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81 show
show [ʃəʊ]démonstration ⇒ 1 (a) semblant ⇒ 1 (a) ostentation ⇒ 1 (a) spectacle ⇒ 1 (b) émission ⇒ 1 (b) exposition ⇒ 1 (c) foire ⇒ 1 (c) montrer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (e), 2 (f) présenter ⇒ 2 (a) exposer ⇒ 2 (a) faire preuve de ⇒ 2 (b) marquer ⇒ 2 (d) indiquer ⇒ 2 (d), 2 (f) enregistrer ⇒ 2 (h) passer ⇒ 2 (i), 3 (b) se voir ⇒ 3 (a)1 noun(a) (demonstration, display) démonstration f, manifestation f; (pretence) semblant m, simulacre m; (ostentation) ostentation f, parade f;∎ a show of strength/unity une démonstration de force/d'unité;∎ a show of hands un vote à main levée;∎ she put on a show of indifference elle a fait semblant d'être indifférente;∎ to make a show of being angry faire semblant ou faire mine d'être fâché;∎ to make a great show of friendship faire de grandes démonstrations d'amitié;∎ show of generosity affectation f de générosité;∎ it's all a show ce n'est qu'une façade;∎ he always makes such a show of his knowledge il faut toujours qu'il fasse étalage de ses connaissances;∎ the metal strips are just for show les bandes métalliques ont une fonction purement décorative∎ to go to a show aller au spectacle;∎ we went to a restaurant after the show nous sommes allés au restaurant après le spectacle;∎ variety show émission f de variétés;∎ the show must go on le spectacle continue; figurative il faut continuer;∎ figurative let's get this show on the road! allez, c'est parti ou on y va!;∎ to make a show of oneself se donner en spectacle∎ have you been to the Picasso show? avez-vous visité l'exposition Picasso?;∎ to be on show être exposé;∎ I dislike most of the paintings on show je n'aime pas la plupart des tableaux exposés;∎ the agricultural/motor show le salon de l'agriculture/de l'auto∎ she planned and ran the whole show c'est elle qui a tout organisé et qui s'est occupée de tout□ ;∎ it's up to you, it's your show c'est à toi de décider□, c'est toi le chef(e) (performance) performance f, prestation f;∎ the team put up a good show l'équipe s'est bien défendue;∎ it's a pretty poor show when your own mother forgets your birthday c'est un peu triste que ta propre mère oublie ton anniversaire;∎ old-fashioned (jolly) good show, Henry! bravo, Henry!(a) (display, present → gen) montrer, faire voir; (→ passport, ticket) présenter; (exhibit → work of art, prize, produce) exposer;∎ to show sth to sb, to show sb sth montrer qch à qn;∎ show me your presents fais-moi voir ou montre-moi tes cadeaux;∎ you have to show your pass/your ticket on the way in il faut présenter son laissez-passer/son billet à l'entrée;∎ you're showing a lot of leg this evening! tu es habillée bien court ce soir!;∎ that dress shows everything she's got cette robe ne cache pas grand-chose;∎ a TV screen shows what's happening in the next room un écran de télévision permet de voir ce qui se passe dans la pièce d'à côté;∎ some of the drawings have never been shown in Europe before quelques-uns des dessins n'ont jamais été exposés en Europe auparavant;∎ to show one's wares étaler ses marchandises;∎ this jacket/colour really shows the dirt cette veste/couleur est vraiment salissante;∎ come out from behind there and show yourself! sortez de là-derrière et montrez-vous!;∎ if he ever shows himself or his face round here again, I'll kill him! si jamais il se montre encore par ici, je le tue!;∎ to have sth to show for one's money en avoir pour son argent;∎ I had very little to show for my efforts mes efforts n'avaient donné que peu de résultats;∎ three months' work, and what have we got to show for it? trois mois de travail, et qu'est-ce que cela nous a rapporté?(b) (reveal → talent, affection, readiness, reluctance) montrer, faire preuve de;∎ she never shows any emotion elle ne laisse jamais paraître ou ne montre jamais ses sentiments;∎ to show itself (emotion, tendency) se manifester;∎ she showed herself more than willing to join in elle s'est montrée plus que prête à participer;∎ she showed herself to be a hard worker elle s'est révélée ou avérée dure à la tâche;∎ to show a preference for sth manifester une préférence pour qch;∎ to show a taste for sth témoigner d'un goût pour qch;∎ they will be shown no mercy ils seront traités sans merci;∎ the audience began to show signs of restlessness le public a commencé à s'agiter;∎ the situation is showing signs of improvement la situation semble être en voie d'amélioration;∎ to show one's age faire son âge∎ first I shall show that Greenham's theory cannot be correct je démontrerai d'abord que la théorie de Greenham ne peut être juste;∎ it just shows the strength of public opposition to the plan cela montre à quel point le public est opposé à ce projet;∎ it just goes to show that nothing's impossible c'est la preuve que rien n'est impossible;∎ it just goes to show what you can do if you work hard cela montre ou c'est la preuve de ce que l'on peut faire en travaillant dur;∎ which only or all goes to show that… ce qui prouve que… + indicative(d) (register → of instrument, dial, clock) marquer, indiquer;∎ the thermometer shows a temperature of 20°C le thermomètre indique 20°C(e) (represent, depict) montrer, représenter;∎ this photo shows him at the age of seventeen cette photo le montre à l'âge de dix-sept ans;∎ the picture shows three figures le tableau représente trois personnes(f) (point out, demonstrate) montrer, indiquer;∎ show me how to do it montrez-moi comment faire;∎ to show (sb) the way montrer le chemin (à qn);∎ figurative to show the way donner l'exemple;∎ the government has very much shown the way with its green policies le gouvernement a bien donné l'exemple avec sa politique écologique;∎ familiar I'll show you! tu vas voir!