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1 support
1. nпомощь; поддержка; опора; средства к существованию; обеспечениеto abandon support for smb — отказываться от поддержки кого-л.; лишить кого-л. поддержки
to affirm one's support for smb — подтверждать свою поддержку кого-л.
to build up support for smb — создавать поддержку кому-л.
to cancel support — прекращать помощь / поддержку
to canvass smb for support — добиваться поддержки с чьей-л. стороны
to count on smb's support — рассчитывать на чью-л. поддержку
to cut off support — лишать кого-л. поддержки
to declare one's support — заявлять о своей поддержке
to demonstrate one's solid support — демонстрировать единодушную поддержку
to deviate from one's support of smb — прекращать поддержку кого-л.
to draw one's support from smb — пользоваться чьей-л. поддержкой; получать поддержку от кого-л.
to drop one's support for smb — отказываться от оказания поддержки кому-л.; прекращать поддержку кого-л.
to drum up support for smth — искать сторонников чего-л.; просить оказать поддержку чему-л.
to express support for smth — выражать поддержку кого-л.
to get support — получать помощь / поддержку
to intensify the support — усиливать / увеличивать помощь
to lean on the support of smb — опираться на чью-л. поддержку
to lobby for support — добиваться поддержки (парламента и т.п.)
to muster support for smth — находить поддержку чему-л.
to obtain support — получать помощь / поддержку
to offer support — предлагать помощь / поддержку
to provide support — оказывать поддержку / помощь
to raise support for smth — добиваться поддержки чего-л.
to rally support — искать сторонников; заручаться поддержкой
to reaffirm one's support for smb — подтверждать свою поддержку кого-л.
to receive support — получать поддержку / помощь
to reevaluate one's support — пересматривать свою поддержку кого-л.
to reiterate one's support for smb — подтверждать свою поддержку кого-л.
to restate one's support for smth — вновь подтверждать свою поддержку кого-л.
to secure the support of / to seek support from smb — добиваться чьей-л. поддержки
to shout support for smb — поддерживать криками кого-л.
to step up one's support for smth — усиливать поддержку чего-л.
to swing one's support behind smb — бросаться на поддержку кого-л.
to throw one's support behind smb — оказывать поддержку кому-л.
to urge for more measured support for smb — призывать проявлять большую осторожность / взвешенность при поддержке кого-л.
to water down one's support for smb — уменьшать свою поддержку, оказываемую кому-л.
- administrative supportto withdraw one's support for smth — отказываться от дальнейшей поддержки чего-л.
- all-out support
- all-round support
- big surge in support for smb
- broad support
- clear support
- congressional support for smth
- consistent support
- continuous support
- covert support
- decline of support
- delayed support
- diplomatic support
- direct support
- drop in support
- dwindling support
- economic support
- effective support
- engineer support
- fall in electoral support
- financial support
- firm support
- flagging support
- fraternal support
- full-hearted support
- government support
- grass-root support
- high-level support
- indirect support
- informational support
- international support
- lack of support
- loss of support
- managerial support
- mass support
- material and technical support
- material support
- military support
- moral support
- mutual support
- noble support
- organizational support
- overwhelming support
- political support
- popular support
- public support
- renewed support
- resolute support
- resounding support
- resurgence of support
- show of support for smb
- social support
- solid support
- staunch support
- substantial support
- substantive support
- support for smb / smth is fading
- support for smb across the widest political spectrum
- support for the agreement in Westminster has waned
- support for the strike is crumbling
- support is dwindling
- tacit support
- technical support
- technological support
- total support
- unabashed support
- unanimous support
- unconditional support
- unequivocal support
- unfailing support
- unqualified support
- unreserved support
- unshakable support
- unwavering support
- verbal support
- visa support
- voter support
- waning support
- weakening support
- wholehearted support
- wide support
- wide-spread support
- world-wide support 2. vпомогать; поддерживать; содействовать; обеспечивать; финансироватьto support smb militarily — оказывать кому-л. военную поддержку
to support smb to the end — поддерживать кого-л. до конца
to support smth without qualification — безоговорочно поддерживать что-л.
