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121 ♦ half
♦ half /hɑ:f/A n. (pl. halves)1 metà; mezzo: ( The) half of eight is four, la metà di otto è quattro; Two halves make a whole, due mezzi fanno un intero; in half, a metà: She cut the apple in half, ha tagliato la mela a metà; He wants half (of) the money [the profits], vuole la metà del denaro [dei profitti]; Half (of) the people I met, la metà della gente che incontrai; The film isn't half as good as the original play, il film non è bello neanche la metà (o vale molto meno) della commedia originale; the latter half, la seconda metà3 (fam., = half-pint) mezza pinta: A half of bitter, please!, mezza pinta di birra amara, per favore!6 ( sport) tempo: first [second] half, primo [secondo] tempo: DIALOGO → - Discussing football- They played okay in the first half, hanno giocato bene nel primo tempo NOTA D'USO: - time e tempo-7 ( sport) metà campo: to receive the ball in one's own half, ricevere un passaggio nella propria metà campo8 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) girone: first half of the football season, girone di andata del campionato di calcioB a.1 mezzo; semi-; (la) metà (di): a half length, una mezza lunghezza; a half share, una mezza parte; una metà; half a pound, mezza libbra; half an hour [a mile], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio]; a half-hour [half-mile, half-day], mezz'ora [mezzo miglio, mezza giornata]; He wastes half his time, spreca metà del suo tempo; half lustre, semilucidoC avv.1 a mezzo; a metà; mezzo: The chicken was only half cooked, il pollo era cotto soltanto a metà; half dead, mezzo (o quasi) morto; stanco morto; half educated, che ha poca istruzione; (fam.) I was half convinced, ero mezzo convinto; half past two [three], le due [le tre] e mezza2 (fam.) fino a un certo punto; quasi: I half wish I had gone with them, vorrei quasi essere andato con loro● ( un tempo) half a crown, mezza corona (1/8 di sterlina) □ half-and-half, (agg.) mezz'e mezzo; (avv.) metà e metà; (sost.) (arc.) miscela di birra chiara e birra scura; ( USA) miscela di latte e panna □ (scherz.) bisessuale □ half-and-half policy, politica delle mezze misure (o del compromesso) □ (geom.) half-angle, semiangolo □ (volg. ingl.) half-arsed, incompetente, inefficiente, mediocre; goffo, malfatto □ half as much, la metà: He ate half as much as me, ha mangiato la metà di me □ half as much again, una volta e mezza; il 50% in più: Our company produces half as much again as our main rival, la produzione della nostra azienda è una volta e mezza quella della nostra maggiore concorrente □ (volg. USA) half-assed = half-arsed ► sopra □ half-baked, cotto a metà, mezzo crudo; (fig.) incompleto; difettoso; immaturo; sciocco: a half-baked scheme, un piano incompleto (o che non sta in piedi); half-baked ideas, idee sciocche □ half-ball ( stroke), ( biliardo) colpo a mezza bilia; ( golf, ecc.) colpo a mezza palla □ half-binding, rilegatura in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-blood, parentela (o parente) per parte di un solo genitore; (antiq. o offensivo) meticcio, meticcia; ( di cavallo) mezzosangue □ half-blooded, parente per parte di un solo genitore; ( d'uomo, antiq. o offensivo) di razza mista; ( d'animale) ibrido, bastardo □ ( sport: a Oxford e Cambridge) half-blue, sostituto, rimpiazzo □ (tur.) half board, mezza pensione: half-board accommodation, sistemazione a mezza pensione □ half-boot, stivaletto; stivale al polpaccio □ ( di libro) half-bound, rilegato in mezza pelle (o in mezza tela) □ half-bred, di sangue misto; meticcio, bastardo □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-breed, persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia □ half-brother, fratellastro □ (antiq. o