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level criticism at GEN Kritik äußern an, kritisierenEnglisch-Deutsch Fachwörterbuch der Wirtschaft > level criticism at
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1) Общая лексика: направлять свою критику (в адрес), подвергать критике, критиковать2) Математика: направить критику против -
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level [ˈlevl]1. noun• the level of support for the government is high/low beaucoup/peu de gens soutiennent le gouvernement• the level of public interest in the scheme remains low le public continue à manifester peu d'intérêt pour ce projet► on + level• on a level with... au même niveau que...• is he on the level? (inf) est-ce qu'il joue franc-jeu ?2. adjectivea. [surface] plan• hold the two sticks absolutely level (with each other) tiens les deux bâtons exactement à la même hauteur• she slowed down a little to let the car draw level with her elle a ralenti un peu afin de permettre à la voiture d'arriver à sa hauteurc. [voice, tones] calmea. ( = make level) [+ site, ground] niveler ; [+ quantities] répartir égalementb. ( = demolish) raserc. ( = aim) to level a blow at sb allonger un coup de poing à qn5. compounds[statistics, results, prices] se stabiliser[statistics, results, prices] se stabiliser ; [road] s'aplanir* * *['levl] 1.1) gen, School niveau mon the same level — au même niveau or à la même hauteur
at waist-/knee-level — à la hauteur de la taille/des genoux
that is on a level with blackmail — fig ça revient à faire du chantage
2) ( degree) (of pollution, noise) niveau m; ( of unemployment) taux m; ( of spending) montant m; (of satisfaction, anxiety) degré m3) ( position in hierarchy) échelon m2.1) ( not at an angle) [shelf, floor] droit; [surface] plan; [table] horizontal2) ( not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] plat3) Culinary [teaspoonful] ras4) ( equally high)to be level — [shoulders, windows] être à la même hauteur; [floor, building] être au même niveau
5) fig (in achievement, rank)to be level — [competitors] être à égalité
3. 4.to remain level — [figures] rester stable
1) raser [village, area]2) ( aim) braquer [gun, weapon] (at sur); lancer [accusation] (at contre); adresser [criticism] (at à)•Phrasal Verbs:••to be on the level — ( trustworthy) être réglo (colloq)
to level with somebody — (colloq) être honnête avec quelqu'un
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1.['levl]noun1) Höhe, die; (storey) Etage, die; (fig.): (steady state) Niveau, das; (fig.): (basis) Ebene, diethe water rose to the level of the doorstep — das Wasser stieg bis zur Türschwelle
be on a level [with somebody/something] — sich auf gleicher od. einer Höhe [mit jemandem/etwas] befinden; (fig.) auf dem gleichen Niveau sein [wie jmd./etwas]
on the level — (fig. coll.) ehrlich
find one's level — (fig.) seinen Platz finden
2) (height)at waist/rooftop etc. level — in Taillen-/Dachhöhe usw.
