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41 dwarf
[dwɔːf] 1. pl dwarves, nkarzeł m2. vt* * *[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) karzeł2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) krasnoludek2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) pomniejszać -
42 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) punduris2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) (pasaku) rūķītis2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) likt izskatīties mazākam* * *punduris; pundurveidīgs dzīvnieks; rūķītis; kavēt augšanu, traucēt attīstību; pundurveidīgs -
43 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) neūžauga2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) nykštukas2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) vizualiai mažinti -
44 dwarf
n. dvärg--------v. förkrympa* * *[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) dvärg2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) dvärg2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) få att verka liten (mindre) -
45 rise
[raɪz] n1) ( upward movement) of theatre curtain Hochgehen nt kein pl, Heben nt kein pl; of the sun Aufgehen nt kein pl\rise to power Aufstieg m an die Macht;meteoric \rise kometenhafter Aufstiegthe team's winning streak has triggered a \rise in attendance die Erfolgsserie der Mannschaft hat die Zuschauerzahlen ansteigen lassen;temperature \rise Temperaturanstieg m;to be on the \rise im Steigen begriffen sein;inflation is on the \rise die Inflation steigtthe river Cam has its \rise in a place called Ashwell der Fluss Cam entspringt an einem Ort namens AshwellPHRASES:to give \rise to sth etw verursachen, Anlass zu etw akk geben;to give \rise to a question eine Frage aufwerfen vi <rose, risen>the curtain is rising der Vorhang geht auf [o hebt sich];5) ( improve position) aufsteigen;to \rise to fame berühmt werden;to \rise in the hierarchy in der Hierarchie aufsteigen;to \rise in the ranks im Rang steigen;to \rise through the ranks befördert werden;to \rise in sb's esteem in jds Ansehen nt steigenall \rise bitte erheben Sie sich7) ( get out of bed) aufstehenthe meeting rose at 6p.m. die Besprechung endete um 18.00 Uhr9) ( be reborn) auferstehen;to \rise from the dead von den Toten auferstehen;to \rise again wiederauferstehenthey noticed that the wind was rising sie bemerkten, dass der Wind stärker wurdethe mountains \rise above the woods die Berge ragen über den Wäldern emporhis hair rose ihm standen die Haare zu Bergewe were impressed by the skyscrapers rising above the plain wir waren beeindruckt von den Wolkenkratzern, die sich über der Ebene erhoben( in height) river, sea steigen;house prices have \risen sharply die Immobilienpreise sind stark gestiegentempers were rising at the meeting die Gemüter erhitzten sich auf der Besprechung;he felt panic \rise in him er fühlte Panik in sich aufsteigenmurmurs of disapproval rose from the crowd die Menge ließ ein missbilligendes Gemurmel hören23) mood, spirit steigen;my spirits \rise whenever I think of my next holiday immer wenn ich an meinen nächsten Urlaub denke, steigt meine Laune24) barometer, thermometer steigenPHRASES:to \rise to the bait anbeißen;they offered a good salary, but I didn't \rise to the bait sie boten mir ein gutes Gehalt an, aber ich habe mich nicht ködern lassen;\rise and shine! aufstehen!, los, raus aus den Federn! -
46 rise above
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47 World Trade Center
сокр WTCЦентр международной торговли, Всемирный торговый центрДеловой и административный комплекс, располагавшийся в двух небоскребах-"близнецах" [twin towers, twin skyscrapers] в г. Нью-Йорке, в южной части Манхэттена [ Manhattan, Lower Manhattan]. Здания построены в 1962-77 Управлением нью-йоркского порта [ Port of New York Authority] по проекту М. Ямасаки [ Yamasaki, Minoru] и Э. Рота [Roth, Emery] строительной фирмой "Скиллинг, Хеллэ, Кристиансон энд Робинсон" [Skilling, Helle, Christianson, and Robinson]. По многим характеристикам эти небоскребы были уникальными: их высота (411 м) и количество этажей (110) делали их вторыми по высоте в мире после чикагского Сирс-тауэр [ Sears Tower] (до его постройки они держали первенство), общая площадь помещений составляла 1,2 млн. кв. м. В зданиях работали около 55 тыс. человек, здесь были расположены несколько бирж, правления крупных фирм, магазины, рестораны. На 107-м этаже одного из небоскребов [Tower Two] находилась смотровая площадка, с которой открывался вид на город и примыкающие к нему районы штата Нью-Джерси. В зданиях Центра международной торговли снимался знаменитый эпизод фильма "Кинг-Конг" [ King Kong]. В 1993 исламские фундаменталисты организовали крупный террористический акт - мощный взрыв в подземном гараже Центра, в результате которого погибли 6 человек и около 1 тыс. были ранены. Башни Центра и некоторые окружающие их здания полностью разрушены в результате террористических актов 11 сентября 2001 [ September 11].English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > World Trade Center
