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21 hare
heə(an animal with long ears, like a rabbit but slightly larger.) liebrehare n liebreDel verbo hacer: ( conjugate hacer) \ \
haré es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) futuro indicativoMultiple Entries: hacer haré
hacer ( conjugate hacer) verbo transitivo 1 ‹casa/carretera› to build; ‹ nido› to build, make; ‹ túnel› to make, dig; ‹dibujo/plano› to do, draw; ‹ lista› to make, draw up; ‹ resumen› to do, make; ‹ película› to make; ‹nudo/lazo› to tie; ‹pan/pastel› to make, bake; ‹vino/café/tortilla› to make; ‹ cerveza› to make, brew; hacen buena pareja they make a lovely couple estos zapatos me hacen daño these shoes hurt my feet 2 ‹ milagro› to work, perform; ‹deberes/ejercicios/limpieza› to do; ‹ mandado› to run; ‹transacción/investigación› to carry out; ‹ experimento› to do, perform; ‹ entrevista› to conduct; ‹gira/viaje› to do; ‹ regalo› to give; ‹ favor› to do; ‹ trato› to make; aún queda mucho por haré there is still a lot (left) to do; dar que haré to make a lot of work 3 (formular, expresar) ‹declaración/promesa/oferta› to make; ‹proyecto/plan› to make, draw up; ‹crítica/comentario› to make, voice; ‹ pregunta› to ask; 4◊ haré caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);haré pis or pipí (fam) to have a pee (colloq); haré sus necesidades (euf) to go to the bathroom o toilet (euph)◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'5 ( adquirir) ‹dinero/fortuna› to make; ‹ amigo› to make 6 (preparar, arreglar) ‹ cama› to make; ‹ maleta› to pack;◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;tengo que haré la comida I must make lunch; ver tb comida b 7 ( recorrer) ‹trayecto/distancia› to do, cover 8 (en cálculos, enumeraciones):◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 5001 ¿hacemos algo esta noche? shall we do something tonight?; haré ejercicio to do (some) exercise; ¿hace algún deporte? do you play o do any sports?; See Also→ amor 1b◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?2 (realizar cierta acción, actuar de cierta manera) to do;◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;¡qué le vamos a haré! what can you o (frml) one do?; toca bien el piano — antes lo hacía mejor she plays the piano well — she used to play better; haréla buena (fam): ¡ahora sí que la hice! now I've really done it!; See Also→ tonto sustantivo masculino, femenino 1 (transformar en, volver) to make; hizo pedazos la carta she tore the letter into tiny pieces; ese vestido te hace más delgada that dress makes you look thinner; haré algo de algo to turn sth into sth; quiero haré de ti un gran actor I want to make a great actor of you 2a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)me hizo abrirla he made me open it; me hizo llorar it made me cry; hágalo pasar tell him to come in; me hizo esperar tres horas she kept me waiting for three hours; haré que algo/algn haga algo to make sth/sb do sthb)◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;hice acortar las cortinas I had o got the curtains shortened verbo intransitivo 1 (obrar, actuar):◊ déjame haré a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? what do you have to do to get the scholarship?; hiciste bien en decírmelo you did o were right to tell me; haces mal en mentir it's wrong of you to lie 2 (fingir, simular): haz como si no lo conocieras act as if o pretend you don't know him 3 ( servir):◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;la escuela hizo de hospital the school served as o was used as a hospital 4 ( interpretar personaje) haré de algo/algn to play (the part of) sth/sb (+ compl) ( sentar): (+ me/te/le etc) la trucha me hizo mal (AmL) the trout didn't agree with me haré v impers 1 ( refiriéndose al tiempo atmosférico):◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;hace tres grados it's three degrees; (nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso the weather was terrible 2 ( expresando tiempo transcurrido): hace mucho que lo conozco I've known him for a long time; hacía años que no lo veía I hadn't seen him for o in years; ¿cuánto hace que se fue? how long ago did she leave?; hace poco/un año a short time/a year ago; hasta hace poco until recently hacerse verbo pronominal 1 ( producirse) (+ me/te/le etc): se le hizo una ampolla she got a blister; hacérsele algo a algn (Méx): por fin se le hizo ganar el premio she finally got to win the award 2 se hizo la cirugía estética she had plastic surgery 3 ( causarse):◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;¿te hiciste daño? did you hurt yourself? 4 ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself5 ( refl) ( adquirir) to make; 1 se están haciendo viejos they are getting o growing oldb) ( resultar):(+ me/te/le etc) se me hace difícil creerlo I find it very hard to believec) ( impers):se está haciendo tarde it's getting latee) (AmL) ( pasarle a):◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?2 ( acostumbrarse) harése a algo to get used to sth 3 ( fingirse): ¿es bobo o se (lo) hace? (fam) is he stupid or just a good actor? (colloq); harése pasar por algn (por periodista, doctor) to pass oneself off as sb 4 ( moverse) (+ compl) to move; 5 ( de amigos) to make
haré,
hacer
I verbo transitivo
1 (crear, fabricar, construir) to make
hacer un jersey, to make a sweater
hacer un puente, to build a bridge
2 (una acción) to do: eso no se hace, it isn't done
haz lo que quieras, do what you want
¿qué estás haciendo?, (en este momento) what are you doing? (para vivir) what do you do (for a living)?
hace atletismo, he does athletics
hacer una carrera/ medicina, to do a degree/ medicine
3 (amigos, dinero) to make
4 (obligar, forzar) to make: hazle entrar en razón, make him see reason
5 (causar, provocar) to make: ese hombre me hace reír, that man makes me laugh
estos zapatos me hacen daño, these shoes are hurting me
no hagas llorar a tu hermana, don't make your sister cry
6 (arreglar) to make
hacer la cama, to make the bed
hacer la casa, to do the housework
7 Mat (sumar, dar como resultado) to make: y con éste hacen cincuenta, and that makes fifty
8 (producir una impresión) to make... look: ese vestido la hace mayor, that dress makes her look older
9 (en sustitución de otro verbo) to do: cuido mi jardín, me gusta hacerlo, I look after my garden, I like doing it
10 (representar) to play: Juan hizo un papel en Fuenteovejuna, Juan played a part in Fuenteovejuna
11 (actuar como) to play: no hagas el tonto, don't play the fool
12 (suponer) te hacía en casa, I thought you were at home
II verbo intransitivo
1 (en el teatro, etc) to play: hizo de Electra, she played Electra
2 ( hacer por + infinitivo) to try to: hice por ayudar, I tried to help
3 (simular) to pretend: hice como si no lo conociera, I acted as if I didn't know him
4 fam (venir bien, convenir) to be suitable: si te hace, nos vamos a verle mañana, if it's all right for you, we'll visit him tomorrow
III verbo impersonal
1 (tiempo transcurrido) ago: hace mucho (tiempo), a long time ago
hace tres semanas que no veo la televisión, I haven't watched TV for three weeks
hace tres años que comenzaron las obras, the building works started three years ago
2 (condición atmosférica) hacía mucho frío, it was very cold
¿To make o to do?
El significado básico del verbo to make es construir, fabricar algo juntando los componentes (aquí hacen unos pasteles maravillosos, they make marvellous cakes here), obligar (hazle callar, make him shut up) o convertir: Te hará más fuerte. It'll make you stronger. También se emplea en expresiones compuestas por palabras tales como dinero ( money), ruido ( a noise), cama ( the bed), esfuerzo ( an effort), promesa ( a promise), c omentario ( a comment), amor ( love), guerra ( war). El significado del verbo to do es cumplir o ejecutar una tarea o actividad, especialmente tratándose de los deportes y las tareas domésticas: Hago mis deberes por la noche. I do my homework in the evening. ¿Quién hace la plancha en tu casa? Who does the ironing in your house? También se emplea con palabras tales como deber ( duty), deportes ( sports), examen ( an exam), favor ( a favour), sumas ( sums). ' haré' also found in these entries: Spanish: interés - lebrato - liebre - no - legal - mano - mayor - necesario - solo English: all - best - do - favor - favour - goof - handle - hare - likewise - please - squirm - yet - good - make - quick - require - sometime - starttr[heəSMALLr/SMALL]1 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL liebre nombre femenino1 correr muy deprisa, ir muy deprisa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas mad as a March hare loco,-a como una cabran.• liebre s.f.
I her, heə(r)noun liebre f(as) mad as a March hare — más loco que una cabra
II
intransitive verb (BrE colloq)[hɛǝ(r)]to hare in/out/up/down — entrar/salir*/subir/bajar a la carrera or como un bólido (fam)
1.N(pl hares or hare) liebre f2.VI * ir a todo correr *, ir a toda pastilla *to hare away or off — irse a todo correr or a toda pastilla *, salir disparado *
to hare in/out/through — (Brit) entrar/salir/pasar a todo correr or a toda pastilla *
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I [her, heə(r)]noun liebre f(as) mad as a March hare — más loco que una cabra
II
intransitive verb (BrE colloq)to hare in/out/up/down — entrar/salir*/subir/bajar a la carrera or como un bólido (fam)
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22 halt
1. noun1) (temporary stoppage) Pause, die; (on march or journey) Rast, die; Pause, die; (esp. Mil. also) Halt, dermake a halt — Rast/eine Pause machen/haltmachen
call a halt — eine Pause machen lassen/haltmachen lassen
2) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die3) (Brit. Railw.) Haltepunkt, der2. intransitive verb1) (stop) [Fußgänger, Tier:] stehen bleiben; [Fahrer:] anhalten; (for a rest) eine Pause machen; (esp. Mil.) haltmachenhalt, who goes there? — (Mil.) halt, wer da?
2) (end) eingestellt werden3. transitive verb1) (cause to stop) anhalten; haltmachen lassen [Marschkolonne usw.]* * *[ho:lt] 1. verb(to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) halten2. noun1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) der Halt2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) die Rast3) (a small railway station.) die Haltestation•- call a halt to- call a halt* * *halt1[hɒlt, AM hɔ:lt]to bring sth to a \halt etw zum Stillstand bringento call a \halt [to sth] [einer S. dat] ein Ende machenthe government has called a \halt to the fighting die Regierung hat zur Beendigung der Kämpfe aufgerufento come to a \halt zum Stehen kommenif traffic increases, the city will grind to a \halt wenn der Verkehr zunimmt, kommt die Stadt zum Erliegento have a \halt eine Pause einlegenII. vt▪ to \halt sb/sth jdn/etw zum Stillstand bringenthe trial was \halted when a member of the jury died durch den Tod eines Jurymitglieds geriet der Prozess ins Stockento \halt a fight einen Kampf beendenIII. vi1. (stop) zum Stillstand kommen, anhaltenproduction has \halted at all the company's factories die Produktion ist in allen Fabriken der Firma zum Erliegen gekommenIV. interj halthalt2[hɒlt, AM hɔ:lt]I. vi1. (speak hesitatingly) stocken, holpern2. (hesitate) zögernthe politician \halted between two views der Politiker schwankte zwischen zwei Ansichten▪ the \halt die Lahmen* * *I [hɔːlt]1. nto bring sth to a halt —
the referee called a halt —
shall we call a halt now, gentlemen? — wollen wir jetzt Schluss machen, meine Herren?
to call a halt to sth — einer Sache (dat) ein Ende machen or bereiten
he called a halt to the discussion — er beendete die Diskussion
the government called for a halt to the fighting — die Regierung verlangte die Einstellung der Kämpfe
2) (= small station) Haltepunkt m2. vizum Stillstand kommen; (person) anhalten, stehen bleiben; (MIL) haltmachenhe was going to call her back but then halted — er wollte sie zurückrufen, aber hielt dann inne
we halted briefly before attempting the summit — wir hielten kurz an or machten kurz halt, bevor wir den Gipfel in Angriff nahmen
3. vtzum Stillstand bringen; fighting einstellen; arms race, war beenden; troops haltmachen lassen4. interjhalt; (traffic sign) stop II1. vi (obs)hinken; (in speech) stockend sprechen2. n (BIBL)* * *halt1 [hɔːlt]A s1. a) Halt m, Rast f, Aufenthalt m, Pause fb) Stillstand m (auch fig):bring to a halt → B;come to a halt → C;2. BAHN Br (Bedarfs)Haltestelle f, Haltepunkt mC v/ia) anhalten, haltmachenD int besonders MIL halt!halt2 [hɔːlt]A v/i1. obs hinken2. figa) hinken (Argument, Vergleich etc)b) holpern, hinken (Vers, Übersetzung etc)3. stockend sprechen4. zögern, schwankenB adj obs lahmC s obs2. Lahmheit f* * *1. noun1) (temporary stoppage) Pause, die; (on march or journey) Rast, die; Pause, die; (esp. Mil. also) Halt, dermake a halt — Rast/eine Pause machen/haltmachen
call a halt — eine Pause machen lassen/haltmachen lassen
2) (interruption) Unterbrechung, die3) (Brit. Railw.) Haltepunkt, der2. intransitive verb1) (stop) [Fußgänger, Tier:] stehen bleiben; [Fahrer:] anhalten; (for a rest) eine Pause machen; (esp. Mil.) haltmachenhalt, who goes there? — (Mil.) halt, wer da?
