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  • 41 tratar Algo sin rodeos

    (v.) = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on
    Ex. The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
    Ex. While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
    Ex. The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
    Ex. Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.
    * * *
    (v.) = address + Nombre + head-on, meet + Nombre + head-on, tackle + Nombre + head-on, face + Nombre + head-on

    Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.

    Ex: While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
    Ex: The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on.
    Ex: Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.

    Spanish-English dictionary > tratar Algo sin rodeos

  • 42 SO

    1.
    [səʊ]adverb
    1) (by that amount) so

    as winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es

    as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus

    so... as — so... wie

    there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...

    not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.

    so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk

    so farbis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit

    and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]

    so long!bis dann od. nachher! (ugs.)

    so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele

    so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel

    the villages are all so much alikedie Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr

    so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht

    so much the betterum so besser

    not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]

    not so much as(not even) [noch] nicht einmal

    2) (in that manner) so

    this being soda dem so ist (geh.)

    it so happened that he was not thereer war [zufällig] gerade nicht da

    3) (to such a degree) so

    this answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...

    so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...

    4) (with the intent)

    so as to — um... zu

    so [that] — damit

    5) (emphatically) so

    I'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!

    so kind of you!wirklich nett von Ihnen!

    so sorry!(coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!

    6) (indeed)

    It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!

    you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch

    is that so?so? (ugs.); wirklich?

    and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch

    it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich

    so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch

    8) (thus) so

    and so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...

    not so! — nein, nein!

    9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

    he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...

    I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon

    I suppose soich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus

    I told you soich habe es dir [ja] gesagt

    he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt

    it will take a week or soes wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern

    there were twenty or so peoplees waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da

    very much soin der Tat; allerdings

    2. conjunction
    (therefore) daher

    so 'there you are!da bist du also!

    so that's 'that(coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)

    so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)

    so you see... — du siehst also...

    so?na und?

    * * *
    [səu] 1. adverb
    1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) so
    2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) so
    3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) das, so, so... daß
    4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) auch
    5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') tatsächlich
    2. conjunction
    ((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) also
    - academic.ru/68560/so-called">so-called
    - so-so
    - and so on/forth
    - or so
    - so as to
    - so far
    - so good
    - so that
    - so to say/speak
    * * *
    so
    [səʊ, AM soʊ]
    I. adv inv
    1. (to an indicated degree) so
    I'm \so tired [that] I could sleep in this chair ich bin so müde, dass ich hier im Sessel einschlafen könnte
    he's quite nice, more \so than I was led to believe er ist ganz nett, viel netter als ich angenommen hatte
    he's not \so stupid as he looks er ist gar nicht so dumm, wie er aussieht
    look, the gap was about \so wide schau mal, die Lücke war ungefähr so groß
    the table that I liked best was about \so wide der Tisch, der mir am besten gefallen hat, war ungefähr so breit
    2. (to a great degree)
    what are you looking \so pleased about? was freut dich denn so [sehr]?
    your hair is \so soft dein Haar ist so [unglaublich] weich
    she's \so beautiful sie ist so [wunder]schön
    I am \so cold mir ist so kalt
    I am \so [very] hungry/thirsty ich bin [ja] so hungrig/durstig!, hab ich einen Durst/einen Riesenhunger! fam
    she's ever \so kind and nice sie ist ja so freundlich und nett!
    \so fair a face he could not recall ( liter or old) niemals zuvor hatte er ein so liebreizendes Gesicht gesehen liter
    what's \so wrong with that? was ist denn daran so falsch?
    is that why you hate him \so? ist das der Grund, warum du ihn so sehr hasst?
    and I love you \so und ich liebe dich so sehr
    you worry \so [much] du machst dir so viele Sorgen
    we've \so planned our holiday that the kids will have a lot of fun wir haben unsere Ferien so geplant, dass die Kinder viel Spaß haben werden
    gently fold in the eggs like \so rühren Sie die Eier auf diese Weise vorsichtig unter
    4. (perfect)
    [to be] just \so genau richtig [sein]
    I want everything just \so ich will, dass alles perfekt ist
    if you don't do things just \so, he comes along and yells at you wenn du nicht alles absolut richtig machst, kommt er und schreit dich an
    5. (also, likewise) auch
    I'm hungry as can be and \so are the kids ich habe einen Riesenhunger und die Kinder auch fam
    I've got an enormous amount of work to do — \so have I ich habe jede Menge Arbeit — ich auch
    I'm allergic to nuts — \so is my brother ich bin gegen Nüsse allergisch — mein Bruder auch
    I hope they stay together — I hope \so, too ich hoffe, sie bleiben zusammen — das hoffe ich auch
    I [very much] hope \so! das hoffe ich doch sehr!
    6. (yes) ja
    should we get going now? — I should say \so sollen wir jetzt anfangen? — ja, ich finde schon
    can I watch television? — I suppose \so darf ich fernsehen? — na gut, meinetwegen [o von mir aus]
    is this that the correct answer? — I suppose \so ist das die richtige Antwort? — ich glaube schon [o ja]
    I'm afraid \so ich fürchte ja
    7. AM ( fam: contradicting) doch
    haha, you don't have a bike — I do \so haha, du hast ja gar kein Fahrrad — hab' ich wohl!
    8. (that) das
    \so they say so sagt man
    \so I believe [das] glaube ich jedenfalls
    I'm sorry I'm late — \so you should be es tut mir leid, dass ich mich verspätet habe — das will ich auch schwer hoffen
    ... or \so they say/I've heard... so heißt es jedenfalls/das habe ich zumindest gehört
    Carla's coming over this summer or \so I've heard Carla kommt diesen Sommer, [das] habe ich jedenfalls gehört
    well then, \so be it also gut
    I told you \so ich habe es dir ja [o doch] gesagt
    he looks like James Dean — \so he does er sieht aus wie James Dean — stimmt!
    9. (as stated) so; (true) wahr
    is that \so? ist das wahr?, stimmt das?
    \so it is das stimmt
    if \so... wenn das so ist...
    that being \so,... angesichts dieser Tatsache...
    to be quite \so wirklich stimmen
    10. (this way, like that) so
    I'm sure it's better \so ich bin sicher, so ist es besser
    and \so it was und so kam es dann auch
    and \so it was that... und so kam es, dass...
    it \so happened that I was in the area ich war zufällig [gerade] in der Nähe
    and \so forth [or on] und so weiter
    \so to say [or speak] sozusagen
    11.
    \so far \so good so weit, so gut
    \so long bis dann [o später]
    \so much for that so viel zum Thema
    \so what? na und? fam, na wenn schon? fam
    II. conj
    1. (therefore) deshalb, daher
    I couldn't find you \so I left ich konnte dich nicht finden, also bin ich gegangen
    my landlord kicked me out and \so I was forced to seek yet another apartment mein Vermieter hat mich rausgeworfen, weshalb ich mir schon wieder eine neue Wohnung suchen musste
    2. ( fam: whereupon)
    he said he wanted to come along, \so I told him that... er sagte, er wolle mitfahren, worauf ich ihm mitteilte, dass...
    \so we leave on the Thursday wir fahren also an diesem Donnerstag
    \so that's what he does when I'm not around das macht er also, wenn ich nicht da bin
    \so where have you been? wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit?
    \so what's the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?
    \so that's that for now das wär's dann fürs Erste fam
    4. (in order to) damit
    be quiet \so she can concentrate sei still, damit sie sich konzentrieren kann
    5.
    \so long as... (if) sofern; (for the time) solange
    I'll join the army \so long as you do too ich gehe zum Militär, sofern du auch gehst
    \so long as he doesn't go too far,... solange er nicht zu weit geht,...
    \so there! ( hum) ätsch! Kindersprache
    mine's bigger than yours, \so there! ( hum) ätsch, meiner ist größer als deiner! Kindersprache
    III. adj (sl) typisch fam
    that's \so 70's das ist typisch 70er fam
    * * *
    abbr S
    * * *
    SO abk Br Stationery Office (Amt, das Publikationen der Regierungsstellen herausgibt und für die Verteilung von Büroartikeln an Ministerien und Ämter zuständig ist)
    * * *
    1.
    [səʊ]adverb

    as winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es

    as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus

    so... as — so... wie

    there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...

    not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.

    so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk

    so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit

    and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]

    so long!bis dann od. nachher! (ugs.)

    so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele

    so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel

    so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht

    not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]

    not so much as (not even) [noch] nicht einmal

    it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da

    this answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...

    so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...

    so as to — um... zu

    so [that] — damit

    I'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!

    so sorry!(coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!

    It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!

    you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch

    is that so?so? (ugs.); wirklich?

    and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch

    it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich

    so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch

    8) (thus) so

    and so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...

    not so! — nein, nein!

    9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

    he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...

    I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon

    I suppose soich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus

    I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt

    he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt

    it will take a week or soes wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern

    there were twenty or so peoplees waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da

    very much so — in der Tat; allerdings

    2. conjunction

    so that's 'that(coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)

    so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)

    so you see... — du siehst also...

    * * *
    adv.
    also adv.
    daher adv.
    demnach adv.
    so adv.

    English-german dictionary > SO

  • 43 so

    1.
    [səʊ]adverb
    1) (by that amount) so

    as winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es

    as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus

    so... as — so... wie

    there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...

    not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.

    so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk

    so farbis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit

    and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]

    so long!bis dann od. nachher! (ugs.)

    so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele

    so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel

    the villages are all so much alikedie Dörfer gleichen sich alle so sehr

    so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht

    so much the betterum so besser

    not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]

    not so much as(not even) [noch] nicht einmal

    2) (in that manner) so

    this being soda dem so ist (geh.)

    it so happened that he was not thereer war [zufällig] gerade nicht da

    3) (to such a degree) so

    this answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...

    so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...

    4) (with the intent)

    so as to — um... zu

    so [that] — damit

    5) (emphatically) so

    I'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!

    so kind of you!wirklich nett von Ihnen!

    so sorry!(coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!

    6) (indeed)

    It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!

    you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch

    is that so?so? (ugs.); wirklich?

    and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch

    it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich

    so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch

    8) (thus) so

    and so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...

    not so! — nein, nein!

    9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

    he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...

    I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon

    I suppose soich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus

    I told you soich habe es dir [ja] gesagt

    he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt

    it will take a week or soes wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern

    there were twenty or so peoplees waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da

    very much soin der Tat; allerdings

    2. conjunction
    (therefore) daher

    so 'there you are!da bist du also!

    so that's 'that(coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)

    so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)

    so you see... — du siehst also...

    so?na und?

