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1 Homestead Act
n. amer. hist. the Homestead Act Хомстедски акт (законот за распределба на земјиште во западнете делови на САД од 1862 година) -
2 homestead
homestead ['həʊmsted]1 noun(a) American History = terre dont la propriété est attribuée à un colon sous réserve qu'il y réside et l'exploite(b) (buildings and land) propriété f; (farm) ferme f; Australian & New Zealand (house) maison f (d'un ranch)∎ he's returning to the homestead il rentre au paysAmerican = s'installer sur une terre pour en devenir propriétaire►► the Homestead Act = décret de 1862 par lequel le Congrès américain donnait 160 acres de terre à tout nouvel arrivant qui s'engageait à s'installer dans l'ouest -
3 homestead
[-sted]noun (a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc.) die Heimstätte* * *home·stead[ˈhəʊmsted, AM ˈhoʊm-]n* * *homestead [ˈhəʊmsted; -stıd]A s1. Heimstätte f, Gehöft na) 160 Acres große, vom Staat den Siedlern verkaufte GrundparzelleHomestead Act Heimstättengesetz n* * *n.Gehöft -e n.Heimstätte f. -
4 homestead
['həʊmsted]1) (house and land) casa f. con terreno2) (farm) fattoria f.3) AE amm. = appezzamenti di terreno demaniale che venivano distribuiti ai pionieri* * *[-sted]noun (a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc.) casa colonica, fattoria* * *homestead /ˈhəʊmstɛd/n.1 casa colonica; fattoria; masseria; casa e podere2 (stor., in USA) appezzamento di terreno demaniale ( di 160 acri; assegnato a un colono perché lo coltivasse; in base all' Homestead Act del 1862)homesteadern.1 agricoltore; colono; proprietario di fattoria* * *['həʊmsted]1) (house and land) casa f. con terreno2) (farm) fattoria f.3) AE amm. = appezzamenti di terreno demaniale che venivano distribuiti ai pionieri -
5 homestead
- stednoun (a house, especially a farm, with the land and other buildings (eg barns) which belong to it, especially in the United States, Australia etc.) gårdsbrukIsubst. \/ˈhəʊmsted\/1) gård, gårdsbruk2) (amer.) farm, gårdsbruk3) (amer., historisk) bureisingsbrukHomestead Act (amer., historisk) lov av 1862 som gav nybyggere ca. 640 dekar jordIIverb \/ˈhəʊmsted\/1) slå seg ned på jord, starte et gårdsbruk2) slå seg ned på eiendom -
6 homesteader
n. amer. 1. сопственик на фарма/ранч2. hist. колонизатор (што се стекнал со земјиште според the Homestead Act) -
7 Evans, George Henry
(1805-1856) Эванс, Джордж ГенриОбщественный деятель, публицист. В 1820 вместе с отцом иммигрировал в США из Великобритании, был подмастерьем в типографии в г. Итаке, шт. Нью-Йорк. В конце 20-х годов XIX основал собственную газету "Защитник рабочего" [The Working Man's Advocate], а в 1829 вместе с Р. Д. Оуэном [ Owen, Robert Dale] и Ф. Райт [ Wright, Frances] участвовал в создании одной из рабочих партий [ Workingmen's Parties]. В своей газете, а позднее в книге "История происхождения и развития Рабочей партии" ["History of the Origin and Progress of the Working Men's Party"] (1840) предложил программу реформ. Предположил, что можно сохранить высокие зарплаты в производственной сфере, имея "предохранительный клапан" (см Safety-Valve Doctrine) в виде дешевых сельскохозяйственных угодий. Выступая за изменение земельной политики, создал Национальную реформистскую ассоциацию [National Reform Association], выступавшую за создание гомстедов [ homestead] на Западе [ West] под лозунгом "Проголосуй за свою ферму" [ Vote Yourself a Farm]. Земельная программа Эванса нашла отражение в Законе о гомстедах 1862 [ Homestead Act]. Также выступал против монополий, включая Банк США [ Bank of the United States], тюремного заключения за долги и, в отличие от многих реформаторов своей поры, за равноправие женщин.English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Evans, George Henry
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8 hofstede
n. homestead, house and property (especially a farm); section of land claimed by a settler (especially under the U.S. Homestead Act) -
9 Kansas
Штат Среднего Запада [ Midwest], относится к группе штатов Северо-Западного центра [ West North Central States]. На востоке граничит с штатом Миссури [ Missouri], на западе - с Колорадо [ Colorado], на севере - с Небраской [ Nebraska], на юге - с Оклахомой [ Oklahoma]. Площадь - 213,1 тыс. кв. км. Население - 2,6 млн. человек (2000). Столица - г. Топика [ Topeka]. Крупные города - Уичито [ Wichita], Канзас-Сити [ Kansas City], Атчисон [ Atchison], Эмпория [ Emporia], Хатчинсон [ Hutchinson]. Большая часть западного Канзаса расположена на Великих равнинах [ Great Plains], остальная территория представляет собой холмистые участки и широкие долины рек Канзас [ Kansas River], Арканзас [ Arkansas River] и их притоков. Теплый умеренный континентальный климат с неустойчивым количеством осадков. Важнейшие полезные ископаемые - нефть и природный газ (на юге штата). Первые месторождения газа открыты в 90-е гг. XIX в. До второй мировой войны Канзас был одним из крупнейших в стране производителей цинка. Сегодня экономика штата в целом считается процветающей и сбалансированной с преобладанием сельского хозяйства (по выращиванию пшеницы занимает первое место в стране). В промышленности ведущую роль играют производство транспортных средств (самолеты, автомобили, сельхозтехника) и химикатов, а также полиграфия. В штате имеется развитая транспортная сеть: его пересекают железные