2) (end) eingestellt werden3. transitive verb1) (cause to stop) anhalten; haltmachen lassen [Marschkolonne usw.]2) (cause to end) stoppen [Diskussion]; einstellen [Projekt]* * *n.Halt -e m. v.halten v.(§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)unterbrechen v. -
23 little
Ⅰ.little1 ['lɪtəl](a) (in size, quantity) petit;∎ a little group of children un petit groupe d'enfants;∎ would you like a little drop of gin? tu veux un peu de gin?;∎ he has a little antiques shop il a une petite boutique d'antiquités;∎ a little smile/sob/cry un petit sourire/sanglot/cri;∎ here's a little something for your new house voilà un petit quelque chose pour ta nouvelle maison;∎ would you like a little something to eat? voudriez-vous manger un petit quelque chose?;∎ the little hand (of clock) la petite aiguille;∎ History the battle of the Little Bighorn la bataille de Little Bighorn(b) (young, younger → child, animal) petit;∎ a little boy un petit garçon;∎ a little girl une petite fille, une fillette;∎ when I was little quand j'étais petit;∎ my little sister ma petite sœur(c) (short → time, distance)∎ we spent a little time in France nous avons passé quelque temps en France;∎ a little while ago (moments ago) il y a quelques instants; (days, months ago) il y a quelque temps;∎ she only stayed (for) a little while elle n'est pas restée très longtemps;∎ the shop is a little way along the street le magasin se trouve un peu plus loin dans la rue(d) (unimportant) petit;∎ we had a little difference of opinion nous avons eu un petit différend;∎ they had a little argument ils se sont un peu disputés(e) (expressing affection, pleasure, irritation) petit;∎ what a nice little garden! quel joli petit jardin!;∎ I've got my own little house in Oxford now j'ai ma petite maison à moi à Oxford maintenant;∎ a little old lady une petite vieille;∎ poor little thing! pauvre petit!;∎ she's a little horror! c'est une petite peste!;∎ familiar you're a filthy little pig! espèce de petit cochon!;∎ I'm used to his little ways je connais ses petites habitudes;∎ familiar I've worked out his little game! j'ai compris son petit jeu!►► Astronomy the Little Bear la Petite Ourse;Ornithology little bittern butor m blongois;little black dress petite robe f noire;Ornithology little bustard outarde f canepetière;Ornithology little crake marouette f poussin, râle m poussin;Ornithology little egret aigrette f garzette, petite aigrette f;little Englander History isolationniste mf (hostile à l'expansion de l'empire britannique); (chauvinistic) = anglais chauvin et xénophobe;little finger auriculaire m, petit doigt m;∎ to twist sb round one's little finger faire ce qu'on veut de qn;Ornithology little grebe petit grèbe m;Ornithology little gull mouette f pygmée;Little Orphan Annie = personnage de bande dessinée américaine, petite orpheline protégée par un riche homme d'affaires, Daddy Warbucks;Ornithology little owl chevêche f;Irish the little people les lutins mpl;Ornithology little ringed plover petit gravelot m;Cards little slam (in bridge) petit chelem m;Ornithology little stint bécasseau m minute;Ornithology little tern sterne f naine;little toe petit orteil m;old-fashioned the little woman (wife) ma/ta/sa tendre moitié f;∎ pejorative she plays the little woman (helpless) elle joue les faibles femmesⓘ THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN Il s'agit de l'ultime bataille menée par le général américain Custer, qui lança sa cavalerie aux trousses des Indiens sioux de Sitting Bull et Crazy Horse dans l'État du Montana, en 1876. Custer ayant sous-estimé les forces indiennes, celles-ci firent face et massacrèrent la troupe entière. Cet épisode est également connu sous le nom de "Custer's last stand".Ⅱ.little2peu de ⇒ 1 pas grand-chose ⇒ 2 (a) peu ⇒ 3 (b) un peu de ⇒ 4 1 un peu ⇒ 4 2, 4 3 (a), 4 3 (b) peu à peu ⇒ 6(opposite of "much") peu de;∎ very little time/money très peu de temps/d'argent;∎ I had little time to relax je n'ai guère eu le temps de me détendre;∎ I watch very little television je regarde très peu la télévision;∎ I'm afraid there's little hope left je crains qu'il n'y ait plus beaucoup d'espoir;∎ to have little chance of doing sth avoir peu de chances de faire qch;∎ there is little point in complaining ça ne vaut pas vraiment la peine de porter plainte;∎ it makes little sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens;∎ they have so little freedom ils ont si peu de liberté;∎ there was too little money il y avait trop peu d'argent;∎ if you think how little money they actually have quand on pense au peu d'argent dont ils disposent;∎ with what little French I knew avec le peu de français que je connaissais;∎ formal with no little difficulty non sans peine2 pronoun(a) (small amount) pas grand-chose;∎ there's little one can say il n'y a pas grand-chose à dire;∎ I see very little of him now je ne le vois plus que très rarement;∎ he has done little for us il n'a pas fait grand-chose pour nous;∎ very little is known about his childhood on ne sait pas grand-chose ou on ne sait que très peu de choses sur son enfance;∎ given the little that I know about this subject étant donné le peu de connaissances que j'ai dans ce domaine;∎ I gave her as little as possible je lui ai donné le minimum;∎ you may be paid as little as £3 an hour tu ne seras peut-être payé que 3 livres de l'heure;∎ so little si peu;∎ you know so little about me tu ne sais presque rien de moi;∎ too little trop peu;∎ to make little of sth (fail to understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à qch; (not emphasize) minimiser qch; (scorn) faire peu de cas de qch∎ a little of everything un peu de tout;∎ the little I saw looked excellent le peu que j'en ai vu paraissait excellent;∎ proverb a little of what you fancy does you good il n'y a pas de mal à se faire du bien3 adverb∎ it's little short of madness ça frise la folie;∎ he's little more than a waiter il n'est rien de plus qu'un simple serveur;∎ he's little known outside Birmingham il n'est pas très connu en dehors de Birmingham;∎ I realized how little I knew him je me suis rendu compte à quel point je le connaissais peu;∎ little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure∎ we go there as little as possible nous y allons le moins possible;∎ we talk very little now nous ne nous parlons presque plus∎ I little thought or little did I think we would be friends one day jamais je n'aurais cru que nous serions amis un jour;∎ little did he suspect that his wife was the culprit il ne se doutait pas que c'était sa femme qui était coupable4 a littleun peu de;∎ there's still a little time/bread left il reste encore un peu de temps/pain;∎ I speak a little French je parle quelques mots de français;∎ proverb a little knowledge or learning is a dangerous thing = il est moins dangereux de ne rien savoir que d'en savoir trop peu2 pronounun peu3 adverb(a) (slightly) un peu;∎ he laughed a little il a ri un peu;∎ I'm a little tired je suis un peu fatigué;∎ a little too late un peu trop tard;∎ a little less/more sugar un (petit) peu moins/plus de sucre;∎ not even a little interested pas le moins du monde intéressé;∎ I was not a little afraid j'avais très peur(b) (for a short time or distance) un peu;∎ I walked on a little j'ai marché encore un peu;∎ I paused there (for) a little and then said... j'ai marqué un petit temps d'arrêt, puis j'ai dit…peu à peu, petit à petit;∎ he pieced the story together little by little il reconstitua l'histoire peu à peu -
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∎ how long is the pool? quelle est la longueur de la piscine?, la piscine fait combien de long?;∎ the pool's 33 metres long la piscine fait 33 mètres de long;∎ the article is 80 pages long l'article fait 80 pages;∎ is it a long way (away)? est-ce loin (d'ici)?;∎ it's a long way to the beach la plage est loin;∎ she can throw a long way elle lance loin;∎ to take the long way round prendre le chemin le plus long;∎ the best by a long way de loin le meilleur;∎ long in the leg aux longues jambes;∎ a long face un visage allongé;∎ figurative to have or pull a long face faire la tête, faire une tête de six pieds de long;∎ why the long face? pourquoi est-ce que tu fais cette tête de six pieds de long?(b) (in time → pause, speech, separation) long (longue);∎ how long will the flight be/was the meeting? combien de temps durera le vol/a duré la réunion?;∎ the film is three hours long le film dure trois heures;∎ her five-year-long battle with the authorities sa lutte de cinq années contre les autorités;∎ to have a long memory avoir une bonne mémoire;∎ to have a long talk with sb parler longuement avec qn;∎ to get longer (days, intervals) devenir plus long;∎ they want longer holidays ils veulent des vacances plus longues;∎ she took a long swig of beer elle a bu une grande gorgée de bière;∎ they took a long look at the view ils restèrent longtemps à regarder la vue qui s'offrait à eux;∎ it was a long two months ces deux mois ont été longs;∎ I've had a long day j'ai eu une journée bien remplie;∎ in the long term à long terme;∎ it will take a long time cela prendra longtemps, ce sera long;∎ a long time ago il y a (bien) longtemps;∎ it's a long time since I was (last) in Paris ça fait longtemps que je ne suis pas allé à Paris;∎ I've been wanting to go for a long time ça fait longtemps que j'ai envie d'y aller;∎ I've known her (for) a long time or while je la connais depuis longtemps, cela fait longtemps que je la connais;∎ it was a long haul (journey) le voyage a été long; (task, recovery) c'était un travail de longue haleine;∎ at long last! enfin!∎ they're long on copper, they've taken a long position on copper ils ont investi dans le cuivre∎ that serve was long ce service était trop long∎ she's long on good ideas elle n'est pas à court de bonnes idées, ce ne sont pas les bonnes idées qui lui manquent;∎ his speeches are long on rhetoric but short on substance ce n'est pas la rhétorique qui manque dans ses discours, c'est la substance2 noun∎ the long and the short of it is that I got fired enfin bref, j'ai été viré;∎ that's the long and the short of it! un point c'est tout!3 adverb(a) (a long time) longtemps;∎ they live longer than humans ils vivent plus longtemps que les êtres humains;∎ he won't keep you long/much longer il ne vous gardera pas longtemps/beaucoup plus longtemps;∎ I haven't been here long ça ne fait pas longtemps que je suis là;∎ they haven't been married long ça ne fait pas longtemps qu'ils sont mariés, ils ne sont pas mariés depuis longtemps;∎ how long will he be/was he in jail? (pendant) combien de temps restera-t-il/est-il resté en prison?;∎ how long has he been in jail? ça fait combien de temps qu'il est en prison?, depuis combien de temps est-il en prison?;∎ how long is it since we last visited them? quand sommes-nous allés les voir pour la dernière fois?;∎ it happened long ago/not long ago cela s'est passé il y a longtemps/il n'y a pas longtemps;∎ as long ago as 1937 déjà en 1937;∎ long before you were born bien avant que tu sois né;∎ not long before/after their divorce peu avant/après leur divorce;∎ the decision had been taken long before la décision avait été prise depuis longtemps;∎ long after or afterwards, when these events were mostly forgotten... bien après, alors que ces évènements étaient presque complètement oubliés...;∎ colleagues long since promoted des collègues promus depuis longtemps;∎ a law which had come into force not long since une loi qui était entrée en vigueur depuis peu;∎ to look at sb/sth long and hard fixer qn/qch longuement;∎ figurative to look at sth long and hard se pencher longuement sur qch;∎ I've thought long and hard about this j'y ai longuement réfléchi;∎ we talked long into the night nous avons parlé jusque tard dans la nuit(b) (with "be", "take")∎ will you be long? tu en as pour longtemps?;∎ I won't be long je n'en ai pas pour longtemps;∎ please wait, she won't be long attendez, s'il vous plaît, elle ne va pas tarder;∎ are you going to be much longer? tu en as encore pour longtemps?;∎ how much longer will he be? (when will he be ready?) il en a encore pour longtemps?; (when will he arrive?) dans combien de temps sera-t-il là?;∎ don't be or take too long fais vite;∎ it wasn't long before he realized, it didn't take long for him to realize il n'a pas mis longtemps à s'en rendre compte, il s'en est vite rendu compte;∎ he wasn't long in coming il n'a pas tardé à venir;∎ he took or it took him so long to make up his mind... il a mis si longtemps à se décider..., il lui a fallu tellement de temps pour se décider...;∎ how long does it take to get there? combien de temps faut-il pour y aller?;∎ this won't take long ça va être vite fait;∎ this won't take longer than five minutes ça sera fait en moins de cinq minutes(c) (in wishes, toasts)∎ long may our partnership continue! à notre collaboration!;∎ long live the Queen! vive la reine!(d) (for a long time) depuis longtemps;∎ it has long been known that... on sait depuis longtemps que...;∎ I have long suspected that he was involved in it cela fait longtemps que je le soupçonne ou je le soupçonne depuis longtemps d'être impliqué là-dedans;∎ the longest-running TV series le feuilleton télévisé qui existe depuis le plus longtemps∎ all day/week long toute la journée/la semaine;∎ all my life long toute ma vie∎ to go long acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;∎ to buy long acheter à long terme∎ so long! salut!, à bientôt!□∎ I long for him il me manque énormément;∎ she was longing for a letter from you elle attendait impatiemment que vous lui écriviez;∎ we were longing for a cup of tea nous avions très envie d'une tasse de thé;∎ to long or to be longing to do sth être impatient ou avoir hâte de faire qch;∎ he's longing to go back to Italy il meurt d'envie de retourner en Italie;∎ I was longing to tell her the truth je mourais d'envie de lui dire la vérité;∎ I've been longing to meet you for years cela fait des années que je souhaite faire votre connaissanceStock Exchange titres mpl longs, obligations fpl longues(a) (during the time that) aussi longtemps que, tant que;∎ as long as he's in power, there will be no hope tant qu'il sera au pouvoir, il n'y aura aucun espoir;∎ I'll never forget that day for as long as I live jamais de ma vie je n'oublierai ce jour(b) (providing) à condition que, pourvu que;∎ you can have it as long as you give me it back vous pouvez le prendre à condition que ou pourvu que vous me le rendiez;∎ I'll do it as long as I get paid for it je le ferai à condition d'être payé;∎ you can go out as long as you're back before midnight tu peux sortir à condition de rentrer avant minuit;∎ as long as you're happy du moment que tu es heureux∎ as long as you're going to the post office get me some stamps puisque tu vas à la poste, achète-moi des timbres(soon) dans peu de temps, sous peu; (soon afterwards) peu (de temps) après;∎ she'll be back before long elle sera de retour dans peu de temps ou sous peu;∎ before long, everything had returned to normal tout était rapidement rentré dans l'ordrelongtemps;∎ he's still in charge here, but not for long c'est encore lui qui s'en occupe, mais plus pour longtempsne...plus;∎ not any longer plus maintenant;∎ she no longer loves him elle ne l'aime plus;∎ I can't wait any longer je ne peux pas attendre plus longtemps, je ne peux plus attendre;∎ they used to live there, but not any longer ils habitaient là autrefois, mais plus maintenant►► long black grand café m noir;Finance long credit crédit m à long terme;long dress (for evening wear) robe f longue;long drink long drink m; (non-alcoholic) = grand verre de jus de fruits, de limonade etc;Finance long hedge couverture f longue, achat m par couverture;Long Island Long Island;∎ on Long Island à Long Island;Long Island iced tea = cocktail composé de cinq alcools, de bitter et de Coca-Cola;familiar long johns caleçon m long□, caleçons mpl longs□ ;Sport long jump saut m en longueur;Sport long jumper sauteur(euse) m,f en longueur;History the Long March la Longue Marche;American long pants pantalon m long;the Long Parliament le Long Parlement, = Parlement convoqué par Charles Ier en 1640, renvoyé par Cromwell en 1653 et dissous en 1660;long pig chair f humaine;Stock Exchange long position position f acheteur ou longue;∎ to take a long position acheter à la hausse, prendre une position longue;long shot (competitor, racehorse etc) outsider m; (bet) pari m risqué; Cinema plan m éloigné; figurative entreprise f hasardeuse;∎ it's a bit of a long shot il y a peu de chances pour que cela réussisse;∎ it's a bit of a long shot, but we may be successful c'est une entreprise hasardeuse mais nous réussirons peut-être;∎ I haven't finished, not by a long shot je n'ai pas fini, loin de là;Technology long ton tonne f anglaise;long trousers pantalon m long;University long vacation grandes vacances fpl, vacances fpl d'été;long view prévisions fpl à long terme;∎ to take the long view envisager les choses à long terme;long vodka = cocktail à base de vodka, de bitter, de sirop de citron vert et de soda ou limonade;Radio long wave grandes ondes fpl;∎ on long wave sur les grandes ondes;long weekend week-end m prolongé;∎ to take a long weekend prendre un week-end prolongé -
25 dead
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1. прил.