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2 command
command [kəˈmα:nd]• to command that... ordonner que... + subjb. [+ army, ship] commanderc. ( = be in position to use) [+ money, services, resources] disposer ded. [+ respect] imposere. ( = overlook) avoir vue sur3. nounb. ( = power, authority) commandement md. ( = possession, mastery) maîtrise f, possession f4. compounds* * *[kə'mɑːnd], US [-'mænd] 1.1) ( order) ordre mto carry out/give a command — exécuter/donner un ordre
2) ( military control) commandement mto be under the command of somebody — [person] être sous les ordres de quelqu'un; [regiment] être sous les ordres or sous le commandement de quelqu'un
command of the air — maîtrise f du ciel
3) ( mastery) maîtrise f4) Computing commande f2.transitive verbto command that — ordonner que (+ subj)
2) ( obtain as one's due) inspirer [affection, respect]3) ( dispose of) disposer de [funds, support, majority]4) ( dominate) dominer [valley]5) Military commander [regiment]; maîtriser [air, sea]3.intransitive verb commander -
3 command
command, US [transcription][-"m_nd"]A n1 ( order) ordre m ; to carry out/give a command exécuter/donner un ordre ; I did it at his command j'ai agi sur son ordre ; at the command ‘shoot’ fire at the enemy! tirez sur l'ennemi au commandement ‘feu’! ;2 ( military control) commandement m ; to have/take command of a regiment avoir/prendre le commandement d'un régiment ; to give sb command of sth confier le commandement de qch à qn ; to be in command commander ; to be under the command of sb [person] être sous les ordres de qn ; [regiment] être sous les ordres or sous le commandement de qn ; I'm in command of the troops les troupes sont sous mes ordres ; the enemy has command of the air l'ennemi a la maîtrise du ciel ;3 ( mastery) ( control) maîtrise f ; to have full command of one's emotions/faculties maîtriser parfaitement ses émotions/facultés ; to have an excellent command of Russian avoir une excellente maîtrise du russe ; to be in command of events/the situation avoir les événements/la situation en main ; to have sth at one's command avoir qch à sa disposition ; to be in command of oneself être maître/maîtresse m/f de soi ;4 Mil ( group of officers) commandement m ; ( group of soldiers) unité f commandée ; ( section of the forces) commandement m ; ( district) région f militaire ; air command commandement m aérien ;5 Comput commande f.C vtr1 ( order) ordonner à [person] ; to command sb to do ordonner à qn de faire ; to command that ordonner que (+ subj) ; I commanded the release of the prisoner j'ai ordonné la libération du prisonnier ; ‘stop,’ he commanded ‘arrêtez,’ ordonna-t-il ;2 ( obtain as one's due) inspirer [affection, obedience, respect] ; forcer [admiration] ; to command a good price se vendre cher ;3 ( dispose of) disposer de [funds, resources, support, majority] ;4 ( dominate) [fortress] dominer [valley] ; ( overlook) [place, house] avoir vue sur ; to command a view of avoir vue sur ;D vi commander. -
4 command
I [kə'mɑːnd] [AE -'mænd]1) (order) comando m., ordine m.to carry out, give a command — eseguire, dare un ordine
2) (military control) comando m.to give sb. command of sth. — affidare a qcn. il comando di qcs.
to be in command of — essere al comando di, comandare [ troops]
to be under the command of sb. — essere agli ordini di qcn.
to have sth. at one's command — avere qcs. a propria disposizione
4) inform. comando m.II 1. [kə'mɑːnd] [AE -'mænd]1) (order)to command sb. to do — ordinare a qcn. di fare
2) (obtain as one's due) ispirare [ affection]; incutere [ respect]; suscitare [ admiration]3) (dispose of) disporre di [funds, support, majority]4) (dominate) dominare [ valley]5) mil. comandare [ regiment]; dominare [air, sea]2.verbo intransitivo comandare* * *1. verb1) (to order: I command you to leave the room immediately!) ordinare2) (to have authority over: He commanded a regiment of soldiers.) comandare3) (to have by right: He commands great respect.) meritare2. noun1) (an order: We obeyed his commands.) comando, ordine2) (control: He was in command of the operation.) comando•- commander
- commanding
- commandment
- commander-in-chief* * *I [kə'mɑːnd] [AE -'mænd]1) (order) comando m., ordine m.to carry out, give a command — eseguire, dare un ordine
2) (military control) comando m.to give sb. command of sth. — affidare a qcn. il comando di qcs.
to be in command of — essere al comando di, comandare [ troops]
to be under the command of sb. — essere agli ordini di qcn.