3) (relative amount)sugar/alcohol level — [Blut]zucker-/Alkoholspiegel, der
noise level — Geräuschpegel, der
4) (social, moral, or intellectual plane) Niveau, das; (degree of achievement etc.) Grad, der (of an + Dat.)talks at the highest level [of government] — Gespräche auf höchster [Regierungs]ebene
5) (of computer game) Level, der6) (instrument to test horizontal) Wasserwaage, die2. adjective1) waagerecht; flach [Land]; eben [Boden, Land]the picture is not level — das Bild hängt nicht gerade
2) (on a level)be level [with something/somebody] — auf gleicher Höhe [mit etwas/jemandem] sein; (fig.) [mit etwas/jemandem] gleichauf liegen
the two pictures are not level — die beiden Bilder hängen nicht gleich hoch
draw/keep level with a rival — mit einem Gegner gleichziehen/auf gleicher Höhe bleiben
4)3. transitive verb,do one's level best — (coll.) sein Möglichstes tun
(Brit.) - ll-1) (makelevel 2 a —) ebnen
2) (aim) richten [Blick, Gewehr, Rakete] (at, against auf + Akk.); (fig.) richten [Kritik usw.] (at, against gegen); erheben [Anklage, Vorwurf] (at, against gegen)3) (raze) dem Erdboden gleichmachen [Stadt, Gebäude]Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/42629/level_off">level off* * *['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) das Niveau2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) das Stockwerk3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) die Wasserwaage4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) ebene Fläche2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) eben2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) gleich3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) gleichmäßig3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) ebnen2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) gleichmachen4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) dem Erdboden gleichmachen•- levelness- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *lev·el[ˈlevəl]I. adj1. (horizontal) horizontal, waag(e)rechtthe picture isn't \level das Bild hängt nicht gerade2. (flat) eben\level ground ebenes Geländethe amounts in both glasses were \level [with each other] beide Gläser waren gleich vollthe lamps are not \level [with each other] die Lampen hängen nicht gleich hoch [o nicht auf gleicher Höhe4. (abreast)to keep \level with sth mit etw dat mithaltenlast year production could not keep \level with demand im letzten Jahr konnte die Produktion nicht die Nachfrage deckento keep sth \level with sth etw auf dem gleichen Niveau wie etw dat haltenthe unions are fighting to keep wages \level with inflation die Gewerkschaften kämpfen um die Angleichung der Löhne und Gehälter an die Inflationsrate5. pred esp BRIT, AUS (in a race) gleichauf; (equal in points) punktegleich; (equal in standard) gleich gutthe scores were \level at half time zur Halbzeit stand es unentschiedenthe two students are about \level in ability die beiden Studenten sind etwa gleich gutto draw \level with sb/sth jdn/etw einholena \level cupful of flour eine Tasse [voll] Mehla \level spoonful of sugar ein gestrichener Löffel Zuckerto give sb a \level look jdn mit festem Blick ansehenin a \level tone ohne die Stimme zu hebento keep a \level head einen kühlen [o klaren] Kopf bewahrenin a \level voice mit ruhiger Stimme8.