дороги Юнион-Пасифик [ Union Pacific Railroad] и Санта-Фе [ Santa Fe Southern Pacific Railroad], а также трансконтинентальные федеральные автострады номер 70 (восток-запад) и 35 (север-юг). Земли будущего штата были впервые исследованы Ф. де Коронадо [Coronado, Francisco Vasquez de] в 1541, когда здесь жили племена осейдж [ Osage], пауни [ Pawnee] и канза [ Kaw]. В конце XVII в. эти места объявила своим владением Франция, уступившая их испанцам в 1762 и восстановившая свое господство в 1800. США получили Канзас в 1803 в результате Луизианской покупки [ Louisiana Purchase]. Через территорию штата прошли многие экспедиции на Запад, в том числе экспедиции З. Пайка [ Pike, Zebulon Montgomery] (1806) и С. Лонга [ Long, Stephen Harriman] (1819-20), однако перспектив для освоения земель они здесь не нашли. Регион стал считаться частью "Великой американской пустыни" [ Great American Desert], непригодной для заселения, поэтому было решено использовать его для создания резерваций. Но уже к 50-м гг. XIX в., когда усилился поток переселенцев по Орегонской тропе [ Oregon Trail] и тропе Санта-Фе [ Santa Fe Trail], Территория Канзас [Kansas Territory] была открыта для заселения. После принятия закона "Канзас-Небраска" [ Kansas-Nebraska Act] (1854) началось массовое заселение штата выходцами как с Севера, так и Юга. Раскол между ними по вопросу о рабстве привел к многочисленным вооруженным столкновениям, и Территорию стали называть "истекающий кровью Канзас" [ Bleeding Kansas]. Избиратели Канзаса отвергли проект Лекомптонской конституции [ Lecompton Constitution], устанавливавшей рабство; в 1861 он вступил в Союз [ Union] согласно Уайандоттской конституции [ Wyandotte Constitution] (1859), которая действует до настоящего времени. В течение Гражданской войны [ Civil War] штат подвергался партизанским набегам с обеих сторон. В 70-е гг. XIX в. началось бурное заселение штата новыми иммигрантами, в основном выходцами из Германии, России и Швеции. Немцы-меннониты из России привезли с собой морозостойкие сорта озимой пшеницы, которые произвели революцию в сельском хозяйстве штата. Серьезной проблемой для фермеров на протяжении многих лет оставался засушливый климат с сильными ветрами и пыльными бурями, которые в середине 30-х годов XX в. несколько раз практически уничтожали посевы. После ряда бурь в 1953-55 власти штата начали программу борьбы с засухой, для чего были разработаны новые методы мелиорации и обработки земель и создана сеть искусственных водоемов. В политическом отношении у жителей штата сохранилась традиция голосовать за республиканцев, что восходит ко времени Закона о гомстедах [ Homestead Act], принятие которого ставилось в заслугу Республиканской партии. -
10 homesteader
n.yerdar [one who claims a section of land (especially under the U.S. Homestead Act] -
11 BÚA
(bý; bjó, bjoggum or bjuggum; búinn), v.1) to prepare, make ready;búa skip í för, to make a ship ready for a voyage;búa ferð sína, to make ready for a journey (voyage);búa veizlu, to prepare (make preparations) for a feast;búa mál á hendr e-m, to take out a summons against one, be in a lawsuit;2) to dress, attire, adorn, ornament;bjó hón hana sem hón kunni bezt, she dressed her as well as she could;sá þeir konur vel búnar, well dressed;búa beð, rekkju, to make a bed;búa öndvegi, hús, to make a high seat, adorn a house (for a feast);öll umgjörðin var búin gulli ok silfri, adorned (mounted) with gold and silver;vápn búit mjök, much ornamented;4) to deal with, to treat;þeir bjuggu búi sem þeim líkaði, they treated it as they liked, viz. recklessly;Haraldr bjó heldr úsparliga kornum Sveins, used S.’s stores rather unsparingly;5) to live, dwell (búa í tjöldum);þeir bjuggu þar um nóttina, they stayed there during the night;sá maðr bjó á skipi (had his berth) næst Haraldi;6) to have a household (cattle, sheep, and milk);meðan þú vilt búa, as long as thou will keep house;búa á or at, with the name of the place added in dat., to live at or in (hann bjó á Velli; Gunnar bjó at Hlíðarenda);búa í skapi, brjósti e-m, to be, dwell in one’s mind (eigi býr þér lítit í skapi);sýnandi þá hjartaliga gleði, er í brjósti býr, that fills the breast;8) to behave, conduct onself (bjuggu þeir þar fremr úfriðliga);9) with preps.:búa af e-u, to lose;láta e-n af baugum búa, to let him be deprived of his riches;búa at e-u, to treat, = búa e-u (cf. 4);þeir höfðu spurt hvern veg Þórólfr hafði búit at herbergjum þeirra, how Th. had treated their premises;búa e-t fyrir, to prepare (þeir hlutir, er guð hefir fyrir búit sínum ástvinum);búa fyrir, to be present (hann ætlar, at Selþórir muni fyrir búa í hverju holti);búa hjá konu, to lie with a woman;búa í e-u, to be at the bottom of, = búa undir e-u (en í þessu vináttumerki bjuggu enn fleiri hlutir);búa með e-m or e-rri, to cohabit with;búa með konu, to lie with;búa saman, to live together (as husband and wife, as friends); to have a common household (ef menn búa saman);búa e-t til, to prepare, take the preparatory steps in a case (búa sök, mál, vígsmál til, cf. 1);búa til veizlu, to prepare for a feast;búa til seyðis, to get the fire ready for cooking;búa til vetrsetu, to make preparations for a winter abode;búa um e-n, to make one’s bed (var búit um þá Þórodd á seti ok lögðust þeir til svefns);Þórólfr lét setja upp skip sitt ok um búa, he had his ship laid up and fenced round;kváðu nú Guðrúnu