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48 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) trpaslík, zakrslík2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) trpaslík2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) převyšovat* * *• tyčit se• trpaslík• zastínit• zakrslík• zastavit vývoj• zastavit růst• přečnívat• převýšit• skřítek• dávat zdání malosti• čnět -
49 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) trpaslík, zákrpok2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) trpaslík2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) prevýšiť* * *• trpaslík -
50 run\ up
1. I1) they all came running up они все прибежали; our taxi (our bus, our tram, etc.) is running up вот подходит наше такси и т.д.2) the account /the bill/ is running up счет быстро растет; the tide is running up a) вода поднимается /прибывает/; б) начинается прилив2. IIIrun up smth. /smth. up/1) run the car (the bus, etc.) up подогнать машину и т.д.2) run up a flag (a banner, a standard, etc.) поднять флаг и т.д.; the admiral ran up a signal ordering all ships to close with the enemy на флагманском корабле дали сигнал к сближению с противником3) coll. run up a dress (some curtains, etc.) быстро смастерить или сметать платье и т.д., run up a shed (a shelter, a tent, etc.) построить на скорую руку сарай и т.д.; they are tearing down old tenement blocks and running up skyscrapers они старые жилые кварталы сносят и возводят высотные здания4) run up the prices взвинчивать цены; run up expenses (bills, huge debts, etc.) увеличивать расходы и т.д.3. IVrun up smth. /smth. up/ in some manner run up costs (expenses) unnecessarily излишне увеличивать стоимость (расходы)4. XIbe run up then the white flag was run up затем был выброшен /поднят/ белый флаг5. XVI1) run up to smb., smth. run up to the crowd (to the boys, to the wall, etc.) подбежать к толпе и т.д.; || run up to town съездить в город2) run up to a certain sum of money the price of this ran up to sixpence a pound (to i 5, etc,) цена на это дошла до шести пенсов за фунт и т.д.; his bills ran up to a considerable sum он должен уплатить по счетам немало денег; his expenses ran up to i 100 его расходы равны ста фунтам3) run up against smth. run up against difficulties (against a lot of opposition, against some misunderstanding, etc.) наткнуться на /встретить/ трудности и т.д.6. XXI11) run up smb., smth. /smb., smth. up/ to smth. I'll run you up to town я вас подвезу в город; run a саг up to the house подогнать машину к самому дому2) run up smth. /smth. up/ on smth. run up a flag on the mast поднять на мачте флаг3) run up smth. /smth. up/ in (on, at, etc.) smth. run up a shed in the garden (a tent on the beach, a cabin at the farthest edge of the field, a shelter in the forest, etc.) построить /соорудить/ навес в саду и т.д.4) run up smth. /smth. up/ at smth. run up the bidding at an auction взвинтить цены на аукционе; run up a big bill at a hotel (accounts at a dozen big stores, etc.) много задолжать по счету в гостинице и т.д.5) run up smth. /smth. up/ on smth. she ran the car up on the curb она подогнала машину к обочине дороги -
51 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) pitic2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) pitic2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) a face să pară mai mic, a micşora -
52 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) νάνος2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) νάνος2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) επισκιάζω,κάνω να δείχνει μικρότερο -
53 key
I [kiː] 1. сущ.- key ringto fit / match a key — подобрать ключ
- skeleton key
- hold the keys2) эл. ключ3) клавиша (рояля, органа, флейты, компьютера); кнопка- pound keyto press / strike a key — нажимать клавишу
4) тех. шплинт, шпонка, чекаSyn:5)а) ключ, разгадкаHer story gave the key to the mystery. — Её рассказ явился разгадкой этой тайны.
