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  • 1 authority

    noun
    1) no pl. (power) Autorität, die; (delegated power) Befugnis, die

    have the/no authority to do something — berechtigt od. befugt/nicht befugt sein, etwas zu tun

    have/exercise authority over somebody — Weisungsbefugnis gegenüber jemandem haben

    on one's own authority — in eigener Verantwortung

    [be] in authority — verantwortlich [sein]

    2) (body having power)

    the authorities — die Behörde[n]

    3) (expert, book, quotation) Autorität, die

    have it on the authority of somebody/something that... — durch jemanden/etwas wissen, dass...

    have it on good authority that... — aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissen, dass...

    4) no pl.

    give or add authority to something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gewicht verleihen

    5) no pl. (masterfulness) Souveränität, die
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    [o:'Ɵorəti]
    plural - authorities; noun
    1) (the power or right to do something: He gave me authority to act on his behalf.) die Befugnis; die Vollmacht
    2) (a person who is an expert, or a book that can be referred to, on a particular subject: He is an authority on Roman history.) die Autorität
    3) ((usually in plural) the person or people who have power in an administration etc: The authorities would not allow public meetings.) die Obrigkeit
    4) (a natural quality in a person which makes him able to control and influence people: a man of authority.) die Autorität
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    - academic.ru/4474/authoritarian">authoritarian
    - authoritative
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    author·ity
    [ɔ:ˈθɒrəti, AM əˈθɔ:rət̬i]
    n
    1. no pl (right of control) Autorität f; ADMIN Amtsgewalt f, Weisungsbefugnis f; MIL Befehlsgewalt f
    parental \authority elterliche Autorität; LAW elterliche Gewalt fachspr
    to be in \authority verantwortlich [o zuständig sein] sein
    we need to get the support of someone in \authority wir brauchen die Unterstützung eines Verantwortlichen
    person in \authority Verantwortliche(r) f(m)
    who is [the person] in \authority here? wer ist hier verantwortlich [o zuständig]?
    to be in [or have] \authority over sb (empowered to give orders) jdm gegenüber weisungsbefugt sein; (be above in hierarchy) jdm übergeordnet sein
    to be under sb's \authority (be answerable to) jdm gegenüber verantwortlich sein; (be below in hierarchy) jdm unterstehen
    to exercise [or exert] [or use] \authority Autorität ausüben
    to exercise [or exert] [or use] one's \authority over sb jdm gegenüber seine Autorität geltend machen
    2. no pl (permission) Befugnis f; (to act on sb's behalf) Vollmacht f
    \authority to purchase ECON, LAW Ankaufsermächtigung f
    to give sb \authority to do sth jdn [dazu] befugen, etw zu tun; (to act on one's behalf) jdn [dazu] bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun
    to have the \authority to do sth befugt sein, etw zu tun; (to act on sb's behalf) bevollmächtigt sein, etw zu tun
    by \authority ADMIN, LAW mit [amtlicher] Genehmigung
    on the \authority of sb im Auftrag [o mit Genehmigung] einer Person
    on one's own \authority in eigener Verantwortung
    without \authority unbefugt
    to act without \authority unbefugt handeln
    to act without [or to exceed one's] \authority seine Befugnisse überschreiten
    3. no pl (strength of personality) Autorität f
    to have \authority over/with sb [große] Autorität bei jdm genießen [o besitzen]
    he's got no \authority over his students er besitzt [o genießt] bei seinen Studenten keine Autorität
    4. no pl (knowledge) Sachverstand m, Kompetenz f
    to speak with \authority on sth sich akk [sehr] kompetent zu etw dat äußern
    5. (expert) Autorität f, Kapazität f, Experte, Expertin m, f
    world \authority international anerkannte Autorität
    to be an \authority for/on sth ein Experte/eine Expertin für etw akk sein
    to be an \authority on microbiology eine Autorität [o Kapazität] auf dem Gebiet der Mikrobiologie sein
    6. (organization) Behörde f, Amt nt
    education \authority Schulamt nt
    health \authority Gesundheitsbehörde f
    7. (bodies having power)
    ▪ the authorities pl die Behörden pl
    local authorities Kommunalbehörden pl
    to report sb/sth to the authorities jdn/etw den Behörden melden
    8. no pl (source) Quelle
    I have it on my bosses \authority that... ich weiß von meinem Chef, dass...
    to have sth on good \authority etw aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissen
    I have it on good \authority that... ich weiß aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...
    9. LAW
    legal \authority (statement) Rechtsmeinung f; (judgement) Präzedenzentscheidung f
    10. LAW
    [level of] \authority Instanz f
    proper \authority zuständige Instanz
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    [ɔː'ɵɒrItɪ]
    n
    1) (= power) Autorität f; (= right, entitlement) Befugnis f; (= specifically delegated power) Vollmacht f; (MIL) Befehlsgewalt f

    people who are in authority — Menschen, die Autorität haben

    parental authority — Autorität der Eltern; (Jur) elterliche Gewalt

    to put sb in authority over sb —

    those who are put in authority over us the Queen and those in authority under her — diejenigen, deren Aufsicht wir unterstehen die Königin und die ihr untergebenen Verantwortlichen

    to be under the authority of sb — unter jds Aufsicht (dat) stehen; (in hierarchy) jdm unterstehen; (Mil) jds Befehlsgewalt (dat) unterstehen

    you'll have to ask a teacher for the authority to take the key —

    under or by what authority do you claim the right to...? — mit welcher Berechtigung verlangen Sie, dass...?

    to have the authority to do sth — berechtigt or befugt sein, etw zu tun

    to have no authority to do sth — nicht befugt or berechtigt sein, etw zu tun

    he was exceeding his area of authority — er hat seinen Kompetenzbereich or seine Befugnisse überschritten

    to give sb the authority to do sth — jdn ermächtigen (form) or jdm die Vollmacht erteilen, etw zu tun

    he had my authority to do it — ich habe es ihm gestattet or erlaubt

    who gave you the authority to do that? —

    2) (also pl = ruling body) Behörde f, Amt nt; (= body of people) Verwaltung f; (= power of ruler) (Staats)gewalt f, Obrigkeit f

    the Prussian respect for authority —

    they appealed to the supreme authority of the House of Lords — sie wandten sich an die höchste Autorität or Instanz, das Oberhaus

    this will have to be decided by a higher authority — das muss an höherer Stelle entschieden werden

    3) (= weight, influence) Autorität f

    to have or carry ( great) authority — viel gelten (with bei); (person also) (große or viel) Autorität haben (with bei)

    to speak/write with authority — mit Sachkunde or mit der Autorität des Sachkundigen sprechen/schreiben

    I/he can speak with authority on this matter — darüber kann ich mich/kann er sich kompetent äußern

    to give an order with authority —

    4) (= expert) Autorität f, Fachmann m/-frau f

    I'm no authority but... —

    5) (= definitive book etc) (anerkannte) Autorität f; (= source) Quelle f

    to have sth on good authority —

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    authority [ɔːˈθɒrətı; US əˈθɑr-] s
    1. Autorität f, (Amts)Gewalt f:
    in authority verantwortlich;
    those in authority die Verantwortlichen;
    a) verantwortlich sein,
    b) das Sagen haben;
    on one’s own authority in eigener Verantwortung;
    be under sb’s authority jemandem verantwortlich sein
    2. Autorität f, Ansehen n ( with bei), Einfluss m ( over auf akk): → carry B 6
    3. Nachdruck m, Gewicht n:
    add authority to einer Geschichte etc Nachdruck oder Gewicht verleihen
    4. Vollmacht f, Ermächtigung f, Befugnis f:
    by authority mit amtlicher Genehmigung;
    on the authority of im Auftrage oder mit Genehmigung (gen);
    without authority unbefugt, unberechtigt;
    have the (no) authority to do sth (nicht) befugt oder berechtigt sein, etwas zu tun;
    have full authority to act volle Handlungsvollmacht besitzen;
    authority to sign Unterschriftsvollmacht, Zeichnungsberechtigung f
    5. Behörde f
    6. a) Quelle f
    b) Grundlage f ( for für):
    what is your authority for your thesis? worauf stützen Sie Ihre These?;
    we have it on his authority that … wir wissen durch ihn, dass …;
    I have it on good authority that … ich weiß aus sicherer oder verlässlicher Quelle, dass …
    7. Autorität f, Kapazität f (on auf dem Gebiet gen)
    8. JUR
    a) maßgebliche Gerichtsentscheidung
    b) Rechtsquelle f
    auth. abk
    2. author (authoress)
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    noun
    1) no pl. (power) Autorität, die; (delegated power) Befugnis, die

    have the/no authority to do something — berechtigt od. befugt/nicht befugt sein, etwas zu tun

    have/exercise authority over somebody — Weisungsbefugnis gegenüber jemandem haben

    [be] in authority — verantwortlich [sein]

    the authorities — die Behörde[n]

    3) (expert, book, quotation) Autorität, die

    have it on the authority of somebody/something that... — durch jemanden/etwas wissen, dass...

    have it on good authority that... — aus zuverlässiger Quelle wissen, dass...

    4) no pl.

    give or add authority to something — einer Sache (Dat.) Gewicht verleihen

    5) no pl. (masterfulness) Souveränität, die
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    n.
    Autorität f.
    Berechtigung f.
    Kompetenz f.
    Legitimation f.

    English-german dictionary > authority

  • 2 ayuntamiento

    m.
    1 town council (British), city council (United States) (corporation).
    2 town hall (British), city hall (United States) (edificio).
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    1 (corporación) town council, city council
    2 (edificio) town hall, city hall
    \
    ayuntamiento carnal formal sexual intercourse
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    noun m.
    1) city council, town council
    2) city hall, town hall
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    SM
    1) (=corporación) district council, town council, city council
    2) (=Casa Consistorial) town hall, city hall
    3) (=cópula) sexual intercourse
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    masculino ( corporación) town/city council; ( edificio) town/city hall
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    = local authority, town hall, local government, municipal government, local council, town council, city hall, municipal authority, city council.
    Ex. The interplay of forces outside their individual control -- government, local authority, trade union, parent institution -- plays havoc with planning exercises.
    Ex. Most CACs occupied office-type accommodation in town halls, libraries and consumer protection departments.
    Ex. With local government reorganization in 1974 came changes in the boundaries of public library authorities.
    Ex. The library's own publications and documents recording the activities of important institutions such as municipal governments, corporations, or the university where the library is located, represent another category of material which often requires indexing by reference librarians.
    Ex. During the last 10 years the service level in the City has fallen and music has stagnated, since the local council library committee froze all expenditure on music in 1984.
    Ex. The aim was to reach as many people as possible; more unusual venues included a meeting of the town council, a church, the market square, and a prison.
    Ex. Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.
    Ex. Municipal authorities themselves decide the objectives, scale and structure of their library services.
    Ex. This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.
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    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento = Kommune Information Centre.
    * concejal del ayuntamiento = local councillor.
    * del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * funcionario del ayuntamiento = city official, city worker.
    * gestionado por el ayuntamiento = city-administered.
    * sala de juntas del ayuntamiento = town council meeting room.
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    masculino ( corporación) town/city council; ( edificio) town/city hall
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    = local authority, town hall, local government, municipal government, local council, town council, city hall, municipal authority, city council.

