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SUBJECT AREA: Electricity, Metallurgy

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Coolidge obtained his BS from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1896, and his PhD (physics) from the University of Leipzig in 1899. He was appointed Assistant Professor of Physics at MIT in 1904, and in 1905 he joined the staff of the General Electric Company's research laboratory at Schenectady. In 1905 Schenectady was trying to make tungsten-filament lamps to counter the competition of the tantalum-filament lamps then being produced by their German rival Siemens. The first tungsten lamps made by Just and Hanaman in Vienna in 1904 had been too fragile for general use. Coolidge and his life-long collaborator, Colin G. Fink, succeeded in 1910 by hot-working directly dense sintered tungsten compacts into wire. This success was the result of a flash of insight by Coolidge, who first perceived that fully recrystallized tungsten wire was always brittle and that only partially work-hardened wire retained a measure of ductility. This grasped, a process was developed which induced ductility into the wire by hot-working at temperatures below those required for full recrystallization, so that an elongated fibrous grain structure was progressively developed. Sintered tungsten ingots were swaged to bar at temperatures around 1,500°C and at the end of the process ductile tungsten filament wire was drawn through diamond dies around 550°C. This process allowed General Electric to dominate the world lamp market. Tungsten lamps consumed only one-third the energy of carbon lamps, and for the first time the cost of electric lighting was reduced to that of gas. Between 1911 and 1914, manufacturing licences for the General Electric patents had been granted for most of the developed work. The validity of the General Electric monopoly was bitterly contested, though in all the litigation that followed, Coolidge's fibering principle was upheld. Commercial arrangements between General Electric and European producers such as Siemens led to the name "Osram" being commonly applied to any lamp with a drawn tungsten filament. In 1910 Coolidge patented the use of thoria as a particular additive that greatly improved the high-temperature strength of tungsten filaments. From this development sprang the technique of "dispersion strengthening", still being widely used in the development of high-temperature alloys in the 1990s. In 1913 Coolidge introduced the first controllable hot-cathode X-ray tube, which had a tungsten target and operated in vacuo rather than in a gaseous atmosphere. With this equipment, medical radiography could for the first time be safely practised on a routine basis. During the First World War, Coolidge developed portable X-ray units for use in field hospitals, and between the First and Second World Wars he introduced between 1 and 2 million X-ray machines for cancer treatment and for industrial radiography. He became Director of the Schenectady laboratory in 1932, and from 1940 until 1944 he was Vice-President and Director of Research. After retirement he was retained as an X-ray consultant, and in this capacity he attended the Bikini atom bomb trials in 1946. Throughout the Second World War he was a member of the National Defence Research Committee.

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SUBJECT AREA: Steam and internal combustion engines

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Porter graduated from Hamilton College, New York, in 1845, read law in his father's office, and in the autumn of 1847 was admitted to the Bar. He practised for six or seven years in Rochester, New York, and then in New York City. He was drawn into engineering when aged about 30, first through a client who claimed to have invented a revolutionary type of engine and offered Porter the rights to it as payment of a debt. Having lent more money, Porter saw neither the man nor the engine again. Porter followed this with a similar experience over a patent for a stone dressing machine, except this time the machine was built. It proved to be a failure, but Porter set about redesigning it and found that it was vastly improved when it ran faster. His improved machine went into production. It was while trying to get the steam engine that drove the stone dressing machine to run more smoothly that he made a discovery that formed the basis for his subsequent work.

Porter took the ordinary Watt centrifugal governor and increased the speed by a factor of about ten; although he had to reduce the size of the weights, he gained a motion that was powerful. To make the device sufficiently responsive at the right speed, he balanced the centrifugal forces by a counterweight. This prevented the weights flying outwards until the optimum speed was reached, so that the steam valves remained fully open until that point and then the weights reacted more quickly to variations in speed. He took out a patent in 1858, and its importance was quickly recognized. At first he manufactured and sold the governors himself in a specially equipped factory, because this was the only way he felt he could get sufficient accuracy to ensure a perfect action. For marine use, the counterweight was replaced by a spring.

Higher speed had brought the advantage of smoother running and so he thought that the same principles could be applied to the steam engine itself, but it was to take extensive design modifications over several years before his vision was realized. In the winter of 1860–1, J.F. Allen met Porter and sketched out his idea of a new type of steam inlet valve. Porter saw the potential of this for his high-speed engine and Allen took out patents for it in 1862. The valves were driven by a new valve gear designed by Pius Fink. Porter decided to display his engine at the International Exhibition in London in 1862, but it had to be assembled on site because the parts were finished in America only just in time to be shipped to meet the deadline. Running at 150 rpm, the engine caused a sensation, but as it was non-condensing there were few orders. Porter added condensing apparatus and, after the failure of Ormerod Grierson \& Co., entered into an agreement with Joseph Whitworth to build the engines. Four were exhibited at the 1867 Paris Exposition Universelle, but Whitworth and Porter fell out and in 1868 Porter returned to America.

Porter established another factory to build his engine in America, but he ran into all sorts of difficulties, both mechanical and financial. Some engines were built, and serious production was started c. 1874, but again there were further problems and Porter had to leave his firm. High-speed engines based on his designs continued to be made until after 1907 by the Southwark Foundry and Machine Company, Philadelphia, so Porter's ideas were proved viable and led to many other high-speed designs.