б) ключ к упражнениям; сборник решений задач; указатель, индексв) ключ, код•Syn:6)а) муз. ключ; тональность;- minor keyб) тон, высота голосаSyn:в) иск. тон, оттенок ( о краске)••- silver keyto have / get the key of the street шутл. — остаться на ночь без крова; быть выставленным за дверь
- as cold as a key 2. гл.1)б) радио работать ключомв) эл. выключать, включать, переключать; снабжать рубильником, выключателемг) тех. крепить шпонкой; сажать на шпонкуд) приклеивать, сажать на клей, растворе) = key in набивать, набирать, вводить (информацию в компьютер, текст на машинке)2) шифровать, использовать условные обозначения3)а) приводить в соответствие, приспосабливать, адаптировать; находиться в соответствии, гармонироватьWe tried to key the program to a younger audience. — Мы постарались адресовать нашу программу более молодой аудитории.
Lean young skyscrapers key in with Rome's general virtuosity. — Стройные новые небоскребы гармонируют с общим стилем римской архитектуры.
Syn:б) (= key up) настраивать (скрипку, гитару)5) царапать ключом (например, краску на автомобиле)••3. прил.1) основной, ключевой; ведущий, командный; главный- key positions
- key problem
- key actor2) определяющий, опознавательныйII [kiː] сущ.; искаж. cayотмель, риф- key deerSyn:III [kiː] сущ.; нарк.; сокр. от kilo -
54 obscure
[əb'skjuə] 1. прил.1) непонятный; невразумительный, неясныйI found her lecture very obscure. — Я нашёл её лекцию очень непонятной.
Syn:Ant:2) неизвестный; малоизвестныйDetails of this period of Shakespeare's life remain obscure. — Подробности этого периода в жизни Шекспира остаются неизвестны.
Syn:3) тёмный, слабо освещённый, тусклый; мрачныйSyn:4) неопределённый, неотчётливый, неясный, смутныйThe fog is so dense, you can only make out the obscure shape of trees. — Туман настолько густой, что можно различить лишь смутные очертания деревьев.
Syn:5) глухой, уединённый, удалённыйSyn:6) тусклый, выцветший ( о красках)Syn:7) лингв. слабый, редуцированный ( о гласных)2. гл.1)а) затемнять, затенятьThe moon was now quite obscured. — Луна полностью скрылась (за облаками).
The view was obscured by fog. — Видимость была затруднена из-за тумана.
Syn:б) загораживать; мешать ( обзору)Two new skyscrapers had sprung up, obscuring the view from her window. — Рядом с её домом выросли два новых небоскрёба и закрыли вид из её окна.
Syn:2) делать неясным, непонятным; затемнятьRecent successes obscure the fact that the company is still in trouble. — В свете последних успехов компании становится непонятным, почему она до сих пор испытывает трудности.
3) утаивать, скрыватьManagers deliberately obscured the real situation from federal investigators. — Руководители намеренно скрывали истинное положение дел от федеральных следователей.
Syn:disguise 2.4) затмевать, превосходитьHis fame was obscured by the fame of his wife. — Слава его жены затмила его собственную.