    Ex: The interplay of forces outside their individual control -- government, local authority, trade union, parent institution -- plays havoc with planning exercises.

    Ex: Most CACs occupied office-type accommodation in town halls, libraries and consumer protection departments.
    Ex: With local government reorganization in 1974 came changes in the boundaries of public library authorities.
    Ex: The library's own publications and documents recording the activities of important institutions such as municipal governments, corporations, or the university where the library is located, represent another category of material which often requires indexing by reference librarians.
    Ex: During the last 10 years the service level in the City has fallen and music has stagnated, since the local council library committee froze all expenditure on music in 1984.
    Ex: The aim was to reach as many people as possible; more unusual venues included a meeting of the town council, a church, the market square, and a prison.
    Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.
    Ex: Municipal authorities themselves decide the objectives, scale and structure of their library services.
    Ex: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.
    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento = Kommune Information Centre.
    * concejal del ayuntamiento = local councillor.
    * del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * funcionario del ayuntamiento = city official, city worker.
    * gestionado por el ayuntamiento = city-administered.
    * sala de juntas del ayuntamiento = town council meeting room.

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    (corporación) town/city council; (edificio) town/city hall
    Compuesto:
    ( ant); carnal knowledge ( arch)
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    ayuntamiento sustantivo masculino ( corporación) town/city council;
    ( edificio) town/city hall
    ayuntamiento sustantivo masculino
    1 (institución) town/city council
    2 (edificio) GB town hall, US city hall
    ' ayuntamiento' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    concejo
    - drogodependencia
    - fortificación
    - insonorización
    - municipio
    - nido
    English:
    city hall
    - clout
    - corporation
    - council
    - local council
    - town council
    - town hall
    - wedding reception
    - city
    - housing
    - town
    - township
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    1. [corporación] Br town council, US city council
    2. [edificio] Br town hall, US city hall
    3. Anticuado
    ayuntamiento (carnal) sexual congress
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    m city council, town council; edificio city hall, town hall
    * * *
    1) : town hall, city hall
    2) : town or city council
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    1. (institución) council
    2. (edificio) town hall

    Spanish-English dictionary > ayuntamiento

  • 3 autoridad

    f.
    1 authority.
    impusieron su autoridad they imposed their authority
    autoridad moral moral authority
    2 authority (eminencia).
    es una autoridad en historia he is an authority on history
    3 authority (control, dominio).
    habla siempre con mucha autoridad she always talks with great authority
    4 officer, authority, person in authority.
    5 imperiousness.
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    1 authority
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    noun f.
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    SF
    1) (=potestad) authority

    ¡abran a la autoridad! — open up in the name of the law!

    2) (=persona) authority
    3) (=boato) pomp, show
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    1)
    a) ( poder) authority
    b) (persona, institución)
    2)
    a) ( experto) authority
    b) ( competencia) authority
    3) (Der)
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    1)
    a) ( poder) authority
    b) (persona, institución)
    2)
    a) ( experto) authority
    b) ( competencia) authority
    3) (Der)
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    autoridad1
    1 = authority, decision maker [decision-maker], authority figure, mover and shaker, senior official.

    Ex: The classification scheme is intended to act as an authority in the selection of the relationships to be shown.

    Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
    Ex: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole.
    Ex: The author argues the need to reconsider the role and image of the information professional, as trainer and mover and shaker, whilst stressing the need for continuous professional development.
    Ex: The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.
    * autoridad archivística = archival authority.
    * autoridad cívica = city authority.
    * autoridad civil = civil authority, city authority.
    * autoridad competente, la = competent authority, the.
    * autoridad eclesiástica = ecclesiastical authority.
    * autoridades escolares = school authorities.
    * autoridades municipales = city fathers.
    * autoridad estatal = state official.
    * autoridad gobernante = ruling authority.
    * autoridad local = local authority, local authority official, local authority officer.
    * autoridad mundial = world authority.
    * autoridad municipal = municipal official.
    * autoridad portuaria = port authority, harbour authority.
    * autoridad pública = public official, senior public official.
    * autoridad sancionadora de ley = enactor of law.
    * autoridad territorial = territorial authority.
    * las autoridades = the powers-that-be.

    autoridad2
    2 = mastery, authority, clout, sway.

    Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.

    Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.
    Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more ' clout', stature and visibility.
    Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.
    * acatar la autoridad = toe + the line.
    * autoridad moral, la = moral high ground, the.
    * con autoridad = authoritative, authoritatively.
    * conceder cierta autoridad sobre = give + Nombre + a say in.
    * dar autoridad a Algo = lend + authority to.
    * delegar autoridad = delegate + authority.
    * de personas con autoridad moral = authoritative.
    * ejercer autoridad = exercise + power.
    * ejercer autoridad de un modo excesivo = push + authority.
    * imponer autoridad = lay down + the law.
    * imponer + Posesivo + autoridad = pull + rank.
    * pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien = go over + Posesivo + head.
    * pérdida de autoridad = disempowerment.
    * tener la autoridad = have + mandate.

    autoridad3

    Ex: One of the key recommendations for long term policy was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's authors.

    * asiento de autoridad = authority record.
    * autoridad de nombre = name authority.
    * base de datos de autoridades = authority database.
    * control de autoridades = authority control.
    * Cooperativa para Autoridades de Nombre (NACO) = Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).
    * documento de autoridad archivística = archival authority record.
    * encabezamiento de autoridad = authority heading.
    * entrada de autoridades = authority entry.
    * fichero de autoridades = authority file.
    * fichero de autoridades de nombres = name authority file.
    * información de autoridades = authority data, authority information.
    * lista de autoridades = authoritative list, authority list, authority listing.
    * módulo de control de autoridades = authority control module.
    * registro de autoridad archivística = archival authority record.

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    A
    1 (poder) authority
    no tengo autoridad para hacerlo I do not have the authority to do it
    no tiene ninguna autoridad sobre la clase he has no control o authority over the class
    2
    (persona, institución): las autoridades universitarias/municipales the university/municipal authorities
    es la máxima autoridad en el ministerio he is the top official in the ministry
    se entregó a las autoridades she gave herself up to the authorities
    la autoridad competente the proper authorities
    Compuesto:
    moral authority
    no tiene autoridad moral para criticarnos she has no moral authority o is in no position to criticize
    B
    1 (experto) authority
    es considerado una autoridad en la materia he is considered an authority on the subject
    2 (competencia) authority
    habla con mucha autoridad she speaks with great authority
    C ( Der):
    una sentencia con autoridad de cosa juzgada an executable o enforceable sentence
    el tratado tiene autoridad de ley the agreement is legally binding o has the power of law
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    autoridad sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (poder, competencia) authority

    b) (persona, institución):


    se entregó a las autoridades she gave herself up to the authorities
    2 ( experto) authority;

    autoridad sustantivo femenino authority
    ' autoridad' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abusar
    - audiencia
    - chivatazo
    - desautorizar
    - fuerza
    - mando
    - resistirse
    - restar
    - sometimiento
    - abuso
    - alguacil
    - allanar
    - extender
    - menoscabar
    - minar
    - parte
    - paterno
    - reconocer
    - someter
    English:
    arm
    - authority
    - challenge
    - chip away
    - command
    - control
    - disregard
    - extend
    - malpractice
    - misuse
    - must
    - question
    - rank
    - retain
    - ultimate
    - wield
    - authoritative
    - definitive
    - leadership
    - second
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    1. [poder] authority;
    no tienes autoridad para hacer eso you have no authority to do that;
    impusieron su autoridad they imposed their authority;
    le falta ejercer más autoridad sobre sus empleados he needs to exercise more authority over the people who work for him
    autoridad moral moral authority
    2. [persona al mando]
    las autoridades militares/religiosas the military/religious authorities;
    entregarse a las autoridades [a la policía] to give oneself up;
    la autoridad the authorities
    3. [eminencia] authority;
    es una autoridad en historia he is an authority on history
    4. [control, dominio] authority;
    habla siempre con mucha autoridad she always talks with great authority
    5. [autor citado] authority;
    [texto citado] quotation
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    f authority;
    hacer valer toda su autoridad fig assert one’s authority, bring the full weight of one’s authority to bear
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    : authority
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    autoridad n authority [pl. authorities]

    Spanish-English dictionary > autoridad

  • 4 disminuir

    v.
    1 to reduce.
    2 to decrease.
    El medicamento disminuyó la fiebre The drug decreased the fever.
    Me disminuyó la temperatura My temperature decreased.
    3 to diminish, to decrease, to fall off, to drop off.
    El calor disminuyó The heat diminished.
    4 to lessen, to take down, to humiliate, to deflate.
    Su actitud disminuyó a su hijo His attitude lessened his son.
    5 to have less.
    Te disminuyó la fiebre You have less fever.
    * * *
    Conjugation model [ HUIR], like link=huir huir
    1 (gen) to decrease
    2 (medidas, velocidad) to reduce
    1 (gen) to diminish
    2 (temperatura, precios) to drop, fall
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    verb
    2) drop, fall
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    1. VT
    1) (=reducir) [+ nivel, precio, gastos, intereses] to reduce, bring down; [+ riesgo, incidencia, dolor] to reduce, lessen; [+ temperatura] to lower, bring down; [+ prestigio, autoridad] to diminish, lessen; [+ fuerzas] to sap; [+ entusiasmo] to dampen

    algunos bancos han disminuido en un 0,15% sus tipos de interés — some banks have reduced o brought down their interest rates by 0.15%

    disminuyó la velocidad para tomar la curva — she slowed down o reduced her speed to go round the bend

    2) (Cos) [+ puntos] to decrease
    2. VI
    1) (=decrecer) [número, población] to decrease, drop, fall; [temperatura, precios] to drop, fall; [distancia, diferencia, velocidad, tensión] to decrease; [fuerzas, autoridad, poder] to diminish; [días] to grow shorter; [luz] to fade; [prestigio, entusiasmo] to dwindle

    el paro disminuyó en un 0,3% — unemployment dropped o fell by 0.3%

    2) (=empeorar) [memoria, vista] to fail
    3) (Cos) [puntos] to decrease
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    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessen
    2) ( al tejer) to decrease
    2.
    1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish
    2) ( al tejer) < puntos> to decrease
    * * *
    = decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.
    Ex. Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
    Ex. Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.
    Ex. While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
    Ex. Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.
    Ex. When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.
    Ex. The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
    Ex. Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.
    Ex. The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.
    Ex. However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
    Ex. In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.
    Ex. When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.
    Ex. The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.
    Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.
    Ex. Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
    Ex. Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.
    Ex. As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
    Ex. Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.
    Ex. Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.
    Ex. The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
    Ex. The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.
    Ex. Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.
    Ex. The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.
    Ex. However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.
    Ex. Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
    Ex. The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.
    Ex. He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
    Ex. The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.
    Ex. Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.
    Ex. Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
    ----
    * atención + disminuir = attention + wane.
    * disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.
    * disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.
    * disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.
    * disminuir el valor de = belittle.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * disminuir la marcha = slow down.
    * disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.
    * disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.
    * disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.
    * disminuir la velocidad = slow up.
    * sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.
    * * *
    1.
    verbo intransitivo
    1) ( menguar) número/cantidad to decrease, drop, fall; entusiasmo/interés to wane, diminish; precios/temperaturas to drop, fall; poder/fama to diminish; dolor to diminish, lessen
    2) ( al tejer) to decrease
    2.
    1) ( reducir) <gastos/costos/impuestos> to reduce, cut; < velocidad> to reduce; <número/cantidad> to reduce, diminish
    2) ( al tejer) < puntos> to decrease
    * * *
    = decline, decrease, diminish, dwindle, fall off, reduce, relax, shrink, slow down, tail off, lower, dip, subside, mitigate, lessen, abate, decelerate, regress, wane, take + a dive, ebb, slacken, whittle (away/down/at), slow up, taper, scale back, remit, take + a dip, turn down.

    Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.

    Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.
    Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
    Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.
    Ex: When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.
    Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
    Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.
    Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.
    Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
    Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.
    Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.
    Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.
    Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.
    Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
    Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.
    Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
    Ex: Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.
    Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.
    Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
    Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.
    Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.
    Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.
    Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.
    Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
    Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.
    Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
    Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.
    Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.
    Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
    * atención + disminuir = attention + wane.
    * disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point.
    * disminuir de tamaño = dwindle in + size.
    * disminuir el riesgo = reduce + risk.
    * disminuir el valor de = belittle.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * disminuir la marcha = slow down.
    * disminuir la posibilidad = lessen + possibility.
    * disminuir la probabilidad = reduce + chances.
    * disminuir las probabilidades = lengthen + the odds.
    * disminuir la velocidad = slow up.
    * sin disminuir = non-decreasing, unabated.

    * * *
    vi
    A (menguar) «número/cantidad» to decrease, drop, fall; «desempleo/exportaciones/gastos» to decrease, drop, fall; «entusiasmo» to wane, diminish; «interés» to wane, diminish, fall off
    el número de fumadores ha disminuido the number of smokers has dropped o fallen o decreased
    los impuestos no disminuyeron there was no decrease o cut in taxes
    los casos de malaria han disminuido there has been a drop o fall o decrease in the number of malaria cases
    disminuyó la intensidad del viento the wind died down o dropped
    la agilidad disminuye con los años one becomes less agile with age
    B (al tejer) to decrease
    ■ disminuir
    vt
    A (reducir) ‹gastos/costos› to reduce, bring down, cut
    disminuimos la velocidad we reduced speed
    es un asunto muy grave y se intenta disminuir su importancia it is a very serious matter, and its importance is being played down
    el alcohol disminuye la rapidez de los reflejos alcohol slows down your reactions
    B (al tejer) ‹puntos› to decrease
    * * *

     

    disminuir ( conjugate disminuir) verbo intransitivo ( menguar) [número/cantidad] to decrease, fall;
    [precios/temperaturas] to drop, fall;
    [ dolor] to diminish, lessen
    verbo transitivo ( reducir) ‹gastos/producción› to cut back on;
    ‹ impuestos› to cut;
    ‹velocidad/número/cantidad› to reduce
    disminuir
    I verbo transitivo to reduce: esto disminuye sus probabilidades de entrar en la Universidad, this lowers his chances of admission to the University
    II verbo intransitivo to diminish: el calor ha disminuido, the heat has lessened
    ' disminuir' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aclararse
    - atenuar
    - bajar
    - descender
    - enfriar
    - perder
    - rebajar
    - reducir
    - reducirse
    - velocidad
    English:
    cut back
    - decline
    - decrease
    - die down
    - diminish
    - drop
    - dwindle
    - ease off
    - ease up
    - lessen
    - lower
    - odds
    - reduce
    - shrink
    - sink
    - slacken
    - slacken off
    - taper off
    - thin out
    - abate
    - ease
    - flag
    - go
    - let
    - tail
    - taper
    - wane
    * * *
    ♦ vt
    to reduce, to decrease;
    disminuye la velocidad al entrar en la curva reduce speed as you go into the curve;
    pastillas que disminuyen el sueño tablets that prevent drowsiness;
    la lesión no ha disminuido su habilidad con el balón the injury hasn't affected his skill with the ball
    ♦ vi
    [cantidad, velocidad, intensidad, contaminación] to decrease, to decline; [desempleo, inflación] to decrease, to fall; [precios, temperatura] to fall, to go down; [vista, memoria] to fail; [interés] to decline, to wane;
    no disminuye la euforia inversora investor enthusiasm continues unabated
    * * *
    I v/t gastos, costos reduce, cut; velocidad reduce
    II v/i decrease, diminish
    * * *
    disminuir {41} vt
    reducir: to reduce, to decrease, to lower
    1) : to lower
    2) : to drop, to fall
    * * *
    1. (reducir) to reduce
    2. (bajar, menguar) to fall [pt. fell; pp. fallen] / to drop [pt. & pp. dropped]

    Spanish-English dictionary > disminuir

  • 5 principal

    adj.
    1 main, principal.
    lo principal es… the main thing is…
    puerta principal front door
    2 chief, big-league, blue-chip, boss.
    m.
    first floor (British), second floor (United States) (plant).
    * * *
    1 main, chief
    1 (piso) first floor, US second floor
    * * *
    adj.
    2) main
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=más importante) [gen] principal, main; [crítico, adversario] foremost; [piso] first, second (EEUU)
    2) [persona, autoridad] illustrious
    2. SM
    1) (=persona) head, chief, principal
    2) (Econ) principal, capital
    3) (Teat) dress circle
    4) (=piso) first floor, second floor (EEUU)
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.
    Ex. Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
    Ex. This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex. English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex. The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex. Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex. In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex. The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex. This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex. The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex. If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex. ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex. This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex. The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex. It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex. Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex. For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex. UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex. Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex. Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex. To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex. The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    ----
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.
    * * *
    I
    adjetivo <entrada/carretera/calle> main

    el papel principal — the main part o leading role

    lo principal es que... — the main thing is that...

    II
    a) (Fin) principal, capital
    b) (en teatro, cine) dress circle, mezzanine (AmE)
    * * *
    = capital, chief, dominant, essential, foremost, leading, main, major, primary, principal, top, key, lead, premier, overriding, prime, staple, number one, top-of-mind, cardinal, master.

    Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.

    Ex: This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
    Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
    Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
    Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
    Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
    Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
    Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
    Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
    Ex: If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
    Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
    Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
    Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
    Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
    Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
    Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
    Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
    Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
    Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
    Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
    Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
    * actividad principal = core activity.
    * actor principal = lead character, leading man.
    * actor principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * administrador principal = top administrator.
    * apartarse de los caminos principales = go + off-road.
    * asesor principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * calle principal, la = high street, the, main street, the.
    * carretera principal = major road.
    * comida principal = main meal.
    * consejero principal = senior adviser, senior consultant.
    * director principal = senior director.
    * dormitorio principal = master bedroom, master suite.
    * el principal = the number one.
    * en la corriente principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * en la tendencia principal de = in the mainstream of.
    * frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo = topic sentence.
    * fuente principal de información = chief source of information.
    * guía principal = guiding principle.
    * la cosa principal = the number one thing.
    * la parte principal de = the bulk of.
    * motivo principal = prime cause.
    * papel principal = title role.
    * parte principal del texto = meat of the text.
    * personaje principal = lead character.
    * personaje principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * plato principal = entrée, main entrée.
    * ponencia principal = keynote presentation.
    * primero y principal = first and foremost.
    * principal razón = prime cause.
    * principal sospechoso = leading suspect.
    * principal sostén de la familia = breadwinner [bread winner].
    * programa principal = Core Programme.
    * protagonista principal = centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA], lead character.
    * protagonista principal, el = main character, the, main actor, the.
    * recurso principal = primary resource.
    * semiprincipal = semi-main.
    * ser lo principal de = be at the core of, be at the heart of.

    * * *
    ‹entrada› main; ‹carretera/calle› main
    el papel principal lo hacía Azucena Romero the main part o leading role was played by Azucena Romero
    el personaje principal se suicida al final the main character commits suicide at the end
    lo principal es que no se hizo daño the main thing is that he didn't hurt himself
    lo principal es la salud there's nothing more important than your health
    1 ( Fin) principal, capital
    2 (en un teatro, cine) upper balcony ( AmE), upper circle ( BrE)
    * * *

     

    principal adjetivo
    main;
    ‹ papel› leading ( before n);
    ◊ lo principal es que… the main thing is that…

    principal adjetivo main, principal

    ' principal' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    central
    - constreñir
    - dirección
    - director
    - directora
    - eclipsar
    - maestra
    - maestro
    - mayor
    - nudo
    - puerta
    - requerir
    - sita
    - sito
    - soler
    - subdirector
    - subdirectora
    - mayordomo
    - mayoritario
    - plato
    - portón
    - protagonista
    English:
    already
    - anchor
    - attraction
    - averse
    - bed
    - body
    - bomb
    - bread-and-butter
    - by
    - central
    - chief
    - dash
    - deputy
    - dinner
    - do
    - enjoy
    - flagship
    - foremost
    - head
    - high
    - high road
    - imagine
    - irony
    - lead
    - lead off from
    - lead story
    - leading
    - leading lady
    - leading man
    - main
    - mainland
    - mainstay
    - master
    - mind
    - objective
    - on
    - opposed
    - premier
    - primary
    - prime
    - principal
    - road
    - runaway
    - title role
    - trunk road
    - upstage
    - course
    - limb
    - major
    - rat
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [más importante] main, principal;
    me han dado el papel principal de la obra de teatro I've been given the leading o lead role in the play;
    puerta principal front door;
    lo principal the main thing
    2. [oración] main
    ♦ nm
    1. [piso] Br first floor, US second floor
    2. Fin principal
    * * *
    I adj main, principal;
    lo principal the main o most important thing
    II m second floor, Br
    first floor
    * * *
    1) : main, principal
    2) : foremost, leading
    : capital, principal
    * * *
    principal1 adj main
    principal2 n first floor