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addressable point вчт. адресуемая точка at all points повсюду; armed at all points во всеоружии; at point готовый (к чему-л.); to be on the point of doing (smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.) assumed decimal point вчт. подразумеваемая запятая at all points во всех отношениях at all points повсюду; armed at all points во всеоружии; at point готовый (к чему-л.); to be on the point of doing (smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.) at all points повсюду; armed at all points во всеоружии; at point готовый (к чему-л.); to be on the point of doing (smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.) point момент (времени); at this point he went out в этот момент он вышел; at the point of death при смерти point attr.: points verdict спорт. присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. д.); point of view точка зрения; at the point of the sword силой оружия point момент (времени); at this point he went out в этот момент он вышел; at the point of death при смерти basis point исходная точка at all points повсюду; armed at all points во всеоружии; at point готовый (к чему-л.); to be on the point of doing (smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.) billing point пункт выписки счетов boom or bust point точка резкого подъема или спада break point вчт. останов break point вчт. прерывание break point вчт. точка прерывания break-even point уровень безубыточности breakeven point точка безубыточности breakeven point точка критического объема производства breakeven point точка самоокупаемости point ответвление оленьего рога; a buck of eight points олень с рогами, имеющими восемь ответвлений check point вчт. контрольная точка choice point вчт. точка выбора point охот. стойка (собаки); to come to (или to make) a point делать стойку he does not see my point он не понимает меня; to come to the point дойти до главного, до сути дела connecting point точка соединения control point вчт. опорная точка controversial point спорный пункт corner point крайняя точка corner point угловая точка corner point экстремальная точка critical point критическая точка crucial point переломный момент culminating point кульминационный пункт culminating point наивысшая точка decimal point character десятичная точка entry point пункт пересечения границы entry point вчт. точка входа equilibrium point точка равновесия point точка; four point six (4.6) четыре и шесть десятых (4,6); full point точка (знак препинания); exclamation point амер. восклицательный знак exit point вчт. выход fixed point вчт. неподвижная точка floating decimal point вчт. плавающая десятичная запятая floating point вчт. плавающая десятичная запятая floating point вчт. плавающая точка point точка; four point six (4.6) четыре и шесть десятых (4,6); full point точка (знак препинания); exclamation point амер. восклицательный знак point ист. единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки; free from points ненормированный point точка; four point six (4.6) четыре и шесть десятых (4,6); full point точка (знак препинания); exclamation point амер. восклицательный знак to carry one's point отстоять свои позиции; добиться своего; to gain one's point достичь цели; off the point некстати point очко; to give points to давать несколько очков вперед; перен. = заткнуть за пояс global saddle point глобальная седловая точка he does not see my point он не понимает меня; to come to the point дойти до главного, до сути дела point преимущество, достоинство; he has got points у него есть достоинства; singing was not his strong point он не был силен в пении hot point вчт. последняя точка to the point вплоть до (of); in point подходящий; in point of в отношении; to make a point доказать положение to the point вплоть до (of); in point подходящий; in point of в отношении; to make a point доказать положение initial point исходная точка insertion point вчт. точка вставки jumping off point стартовая площадка kill point вчт. этап критического анализа limit point предельная точка limiting point предельная точка low cyclical point самая низкая точка экономического цикла lower intervention point нижний уровень вмешательства в экономику to make a point (of smth.) считать (что-л.) обязательным для себя; not to put too fine a point upon it говоря напрямик to the point вплоть до (of); in point подходящий; in point of в отношении; to make a point доказать положение moot point спорный вопрос to make a point (of smth.) считать (что-л.) обязательным для себя; not to put too fine a point upon it говоря напрямик point пункт, момент, вопрос; дело; fine point деталь, мелочь; тонкость; point of honour дело чести; on this point на этот счет peg point курс валюты, при достижении которого начинаются интервенционистские меры percentage point процентная точка plotted point точка на графике point быть направленным point вершина горы point вид кружева point вопрос point главное, суть; смысл; "соль" (рассказа, шутки); that is just the point в этом-то и дело point говорить, свидетельствовать (to - о) point воен. головной или тыльный дозор point делать стойку (о собаке) point деление шкалы point ист. единица продовольственной или промтоварной карточки; free from points ненормированный point (гравировальная) игла, резец (гравера) point кончик; острие, острый конец; наконечник point место point момент (времени); at this point he went out в этот момент он вышел; at the point of death при смерти point момент point мыс, выступающая морская коса; стрелка point направлять (оружие; at); наводить, целиться, прицеливаться point одна десятитысячная валютного курса point оживлять; придавать остроту point особенность point ответвление оленьего рога; a buck of eight points олень с рогами, имеющими восемь ответвлений point очко; to give points to давать несколько очков вперед; перен. = заткнуть за пояс point очко point ж.-д. перо или остряк (стрелочного перевода); стрелочный перевод point показывать пальцем; указывать (тж. point out; at, to) point преимущество, достоинство; he has got points у него есть достоинства; singing was not his strong point он не был силен в пении point полигр. пункт point пункт, момент, вопрос; дело; fine point деталь, мелочь; тонкость; point of honour дело чести; on this point на этот счет point пункт point стр. расшивать швы; point off отделять точкой; point out указывать; показывать; обращать (чье-л.) внимание point мор. редька (оплетенный конец снасти) point мор. румб point ставить знаки препинания point статья (животного); pl экстерьер (животного) point статья point охот. стойка (собаки); to come to (или to make) a point делать стойку point существо дела point (за)точить, (за)острить; наточить point точка, место, пункт; амер. станция; a point of departure пункт отправления point точка; four point six (4.6) четыре и шесть десятых (4,6); full point точка (знак препинания); exclamation point амер. восклицательный знак point вчт. точка point точка point указать point характерная черта point чинить (карандаш) point ист. шнурок с наконечником (заменявший пуговицы) point attr.: points verdict спорт. присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. д.); point of view точка зрения; at the point of the sword силой оружия there is no point in doing that не имеет смысла делать это; the point is that... дело в том, что... point of contact коллизионная привязка point of culmination кульминационный пункт point точка, место, пункт; амер. станция; a point of departure пункт отправления point of departure пункт вылета point of departure пункт отправления point of law вопрос права point of no return вчт. точка необратимости point of origin начало координат point of reference базисный пункт point of reference исходная точка point of reference контрольная точка point of reference опорная точка point of sale (POS) место продажи point of sale (POS) терминал для производства платежей в месте совершения покупки point of sale (POS) торговая точка point of time момент времени point attr.: points verdict спорт. присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. д.); point of view точка зрения; at the point of the sword силой оружия point of view точка зрения point стр. расшивать швы; point off отделять точкой; point out указывать; показывать; обращать (чье-л.) внимание point стр. расшивать швы; point off отделять точкой; point out указывать; показывать; обращать (чье-л.) внимание point to point вчт. двухточечный point attr.: points verdict спорт. присуждение победы по очкам (в боксе и т. д.); point of view точка зрения; at the point of the sword силой оружия preliminary point предварительная проблема preliminary point предварительный вопрос price point пункт курса ценных бумаг principal point основной вопрос principal point основной момент reentery point вчт. точка повторного перехода reentry point вчт. точка повторного входа reference point базисная точка reference point исходная точка reference point вчт. опорная точка reference point опорная точка reference point точка отсчета reference: point attr. справочный; reference book справочник; reference library справочная библиотека (без выдачи книг на дом); reference point ориентир rescue point вчт. контрольная точка restart point вчт. точка возобновления return point вчт. точка перезапуска saddle point седловая точка sales point торговая точка sample point выборочная точка sample point элемент выборки selling point коммерческий аргумент sequence point точка оценки service point станция обслуживания significance point уровень значимости silver point рисунок серебряным карандашом point преимущество, достоинство; he has got points у него есть достоинства; singing was not his strong point он не был силен в пении specie point золотая точка (уровень валютного курса, при котором происходит международное перемещение золота) spy point вчт. контрольная точка starting point отправная точка starting point отправной пункт strong point воен. опорный пункт strong point перен. сильное место suboptimal point точка локального оптимума subsidiary point дополнительный вопрос support point интервенционная точка support point уровень поддержки point главное, суть; смысл; "соль" (рассказа, шутки); that is just the point в этом-то и дело there is no point in doing that не имеет смысла делать это; the point is that... дело в том, что... to the point вплоть до (of); in point подходящий; in point of в отношении; to make a point доказать положение to the point кстати, уместно transit point физ. точка перехода turnig point вчт. точка возврата turning point поворотная точка экономического цикла turning point поворотный пункт turning point решающий момент upper intervention point верхний уровень вмешательства в экономику upper turning point верхняя точка поворота экономического цикла upper turning point начало кризиса view point точка наблюдения witness point место для дачи свидетельских показаний в суде