▶ to do one's \level best sein Möglichstes [o alles Menschenmögliche] tun▶ to start on a \level playing field gleiche [Start]bedingungen [o Voraussetzungen] habenII. nat eye \level in Augenhöheabove/below sea \level über/unter dem Meeresspiegelwater \level Pegelstand m, Wasserstand mto be on a \level [with sb/sth] BRIT, AUS [mit jdm/etw] auf gleicher Höhe seininflation is going to rise 2% from its present \level die Inflationsrate wird [gegenüber dem derzeitigen Stand] um 2 % steigen\level of alcohol abuse Ausmaß nt des Alkoholmissbrauchslow-/high-\level radiation niedrige/hohe Strahlungsugar \level in the blood Blutzuckerspiegel m\level of customer satisfaction Zufriedenheitswert m\level of motivation Motivationsgrad m\level of productivity Leistungsniveau nt\level of taxation Steuerniveau ntat [or on] \level four im vierten Stockat government[al] \level auf Regierungsebeneat a higher/lower \level auf höherer/niedrigerer Ebeneat the local/national/regional \level auf kommunaler/nationaler/regionaler Ebeneyour explanation must be at a \level that the children can understand du musst es so erklären, dass die Kinder dich verstehen\level of training Ausbildungsstand mto reach a high \level ein hohes Niveau erreichento take sth to a higher \level etw verbessern [o auf ein höheres Niveau bringen]to be on a \level [with sb/sth] BRIT, AUS gleich gut sein [wie jd/etw]to bring sth down to sb's \level etw auf jds Niveau bringen6. (social, intellectual, moral) Niveau ntintellectual \level geistiges Niveauto sink to sb's \level sich akk auf jds Niveau hinabbegebenI would never sink to the \level of taking bribes ich würde nie so tief sinken und mich bestechen lassenat a deeper \level auf einer tieferen Ebeneon a moral/practical/another \level aus moralischer/praktischer/anderer Sichton a personal \level auf persönlicher Ebeneon a serious \level ernsthafton the \level ebenerdig11.▶ to find one's own \level seinen Platz in der Welt findenthis offer is on the \level dies ist ein faires AngebotIII. vt1.▪ to \level sth (flatten) ground etw [ein]ebnen [o planieren]; wood etw [ab]schmirgeln; (raze) building, town etw dem Erdboden gleichmachento \level sth to the ground etw dem Erdboden gleichmachen2. (equal)to \level the match/score den Ausgleich erzielen3. (direct)to \level a pistol/rifle at sb eine Pistole/ein Gewehr auf jdn richten; ( fig)to \level accusations/charges against [or at] sb Beschuldigungen/Anklage gegen jdn erhebento \level criticism against [or at] sb an jdm Kritik übenwe don't understand the criticism \levelled at the government wir verstehen die Kritik an der Regierung nicht* * *['levl]1. adjtry to keep the boat level — versuchen Sie, das Boot waagerecht zu halten
2) (= at the same height) auf gleicher Höhe (with mit); (= parallel) parallel (with zu)3) (= equal) gleichauf; (fig) gleich gutthe two runners are absolutely or dead level — die beiden Läufer liegen or sind genau auf gleicher Höhe
the two teams are level in the league — die beiden Mannschaften haben den gleichen Tabellenstand
4) (= steady) tone of voice ruhig; (= well-balanced) ausgeglichen; judgement abgewogen, ausgewogen; head kühlto have/keep a level head — einen kühlen Kopf haben/bewahren
5)2. advlevel with — in Höhe (+gen)
it should lie level with... —
the pipe runs level with the ground (= parallel) — das Rohr verläuft zu ebener Erde das Rohr verläuft parallel zum Boden
the value of the shares stayed level for some time — der Wert der Aktien blieb für einige Zeit gleich
to draw level with sb — jdn einholen, mit jdm gleichziehen; (in league etc)
3. n1) (= instrument) Wasserwaage f2) (= altitude) Höhe fthe trees were very tall, almost at roof level — die Bäume waren sehr hoch, sie reichten fast bis zum Dach
3) (= flat place) ebene Fläche, ebenes Stück4) (= storey) Etage f, Stockwerk ntthe house is on four levels — das Haus hat vier Etagen
to descend or come down to that level — auf ein so tiefes Niveau absinken
he expects everyone to come down to his level — er erwartet von jedem, dass er sich auf sein Niveau herabbegibt
she tried to go beyond her natural level of ability — sie versuchte, ihre natürlichen Grenzen zu überschreiten
he tried to raise the level of the conversation — er versuchte, der Unterhaltung etwas mehr Niveau zu geben