    Spanish-English dictionary > principal

  • 6 Caetano, Marcello José das Neves Alves

    (19061980)
       Marcello Caetano, as the last prime minister of the Estado Novo, was both the heir and successor of Antônio de Oliveira Salazar. In a sense, Caetano was one of the founders and sustainers of this unusual regime and, at various crucial stages of its long life, Caetano's contribution was as important as Salazar's.
       Born in Lisbon in 1906 to a middle-class family, Caetano was a member of the student generation that rebelled against the unstable parliamentary First Republic and sought answers to Portugal's legion of troubles in conservative ideologies such as integralism, Catholic reformism, and the Italian Fascist model. One of the most brilliant students at the University of Lisbon's Law School, Caetano soon became directly involved in government service in various ministries, including Salazar's Ministry of Finance. When Caetano was not teaching full-time at the law school in Lisbon and influencing new generations of students who became critical of the regime he helped construct, Caetano was in important government posts and working on challenging assignments. In the 1930s, he participated in reforms in the Ministry of Finance, in the writing of the 1933 Constitution, in the formation of the new civil code, of which he was in part the author, and in the construction of corporativism, which sought to control labor-management relations and other aspects of social engineering. In a regime largely directed by academics from the law faculties of Coimbra University and the University of Lisbon, Caetano was the leading expert on constitutional law, administrative law, political science, and colonial law. A prolific writer as both a political scientist and historian, Caetano was the author of the standard political science, administrative law, and history of law textbooks, works that remained in print and in use among students long after his exile and death.
       After his apprenticeship service in a number of ministries, Caetano rose steadily in the system. At age 38, he was named minister for the colonies (1944 47), and unlike many predecessors, he "went to see for himself" and made important research visits to Portugal's African territories. In 1955-58, Caetano served in the number-three position in the regime in the Ministry of the Presidency of the Council (premier's office); he left office for full-time academic work in part because of his disagreements with Salazar and others on regime policy and failures to reform at the desired pace. In 1956 and 1957, Caetano briefly served as interim minister of communications and of foreign affairs.
       Caetano's opportunity to take Salazar's place and to challenge even more conservative forces in the system came in the 1960s. Portugal's most prominent law professor had a public falling out with the regime in March 1962, when he resigned as rector of Lisbon University following a clash between rebellious students and the PIDE, the political police. When students opposing the regime organized strikes on the University of Lisbon campus, Caetano resigned his rectorship after the police invaded the campus and beat and arrested some students, without asking permission to enter university premises from university authorities.
       When Salazar became incapacitated in September 1968, President Américo Tomás named Caetano prime minister. His tasks were formidable: in the midst of remarkable economic growth in Portugal, continued heavy immigration of Portuguese to France and other countries, and the costly colonial wars in three African colonies, namely Angola, Guinea- Bissau, and Mozambique, the regime struggled to engineer essential social and political reforms, win the wars in Africa, and move toward meaningful political reforms. Caetano supported moderately important reforms in his first two years in office (1968-70), as well as the drafting of constitutional revisions in 1971 that allowed a slight liberalization of the Dictatorship, gave the opposition more room for activity, and decentrali zed authority in the overseas provinces (colonies). Always aware of the complexity of Portugal's colonial problems and of the ongoing wars, Caetano made several visits to Africa as premier, and he sought to implement reforms in social and economic affairs while maintaining the expensive, divisive military effort, Portugal's largest armed forces mobilization in her history.
       Opposed by intransigent right-wing forces in various sectors in both Portugal and Africa, Caetano's modest "opening" of 1968-70 soon narrowed. Conservative forces in the military, police, civil service, and private sectors opposed key political reforms, including greater democratization, while pursuing the military solution to the African crisis and personal wealth. A significant perspective on Caetano's failed program of reforms, which could not prevent the advent of a creeping revolution in society, is a key development in the 1961-74 era of colonial wars: despite Lisbon's efforts, the greater part of Portuguese emigration and capital investment during this period were directed not to the African colonies but to Europe, North America, and Brazil.
       Prime Minister Caetano, discouraged by events and by opposition to his reforms from the so-called "Rheumatic Brigade" of superannuated regime loyalists, attempted to resign his office, but President Américo Tomás convinced him to remain. The publication and public reception of African hero General Antônio Spinola's best-selling book Portugal e Futuro (Portugal and the Future) in February 1974 convinced the surprised Caetano that a coup and revolution were imminent. When the virtually bloodless, smoothly operating military coup was successful in what became known as the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Caetano surrendered to the Armed Forces Movement in Lisbon and was flown to Madeira Island and later to exile in Brazil, where he remained for the rest of his life. In his Brazilian exile, Caetano was active writing important memoirs and histories of the Estado Novo from his vantage point, teaching law at a private university in Rio de Janeiro, and carrying on a lively correspondence with persons in Portugal. He died at age 74, in 1980, in Brazil.

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  • 7 mit

    mit BÖRSE cum
    * * *
    prep < Börse> cum
    * * *
    Studienabschluss, mit
    university-trained;
    • Studienbeihilfe student aid, study grant, scholarship;
    • Studienberater student (faculty, US) adviser, councellor (US);
    • Studienbescheinigung student’s union card (Br.), identification card (US);
    • Studiengebühr für Nichtansässige non-resident tuiton;
    • Studiengeldversicherung educational endowment insurance (assurance, Br.);
    • Studienjahr session (Br.);
    • Studienkosten student expenses;
    • Studienmittel sabbatical funds;
    • Studienplatz university place;
    • zentrale Studienplatzvergabe The Universities Central Council on Admissions (UCCA) (Br.);
    • Studienreform educational reform;
    • Studienrichtung study side (Br.);
    • Studienstiftung scholarship;
    • bezahlten Studienurlaub haben to be on sabbatical;
    • Studienzuschuss study grant.
    Todesfolgen, mit
    with a fatal result;
    • Todesgefahr peril of one’s life;
    • Todesnachrichten obituary notice;
    • Todesopfer death, casualty, fatality;
    • Todesopfer auf der Landstraße toll of the roads;
    • Todesort death place;
    • einem Unternehmen den Todesstoß versetzen to sign the death warrant of an enterprise (fam.);
    • Todesstunde mortal hour, hour of death;
    • Todestag date of death;
    • Todesurkunde death certificate;
    • Todesursache angeben to state the cause of death;
    • Todesvermutung presumption of (presumptive) death;
    • gleichzeitige Todesvermutung (Versicherung) common calamity;
    • gleichzeitige Todesvermutungsklausel (Versicherung) common disaster clause;
    • zum Todeszeitpunkt (Testament) now;
    • Todesziffer, Todeszoll death toll, toll of death.
    Universitätsabschluss, mit
    university-trained;
    • Universitätsausbildung university (college) training (education);
    • Universitätsbehörden university authorities;
    • Universitätsbetrieb running of universities;
    • Universitätsbuchhandlung university bookshop;
    • Universitätsgebühren tuition costs;
    • Universitätsgrad ordinary (pass) degree;
    • Universitätskasse university chest;
    • Universitätslaufbahn academic career;
    • Universitätsstellung academic position;
    • Universitätsstipendium fellowship;
    • Universitätsstudium university (college) education, graduate study;
    • kostenloses Universitätsstudium free university education;
    • Universitätsverwaltung university administration.

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  • 8 Galilei, Galileo

    [br]
    b. 15 February 1564 Pisa, Italy
    d. 8 January 1642 Arcetri, near Florence, Italy
    [br]
    Italian mathematician, astronomer and physicist who established the principle of the pendulum and was first to exploit the telescope.
    [br]
    Galileo began studying medicine at the University of Pisa but soon turned to his real interests, mathematics, mechanics and astronomy. He became Professor of Mathematics at Pisa at the age of 25 and three years later moved to Padua. In 1610 he transferred to Florence. While still a student he discovered the isochronous property of the pendulum, probably by timing with his pulse the swings of a hanging lamp during a religious ceremony in Pisa Cathedral. He later designed a pendulum-controlled clock, but it was not constructed until after his death, and then not successfully; the first successful pendulum clock was made by the Dutch scientist Christiaan Huygens in 1656. Around 1590 Galileo established the laws of motion of falling bodies, by timing rolling balls down inclined planes and not, as was once widely believed, by dropping different weights from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. These and other observations received definitive treatment in his Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienzi attenenti alla, meccanica (Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences…) which was completed in 1634 and first printed in 1638. This work also included Galileo's proof that the path of a projectile was a parabola and, most importantly, the development of the concept of inertia.
    In astronomy Galileo adopted the Copernican heliocentric theory of the universe while still in his twenties, but he lacked the evidence to promote it publicly. That evidence came with the invention of the telescope by the Dutch brothers Lippershey. Galileo heard of its invention in 1609 and had his own instrument constructed, with a convex object lens and concave eyepiece, a form which came to be known as the Galilean telescope. Galileo was the first to exploit the telescope successfully with a series of striking astronomical discoveries. He was also the first to publish the results of observations with the telescope, in his Sidereus nuncius (Starry Messenger) of 1610. All the discoveries told against the traditional view of the universe inherited from the ancient Greeks, and one in particular, that of the four satellites in orbit around Jupiter, supported the Copernican theory in that it showed that there could be another centre of motion in the universe besides the Earth: if Jupiter, why not the Sun? Galileo now felt confident enough to advocate the theory, but the advance of new ideas was opposed, not for the first or last time, by established opinion, personified in Galileo's time by the ecclesiastical authorities in Rome. Eventually he was forced to renounce the Copernican theory, at least in public, and turn to less contentious subjects such as the "two new sciences" of his last and most important work.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1610, Sidereus nuncius (Starry Messenger); translation by A.Van Helden, 1989, Sidereus Nuncius, or the Sidereal Messenger; Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
    1623, Il Saggiatore (The Assayer).
    1632, Dialogo sopre i due massimi sistemi del mondo, tolemaico e copernicano (Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, Ptolemaic and Copernican); translation, 1967, Berkeley: University of California Press.
    1638, Discorsi e dimostrazioni matematiche intorno a due nuove scienzi attenenti alla
    meccanica (Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences…); translation, 1991, Buffalo, New York: Prometheus Books (reprint).
    Further Reading
    G.de Santillana, 1955, The Crime of Galileo, Chicago: University of Chicago Press; also 1958, London: Heinemann.
    H.Stillman Drake, 1980, Galileo, Oxford: Oxford Paperbacks. M.Sharratt, 1994, Galileo: Decisive Innovator, Oxford: Blackwell.
    J.Reston, 1994, Galileo: A Life, New York: HarperCollins; also 1994, London: Cassell.
    A.Fantoli, 1994, Galileo: For Copemicanism and for the Church, trans. G.V.Coyne, South Bend, Indiana: University of Notre Dame Press.
    LRD

