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    [reit] 1. noun
    1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) odstotek
    2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) delež
    3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) hitrost
    4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tarifa
    5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) pristojbina
    2. verb
    (to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) ceniti
    - at this
    - at that rate
    - rate of exchange
    * * *
    I [réit]
    noun
    razmerje, odnos, mera, proporcija; odstotki; obrok; pristojbina, porto, taksa, tarifa, (predpisana) cena; tečaj, kurz; stopnja; rang; lokalni, občinski davek; kategorija, nautical razred; poprečna hitrost (hoja, hod)
    at any rate — v vsakem primeru, vsekakor, brezpogojno
    at the rate of — po ceni od, po tečaju od
    at the rate of 5 pounds — za ceno, po ceni ɜ funtov
    at that rate — v tem primeru, v takih okolnostih, na ta način, če je to tako
    at this rate — na ta način, če se bo sedanji položaj nadaljeval
    at a tremendous rate — s strašansko, z noro brzino, hitrostjo
    by no rate — nikakor, na noben način
    rate of exchange — menjalni tečaj; borzni tečaj
    death-rate — število smrti, umrljivost
    a second-rate hotel — hotel II. kategorije
    II [réit]
    transitive verb
    oceniti, določiti vrednost, preceniti; regulirati (kovanje denarja); smatrati (koga), šteti, prištevati, računati ( among med, kot); British English oceniti davek, obdavčiti; nautical uvrstiti (ladjo) v razred ali kategorijo; slang zaslužiti (kaj) po svojem položaju; intransitive verb biti upoštevan, upoštevati se, šteti se, prištevati se, računati se (as kot, med), biti ocenjen
    to rate up a property — oceniti lastnino višje, kot je vredna
    III [réit]
    transitive verb & intransitive verb
    ošteti, ukoriti, ozmerjati, grajati (at koga), psovati ( for zaradi)
    IV [réit]
    transitive verb & intransitive verb
    goditi; rositi, močiti (lan)

    English-Slovenian dictionary > rate

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    I
    1. [reıt] n
    1. норма; размер

    crime rate - показатель /индекс, статистика/ преступности

    rate of profit /of return/ - полит.-эк. норма прибыли

    rate of surplus value - полит.-эк. норма прибавочной стоимости

    rate of production - а) норма выработки; б) производительность

    rate of seeding - с.-х. норма высева

    the marriage rate per mille - количество браков на тысячу (человек) населения

    to go at the rate of six miles an hour - проходить по 6 миль в час; двигаться со скоростью 6 миль в час

    2. 1) ставка, тариф; такса; расценка

    the Rate - фин. учётная ставка банка Великобритании

    rate of discount - фин. учётная ставка, учётный процент; ставка дисконта

    the rate of interest - ставка /норма/ процента

    2) фин. курс

    the rate of exchange - валютный курс; вексельный курс; обменный курс

    dollar [sterling] rate - курс доллара [фунта стерлингов]

    3) цена; оценка

    to buy [to sell] at a high rate - купить [продать] по высокой цене

    you can have them at the rate of $1 a dozen - можете купить их по одному доллару за дюжину

    at an easy rate - а) по недорогой цене, дёшево; б) легко, без труда, без усилий

    to value smth. at a low rate - а) низко оценивать что-л.; б) быть невысокого мнения о чём-л.

    4) pl ж.-д. грузовой тариф
    3. скорость, темп

    rate constant - хим. константа скорости реакции

    rate of advance - воен. темп наступления

    rate of climb - ав. скороподъёмность

    rate of descent - ав. скорость снижения

    rate of fire - воен. скорость стрельбы; темп огня; режим огня

    rate of sailing - мор. скорость хода ( судна)

    rate of ionization - физ. скорость ионизации

    at a great [fearful] rate - с огромной [страшной] скоростью

    to drive at a dangerous rate - вести автомобиль с опасным превышением скорости

    unemployment increases at a fearful rate - безработица растёт угрожающими темпами

    4. процент, доля; коэффициент; пропорция; степень

    rate of reproduction, reproduction rate - эк. коэффициент воспроизводства

    rate of return - эк. рентабельность, норма рентабельности

    5. 1) разряд, сорт

    of the first rate - первоклассный; наилучший

    this fruit [this orchestra] is very second rate - это очень неважные фрукты [посредственный оркестр]

    2) пошиб, полёт
    6. местный, муниципальный, коммунальный налог; сбор на местные нужды ( в Великобритании)

    rates and taxes - (местные) сборы и (государственные) налоги; коммунальные и государственные налоги

    to raise a rate of £1 - взимать сбор в один фунт стерлингов

    7. амер. оценка, отметка ( в школе)
    8. образ действия; манера, способ

    if you go on at that rate you will injure your health - если вы и дальше будете поступать так, вы подорвёте своё здоровье

    at this rate - а) таким образом; так; б) если так будет продолжаться

    at that rate - в таком случае; если это так, если то, что вы говорите, соответствует действительности

    at that rate we shan't get any dinner today - если так пойдёт дальше, мы сегодня останемся без обеда

    he ought to be dismissed at that rate - в таком случае, его следует уволить

    9. спец. интенсивность; мощность

    emission [radiation, fission] rate - физ. интенсивность испускания [излучения, деления]

    exposure [dosage] rate - физ. мощность облучения [дозы]

    rate of work - интенсивность работы, мощность

    rate of gain - с.-х. интенсивность прироста /привеса/

    10. спец. частота

    pulse rate - а) мед. частота пульса; б) элк. частота (повторения) импульсов

    11. спорт. разряд
    12. мор.
    2) ист. ранг ( корабля)
    3) = rating1 6, 1)
    13. ( о часах) ход; суточное отставание; уход вперёд за сутки
    14. тех. расход (воды и т. п.)

    at any rate - во всяком случае; по меньшей мере

    not at any rate - арх. ни в коем случае; ни за что

    he has improved somewhat, in manners at any rate - он стал немного лучше, по крайней мере в обращении

    at any rate I will do nothing without further instructions - во всяком случае я ничего не буду делать без дальнейших указаний

    at all rates - а) во всяком /в любом/ случае; как бы то ни было; б) арх. любой ценой; любыми средствами

    to come upon the rates - ист. содержаться за счёт налогоплательщиков ( о неимущих); попасть в работный дом

    2. [reıt] v
    1. 1) ( часто at) оценивать, производить оценку; исчислять

    to rate a coin [paper money] above [below] its real value - определять курс монеты [бумажных денег] выше [ниже] реальной стоимости

    what do you rate his fortune at? - в какую сумму вы оцениваете его состояние?

    output was rated at about 5,000 bales per working day - по подсчётам оказалось, что производительность составляет около 5000 кип за рабочий день

    2) ценить, расценивать, оценивать

    to rate smb., smth. high - высоко ценить кого-л., что-л.

    to rate one profession above another in usefulness - считать одну профессию полезнее другой

    he doesn't rate himself an ordinary clerk - он не считает себя простым клерком

    3) спец. таксировать, тарифицировать
    2. ( часто as)
    1) считать, рассматривать; полагать

    he is rated the best in his field - его считают лучшим специалистом в данной области

    I rate him among my friends - я отношу его к числу своих друзей; я считаю его своим другом

    2) считаться, рассматриваться

    to rate as a national resource - рассматриваться как источник общегосударственного значения

    he rates as one of the best runners over the distance - он считается одним из лучших бегунов на этой дистанции

    3. преим. pass
    1) облагать местным налогом
    2) оценивать для установления ставки местного налога или страховой премии

    the shop was rated at £500 a year - облагаемый налогом доход с магазина был исчислен в пятьсот фунтов стерлингов в год

    to rate up - страх. увеличивать страховую премию ( в случае особого риска) [см. тж. 7, 3)]

    4. амер. ставить отметку, оценку ( учащемуся); оценивать знания

    to rate a student first - считать какого-л. учащегося первым учеником /отличником/

    5. разг. заслуживать
    6. амер.
    1) (заслуженно) пользоваться чем-л.; иметь право на что-л.

    she rates special privileges - она пользуется особыми привилегиями; ей предоставлены особые привилегии

    2) занимать привилегированное положение

    she really rates with her boss - босс с ней очень считается /очень её ценит/

    7. преим. мор.
    1) определять класс (корабля, автомобиля); устанавливать категорию; классифицировать
    2) иметь какую-л. категорию, класс и т. п.

    a ship rates as first [as second] - судно относится к первому [ко второму] классу

    3) присваивать класс, звание ( моряку)

    to rate up - повысить в классе, звании и т. п. [см. тж. 3, 2)]

    4) иметь класс, звание ( о моряке)
    8. регулировать, выверять ( часы)
    II [reıt] v
    делать выговор; отчитывать, бранить, разносить (кого-л.)

    to rate smb. for doing smth. - выговаривать кому-л. за что-л.

    to rate smb. soundly - задать кому-л. головомойку

    to rate at smb. - кричать на кого-л.

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    ̈ɪreɪt I
    1. сущ.
    1) а) оценка имущества Syn: valuation б) суждение, мнение, оценка (напр., какого-л. события) Syn: estimation
    2) норма;
    ставка, тариф;
    расценка, цена average rate of profit ≈ средняя норма прибыли rate of surplus valueнорма прибавочной стоимости at an easy rateдешево;
    легко book rate ≈ "книжный" тариф (тариф на почтовую бандероль) lock-in rate ≈ замороженная ставка
    3) а) пропорция, отношение;
    коэффициент;
    степень;
    процент, доля to fix, set a rate ≈ устанавливать процент annual rate bargain rates discount rate fast rate flat rate high rate hourly rate inflation rate interest rate low rate metabolic rate moderate rate pulse rate respiration rate seasonal rate tax rate б) фин. курс( специальное соотношение при операциях с валютой и ценными бумагами) at the rate ≈ по курсу at the average close rate ≈ по среднему заключительному курсу exchange rate, rate of exchangeвалютный курс cabin rate ≈ "телеграфный курс" (курс фунта стерлингов по отношению к доллару США)
    4) местный, муниципальный, коммунальный налог
    5) а) темп;
    скорость, ход( как физическая характеристика) The most rapid rate of a box-wagon is about thirty miles per hour. ≈ Самая высокая скорость движения товарного состава - около тридцати миль в час. б) относительная скорость( совершения действий и т.д.) accident rate birth rate crime rate death rate divorce rate marriage rate morbidity rate mortality rate rate of climb rate of fire
    6) а) разряд, класс;
    сорт Syn: class II
    1. б) мор. класс военных судов
    7) степень, интенсивность( какого-л. чувства, действия и т.д.) at a great rate ≈ в большой степени
    8) паек, порция
    9) тех. расход (воды) ∙ at any rateво всяком случае;
    по меньшей мере at this rate, at that rateв таком случае;
    при таких условиях
    2. гл.
    1) уст. предоставлять, назначать, выделять Syn: allot
    2) а) оценивать, производить оценку, исчислять, определять, устанавливать (among;
    as) to rate high ≈ высоко оценивать to rate low ≈ невысоко оценивать That player is rated among the very best. ≈ Этот игрок считается одним из лучших. This wine rates as excellent. ≈ Это вино признано отличным. Syn: value
    2., esteem
    2. б) приписывать класс, ранг;
    располагать по рангу, по ранжиру Why should you rate yourself above this job? ≈ Почему ты считаешь, что делать эту работу ниже твоего достоинства? Syn: grade
    2.
    2) оценивать, расценивать, ценить
    3) а) считать;
    расценивать;
    рассматривать She was rated an excellent pianist. ≈ Ее считали прекрасной пианисткой. Syn: consider, regard
    2. б) рассматриваться, считаться She rates as the finest teacher we have. ≈ Она - лучший учитель, который у нас был.
    4) заслуживать( что-л.), удостаиваться( чего-л.) he rated special privileges ≈ он располагал особыми привилегиями Syn: deserve
    5) обыкн. страд. облагать( местным) налогом
    6) мор. а) определять класс, категорию (морского судна) б) присваивать класс, звание( моряку) ∙ rate up rate with II гл.
    1) ругать, распекать, бранить;
    задавать головомойку He began to rate them soundly for their ingratitude. ≈ Он стал их сильно бранить за неблагодарность. Syn: chide, scold
    1., reprove
    2) неперех. браниться, ругаться She has rated at her child all day long. ≈ Она целый день ругалась на своего ребенка. III = ret норма;
    размер - birth * рождаемость - crime * показатель /индекс, статистика/ преступности - per cent * размер процентов - * of profit /of return/ (политика) (экономика) норма прибыли - * of surplus value( политика) (экономика) норма прибавочной стоимости - * of production норма выработки;
    производительность - * of seeding( сельскохозяйственное) норма высева - the * of speed per minute скорость в минуту - the marriage * per mille количество браков на тысячу (человек) населения - to go at the * of six miles an hour проходить по 6 миль в час;
    двигаться со скоростью 6 миль в час ставка, тариф;
    такса;
    расценка - the R. (финансовое) учетная ставка банка Великобритании - * of discount( финансовое) учетная ставка, учетный процент;
    ставка дисконта - * of duty ставка таможенной пошлины - the *s of wages per week ставки недельной заработной платы - the * of interest ставка /норма/ процента( финансовое) курс - the * of exchange валютный курс;
    вексельный курс;
    обменный курс - dollar * курс доллара цена;
    оценка - to buy at a high * купить по высокой цене - you can have them at the * of $1 a dozen можете купить их по одному доллару за дюжину - at an easy * по недорогой цене, дешево;
    легко, без труда, без усилий - to win success at an easy * без труда добиться успеха - to value smth. at a low * низко оценивать что-л.;
    быть невысокого мнения о чем-л. pl (железнодорожное) грузовой тариф - * scale /card/ тарифное расписание( рассылаемое транспортными и страховыми организациями) скорость, темп - * constant( химическое) константа скорости реакции - * of growth темп роста - * of advance( военное) темп наступления - * of climb (авиация) скороподъемность - * of descent( авиация) скорость снижения - * of fire (военное) скорость стрельбы;
    темп огня;
    режим огня - * of sailing( морское) скорость хода( судна) - * of ionization (физическое) скорость ионизации - at a great * с огромной скоростью - to drive at a dangerous * вести автомобиль с опасным превышением скорости - unemployment increases at a fearful * безработица растет угрожающими темпами - he read at a moderate * он читал неторопливо процент, доля;
    коэффициент;
    пропорция;
    степень - * of chickens( сельскохозяйственное) выход цыплят (от числа заложенных яиц) - * of reproduction, reproduction * (экономика) коэффициент воспроизводства - * of return (экономика) рентабельность, норма рентабельности разряд, сорт - of the first * первоклассный;
    наилучший - this fruit is very second * это очень неважные фрукты пошиб, полет местный, муниципальный, коммунальный налог;
    сбор на местные нужды( в Великобритании) - *s and taxes( местные) сборы и (государственные) налоги;
    коммунальные и государственные налоги - harbour *s портовые сборы - to raise a * of $1 взимать сбор в один доллар (американизм) оценка, отметка( в школе) образ действия;
    манера, способ - * of living (широкий) образ жизни - to live at a high * жить на широкую ногу - if you go on at that * you will injure your health если вы и дальше будете поступать так, вы подорвете свое здоровье - at this * таким образом;
    так;
    если так будет продолжаться - at that * в таком случае;
    если это так, если то, что вы говорите, соответствует действительности - at that * we shan't get any dinner today если так пойдет дальше, мы сегодня останемся без обеда - he ought to be dismissed at that * в таком случае его следует уволить( специальное) интенсивность;
    мощность - emission * (физическое) интенсивность испускания - exposure * (физическое) мощность облучения - * of work интенсивность работы, мощность - * of gain (сельскохозяйственное) интенсивность прироста /привеса/ (специальное) частота - pulse * (медицина) частота пульса;
    (электроника) частота (повторения) импульсов (спортивное) разряд (морское) класс (торгового судна) ;
    (историческое) ранг (корабля) (морское) звание или специальность рядового или старшинского состава (о часах) ход;
    суточное отставание;
    уход вперед за сутки - * of a chronometer ход хронометра (техническое) расход (воды и т. п.) > at any * во всяком случае;
    по меньшей мере > not at any * (устаревшее) ни в коем случае;
    ни за что > he has improved somewhat, in manners at any * он стал немного лучше, по крайней мере в обращении > at any * I will do nothing without further instructions во всяком случае я ничего не буду делать без дальнейших указаний > at all *s во всяком /в любом/ случае;
    как бы то ни было;
    (устаревшее) любой ценой;
    любыми средствами > to come upon the *s (историческое) содержаться за счет налогоплательщиков (о неимущих) ;
    попасть в работный дом( часто at) оценивать, производить оценку;
    исчислять - to * a coin above its real value определять курс монеты выше реальной стоимости - what do you * his fortune at? в какую сумму вы оцениваете его состояние? - output was *d at about 5,000 bales per wotking day по подсчетам оказалось, что производительность составляет около 5000 кип за рабочий день ценить, расценивать, оценивать - to * smb., smth. high высоко ценить кого-л., что-л. - to * one's profession above another in usefulness считать одну профессию полезнее другой - to * fame as its true value знать настоящую цену славе - I do not * his merits high я невысокого мнения о его достоинствах - he doesn't * himself an ordinary clerk он не считает себя простым клерком (специальное) таксировать, тарифицировать( часто as) считать, рассматривать;
    полагать - he is *d as a distinguished scientist он считается выдающимся ученым - he is *d the best in his field его считают лучшим специалистом в данной области - I * him among my friends я отношу его к числу своих друзей;
    я считаю его своим другом( часто as) считаться, рассматриваться - to * as a national resource рассматриваться как источник общегосударственного значения - he *s as one of the best runners over the distance он считается одним из лучших бегунов на этой дистанции облагать местным налогом - they were heavily *d они платили высокие местные налоги оценивать для установления ставки местного налога или страховой премии - the shop was *d at $500 a year облагаемый налогом доход с магазина был исчислен в пятьсот долларов в год - to * up (страхование) увеличивать страховую премию (в случае особого риска) (американизм) ставить отметку, оценку ( учащемуся) ;
    оценивать знания - to * a student first считать какого-л. учащегося первым учеником /отличником/ (разговорное) заслуживать - he *s the best он заслуживает самого лучшего (американизм) (заслуженно) пользоваться чем-л.;
    иметь право на что-л. - she *s special privileges она пользуется особыми привилегиями;
    ей предоставлены особые привилегии( американизм) занимать привилегированное положение - she really *s with her boss босс с ней очень считается /очень ее ценит/ преим. (морское) определять класс (корабля, автомобиля) ;
    устанавливать категорию;
    классифицировать преим. (морское) иметь какую-л. категорию, класс и т. п. - a ship *s as first судно относится к первому классу преим. (морское) присваивать класс, звание (моряку) - he was *d as a midshipman ему было присвоено звание мичмана - to * up повысить в классе, звании и т. п. преим. (морское) иметь класс, звание (о моряке) регулировать, выверять (часы) - to * a chronometer ставить хронометр по среднему поясному времени делать выговор;
    отчитывать, бранить, разносить( кого-л.) - to * smb. for doing smth. выговаривать кому-л. за что-л. - to * smb. soundly задать кому-л. головомойку - to * at smb. кричать на кого-л. accrual ~ коэффициент накопления (характеризует скорость накопления) accuracy ~ показатель точности activity ~ степень активности activity ~s коэффициент активности( процент экономически активных детей и взрослых соответственно в возрастных группах 10-14 и 15-64 года) actual interest ~ реальная процентная ставка actual ~ фактическая ставка ad valorem ~ фрахтовая ставка со стоимости товара add-on ~ дополнительная ставка adjusted ~ скорректированный коэффициент adjusted ~ стандартизованный коэффициент advertising ~ стоимость рекламы advertising ~ цена рекламы advised ~ ставка, о которой клиент официально уведомлен after tax real ~ of return реальная норма прибыли после уплаты налога alternative ~ of return альтернативная процентная ставка amortization ~ норма амортизационного списания annual percentage ~ (APR) годовая процентная ставка annualized ~ процентная ставка в годовом исчислении arrival ~ вчт. интенсивность входящего потока arrival ~ частота поступления at a guaranteed ~ по гарантированному курсу average ~ of profit полит.-эк. средняя норма прибыли;
    at an easy rate дешево;
    легко;
    to live at a high rate жить на широкую ногу ~ тех. расход (воды) ;
    at any rate во всяком случае;
    по меньшей мере;
    at this (или that) rate в таком случае;
    при таких условиях ~ темп;
    ход, скорость;
    rate of increase темп роста, прироста;
    at the rate of 40 miles an hour со скоростью 40 миль в час ~ тех. расход (воды) ;
    at any rate во всяком случае;
    по меньшей мере;
    at this (или that) rate в таком случае;
    при таких условиях attractive ~ привлекательная ставка average exchange ~ средний валютный курс average exchange ~ средний вексельный курс average exchange ~ средний обменный курс average ~ средняя ставка average tax ~ средняя ставка налога bank deposit ~ банковская ставка по депозитам bank discount ~ банковская учетная ставка bank ~ учетная ставка банка base ~ базовая ссудная ставка банков base ~ базовая ставка base ~ тарифная ставка basic interest ~ основная ставка процента basic ~ базисная ставка basic ~ основная ставка baud ~ вчт. скорость передачи информации в бодах benchmark ~ исходная ставка bill ~ процент по государственным облигациям bill ~ ставка по казначейским векселям birth and death ~s уровни рождаемости и смертности birth ~ полит.эк. коэффициент рождаемости birth ~ полит.эк. рождаемость birth ~ уровень рождаемости, рождаемость bit ~ вчт. скорость передачи данных в битах bit ~ вчт. скорость передачи информации в бит/сек bond interest ~ процент по облигации bonus ~ ставка дополнительного дивиденда broker's loan ~ процентная ставка банков по ссудам до востребования фондовым брокерам building interest ~ строительная процентная ставка bulk ~ фрахтовая ставка для перевозки большой партии груза burden ~ отношение накладных расходов к затратам на оплату труда buying ~ закупочная расценка buying ~ курс покупателя call money ~ ставка процента по онкольной ссуде call ~ онкольная ставка call ~ процентная ставка по ссудам до востребования capitalization ~ норма капитализации carload ~ повагонная тарифная ставка carload ~ тариф для повагонных грузов carrying-over ~ бирж. курс репорта ceiling ~ предельная норма процента central bank lending ~ ставка ссудного процента центрального банка central ~ центральный курс central reference ~ центральный контрольный курс certificate-of-deposit ~ ставка депозитного сертификата check ~ чековый курс cheque ~ курс покупки чеков church ~ церковный налог clock ~ вчт. тактовая частота closing ~ курс на момент закрытия биржи closing ~ of exchange валютный курс на момент закрытия сальдо commission ~ ставка комиссионного вознаграждения commodity ~ специальный тариф на перевозку массовых грузов common reduced ~ единый льготный тариф completion ~ процент выполненных работ consensus ~ согласованная процентная ставка consolidated ~ полная почасовая ставка constant ~ постоянный коэффициент constructions ~ темпы строительных работ contract ~ договорная расценка contribution ~ размер взноса conversion ~ коэффициент пересчета conversion ~ скорость преобразования ~ оценивать, исчислять, определять, устанавливать;
    the copper coinage was then rated above it real value медная монета стоила тогда выше своей реальной стоимости crude ~ общий коэффициент cumulative ~ суммарный коэффициент current account ~ ставка процента на текущем счете current coupon ~ текущий уровень процентных ставок купона current exchange ~ текущий валютный курс current exchange ~ текущий обменный курс current ~ курс дня current ~ текущий курс cut ~ сниженный курс data ~ вчт. скорость передачи данных data transfer ~ вчт. скорость передачи данных death ~ смертность declining ~ снижающийся курс dependency ~ коэффициент иждивенчества (показывает число детей до 14 лет и лиц старше 65 лет в процентах от потенциально работопособной части населения) deposit ~ ставка по депозитам depreciation ~ норма амортизации depreciation ~ степень обесценивания discount ~ ставка дисконта discount ~ учетная ставка, учетный процент, учетный курс discount ~ учетная ставка discount ~ учетный процент discounted cash flow ~ оборот дисконтированных поступлений наличности dividend ~ норма дивидендов dollar ~ курс доллара dollar ~ increase повышение курса доллара dollar's exchange ~ обменный курс доллара drawdown ~ норма использования кредита dropping ~ понижающийся курс entrance ~ вчт. интенсивность входящего потока error ~ вчт. частота ошибок error ~ частота появления ошибок eurointerest ~ процентная ставка по еврооблигациям exceptional ~ исключительный тариф exchange ~ валютный курс exchange ~ курс обмена валюты exchange ~ обменный курс exchange ~s валютные курсы, курсы обмена валют excise ~ ставка акцизного сбора exorbitant ~ чрезмерно высокий курс express freight ~ тариф на срочную доставку грузов extortionate ~ грабительский курс falling dollar ~ понижающийся курс доллара federal discount ~ федеральная учетная ставка (США) fertility ~ общий коэффициент фертильности fertility ~ специальный коэффициент рождаемости fixed exchange ~ фиксированный валютный курс fixed interest ~ фиксированная процентная ставка fixing ~ твердая ставка flexible exchange ~ плавающий валютный курс floating interest ~ плавающая процентная ставка floor ~ нижний предел вмешательства fluctuating ~ колеблющийся курс foreign exchange ~ валютный курс forgetting ~ рекл. забываемость товара forward ~ бирж. срочный курс forward ~ бирж. форвардный курс freight ~ ставка фрахта full-time unemployment ~ коэффициент полной безработицы general ~ общий коэффициент going ~ действующая ставка going ~ обычная ставка growth ~ относительный прирост growth ~ темп прироста growth ~ темп роста guaranteed ~ гарантированная ставка ~ считать;
    расценивать;
    рассматривать;
    he was rated the best poet of his time его считали лучшим поэтом эпохи;
    I rate his speech very high я считаю его речь очень удачной hourly ~ рын.тр. почасовая ставка hourly ~ рын.тр. почасовой тариф hourly wage ~ рын.тр. почасовая ставка заработной платы hurdle ~ эк.произ. минимально приемлемая ставка ~ считать;
    расценивать;
    рассматривать;
    he was rated the best poet of his time его считали лучшим поэтом эпохи;
    I rate his speech very high я считаю его речь очень удачной import ~ импортный тариф import ~ тариф для импортных грузов incentive freight ~ поощрительная фрахтовая ставка increment ~ коэффициент прироста indexed interest ~ индексированная ставка процента inflation ~ темпы инфляции input ~ вчт. интенсивность входящего потока insurance ~ ставка страховой премии interbank bid ~ межбанковская ставка процента покупателя interbank offered ~ межбанковская ставка процента продавца interest ~ норма процента interest ~ ставка процента international ~ международный тариф interruption ~ вчт. частота прерывания обслуживания intervention ~ интервенционный курс investment ~ норма инвестирования investment ~ темп роста капиталовложений issue ~ эмиссионный курс landing ~ плата за перегрузку с судна на сухопутный транспорт legal minimum wage ~s установленная законом минимальная ставка заработной платы lending interest ~ ставка ссудного процента lending ~ кредитная ставка liquidity ~ коэффициент ликвидности average ~ of profit полит.-эк. средняя норма прибыли;
    at an easy rate дешево;
    легко;
    to live at a high rate жить на широкую ногу loading ~ суд. норма погрузки loading ~ тариф на погрузочные работы loan ~ процентная ставка по ссуде lombard ~ ломбардная ставка lombard ~ ставка ломбардного кредита long ~ курс покупки долгосрочных векселей long ~ ставка процента по долгосрочным кредитным обязательствам long-term interest ~ долгосрочная процентная ставка long-term prime ~ долгосрочная базисная ставка long-term prime ~ долгосрочная учетная ставка для первоклассных денежных обязательств( США) long-term ~ долгосрочная ставка low mortality ~ низкий коэффициент смертности lump sum ~ процентная ставка с общей суммы machine hour ~ норма издержек на станко-час malfunction ~ вчт. частота сбоев marginal tax ~ предельная налоговая ставка market exchange ~ рыночный валютный курс market exchange ~ рыночный обменный курс market interest ~ рыночная ставка процента market ~ биржевой курс market ~ рыночная норма market ~ рыночная ставка market ~ рыночный курс maximum interest ~ максимальная ставка процента medium ~ средний курс medium-term ~ ставка процента по среднесрочным кредитным обязательствам middle ~ средний курс middle ~ средняя ставка mileage ~ плата за перевозки, исчисляемые в милях minimum interest ~ минимальная ставка процента minimum lending ~ (MLR) минимальная ставка ссудного процента minimum ~ минимальная ставка minimum ~ минимальный курс money ~ ставка процента по денежным операциям ~ соответственная часть;
    пропорция;
    коэффициент, степень, процент;
    доля;
    mortality rate смертность mortality ~ коэффициент смертности mortality ~ показатель смертности mortgage ~ ставка процента по закладной night ~ точной тариф nominal interest ~ номинальная процентная ставка nominal ~ номинальный курс notional central ~ условный центральный курс occupancy ~ коэффициент занятости;
    коэффициент заполнения( рабочих мест, мест в гостинице и т. п.) output ~ вчт. интенсивность выходящего потока overflow ~ вчт. интенсивность избыточного потока paging ~ вчт. интенсивность страничного обмена parcel post ~ расценки почтово-посылочной службы parity ~ паритетный курс participation ~ доля рабочей силы в общей численности данной половозрастной группы peg the ~ фиксировать курс национальной валюты относительно иностранных валют pegged exchange ~ твердый валютный курс pegged exchange ~ фиксированный валютный курс piece ~ сдельная ставка piece-work ~ цена сдельной работы placement ~ коэффициент размещения postal ~ почтовый тариф preferential ~ льготный таможенный тариф premium ~ норма премиальной выплаты premium ~ размер премии premium ~ ставка страхового взноса prime lending ~ прайм-рейт prime lending ~ публикуемая банками ставка по кредитам первоклассным заемщикам prime ~ базисная ставка prime ~ прайм-рейт prime ~ публикуемая банками ставка по кредитам первоклассным заемщиком printout ~ вчт. скорость вывода на печать projected expenditure ~ планируемая скорость расходования ресурсов quotation ~ бирж. котировка курса quote a ~ назначать ставку quoted exchange ~ котировочный валютный курс quoted exchange ~ котировочный обменный курс rallying dollar ~ повышающийся курс доллара rallying ~ растущая ставка rallying ~ увеличивающийся курс rate = ret ~ бранить;
    задавать головомойку ~ интенсивность ~ интенсивнось ~ класс ~ коммунальный налог ~ коэффициент ~ курс ~ местный налог ~ местный налог;
    коммунальный налог ~ местный налог ~ мощность ~ налог на землю ~ норма;
    ставка, тариф;
    расценка, цена;
    the rate of wages per week ставка недельной заработной платы ~ норма ~ нормировать ~ (преим. pass.) облагать (местным) налогом ~ облагать налогом ~ мор. определять класс, категорию (корабля) ~ определять тариф ~ оценивать, исчислять, определять, устанавливать;
    the copper coinage was then rated above it real value медная монета стоила тогда выше своей реальной стоимости ~ оценивать;
    исчислять;
    таксировать;
    тарифицировать;
    устанавливать ~ оценивать ~ оценка ~ паек, порция ~ поземельный налог ~ показатель ~ пропорция ~ процент ~ размер;
    норма;
    ставка;
    тариф;
    такса;
    цена;
    курс;
    процент ~ размер ~ разряд, класс;
    сорт ~ разряд ~ тех. расход (воды) ;
    at any rate во всяком случае;
    по меньшей мере;
    at this (или that) rate в таком случае;
    при таких условиях ~ расход ~ расценивать ~ скорость ~ соответственная часть;
    пропорция;
    коэффициент, степень, процент;
    доля;
    mortality rate смертность ~ сорт ~ ставка таможенной пошлины ~ степень ~ считать;
    расценивать;
    рассматривать;
    he was rated the best poet of his time его считали лучшим поэтом эпохи;
    I rate his speech very high я считаю его речь очень удачной ~ такса ~ таксировать ~ тариф ~ тарифицировать ~ темп;
    ход, скорость;
    rate of increase темп роста, прироста;
    at the rate of 40 miles an hour со скоростью 40 миль в час ~ темп ~ учетная ставка ~ цена ~ частота ~ of activity уровень активности ~ of change темп изменения ~ of company tax ставка налогового обложения компании ~ of contango бирж. размер надбавки по репортным операциям ~ of conversion вал.-фин. конверсионный курс ~ of conversion вал.-фин. коэффициент перевода ~ of corporation tax ставка налогового обложения корпорации ~ of depreciation норма амортизации ~ of depreciation степень обесценивания ~ of development темп развития ~ of drawdown темп снижения ~ of duty ставка таможенной пошлины ~ of earnings норма дохода ~ of expansion степень расширения ~ of expansion темп роста ~ of fire воен. скорость стрельбы, режим огня;
    rate of climb ав. скороподъемность ~ of growth темп прироста ~ of growth темп роста ~ of growth темп увеличения ~ темп;
    ход, скорость;
    rate of increase темп роста, прироста;
    at the rate of 40 miles an hour со скоростью 40 миль в час ~ of increase темп прироста ~ of increase темп роста ~ of increase темп увеличения ~ of increase in lending темп увеличения объема кредитования ~ of inflation темп инфляции ~ of inflation уровень инфляции ~ of interest норма (ссудного) процента, процентная ставка ~ of interest норма процента ~ of interest ставка процента ~ of interest for overdraft facilities ставка процента по овердрафту ~ of interest on deferred payments ставка процента по отсроченным платежам ~ of interest paid by bank ставка процента, выплачиваемая банком ~ of inventory turnover скорость движения товарных запасов ~ of inventory turnover скорость оборачиваемости товарных запасов ~ of inventory turnover скорость оборота акций ~ of investment норма инвестиций ~ of investment норма капиталовложений ~ of issue бирж. курс выпуска ~ of issue бирж. эмиссионный курс ~ of levy ставка налога ~ of levy ставка сбора ~ of loading норма погрузки ~ of loss норма потерь ~ of natural increase процент естественного прироста ~ of natural increase темп естественного прироста ~ of occurence вчт. интенсивность потока ~ of occurrence стат. интенсивность потока событий ~ of pay increases темп роста ставок заработной платы ~ of postage within postal zone размер зональных почтовых сборов ~ of price increases темп роста цен ~ of profit норма прибыли ~ of profitability степень рентабельности ~ of return коэффициент окупаемости капиталовложений ~ of return норма прибыли ~ of return on investment коэффициент окупаемости капиталовложений ~ of return on investment норма прибыли на инвестированный капитал ~ of return on investment норма прибыли от капиталовложений ~ of shrinkage норма усушки ~ of stockturn норма оборачиваемости товарных запасов ~ of stockturn скорость оборачиваемости товарных запасов ~ of exchange валютный курс;
    rate of surplus value полит.-эк. норма прибавочной стоимости ~ of tax налоговая ставка ~ of tax ставка налогового обложения ~ of taxation налоговая ставка ~ of taxation ставка налогового обложения ~ of throughput производительность ~ of throughput пропускная способность ~ of turnover скорость оборачиваемости ~ of turnover скорость оборота ~ of unemployment уровень безработицы ~ of unionization процент охвата профсоюзами ~ of VAT норма налога на добавленную стоимость ~ норма;
    ставка, тариф;
    расценка, цена;
    the rate of wages per week ставка недельной заработной платы ~ of wastage норма отходов ~ of work интенсивность работы ~ of work мощность ~ of work производительность работы read ~ вчт. скорость чтения real interest ~ реальная ставка процента redemption ~ ставка погашения rediscount ~ ставка переучета reduced ~ льготный тариф reduced ~ пониженный тариф reference interest ~ исходная ставка процента refinancing interest ~ ставка процента при рефинансировании refresh ~ вчт. частота регенерации reinvestment ~ норма реинвестирования repeat ~ частота повторения resend ~ вчт. скорость возврата response ~ доля ответивших при обследовании safe-deposit ~ ставка по депозитам sagging ~ оценка падения курсов savings ~ норма сбережений schedule ~ установленный тариф selling ~ курс продавцов service ~ вчт. интенсивность обслуживания service ~ вчт. скорость обслуживания sewerage ~ нагрузка канализационной системы short ~ краткосрочная процентная ставка short ~ курс покупки краткосрочных векселей (в иностранной валюте) short sterling ~ стерлинговый курс покупки краткосрочных векселей short-term interest ~ краткосрочная процентная ставка short-term ~ краткосрочная ставка процента short-term ~ курс покупки краткосрочных векселей (в иностранной валюте) sickness ~ процент больных sight ~ валютный курс по предъявительским траттам sight ~ валютный курс по предъявительским чекам soaring dollar ~ растущий курс доллара soaring ~ растущая ставка space ~ норма площади (для рекламы) special ~ специальная норма special ~ специальная ставка special ~ специальный курс specific ~ специальный коэффициент specific ~ частный коэффициент spot market ~ курс по кассовым сделкам spot ~ курс, по которому расчеты по сделке проводятся на второй рабочий день после ее заключения spot ~ курс по кассовым сделкам spot ~ наличный кус валюты standard ~ обычная ставка standard ~ основная ставка (заработной платы) standard ~ основной тариф standard ~ стандартная тарифная сетка оплаты( за услуги) standard tax ~ основная налоговая ставка standard tax ~ основная ставка налогообложения sterling interest ~ курс фунта стерлингов straight piece ~ сдельная ставка оплаты труда striking ~ цена, по которой удовлетворяются заявки участников аукциона новых ценных бумаг striking ~ цена исполнения (фиксированная цена, по которой покупатель опциона может использовать свое право купить или продать определенные финансовые документы) subsidized ~ доля затрат, покрываемых за счет субсидирования switch ~ курсовая разница tariff ~ тарифная ставка tax collection ~ уровень налоговых поступлений tax ~ налоговая ставка tax ~ ставка налога tax ~ ставка налогового обложения taxable ~ ставка налогообложения through ~ сквозной тариф through ~ тариф прямой перевозки грузов through ~ тариф сквозной перевозки грузов time ~ курс форвард (курс валюты по срочным сделкам) time ~ повременная плата top ~ высшая ставка top ~ высший курс ценных бумаг transfer ~ вчт. скорость передачи transfer ~ вчт. скорость передачи данных transmission ~ вчт. скорость передачи данных turnover ~ отношение объема сделок с конкретным видом акций в течение года к общей сумме акций в обращении unemployment ~ доля безработных unemployment ~ процент безработных unemployment ~ число безработных uniform ~ единая ставка unpeg the ~ прекращать искусственную поддержку курса unquoted exchange ~ незарегистрированный валютный курс usurious ~ ростовщическая ставка процента utilization ~ коэффициент загрузки utilization ~ коэффициент использования variable interest ~ плавающая процентная ставка variable service ~ переменная интенсивность обслуживания wage ~ ставка заработной платы wage ~ тарифная расценка wage ~s ставки заработной платы wastage ~ норма отходов water ~ тариф на воду weekly ~ недельная ставка withholding ~ норма вычетов word ~ устная оценка year-end exchange ~ валютный курс на конец года yield ~ ставка дохода zero ~ нулевая ставка zone ~ зональный тариф