to have sth. at one's command — avere qcs. a propria disposizione
4) inform. comando m.II 1. [kə'mɑːnd] [AE -'mænd]1) (order)to command sb. to do — ordinare a qcn. di fare
2) (obtain as one's due) ispirare [ affection]; incutere [ respect]; suscitare [ admiration]3) (dispose of) disporre di [funds, support, majority]4) (dominate) dominare [ valley]5) mil. comandare [ regiment]; dominare [air, sea]2.verbo intransitivo comandare -
5 Chronology
15,000-3,000 BCE Paleolithic cultures in western Portugal.400-200 BCE Greek and Carthaginian trade settlements on coast.202 BCE Roman armies invade ancient Lusitania.137 BCE Intensive Romanization of Lusitania begins.410 CE Germanic tribes — Suevi and Visigoths—begin conquest of Roman Lusitania and Galicia.714—16 Muslims begin conquest of Visigothic Lusitania.1034 Christian Reconquest frontier reaches Mondego River.1064 Christians conquer Coimbra.1139 Burgundian Count Afonso Henriques proclaims himself king of Portugal; birth of Portugal. Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques defeats Muslims.1147 With English Crusaders' help, Portuguese seize Lisbon from Muslims.1179 Papacy formally recognizes Portugal's independence (Pope Alexander III).1226 Campaign to reclaim Alentejo from Muslims begins.1249 Last Muslim city (Silves) falls to Portuguese Army.1381 Beginning of third war between Castile and Portugal.1383 Master of Aviz, João, proclaimed regent by Lisbon populace.1385 April: Master of Aviz, João I, proclaimed king of Portugal by Cortes of Coimbra. 14 August: Battle of Aljubarrota, Castilians defeated by royal forces, with assistance of English army.1394 Birth of "Prince Henry the Navigator," son of King João I.1415 Beginning of overseas expansion as Portugal captures Moroccan city of Ceuta.1419 Discovery of Madeira Islands.1425-28 Prince D. Pedro, older brother of Prince Henry, travels in Europe.1427 Discovery (or rediscovery?) of Azores Islands.1434 Prince Henry the Navigator's ships pass beyond Cape Bojador, West Africa.1437 Disaster at Tangier, Morocco, as Portuguese fail to capture city.1441 First African slaves from western Africa reach Portugal.1460 Death of Prince Henry. Portuguese reach what is now Senegal, West Africa.1470s Portuguese explore West African coast and reach what is now Ghana and Nigeria and begin colonizing islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.1479 Treaty of Alcáçovas between kings of Portugal and Spain.1482 Portuguese establish post at São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (now Ghana).1482-83 Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reaches mouth of Congo River and Angola.1488 Navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and finds route to Indian Ocean.1492-93 Columbus's first voyage to West Indies.1493 Columbus visits Azores and Portugal on return from first voyage; tells of discovery of New World. Treaty of Tordesillas signed between kings of Portugal and Spain: delimits spheres of conquest with line 370 leagues west of Cape Verde Islands (claimed by Portugal); Portugal's sphere to east of line includes, in effect, Brazil.King Manuel I and Royal Council decide to continue seeking all-water route around Africa to Asia.King Manuel I expels unconverted Jews from Portugal.1497-99 Epic voyage of Vasco da Gama from Portugal around Africa to west India, successful completion of sea route to Asia project; da Gama returns to Portugal with samples of Asian spices.1500 Bound for India, Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovers" coast of Brazil and claims it for Portugal.1506 Anti-Jewish riots in Lisbon.Battle of Diu, India; Portugal's command of Indian Ocean assured for some time with Francisco de Almeida's naval victory over Egyptian and Gujerati fleets.Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa, India; beginning of Portuguese hegemony in south Asia.Portuguese conquest of Malacca; commerce in Spice Islands.1519 Magellan begins circumnavigation voyage.1536 Inquisition begins in Portugal.1543 Portuguese merchants reach Japan.1557 Portuguese merchants granted Chinese territory of Macau for trading factory.1572 Luís de Camões publishes epic poem, Os Lusíadas.1578 Battle of Alcácer-Quivir; Moroccan forces defeat army of King Sebastião of Portugal; King Sebastião dies in battle. Portuguese succession crisis.1580 King Phillip II of Spain claims and conquers Portugal; Spanish rule of Portugal, 1580-1640.1607-24 Dutch conquer sections of Asia and Brazil formerly held by Portugal.1640 1 December: Portuguese revolution in Lisbon overthrows Spanish rule, restores independence. Beginning of Portugal's Braganza royal dynasty.1654 Following Dutch invasions and conquest of parts of Brazil and Angola, Dutch expelled by force.1661 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance treaty signed: England pledges to defend Portugal "as if it were England itself." Queen Catherine of Bra-ganza marries England's Charles II.1668 February: In Portuguese-Spanish peace treaty, Spain recognizes independence of Portugal, thus ending 28-year War of Restoration.1703 Methuen