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61 bewegen
I v/t1. move; (Schweres) auch shift umg.; ich kann meinen linken Arm nicht bewegen auch I have no movement in my left arm; es lässt sich nicht von der Stelle bewegen it won’t budge2. (Wasser, Blätter etc.) stir; eine leichte Brise bewegte die Oberfläche des Sees a gentle breeze ruffled ( oder rippled) the surface of the lake5. (Pferd) exerciseII v/refl2. (sich körperlich bewegen) get (some) exercise; du musst dich mehr bewegen you need (to get) more exercise; er bewegt sich zur Zeit kaum auch he hardly gets out of the house these days5. die Kosten bewegen sich zwischen... the costs range between...; in welcher Höhe bewegen sich die Kosten? roughly how high are the costs?—v/t; bewegt, bewog, hat bewogen; jemanden zu etw. (Dat) bewegen get ( oder bring) s.o. to do s.th.; jemanden dazu bewegen, etw. zu tun get ( oder bring) s.o. to do s.th.; was hat ihn ( wohl) dazu bewogen? (I wonder) what made him do it?; sich zu etw. bewegen lassen (allow o.s. to) be persuaded to do s.th.; sich nicht bewegen lassen stand firm, remain adamant, refuse to budge umg.; es konnte ihn nichts dazu bewegen zu (+ Inf.) wild horses couldn’t make him (+ Inf.) bewogen* * *to move; to induce; to budge; to stir; to lever;sich bewegento move; to be in motion; to budge* * *be|we|gen I [bə'veːgn] ptp bewegt1. vt1) (= Lage verändern, regen) to move; Erdmassen, Möbelstück to move, to shift; Hund, Pferd to exercise2) (= innerlich bewegen) to move; (= beschäftigen, angehen) to concerndieser Gedanke bewegt mich seit Langem — this has been on my mind a long time
bewégend — moving
See:→ bewegt2. vr1) (= in Bewegung sein) to move2) (=Bewegung haben Mensch) to get some exercise; (inf = spazieren gehen) to stretch one's legs, to get some exercisedie Verluste bewégen sich in den tausenden or Tausenden — losses are in the thousands
4) (= sich ändern, Fortschritte machen) to change5) (= auftreten, sich benehmen) to behave, to act•See:→ auch bewegtII pret bewog [bə'voːk] ptp bewogen [bə'voːgn]vtjdn zu etw bewégen — to induce or persuade sb to do sth
sich dazu bewégen lassen, etw zu tun — to allow oneself to be persuaded to do sth
* * *1) (to move the feelings of: She was deeply affected by the news of his death.) affect2) (to shake: The tree was agitated by the wind.) agitate3) (to train or give exercise to: Dogs should be exercised frequently; I exercise every morning.) exercise* * *be·we·gen *1[bəˈve:gn̩]I. vt▪ etw \bewegen to move sth2. (transportieren)▪ jdn \bewegen to concern sbdieser Gedanke bewegt mich schon längere Zeit this [thought] has been on my mind for some time; (innerlich aufwühlen) to move sb4. (bewirken)▪ etwas/nichts/viel/wenig \bewegen to achieve sth/nothing/a lot/littleII. vr1. (sich fortbewegen)2. (sich körperlich betätigen)3. ASTRON▪ sich akk [um etw akk/in Richtung auf etw akk] \bewegen to move [round sth/towards [or in the direction of] sth]der Mond bewegt sich um die Erde the moon moves [or revolves] round the earth4. (variieren, schwanken)der Preis bewegt sich um 3.000 Euro the price is around [or in the range of] 3,000 eurosdie Verluste \bewegen sich in den Millionen the losses will run into the millionsbe·we·gen *2< bewog, bewogen>[bəˈve:gn̩]vt (veranlassen)▪ jdn dazu \bewegen, etw zu tun to move [or persuade] sb to do sthsich akk bewogen fühlen, etw zu tun (geh) to feel as if one has [or feel prompted] [or feel obliged] to do sthich fühlte mich bewogen, etwas zu sagen I felt I had [or felt obliged] to say something* * *I 1.transitives Verb1) moveetwas von der Stelle bewegen — move or shift something [from the spot]
2) (ergreifen) move3) (innerlich beschäftigen) preoccupy2.das bewegt mich schon lange — I have been preoccupied with this or this has exercised my mind for a long time
reflexives Verb1) move2) (ugs.): (sich Bewegung verschaffen)du solltest/musst dich mehr bewegen — you ought to/must take more exercise
3)seine Ausführungen bewegen sich in der gleichen Richtung — (fig.) his comments have the same drift or are on the same lines
4) (sich verhalten) behaveIIunregelmäßiges transitives Verbjemanden dazu bewegen, etwas zu tun — < thing> make somebody do something, induce somebody to do something; < person> prevail upon or persuade somebody to do something
jemanden zur Teilnahme bewegen — < person> talk somebody into taking part; < thing> make somebody take part; induce somebody to take part
* * *bewegen1A. v/tich kann meinen linken Arm nicht bewegen auch I have no movement in my left arm;es lässt sich nicht von der Stelle bewegen it won’t budgeeine leichte Brise bewegte die Oberfläche des Sees a gentle breeze ruffled ( oder rippled) the surface of the lake5. (Pferd) exerciseB. v/r2. (sich körperlich bewegen) get (some) exercise;du musst dich mehr bewegen you need (to get) more exercise;er bewegt sich zur Zeit kaum auch he hardly gets out of the house these days3.bewegen move in political etc circles4. figsich in eine Richtung bewegen Gedanken etc: tend in a (certain) direction5.die Kosten bewegen sich zwischen … the costs range between …;in welcher Höhe bewegen sich die Kosten? roughly how high are the costs?bewegen2 v/t; bewegt, bewog, hat bewogen;jemanden zu etwas (dat)jemanden dazu bewegen, etwas zu tun get ( oder bring) sb to do sth;sich zu etwas bewegen lassen (allow o.s. to) be persuaded to do sth;sich nicht bewegen lassen stand firm, remain adamant, refuse to budge umg;* * *I 1.transitives Verb1) moveetwas von der Stelle bewegen — move or shift something [from the spot]
2) (ergreifen) move3) (innerlich beschäftigen) preoccupy2.das bewegt mich schon lange — I have been preoccupied with this or this has exercised my mind for a long time
reflexives Verb1) move2) (ugs.): (sich Bewegung verschaffen)du solltest/musst dich mehr bewegen — you ought to/must take more exercise
3)seine Ausführungen bewegen sich in der gleichen Richtung — (fig.) his comments have the same drift or are on the same lines
4) (sich verhalten) behaveIIunregelmäßiges transitives Verbjemanden dazu bewegen, etwas zu tun — < thing> make somebody do something, induce somebody to do something; < person> prevail upon or persuade somebody to do something
jemanden zur Teilnahme bewegen — < person> talk somebody into taking part; < thing> make somebody take part; induce somebody to take part
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62 impresionar
v.1 to impress.El anuncio impacta a los jóvenes The ad has impact on young people.2 to expose (photography).3 to make an impression.4 to put oneself over.* * *1 (causar admiración) to impress■ me impresionó mucho el libro cuando lo leí por primera vez the first time I read the book it made a great impression on me■ sus hazañas bélicas no me impresionan ni lo más mínimo his war exploits don't impress me in the slightest2 (afectar) to affect; (inquietar) to disturb3 (película) to expose* * *verb* * *1. VT1) (Téc) [+ disco] to cut; [+ foto] to expose2) [+ persona] (=causar impresión a) to impress, strike; (=conmover) to move, affect; (=horrorizar) to shock2.VI (=causar impresión) to make an impression3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( causar buena impresión)me impresionó muy bien — (RPl) he made a very good impression (on me)
b) ( conmover) to moveverlo llorar me impresionó mucho — seeing him cry really moved me o made a deep impression on me
c) ( alarmar) to shockd) ( sorprender) to strikelo que más me impresionó fue... — what struck me most was...
2) (Fot) < película> to expose2.impresionar vi to impress3.impresionarse v pron to be shocked (o moved etc)* * *= move, strike + Pronombre Personal, dazzle, shock, bedazzle, wow, impress, touch + Posesivo + life, make + a splash.Ex. Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.Ex. 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.Ex. The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.Ex. The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex. Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.Ex. He makes science easy to understand and ' wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.Ex. When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.Ex. Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.Ex. Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.----* para impresionar = for effect.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( causar buena impresión)me impresionó muy bien — (RPl) he made a very good impression (on me)
b) ( conmover) to moveverlo llorar me impresionó mucho — seeing him cry really moved me o made a deep impression on me
c) ( alarmar) to shockd) ( sorprender) to strikelo que más me impresionó fue... — what struck me most was...
2) (Fot) < película> to expose2.impresionar vi to impress3.impresionarse v pron to be shocked (o moved etc)* * *= move, strike + Pronombre Personal, dazzle, shock, bedazzle, wow, impress, touch + Posesivo + life, make + a splash.Ex: Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.
Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.Ex: Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.Ex: He makes science easy to understand and ' wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.Ex: When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.* para impresionar = for effect.* * *impresionar [A1 ]vtA ‹persona›ver a mi padre llorar me impresionó mucho seeing my father cry really affected me o moved me o made a deep impression on meme impresionó mucho verla tan delgada it really shocked me to see her looking so thinlo que más me impresionó fue el estado lamentable del edificio what struck me most was the terrible state the building was inme impresionó muy bien ( RPl); he made a very good impression (on me), he really impressed meB1 ( Fot) ‹película› to expose2 ‹disco› to press■ impresionarvito impresste lo dice para impresionar he's only saying it to impress youto be shocked ( o moved etc)* * *
impresionar ( conjugate impresionar) verbo transitivo
1a) ( causar buena impresión):
◊ verlo llorar me impresionó mucho seeing him cry really affected o moved me
2 (Fot) ‹ película› to expose
verbo intransitivo
to impress
impresionar
I verbo transitivo
1 (causar admiración) to impress
(sobrecoger) to shock
(conmover) me impresionó ver llorar a mi padre, seeing my father cry made a deep impression on me
2 Fot to expose
II verbo intransitivo to impress
' impresionar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afectar
- calar
- sacudir
- apantallar
- impactar
English:
effect
- flex
- impress
- name-dropper
- shock
- shake
* * *♦ vt1. [asombrar] to amaze, to astonish2. [emocionar] to move;[conmocionar, horrorizar] to shock;me impresiona mucho ver sangre the sight of blood horrifies me;le impresionó mucho ver el cadáver seeing the body was a real shock to him3. [maravillar] to impress4. Fot to expose5. RP [causar impresión en]me impresionó muy bien/mal he made a very good/bad impression on me♦ vi1. [asombrar] to be amazing o astonishing2. [emocionar] to be moving;[conmocionar, horrorizar] to be shocking3. [maravillar] to make an impression* * *v/t:* * *impresionar vt1) : to impress, to strike2) : to affect, to moveimpresionar vi: to make an impression* * *impresionar vb1. (causar admiración) to impress2. (inquietar) to shock -
63 shake
1. nounSchütteln, dasgive somebody/something a shake — jemanden/etwas schütteln
with a shake of the head — mit einem Kopfschütteln
2. transitive verb,be no great shakes — (coll.) nicht gerade umwerfend sein (ugs.)
1) (move violently) schüttelnshake one's fist/a stick at somebody — jemandem mit der Faust/einem Stock drohen
‘shake [well] before using’ — "vor Gebrauch [gut] schütteln!"
shake hands — sich (Dat.) od. einander die Hand geben od. schütteln
shake somebody by the hand — jemandem die Hand schütteln od. drücken
shake one's head [over something] — [über etwas (Akk.)] den Kopf schütteln
3) (weaken) erschütternshake somebody's faith in something/somebody — jemandes Glauben an etwas/jemanden erschüttern
4) (agitate) erschütternhe failed his exam - that shook him! — er hat die Prüfung nicht bestanden - das war ein Schock für ihn!
3. intransitive verb,Shake somebody's composure — jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen
1) (tremble) wackeln; [Boden, Stimme:] beben; [Hand:] zitternshake [all over] with cold/fear — [am ganzen Leib] vor Kälte/Angst schlottern
shake in one's shoes — (coll.) vor Angst schlottern
2) (coll.): (shake hands) sich (Dat.) die Hand gebenlet's shake on it! — schlag ein!; Hand drauf!
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/66346/shake_off">shake off- shake up* * *[ʃeik] 1. past tense - shook; verb1) (to (cause to) tremble or move with jerks: The explosion shook the building; We were shaking with laughter; Her voice shook as she told me the sad news.) (er)heben (lassen)2) (to shock, disturb or weaken: He was shaken by the accident; My confidence in him has been shaken.) erschüttern2. noun1) (an act of shaking: He gave the bottle a shake.) das Schütteln2) (drink made by shaking the ingredients together vigorously: a chocolate milk-shake.) das Shake•- shaking- shaky
- shakily
- shakiness
- shake-up
- no great shakes
- shake one's fist at
- shake one's head
- shake off
- shake up* * *[ʃeɪk]I. nshe gave the box a \shake sie schüttelte die Schachtelto say sth with a \shake of one's head etw mit einem Kopfschütteln sagen2. (nervousness)to get/have the \shakes ( fam) Muffensausen [o einen Flattermann] [o den Tatterich] kriegen/haben fam4.II. vt<shook, shaken>1. (vibrate)▪ to \shake sb/sth jdn/etw schüttelnshe shook her hair loose from its ribbon sie schüttelte das Band von ihrem Haar ab\shake well before using vor Gebrauch gut schüttelnto \shake buildings detonation Gebäude erschütternto \shake one's fist [at sb] [jdm] mit der Faust drohenthe demonstrators shook their fists die Demonstranten schwangen die Fäusteto \shake hands einander die Hände schüttelnto \shake hands with sb, to \shake sb by the hand jdm die Hand schüttelnto \shake one's head den Kopf schüttelnto \shake one's hips die Hüften schwingento \shake sb awake jdn wach rütteln2. (undermine)▪ to \shake sth etw erschüttern [o ins Wanken bringen]after six defeats in a row the team's confidence has been badly \shaken nach sechs Niederlagen in Folge ist das [Selbst]vertrauen des Teams schwer angeschlagen3. (shock)▪ to \shake sb jdn erschütternthe news has \shaken the whole country die Nachricht hat das ganze Land schwer getroffen5.III. vi<shook, shaken>1. (quiver) bebenthe child's body shook with sobs das Kind bebte vor Schluchzen am ganzen Körperhis voice shook with emotion seine Stimme zitterte vor Rührungto \shake violently heftig beben2. (shiver with fear) zittern, bebenthey shook on the deal sie besiegelten den Deal per Handschlag4.▶ to \shake in one's boots [or shoes] vor Angst schlottern* * *[ʃeɪk] vb: pret shook, ptp shaken1. n1) (= act of shaking) Schütteln ntgive the paint a ( good) shake — die Farbe (gut) durchschütteln
to give sb/oneself a good shake — jdn/sich kräftig schütteln
with a shake of her head —
2) (= milkshake) Milchshake min two shakes (of a lamb's tail) — in zwei Sekunden
4)to be no great shakes (inf) — nicht umwerfend sein (at in +dat )
5)the shakes pl (inf) — der Tatterich (inf); (esp with fear) das Zittern
he's got the shakes — er hat einen Tatterich (inf); (due to alcoholism also) ihm zittern die Hände, er hat einen Flattermann (inf); (esp with fear) er hat das große Zittern (inf); (esp with cold, emotion) er zittert am ganzen Körper
2. vt"shake well before using" —
to be shaken to pieces she shook the door handle which seemed to have stuck to shake pepper on a steak — total durchgeschüttelt werden sie rüttelte an der Türklinke, die zu klemmen schien Pfeffer auf ein Steak streuen
to shake oneself/itself free — sich losmachen
to shake hands — sich (dat) die Hand geben; (for longer time, in congratulations etc) sich (dat) die Hand schütteln
to shake hands with sb — jdm die Hand geben/schütteln
I'd like to shake him by the hand —
English people don't often shake hands — Engländer geben sich (dat) selten die Hand
shake hands (to dog) — (gib) Pfötchen; (to child)
to shake a leg ( inf = hurry ) ( dated : = dance ) —, = hurry ) Dampf machen (inf) ( dated : = dance ) das Tanzbein schwingen (dated)
2) (= weaken) faith, foundation of society erschüttern; evidence, reputation, courage, resolve ins Wanken bringento shake the foundations of sth — die Grundfesten einer Sache (gen) erschüttern
society was shaken to its very core — die Gesellschaft wurde bis in ihre Grundfesten erschüttert
3) (= shock, amaze) erschütternthat shook him! — da war er platt (inf)
it shook me rigid (inf) — da war ich schwer geschockt (inf)
it was a nasty accident, he's still rather badly shaken — es war ein schlimmer Unfall, der Schreck sitzt ihm noch in den Knochen
4)See:= shake off3. viwackeln; (hand, voice) zittern; (earth, voice) bebenthe whole boat shook as the waves struck it — das ganze Boot wurde vom Aufprall der Wellen erschüttert
to shake like a leaf —
to shake with fear/cold — vor Angst/Kälte zittern
he was shaking all over — er zitterte am ganzen Körper
what's shaking? (US) (sl) — was geht ab? (inf)
* * *shake [ʃeık]A s1. a) Schütteln n:shake of the head Kopfschütteln;give sth a good shake etwas kräftig (durch)schütteln;in two shakes (of a lamb’s tail), in half a shake umg im Nub) Händedruck m2. (auch seelische) Erschütterung3. Zittern n, Beben n:be all of a shake am ganzen Körper zittern;4. Stoß m:shake of wind Windstoß;no great shakes umg nichts Weltbewegendes;5. umg Erdbeben n6. Riss m, Spalt m7. MUS Triller m8. (Milch- etc) Shake m9. umg Augenblick m, Moment m:wait a shake!B v/i prät shook [ʃʊk], pperf shaken1. wackeln:shake with laughter sich vor Lachen schütteln2. (sch)wanken, beben:3. zittern, beben ( beide:with vor Furcht, Kälte etc)4. MUS trillern5. umg sich die Hände schütteln, sich die Hand geben:(let’s) shake on it! Hand darauf!C v/t1. schütteln:shake sth from etwas (ab)schütteln von;shake one’s head den Kopf schütteln (over, at über akk);shake one’s finger( a fist, a stick) at sb jemandem mit dem Finger (mit der Faust, mit einem Stock) drohen; → hand Bes Redew, leg Bes Redew, side A 42. auch fig jemandes Entschluss, den Gegner, jemandes Glauben, jemandes Zeugenaussage etc erschüttern3. rütteln an (dat) (auch fig)4. jemanden (seelisch) erschüttern:5. jemanden verunsichern7. MUS trillern8. US einen Verfolger etc abschütteln, loswerden* * *1. nounSchütteln, dasgive somebody/something a shake — jemanden/etwas schütteln
2. transitive verb,be no great shakes — (coll.) nicht gerade umwerfend sein (ugs.)
1) (move violently) schüttelnshake one's fist/a stick at somebody — jemandem mit der Faust/einem Stock drohen
‘shake [well] before using’ — "vor Gebrauch [gut] schütteln!"
shake hands — sich (Dat.) od. einander die Hand geben od. schütteln
shake somebody by the hand — jemandem die Hand schütteln od. drücken
2) (cause to tremble) erschüttern [Gebäude usw.]shake one's head [over something] — [über etwas (Akk.)] den Kopf schütteln
3) (weaken) erschütternshake somebody's faith in something/somebody — jemandes Glauben an etwas/jemanden erschüttern
4) (agitate) erschüttern3. intransitive verb,he failed his exam - that shook him! — er hat die Prüfung nicht bestanden - das war ein Schock für ihn!
