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81 sólo
adj.1 alone, by himself, isolated, all by oneself.2 lonely, lonesome.3 single, by itself.4 very, merest, only.m.1 solo, solo interpretation, solo act.2 turbot, Psetta maxima.* * *► adjetivo1 (sin compañía) alone, on one's own, by oneself; (sin ayuda) (by) oneself, (for) oneself■ vive solo he lives alone, he lives by himself2 (solitario) lonely3 (único) only, sole, single4 (café) black; (bebida alcohólica) straight1 (naipes) solitaire3 MÚSICA solo► adverbio1→ link=sólosólo\a solas alone, by oneselfcomo él solo / como ella sola familiar as only he can / as only she canquedarse solo,-a familiar to have no equal————————1 (naipes) solitaire3 MÚSICA solo► adverbio1→ link=sólosólo* * *(f. - sola)adj.1) alone2) only, unique, sole, single* * *I1. ADJ1) (=sin compañía) alone, on one's ownpasa los días solo en su cuarto — he spends the days alone o on his own in his room
iré solo — I'll go alone o on my own
se quedó solo a los siete años — he was left an orphan o alone in the world at seven
2) (=solitario) lonely3) (=único)su sola preocupación es ganar dinero — his one o only concern is to make money
hay una sola dificultad — there is only o just one problem
4) (=sin acompañamiento) [café, té] black; [whisky, vodka, ron] straight, neat5) (Mús) solo2. SM1) (Mús) solo2) (=café) black coffee3) (Naipes) solitaire, patience4) Cono Sur (=lata) tedious conversationIIADV=sólo ADV (=únicamente) only; (=exclusivamente) solely, merely, justsolo quiero verlo — I only o just want to see it
es solo un teniente — he's only a lieutenant, he's a mere lieutenant
me parece bien solo que no tengo tiempo — that's fine, only o but I don't have the time
tan solo — only, just
In the past the standard spelling for this adverb was with an accent ( sólo). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented form is only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjective solo.solo que... — except that...
* * *adverbio [The accented spelling remains the norm despite the Real Academica Española's recommended form solo] onlysólo quería ayudarte — I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help
pero si es sólo un niño! — but he's just o only a child!
sólo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos — just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder
no sólo estudia sino que también trabaja — she isn't just studying, she's working as well
sólo con mencionar su nombre me dejaron pasar — I only had to mention his name and they let me through
* * *I- la adjetivoa) ( sin compañía)estar/sentirse solo — to be/feel lonely
no tiene amigos allí, está muy solo — he doesn't have any friends out there, he's all alone
lo dejaron solo — ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself; ( para no molestar) they left him alone
qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? — isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?
quedarse más solo que la una — (fam & hum) to be left all by oneself
más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado — it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like
c) (delante del n) ( único)no puso ni una sola objeción — she didn't raise one o a single objection
IIsu sola presencia me molestaba — her very o mere presence upset me
1) (Mús) solo2) (Esp) ( café) black coffee* * *solo11 = alone, lonely [lonelier -comp., loneliest -sup.], on + Posesivo + own, solo, unattended, all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo, lorn.Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place.Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.* a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.* Algo a cargo de una sola persona = one-person operation.* aparecer por sí solo = stand on + Posesivo + own.* aparecer solo = stand + alone.* arreglárselas solo = losers weepers.* a solas = by + Reflexivo.* a un solo espacio = single-spaced.* aventura de una sola noche = one-night stand.* con una sola acción = in one action.* con un solo brazo = one-armed.* con un solo filo = single-edge.* con un solo ojo = one-eyed.* cuchillo de un solo uso = disposable knife.* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo = leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources.* dejar solo = leave + Alguien + alone, leave + Nombre + alone, leave + Nombre + undisturbed.* de una sola cara = single sided.* de una sola escritura = write-once.* de una sola persona = one-man.* de una sola vez = once-only, at one pull, at one whack, in one shot, in one lump, in one action, in one go, in one fell swoop, at one fell swoop.* de un solo brazo = one-armed.* de un solo filo = single-edge.* de un solo ojo = one-eyed.* de un solo uso = disposable, single-use.* en una sola columna = single columned, single-column.* escrito por un solo autor = single authored [single-authored].* estar solo = stand + alone, be on + Posesivo + own.* forma de un solo fondo = single-faced mould.* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado = single-faced laid mould.