offensivo) half-caste, (sost.) persona di sangue misto; meticcio, meticcia; (agg.) di sangue misto, meticcio □ (fon.) half-closed, semichiuso □ (mil.) half cock, mezzo cane, cane alzato per metà ( d'arma da fuoco): to go off at half cock (o half-cocked) sparare a mezzo cane; (fig.) scattare anzitempo, agire o parlare troppo presto (e fallire) □ half-cocked, ( d'arma da fuoco) a mezzo cane; (fig.) prematuro, avventato; male preparato; goffo; sciocco □ half-cooked, mezzo cotto □ ( basket, tennis, ecc.) half-court line, linea di metà campo □ ( un tempo) half crown = half a crown ► sopra □ ( nelle corse) half distance, metà gara □ ( pallanuoto) half distance line, linea di metà campo □ half dollar, ( USA) mezzo dollaro □ half (a) dozen, mezza dozzina; ( per indicare genericamente un numero esiguo anche) cinque o sei □ half-duplex, (telef.) semiduplex; (comput.) half-duplex ( comunicazione che avviene in un solo verso alla volta) □ (ferr., ecc.) half-fare ticket, biglietto a tariffa ridotta □ half-finished, finito a metà □ (ind.) half-finished product, (prodotto) semilavorato □ half-grown, a metà dello sviluppo □ (bot.) half-hardy ► hardy (1) □ half-hearted, fiacco; flebile; tiepido (fig.); poco convinto; svogliato: a half-hearted attempt, un fiacco (o timido) tentativo; un tentativo poco convinto □ half-heartedly, con scarso entusiasmo; svogliatamente; con scarsa convinzione □ half-heartedness, mancanza di entusiasmo; fiacchezza; scarsa convinzione □ (naut.) half-hitch, mezzo collo ( nodo) □ half-holiday, mezza festa □ half-hose, calza corta; calzino □ half-hourly, (agg.) di mezzora; che avviene (passa, ecc.) ogni mezzora; (avv.) ogni mezzora □ half-inch, mezzo pollice (misura inglese di lunghezza: cfr. inch /1/, def. 1) □ half-length, di metà lunghezza; ( di quadro) a mezzo busto; (sost.) mezza figura, mezzobusto □ half-lie, mezza bugia □ (scient.) half-life, tempo di dimezzamento; emivita; semivita □ half-light, mezza luce; semioscurità; penombra □ (geom.) half-line, semiretta □ ( sport) half-marathon, mezza maratona □ half mast, posizione di mezz'asta ( di una bandiera): at half-mast, a mezz'asta; (GB scherz.) (di cravatta, ecc.) penzolante □ ( di bandiera) half-mast high, a mezz'asta □ (fam.) half-masters, calzoni a mezza gamba; calzoni che si sono fatti corti □ half measures, mezze misure; compromessi □ half moon, mezza luna; (astron.) semilunio; ( per estens.) oggetto a mezzaluna □ half-moon, (fatto) a mezzaluna □ half mourning, mezzo lutto □ half-naked, seminudo □ (mus., USA) half-note, minima □ (fam.) the half of it, metà della storia: That is only the half of it, questa è solo metà della storia; But you don't know the half of it, ma questa non è che una parte della storia; ma questo è solo l'inizio □ (fon.) half-open, semiaperto □ (ind., mil.) half pay, mezza paga □ half pint, mezza pinta; (fig. fam.) tappo, mezza tacca, mezza cartuccia □ ( sport) half-pipe ► half pipe □ (geom.) half-plane, semipiano □ half-price, a metà prezzo □ (scult.) half-relief, mezzorilievo □ ( poesia) half-rhyme, rima imperfetta □ (fam. antiq.) half-seas-over, brillo; mezzo ubriaco □ half-sibling, fratellastro; sorellastra □ half-sister, sorellastra □ half-size, ( di capo di vestiario) mezza taglia; ( di scarpa) mezza misura □ half-slip, sottogonna □ half sole, soprassuola □ (stor.) half-sovereign, mezza sovrana ( moneta d'oro ingl.) □ (naut.) half speed ahead!, avanti a mezza forza! □ ( USA) half staff = half mast ► sopra □ (mus., USA) half-step, semitono □ (in GB) half term (= half-term holiday), breve vacanza di metà quadrimestre ( a scuola) □ (archit.) half-timbered, in legno e muratura ( come una casa elisabettiana) □ half-time, orario ridotto ( di lavoro); ( sport) intervallo ( fra due tempi di una partita), «metà