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121 Zeppelin, Count Ferdinand von
SUBJECT AREA: Aerospace[br]b. 8 July 1838 Konstanz, Germanyd. 8 March 1917 Berlin, Germany[br]German designer of rigid airships, which became known as Zeppelins.[br]Zeppelin served in the German Army and retired with the rank of General in 1890. While in the army, he was impressed by the use of balloons in the American Civil War and during the Siege of Paris. By the time he retired, non-rigid airships were just beginning to make their mark. Zeppelin decided to build an airship with a rigid framework to support the gas bags. Plans were drawn up in 1893 with the assistance of Theodore Kober, an engineer, but the idea was rejected by the authorities. A company was founded in 1898 and construction began. The Luftschiff Zeppelin No. 1 (LZ1) made its first flight on 2 July 1900. Modifications were needed and the second flight took place in October. A reporter called Hugo Eckener covered this and later flights: his comments and suggestions so impressed Zeppelin that Eckener eventually became his partner, publicist, fund-raiser and pilot.The performance of the subsequent Zeppelins gradually improved, but there was limited military interest. In November 1909 a company with the abbreviated name DELAG was founded to operate passenger-carrying Zeppelins. The service was opened by LZ 7 Deutschland in mid-June 1910, and the initial network of Frankfurt, Baden- Baden and Düsseldorf was expanded. Eckener became a very efficient Director of Flight Operations, and by the outbreak of war in 1914 some 35,000 passengers had been carried without any fatalities. During the First World War many Zeppelins were built and they carried out air-raids on Britain. Despite their menacing reputation, they were very vulnerable to attack by fighters. Zeppelin, now in his seventies, turned his attention to large bombers, following the success of Sikorsky's Grand, but he died in 1917. Eckener continued to instruct crews and improve the Zeppelin designs. When the war ended Eckener arranged to supply the Americans with an airship as part of German reparations: this became the Los Angeles. In 1928 a huge new airship, the Graf Zeppelin, was completed and Eckener took command. He took the Graf Zeppelin on many successful flights, including a voyage around the world in 1929.[br]Bibliography1908, Erfahrungen beim Bau von Luftschiffen, Berlin. 1908, Die Eroberung der Luft, Stuttgart.Further ReadingThere are many books on the history of airships, and on Graf von Zeppelin in particular. Of note are: H.Eckener, 1938, Count Zeppelin: The Man and His Work, London.——1958, My Zeppelins, London.P.W.Brooks, 1992, Zeppelin: Rigid Airships 1893–1940, London.T.Nielson, 1955, The Zeppelin Story: The Life of Hugo Eckener, English edn, London (written as a novel in direct speech).M.Goldsmith, 1931, Zeppelin: A Biography, New York.W.R.Nitshe, 1977, The Zeppelin Story, New York.F.Gütschow, 1985, Das Luftschiff, Stuttgart (a record of all the airships).JDSBiographical history of technology > Zeppelin, Count Ferdinand von
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122 Emotion
.. propose that reason may not be as pure as most of us think it is or wish it were, that emotions and feelings may not be intruders in the bastion of reason at all: they may be enmeshed in its networks, for worse and for better.The strategies of human reason probably did not develop, in either evolution or any single individual, without the guiding force of the mechanisms of biological regulation, of which emotion and feeling are notable expressions. Moreover, even after reasoning strategies become established in the formative years, their effective deployment probably depends, to a considerable extent, on a continued ability to experience feelings.This is not to deny that emotions and feelings can cause havoc in the processes of reasoning under certain circumstances. Traditional wisdom has told us that they can, and recent investigations of the normal reasoning process also reveal the potentially harmful influence of emotional biases. It is thus even more surprising and novel that the absence of emotion and feeling is no less damaging, no less capable of compromising the rationality that makes us distinctly human and allows us to decide in consonance with a sense of personal future, social convention, and moral principle. (Damasio, 1994, p. xii)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Emotion
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123 Insight