* hacerlo solo = do + it + on + Posesivo + own.* jugárselo todo a una sola carta = put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.* ligue de una sola noche = one-night stand.* ni una sola vez = not once (did).* plato de un solo uso = disposable plate.* por sí solo = by itself, for its/their own sake, on its own, in and of + Reflexivo.* por sí solos = by themselves, in themselves.* por uno solo = solo.* ser de un solo uso = be a one-trip pony.* servilleta de un solo uso = disposable napkin.* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto = without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* sin perder un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* solas = all by + Reflexivo.* solo ante el peligro = out on a limb.* tenedor de un solo uso = disposable fork.* tener que arreglárselas solo = leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources, leave to + Posesivo + own devices.* * *1(sin compañía): no conoce a nadie en la ciudad, está muy solo he doesn't know anyone in the town, he's all alone o all on his ownse fueron todos y lo dejaron solo they all went off and left him alone o on his own o by himselfestaba or me sentía muy sola I was o I felt very lonelyel niño ya camina solo the baby's walking on his own now¡qué bonito! ¿lo hiciste tú solito? isn't that lovely! did you do it all by yourself?se quedó solo cuando era un muchacho he was left alone in the world when he was only a boypara una persona sola da pereza cocinar cooking is a real effort when you are on your own o by yourself, cooking for one o just for yourself is a real effortes mentirosa como ella sola she's the biggest liar I knowhabla sola she talks to herselfa solas alonequiero hablar contigo a solas I want to talk to you alonequedarse más solo que la una ( fam hum); to be left all by oneself, to be left all on one's tod ( BrE colloq)más vale (estar) solo que mal acompañado it's better to be on your own than with people you don't like2 ‹café/té› black; ‹whisky› straight, neatme gusta el pan así solo, sin mantequilla I like bread on its own o plain bread like this, without butter, I like bread like this, with nothing on it3 ( delante del n)(único): te lo presto con una sola condición I'll lend it to you on one conditionno puso ni una sola objeción she didn't raise one o a single objectionsu sola presencia me molestaba her very o mere presence upset mehay una sola dificultad there's just one problemsolo2A ( Mús) soloun solo de violín a violin solo* * *
Del verbo solar: ( conjugate solar)
soló es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
solar
solo
sólo
solar adjetivo ‹energía/año/placa› solar;
■ sustantivo masculino
1 ( terreno) piece of land, site
2
3 (Per) ( casa de vecindad) tenement building
solo 1◊ -la adjetivoa) ( sin compañía):◊ estar/sentirse sólo to be/feel lonely;
lo dejaron sólo ( sin compañía) they left him on his own o by himself;
( para no molestar) they left him alone;
hacen los deberes sólos they do their homework by themselves;
hablar sólo to talk to oneself;
a solas alone, by oneself
‹ whisky› straight, neat;
‹ pan› dry
hay un sólo problema there's just one problem
solo 2 sustantivo masculino (Mús) solo
sólo The written accent may be omitted when there is no risk of confusion with the adjective adverbio
only;
sólo or solo quería ayudarte I only wanted to help, I was only o just trying to help;
sólo or solo de pensarlo me dan escalofríos just o merely thinking about it makes me shudder;
solar 1 sustantivo masculino
1 (terreno para edificar) plot
2 Hist (mansión ancestral) noble house
solar 2 adjetivo solar
energía solar, solar energy
luz solar, sunlight
sistema solar, solar system
solar 3 vtr (el suelo) to floor, pave
solo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (único) only, single: en la caja había una sola galleta, there was a single biscuit in the box
no me ha respondido ni una sola vez, he hasn't answered once
2 (sin compañía) alone: me gusta estar sola, I like to be alone
iba hablando solo por la calle, he was walking down the street talking to himself
vive solo, he lives alone
3 (sin protección, apoyo) se siente sola, she feels lonely
4 (sin añadidos) un whisky solo, a whisky on its own ➣ Ver nota en alone
5 (sin ayuda, sin intervención) se desconecta solo, it switches itself off automatically
podemos resolverlo (nosotros) solos, we can solve it by ourselves
II sustantivo masculino
1 Mús solo: el concierto comienza con un solo de piano, the concert starts off with a piano solo
2 Esp black (coffee)
III adverbio only: solo con mirarle sabes que está mintiendo, just by looking at him you can tell he is lying
(tan) solo quiero hablar con él, I only want to talk to him
♦ Locuciones: a solas, alone
' sólo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
actual
- actualidad
- bastante
- bastarse
- batería
- bebible
- cada
- café
- cala
- cerdo
- como
- concernir
- corresponder
- dato
- decir
- dejar
- delgada
- delgado
- desalmada
- desalmado
- disparate
- don
- doña
- dos
- entera
- entero
- escaramuza
- faltar