partita»: half-time score, punteggio alla fine del primo tempo □ a half-time job, un lavoro «part time»; un lavoro a mezza giornata □ half-timer, chi lavora a mezza giornata; studente lavoratore □ (tipogr.) half-title, occhiello □ half-tone ► halftone □ (spec. mil.) half-track, semicingolato (sost.) □ (spec. mil.) half-tracked, semicingolato (agg.) □ half-truth, mezza verità □ ( sport) half volley, demi-volée; mezza volée □ half-wit, stupido, idiota, imbecille; (psic.) frenastenico □ half-witted, stupido, scemo; (psic.) frenastenico □ half year, semestre □ half-yearly, semestrale; semestralmente □ (fam.) and a half, non plus ultra: That was a party and a half, questa sì che è stata una festa! □ at half strength, (mil. e sport) a ranghi dimezzati; ( anche) diluito al 50% □ (scherz.) one's better half, la propria (dolce) metà ( la moglie o il marito) □ by half, a metà; della metà; (fam., GB) ( con disapprovazione) di gran lunga; davvero: We are planning to reduce fees by half, progettiamo di ridurre le tariffe della metà (o di dimezzare le tariffe); He's too talkative by half, è davvero troppo loquace □ to cry halves, reclamare la metà (di qc.) □ to go halves (o half and half), fare metà e metà; ( nel pagare il conto) fare alla romana; DIALOGO → - Wrong bill- Let's go halves on the bill, facciamo alla romana □ more than half, una buona metà □ (fam.) not half, affatto, del tutto, moltissimo; ( anche) per niente: not half bad, niente male (fam.); ottimo, eccellente; It isn't half windy, altro che se tira vento!; «Did you like the film?» «Not half», «T'è piaciuto il film?» «Eccome!» (o «Altro che!») □ not to do anything (o things) by halves, non lasciare le cose a metà; fare le cose perbene □ (trasp.: negli orari) on the half hour, ogni mezzora; ai trenta (all'1.30, 2.30, ecc.) □ one's other half = one's better half ► sopra □ (prov.) Half a loaf is better than no bread, bisogna prendere quello che passa il convento; qualcosa è meglio di niente □ (prov.) Well begun is half done, chi ben comincia è alla metà dell'opera.NOTA D'USO: - half o mid?- -
122 ♦ regular
♦ regular /ˈrɛgjʊlə(r)/A a.1 regolare: at regular intervals, a intervalli regolari; regular features, lineamenti regolari; regular crystals, cristalli regolari; a regular polygon, un poligono regolare; regular pulse, polso regolare; regular army, esercito regolare; regular clergy, clero regolare; to lead a regular life, condurre una vita regolata; We keep in regular contact, ci sentiamo regolarmente; on a regular basis, regolarmente: It is important to brush your teeth on a regular basis, è importante lavarsi i denti regolarmente2 regolare; consueto: Flat sharing is a regular practice in big cities, la coabitazione in un appartamento è una pratica consueta nelle grandi città; Regular exercise helps prevent many diseases, l'esercizio fisico regolare aiuta a prevenire molte malattie; regular habits, abitudini fisse; a regular income, un reddito fisso (o sicuro); a regular customer, un cliente fisso (o abituale); He sat in his regular place, era seduto al suo solito posto3 (spec. USA) normale; ordinario: regular petrol, benzina normale; regular fries, una porzione normale di patate fritte; I prefer regular soda to diet soda, preferisco le bibite normali a quelle dietetiche; a regular-size bed, un letto di dimensioni standard; (fam. USA) He's a regular guy, è un tipo a postoB n.1 cliente fisso; habitué4 (relig.) membro del clero regolare; religioso di un ordine monastico5 (fam.) impiegato di ruolo; dipendente fisso6 (fam., TV) personaggio fisso7 (autom.) benzina normale● (mil.) regular officer, ufficiale di carriera □ regular pace, andatura normale ( del cavallo, ecc.) □ a regular soldier, un soldato dell'esercito regolare □ (trasp.) regular stop, fermata obbligatoria ( di mezzo pubblico) □ regular work, lavoro fisso (o stabile) □ as regular as clockwork, puntuale come un orologio (svizzero) □ to keep regular hours, avere orari regolari □ on the regular staff, in pianta stabile, effettivo (rif. a personale). -
