-
1 Vertragsfinanzierung
-
2 Finanzierung (f) aus einer Hand
<Finanz, Vw> one-stop financing, financing package, single financeBusiness german-english dictionary > Finanzierung (f) aus einer Hand
-
3 Finanzierung aus einer Hand
Business german-english dictionary > Finanzierung aus einer Hand
-
4 kertamaksu
finance, business, economy• single premiumfinance, business, economy• single payment• one-time paymentfinance, business, economy• lump payment -
5 sisämarkkinat
finance, business, economy• internal market• Single market -
6 plain-pied
1.
de plain-pied dəplɛ̃pje locution adjective1) ( à un étage)un bâtiment/une maison de plain-pied — a single-storey GB ou single-story US building/house
la cuisine est de plain-pied avec le jardin — the kitchen is at the same level as the garden GB ou yard US
2) ( à égalité)
2.
* * *plɛ̃pje
1. adj(maison) at street-level2. adv(= sans préambule, transition) straightLe monde est entré de plain-pied dans l'ère nucléaire. — The world has gone straight into the nuclear age.
* * *A loc adj1 ( à un étage) un bâtiment de plain-pied a single-storey GB ou single-story US building; une maison de plain-pied a single-storey GB ou single-story US house, a bungalow GB; l'école est de plain-pied the school only has one storey GB ou story US; la cuisine est de plain-pied avec le jardin the kitchen is at the same level as the garden GB ou yard US ou is on a level with the garden GB ou yard US;2 ( à égalité) être de plain-pied avec qn to be on an equal footing with sb.B loc adv entrer de plain-pied dans le monde politique to have an easy passage into the world of politics; passer de plain-pied de la philosophie à la finance to be equally at home discussing philosophy or finance.[plɛ̃pje]de plain-pied locution adverbiale1. [au même niveau]2. [d'emblée]3. [sur un pied d'égalité] -
7 menolippu
yks.nom. menolippu; yks.gen. menolipun; yks.part. menolippua; yks.ill. menolippuun; mon.gen. menolippujen; mon.part. menolippuja; mon.ill. menolippuihinone-way ticket (noun)return (noun)single ticket (noun)* * *finance, business, economy• ticketfinance, business, economy• one-way ticketfinance, business, economy• return ticketfinance, business, economy• single ticket -
8 Finanzlast
Finanzlast
financial burden;
• Finanzleute financial world;
• führende Finanzleute finance leaders;
• führende Finanzleute am Platz top local financial people;
• innovative Finanzlösungen innovative financial solutions;
• Finanzlücke überbrücken to bridge a financing gap;
• Finanzmakler loan agent, loanmonger, money (investment) broker, moneylender;
• führender Finanzmann financial leader;
• Finanzmarkt financial (finance) market, (Schweiz) money market;
• einheitlicher Finanzmarkt single financial market;
• transparente Finanzmärkte transparent financial markets;
• Finanzmarktturbulenzen turbulence on the financial markets;
• Finanzmathematik mathematics of finance;
• Finanzmathematiker financial economist;
• Finanzmiete beweglicher Wirtschaftsgüter finance equipment leasing;
• Finanzminister Minister of Finance, Finance Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer (Br.), Secretary of the Treasury Department (US), Treasury Secretary (US), Treasurer (Australia), revenue minister (Canada);
• Finanzministerium Finance Ministry, Ministry of Finance, Lord Commissioner of the Treasury (Br.), Board of Exchequer (Br.), Treasury [Department] (US), Treasury Board (Br.);
• Finanzmittel financial means, funds;
• Finanzmonopol financial (fiscal) monopoly;
• Finanzoperationen monetary transactions, financial operations;
• Finanzorganisation financial organization;
• Finanzplan [financial] budget, financial program(me);
• Finanzplanung financial planning, budgetary accounting, budgeting;
• mehrjährige Finanzplanung multi-annual financial program(m)ing;
• mittelfristige Finanzplanung medium-term revenue plan;
• Finanzplatz financial centre (Br.) (center, US);
• Finanzpolitik financial (fiscal) policy;
• antizyklische Finanzpolitik compensatory finance;
• extrem defizitäre Finanzpolitik high-deficit financial policy. -
9 система систем·а
1) systemпривести в систему свои наблюдения — to systematize / to classify one's observations
административно-командная система, командно-административная система — administrative-command system, command-administrative system
аналогичная / подобная система — similar system
всеобъемлющая система международного мира и безопасности — comprehensive system of international peace and security
создание всеобъемлющей системы международной безопасности — setting up / establishment of a comprehensive system of international security
двухпартийная система — bypartisan / biparty / two-party / bicameral system
избирательная система — election / electoral system
капиталистическая система, система капитализма — capitalist system
установление в законодательном порядке многопартийной политической системы — institutionalization of pluralist political system
стабильная / устойчивая система — stable system
2) эк. (форма организации чего-л.) systemЕвропейская валютная система — European Monetary System, EMS
"чистая" валютная система (основанная на ключевых валютах без участия золота) — pure key-currency system
застывшая система — ossified / unchanging system
потогонная система — speed up / sweating / sweat-shop system
рыночная система, система свободного рынка — market / free-market system
финансовая система — system of finance, financial system
системы льгот / преференций — preference schemes
система национальных счетов, СНС — System of National Accounts, SNA
система оплаты труда — system of labour payments, wage system
система отчисления взносов — dues "check-off" system
3) (совокупность принципов) systemсистема "промывания мозгов" — brainwashing system
4) (совокупность организаций, учреждений или предприятий) system, networkФедеральная резервная система (США) — Federal Reserve System, FRS
система всеобщего бесплатного больничного и медицинского обслуживания — system of universal free hospital and medical care
5) воен. systemпротиворакетная система с элементами космического базирования — space-based antiballistic missile system
противоспутниковая система, система противоспутниковой обороны — antisatellite system
развёртывание системы МИРВ (ракет с разделяющимися головными частями индивидуального наведения на цель) — mirving
система дальнего обнаружения баллистических ракет — ballistic missile early warning system, BMEWS
система передового базирования — forward-based systems, FBS
система противолодочной обороны, ПЛО — antisubmarine system
системы противоракетной обороны, ПРО — antiballistic missile / ABM systems
системы управления и связи — control and communications centres / systems
-
10 moneda
f.1 coin (pieza).una moneda de diez pesos a ten peso coinpagar a alguien con o en la misma moneda (figurative) to pay somebody back in kindmoneda falsa counterfeit coin2 currency (finance) (divisa).moneda de curso legal legal tendermoneda débil weak currencymoneda extranjera foreign currencymoneda fuerte strong currencymoneda única single currency* * *1 (pieza) coin2 (divisa) currency\pagar a alguien con la misma moneda to pay somebody back in kindser moneda corriente figurado to be commonplacemoneda corriente legal tendermoneda divisionaria/fraccionaria small changemoneda falsa counterfeit moneymoneda fuerte strong currencymoneda suelta small change* * *noun f.1) coin2) currency* * *SF1) (=pieza) coinmoneda menuda, moneda suelta — small change
2) [de un país] currencyel precio es 1.000 pesos, moneda nacional — LAm the price is 1,000 pesos
* * *1)a) ( pieza) coinuna moneda de cinco pesos — a five-peso coin o piece
b) ( de país) currencypagar con la misma moneda — to pay somebody back in kind
* * *= coin, currency [currencies, -pl.].Ex. It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.Ex. Although DOBIS/LIBIS must keep its accounts in a single currency, prices for documents may be entered in foreign currencies.----* cambio de moneda = exchange rate, foreign exchange, currency exchange rate, market rate of exchange, foreign exchange rate, currency rate, rate of exchange, currency exchange.* casa de la moneda = mint.* coleccionista de monedas = coin collector.* fabricación de monedas = coinage, minting.* fracción de moneda = penny, coin denomination.* máquina que funciona con monedas = coin-operated machine.* moneda de cambio = bargaining chip.* moneda de curso legal = legal tender.* moneda de diez centavos = dime.* moneda electrónica = electric money.* moneda extranjera = foreign currency.* moneda nacional = local currency.* monedas = coinage.* moneda única = single currency.* papel moneda = banknote, paper money.* que funciona con monedas = coin-operated, coin-op.* * *1)a) ( pieza) coinuna moneda de cinco pesos — a five-peso coin o piece
b) ( de país) currencypagar con la misma moneda — to pay somebody back in kind
* * *= coin, currency [currencies, -pl.].Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: Although DOBIS/LIBIS must keep its accounts in a single currency, prices for documents may be entered in foreign currencies.* cambio de moneda = exchange rate, foreign exchange, currency exchange rate, market rate of exchange, foreign exchange rate, currency rate, rate of exchange, currency exchange.* casa de la moneda = mint.* coleccionista de monedas = coin collector.* fabricación de monedas = coinage, minting.* fracción de moneda = penny, coin denomination.* máquina que funciona con monedas = coin-operated machine.* moneda de cambio = bargaining chip.* moneda de curso legal = legal tender.* moneda de diez centavos = dime.* moneda electrónica = electric money.* moneda extranjera = foreign currency.* moneda nacional = local currency.* monedas = coinage.* moneda única = single currency.* papel moneda = banknote, paper money.* que funciona con monedas = coin-operated, coin-op.* * *(Palacio de) la Moneda (↑ moneda a1)A1 (pieza) coinuna moneda de dos euros a two-euro coincolecciona monedas antiguas she collects old coinsuna moneda conmemorativa a commemorative coin2 (de un país) currencyuna moneda estable a stable currencyacuñar moneda to mint moneypagar con la misma moneda to pay sb back in kindCompuestos:soft currency(de un país) currency; (cantidad de moneda) currency in circulationconvertible currencycurrencyel dólar es moneda corriente allí the currency there is the dollarser moneda corriente to be an everyday occurrencesoft currencylegal tenderreserve currency( Fin) fractional currency; (dinero suelto) correct o exact changelegal tendersingle currencysingle European currencyB* * *
moneda sustantivo femenino
1
◊ una moneda de cinco pesos a five-peso coin o piece
2
moneda sustantivo femenino
1 coin
2 (de un país) currency
♦ Locuciones: pagar con la misma moneda, to give sb a dose of their own medicine
papel moneda, bank notes
' moneda' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuñar
- cambiar
- cambio
- cara
- circular
- cobre
- convertible
- corona
- cotización
- cruz
- curso
- ducado
- dura
- duro
- emisión
- emitir
- franca
- franco
- introducir
- marco
- me
- papel
- queztal
- recuerdo
- reverso
- suelta
- suelto
- tálero
- vellón
- águila
- borde
- débil
- devaluar
- echar
- florín
- lado
- leyenda
- quinto
- revalorizar
- rodar
- sello
- sol
- tostón
- único
- volado
English:
back
- bit
- coin
- counterfeit
- currency
- dime
- edge
- euro
- face
- flip side
- head
- hold out
- kind
- legal tender
- mint
- money
- nickel
- paper money
- piece
- poof
- pound
- quarter
- reverse
- side
- single currency
- strength
- strike
- strong
- tender
- toss
- twopence
- yen
- flip
- legal
- penny
- slip
* * *moneda nf1. [pieza] coin;una moneda de diez pesos a ten peso coin;RPy monedas: costó 400 y monedas it cost just over 400moneda falsa counterfeit coin;moneda fraccionaria fractional money2. [divisa] currencymoneda convertible convertible currency;moneda corriente legal tender;ser moneda corriente to be commonplace;moneda de curso legal legal tender;moneda débil weak currency;moneda extranjera foreign currency;moneda fiduciaria fiat money;moneda fraccionaria fractional money;moneda fuerte strong currency;moneda nacional national o local currency;UE moneda única single currency3.La Moneda [en Chile] = Chile's presidential palaceLA MONEDAThe “Palacio de la Moneda”, also known simply as La Moneda, is the name of the Chilean Presidential Palace and the seat of the government in the capital, Santiago. Originally built under Spanish colonial rule as the Royal Mint (1805), it became the presidential palace in 1846. It was severely damaged on September 11 1973, when president Salvador Allende attempted to resist the military coup led by General Augusto Pinochet, though the palace was eventually rebuilt, and has now been opened to the public.* * *f1 coin;casa de la moneda mint;ser moneda corriente fig be an everyday occurrence;en la misma moneda fig pay s.o. back in their own coin2 ( divisa) currency* * *moneda nf1) : coin2) : money, currency* * *moneda n1. (pieza) coin2. (unidad) currency -
11 Salazar, Antônio de Oliveira