- folclórica
- folclórico
- frustrarse
- gustar
- hablarse
- hasta
- iceberg
- indispensable
- individual
- infante
- infarto
- interés
- irse
- limitarse
- media
- medio
- mucha
- mucho
- mustia
- mustio
- para
- pintarse
English:
aback
- ablaze
- actual
- alive
- alone
- already
- also
- ammunition
- approximation
- as
- aside
- asleep
- attain
- attention span
- bear
- bear with
- beware
- black
- boat
- bring in
- bust
- but
- by
- cater
- certain
- close
- coffee
- conjecture
- dabble
- detest
- disposable
- do
- down
- effect
- end
- female
- find
- fix
- fraction
- fun
- further
- game
- go
- half
- hand-luggage
- hear of
- herself
- himself
- incoming
- isolated
* * *solo1, sólo adv Note that the adverb solo can be written with an accent when there is a risk of confusion with the adjective.only, just;solo he venido a despedirme I've only o just come to say goodbye;come solo fruta y verdura she only o just eats fruit and vegetables;es solo un bebé he's only o just a baby;solo le importa el dinero she's only interested in money, all she cares about is money;trabajo veinte horas a la semana – ¿solo? I work twenty hours a week – is that all?;no solo… sino (también)… not only… but (also)…;no solo me insultaron sino que además me golpearon they didn't only insult me, they beat me too, not only did they insult me, they beat me too;con solo o [m5] solo con una llamada basta para obtener el crédito all you need to do to get the loan is to make one phone call;solo con que te disculpes me conformo all you need to do is apologize and I'll be happy, all I ask is that you apologize;solo de pensarlo me pongo enfermo just thinking about it makes me ill;solo que… only…;lo compraría, solo que no tengo dinero I would buy it, only I haven't got any money;solo se vive una vez you only live oncesolo2, -a♦ adj1. [sin nadie, sin compañía] alone;¿vives sola? do you live alone o on your own o by yourself?;lo hice yo solo I did it on my own o by myself;me quedé solo [todos se fueron] I was left on my own;[nadie me apoyó] I was left isolated;se quedó solo a temprana edad he was on his own from an early age;quería estar a solas she wanted to be alone o by herself;ya hablaremos tú y yo a solas we'll have a talk with just the two of us, we'll have a talk alone;Fames gracioso/simpático como él solo he's really funny/nice;estar/quedarse más solo que la una to be/be left all on one's own;más vale estar solo que mal acompañado better to be alone than to be with the wrong people2. [solitario] lonely;me sentía solo I felt lonely3. [sin nada] on its own;[café] black; [whisky] neat;¿quieres el café solo o con leche? would you like your coffee black or with milk?;le gusta comer el arroz solo he likes to eat rice on its own4. [único] single;no me han comprado ni un solo regalo they didn't buy me a single present;ni una sola gota not a (single) drop;dame una sola razón give me one reason;queda una sola esperanza only one hope remains5. [mero, simple] very, mere;la sola idea de suspender me deprime the very o mere idea of failing depresses me;el solo hecho de que se disculpe ya le honra the very fact that he is apologizing is to his credit♦ nm1. Mús solo;un solo de guitarra a guitar solo* * *adj1 single;estar solo be alone;sentirse solo feel lonely;a solas alone, by o.s.;más solo que la una all alone, all by oneself;por sí solo by o.s.2 café black3 ( único):un solo día a single dayII m MÚS solo* * *sólo advsolamente: just, onlysólo quieren comer: they just want to eatsolo, -la adj1) : alone, by oneself2) : lonely3) único: only, sole, uniquehay un solo problema: there's only one problem4)a solas : alonesolo nm: solo* * *solo1 adj1. (sin compañía) alone / on your ownvive sola she lives alone / she lives on her own3. (sin ayuda) on your own / by yourself¿lo has hecho tú solo? did you do it by yourself?4. (único) onesolo2 n1. (café) black coffee2. (música) solo -
82 enfrentarse
1 (hacer frente) to face (a/con, -), confront (a/con, -)2 DEPORTE to meet (a/con, -)3 (pelearse) to have an argument (a, with), fall out (a, with); (chocar) to clash (a/con, with)* * *VPR1) (=pelear) [personas] to have a confrontation; [equipos] to face each otherJuan y su padre se enfrentaron durante la comida — Juan and his father had a confrontation over lunch
2)enfrentarse a o con —
a) [+ persona] to confrontse enfrentaron al enemigo — they faced o confronted the enemy
la selección de España se enfrentó a la de Italia — the Spanish team came up against o faced the Italian team
b) [+ problema, dificultad] to face (up to), confront* * *(v.) = struggle, tackle, come to + terms with, engage, come + face to faceEx. The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.Ex. Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.Ex. Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.Ex. Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.Ex. If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.* * *(v.) = struggle, tackle, come to + terms with, engage, come + face to faceEx: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.Ex: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.* * *