eiga at búa um rauða skör Bolla, said that G. would have to dress B.’s (her husband’s) bloody head;búa um andvirki, to fence and thatch hayricks;at búa svá um, at aldri mátti vökna, to pack it up so that it could not get wet;búa svá um, at (with subj.), to arrange it so, that;búa eigi um heilt við e-n, to be plotting something against one;búa um nökkurn skoll, to brood over some mischief (deceit);búa um grun, to be suspicious;búa um hverfan hug, to be fickleminded;gott er um öruggt at búa, to be in a safe position;búa undir e-u, to be subject to, suffer, endure (hart mun þykkja undir at búa);eiga undir slíkum ofsa at búa, to have to put up with such insolence; to be the (hidden) reason of, to be at the bottom of (þat bjó þar undir, at hann vildi taka ríkit undir sik);þér vitið gørst, hvat yðr býr undir (what reason you have) at girnast eina útlenda mey;búa e-n veg við e-n, to behave or act so and so towards one;sárt býr þú nú við mik, Þóra, thou treatest me sorely;búa við e-t, to enjoy (þú býr við eilífa ást ok bíðr eilífra ömbuna); to submit to, put up with;ok mun eigi við þat mega búa, it will be too hard to bide;búa yfir e-u, to hide, conceal;framhlutr ormsins býr yfir eitri, is venomous;lítill búkr býr yfir miklu viti, little body holds mickle wit;búa yfir brögðum, flærð ok vélum, to brood over tricks, falsehood, and deceit;10) refl., búast.* * *pret. sing. bjó, 2nd pers. bjótt, mod. bjóst; plur. bjoggu, bjöggu, and mod. bjuggu, or even buggu; sup. búit, búið, and (rarely) contr. búð; part. búinn; pret. subj. bjöggi, mod. byggi or bjyggi; pres. sing. indic. bý; pl. búm, mod. búum: reflex. forms býsk or býst, bjósk or bjóst, bjöggusk, búisk, etc.: poët. forms with suffixed negative bjó-at, Skv. 3. 39: an obsolete pret. bjoggi = bjó, Fms. ix. 440 (in a verse); bjöggisk = bjósk, Hom. 118. [Búa is originally a reduplicated and contracted verb answering to Goth. búan, of which the pret. may have been baibau: by bûan Ulf. renders Gr. οικειν, κατοικειν; Hel. bûan = habitare; Germ. bauen; Swed. and Dan. bo. The Icel. distinguishes between the strong neut. and originally redupl. verb búa, and the transit. and weak byggja, q. v.: búa seems to be kindred to Gr. φύω, εφυσα (cp. Sansk. bhû, bhavâmi, Lat. fui); byggja to Lat. făcio, cp. Swed.-Dan. bygga, Scot. and North. E. to ‘big,’ i. e. to build; cp. Lat. aedificare, nidificare: again, the coincidence in sense with the Gr. οικος, οικειν, Lat. vicus, is no less striking, cp. the references s. v. bú above. Búa, as a root word, is one of the most interesting words in the Scandin. tongues; bú, bær, bygg, bygð, byggja, etc., all belong to this family: it survives in the North. E. word to ‘big,’ in the Germ. bauen ( to till), and possibly (v. above) in the auxiliary verb ‘to be.’]A. NEUTER, to live, abide, dwell, = Gr. οικειν, Lat. habitare; sú synd sem í mér býr, Rom. vii. 17, 20; í mér, þat er í mínu holdi, býr ekki gott, 18; hann sem býr í ljósinu, 1 Tim. vi. 16; fyrir Heilagan Anda sem í oss býr, 2 Tim. i. 14; Látið Christs orð ríkulega búa meðal yðar, Col. iii. 16; þá trú … sem áðr fyr bjó í þinni ömmu Loide, 2 Tim. i. 5; þat hit góða sem í oss býr, 14; hann sem býr í ljósinu, þar einginn kann til að komast, 1 Tim. vi. 16; hence íbúð, living in, etc.; in many of those passages some Edd. of N. T. use byggja, but búa suits better: of a temporary abode, hann bjó í tjöldum, he abode in tents, Fms. x. 413.2. a naut. term; þeir bjuggu þar um nóttina, they stayed, cast anchor during the night, Fms. vii. 3: on board ship, to have one’s berth, sá maðr bjó á skipi næst Haraldi er hét Loðinn, 166; engi maðr skyldi búa á þessu skipi yngri en tvítugr, x. 321.3. to live together as man and wife; henni hagar að b. við hann, 1 Cor. vii. 12; hagar honum hjá henni að b., 13; b. með húsfrú sinni, Stj. 47; b. við; Helgi prestr bjó við konu þá, er Þórdís hét (of concubinage), Sturl. i. 141; but búa saman, of wedded life, K. Á. 134.4. b. fyrir, to be present in the place: at Selþórir muni fyrir b. í hverju holti, Fms. iv. 260: recipr., sjór ok skúgr bjoggusk í grend, Skálda 202, Baruch.5. esp. (v. bú) to have a household, cattle, sheep, and milk; hence búandi, bóndi, bær, and bú; búa við málnytu ( milk), ok hafa kýr ok ær at búi, Nj. 236, Grág. i. 168, 335; b. búi (dat.), 153, K. Þ. K. 90; búa búi sínu, to ‘big ane’s ain biggin,’ have one’s own homestead.β. absol., meðan þú vilt b., so long as thou wilt keep bouse, Hrafn. 9; b. vel, illa, to be a good (bad) housekeeper; vænt er að kunna vel að búa, Bb. 3. 1; Salomon kóngur kunni að b., 100; fara að b., to begin housekeeping, 2. 6; b. á jörðu, to keep a farm, gefa þeim óðul sín er á bjoggu, Fms. i. 21.γ. búa á …, at …, i …, with the name of the place added, to live at or in a place; hann bjó á Velli (the farm) á Rangárvöllum (the county), Nj. 1; Höskuldr bjó á Höskuldstöðum, 2: hann bjó at Varmalæk, 22; hann bjó undir Felli, 16; Gunnarr bjó at Hlíðarenda, 29; Njáll bjó at Bergþórshváli, 30, 38, 147, 162, 164, 173, 174, 213, Landn. 39–41, and in numberless passages; Eb., Ld., Eg., Sturl., Bs., Ísl. ii, etc. (very freq.): also b. í brjósti, skapi, huga e-m, to be, dwell in one’s mind, with the notion of rooted conviction or determination, þess hins mikla áhuga, er þér býr í brjósti, Fms. iv. 80; því er mér hefir lengi í skapi búit, 78; ekki muntu leynask fyrir mér, veit ek hvat í býr skapinu, Lv. 16.II. metaph. and with prepp.; b. um e-t, or b. yfir e-u, almost in an uncanny sense, to brood over hidden schemes, designs, resentment, or the like; búa um hverfan hug, to be of a fickle mind, Skv. 3. 