    * * *
    [səu] 1. adverb
    1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) so
    2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) so
    3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) das, so, so... daß
    4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) auch
    5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') tatsächlich
    2. conjunction
    ((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) also
    - academic.ru/68560/so-called">so-called
    - so-so
    - and so on/forth
    - or so
    - so as to
    - so far
    - so good
    - so that
    - so to say/speak
    * * *
    so
    [səʊ, AM soʊ]
    I. adv inv
    1. (to an indicated degree) so
    I'm \so tired [that] I could sleep in this chair ich bin so müde, dass ich hier im Sessel einschlafen könnte
    he's quite nice, more \so than I was led to believe er ist ganz nett, viel netter als ich angenommen hatte
    he's not \so stupid as he looks er ist gar nicht so dumm, wie er aussieht
    look, the gap was about \so wide schau mal, die Lücke war ungefähr so groß
    the table that I liked best was about \so wide der Tisch, der mir am besten gefallen hat, war ungefähr so breit
    2. (to a great degree)
    what are you looking \so pleased about? was freut dich denn so [sehr]?
    your hair is \so soft dein Haar ist so [unglaublich] weich
    she's \so beautiful sie ist so [wunder]schön
    I am \so cold mir ist so kalt
    I am \so [very] hungry/thirsty ich bin [ja] so hungrig/durstig!, hab ich einen Durst/einen Riesenhunger! fam
    she's ever \so kind and nice sie ist ja so freundlich und nett!
    \so fair a face he could not recall ( liter or old) niemals zuvor hatte er ein so liebreizendes Gesicht gesehen liter
    what's \so wrong with that? was ist denn daran so falsch?
    is that why you hate him \so? ist das der Grund, warum du ihn so sehr hasst?
    and I love you \so und ich liebe dich so sehr
    you worry \so [much] du machst dir so viele Sorgen
    we've \so planned our holiday that the kids will have a lot of fun wir haben unsere Ferien so geplant, dass die Kinder viel Spaß haben werden
    gently fold in the eggs like \so rühren Sie die Eier auf diese Weise vorsichtig unter
    4. (perfect)
    [to be] just \so genau richtig [sein]
    I want everything just \so ich will, dass alles perfekt ist
    if you don't do things just \so, he comes along and yells at you wenn du nicht alles absolut richtig machst, kommt er und schreit dich an
    5. (also, likewise) auch
    I'm hungry as can be and \so are the kids ich habe einen Riesenhunger und die Kinder auch fam
    I've got an enormous amount of work to do — \so have I ich habe jede Menge Arbeit — ich auch
    I'm allergic to nuts — \so is my brother ich bin gegen Nüsse allergisch — mein Bruder auch
    I hope they stay together — I hope \so, too ich hoffe, sie bleiben zusammen — das hoffe ich auch
    I [very much] hope \so! das hoffe ich doch sehr!
    6. (yes) ja
    should we get going now? — I should say \so sollen wir jetzt anfangen? — ja, ich finde schon
    can I watch television? — I suppose \so darf ich fernsehen? — na gut, meinetwegen [o von mir aus]
    is this that the correct answer? — I suppose \so ist das die richtige Antwort? — ich glaube schon [o ja]
    I'm afraid \so ich fürchte ja
    7. AM ( fam: contradicting) doch
    haha, you don't have a bike — I do \so haha, du hast ja gar kein Fahrrad — hab' ich wohl!
    8. (that) das
    \so they say so sagt man
    \so I believe [das] glaube ich jedenfalls
    I'm sorry I'm late — \so you should be es tut mir leid, dass ich mich verspätet habe — das will ich auch schwer hoffen
    ... or \so they say/I've heard... so heißt es jedenfalls/das habe ich zumindest gehört
    Carla's coming over this summer or \so I've heard Carla kommt diesen Sommer, [das] habe ich jedenfalls gehört
    well then, \so be it also gut
    I told you \so ich habe es dir ja [o doch] gesagt
    he looks like James Dean — \so he does er sieht aus wie James Dean — stimmt!
    9. (as stated) so; (true) wahr
    is that \so? ist das wahr?, stimmt das?
    \so it is das stimmt
    if \so... wenn das so ist...
    that being \so,... angesichts dieser Tatsache...
    to be quite \so wirklich stimmen
    10. (this way, like that) so
    I'm sure it's better \so ich bin sicher, so ist es besser
    and \so it was und so kam es dann auch
    and \so it was that... und so kam es, dass...
    it \so happened that I was in the area ich war zufällig [gerade] in der Nähe
    and \so forth [or on] und so weiter
    \so to say [or speak] sozusagen
    11.
    \so far \so good so weit, so gut
    \so long bis dann [o später]
    \so much for that so viel zum Thema
    \so what? na und? fam, na wenn schon? fam
    II. conj
    1. (therefore) deshalb, daher
    I couldn't find you \so I left ich konnte dich nicht finden, also bin ich gegangen
    my landlord kicked me out and \so I was forced to seek yet another apartment mein Vermieter hat mich rausgeworfen, weshalb ich mir schon wieder eine neue Wohnung suchen musste
    2. ( fam: whereupon)
    he said he wanted to come along, \so I told him that... er sagte, er wolle mitfahren, worauf ich ihm mitteilte, dass...
    \so we leave on the Thursday wir fahren also an diesem Donnerstag
    \so that's what he does when I'm not around das macht er also, wenn ich nicht da bin
    \so where have you been? wo warst du denn die ganze Zeit?
    \so what's the problem? wo liegt denn das Problem?
    \so that's that for now das wär's dann fürs Erste fam
    4. (in order to) damit
    be quiet \so she can concentrate sei still, damit sie sich konzentrieren kann
    5.
    \so long as... (if) sofern; (for the time) solange
    I'll join the army \so long as you do too ich gehe zum Militär, sofern du auch gehst
    \so long as he doesn't go too far,... solange er nicht zu weit geht,...
    \so there! ( hum) ätsch! Kindersprache
    mine's bigger than yours, \so there! ( hum) ätsch, meiner ist größer als deiner! Kindersprache
    III. adj (sl) typisch fam
    that's \so 70's das ist typisch 70er fam
    * * *
    abbr S
    * * *
    so1 [səʊ]
    A adv
    1. (meist vor adj und adv) so, dermaßen:
    so great a man ein so großer Mann;
    not so … as nicht so … wie; much Bes Redew
    2. (meist exklamatorisch) so (sehr), ja so (überaus):
    I am so glad ich freue mich (ja) so;
    you are so right ganz richtig
    3. so (…, dass):
    4. so, in dieser Weise:
    so it is (genau) so ist es, stimmt;
    is that so? wirklich?;
    so as to sodass, um zu;
    so that sodass;
    or so etwa, oder so;
    in an hour or so so in einer Stunde;
    why so? warum?, wieso?;
    how so? wie (kommt) das?;
    so saying mit oder bei diesen Worten;
    so Churchill so (sprach) Churchill; even1 5, if1 A 1
    a) es, das:
    I hope so ich hoffe es;
    I have never said so das habe ich nie behauptet;
    I think so ich glaube oder denke schon;
    I should think so ich denke doch!, das will ich meinen!;
    what makes you think so? wie kommst du denn da drauf?;
    I told you so ich habe es dir ja (gleich) gesagt
    b) auch:
    you are tired and so am I du bist müde und ich (bin es) auch;
    I am stupid - so you are allerdings(, das bist du)!
    6. also:
    so you came after all du bist also doch (noch) gekommen;
    so what? umg na und?, na wenn schon?
    B konj daher, folglich, deshalb, also, und so, so … denn:
    he was ill, so they were quiet er war krank, deshalb waren sie ruhig;
    it was necessary, so we did it es war nötig, und so taten wir es (denn)
    so2 [səʊ] sol2
    * * *
    1.
    [səʊ]adverb

    as winter draws near, so it gets darker — je näher der Winter rückt, desto dunkler wird es

    as fast as the water poured in, so we bailed it out — in dem Maße, wie das Wasser eindrang, schöpften wir es heraus

    so... as — so... wie

    there is nothing so fine as... — es gibt nichts Schöneres als...

    not so [very] difficult/easy — etc. nicht so schwer/leicht usw.

    so beautiful a present — so ein schönes Geschenk; ein so schönes Geschenk

    so far — bis hierher; (until now) bisher; bis jetzt; (to such a distance) so weit

    and so on [and so forth] — und so weiter [und so fort]

    so long!bis dann od. nachher! (ugs.)

    so many — so viele; (unspecified number) soundso viele

    so much — so viel; (unspecified amount) soundso viel

    so much for him/his plans — (that is all) das wärs, was ihn/seine Pläne angeht

    not so much... as — weniger... als [eher]

    not so much as (not even) [noch] nicht einmal

    it so happened that he was not there — er war [zufällig] gerade nicht da

    this answer so provoked him that... — diese Antwort provozierte ihn so od. derart, dass...

    so much so that... — so sehr, dass...; das geht/ging so weit, dass...

    so as to — um... zu

    so [that] — damit

    I'm so glad/tired! — ich bin ja so froh/müde!

    so sorry!(coll.) Entschuldigung!; Verzeihung!

    It's a rainbow! - So it is! — Es ist ein Regenbogen! - Ja, wirklich!

    you said it was good, and so it was — du sagtest, es sei gut, und so war es auch

    is that so?so? (ugs.); wirklich?

    and so he did — und das machte/tat er [dann] auch

    it may be so, possibly so — [das ist] möglich

    so am/have/would/could/will/do I — ich auch

    8) (thus) so

    and so it was that... — und so geschah es, dass...

    not so! — nein, nein!

    9) (replacing clause, phrase, word)

    he suggested that I should take the train, and if I had done so,... — er riet mir, den Zug zu nehmen, und wenn ich es getan hätte,...

    I'm afraid so — leider ja; ich fürchte schon

    I suppose soich nehme an (ugs.); expr. reluctant agreement wenn es sein muss; granting grudging permission von mir aus

    I told you so — ich habe es dir [ja] gesagt

    he is a man of the world, so to say or speak — er ist sozusagen ein Mann von Welt

    it will take a week or soes wird so ungefähr (ugs.) od. etwa eine Woche dauern

    there were twenty or so peoplees waren so (ugs.) um die zwanzig Leute da

    very much so — in der Tat; allerdings

    2. conjunction

    so that's 'that(coll.) (it's done) [al]so, das wars (ugs.); (it's over) das wars also (ugs.); (everything has been taken care of) das wärs dann (ugs.)

    so 'there! — [und] fertig!; [und damit] basta! (ugs.)

    so you see... — du siehst also...

    * * *
    adv.
    also adv.
    daher adv.
    demnach adv.
    so adv.

    English-german dictionary > so

  • 44 mantenimiento del catálogo

    (n.) = catalogue maintenance, catalogue control
    Ex. However, librarians appear to have adopted on-line public access catalogues as a means of solving the problem of catalogue maintenance, rather than for the advantages to users.
    Ex. Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will be modified and expanded.
    * * *
    (n.) = catalogue maintenance, catalogue control

    Ex: However, librarians appear to have adopted on-line public access catalogues as a means of solving the problem of catalogue maintenance, rather than for the advantages to users.

    Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will be modified and expanded.

    Spanish-English dictionary > mantenimiento del catálogo

  • 45 prevención

    f.
    1 prevention, prevenience.
    2 precaution, caution, caginess, prevention.
    3 warning, notice, admonition.
    * * *
    1 (precaución) prevention
    2 (medida) measure, preventive measure
    3 (prejuicio) prejudice
    \
    en prevención de as a precaution against
    prevención del embarazo family planning
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de accidente, enfermedad] prevention

    medidas de prevención — emergency measures, contingency plans

    2) (=medida) precautionary measure, precaution
    3) (=previsión) foresight, forethought
    4) (=prejuicio) prejudice
    5) (=comisaría) police-station
    6) (Mil) guardroom, guardhouse
    * * *
    1)
    a) (de un mal, problema) prevention
    b) ( medida)
    2) ( prejuicio)

    tener prevención contra algo/alguien — to be prejudiced against something/somebody

    * * *
    = prevention, countermeasure [counter measure].
    Ex. Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.
    Ex. This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.
    ----
    * medidas de prevención = prevention efforts, prevention measures.
    * prevención de conflictos = conflict deterrence, conflict prevention.
    * prevención de enfermedades = disease prevention.
    * prevención de riesgos = risk management, risk prevention.
    * prevención de riesgos laborales = occupational hazard prevention.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (de un mal, problema) prevention
    b) ( medida)
    2) ( prejuicio)

    tener prevención contra algo/alguien — to be prejudiced against something/somebody

    * * *
    = prevention, countermeasure [counter measure].

    Ex: Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.

    Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.
    * medidas de prevención = prevention efforts, prevention measures.
    * prevención de conflictos = conflict deterrence, conflict prevention.
    * prevención de enfermedades = disease prevention.
    * prevención de riesgos = risk management, risk prevention.
    * prevención de riesgos laborales = occupational hazard prevention.