1) а) мертвый, бездыханный;
умерший, скончавшийся to drop dead ≈ неожиданно умереть( от сердечного приступа) The doctor pronounced him dead on arrival at the hospital. ≈ По приезде в больницу врач объявил, что он скончался. to rise from the dead ≈ восстать из мертвых, воскреснуть б) дохлый ∙ Syn: deceased, defunct, departed, extinct, lifeless, expired, perished;
no longer living, having no life Ant: existent, living
2) неживой, безжизненный;
неодушевленный Scientists believe that Mercury is a dead planet. ≈ Ученые полагают, что Меркурий - мертвая планета. Syn: lifeless, inorganic, inanimate;
incapable of life;
devoid of life, having no life
3) неподвижный
4) утративший, потерявший основное свойство dead lime ≈ гашеная известь dead steam ≈ отработанный пар dead volcano ≈ потухший вулкан
5) а) неисправный, недействующий, неработающий;
заглохший( о двигателе) The battery was dead and the car wouldn't start. ≈ Аккумулятор разрядился, и автомобиль не завелся. Syn: inoperative, inactive;
not working, not responsive;
out of operation б) неэффективный, непродуктивный;
неиспользуемый The company's lack of profits is the result of too much dead capital. ≈ Отсутствие у компании дохода происходит из-за слишком большого количества денег, не находящихся в обороте. Syn: unproductive, ineffectual, unused;
unemployed, unprofitable, stagnant
6) сухой, увядший( о растениях)
7) неплодородный( о почве)
8) потерявший чувствительность, онемевший My fingers are dead. ≈ У меня онемели пальцы.
9) а) безжизненный, вялый, безразличный( о человеке) б) однообразный, неинтересный, унылый;
вялый, безжизненный;
лишенный красок, тусклый That color looks dead next to your skin. ≈ По сравнению с твоим лицом это лицо очень бледное. dead season ≈ мертвый сезон;
экон. застой( в делах), спад деловой активности ∙ Syn: dull, lacklustre, unexciting, vapid, flat, insipid
10) вымерший;
вышедший из употребления( о законе, обычае и т. п.) A language that is no longer spoken is called a dead language. ≈ Язык, на котором больше не говорят, называют мертвым языком. Syn: defunct, extinct;
obsolete;
no longer in use
11) вышедший из игры
12) полный, совершенный;
точный The arrow hit at dead center. ≈ Стрела попала точно в яблочко. dead certainty ≈ полная уверенность dead faint ≈ полная потеря сознания, глубокий обморок Syn: exact, unerring, precise
13) употр. для усиления: to be dead with hunger ≈ умирать с голоду
14) полигр. негодный
15) горн. непроветриваемый( о выработке) ;
застойный( о воздухе)
16) горн. пустой, не содержащий полезного ископаемого
17) электр. не находящийся под напряжением dead wire ≈ провод не под током ∙ the quick and the dead ≈ живые и мертвые to play dead ≈ не реагировать dead above the ears амер.;
разг. ≈ тупой, глупый as dead as a doornail (as mutton, as a nit) ≈ без каких-л. признаков жизни dead and gone dead gold dead horse dead hours dead leaf dead marines dead men
2. сущ.
1) (the dead) мн.;
коллект. умершие, покойники
2) глухая пора
3) разг. не востребованное адресатом или не доставленное письмо
3. нареч.
1) вполне, полностью, совершенно, совсем dead against Syn: completely, entirely
2) употр. для усиления до смерти, крайне, совершенно dead tired ≈ до смерти усталый( собирательнле) мертвые, умершие, покойники - the * and the living мертвые и живые - to rise from the * восстать из мертвых - to raise smb. from the * воскресить кого-л. глухая пора - the * of winter глухая зимняя пора - in the * of night глубокой ночью, в глухую полночь( разговорное) письмо, не востребованное адресатом (сленг) (американизм) бездельник, паразит( горное) пустая порода мертвый;
умерший;
дохлый - * body труп - * cat дохлая кошка - to drop * on the floor замертво упасть на пол - to shoot smb. * застрелить кого-л. - to beat smb. * забить кого-л. - he is * and gone он давно умер - he is * and done for он умер, с ним все кончено - he is а * man ему крышка, он приговорен, ему конец связанный со смертью - * list список погибших - * news известие о смерти;
черная весть - * march похоронный марш безжизненный;
как у мертвеца - * eyes мертвенный взор - а face * with fright лицо, помертвевшее от страха погибший, кончившийся - the past is * прошлого не вернешь - my doubts are * мои сомнения рассеялись увядший;
погибший - * flowers увядшие цветы - * leaves засохшие листья из сухих листьев, веток и т. п. - * hedge забор из хвороста, плетень неодушевленный, неживой - * matter неживая материя;
неорганическое вещество лишенный признаков жизни, бесплодный, пустой - * sand бесплодные пески - * soil бесплодная почва, мертвая земля онемевший, потерявший чувствительность - my fingers have gone * у меня онемели пальцы - his feel have gone * он перестал чувствовать ступни бесчувственный, безразличный;
слепой или глухой - * to shame бесстыдный, забывший всякий стыд - * to all feelings бесчувственный, черствый - he is * to reason он глух к голосу рассудка - he is * to pity ему неведомо чувство жалости негодный, непригодный, утративший основное свойство или функцию, потерявший силу - * match негодная, незагоревшаяся спичка - * steam отработанный пар - * street тупик - * track заброшенная дорога - * mine заброшенная шахта - * volcano потухший вулкан - * ball слабый мяч - * tube of toothpaste пустой тюбик из-под зубной пасты - * channel слепой рукав реки;
старица;
заводь - * capital мертвый капитал - the river is * река пересохла - the line has gone * линия отключилась, телефон отключился - the phone went * трубку повесили - her lips have gone * она перестала отвечать на его поцелуи, ее губы стали мертвыми безвкусный - * beer безвкусное пиво - * wine пресное вино погасший, потухший - * cigar потухшая сигара - * coal погасшие угли фальшивый, ложный - * door фальшивая дверь недействующий, вышедший из употребления;
устаревший - * forms отжившие формы - * law недействующий закон - * customs обычаи, ушедшие в прошлое - * and gone давно прошедший вышедший из употребления вымерший, древний - * village древнее поселение - * language мертвые языки глухой тусклый - * surface тусклая поверхность - * gold матовое золото - * colour мертвенный цвет вялый, апатичный - * response вялая реакция - * description невыразительное описание оцепенелый глухой;
унылый, однообразный, скучный - * season мертвый сезон;
глухая пора - * hours of the night глухие часы ночи - business begins to grow * начинается застой в делах лишенный движения, неподвижный;
недвижный, недвижимый, застывший - * air застывший воздух не двигающийся, стоящий на месте - he has gone * он остановился как вкопанный остановившийся;
бездействующий - * needle неподвижная магнитная стрелка - * spindle( техническое) неподвижный вал - * motor заглохший двигатель - to make * (электротехника) обесточить, выключить( эмоционально-усилительно) полный, совершенный, глубокий, крайний - * stop полная остановка - he came to а * stop он остановился как вкопанный - * sleep мертвый сон - * faint глубокий обморок;
потеря сознания - to fall in a * faint упасть без чувств - * hush мертвая тишина - * calm мертвый штиль - * certainty полная уверенность - * secret великая тайна - in * earnest совершенно серьезно - I am in * earnest я совсем не шучу, мне не до шуток - * failure полная неудача, полный провал;
фиаско( эмоционально-усилительно) смертельно, ужасно - to be * with hunger умирать с голоду;
быть голодным как волк - to be * with cold промерзнуть до костей (коммерческое) убыточный - * loss чистая потеря, чистый убыток - * rent рента, выплачиваемая арендатором независимо от того, разрабатывает он арендуемые недра или нет - * loan убыточный заем( спортивное) вышедший из игры - * ball мяч, который не засчитывается (юридическое) лишенный прав;
пораженный в правах( физическое) поглощающий звуки (полиграфия) негодный;
использованный( горное) непроветриваемый, застойный;
неподвижный (горное) пустой, не содержащий полезного ископаемого;
непродуктивный - * rock пустая порода - * coal некоксующийся уголь( электротехника) не находящийся под напряжением, выключенный - * wire отключенный провод - * contact разомкнутый контакт > * ball верный мяч;
> * shot меткий выстрел;
стрелок, не делающий промаха;
снайпер;
> he was the *est shot in the county он был лучшим стрелком в графстве;
> * dog (сленг) ни на что не годный, никчемный человек;
ненужная вещь;
> * duck (американизм) конченный человек;
> * marines пустые винные бутылки;
> * spit точная копия;
> D. Sea Apple красивый, но гнилой плод;
> * above the ears, * from the neck up (американизм) (сленг) глуп как пробка;
> * to the world в бесчувственном состоянии, без сознания;
спящий мертвым сном;
мертвецки пьяный;
> * as а door nail /as a herring, as mutton, as four o'clock, as a nit/ без каких-л. признаков жизни, бездыханный;
вышедший из употребления, исчезнувший без следа;
утративший силу, превратившийся в мертвую букву (о договоре и т. п.) > * in the water( морское) потерявший ход, без хода;
на мели, в безвыходном положении;
> over my * body! (только) через мой труп, ни за что на свете!;
этому не бывать!;
> not to be seen * лучше умереть чем...;
испытывать омерзение( к чему-л.) > more * than alive смертельно усталый;
> * men don't bite, * men tell no tales (пословица) мертвый не скажет( эмоционально-усилительно) до смерти, крайне;
совершенно - * asleep спящий мертвым /непробудным/ сном - * broke обанкротившийся, разорившийся в пух и прах - * straight идеально прямой - * sure полностью уверенный - * calm совершенно спокойный - * drunk мертвецки пьяный;
в стельку пьяный - * small крохотный - * tired уставший до смерти - * gone on smb. безумно влюбленный в кого л. - to cut smb. * полностью игнорировать кого-л.;
не обращать никакого внимания на кого-л.;
бойкотировать кого-л. точно, ровно, прямо - * square hole абсолютно квадратное отверстие - * against решительно против - I'm * against this plan я решительно против этого плана - * ahead точно вперед - in 28 seconds * ровно через 28 секунд - coming * towards us идущий прямо на нас не двигаясь - to stop * прирасти к месту (диалектизм) умирать;
терять силы (диалектизм) охлаждаться( диалектизм) губить, умерщвлять( диалектизм) лишать жизненной силы, ослаблять;
заглушать as ~ as a doornail (или as mutton, as a nit) без каких-л. признаков жизни ~ употр. для усиления: to be dead with cold промерзнуть насквозь;
to be dead with hunger умирать с голоду to come to a ~ stop остановиться как вкопанный dead безжизненный, вялый;
безразличный (to - к чему-л.) ~ вышедший из игры;
dead ball шар, который не считается ~ вышедший из употребления (о законе, обычае) ~ вышедший из употребления ~ глухая пора;
in the dead of night глубокой ночью, в глухую полночь;
in the dead of winter глубокой зимой ~ употр. для усиления: dead asleep заснувший мертвым сном;
dead drunk мертвецки пьяный;
dead tired до смерти усталый;
dead calm совершенно спокойный ~ употр. для усиления: to be dead with cold промерзнуть насквозь;
to be dead with hunger умирать с голоду ~ вчт. заблокированный ~ заглохший, не работающий;
the motor is dead мотор заглох ~ застойный ~ лишенный прав ~ мертвый ~ мертвый, умерший;
дохлый ~ эл. не находящийся под напряжением;
dead wire провод не под током;
dead above the ears амер. разг. тупой, глупый ~ полигр. негодный ~ недействующий ~ неодушевленный, неживой ~ неплодородный (о почве) ~ неподвижный ~ непригодный ~ горн. непроветриваемый (о выработке) ;
застойный (о воздухе) ~ однообразный, унылый;
неинтересный;
dead season мертвый сезон;
эк. застой (в делах), спад деловой активности;
dead time простой (на работе) ~ онемевший, нечувствительный;
my fingers are dead у меня онемели пальцы ~ вчт. пассивный ~ полностью, совершенно ~ полный, совершенный;
dead certainty полная уверенность;
dead failure полная неудача;
dead earnest твердая решимость;
dead faint полная потеря сознания ~ пораженный в правах ~ потерявший силу ~ горн. пустой, не содержащий полезного ископаемого ~ сухой, увядший (о растениях) ~ (the ~) pl собир. умершие, покойники ~ устаревший ~ утративший, потерявший основное свойство;
dead lime гашеная известь;
dead steam отработанный пар;
dead volcano потухший вулкан ~ утративший основное свойство ~ утративший основную функцию ~ эл. не находящийся под напряжением;
dead wire провод не под током;
dead above the ears амер. разг. тупой, глупый ~ against как раз в лицо( о ветре) ~ against решительно против ~ and gone давно прошедший ~ употр. для усиления: dead asleep заснувший мертвым сном;
dead drunk мертвецки пьяный;
dead tired до смерти усталый;
dead calm совершенно спокойный ~ вышедший из игры;
dead ball шар, который не считается ~ употр. для усиления: dead asleep заснувший мертвым сном;
dead drunk мертвецки пьяный;
dead tired до смерти усталый;
dead calm совершенно спокойный ~ centre мертвая точка dead-point: dead-point =dead centre ~ полный, совершенный;
dead certainty полная уверенность;
dead failure полная неудача;
dead earnest твердая решимость;
dead faint полная потеря сознания ~ colour жив. грунтовка ~ употр. для усиления: dead asleep заснувший мертвым сном;
dead drunk мертвецки пьяный;
dead tired до смерти усталый;
dead calm совершенно спокойный ~ полный, совершенный;
dead certainty полная уверенность;
dead failure полная неудача;
dead earnest твердая решимость;
dead faint полная потеря сознания ~ earth эл. полное заземление ~ полный, совершенный;
dead certainty полная уверенность;
dead failure полная неудача;
dead earnest твердая решимость;
dead faint полная потеря сознания ~ полный, совершенный;
dead certainty полная уверенность;
dead failure полная неудача;
dead earnest твердая решимость;
dead faint полная потеря сознания faint: ~ обморок, потеря сознания;
dead faint полная потеря сознания, глубокий обморок ~ gold матовое золото ~ ground воен., ав. мертвое пространство ~ heat спорт. одновременный финиш;
финиш грудь в грудь ~ horse работа, за которую было заплачено вперед ~ hours глухие часы ночи ~ leaf ав. падение листом ~ letter не применяющийся, но и не отмененный закон ~ letter письмо, не востребованное адресатом или не доставленное ему letter: dead ~ юр. не применяющееся, но не отмененное постановление dead ~ юр. не применяющийся, но не отмененный закон dead ~ письмо, не доставленное адресату dead ~ письмо, не востребованное адресатом ~ lift геодезическая высота подъема ~ lift напрасное усилие( при подъеме тяжести) ~ утративший, потерявший основное свойство;
dead lime гашеная известь;
dead steam отработанный пар;
dead volcano потухший вулкан ~ load тех. мертвый груз;
собственный вес, вес конструкции;
постоянная нагрузка ~ march похоронный марш ~ marines (или men) разг. пустые винные бутылки ~ reckoning мор., ав. навигационное счисление (пути) ~ однообразный, унылый;
неинтересный;
dead season мертвый сезон;
эк. застой (в делах), спад деловой активности;
dead time простой (на работе) season: the dead (или the offthe dull) ~ мертвый сезон;
эк. застой (в делах), спад деловой активности ~ set полный решимости;
he is dead set on going to Moscow он решил во что бы то ни стало поехать в Москву ~ set решимость ~ set охот. (мертвая) стойка ~ short эл. полное короткое замыкание ~ shot стрелок, не дающий промаха ~ утративший, потерявший основное свойство;
dead lime гашеная известь;
dead steam отработанный пар;
dead volcano потухший вулкан ~ однообразный, унылый;
неинтересный;
dead season мертвый сезон;
эк. застой (в делах), спад деловой активности;
dead time простой (на работе) time: dead ~ время задержки dead ~ время запаздывания dead ~ время простоя dead ~ мертвое время ~ time element звено запаздывания ~ употр. для усиления: dead asleep заснувший мертвым сном;
dead drunk мертвецки пьяный;
dead tired до смерти усталый;
dead calm совершенно спокойный ~ утративший, потерявший основное свойство;
dead lime гашеная известь;
dead steam отработанный пар;
dead volcano потухший вулкан ~ wall стр. глухая стена ~ weight стр. мертвый груз;
вес конструкции ~ weight мор. полная грузоподъемность( судна), дедвейт ~ window архит. фальшивое окно, глухое окно ~ эл. не находящийся под напряжением;
dead wire провод не под током;
dead above the ears амер. разг. тупой, глупый ~ set полный решимости;
he is dead set on going to Moscow он решил во что бы то ни стало поехать в Москву ~ глухая пора;
in the dead of night глубокой ночью, в глухую полночь;
in the dead of winter глубокой зимой ~ глухая пора;
in the dead of night глубокой ночью, в глухую полночь;
in the dead of winter глубокой зимой more ~ that alive ужасно усталый ~ заглохший, не работающий;
the motor is dead мотор заглох ~ онемевший, нечувствительный;
my fingers are dead у меня онемели пальцы -
26 quick
kwɪk
1. прил.
