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  • 1 working

    working [ˈwɜ:kɪŋ]
       a. ( = to do with work) [clothes, lunch] de travail ; [partner, population] actif
       b. ( = operational) working hypothesis hypothèse f de travail
       c. ( = functioning) [model] qui marche
    workings ( = mechanism) mécanisme m ; [of government, organization] rouages mpl
    * * *
    ['wɜːkɪŋ] 1.
    1) ( functioning) fonctionnement m
    2) (shaping, preparation) travail m (of de)
    3) ( draft solution) calculs mpl
    4) Industry ( mine) chantier m de mine; ( quarry) chantier m de carrière
    2.
    workings plural noun lit, fig rouages mpl
    3.
    1) [parent, woman] qui travaille; [conditions, environment, methods] de travail; [population, life] actif/-ive; [lunch, day, week] de travail

    during working hours — ( in office) pendant les heures de bureau; ( in shop) pendant les heures de travail

    2) ( provisional) [document, hypothesis] de travail; [definition, title] provisoire
    3) ( functional) [model] qui fonctionne; [mine] en exploitation
    4) Economics [expenses, stock] d'exploitation

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  • 2 working

    1. noun
    1) Arbeiten, das
    2) (way something works) Arbeitsweise, die
    2. attributive adjective
    1) handlungsfähig [Mehrheit]; [Entwurf, Vereinbarung] als Ausgangspunkt
    2) (in employment) arbeitend; werktätig

    working man — (labourer) Arbeiter, der

    * * *
    work·ing
    [ˈwɜ:kɪŋ, AM ˈwɜ:rk-]
    I. adj attr, inv
    1. (employed) berufstätig, erwerbstätig
    the ordinary \working man [or AM Joe] der einfache Arbeiter
    the \working population die arbeitende Bevölkerung
    2. (pertaining to work) Arbeits-
    \working breakfast/lunch Arbeitsfrühstück nt/-essen nt
    \working clothes Arbeitskleidung f
    \working conditions Arbeitsbedingungen pl
    \working hour/hours Arbeitsstunde f/-zeit f
    \working model Arbeitsmodell nt
    \working practices Arbeitsweise f
    \working relationship Arbeitsverhältnis nt
    37-hour \working week 37-Stunden-Woche f
    3. (functioning) funktionierend attr
    \working order Betriebsfähigkeit f, Funktionsfähigkeit f
    to be in good \working order sich akk in gutem Zustand befinden, gut in Schuss sein fam
    to restore sth to \working order etw wieder in Ordnung bringen
    in \working order betriebsfähig, funktionstüchtig
    the \working parts of a machine die beweglichen Teile
    4. (of theory)
    \working definition/hypothesis/theory Arbeitsdefinition f/-hypothese f/-theorie f
    5. (basic) Arbeits-
    to have a \working knowledge of sth in etw dat Grundkenntnisse haben
    6. (of animal)
    \working dog/horse Arbeitshund m/-pferd nt
    II. n
    1. no pl (activity) Arbeiten nt, Arbeit f
    2. no pl MIN (extracting minerals) Abbau m, Gewinnung f
    opencast \working Abbau m über Tage
    3. MIN
    ▪ \working [or \workings] (mine) Grube f, Mine f; (part of mine) Schacht m
    4.
    ▶ the \workings of fate die Wege des Schicksals
    * * *
    ['wɜːkɪŋ]
    1. adj
    1) (= engaged in work) population arbeitend, berufstätig; (COMM) partner aktiv

    I'm a working man, I need my rest — ich arbeite den ganzen Tag, ich brauche meine Ruhe

    2) (= spent in or used for working) Arbeits-
    3) (= provisional) Arbeits-; (= sufficient) majority arbeitsfähig

    in good/perfect working order — voll funktionsfähig

    4) farm, mill, sailing ship, steam train in Betrieb
    2. n
    1) (= work) Arbeiten nt, Arbeit f
    2) pl (= way sth works) Arbeitsweise f, Funktionsweise f

    workings of fate — Wege pl des Schicksal

    in order to understand the workings of this machine/system — um zu verstehen, wie die Maschine/das System funktioniert

    3) pl (MIN) Schächte pl, Gänge pl; (of quarry) Grube f
    * * *
    A s
    1. Arbeiten n
    2. auch pl Wirken n, Tun n, Tätigkeit f
    3. TECH Be-, Verarbeitung f
    4. TECH
    a) Funktionieren n
    b) Arbeitsweise f
    5. meist pl Bergbau etc:
    a) Abbau m
    b) Grube f
    6. mühsame Arbeit, Kampf m
    B adj
    1. arbeitend, berufs-, werktätig:
    the working population auch die Erwerbsbevölkerung;
    working mother berufstätige Mutter;
    working student Werkstudent(in)
    2. Arbeits…:
    working companion Arbeitskamerad(in);
    working method Arbeitsverfahren n
    3. WIRTSCH, TECH Betriebs…:
    4. grundlegend, Ausgangs…, Arbeits…:
    working hypothesis Arbeitshypothese f;
    working title Arbeitstitel m (eines Buchs etc)
    5. brauchbar, praktisch:
    working knowledge ausreichende Kenntnisse pl
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Arbeiten, das
    2) (way something works) Arbeitsweise, die
    2. attributive adjective
    1) handlungsfähig [Mehrheit]; [Entwurf, Vereinbarung] als Ausgangspunkt
    2) (in employment) arbeitend; werktätig

    working man — (labourer) Arbeiter, der

    * * *
    adj.
    arbeitend adj. n.
    Gang ¨-e m.

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  • 3 working

    tr['wɜːkɪŋ]
    1 (clothes, conditions, surface) de trabajo; (week, day, life) laborable
    2 (population, partner, etc) activo,-a; (person, mother) que trabaja
    1 (machine, model) que funciona; (part) móvil
    1 (majority) suficiente
    2 (hypothesis etc) de trabajo
    1 (of machine) funcionamiento; (of pit) explotación nombre femenino
    1 (of mine, quarry) pozos nombre masculino plural
    1 (mechanics) funcionamiento
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    working class clase nombre femenino obrera, clase nombre femenino trabajadora
    working breakfast/lunch desayuno/almuerzo/comida de negocios
    working party grupo de trabajo
    working ['wərkɪŋ] adj
    1) : que trabaja
    working mothers: madres que trabajan
    the working class: la clase obrera
    2) : de trabajo
    working hours: horas de trabajo
    3) functioning: que funciona, operativo
    4) sufficient: suficiente
    a working majority: una mayoría suficiente
    working knowledge: conocimientos básicos
    adj.
    • de trabajo adj.
    • obrador adj.
    • obrero, -a adj.
    n.
    • efecto s.m.
    • elaboración s.f.
    • explotación s.f.
    • funcionamiento s.m.
    • labrado s.m.
    • operación s.f.
    'wɜːrkɪŋ, 'wɜːkɪŋ
    adjective (before n)
    1)
    a) <mother/parent> que trabaja
    b) <hours/conditions> de trabajo
    2)
    ['wɜːkɪŋ]
    1. ADJ
    1) (=economically active) [person] trabajador, que trabaja; [population] activo

    working mothers — madres fpl trabajadoras, madres fpl que trabajan

    2) (=relating to work) [conditions, practice, environment, week] laboral; [life] laboral, activo; [day] laborable; [breakfast, lunch] de trabajo; [clothes] de faena, de trabajo

    your order will be sent within three working days — (Brit) su pedido será despachado en un plazo de tres días laborables

    my working day begins at eight a.m. — mi jornada (laboral or de trabajo) empieza a las ocho de la mañana

    working patterns — pautas fpl laborales, pautas fpl de trabajo

    3) (=provisional) [title, definition] momentáneo, provisional
    4) (=functioning) [farm, mill, steam train] en funcionamiento
    2. N
    1) (=operation) [of machine, engine, computer] funcionamiento m ; [of mine] explotación f
    2) workings
    a) [of organization, parliament] forma f de funcionar; [of machine, engine, computer] (=operation, way of working) funcionamiento m ; (=mechanism) mecanismo m
    b) (=mine) mina fsing ; (=excavations) excavaciones fpl
    3.
    CPD

    working assets NPL — (Comm, Econ) activo m circulante

    working capital N — (Comm, Econ) capital m circulante, capital m de explotación

    the working class(es) N (PL) — la clase obrera, la clase trabajadora

    working-class

    working expenses NPL — gastos mpl de explotación

    working face N — cara f de trabajo

    working group N — grupo m de trabajo (on sobre)

    working holiday N — vacaciones en las que se combina el trabajo con el ocio

    working majority N — (Pol) mayoría f suficiente

    working model N — modelo m articulado

    working paper N — documento m de trabajo

    working parts NPL — partes fpl activas

    working partner N — socio m activo

    working party N — = working group

    working relationship N — relación f de trabajo

    they have a good working relationship — tienen una buena relación de trabajo, trabajan bien juntos

    working vacation N (US) — = working holiday

    * * *
    ['wɜːrkɪŋ, 'wɜːkɪŋ]
    adjective (before n)
    1)
    a) <mother/parent> que trabaja
    b) <hours/conditions> de trabajo
    2)

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  • 4 working

    working ['wɜ:kɪŋ]
    (a) (mother) qui travaille; (population) actif;
    ∎ ordinary working people les travailleurs ordinaires;
    ∎ the party of the working man le parti des travailleurs
    (b) (day, hours) de travail;
    ∎ working day (gen) journée f de travail; Administration jour m ouvrable;
    ∎ during a normal working day pendant la journée de travail;
    ∎ Sunday is not a working day le dimanche est chômé, on ne travaille pas le dimanche;
    ∎ a working week of forty hours une semaine de quarante heures;
    ∎ he spent his entire working life with the firm il a travaillé toute sa vie dans l'entreprise;
    ∎ to be of working age être en âge de travailler;
    ∎ a working breakfast/lunch un petit déjeuner/un déjeuner d'affaires
    (c) (clothes, conditions) de travail;
    ∎ a relaxed working environment un milieu professionnel détendu;
    ∎ we have a close working relationship nous travaillons bien ensemble
    (d) (functioning → farm, factory) qui marche;
    ∎ in (good) working order en (bon) état de marche;
    (e) (theory, definition) de travail; (majority) suffisant; (agreement) de circonstance; (knowledge) adéquat, suffisant;
    ∎ working agreement modus vivendi m;
    ∎ to have a working knowledge of French/the law posséder une connaissance suffisante du français/du droit
    2 noun
    (a) (work) travail m
    (b) (operation → of machine) fonctionnement m
    (c) (of mine) exploitation f; (of clay, leather) travail m
    (a) (mechanism) mécanisme m; figurative (of government, system) rouages mpl;
    ∎ it's difficult to understand the workings of his mind il est difficile de savoir ce qu'il a dans la tête ou ce qui se passe dans sa tête
    (b) Mining chantier m d'exploitation;
    ∎ old mine workings anciennes mines fpl
    ►► Finance working account compte m d'exploitation;
    Accountancy working assets actif m circulant;
    Finance working capital (UNCOUNT) fonds mpl de roulement, capital m de roulement;
    Finance working capital cycle cycle m du besoin en fonds de roulement;
    Finance working capital fund compte m d'avances;
    the working class, the working classes la classe ouvrière, le prolétariat;
    working copy (of document, text) copie f de travail;
    working drawing épure f;
    working expenses frais mpl généraux, frais mpl d'exploitation;
    Computing working file fichier m de travail;
    working girl (prostitute) professionnelle f;
    working group (committee → for study) groupe m de travail; (→ for enquiry) commission f d'enquête;
    working hypothesis hypothèse f de travail;
    working interest participation f d'exploitation;
    working lunch déjeuner m d'affaires ou de travail;
    working majority majorité f suffisante;
    British working man ouvrier m;
    working men's club = club d'ouvriers, comportant un bar et une scène où sont présentés des spectacles;
    working model modèle m qui fonctionne;
    Mathematics working out (of problem) résolution f;
    ∎ show all working out (in exam paper) montrez les étapes de votre raisonnement;
    working party (committee → for study) groupe m de travail; (→ for enquiry) commission f d'enquête; (group → of prisoners, soldiers) groupe m de travail;
    working speed vitesse f de régime;
    British Law working time directive loi f sur le temps de travail;
    working title titre m provisoire;
    working woman (worker) ouvrière f, employée f; (woman with job) femme f qui travaille

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  • 5 majority

    məˈdʒɔrɪtɪ сущ.
    1) а) большинство to get a majority, receive a majority ≈ получить большинство to have a majority, hold a majority ≈ иметь большинство представителей to win by an overwhelming majority ≈ победить подавляющим большинством голосов handsome majority ≈ значительное большинство голосов narrow majority ≈ незначительное большинство голосов in the majority of cases ≈ в большинстве случаев The Democrats have a slim majority in the House. ≈ Демократы имеют незначительное большинство. by a majority ≈ большинством голосов in a majority ≈ в большинстве to carry the majority ≈ получить большинство голосов to gain the majority ≈ получить большинство голосов absolute majority bare majority clear majority large majority - narrow majority overwhelming majority relative majority silent majority simple majority slim majority small majority two-thirds majority vast majority majority leader majority opinion majority rule Ant: minority б) экон. прибыль Syn: margin
    2) а) возраст совершеннолетия б) совершеннолетие (статус человека, достигшего этого возраста)
    3) чин, звание майора
    4) парл. партия или политическая группировка, составляющая большинство в парламенте большинство - the * of mankind большая часть человечества - in the * of cases в большинстве случаев - absolute * абсолютное большинство - qualified * квалифицированное большинство - the * needed for nomination количество голосов, необходимое для того, чтобы быть включенным в список кандидатов (на какой-л. пост) - to be in the * быть в большинстве - to gain /to carry/ the * получить большинство (голосов) - to be carried by a small * пройти /быть принятым, утвержденным/ незначительным большинством (голосов) - to win /to be elected/ by a large * пройти /быть избранным/ значительным большинством (голосов) - by a * of 35 большинством в 35 голосов (юридическое) совершеннолетие - to reach /to attain/ one's * достигать совершеннолетия( редкое) чин, звание майора > to join the (great /silent/) * отправиться в лучший мир /к праотцам/, умереть absolute ~ абсолютное большинство broad ~ пол. явное большинство majority большинство;
    to gain (или to carry) the majority получить большинство голосов government ~ правительственное большинство have a ~ иметь большинство ~ совершеннолетие (в Англии - 21 год) ;
    he attained his majority он достиг совершеннолетия ~ rule волеизъявление большинства;
    принцип подчинения меньшинства большинству;
    to join the (great) majority умереть majority большинство;
    to gain (или to carry) the majority получить большинство голосов ~ большинство ~ совершеннолетие (в Англии - 21 год) ;
    he attained his majority он достиг совершеннолетия ~ совершеннолетие ~ чин, звание майора ~ in number численное большинство ~ leader амер. полит. руководитель большинства (в сенате и т. п.) ~ of votes большинство голосов ~ rule волеизъявление большинства;
    принцип подчинения меньшинства большинству;
    to join the (great) majority умереть rule: majority ~ правило принятия решений большинством голосов majority ~ принцип большинства narrow ~ небольшой перевес голосов narrow ~ незначительное большинство narrow: ~ с незначительным перевесом;
    narrow majority незначительное большинство ordinary ~ простое большинство parliamentary ~ большинство в парламенте personal ~ совершеннолетие prescribed ~ необходимое большинство prescribed ~ требуемое большинство qualified ~ квалифицированное большинство relative ~ относительное большинство share ~ большинство акций share ~ владение пакетом более половины акций simple ~ простое большинство special ~ квалифицированное большинство special ~ особо установленное большинство special ~ специально установленное большинство statutory ~ уставное большинство stipulated ~ оговоренное большинство to win by a handsome (narrow) ~ получить значительное (незначительное) большинство голосов working ~ большинство голосов, достаточное для проведения мероприятия

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > majority

  • 6 majority

    [məˈdʒɔrɪtɪ]
    absolute majority абсолютное большинство broad majority пол. явное большинство majority большинство; to gain (или to carry) the majority получить большинство голосов government majority правительственное большинство have a majority иметь большинство majority совершеннолетие (в Англии - 21 год); he attained his majority он достиг совершеннолетия majority rule волеизъявление большинства; принцип подчинения меньшинства большинству; to join the (great) majority умереть majority большинство; to gain (или to carry) the majority получить большинство голосов majority большинство majority совершеннолетие (в Англии - 21 год); he attained his majority он достиг совершеннолетия majority совершеннолетие majority чин, звание майора majority in number численное большинство majority leader амер. полит. руководитель большинства (в сенате и т. п.) majority of votes большинство голосов majority rule волеизъявление большинства; принцип подчинения меньшинства большинству; to join the (great) majority умереть rule: majority majority правило принятия решений большинством голосов majority majority принцип большинства narrow majority небольшой перевес голосов narrow majority незначительное большинство narrow: majority с незначительным перевесом; narrow majority незначительное большинство ordinary majority простое большинство parliamentary majority большинство в парламенте personal majority совершеннолетие prescribed majority необходимое большинство prescribed majority требуемое большинство qualified majority квалифицированное большинство relative majority относительное большинство share majority большинство акций share majority владение пакетом более половины акций simple majority простое большинство special majority квалифицированное большинство special majority особо установленное большинство special majority специально установленное большинство statutory majority уставное большинство stipulated majority оговоренное большинство to win by a handsome (narrow) majority получить значительное (незначительное) большинство голосов working majority большинство голосов, достаточное для проведения мероприятия

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  • 7 Christian Democratic Party

       Established originally as the Centro Democático e Social (CDS) in May 1974, following the fall of the Estado Novo, the CDS was supported by conservatives inspired by Christian humanism and Catholic social doctrines. In the first democratic elections after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, which were held on 25 April 1975, the CDS won only a disappointing 7.6 percent of the vote for the Constituent Assembly. In the following general elections for the Assembly of the Republic, in April 1976, however, the party more than doubled its votes to 16 percent and surpassed the number of votes for the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP). In 1979-80, the Christian Democrats joined the Social Democratic Party (PSD) in a coalition called the Aliança Democrática (Democratic Alliance), a grouping that defeated the Socialist Party (PS) in the succeeding elections. The Christian Democrats remained in the background as the principal party rivals for power were the PS and the PSD.
       In the 1990s, the CDS altered its name to the Partido Popular (PP) and featured new leaders such as party chief Paulo Portas. While the democratic Portuguese system had become virtually a two-party dominant system by the 1980s and 1990s, the PP would have opportunities, depending upon circumstances, to share power in another coalition with one of the two larger, major parties, the PS or PSD. Indeed, parliamentary election results in March 2002 gave the party just such an opportunity, as the PP won 14 percent of the vote, thus surpassing for the first time since the 1975 elections the PCP, which was reduced to 12 percent of the vote. The PP thus gained new influence as the PSD, which won the largest number of seats in this election, was obliged to share governance with the PP in order to have a working majority in the legislature.
       Various right-wing lobbies and interest groups influenced the PP. In early 2000, the PP proposed a law to the Assembly of the Republic whereby former colonists, now mainly resident in Portugal, who had lost property in Portugal's former colonies of Angola and Mozambique, would be compensated by Portugal for material losses during decolonization. The PP leadership argued that the manner in which the governments after the Revolution of 25 April 1974 administered the disputed, controversial decolonization process in these territories made the government responsible for compensating Portuguese citizens for such losses. The PS-dominated government of then prime minister, Antônio Guterres, argued, however, that independent governments of those former colonies were responsible for any compensation due. Thus, Guterres declined to accept the proposed legislation. This proposal by the PP and others like it followed upon other proposed laws such as Law 20, 19 June 1997, put before the Assembly of the Republic, which was passed under the aegis of the PS. This law pledged to compensate opposition militants (the survivors) who had opposed the Estado Novo and had spent years in exile, as well as in clandestine activities. Such compensations would come in the form of pensions and social security benefits. Given the strength of conservative constituencies and former settlers' lobbies, it is likely that the Christian Democrats will introduce more such proposed laws in future parliamentary sessions.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Christian Democratic Party

  • 8 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

  • 9 solid

    1. adjective
    1) (rigid) fest

    freeze/be frozen solid — [fest] gefrieren/gefroren sein

    set solid — fest werden

    2) (of the same substance all through) massiv

    solid tyre — Vollgummireifen, der

    be packed solid — (coll.) gerammelt voll sein (ugs.)