(g) (escort, accompany)∎ let me show you to your room je vais vous montrer votre chambre;∎ will you show this gentleman to the door? veuillez reconduire Monsieur à la porte;∎ an usherette showed us to our seats une ouvreuse nous a conduits à nos places;∎ to show sb into a room introduire ou faire entrer qn dans une pièce(h) (profit, loss) enregistrer;∎ prices show a 10 percent increase on last year les prix sont en hausse ou ont augmenté de 10 pour cent par rapport à l'an dernier(i) (put on → film, TV programme) passer;∎ the film has never been shown on television le film n'est jamais passé à la télévision;∎ as shown on TV (on packaging, sign) vu à la télé∎ she doesn't like him, and it shows elle ne l'aime pas, et ça se voit;∎ a patch of sky showed through a hole in the roof on voyait un pan de ciel à travers un trou dans le toit;∎ she lets her feelings show too much elle laisse trop voir ses sentiments;∎ it shows in your face cela se voit ou se lit sur votre visage;∎ fear showed in his eyes la peur se lisait dans ses yeux;∎ their tiredness is beginning to show ils commencent à donner des signes de fatigue;∎ it doesn't show ça ne se voit pas, on ne dirait pas;∎ ah well, it just or all goes to show! eh oui, c'est la vie!(b) (be on → film, TV programme) passer∎ all those in favour please show que tous ceux qui sont pour lèvent la main∎ British he didn't show il n'est pas venu□►► show house maison f témoin;show jumper (rider) cavalier(ère) m,f (participant à des concours de saut d'obstacle); (horse) sauteur m;show jumping jumping m, concours m de saut d'obstacles;Law show trial procès m à grand spectaclefaire visiter;∎ to show sb around the town faire visiter ou faire voir la ville à qn;∎ my secretary will show you around (the factory) ma secrétaire va vous faire visiter (l'usine);∎ we were shown around the house on nous a fait visiter la maisonfaire entrer➲ show off∎ to show off one's skill/culture faire étalage de son savoir-faire/sa culture;∎ he only came to show off his new girlfriend/car il n'est venu que pour exhiber sa nouvelle petite amie/voiture;∎ she came in to show off her new baby elle est venue faire admirer son nouveau-né∎ wearing white shows off a tan porter du blanc met le bronzage en valeur;∎ the black background shows off the colours nicely le fond noir fait bien ressortir les couleurs;∎ coat that shows off the figure well manteau m qui marque ou dessine bien la taillefaire l'intéressant(e), frimer;∎ to show off in front of sb chercher à épater qn;∎ stop showing off! arrête de faire l'intéressant!;∎ you don't have to drive that fast, you're just showing off tu n'as pas besoin de conduire aussi vite, tu fais juste l'intéressantreconduire ou raccompagner (à la porte);∎ it's okay, I'll show myself out inutile de vous déranger, je saurai retrouver le chemin (tout seul)se voir à travers;∎ her knickers showed through her trousers sa culotte se voyait à travers son pantalonse voir (à travers), transparaître;∎ the old paint still shows through l'ancienne peinture se voit encore à travers;∎ her knickers showed through under her dress on voyait ses sous-vêtements au travers de sa robe➲ show up(a) (unmask → impostor) démasquer;∎ the investigation showed him up for the coward he is l'enquête a révélé sa lâcheté(b) (draw attention to → deficiency, defect) faire apparaître, faire ressortir;∎ the poor results show up the deficiencies in the training programme les mauvais résultats font apparaître les défauts du programme de formation∎ you're always showing me up in public il faut toujours que tu me fasses honte en public(d) (escort upstairs) accompagner en haut∎ only two of our guests have shown up seuls deux de nos invités sont arrivés;∎ to fail to show up ne pas se présenter□ ;∎ you're the boss, you really ought to show up tu es le patron, tu devrais vraiment y aller ou te montrer□(b) (be visible) se voir, ressortir;∎ the dirt really shows up on a white carpet la saleté ressort ou se voit vraiment sur une moquette blanche;∎ the difference is so slight it hardly shows up at all la différence est tellement minime qu'elle se remarque à peine -
82 level
level [ˈlevl]1. noun• the level of support for the government is high/low beaucoup/peu de gens soutiennent le gouvernement• the level of public interest in the scheme remains low le public continue à manifester peu d'intérêt pour ce projet► on + level• on a level with... au même niveau que...• is he on the level? (inf) est-ce qu'il joue franc-jeu ?2. adjectivea. [surface] plan• hold the two sticks absolutely level (with each other) tiens les deux bâtons exactement à la même hauteur• she slowed down a little to let the car draw level with her elle a ralenti un peu afin de permettre à la voiture d'arriver à sa hauteurc. [voice, tones] calmea. ( = make level) [+ site, ground] niveler ; [+ quantities] répartir égalementb. ( = demolish) raserc. ( = aim) to level a blow at sb allonger un coup de poing à qn5. compounds[statistics, results, prices] se stabiliser[statistics, results, prices] se stabiliser ; [road] s'aplanir* * *['levl] 1.1) gen, School niveau mon the same level — au même niveau or à la même hauteur
at waist-/knee-level — à la hauteur de la taille/des genoux
that is on a level with blackmail — fig ça revient à faire du chantage
2) ( degree) (of pollution, noise) niveau m; ( of unemployment) taux m; ( of spending) montant m; (of satisfaction, anxiety) degré m3) ( position in hierarchy) échelon m2.1) ( not at an angle) [shelf, floor] droit; [surface] plan; [table] horizontal2) ( not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] plat3) Culinary [teaspoonful] ras4) ( equally high)to be level — [shoulders, windows] être à la même hauteur; [floor, building] être au même niveau
5) fig (in achievement, rank)to be level — [competitors] être à égalité
3. 4.to remain level — [figures] rester stable
1) raser [village, area]2) ( aim) braquer [gun, weapon] (at sur); lancer [accusation] (at contre); adresser [criticism] (at à)•Phrasal Verbs:••to be on the level — ( trustworthy) être réglo (colloq)
to level with somebody — (colloq) être honnête avec quelqu'un
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83 cost
1. n1) цена; стоимость; себестоимость2) обыкн. pl расходы, издержки, затраты3) pl судебные издержки, судебные расходы
- absorbed costs
- accident costs
- acquisition cost
- actual cost
- actual costs
- actual manufacturing cost
- added cost
- additional cost
- adjusted historical cost
- administration costs
- administrative costs
- administrative and management costs
- administrative and operational services costs
- advertising costs
- after costs
- after-shipment costs
- aggregate costs
- agreed cost
- airfreight cost
- allocable costs
- allowable costs
- alternative costs
- amortization costs
- amortized cost
- ancillary costs
- annual costs
- anticipated costs
- applied cost