   1) The Ego Is Not Even Master in Its Own House

   [Psychoanalysis] seeks to prove to the ego that it is not even master in its own house, but must content itself with scanty information of what is going on unconsciously in the mind. (Freud, 1953-1974, Vol. 16, pp. 284-285)

   2) Methodological Problems of Psychoanalysis

   Although in the interview the analyst is supposedly a "passive" auditor of the "free association" narration by the subject, in point of fact the analyst does direct the course of the narrative. This by itself does not necessarily impair the evidential worth of the outcome, for even in the most meticulously conducted laboratory experiment the experimenter intervenes to obtain the data he is after. There is nevertheless the difficulty that in the nature of the case the full extent of the analyst's intervention is not a matter that is open to public scrutiny, so that by and large one has only his own testimony as to what transpires in the consulting room. It is perhaps unnecessary to say that this is not a question about the personal integrity of psychoanalytic practitioners. The point is the fundamental one that no matter how firmly we may resolve to make explicit our biases, no human being is aware of all of them, and that objectivity in science is achieved through the criticism of publicly accessible material by a community of independent inquirers.... Moreover, unless data are obtained under carefully standardized circumstances, or under different circumstances whose dependence on known variables is nevertheless established, even an extensive collection of data is an unreliable basis for inference. To be sure, analysts apparently do attempt to institute standard conditions for the conduct of interviews. But there is not much information available on the extent to which the standardization is actually enforced, or whether it relates to more than what may be superficial matters. (E. Nagel, 1959, pp. 49-50)

   3) No Necessary Incompatibility between Psychoanalysis and Certain Religious Formulations

   here would seem to be no necessary incompatibility between psychoanalysis and those religious formulations which locate God within the self. One could, indeed, argue that Freud's Id (and even more Groddeck's It), the impersonal force within which is both the core of oneself and yet not oneself, and from which in illness one become[s] alienated, is a secular formation of the insight which makes religious people believe in an immanent God. (Ryecroft, 1966, p. 22)

   4) The Problem of Verifying Psychoanalytic Theory

   Freudian analysts emphasized that their theories were constantly verified by their "clinical observations."... It was precisely this fact-that they always fitted, that they were always confirmed-which in the eyes of their admirers constituted the strongest argument in favour of these theories. It began to dawn on me that this apparent strength was in fact their weakness.... It is easy to obtain confirmations or verifications, for nearly every theory-if we look for confirmation. (Popper, 1968, pp. 3435)

   5) Psychoanalysis Is Not a Science But Rather the Interpretation of a Narrated History

   Psychoanalysis does not satisfy the standards of the sciences of observation, and the "facts" it deals with are not verifiable by multiple, independent observers.... There are no "facts" nor any observation of "facts" in psychoanalysis but rather the interpretation of a narrated history. (Ricoeur, 1974, p. 186)

   6) Some of the Qualities of a Scientific Approach Are Possessed by Psychoanalysis

   In sum: psychoanalysis is not a science, but it shares some of the qualities associated with a scientific approach-the search for truth, understanding, honesty, openness to the import of the observation and evidence, and a skeptical stance toward authority. (Breger, 1981, p. 50)

   7) Major Attributes of Psychoanalysis

   [Attributes of Psychoanalysis:]

   1. Psychic Determinism. No item in mental life and in conduct and behavior is "accidental"; it is the outcome of antecedent conditions.