the pound has been left to find its own level — der Pfundkurs wurde freigegeben, um seinen natürlichen Stand zu erreichen
the rising level of inflation —
a high level of support —
a high level of civilization the very high level of production — eine hohe Kulturstufe das hohe Produktionsniveau
he reduces everything to the commercial level — er reduziert alles auf eine rein kommerzielle Basis
on an intellectual level —
on the moral level — aus moralischer Sicht
on a purely personal level — rein persönlich, auf rein persönlicher Ebene
6)(= amount, degree)
a high level of hydrogen — ein hoher Wasserstoffanteil7)4. vt2) blow versetzen, verpassen (inf) (at sb jdm); weapon richten (at auf +acc); accusation erheben (at gegen); remark richten (at gegen); criticism üben (at an +dat)to level a charge against sb — Anklage gegen jdn erheben, jdn anklagen
3) (SPORT)5. vi (inf)* * *level [ˈlevl]A s1. TECH Libelle f, Wasserwaage fa) Nivellierinstrument nb) Höhen-, Niveaumessung f4. Horizontalebene f, Horizontale f, Waag(e)rechte flevel of sound Geräuschpegel, Tonstärke f;a) auf gleicher Höhe sein mit,b) genauso hoch sein wie ( → A 6);on the level umg in Ordnung, ehrlich, anständig6. fig (auch geistiges) Niveau, Level m, Stand m, Grad m, Stufe f:level of employment Beschäftigungsstand;high level of technical skill hohes technisches Niveau;level of performance SPORT Leistungsstand, -niveau;low production level niedriger Produktionsstand;have fallen to the lowest level seinen niedrigsten Stand erreicht haben;put o.s. on the level of others sich auf das Niveau anderer Leute begeben;sink to the level of cut-throat practices auf das Niveau von Halsabschneidern absinken;find one’s (own) level seinen Platz finden (an den man gehört);be on a ( oder an equal) level with auf dem gleichen Niveau oder auf der gleichen Stufe stehen wie, jemandem ebenbürtig sein ( → A 5);keep sth at its present level etwas auf seinem gegenwärtigen Stand halten7. (politische etc) Ebene:at government level auf Regierungsebene;a conference on the highest level eine Konferenz auf höchster Ebene;on a ministerial level auf Ministerebene8. Bergbau:a) Sohle fb) Sohlenstrecke fB adj (adv levelly)1. eben (Straße etc):one level teaspoonful of salt ein gestrichener Teelöffel Salz;2. waag(e)recht, horizontal3. gleich (auch fig):level crossing Br schienengleicher (Bahn)Übergang;it was a level position (besonders Fußball) es war gleiche Höhe;a) auf gleicher Höhe sein mit,b) genauso hoch sein wie,make level with the ground dem Erdboden gleichmachen;draw level SPORT ausgleichen;draw level with sb jemanden einholen4. a) gleichmäßig:level stress LING schwebende Betonungb) ausgeglichen (Rennen etc)5. do one’s level best sein Möglichstes tun6. gleichbleibend (Temperatur etc)7. vernünftig8. ruhig:have (keep) a level head einen kühlen Kopf haben (bewahren), sich nicht aus der Ruhe bringen lassen;give sb a level look jemanden ruhig oder fest anschauenC v/t prät und pperf -eled, besonders Br -elled2. jemanden zu Boden schlagena) gleichmachen, nivellieren:b) Unterschiede beseitigen, ausgleichenat auf akk):level one’s rifle at sb auf jemanden anlegenhis criticism was level(l)led against me seine Kritik richtete sich gegen mich5. Landvermessung: nivellierenD v/i1. die Waffe richten, (das Gewehr) anlegen ( beide:at auf akk)* * *1.['levl]noun1) Höhe, die; (storey) Etage, die; (fig.): (steady state) Niveau, das; (fig.): (basis) Ebene, diebe on a level [with somebody/something] — sich auf gleicher od. einer Höhe [mit jemandem/etwas] befinden; (fig.) auf dem gleichen Niveau sein [wie jmd./etwas]
on the level — (fig. coll.) ehrlich
find one's level — (fig.) seinen Platz finden
2) (height)at waist/rooftop etc. level — in Taillen-/Dachhöhe usw.