In October 1838 that is, fifteen months after I had begun my systematic enquiry, I happened to read for amusement "Malthus on Population," and being well prepared to appreciate the struggle for existence which everywhere goes on from long-continued observation of the habits of animals and plants, it at once struck me that under these circumstances favorable variations would tend to be preserved, and unfavorable ones to be destroyed. (Darwin, 1911, p. 68)The insight of the chimpanzee shows itself to be principally determined by his optical apprehension of the situation. (KoЁhler, 1925, p. 267)Then I turned my attention to the study of some arithmetical questions apparently without much success and without a suspicion of any connection with my preceding researches. Disgusted with my failure, I went to spend a few days at the seaside, and thought of something else. One morning, walking on the bluff, the idea came to me, with just the same characteristics of brevity, suddenness and immediate certainty, that the arithmetic transformations of indeterminate ternary quadratic forms were identical with those of non-Euclidean geometry. (Poincareґ, 1929, p. 388)The direct awareness of determination... may also be called insight. When I once used this expression in a description of the intelligent behavior of apes, an unfortunate misunderstanding was, it seems, not entirely prevented.... Apparently, some readers interpreted this formulation as though it referred to a mysterious mental agent or faculty which was made responsible for the apes' behavior. Actually, nothing of this sort was intended... the concept is used in a strictly descriptive fashion. (KoЁhler, 1947, pp. 341-342)The task must be neither so easy that the animal solves the problem at once, thus not allowing one to analyze the solution; nor so hard that the animal fails to solve it except by rote learning in a long series of trials. With a problem of such borderline difficulty, the solution may appear out of a blue sky. There is a period first of fruitless effort in one direction, or perhaps a series of attempted solutions. Then suddenly there is a complete change in the direction of effort, and a cleancut solution of the task. This then is the first criterion of the occurrence of insight. The behavior cannot be described as a gradual accretion of learning; it is evident that something has happened in the animal at the moment of solution. (What happens is another matter.) (Hebb, 1949, p. 160)If the subject had not spontaneously solved the problem [of how to catch hold at the same time of two strings hung from the ceiling so wide apart that he or she could only get hold of one at a time, when the only available tool was a pair of pliers, by tying the pliers to one string and setting it into pendular motion] within ten minutes, Maier supplied him with a hint; he would "accidentally" brush against one of the strings, causing it to swing gently. Of those who solved the problem after this hint, the average interval between hint and solution was only forty-two seconds.... Most of those subjects who solved the problem immediately after the hint did so without any realization that they had been given one. The "idea" of making a pendulum with pliers seemed to arise spontaneously. (Osgood, 1960, p. 633)There seems to be very little reason to believe that solutions to novel problems come about in flashes of insight, independently of past experience.... People create solutions to new problems by starting with what they know and later modifying it to meet the specific problem at hand. (Weisberg, 1986, p. 50)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Insight
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124 must
I1. [mʌst] n разг.1. необходимость, насущная потребность2. то, что необходимо увидеть, прочесть и т. п.I want to see the film; they say it's a must - я хочу посмотреть этот фильм; говорят, что пропустить его - грех
2. [mʌst (полная форма); məs,məst (редуцированные формы)]v́1. 1) долженствование, долг, необходимость:I must go - мне нужно /я должен/ уйти
if you must, you must - нужно, значит нужно
must you go so soon? - Yes, unfortunately I must - неужели вам надо так рано /уже/ уходить? - К сожалению, да
this plant must have continued attention - это растение требует непрерывного ухода
we must see what can be done about it - нужно подумать, что можно предпринять
why must you be always meddling? - и чего вы вечно вмешиваетесь в чужие дела?
you must know that it is not true - а) вам следует /нужно/ знать, что это неправда; б) должен сказать вам, что это неправда
I must away - эллипт. уст. мне нужно ехать /уходить/, я должен уйти
2) увещевание, убедительную просьбу, настойчивый совет:I must ask you not to do that any more - я вас очень прошу больше этого не делать
you simply must visit the exhibition - вам обязательно надо пойти на эту выставку
you must stay till tomorrow, you simply must! - вы непременно должны остаться до завтра!
you mustn't mind what a sick person says - не нужно /не следует, не стоит/ обращать внимание на то, что говорит больной человек
you must not touch this book! - не смей трогать эту книгу!
cars must not be parked in front of this gate - стоянка у этих ворот запрещена
2. 1) непредвиденную и обыкн. досадную случайность:just when we were ready to go away for the holidays, the baby must catch measles - и надо же было ребёнку подхватить корь, как раз когда мы собрались уехать на праздники
as we were starting what must he do but cut his finger! - когда мы уже собирались отправиться, он взял и порезал себе палец!
must you shout so loudly! - неужели нужно так громко кричать!