123 убедиться на собственном опыте в преимуществах
Убедиться на собственном опыте в преимуществах-- In short, during this era, users will experience for the first time the advantages of having their own programming staff, whatever its size.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > убедиться на собственном опыте в преимуществах
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124 reduce
[rɪ'djuːs] transitive verb1) (diminish) senken [Preis, Gebühr, Fieber, Aufwendungen, Blutdruck usw.]; verbilligen [Ware]; reduzieren [Geschwindigkeit, Gewicht, Anzahl, Menge, Preis]2)reduce to despair/silence/tears — in Verzweiflung stürzen/verstummen lassen/zum Weinen bringen
reduce somebody to begging — jemanden an den Bettelstab bringen
* * *[rə'dju:s]2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) abnehmen3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) verwandeln, zwingen•- academic.ru/60974/reducible">reducible- reduction* * *re·duceI. vt1. (make less)▪ to \reduce sth etw verringern [o reduzieren]we must \reduce expenditures by 10% in the second quarter wir müssen die Ausgaben im zweiten Quartal um 10 % reduzierenthe television was \reduced from £500 to £350 in the sales der Fernseher war von 500 auf 350 Pfund heruntergesetztmy wage has been \reduced to £160 mein Lohn wurde auf 160 Pfund gekürztthe judge \reduced his sentence to 1 year in jail der Richter setzte sein Strafmaß auf 1 Jahr Gefängnis herabto \reduce sb's authority/duties/responsibilities jds Autorität/Aufgaben/Verantwortlichkeiten einschränken; price etw heruntersetzenafter the scandal, the officer was \reduced in rank nach dem Skandal wurde der Offizier degradiertto \reduce a backlog einen Rückstand aufholento \reduce speed/velocity die Geschwindigkeit verringernto \reduce taxes Steuern senkento \reduce wages Löhne kürzento \reduce a drawing/photo eine Zeichnung/ein Foto verkleinernto \reduce liquids/a sauce Flüssigkeiten/eine Soße einkochen lassen\reduce the sauce to [or by] half over a medium flame die Soße bis zur halben Menge bei mittlerer Hitze einkochen lassen3. (bring down)Allied bombing \reduced the city to ruins alliierte Bombenangriffe legten die Stadt in Schutt und Aschewhen he lost his job, they were \reduced to begging help from his parents als er seine Arbeit verlor, waren sie gezwungen, seine Eltern um Hilfe zu bittento \reduce sb to obedience/submission jdn zum Gehorsam/zur Unterwerfung bringento \reduce sb to the ranks MIL jdn [in den Mannschaftsdienstgrad] degradierento \reduce sb to tears jdn zum Weinen bringento \reduce a dislocated arm/joint einen ausgekugelten Arm/ein Gelenk einrenkenII. vi AM abnehmento be reducing eine Diät machen* * *[rɪ'djuːs]1. vt1) pressure, weight, swelling, risk, chances verringern, reduzieren; speed reduzieren, verlangsamen; authority schwächen; (= lower) standards, temperatures herabsetzen, reduzieren; prices ermäßigen, herabsetzen, reduzieren; taxes, costs senken; expenses, wages kürzen; value mindern; (= shorten) verkürzen; (in size) width, staff, drawing, photo verkleinern, reduzieren; scale of operations einschränken; output drosseln, reduzieren; (COOK) sauce einkochen lassento reduce one's weight —
"reduce speed now" (Mot) —
the facts may all be reduced to four main headings — die Tatsachen können alle auf vier Hauptpunkte reduziert werden
to reduce an argument to a matter of principle — aus einem Argument eine Frage des Prinzips machen
it has been reduced to a mere... — es ist jetzt nur noch ein...