■enfrentarse verbo reflexivo
1 to face: se enfrentó a un gran peligro, she faced a grave danger
2 Dep (un equipo) to play
(una persona) to meet [a, -]: Karpov se enfrentará a Kasparov, Karpov will meet Kasparov
' enfrentarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encararse
- toser
- batir
- enfrentar
English:
clash
- come up against
- confront
- contend
- emerge
- face
- fight
- meet
- nerve
- penalty
- take on
- come
- cope
- pit
- tackle
- take
* * *vprnos enfrentamos a una grave crisis we are facing a serious crisis;enfrentarse a los hechos to face the facts;se enfrentó a su enfermedad con valor she faced up to her illness bravely2. [en contienda] [dos bandos] to meet, to clash;los dos equipos se enfrentarán por el campeonato the two teams will play each other for the championship;nos enfrentamos al enemigo we confronted the enemy;los manifestantes se enfrentaron con la policía the demonstrators clashed with the police;a Brasil le toca enfrentarse con Suecia Brazil has been drawn against Sweden3. [discutir] to clash* * *v/r1 DEP meet2:enfrentarse con alguien confront s.o.3:enfrentarse a algo face (up to) sth* * *vr1)enfrentarse con : to clash with2)enfrentarse a : to face up to* * *enfrentarse vb1. (hacer frente) to face2. (jugar) to playnos enfrentamos a uno de los mejores equipos de Europa we're playing one of the best teams in Europe3. (pelearse) to argue -
83 calmar
v.1 to relieve.2 to calm, to soothe.Los medicamentos calmaron al lunático The medicines calmed the lunatic.Sus comentarios calmaron su ánimo His comments calmed her mood.3 to alleviate.* * *1 (persona) to calm (down)2 (dolor) to relieve, soothe1 (estar en calma) to fall calm1 (persona) to calm down2 (dolor etc) to abate, ease off* * *verbto calm, soothe- calmarse* * *1. VT1) (=relajar) [+ persona] to calm (down); [+ ánimos] to calm; [+ nervios] to calm, steadyestas pastillas le ayudarán a calmar la ansiedad — these pills will help reduce o relieve your anxiety
2) (=aliviar) [+ dolor, picor] to relieve; [+ tos] to soothe; [+ sed] to quench2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm2.calmarse v prona) persona to calm downb) mar to become calm* * *= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.Ex. Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.Ex. This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.Ex. The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex. When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.Ex. Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex. The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.Ex. The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex. They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.Ex. Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.----* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( tranquilizar) < persona> to calm... down; < nervios> to calm2.calmarse v prona) persona to calm downb) mar to become calm* * *= settle down, defuse, quell, soothe, settle, ease, lull, still, assuage, put + Nombre + at ease, appease, quieten.Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.Ex: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.* calmar la ansiedad = allay + anxiety.* calmar la euforia = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmar la excitación = dampen + Posesivo + excitement.* calmarse = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down.* conseguir calmarse = regain + Posesivo + composure.* * *calmar [A1 ]vt1 (tranquilizar) ‹persona› to calm … down; ‹nervios› to calmesto calmó las tensiones/los ánimos this eased the tension/calmed people down2 (aliviar) ‹dolor› to relieve, ease; ‹hambre› to appease ( liter), to take the edge off; ‹sed› to quench■ calmarse1 «persona» to calm downahora que están los ánimos más calmados now that feelings aren't running so high, now that people have calmed down2 «mar» to become calm* * *
calmar ( conjugate calmar) verbo transitivo
‹ nervios› to calm;
‹ sed› to quench;
‹ hambre› to take the edge off
calmarse verbo pronominal
calmar verbo transitivo
1 (a una persona) to calm (down)
2 (un dolor) to soothe, relieve
' calmar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- apaciguar
- sed
- tranquilizar
- pacificar
English:
calm
- deaden
- defuse
- heat
- lull
- settle
- steady
- assuage
- dull
- ease
- hush
- kill
- quieten
- relieve
- soothe
* * *♦ vt1. [mitigar] to relieve;[dolor] to relieve, to ease; [hinchazón] to relieve; [quemadura] to soothe; [sed] to quench; [hambre] to take the edge off2. [tranquilizar] [persona] to calm (down), to soothe;[situación] to defuse;tómate esto para calmar los nervios take this to calm your nerves* * *v/t1 calm (down)2 sed quench* * *calmar vttranquilizar: to calm, to soothe* * *calmar vb1. (nervios) to calm / to calm down2. (dolor) to relieve -
84 Wren, Sir Christopher