- arbitration costs
- assembly costs
- assessed cost
- average cost
- average costs
- average cost per unit
- average variable costs
- avoidable costs
- back-order costs
- basic cost
- billed cost
- book cost
- borrowing cost
- breakage cost
- break-even costs
- budget costs
- budgeted cost
- budgeted costs
- budgeted operating costs
- building costs
- burden costs
- calculated costs
- capacity costs
- capital costs
- capital floatation costs
- carriage costs
- carrying cost
- carrying costs
- centrally-managed costs
- changeover costs
- cleaning costs
- clerical costs
- closing costs
- collection costs
- combined cost
- commercial cost
- commercial costs
- committed costs
- common staff costs
- comparative costs
- competitive costs
- competitive marginal costs
- complaint costs
- conditional cost
- consequential costs
- considerable costs
- constant cost
- constant costs
- construction costs
- contract cost
- contractual costs
- controllable costs
- court costs
- crane costs
- credit costs
- cumulative costs
- current cost
- current costs
- current outlay costs
- current standard cost
- cycle inventory costs
- debt-servicing costs
- declining costs
- decorating costs
- decreasing costs
- defect costs
- defence costs
- deferred costs
- deficiency costs
- degressive costs
- delivery costs
- departmental costs
- depleted cost
- depreciable cost
- depreciated cost
- depreciated replacement cost
- depreciation costs
- designing costs
- deterioration costs
- development costs
- differential costs
- direct costs
- direct labour costs
- direct operating costs
- direct payroll costs
- discretionary fixed costs
- dismantling costs
- distribution costs
- distribution marketing cost
- domestic resource costs
- double-weighted borrowing cost
- downtime costs
- economic costs
- eligible costs
- engineering costs
- entry cost
- environmental costs
- equipment capital costs
- erection costs
- escalating costs
- escapable costs
- estimated cost
- estimated costs
- evaluation cost
- excess cost
- excess costs
- excessive costs
- exhibition costs
- exploration costs
- extra costs
- extra and extraordinary costs
- extraordinary costs
- fabrication cost
- factor cost
- factor costs
- factory cost
- factory costs
- factory overhead costs
- failure costs
- farm production costs
- farmer's cost
- farming costs
- feed costs
- fertilizing costs
- final cost
- financial costs
- financing costs
- first cost
- fixed costs
- fixed capital replacement costs
- flat cost
- floatation costs
- food costs
- foreign housing costs
- formation costs
- freight costs
- fuel costs
- full cost
- full costs
- funding cost
- general costs
- general running costs
- government-controlled production costs
- guarantee costs
- harvesting costs
- haul costs
- haulage costs
- heavy costs
- hedging cost
- hidden costs
- high cost
- hiring costs
- historical cost
- hospitality costs
- hotel costs
- hourly costs
- idle capacity costs
- idle time costs
- implicit costs
- implied interest costs
- imputed costs
- incidental costs
- increasing costs
- incremental costs
- incremental cost of capital
- incremental costs of circulation
- incremental costs of service
- incurred costs
- indirect costs
- indirect labour costs
- indirect manufacturing costs
- indirect payroll costs
- indirect production costs
- individual costs
- industrial costs
- industry-average costs
- initial cost
- inland freight cost
- inspection costs
- installation costs
- insurance costs
- insured cost
- intangible costs
- integrated cost
- interest costs
- inventoriable costs
- inventory cost
- inventory costs
- inventory acquisition costs
- inventory possession costs
- investigation costs
- investment costs
- invoiced cost
- issuing cost
- joint cost
- labour costs
- landed cost
- launching cost
- launching costs
- layoff costs
- legal costs
- legitimate costs
- life cycle costs
- life repair cost
- liquidation cost
- litigation costs
- living costs
- loading costs
- loan cost
- long-run average costs
- long-run marginal costs
- low costs
- low operating costs
- lump-sum costs
- machining cost
- maintenance costs
- maintenance-and-repair costs
- management costs
- man-power cost
- man-power costs
- manufacturing cost
- manufacturing costs
- manufacturing overhead costs
- marginal costs
- marginal-factor costs
- maritime costs
- marketing costs
- material costs
- material handling costs
- merchandising costs
- miscellaneous costs
- mixed cost
- mounting costs
- net cost
- nominal cost
- nonmanufacturing costs
- obsolescence costs
- offering cost
- one-off costs
- one-off costs of acquiring land, buildings and equipment
- one-shot costs
- operating costs
- operation costs
- operational costs
- opportunity costs
- order cost
- ordering cost
- order initiation cost
- ordinary costs
- organization costs
- organizational costs
- original cost
- original cost of the assets
- original cost of capital
- out-of-pocket costs
- overall cost
- overall costs
- overhead costs
- overtime costs
- own costs
- owning costs
- packaging cost
- packing cost
- past costs
- past sunk costs
- payroll cost
- payroll costs
- penalty cost
- penalty costs
- period costs
- permissible costs
- personnel costs
- piece costs
- planned costs
- postponable costs
- predetermined costs
- prepaid costs
- preproduction costs
- prime cost
- processing costs
- procurement costs
- product cost
- production cost
- production costs
- product unit cost
- progress-generating costs
- progressive costs
- prohibitive costs
- project costs
- project development cost
- projected costs
- promotional costs
- protected costs
- publicity costs
- purchase costs
- purchasing costs
- pure costs of circulation
- quality costs
- quality-inspection costs
- real cost
- real costs
- recall costs
- reconstruction cost
- recoverable cost
- recurring costs
- reduction costs
- reimbursable cost
- relative cost
- relevant costs
- removal costs
- renewal cost
- reoperating costs
- reoperation costs
- reorder cost
- repair cost
- repair costs
- replacement cost
- replacement costs
- replacement cost at market rates
- replacement cost of borrowing
- replacement cost of capital assets
- replacement cost of equipment
- replacement depreciation cost
- replenishment cost
- reproduction cost
- reproduction costs
- research costs
- research and development costs