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  • 9 allow

    1. I
    we'll come as soon as (when, if) circumstances allow мы придем или приедем, как только (когда, если) позволят обстоятельства
    2. III
    || allow me разрешите!; позвольте!
    3. V
    allow smb. smth.
    1) allow people time for rest (the actors an hour for dressing, the university academic freedom, the faculty the right to decide, etc.) предоставлять /давать/ людям время на отдых и т. д; allow him a free passage разрешить ему бесплатный проезд; this work allows me no free time эта работа совсем не оставляет мне свободного времени; allow smb. money (the children money for school-books, his son Ј 10 a month, etc.) давать /выделять/ кому-л. деньги и т. д., how much money do they allow you for books? сколько вам отпускают /ассигнуют/ денег на книги?; allow the man 5 per cent interest обеспечить кому-л. получение 5 % [от прибыли]; she allowed her imagination full play она дала волю своему воображению
    2) allow the invalid a walk (the man some wine, etc.) разрешать больному прогулку и т. д.
    4. VII
    allow smb. to do smth. allow your friends to help (his neighbour to use his pen, the child to behave like that, your daughter to stay a little longer, him to introduce his friend, oneself to be deceived, oneself to get lazy, etc.) разрешить /позволить/ своим друзьям оказать помощь и т. д.; I can't allow you to speak to him я не могу допустить, чтобы вы с ним говорили; allow me to carry your bag можно я понесу ваш чемодан?; allow smth. to do smth. allow such things to happen допускать /позволить/, чтобы происходили такие вещи; don't allow the door to stand open требуйте, чтобы закрывали дверь
    5. XI
    be allowed usually in the negative smoking (shooting, whistling, etc.) is not allowed [here] [здесь] курить и т. д. воспрещается /не разрешается/; по smoking (no shooting, no whistling, etc.) is allowed [here] не курить и т. д., здесь не курят и т. д.; no dogs are allowed с собаками вход воспрещен; be allowed smth. he will not be allowed this opportunity ему не предоставят такую возможность; I am not allowed smoking (long walks, late hours, etc.) мне запрещено /запрещается/ курить и т. д.; be allowed in some place hunting was never allowed in this part в этих местах никогда не разрешалось охотиться /охота была всегда запрещена/; passengers are not allowed on the bridge пассажирам вход на мистик воспрещен /воспрещается/; be allowed at some time dancing (singing, whistling, etc.) is not allowed after midnight (late at night, etc.) после двенадцати ночи и т. д. танцевать и т. д. не разрешается; talking is not allowed during meals во время еды разговаривать не следует; be allowed to smb. admission is seldom allowed to outsiders посторонних [сюда] обычно не (допускают; be allowed by smb., smth. parking berg is not allowed by authorities стоянка автомашин здесь запрещена дорожной инспекцией; bathing is not allowed by authorities купаться здесь запрещено; this is allowed by the law это разрешается законом; be allowed to do smth. be allowed to mention the fact (to stay up late, to come here, etc.) иметь разрешение упоминать об этом и т. д., I am allowed to go out when I like мне разрешают выходить, когда я захочу; they were not allowed to talk during meals им не разрешали /запрещали, запрещалось/ разговаривать за едой /во время еды/; can I be allowed to go swimming? можно мне пойти купаться?
    6. XVI
    1) allow for smth. allow for delays (for the wind, for shrinkage, for future development, for heat expansion, for readjustments, for accidents, etc.) допускать /предусматривать, учитывать/ опоздание и т. д.; they must allow for human weakness должны же они делать скидку на человеческую слабость; you should allow for travelling expenses вы должны /вам следует/ учесть /предусмотреть/ дорожные расходы; you must allow for his illness вы должны принять во внимание его болезнь
    2) allow of smth. book. allow of some alteration (of a new interpretation, of no reply, etc.) разрешать /допускать/ изменения и т. д.; this information does not allow of such treatment эта информация не поддается такой обработке, эту информацию нельзя обрабатывать таким образом; the matter allows of no delay дело не терпит отлагательства; such conduct allows of no excuse такое поведение не имеет /такому поведению нет/ оправдания
    7. XVII
    1) allow for doing smth. allow for his being ill (for her coming late, for their being unable to come, etc.) учитывать /допускать/, что он может заболеть и т. д.; in making the dress long she allowed for it (s) shrinking она сделала длинное платье, учитывая, что оно может сесть
    2) allow of doing smth. allow of experimenting (of interpreting the facts differently, etc.) разрешить /допускать/ эксперимент /экспериментирование/ и т. д.; this approach (this statement, etc.) allows of interpreting the facts in two different ways этот подход и т. д. позволяет толковать факты двойка /допускает двоякое толкование фактов/; his data does not allow of doubting his conclusions приведенные им факты не допускают сомнений в достоверности /обеспечивают достоверность/ его выводов
    8. XXI1
    1) allow smth. for smth. allow a short interval for rest (a week for this paper, etc.) предоставлять /давать/ короткий перерыв для отдыха и т. д.; when you sell eggs they allow you a certain percentage for breakage при продаже яиц допускается /предусматривается/ определенный процент боя; he allowed a month for proof-reading он оставил /отвел/ месяц на чтение корректуры; they allow quite a large sum of money for books они дают /выделяют/ восьми значительную сумму денег на книги
    2) allow smth. on (to, etc.) smth. allow (no) discussion on the question (не) разрешать обсуждение вопроса; they will not allow access to the garden они не будут пускать в сад
    9. XXV
    allow that... allow that he is right (that she was a bit hasty, etc.) признавать, что он прав и т. д.; allow that she misunderstood me допускать, что она меня неправильно поняла; I allow that I was wrong признаюсь, что я был неправ

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  • 10 Oliveira Marques, Antônio Henriques de

    (1933-2007)
       Historian, scholar, and editor. Since 1970, Portugal's most widely published, prolific historian, he was born in Estoril in 1933. Trained as a medieval historian, Oliveira Marques mastered other fields of history as well, including the history of the First Republic (1910-26), the Estado Novo (1926-74), and the general history of Portugal. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he received his advanced degrees from the Faculty of Letters, University of Lisbon. His doctoral dissertation treated Portugal's trade with the Hanseatic League, a topic of medieval economic history. Oliveira Marques taught as a junior faculty member at his alma mater from 1957 to 1964, but left after a falling out with senior faculty and political authorities. For some years he taught at several institutions in the United States, including the Universities of Florida and Minnesota.
       Returning to Portugal during the last phase of the Marcello Caetano government, Oliveira Marques taught at the University of Lisbon. In November 1974, he was appointed director of the National Library of Lisbon, a prestigious but trying cultural post he held for some years. In the 1980s, he changed universities and joined the Faculty of Germanic Studies, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Of his vast bibliography, two of his historical works were published in English in the United States: Daily Life in Portugal in the Middle Ages (1971) and History of Portugal (2 vols., 1972, 1976, and later editions). In terms of public acclaim and book sales in Portugal, his most consistently popular work in print continues to be his survey, História de Portugal, in several volumes, published in many editions since the early 1970s.

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  • 11 Domagk, Gerhard Johannes Paul

    SUBJECT AREA: Medical technology
    [br]
    b. 30 October 1895 Lagow, Brandenburg, Germany
    d. 24 April 1964 Burgberg, Germany
    [br]
    German physician, biochemist and pharmacologist, pioneer of antibacterial chemotherapy.
    [br]
    Domagk's studies in medicine were interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War and his service in the Army, delaying his qualification at Kiel until 1921. For a short while he worked at the University of Greifswald, but in 1925 he was appointed Reader in Pathology at the University of Munster, where he remained as Extraordinary Professor of General Pathology and Pathological Anatomy (1928) and Professor (1958).
    In 1924 he published a paper on the role of the reticulo-endothelial system against infection. This led to his appointment as Director of Research by IG Farbenindustrie in their laboratory for experimental pathology and bacteriology. The planned programme of research into potential antibacterial chemotherapeutic drugs led, via the discovery of the dye Prontosil rubrum by his colleagues, to his reporting in 1936 the clinical antistreptococcal effects of the sulphonamide drugs. These results were confirmed in other countries, but owing to problems with the Nazi authorities he was unable to receive until 1947 the Nobel Prize that he was awarded in 1939.
    Domagk turned his interest to the chemotherapy of tuberculosis, and in 1946 he was able to report the therapeutic activity of the thiosemicarbazones, which, although too toxic for general use, in their turn led to the discovery of the potent and effective isoniazid. In his later years he moved into the field of cancer chemotherapy, but interestingly he wrote, "One should not have too great expectations of the future of cytostatic agents." His only daughter was one of the first patients to have a severe streptococcal infection successfully treated with Prontosil rubrum.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Nobel Prize for Medicine 1939. Foreign Member of the Royal Society. Paul Ehrlich Gold Medal.
    Bibliography
    1935, "Ein Beitrag zur Chemotherapie der bakteriellen Infektionen", Deutsche med. Woch.
    1924, Virchows Archiv für Path. Anat. und Physiol. u.f. klin. Med. 253:294–638.
    Further Reading
    1964, Biographical Memoirs of the Royal Society: Gerhard Domagk, London.
    MG

    Biographical history of technology > Domagk, Gerhard Johannes Paul

  • 12 ♦ (to) apply

    ♦ (to) apply /əˈplaɪ/
    A v. t.
    1 applicare; mettere; spalmare; dare: to apply a label, applicare un'etichetta; to apply paint, dare la vernice
    2 esercitare; impiegare; usare; applicare; azionare: to apply pressure, esercitare una pressione; to apply a standard, usare un criterio; to apply a rule, applicare una regola; to apply the brakes, azionare i freni
    B v. i.
    1 rivolgersi: to apply to the local authorities, rivolgersi alle autorità locali; I applied to him for help, mi rivolsi a lui per aiuto; «Apply within», ( cartello) «rivolgersi all'interno»
    2 fare domanda (o richiesta); richiedere: to apply for a passport, fare domanda per (o richiedere) il passaporto; to apply for a job, fare domanda per un posto di lavoro; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- Have you applied to go to university?, hai fatto domanda per l'università?; DIALOGO → - Enrolment- How do you apply?, come si presenta la domanda?
    3 essere valido; essere pertinente; riguardare; riferirsi (a): This rule no longer applies, questa regola non è più valida; My remark doesn't apply to you, la mia osservazione non si riferisce a te
    ● to apply oneself, applicarsi, dedicarsi (a) (lavoro, studio, ecc.).

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  • 13 ♦ (to) apply

    ♦ (to) apply /əˈplaɪ/
    A v. t.
    1 applicare; mettere; spalmare; dare: to apply a label, applicare un'etichetta; to apply paint, dare la vernice
    2 esercitare; impiegare; usare; applicare; azionare: to apply pressure, esercitare una pressione; to apply a standard, usare un criterio; to apply a rule, applicare una regola; to apply the brakes, azionare i freni
    B v. i.
    1 rivolgersi: to apply to the local authorities, rivolgersi alle autorità locali; I applied to him for help, mi rivolsi a lui per aiuto; «Apply within», ( cartello) «rivolgersi all'interno»
    2 fare domanda (o richiesta); richiedere: to apply for a passport, fare domanda per (o richiedere) il passaporto; to apply for a job, fare domanda per un posto di lavoro; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- Have you applied to go to university?, hai fatto domanda per l'università?; DIALOGO → - Enrolment- How do you apply?, come si presenta la domanda?
    3 essere valido; essere pertinente; riguardare; riferirsi (a): This rule no longer applies, questa regola non è più valida; My remark doesn't apply to you, la mia osservazione non si riferisce a te
    ● to apply oneself, applicarsi, dedicarsi (a) (lavoro, studio, ecc.).

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  • 14 finance

    1. сущ.
    1) фин. финансирование (обеспечение денежными средствами какой-л. деятельности, проекта, организации и т. д.)

    The type and amount of finance required for a business depends on many factors: type of business, success of firm and state of the economy.

    This form of financing is usually used for start-up businesses to limit the amount of finance initially needed.

    to receive 25 per cent of the projected finance from the government — получить 25% от запланированного финансирования от правительства

    Farmers will receive additional finance from EU funds.

    to receive cheap [low-cost\] finance from smb. — получить дешевое финансирование от кого-л.

    to receive bonded [mortgage\] finance from the banks — получить под залог [ипотечное\] финансирование от банков

    to raise finance for smth — найти финансирование для чего-л.

    The company helps clients ascertain the most cost effective route for raising finance for buying property in Spain and other European countries.

    to provide finance against smth — предоставлять финансирование под залог чего-л.

    With invoice discounting, the invoice financier (known as an invoice discounter) will provide finance against the sales invoices only.

    The Football authorities have provided the bulk of the finance for the stadium.

    The bulk of the finance for the project will come from private sources (such as bank finance or retained earnings).

    to raise finance of £1m — найти финансирование в размере 1 млн ф. ст.

    They raise finance of £25k-£1m from their network of suitable banks.

    long-term [short-term\] finance — долгосрочное [краткосрочное\] финансирование

    This probably carries the lowest level of risk to the company of all the alternative sources of long-term finance.

    Syn:
    See:
    2)
    а) эк. финансы (совокупность или состояние финансовых ресурсов какого-л. лица)

    A company can prosper only when the finance of the company is properly maintained. — Компания может процветать только в том случае, если ее финансы должным образом управляются.

    This allows me to manage my finance effectively.