Treaties signed, key commercial trade agreement and defense treaty between England and Portugal.1750 Pombal becomes chief minister of King José I.1755 1 November: Massive Lisbon earthquake, tidal wave, and fire.1759 Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and colonies.1761 Slavery abolished in continental Portugal.1769 Abandonment of Mazagão, Morocco, last Portuguese outpost.1777 Pombal dismissed as chief minister by Queen Maria I, after death of José I.1791 Portugal and United States establish full diplomatic relations.1807 November: First Napoleonic invasion; French forces under Junot conquer Portugal. Royal family flees to colony of Brazil and remains there until 1821.1809 Second French invasion of Portugal under General Soult.1811 Third French invasion of Portugal under General Masséna.1813 Following British general Wellington's military victories, French forces evacuate Portugal.1817 Liberal, constitutional movements against absolutist monarchist rule break out in Brazil (Pernambuco) and Portugal (Lisbon, under General Gomes Freire); crushed by government. British marshal of Portugal's army, Beresford, rules Portugal.Liberal insurrection in army officer corps breaks out in Cadiz, Spain, and influences similar movement in Portugal's armed forces first in Oporto.King João VI returns from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and early draft of constitution; era of constitutional monarchy begins.1822 7 September: João VI's son Pedro proclaims independence ofBrazil from Portugal and is named emperor. 23 September: Constitution of 1822 ratified.Portugal recognizes sovereign independence of Brazil.King João VI dies; power struggle for throne ensues between his sons, brothers Pedro and Miguel; Pedro, emperor of Brazil, abdicates Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II, too young to assume crown. By agreement, Miguel, uncle of D. Maria, is to accept constitution and rule in her stead.1828 Miguel takes throne and abolishes constitution. Sections of Portugal rebel against Miguelite rule.1831 Emperor Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil and returns to Portugal to expel King Miguel from Portuguese throne.1832-34 Civil war between absolutist King Miguel and constitutionalist Pedro, who abandons throne of Brazil to restore his young daughter Maria to throne of Portugal; Miguel's armed forces defeated by those of Pedro. Miguel leaves for exile and constitution (1826 Charter) is restored.1834-53 Constitutional monarchy consolidated under rule of Queen Maria II, who dies in 1853.1851-71 Regeneration period of economic development and political stability; public works projects sponsored by Minister Fontes Pereira de Melo.1871-90 Rotativism period of alternating party governments; achieves political stability and less military intervention in politics and government. Expansion of colonial territory in tropical Africa.January: Following territorial dispute in central Africa, Britain delivers "Ultimatum" to Portugal demanding withdrawal of Portugal's forces from what is now Malawi and Zimbabwe. Portugal's government, humiliated in accepting demand under threat of a diplomatic break, falls. Beginning of governmental and political instability; monarchist decline and republicanism's rise.Anglo-Portuguese treaties signed relating to delimitation of frontiers in colonial Africa.1899 Treaty of Windsor; renewal of Anglo-Portuguese defense and friendship alliance.1903 Triumphal visit of King Edward VII to Portugal.1906 Politician João Franco supported by King Carlos I in dictatorship to restore order and reform.1908 1 February: Murder in Lisbon of King Carlos I and his heir apparent, Prince Dom Luís, by Portuguese anarchists. Eighteen-year-old King Manuel II assumes throne.1910 3-5 October: Following republican-led military insurrection in armed forces, monarchy falls and first Portuguese republic is proclaimed. Beginning of unstable, economically troubled, parliamentary republic form of government.May: Violent insurrection in Lisbon overturns government of General Pimenta de Castro; nearly a thousand casualties from several days of armed combat in capital.March: Following Portugal's honoring ally Britain's request to confiscate German shipping in Portuguese harbors, Germany declares war on Portugal; Portugal enters World War I on Allied side.Portugal organizes and dispatches Portuguese Expeditionary Corps to fight on the Western Front. 9 April: Portuguese forces mauled by German offensive in Battle of Lys. Food rationing and riots in Lisbon. Portuguese military operations in Mozambique against German expedition's invasion from German East Africa. 5 December: Authoritarian, presidentialist government under Major Sidónio Pais takes power in Lisbon, following a successful military coup.1918 11 November: Armistice brings cessation of hostilities on Western Front in World War I. Portuguese expeditionary forces stationed in Angola, Mozambique, and Flanders begin return trip to Portugal. 