to reduce sb to silence/despair/tears — jdn zum Schweigen/zur Verzweiflung/zum Weinen bringen
to reduce sb to begging/to slavery — jdn zum Betteln/zur Sklaverei zwingen
are we reduced to this! —
2. vi(esp US: slim) abnehmen* * *A v/t1. herabsetzen, vermindern, -ringern, reduzieren ( alle:by um;to auf akk):reduce speed langsamer fahren;reduce one’s weight (by five kilos) (fünf Kilo) abnehmen;sell at reduced prices zu herabgesetzten Preisen verkaufen;at a reduced fare zu ermäßigtem Fahrpreis3. (im Rang, Wert etc) herabsetzen, -mindern, erniedrigenreduce to the rank of zum … degradieren5. schwächen, erschöpfenreduce to a heap of rubble in einen Schutthaufen verwandeln;reduced to a skeleton zum Skelett abgemagert;8. bringen (to zu, in akk):reduce to a system in ein System bringen;reduce to rules in Regeln fassen;reduce to order in Ordnung bringen;reduce to writing schriftlich niederlegen;reduce theories into practice Theorien in die Praxis umsetzen9. zurückführen, reduzieren ( beide:to auf akk):reduce to absurdity ad absurdum führen10. zerlegen (to in akk)11. einteilen (to in akk)12. anpassen (to dat oder an akk)13. CHEM, MATH reduzieren:reduce an equation eine Gleichung auflösen;14. verkleinern:reduced scale verkleinerter Maßstab;on a reduced scale in verkleinertem Maßstab16. zwingen ( to obedience zum Gehorsam), bringen ( to despair zur Verzweiflung; to silence zum Schweigen):he was reduced to selling his house er war gezwungen, sein Haus zu verkaufen;be reduced to tears zu Tränen gerührt sein17. obs unterwerfen, besiegen, erobern18. beschränken (to auf akk)19. Farben etc verdünnen20. FOTO ein Negativ etc abschwächen22. MED einrenken, (wieder) einrichten23. GASTR eine Soße etc reduzieren, einkochen lassenB v/i1. besonders US (an Gewicht) abnehmen:be reducing eine Schlankheits- oder Abmagerungskur machen2. BIOL sich unter Chromosomenreduktion teilen* * *[rɪ'djuːs] transitive verb1) (diminish) senken [Preis, Gebühr, Fieber, Aufwendungen, Blutdruck usw.]; verbilligen [Ware]; reduzieren [Geschwindigkeit, Gewicht, Anzahl, Menge, Preis]2)reduce to despair/silence/tears — in Verzweiflung stürzen/verstummen lassen/zum Weinen bringen
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125 proportion
proportion [prəˈpɔ:∫ən]1. nouna. ( = ratio) proportion fb. ( = part) part f, partie f2. plural noun* * *[prə'pɔːʃn] 1.1) (part, quantity) (of group, population etc) proportion f (of de); (of income, profit, work etc) part f (of de)2) ( ratio) also Mathematics proportion fproductivity increases in proportion to the incentives offered — l'augmentation de la productivité est directement proportionnelle aux primes de rendement
3) (harmony, symmetry)out of/in proportion — hors de/en proportion
4) fig ( perspective)2.to be out of all proportion — être tout à fait disproportionné (to par rapport à)
proportions plural noun lit, fig dimensions fpl3.- proportioned combining formwell-/badly-proportioned — bien/mal proportionné
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126 require
require [rɪˈkwaɪər]a. ( = need) [person] avoir besoin de ; [thing, action] requérirb. ( = demand) exiger• what qualifications are required? quels sont les diplômes requis ?* * *[rɪ'kwaɪə(r)] 1.transitive verb1) ( need) avoir besoin de [help, money, staff]2) ( necessitate) [job, situation] exiger [funds, qualifications]to require that — exiger que (+ subj)
2.to require something of ou from — exiger quelque chose de
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127 flexibility
1) эксплуатационная гибкость; переналаживаемость; приспособляемость2) гибкость; податливость; упругость•- delivery flexibility
- depth-of-field flexibility
- design change flexibility
- ease-of-use flexibility
- effective flexibility
- expansion flexibility
- field-of-view flexibility
- flexibility of motion
- flexibility of speed
- functional flexibility
- high-volume flexibility
- interfacing flexibility
- long-term flexibility
- lot-size-of-one flexibility
- low temperature flexibility
- machine flexibility
- machining flexibility
- manpower flexibility
- manufacturing flexibility
- multipart flexibility
- operation flexibility
- operational flexibility
- preserving flexibility
- process flexibility
- product flexibility
- production flexibility
- program flexibility
- rotary flexibility
- routing flexibility
- scheduling flexibility
- short-term flexibility
- speed/torque flexibility
- staff flexibility
- structural flexibility
- tooling flexibility
- torsional flexibility
- user laser flexibility
- volume flexibilityEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > flexibility
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128 wade in
phrvi infml1)The new boss waded in with a staff changes — Новый шеф с жаром приступил к исполнению своих обязанностей и тут же произвел кое-какие замены среди служащих
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