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21 formalidad
f.1 formality (requisito).es una mera formalidad it's just a formality2 (good) manners.3 reliability.4 seriousness.5 conventionality.* * *1 (norma de comportamiento) formality2 (seriedad) seriousness3 (fiabilidad) reliability4 (trámite) formality, requisite\¡un poco de formalidad! please behave yourselves!una mera formalidad a mere formality* * *noun f.1) formality2) seriousness3) reliability* * *SF1) (=requisito) formalityes pura formalidad — it's a pure o mere formality, it's just a matter of form
2) (=fiabilidad) reliabilityse quedó sin clientes por falta de formalidad — he lost all his customers because of his unreliability
3) (=seriedad)¡señores, un poco de formalidad! — gentlemen, let's be serious!
¡niños, formalidad! — kids, behave yourselves!
* * *1) ( de persona) reliability2) ( requisito) formality* * *= formality, dependability.Ex. Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.Ex. Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance, and 3) self-control.* * *1) ( de persona) reliability2) ( requisito) formality* * *= formality, dependability.Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
Ex: Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance, and 3) self-control.* * *A (de una persona) reliability, dependabilityniños, formalidad behave yourselves, childrenno se puede hacer planes con él, no tiene formalidad it's impossible to plan anything with him, he's so unreliableB (requisito) formalityes una simple formalidad it's a mere formality* * *
formalidad sustantivo femenino
1 ( de persona) reliability;
2 ( requisito) formality
formalidad sustantivo femenino
1 (trámite, protocolo) formality
2 (seriedad, corrección) seriousness
3 (responsabilidad, puntualidad) reliability
' formalidad' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
formalmente
- trámite
English:
form
- formality
- mere
- reliability
- seriousness
- trustworthiness
- stiffly
* * *formalidad nf1. [requisito] formality;es una mera formalidad it's just a formality2. [fiabilidad] reliability;este mecánico no tiene ninguna formalidad this mechanic is totally unreliable;¡qué poca formalidad! you just can't rely on some people!3. [seriedad] seriousness* * *f formality* * *formalidad nf1) : formality2) : seriousness, dignity3) : dependability, reliability -
22 Howden, James
SUBJECT AREA: Steam and internal combustion engines[br]b. 29 February 1832 Prestonpans, East Lothian, Scotlandd. 21 November 1913 Glasgow, Scotland[br]Scottish engineer and boilermaker, inventor of the forced-draught system for the boiler combustion chamber.[br]Howden was educated in Prestonpans. While aged only 14 or 15, he travelled across Scotland by canal to Glasgow, where he served an engineering apprenticeship with James Gray \& Co. In 1853 he completed his time and for some months served with the civil engineers Bell and Miller, and then with Robert Griffiths, a designer of screw propellers for ships. In 1854, at the age of 22, Howden set up as a consulting engineer and designer. He designed a rivet-making machine from which he realized a fair sum by the sale of patent rights, this assisting him in converting the design business into a manufacturing one. His first contract for a marine engine came in 1859 for the compound steam engine and the watertube boilers of the Anchor Liner Ailsa Craig. This ship operated at 100 psi (approximately 7 kg/cm2), well above the norm for those days. James Howden \& Co. was formed in 1862. Despite operating in the world's most competitive market, the new company remained prosperous through the flow of inventions in marine propulsion. Shipbuilding was added to the company's list of services, but such work was subcontracted. Work was obtained from all the great shipping companies building in the Glasgow region, and with such throughput Howden's could afford research and experimentation. This led to the Howden hot-air forced-draught system, whereby furnace waste gases were used to heat the air being drawn into the combustion chambers. The first installation was on the New York City, built in 1885 for West Indian service. Howden's fertile mind brought about a fully enclosed high-speed marine steam engine in the 1900s and, shortly after, the Howden-Zoelly impulse steam turbine for land operation. Until his death, Howden worked on many technical and business problems: he was involved in the St Helena Whaling Company, marble quarrying in Greece and in the design of a recoilless gun for the Admiralty.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsHowden was the last surviving member of the group who founded the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland in 1857.BibliographyHowden contributed several papers to the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland.Further ReadingC.W.Munn, 1986, "James Howden", Dictionary of Scottish Business Biography, Vol. I, Aberdeen.FMW -