14 December: President Sidónio Pais assassinated. Chaotic period of ephemeral civil war ensues.1919-21 Excessively unstable political period, including January1919 abortive effort of Portuguese monarchists to restore Braganza dynasty to power. Republican forces prevail, but level of public violence, economic distress, and deprivation remains high.1921 October: Political violence attains peak with murder of former prime minister and other prominent political figures in Lisbon. Sectors of armed forces and Guarda Nacional Republicana are mutinous. Year of financial and corruption scandals, including Portuguese bank note (fraud) case; military court acquits guilty military insurrectionists, and one military judge declares "the country is sick."28 May: Republic overthrown by military coup or pronunciamento and conspiracy among officer corps. Parliament's doors locked and parliament closed for nearly nine years to January 1935. End of parliamentary republic, Western Europe's most unstable political system in this century, beginning of the Portuguese dictatorship, after 1930 known as the Estado Novo. Officer corps assumes reins of government, initiates military censorship of the press, and suppresses opposition.February: Military dictatorship under General Óscar Carmona crushes failed republican armed insurrection in Oporto and Lisbon.April: Military dictatorship names Professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar minister of finance, with dictatorial powers over budget, to stabilize finances and rebuild economy. Insurrectionism among military elements continues into 1931.1930 Dr. Salazar named minister for colonies and announces balanced budgets. Salazar consolidates support by various means, including creation of official regime "movement," the National Union. Salazar engineers Colonial Act to ensure Lisbon's control of bankrupt African colonies by means of new fiscal controls and centralization of authority. July: Military dictatorship names Salazar prime minister for first time, and cabinet composition undergoes civilianization; academic colleagues and protégés plan conservative reform and rejuvenation of society, polity, and economy. Regime comes to be called the Estado Novo (New State). New State's constitution ratified by new parliament, the National Assembly; Portugal described in document as "unitary, corporative Republic" and governance influenced by Salazar's stern personality and doctrines such as integralism, Catholicism, and fiscal conservatism.1936 Violent instability and ensuing civil war in neighboring Spain, soon internationalized by fascist and communist intervention, shake Estado Novo regime. Pseudofascist period of regime features creation of imitation Fascist institutions to defend regime from leftist threats; Portugal institutes "Portuguese Youth" and "Portuguese Legion."1939 3 September: Prime Minister Salazar declares Portugal's neutrality in World War II. October: Anglo-Portuguese agreement grants naval and air base facilities to Britain and later to United States for Battle of the Atlantic and Normandy invasion support. Third Reich protests breach of Portugal's neutrality.6 June: On day of Allies' Normandy invasion, Portugal suspends mining and export of wolfram ore to both sides in war.8 May: Popular celebrations of Allied victory and Fascist defeat in Lisbon and Oporto coincide with Victory in Europe Day. Following managed elections for Estado Novo's National Assembly in November, regime police, renamed PIDE, with increased powers, represses opposition.1947 Abortive military coup in central Portugal easily crushed by regime. Independence of India and initiation of Indian protests against Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and other enclaves.1949 Portugal becomes founding member of NATO.1951 Portugal alters constitution and renames overseas colonies "Overseas Provinces." Portugal and United States sign military base agreements for use of air and naval facilities in Azores Islands and military aid to Lisbon. President Carmona dies in office, succeeded by General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58). July: Indians occupy enclave of Portuguese India (dependency of Damão) by means of passive resistance movement. August: Indian passive resistance movement in Portuguese India repelled by Portuguese forces with loss of life. December: With U.S. backing, Portugal admitted as member of United Nations (along with Spain). Air force general Humberto Delgado, in opposition, challenges Estado Novo's hand-picked successor to Craveiro Lopes, Admiral Américo Tomás. Delgado rallies coalition of democratic, liberal, and communist opposition but loses rigged election and later flees to exile in Brazil. Portugal joins European Free Trade Association (EFTA).January and February: Estado Novo rocked by armed African insurrection in northern Angola, crushed by armed forces. Hijacking of Portuguese ocean liner by ally of Delgado, Captain Henrique Galvão. April: Salazar defeats attempted military coup and reshuffles cabinet with group of younger figures who seek to reform colonial rule and strengthen the regime's image abroad. 