at a time when everybody was in bed, he must turn on the wireless - когда все уже легли спать, ему обязательно понадобилось включить радио /он взял да включил радио/
3. 1) предположение (с простым инфинитивом в отношении настоящего, с перфектным инфинитивом - прошедшего; употр. только в утвердительных предложениях):he must be there now - он, вероятно, сейчас там
if he says so it must be true - если он это говорит, то это, должно быть, правда
as you must know, it is quite untrue - как вы, вероятно, знаете, это совершенно не так
this must be what he means - по-видимому, это то, что он имеет в виду
he must have made a mistake - он, наверное /должно быть, вероятно/, допустил ошибку
he must have seen it - он, наверное, это видел
2) неосуществлённую возможность в прошлом, употребляется с перфектным инфинитивом только в условных предложениях:if he had looked, he must have seen the lights of the approaching train - если бы он только посмотрел, он должен был бы увидеть /он обязательно увидел бы/ огни приближающегося поезда
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I must say - должен сказатьI must say, I'm rather surprised - должен сказать, что это меня удивляет
he is right, I must say - я должен сказать /нужно признаться/, что он прав
II [mʌst] nneeds must см. needs
1. муст, виноградное сусло; молодое вино2. диал. жмых яблок или грушII1. [mʌst] n1) плесень2) затхлость2. [mʌst] v диал.1) заплесневеть, покрыться плесенью, зацвести2) покрыть плесеньюIV [mʌst] n -
125 act
1. сущ.1) общ. дело, поступок, деяние; действие, актcondemn the attack as an act of mindless violence — осудить нападение как акт бессмысленного насилия
criminal act — преступное деяние [действие\], преступление
See:2)а) юр. (законодательный) акт, закон, постановлениеStock Exchange Act — закон "О фондовой бирже"
Act of Congress — закон, принятый конгрессом
Act of Parliament — закон, принятый парламентом
under the act — по закону, в соответствии с законом
under the Bankruptcy Act — по закону [в соответствии с законом\] "О банкротстве"
See:Act of Congress, Act of Parliament, uniform act, Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1974 Trade Act, Act of Settlement 1700, Administration of Estates Act 1925, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Agricultural Trade Act, Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Andean Trade Preference Act, Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act, Appellate Jurisdiction Act 1876, Arms Export Control Act, Bank Export Services Act, Bills of Lading Act 1855, Buy American Act, Byrnes Act, Canada Act 1982, Cargo Preference Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1971, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act 1992, Carriage of Goods by Sea Act of 1936, Carriage of Goods by Water Act, Civil Rights Act of 1866, Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Companies Act 1985, Competition Act 1998, Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act, Courts Act 1971, Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994, Crown Proceedings Act 1947, Customs Act, Customs Modernization Act, Data Protection Act 1998, Edge Act, Employment Act 1980, Employment Protection Act 1975, European Communities Act 1972, Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Equal Pay Act, Export Administration Act, Export Trading Company Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Financial Services Act 1986, Food Stamp Act, Foreign Agents Registration Act, Foreign Bank Supervision Enhancement Act, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act, Foreign Trade Zones Act, Freedom of Information Act 2000, FTZ Act, Government of Ireland Act 1920, Hatch Act, Harter Act, Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act, Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, House of Lords Act 1999, Human Rights Act 1998, Immigration Act 1971, Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988, Industrial Relations Act 1988, Interception of Telecommunications Act 1985, Interception of Telecommunications Act 1985, International Banking Act, International Emergency Economic Powers Act, Investigatory Powers Act 2000, Investment Canada Act, Life Peerages Act 1958, Local Government Act 1972, Local Government Act 1992, Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975, Mod Act, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, National Health Service Reorganization Act 1973, Obscene Publications Act 1964, Official Secrets Act 1989, Omnibus Trade And Competitiveness Act, Organic Act of Guam, Parliament Act 1949, Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967, Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, Peerages Act 1963, Pensions Act 1995, Pitt's Health and Morals of Apprentices Act 1802, Police and Criminal Evidence Act, Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, 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юр., амер. (используется как технический термин, обозначающий законопроект, принятый одной из палат в виде окончательного законопроекта)See:в) юр. акт, (официальный) документ, постановление (напр., официально зафиксированное решение какой-л. комиссии)See:2. гл.1) общ. действовать, предпринимать определенные действия; делать что-л.; принимать участие (в каком-л. деле и т. д.)to act for [on\] behalf of smb. — действовать от чьего-л. имени
to act on behalf of — действовать от чьего-л. имени, представлять кого-л.
to act by deputy — действовать через заместителя [представителя\]
to act on [upon\] smth. — действовать в соответствии с чем-л.
to act on [upon\] an order — действовать по приказу
to act from [out of\] smth. — действовать исходя из чего-л.