23 Gesellschafter
Gesellschafter m GEN, PERS partner, associate (Personengesellschaft); shareholder, stockholder (Kapitalgesellschaft)* * *Gesellschafter
member of a company (Br.) (corporation, US), partner, associate, corporate member, (Aktiengesellschaft) shareholder, stockholder (US);
• abwickelnder Gesellschafter liquidating partner;
• ausgeschiedener Gesellschafter retired partner;
• ausscheidender Gesellschafter retiring (outgoing, withdrawing) partner;
• vom Konkurs betroffener Gesellschafter solvent partner;
• vom Konkurs nicht betroffener Gesellschafter solvent partner;
• neu eintretender Gesellschafter incoming partner;
• Gesellschaftsverhältnis fortsetzender Gesellschafter surviving partner;
• geschäftsführender Gesellschafter active (managing, working) partner, active owner;
• beschränkt haftender Gesellschafter special (limited) partner;
• persönlich haftender Gesellschafter general (ordinary, Br., unlimited, associated, responsible) partner;
• nicht persönlich haftender Gesellschafter subordinate partner (Br.);
• unbeschränkt haftender Gesellschafter general (unlimited) partner;
• konzernfremder Gesellschafter outside shareholder;
• liquidierender Gesellschafter liquidating partner;
• minderjähriger Gesellschafter infant partner (member of a partnership);
• nomineller Gesellschafter nominal (quasi, holding-out, Br.) partner;
• scheinbarer Gesellschafter ostensible partner;
• schuldender Gesellschafter debtor partner;
• stiller Gesellschafter dormant (silent, secret, Br., sleeping) partner;
• tätiger Gesellschafter working (active) partner;
• nicht tätiger Gesellschafter inactive partner;
• verbleibender Gesellschafter continuing partner;
• verstorbener Gesellschafter deceased partner;
• vorgeschobener Gesellschafter ostensible partner;
• zahlungsunfähiger Gesellschafter partner in default;
• Gesellschafter mit gleichen Geschäftsanteilen equal partners;
• Gesellschafter einer Offenen Handelsgesellschaft general partner;
• als Gesellschafter aufnehmen to introduce as partner;
• j. als Gesellschafter ausgeben to hold s. o. out as a partner;
• als Gesellschafter ausscheiden to withdraw (retire) from a partnership;
• als Gesellschafter persönlich haften to be personally liable as a partner;
• Gesellschafter werden to become partner of a firm, to join a company, to enter into a partnership;
• Gesellschafterabfindung buyout of a partner;
• Gesellschafteranteil share, partnership interest;
• Gesellschafteraufnahme admission in a partnership;
• Gesellschafterausschluss expulsion of a partner;
• Gesellschafterbeschluss corporate resolution;
• Gesellschaftereinlage partner’s capital;
• Gesellschafterentnahmen drawing by partners;
• Gesellschaftergewinn partnership profit;
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24 bestehen
be·ste·hen *1. be·ste·hen * irreg vt1) ( erfolgreich abschließen)sie bestand ihre Prüfung mit Auszeichnung she got a distinction in her exam, she passed her exam with distinction;etw nicht \bestehen to fail sth;jdn \bestehen lassen to let sb pass [an exam];die Prüfer ließen ihn nicht \bestehen the examiners failed himetw \bestehen to come through sth [in one piece], to survive sth;einen Kampf \bestehen to win a fight3) ( andauern)etw \bestehen lassen to retain sth;ein Gebäude \bestehen lassen to leave a building standing;getrennte Haushalte \bestehen lassen to continue [living] with separate domestic arrangements [or households];eine Abmachung \bestehen lassen to let an arrangement continue, to leave an arrangement as it isvi1) ( existieren) to be;es \bestehen Zweifel [an etw] there are doubts [about sth];es besteht kein Zweifel there is no doubt;es \bestehen gute Aussichten, dass... the prospects of... are good;es besteht die Gefahr, dass... there is a danger of [or that]...;besteht noch Hoffnung? is there still a chance?;es besteht kaum noch Hoffnung, dass... there is almost no chance of...;es besteht der Verdacht, dass sie für eine andere Macht spioniert hat she is suspected of spying for another power;bei uns besteht der Brauch.... we have a tradition of...;\bestehen bleiben ( weiterhin existieren) to last; Hoffnung