18 December: Indian army rapidly defeats Portugal's defense force in Goa, Damão, and Diu and incorporates Portugal's Indian possessions into Indian Union. January: Abortive military coup in Beja, Portugal.1965 February: General Delgado and his Brazilian secretary murdered and secretly buried near Spanish frontier by political police, PIDE.1968 August and September: Prime Minister Salazar, aged 79, suffers crippling stoke. President Tomás names former cabinet officer Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor. Caetano institutes modest reforms in Portugal and overseas.1971 Caetano government ratifies amended constitution that allows slight devolution and autonomy to overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Right-wing loyalists oppose reforms in Portugal. 25 April: Military coup engineered by Armed Forces Movement overthrows Estado Novo and establishes provisional government emphasizing democratization, development, and decolonization. Limited resistance by loyalists. President Tomás and Premier Caetano flown to exile first in Madeira and then in Brazil. General Spínola appointed president. September: Revolution moves to left, as President Spínola, thwarted in his program, resigns.March: Military coup by conservative forces fails, and leftist response includes nationalization of major portion of economy. Polarization between forces and parties of left and right. 25 November: Military coup by moderate military elements thwarts leftist forces. Constituent Assembly prepares constitution. Revolution moves from left to center and then right.March: Constitution ratified by Assembly of the Republic. 25 April: Second general legislative election gives largest share of seats to Socialist Party (PS). Former oppositionist lawyer, Mário Soares, elected deputy and named prime minister.1977-85 Political pendulum of democratic Portugal moves from center-left to center-right, as Social Democratic Party (PSD) increases hold on assembly and take office under Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. July1985 elections give edge to PSD who advocate strong free-enterprise measures and revision of leftist-generated 1976 Constitution, amended modestly in 1982.1986 January: Portugal joins European Economic Community (EEC).1987 July: General, legislative elections for assembly give more than 50 percent to PSD led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. For first time, since 1974, Portugal has a working majority government.1989 June: Following revisions of 1976 Constitution, reprivatization of economy begins, under PS government.January: Presidential elections, Mário Soares reelected for second term. July: General, legislative elections for assembly result in new PSD victory and majority government.January-July: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Economic Community (EEC). December: Tariff barriers fall as fully integrated Common Market established in the EEC.November: Treaty of Maastricht comes into force. The EEC officially becomes the European Union (EU). Portugal is signatory with 11 other member-nations.October: General, legislative elections for assembly result in PS victory and naming of Prime Minister Guterres. PS replace PSD as leading political party. November: Excavations for Lisbon bank uncover ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Christian ruins.January: General, presidential elections; socialist Jorge Sampaio defeats PSD's Cavaco Silva and assumes presidency from Dr. Mário Soares. July: Community of Portuguese Languages Countries (CPLP) cofounded by Portugal and Brazil.May-September: Expo '98 held in Lisbon. Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge across Tagus River, Europe's longest (17 kilometers/ 11 miles). June: National referendum on abortion law change defeated after low voter turnout. November: National referendum on regionaliza-tion and devolution of power defeated after another low voter turnout.October: General, legislative elections: PS victory over PSD lacks clear majority in parliament. Following East Timor referendum, which votes for independence and withdrawal of Indonesia, outburst of popular outrage in streets, media, and communications of Portugal approves armed intervention and administration of United Nations (and withdrawal of Indonesia) in East Timor. Portugal and Indonesia restore diplomatic relations. December: A Special Territory since 1975, Colony of Macau transferred to sovereignty of People's Republic of China.January-June: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the EU; end of Discoveries Historical Commemoration Cycle (1988-2000).United Nations forces continue to occupy and administer former colony of East Timor, with Portugal's approval.January: General, presidential elections; PS president Sampaio reelected for second term. City of Oporto, "European City of Culture" for the year, hosts arts festival. December: Municipal elections: PSD defeats PS; socialist prime minister Guterres resigns; President Sampaio calls March parliamentary elections.1 January: Portugal enters single European Currency system. Euro currency adopted and