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to keep the economy in balance

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1 economy

n

1) экономика; хозяйство

2) экономия; бережливость

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to afflict the world's economy — отрицательно влиять на мировую экономику

to animate the economy — оживлять экономику

to apply the brakes to the economy — тормозить развитие экономики

to boost the economy — ускорять развитие экономики

to bring in a market economy — вводить экономику рыночного типа

to bring the economy under control — ставить экономику под контроль

to bring the country into the global economy — делать страну частью мировой экономической системы

to build up national economy — строить / создавать национальную экономику

to convert the country's ailing economy into smth — превращать больную экономику страны во что-л.

to correct the economy — исправлять положение в экономике

to create a diversified economy — создавать многоотраслевую экономику

to cripple the economy — подрывать экономику

to deal a heavy blow to the country's economy — наносить серьезный удар по экономике страны

to derail the economy — подрывать экономику

to destabilize the economy — дестабилизировать экономику

to develop the national economy — развивать национальную экономику

to dislocate the economy — приводить экономику к разрухе

to dismantle state control of the economy — отказываться от государственного управления экономикой

to distort country's economy — придавать экономике страны однобокий характер

to embark on a market economy — начинать переход к рыночной экономике

to enter the world economy — становиться частью мировой экономической системы

to exhaust the economy — истощать экономику

to expand a country's economy — развивать экономику страны

to get a big pickup in the world economy — добиваться значительного подъема мировой экономики

to get the economy back on track — налаживать экономику

to get the economy into shape — приводить экономику в порядок

to get the economy moving — давать толчок развитию экономики

to give a temporary boost to the economy — приводить ко временному подъему в экономике

to govern the world economy — управлять мировой экономикой

to have a damping effect on economy — приводить к застою в экономике

to have a profound effect on the economy — серьезно отражаться на состоянии экономики

to have an impact on a country's economy — сказываться на экономике страны

to help a country toward a market economy — помогать переходу страны к рыночной экономике

to improve one's economy — улучшать состояние экономики

to industrialize economy — индустриализировать экономику

to inflict damage on a country's economy — наносить ущерб экономике страны

to inherit a backward economy from smb — унаследовать отсталую экономику от кого-л.

to interact with the world economy — взаимодействовать с мировой экономикой

to keep a tight control over the economy — осуществлять жесткий контроль над экономикой

to keep the economy in balance — поддерживать экономику в состоянии равновесия

to knick the economy into shape — приводить экономику в порядок

to knock a country's economy into shape — приводить в порядок экономику страны

to liberalize the economy — либерализировать экономику

to make economy buoyant — стимулировать экономический рост

to meet the needs of the national economy for smth — удовлетворять потребности национальной экономики в чем-л.

to militarize the economy — милитаризировать экономику

to mismanage a country's economy — проявлять бесхозяйственность в управлении экономикой страны

to overhaul a country's economy — приводить в порядок экономику страны

to paralyze the economy — парализовывать экономику

to place strains on a country's economy — перегружать экономику страны

to place the economy of the country under control — ставить экономику страны под контроль

to plunge the economy into chaos — ввергать экономику страны в хаос

to put the economy into shape — приводить экономику в порядок

to put the economy on the a war-time footing — переводить экономику на военные рельсы

to put the country's economy back on its feet — ставить экономику страны на ноги

to ravage the economy — подрывать экономику

to rebuild a country's economy — восстанавливать / реконструировать экономику страны

to regenerate the economy — восстанавливать экономику

to rehabilitate the war-ravaged national economy — восстанавливать разрушенную войной экономику страны

to rejuvenate the economy — восстанавливать экономику

to remodel the economy — переделывать / изменять экономику

to reshape the economy — перестраивать экономику

to restore the economy — восстанавливать экономику

to restructure the economy — перестраивать экономику

to return to a command economy — возвращаться к командным методам в экономике

to revitalize / to revive the economy — возрождать / оживлять экономику

to run the economy — управлять экономикой

to rupture the economy — разрушать экономику

to sabotage the economy — сознательно подрывать экономику

to safeguard a country's economy against smth — обезопасить экономику страны от чего-л.

to satisfy the needs of the national economy for smth — удовлетворять потребности национальной экономики в чем-л.

to shake up the economy — встряхивать экономику

to slow the economy — замедлять развитие экономики

to stabilize the economy — стабилизировать экономику

to stave off further deterioration of the economy — предотвращать дальнейший спад экономики

to steady the world economy — укреплять мировую экономику

to stimulate one's domestic economy — стимулировать рост экономики внутри страны

to strengthen the economy — укреплять экономику

to take the heat out of the economy — ослаблять экономику

to throw the economy into recession — приводить к экономическому спаду

to tighten one's economy hold — усиливать свое экономическое влияние

to transform the economy — преобразовывать экономику

to trip the economy into recession — подталкивать экономику к спаду

to turn the economy round — налаживать экономику

to undermine a country's economy — подрывать экономику страны

to weaken the economy — ослаблять экономику

- advanced economy
- adversely affected branches of economy
- agricultural economy
- ailing economy
- ailing economies of the Third World
- all-embracing economy
- appalling state of the economy
- balanced development of the branches of economy
- barter economy
- beleaguered economy
- black economy
- buoyancy in a country's economy
- buoyant economy
- business economy
- capitalist economy
- centralized economy
- centrally planned economy
- closed economy
- cohesive economy
- collapsing economy
- colonialist economy
- command economy
- commanding heights of the economy
- competitive economy
- complementary economies
- consumer economy
- controlled economy
- crippled economy
- crisis-free economy
- critical state of the economy
- day-to-day running of economy
- debt-ridden economy
- defense economy
- developed economy
- developed national economy
- developing economy
- dire state of the economy
- disrupted economy
- domestic economy
- economy catches its breath
- economy constricts
- economy expands
- economy goes deeper into crisis
- economy goes into a decline
- economy is buoyant
- economy is close to collapse
- economy is coming out of recession
- economy is crumbling
- economy is diving into a recession
- economy is facing a slump
- economy is faltering
- economy is headed upward
- economy is in a dreadful state
- economy is in a state of collapse
- economy is in bad condition
- economy is in recession
- economy is in the doldrums
- economy is not out of the woods yet
- economy is rolling downhill
- economy is sagging
- economy is seriously unbalanced
- economy is shrinking
- economy of disarmament
- economy of fuel
- economy of one-sided development
- economy of scarcity
- economy recovers
- economy undergoing charges
- economy will undergo drastic surgical measures
- economy with a high rate of growth in per capita output
- economies of industrialized countries are booming
- economies of scale
- economies on labor
- economies on social services
- emerging economy
- engineering economy
- exchange economy
- expanding economy
- fast developing economy
- flagging economy
- fragile economy
- frail economy
- free economy
- free enterprise economy
- freewheeling economy
- full employment economy
- ghost economy
- gilt-edged economy
- global economy
- gray economy
- green economy
- gross mismanagement of economy
- growth of the economy
- growth rate of the economy
- healthy economy
- high employment economy
- high interest rates further dampen down the economy
- highly developed branches of the economy
- home economy
- humane economy
- industrial economy
- inflationary pressures on the economy
- intensification of economy
- laissez-faire economy
- less centralized grip on the economy
- lop-sided economy
- low pressure economy
- major economy
- management of the economy
- market economy
- market-oriented economy
- mature economy
- mechanics of economy
- militarization of the economy
- militarized economy
- military economy
- mixed economy
- modernization of the economy
- monetary economy
- moribund economy
- multibranch economy
- multisectoral economy
- multistructrural economy
- national economy
- no-growth period of economy
- ongoing trends in the world economy
- overheated economy
- peace-time economy
- peasant economy
- plan-based economy
- planless economy
- plan-market economy
- planned economy
- pluralistic economy
- policy of economy

- political economy
- powerful economy
- private economy
- private enterprise economy
- private sector of the economy
- progressive transformation of the economy
- protected economy
- public sector of the economy
- rapid expansion of the economy
- ravaged economy
- recovery in economy
- reforming of the economy along western lines
- regulated market economy
- retooling of the national economy
- revitalization of the economy
- robber economy
- robust economy
- run-down economy
- rural economy
- sagging economy
- sane economy
- self-sustained economy
- shadow economy
- shaky economy
- shattered economy
- shift away from central control of the economy
- shift to a market economy
- sick economy
- siege economy
- simple commodity economy
- size of the economy
- slide in the economy
- slowing of economy
- sluggish economy
- socialist economy
- socialist system of economy
- socialized economy
- sound economy
- Soviet-style economy
- spaceman economy
- spontaneous economy
- stability of economy
- stagnant economy
- state of the economy

- state-monopoly economy
- state-run economy
- stationary economy
- steady-state economy
- strict economy
- strong economy
- study of world economy
- subsistence economy
- sustained growth of economy
- swift transition to market economy
- swiss-cheese economy
- switchover to a market economy
- the country's economy grew by 10 per cent
- the country's economy has been in better shape than before
- the country's economy is in a pretty bad way
- the country's economy is in dire trouble
- tottering economy
- transition to market economy
- troubled economy
- turnaround in the economy
- two interlined economies
- unbalanced economy
- under-the-table economy
- unstable economy
- viable economy
- war economy
- war-ravaged economy
- war-time economy
- weakening of the economy
- world economy

Politics english-russian dictionary > economy
2 balance

balance [ˈbæləns]

1. noun

   a. ( = equilibrium) équilibre m

• to keep/lose one's balance garder/perdre son équilibre

• off balance en équilibre instable

• to throw sb off balance (figurative) déconcerter qn

• to strike a balance trouver le juste milieu

• to hang in the balance être en jeu

• his life was hanging in the balance il était entre la vie et la mort

► on balance l'un dans l'autre

   b. ( = money) solde m ; also bank balance solde m (d'un compte)

• what's my balance? (in bank) quelle est la position de mon compte ?

• balance in hand solde m créditeur

   c. ( = remainder) reste m

2. transitive verb

   a. équilibrer ; ( = maintain equilibrium of) tenir en équilibre ; ( = place in equilibrium) poser en équilibre

   b. ( = compare) peser ; [+ two arguments, two solutions] comparer

   c. (in weight, symmetry) équilibrer ; (in value, amount) contrebalancer

• they balance each other [two objects] (in weight) ils se font contrepoids ; (in symmetry) ils s'équilibrent

   d. (financially) to balance the budget équilibrer le budget

• to balance the books arrêter les comptes

3. intransitive verb

   a. [two objects] se faire contrepoids ; [acrobat] se maintenir en équilibre

• to balance on one foot se tenir en équilibre sur un pied

   b. [accounts] s'équilibrer

4. compounds

► balance of payments noun balance f des paiements

► balance of power noun équilibre m des forces

► balance of terror noun équilibre m de la terreur

► balance of trade noun balance f commerciale

► balance sheet noun bilan m

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‼|/b] [b]balance is not translated by the French word balance.

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['bæləns] 1.
noun

1) ( stable position) lit, fig équilibre m ( between entre)

to lose one's balance — perdre l'équilibre

to keep one's balance — garder son équilibre

to catch somebody off balance — fig prendre quelqu'un au dépourvu

to throw somebody off balance — fig perturber quelqu'un

the right balance — le juste milieu

the balance of nature — l'équilibre naturel

the balance of power — l'équilibre des forces

2) ( scales) lit, fig balance f

to be in the balance — fig être dans la balance

to hang in the balance — fig être en jeu

on balance — tout compte fait

3) Commerce ( in account) solde m

to pay the balance — verser le surplus

4) ( remainder) restant m
2.
transitive verb

1) fig ( compensate for) (also balance out) compenser, équilibrer

2) ( counterbalance) contrebalancer [weights, design, elements]

3) ( perch) mettre [quelque chose] en équilibre (on sur)

to be balanced on something — être en équilibre sur quelque chose

4) ( adjust) équilibrer [diet, activity]

5) (weigh up, compare) peser

to balance something against something — mesurer quelque chose en fonction de quelque chose

6) Commerce équilibrer [account, economy]
3.
intransitive verb

1) lit [one person] se tenir en équilibre (on sur); [one thing] tenir en équilibre (on sur); [two things, persons] s'équilibrer

2) Commerce [books, figures, budget] être en équilibre

to make something balance —

to get something to balance — équilibrer quelque chose
4.
balanced past participle adjective [person, behaviour, view, diet, budget] équilibré; [article, report] objectif/-ive

English-French dictionary > balance
3 balance

1.
['bæləns]noun

1) (instrument) Waage, die

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

2) (fig.)

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

3) (even distribution) Gleichgewicht, das; (due proportion) ausgewogenes Verhältnis

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

upset the balance of nature — das natürliche Gleichgewicht stören

4) (counterpoise, steady position) Gleichgewicht, das

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

5) (preponderating weight or amount) Bilanz, die

6) (Bookk.): (difference) Bilanz, die; (state of bank account) Kontostand, der; (statement) Auszug, der

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

7) (Econ.)

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

8) (remainder) Rest, der
2. transitive verb
1) (weigh up) abwägen

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

2) (bring into or keep in balance) balancieren; auswuchten [Rad]

balance oneself — balancieren

3) (equal, neutralize) ausgleichen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

4) (make up for, exclude dominance of) ausgleichen

5) (Bookk.) bilanzieren
3. intransitive verb
1) (be in equilibrium) balancieren

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der

2) (Bookk.) ausgeglichen sein

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['bæləns] 1. noun
1) (a weighing instrument.) die Waage

2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) das Gleichgewicht

3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) das Gleichgewicht

4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) das (Bank-)Guthaben
2. verb
1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) ins Gleichgewicht bringen

2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balancieren

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- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance
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bal·ance

[ˈbælən(t)s]

I. n

1. no pl ( also fig: equilibrium) Balance f a. fig, Gleichgewicht nt a. fig

the \balance of nature das Gleichgewicht der Natur

sense of \balance Gleichgewichtssinn m

the natural \balance das ökologische Gleichgewicht

personal \balance innere Ausgeglichenheit, seelisches Gleichgewicht

to keep one's \balance das Gleichgewicht [be]halten

to hang [or be] in the \balance ( fig) in der Schwebe sein fig

his life hung in the \balance sein Leben hing an einem seidenen Faden

to lose one's \balance das Gleichgewicht verlieren; ( fig) die Fassung verlieren

to regain one's \balance ( fig) wieder ins Lot kommen, sein Gleichgewicht wiederfinden

to throw [or catch] sb off \balance ( also fig) jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen a. fig

on \balance alles in allem

2. no pl (equality) Gleichgewicht nt, Ausgewogenheit f

I try to keep a \balance between work and relaxation ich versuche, mein Leben so zu gestalten, dass sich Arbeit und Entspannung die Waage halten

this newspaper maintains a good \balance in its presentation of different opinions die Zeitung gibt die verschiedenen Meinungen in einem ausgewogenen Verhältnis wieder

to hold the \balance of power das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte aufrechterhalten

to redress the \balance das Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen

to strike a \balance between two things den goldenen Mittelweg zwischen zwei Dingen finden

to upset [or disturb] the [delicate] \balance between two things das [empfindliche] Gleichgewicht zwischen zwei Dingen durcheinanderbringen

3. (counteracting force) Gegengewicht nt, Ausgleich m (to zu + dat)

4. no pl (predominating weight) Hauptgewicht nt

the \balance of opinion is that... es herrscht die Meinung vor, dass...

the \balance of evidence suggests that... es überwiegen die Beweise dafür, dass...

5. FIN Saldo m, Kontostand m; (credit also) Guthaben nt

what is the \balance in my account? wie ist mein Kontostand?

[annual] \balance sheet [Jahres]bilanz f

\balance amount Saldobetrag m

\balance carried forward Saldovortrag m

\balance in cash Barguthaben nt

to check one's bank \balance seinen Kontostand überprüfen

\balance on hand Kasse f, verfügbarer Saldo m

\balance brought down [or forward] Saldoübertrag m, Saldovortrag m

on \balance per Saldo fachspr

6. FIN (amount left to pay) Rest[betrag] m

the \balance of 600 euros must be paid within 30 days der Restbetrag von Euro 600 muss innerhalb von 30 Tagen gezahlt werden

\balance due [to us] fälliger Rechnungsbetrag

7. ECON

\balance of payments, BOP Zahlungsbilanz f

capital account \balance of payments Kapitalbilanz f (Teil der Zahlungsbilanz)

current account \balance of payments Zahlungsbilanz f der laufenden Posten

long-term \balance of payments langfristige Zahlungsbilanz

overall \balance of payments Gesamtzahlungsbilanz f

\balance of payments adjustment Zahlungsbilanzausgleich m

\balance of payments deficit Zahlungsbilanzdefizit nt

\balance of payments imbalance Zahlungsbilanzungleichgewicht nt

\balance of payments surplus Zahlungsbilanzüberschuss m

\balance of trade Handelsbilanz f

adverse [or unfavourable] \balance of trade passive Handelsbilanz

favourable \balance of trade aktive Handelsbilanz

8. (scales) Waage f

9. ART (harmony) Ausgewogenheit f

10. TECH, MUS Balance f, Aussteuerung f

11. NAUT of a boat Balance f

12. ASTROL, ASTRON

▪ the \balance die Waage

13. TECH (in a clock or watch) Unruh f

II. vt

1. (compare)

▪ to \balance sth with [or against] sth etw gegen etw akk abwägen

2. (keep steady)

▪ to \balance sth etw balancieren

he \balanced the basket on his head er balancierte den Korb auf seinem Kopf

3. (achieve equilibrium)

▪ to \balance sth and sth ein Gleichgewicht zwischen etw dat und etw dat herstellen

4. FIN

to \balance an account ein Konto ausgleichen [o fachspr saldieren]

to \balance the books die Bücher abschließen, die Bilanz aufstellen

5. ECON

to \balance the economy [or budget] den Haushalt ausgleichen

6. (neutralize)

▪ to \balance sth etw ausgleichen

7. TECH

to \balance wheels Räder auswuchten

III. vi

1. ( also fig: keep steady) das Gleichgewicht halten

she \balanced on one foot sie balancierte auf einem Fuß

2. FIN account ausgeglichen sein

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['bləns]
1. n

1) (= apparatus) Waage f

to be or hang in the balance (fig) — in der Schwebe sein

his life hung in the balance — sein Leben hing an einem dünnen or seidenen Faden

2) (= counterpoise) Gegengewicht nt (to zu); (fig) Ausgleich m (to für)

3) (lit, fig: equilibrium) Gleichgewicht nt

sense of balance — Gleichgewichtssinn m

to keep one's balance — das Gleichgewicht (be)halten

to lose one's balance — aus dem Gleichgewicht kommen, das Gleichgewicht verlieren

to recover one's balance — wieder ins Gleichgewicht kommen, das Gleichgewicht wiedererlangen

off balance — aus dem Gleichgewicht

to throw sb off ( his) balance — jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen

the right balance of personalities in the team — eine ausgewogene Mischung verschiedener Charaktere in der Mannschaft

on the balance of probabilities... — wenn man die Möglichkeiten gegeneinander abwägt,...

the balance of power —

balance of terror — Gleichgewicht nt des Schreckens

to strike the right balance between old and new/import and export — den goldenen Mittelweg zwischen Alt und Neu finden/das richtige Verhältnis von Import zu Export finden

on balance (fig) — alles in allem

4) (= preponderant weight) Hauptgewicht nt

the balance of advantage lies with you — der Hauptvorteil ist auf Ihrer Seite

5) (COMM, FIN: state of account) Saldo m; (with bank) Kontostand m, Saldo m; (of company) Bilanz f

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz f

balance in hand (Comm) — Kassen(be)stand m

balance carried forward — Saldovortrag or -übertrag m

balance due (Banking) — Debetsaldo m, Soll nt; (Comm) Rechnungsbetrag m

or favor (US) — Saldoguthaben nt

balance of payments/trade — Zahlungs-/Handelsbilanz f

6) (= remainder) Rest m

to pay off the balance — den Rest bezahlen; (Banking) den Saldo begleichen

my father has promised to make up the balance — mein Vater hat versprochen, die Differenz zu (be)zahlen

7) (ART) Ausgewogenheit f

2. vt

1) (= keep level, in equilibrium) im Gleichgewicht halten; (= bring into equilibrium) ins Gleichgewicht bringen, ausbalancieren

to balance oneself on one foot — auf einem Bein balancieren

the seal balances a ball on its nose — der Seehund balanciert einen Ball auf der Nase

2) (in the mind) two arguments (gegeneinander) abwägen; interests, needs, demands abwägen (against gegen)

to balance sth against sth — etw einer Sache (dat) gegenüberstellen

3) (= equal, make up for) ausgleichen

4) (COMM, FIN) account (= add up) saldieren, abschließen; (= make equal) ausgleichen; (= pay off) begleichen; budget ausgleichen

to balance the books — die Bilanz ziehen or machen

5) (AUT) wheel auswuchten

3. vi

1) (= be in equilibrium) Gleichgewicht halten; (scales) sich ausbalancieren; (painting) ausgewogen sein

he balanced on one foot — er balancierte auf einem Bein

with a ball balancing on its nose — mit einem Ball, den er auf der Nase balancierte

2) (COMM, FIN accounts) ausgeglichen sein

the books don't balance — die Abrechnung stimmt nicht

to make the books balance — die Abrechnung ausgleichen

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balance [ˈbæləns]

A s

1. Waage f:

tip the balance fig den Ausschlag gegen (in favo[u]r of für; against gegen)

2. Gleichgewicht n:

a) Balance f

b) auch balance of mind Fassung f, Gemütsruhe f:

in the balance fig in der Schwebe;

out of balance TECH exzentrisch, aus dem Gleichgewicht;

hang ( oder tremble) in the balance fig auf (des) Messers Schneide stehen;

hold the balance (of power) fig das Zünglein an der Waage bilden;

keep one’s balance

a) das Gleichgewicht halten,

b) fig sich nicht aus der Fassung bringen lassen;

lose one’s balance das Gleichgewicht od (fig) die Fassung verlieren;

throw sb off (their) balance

a) jemanden aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen,

b) fig jemanden aus der Fassung bringen;

balance of nature ökologisches Gleichgewicht;

balance of power (politisches) Gleichgewicht, Gleichgewicht der Kräfte, Kräftegleichgewicht;

the balance of the game was changing SPORT das Spiel kippte um

3. (to) besonders fig Gegengewicht n (zu), Ausgleich m (für)

4. besonders fig Übergewicht n

5. fig Abwägen n:

on balance wenn man alles berücksichtigt, alles in allem (genommen) ( → A 7)

6. KUNST harmonisches Verhältnis, Ausgewogenheit f (auch eines Fernsehprogramms etc)

7. WIRTSCH

a) Bilanz f

b) Rechnungsabschluss m

c) (Konten-, Rechnungs)Saldo m, Kontostand m, Bestand m, Guthaben n

d) Restbetrag m, -summe f:

balance at ( oder in) the bank Banksaldo, -guthaben;

balance of accounts Kontenabschluss m;

balance of payments Zahlungsbilanz;

balance of trade Handelsbilanz;

balance of the books Abschluss m der Bücher;

balance due Debetsaldo, geschuldeter Restbetrag;

balance in your favo(u)r Saldo zu Ihren Gunsten;

balance in ( oder on) hand Bar-, Kassenbestand;

show a balance einen Saldo aufweisen;

strike a balance den Saldo od (a. fig)(die) Bilanz ziehen;

on balance per Saldo ( → A 5); → bring forward 3

8. Rest m:

the balance of my annual holiday mein restlicher Jahresurlaub

9. TECH Unruh f (der Uhr)

10. ELEK (Null)Abgleich m (einer Messbrücke)

11. PHYS Ausgleich m, Kompensation f

12. PHYSIOL (Stickstoff- etc) Gleichgewicht n:

thyroid balance Schilddrüsengleichgewicht, normales Funktionieren der Schilddrüse

13. Balance ASTROL Waage f (Tierkreiszeichen)

B v/t

1. wiegen

2. fig (ab-, er)wägen:

balance one thing against another eine Sache gegen eine andere abwägen

3. (o.s. sich) im Gleichgewicht halten, balancieren

4. ins Gleichgewicht bringen, ausgleichen, ausbalancieren

5. ELEK

a) abgleichen

b) entkoppeln, neutralisieren

c) symmetrieren

6. TECH Räder etc auswuchten

7. WIRTSCH Konten oder Rechnungen aus-, begleichen, saldieren, abschließen:

balance one item against another einen Posten gegen einen anderen aufrechnen;

balance our account zum Ausgleich unserer Rechnung;

balance the ledger das Hauptbuch (ab)schließen;

balance the cash Kasse(nsturz) machen; → account C 1, checkbook

8. WIRTSCH gleichstehen mit:

the expenses balance the receipts

9. KUNST harmonisch gestalten

C v/i

1. sich im Gleichgewicht halten (auch fig), balancieren:

balance with ein Gegengewicht bilden zu, etwas ausgleichen

2. sich (hin und her) wiegen, wippen

3. auch balance out TECH sich einspielen (Zeiger etc)

4. WIRTSCH sich ausgleichen (Rechnungen)

bal. abk

1. WIRTSCH balance

2. WIRTSCH balancing

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1.
['bæləns]noun

1) (instrument) Waage, die

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

2) (fig.)