    My finance is hopeless, mainly owing to the European complications.

    I can now look after my children and my finance is better.

    б) фин., упр. финансы, управление финансами, финансовое дело редк. (область деятельности и учебная дисциплина, связанные с привлечением и вложением денежных средств какого-л. лица: компании, человека, государства и т. д.)

    This book is for managers who want to study finance and accounting further.

    to work in ( corporate) finance — работать в области (корпоративных) финансов

    People who work in corporate finance and accounting are responsible for managing the money-forecasting where it will come from, knowing where it is, and helping managers decide how to spend it in ways that will ensure the greatest return.

    See:
    2. гл.
    фин. финансировать (изыскивать или направлять средства на поддержание деятельности предприятия, оплату расходов по проекту, покупку чего-л. и т. д.; выделять средства на что-л. или кому-л.; вкладывать средства во что-л.)

    to finance a project [programme\] — финансировать проект [программу\]

    to finance by borrowing — финансировать путем заимствования, финансировать с помощью займов

    See:

    * * *
    финансы, финансирование: 1) термин для обозначения сферы финансово-кредитных отношений - аккумулирование финансовых ресурсов (банковский и фирменный кредиты, покупка в рассрочку, выпуск ценных бумаг), совокупность финансовых отношений государства, компаний и др.; см. corporate finance; 2) денежные суммы, кредиты.
    * * *
    . Дисциплина, связанная с определением стоимости и принятием решений. Финансовые функции включают в себя распределение ресурсов, в том числе приобретение, инвестирование и управление ресурсами . финансовый департамент; финансы, финансовая деятельность Инвестиционная деятельность .
    * * *
    -----
    Финансы/Кредит/Валюта
    1. финансовое дело, финансы
    совокупность всех денежных средств, находящихся в распоряжении предприятия, объединения, фирмы, государства, а также система их финансирования, распределения и использования
    Финансы/Кредит/Валюта
    2. доходы, средства

    Англо-русский экономический словарь > finance

  • 15 address

    1. III
    1) address smb. address a teacher (a soldier, a stranger, boys, an official, etc.) обращаться к преподавателю и т. д.
    2) address smb., smth. address an audience (a crowd, one's constituents, etc.) обращаться с речью к слушателям или зрителям и т. д., выступать с речью перед слушателями или зрителями и т. д.; the president of the university addressed the students ректор университета выступил [с речью] перед студентами; address a conference (a meeting, the congregation, etc.) выступать на конференции /на заседании/ и т. д.
    3) address smth. address a letter (an envelope, a.cheque, etc.) адресовать /направлять/ письмо и т. д.
    2. IV
    1) address smb. in some manner address smb. politely (civilly, rudely, sharply, etc.) обращаться к кому-л. вежливо и т. д.
    2) address smth. in some manner how shall I address this parcel? какой адрес мне написать на этой посылке?
    3) address smth. at some time address the audience later (the Council tonight, the membership this week, etc.) обращаться к слушателям с речью позднее и т. д.; Mr. Smith will now address the meeting сейчас выступит мистер Смит, слово предоставляется мистеру Смиту
    3. V
    address smb. smth. address the woman Aunt Molly (the man "mate", the girl "Miss", etc.) называть эту женщину "тетя Молли" и т. д.
    4. XI
    1) be addressed by smb. I was addressed by a passer-by ко мне обратился прохожий; be addressed in some manner he was politely (rudely, properly, etc.) addressed к нему вежливо и т. д. обратились; how should he be addressed: "citizen" or "comrade"? как к нему обращаться - "гражданин" или "товарищ"?; be addressed as smth. in speaking an ambassador is usually addressed as "Your Excellency" при разговоре /в устной речи/ посла обычно называют "ваше превосходительство"
    2) be addressed in some manner the letter was wrongly addressed письмо было адресовано неправильно, на письме стоял /был написан/ неправильный адрес; be addressed to smb., smth. the letter was addressed to her письмо было адресовано ей; the letter was addressed to the wrong house на письме /в адресе/ стоял неправильный /не тот/ номер дома
    5. XVIII
    1) address oneself to smth. book. address oneself to the task (to the job, to studies, etc.) приниматься /браться/ за дело или задание и т. д.; it's time we addressed ourselves to the business in hand пора заняться насущными /очередными/ делами; I addressed myself to learning Spanish я принялся /взялся, занялся/ изучением испанского [языка]
    2) address oneself to smb. address oneself to the chief (to the headmaster, etc.) обращаться к начальнику и т. д. (в устной или письменной форме); address oneself to all the people in the world взывать ко всем народам мира; you must address yourself to the proper authority вы должны обратиться.к кому следует /в соответствующую инстанцию/; address oneself to smth. book. address oneself to one's reason (to one's common sense, to one's judg(e)ment, etc.) обращаться /апеллировать, взывать/ к разуму и т. д.; to understand this you will have to address yourself to your imagination чтобы попить это, тебе придется напрячь свое воображение
    6. XXI1
    1) address smb. by smth. address him by his surname (by his Christian name, by his nickname, etc.) обращаться к нему по фамилии и т. д., I never address him by his title я никогда не называю его звания или титула, когда к нему обращаюсь; address smb. in smth. address smb. in a whisper (in a loud voice, etc.) обращаться к кому-л. шепотом и т. д.; he addressed me in English он обратился ко мне по-английски; address smb. on /about/ smth. address the authorities on the question of visa (one's friend on the subject, one's father about money, etc.) обращаться к властям по поводу визы и т. д., he addressed me on this problem он обращался ко мне по этому вопросу; address smb. with smth. address her father with a request (him with critical remarks, the woman with reproaches, etc.) обращаться к ее отцу с просьбой и т. д., he addressed the speaker with a question он обратился к докладчику с вопросом; address smth. to smb. address questions to students (words of gratitude to the members of the commission, etc.) обращаться с вопросами к студентам и т. д.; address your questions to the speaker направляйте свои вопросы /с вопросами обращайтесь к/ докладчику; please address your complaints to the manager с жалобами [обращайтесь], пожалуйста, к управляющему; don't address your reproaches to me не адресуйся ко мне со своими упреками; address criticism to one's opponents выступать с критикой в адрес своих противников
    2) address smb. on (with, in, etc.) smth. address the meeting on an interesting subject (the audience on methods of teaching, the students on questions of policy, etc.) выступать перед собравшимися на интересную тему и т. д.; he will address us on modern art он сделает нам доклад о современном искусстве; address the audience with a lengthy speech (the students with a lecture, etc.) обращаться к слушателям или зрителям с пространной речью и т. д.; he addressed the audience in an eloquent speech он обратился к слушателям с проникновенной /убедительной/ речью
    3) address smth. to smb. address a letter to a friend (a parcel to one's parents, a petition to Parliament, etc.) адресовать /направлять/ письмо другу и т. д.; address all your letters directly to me адресуйте /посылайте, направляйте/ все ваши письма непосредственно /прямо/ мне
    7. XXIV1
    address smb. as smth. address her as "Professor" (the officer as "Colonel", the old man as "sir", etc.) называть ее профессором и т. д., will I have to address her as auntie? мне придется называть /величать/ ее тетушкой?; don't address her as granny, she doesn't like it не называй ее бабушкой, ей это не нравится

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  • 16 belong

    1. I coll.
    1) where do these chairs belong? откуда эти стулья?, где эти стулья [всегда] стоят?, куда поставить эти стулья?; the book is not where it belongs книга стоят не на месте; put things where they belong положи все на место /на свое место/
    2) at last I felt that I belonged наконец я почувствовал, что меня принимают за своего; I felt that I didn't belong у меня было ощущение, что я здесь чужой; where do you belong? вы откуда?, из каких вы краев?, где вы родились?
    2. II
    belong somewhere coll. belong here (there) а) происходить /быть родом/ отсюда (оттуда); б) постоянно жить или находиться здесь (там); we all belong here а) мы все из этих мест; б) мы все живем здесь; she doesn't belong here она нездешняя; this boll belongs here (there) этот ящик отсюда (оттуда)
    3. XVI
    1) belong to smb., smth. belong to her husband (to us all, to the government, to Great Britain, etc.) принадлежать ее мужу и т. д., быть собственностью ее мужа и т. д.; it belongs to him legally это принадлежит ему по закону; does this cap belong to you? Это ваша фуражка?; whom does this belong to? чье это?
    2) belong to smth. belong to a club (to this school, to the town council, to the Foreign Office, to a secret society, etc.) быть членом клуба и т. д.; do you belong to this group? вы состоите в этой группе?, вы входите в эту группу?, вы член этой группы?; belong to the dramatic (medical, etc.) profession быть актером и т. д.; belong to the same nationality принадлежать к той же нации; belong on smth. belong on a board (on a panel, etc.) быть членом совета и т. д.; belong on a university faculty быть членом профессорско-преподавательского состава университета
    3) belong in (to, among, etc.) smth., smb. belong to the same category (in a different classification, in /under/ this section, to this period, to the
    4. XVIII t
    th century, to the province of practical politics, etc.) относиться /принадлежать/ к той же категории и т.д.; he belongs in the same clans with those people он относится к тому же типу /к той же категории/, что и эти люди;. а man of his abilities belongs in painting человеку с его данными надо быть художником; he belongs among such writers as... его место среди таких писателей, как...; they belong to the vegetable kingdom (to the family of grasses) они принадлежат к растительному миру (к семейству трав); this case (the discussion of these problems, etc.) belongs to the High Court (to the local authorities, to a conciliation court, etc.) это дело и т. д. относится к компетенции Верховного Суда и т. д.; it belongs to imagination это из области выдумок
    4)
    belong to (in, on, etc.) smth. call. belong to the north (to this part of the country, etc.) происходить /быть родом/с севера и т. д.; the potato plant (this tobacco, this animal, etc.) belongs to South America родина картофеля и т. д. belong Южная Америка; belong to a respectable family происходить /быть родом/ из почтенной семьи, this book belongs to that shelf эта книга с той полки: this old chair belongs in the kitchen этот старый стул из кухни; а telephone belongs in every home в каждом доме должен быть телефон: the stopper that belongs to this bottle пробка cf этой бутылки; if a question-mark belongs with the quotation it goes inside final quotes если вопросительный знак относится к цитате, то кавычки ставятся после него; belong with smth. the belt (the hat, etc.) belongs with that coat Этот пояс и т. д. к этому пальто

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  • 17 Mitscherlich, Alexander