   2. Much mental activity and behavior is purposive or goal-directed in character.

   3. Much of mental activity and behavior, and its determinants, is unconscious in character. 4. The early experience of the individual, as a child, is very potent, and tends to be pre-potent over later experience. (Farrell, 1981, p. 25)

   8) The Scientific and Rational Are Not Co- extensive

   Our sceptic may be unwise enough... to maintain that, because analytic theory is unscientific on his criterion, it is not worth discussing. This step is unwise, because it presupposes that, if a study is not scientific on his criterion, it is not a rational enterprise... an elementary and egregious mistake. The scientific and the rational are not co-extensive. Scientific work is only one form that rational inquiry can take: there are many others. (Farrell, 1981, p. 46)

   9) The Validity of Psychoanalytic Therapy

   Psychoanalysts have tended to write as though the term analysis spoke for itself, as if the statement "analysis revealed" or "it was analyzed as" preceding a clinical assertion was sufficient to establish the validity of what was being reported. An outsider might easily get the impression from reading the psychoanalytic literature that some standardized, generally accepted procedure existed for both inference and evidence. Instead, exactly the opposite has been true. Clinical material in the hands of one analyst can lead to totally different "findings" in the hands of another. (Peterfreund, 1986, p. 128)

    10) The Issues of Inference and Evidence in Psychoanalysis

   The analytic process-the means by which we arrive at psychoanalytic understanding-has been largely neglected and is poorly understood, and there has been comparatively little interest in the issues of inference and evidence. Indeed, psychoanalysts as a group have not recognized the importance of being bound by scientific constraints. They do not seem to understand that a possibility is only that-a possibility-and that innumerable ways may exist to explain the same data. Psychoanalysts all too often do not seem to distinguish hypotheses from facts, nor do they seem to understand that hypotheses must be tested in some way, that criteria for evidence must exist, and that any given test for any hypothesis must allow for the full range of substantiation/refutation. (Peterfreund, 1986, p. 129)

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a) ( crear) ‹mueble/vestido› to make;

◊ me hizo un lugar en la mesa he made room for me at the table;

b) (producir, causar) ‹ ruido› to make;

◊ los chistes no me hacen gracia I don't find jokes funny;

a) (efectuar, llevar a cabo) ‹ sacrificio› to make;

◊ me hicieron una visita they paid me a visit;

b) ‹cheque/factura› to make out, write out

◊ nadie hizo ninguna objeción nobody raised any objections

a) ( refiriéndose a necesidades fisiológicas):

◊ hecho caca (fam) to do a poop (AmE) o (BrE) a pooh (colloq);

b) ( refiriéndose a sonidos onomatopéyicos) to go;

◊ las vacas hacen `mu' cows go `moo'

◊ hice el pescado al horno I did o cooked the fish in the oven;

◊ son 180 … y 320 hacen 500 that's 180 … and 320 is o makes 500

a) ( ocuparse en actividad) to do;

◊ hecho la(s) compra(s) to do the shopping;

b) (como profesión, ocupación) to do;

◊ ¿qué hace tu padre? what does your father do?

c) ( estudiar) to do

◊ ¡eso no se hace! you shouldn't do that!;

◊ ella lo hizo posible she made it possible;

a) (obligar a, ser causa de que)

◊ hecho a algn hacer algo to make sb do sth;

◊ hacer hacer algo to have o get sth done/made;

◊ déjame hecho a mí just let me handle this o take care of this;

◊ hice como que no oía I pretended not to hear;

◊ esta sábana hará de toldo this sheet will do for o as an awning;

◊ tanto sol hace mal (AmL) too much sun is not good for you;

◊ el descanso le hizo bien the rest did him good;

◊ hace frío/sol it's cold/sunny;

◊ hace dos años que murió he's been dead for two years;

◊ se me hizo un nudo en el hilo I got a knot in the thread;

a) ( refl) ( hacer para sí) ‹café/falda› to make oneself;

◊ se hicieron una casita they built themselves a little house

b) ( caus) ( hacer que otro haga):

◊ se hicieron una casita they had a little house built;

◊ ¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? what did you do to your arm?;

◊ todavía se hace pis/caca (fam) she still wets/messes herself

◊ hechose un nombre to make a name for oneself

a) (volverse, convertirse en) to become;

◊ se hicieron amigos they became friends;

b) ( resultar):

◊ se hace muy pesado it gets very boring;

◊ se me hizo interminable it seemed interminable;

c) ( impers):

◊ se hace de noche muy pronto it gets dark very early;

d) ( cocinarse) [pescado/guiso] to cook

e) (AmL) ( pasarle a):

◊ ¿qué se habrá hecho María? what can have happened to María?