    3) (well-built) stabil; solide gebaut [Haus, Mauer usw.]

    have a solid majority — (Polit.) eine solide Mehrheit haben

    4) (reliable) verlässlich, zuverlässig [Freund, Helfer, Verbündeter]; fest [Stütze]
    5) (complete) ganz
    6) (sound) stichhaltig [Argument, Grund]; solide [Arbeiter, Finanzlage, Firma]; solide, gediegen [Komfort, Grundlage]
    7) (Geom.): (having three dimensions) dreidimensional; räumlich
    2. noun
    1) (substance) fester Körper
    2) in pl. (food) feste Nahrung
    * * *
    ['solid] 1. adjective
    1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) fest
    2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) massiv
    3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) handfest
    4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) massiv
    5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) geschlossen
    6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) räumlich
    7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) geschlagen
    2. adverb
    (without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) geschlagen
    3. noun
    1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) der Festkörper
    2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) der Körper
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    - academic.ru/68749/solidarity">solidarity
    - solidify
    - solidification
    - solidity
    - solidness
    - solidly
    - solid fuel
    * * *
    sol·id
    [ˈsɒlɪd, AM ˈsɑ:-]
    I. adj
    1. (hard) fest; chair, door, wall solide
    \solid foundation stabile [o solide] Grundlage
    \solid punch kräftiger Schlag
    \solid rock massiver [o harter] Fels
    to be \solid as a rock person hart wie Stahl sein
    2. (not hollow) massiv
    3. (not liquid) fest
    \solid waste Festmüll m
    to be frozen \solid zugefroren sein
    4. (completely) ganz
    \solid gold Massivgold nt
    \solid silver massives [o reines] Silber
    \solid black/blue/red rein schwarz/blau/rot
    5. (substantial) verlässlich
    \solid argument stichhaltiges [o triftiges] Argument
    \solid evidence handfester Beweis
    \solid facts zuverlässige Fakten
    \solid footing stabile Basis
    \solid grounding solides [o fundiertes] Grundwissen
    \solid meal ordentliche [o richtige] Mahlzeit
    \solid reasoning fundierte Argumentation
    \solid reasons vernünftige [o stichhaltige] Gründe
    6. (concrete) plan konkret
    7. (uninterrupted) line, wall durchgehend; month, week ganz
    he slept for 12 hours \solid er schlief 12 Stunden am Stück
    it rained for a month \solid es regnete einen ganzen Monat lang ohne Unterbrechung
    a \solid line of cars eine Autoschlange
    \solid record ungebrochener Rekord
    \solid success/winning streak anhaltender Erfolg/anhaltende Glückssträhne
    \solid approval volle [o geschlossene] Zustimmung
    \solid support volle Unterstützung
    9. (dependable) person solide, zuverlässig; democrat, socialist hundertprozentig; marriage, relationship stabil
    \solid bond festes Band
    \solid conservative Erzkonservative(r) f(m)
    10. ECON (financially strong) company solide, gesund; (financially sound) investment solide, sicher
    11. (sound) solide, gut
    \solid performance gediegene Vorstellung
    12. TYPO (not spaced) text kompress
    II. adv voll
    the lecture hall was packed \solid with students der Vorlesungssaal war randvoll mit Studenten
    the hotel was booked \solid throughout January das Hotel war den ganzen Januar hindurch ausgebucht
    III. n
    1. PHYS fester Stoff, Festkörper m
    2. MATH Körper m
    3. CHEM Bodenkörper m
    4. FOOD
    ▪ \solids pl feste Nahrung kein pl
    * * *
    ['sɒlɪd]
    1. adj
    1) (= firm, not liquid) fuel, food, substance fest
    2) (= pure, not hollow, not broken) block, gold, oak, rock massiv; matter fest; crowd, traffic etc dicht; stretch, row, line ununterbrochen; queue, line of people etc geschlossen; layer dicht, dick; week ganz; (= heavily-built) person stämmig

    solid ball/tyre — Vollgummiball m/-reifen m

    the square was packed solid with cars — die Autos standen dicht an dicht auf dem Platz

    they worked for two solid days — sie haben zwei Tage ununterbrochen gearbeitet, sie haben zwei volle Tage gearbeitet

    he was 6 ft of solid muscle —

    a man of solid build — ein kräftig or massiv gebauter Mann

    a solid gold bracelet — ein Armband nt aus massivem Gold

    3) (= stable, secure) bridge, house, car stabil; furniture, piece of work, character solide; foundations, ground fest; business, firm gesund, solide, reell; (= worthy) place respektabel; (= powerful) grip kraftvoll; (= competent) performance solide

    he's a good solid worker —

    4) reason, argument handfest, stichhaltig; grounds gut, fundiert
    5) (= unanimous) vote einstimmig; support voll, geschlossen

    to be solid on sth (accept/reject) —

    we are solid behind you/that proposal — wir stehen voll und ganz hinter Ihnen/diesem Vorschlag

    Newtown is solid for Labour — Newtown wählt fast ausschließlich Labour

    6) (= valuable, substantial) education, knowledge, grounding solide; relationship stabil; meal kräftig, nahrhaft
    7)

    (= not hyphenated) to be written solid — zusammengeschrieben werden

    8) (dated US inf = excellent) prima inv (inf)
    2. adv
    1) (= completely) völlig
    2) (= without a break) pausenlos
    3. n

    solids and liquids — feste und flüssige Stoffe pl; (Sci) Festkörper und Flüssigkeiten pl

    2) (GEOMETRY) Körper m
    3) pl (= food) feste Nahrung no pl; (= sewage) Feststoffe pl
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    solid [ˈsɒlıd; US ˈsɑləd]
    A adj (adv solidly)
    1. allg fest:
    solid body Festkörper m;
    solid lubricant TECH Feststoffschmiermittel n;
    solid state PHYS fester (Aggregat)Zustand;
    solid waste Festmüll m;
    on solid ground auf festem Boden (a. fig)
    2. hart, kompakt
    3. dicht, geballt (Wolkenmassen etc)
    4. stabil, massiv (gebaut) (Haus etc)
    5. derb, fest, stabil, kräftig (Stoff etc):
    solid build kräftiger Körperbau;
    solid leather Kernleder n;
    a solid meal ein kräftiges Essen
    6. massiv (Ggs hohl), Voll…:
    solid axle Vollachse f;
    solid tire (bes Br tyre) Vollgummireifen m
    7. massiv, gediegen (Gold):
    a solid gold watch eine Uhr aus massivem Gold
    8. fig solid(e), gründlich (Ausbildung etc)
    9. geschlossen, zusammenhängend (Häuserreihe etc)
    10. umg voll, geschlagen:
    11. a) einheitlich (Farbe)
    b) einfarbig (Hintergrund)
    12. echt, wirklich (Trost etc)
    13. gewichtig, triftig (Grund etc):
    solid arguments handfeste Argumente
    14. fig solid(e), zuverlässig, gediegen (Person)
    15. WIRTSCH solid(e)
    16. MATH
    a) körperlich, räumlich
    b) Kubik…, Raum…:
    solid angle räumlicher Winkel;
    solid geometry Stereometrie f;
    a solid foot ein Kubikfuß; → measure A 1
    17. TYPO kompress, ohne Durchschuss
    18. kräftig, hart (Schlag etc)
    19. geschlossen, einmütig, solidarisch ( alle:
    go ( oder be) solid for sb, be solidly behind sb geschlossen hinter jemandem stehen;
    a solid vote eine einstimmige Wahl
    20. be solid US umg auf gutem Fuß stehen ( with sb mit jemandem)
    21. US sl prima, klasse, erstklassig
    B s
    1. MATH Körper m
    2. PHYS Festkörper m
    3. pl feste Bestandteile pl:
    4. pl feste Nahrung
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) (rigid) fest

    freeze/be frozen solid — [fest] gefrieren/gefroren sein

    solid tyre — Vollgummireifen, der

    be packed solid — (coll.) gerammelt voll sein (ugs.)

    3) (well-built) stabil; solide gebaut [Haus, Mauer usw.]

    have a solid majority — (Polit.) eine solide Mehrheit haben

    4) (reliable) verlässlich, zuverlässig [Freund, Helfer, Verbündeter]; fest [Stütze]
    5) (complete) ganz
    6) (sound) stichhaltig [Argument, Grund]; solide [Arbeiter, Finanzlage, Firma]; solide, gediegen [Komfort, Grundlage]
    7) (Geom.): (having three dimensions) dreidimensional; räumlich
    2. noun
    1) (substance) fester Körper
    2) in pl. (food) feste Nahrung
    * * *
    adj.
    fest adj.
    massiv adj.
    robust adj.
    solid adj.
    solide adj.
    stabil adj.
    stabil gebaut adj.
    zuverlässig adj.

    English-german dictionary > solid

  • 10 get

    ɡet
    past tense - got; verb
    1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) recibir
    2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) traer, ir a buscar, procurar; comprar
    3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) ir, cruzar, atravesar; tomar
    4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) meter, arrastrar, poner
    5) (to become: You're getting old.) hacerse (por ej. mayor), volverse, convertirse
    6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convencer, persuadir
    7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) llegar
    8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) conseguir, llegar a, lograr
    9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) coger, pillar, cazar, agarrar, contraer
    10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) atrapar, coger
    11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) coger, pillar, comprender, entender
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    - get-together
    - get-up
    - be getting on for
    - get about
    - get across
    - get after
    - get ahead
    - get along
    - get around
    - get around to
    - get at
    - get away
    - get away with
    - get back
    - get by
    - get down
    - get down to
    - get in
    - get into
    - get nowhere
    - get off
    - get on
    - get on at
    - get out
    - get out of
    - get over
    - get round
    - get around to
    - get round to
    - get there
    - get through
    - get together
    - get up
    - get up to
    get vb
    1. comprar
    2. coger / tomar
    3. recibir / conseguir
    4. llevarse
    5. hacer / ponerse
    6. traer
    could you get me a coffee, please? ¿me puedes traer un café, por favor?
    7. buscar / recoger
    8. llegar
    what time did you get home? ¿a qué hora llegaste a casa?
    how do you get to the restaurant? ¿cómo se va al restaurante?
    tr[get]
    transitive verb (pt got tr[gɒt], pp got tr[gɒt] (|us| gotten tr['gɒtən]), ger getting)
    1 obtener, conseguir
    ■ she got £1,000 for her car le dieron mil libras por su coche
    ■ what did you get in maths? ¿qué sacaste en mates?
    2 recibir
    ■ how did you get that cut? ¿cómo te hiciste ese corte?
    3 comprar
    ■ where did you get your jeans? ¿dónde compraste tus vaqueros?
    4 traer
    5 coger
    6 captar, recibir, coger
    7 pedir, decir; persuadir, convencer
    ■ can you get her to lend us the money? ¿puedes convencerla para que nos deje el dinero?
    8 preparar
    ■ can I get you something to eat? ¿te preparo algo para comer?
    9 familiar entender, captar, coger
    10 familiar poner nervioso,-a, fastidiar
    11 ganar, cobrar
    12 poner con; contestar, atender, coger; abrir
    ■ can you get me the Embassy Hotel? ¿me puede poner con el Hotel Embassy?
    13 conseguir, lograr
    14 hacer algo a uno
    15 dar, alcanzar
    1 ponerse, volverse
    2 ir
    ■ how do you get there? ¿cómo se va hasta allí?
    ■ can you get there by bus? ¿se puede ir en autobús?
    1 figurative use ir, llevar
    ■ where do you think she's got to? ¿dónde crees que se ha metido?
    1 llegar
    ■ how did you get home? ¿cómo llegaste a casa?
    2 llegar a
    3 llegar a
    4 empezar a
    ■ we got talking empezamos a hablar, nos pusimos a hablar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    get along with you! ¡déjate de bobadas!, ¡no seas bobo,-a!
    to get better mejorar
    to get dark oscurecer
    to get dirty ensuciarse
    to get divorced divorciarse
    to get dressed vestirse
    to get drunk emborracharse
    to get into trouble meterse en un lío
    to get late hacerse tarde
    to get lost perderse
    to get old hacerse mayor, envejecer
    to get on somebody's nerves irritar a alguien, poner nervioso,-a a alguien
    to get one's own way salirse con la suya
    to get paid cobrar
    to get ready preparar, prepararse
    to get rid of deshacerse de
    to get tired cansarse
    to get wet mojarse
    to get worse empeorar
    get ['gɛt] v, got ['gɑt] ; got or gotten ['gɑtə n] ; getting vt
    1) obtain: conseguir, obtener, adquirir
    2) receive: recibir
    to get a letter: recibir una carta
    3) earn: ganar
    he gets $10 an hour: gana $10 por hora
    4) fetch: traer
    get me my book: tráigame el libro
    5) catch: tomar (un tren, etc.), agarrar (una pelota, una persona, etc.)
    6) contract: contagiarse de, contraer
    she got the measles: le dio el sarampión
    7) prepare: preparar (una comida)
    8) persuade: persuadir, mandar a hacer
    I got him to agree: logré convencerlo
    to get one's hair cut: cortarse el pelo
    10) understand: entender
    now I get it!: ¡ya entiendo!
    to have got : tener
    I've got a headache: tengo un dolor de cabeza
    to have got to : tener que
    you've got to come: tienes que venir
    get vi
    1) become: ponerse, volverse, hacerse
    to get angry: ponerse furioso, enojarse
    2) go, move: ir, avanzar
    he didn't get far: no avanzó mucho
    3) arrive: llegar
    to get home: llegar a casa
    4)
    to get to be : llegar a ser
    she got to be the director: llegó a ser directora
    5)
    to get ahead : adelantarse, progresar
    6)
    to get along : llevarse bien (con alguien), congeniar
    7)
    to get by manage: arreglárselas
    8)
    to get over overcome: superar, consolarse de
    9)
    to get together meet: reunirse
    to get up : levantarse
    get (s.o.) down
    expr.
    • desmoralizar v. (Profits, etc.)
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = lucrarse v. (Understand)
    v.
    • comprender v.
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: got) or p.p.: gotten•) = adquirir v.
    • alcanzar v.
    • buscar v.
    • coger v.
    • ganar v.
    • lograr v.
    • obtener v.
    (§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
    fut/c: -tendr-•)
    • procurar v.
    • recibir v.
    • sacar v.
    • tomar v.
    get
    1.
    1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb
    2)
    a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

    where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

    these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

    to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

    b) ( buy) comprar

    to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

    c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

    he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

    e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

    I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

    3)
    a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

    do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

    he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

    to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

    b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)
    c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

    I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

    d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

    I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

    e) ( suffer)

    how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

    4) (find, have) (colloq)

    we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

    5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

    get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

    she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

    6)
    a) ( reach) alcanzar*
    b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)
    c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)
    d) (assault, kill) (colloq)
    7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)
    8) ( catch) \<\<busain\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)
    9) (colloq)
    a) ( irritate) fastidiar

    it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

    c) ( puzzle)

    what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

    10)
    a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

    don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

    get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

    b) (hear, take note of) oír*

    did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

    11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*
    12) ( possess)
    13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

    they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

    14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

    I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

    they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

    15) to get somebody/something + pp

    I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

    16) (arrange, persuade, force)

    to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

    to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?


    2.
    get vi
    1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

    can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

    how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

    can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

    to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

    to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

    to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

    2)
    a) ( become)

    to get dressed — vestirse*

    b) (be) (colloq)
    3) to get to + inf
    a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

    in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

    when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

    4) ( start)

    to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

    right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

    •
    Phrasal Verbs:
    [ɡet] (pt, pp got) (US) (pp gotten) When get is part of a set combination, eg get the sack, get hold of, get sth right, look up the other word.
    1. TRANSITIVE VERB
    1) (=obtain) [+ information, money, visa, divorce] conseguir; [+ benefit] sacar, obtener

    • he got it for me — él me lo consiguió

    • you need to get permission off or from the owner — tienes que conseguir el permiso del dueño

    I got the idea off ** or from a TV programme — saqué la idea de un programa de televisión

    he gets all his clothes off ** or from his elder brother — hereda toda la ropa de su hermano mayor

    where did you get that idea from? — ¿de dónde sacaste esa idea?

    • we shan't get anything out of him — no lograremos sacarle nada

    what are you going to get out of it? — ¿qué vas a sacar de or ganar con ello?

    2) (=have) tener
    3) (=receive)
    a) [+ letter, phone call] recibir; [+ wage] ganar, cobrar; [+ TV station, radio station] coger, captar

    she gets a good salary — gana or cobra un buen sueldo

    • how much did you get for it? — ¿cuánto te dieron por él?

    • he gets his red hair from his mother — el pelo rojizo lo ha heredado de su madre

    neck 1., 1)
    b)
    Some get + noun combinations are translated using a more specific Spanish verb. If in doubt, look up the noun.

    • I never got an answer — no me contestaron, no recibí nunca una respuesta

    • they get lunch at school — les dan de comer en el colegio

    • this area doesn't get much rain — en esta área no llueve mucho

    • I got a shock/ surprise — me llevé un susto/una sorpresa

    • this room gets a lot of sun — a esta habitación le da mucho el sol

    fine II, 1., sentence 1., 2)
    4) (=buy) comprar

    where did you get those shoes? — ¿dónde te has comprado esos zapatos?

    • I got it cheap in a sale — lo conseguí barato en unas rebajas

    5) (=fetch) [+ glasses, book] ir a buscar, traer; [+ person] ir a buscar, ir a por; (=pick up) [+ goods, person] recoger

    would you mind getting my glasses? — ¿te importaría ir a buscarme or traerme las gafas?

    can you get my coat from the cleaner's? — ¿puedes recogerme el abrigo de la tintorería?

    quick, get help! — ¡rápido, ve a buscar ayuda!

    to get sth for sb, to get sb sth — ir a buscar algo a algn, traer algo a algn

    could you get me the scissors please? — ¿puedes ir a buscarme or me puedes traer las tijeras, por favor?

    can I get you a drink? — ¿te apetece beber or tomar algo?, ¿quieres beber or tomar algo?

    • to go/ come and get sth/sb, I'll go and get it for you — voy a buscártelo, voy a traértelo

    go and get Jane will you? — vete a buscar a Jane, ve a por Jane

    6) (=call) [+ doctor, plumber] llamar
    7) (=answer) [+ phone] contestar

    can you get the phone? — ¿puedes contestar el teléfono?

    I'll get it! — (telephone) ¡yo contesto!; (door) ¡ya voy yo!

    8) (=gain, win) [+ prize] ganar, llevarse, conseguir; [+ goal] marcar; [+ reputation] ganarse

    she got first prize — ganó or se llevó or consiguió el primer premio

    correct, you get 5 points — correcto, gana or consigue 5 puntos

    he got a pass/an A in French — sacó un aprobado/un sobresaliente en francés

    9) (=find) [+ job, flat] encontrar, conseguir

    he got me a job — me encontró or consiguió un trabajo

    10) (=catch) [+ ball, disease, person] coger, agarrar (LAm); [+ thief] coger, atrapar (LAm); [+ bus] coger, tomar (LAm); [+ fish] pescar

    got you! * — ¡te pillé! *, ¡te cacé! *, ¡te agarré! (LAm)

    got you at last! — ¡por fin te he pillado or cazado! *

    • I've been trying to get him alone — he estado intentando verle a solas

    • to get sb by the throat/arm — agarrar or coger a algn de la garganta/del brazo

    • I didn't get the details — no oí los detalles

    • sorry, I didn't get your name — perdone, ¿cómo dice que se llama?, perdone, no me he enterado de su nombre

    • did you get his (registration) number? — ¿viste el número de matrícula?

    • you've got me there! * — ahí sí que me has pillado *

    to get it from sb —

    bad 3., religion
    11) (=reach, put through to)

    get me Mr Jones, please — (Telec) póngame or (esp LAm) comuníqueme con el Sr. Jones, por favor

    • you'll get him at home if you phone this evening — si le llamas esta tarde lo pillarás * or encontrarás en casa

    • you can get me on this number — puedes contactar conmigo en este número

    • I've been trying to get you all week — he estado intentando hablar contigo toda la semana

    12) * (=attack, take revenge on)

    I'll get you for that! — ¡esto me lo vas a pagar!

    13) (=hit) [+ target] dar en
    14) (=finish)
    15) (=take, bring)

    • how can we get it home? — (speaker not at home) ¿cómo podemos llevarlo a casa?; (speaker at home) ¿cómo podemos traerlo a casa?

    • I tried to get the blood off my shirt — intenté quitar la sangre de mi camisa

    get the knife off him! — ¡quítale ese cuchillo!

    • I couldn't get the stain out of the tablecloth — no podía limpiar la mancha del mantel

    • to get sth past customs — conseguir pasar algo por la aduana

    • we'll get you there somehow — le llevaremos de una u otra manera

    • we can't get it through the door — no lo podemos pasar por la puerta

    • to get sth to sb — hacer llegar algo a algn

    • where will that get us? — ¿de qué nos sirve eso?

    16) (=prepare) [+ meal] preparar, hacer

    to get breakfast — preparar or hacer el desayuno

    This construction is often translated using a specific Spanish verb. Look up the relevant adjective.

    • he got his leg broken — se rompió la pierna

    • to get one's hands dirty — ensuciarse las manos

    • to get sb drunk — emborrachar a algn

    • to get one's feet wet — mojarse los pies

    • you're getting me worried — estás haciendo que me preocupe

    18) with infinitive/present participle

    to get sb to do sth — (=persuade) conseguir que algn haga algo, persuadir a algn a hacer algo; (=tell) decir a algn que haga algo

    we eventually got her to change her mind — por fin conseguimos que cambiase de idea, por fin le persuadimos a cambiar de idea

    can you get someone to photocopy these — puedes decirle or mandarle a alguien que me haga una fotocopia de estos

    I can't get the door to open — no puedo abrir la puerta, no logro que se abra la puerta

    I couldn't get the washing machine to work — no pude or no logré poner la lavadora en marcha

    I couldn't get the car going or to go — no pude poner el coche en marcha, no pude arrancar el coche

    19) ("get sth done" construction)
    a) (=do oneself)

    • you'll get yourself arrested looking like that — vas a acabar en la cárcel con esas pintas

    • to get the washing/dishes done — lavar la ropa/fregar los platos

    • when do you think you'll get it finished? — ¿cuándo crees que lo vas a acabar?