    SUBJECT AREA: Paper and printing
    [br]
    b. 28 May 1836 Berlin, Germany
    d. 31 May 1918 Oberstdorf, Germany
    [br]
    German inventor of sulphite wood pulp for papermaking.
    [br]
    Mitscherlich had an impeccable scientific background; his father was the celebrated chemist Eilhardt Mitscherlich, discoverer of the law of isomorphism, and his godfather was Alexander von Humboldt. At first his progress at school failed to live up to this auspicious beginning and his father would only sanction higher studies if he first qualified as a teacher so as to assure a means of livelihood. Alexander rose to the occasion and went on to gain his doctorate at the age of 25 in the field of mineralogical chemistry. He worked for a few years as Assistant to the distinguished chemists Wöhler in Göttingen and Wurtz in Paris. On his father's death in 1863, he succeeded him as teacher of chemistry in the University of Berlin. In 1868 he accepted a post in the newly established Forest Academy in Hannoversch-Munden, teaching chemistry, physics and geology. The post offered little financial advantage, but it left him more time for research. It was there that he invented the process for producing sulphite wood pulp.
    The paper industry was seeking new raw materials. Since the 1840s pulp had been produced mechanically from wood, but it was unsuitable for making fine papers. From the mid-1860s several chemists began tackling the problem of separating the cellulose fibres from the other constituents of wood by chemical means. The American Benjamin C.Tilghman was granted patents in several countries for the treatment of wood with acid or bisulphite. Carl Daniel Ekman in Sweden and Karl Kellner in Austria also made sulphite pulp, but the credit for devising the process that came into general use belongs to Mitscherlich. His brother Oskar came to him at the Academy with plans for producing pulp by the action of soda, but the results were inferior, so Mitscherlich substituted calcium bisulphite and in the laboratory obtained good results. To extend this to a large-scale process, he was forced to set up his own mill, where he devised the characteristic towers for making the calcium bisulphite, in which water trickling down through packed lime met a rising current of sulphur dioxide. He was granted a patent in Luxembourg in 1874 and a German one four years later. The sulphite process did not make him rich, for there was considerable opposition to it; government objected to the smell of sulphur dioxide, forestry authorities were anxious about the inroads that might be made into the forests and his patents were contested. In 1883, with the support of an inheritance from his mother, Mitscherlich resigned his post at the Academy to devote more time to promoting his invention. In 1897 he at last succeeded in settling the patent disputes and achieving recognition as the inventor of sulphite pulp. Without this raw material, the paper industry could never have satisfied the insatiable appetite of the newspaper presses.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    H.Voorn "Alexander Mitscherlich, inventor of sulphite wood pulp", Paper Maker 23(1): 41–4.
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  • 18 Nobel, Immanuel

    [br]
    b. 1801 Gävle, Sweden
    d. 3 September 1872 Stockholm, Sweden
    [br]
    Swedish inventor and industrialist, particularly noted for his work on mines and explosives.
    [br]
    The son of a barber-surgeon who deserted his family to serve in the Swedish army, Nobel showed little interest in academic pursuits as a child and was sent to sea at the age of 16, but jumped ship in Egypt and was eventually employed as an architect by the pasha. Returning to Sweden, he won a scholarship to the Stockholm School of Architecture, where he studied from 1821 to 1825 and was awarded a number of prizes. His interest then leaned towards mechanical matters and he transferred to the Stockholm School of Engineering. Designs for linen-finishing machines won him a prize there, and he also patented a means of transforming rotary into reciprocating movement. He then entered the real-estate business and was successful until a fire in 1833 destroyed his house and everything he owned. By this time he had married and had two sons, with a third, Alfred (of Nobel Prize fame; see Alfred Nobel), on the way. Moving to more modest quarters on the outskirts of Stockholm, Immanuel resumed his inventions, concentrating largely on India rubber, which he applied to surgical instruments and military equipment, including a rubber knapsack.
    It was talk of plans to construct a canal at Suez that first excited his interest in explosives. He saw them as a means of making mining more efficient and began to experiment in his backyard. However, this made him unpopular with his neighbours, and the city authorities ordered him to cease his investigations. By this time he was deeply in debt and in 1837 moved to Finland, leaving his family in Stockholm. He hoped to interest the Russians in land and sea mines and, after some four years, succeeded in obtaining financial backing from the Ministry of War, enabling him to set up a foundry and arms factory in St Petersburg and to bring his family over. By 1850 he was clear of debt in Sweden and had begun to acquire a high reputation as an inventor and industrialist. His invention of the horned contact mine was to be the basic pattern of the sea mine for almost the next 100 years, but he also created and manufactured a central-heating system based on hot-water pipes. His three sons, Ludwig, Robert and Alfred, had now joined him in his business, but even so the outbreak of war with Britain and France in the Crimea placed severe pressures on him. The Russians looked to him to convert their navy from sail to steam, even though he had no experience in naval propulsion, but the aftermath of the Crimean War brought financial ruin once more to Immanuel. Amongst the reforms brought in by Tsar Alexander II was a reliance on imports to equip the armed forces, so all domestic arms contracts were abruptly cancelled, including those being undertaken by Nobel. Unable to raise money from the banks, Immanuel was forced to declare himself bankrupt and leave Russia for his native Sweden. Nobel then reverted to his study of explosives, particularly of how to adapt the then highly unstable nitroglycerine, which had first been developed by Ascanio Sobrero in 1847, for blasting and mining. Nobel believed that this could be done by mixing it with gunpowder, but could not establish the right proportions. His son Alfred pursued the matter semi-independently and eventually evolved the principle of the primary charge (and through it created the blasting cap), having taken out a patent for a nitroglycerine product in his own name; the eventual result of this was called dynamite. Father and son eventually fell out over Alfred's independent line, but worse was to follow. In September 1864 Immanuel's youngest son, Oscar, then studying chemistry at Uppsala University, was killed in an explosion in Alfred's laboratory: Immanuel suffered a stroke, but this only temporarily incapacitated him, and he continued to put forward new ideas. These included making timber a more flexible material through gluing crossed veneers under pressure and bending waste timber under steam, a concept which eventually came to fruition in the form of plywood.
    In 1868 Immanuel and Alfred were jointly awarded the prestigious Letterstedt Prize for their work on explosives, but Alfred never for-gave his father for retaining the medal without offering it to him.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Imperial Gold Medal (Russia) 1853. Swedish Academy of Science Letterstedt Prize (jointly with son Alfred) 1868.
    Bibliography
    Immanuel Nobel produced a short handwritten account of his early life 1813–37, which is now in the possession of one of his descendants. He also had published three short books during the last decade of his life— Cheap Defence of the Country's Roads (on land mines), Cheap Defence of the Archipelagos (on sea mines), and Proposal for the Country's Defence (1871)—as well as his pamphlet (1870) on making wood a more physically flexible product.
    Further Reading
    No biographies of Immanuel Nobel exist, but his life is detailed in a number of books on his son Alfred.
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  • 19 Ohain, Hans Joachim Pabst von

    SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace
    [br]
    b. 14 December 1911 Dessau, Germany
    [br]
    German engineer who designed the first jet engine to power an aeroplane successfully.
    [br]
    Von Ohain studied engineering at the University of Göttingen, where he carried out research on gas-turbine engines, and centrifugal compressors in particular. In 1935 he patented a design for a jet engine (in Britain, Frank Whittle patented his jet-engine design in 1930). Von Ohain was recruited by the Heinkel company in 1936 to develop an engine for a jet aircraft. Ernst Heinkel was impressed by von Ohain's ideas and gave the project a high priority. The first engine was bench tested in September 1937. A more powerful version was developed and tested in air, suspended beneath a Heinkel dive-bomber, during the spring of 1939. A new airframe was designed to house the revolutionary power plant and designated the Heinkel He 178. A short flight was made on 24 August 1939 and the first recognized flight on 27 August. This important achievement received only a lukewarm response from the German authorities. Von Ohain's turbojet engine had a centrifugal compressor and developed a thrust of 380 kg (837 lb). An improved, more powerful, engine was developed and installed in a new twin-engined fighter design, the He 280. This flew on 2 April 1941 but never progressed beyond the prototype stage. By this time two other German companies, BMW and Junkers, were constructing successful turbojets with axial compressors: luckily for the Allies, Hitler was reluctant to pour his hard-pressed resources into this new breed of jet fighters. After the war, von Ohain emigrated to the United States and worked for the Air Force there.
    [br]
    Bibliography
    1929, "The evolution and future of aeropropulsion system", The Jet Age. 40 Years of Jet Aviation, Washington, DC: National Air \& Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
    Further Reading
    Von Ohain's work is described in many books covering the history of aviation, and aero engines in particular, for example: R.Schlaifer and S.D.Heron, 1950, Development of Aircraft Engines and fuels, Boston. G.G.Smith, 1955, Gas Turbines and Jet Propulsion.
    Grover Heiman, 1963, Jet Pioneers.
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  • 20 dirección

    f.
    1 direction, guidance, orientation, tack.
    2 address, postal address.
    3 steering wheel, steering.
    4 management, administration.
    5 editorial board.
    6 editorship.
    7 authorities.
    8 leadership, leaders of the party.
    * * *
    1 (acción de dirigir) management, running
    2 (cargo) directorship, position of manager; (de un partido) leadership; (de un colegio) headship; (de editorial) position of editor
    3 (junta) board of directors, management
    4 (oficina) head office, headquarters plural
    5 (sentido) direction, way
    6 (destino) destination
    7 (domicilio) address
    8 TÉCNICA steering
    \
    llevar la dirección de algo to run something, direct something
    dirección asistida AUTOMÓVIL power assisted steering, power steering
    dirección general head office
    * * *
    noun f.
    2) direction, way
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=sentido) direction

    ¿podría indicarme la dirección de la playa? — could you show me the way to the beach?

    • salir con dirección a — to leave for

    • ir en dirección contraria — to go the other way

    • de dos direcciones Esp —

    • ir en dirección a — to go in the direction of, go towards, head for

    el taxi iba en dirección al aeropuerto — the taxi was going in the direction of o towards the airport, the taxi was heading for the airport

    • calle de dirección obligatoria o única — one-way street

    2) (=orientación) way
    3) (=señas) address

    • poner la dirección a un sobre — to address an envelope

    4) (=control) [de empresa, hospital, centro de enseñanza] running; [de partido] leadership; [de película] direction

    dirección colectiva, dirección colegiada — (Pol) collective leadership

    5) (=personal directivo)

    • la dirección — [de empresa, centro escolar] the management; [de partido] the leadership; [de periódico] the editorial board

    prohibido fumar en este local: la dirección — smoking is prohibited in this building: the management

    6) (=cargo) [en colegio] headship, principalship (EEUU); [en periódico, revista] editorship; [en partido] leadership; [de gerente] post of manager; [de alto cargo] directorship
    7) (=despacho) [en colegio] headteacher's office, principal's office (EEUU); [en periódico, revista] editor's office; [de gerente] manager's office; [de alto cargo] director's office
    8) (=oficina principal) head office

    Dirección General de Seguridad — State Security Office, State Security Service

    dirección provincial — regional office of a government department

    9) (Aut, Náut) steering

    dirección asistida, dirección hidráulica — LAm power steering

    * * *
    1) ( señas) address
    2) (sentido, rumbo) direction

    ¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? — which way was he heading o going?

    3) (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering
    4) (Adm)
    a) ( cargo - en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE); (- en empresa) post o position of manager
    b) ( cuerpo directivo - de empresa) management; (- de periódico) editorial board; (- de prisión) authorities (pl); (- de partido) leadership
    c) ( oficina - en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE); (- en empresa) manager's/director's office; (- en periódico) editorial office
    5)
    a) (de obra, película) direction
    c) (de empresa, proyecto) management
    * * *
    1) ( señas) address
    2) (sentido, rumbo) direction

    ¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? — which way was he heading o going?