1) (tremble) wackeln; [Boden, Stimme:] beben; [Hand:] zitternshake [all over] with cold/fear — [am ganzen Leib] vor Kälte/Angst schlottern
shake in one's shoes — (coll.) vor Angst schlottern
2) (coll.): (shake hands) sich (Dat.) die Hand gebenlet's shake on it! — schlag ein!; Hand drauf!
Phrasal Verbs:- shake up* * *v.(§ p.,p.p.: shook, shaken)= rütteln v.schütteln v. v.erschüttern v. -
64 Barnack, Oskar
SUBJECT AREA: Photography, film and optics[br]b. 1879 Berlin, Germanyd. January 1936 Wetzlar, Germany[br]German camera designer who conceived the first Leica camera and many subsequent models.[br]Oskar Barnack was an optical engineer, introspective and in poor health, when in 1910 he was invited through the good offices of his friend the mechanical engineer Emil Mechau, who worked for Ernst Leitz, to join the company at Wetzlar to work on research into microscope design. He was engaged after a week's trial, and on 2 January 1911 he was put in charge of microscope research. He was an enthusiastic photographer, but excursions with his large and heavy plate camera equipment taxed his strength. In 1912, Mechau was working on a revolutionary film projector design and needed film to test it. Barnack suggested that it was not necessary to buy an expensive commercial machine— why not make one? Leitz agreed, and Barnack constructed a 35 mm movie camera, which he used to cover events in and around Wetzlar.The exposure problems he encountered with the variable sensitivity of the cine film led him to consider the design of a still camera in which short lengths of film could be tested before shooting—a kind of exposure-meter camera. Dissatisfied with the poor picture quality of his first model, which took the standard cine frame of 18×24 mm, he built a new model in which the frame size was doubled to 36×24 mm. It used a simple focal-plane shutter adjustable to 1/500 of a second, and a Zeiss Milar lens of 42 mm focal length. This is what is now known as the UR-Leica. Using his new camera, 1/250 of the weight of his plate equipment, Barnack made many photographs around Wetzlar, giving postcard-sized prints of good quality.Ernst Leitz Junior was lent the camera for his trip in June 1914 to America, where he was urged to put it into production. Visiting George Eastman in Rochester, Leitz passed on Barnack's requests for film of finer grain and better quality. The First World War put an end to the chances of developing the design at that time. As Germany emerged from the postwar chaos, Leitz Junior, then in charge of the firm, took Barnack off microscope work to design prototypes for a commercial model. Leitz's Chief Optician, Max Berek, designed a new lens, the f3.5 Elmax, for the new camera. They settled on the name Leica, and the first production models went on show at the Leipzig Spring Fair in 1925. By the end of the year, 1,000 cameras had been shipped, despite costing about two months' good wages.The Leica camera established 35 mm still photography as a practical proposition, and film manufacturers began to create the special fine-grain films that Barnack had longed for. He continued to improve the design, and a succession of new Leica models appeared with new features, such as interchangeable lenses, coupled range-finders, 250 exposures. By the time of his sudden death in 1936, Barnack's life's work had forever transformed the nature of photography.[br]Further ReadingJ.Borgé and G.Borgé, 1977, Prestige de la, photographie.BC -
65 Stevenson, Robert
[br]b. 8 June 1772 Glasgow, Scotlandd. 12 July 1850 Edinburgh, Scotland[br]Scottish lighthouse designer and builder.[br]After his father's death when he was only 2 years old, Robert Stevenson was educated at a school for children from families in reduced circumstances. However, c. 1788 his mother married again, to Thomas Smith, Engineer to the Northern Lighthouse Board. Stevenson then served an apprenticeship under his new stepfather. The Board, which is still an active force in the 1990s, was founded in 1786 to oversee the lights and buoyage in some of the wildest waters in Western Europe, the seas around the coasts of Scotland and the Isle of Man.After studies at Andersen's College (now the University of Strathclyde) and later at Edinburgh University, Stevenson assumed responsibility in the field for much of the construction work sanctioned by the Board. After some years he succeeded Smith as Engineer to the Board and thereby the long connection between the Northern Lights and the Stevenson family commenced.Stevenson became Engineer to the Board when he was about 30 years old, remaining in that office for the best part of half a century. During these years he improved catoptric lighting, adopted the central lamp refracting system and invented the intermittent flashing light. While these developments were sufficient to form a just memorial to the man, he was involved in greater endeavours in the construction of around twenty lighthouses, most of which had ingenious forms of construction. The finest piece was the Bell Rock Lighthouse, built on a reef off the Scottish East Coast. This enterprise took five years to complete and can be regarded as the most important construction of his life.His interests fitted in with those of the other great men living in and around Edinburgh at the time, and included oceanography, astronomy, architecture and antiquarian studies. He designed several notable bridges, proposed a design for the rails for railways and also made a notable study of marine timber borers. He contributed to Encyclopaedia Britannica and to many journals.His grandson, born in the year of his death, was the famous author Robert Louis Stevenson (1850–94).[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS Edinburgh.Further ReadingSir Walter Scott, 1982, Northern Lights, Hawick.FMW -
66 break
I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rompere, spezzare2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) rompere, spezzare3) (to make or become unusable.) rompere4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) infrangere, venire meno5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battere, superare6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompere7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompere8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicare9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) alterarsi, mutare10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) smussare11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) scoppiare, cominciare2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambiamento3) (an opening.) inizio4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) opportunità, occasione•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) oggetto fragile- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up -
67 Böttger, Johann Friedrich
SUBJECT AREA: Domestic appliances and interiors[br]b. 4 February 1682 Scheiz, Germanyd. 13 March 1719 Dresden, Germany[br]German inventor of Meissen porcelain.[br]After the early death of his father, Böttger spent his childhood in Magdeburg, where he received instruction in mathematics, fortification and pyrotechnics. He spent twelve years with the apothecary F.Zorn in Berlin, where there was a flourishing colony of alchemists. Böttger became an adept himself and claimed to have achieved transmutations into gold by 1701.In March 1702 Böttger moved near to Dresden, in the service of August II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland. While there, he made friends with E.W.von Tschirnhaus (1651–1708), scientist and possessor of glass-and ironworks. It was this association that led eventually to the founding of the celebrated Meissen porcelain factory. By 1708, Böttger had succeeded in making fine red stoneware by adding a flux, alabaster or marble, to infusible Saxony clay. By varying his raw materials, and in particular in using white china clay from the Erzgebirge, he obtained the first European true, hard, white porcelain, which had eluded European workers for centuries. At the same time he improved the furnace to achieve a temperature of around 1,350°C. To exploit his discovery, the Meissen factory was set up in 1710 and its products began to be marketed in 1713. Böttger managed the factory until his death in 1719, although throughout the period of experimentation and exploitation he had worked in conditions of great secrecy, in a vain attempt to preserve the secret of the process.[br]Further ReadingC.A.Engelhardt, 1837, J.F.Böttger: Erfinder des sachsischen Porzellan, Leipzig; reprinted 1982, Verlag Weidlich (the classic biography).K.Hoffman, 1985, Johann Friedrich Böttger: von Alchemistengold zum weissenPorzellan, Berlin: Verlag Neues Leben.LRDBiographical history of technology > Böttger, Johann Friedrich
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68 Ἰούδας