(1889-1970)The Coimbra University professor of finance and economics and one of the founders of the Estado Novo, who came to dominate Western Europe's longest surviving authoritarian system. Salazar was born on 28 April 1889, in Vimieiro, Beira Alta province, the son of a peasant estate manager and a shopkeeper. Most of his first 39 years were spent as a student, and later as a teacher in a secondary school and a professor at Coimbra University's law school. Nine formative years were spent at Viseu's Catholic Seminary (1900-09), preparing for the Catholic priesthood, but the serious, studious Salazar decided to enter Coimbra University instead in 1910, the year the Braganza monarchy was overthrown and replaced by the First Republic. Salazar received some of the highest marks of his generation of students and, in 1918, was awarded a doctoral degree in finance and economics. Pleading inexperience, Salazar rejected an invitation in August 1918 to become finance minister in the "New Republic" government of President Sidónio Pais.As a celebrated academic who was deeply involved in Coimbra University politics, publishing works on the troubled finances of the besieged First Republic, and a leader of Catholic organizations, Sala-zar was not as modest, reclusive, or unknown as later official propaganda led the public to believe. In 1921, as a Catholic deputy, he briefly served in the First Republic's turbulent congress (parliament) but resigned shortly after witnessing but one stormy session. Salazar taught at Coimbra University as of 1916, and continued teaching until April 1928. When the military overthrew the First Republic in May 1926, Salazar was offered the Ministry of Finance and held office for several days. The ascetic academic, however, resigned his post when he discovered the degree of disorder in Lisbon's government and when his demands for budget authority were rejected.As the military dictatorship failed to reform finances in the following years, Salazar was reinvited to become minister of finances in April 1928. Since his conditions for acceptance—authority over all budget expenditures, among other powers—were accepted, Salazar entered the government. Using the Ministry of Finance as a power base, following several years of successful financial reforms, Salazar was named interim minister of colonies (1930) and soon garnered sufficient prestige and authority to become head of the entire government. In July 1932, Salazar was named prime minister, the first civilian to hold that post since the 1926 military coup.Salazar gathered around him a team of largely academic experts in the cabinet during the period 1930-33. His government featured several key policies: Portuguese nationalism, colonialism (rebuilding an empire in shambles), Catholicism, and conservative fiscal management. Salazar's government came to be called the Estado Novo. It went through three basic phases during Salazar's long tenure in office, and Salazar's role underwent changes as well. In the early years (1928-44), Salazar and the Estado Novo enjoyed greater vigor and popularity than later. During the middle years (1944—58), the regime's popularity waned, methods of repression increased and hardened, and Salazar grew more dogmatic in his policies and ways. During the late years (1958-68), the regime experienced its most serious colonial problems, ruling circles—including Salazar—aged and increasingly failed, and opposition burgeoned and grew bolder.Salazar's plans for stabilizing the economy and strengthening social and financial programs were shaken with the impact of the civil war (1936-39) in neighboring Spain. Salazar strongly supported General Francisco Franco's Nationalist rebels, the eventual victors in the war. But, as the civil war ended and World War II began in September 1939, Salazar's domestic plans had to be adjusted. As Salazar came to monopolize Lisbon's power and authority—indeed to embody the Estado Novo itself—during crises that threatened the future of the regime, he assumed ever more key cabinet posts. At various times between 1936 and 1944, he took over the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of War (Defense), until the crises passed. At the end of the exhausting period of World War II, there were rumors that the former professor would resign from government and return to Coimbra University, but Salazar continued as the increasingly isolated, dominating "recluse of São Bento," that part of the parliament's buildings housing the prime minister's offices and residence.Salazar dominated the Estado Novo's government in several ways: in day-to-day governance, although this diminished as he delegated wider powers to others after 1944, and in long-range policy decisions, as well as in the spirit and image of the system. He also launched and dominated the single party, the União Nacional. A lifelong bachelor who had once stated that he could not leave for Lisbon because he had to care for his aged mother, Salazar never married, but lived with a beloved housekeeper from his Coimbra years and two adopted daughters. During his 36-year tenure as prime minister, Salazar engineered the important cabinet reshuffles that reflect the history of the Estado Novo and of Portugal.A number of times, in connection with significant events, Salazar decided on important cabinet officer changes: 11 April 1933 (the adoption of the Estado Novo's new 1933 Constitution); 18 January 1936 (the approach of civil war in Spain and the growing threat of international intervention in Iberian affairs during the unstable Second Spanish Republic of 1931-36); 4 September 1944 (the Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy and the increasing likelihood of a defeat of the Fascists by the Allies, which included the Soviet Union); 14 August 1958 (increased domestic dissent and opposition following the May-June 1958 presidential elections in which oppositionist and former regime stalwart-loyalist General Humberto Delgado garnered at least 25 percent of the national vote, but lost to regime candidate, Admiral Américo Tomás); 13 April 1961 (following the shock of anticolonial African insurgency in Portugal's colony of Angola in January-February 1961, the oppositionist hijacking of a Portuguese ocean liner off South America by Henrique Galvão, and an abortive military coup that failed to oust Salazar from office); and 19 August 1968 (the aging of key leaders in the government, including the now gravely ill Salazar, and the defection of key younger followers).In response to the 1961 crisis in Africa and to threats to Portuguese India from the Indian government, Salazar assumed the post of minister of defense (April 1961-December 1962). The failing leader, whose true state of health was kept from the public for as long as possible, appointed a group of younger cabinet officers in the 1960s, but no likely successors were groomed to take his place. Two of the older generation, Teotónio Pereira, who was in bad health, and Marcello Caetano, who preferred to remain at the University of Lisbon or in private law practice, remained in the political wilderness.As the colonial wars in three African territories grew more costly, Salazar became more isolated from reality. On 3 August 1968, while resting at his summer residence, the Fortress of São João do Estoril outside Lisbon, a deck chair collapsed beneath Salazar and his head struck the hard floor. Some weeks later, as a result, Salazar was incapacitated by a stroke and cerebral hemorrhage, was hospitalized, and became an invalid. While hesitating to fill the power vacuum that had unexpectedly appeared, President Tomás finally replaced Salazar as prime minister on 27 September 1968, with his former protégé and colleague, Marcello Caetano. Salazar was not informed that he no longer headed the government, but he never recovered his health. On 27 July 1970, Salazar died in Lisbon and was buried at Santa Comba Dão, Vimieiro, his village and place of birth.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Salazar, Antônio de Oliveira
-
12 Historical Portugal
Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims inPortugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and theChurch (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict untilUN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU. -
13 ganar ímpetu
(v.) = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + paceEx. The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.Ex. The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.Ex. This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.Ex. The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.Ex. The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace.* * *(v.) = gather + momentum, gain + impetus, gather + strength, gather + steam, gather + paceEx: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
Ex: The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.Ex: This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza.Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.Ex: The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace. -
14 bloc
bloc [blɔk]masculine nouna. [de pierre, marbre, bois] blockb. [de papier] padf. ( = prison) (inf!) mettre qn au bloc to clap sb in jailg. (locutions)► à bloc• serrer or visser qch à bloc to screw sth up as tight as possible• fermer un robinet à bloc to turn a tap right off► en bloc [acheter, vendre] as a whole ; [refuser, nier] point-blank* * *blɔk
1.
nom masculin1) ( masse solide) block (de of)se retourner tout d'un bloc — to pivot round GB ou around US
2) ( de personnes) group (de of); Politique blocfaire bloc contre quelqu'un — ( s'unir) to unite against somebody; ( être unis) to be united against somebody
3) ( pour écrire) notepad4) (d'actions, de titres) block5) Informatique block
2.
à bloc locution adverbiale [serrer, visser, fermer] tightly; [charger, gonfler] fully
3.
en bloc locution adverbiale ( entièrement) outrightPhrasal Verbs:* * *blɔk nm1) [pierre] block2) [données] INFORMATIQUE block3) (de papier à lettres) pad4) (= ensemble) group, blocken bloc [rejeter, nier, condamner] — out of hand, outright, [adopter] wholesale
5) (bloc opératoire) operating block, theatre block Grande-Bretagnepasser au bloc (= se faire opérer) — to go under the knife
à bloc; serré à bloc — tightened right down
gonflé à bloc (pneus) — fully inflated, fig (= plein de confiance) pumped-up, full of confidence
* * *A nm1 ( masse solide) block (de of); statue faite d'un seul bloc ( en bois) statue made from a single piece of wood; ( en marbre) statue made from a single piece of marble; se retourner tout d'un bloc to pivot round GB ou around US;2 ( de personnes) group (de of); Pol bloc; le bloc socialiste the socialist bloc; faire bloc to side together; faire bloc avec qn to side with sb; faire bloc contre qn ( s'unir) to unite against sb; ( être unis) to be united against sb;3 ( pour écrire) notepad; bloc de papier à lettres writing pad;4 Fin (d'actions, de titres) block (de of);5 Ordinat block;6 ○( prison) nick○.C en bloc loc adv1 ( entièrement) admettre/rejeter/nier qch en bloc to admit/reject/deny sth outright;2 Comm acheter en bloc to buy in bulk.bloc de contrôle controllingGB block; bloc de départ starting block; bloc monétaire monetary block; bloc opératoire surgical unit; bloc optique Aut headlamp GB ou headlight unit; bloc sanitaire toilet block; bloc de touches Ordinat keypool.[blɔk] nom masculina. [en un seul morceau] to be made of a single blockb. [trapu] to be stockily builtc. [direct] to be simple and straightforwardd. [inflexible] to be unyielding2. [de papier] padbloc de bureau/papier desk/writing pad3. INFORMATIQUE4. [installation]a. [salle] operating theatreb. [locaux] surgical unit5. [maisons] block6. [ensemble] blocka. [sociétés] to form a groupingb. [amis, alliés] to stand togetherc. [composants] to form a single wholefaire bloc avec/contre quelqu'un to stand (together) with/against somebodyle bloc des pays de l'Ouest ou occidental the Western Alliance7. ÉCONOMIE & FINANCE————————à bloc locution adverbialene le provoque pas, il est remonté à bloc! leave him alone, he's already wound up!————————en bloc locution adverbialej'ai tout rejeté en bloc I rejected it lock, stock and barrel, I rejected the whole thing -
15 bon
bon, bonne [bɔ̃, bɔn]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <a. good• c'est bon pour ce que tu as ! it'll do you good!• la télévision, c'est bon pour ceux qui n'ont rien à faire television is all right for people who have nothing to do• je suis bon ! I've had it! (inf)• c'est tout bon ! (inf) everything's fineb. ( = agréable) nice• c'était vraiment bon (à manger, à boire) it was delicious• elle est bien bonne celle-là ! that's a good one!• tu en as de bonnes, toi ! (inf) you're kidding! (inf!)c. ( = charitable) kindd. ( = utilisable) okay ; [billet, timbre] valid• est-ce que ce pneu est encore bon ? is this tyre still all right?► bon à• cette eau est-elle bonne à boire ? is this water all right to drink?• ce drap est tout juste bon à faire des mouchoirs this sheet is only fit to be made into handkerchiefse. ( = correct) [solution, méthode, réponse, calcul] right• ça fait un bon bout de chemin ! that's quite a distance!g. (souhaits) bonne année ! happy New Year!• bonne chance ! good luck!• bon courage ! good luck!• bon dimanche ! have a nice Sunday!• bonne route ! safe journey!• bon retour ! safe journey back!• bon voyage ! safe journey!• au revoir et bonne continuation ! goodbye and all the best!2. <• une ville où il fait bon vivre a town that's a good place to live► bon ! ( = d'accord) all right! ; (énervement) right!• bon ! ça suffit maintenant ! right! that's enough!3. <a. ( = personne) les bons et les méchants good people and bad people ; (dans western, conte de fées) the good guys and the bad guys (inf)b. ( = aspect positif) avoir du bon to have its advantages4. <a. ( = servante) maid• je ne suis pas ta bonne ! I'm not your slave!5. <* * *
1.
bonne bɔ̃, bɔn adjectif1) (de qualité, compétent, remarquable, utile) good2) ( gentil) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] niceil est bon, lui! — (colloq) iron it's all very well for him to say that!
3) ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] rightc'est bon, vous pouvez y aller — it's OK, you can go
4) ( utilisable) [billet, bon] validtu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! — you're in line for the dishes tonight!