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55 outline
1. n часто контур, обвод, абрис, очертаниеirregular outline — фигурный контур; неправильные очертания
character outline — контур знака; очертание символа
2. n набросок; эскизmake an outline of the scene before you paint — прежде чем писать картину, сделайте набросок
3. n план; конспект4. n план, схема5. n очерк, обзор6. n основы, основные принципы7. v обвести, нарисовать контур8. v оттенять, очерчивать9. v изложить вкратце, обрисовать, наметить в общих чертахСинонимический ряд:1. contour (noun) boundary; contour; delineation; edge; figuration; line; lineament; lineation; profile; side; silhouette2. framework (noun) diagram; draft; drawing; frame; framework; plan; skeleton; sketch3. summary (noun) summary; synopsis4. border (verb) border; bound; define; edge; fringe; hem; margin; rim; skirt; surround; verge5. delineate (verb) delineate; diagram; draft; draw; trace6. describe (verb) describe; inform; recapitulate; summarise; summarize7. sketch (verb) adumbrate; block out; chalk out; characterize; rough in; rough out; skeleton; skeletonize; sketchАнтонимический ряд:details; enumerate; expound; figure; form; ground; object; space; subject; substance -
56 tower
1. n башняservice tower — башня обслуживания, фермы обслуживания
2. n укреплённое место; безопасное место; цитадель3. n опора, оплотa tower of strength — надёжная опора; защитник, на которого можно полностью положиться
4. n парящий полёт5. n взлёт раненой птицы6. n тех. вышка, башенная опора7. n архит. пилонhinged tower — качающийся пилон; шарнирно-опёртый пилон
8. n небоскрёб, высотное здание9. v выситься10. v тянуться11. v подымать; возвышатьtower above — быть выше других ростом, возвышаться
12. v взлетать перед падением13. v высоко парить14. n бурлак15. n буксирное судноСинонимический ряд:1. tall structure (noun) column; free-standing column; lookout tower; minaret; obelisk; skyscraper; space needle; spire; steeple; tall structure; turret2. dominate (verb) dominate; eclipse; overlook; overshadow -
57 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) nain, naine2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) nain, naine2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) écraser -
58 dwarf
[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) anão2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) anão, gnomo, duende2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) sobrepujar -
59 nothing
A pron1 (no item, event, idea) rien ; ( as object of verb) ne…rien ; ( as subject of verb) rien…ne ; she says nothing elle ne dit rien ; I knew nothing about it je n'en savais rien ; we saw nothing nous n'avons rien vu ; we can do nothing (about it) nous n'y pouvons rien ; there's nothing in the fridge il n'y a rien dans le frigidaire® ; nothing can alter the fact that rien ne peut changer le fait que ; nothing could be further from the truth rien n'est plus faux ; can nothing be done to help? est-ce qu'on ne peut rien faire pour aider? ; nothing happened il ne s'est rien passé ; they behaved as if nothing had happened ils ont fait comme si de rien n'était ; there's nothing to drink il n'y a rien à boire ; I've got nothing to wear je n'ai rien à me mettre ; you have nothing to lose vous n'avez rien à perdre ; there's nothing to stop you leaving rien ne t'empêche de partir ; we've had nothing to eat nous n'avons rien mangé ; you did nothing at all to stop them tu n'as absolument rien fait pour les arrêter ; next to nothing presque rien ; nothing much pas grand-chose ; there's nothing much on TV il n'y a pas grand-chose à la télé ○ ; nothing much happens here il ne se passe pas grand-chose ici ; I've nothing much to tell je n'ai pas grand-chose à raconter ; nothing more rien de plus ; we ask for nothing more nous ne demandons rien de plus ; is there nothing more you can do? vous ne pouvez rien faire de plus? ; she's just a friend, nothing more or less c'est une amie, c'est tout ; nothing else rien d'autre ; there's nothing else for us il n'y a rien d'autre pour nous ; nothing else matters rien d'autre ne compte, il n'y a que ça qui compte ; she thinks about nothing else elle ne pense à rien d'autre, elle ne pense qu'à cela ; there's nothing else one can say il n'y a rien d'autre à dire ; if nothing else it will be a change for us au moins ça nous changera les idées ; to have nothing against sb/sth ne rien avoir contre qn/qch ; to have nothing to do with ( no connection) ne rien avoir à voir avec ; (no dealings, involvement) ne rien avoir à faire avec ; the drop in sales has nothing to do with the scandal la baisse des ventes n'a rien à voir avec le scandale ; it had nothing to do with safety ça n'avait rien à voir avec la sécurité ; he had nothing to do