    * * *
    A
    1 (de un mal, problema) prevention
    una campaña de prevención del alcoholismo a campaign to fight alcoholism
    para la prevención de enfermedades infecciosas to prevent the spread of o for the prevention of infectious diseases
    en prevención de nuevos disturbios in order to prevent further riots
    2 (medida) precaution
    tomamos todas las prevenciones del caso we took all the necessary precautions
    B
    (prejuicio): tiene prevención contra las mujeres independientes he has something against o he's prejudiced against independent women
    * * *

     

    prevención sustantivo femenino
    a) (de un mal, problema) prevention



    prevención sustantivo femenino
    1 (de enfermedades, etc) prevention
    2 (medidas) precaution
    medidas de prevención, contingency plans
    ' prevención' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    precaución
    English:
    ASPCA
    - prevention
    * * *
    1. [acción] prevention;
    [medida] precaution;
    una campaña de prevención del sida an AIDS prevention campaign;
    en prevención de as a precaution against
    prevención laboral health and safety
    2. [prejuicio] prejudice;
    probó la sopa no sin cierta prevención she tried the soup, albeit rather reluctantly;
    tener prevención contra alguien to be prejudiced against sb
    * * *
    f prevention;
    tomar prevenciones take precautions
    * * *
    1) : prevention
    2) : preparation, readiness
    3) : precautionary measure
    4) : prejudice, bias
    * * *
    prevención n prevention

    Spanish-English dictionary > prevención

  • 46 alfabetización de adultos

    (n.) = adult literacy, adult literacy teaching
    Ex. The fact that 50-70% of students who start adult literacy programmes drop out suggests that this is a place where libraries could get involved to a large extent.
    Ex. As libraries cannot be considered in isolation from their environment, the 'problem' does not necessarily belong fully to librarianship; it may relate to the background factors, eg adult literacy teaching and public libraries.
    * * *
    (n.) = adult literacy, adult literacy teaching

    Ex: The fact that 50-70% of students who start adult literacy programmes drop out suggests that this is a place where libraries could get involved to a large extent.

    Ex: As libraries cannot be considered in isolation from their environment, the 'problem' does not necessarily belong fully to librarianship; it may relate to the background factors, eg adult literacy teaching and public libraries.

    Spanish-English dictionary > alfabetización de adultos

  • 47 omvang

    [omtrek] girth circumference, bulk(iness)
    [grootte] dimensions size, volume, magnitude, scope
    [uitgestrektheid, ook figuurlijk] area extent ook figuurlijk, scale, size
    voorbeelden:
    1   de omvang van een boom the girth/circumference of a tree
         door hun grote omvang because of their size/dimension; sterker because of their bulk
         in omvang toenemen expand
    2   de omvang van een onderzoek the scope of an investigation
         de omvang van de werkloosheid the extent of unemployment, the number of unemployed
         een reorganisatie van beperkte omvang a limited reorganization
         een ongekende omvang aannemen reach unprecedented proportions/dimensions
         de volle omvang van de schade the full extent of the damage
    3   de omvang van het vraagstuk the extent/scale of the problem

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > omvang

  • 48 contramedida

    f.
    1 counter-measure.
    2 countermeasure, counter-measure, readjustment.
    * * *
    1 countermeasure
    * * *
    * * *
    = countermeasure [counter measure].
    Ex. This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.
    * * *
    = countermeasure [counter measure].

    Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.

    * * *
    countermeasure
    * * *
    countermeasure
    * * *
    f countermeasure
    * * *
    : countermeasure

    Spanish-English dictionary > contramedida

  • 49 sprawa

    - wy; -wy; dat sg - wie; f
    ( wydarzenie) matter, affair; ( interes) business; PRAWO case, ( wzniosły cel) cause

    Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych — Ministry of the Interior, ≈Home Office (BRIT)

    Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych — Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ≈Foreign Office (BRIT), ≈Department of State (US)

    zdawać (zdać perf) sobie sprawę z czegoś — to be (become) aware of sth

    brać (wziąć perf) sprawę w swoje ręce — to take the matter into one's hands

    sprawa cywilna/karna/sądowa — civil/criminal/court case

    wnosić (wnieść perf) sprawę do sądu — to bring lub file a suit

    * * *
    f.
    1. ( fakt) affair, matter; sprawy rodzinne family matters; sprawy zawodowe business; sprawy codzienne everyday concerns; sprawy państwowe public affairs; nie wtrącaj się do cudzych spraw mind your own business; jak się mają sprawy? where l. how do things stand?; ruszyć sprawę z miejsca get things going; gorsza sprawa, że... what's worse...; niepokojąca sprawa matter of concern; delikatna sprawa touch-and-go; niezałatwiona sprawa loose end; pilna sprawa urgent matter; przegrana sprawa lost cause; nieczysta sprawa shady business; omawiana sprawa issue l. matter under discussion; inna sprawa, że... not to mention that...; to załatwia sprawę that settles it; sprawa jest oczywista no doubt about it, it's (pretty) straightforward; sprawa honoru matter of honor; sprawa wagi państwowej matter of the state, pressing issue; sprawa urzędowa official business; sprawa otwarta open question; sprawy sercowe affairs of the heart; na dobrą sprawę as a matter of fact, strictly speaking, to tell the truth; zdać sprawę z czegoś render an account of sth, report on sth; zdać sobie jasno sprawę z... take sth in, be well aware of sth, awake to sth; zdałem sobie sprawę, że... I realized that..., it occurred to me that...; władze zdały sobie w końcu sprawę z rozmiaru problemu authorities finally awoke to the extent of the problem; nie zdawać sobie sprawy z czegoś be unaware l. unconscious l. ignorant of sth; pokpić sprawę blow it; przeczekać sprawę let things lie, lie low; zakończyć sprawę call it quits; zaciemniać sprawę fog l. cloud l. confuse the issue; zajmować stanowisko w sprawie take a stand on an issue; to jego sprawa it's his problem l. business; to nie twoja sprawa (it's) none of your business, mind your own business; to nie moja sprawa it's not my business l. concern; to sprawa kilku dni it's a matter l. question of a few days; to poważna sprawa this is no laughing matter; to sprawa przesądzona there's nothing I(you etc.) can do about it; sprawa życia i śmierci a matter of life and death; to całkiem inna sprawa that's a different kettle of fish, it's an altogether different matter; zająć się sprawą... address the issue of...; komplikować sprawę make things difficult; pogarszać sprawę make things l. matters worse, rub salt into the wound; to przesądza sprawę that settles it; załagodzić sprawę pour oil on the waters l. on troubled waters; stawiać jasno sprawę be clear about sth; nie dostrzegać istoty sprawy miss the point; zostawić sprawę w spokoju drop the matter, let the matter rest; porządkować swoje sprawy set l. put one's own house in order, order l. settle one's affair przejść do sedna sprawy get down to the point; sedno sprawy the heart l. crux of the matter; sprawy nie układają się najlepiej things are not going right.
    2. ( interes) business; mam do pana sprawę I have a favor to ask of you; nie mam do niego żadnej sprawy I have no business with him; zwracać się do kogoś w jakiejś sprawie approach l. turn to sb about sth; sprawa niecierpiąca zwłoki urgent matter; zrób coś w tej sprawie do sth about it; kilka spraw do załatwienia a few things to attend to; wziąć sprawę w swoje ręce take matters into one's hands; mieć mnóstwo spraw na głowie have a lot on one's mind, have many things to take care of; przedyskutować wiele spraw cover a lot of ground, discuss many issues; doprowadzić sprawę do końca tie up the loose ends, bring the matter to an issue; mam jeszcze kilka spraw do załatwienia I still have a few errands to do l. run; mieć inne/ważniejsze sprawy na głowie have other/bigger fish to fry; nie ma sprawy pot. no problem, (it's) no big deal, forget it, it's no trouble at all; Ministerstwo Spraw Zagranicznych the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; US the Department of State; Br. the Foreign Office; Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnętrznych the Ministry of Internal Affairs; US the Department of Homeland Security; Br. the Home Office; sprawy wewnętrzne/zagraniczne home/foreign affairs.
    3. lit. (= wzniosły cel) cause; sprawa wielkiej wagi matter of great importance; poświęcić się dla sprawy sacrifice o.s. for the cause; walczyć o wspólną sprawę fight for the common cause; słuszna sprawa fair cause; bronić słusznej sprawy defend a good cause; zrobić coś dla dobra sprawy do sth towards promoting the cause.
    4. prawn. case; sprawa cywilna civil case; sprawa karna criminal case; sprawa rozwodowa divorce case; prowadzić sprawę ( o inspektorze policji) be on the case; wygrać/przegrać sprawę win/lose a case; umorzyć sprawę discontinue proceedings; załatwić sprawę polubownie settle a case out of court; oddać sprawę do sądu go to court; wytoczyć komuś sprawę take legal action against sb, bring an action against sb.

    The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > sprawa

  • 50 colaborar

    v.
    1 to collaborate.
    2 to contribute.
    3 to collaborate with.
    Le colaboró a ella He collaborated with her.
    * * *
    1 to collaborate ( con, with)
    2 (prensa) to contribute (en, to)
    * * *

    te necesitamos ¡colabora! — we need you, come and join us!

    colaborar a algo — to contribute to sth

    colaborar con algo, colaboramos con los movimientos pacifistas — we are collaborating with the peace groups

    colaborar en algo, nuestra empresa colaborará en el proyecto — our company is to collaborate on the project

    colaborar en un periódico — to contribute to a newspaper, write for a newspaper

    * * *
    verbo intransitivo

    colaborar con alguien/algo — to collaborate with somebody/something

    colabore con nosotros, mantenga limpia la ciudad — help us keep the city clean

    colaborar en algo en proyecto to collaborate on something

    * * *
    = collaborate, cooperate [co-operate], join + forces, play + ball, team, partner, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, lend + a (helping) hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.
    Ex. A joint author is a person who collaborates with one or more other persons to produce a work in relation to which the collaborators perform the same function.
    Ex. By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.
    Ex. Therefore, school librarians need to find ways of joining forces with publishers, booksellers and other librarians.
    Ex. She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.
    Ex. Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software.
    Ex. The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.
    Ex. Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.
    Ex. In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.
    Ex. She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.
    Ex. They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.
    Ex. The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.
    Ex. All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.
    Ex. It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.
    ----
    * colaborando estrechamente = in close collaboration.
    * colaborar con = team up (with), partner with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with, consort with.
    * colaborar conjuntamente = work + cooperatively.
    * * *
    verbo intransitivo

    colaborar con alguien/algo — to collaborate with somebody/something

    colabore con nosotros, mantenga limpia la ciudad — help us keep the city clean

    colaborar en algo en proyecto to collaborate on something

    * * *
    colaborar (con)
    (v.) = team up (with), partner with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with, consort with

    Ex: Blackwells, for example, has teamed up with the highly successful CARL Uncover service in the US.

    Ex: To what extent and in what manner should public libraries partner with local businesses to provide the resources needed for economic development?.
    Ex: There is a strong demand for information about Asia as Australia becomes engaged with countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
    Ex: In order to overcome isolation and develop a community oriented approach, libraries will need to engage with people.
    Ex: It is time the USA took a lead in consorting with other Western nations in mounting the 1st Annual international conference on information interchange.

    = collaborate, cooperate [co-operate], join + forces, play + ball, team, partner, pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, lend + a (helping) hand, pull together, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

    Ex: A joint author is a person who collaborates with one or more other persons to produce a work in relation to which the collaborators perform the same function.

    Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.
    Ex: Therefore, school librarians need to find ways of joining forces with publishers, booksellers and other librarians.
    Ex: She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.
    Ex: Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software.
    Ex: The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.
    Ex: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.
    Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.
    Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.
    Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.
    Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.
    Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.
    Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.
    * colaborando estrechamente = in close collaboration.
    * colaborar con = team up (with), partner with, become + engaged (in/with), engage with, consort with.
    * colaborar conjuntamente = work + cooperatively.