Ἰούδας, α, ὁ (יְהוּדָה Judah, etym. unknown; LXX; TestSol 1:12 D; Test12Patr; JosAs 27:6; AscIs, EpArist, Philo, Joseph., Just., Mel., P. 93, 703.—The indecl. form Ἰουδά, which occasionally occurs in the LXX [e.g. Gen 29:35; 2 Macc 14:13 Swete; Thackeray 163] is not to be postulated for our lit., not even Mt 2:6; Lk 1:39) Judas, Judah (Hebr., the Engl. sp. conventionally used for 1 and 2), Judas (Gk., conventional sp. for nos. 3–7), Jude (s. 8 below); cp. B-D-F §53, 1; 55, 1a; Mlt-H, 143f.① Judah, son of the patriarch Jacobⓐ in pers.: in the genealogy of Jesus Mt 1:2f; Lk 3:33. κατὰ τὸν Ἰούδαν through Judah 1 Cl 32:2.ⓑ the tribe of Judah (Judg 1:2) ἐξ Ἰούδα ἀνατέταλκεν ὁ κύριος Hb 7:14. Also φυλὴ Ἰούδα Rv 5:5; 7:5 (Just., D. 43, 1).ⓒ the country belonging to the tribe of Judah (Josh 11:21; 2 Ch 28:18) Βηθλέεμ γῆ Ἰούδα Mt 2:6a; cp. Lk 2:4 D; ἡγεμόνες Ἰ. Mt 2:6b; πόλις Ἰ. (2 Ch 23:2) Lk 1:39 (cp. CTorrey, HTR 17, 1924, 83–91). ὁ οἶκος Ἰ. (w. ὁ οἶκος Ἰσραήλ) the inhabitants of the land Hb 8:8 (Jer 38:31).② Judah, a pers. in the genealogy of Jesusⓐ Ἰ. son of Ἰωσήφ 2: Lk 3:30.ⓑ Ἰ. son of Ἰωανάν: Lk 3:26 v.l.③ Judas, called ὁ Γαλιλαῖος, a revolutionary in the time of Quirinius ‘in the days of the census’ (cp. Jos., Ant. 18, 4–10, 23–25; 20, 102, Bell. 2, 118; 433; 7, 253.—Schürer I 381f; 414; 417f; 425; II 599–606) Ac 5:37.—WLodder, J. de Galileër: NTS 9, 1926, 3–15.④ Judas of Damascus, Paul’s host Ac 9:11.⑤ Judas, an apostle, called Ἰ. Ἰακώβου son of Jacob or James (linguistically speaking, ἀδελφός might also be supplied: Alciphron 4, 17, 10 Τιμοκράτης ὁ Μητροδώρου, i.e. his brother), to differentiate him fr. the informer. He is mentioned in lists of apostles only in the writings of Luke, where two men named Judas are specifically referred to Lk 6:16 and presupposed Ac 1:13; cp. J 14:22.⑥ Judas, several times called Ἰσκαριώθ or (ὁ) Ἰσκαριώτης (q.v.), the one who turned in Jesus Mt 10:4; 26:14, 25, 47; 27:3; Mk 3:19; 14:10, 43; Lk 6:16 (προδότης ‘traitor’); 22:3, 47f; J 12:4; 13:29; 18:2f, 5; Ac 1:16, 25; GEb 34, 61; Agr 23b; MPol 6:2 (also Mel., P. 93, 703). His father was Simon J 13:2, and this Simon is also called Ἰσκαριώτης 6:71; 13:26 (v.l. described him as Ἰσκαρ.). On Judas himself and the tradition concerning him, incl. the manner of his death, s. Papias (1:5 Lat. [cp. Hippolytus in Da 60 p. 338, 3 Bonwetsch]; 3:1, 2).—Cp. EPreuschen, Antileg.2 1905, 98. Lit. in Hennecke-Schneemelcher (Wils.) II 62–64 (s. also I 313f) as well as GMarquardt, D. Verrat des J. Isch.—eine Sage 1900; WWrede, Vorträge u. Studien 1907, 127–46; FFeigel, D. Einfluss d. Weissagungsbeweises 1910, 48ff; 95; 114; WSmith, Ecce Deus 1911, 295–309; KWeidel, StKr 85, 1912, 167–286; GSchläger, Die Ungeschichtlichkeit des Verräters J.: ZNW 15, 1914, 50–59; MPlath, ibid. 17, 1916, 178–88; WCadman, The Last Journey of Jesus to Jerus. 1923, 129–36; JRobertson, Jesus and J. 1927; DHaugg, J. Isk. in den ntl. Berichten 1930 (lit.); JFinegan, D. Überl. d. Leidens-u. Auferstehungsgesch. Jesu ’34; FDanker, The Literary Unity of Mk 14:1–25: JBL 85, ’66, 467–72. Esp. on the death of J.: RHarris, AJT 4, 1900, 490–513; JBernard, Exp. 6th ser., 9, 1904, 422–30; KLake, Beginn. V ’33, note 4, 22–30; PBenoit, La mort de Judas, AWikenhauser Festschr. ’53, 1–19; KLüthi, Judas Iskarioth in d. Geschichte d. Auslegung von d. Reformation bis zur Gegenwart ’55; idem, D. Problem d. Judas Iskarioth neu untersucht: EvTh 16, ’56, 98–114; MEnslin, How the Story Grew: Judas in Fact and Fiction: FGingrich Festschr., ed. Barth and Cocroft, ’72, 123–41; and s. παραδίδωμι and πρηνής.—JBrownson, Neutralizing the Intimate Enemy—The Portrayal of Judas in the Fourth Gospel: SPSBL ’92, 49–60; WKlassen, Judas—Betrayer or Friend of Jesus? ’96; s. also WVogler, Judas Iskarioth ’83.⑦ Judas, called Βαρσαββᾶς (s. the entry), a Christian prophet in a leading position in the Jerusalem congregation Ac 15:22, 27, 32. His name also appears in the interpolated vs. 34.⑧ Judas, a brother of Jesus Mt 13:55; Mk 6:3. Prob. the same man is meant by the Jude of Jd 1.—M-M. EDNT. -
69 precede
transitive verb2) (in order or time) vorangehen (+ Dat.); (in vehicle) voranfahren (+ Dat.); (in time also) vorausgehen (+ Dat.)precede X with Y — X (Dat.) Y vorausschicken od. voranstellen
* * *[pri'si:d](to go, happen etc before: She preceded him into the room.) vorausgehen- academic.ru/57368/precedence">precedence- precedent
- preceding* * *pre·cede[pri:ˈsi:d, AM prɪˈ-]vt1. (in time)2. (in space)▪ to \precede sb/sth jdm/etw vorangehen [o vorausgehen]▪ sb/sth is \preceded by sb/sth jd/etw geht jdm/etw voranwe were \preceded into the hall by the chancellor der Rektor schritt uns voraus in die Halleif the instruction is \preceded by an asterisk,... wenn ein Sternchen vor der Anweisung steht,...* * *[prɪ'siːd]vt(in order, time) vorangehen (+dat); (in importance) gehen vor (+dat); (in rank) stehen über (+dat)for the month preceding this — den( ganzen) Monat davor
* * *precede [ˌpriːˈsiːd; prı-]A v/t1. auch fig (auch zeitlich) voraus-, vorangehen (dat):the years preceding his death die Jahre vor seinem TodB v/i1. voran-, vorausgehen2. den Vorrang oder Vortritt haben* * *transitive verb1) (in rank) rangieren vor (+ Dat.); (in importance) wichtiger sein als; Vorrang haben vor (+ Dat.)2) (in order or time) vorangehen (+ Dat.); (in vehicle) voranfahren (+ Dat.); (in time also) vorausgehen (+ Dat.)3) (preface, introduce)precede X with Y — X (Dat.) Y vorausschicken od. voranstellen
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70 Curr, John
[br]b. 1756 Kyo, near Lanchester, or in Greenside, near Ryton-on-Tyne, Durham, Englandd. 27 January 1823 Sheffield, England[br]English coal-mine manager and engineer, inventor of flanged, cast-iron plate rails.[br]The son of a "coal viewer", Curr was brought up in the West Durham colliery district. In 1777 he went to the Duke of Norfolk's collieries at Sheffield, where in 1880 he was appointed Superintendent. There coal was conveyed underground in baskets on sledges: Curr replaced the wicker sledges with wheeled corves, i.e. small four-wheeled wooden wagons, running on "rail-roads" with cast-iron rails and hauled from the coal-face to the shaft bottom by horses. The rails employed hitherto had usually consisted of plates of iron, the flange being on the wheels of the wagon. Curr's new design involved flanges on the rails which guided the vehicles, the wheels of which were unflanged and could run on any hard surface. He appears to have left no precise record of the date that he did this, and surviving records have been interpreted as implying various dates between 1776 and 1787. In 1787 John Buddle paid tribute to the efficiency of the rails of Curr's type, which were first used for surface transport by Joseph Butler in 1788 at his iron furnace at Wingerworth near Chesterfield: their use was then promoted widely by Benjamin Outram, and they were adopted in many other English mines. They proved serviceable until the advent of locomotives demanded different rails.In 1788 Curr also developed a system for drawing a full corve up a mine shaft while lowering an empty one, with guides to separate them. At the surface the corves were automatically emptied by tipplers. Four years later he was awarded a patent for using double ropes for lifting heavier loads. As the weight of the rope itself became a considerable problem with the increasing depth of the shafts, Curr invented the flat hemp rope, patented in 1798, which consisted of several small round ropes stitched together and lapped upon itself in winding. It acted as a counterbalance and led to a reduction in the time and cost of hoisting: at the beginning of a run the loaded rope began to coil upon a small diameter, gradually increasing, while the unloaded rope began to coil off a large diameter, gradually decreasing.Curr's book The Coal Viewer (1797) is the earliest-known engineering work on railway track and it also contains the most elaborate description of a Newcomen pumping engine, at the highest state of its development. He became an acknowledged expert on construction of Newcomen-type atmospheric engines, and in 1792 he established a foundry to make parts for railways and engines.Because of the poor financial results of the Duke of Norfolk's collieries at the end of the century, Curr was dismissed in 1801 despite numerous inventions and improvements which he had introduced. After his dismissal, six more of his patents were concerned with rope-making: the one he gained in 1813 referred to the application of flat ropes to horse-gins and perpendicular drum-shafts of steam engines. Curr also introduced the use of inclined planes, where a descending train of full corves pulled up an empty one, and he was one of the pioneers employing fixed steam engines for hauling. He may have resided in France for some time before his death.[br]Bibliography1788. British patent no. 1,660 (guides in mine shafts).1789. An Account of tin Improved Method of Drawing Coals and Extracting Ores, etc., from Mines, Newcastle upon Tyne.1797. The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion; reprinted with five plates and an introduction by Charles E.Lee, 1970, London: Frank Cass, and New York: Augustus M.Kelley.1798. British patent no. 2,270 (flat hemp ropes).Further ReadingF.Bland, 1930–1, "John Curr, originator of iron tram roads", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 11:121–30.R.A.Mott, 1969, Tramroads of the eighteenth century and their originator: John Curr', Transactions of the Newcomen Society 42:1–23 (includes corrections to Fred Bland's earlier paper).Charles E.Lee, 1970, introduction to John Curr, The Coal Viewer and Engine Builder's Practical Companion, London: Frank Cass, pp. 1–4; orig. pub. 1797, Sheffield (contains the most comprehensive biographical information).R.Galloway, 1898, Annals of Coalmining, Vol. I, London; reprinted 1971, London (provides a detailed account of Curr's technological alterations).WK / PJGR -
71 break
breik
1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) romper, quebrar2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) partir3) (to make or become unusable.) romper4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) quebrantar, infringir; cancelar5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) batir6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrumpir7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) romper8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) anunciar, comunicar, hacer público9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) mudar, cambiar10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) amortiguar11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) romper, estallar, desatarse
2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) interrupción, pausa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambio3) (an opening.) abertura, grieta4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) oportunidad•
3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) objeto frágil- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it