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

3) (even distribution) Gleichgewicht, das; (due proportion) ausgewogenes Verhältnis

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

upset the balance of nature — das natürliche Gleichgewicht stören

4) (counterpoise, steady position) Gleichgewicht, das

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

5) (preponderating weight or amount) Bilanz, die

6) (Bookk.): (difference) Bilanz, die; (state of bank account) Kontostand, der; (statement) Auszug, der

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

7) (Econ.)

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

8) (remainder) Rest, der
2. transitive verb
1) (weigh up) abwägen

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

2) (bring into or keep in balance) balancieren; auswuchten [Rad]

balance oneself — balancieren

3) (equal, neutralize) ausgleichen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

4) (make up for, exclude dominance of) ausgleichen

5) (Bookk.) bilanzieren
3. intransitive verb
1) (be in equilibrium) balancieren

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der

2) (Bookk.) ausgeglichen sein

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(banking) n.

Guthaben - n. n.

Abgleich -ungen m.

Ausgewogenheit f.

Bilanz -en f.

Gleichgewicht n. v.

abwägen v.

ausgleichen v.

English-german dictionary > balance
4 balancé

1.
['bæləns]noun

1) (instrument) Waage, die

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

2) (fig.)

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

3) (even distribution) Gleichgewicht, das; (due proportion) ausgewogenes Verhältnis

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

upset the balance of nature — das natürliche Gleichgewicht stören

4) (counterpoise, steady position) Gleichgewicht, das

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

5) (preponderating weight or amount) Bilanz, die

6) (Bookk.): (difference) Bilanz, die; (state of bank account) Kontostand, der; (statement) Auszug, der

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

7) (Econ.)

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

8) (remainder) Rest, der
2. transitive verb
1) (weigh up) abwägen

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

2) (bring into or keep in balance) balancieren; auswuchten [Rad]

balance oneself — balancieren

3) (equal, neutralize) ausgleichen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

4) (make up for, exclude dominance of) ausgleichen

5) (Bookk.) bilanzieren
3. intransitive verb
1) (be in equilibrium) balancieren

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der

2) (Bookk.) ausgeglichen sein

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['bæləns] 1. noun
1) (a weighing instrument.) die Waage

2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) das Gleichgewicht

3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) das Gleichgewicht

4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) das (Bank-)Guthaben
2. verb
1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) ins Gleichgewicht bringen

2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) balancieren

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- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance
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bal·ance

[ˈbælən(t)s]

I. n

1. no pl ( also fig: equilibrium) Balance f a. fig, Gleichgewicht nt a. fig

the \balance of nature das Gleichgewicht der Natur

sense of \balance Gleichgewichtssinn m

the natural \balance das ökologische Gleichgewicht

personal \balance innere Ausgeglichenheit, seelisches Gleichgewicht

to keep one's \balance das Gleichgewicht [be]halten

to hang [or be] in the \balance ( fig) in der Schwebe sein fig

his life hung in the \balance sein Leben hing an einem seidenen Faden

to lose one's \balance das Gleichgewicht verlieren; ( fig) die Fassung verlieren

to regain one's \balance ( fig) wieder ins Lot kommen, sein Gleichgewicht wiederfinden

to throw [or catch] sb off \balance ( also fig) jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen a. fig

on \balance alles in allem

2. no pl (equality) Gleichgewicht nt, Ausgewogenheit f

I try to keep a \balance between work and relaxation ich versuche, mein Leben so zu gestalten, dass sich Arbeit und Entspannung die Waage halten

this newspaper maintains a good \balance in its presentation of different opinions die Zeitung gibt die verschiedenen Meinungen in einem ausgewogenen Verhältnis wieder

to hold the \balance of power das Gleichgewicht der Kräfte aufrechterhalten

to redress the \balance das Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen

to strike a \balance between two things den goldenen Mittelweg zwischen zwei Dingen finden

to upset [or disturb] the [delicate] \balance between two things das [empfindliche] Gleichgewicht zwischen zwei Dingen durcheinanderbringen

3. (counteracting force) Gegengewicht nt, Ausgleich m (to zu + dat)

4. no pl (predominating weight) Hauptgewicht nt

the \balance of opinion is that... es herrscht die Meinung vor, dass...

the \balance of evidence suggests that... es überwiegen die Beweise dafür, dass...

5. FIN Saldo m, Kontostand m; (credit also) Guthaben nt

what is the \balance in my account? wie ist mein Kontostand?

[annual] \balance sheet [Jahres]bilanz f

\balance amount Saldobetrag m

\balance carried forward Saldovortrag m

\balance in cash Barguthaben nt

to check one's bank \balance seinen Kontostand überprüfen

\balance on hand Kasse f, verfügbarer Saldo m

\balance brought down [or forward] Saldoübertrag m, Saldovortrag m

on \balance per Saldo fachspr

6. FIN (amount left to pay) Rest[betrag] m

the \balance of 600 euros must be paid within 30 days der Restbetrag von Euro 600 muss innerhalb von 30 Tagen gezahlt werden

\balance due [to us] fälliger Rechnungsbetrag

7. ECON

\balance of payments, BOP Zahlungsbilanz f

capital account \balance of payments Kapitalbilanz f (Teil der Zahlungsbilanz)

current account \balance of payments Zahlungsbilanz f der laufenden Posten

long-term \balance of payments langfristige Zahlungsbilanz

overall \balance of payments Gesamtzahlungsbilanz f

\balance of payments adjustment Zahlungsbilanzausgleich m

\balance of payments deficit Zahlungsbilanzdefizit nt

\balance of payments imbalance Zahlungsbilanzungleichgewicht nt

\balance of payments surplus Zahlungsbilanzüberschuss m

\balance of trade Handelsbilanz f

adverse [or unfavourable] \balance of trade passive Handelsbilanz

favourable \balance of trade aktive Handelsbilanz

8. (scales) Waage f

9. ART (harmony) Ausgewogenheit f

10. TECH, MUS Balance f, Aussteuerung f

11. NAUT of a boat Balance f

12. ASTROL, ASTRON

▪ the \balance die Waage

13. TECH (in a clock or watch) Unruh f

II. vt

1. (compare)

▪ to \balance sth with [or against] sth etw gegen etw akk abwägen

2. (keep steady)

▪ to \balance sth etw balancieren

he \balanced the basket on his head er balancierte den Korb auf seinem Kopf

3. (achieve equilibrium)

▪ to \balance sth and sth ein Gleichgewicht zwischen etw dat und etw dat herstellen

4. FIN

to \balance an account ein Konto ausgleichen [o fachspr saldieren]

to \balance the books die Bücher abschließen, die Bilanz aufstellen

5. ECON

to \balance the economy [or budget] den Haushalt ausgleichen

6. (neutralize)

▪ to \balance sth etw ausgleichen

7. TECH

to \balance wheels Räder auswuchten

III. vi

1. ( also fig: keep steady) das Gleichgewicht halten

she \balanced on one foot sie balancierte auf einem Fuß

2. FIN account ausgeglichen sein

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['bləns]
1. n

1) (= apparatus) Waage f

to be or hang in the balance (fig) — in der Schwebe sein

his life hung in the balance — sein Leben hing an einem dünnen or seidenen Faden

2) (= counterpoise) Gegengewicht nt (to zu); (fig) Ausgleich m (to für)

3) (lit, fig: equilibrium) Gleichgewicht nt

sense of balance — Gleichgewichtssinn m

to keep one's balance — das Gleichgewicht (be)halten

to lose one's balance — aus dem Gleichgewicht kommen, das Gleichgewicht verlieren

to recover one's balance — wieder ins Gleichgewicht kommen, das Gleichgewicht wiedererlangen

off balance — aus dem Gleichgewicht

to throw sb off ( his) balance — jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen

the right balance of personalities in the team — eine ausgewogene Mischung verschiedener Charaktere in der Mannschaft

on the balance of probabilities... — wenn man die Möglichkeiten gegeneinander abwägt,...

the balance of power —

balance of terror — Gleichgewicht nt des Schreckens

to strike the right balance between old and new/import and export — den goldenen Mittelweg zwischen Alt und Neu finden/das richtige Verhältnis von Import zu Export finden

on balance (fig) — alles in allem

4) (= preponderant weight) Hauptgewicht nt

the balance of advantage lies with you — der Hauptvorteil ist auf Ihrer Seite

5) (COMM, FIN: state of account) Saldo m; (with bank) Kontostand m, Saldo m; (of company) Bilanz f

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz f

balance in hand (Comm) — Kassen(be)stand m

balance carried forward — Saldovortrag or -übertrag m

balance due (Banking) — Debetsaldo m, Soll nt; (Comm) Rechnungsbetrag m

or favor (US) — Saldoguthaben nt

balance of payments/trade — Zahlungs-/Handelsbilanz f

6) (= remainder) Rest m

to pay off the balance — den Rest bezahlen; (Banking) den Saldo begleichen

my father has promised to make up the balance — mein Vater hat versprochen, die Differenz zu (be)zahlen

7) (ART) Ausgewogenheit f

2. vt

1) (= keep level, in equilibrium) im Gleichgewicht halten; (= bring into equilibrium) ins Gleichgewicht bringen, ausbalancieren

to balance oneself on one foot — auf einem Bein balancieren

the seal balances a ball on its nose — der Seehund balanciert einen Ball auf der Nase

2) (in the mind) two arguments (gegeneinander) abwägen; interests, needs, demands abwägen (against gegen)

to balance sth against sth — etw einer Sache (dat) gegenüberstellen

3) (= equal, make up for) ausgleichen

4) (COMM, FIN) account (= add up) saldieren, abschließen; (= make equal) ausgleichen; (= pay off) begleichen; budget ausgleichen

to balance the books — die Bilanz ziehen or machen

5) (AUT) wheel auswuchten

3. vi

1) (= be in equilibrium) Gleichgewicht halten; (scales) sich ausbalancieren; (painting) ausgewogen sein

he balanced on one foot — er balancierte auf einem Bein

with a ball balancing on its nose — mit einem Ball, den er auf der Nase balancierte

2) (COMM, FIN accounts) ausgeglichen sein

the books don't balance — die Abrechnung stimmt nicht

to make the books balance — die Abrechnung ausgleichen

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balancé [ˌbælənˈseı] s Ballett: Balancé n (Schwebeschritt)

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1.
['bæləns]noun

1) (instrument) Waage, die

balance[-wheel] — Unruh, die

2) (fig.)

be or hang in the balance — in der Schwebe sein

3) (even distribution) Gleichgewicht, das; (due proportion) ausgewogenes Verhältnis

strike a balance between — den Mittelweg finden zwischen (+ Dat.)

upset the balance of nature — das natürliche Gleichgewicht stören

4) (counterpoise, steady position) Gleichgewicht, das

keep/lose one's balance — das Gleichgewicht halten/verlieren; (fig.) sein Gleichgewicht bewahren/verlieren

off [one's] balance — (lit. or fig.) aus dem Gleichgewicht

5) (preponderating weight or amount) Bilanz, die

6) (Bookk.): (difference) Bilanz, die; (state of bank account) Kontostand, der; (statement) Auszug, der

on balance — (fig.) alles in allem

balance sheet — Bilanz, die

7) (Econ.)

balance of payments — Zahlungsbilanz, die

balance of trade — Handelsbilanz, die

8) (remainder) Rest, der
2. transitive verb
1) (weigh up) abwägen

balance something with or by or against something else — etwas gegen etwas anderes abwägen

2) (bring into or keep in balance) balancieren; auswuchten [Rad]

balance oneself — balancieren

3) (equal, neutralize) ausgleichen

balance each other, be balanced — sich (Dat.) die Waage halten

4) (make up for, exclude dominance of) ausgleichen

5) (Bookk.) bilanzieren
3. intransitive verb
1) (be in equilibrium) balancieren

balancing act — (lit. or fig.) Balanceakt, der

2) (Bookk.) ausgeglichen sein

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(banking) n.

Guthaben - n. n.

Abgleich -ungen m.

Ausgewogenheit f.

Bilanz -en f.

Gleichgewicht n. v.

abwägen v.

ausgleichen v.

English-german dictionary > balancé
5 balance

bal·ance [ʼbælən(t)s] n

1) no pl

(a. fig: equilibrium) Balance f (a. fig), Gleichgewicht nt (a. fig)

the \balance of nature das Gleichgewicht der Natur;

the natural \balance das ökologische Gleichgewicht;

to keep one's \balance das Gleichgewicht [be]halten;

to lose one's \balance das Gleichgewicht verlieren; ( fig) die Fassung verlieren;

to regain one's \balance das Gleichgewicht wiedergewinnen (a. fig)

to throw sb off \balance ( fig) jdn aus dem Gleichgewicht bringen ( fig)

2) no pl ( equality) Gleichgewicht nt;

the \balance of power das Kräftegleichgewicht;

to hold the \balance of power das Kräftegleichgewicht aufrechterhalten;

to redress the \balance das Gleichgewicht wiederherstellen;

to strike a \balance between two things den Mittelweg zwischen zwei Dingen finden;

to upset the [delicate] \balance between two things das [empfindliche] Gleichgewicht zwischen zwei Dingen durcheinanderbringen;

on \balance alles in allem

3) ( scales) Waage f

4) fin Saldo m, Kontostand m; ( amount left to pay) Restbetrag m

5) econ

\balance of payments Zahlungsbilanz f;

\balance of trade Handelsbilanz f

6) ( amount left) Rest m

7) ( harmony) Ausgewogenheit f

PHRASES:

the \balance of opinion is... die Mehrheit der Leute ist der Meinung,...;

to be [or hang] in the \balance in der Schwebe sein ( fig) vi

1) ( remain steady) balancieren

2) ( be equal) [aus]balancieren, bilanzieren fachspr;

to \balance out sich ausgleichen vt

1) ( compare)

to \balance sth with [or against] sth etw gegen etw akk abwägen

2) ( keep steady)

to \balance sth etw balancieren;

to \balance sth on one's head etw auf dem Kopf balancieren

3) ( achieve equilibrium)

to \balance sth against sth etw gegen etw akk abwägen;

to \balance the books fin die Bilanz aufstellen;

to \balance the economy [or budget] den Haushalt ausgleichen

4) ( neutralize)

to \balance sth etw ausgleichen

English-German students dictionary > balance
6 balance

1. n
1) соотношение сил, расстановка сил; равновесие

2) баланс; сальдо; остаток

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to achieve a balance — достигать равновесия / равенства

to advocate more balance in a country's approach to smth — отстаивать большую объективность в подходе страны к чему-л.

to alter the balance — изменять равновесие / баланс

to be in the balance — быть в неопределенном положении; находиться в подвешенном состоянии

to change the balance of power — изменять соотношение сил

to destroy / to disrupt / to distort / to disturb the balance — нарушать равновесие / баланс

to ensure a balance — обеспечивать равновесие

to establish the balance — устанавливать равновесие

to find a balance of interests — находить баланс интересов

to hang in the balance — висеть на волоске

to hold the balance — осуществлять контроль; распоряжаться; иметь решающее влияние; определять соотношение сил

to keep / to maintain the balance — поддерживать / сохранять равновесие

to reappraise the strategic balance — пересматривать / переоценивать стратегическое равновесие

to redress the balance between — восстанавливать равновесие между

to re-establish / to restore the balance — восстанавливать равновесие

to secure a better strategic balance — добиваться более выгодного военно-стратегического равновесия

to shake the balance of forces — нарушать равновесие / баланс сил

to shift the balance in smb's favor — изменять соотношение сил в чью-л. пользу

to strike a balance between smth — добиваться равновесия между чем-л.

to strike the balance — 1) подводить итог 2) идти на компромисс

to throw off / to tilt the balance — нарушать равновесие / баланс

to tip the balance (against a country) — изменять соотношение сил (не в пользу какой-л. страны)

to tip the existing balance in one's favor — изменять сложившееся соотношение сил в свою пользу

to tip the political balance further to the right — привести к дальнейшему сдвигу вправо

to upset the military strategic balance — нарушать военно-стратегический паритет

- active balance
- adverse balance of trade
- balance of account
- balance of armaments
- balance of class forces
- balance of contingent financing
- balance of conventional forces
- balance of debt
- balance of defense
- balance of deterrence
- balance of direct investment flow
- balance of fixed assets
- balance of forces
- balance of ideology
- balance of international indebtedness
- balance of international payments
- balance of national economy
- balance of nuclear forces
- balance of payments
- balance of political forces
- balance of power
- balance of representation
- balance of social class forces
- balance of strength
- balance of terror
- balance of the account
- balance of the diplomatic platform
- balance of the nuclear deterrent
- balance of trade
- balance of US official reserve assets
- balance of voting
- balance on goods and services
- changed balance of world relations
- concept of power balance
- credit balance
- defensive balance
- delicate balance
- deteriorating balance of payments
- dollar balances
- dominant balance of power
- dynamic balance of power
- ecological balance
- economic balance of power
- economic balance
- ethnic balance
- exchange balance of a country
- existing rough balance of forces
- existing strategic balance
- export balance of trade
- external balance
- favorable balance
- fine ecological balance
- foreign balance
- global balance of nuclear forces
- holder of the balance of power
- import balance of trade
- improvement in the balance of international indebtedness
- internal balance
- maintenance of the existing balance
- military balance
- military-strategic balance
- negative balance
- nuclear balance
- overall balance
- passive balance
- political future of the country hangs in the balance
- precarious balance
- relative balance of forces
- restoration of the balance of power
- shift in the global balance of power
- stable balance
- sterling balances
- strategic balance
- threat to the balance of power
- trade balance
- unfavorable balance
- unobligated balances
- unstable balance of power
- world balance of power
- world-wide balance of power 2. v
1) балансировать, сохранять равновесие

2) приводить в равновесие; уравновешивать; уравнивать

Politics english-russian dictionary > balance
7 balance

balance

A n

1 ( stable position) lit, fig équilibre m (between entre) ; to lose one's balance perdre l'équilibre ; to keep one's balance garder son équilibre ; to knock sb off balance faire perdre l'équilibre à qn ; to catch sb off balance fig prendre qn au dépourvu ; to throw sb off balance fig perturber qn ; ecological/racial balance équilibre m écologique/racial ; to achieve a balance parvenir à un équilibre ; to upset the balance bouleverser l'équilibre ; to bring sth into balance équilibrer qch ; the right balance le juste milieu ; the balance of nature l'équilibre naturel ; the balance of sb's mind l'équilibre mental de qn ; while the balance of his mind was disturbed alors qu'il était en état de démence ; the balance of interests Pol l'équilibre des intérêts ; the balance of power l'équilibre des forces ; to hold the balance of power être en position d'inverser l'équilibre des forces ;

2 ( scales) lit, fig balance f ; to be in the balance fig être dans la balance ; to hang in the balance fig être en jeu ; on balance tout compte fait ; on balance it has been a good year tout compte fait l'année a été bonne ;

3 Accts, Comm ( in account) solde m ; balance in hand/brought forward le solde en caisse/reporté ; to pay the balance verser le surplus ;

4 ( remainder) restant m ; if we pay off £100, that will leave a balance of £50 si nous remboursons 100 livres sterling, il en restera 50 livres sterling à payer.