    • you'll get yourself killed driving like that — te vas a matar si conduces de esa forma

    b) (=get someone to do)

    • to get one's hair cut — cortarse el pelo, hacerse cortar el pelo

    • he knows how to get things done — sabe organizar muy bien a la gente

    • to get sth fixed — arreglar or reparar algo

    I've got to get my car fixed this week — tengo que arreglar or reparar el coche esta semana, tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar or reparar esta semana

    • we're going to get central heating put in — vamos a poner or instalar calefacción central

    20) * (=understand) entender

    (do you) get it? — ¿entiendes?; [+ joke] ¿lo coges?, ¿ya caes? *

    I've got it! — [+ joke] ¡ya caigo!, ¡ya lo entiendo!; [+ solution] ¡ya tengo la solución!, ¡ya he dado con la solución!, ¡ya lo tengo!

    point 1., 7), wrong
    21) * (=annoy) molestar, fastidiar

    what gets me is the way he always assumes he's right — lo que me molesta or fastidia es que siempre da por hecho que tiene razón

    what really gets me is his total indifference — lo que me molesta or fastidia es su total indiferencia

    22) * (=thrill) chiflar *

    this tune really gets me — esta melodía me chifla *, esta melodía me apasiona

    23)

    • to have got sth — (Brit) (=have) tener algo

    what have you got there? — ¿qué tienes ahí?

    2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
    1) (=reach, go) llegar

    how do you get there? — ¿como se llega?

    how did you get here? — ¿cómo viniste or llegaste?

    how did that box get here? — ¿cómo ha venido a parar esta caja aquí?

    • I've got as far as page 10 — he llegado hasta la página 10

    • he won't get far — no llegará lejos

    • to get from A to B — ir de A a B, trasladarse de A a B

    • to get home — llegar a casa

    • to get to — llegar a

    how do you get to the cinema? — ¿cómo se llega al cine?

    where did you get to? — (=where were you?) ¿dónde estabas?, ¿dónde te habías metido?

    where can he have got to? — ¿dónde se puede haber metido?

    not to get anywhere —

    to get nowhere —

    we're getting absolutely nowhere, we're getting nowhere fast — no estamos llegando a ningún sitio

    to get somewhere —

    to get there —

    "how's your thesis going?" - "I'm getting there" — -¿qué tal va tu tesis? -va avanzando

    - get to sb

    don't let it get to you * — (=affect) no dejes que te afecte; (=annoy) no te molestes por eso

    lane 1., 3)
    2) (=become, be) ponerse, volverse, hacerse
    As expressions with get + adjective, such as get old, get drunk etc, are often translated by a specific verb, look up the adjective.

    • it's getting late — se está haciendo tarde

    • how did it get like that? — ¿cómo se ha puesto así?

    how do people get like that? — ¿cómo puede la gente volverse así?

    • how stupid can you get? — ¿hasta qué punto llega tu estupidez?, ¿cómo puedes ser tan estúpido?

    • to get used to sth — acostumbrarse a algo

    - get with it
    See:
    BECOME, GO, GET in become
    a) (=be)

    • he often gets asked for his autograph — a menudo le piden autógrafos

    • we got beaten 3-2 — perdimos 3 a 2

    • several windows got broken — se rompieron varias ventanas

    • to get killed — morir, matarse

    I saw her the night she got killed — (accidentally) la vi la noche que murió or se mató; (=murdered) la vi la noche que la asesinaron

    do you want to get killed! — ¡¿es que quieres matarte?!

    • to get paid — cobrar

    • he got run over as he was coming out of his house — lo atropellaron al salir de casa

    • to get shaved — afeitarse

    • to get washed — lavarse

    4) (=begin) with gerund empezar a + infin, ponerse a + infin

    get going! — ¡muévete!, ¡a menearse!

    • we got talking — empezamos a hablar or charlar

    • I got to thinking that... * — me di cuenta de que..., empecé a pensar que...

    5) (=come)
    with infinitive

    • he eventually got to be prime minister — al final llegó a ser primer ministro

    • when do we get to eat? — ¿cuándo comemos?

    • to get to know sb — llegar a conocer a algn

    • he got to like her despite her faults — le llegó a gustar a pesar de sus defectos

    • so when do I get to meet this friend of yours? — ¿cuándo me vas a presentar a este amigo tuyo?

    • I never get to drive the car — nunca tengo oportunidad de conducir el coche

    • to get to see sth/sb — lograr ver algo/a algn

    6) * (=go)

    get! — ¡lárgate! *

    7)

    why have I got to? — ¿por qué tengo que hacerlo?

    * * *
    [get]
    1.
    1) (pres p getting; past got; past p got or AmE also gotten) transitive verb
    2)
    a) ( obtain) \<\<money/information\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<job/staff\>\> conseguir*; \<\<authorization/loan\>\> conseguir*, obtener*; \<\<idea\>\> sacar*

    where did you get that beautiful rug? — ¿dónde conseguiste or encontraste esa alfombra tan preciosa?

    these pears are as good as you'll get, I'm afraid — estas peras son de lo mejorcito que hay (fam)

    to get something from somebody/something: we get our information from official sources sacamos la información de fuentes oficiales; you can get any information from my secretary — mi secretaria le podrá dar toda la información que necesite

    b) ( buy) comprar

    to get something from somebody/something: I get my bread from the local baker le compro el pan al panadero del barrio; I got it from Harrods lo compré en Harrods; we get them from Italy — ( they supply our business) los traen de Italia

    c) (achieve, win) \<\<prize/grade\>\> sacar*, obtener* (frml); \<\<majority\>\> obtener* (frml), conseguir*

    he gets results — consigue or logra lo que se propone

    e) ( on the telephone) \<\<person\>\> lograr comunicarse con

    I got the wrong number — me equivoqué de número; ( having dialled correctly) me salió un número equivocado

    3)
    a) ( receive) \<\<letter/reward/reprimand\>\> recibir

    do I get a kiss, then? — ¿entonces me das un beso?

    he got 12 years for armed robbery — lo condenaron a or (fam) le cayeron 12 años por robo a mano armada

    to get something from somebody: all I ever get from you is criticism lo único que haces es criticarme; she got a warm reception from the audience el público le dio una cálida bienvenida; I do all the work and she gets all the credit yo hago todo el trabajo y ella se lleva la fama; I seldom get the chance rara vez se me presenta la oportunidad; the kitchen doesn't get much sun — en la cocina no da mucho el sol

    b) (Rad, TV) \<\<station\>\> captar, recibir, coger* (esp Esp fam), agarrar (CS fam)
    c) ( be paid) \<\<salary/pay\>\> ganar

    I got £200 for the piano — me dieron 200 libras por el piano

    d) ( experience) \<\<shock/surprise\>\> llevarse

    I get the feeling that... — tengo or me da la sensación de que...

    e) ( suffer)

    how did you get that bump on your head? — ¿cómo te hiciste ese chichón en la cabeza?

    4) (find, have) (colloq)

    we get mainly students in here — nuestros clientes (or visitantes etc) son mayormente estudiantes

    5) ( fetch) \<\<hammer/scissors\>\> traer*, ir* a buscar; \<\<doctor/plumber\>\> llamar

    get your coat — anda or vete a buscar tu abrigo

    she got herself a cup of coffee — se sirvió (or se hizo etc) una taza de café

    6)
    a) ( reach) alcanzar*
    b) ( take hold of) agarrar, coger* (esp Esp)
    c) (catch, trap) pillar (fam), agarrar (AmL), coger* (esp Esp)
    d) (assault, kill) (colloq)
    7) ( contract) \<\<cold/flu\>\> agarrar, pescar* (fam), pillar (fam), coger* (esp Esp)
    8) ( catch) \<\<bus/train\>\> tomar, coger* (Esp)
    9) (colloq)
    a) ( irritate) fastidiar

    it gets you right there — (set phrase) te conmueve, te da mucha lástima

    c) ( puzzle)

    what gets me is how... — lo que no entiendo es cómo...

    10)
    a) ( understand) (colloq) entender*

    don't get me wrong — no me malentiendas or malinterpretes

    get it? — ¿entiendes?, ¿agarras or (Esp) coges la onda? (fam)

    b) (hear, take note of) oír*

    did you get the number? — ¿tomaste nota del número?

    11) ( answer) (colloq) \<\<phone\>\> contestar, atender*, coger* (Esp); \<\<door\>\> abrir*
    12) ( possess)
    13) (bring, move, put) (+ adv compl)

    they couldn't get it up the stairs — no lo pudieron subir por las escaleras; see also get across, get in

    14) ( cause to be) (+ adj compl)

    I can't get the window open/shut — no puedo abrir/cerrar la ventana

    they got their feet wet/dirty — se mojaron/se ensuciaron los pies

    15) to get somebody/something + pp

    I must get this watch fixed — tengo que llevar a or (AmL tb) mandar (a) arreglar este reloj

    16) (arrange, persuade, force)

    to get somebody/something to + inf: I'll get him to help you ( order) le diré que te ayude; ( ask) le pediré que te ayude; ( persuade) lo convenceré de que te ayude; she could never get him to understand no podría hacérselo entender; you'll never get them to agree to that no vas a lograr que acepten eso; I can't get it to work — no puedo hacerlo funcionar

    to get somebody/something -ing: it's the sort of record that gets everybody dancing es el tipo de disco que hace bailar a todo el mundo or que hace que todo el mundo baile; can you get the pump working? — ¿puedes hacer funcionar la bomba?


    2.
    get vi
    1) ( reach) (+ adv compl) llegar*

    can you get there by train? — ¿se puede ir en tren?

    how do you get to work? — ¿cómo vas al trabajo?

    can anyone remember where we'd got to? — ¿alguien se acuerda de dónde habíamos quedado?

    to get nowhere, not to get anywhere — see nowhere I 1), anywhere I 1) b)

    to get somewhere — avanzar*, adelantar

    to get there: it's not perfect, but we're getting there — perfecto no es, pero poco a poco...

    2)
    a) ( become)

    to get dressed — vestirse*

    b) (be) (colloq)
    3) to get to + inf
    a) ( come to) llegar* a + inf

    in this job you get to meet many interesting people — en este trabajo uno tiene la oportunidad de conocer a mucha gente interesante

    when do we get to open the presents? — ¿cuándo podemos abrir los regalos?

    4) ( start)

    to get -ing — empezar* a + inf, ponerse* a + inf

    right, let's get moving! — bueno, pongámonos en acción (or en marcha etc)!

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    English-spanish dictionary > get

  • 11 party

    ̈ɪˈpɑ:tɪ
    1. сущ.
    1) а) сторона в сражении, споре, противоборстве, противостоянии б) юр. сторона в) политическая партия to establish, form a party ≈ основать, организовать партию to break up, disband, dissolve a party ≈ распустить партию the party in power ≈ правящая партия political party ≈ политическая партия progressive party ≈ прогрессивная партия reactionary party ≈ реакционная партия centrist party conservative party labor party left-wing party liberal party majority party minority party radical party right-wing party ruling party spoiler party г) участник, юр. соучастник;
    одно из двух лиц, говорящих по телефону;
    шутл. особа, субъект, человек (своего рода местоимение) an old party with spectacles ≈ старикашка в очках be a party to smth. Syn: participator, accessory
    2) а) отряд, команда, группа, партия ( в различных значениях, в частности, воен.) ;
    воен. сл. боевая операция advance party б) свита, сопровождающие лица в) компания( группа людей) ;
    прием гостей, званый вечер, вечеринка, тусовка at a party ≈ на вечеринке to arrange, give, have, throw a party for ≈ устраивать, давать прием для, устраивать вечеринку, собирать тусовку to host a party for ≈ быть хозяином вечера, устраивать вечер для to attend a party ≈ присутствовать на вечеринке to crash a party ≈ явиться без приглашения birthday party ≈ день рождения a party breaks up ≈ вечеринка заканчивается the party is over ≈ баста, карапузики, кончилися танцы The party broke up at midnight. ≈ Вечеринка закончилась в полночь. We had a good time at the party. ≈ Мы хорошо провели время на вечеринке. Christmas party cocktail party dinner party farewell party garden party going-away party New Year's Eve party pajamas party slumber party singles party stag party surprise party tea party Syn: celebration ∙ party girl
    2. прил.
    1) геральдика разделенный на какое-л. число частей каким-л. образом (о геральдическом щите)
    2) относящийся к party
    1. в одном из значений
    3) партийный, относящийся к политической партии party affiliation party card party leader - party man - party member party membership party organization party local party unit party nucleus партия - the socialist * социалистическая партия - local * местная низовая партийная организация - a ruling * правящая партия - an opposition * партия в оппозиции - to rally a * сплотить партию - to join a * вступить в партию - to belong to a * принадлежать к какой-либо партии, быть членом какой-либо партии партийный - * affiliation партийность, принадлежность к партии - * card партийный билет - * dues партийные взносы - * leader лидер (вождь) партии - * organization партийная организация - * warfare борьба партий, война между партиями отряд, команда;
    группа, партия - climbing * отряд альпинистов - surveying * изыскательская партия - rescue * спасательный отряд - searching * поисковая партия - storming * штурмовой отряд - working * рабочая группа (комиссии, конференции) - to be one of the * быть членом отряда - to form (to orhanize) a * создать( организовать) группу, отряд - our tour ended and the * disbanded наш поход закончился, и группа распалась компания - a small * маленькая компания - he had a * of friends at his home у него дома собралась компания друзей - the * did not break up until two in the morning гости разошлись только к двум часам ночи - we shall be a small * у нас будут все свои, у нас будет немного народу прием гостей;
    вечер, вечеринка;
    пикник;
    прогулка в компании - costume * карнавал - dinner * обед - fishing * рыбалка - farewell * прощальный вечер - pleasure * увеселительная прогулка - moonshine * увеселительная прогулка при луне - the * was very stiff and formal вечер прошел чопорно и официально - the luncheon * included five guests на завтраке было пятеро гостей - to go to a * пойти на вечер - to give a * позвать гостей;
    устроить вечер;
    принимать гостей - to make up a * собрать гостей, устроить вечер - to be asked to a * быть приглашенным в гости - the * ended up with a dance вечер закончился танцами сопровождающие лица, свита - the president and his * президент и сопровождающие его лица (to) участник, участвующее лицо - to be a * to smth. принимать участие в чем-либо - he was a * to all their proceedings он принимал участие во всех их делах - sixty countries are now parties to the treaty 60 стран уже подписали этот договор - the defendant was a * to the making of the codicil обвиняемый принимал участие в составлении дополнительного распоряжения к завещанию - to be a * to a crime быть соучастником преступления - to be a * to an undertaking участвовать в (каком-либо) предприятии - to be no * to smth. не принимать участия в чем-либо - I shall never be a * to any such thing я никогда не приму участия в таком деле( разговорное) особа;
    человек - a pious * набожная особа - a rich old * богатый старик - a * of the name of Jones один тип по фамилии Джоунс - he is a worthy * in a conversation он достойный собеседник (американизм) (студенческое) (жаргон) доступная девушка (юридическое) сторона - * to an action at law сторона в процессе - adverse * противная сторона (в процессе) - the injured * пострадавшая сторона - contracting * контрагент - contracting parties, the parties to a contract договаривающиеся стороны - the High Contracting Parties( дипломатическое) Высокие Договаривающиеся Стороны - the parties concerned, interested parties заинтересованные стороны - belligerent * воюющая сторона( американизм) (студенческое) (жаргон) обнимание, нежничание;
    вечеринка с поцелуями > cold-meat * (американизм) (сленг) похороны > necktie * (американизм) (сленг) линчевание( геральдика) разделенный сверху донизу на две равные части - * per pale разделенный вертикальной линией adverse ~ противная сторона aggrieved ~ потерпевшая сторона ~ шутл. человек, особа, субъект;
    an old party with spectacles старикашка в очках;
    party girl доступная девушка;
    женщина легкого поведения attaching ~ действительная сторона average ~ сторона, понесшая убытки ~ участник;
    to be a party (to smth.) участвовать, принимать участие (в чем-л.) be a ~ to принимать участие central board of ~ центральный орган партии centre ~ партия центра charter ~ договор о фрахтовании судна charter ~ чартер-партия conducted ~ попутчики conducted ~ спутники party: contestant ~ спорящая сторона contracting ~ договаривающаясч сторона contracting ~ договаривающаяся сторона contracting ~ участник договора country ~ аграрная партия damaging ~ сторона, наносящая ущерб declaring ~ заявляющая сторона defendant ~ сторона обвиняемого defendant ~ сторона ответчика direct ~ выставившая сторона ~ прием гостей;
    званый вечер, вечеринка;
    to give a party устроить вечеринку governing ~ правящая партия government ~ правительственная партия injured ~ пострадавшая сторона injured ~ сторона, понесшая ущерб insured ~ застрахованная сторона interested ~ заинтересованная сторона interim working ~ временная рабочая группа intervening ~ вмешивающаяся сторона joint ~ соучастник joint working ~ совместная рабочая группа party: left-wing ~ левая партия majority ~ партия большинства ~ сопровождающие лица;
    the minister and his party министр и сопровождающие его лица minority ~ партия меньшинства nonsocialist ~ буржуазная партия obligated ~ обязавшаяся сторона opposing ~ противная сторона opposition ~ оппозиционная партия parliamentary ~ парламентская партия ~ юр. сторона;
    the parties to a contract договаривающиеся стороны party группа ~ компания ~ отряд, команда;
    группа, партия ~ партийный;
    party affiliation партийная принадлежность;
    party card партийный билет ~ партийный ~ партия;
    the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Коммунистическая партия Советского Союза ~ партия ~ прием гостей;
    званый вечер, вечеринка;
    to give a party устроить вечеринку ~ сопровождающие лица;
    the minister and his party министр и сопровождающие его лица ~ юр. сторона;
    the parties to a contract договаривающиеся стороны ~ сторона, участник (договора) ;
    партия, отряд, команда, группа, компания, прием (гостей), вечеринка, пирушка, сопровождающие лица ~ сторона (по делу, в договоре и т.п.) ~ сторона ~ участник;
    to be a party (to smth.) участвовать, принимать участие (в чем-л.) ~ участник ~ шутл. человек, особа, субъект;
    an old party with spectacles старикашка в очках;
    party girl доступная девушка;
    женщина легкого поведения Party: Party: Conservative ~ Консервативная партия (Великобритания) party: party: contestant ~ спорящая сторона Party: Party: Labour ~ лейбористская партия party: party: left-wing ~ левая партия Party: Party: Social Democratic ~ Социал-демократическая партия (Великобритания) party: party: splinter ~ отколовшаяся партия ~ партийный;
    party affiliation партийная принадлежность;
    party card партийный билет ~ шутл. человек, особа, субъект;
    an old party with spectacles старикашка в очках;
    party girl доступная девушка;
    женщина легкого поведения ~ in office правящая партия ~ in power правящая партия power: ~ могущество, власть (тж. государственная) ;
    влияние, мощь;
    supreme power верховная власть;
    the party in power партия, стоящая у власти ~ local (или unit) местная, низовая партийная организация;
    party nucleus партийная ячейка ~ leader вождь, лидер партии;
    party man (или member) член партии ~ membership партийность, принадлежность к партии;
    party organization партийная организация ~ local (или unit) местная, низовая партийная организация;
    party nucleus партийная ячейка ~ to action сторона в судебном процессе ~ to bill сторона торгового контакта ~ to case сторона в судебном процессе ~ to contract договаривающаяся сторона ~ to contract контрагент ~ to joint transaction сторона в совместной сделке right-wing ~ пол. правая партия rival ~ соперничающая партия single-tax ~ сторона, выступающая за единый налог party: splinter ~ отколовшаяся партия submitting ~ сторона-заявитель succeeding ~ наследник tendering ~ сторона, подавшая заявку на торгах third ~ третье лицо third ~ третья сторона working ~ рабочая группа