to remain; Tradition to prevail; Wetter to persist;( weiterhin gelten) Versprechen, Wort to hold good, to remain2) mit Zeitangabe to exist, to be in existence;das Unternehmen besteht jetzt schon 50 Jahre the company is 50 years old [or has been in existence for 50 years];3) ( sich zusammensetzen)4) ( beinhalten)jds Aufgabe besteht darin, etw zu tun sb's job consists in doing [or it's sb's job to do] sth;jds Chance besteht darin, dass... sb's chance lies in...;das Problem besteht darin, dass... the problem is that...;die Schwierigkeit besteht in/darin, dass... the difficulty lies in...;der Unterschied besteht in/darin, dass... the difference lies in...5) ( standhalten)vor der Kritik \bestehen to stand up to criticism [or a review];ich kann nicht neben ihr \bestehen I don't compare with her6) ( durchkommen)ich habe bestanden! - gratuliere! I've passed! - congratulations!7) ( insistieren)ich bestehe auf der Erfüllung Ihrer Verpflichtungen! I insist that you fulfil your obligations!;darauf \bestehen, dass... to insist that...;wenn Sie darauf \bestehen! if you insist!;1) ( Vorhandensein)das \bestehen einer S. gen the existence of sth;das 25-jährige \bestehen der Firma wurde gefeiert the company celebrated its 25th birthday;seit [dem] \bestehen einer S. gen since the establishment of sth; Schule, Verein etc founding; Geschäftsverbindung setting-up, establishment2) ( Beharren)jds \bestehen darauf, dass... sb's insistence that...3) ( das Durchkommen)das \bestehen einer S. gen Prüfung, Test the passing of sth; Probezeit successful completion; schwierige Situation surviving, coming through; Gefahren overcoming -
25 Murdock (Murdoch), William
[br]b. 21 August 1754 Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotlandd. 15 November 1839 Handsworth, Birmingham, England[br]Scottish engineer and inventor, pioneer in coal-gas production.[br]He was the third child and the eldest of three boys born to John Murdoch and Anna Bruce. His father, a millwright and joiner, spelled his name Murdock on moving to England. He was educated for some years at Old Cumnock Parish School and in 1777, with his father, he built a "wooden horse", supposed to have been a form of cycle. In 1777 he set out for the Soho manufactory of Boulton \& Watt, where he quickly found employment, Boulton supposedly being impressed by the lad's hat. This was oval and made of wood, and young William had turned it himself on a lathe of his own manufacture. Murdock quickly became Boulton \& Watt's representative in Cornwall, where there was a flourishing demand for steam-engines. He lived at Redruth during this period.It is said that a number of the inventions generally ascribed to James Watt are in fact as much due to Murdock as to Watt. Examples are the piston and slide valve and the sun-and-planet gearing. A number of other inventions are attributed to Murdock alone: typical of these is the oscillating cylinder engine which obviated the need for an overhead beam.In about 1784 he planned a steam-driven road carriage of which he made a working model. He also planned a high-pressure non-condensing engine. The model carriage was demonstrated before Murdock's friends and travelled at a speed of 6–8 mph (10–13 km/h). Boulton and Watt were both antagonistic to their employees' developing independent inventions, and when in 1786 Murdock set out with his model for the Patent Office, having received no reply to a letter he had sent to Watt, Boulton intercepted him on the open road near Exeter and dissuaded him from going any further.In 1785 he married Mary Painter, daughter of a mine captain. She bore him four children, two of whom died in infancy, those surviving eventually joining their father at the Soho Works. Murdock was a great believer in pneumatic power: he had a pneumatic bell-push at Sycamore House, his home near Soho. The pattern-makers lathe at the Soho Works worked for thirty-five years from an air motor. He also conceived the idea of a vacuum piston engine to exhaust a pipe, later developed by the London Pneumatic Despatch Company's railway and the forerunner of the atmospheric railway.Another field in which Murdock was a pioneer was the gas industry. In 1791, in Redruth, he was experimenting with different feedstocks in his home-cum-office in Cross Street: of wood, peat and coal, he preferred the last. He designed and built in the backyard of his house a prototype generator, washer, storage and distribution plant, and publicized the efficiency of coal gas as an illuminant by using it to light his