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > rate

  • 4 a

    prep.
    1 to.
    voy a Madrid I'm going to Madrid
    me voy al extranjero I'm going abroad
    llegó a Buenos Aires/a la fiesta he arrived in Buenos Aires/at the party
    2 at (moment).
    a las siete at seven o'clock
    a los once años at the age of eleven
    al caer la noche at nightfall
    al oír la noticia se desmayó on hearing the news, she fainted
    Llegué al amanecer I arrived at dawn.
    3 per, every (frecuency).
    40 horas a la semana 40 hours per o a week
    tres veces al día three times a day
    4 to.
    dáselo a Ricardo give it to Ricardo
    dile a Ricardo que venga tell Ricardo to come
    5 to.
    entró a pagar he came in to pay
    aprender a nadar to learn to swim
    6 by, about to, for.
    * * *
    A, a
    nombre femenino (pl as o aes)
    1 (la letra) A, a
    ————————
    A
    1 ( Alteza) Highness; (abreviatura) H
    ————————
    A
    1 ( autopista) motorway; (abreviatura) M
    ————————
    A
    1 ( amperio) ampere, amp; (símbolo) A
    * * *
    prep.
    1) to
    2) into
    3) in
    4) at
    5) on
    6) with
    * * *
    SF = a (=letra) A, a
    * * *
    a femenino (pl aes) ( read as [a]) the letter A, a
    * * *
    = for, per, to.
    Ex. The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.
    Ex. Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.
    Ex. Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
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    * a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.
    * a alguna parte = someplace.
    * a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * a altas horas de la noche = late at night.
    * a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * a años luz de = light years away from.
    * a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.
    * a bajo coste = low-cost.
    * a bajo costo = low-cost.
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.
    * a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.
    * a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a boca de jarro = at close range.
    * a bocajarro = point blank.
    * a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.
    * a bordo = aboard, on board ship.
    * a bordo de = aboard, onboard.
    * a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * a caballo = on horseback, astride.
    * a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.
    * a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....
    * a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    * a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.
    * a cambio = in return.
    * a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.
    * a cambio de nada = for nothing.
    * a cántaros = cats and dogs.
    * a cargo = in the saddle.
    * a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).
    * a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.
    * a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.
    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.
    * a chorros = profusely.
    * a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.
    * a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.
    * a cierta distancia = some distance away.
    * a cierta distancia de = off.
    * a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.
    * a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.
    * a cobro revertido = reverse charges.
    * a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.
    * a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.
    * a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.
    * a continuación se enumeran = given below.
    * a contracorriente = against the grain.
    * a contraluz = against the light.
    * a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.
    * a coro = with one voice, in unison.
    * a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.
    * a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.
    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a costa de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a criterio de = at the discretion of.
    * a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.
    * a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.
    * a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.
    * a cuatro aguas = hipped.
    * a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.
    * a cuenta de = at the expense of.
    * a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.
    * a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.
    * a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.
    * a cuestas = in tow.
    * a decir de todos = by all accounts.
    * a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.
    * a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * a demanda = pro re nata.
    * a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.
    * a día de hoy = as of today.
    * a diario = every day.
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a dieta = on a diet.
    * a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).
    * a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a discreción = at will, no holds barred.
    * a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a disposición de = at the disposal of.
    * a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.
    * a doble espacio = double-spaced.
    * a domicilio = domiciliary.
    * ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * a él = him.
    * a ellos = them.
    * a escala = drawn-to-scale.
    * a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.
    * a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.
    * a escala natural = full-scale.
    * a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.
    * a eso = thereto.
    * a espaldas de = out of sight of.
    * a estas alturas = by now.
    * a este fin = to this end.
    * a este paso = at this rate.
    * a este respecto = in this respect.
    * a este ritmo = at this rate.
    * a estrenar = brand new.
    * a examen = under the microscope.
    * a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.
    * a excepción de que = except that.
    * a excepción de uno = with one exception.
    * a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.
    * a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.
    * a favor = in favour.
    * a favor de = in favour of.
    * a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.
    * a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.
    * a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * a favor y en contra = pro and con.
    * a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.
    * a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.
    * a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.
    * a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.
    * a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.
    * a fondo perdido = non-refundable.
    * ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.
    * a fuerza de = by dint of.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * a gas = gas-powered.
    * a gatas = on all fours.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a granel = in bulk.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a gritos = vociferously.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * a gusto = at ease, at leisure.
    * a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.
    * a horcajadas = astride.
    * a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.
    * a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.
    * a instancia de = at the urging of.
    * a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.
    * a intervalos = at intervals.
    * a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.
    * a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.
    * a invitación de = at the invitation of.
    * a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * a juicio = on trial.
    * a juicio público = in the public eye.
    * a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.
    * a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
    * a la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.
    * a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.
    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.
    * a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.
    * a la anochecida = at nightfall.
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * a la baja = on the wane.
    * a la brasa = grilled.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.
    * a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.
    * a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * a la defensiva = on the defensive.
    * a la derecha = at the right.
    * a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a la deriva = rudderless.
    * a la discreción de = at the discretion of.
    * a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.
    * a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.
    * a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.
    * a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.
    * a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.
    * a la hora del café = at coffee.
    * a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.
    * a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.
    * a la izquierda = at the left.
    * a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.
    * a la ligera = lightly.
    * a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.
    * a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.
    * a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.
    * a la luz del día = in the light of day.
    * a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.
    * a la misma altura que = in the same league as.
    * a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * a la onda = in the know.
    * a la opinión pública = in the public eye.
    * a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.
    * a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.
    * a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.
    * a la perfección = superbly.
    * a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.
    * a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.
    * a la salida = on the way out.
    * a la sazón = at that time.
    * a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.
    * a la semana = a week, per week.
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * a la sombra de = in the shadow of.
    * a las puertas de = on the threshold of.
    * a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.
    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.
    * a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.
    * a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.
    * a la venta = on release.
    * a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.
    * a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.
    * a la vista = in sight, within sight.
    * a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.
    * a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.
    * al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.
    * al extremo norte = northernmost.
    * al extremo oeste = westernmost.
    * al hacer esto = in doing so.
    * al norte del estado = upstate.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.
    * a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.
    * a lo largo de la historia = over time.
    * a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.
    * a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.
    * a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * a lo mejor = perhaps.
    * a lo que salga = come what may.
    * a los ojos de = in the eyes of.
    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * a lo zombi = zombielike.
    * a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.
    * a mano alzada = by a show of hands.
    * a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * a manos de = at the hands of.
    * a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.
    * a mares = cats and dogs.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.
    * a mediados de = in the middle decades of.
    * a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.
    * a mediados de semana = midweek.
    * a media jornada = half-time [half time].
    * a media mañana = mid-morning.
    * a medianoche = at midnight.
    * a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.
    * a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.
    * a medida = custom, bespoke.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.
    * a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).
    * a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
    * a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medio abrir = half-opened.
    * a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a medio comprender = half-understood.
    * a medio formar = half-formed.
    * a medio fuego = medium heat.
    * a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.
    * a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].
    * a medio rimar = half-rhymed.
    * a medio vestir = half dressed.
    * a menor escala = at a reduced rate.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].
    * a merced de = at the mercy of.
    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.
    * a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.
    * a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....
    * a mitad de precio = at half price.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montones = in droves, by the sackful.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a muerte = bitter, bitterly.
    * a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a nombre de = payable to.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * a nosotros = us.
    * a ojo = ocular.
    * a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a orillas del océano = oceanfront.
    * a orillas del río = riverfront.
    * a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.
    * a otro sitio = somewhere else.
    * a pares = in pairs.
    * a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).
    * a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.
    * a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.
    * a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.
    * a partir de aquí = hereupon.
    * a partir de ello = therefrom.
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.
    * a partir de este momento = hereinafter.
    * a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.
    * a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.
    * a partir de hoy = as from today.
    * a partir de la medianoche = late night.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.
    * a paso ligero = on the double.
    * a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.
    * a pedir de boca = without a hitch.
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.
    * a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.
    * a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
    * a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.
    * a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.
    * a petición popular = by popular demand.
    * a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.
    * a pilas = battery-operated.
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a placer = at will.
    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a porrillo = by the handful.
    * a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.
    * a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.
    * a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.
    * a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.
    * a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.
    * a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.
    * a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.
    * a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
    * a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.
    * a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.
    * a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de ganga = at a steal.
    * a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.
    * a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * a precios competitivos = competitively priced.
    * a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a precios razonables = at affordable prices.
    * a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
    * a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.
    * a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.
    * a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.
    * a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.
    * a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.
    * a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.
    * a prisa = quickly.
    * a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.
    * a propósito de = apropos of.
    * a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.
    * a prueba = on trial.
    * a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.
    * a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.
    * a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.
    * a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].
    * a prueba de niños = childproof.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.
    * a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
    * a prueba de viento = windproof.
    * a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.
    * a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.
    * a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.
    * a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.
    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * a quemarropa = point blank.
    * a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.
    * a quienquiera que = whomever.
    * a rachas = by fits and starts.
    * a ráfagas = in bursts.
    * a raíz de = in the wake of.
    * a rajatabla = to the letter.
    * a ras de = flush with.
    * a ras de la calle = ground-floor.
    * a ras del suelo = at ground level.
    * a rastras = in tow.
    * a ratos = intermittently.
    * a reacción = jet-assisted.
    * a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a régimen = on a diet.
    * a remolque = in tow.
    * a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a saber = namely, viz, to wit.
    * a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].
    * a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.
    * a sacudidas = jerkily.
    * a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.
    * a sangre fría = cold-blooded.
    * a ser posible = if possible.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.
    * a sueldo = paid.
    * a su precio normal = at full price.
    * a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.
    * a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.
    * a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.
    * a tal efecto = to this effect.
    * a tales efectos = hereto.
    * a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.
    * a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.
    * a ti = you, thee.
    * a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * a tiempo parcial = part-time.
    * a tientas = in the dark.
    * a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.
    * a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.
    * a tiro = within gunshot, within range.
    * a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.
    * a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda prueba = unswerving.
    * a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.
    * a todas luces = patently.
    * a todas partes = far and wide.
    * a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a todo alrededor = all round.
    * a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.
    * a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo lo largo de = the length of.
    * a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.
    * a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a todos nosotros = us all.
    * a todos por igual = one size fits all.
    * a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo volumen = at full blast.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.
    * a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.
    * a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.
    * a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de la historia = over time.
    * a través de la TI = IT-enabled.
    * a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de los años = over the years, down the years.
    * a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.
    * a través de los siglos = over the centuries.
    * a través del teléfono = call-in.
    * a través del tiempo = over time.
    * a través de operador = operator-assisted.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a trompicones = by fits and starts.
    * a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.
    * a trozos = piecewise.
    * ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.
    * a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.
    * a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.
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    * a + Adjetivo + escala = on a + Adjetivo + scale.
    * a alguna parte = someplace.
    * a alta presión = high-pressured, high-pressure.
    * a altas horas de la noche = late at night.
    * a ambas orillas del Atlántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de = on either side of.
    * a ambos lados del Altántico = on both sides of the ocean, on both sides of the Atlantic.
    * a ambos lados de + Lugar = on both sides of + Lugar.
    * a años luz de = light years away from.
    * a bajas temperaturas = at low temperature.
    * a bajo coste = low-cost.
    * a bajo costo = low-cost.
    * a bajo nivel = low-level.
    * a bajo precio = lower-cost, at a low price, on the cheap.
    * a base de = in the form of, on a diet of.
    * a base de carne = meaty [meatier -comp., meatiest -sup.].
    * a base de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a base de errores = the hard way.
    * a boca de jarro = at close range.
    * a bocajarro = point blank.
    * a bombo y platillo = fanfare, with a bang.
    * a bordo = aboard, on board ship.
    * a bordo de = aboard, onboard.
    * a bordo de un barco = shipboard, on board ship.
    * a buen recaudo = in a safe place, in safekeeping.
    * a caballo = on horseback, astride.
    * a caballo entre = astride... and..., midway between.
    * a caballo entre... y... = half way between... and....
    * a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente = never look a gift horse in the mouth.
    * a cada rato = every so often, every now and then, every now and again, every once in a while.
    * a cambio = in return.
    * a cambio de = in exchange for, in return for.
    * a cambio de nada = for nothing.
    * a cántaros = cats and dogs.
    * a cargo = in the saddle.
    * a cargo (de) = charged with, in charge (of), at the helm (of).
    * a cargo de Alguien = under supervision.
    * a cargo de las riendas = in the saddle.
    * a cargo del ayuntamiento = local authority-run.
    * a cargo del gobierno = government-operated, government-run.
    * a cargo de una sola persona = one-man band.
    * a cargo de voluntarios = volunteer-run.
    * a chorros = profusely.
    * a ciegas = blindfold, blindly, blindfolded, in the dark.
    * a ciencia cierta = for sure, for certain.
    * a cierta distancia = some distance away.
    * a cierta distancia de = off.
    * a cierta distancia de la costa = offshore.
    * a cierta distancia del litoral = offshore.
    * a cobro revertido = reverse charges.
    * a color = multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
    * a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal = early + Expresión Temporal, the.
    * a comienzos de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha, in the early part of + Fecha.
    * a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo = by the turn of + Período de Tiempo, at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
    * a conciencia = deliberately, wilfully [willfully, -USA], by design, on purpose.
    * a condición de que + Subjuntivo = provided (that), providing (that), as long as.
    * a contenido enriquecido = content-enriched.
    * a continuación = next, then, in the following, herewith.
    * a continuación se enumeran = given below.
    * a contracorriente = against the grain.
    * a contraluz = against the light.
    * a contrapelo = against the grain, against the nap.
    * a coro = with one voice, in unison.
    * a corto plazo = before very long, short term [short-term], in the short run, short-range, at short notice, in the short term, short-run.
    * a costa de = at the cost of, at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense, at cost of.
    * a costa de mucho = at (a) great expense.
    * a costa de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a costa de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a criterio de = at the discretion of.
    * a cualquier hora = anytime, around the clock.
    * a cualquier hora del día o de la noche = at any hour of the day or night, at any time of the day or night.
    * a cualquier precio = at any cost, at all costs, at any price.
    * a cuatro aguas = hipped.
    * a cuatro patas = on all fours, on four legs.
    * a cuenta de = at the expense of.
    * a cuenta de la empresa = at company expense.
    * a cuenta de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a cuenta de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a cuenta propia = at + Posesivo + expense, at + Posesivo + own expense.
    * a cuerpo de rey = the lap of luxury.
    * a cuestas = in tow.
    * a decir de todos = by all accounts.
    * a decir verdad = to tell the truth, if the truth be known, if the truth be told, in all truth, in truth, fact is, the fact is (that), to be fair.
    * a decir verdad... = the fact of the matter is that....
    * a demanda = pro re nata.
    * a deshora(s) = at odd times, out of hours.
    * a día de hoy = as of today.
    * a diario = every day.
    * a diestro y siniestro = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a dieta = on a diet.
    * a diferencia de = apart from, as opposed to, in contradistinction to, as contrasted with, in contrast (to/with), quite apart from, in sharp contrast (with).
    * a diferencia de + Nombre = unlike + Nombre.
    * a diferentes niveles = multi-tiered [multitiered], multi-tier [multitier].
    * a discreción = at will, no holds barred.
    * a disgusto = unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a disposición de = at the disposal of.
    * a distancia = remote, remotely, distantly.
    * a doble espacio = double-spaced.
    * a domicilio = domiciliary.
    * ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde va(n)...? = whither?.
    * ¿a dónde vas? = quo vadis, whither thou goest.
    * a dos niveles = two-tier.
    * a dos velas = skint, penniless, broke.
    * a duras penas = with great difficulty.
    * a efectos de = in terms of, for the purpose of + Nombre.
    * a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.
    * a él = him.
    * a ellos = them.
    * a escala = drawn-to-scale.
    * a escala industrial = on an industrial scale, industrial-scale.
    * a escala mundial = globally, on a global scale.
    * a escala natural = full-scale.
    * a escondidas = by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the quiet, on the sly.
    * a eso = thereto.
    * a espaldas de = out of sight of.
    * a estas alturas = by now.
    * a este fin = to this end.
    * a este paso = at this rate.
    * a este respecto = in this respect.
    * a este ritmo = at this rate.
    * a estrenar = brand new.
    * a examen = under the microscope.
    * a excepción de = barring, except for, excepting, other than, with the exception of, short of.
    * a excepción de que = except that.
    * a excepción de uno = with one exception.
    * a expensas de = at the expense of, at + Nombre's + expense.
    * a expensas de otro = at someone else's expense.
    * a expensas de otros = at other people's expense.
    * a + Expresión Temporal = as of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a falta de = for want of, in the absence of, in default of, for lack of, short of.
    * a favor = in favour.
    * a favor de = in favour of.
    * a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto = pro-choice.
    * a favor de la esclavitud = pro-slavery.
    * a favor de la raza negra = pro-black [problack].
    * a favor de la vida humana = pro-life.
    * a favor y en contra = pro and con.
    * a + Fecha = as per + Fecha.
    * a finales de = by the end of, at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Expresión Temporal = as of late + Expresión Temporal, at the end of + Expresión Temporal, by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
    * a finales de + Fecha = in the late + Fecha, in late + Fecha.
    * a finales de los + Década = late + Década, the.
    * a finales del + Siglo = late + Siglo, late period of + Siglo.
    * a fin de cuentas = at the end of the day, in the end, in the final count, in the grand scheme of things, when all is said and done, after all is said and done.
    * a fondo = fully, thoroughly, full-scale.
    * a fondo perdido = non-refundable.
    * ¡a freír espárragos! = on your bike!.
    * a fuerza de = by dint of.
    * a fuerza de cometer errores = the hard way.
    * a fuerza de errores = the hard way.
    * a gas = gas-powered.
    * a gatas = on all fours.
    * a grandes rasgos = broadly, rough draft.
    * a granel = in bulk.
    * a gran escala = large scale [large-scale], massive, on a wide scale, high-volume, wide-scale, on a broad scale, in a big way, on a grand scale.
    * a gran velocidad = at great speed.
    * a grito limpio = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a grito pelado = at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
    * a gritos = vociferously.
    * a groso modo = crudely.
    * a grosso modo = roughly, rough draft.
    * a gusto = at ease, at leisure.
    * a gusto de = to the liking of, at the pleasure of.
    * a horcajadas = astride.
    * a hurtadillas = surreptitiously, by stealth, stealthily, furtively, on the sly.
    * a imitación de lo clásico = classicising [classicizing, -USA], classicised [classicized, -USA].
    * a iniciativa de = at the initiative of.
    * a iniciativas del gobierno = government-led.
    * a instancia de = at the urging of.
    * a instancias de = at the instigation of, at the behest of, under the auspices of.
    * a intervalos = at intervals.
    * a intervalos + Adjetivo = at + Adjetivo + intervals.
    * a intervalos semanales = at weekly intervals.
    * a invitación de = at the invitation of.
    * a jabón = soapy [soapier -comp., soapiest -sup.].
    * a juicio = on trial.
    * a juicio público = in the public eye.
    * a juzgar por = to judge by, judging by, judging from.
    * a la acuarela = water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
    * a la alcaldía = mayoral.
    * a la altura de = of the stature of, equal to.
    * a la altura de la cintura = waist high, waist deep.
    * a la altura de la rodilla = knee-high.
    * a la altura de los hombros = shoulder-high.
    * a la anchura de los hombros = shoulder-width.
    * a la anochecida = at nightfall.
    * a la antigua = old-style.
    * a la antigua usanza = old-style.
    * a la atención de = c/o (care of).
    * a la baja = on the wane.
    * a la brasa = grilled.
    * a la buena de Dios = out in the cold.
    * a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.
    * a la caída de la noche = at nightfall, at twilight.
    * a la caída de la tarde = at twilight.
    * a la carta = a la carte.
    * a la defensiva = on the defensive.
    * a la derecha = at the right.
    * a la derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a la deriva = rudderless.
    * a la discreción de = at the discretion of.
    * a la disposición de Alguien = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a la expectativa de = on the lookout for, on the alert for.
    * a la + Expresión Temporal = a + Expresión Temporal.
    * a la fuerza = forcefully, of necessity, forcibly, compulsorily.
    * a la fuga = on the run, on the lam.
    * a la hora de + Infinitivo = when it came to + Gerundio, when it comes to + Gerundio.
    * a la hora de la verdad = when push comes to shove, if it comes to the crunch, when it comes to the crunch, when the worst comes to the worst, if the worst comes to the worst, when the crunch comes to the crunch, if the crunch comes to the crunch.
    * a la hora del café = at coffee.
    * a la intemperie = in the open, exposed.
    * a la inversa = mirror-fashion, mirror image, in reverse.
    * a la izquierda = at the left.
    * a la larga = in the long term, over the long term, in the end, eventually, for the long pull, over a period of time, over the long haul, in the far term, ultimately, by and by.
    * a la ligera = lightly.
    * a la luz de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la luz de la luna = by moonlight, in the moonlight, moonlit.
    * a la luz de las estrellas = by starlight.
    * a la luz de las velas = by candlelight, candlelight, candlelit.
    * a la luz del día = in the light of day.
    * a la luz de una lámpara de gas = by gaslight.
    * a la mano de = available at the fingertips of.
    * a la misma altura que = in the same league as.
    * a la moda = trendy [trendier -comp., trendiest -sup.].
    * a la onda = in the know.
    * a la opinión pública = in the public eye.
    * a la par = in concert, in tandem, neck and neck, in a tandem fashion, in parallel.
    * a la par que = in tandem with, hand in hand (with), as the same time as.
    * a la parrilla = grilled, on the grill.
    * a la perfección = superbly.
    * a la plancha = griddled, on the griddle, on the hotplate.
    * a largo plazo = in the long term, over the long term, long-range, in the long run, long-term, over the long run, over the long haul, long-run, in the far term, far-term.
    * a la salida = on the way out.
    * a la sazón = at that time.
    * a las doce del mediodía = at high noon.
    * a la semana = a week, per week.
    * a las mil maravillas = marvellously [marvelously, -USA], famously, like a house on fire.
    * a la sombra de = in the shadow of.
    * a las puertas de = on the threshold of.
    * a la última = hip [hipper -comp., hippest -sup.], on the fast track, hipped.
    * a la vanguardia = on the cutting edge, on the leading edge, in the fast lane, on the fast track, at the leading edge, on the bleeding edge.
    * a la vanguardia de = in the vanguard of, at the forefront of, in the forefront of/in, at the vanguard of.
    * a la velocidad de la luz = at the speed of light.
    * a la velocidad del rayo = at the speed of lightning.
    * a la velocidad del sonido = at the speed of sound.
    * a la venta = on release.
    * a la vez = at once, at one time, at similar times, at the same time, concurrently, side-by-side, simultaneously, at the same instant, in parallel, in tandem, at the one time, in a tandem fashion, at a time, in unison.
    * a la vez que = hand in hand (with), cum, in conjunction with, in unison with.
    * a la vista = in sight, within sight.
    * a la vista de = in light of, in the light of.
    * a la vuelta de = on the return leg of.
    * a la zaga = not far behind, in tow.
    * al azar = lucky draw, lucky dip.
    * al extremo norte = northernmost.
    * al extremo oeste = westernmost.
    * al hacer esto = in doing so.
    * al norte del estado = upstate.
    * a lo extremo = to the extreme.
    * a lo grande = in a big way, big time, grandly, on a grand scale.
    * a lo hecho, pecho = no use crying over spilt/spilled milk, you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
    * a lo largo de = along, down, throughout.
    * a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal = sometime + Expresión Temporal.
    * a lo largo de la historia = over time.
    * a lo largo de la ruta = along the way.
    * a lo largo del tiempo = longitudinal, longitudinally.
    * a lo largo de todo = the entire length of.
    * a lo largo y ancho del país = countrywide [country-wide].
    * a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar = up and down + Lugar.
    * a lo lejos = in the distance.
    * a lo loco = helter-skelter, like there's no tomorrow.
    * a lo máximo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * a lo mejor = perhaps.
    * a lo que salga = come what may.
    * a los ojos de = in the eyes of.
    * a lo sumo = at best, at most, at the most.
    * al otro lado del atlántico = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del charco = across the pond.
    * al otro lado del océano = across the pond.
    * a lo zombi = zombielike.
    * a mano = by hand, manually, nearby [near-by], handy, within reach, within easy reach.
    * a mano alzada = by a show of hands.
    * a mano derecha de = on the right side of, on the right-hand side of.
    * a manojos = by the handful.
    * a manos de = at the hands of.
    * a marchas forzadas = in a rush, against the clock.
    * a mares = cats and dogs.
    * a más largo plazo = longer-term.
    * a más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....
    * a más tardar = at the latest.
    * a mata caballo = in a hurry, hurried, hurriedly, helter-skelter.
    * a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.
    * a mediados de = in the middle decades of.
    * a mediados de + Fecha = in the mid + Fecha.
    * a mediados de semana = midweek.
    * a media jornada = half-time [half time].
    * a media mañana = mid-morning.
    * a medianoche = at midnight.
    * a medias = half-hearted [halfhearted], qualified.
    * a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.
    * a medida = custom, bespoke.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.
    * a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time passes (by).
    * a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
    * a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.
    * a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.
    * a medio abrir = half-opened.
    * a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a medio comprender = half-understood.
    * a medio formar = half-formed.
    * a medio fuego = medium heat.
    * a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.
    * a medio plazo = medium-term, near-term, in the medium term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].
    * a medio rimar = half-rhymed.
    * a medio vestir = half dressed.
    * a menor escala = at a reduced rate.
    * a menos que = unless, short of.
    * a menudo = oftentimes [often times], ofttimes [oft-times].
    * a merced de = at the mercy of.
    * a mí = me.
    * a mi entender = to my mind.
    * a mi modo de ver = in my books.
    * a mi parecer = to my mind, methinks, in my books.
    * a mitad de = half way through, halfway through.
    * a mitad de camino = halfway [half-way/half way].
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = midway between, half way between... and....
    * a mitad de camino entre... y... = astride... and....
    * a mitad de precio = at half price.
    * a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad = turnabout is fair play.
    * a modo de = by way of, in the vein of, as a kind of.
    * a modo de aclaración = in parenthesis, on a sidenote.
    * a modo de advertencia = cautionary.
    * a modo de ejemplo = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de explicación = parenthetically.
    * a modo de ilustración = by way of illustration.
    * a modo de inciso = in passing, by the way of (a) digression.
    * a modo de paréntesis = parenthetical.
    * a modo de prólogo = prefatory.
    * a modo de resumen = wrap-up.
    * a mogollón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montón = aplenty [a-plenty].
    * a montones = in droves, by the sackful.
    * a muchos niveles = many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
    * a muerte = bitter, bitterly.
    * a nadie le importa nada = nobody + gives a damn.
    * a nivel de barrio = neighbourhood-based.
    * a nivel de calle = on the ground level.
    * a nivel de la calle = at ground level.
    * a nivel del suelo = at ground level.
    * a nivel estatal = statewide [state-wide].
    * a nivel federal = federally, federally.
    * a nivel individual = privately.
    * a nivel local = locally, domestically.
    * a nivel multicultural = multi-culturally [multiculturally].
    * a nivel mundial = worldwide [world-wide], globally.
    * a nivel nacional = nationally, domestically, countrywide [country-wide].
    * a nivel privado = privately.
    * a nivel regional = regionally.
    * a nombre de = payable to.
    * a no ser que = unless.
    * a nosotros = us.
    * a ojo = ocular.
    * a ojos vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a orillas del océano = oceanfront.
    * a orillas del río = riverfront.
    * a orillas de un lago = lakeside, lakefront, by the lakeside.
    * a otro sitio = somewhere else.
    * a pares = in pairs.
    * a partes iguales = share and share alike, in equal measure(s).
    * a partir de = on the basis of, based on, working from, from, on a diet of, in response to.
    * a partir de ahora = from now on, from this point on, henceforth, as of now.
    * a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años = for + Cuantificador + years to come.
    * a partir de aquí = hereupon.
    * a partir de ello = therefrom.
    * a partir de entonces = from this time on, hereafter, thereafter, whereafter, from then on, thenceforth, henceforth, from that moment on.
    * a partir de ese momento = from that moment on.
    * a partir de este momento = hereinafter.
    * a partir de esto = on this basis, on that basis.
    * a partir de + Fecha = from + Fecha, effective + Fecha.
    * a partir de hoy = as from today.
    * a partir de la medianoche = late night.
    * a partir de los títulos = title-based.
    * a paso de tortuga = at a snail's pace.
    * a paso ligero = on the double.
    * a pasos agigantados = at an exponential rate, at exponential rates, by leaps and bounds.
    * a pedir de boca = without a hitch.
    * a pequeña escala = in a small way, small scale [small-scale].
    * a perpetuidad = in perpetuity.
    * a pesar de (que) = albeit (that), despite, in spite of, notwithstanding, although, despite the fact that, in spite of the fact that.
    * a pesar de todo = all the same, in spite of everything, despite everything, despite it all, in spite of it all, all this said.
    * a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre = for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
    * a petición de = at the request of, at the urging of, at the behest of.
    * a petición del usuario = on demand, on request.
    * a petición popular = by popular demand.
    * a pie = on foot, afoot, dismounted.
    * a pilas = battery-operated.
    * a pique = sinking.
    * a placer = at will.
    * a plena luz del día = in broad daylight.
    * a poca distancia = not far behind.
    * a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.
    * a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.
    * a porrillo = by the handful.
    * a + Posesivo + aire = to + Posesivo + heart's content.
    * a + Posesivo + alcance = in the ballpark for + Pronombre, in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
    * a + Posesivo + costa = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + cuidado = in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
    * a + Posesivo + discreción = at will, at + Posesivo + discretion.
    * a + Posesivo + disposición = at + Posesivo + disposal.
    * a + Posesivo + entender = to the best of + Posesivo + belief.
    * a + Posesivo + espaldas = behind + Posesivo + back.
    * a + Posesivo + expensas = at + Posesivo + expense.
    * a + Posesivo + favor = in + Posesivo + favour, to + Posesivo + credit.
    * a + Posesivo + juicio = in + Posesivo + estimation.
    * a + Posesivo + manera = in + Posesivo + own way.
    * a + Posesivo + saber = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
    * a + Posesivo + saber y entender = to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
    * a + Posesivo + servicio = at + Posesivo + service.
    * a + Posesivo + sorprender = much to + Posesivo + surprise.
    * a + Posesivo + vista = before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
    * a posteriori = reactive, in retrospect, after-the-fact, hindsight, with hindsight, a posteriori, in hindsight.
    * a precio de coste = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de costo = at cost price, at cost.
    * a precio de ganga = at a steal.
    * a precio especial = at reduced cost, discounted, cut-rate, cut-price.
    * a precio razonable = at reasonable cost(s).
    * a precio reducido = at a discount.
    * a precios competitivos = competitively priced.
    * a precios especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a precios razonables = at affordable prices.
    * a presión = pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
    * a primera hora de la mañana = first thing in the morning.
    * a primera hora de + Período del Día = first thing + Período del Día.
    * a primeras horas de la tarde = late afternoon.
    * a primera vista = on first acquaintance, at first sight, on first inspection, on the face of it, at first blush, at first glance, on the surface, prima facie, first-blush.
    * a primeros de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de + Fecha = in the early + Fecha.
    * a principios de los + Década = early + Década, the.
    * a priori = proactive [pro-active], foresight, a priori, on the surface.
    * a prisa = quickly.
    * a propósito = deliberate, for the record, incidentally, intentionally, by the way, in passing, anecdotally, purposely, by design, on purpose, wilfully [willfully, -USA], on a sidenote, studiously, by the way of (a) digression, by the by(e), speaking of which, designedly.
    * a propósito de = apropos of.
    * a propósito de nada = for no specific reason, for no particular reason.
    * a prueba = on trial.
    * a prueba de bombas = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA], bomb-proof.
    * a prueba de conejos = rabbit-proof.
    * a prueba de fallos = fail-safe.
    * a prueba de incendios = fireproof [fire-proof].
    * a prueba de niños = childproof.
    * a prueba de robos = theft proof.
    * a prueba de tornados = tornado proof.
    * a prueba de un tratamiento duro = ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
    * a prueba de viento = windproof.
    * a puerta cerrada = behind closed doors.
    * a punta de pistola = at gunpoint.
    * a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.
    * a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.
    * a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.
    * a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.
    * a puñados = by the sackful, by the handful.
    * a quemarropa = point blank.
    * a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda = the early bird catches the worm.
    * a quienquiera que = whomever.
    * a rachas = by fits and starts.
    * a ráfagas = in bursts.
    * a raíz de = in the wake of.
    * a rajatabla = to the letter.
    * a ras de = flush with.
    * a ras de la calle = ground-floor.
    * a ras del suelo = at ground level.
    * a rastras = in tow.
    * a ratos = intermittently.
    * a reacción = jet-assisted.
    * a rebosar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a regañadientes = grudgingly, grudging, begrudgingly, unwillingly, reluctantly.
    * a régimen = on a diet.
    * a remolque = in tow.
    * a reventar (de) = jam-packed (with), filled to capacity.
    * a saber = namely, viz, to wit.
    * a sabiendas = knowing, knowingly, wilfully [willfully, -USA].
    * a sabiendas de que = on the understanding that.
    * a sacudidas = jerkily.
    * a saltitos = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a salvo = in a safe place, in safekeeping, out of harm's way.
    * a sangre fría = cold-blooded.
    * a ser posible = if possible.
    * a simple vista = by the naked eye, superficially, on first thought.
    * a solas = all by + Reflexivo, by + Reflexivo.
    * a su debido tiempo = in due course, timely, in due time.
    * a sueldo = paid.
    * a su precio normal = at full price.
    * a su propio ritmo = at an individual pace.
    * a su tiempo = in a timely fashion, in due course, in a timely manner.
    * a su vez = Verbo + further, in turn, in its/their turn.
    * a tal efecto = to this effect.
    * a tales efectos = hereto.
    * a tarifa reducida = at reduced cost.
    * a tarifas especiales = at reduced rates, at preferential rates.
    * a temperatura ambiente = at room temperature.
    * a tener en cuenta en el futuro = for future reference.
    * a tenor de = in light of, in the face of, in the light of, in view of.
    * a ti = you, thee.
    * a tiempo = in timely fashion, on time, promptly, timely, just in time, in time.
    * a tiempo completo = full-time.
    * a tiempo parcial = part-time.
    * a tientas = in the dark.
    * a tientas y a ciegas = blindly, in the dark.
    * a ti mismo = yourself, thyself.
    * a tiro = within gunshot, within range.
    * a tirones = jerky [jerkier -comp., jerkiest -sup.].
    * a título de = by way of, for the sake of.
    * a título gratuito = gratuitous.
    * a título personal = in a personal capacity, in a private capacity.
    * a toda costa = absolutely, at all costs, come what may, at any cost, at any price.
    * a toda máquina = in the fast lane, fast lane, full steam ahead, at full tilt, full-tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda marcha = at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda mecha = at a rate of knots, full steam ahead, at full blast, at full throttle, at top speed, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a toda pasta = at a rate of knots.
    * a toda pastilla = in the fast lane, on the fast track, fast lane, overdrive, full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at a rate of knots, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a toda prueba = unswerving.
    * a todas horas = at all hours, around the clock.
    * a todas luces = patently.
    * a todas partes = far and wide.
    * a toda velocidad = full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed.
    * a todo alrededor = all round.
    * a todo color = full-colour, in full colour.
    * a todo gas = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo lo largo de = the length of.
    * a todo meter = full steam ahead, at full stretch, at full speed, at full blast, at top speed, at full throttle.
    * a todo ritmo = in full swing, in full force, in full gear.
    * a todos lados = far and wide.
    * a todos los efectos = to all intents and purposes, to all intents, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes.
    * a todos los niveles = at all levels.
    * a todos nosotros = us all.
    * a todos por igual = one size fits all.
    * a todo vapor = full steam ahead, full-tilt, at full tilt, full-throttle, at full throttle, at top speed, at full blast, at full speed, at full stretch.
    * a todo volumen = at full blast.
    * a tontas y a ciegas = headlong, runaway.
    * a tontas y locas = like there's no tomorrow, without rhyme or reason.
    * a tope = packed to capacity, in the fast lane, fast lane, choc-a-block, chock-full, in full swing, in full gear, packed to the rafters.
    * a trancas y barrancas = with great difficulty, by fits and starts.
    * a través de = by way of, in the form of, through, via, out of, through the agency of.
    * a través de Internet = Internet-based, Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de la historia = over time.
    * a través de la TI = IT-enabled.
    * a través de la web = Web-based, Web-supported.
    * a través de los años = over the years, down the years.
    * a través de los ojos de = through the eyes of.
    * a través de los siglos = over the centuries.
    * a través del teléfono = call-in.
    * a través del tiempo = over time.
    * a través de operador = operator-assisted.
    * a tres bandas = three pronged.
    * a tres niveles = three-tiered.
    * a troche y moche = like there's no tomorrow.
    * a trompicones = by fits and starts.
    * a tropezones = falteringly, hesitantly, haltingly, jerkily.
    * a trozos = piecewise.
    * ¡A tu salud! = Here's to you!.
    * a última hora = at the last minute, at the eleventh hour, last minute [last-minute], at the very last minute, at the very last moment, at the very last.
    * a últimas horas de la tarde = late evening.
    * a últ