break1 n1. descanso / pausa / recreowhat about a short break? ¿qué os parece una pausa?2. vacaciones (cortas)3. ruptura4. fractura / roturabreak2 vb1. romper / romperse2. partir3. batir4. faltar a / no cumplir5. infringirtr[breɪk]1 (in leg etc) rotura2 (in relationship) ruptura4 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (billiards, snooker) tacada6 (chance) oportunidad nombre femenino7 (on stock exchange) baja10 (in voice) gallo1 romper2 (record) batir3 (promise, word) faltar a4 (law, contract) violar, infringir5 (news) comunicar6 (code) descifrar7 (mystery, case) resolver8 (fall) amortiguar9 (journey) interrumpir10 (tame) domar11 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL (circuit) cortar, interrumpir1 romperse2 (storm) estallar3 (stock exchange) bajar4 (meeting, session) parar5 (disperse) dispersarse6 (voice) cambiar7 (health) quebrantarse8 (spot, abcess) reventar9 (waves) romper, reventar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto break cover salir al descubiertoto break even salir sin ganar ni perderto break free evadirseto break ground figurative use abrirse un nuevo caminoto break somebody's heart partir el corazón a alguiento break into song ponerse a cantarto break it off terminar una relaciónto break the ice figurative use romper el hieloto break one's word no cumplir su palabrato break open abrir forzandoto break out in spots salirle a uno granosto break ranks SMALLMILITARY/SMALL romper filasto break the back of a job haber hecho la parte más difícil de un trabajoto break the bank hacer quebrar la bancato break a strike romper una huelgato break something to pieces hacer algo añicosto give somebody a break dar una oportunidad a alguiento make a break for it intentar fugarseit's make or break time es la hora de la verdadto take a break tomarse una pausa, tomarse un descansobreak it up! (in fight) ¡basta ya!without a break sin descansar, sin pararat break of day al amanecer1) smash: romper, quebrar2) violate: infringir, violar, romper3) surpass: batir, superar4) crush, ruin: arruinar, deshacer, destrozarto break one's spirit: quebrantar su espíritu5) : dar, comunicarto break the news: dar las noticias6) interrupt: cortar, interrumpirbreak vi1) : romperse, quebrarsemy calculator broke: se me rompió la calculadora2) disperse: dispersarse, despejarse3) : estallar (dícese de una tormenta), romper (dícese del día)4) change: cambiar (dícese del tiempo o de la voz)5) decrease: bajarmy fever broke: me bajó la fiebre6) : divulgarse, revelarsethe news broke: la noticia se divulgó7)to break into : forzar, abrir8)to break out of : escaparse de9)to break through : penetrarbreak n1) : ruptura f, rotura f, fractura f (de un hueso), claro m (entre las nubes), cambio m (del tiempo)2) chance: oportunidad fa lucky break: un golpe de suerte3) rest: descanso mto take a break: tomar(se) un descansobreak (Aside, Theater)n.• aparte s.m. (Clearing)n.• claro s.m. (Communications)n.• pausa s.f.• punto s.m.n.• abertura s.f.• quebrantamiento s.m.• quiebra s.f.• rompimiento s.m.• rotura s.f.• ruptura s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: broke, broken) = arruinar v.• cascar v.• deshacer v.(§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-pp: -hechofut/c: -har-•)• despedazar v.• desvencijar v.• domar v.• estropear v.• interrumpir (Teléfono) v.• parar v.• partir v.• quebrantar v.• quebrar v.• romper v.• trincar v.
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1. breɪk1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar5)a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a6) ( impart)to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto
7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir8)a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar10)a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* dec) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar
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break vi1)a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)b) ( separate)a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)
2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo3)a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntarb) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiarhis voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz
his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz
c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)
7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego•Phrasal Verbs:- break in- break up
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1)a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio mb) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo mwe worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar
c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpld) (change, respite) cambio mI need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires
give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)
2)a) ( gap) interrupción fb) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f5) (separation, rift) ruptura fto make a clean break — cortar por lo sano
he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado
6) ( sudden move)7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m9) ( beginning) (liter)10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m[breɪk] (vb: pt broke) (pp broken)1. N2) (=gap) (in wall etc) abertura f, brecha f ; (=crack) grieta f ; (Typ) (on paper etc) espacio m, blanco m ; (Elec) (in circuit) corte m3) (=pause) (in conversation) interrupción f, pausa f ; (in journey) descanso m, pausa f ; (=stop) parada f ; (=holiday) vacaciones fpl ; (=rest) descanso m ; (=tea break) descanso m para tomar el té, once(s) f(pl) (LAm); (Brit) (Scol) recreo m•
without a break — sin descanso or descansar4) * (=chance) oportunidad f•
to give sb a break — dar una oportunidad a algn5) (=break-out) fuga f6)• at break of day — liter al amanecer
7) (Tennis) ruptura f8) (Billiards, Snooker) tacada f, serie f9) (=vehicle) break m, volanta f (LAm)2. VT1) (=smash) [+ glass etc] romper; [+ branch, stick] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ ground] roturar; [+ code] descifrar; [+ conspiracy] deshacer; [+ drugs ring etc] desarticularbreak a leg! * — (Theat) ¡buena suerte!
- break the icespirit 1., 3)2) (=surpass) [+ record] batir, superar3) (=fail to observe) [+ law, rule] violar, quebrantar; [+ appointment] no acudir ahe broke his word/promise — faltó a su palabra/promesa
4) (=weaken, destroy) [+ resistance, spirits] quebrantar, quebrar (LAm); [+ health] quebrantar; [+ strike] romper, quebrar (LAm); [+ habit] perder; [+ horse] domar, amansar; [+ bank] (in gambling) quebrar, hacer quebrar; [+ person] (financially) arruinar; (morally) abatir, vencer•
to break sb of a habit — quitar una costumbre a algn5) (=interrupt) [+ silence, spell] romper; [+ journey] interrumpir; [+ electrical circuit] cortar, interrumpir6) (=soften) [+ force] mitigar, contener; [+ impact, fall] amortiguar7) (=disclose) [+ news] comunicar (to a)8) (=leave)9)10) (Naut) [+ flag] desplegar11) (US)*can you break me a 100-dollar bill? — ¿me puede cambiar un billete de 100 dólares?
3. VI2) (=be fractured) [chair] romperse, partirse; [branch, twig] romperse, quebrarse (LAm); [limb] fracturarse; [boil] reventar; (fig) [heart] romperse, partirse3) (=cease to function) [machine] estropearse4) (=arrive) [dawn, day] apuntar, rayar; [news] darse a conocer; [story] revelarse; [storm] estallar; [wave] romper5) (=give way) [health, spirits] quebrantarse; [weather] cambiar; [heat wave] terminar; [boy's voice] mudarse; [singing voice] cascarse; [bank] quebrar6) (=pause)•
let's break for lunch — vamos a hacer un descanso para comer7)• to break free — (from chains, ropes etc) soltarse; (fig) liberarse
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to break loose — desatarse, escaparse; (fig) desencadenarse8)• to break even — cubrir los gastos
9) (Boxing) separarse10) (Billiards, Snooker) abrir el juego11) (Sport) [ball] torcerse, desviarse4.CPDbreak dancer N — bailarín(-ina) m / f de break
break dancing N — break m
break point N — (Tennis) punto m de break, punto m de ruptura; (Comput) punto m de interrupción
- break in- break up* * *
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1. [breɪk]1) \<\<window/plate\>\> romper*; \<\<stick\>\> partir, romper*, quebrar* (AmL)2) ( render useless) \<\<machine\>\> romper*, descomponer* (AmL)3) ( violate) \<\<rule\>\> infringir*, violar; \<\<promise\>\> no cumplir, faltar a; \<\<contract\>\> incumplir, romper*; \<\<strike\>\> romper*; law 1) b), word I 3)4) ( end) \<\<strike\>\> poner* fin a; \<\<drug ring\>\> desarticular; \<\<impasse\>\> salir* de; \<\<habit\>\> dejar5)a) ( ruin) \<\<person/company\>\> arruinar a6) ( impart)to break something (to somebody): Sue broke the news to him Sue le dio la noticia; they broke it to her gently — se lo dijeron con mucho tacto
7) ( exceed) \<\<record\>\> batir8)a) ( interrupt) \<\<circuit\>\> cortar; \<\<fast/silence\>\> romper*b) ( disrupt) \<\<pattern/monotony\>\> romper*9) (breach, pierce) \<\<soil\>\> roturar10)a) ( get into) \<\<safe\>\> forzar*b) ( escape from) (AmE) \<\<jail\>\> escaparse or fugarse* dec) ( decipher) \<\<code\>\> descifrar11) ( tame) \<\<horse\>\> domar
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break vi1)a) \<\<window/plate\>\> romperse*; \<\<stick\>\> partirse, romperse*, quebrarse* (AmL)b) ( separate)a splinter group which broke from the party — un grupo disidente que se escindió del partido; loose I 2)
2) ( give in) \<\<resistance\>\> desmoronarse, venirse* abajo3)a) ( begin) \<\<storm\>\> estallar; \<\<day\>\> romper*, apuntar, despuntarb) ( change) \<\<weather\>\> cambiarhis voice is breaking — le está cambiando or mudando la voz
his voice broke — ( with emotion) se le entrecortó la voz
c) ( become known) \<\<story\>\> hacerse* público4) \<\<wave/surf\>\> romper*5) ( adjourn) parar, hacer* una pausa6) ( happen) (AmE colloq)things are breaking well for me — me están saliendo bien las cosas; even II 2)
7) (in snooker, pool) abrir* el juego•Phrasal Verbs:- break in- break up
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1)a) (Rad, TV) pausa f (comercial); ( Theat) entreacto m, intermedio mb) ( rest period) descanso m; ( at school) (BrE) recreo mwe worked without a break — trabajamos sin parar or descansar
c) ( short vacation) vacaciones fpld) (change, respite) cambio mI need a break from all this — necesito descansar de todo esto; ( a holiday) necesito un cambio de aires
give me a break! — (colloq) déjame en paz!, no me embromes! (AmL fam)
2)a) ( gap) interrupción fb) ( in circuit) ruptura f, corte m3) ( fracture) fractura f, rotura f4) (chance, opportunity) (colloq) oportunidad f5) (separation, rift) ruptura fto make a clean break — cortar por lo sano