1) быстрый, скорый а) характеризующийся большой скоростью at a very quick pace ≈ очень быстрым шагом You'll have to be quick. ≈ Тебе придется поторопиться. quick succession of events ≈ быстрое развитие событий Syn: fast II
1., rapid
1., swift
1. Ant: slow
1. б) недолго длящийся Ex;
She gave them a quick look. ≈ Она быстро оглядела их. quick dinner ≈ обед, приготовленный на скорую руку This dish is very quick to prepare. ≈ Приготовление этого блюда занимает совсем немного времени.
2) быстро реагирующий на что-л. He is a quick learner. ≈ Он быстро все схватывает. She has a quick wit. ≈ Она быстро соображает. quick to help ≈ всегда готовый помочь quick temper ≈ вспыльчивый характер
3) безотлагательный, незамедлительный Syn: speedy
4) крутой, резкий( о повороте) Ex;
a quick turn ≈ крутой поворот
5) уст. живой, живущий( не мертвый) Syn: living
2., alive
6) мягкий, сыпучий, податливый( о почве, породе)
2. нареч. быстро;
скоро
3. сущ.
1) (the quick) мн.;
коллект. живые (о людях) The quick have their sleep-walkers, so have the dead. ≈ Лунатики есть как среди живых людей, так и среди мертвецов. Ant: dead
2.
2) (the quick) а) наиболее чувствительные участки тела (напр., кожа под ногтями, мозолями;
чувствительная часть ноги лошади - над копытом) б) перен. чувства to the quick
3) а) живая изгородь( из растений) Syn: quickset б) одно из растений, составляющих живую изгородь (the *) (собирательнле) живые - the * and the dead живые и мертвые( устаревшее) (живая) натура - to paint smb. to the * писать кого-л. с натуры живая изгородь растения такой изгороди наиболее чувствительные участки кожи (особ. под ногтями) - to cut one's nails to the * срезать ногти до мяса чувства - to sting /to touch, to wound, to cut/ to the * задеть /затронуть/ за живое;
уязвить /оскорбить/ до глубины души наиболее важная, основная часть( чего-л.) - the * of the matter основная /суть/ вопроса быстрый, скорый - * movement быстрое движение - * growth быстрый /стремительный/ рост - * journey короткая /недолгая/ поездка - * pulse частый пульс - * glance быстрый /торопливый/ взгляд - * train скорый поезд - * luncheon завтрак на скорую руку - * succession of events быстрая смена событий - to be * спешить, торопиться - be *! скорей!, проворней!, живей! - do be *! торопитесь же! - to walk with short * steps идти коротким быстрым шагом - at a * pace в быстром темпе, быстро быстрый, проворный;
живой, деятельный - * workman ловкий /проворный/ работник - * at /about/ work быстрый /проворный/ в работе - * of foot (разговорное) подвижный, быстрый, проворный - to give * answers отвечать быстро /не задумываясь/ - to be * at smth. /at doing smth./ быть способным к чему-л.;
делать что-л. ловко /умело/ - to be * in one's decisions быстро принимать решения сообразительный, смышленый, находчивый - * child сообразительный /смышленый, понятливый/ ребенок - not very * (эвфмеизм) неспособный, неразвитой( о ребенке) - * to learn понятливый, сообразительный;
быстро /легко, на лету/ схватывающий острый, хорошо развитой, тонкий( о зрении, слухе, уме и т. п.) - * sight /eye/ острое /хорошее/ зрение - * ear /hearing/ тонкий слух - he has a * remembrance of it он хорошо помнит это, это еще свежо в его памяти - a * mind /wit/ живой /сметливый/ ум - * understanding сообразительность, смышленость, понятливость - a * and clear spirit живой и ясный ум - a man of * observation наблюдательный человек сильный, глубокий( о чувстве) - to feel a * repentance испытывать глубокое раскаяние, глубоко сожалеть - * resentment глубокое негодование /-ая неприязнь/ (редкое) активный, энергичный - she is * with life down to her finger-tips она - сама жизнь;
жизнь в ней бьет ключом быстро реагирующий (на что-л.) - * to take offence обидчивый, легко уязвимый - * to anger раздражительный - * with excitement легковозбудимый - * to sympathize отзывчивый вспыльчивый, раздражительный;
нетерпеливый - * temper вспыльчивость, горячность - * in temper вспыльчивый, горячий резкий, крутой (о повороте) - * turn внезапный /резкий/ поворот - too * ascent слишком крутой /резкий/ подъем состоящий из живых растений (особ. из боярышника) - * fence /hedge/ живая изгородь - * pot of flowers горшок с живыми цветами (коммерческое) ликвидный, легко реализуемый( горное) рудоносный - * vein of ore рудоносная жила (геология) плывучий;
сыпучий - * mud жидкая грязь( редкое) податливый (о породе, почве) (редкое) стремительный (о реках, потоках) (редкое) яркий( о цветах, краске и т. п.) (устаревшее) горящий, полыхающий, раскаленный( устаревшее) живой (противоп. мертвый) - *-born родившийся живым (в отличие от мертворожденного) (книжное) беременная, в положении - * with child беременная, в положении (устаревшее) оживленный, шумный, бойкий( о городе, торговле и т. п.) игристый, шипучий( о вине) острый, едкий( о запахе и т. п.) острый, меткий, едкий;
саркастический( о высказываниях и т. п.) > to have a * one /drink/ (разговорное) выпить на ходу /залпом/;
пропустить стаканчик > as * as lightning /as a flash/ с быстротой молнии, мгновенно, молниеносно > * at meat, * at work (пословица) кто быстро ест, тот быстро работает быстро, скоро;
живо, проворно;
поспешно - please come *! пожалуйста, приходи скорее! - now then *! ну же, скорее! > * off the mark без промедления, тотчас, сразу ~ train скорый поезд;
to be quick спешить;
do be quick! поторопитесь! to cut (to bite) one's fingernails to the ~ срезать (обкусать) ногти до мяса ~ train скорый поезд;
to be quick спешить;
do be quick! поторопитесь! ~ острый (о зрении, слухе, уме) ;
to have quick wit иметь острый ум ~ быстро;
скоро;
please come quick идите скорей;
now then, quick! живо! quick уст. живой;
quick with child (первонач. with quick child) беременная ~ быстро;
скоро;
please come quick идите скорей;
now then, quick! живо! ~ быстро;
скоро;
please come quick идите скорей;
now then, quick! живо! ~ быстрый, проворный, живой;
quick to sympathize отзывчивый ~ быстрый, скорый;
quick step скорый шаг;
quick luncheon завтрак на скорую руку;
quick fire воен. беглый огонь ~ быстрый ~ живая изгородь ~ легко реализуемый ~ ликвидный ~ наиболее чувствительные участки кожи (напр., под ногтями) ;
перен. чувства ~ острый (о зрении, слухе, уме) ;
to have quick wit иметь острый ум ~ плывучий, сыпучий;
мягкий (о породе) ~ скорый ~ сообразительный, смышленый;
находчивый;
a quick child смышленый ребенок;
quick to learn быстро схватывающий ~ (the ~) собир. живые;
the quick and the dead живые и мертвые ~ (the ~) собир. живые;
the quick and the dead живые и мертвые ~ сообразительный, смышленый;
находчивый;
a quick child смышленый ребенок;
quick to learn быстро схватывающий ~ быстрый, скорый;
quick step скорый шаг;
quick luncheon завтрак на скорую руку;
quick fire воен. беглый огонь ~ быстрый, скорый;
quick step скорый шаг;
quick luncheon завтрак на скорую руку;
quick fire воен. беглый огонь ~ march воен. форсированный марш;
быстрый шаг;
quick time воен. строевой, походный шаг ~ быстрый, скорый;
quick step скорый шаг;
quick luncheon завтрак на скорую руку;
quick fire воен. беглый огонь ~ march воен. форсированный марш;
быстрый шаг;
quick time воен. строевой, походный шаг ~ сообразительный, смышленый;
находчивый;
a quick child смышленый ребенок;
quick to learn быстро схватывающий ~ быстрый, проворный, живой;
quick to sympathize отзывчивый ~ train скорый поезд;
to be quick спешить;
do be quick! поторопитесь! to touch (или to wound, to sting) (smb.) to the ~ задеть за живое -
27 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) junto a2) (past: going by the house.) (por) delante3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por, en6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) para8) (during the time of.) de9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) de, por10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) por12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de
2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) al lado (de)2) (past: A dog ran by.) por ahí3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) apartado•- bypass
3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) desviar- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way
by1 advby expresa la idea de pasar cerca, pero sin detenersehe saw me, but he passed by without saying a word me vio, pero pasó sin decirme ni una palabraby2 prep1. porhe was attacked by a dog fue atacado por un perro / un perro lo atacó2. junto a / al lado deshe sat by me se sentó a mi lado / se sentó junto a mí3. de4. en5. para6. a7. concan I pay by credit card? ¿puedo pagar con tarjeta?8. a base debytr[baɪ]1 (agent) por2 (means) por■ by air/road por avión/carretera3 (showing difference) por4 (not later than) para5 (during) de■ by day/night de día/noche6 (near) junto a, al lado de7 (according to) según8 (measurements) por9 (rate) por10 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL por11 (progression) a12 (in sets) en1 al lado, delante\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto go by pasar delanteby and by con el tiempoby the by a propósitoby oneself solo,-aby ['baɪ] adv1) near: cercahe lives close by: vive muy cerca2)to stop by : pasar por casa, hacer una visita3)to go by : pasarthey rushed by: pasaron corriendo4)to put by : reservar, poner a un lado5)by and by : poco después, dentro de poco6)by and large : en generalby prep1) near: cerca de, al lado de, junto a2) via: porshe left by the door: salió por la puerta3) past: por, por delante dethey walked by him: pasaron por delante de él4) during: de, duranteby night: de nochewe'll be there by ten: estaremos allí para las diezby then: para entoncesbuilt by the Romans: construido por los romanosa book by Borges: un libro de Borgesmade by hand: hecho a manobyadv.• a un lado adv.• aparte adv.prep.• al lado de prep.• de prep.• de acuerdo con prep.• para prep.• por prep.• según prep.
I baɪ1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
II
a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
d) (in phrases)[baɪ] When by is the second element in a phrasal verb, eg go by, stand by, look up the verb. When it is part of a set combination, eg by chance, by degrees, by half, look up the other word.by and by: by and by they came to the clearing al poco rato llegaron al claro; it's going to rain by and by va a llover dentro de poco; by and large por lo general, en general; by the by — see bye I
1. PREPOSITION1) (=close to) al lado de, junto athe house by the church — la casa que está al lado de or junto a la iglesia
come and sit by me — ven y siéntate a mi lado or junto a mí
"where's the bank?" - "it's by the post office" — -¿dónde está el banco? -está al lado de or junto a la oficina de correos
2) (=via) porhe came in by the back door/by the window — entró por la puerta de atrás/por la ventana
which route did you come by? — ¿por dónde or por qué camino or por qué ruta viniste?
3) (=past) por delante de4) (=during)by day he's a bank clerk and by night he's a security guard — de día es un empleado de banco y de noche es guarda de seguridad
a) (=not later than) paracan you finish it by tomorrow? — ¿puedes terminarlo para mañana?
I'll be back by midnight — estaré de vuelta antes de or para la medianoche
applications must be submitted by 21 April — las solicitudes deben presentarse antes del 21 de abril
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by the time I got there it was too late — cuando llegué ya era demasiado tarde•
by that time or by then I knew — para entonces ya lo sabíab) (in year, on date, on day)by tomorrow/Tuesday, I'll be in France — mañana/el martes ya estaré en Francia
by yesterday it was clear that... — ayer ya se veía claro que...
by 30 September we had spent £500 — a 30 de septiembre habíamos gastado 500 libras
by 1998 the figure had reached... — en 1998 la cifra había llegado a...
by 2010 the figure will have reached... — hacia el año 2010 la cifra habrá llegado a...
it seems to be getting bigger by the minute/day — parece que va creciendo minuto a minuto/día a día
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little by little — poco a poco•
one by one — uno tras otro, uno a uno•
two by two — de dos en dos7) (indicating agent, cause) porthe thieves were caught by the police — los ladrones fueron capturados por la policía, la policía capturó a los ladrones
who's that song by? — ¿de quién es esa canción?
8) (indicating transport, method etc)•
by bus/ car — en autobús/coche•
by the light of the moon/a candle — a la luz de la luna/de una velaby working hard — a fuerza de mucho trabajar, trabajando mucho
he ended by saying that... — terminó diciendo que...