39; b. eigi um heilt, to brood over something against one, to be insincere, Fms. xi. 365; b. um skoll, to brood over some deceit, id.; b. um grun, to be suspicious, ii. 87: in good sense, b. um eitt lunderni, to be of one mind, Jb. 17; b. um þrek, hug, to have a bold heart, Lex. Poët.: b. í or undir e-u, to be at the bottom of a thing; en í þessu vináttu merki bjoggu enn fleiri hlutir, Ó. H. 125; mart býr í þokunni (a proverb), many things bide in the mist; en þat b. mest undir ferð Áka, at …, Fms. xi. 45; þóttusk eigi vita hvat undir myndi b., Nj. 62: b. yfir e-u, to brood over something, conceal; (ormrinn) bjó yfir eitri, i. e. the snake was venomous, Fms. vi. 351: the saying, lítill búkr býr yfir miklu viti, little bulk hides mickle wit, Al.; b. yfir flærð ok vélum, to brood over falsehood and deceit, id.; b. yfir brögðum, Fas. i. 290: b. undir, við e-t, to live under or with a thing, to bide, put up with; eiga undir slíkum ofsa at b., to have to put up with such insolence, Fms. xi. 248; at hart mun þykkja undir at b., Nj. 90, 101; ok mun eigi við þat mega b., i. e. it will be too hard to bide, 164; því at bændr máttu eigi við hitt b., Fms. xi. 224.III. in a half active sense; b. at e-u, or b. e-u (with dat.), to treat; þeir höfðu spurt hvern veg Þórólfr hafði búit at herbergjum þeirra, how Th. had used their premises, Eg. 85; þeir bjoggu búi sem þeim líkaði (where with dat.), i. e. they treated it recklessly, Bs. i. 544; Haraldr jarl fór til bús Sveins, ok bjó þá heldr úspakliga kornum hans, Orkn. 424 (in all passages in bad sense): búa vel saman, to live well together, be friendly, Fms. xi. 312; hence sam-búð, living together; b. við e-n, to treat one so and so; sárt býr þú við mik, Þóra, thou treatest me sorely, vii. 203.B. ACTIVE, to make ready: the sense and form here reminds one of the Gr. ποιειν: [this sense is much used in Old Engl., esp. the part. bone, boon, or boun, ready, (‘boun to go,’ Chaucer, etc.); in later Engl. ‘boun’ was corrupted into ‘bound,’ in such naut. phrases as bound for a port, etc.: from this part, the ballad writers formed a fresh verb, to boun, ‘busk ye, boun ye;’ ‘busk’ is a remnant of the old reflex, búask, see Dasent, Burnt Njal, pref. xvi. note, and cp. below III.]I. to make ready, ‘boun,’ for a journey; b. ferð, för sína; and as a naut. term, b. skip, to make ready for sea; bjoggu þeir ferð sína, Fms. ix. 453; en er þeir vóru búnir, Nj. 122; ok vóru þá mjök brott búnir, they were ‘boun’ for sea, Fms. vii. 101; bjó hann skip sitt, Nj. 128; en skip er brotið, svá at eigi er í för búanda á því sumri, i. e. ship unfit to go to sea, Grág. i. 92; b. sik til göngu, to be ‘boun’ for a walk, Ld. 46; b. sik at keyra, to make one ready for …, Nj. 91.β. as a law term, b. sök, mál, or adding til, b. til sök, mál á hendr e-m, to take out a summons against one, begin a lawsuit; b. mál í dóm, of the preliminaries to a lawsuit, hence málatilbúningr, in numberless cases in the Grágás and Sagas.γ. generally to prepare, make; b. smyrsl, to make ointments, Rb. 82.2. = Old Engl. to boun, i. e. to dress, equip; b. sik, to dress; svá búinn, so dressed, Fms. xi. 272; hence búningr, dress (freq.); vel búinn, well-dressed, Nj. 3, Ísl. ii. 434; spari-búinn, in holiday dress; illa búinn, ill-dressed; síðan bjó hon hana sem hon kunni, she dressed her as well as she could, Finnb. 258; b. beð, rekkjur, to make a bed, Eg. 236; b. upp hvílur, id., Nj. 168; b. öndvegi, hús, to make a high seat, dress a house for a feast, 175, (hús-búnaðr, hús-búningr, tapestry); búa borð, to dress the table, (borð búnaðr, table-service); b. stofu, Fms. iv. 75.β. búa til veizlu, to make ‘boun’ ( prepare) for a feast, Eg. 38, Fms. vii. 307; b. til seyðis, to make the fire ‘boun’ for cooking, Nj. 199; b. til vetrsetu, to make ‘boun’ for a winter abode, Fms. x. 42; til-búa, and fyrir-b., to prepare; eg fer héðan að til-b. yðr stað, John xiv. 3; eignizt það ríki sem yðr var til-búið frá upphafi veraldar, Matth. xxv. 34.γ. b. um e-t, in mod. use with the notion of packing up, to make into a bundle, of parcels, letters, etc.; hence um-búningr and um-búðir, a packing, packing-cover; b. um rúm, hvílu, to make a bed; búa um e-n, to make one’s bed; var búið um þá Þórodd í seti, ok lögðusk þeir til svefns, Th.’s bed was made on the benches, and they went to sleep, Ó. H. 153; skaltú nú sjá hvar vit leggumk niðr, ok hversu ek bý um okkr (of the dying Njal), Nj. 701; er mér sagt at hann hafi illa um búit, of a dead body, 51; þeir höfðu (svá) um sik búit ( they had covered themselves so) at þá mátti eigi sjá, 261; kváðu nú Guðrúnu eiga at búa um rauða skör Bolla, said that G. would have to comb B.’s (her husband’s) bloody head, Ld. 244; búa svá um at aldri mátti vökna, pack it up so that it cannot get wet, Fms. vii. 225; Þórólfr lét setja upp skip ok um búa, he had the ship laid up and fenced it round (for the winter), Eg. 199; b. um andvirki, to fence and thatch bay-ricks, Grág. ii. 335: metaph. to manage, preserve a thing, Fms. ix. 52; aumlega búinn, in a piteous state, Hom. 115.3. to ornament, esp. with metals or artificial work of any kind, of clothes laced with gold; kyrtill hlaðbúinn, Ísl. ii. 434, Nj. 48, Vm. 129: of gloves, B. K. 84: of a belt with stones or artificial work, Fms. xi. 271: of a drinking-horn, D. N. (Fr.); but esp. of a weapon, sword, or the like, enamelled with gold or silver (gull-búinn, silfr-búinn); búin gulli ok silfri, Fms. i. 15; búinn knífr, xi. 271; vápn búit mjök, much ornamented, ii. 255, iv. 77, 130, Eb. 226, 228.