B vtr

1 fig ( compensate for) ( also balance out) compenser, équilibrer ; the losses are balanced by the profits les pertes sont compensées par les profits ; to balance each other (out) s'équilibrer ;

2 ( counterbalance) contrebalancer [weights, design, elements] ; you need something to balance the picture on that side il vous faut quelque chose pour contrebalancer le tableau de ce côté ;

3 ( perch) poser or mettre [qch] en équilibre (on sur) ; the ball was balanced on his nose le ballon était en équilibre sur son nez ;

4 ( adjust) équilibrer [diet, activity, timetable] ;

5 (weigh up, compare) peser ; to balance the pros and cons peser le pour et le contre ; to balance sth against sth mesurer qch en fonction de qch ;

6 Accts, Comm équilibrer [account, books, budget, economy] ;

7 Aut équilibrer [wheels].

C vi

1 lit [one person] se tenir en équilibre (on sur) ; [one thing] tenir en équilibre (on sur) ; [two things, persons] s'équilibrer ;

2 fig ( also balance out) [benefits, drawbacks] se compenser ;

3 Accts, Comm [books, figures, budget] être en équilibre ; to make sth balance, to get sth to balance équilibrer qch.

D balanced pp adj [person, behaviour, discussion, view, diet, meal, schedule, curriculum, budget] équilibré ; [article, report] objectif/-ive ; [decision] réfléchi.

Big English-French dictionary > balance
8 balance

• olla

finance, business, economy

• tiliasema

• vastapaino

• vertailla

• balanssi

• bilanssi

• vaaka

• täsmätä

• punnertaa

• punnita

• päättää

finance, business, economy

• kate

• keikkua

• jäännösmäärä

finance, business, economy

• jäännöserä

• jäännös

• saattaa tasapainoon

finance, business, economy

• saatava

banking term

• saldo

• sopusointu

• säädellä

• tasata

• tasapainoilla

• tasapaino

• tasauttaa

• tasapainottaa

• tase

• tasa-arvoisuus

• säästö

• taiteilla

• taiteilla (tasapainoilla)

• ylijäämä

• kuitata

• pitää tasapainossa

• korvata

• kompensoida

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'bæləns 1. noun
1) (a weighing instrument.) vaaka

2) (a state of physical steadiness: The child was walking along the wall when he lost his balance and fell.) tasapaino

3) (state of mental or emotional steadiness: The balance of her mind was disturbed.) henkinen tasapaino

4) (the amount by which the two sides of a financial account (money spent and money received) differ: I have a balance (= amount remaining) of $100 in my bank account; a large bank balance.) saldo, ylijäämä
2. verb
1) ((of two sides of a financial account) to make or be equal: I can't get these accounts to balance.) päättää, täsmätä

2) (to make or keep steady: She balanced the jug of water on her head; The girl balanced on her toes.) pitää tasapainossa

•

- balance sheet
- in the balance
- off balance
- on balance

English-Finnish dictionary > balance
9 экономика экономик·а

1) (народное хозяйство) economy, economics

восстановить / оздоровить экономику — to stage an economic recovery

вскрыть болезненные явления в экономике — to diagnose the economy's ills

дестабилизировать экономику — to destabilize the economy

истощать экономику — to exhaust the economy

модернизировать экономику — to modernize the economy

наносить урон / ущерб экономике, парализовать экономику — to cripple economy

оживить экономику — to animate / to revitalize the economy

перевести экономику на военные рельсы — to put the economy on a wartime footing

подрывать / разрушать экономику — to erode the economy

совершенствовать управление экономикой — to perfect economic management

экономика испытывает затруднения — economy is faltering

бескризисная экономика — crisis-free economy

военная — defence / military / war economy

высокоразвитая экономика — highly developed economy

вялая экономика, экономика низкой конъюнктуры — low pressure economy

государственная централизованная экономика — state centralized economy

денежная / монетарная экономика — monetary / money economy

дефицитная экономика — economy of scarcity, shortage economy

диспропорциональная экономика — unbalanced economy

дополняющие друг друга экономики (нескольких стран) — complementary economics

жизнеспособная экономика — viable economy

замкнутая / изолированная / обособленная экономика (не имеющая внешних связей) — closed economy

застойная экономика — sick / stagnant economy

здоровая экономика — healthy economy

изменяющаяся экономика — economy undergoing changes

индустриальная / промышленно развитая экономика — industrial economy

конкурирующие экономики — competitive economies

корпоративная экономика — corporate economy

маргинальная экономика — marginal economy

мировая экономика, экономика мирового хозяйства — international / world economy / economics

преобразовать мировую экономику — to recast the world economy

многоотраслевая экономика — diversified / multi-branch economy

многоукладная экономика — multistructure economy

монокультурная экономика — single-crop economy

находящаяся на спаде экономика — sagging economy

национальная экономика — national economy

плановая экономика — plan-based / planned economy, planned economics

создать плановую экономику — to build up a planned economy

предпринимательская экономика — business economy

процветающая экономика — healthy economy

развивающаяся экономика — developing / expanding economy

развитая экономика — advanced / developed economy

региональная экономика — regional economy

рыночная экономика, экономика, ориентирующаяся на развитие рыночных связей — market-oriented / exchange economy, market system

страны с рыночной экономикой — market economics

самообеспеченная — self-sufficient economy

сельскохозяйственная экономика — agricultural economy

слабая / больная экономика — ailing economy

смешанная экономика — mixed economy

стабильная / устойчивая экономика — stationary / steady-state economy

статистическая экономика — statistical economy

теневая экономика — shadow economy

искоренить теневую экономику — to root out the shadow economy

породить теневую экономику — to give rise to a shadow economy

частнопредпринимательская экономика — private enterprise economy

аграрный сектор экономики — agrarian sector of the economy

взаимозависимость / взаимосвязь экономик различных стран — interdependence of economies

взаимопроникновение экономик — interpenetration of the economies

вопросы экономики — economic problems / questions

внутреннее равновесие экономики — internal balance

восстановление экономики — economic rehabilitation

государственный сектор экономики — state-run economy

гражданский сектор экономики — civilian sector of economy

дестабилизация экономики страны — destabilisation of a country's economy

замедление / спад темпов роста экономики — slackening in the rate of economic growth

интенсификация экономики — intensification of economy

кооперативный сектор экономики — economy's cooperative sector, cooperative sector of economy

критическое положение экономики — critical state of the economy

масштабы экономики — size of the economy

многоукладность экономики — multistructural character of the economy

общий рост экономики — general growth of economy

однобокое развитие экономики — one-sided development of the economy

оживление экономики — revitalization of economy, revival in the economy

подрыв / разрушение экономики — erosion of economy

подъём экономики — upsurge of the economy

обеспечить подъём экономики — to ensure an upsurge of the economy

послание президента Конгрессу по вопросам экономики (США) — Economic Message to Congress

потери в экономике — economic waste

программа оздоровления экономики — economic recovery programme

равновесие внутренней экономики — domestic equilibrium

развитие экономики — development of the economy

перспективы развития мировой экономики — world economic outlock

сбалансированное развитие экономики — balanced development of the economy

степень развития экономики — degree of economic development

реконверсия экономики — reconversion of economy

руководство / управление экономикой — economic management

состояние экономики — economic climate

спад в экономике — slowing / slackening of the economy

поддерживать экономику в состоянии спада — to keep the economy deprened

стабилизация экономики — economic stabilization

структурные изменения в экономике — structural changes in economy

укрепление экономики — strengthening of economy

функционирование экономики — economic performance, operation of economy

функционирование экономики в условиях неполной занятости — underperformance of economy

функционирование мировой экономики — functioning of the world economy

механизм функционирования экономики — mechanics of economy

общественный сектор экономики — public sector of economy

частный сектор экономики — private sector of the economy

экономика высокой занятости — high employment economy

экономика высокой конъюнктуры / "высокого давления" — high pressure economy

экономика городов — urban economy

экономика, испытывающая затруднения — faltering economy

экономика мирного времени — peacetime economy

экономика переходного периода — economy of the transition period

экономика полной занятости — full employment economy

экономика свободной конкуренции — laissez-faire economy

экономика свободного предпринимательства — free enterprise economy

экономика сельского хозяйства — rural / farm economy / economics

экономика с тенденцией к неконтролируемой инфляции — overheated economy

экономика страны — national economy, national economic enterprise

экономика труда — labour economic

экономика успешно развивается — the economy is buoyant

2) (научная дисциплина) economics

Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > экономика экономик·а
10 sostener

v.

1 to support, to hold up.

sostenme esto, por favor hold this for me, please

La columna sostiene la pared The column supports the wall.

Elsa sostiene la verdad Elsa sustains=adduces the truth.

2 to defend (defender) (idea, opinión, tesis).

sostener que… to maintain that…

3 to support.

4 to hold, to have (tener) (conversación).

sostener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with somebody

5 to sustain.

La organización sostiene a María The organization sustains Mary.

6 to maintain to.

Ella sostiene tener crédito She maintains to have a credit.

7 to claim to, to hold to.

Elsa sostiene la verdad Elsa sustains=adduces the truth.

Ella sostuvo ser la heredera She claimed to be the heiress.

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sostener

Conjugation model [ TENER], like link=tener tener

► verbo transitivo

1 (mantener firme) to support, hold up

2 (sujetar) to hold

3 figurado (apoyar) to support, back

4 figurado (soportar) to endure, bear, put up with

5 figurado (defender) to defend, uphold

6 figurado (afirmar) to maintain, affirm

7 figurado (alimentar) to support, keep

8 figurado (velocidad, correspondencia, relación, etc) to keep up, maintain

► verbo pronominal sostenerse

1 (mantenerse) to support oneself; (de pie) to stand up

2 (permanecer) to stay, remain

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FRASEOLOGÍA

sostener la palabra figurado to keep one's word

sostener una conversación figurado to hold a conversation

sostener la mirada a alguien figurado to stare somebody out

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verb

1) to support

2) hold

3) defend, uphold

4) maintain, sustain

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- sostenerse

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1. VT

1) (=sujetar)

a) [en las manos, los brazos] to hold

¡sostén esto un momentito! — hold this a minute!

yo llevaba las cajas mientras él me sostenía la puerta — I carried the boxes while he held the door open for me

b) [en pie] [+ construcción, edificio, techo] to hold up, support

los pilares que sostienen el puente — the pillars which hold up o support the bridge

las piernas apenas me sostenían — my legs could barely hold me up o support me

entró borracho, sostenido por dos amigos — he came in drunk, held up o supported by two friends

c) (=soportar) [+ peso, carga] to bear, carry, sustain frm

2) (=proporcionar apoyo a)

a) [económicamente] to support

no gano suficiente para sostener a una familia — I don't earn enough to support a family

algunas de las alternativas sugeridas para sostener al club — some of the alternatives suggested to keep the club going

b) (=alimentar) to support, sustain frm

la tierra no da para sostener a todo el mundo — the land does not provide enough to support o frm sustain everyone

c) [moralmente] to support

la élite ha dejado de sostener al régimen — the elite has stopped supporting the regime

una mayoría capaz de sostener al Gobierno — a majority large enough to keep o support the government in power

solo lo sostiene el cariño de sus hijos — the love of his children is all that keeps him going

3) (=mantener)

a) [+ opinión] to hold

siempre he sostenido lo contrario — I've always held the opposite opinion

sostiene un punto de vista muy diferente — he has o holds a very different point of view

no tiene datos suficientes para sostener esa afirmación — she doesn't have enough information to back up o support that statement

la investigación no ha terminado, como sostiene el juez — the investigation has not concluded, as the judge maintains o holds

• sostener que — to maintain o hold that

sigue sosteniendo que es inocente — she still maintains o holds that she is innocent

b) [+ situación] to maintain, keep up

no podrán sostener su puesto en la clasificación — they won't be able to maintain o keep up their place in the ranking

los campesinos han sostenido desde siempre una fuerte lucha con el medio — country people have always kept up o carried on a hard struggle against the environment

• sostener la mirada de algn — to hold sb's gaze

4) (=tener) [+ conversación, enfrentamiento, polémica] to have
[+ reunión, audiencia]
sostuvo recientemente un enfrentamiento con el presidente — he recently had a clash with the president

sostuvo un breve encuentro con sus ministros — he held a brief meeting with his ministers

5) (Mús) [+ nota] to hold, sustain

2.

See:

sostenerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( apoyar)

a) <estructura/techo> to hold up, support; <carga/peso> to bear

tenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up

b) ( en un estado) to keep

lo único que la sostiene es su fuerza de voluntad — it's sheer willpower that keeps her going

c) ( sustentar) < familia> to support, maintain

2) (sujetar, tener cogido) < paquete> to hold

no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you

sostén la puerta — hold the door open

3) <conversación/relación/reunión> to have

la polémica que sostiene con Godoy — the dispute that he and Godoy are engaged in

4)

a) ( opinar) to hold

yo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...

b) <argumento/afirmación> to support, back up

5)

a) <lucha/ritmo/resistencia> to keep up, sustain

ella sostuvo mi mirada — she held my gaze

b) (Mús) < nota> to hold, sustain
2.
sostenerse v pron

1)

a) ( no caerse)

la estructura se sostiene sola — the structure stays up without support

apenas se sostenía en pie — he could hardly stand

b) ( en un estado) to remain

se sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power

la economía se ha sostenido firme — the economy has held firm

se sostuvo en su negativa — he stuck firmly to his refusal

2) ( mantenerse)

no puede sostenerse con lo que gana — he can't support himself on what he earns

se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( apoyar)

a) <estructura/techo> to hold up, support; <carga/peso> to bear

tenían que sostenerlo los dos — it needed both of them to support him o hold him up o prop him up

b) ( en un estado) to keep

lo único que la sostiene es su fuerza de voluntad — it's sheer willpower that keeps her going

c) ( sustentar) < familia> to support, maintain

2) (sujetar, tener cogido) < paquete> to hold

no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo — don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you

sostén la puerta — hold the door open

3) <conversación/relación/reunión> to have

la polémica que sostiene con Godoy — the dispute that he and Godoy are engaged in

4)

a) ( opinar) to hold

yo siempre he sostenido que... — I have always maintained o held that...

b) <argumento/afirmación> to support, back up

5)

a) <lucha/ritmo/resistencia> to keep up, sustain

ella sostuvo mi mirada — she held my gaze

b) (Mús) < nota> to hold, sustain
2.
sostenerse v pron

1)

a) ( no caerse)

la estructura se sostiene sola — the structure stays up without support

apenas se sostenía en pie — he could hardly stand

b) ( en un estado) to remain

se sostuvo en el poder — she managed to stay o remain in power

la economía se ha sostenido firme — the economy has held firm

se sostuvo en su negativa — he stuck firmly to his refusal

2) ( mantenerse)

no puede sostenerse con lo que gana — he can't support himself on what he earns

se sostiene a base de leche — she lives on o survives on milk

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sostener¹

¹ = sustain, balance, hold.

Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio held.

Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.

Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.

Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.

sostener²

² = be + Posesivo + contention, contend, submit, uphold, underpin, hold, maintain.

Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.

Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.

Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.

Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.

Ex: This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.

Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.

Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.

* sostener la opinión = argue.

* sostener una opinión = hold + view, hold + opinion.

* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.

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sostener [ E27 ]

vt

A (apoyar)

1 ‹estructura/techo› to hold up, support; ‹carga/peso› to bear

tenían que sostenerlo los dos it needed both of them to support him o hold him o prop him up

2 (en un estado) to keep

las fuerzas que lo sostuvieron en el poder the forces which kept him in power

lo único que la sostiene es la fuerza de voluntad it's sheer willpower that's keeping her going

3 (sustentar) ‹familia› to support, maintain

B (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹paquete› to hold

no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you o I'll keep hold of you

sostén la puerta hold the door open

ponte un pasador para sostener el pelo put a barrette ( AmE) o ( BrE) slide in your hair to keep it in place ( o up etc)

C ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to have

sostuvieron una acalorada discusión they had a heated discussion

no he sostenido nunca una relación duradera I've never had a lasting relationship

la polémica que sostiene con Godoy the dispute that he and Godoy are engaged in o that he is carrying on with Godoy

D

1 (opinar) to hold

yo siempre he sostenido que … I have always maintained o held that …

2 ‹argumento/afirmación› to support, back up

no tienes pruebas para sostener esa afirmación you don't have any proof to back up o support that statement

E

1 ‹lucha/ritmo/resistencia› to keep up, sustain

la miró y ella sostuvo su mirada he looked at her and she held his gaze

2 ( Mús) ‹nota› to hold, sustain

■ sostenerse

v pron

A

1

(no caerse): la estructura se sostiene sola the structure stays up o stands up without support

estaba tan débil que apenas se sostenía en pie he was so weak that he could hardly stand

la planta ya no se sostiene the plant doesn't stand up on its own o can't support itself any more

2 (en un estado) to remain

se sostuvo en el poder a pesar de la crisis she managed to stay o remain in power despite the crisis

la economía se ha sostenido firme the economy has held o stood firm

se sostuvo en su negativa he kept o stuck firmly to his refusal

B

(sustentarse): apenas puede sostenerse con lo que gana he can hardly support himself on what he earns

se sostiene a base de zumos y de leche she lives on o survives on fruit juice and milk

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sostener ( conjugate sostener) verbo transitivo
1 ( apoyar)
a) ‹estructura/techo› to hold up, support;

‹carga/peso› to bear
b) ( sustentar) ‹ familia› to support, maintain

2 (sujetar, tener cogido) ‹ paquete› to hold;
◊ no tengas miedo, yo te sostengo don't be afraid, I've got you o I'm holding you

3 ‹conversación/relación/reunión› to have
4
a) ( opinar) to hold

b) ‹argumento/afirmación› to support, back up

5
a) ‹lucha/ritmo/resistencia› to keep up, sustain;

◊ ella sostuvo mi mirada she held my gaze

b) (Mús) ‹ nota› to hold, sustain

sostenerse verbo pronominal
a) ( no caerse):

◊ la estructura se sostiene sola the structure stays up without support;

apenas se sostenía en pie he could hardly stand
b) ( en un estado) to remain;

◊ se sostuvo en el poder she managed to remain in power

sostener verbo transitivo
1 (un peso, cúpula, etc) to support, hold up
(con la mano) sosténme el paraguas un momento, hold the umbrella for me for a moment
2 fig (un derecho, etc) to uphold
(una teoría) to maintain
3 (a la familia) to support
4 (negociaciones, una conversación) to have
' sostener' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coger
- mantener
- mirada
- sujetarse
- aguantar
- sostuve
- sujetar
- tener
English:
allege
- argue
- bolster
- contend
- hold up
- submit
- support
- sustain
- uphold
- hold
- prop

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sostener

♦ vt

1. [sujetar] [edificio, estructura, lo que se tambalea] to support, to hold up;
[objeto, puerta, bebé] to hold;
cuatro columnas sostienen todo el peso de la cúpula four columns take o support the entire weight of the dome;

sosténgame esto, por favor hold this for me, please;

si no nos llegan a sostener nos hubiéramos peleado if they hadn't held us back, we'd have started fighting;

sólo les sostiene su inquebrantable optimismo the only thing that keeps them going is their unshakeable optimism

2. [dar manutención a, sustentar] to support

3. [mantener] [idea, opinión, tesis] to defend;
[promesa, palabra] to keep;
sostienen su oferta/invitación their offer/invitation still stands;

sostener que… to maintain that…

4. [tener] [conversación] to have;
[reunión, negociaciones] to hold, to have;
sostener correspondencia con alguien to correspond with sb;

durante semanas sostuvo una agria polémica he was involved in a bitter dispute which lasted several weeks

5. Fig [aguantar]
el corredor no podía sostener aquel ritmo de carrera the athlete couldn't keep up with the pace of the race;

era una situación imposible de sostener the situation was untenable;

le sostuve la mirada I held her gaze

6. Mús
sostener una nota to hold a note

♦ See also the pronominal verb sostenerse

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sostener

I v/t

1 familia support

2 opinión hold

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sostener {80} vt

1) : to support, to hold up

2) : to hold

sostenme la puerta: hold the door for me

sostener una conversación: to hold a conversation

3) : to sustain, to maintain

♦ See also the reflexive verb sostenerse

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sostener vb

1. (sujetar) to hold [pt. & pp. held]

sostenía un libro en la mano he held a book in his hand

2. (aguantar) to support

las vigas sostienen el techo the beams support the ceiling

3. (afirmar, mantener) to maintain

sostiene que vio un fantasma she maintains that she saw a ghost

sostenerse en pie to stand up [pt. & pp. stood]

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11 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.

    Contemporary Portugal

   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.