    * * *
    colaborar [A1 ]
    vi
    1 (en una tarea, un libro) to work, collaborate
    colaboró con nosotros en el proyecto he collaborated o worked with us on this project
    colabore con nosotros, mantenga limpia la ciudad help us keep the city clean
    colaborar EN algo:
    colaboró activamente en la resistencia she was active in the resistance
    colabora en una revista de fotografía he contributes to a photography magazine
    2 (contribuir) colaborar A algo to contribute TO sth, help sth
    el deporte colabora al desarrollo físico del niño sport contributes to o helps a child's physical development
    el nuevo reglamento ha colaborado a mejorar la situacion the new legislation has helped to improve the situation o has contributed to an improvement in the situation
    * * *

     

    colaborar ( conjugate colaborar) verbo intransitivo
    to collaborate;
    colaborar con algn to collaborate with sb;

    colaborar en algo ‹en proyecto/tarea› to collaborate on sth;

    en revista› to contribute to sth
    colaborar verbo intransitivo to collaborate, cooperate
    ' colaborar' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    negación
    English:
    collaborate
    - cooperate
    - write
    - well
    * * *
    1. [cooperar] to collaborate ( con with);
    algunos maridos se niegan a colaborar en las tareas domésticas some husbands refuse to help with the housework;
    muchas personas colaboraron en el rescate many people helped in the rescue;
    que cada uno colabore con lo que pueda let everyone contribute what they can;
    colaboró en la campaña con un donativo de 3 millones she made a donation of 3 million to the campaign
    2. [en prensa]
    colaborar en o [m5] con to write for, to work for
    3. [contribuir] to contribute;
    una dieta que colabora a controlar el nivel colesterol a diet which helps to control cholesterol levels;
    los robots colaboran a incrementar la productividad robots help to increase productivity, robots contribute to increased productivity
    * * *
    v/i collaborate
    * * *
    : to collaborate
    * * *
    colaborar vb to cooperate

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  • 51 some

    [sʌm, səm] adj
    there's \some cake in the kitchen if you'd like it es ist noch Kuchen in der Küche, wenn du welchen möchtest;
    here's \some news you might be interested in ich habe Neuigkeiten, die dich interessieren könnten;
    I made \some money running errands ich habe mit Gelegenheitsjobs etwas Geld verdient;
    he played \some records for me er spielte mir Platten vor;
    \some more sth noch etw;
    I've got to do \some more work before I can go out ich muss noch etwas arbeiten, bevor ich ausgehen kann
    2) ( general) irgendein(e, er);
    could you give me \some idea of when the building work will finish? können Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wann die Bauarbeiten abgeschlossen sein werden?;
    clearly the treatment has had \some effect sicher hatte die Behandlung irgendeine Wirkung;
    to \some extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad
    3) (a, an) ein, eine, einer;
    there must be \some mistake da muss ein Fehler vorliegen;
    \some idiot's locked the door irgendein Idiot hat die Tür verschlossen;
    \some kind of sth irgendein(e, er);
    he's in \some kind of trouble es gibt irgendein Problem;
    \some sth or [an]other ( one of several or many) irgendein(e, er);
    \some day or another we'll meet again irgendwann werden wir uns wiedersehen
    4) (considerable amount, number) beträchtlich;
    he went to \some trouble er gab sich beträchtliche Mühe;
    it was \some years later when they next met sie trafen sich erst viele Jahre später wieder;
    we discussed the problem at \some length wir diskutierten das Problem ausgiebig;
    I've known you for \some years now ich kenne dich nun schon seit geraumer Zeit
    5) ( a small amount) etwas;
    he liked \some music but generally wasn't musical ihm gefielen ein paar Musikstücke, aber generell war er nicht musikalisch
    6) (fam: intensifies noun) ziemlich;
    that was \some meal! das war vielleicht ein Essen!;
    that was \some goal das war ein großes Ziel
    \some mother she turned out to be sie ist eine richtige Rabenmutter;
    \some people just don't know when to shut up manche Menschen wissen einfach nicht, wann sie ruhig sein sollen;
    \some hotel that turned out to be - it was dreadful das war vielleicht ein Hotel - es war schrecklich;
    \some chance [of that]! tolle Aussichten!;
    \some chance! we have about one chance in a hundred of getting away tolle Aussichten! die Chancen stehen eins zu hundert, dass wir davonkommen;
    \some hopes! (that's unlikely!) sehr unwahrscheinlich!;
    perhaps there'll be some left for us - \some hopes! vielleicht bleibt was für uns übrig - sehr unwahrscheinlich! pron
    we're looking for road signs to the Smoky Mountains - if you see \some, let me know wir suchen Schilder zu den Smoky Mountains - wenn du welche siehst, sag es mir;
    I'm looking to buy old jazz records - if you know of \some, please tell me ich möchte alte Jazzplatten kaufen - wenn du weißt, wo es welche gibt, sag's mir;
    \some have compared his work to Picasso's manche haben sein Werk mit Picasso verglichen; + sing vb ( unspecified amount of sth) welche(r, s);
    if you want whisky I'll give you \some wenn du Whisky möchtest, gebe ich dir welchen;
    if you need more paper then just take \some wenn du mehr Papier brauchst, nimm es dir einfach
    2) + pl vb ( at least a small number) einige;
    surely \some have noticed sicher haben es einige bemerkt
    3) + pl vb ( proportionate number) ein paar;
    no, I don't want all the green beans - \some are enough nein, ich möchte nicht alle grünen Bohnen - ein paar sind genug;
    here are \some of your suggestions hier sind einige deiner Vorschläge;
    \some of you have already met Imran einige von euch kennen Imran bereits;
    \some of... einige der...
    4) + sing vb ( proportionate number) ein bisschen;
    no, I don't want all the mashed potatoes - \some is enough nein, ich möchte nicht das ganze Püree - ein bisschen ist genug;
    have \some of this champagne - it's very good trink ein wenig Champagner - er ist sehr gut;
    \some of the prettiest landscape in Germany is found in... eine der schönsten Landschaften Deutschlands liegt...
    PHRASES:
    and then \some ( fam) mehr als;
    we got our money's worth and then \some wir bekamen mehr als unser Geld wert war adv
    1) ( roughly) ungefähr, in etwa;
    \some twenty or thirty metres deep/ high ungefähr zwanzig oder dreißig Meter tief/hoch;
    \some thirty different languages are spoken etwa dreißig verschiedene Sprachen werden gesprochen
    2) (Am) (fam: a little) etwas, ein bisschen;
    I'm feeling \some better ich fühle mich [wieder] etwas besser;
    we could turn the heat down \some wir könnten die Heizung etwas herunterstellen
    3) (Am) (fam: a lot) viel;
    he sure does talk \some, your brother dein Bruder spricht wirklich viel;
    he needs feeding up \some er muss ganz schön aufgepäppelt werden
    4) ( fast) schnell;
    we were really going \some when we got out of the city wir fuhren wirklich schnell, als wir die Stadt hinter uns gelassen hatten
    PHRASES:
    \some little;
    we are going to be working together for \some little time yet wir werden ziemlich viel zusammenarbeiten müssen

    English-German students dictionary > some

  • 52 dimension

    (a measurement in length, breadth, or thickness: The dimensions of the box are 20 cm by 10 cm by 4 cm.) dimensión
    dimension n dimensión


    dimensión sustantivo femenino 1
    a) (Fís, Mat) dimension;
    b)
    dimensiones sustantivo femenino plural ( tamaño) dimensions (pl);
    de enormes dimensiones huge, enormous 2 (alcance, magnitud — de problema) magnitude, scale; (— de tragedia) scale
    dimensión sustantivo femenino
    1 dimension, size
    de pequeñas dimensiones, of small size o minor
    2 (importancia) importance
    3 (vertiente, aspecto) aspect ' dimensión' also found in these entries: Spanish: longitud - magnitud - medida English: dimension - measurement - perspective - wide
    tr[dɪ'menʃən]
    1 dimensión nombre femenino
    1 dimensiones nombre femenino plural
    dimension [də'mɛntʃən, daɪ-] n
    1) : dimensión f
    2) dimensions npl
    extent, scope: dimensiones fpl, extensión f, medida f
    n.
    dimensión s.f.
    extensión s.f.
    de'mentʃən, daɪ-, dɪ'menʃən, daɪ-
    noun dimensión f
    [dɪ'menʃǝn]
    N
    1) (Phys, Math) dimensión f
    2) dimensions (=size, scope) dimensiones fpl
    3) (=aspect) dimensión f
    * * *
    [de'mentʃən, daɪ-, dɪ'menʃən, daɪ-]
    noun dimensión f

    English-spanish dictionary > dimension

  • 53 dimensión

    f.
    dimension, size, amplitude, volume.
    * * *
    2 figurado (importancia) importance
    \
    de gran dimensión / de grandes dimensiones very large, large-scale
    tomar las dimensiones de to measure, take the measurements of
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=magnitud) dimension
    2) pl dimensiones (=tamaño) size sing
    3) (=importancia) stature, standing
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Fís, Mat) dimension
    b) dimensiones femenino plural ( tamaño) dimensions (pl)

    las dimensiones de la habitaciónthe measurements o (frml) dimensions of the room

    2) (alcance, magnitud - de problema) magnitude, scale; (- de tragedia) scale
    3) ( aspecto) dimension, aspect
    * * *
    Nota: Elemento del área de descripción física que se utiliza para detallar las dimensiones del material que se está describiendo.
    Ex. The dimensions of the item may also be important.
    ----
    * adquirir una nueva dimensión = take on + new dimension.
    * alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.
    * añadir una nueva dimensión = add + new dimension.
    * con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.
    * dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
    * de n dimensiones = n-dimensional.
    * dimensión de clase = class dimension.
    * dimensión de género = gender dimension.
    * dimensión de la edad = age dimension.
    * dimensión de raza = racial dimension.
    * Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.
    * dimensiones = gauge.
    * dimensión étnica = ethnic dimension.
    * dimensión humana = human dimension.
    * dimensión social = social dimension.
    * dimensión temporal = time dimension.
    * estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.
    * llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
    * para expresar dimensiones = by.
    * * *
    1)
    a) (Fís, Mat) dimension
    b) dimensiones femenino plural ( tamaño) dimensions (pl)

    las dimensiones de la habitaciónthe measurements o (frml) dimensions of the room

    2) (alcance, magnitud - de problema) magnitude, scale; (- de tragedia) scale
    3) ( aspecto) dimension, aspect
    * * *
    Nota: Elemento del área de descripción física que se utiliza para detallar las dimensiones del material que se está describiendo.

    Ex: The dimensions of the item may also be important.

    * adquirir una nueva dimensión = take on + new dimension.
    * alcanzar dimensiones épicas = reach + epic proportions.
    * añadir una nueva dimensión = add + new dimension.
    * con las dimensiones de una pared = wall-sized.
    * dar a Algo una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
    * de n dimensiones = n-dimensional.
    * dimensión de clase = class dimension.
    * dimensión de género = gender dimension.
    * dimensión de la edad = age dimension.
    * dimensión de raza = racial dimension.
    * Dimensión Desconocida = The Twilight Zone.
    * dimensiones = gauge.
    * dimensión étnica = ethnic dimension.
    * dimensión humana = human dimension.
    * dimensión social = social dimension.
    * dimensión temporal = time dimension.
    * estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original = be to scale.
    * llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión = take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
    * para expresar dimensiones = by.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( Fís, Mat) dimension
    una figura en tres dimensiones a three-dimensional figure
    la cuarta/quinta dimensión the fourth/fifth dimension
    2 dimensiones fpl (tamaño) dimensions (pl)
    ¿cuáles son las dimensiones de la habitación? what are the measurements o ( frml) dimensions of the room?
    un gasómetro de enormes dimensiones a gasometer of huge dimensions o of enormous size, an enormous o huge gasometer
    B (alcance, magnitud — de un problema) magnitude, scale, importance; (— de una tragedia) scale; (— de un artista, un líder) stature, standing
    C (aspecto) dimension, aspect
    * * *

     

    dimensión sustantivo femenino
    1
    a) (Fís, Mat) dimension;


    b)

    dimensiones sustantivo femenino plural ( tamaño) dimensions (pl);

    de enormes dimensiones huge, enormous
    2 (alcance, magnitud — de problema) magnitude, scale;
    (— de tragedia) scale
    dimensión sustantivo femenino
    1 dimension, size
    de pequeñas dimensiones, of small size o minor
    2 (importancia) importance
    3 (vertiente, aspecto) aspect
    ' dimensión' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    longitud
    - magnitud
    - medida
    English:
    dimension
    - measurement
    - perspective
    - wide
    * * *
    1. [tamaño] dimension;
    las dimensiones del armario son… the dimensions of the cupboard are…;
    2. [en el espacio] dimension;
    3. [importancia, magnitud] scale;
    las dimensiones de la tragedia the extent o scale of the tragedy;
    la dimensión del problema es tal que… the scale of the problem is such that…
    4. [faceta, aspecto] dimension;
    la dimensión humana del entrevistado the human side of the interviewee
    5. Fís la cuarta dimensión the fourth dimension
    * * *
    f
    1 dimension; fig: de catástrofe size, scale
    2
    :
    dimensiones pl measurements, dimensions;
    * * *
    dimensión nf, pl - siones : dimension
    dimensional adj
    * * *
    dimensión n dimension