    3) (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering
    4) (Adm)
    a) ( cargo - en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE); (- en empresa) post o position of manager
    b) ( cuerpo directivo - de empresa) management; (- de periódico) editorial board; (- de prisión) authorities (pl); (- de partido) leadership
    c) ( oficina - en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE); (- en empresa) manager's/director's office; (- en periódico) editorial office
    5)
    a) (de obra, película) direction
    c) (de empresa, proyecto) management
    * * *
    dirección1
    1 = administration, directorship, management, senior staff, governance, senior management, top management, headship, steerage, directing, leadership, senior managers.

    Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.

    Ex: An applicant for the directorship of a medium-sized public library is asked to explain how he would conduct a community survey and demonstrate how he would plan library programs.
    Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.
    Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años.
    Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.
    Ex: In some library authorities these associations are highly developed and form a positive bridge between junior staff and the senior management.
    Ex: Nevertheless, performance evaluation can be made more effective if, as stated earlier, the program is strongly supported by top management.
    Ex: In the context of collegial management in university libraries, this article presents the advantages and disadvantages of rotating headships.
    Ex: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.
    Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
    Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.
    Ex: Our senior managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.
    * asumir la dirección = take over + the leadership (from).
    * bajo la dirección de = under the supervision of.
    * comité de dirección = steering committee.
    * de dirección = directorial, administrative.
    * dirección cinematográfica = film direction.
    * dirección compartida = shared governance.
    * dirección de la biblioteca = library administrators.
    * dirección de la biblioteca, la = library administration, the.
    * dirección general = directorate-general.
    * dirección participativa = participative management.
    * en el puesto de dirección = in the hot seat.
    * en la dirección = in the saddle.
    * en la dirección (de) = at the helm (of).
    * equipo de dirección = management, management team, administrative team.
    * grupo de dirección = management.
    * junta de dirección = board of directors.
    * junta de dirección de la escuela = school board.
    * nivel alto de dirección = higher management.
    * ocupar un cargo de dirección = hold + a chair.
    * personal de dirección = senior staff, senior management.
    * puesto de dirección = position of leadership.
    * relativo a la dirección = directorial.
    * resumen de la dirección = executive summary.
    * reunión de la dirección = board meeting.

    dirección2
    2 = direction, quarter.

    Ex: Thus the thesaurus user may approach a term from 'either direction'.

    Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.
    * cambiar dirección = change + direction.
    * cambio de dirección = change of hands.
    * continuar en esta dirección = proceed + along this way.
    * dar dirección = lend + direction.
    * dirección del viento = wind direction.
    * en ambas direcciones = two-way.
    * en dirección de la proa = abaft.
    * en dirección este = eastward(s), eastbound.
    * en dirección norte = northbound.
    * en dirección oeste = westbound, westward(s).
    * en dirección sur = southward(s), southbound.
    * en la dirección de = toward(s).
    * en la dirección de la máquina = machine-direction.
    * en la dirección del viento = downwind.
    * falta de dirección = indirection.
    * indicador de dirección = signpost.
    * línea de dirección = line of direction.
    * mantener Algo en la dirección correcta = keep + Nombre + on track.
    * mirar en otra dirección = look + the other way.
    * por buena dirección = a step in the right direction.
    * seguir una dirección = follow + path, take + path.
    * timón de dirección = rudder.
    * tomar otra dirección = branch off + on a side trail.
    * tomar una dirección = take + direction.

    dirección3
    3 = address.

    Ex: The Acquisitions system uses a Name address Directory as its source of address information for orders.

    * correo con dirección errónea = misdirected mail.
    * dirección de contacto = contact address.
    * dirección de correo = mailing address.
    * dirección de correo electrónico = email address.
    * dirección de envío = shipping address.
    * dirección de facturación = billing address, invoice address.
    * dirección del remitente = return address.
    * dirección de pago = payment address.
    * dirección favorita = bookmark.
    * dirección para correspondencia = mailing address.
    * dirección postal = postal address, mailing address.
    * dirección web = web address.
    * fichero de direcciones = addresses file.
    * intercambio de direcciones = exchange of address.
    * libreta de direcciones = address book.
    * lista de direcciones = mailing list.
    * máquina de imprimir direcciones = addressograph, addressing machine.
    * poner la dirección en un sobre = address + envelope.

    dirección4

    Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.

    * dirección asistida = power steering.

    dirección5
    5 = tack.

    Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.

    * dirección asistida = power-assisted steering.
    * explorar una dirección = chart + direction.

    * * *
    A (señas) address
    nombre y dirección name and address
    Compuestos:
    absolute address
    business address
    e-mail address
    home address
    postal address
    relative address
    telegraphic address
    B (sentido, rumbo) direction
    circulaba con or en dirección a Madrid it was heading toward(s) Madrid
    ellos venían en dirección contraria they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction
    ¿en qué dirección iba? or ¿qué dirección llevaba? which way was he heading o going?
    su política ha tomado una nueva dirección their policy has taken a new direction
    cambiar de dirección to change direction
    la flecha indica dirección obligatoria the arrow indicates that it's one way only
    C ( Auto) (mecanismo) steering; (volante) steering wheel
    alinear la dirección to align the wheels
    Compuesto:
    power-assisted steering, power steering
    D ( Adm)
    1 (cargo — en una escuela) principalship ( AmE), headship ( BrE); (— en una empresa) post o position of manager
    2 (cuerpo directivo — de una empresa) management; (— de un periódico) editorial board; (— de una prisión) authorities (pl); (— de un partido) leadership
    3 (oficina — en una escuela) principal's office ( AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office ( BrE); (— en una empresa) manager's/director's office; (— en un periódico) editorial office
    E
    1 (de una obra, película) direction
    es su primer trabajo de dirección it's the first time she's directed, it's her first job as a director o her first directing job
    la dirección es de Saura it is directed by Saura
    2
    (de una orquesta): bajo la dirección de Campomar conducted by Campomar
    3 (de una empresa, proyecto) management
    bajo la dirección de su profesor under the guidance of her teacher
    * * *

     

    dirección sustantivo femenino
    1 ( señas) address
    2 (sentido, rumbo) direction;
    ◊ ellos venían en dirección contraria they were coming the other way o from the opposite direction;

    ¿en qué dirección iba? which way was he heading o going?;
    señal de dirección prohibida no-entry sign;
    dirección obligatoria one way only
    3 (Auto) ( mecanismo) steering;

    4 (Adm)
    a) ( cargo — en escuela) principalship (AmE), headship (BrE);

    (— en empresa) post o position of manager

    (— de periódico) editorial board;
    (— de prisión) authorities (pl);
    (— de partido) leadership
    c) ( oficina — en escuela) principal's office (AmE), headmaster's/headmistress's office (BrE);

    (— en empresa) manager's/director's office;
    (— en periódico) editorial office
    dirección sustantivo femenino
    1 (sentido, rumbo) direction
    dirección obligatoria, one way only
    dirección prohibida, no entry
    en dirección a, towards
    2 (domicilio) address
    3 Cine Teat direction
    4 (conjunto de dirigentes de una empresa) management
    (de un partido) leadership
    (de un colegio) headship, US principal's office
    5 (cargo de dirección) directorship
    6 (oficina del director) director's office
    7 Auto Téc steering
    dirección asistida, power steering
    ' dirección' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    A
    - abajo
    - allí
    - cambiarse
    - canalizar
    - cara
    - de
    - derivar
    - DGT
    - dirigir
    - domicilio
    - dorso
    - este
    - girar
    - giro
    - hacia
    - jefatura
    - junta
    - lado
    - llevar
    - para
    - patronal
    - recta
    - recto
    - rumbo
    - saber
    - seña
    - singladura
    - viraje
    - a
    - actual
    - adelante
    - adentro
    - afuera
    - anotar
    - arriba
    - arroba
    - atrás
    - calle
    - camino
    - casualidad
    - contramano
    - contrario
    - deber
    - encabezamiento
    - indicador
    - nordeste
    - noroeste
    - norte
    - oeste
    English:
    address
    - administration
    - ahead
    - ashore
    - back
    - business
    - change
    - course
    - direction
    - double-jointed
    - eastbound
    - entry
    - film making
    - him
    - inquire
    - leadership
    - management
    - negotiation
    - oncoming
    - opposite
    - out of
    - over
    - overseas
    - power steering
    - promptly
    - redirect
    - round
    - self-addressed
    - somewhere
    - south
    - south-east
    - south-west
    - spin
    - steering
    - swing
    - switch
    - to
    - turn
    - up
    - way
    - westward
    - with
    - down
    - east
    - easterly
    - eastward
    - head
    - inland
    - internal
    - may
    * * *
    1. [sentido] direction;
    se halla interrumpido el tráfico en ambas direcciones the road is closed in both directions;
    cambiar de dirección to change direction;
    en dirección contraria in the opposite direction;
    señal de dirección obligatoria = sign indicating that traffic must go in a particular direction;
    dirección prohibida [en letrero] no entry;
    no gires por la siguiente, que es dirección prohibida don't take the next turning, it's no entry;
    circular en dirección prohibida to drive the wrong way up a one-way street
    2. [rumbo] direction;
    con dirección a, en dirección a towards, in the direction of;
    los trenes con o [m5] en dirección a Málaga trains to Malaga;
    ¿en qué dirección ibas? which way were you going?;
    íbamos en dirección a mi casa we were heading for my place;
    el buque avanzaba en la dirección del viento the ship had the wind behind it;
    los acontecimientos han tomado una dirección inesperada events have taken an unexpected turn
    3. [domicilio] address;
    déme su nombre y dirección, por favor could you tell me your name and address, please?
    dirección de entrega shipping address
    4. Informát address
    dirección de correo electrónico e-mail address;
    dirección electrónica [de correo] e-mail address;
    [de página] web page address;
    dirección IP IP address;
    dirección de memoria memory address;
    dirección web web address
    5. [mando, gestión] [de empresa, hospital] management;
    [de partido] leadership; [de colegio] headship; [de periódico] editorship; [de película] direction; [de obra de teatro] production; [de orquesta] conducting;
    estudia dirección de cine he's studying film directing
    6. [oficina] [de empresa, hospital] manager's office;
    [de colegio] Br headmaster's/headmistress's o US principal's office; [de periódico] editor's office
    7. [junta directiva] [de empresa, hospital] management;
    [de partido] leadership; [de colegio] management team; [de periódico] editorial board;
    la dirección de este periódico no se hace responsable de la opinión de sus colaboradores the editors of this newspaper are not responsible for opinions expressed by contributors
    dirección comercial commercial department;
    dirección general head office;
    RP Dirección General Impositiva Br ≈ Inland Revenue, US ≈ IRS;
    Dirección General de Tráfico = government department in charge of road transport
    8. [de vehículo] steering
    Esp dirección asistida power steering; Am dirección hidráulica power steering
    9. Geol strike
    * * *
    f
    1 ( sentido) direction;
    en aquella dirección that way, in that direction;
    2 COM management; POL leadership
    3 de coche steering
    4 TEA, de película direction;
    bajo la dirección de under the direction of, directed by
    5 en carta address
    6 ( rumbo)
    :
    en dirección a heading for;
    en dirección sur heading south
    7
    :
    direcciones pl ( instrucciones) guidelines
    * * *
    dirección nf, pl - ciones
    1) : address
    2) : direction
    3) : management, leadership
    4) : steering (of an automobile)
    * * *
    1. (sentido) direction
    se fue en esa dirección she went in that direction / she went that way
    2. (señas) address [pl. addresses]

    Spanish-English dictionary > dirección

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