◊ no te hagas el inocente don't act the innocent;

◊ hechose a un lado to move to one side

◊ hacerse de (AmL) (de fortuna, dinero) to get;

◊ - cha pp [ ver tb hacer]

◊ hecho a mano handmade;

◊ ¡bien hecho! well done!;

◊ estaba hecho una fiera he was furious;

a) ‹ ropa› ready-to-wear

b) ( terminado) ‹ trabajo› done

c) (esp Esp) ‹ carne› done;

◊ un filete muy/poco hecho a well-done/rare steak

a) (acto, acción):

◊ yo quiero hechos I want action, I want something done;

b) (suceso, acontecimiento) event;

◊ el lugar de los hechos the scene of the crime

◊ de hecho in fact

1 ( anche stat.) tasso; indice: the birth [death] rate, il tasso di natalità [mortalità]; divorce rate, tasso di divorzio; rate of unemployment, tasso di disoccupazione; growth rate, tasso di crescita; the rate of inflation, il tasso d'inflazione; (fisc.) flat rate, aliquota costante; (econ.) savings rate, saggio di risparmio; (econ.) wage rate, saggio di salario

2 ritmo; (= rate of speed) velocità: (fisiol., nuoto) rate of respiration, ritmo respiratorio; House prices are falling at a rate of 2% a year, i prezzi delle abitazioni stanno calando a un ritmo del 2% l'anno; The rate of population growth has slowed, il tasso di crescita della popolazione è diminuito; heart rate, battito cardiaco; The average adult has a pulse rate of 70 beats per minute, un adulto ha mediamente 70 pulsazioni al minuto

3 prezzo; tariffa: Can you tell me what your rates are?, mi può dire quali sono le sue tariffe?; the going rate, la tariffa corrente; What's the going rate for a babysitter?, quanto prende mediamente una baby-sitter?; at a cheap rate, a basso prezzo; a buon mercato; the monthly rate of pay, il livello salariale mensile; the rate for printed matter, la tariffa per (la spedizione degli) stampati; subscription rates, quote d'abbonamento; hourly rate, tariffa oraria; postal rates, tariffe postali; (trasp.) reduced rate, tariffa ridotta

4 (fin.) tasso: the rate of exchange, il tasso di cambio; rate of interest, tasso d'interesse; rate of discount, tasso (o saggio) di sconto; rate of return, tasso di rendimento

5 – (solo nella loc.) first- [second-, third-] rate, di prim'ordine [second'ordine, terz'ordine]; a first-rate writer, uno scrittore di prim'ordine

6 (spec. al pl.) (fisc.) imposta locale sugli immobili (sostituita per le abitazioni dalla ► council tax nel 1990): rates and taxes, tributi locali e imposte nazionali; (antiq.) rate rebate, agevolazione fiscale ( per reddito basso)

7 ( USA) classifica, voto ( a scuola)

● (fin.) rate base, base del tasso di remunerazione □ (fin.) rate basis, base tariffaria □ rate book, tariffario □ (fin.) rate cut, riduzione del tasso d'interesse □ rate-making, tariffazione □ (aeron.) rate of climb, velocità ascensionale □ (aeron.) rate-of-climb indicator, variometro □ rate of wages, saggio salariale □ (econ.) rate war, guerra tariffaria □ at any rate, ad ogni modo, comunque □ (fam.) at a rate of knots, a tutta velocità □ at this (o that) rate, di questo passo

A v. t.

1 considerare; giudicare: He is rated as one of the best young directors in Hollywood, è considerato uno tra i migliori giovani registi a Hollywood; to rate sb. highly, apprezzare molto q.; She is highly rated by her students, i suoi studenti la apprezzano molto; How do you rate this book?, come trovi questo libro?; I rate him among my best friends, lo annovero tra i miei più cari amici

2 valutare; stimare: Battery life for this model is rated at 30 hours, la durata della batteria per questo modello è stimata a 30 ore

3 classificare ( film): This film has been rated 18, questo film è stato vietato ai minori di 18 anni

4 meritare: to rate a mention, meritare di essere menzionato

5 (fam.) apprezzare (q.): I really rate her, la apprezzo tantissimo

6 ( USA) classificare ( uno studente)

7 (fin.) valutare l'affidabilità (o la solidità finanziaria) di (un emittente, ecc.)

8 (naut.) classificare, stazzare ( una nave); assegnare la categoria (o il grado) a ( un marinaio)

B v. i.

1 essere classificato; essere considerato: He rates among the best contemporary poets, è considerato uno tra i migliori poeti contemporanei

2 ( USA) essere molto apprezzato

● to rate goods, fissare le tariffe per il trasporto delle merci □ (ass., USA) to rate up, far pagare ( a un contraente, un assicurato) un sovrappremio □ (elettr.) rated current, corrente nominale □ (mecc.) rated horsepower, potenza caratteristica ( di un motore) □ (trasp.) rated load, carico di targa.

1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die

3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die

4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.

5) (boundary) Linie, die

6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, die

8) (system of transport) Linie, die

9) (series of persons or things) Reihe, die; (generations of family) Linie, die

10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

12) (wrinkle) Falte, die

13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)

15) (Fashion) Linie, die

16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die

1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]

2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]

- line up

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1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.) die Leine

2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.) die Linie

3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.) die Konturen (pl.)

4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.) die Falte

5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.) die Reihe

6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.) einige Zeilen

7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.) die Abstammungslinie

8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.) die Richtung

9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.) die Eisenbahnlinie, das Gleis

10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All( telephone) lines are engaged.) die Leitung

11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.) die Zeile

12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.) die Linie

13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.) das Tätigkeitsfeld

14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.) die Linie

1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.) säumen

2) (to mark with lines.) linieren

•

- lineage

- lined

- liner

- lines

1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.) auskleiden

2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.) füttern

•

- lined

- liner

- lining

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I. NOUN

1. (mark) Linie f

dividing \line Trennungslinie f

straight \line gerade Linie

to draw a \line eine Linie ziehen

2. SPORT Linie f

3. MATH

straight \line Gerade f

4. (wrinkle) Falte f

5. (contour) Linie f

6. MUS Tonfolge f

7. (equator)