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12 right

1. adjective
1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) derecho

2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) correcto

3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) bien

4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adecuado, apropiado

2. noun
1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) derecho

2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) cierto, razón

3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) derecha

4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) derecha

3. adverb
1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) exactamente

2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) inmediatamente

3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) justo

4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) totalmente, completamente

5) (to the right: Turn right.) a la derecha

6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bien, correctamente

4. verb
1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) enderezar

2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) corregir

5. interjection
(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') de acuerdo, bien

- righteous
- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing
6. adjective
((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) de derecha

- right-winger
- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right

right¹ adj

1. correcto

the right answer la respuesta correcta

can you tell me the right time? ¿me puedes decir la hora exacta?

is this the High Street? That's right ¿es la Calle Mayor? Así es

2. derecho

he broke his right leg se rompió la pierna derecha

to be right hacer bien

you were right to resign hiciste bien en dimitir

to be right tener razón

I was right about Paul tenía razón sobre lo de Paul

right² adv

1. bien

she can't spell her name right no sabe escribir bien su propio nombre

2. a la derecha

turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

3. justo / exactamente

it landed right in the middle of the desert aterrizó justo en medio del desierto

I'm right behind you estoy justo detrás de ti

right away enseguida

right now ahora mismo right sirve también para dar énfasis en algunas frases

I had to walk right to the top floor tuve que subir andando hasta el último piso de todos

right³ n

1. derecha

the toilet is on your right el servicio está a la derecha

take the next street on your right coge la próxima calle a la derecha

2. bien

right and wrong el bien y el mal

3. derecho

we believe in equal rights creemos en la igualdad de derechos

right

tr[raɪt]

adjective

1 (not left) derecho,-a

■ my right leg hurts me duele la pierna derecha

■ I've lost my right shoe he perdido el zapato del pie derecho

2 (correct) correcto,-a

■ that's not the right answer ésa no es la respuesta correcta

3 (just) justo,-a

■ it's not right that he should suffer no es justo que sufra él

4 (suitable) apropiado,-a, adecuado,-a

■ I don't think he's the right person for the job no creo que sea la persona adecuada para el puesto

■ that hat doesn't look right ese sombrero no queda bien

5 familiar (total) auténtico,-a, total

■ he's a right idiot es un idiota total

6 familiar (okay) bien

■ this watch hasn't been right since it was repaired este reloj no ha ido bien desde que lo repararon

■ you don't look right no tienes buena cara

adverb

1 a la derecha, hacia la derecha

■ turn right at the traffic lights en el semáforo, gira a la derecha

2 (correctly) bien, correctamente

■ you can't do anything right no haces nada bien

3 (exactly) justo

■ they arrived right after the explosion llegaron justo después de la explosión

■ it hit him right in the eye le dio de lleno en el ojo

■ she's right next to you está justo a tu lado

■ right at the end al final de todo

4 (well) bueno, bien

■ right, I'm going to bed bueno, yo me voy a la cama

5 familiar (very) muy

■ she's not right happy no está muy contenta

noun

1 (not left) derecha

■ in Spain they drive on the right en España conducen por la derecha

2 (entitlement) derecho

■ you have no right to do that no tienes derecho a hacer eso

transitive verb

1 corregir

2 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL enderezar

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

all right! ¡bien!, ¡conforme!, ¡vale!

it serves you «(him, etc)» right te (le, etc) está bien empleado

right away en seguida

to be right tener razón

■ he's absolutely right tiene toda la razón

to get it right acertar

to put right arreglar, corregir

right and wrong el bien y el mal

right angle ángulo recto

right of way (public access) derecho de paso 2 (when driving) prioridad nombre femenino

right wing SMALLPOLITICS/SMALL derecha

right ['raɪt] vt

1) fix, restore: reparar

to right the economy: reparar la economía

2) straighten: enderezar

right adv

1) : bien

to live right: vivir bien

2) precisely: precisamente, justo

right in the middle: justo en medio

3) directly, straight: derecho, directamente

he went right home: fue derecho a casa

4) immediately: inmediatamente

right after lunch: inmediatamente después del almuerzo

5) completely: completamente

he felt right at home: se sintió completamente cómodo

6) : a la derecha

to look left and right: mirar a la izquierda y a la derecha

right adj

1) upright: bueno, honrado

right conduct: conducta honrada

2) correct: correcto

the right answer: la respuesta correcta

3) appropriate: apropiado, adecuado, debido

the right man for the job: el hombre perfecto para el trabajo

4) straight: recto

a right line: una línea recta

5) : derecho

the right hand: la mano derecha

6) sound: bien

he's not in his right mind: no está bien de la cabeza

right n

1) good: bien m

to do right: hacer el bien

2) : derecha f

on the right: a la derecha

3) or right hand : mano f derecha

4) entitlement: derecho m

the right to vote: el derecho a votar

women's rights: los derechos de la mujer

5)

the Right : la derecha (en la política)

right

adj.

• acertado, -a adj.

• ajustado, -a adj.

• correcto, -a adj.

• debido, -a adj.

• derecho, -a adj.

• diestro, -a adj.

• enderezado, -a adj.

• exacto, -a adj.

• justo, -a adj.

• lícito, -a adj.

adv.

• a la derecha adv.

• bien adv.

• justo adv.

• mismo adv.

interj.

• cabal interj.

n.

• derechazo s.m.

• derecho s.m.

• justicia s.f.

• privilegio s.m.

• razón s.f.

v.

• adrizar v.

• enderezar v.

• endrezar v.

I raɪt
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

[raɪt]
1. ADJ

1) (=morally good, just) justo

it is not right that he should pay for their mistake — no es justo que él pague por su error

it is/seems only right that she should get the biggest share — es/me parece justo que ella reciba la mayor parte, está/me parece bien que ella reciba la mayor parte

it doesn't seem right that his contribution should not be acknowledged — parece injusto que no se reconozca su aportación

it's not right! — ¡no hay derecho!

I thought it right to ask permission first — me pareció conveniente preguntarle antes, pensé que debía preguntarle antes

would it be right for me to ask him? — ¿debería preguntárselo?

it is only right and proper that people should know what is going on — lo suyo es que la gente sepa lo que pasa

to do the right thing, do what is right — hacer lo correcto, actuar correctamente

to do the right thing by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

doing the right thing by a pregnant girlfriend meant marrying her — hacer lo que Dios manda con una novia embarazada significaba casarse con ella

2) (=suitable) [tool, clothes] apropiado, adecuado; [time] oportuno

to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — elegir el momento oportuno para algo/para hacer algo

that's the right attitude! — ¡haces bien!

I haven't got the right clothes for a formal dinner — no tengo ropa apropiada or adecuada para una cena de etiqueta

you're not using the right tool for the job — no estás empleando la herramienta apropiada or adecuada para el trabajo

he's the right man for the job — es el hombre más indicado para el cargo

I don't think he's the right sort of person for you — me parece que no es la persona que te conviene

they holiday in all the right places — toman sus vacaciones en todos los sitios que están de moda

• the balance of humour and tragedy is just right — el equilibrio entre humor y tragedia es perfecto

she's just right for the job — es la persona perfecta para el puesto

the flat is just right for me — el piso es justo lo que necesito

"is there too much salt in it?" - "no, it's just right" — -¿tiene demasiada sal? -no, está en su punto justo

• Mr Right — el novio soñado, el marido ideal

• to know the right people — tener enchufes or (LAm) palanca

he knows all the right people — tiene enchufes or (LAm) palanca en todas partes

• I just happened to be in the right place at the right time — dio la casualidad de que estaba en el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado

• if the price is right — si el precio es razonable

• he's on the right side of 40 — tiene menos de 40 años

• to say the right thing — decir lo que hay que decir, tener las palabras justas

• we'll do it when the time is right — lo haremos en el momento oportuno or a su debido tiempo

• the right word — la palabra exacta or apropiada

3) (=correct) correcto, exacto

right first time! — ¡exactamente!, ¡exacto!

"she's your sister?" - "that's right!" — -¿es tu hermana? -¡eso es! or ¡así es! or ¡exacto!

that's right! it has to go through that hole — ¡eso es! tiene que pasar por ese agujero

she said she'd done it, isn't that right, mother? — dijo que lo había hecho ¿no es así, madre? or ¿a que sí, madre?

you mean he offered to pay? is that right, Harry? — ¿dices que se ofreció a pagar? ¿es eso cierto, Harry?

and quite right too! — ¡y con razón!

am I right for the station? — ¿por aquí se va a la estación?, ¿voy bien (por aquí) para la estación?

• the right answer — la respuesta correcta; (Math) (to problem) la solución correcta

• right you are! * — ¡vale!, ¡muy bien!

• I was beginning to wonder whether I had the right day — empezaba a preguntarme si me habría equivocado de día

• to get sth right — (=guess correctly) acertar en algo; (=do properly) hacer algo bien

I got the date right but not the time — acerté en la fecha pero me equivoqué de hora

it's vital that we get the timing right — es esencial que escojamos bien el momento

you didn't get it right, so you lose five points — no acertaste or te equivocaste, así que pierdes cinco puntos

let's get it right this time! — ¡a ver si esta vez nos sale bien!

we must get it right this time — esta vez tenemos que hacerlo bien or nos tiene que salir bien

• is this the right house? — ¿es esta la casa?

• he can't even sing the right notes — no sabe ni dar las notas bien

• are you sure you've got the right number? — (Telec) ¿seguro que es ese el número?

• to put sb right — sacar a algn de su error; (unpleasantly) enmendar la plana a algn

I'm confused, and I wanted you to put me right — tengo dudas y quisiera que tú me las aclararas

if you tell the story wrong the child will soon put you right — si te equivocas al contar la historia, el niño enseguida te corrige or te saca de tu error

to put a clock right — poner un reloj en hora

to put a mistake right — corregir or rectificar un error

• is this the right road for Segovia? — ¿es este el camino de Segovia?, ¿por aquí se va a Segovia?

are we on the right road? — ¿vamos por buen camino?, ¿vamos bien por esta carretera?

• it's not the right shade of green — no es el tono de verde que yo busco

• the right side of the fabric — el (lado) derecho de la tela

• is the skirt the right size? — ¿va bien la falda de talla?

it's not the right size/length — no vale de talla/de largo

• the right time — la hora exacta

is that the right time? — ¿es esa la hora?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora buena?, ¿sabes qué hora es exactamente?

- get on the right side of sb

4) (=in the right)

to be right to do sth — hacer bien en hacer algo

you were right to come to me — has hecho bien en venir a verme

• to be right — [person] tener razón, estar en lo cierto

you're quite right, you're dead right * — tienes toda la razón

how right you are! — ¡qué razón tienes!

• to be right about sth/sb, you were right about there being none left — tenías razón cuando decías que no quedaba ninguno

you were right about Peter, he's totally unreliable — tenías razón en lo de Peter or con respecto a Peter: no hay quien se fíe de él

• am I right in thinking that we've met before? — si no me equivoco ya nos conocemos ¿no?

you were right in calling the doctor, it was appendicitis — hiciste bien en llamar al médico, era apendicitis

5) (=in order)

I don't feel quite right — no me siento del todo bien

I knew something wasn't right when she didn't call as usual — supe que algo no iba bien cuando no llamaba como de costumbre

his leg hasn't been right since the accident — tiene la pierna mal desde el accidente

my stereo still isn't right — mi equipo sigue sin ir bien

• it will all come right in the end — todo se arreglará al final

• she's not quite right in the head — no está en sus cabales

• to be in one's right mind — en su sano juicio

• to put sth/sb right, I hope the garage can put the car right — espero que me sepan arreglar el coche en el taller

you've offended her but it's not too late to put things right — la has ofendido pero aún puedes arreglarlo

it's nothing a night's sleep won't put right — no es nada que no se arregle durmiendo toda la noche de un tirón

a couple of aspirin will put me right — con un par de aspirinas me pondré bien

that's soon put right — eso se arregla fácilmente, eso tiene fácil arreglo

• all's right with the world — todo va bien

- be/feel as right as rain

she'll be as right as rain in a few days — en unos pocos días se repondrá completamente de esto

6) (=not left) derecho

I'd give my right arm to know — daría cualquier cosa or todo el oro del mundo por saberlo

we are a right of centre party — somos un partido de centro derecha

- it's a case of the right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing

7) (Math) [angle] recto

8) (Brit)
* (as intensifier) (=complete)
he's a right idiot — es un auténtico idiota

I felt a right twit — me sentí como un verdadero imbécil

she made a right mess of it — lo hizo fatal *, le salió un buen churro (Sp) *

you're a right one to talk — iro mira quién habla
Charlie
9) see all right

2. ADV

1) (=directly, exactly)

• right away — en seguida, ahora mismo, ahorita (mismo) (Mex, And)

• it happened right before our eyes — ocurrió delante de nuestros propios ojos

• she was standing right behind/in front of him — estaba justo detrás/delante de él

• right here — aquí mismo or (CAm) mero

• he was standing right in the middle of the road — estaba justo en el centro or (CAm) en el mero centro de la calle

• right now — (=immediately) ahora mismo; (=at the moment) (justo) ahora

I want this done right now — quiero que se haga esto ahora mismo

she's busy right now — ahora mismo or justo ahora está ocupada

• he could tell right off that I was a foreigner — reconoció de inmediato que yo era extranjero

• to go right on — seguir todo derecho

right on! * — † ¡eso es!, ¡de acuerdo!

he (just) went right on talking — siguió hablando como si nada

it hit him right on the chest — le dio de lleno en el pecho

• she should come right out and say so — debería ser clara y decirlo

• it fell right on top of me — me cayó justo encima

2) (=immediately) justo, inmediatamente

• I'll do it right after dinner — lo haré justo or inmediatamente después de cenar

• I'll be right back — vuelvo en seguida

• come right in! — ¡ven aquí dentro!

• I'll be right over — voy en seguida

• I had to decide right then — tenía que decidirme allí mismo

3) (=completely)

• we were sat right at the back — estábamos sentados atrás del todo

we'll have to go right back to the beginning now — ahora habrá que volver al principio del todo

• he put his hand in right to the bottom — introdujo la mano hasta el mismo fondo

• their house is right at the end of the street — su casa está justo al final de la calle

she was a very active old lady, right to the end — fue una anciana muy activa hasta el final

to go right to the end of sth — ir hasta el final de algo

• to push sth right in — meter algo hasta el fondo

• there is a fence right round the house — hay una valla que rodea la casa por completo

• to read a book right through — leer un libro hasta el final

you could see right through her blouse — se le transparentaba la blusa

• he filled it right up — lo llenó del todo

4) (=correctly) bien, correctamente

you did right to/not to invite them — hiciste bien en invitarlos/en no invitarlos

to understand sb right — entender bien a algn

if I remember right — si mal no recuerdo, si no me falla la memoria

it's him, right enough! — ¡seguro que es él!

5) (=fairly)

• to do right by sb — portarse como es debido con algn

• don't worry about the pay, John will see you right — no te preocupes por el sueldo, John se encargará de que te paguen lo que te corresponde

• to treat sb right — tratar bien a algn
serve
6) (=properly, satisfactorily) bien

you're not doing it right — no lo estás haciendo bien

I felt nothing was going right for me — sentía que nada me iba bien

nothing goes right with them — nada les sale bien

7) (=not left) a la derecha

he looked neither left nor right — no miró a ningún lado

• eyes right! — (Mil) ¡vista a la derecha!

• to turn right — torcer a la derecha

right (about) turn! — ¡media vuelta a la derecha!
left II, 1., 1)
8) (as linker)

right, who's next? — a ver, ¿quién va ahora?

right then, let's begin! — ¡empecemos, pues!

9) (in titles)

the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — el Excelentísimo Señor Edmund Burke

the Right Honourable member for Huntingdon — Su Señoría el diputado por Huntingdon

my Right Honourable friend — mi honorable amigo

Right Reverend — Reverendísimo

3. N

1) (=what is morally right, just)

right and wrong — el bien y el mal

I don't know the rights of the matter — no sé quién tiene razón en el asunto

to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal

• by rights the house should go to me — lo suyo or lo propio es que la casa me correspondiera a mí

• to be in the right — tener razón, estar en lo cierto

• to put or set sth to rights — arreglar algo

this government will put the country to rights — este gobierno va a arreglar el país

to set or put the world to rights — arreglar el mundo

• to have right on one's side — tener la razón de su parte
wrong 3.
2) (=prerogative) derecho m

they have a right to privacy — tienen derecho a la or su intimidad

people have the right to read any kind of material they wish — la gente tiene derecho a leer lo que desee

you had no right to take it — no tenías (ningún) derecho a llevártelo

what gives you the right or what right have you got to criticize me? — ¿qué derecho tienes tú a criticarme?

who gave you the right to come in here? — ¿quién te ha dado permiso para entrar aquí?

• as of right — por derecho propio

• by right of — por or en razón de

by what right do you make all the decisions? — ¿con qué derecho tomas tú todas las decisiones?

• to own sth in one's own right — poseer algo por derecho propio

she's a celebrity in her own right now — ahora es una celebridad por méritos propios

the baby is a person in his own right — el bebé es una persona de pleno derecho

• right to reply — derecho m de réplica

• right of way — derecho m de paso; (Aut etc) (=precedence) prioridad f
abode, assembly, exercise, reserve 2., 1)
3) rights derechos mpl

• civil rights — derechos mpl civiles

• film rights — derechos mpl cinematográficos

• human rights — derechos mpl humanos

• insist on your legal rights — hazte valer tus derechos legales

• they don't have voting rights — no tienen derecho al voto or de voto

• to be (well) within one's rights — estar en su derecho

you'd be well within your rights to refuse to cooperate — estarías en tu derecho a negarte a cooperar

• women's rights — derechos de la mujer

all rights reserved — es propiedad, reservados todos los derechos

4) (=not left) derecha f

• reading from right to left — leyendo de derecha a izquierda

• to keep to the right — (Aut) circular por la derecha

keep to the right — manténgase a la derecha

• our house is the second on the right — nuestra casa es la segunda a or de la derecha

• on or to my right — a mi derecha

5) (Pol)

the right — la derecha

to be on or to the right of sth/sb — (Pol) estar a la derecha de algo/algn

he's further to the right than I am — es más de derecha or (Sp) de derechas que yo

6) (=right turn)

it's the next right after the lights — es la próxima a la derecha después del semáforo

to take or make a right — girar a la derecha

7) (Boxing) (=punch) derechazo m; (=right hand) derecha f

4.

VT (=put straight) [+ crooked picture] enderezar; (=correct) [+ mistake] corregir; [+ injustice] reparar; (=put right way up) [+ vehicle, person] enderezar

• he tried to right himself but the leg was broken — intentó ponerse de pie pero tenía la pierna rota

• to right itself — [vehicle] enderezarse; [situation] rectificarse

• to right a wrong — deshacer un agravio, reparar un daño

5.

CPD

right angle N — ángulo m recto

to be at right angles (to sth) — estar en or formar ángulo recto (con algo)

right back N — (Sport) (=player) lateral mf derecho(-a); (=position) lateral m derecho

right half N — (Sport) medio m (volante) derecho

rights issue N — emisión f de acciones

right to life N — derecho m a la vida
right-to-life
right triangle (US) N — triángulo m rectángulo

right turn N —

to take or make a right turn — (Aut) girar a la derecha; (Pol) dar un giro a la derecha

right wing N — (Pol) derecha f; right-wing; (Sport) (=position) ala f derecha

* * *

I [raɪt]
adjective

1) ( correct) <answer/interpretation> correcto

you made the right choice — elegiste bien

are we going in the right direction? — ¿vamos bien?

are you sure this is the right house? — ¿estás seguro de que ésta es la casa or de que es aquí?

did you press the right button? — ¿apretaste el botón que debías?

do you have the right change? — ¿tienes el cambio justo?

do you have the right time? — ¿tienes hora (buena)?

2) ( not mistaken)

to be right — \<\<person\>\> tener* razón, estar* en lo cierto; \<\<clock\>\> estar* bien

how right she was! — cuánta razón tenía!, si habrá tenido razón!

I hope you're right — ojalá no te equivoques

that can't be right! — no puede ser!

to be right ABOUT something/somebody — tener* razón en cuanto a algo/alguien

to be right IN something: am I right in thinking this has happened before? si no me equivoco esto ya había pasado antes ¿no?; to get something right: you got two answers right acertaste dos respuestas; did I get your name right? ¿entendí bien tu nombre?; I guess you're Bobby - that's right! tú tienes que ser Bobby - el mismo! or así es!; two o'clock tomorrow, right? - right! — a las dos mañana ¿de acuerdo? - de acuerdo! or (esp Esp fam) vale!

3) (good, suitable) adecuado, apropiado

the right temperature — la temperatura adecuada

were the curtains the right length? — ¿estaban bien de largo las cortinas?

the right side of the material — el derecho de la tela

if the price is right — si el precio es razonable, si está bien de precio

just right — perfecto

I can't find the right key — no encuentro la llave que corresponde

he knows all the right people — tiene muy buenos contactos

you said all the right things — dijiste todo lo que tenías que decir

this isn't the right time — éste no es el momento (apropiado)

those shoes don't look right with the coat — esos zapatos no quedan bien con el abrigo

he's still on the right side of forty — todavía no tiene cuarenta

that job is just right for him — el trabajo está hecho a su medida

they're just right for each other — están hechos el uno para el otro

4) (just, moral) (pred)

to be right — ser* justo

to be right to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf

5) (pred)

a) ( in order)

it's too quiet: something's not right — hay demasiado silencio, algo pasa

to put something right — arreglar algo

b) (fit, healthy) (colloq) bien

she's not quite right in the head — no está muy bien de la cabeza

6) ( complete) (BrE colloq) (before n)

he's a right idiot — es un idiota redomado or de marca mayor

he got himself into a right mess — se metió en un tremendo lío (fam)

7) ( Math)

right angle — ángulo m recto

right triangle — (AmE) triángulo m rectángulo

8) (before n) <side/ear/shoe> derecho

II

adverb

1) (correctly, well) bien, correctamente

I had guessed right — había adivinado, no me había equivocado

nothing goes right for them — todo les sale mal, nada les sale bien

to do right by somebody — portarse bien con alguien; serve I 2)

2)

a) (all the way, completely)

the road goes right along the coast — la carretera bordea toda la costa

right from the start — desde el principio

he put it right at the back — lo puso bien al fondo (de todo)

she filled it right up — lo llenó hasta el borde

they kept hoping right up until the last moment — no perdieron las esperanzas hasta el último momento

b) ( directly)

I live right next door — vivo justo al lado

it's right in front of you — lo tienes allí delante or (fam) delante de las narices

he was right here/there — estaba aquí mismo/allí mismo

right now — ahora mismo

right then — en ese preciso momento

c) ( immediately)

right after lunch — inmediatamente después de comer

I'll be right back — vuelvo enseguida

3) <turn/look> a la derecha

III

noun

1)

a) c u ( entitlement) derecho m

right to something/+ INF — derecho a algo/+ inf

the right of reply — el derecho a responder

in her/his/its own right: she is Queen in her own right es Reina a título propio or por derecho propio; she is also a composer in her own right ella también es compositora; the title is his by right el título le corresponde a él; by what right? — ¿con qué derecho?

b) rights pl derechos mpl

film rights — derechos cinematográficos

all rights reserved — reservados todos los derechos

to be within one's rights — estar* en su (or mi etc) derecho

2) u c ( what is correct)

to know right from wrong — saber* distinguir entre el bien y el mal

to be in the right — tener* razón, llevar la razón, estar* en lo cierto

by rights you should have asked my permission — lo que correspondía era que me pidieras permiso

to put o set something to rights — (esp BrE) arreglar algo

3)

a) u ( opposite the left) derecha f

on the right — a la derecha

the one on the right — el/la de la derecha

to drive on the right — manejar or (Esp) conducir* por la derecha

keep (to the) right — mantenga su derecha

on o to my/your right — a mi/tu derecha

b) ( right turn)

take the next right — tome or (esp Esp) coja la próxima a la derecha

to make o (BrE) take a right — girar or torcer* or doblar a la derecha

c) ( Sport) ( hand) derecha f; ( blow) derechazo m

4) u ( Pol)

the right — la derecha

IV

transitive verb

a) ( set upright) enderezar*

b) ( redress) \<\<injustice\>\> reparar

to right a wrong — reparar un daño

V

interjection (colloq) bueno!, vale! (Esp fam)

English-spanish dictionary > right
13 punto

m.