he made a break with his past life — rompió or cortó con su pasado
6) ( sudden move)7) ( escape) fuga f, evasión f (frml)8) (in snooker, pool) tacada f, serie f; ( in tennis) ruptura f, quiebre m9) ( beginning) (liter)10) ( discount) (AmE colloq) descuento m -
72 Cunhal, Álvaro
(Barreirinhas)(1913-2005)Leader of the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP), author, and ideologue. Álvaro Cunhai was a militant of the PCP since the 1930s and was secretary-general from 1961 to 1992. In the midst of Mikail Gorbachev's reforms and perestroika, Cunha refused to alter the PCP's orthodox commitment to the proletariat and Marxism-Leninism. Throughout a long career of participation in the PCP, Cunhal regularly held influential positions in the organization. In 1931, he joined the PCP while a law student in Lisbon and became secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Youth/Juventude Comunista (JC) in 1935, which included membership in the PCP's central committee. He advanced to the PCP's secretariat in 1942, after playing a leading role in the reorganization of 1940-H that gave the party its present orthodox character. Cunhai dubbed himself "the adopted son of the proletariat" at the 1950 trial that sentenced him to 11 years in prison for communist activity. Because his father was a lawyer-painter-writer and Cunhai received a master's degree in law, his origins were neither peasant nor worker but petit-bourgeois. During his lifetime, he spent 13 years in prison, eight of which were in solitary confinement. On 3 January 1960, he and nine other mostly communist prisoners escaped from Peniche prison and fled the country. The party's main theoretician, Cunhal was elected secretary-general in 1961 and, along with other top leaders, directed the party from abroad while in exile.In the aftermath of the Revolution of 25 April 1974 that terminated the Estado Novo and ushered in democracy, Cunhal ended his exile and returned to Portugal. He played important roles in post-1974 political events ranging from leader of the communist offensive during the "hot summer" of 1975, positions of minister-without-portfolio in the first through fifth provisional governments, to his membership in parliament beginning in 1976.At the PCP's 14th Congress (1992), Carlos Carvalhas was elected secretary-general to replace Cunhal. Whatever official or unofficial position Cunhal held, however, automatically became an important position within the party. After stepping down as secretary-general, he was elected to head the party's National Council (eliminated in 1996). Many political observers have argued that Cunhal purposely picked a successor who could not outshine him, and it is true that Carvalhas does not have Cunhal's humanistic knowledge, lacks emotion, and is not as eloquent. Cunhai was known not only as a dynamic orator but also as an artist, novelist, and brilliant political tactician. He wrote under several pseudonyms, including Manuel Tiago, who published the well-known Até Amanhã, Camaradas, as well as the novel recently adapted for the film, Cinco Dias, Cinco Noites. Under his own name, he published as well a book on art theory entitled A Arte, O Artista E A Sociedade. He also published volumes of speeches and essays.Although he was among the most orthodox leaders of the major Western European Communist parties, Cunhal was not a puppet of the Soviet Union, as many claimed. He was not only a major leader at home, but also in the international communist movement. His orthodoxy was especially useful to the Soviets in their struggle to maintain cohesion in a movement threatened by division from the Eurocommunists in the 1970s. To conclude that Cunhal was a Soviet puppet is to ignore his independent decisions during the Revolution of 25 April 1974. At that time, the Soviets reportedly tried to slowCunhal's revolutionary drive because it ran counter to detente and other Soviet strategies.In many ways Cunhal's views were locked in the past. His perception and analyses of modern Portuguese revolutionary conditions did not alter radically from his experiences and analyses of revolutionary conditions in the 1940s. To Cunhal, although some conditions had changed, requiring tactical shifts, the major conflict was the same one that led to the creation of the Communist Information Bureau (Cominform) in 1947. The world was still divided into two camps: American and Western imperialism on one side, and socialism, with its goal to achieve the fullest of democracies, on the other. Cunhal continued to believe that Marxism-Leninism and scientific socialism provide the solutions to resolving the problems of the world until his death in 2005. -
73 Henry of Aviz, Prince
(1394-1460)Known to the Portuguese as "O Infante Dom Henrique," as an heir to his father's throne, Prince Henry the Navigator was born in Oporto. His Father was King João I (r. 1357-1433) and his mother was Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of Gaunt. As a young prince, Henry won his knighthood as a member of the Portuguese expedition that captured the Moroccan city of Ceuta in 1415, the beginning of Portugal's overseas expansion and the onset of the European age of exploration and discovery.The life and work of Prince Henry are steeped in centuries of myth and legend. Reliable historical research suggests that the prince played a key role in the early phases of the Portuguese discoveries due to his patronage of expeditions, sailors, and navigators and his use of the important funds of the knightly Order of Christ, of which he was in control. Prince Henry, nevertheless, was not solely responsible for more than one-third of the exploration ventures during his time, possessed strongly medieval ways, did not create the so-called "School of Sagres" for navigators, and certainly was ignorant of much Renaissance science. Although he did participate nobly in the Ceuta adventure, as far as the voyages down the coast of Africa and into the Atlantic until his death in 1460 are concerned, Prince Henry was an armchair navigator who did not visit Africa beyond Morocco. -
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less [les]moins de ⇒ 1, 7 1 moins ⇒ 2, 3 (a) de moins en moins ⇒ 5 encore moins ⇒ 6 moins que ⇒ 7 2 rien de moins ⇒ 8 (b) pas moins de ⇒ 9(compar of little) moins de;∎ less money/time/bread moins d'argent/de temps/de pain;∎ we have less time than we thought nous avons moins de temps que nous ne pensions;∎ of less importance/value de moindre importance/valeur2 pronoun(compar of little) moins;∎ a bit less un peu moins;∎ the evening was less of a success than she had hoped la soirée était moins réussie qu'elle ne l'avait espéré;∎ let's hope we see less of them in future espérons que nous les verrons moins souvent à l'avenir;∎ less of your noise! faites moins de bruit!;∎ familiar less of that!, less of it! ça suffit!3 adverb(a) (forming comparatives) moins;∎ they couldn't be less friendly if they tried il leur serait difficile d'être plus désagréables;∎ she is less musical than her sister elle est moins musicienne que sa sœur;∎ he was less amusing than I remembered il était moins drôle que dans mes souvenirs∎ the blue dress costs less la robe bleue coûte moins cher;∎ not a penny less pas un sou de moins;∎ we saw his books less as literature than as propaganda nous considérions ses livres moins comme de la littérature que comme de la propagande;∎ I don't think any (the) less of her or I think no less of her because of what happened ce qui s'est passé ne l'a pas fait baisser dans mon estime;∎ we don't like her any the less for all her faults nous ne l'aimons pas moins à cause de ses défauts;∎ the more I see of her the less I like her plus je la vois moins elle me plaît;∎ the less you know the better moins tu en sais, mieux c'est;∎ there's nothing I want less than to hurt him je ne veux surtout pas le blesser∎ that's £300 less ten percent for store card holders ça fait 300 livres moins dix pour cent avec la carte du magasin;∎ 8 less 3 is 5 8 moins 3 ou 3 ôté de 8 égale 5de moins en moins;∎ I seem to have less and less energy on dirait que j'ai de moins en moins d'énergie2 adverbde moins en moins;∎ less and less interesting de moins en moins intéressant;∎ we found we had less and less to say to each other nous nous sommes rendu compte que nous avions de moins en moins de choses à nous dire;∎ I see him less and less these days je le vois de moins en moins ces temps-ciencore moins;∎ they don't own a fridge, much less a freezer ils n'ont pas de réfrigérateur, et encore moins de congélateur;∎ he wouldn't even phone her, much less visit her il ne voulait même pas l'appeler, encore moins aller la voir;∎ I hadn't really thought about it, much less talked to anyone else je n'y avais pas vraiment réfléchi, et j'en avais encore moins parlé à qui que ce soit(with numbers, measurements etc) moins de;∎ it took me less than five minutes ça m'a pris moins de cinq minutes;∎ you won't get another one like it for less than $1,000 vous n'en retrouverez pas un comme ça à moins de 1000 dollars;∎ nothing less than a four-star hotel is good enough for them il leur faut au moins un quatre étoiles;∎ in less than no time en un rien de temps, en moins de deux2 adverbmoins que;∎ there was less than I expected il y en avait moins que je m'y attendais;∎ he eats less than he used to il mange moins qu'avant;∎ the weather was rather less than ideal le temps était vraiment loin d'être idéal;∎ it would have been less than fair to have kept it from her ça aurait été vraiment injuste de le lui cacher(a) (in size, amount, degree)∎ I expected no less from you je n'en attendais pas moins de vous;∎ the news of his death came as no less of a shock for being expected on avait beau s'y attendre, la nouvelle de sa mort n'en fut pas moins un choc∎ he won the Booker prize, no less! il a gagné le prix Booker, rien que ça!;∎ she married a duke, no less! elle a épousé un duc, s'il vous plaît!;∎ she had invited no less a person than the President himself elle avait invité rien moins que le président lui-même;∎ the letter was signed by Vincent, no less! la lettre était signée de Vincent, s'il vous plaît!pas moins de;∎ this wall is no less than a metre thick ce mur n'a pas moins d'un mètre d'épaisseur;∎ taxes rose by no less than 15 percent les impôts ont augmenté de 15 pour cent, ni plus ni moins -