They should act to solve the problem. — Им следует действовать, чтобы решить проблему.
It is time to act. — Пора действовать.
He was quick to act. — Он сразу же откликнулся.
2) общ. работать, служить, действовать (в качестве кого-л.), выполнять функцииto act as smb's replacement — замещать кого-л.
She currently acts as accountant. — В данный момент она исполняет функции бухгалтера.
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126 talk the market down
гл.1) бирж. охлаждать рынок (проводить политику снижения активности на рынке и замедления роста цен; предполагает использование различных мер: выступления представителей власти с целью убедить участников рынка совершать или не совершать те или иные действия; экономические меры, напр., повышение резервных требований, ставок рефинансирования и т. д.)The Fed continued to talk the market down, and even used its control over margin requirements (for borrowing in order to buy stock) to dampen the speculative excesses. — ФРС продолжала политику охлаждения рынка, используя при этом свои полномочия контролировать размер гарантийных требований для покупки акций с целью снизить спекулятивную активность.
Alan Greenspan has been trying to talk the market down to prevent the US stock market bubble from getting out of hand. — Алан Гринспен пытался охладить фондовый рынок и приостановить выход из под контроля раздувания американского "мыльного пузыря".
See:2) бирж. прогнозировать падение рынка* ( предсказывать падение цен на фондовом рынке)Even during this bull market many analysts were talking the market down. They said in June of 1999 that the market was far too high and it was going to crash any day. — Даже в ситуации рынка "быков" аналитики прогнозировали падение рынка. В июне 1999 г. они утверждали, что рынок слишком перегрет и вот-вот рухнет.
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eə
1. noun1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) aire2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) aire3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) aspecto4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) aire
2. verb1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) airear, ventilar2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) airear•- airbag- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airs
air1 n aireair2 vb ventilartr[eəSMALLr/SMALL]1 aire nombre masculino■ open the window, we need air in here abre la ventana, necesitamos aire2 (feeling) aire nombre masculino3 (affectation) afectación nombre femenino4 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL aire nombre masculino, tonada1 (clothes) airear, orear2 (room) ventilar3 (opinions) airear4 (knowledge) hacer alarde de\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(up) in the air sin decidir■ nothing's been decided yet, it's still up in the air todavía no hay nada decidido, aún está en el airein the air en el ambienteto be walking on air estar en la gloriato clear the air aclarar una situaciónto put on airs presumirair brake freno neumáticoair hostess azafataair lane ruta aéreaair letter aerograma nombre masculinoair pocket bache nombre masculinoair pressure presión nombre femenino atmosféricaair raid ataque nombre masculino aéreoair rifle escopeta de aire comprimido, escopeta de balinesairs and graces presunción nombre femeninoair terminal terminal nombre femenino aéreaair traffic control control nombre masculino aéreoair traffic controller controlador,-ra aéreo,-afresh air aire nombre masculino frescoair ['ær] vt1) : airear, ventilarto air out a mattress: airear un colchón2) express: airear, manifestar, comunicar3) broadcast: transmitir, emitirair n1) : aire m2) melody: aire m3) appearance: aire m, aspecto m4) airs npl: aires mpl, afectación f5)by air bc} por avión (dícese de una carta), en avión (dícese de una persona)6)to be on the air : estar en el aire, estar emitiendon.• aire s.m.• atmósfera s.f. (Characteristic)n.• aspecto s.m.• parecer s.m.• tonada s.f. (Meteorology)n.• viento s.m.adj.• aéreo, -a adj.v.• airear v.• orear v.• radiodifundir v.• ventilar v.er, eə(r)
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1) u aire mto take to the air — alzar* or levantar el vuelo
to go by air — ir* en avión
a change of air — un cambio de aire(s)
to be in the air — ( hinted at) respirarse en el ambiente; (uncertain, undecided) estar* en el aire
to be up in the air — \<\<plans\>\> estar* en el aire
to clear the air — \<\<talk/argument\>\> aclarar las cosas; ( lit) \<\<storm\>\> despejar el ambiente
to vanish o disappear into thin air — esfumarse, desaparecer*
to walk on air — estar* or sentirse* en las nubes; (before n) <route, attack> aéreo
air pressure — presión f atmosférica
2) u (Rad, TV)to be on the air — estar* en el aire
to come o go on the air — salir* al aire
3)a) c (manner, look, atmosphere) aire mb) airs pl ( affectations) aires mplto put on/give oneself airs — darse* aires
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1)a) \<\<clothes/linen\>\> airear, orear; \<\<bed/room\>\> ventilar, airearb) \<\<opinion/grievance\>\> manifestar*, ventilar; \<\<knowledge\>\> hacer* alarde de2) ( broadcast) (AmE) \<\<program\>\> transmitir, emitir
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vi \<\<clothes/sheets\>\> airearse[ɛǝ(r)]1. N1) (lit) aire mI need some air! — ¡necesito un poco de aire!