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    La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.
    No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan como quien, alguien, etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, pasear al perro = to walk the dog.
    En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
    A (en relaciones de espacio, lugar)
    voy a México/a la fiesta I'm going to Mexico/to the party
    voy a casa I'm going home
    dobla a la derecha turn right
    se cayó al río she fell into the river
    estaban sentados a la mesa they were sitting at the table
    a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro
    se sentó al sol he sat in the sun
    se sentó a mi derecha he sat down to the right of me o on my right
    a la vuelta de la esquina around the corner
    queda al norte de Toledo it's (to the) north of Toledo
    3
    (indicando distancia): está a diez kilómetros de aquí it's ten kilometers from here, it's ten kilometers away
    está a unos 20 minutos de aquí it takes o it's about 20 minutes from here, it's a 20 minute drive ( o walk etc) from here
    1 (señalando hora, momento, fecha) at
    abren a las ocho they open at eight o'clock
    ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?
    a eso de las dos at around o about two o'clock
    a mediados de abril in mid-April
    hoy estamos a 20 it's the 20th today
    al día siguiente the next o following day
    empezó a hablar a los diez meses he started talking when he was ten months old o at ten months
    llegó a la mañana/noche ( RPl); he arrived in the morning/at night
    2 al + INF:
    se cayó al bajar del autobús she fell as she was getting off the bus
    al verlo me di cuenta de que ya no lo quería when I saw him o on seeing him, I realized that I no longer loved him
    al salir de la estación torcí a la izquierda I turned left out of the station
    3
    (indicando distancia en el tiempo): a escasos minutos de su llegada (después) just a few minutes after she arrived; (antes) just a few minutes before she arrived
    trabajan de lunes a viernes/de una a cinco they work (from) Monday to Friday/from one to five
    a los diez minutos del primer tiempo ten minutes into the first half o after ten minutes of the first half
    estaré en París de martes a jueves I'll be in Paris from Tuesday until Thursday, I'll be in Paris Tuesday through Thursday ( AmE)
    C
    (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia): tres veces al día/a la semana three times a day/a week
    sale a 2.000 euros por cabeza it works out at 2,000 euros per person
    iban a 100 kilómetros por hora they were going (at) 100 kilometers per hour
    nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us by five points to three, they beat us five three o ( AmE) five to three
    D
    (indicando modo, estilo): fuimos a pie/a caballo we walked/rode, we went on foot/on horseback
    pollo al horno/a la brasa roast/barbecued chicken
    un peinado a lo Rodolfo Valentino a Rudolph Valentino hairstyle
    a crédito on credit
    ilustraciones a todo color full-color illustrations
    una tela a rayas a piece of striped material
    1
    (introduciendo el complemento directo de persona): ¿viste a José? did you see José?
    la policía está buscando al asesino the police are looking for the murderer
    no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud
    busca una secretaria bilingüe he's looking for a bilingual secretary
    ]
    2
    (introduciendo el complemento indirecto): le escribió una carta a su padre he wrote a letter to his father, he wrote his father a letter
    dáselo/dáselos a ella give it/them to her
    les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English
    suave al tacto soft to the touch
    agradable al oído pleasing to the ear
    3
    (indicando procedencia): se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o ( colloq) off a gipsy
    F
    enséñale a nadar teach him to swim
    fue a preguntar he went to ask
    a que + SUBJ:
    los instó a que participaran he urged them to take part
    voy a ir a que me hagan un chequeo I'm going to go and have a checkup
    2 ( fam)
    (para): ¿a qué tanta ceremonia? what's all the fuss for?
    ¿a qué le fuiste a decir eso? what did you go and tell him that for?
    3
    a por ( Esp fam): bajo a por pan I'm going down to get some bread o for some bread ( colloq)
    ¿quién va a ir a por los niños? who's going to fetch o get the children?
    ¡a por ello! go for it!
    los puntos a tratar en la reunión de mañana the points to be discussed at tomorrow's meeting
    es una idea a tener en cuenta it's an idea to bear in mind o that should be borne in mind
    total a pagar total payable
    horario a convenir hours to be arranged
    H
    1
    (en órdenes): ¡a la cama, niños! off to bed, children!
    ¡a callar! shut up! ( colloq)
    vamos ¡a trabajar! come on, let's get some work done!
    a decir verdad to tell you the truth
    a juzgar por lo que tú dices judging from what you say
    3 ( fam)
    (en cuanto a): a tozudo no hay quien le gane when it comes to being stubborn there's nobody like him
    4
    (indicando causa): a petición del interesado ( frml); at the request of the interested party
    al + INF:
    al no saber idiomas está en desventaja as he doesn't speak any languages he is at a disadvantage, he's at a disadvantage not speaking any languages
    5
    (expresando desafío): ¿a que no sabes qué nota me puso? you'll never guess what mark she gave me!
    tú no te atreverías — ¿a que sí? you wouldn't dare — do you want to o a bet? ( colloq)
    ¡a que no puedes! bet you can't! ( colloq)
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    A    
    a
    A,
    a sustantivo femenino (pl aes) (read as /a/) the letter A, a

    a preposición Nota:
    La preposición a suele emplearse precedida de ciertos verbos como empezar, ir, oler, sonar etc, en cuyo caso ver bajo el respectivo verbo.No se traduce cuando introduce el complemento directo de persona (ser humano, pronombres personales que lo representan, como quien, alguien, algún etc) o un nombre con un objeto o animal personalizado: amo a mi patria = I love my country, paseo a mi perro = I walk my dog.En los casos en que precede al artículo definido el para formar la contracción al, ver bajo la siguiente entrada, donde también se encontrarán otros ejemplos y usos de a.
    1

    voy a México/la tienda I'm going to Mexico/to the shop;

    voy a casa I'm going home;
    se cayó al río she fell into the river


    a orillas del Ebro on the banks of the Ebro;
    se sentó al sol he sat in the sun;
    se sentó a mi derecha he sat down on my right


    2
    a) (señalando hora, momento) at;


    a la hora de comer at lunch time;
    ¿a qué hora vengo? what time shall I come?;
    a mediados de abril in mid-April;
    al día siguiente the next o following day

    hoy estamos a lunes/a 20 today is Monday/it's the 20th today

    c) al + inf:


    al enterarse de la noticia when he learnt o on learning the news



    ( antes) a few minutes before she arrived;

    3 (en relaciones de proporción, equivalencia):

    sale a 100 euros cada uno it works out at 100 euros each;
    a 100 kilómetros por hora (at) 100 kilometers per hour;
    nos ganaron cinco a tres they beat us five three o (AmE) five to three
    4 (indicando modo, medio, estilo):
    a pie/a caballo on foot/on horseback;

    a crédito on credit;
    funciona a pilas it runs on batteries;
    a mano by hand;
    a rayas striped;
    vestirse a lo punk to wear punk clothes
    5

    ¿viste a José? did you see José?;

    no he leído a Freud I haven't read (any) Freud


    dáselo a ella give it to her;
    les enseña inglés a mis hijos she teaches my children English;
    le echó (la) llave a la puerta she locked the door

    se lo compré a una gitana I bought it from o (colloq) off a gipsy

    A, a f (letra) A
    'A' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    a. C.
    - a.m.
    - abajeña
    - abajeño
    - abanderada
    - abanderado
    - abandonar
    - abandonada
    - abandonado
    - abanico
    - abarquillada
    - abarquillado
    - abarrotada
    - abarrotado
    - abasto
    - abatida
    - abatido
    - abatirse
    - abdicar
    - aberración
    - abertura
    - abierta
    - abierto
    - abigarrada
    - abigarrado
    - abigarrar
    - ablandar
    - ablusada
    - ablusado
    - abnegada
    - abnegado
    - abobada
    - abobado
    - abocada
    - abocado
    - abogacía
    - abogada
    - abogado
    - abombada
    - abombado
    - abonar
    - abonada
    - abonado
    - abonarse
    - abono
    - abordar
    - abordaje
    - aborregar
    - abortar
    - abortiva
    English:
    A
    - A-level
    - a.m.
    - abandon
    - abandoned
    - abide by
    - ability
    - abject
    - abnormal
    - aboard
    - aborigine
    - abortion
    - abortive
    - about
    - above
    - above-board
    - above-mentioned
    - abrasive
    - abreast
    - abridged
    - abrupt
    - absent
    - absent-minded
    - absolute
    - absolutely
    - absorbed
    - abstemious
    - abstract
    - absurd
    - abundant
    - abuse
    - abusive
    - abysmal
    - academic
    - academy
    - accede
    - accent
    - acceptable
    - access
    - accident-prone
    - accidental
    - accidentally
    - acclimatized
    - accommodate
    - accommodation
    - accomplish
    - accomplished
    - account
    - account for
    - accountable
    * * *
    A
    1. (abrev de autopista) Br M, US freeway
    2. (abrev de alfil) [en notación de ajedrez] B
    A, a [a] nf
    [letra] A, a;
    si por a o por be… if for any reason…
    * * *
    a
    prp
    al este de to the east of;
    a casa home;
    ir a la cama/al cine go to bed/to the movies;
    ¡a trabajar! get to work!;
    vamos a Buenos Aires we’re going to Buenos Aires;
    voy a casa de Marta I’m going to Marta’s (house)
    a la mesa at the table;
    al lado de next to;
    a la derecha on the right;
    al sol in the sun;
    a treinta kilómetros de Cuzco thirty kilometers from Cuzco;
    está a cinco kilómetros it’s five kilometers away
    :
    ¿a qué hora llegas? what time do you arrive?;
    a las tres at three o’clock;
    de once a doce from eleven (o’clock) to twelve;
    estamos a quince de febrero it’s February fifteenth;
    a los treinta años at the age of thirty;
    a la llegada del tren when the train arrives
    :
    a la española the Spanish way;
    a mano by hand;
    a pie on foot;
    a 50 kilómetros por hora at fifty kilometers an hour
    :
    ¿a cómo o
    cuánto está? how much is it?;
    están a dos pesos el kilo they are two pesos a kilo
    :
    dáselo a tu hermano give it to your brother
    :
    vi a mi padre I saw my father
    :
    empezar a begin to;
    jugar a las cartas play cards;
    decidirse a hacer algo decide to do sth;
    voy a comprarlo I’m going to buy it;
    a decir verdad to tell the truth
    :
    ¿a que no lo sabes? I bet you don’t know;
    a ver OK, right;
    a ver lo que pasa ahora let’s see what happens now
    abr (= alias) aka (= also known as)
    * * *
    a nf
    : first letter of the Spanish alphabet
    a prep
    1) : to
    nos vamos a México: we're going to Mexico
    ¿llamaste a tu papá?: did you call your dad?
    como a usted le guste: as you wish
    3) : in the manner of
    papas a la francesa: french fries
    4) : on, by means of
    a pie: on foot
    5) : per, each
    tres pastillas al día: three pills per day
    enséñales a leer: teach them to read
    problemas a resolver: problems to be solved
    * * *
    a prep
    3. (distancia) away
    está a un kilómetro de aquí it's one kilometre from here / it's one kilometre away
    4. (tiempo) at
    5. (distribución, cantidad, medida, precio) a / at
    tocamos a 1.000 cada uno it works out at 1,000 each
    fui a pie I walked / I went on foot
    hecho a mano handmade / made by hand
    ¿has visto a Iván? have you seen Iván?
    9. (para) for
    10. (de) from