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building[br]b. 20 October 1632 East Knoyle, Wiltshire, Englandd. 25 February 1723 London, England[br]English architect whose background in scientific research and achievement enhanced his handling of many near-intractable architectural problems.[br]Born into a High Church and Royalist family, the young Wren early showed outstanding intellectual ability and at Oxford in 1654 was described as "that miracle of a youth". Educated at Westminster School, he went up to Oxford, where he graduated at the age of 19 and obtained his master's degree two years later. From this time onwards his interests were in science, primarily astronomy but also physics, engineering and meteorology. While still at college he developed theories about and experimentally solved some fifty varied problems. At the age of 25 Wren was appointed to the Chair of Astronomy at Gresham College in London, but he soon returned to Oxford as Savilian Professor of Astronomy there. At the same time he became one of the founder members of the Society of Experimental Philosophy at Oxford, which was awarded its Royal Charter soon after the Restoration of 1660; Wren, together with such men as Isaac Newton, Robert Hooke, John Evelyn and Robert Boyle, then found himself a member of the Royal Society.Wren's architectural career began with the classical chapel that he built, at the request of his uncle, the Bishop of Ely, for Pembroke College, Cambridge (1663). From this time onwards, until he died at the age of 91, he was fully occupied with a wide and taxing variety of architectural problems which he faced in the execution of all the great building schemes of the day. His scientific background and inventive mind stood him in good stead in solving such difficulties with an often unusual approach and concept. Nowhere was this more apparent than in his rebuilding of fifty-one churches in the City of London after the Great Fire, in the construction of the new St Paul's Cathedral and in the grand layout of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich.The first instance of Wren's approach to constructional problems was in his building of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford (1664–9). He based his design upon that of the Roman Theatre of Marcellus (13–11 BC), which he had studied from drawings in Serlio's book of architecture. Wren's reputation as an architect was greatly enhanced by his solution to the roofing problem here. The original theatre in Rome, like all Roman-theatres, was a circular building open to the sky; this would be unsuitable in the climate of Oxford and Wren wished to cover the English counterpart without using supporting columns, which would have obscured the view of the stage. He solved this difficulty mathematically, with the aid of his colleague Dr Wallis, the Professor of Geometry, by means of a timber-trussed roof supporting a painted ceiling which represented the open sky.The City of London's churches were rebuilt over a period of nearly fifty years; the first to be completed and reopened was St Mary-at-Hill in 1676, and the last St Michael Cornhill in 1722, when Wren was 89. They had to be rebuilt upon the original medieval sites and they illustrate, perhaps more clearly than any other examples of Wren's work, the fertility of his imagination and his ability to solve the most intractable problems of site, limitation of space and variation in style and material. None of the churches is like any other. Of the varied sites, few are level or possess right-angled corners or parallel sides of equal length, and nearly all were hedged in by other, often larger, buildings. Nowhere is his versatility and inventiveness shown more clearly than in his designs for the steeples. There was no English precedent for a classical steeple, though he did draw upon the Dutch examples of the 1630s, because the London examples had been medieval, therefore Roman Catholic and Gothic, churches. Many of Wren's steeples are, therefore, Gothic steeples in classical dress, but many were of the greatest originality and delicate beauty: for example, St Mary-le-Bow in Cheapside; the "wedding cake" St Bride in Fleet Street; and the temple diminuendo concept of Christ Church in Newgate Street.In St Paul's Cathedral Wren showed his ingenuity in adapting the incongruous Royal Warrant Design of 1675. Among his gradual and successful amendments were the intriguing upper lighting of his two-storey choir and the supporting of the lantern by a brick cone inserted between the inner and outer dome shells. The layout of the Royal Hospital at Greenwich illustrates Wren's qualities as an overall large-scale planner and designer. His terms of reference insisted upon the incorporation of the earlier existing Queen's House, erected by Inigo Jones, and of John Webb's King Charles II block. The Queen's House, in particular, created a difficult problem as its smaller size rendered it out of scale with the newer structures. Wren's solution was to make it the focal centre of a great vista between the main flanking larger buildings; this was a masterstroke.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1673. President, Royal Society 1681–3. Member of Parliament 1685–7 and 1701–2. Surveyor, Greenwich Hospital 1696. Surveyor, Westminster Abbey 1699.Surveyor-General 1669–1712.Further ReadingR.Dutton, 1951, The Age of Wren, Batsford.M.Briggs, 1953, Wren the Incomparable, Allen \& Unwin. M.Whinney, 1971, Wren, Thames \& Hudson.K.Downes, 1971, Christopher Wren, Allen Lane.G.Beard, 1982, The Work of Sir Christopher Wren, Bartholomew.DY -