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by air — [travel] en avión; [send] por avión, por vía aérea•
(seen) from the air — desde el aire•
to get some fresh air — tomar un poco el aire•
to throw sth (up) in or into the air — lanzar algo al airethe balloon rose (up) in or into the air — el globo se elevó en el aire
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one can't live on air — no se puede vivir del aire•
the cold night air — el aire frío de la noche•
in the open air — al aire libre•
the air rang with their laughter — su risa resonaba en el aire•
the sea air — el aire del mar•
spring is in the air — ya se siente la primavera•
to take the air — † tomar el fresco, airearse•
to fly through the air — volar por el aire or por los airesto be in the air —
it's still very much in the air — está todavía en el aire, todavía no es seguro
to leave sth (hanging) in the air — dejar algo en el aire or pendiente
- be walking or floating on airbreath 1., 2), change 1., 1), clear 4., 1), hot 4., thin 1., 9)2) (Rad, TV)•
off air — fuera de antenato go off (the) air — [broadcaster, station] cerrar la emisión; [programme] finalizar
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to be on (the) air — [programme, person] estar en el aire; [station] emitir, estar en el airewe are on (the) air from six to seven — emitimos de seis a siete, estamos en el aire de seis a siete
you're on (the) air — estás en el aire, estamos emitiendo
would you be prepared to talk about it on (the) air? — ¿estaría dispuesto a hablar de ello durante la emisión del programa?, ¿estaría dispuesto a hablar de ello una vez estemos en el aire?
3) (=appearance, manner) aire mhe looked at me with an air of surprise — me miró con aire de sorpresa, me miró algo sorprendido
4) (Mus) aire m5) † (=breeze) brisa f2. VT1) (=ventilate) [+ room] ventilar, airear; [+ clothes, bed] airear, orear2) (=make public) [+ idea, grievance] airear, hacer públicoit gives them a chance to air their views — les da la oportunidad de airear or hacer públicos sus puntos de vista
he always has to air his knowledge in front of me — siempre tiene que hacer alarde de or lucir lo que sabe delante de mí
3) (US) (Rad, TV) [+ programme] emitir4) (US) (=transport) transportar por avión, aerotransportar3. VI1) [clothes] airearse, orearse2) (US) (TV, Rad) [programme] emitirse4.CPDair ambulance N — (=plane) avión m sanitario, avión m ambulancia; (=helicopter) helicóptero m sanitario, helicóptero m ambulancia
air attack N — ataque m aéreo
air bladder N — (Zool) vejiga f natatoria
air brake N — (Aut, Rail) freno m neumático or de aire; (Aer) freno m aerodinámico
air bridge N — puente m aéreo
air bubble N — burbuja f de aire
air carrier N — aerolínea f
air chamber N — cámara f de aire
air chief marshal N — (Brit) comandante m supremo de las Fuerzas Aéreas
air commodore N — (Brit) general m de brigada aérea
air conditioner N — acondicionador m de aire
air conditioning N — aire m acondicionado
air corridor N — pasillo m aéreo, corredor m aéreo
air cover N — (Mil) cobertura f aérea
air current N — corriente f de aire
air cushion N — (=inflatable cushion) almohada f inflable; (Aer) colchón m de aire
air cylinder N — bombona f de aire
air disaster N — catástrofe f aérea