5) ( dans les souhaits)bonne nuit/chance — good night/luck
bonne journée/soirée! — have a nice day/evening!
2.
les bons et les méchants — good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys (colloq), the goodies and the baddies (colloq) GB
3.
nom masculin1) ( ce qui est de qualité)2) ( sur un emballage) coupon; ( contremarque) voucher3) Finance bond
4.
bon, on va pouvoir y aller — good, we can go
bon, il faut que je parte — right, I must go now
bon, bon, ça va! — OK, OK!
5.
il fait bon — ( à l'extérieur) the weather's mild
6.
Phrasal Verbs:- bon mot- bon sens••* * *bɔ̃, bɔn (bonne)1. adj1) (repas, restaurant) goodLe tabac n'est pas bon pour la santé. — Smoking isn't good for your health.
2) (dans une matière) good3) (= correct) rightIl est arrivé au bon moment. — He arrived at the right moment.
Ce n'est pas la bonne réponse. — That's not the right answer.
avoir tout bon (= faire un sans faute) — to get everything right
4) (= bienveillant, généreux) kindêtre bon envers — to be good to, to be kind to
5) (= valable, utilisable)être bon [ticket] — to be valid, [lait, yaourt] OK to eat, OK
Est-ce que ce yaourt est encore bon? — Is this yoghurt still OK to eat?, Is this yoghurt still OK?
6) (= approprié)C'est bon à savoir. — That's good to know.
à quoi bon? — what's the point?, what's the use?
à quoi bon faire...? — what's the point of doing...?, what's the use of doing...?
bon week-end — have a good weekend, have a nice weekend
8) (intensif)Ça m'a pris 2 bonnes heures. — It took me a good 2 hours.
pour faire bon poids... — for good measure...
2. nm1) (= billet) voucher2)Il y a du bon dans ce qu'il dit. — There's some sense in what he says.
3. nm/fC'est le bon. — It's the right one.
C'est la bonne — It's the right one.
4. advil fait bon — it's nice, The weather is nice.
Il fait bon aujourd'hui. — It's nice today.
sentir bon — to smell good, to smell nice
juger bon de faire... — to think fit to do...
Cette fois, c'est pour de bon. — This time it's for good.
5. exclright!, good!Je pars aux États-Unis la semaine prochaine. - Ah bon? — I'm going to the States next week. - Really?
J'aimerais vraiment que tu viennes! - Bon, d'accord. — I'd really like you to come! - OK then, I will.
Bon, je reste. — Right, I'll stay.
See:* * *A adj1 ( agréable) [repas, aliment, odeur, matelas, douche] good; très bon, ce gâteau! this cake's very good!; viens, l'eau est bonne come on in, the water's lovely ou fine US; ⇒ aventure;2 ( de qualité) [objet, système, hôtel, vacances] good; [livre, texte, style] good; [conseil, métier, travail] good; [santé, vue, mémoire] good; il n'y a rien de bon dans ce film there's nothing good in ou about this film; un bon bâton a good strong stick; de bonnes chaussures good strong shoes; prends un bon pull take a warm jumper; la balle est bonne ( au tennis) the ball is good ou in; tu as de bons yeux pour pouvoir lire ça! you must have good eyesight if you can read that!; à 80 ans, il a encore de bonnes jambes at 80, he can still get around; elle est (bien) bonne, celle-là○! lit ( amusé) that's a good one!; iron ( indigné) I like that!; ⇒ raison, sang, temps;3 ( supérieur à la moyenne) [niveau, qualité, client, quantité] good; il n'est pas bon en latin he's not very good at Latin; une bonne pointure en plus a good size bigger; j'ai attendu un bon moment/deux bonnes heures I waited a good while/a good two hours; une bonne centaine de feuilles a good hundred sheets; elle leur a donné une bonne claque she gave them a good smack; il a bu trois bons verres he's drunk three good ou big glasses; ça fait un bon bout de chemin it's quite a (long) way; voilà une bonne chose de faite! that's that out of the way!; j'ai un bon rhume I've got a rotten cold; nous sommes bons derniers we're well and truly last; elle est arrivée bonne dernière she came well and truly last; ⇒ an, poids;4 ( compétent) [médecin, père, nageur, élève] good; en bon mari/citoyen/écologiste like a good husband/citizen/ecologist; en bon Français (qui se respecte), il passe son temps à râler like all good Frenchmen, he spends his time moaning; en bon fils qu'il est/que tu es like the good son he is/you are; elle n'est bonne à rien she's good for nothing; il n'est pas bon à grand-chose he isn't much use, he's pretty useless; ⇒ ami, prince, rat;5 ( avantageux) good; ce serait une bonne chose it would be a good thing; j'ai cru or jugé bon de faire/que qch soit fait I thought it was a good idea to do/that sth be done; je n'attends rien de bon de cette réforme I don't think any good will come of this reform; il n'est pas toujours bon de dire la vérité it isn't always a good idea to tell the truth; il est/serait bon de faire it is/would be a good thing to do; il serait bon qu'on le leur dise/qu'elles le sachent they ought to be told/to know; c'est bon à savoir that's good to know; c'est toujours bon à prendre it's not to be sneezed at; à quoi bon? what's the use ou point?;6 ( efficace) [remède, climat] good (pour, contre for); prends ça, c'est bon pour or contre la toux take this, it's good for coughs ; ce climat n'est pas bon pour les rhumatisants this climate isn't good for people with rheumatism; ce qui est bon pour moi l'est pour toi if it's good enough for me, it's good enough for you; toutes les excuses lui sont bonnes he'll/she'll use any excuse; tous les moyens lui sont bons pour arriver à ses fins he'll/she'll do anything to get what he/she wants;7 ( destiné) bon pour qch fit for sth; l'eau n'est pas bonne à boire the water isn't fit to drink; ton stylo est bon à jeter or pour la poubelle your pen is fit for the bin GB ou garbage US; c'est tout juste bon pour les chiens! it's only fit for dogs!; tu es bon pour la vaisselle, ce soir! you're in line for the washing up GB ou for doing the dishes tonight!; me voilà bon pour une amende I'm in for a fine○;8 ( bienveillant) [personne, paroles, geste] kind (avec, envers to); [sourire] nice; il est bon avec or pour les animaux he's kind to animals; il a une bonne tête or gueule○ he looks like a nice person ou guy○; un homme bon et généreux a kind and generous man; tu es trop bon avec lui you're too good to him; c'est un bon garçon he's a good lad; ce bon vieil Arthur! good old Arthur!; avoir bon cœur to be good-hearted; tu es bien bon de la supporter it's very good of you to put up with her; vous êtes (bien) bon! iron that's (very) good ou noble of you! iron; il est bon, lui○! iron it's all very well for him to say that!; ⇒ Dieu, figure;9 ( correct) [moment, endroit, numéro, réponse, outil] right; j'ai tout bon à ma dictée○ I've got everything right in GB ou on US my dictation; c'est bon, vous pouvez y aller it's OK, you can go; c'est bon pour les jeunes/riches it's all right for the young/rich;10 ( utilisable) [billet, bon] valid; le lait/pneu/ciment est encore bon the milk/tyre/cement is still all right; le pâté n'est plus bon ( périmé) the pâté is past its sell-by date; ( avarié) the pâté is off; le lait ne sera plus bon demain the milk will have gone off by tomorrow; la colle n'est plus bonne the glue has dried up; le pneu n'est plus bon the tyre GB ou tire US is worn, the tyre GB ou tire US has had it○;11 ( dans les souhaits) [chance, nuit] good; [anniversaire] happy; bon retour! (have a) safe journey back!; bonne journée/soirée! have a nice day/evening!; bon séjour/week-end! have a good ou nice time/weekend!; ⇒ port, pied, race, valet.B nm,f ( personne) mon bon† my good man†; ma bonne† my good woman†; les bons et les méchants good people and bad people; ( au cinéma) the good guys and the bad guys○, the goodies and the baddies○ GB.C nm1 ( ce qui est de qualité) il y a du bon dans cet article there are some good things in this article; il y a du bon et du mauvais chez lui he has good points and bad points; la concurrence peut avoir du bon competition can be a good thing ; la vie de célibataire/sous les tropiques a du bon being single/in the tropics has its advantages;2 Comm, Pub ( sur un emballage) token GB, coupon; ( contremarque) voucher; cadeau gratuit contre 50 bons et deux timbres free gift with 50 tokens GB ou coupons US and two stamps; bon à valoir sur l'achat de voucher valid for the purchase of; échanger un bon contre to redeem a voucher against, to exchange a voucher for;3 Fin bond; bon indexé/convertible indexed/convertible bond.D excl ( satisfaction) good; (accord, concession) all right, OK; (intervention, interruption) right, well; tu as fini? bon, on va pouvoir y aller have you finished? good, then we can go; ‘je vais à la pêche’-‘bon, mais ne reviens pas trop tard’ ‘I'm going fishing’-‘all right ou OK, but don't be back too late’; bon, on va pas en faire un drame○! well, let's not make a fuss about it!; bon, il faut que je parte right, I must go now; bon, allons-y! right ou OK, let's go!; bon, si tu veux well ou OK, if you like; bon, bon, ça va, j'ai compris! OK, OK, I've got it!; bon, changeons de sujet right ou well, let's change the subject; allons bon! oh dear!E adv ça sent bon! that smells good!; il fait bon aujourd'hui/en cette saison the weather's mild today/in this season; il fait bon dans ta chambre it's nice and warm in your room; il fait bon vivre ici it's nice living here; il ne fait pas bon le déranger/s'aventurer dans la région it's not a good idea to disturb him/to venture into the area; ⇒ tenir.F pour de bon loc adv ( vraiment) really; ( définitivement) for good; je vais me fâcher pour de bon I'm going to get really cross; j'ai cru qu'il allait le faire pour de bon I thought he'd really do it; je suis ici pour de bon I'm here for good; tu dis ça pour de bon? are you serious?G bonne nf2 ( plaisanterie) tu en as de bonnes, toi! you must be joking!; il m'en a raconté une bien bonne he told me a good joke.bon ami† boyfriend; bon de caisse certificate of deposit; bon de commande order form; bon à composer final draft; bon de croissance Fin share option, stock option; bon d'échange voucher; bon enfant good-natured; bon d'essence petrol GB ou gas US coupon; bon de garantie guarantee slip; bon garçon nice chap; être bon garçon to be a nice chap; bon de livraison delivery note; bon marché cheap; bon mot witticism; faire un bon mot to make a witty remark (sur about); bon point lit merit point; fig brownie point○; bon de réduction Comm discount voucher; bon à rien good-for-nothing; bon sauvage noble savage; bon sens common sense; avoir du bon sens to have common sense; un peu de bon sens, quoi! use your common sense!; bon teint dyed-in-the-wool ( épith); une féministe/communiste bon teint a dyed-in-the-wool feminist/communist; bon à tirer pass for press; bon de transport travel voucher; bon du Trésor Treasury bill ou bond; bon usage good usage; bon vivant adj jovial; nm bon vivant or viveur; bonne action good deed; bonne amie† girlfriend; bonne d'enfants nanny; bonne femme○ ( femme) woman péj; ( épouse) old lady○, wife; bonne fille nice person; être bonne fille lit to be a nice person; fig [administration, direction] to be helpful; bonne parole word of God; bonne pâte good sort; bonne sœur○ nun; bonne à tout faire pej skivvy○ GB pej, maid; bonnes feuilles advance sheets; bonnes mœurs Jur public decency ¢; bonnes œuvres good works; bons offices good offices; par les bons offices de through the good offices of; offrir ses bons offices to offer one's help and support; s'en remettre aux bons offices de qn to put oneself in the good hands of sb.il m'a à la bonne I'm in his good books.