β. part., búinn at e-u, or vel búinn, metaph. endowed with, well endowed; at flestum í þróttum vel búinn, Nj. 61, Fms. x. 295; at auð vel búinn, wealthy, 410; vel búinn at hreysti ok allri atgörvi, Eg. 82; bezt at viti búinn, Fms. xi. 51.II. particular use of the part. pass, ‘boun,’ ready, willing; margir munu búnir at kaupa, ready, willing to buy, Fms. vi. 218; hann kvaðsk þess fyrir löngu búinn, Ld. 66, Fms. iii. 123; nefna vátta at þeir eru búnir ( ready) at leysa kvið þann af hendi, Grág. i. 54; vóru allir til þess búnir, Fms. xi. 360: compar., engir menn sýna sik búnari ( more willing) til liðveizlu, Sturl. i. 103: the allit. phrase, vera boðinn og búinn til e-s, vide bjóða VI: denoting fitted, adapted, ek em gamall, ok lítt b. at ( little fit to) hefna sona minna, Nj. 200; þótt ek sé verr til b. en hann fyrir vanheilsu sakir, Fms. vii. 275; eiga við búið (mod. vera við búinn), to keep oneself ready, to be on one’s guard, Bs. i. 537.2. on the point of doing, about to do so and so; hann var búinn til falls, he was just about to tumble, Fms. x. 314; en áðr þeir kómu var búið til hins mesta váða, ix. 444, v. l.β. neut. búið is used almost adverbially, on the point of, just about to; ok búið við skipbroti, Ísl. ii. 245; búið við váða miklum, Fms. ix. 310; sagði at þá var búit við geig mikinn með þeim feðgum, Eg. 158: this is rare and obsolete in mod. usage; and the Icel. now say, liggja við mér lá við að detta, where an old writer would have said, ek var búinn at detta; the sense would else be ambiguous, as búinn, vera búinn, in mod. usage means to have done; ég er búinn að eta, I have done eating; vera búinn að e-u (a work, business of any kind), to have done with it; also absol., eg er búinn, I have done; thus e. g. vera b. að kaupa, fyrir löngu b., b. at græða, leysa, etc., in mod. sense means to have done, done long ago; only by adding prepp. við, til (vera við búinn, til búinn) the part. resumes its old sense: on the other hand, búinn in the sense of having done hardly ever occurs in old writers.γ. búð (búið) is even used adverbially = may be, may happen; with subj. with or without ‘at,’ búð, svá sé til ætlað, may be, it will come so to happen, Nj. 114; búð, dragi til þess sem vera vill, 185; búð, eigi fari fjarri því sem þú gazt til, id., Ed. Johns. 508, note c; búð, svá þykki sem ek grípa gulli við þá, 9, note 3; búð, eigi hendi hann slík úgipta annat sinn, 42; búð, ek láta annars víti at varnaði verða, 106; búð, vér þurfim enn hlífanna, Sturl. ii. 137 (vellum MSS.; um ríð, Ed., quite without sense), cp. also Eb. 27 new Ed.: in mod. usage it is freq. to say, það er búið, vel búið, albúið, etc., it is likely, most likely that …δ. svá búit, adverbially, and proncd. as if one word, as matters stand, or even temp. at present, as yet; eigi mun hlýða svá búit, i. e. it will not do ‘so done,’ i. e. something else must be done, Eg. 507; eigi munu þér fá at unnit svá búið, i. e. not as yet, Fms. vii. 270; stendr þar nú svá búit (i. e. unchanged), um hríð, xi. 81; en berjask eigi svo búit, not fight as yet, Nj. 229; segja Eyjólfi til svá búins, they tell Eyolf the state of things, viz. that nothing had been done, Gísl. 41; þeir skildu við svá búit; þeir lögðu frá við svá búið, implying ‘vain effort,’ Germ. ‘unverrichteter Sache,’ Ísl. ii, Hkr. i. 340: at svá búnu, adverbially, as yet, at present; hann kvaðsk eigi fýsask til Íslands at svá búnu, Nj. 123, Fms. xi. 131; þenna draum segjum vér engum manni at svá búnu, this dream we will not tell to anybody as yet, Nj. 212; en at svá búnu tjár ekki, Fas. i. 364.III. reflex. to ‘boun’ or ‘busk’ oneself, make oneself ready, equip oneself; gengu menn þá á skip sín, ok bjoggusk sem hvatligast, Fms. v. 15: adding the infinitive of a verb as predicate, bjósk hann at fara norðr til Þrandheims, Eg. 18; or ellipt., where búask thus denotes the act itself, nú býsk hann út til Íslands, i. e. he ‘busked’ him to go …, Nj. 10; bjoggusk þeir fóstbræðr í hernað, they went on a free-booting trip, Landn. 31; seg Agli at þeir búisk þaðan fimmtán, 94: or adding another verb denoting the act, in the same tense, bjósk Haraldr konungr úr Þrándheimi með skipaliði, ok fór suðr á Mæri, he ‘busked’ him … and went south, Eg. 7; the journey added in gen., búask ferðar sinnar, Fms. i. 3; búask menn ferða sinna, Ld. 177.β. denoting intention, hidden or not put into action; fór sá kurr, at Skúli byggisk á land upp, Fms. ix. 483.2. to prepare for a thing; búask við boði, veizlu, etc., Nj. 10, Korm. 10; b. (vel, kristilega) við dauða sínum, andláti sínu, (eccl.) to prepare for one’s death, Fs. 80, Bs. i. 74; búask við vetri, to provide for the winter, get store in, Fms. xi. 415; b. við úfriði, vii. 23.β. to be on one’s guard, take steps to prevent a thing; nú ríða hér úvinir þínir at þér; skaltu svá við búask, i. e. be sure of that, make up thy mind, Nj. 264; bústu svá við, skal hann kveða, at …, Grág. ii. 244.γ. such phrases as, búask um = búa um sik, to make one’s own bed, encamp, make oneself comfortable, Nj. 259; tjölduðu búðir ok bjöggusk vel um, 219; var hörð veðrátta, svá at ekki mátti úti um búask, Fms. x. 13. Ld. 348; in the last passage the verb is deponent.3. metaph., b. við e-u, to expect, freq. in mod. usage; in phrases, það er ekki við að búast, it cannot be expected; búast við e-m, to expect a guest, or the like.β. to intend, think about; eg býst við að koma, I hope to come; eg bjóst aldrei við því, I never hoped for that, it never entered my mind, and in numberless cases.4. passive (very rare and not classical); um kveldit er matr bjósk = er m. var búinn, Fms. ix. 364. -