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > party

  • 12 Artificial Intelligence

       In my opinion, none of [these programs] does even remote justice to the complexity of human mental processes. Unlike men, "artificially intelligent" programs tend to be single minded, undistractable, and unemotional. (Neisser, 1967, p. 9)
       Future progress in [artificial intelligence] will depend on the development of both practical and theoretical knowledge.... As regards theoretical knowledge, some have sought a unified theory of artificial intelligence. My view is that artificial intelligence is (or soon will be) an engineering discipline since its primary goal is to build things. (Nilsson, 1971, pp. vii-viii)
       Most workers in AI [artificial intelligence] research and in related fields confess to a pronounced feeling of disappointment in what has been achieved in the last 25 years. Workers entered the field around 1950, and even around 1960, with high hopes that are very far from being realized in 1972. In no part of the field have the discoveries made so far produced the major impact that was then promised.... In the meantime, claims and predictions regarding the potential results of AI research had been publicized which went even farther than the expectations of the majority of workers in the field, whose embarrassments have been added to by the lamentable failure of such inflated predictions....
       When able and respected scientists write in letters to the present author that AI, the major goal of computing science, represents "another step in the general process of evolution"; that possibilities in the 1980s include an all-purpose intelligence on a human-scale knowledge base; that awe-inspiring possibilities suggest themselves based on machine intelligence exceeding human intelligence by the year 2000 [one has the right to be skeptical]. (Lighthill, 1972, p. 17)
       4) Just as Astronomy Succeeded Astrology, the Discovery of Intellectual Processes in Machines Should Lead to a Science, Eventually
       Just as astronomy succeeded astrology, following Kepler's discovery of planetary regularities, the discoveries of these many principles in empirical explorations on intellectual processes in machines should lead to a science, eventually. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)
       Many problems arise in experiments on machine intelligence because things obvious to any person are not represented in any program. One can pull with a string, but one cannot push with one.... Simple facts like these caused serious problems when Charniak attempted to extend Bobrow's "Student" program to more realistic applications, and they have not been faced up to until now. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 77)
       What do we mean by [a symbolic] "description"? We do not mean to suggest that our descriptions must be made of strings of ordinary language words (although they might be). The simplest kind of description is a structure in which some features of a situation are represented by single ("primitive") symbols, and relations between those features are represented by other symbols-or by other features of the way the description is put together. (Minsky & Papert, 1973, p. 11)
       [AI is] the use of computer programs and programming techniques to cast light on the principles of intelligence in general and human thought in particular. (Boden, 1977, p. 5)
       The word you look for and hardly ever see in the early AI literature is the word knowledge. They didn't believe you have to know anything, you could always rework it all.... In fact 1967 is the turning point in my mind when there was enough feeling that the old ideas of general principles had to go.... I came up with an argument for what I called the primacy of expertise, and at the time I called the other guys the generalists. (Moses, quoted in McCorduck, 1979, pp. 228-229)
       9) Artificial Intelligence Is Psychology in a Particularly Pure and Abstract Form
       The basic idea of cognitive science is that intelligent beings are semantic engines-in other words, automatic formal systems with interpretations under which they consistently make sense. We can now see why this includes psychology and artificial intelligence on a more or less equal footing: people and intelligent computers (if and when there are any) turn out to be merely different manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. Moreover, with universal hardware, any semantic engine can in principle be formally imitated by a computer if only the right program can be found. And that will guarantee semantic imitation as well, since (given the appropriate formal behavior) the semantics is "taking care of itself" anyway. Thus we also see why, from this perspective, artificial intelligence can be regarded as psychology in a particularly pure and abstract form. The same fundamental structures are under investigation, but in AI, all the relevant parameters are under direct experimental control (in the programming), without any messy physiology or ethics to get in the way. (Haugeland, 1981b, p. 31)
       There are many different kinds of reasoning one might imagine:
        Formal reasoning involves the syntactic manipulation of data structures to deduce new ones following prespecified rules of inference. Mathematical logic is the archetypical formal representation. Procedural reasoning uses simulation to answer questions and solve problems. When we use a program to answer What is the sum of 3 and 4? it uses, or "runs," a procedural model of arithmetic. Reasoning by analogy seems to be a very natural mode of thought for humans but, so far, difficult to accomplish in AI programs. The idea is that when you ask the question Can robins fly? the system might reason that "robins are like sparrows, and I know that sparrows can fly, so robins probably can fly."
        Generalization and abstraction are also natural reasoning process for humans that are difficult to pin down well enough to implement in a program. If one knows that Robins have wings, that Sparrows have wings, and that Blue jays have wings, eventually one will believe that All birds have wings. This capability may be at the core of most human learning, but it has not yet become a useful technique in AI.... Meta- level reasoning is demonstrated by the way one answers the question What is Paul Newman's telephone number? You might reason that "if I knew Paul Newman's number, I would know that I knew it, because it is a notable fact." This involves using "knowledge about what you know," in particular, about the extent of your knowledge and about the importance of certain facts. Recent research in psychology and AI indicates that meta-level reasoning may play a central role in human cognitive processing. (Barr & Feigenbaum, 1981, pp. 146-147)
       Suffice it to say that programs already exist that can do things-or, at the very least, appear to be beginning to do things-which ill-informed critics have asserted a priori to be impossible. Examples include: perceiving in a holistic as opposed to an atomistic way; using language creatively; translating sensibly from one language to another by way of a language-neutral semantic representation; planning acts in a broad and sketchy fashion, the details being decided only in execution; distinguishing between different species of emotional reaction according to the psychological context of the subject. (Boden, 1981, p. 33)
       Can the synthesis of Man and Machine ever be stable, or will the purely organic component become such a hindrance that it has to be discarded? If this eventually happens-and I have... good reasons for thinking that it must-we have nothing to regret and certainly nothing to fear. (Clarke, 1984, p. 243)
       The thesis of GOFAI... is not that the processes underlying intelligence can be described symbolically... but that they are symbolic. (Haugeland, 1985, p. 113)
        14) Artificial Intelligence Provides a Useful Approach to Psychological and Psychiatric Theory Formation
       It is all very well formulating psychological and psychiatric theories verbally but, when using natural language (even technical jargon), it is difficult to recognise when a theory is complete; oversights are all too easily made, gaps too readily left. This is a point which is generally recognised to be true and it is for precisely this reason that the behavioural sciences attempt to follow the natural sciences in using "classical" mathematics as a more rigorous descriptive language. However, it is an unfortunate fact that, with a few notable exceptions, there has been a marked lack of success in this application. It is my belief that a different approach-a different mathematics-is needed, and that AI provides just this approach. (Hand, quoted in Hand, 1985, pp. 6-7)
       We might distinguish among four kinds of AI.
       Research of this kind involves building and programming computers to perform tasks which, to paraphrase Marvin Minsky, would require intelligence if they were done by us. Researchers in nonpsychological AI make no claims whatsoever about the psychological realism of their programs or the devices they build, that is, about whether or not computers perform tasks as humans do.
       Research here is guided by the view that the computer is a useful tool in the study of mind. In particular, we can write computer programs or build devices that simulate alleged psychological processes in humans and then test our predictions about how the alleged processes work. We can weave these programs and devices together with other programs and devices that simulate different alleged mental processes and thereby test the degree to which the AI system as a whole simulates human mentality. According to weak psychological AI, working with computer models is a way of refining and testing hypotheses about processes that are allegedly realized in human minds.
    ... According to this view, our minds are computers and therefore can be duplicated by other computers. Sherry Turkle writes that the "real ambition is of mythic proportions, making a general purpose intelligence, a mind." (Turkle, 1984, p. 240) The authors of a major text announce that "the ultimate goal of AI research is to build a person or, more humbly, an animal." (Charniak & McDermott, 1985, p. 7)
       Research in this field, like strong psychological AI, takes seriously the functionalist view that mentality can be realized in many different types of physical devices. Suprapsychological AI, however, accuses strong psychological AI of being chauvinisticof being only interested in human intelligence! Suprapsychological AI claims to be interested in all the conceivable ways intelligence can be realized. (Flanagan, 1991, pp. 241-242)
        16) Determination of Relevance of Rules in Particular Contexts
       Even if the [rules] were stored in a context-free form the computer still couldn't use them. To do that the computer requires rules enabling it to draw on just those [ rules] which are relevant in each particular context. Determination of relevance will have to be based on further facts and rules, but the question will again arise as to which facts and rules are relevant for making each particular determination. One could always invoke further facts and rules to answer this question, but of course these must be only the relevant ones. And so it goes. It seems that AI workers will never be able to get started here unless they can settle the problem of relevance beforehand by cataloguing types of context and listing just those facts which are relevant in each. (Dreyfus & Dreyfus, 1986, p. 80)
       Perhaps the single most important idea to artificial intelligence is that there is no fundamental difference between form and content, that meaning can be captured in a set of symbols such as a semantic net. (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)
        18) The Assumption That the Mind Is a Formal System
       Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that stand for things in the world. Thus it doesn't matter what the brain is made of, or what it uses for tokens in the great game of thinking. Using an equivalent set of tokens and rules, we can do thinking with a digital computer, just as we can play chess using cups, salt and pepper shakers, knives, forks, and spoons. Using the right software, one system (the mind) can be mapped into the other (the computer). (G. Johnson, 1986, p. 250)
        19) A Statement of the Primary and Secondary Purposes of Artificial Intelligence
       The primary goal of Artificial Intelligence is to make machines smarter.
       The secondary goals of Artificial Intelligence are to understand what intelligence is (the Nobel laureate purpose) and to make machines more useful (the entrepreneurial purpose). (Winston, 1987, p. 1)
       The theoretical ideas of older branches of engineering are captured in the language of mathematics. We contend that mathematical logic provides the basis for theory in AI. Although many computer scientists already count logic as fundamental to computer science in general, we put forward an even stronger form of the logic-is-important argument....
       AI deals mainly with the problem of representing and using declarative (as opposed to procedural) knowledge. Declarative knowledge is the kind that is expressed as sentences, and AI needs a language in which to state these sentences. Because the languages in which this knowledge usually is originally captured (natural languages such as English) are not suitable for computer representations, some other language with the appropriate properties must be used. It turns out, we think, that the appropriate properties include at least those that have been uppermost in the minds of logicians in their development of logical languages such as the predicate calculus. Thus, we think that any language for expressing knowledge in AI systems must be at least as expressive as the first-order predicate calculus. (Genesereth & Nilsson, 1987, p. viii)
        21) Perceptual Structures Can Be Represented as Lists of Elementary Propositions
       In artificial intelligence studies, perceptual structures are represented as assemblages of description lists, the elementary components of which are propositions asserting that certain relations hold among elements. (Chase & Simon, 1988, p. 490)
       Artificial intelligence (AI) is sometimes defined as the study of how to build and/or program computers to enable them to do the sorts of things that minds can do. Some of these things are commonly regarded as requiring intelligence: offering a medical diagnosis and/or prescription, giving legal or scientific advice, proving theorems in logic or mathematics. Others are not, because they can be done by all normal adults irrespective of educational background (and sometimes by non-human animals too), and typically involve no conscious control: seeing things in sunlight and shadows, finding a path through cluttered terrain, fitting pegs into holes, speaking one's own native tongue, and using one's common sense. Because it covers AI research dealing with both these classes of mental capacity, this definition is preferable to one describing AI as making computers do "things that would require intelligence if done by people." However, it presupposes that computers could do what minds can do, that they might really diagnose, advise, infer, and understand. One could avoid this problematic assumption (and also side-step questions about whether computers do things in the same way as we do) by defining AI instead as "the development of computers whose observable performance has features which in humans we would attribute to mental processes." This bland characterization would be acceptable to some AI workers, especially amongst those focusing on the production of technological tools for commercial purposes. But many others would favour a more controversial definition, seeing AI as the science of intelligence in general-or, more accurately, as the intellectual core of cognitive science. As such, its goal is to provide a systematic theory that can explain (and perhaps enable us to replicate) both the general categories of intentionality and the diverse psychological capacities grounded in them. (Boden, 1990b, pp. 1-2)
       Because the ability to store data somewhat corresponds to what we call memory in human beings, and because the ability to follow logical procedures somewhat corresponds to what we call reasoning in human beings, many members of the cult have concluded that what computers do somewhat corresponds to what we call thinking. It is no great difficulty to persuade the general public of that conclusion since computers process data very fast in small spaces well below the level of visibility; they do not look like other machines when they are at work. They seem to be running along as smoothly and silently as the brain does when it remembers and reasons and thinks. On the other hand, those who design and build computers know exactly how the machines are working down in the hidden depths of their semiconductors. Computers can be taken apart, scrutinized, and put back together. Their activities can be tracked, analyzed, measured, and thus clearly understood-which is far from possible with the brain. This gives rise to the tempting assumption on the part of the builders and designers that computers can tell us something about brains, indeed, that the computer can serve as a model of the mind, which then comes to be seen as some manner of information processing machine, and possibly not as good at the job as the machine. (Roszak, 1994, pp. xiv-xv)
       The inner workings of the human mind are far more intricate than the most complicated systems of modern technology. Researchers in the field of artificial intelligence have been attempting to develop programs that will enable computers to display intelligent behavior. Although this field has been an active one for more than thirty-five years and has had many notable successes, AI researchers still do not know how to create a program that matches human intelligence. No existing program can recall facts, solve problems, reason, learn, and process language with human facility. This lack of success has occurred not because computers are inferior to human brains but rather because we do not yet know in sufficient detail how intelligence is organized in the brain. (Anderson, 1995, p. 2)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Artificial Intelligence

  • 13 great

    I 1. [greɪt]
    1) (large) [speed, majority, object, danger, percentage] grande
    2) (as intensifier) [excitement, relief, heat, success] grande; [surprise, difficulty] grande, grosso; [ pain] grande, forte, acuto

    a great deal of — una gran quantità di, un gran numero di

    a great many people, houses — moltissime persone, case

    you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!

    3) (remarkable) [writer, painting, discovery] grande, importante, degno di nota
    4) colloq. (excellent) [book, party, weather] grande, fantastico, magnifico; [ opportunity] grande, fantastico

    to feel great — sentirsi benissimo o in grande forma

    you look great! — (healthy) ti vedo in gran forma! (attractive) stai benissimo! sei splendida!

    5) colloq. (talented) [teacher, singer] bravissimo

    to be great at — essere bravissimo a [ tennis]

    to be great on — essere bravissimo in [ history]

    to be great with — essere bravissimo o saperci fare con [children, animals]

    6) colloq. (enthusiastic) [admirer, organizer] grande
    2.
    avverbio colloq.
    ••
    II [greɪt]

    the great — + verbo pl. i grandi

    * * *
    [ɡreit]
    1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande
    2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande
    3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) grande
    4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) meraviglioso
    5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) bravo, abile
    •
    - greatness
    * * *
    I 1. [greɪt]
    1) (large) [speed, majority, object, danger, percentage] grande
    2) (as intensifier) [excitement, relief, heat, success] grande; [surprise, difficulty] grande, grosso; [ pain] grande, forte, acuto

    a great deal of — una gran quantità di, un gran numero di

    a great many people, houses — moltissime persone, case

    you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!

    3) (remarkable) [writer, painting, discovery] grande, importante, degno di nota
    4) colloq. (excellent) [book, party, weather] grande, fantastico, magnifico; [ opportunity] grande, fantastico

    to feel great — sentirsi benissimo o in grande forma

    you look great! — (healthy) ti vedo in gran forma! (attractive) stai benissimo! sei splendida!

    5) colloq. (talented) [teacher, singer] bravissimo

    to be great at — essere bravissimo a [ tennis]

    to be great on — essere bravissimo in [ history]

    to be great with — essere bravissimo o saperci fare con [children, animals]

    6) colloq. (enthusiastic) [admirer, organizer] grande
    2.
    avverbio colloq.
    ••
    II [greɪt]

    the great — + verbo pl. i grandi

    English-Italian dictionary > great

  • 14 vote

    1. noun
    1) (individual vote) Stimme, die

    my vote goes to X, X has my vote — (fig. coll.) ich stimme od. bin für X

    2) (act of voting) Abstimmung, die
    3) (right to vote)

    have/be given or get the vote — das Stimmrecht haben/bekommen

    4) (collective) Stimmen; (result) Abstimmungsergebnis, das

    the vote in favour of capital punishment — die Stimmenzahl für die Todesstrafe

    5) (expression of opinion) Votum, das

    give somebody a vote of confidence/no confidence — jemandem sein Vertrauen/Misstrauen aussprechen

    vote of confidence/no confidence — Vertrauens-/Misstrauensvotum, das

    2. intransitive verb
    abstimmen; (in election) wählen

    vote for/against — stimmen für/gegen

    vote to do something — beschließen, etwas zu tun

    vote by ballot/[a] show of hands — mit Stimmzetteln/durch Handzeichen abstimmen

    vote Conservative/Labour — etc. die Konservativen/Labour usw. wählen

    3. transitive verb
    1) (elect)

    vote somebody Chairman/President — etc. jemanden zum Vorsitzenden/Präsidenten usw. wählen; (approve)

    2) (coll.): (pronounce) bezeichnen

    vote something a success/failure — etwas als Erfolg/Misserfolg bezeichnen

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/93531/vote_down">vote down
    * * *
    [vəut] 1. noun
    ((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) das Stimmrecht, die Abstimmung
    2. verb
    1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) stimmen, wählen
    2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) bewilligen
    •
    - voter
    - vote of confidence
    - vote of thanks
    * * *
    [vəʊt, AM voʊt]
    I. n
    1. (expression of choice) Stimme f
    to cast [or record] one's \vote seine Stimme abgeben
    2. (election) Abstimmung f, Wahl f
    to hold [or take] a \vote eine Abstimmung durchführen
    to put sth to the [or a] \vote über etw akk abstimmen lassen
    3. (of group) Stimmen pl
    the working-class \vote die Stimmen pl der Arbeiterklasse
    4. no pl (right)
    ▪ the \vote das Wahlrecht [o Stimmrecht]
    to have the \vote das Wahlrecht [o Stimmrecht] haben
    II. vi
    1. (elect candidate, measure) wählen
    to \vote in an election zu einer Wahl gehen
    ▪ to \vote against/for sb/sth gegen/für jdn/etw stimmen
    2. (formally choose)
    ▪ to \vote to do sth dafür stimmen [o sich akk dafür aussprechen], etw zu tun
    ▪ to \vote on sth über etw akk abstimmen
    to \vote on a proposal über einen Vorschlag abstimmen
    4.
    ▶ to \vote with one's feet mit den Füßen abstimmen
    III. vt
    ▪ to \vote sb in jdn wählen
    to \vote sb into office jdn ins Amt wählen
    to \vote sb out [of office] jdn [aus dem Amt] abwählen
    2. (propose)
    ▪ to \vote that... vorschlagen, dass...
    3. (declare)
    ▪ to \vote sb/sth sth jdn/etw zu etw dat erklären
    she was \voted the winner sie wurde zur Siegerin erklärt
    the evening was \voted a tremendous success der Abend wurde als überwältigender Erfolg bezeichnet
    4. (decide to give)
    ▪ to \vote sb/sth sth [or sth for [or BRIT to] [or AM towards] sb/sth] etw jdm/etw bewilligen
    to \vote £1 million for a project eine Million Pfund für ein Projekt bewilligen
    * * *
    [vəʊt]
    1. n
    1) (= expression of opinion) Stimme f; (= act of voting) Abstimmung f, Wahl f; (= result) Abstimmungs- or Wahlergebnis nt

    to put sth to the vote — über etw (acc) abstimmen lassen

    the vote for/against the change surprised him — dass für/gegen den Wechsel gestimmt wurde, erstaunte ihn

    See:
    2) (= vote cast) Stimme f

    to give one's vote to a party/person — einer Partei/jdm seine Stimme geben

    single-vote majority — Mehrheit f von einer Stimme

    one man one vote — eine Stimme pro Wähler, ein Mann or Bürger, eine Stimme

    a photo of the Prime Minister casting his vote —

    he won by 22 votes — er gewann mit einer Mehrheit von 22 Stimmen

    10% of the voters invalidated their votes — 10% der Wähler machten ihren Stimmzettel ungültig

    3) (POL

    collective) the Labour vote — die Labourstimmen pl

    4) (= franchise) Wahlrecht nt
    5) (= money allotted) Bewilligung f
    2. vt
    1) (= elect) wählen
    2) (inf: judge) wählen zu

    I vote we go back — ich schlage vor, dass wir umkehren

    3) (= approve) bewilligen
    3. vi
    (= cast one's vote) wählen

    to vote for/against sth — für/gegen etw stimmen

    * * *
    vote [vəʊt]
    A s
    1. (Wahl)Stimme f, Votum n:
    give one’s vote to ( oder for) seine Stimme geben (dat), stimmen für;
    vote for Jastimme; → censure A 1, confidence 1, split A 3
    2. Abstimmung f, Stimmabgabe f, Wahl f:
    put sth to the vote, take a vote on sth über eine Sache abstimmen lassen;
    take the vote die Abstimmung vornehmen, abstimmen
    3. Stimmzettel m, Stimme f:
    4. the vote das Stimm- oder Wahlrecht:
    get the vote wahlberechtigt werden
    5. the vote koll die Stimmen pl:
    vote-catcher, vote-getter Wahllokomotive f
    6. Wahlergebnis n
    7. Beschluss m:
    8. Bewilligung f, bewilligter Betrag
    9. obs
    a) Gelübde n
    b) glühender Wunsch
    B v/i abstimmen, wählen, seine Stimme abgeben:
    vote against stimmen gegen;
    vote for ( oder in favo[u]r of) stimmen für (a. umg für etwas sein), jemanden wählen;
    they voted by 52 to 24 for sie stimmten mit 52 zu 24 für; → against B, favor B 1
    C v/t
    1. abstimmen über (akk):
    vote down niederstimmen;
    vote sb in jemanden wählen;
    vote sb out (of office) jemanden abwählen;
    vote sth through etwas durchbringen;
    vote that … dafür sein, dass …; vorschlagen oder beschließen, dass
    2. (durch Abstimmung) wählen oder beschließen oder Geld bewilligen
    3. umg allgemein erklären für oder halten für oder hinstellen als:
    4. vorschlagen:
    I vote (that) you avoid her in future
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (individual vote) Stimme, die

    my vote goes to X, X has my vote — (fig. coll.) ich stimme od. bin für X

    2) (act of voting) Abstimmung, die

    have/be given or get the vote — das Stimmrecht haben/bekommen

    4) (collective) Stimmen; (result) Abstimmungsergebnis, das

    give somebody a vote of confidence/no confidence — jemandem sein Vertrauen/Misstrauen aussprechen

    vote of confidence/no confidence — Vertrauens-/Misstrauensvotum, das

    2. intransitive verb
    abstimmen; (in election) wählen

    vote for/against — stimmen für/gegen

    vote to do something — beschließen, etwas zu tun

    vote by ballot/[a] show of hands — mit Stimmzetteln/durch Handzeichen abstimmen

    vote Conservative/Labour — etc. die Konservativen/Labour usw. wählen

    3. transitive verb

    vote somebody Chairman/President — etc. jemanden zum Vorsitzenden/Präsidenten usw. wählen; (approve)

    2) (coll.): (pronounce) bezeichnen

    vote something a success/failure — etwas als Erfolg/Misserfolg bezeichnen

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    v.
    abstimmen (für) v.
    abstimmen v.
    stimmen für ausdr.
    wählen v. n.
    Abstimmung f.
    Stimme -n f.
    Wahl -en f.
    Wahlstimme f.