- reservation costs
- rework costs
- rising costs
- road maintenance costs
- running costs
- run-on costs
- salvage cost
- salvage costs
- scheduled costs
- scrap cost
- selling costs
- semi-variable costs
- service costs
- servicing costs
- setting-up costs
- set-up costs
- shadow costs
- shelter costs
- shipping costs
- shortage costs
- single cost
- social costs
- social marginal costs
- social overhead costs
- sorting costs
- special costs
- specification costs
- spoilage costs
- staff costs
- stand costs
- standard cost
- standard costs
- standard direct labour costs
- standard direct materials cost
- standard factory overhead cost
- standing costs
- start-up costs
- stepped costs
- stocking cost
- stockout costs
- storage costs
- sunk costs
- supervision costs
- supplementary costs
- supplementary costs of circulation
- tangible costs
- target cost
- target costs
- taxable cost of shares
- tentative cost
- time-related cost
- total cost
- training cost
- training costs
- transaction costs
- transfer costs
- transhipment costs
- transport costs
- transportation costs
- travel costs
- travelling costs
- trim costs
- true cost
- true costs
- trust cost
- unamortized cost
- unavoidable costs
- underwriting cost
- unexpired costs
- unit cost
- unit costs
- unloading costs
- unrecovered cost
- unscheduled costs
- upkeep costs
- upward costs
- utility's costs
- variable costs
- variable capital costs
- wage costs
- war costs
- warehouse costs
- warehousing costs
- weighted average cost
- welfare costs
- wintering costs
- working cost
- working costs
- costs for bunker
- costs for storing
- costs of administration
- cost of appraisal
- cost of arbitration
- cost of borrowing
- cost of boxing
- cost of bunker
- cost of capital
- cost of capital deeping
- cost of carriage
- cost of carry
- cost of carrying inventory
- costs of circulation
- cost of civil engineering work
- cost of construction
- cost of a contract
- cost of credit
- cost of delivery
- cost of demonstration
- cost of discounting
- cost of disposal
- cost of education
- cost of equipment
- cost of equity capital
- cost of filing
- cost of financing
- cost of fixed capital
- cost of funds
- cost of goods
- cost of haulage
- cost of hotel accommodation
- costs of housing
- costs of idleness
- cost of installation
- cost of insurance
- costs of inventory
- cost of issue
- cost of labour
- cost of a licence
- cost of living
- cost of manpower
- cost of manufacture
- cost of manufactured goods
- cost of manufacturing
- costs of material
- costs of material inputs
- cost of money
- cost of obtaining funds
- costs of operations
- cost of an order
- cost of packaging
- cost of packing
- cost of postage
- costs of production
- cost of product sold
- cost of a project
- cost of publication
- cost of putting goods into a saleable condition
- cost of reclamation
- cost of reinsurance
- costs of reliability
- cost of renting
- cost of renting a trading post
- cost of repairs
- costs of routine maintenance
- cost of sales
- costs of sales
- cost of scrap
- cost of service
- cost of servicing
- costs of shipping
- cost of storage
- cost of a suit
- costs of supervision
- cost of tare
- costs of trackage
- costs of transportation
- cost of work
- cost per inquiry
- costs per unit
- above cost
- at cost
- at the cost of
- at extra cost
- below cost
- less costs
- minus costs
- next to cost
- under cost
- with costs
- without regard to cost
- exclusive of costs
- free of cost
- cost of market, whichever is lower
- cost plus percentage of cost
- absorb costs
- allocate costs
- assess the cost
- assess costs
- assume costs
- award costs against smb.
- bear costs
- calculate costs
- charge cost
- compute the cost
- cover the cost
- cover costs
- curb costs
- curtail costs
- cut down on costs
- cut production costs
- decrease the cost
- defray the costs
- determine the cost
- disregard costs
- distort the cost
- distribute costs
- entail costs
- estimate costs
- exceed the cost
- impose costs
- increase cost
- incur costs
- inflict economic and social costs
- involve costs
- itemize costs
- keep down costs
- meet the cost
- meet costs
- offset the cost
- offset the costs
- offset high interest costs
- overestimate production costs
- pay costs
- prune away costs
- push up costs
- recompense the cost
- recoup the cost
- recover costs
- reduce costs
- refund the cost
- revise the cost
- save costs
- sell at a cost
- share the cost
- slash costs
- split up the cost
- trim costs
- write off costs
- write off costs against revenues
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I.A n1 ( road) passage m ;2 ( of cathedral) enceinte f.B adj1 ( with close links) [relative] proche ; [resemblance] frappant ; to bear a close resemblance to sb/sth ressembler beaucoup à qn/qch ; close links with Pol liens étroits avec [country] ; liens d'amitié avec [group, twinned town etc] ; to work in close collaboration with sb collaborer étroitement avec qn ; in close contact with en contact permanent avec [government department etc] ; en contact avec [friend etc] ; in close harmony Mus dans une tessiture rapprochée ;2 ( intimate) [friend, adviser] proche (to de) ; they have a close friendship ils sont très bons amis ;3 ( almost equal) [contest, finish, result, vote] serré ; ‘is it the same?’-‘no but it's close’ ‘c'est le même?’-‘non mais c'est proche’ ; a close copy of his signature une imitation presque parfaite de sa signature ; it's a close match (of colour, hairpiece) c'est presque la même couleur ;4 (careful, rigorous) [scrutiny, examination, study] minutieux/-ieuse ; [supervision] étroit ; to pay close attention to sth faire une attention toute particulière à qch ; to keep a close watch ou eye on sb/sth surveiller étroitement qn/qch ;5 ( compactly aligned) [texture, grain] dense ; [print, military formation] serré ; [handwriting] ramassé ;7 ○ ( secretive) she's been very close about it elle n'a rien voulu dire.C adv1 ( nearby) to live/work quite close (by) habiter/travailler tout près ; they look closeer than they are ils semblent plus près qu'ils ne le sont ; how close is the town? est-ce que la ville est loin? ; it's close, I can hear it il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends ; the closer he came plus il approchait ; to bring sth closer approcher qch ; to follow close behind suivre de près ; to hold sb close serrer qn ; close together serrés les uns contre les autres ; to come closer together se rapprocher ; ⇒ draw ;2 ( close temporally) the time is close when dans peu de temps ; how close are they in age? combien ont-ils de différence d'âge? ; Christmas is close Noël approche ; ⇒ draw ;3 ( almost) that's closer (to) the truth ça c'est plus proche de la vérité ; ‘is the answer three?’