10) (=according to) segúnit's all right by me — por mí no hay problema or está bien
she's lighter than her brother by only a couple of pounds — pesa solo un par de libras menos que su hermano
it missed me by inches — no me dio por un pelo, me pasó rozando
12) (in measurements, sums)•
to divide by — dividir por or entre•
to multiply by — multiplicar por13)south by southwest — sudsudoeste, sursuroeste
15) (in oaths) por2. ADVERB1) (=past)•
they wouldn't let me by — no me dejaban pasar•
she rushed by without stopping — pasó a toda prisa, sin pararse•
by and by, I'll be with you by and by — enseguida estoy contigo•
by and large — en general, por lo general•
to put sth by — poner algo a un lado* * *
I [baɪ]1)a) ( not later than)will it be ready by 5? — ¿estará listo para las 5?
by the time he arrived, Ann had left — cuando llegó, Ann se había ido
b) (during, at)by day/night — de día/noche
2)a) (at the side of, near to) al lado de, junto acome and sit by me — ven a sentarte a mi lado or junto a mí
b) ( to hand) (AmE)3)a) ( past)I said hello, but he walked right by me — lo saludé pero él pasó de largo
b) (via, through) porby land/sea/air — por tierra/mar/avión
4) (indicating agent, cause) (with passive verbs) por [The passive voice is, however, less common in Spanish than it is in English]she was brought up by her grandmother — la crió su abuela, fue criada por su abuela
5)a) (indicating means, method)to travel by car/train — viajar en coche/tren
to pay by credit card — pagar* con tarjeta de crédito
to navigate by the stars — guiarse* por las estrellas
by -ing: you won't get anywhere by shouting no vas a conseguir nada con gritar; I'll begin by introducing myself — empezaré por presentarme
b) (owing to, from)he had two children by his second wife — tuvo dos hijos con or de su segunda mujer
by -ing: by specializing, she has limited her options al especializarse, ha restringido sus posibilidades; they have lost public support by being too extreme — han perdido apoyo popular por ser demasiado extremistas
6)a) ( according to)by the look of things — por lo visto or al parecer
b) (in oaths)I swear by Almighty God... — juro por Dios Todopoderoso...
by God, you'll be sorry you said that! — te juro que te vas a arrepentir de haber dicho eso
7)a) ( indicating rate) porshe broke the record by several seconds — batió el récord en or por varios segundos
little by little — poco a poco, de a poco (CS)
8) ( Math) pordivide six by three — divide seis por or entre tres
9) ( in compass directions)10)by oneself — (alone, without assistance) solo
I need to be by myself — necesito estar solo or a solas
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a) ( past)b) (aside, in reserve)c) ( to somebody's residence)call o stop by on your way to work — pasa por casa de camino al trabajo
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1. noun1) (the top part of the human body, containing the eyes, mouth, brain etc; the same part of an animal's body: The stone hit him on the head; He scratched his head in amazement.) cabeza2) (a person's mind: An idea came into my head last night.) cabeza, mente3) (the height or length of a head: The horse won by a head.) cabeza4) (the chief or most important person (of an organization, country etc): Kings and presidents are heads of state; (also adjective) a head waiter; the head office.) cabeza, jefe5) (anything that is like a head in shape or position: the head of a pin; The boy knocked the heads off the flowers.) cabeza6) (the place where a river, lake etc begins: the head of the Nile.) fuente, nacimiento7) (the top, or the top part, of anything: Write your address at the head of the paper; the head of the table.) cabecera, principio8) (the front part: He walked at the head of the procession.) a la cabeza de, al frente de9) (a particular ability or tolerance: He has no head for heights; She has a good head for figures.) madera; cabeza10) (a headmaster or headmistress: You'd better ask the Head.) director; directora11) ((for) one person: This dinner costs $10 a head.) por cabeza12) (a headland: Beachy Head.) cabo, punta13) (the foam on the top of a glass of beer etc.) espuma
2. verb1) (to go at the front of or at the top of (something): The procession was headed by the band; Whose name headed the list?) encabezar2) (to be in charge of; to be the leader of: He heads a team of scientists investigating cancer.) encabezar, estar al frente de, dirigir3) ((often with for) to (cause to) move in a certain direction: The explorers headed south; The boys headed for home; You're heading for disaster!) dirigirse a, encaminarse hacia, ir rumbo a4) (to put or write something at the beginning of: His report was headed `Ways of Preventing Industrial Accidents'.) titular5) ((in football) to hit the ball with the head: He headed the ball into the goal.) cabecear, rematar con la cabeza•- - headed- header
- heading
- heads
- headache
- headband
- head-dress
- headfirst
- headgear
- headlamp
- headland
- headlight
- headline
- headlines
- headlong
- head louse
- headmaster
- head-on
- headphones
- headquarters
- headrest
- headscarf
- headsquare
- headstone
- headstrong
- headwind
- above someone's head
- go to someone's head
- head off
- head over heels
- heads or tails?
- keep one's head
- lose one's head
- make head or tail of
- make headway
- off one's head
head1 n1. cabezamind your head! ¡cuidado con la cabeza!2. cabecera3. jefe / directorhead2 vb1. encabezar / ir a la cabeza2. cabecear / dar de cabezato head for... dirigirse a... / ir camino de...I'm heading for home me dirijo a casa / voy camino de casatr[hed]2 (on tape recorder, video) cabezal nombre masculino3 (of bed, table) cabecera4 (of page) principio5 (on beer) espuma6 (cape) cabo, punta7 (of school, company) director,-ra8 (cattle) res nombre femenino■ four hundred head of cattle cuatrocientas reses, cuatrocientas cabezas de ganado9 (coin) cara10 (of cabbage, lettuce) cogollo; (of cauliflower) pella1 principal, jefe1 (company, list etc) encabezar2 (ball) rematar de cabeza, dar un cabezazo a, cabecear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfrom head to toe / from head to foot de pies a cabezaheads or tails? ¿cara o cruz?off the top of one's head sin pensárselo, así de entradaon your own head be it! ¡allá te las compongas!per head por barba, por cabeza■ it cost us £12 per head nos costó doce libras por barbato be head over heels in love with somebody estar locamente enamorado,-a de alguiento be off one's head estar chiflado,-ato bite somebody's head off familiar echar una bronca a alguiento do something standing on one's head hacer algo con los ojos vendadosto have a good head for figures tener facilidad para los númerosto have a head for heights no padecer vértigoto keep one's head above water mantenerse a floteto keep one's head mantener la calmato laugh one's head off reírse a carcajadastwo heads are better than one cuatro ojos ven más que doshead teacher director,-rahead start ventajahead office oficina centralhead ['hɛd] vt1) lead: encabezar2) direct: dirigirhead vi: dirigirsehead adjmain: principalthe head office: la oficina central, la sedehead n1) : cabeza ffrom head to foot: de pies a cabeza2) mind: mente f, cabeza f3) tip, top: cabeza f (de un clavo, un martillo, etc.), cabecera f (de una mesa o un río), punta f (de una flecha), flor m (de un repollo, etc.), encabezamiento m (de una carta, etc.), espuma f (de cerveza)4) director, leader: director m, -tora f; jefe m, -fa f; cabeza f (de una familia)5) : cara f (de una moneda)heads or tails: cara o cruz6) : cabeza f500 head of cattle: 500 cabezas de ganado$10 a head: $10 por cabeza7)to come to a head : llegar a un punto críticoadj.• primero, -a adj.• principal adj.n.• cabecera s.f.• cabeza s.f.• cabezuela s.f.• director s.m.• dirigente s.m.• encabezamiento s.m.• mayor s.m.• mollera s.f.• principal s.m.• testa s.f.expr.• atajar v.• cortarle el paso expr.v.• cabecear v.• descabezar v.• dirigir v.• encabezar v.• mandar v.hed
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1) ( Anat) cabeza fto stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)
from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo
he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano
head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza
2) (mind, brain) cabeza fI said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza
he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza
she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números
use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!
if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá
it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...
to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien
to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza
to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)
to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza
to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos
3)a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera fb) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f4)a) ( chief) director, -tora m,fhead of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno
the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)
head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras
head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio
head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)
b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)5)a) ( person)$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona
6) ( crisis)to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico
7)a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal mb) ( of drill) cabezal mc) ( cylinder head) culata f8) ( Geog) cabo m
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1)a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*
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viwhere are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos
Phrasal Verbs:- head for- head off- head up[hed]1. N1) (=part of body) cabeza f•
the horse won by a (short) head — el caballo ganó por una cabeza (escasa)•
he went head first into the ditch/wall — se cayó de cabeza en la zanja/se dio de cabeza contra la paredthe government is ploughing head first into another crisis — el gobierno avanza irremediablemente hacia otra crisis
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to give a horse its head — soltar las riendas a un caballoto give sb his/her head — dar rienda suelta a algn
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wine goes to my head — el vino se me sube a la cabeza•
to keep one's head down — (lit) no levantar la cabeza; (=work hard) trabajar de lo lindo; (=avoid being noticed) intentar pasar desapercibido•
to nod one's head — decir que sí or asentir con la cabeza•
to shake one's head — decir que no or negar con la cabeza•
he stands head and shoulders above the rest — (lit) les saca más de una cabeza a los demás; (fig) los demás no le llegan a la suela del zapato•
to stand on one's head — hacer el pino•
she is a head taller than her sister — le saca una cabeza a su hermana•
he turned his head and looked back at her — volvió la cabeza y la miró- have one's head up one's arse or ass- bite sb's head off- put or lay one's head on the block- get one's head downto go over sb's head —
- hold one's head up highwith head held high — con la frente bien alta or erguida
- laugh one's head off- stand or turn sth on its head- want sb's head on a plate- turn one's head the other way- bury or hide or stick one's head in the sand- scream/shout one's head offI can't make head nor or or tail of what he's saying — no entiendo nada de lo que dice
- turn heads- keep one's head above wateracid 3., cloud 1., hang 1., 1), knock, price 1., 1), rear, swell 3., 1), top I, 1., 11)2) (=intellect, mind) cabeza fuse your head! — ¡usa la cabeza!
it's gone right out of my head — se me ha ido de la cabeza, se me ha olvidado
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it was above their heads — no lo entendían•
it's better to come to it with a clear head in the morning — es mejor hacerlo por la mañana con la cabeza despejada•
it never entered my head — ni se me pasó por la cabeza siquiera•
to have a head for business/figures — ser bueno para los negocios/con los números•
to do a sum in one's head — hacer un cálculo mental•
he has got it into his head that... — se le ha metido en la cabeza que...I wish he would get it into his thick head that... — ya me gustaría que le entrara en ese cabezón que tiene que...
who put that (idea) into your head? — ¿quién te ha metido eso en la cabeza?
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I can't get that tune out of my head — no puedo quitarme esa música de la cabeza•
it was over their heads — no lo entendían•
I'm sure if we put our heads together we can work something out — estoy seguro de que si intercambiamos ideas encontraremos una solución•
to take it into one's head to do sth, he took it into his head to go to Australia — se le metió en la cabeza ir a Australia•
don't worry your head about it — no te preocupes, no le des muchas vueltas- keep one's head- lose one's head- be/go off one's headyou must be off your head! — ¡estás como una cabra!
- be out of one's head- he's got his head screwed on- be soft or weak in the head- go soft in the head3) (=leader) [of firm] director(a) m / f; (esp Brit) [of school] director(a) m / fhead of French — el jefe/la jefa del departamento de francés
4) (=top part) [of hammer, pin, spot] cabeza f; [of arrow, spear] punta f; [of stick, cane] puño m; [of bed, page] cabecera f; [of stairs] parte f alta; (on beer) espuma f; [of river] cabecera f, nacimiento m; [of valley] final m; [of mountain pass] cima fat the head of — [+ organization] a la cabeza de; [+ train] en la parte delantera de
to sit at the head of the table — sentarse en la cabecera de la mesa, presidir la mesa
5) (Bot) [of flower] cabeza f, flor f; [of corn] mazorca f6) (Tech) (on tape-recorder) cabezal m, cabeza f magnética; [of cylinder] culata f; (Comput) cabeza freading/writing head — cabeza f de lectura/grabación
7) (=culmination)•
this will bring matters to a head — esto llevará las cosas a un punto crítico8) heads (on coin) cara fheads or tails? — ¿cara o cruz?, ¿águila o sol? (Mex)
9) (no pl) (=unit)£15 a or per head — 15 libras por cabeza or persona
10) (Naut) proa fhead to wind — con la proa a barlovento or de cara al viento
11) (Geog) cabo m12) (=pressure)head of steam — presión f de vapor
head of water — presión f de agua
13) (=height) [of water]there has to be a head of six feet between the tank and the bath — el tanque tiene que estar a una altura de dos metros con respecto al baño
14) (=title) titular m; (=subject heading) encabezamiento mthis comes under the head of... — esto viene en el apartado de...
2. VT1) (=be at front of) [+ procession, league, poll] encabezar, ir a la cabeza de; [+ list] encabezar2) (=be in charge of) [+ organization] dirigir; (Sport) [+ team] capitanear3) (=steer) [+ ship, car, plane] dirigir4) (Ftbl) [+ goal] cabecear5) [+ chapter] encabezar3.VIwhere are you heading or headed? — ¿hacia dónde vas?, ¿para dónde vas?
he hitched a ride on a truck heading or headed west — hizo autostop y lo recogió un camión que iba hacia el oeste
they were heading home/back to town — volvían a casa/a la ciudad
4.CPDhead boy N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado m de la escuela (alumno)
head buyer N — jefe(-a) m / f de compras
head case * N — (Brit) majara * mf, chiflado(-a) * m / f
head cheese N — (US) queso m de cerdo, cabeza f de jabalí (Sp), carne f en gelatina
head clerk N — encargado(-a) m / f
head coach N — (Sport) primer(a) entrenador(a) m / f
head count N — recuento m de personas
head gardener N — jefe(-a) m / f de jardineros
head girl N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegada f de la escuela (alumna)
head height N — altura f de la cabeza
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at head height — a la altura de la cabezahead injury N — herida f en la cabeza
head massage N — masaje m en la cabeza
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to give sb a head massage — masajearle la cabeza a algn, darle un masaje en la cabeza a algnhead nurse N — enfermero(-a) m / f jefe
head office N — sede f central
head prefect N — (Brit) (Scol) ≈ delegado(-a) m / f de la escuela (alumno/alumna)
head restraint N — (Aut) apoyacabezas m inv, reposacabezas m inv
head start N — ventaja f
a good education gives your child a head start in life — una buena educación sitúa a su hijo en una posición aventajada en la vida
to have a head start (over or on sb) — (Sport, fig) tener ventaja (sobre algn)
he has a head start over other candidates — tiene ventaja sobre or les lleva ventaja a otros candidatos
head teacher N — director(a) m / f
head waiter N — maître m
head wound N — herida f en la cabeza
- head for- head off- head out- head up* * *[hed]
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1) ( Anat) cabeza fto stand on one's head — pararse de cabeza (AmL), hacer* el pino (Esp)
from head to foot o toe — de pies a cabeza, de arriba (a) abajo
he's a head taller than his brother — le lleva or le saca la cabeza a su hermano
head over heels: she tripped and went head over heels down the steps tropezó y cayó rodando escaleras abajo; to be head over heels in love estar* locamente or perdidamente enamorado; heads up! (AmE colloq) ojo! (fam), cuidado!; on your/his (own) head be it la responsabilidad es tuya/suya; to bang one's head against a (brick) wall darse* (con) la cabeza contra la pared; to be able to do something standing on one's head poder* hacer algo con los ojos cerrados; to bite o snap somebody's head off echarle una bronca a alguien (fam); to bury one's head in the sand hacer* como el avestruz; to get one's head down (colloq) ( work hard) ponerse* a trabajar en serio; ( settle for sleep) (BrE) irse* a dormir; to go over somebody's head ( bypassing hierarchy) pasar por encima de alguien; ( exceeding comprehension): his lecture went straight over my head no entendí nada de su conferencia; to go to somebody's head subírsele a la cabeza a alguien; to have a big o swelled o (BrE) swollen head ser* un creído; he's getting a swelled o (BrE) swollen head se le están subiendo los humos a la cabeza; to have one's head in the clouds tener* la cabeza llena de pájaros; to hold one's head up o high o up high ir* con la cabeza bien alta; to keep one's head above water mantenerse* a flote; to keep one's head down ( avoid attention) mantenerse* al margen; ( work hard) no levantar la cabeza; (lit: keep head lowered) no levantar la cabeza; to knock something on the head (colloq) dar* al traste con algo; to laugh one's head off reírse* a mandíbula batiente, desternillarse de (la) risa; to scream/shout one's head off gritar a voz en cuello; to make head or tail o (AmE also) heads or tails of something entender* algo; I can't make head or tail of it para mí esto no tiene ni pies ni cabeza; to rear one's ugly head: racism/fascism reared its ugly head again volvió a aparecer el fantasma del racismo/fascismo; to stand/be head and shoulders above somebody ( be superior) darle* cien vueltas a alguien, estar* muy por encima de alguien; to stand o turn something on its head darle* la vuelta a algo, poner* algo patas arriba (fam), dar* vuelta algo (CS); to turn somebody's head: the sort of good looks that turn heads el tipo de belleza que llama la atención or que hace que la gente se vuelva a mirar; (before n) head injury — lesión f en la cabeza
2) (mind, brain) cabeza fI said the first thing that came into my head — dije lo primero que se me ocurrió or que me vino a la cabeza
he needs his head examined — está or anda mal de la cabeza
she has a good head for business/figures — tiene cabeza para los negocios/los números
use your head! — usa la cabeza!, piensa un poco!