ceases use of former national currency, the escudo. March: Parliamentary elections; PSD defeats PS and José Durão Barroso becomes prime minister. Military modernization law passed. Portugal holds chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).May: Municipal law passed permitting municipalities to reorganize in new ways.June: Prime Minister Durão Barroso, invited to succeed Romano Prodi as president of EU Commission, resigns. Pedro Santana Lopes becomes prime minister. European Parliament elections held. Conscription for national service in army and navy ended. Mass grave uncovered at Academy of Sciences Museum, Lisbon, revealing remains of several thousand victims of Lisbon earthquake, 1755.February: Parliamentary elections; PS defeats PSD, socialists win first absolute majority in parliament since 1975. José Sócrates becomes prime minister.January: Presidential elections; PSD candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva elected and assumes presidency from Jorge Sampaio. Portugal's national soccer team ranked 7th out of 205 countries by international soccer association. European Union's Bologna Process in educational reform initiated in Portugal.July-December: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Union. For reasons of economy, Portugal announces closure of many consulates, especially in France and the eastern US. Government begins official inspections of private institutions of higher education, following scandals.2008 January: Prime Minister Sócrates announces location of new Lisbon area airport as Alcochete, on south bank of Tagus River, site of air force shooting range. February: Portuguese Army begins to receive new modern battle tanks (Leopard 2 A6). March: Mass protest of 85,000 public school (primary and secondary levels) teachers in Lisbon schools dispute recent educational policies of minister of education and prime minister. -
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'æbsəlu:t(complete: absolute honesty.) absolutoabsolute adj absolutotr['æbsəlʊːt]1 (gen) absoluto,-a2 (total) total3 (unlimited) absoluto,-a4 (irrefutable) irrefutable, incontrovertible\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLabsolute majority mayoría absolutaabsolute zero cero absolutoabsolute ['æbsə.lu:t,.æbsə'lu:t] adj1) complete, perfect: completo, pleno, perfecto2) unconditional: absoluto, incondicional3) definite: categórico, definitivoadj.• absoluto (Matemática) adj.• incondicional adj.• puro, -a adj.• total adj.n.• absoluto s.m.'æbsəluːt1)a) ( complete) <trust/confidence> absoluto, plenoit was an absolute disaster — fue un absoluto desastre or un desastre total
2)a) ( unconditional) < right> incuestionable; <pardon/freedom> incondicional; < guarantee> absolutob) <monarch/rule> absoluto['æbsǝluːt]1. ADJ1) (=complete, unqualified) [certainty, confidence, majority, need] absoluto; [support] incondicional, total; [refusal] rotundo; [prohibition, command] terminante; [proof] irrefutable; [denial] rotundo, categórico; [right] incuestionable•
it's an absolute fact that... — es indiscutible el hecho de que...•
the divorce was made absolute — concedieron el divorcio por sentencia firme•
it was the absolute truth, I promise — era la pura verdad, se lo prometo2) (=unlimited) [power, monarch] absoluto3) (=not relative) [value] absoluto4) (as intensifier) [liar, villain] redomado•
it's the absolute end! — ¡es el colmo!•
it's absolute rubbish! — ¡es puro disparate!5) (Gram) absoluto2.N(Philos)•
the absolute — lo absoluto3.CPDabsolute alcohol N — alcohol m puro
absolute liability N — (Econ, Jur) responsabilidad f total
absolute majority N — mayoría f absoluta
absolute pitch N — (Mus) oído m absoluto
absolute temperature N — temperatura f absoluta
absolute zero N — cero m absoluto
* * *['æbsəluːt]1)a) ( complete) <trust/confidence> absoluto, plenoit was an absolute disaster — fue un absoluto desastre or un desastre total
2)a) ( unconditional) < right> incuestionable; <pardon/freedom> incondicional; < guarantee> absolutob) <monarch/rule> absoluto -
7 absolute
adjectiveabsolut; unumstößlich [Beweis, Tatsache]; ausgemacht [Lüge, Skandal]; (unconditional) fest [Versprechen]; streng [Verpflichtung]; uneingeschränkt [Macht]* * *['æbsəlu:t](complete: absolute honesty.) absolut- academic.ru/200/absolutely">absolutely* * *ab·so·lute[ˌæbsəˈlu:t]1. (complete) absolut, vollkommenwith \absolute certainty mit hundertprozentiger Sicherheitto not be \absolute proof kein eindeutiger Beweis seinan \absolute angel ein wahrer Engelan \absolute disaster eine einzige Katastrophean \absolute idiot ein ausgemachter Idiotan \absolute mess ein einziges Durcheinanderto talk \absolute nonsense kompletten Unsinn reden3. (not relative) absolutin \absolute terms absolut gesehen\absolute discharge unbeschränkte Entlassung\absolute privilege absoluter Rechtfertigungsgrund, absolute Immunität\absolute ruler unumschränkter Herrscher/unumschränkte Herrscherin\absolute title uneingeschränktes Eigentumsrecht5. LING absolut6. COMPUT\absolute instruction [or code] endgültiger Maschinenbefehl\absolute positioning tatsächliche Position7. SCI\absolute atomic mass absolute Atommasse\absolute alcohol CHEM reiner Alkohol* * *['bsəluːt]adjabsolut; power, monopoly, liberty, support also, command uneingeschränkt; monarch also unumschränkt; lie, idiot ausgemachtthe divorce was made absolute — die Scheidung wurde ausgesprochen