-‘close!’ ‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’-‘tu y es presque’.1 ( sufficiently near) that's close enough ( no nearer) tu es assez près ; ( acceptable as answer) ça ira ; to be/come close enough to do être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire ;2 ( approximately) there were 20 yachts or close enough il y avait à peu près 20 yachts.1 lit près de [place, person, object] ; close to where près de l'endroit où ; closer to plus près de ; how close are we to…? à quelle distance sommes-nous de…? ;2 ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse] ; to be close to doing être sur le point de faire ;3 ( almost at) closer to 30 than 40 plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30 ; to come closest to s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception] ; to come close to doing faillir faire ; he came close to giving up il a failli abandonner ; how close are you to completing…? est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…? ; close to the time when à peu près au moment où ; it's coming close to the time when we must decide l'heure de nous décider approche ;4 ( also close on ○) ( approximately) close to ou on ○ 60 people près de or presque 60 personnes ; close to ou on ○ a century ago il y a près d'un siècle.F close by prep phr, adv phr près de [wall, bridge] ; the ambulance is close by l'ambulance n'est pas loin.(from) close to ○, (from) close up de près ; it was a close call ○ ou shave ○ ou thing je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle.II.A n1 gen, Sport fin f ; to bring sth to a close mettre fin à qch ; to draw to a close tirer à sa fin ; to come to a close se terminer ; at the close of day littér à la tombée du jour liter ;B vtr1 ( shut) fermer [container, door, window, eyes, mouth, mind, book, file, museum, office, shop] ;2 ( block) fermer [border, port, airport] ; boucher [pipe, opening] ; barrer [road] ; interdire l'accès à [area of town] ;3 = close down ;4 ( bring to an end) mettre fin à [meeting, discussion, investigation, case] ; fermer [account] ; to close the meeting, we have pour clore la réunion nous avons ; the subject is now closed le sujet est clos ; ‘this correspondence is now closed’ journ ‘cette rubrique est interrompue’ ;5 ( reduce) to close the gap fig réduire l'écart (between entre) ; to close the gap on sb/sth lit, fig rattraper qn/qch ; to close the gaps ( improve fault) remédier aux lacunes (in dans) ;6 ( agree) conclure [deal, contract, sale] ;7 Elec fermer [circuit].C vi1 ( shut) [airport, factory, office, polls, shop, station] fermer (for pour) ; [door, window, container, lid, eyes, mouth] se fermer ; [hand, arms] se (re)fermer (around sur) ; the museum has closed le musée est fermé au public ;2 ( cease to operate) [business, factory, mine, institution] fermer définitivement ;3 ( end) [meeting, enquiry, play, concert, season] prendre fin ; to close with se terminer par [scene, event, song] ;4 Fin [currency, index, shares, market] clôturer (at à) ; the market closed down/up le marché a clôturé en baisse/en hausse ; the pound closed up against the euro la livre (sterling) a clôturé en hausse contre l’euro ;5 ( get smaller) se réduire ; the gap is closing between X and Y fig l'écart entre X et Y se réduit ; lit la distance entre X et Y se réduit ;6 ( get closer) [pursuer, enemy] se rapprocher (on de) ;7 ( heal) [wound] se refermer.1 ( shut) [door, window, container, business, public building, shop] fermé ; [fist, mouth, eyes] fermé ; ‘closed’ ( sign in shop) ‘fermé’ ; ( in theatre) ‘relâche’ ; ‘closed for lunch/for repairs’ ‘fermé pour le déjeuner/pour cause de réparations’ ; ‘road closed’ ‘route barrée’ ; ‘closed to the public’ ‘interdit au public’ ; ‘closed to traffic’ ‘circulation interdite’ ; behind closed doors fig à huis clos ;2 ( restricted) [community, circle, meeting, organization, economy] fermé ; to have a closed mind avoir l'esprit fermé ;3 Math [set] fermé ;4 Ling [syllable] fermé.■ close down:▶ close down [shop, business, club, institution] fermer définitivement ; GB, Radio, TV we are now closing down nos émissions sont terminées pour ce soir ;▶ close down [sth], close [sth] down fermer [qch] définitivement [business, factory].■ close in [pursuers, enemy] se rapprocher (on de) ; [winter, night] approcher ; [darkness, fog] descendre (on sur) ; [jungle, forest] se refermer ; the nights are closing in les jours commencent à raccourcir.■ close off:▶ close off [sth], close [sth] off fermer [qch] au public [district, street, wing].■ close out:■ close up:▶ close up1 [flower, petals, wound] se refermer ; [group] se serrer ; [troops] serrer les rangs ;2 [shopkeeper, caretaker] fermer ;3 he just closes up il refuse d'en parler ;▶ close up [sth], close [sth] up1 fermer [bank, office, shop] ;2 boucher [hole, entrance, pipe].■ close with:▶ close with [sb]1 Comm tomber d'accord avec [dealer, trader] (for pour) ;2 Mil engager le combat avec [enemy] ; -
85 assume
əˈsju:m гл.
1) принимать, брать на себя (ответственность, управление и т. п.) assume responsibility assume control assume office Syn: undertake
2), take upon oneself
2) получать (должность и т. п.) Mr. M. has been assumed as a Partner in the Edinburgh Branch of the Bank. ≈ Мистер М. был принят в качестве партнера в эдинбургское отделение банка.
3) принимать (характер, форму) These Doctrines assume at once a reasonableness and an importance. ≈ Эти доктрины тут же приняли характер разумности и значительности.
4) прикидываться, симулировать, притворяться She assumed an air of confidence in spite of her dismay. ≈ Она напустила на себя уверенный вид, хотя была в смятении. Syn: affect II
1), counterfeit
3.
2), feign
1), pretend
1), sham
3), simulate
1)
5) присваивать, предъявлять претензию, заявлять права на что-л. Syn: appropriate
2.
1), arrogate
2), pretend to, claim
2.