3) (relative amount)sugar/alcohol level — [Blut]zucker-/Alkoholspiegel, der
noise level — Geräuschpegel, der
4) (social, moral, or intellectual plane) Niveau, das; (degree of achievement etc.) Grad, der (of an + Dat.)talks at the highest level [of government] — Gespräche auf höchster [Regierungs]ebene
5) (of computer game) Level, der6) (instrument to test horizontal) Wasserwaage, die2. adjective1) waagerecht; flach [Land]; eben [Boden, Land]2) (on a level)be level [with something/somebody] — auf gleicher Höhe [mit etwas/jemandem] sein; (fig.) [mit etwas/jemandem] gleichauf liegen
draw/keep level with a rival — mit einem Gegner gleichziehen/auf gleicher Höhe bleiben
3) (fig.): (steady, even) ausgeglichen [Leben, Temperament]; ausgewogen [Stil]4)3. transitive verb,do one's level best — (coll.) sein Möglichstes tun
(Brit.) - ll-1) (makelevel 2 a —) ebnen
2) (aim) richten [Blick, Gewehr, Rakete] (at, against auf + Akk.); (fig.) richten [Kritik usw.] (at, against gegen); erheben [Anklage, Vorwurf] (at, against gegen)3) (raze) dem Erdboden gleichmachen [Stadt, Gebäude]Phrasal Verbs:* * *adj.ausgeglichen (Sport) adj.eben adj.gleichmäßig adj.waagerecht adj. n.Ebene -n f.Höhe -n f.Niveau -s n.Pegelstand m.Schwellwert m.Stand ¨-e m.Stufe -n f. v.Unterschiede beseitigen ausdr.ausgleichen v.ebnen v.einebnen v.gleichmachen v.nivellieren v.planieren v. -
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nкритика; критические замечания; критические выступления, критические заявленияto arouse / to attract criticism — вызывать / навлекать на себя критику
to come in for / to come under a great deal of criticism — подвергаться серьезной критике
to draw criticism from smb — вызывать критику с чьей-л. стороны
to ease one's criticism of smth — уменьшать критику чего-л.
to level criticism at smb — подвергать критике кого-л., направлять критику против кого-л.
to provoke criticism — вызывать / навлекать на себя критику
to reject smb's criticism — отвергать чью-л. критику; не соглашаться с чьими-л. критическими замечаниями
to respond to criticism — отвечать / реагировать на критику
to step up one's criticism of smb — усиливать критику кого-л.
to subject smth to criticism — подвергать критике что-л.
to trigger criticism — вызывать / навлекать на себя критику
- blunt criticismto victimize smb for criticism — преследовать кого-л. за критику
- carping criticism
- concrete criticism
- constructive criticism
- criticism continues unabated
- criticism in the press
- destructive criticism
- excessive criticism
- ferocious criticism
- fierce criticism
- guarded criticism
- harsh criticism
- heavy criticism
- hushing up of criticism
- ill-informed criticism
- intolerant of criticism
- just criticism
- keen criticism
- lashing criticism
- literary and art criticism
- malicious criticism
- mounting criticism
- oblique criticism
- outspoken criticism
- overt criticism
- principled criticism
- public criticism
- renewed criticism
- scathing criticism
- severe criticism
- sharp criticism
- slashing criticism
- stinging criticism
- suppression of criticism
- there is growing international criticism of smth
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A n3 Sch, Univ niveau m ; an intermediate level textbook un manuel pour le niveau intermédiaire ; that course is above/below your level ce cours est trop difficile/facile pour toi ;4 fig ( of understanding) niveau m ; to be on the same level as sb être du même niveau que qn ; to get down/to come down to sb's level se mettre/s'abaisser au niveau de qn ; to talk to sb on their level parler à qn d'égal à égal ;5 ( equal plane) to be on a level with lit [building, window] être à la hauteur de or au même niveau que [building, window] ; fig [action] équivaloir à [action] ; on a level with the first floor à la hauteur du premier étage ; two windows both on the same level deux fenêtres à la même hauteur ; at waist-/knee-level à la hauteur de la taille/des genoux ; at street level au niveau de la rue ; that is on a level with arson fig ça équivaut à l'incendie criminel ;6 ( degree) (of