    English-german dictionary > vote

  • 15 modular data center

    1. модульный центр обработки данных (ЦОД)

     

    модульный центр обработки данных (ЦОД)
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    Параллельные тексты EN-RU

    [ http://loosebolts.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/our-vision-for-generation-4-modular-data-centers-one-way-of-getting-it-just-right/]

    [ http://dcnt.ru/?p=9299#more-9299]

    Data Centers are a hot topic these days. No matter where you look, this once obscure aspect of infrastructure is getting a lot of attention. For years, there have been cost pressures on IT operations and this, when the need for modern capacity is greater than ever, has thrust data centers into the spotlight. Server and rack density continues to rise, placing DC professionals and businesses in tighter and tougher situations while they struggle to manage their IT environments. And now hyper-scale cloud infrastructure is taking traditional technologies to limits never explored before and focusing the imagination of the IT industry on new possibilities.

    В настоящее время центры обработки данных являются широко обсуждаемой темой. Куда ни посмотришь, этот некогда малоизвестный аспект инфраструктуры привлекает все больше внимания. Годами ИТ-отделы испытывали нехватку средств и это выдвинуло ЦОДы в центр внимания, в то время, когда необходимость в современных ЦОДах стала как никогда высокой. Плотность серверов и стоек продолжают расти, все больше усложняя ситуацию для специалистов в области охлаждения и организаций в их попытках управлять своими ИТ-средами. И теперь гипермасштабируемая облачная инфраструктура подвергает традиционные технологии невиданным ранее нагрузкам, и заставляет ИТ-индустрию искать новые возможности.

    At Microsoft, we have focused a lot of thought and research around how to best operate and maintain our global infrastructure and we want to share those learnings. While obviously there are some aspects that we keep to ourselves, we have shared how we operate facilities daily, our technologies and methodologies, and, most importantly, how we monitor and manage our facilities. Whether it’s speaking at industry events, inviting customers to our “Microsoft data center conferences” held in our data centers, or through other media like blogging and white papers, we believe sharing best practices is paramount and will drive the industry forward. So in that vein, we have some interesting news to share.

    В компании MicroSoft уделяют большое внимание изучению наилучших методов эксплуатации и технического обслуживания своей глобальной инфраструктуры и делятся результатами своих исследований. И хотя мы, конечно, не раскрываем некоторые аспекты своих исследований, мы делимся повседневным опытом эксплуатации дата-центров, своими технологиями и методологиями и, что важнее всего, методами контроля и управления своими объектами. Будь то доклады на отраслевых событиях, приглашение клиентов на наши конференции, которые посвящены центрам обработки данных MicroSoft, и проводятся в этих самых дата-центрах, или использование других средств, например, блоги и спецификации, мы уверены, что обмен передовым опытом имеет первостепенное значение и будет продвигать отрасль вперед.

    Today we are sharing our Generation 4 Modular Data Center plan. This is our vision and will be the foundation of our cloud data center infrastructure in the next five years. We believe it is one of the most revolutionary changes to happen to data centers in the last 30 years. Joining me, in writing this blog are Daniel Costello, my director of Data Center Research and Engineering and Christian Belady, principal power and cooling architect. I feel their voices will add significant value to driving understanding around the many benefits included in this new design paradigm.

    Сейчас мы хотим поделиться своим планом модульного дата-центра четвертого поколения. Это наше видение и оно будет основанием для инфраструктуры наших облачных дата-центров в ближайшие пять лет. Мы считаем, что это одно из самых революционных изменений в дата-центрах за последние 30 лет. Вместе со мной в написании этого блога участвовали Дэниел Костелло, директор по исследованиям и инжинирингу дата-центров, и Кристиан Белади, главный архитектор систем энергоснабжения и охлаждения. Мне кажется, что их авторитет придаст больше веса большому количеству преимуществ, включенных в эту новую парадигму проектирования.

    Our “Gen 4” modular data centers will take the flexibility of containerized servers—like those in our Chicago data center—and apply it across the entire facility. So what do we mean by modular? Think of it like “building blocks”, where the data center will be composed of modular units of prefabricated mechanical, electrical, security components, etc., in addition to containerized servers.

    Was there a key driver for the Generation 4 Data Center?

    Наши модульные дата-центры “Gen 4” будут гибкими с контейнерами серверов – как серверы в нашем чикагском дата-центре. И гибкость будет применяться ко всему ЦОД. Итак, что мы подразумеваем под модульностью? Мы думаем о ней как о “строительных блоках”, где дата-центр будет состоять из модульных блоков изготовленных в заводских условиях электрических систем и систем охлаждения, а также систем безопасности и т.п., в дополнение к контейнеризованным серверам.
    Был ли ключевой стимул для разработки дата-центра четвертого поколения?


    If we were to summarize the promise of our Gen 4 design into a single sentence it would be something like this: “A highly modular, scalable, efficient, just-in-time data center capacity program that can be delivered anywhere in the world very quickly and cheaply, while allowing for continued growth as required.” Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Well, keep in mind that these concepts have been in initial development and prototyping for over a year and are based on cumulative knowledge of previous facility generations and the advances we have made since we began our investments in earnest on this new design.

    Если бы нам нужно было обобщить достоинства нашего проекта Gen 4 в одном предложении, это выглядело бы следующим образом: “Центр обработки данных с высоким уровнем модульности, расширяемости, и энергетической эффективности, а также возможностью постоянного расширения, в случае необходимости, который можно очень быстро и дешево развертывать в любом месте мира”. Звучит слишком хорошо для того чтобы быть правдой, не так ли? Ну, не забывайте, что эти концепции находились в процессе начальной разработки и создания опытного образца в течение более одного года и основываются на опыте, накопленном в ходе развития предыдущих поколений ЦОД, а также успехах, сделанных нами со времени, когда мы начали вкладывать серьезные средства в этот новый проект.

    One of the biggest challenges we’ve had at Microsoft is something Mike likes to call the ‘Goldilock’s Problem’. In a nutshell, the problem can be stated as:

    The worst thing we can do in delivering facilities for the business is not have enough capacity online, thus limiting the growth of our products and services.

    Одну из самых больших проблем, с которыми приходилось сталкиваться Майкрософт, Майк любит называть ‘Проблемой Лютика’. Вкратце, эту проблему можно выразить следующим образом:

    Самое худшее, что может быть при строительстве ЦОД для бизнеса, это не располагать достаточными производственными мощностями, и тем самым ограничивать рост наших продуктов и сервисов.

    The second worst thing we can do in delivering facilities for the business is to have too much capacity online.

    А вторым самым худшим моментом в этой сфере может слишком большое количество производственных мощностей.

    This has led to a focus on smart, intelligent growth for the business — refining our overall demand picture. It can’t be too hot. It can’t be too cold. It has to be ‘Just Right!’ The capital dollars of investment are too large to make without long term planning. As we struggled to master these interesting challenges, we had to ensure that our technological plan also included solutions for the business and operational challenges we faced as well.
    So let’s take a high level look at our Generation 4 design

    Это заставило нас сосредоточиваться на интеллектуальном росте для бизнеса — refining our overall demand picture. Это не должно быть слишком горячим. И это не должно быть слишком холодным. Это должно быть ‘как раз, таким как надо!’ Нельзя делать такие большие капиталовложения без долгосрочного планирования. Пока мы старались решить эти интересные проблемы, мы должны были гарантировать, что наш технологический план будет также включать решения для коммерческих и эксплуатационных проблем, с которыми нам также приходилось сталкиваться.
    Давайте рассмотрим наш проект дата-центра четвертого поколения

    Are you ready for some great visuals? Check out this video at Soapbox. Click here for the Microsoft 4th Gen Video.

    It’s a concept video that came out of my Data Center Research and Engineering team, under Daniel Costello, that will give you a view into what we think is the future.

    From a configuration, construct-ability and time to market perspective, our primary goals and objectives are to modularize the whole data center. Not just the server side (like the Chicago facility), but the mechanical and electrical space as well. This means using the same kind of parts in pre-manufactured modules, the ability to use containers, skids, or rack-based deployments and the ability to tailor the Redundancy and Reliability requirements to the application at a very specific level.


    Посмотрите это видео, перейдите по ссылке для просмотра видео о Microsoft 4th Gen:

    Это концептуальное видео, созданное командой отдела Data Center Research and Engineering, возглавляемого Дэниелом Костелло, которое даст вам наше представление о будущем.

    С точки зрения конфигурации, строительной технологичности и времени вывода на рынок, нашими главными целями и задачами агрегатирование всего дата-центра. Не только серверную часть, как дата-центр в Чикаго, но также системы охлаждения и электрические системы. Это означает применение деталей одного типа в сборных модулях, возможность использования контейнеров, салазок, или стоечных систем, а также возможность подстраивать требования избыточности и надежности для данного приложения на очень специфичном уровне.

    Our goals from a cost perspective were simple in concept but tough to deliver. First and foremost, we had to reduce the capital cost per critical Mega Watt by the class of use. Some applications can run with N-level redundancy in the infrastructure, others require a little more infrastructure for support. These different classes of infrastructure requirements meant that optimizing for all cost classes was paramount. At Microsoft, we are not a one trick pony and have many Online products and services (240+) that require different levels of operational support. We understand that and ensured that we addressed it in our design which will allow us to reduce capital costs by 20%-40% or greater depending upon class.


    Нашими целями в области затрат были концептуально простыми, но трудно реализуемыми. В первую очередь мы должны были снизить капитальные затраты в пересчете на один мегаватт, в зависимости от класса резервирования. Некоторые приложения могут вполне работать на базе инфраструктуры с резервированием на уровне N, то есть без резервирования, а для работы других приложений требуется больше инфраструктуры. Эти разные классы требований инфраструктуры подразумевали, что оптимизация всех классов затрат имеет преобладающее значение. В Майкрософт мы не ограничиваемся одним решением и располагаем большим количеством интерактивных продуктов и сервисов (240+), которым требуются разные уровни эксплуатационной поддержки. Мы понимаем это, и учитываем это в своем проекте, который позволит нам сокращать капитальные затраты на 20%-40% или более в зависимости от класса.

    For example, non-critical or geo redundant applications have low hardware reliability requirements on a location basis. As a result, Gen 4 can be configured to provide stripped down, low-cost infrastructure with little or no redundancy and/or temperature control. Let’s say an Online service team decides that due to the dramatically lower cost, they will simply use uncontrolled outside air with temperatures ranging 10-35 C and 20-80% RH. The reality is we are already spec-ing this for all of our servers today and working with server vendors to broaden that range even further as Gen 4 becomes a reality. For this class of infrastructure, we eliminate generators, chillers, UPSs, and possibly lower costs relative to traditional infrastructure.

    Например, некритичные или гео-избыточные системы имеют низкие требования к аппаратной надежности на основе местоположения. В результате этого, Gen 4 можно конфигурировать для упрощенной, недорогой инфраструктуры с низким уровнем (или вообще без резервирования) резервирования и / или температурного контроля. Скажем, команда интерактивного сервиса решает, что, в связи с намного меньшими затратами, они будут просто использовать некондиционированный наружный воздух с температурой 10-35°C и влажностью 20-80% RH. В реальности мы уже сегодня предъявляем эти требования к своим серверам и работаем с поставщиками серверов над еще большим расширением диапазона температур, так как наш модуль и подход Gen 4 становится реальностью. Для подобного класса инфраструктуры мы удаляем генераторы, чиллеры, ИБП, и, возможно, будем предлагать более низкие затраты, по сравнению с традиционной инфраструктурой.

    Applications that demand higher level of redundancy or temperature control will use configurations of Gen 4 to meet those needs, however, they will also cost more (but still less than traditional data centers). We see this cost difference driving engineering behavioral change in that we predict more applications will drive towards Geo redundancy to lower costs.

    Системы, которым требуется более высокий уровень резервирования или температурного контроля, будут использовать конфигурации Gen 4, отвечающие этим требованиям, однако, они будут также стоить больше. Но все равно они будут стоить меньше, чем традиционные дата-центры. Мы предвидим, что эти различия в затратах будут вызывать изменения в методах инжиниринга, и по нашим прогнозам, это будет выражаться в переходе все большего числа систем на гео-избыточность и меньшие затраты.

    Another cool thing about Gen 4 is that it allows us to deploy capacity when our demand dictates it. Once finalized, we will no longer need to make large upfront investments. Imagine driving capital costs more closely in-line with actual demand, thus greatly reducing time-to-market and adding the capacity Online inherent in the design. Also reduced is the amount of construction labor required to put these “building blocks” together. Since the entire platform requires pre-manufacture of its core components, on-site construction costs are lowered. This allows us to maximize our return on invested capital.

    Еще одно достоинство Gen 4 состоит в том, что он позволяет нам разворачивать дополнительные мощности, когда нам это необходимо. Как только мы закончим проект, нам больше не нужно будет делать большие начальные капиталовложения. Представьте себе возможность более точного согласования капитальных затрат с реальными требованиями, и тем самым значительного снижения времени вывода на рынок и интерактивного добавления мощностей, предусматриваемого проектом. Также снижен объем строительных работ, требуемых для сборки этих “строительных блоков”. Поскольку вся платформа требует предварительного изготовления ее базовых компонентов, затраты на сборку также снижены. Это позволит нам увеличить до максимума окупаемость своих капиталовложений.
    Мы все подвергаем сомнению

    In our design process, we questioned everything. You may notice there is no roof and some might be uncomfortable with this. We explored the need of one and throughout our research we got some surprising (positive) results that showed one wasn’t needed.

    В своем процессе проектирования мы все подвергаем сомнению. Вы, наверное, обратили внимание на отсутствие крыши, и некоторым специалистам это могло не понравиться. Мы изучили необходимость в крыше и в ходе своих исследований получили удивительные результаты, которые показали, что крыша не нужна.
    Серийное производство дата центров


    In short, we are striving to bring Henry Ford’s Model T factory to the data center. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford#Model_T. Gen 4 will move data centers from a custom design and build model to a commoditized manufacturing approach. We intend to have our components built in factories and then assemble them in one location (the data center site) very quickly. Think about how a computer, car or plane is built today. Components are manufactured by different companies all over the world to a predefined spec and then integrated in one location based on demands and feature requirements. And just like Henry Ford’s assembly line drove the cost of building and the time-to-market down dramatically for the automobile industry, we expect Gen 4 to do the same for data centers. Everything will be pre-manufactured and assembled on the pad.

    Мы хотим применить модель автомобильной фабрики Генри Форда к дата-центру. Проект Gen 4 будет способствовать переходу от модели специализированного проектирования и строительства к товарно-производственному, серийному подходу. Мы намерены изготавливать свои компоненты на заводах, а затем очень быстро собирать их в одном месте, в месте строительства дата-центра. Подумайте о том, как сегодня изготавливается компьютер, автомобиль или самолет. Компоненты изготавливаются по заранее определенным спецификациям разными компаниями во всем мире, затем собираются в одном месте на основе спроса и требуемых характеристик. И точно так же как сборочный конвейер Генри Форда привел к значительному уменьшению затрат на производство и времени вывода на рынок в автомобильной промышленности, мы надеемся, что Gen 4 сделает то же самое для дата-центров. Все будет предварительно изготавливаться и собираться на месте.
    Невероятно энергоэффективный ЦОД


    And did we mention that this platform will be, overall, incredibly energy efficient? From a total energy perspective not only will we have remarkable PUE values, but the total cost of energy going into the facility will be greatly reduced as well. How much energy goes into making concrete? Will we need as much of it? How much energy goes into the fuel of the construction vehicles? This will also be greatly reduced! A key driver is our goal to achieve an average PUE at or below 1.125 by 2012 across our data centers. More than that, we are on a mission to reduce the overall amount of copper and water used in these facilities. We believe these will be the next areas of industry attention when and if the energy problem is solved. So we are asking today…“how can we build a data center with less building”?

    А мы упоминали, что эта платформа будет, в общем, невероятно энергоэффективной? С точки зрения общей энергии, мы получим не только поразительные значения PUE, но общая стоимость энергии, затраченной на объект будет также значительно снижена. Сколько энергии идет на производство бетона? Нам нужно будет столько энергии? Сколько энергии идет на питание инженерных строительных машин? Это тоже будет значительно снижено! Главным стимулом является достижение среднего PUE не больше 1.125 для всех наших дата-центров к 2012 году. Более того, у нас есть задача сокращения общего количества меди и воды в дата-центрах. Мы думаем, что эти задачи станут следующей заботой отрасли после того как будет решена энергетическая проблема. Итак, сегодня мы спрашиваем себя…“как можно построить дата-центр с меньшим объемом строительных работ”?
    Строительство дата центров без чиллеров

    We have talked openly and publicly about building chiller-less data centers and running our facilities using aggressive outside economization. Our sincerest hope is that Gen 4 will completely eliminate the use of water. Today’s data centers use massive amounts of water and we see water as the next scarce resource and have decided to take a proactive stance on making water conservation part of our plan.

    Мы открыто и публично говорили о строительстве дата-центров без чиллеров и активном использовании в наших центрах обработки данных технологий свободного охлаждения или фрикулинга. Мы искренне надеемся, что Gen 4 позволит полностью отказаться от использования воды. Современные дата-центры расходуют большие объемы воды и так как мы считаем воду следующим редким ресурсом, мы решили принять упреждающие меры и включить экономию воды в свой план.

    By sharing this with the industry, we believe everyone can benefit from our methodology. While this concept and approach may be intimidating (or downright frightening) to some in the industry, disclosure ultimately is better for all of us.

    Делясь этим опытом с отраслью, мы считаем, что каждый сможет извлечь выгоду из нашей методологией. Хотя эта концепция и подход могут показаться пугающими (или откровенно страшными) для некоторых отраслевых специалистов, раскрывая свои планы мы, в конечном счете, делаем лучше для всех нас.

    Gen 4 design (even more than just containers), could reduce the ‘religious’ debates in our industry. With the central spine infrastructure in place, containers or pre-manufactured server halls can be either AC or DC, air-side economized or water-side economized, or not economized at all (though the sanity of that might be questioned). Gen 4 will allow us to decommission, repair and upgrade quickly because everything is modular. No longer will we be governed by the initial decisions made when constructing the facility. We will have almost unlimited use and re-use of the facility and site. We will also be able to use power in an ultra-fluid fashion moving load from critical to non-critical as use and capacity requirements dictate.

    Проект Gen 4 позволит уменьшить ‘религиозные’ споры в нашей отрасли. Располагая базовой инфраструктурой, контейнеры или сборные серверные могут оборудоваться системами переменного или постоянного тока, воздушными или водяными экономайзерами, или вообще не использовать экономайзеры. Хотя можно подвергать сомнению разумность такого решения. Gen 4 позволит нам быстро выполнять работы по выводу из эксплуатации, ремонту и модернизации, поскольку все будет модульным. Мы больше не будем руководствоваться начальными решениями, принятыми во время строительства дата-центра. Мы сможем использовать этот дата-центр и инфраструктуру в течение почти неограниченного периода времени. Мы также сможем применять сверхгибкие методы использования электрической энергии, переводя оборудование в режимы критической или некритической нагрузки в соответствии с требуемой мощностью.
    Gen 4 – это стандартная платформа

    Finally, we believe this is a big game changer. Gen 4 will provide a standard platform that our industry can innovate around. For example, all modules in our Gen 4 will have common interfaces clearly defined by our specs and any vendor that meets these specifications will be able to plug into our infrastructure. Whether you are a computer vendor, UPS vendor, generator vendor, etc., you will be able to plug and play into our infrastructure. This means we can also source anyone, anywhere on the globe to minimize costs and maximize performance. We want to help motivate the industry to further innovate—with innovations from which everyone can reap the benefits.