2), usurp
6) допускать, предполагать let us assume that... ≈ допустим, что... The entire length of our farm is assumed to be about thirty-two miles. ≈ Общая длина нашей фермы предположительно около тридцати двух миль. Syn: suppose
1)
7) вести себя самонадеянно, высокомерно ∙ to assume measures ≈ принимать меры to assume the offensive воен. ≈ перейти в наступлениепринимать, брать( на себя) - to * responsibility взять на себя ответственность - to * charge of a business принять на себя ведение дел (фирмы) - to * the command( военное) принимать командование предпринимать - to * measures принять меры - to * the offensive (военное) перейти в наступление присваивать, узурпировать - to * a right to oneself присвоить себе право - he *d the reins of government он узурпировал власть - he *d a new name он принял псевдоним/вымышленное имя/ предполагать, допускать - let us * that this is true допустим, что это правда - to * his innocence/him to be innocent, that he is innocent исходить из предположенияо его невиновности /что он не виновен/ - he is not such a fool as you *d him to be он не такой дурак, каким вы его считаете - assuming her surmises are true... если исходить из того, что ее предположения правильны... - assuming it rains tomorrow what shall we do? предположим /допустим/, завтра пойдет дождь, что мы будем делать? притворяться, напускать на себя - to * a look of innocence принять невинный вид - to * airs напускать на себя важность, важничать - they *d to have knowledge of the fact они заявили, что (они) якобы знают об этом факте важничать, вести себя высокомерно принимать (определенный характер, форму) - to * the original form принять первоначальную форму - to * new habits of life изменить свои привычки - his illness *d a grave character его болезнь приняла серьезный характер - the campaign *d world-wide proportions кампания приобрела мировые масштабы /охватила весь мир/ - to * a formation( военное) построитьсяassume брать на себя ~ быть самонадеянным, высокомерным ~ допускать ~ напускать на себя;
притворяться;
симулировать;
to assume airs напускать на себя важность, важничать ~ предполагать, допускать;
let us assume that... допустим, что... ~ предполагать ~ предпринимать ~ принимать (характер, форму) ;
his illness assumed a very grave character его болезнь приняла очень серьезный характер ~ принимать ~ принимать на себя;
присваивать себе;
to assume responsibility брать на себя ответственность;
to assume command принимать командование;
to assume control взять на себя управление (чем-л.) ~ принимать на себя (ответственность) ~ присваивать~ напускать на себя;
притворяться;
симулировать;
to assume airs напускать на себя важность, важничать~ принимать на себя;
присваивать себе;
to assume responsibility брать на себя ответственность;
to assume command принимать командование;
to assume control взять на себя управление (чем-л.)~ принимать на себя;
присваивать себе;
to assume responsibility брать на себя ответственность;
to assume command принимать командование;
to assume control взять на себя управление (чем-л.)to ~ measures принимать меры~ принимать на себя;
присваивать себе;
to assume responsibility брать на себя ответственность;
to assume command принимать командование;
to assume control взять на себя управление (чем-л.) responsibility: assume ~ брать на себя ответственностьto ~ the offensive воен. перейти в наступление~ принимать (характер, форму) ;
his illness assumed a very grave character его болезнь приняла очень серьезный характер~ предполагать, допускать;
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86 sistema
m (pl -i) systemsistema antibloccaggio anti-lock braking systemsistema elettorale proporzionale proportional representationsistema immunitario immune systemsistema monetario monetary systeminformation technology sistema operativo operating system* * *sistema s.m.1 ( complesso organico) system: sistema filosofico, philosophical system; (dir.) sistema giudiziario, courts (o judiciary) system; (rad.) sistema di diffusione sonora, public-address system; (tel.) sistema di comunicazione di reti, gateway // (mus.): sistema tonale, key system; sistema dodecafonico, twelve-note method (o technique) // (mat.): sistema metrico decimale, metric system; sistema di equazioni, di curve, system of equations, of curves; sistema numerico, number system // (fis.): sistema di fibre ottiche, fibre-optics system; sistema di riferimento, frame of reference; sistema ( di riferimento) inerziale, inertial system // (anat.) sistema muscolare, nervoso, linfatico, muscular, nervous, lymphatic system // (geogr.) sistema orografico, idrografico, orographic, hydrographic system // (astr.): sistema planetario, solare, planetary, solar system; sistema tolemaico, copernicano, Ptolemaic, Copernican system; sistema altazimutale, altazimuth (o azimuthal) mounting // (fin.): sistema dei cambi, exchange system; sistema aureo, gold standard; sistema monetario, monetary system (o coinage); sistema monometallico, single standard; sistema bimetallico, double standard; Sistema Monetario Europeo (abbr. SME), European Monetary System (abbr. EMS) // (econ.): sistema agroindustriale, agribusiness; sistema economico, economy (o economic system); sistema mercantilistico, mercantile system2 ( metodo, procedimento) system, method; ( modo) way; ( abitudine) habit: sistema di vita, way of life; devi cambiar sistema se vuoi riuscire, you must change your ways if you want to be successful; ha trovato un sistema per risparmiare, he has found a way of saving; non è mio sistema lasciare le cose a metà, it is not my habit to leave things unfinished; non ha sistema nel suo lavoro, he has no system (o method) in his work; questo è il suo sistema di fare le cose, this is his way of doing things; fare qlco. con sistema, to do sthg. methodically; lavorare senza sistema, to work without method // sistema d'insegnamento, teaching method (o system) // (econ.): sistema di lavoro a domicilio, domestic (o outwork) system; sistema di produzione, production system; sistema di razionamento, rationing system; sistema di risparmio con ritenuta alla fonte, save as you earn system (abbr. SAYE); sistema di vendita a rate, tally-system (o tally-trade) // (amm.): sistema previdenziale, social security scheme (o plan o programme); sistema della scala mobile, sliding-scale system; sistema informativo, information system3 (organizzazione politica, sociale) system: sistema repubblicano, monarchico, republican, monarchic system; sistema di governo, system of government; sistema monopolistico, monopoly system; essere integrato nel sistema, to be integrated in the system4 (inform.) system; scheme: sistema di dati, date system; sistema integrato, total system; sistema operativo dischi, disk operating system (abbr. DOS); sistema di numerazione binaria, binary number system5 ( nei giochi basati su pronostici) system: giocare un sistema al totocalcio, to play a system on the pools; un sistema per vincere alla roulette, a system for winning at roulette6 ( nel gioco del calcio) MW formation.* * *[sis'tɛma]sostantivo maschile1) (dispositivo) systemsistema di canali — canal system o network