▪ the L\line die Linie, der Äquator

8. (boundary) Grenze f, Grenzlinie f

\line of credit FIN Kreditrahmen m, Kreditlinie f

tree [or timber] \line Baumgrenze f

the thin \line between love and hate der schmale Grat zwischen Liebe und Hass

to cross the \line die Grenze überschreiten fig, zu weit gehen

9. (cord) Leine f; (string) Schnur f

[clothes] \line Wäscheleine f

[fishing] \line Angelschnur f

10. TELEC [Telefon]leitung f; (connection to network) Anschluss m

\lines will be open from eight o'clock die Leitungen werden ab acht Uhr frei[geschaltet] sein

can you get me a \line to New York? können Sie mir bitte eine Verbindung nach New York geben?

the \line is engaged/busy die Leitung ist besetzt

please hold the \line! bitte bleiben Sie am Apparat!

get off the \line! geh aus der Leitung!

bad \line schlechte Verbindung

to be/stay on the \line am Apparat sein/bleiben

11. (set of tracks) Gleis nt; (specific train route) Strecke f

the end of the \line die Endstation

to be at [or reach] the end of the \line ( fig) am Ende sein fam

12. (transporting company)

rail \line Eisenbahnlinie f

shipping \line Schifffahrtslinie f; (company) Reederei f

13. (row of words, also in poem) Zeile f

to drop sb a \line jdm ein paar Zeilen schreiben

to read between the \lines ( fig) zwischen den Zeilen lesen

14. (for actor)

▪ \lines pl Text m

to forget/learn one's \lines seinen Text lernen/vergessen

15. (information) Hinweis m

to get a \line on sb/sth etwas über jdn/etw herausfinden

to give sb a \line about sth jdm einen Hinweis auf etw akk geben

to give sb a \line on sb jdm Informationen über jdn besorgen

16. (false account, talk)

he keeps giving me that \line about his computer not working properly er kommt mir immer wieder mit dem Spruch, dass sein Computer nicht richtig funktioniere

I've heard that \line before die Platte kenne ich schon in- und auswendig! fam

17. BRIT (punishment)

▪ \lines pl Strafarbeit f

she got 100 \lines for swearing at her teacher da sie ihren Lehrer beschimpft hatte, musste sie zur Strafe 100 mal... schreiben

18. (row) Reihe f

to be first in \line an erster Stelle stehen; ( fig) ganz vorne dabei sein

to be next in \line als Nächster/Nächste dran sein

to be in a \line in einer Reihe stehen

the cans on the shelf were in a \line die Büchsen waren im Regal aufgereiht

to be in \line for sth mit etw dat an der Reihe sein

to come [or fall] into \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen; single person sich akk einreihen

to form a \line sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen

to get into \line sich akk hintereinander aufstellen; (next to each other) sich akk in einer Reihe aufstellen

to move into \line sich akk einreihen

in \line with (level with) auf der gleichen Höhe wie

in \line with demand bedarfsgerecht, bedarfsadäquat

in \line with maturity FIN laufzeitbezogen, laufzeitabhängig

in \line with requirements bedürfnisorientiert

in \line with the market marktnah, marktgerecht, marktkonform

to be in \line with sth (similar to) mit etw dat übereinstimmen

the salaries of temporary employees were brought into \line with those of permanent staff die Gehälter Teilzeitbeschäftigter wurden an die der Vollzeitbeschäftigten angeglichen

19. (succession) Linie f

I want to have children to prevent the family \line dying out ich möchte Kinder, damit die Familie nicht ausstirbt

this institute has had a long \line of prestigious physicists working here dieses Institut kann auf eine lange Tradition angesehener Physiker zurückblicken

he is the latest in a long \line of Nobel Prize winners to come from that country er ist der jüngste einer ganzen Reihe von Nobelpreisträgern aus diesem Land

20. esp AM (queue) Schlange f

to get in \line sich akk anstellen

to stand in \line anstehen

21. (product type) Sortiment nt; FASHION Kollektion f

they are thinking about a new \line of vehicles sie denken über eine neue Kraftfahrzeugserie nach; BRIT, AUS

they do an excellent \line in TVs and videos sie stellen erstklassige Fernseher und Videogeräte her

spring/summer/fall/winter \line Frühjahrs-/Sommer-/Herbst-/Winterkollektion f

to have a good \line in [or AM of] sth ( fig) einen großen Vorrat an etw dat haben

22. (area of activity) Gebiet nt

football's never really been my \line mit Fußball konnte ich noch nie besonders viel anfangen

what's your \line? was machen Sie beruflich?

\line of business Branche f

\line of research Forschungsgebiet nt

\line of work Arbeitsgebiet nt

to be in sb's \line jdm liegen

23. (course)

\line of argument Argumentation f

to be in the \line of duty zu jds Pflichten gehören

\line of reasoning Gedankengang m

to take a strong \line with sb jdm gegenüber sehr bestimmt auftreten

to take a strong \line with sth gegen etw akk energisch vorgehen

they did not reveal their \line of inquiry sie teilten nicht mit, in welcher Richtung sie ermittelten

what \line shall we take? wie sollen wir vorgehen?

24. (direction)

▪ along the \lines of...:

she said something along the \lines that he would lose his job if he didn't work harder sie sagte irgendetwas in der Richtung davon, dass er seine Stelle verlieren würde, wenn er nicht härter arbeiten würde

my sister works in publishing and I'm hoping to do something along the same \lines meine Schwester arbeitet im Verlagswesen und ich würde gerne etwas Ähnliches tun

to try a new \line of approach to sth versuchen, etw anders anzugehen

the \line of least resistence der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes

\line of vision Blickrichtung f

to be on the right \lines auf dem richtigen Weg sein

do you think his approach to the problem is on the right \lines? glauben Sie, dass er das Problem richtig angeht?