12 home
həum
1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) casa2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) cuna, patria3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) asilo, orfanato4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) hogar5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa
2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) casero, del hogar2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) local; nacional3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) en/de casa
3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) a casa; en casa2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) completamente; justamente, (dar) en el blanco•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about
home1 adj1. natal2. casero3. de casa / localhome2 adv a casahome3 n1. casa / hogar2. residenciatr[həʊm]1 (house) hogar nombre masculino, casa2 formal use domicilio3 (institution) asilo4 (country, village etc) patria, tierra5 SMALLZOOLOGY/SMALL hábitat nombre masculino6 SMALLSPORT/SMALL casa1 casero,-a2 SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL (del) interior3 (native) natal4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL de casa, en casa1 en casa, a casa, de casa\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat home en casahome sweet home hogar dulce hogarto be nothing to write home about no ser nada del otro mundo, no ser nada del otro juevesto come home to somebody darse cuenta■ it suddenly came home to me that I was all alone de repente me di cuenta de que estaba totalmente soloto feel at home figurative use estar a gusto, sentirse en casato make oneself at home ponerse cómodo,-aHome Office SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL Ministerio del Interiorhome rule autonomíahome help asistentahome page (Internet) página inicial, página principalhome run (in baseball) carrera completahome team equipo local, equipo de casahome town pueblo natal, patria chicahome ['ho:m] n1) : casa f, hogar m, domicilio mto feel at home: sentirse en casa2) institution: residencia f, asilo madj.• casero, -a adj.• doméstico, -a adj.• hogareño, -a adj.• nacional adj.• patrio, -a adj.adv.• a casa adv.n.• asilo s.m.• casa s.f.• fuego s.m.• habitación s.f.• hogar s.m.• patria s.f.• patria chica s.f.• posada s.f.v.• mandar a casa v.
I həʊm1) u c ( of person)a) ( dwelling) casa fto own one's own home — tener* casa propia
marital home — domicilio m conyugal; see also at home, home I 3); (before n)
b) ( in wider sense)they made their home in Germany — se establecieron en Alemania, fijaron su residencia en Alemania (frml)
to leave home — irse* de casa
those remarks were uncomfortably close to home — esos comentarios me (or le etc) tocaban muy de cerca
a home away from home o (BrE) a home from home — una segunda casa
home is where the heart is — el verdadero hogar está donde uno tiene a los suyos
c) ( family environment) hogar m2) ca) (of object, group, institution)can you find a home for these files somewhere? — (colloq) a ver si encuentras dónde guardar estos archivos
b) (of animal, plant) (Bot, Zool) hábitat m3) at homea) ( in house) en casawhat's that when it's at home? — (colloq) ¿y eso con qué se come? (fam)
b) ( at ease)make yourself at home — ponte cómodo, estás en tu casa
c) ( not abroad)d) ( Sport) en casato be/play at home — jugar* en casa
4) c ( institution) ( children's home) asilo m (AmL), orfanatorio m (Méx), centro m de acogida de menores (Esp); ( old people's home) residencia f de ancianosdogs' home — (BrE) perrera f
5) ( Sport)a) u ( the finish) meta f•Phrasal Verbs:- home in
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1)a) ( where one lives) <come/arrive> a casanothing to write home about — nada del otro mundo or (fam) del otro jueves
b) ( from abroad)the folks back home — (AmE) la familia
2) ( Sport)the first horse/runner home — el primer caballo/corredor en llegar a la meta
to be home free o (BrE) home and dry — tener* la victoria asegurada
3) ( to desired place)to get something home to somebody — hacerle* entender algo a alguien
to drive something home (to somebody) — hacer(le)* entender algo (a alguien)
try to drive it home to him that... — hazle entender que...; see also strike home
III
adjective (before n)a) <address/telephone number> particular; <background/environment> familiar; <cooking/perm> caserohome comforts — comodidades fpl
home delivery — ( of purchases) entrega f a domicilio
home visit — ( by doctor) (BrE) visita f a domicilio
b) ( of origin)home state — ( in US) estado m natal or de procedencia
c) ( not foreign) <affairs/market> nacional[hǝʊm]1. N1) (=house) casa f ; (=residence) domicilio m•
at home — en casais Mr Lyons at home? — ¿está el señor Lyons?