    Spanish-English dictionary > dimensión

  • 54 Psychoanalysis

       [Psychoanalysis] seeks to prove to the ego that it is not even master in its own house, but must content itself with scanty information of what is going on unconsciously in the mind. (Freud, 1953-1974, Vol. 16, pp. 284-285)
       Although in the interview the analyst is supposedly a "passive" auditor of the "free association" narration by the subject, in point of fact the analyst does direct the course of the narrative. This by itself does not necessarily impair the evidential worth of the outcome, for even in the most meticulously conducted laboratory experiment the experimenter intervenes to obtain the data he is after. There is nevertheless the difficulty that in the nature of the case the full extent of the analyst's intervention is not a matter that is open to public scrutiny, so that by and large one has only his own testimony as to what transpires in the consulting room. It is perhaps unnecessary to say that this is not a question about the personal integrity of psychoanalytic practitioners. The point is the fundamental one that no matter how firmly we may resolve to make explicit our biases, no human being is aware of all of them, and that objectivity in science is achieved through the criticism of publicly accessible material by a community of independent inquirers.... Moreover, unless data are obtained under carefully standardized circumstances, or under different circumstances whose dependence on known variables is nevertheless established, even an extensive collection of data is an unreliable basis for inference. To be sure, analysts apparently do attempt to institute standard conditions for the conduct of interviews. But there is not much information available on the extent to which the standardization is actually enforced, or whether it relates to more than what may be superficial matters. (E. Nagel, 1959, pp. 49-50)
       3) No Necessary Incompatibility between Psychoanalysis and Certain Religious Formulations
       here would seem to be no necessary incompatibility between psychoanalysis and those religious formulations which locate God within the self. One could, indeed, argue that Freud's Id (and even more Groddeck's It), the impersonal force within which is both the core of oneself and yet not oneself, and from which in illness one become[s] alienated, is a secular formation of the insight which makes religious people believe in an immanent God. (Ryecroft, 1966, p. 22)
       Freudian analysts emphasized that their theories were constantly verified by their "clinical observations."... It was precisely this fact-that they always fitted, that they were always confirmed-which in the eyes of their admirers constituted the strongest argument in favour of these theories. It began to dawn on me that this apparent strength was in fact their weakness.... It is easy to obtain confirmations or verifications, for nearly every theory-if we look for confirmation. (Popper, 1968, pp. 3435)
       5) Psychoanalysis Is Not a Science But Rather the Interpretation of a Narrated History
       Psychoanalysis does not satisfy the standards of the sciences of observation, and the "facts" it deals with are not verifiable by multiple, independent observers.... There are no "facts" nor any observation of "facts" in psychoanalysis but rather the interpretation of a narrated history. (Ricoeur, 1974, p. 186)
       6) Some of the Qualities of a Scientific Approach Are Possessed by Psychoanalysis
       In sum: psychoanalysis is not a science, but it shares some of the qualities associated with a scientific approach-the search for truth, understanding, honesty, openness to the import of the observation and evidence, and a skeptical stance toward authority. (Breger, 1981, p. 50)
       [Attributes of Psychoanalysis:]
       1. Psychic Determinism. No item in mental life and in conduct and behavior is "accidental"; it is the outcome of antecedent conditions.
       2. Much mental activity and behavior is purposive or goal-directed in character.
       3. Much of mental activity and behavior, and its determinants, is unconscious in character. 4. The early experience of the individual, as a child, is very potent, and tends to be pre-potent over later experience. (Farrell, 1981, p. 25)
       Our sceptic may be unwise enough... to maintain that, because analytic theory is unscientific on his criterion, it is not worth discussing. This step is unwise, because it presupposes that, if a study is not scientific on his criterion, it is not a rational enterprise... an elementary and egregious mistake. The scientific and the rational are not co-extensive. Scientific work is only one form that rational inquiry can take: there are many others. (Farrell, 1981, p. 46)
       Psychoanalysts have tended to write as though the term analysis spoke for itself, as if the statement "analysis revealed" or "it was analyzed as" preceding a clinical assertion was sufficient to establish the validity of what was being reported. An outsider might easily get the impression from reading the psychoanalytic literature that some standardized, generally accepted procedure existed for both inference and evidence. Instead, exactly the opposite has been true. Clinical material in the hands of one analyst can lead to totally different "findings" in the hands of another. (Peterfreund, 1986, p. 128)
       The analytic process-the means by which we arrive at psychoanalytic understanding-has been largely neglected and is poorly understood, and there has been comparatively little interest in the issues of inference and evidence. Indeed, psychoanalysts as a group have not recognized the importance of being bound by scientific constraints. They do not seem to understand that a possibility is only that-a possibility-and that innumerable ways may exist to explain the same data. Psychoanalysts all too often do not seem to distinguish hypotheses from facts, nor do they seem to understand that hypotheses must be tested in some way, that criteria for evidence must exist, and that any given test for any hypothesis must allow for the full range of substantiation/refutation. (Peterfreund, 1986, p. 129)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Psychoanalysis

  • 55 eficacia

    f.
    1 efficiency.
    2 efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency.
    * * *
    1 (persona) efficiency, effectiveness; (cosas) efficacy, effectiveness
    2 (rendimiento) efficiency
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *
    SF [de ley, remedio, producto, sanción] effectiveness; [de persona, método] efficiency
    * * *
    a) (de acción, remedio) effectiveness, efficacy (frml)
    b) ( eficiencia) efficiency
    * * *
    = effectivity, efficacity, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency.
    Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.
    Ex. The article 'Can a repository enhance reuse effectivity?' explores whether the use of multimedia fosters the reuse of artifacts from a repository.
    Ex. Efficacity, efficiency and productivity will be the new parameters for universities and their libraries.
    Ex. I would suspect that this has a very beneficial effect on cataloging speed and productivity and efficacy.
    Ex. Effectiveness is the extent to whith the libary is achieving its goals and objectives.
    Ex. Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.
    ----
    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * con eficacia = ably.
    * confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo = self-efficacy.
    * costes-eficacia = cost-effectiveness.
    * eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.
    * eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.
    * eficacia de la recuperación = retrieval effectiveness.
    * eficacia económica = economic efficiency.
    * eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.
    * evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.
    * indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.
    * indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.
    * medición de la eficacia = performance evaluation, performance measurement.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * perder eficacia = lose + clout.
    * * *
    a) (de acción, remedio) effectiveness, efficacy (frml)
    b) ( eficiencia) efficiency
    * * *
    = effectivity, efficacity, efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency.
    Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.

    Ex: The article 'Can a repository enhance reuse effectivity?' explores whether the use of multimedia fosters the reuse of artifacts from a repository.

    Ex: Efficacity, efficiency and productivity will be the new parameters for universities and their libraries.
    Ex: I would suspect that this has a very beneficial effect on cataloging speed and productivity and efficacy.
    Ex: Effectiveness is the extent to whith the libary is achieving its goals and objectives.
    Ex: Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.
    * afectar a la eficacia de Algo = prejudice + effectiveness.
    * con eficacia = ably.
    * confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo = self-efficacy.
    * costes-eficacia = cost-effectiveness.
    * eficacia de consumo de combustible = fuel efficiency.
    * eficacia de la biblioteca = library goodness.
    * eficacia de la recuperación = retrieval effectiveness.
    * eficacia económica = economic efficiency.
    * eficacia en el trabajo = quality of service.
    * evaluar la eficacia de Algo = gauge + the effectiveness of.
    * indicador de eficacia = performance indicator, effectiveness indicator.
    * indicadores de eficacia = performance criteria.
    * medición de la eficacia = performance evaluation, performance measurement.
    * mejorar la eficacia = enhance + effectiveness.
    * perder eficacia = lose + clout.

    * * *
    1 (de una acción, un remedio) effectiveness, efficacy ( frml)
    todavía está por verse la eficacia de estas gestiones it remains to be seen how effective these actions will be
    2 (eficiencia) efficiency
    * * *

     

    eficacia sustantivo femenino
    a) (de acción, remedio) effectiveness, efficacy (frml)


    eficacia sustantivo femenino
    1 (de una medida, un medicamento) effectiveness
    2 (de una persona) efficiency: resolvió el problema con gran eficacia, he resolved the problem efficiently
    ' eficacia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diligencia
    - efectividad
    English:
    efficacy
    - efficiency
    - swear by
    - effectively
    - proven
    * * *
    1. [de persona] efficiency
    2. [de medicamento, medida, gestión] effectiveness
    * * *
    f efficiency
    * * *
    1) : effectiveness, efficacy
    2) : efficiency