trovare il sistema di fare qcs. — to find the way of doing sth
3) (insieme organizzato, dottrina) systemil sistema — pol. the system, the Establishment
4) inform. system5) gioc. (nel totocalcio) system perm BE•sistema d'allarme — alarm system, burglar alarm
sistema cardiovascolare — anat. cardiovascular system
sistema circolatorio — anat. circulatory system
sistema digerente — anat. digestive system
sistema nervoso — anat. nervous system
sistema operativo — inform. operating system
* * *sistema/sis'tεma/sostantivo m.2 (metodo) system, method; (modo) way, means sing.; trovare il sistema di fare qcs. to find the way of doing sth.3 (insieme organizzato, dottrina) system; sistema penitenziario prison system; il sistema pol. the system, the Establishment4 inform. system; disco di sistema systems disksistema d'allarme alarm system, burglar alarm; sistema cardiovascolare anat. cardiovascular system; sistema circolatorio anat. circulatory system; sistema digerente anat. digestive system; sistema elettorale voting system; sistema immunitario immune system; Sistema Monetario Europeo European Monetary System; sistema nervoso anat. nervous system; sistema operativo inform. operating system; sistema parlamentare parliamentary system; sistema solare solar system. -
87 tight
[taɪt] adj1) ( firm) fest;\tight knot fester Knoten;( closely fitting) eng;\tight shoes/ trousers enge Schuhe/Hose;to be a \tight squeeze sehr eng sein2) ( close together) dicht;in \tight formation in geschlossener Formation;in \tight groups in dicht gedrängten Gruppen3) ( stretched tautly) gespannt;\tight muscles verspannte Muskeln4) ( closely integrated) eng verbunden;\tight circle enger Kreis5) ( severe) streng;\tight budget knappes Budget;(fig: difficult situation)to keep a \tight hold on sth etw streng kontrollieren;the government are trying to keep a \tight hold on spending die Regierung versucht, die Ausgaben streng unter Kontrolle zu halten;to be \tight for money/ time wenig Geld/Zeit haben;to be \tight with one's money knaus[e]rig sein;\tight schedule gedrängter Terminkalender6) ( tense)\tight face angespanntes Gesicht;\tight voice angespannte Stimme7) (hard-fought, keenly competitive) knapp;\tight finish knapper ZieleinlaufPHRASES:to keep a \tight rein over sb jdn fest an die Kandare nehmen;to run a \tight ship ein strenges Regime führen advpred straff;to screw a nut \tight eine Mutter fest anziehen;to close/seal sth \tight etw fest verschließen/versiegelnPHRASES:sleep \tight schlaf gut -
88 attack
1. n нападение2. n наступление, наступательный бой; атакаto make an attack — атаковать, наступать
to launch an attack — начинать атаку, предпринимать атаку
3. n нападки, враждебная критикаattack against the policy of government in the House of Commons — критика политики правительства в палате общин
4. n мед. приступ, вспышка; припадок; криз, атакаmechanized attack — танковая атака, танковое наступление
convulsive attack — судорожный припадок, приступ судорог
frontal attack — фронтальное наступление; лобовая атака
5. n муз. атака6. n коррозия, агрессивное действие среды7. n собир. спорт. нападающие, нападение8. v нападать; атаковать9. v нападать, критиковатьthe candidate angrily attacked his opponent — кандидат подверг своего соперника ожесточённым нападкам
10. v энергично браться за работу; приступать, подступиться11. v разрушать12. v поражать, причинять ущерб13. v тех. разъедать, корродировать14. v метал. травить15. v хим. вступать в реакциюСинонимический ряд:1. access (noun) access; convulsion; fit; seizure; spasm; spell; throe; turn2. aggression (noun) aggression; aggressiveness; assailment; belligerence; combativeness; fight; offense; onfall; pugnacity3. assault (noun) assault; blow; charge; descent; encounter; incursion; invasion; offence; offensive; onrush; onset; onslaught; push; skirmish; strike4. course (noun) approach; course; line; plan; procedure; tack; technique5. denunciation (noun) denunciation; libel; slander6. disparagement (noun) disparagement; invective; slur7. illness (noun) breakdown; illness; relapse8. violation (noun) defilement; rape; violation9. criticize (verb) blame; cast aspersions; censure; criticise; criticize; denigrate; denounce; impugn; malign; revile10. hit (verb) aggress; assail; assault; beset; charge; fall on; fall upon; go at; have at; hit; raid; sail in; set upon; siege; storm; strike; wade in11. set to work (verb) affect; bang away at; deal with; plunge into; set to work; start in on; tackle; take upАнтонимический ряд:defend; defense; maintenance; praise; protect; protection; protest; repel; resistance; shelter; shield; support; sustain -
89 assume
[əʹsju:m] v1. 1) принимать, брать (на себя)to assume the command - воен. принимать командование
2) предприниматьto assume the offensive - воен. перейти в наступление
2. присваивать, узурпироватьhe assumed a new name - он принял псевдоним /вымышленное имя/
3. предполагать, допускатьlet us assume that this is true - допустим, что это правда
to assume his innocence /him to be innocent, that he is innocent/ - исходить из предположения о его невиновности /что он не виновен/
he is not such a fool as you assumed him to be - он не такой дурак, каким вы его считаете
assuming her surmises are true... - если исходить из того, что её предположения правильны...
assuming it rains tomorrow what shall we do? - предположим /допустим/, завтра пойдёт дождь, что мы будем делать?