1 spot, dot (marca).

recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

2 full stop (British), period (United States).

dos puntos (sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico) colon

poner los puntos sobre las íes (figurative) to dot the i's and cross the t's

y punto (informal) and that's that

punto y aparte full stop o (British) period, new paragraph (United States)

punto y coma semicolon

punto final full stop (British), period (United States)

poner punto final a algo (figurative) to bring something to a close

punto y seguido full stop (British), period (United States)

puntos suspensivos (no new paragraph) dots, suspension points

3 point.

ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points

4 point (asunto).

punto débil/fuerte weak/strong point

puntos a tratar matters to be discussed

punto de vista point of view, viewpoint

5 spot, place (place).

este es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happened

punto de apoyo fulcrum; (en palanca) backup, support (figurative)

punto cardinal point of the compass, cardinal point (specialist term)

punto de contacto point of contact

punto de encuentro meeting point

punto negro blackhead; (grano) accident blackspot (en carretera)

punto de venta (commerce) point of sale; retail outlet (tienda)

6 point, moment (momento).

llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…

estando las cosas en este punto things being as they are

punto culminante high point

punto de ebullición/fusión boiling/melting point

punto de inflexión turning point

punto de partida starting point

7 stitch (puntada).

punto de cruz cross-stitch

8 knitting.

hacer punto to knit

un jersey de punto a knitted jumper

punto de ganchillo crochet

9 period, full stop.

10 guy.

11 pixel.

12 punctus, punctum.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: puntar.

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punto

► nombre masculino

1 (gen) point

2 (marca) dot

3 (tanto) point

■ nos llevan cinco puntos de ventaja they're five points ahead of us

4 (detrás de abreviatura) dot; (al final de la oración) full stop, US period

5 (lugar) spot

■ ¿en qué punto de la carretera se encuentran? exactly where on the road are they?

6 (tema) point

7 (tejido) knitwear

■ me he comprado una falda de punto I bought a knitted skirt

8 (en costura, sutura) stitch

■ me caí y me dieron tres puntos en la barbilla I fell and needed three stitches on my chin

9 (de libro) bookmark

10 (en la media) ladder, US run

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a punto de caramelo (en repostería) caramelized 2 (en su punto) just right, perfect

■ pídele el aumento ahora que está a punto de caramelo ask him for a rise now that he's in the mood

a punto de nieve stiff

■ tienes que batir las claras a punto de nieve you have to beat the egg whites stiff

al punto (rápidamente) immediately

coger un punto familiar to get tipsy, get merry

con puntos y comas in detail

dar en el punto to hit the nail on the head

de todo punto absolutely

en punto sharp, on the dot

■ son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock

estar a punto to be ready

estar a punto de to be about to, be on the point of

■ ese jarrón está a punto de caerse that vase is about to fall

■ estuvimos a punto de matarnos we nearly got killed

estar en su punto (comida) to be cooked to perfection

■ la pasta está en su punto the pasta is just right

■ este pastel te ha quedado en su punto this cake has turned out perfect

ganar puntos to win points

ganar por puntos to win on points

hacer punto to knit

hasta cierto punto up to a certain point

hasta tal punto que... to such an extent that...

llegar a punto to arrive on time

perder puntos (gen) to lose points 2 (alumno) to lose marks

■ perdió puntos porque su letra era mala he lost marks because of his bad handwriting

poner los puntos sobre las íes to dot one's i's and cross one's t's

poner punto final a algo to put an end to something

¡punto en boca! mum's the word!

punto por punto in detail

dos puntos colon

punto cadena chain stitch

punto cardinal cardinal point

punto culminante climax

punto de apoyo (en palanca) fulcrum 2 (base) cornerstone

punto de arranque beginning

punto de break break point

punto de congelación freezing point

punto de contacto point of contact

punto de cruz cross-stitch

punto de ebullición boiling point

punto de encuentro meeting point

punto de fusión melting point

punto de libro bookmark

punto de media stocking stitch

punto de mira (objetivo) target 2 (en rifle) sight, front sight 3 (punto de vista) viewpoint

punto de partida starting point

punto de partido match point

punto de referencia point of reference

punto de ruptura break point

punto de servicio service point

punto de set set point

punto de sutura stitch

punto de venta sales outlet

punto de vista point of view

punto débil weak point

punto decimal decimal point

punto del revés purl stitch

punto final (en dictado) full stop, US period

punto flaco weak point

punto fuerte strong point

punto muerto (en un coche) neutral 2 (en una negociación) standstill, stalemate, deadlock

■ deja el coche en punto muerto leave the car in neutral

■ las negociaciones ha entrado en punto muerto the negotiations have reached a stalemate

punto negro (en la piel) blackhead 2 (en la carretera) black spot

punto neurálgico nerve centre

punto y aparte (en ortografía) full stop, new paragraph, US period, new paragraph

punto y coma semicolon

punto y seguido full stop, new sentence, US period, new sentence

* * *

noun m.

1) point

2) dot

3) period

4) stitch

•

- dos puntos
- punto final
- punto y coma
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SM

1) (=topo) [en un diseño] dot, spot; [en plumaje] spot, speckle; [en carta, dominó] spot, pip

aparecen en la piel unos puntos rojos — red spots appear on the skin

línea de puntos — dotted line

punto de luz — light

punto negro — (=espinilla) blackhead

2) (=signo) [en la i] dot; [de puntuación] full stop, period (EEUU)

• dos puntos — colon

- con puntos y comas

les contó con puntos y comas lo que había pasado — she told them what had happened down to the last detail

- poner los puntos sobre las íes

le puso los puntos sobre las íes — she corrected him, she drew attention to his inaccuracies

- sin faltar punto ni coma

y punto —

¡lo digo yo y punto! — I'm telling you so and that's that!

punto acápite — LAm [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

punto final — full stop, period (EEUU); (fig) end

poner punto final a la discusión — to put an end to the argument, draw a line under the argument

puntos suspensivos — [gen] suspension points; [en dictado] dot, dot, dot

punto y aparte — [en dictado] full stop, new paragraph, period, new paragraph (EEUU)

esto marca un punto y aparte en la historia del teatro — this marks a break with tradition o the past in the theatre

este es un vino punto y aparte — this is an uncommonly good o exceptional wine

punto y coma — semicolon

punto y seguido — [en dictado] full stop (no new paragraph), period (no new paragraph) (EEUU)

3) (Dep) point

con ocho puntos a favor y tres en contra — with eight points for and three against

los dos están empatados a puntos — the two of them are level on points

ganar o vencer por puntos — to win on points

perdieron por tres puntos — they lost by three points

completó la ronda con cero puntos — she had a clear round

- perder muchos puntos

¡qué punto te has marcado con lo que has dicho! — * what you said was spot-on *

4) (=tema) [gen] point; [en programa de actividades] item

no quiero extenderme sobre ese punto — I don't wish to elaborate on that point

los puntos en el orden del día son... — the items on the agenda are...

contestar punto por punto — to answer point by point

punto capital — crucial point

puntos a tratar — matters to be discussed

puntos de consulta — terms of reference

5) (=labor) knitting; (=tejido) knitted fabric, knit

prendas de punto — knitwear sing

falda de punto — knitted skirt

chaqueta de punto — cardigan

• hacer punto — to knit

punto del derecho — plain knitting

punto del revés — purl

punto de media — plain knitting

6) (Cos, Med) (=puntada) stitch; [de media] loose stitch

me tuvieron que dar cinco puntos — I had to have five stitches

me van a quitar los puntos — I am having my stitches out

- ¡punto en boca!

punto de costado — (=dolor) stitch

tengo un punto de costado — I've got a stitch, I've got a pain in my side

punto de cruz — cross stitch

punto de sutura — stitch

7) (=lugar) [gen] spot, place; (Geog, Mat) point; [de proceso] point, stage; [en el tiempo] point, moment

al llegar a este punto — at this point o stage

punto cardinal — cardinal point

los cuatro puntos cardinales — the four points of the compass

punto ciego — (Anat) blind spot

punto clave — key point

el punto clave de su razonamiento — the key point of her argument

punto crítico — critical point

punto culminante — high point

llegar a su punto culminante — to reach its climax

punto de asistencia — (Aut) checkpoint

punto débil — weak point o spot

punto de calor — heat source

punto de congelación — freezing point

punto de contacto — point of contact

punto de control — checkpoint

punto de ebullición — boiling-point

punto de encuentro — meeting point

punto de equilibrio — (Com) break-even point

punto de fuga — vanishing point

punto de fusión — melting-point

punto de inflamación — flashpoint

punto de información — information centre

punto de mira — [de rifle] sight; (=objetivo) aim, objective; (=punto de vista) point of view

estar en el punto de mira de algn —

su comportamiento está en el punto de mira de la prensa — his behaviour has come under scrutiny in the press

el fraude fiscal está en el punto de mira de Hacienda — the Treasury has targeted tax evasion

Tokio está en el punto de mira de sus misiles — their missiles are pointing towards Tokyo

punto de inflexión — turning point

punto de no retorno — point of no return

punto de partida — starting point

punto de penalti — penalty spot

punto de referencia — point of reference

punto de taxis — taxi stand, cab rank

punto de venta — point of sale

terminales punto de venta — point of sale terminals

está presente en 3.000 puntos de venta — it's available at 3,000 outlets

punto de vista — point of view, viewpoint

él lo mira desde otro punto de vista — he sees it differently, he looks at it from another point of view

punto flaco — weak point, weak spot

punto muerto — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear); (=estancamiento) deadlock, stalemate

las negociaciones están en un punto muerto — the negotiations are deadlocked, the talks have reached a stalemate

punto negro — (Aut) (accident) black spot; (fig) blemish

punto neurálgico — (Anat) nerve centre o (EEUU) center; (fig) key point

punto neutro — (Mec) dead centre; (Aut) neutral (gear)

8) [otras locuciones]

• a punto — ready

está a punto — it's ready

con sus cámaras a punto para disparar — with their cameras at the ready

llegar a punto — to come just at the right moment

poner un motor a punto — to tune an engine

• al punto — at once, immediately

estar al punto — LAm * to be high **

• bajar de punto — to decline, fall off, fall away

• a punto de, a punto de caramelo — caramelized

poner el azúcar a punto de caramelo — to caramelize the sugar

batir las claras a punto de nieve — beat the egg whites until stiff o until they form stiff peaks

estar a punto de hacer algo — to be on the point of doing sth, be about to do sth

estábamos a punto de salir cuando llamaste — we were about to go out when you phoned

estuve a punto de llamarte — I almost called you

estaba a punto de llorar — he was on the verge of tears

estuve a punto de perder el tren — I very nearly missed the train

• en punto, a las siete en punto — at seven o'clock sharp o on the dot

llegó en punto — he arrived right on time

• en su punto — [carne] done to a turn; [fruta] just ripe

el arroz está en su punto — the rice is just right

pongamos las cosas en su punto — let's be absolutely clear about this

• hasta cierto punto — up to a point, to some extent

hasta tal punto que... — to such an extent that...

la tensión había llegado hasta tal punto que... — the tension had reached such a pitch that...

• subir de punto — (=aumentar) to grow, increase; (=empeorar) to get worse

- coger o ligar o pillar un buen punto

- cogerle o pillarle el punto a algn

darle el punto a algn ** —

si me da el punto, voy — if I feel like it, I'll go

si le da el punto es capaz de cualquier cosa — if he gets it into his head he can do anything

- saber algo a punto fijo

- de todo punto

9) Esp * (=hombre) guy *; pey rogue

¡vaya un punto!, ¡está hecho un punto filipino! — he's a right rogue! *

10) (=agujero) hole

darse dos puntos en el cinturón — to let one's belt out a couple of holes

11) (Inform) pixel

punto de parada — break-point

punto de referencia — benchmark

* * *

masculino

1)

a) (señal, trazo) dot

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)

a punto fijo — exactly, for certain

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

- punto decimal

- punto final

- puntos suspensivos

- punto y aparte

- punto y coma

- punto y seguido

2)

a) (momento, lugar) point

en ese punto de la conversación — at that point in the conversation

busca un local en un punto céntrico — he's looking for premises somewhere central

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

b) ( en geometría) point

- punto álgido

- punto cardinal

- punto culminante

- punto de apoyo

- punto débil

- punto de caramelo

- punto de congelación/ebullición/fusión

- punto de mira

- punto de nieve

- punto de partida

- punto de penalty or penalti

- punto de referencia

- punto de venta

- punto de vista

- punto fijo

- punto flaco/fuerte

- punto muerto

- punto neurálgico

3) ( grado) point, extent

hasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point

hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...

4) (asunto, aspecto) point

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

analizar algo punto por punto — to analyze something point by point

5) (en locs)

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

6)

a) (en costura, labores) stitch

se me ha escapado un punto — I've dropped a stitch

artículos de punto — knitwear

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

b) ( en cirugía) tb

punto de sutura — stitch

- punto cruz

- punto del derecho

- punto del revés

- punto elástico

7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) point

vencer por puntos — to win on points

tiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

- punto para partido/set

8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiot

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

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masculino

1)

a) (señal, trazo) dot

un punto en el horizonte — a dot o speck on the horizon

b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; ( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE)

a punto fijo — exactly, for certain

... y punto: lo harás y punto you'll do it and that's that; poner los puntos sobre las íes — ( aclarar algo) to make something crystal clear; ( detallar algo) to dot the i's and cross the t's; dos I

- punto decimal

- punto final

- puntos suspensivos

- punto y aparte

- punto y coma

- punto y seguido

2)

a) (momento, lugar) point

en ese punto de la conversación — at that point in the conversation

busca un local en un punto céntrico — he's looking for premises somewhere central

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente — the spot o place where the accident happened

b) ( en geometría) point

- punto álgido

- punto cardinal

- punto culminante

- punto de apoyo

- punto débil

- punto de caramelo

- punto de congelación/ebullición/fusión

- punto de mira

- punto de nieve

- punto de partida

- punto de penalty or penalti

- punto de referencia

- punto de venta

- punto de vista

- punto fijo

- punto flaco/fuerte

- punto muerto

- punto neurálgico

3) ( grado) point, extent

hasta cierto punto tiene razón — she's right, up to a point

hasta tal punto que... — so much so that...

4) (asunto, aspecto) point

los puntos a tratar en la reunión — the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting

analizar algo punto por punto — to analyze something point by point

5) (en locs)

a punto — ( a tiempo) just in time

a punto DE + INF: estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner; estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over; a punto de llorar on the verge of tears; en su punto just right; al punto (Esp) at once; en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp; son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock; llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time; de todo punto — absolutely, totally

6)

a) (en costura, labores) stitch

se me ha escapado un punto — I've dropped a stitch

artículos de punto — knitwear

hacer punto — (Esp) to knit

punto en boca — (fam)

tú punto en boca — keep your mouth shut

b) ( en cirugía) tb

punto de sutura — stitch

- punto cruz

- punto del derecho

- punto del revés

- punto elástico

7) (Dep, Jueg) point; (Educ) point, mark; (Fin) point

vencer por puntos — to win on points

tiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark — he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark

matarle el punto a alguien — (CS fam) to go one better than somebody

- punto para partido/set

8) (Per, RPl arg) ( tonto) idiot

agarrar or tomar a alguien de punto — (Per, RPl arg)

lo agarraron de punto — ( burlándose de él) they made him the butt of their jokes; ( aprovechándose de él) they took him for a ride

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto — the teacher has it in for me (colloq)

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punto¹

¹ = point, pointer.

Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.

Ex: Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.

* aclarar un punto = clarify + point.

* adoptar un punto de vista = embrace + view.

* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico = cast + a critical eye over.

* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista = two-sided argument.

* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista = one-sided argument.

* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.

* desde cualquier punto de vista = by any standard(s).

* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición = in terms of, from the vantage of, as far as + Nombre + be + concerned, mitotically, nutritionally speaking, nutritionally.

* desde el punto de vista del trabajador = in the trenches.

* desde el punto de vista de la archivística = archivally.

* desde el punto de vista de la calidad = on quality grounds.

* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad = competitively.

* desde el punto de vista de la conservación = preservationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad = functionally.

* desde el punto de vista de la informática = computationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la logística = logistically.

* desde el punto de vista de la medicina = medically.

* desde el punto de vista de la música = musically.

* desde el punto de vista de la notación = notationally.

* desde el punto de vista de la química = chemically.

* desde el punto de vista de la realidad = factually.

* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas = mathematically.

* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad = tonally.

* desde el punto de vista del contexto = contextually.

* desde el punto de vista del estilo = stylistically.

* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento = operationally.

* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre = as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

* desde el punto de vista de los hechos = factually.

* desde el punto de vista del uso = in terms of use.

* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre = in + Nombre + eyes.

* desde el punto de vista judicial = judicially.

* desde el punto de vista lingüístico = linguistically.

* desde el punto de vista político = politically.

* desde el punto de vista profesional = career-wise [careerwise].

* desde este punto de vista = viewed in this light.

* desde mi punto de vista = in my opinion, in my view, in my books.

* desde + punto de vista = against + backdrop.

* desde todos los puntos de vista = in every sense.

* desde un punto de vista académico = academically.

* desde un punto de vista antropológico = anthropologically.

* desde un punto de vista clínico = medically, clinically.

* desde un punto de vista crítico = judgmentally [judgementally], with a critical eye, critically.

* desde un punto de vista cultural = culturally.

* desde un punto de vista económico = economically, monetarily.

* desde un punto de vista estético = aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].

* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico = technically speaking.

* desde un punto de vista étnico = ethnically.

* desde un punto de vista filosófico = philosophically.

* desde un punto de vista general = in a broad sense.

* desde un punto de vista histórico = historically.

* desde un punto de vista más amplio = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista más general = in a broader sense.

* desde un punto de vista médico = medically.

* desde un punto de vista medioambiental = environmentally.

* desde un punto de vista morfológico = morphologically.

* desde un punto de vista operativo = operationally.

* desde un punto de vista racista = racially + Adjetivo.

* desde un punto de vista religioso = religiously.

* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico = socioeconomically.

* desde un punto de vista técnico = technically.

* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia = historically accurate.

* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.

* mencionar un punto = touch on + a point.

* mi punto de vista = in my view.

* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza = race-neutral.

* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.

* probar un punto = prove + point.

* promover un punto de vista = promote + view.

* punto a favor = asset.

* punto conflictivo = hot spot.

* punto de la agenda = agenda item.

* punto del orden del día = agenda item.

* punto de una agenda = item of business.

* punto de vista = angle, point of view, side, stance, standpoint, view, viewpoint, outlook, eye, world view [worldview/world-view], bent of mind.

* punto principal = main point.

* puntos a favor y puntos en contra = pros and cons.

* puntos comunes = common ground.

* puntos principales = key issues.

* puntos secundarios = secondary points.

* que consta de tres puntos = three-point.

* sostener un punto de vista = assert + view, hold + point of view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = contemplate + view.

* tener en cuenta un punto de vista = take into + account + viewpoint.

* tocar un punto = touch on + a point.

* ver Algo desde el punto de vista + Adjetivo = view + Nombre + through + Adjetivo + eyes.

punto²

² = bullet point.

Ex: Readers like bullet points because they are visually appealing and make it easy to quickly find pertinent information.

* alcanzar el punto crítico = come to + a head.

* alcanzar el punto culminante = climax.

* alcanzar el punto más álgido = peak, come into + full bloom.

* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido = reach + Posesivo + peak.

* a punto de = on the verge of, a heartbeat away from.

* a punto de + Infinitivo = about to + Infinitivo.

* a punto de irse a pique = on the rocks.

* a punto de morir = on + Posesivo + deathbed.

* el punto más bajo = rock-bottom.

* encontrar el punto medio = strike + the right note.

* en qué punto = at what point.

* en su punto = ripe [riper -comp., ripest -sup.].

* en su punto más álgido = at its height.

* en su punto más bajo = at its lowest ebb.

* en un punto bajo = at a low ebb.

* estar a punto de = be poised to, be about to, be on the point of, stand + poised, come + very close to.

* estar a punto de cascarlas = be on + Posesivo + last legs.

* estar a punto de decir = be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.

* estar a punto de + Infinitivo = be about + Infinitivo.

* fichero de punto de acceso = access-point file.

* hasta cierto punto = up to a point, to some degree, to some extent.

* hasta el punto de = to the point of, up to the point of.

* hasta el punto que = up to the point where, to the point where.

* hasta qué punto = how far, the extent to which, to what extent.

* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo = such a + Nombre.

* hasta tal punto que = to a point where.

* hasta un punto limitado = to a limited extent.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* llegado este punto = at this juncture.