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on 1. preposition1) (touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: The book was lying on the table; He was standing on the floor; She wore a hat on her head.) på2) (in or into (a vehicle, train etc): We were sitting on the bus; I got on the wrong bus.) (inn) i, på, oppå3) (at or during a certain day, time etc: on Monday; On his arrival, he went straight to bed.) på, ved, per/pr.4) (about: a book on the theatre.) om5) (in the state or process of: He's on holiday.) på6) (supported by: She was standing on one leg.) på7) (receiving, taking: on drugs; on a diet.) på8) (taking part in: He is on the committee; Which detective is working on this case?) på, i9) (towards: They marched on the town.) mot, til10) (near or beside: a shop on the main road.) ved, på11) (by means of: He played a tune on the violin; I spoke to him on the telephone.) på, i12) (being carried by: The thief had the stolen jewels on him.) på, med13) (when (something is, or has been, done): On investigation, there proved to be no need to panic.) ved, etter14) (followed by: disaster on disaster.) etter2. adverb1) ((especially of something being worn) so as to be touching, fixed to, covering etc the upper or outer side of: She put her hat on.) på2) (used to show a continuing state etc, onwards: She kept on asking questions; They moved on.) (holde) på, videre, etter3) (( also adjective) (of electric light, machines etc) working: The television is on; Turn/Switch the light on.) på, i gang4) (( also adjective) (of films etc) able to be seen: There's a good film on at the cinema this week.) som går på teater/kino5) (( also adjective) in or into a vehicle, train etc: The bus stopped and we got on.) på, om bord3. adjective1) (in progress: The game was on.) i gang2) (not cancelled: Is the party on tonight?) på gang; på trappene•- oncoming- ongoing
- onwards
- onward
- be on to someone
- be on to
- on and on
- on time
- on to / ontooverfor--------påIadj. \/ɒn\/bare i uttrykkon side ( fotball e.l.) ikke offside ( i cricket) den del av banen som ligger bak og til venstre for en (høyrehendt) slagmannIIadv. \/ɒn\/1) på, på seg• shall I help you on with your coat?• keep your hat on!• put the kettle on!2) videre• pass it on!• work onjobbe videre \/ fortsette å jobbe3) frem, fremover4) fore5) igjen6) på (påkoblet e.l.), til (på instrumenttavle e.l.)• is the gas on?vannet er avstengt \/ vannet er ikke på7) avbe neither on nor off vite verken ut eller innbe on være i gang, pågå• is lunch still on?spilles, oppføres, gis, gå• what's on tonight?opptre (på scenen)komme med, følge med, være med• are you on?• I'm on!( hverdagslig) være muligdet går bare ikke \/ det er simpelthen ikke mulig• what's he on about?on and off eller off and on av og på, opp og ned, fra og til av og til, nå og da, med avbrudd, med mellomromon and on uten opphold, i ett, i det uendeligeon to (opp) på, over til, ut på, ned påbe on to someone ( hverdagslig) vite hva noen pønsker på, vite hva noen har fore ( hverdagslig) ha en mistanke til noenIIIprep. \/ɒn\/1) ( i fysisk kontakt med eller støttet av) på, opp på, oppe på, i, over2) ( om geografisk posisjon eller plassering) på, ved, i, mot, over• you should have seen the look on his face!4) ( om emne eller grunnlag) på, av, om, i, ifølge, etter, ut fra5) ( om komité eller instans) i• are you on the jury?6) ( om mål og fokusering) mot, til, over, overfor, hos, for• a curse on him!7) ( om reise eller transportmåte) på, tilnår du er i London, bør du handle på Harrod's8) (om dag eller periode, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, om, under, i, etter, ved, dahan døde (om morgenen) 1. mai• come here on the minute!da jeg kom frem til Hull, drog jeg på handletur9) (om noen som holder på med noe, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, da, vedda han åpnet boksen, så han en firfirsle10) ( om penger eller økonomi) på, av, mot• what's the tax on income in Norway?• you will receive the book on payment of £5du vil motta boken mot betaling av 5£11) ( om besittelse) på• have you got your ID card on you?14) ( om radio eller TV) på15) (om alkohol, narkotika eller medisin, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på, av16) (om noe som er betalt av noe\/noen, av og til uten oversettelse på norsk) på• this is on me!• have one on me!17) ( om spesiell anledning) med, i anledning (av)18) ( om sammenligning) i forhold til19) ( ved gjentagelse) på, etterbe on fire brenne, stå i brannbe on something holde på med noe( hverdagslig) begynne på noe, bli med på noefall on somebody\/something kaste seg over noen\/noe, falle om noen\/noeon and after fra og medon or before senestsvar senest 1. maispit on one's hand spytte seg i nevene -