own home. In 1794 or 1795 he informed Boulton and Watt of his experimental work and of its success, suggesting that a patent should be applied for. James Watt Junior was now in the firm and was against patenting the idea since they had had so much trouble with previous patents and had been involved in so much litigation. He refused Murdock's request and for a short time Murdock left the firm to go home to his father's mill. Boulton \& Watt soon recognized the loss of a valuable servant and, in a short time, he was again employed at Soho, now as Engineer and Superintendent at the increased salary of £300 per year plus a 1 per cent commission. From this income, he left £14,000 when he died in 1839.In 1798 the workshops of Boulton and Watt were permanently lit by gas, starting with the foundry building. The 180 ft (55 m) façade of the Soho works was illuminated by gas for the Peace of Paris in June 1814. By 1804, Murdock had brought his apparatus to a point where Boulton \& Watt were able to canvas for orders. Murdock continued with the company after the death of James Watt in 1819, but retired in 1830 and continued to live at Sycamore House, Handsworth, near Birmingham.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsRoyal Society Rumford Gold Medal 1808.Further ReadingS.Smiles, 1861, Lives of the Engineers, Vol. IV: Boulton and Watt, London: John Murray.H.W.Dickinson and R.Jenkins, 1927, James Watt and the Steam Engine, Oxford: Clarendon Press.J.A.McCash, 1966, "William Murdoch. Faithful servant" in E.G.Semler (ed.), The Great Masters. Engineering Heritage, Vol. II, London: Institution of Mechanical Engineers/Heinemann.IMcNBiographical history of technology > Murdock (Murdoch), William
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26 Bestehen
(unreg.)I v/t1. (Prüfung) pass; (eine Probe) stand ( oder pass) the test; die Prüfung / Probe nicht bestehen fail the exam / test; eine Prüfung knapp / mit „gut“ bestehen scrape through an exam / etwa pass an exam with a B2.b) (Gefahr) survive; (Kampf) win through in; wir hatten einen schweren Kampf zu bestehen we had a hard battle to fightII v/i1. exist, weitS. Bedenken, Grund etc.: auch be; (fortbestehen) continue, last; (noch bestehen) remain, survive, have survived; besteht diese Schule / Firma noch? does this school / firm still exist?; bestehen bleiben (fortdauern) continue (to exist); Gefahr etc.: remain; (gültig bleiben) remain valid, (still) hold good; bestehen lassen retain; es besteht / bestehen... auch there is / are...; es besteht die Gefahr, dass sich das Feuer ausbreitet there’s a danger of the fire spreading; über den Hergang besteht noch keine Klarheit it is still not clear what happened3. bestehen in consist in, be; das Problem besteht darin, dass ( darin zu + Inf.) the problem is that (is + Ger.); der Unterschied besteht darin, dass the difference is ( oder lies in the fact) that; die Besonderheit besteht darin, dass what is so special (about it) is (the fact) that4. bestehen auf (+ Dat) insist (up)on; darauf bestehen, etw. zu tun insist on doing s.th.; darauf bestehen, dass etw. getan wird insist on s.th. being done; ich bestehe darauf(, dass er kommt) I insist (that he comes oder on his coming förm.); ich bestehe nicht darauf I’m not insisting, you don’t have to; ich bestehe auf meinem Vertrag / Recht I insist that the terms of my contract are hono(u)red / on my rights5. (sich behaupten) hold out, hold ( oder stand) one’s ground, hold one’s own ( gegen against); in einem Kampf / einer Gefahr bestehen auch prove o.s. in a battle / a danger; mit diesem Abschluss kannst du überall bestehen you can get in anywhere with this exam result (Am. with these test scores)6. in einer Prüfung: pass, get through umg.; mit „gut“ / Auszeichnung bestehen etwa pass with a B / a distinction* * *das Bestehen(Existenz) existence;(Prüfung) pass* * *Be|ste|hennt -s,no pl1) (= Vorhandensein, Dauer) existenceseit Bestéhen der Firma/des Staates — ever since the firm/state has existed or came into existence
das 100-jährige Bestéhen von etw feiern — to celebrate the hundredth anniversary or first hundred years of (the existence of) sth
2) (= Beharren) insistence (auf +dat on)3) (von Prüfung) passing; (von Schicksalsschlägen) withstanding; (von schwerer Zeit) coming or pulling through; (von Gefahr) overcomingbei Bestéhen der Prüfung — on passing the exam