    Spanish-English dictionary > a

  • 5 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 6 go

    A vi (3e pers sg prés goes ; prét went ; pp gone)
    1 (move, travel) aller (from de ; to à, en) ; to go to London/Paris aller à Londres/Paris ; to go to Wales/to Ireland/to California aller au Pays de Galles/en Irlande/en Californie ; to go to town/to the country aller en ville/à la campagne ; they went home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; she's gone to Paris elle est allée à Paris ; to go up/down/across monter/descendre/traverser ; I went into the room je suis entré dans la pièce ; to go by bus/train/plane voyager en bus/train/avion ; we went there by bus nous y sommes allés en bus ; to go by ou past [person, vehicle] passer ; that car's going very fast! cette voiture roule très vite! ; there he goes again! ( that's him again) le revoilà! ; fig ( he's starting again) le voilà qui recommence!, c'est reparti! ; who goes there? Mil qui va là? ; where do we go from here? fig et maintenant qu'est-ce qu'on fait? ;
    2 (on specific errand, activity) aller ; to go shopping aller faire des courses ; to go swimming (in sea, river) aller se baigner ; ( in pool) aller à la piscine ; to go for a walk aller se promener ; to go on a journey/on holiday partir en voyage/en vacances ; to go for a drink aller prendre un verre ; he's gone to get some wine il est allé chercher du vin ; go and answer the phone va répondre au téléphone ; go and tell them that… va leur dire que… ; go after him! poursuivez-le! ;
    3 ( attend) aller ; to go to school/ church aller à l'école/l'église ; to go to work aller or se rendre au travail ; to go to the doctor's/dentist's aller chez le médecin/dentiste ;
    4 ( used as auxiliary with present participle) she went running up the stairs elle a monté l'escalier en courant ; she went complaining to the principal elle est allée se plaindre au directeur ;
    5 ( depart) partir ; I must go, I must be going il faut que je parte or que je m'en aille ; the train goes at six o'clock le train part à six heures ; a train goes every hour il y a un train toutes les heures ; to go on holiday partir en vacances ; be gone! va-t'en!, allez-vous en! ;
    6 euph ( die) mourir, disparaître ; when I am gone quand je ne serai plus là ; the doctors say she could go at any time d'après les médecins elle risque de mourir d'un instant à l'autre ;
    7 ( disappear) partir ; half the money goes on school fees la moitié de l'argent part en frais de scolarité ; the money/cake has all gone il ne reste plus d'argent/de gâteau ; I left my bike outside and now it's gone j'ai laissé mon vélo dehors et il n'est plus là or il a disparu ; there goes my chance of winning! c'en est fait de mes chances de gagner! ;
    8 (be sent, transmitted) it can't go by post on ne peut pas l'envoyer par la poste ; these proposals will go before parliament ces propositions seront soumises au parlement ;
    9 ( become) to go red rougir ; to go white blanchir ; his hair ou he is going grey il commençe à avoir les cheveux blancs ; to go mad devenir fou/folle ; to go bankrupt faire faillite ;
    10 ( change over to new system) to go Labour/Conservative Pol [country, constituency] voter travailliste/conservateur ; to go metric adopter le système métrique ; ⇒ private, public ;
    11 (be, remain) the people went hungry les gens n'avaient rien à manger ; we went for two days without food nous avons passé deux jours sans rien manger ; to go unnoticed passer inaperçu ; to go unpunished rester impuni ; the question went unanswered la question est restée sans réponse ; to go naked se promener tout nu ; he was allowed to go free il a été libéré or remis en liberté ;
    12 (weaken, become impaired) his memory/mind is going il perd la mémoire/l'esprit ; his hearing is going il devient sourd ; my voice is going je n'ai plus de voix ; the battery is going la batterie est presque à plat ; the engine is going le moteur a des ratés ;
    13 ( of time) ( elapse) s'écouler ; three hours went by before… trois heures se sont écoulées avant que… (+ subj) ; there are only three days to go before Christmas il ne reste plus que trois jours avant Noël ; how's the time going? quelle heure est-il? ; it's just gone seven o'clock il est un peu plus de sept heures ;
    14 ( be got rid of) he's totally inefficient, he'll have to go! il est complètement incapable, il va falloir qu'on se débarrasse de lui! ; that new lampshade is hideous, it'll have to go! ce nouvel abat-jour est affreux, il va falloir qu'on s'en débarrasse! ; the car will have to go il va falloir vendre la voiture ; either she goes or I do! c'est elle ou moi! ; six down and four to go! six de faits, et encore quatre à faire! ;
    15 (operate, function) [vehicle, machine, clock] marcher, fonctionner ; to set [sth] going mettre [qch] en marche ; to get going [engine, machine] se mettre en marche ; fig [business] démarrer ; to get the fire going allumer le feu ; to keep going [person, business, machine] tenir le coup , se maintenir ; we have several projects going at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets en route en ce moment ; ⇒ keep ;
    16 ( start) let's get going! allons-y!, allez, on commençe! ; we'll have to get going on that translation il va falloir qu'on se mette à faire cette traduction ; to get things going mettre les choses en train ; ready, steady, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez! ; here goes!, here we go! c'est parti! ; once he gets going, he never stops une fois lancé, il n'arrête pas ;
    17 ( lead) aller, conduire, mener (to à) ; that corridor goes to the kitchen le couloir va or conduit à la cuisine ; the road goes down to the sea/goes up the mountain la route descend vers la mer/monte au sommet de la montagne ; this road goes past the cemetery ce chemin passe à côté du cimetière ;
    18 ( extend in depth or scope) the roots of the plant go very deep les racines de la plante s'enfoncent très profondément ; the historical reasons for this conflict go very deep les raisons historiques de ce conflit remontent très loin ; these habits go very deep ces habitudes sont profondément ancrées or enracinées ; as far as that goes pour ce qui est de cela ; it's true as far as it goes c'est vrai dans un sens or dans une certaine mesure ; she'll go far! elle ira loin! ; this time he's gone too far! cette fois il est allé trop loin! ; a hundred pounds doesn't go far these days on ne va pas loin avec cent livres sterling de nos jours ; one leg of lamb doesn't go very far among twelve people un gigot d'agneau n'est pas suffisant pour douze personnes ; this goes a long way towards explaining his attitude ceci explique en grande partie son attitude ; you can make £5 go a long way on peut faire beaucoup de choses avec 5 livres sterling ;
    19 (belong, be placed) aller ; where do these plates go? où vont ces assiettes? ; that table goes beside the bed cette table va à côté du lit ; the suitcases will have to go in the back il va falloir mettre les valises derrière ;
    20 ( fit) gen rentrer ; it won't go into the box ça ne rentre pas dans la boîte ; five into four won't go quatre n'est pas divisible par cinq ; three into six goes twice six divisé par trois, ça fait deux ;
    21 (be expressed, sung etc in particular way) I can't remember how the poem goes je n'arrive pas à me rappeler le poème ; how does the song go? quel est l'air de la chanson? ; the song goes something like this la chanson ressemble à peu près à ça ; as the saying goes comme dit le proverbe ; the story goes that le bruit court que, on dit que ; her theory goes something like this… sa théorie consiste à peu près à dire que… ;
    22 ( be accepted) what he says goes c'est lui qui fait la loi ; it goes without saying that il va sans dire que ; that goes without saying cela va sans dire ; anything goes tout est permis ;
    23 ( be about to) to be going to do aller faire ; it's going to snow il va neiger ; I was just going to phone you j'étais justement sur le point de t'appeler, j'allais justement t'appeler ; I'm going to phone him right now je vais l'appeler tout de suite ; I'm not going to be treated like that! je ne vais pas me laisser faire comme ça! ; we were going to go to Italy, but we changed our plans nous devions aller en Italie, mais nous avons changé d'idée ;
    24 ( happen) the party went very well la soirée s'est très bien passée ; so far the campaign is going well jusqu'à maintenant la campagne a bien marché ; how did the evening go? comment s'est passée la soirée? ; the way things are going, I don't think we'll ever get finished vu la façon dont les choses se passent or si ça continue comme ça, je pense qu'on n'aura jamais fini ; how's it going ?, how are things going? comment ça va ? ; how goes it? hum comment ça va ?, comment va ? ;
    25 ( be on average) it's old, as Australian towns go c'est une ville assez vieille pour une ville australienne ; it wasn't a bad party, as parties go c'était une soirée plutôt réussie par rapport à la moyenne ;
    26 ( be sold) the house went for over £100,000 la maison a été vendue à plus de 100 000 livres ; we won't let the house go for less than £100,000 nous ne voulons pas vendre la maison à moins de 100 000 livres ; those rugs are going cheap ces tapis ne sont pas chers ; the house will go to the highest bidder la maison sera vendue au plus offrant ; ‘going, going, gone!’ ( at auction) ‘une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé!’ ;
    27 ( be on offer) I'll have some coffee, if there's any going je prendrai bien un café, s'il y en a ; are there any drinks going? est-ce qu'il y a quelque chose à boire? ; I'll have whatever's going je prendrai ce qu'il y a ; it's the best machine going c'est la meilleure machine sur le marché ; there's a job going at their London office il y a un poste libre dans leur bureau de Londres ;
    28 ( contribute) the money will go towards a new roof l'argent servira à payer un nouveau toit ; the elements that go to make a great film les éléments qui font un bon film ; everything that goes to make a good teacher toutes les qualités d'un bon enseignant ;
    29 ( be given) [award, prize] aller (to à) ; [estate, inheritance, title] passer (to à) ; the money will go to charity les bénéfices iront aux bonnes œuvres ; most of the credit should go to the author la plus grande partie du mérite revient à l'auteur ; the job went to a local man le poste a été donné à un homme de la région ;
    30 ( emphatic use) she's gone and told everybody! elle est allée le dire à tout le monde! ; why did he go and spoil it? pourquoi est-il allé tout gâcher ? ; you've gone and ruined everything! tu t'es débrouillé pour tout gâcher! ; he went and won the competition! il s'est débrouillé pour gagner le concours! ; you've really gone and done it now! tu peux être fier de toi! iron ; then he had to go and lose his wallet comme s'il ne manquait plus que ça, il a perdu son portefeuille ;
    31 ( of money) (be spent, used up) all his money goes on drink tout son argent passe dans l'alcool ; most of his salary goes on rent la plus grande partie de son salaire passe dans le loyer ; I don't know where all my money goes (to)! je ne sais pas ce que je fais de mon argent! ;
    32 (make sound, perform action or movement) gen faire ; [bell, alarm] sonner ; the cat went ‘miaow’ le chat a fait ‘miaou’ ; wait until the bell goes attends que la cloche sonne ( subj) ; she went like this with her fingers elle a fait comme ça avec ses doigts ; so he goes ‘what about my money ?’ et puis il dit or il fait, ‘et mon argent?’ ;
    33 (resort to, have recourse to) to go to war [country] entrer en guerre ; [soldier] partir à la guerre ; to go to law GB ou to the law US aller en justice ;
    34 (break, collapse etc) [roof] s'effondrer ; [cable, rope] se rompre, céder ; ( fuse) [light bulb] griller ;
    35 (bid, bet) aller ; I'll go as high as £100 j'irai jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ; I went up to £100 je suis allé jusqu'à 100 livres sterling ;
    36 ( take one's turn) you go next c'est ton tour après, c'est à toi après ; you go first après vous ;
    37 ( be in harmony) those two colours don't go together ces deux couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ; the curtains don't go with the carpet les rideaux ne vont pas avec le tapis ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;
    38 euph ( relieve oneself) aller aux toilettes ;
    39 US ( in takeaway) to go à emporter ; two hamburgers to go! deux hamburgers à emporter!
    1 ( travel) we had gone ten miles before we realized that… nous avions déjà fait dix kilomètres quand nous nous sommes rendu compte que… ; are you going my way? tu vas dans la même direction que moi? ; to go one's own way fig suivre son chemin ;
    2 (bet, bid) I go two diamonds ( in cards) j'annonce deux carreaux ; he went £20 il a mis or parié 20 livres sterling.
    C n (pl goes)
    1 GB ( person's turn) tour m ; ( try) essai m ; it's your go ( in game) c'est ton tour, c'est à toi ; whose go is it? gen à qui le tour? ; ( in game) à qui de jouer? ; you've had two goes ( in game) tu as eu deux tours ; ( two attempts at mending sth) tu as déjà essayé deux fois ; to have a go at sth essayer de faire qch ; have another go! essaie encore une fois or un coup! ; she had several goes at the exam elle a repassé l'examen plusieurs fois ; I had to have several goes before passing j'ai dû m'y reprendre à plusieurs fois avant de réussir ;
    2 ( energy) dynamisme m ; to be full of go, to be all go être très dynamique, avoir beaucoup d'allant ; he has no go in him il manque de dynamisme ;
    3 GB ( bout) ( of illness) attaque f ;
    D adj all systems are go! Aerosp tout est paré pour le lancement!
    to have a go at sb s'en prendre à qn ; to make a go of sth réussir qch ; she's always on the go elle n'arrête jamais ; he's all go ! il n'arrête pas! ; it's all the go ! ça fait fureur! ; we have several different projects on the go at the moment nous avons plusieurs projets différents en chantier or en cours en ce moment ; (it's) no go! pas question! ; from the word go dès le départ ; that was a near go ! on l'a échappé belle! ; in one go d'un seul coup ; to go one better than sb renchérir sur qn ; that's how it goes!, that's the way it goes! ainsi va le monde!, c'est la vie! ; there you go ! voilà!
    go about:
    1 = go around ;
    2 Naut virer de bord ; prepare to go about! parer à virer! ;
    go about [sth]
    1 ( undertake) s'attaquer à [task] ; how do you go about writing a novel? comment est-ce que vous vous y prenez pour écrire un roman? ; he knows how to go about it il sait s'y prendre ;
    2 ( be busy with) to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations ; she went about her work mechanically elle faisait son travail machinalement.
    go across:
    go across traverser ; he's gone across to the shop/neighbour's il est allé au magasin en face/chez les voisins en face ;
    go across [sth] traverser [street, river, bridge etc].
    go after:
    go after [sth/sb]
    1 ( chase) poursuivre [person] ;
    2 fig ( try hard to get) he really went after that job il a fait tout son possible pour avoir ce travail.
    go against [sb/sth]
    1 ( prove unfavourable to) the vote/verdict/decision went against them le vote/le verdict/la décision leur a été défavorable or n'a pas été en leur faveur ; the war is going against them la guerre tourne à leur désavantage ;
    2 ( conflict with) être contraire à [rules, principles] ; to go against the trend aller à l'encontre de or être contraire à la tendance ; to go against the party line Pol ne pas être dans la ligne du parti ;
    3 (resist, oppose) s'opposer à, aller à l'inverse de [person, sb's wishes].
    1 ( go in front) go ahead, I'll follow you on partez devant, je vous suis ;
    2 fig ( proceed) go! ( in conversation) continue! ; go ahead and shoot! vas-y, tire! ; they are going ahead with the project ils ont décidé de mettre le projet en route ; we can go ahead without them nous pouvons continuer sans eux ; next week's strike is to go ahead la grève de la semaine prochaine va avoir lieu.
    1 ( move along) [person, vehicle] aller, avancer ; to make sth up as one goes along fig inventer qch au fur et à mesure ;
    2 ( attend) aller ; she went along as a witch elle y est allée déguisée en sorcière ; I went along as a witness j'y suis allé or je me suis présenté comme témoin.
    go along with [sb/sth] être d'accord avec, accepter [plans, wishes] ; I can't go along with that je ne peux pas accepter ça ; I'll go along with you there je suis d'accord avec vous sur ce point.
    go around:
    1 (move, travel about) se promener, circuler ; to go around naked/barefoot se promener tout nu/pieds nus ; she goes around on a bicycle elle circule à bicyclette ; they go around everywhere together ils vont partout ensemble ;
    2 ( circulate) [rumour] courir ; there's a rumour going around that le bruit court que ; there's a virus going around il y a un virus qui traîne ; there isn't enough money to go around il n'y a pas assez d'argent pour tout le monde ;
    go around [sth] faire le tour de [house, shops, area] ; to go around the world faire le tour du monde ; they went around the country looking for him ils l'ont cherché dans tout le pays.
    go at:
    go at [sb] ( attack) attaquer, tomber sur ;
    go at [sth] s'attaquer à, s'atteler à [task, activity].
    go away [person] partir ; to go away on holiday GB ou vacation US partir en vacances ; go away and leave me alone! va-t-en et laisse-moi tranquille! ; go away and think about it réfléchissez-y ; don't go away thinking that ne va pas croire que ; this cold/headache just won't go away! je n'arrive pas à me débarrasser de ce rhume/mal de tête! ; the problems aren't just going to go away! les problèmes ne vont pas disparaître tout seuls!
    go back
    1 ( return) retourner ; ( turn back) rebrousser chemin, faire demi-tour ; ( resume work) reprendre le travail ; (resume classes, studies) reprendre les cours ; as it was raining, they decided to go back comme il pleuvait, ils ont décidé de faire demi-tour or de rebrousser chemin ; they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ; let's go back to France rentrons en France ; to go back to the beginning recommencer ; to go back to sleep se rendormir ; to go back to work/writing se remettre au travail/à écrire ; go back! the path isn't safe reculez! le chemin est dangereux ; once you've committed yourself, there's no going back une fois que vous vous êtes engagé, vous ne pouvez plus reculer ;
    2 ( in time) remonter ; to go back in time remonter dans le temps ; to understand the problem we need to go back 20 years pour comprendre le problème il faut remonter 20 ans en arrière ; this tradition goes back a century cette tradition est vieille d'un siècle ; we go back a long way ça fait longtemps qu'on se connaît ;
    3 ( revert) revenir (to à) ; to go back to teaching revenir à l'enseignement ; to go back to being a student reprendre des études ; let's go back to what we were discussing yesterday revenons à ce que dont nous parlions hier.
    go back on [sth] revenir sur [promise, decision].
    go before:
    go before ( go in front) aller au devant ; fig ( in time) se passer avant ; all that had gone before tout ce qui s'était passé avant ;
    go before [sb/sth] [person] comparaître devant [court, judge] ; the bill went before parliament le projet de loi a été soumis au parlement.
    go below gen, Naut descendre.
    go by:
    go by [person] passer ; [time] passer, s'écouler ; as time goes by avec le temps ; don't let such opportunities go by il ne faut pas laisser passer de telles occasions ;
    go by [sth]
    1 ( judge by) juger d'après ; to go by appearances juger d'après or sur les apparences ; going by her looks, I'd say she was about 30 à la voir, je lui donne 30 ans ; you mustn't go by what you read in the papers il ne faut pas croire tout ce que disent les journaux ; if the trailer is anything to go by, it should be a good film à en juger par la bande-annonce, ça doit être un bon film ; if the father is anything to go by, I wouldn't like to meet the son! quand on voit le père, on n'a pas envie de rencontrer le fils! ;
    2 ( proceed by) to go by the rules suivre or observer le règlement ; promotion goes by seniority la promotion se fait à l'ancienneté or en fonction de l'ancienneté.
    go down:
    go down
    1 ( descend) gen descendre ; [diver] effectuer une plongée ; to go down to the cellar descendre à la cave ; to go down to the beach aller à la plage ; to go down to the pub aller au pub ; they've gone down to Brighton for a few days ils sont allés passer quelques jours à Brighton ; ‘going down!’ ( in elevator) ‘on descend!’ ; to go down on one's knees se mettre à genoux ;
