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1 potential
pə'tenʃəl
1. adjective(possible; that may develop into the thing mentioned: That hole in the road is a potential danger.) potencial
2. noun(the possibility, or likelihood, of successful development (in a particular way): The land has great farming potential; He shows potential as a teacher.) potencialpotential n potencialtr[pə'tenʃəl]1 potencial, posible1 potencial nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto have potential ser prometedor,-rato realize one's full potential realizarse plenamentepotential [pə'tɛnʧəl] adj: potencial, posible1) : potencial mgrowth potential: potencial de crecimientoa child with potential: un niño que promete2) : potencial m (eléctrico)♦ potentially advadj.• potencial adj.n.• potencial s.m.
I pə'tentʃəl, pə'tenʃəlmass noun ( capacity) potencial m; ( possibilities) posibilidades fplshe showed great potential as a singer — prometía mucho or era muy prometedora como cantante
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[pǝ'tenʃǝl]1.ADJ en potenciapotential earnings — ganancias fpl potenciales
2. N1) (=possibilities) potencial m ; (=ability) capacidad fto have the potential to do sth — [person] tener aptitudes or capacidad para hacer algo
the meeting has the potential to be a watershed — la reunión puede llegar a ser un acontecimiento decisivo
2) (Elec, Math, Phys) potencial m* * *
I [pə'tentʃəl, pə'tenʃəl]mass noun ( capacity) potencial m; ( possibilities) posibilidades fplshe showed great potential as a singer — prometía mucho or era muy prometedora como cantante
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2 Cousteau, Jacques-Yves
SUBJECT AREA: Ports and shipping[br]b. 11 June 1910 Saint-André-de-Cubzac, France[br]French marine explorer who invented the aqualung.[br]He was the son of a country lawyer who became legal advisor and travelling companion to certain rich Americans. At an early age Cousteau acquired a love of travel, of the sea and of cinematography: he made his first film at the age of 13. After an interrupted education he nevertheless passed the difficult entrance examination to the Ecole Navale in Brest, but his naval career was cut short in 1936 by injuries received in a serious motor accident. For his long recuperation he was drafted to Toulon. There he met Philippe Tailliez, a fellow naval officer, and Frédéric Dumas, a champion spearfisher, with whom he formed a long association and began to develop his underwater swimming and photography. He apparently took little part in the Second World War, but under cover he applied his photographic skills to espionage, for which he was awarded the Légion d'honneur after the war.Cousteau sought greater freedom of movement underwater and, with Emile Gagnan, who worked in the laboratory of Air Liquide, he began experimenting to improve portable underwater breathing apparatus. As a result, in 1943 they invented the aqualung. Its simple design and robust construction provided a reliable and low-cost unit and revolutionized scientific and recreational diving. Gagnan shunned publicity, but Cousteau revelled in the new freedom to explore and photograph underwater and exploited the publicity potential to the full.The Undersea Research Group was set up by the French Navy in 1944 and, based in Toulon, it provided Cousteau with the Opportunity to develop underwater exploration and filming techniques and equipment. Its first aims were minesweeping and exploration, but in 1948 Cousteau pioneered an extension to marine archaeology. In 1950 he raised the funds to acquire a surplus US-built minesweeper, which he fitted out to further his quest for exploration and adventure and named Calypso. Cousteau also sought and achieved public acclaim with the publication in 1953 of The Silent World, an account of his submarine observations, illustrated by his own brilliant photography. The book was an immediate success and was translated into twenty-two languages. In 1955 Calypso sailed through the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean, and the outcome was a film bearing the same title as the book: it won an Oscar and the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival. This was his favoured medium for the expression of his ideas and observations, and a stream of films on the same theme kept his name before the public.Cousteau's fame earned him appointment by Prince Rainier as Director of the Oceanographie Institute in Monaco in 1957, a post he held until 1988. With its museum and research centre, it offered Cousteau a useful base for his worldwide activities.In the 1980s Cousteau turned again to technological development. Like others before him, he was concerned to reduce ships' fuel consumption by harnessing wind power. True to form, he raised grants from various sources to fund research and enlisted technical help, namely Lucien Malavard, Professor of Aerodynamics at the Sorbonne. Malavard designed a 44 ft (13.4 m) high non-rotating cylinder, which was fitted onto a catamaran hull, christened Moulin à vent. It was intended that its maiden Atlantic crossing in 1983 should herald a new age in ship propulsion, with large royalties to Cousteau. Unfortunately the vessel was damaged in a storm and limped to the USA under diesel power. A more robust vessel, the Alcyone, was fitted with two "Turbosails" in 1985 and proved successful, with a 40 per cent reduction in fuel consumption. However, oil prices fell, removing the incentive to fit the new device; the lucrative sales did not materialize and Alcyone remained the only vessel with Turbosails, sharing with Calypso Cousteau's voyages of adventure and exploration. In September 1995, Cousteau was among the critics of the decision by the French President Jacques Chirac to resume testing of nuclear explosive devices under the Mururoa atoll in the South Pacific.