( féminin bonne) [bɔ̃, bɔn] (devant nm commençant par voyelle ou 'h' muet [bɔn]) adjectifA.[QUI CONVIENT, QUI DONNE SATISFACTION]1. [en qualité - film, récolte, résultat, connaissance] goodelle parle un bon espagnol she speaks good Spanish, her Spanish is good2. [qui remplit bien sa fonction - matelas, siège, chaussures, éclairage, freins] good ; [ - cœur, veines, charpente, gestion, investissement] good, soundil a une bonne santé he's in good health, his health is goodune bonne vue, de bons yeux good eyesight4. [compétent] gooden bon professeur, il me reprend lorsque je fais des fautes he corrects my mistakes, as any good teacher wouldêtre/ne pas être bon en maths to be good/bad at mathsnos bons clients our good ou regular customers5. [digne de]bon à: les piles sont bonnes à jeter the batteries can go straight in the bin (UK) ou trash can (US)la table est tout juste bonne à faire du petit bois the table is just about good enough for firewoodje pourrais lui écrire, mais à quoi bon? I could write to her but what would be the point?il y a un restaurant là-bas — c'est bon à savoir there's a restaurant there — that's worth knowing ou that's good to know6. [condamné à]B.[PLAISANT]l'eau du robinet n'est pas bonne the tap water isn't very nice ou doesn't taste very niceavoir une bonne odeur to smell good ou niceviens te baigner, l'eau est bonne! come for a swim, the water's lovely and warm!bon voyage! have a nice ou good trip!bon temps: prendre ou se donner ou se payer (familier) du bon temps to have fun, to have a great ou good time2. [favorable, optimiste - prévisions, présage, nouvelle] goodC.[JUSTE, ADÉQUAT]l'héritage est arrivé au bon moment pour elle the inheritance came at the right time ou at a convenient time for herjuger ou trouver bon de/que to think it appropriate ou fitting to/thatelle n'a pas jugé bon de s'excuser she didn't find that she needed to ou she didn't see fit to apologizeil serait bon de préciser l'heure de la réunion it would be a good thing ou idea to give the time of the meetingcomme/où/quand/si bon vous semble as/wherever/whenever/if you see fitc'est bon pour la santé it's good for you, good for your healthle bon air de la campagne the good ou fresh country air4. (familier & locution)a. [c'est juste] that's right!b. [ça suffit] that'll do!c. [c'est d'accord] OK!D.[MORALEMENT]je suis déjà bien bon de te prêter ma voiture! it's kind ou decent enough of me to lend you my car as it is!tenez, prenez, c'est de bon cœur please have it, I'd love you to3. [amical - relation]4. [brave] goodc'est une bonne petite she's a nice ou good girlet en plus ils boivent, mon bon Monsieur! and what's more they drink, my dear man!E.[EN INTENSIF]1. [grand, gros] goodelle fait un bon 42 she's a 14 or a 16, she's a large 142. [fort, violent]un bon coup [heurt] a hefty ou full blowune bonne fessée a good ou sound spanking3. [complet, exemplaire] goodarriver ou être bon dernier to bring up the rear————————1. [personne vertueuse] good person2. [personne idéale, chose souhaitée] right onea. (familier) [lors d'un recrutement] I think we've got our man at lastb. [lors d'une rencontre amoureuse] I think it's Mister Right at last————————nom masculinles bons et les méchants the goodies and the baddies, the good guys and the bad guys2. [chose de qualité]3. [ce qui est moral]5. FINANCEbon d'épargne savings bond ou certificate————————adverbe1. MÉTÉOROLOGIE————————interjectionbon, où en étais-je? well now ou right ou so, where was I?bon d'accord, allons-y OK then, let's go1. [inutile]je suis trop vieux, je ne suis plus bon à rien I'm too old, I'm useless ou no good now[personne sans valeur] good-for-nothing[personne incompétente] useless individualbon à tirer nom masculin————————bonne femme nom féminin1. [petite fille]2. [femme] woman————————bonne femme locution adjectivale2. COUTURE -
16 changer
changer [∫ɑ̃ʒe]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verba. ( = modifier) to change• ça change tout ! that changes everything!b. ( = remplacer, échanger) to change• changer 100 € contre des livres to change €100 into pounds• changer les draps/une ampoule to change the sheets/a bulbc. ( = déplacer) changer qn/qch de place to move sb/sth (to a different place)d. ( = transformer) changer qch/qn en to turn sth/sb intoe. ( = mettre d'autres vêtements à) changer un enfant/malade to change a child/patientf. ( = procurer un changement à) ils vont en Italie, ça les changera de l'Angleterre ! they're going to Italy, it will make a change for them after England!g. ► changer de to change• changer d'adresse/de voiture to change one's address/car• changer d'avis or d'idée to change one's mind• changer de train/compartiment to change trains/compartments2. intransitive verba. ( = se transformer) to change• changer en bien/mal to change for the better/worsec. ( = procurer un changement) pour changer ! that makes a change!3. reflexive verba. ( = mettre d'autres vêtements) to change• va te changer ! go and change!b. ( = se transformer) se changer en to turn into* * *ʃɑ̃ʒe
1.
1) ( échanger) to exchange [objet] (pour, contre for); to change [secrétaire, emploi] (pour, contre for)2) ( convertir) to change [argent]3) ( remplacer) to change [objet] (par, pour for); to replace [personne] (par, pour with)4) ( déplacer)5) ( modifier) to change6) ( transformer)changer quelque chose/qn en — to turn something/sb into
7) ( rompre la monotonie)ça va le changer de sa vie tranquille à la campagne — it'll be a change from his quiet life in the country
8) ( renouveler les vêtements de) to change
2.
changer de verbe transitif indirectchanger de place — [personne] to change seats ( avec with); [objet] to be moved
quand il m'a vu il a changé de trottoir — when he saw me he crossed over to the other side of the road
changer d'opinion or d'avis — to change one's mind
changer de sexe — to have a sex change; chemise
3.
verbe intransitif1) ( se modifier) [situation, santé, temps] to changeil a changé en bien/mal — he's changed for the better/worse
il y a quelque chose de changé dans leur comportement — there's something different about their behaviour [BrE]
2) ( être remplacé) [personne, livre] to be changed; [horaire] to change
4.
se changer verbe pronominal1) ( mettre d'autres vêtements) to get changed2) ( se transformer)se changer en — to turn ou change into
••* * *ʃɑ̃ʒe1. vt1) (= modifier) to change2) (= remplacer) [draps, ampoule] to change, [produit défectueux] to exchangeJ'ai changé les draps ce matin. — I changed the sheets this morning.
Il est légèrement endommagé, va le changer. — It's slightly damaged, go and exchange it.
3) FINANCE, [argent] to changeJ'ai changé trois cents euros. — I changed 300 euros.
4) (= rhabiller) [malade, bébé] to changechanger qn/qch de place — to move sb/sth to another place
2. viIl n'a pas beaucoup changé. — He hasn't changed much.
Il a changé en bien. — He has changed for the better.
changer de (= remplacer) [adresse, nom, voiture] — to change, (= permuter) [côté, place, train] to change + npl (= modifier) to change
Il a de nouveau changé de voiture. — He has changed his car again.
Il faudra changer de train. — We'll have to change trains.
Il a changé de place avec Thierry. — He changed places with Thierry.
changer de vitesse AUTOMOBILES — to change gear
Si on changeait de couleur? — What about a change of colour?, How about changing the colour?
Il a changé de couleur. — It changed colour.
Appelle-moi si tu changes d'avis. — Give me a ring if you change your mind.
* * *changer verb table: mangerA vtr1 ( échanger) to exchange [objet] (pour, contre for); to change [secrétaire, emploi] (pour, contre for); j'ai changé ma bicyclette pour un ordinateur I've exchanged my bicycle for a computer; changer un billet de 10 euros en pièces de 1 euro to change a 10-euro note into 1-euro coins; on m'a changé mon assistant I've been given a new assistant;2 ( convertir) to change [argent]; to cash [chèque de voyage]; vous pouvez changer jusqu'à 1 000 euros you can change up to 1,000 euros; changer des euros en dollars to change euros into dollars;3 ( remplacer) to change [objet, décoration] (par, pour for); to replace [personne] (par, pour with);4 ( déplacer) changer qch de place to move sth; changer un employé de poste to move an employee (to another position); ils ont changé les livres de place they've moved the books round GB ou around US; changer un livre d'étagère to move a book to another shelf; ⇒ épaule;5 ( modifier) to change [plan, attitude, habitudes, texte]; cette coiffure te change you look different with your hair like that; (mais) ça change tout! that changes everything!; qu'est-ce que ça change? what difference does it make?; il n'a pas changé une virgule au texte he didn't change a single comma in the text; tu as changé quelque chose à ta coiffure you've done something different with your hair; cela ne change rien à mes sentiments that doesn't change the way I feel; ça n 'a rien changé à mes habitudes it hasn't changed my habits in any way; cela ne change rien (à l'affaire) that doesn't make any difference; cela ne change rien au fait que that doesn't alter the fact that; tu n'y changerais rien there's nothing you can do about it; on ne peut rien y changer, on n'y peut rien changer fml we can't do anything about it; changer sa voix to disguise one's voice;6 ( transformer) changer qch/qn en to turn sth/sb into; essayer de changer le plomb en or to try to turn lead into gold; elle a été changée en statue she was turned into a statue; changer un prince en crapaud to turn a prince into a toad;7 ( rompre la monotonie) cela nous change de la pluie/du poulet it makes a change from the rain/from chicken; ça va le changer de sa vie tranquille à la campagne it'll be a change from his quiet life in the country; pour changer j'ai fait de l'oie I've cooked a goose (just) for a change; pour changer nous allons en Espagne cet été for a change we are going to Spain this summer; pour ne pas changer as usual; pour ne pas changer elle est en retard she's late as usual; ⇒ idée;8 ( renouveler les vêtements de) to change.B changer de vtr ind1 ( quitter) changer de to change; changer de main lit, fig to change hands; changer de profession/travail to change professions/jobs; changer de position to change position; changer de place [personne] to change seats (avec with); [objet] to be moved, to move; changer de chaussures/vêtements to change one's shoes/clothes; nous avons changé de route au retour we came back by a different route; changer de rue/quartier to move to another street/district; changer d'adresse to move to a new address, to change address; quand il m'a vu il a changé de trottoir when he saw me he crossed over to the other side of the road; elle change d'amant/de bonne tous les mois she has a new lover/maid every month; changer d'opinion or d'avis to change one's mind; à cette nouvelle, il a changé de tête or visage at this news, his expression changed; changeons de sujet let's change the subject; changer de propriétaire [maison, immeuble] to have a change of owner; changer de locataire [propriétaire] to get a new tenant; il a changé de caractère he's changed; changer de sexe to have a sex change; ⇒ chemise, disque;C vi1 ( se modifier) [situation, santé, temps] to change; il ne change pas, il est toujours le même he never changes, he's always the same; rien n'avait changé nothing had changed; il a changé en bien/mal he's changed for the better/worse; il y a quelque chose de changé ici/dans leur comportement there's something different here/about their behaviourGB;2 ( être remplacé) [personne, livre] to be changed; [horaire] to change.D se changer vpr1 ( mettre d'autres vêtements) to get changed, to change; je vais me changer et j'arrive I'm just going to get changed and I'll be with you; si tu sors, change-toi if you're going out, get changed first;2 ( se transformer) se changer en [personne, animal] to turn ou change into; se changer en citrouille to turn into a pumpkin; on ne se change pas people can't change.changer d'air to have a change of air; changer du tout au tout to change completely.