* * *2) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) lie4) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) pass* * *Be·ste·hen<-s>das 25-jährige \Bestehen der Firma wurde gefeiert the company celebrated its 25th birthdayseit [dem] \Bestehen einer S. gen since the establishment of sth; Schule, Verein etc. founding; Geschäftsverbindung setting-up, establishment2. (Beharren)3. (das Durchkommen)▪ das \Bestehen einer S. gen Prüfung, Test the passing of sth; Probezeit successful completion; schwierige Situation surviving, coming through; Gefahren overcoming* * *das; Bestehens existencedie Firma feiert ihr 10jähriges Bestehen — the firm is celebrating its tenth anniversary
* * *1. existence;seit Bestehen unserer Firma ever since our firm was founded;seit Bestehen der Regierung ever since the government came into power;das 50-jährige Bestehen feiern celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of sth2.(jemandes) Bestehen auf (+dat) (sb’s) insistence on3. einer Prüfung: passing;nach (erfolgreichem) Bestehen der Prüfung having passed the exam* * *das; Bestehens existence* * *(auf) v.to insist (on) v. (aus) v.to consist (of) v. v.to consist v.to exist v.to insist v. -
27 bestehen
(unreg.)I v/t1. (Prüfung) pass; (eine Probe) stand ( oder pass) the test; die Prüfung / Probe nicht bestehen fail the exam / test; eine Prüfung knapp / mit „gut“ bestehen scrape through an exam / etwa pass an exam with a B2.b) (Gefahr) survive; (Kampf) win through in; wir hatten einen schweren Kampf zu bestehen we had a hard battle to fightII v/i1. exist, weitS. Bedenken, Grund etc.: auch be; (fortbestehen) continue, last; (noch bestehen) remain, survive, have survived; besteht diese Schule / Firma noch? does this school / firm still exist?; bestehen bleiben (fortdauern) continue (to exist); Gefahr etc.: remain; (gültig bleiben) remain valid, (still) hold good; bestehen lassen retain; es besteht / bestehen... auch there is / are...; es besteht die Gefahr, dass sich das Feuer ausbreitet there’s a danger of the fire spreading; über den Hergang besteht noch keine Klarheit it is still not clear what happened3. bestehen in consist in, be; das Problem besteht darin, dass ( darin zu + Inf.) the problem is that (is + Ger.); der Unterschied besteht darin, dass the difference is ( oder lies in the fact) that; die Besonderheit besteht darin, dass what is so special (about it) is (the fact) that4. bestehen auf (+ Dat) insist (up)on; darauf bestehen, etw. zu tun insist on doing s.th.; darauf bestehen, dass etw. getan wird insist on s.th. being done; ich bestehe darauf(, dass er kommt) I insist (that he comes oder on his coming förm.); ich bestehe nicht darauf I’m not insisting, you don’t have to; ich bestehe auf meinem Vertrag / Recht I insist that the terms of my contract are hono(u)red / on my rights5. (sich behaupten) hold out, hold ( oder stand) one’s ground, hold one’s own ( gegen against); in einem Kampf / einer Gefahr bestehen auch prove o.s. in a battle / a danger; mit diesem Abschluss kannst du überall bestehen you can get in anywhere with this exam result (Am. with these test scores)6. in einer Prüfung: pass, get through umg.; mit „gut“ / Auszeichnung bestehen etwa pass with a B / a distinction* * *das Bestehen(Existenz) existence;(Prüfung) pass* * *Be|ste|hennt -s,no pl1) (= Vorhandensein, Dauer) existenceseit Bestéhen der Firma/des Staates — ever since the firm/state has existed or came into existence
das 100-jährige Bestéhen von etw feiern — to celebrate the hundredth anniversary or first hundred years of (the existence of) sth
2) (= Beharren) insistence (auf +dat on)3) (von Prüfung) passing; (von Schicksalsschlägen) withstanding; (von schwerer Zeit) coming or pulling through; (von Gefahr) overcomingbei Bestéhen der Prüfung — on passing the exam
* * *2) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) lie4) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) pass* * *Be·ste·hen<-s>das 25-jährige \Bestehen der Firma wurde gefeiert the company celebrated its 25th birthdayseit [dem] \Bestehen einer S. gen since the establishment of sth; Schule, Verein etc. founding; Geschäftsverbindung setting-up, establishment2. (Beharren)3. (das Durchkommen)▪ das \Bestehen einer S. gen Prüfung, Test the passing of sth; Probezeit successful completion; schwierige Situation surviving, coming through; Gefahren overcoming* * *das; Bestehens existencedie Firma feiert ihr 10jähriges Bestehen — the firm is celebrating its tenth anniversary