75 McNaught, William
SUBJECT AREA: Steam and internal combustion engines[br]b. 27 May 1813 Sneddon, Paisley, Scotlandd. 8 January 1881 Manchester, England[br]Scottish patentee of a very successful form of compounding beam engine with a high-pressure cylinder between the fulcrum of the beam and the connecting rod.[br]Although born in Paisley, McNaught was educated in Glasgow where his parents had moved in 1820. He followed in his father's footsteps and became an engineer through an apprenticeship with Robert Napier at the Vulcan Works, Washington Street, Glasgow. He also attended science classes at the Andersonian University in the evenings and showed such competence that at the age of 19 he was offered the position of being in charge of the Fort-Gloster Mills on the Hoogly river in India. He remained there for four years until 1836, when he returned to Scotland because the climate was affecting his health.His father had added the revolving cylinder to the steam engine indicator, and this greatly simplified and extended its use. In 1838 William joined him in the business of manufacturing these indicators at Robertson Street, Glasgow. While advising textile manufacturers on the use of the indicator, he realized the need for more powerful, smoother-running and economical steam engines. He provided the answer by placing a high-pressure cylinder midway between the fulcrum of the beam and the connecting rod on an ordinary beam engine. The original cylinder was retained to act as the low-pressure cylinder of what became a compound engine. This layout not only reduced the pressures on the bearing surfaces and gave a smoother-running engine, which was one of McNaught's aims, but he probably did not anticipate just how much more economical his engines would be; they often gave a saving of fuel up to 40 per cent. This was because the steam pipe connecting the two cylinders acted as a receiver, something lacking in the Woolf compound, which enabled the steam to be expanded properly in both cylinders. McNaught took out his patent in 1845, and in 1849 he had to move to Manchester because his orders in Lancashire were so numerous and the scope was much greater there than in Glasgow. He took out further patents for equalizing the stress on the working parts, but none was as important as his original one, which was claimed to have been one of the greatest improvements since the steam engine left the hands of James Watt. He was one of the original promoters of the Boiler Insurance and Steam Power Company and was elected Chairman in 1865, a position he retained until a short time before his death.[br]Bibliography1845, British patent no. 11,001 (compounding beam engine).Further ReadingObituary, Engineer 51.Obituary, Engineering 31.R.L.Hills, 1989, Power from Steam. A History of the Stationary Steam Engine, Cambridge University Press (the fullest account of McNaught's proposals for compounding).RLH -
76 Merica, Paul Dyer
SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy[br]b. 17 March 1889 Warsaw, Indiana, USAd. 20 October 1957 Tarrytown, New York, USA[br]American physical metallurgist who elucidated the mechanism of the age-hardening of alloys.[br]Merica graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1908. Before proceeding to the University of Berlin, he spent some time teaching in Wisconsin and in China. He obtained his doctorate in Berlin in 1914, and in that year he joined the US National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in Washington. During his five years there, he investigated the causes of the phenomenon of age-hardening of the important new alloy of aluminium, Duralumin.This phenomenon had been discovered not long before by Dr Alfred Wilm, a German research metallurgist. During the early years of the twentieth century, Wilm had been seeking a suitable light alloy for making cartridge cases for the Prussian government. In the autumn of 1909 he heated and quenched an aluminium alloy containing 3.5 per cent copper and 0.5 per cent magnesium and found its properties unremarkable. He happened to test it again some days later and was impressed to find its hardness and strength were much improved: Wilm had accidentally discovered age-hardening. He patented the alloy, but he made his rights over to Durener Metallwerke, who marketed it as Duralumin. This light and strong alloy was taken up by aircraft makers during the First World War, first for Zeppelins and then for other aircraft.Although age-hardened alloys found important uses, the explanation of the phenomenon eluded metallurgists until in 1919 Merica and his colleagues at the NBS gave the first rational explanation of age-hardening in light alloys. When these alloys were heated to temperatures near their melting points, the alloying constituents were taken into solution by the matrix. Quenching retained the alloying metals in supersaturated solid solution. At room temperature very small crystals of various intermetallic compounds were precipitated and, by inserting themselves in the aluminium lattice, had the effect of increasing the hardness and strength of the alloy. Merica's theory stimulated an intensive study of hardening and the mechanism that brought it about, with important consequences for the development of new alloys with special properties.In 1919 Merica joined the International Nickel Company as Director of Research, a post he held for thirty years and followed by a three-year period as President. He remained in association with the company until his death.[br]Bibliography1919, "Heat treatment and constitution of Duralumin", Sci. Papers, US Bureau of Standards, no. 37; 1932, "The age-hardening of metals", Transactions of the American Institution of Min. Metal 99:13–54 (his two most important papers).Further ReadingZ.Jeffries, 1959, "Paul Dyer Merica", Biographical Memoirs of the National Academy of Science 33:226–39 (contains a list of Merica's publications and biographical details).LRD -
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zu [tsu:] präp +dat,to1) ( wohin) to;ich muss gleich \zum Arzt/\zum Bäcker/\zum Supermarkt I must go to the doctor's/baker's/supermarket;\zur Stadt/ Stadtmitte gehen to go to town/the town centre;wie weit ist es von hier \zum Bahnhof? how far is it from here to the train station?;wie komme ich [von hier] \zur Post? how do I get [from here] to the post office?;\zum Militär gehen to join the army;\zum Theater gehen to go on the stage [or into the theatre];\zum Schwimmbad geht es da lang! the swimming pool is that way!;\zu Fuß/ Pferd on foot/horseback;\zu Fuß gehen Sie etwa 20 Minuten it will take you about 20 minutes on foot;\zu Schiff by ship [or sea];2) (örtlich: Richtung)\zum Fenster herein/ hinaus in/out of the window;\zur Tür herein/ hinaus in/out the door;\zum Himmel weisen to point heavenwards [or up at the heavens];\zur Decke sehen to look [up] at the ceiling;\zu jdm/ etw hinaufsehen to look up at sb/sth;das Zimmer liegt \zur Straße hin the room looks out onto the street;der Kerl vom Nachbartisch sieht dauernd \zu uns hin the bloke at the next table keeps looking across at us3) ( neben)\zu jdm/ etw next to sb/sth;etw \zu etw legen;legen Sie \zu den Tellern bitte jeweils eine Serviette! put one serviette next to each plate;darf ich mich \zu Ihnen setzen? may I sit next to [or beside] you?;setz dich \zu uns [come and] sit with us;etw \zu etw tragen to wear sth with sth4) zeitlich at;letztes Jahr \zu Weihnachten last Christmas;\zu früher/ später Stunde at an early/late hour;\zu Mittag at [or by] midday/noon;\zum Wochenende fahren wir weg we are going away at [or (Am) on] the weekend;\zum 1. Januar fällig due on January 1st;\zum Monatsende kündigen to give in one's notice for [or to take effect from] the end of the month; s. a. Anfang, Schluss, Zeit5) (anlässlich einer S.)etw \zum Geburtstag/\zu Weihnachten bekommen to get sth for one's birthday/for Christmas;\zu Ihrem 80. Geburtstag ( geh) on the occasion of your 80th birthday;jdm \zu etw gratulieren to congratulate sb on sth;jdn \zum Essen einladen to invite sb for a meal;Ausstellung \zum Jahrestag seines Todes exhibition to mark the anniversary of his death;\zu dieser Frage möchte ich Folgendes sagen to this question I should like to say the following;was sagst du \zu diesen Preisen? what do you say to these prices?;eine Rede \zum Thema Umwelt a speech on the subject of the environment;jdn \zu etw vernehmen to question sb about sth6) ( für etw bestimmt)Papier \zum Schreiben paper to write on, writing paper;Wasser \zum Trinken drinking water;der Knopf \zum Abstellen the off-button;das Zeichen \zum Aufbruch the signal to leave;etw \zur Antwort geben to say sth in reply;\zu nichts taugen/\zu nichts zu gebrauchen sein to be no use at all;\zum Frühstück trinkt sie immer Tee she always has tea at breakfast7) ( um etw herbeizuführen)\zur Einführung... by way of an introduction...;\zu seiner Entschuldigung/\zur Erklärung in apology/explanation, by way of an apology/explanation;sie sagte das nur \zu seiner Beruhigung she said that just to set his mind at rest;\zu was ( fam) for what, why;\zu was soll das gut sein? what do you need that for?, what is that for?bei dem Regenwetter habe ich keine Lust zum Wandern I don't fancy walking if it is raining;wir haben nichts \zum Essen we have nothing to eat;gib dem Kind doch etwas \zum Spielen give the child something to play with;auf die Reise habe ich mir etwas \zum Lesen mitgenommen I've brought something to read on the trip;das ist ja \zum Lachen that's ridiculous [or really funny];das ist \zum Weinen it's enough to make you want to cry [or weep];9) ( Veränderung)\zu etw werden to turn into [or become] sth;manch einer wird aus Armut \zum Dieb often it is poverty that turns sb into a thief;wieder \zu Staub werden to [re]turn to dust;jdn/etw \zu etw machen to make sb/sth into sth;jdn \zum Manne machen to make a man of sb;\zum Kapitän befördert werden to be promoted to captain;\zum Vorsitzenden gewählt werden to be elected to [or chosen for] the post of chairman;\zu Asche verbrennen to burn to ashes;etw \zu Pulver zermahlen to grind sth [in]to powderLiebe \zu jdm love for sb;aus Freundschaft \zu jdm