pollution, noise, competence) niveau m ; (of substance, unemployment, illiteracy) taux m ; ( of spending) montant m ; (of satisfaction, anxiety) degré m ; glucose/cholesterol levels taux de glucose/cholestérol ;7 ( position in hierarchy) échelon m ; at local/national/board level à l'échelon local/national/du conseil d'administration ; at all levels à tous les échelons ; at a higher/lower level à un échelon supérieur /inférieur ;8 fig ( plane) plan m ; on a purely practical level sur un plan strictement pratique ; to be reduced to the same level as être mis sur le même plan que ; on a literary/musical level d'un point de vue littéraire/musical ;9 fig ( standard) qualité f ; the level of training/of service la qualité de la formation/du service ;C adj1 ( not at an angle) [shelf, rail, floor] droit ; [surface] plan ; [worktop, table] horizontal ; to hold a compass level tenir une boussole horizontale ; I don't think this bed is level je trouve que ce lit penche ;2 ( not bumpy) [ground, surface, plain, land] plat ; [field, garden] nivelé ; ( naturally) sans dénivellation ;4 ( equally high) to be level [shoulders, windows, etc] être à la même hauteur ; [floor, ceiling, building] être au même niveau ; is the hem level? est-ce que l'ourlet est droit? ; trim the shoots so they are level with the ground taillez les rejets au ras du sol ;5 fig (equal in achievement, rank) to be level [competitors] être à égalité ; to be level in popularity atteindre la même cote de popularité ; on the same level ( of colleagues) au même échelon ;D adv ( abreast) to draw level [competitors, cars] arriver à la même hauteur (with que) ; the pound is keeping level with the deutschmark la livre se maintient par rapport au deutschmark.1 ( raze to ground) raser [village, area] ;2 ( aim) braquer [gun, weapon] (at sur) ; lancer [accusation] (at contre) ; adresser [criticism] (at à) ; the criticism was levelled mainly at the board of directors les critiques visaient essentiellement le conseil d'administration ;3 ○ ( knock down) mettre à terre [opponent].to be level-pegging être à égalité ; to be on the level ( on level ground) être sur terrain plat ; ( trustworthy) être réglo ○ ; to level with sb être honnête avec qn ; to keep a level head garder son sang-froid ; to try one's level best to do sth faire tout son possible pour faire qch.■ level off:1 [prices, rate of growth, curve] se stabiliser ;2 [plane, pilot] amorcer le vol en palier ;3 [path] continuer sur terrain plat ;▶ level [sth] off, level off [sth] égaliser [ground, floor, mortar] ; aplanir [wooden surface].■ level out:1 [land, terrain] s'aplanir ;2 [prices, rate of growth, curve] se stabiliser ;▶ level [sth] out, level out [sth] niveler [ground, floor]. -
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♦ level /ˈlɛvl/A n.1 ( anche fig.) livello: the level of water [of oil], il livello dell'acqua [dell'olio]; to be on a level with (st.), essere a livello di (qc.); five hundred feet above sea level, cinquecento piedi sul livello del mare; the level of prices, il livello dei prezzi; They're at the same level, sono allo stesso livello; noise level, livello di rumore; subsistence level, livello di sussistenza3 piano; superficie piana; piano orizzontale4 piana; spianata; terreno pianeggiante5 (fam.) altitudine: Water boils faster at this level, l'acqua bolle più rapidamente a questa altitudine6 (elettr., elettron.) livello8 (ind. costr.) canaletto di scoloB a.3 al posto giusto; a posto; assennato: to have a level head, avere la testa a posto; essere equilibrato; to keep a level head, tenere la testa a posto; restare calmoC avv.1 a livello; allo stesso livello; alla pari: to run level with, correre allo stesso livello di (qc.); essere alla pari di (q.) in una corsa; ( sport) to finish level, finire alla pari● (aeron., mil.) level bombing, bombardamento in quota □ (autom., ferr.) level crossing, passaggio a livello □ level crossing with [without] barrier or gate, passaggio a livello custodito [incustodito] □ (ind. min.) level drive, galleria di livello □ (aeron.) level