air display N — exhibición f aérea, desfile m aéreo
air express N — (US) avión m de carga
a 10% reduction in air fares — un descuento del 10% en las tarifas aéreas or los precios de los billetes de avión
air ferry N — transbordador m aéreo
air filter N — filtro m de aire
air force base N — (esp US) base f aérea
Air Force One N — (US) avión m presidencial
air freight N — (=transport, charge) flete m aéreo; (=goods) carga f aérea
air freight terminal N — terminal f de mercancías (transportadas por aire)
air freshener N — ambientador m
air guitar N — guitarra f imaginaria
air gun N — (=pistol) pistola f de aire (comprimido); (=rifle) escopeta f de aire (comprimido)
air hole N — respiradero m
air hostess N — (Brit) azafata f, aeromoza f (LAm), cabinera f (Col)
air intake N — (in engine) entrada f de aire, toma f de aire; (when breathing) aire m inhalado, capacidad f pulmonar
air letter N — aerograma m
air marshal N — (Brit) mariscal m del aire
air mattress N — colchón m inflable
air pistol N — pistola f de aire comprimido
air pocket N — bolsa f de aire
air pollutant N — contaminante m atmosférico
air pollution N — contaminación f del aire, contaminación f atmosférica
air pressure N — presión f atmosférica
air-raidair purifier N — purificador m de aire
air show N — (commercial) feria f de la aeronáutica; (=air display) exhibición f de acrobacia aérea
air shuttle N — puente m aéreo
Spanish air space — espacio m aéreo español
air steward N — auxiliar m de vuelo
air stewardess N — auxiliar f de vuelo, azafata f
air strike N — ataque m aéreo
air superiority N — supremacía f aérea
air suspension N — (Aut) suspensión f neumática
air terminal N — terminal f (de aeropuerto)
air ticket N — billete m de avión
air time N — (Rad, TV) tiempo m en antena
air-trafficair traffic N — tráfico m aéreo
air travel N — viajes mpl en avión
air valve N — respiradero m
air vent N — (in building) respiradero m; (in clothing) abertura f (en prenda de ropa) ; (on dryer) tobera f de aire caliente
air vice-marshall N — (Brit) general m de división de las Fuerzas Aéreas
air waybill N — hoja f de ruta aérea
* * *[er, eə(r)]
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1) u aire mto take to the air — alzar* or levantar el vuelo
to go by air — ir* en avión
a change of air — un cambio de aire(s)
to be in the air — ( hinted at) respirarse en el ambiente; (uncertain, undecided) estar* en el aire
to be up in the air — \<\<plans\>\> estar* en el aire
to clear the air — \<\<talk/argument\>\> aclarar las cosas; ( lit) \<\<storm\>\> despejar el ambiente
to vanish o disappear into thin air — esfumarse, desaparecer*
to walk on air — estar* or sentirse* en las nubes; (before n) <route, attack> aéreo
air pressure — presión f atmosférica
2) u (Rad, TV)to be on the air — estar* en el aire
to come o go on the air — salir* al aire
3)a) c (manner, look, atmosphere) aire mb) airs pl ( affectations) aires mplto put on/give oneself airs — darse* aires
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1)a) \<\<clothes/linen\>\> airear, orear; \<\<bed/room\>\> ventilar, airearb) \<\<opinion/grievance\>\> manifestar*, ventilar; \<\<knowledge\>\> hacer* alarde de2) ( broadcast) (AmE) \<\<program\>\> transmitir, emitir
2.