[ʃɑ̃ʒe] verbe transitif (auxiliaire avoir)je désire faire changer l'ordre du jour de la réunion I would like to propose some changes to the agenda of today's meetingmais ça change tout! ah, that makes a big difference!2. [remplacer - installation, personnel] to change, to replace ; [ - roue, ampoule, drap etc.] to change4. [troquer]j'aime mieux ton écharpe, on change? I like your scarf better, shall we swap?5. [transformer]6. [transférer]changer quelqu'un de poste/service to transfer somebody to a new post/department7. (familier) [désaccoutumer]pars en vacances, ça te changera un peu (familier) you should go away somewhere, it'll be a change for youenfin un bon spectacle, ça nous change des inepties habituelles! (familier) a good show at last, that makes a change from the usual nonsense!viens, ça te changera les idées come along, it'll take your mind off things8. [bébé] to change————————[ʃɑ̃ʒe] verbe intransitif (auxiliaire avoir)1. [se modifier - personne, temps, tarif etc.] to changechanger en bien/mal to change for the better/worse2. TRANSPORTS [de métro, de train] to change3. [être remplacé] to change————————[ʃɑ̃ʒe] verbe intransitif(auxiliaire être) [malade, personnalité] to change————————changer de verbe plus prépositiona. [personne] to move to a new addressb. [commerce] to move to new premiseschanger de nom/nationalité to change one's name/nationalitychanger de partenaire [en dansant, dans un couple] to change partnersa. [une fois] to change channelsb. [constamment] to zapchanger d'avis ou d'idée to change one's mindelle m'a fait changer d'avis she changed ou made me change my mindtu vas changer de ton, dis! don't take that tone with me!a. [généralement] to change directionb. [vent] to changea. [au tennis, au ping-pong] change ou switch sidesb. [dans un lit] turn over————————se changer verbe pronominal(emploi réfléchi) [s'habiller] to get changed————————se changer en verbe pronominal plus prépositionto change ou to turn into————————pour changer locution adverbiale————————pour ne pas changer locution adverbiale -
17 Wechsel
Wechsel m 1. BANK draft, dft; 2. FIN promise to pay, bill, bill of exchange, B/E, note, (infrml) paper; 3. KOMM migration • einen Wechsel akzeptieren RECHT accept a bill • einen Wechsel honorieren FIN (AE) honor a bill, (BE) honour a bill • einen Wechsel mit Akzept versehen RECHT accept a bill • einen Wechsel zur Annahme vorlegen BANK present a bill for acceptance • einen Wechsel zur Diskontierung vorlegen BANK present a bill for discount* * *m 1. < Bank> draft (dft) ; 2. < Finanz> promise to pay, bill, bill of exchange (B/E), note, paper infrml ■ einen Wechsel akzeptieren < Recht> accept a bill ■ einen Wechsel honorieren < Finanz> honor a bill (AE), honour a bill (BE) ■ einen Wechsel mit Akzept versehen < Recht> accept a bill ■ einen Wechsel zur Annahme vorlegen < Bank> present a bill for acceptance ■ einen Wechsel zur Diskontierung vorlegen < Bank> present a bill for discount* * *Wechsel
(Abwechslung) [inter]change, alternation, turn, (Austausch) exchange, barter, (Bilanz) bills in hand, bill holdings, bills receivable (US), (Tratte) bill [of exchange], draft, paper, (Umschwung) reversal;
• bei Ablauf des Wechsels when the bill matures;
• abgelaufener Wechsel bill overdue;
• akzeptierter Wechsel accepted bill (draft);
• nicht akzeptierter Wechsel unaccepted (dishono(u)red) bill, bill dishono(u)red by non-acceptance;
• angekaufter Wechsel discounted bill;
• angenommener Wechsel accepted (hono(u)red) bill;
• ankaufsfähige Wechsel (Landeszentralbank) bills eligible for discount (rediscount, US);
• noch nicht vollständig ausgefüllter Wechsel inchoate bill (Br.);
• ausgestellter Wechsel issued (drawn) bill;
• ausländischer Wechsel bill in foreign currency, foreign bill (note);
• ausstehende Wechsel (Bilanz) bills outstanding;
• avalierter Wechsel backed (guaranteed) bill of exchange;
• bankfähiger Wechsel bank[able] (eligible, US) bill;
• nicht bankfähiger Wechsel non-negotiable paper, non-eligible bill (US);
• befristeter Wechsel sight draft;
• begebener Wechsel negotiated (drafted) bill (note);
• durch Effekten besicherter Wechsel security bill, collateral note (US);
• bezahlter Wechsel discharged bill;
• bundesbankfähiger Wechsel bill eligible for rediscount (US);
• diskontfähiger Wechsel bankable (discountable) bill (note), eligible bill of exchange, eligible paper (US);
• nicht diskontfähiger Wechsel unbankable paper;
• diskontierter Wechsel discounted bill;
• nicht diskontierter Wechsel undiscounted bill;
• domizilierter Wechsel domiciliated (domiciled, addressed, indirect) bill, domiciled bill of exchange;
• eigener Wechsel promissory note, note of hand (Br.);
• begebbarer eigener Wechsel negotiable note;
• trassiert eigener Wechsel house draft (bill);
• eingelöster Wechsel hono(u)red bill;
• nicht eingelöster Wechsel unpaid (dishono(u)red) bill, unpaid note;
• vor Verfallzeit eingelöster Wechsel anticipated bill of exchange, retired bill (US);
• einwandfreier Wechsel approved (clean) bill;
• den Anforderungen der Notenbank entsprechender Wechsel eligible paper (bill) (US);
• erstklassiger Wechsel first-rate bill, first-class (white) paper, fine (Br.) (prime, US) bill;
• fälliger Wechsel bill (note) due, bill to mature,expired (matured, payable) bill, (Bilanz) note (bill) payable (US);
• in Kürze fällige Wechsel bills about to mature;
• noch nicht fälliger Wechsel unexpired bill;
• falscher Wechsel forged bill, counterfeited bill of exchange;
• fauler Wechsel worthless (queer, query) bill;
• feiner Wechsel fine (Br.) (prime, US) bill, first-class (good) paper;
• fiktiver (fingierter) Wechsel bogus (pro forma, accommodation) bill, fictitious bill (Br.), windmill;
• fliegender Wechsel flying change;
• im Außenhandel gebrauchter Wechsel outland bill (Br.);
• gefälschter Wechsel forged bill, counterfeited bill of exchange;
• durch Werterhöhung gefälschter Wechsel raised bill (US);
• verloren gegangener Wechsel lost bill of exchange;
• zur Annahme geschickter Wechsel bill out for acceptance;
• durch Effekten gesicherter Wechsel security bill;
• nach dato zahlbar gestellter Wechsel draft after date;
• gezogener Wechsel drawn bill, draft;
• auf das Ausland gezogener Wechsel foreign bill;
• gegen Getreideverschiffungen gezogener Wechsel grain bill;
• auf die eigene Niederlassung gezogener Wechsel pig on pork (Br.);
• girierter Wechsel indorsed (made, Br.) bill;
• noch nicht girierter Wechsel original bill;
• handelsfähiger Wechsel negotiable bill;
• honorierter Wechsel hono(u)red bill;
• indossierter Wechsel indorsed (made, Br.) bill;
• inländischer Wechsel domestic bill of exchange;
• kurzfristiger Wechsel short-dated (-sighted) bill, short[-dated] exchange, short[-sighted] (short-dated) paper, short-term note;
• landeszentralbankfähiger Wechsel rediscountable (eligible, US) bill;
• langer Wechsel long-dated bill;
• langfristiger Wechsel long[-dated] bill, long draft, finance bill;
• laufende Wechsel bills to mature;
• auf den Inhaber lautender Wechsel bill made out to bearer;
• auf Order lautender Wechsel bill made out to order;
• auf englische Pfund lautender Wechsel sterling bill;
• auf eine fremde Währung lautender Wechsel foreign currency bill;
• lombardierter Wechsel bill pledged as security for an advance, pawned bill;
• Not leidender Wechsel overdue (dishono(u)red) bill, bill held over, bill in suspense (distress);
• offener Wechsel blank bill;
• prolongierter Wechsel renewed note;
• protestierter Wechsel bill noted for protest, dishono(u)red (protested) bill;
• quittierter Wechsel receipted bill of exchange;
• reiner (schlichter) Wechsel clean bill of exchange;
• sicherungsübereigneter Wechsel pawned bill of exchange;
• trassierter Wechsel draft, drawn bill [of exchange];
• trockener Wechsel promissory note, note of hand;
• domizilierter trockener Wechsel domicilated promissory note;
• überfälliger Wechsel bill overdue, past due bill (note);
• durch Indossament übertragbarer Wechsel negotiable bill;
• umlaufender Wechsel circulating bill, bill in circulation;
• unakzeptierter Wechsel dishono(u)red bill;
• unbegebbarer Wechsel nonnegotiable bill (US);
• unbezahlter (uneingelöster) Wechsel dishono(u)red (unpaid) bill, bill in suspense;
• ungedeckter Wechsel uncovered bill (note), bill not provided for, kite (Br.);
• unsicherer Wechsel dubious paper;
• unterschriebener Wechsel signed bill;
• unverstempelter Wechsel unstamped bill;
• verfallener Wechsel past due bill, bill payable, payable (matured) bill;
• verpfändeter Wechsel pawned bill of exchange;
• verstempelter Wechsel stamped bill;
• vorausdatierter Wechsel postdated bill;
• vorgekommener Wechsel bill presented for payment;
• zum Akzept vorzulegender Wechsel acceptance bill;
• zur Zahlung vorzulegender Wechsel payment bill;
• weiterbegebener (weitergegebener) Wechsel negotiated (rediscounted) bill;
• fällig werdender Wechsel bill to mature;
• im Ausland zahlbarer Wechsel foreign bill;
• an den Inhaber zahlbarer Wechsel bill payable to bearer;
• in London zahlbare Wechsel enfaced papers (Br.);
• an Order zahlbarer Wechsel bill payable to order;
• zu zahlende Wechsel bills payable;
• zentralbankfähiger Wechsel rediscountable (eligible, US) bill;
• nicht zentralbankfähiger Wechsel noneligible paper (US);
• zurückgenommener Wechsel returned bill;
• Wechsel gegen Abtretung der Warenforderung bill on goods, value bill;
• turnusmäßiger Wechsel im Amt rotation in office;
• Wechsel des Arbeitsplatzes change of employment;
• Wechsel in mehrfacher Ausfertigung bills in a set;
• Wechsel der halben Belegschaft innerhalb eines Jahres turnover of fifty per cent of the employees in a year;
• Wechsel in der Betriebsführung change in the management, management turnover;
• Wechsel zum Diskont bill for discount;
• Wechsel gegen Dokumente bill of exchange against documents;
• Wechsel mit Dokumenten documentary draft;
• Wechsel in Duplikat set of exchange;
• Wechsel des Gerichtsstandes change of venue;
• Wechsel dritter Güter third-class paper;
• Wechsel ohne Indossament single-name paper (US);
• Wechsel zum Inkasso bill to be encashed (for encashment), bill for collection;
• Wechsel der Jahreszeiten rotation of the seasons;
• Wechsel mit bestimmter Laufzeit time bill (draft);
• Wechsel mit anhängenden Papieren bill with documents attached;
• Wechsel auf Plätze des europäischen Kontinents continental bills (Br.);
• Wechsel und Schecks bills and checks (US) (cheques, Br.);
• Wechsel auf Sicht bill payable at sight (on demand), demand draft;
• Wechsel auf kurze Sicht short (short-sighted) bill, short paper;
• Wechsel mit nur einer Unterschrift single-name paper (US);
• Wechsel mit zwei Unterschriften double-name paper (US);
• eigener Wechsel mit Unterwerfungsklausel cognovit note (US);
• Wechsel im Vorstand change in the management (directorate), management change;
• Wechsel in ausländischer Währung bill in foreign currency, currency bill (Br.);