* llegado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.

* llegar al punto álgido = reach + a head.

* llegar al punto crítico = come to + a head.

* llegar al punto de = be at the point of.

* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo = go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.

* llegar a un punto crítico = reach + turning point.

* no tener ni punto de comparación = be in a different league.

* pasado un punto = beyond a certain point, beyond a point.

* poner a punto = overhaul, hone, fine tune [fine-tune], tune-up.

* primer punto de contacto = port of first call.

* primer punto de contacto, el = first port of call, the.

* puesta a punto = fine tuning [fine-tuning], tuning, tune-up.

* punto álgido = peak.

* punto a punto = point-to-point.

* punto central = focal point.

* punto ciego = blind spot.

* punto clave = key point, watershed, tipping point.

* punto crítico = turning point, Posesivo + road to Damascus.

* punto culminante = zenith, climax, peak, capstone.

* punto de acceso = access point, entry point, entry term, index entry, retrieval access, search key, access point, service point, point of access, entrance point.

* punto de apoyo = foothold.

* punto débil = downside, weak point, weak link.

* punto débil, el = chink in the armour, the.

* punto débl = blind spot.

* punto de contacto = point of contact, interface, contact point.

* punto de convergencia = junction point, similarity.

* punto de discusión = bone of contention.

* punto de distribución = outlet.

* punto de divergencia = stepping-off point.

* punto de división = break.

* punto de encuentro = meeting point.

* punto de entrada = entry point, entrance point, point of entry.

* punto de equilibrio = break-even, break-even point.

* punto de información = information kiosk.

* punto de interés = point of interest.

* punto de llegada = point of arrival.

* punto de luz = power point, electrical outlet, socket outlet, outlet.

* punto de partida = point of departure, starting point, take-off point, baseline [base line], beginning point.

* punto de penalti, el = penalty mark, the.

* punto de recepción y envío = shipping point.

* punto de recogida = pick-up point, drop-off point.

* punto de referencia = benchmark, frame of reference, signpost, signposting, point of reference, anchor, anchor point, referral point, switching point, reference point, reference point.

* punto de referencia común = common framework.

* punto de ruptura = breaking point.

* punto de separación = cut-off point, stepping-off point, cut off [cutoff].

* punto de servicio = service point.

* punto de una lista = bullet point.

* punto de venta = outlet, point of sale.

* punto esencial = essential point.

* punto final = end point [endpoint].

* punto flaco = foible, weak point, blind spot, weak link.

* punto flaco, el = chink in the armour, the.

* punto fuerte = strength, upside, forte, strong point.

* punto g, el = G-spot, the.

* punto intermedio = middle ground.

* punto medio = happy medium, mid-point.

* punto muerto = dead end, impasse, stalemate, dead end street, deadlock, standoff.

* punto negro = blackhead.

* punto positivo = asset.

* puntos de acceso = entry vocabulary.

* punto silla = saddle point.

* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.

* ser el punto más débil de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien = be at + Posesivo + weakest.

* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.

* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

punto³

³ = dot, full stop (.), period, stop.

Ex: Braille is the term used to refer to material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells.

Ex: You have observed the correct use of the facet indicators. (full stop) for S and ' (single inverted comma) for T.

Ex: For instance, to delete the period where the cursor is located, press the < Del> key.

Ex: Such as categorisation may depend rather arbitrarily upon whether stops have been used between letters or not.

* arco de medio punto = round arch.

* arco de punto rebajado = segmental arch.

* dos puntos (:) = colon (:).

* dpi (puntos por pulgada) = dpi (dots per inch).

* en el punto de mira = in the spotlight, in the crosshairs.

* en + Posesivo + punto de mira = in + Posesivo + sights.

* línea de puntos = dotted line.

* matriz de puntos de impacto = impact dot matrix.

* nube de puntos = scatterplot, cloud of points.

* poner punto final a = put + an end to, bring + an end to, bring to + an end, close + the book on.

* poner punto y final a = put + a stop to, sound + the death knell for.

* punto (.) = point (.).

* puntos por pulgada = dots per inch.

* punto y coma (;) = semi-colon (;).

* subrayar con puntos = underdot.

punto⁴

⁴ = point.

Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.

* alcanzar el punto de ebullición = reach + boiling point.

* punto de ebullición = boiling point.

* punto de fundición = melting point.

* punto de fusión = melting point, fusion point.

* punto de saturación = saturation point.

* punto porcentual = percentage point.

* sistema de deducción de puntos = points system.

punto⁵

⁵ = stitch.

Ex: It may be seen that one or more pairs of leaves, joined to each other at the back, are held in place by a double stitch of thread running up the fold.

* aguja de hacer punto = knitting needle.

* géneros de punto = knitwear.

* hacer punto = knitting.

* patrón de hacer punto = knitting pattern.

* ¡punto en boca! = mum's the word!.

* ¡punto en boca! = not a word to anyone!, shut your mouth!, shut your face!.

* * *

punto

masculine

A

1 (señal, trazo) dot

desde el avión la ciudad se veía como un conjunto de puntos luminosos from the plane the city looked like a cluster of pinpoints of light o of bright dots

el barco no era más que un punto en el horizonte the boat was no more than a dot o speck on the horizon

2 ( Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot; (signo de puntuación) period ( AmE), full stop ( BrE)

a punto fijo exactly, for certain

no le sabría decir a punto fijo cuándo llegan I couldn't tell you exactly o for certain when they will be arriving

… y punto: si te parece mal se lo dices y punto if you don't like it you just tell him, that's all there is to it

lo harás como yo digo y punto you'll do it the way I tell you and that's that, you'll do it the way I tell you, period ( AmE) o ( BrE) full stop

poner los puntos sobre las íes (dejar algo en claro) to make sth crystal clear; (terminar algo con mucho cuidado) to dot the i's and cross the t's

sin faltar un punto ni una coma down to the last detail

dos¹ (↑ dos (1))

Compuestos:

● punto decimal

[ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] decimal point

● punto final

period ( AmE), full stop ( BrE)

poner punto final a algo to end sth

decidió poner punto final a sus relaciones he decided to end their relationship

● puntos suspensivos

mpl ellipsis ( tech), suspension points (pl) ( AmE), dot, dot, dot

● punto y aparte

period, new paragraph ( AmE), full stop, new paragraph ( BrE)

● punto y coma

semicolon

● punto y seguido

period ( AmE), full stop ( BrE) ( no new paragraph)

B

1 (momento) point

en ese punto de la conversación at that point in the conversation

su popularidad alcanzó su punto más bajo his popularity reached its lowest ebb o point

2 (lugar) point; (en geometría) point

fijó la mirada en un punto lejano del horizonte she fixed her gaze on a distant point on the horizon

están buscando un local en un punto céntrico they are looking for premises somewhere central

en el punto en que la carretera se divide at the point where the road divides

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happened

Compuestos:

● punto aéreo

( Esp) ( Aviac) air mile

● punto álgido

crucial moment o point

● punto cardinal

cardinal point

● punto ciego

blind spot

● punto crítico

critical point

● punto culminante

high point

● punto de apoyo

(para una palanca) fulcrum

no hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladder

constituía el punto de apoyo de su defensa it formed the cornerstone of his defense

● punto de arranque

punto de partida

● punto débil

weak point

● punto de caramelo

a punto de caramelo ‹almíbar› caramelized

(en su mejor momento) ( fam): este queso está a punto de caramelo this cheese is just right (for eating)

yo no lo encuentro viejo, para mí está a punto de caramelo I don't think he's old, if you ask me he's in his prime o he's just right

la situación está a punto de caramelo para otro golpe militar the situation is ripe for another military coup

● punto de congelación

freezing point

● punto de contacto

point of contact

el movimiento tiene muchos puntos de contacto con el surrealismo the movement has a lot in common with surrealism

● punto de control

checkpoint

● punto de ebullición

boiling point

● punto de fuga

vanishing point

● punto de fusión

melting point

● punto de inflexión

point of inflexion ( on a curve)

● punto de interrupción

( Inf) breakpoint

● punto de libro

( Esp) bookmark

● punto de mira

(de un rifle) front sight; (blanco) target; (objetivo) aim, objective; (punto de vista) point of view

● punto de nieve

batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks

● punto de no retorno

point of no return

● punto de partida

(sitio) starting point; (de un proceso, razonamiento) starting point

esta dramática escalada tiene un claro punto de partida en los sucesos del mes pasado this dramatic escalation clearly has its origins in the events of last month

● punto de penalty or penalti

penalty spot

● punto de referencia

reference point

● punto de reunión

meeting place, assembly point

● punto de turrón

( Méx) punto de nieve

● punto de venta

point of sale, outlet, sales outlet

● punto único de venta

unique selling point

● punto de vista

(perspectiva) viewpoint, point of view; (opinión) views (pl)

desde un punto de vista técnico from a technical viewpoint, from a technical point of view

todos conocen mi punto de vista sobre este asunto you all know my views on this matter

● punto fijo

( Chi) (lugar) permanent or semi-permanent guard post; (vigilante) guard

está en punto fijo toda la noche he is on guard duty all night

● punto flaco

weak point

● punto medio

habrá que esperar a que las cosas lleguen a su punto medio we'll have to wait until things sort themselves out

hay que buscar el punto medio entre las dos cosas you have to strike a balance between the two things

● punto muerto

( Auto) neutral; ( Fin) break even point; (en negociaciones) deadlock

las conversaciones han llegado a un punto muerto the talks have reached deadlock o stalemate

el proceso está en punto muerto the process is deadlocked

● punto negro

(en la carretera) black spot; (en la piel) blackhead

● punto neurálgico

( Anat) nerve center*; (de una organización, un sistema) nerve center*

un accidente en uno de los puntos neurálgicos de la ciudad an accident at one of the busiest spots o points in the city

uno de los puntos neurálgicos de la economía one of the key elements of the economy

C (grado) point, extent

hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point

hasta cierto punto me alegro de que se vaya to a certain extent o in a way I'm glad she's going

claro que fue atento y amable, hasta tal punto que llegó a resultarnos pesado of course he was attentive and kind, so much so that it got a bit much for us

D (asunto, aspecto) point

en ese punto no estoy de acuerdo contigo I don't agree with you on that point

los puntos a tratar en la reunión de hoy the matters o items on the agenda for today's meeting

hay algunos puntos de coincidencia entre los dos enfoques the two approaches have some points in common

analizamos la propuesta punto por punto we analyzed the proposal point by point

E ( en locs):

a punto (a tiempo) just in time

( Coc) en su punto

has llegado a punto para ayudarme you've arrived just in time to help me

a punto DE + INF:

estábamos a punto de cenar cuando llamaste we were about to have dinner when you phoned

estuvo a punto de matarse en el accidente he was nearly killed in the accident, he came within an inch of being killed in the accident

estaba a punto de decírmelo cuando tú entraste she was on the point of telling me o she was about to tell me when you came in

se notaba que estaba a punto de llorar you could see she was on the verge of tears

en su punto just right

el arroz está en su punto the rice is just right

la carne estaba en su punto the meat was done to a turn

al punto ( Esp); right away, at once, straightaway ( BrE)

en punto: te espero a las 12 en punto I'll expect you at 12 o'clock sharp

son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock

llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time, they arrived on the dot o dead on time ( colloq)

de todo punto absolutely, totally

eso es de todo punto inaceptable that is totally o completely unacceptable

se negaba de todo punto a hacerlo she absolutely o flatly refused to do it

F

1 (en costura) stitch

punto en boca ( fam): y ya saben, diga lo que diga él, nosotros punto en boca and remember, whatever he says, we keep our mouths shut

2 (en cirugía) tb

punto de sutura stitch

le tuvieron que poner puntos she had to have stitches

3 (en labores) stitch

se me ha escapado un punto I've dropped a stitch

artículos de punto knitwear

hacer punto ( Esp); to knit

Compuestos:

● punto atrás

backstitch

● punto cadena

chain stitch

● punto cruzado

herringbone stitch

● punto (de) cruz

cross-stitch

● punto de escapulario

herringbone stitch

● punto del derecho

plain stitch

● punto del revés

purl stitch

● punto de media

stocking stitch

● punto elástico

rib, ribbing

● punto jersey

stocking stitch

● punto Santa Clara

garter stitch

● punto sombra

shadow stitch

G

1 (unidad) ( Dep, Jueg) point; ( Educ) point, mark

venció por puntos he won on points

tiene dos punto de ventaja sobre Clark he is two points ahead of Clark, he has a two point advantage over Clark

pierdes dos puntos por cada falta de ortografía you lose two marks o points for every spelling mistake

anotarse/marcarse un punto ( fam): la paella está exquisita, te has anotado un punto ten out of ten o ( BrE) full marks for the paella, it's delicious

matarle el punto a algn (CS fam); to go one better than sb

subir de punto «ira/admiración» to grow;

«discusión» to heat up, grow heated

2 ( Fin) point

Compuestos:

● punto de or para partido

match point

● punto de ruptura

break point

● punto de or para set

set point

● punto porcentual

percentage point

H

(poco, pizca): es orgulloso, con un punto de bravuconería he's proud, with just a touch o hint of boastfulness about him

I

1 (Per, RPl arg) (tonto) idiot

agarrar or tomar a algn de punto (Per, RPl arg): lo han agarrado de punto (burlándose de él) they've made him the butt of their jokes; (aprovechándose de él) they've taken him for a ride ( colloq)

la profesora me ha agarrado de punto the teacher has it in for me ( colloq)

2 ( RPl arg) (tipo) guy ( colloq)

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punto sustantivo masculino
1
a) (señal, marca) dot

b) (Ling) (sobre la `i', la `j') dot;

( signo de puntuación) period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
◊ punto decimal decimal point ;

punto final period (AmE), full stop (BrE);
puntos suspensivos ellipsis (tech), suspension points (pl) (AmE), dot, dot, dot;
punto y aparte period (AmE) o (BrE) full stop, new paragraph;
punto y coma semicolon;
punto com (Com, Inf) dot.com;
a punto fijo exactly, for certain;
… y punto … and that's that, … period (AmE);
See Also→ dos
2
a) (momento, lugar) point;

◊ en ese punto de la conversación at that point in the conversation;

el punto donde ocurrió el accidente the spot o place where the accident happened;
punto cardinal cardinal point ;
punto ciego blind spot;
punto de apoyo ( de palanca) fulcrum;
no hay ningún punto de apoyo para la escalera there is nowhere to lean the ladder;
punto de vista ( perspectiva) viewpoint, point of view;

( opinión) views;
◊ punto flaco/fuerte weak/strong point;

punto muerto (Auto) neutral;

( en negociaciones) deadlock
b) ( en geometría) point

3 ( grado) point, extent;
◊ hasta cierto punto tiene razón she's right, up to a point;

hasta tal punto que … so much so that …
4 (asunto, aspecto) point;
◊ analizar algo punto por punto to analyze sth point by point;

los puntos a tratar en la reunión the matters o items on the agenda for the meeting
5 ( en locs)
◊ a punto ( a tiempo) just in time;

estábamos a punto de cenar we were about to have dinner;
estuvo a punto de caerse he almost fell over;
batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks;
en su punto just right;
en punto: a las 12 en punto at 12 o'clock sharp;
son las tres en punto it's exactly three o'clock;
llegaron en punto they arrived exactly on time
6
a) (en costura, labores) stitch;

◊ artículos de punto knitwear;

hacer punto (Esp) to knit;
punto (de) cruz cross-stitch
b) ( en cirugía) tb

◊ punto de sutura stitch

7 ( unidad)
a) Dep, Jueg) point;

◊ punto para partido/set (Méx) match/set point

b) (Educ) point, mark;

(Fin) point
punto sustantivo masculino
1 point
punto de vista, point of view
punto flaco, weak point
punto muerto, (situación sin salida) deadlock, Auto neutral
2 (lugar) place, point: está perdido en algún punto de Marruecos, it's way out somewhere in Morocco
3 (pintado, dibujado) dot
línea de puntos, dotted line
4 (en una competición) point: le dieron tres puntos a Irlanda, Ireland scored three points
5 (en un examen) mark: la pregunta vale dos puntos, the question is worth two marks
6 Cost Med stitch: se le infectó un punto, one of the stitches became infected
7 (grado, medida) point: hasta cierto punto, to a certain extent
8 Ling full stop
dos puntos, colon
punto y aparte, full stop, new paragraph
punto y coma, semicolon
puntos suspensivos, dots
♦ Locuciones: hacer punto, to knit
a punto, ready
a punto de, on the point of
en punto, sharp, on the dot: a las seis en punto, at six o'clock sharp
Culin en su punto, just right
' punto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
álgida
- álgido
- aparte
- borde
- cadeneta
- caer
- caramelo
- cardinal
- cerca
- cierta
- cierto
- coincidir
- coma
- concretar
- culminante
- cúspide
- débil
- desde
- distanciarse
- ebullición
- Ecuador
- este
- extrema
- extremo
- flaca
- flaco
- fuerte
- luminosa
- luminoso
- mareada
- mareado
- media
- medio
- muerta
- muerto
- nivel
- novedosa
- novedoso
- para
- puesta
- referencia
- regresar
- relativamente
- respetable
- sazón
- sesgar
- talón
- tanta
- tanto
- tomate
English:
about
- angle
- aspect
- bankrupt
- benchmark
- blackhead
- boiling point
- cardigan
- certain
- chink
- circle
- climax
- close
- cluster
- coast
- conclude
- contention
- cottage industry
- crop up
- cross-stitch
- crossroads
- crunch
- culmination
- cut-off
- deadlock
- degree
- dot
- essential
- extent
- eye
- failing
- feature
- focal point
- follow through
- foothold
- forthcoming
- freezing point
- full stop
- head
- height
- high
- impasse
- interface
- item
- just
- knit
- knitting
- knitting needle
- knitwear
- labour

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punto

♦ nm

1. [marca] dot, spot;
[en geometría] point;
recorte por la línea de puntos cut along the dotted line

Comp
punto de fuga vanishing point
2. [signo ortográfico] [al final de frase] Br full stop, US period;
[sobre i, j, en dirección de correo electrónico] dot;
dos puntos colon;
Fam
no vas a ir, y punto you're not going, and that's that;

Comp

poner los puntos sobre las íes to dot the i's and cross the t's

Comp
Bol, Perú punto acápite semicolon;
punto y aparte Br full stop o US period, new paragraph;

punto y coma semicolon;

punto final Br full stop, US period;

Comp

poner punto final a algo to bring sth to an end;

punto y seguido Br full stop, US period [no new paragraph];

puntos suspensivos suspension points

3. [unidad] [en juegos, competiciones, exámenes, bolsa] point;

ganar/perder por seis puntos to win/lose by six points;

ganar por puntos [en boxeo] to win on points;

el índice Dow Jones ha subido seis puntos the Dow Jones index is up six points;

los tipos de interés bajarán un punto interest rates will go down by one (percentage) point

Comp
punto de break break point;
punto de juego game point;

punto de partido match point;

punto porcentual percentage point;

punto de set set point

4. [asunto, parte] point;

pasemos al siguiente punto let's move on to the next point;

te lo explicaré punto por punto I'll explain it to you point by point;

tenemos los siguientes puntos a tratar we have the following items on the agenda

Comp
punto débil weak point;
punto fuerte strong point

5. [lugar] spot, place;

éste es el punto exacto donde ocurrió todo this is the exact spot where it all happened;

hay retenciones en varios puntos de la provincia there are delays at several different points across the province

Comp
punto de apoyo [en palanca] fulcrum; Ling punto de articulación point of articulation;
los puntos cardinales the points of the compass, Espec the cardinal points;

punto ciego [en el ojo] blind spot;

punto de encuentro meeting point;
Dep punto fatídico penalty spot;
punto G g-spot;

punto de inflexión tipping point;

punto de mira [en armas] sight;

Comp

está en mi punto de mira [es mi objetivo] I have it in my sights;

punto negro [en la piel] blackhead;
[en carretera] accident Br blackspot o US hot spot;
punto neurálgico [de ser vivo, organismo] nerve centre;

la plaza mayor es el punto neurálgico de la ciudad the main square is the town's busiest crossroads;

éste es el punto neurálgico de la negociación this is the central issue at stake in the negotiations;

punto de partida starting point;

punto de penalti o penalty penalty spot;

punto de referencia point of reference;

punto de reunión meeting point;
Com punto de venta:
en el punto de venta at the point of sale;

tenemos puntos de venta en todo el país we have (sales) outlets across the country;

punto de venta autorizado authorized dealer;

punto de venta electrónico electronic point of sale;

punto de vista point of view, viewpoint;

bajo mi punto de vista… in my view…;

desde el punto de vista del dinero… in terms of money…

6. [momento] point, moment;

lo dejamos en este punto del debate y seguimos tras la publicidad we'll have to leave the discussion here for the moment, we'll be back after the break;

al punto at once, there and then;

en punto exactly, on the dot;

a las seis en punto at six o'clock on the dot, at six o'clock sharp;

son las seis en punto it's (exactly) six o'clock;

estar a punto to be ready;

estuve a punto de cancelar el viaje I was on the point of cancelling the trip;

estamos a punto de firmar un importante contrato we are on the verge o point of signing an important contract;

estaba a punto de salir cuando… I was about to leave when…;

estuvo a punto de morir ahogada she almost drowned;

llegar a punto (para hacer algo) to arrive just in time (to do sth)

Comp
punto crítico critical moment o point; [de reactor] critical point;
alcanzar el punto crítico [reactor] to go critical

7. [estado, fase] state, condition;

estando las cosas en este punto things being as they are;

llegar a un punto en que… to reach the stage where…;

estar en su punto to be just right;