if we put our heads together, we'll be able to think of something — si lo pensamos juntos, algo se nos ocurrirá
it never entered my head that... — ni se me pasó por la cabeza or jamás pensé que...
to get something into somebody's head — meterle* algo en la cabeza a alguien
to be off one's head — (colloq) estar* chiflado (fam), estar* or andar* mal de la cabeza
to be out of one's head — (sl) ( on drugs) estar* flipado or volado or (Col) volando or (Méx) hasta atrás (arg); ( drunk) estar* como una cuba (fam)
to be soft o weak in the head — estar* mal de la cabeza
to get one's head (a)round something: I can't get my head (a)round this new system no me entra este nuevo sistema; to have one's head screwed on (right o the right way) (colloq) tener* la cabeza bien puesta or sentada; to keep/lose one's head mantener*/perder* la calma; two heads are better than one — cuatro ojos ven más que dos
3)a) ( of celery) cabeza f; (of nail, tack, pin) cabeza f; (of spear, arrow) punta f; ( of hammer) cabeza f, cotillo m; ( of pimple) punta f, cabeza f; ( on beer) espuma f; ( of river) cabecera fb) (top end - of bed, table) cabecera f; (- of page, letter) encabezamiento m; (- of procession, line) cabeza f4)a) ( chief) director, -tora m,fhead of state/government — jefe, -fa m,f de Estado/de Gobierno
the head of the household — el/la cabeza de familia; (before n)
head buyer — jefe, -fa m,f de compras
head girl/boy — (BrE Educ) alumno elegido para representar al alumnado de un colegio
head waiter — maître m, capitán m de meseros (Méx)
b) ( head teacher) (esp BrE) director, -tora m,f (de colegio)5)a) ( person)$15 per head — 15 dólares por cabeza or persona
6) ( crisis)to come to a head — hacer* crisis, llegar* a un punto crítico
7)a) ( magnetic device) (Audio, Comput) cabeza f, cabezal mb) ( of drill) cabezal mc) ( cylinder head) culata f8) ( Geog) cabo m
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1.
1)a) \<\<march/procession\>\> encabezar*, ir* a la cabeza de; \<\<list\>\> encabezar*b) \<\<revolt\>\> acaudillar, ser* el cabecilla de; \<\<team\>\> capitanear; \<\<expedition/department\>\> dirigir*, estar* al frente de2) ( direct) (+ adv compl) \<\<vehicle/ship\>\> dirigir*which way are you headed? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
3) ( in soccer) \<\<ball\>\> cabecear4) \<\<page/chapter\>\> encabezar*
2.
viwhere are you heading? — ¿hacia or para dónde vas?
it's time we were heading back — ya va siendo hora de que volvamos or regresemos
Phrasal Verbs:- head for- head off- head up -
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kwik
1. adjective1) (done, said, finished etc in a short time: a quick trip into town.) rápido2) (moving, or able to move, with speed: He's a very quick walker; I made a grab at the dog, but it was too quick for me.) rápido3) (doing something, able to do something, or done, without delay; prompt; lively: He is always quick to help; a quick answer; He's very quick at arithmetic.) rápido
2. adverb(quickly: quick-frozen food.) de prisa, rápido, rápidamente- quickly- quicken
- quickness
- quicklime
- quicksands
- quicksilver
- quick-tempered
- quick-witted
- quick-wittedly
- quick-wittedness
quick adj rápidobe quick! ¡date prisa!tr[kwɪk]1 (fast) rápido,-a■ be quick or you'll miss it! ¡rápido o lo perderás!, ¡date prisa o lo perderás!2 (clever) espabilado,-a, despierto,-a, listo,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas quick as lightning como un rayo, como una balaquick march! SMALLMILITARY/SMALL ¡de frente!to be quick on the uptake captar algo en seguidato be quick to anger tener mal genioto be quick to take offence enfadarse por nadato cut somebody to the quick herir a alguien en lo vivoto have a quick one familiar echar un trago, tomar una copitato have a quick temper tener un genio vivoquick ['kwɪk] adv: rápidamentequick adj1) rapid: rápido2) alert, clever: listo, vivo, agudo3)a quick temper : un genio vivoquick n1) flesh: carne f viva2)to cut someone to the quick : herir a alguien en lo más vivoadj.• agudo, -a adj.• diligente adj.• fino, -a adj.• largo, -a adj.• listo, -a adj.• presto, -a adj.• presuroso, -a adj.• pronto, -a adj.• rápido, -a adj.• veloz adj.• vivo, -a adj.• ágil adj.adv.• pronto adv.n.• carne viva s.f.
I kwɪkadjective quicker, quickesta) ( speedy) <action/movement> rápidoI'll be as quick as I can — volveré (or lo haré etc) lo más rápido que pueda
OK, but make it quick — bueno, pero rápido or date prisa or (AmL tb) apúrate
they arrived in quick succession — llegaron muy seguidos or uno detrás del otro
to be quick on one's feet — tener* buenos reflejos
c) ( easily roused)d) ( prompt)he's quick to take offense — se ofende por lo más mínimo or por cualquier nimiedad
e) ( clever)she has a very quick mind — es muy lista or rápida
II
adverb quicker, quickest rápido, rápidamentecome quick — ven corriendo or rápido
quick, hide in here — rápido or corre, escóndete aquí
as quick as you can — lo más rápido or deprisa que puedas
III
[kwɪk]the quick: her nails were bitten to the quick tenía las uñas en carne viva de mordérselas; to cut somebody to the quick — herir* a alguien en lo más vivo
1. ADJ(compar quicker) (superl quickest)1) (=fast) [method, movement] rápidobe quick! — ¡rápido!, ¡date prisa!, ¡apúrate! (LAm)
his opponents were quick to point out that... — sus adversarios señalaron rápidamente que...
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and be quick about it! — ¡y date prisa!, ¡y apúrate! (LAm)•
quick march! — (Mil) ¡marchando, ar!draw 1., 4), mark II, 1., 6), uptake•
he's a quick worker — trabaja rápido, es un trabajador rápido2) (=with minimal delay) [answer, decision] rápido•
we are hoping for a quick end to the bloodshed — esperamos que el derramamiento de sangre acabe pronto3) (=not lengthy) [meal] rápido•
he gave me a quick kiss on the cheek — me dio un besito en la mejilla•
can I have a quick word (with you)? — ¿puedo hablar un segundo contigo?, ¿podemos hablar un segundo?4) (=sharp) [person] listo; [wit] agudo; [mind, reflexes] ágil, rápido•
he is very quick at maths — es muy rápido para las matemáticas•
to have a quick eye for sth — captar or coger algo al vuelo2. N1) (Anat)•
the quick, her nails were bitten down to the quick — se había mordido las uñas hasta dejárselas como muñones- cut sb to the quick2) ††liter3.ADV deprisa, rápidoquick! — ¡deprisa!, ¡rápido!
I left as quick as I could — me fui lo más rápido or deprisa que pude
4.CPDquick-thinkingquick thinking N — reacción f rápida
* * *
I [kwɪk]adjective quicker, quickesta) ( speedy) <action/movement> rápidoI'll be as quick as I can — volveré (or lo haré etc) lo más rápido que pueda
OK, but make it quick — bueno, pero rápido or date prisa or (AmL tb) apúrate
they arrived in quick succession — llegaron muy seguidos or uno detrás del otro
to be quick on one's feet — tener* buenos reflejos
c) ( easily roused)d) ( prompt)he's quick to take offense — se ofende por lo más mínimo or por cualquier nimiedad
e) ( clever)she has a very quick mind — es muy lista or rápida
II
adverb quicker, quickest rápido, rápidamentecome quick — ven corriendo or rápido
quick, hide in here — rápido or corre, escóndete aquí
as quick as you can — lo más rápido or deprisa que puedas
III
the quick: her nails were bitten to the quick tenía las uñas en carne viva de mordérselas; to cut somebody to the quick — herir* a alguien en lo más vivo
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noun1) (Archit., of smoke) Säule, diethe gossip column — die Klatschspalte (ugs. abwertend)
* * *['koləm]1) (a stone or wooden pillar used to support or adorn a building: the carved columns in the temple.) die Säule2) (something similar in shape: a column of smoke.) die Säule3) (a vertical row (of numbers): He added up the column (of figures) to find the answer.) senkrechte Zahlenreihe4) (a vertical section of a page of print: a newspaper column.) die Spalte5) (a section in a newspaper, often written regularly by a particular person: He writes a daily column about sport.) regelmäßig erscheinender Zeitungsartikel; die Kolumne6) (a long file of soldiers marching in short rows: a column of infantry.) die Kolonne7) (a long line of vehicles etc, one behind the other.) die Kolonne•- academic.ru/14360/columnist">columnist* * *col·umn[ˈkɒləm, AM ˈkɑ:-]nNelson's C\column Denkmal am Trafalgar Square in Londonstone \column Steinsäule f\column of smoke Rauchsäule fto march in \columns of four in Viererreihen marschierenfashion/gossip \column Mode-/Klatschspalte fpolitical \column politischer Kommentar\column of figures Zahlenreihe f, Zahlenkolonne f* * *['kɒləm]n2) (of figures, names) Kolonne f; (= division of page) Spalte f, Kolumne f (spec); (= article in newspaper) Kolumne f3) (of vehicles, soldiers etc) Kolonne f* * *1. ARCH Säule f, Pfeiler m2. TECHa) Ständer m, Pfosten m, Stütze fb) CHEM Kolonne f (säulenförmiger Destillierapparat)3. fig (Rauch-, Wasser- etc) Säule f:4. TYPO Kolonne f, Kolumne f, (Druck-, Satz)Spalte f:6. MATH Kolonne f:column of figures Zahlenkolonne7. Feld n, Rubrik f (einer Tabelle)col. abk1. collected2. collector3. college4. colony5. color (colour)6. colored (coloured)7. column* * *noun1) (Archit., of smoke) Säule, die2) (division of page, table, etc.) Spalte, die; Kolumne, diethe gossip column — die Klatschspalte (ugs. abwertend)
4) (of troops, vehicles, ships) Kolonne, die* * *n.Druckspalte f.Kolonne -n f.Kolumne -n f.Pfeiler - m.Reihe -n f.Rubrik -en f.Spalte -n f.Stütze -n f.Säule -n f.senkrechte (Zahlen-)Folge f. -
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prepositiona friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers
it's no business of theirs — es geht sie nichts an
where's that pencil of mine? — wo ist mein Bleistift?
2) (indicating starting point) vonwithin a mile of the centre — nicht weiter als eine Meile vom Zentrum entfernt
3) (indicating origin, cause)it was clever of you to do that — es war klug von dir, das zu tun
4) (indicating material) ausbe made of... — aus... [hergestellt] sein
5) (indicating closer definition, identity, or contents)the city of Chicago — die Stadt Chicago
increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent
battle of Hastings — Schlacht von od. bei Hastings
your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar
be of value/interest to — von Nutzen/von Interesse od. interessant sein für
the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...
6) (indicating concern, reference)inform somebody of something — jemanden über etwas (Akk.) informieren
well, what of it? — (asked as reply) na und?