    2 ( fall) [person, aircraft] tomber ; ( sink) [ship] couler, sombrer ; [person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ; most of the passengers went down with the ship la plupart des passagers ont coulé avec le navire ; the plane went down in flames l'avion s'est écrasé en flammes ; the plane went down over Normandy/the Channel l'avion s'est écrasé en Normandie/est tombé dans la Manche ; to go down for the third time [drowning person] disparaître sous les flots et se noyer ;
    3 [sun] se coucher ;
    4 ( be received) to go down well/badly être bien/mal reçu ; this remark didn't go down at all well cette remarque n'a pas été appréciée du tout ; his jokes went down well/didn't go down well with the audience le public a apprécié/n'a pas beaucoup apprécié ses plaisanteries ; another cup of coffee would go down nicely! une autre tasse de café serait la bienvenue! ;
    5 ( be swallowed) it went down the wrong way c'est passé de travers ;
    6 ( become lower) [water level, temperature] baisser ; [tide] descendre ; [price, standard] baisser ; ( abate) [storm, wind] se calmer ; [fire] s'éteindre ; the river has/the floods have gone down le niveau de la rivière/des inondations a baissé ; foodstuffs are going down (in price) les produits alimentaires deviennent moins chers ;
    7 ( become deflated) [swelling] désenfler ; [tyre, balloon] se dégonfler ;
    8 GB Univ ( break up for holiday) terminer les cours ; ( leave university permanently) quitter l'université ; when do you go down? quand est-ce que vous êtes en vacances? ;
    9 gen, Sport (fail, be defeated) perdre ; ( be downgraded) redescendre ; Corby went down 6-1 to Oxford Corby a perdu 6-1 contre Oxford ; the team has gone down to the second division l'équipe est redescendue en deuxième division ;
    10 ( be remembered) he will go down as a great statesman on se souviendra de lui comme d'un grand homme d'État ;
    11 ( be recorded) être noté ; it all goes down in her diary elle note tout dans son journal ;
    12 ( continue) the book goes down to 1939 le livre va jusqu'en 1939 ; if you go down to the second last line you will see that si vous regardez à l'avant-dernière ligne, vous verrez que ;
    13 ( be stricken) to go down with flu/malaria attraper la grippe/la malaria ;
    14 GB ( be sent to prison) être envoyé en prison ;
    15 Comput [computer, system] tomber en panne ;
    go down [sth]
    1 lit descendre [hill] ; descendre dans [mine] ;
    2 ( be downgraded) to go down a class Sch redescendre d'une classe.
    go down on [sth] ( set) [sun] se coucher sur ; when the sun went down on the Roman Empire fig quand l'empire romain commençait à décliner ;
    go down on [sb] ( have oral sex with) tailler une pipe à [man] ; faire minette à [woman].
    go for:
    go for [sb/sth]
    1 (favour, have liking for) craquer pour [person, physical type] ; aimer [style of music, literature etc] ; he really goes for blondes il craque pour or il adore les blondes ; I don't go much for modern art je ne suis pas emballé par l'art moderne, je n'aime pas tellement l'art moderne ;
    2 ( apply to) être valable pour, s'appliquer à ; that goes for all of you! c'est valable pour tout le monde! ; the same goes for him c'est valable pour lui aussi!, ça s'applique à lui aussi! ;
    go for [sb]
    1 ( attack) ( physically) attaquer, tomber sur ; ( verbally) attaquer, s'en prendre à [person] ; the two youths went for him les deux jeunes l'ont attaqué or lui ont sauté dessus ; to go for sb's throat [animal] attaquer qn à la gorge ; she really went for him! (in argument, row) elle l'a vraiment incendié!, elle s'en est prise violemment à lui! ;
    2 he has a lot going for him il a beaucoup de choses pour lui ;
    go for [sth]
    1 ( attempt to achieve) essayer d'obtenir [honour, victory] ; she's going for the gold medal/world record elle vise la médaille d'or/le record mondial ; go for it ! vas-y, fonce ! ; the company is going for a new image l'entreprise cherche à se donner une nouvelle image ; the team is going for a win against Italy l'équipe compte bien gagner contre l'Italie ;
    2 ( choose) choisir, prendre ; I'll go for the blue one je prendrai le bleu.
    go forth sout [person] ( go out) sortir ; ( go forward) aller, avancer ; go forth and multiply allez et multipliez-vous.
    go forward(s) avancer.
    go in
    1 ( enter) entrer ; ( go back in) rentrer ;
    2 Mil [army, troops] attaquer ; the troops went in at dawn les troupes ont attaqué à l'aube ;
    3 ( disappear) [sun, moon] se cacher.
    go in for:
    go in for [sth]
    1 ( be keen on) aimer [sport, hobby etc] ; I don't go in for sports much je n'aime pas tellement le sport ; he goes in for opera in a big way il adore l'opéra, c'est un fou d'opéra ; we don't go in for that sort of thing nous n'aimons pas ce genre de chose ; they don't go in much for foreign languages at Ben's school ils ne s'intéressent pas beaucoup aux langues étrangères dans l'école de Ben ;
    2 ( take up) to go in for teaching entrer dans l'enseignement ; to go in for politics se lancer dans la politique ;
    3 ( take part in) s'inscrire à [exam, competition].
    go into:
    go into [sth]
    1 ( enter) entrer dans ; fig ( take up) se lancer dans ; to go into hospital entrer à l'hôpital ; to go into parliament entrer au parlement ; to go into politics/business se lancer dans la politique/les affaires ;
    2 (examine, investigate) étudier ; we need to go into the question of funding il faut que nous étudiions la question du financement ;
    3 (explain, describe) I won't go into why I did it je n'expliquerai pas pourquoi je l'ai fait ; let's not go into that now laissons cela de côté pour l'instant ;
    4 ( launch into) se lancer dans ; she went into a long explanation of what had happened elle s'est lancée dans une longue explication de ce qui s'était passé ;
    5 ( be expended) a lot of work/money went into this project beaucoup de travail/d'argent a été investi dans ce projet ; a lot of effort went into organizing the party l'organisation de la soirée a demandé beaucoup de travail ;
    6 ( hit) [car, driver] rentrer dans, heurter ; the car went into a lamp post la voiture est rentrée dans or a heurté un réverbère.
    go in with [sb] se joindre à [person, ally, organization] ; he went in with us to buy the present il s'est mis avec nous pour acheter le cadeau.
    go off:
    go off
    1 (explode, fire) [bomb] exploser ; the gun didn't go off le coup n'est pas parti ;
    2 [alarm clock] sonner ; [fire alarm] se déclencher ;
    3 ( depart) partir, s'en aller ; he went off to work il est parti au travail ; she went off to find a spade elle est allée chercher une pelle ; they went off together ils sont partis ensemble ;
    4 GB ( go bad) [milk, cream] tourner ; [meat] s'avarier ; [butter] rancir ; ( deteriorate) [performer, athlete etc] perdre sa forme ; [work] se dégrader ; ( lose one's attractiveness) [person] être moins beau/belle qu'avant ; he used to be very handsome, but he's gone off a bit il était très beau, mais il est moins bien maintenant ; the first part of the film was good, but after that it went off la première partie du film était bien, mais après ça s'est dégradé ;
    5 ( fall asleep) s'endormir ;
    6 ( cease to operate) [lights, heating] s'éteindre ;
    7 (happen, take place) [evening, organized event] se passer ; the concert went off very well le concert s'est très bien passé ;
    8 Theat quitter la scène ;
    go off [sb/sth] GB I used to like him but I've gone off him je l'aimais bien avant, mais je ne l'aime plus tellement ; I've gone off opera/whisky je n'aime plus tellement l'opéra/le whisky ; I think she's gone off the idea je crois qu'elle a renoncé à l'idée.
    go off with [sb/sth] partir avec [person, money] ; she went off with all his money elle est partie avec tout son argent ; who's gone off with my pen? qui a pris mon stylo?
    go on:
    go on
    1 (happen, take place) se passer ; what's going on? qu'est-ce qui se passe? ; there's a party going on upstairs il y a une fête en haut ; how long has this been going on? depuis combien de temps est-ce que ça dure? ; a lot of stealing goes on il y a beaucoup de vols ; a lot of drinking goes on at Christmas time les gens boivent beaucoup à Noël ;
    2 ( continue on one's way) poursuivre son chemin ;
    3 ( continue) continuer ; go on with your work continuez votre travail, continuez de travailler ; go on looking continuez à or de chercher ; she went on speaking elle a continué de parler ; go on, we're all listening! continue, nous t'écoutons tous! ; ‘and another thing,’ she went on, ‘you're always late’ ‘et autre chose,’ a-t-elle ajouté, ‘vous êtes toujours en retard’ ; if he goes on like this, he'll get into trouble! s'il continue comme ça, il va s'attirer des ennuis ; we can't go on like this! nous ne pouvons pas continuer comme ça! ; life must go on la vie continue ; the meeting went on into the afternoon la réunion s'est prolongée jusque dans l'après-midi ; you can't go on being a pen pusher all your life! tu ne peux pas rester gratte-papier toute ta vie! ; the list goes on and on la liste est infinie or interminable ; that's enough to be going on with ça suffit pour le moment ; have you got enough work to be going on with? est-ce que tu as assez de travail pour le moment? ; here's £20 to be going on with voici 20 livres pour te dépanner ; go on (with you) ! allons donc! ;
    4 ( of time) ( elapse) as time went on, they… avec le temps, ils… ; as the evening went on, he became more animated au fur et à mesure que la soirée avançait, il devenait plus animé ;
    5 ( keep talking) to go on about sth ne pas arrêter de parler de qch, parler de qch à n'en plus finir ; he was going on about the war il parlait de la guerre à n'en plus finir ; don't go on about it! arrête de parler de ça!, change de disque! ; she went on and on about it elle en a fait toute une histoire ; he does tend to go on a bit! il a tendance à radoter ! ; the way she goes on, you'd think she was an expert on the subject! à l'entendre, on croirait qu'elle est experte en la matière! ;
    6 ( proceed) passer ; let's go on to the next item passons au point suivant ; he went on to say that/describe how puis il a dit que/décrit comment ;
    7 ( go into operation) [heating, lights] s'allumer ;
    8 Theat entrer en scène ; what time do you go on? à quelle heure est-ce que vous entrez en scène? ;
    9 ( approach) it's going on three o'clock il est presque trois heures ; she's four going on five elle va sur ses cinq ans ; he's thirty going on three hum il a trente ans mais il pourrait bien en avoir trois ;
    10 ( fit) these gloves won't go on ces gants ne m'iront pas ; the lid won't go on properly le couvercle ne ferme pas bien ;
    go on [sth] se fonder sur [piece of evidence, information] ; that's all we've got to go on tout ce que nous savons avec certitude ; we've got nothing else to go on nous n'avons pas d'autre point de départ ; the police haven't got much evidence to go on la police n'a pas beaucoup de preuves à l'appui.
    go on at:
    go on at [sb] s'en prendre à [person] ; he's always going on at me for writing badly il s'en prend toujours à moi à cause de ma mauvaise écriture ; they're always going on at us about deadlines ils sont toujours sur notre dos pour des histoires de délais.
    go out
    1 (leave, depart) sortir ; she went out of the room elle a quitté la pièce, elle est sortie de la pièce ; to go out walking aller se promener ; to go out for a drink aller prendre un verre ; they go out a lot ils sortent beaucoup ; she likes going out elle aime sortir ; she had to go out to work at 14 il a fallu qu'elle aille travailler à 14 ans ;
    2 ( travel long distance) partir (to à, pour) ; she's gone out to Australia/Africa elle est partie pour l'Australie/l'Afrique ;
    3 ( have relationship) to go out with sb sortir avec qn ; they've been going out together for six weeks ils sortent ensemble depuis six semaines ;
    4 [tide] descendre ; the tide is going out la marée descend, la mer se retire ;
    5 Ind ( go on strike) se mettre en grève ;
    6 ( become unfashionable) passer de mode ; ( no longer be used) ne plus être utilisé ; mini-skirts went out in the 1970s les mini-jupes ont passé de mode dans les années 70 ; gas went out and electricity came in l'électricité a remplacé le gaz ;
    7 ( be extinguished) [fire, light] s'éteindre ;
    8 ( be sent) [invitation, summons] être envoyé ; ( be published) [journal, magazine] être publié ; Radio, TV ( be broadcast) être diffusé ;
    9 ( be announced) word went out that he was coming back le bruit a couru qu'il revenait ; the news went out from Washington that Washington a annoncé que ;
    10 ( be eliminated) gen, Sport être éliminé ; she went out in the early stages of the competition elle a été éliminée au début de la compétition ;
    11 (expressing compassion, sympathy) my heart goes out to them je les plains de tout mon cœur, je suis de tout cœur avec eux ; our thoughts go out to absent friends nos pensées vont vers nos amis absents ;
    12 ( disappear) all the spirit seemed to have gone out of her elle semblait avoir perdu tout son entrain ; the romance seemed to have gone out of their relationship leur relation semblait avoir perdu tout son charme ;
    13 ( end) [year, month] se terminer ;
    14 ( in cards) terminer.
    go over:
    go over
    1 ( cross over) aller ; she went over to him/to the window elle est allée vers lui/vers la fenêtre, elle s'est approchée de lui/de la fenêtre ; to go over to Ireland/to America aller en Irlande/aux États-Unis ; we are now going over to Washington for more news Radio, TV nous passons maintenant l'antenne à Washington pour plus d'informations ;
    2 ( be received) how did his speech go over? comment est-ce que son discours a été reçu? ; his speech went over well son discours a été bien reçu ; to go over big avoir un grand succès ;
    3 ( switch over) he went over to Labour from the Conservatives il est passé du parti des conservateurs au parti des travaillistes ; to go over to the other side fig passer dans l'autre camp ; we've gone over to gas (central heating) nous sommes passés au chauffage central au gaz ; to go over to Islam se convertir à l'Islam ;
    go over [sth]
    1 ( review) passer [qch] en revue [details] ; she went over the events of the day in her mind elle a passé en revue les événements de la journée ; we've gone over the details again and again nous avons déjà passé les détails en revue mille fois ; to go over one's lines ( actor) répéter son texte ; there's no point in going over old ground il n'y a aucune raison de revenir là-dessus ;
    2 (check, inspect) vérifier [accounts, figures] ; revoir [facts, piece of work] ; I want to go over this article once more before I hand it in je veux relire cet article une dernière fois avant de le remettre ; to go over a house faire le tour d'une maison ;
    3 ( clean) he went over the room with a duster il a donné un coup de chiffon dans la pièce ; after cleaning, go over the surface with a dry cloth après l'avoir nettoyée, essuyez la surface avec un chiffon sec or passez un chiffon sec sur la surface ;
    4 to go over a sketch in ink repasser un dessin à l'encre ;
    5 ( exceed) dépasser ; don't go over £100 ne dépassez pas 100 livres sterling.
    go round GB:
    1 ( turn) [wheel, propeller etc] tourner ; the wheels went round and round les roues n'ont pas arrêté de tourner ; my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne ;
    2 ( call round) to go round to see sb aller voir qn ; he's gone round to Anna's il est allé chez Anna ;
    3 ( suffice) there isn't enough food/money to go round il n'y a pas assez de nourriture/d'argent pour tout le monde ; there was barely enough to go round il y en avait à peine assez pour tout le monde ;
    4 ( circulate) there's a rumour going round that le bruit court que ;
    5 ( make detour) faire un détour ; we had to go round the long way ou the long way round il a fallu qu'on prenne un chemin plus long ; I had to go round by the bridge il a fallu que je passe par or que je fasse un détour par le pont ;
    go round [sth] ( visit) faire le tour de [shops, house, museum].
    1 ( come in) entrer ; if you'll just go (on) through, I'll tell them you're here si vous voulez bien entrer, je vais leur dire que vous êtes arrivé ;
    2 ( be approved) [law, agreement] passer ; the law failed to go through la loi n'est pas passée ; the divorce hasn't gone through yet le divorce n'a pas encore été prononcé ;
    3 ( be successfully completed) [business deal] être conclu ;
    go through [sth]
    1 ( undergo) endurer, subir [experience, ordeal] ; ( pass through) passer par [stage, phase] ; in spite of all he's gone through malgré tout ce qu'il a enduré ; we've all gone through it nous sommes tous passés par là ; she's gone through a lot elle a beaucoup souffert ; he went through the day in a kind of daze toute la journée il a été dans un état second ; the country has gone through two civil wars le pays a connu deux guerres civiles ; to go through a crisis traverser une crise ; as you go through life au fur et à mesure que tu vieillis, en vieillissant ; you have to go through the switchboard/right authorities il faut passer par le standard/les autorités compétentes ; it went through my mind that l'idée m'a traversé l'esprit que ;
    2 (check, inspect) examiner, étudier ; ( rapidly) parcourir [documents, files, list] ; to go through one's mail parcourir son courrier ; let's go through the points one by one étudions or examinons les problèmes un par un ;
    3 ( search) fouiller [person's belongings, baggage] ; to go through sb's pockets/drawers fouiller dans les poches/tiroirs de qn ; at customs they went through all my things à la douane ils ont fouillé toutes mes affaires ;
    4 (perform, rehearse) répéter [scene] ; expliquer [procedure] ; let's go through the whole scene once more répétons or reprenons toute la scène une dernière fois ; there are still a certain number of formalities to be gone through il y a encore un certain nombre de formalités à remplir ; I went through the whole procedure with him je lui ai expliqué comment il fallait procéder en détail ;
    5 (consume, use up) dépenser [money] ; we went through three bottles of wine nous avons bu or descendu trois bouteilles de vin ; I've gone through the elbows of my jacket j'ai usé ma veste aux coudes.
    go through with [sth] réaliser, mettre [qch] à exécution [plan] ; in the end they decided to go through with the wedding finalement ils ont décidé de se marier ; I can't go through with it je ne peux pas le faire ; you'll have to go through with it now il va falloir que tu le fasses maintenant.
    1 ( harmonize) [colours, pieces of furniture etc] aller ensemble ; these colours don't go together ces couleurs ne vont pas ensemble ;
    2 ( entail each other) aller de pair ; poverty and crime often go together la pauvreté et le crime vont souvent de pair ;
    3 ( have relationship) [couple] sortir ensemble.
    1 [boat, ship] couler, sombrer ; [drowning person] couler, disparaître sous les flots ;
    2 fig ( succumb) [person] succomber ; ( go bankrupt) [business, company] faire faillite.
    go up:
    go up
    1 ( ascend) monter ; to go up to bed monter se coucher ; they've gone up to London ils sont allés or montés à Londres ; they've gone up to Scotland ils sont allés en Écosse ; ‘going up!’ ( in elevator) ‘on monte!’ ;
    2 ( rise) [price, temperature] monter ; Theat [curtain] se lever (on sur) ; petrol has gone up (in price) (le prix de) l'essence a augmenté ; unemployment is going up le chômage augmente or est en hausse ; our membership has gone up le nombre de nos adhérents a augmenté ; a cry went up from the crowd un cri est monté or s'est élevé de la foule ;
    3 ( be erected) [building] être construit ; [poster] être affiché ; new office blocks are going up all over the place on construit de nouveaux immeubles un peu partout ;
    4 (be destroyed, blown up) [building] sauter, exploser ;
    5 GB Univ ( start university) entrer à l'université ; ( start term) reprendre les cours ;
    6 ( be upgraded) the team has gone up to the first division l'équipe est passée en première division ;
    7 ( continue) the book/series goes up to 1990 le livre/la série va jusqu'en 1990 ;
    go up [sth]
    1 ( mount) monter, gravir [hill, mountain] ;
    2 to go up a class Sch passer dans une classe supérieure.
    go with:
    go with [sth]
    1 (match, suit) aller avec ; your shirt goes with your blue eyes ta chemise va bien avec tes yeux bleus ; white wine goes better with fish than red wine le vin blanc va mieux avec le poisson que le rouge ;
    2 ( accompany) aller de pair avec ; the car goes with the job la voiture va de pair avec la situation ; the responsibilities that go with parenthood les responsabilités qui vont de pair avec le fait d'être parent ;
    go with [sb] ( date) sortir avec ; ( have sex with) coucher avec [person].
    go without s'en passer ; you'll just have to go without! il va falloir que tu t'en passes!, il va falloir que tu fasses sans! ;
    go without [sth] se passer de [food, luxuries].