¿cómo quiere el filete? – a punto o [m5] al punto how would you like your steak? – medium, please;

poner a punto [motor] to tune;
Fig [sistema, método] to fine-tune
Comp
punto de congelación freezing point;
punto culminante high point;

punto de ebullición boiling point;

punto de fusión melting point;

punto muerto [en automóviles] neutral;
Fig [en negociaciones] deadlock;
estar en un punto muerto [negociaciones] to be deadlocked;

ir en punto muerto [automóvil] to freewheel;

punto de nieve: [m5] batir a punto de nieve to beat until stiff

8. [grado] degree;

de todo punto [completamente] absolutely;

hasta cierto punto to some extent, up to a point;

el ruido era infernal, hasta el punto de no oír nada o [m5] de que no se oía nada the noise was so bad that you couldn't hear a thing;

hasta tal punto que to such an extent that

9. [cláusula] clause

10. [puntada] [en costura, en cirugía] stitch;
[en unas medias] hole;
tienes o [m5] se te ha escapado un punto en el jersey you've pulled a stitch out of your jumper, you've got a loose stitch on your jumper;

le dieron diez puntos en la frente he had to have ten stitches to his forehead;

coger puntos to pick up stitches

Comp
punto atrás backstitch;
punto de cadeneta chain stitch;

punto de cruz cross-stitch;

punto del revés purl;
Med punto de sutura suture
11. [estilo de tejer] knitting;

un jersey de punto a knitted sweater;

prendas de punto knitwear;

hacer punto to knit

Comp
punto de ganchillo crochet
12. [pizca, toque] touch;

son comentarios un punto racistas they are somewhat racist remarks

13. Arquit
de medio punto [arco, bóveda] semicircular

14. Esp Fam [borrachera ligera]
cogerse/tener un punto to get/be merry

15. Esp Fam [reacción, estado de ánimo]
le dan unos puntos muy raros he can be really weird sometimes;

le dio el punto generoso he had a fit of generosity

16. Esp Fam [cosa estupenda]
¡qué punto! that's great o fantastic!

17. Comp
RP Fam
agarrar a alguien de punto to tease sb, Br to take the mickey out of sb

♦ punto com nf
[empresa] dotcom
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punto

m

1 point;

punto por punto point by point;

ganar por puntos win on points

2 señal dot;

en punto on the dot;

a las tres en punto at three sharp, at three on the dot

3 signo de punctuación period, Br

full stop;

dos puntos colon;

punto y coma semicolon;

con puntos y comas fig in full detail;

poner punto final a algo fig end sth, put an end to sth;

y punto period;

poner los puntos sobre las íes fam make things crystal clear;

empresa punto.com dot.com (company)

4 en costura, sutura stitch;

hacer punto knit;

de punto knitted

5

:

a punto ( listo) ready; (a tiempo) in time llegar a punto para … arrive just in time to …;

estar a punto be ready;

estar a punto de be about to;

el arroz está en su punto the rice is ready;

poner a punto TÉC tune;

puesta a punto tune-up

6 alcance

:

hasta cierto punto up to a point;

hasta qué punto to what extent;

me pregunto hasta qué punto lo que dice es verdad o una exageración I wonder how much of what he says is true and how much is exaggeration;

hasta tal punto que to such an extent that

7

:

batir las claras a punto de nieve beat the egg whites until they form stiff peaks

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punto nm

1) : dot, point

2) : period (in punctuation)

3) : item, question

4) : spot, place

5) : moment, stage, degree

6) : point (in a score)

7) : stitch

8)

en punto : on the dot, sharp

a las dos en punto: at two o'clock sharp

9)

al punto : at once

10)

a punto fijo : exactly, certainly

11)

dos puntos : colon

12)

hasta cierto punto : up to a point

13)

punto decimal : decimal point

14)

punto de vista : point of view

15)

punto y coma : semicolon

16)

y punto : period

es el mejor que hay y punto: it's the best there is, period

17)

puntos cardinales : points of the compass

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punto n

1. (en general) point

una victoria vale tres puntos a win is worth three points

el punto de partida the starting point

2. (señal) dot

la línea de puntos the dotted line

3. (lugar) spot / place

¿en qué punto de la ciudad? where exactly in the city?

4. (puntada) stitch

le dieron cuatro puntos he had four stitches

5. (signo ortográfico) full stop

se debe poner un punto cuando finaliza una frase you must put a full stop at the end of a sentence

a punto ready

tengo todo a punto I've got everything ready

a punto de (en general) about to (por poco) nearly

estoy a punto de salir I'm about to go out

estuvo a punto de caerse he nearly fell

de punto knitted

en punto exactly

estar en su punto to be just right

hacer punto to knit

punto y coma semicolon

punto débil weak point

punto de congelación freezing point

punto de ebullición boiling point

punto de vista point of view

Spanish-English dictionary > punto
14 FDP

[ɛfdeː'peː]
f - abbr

See:

von Freie Demokratische Partei

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FDP

<->

[ɛfde:ˈpe:]

f kein pl Abk von Freie Demokratische Partei FDP

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die; FDP Abkürzung = Freie Demokratische Partei
•• Cultural note:
FDP - Freie Demokratische Partei

The German Liberal party, which was founded in 1948. This relatively small party tends to gain only 5 to 10% of the vote at general elections, but it has held the balance of power in various coalition governments both with the SPD and the CDU/CSU. It supports a free-market economy and the freedom of the individual

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FDP f; -, kein pl; abk (Freie Demokratische Partei) Free Democratic Party

frei

A. adj

1. free;

freier Bürger HIST freeborn citizen, freeman;

ein freier Mensch (der tun kann, was er will) a free agent;

sie ist frei zu gehen, wenn sie will she is free to go if she wishes;

ich bin so frei obs oder hum sich bedienend etc: if I may;

ich war so frei, Ihr Auto zu nehmen oder

und nahm Ihr Auto I took the liberty of using your car, I helped myself to your car

2. Wahl, Wille etc: free; Zugang: unrestricted, unlimited; (unbehindert) unrestrained;

„frei ab 16“ FILM 16 (= no admission to persons under 16 years), US etwa R(-rated);

jetzt haben wir freie Fahrt mit Zug: the signal’s green now, the train can go now; mit Auto: the road’s clear now; fig there’s nothing to stop us now;

auf freiem Fuß sein be free; Verbrecher: be at large;

jemanden auf freien Fuß setzen set sb free, let sb go;

das Recht auf freie Meinungsäußerung the right of free speech ( oder of self-expression);

aus freien Stücken oder

freiem Willen of one’s own free will;

die freie Wahl haben zwischen … und … be free to choose between … and …

3. (unabhängig, selbstständig) Stadt etc: free; Beruf, Tankstelle etc: independent; (nicht gebunden) unattached; Journalist, Künstler etc: freelance;

die freien Künste the liberal arts;

freier Mitarbeiter freelance(r); → Freie²

4. im Namen von Organisationen etc:

Freie Demokratische Partei (abk FDP) Free Democratic Party;

Freie Deutsche Jugend (abk FDJ) hist DDR Free German Youth;

Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund (abk FDGB) hist DDR Free German Trade Union Organization;

die Freie Hansestadt Bremen the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen;

die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg the Free Hanseatic City of Hamburg

5. WIRTSCH:

im freien Handel available in the shops (US in stores);

freier Markt open market; BÖRSE unofficial market;

freie Marktwirtschaft free market economy;

freier Wechselkurs floating exchange rate;

(die) freie Wirtschaft free enterprise;

die Rechte an diesem Buchtitel werden bald frei the rights in this title will soon be free ( oder available)

6. (unbesetzt) Stuhl, Raum etc: free, available; Leitung: vacant; Stelle: vacant, open; Straße etc: clear, empty; (unbeschrieben) Seite etc: blank;

frei am WC: vacant; am Taxi: for hire;

freie Stelle vacancy;

ist hier oder

der Platz noch frei? is this seat taken?, is anyone sitting here?;

der Stuhl/die Zeile muss frei bleiben the chair must be kept free/the line must be left blank;

Platz frei lassen/machen für leave/make space for;

jemandem den Weg frei machen clear the way for sb;

zwei Zeilen frei lassen leave two blank lines; → Bahn, Ring, Zimmer

7. (unbedeckt) bare;

der Rock lässt die Knie frei the skirt is above the knee;

den Oberkörper frei machen strip to the waist; → auch freilassen

8. Feld, Himmel, Sicht: open;

aufs freie Meer hinaus out into the open sea;

auf freier Strecke on an open stretch (BAHN of line, Straße: of road);

in freier Wildbahn in the wild;

unter freiem Himmel in the open (air), outside

9. Tag, Zeit etc: free; nachgestellt: off; Person: free, not busy;

freie Zeit free ( oder leisure) time;

nächsten Dienstag ist frei next Tuesday is a holiday;

hast du morgen frei? do you have tomorrow off?;

seitdem habe ich keine freie Minute mehr since then I haven’t had a free moment ( oder a moment to myself);

sind Sie (gerade) frei? Taxi: are you taken?; Verkäufer: are you serving someone?

10. (kostenlos) free (of charge);

freier Eintritt admission free (

für to);

Kinder unter sechs sind frei umg von Eintritt, Fahrgeld: children under six are free, no charge for children under six;

20 kg Gepäck sind frei there is a baggage (besonders US luggage) allowance of 20kg;

frei Haus carriage paid;

Lieferung frei Haus free delivery, no delivery charge;

dazu bekommt sie auch noch einen Job frei Haus fig what’s more she gets a job handed to her on a plate;

du hast noch zwei Versuche frei fig you have two tries left

11.

frei von (ohne) free from ( oder of), without; von Eis, Schneeschicht etc: clear of; von Steuern etc befreit: exempt from;

frei von Schmerzen free from pain;

frei von Schulden free from debt;

frei von Zusätzen free of additives;

niemand ist frei von Fehlern/Vorurteilen nobody is perfect/free from prejudice

12.

sich frei machen von free o.s. of; (herauskommen aus) get out of; (loswerden) get rid of

13. fig (ungezwungen) free and easy; (offen) open; (moralisch großzügig) liberal;

freie Liebe free love;

sie ist schon viel freier geworden she has loosened up a great deal

14. fig Übersetzung: free;

freie Hand haben have a free hand (

bei with);

jemandem freie Hand lassen give sb a free hand (

bei with);

aus oder

mit der freien Hand zeichnen (ohne Hilfsmittel) draw sth freehand

15. Sport (ungedeckt) unmarked;

zum nächsten freien Mitspieler passen pass to the nearest unmarked player;

der freie Mann (vor der Abwehr) the sweeper

16. Postwesen: (frankiert) prepaid, post paid

17. PHYS; Elektron, Fall, Radikal etc: free; CHEM uncombined;

im freien Fall in free fall;

frei werden Energie etc: be released;

freie Valenzen CHEM free valencies

B. adv

1. atmen, herumlaufen etc: freely;

frei geboren freeborn;

frei laufende Hühner free-range hens;

Eier von frei laufenden Hühnern free-range eggs;

frei lebende Tiere wildlife sg, animals living in the wild ( oder out of captivity);

frei praktizierender Arzt doctor in private practice;

frei halten (einen Platz) keep, save; (Straße, Einfahrt) keep clear; (Angebot, Stelle etc) keep open;

„Eingang frei halten!“ keep clear;

frei halten von keep free of; (Eingang, Straße etc) keep clear of;

jemanden von Erkältungen etc

frei halten keep sb free ( oder protect sb) from colds etc, keep colds etc away from sb;

sich frei halten keep o.s. free (

für for);

sich frei halten von ward off, avoid

2. herumliegen etc: openly;

frei zugänglich von allen Seiten: freely accessible; für alle: open to all;

frei stehen Baum, Haus etc: stand by itself; (leer stehen) be unoccupied, be empty; SPORT, Spieler: be unmarked;

frei stehend Baum: solitary; Haus, nicht angebaut: detached; einzeln: isolated; SPORT, Spieler: unmarked

3. WIRTSCH:

frei erhältlich freely available;

frei finanziert privately financed;

frei konvertierbar freely convertible;

frei verkäuflich on general sale, freely available (to buy)

4. TECH:

frei beweglich freely moving, mobile;

frei hängend oder

schwebend unsupported

5.

frei (und offen) openly, frankly, freely; → frank, freiheraus

6.

frei sprechen Redner: speak without notes; mit Handy im Auto: phone ( oder talk) hands-free, use the speaker phone;

ich möchte den Vortrag frei halten I want to give the lecture without notes;

einen Kreis frei zeichnen draw a circle freehand;

das Kind kann schon frei laufen/stehen the child can walk/stand unaided

7.

frei erfunden (entirely) fictitious;

das hat er frei erfunden he made that up;

frei nach (einem Stück von) X freely adapted from (a play by) X

8. (liberal) liberally;

frei erzogen sein have had a liberal upbringing; → auch freibekommen, freigeben etc

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die; FDP Abkürzung = Freie Demokratische Partei
•• Cultural note:
FDP - Freie Demokratische Partei

The German Liberal party, which was founded in 1948. This relatively small party tends to gain only 5 to 10% of the vote at general elections, but it has held the balance of power in various coalition governments both with the SPD and the CDU/CSU. It supports a free-market economy and the freedom of the individual

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > FDP
15 constante

adj.

1 persistent (person) (en una empresa).

2 constant.

3 unchanging, uniform, consistent, constant.

4 dedicated, hardworking.

f.

1 constant.

constantes vitales (medicine) vital signs

mantener las constantes vitales de alguien (medicine) to keep somebody alive

2 Constante.

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constante

► adjetivo

1 (invariable) constant

2 (persona) steadfast

► nombre femenino

1 MATEMÁTICAS constant

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

constantes vitales vital signs

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adj.

constant

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (=continuado) constant

la búsqueda constante de la verdad — the constant search for truth

un día de lluvia constante — a day of constant o persistent rain

2) (=frecuente) constant

recibía constantes advertencias de su jefe — she was getting constant warnings from her boss

3) (=perseverante) [persona] persevering

4) (Fís) [velocidad, temperatura, presión] constant

2. SF

1) (=factor predominante)

el mar es una constante en su obra — the sea is a constant theme o an ever-present theme in his work

el paro es una constante en la economía española — unemployment is a permanent feature of the Spanish economy

constante histórica — historical constant

2) (Mat) constant

3) (Med)

constantes vitales — vital signs

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I
adjetivo

1) ( continuo) constant

2) ( perseverante) < persona> persevering
II
femenino

a) (Mat) constant

b) ( característica) constant feature

una constante en su obra — a constant theme in his work

el malhumor es una constante en él — he's always in a bad mood

c) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb

constantes vitales — vital signs (pl)

* * *

= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.

Ex. Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.

Ex. The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.

Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.

Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.

Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.

Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.

Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.

Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.

Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.

Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex. The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.

Ex. Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.

Ex. The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.

Ex. In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.

Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex. Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.

Ex. The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.

Ex. With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.

Ex. But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.

Ex. The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.

Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.

Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.

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* constante de bajada = slope constant.

* constante flujo de = steady stream of.

* constante vital = vital sign.

* crítica constante = nagging.

* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.

* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.

* en constante movimiento = on the go.

* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* permanecer constante = remain + constant.

* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.

* serie constante de = steady stream of.

* ser una constante = be a constant.

* * *
I
adjetivo

1) ( continuo) constant

2) ( perseverante) < persona> persevering
II
femenino

a) (Mat) constant

b) ( característica) constant feature

una constante en su obra — a constant theme in his work

el malhumor es una constante en él — he's always in a bad mood

c) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb

constantes vitales — vital signs (pl)

* * *

= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.

Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.

Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.

Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.

Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.

Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.

Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.

Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.

Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.

Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.

Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.

Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.

Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.

Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.

Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.

Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.

Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.

Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.

Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.

Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.

Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.

Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.

Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.

Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.

Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.

Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.

* constante de bajada = slope constant.

* constante flujo de = steady stream of.

* constante vital = vital sign.

* crítica constante = nagging.

* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.

* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.

* en constante movimiento = on the go.

* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.

* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.

* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.

* permanecer constante = remain + constant.

* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.

* serie constante de = steady stream of.

* ser una constante = be a constant.

* * *

constante¹

adjective

A

1 (continuo) constant

estaba sometido a una constante vigilancia he was kept under constant surveillance

2 ‹tema/motivo› constant

B (perseverante) persevering

constante²

feminine

1 ( Mat) constant

2 (característica) constant feature

las escaseces han sido una constante durante los últimos siete años shortages have been a constant feature of the last seven years

durante estas fechas las colas son una constante en las tiendas at this time of year queues are a regular feature in the shops

una constante en su obra a constant theme in his work

el malhumor es una constante en él he's always in a bad mood

3 constantes fpl ( Med) tb

constantes vitales vital signs (pl)

* * *

constante adjetivo
a) ( continuo) constant

b) ( perseverante) ‹ persona› persevering

■ sustantivo femenino
a) (Mat) constant

b) ( característica) constant feature

c)

◊ constantes sustantivo femenino plural (Med) tb constantes vitales vital signs (pl)

constante
I adjetivo
1 (tenaz) steadfast: es una persona constante en sus ambiciones, he is steadfast in his ambitions
2 (incesante, sin variaciones) constant, incessant, unchanging: me mareaba el constante barullo que había allí, the constant racket there made me dizzy
II sustantivo femenino
1 constant feature: los desengaños fueron una constante a lo largo de su vida, disappointments were a constant during his lifetime
2 Mat constant
' constante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fiel
- salario
- sangría
English:
constant
- continual
- cruise
- equable
- even
- incessant
- recurrent
- steadily
- steady
- unfailing
- uniform
- unremitting
- break
- consistent
- drive
- eternal
- niggling
- persistent
- wear

* * *

constante

♦ adj

1. [persona] [en una empresa] persistent;
[en ideas, opiniones] steadfast;
se mantuvo constante en su esfuerzo he persevered in his efforts

2. [lluvia, atención] constant, persistent;
[temperatura] constant
3. [que se repite] constant

♦ nf

1. [rasgo] constant;

las desilusiones han sido una constante en su vida disappointments have been a constant feature in her life;

las tormentas son una constante en sus cuadros storms are an ever-present feature in his paintings;

la violencia es una constante histórica en la región the region has known violence throughout its history

2. Mat constant

3. constantes vitales vital signs;

mantener las constantes vitales de alguien to keep sb alive

* * *

constante

I adj constant

II f MAT constant

* * *

constante adj

: constant

♦ constantemente adv

constante nf

: constant

* * *

constante adj (continuo) constant

Spanish-English dictionary > constante
16 Haushalt

Haushalt m 1. FIN budget; 2. GEN household; 3. POL, RW budget; 4. WIWI interfund • den Haushalt ausgleichen FIN balance the budget • im Haushalt veranschlagen RW budget for • im Haushalt vorgesehen RW budgeted • im Haushalt vorsehen RW budget for
* * *

m 1. < Finanz> budget; 2. < Geschäft> household; 3. <Pol, Rechnung> budget; 4. <Vw> interfund ■ den Haushalt ausgleichen < Finanz> balance the budget ■ im Haushalt veranschlagen < Rechnung> budget for ■ im Haushalt vorgesehen < Rechnung> budgeted ■ im Haushalt vorsehen < Rechnung> budget for

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Haushalt
household, family ménage, establishment, (Budget) budget, the estimates (Br.), (Haushaltung) housekeeping;
• im Haushalt vorgesehen budgeted;
• im Haushalt nicht vorgesehen extrabudgetary;
• zum ordentlichen Haushalt gehörig above-the-line (Br.);
• nicht zum ordentlichen Haushalt gehörig below-the line (Br.);
• von der Sozialhilfe abhängiger Haushalt welfare-dependent household;
• ausgeglichener Haushalt balanced budget, balance of budget;
• nicht ausgeglichener Haushalt adverse (unbalanced) budget;
• außerordentlicher Haushalt double (extraordinary) budget;
• mit Wahlgeschenken belasteter Haushalt give-away budget;
• defizitärer Haushalt adverse budget;
• gemeinsamer Haushalt common household;
• genehmigter Haushalt approved budget;
• getrennter Haushalt separate establishment;
• ordentlicher Haushalt ordinary budget;
• private Haushalte private households;
• städtischer Haushalt city economy;
• unausgeglichener Haushalt unbalanced (adverse) budget;
• unversorgte Haushalte households not connected to the mains;
• wachstumsneutraler Haushalt no-growth budget;
• Haushalt mit Steuergeschenken give-away budget;
• Haushalt der Europäischen Union Union’s budget;
• Haushalt als Verbrauchereinheit household consumer;
• Haushalt annehmen to pass the budget;
• Haushalt auffüllen to fatten a budget;
• seinen Haushalt auflösen to break up one’s household, to give up housekeeping;
• Haushalt aufstellen to prepare (make up) the estimates (Br.);
• Haushalt ausgleichen (ins Gleichgewicht bringen) to balance the budget, to set the budget on its feet again;
• Haushalt der Gemeinden belasten to burden the finances of the communities;
• Haushalt durcheinander bringen to throw a budget out of gear;
• Haushalt einbringen to bring in (introduce) the estimates (Br.);
• angespannten Haushalt entlasten to ease the stress on the budget;
• Haushalt der Gemeinschaft aus Eigenmitteln finanzieren to finance the Community budget from own resources;
• Haushalt genehmigen to vote the estimates (Br.) (budget);
• großen Haushalt haben to keep a large establishment;
• Haushalt das ganze Jahr über kontrollieren to work around the year on the budget;
• übersetzten Haushalt kürzen to trim fat from one’s budget;
• im Haushalt der Eltern leben to live with one’s parents;
• Haushalt auf Streichungsmöglichkeiten hin überprüfen to scan the budget for possible cutbacks;
• Haushalt überschreiten to exceed the budget;
• festgelegten Haushalt nicht überschreiten to hold the budget line;
• Haushalt verwalten to have charge of the budget;
• Haushalt vorlegen to present (open, introduce) the budget, to bring in the estimates (Br.);
• Haushalt zusammenstreichen to slash a budget.