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гл.Русский глагол оценивать не конкретизирует, как и в результате него произведена оценка. В английском языке в зависимости от характера обстоятельств, при которых дана оценка, или от мнения оценивающих используются разные слова, предполагающие конкретные ситуации.1. to judge — оценивать ( что-либо), судить ( о чем-либо) ( предполагает личное мнение или суждение о чем-либо): to judge about/of smth — судить о чем-либо; to judge about smth or smb судить о чем-либо или о ком-либо/выказать свое мнение о чем-либо или о ком-либо/иметь о чем-либо или о ком-либо свое суждение; to judge smb, smth судить о ком-либо, о чем-либо It is difficult for us to judge of the situation because we don't really know enough about it. — Нам трудно оценивать эту ситуацию, так как мы мало что о ней знасм./Нам трудно судить об этой ситуации, так как мы мало что о ней знаем. I don't know much about it, so I can't judge whether you arc right or wrong. — Я мало что об этом знаю, и поэтому не могу оценить ваше мнение./Я мало что об этом знаю, и поэтому не могу судить, правы вы или нет. One should be judged by what he does not what he says. — О человеке надо судить по делам, а не по словам. She can judge people very well. — Она очень хорошо оценивает людей. Магу judged it best not to say anything to me. — Мэри рассудила, что лучше всего не надо ничего мне говорить. It is difficult to judge what kind of impression we made. — Трудно сказать/судить, какое мы произвели впечатление. Не judged that someone must have been in the house. — Он считал, что в доме кто-то побывал./У него сложилось такое мнение, что в доме кто-то побывал. I love it, but come along and judge for yourself. — Мне это очень нравится, но пойдем вместе, и ты оценишь сам. You may lose the ability to judge distance accurately. — Можно потерять способность правильно оценивать расстояние. I don't know the facts. How can I judge? — Как я могу судить, не зная фактов? Who is judging the contest (the match, the game)? — Кто судит конкурс (матч, игру)? Schools are judged on their results. — Школы оцениваются по их результатам./О школах судят по их результатам. Judging by modern standards, it was a cruel thing to do. — По современным меркам это было жестоко. The firm's success can be judged from its growing sales. — Успехи фирмы можно оценить по растущему количеству продаж. The water was judged to be of good guality. — Вода по полученной оценке была хорошего качсства./Качество воды получило хорошую оценку.2. to evaluate — оценивать, давать оценку (не носит официального характера, но предполагает тщательное рассмотрение ценности или полезности чего-либо): to evaluate the full significance — оценить все значение/оценивать всю важность We've arranged a meeting to evaluate their proposals. — Мы созвали совещание для оценки их предложений. We asked all ex-trainees to evaluate the courses they took. — Мы попросили всех, кто у нас учился, дать свою оценку степени эффективности этих курсов. The police have got to stop evaluating their employees performance by the number of arrests they have made. — Полиция должна перестать оценивать работу своих сотрудников по количеству произведенных ими арестов. I can't evaluate his ability without more information. — Я не могу оценить его способности, мне нужно больше информации. Не failed to evaluate the importance of the matter properly. — Он не смог правильно оценить важность этого вопроса./Он не смог должным образом оценить важность этого вопроса.3. to assess — оценивать, давать оценку (предполагает формирование заключения, суждения, вывода или мнения в результате обдумывания или рассмотрения чего-либо): to assess a personality — дать оценку личных качеств человека/оценить личные качества человека; to assess a speech at its true worth — определить истинную ценность какого-либо выступления There are many methods of assessing students. — Существует много способов оценки знаний студентов. The booklet aims to help parents to assess recent educational chances. — Цель брошюры — помочь родителям составить собственное суждение о том, какие возможности открывают последние общеобразовательные программы. This test provides an excellent way of assessing applicants' suitability. — Данный тест дает прекрасную возможность оценки пригодности тех, кто претендует на эту работу/Данный тест обеспечивает прекрасную возможность оценки пригодности поступающих на эту работу. She looked over the house and assessed its rough market value. — Она осмотрела дом и оценила его примерную рыночную стоимость. She prefers her taxes assessed separately from her husband's. — Она предпочитает, чтобы ее налоги исчислялись отдельно от налогов ее мужа. He can quickly assess a person's character. — Он может быстро оценить характер человека./Он способен быстро составить правильное мнение о характере человека. It is difficult to assess the effects of the