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  • 7 abandono

    m.
    1 leaving.
    abandono de hogar (law) desertion (of family, spouse)
    2 state of abandon (descuido) (de aspecto, jardín).
    3 abandonment, desolation, abandoning, desertion.
    4 personal carelessness, neglect, abandonment, carelessness.
    5 departure.
    6 renunciation.
    7 complete surrender.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: abandonar.
    * * *
    1 (acción) abandoning, desertion
    2 (idea, actividad) giving up
    3 (descuido) neglect, lack of care
    4 (dejadez) apathy, carelessness
    5 DEPORTE withdrawal
    6 MARÍTIMO abandonment
    \
    en estado de abandono in an abandoned state
    * * *
    noun m.
    3) withdrawal, resignation
    * * *
    SM
    1) (=acción)
    a) [de lugar]
    b) [de actividad, proyecto] abandonment

    votaron a favor del abandono del leninismo — they voted in favour of renouncing Leninism, they voted for the abandonment of Leninism

    c) (Jur) [de cónyuge] desertion; [de hijos] abandonment

    abandono de la escuela= abandono escolar

    abandono del domicilio conyugal, abandono del hogar — desertion

    abandono de tierras — land set aside, set-aside

    2) (Dep) [antes de la prueba] withdrawal; [durante la prueba] retirement; (Ajedrez) resignation
    3) (=descuido) neglect, abandon frm
    4) (=vicio) indulgence
    5) (=soledad) desolation
    6) Méx (=ligereza) abandon, ease
    * * *
    1)
    a) (frml) ( de un lugar)
    b) ( de una persona) abandonment
    2) (Dep) (antes de la carrera, competición) withdrawal; (iniciada la carrera, competición) retirement; ( en ajedrez) resignation
    3) (descuido, desatención) neglect
    * * *
    1)
    a) (frml) ( de un lugar)
    b) ( de una persona) abandonment
    2) (Dep) (antes de la carrera, competición) withdrawal; (iniciada la carrera, competición) retirement; ( en ajedrez) resignation
    3) (descuido, desatención) neglect
    * * *
    abandono1
    1 = abandonment, betrayal, desertion, surrender, shift away from, drop-off, move away from, defection, pullout, disuse.

    Ex: Practical considerations led to the abandonment of this idea.

    Ex: The author explores the major themes of the novel: self-identity; love; and betrayal.
    Ex: The author also covers the electronic book and the desertion of libraries by researchers in favour of other information sources = El autor también habla del libro electrónico y del abandono de las bibliotecas por parte de los investigadores en favor de otras fuentes de información.
    Ex: This would require central funding, an appropriate communications infrastructure and the surrender by universities of their autonomy over their local libraries.
    Ex: This article discusses the effects of changes in the economy on the distribution of work in libraries which indicate a shift away from its female origins.
    Ex: There is a subsidy mechanism that lowers rates in order to avoid drop-offs from the network.
    Ex: This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.
    Ex: The longer the project is likely to last, the more important it is to be sure that it is designed to cope with factors such as defection of one of the partners.
    Ex: NATO is 'disappointed' at Russian pullout from arms treaty.
    Ex: After a period of disuse at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Caslon roman was revived, and has been available ever since from Caslon's successors.
    * abandono de = flight from.
    * índice de abandono escolar = dropout rate.
    * tasa de abandono escolar = dropout rate.

    abandono2
    2 = neglect, dereliction, negligence, neglection, abandon, dilapidation, lassitude.

    Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.

    Ex: The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
    Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.
    Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.
    Ex: The article 'Enlightenment and lubricity' examines paintings depicting women reading and responding with sensual abandon to the word.
    Ex: If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.
    Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.
    * abandono de menores = child neglect.
    * en el abandono = in the wilderness.
    * en estado de abandono = decaying, dilapidated.
    * estado de abandono = state of neglect.

    * * *
    A
    1 ( frml)
    (de un lugar): la policía ordenó el abandono del recinto the police ordered everyone to leave o vacate the premises
    el capitán ordenó el abandono del barco the captain gave the order to abandon ship
    2 (de una persona) abandonment
    Compuestos:
    noncompletion, dropping out
    desertion
    abandonment of employment
    B ( Dep)
    1 (antes de iniciarse la carrera, competición) withdrawal
    2
    (una vez iniciada la carrera, competición): el abandono de Garrido se produjo en la quinta vuelta Garrido pulled out o retired on the fifth lap, Garrido's retirement came on the fifth lap
    el abandono del campeón se produjo en la jugada número 30 the champion's resignation came o the champion resigned on move 30
    C
    (descuido, desatención): el edificio se halla en un lamentable estado de abandono the building is in a sorry state of neglect
    da lástima ver el abandono en que se encuentran estos jardines it's terrible to see how overrun o overgrown these gardens have become, it's terrible to see how these gardens have been allowed to fall into neglect
    dejó a su familia en el más completo abandono he left his family utterly destitute
    la ropa que lleva da una imagen de abandono the clothes he wears make him look slovenly o scruffy
    * * *

    Del verbo abandonar: ( conjugate abandonar)

    abandono es:

    1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

    abandonó es:

    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

    Multiple Entries:
    abandonar    
    abandono
    abandonar ( conjugate abandonar) verbo transitivo
    1
    a) (frml) ‹ lugar to leave

    b)familia/bebé to leave, abandon;

    marido/amante to leave;
    coche/barco to abandon;

    2 [ fuerzas] to desert
    3
    a)actividad/propósito/esperanza to give up;

    abandono los estudios to drop out of school/college

    b) (Dep) ‹carrera/partido to retire from, pull out of

    verbo intransitivo (Dep)
    a) (en carrera, competición) to pull out


    (en boxeo, lucha) to concede defeat
    abandonarse verbo pronominal
    1 ( entregarse) abandonose a algo ‹a vicios/placeres› to abandon oneself to sth
    2 ( en el aspecto personal) to let oneself go
    abandono sustantivo masculino
    1 ( de una persona) abandonment;

    2 (Dep) (antes de la carrera, competición) withdrawal;
    (iniciada la carrera, competición) retirement;
    ( en ajedrez) resignation
    3 (descuido, desatención) neglect
    abandonar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (irse de) to leave, quit: tenemos que vernos hoy, porque mañana abandono Madrid, we've got to see eachother today because I'm leaving Madrid tomorrow
    2 (a una persona, a un animal) to abandon
    abandonar a alguien a su suerte, to leave someone to his fate
    3 (un proyecto, los estudios) to give up
    4 Dep (retirarse de una carrera) to drop out of
    (un deporte) to drop
    II vi (desfallecer) to give up: los resultados no son los esperados, pero no abandones, the results aren't as good as we expected, but don't give up
    abandono sustantivo masculino
    1 (marcha de un lugar) abandoning, desertion
    2 (de proyecto, idea) giving up
    3 (de aseo) neglect
    4 (despreocupación) carelessness
    ' abandono' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    abandonar
    - docencia
    - entrega
    - olvido
    - pudrir
    - recinto
    - renuncia
    English:
    angrily
    - climb down
    - desertion
    - drop out
    - dump
    - intimidate
    - leave
    - neglect
    - self-neglect
    - need
    - walk
    - withdrawal
    * * *
    1. [descuido] [de aspecto, jardín] state of abandon;
    [de estudios, obligaciones] neglect;
    2. [de lugar]
    los bomberos ordenaron el abandono del edificio the firemen instructed everyone to leave the building, the firemen had the building evacuated;
    el abandono de su puesto le costó un arresto al soldado the soldier was placed in confinement for abandoning his post
    3. [de hijo, proyecto] abandonment;
    el abandono de animales se incrementa tras las Navidades there is a rise in the number of animals abandoned after Christmas;
    el movimiento defiende el abandono de la energía nuclear the movement is in favour of abolishing the use of nuclear energy;
    han anunciado el abandono de la violencia they have announced that they are going to give up violence;
    su desilusión lo llevó al abandono de la profesión he was so disillusioned that he left the profession
    Der abandono de hogar desertion [of family, spouse]; UE abandono de tierras:
    el gobierno está fomentando el abandono de tierras the government is promoting land set-aside
    4. [entrega] abandon, abandonment;
    se entregó con abandono a su amante she gave herself with abandon to her lover
    5. [de competición, carrera] withdrawal;
    el abandono se produjo en el kilómetro 10 he pulled out after 10 kilometres;
    ganar por abandono to win by default
    * * *
    m
    1 abandonment;
    abandono de la energía nuclear abandonment of nuclear power
    2 DEP de carrera retirement
    3
    :
    en un estado de abandono in a state of neglect
    * * *
    1) : abandonment
    2) : neglect
    3) : withdrawal
    ganar por abandono: to win by default

    Spanish-English dictionary > abandono

  • 8 bottom

    bottom ['bɒtəm]
    1 noun
    (a) (lowest part → of garment, heap) bas m; (→ of water) fond m; (→ of hill, stairs) bas m, pied m; (→ of outside of container) bas m; (→ of inside of container) fond m; (→ of chair) siège m, fond m; Nautical (→ of ship) carène f;
    at the bottom of my bag au fond de mon sac;
    at the bottom of the staircase au pied ou bas de l'escalier;
    at the bottom of page one au bas de la page un, en bas de page un;
    to send a ship to the bottom envoyer un bâtiment par le fond;
    the ship sank to the bottom le navire a coulé;
    the ship touched (the) bottom le navire a touché le fond;
    figurative I believe, at the bottom of my heart, that... je crois, au fond de moi-même, que...;
    he thanked them from the bottom of his heart il les a remerciés du fond du cœur;
    my reasoning knocked the bottom out of his argument mon raisonnement a démoli son argument;
    the bottom fell out of the grain market le marché des grains s'est effondré;
    the bottom dropped out of her world when he died lorsqu'il est mort, pour elle le monde s'est effondré;
    to put sth bottom up(wards) mettre qch sens dessus dessous;
    familiar bottoms up! cul sec!;
    Sport at the bottom of the fifth (inning) (in baseball) à la fin de la cinquième manche
    he's (at the) bottom of his class il est le dernier de sa classe;
    you're at the bottom of the list vous êtes en queue de liste;
    you have to start at the bottom and work your way up vous devez commencer au plus bas et monter dans la hiérarchie à la force du poignet
    (c) (far end) fond m, bas m;
    at the bottom of the street/garden au bout de la rue/du jardin
    (d) figurative (origin, source) base f, origine f;
    I'm sure she's at the bottom of all this je suis sûr que c'est elle qui est à l'origine de cette histoire;
    I intend to get to the bottom of this affair j'entends aller au fin fond de cette affaire ou découvrir le pot aux roses
    (e) (buttocks) derrière m, fesses fpl
    pyjama bottoms bas m de pyjama;
    bikini bottom bas m de maillot de bain
    (g) (in billiards, snooker)
    to put bottom on a ball faire de l'effet à revenir ou de l'effet rétrograde
    (h) British Cars (gear) première f
    it's on the bottom shelf il se trouve sur l'étagère du bas;
    the bottom book in the pile le livre qui est en bas de la pile;
    the bottom half of the chart la partie inférieure du tableau;
    the bottom half of the class/list la deuxième moitié de la classe/liste;
    the bottom floor le rez-de-chaussée;
    the bottom stair (going up) la marche du bas, la première marche; (going down) la dernière marche;
    Sport the bottom end of the table le bas de la table;
    British she's collecting things for her bottom drawer elle réunit des choses pour son trousseau
    Nautical (ship) toucher le fond
    au fond;
    at bottom, their motives are purely mercenary au fond, leurs intentions sont purement intéressées
    ►► bottom feeder Ichthyology poisson m de fond; figurative pejorative (unsuccessful person) raté(e) m,f; (team, company) ratés mpl;
    British Cars bottom gear première f (vitesse f);
    American Geography bottom land or bottom lands terre f ou plaine f alluviale;
    Accountancy & Finance bottom line résultat m net, solde m final, résultat m financier;
    all he's interested in is the bottom line la seule chose qui l'intéresse c'est de faire de l'argent;
    figurative the bottom line is we can't afford it le fait est que nous ne pouvons pas nous le permettre;
    American Cookery bottom round gîte m à la noix
    Finance (prices) atteindre son niveau plancher; Economics (recession, inflation, unemployment) atteindre son plus bas niveau

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  • 9 lower

    I transitive verb
    1) (let down) herab-/hinablassen; einholen [Flagge, Segel]

    lower oneself intohinuntersteigen in (+ Akk.) [Kanalschacht, Keller]

    lower oneself into a chairsich in einen Sessel sinken lassen

    2) (reduce in height) senken [Blick]; niederschlagen [Augen]; absenken [Zimmerdecke]; auslassen [Saum]
    3) (lessen) senken [Preis, Miete, Zins usw.]
    4) (degrade) herabsetzen

    lower oneself to do somethingsich so weit erniedrigen, etwas zu tun

    5) (weaken) schwächen; dämpfen [Licht, Stimme, Lärm]

    lower one's voice — leiser sprechen; die Stimme senken (geh.)

    II 1. comparative adjective
    1) unter... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Unter[jura, -devon usw., -arm, -lippe usw.]; Nieder[rhein, -kalifornien]
    2) (in rank) unter...

    lower mammals/plants — niedere Säugetiere/Pflanzen

    the lower orders/classes — die Unterschichten/die unteren Klassen

    2. comparative adverb
    tiefer [sinken, hängen usw.]
    * * *
    1) (to make or become less high: She lowered her voice.) senken
    2) (to let down: He lowered the blinds.) herunterlassen
    * * *
    low·er1
    [ˈləʊəʳ, AM ˈloʊɚ]
    I. adj inv
    1. (less high) niedriger; (situated below) untere(r, s), Unter- hinab
    in the \lower back im unteren Rücken
    \lower deck of a coach unteres Deck; of a ship Unterdeck nt
    \lower floor untere Etage
    \lower jaw Unterkiefer m
    \lower lip Unterlippe f
    the \lower reaches of the ocean die tieferen Regionen des Ozeans
    the L\lower Rhine GEOG der Niederrhein
    2. (less in hierarchy) status, rank niedere(r, s), untere(r, s); animal niedere(r, s)
    II. vt
    1. (move downward)
    to \lower sth etw herunterlassen
    to \lower oneself:
    she \lowered herself into a chair sie ließ sich auf einem Stuhl nieder
    the miners \lowered themselves into the tunnel die Bergleute ließen sich in den Stollen hinunter
    to \lower one's arm/hands den Arm/die Hände senken
    to \lower one's eyes die Augen niederschlagen, den Blick senken
    to \lower one's head den Kopf senken
    to \lower a flag/the sails eine Fahne/die Segel einholen
    to \lower the hem den Saum herauslassen
    to \lower the landing gear das Fahrgestell ausfahren
    to \lower a lifeboat NAUT ein Rettungsboot zu Wasser lassen [o aussetzen]
    to \lower the periscope das Periskop einfahren
    to \lower sth etw verringern [o senken]
    his crude jokes \lowered the tone of the evening seine derben Witze drückten das Niveau des Abends
    to \lower one's expectations/sights seine Erwartungen/Ansprüche zurückschrauben
    to \lower one's guard seine Deckung vernachlässigen
    to \lower the heat die Temperatur zurückdrehen
    to \lower interest rates die Zinssätze senken
    to \lower prices/taxes die Preise/Steuern senken
    to \lower the quality die Qualität mindern
    to \lower one's voice seine Stimme senken
    to \lower one's standards seine Anforderungen zurückschrauben
    3. (demean)
    to \lower oneself sich akk erniedrigen
    to \lower oneself to do sth sich akk herablassen, etw zu tun
    I wouldn't \lower myself to respond to his insults ich würde mich nicht auf sein Niveau begeben und auf seine Beleidigungen antworten
    I'd never have expected him to \lower himself by stealing ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er so tief sinken könnte und stehlen würde
    III. vi sinken; voice leiser werden
    low·er2
    [laʊəʳ, AM laʊr]
    vi person ein finsteres Gesicht machen; light dunkler werden; sky sich akk verfinstern
    to \lower at sb jdn finster ansehen
    * * *
    I ['ləʊə(r)]
    1. adj
    1) (in height) niedriger; part, half, limb, storey, latitude untere(r, s); note tiefer; (GEOG) Nieder-

    lower leg/arm — Unterschenkel m/-arm m

    lower jaw/lip — Unterkiefer m/-lippe

    the lower deck (of bus) — das untere Deck; (of ship) das Unterdeck

    2) (in hierarchy) rank, level niedere(r, s); (ZOOL) animals niedere(r, s)

    a lower middle-class familyeine Familie aus der unteren Mittelschicht

    the lower school — die unteren Klassen, die Unter- und Mittelstufe

    See:
    2. adv
    tiefer, leiser
    3. vt
    1) (= let down) boat, injured man, load herunterlassen; eyes, gun senken; mast umlegen; sail, flag einholen; bicycle saddle niedriger machen

    "lower the lifeboats!" —

    "lower away!" — " holt ein!"

    2) (= reduce) pressure, risk verringern; price, interest rates, cost, tone, temperature senken; morale, resistance schwächen; standard herabsetzen

    that is no excuse for lowering the standards of service — das ist keine Entschuldigung dafür, den Service zu verschlechtern

    to lower oneself — sich hinunterlassen; (socially) sich unter sein Niveau begeben

    to lower oneself to do sth — sich herablassen, etw zu tun

    4. vi
    sinken, fallen II ['laʊə(r)]
    vi
    See:
    = academic.ru/43910/lour">lour
    * * *
    lower1 [ˈlaʊə(r)] v/i
    1. finster oder drohend blicken:
    lower at sb jemanden finster oder drohend ansehen
    2. a) sich (am Himmel) auftürmen (Wolken)
    b) sich mit schwarzen Wolken überziehen (Himmel)
    lower2 [ˈləʊə(r)]
    A v/t
    1. eine Mauer etc niedriger machen
    2. die Augen, den Gewehrlauf etc, auch die Stimme, den Preis, die Temperatur etc senken, das Wahlalter etc auch herabsetzen
    3. fig erniedrigen:
    lower o.s.
    a) sich demütigen,
    b) sich herablassen
    4. abschwächen, mäßigen:
    lower one’s hopes seine Hoffnungen herabschrauben
    5. herunter-, herab-, niederlassen, FLUG das Fahrgestell ausfahren, eine Fahne, ein Segel niederholen, streichen; flag1 A 1
    6. MUS (im Ton) erniedrigen
    B v/i
    1. niedriger werden (auch fig)
    2. fig sinken, heruntergehen, fallen
    lower3 [ˈləʊə(r)]
    A komp von low1 A
    B adj
    1. niedriger (auch fig):
    a lower estimate eine niedrigere Schätzung
    2. unter(er, e, es), Unter…:
    lower court JUR untergeordnetes Gericht; grade A 2, jaw A 1, lip A 1
    3. GEOG Unter…, Nieder…:
    Lower Austria Niederösterreich n
    4. neuer, jünger (Datum):
    of a lower date jüngeren Datums
    5. BIOL nieder (Pflanzen etc)
    * * *
    I transitive verb
    1) (let down) herab-/hinablassen; einholen [Flagge, Segel]

    lower oneself into — hinuntersteigen in (+ Akk.) [Kanalschacht, Keller]

    2) (reduce in height) senken [Blick]; niederschlagen [Augen]; absenken [Zimmerdecke]; auslassen [Saum]
    3) (lessen) senken [Preis, Miete, Zins usw.]
    4) (degrade) herabsetzen

    lower oneself to do something — sich so weit erniedrigen, etwas zu tun

    5) (weaken) schwächen; dämpfen [Licht, Stimme, Lärm]

    lower one's voice — leiser sprechen; die Stimme senken (geh.)