    Spanish-English dictionary > eficacia

  • 56 Artificial Intelligence

       In my opinion, none of [these programs] does even remote justice to the complexity of human mental processes. Unlike men, "artificially intelligent" programs tend to be single minded, undistractable, and unemotional. (Neisser, 1967, p. 9)
       Future progress in [artificial intelligence] will depend on the development of both practical and theoretical knowledge.... As regards theoretical knowledge, some have sought a unified theory of artificial intelligence. My view is that artificial intelligence is (or soon will be) an engineering discipline since its primary goal is to build things. (Nilsson, 1971, pp. vii-viii)
       Most workers in AI [artificial intelligence] research and in related fields confess to a pronounced feeling of disappointment in what has been achieved in the last 25 years. Workers entered the field around 1950, and even around 1960, with high hopes that are very far from being realized in 1972. In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised.... In the meantime, claims and predictions regarding the potential results of AI research had been publicized which went even farther than the expectations of the majority of workers in the field, whose embarrassments have been added to by the lamentable failure of such inflated predictions....
       When able and respected scientists write in letters to the present author that AI, the major goal of computing science, represents "another step in the general process of evolution"; that possibilities in the 1980s include an all-purpose intelligence on a human-scale knowledge base; that awe-inspiring possibilities suggest themselves based on machine intelligence exceeding human intelligence by the year 2000 [one has the right to be skeptical]. (Lighthill, 1972, p. 17)
       4) Just as Astronomy Succeeded Astrology, the Discovery of Intellectual Processes in Machines Should Lead to a Science, Eventually
       Just as astronomy succeeded astrology, following Kepler's discovery of planetary regularities, the discoveries of these many principles in empirical explorations on intellectual processes in machines should lead to a science, eventually. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)
       Many problems arise in experiments on machine intelligence because things obvious to any person are not represented in any program. One can pull with a string, but one cannot push with one.... Simple facts like these caused serious problems when Charniak attempted to extend Bobrow's "Student" program to more realistic applications, and they have not been faced up to until now. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 77)
       What do we mean by [a symbolic] "description"? We do not mean to suggest that our descriptions must be made of strings of ordinary language words (although they might be). The simplest kind of description is a structure in which some features of a situation are represented by single ("primitive") symbols, and relations between those features are represented by other symbols-or by other features of the way the description is put together. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)
       [AI is] the use of computer programs and programming techniques to cast light on the principles of intelligence in general and human thought in particular. (Boden, 1977, p. 5)
       The word you look for and hardly ever see in the early AI literature is the word knowledge. They didn't believe you have to know anything, you could always rework it all.... In fact 1967 is the turning point in my mind when there was enough feeling that the old ideas of general principles had to go.... I came up with an argument for what I called the primacy of expertise, and at the time I called the other guys the generalists. (Moses, quoted in McCorduck, 1979, pp. 228-229)
       9) Artificial Intelligence Is Psychology in a Particularly Pure and Abstract Form
       The basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense. We can now see why this includes psychology and artificial intelligence on a more or less equal footing: people and intelligent computers (if and when there are any) turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. Moreover, with universal hardware, any semantic engine can in principle be formally imitated by a computer if only the right program can be found. And that will guarantee semantic imitation as well, since (given the appropriate formal behavior) the semantics is "taking care of itself" anyway. Thus we also see why, from this perspective, artificial intelligence can be regarded as psychology in a particularly pure and abstract form. The same fundamental structures are under investigation, but in AI, all the relevant parameters are under direct experimental control (in the programming), without any messy physiology or ethics to get in the way. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)
       There are many different kinds of reasoning one might imagine:
        Formal reasoning involves the syntactic manipulation of data structures to deduce new ones following prespecified rules of inference. Mathematical logic is the archetypical formal representation. Procedural reasoning uses simulation to answer questions and solve problems. When we use a program to answer What is the sum of 3 and 4? it uses, or "runs," a procedural model of arithmetic. Reasoning by analogy seems to be a very natural mode of thought for humans but, so far, difficult to accomplish in AI programs. The idea is that when you ask the question Can robins fly? the system might reason that "robins are like sparrows, and I know that sparrows can fly, so robins probably can fly."
        Generalization and abstraction are also natural reasoning process for humans that are difficult to pin down well enough to implement in a program. If one knows that Robins have wings, that Sparrows have wings, and that Blue jays have wings, eventually one will believe that All birds have wings. This capability may be at the core of most human learning, but it has not yet become a useful technique in AI.... Meta- level reasoning is demonstrated by the way one answers the question What is Paul Newman's telephone number? You might reason that "if I knew Paul Newman's number, I would know that I knew it, because it is a notable fact." This involves using "knowledge about what you know," in particular, about the extent of your knowledge and about the importance of certain facts. Recent research in psychology and AI indicates that meta-level reasoning may play a central role in human cognitive processing. (Barr & Feigenbaum, 1981, pp. 146-147)
       Suffice it to say that programs already exist that can do things-or, at the very least, appear to be beginning to do things-which ill-informed critics have asserted a priori to be impossible. Examples include: perceiving in a holistic as opposed to an atomistic way; using language creatively; translating sensibly from one language to another by way of a language-neutral semantic representation; planning acts in a broad and sketchy fashion, the details being decided only in execution; distinguishing between different species of emotional reaction according to the psychological context of the subject. (Boden, 1981, p. 33)
       Can the synthesis of Man and Machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded? If this eventually happens-and I have... good reasons for thinking that it must-we have nothing to regret and certainly nothing to fear. (Clarke, 1984, p. 243)
       The thesis of GOFAI... is not that the processes underlying intelligence can be described symbolically... but that they are symbolic. (Haugeland, 1985, p. 113)
        14) Artificial Intelligence Provides a Useful Approach to Psychological and Psychiatric Theory Formation
       It is all very well formulating psychological and psychiatric theories verbally but, when using natural language (even technical jargon), it is difficult to recognise when a theory is complete; oversights are all too easily made, gaps too readily left. This is a point which is generally recognised to be true and it is for precisely this reason that the behavioural sciences attempt to follow the natural sciences in using "classical" mathematics as a more rigorous descriptive language. However, it is an unfortunate fact that, with a few notable exceptions, there has been a marked lack of success in this application. It is my belief that a different approach-a different mathematics-is needed, and that AI provides just this approach. (Hand, quoted in Hand, 1985, pp. 6-7)
       We might distinguish among four kinds of AI.
       Research of this kind involves building and programming computers to perform tasks which, to paraphrase Marvin Minsky, would require intelligence if they were done by us. Researchers in nonpsychological AI make no claims whatsoever about the psychological realism of their programs or the devices they build, that is, about whether or not computers perform tasks as humans do.
       Research here is guided by the view that the computer is a useful tool in the study of mind. In particular, we can write computer programs or build devices that simulate alleged psychological processes in humans and then test our predictions about how the alleged processes work. We can weave these programs and devices together with other programs and devices that simulate different alleged mental processes and thereby test the degree to which the AI system as a whole simulates human mentality. According to weak psychological AI, working with computer models is a way of refining and testing hypotheses about processes that are allegedly realized in human minds.
    ... According to this view, our minds are computers and therefore can be duplicated by other computers. Sherry Turkle writes that the "real ambition is of mythic proportions, making a general purpose intelligence, a mind." (Turkle, 1984, p. 240) The authors of a major text announce that "the ultimate goal of AI research is to build a person or, more humbly, an animal." (Charniak & McDermott, 1985, p. 7)
       Research in this field, like strong psychological AI, takes seriously the functionalist view that mentality can be realized in many different types of physical devices. Suprapsychological AI, however, accuses strong psychological AI of being chauvinisticof being only interested in human intelligence! Suprapsychological AI claims to be interested in all the conceivable ways intelligence can be realized. (Flanagan, 1991, pp. 241-242)
        16) Determination of Relevance of Rules in Particular Contexts
       Even if the [rules] were stored in a context-free form the computer still couldn't use them. To do that the computer requires rules enabling it to draw on just those [ rules] which are relevant in each particular context. Determination of relevance will have to be based on further facts and rules, but the question will again arise as to which facts and rules are relevant for making each particular determination. One could always invoke further facts and rules to answer this question, but of course these must be only the relevant ones. And so it goes. It seems that AI workers will never be able to get started here unless they can settle the problem of relevance beforehand by cataloguing types of context and listing just those facts which are relevant in each. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 80)
       Perhaps the single most important idea to artificial intelligence is that there is no fundamental difference between form and content, that meaning can be captured in a set of symbols such as a semantic net. (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)
        18) The Assumption That the Mind Is a Formal System
       Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things in the world. Thus it doesn't matter what the brain is made of, or what it uses for tokens in the great game of thinking. Using an equivalent set of tokens and rules, we can do thinking with a digital computer, just as we can play chess using cups, salt and pepper shakers, knives, forks, and spoons. Using the right software, one system (the mind) can be mapped into the other (the computer). (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)
        19) A Statement of the Primary and Secondary Purposes of Artificial Intelligence
       The primary goal of Artificial Intelligence is to make machines smarter.
       The secondary goals of Artificial Intelligence are to understand what intelligence is (the Nobel laureate purpose) and to make machines more useful (the entrepreneurial purpose). (Winston, 1987, p. 1)
       The theoretical ideas of older branches of engineering are captured in the language of mathematics. We contend that mathematical logic provides the basis for theory in AI. Although many computer scientists already count logic as fundamental to computer science in general, we put forward an even stronger form of the logic-is-important argument....
       AI deals mainly with the problem of representing and using declarative (as opposed to procedural) knowledge. Declarative knowledge is the kind that is expressed as sentences, and AI needs a language in which to state these sentences. Because the languages in which this knowledge usually is originally captured (natural languages such as English) are not suitable for computer representations, some other language with the appropriate properties must be used. It turns out, we think, that the appropriate properties include at least those that have been uppermost in the minds of logicians in their development of logical languages such as the predicate calculus. Thus, we think that any language for expressing knowledge in AI systems must be at least as expressive as the first-order predicate calculus. (Genesereth & Nilsson, 1987, p. viii)
        21) Perceptual Structures Can Be Represented as Lists of Elementary Propositions
       In artificial intelligence studies, perceptual structures are represented as assemblages of description lists, the elementary components of which are propositions asserting that certain relations hold among elements. (Chase & Simon, 1988, p. 490)
       Artificial intelligence (AI) is sometimes defined as the study of how to build and/or program computers to enable them to do the sorts of things that minds can do. Some of these things are commonly regarded as requiring intelligence: offering a medical diagnosis and/or prescription, giving legal or scientific advice, proving theorems in logic or mathematics. Others are not, because they can be done by all normal adults irrespective of educational background (and sometimes by non-human animals too), and typically involve no conscious control: seeing things in sunlight and shadows, finding a path through cluttered terrain, fitting pegs into holes, speaking one's own native tongue, and using one's common sense. Because it covers AI research dealing with both these classes of mental capacity, this definition is preferable to one describing AI as making computers do "things that would require intelligence if done by people." However, it presupposes that computers could do what minds can do, that they might really diagnose, advise, infer, and understand. One could avoid this problematic assumption (and also side-step questions about whether computers do things in the same way as we do) by defining AI instead as "the development of computers whose observable performance has features which in humans we would attribute to mental processes." This bland characterization would be acceptable to some AI workers, especially amongst those focusing on the production of technological tools for commercial purposes. But many others would favour a more controversial definition, seeing AI as the science of intelligence in general-or, more accurately, as the intellectual core of cognitive science. As such, its goal is to provide a systematic theory that can explain (and perhaps enable us to replicate) both the general categories of intentionality and the diverse psychological capacities grounded in them. (Boden, 1990b, pp. 1-2)
       Because the ability to store data somewhat corresponds to what we call memory in human beings, and because the ability to follow logical procedures somewhat corresponds to what we call reasoning in human beings, many members of the cult have concluded that what computers do somewhat corresponds to what we call thinking. It is no great difficulty to persuade the general public of that conclusion since computers process data very fast in small spaces well below the level of visibility; they do not look like other machines when they are at work. They seem to be running along as smoothly and silently as the brain does when it remembers and reasons and thinks. On the other hand, those who design and build computers know exactly how the machines are working down in the hidden depths of their semiconductors. Computers can be taken apart, scrutinized, and put back together. Their activities can be tracked, analyzed, measured, and thus clearly understood-which is far from possible with the brain. This gives rise to the tempting assumption on the part of the builders and designers that computers can tell us something about brains, indeed, that the computer can serve as a model of the mind, which then comes to be seen as some manner of information processing machine, and possibly not as good at the job as the machine. (Roszak, 1994, pp. xiv-xv)
       The inner workings of the human mind are far more intricate than the most complicated systems of modern technology. Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have been attempting to develop programs that will enable computers to display intelligent behavior. Although this field has been an active one for more than thirty-five years and has had many notable successes, AI researchers still do not know how to create a program that matches human intelligence. No existing program can recall facts, solve problems, reason, learn, and process language with human facility. This lack of success has occurred not because computers are inferior to human brains but rather because we do not yet know in sufficient detail how intelligence is organized in the brain. (Anderson, 1995, p. 2)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Artificial Intelligence