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsLégion d'honneur. Croix de Guerre with Palm. Officier du Mérite Maritime and numerous scientific and artistic awards listed in such directories as Who's Who.Bibliography1953, The Silent World.1972, The Ocean World of Jacques Cousteau, 21 vols.Further ReadingR.Munson, 1991, Cousteau, the Captain and His World, London: Robert Hale (published in the USA 1989).LRD -
3 threat
nounDrohung, diemake a threat against somebody — jemandem drohen
at the slightest threat of something — wenn etwas auch nur ganz entfernt droht
* * *[Ɵret]1) (a warning that one is going to hurt or punish someone: He will certainly carry out his threat to harm you.) die Drohung2) (a sign of something dangerous or unpleasant which may be, or is, about to happen: a threat of rain.) die Gefahr3) (a source of danger: His presence is a threat to our plan/success.) die Bedrohung•- academic.ru/74709/threaten">threaten* * *[θret]nshe left the country under \threat of arrest if she returned als sie das Land verließ, drohte man ihr, sie bei ihrer Rückkehr zu verhaftenthere was a \threat of thunder in the heavy afternoon air an dem Nachmittag lag ein Gewitter in der Luftdeath \threat Morddrohung f, Todesdrohung fthe \threat of jail die Androhung einer Haftstrafean empty \threat eine leere Drohungto carry out a \threat eine Drohung wahrmachen\threat of [legal] proceedings Klagedrohung f\threat of war Kriegsgefahr fto pose a \threat to sb/sth eine Gefahr [o Bedrohung] für jdn/etw darstellenthey're under \threat of eviction because they can't pay the rent ihnen wurde die Zwangsräumung angedroht, weil sie ihre Miete nicht bezahlen können* * *[ɵret]n1) Drohung fto make a threat — drohen, eine Androhung machen (against sb jdm)
2) (= danger) Bedrohung (to +gen), Gefahr f (to für)this war is a threat to civilization — dieser Krieg stellt eine Gefahr für die Zivilisation or eine Bedrohung der Zivilisation dar
* * *threat [θret] s1. Drohung f (of mit; to gegen):under threat of unter Androhung von (od gen);under threat of violence unter Gewaltandrohungbe under threat bedroht sein ( from von);there was a threat of rain es drohte zu regnen* * *nounDrohung, die* * *n.Bedrohung f.Drohung -en f. v.drohen v. -
4 Ransome, Robert
SUBJECT AREA: Agricultural and food technology[br]b. 1753 Wells, Norfolk, Englandd. 1830 England[br]English inventor of a self-sharpening ploughshare and all-metal ploughs with interchangeable pans.[br]The son of a Quaker schoolmaster, Ransome served his apprenticeship with a Norfolk iron manufacturer and then went into business on his own in the same town, setting up one of the first brass and iron foundries in East Anglia. At an early stage of his career he was selling into Norfolk and Suffolk, well beyond the boundaries to be expected from a local craftsman. He achieved this through the use of forty-seven agents acting on his behalf. In 1789, with one employee and £200 capital, he transferred to Ipswich, where the company was to remain and where there was easier access to both raw materials and his markets. It was there that he discovered that cooling one part of a metal share during its casting could result in a self-sharpening share, and he patented the process in 1785.Ransome won a number of awards at the early Bath and West shows, a fact which demonstrates the extent of his markets. In 1808 he patented an all-metal plough made up of interchangeable parts, and the following year was making complete ploughs for sale. With interchangeable parts he was able to make composite ploughs suitable for a wide variety of conditions and therefore with potential markets all over the country.In 1815 he was joined by his son James, and at about the same time by William Cubitt. With the expertise of the latter the firm moved into bridge building and millwrighting, and was therefore able to withstand the agricultural depression which began to affect other manufacturers from about 1815. In 1818, under Cubitt's direction, Ransome built the gas-supply system for the town of Ipswich. In 1830 his grandson James Ransome joined the firm, and it was under his influence that the agricultural side was developed. There was a great expansion in the business after 1835.[br]Further ReadingJ.E.Ransome, 1865, Ploughs and Ploughing at the Royal Agricultural College at Cirencester in 1865, in which he outlined the accepted theories of the day.J.B.Passmore, 1930, The English Plough, Reading: University of Reading (provides a history of plough development from the eighth century to the in ter-war period).Ransome's Royal Records 1789–1939, produced by the company; D.R.Grace and D.C.Phillips, 1975, Ransomes of Ipswich, Reading: Institute of Agricultural History, Reading University (both provide information about Ransome in a more general account about the company and its products; Reading University holds the company archives).AP
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