because of one's friendship with sb;das Vertrauen \zu jdm/ etw trust in sb/sth;meine Beziehung \zu ihr my relationship with herim Vergleich \zu in comparison with, compared to;im Verhältnis 1 \zu 4 math in the ratio of one to four;unsere Chancen stehen 50 \zu 50 our chances are fifty-fifty\zu den Lehrbüchern gehören auch Kassetten there are cassettes to go with the text books;wo ist der Korken \zu der Flasche? where is the cork for this bottle?;mir fehlt nur der Schlüssel \zu dieser Tür I've only got to find the key to this doorBayern München gewann mit 5 \zu 1 Bayern Munich won five-one;das Fußballspiel ging unentschieden 0 \zu 0 aus the football match ended in a nil-nil draw\zu drei Prozent at three percent;diese Äpfel habe ich \zu zwei Euro das Stück gekauft I bought these apples for [or at] two euros each;sechs [Stück] \zu fünfzig Cent six for fifty cents;\zum halben Preis at half price;wir sind \zu fünft in den Urlaub gefahren five of us went on holiday together;sie kommen immer \zu zweit those two always come as a pair;der Pulli ist nur \zur Hälfte fertig the jumper is only half finished;hast du das Buch nur \zu einem Viertel gelesen? have you only read a quarter of the book?;\zum ersten Mal for the first time;\zum Ersten..., \zum Zweiten firstly..., secondly;\zum Ersten, \zum Zweiten, \zum Dritten ( bei Auktionen) going once, going twice, sold15) (örtlich: Lage) in;der Dom \zu Köln the cathedral in Cologne, Cologne cathedral;der Reichstag \zu Worms (hist) the Diet of Worms;\zu Hause at home;\zu seiner Rechten/Linken... on his right/left [hand side]...;\zu Lande und \zu Wasser on land and sea;jdm \zur Seite sitzen ( geh) to sit at sb's side;sich \zu Tisch setzen ( geh) to sit down to dinnerder Graf \zu Blaubeuren the Count of Blaubeuren;der Gasthof \zum blauen Engel the Blue Angel Innjdn \zum Präsidenten wählen to elect as president;jdn \zu etw ernennen to nominate sb for sth;er machte sie \zu seiner Frau he made her his wife;er nahm sie \zur Frau he took her as his wife;jdn/etw \zum Vorbild nehmen to take sb/sth as one's example, to model oneself on sb/sth;\zum Arzt geboren sein to be born to be a doctor18) ( in Wendungen)\zu Deutsch (veraltet) in German;\zum Beispiel for example;\zur Belohnung as a reward;\zur Beurteilung/ Einsicht for inspection;\zum Gedächtnis von jdm in memory of sb, in sb's memory;\zum Glück luckily;\zu Hilfe help;jdm \zu Hilfe kommen to come to sb's aid;\zum Lobe von jdm/ etw in praise of sb/sth;\zur Probe as a trial [or test];\zur Ansicht on approval;\zur Strafe as a punishment;\zur Unterschrift for signature [or signing];\zur Warnung as a warning;\zur Hauptsache mainly;\zum voraus in front of;\zum vorn[e]herein from in front;\zum Rechten schauen to look to the right1) (all\zu) too;\zu sehr too much;er hat sich nicht \zu sehr bemüht he didn't try too [or very] hard;ich wäre \zu gern mitgefahren I would have loved to have gone along2) ( geschlossen) shut, closed;dreh den Wasserhahn \zu! turn the tap off!;Tür \zu, es zieht! shut the door, there's a draught!;mach die Augen \zu, ich hab da was für dich close your eyes, I've got sth for you;die Geschäfte haben sonntags \zu stores are closed on Sundays;\zu sein to be shut [or closed];3) ( örtlich) towards;nach hinten/vorne \zu towards the back/front;dem Ausgang \zu towards the exit5) ( in Wendungen)dann mal \zu! go ahead, off we go;immer/nur \zu! go ahead;schimpf nur \zu, es hilft doch nichts go on, scream, it won't do any good;mach \zu hurry up, get a move on;lauf schon \zu, ich komme nach you go on [or go on ahead], I'll catch up1) mit Infinitiv to;etw \zu essen sth to eat;dieser Auftrag ist unverzüglich \zu erledigen this task must be completed straight away;ich habe heute einiges \zu erledigen I have got a few things to do today;sie hat \zu gehorchen she has to obey [or do as she is told];die Rechnung ist bis Freitag \zu bezahlen the bill has to be paid by Friday;\zum Stehen kommen to come to a halt;\zum Erliegen kommen to come to rest;ich habe \zu arbeiten I have some work to do;ohne es \zu wissen without knowing it;ich komme, um mich zu verabschieden I have come to say goodbye2) mit Partizip\zu bezahlende Rechnungen outstanding bills;es gibt verschiedene noch \zu kaufende Gegenstände some things still have to be bought;der \zu Prüfende the candidate to be examined;nicht \zu unterschätzende Probleme problems [that are] not to be underestimated -
78 Downing, Samuel
SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering[br]b. 19 July 1811 Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow, Irelandd. 21 April 1882[br]Irish engineer and teacher.[br]Samuel Downing had a formative influence on the development of engineering education in Ireland. He was educated at Kilkenny College and Trinity College, Dublin, where he took a BA in 1834. He subsequently attended courses in natural philosophy at Edinburgh, before taking up work as a railway and bridge engineer. Amongst structures on which he worked were the timber viaduct connecting Portland Island to the mainland in Dorset, England, and the curved viaduct at Coed-re-Coed on the Taff Vale Railway, Wales. In 1847 he was persuaded to return to Trinity College, Dublin, as Assistant to Sir John MacNeill, who had been appointed Professor of Engineering in the School of Engineering on its establishment in 1842. MacNeill always found it difficult to give up time on his engineering practice to spend on his teaching duties, so the addition of Downing to the staff gave a great impetus to the effectiveness of the School. When MacNeill retired from the Chair in 1852, Downing was his obvious successor and held the post until his death. For thirty years Downing devoted his engineering expertise and the energy of his warm personality to the School of Engineering and its students, of whom almost four hundred passed through the School in the years when he was responsible for it.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsAssociate Member, Institution of Civil Engineers 1852.BibliographyFurther ReadingProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 72:310–11.AB -
79 hard
1) (rigid, solid) hart;\hard cheese Hartkäse m;a \hard and fast rule eine verbindliche Regel;2) (difficult, complex) schwierig;she had a \hard time [of it] es war eine schwere Zeit für sie;it's \hard being a widow es ist nicht einfach, Witwe zu sein;if she won't listen, she'll have to learn the \hard way wer nicht hören will, muss fühlen;to be \hard to come by schwierig aufzutreiben sein;to do sth the \hard way sich dat etw schwer machen;to get \hard [or \harder] schwer [o schwerer] werden;it's \hard to say es ist schwer zu sagen3) ( requiring much effort) anstrengend, mühevoll;the mountain there is a \hard climb der Berg dort ist schwer zu besteigen;a \hard fight ein harter Kampf (a. fig)to give sth a \hard push etw kräftig anschieben;to be \hard work harte Arbeit sein;to be a \hard worker fleißig seinshe's finding the bad news \hard to take es fällt ihr schwer, die schlechte Nachricht zu verkraften;a \hard blow ein harter Schlag;a \hard heart ein hartes Herz;that's your \hard luck! das ist dein Pech!;a \hard taskmaster ein strenger Arbeitgeber;to give sb a \hard time jdm das Leben schwer machen;to be \hard on sb/ sth mit jdm/etw hart ins Gericht gehen5) ( causing harm)to be \hard on sth etw stark strapazieren;I'm very \hard on shoes ich habe einen extrem hohen Schuhverschleiß6) (problematic, unfortunate) hart;to be \hard on sb hart für jdn sein7) ( extremely cold)\hard frost/ winter strenger Frost/Winter8) (demonstrable, solid) sicher, fest;\hard facts ( verified) gesicherte Fakten;( brutally honest) nackte Tatsachen;9) ( strong) stark;\hard drinks/ drugs harte Getränke/Drogen;a \hard drinker ein starker Trinker/eine starke Trinkerin;\hard drinking starker Alkoholkonsum;to be into \hard drugs harte Drogen nehmen\hard water hartes Wasser11) ( scrutinizing)to take a [good] \hard look at sth sich dat etw genau ansehen, etw gründlich betrachtenPHRASES:to drive a \hard bargain knallhart verhandeln [o feilschen];to be \hard on sb's heels jdm dicht auf den Fersen sein adv1) (solid, rigid) hart;boiled \hard hart gekocht;frozen \hard hart gefroren;( sth moving) steif gefroren2) ( vigorously) fest[e], kräftig;think \hard! denk mal genau nach!;to exercise \hard hart trainieren;to play \hard ausgiebig spielen;to press/pull \hard kräftig drücken/ziehen;to study \hard fleißig lernen;to work \hard hart arbeiten;to not do sth very \hard etw nicht sehr gründlich tun;to be \hard at it ganz bei der Sache sein3) (painfully, severely) schwer;his parents took the news of his death \hard seine Eltern traf die Nachricht von seinem Tod schwer;4) ( closely) knapp;to follow \hard [up]on [or after] [or behind] sb/ sth jdm/etw knapp folgen, jdm/etw dicht auf den Fersen sein5) (heavy, driving)it was raining \hard es regnete stark;to die \hard [nur] langsam sterben;the old idea of state ownership of all firms dies \hard die alte Vorstellung von einer Verstaatlichung aller Firmen stirbt einfach nicht ausPHRASES:old habits die \hard (die \hard) der Mensch ist ein Gewohnheitstier -
80 являться
несов. - явля́ться, сов. - яви́ться1) ( приходить) appear, come, present oneself; офиц. report; (на место тж.) register (at a place)явля́ться на рабо́ту — report for work
явля́ться в суд — appear before the court
явля́ться в ука́занное вре́мя — present oneself at the appointed / fixed time; report at the appointed / fixed time
явля́ться кста́ти — arrive at the right moment; present oneself very opportunely
явля́ться с пови́нной — give oneself up (with a confession of one's guilt)
2) (появляться, случаться) present oneself, come; ( о мысли) occurкак то́лько я́вится подходя́щий слу́чай — as soon as opportunity offers / presents itself
у него́ яви́лась мысль — an idea occurred to him, it occurred to him, it came to his mind
3) (быть, представлять собой) beявля́ться авторите́том в чём-л — be an authority on smth
он явля́ется дире́ктором — he is the director
э́то яви́лось причи́ной его́ сме́рти — that was the cause of his death
э́то яви́лось серьёзным препя́тствием — it was a serious obstacle
••яви́ться взо́ру книжн. — come into smb's view
яви́лся не запыли́лся! разг. шутл. — см. запылиться
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