  • 57 touch

    1. I
    our hands touched наши руки встретились; the two ships touched пароходы подошли друг к другу и стали борт о борт; our two estates touch наши усадьбы расположены рядом /граничат друг с другом, соприкасаются/
    2. III
    1) touch smth., smb. touch those books (my papers, the bell, etc.) дотрагиваться до этих книг и т.д., притрагиваться к этим книгам и т.д. ; please don't touch anything пожалуйста, ни к чему не прикасайтесь /ничего не трогайте/; what is the child crying for? I didn't touch him почему ребенок плачет, я его не трогал /и пальцем не тронул/?; touch one's hat приподнять /снять/ шляпу (в знак приветствия)touch glasses чокнуться бокалами; touch the strings (the harp, the guitar, etc.) тронуть струны и т.д. ; touch the keys of the piano пробежать пальцами по клавишам рояля; I haven't touched the piano for months я уже много месяцев не подхожу к роялю /к фортепьяно/; [not] to touch food (his dinner, beer, liquor or tobacco, etc.) [не] притрагиваться /не прикасаться/ к пище и т.д.
    2) touch smth. touch the water (the surface, the sky, the clouds, etc.) касаться воды и т.д., доставать до воды и т.д.; the water Is not deep, I can just touch the bottom тут мелко, я достаю дно /до дна/; he is so tall his head nearly touches the top of the door он такой высокий, что чуть не задевает головой притолоку; your sleeve is touching the butter у вас рукав попал в масло
    3) touch smth. his garden touches the lake его сад граничит с озером /подходит прямо к озеру/; just where the sea touches the land там, где сходятся море и суша; the price touched 99, then fell цена дошла до девяносто девяти и потом упала; the thermometer touched 50° термометр показывал пятьдесят градусов; his income touched t 1000 a year его доход достиг тысячи фунтов в год
    4) touch smth. the ship touched a rock (a reef, a mine, etc.) корабль налетел на скалу и т.д.
    5) touch smb., smth. his story (their sympathy, her tears, etc.) touched me (the old lady, etc.) его история и т.д. тронула /растрогала/ меня и т.д.; touch smb.'s heart (smb.'s emotions, smb.'s soul, etc.) трогать чье-л. сердце и т.д.; touch smb.'s pride (smb.'s self-esteem, smb.'s vanity, smb.'s sense of duty, etc.) задевать чью-л. гордость и т.д.
    6) touch smth., smb. touch many subjects (a score of topics, the question, etc.) касаться многих тем и т.д., слегка затрагивать многие темы и т.д. ; he did not touch this point он не касался этого вопроса; touch all of us (only you, smb. touch interests, etc.) касаться /затрагивать/ всех нас и т.д.; the new law doesn't touch my case (me) новый закон на мой случай (на меня) не распространяется; the quarrel touches only us ссора касается только нас
    7) touch smth. touch port (land) заходить в порт (приставать к берегу)
    8) touch smth., smb. coll. a style that cannot touch that of Shakespeare стиль, который не может сравниться со стилем Шекспира; there is nothing to touch a hot bath when you are tired нет лучшего средства от усталости, чем горячая ванна; nothing can touch it ничего лучше этого нет /не придумаешь/; there is nobody to touch him никто не может с ним сравниться
    9) touch smth. no file can touch this metal (this steel) никакой /ни один/ напильник не возьмет этот металл (эту сталь); nothing will touch these stains эти пятна ничем не выведешь
    3. IV
    1) touch smb., smth. in some manner touch smb., smth. respectfully (timidly, cautiously, affectionately, fearfully, etc.) почтительно и т.д. дотрагиваться до кого-л., чего-л., касаться кого-л., чего-л.
    2) touch smb. in some manner -smb. deeply (slightly, greatly, profoundly, etc.) глубоко и т.д. трогать /волновать/ кого-л.; touch smb. to the quick /home/ задевать кого-л. за живое
    3) touch smb., smth. to some extent of that which touches us most we know last мы узнаем последними о том, что нас больше всего касается; what you say does not touch the question at all то, что вы говорите, не имеет никакого отношения к данному вопросу
    4) touch smth. some time the ship touched shore several times during the cruise пароход несколько раз делал остановки во время плавания
    4. VII
    touch smth. to do smth. touch the pan to see whether it is hot (the surface to make sure it is smooth, etc.) дотрагиваться /притрагиваться/ к сковородке [для того], чтобы проверить, горячая она или нет и т.д.
    5. XI
    1) be touched by /with/ smth. fruit (leaves, plants, flowers, etc.) are touched by /with/ frost фрукты и т.д. тронул мороз; be touched with gray (with blue, etc.) иметь серый и т.д. оттенок; his locks are scarcely touched with gray в его кудрях лишь слегка пробивается седина; clouds touched with rose облака с розоватым отсветом id be touched [in one's mind] быть не в своем уме; he is touched [in his mind] у него "не все дома"
    2) be touched by smth. the paintings were not touched by the fire картины не пострадали от огня /от пожара/
    3) be touched in some manner be greatly (deeply, etc.) touched быть очень и т.д. растроганным /взволнованным/; be touched with smth. he was deeply touched with pity (with remorse, etc.) у него возникло глубокое чувство жалости и т.д.; be touched to smth. be touched to tears растрогаться /быть растроганным/ до слез
    4) be touched upon only a few general considerations can be touched upon можно остановиться только на нескольких общих соображениях; it is briefly /lightly, slightly/ touched upon этот вопрос обсуждался мимоходом; be touched upon somewhere the problem will be touched upon in another chapter этот вопрос будет освещен /затронут/ в другой главе; matters touched upon in the book вопросы, затронутые в книге
    6. XV
    touch as possessing some quality touch rough (smooth, cold, etc.) быть шершавым и т.д. на ощупь
    7. XVI
    1) touch at (on, etc.) smth. the two rocks touch at the bases две скалы соприкасаются у основания; two spheres can touch only at points два шара (соприкасаются в отдельных точках; the ship touched on the bar when leaving пароход попал на отмель при отплытии
    2) touch (up)on smth. touch on these questions (on other points, on the major aspects of the controversy, upon the problem, on the Far East, etc.) касаться этих вопросов и т.д., останавливаться на этих вопросах и т.д..; he is reading all current publications touching on his field of research он следит за всем, что выходит по его специальности; the most that can be done here is to touch upon the most salient features самое большее, что можно здесь сделать, это остановиться на наиболее важных характеристиках /чертах/ [чего-л.]
    3) touch at /on/ smth. touch at a port (at a small place, at Japan, at Gibraltar, etc.) заходить в порт и т.д.; I touched on the several towns that lie on its coasts я останавливался в тех нескольких городах /заезжал в те несколько городов/, которые расположены на побережье; the ship touched at that port to take in coal пароход зашел в этот порт, чтобы погрузить уголь
    8. XXI1
    1) touch smb. on smth. touch smb. on the shoulder (on the arm, etc.) трогать кого-л. за плечо и т.д., касаться чьего-л. плеча и т.д.; touch smth., smb. with smth. touch the surface with one's hand (the post with one's umbrella, the wire with one's stick, the table with smb.'s stick, the toy with one's finger, etc.) трогать /прикасаться, дотрагиваться/ рукой до поверхности и т.д., касаться рукой поверхности и т.д.; touch one's cheeks with rouge румянить щеки; touch one's horse with the spur пришпоривать коня; touch one's horse with the whip подхлестывать коня; touch smth. to smth., smb. touch one's stick to the wire дотрагиваться /касаться/ палкой проволоки /провода/; touch one's hat to smb. приветствовать кого-л., приподняв шляпу; touch the /one's/ hand to the hat отдавать честь /козырять/ кому-л.
    2) touch smb. to (with, on) smth. touch smb. to tenderness (with remorse, with pity for the poor, etc.) вызывать у кого-л. чувство нежности и т.д.; touch smb. to the heart трогать кого-л. до глубины души; touch smb. to the quick /on a tender, on a raw/ place /spot/ задевать кого-л. за живое; touch smth. in smth. touch a deep chord in smb.'s heart вызвать глубокий отклик в чьей-л. душе
    3) touch smb., smth. for /in/ smth. no one can touch him for speed (for purity of style, in mathematics, in comedy, in this game, etc.) никто не может сравниться с ним в скорости и т.д.; he held that for good cheer nothing could touch an open fire он утверждал, что ничто так не веселит душу, как огонь в камине
    4) touch smb. for some money coll. touch smb. for a dollar (for a quarter, for a fiver, for i 1, etc.) выпрашивать /выклянчивать, выманивать/ у кого-л. доллар и т.д.
    9. XXII
    touch smth. for doing smth. there are few things to touch sea air for bracing you up мало, что может сравниться с морским воздухом, когда нужно взбодриться; there is nothing to touch mountain air for giving you an appetite ничто так не развивает аппетит, как горный воздух

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > touch

  • 58 far

    far [fɑ:(r)]
    loin1 (a), 1 (b) beaucoup1 (c) lointain2 (a) éloigné2 (a) autre2 (b) extrême2 (c)
    (compar farther ['fɑ:ðə(r)] or further ['fɜ:ðə(r)], superl farthest ['fɑ:ðɪst] or furthest ['fɜ:ðɪst])
    is it far? est-ce (que c'est) loin?;
    how far is it to town? combien y a-t-il jusqu'à la ville?;
    how far is he going? jusqu'où va-t-il?;
    have you come far? êtes-vous venu de loin?;
    the police are looking for them, they won't get very far la police est à leur recherche, ils n'iront pas très loin;
    he went as far north as Alaska il est allé au nord jusqu'en Alaska;
    far away or off in the distance au loin, dans le lointain;
    he doesn't live far away or off il n'habite pas loin;
    it isn't far from the station ce n'est pas loin de la gare;
    far above/below loin au-dessus/au-dessous;
    far beyond bien au-delà;
    far out at sea en pleine mer;
    figurative his thoughts are far away son esprit est ailleurs;
    his work is far above the others' son travail est de loin supérieur à celui des autres;
    that's far beyond me (physically) c'est bien au-dessus de mes forces; (intellectually) ça me dépasse;
    how far can you trust him? jusqu'à quel point peut-on lui faire confiance?;
    how far (on) are you in the book? où en es-tu dans le livre?;
    how far have you got with the translation? où en es-tu de la traduction?;
    far and wide de tous côtés;
    they came from far and wide ils sont venus de partout;
    he travels far and wide il court le monde;
    they searched far and wide for a suitable site ils ont cherché partout un emplacement convenable;
    far be it from me to interfere! loin de moi l'idée d'intervenir!;
    to be British far out or American far off (person) se tromper complètement; (report, survey) être complètement erroné; (guess) être loin du compte;
    he's not far off or wrong il n'a pas tout à fait tort;
    she's not far off being finished elle n'est pas loin d'avoir fini;
    to carry or to take sth too far pousser qch trop loin;
    have you got far to go? avez-vous encore beaucoup de chemin à faire?; figurative êtes-vous loin du but?;
    you won't get far with that attitude vous n'irez pas loin avec ce genre de comportement;
    sincerity won't get you very far la sincérité ne vous mènera pas loin;
    literary far from the madding crowd loin de la foule et du bruit
    as far back as 1800 déjà en 1800, dès 1800;
    as far back as I can remember aussi loin que je m'en souvienne;
    I can't look far beyond August je ne sais pas ce qui se passera après le mois d'août;
    she worked far into the night elle a travaillé très avant ou jusque tard dans la nuit;
    don't look so far into the future ne vous préoccupez pas de ce qui se passera dans un avenir aussi lointain;
    the holidays aren't far off les vacances ne sont plus loin ou approchent;
    he's not far off sixty il n'a pas loin de la soixantaine
    (c) (with comparatives) (much) beaucoup, bien;
    this is far better c'est beaucoup ou bien mieux;
    a far greater problem un problème bien ou autrement ou beaucoup plus grave;
    she is far more intelligent than I am elle est bien ou beaucoup plus intelligente que moi
    to go far (person, idea) aller loin, faire son chemin;
    this has gone far enough trop, c'est trop;
    his policy doesn't go far enough sa politique ne va pas assez loin;
    I would even go so far as to say… j'irais même jusqu'à dire…, je dirais même…;
    he went so far as to claim that… il est allé jusqu'à prétendre que…;
    I wouldn't go so far as to say he's lying je n'irais pas jusqu'à dire qu'il ment;
    things went so far that… les choses sont allées si loin que…;
    to go too far (exaggerate) dépasser les bornes, exagérer;
    you're going too far! vous exagérez!;
    that's going too far cela passe la mesure;
    she's gone too far to back out elle s'est trop engagée pour reculer;
    this goes quite far towards solving the problem on approche d'une solution;
    £5 doesn't go far nowadays on ne va pas loin avec 5 livres de nos jours
    (a) (distant) lointain, éloigné; (remote) éloigné;
    in the far distance tout au loin;
    it's a far cry from what she expected ce n'est pas du tout ou c'est loin de ce qu'elle attendait
    (b) (more distant) autre, plus éloigné;
    on the far side de l'autre côté;
    the far end of l'autre bout de, l'extrémité de;
    at the far end of the room au fond de la salle
    (c) (extreme) extrême;
    the far north l'extrême nord m;
    Politics the far left/right l'extrême gauche f /droite f
    jusqu'à;
    I'll walk with you as far as the end of the lane je vais vous accompagner jusqu'au bout du chemin
    as far as the eye can see à perte de vue;
    that's fine as far as it goes c'est très bien, jusqu'à un certain point
    as far as possible autant que possible, dans la mesure du possible;
    as far as I can dans la mesure de mon possible;
    as far as I can judge (pour) autant que je puisse (en) juger;
    as far as I know (pour) autant que je sache;
    as far as she's/I'm concerned en ce qui la/me concerne, pour sa/ma part;
    as far as money goes or is concerned pour ce qui est de l'argent
    de loin, de beaucoup;
    she's by far the cleverest or the cleverest by far c'est de loin ou de beaucoup la plus intelligente
    de loin
    (not at all) loin de;
    far from clean loin d'être propre;
    the report was far from complimentary le rapport était loin d'être flatteur;
    I'm far from approving of all he does je suis loin d'approuver tout ce qu'il fait;
    he's not rich, far from it il n'est pas riche, loin de là ou tant s'en faut
    (rather than) loin de;
    far from being generous, he is rather stingy loin d'être généreux, il est plutôt radin;
    far from improving, the situation got worse loin de s'améliorer, les choses ont empiré
    dans la mesure où
    jusqu'ici, jusqu'à présent;
    so far this month depuis le début du mois;
    so far so good jusqu'ici ça va;
    have you seen him? - not so far l'avez-vous vu? - pas encore;
    the story so far résumé m des chapitres précédents
    ►► the Far East l'Extrême-Orient m;
    the Far North le Grand Nord;
    the Far South l'Antarctique m
    ✾ Book ✾ Film 'Far from the Madding Crowd' Hardy, Schlesinger 'Loin de la foule insensée'
    ✾ Book 'How far can you go?' Lodge 'Jeux de maux'