* * *bestehen (irr)A. v/tdie Prüfung/Probe nicht bestehen fail the exam/test;eine Prüfung knapp/mit „gut“ bestehen scrape through an exam/etwa pass an exam with a B2. (durchstehen) (eine Krise etc) come ( oder go) through, survive; (Gefahr) survive; (Kampf) win through in;wir hatten einen schweren Kampf zu bestehen we had a hard battle to fightB. v/i1. exist, weitS. Bedenken, Grund etc: auch be; (fortbestehen) continue, last; (noch bestehen) remain, survive, have survived;besteht diese Schule/Firma noch? does this school/firm still exist?;bestehen bleiben (fortdauern) continue (to exist); Gefahr etc: remain; (gültig bleiben) remain valid, (still) hold good;bestehen lassen retain;es besteht/bestehen … auch there is/are …;es besteht die Gefahr, dass sich das Feuer ausbreitet there’s a danger of the fire spreading;über den Hergang besteht noch keine Klarheit it is still not clear what happened2.3.bestehen in consist in, be;das Problem besteht darin, dass (der Unterschied besteht darin, dass the difference is ( oder lies in the fact) that;die Besonderheit besteht darin, dass what is so special (about it) is (the fact) that4.bestehen auf (+dat)insist (up)on;darauf bestehen, etwas zu tun insist on doing sth;darauf bestehen, dass etwas getan wird insist on sth being done;ich bestehe nicht darauf I’m not insisting, you don’t have to;ich bestehe auf meinem Vertrag/Recht I insist that the terms of my contract are hono(u)red/on my rightsgegen against);in einem Kampf/einer Gefahr bestehen auch prove o.s. in a battle/a danger;mit diesem Abschluss kannst du überall bestehen you can get in anywhere with this exam result (US with these test scores)mit „gut“/Auszeichnung bestehen etwa pass with a B/a distinction* * *das; Bestehens existence* * *(auf) v.to insist (on) v. (aus) v.to consist (of) v. v.to consist v.to exist v.to insist v. -
28 życi|e
n sgt 1. (proces) life- życie na ziemi life on earth- poszukiwanie form życia w kosmosie the search for life forms in the universe- wiosną budzi się życie in spring everything comes to life2. (egzystencja) life- uratować komuś życie to save sb’s life- zamach na życie cara an attempt on the tsar’s life- pożegnać się a. rozstać się z życiem to depart this life- odebrać sobie życie to take one’s (own) life- stracić życie to lose one’s life- jej syn przypłacił to życiem her son paid for it with his life- ujść z życiem to escape with one’s life- ten błąd kosztował ją życie that mistake cost her her life- oddać za kogoś/coś życie to lay down a. give one’s life for sb/sth książk.- pozostawać przy życiu to remain alive- lekarze utrzymywali pacjenta przy życiu przez dwie doby the doctors managed to keep the patient alive for two days- tylko praca trzyma go przy życiu work is the only thing that keeps him going pot. a. keeps him alive- nieliczni pasażerowie pozostali przy życiu the few surviving passengers3. (okres od narodzin do śmierci) life, lifetime- nigdy w życiu nie widziałam czegoś takiego I’ve never seen anything like it (in my life)- już za życia był postacią legendarną he was a legend in his own lifetime- za życia babci to było nie do pomyślenia it was unthinkable in grandma’s time- kalendarium życia poety significant dates in the poet’s life- całe swoje dorosłe życie spędził w tym mieście he spent his entire adult life in this town- cieszyć się życiem to enjoy life- używać życia to live life to the full- ułożyć sobie życie na nowo to make a new life for oneself- nadawać sens czyjemuś życiu to give sb’s life meaning- styl życia a lifestyle, a way of life- szkoła przystosowuje dzieci do życia the purpose of a school is to adjust children to social life- życie duchowe/seksualne/zawodowe sb’s spiritual/sex/working life- wtrącać się w czyjeś życie to interfere in sb’s affairs a. life- urządzić sobie życie to arrange one’s life- mieć łatwe/trudne życie to have an easy/a hard life- życie go nie rozpieszcza his life is not all roses4. (utrzymanie) living- zarabiać na życie to earn a living, to make one’s living- zarabia na życie malowaniem portretów he makes his living painting portraits- poziom życia the standard of living, living standards- ludzie pozbawieni środków do życia people deprived of a means of livelihood- ledwo mu starcza na życie he barely has enough to live on- życie w stolicy jest bardzo drogie life in the capital is very expensive- pieniądze na życie housekeeping (money)5. (rzeczywistość) (real) life- tak jest w teorii, ale nie w życiu that’s how it is in theory, but not in practice a. real life- zupełnie nie zna życia he’s totally inexperienced- historia z życia wzięta a true-life story6. (witalność) life, energy- być pełnym życia to be full of life a. vigour- tryskać życiem to be bursting with energy- z życiem, panowie! look