with the murder il n'avait rien à voir avec le meurtre, il n'était pour rien dans le meurtre ; I had nothing to do with it! je n'y étais pour rien! ; that's got nothing to do with it! ça n'a rien à voir! ; she will have ou she wants nothing to do with it/us elle ne veut rien avoir à faire avec ça/nous ; it's nothing to do with us ça ne nous regarde pas ; she acts as though it had nothing to do with her elle fait comme si ça ne la concernait pas ; to come to nothing n'aboutir à rien ; to stop at nothing ne reculer devant rien (to do pour faire) ; to have nothing on ( no clothes) être nu ; (no engagements, plans) n'avoir rien de prévu ; you've got nothing on me ○ ! ( to incriminate) vous n'avez rien contre moi! ; he's got nothing on you ○ ! ( to rival) il ne t'arrive pas à la cheville ○ ! ; Paris has nothing on this ○ ! Paris ne peut pas rivaliser avec ça! ;2 ( emphasizing insignificance) rien ; a fuss about nothing une histoire pour (un) rien ; to get upset over nothing s'énerver pour (un) rien ; we were talking about nothing much nous parlions de tout et de rien ; to count for nothing ne compter pour rien ; he means ou is nothing to me il n'est rien pour moi ; so all this effort means nothing to you? alors tout ce travail t'est complètement égal? ; it meant nothing to him ça lui était complètement égal (that, whether que + subj) ; the names meant nothing to him les noms ne lui disaient rien ; he cares nothing for convention sout il se moque des conventions ; to think nothing of doing ( consider normal) trouver tout à fait normal de faire ; ( not baulk at) ne pas hésiter à faire ; I thought nothing of it until the next day ça m'a paru tout à fait normal jusqu'au lendemain ; think nothing of it! ce n'est rien! ; it was nothing to them to walk miles to school ils trouvaient tout à fait normal de faire des kilomètres à pied pour aller à l'école ; there's nothing to driving a truck ce n'est rien de conduire un camion ; there' s really nothing to it! c'est tout ce qu'il y a de plus facile! ;3 ( very little indeed) lit, fig rien ; she's four foot nothing ≈ elle ne fait pas plus d'un mètre vingt, elle fait un mètre vingt à tout casser ○ ; it costs next to nothing ça ne coûte presque rien ; for nothing ( for free) gratuitement, gratis ○ ; ( pointlessly) pour rien ; it's money for nothing c'est de l'argent vite gagné ; all this work for nothing tout ce travail pour rien ; they aren't called skyscrapers for nothing ce n'est pas pour rien qu'on appelle ça des gratte-ciel ; not for nothing is he known as… ce n'est pas pour rien qu'il est connu comme… ; I'm not English for nothing! hum je ne suis pas anglais pour rien! ;4 (indicating absence of trait, quality) nothing serious/useful rien de grave/d'utile ; nothing too fancy rien de très compliqué ; nothing interesting, nothing of any interest rien d'intéressant ; nothing new to report rien de nouveau à signaler ; have they nothing cheaper? est-ce qu'ils n'ont rien de moins cher? ; there's nothing unusual about doing il n'y a rien d'extraordinaire à faire ; there's nothing unusual about it ça n'a rien d'extraordinaire ; it seems easy but it's nothing of the kind cela paraît facile mais il n'en est rien ; nothing of the kind should ever happen again une chose pareille ne devrait jamais se reproduire ; you'll do nothing of the sort! tu n'en feras rien! ;5 (emphatic: setting up comparisons) it's nothing like that at all! ce n'est pas ça du tout! ; there's nothing like the sea air for doing il n'y a rien de tel que l'air marin pour faire ; there's nothing like seeing old friends revoir de vieux amis, il n'y a rien de tel ; there's nothing like it! il n'y a rien de tel or de mieux! ; there's nothing so embarrassing as doing il n'y a rien d'aussi gênant que de faire ; I can think of nothing worse than je ne peux rien imaginer de pire que ; there's nothing more ridiculous than il n'y a rien de plus ridicule que ; that's nothing to what he'll do if he finds out that ce n'est rien comparé à or à côté de ce qu'il fera quand il découvrira que ; the hive resembles nothing so much as a business la ruche ressemble tout à fait à une entreprise ; to say nothing of sans parler de ; detested by his colleagues to say nothing of the students détesté par ses collègues sans parler des étudiants ;6 (no element, part) to know nothing of ne rien savoir de [truth, events, plans] ; he knows nothing of the skill involved il n'imagine pas la technique que cela implique ; we heard nothing of what was said nous n'avons rien entendu de ce qui s'est dit ; he has nothing of the aristocrat about him il n'a rien d'un aristocrate ; there was nothing of the exotic in the place l'endroit n'avait rien d'exotique ;7 (no truth, value, use) you get nothing out of it ça ne rapporte rien ; there's nothing in it for me ça n'a aucun intérêt pour moi ; there's nothing in it (in gossip, rumour) il n'y a rien de vrai là-dedans ; (in magazine, booklet) c'est sans intérêt.B adv1 ( in no way) it is nothing like as important/difficult as c'est loin d'être aussi important/difficile que ; it's nothing like enough! c'est loin d'être suffisant! ; the portrait looks nothing like her le portrait ne lui ressemble pas du tout ; she is nothing like her sister elle ne ressemble pas du tout à sa sœur ; the city is nothing like what it was la ville n'est plus du tout ce qu'elle était ;2 (emphatic: totally, only) it's nothing short of brilliant/disgraceful c'est tout à fait génial/scandaleux ; nothing short of a miracle can save them il n'y a qu'un miracle qui puisse les sauver ;3 (emphatic: decidedly) she's nothing if not original in her dress le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est qu'elle s'habille de façon originale ; I'm nothing if not stubborn! le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que je suis têtu!C adj to be nothing without sb/sth ne rien être sans qn/qch ; he's nothing without you/his career il n'est rien sans toi/sa carrière.D n1 ( nothingness) néant m ;2 ( trivial matter) it's a mere nothing compared to ce n'est pratiquement rien par rapport à ; ⇒ sweet.E nothing but adv phr he's nothing but a coward ce n'est qu'un lâche ; they've done nothing but moan ○ ils n'ont fait que râler ○ ; it' s caused me nothing but trouble ça ne m'a valu que des ennuis ; nothing but the best for me! je ne veux que ce qu'il y a de meilleur! ; she has nothing but praise for them elle ne tarit pas d'éloges sur eux.F nothing less than adv phr it's nothing less than a betrayal c'est une véritable trahison ; they want nothing less than reunification ils ne seront satisfaits que quand il y aura la réunification ; nothing less than real saffron will do il n'y a que du vrai safran qui fera l'affaire.G nothing more than adv phr it's nothing more than a strategy to do ce n'est qu'une stratégie pour faire ; the stories are nothing more than gossip ces histoires ne sont rien d'autre que des ragots ; they'd like nothing more than to do ils ne demandent pas mieux que de faire.nothing doing ○ ! ( outright refusal) pas question ○ ! ; ( no chance of success) pas moyen ○ ! ; there's nothing doing at the office ○ il ne se passe rien au bureau ; there was nothing for it but to call the doctor GB il ne restait plus qu'à faire venir le médecin ; there's nothing for it! GB il n'y a rien à faire ; you get nothing for nothing on n'a rien sans rien. -
60 Otis, Elijah Graves
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building[br]b. 3 August 1811 Halifax, Vermont, USAd. 8 April 1861 Yonkers, New York, USA[br]American mechanic and inventor of the safety passenger elevator.[br]Otis was educated in public schools and worked in a variety of jobs in the trucking and construction industries as well as in a machine shop, a carriage makers, a grist mill, and a saw mill and in a bedstead factory. It was when supervisor of construction of a new bedstead factory at Yonkers in 1852 that he developed the innovative safety features of an elevator that was to be the foundation of his later success. If the ropes or cables of a hoist should break, springs would force pawls on the lift cage to engage the ratcheted guide rails fitted into the sides of the shaft and so stop the lift. In 1853 he was planning to leave his job to join the California Gold Rush but representatives of two New York City firms who had seen his Safety Elevator and were impressed with the safety devices requested that he make them replicas. He purchased space in the Yonkers plant and began manufacture of the lifts. Demand was small at first until in 1854 he exhibited at the American Institute Fair in New York City with an impressive performance. Standing on top of the lift cage, he ordered the rope supporting it to be cut. The safety pawls engaged and the cage stopped its downward movement. From then on orders gradually increased and in 1857 he installed the first safety lift for passengers in the Haughtwout Store in New York City. The invention immediately became popular and started a revolution in architecture and the construction industry, leading to the design and building of skyscrapers, as previously buildings were limited to six or seven storeys, because of the stairs people had to climb. Otis patented several other devices, the most important of which was for a steam elevator which established the future of the Otis Elevator Company. He died at Yonkers in 1861, leaving his business to his sons.[br]Further ReadingScribner's and Webster's Dictionaries of Biography.IMcN / DY
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