new legislation just yet. — Пока еще трудно оценить насколько эффективно новое законодательство. We have tried to assess what went wrong. — Мы пытались оценить в чем был сбой./Мы пытались оценить где была допущена ошибка. They assessed the value of the painting at over one million dollars. — Они оценили стоимость картины более чем в миллион долларов.4. to appraise — оценивать, давать оценку, определять качество, определять стоимость (носит официальный характер, как правило, употребляется при официальной и профессиональной оценке качества,полезности или стоимости чего-либо): to appraise a farm at a certain sum — оценить ферму в определенную сумму; to appraise the ability of one's students — дать оценку способностям своих учеников/определять уровень подготовки учащихся The company regularly appraises the performance of its employees. — Компания регулярно проводит оценку качества работы своих служащих. The officials were cautious in appraising the new aid program. — Должностные лица были очень осторожны при оценке новой программы помощи. The panel was asked to select and appraise this year's advertising. — Группу специалистов попросили оценить рекламу этого года и отобрать лучшую./Группу экспертов попросили оценить рекламу этого года и отобрать лучшую. They all appraised the house carefully before offering to buy it. — Они тщательно определили стоимость дома, прежде чем предложили его купить./Они осмотрели весь дом, прежде чем предложили его купить. The dealer came to appraise the furniture. — Посредник пришел, чтобы оценить предлагаемую на продажу мебель.5. to estimate — оценивать, определять ( примерно), определить: to estimate the distance (height) — примерно оценить расстояние (высоту)/прикинугь расстояние (высоту) The mechanic estimated the cost of repair at 200 dollars. — Механик оценил стоимость ремонта примерно в двести долларов. It is estimated that over 90 % crimes are committed in the day time. — По примерной оценке более девяноста процентов преступлений совершаются в дневное время. It is difficult to estimate how many deaths are caused by smoking each year. — Трудно даже определить, сколько человек каждый год умирает от курения. They estimated that the concert was watched by about five million people. — По их примерным подсчетам концерт по телевидению посмотрели около пять миллионов человек. It is difficult to estimate the cost of making your house safe. — Трудно подсчитать, сколько будет стоить работа по обеспечению безопасности вашего дома. The Antarctic ice is estimated to contain 90 % of the world's fresh water. — Льды Антарктики по имеющимся подсчетам содержат девяносто процентов пресной воды всей планеты. Can you estimate the distance to the forest from here? — Вы можете прикинуть расстояние отсюда до леса?6. to appreciate — оценивать, оценивать по достоинству, судить, понимать ( составить мнение о качестве чего-либо): to appreciate a joke — понять шутку; to appreciate the danger — правильно оценивать опасность/правильно судить об опасности Her abilities are not fully appreciated by her employer. — Ее хозяин не пенит се способностей по достоинству. I don't think you appreciate the difficulties his absence will cause. — Мне кажется, вы недооцениваете трудности, которые вызовет его отсутствие. I began to appreciate the difficulties my father had faced. — Я начал правильно оценивать трудности, с которыми столкнулся мой отец. I don't believe the Prime Minister fully appreciated the complexity ofthe problem. — Мне кажется, премьер-министр не полностью оценивает сложность этой проблсмы./Мне кажется, премьер-министр не до конин понимает сложность этой проблемы. She feels that her family does not really appreciate her. — Она чувствует, что семья ее недостаточно ценит. The restaurant is popular with people who appreciate food service and fine wines. — Этот ресторан пользуется популярностью у людей, которые пенят хорошее обслуживание и хорошие вина. -
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сущ.1) общ. причина (явление, непосредственно обусловливающее, порождающее другое явление — следствие)direct cause — прямая, непосредственная причина
The root cause of the crime problem is poverty. — Коренная причина проблемы преступности — бедность.
See:2) общ. основание, повод, мотивcause for alarm [concern\] — повод для беспокойства
Many people are worried about the economy, and with good cause. — Многие люди беспокоятся о состоянии экономики, и у них есть на то основания.
Syn:3) общ. (общее) дело (цель, идея, организация, поддерживаемая многими сторонниками/участниками)a good/worthy cause — стоящее дело
I don't mind giving it if it's for a good cause. — Я не против отдать это, если это послужит правому [благому\] делу.
Faced by an enemy on their territory, the French parties tried to make common cause. — Перед лицом врага на своей территории, французские партии попытались объъединиться ради общего дела.
See:4) юр. уголовное дело, судебный процесс5) общ. вопрос (требующий рассмотрения, обсуждения)
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