7) (indicating objective relation)his love of his father — seine Liebe zu seinem Vater
9) (indicating classification, selection) vonhe of all men — (most unsuitably) ausgerechnet er; (especially) gerade er
of an evening — (coll.) abends
* * *[əv]1) (belonging to: a friend of mine.) von2) (away from (a place etc); after (a given time): within five miles of London; within a year of his death.) von3) (written etc by: the plays of Shakespeare.) von4) (belonging to or forming a group: He is one of my friends.) von5) (showing: a picture of my father.) von6) (made from; consisting of: a dress of silk; a collection of pictures.) aus8) (about: an account of his work.) von9) (containing: a box of chocolates.) mit10) (used to show a cause: She died of hunger.) an11) (used to show a loss or removal: She was robbed of her jewels.) Genitiv12) (used to show the connection between an action and its object: the smoking of a cigarette.) Genitiv13) (used to show character, qualities etc: a man of courage.) mit14) ((American) (of time) a certain number of minutes before (the hour): It's ten minutes of three.) vor* * *of[ɒv, əv, AM ɑ:v, əv]people \of this island Menschen von dieser Inselthe language \of this country die Sprache dieses Landesthe cause \of the disease die Krankheitsursachethe colour \of her hair ihre Haarfarbethe government \of India die indische Regierunga friend \of mine ein Freund von mirsmoking is the worst habit \of mine Rauchen ist meine schlimmste Angewohnheitthis revolting dog \of hers ihr widerlicher Hundthe smell \of roses Rosenduft man admirer \of Picasso ein Bewunderer Picassosfive \of her seven kids are boys fünf ihrer sieben Kinder sind Jungenthere were ten \of us on the trip wir waren auf der Reise zu zehntnine \of the children came to the show neun Kinder kamen zur Vorstellungcan you please give me more \of the beans? könntest du mir noch etwas von den Bohnen geben?I don't want to hear any more \of that! ich will nichts mehr davon hören!he's the best-looking \of the three brothers er sieht von den drei Brüdern am besten ausa third \of the people ein Drittel der Leutethe whole \of the garden der ganze Gartenthe best \of friends die besten Freundethe days \of the week die Wochentageall \of us wir alleall \of us were tired wir waren alle müde\of all von allenbest \of all, I liked the green one am besten gefiel mir der grünethat \of all his films is my favourite er gefällt mir von allen seinen Filmen am bestenboth \of us wir beidemost \of them die meisten von ihnenone \of the cleverest eine(r) der Schlauestenhe's one \of the smartest \of the smart er ist einer der Klügsten unter den Klugena bunch \of parsley ein Bund Petersilie nta clove \of garlic eine Knoblauchzehea cup \of tea eine Tasse Teea drop \of rain ein Regentropfenhundreds \of people Hunderte von Menschena kilo \of apples ein Kilo Äpfel nta litre \of water ein Liter Wasser ma lot \of money eine Menge Gelda piece \of cake ein Stück Kuchena pride \of lions ein Rudel Löwen [o Löwenrudel] ntthe sweater is made \of the finest lambswool der Pullover ist aus feinster Schafwollea land \of ice and snow ein Land aus Eis und Schneedresses \of lace and silk Kleider aus Spitze und Seidea house \of stone ein Steinhaus, ein Haus aus Steina book \of short stories ein Buch mit Kurzgeschichtenthat was stupid \of me das war dumm von mirthe massacre \of hundreds \of innocent people das Massaker an Hunderten von Menschenthe destruction \of the rain forest die Zerstörung des Regenwaldsthe anguish \of the murdered child's parents die Qualen der Eltern des ermordeten Kindesthe suffering \of millions das Leiden von Millionento die \of sth an etw dat sterbenhe died \of cancer er starb an Krebs\of one's own free will aus freien Stücken, freiwillig\of oneself von selbstshe would never do such a thing \of herself so etwas würde sie nie von alleine tunthe works \of Shakespeare die Werke Shakespearesshe is \of noble birth sie ist adliger Abstammungwe will notify you \of any further changes wir werden Sie über alle Änderungen informierenhe was accused \of fraud er wurde wegen Betrugs angeklagtI know \of a guy who could fix that for you ich kenne jemanden, der das für dich reparieren kann\of her childhood, we know very little wir wissen nur sehr wenig über ihre Kindheitlet's not speak \of this matter lass uns nicht über die Sache redenspeaking \of sb/sth,... wo [o da] wir gerade von jdm/etw sprechen,...speaking \of time, do you have a watch on? da wir gerade von der Zeit reden, hast du eine Uhr?she's often unsure \of herself sie ist sich ihrer selbst oft nicht sicherI'm really appreciative \of all your help ich bin dir für all deine Hilfe wirklich dankbarhe was worthy \of the medal er hatte die Medaille verdientI am certain \of that ich bin mir dessen sicherthis is not uncharacteristic \of them das ist für sie nichts Ungewöhnlichesto be afraid \of sb/sth vor jdm/etw Angst habento be fond \of swimming gerne schwimmento be jealous \of sb auf jdn eifersüchtig seinto be sick \of sth etw satthaben, von etw dat genug habenthere was no warning \of the danger es gab keine Warnung vor der Gefahrhe has a love \of music er liebt die Musikhe's a doctor \of medicine er ist Doktor der Medizinthe idea \of a just society die Idee einer gerechten Gesellschaftthe memories \of her school years die Erinnerungen an ihre Schuljahrethe pain \of separation der Trennungsschmerzit's a problem \of space das ist ein Raumproblemhis promises \of loyalty seine Treueversprechento be in search \of sb/sth auf der Suche nach jdm/etw seinshe's in search \of a man sie sucht einen Mannthoughts \of revenge Rachegedanken pl▪ what \of sb? was ist mit jdm?and what \of Adrian? was macht eigentlich Adrian?what \of it? was ist schon dabei?, na und?on the point [or verge] \of doing sth kurz davor [o im Begriff] sein, etw zu tunI'm on the point \of telling him off ich werde ihn jetzt gleich rausschmeißenin the back \of the car hinten im Autothe zipper was on the back \of the dress der Reißverschluss war hinten am Kleidon the corner \of the street an der Straßeneckeon the left \of the picture links auf dem Bilda lake north/south \of the city ein See im Norden/Süden der StadtI've never been north \of Edinburgh ich war noch nie nördlich von Edinburghon the top \of his head [oben] auf seinem Kopfa rise \of 2% in inflation ein Inflationsanstieg von 2 Prozentthe stocks experienced an average rise \of 5% die Aktien sind im Durchschnitt um 5 % gestiegenat the age \of six im Alter von sechs Jahrenhe's a man \of about 50 er ist um die 50 Jahre altI hate this kind \of party ich hasse diese Art von Partythe city \of Prague die Stadt Pragshe has the face \of an angel sie hat ein Gesicht wie ein Engelthe grace \of a dancer die Anmut einer Tänzerinthe love \of a good woman die Liebe einer guten Fraushe gave a scream \of terror sie stieß einen Schrei des Entsetzens ausa man \of honour ein Mann von Ehrea moment \of silence ein Moment m der StilleI want a few minutes \of quiet! ich will ein paar Minuten Ruhe!a subject \of very little interest ein sehr wenig beachtetes Themaa woman \of great charm and beauty eine Frau von großer Wärme und Schönheitwe live within a mile \of the city centre wir wohnen eine Meile vom Stadtzentrum entferntshe came within two seconds \of beating the world record sie hat den Weltrekord nur um zwei Sekunden verfehltI got married back in June \of 1957 ich habe im Juni 1957 geheiratetthe eleventh \of March der elfte Märzthe first \of the month der erste [Tag] des Monatsthe most memorable events \of the past decade die wichtigsten Ereignisse des letzten Jahrzehntsthey were robbed \of all their savings ihnen wurden alle Ersparnisse geraubtI've him \of that nasty little habit ich habe ihm diese dumme Angewohnheit abgewöhnthis mother had deprived him \of love seine Mutter hat ihm ihre Liebe vorenthaltento get rid \of sb jdn loswerdenthe room was devoid \of all furnishings der Raum war ganz ohne Möbelthis complete idiot \of a man dieser Vollidiotthe month \of June der Monat Junithe name \of Brown der Name Brownshe died \of a Sunday morning sie starb an einem SonntagmorgenI like to relax with my favourite book \of an evening ich entspanne mich abends gerne mit meinem Lieblingsbuch\of late in letzter Zeitit's quarter \of five es ist viertel vor fünf [o BRD drei viertel fünf26.▶ \of all geradeJane, \of all people, is the last one I'd expect to see at the club gerade Jane ist die letzte, die ich in dem Klub erwartet hätteI can't understand why you live in Ireland, \of all places ich kann nicht verstehen, warum du ausgerechnet in Irland lebsttoday \of all days ausgerechnet heute▶ \of all the cheek [or nerve] das ist doch die Höhe!▶ to be \of sth:she is \of the opinion that doctors are only out to experiment sie glaubt, Ärzte möchten nur herumexperimentierenthis work is \of great interest and value diese Arbeit ist sehr wichtig und wertvoll* * *[ɒv, əv]prep1) (indicating possession or relation) von (+dat), use of genthe wife of the doctor — die Frau des Arztes, die Frau vom Arzt
a friend of ours — ein Freund/eine Freundin von uns
a painting of the Queen — ein Gemälde nt der or von der Königin
the first of the month — der Erste (des Monats), der Monatserste
that damn dog of theirs (inf) — ihr verdammter Hund (inf)
it is very kind of you —
it was nasty of him to say that — es war gemein von ihm, das zu sagen
2)(indicating separation in space or time)
south of Paris — südlich von Paris3)he died of poison/cancer — er starb an Gift/Krebshe died of hunger — er verhungerte, er starb hungers
4)he was cured of the illness — er wurde von der Krankheit geheilt5) (indicating material) ausdress made of wool — Wollkleid nt, Kleid nt aus Wolle
6)(indicating quality, identity etc)
house of ten rooms — Haus nt mit zehn Zimmernman of courage — mutiger Mensch, Mensch m mit Mut
girl of ten — zehnjähriges Mädchen, Mädchen nt von zehn Jahren
7)fear of God — Gottesfurcht fhe is a leader of men —
8)(subjective genitive)
love of God for man — Liebe Gottes zu den Menschen9)(partitive genitive)
the whole of the house — das ganze Hausthere were six of us — wir waren zu sechst, wir waren sechs
he asked the six of us to lunch — er lud uns sechs zum Mittagessen ein
the bravest of the brave —
he drank of the wine (liter) — er trank von dem Weine (liter)
10)(= concerning)
what do you think of him? — was halten Sie von ihm?= by)
forsaken of men — von allen verlassen12)he's become very quiet of late — er ist letztlich or seit Neuestem so ruhig geworden* * *of [ɒv; əv; US əv; ɑv] präp1. allg vonthe tail of the dog der Schwanz des Hundes;the tail of a dog der oder ein Hundeschwanz;the folly of his action die Dummheit seiner Handlung3. Ort: bei:4. Entfernung, Trennung, Befreiung:a) von:south of London südlich von London;within ten miles of London im Umkreis von 10 Meilen um London;cure (rid) of sth von etwas heilen (befreien)b) (gen) he was robbed of his wallet er wurde seiner Brieftasche beraubt, ihm wurde die Brieftasche geraubtc) um:5. Herkunft: von, aus:of good family aus einer guten Familie;Mr X of London Mr. X aus Londona friend of mine ein Freund von mir, einer meiner Freunde;that red nose of his seine rote Nase7. Eigenschaft: von, mit:a man of courage ein mutiger Mann, ein Mann mit Mut;a man of no importance ein unbedeutender Mensch;a fool of a man ein (ausgemachter) Narr8. Stoff: aus, von:a dress of silk ein Kleid aus oder von Seide, ein Seidenkleid;(made) of steel aus Stahl (hergestellt), stählern, Stahl…9. Urheberschaft, Art und Weise: von:of o.s. von selbst, von sich aus;he has a son of his first marriage er hat einen Sohn aus erster Ehe10. Ursache, Grund:a) von, an (dat):die of cancer an Krebs sterbenb) aus:c) vor (dat): → academic.ru/1052/afraid">afraidd) auf (akk):e) über (akk):f) nach:it is true of every case das trifft in jedem Fall zu12. Thema:a) von, über (akk):b) an (akk):13. Apposition, im Deutschen nicht ausgedrückt:a) the city of London die Stadt London;the month of April der Monat Aprilb) Maß:a piece of meat ein Stück Fleisch14. Genitivus obiectivus:a) zu:c) bei:an audience of the king eine Audienz beim König15. Zeit:a) umg an (dat), in (dat):of an evening eines Abends;of late years in den letzten Jahrenb) von:your letter of March 3rd Ihr Schreiben vom 3. März* * *preposition1) (indicating belonging, connection, possession)a friend of mine/the vicar's — ein Freund von mir/des Pfarrers
2) (indicating starting point) von3) (indicating origin, cause)it was clever of you to do that — es war klug von dir, das zu tun
4) (indicating material) ausbe made of... — aus... [hergestellt] sein
5) (indicating closer definition, identity, or contents)increase of 10 % — Zuwachs/Erhöhung von zehn Prozent
battle of Hastings — Schlacht von od. bei Hastings
your letter of 2 January — Ihr Brief vom 2. Januar
be of value/interest to — von Nutzen/von Interesse od. interessant sein für
the whole of... — der/die/das ganze...
6) (indicating concern, reference)inform somebody of something — jemanden über etwas (Akk.) informieren
well, what of it? — (asked as reply) na und?
8) (indicating description, quality, condition)9) (indicating classification, selection) vonhe of all men — (most unsuitably) ausgerechnet er; (especially) gerade er
of an evening — (coll.) abends
* * *prep.aus präp.von präp.vor präp.über präp. -
32 quick
[kwɪk] adja \quick decision eine schnelle [o rasche] [o sofortige] Entscheidung;\quick march! im Gleichschritt, marsch! fachspr;a \quick one;(fig fam: drink) ein Schluck m auf die Schnelle ( fam) ( sex) ein Quickie m ( fam), eine schnelle Nummer ( fig) ( fam)to have a \quick one ( fig) ( fam) drink einen auf die Schnelle kippen ( fam) sex eine schnelle Nummer schieben ( fam)in \quick succession in schneller [o rascher] [Ab]folge, schnell [o kurz] nacheinander;to have a \quick temper (fig, pej) ein rasch aufbrausendes Temperament haben, sich akk schnell aufregen;my boss needs a \quick answer mein Chef braucht eine rasche Antwort;he is always \quick to criticize mit Kritik ist er rasch bei der Hand2) ( short) kurz;to give sb a \quick call jdn kurz anrufen;to have a \quick look at sth sich dat etw kurz ansehen;to ask sb a \quick question jdn [noch] kurz etw fragen, jdm eine kurze Frage stellen;the \quickest way der kürzeste Weg;could I have a \quick word with you? könnte ich Sie kurz sprechen?to say a \quick goodbye/ hello noch schnell auf Wiedersehen/hallo sagen;to give sb a \quick hug jdn noch kurz umarmento have a \quick mind ein kluger Kopf sein, einen scharfen Verstand [o wachen Geist] haben;she's a \quick girl sie ist ein aufgewecktes Mädchen;he's too \quick for me mit ihm kann ich nicht mithaltenPHRASES:as \quick as possible so schnell wie möglich;1) ( sensitive part)to bite/cut nails to the \quick die Nägel bis auf das Nagelbett abbeißen/schneiden;the \quick and the dead die Lebenden und die Toten -
33 approach
1. n приближение; приход, наступлениеat our approach — при нашем приближении, когда мы подошли
2. n воен. подступ; подход; сближение3. n обыкн. l4. n подступы5. n дор. подъезд, подъездной путь6. n авансы, подходыto make approaches to a girl — ухаживать за девушкой; заигрывать с девушкой
engineering approach — инженерный подход; инеженерный метод
7. n тех. подача, подвод8. n метеор. надвижение9. n спорт. разбег10. n косм. сближениеcollision approach — сближение, угрожающее столкновением
11. n спорт. выводящий удар12. v подходить, приближаться13. v близиться14. v воен. подступать, сближаться15. v воен. сближать16. v граничить, приближаться17. v обращаться; вступать в переговорыall-or-nothing approach — принцип "всё или ничего"
18. v разг. подъезжать, подкатыватьсяhave you approached the manager about a raise? — ты не пробовал подъехать к заведующему относительно прибавки?