lively, men! pot.7. (ruch) life- miasto od świtu tętni a. kipi życiem the city pulsates with life from the crack of dawn- po latach zastoju życie budzi się w tutejszych miasteczkach after years of stagnation the local villages are coming (back) to life8. (środowisko) life- poznać życie mieszkańców/szlachty to learn about the life of the locals/nobility- życie publiczne/społeczne/kulturalne public/social/cultural life9 (funkcjonowanie) life- średni czas życia samochodu the average life of a car- państwo nie może utrzymywać przy życiu nierentownych przedsiębiorstw the state can’t keep unprofitable companies alive- □ nocne życie miasta the city’s nightlife- życie intymne sb’s love life- życie osobiste a. prywatne private life- życie wieczne Relig. eternal a. everlasting life- brać życie lekko to be light-hearted- brać życie na serio a. patrzeć poważnie na życie to take life seriously- być bez życia to be lifeless- być czyimś życiem książk. to be sb’s life- być nie do życia (być słabym) to be half dead a. more dead than alive; (być niezaradnym) to not be cut out for this life a. world; (o mieście) to be impossible a. hard to live in- dać komuś życie książk. to give sb the gift of life- dać znak życia (napisać list) to drop a line- darować komuś życie książk. to spare sb’s life- jeśli ci życie miłe książk. if you value your life- w szkole nie miał życia, koledzy go szykanowali pot. he had a hard a. tough time at school, he was bullied all the time- mężczyzna/kobieta mojego życia the man/woman in my life- mieć święte życie to live a. lead the life of Riley pot.- mieć własne życie to have a life of one’s own, to live one’s own life- ma życie usłane różami his life is a bed of roses- nie zaznać a. zakosztować życia to not taste life- póki życia przest. until a. to the end of one’s days- przypłacić a. okupić coś życiem książk. to pay for sth with one’s life, to lay down a. give one’s life for sth- samo życie that’s life, such is life- sprawa a. kwestia życia i śmierci a matter of life and death- szkoła życia książk. school of hard knocks- tchnąć w coś życie książk. to breathe (new) life into sth- usunąć się z czyjegoś życia książk. to part company with sb- wchodzić w życie [młodzież, nastolatek] to leave home; [ustawa, przepis] to come into a. to take effect- wprowadzić a. wcielić coś w życie to bring a. put sth into effect- złamać sobie/komuś życie to make one’s/sb’s life a misery- życie się ledwie w nim kołacze he’s ready to give up the ghostThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > życi|e
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29 Coster, John
[br]b. c. 1647 Gloucestershire, Englandd. 13 October 1718 Bristol, England[br]English innovator in the mining, smelting and working of copper.[br]John Coster, son of an iron-forge manager in the Forest of Dean, by the age of 38 was at Bristol, where he was "chief agent and sharer therein" in the new lead-smelting methods using coal fuel. In 1685 the work, under Sir Clement Clerke, was abandoned because of patent rights claimed by Lord Grandison, who financed of earlier attempts. Clerke's business turned to the coal-fired smelting of copper under Coster, later acknowledged as responsible for the subsequent success through using an improved reverberatory furnace which separated coal fume from the ores being smelted. The new technique, applicable also to lead and tin smelting, revitalized copper production and provided a basis for new British industry in both copper and brass manufacture during the following century. Coster went on to manage a copper-smelting works, and by the 1690s was supplying Esher copper-and brass-works in Surrey from his Redbrook, Gloucestershire, works on the River Wye. In the next decade he extended his activities to Cornish copper mining, buying ore and organizing ore sales, and supplying the four major copper and brass companies which by then had become established. He also made copper goods in additional water-powered rolling and hammer mills acquired in the Bristol area. Coster was ably assisted by three sons; of these, John and Robert were mainly active in Cornwall. In 1714 the younger John, with his father, patented an "engine for drawing water out of deep mines". The eldest son, Thomas, was more involved at Redbrook, in South Wales and the Bristol area. A few years after the death of his father, Thomas became partner in the brass company of Bristol and sold them the Redbrook site. He became Member of Parliament for Bristol and, by then the only surviving son, planned a large new smelting works at White Rock, Swansea, South Wales, before his death in 1734. Partners outside the family continued the business under a new name.[br]Bibliography1714, British patent 397, with John Coster Jr.Further ReadingRhys Jenkins, 1942, "Copper works at Redbrook and Bristol", Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society 63.Joan Day, 1974–6, "The Costers: copper smelters and manufacturers", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 47:47–58.JD -