I'm not at home in Japanese — apenas me defiendo en japonés, sé muy poco de japonés
for us this is a home from home — aquí estamos como en casa, esta es como una segunda casa para nosotros
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he comes from a good home — es de buena familia•
home sweet home — hogar, dulce hogar2) (=refuge) hogar m ; (=hospital, hostel) asilo m3) (=country) patria f ; (=town) ciudad f natal; (=origin) cuna f4) (Bio) hábitat m5) (Sport) (=target area) meta f (=home ground)6) (Comput) punto m inicial, punto m de partida2. ADV1) (lit) (=at home) en casa; (=to home) a casato be home — estar en casa; (=upon return) estar de vuelta en casa
I'll be home at five o'clock — (upon return) estaré en casa a las cinco
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as we say back home — como decimos en mi tierraback home in Australia — en mi tierra, (en) Australia
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to come home — volver a casa•
to get home — llegar a casa•
to go home — volver a casa; (from abroad) volver a la patria•
he leaves home at eight — sale de casa a las ocho•
that remark came near home — esa observación le hirió en lo vivo•
to see sb home — acompañar a algn a su casa•
to send sb home — mandar a algn a casa•
to stay home — quedarse en casa2) (fig)•
to bring sth home to sb — hacerle ver algo a algn•
it came home to me — me di cuenta de ello•
to drive sth home, to drive a point home — subrayar un puntopress 2., 7)•
to strike home — (=hit target) [shell, bullet] dar en el blanco; (=go right in) [hammer, nail] remachar3.VI [pigeons] volver a casa4.CPDhome address N — (on form) domicilio m
my home address — mi dirección particular, las señas de mi casa
home assembly N — montaje m propio
home-assembly•
for home assembly — para montaje propiohome automation N — domótica f
home banking N — banco m en casa
home base N — [of person] lugar m de residencia; [of guerrillas] base f de operaciones; [of company] sede f
home birth N — parto m a domicilio
home brew N — (=beer) cerveza f casera; (=wine) vino m casero
home buying N — compra f de vivienda
home comforts NPL — comodidades fpl domésticas
home computer N — ordenador m doméstico
home computing N — informática f doméstica
home cooking N — cocina f casera
the Home Counties NPL — (Brit) los condados alrededor de Londres
home country N — patria f, país m de origen
home delivery N — [of food] entrega f a domicilio; [of baby] parto m a domicilio
home economics NSING — (Scol) ciencia f del hogar
home field (US) N — (Sport) casa f
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to play on one's home field — jugar en casahome fries NPL — (US) carne picada frita con patatas y col
home front N — frente m interno
home ground N (Sport) —
to be on home ground — (fig) estar en su terreno or lugar
Home Guard N — (Brit) cuerpo de voluntarios para la defensa nacional durante la segunda guerra mundial
home help N — (=act) atención f domiciliaria, ayuda f a domicilio; (Brit) (=person) asistente(-a) m / f (especialmente los que, a cargo de la seguridad social, ayudan en las tareas domésticas a personas necesitadas)
home helper N — (US) asistente(-a) m / f
home improvements NPL — reformas fpl en casa
home industries NPL — (Comm) industrias fpl nacionales
home journey N — viaje m a casa, viaje m de vuelta
home leave N — permiso m para irse a casa
home market N — (Comm) mercado m nacional, mercado m interior
home match N — (Sport) partido m en casa
home movie N — película f hecha por un aficionado
home nations NPL (Brit) —
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the home nations — las cuatro naciones británicasHome Office N — (Brit) Ministerio m del Interior, Gobernación f (Mex)
home owner N — propietario(-a) m / f de una casa
home owners — propietarios mpl de viviendas
home ownership N — propiedad f de viviendas
home page N — (Internet) (=personal page) página f personal; (=webpage) página f web; (=start page) página f de inicio
home product N — (Comm) producto m nacional
home run N — (Baseball) jonrón m ; (=return journey) [of ship, truck] viaje m de vuelta
home sales NPL — ventas fpl nacionales
Home Secretary N — (Brit) Ministro m del Interior
home shopping N — venta f por correo; (TV, Telec) televenta f
the home side N — (Sport) el equipo de casa, el equipo local
home straight N — (Sport) recta f final
to be in the home straight — (fig) estar en la última recta
home stretch N — = home straight
the home team N — (Sport) el equipo de casa, el equipo local
home trade N — (Comm) comercio m interior
home truths NPL —
home victory N — (Sport) victoria f en casa
home video N — vídeo m amateur, video m amateur (LAm)
home visit N — visita f a domicilio
home waters NPL — aguas fpl territoriales
HOME COUNTIES Los Home Counties son los condados que se encuentran en los alrededores de Londres: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent y Middlesex, un alto porcentaje de cuya población se encuentra en buena posición económica. De ahí que el término Home Counties haya adquirido dimensiones culturales y a la gente que vive en ellos se les considere en general personas adineradas de clase media-alta que, además, tienen al hablar un acento muy particular, conocido como RP.home win N — (Sport) victoria f en casa
See:see cultural note ENGLISH in English* * *
I [həʊm]1) u c ( of person)a) ( dwelling) casa fto own one's own home — tener* casa propia
marital home — domicilio m conyugal; see also at home, home I 3); (before n)
b) ( in wider sense)they made their home in Germany — se establecieron en Alemania, fijaron su residencia en Alemania (frml)
to leave home — irse* de casa