• Wechsel über empfangene Ware bona-fide bill;
• Wechsel mit unrichtigem Wortlaut wrongly drafted (worded) bill;
• Wechsel abgeben to dispose of a bill;
• Wechsel akzeptieren to accept (hono(u)r) a bill;
• Wechsel nicht akzeptieren to dishono(u)r a bill by non-acceptance;
• Wechsel nicht annehmen to refuse the acceptance of a bill;
• Deckung für einen Wechsel anschaffen to provide cover for a bill;
• Wechsel aufkaufen to buy up (do, Br.) bills;
• Wechsel zu hohem Diskont aufkaufen to shave (US sl.);
• Wechsel ausfertigen to make out (issue) a bill;
• Wechsel doppelt ausfertigen to draw a bill of exchange in duplicate;
• Verfalltag eines Wechsels ausrechnen to compute a bill;
• Wechsel ausstellen to make out a bill of exchange (note), to give a bill of exchange;
• laufenden Wechsel ausstellen to make out a bill payable thirty days (d/d);
• Wechsel in zwei Ausfertigungen ausstellen to draw bills in sets of two;
• Wechsel an Order ausstellen to make a bill payable to order;
• Wechsel avalieren to guarantee a bill;
• Wechsel avisieren to advise a bill;
• Wechsel begeben to issue (give, negotiate) a bill;
• ungedeckten Wechsel begeben to fly a kite (Br.);
• Wechsel begleichen to discharge (hono(u)r, meet) a bill;
• Inkasso eines Wechsels besorgen to attend to the collection of (undertake to collect) a bill;
• Wechsel bezahlen to take up (hono(u)r, meet pay) a bill;
• mit einem Wechsel bezahlen to pay by means of a bill;
• Wechsel vor Fälligkeit bezahlen to take up a bill under rebate[ment] (Br.);
• für einen Wechsel bürgen to act as surety for a bill;
• Wechsel decken to furnish a bill with security, to provide cover for a bill, to answer a bill of exchange, to hono(u)r a bill;
• Wechsel diskontieren to discount a bill, to take up a bill under rebate (Br.);
• Wechsel domizilieren to domiciliate a bill;
• Wechsel durchstreichen to cancel a bill;
• Wechsel einkassieren to collect (cash) a bill;
• Zahlung eines Wechsels einklagen to sue on a bill;
• Wechsel einlösen to hono(u)r (answer) a bill [of exchange], to meet (cash, draw in, pay, take up, discharge, clear, remit) a bill, to hono(u)r a draft, to make good on a note;
• Wechsel bei Fälligkeit einlösen to collect (take up) a bill (draft) when due, to protect a bill at maturity, to pay a bill of exchange at maturity;
• Wechsel vor Fälligkeit einlösen to anticipate (retire) a bill;
• Wechsel nicht einlösen to leave a bill unpaid (unprotected), to dishono(u)r a bill by non-acceptance;
• Wechsel unter Protesterhebung einlösen to pay a bill under protest;
• Wechsel bei Verfall einlösen to hono(u)r (protect) a bill at maturity;
• Wechsel zum Diskont (zur Zahlung) einreichen to offer (tender) a bill for discount;
• Wechsel einziehen to collect (cash) a bill;
• Wechsel fälschen to forge a bill (promissory note);
• Wechsel garantieren to guarantee (guaranty) a bill;
• Wechsel aus der Hand geben to deliver a bill;
• Wechsel um Inkasso geben to have a bill collected;
• Wechsel mangels Zahlung zu Protest geben to have a bill protested for want of payment;
• mit der Bezahlung eines Wechsels in Verzug geraten to default in paying a note;
• Wechsel girieren to endorse (indorse, circulate) a bill [of exchange];
• Rückseite eines Wechsels girieren to inscribe across the face of a bill;
• Wechsel Eingang vorbehalten gutschreiben to enter a bill short;
• Wechsel im Umlauf haben to keep bills afloat;
• Wechsel zum Diskont hereinnehmen to accept bills for discount;
• Wechsel zum Einzug hereinnehmen to accept bills for collection (discount);
• Wechsel honorieren to take up (hono(u)r, redeem, cash, meet) a bill, to pay due hono(u)r to a draft, to answer a bill of exchange;
• Wechsel nicht honorieren to dishono(u)r a bill, to return a bill unpaid;
• Wechsel indossieren to endorse (indorse) a bill;
• Wechsel kassieren to collect (cash) a bill, to take up a bill;
• Wechsel diskontieren lassen to give a bill on discount, to get a bill discounted;
• Wechsel von einer Bank diskontieren lassen to lodge a note in a bank for discount;
• Wechsel Not leiden lassen to keep a bill in suspense;
• Wechsel zu Protest gehen lassen to cause a bill to be noted;
• Wechsel zurückgehen lassen to return a bill protested;
• Wechsel unbezahlt zurückgehen lassen to return a bill unpaid;
• Wechsel lombardieren to pledge a bill as security for a loan, to pawn a bill;
• Wechsel zahlbar machen to domiciliate a bill, to make a bill payable;
• Wechsel prolongieren to hold over a bill, to extend (renew) a bill of exchange, to grant a renewal (accord a respite for payment) of a draft, to enlarge the payment of a bill;
• Wechsel protestieren to protest a bill, to note [down] a bill (draft);
• Wechsel mangels Annahme protestieren to protest a bill for non-acceptance;
• Wechsel rediskontieren to rediscount a bill;
• Wechsel retournieren to return a bill to drawer;
• Wechsel in Umlauf setzen to give currency to (issue) a bill;
• Wechsel sperren to stop a bill;
• Wechsel an Order stellen to make a bill payable to order;
• Wechsel zahlbar stellen to domiciliate a bill;
• Betrag durch Wechsel übermachen to return an amount by bill of exchange;
• Wechsel zum Inkasso übernehmen to undertake the collection (cashing) of a bill;
• Wechsel überprüfen to inspect a bill;
• Wechsel zum Inkasso übersenden to remit a bill for collection;
• Wechsel übertragen to remit a bill;
• Wechsel unterschreiben to sign a bill;
• Wechsel verlängern to prolong (renew, hold over) a bill;
• Wechsel mit Bürgschaft versehen to furnish a bill with security (surety), to guarantee (guaranty) a bill;
• Wechsel mit Giro versehen to indorse a bill;
• Wechsel mit Sicht versehen to sight a bill;
• Wechsel mit einem Zusatz versehen to enface a bill with a memorandum;
• Wechsel verstempeln to furnish a bill with a stamp;
• Annahme eines Wechsels verweigern to dishono(u)r a bill, to dishono(u)r a draft by non-acceptance;
• Wechsel vorausdatieren to antedate a bill;
• Wechsel zur Annahme vorlegen to present a bill (draft) for acceptance;
• Wechsel zur Einlösung vorlegen to present a bill for payment, to collect on a note;
• Wechsel erneut vorlegen to represent a bill;
• Wechsel zur Zahlung vorlegen to collect on a note, to present a bill for payment;
• Inkasso eines Wechsels vornehmen to undertake the collection of a bill;
• Wechsel zur Zahlung vorzeigen to present a bill for payment;
• Wechsel weitergeben to negotiate a bill;
• Wechsel ziehen to draw (value, make out, issue, pass) a bill;
• Wechsel auf lange (kurze) Zeit ziehen to draw at long (short) date;
• Wechsel unbezahlt zurückgeben to return a bill unpaid;
• Wechsel mit Akzept zurückschicken to return a bill accepted;
• Wechsel mit Protest zurückschicken to return a bill of exchange protested;
• Wechsel zurückübertragen to endorse back a bill of exchange;
• Wechselabrechnung discount liquidation;
• Wechselabschrift copy (transcript) of a bill [of exchange];
• Wechselabteilung bill (discount) department;
• Wechselagent bill broker;
• Wechselagio discount, premium on exchange;
• Wechselakzept acceptance of a bill, (Warenakzept) trade acceptance;
• Wechselakzeptant acceptor of a bill;
• Wechselallonge rider;
• nachträgliche Wechseländerung material alteration of a bill (Br.);
• Wechselanhang rider;
• Wechselannahme acceptance of a bill;
• verweigerte Wechselannahme default of acceptor, dishono(u)red acceptance;
• Wechselarbitrage arbitration of exchange, arbitrage in bills [of exchange], bill jobbing (Br.), jobbing in bills (Br.);
• Wechselarbitrage über mehrere Plätze cross exchange (Br.);
• Wechselarbitrageur jobber in bills;
• Wechselarchiv bill file;
• Wechselausfertigung drafting of a bill;
• zweite Wechselausfertigung second [of exchange] bill;
• Wechselausgabe issue of a bill of exchange;
• Wechselaussteller drawer (giver) of a bill, maker, notemaker (US);
• Wechselausstellung issue of a bill of exchange;
• Wechselbank acceptance house;
• Wechselbegebung negotiating (negotiation, delivery of) a bill of exchange;
• Wechselbesitzer billholder, holder of a note, noteholder;
• Wechselbestände bills, (Bilanz) bills in hand, billholdings, bill case (Br.), paper holdings (discounts), bills receivable (US);
• Wechsel- und Scheckbestände bills and checks, (Bilanz) drafts and cheques in hand (Br.);
• unmittelbare Wechselbeteiligte immediate parties to a bill;
• Wechselbetrag value;
• Wechselbeziehung zwischen den Steuersystemen interactions between the tax systems;
• Wechselbezogener drawer of a bill, payor;
• Wechselblankett blank (skeleton) bill;
• Wechselbuch bill ledger, draft book (Br.), note register (US), discount ledger, bills-receivable book (US), (Verfallbuch) bills-payable book (US);
• Wechselbuch für Inkassowechsel bill for collection book;
• Wechselbürge giver of guarantee, guarantor for a bill of exchange, bill surety, backer. -
18 fondo
m.1 bottom.doble fondo false bottomsin fondo bottomlesssu popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom2 back.3 depth.tener un metro de fondo to be one meter deep4 background.sobre fondo negro on a black backgroundal fondo in the background5 heart, bottom.llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom ofel problema de fondo the underlying problemla cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue6 fund (finance) (de dinero).a fondo perdido non-returnablerecaudar fondos to raise fundsfondo de amortización sinking fundfondo de comercio goodwillfondo común kittyfondo de garantía de depósito deposit guarantee fundfondo de inversión investment fundfondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fundfondo de pensiones pension fundfondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly7 catalog, collection.fondo editorial backlist8 reason, basis (fundamento).9 substance.10 stamina (sport) (resistencia).de fondo long-distancede medio fondo middle-distance11 petticoat (combinación). (Colombian Spanish, Mexican Spanish)12 core, root, bottom.13 bed, lowest part.* * *1 (parte más baja) bottom2 (parte más lejana) end, back3 (segundo término) background4 (profundidad) depth5 (aguante) stamina6 FINANZAS fund7 (de libros etc) stock\a fondo perdido nonrecoverable, nonreturnablede... en fondo... abreasten el fondo figurado deep down, at heartreunir fondos to raise fundsfondo común kittyfondo de inversión investment fundfondo de pensiones pension fundFondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fundfondo del mar sea bedfondo y forma form and substancefondos bloqueados frozen assetsfondos disponibles available funds, liquid assetsfondos públicos public funds* * *noun m.1) bottom2) back, rear3) background4) fund* * *SM1) [parte inferior] [de caja, botella, lago, mar] bottom; [de río] bed•
los bajos fondos — the underworld•
una maletín con doble fondo — a case with a false bottom, a false-bottomed case•
irse al fondo — to sink to the bottom•
sin fondo — bottomlessla economía tocó fondo y el gobierno tuvo que devaluar la moneda — the economy reached o hit rock bottom and the government had to devalue the currency
hemos tocado fondo y todo indica que la recuperación está muy próxima — the market has bottomed out and all the indications are that a recovery is just around the corner
2) [parte posterior] [de pasillo, calle, nave] end; [de habitación, armario] back•
al fondo, su oficina está al fondo a la izquierda — her office is at the end on the left3) (=profundidad) [de cajón, edificio, bañera] depth¿cuánto tiene de fondo el armario? — how deep is the wardrobe?