25. (policy) Linie f

party \line Parteilinie f

to bring sb/sth into \line [with sth] jdn/etw auf gleiche Linie [wie etw akk] bringen

to fall into \line with sth mit etw dat konform gehen

to keep sb in \line dafür sorgen, dass jd nicht aus der Reihe tanzt

to move into \line sich akk anpassen

to step out of \line aus der Reihe tanzen

26. MIL (of defence) Linie f

\line of battle Kampflinie f

behind enemy \lines hinter den feindlichen Stellungen

front \line Front f

27. (quantity of cocaine) Linie f fam

to do a \line of coke, to do \lines koksen fam

28. STOCKEX Aktienpaket nt

▶ all along the \line auf der ganzen Linie

▶ to bring sb into \line jdn in seine Schranken weisen

▶ in/out of \line with sb/sth mit jdm/etw im/nicht im Einklang

▶ to lay it on the \line die Karten offen auf den Tisch legen

▶ to be on the \line auf dem Spiel stehen

▶ to put sth on the \line etw aufs Spiel setzen

▶ right down the \line esp AM voll und ganz

▶ it was stepping out of \line to tell him that es stand dir nicht zu, ihm das zu sagen

II. TRANSITIVE VERB

1. (mark)

▪ to \line sth paper etw linieren

her face was \lined with agony ihr Gesicht war von tiefem Schmerz gezeichnet

2. (stand at intervals)

to \line the streets die Straßen säumen geh

the streets were \lined with cheering people jubelnde Menschenmengen säumten die Straßen

1. (cover)

▪ to \line sth clothing etw füttern; drawers etw von innen auslegen; pipes etw auskleiden

2. ( fam: fill)

to \line one's pockets [or purse] [with sth] sich dat die Taschen [mit etw dat] füllen

to \line shelves Regale füllen

to \line one's stomach sich dat den Magen vollschlagen fam

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line¹ [laın]

A s

1. Linie f ( auch SPORT), Strich m:

down the line (Tennis) die Linie entlang, longline;

come off ( oder leave) one’s line sich von der Linie lösen (Tormann);

be rooted to the line auf der Linie kleben (Tormann); → intersection 3 c, whip A 6 b

2. a) (Hand- etc) Linie f:

line of fate Schicksalslinie

b) Falte f, Runzel f:

lines of worry Sorgenfalten

c) Zug m (im Gesicht)

3. Zeile f:

read between the lines fig zwischen den Zeilen lesen; → drop C 9

4. TV (Bild) Zeile f

5. a) Vers m

b) pl THEAT etc Rolle f, Text m: → fluff B 3

c) pl SCHULE Br Strafarbeit f, -aufgabe f

6. pl (meist als sg konstruiert) besonders Br umg Trauschein m

7. umg (on) Information f (über akk), Hinweis m (auf akk)

8. US umg

a) Platte f (Geschwätz)

b) Tour f, Masche f (Trick)

9. Linie f, Richtung f:

a) MIL Angriffsrichtung,

b) fig Taktik f;

line of fire MIL etc Schusslinie f;

get into sb’s line of fire jemandem in die Schusslinie geraten;

a) Blickrichtung,

b) auch line of vision Gesichtslinie, -achse f;

hung on the line in Augenhöhe aufgehängt (Bild);

he said sth along these lines er sagte etwas in dieser Richtung; → resistance 1

10. pl Grundsätze pl, Richtlinie(n) f(pl):

the lines of his policy die Grundlinien seiner Politik;

on ( oder along) the lines of nach dem Prinzip (gen);

I would like to have sth on ( oder along) the lines of what you have ich möchte etwas von der Art wie Sie haben;

a) nach diesen Grundsätzen,

b) folgendermaßen;

along general lines ganz allgemein, in großen Zügen;

along similar lines ähnlich;

it is out of line for sb to do sth es entspricht nicht jemandes Art, etwas zu tun

11. Art f und Weise f, Methode f, Verfahren n:

line of approach (to) Art und Weise (etwas) anzupacken, Methode;

line of argument (Art der) Beweisführung f;

line of reasoning Denkweise;

a) Auffassung f,

b) Gedankengang m;

take a strong line energisch auftreten oder werden ( with sb gegenüber jemandem);

take a tougher line toward(s) härter vorgehen gegen, eine härtere Gangart einschlagen gegenüber;

take the line that … den Standpunkt vertreten, dass …;

don’t take that line with me! komm mir ja nicht so!;

in the line of nach Art von (od gen);

on strictly commercial lines auf streng geschäftlicher Grundlage, auf rein kommerzieller Basis; → hard line 1

12. Grenze f (auch fig), Grenzlinie f:

overstep the line of good taste über die Grenzen des guten Geschmacks hinausgehen;

there’s a very fine line between winning and losing Sieg und Niederlage liegen ganz dicht beieinander;

be on the line auf dem Spiel stehen;

your job is on the line auch es geht um deinen Job;

draw the line die Grenze ziehen, haltmachen ( beide:

at bei);

I draw the line at that da hört es bei mir auf;

go on the line US auf den Strich gehen umg;

lay ( oder put) on the line sein Leben, seinen Ruf etc aufs Spiel setzen;

lay it on the line that … in aller Deutlichkeit sagen, dass …;