19. v ухаживать, пытаться соблазнитьСинонимический ряд:1. access (noun) access; entrance; passageway2. advances (noun) advance; advances; overture3. coming (noun) advent; coming; convergence; imminence; nearness4. course (noun) attack; course; line; plan; procedure; tack5. method (noun) method; strategy; tactic; technique6. access (verb) access; converge; intersect; join7. accost (verb) accost; confront; solicit8. address (verb) address; apply to; bespeak; memorialize9. amount (verb) amount; correspond to; equal; match; partake of; touch10. apply (verb) appeal; apply; petition; sound; sue11. approximate (verb) approximate; compare; nigh; resemble; rival; verge on12. be imminent (verb) be forthcoming; be imminent; be on the horizon; come closer; draw near; draw nigh; impend; loom up13. border (verb) border; trench; verge14. catch (verb) catch; overtake15. go toward (verb) advance; gain on; go toward; near; surround; verge upon16. open (verb) begin; commence; embark; enter; inaugurate; initiate; launch; open; set out; set to; start; take on; take up; undertake17. propose (verb) appeal to; encounter; propose; request; waylay18. reach (verb) reachАнтонимический ряд:avoid; departure; differ from; disparity; distance; diversity; egress; exit; leave; lose; outlet; recession; retreat -
34 Barsi-Natar
A variety of short staple Indian cotton, which is sown both early and late; the early is sown June/July, and is picked November to March, while the late is sown August/September, and picked March/ April. -
35 Brush, Charles Francis
[br]b. 17 March 1849 Euclid, Michigan, USAd. 15 June 1929 Cleveland, Ohio, USA[br]American engineer, inventor of a multiple electric arc lighting system and founder of the Brush Electric Company.[br]Brush graduated from the University of Michigan in 1869 and worked for several years as a chemist. Believing that electric arc lighting would be commercially successful if the equipment could be improved, he completed his first dynamo in 1875 and a simplified arc lamp. His original system operated a maximum of four lights, each on a separate circuit, from one dynamo. Brush envisaged a wider market for his product and by 1879 had available on arc lighting system principally intended for street and other outdoor illumination. He designed a dynamo that generated a high voltage and which, with a carbon-pile regulator, provided an almost constant current permitting the use of up to forty lamps on one circuit. He also improved arc lamps by incorporating a slipping-clutch regulating mechanism and automatic means of bringing into use a second set of carbons, thereby doubling the period between replacements.Brush's multiple electric arc lighting system was first demonstrated in Cleveland and by 1880 had been adopted in a number of American cities, including New York, Boston and Philadelphia. It was also employed in many European towns until incandescent lamps, for which the Brush dynamo was unsuitable, came into use. To market his apparatus, Brush promoted local lighting companies and thereby secured local capital.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsChevalier de la Légion d'honneur 1881. American Academy of Arts and Sciences Rumford Medal 1899. American Institute of Electrical Engineers Edison Medal 1913.Bibliography18 May 1878, British patent no. 2,003 (Brush dynamo).11 March 1879, British patent no. 947 (arc lamp).26 February 1880, British patent no. 849 (current regulator).Further ReadingJ.W.Urquhart, 1891, Electric Light, London (for a detailed description of the Brush system).H.C.Passer, 1953, The Electrical Manufacturers: 1875–1900, Cambridge, Mass., pp. 14– 21 (for the origins of the Brush Company).S.Steward, 1980, in Electrical Review, 206:34–5 (a short account).See also: Hammond, RobertGW -
36 Clinton, De Witt
SUBJECT AREA: Canals[br]b. 2 March 1769 Little Britain, Orange County, New York, USAd. 11 February 1828 Albany, New York, USA[br]American statesman and entrepreneur.[br]After gaining his degree at Columbia College, Clinton studied law and then entered politics. After a defeat in 1795 he studied natural science, until in 1798 he was elected to the State Senate. In 1802 he was elected to the US Senate, but he resigned in 1803 to become Mayor of New York City; he occupied this post, apart from two short breaks, until 1815, when he was removed from office. He was very concerned for the welfare of ordinary people and introduced many improvements. From 1815 Clinton devoted himself to what was to become the Erie Canal. He had already been appointed one of the canal commissioners in 1810 and had himself surveyed a possible route to Lake Erie that would be a safer passage from New York to the Great Lakes in the event of war with Great Britain. The war of 1812, in fact, interfered with the project, but in 1816 Clinton realized that the time was propitious. He arranged meetings, and on 17 April 1816 the legislature adopted his idea and a new survey for a link between the Hudson and Lake Erie was undertaken. In March 1817 he became Governor of New York State and vigorously pursued the canal scheme both in writing and by personal supervision of the works. Party politics removed him from his post as Canal Commissioner on 12 April 1824, but in November he was re-elected as Governor. He held this position when the Erie Canal (362 miles or 583 km long) and the Champlain Canal (71 miles or 114 km) were opened in 1825. In his character he was overbearing, but he was administratively competent.[br]Further ReadingJ.Renwick, 1840, Life of De Witt Clinton, New York.JHB -
37 Fabre, Henri
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 29 November 1882 Marseilles, Franced. June 1984 France[br]French engineer, designer of the first seaplane, in which he made the first flight from water.[br]After obtaining a degree in engineering, Fabre specialized in hydrodynamics. Around 1904 he developed an interest in flying and followed the progress of early French aviators such as Archdeacon, Voisin and Blériot who were experimenting with float-gliders. Fabre carried out many experiments during the following years, including airflow tests on various surfaces and hydrodynamic tests on different designs for floats. He also built a propeller-driven motor car to develop the most efficient design for a propeller. In 1909 he built his first "hydro-aeroplane", but it failed to fly. By March 1910 he built a new float plane which was very different from contemporary French aeroplanes. It was a tail-first (canard) monoplane and had unusual Warren girder spars exposed to the airstream. The engine was a conventional Gnome rotary mounted at the rear of the machine. On 28 March 1910 Fabre, who had no previous experience of flying, decided he was ready to test his hydro-aeroplane. First he made several straight runs to test the planing properties of his three floats, then he made several short hops. In the afternoon Fabre took off from the harbour at La Mède near Marseille before official witnesses: he was able to claim the first flight by a powered seaplane. His hydro-aeroplane is preserved in the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace in Paris.Despite several accidents, Fabre continued to improve his design and in October of 1910 Glenn Curtiss, the American designer, visited Fabre to compare notes. A year later Curtiss built the first of his many successful seaplanes. Fabre did not continue as an aircraft designer, but he went on to design and manufacture floats for other people.[br]Bibliography1980, J'ai vu naître l'aviation, Grenoble (autobiography).JDS -
38 Gestetner, David
SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing[br]b. March 1854 Csorna, Hungaryd. 8 March 1939 Nice, France[br]Hungarian/British pioneer of stencil duplicating.[br]For the first twenty-five years of his life, Gestetner was a rolling stone and accordingly gathered no moss. Leaving school in 1867, he began working for an uncle in Sopron, making sausages. Four years later he apprenticed himself to another uncle, a stockbroker, in Vienna. The financial crisis of 1873 prompted a move to a restaurant, also in the family, but tiring of a menial existence, he emigrated to the USA, travelling steerage. He began to earn a living by selling Japanese kites: these were made of strong Japanese paper coated with lacquer, and he noted their long fibres and great strength, an observation that was later to prove useful when he was searching for a suitable medium for stencil duplicating. However, he did not prosper in the USA and he returned to Europe, first to Vienna and finally to London in 1879. He took a job with Fairholme \& Co., stationers in Shoe Lane, off Holborn; at last Gestetner found an outlet for his inventive genius and he began his life's work in developing stencil duplicating. His first patent was in 1879 for an application of the hectograph, an early method of duplicating documents. In 1881, he patented the toothed-wheel pen, or Cyclostyle, which made good ink-passing perforations in the stencil paper, with which he was able to pioneer the first practicable form of stencil duplicating. He then adopted a better stencil tissue of Japanese paper coated with wax, and later an improved form of pen. This assured the success of Gestetner's form of stencil duplicating and it became established practice in offices in the late 1880s. Gestetner began to manufacture the apparatus in premises in Sun Street, at first under the name of Fairholme, since they had defrayed the patent expenses and otherwise supported him financially, in return for which Gestetner assigned them his patent rights. In 1882 he patented the wheel pen in the USA and appointed an agent to sell the equipment there. In 1884 he moved to larger premises, and three years later to still larger premises. The introduction of the typewriter prompted modifications that enabled stencil duplicating to become both the standard means of printing short runs of copy and an essential piece of equipment in offices. Before the First World War, Gestetner's products were being sold around the world; in fact he created one of the first truly international distribution networks. He finally moved to a large factory to the north-east of London: when his company went public in 1929, it had a share capital of nearly £750,000. It was only with the development of electrostatic photocopying and small office offset litho machines that stencil duplicating began to decline in the 1960s. The firm David Gestetner had founded adapted to the new conditions and prospers still, under the direction of his grandson and namesake.[br]Further ReadingW.B.Proudfoot, 1972, The Origin of Stencil Duplicating London: Hutchinson (gives a good account of the method and the development of the Gestetner process, together with some details of his life).H.V.Culpan, 1951, "The House of Gestetner", in Gestetner 70th Anniversary Celebration Brochure, London: Gestetner.LRD -
39 Harrison, John
[br]b. 24 March 1693 Foulby, Yorkshire, Englandd. 24 March 1776 London, England[br]English horologist who constructed the first timekeeper of sufficient accuracy to determine longitude at sea and invented the gridiron pendulum for temperature compensation.[br]John Harrison was the son of a carpenter and was brought up to that trade. He was largely self-taught and learned mechanics from a copy of Nicholas Saunderson's lectures that had been lent to him. With the assistance of his younger brother, James, he built a series of unconventional clocks, mainly of wood. He was always concerned to reduce friction, without using oil, and this influenced the design of his "grasshopper" escapement. He also invented the "gridiron" compensation pendulum, which depended on the differential expansion of brass and steel. The excellent performance of his regulator clocks, which incorporated these devices, convinced him that they could also be used in a sea dock to compete for the longitude prize. In 1714 the Government had offered a prize of £20,000 for a method of determining longitude at sea to within half a degree after a voyage to the West Indies. In theory the longitude could be found by carrying an accurate timepiece that would indicate the time at a known longitude, but the requirements of the Act were very exacting. The timepiece would have to have a cumulative error of no more than two minutes after a voyage lasting six weeks.In 1730 Harrison went to London with his proposal for a sea clock, supported by examples of his grasshopper escapement and his gridiron pendulum. His proposal received sufficient encouragement and financial support, from George Graham and others, to enable him to return to Barrow and construct his first sea clock, which he completed five years later. This was a large and complicated machine that was made out of brass but retained the wooden wheelwork and the grasshopper escapement of the regulator clocks. The two balances were interlinked to counteract the rolling of the vessel and were controlled by helical springs operating in tension. It was the first timepiece with a balance to have temperature compensation. The effect of temperature change on the timekeeping of a balance is more pronounced than it is for a pendulum, as two effects are involved: the change in the size of the balance; and the change in the elasticity of the balance spring. Harrison compensated for both effects by using a gridiron arrangement to alter the tension in the springs. This timekeeper performed creditably when it was tested on a voyage to Lisbon, and the Board of Longitude agreed to finance improved models. Harrison's second timekeeper dispensed with the use of wood and had the added refinement of a remontoire, but even before it was tested he had embarked on a third machine. The balance of this machine was controlled by a spiral spring whose effective length was altered by a bimetallic strip to compensate for changes in temperature. In 1753 Harrison commissioned a London watchmaker, John Jefferys, to make a watch for his own personal use, with a similar form of temperature compensation and a modified verge escapement that was intended to compensate for the lack of isochronism of the balance spring. The time-keeping of this watch was surprisingly good and Harrison proceeded to build a larger and more sophisticated version, with a remontoire. This timekeeper was completed in 1759 and its performance was so remarkable that Harrison decided to enter it for the longitude prize in place of his third machine. It was tested on two voyages to the West Indies and on both occasions it met the requirements of the Act, but the Board of Longitude withheld half the prize money until they had proof that the timekeeper could be duplicated. Copies were made by Harrison and by Larcum Kendall, but the Board still continued to prevaricate and Harrison received the full amount of the prize in 1773 only after George III had intervened on his behalf.Although Harrison had shown that it was possible to construct a timepiece of sufficient accuracy to determine longitude at sea, his solution was too complex and costly to be produced in quantity. It had, for example, taken Larcum Kendall two years to produce his copy of Harrison's fourth timekeeper, but Harrison had overcome the psychological barrier and opened the door for others to produce chronometers in quantity at an affordable price. This was achieved before the end of the century by Arnold and Earnshaw, but they used an entirely different design that owed more to Le Roy than it did to Harrison and which only retained Harrison's maintaining power.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsRoyal Society Copley Medal 1749.Bibliography1767, The Principles of Mr Harrison's Time-keeper, with Plates of the Same, London. 1767, Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately Published by the Rev. Mr Maskelyne Under theAuthority of the Board of Longitude, London.1775, A Description Concerning Such Mechanisms as Will Afford a Nice or True Mensuration of Time, London.Further ReadingR.T.Gould, 1923, The Marine Chronometer: Its History and Development, London; reprinted 1960, Holland Press.—1978, John Harrison and His Timekeepers, 4th edn, London: National Maritime Museum.H.Quill, 1966, John Harrison, the Man who Found Longitude, London. A.G.Randall, 1989, "The technology of John Harrison's portable timekeepers", Antiquarian Horology 18:145–60, 261–77.J.Betts, 1993, John Harrison London (a good short account of Harrison's work). S.Smiles, 1905, Men of Invention and Industry; London: John Murray, Chapter III. Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. IX, pp. 35–6.DV -
40 Hyatt, John Wesley
[br]b. 28 November 1837 Starkey, New York, USAd. 10 May 1920 Short Hills, New Jersey, USA[br]American inventor and the first successful manufacturer of celluloid.[br]Leaving school at the age of 16, Hyatt spent ten years in the printing trade, demonstrating meanwhile a talent for invention. The offer of a prize of $10,000 for finding a substitute for ivory billiard balls stimulated Hyatt to experiment with various materials. After many failures, he arrived at a composition of paper flock, shellac and collodion, which was widely adopted. Noting the "skin" left after evaporating collodion, he continued his experiments, using nitrocellulose as a base for plastic materials, yet he remained largely ignorant of both chemistry and the dangers of this explosive substance. Independently of Parkes in England, he found that a mixture of nitrocellulose, camphor and a little alcohol could, by heating, be made soft enough to mould but became hard at room temperature. Hyatt's first patent for the material, celluloid, was dated 12 July 1870 (US pat. 105338) and was followed by many others for making domestic and decorative articles of celluloid, replacing more expensive natural materials. Manufacture began at Albany in the winter of 1872–3. In 1881 Hyatt and his brother Isiah Smith floated the Hyatt Pure Water Company. By introducing purifying coagulants into flowing water, they avoided the expense and delay of allowing the water to settle in large tanks before filtration. Many towns and paper and woollen mills adopted the new process, and in 1891 it was introduced into Europe. During 1891–2, Hyatt devised a widely used type of roller bearing. Later inventions included a sugar-cane mill, a multistitch sewing machine and a mill for the cold rolling and straightening of steel shafts. It was characteristic of Hyatt's varied inventions that they achieved improved results at less expense.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsSociety of Chemical Industry Perkin Medal 1914.Bibliography12 July 1870, US patent no. 105,338 (celluloid).Further ReadingObituary, 1920, Chem. Metal. Eng. (19 May).J. Soc. Chem. Ind. for 16 March 1914 and J. Ind. Eng. Chem. for March 1914 carried accounts of Hyatt's achievements, on the occasion of his award of the Perkin Medal of the Society of Chemical Industry in that year.LRD
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