•
tener mucho fondo — to be deep4) (=lo fundamental)en el fondo de esta polémica late el miedo al cambio — at the heart o bottom of this controversy lies a fear of change
•
la cuestión de fondo — the basic o fundamental issueel problema de fondo — the basic o fundamental o underlying problem
•
la forma y el fondo — form and contentartículo 2)•
llegar al fondo de la cuestión — to get to the bottom of the matter5) (=segundo plano) backgroundla historia transcurre sobre un fondo de creciente inquietud social — the story takes place against a background of growing social unrest
•
música de fondo — background music•
ruido de fondo — background noisefondo de escritorio, fondo de pantalla — (Inform) (desktop) wallpaper
6)•
a fondo —a) [como adj]•
una limpieza a fondo — a thorough cleanb) [como adv]no conoce a fondo la situación del país — he does not have a thorough o an in-depth knowledge of the country's situation
la policía investigará a fondo lo ocurrido — the police will conduct a thorough investigation of what happened
he estudiado a fondo a los escritores del Siglo de Oro — I have studied Golden Age writers in great depth
•
emplearse a fondo, tuvo que emplearse a fondo para disuadirlos — he had to use all his skill to dissuade themel equipo deberá emplearse a fondo para derrotar a sus adversarios — the team will have to draw on all its resources to beat their opponents
7)•
en el fondo —a) (=en nuestro interior) deep downen el fondo, es buena persona — deep down he's a good person, he's a good person at heart
•
en el fondo de su corazón — in his heart of hearts, deep downb) (=en realidad) reallylo que se debatirá en la reunión, en el fondo, es el futuro de la empresa — what is actually o really going to be debated in the meeting is the future of the company
la verdad es que en el fondo, no tengo ganas — to be honest, I really don't feel like it
en el fondo no quiere irse — when it comes down to it, he doesn't want to leave
c) (=en lo fundamental) fundamentally, essentiallyen el fondo ambos sistemas son muy parecidos — fundamentally o essentially, both systems are very similar
8) (Dep)•
carrera de fondo — long-distance race•
esquí de fondo — cross-country skiing•
corredor de medio fondo — middle-distance runner•
pruebas de medio fondo — middle-distance events9) (=dinero) (Com, Econ) fund; [en póker, entre amigos] pot, kittycontamos con un fondo de 150.000 euros para becas — we have at our disposal a budget of 150,000 euros for grants
su padre le ha prestado bastante dinero a fondo perdido — his father has given him quite a lot of money on permanent loan
Fondo de Compensación Interterritorial — system of financial redistribution between the autonomous regions of Spain
fondo ético — (Econ) ethical investment fund
10) pl fondos (=dinero) funds•
recaudar fondos — to raise funds•
estar sin fondos — to be out of funds, be broke *cheque o talón sin fondos — bounced cheque, rubber check (EEUU)
11) (=reserva) [de biblioteca, archivo, museo] collection12) (=carácter) nature, dispositionde fondo jovial — of cheery o cheerful disposition, cheerful-natured
13) (Dep) (=resistencia) stamina15) Méx•
con o de fondo — serious•
medio fondo — slip17) And (=finca) country estate18) Chile (Culin) large pot ( to feed a large number of people)* * *1)a) ( parte más baja) bottomb) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) backestaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room
c) ( profundidad)d) ( de edificio) depthe) (en cuadro, fotografía) background2)a) (Lit) ( contenido) contentb) (Der)3) (Fin)a) ( de dinero) fundhacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty
un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)
estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)
c)a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable
4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance
5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt7) (en locs)a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly
conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well
de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental
en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom
* * *1)a) ( parte más baja) bottomb) (parte de atrás - de pasillo, calle) end; (- de habitación) backestaban al or en el fondo de la sala — they were at the back of the room
c) ( profundidad)d) ( de edificio) depthe) (en cuadro, fotografía) background2)a) (Lit) ( contenido) contentb) (Der)3) (Fin)a) ( de dinero) fundhacer un fondo común — to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kitty
un cheque sin fondos — a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)
estoy mal de fondos — (fam) I'm short of cash (colloq)
c)a fondo perdido — <inversión/préstamo> non-refundable, non-recoverable
4) (Dep) ( en atletismo)de fondo — <corredor/carrera/prueba> long-distance
5) (de biblioteca, museo) collection6) (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt7) (en locs)a fondo — (loc adj) <estudio/investigación> in-depth; (loc adv) <prepararse/entrenar> thoroughly
conoce el área/tema a fondo — she knows the area/subject really well
de fondo — <ruido/música> background (before n); <error/discrepancia> fundamental
en el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person; en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really; fondo blanco! (AmL fam) bottoms up! (colloq); tener buen fondo to be a good person at heart; tocar fondo to bottom out; su credibilidad ha tocado fondo — his credibility has hit o reached rock bottom
* * *fondo11 = background, backing, quid, crux, fundus.Ex: In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.
Ex: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing.Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.Ex: This is an extremely valuable clinical test that provides information about the circulatory system of the ocular fundus (the back of the eye) not attainable by routine examination.* a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.* al fondo (de) = at the bottom (of).* artículo de fondo = feature article.* corredor de fondo = long-distance runner.* en el fondo = at heart, deep down, in the back of + Posesivo + mind, in the back of + Posesivo + head, at the back of + Posesivo + head, bottom line, the, in the bottom.* en el fondo de = at the root of.* esquiador de fondo = cross-country skier.* esquí de fondo = cross-country skiing.* fondo del mar = sea bottom, seafloor [sea floor], ocean floor, seabed [sea bed].* fondo del océano = ocean bed, ocean floor.* fondo marino = deep-sea floor.* forma de doble fondo = double-faced mould.* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.* limpiar a fondo = spring-clean, clear out.* limpieza a fondo = spring cleaning.* llegar al fondo de la cuestión = see to the + bottom of things.* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión = get to + the bottom of, get to + the root of.* mar de fondo = groundswell.* material de fondo = backing.* movimiento de fondo = groundswell.* negro sobre fondo blanco = black on white.* pez de fondo = groundfish, bottom fish.* pozo sin fondo = bottomless pit.* ruido de fondo = background noise.* servir de telón de fondo = set + the backdrop.* sin fondo = bottomless.* telón de fondo = background, backdrop.* teniendo como telón de fondo = against + background of.* teniendo esto como telón de fondo = against this background.* tocar fondo = bottom out, hit + rock-bottom, reach + rock-bottom, touch + rock bottom, strike + bottom.fondo33 = backlist, stock, collection, stocking.Ex: They not only provide detailed information about new books and those soon to be published, but also continue to list all of their books still in print (frequently called a ' backlist').
Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.Ex: Because of the lack of stocking space, there are many products that we can order for next day pick-up.* colección de fondos electrónicos = e-collection [electronic collection].* colección de fondos locales = local history collection, local collection.* con suficientes fondos = properly stocked.* consultar los fondos = search + holdings.* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca = stock + library.* exceso de fondos = overstock.* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos = collection weeding, stock weeding.* fondo antiguo = antiquarian materials.* fondo bibliográfico = bookstock [book stock].* fondo circulante = circulating collection.* fondo de acceso restringido = reserve collection.* fondo de consulta en sala = reserve reading collection, reserve collection, reserve shelves, special reserve, reserve book room.* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa" = browser collection.* fondo de préstamo por horas = short-loan collection.* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido = electronic reserve.* fondo de registros bibliográficos = bibliographic pool, bibliographic record pool.* fondo de revistas = periodical holdings.* fondo documental = document collection.* fondo local = local material.* fondos bibliográficos = holdings, stock.* fondos de acceso libre = open stacks.* fondos de acceso restringido = closed access collection, closed stacks, closed access stacks.* fondos de la biblioteca = library's stock, library materials.* fondos de libre acceso = open access stacks.* fondos de material audiovisual = AV holdings.* fondos de publicaciones periódicas = serial holdings.* fondos de revistas = journal holdings.* fondos indioamericanos = American Indian materials.* fondos integrados = integrated stock.* fondos locales = local history material.* fondos patrimoniales = heritage collection.* ingresar en los fondos = accession.* mención de fondos = holdings statement.* provisto de buenos fondos = stockholding.* renovación de fondos = turnover, stock turnover, turnover of stock.* renovar fondos = turn over.* replanteamiento de los fondos = stock revision.* sección de fondos locales = local studies department, local studies library, local studies collection.* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala = reserve room.* selección de fondos = stock selection.* * *A1 (parte más baja) bottomel fondo del mar the bottom of the seael fondo de la cacerola/bolsa the bottom of the saucepan/bages muy profundo, no consigo tocar fondo it's very deep, I can't touch the bottomen el fondo de su corazón deep down (in his heart)tenemos que llegar al fondo de esta cuestión we must get to the bottom of this matterhay un fondo de verdad en esa historia there is an element of truth in that storyhay en él un fondo de maldad there's a streak of maliciousness in him2 (de un pasillo, una calle) end; (de una habitación) backal fondo, a la derecha at the end, on the rightsiga hasta el fondo del pasillo go to the end of the corridoryo vivo justo al fondo de la calle I live right at the end of the streetencontró la carta al fondo del cajón he found the letter at the back of the drawerestaban sentados al or en el fondo de la sala they were sitting at the back of the room3(profundidad): esta piscina tiene poco fondo this pool is not very deep o is quite shallownecesito un cajón con más fondo I need a deeper drawer4 (de un edificio) depthel edificio tiene poca fachada pero mucho fondo the building has a narrow frontage but it goes back a long way5 (en un cuadro, una fotografía) backgroundestampado blanco sobre fondo gris white print on gray backgroundCompuesto:( Inf) wallpaperB1 ( Lit) (contenido) contentel fondo y la forma de una novela the form and content of a novel2 ( Der):una cuestión de fondo a question of lawC ( Fin)1 (de dinero) fundun fondo para las víctimas del siniestro a fund for the disaster victimstenemos un fondo común para estas cosas we have a joint fund o ( colloq) a kitty for these thingsrecaudar fondos to raise moneyreunió los fondos para la operación he raised the funds o money for the operationno dispone de fondos suficientes en la cuenta he does not have sufficient funds o money in his accountme dio un cheque sin fondos the check he gave me bounced, he gave me a dud check, the bank would not honor the check he gave me ( frml)el departamento no dispone de fondos para este fin the department does not have funds o money available for this purposelos fondos están bloqueados the funds have been frozen3a fondo perdido ‹inversión/préstamo› non-refundable, non-recoverablelo que pagas de alquiler es dinero a fondo perdido the money you spend on rent is money wasted o ( colloq) money down the drainCompuestos:sinking fundventure capital fundventure capital fundgoodwill( Fin) fund of fundsdeposit guarantee fundstrike fundinvestment fundReal Estate Investment Trust, REIThedge fundresearch fundpension fundprovident fundslush fundfighting fundtracker fund(UE) Cohesion Fund(UE) European Development Fund(UE) European Regional Development Fund(UE) European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee FundInternational Monetary Fund, IMF(UE) European Social Fundmpl public funds (pl)mpl secret funds (pl)D ( Dep)1(en atletismo): de fondo ‹corredor/carrera/prueba› long-distance2 (en gimnasia) push-up, press-up ( BrE)E (de una biblioteca, un museo) collectionCompuesto:list (of titles)F (de una alcachofa) heartH ( en locs):( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughlyesto necesita una limpieza a fondo this needs a thorough cleanuna reforma a fondo de las instituciones a sweeping reform of the institutionsestudiar a fondo un problema to study a problem in depthlos próximos días deben ser aprovechados a fondo you/we must make full use of the next few days, you/we must use the next few days to the full‹error/discrepancia› fundamental maquillajede cuatro en fondo four abreasten el fondo: en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad persondiscutimos mucho, pero en el fondo nos llevamos bien we quarrel a lot but basically we get on all right o but we get on all right, reallytener buen fondoor no tener mal fondo to be a good person at heart, to have one's heart in the right placetocar fondo: en el mes de abril el precio tocó fondo in April the price bottomed outya hemos tocado fondo y las cosas empiezan a ir mejor we seem to be past the worst now and things are beginning to go bettersu credibilidad ha tocado fondo his credibility has hit o reached rock bottomme voy a tener que volver porque ya estoy tocando fondo I'm going to have to go back because I'm down to my last few dollars ( o pesos etc)I ( Chi) (olla grande) cauldron, large pot* * *
fondo sustantivo masculino
1
llegaré al fondo de esta cuestión I'll get to the bottom of this matter
(— de habitación) back;
c) ( profundidad):
2 (Lit) ( contenido) content
3 (Fin)
◊ hacer un fondo común to start a joint fund o (colloq) a kittyb)
recaudar fondos to raise money;
un cheque sin fondos a dud o (AmE) rubber check (colloq)
4 (Dep) ( en atletismo):
5 (Méx) (Indum) slip, underskirt
6 ( en locs)
‹ limpieza› thorough;
( loc adv) ‹prepararse/entrenar› thoroughly;
de fondo ‹ruido/música› background ( before n);
en el fondo: en el fondo nos llevamos bien we get on all right, really;
en el fondo no es malo deep down he's not a bad person
fondo sustantivo masculino
1 (parte más profunda) bottom
un doble fondo, a false bottom
2 (interior de una persona) en el fondo es muy tierno, deep down he's very gentle
3 (extremo opuesto) (de una habitación) back
(de un pasillo) end
4 (segundo plano) background
música de fondo, background music
mujer sobre fondo rojo, woman on a red background
5 (núcleo, meollo) essence, core
el fondo del asunto, the core of the matter
6 Prensa artículo de fondo, leading article
7 Dep corredor de fondo, long-distance runner
esquí de fondo, cross-country skiing
8 Fin fund: nos dio un cheque sin fondos, he gave us a bad cheque
familiar fondo común, kitty 9 bajos fondos, underworld
10 (conjunto de documentos, libros etc.) batch: los fondos documentales están en el sótano, the batches of documents are in the basement
♦ Locuciones: tocar fondo, Náut to touch bottom
figurado to reach rock bottom
a fondo, thoroughly
a fondo perdido, non-recoverable funds
' fondo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
esquí
- F.M.I.