I’ll lay it on the line for you! umg das kann ich Ihnen genau sagen!;

lines of responsibility Zuständigkeiten; → demarcation

13. pl

a) Linien(führung) pl(f), Konturen pl, Form f

b) Entwurf m

c) TECH Riss m

14. a) Reihe f, Kette f:

a line of poplars eine Pappelreihe

b) besonders US (Menschen-, auch Auto) Schlange f:

stand in line anstehen, Schlange stehen ( beide:

for um, nach);

drive in line AUTO Kolonne fahren;

be in line for fig Aussichten haben auf (akk);

be second in line for the throne an zweiter Stelle der Thronfolge stehen

15. Reihe f, Linie f:

in line with fig in Übereinstimmung oder im Einklang mit;

be in line fig übereinstimmen ( with mit);

out of line aus der Flucht, nicht in einer Linie;

be out of line fig nicht übereinstimmen ( with mit);

bring ( oder get) into line fig

a) in Einklang bringen ( with mit),

b) auf Vordermann bringen umg;

a) sich einordnen,

b) MIL (in Reih und Glied) antreten,

c) fig sich anschließen ( with dat);

keep sb in line fig jemanden bei der Stange halten;

step ( oder get) out of line fig aus der Reihe tanzen umg;

in line of duty in Ausübung seines Dienstes oder seiner Pflicht; → toe B 2

16. a) (Abstammungs) Linie f

b) (Ahnen- etc) Reihe f

c) ZOOL (Zucht) Stamm m

d) Familie f, Stamm m, Geschlecht n:

the male line die männliche Linie;

in the direct line in direkter Linie;

line of succession Erbfolge f

17. pl besonders Br Los n, Geschick n: → hard line 2

18. Fach n, Gebiet n, Sparte f:

line (of business) Branche f, Geschäftszweig m;

in the banking line im Bankfach oder -wesen;

a) das schlägt nicht in mein Fach,

b) das liegt mir nicht;

that’s more in my line das liegt mir schon eher

19. (Verkehrs-, Eisenbahn- etc) Linie f, Strecke f, Route f, engS. BAHN Gleis n:

the end of the line fig das (bittere) Ende;

that’s the end of the line! fig Endstation!;

he was at the end of the line fig er war am Ende

20. (Flug- etc) Gesellschaft f

21. a) besonders TEL Leitung f:

get off the line aus der Leitung gehen;

hold the line bleiben Sie am Apparat!; → busy A 6, engaged 5, hot line

b) besonders TEL Anschluss m

c) TEL Amt n:

22. TECH (Rohr) Leitung f:

oil line Ölleitung

23. TECH (Fertigungs) Straße f: → packaging B

24. WIRTSCH

a) Sorte f, Warengattung f

b) Posten m, Partie f

c) Sortiment n

d) Artikel m oder pl, Artikelserie f

25. MIL

a) Linie f:

behind the enemy lines hinter den feindlichen Linien;

line of battle Schlacht-, Gefechtslinie;

line of communications rückwärtige Verbindungen pl;

line of defence (US defense) (departure, retreat) Verteidigungs-(Ausgangs-, Rückzugs)linie

b) Front f:

go up the line nach vorn oder an die Front gehen;

all along the line, down the line fig auf der ganzen Linie, auch voll und ganz;

go down the line for US umg sich voll einsetzen für

c) Fronttruppe(n) f(pl)

26. GEOG Längen- oder Breitenkreis m:

the Line der Äquator;

cross the Line den Äquator überqueren

27. SCHIFF Linie f:

line abreast Dwarslinie;

line ahead Kiellinie

28. a) Leine f:

hang the washing up on the line die Wäsche auf die Leine hängen

b) Schnur f

c) Seil n

29. TEL etc

a) Draht m

b) Kabel n

B v/i → line up A 1, A 2

C v/t

1. Papier linieren, liniieren

2. → line up B 1

3. zeichnen

4. skizzieren

5. das Gesicht (zer)furchen

6. (ein)säumen:

lined with trees von Bäumen (ein)gesäumt;

thousands of people lined the streets Tausende von Menschen säumten die Straßen;

soldiers lined the street Soldaten bildeten an der Straße Spalier

line² [laın] v/t

1. ein Kleid etc füttern

2. besonders TECH (auf der Innenseite) überziehen oder belegen, ausfüttern, -gießen, -kleiden, -schlagen ( alle:

with mit), Bremsen, eine Kupplung belegen

3. als Futter oder Überzug dienen für

4. (an)füllen:

line one’s pocket(s) ( oder purse) in die eigene Tasche arbeiten, sich bereichern, sich die Taschen füllen;

line one’s stomach sich den Bauch vollschlagen umg

L., l. abk

1. lake

2. law

3. league

4. left li.

5. line

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1) (string, cord, rope, etc.) Leine, die

2) (telephone or telegraph cable) Leitung, die

3) (long mark; also Math., Phys.) Linie, die; (less precise or shorter) Strich, der; (Telev.) Zeile, die

4) in pl. (outline of car, ship, etc.) Linien Pl.

5) (boundary) Linie, die

6) (row) Reihe, die; (Amer.): (queue) Schlange, die

7) (row of words on a page) Zeile, die

8) (system of transport) Linie, die

9) (series of persons or things) Reihe, die; (generations of family) Linie, die

10) (direction, course) Richtung, die

11) (Railw.) Bahnlinie, die; (track) Gleis, das

12) (wrinkle) Falte, die

13) (field of activity) Branche, die; (academic) Fachrichtung, die

14) (Commerc.): (product) Artikel, der; Linie, die (fachspr.)

15) (Fashion) Linie, die

16) (Mil.): (series of defences) Linie, die

1) (mark with lines) linieren [Papier]

2) (stand at intervals along) säumen (geh.) [Straße, Strecke]

- line up

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Schlange -n f.

Schlange -n f.

Warteschlange f. (railway) n.

Gleis -e n. n.

Branche -n f.

Furche -n f.

Kurs -e (Verkehr) m.

Leine -n f.

Linie -n f.

Reihe -n f.

Richtung -en f.

Runzel -n f.

Strecke -n f.

Strich -e m.

Vers -e m.

Zeile -n f. v.

Spalier bilden ausdr.

auskleiden v.