30 Lee, Revd William
SUBJECT AREA: Textiles[br]d. c. 1615[br]English inventor of the first knitting machine, called the stocking frame.[br]It would seem that most of the stories about Lee's invention of the stocking frame cannot be verified by any contemporary evidence, and the first written accounts do not appear until the second half of the seventeenth century. The claim that he was Master of Arts from St John's College, Cambridge, was first made in 1607 but cannot be checked because the records have not survived. The date for the invention of the knitting machine as being 1589 was made at the same time, but again there is no supporting evidence. There is no evidence that Lee was Vicar of Calverton, nor that he was in Holy Orders at all. Likewise there is no evidence for the existence of the woman, whether she was girlfriend, fiancée or wife, who is said to have inspired the invention, and claims regarding the involvement of Queen Elizabeth I and her refusal to grant a patent because the stockings were wool and not silk are also without contemporary foundation. Yet the first known reference shows that Lee was the inventor of the knitting machine, for the partnership agreement between him and George Brooke dated 6 June 1600 states that "William Lee hath invented a very speedy manner of making works usually wrought by knitting needles as stockings, waistcoats and such like". This agreement was to last for twenty-two years, but terminated prematurely when Brooke was executed for high treason in 1603. Lee continued to try and exploit his invention, for in 1605 he described himself as "Master of Arts" when he petitioned the Court of Aldermen of the City of London as the first inventor of an engine to make silk stockings. In 1609 the Weavers' Company of London recorded Lee as "a weaver of silk stockings by engine". These petitions suggest that he was having difficulty in establishing his invention, which may be why in 1612 there is a record of him in Rouen, France, where he hoped to have better fortune. If he had been invited there by Henry IV, his hopes were dashed by the assassination of the king soon afterwards. He was to supply four knitting machines, and there is further evidence that he was in France in 1615, but it is thought that he died in that country soon afterwards.The machine Lee invented was probably the most complex of its day, partly because the need to use silk meant that the needles were very fine. Henson (1970) in 1831 took five pages in his book to describe knitting on a stocking frame which had over 2,066 pieces. To knit a row of stitches took eleven separate stages, and great care and watchfulness were required to ensure that all the loops were equal and regular. This shows how complex the machines were and points to Lee's great achievement in actually making one. The basic principles of its operation remained unaltered throughout its extraordinarily long life, and a few still remained in use commercially in the early 1990s.[br]Further ReadingJ.T.Millington and S.D.Chapman (eds), 1989, Four Centuries of Machine Knitting, Commemorating William Lee's Invention of the Stocking Frame in 1589, Leicester (N.Harte examines the surviving evidence for the life of William Lee and this must be considered as the most up-to-date biographical information).Dictionary of National Biography (this contains only the old stories).Earlier important books covering Lee's life and invention are G.Henson, 1970, History of the Framework Knitters, reprint, Newton Abbot (orig. pub. 1831); and W.Felkin, 1967, History of the Machine-wrought Hosiery and Lace Manufactures, reprint, Newton Abbot (orig. pub. 1867).M.Palmer, 1984, Framework Knitting, Aylesbury (a simple account of the mechanism of the stocking frame).R.L.Hills, "William Lee and his knitting machine", Journal of the Textile Institute 80(2) (a more detailed account).M.Grass and A.Grass, 1967, Stockings for a Queen. The Life of William Lee, the Elizabethan Inventor, London.RLH
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