    Наконец, мы уверены, что это будет фактором, который значительно изменит ситуацию. Gen 4 будет представлять собой стандартную платформу, которую отрасль сможет обновлять. Например, все модули в нашем Gen 4 будут иметь общепринятые интерфейсы, четко определяемые нашими спецификациями, и оборудование любого поставщика, которое отвечает этим спецификациям можно будет включать в нашу инфраструктуру. Независимо от того производите вы компьютеры, ИБП, генераторы и т.п., вы сможете включать свое оборудование нашу инфраструктуру. Это означает, что мы также сможем обеспечивать всех, в любом месте земного шара, тем самым сводя до минимума затраты и максимальной увеличивая производительность. Мы хотим создать в отрасли мотивацию для дальнейших инноваций – инноваций, от которых каждый сможет получать выгоду.
    Главные характеристики дата-центров четвертого поколения Gen4

    To summarize, the key characteristics of our Generation 4 data centers are:

    Scalable
    Plug-and-play spine infrastructure
    Factory pre-assembled: Pre-Assembled Containers (PACs) & Pre-Manufactured Buildings (PMBs)
    Rapid deployment
    De-mountable
    Reduce TTM
    Reduced construction
    Sustainable measures

    Ниже приведены главные характеристики дата-центров четвертого поколения Gen 4:

    Расширяемость;
    Готовая к использованию базовая инфраструктура;
    Изготовление в заводских условиях: сборные контейнеры (PAC) и сборные здания (PMB);
    Быстрота развертывания;
    Возможность демонтажа;
    Снижение времени вывода на рынок (TTM);
    Сокращение сроков строительства;
    Экологичность;

    Map applications to DC Class

    We hope you join us on this incredible journey of change and innovation!

    Long hours of research and engineering time are invested into this process. There are still some long days and nights ahead, but the vision is clear. Rest assured however, that we as refine Generation 4, the team will soon be looking to Generation 5 (even if it is a bit farther out). There is always room to get better.


    Использование систем электропитания постоянного тока.

    Мы надеемся, что вы присоединитесь к нам в этом невероятном путешествии по миру изменений и инноваций!

    На этот проект уже потрачены долгие часы исследований и проектирования. И еще предстоит потратить много дней и ночей, но мы имеем четкое представление о конечной цели. Однако будьте уверены, что как только мы доведем до конца проект модульного дата-центра четвертого поколения, мы вскоре начнем думать о проекте дата-центра пятого поколения. Всегда есть возможность для улучшений.

    So if you happen to come across Goldilocks in the forest, and you are curious as to why she is smiling you will know that she feels very good about getting very close to ‘JUST RIGHT’.

    Generations of Evolution – some background on our data center designs

    Так что, если вы встретите в лесу девочку по имени Лютик, и вам станет любопытно, почему она улыбается, вы будете знать, что она очень довольна тем, что очень близко подошла к ‘ОПИМАЛЬНОМУ РЕШЕНИЮ’.
    Поколения эволюции – история развития наших дата-центров

    We thought you might be interested in understanding what happened in the first three generations of our data center designs. When Ray Ozzie wrote his Software plus Services memo it posed a very interesting challenge to us. The winds of change were at ‘tornado’ proportions. That “plus Services” tag had some significant (and unstated) challenges inherent to it. The first was that Microsoft was going to evolve even further into an operations company. While we had been running large scale Internet services since 1995, this development lead us to an entirely new level. Additionally, these “services” would span across both Internet and Enterprise businesses. To those of you who have to operate “stuff”, you know that these are two very different worlds in operational models and challenges. It also meant that, to achieve the same level of reliability and performance required our infrastructure was going to have to scale globally and in a significant way.

    Мы подумали, что может быть вам будет интересно узнать историю первых трех поколений наших центров обработки данных. Когда Рэй Оззи написал свою памятную записку Software plus Services, он поставил перед нами очень интересную задачу. Ветра перемен двигались с ураганной скоростью. Это окончание “plus Services” скрывало в себе какие-то значительные и неопределенные задачи. Первая заключалась в том, что Майкрософт собиралась в еще большей степени стать операционной компанией. Несмотря на то, что мы управляли большими интернет-сервисами, начиная с 1995 г., эта разработка подняла нас на абсолютно новый уровень. Кроме того, эти “сервисы” охватывали интернет-компании и корпорации. Тем, кому приходится всем этим управлять, известно, что есть два очень разных мира в области операционных моделей и задач. Это также означало, что для достижения такого же уровня надежности и производительности требовалось, чтобы наша инфраструктура располагала значительными возможностями расширения в глобальных масштабах.

    It was that intense atmosphere of change that we first started re-evaluating data center technology and processes in general and our ideas began to reach farther than what was accepted by the industry at large. This was the era of Generation 1. As we look at where most of the world’s data centers are today (and where our facilities were), it represented all the known learning and design requirements that had been in place since IBM built the first purpose-built computer room. These facilities focused more around uptime, reliability and redundancy. Big infrastructure was held accountable to solve all potential environmental shortfalls. This is where the majority of infrastructure in the industry still is today.

    Именно в этой атмосфере серьезных изменений мы впервые начали переоценку ЦОД-технологий и технологий вообще, и наши идеи начали выходить за пределы общепринятых в отрасли представлений. Это была эпоха ЦОД первого поколения. Когда мы узнали, где сегодня располагается большинство мировых дата-центров и где находятся наши предприятия, это представляло весь опыт и навыки проектирования, накопленные со времени, когда IBM построила первую серверную. В этих ЦОД больше внимания уделялось бесперебойной работе, надежности и резервированию. Большая инфраструктура была призвана решать все потенциальные экологические проблемы. Сегодня большая часть инфраструктуры все еще находится на этом этапе своего развития.

    We soon realized that traditional data centers were quickly becoming outdated. They were not keeping up with the demands of what was happening technologically and environmentally. That’s when we kicked off our Generation 2 design. Gen 2 facilities started taking into account sustainability, energy efficiency, and really looking at the total cost of energy and operations.

    Очень быстро мы поняли, что стандартные дата-центры очень быстро становятся устаревшими. Они не поспевали за темпами изменений технологических и экологических требований. Именно тогда мы стали разрабатывать ЦОД второго поколения. В этих дата-центрах Gen 2 стали принимать во внимание такие факторы как устойчивое развитие, энергетическая эффективность, а также общие энергетические и эксплуатационные.

    No longer did we view data centers just for the upfront capital costs, but we took a hard look at the facility over the course of its life. Our Quincy, Washington and San Antonio, Texas facilities are examples of our Gen 2 data centers where we explored and implemented new ways to lessen the impact on the environment. These facilities are considered two leading industry examples, based on their energy efficiency and ability to run and operate at new levels of scale and performance by leveraging clean hydro power (Quincy) and recycled waste water (San Antonio) to cool the facility during peak cooling months.

    Мы больше не рассматривали дата-центры только с точки зрения начальных капитальных затрат, а внимательно следили за работой ЦОД на протяжении его срока службы. Наши объекты в Куинси, Вашингтоне, и Сан-Антонио, Техас, являются образцами наших ЦОД второго поколения, в которых мы изучали и применяли на практике новые способы снижения воздействия на окружающую среду. Эти объекты считаются двумя ведущими отраслевыми примерами, исходя из их энергетической эффективности и способности работать на новых уровнях производительности, основанных на использовании чистой энергии воды (Куинси) и рециклирования отработанной воды (Сан-Антонио) для охлаждения объекта в самых жарких месяцах.

    As we were delivering our Gen 2 facilities into steel and concrete, our Generation 3 facilities were rapidly driving the evolution of the program. The key concepts for our Gen 3 design are increased modularity and greater concentration around energy efficiency and scale. The Gen 3 facility will be best represented by the Chicago, Illinois facility currently under construction. This facility will seem very foreign compared to the traditional data center concepts most of the industry is comfortable with. In fact, if you ever sit around in our container hanger in Chicago it will look incredibly different from a traditional raised-floor data center. We anticipate this modularization will drive huge efficiencies in terms of cost and operations for our business. We will also introduce significant changes in the environmental systems used to run our facilities. These concepts and processes (where applicable) will help us gain even greater efficiencies in our existing footprint, allowing us to further maximize infrastructure investments.

    Так как наши ЦОД второго поколения строились из стали и бетона, наши центры обработки данных третьего поколения начали их быстро вытеснять. Главными концептуальными особенностями ЦОД третьего поколения Gen 3 являются повышенная модульность и большее внимание к энергетической эффективности и масштабированию. Дата-центры третьего поколения лучше всего представлены объектом, который в настоящее время строится в Чикаго, Иллинойс. Этот ЦОД будет выглядеть очень необычно, по сравнению с общепринятыми в отрасли представлениями о дата-центре. Действительно, если вам когда-либо удастся побывать в нашем контейнерном ангаре в Чикаго, он покажется вам совершенно непохожим на обычный дата-центр с фальшполом. Мы предполагаем, что этот модульный подход будет способствовать значительному повышению эффективности нашего бизнеса в отношении затрат и операций. Мы также внесем существенные изменения в климатические системы, используемые в наших ЦОД. Эти концепции и технологии, если применимо, позволят нам добиться еще большей эффективности наших существующих дата-центров, и тем самым еще больше увеличивать капиталовложения в инфраструктуру.

    This is definitely a journey, not a destination industry. In fact, our Generation 4 design has been under heavy engineering for viability and cost for over a year. While the demand of our commercial growth required us to make investments as we grew, we treated each step in the learning as a process for further innovation in data centers. The design for our future Gen 4 facilities enabled us to make visionary advances that addressed the challenges of building, running, and operating facilities all in one concerted effort.

    Это определенно путешествие, а не конечный пункт назначения. На самом деле, наш проект ЦОД четвертого поколения подвергался серьезным испытаниям на жизнеспособность и затраты на протяжении целого года. Хотя необходимость в коммерческом росте требовала от нас постоянных капиталовложений, мы рассматривали каждый этап своего развития как шаг к будущим инновациям в области дата-центров. Проект наших будущих ЦОД четвертого поколения Gen 4 позволил нам делать фантастические предположения, которые касались задач строительства, управления и эксплуатации объектов как единого упорядоченного процесса.