    II 1. comparative adjective
    1) unter... [Nil, Themse usw., Atmosphäre]; Unter[jura, -devon usw., -arm, -lippe usw.]; Nieder[rhein, -kalifornien]
    2) (in rank) unter...

    lower mammals/plants — niedere Säugetiere/Pflanzen

    the lower orders/classes — die Unterschichten/die unteren Klassen

    2. comparative adverb
    tiefer [sinken, hängen usw.]
    * * *
    adj.
    ausfahren (Fahrgestell) adj.
    klein adj.
    unterer adj. v.
    absenken (Grundwasserspiegel) v.
    niederlassen v.

    English-german dictionary > lower

  • 10 raise

    1. III
    1) raise smth., smb. raise a suitcase (a chair, a stone. an overturned lamp, etc.) поднять чемодан и т.д.; the weight is too heavy, I can't raise it груз слишком тяжелый, я не могу его поднять; she slipped and the children raised her она поскользнулась, и дети ее подняли; raise a submarine (a sunken ship, etc.) поднять на поверхность подводную лодку и т.д.
    2) raise smth. raise a blind (a window, etc.) поднимать жалюзи и т.д.; raise the bonnet /the hood/ поднимать канет [автомобиля]: raise the lid поднимать /открывать/ крышку; raise one's veil (приподнимать вуаль; they raised the curtain они подняли занавес; raise a cloud of dust поднять /взметнуть/ облако пыли
    3) raise smth. raise one's eyes поднять глаза (на ком-л.); raise one's eyebrows поднимать брови (в знак изумления и т.п.); he raised his head and looked at me он поднял голову и взглянул /посмотрел/ на меня; if you want a ticket, please raise your hand кто хочет билет, пусть поднимет руку; when she came by he raised his hat когда она прошла мимо, он приподнял шляпу; raise a flag поднимать флаг
    4) raise smth. raise anchor поднимать якорь, сниматься с якоря; raise sail поднимать паруса; raise [а] camp сняться с привала /со стоянки/; свернуть лагерь
    5) raise smth. raise prices (the value of tile franc, a tariff, the rent, wages, a salary, one's income, revenue, etc.) повышать /увеличивать/ цены и т. а.; raise the temperature поднимать /повышать/ температуру; raise steam tech. поднять пары в котле
    6) raise smth. raise one's voice повышать голос; raise the volume of a radio увеличивать /повышать/ громкость радиоприема
    7) raise smth. the news raised his spirits от этой новости у него улучшилось настроение; the good news raised their hopes хорошие новости воскресили в них надежду
    8) raise with. raise a question (an issue, a [new] point, etc.) ставить /поднимать, выдвигать/ вопрос и т.д.; raise objections возражать, выдвигать возражения; raise a protest заявлять протест; raise a claim (a demand, etc.) предъявлять претензию и т.д.; the crowd raised a cheer толпа разразилась аплодисментами; raise difficulties чинить препятствия, создавать трудности; raise a quarrel затевать ссору; raise a disturbance row/ учинять скандал /неприятность/; поднимать шум; raise a revolt (a riot, a rebellion, a mutiny) поднимать восстание и т.д.
    9) raise smth. raise laughter (a smile, a controversy, a storm of protests, a menacing murmur, etc.) вызывать смех и т.д.; his jokes always raised a laugh его шутки неизменно вызывали смех; raise suspicion (smb.'s hopes, expectations, desires, etc.) возбуждать /вызывать/ подозрение и т.д.; the sight raised memories это зрелище пробудило /воскресило/ воспоминания; raise a prejudice порождать предрассудки /предубеждение/; raise a blush заставлять краснеть; there is nothing like walking for raising a thirst ничто так не вызывает жажду, как ходьба; raise a blister coll. натереть волдырь; these shoes always raise blisters в этой обуви обязательно сотрешь себе ноги; raise a bump сон. набить шишку
    10) raise smth. raise an embargo (a quarantine, a ban, etc.) отменять эмбарго и т.д.: raise a siege снимать осаду; raise a blockade снимать или прорывать блокаду
    11) raise smth. USA raise corn (wheat, vegetables, flowers, crops, etc.) выращивать кукурузу и т.д.; raise smb. raise cattle (poultry, sheep, fowl, horses, prize-winning terriers, etc.) разводить крупный рогатый скот и т.д.; she raised five children она вырастила пятерых детей
    12) raise smth. offic. raise a building (a house, a palace, a temple, a lighthouse, etc.) возводить /сооружать/ здание и т.д.; raise a monument (a statue, etc.) воздвигать / ставить/ памятник и т.д.; raise a bank насыпать вал
    13) raise smth. raise taxes (a tax, rent, rates) собирать /взимать/ налоги и т.д.; raise a subscription собирать (деньги) по подписке; raise money (funds, etc.) собирать /добывать/ деньги и т.д.; how large a sum did they raise? какую сумму они собрали?; raise a fleet (a committee, a search party, etc.) создавать флот и т.д.; raise troops набирать войска; raise a unit формировать часть /подразделение/
    2. IV
    raise smth. in some manner raise smth. slowly (carefully, carelessly, etc.) поднимать что-л. медленно и т.д., raise smth. at some time the chair fell over, so he raised it again стул опрокинулся, поэтому он снова его поднял
    3. V
    1) raise smth. some distance raise a wall three feet (a table three inches, etc.) поднять стену на три фута и т.д.
    2) raise smth. a certain amount raise the price of a loaf a penny поднять цену на одни пенс на буханку хлеба
    4. VII
    raise smb., smth. to do smth. raise smb. to defend smth. поднять кого-л. на защиту чего-л.; they raised money to help the homeless они собирали деньги, чтобы помочь лишившимся крова; he didn't raise a finger to help us он и пальцем не пошевельнул, чтобы помочь нам
    5. XI
    2) be raised when the curtain was raised когда подняли /поднялся/ занавес
    3) be raised do you think their wages aught to be raised? вы не думаете, что им следует повысить заработную плату /их заработная плата должна быть повышена/?
    4) be raised in smth. their voices were raised [as in anger] они говорили в повышенном тоне [,словно сердились друг на друга]
    5) be raised in smth. not a voice was raised in opposition (in defence, in protest, etc.) никто не сказал ни слева против и т.д.; be raised against smth. protest were raised against this measure это мероприятие вызвало протест
    6) be raised two new points were raised были выдвинуты /подняты, поставлены/ два новых вопроса
    8) be raised in some place he was born, raised and educated in California он родился, вырос и получил образование в Калифорнии; he was raised in the country он вырос в деревне; where was he raised откуда он родом?
    9) be raised to smth. the legation was raised to the status of an embassy дипломатическая миссия была преобразована в посольство; this conjecture is raised almost to a certainty это предположение превратилось почти в уверенность; be raised from smth. the firm was twice raised from its ashes эта фирма дважды поднималась из пепла
    6. XVIII
    raise oneself he raised himself он поднялся /встал/; raise oneself after falling подняться после падения; raise oneself to (on) smth. raise oneself to a sitting' posture принять сидячее положение, сесть; raise oneself on one's elbow приподняться на локте
    7. XXI1
    1) raise smth., smb. in (to, above, etc.) smth. raise the child in one's arms взять ребенка на руки и поднять его; raise smth. to one's shoulder поднять что-л. на плечи; raise smth. above one's.head приподнять что-л. над головой; raise a weight from the ground поднять тяжесть /груз/ с земли; the building raises its tower above the city башня этого здания возвышается над городом; the wind raised the fallen leaves from the ground ветер поднимал с земли опавшие листья; raise the workmen from a mine поднимать шахтеров из шахты (на поверхность земли); raise a sunken ship to the surface of the sea поднять затонувший корабль на поверхность моря; raise smth. with smth. raise water with a pump поднимать воду насосом; he raised the suitcase with difficulty он с трудом поднял чемодан; he raised it with one hand он поднял это одной рукой; raise smth. to smb. raise one's hat (one's hand) to one's neighbour приподнять шляпу (руку), приветствуя соседа
    2) raise smth. to smth., smb. raise one's finger to one's lips приложить палец к губам; raise one's glass to one's lips поднеси) рюмку /стакан/ к губам; raise one's glass to smb., smth. поднять бокал /провозгласить тост/ за кого-л., что-л.; he raised his hand to the wheel to focus the microscope better он протянул руку к винту, чтобы получше отрегулировать микроскоп; raise smth. for smth. raise one's hand for an answer поднять руку, прося разрешения ответить; raise one's hand for silence поднять руку, требуя тишины
    3) raise smb. at (in) smth. raise smb. at midnight (at dawn, early in the morning, etc.) поднять кого-л. посреди ночи и т.д.; raise smb. out of /from /smth. raise smb. out of sleep разбудить кого-л.; the sound of the bugle raised him from his bed звук горна поднял его с постели; raise smb. from the dead воскресить кого-л. из мертвых
    4) raise the price by smth. raise the price by 20 per cent повышать цену на двадцать процентов; raise one's claim by very little несколько повысить свои требования; raise smth. to smth. raise the price to t 10 повысить цену до десяти фунтов; raise production to a maximum довести выпуск продукции до максимума; raise smth. from smth. to smth. raise the income tax from t 1 to i 2 повысить подоходный налог с одного фунта до двух; raise smth., smb. in smth. raise water in a dam поднимать воду в запруде; raise smb. in smb.'s estimation поднять кого-л. в чьих-л. глазах; this raised me considerably in his estimation в результате этого его уважение ко мне значительно возросло; raise smth. by smth. raise the pitch of a piano by a quarter tone поднять /повысить/ высоту звучания пианино на четверть тона || raise one's voice in anger повышать голос в гневе; don't raise your voice above a whisper говорите только шепотом; raise one's voice at smb. говорить с кем-л. в повышенном тоне, повышать голос на кого-л.
    5) raise smth. in (to, against) smth., smb. raise one's voice in opposition to /against/ smth. smb. поднять [свой] голос /выступить/против чего-л., кого-л.; raise one's voice in defence /for/ smth., smb. поднять голос в защиту чего-л., кого-л.
    6) raise smth. with smth. raise a rebellion (a riot, etc.) with stirring speeches вызывать /поднимать/ восстание и т.д. зажигательными /волнующими/ речами; raise smth. in smth. raise a rebellion in the country поднимать в стране восстание; raise smb. to smth. raise smb. to the defence of smth. (to a rebellion, to mutiny, etc.) поднять кого-л. на защиту чего-л. и т.д.; raise smb. against smb. raise the country (the people, etc.) against: smb. поднять страду и т.д. на борьбу с кем-л.; raise smth. on smth. raise a blush on the cheeks of a young girl вызвать румянец на щеках молодой девушки; raise blisters on one's feet coll. натирать волдыри у себя на ногах
    7) raise smb., smth. from smth. raise smb. from poverty поднять /вытащить/ кого-л. из бедности; raise a [private] soldier from the ranks произвести рядового в офицеры; raise the village from obscurity сделать эту деревню знаменитой, принести этой деревне известность /славу/; raise smb. in smth. raise smb. in rank (in pay, etc.) повысить кого-л. в чине и т.д.; raise smb. to smth. raise smb. to the rank of colonel (of major, etc.) произвести кого-л. в чин полковника и т.д.; raise smb. to peerage пожаловать кому-л. пэрство /достоинство пэра/; raise smb. to power привести кого-л. к власти; raise smb. to the throne возвести кого-л. на трон; this raised him to the first rank among the writers of fiction это выдвинуло его в первый ряд среди писателей-беллетристов; raise smb. from smth. to smth. raise smb. from clerk to manager (from a low estate to an office of distinction, etc.) повысить кого-л. от служащего /клерка/ до управляющего и т.д.
    8) esp. USA raise smth. from smth. raise plants from seeds (from cuttings. etc.) выращивать растения из семян и т.д.; raise smb. on smth. raise horses on grass выращивать лошадей на подножном корму; raise a baby on cow's milk растить ребенка на коровьем молоке
    9) raise smth. in (on, along, etc.) smth. offic. raise new apartment houses in this street (along the avenue, on the bank of the river, etc.) воздвигать /сооружать/ жилые дома на этой улице и т.д.; raise smth. to smb. raise a monument to smb. воздвигнуть /поставить/ памятник кому-л.
    10) raise smth. for smth. raise funds for a holiday (money for the trip, money for a new undertaking, etc.) собирать деньги на отпуск и т.д.; raise smth. by smth. raise money by subscription (by taxation, etc.) собирать денежные средства по подписке и т.д.
    8. XXII
    raise smth. by doing smth. our soldiers raised the siege by driving away the enemy отогнав врага, наши солдаты сняли осаду

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  • 11 navalia

    nāvālis, e, adj. [navis], of or belonging to ships, ship-, naval:

    pedestres navalesve pugnae,

    Cic. Sen. 5, 13; Liv. 26, 51, 6:

    bellum,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

    apparatus,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 3:

    disciplina et gloria navalis,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54:

    fuga,

    by sea, Plin. 7, 45, 46, § 148:

    proelium,

    Gell. 10, 6, 2:

    castra,

    to protect the ships drawn up on land, Caes. B. G. 5, 22:

    in classe acieque navali esse,

    Liv. 26, 51, 8 Weissenb.:

    forma,

    the shape of a ship, Ov. F. 1, 229: corona, a naval crown, as the reward of a naval victory, Verg. A. 8, 684; cf.: navali coronā solet donari, qui primus in hostium navem armatus transilierit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 163 Müll.; so,

    navali cinctus honore caput,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 392:

    navali surgentes aere columnae,

    made of the brass from the beaks of captured ships, Verg. G. 3, 29:

    arbor,

    fit for ship-building, Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 61:

    stagnum,

    a basin in which to exhibit mock sea-fights, Tac. A. 4, 15:

    navalis Phoebus, so called because hegranted the victory at Actium,

    Prop. 4 (5), 1, 3; v. Actius and Actiacus: socii, sailors, seamen (chosen from the freedmen of the colonists and allies, and also from those of the colonists and allies themselves who had been in slavery; they were bound to a longer period of service and were of lower rank than the land troops; cf. Liv. 36, 2; 40, 18; 21, 50):

    postero die militibus navalibusque sociis convocatis,

    id. 26, 48; 26, 17; 32, 23; 26, 35;

    24, 11.—Sometimes the socii navales are distinguished from the seamen,

    Liv. 37, 10:

    navales pedes, contemptuously,

    galley-slaves, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 75. (Others understand by this expression ship-servants, cabin-boys. Non. 381, 393, calls the oars themselves navales pedes).—

    Duumviri navales,

    two commissaries who were charged with the repairing and fitting out of a fleet, Liv. 9, 30; 40, 18; 26: navalis scriba, a ship's scribe or secretary, Paul. ex Fest. p. 169 Müll.—
    II.
    Subst.: nāvā-le, is, n. (in sing. only poet.), and nāvā-lĭa, ium, n. ( gen. plur. navaliorum, Vitr. 5, 127; Inscr. Orell. 3627).
    A.
    A place where ships were built and repaired, a dock, dockyard (cf.:

    statio, portus): navalia, portus, aquarum ductus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 17, 60:

    de navalium opere,

    id. de Or. 1, 14, 62:

    deripientque rates alii navalibus,

    Verg. A. 4, 593; Ov. M. 11, 455.—In sing., haud aliter quam si siccum navale teneret (puppis), Ov. M. 3, 661; id. H. 18, 207.—Esp. of the place in Rome, across the Tiber, where the dock-yards were situated, Liv. 3, 26; 8, 14, 12; 40, 51 et saep.—Near them was the Navalis porta, Paul. ex Fest. p. 178 Müll.—
    B.
    The requisites for fitting out a ship, [p. 1192] tackling, rigging, Liv. 45, 23, 5; Verg. A. 11, 329; Plin. 16, 11, 21, § 52.

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  • 12 navalis

    nāvālis, e, adj. [navis], of or belonging to ships, ship-, naval:

    pedestres navalesve pugnae,

    Cic. Sen. 5, 13; Liv. 26, 51, 6:

    bellum,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 10, 28:

    apparatus,

    id. Att. 10, 8, 3:

    disciplina et gloria navalis,

    id. Imp. Pomp. 18, 54:

    fuga,

    by sea, Plin. 7, 45, 46, § 148:

    proelium,

    Gell. 10, 6, 2:

    castra,

    to protect the ships drawn up on land, Caes. B. G. 5, 22:

    in classe acieque navali esse,

    Liv. 26, 51, 8 Weissenb.:

    forma,

    the shape of a ship, Ov. F. 1, 229: corona, a naval crown, as the reward of a naval victory, Verg. A. 8, 684; cf.: navali coronā solet donari, qui primus in hostium navem armatus transilierit, Paul. ex Fest. p. 163 Müll.; so,

    navali cinctus honore caput,

    Ov. A. A. 3, 392:

    navali surgentes aere columnae,

    made of the brass from the beaks of captured ships, Verg. G. 3, 29:

    arbor,

    fit for ship-building, Plin. 13, 9, 17, § 61:

    stagnum,

    a basin in which to exhibit mock sea-fights, Tac. A. 4, 15:

    navalis Phoebus, so called because hegranted the victory at Actium,

    Prop. 4 (5), 1, 3; v. Actius and Actiacus: socii, sailors, seamen (chosen from the freedmen of the colonists and allies, and also from those of the colonists and allies themselves who had been in slavery; they were bound to a longer period of service and were of lower rank than the land troops; cf. Liv. 36, 2; 40, 18; 21, 50):

    postero die militibus navalibusque sociis convocatis,

    id. 26, 48; 26, 17; 32, 23; 26, 35;

    24, 11.—Sometimes the socii navales are distinguished from the seamen,

    Liv. 37, 10:

    navales pedes, contemptuously,

    galley-slaves, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 75. (Others understand by this expression ship-servants, cabin-boys. Non. 381, 393, calls the oars themselves navales pedes).—

    Duumviri navales,

    two commissaries who were charged with the repairing and fitting out of a fleet, Liv. 9, 30; 40, 18; 26: navalis scriba, a ship's scribe or secretary, Paul. ex Fest. p. 169 Müll.—
    II.
    Subst.: nāvā-le, is, n. (in sing. only poet.), and nāvā-lĭa, ium, n. ( gen. plur. navaliorum, Vitr. 5, 127; Inscr. Orell. 3627).
    A.
    A place where ships were built and repaired, a dock, dockyard (cf.:

    statio, portus): navalia, portus, aquarum ductus, etc.,

    Cic. Off. 2, 17, 60:

    de navalium opere,

    id. de Or. 1, 14, 62:

    deripientque rates alii navalibus,

    Verg. A. 4, 593; Ov. M. 11, 455.—In sing., haud aliter quam si siccum navale teneret (puppis), Ov. M. 3, 661; id. H. 18, 207.—Esp. of the place in Rome, across the Tiber, where the dock-yards were situated, Liv. 3, 26; 8, 14, 12; 40, 51 et saep.—Near them was the Navalis porta, Paul. ex Fest. p. 178 Müll.—
    B.
    The requisites for fitting out a ship, [p. 1192] tackling, rigging, Liv. 45, 23, 5; Verg. A. 11, 329; Plin. 16, 11, 21, § 52.

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  • 13 corso

    1. past part vedere correre
    2. m course
    ( strada) main street
    finance di moneta circulation
    di titoli rate
    corso d'acqua watercourse
    corso di lingue language course
    corso dei cambi exchange rate, rate of exchange
    corso di chiusura closing rate
    finance fuori corso out of circulation
    lavori m pl in corso work in progress
    si sposeranno nel corso dell'anno they'll get married this year
    3. adj Corsican
    4. m, corsa f Corsican
    * * *
    corso1 s.m.
    1 course (anche fig.): il corso degli eventi, the course (o progress) of events; il corso della vita, the course of life; il nuovo corso della politica italiana, the new direction of Italian politics; l'anno in corso, the present (o current) year; lavori stradali in corso, road works ahead (o road up); il libro è in corso di stampa, the book is being printed (o in press); il ponte è in corso di costruzione, the bridge is under construction; nel corso dell'anno, della discussione, in the course of (o during) the year, the debate; nel corso di un anno, within the period of a year; nel corso della giornata ti farò sapere a che ora vengo, I'll let you know what time I'm coming sometime during the day; la malattia segue il suo corso, the disease is running its course; il corso della luna, delle stelle, the course (o path) of the moon, of the stars; dare libero corso alla propria immaginazione, to give free play (o rein) to one's imagination; lasciare che la giustizia segua il suo corso, to let justice take its course; seguire il corso dei propri pensieri, to follow one's train of thought
    2 ( di fiume, torrente ecc.) course, flow: il corso del Po, the course (o flow) of the Po; corso d'acqua, watercourse (o stream); corso d'acqua navigabile, waterway; corso d'acqua navigabile interno, inland waterway
    3 ( serie di lezioni, testo) course; frequento un corso di francese, I'm attending a French course; frequentare un corso serale di russo, to attend an evening course of Russian; sto seguendo un corso di dattilografia, I'm doing a typing course; mi sono iscritto a un corso accelerato d'inglese, I've enrolled in a crash course in English; ho comprato un corso di latino in tre volumi, I've bought a Latin course in three volumes; corso di formazione professionale, training course // studente fuori corso, student who has not passed his exams within the prescribed time
    4 ( strada principale) main street; (amer.) avenue: le nostre finestre guardano sul corso, our windows look out on the main street
    5 ( corteo) procession: corso mascherato, carnival procession
    6 ( rotta) course: capitano di lungo corso, master mariner; nave di lungo corso, seagoing ship
    7 (econ., fin.) ( andamento) trend, course; ( prezzo, quotazione) price, rate; ( di valuta) currency; circulation: corso dei cambi, delle divise, course of exchange (o exchange rate); i corsi slittarono quando la società registrò una perdita, prices fell after the company reported a loss; corso forzoso, forced circulation; corso di emissione, rate of issue (o issue price); avere corso legale, to be legal tender; corso vendita, sold contract; corso acquisto, bought contract; moneta fuori corso, money no longer in circulation (o no longer current); valuta in corso, currency (o legal tender); che non ha corso ( di denaro), uncurrent
    8 (Borsa) rate: corso del deporto, backwardation rate; corso tel quel, tel-quel price (o flat rate); corso di chiusura, closing price (o rate); corsi oscillanti, fluctuating rates
    9 (mar.) strake: corso di cinta, sheer strake; corso di rivestimento, skin strake
    10 (edil.) course: corso di mattoni, course of bricks.
    corso2 agg. e s.m. Corsican // il Corso, the Corsican.
    * * *
    I ['korso]
    sostantivo maschile
    1) (andamento, svolgimento) (di racconto, conflitto, carriera, malattia) course

    seguire il proprio corsoto take o run o follow one's own course

    dare libero corso ato give free rein o expression to [immaginazione, fantasia]

    2) (ciclo di lezioni) course, class; (libro) course (book), textbook

    corso di inglese, di cucina — English course, cooking class

    fare un corso — [ studente] to do o follow o take a course, to take a class AE; [ insegnante] to give o teach a course

    studente fuori corsouniv. = in Italy, a university student who hasn't finished his studies in the prescribed time

    3) econ. (andamento) course; (di valute) rate; (prezzo) price

    essere in corso, fuori corso — [ moneta] to be, not to be legal tender o in circulation

    4) (di fiume) (percorso) course, path; (lo scorrere) flow
    5) (via principale) high street BE, main street AE; (viale alberato) avenue
    6) astr.

    il corso degli astrithe course o path of the stars

    7) mar.
    8) in corso (attuale) [mese, settimana, anno] current, present; (in svolgimento) [trattative, lavoro] in progress, underway; [battaglia, guerra] ongoing

    "lavori in corso" — "men at work", "road under repair", "road works"