Business german-english dictionary > Haushalt
17 Bank

Bank f BANK bank, bk, banking establishment, banking house, credit institution • Geld auf der Bank haben BANK have money in the bank • zur Bank bringen BANK bank
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f < Bank> bank (bk), banking establishment, banking house, credit institution ■ zur Bank bringen < Bank> bank

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Bank
bank[ing house], banker, banking firm (establishment), moneyed corporation (US), (Verkaufstisch) stand;
• auf der Bank at a bank;
• bei einer Bank zahlbar payable at a bank;
• knapp an Banken underbanked;
• nur an eine Bank zahlbar (Scheck) crossed specially;
• ohne Angabe einer bestimmten Bank (Scheck) crossed generally;
• anfragende Bank quering bank;
• angeschlossene Bank member bank;
• dem Abrechnungsverkehr (Giroverkehr) angeschlossene Bank clearing bank (Br.), associated bank (US);
• ausstellende Bank issuing bank;
• auswärtige Bank out-of-town bank;
• auszahlende Bank paying bank[er], cash-paying bank;
• avisierende Bank notifying bank;
• beauftragte Bank paying (Br.) (payor, US) bank;
• am Landeszentralbanksystem beteiligte Bank member bank (US);
• Effektenemissionsgeschäfte betreibende Bank investment bank;
• bezogene Bank drawee bank;
• durchleitende (eingeschaltete) Bank intermediary bank (US);
• einlösende Bank cashing banker;
• einziehende Bank collecting bank (banker) (US);
• federführende Bank leading underwriter, syndicate manager, lead[ing] bank;
• als Hinterlegungsstelle fungierende Bank depositary bank (US);
• fusionierte Bank merged bank;
• geschlossene Bank closed bank;
• halbstaatliche Bank semiprivate bank;
• konsortialführende Bank originating banker, syndicate manager;
• staatlich konzessionierte Bank state-chartered (state, US) bank;
• korrespondierende Bank reporting bank;
• landwirtschaftliche Bank rural (land, farmer’s, farm loan) bank;
• vom Kreditnehmer mandatierte Bank arranger;
• negoziierende Bank negotiating bank;
• öffentlich-rechtliche Bank bank incorporated under public law;
• privilegierte Bank chartered bank;
• ruinierte Bank wrecked bank;
• seriöse Bank sound bank;
• Akkreditiv stellende Bank opening bank;
• verwahrende Bank depositary bank, custodian (US);
• zahlende Bank paying (payor, US) bank;
• bar zahlende Bank cash- (specie-) paying bank;
• zahlungsunfähige Bank insolvent bank, bank in failing condition;
• Bank für Außenhandel British Trade Corporation (Br.);
• Bank mit Autoschalter drive-in bank;
• Bank mit Beratungsdienst auf allen Gebieten full-service bank;
• Bank von England Bank of England, the Bank (Br.), Old Lady of Threadneedle Street (fam.);
• Banken der Eurozone banks in the euro zone;
• Bank mit mehreren Geschäftsstellen multiple-office bank;
• Bank für Konsumentenbedürfnisse consumer bank;
• Bank für Überseehandel overseas bank;
• Banken und Versicherungen financial corporations (US);
• Bank für Wohnungsbaufinanzierungen housing bank;
• Bank für internationalen Zahlungsausgleich (BIZ) Bank for International Settlements;
• Bank der oberen zehntausend top-drawer exclusive bank;
• Internationale Bank für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit International Bank for Economic Cooperation (IBEC);
• von der Bank abheben to withdraw from a bank;
• Bank auf Überziehungsmöglichkeiten ansprechen to approach a bank for an overdraft;
• seine Bank anweisen to instruct one’s bank;
• bei einer Bank arbeiten to be employed in a bank;
• mit einer Bank arbeiten to bank with;
• Bank ausrauben to stick up a bank (sl.);
• bei seiner Bank eine Kreditlinie beantragen to ask a bank for a line of credit (US) (credit line, Br.);
• seine Bank mit der Bezahlung anfallender Steuern beauftragen to commission one’s bank to pay one’s taxes;
• Bank zur Hausbank einer Firma bestimmen to appoint a bank as bankers to the company;
• Bank einschalten to interpolate a bank;
• Geld[betrag] bei der Bank einzahlen to put money in (pay [idle] money into) a bank, to bank an amount;
• Konto bei einer Bank eröffnen to open an account with a bank;
• Banken fusionieren to incorporate one bank with another, to absorb a bank, to consolidate banks;
• Geld bei einer Bank stehen haben to keep money at a bank;
• bei einer Bank hinterlegen to deposit at a bank;
• ungenutzt auf der Bank liegen to lie idle in the bank;
• Kredite bei der Bank in erhöhtem Maße in Anspruch nehmen to increase the borrowings at the bank;
• bei der Bank im Debet sein to be overdrawn at the bank;
• stark bei den Banken verschuldet sein to be deeply in hock to the banks;
• durch eine Bank überweisen to remit through a bank;
• Konto bei einer Bank unterhalten to have an account with a bank;
• einer Bank vorlegen to exhibit to a bank;
• Bankabhebungen bank withdrawals;
• Bankabrechnungsbuch bankbook;
• Bankabschluss balance of a bank, bank return (Br.) (statement);
• Bankabteilung (Notenbank) banking department;
• Bankagent bank broker;
• Bankagentur bank agent (broker), (Depositenkasse) branch;
• Bankaktien bank shares (stocks, US);
• in Bankaktien spekulieren to speculate in bank stocks (US);
• Bankaktiengesellschaft joint-stock bank, banking corporation (US);
• Bankaktionär bank shareholder, holder of bank stock (US);
• Bankakzept bank (banker’s) acceptance;
• erstklassiges Bankakzept fine bank acceptance (Br.), prime banker’s acceptance (US);
• Bankangestellter bank assistant (clerk, Br., employee, official), banking employee, city man (Br.);
• leitender Bankangestellter officer of a bank, bank’s officer;
• Bankangestellter sein to be employed in a bank;
• Bankanleihe bank loan, post-notes;
• konsortialiter gewährte zinsvariable Bankanleihe syndicated floating-rate bank loan;
• Bankanstalt banking house (establishment);
• Bankanteil banking interest;
• Bankanteilseigner shareholder (stockholder, US) in a bank;
• Bankantwort bank reply;
• Bankanweisung bank check (US) (cheque, Br., bill, draft, money order);
• durch Bankanweisung bezahlt paid by check (US) (cheque, Br.);
• Bankanwendung banking application;
• Bankaufsichtsbehörde bank[ing] regulator, bank-regulatory authority, state superintendence of banks (US);
• Bankauftrag bank money order, banker’s order (Br.);
• Bankausbildung bank education;
• Bankauskunft bank’s enquiry (Br.), banker’s reference (inquiry), banker’s status report;
• Bankauskünfte über ein Kundenkonto bank disclosure;
• Bankausleihungen bank lendings (US);
• Bankausschuss für Währungspolitik a Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee;
• Bankausweis balance of a bank, bank report (return, Br., statement);
• wöchentlicher Bankausweis weekly bank statement;
• wöchentlicher Bankausweis der Notenbank bank return (Br.), Return for the Week (Br.);
• Bankauszug bank statement;
• regelmäßiger Bankauszug periodical statement;
• Bankautomat automated teller;
• Bankaval bank guarantee (Br.) (guaranty, US);
• Bankbeamter bank clerk (Br.);
• leitender Bankbeamter bank officer (official);
• allgemeine Bankbedingungen charge account terms;
• Bankbeleg bank receipt (slip), record of a bank, bank record;
• Bankbetriebswirt bank economist;
• Bankbetriebs[wirtschafts]lehre bank economy;
• Bankbevollmächtigter im Verrechnungsverkehr inclearer (Br.);
• Bankbilanz balance sheet of a bank, bank’s balance sheet, bank report (statement, return, Br.);
• Bankbonifikation underwriting fee;
• Bankbote bank messenger (porter, runner), walk clerk (Br.);
• Bankbriefkasten bank’s letter box;
• Bankbuch bankbook, (Gegenkonto) passbook;
• Bankbuchhalter bank accountant;
• Bankbuchhaltung bank accounting;
• Bankbürge bank guarantor;
• Bankbürgschaft bank guarantee;
• Bankdarlehn banker’s (bank[ing]) advance, bank loan (credit), bank borrowing, (kurzfristig an Wechselmakler) night money (Br.);
• Bankdeposition banker’s balances, bank deposits;
• Bankdepot bank deposit, deposit in a bank, lodgment;
• Bankdirektor bank manager (president), manager of a bank;
• Bankdiskont[satz] bank (Br.) (banker’s) discount, bank (Br.) (discount) rate, official rate of discount;
• gültiger Bankdiskontsatz current bank rate (Br.);
• Bankdiskontsatz herabsetzen (senken) to reduce the discount (Br.) (rediscount, US) rate;
• Bankeinbruch bank burglary, raid on a bank;
• Bankeinbruchsversicherung bank burglary insurance;
• Bankeinlage deposit [in bank], bank deposit;
• Bankeinlagen in größeren Mengen verschwinden lassen to spirit away large quantities of the bank’s deposits;
• Bankeinleger depositor.

Business german-english dictionary > Bank
18 water

['wo:tə] 1. noun
(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) voda
2. verb
1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) zaliti

2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) sliniti se

3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) solziti se

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- waters
- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun
(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) dežni plašč
4. verb
(to make (material) waterproof.) napraviti nepremočljivo

- watershed
- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down
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I [wɔ:tə]
1.

noun

voda, vodna površina; reka, morje; plural vodé, vodovje, voda, morje; slatina, mineralna voda; plima in oseka; chemistry vodna raztopina; technical vodni sijaj, blesk (na draguljih); spreminjanje barv (na tkanini); medicine seč, urin; solze; slina; znoj

above water — nad vodo, plavajoč; figuratively finančno trden

by water — po vodi, po vodni poti

on the water — v čolnu, na ladji; na morju

in Chinese waters — v kitajskih vodah

as a fish out of water figuratively kot riba na suhem

in deep water(s) — v težavah, v neprilikah, v škripcih

between wind and water figuratively na ranljivem mestu, v ranljivo mesto

in low water figuratively (biti) v slabih razmerah, na suhem

like water figuratively izdatno, potratno

of the first water — (dragulj) prvega sijaja, najboljše vrste

water bewitched colloquially zvodenela redka pijača (čaj, alkoholna pijača)

water on the brain figuratively vodenoglavec

blue water — morska gladina

brandy and water — z vodo mešano žganje

high water — plima; figuratively vrhunec, kulminacija

lavender water — sivkina (toaletna) voda

low water — oseka; figuratively najnižji nivó, najslabši rezultat

mineral water — slatina, mineralna voda

red water — krvav urin, seč

strong water obsolete žganje

table water — slatina (zlasti v steklenicah)

thermal water — termalna voda

written in water figuratively prehoden, kratkotrajen, na pesku zgrajen; ki se bo uresničil

to be on the water — biti na ladji, na poti z ladjo

to be in hot water — biti v nepriliki, v škripcih

to be in low water — biti v stiski

to be in smooth water — biti v ugodnih razmerah, uspevati

it brings the water to my mouth — sline se mi pocede ob tem

to cast one's bread upon the waters — izkazati dobroto, ne da bi pričakovali zahvalo

to cross the waters — iti čez morje

the boat draws 10 feet of water — ladja ima 10 čevljev ugreza

to fish in troubled waters figuratively v kalnem ribariti

to get into hot water for — priti (zaiti) v neprilike (v stisko, v škripce)

to hold one's water — zadrževati vodo

to keep one's head above water — obdržati se na površini

to make ( —ali to pass) water — urinirati

to make ( —ali to take) water — puščati vodo (o ladji)

to make foul water nautical jadrati v plitvi vodi

to pour oil on the waters figuratively izgladiti, poravnati, odstraniti zapreke; umiriti

to spend money like water figuratively za prazen nič trošiti denar

to throw cold water on figuratively posmehovati se (čemu), ohladiti, politi z mrzlo vodo; zmanjšati veselje ali navdušenje za; spodnesti, preprečiti, onemogočiti

that threw cold water on my plans — to je bilo kot hladna prha na moje načrte

to take the water — (o ladji) biti splavljen, porinjen v vodo

to take ( —ali to drink) the waters — piti mineralno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino ( at Radenci — v Radencih)

still waters run deep — tiha voda globoko dere (bregove podira);

2.

adjective

vodni

water balance technical libela

water buffalo — vodni bufalo

water bus — vodni avtobus, hidrobus

water heater — bojler

water ski — vodna smučka; intransitive verb smučati se na vodi

water skier — vodni(a) smučar(ka)

water skiing — smučanje na vodi

water storage reservoir — akumulacijski bazen
II [wɔ:tə]
transitive verb

(po)škropiti ( streets — ceste); zalivati ( plants — rastline); namočiti, namakati, ovlažiti, napeljati vodo na; razredčiti z vodo, zvodeniti (milk, wine — mleko, vino); napojiti, napajati ( animals — živali); oskrbeti, oskrbovati z vodo ( an engine — stroj); economy povečati dolg ali kapital (podjetja) z izdajo novih delnic brez kritja; moarirati (tkanino)

to water down — zvodeniti, razredčiti; figuratively omiliti, ublažiti

to water down one's claims — ublažiti, zmanjšati svoje zahteve

he watered his lecture — zavlačeval (razvlekel) je svoje predavanje; intransitive verb puščati vodo; liti solze, solziti se (oči); izločati vodo, slino; zmočiti se, ovlažiti se; napajati se, piti, iti se napajat (živali); oskrbeti se z vodo; piti mineralno (delati kuro z) zdravilno vodo, zdraviti se s slatino; hunting iti v vodo (pes)

it made my eyes water — oči so se mi zasolzile ob tem

to make s.o.'s mouth water — napraviti, da se komu pocedijo sline

my mouth watered (for, after) — sline so se mi pocedile (po, za)

to water the stock economy izda(ja)ti nove delnice (brez povečanja glavnice), zvodeniti (delniški kapital)

English-Slovenian dictionary > water
19 в условиях

in (the) conditions of, in the context of, environment

Putin will find it difficult to implement his policy in conditions of such fragile balance ( в переводе РИА «Новости» статьи из «Комсомольской правды») - лучше With the balance so fragile, Putin will find it difficult to implement his policy

Встреча президентов в Шанхае будет проходить в условиях значительного улучшения российско-американских отношений. — The presidents' meeting in Shanghai will be taking place in the context of a marked improvement in U.S.-Russian relations.

в условиях глобализации — in an/the/this/our age of globalization

в условиях рыночной экономики (демократии) — in a market economy/ in a democracy

стратегическая стабильность в условиях сокращения ядерных вооружений — strategic stability at reduced levels of nuclear weapons

Бремя интеллектуалов заключается в том, чтобы постоянно - и в условиях борьбы с террором - отстаивать и развивать достижения демократии («Известия»). — It is the burden of the intellectuals to keep defending and developing further the gains of democracy - even during the war against terrorism.

Ожидалось, что рыночные механизмы в условиях открытого для зарубежной конкуренции рынка расчистят поле для современных производств и технологий. — It was expected that market mechanisms, in an environment open to foreign competition, would clear the ground/the way for modern production and technologies.

в условиях, когда — given, at a time when

В условиях, когда прогнозируется дальнейшее повышение цен на энергоресурсы... — Given the expected continued rise in energy prices/Given that energy prices will probably/likely continue to rise

В условиях, когда человечество столкнулось с новыми вызовами... — At a time when mankind is facing new challenges

В условиях острого дефицита городского бюджета... — At a time when the city is facing a critical budget deficit

Русско-английский словарь общей лексики > в условиях
20 Kunde

Kunde m V&M client, customer, account; relationship (Relationship Management) • den Kunden kennen V&M know your customer • Kunden anreißen GEN tout for customers • Kunden werben V&M canvass
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m <V&M> client, customer, account; Relationship Management relationship ■ den Kunden kennen <V&M> know your customer ■ Kunden anreißen < Geschäft> tout for customers ■ Kunden werben <V&M> canvass

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Kunde
customer, purchaser, consumer, demander, store buyer (US), (Anwalt) client, (Kenntnis) note, knowledge, (Nachricht) information, news, (Werbeagentur) account;
• auf den Kunden zugeschnitten (Produktangebot) tailored to the customer;
• aus der Sicht der Kunden in customers’ minds;
• ohne Kunden unpatronized;
• Kunden customers, custom, patronage;
• abwanderungsgefährdeter Kunde customer likely to defect;
• in die [Kunden]kartei aufgenommener Kunde registered customer;
• aussichtsreicher Kunde prospect (US);
• auswärtige Kunden customers who have come from abroad;
• bevorzugter Kunde preferential client;
• bar [be]zahlender Kunde cash customer;
• eingetragener Kunde registered customer;
• ertragsstarker Kunde profitable customer;
• fauler Kunde bad customer (egg, US sl.), phony (US sl.);
• fester Kunde regular customer, patron, (Werbeagentur) established account;
• feste Kunden route (US);
• in Konkurs gegangener Kunde bankrupt customer;
• gelegentlicher Kunde stray (chance, street, casual) customer;
• ganz geriebener Kunde cool customer;
• innovationsfreudiger Kunde innovation-oriented customer;
• kreditorische Kunden customers with credit balance;
• langjähriger Kunde customer of long standing, standing customer;
• marktbeherrschender Kunde dominant customer;
• möglicher Kunde prospective customer (consumer), potential client (customer), sales prospect (US);
• nachbestellender Kunde repeat customer;
• Online-Kunde on-line trading customer;
• potenzieller Kunde prospective customer, prospect (US);
• privater Kunde home buyer;
• regelmäßiger Kunde steady customer, patronizer;
• säumiger Kunde delinquent customer;
• sicherer Kunde good man;
• sparsamer Kunde economy-minded customer;
• ständiger Kunde repeat customer;
• täglicher Kunde local customer;
• treuer Kunde faithful customer;
• unangenehmer Kunde awkward customer;
• unsicherer Kunde dead beat (US);
• unzuverlässiger Kunde shifty customer, bad customer (egg, sl.);
• sehr gut verdienender Kunde high-income client;
• vereinzelter Kunde stray (street) customer;
• vermögender Kunde high net worth customer;
• voraussichtlicher Kunde potential (prospective) customer, [sales] prospect (US);
• wichtigster Kunde key customer;
• bar zahlender Kunde cash customer;
• nicht zahlender Kunde defaulting customer;
• zahlungsfähiger Kunde solvent client;
• zufälliger Kunde chance customer;
• zukünftiger Kunde prospective client (customer), prospect (US);
• zuverlässiger Kunde loyal customer;
• Kunde, der anschreiben lässt account customer;
• Kunde mit höchster Erfolgswahrscheinlichkeit high probability client;
• Kunden außerhalb der Euro-Zone customers from non--EMU countries;
• Kunden in der Filmbranche filmmaking clients;
• Kunde aus der Industrie industrial client;
• Kunden aus dem gewerblichen Mittelstand small-business customers;
• Kunde in laufender Rechnung checking-account depositor;
• Kunde im Stadtgebiet home-town (city) customer;
• Kunde mit Zahlungsrückständen delinquent customer;
• letzten Kunden abfertigen to serve the last customer;
• sich einander die Kunden abjagen to steal away each other’s customers, to compete for the same customers;
• Kunden als verloren abschreiben to regard a customer as lost;
• Steuer auf den Kunden abwälzen to pass a tax on to the customer;
• Kunden abwerben (abziehen) to tout customers, to take (entice) away (drum up, US) customers;
• Kunden anlocken to bring customers, to draw customers into the store;
• Kunden gezielt ansprechen to target customers;
• Kunden anziehen to attract (appeal to) customers, to draw customers into the store;
• Kunden akquirieren to acquire (drum up, US) customers;
• Kunden ausspannen to alienate customers;
• Kunden bearbeiten to high-pressure customers;
• Kunden bedienen to attend to (serve) a customer;
• die Kunden optimal bedienen to deliver optimal customer service;
• [bestehenden] Kunden behalten to retain an existing customer;
• Kunden bevorzugt behandeln to grant special favo(u)rs to a customer;
• Porto dem Kunden belasten to charge the postage to the customer;
• Kunden beliefern to forward goods to a customer;
• fremden Kunden beliefern to shortstop (sl.);
• Kunden mit Ware beliefern to serve a customer with goods;
• Kunden besuchen to call on a client, to canvass customers;
• als Kunde bevorzugt besuchen to patronize;
• Kunden in ihren eigenen vier Wänden besuchen to visit customers on their home ground;
• Kunden bevorschussen to make advances to customers;
• Kunden bewirten to entertain customers;
• [vorhandenden] Kunden binden to maintain (increase) customer loyalty;
• dem Kunden oberste Priorität einräumen to put the customer first;
• einem Kunden einen Dienst erweisen to accommodate a client;
• Kunden gewinnen to acquire customers;
• neuen Kunden gewinnen to attract a new customer, to gain customer loyalty;
• nur sechs Kunden am Tag gehabt haben (Taxifahrer) to have had only six fares this day;
• es mit schwierigen Kunden zu tun haben to meet with considerable sales resistance;
• Kunden bei der Stange halten to retain a customer;
• Kunden übers Ohr hauen to take (skin, coll.) a customer;
• an einen Kunden herantreten to approach a purchaser;
• seinen Kunden sehr gut kennen to read one’s customer like a book;
• Kunden anschreiben lassen to carry a customer;
• seinen Kunden individuelle Lösungen liefern to provide individual solutions to its customers;
• Kunden abspenstig machen to draw away customers, to knock down a customer (sl.);
• Kunden pflegen (fam.) to keep in with a customer;
• Kunden schleppen to canvass for customers, to tour (coll.);
• Kunde sein to trade (US);
• regelmäßiger Kunde sein to patronize;
• Kunden überweisen to recommend customers;
• Kunden zum Kauf verleiten to allure customers to buy goods;
• auf Kunden warten (Taxifahrer) to ply for hire (Br.);
• Kunden werben to acquire (canvass, solicit) customers, to bring business, (marktschreierisch) to bark (US sl.);
• j. zu seinen Kunden zählen to have s. one’s custom;
• Kunden zuführen to bring (attract, introduce, tout, coll.) customers;
• auf den Kunden zugehen to go to the customer.
Kunde, der anschreiben lässt
account customer

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to keep the economy in balance

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Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to keep the economy in balance

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