* * *absolute [ˈæbsəluːt]1. absolut:a) unbedingt:b) unumschränkt, unbeschränkt, uneingeschränkt:absolute monarchy absolute Monarchie;absolute power unbeschränkte Macht;absolute ruler unumschränkter Herrscherc) vollkommen, rein, völlig, vollständig:absolute nonsense ausgemachter oder barer Unsinnd) PHIL an und für sich bestehende) CHEM rein, unvermischt:absolute alcohol absoluter (wasserfreier) Alkoholabsolute humidity absolute Feuchtigkeit2. bestimmt, entschieden3. kategorisch, positiv4. wirklich, tatsächlich5. LING absolut6. JUR rechtskräftigabs. abk1. absent2. absolute3. abstract* * *adjectiveabsolut; unumstößlich [Beweis, Tatsache]; ausgemacht [Lüge, Skandal]; (unconditional) fest [Versprechen]; streng [Verpflichtung]; uneingeschränkt [Macht]* * *adj.absolut adj.rein adj.unbedingt adj.uneingeschränkt adj.unumschränkt adj.unvermischt adj.vollkommen adj.völlig adj. -
8 hold
1. n мор. трюм2. n удерживание; захват; хваткаtaken hold of — захватил; захватиться
taking hold of — захватывающий; захват
3. n власть; влияниеthe law has no hold on him — по закону с ним ничего нельзя сделать; закону он не подвластен
4. n то, за что можно ухватиться; опора; захват, ушко5. n хранилище, вместилище6. n арх. тюрьма, место заключения; тюремная камера7. n убежище, укрытие, приют8. n логово, берлога9. n заказ, требование10. n арх. арест; заключение в тюрьму11. n арх. крепость12. n захват13. n держание мяча14. n жарг. кино «холд», удавшаяся часть съёмки, произведённой в течение съёмочного дня15. n муз. фермата16. n спец. фиксация17. n ав. задержкаthere will be a hold on all takeoffs until the fog has dispersed — все вылеты отменяются, пока не рассеется туман
18. n косм. задержка при предпусковой подготовке19. v удерживать, сдерживать; задерживать; останавливатьto hold fire — не открывать огонь; воздерживаться от ведения огня
hold off — удерживать, не пускать, держать поодаль
20. v владеть, иметь; быть владельцем, держателемto hold good — иметь силу; оставаться в силе; действовать
to hold absolutely — владеть абсолютно, безусловно
21. v удерживать; сохранять контрольhold in — сдерживать; удерживать
keep hold of — удерживать; удержать
22. v вмещать, содержать в себеthis jug holds a quart — ёмкость этого кувшина — одна кварта
to hold hard — крепко держать или держаться, не отпускать
hold under — держать в повиновении; подавлять, угнетать
hold council — держать совет; проводить совещание
23. v держать, хранитьmy money is held at the bank — мои деньги хранятся в банке; я держу свои деньги в банке
24. v полагать, считать, находитьI hold it good — я считаю, что это хорошо
I hold him to be wrong — я считаю, что он не прав
to hold in esteem — уважать, относиться с почтением
to hold in abhorrence — гнушаться; питать отвращение, омерзение
to hold office — занимать должность, находиться в должности
25. v юр. признавать, решать; выносить решениеthe court held that … — суд признал, что …
26. v содержать под стражей; держать в тюрьмеto hold ward — стоять на страже; охранять
27. v уст. зависеть; быть обязаннымподвергаться ; терпеть, выносить
to hold good in law — иметь законную силу; быть юридически обоснованным
28. v уст. обязывать; вынуждатьСинонимический ряд:1. clamp (noun) clamp; clasp; clench; clinch; clutch; grapple; grasp; grip; gripe; handle; purchase2. control (noun) control; influence; maintenance; occupancy; ownership; retention; tenacity; tenure3. defense (noun) defense; resistance; stand; stronghold4. prison (noun) cell; deep; dungeon; keep; prison; tower5. absorb (verb) absorb; engross; involve6. adhere (verb) adhere; attach; cling; fasten; remain; stick7. arrest (verb) arrest; catch up; enthral; enthrall; fascinate; grip; mesmerise; mesmerize; rivet; spellbind; transfix8. believe (verb) believe; consider; credit; deem; entertain; espouse; esteem; feel; judge; opine; sense; think9. carry on (verb) carry on; celebrate; engage in; observe; preside over; pursue10. clutch (verb) clench; clinch; clutch; grasp11. contain (verb) admit; contain; include12. continue (verb) bear; carry; continue; endure; last; maintain; persist; support; sustain; uphold13. detain (verb) detain; hold up; impound; imprison; incarcerate14. give (verb) give; stage15. have (verb) accommodate; boast; command; comprise; enjoy; have; occupy; own; possess16. keep (verb) hold back; keep; keep back; keep out; withhold17. press (verb) clasp; embrace; enfold; hug; press; squeeze18. reserve (verb) reserve; retain; set aside19. restrain (verb) check; confine; deactivate; hinder; impede; restrain20. state (verb) affirm; assert; asseverate; aver; avouch; avow; declare; stateАнтонимический ряд:adjourn; bestow; break; cease; cede; concede; confer; convey; desert; disavow; dismiss; drop; fail; forego; forsake; free; lose; release; relinquish
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