    9) nel corso di in the course of, during

    corso d'acqua — stream, waterway, water course

    II 1. ['kɔrso] 2.
    sostantivo maschile (f. -a)
    1) (persona) Corsican
    2) (lingua) Corsican
    * * *
    corso1
    /'korso/
    sostantivo m.
     1 (andamento, svolgimento) (di racconto, conflitto, carriera, malattia) course; seguire il proprio corso to take o run o follow one's own course; la vita riprende il suo corso life returns to normal; dare libero corso a to give free rein o expression to [immaginazione, fantasia]
     2 (ciclo di lezioni) course, class; (libro) course (book), textbook; corso di inglese, di cucina English course, cooking class; fare un corso [ studente] to do o follow o take a course, to take a class AE; [ insegnante] to give o teach a course; studente fuori corso univ. = in Italy, a university student who hasn't finished his studies in the prescribed time
     3 econ. (andamento) course; (di valute) rate; (prezzo) price; il corso del cambio the exchange rate; il corso del dollaro the price of the dollar; corso legale official exchange rate; essere in corso, fuori corso [ moneta] to be, not to be legal tender o in circulation
     4 (di fiume) (percorso) course, path; (lo scorrere) flow; risalire il corso di un fiume to go up a river
     5 (via principale) high street BE, main street AE; (viale alberato) avenue
     6 astr. il corso degli astri the course o path of the stars
     7 mar. capitano di lungo corso master mariner; nave da lungo corso ocean-going ship
     8 in corso (attuale) [mese, settimana, anno] current, present; (in svolgimento) [trattative, lavoro] in progress, underway; [battaglia, guerra] ongoing; "lavori in corso" "men at work", "road under repair", "road works"; la riunione è in corso the meeting is on
     9 nel corso di in the course of, during; nel corso degli anni over the years
    corso accelerato crash course; corso d'acqua stream, waterway, water course; corso di aggiornamento refresher course; corso estivo summer school; corso di formazione training course; corso di formazione professionale vocational course; corso intensivo intensive course; corso di laurea degree course; corso di recupero remedial course; corso serale evening class; corso di studi course of study; corso universitario academic course.
    ————————
    corso2
    /'kɔrso/ ⇒ 30, 16
      (della Corsica) Corsican
     (f. -a)
     1 (persona) Corsican
     2 (lingua) Corsican.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > corso

  • 14 roll

    roll [rəʊl]
    rouleau1 (a) petit pain1 (b) roulement1 (c) liste1 (d) rouler2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a) avoir du roulis3 (b) tourner3 (c)
    1 noun
    (a) (of carpet, paper) rouleau m; (of banknotes) liasse f; (of tobacco) carotte f; (of butter) coquille f; (of fat, flesh) bourrelet m; (of tools) trousse f;
    a roll of film une pellicule photo
    (b) (bread) petit pain m;
    ham/cheese roll sandwich m au jambon/fromage
    (c) (movement → of ball) roulement m; (→ of dice) lancement m; (→ of car, ship) roulis m; (→ of plane) (in turbulence) roulis m; (in aerobatics) tonneau m; (→ of hips, shoulders) balancement m; (→ of sea) houle f; (somersault) galipette f;
    to have a roll on the ground (horse) se rouler par terre;
    to do a roll (in high jump) sauter en rouleau;
    to walk with a roll se balancer ou se dandiner en marchant;
    literary the roll of the ages le déroulement des époques;
    familiar to have a roll in the hay (have sex) se rouler dans le foin, se faire une partie de jambes en l'air;
    familiar to be on a roll être bien parti
    (d) (list → of members) liste f, tableau m; Administration & Nautical rôle m; School liste f des élèves;
    to call the roll faire l'appel;
    to be on the roll (of club) être membre; British School faire partie des élèves;
    Law to strike sb off or from the rolls rayer qn du tableau;
    falling rolls baisse f d'effectifs;
    nominal roll liste f nominative;
    roll of honour Military liste f des combattants morts pour la patrie; School tableau m d'honneur
    (e) (noise → of drum) roulement m; (→ of thunder) grondement m;
    I can hear the rolls of thunder/the far-off roll of a drum j'entends gronder le tonnerre/le roulement lointain d'un tambour
    (a) (ball) (faire) rouler; (dice) jeter, lancer; (cigarette, paper, carpet, umbrella) rouler; (coil) enrouler;
    to roll sth along the ground faire rouler qch sur le sol;
    to roll yarn into a ball faire des pelotes de laine;
    she rolled the child in a blanket elle a enroulé ou enveloppé l'enfant dans une couverture;
    the hedgehog rolled itself into a tight ball le hérisson s'est mis en boule;
    the dog rolled itself in the mud le chien s'est roulé dans la boue;
    to roll sth in or between one's fingers rouler qch entre ses doigts;
    the boy rolled the modelling clay into a long snake le garçon roula la pâte à modeler pour en faire un long serpent;
    he rolled his sleeves above his elbows il a roulé ou retroussé ses manches au-dessus du coude;
    to roll the presses faire tourner les presses;
    to roll dice (to play) jouer aux dés;
    to roll one's r's rouler les r;
    to roll one's hips/shoulders rouler les hanches/épaules;
    to roll one's eyes in fright rouler les yeux de frayeur;
    British to roll one's own (cigarettes) se rouler ses cigarettes;
    she's a company executive, wife and housekeeper all rolled into one elle cumule les rôles de cadre dans sa société, d'épouse et de ménagère;
    this room is a bedroom and study rolled into one cette pièce sert à la fois de chambre et de bureau
    (b) (flatten → grass) rouler; (→ pastry, dough) étendre; (→ gold, metal) laminer; (→ road) cylindrer
    (c) Cinema (camera) faire tourner;
    roll 'em! moteur!
    (d) American familiar (rob) dévaliser, faire les poches à (une personne ivre ou endormie)
    (a) (ball, coin etc) rouler;
    to roll on the ground/in the grass (person, animal) se rouler par terre/dans l'herbe;
    to roll in the mud (gen) se rouler dans la boue; (wallow) se vautrer dans la boue;
    his eyes rolled in horror il roulait des yeux horrifiés;
    the ball rolled under the car/down the stairs la balle roula sous la voiture/en bas de l'escalier;
    the boulders rolled down the mountainside les rochers dévalaient la montagne;
    the car rolled down the hill/the slope la voiture dévalait la colline/la pente;
    the ball rolled along the floor la balle roulait sur le sol;
    the parade rolled slowly past the window le défilé passait lentement devant la fenêtre;
    the bus rolled into the yard le bus est entré dans la cour;
    the car rolled to a halt la voiture s'est arrêtée lentement;
    tears rolled down her face des larmes roulaient sur ses joues;
    sweat rolled off his back la sueur lui dégoulinait dans le dos;
    to roll with the punches (boxer) encaisser les coups de l'adversaire; figurative encaisser;
    familiar to be rolling in money or rolling in it rouler sur l'or, être plein aux as;
    he had them rolling in the aisles il les faisait mourir de rire
    (b) (ship) avoir du roulis; (plane → with turbulence) avoir du roulis; (→ in aerobatics) faire un tonneau ou des tonneaux; Astronomy tourner sur soi-même
    (c) (camera, machine) tourner;
    to keep the cameras/the presses rolling laisser tourner les caméras/les presses;
    Television & Cinema roll! moteur!;
    the credits started to roll (of film) le générique commença à défiler;
    figurative the wheels never stop rolling les roues ne s'arrêtent jamais de tourner;
    figurative OK, we're ready to roll! bon, on est prêt, allons-y!;
    figurative to get or to start things rolling mettre les choses en marche;
    Theatre to keep the show rolling faire en sorte que le spectacle continue;
    let the good times roll que la fête continue
    (d) (drums) rouler; (thunder) gronder; (voice) retentir; (music) retentir, résonner; (organ) résonner, sonner
    to be rolling être sous ecsta
    ►► Cars roll bar arceau m de sécurité;
    roll call appel m;
    to take (the) roll call faire l'appel;
    roll collar col m roulé;
    roll film pellicule f en bobine;
    roll neck col m roulé
    to roll sth about faire rouler qch
    (marble, ball etc) rouler ça et là; (ship) rouler;
    to roll about on the floor or ground/grass (person) se rouler par terre/dans l'herbe;
    to roll about with laughter se tordre de rire, se tenir les côtes
    (hoop, ball) faire rouler; (car, wheelbarrow) pousser
    (a) (river) couler; (car) rouler;
    the car was rolling along at 140 km/h la voiture roulait à 140
    (b) (project) avancer
    (c) familiar (visit) passer, se pointer;
    let's roll along to Jake's place si on se pointait chez Jake?, si on débarquait chez Jake?
    (take away) emmener; (put away) ranger
    (car, clouds) s'éloigner; (marble, ball etc) rouler au loin; (mist) se retirer;
    the hills rolled away into the distance les collines disparaissaient au loin;
    the ball rolled away into the street la balle a roulé jusque dans la rue;
    suddenly all my troubles simply rolled away subitement tous mes ennuis s'éloignèrent
    (a) (push back → carpet) rouler, enrouler; (→ blankets) replier; (→ enemy, difficulties) faire reculer; (→ trolley, wheelchair) reculer;
    the doctor rolled the wheelchair back against the wall le médecin recula la chaise roulante contre le mur;
    to roll back the frontiers of science faire reculer les frontières de la science
    (b) (time) faire reculer;
    it would be nice to roll back the years ce serait bien de revenir des années en arrière
    (d) (bring back) ramener
    (waves) se retirer; (car) reculer, rouler en arrière; (memories, time) revenir;
    her eyes rolled back in her head ses yeux se révulsèrent
    (a) (time) s'écouler, passer
    (b) (car) passer
    (blind, car window) baisser; (sleeves) redescendre; (blanket) replier
    (tears, sweat) couler;
    to roll down a hill (car, children) débouler une pente;
    the tears rolled down his cheeks les larmes coulaient le long de ses joues
    roll in
    (bring in) faire entrer; (barrel, car) faire entrer en roulant;
    to roll the ball in (in hockey) remettre la balle en jeu
    (a) (car) entrer; (waves) déferler; (mist, clouds, train) arriver
    (b) (pour in → money, crowds) affluer
    (c) familiar (person → arrive) se pointer; (→ come back) rentrer ;
    they finally rolled in at three o'clock in the morning ils sont finalement rentrés à trois heures du matin;
    she rolled in to work three hours late elle s'est amenée au travail avec trois heures de retard
    (d) (in hockey) remettre la balle en jeu
    Typography (print) imprimer
    Typography to roll off the presses sortir des presses
    (fall on floor) rouler par terre;
    the top rolled off into the bath le bouchon a roulé dans la baignoire;
    to roll off the shelf/the table rouler de l'étagère/de la table;
    sweat was rolling off his back la sueur lui coulait dans le dos;
    cars are rolling off the production line les voitures sortent de la chaîne de production
    roll on
    (a) (paint) appliquer au rouleau; (deodorant) appliquer
    (b) (stockings) enfiler
    (a) (ball) continuer à rouler
    (b) (time) s'écouler
    roll on Christmas! vivement (qu'on soit à) Noël! ;
    roll on the day when I'm my own boss! vivement que je sois mon propre patron!
    (a) (ball) rouler (dehors); (car) rouler ou pousser dehors; (map) dérouler; (pastry) étendre (au rouleau);
    we rolled the lawnmower out into the garden nous avons sorti la tondeuse dans le jardin
    (b) (produce → goods, speech) débiter
    (c) (launch → product) lancer; (extend → new scheme) étendre; (→ production) accroître;
    the new scheme will be rolled out nationwide le nouveau système s'étendra à tout le pays
    sortir;
    to roll out of bed (person) sortir du lit;
    the ball rolled out from under the sofa la balle est sortie de sous le canapé;
    the train rolled out of the station le train quitta la gare;
    familiar we rolled out of the pub at midnight nous sommes sortis du pub à minuit
    (a) (person, animal, object) retourner
    (b) Finance (credit, interest rates) renouveler
    rouler sur; (of car) écraser
    (person, animal) se retourner; (car) faire un tonneau;
    to roll over and over (in bed) se retourner plusieurs fois; (car) faire une série de tonneaux
    passer devant
    passer
    (season etc) arriver
    roll up
    (map, carpet) rouler; (sleeves) retrousser; (trousers) remonter, retrousser; (blind, car window) remonter;
    to roll sth up in a blanket enrouler ou envelopper qch dans une couverture
    (a) (carpet) se rouler; (blind) remonter;
    the map keeps rolling up on its own impossible de faire tenir cette carte à plat;
    to roll up into a ball se rouler en boule
    (b) familiar (arrive → guests) rappliquer, se pointer, s'amener; (→ customers, spectators) rappliquer en foule;
    roll up! roll up! approchez!

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  • 15 start

    1. [stɑ:t] n
    1. начало

    to give smb. a start in life - помочь кому-л. встать на ноги [ср. тж. 6 1)]

    to give an ex-convict a fresh start in life - дать бывшему заключённому возможность начать новую жизнь

    2. отправление
    3. 1) тех. начало движения; пуск, запуск
    2) ав. взлёт
    3) воен. начало атаки

    start line - рубеж атаки [см. тж. 4]

    4) косм. запуск двигателя
    4. спорт. старт

    start line - линия старта [см. тж. 3, 3)]

    5. 1) преимущество

    to get the start of smb. - а) опередить кого-л.; б) получить преимущество перед кем-л.

    2) спорт. гандикап
    6. 1) вздрагивание; рывок

    to give smb. a start - испугать кого-л., заставить кого-л. вздрогнуть [ср. тж. 1]

    he sprang up with a start - он вдруг /рывком/ вскочил (с места)

    your sudden, silent appearance gave me quite a start - вы появились так внезапно и бесшумно, что я (прямо-таки) перепугался

    2) редк. порыв, приступ
    7. разг. неожиданность ( часто rum start)

    by fits and starts - а) урывками; б) неравномерно

    to get off to a good start - а) удачно стартовать; б) удачно начаться; the conference got off to a good start - начало конференции было обещающим; в) удачно начать (какую-л. работу)

    to get off to a slow start - медленно развёртываться /развиваться/; ≅ с трудом раскачиваться

    2. [stɑ:t] v
    I
    1. 1) отправляться, пускаться в путь, трогаться

    to start in pursuit of smb., smth. - броситься в погоню за кем-л., чем-л.

    we're going to start as early as possible - мы отправимся как можно раньше

    2) отправлять

    to start a train [a ship] - отправлять поезд [пароход]

    3) направляться

    to start north [home] - направляться на север [на родину]

    to start forward - броситься /рвануться/ вперёд

    2. 1) начинать; приступать (к чему-л.)

    to start a subject - завести разговор о чём-л. [см. тж. II А 2]

    to start a fresh loaf of bread - начать /разрезать/ новую буханку хлеба

    we must start work at once - мы должны немедленно приступить к работе /взяться за дело/

    when do I start? - когда мне приступить (к работе)?

    he got started on his literary work - он всерьёз взялся за свой литературный труд

    a young man starting in life - молодой человек, начинающий жизнь

    2) начинаться

    how did the war start? - как началась война?

    the rates start at $10 - налоги взимаются, начиная с десяти долларов

    3. 1) порождать, начинать

    to start a movement in art - положить начало какому-л. течению в искусстве

    2) зажечь

    to start a fire - а) развести костёр; б) поджечь

    4. 1) вздрагивать, пугаться (тж. start up)
    2) арх. заставить вздрогнуть, испугать
    5. 1) вскакивать; выскакивать (тж. start up)
    2) (out of) пробудить от чего-л.

    the appearance of the teacher at his side started John out of his happy daydreaming - когда учитель появился рядом с ним, Джон очнулся от своих сладких грёз

    the audience was started out of its somnolence by a sudden crash of the drums - сонные слушатели проснулись от внезапного грома барабанов

    6. 1) сдвигать (с места); расшатывать

    the damage was trifling, not a rivet was started - повреждение было незначительным, ни одну заклёпку не вырвало

    2) сдвигаться (с места); расшатываться
    7. 1) вылезать, выступать
    2) полигр. выступать ( о листах книги)
    8. политься, хлынуть
    9. выливать; переливать
    10. завести (что-л.), обзавестись (чем-л.)

    to start a horse [a car, a yacht] - завести себе лошадь [автомобиль, яхту]

    to start a family - обзавестись семьёй /детьми/

    11. выращивать, разводить
    12. спорт.
    1) стартовать (тж. start out)

    five cars started but only three finished - стартовало пять машин, а к финишу пришло только три

    2) давать старт
    3) быть участником отборочных соревнований ( лёгкая атлетика)
    II А
    1. (тж. start up)
    1) заводить ( механизм); запускать ( двигатель)

    to start a watch [a motor] - заводить часы [мотор]

    2) заводиться (о машине, двигателе)
    2. поднимать, выдвигать (вопрос и т. п.)

    to start an objection - юр. делать возражение ( в процессе)

    to start a subject - поднять вопрос [см. тж. I 2, 1)]

    3. учреждать, основывать (дело, предприятие и т. п.)
    4. 1) ослаблять, отпускать (трос и т. п.)
    2) мор. потравливать (шкот, брас)
    5. расходиться ( о шве)
    6. 1) коробить ( древесину)
    2) коробиться ( о древесине)
    7. охот. поднимать ( дичь)

    to start a hare - поднять зайца [ср. тж. ]

    II Б
    1. to start smb. doing smth. побуждать кого-л. к какому-л. действию

    this smell always starts my cat sneezing - от этого запаха моя кошка всегда начинает чихать

    2. to start smb. ( off) in smth. помогать кому-л. начать что-л.

    to start smb. in life [in business] - помочь кому-л. встать на ноги [начать дело]

    there's nobody who could start me off in London - в Лондоне не было человека, который помог бы мне встать на ноги

    3. to start smb. ( off) on smth. заставить кого-л. говорить о чём-л.

    don't start him off on his invention - не вызывайте его на разговор о его изобретении

    4. 1) to start smb. ( off) as smth. принять кого-л. на работу в качестве кого-л.; поставить кого-л. на какую-л. должность

    the station started him as a news announcer - он был принят на радио диктором последних известий

    2) to start smb. at some salary установить кому-л. какой-л. оклад
    III А
    как глагол-связка начинать; передаётся тж. приставкой за-

    to start with - а) начать с того, что..., прежде всего; you have no right to be here, to start with - во-первых, ты не имеешь права находиться здесь; б) сначала, поначалу, сперва; I'll pay you twelve dollars a week to start with - для начала я буду платить тебе двенадцать долларов в неделю

    to start the ball rolling - а) начать какое-л. дело; б) начать разговор

    to start smth. - заварить кашу

    don't you start! - ну, брось!

    to start another hare - а) переменить тему разговора; б) поднять новый вопрос; [ср. тж. II А 7]

    to start on smb. - разг. дразнить, задирать кого-л.; подшучивать над кем-л.

    НБАРС > start

  • 16 raise

    raise [reɪz]
    augmentation1 (a) lever2 (a), 2 (e), 2 (f), 2 (n) soulever2 (a), 2 (k) remonter2 (a), 2 (c) relever2 (a), 2 (b) augmenter2 (b) élever2 (c), 2 (d), 2 (i), 2 (j), 2 (l), 2 (r)
    1 noun
    (a) American (pay increase) augmentation f (de salaire);
    to get a raise être augmenté, avoir une augmentation
    (b) Cards (in bridge) enchère f; (in poker) relance f
    (a) (lift, move upwards → gen) lever; (→ burden, lid) soulever; (→ veil) relever; (→ weight) lever, soulever; (→ blind) remonter; (→ flag) hisser; (→ sunken ship) renflouer;
    to raise one's head (from lowered position) lever la tête; (hold erect) dresser la tête;
    she didn't raise her eyes from her book elle n'a pas levé les yeux de son livre;
    he tried to raise himself from the sofa il essaya de se lever du canapé;
    she raised herself to her full height elle se dressa de toute sa hauteur;
    to raise a patient to a sitting position soulever un malade pour l'asseoir;
    to raise one's glass (to sb) lever son verre (à la santé de qn);
    to raise one's glass to one's lips porter son verre à ses lèvres;
    to raise one's fist to sb menacer qn du poing;
    to raise sb's hackles hérisser qn;
    to raise one's hand to sb lever la main sur qn;
    to raise one's hat to sb soulever son chapeau pour saluer qn; figurative tirer son chapeau à qn;
    to raise a cloud of dust soulever un nuage de poussière;
    Military & figurative to raise one's sights viser plus haut
    (b) (increase → offer, price, tax, salaries) augmenter; (→ interest rates) relever; (→ temperature, tension) faire monter; (→ volume) augmenter;
    the speed limit has been raised to 150 km/h la limitation de vitesse est passée à 150 km/h;
    the age limit has been raised to 18 la limite d'âge a été repoussée à 18 ans;
    to raise the school-leaving age prolonger la scolarité;
    to raise a credit limit déplafonner un crédit;
    to raise the ceiling on wage increases augmenter le plafond des salaires;
    to raise production to a maximum porter la production au maximum;
    to raise the stakes faire monter les enjeux;
    to raise the pass mark élever le niveau requis;
    to raise (the level of) a wall rehausser ou surélever un mur;
    to raise the level of the ground rehausser le niveau du sol;
    to raise one's voice (speak more loudly) élever la voix; (speak in anger) hausser le ton;
    no one raised their voice (to answer or to speak) personne ne souffla mot
    (c) (boost, improve) remonter, élever;
    to raise standards (of education, morality) élever le niveau; (of cleanliness, safety) améliorer les conditions;
    to raise the standard of living améliorer le niveau de vie;
    our aim is to raise overall standards notre but est d'élever le niveau global;
    to raise sb's spirits remonter le moral à qn;
    to raise sb's hopes donner des espoirs à qn;
    to raise the tone or the level of the conversation élever le niveau de la conversation
    (d) (promote) élever, promouvoir;
    Military & figurative to raise sb from the ranks promouvoir qn;
    raised to the rank of colonel élevé au rang de colonel;
    the Queen raised him to the peerage la reine l'éleva à la pairie
    (e) (collect together → support) réunir; (→ army) lever;
    we have raised over a million signatures nous avons recueilli plus d'un million de signatures
    (f) (obtain → money) trouver, obtenir; (→ capital) mobiliser, procurer; (→ taxes) lever;
    he wanted a new motorbike but couldn't raise the money il voulait une moto neuve mais il n'a pas pu trouver l'argent nécessaire;
    we have to raise $10,000 by Friday il faut que nous trouvions 10 000 dollars d'ici vendredi;
    to raise funds (for) (for charity) collecter des fonds (pour ou au profit de); (for business, government programme) se procurer des fonds (pour ou au profit de);
    to raise a loan (on) (of government) émettre ou lancer un emprunt (sur); (of individual) faire un emprunt (sur)
    (g) (make, produce)
    they raised a cheer when she came in ils ont poussé des bravos quand elle est entrée;
    he managed to raise a smile when he saw us il a réussi à sourire en nous voyant
    (h) (cause as reaction → laugh, welt, blister, rebellion) provoquer;
    his jokes didn't even raise a smile ses plaisanteries n'ont même pas fait sourire;
    to raise a storm of laughter/protest déclencher ou soulever une tempête de rires/de protestations
    (i) (rear → children, family) élever
    (j) (breed → livestock) élever; (grow → crops) cultiver
    (k) (introduce, bring up → point, subject, question) soulever; (→ doubts) soulever, susciter;
    she raised several objections elle souleva plusieurs objections;
    this might raise doubts as to his competence ça pourrait soulever ou susciter des doutes quant à ses compétences;
    his attitude raises certain questions son attitude pose ou soulève certaines questions;
    his attitude raises questions about his loyalty son attitude remet en question sa loyauté
    (l) (erect) élever, ériger;
    to raise a statue to sb élever une statue à qn
    (m) (resuscitate) ressusciter; (evoke → spirit) évoquer;
    they were making enough noise to raise the dead ils faisaient un bruit à réveiller les morts
    (n) (end → ban, embargo, siege) lever
    (o) (contact) contacter;
    the radio officer was trying to raise Boston le radio essayait de contacter Boston
    (p) (in bridge) monter sur; (in poker) relancer;
    I'll raise you £5 je relance de 5 livres
    (q) Cookery (dough, bread) faire lever
    (r) Mathematics élever;
    to raise a number to the power of n élever un nombre à la puissance n
    to raise land arriver en vue de terre
    (t) (cheque) faire
    (in bridge) monter, enchérir; (in poker) relancer
    to raise oneself up se soulever;
    she raised herself up onto the chair elle se hissa sur la chaise

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