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    come [kʌm]
    venir ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) se produire ⇒ 1 (e) exister ⇒ 1 (h) devenir ⇒ 1 (i) en venir à ⇒ 1 (j)
    (pt came [keɪm], pp come [kʌm])
    ∎ she won't come when she's called elle ne vient pas quand on l'appelle;
    ∎ here come the children voici les enfants qui arrivent;
    ∎ here he comes! le voilà qui arrive!;
    ∎ it's stuck - ah, no, it's coming! c'est coincé - ah, non, ça vient!;
    ∎ coming! j'arrive!;
    ∎ come here! venez ici!; (to dog) au pied!;
    ∎ come to the office tomorrow passez ou venez au bureau demain;
    ∎ he came to me for advice il est venu me demander conseil;
    ∎ you've come to the wrong person vous vous adressez à la mauvaise personne;
    ∎ you've come to the wrong place vous vous êtes trompé de chemin, vous faites fausse route;
    ∎ if you're looking for sun, you've come to the wrong place si c'est le soleil que vous cherchez, il ne fallait pas venir ici;
    ∎ come with me (accompany) venez avec moi, accompagnez-moi; (follow) suivez-moi;
    ∎ please come this way par ici ou suivez-moi s'il vous plaît;
    ∎ I come this way every week je passe par ici toutes les semaines;
    ∎ American come and look, come look venez voir;
    ∎ familiar come and get it! à la soupe!;
    ∎ he came whistling up the stairs il a monté l'escalier en sifflant;
    ∎ a car came hurtling round the corner une voiture a pris le virage à toute vitesse;
    ∎ to come and go (gen) aller et venir; figurative (pains, cramps etc) être intermittent;
    ∎ people are constantly coming and going il y a un va-et-vient continuel;
    ∎ fashions come and go la mode change tout le temps;
    ∎ after many years had come and gone après bien des années;
    ∎ familiar I don't know whether I'm coming or going je ne sais pas où j'en suis;
    ∎ you have come a long way vous êtes venu de loin; figurative (made progress) vous avez fait du chemin;
    ∎ the computer industry has come a very long way since then l'informatique a fait énormément de progrès depuis ce temps-là;
    ∎ also figurative to come running arriver en courant;
    ∎ we could see him coming a mile off on l'a vu venir avec ses gros sabots;
    ∎ figurative you could see it coming on l'a vu venir de loin, c'était prévisible;
    ∎ proverb everything comes to him who waits tout vient à point à qui sait attendre
    (b) (as guest, visitor) venir;
    ∎ can you come to my party on Saturday night? est-ce que tu peux venir à ma soirée samedi?;
    ∎ I'm sorry, I can't come (je suis) désolé, je ne peux pas venir;
    ∎ would you like to come for lunch/dinner? voulez-vous venir déjeuner/dîner?;
    ∎ I can only come for an hour or so je ne pourrai venir que pour une heure environ;
    ∎ come for a ride in the car viens faire un tour en voiture;
    ∎ she's come for her money elle est venue prendre son argent;
    ∎ I've got people coming (short stay) j'ai des invités; (long stay) il y a des gens qui viennent;
    ∎ Angela came and we had a chat Angela est venue et on a bavardé;
    ∎ they came for a week and stayed a month ils sont venus pour une semaine et ils sont restés un mois;
    ∎ he couldn't have come at a worse time il n'aurait pas pu tomber plus mal
    (c) (arrive) venir, arriver;
    ∎ to come in time/late arriver à temps/en retard;
    ∎ I've just come from the post office j'arrive de la poste à l'instant;
    ∎ we came to a small town nous sommes arrivés dans une petite ville;
    ∎ the time has come to tell the truth le moment est venu de dire la vérité;
    ∎ to come to the end of sth arriver à la fin de qch;
    ∎ I was coming to the end of my stay mon séjour touchait à sa fin;
    ∎ there will come a point when… il viendra un moment où…;
    ∎ when you come to the last coat of paint… quand tu en seras à la dernière couche de peinture…;
    ∎ (reach) her hair comes (down) to her waist ses cheveux lui arrivent à la taille;
    ∎ the mud came (up) to our knees la boue nous arrivait ou venait (jusqu') aux genoux
    (d) (occupy specific place, position) venir, se trouver;
    ∎ the address comes above the date l'adresse se met au-dessus de la date;
    ∎ my birthday comes before yours mon anniversaire vient avant ou précède le tien;
    ∎ a colonel comes before a lieutenant un colonel a la préséance sur un lieutenant;
    ∎ Friday comes after Thursday vendredi vient après ou suit jeudi;
    ∎ that speech comes in Act 3/on page 10 on trouve ce discours dans l'acte 3/à la page 10;
    ∎ the fireworks come next le feu d'artifice est après;
    ∎ what comes after the performance? qu'est-ce qu'il y a après la représentation?
    (e) (occur, happen) arriver, se produire;
    ∎ when my turn comes, when it comes to my turn quand ce sera (à) mon tour, quand mon tour viendra;
    ∎ such an opportunity only comes once in your life une telle occasion ne se présente qu'une fois dans la vie;
    ∎ he has a birthday coming son anniversaire approche;
    ∎ there's a storm coming un orage se prépare;
    ∎ success was a long time coming la réussite s'est fait attendre;
    ∎ take life as it comes prenez la vie comme elle vient;
    ∎ Christmas comes but once a year il n'y a qu'un Noël par an;
    ∎ Bible it came to pass that… il advint que…;
    ∎ come what may advienne que pourra, quoi qu'il arrive ou advienne
    ∎ the idea just came to me one day l'idée m'est soudain venue un jour;
    ∎ suddenly it came to me (I remembered) tout d'un coup, je m'en suis souvenu; (I had an idea) tout d'un coup, j'ai eu une idée;
    ∎ I said the first thing that came into my head or that came to mind j'ai dit la première chose qui m'est venue à l'esprit;
    ∎ the answer came to her elle a trouvé la réponse
    ∎ writing comes naturally to her écrire lui est facile, elle est douée pour l'écriture;
    ∎ a house doesn't come cheap une maison coûte ou revient cher;
    ∎ the news came as a shock to her la nouvelle lui a fait un choc;
    ∎ her visit came as a surprise sa visite nous a beaucoup surpris;
    ∎ it comes as no surprise to learn he's gone (le fait) qu'il soit parti n'a rien de surprenant;
    ∎ he's as silly as they come il est sot comme pas un;
    ∎ they don't come any tougher than Big Al on ne fait pas plus fort que Big Al;
    ∎ it'll all come right in the end tout cela va finir par s'arranger;
    ∎ the harder they come the harder they fall plus dure sera la chute
    (h) (be available) exister;
    ∎ this table comes in two sizes cette table existe ou se fait en deux dimensions;
    ∎ the dictionary comes with a magnifying glass le dictionnaire est livré avec une loupe
    (i) (become) devenir;
    ∎ it was a dream come true c'était un rêve devenu réalité;
    ∎ to come unhooked se décrocher;
    ∎ to come unravelled se défaire;
    ∎ the buttons on my coat keep coming undone mon manteau se déboutonne toujours
    (j) (+ infinitive) (indicating gradual action) en venir à, finir par; (indicating chance) arriver;
    ∎ she came to trust him elle en est venue à ou elle a fini par lui faire confiance;
    ∎ we have come to expect this kind of thing nous nous attendons à ce genre de chose maintenant;
    ∎ how did you come to lose your umbrella? comment as-tu fait pour perdre ton parapluie?;
    ∎ how did the door come to be open? comment se fait-il que la porte soit ouverte?;
    ∎ (now that I) come to think of it maintenant que j'y songe, réflexion faite;
    ∎ it's not much money when you come to think of it ce n'est pas beaucoup d'argent quand vous y réfléchissez
    (k) (be owing, payable)
    ∎ I still have £5 coming (to me) on me doit encore 5 livres;
    ∎ there'll be money coming from her uncle's will elle va toucher l'argent du testament de son oncle;
    ∎ he got all the credit coming to him il a eu tous les honneurs qu'il méritait;
    ∎ familiar you'll get what's coming to you tu l'auras cherché ou voulu;
    ∎ familiar he had it coming (to him) il ne l'a pas volé
    ∎ a smile came to her lips un sourire parut sur ses lèvres ou lui vint aux lèvres
    ∎ how come? comment ça?;
    ∎ familiar come again? quoi?;
    ∎ American how's it coming? comment ça va?;
    ∎ come to that à propos, au fait;
    ∎ I haven't seen her in weeks, or her husband, come to that ça fait des semaines que je ne l'ai pas vue, son mari non plus d'ailleurs;
    ∎ if it comes to that, I'd rather stay home à ce moment-là ou à ce compte-là, je préfère rester à la maison;
    ∎ don't come the fine lady with me! ne fais pas la grande dame ou ne joue pas à la grande dame avec moi!;
    ∎ don't come the innocent! ne fais pas l'innocent!;
    ∎ British familiar you're coming it a bit strong! tu y vas un peu fort!;
    ∎ British familiar don't come it with me! (try to impress) n'essaie pas de m'en mettre plein la vue!; (lord it over) pas la peine d'être si hautain avec moi!;
    ∎ the days to come les prochains jours, les jours qui viennent;
    ∎ the battle to come la bataille qui va avoir lieu;
    ∎ Religion the life to come l'autre vie;
    ∎ in times to come à l'avenir;
    ∎ for some time to come pendant quelque temps;
    ∎ that will not be for some time to come ce ne sera pas avant quelque temps
    ∎ (by) come tomorrow/Tuesday you'll feel better vous vous sentirez mieux demain/mardi;
    ∎ I'll have been here two years come April ça fera deux ans en avril que je suis là;
    ∎ come the revolution you'll all be out of a job avec la révolution, vous vous retrouverez tous au chômage
    ∎ come, come!, come now! allons!, voyons!
    4 noun
    vulgar (semen) foutre m
    (a) (occur) arriver, se produire;
    ∎ it came about that… il arriva ou il advint que…;
    ∎ how could such a mistake come about? comment une telle erreur a-t-elle pu se produire?;
    ∎ the discovery of penicillin came about quite by accident la pénicilline a été découverte tout à fait par hasard
    (b) Nautical (wind) tourner, changer de direction; (ship) virer de bord
    (a) (walk, travel across → field, street) traverser;
    ∎ as we stood talking she came across to join us pendant que nous discutions, elle est venue se joindre à nous
    ∎ to come across well/badly (at interview) faire une bonne/mauvaise impression, bien/mal passer; (on TV) bien/mal passer;
    ∎ he never comes across as well on film as in the theatre il passe mieux au théâtre qu'à l'écran;
    ∎ he came across as a total idiot il donnait l'impression d'être complètement idiot
    ∎ the author's message comes across well le message de l'auteur passe bien;
    ∎ her disdain for his work came across le mépris qu'elle avait pour son travail transparaissait
    (d) familiar (do as promised) s'exécuter□, tenir parole□
    (person) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (thing) trouver par hasard, tomber sur;
    ∎ we came across an interesting problem on a été confrontés à ou on est tombés sur un problème intéressant;
    ∎ she reads everything she comes across elle lit tout ce qui lui tombe sous la main
    familiar (give → information) donner□, fournir□ ; (→ help) offrir□ ; (→ money) raquer, se fendre de;
    ∎ he came across with the money he owed me il m'a filé le fric qu'il me devait;
    (pursue) poursuivre;
    ∎ he came after me with a stick il m'a poursuivi avec un bâton
    (a) (encouraging, urging)
    ∎ come along, drink your medicine! allez, prends ou bois ton médicament!;
    ∎ come along, we're late! dépêche-toi, nous sommes en retard!
    (b) (accompany) venir, accompagner;
    ∎ she asked me to come along (with them) elle m'a invité à aller avec eux ou à les accompagner
    (c) (occur, happen) arriver, se présenter;
    ∎ an opportunity like this doesn't come along often une telle occasion ne se présente pas souvent;
    ∎ don't accept the first job that comes along ne prenez pas le premier travail qui se présente;
    ∎ he married the first woman that came along il a épousé la première venue
    (d) (progress) avancer, faire des progrès; (grow) pousser;
    ∎ the patient is coming along well le patient se remet bien;
    ∎ the work isn't coming along as expected le travail n'avance pas comme prévu;
    ∎ how's your computer class coming along? comment va ton cours d'informatique?
    (object → come to pieces) se démonter; (→ break) se casser; (project, policy) échouer;
    ∎ to come apart at the seams (garment) se défaire aux coutures;
    ∎ the book came apart in my hands le livre est tombé en morceaux quand je l'ai pris;
    ∎ figurative under pressure he came apart sous la pression il a craqué
    (attack) attaquer, se jeter sur;
    ∎ he came at me with a knife il s'est jeté sur moi avec un couteau;
    ∎ figurative questions came at me from all sides j'ai été assailli de questions
    (a) (leave) partir, s'en aller;
    ∎ come away from that door! écartez-vous de cette porte!;
    ∎ I came away with the distinct impression that all was not well je suis reparti avec la forte impression que quelque chose n'allait pas;
    ∎ he asked her to come away with him (elope) il lui a demandé de s'enfuir avec lui; British (go on holiday) il lui a demandé de partir avec lui
    (b) (separate) partir, se détacher;
    ∎ the page came away in my hands la page m'est restée dans les mains
    (a) (return) revenir;
    ∎ he came back with me il est revenu avec moi;
    ∎ to come back home rentrer (à la maison);
    ∎ figurative the colour came back to her cheeks elle reprit des couleurs;
    ∎ we'll come back to that question later nous reviendrons à cette question plus tard;
    ∎ to come back to what we were saying pour en revenir à ce que nous disions
    ∎ it's all coming back to me tout cela me revient (à l'esprit ou à la mémoire);
    ∎ her name will come back to me later son nom me reviendra plus tard
    (c) (reply) répondre; American (retort) rétorquer, répliquer;
    ∎ they came back with an argument in favour of the project ils ont répondu par un argument en faveur du projet
    (d) (recover) remonter;
    ∎ he came back strongly in the second set il a bien remonté au deuxième set;
    ∎ they came back from 3-0 down ils ont remonté de 3 à 0
    (e) (become fashionable again) revenir à la mode; (make comeback) faire un come-back
    Law (of person) comparaître devant; (of case) être entendu par
    brouiller, éloigner;
    ∎ he came between her and her friend il l'a brouillée avec son amie, il l'a éloignée de son amie;
    ∎ we mustn't let a small disagreement come between us nous n'allons pas nous disputer à cause d'un petit malentendu
    ➲ come by
    (stop by) passer, venir
    (acquire → work, money) obtenir, se procurer; (→ idea) se faire;
    ∎ jobs are hard to come by il est difficile de trouver du travail;
    ∎ how did you come by this camera/those bruises? comment as-tu fait pour avoir cet appareil-photo/ces bleus?;
    ∎ how did she come by all that money? comment s'est-elle procuré tout cet argent?;
    ∎ how on earth did he come by that idea? où est-il allé chercher cette idée?
    (descend → ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ mountain) descendre, faire la descente de
    (a) (descend → from ladder, stairs) descendre; (→ from mountain etc) descendre, faire la descente; (plane → crash) s'écraser; (→ land) atterrir;
    ∎ to come down to breakfast descendre déjeuner ou prendre le petit déjeuner;
    ∎ come down from that tree! descends de cet arbre!;
    ∎ they came down to Paris ils sont descendus à Paris;
    ∎ hem-lines are coming down this year les jupes rallongent cette année;
    ∎ he's come down in the world il a déchu;
    ∎ you'd better come down to earth tu ferais bien de revenir sur terre ou de descendre des nues
    (b) (fall) tomber;
    ∎ rain was coming down in sheets il pleuvait des cordes;
    ∎ the ceiling came down le plafond s'est effondré
    (c) (reach) descendre;
    ∎ the dress comes down to my ankles la robe descend jusqu'à mes chevilles;
    ∎ her hair came down to her waist les cheveux lui tombaient ou descendaient jusqu'à la taille
    (d) (decrease) baisser;
    ∎ he's ready to come down 10 percent on the price il est prêt à rabattre ou baisser le prix de 10 pour cent
    (e) (be passed down) être transmis (de père en fils);
    ∎ this custom comes down from the Romans cette coutume nous vient des Romains;
    ∎ the necklace came down to her from her great-aunt elle tient ce collier de sa grand-tante
    (f) (reach a decision) se prononcer;
    ∎ the majority came down in favour of/against abortion la majorité s'est prononcée en faveur de/contre l'avortement;
    ∎ to come down on sb's side décider en faveur de qn
    (g) (be removed) être défait ou décroché;
    ∎ that wallpaper will have to come down il va falloir enlever ce papier peint;
    ∎ the Christmas decorations are coming down today aujourd'hui, on enlève les décorations de Noël;
    ∎ the tree will have to come down (be felled) il faut abattre cet arbre;
    ∎ these houses are coming down soon on va bientôt démolir ces maisons
    (h) British University obtenir son diplôme
    (i) familiar drugs slang redescendre
    (a) (rebuke) s'en prendre à;
    ∎ the boss came down hard on him le patron lui a passé un de ces savons;
    ∎ one mistake and he'll come down on you like a ton of bricks si tu fais la moindre erreur, il te tombera sur le dos
    ∎ they came down on me to sell the land ils ont essayé de me faire vendre le terrain□
    (amount) se réduire à, se résumer à;
    ∎ it all comes down to what you want to do tout cela dépend de ce que vous souhaitez faire;
    ∎ it all comes down to the same thing tout cela revient au même;
    ∎ that's what his argument comes down to voici à quoi se réduit son raisonnement
    (become ill) attraper;
    ∎ he came down with a cold il s'est enrhumé, il a attrapé un rhume
    (present oneself) se présenter;
    ∎ more women are coming forward as candidates davantage de femmes présentent leur candidature;
    ∎ the police have appealed for witnesses to come forward la police a demandé aux témoins de se faire connaître
    ∎ the townspeople came forward with supplies les habitants de la ville ont offert des provisions;
    ∎ he came forward with a new proposal il a fait une nouvelle proposition;
    ∎ Law to come forward with evidence présenter des preuves
    venir;
    ∎ she comes from China elle vient ou elle est originaire de Chine;
    ∎ to come from a good family être issu ou venir d'une bonne famille;
    ∎ this word comes from Latin ce mot vient du latin;
    ∎ this wine comes from the south of France ce vin vient du sud de la France;
    ∎ this passage comes from one of his novels ce passage est extrait ou provient d'un de ses romans;
    ∎ that's surprising coming from him c'est étonnant de sa part;
    ∎ a sob came from his throat un sanglot s'est échappé de sa gorge;
    ∎ familiar I'm not sure where he's coming from je ne sais pas très bien ce qui le motive□
    (a) (enter) entrer; (come inside) rentrer;
    ∎ come in! entrez!;
    ∎ they came in through the window ils sont entrés par la fenêtre;
    ∎ come in now, children, it's getting dark rentrez maintenant, les enfants, il commence à faire nuit;
    ∎ British familiar Mrs Brown comes in twice a week (to clean) Madame Brown vient (faire le ménage) deux fois par semaine
    (b) (plane, train) arriver
    ∎ she came in second elle est arrivée deuxième
    (d) (be received → money, contributions) rentrer;
    ∎ there isn't enough money coming in to cover expenditure l'argent qui rentre ne suffit pas à couvrir les dépenses;
    ∎ how much do you have coming in every week? combien touchez-vous ou encaissez-vous chaque semaine?
    (e) Press (news, report) être reçu;
    ∎ news is just coming in of a riot in Red Square on nous annonce à l'instant des émeutes sur la place Rouge
    ∎ come in car number 1, over j'appelle voiture 1, à vous;
    ∎ come in Barry Stewart from New York à vous, Barry Stewart à New York
    (g) (become seasonable) être de saison; (become fashionable) entrer en vogue;
    ∎ when do endives come in? quand commence la saison des endives?;
    ∎ leather has come in le cuir est à la mode ou en vogue
    ∎ to come in handy or useful (tool, gadget) être utile ou commode; (contribution) arriver à point;
    ∎ these gloves come in handy or useful for driving ces gants sont bien commodes ou utiles pour conduire
    (i) (be involved) être impliqué; (participate) participer, intervenir;
    ∎ where do I come in? quel est mon rôle là-dedans?;
    ∎ this is where the law comes in c'est là que la loi intervient;
    ∎ he should come in on the deal il devrait participer à l'opération;
    ∎ I'd like to come in on this (conversation) j'aimerais dire quelques mots là-dessus ou à ce sujet
    (j) (tide) monter
    (be object of → abuse, reproach) subir;
    ∎ to come in for criticism être critiqué, être l'objet de critiques;
    ∎ the government came in for a lot of criticism over its handling of the crisis le gouvernement a été très critiqué pour la façon dont il gère la crise;
    ∎ to come in for praise être félicité
    (be given a part in) prendre part à;
    ∎ they let him come in on the deal ils l'ont laissé prendre part à l'affaire
    (a) (inherit) hériter de; (acquire) entrer en possession de;
    ∎ to come into some money (inherit it) faire un héritage; (win it) gagner le gros lot;
    ∎ they came into a fortune (won) ils ont gagné une fortune; (inherited) ils ont hérité d'une fortune
    (b) (play a role in) jouer un rôle;
    ∎ it's not simply a matter of pride, though pride does come into it ce n'est pas une simple question de fierté, bien que la fierté joue un certain rôle;
    ∎ money doesn't come into it! l'argent n'a rien à voir là-dedans!
    résulter de;
    ∎ what will come of it? qu'en adviendra-t-il?, qu'en résultera-t-il?;
    ∎ no good will come from or of it ça ne mènera à rien de bon, il n'en résultera rien de bon;
    ∎ let me know what comes of the meeting faites-moi savoir ce qui ressortira de la réunion;
    ∎ that's what comes from listening to you! voilà ce qui arrive quand on vous écoute!
    (a) (fall off → of rider) tomber de; (→ of button) se détacher de, se découdre de; (→ of handle, label) se détacher de; (of tape, wallpaper) se détacher de, se décoller de; (be removed → of stain, mark) partir de, s'enlever de
    (b) (stop taking → drug, medicine) arrêter de prendre; (→ drink) arrêter de boire;
    ∎ to come off the pill arrêter (de prendre) la pilule
    (c) (climb down from, leave → wall, ladder etc) descendre de;
    ∎ to come off a ship/plane débarquer d'un navire/d'un avion;
    ∎ I've just come off the night shift (finished work) je viens de quitter l'équipe de nuit; (finished working nights) je viens de finir le travail de nuit
    (d) Football (field) sortir de
    ∎ oh, come off it! allez, arrête ton char!
    (a) (rider) tomber; (button) se détacher, se découdre; (handle, label) se détacher; (stain, mark) partir, s'enlever; (tape, wallpaper) se détacher, se décoller;
    ∎ the handle came off in his hand la poignée lui est restée dans la main
    (c) (fare, manage) s'en sortir, se tirer de;
    ∎ you came off well in the competition tu t'en es bien tiré au concours;
    ∎ to come off best gagner
    (d) familiar (happen) avoir lieu□, se passer□ ; (be carried through) se réaliser□ ; (succeed) réussir□ ;
    ∎ did the game come off all right? le match s'est bien passé?;
    ∎ my trip to China didn't come off mon voyage en Chine n'a pas eu lieu;
    ∎ his plan didn't come off son projet est tombé à l'eau
    (e) Cinema & Theatre (film, play) fermer
    (a) (follow) suivre;
    ∎ I'll come on after (you) je vous suivrai
    (b) (in imperative) come on! (with motion, encouraging, challenging) vas-y!, allez!; (hurry) allez!; familiar (expressing incredulity) tu rigoles!;
    ∎ come on Scotland! allez l'Écosse!;
    ∎ come on in/up! entre/monte donc!;
    ∎ oh, come on, for goodness sake! allez, arrête!
    (c) (progress) avancer, faire des progrès; (grow) pousser, venir bien;
    ∎ how is your work coming on? où en est votre travail?;
    ∎ my roses are coming on nicely mes rosiers se portent bien;
    ∎ her new book is coming on quite well son nouveau livre avance bien;
    ∎ he's coming on in physics il fait des progrès en physique
    (d) (begin → illness) se déclarer; (→ storm) survenir, éclater; (→ season) arriver;
    ∎ as night came on quand la nuit a commençé à tomber;
    ∎ it's coming on to rain il va pleuvoir;
    ∎ I feel a headache/cold coming on je sens un mal de tête qui commence/que je m'enrhume
    (e) (start functioning → electricity, gas, heater, lights, radio) s'allumer; (→ motor) se mettre en marche; (→ utilities at main) être mis en service;
    ∎ has the water come on? y a-t-il de l'eau?
    (f) (behave, act)
    ∎ don't come on all macho with me! ne joue pas les machos avec moi!;
    ∎ familiar you came on a bit strong tu y es allé un peu fort
    (g) Theatre (actor) entrer en scène; (play) être joué ou représenté;
    ∎ his new play is coming on on va donner sa nouvelle pièce
    (a) (proceed to consider) aborder, passer à;
    ∎ I want to come on to the issue of epidemics je veux passer à la question des épidémies
    ∎ she was coming on to me in a big way elle me draguait à fond
    (a) (exit, go out socially) sortir;
    ∎ as we came out of the theatre au moment où nous sommes sortis du théâtre;
    ∎ would you like to come out with me tonight? est-ce que tu veux sortir avec moi ce soir?;
    ∎ figurative if he'd only come out of himself or out of his shell si seulement il sortait de sa coquille
    (b) (make appearance → stars, sun) paraître, se montrer; (→ flowers) sortir, éclore; figurative (→ book) paraître, être publié; (→ film) paraître, sortir; (→ new product) sortir;
    ∎ to come out in a rash (person) se couvrir de boutons, avoir une éruption;
    ∎ his nasty side came out sa méchanceté s'est manifestée;
    ∎ I didn't mean it the way it came out ce n'est pas ce que je voulais dire
    (c) (be revealed → news, secret) être divulgué ou révélé; (→ facts, truth) émerger, se faire jour;
    ∎ as soon as the news came out dès qu'on a su la nouvelle, dès que la nouvelle a été annoncée
    (d) (be removed → stain) s'enlever, partir; (colour → fade) passer, se faner; (→ run) déteindre;
    ∎ when do your stitches come out? quand est-ce qu'on t'enlève tes fils?
    ∎ to come out strongly (for/against) se prononcer avec vigueur (pour/contre);
    ∎ the governor came out against/for abortion le gouverneur s'est prononcé (ouvertement) contre/pour l'avortement;
    ∎ familiar to come out (of the closet) (homosexual) révéler (publiquement) son homosexualité□, faire son come-out
    (f) British (on strike) se mettre en ou faire grève
    (g) (emerge, finish up) se tirer d'affaire, s'en sortir; (in competition) se classer;
    ∎ the government came out of the deal badly le gouvernement s'est mal sorti de l'affaire;
    ∎ everything will come out fine tout va s'arranger;
    ∎ I came out top in maths j'étais premier en maths;
    ∎ to come out on top gagner
    (h) (go into society) faire ses débuts ou débuter dans le monde
    ∎ this sum won't come out je n'arrive pas à résoudre cette opération
    ∎ the pictures came out well/badly les photos étaient très bonnes/n'ont rien donné;
    ∎ the house didn't come out well la maison n'est pas très bien sur les photos
    (k) Computing (exit) sortir;
    ∎ to come out of a document sortir d'un document
    (amount to) s'élever à
    ∎ to come out in spots or a rash avoir une éruption de boutons
    (say) dire, sortir;
    ∎ what will he come out with next? qu'est-ce qu'il va nous sortir encore?;
    ∎ he finally came out with it il a fini par le sortir
    (a) (move, travel in direction of speaker) venir;
    ∎ at the party she came over to talk to me pendant la soirée, elle est venue me parler;
    ∎ do you want to come over this evening? tu veux venir à la maison ce soir?;
    ∎ his family came over with the early settlers sa famille est arrivée ou venue avec les premiers pionniers;
    ∎ I met him in the plane coming over je l'ai rencontré dans l'avion en venant
    (b) (stop by) venir, passer
    ∎ they came over to our side ils sont passés de notre côté;
    ∎ he finally came over to their way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à leur avis
    ∎ her speech came over well son discours a fait bon effet ou bonne impression;
    ∎ he came over as honest il a donné l'impression d'être honnête;
    ∎ he doesn't come over well on television il ne passe pas bien à la télévision;
    ∎ her voice comes over well sa voix passe ou rend bien
    (e) familiar (feel) devenir□ ;
    ∎ he came over all funny (felt ill) il s'est senti mal tout d'un coup, il a eu un malaise; (behaved oddly) il est devenu tout bizarre;
    ∎ to come over dizzy être pris de vertige;
    ∎ to come over faint être pris d'une faiblesse
    affecter, envahir;
    ∎ a change came over him un changement se produisit en lui;
    ∎ a feeling of fear came over him il a été saisi de peur, la peur s'est emparée de lui;
    ∎ what has come over him? qu'est-ce qui lui prend?
    (a) (make a detour) faire le détour;
    ∎ we came round by the factory nous sommes passés par ou nous avons fait le détour par l'usine
    (b) (stop by) passer, venir
    (c) (occur → regular event)
    ∎ don't wait for Christmas to come round n'attendez pas Noël;
    ∎ when the championships/elections come round au moment des championnats/élections;
    ∎ the summer holidays will soon be coming round again bientôt, ce sera de nouveau les grandes vacances
    (d) (change mind) changer d'avis;
    ∎ he finally came round to our way of thinking il a fini par se ranger à notre avis;
    ∎ they soon came round to the idea ils se sont faits à cette idée;
    ∎ (change to better mood) don't worry, she'll soon come round ne t'en fais pas, elle sera bientôt de meilleure humeur
    (e) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi; (get better) se remettre, se rétablir;
    ∎ she's coming round after a bout of pneumonia elle se remet d'une pneumonie
    (f) Nautical venir au vent
    ∎ his sense of conviction came through on voyait qu'il était convaincu;
    ∎ her enthusiasm comes through in her letters son enthousiasme se lit dans ses lettres;
    ∎ your call is coming through je vous passe votre communication;
    ∎ you're coming through loud and clear je vous reçois cinq sur cinq;
    ∎ figurative his message came through loud and clear son message a été reçu cinq sur cinq
    (b) (be granted, approved) se réaliser;
    ∎ did your visa come through? avez-vous obtenu votre visa?;
    ∎ my request for a transfer came through ma demande de mutation a été acceptée
    (c) (survive) survivre, s'en tirer
    ∎ he came through for us il a fait ce qu'on attendait de lui□ ;
    ∎ did he come through on his promise? a-t-il tenu parole?□ ;
    ∎ they came through with the documents ils ont fourni les documents□ ;
    ∎ he came through with the money il a rendu l'argent comme prévu□
    (a) (cross) traverser; figurative (penetrate) traverser;
    ∎ we came through marshland nous sommes passés par ou avons traversé des marais;
    ∎ the rain came through my coat la pluie a traversé mon manteau;
    ∎ water is coming through the roof l'eau s'infiltre par le toit
    ∎ they came through the accident without a scratch ils sont sortis de l'accident indemnes;
    ∎ I'm sure you will come through this crisis je suis sûr que tu te sortiras de cette crise;
    ∎ she came through the exam with flying colours elle a réussi l'examen avec brio
    ➲ come to
    (a) (recover consciousness) reprendre connaissance, revenir à soi
    (b) Nautical (change course) venir au vent, lofer; (stop) s'arrêter
    ∎ when it comes to physics, she's a genius pour ce qui est de la physique, c'est un génie;
    ∎ when it comes to paying you can't see anyone for dust quand il faut payer, il n'y a plus personne
    (b) (amount to) s'élever à, se monter à;
    ∎ how much did dinner come to? à combien s'élevait le dîner?;
    ∎ her salary comes to £750 a month elle gagne 750 livres par mois;
    ∎ the plan never came to anything le projet n'a abouti à rien;
    ∎ that nephew of yours will never come to anything ton neveu n'arrivera jamais à rien
    (c) figurative (arrive at, reach)
    ∎ now we come to questions of health nous en venons maintenant aux questions de santé;
    ∎ he got what was coming to him il n'a eu que ce qu'il méritait;
    ∎ to come to a conclusion arriver à une conclusion;
    ∎ to come to power accéder au pouvoir;
    ∎ what is the world or what are things coming to? où va-t-on ?;
    ∎ what are things coming to when there aren't even enough hospital beds available? où va-t-on s'il n'y a pas assez de lits dans les hôpitaux?;
    ∎ I never thought it would come to this je ne me doutais pas qu'on en arriverait là;
    ∎ let's hope it won't come to that espérons que nous n'en arrivions pas là
    (a) (assemble) se réunir, se rassembler; (meet) se rencontrer;
    ∎ the two roads come together at this point les deux routes se rejoignent à cet endroit
    ∎ everything came together at the final performance tout s'est passé à merveille pour la dernière représentation□
    (a) (be subjected to → authority, control) dépendre de; (→ influence) tomber sous, être soumis à;
    ∎ the government is coming under pressure to lower taxes le gouvernement subit des pressions visant à réduire les impôts
    (b) (be classified under) être classé sous;
    ∎ that subject comes under "current events" ce sujet est classé ou se trouve sous la rubrique "actualités"
    (a) (move upwards) monter; (moon, sun) se lever
    ∎ I come up to town every Monday je viens en ville tous les lundis;
    ∎ they came up to Chicago ils sont venus à Chicago;
    ∎ to come up for air (diver) remonter à la surface; figurative (take break) faire une pause;
    ∎ she came up the hard way elle a réussi à la force du poignet;
    ∎ Military an officer who came up through the ranks un officier sorti du rang
    (c) (approach) s'approcher;
    ∎ to come up to sb s'approcher de qn, aborder qn;
    ∎ the students came up to him with their questions les étudiants sont venus le voir avec leurs questions;
    ∎ it's coming up to five o'clock il est presque cinq heures;
    ∎ coming up now on Channel 4, the seven o'clock news et maintenant, sur Channel 4, le journal de sept heures;
    ∎ familiar one coffee, coming up! et un café, un!
    (d) (plant) sortir, germer;
    ∎ my beans are coming up nicely mes haricots poussent bien
    (e) (come under consideration → matter) être soulevé, être mis sur le tapis; (→ question, problem) se poser, être soulevé; Law (→ accused) comparaître; (→ case) être entendu;
    ∎ that problem has never come up ce problème ne s'est jamais posé;
    ∎ the question of financing always comes up la question du financement se pose toujours;
    ∎ the subject came up twice in the conversation le sujet est revenu deux fois dans la conversation;
    ∎ your name came up twice on a mentionné votre nom deux fois;
    ∎ she comes up for re-election this year son mandat prend fin cette année;
    ∎ my contract is coming up for review mon contrat doit être révisé;
    ∎ to come up before the judge or the court (accused) comparaître devant le juge; (case) être entendu par la cour;
    ∎ her case comes up next Wednesday elle passe au tribunal mercredi prochain
    (f) (happen unexpectedly → event) survenir, surgir; (→ opportunity) se présenter;
    ∎ to deal with problems as they come up traiter les problèmes au fur et à mesure;
    ∎ she's ready for anything that might come up elle est prête à faire face à toute éventualité;
    ∎ I can't make it, something has come up je ne peux pas venir, j'ai un empêchement;
    ∎ I'll let you know if anything comes up (if I find further information) s'il y a du nouveau, je vous tiendrai au courant; (anything that is suitable) je vous tiendrai au courant si je vois quelque chose qui vous convienne
    (g) (intensify → wind) se lever; (→ light) s'allumer; (→ sound) s'intensifier;
    ∎ when the lights came up at the interval lorsque les lumières se rallumèrent à l'entracte
    ∎ everything she eats comes up (again) elle vomit ou rejette tout ce qu'elle mange
    (i) (colour, wood etc)
    ∎ the colour comes up well when it's cleaned la couleur revient bien au nettoyage
    (j) familiar (win) gagner□ ;
    ∎ did their number come up? (in lottery) ont-ils gagné au loto?; figurative est-ce qu'ils ont touché le gros lot?
    (be confronted with) rencontrer;
    ∎ they came up against some tough competition ils se sont heurtés à des concurrents redoutables
    (find unexpectedly → person) rencontrer par hasard, tomber sur; (→ object) trouver par hasard, tomber sur;
    ∎ we came upon the couple just as they were kissing nous avons surpris le couple en train de s'embrasser
    (a) (reach) arriver à;
    ∎ the mud came up to their knees la boue leur montait ou arrivait jusqu'aux genoux;
    ∎ she comes up to his shoulder elle lui arrive à l'épaule;
    ∎ we're coming up to the halfway mark nous atteindrons bientôt la moitié
    ∎ his last book doesn't come up to the others son dernier livre ne vaut pas les autres;
    ∎ to come up to sb's expectations répondre à l'attente de qn;
    ∎ the play didn't come up to our expectations la pièce nous a déçus
    (offer, propose → money, loan) fournir; (think of → plan, suggestion) suggérer, proposer; (→ answer) trouver; (→ excuse) trouver, inventer;
    ∎ they came up with a wonderful idea ils ont eu une idée géniale;
    ∎ what will she come up with next? qu'est-ce qu'elle va encore inventer?
    ⓘ Come on down! Il s'agit de la formule consacrée du jeu télévisé The Price is Right (dont l'équivalent français est Le Juste prix) qui débuta en 1957 aux États-Unis, et dans les années 80 en Grande-Bretagne. L'animateur de l'émission prononçait ces paroles ("Descendez!") pour inviter les membres du public sélectionnés pour participer au jeu à venir le rejoindre sur la scène. Aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule plaisamment pour dire à quelqu'un d'approcher ou bien pour indiquer à quelqu'un qui doit prononcer un discours ou se produire sur scène qu'il est temps de prendre place.
    ⓘ Come up and see me sometime... Cette formule fut utilisée pour la première fois par Mae West dans le film de 1933 She Done Him Wrong (dont le titre français est Lady Lou); la citation exacte était en fait Why don't you come up sometime, see me? ("Pourquoi est-ce que tu ne monterais pas un de ces jours, pour me voir?"). Il s'agit de l'archétype de l'invitation au badinage. Encore aujourd'hui on utilise cette formule en imitant l'air canaille de Mae West.