those remarks were uncomfortably close to home — esos comentarios me (or le etc) tocaban muy de cerca
a home away from home o (BrE) a home from home — una segunda casa
home is where the heart is — el verdadero hogar está donde uno tiene a los suyos
c) ( family environment) hogar m2) ca) (of object, group, institution)can you find a home for these files somewhere? — (colloq) a ver si encuentras dónde guardar estos archivos
b) (of animal, plant) (Bot, Zool) hábitat m3) at homea) ( in house) en casawhat's that when it's at home? — (colloq) ¿y eso con qué se come? (fam)
b) ( at ease)make yourself at home — ponte cómodo, estás en tu casa
c) ( not abroad)d) ( Sport) en casato be/play at home — jugar* en casa
4) c ( institution) ( children's home) asilo m (AmL), orfanatorio m (Méx), centro m de acogida de menores (Esp); ( old people's home) residencia f de ancianosdogs' home — (BrE) perrera f
5) ( Sport)a) u ( the finish) meta f•Phrasal Verbs:- home in
II
1)a) ( where one lives) <come/arrive> a casanothing to write home about — nada del otro mundo or (fam) del otro jueves
b) ( from abroad)the folks back home — (AmE) la familia
2) ( Sport)the first horse/runner home — el primer caballo/corredor en llegar a la meta
to be home free o (BrE) home and dry — tener* la victoria asegurada
3) ( to desired place)to get something home to somebody — hacerle* entender algo a alguien
to drive something home (to somebody) — hacer(le)* entender algo (a alguien)
try to drive it home to him that... — hazle entender que...; see also strike home
III
adjective (before n)a) <address/telephone number> particular; <background/environment> familiar; <cooking/perm> caserohome comforts — comodidades fpl
home delivery — ( of purchases) entrega f a domicilio
home visit — ( by doctor) (BrE) visita f a domicilio
b) ( of origin)home state — ( in US) estado m natal or de procedencia
c) ( not foreign) <affairs/market> nacional -
13 प्रतिष्ठा
prati-shṭhā
to stand still, set (as the sun), cease MBh. BhP. ;
to stand firm, be based orᅠ rest on (loc.), be established, thrive, prosper RV. etc. etc.;
to depend orᅠ rely on (loc.) Vajracch. ;
to withstand, resist (acc.) MBh. Hariv. ;
to spread orᅠ extend over (acc.) MBh.:
Caus. shṭhāpayati, to put down, place upon, introduce into (loc.) Br. GṛṠrS. ;
to set up, erect (as an image), Ratnav.;
to bring orᅠ lead into (loc.) MBh. ;
to establish in, appoint to (loc.) ib. R. etc.;
to transfer orᅠ offer orᅠ present to, bestow orᅠ confer upon (dat. orᅠ loc.) ĀṡvGṛ. Mn. MBh. etc.;
to fix, found, prop, support, maintain TS. Br. MBh. Hariv. ;
to hold against orᅠ opposite R. ;
prati-shṭhā́f. (ifc. f. ā) standing still, resting, remaining, steadfastness, stability, perseverance in (comp.) VS. etc. etc.;
a standpoint, resting-place, ground, base, foundation, prop, stay, support RV. etc. etc.;
a receptacle, homestead, dwelling, house AV. etc. etc. (ifc. abiding orᅠ dwelling in Ragh. Pur.);
a pedestal, the foot (of men orᅠ amimals) AV. Br. ṠāṇkhṠr. ;
limit, boundary W. ;
state of rest, quiet, tranquillity, comfort, ease MBh. Kāv. ;
setting up (as of an idol etc. RTL. 70);
pre-eminence, superiority, high rank orᅠ position, fame, celebrity Kāv. Kathās. Rājat. ;
establishment on orᅠ accession to (the throne etc.) Hariv. Ṡak. Var. Rājat. ;
the performance of any ceremony orᅠ of any solemn act, consecration orᅠ dedication (of a monument orᅠ of an idol orᅠ of a temple etc.;
cf. prâ̱ṇa-pr-), settling orᅠ endowment of a daughter, completion of a vow, any ceremony for obtaining supernatural andᅠ magical powers Var. Kathās. Rājat. Pur. ;
a mystical N. of the letter ā L. ;
N. of one of the Mātṛis attending on Skanda MBh. ;
of sev. metres RPrāt. ;
(with prajā-pateḥ) N. of a Sāman. ĀrshBr. ;
= hrasva Naigh. III, 2 ;
= yoga-siddhi orᅠ - nishpatti L. ;
-kamalâ̱kara m. - kalpalatā f. -kalpâ̱di, m. pl. N. of wks.;
- kāma (-shṭhā́-) mfn. desirous of a firm basis orᅠ a fixed abode orᅠ a high position TS. TāṇḍBr. GṛṠrS. BhP. ;
- kaumudī f. - kaustubha m. orᅠ n. - cintāmaṇi m. - tattva n. - tantra n. - tilaka n. N. of wks.;
- tva n. the being a basis orᅠ foundation Ṡaṃk. ;
- darpaṇa m. - darṡa m. - dīdhiti f. - dyota m. - nirṇaya m. N. of wks.;
- nvita (-shṭhâ̱nv-) mfn. possessed of fame, celebrated MW. ;
- paddhati f. - mayūkha m. - ratna n. - rahasya n. - lakshaṇa n. N. of wks.;
- vat mfn. having a foundation orᅠ support TUp. ;
- vidhi m. - viveka m. - saṉgraha m. - samuccaya m. - sāra m. - sāra-saṉgraha m. -hemâ̱dri m. - shṭhôddyota, m. N. of wks.
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14 Republican Party
Одна из двух основных политических партий США, возникшая в 1854 на базе неудовлетворенности законопроектом "Канзас-Небраска" [ Kansas-Nebraska Act], широко распространившейся среди вигов [ Whigs] и демократов Севера США. В первые годы выражала интересы промышленно-торгового капитала Севера. Платформа республиканцев в ходе предвыборной кампании 1860 включала, помимо запрета на распространение рабства на территории северных штатов, требование введения высокого защитного тарифа на импортируемую продукцию, бесплатной раздачи гомстедов [ homestead] поселенцам и др. За 160 лет ее существования кандидаты от Республиканской партии на пост президента США одерживали победу в 22-х президентских избирательных кампаниях и занимали Белый дом [ White House] в общей сложности в течение 85 лет. На выборах 1994 впервые за много лет завоевала большинство в обеих палатах Конгресса (53 места из 100 в Сенате и 230 из 435 в Палате представителей). Имеет прозвище Великая старая партия [ Grand Old Party], символом партии является фигура слона [ Elephant, the]English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Republican Party
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