- FMI
- FSE
- lecho
- revolverse
- sentar
- telón
- artículo
- barril
- bien
- carrera
- corredor
- crear
- cuestión
- doble
- maquillaje
- mar
English:
back
- backdrop
- background
- bed
- blunder
- board
- bottom
- bottom out
- bottomless
- clean out
- clear out
- cross-country
- dappled
- depth
- end
- extensive
- floor
- fund
- going-over
- groundswell
- heart
- IMF
- inch
- International Monetary Fund
- kitty
- long-distance
- mutual fund
- pool
- scrub down
- seabed
- sink
- spring-clean
- stuff away
- thoroughly
- thrash out
- underneath
- unit trust
- abreast
- clean
- closely
- deep
- deeply
- disaster
- float
- full
- further
- good
- heavy
- in-depth
- international
* * *fondo nm1. [parte inferior] bottom;el fondo del mar the bottom of the sea;fondos [de embarcación] bottom;dar fondo [embarcación] to drop anchor;echar a fondo [embarcación] to sink;irse a fondo [embarcación] to sink, to founder;sin fondo bottomless;RP Fam¡fondo blanco! bottoms up!;tocar fondo [embarcación] to hit the bottom (of the sea/river);[crisis] to bottom out;su popularidad ha tocado fondo their popularity has reached an all-time low o rock bottom;mi paciencia ha tocado fondo my patience has reached its limit2. [de habitación, escenario] back;al fondo de [calle, pasillo] at the end of;[sala] at the back of;el fondo de la pista the back of the court;los baños están al fondo del pasillo, a la derecha the toilets are at the end of the corridor, on the right3. [dimensión] depth;un río de poco fondo a shallow river;tener un metro de fondo to be one metre deep4. [de cuadro, foto, tela] background;quiero una tela de flores sobre fondo negro I'd like some material with a pattern of flowers on a black background;al fondo in the background5. [de alcachofa] heart6. [de asunto, problema] heart, bottom;el problema de fondo the underlying problem;la cuestión de fondo the fundamental issue;llegar al fondo de to get to the heart o bottom of;el gobierno quiere llegar al fondo de la cuestión the government wants to get to the bottom of the matter;en el fondo [en lo más íntimo] deep down;[en lo esencial] basically;en el fondo está enamorada de él deep down, she loves him;en el fondo, no es mala persona deep down, she's not a bad person;en el fondo tus problemas son los mismos basically, you have the same problems8. [de obra literaria] substance9. [de dinero] fund;a fondo perdido [préstamo] non-returnable;no estamos dispuestos a invertir a fondo perdido we're not prepared to pour money down the drain;fondos [capital] funds;nos hemos quedado sin fondos our funds have run out;un cheque sin fondos a bad cheque;estar mal de fondos [persona] to be badly off;[empresa] to be short of funds;recaudar fondos to raise fundsEcon fondo de amortización sinking fund;fondos bloqueados frozen funds;fondo de cohesión cohesion fund;Fin fondo de comercio goodwill;fondo de compensación interterritorial interterritorial compensation fund;fondo común kitty;poner un fondo (común) to set up a kitty;Fin fondo de crédito permanente evergreen fund;fondo de emergencia contingency fund;UE fondos estructurales structural funds; Fin fondo ético ethical fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo European Development Fund; UE Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional European Regional Development Fund;fondo de fideicomiso trust fund;Fin fondo de garantía de depósitos deposit guarantee fund; Fin fondo de inversión investment fund; Fin fondo de inversión ético ethical investment fund;fondo de inversión inmobiliaria real estate investment fund;Fondo Monetario Internacional International Monetary Fund;Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza World Wildlife Fund;Econ fondo de pensiones pension fund;fondos públicos public funds;Fin fondo de renta fija non-equity fund, bond fund; Fin fondo de renta variable equity fund;fondos reservados = contingency funds available to ministries, for which they do not have to account publicly;Fin fondo rotativo revolving fund; UE Fondo Social Europeo European Social Fund;fondo vitalicio life annuity10. [fundamento] reason, basis;sus acciones tienen siempre un fondo humanitario everything she does is for humanitarian reasons11.hacer algo a fondo [en profundidad] to do sth thoroughly;hicimos una lectura a fondo we read it through carefully;hacer una limpieza a fondo to have a thorough clean;el juez ha ordenado una investigación a fondo the judge has ordered a full enquiry o an in-depth investigation;emplearse a fondo to do one's utmost12. [de biblioteca, archivo] catalogue, collectionfondo editorial backlistmedio fondo middle-distance running;carrera de fondo long-distance race;esquí de fondo cross-country skiing;de medio fondo middle-distancefondo en carretera [ciclismo] road racing16. Carib, Méx [prenda] petticoat18. RP [patio] back patio* * *m1 bottom;doble fondo false bottom;fondo marino seabed;tocar fondo fig reach bottom;los bajos fondos the underworld sg2 ( profundidad) depth;hacer una limpieza a fondo de algo give sth a thorough clean, clean sth thoroughly;emplearse a fondo fig give one’s all;ir al fondo de algo look at sth in depth;en el fondo deep down4 PINT, FOT background;música de fondo background music6 COM fund;fondos pl money sg, funds;a fondo perdido non-refundable;sin fondos cheque dud7 DEP:de medio fondo middle distance atr8 ( disposición):tiene buen fondo he’s got a good heart* * *fondo nm1) : bottom2) : rear, back, end3) : depth4) : background5) : sea bed6) : fundfondo de inversiones: investment fund8) fondos nmpl: funds, resourcescheque sin fondos: bounced check9)a fondo : thoroughly, in depthen fondo : abreast* * *fondo n1. (en general) bottom2. (de calle, pasillo) end3. (de habitación) back4. (segundo término) background -
19 billet
billet [bijε]1. masculine nouna. ( = ticket) ticket2. compounds* * *bijɛnom masculin1) ( argent) (bank)note, bill US2) (de transport, d'admission) ticket•Phrasal Verbs:••je te fiche mon billet que — (colloq) I bet you anything that
* * *bijɛ nm1) (billet de banque) note2) [cinéma, bus] ticket3) (= courte lettre) note* * *billet nm1 ( argent) (bank)note, bill US; billet de 50 euros 50-euro note; faux billet forged (bank)note ou bill;2 Transp ticket; billet de bus/d'avion bus/plane ticket; billet circulaire/collectif round-trip/group ticket; billet à prix réduit cheap ticket; j'ai perdu mon billet de retour I've lost my return ticket;3 ( d'admission) ticket; billet de théâtre/parking/loterie theatre/car park/lottery ticket;4 Comm note, bill;5 Presse short article;billet de banque banknote, bank bill US; billet doux love letter; billet de faveur complimentary ticket; billet de logement Mil billet; billet à ordre Comm promissory note; billet au porteur bearer order; billet à présentation bill payable on demand; billet de retard Scol late note; Admin, Entr note from transport company explaining delay to worker's employer; billet de trésorerie Fin commercial paper; billet vert○ dollar, greenback○ US.je te fiche mon billet que○ I bet you anything that.[bijɛ] nom masculinbillet d'avion/de train/de concert/de loterie plane/train/concert/lottery ticketretenez ou réservez les billets à l'avance book ahead2. FINANCEbillet à ordre promissory note, note of handle billet vert the dollar, the US currency3. [message] notebillet doux ou galant billet doux, love letter4. MILITAIRE5. (locution)je te donne ou flanque (familier) ou fiche (familier) mon billet que tu te trompes I bet my bottom dollar ou my boots that you're wrong -
20 monnaie
monnaie [mɔnε]1. feminine nouna. ( = espèces, devises) currency• c'est monnaie courante [fait, événement] it's a common occurrence ; [action, pratique] it's common practiceb. ( = pièce) coinc. ( = appoint, pièces) change• vous n'avez pas de monnaie ? (pour payer) don't you have any change?• faire la monnaie de 100 € to get change for a 100-euro note• elle m'a rendu la monnaie sur 50 € she gave me the change from 50 euros2. compounds* * *mɔnɛ1) ( unité monétaire) currency2) ( pièces et billets de faible valeur) change3) ( appoint) change4) ( pièce) coinbattre monnaie — to mint ou strike coins
frapper une monnaie — to strike coins ou a coinage
5) ( bâtiment)••rendre à quelqu'un la monnaie de sa pièce — to pay somebody back in his/her own coin
* * *mɔnɛ nf1) ÉCONOMIE currency2) fig3) (= pièces) change"cet appareil ne rend pas la monnaie" — "this machine does not give change", "no change given"
4) NUMISMATIQUE (= pièce) coin* * *monnaie nf1 ( unité monétaire) currency; monnaie forte/faible strong/weak currency; ils se servent de jetons comme monnaie they use tokens as currency; fausse monnaie forged ou counterfeit currency; ⇒ singe;2 ( pièces et billets de faible valeur) change; petite or menue monnaie small change; faire de la monnaie to get some change; faire de la monnaie à qn to give sb (some) change; il est allé faire la monnaie de 10 euros he went to get change for 10 euros; est-ce que vous pouvez me faire la monnaie de 10 euros? can you give me change for 10 euros?; passez or envoyez la monnaie○! cough up the money○!;3 ( appoint) change; garder/rendre la monnaie to keep/give the change; elle m'a rendu la monnaie sur 10 euros au lieu de 20 euros she gave me change from 10 euros instead of 20 euros;4 ( pièce) coin; monnaie d'or/d'argent gold/silver coin; émettre/retirer une monnaie to issue/withdraw a coin; battre monnaie to mint ou strike coins; frapper une monnaie to strike coins ou a coinage;monnaie divisionnaire fractional currency; monnaie d'échange Écon trading currency; fig bargaining chip; les otages ont servi de monnaie d'échange the hostages were used as a bargaining chip; monnaie fiduciaire fiduciary currency, paper money; monnaie légale legal tender; monnaie métallique coin; monnaie de papier paper money; monnaie de réserve reserve currency.rendre à qn la monnaie de sa pièce to give sb a dose of his/her own medicine, to pay sb back in his/her own coin; c'est monnaie courante it's commonplace.[mɔnɛ] verbe→ link=monnayer monnayer————————[mɔnɛ] nom fémininmonnaie d'argent/de nickel/d'or silver/nickel/gold coina. [généralement] the German currencyle yen est la monnaie du Japon the yen is Japan's (unit of) currency ou monetary unitmonnaie décimale decimal currency ou coinagemonnaie électronique electronic ou plastic moneyfausse monnaie counterfeit ou false moneyc'est monnaie courante it's common practice, it's a common ou an everyday occurrence2. [appoint] changefaire la monnaie de 20 euros to get change for 20 euros, to change a 20 euro noteil m'a rendu la monnaie sur 10 euros he gave me the change out of ou from 10 eurosmonnaie d'appoint right ou exact changemenue/petite monnaie small/loose change
См. также в других словарях:
Single-sex education — (SSE) is the practice of conducting education where male and female students attend separate classes or in separate buildings or schools. The practice was predominant before the mid twentieth century, particularly in secondary education and… … Wikipedia
Finance (game) — Finance is a board game originally released in 1932 by Knapp Electric and later reissued by Parker Brothers. The game is similar to Monopoly in the movement of pieces around the board, the use of Chance cards, properties that can be purchased,… … Wikipedia
single-entry accounting — A system of tracking business income and expenses that requires each item of income or expense to be recorded just once. Compare: double entry accounting Category: Business, LLCs & Corporations → Business Accounting, Bookkeeping & Finances… … Law dictionary
Finance — For the Slovenian newspaper, see Finance (newspaper). Finance Financial markets … Wikipedia
Single Euro Payments Area — The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) initiative for the European financial infrastructure involves the creation of a zone for the euro in which all electronic payments are considered domestic, and where a difference between national and intra… … Wikipedia
Single Audit — In the United States, the Single Audit, also known as the OMB A 133 audit, is a rigorous, organization wide audit or examination of an entity that expends $500,000 or more of Federal assistance (commonly known as Federal funds, Federal grants, or … Wikipedia
Finance Act 2004 — The Finance Act 2004 is an Act of the United Kingdom Parliament prescribing changes to Excise Duties; Value Added Tax; Income Tax; Corporation Tax; and Capital Gains Tax. It enacts the 2004 Budget speech made by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon … Wikipedia
Finance New Europe — and is known to be the only business magazine focused on the central and eastern European (CEE) region as a whole, rather than on one single country. Format The magazine is a bi monthly (issued once every two months), and is printed on glossy… … Wikipedia
Single — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Un single est une cabine ou une chambre pour une seule personne. Sommaire 1 Single 2 Singles … Wikipédia en Français
Single Euro Payments Area — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Sepa (mythologie). Single Euro Payments Area avec ses 32 membres. Le … Wikipédia en Français
Single market — Common market redirects here. For the European Common Market, see European Economic Community. For the hip hop group, see Common Market (band). World trade A series on … Wikipedia