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  • 17 interest

    1) интерес; заинтересованность
    2) ссудный процент; проценты, доход с капитала
    3) доля, пай, участие в капитале
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    Interests diverge. — Интересы расходятся

    English-russian dctionary of diplomacy > interest

  • 18 Usage note : be

    The direct French equivalent of the verb to be in subject + to be + predicate sentences is être:
    I am tired
    = je suis fatigué
    Caroline is French
    = Caroline est française
    the children are in the garden
    = les enfants sont dans le jardin
    It functions in very much the same way as to be does in English and it is safe to assume it will work as a translation in the great majority of cases.
    Note, however, that when you are specifying a person’s profession or trade, a/an is not translated:
    she’s a doctor
    = elle est médecin
    Claudie is still a student
    = Claudie est toujours étudiante
    This is true of any noun used in apposition when the subject is a person:
    he’s a widower
    = il est veuf
    But
    Lyons is a beautiful city
    = Lyon est une belle ville
    For more information or expressions involving professions and trades consult the usage note Shops, Trades and Professions.
    For the conjugation of the verb être see the French verb tables.
    Grammatical functions
    The passive
    être is used to form the passive in French just as to be is used in English. Note, however, that the past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject:
    the rabbit was killed by a fox
    = le lapin a été tué par un renard
    the window had been broken
    = la fenêtre avait été cassée
    their books will be sold
    = leurs livres seront vendus
    our doors have been repainted red
    = nos portes ont été repeintes en rouge
    In spoken language, French native speakers find the passive cumbersome and will avoid it where possible by using the impersonal on where a person or people are clearly involved : on a repeint nos portes en rouge.
    Progressive tenses
    In French the idea of something happening over a period of time cannot be expressed using the verb être in the way that to be is used as an auxiliary verb in English.
    The present
    French uses simply the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:
    I am working
    = je travaille
    Ben is reading a book
    = Ben lit un livre
    The future
    French also uses the present tense where English uses the progressive form with to be:
    we are going to London tomorrow
    = nous allons à Londres demain
    I’m (just) coming!
    = j’arrive!
    I’m (just) going!
    = j’y vais!
    The past
    To express the distinction between she read a newspaper and she was reading a newspaper French uses the perfect and the imperfect tenses: elle a lu un journal/elle lisait un journal:
    he wrote to his mother
    = il a écrit à sa mère
    he was writing to his mother
    = il écrivait à sa mère
    However, in order to accentuate the notion of describing an activity which went on over a period of time, the phrase être en train de (= to be in the process of) is often used:
    ‘what was he doing when you arrived?’
    ‘he was cooking the dinner’
    = ‘qu’est-ce qu’il faisait quand tu es arrivé?’ ‘il était en train de préparer le dîner’
    she was just finishing her essay when …
    = elle était juste en train de finir sa dissertation quand …
    The compound past
    Compound past tenses in the progressive form in English are generally translated by the imperfect in French:
    I’ve been looking for you
    = je te cherchais
    For progressive forms + for and since (I’ve been waiting for an hour, I had been waiting for an hour, I’ve been waiting since Monday etc.) see the entries for and since.
    Obligation
    When to be is used as an auxiliary verb with another verb in the infinitive ( to be to do) expressing obligation, a fixed arrangement or destiny, devoir is used:
    she’s to do it at once
    = elle doit le faire tout de suite
    what am I to do?
    = qu’est-ce que je dois faire?
    he was to arrive last Monday
    = il devait arriver lundi dernier
    she was never to see him again
    = elle ne devait plus le revoir.
    In tag questions
    French has no direct equivalent of tag questions like isn’t he? or wasn’t it? There is a general tag question n’est-ce pas? (literally isn’t it so?) which will work in many cases:
    their house is lovely, isn’t it?
    = leur maison est très belle, n’est-ce pas?
    he’s a doctor, isn’t he?
    = il est médecin, n’est-ce pas?
    it was a very good meal, wasn’t it?
    = c’était un très bon repas, n’est-ce pas?
    However, n’est-ce pas can very rarely be used for positive tag questions and some other way will be found to express the extra meaning contained in the tag: par hasard ( by any chance) can be very useful as a translation:
    ‘I can’t find my glasses’ ‘they’re not in the kitchen, are they?’
    = ‘je ne trouve pas mes lunettes’ ‘elles ne sont pas dans la cuisine, par hasard?’
    you haven’t seen Gaby, have you?
    = tu n’as pas vu Gaby, par hasard?
    In cases where an opinion is being sought, si? meaning more or less or is it? or was it? etc. can be useful:
    it’s not broken, is it?
    = ce n’est pas cassé, si?
    he wasn’t serious, was he?
    = il n’était pas sérieux, si?
    In many other cases the tag question is simply not translated at all and the speaker’s intonation will convey the implied question.
    In short answers
    Again, there is no direct equivalent for short answers like yes I am, no he’s not etc. Where the answer yes is given to contradict a negative question or statement, the most useful translation is si:
    ‘you’re not going out tonight’ ‘yes I am’
    = ‘tu ne sors pas ce soir’ ‘si’
    In reply to a standard enquiry the tag will not be translated:
    ‘are you a doctor?’ ‘yes I am’
    = ‘êtes-vous médecin?’ ‘oui’
    ‘was it raining?’ ‘yes it was’
    = ‘est-ce qu’il pleuvait?’ ‘oui’
    Probability
    For expressions of probability and supposition ( if I were you etc.) see the entry be.
    Other functions
    Expressing sensations and feelings
    In expressing physical and mental sensations, the verb used in French is avoir:
    to be cold
    = avoir froid
    to be hot
    = avoir chaud
    I’m cold
    = j’ai froid
    to be thirsty
    = avoir soif
    to be hungry
    = avoir faim
    to be ashamed
    = avoir honte
    my hands are cold
    = j’ai froid aux mains
    If, however, you are in doubt as to which verb to use in such expressions, you should consult the entry for the appropriate adjective.
    Discussing health and how people are
    In expressions of health and polite enquiries about how people are, aller is used:
    how are you?
    = comment allez-vous?
    ( more informally) comment vas-tu?
    are you well?
    = vous allez bien?
    how is your daughter?
    = comment va votre fille?
    my father is better today
    = mon père va mieux aujourd’hui
    Discussing weather and temperature
    In expressions of weather and temperature faire is generally used:
    it’s cold
    = il fait froid
    it’s windy
    = il fait du vent
    If in doubt, consult the appropriate adjective entry.
    Visiting somewhere
    When to be is used in the present perfect tense to mean go, visit etc., French will generally use the verbs venir, aller etc. rather than être:
    I’ve never been to Sweden
    = je ne suis jamais allé en Suède
    have you been to the Louvre?
    = est-ce que tu es déjà allé au Louvre?
    or est-ce que tu as déjà visité le Louvre?
    Paul has been to see us three times
    = Paul est venu nous voir trois fois
    Note too:
    has the postman been?
    = est-ce que le facteur est passé?
    For here is, here are, there is, there are see the entries here and there.
    The translation for an expression or idiom containing the verb to be will be found in the dictionary at the entry for another word in the expression: for to be in danger see danger, for it would be best to … see best etc.
    This dictionary contains usage notes on topics such as the clock, time units, age, weight measurement, days of the week, and shops, trades and professions, many of which include translations of particular uses of to be.

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  • 19 best

    best [best]
    meilleur ⇒ 1 (a) mieux ⇒ 2 le meilleur ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) le mieux ⇒ 3 (b) au mieux ⇒ 5 pour le mieux ⇒ 6
    (a) (superl of good) meilleur;
    ∎ some of our best scientists will be there certains de nos meilleurs chercheurs seront présents;
    ∎ it's one of the best films I've ever seen c'est un des meilleurs films que j'aie jamais vus;
    ∎ she's my best friend c'est ma meilleure amie;
    ∎ may the best man win que le meilleur gagne;
    ∎ she gave him the best years of her life elle lui a sacrifié les plus belles années de sa vie;
    ∎ I'm doing what is best for the family je fais ce qu'il y a de mieux pour la famille;
    ∎ she knows what's best for her elle sait ce qui lui va ou convient le mieux;
    ∎ I only want what's best for you je ne veux que ce qu'il y a de mieux pour toi;
    ∎ do as you think best faites pour le mieux;
    ∎ they think it best not to answer ils croient qu'il vaut mieux ne pas répondre;
    ∎ it's best not to smoke at all il est préférable de ne pas fumer du tout;
    ∎ what's the best thing to do? quelle est la meilleure chose à faire?;
    ∎ the best thing (to do) is to keep quiet le mieux, c'est de ne rien dire;
    ∎ it would be best to…, the best plan would be to… le mieux serait de…;
    ∎ the best thing about it is that it's free/is that she didn't even realize le mieux, c'est que c'est gratuit/c'est qu'elle ne s'en est même pas rendu compte;
    ∎ best of all le meilleur de tout;
    ∎ Commerce best before 2002 (on packaging) à consommer de préférence avant 2002
    ∎ she put out her best dishes elle a sorti sa plus belle vaisselle;
    ∎ she was dressed in her best clothes elle portait ses plus beaux vêtements
    ∎ the best part of la plus grande partie de;
    ∎ she spent the best part of the day working elle a passé le plus clair de la journée à travailler;
    ∎ I waited for the best part of an hour j'ai attendu près d'une heure ou presque une heure
    (superl of well) mieux;
    ∎ he does it best c'est lui qui le fait le mieux;
    ∎ Tuesday would suit me best le mieux pour moi serait mardi;
    ∎ the best-kept garden in the village le jardin le mieux entretenu du village;
    ∎ the best-preserved Renaissance theatre in Italy le théâtre Renaissance le mieux conservé d'Italie;
    ∎ the best-looking women les femmes les plus jolies;
    ∎ which film did you like best? quel est le film que vous avez préféré?;
    ∎ I liked the Fellini best c'est le Fellini que j'ai préféré;
    ∎ you know best c'est vous (qui êtes) le mieux placé pour en juger;
    ∎ he's best able to decide il est le plus à même de décider;
    ∎ do as you think best faites comme bon vous semble(ra);
    ∎ I comforted her as best I could je l'ai consolée de mon mieux ou du mieux que j'ai pu;
    ∎ you had best apologize to her vous feriez mieux de lui présenter vos excuses;
    ∎ these things are best left to the police il vaut mieux laisser à la police le soin de s'occuper de ces choses-là
    3 noun
    (a) (most outstanding person, thing, part etc) le (la) meilleur(e) m,f;
    ∎ it/she is the best there is c'est le meilleur/la meilleure qui soit;
    ∎ he wants her to have the best il veut qu'elle ait ce qu'il y a de mieux, il veut ce qu'il y a de mieux pour elle;
    ∎ your parents only want the best for you tes parents ne veulent que ce qu'il y a de mieux pour toi
    ∎ only the best will do ne fera l'affaire que ce qu'il y a de meilleur;
    ∎ the best of it is the paid holidays le mieux ou ce qu'il y a de vraiment bien, ce sont les congés payés;
    ∎ the best of it is that… le plus beau de l'affaire, c'est que…;
    ∎ the best you can say about him is that… le mieux qu'on puisse dire à son sujet c'est que…;
    ∎ she can stand comparison with the best of them on peut la comparer avec les meilleurs d'entre eux/les meilleures d'entre elles;
    ∎ even the best of us can make mistakes tout le monde peut se tromper;
    ∎ to get or to have the best of the bargain avoir la part belle;
    ∎ to get the best of sb in an argument l'emporter sur qn dans une discussion;
    ∎ she wants the best of both worlds elle veut tout avoir
    (b) (greatest, highest degree) le mieux, le meilleur;
    ∎ they're the best of friends ce sont les meilleurs amis du monde;
    ∎ to the best of my knowledge/recollection autant que je sache/je me souvienne;
    ∎ the best of luck! bonne chance!;
    ∎ (even) at the best of times même dans les meilleurs moments;
    ∎ she's not the calmest of people, (even) at the best of times ce n'est pas quelqu'un de très calme de toute façon;
    ∎ it's journalism at its best c'est du journalisme de haut niveau;
    ∎ the garden is at its best in spring c'est au printemps que le jardin est le plus beau;
    ∎ he was at his best last night il était en pleine forme hier soir;
    ∎ I'm not at my best in the morning je ne suis pas en forme le matin;
    ∎ this is Shakespeare at his best voilà du meilleur Shakespeare;
    ∎ I am in the best of health je me porte à merveille, je suis en excellente santé;
    ∎ to do one's best faire de son mieux ou tout son possible;
    ∎ do your best! faites de votre mieux!, faites pour le mieux!;
    ∎ do your best to finish on time faites de votre mieux pour finir à temps;
    ∎ it was the best we could do nous ne pouvions pas faire mieux;
    ∎ do the best you can (given the circumstances) arrangez-vous; (in exam) faites de votre mieux;
    ∎ to get the best out of sb/sth tirer un maximum de qn/qch;
    ∎ to bring out the best in people faire ressortir les bons côtés des gens;
    ∎ to look one's best (gen) être resplendissant;
    ∎ she looks her best with short hair les cheveux courts l'avantagent;
    ∎ we'll have to make the best of the situation il faudra nous accommoder de la situation (du mieux que nous pouvons);
    ∎ to make the best of a bad bargain or job faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cœur
    ∎ they were (dressed) in their (Sunday) best ils étaient endimanchés ou portaient leurs habits du dimanche;
    ∎ I keep it for best (of dress, suit etc) je le garde pour des occasions spéciales
    ∎ (I wish you) all the best (je vous souhaite) bonne chance;
    ∎ give your wife my best mes amitiés à votre femme
    ∎ we played the best of three (games) le jeu consistait à gagner ou il fallait gagner deux parties sur trois;
    ∎ let's make it the best of five le premier qui remporte trois jeux ou parties sur cinq a gagné
    archaic (get advantage over) l'emporter sur; (defeat) vaincre
    au mieux;
    ∎ this is, at best, a temporary solution c'est, au mieux, une solution temporaire;
    ∎ his performance has been at best mediocre ses résultats ont été, au mieux, médiocres
    pour le mieux;
    ∎ it's all for the best c'est pour le mieux;
    ∎ he meant it for the best il avait les meilleures intentions du monde;
    ∎ we must hope for the best il faut être optimiste
    ►► Television & Cinema best boy aide-électricien m;
    best man garçon m d'honneur
    ⓘ BEST MAN Dans les pays anglo-saxons, le garçon d'honneur présente l'alliance au marié et prononce un discours lors de la réception de mariage.

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  • 20 hot-desking

    Gen Mgt
    a flexible working practice enabling employees to occupy any vacant workspace instead of sitting at a permanent personalized desk. Organizations using a hot-desking system may have a set of standardized workspaces equipped with information and communications technologies, and employees may sit at a different desk each day. Alternatively, the majority of employees may have their own desks, but some employees, such as consultants or parttime workers, may sit at any desk that happens to be free that day. Most conventional offices are only full for a fraction of the time they are open because of sickness, vacations, or teleworking and this results in empty desks and wasted resources. Hot-desking enables expensive office space to be fully utilized and forms part of the concept of the virtual office. Although employees practicing hot-desking may have limited storage space in the form of a filing cabinet or locker, most of their work and information will be stored electronically.

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