vi \<\<clothes/sheets\>\> airearse -
128 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) fuego2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) estufa3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) fuego4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) ardor, pasión5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) fuego
2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) cocer2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) enardecer, excitar3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) disparar4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) disparar5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) disparar6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) despedir•- firearm
- fire-brigade
- fire-cracker
- fire-engine
- fire-escape
- fire-extinguisher
- fire-guard
- fireman
- fireplace
- fireproof
- fireside
- fire-station
- firewood
- firework
- firing-squad
- catch fire
- on fire
- open fire
- play with fire
- set fire to something / set something on fire
- set fire to / set something on fire
- set fire to something / set on fire
- set fire to / set on fire
- under fire
fire1 n1. fuego / incendio2. fuego3. estufato be on fire estar en llamas / estar ardiendofire2 vb disparartr['faɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (gen) fuego2 (blaze) incendio, fuego3 (heater) estufa4 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL fuego2 (questions etc) disparar, bombardear3 (pottery) cocer4 figurative use (stimulate) inflamar, enardecer, excitar, exaltar1 (shoot) disparar (at, sobre), hacer fuego2 SMALLAUTOMOBILES/SMALL encenderse1 ¡fuego!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfire away! ¡va! ¡adelante!to be on fire estar ardiendo, estar en llamasto be under fire ser atacado,-ato come under fire figurative use ser criticado,-ato catch fire incendiarse, encenderseto open fire abrir fuegoto play with fire jugar con fuegoto set fire to something / set something on fire prender fuego a algo, incendiar algofire alarm alarma de incendiosfire brigade cuerpo de bomberos, los bomberos nombre masculino pluralfire drill simulacro de incendiofire engine camión nombre masculino de bomberosfire escape escalera de incendiosfire exit salida de emergenciafire extinguisher extintor nombre masculinofire hydrant boca de incendiofire raiser incendiario,-afire station parque nombre masculino de bomberos1) ignite, kindle: encender2) enliven: animar, avivar3) dismiss: despedir4) shoot: disparar5) bake: cocer (cerámica)fire n1) : fuego m2) burning: incendio mfire alarm: alarma contra incendiosto be on fire: estar en llamas3) enthusiasm: ardor m, entusiasmo m4) shooting: disparos mpl, fuego mn.• candela s.f.• fogosidad s.f.• fuego s.m.• genio s.m.• hervor s.m.• incendio s.m.• lumbre s.f.• paleta s.f.• quema s.f.• sangre s.m.v.• asestar v.• calentar v.• descargar v.• disparar v.• incendiar v.• tirar v.faɪr, 'faɪə(r)
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1)a) u ( flames) fuego mto be on fire — estar* en llamas, estar* ardiendo
to set something on fire o to set fire to something — prenderle fuego a algo
to catch fire — prender fuego; \<\<twigs\>\> prender
fire and brimstone — el fuego eterno, los tormentos del infierno
to fight fire with fire — pagar* con la misma moneda
to play with fire — jugar* con fuego
to set the world on fire — comerse el mundo
b) c ( outdoors) hoguera f, fogata fc) c ( in hearth) fuego m, lumbre f (liter)2) c ( blaze which destroys a building) incendio m; (as interj)fire! — fuego!; (before n)
fire curtain — telón m contra incendios
3) c ( heater) (BrE) estufa f, calentador m4) u ( of guns) fuego mto open fire on somebody/something — abrir* fuego sobre alguien/algo
to come under fire — \<\<troops\>\> entrar en la línea de fuego; \<\<politician\>\> ser* el blanco de las críticas
to hang fire — esperar, aguantarse (AmS)
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1)a) \<\<gun/shot\>\> disparar; \<\<rocket\>\> lanzar*b) ( direct)to fire questions at somebody — hacerle* or lanzarle* preguntas a alguien
2) ( dismiss) (colloq) echar, despedir*she was fired — la echaron, la despidieron
3) ( stimulate) \<\<imagination\>\> avivar4) \<\<pottery\>\> cocer*
2.
vi ( shoot) disparar, hacer* fuegoto fire AT somebody/something — disparar contra alguien/algo, dispararle a alguien/algo
ready, aim o (BrE) take aim, fire! — apunten fuego!
Phrasal Verbs:- fire off[faɪǝ(r)]1. N1) (=flames) fuego m•
to catch fire — [curtains, furniture] prender fuego; [house] incendiarse; [engine, car] empezar a arderthe aircraft caught fire soon after take off — poco después de despegar se inició un incendio en el avión
•
to be on fire — (lit) estar ardiendo; (fig) (with passion, pain) arderto set o.s. on fire — prenderse fuego
- fight fire with fire- play with fire- set the world on fire- go or come through fire and water to do sthsmoke 1., 1)•
to light a fire — encender un fuego or una lumbre3) (=bonfire) hoguera f, fogata f•
to make a fire — hacer una hoguera or una fogata4) (=fireplace) lumbre f, chimenea fcome and sit by the fire — ven y siéntate a la lumbre or a lado de la chimenea
5) (accidental) incendio m•
to be insured against fire — estar asegurado contra incendios6) (=heater) estufa f7) (Mil) fuego mto draw fire — (fig) provocar críticas
the proposed tax has already drawn fire from the opposition — el impuesto propuesto ya ha provocado las críticas de la oposición
•
to exchange fire (with sb) — tirotearse (con algn)•
to hold (one's) fire — (lit) no disparar; (fig) esperarhold your fire! — (when already firing) ¡alto al fuego!