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  • 59 so

    Ⅰ.
    so1 [səʊ]
    si1 (a), 1 (b) tellement1 (a) tant1 (a) aussi1 (b), 1 (e) ainsi1 (f) donc2 (a) alors2 (a), 2 (d)-(f) pour que2 (b), 4 de même2 (c) environ3 pour5
    (a) (to such an extent → before adjective or adverb) si, tellement; (→ with verb) tellement;
    it's so easy c'est si ou tellement facile;
    I'm so glad to see you ça me fait tellement plaisir ou je suis si content de te voir;
    he can be so irritating at times il est tellement énervant par moments;
    she makes me so angry elle a le don de me mettre en colère;
    I've never been so surprised in all my life jamais de ma vie je n'avais eu une surprise pareille ou une telle surprise;
    I have never seen so beautiful a sight je n'ai jamais rien vu d'aussi beau;
    she was so shocked (that) she couldn't speak elle était tellement choquée qu'elle ne pouvait pas parler;
    the problem was so complex (that) it baffled even the experts le problème était si ou tellement complexe que même les experts ne comprenaient pas;
    his handwriting's so bad (that) it's illegible il écrit si mal que c'est impossible à lire;
    he's so rich that he doesn't know what he's worth il est riche au point d'ignorer le montant de sa fortune;
    she so detests him or she detests him so that she won't even speak to him elle le hait au point de refuser ou elle le déteste tellement qu'elle refuse de lui parler;
    he was upset, so much so that he cried il était bouleversé, à tel point qu'il en a pleuré;
    would you be so kind as to carry my case? auriez-vous l'amabilité ou la gentillesse de porter ma valise?;
    is it so very hard to say you're sorry? est-ce si difficile de demander pardon?;
    you mustn't worry so il ne faut pas te faire du souci comme ça;
    I loved her so (much) je l'aimais tant;
    you do exaggerate so! tu exagères tellement!;
    we so enjoyed ourselves nous nous sommes tellement amusés;
    I wish he wouldn't go on so j'aimerais qu'il arrête de radoter
    I'm not so sure je n'en suis pas si sûr;
    it's not so bad, there's only a small stain ça n'est pas si grave que ça, il n'y a qu'une petite tache;
    the young and the not so young les jeunes et les moins jeunes;
    he's not so handsome as his father/as all that il n'est pas aussi beau que son père/si beau que ça;
    he was not so ill (that) he couldn't go out il n'était pas malade au point de ne pas pouvoir sortir;
    she wouldn't be so stupid as to do that elle ne serait pas bête au point de faire cela, elle ne serait pas assez bête pour faire cela
    (c) (indicating an unspecified size, amount)
    the table is about so high/wide la table est haute/large comme ça à peu près;
    a little girl so high une petite fille grande comme ça
    (d) (referring to previous statement, question, word etc)
    I believe/think/suppose so je crois/pense/suppose (que oui);
    I don't believe/think so je ne crois/pense pas;
    I don't suppose so je suppose que non;
    he's clever - do you think so? il est intelligent - vous trouvez?;
    I hope so (answering question) j'espère que oui; (agreeing) j'espère bien, je l'espère;
    I'm afraid so j'en ai bien peur, je le crains;
    who says so? qui dit ça?;
    I told you so! je vous l'avais bien dit!;
    if so si oui;
    how/why so? comment/pourquoi cela?;
    perhaps so peut-être bien;
    quite so tout à fait, exactement;
    so I believe/see c'est ce que je crois/vois;
    so I've been told/he said c'est ce qu'on m'a dit/qu'il a dit;
    is she really ill? - so it seems elle est donc vraiment malade? - à ce qu'il paraît;
    I'm not very organized - so I see! je ne suis pas très organisé - c'est ce que je vois!;
    is that so? vraiment?;
    that is so c'est vrai, c'est exact;
    if that is so si c'est le cas, s'il en est ainsi;
    that being so (as this is the case) puisqu'il en est ainsi; (should this prove the case) dans ces conditions;
    isn't that Jane over there? - why, so it is! ce ne serait pas Jane là-bas? - mais si (c'est elle)!;
    he was told to leave the room and did so immediately on lui a ordonné de quitter la pièce et il l'a fait immédiatement;
    she was furious and understandably/and justifiably so elle était furieuse et ça se comprend/et c'est normal;
    the same only more so tout autant sinon plus;
    he's very sorry - so he should be! il est désolé - c'est la moindre des choses ou j'espère bien!;
    he thinks he can do it - so he can il pense qu'il peut le faire - en effet il le peut;
    so help me God! que Dieu me vienne en aide!;
    archaic or humorous so be it! soit!, qu'il en soit ainsi!;
    familiar I can so! si, je peux! ;
    familiar I didn't say that! - you did so! je n'ai pas dit ça! - si, tu l'as dit!
    (e) (likewise) aussi;
    I had brought food, and so had they j'avais apporté de quoi manger et eux aussi;
    we arrived early and so did he nous sommes arrivés tôt et lui aussi;
    if he can do it, then so can I s'il peut le faire, alors moi aussi;
    my shoes are Italian and so is my shirt mes chaussures sont italiennes et ma chemise aussi
    (f) (like this, in such a way) ainsi;
    hold the pen (like) so tenez le stylo ainsi ou comme ceci;
    any product so labelled is guaranteed lead-free tous les produits portant cette étiquette sont garantis sans plomb;
    the laptop computer is so called because… l'ordinateur lap-top tient son nom de…;
    the helmet is so constructed as to absorb most of the impact le casque est conçu de façon à amortir le choc;
    it (just) so happens that… il se trouve (justement) que… + indicative;
    she likes everything (to be) just so elle aime que tout soit parfait;
    it has to be positioned just so or it won't go in il faut le mettre comme ça sinon ça n'entre pas
    (a) (therefore) donc, alors;
    the door was open, so I went in la porte était ouverte, alors je suis entré;
    she has a bad temper, so be careful elle a mauvais caractère, donc faites attention
    (b) (indicating purpose) pour que + subjunctive, afin que + subjunctive;
    give me some money so I can buy some sweets donne-moi de l'argent pour que je puisse acheter des bonbons
    as 3 is to 6, so 6 is to 12 le rapport entre 6 et 12 est le même qu'entre 3 et 6;
    as he has lived so will he die il mourra comme il a vécu
    so then she left alors elle est partie;
    and so to bed! et maintenant au lit!;
    and so we come to the next question et maintenant nous en venons à la question suivante;
    so what's the problem? alors, qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?;
    so we can't go after all donc nous ne pouvons plus y aller;
    so, what do we do? eh bien, qu'est-ce qu'on fait?
    so you're Anna's brother! alors (comme ça) vous êtes le frère d'Anna?;
    so that's why she didn't phone! alors c'est pour ça qu'elle n'a pas téléphoné!;
    so there you are! vous voilà donc!;
    so publish it! eh bien ou alors allez-y, publiez-le!;
    esp American so long! au revoir!
    so I'm late, who cares? je suis en retard, et alors, qu'est-ce que ça peut faire?;
    so it costs a lot of money, we can afford it ça coûte cher, et alors? on peut se le permettre;
    so? et alors?, et après?;
    he'll be angry - so what? il va se fâcher! - qu'est-ce que ça peut (me) faire ou et alors?;
    so what if she does find out? qu'est-ce que ça peut faire si elle s'en rend compte?
    environ, à peu près;
    it costs £5 or so ça coûte environ 5 livres;
    there were thirty or so people il y avait trente personnes environ ou à peu près, il y avait une trentaine de personnes
    familiar pour que + subjunctive, afin que + subjunctive;
    give me some money so as I can buy some sweets donne-moi de l'argent pour que je puisse acheter des bonbons
    pour, afin de;
    she went to bed early so as not to be tired next day elle s'est couchée tôt afin de ou pour ne pas être fatiguée le lendemain
    (a) (in order that) pour que + subjunctive, afin que + subjunctive;
    they tied him up so that he couldn't escape ils l'ont attaché afin qu'il ou pour qu'il ne s'échappe pas;
    I took a taxi so that I wouldn't be late j'ai pris un taxi pour ou afin de ne pas être en retard
    (b) (with the result that) si bien que + indicative, de façon à ce que + subjunctive;
    she didn't eat enough, so that in the end she fell ill elle ne mangeait pas assez, de telle sorte ou si bien qu'elle a fini par tomber malade;
    the crates had fallen over so that we couldn't get past comme les caisses étaient tombées, nous n'avons pas pu passer
    pour ainsi dire
    Ⅱ.
    so2
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  • 60 Cognitive Science

       The basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense.... [P]eople and intelligent computers turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)
       2) Experimental Psychology, Theoretical Linguistics, and Computational Simulation of Cognitive Processes Are All Components of Cognitive Science
       I went away from the Symposium with a strong conviction, more intuitive than rational, that human experimental psychology, theoretical linguistics, and computer simulation of cognitive processes were all pieces of a larger whole, and that the future would see progressive elaboration and coordination of their shared concerns.... I have been working toward a cognitive science for about twenty years beginning before I knew what to call it. (G. A. Miller, 1979, p. 9)
        Cognitive Science studies the nature of cognition in human beings, other animals, and inanimate machines (if such a thing is possible). While computers are helpful within cognitive science, they are not essential to its being. A science of cognition could still be pursued even without these machines.
        Computer Science studies various kinds of problems and the use of computers to solve them, without concern for the means by which we humans might otherwise resolve them. There could be no computer science if there were no machines of this kind, because they are indispensable to its being. Artificial Intelligence is a special branch of computer science that investigates the extent to which the mental powers of human beings can be captured by means of machines.
       There could be cognitive science without artificial intelligence but there could be no artificial intelligence without cognitive science. One final caveat: In the case of an emerging new discipline such as cognitive science there is an almost irresistible temptation to identify the discipline itself (as a field of inquiry) with one of the theories that inspired it (such as the computational conception...). This, however, is a mistake. The field of inquiry (or "domain") stands to specific theories as questions stand to possible answers. The computational conception should properly be viewed as a research program in cognitive science, where "research programs" are answers that continue to attract followers. (Fetzer, 1996, pp. xvi-xvii)
       What is the nature of knowledge and how is this knowledge used? These questions lie at the core of both psychology and artificial intelligence.
       The psychologist who studies "knowledge systems" wants to know how concepts are structured in the human mind, how such concepts develop, and how they are used in understanding and behavior. The artificial intelligence researcher wants to know how to program a computer so that it can understand and interact with the outside world. The two orientations intersect when the psychologist and the computer scientist agree that the best way to approach the problem of building an intelligent machine is to emulate the human conceptual mechanisms that deal with language.... The name "cognitive science" has been used to refer to this convergence of interests in psychology and artificial intelligence....
       This working partnership in "cognitive science" does not mean that psychologists and computer scientists are developing a single comprehensive theory in which people are no different from machines. Psychology and artificial intelligence have many points of difference in methods and goals.... We simply want to work on an important area of overlapping interest, namely a theory of knowledge systems. As it turns out, this overlap is substantial. For both people and machines, each in their own way, there is a serious problem in common of making sense out of what they hear, see, or are told about the world. The conceptual apparatus necessary to perform even a partial feat of understanding is formidable and fascinating. (Schank & Abelson, 1977, pp. 1-2)
       Within the last dozen years a general change in scientific outlook has occurred, consonant with the point of view represented here. One can date the change roughly from 1956: in psychology, by the appearance of Bruner, Goodnow, and Austin's Study of Thinking and George Miller's "The Magical Number Seven"; in linguistics, by Noam Chomsky's "Three Models of Language"; and in computer science, by our own paper on the Logic Theory Machine. (Newell & Simon, 1972, p. 4)

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