4. 1) притворяться, напускать на себяto assume airs - напускать на себя важность, важничать
they assumed to have knowledge of the fact - они заявили, что (они) якобы знают об этом факте
2) важничать; вести себя высокомерно5. принимать (определённый характер, форму)his illness assumed a grave character - его болезнь приняла серьёзный характер
the campaign assumed world-wide proportions - кампания приобрела мировые масштабы /охватила весь мир/
to assume a formation - воен. построиться
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90 attack
1. [əʹtæk] n1. 1) нападениеsudden /surprise/ attack - внезапное нападение
2) наступление, наступательный бой; атакаcomposed [direct] attack - сложная [прямая] атака ( фехтование)
attack position - воен. исходное положение для наступления
attack formation - воен. боевой порядок в наступлении
attack against an organized position - наступление на заранее подготовленную оборону противника
to make an attack (on) - атаковать, наступать (на)
to carry /to deliver/ an attack - атаковать, наносить удар
2. нападки, враждебная критикаattack against the policy of government in the House of Commons - критика политики правительства в палате общин
3. мед. приступ, вспышка ( болезни); припадок; криз, атака:4. муз. атака5. коррозия, агрессивное действие среды2. [əʹtæk] v1. нападать; атаковатьto attack an enemy - напасть на противника, атаковать противника
2. нападать, критиковатьto attack smb.'s conduct - подвергать критике /критиковать/ чьё-л. поведение
the candidate angrily attacked his opponent - кандидат подверг своего соперника ожесточённым нападкам
3. энергично браться за работу; приступать, подступитьсяto attack a task [a problem] - энергично взяться за выполнение задания [за разрешение проблемы]
she attacked housecleaning - она с жаром принялась за (генеральную) уборку
he attacked his dinner at once - шутл. он сразу набросился на обед
4. поражать ( о болезни)a disease that attacks children - болезнь, поражающая детей
5. 1) разрушать2) поражать, причинять ущерб3) тех. разъедать, корродировать4) метал. травить5) хим. вступать в реакцию -
91 структура структур·а
structure, pattern, set-up, composition; (экономическая) formation, patternвнешнеполитическая структура — foreign policy set-up / structure
экономическая структура — economic structure / pattern
взвешенный по структуре регионального экспорта и импорта — weighted by regional composition of export and import
структура возрастного состава населения — age structure / pattern of population
структура правительства — framework / frame of a government
структура управленческого аппарата / управления — management structure
Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > структура структур·а
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92 Hart, Albert Bushnell
(1854-1943) Харт, Алберт БушнеллИсторик, педагог, редактор. В 1880 окончил Гарвардский университет [ Harvard University]. После продолжения учебы в г. Фрайбурге (Германия) в 1883-1926 преподавал в Гарварде. Совместно с Эдвардом Ченнингом [Channing, Edward] редактировал "Брошюры по американской истории" ["American History Leaflets"] и "Введение в американскую историю" ["Guide to the Study of American History"] (1896). Несколько лет был редактором "Американского ежегодника современной истории" [American Year Book of Current History] и журнала "История американского народа" [The American Nation, a History]. Самостоятельно Харт известен как автор "Рабства, аболиционизма и идеалов американской власти" ["Slavery and Abolition and Ideals of American Government"], "Образование Союза" ["Formation of the Union"] (1892), "Основы американской внешней политики" ["Foundations of American Foreign Policy"] (1901), "Основы американской истории" ["Essentials of American History"] (1905).English-Russian dictionary of regional studies > Hart, Albert Bushnell
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93 фонд
1) (запас) stock, reserveрептильный фонд (тайный фонд, используемый для подкупа прессы) — reptile fund
2) (организация) Fund, FoundationДетский фонд ООН, ЮНИСЕФ — United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF
Европейский фонд развития (специальный фонд Европейского инвестиционного банка) — European Development Fund
Международный валютный фонд, МВФ — International Monetary Fund, IMF
фонд сельскохозяйственного развития, ИФАД — International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD
3) (ценные бумаги) stocks, securities4) эк. (денежные или материальные средства) fundамортизационный фонд — reserve for depreciation, sinking fund
валютный фонд — currency reserve / fund
кредитные фонды — credit funds / resources / facilities
неделимые фонды — nondistributable assets / funds
оборотный фонд — revolving fund, current capital
ускоренный рост общественных фондов потребления — accelerated growth of the public / social consumption funds
общий фонд — general fund, pool (stock)
основной фонд, фонд основного капитала — capital fund, assets, fixed capital
накопление / прирост основных фондов — assets formation
основные непроизводственные фонды — fixed / basic nonproduction assets, nonproductive capital funds
основные производственные фонды — fixed / basic production assets, mechanical facilities
производственные фонды — production assets / funds
резервный фонд, фонд чрезвычайной помощи — reserve / surplus / emergency fund
свободные фонды, фонды, не подлежащие распределению — unappropriated funds
уравнительный фонд, фонд валютного регулирования, фонд выравнивания — equalization fund
целевой фонд — fund-in trust; (в ООН) trust fund
фонд заработной платы — wage(s)-fund / bill
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94 строй
I мсистема system, orderобще́ственный строй — social order/system
строй языка́ — system/structure of a language
II мпри э́том строе — under this system (of government)
шеренга, ряд formation, rankв строю́ — in the ranks pl
пе́ред строем — in front of the ranks
- ввести в строй- вывести из строя
- вступать в строй
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95 difficulty
1 (of task, activity, situation) difficulté f ; the difficulty of doing la difficulté de faire ; to have difficulty (in) doing sth avoir du mal à faire qch ; to have great difficulty (in) doing avoir beaucoup de mal à faire ; to have difficulty with one's eyesight avoir des problèmes de vue ; I have difficulty with that idea cette idée me pose un problème ;2 ( problem) difficulté f, problème m ; the difficulties of forming a government/of living here les difficultés de la formation d'un gouvernement/de la vie ici ; the difficulty is that le problème est que ; to run into difficulties se heurter à des difficultés ; I can't see any difficulty in doing je ne vois aucune difficulté à faire ;3 (of puzzle, author, style) difficulté f (of de) ;4 ( trouble) in difficulty en difficulté. -
96 учреждение
1) General subject: agency, authorities, bureau, constitution, erection, establishment, initiation, institute, institution, office, organ, outfit (контекстуальный перевод на русский язык), public place (и т. п.), toast, formation (напр., компании - АД)2) Naval: unit3) Medicine: facility4) Colloquial: shop5) Military: department, installation (склад, центр, мастерская)6) Engineering: look-ahead, organization8) Religion: Fundatio ("foundation", сокр. Fund.)9) Law: establishment of religion, facilities, floatation, government office, office of state, promotion, setting, founding10) Economy: establishing, promotion (напр. фирмы), setting-up11) Architecture: foundation (в значении "создание"), house12) Diplomatic term: establishment (государственное), promotion (фирмы), service (ведающее специальной сферой деятельности)13) Forestry: service14) Patents: board15) Business: activity, centre, foundation, introduction16) leg.N.P. agency (public law), authority (governmental and international; public law), body (public law), creation (as in the process of being established), foundation (private law), institution (private law), private foundation (that is a juridical person; private law)17) Psychoanalysis: service (ведающее специальной отраслью работы)18) Makarov: erection (организации и т.п.), establishment (гос. и т.п.), establishment (государственное и т.п.), initiation (чего-либо), inst (institute), institute (научное), institution (действие), service (ведающее специальной отраслью работы)
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