•
to open fire (on sth/sb) — abrir fuego (sobre algo/algn)•
to be/come under fire — (lit) estar/caer bajo fuego enemigo; (fig) ser atacadothe President's plan came under fire from the opposition — el plan del presidente fue atacado por la oposición
to hang fire —
banks and building societies were hanging fire on interest rates — los bancos y las sociedades de préstamos hipotecarios dejaron en suspenso los tipos de interés
line I, 1., 11)several projects were hanging fire in his absence — varios proyectos quedaron interrumpidos en su ausencia
8) (=passion) ardor m- have fire in one's belly2. VT1) (=shoot) [+ gun] disparar; [+ missile, arrow] disparar, lanzar; [+ rocket] lanzar; [+ shot] efectuar•
to fire a gun at sb — disparar contra algn•
he fired a question at her — le lanzó una pregunta2) (=operate)gas/oil fired central heating — calefacción f central a or de gas/de petróleo
3) (=set fire to) [+ property, building] incendiar, prender fuego a4) * (=dismiss) echar (a la calle), despediryou're fired! — ¡queda usted despedido!
5) (in kiln) [+ pottery] cocer6) (=stimulate) [+ imagination] estimularfired with enthusiasm/determination, the crowd... — impulsados por el entusiasmo/por la determinación, la multitud...
3. VI1) (Mil) disparar (at a, contra) (on sobre)ready, aim, fire! — ¡atención, apunten, fuego!
2) (Aut) [engine] encenderse, prender (LAm)3) * (=dismiss)see hire 2.4.CPDfire alarm N — alarma f contra or de incendios
fire blanket N — manta f ignífuga
fire brigade, fire department (US) N — cuerpo m de bomberos
fire chief N — (US) jefe(-a) m / f de bomberos
fire curtain N — telón m contra incendios
fire damage N — daños mpl del incendio
the building showed evidence of fire damage — el edificio mostraba signos de haber sufrido un incendio
fire department N (US) — = fire brigade
fire drill N — simulacro m de incendio
fire engine N — coche m de bomberos
fire escape N — escalera f de incendios
fire extinguisher N — extintor m
fire hazard N —
fire hydrant N — boca f de incendios
fire insurance N — seguro m contra incendios
fire irons NPL — utensilios mpl para la chimenea
fire master N — (Scot) jefe m de bomberos
fire practice N — = fire drill
fire prevention N — prevención f de incendios
fire regulations NPL — normas fpl para la prevención de incendios
fire risk N — = fire hazard
fire screen N — pantalla f de chimenea
fire service N — = fire brigade
fire station N — estación f or (Sp) parque m de bomberos
fire tender N — (US) coche m de bomberos
fire tower N — (US) torre f de vigilancia contra incendios
fire trap N — edificio muy peligroso en caso de incendio
fire truck N — (US) coche m de bomberos
fire warden N — (US) persona encargada de la lucha contra incendios
- fire off- fire up* * *[faɪr, 'faɪə(r)]
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1)a) u ( flames) fuego mto be on fire — estar* en llamas, estar* ardiendo
to set something on fire o to set fire to something — prenderle fuego a algo
to catch fire — prender fuego; \<\<twigs\>\> prender
fire and brimstone — el fuego eterno, los tormentos del infierno
to fight fire with fire — pagar* con la misma moneda
to play with fire — jugar* con fuego
to set the world on fire — comerse el mundo
b) c ( outdoors) hoguera f, fogata fc) c ( in hearth) fuego m, lumbre f (liter)2) c ( blaze which destroys a building) incendio m; (as interj)fire! — fuego!; (before n)
fire curtain — telón m contra incendios
3) c ( heater) (BrE) estufa f, calentador m4) u ( of guns) fuego mto open fire on somebody/something — abrir* fuego sobre alguien/algo
to come under fire — \<\<troops\>\> entrar en la línea de fuego; \<\<politician\>\> ser* el blanco de las críticas
to hang fire — esperar, aguantarse (AmS)
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1)a) \<\<gun/shot\>\> disparar; \<\<rocket\>\> lanzar*b) ( direct)to fire questions at somebody — hacerle* or lanzarle* preguntas a alguien
2) ( dismiss) (colloq) echar, despedir*she was fired — la echaron, la despidieron
3) ( stimulate) \<\<imagination\>\> avivar4) \<\<pottery\>\> cocer*
2.
vi ( shoot) disparar, hacer* fuegoto fire AT somebody/something — disparar contra alguien/algo, dispararle a alguien/algo
ready, aim o (BrE) take aim, fire! — apunten fuego!
Phrasal Verbs:- fire off
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