flight, volo orizzontale □ level-headed, che ha la testa a posto; equilibrato; dotato di buonsenso □ level-headedness, l'avere la testa a posto; equilibrio; quadratura mentale □ (econ.) the level of living, il livello (o tenore) di vita □ ( anche sport) to be level on points, avere lo stesso punteggio □ ( sport) level pegging, parità di punteggio □ (fig.) level playing field, parità di condizioni; situazione imparziale □ (ass.) level premium, premio costante □ (fam.) to do one's level best, fare del proprio meglio □ to find one's level, ( di liquido) livellarsi; (fig.) raggiungere una posizione sociale adeguata □ to give sb. a level glance, guardare q. diritto negli occhi (o in faccia) □ to keep level with sb., andare di pari passo con q. □ on the level, (avv.) in piano, su terreno pianeggiante; (fig. fam.) onestamente, in buona fede; su giuste basi; (agg.) onesto, sincero; a posto: ( sport) Racing today on the level at Newmarket, oggi corse piane a Newmarket; His credentials are on the level, le sue credenziali sono a posto.(to) level /ˈlɛvl/A v. t.1 livellare ( anche fig.); spianare; uguagliare; rendere uguale: to level a road, spianare una strada2 spianare; demolire; radere al suolo; abbattere, atterrare ( una persona): The earthquake levelled the whole town, il terremoto rase al suolo l'intera città4 rivolgere, lanciare, scagliare ( un'accusa, ecc.): to level severe criticism at sb., rivolgere severe critiche a q.B v. i.1 livellarsi; farsi pianeggiante● to level away social distinctions, abolire le distinzioni sociali □ to level a blow at sb., assestare (o vibrare) un colpo a q. □ to level st. to the ground, spianare qc.; radere al suolo qc. -
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level ['levəl]niveau ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (f) hauteur ⇒ 1 (a) taux ⇒ 1 (b) échelon ⇒ 1 (c) étage ⇒ 1 (f) plat ⇒ 1 (g), 2 (a) au même niveau ⇒ 2 (b) à la même hauteur ⇒ 2 (b) horizontal ⇒ 2 (c) de/à niveau ⇒ 2 (c) à égalité ⇒ 2 (d) calme ⇒ 2 (e) à l'horizontale ⇒ 3 aplanir ⇒ 4 (a) niveler ⇒ 4 (a)1 noun∎ at ground level au niveau du sol;∎ water seeks its own level c'est le principe des vases communicants; figurative on se heurte toujours à ses propres limites;∎ the level of the river has risen overnight le niveau de la rivière a monté pendant la nuit;∎ the flood waters have reached the level of the bridge la crue a atteint le niveau du pont;∎ the sink is on a level with the work surface l'évier est au niveau du ou de niveau avec le plan de travail;∎ on the same level au même niveau∎ noise levels are far too high le niveau sonore est bien trop élevé;∎ a low level of sugar in the bloodstream un faible taux de sucre dans le sang;∎ inflation has reached new levels l'inflation a atteint de nouveaux sommets;∎ check the oil level (in car) vérifiez le niveau d'huile;∎ her ambition is on a level with mine son ambition est du même ordre que la mienne;∎ Computing levels of grey échelle f des gris∎ at cabinet/national level à l'échelon ministériel/national;∎ at a regional level au niveau régional;∎ talks are being held at the highest level on négocie au plus haut niveau(d) (standard) niveau m;∎ her level of English is poor elle n'a pas un très bon niveau en anglais;∎ students at beginners' level étudiants mpl au niveau débutant;∎ a high level of competence/intelligence un haut niveau de compétence/d'intelligence;∎ they're not on the same level at all ils ne sont pas du tout du même niveau, ils n'ont absolument pas le même niveau;∎ she's on a different level from the others elle n'est pas au même niveau que les autres;∎ to come down to sb's level se mettre au niveau de qn;∎ don't descend or sink to their level ne t'abaisse pas à leur niveau∎ on a personal level, I really like him sur le plan personnel, je l'aime beaucoup;∎ on a practical level du point de vue pratique∎ the library is on level three la bibliothèque est au niveau trois ou au troisième étage(g) (flat land) plat m;∎ 100 km/h on the level 100 km/h sur le plat(h) (for woodwork, building etc)∎ (spirit) level niveau m (à bulle)∎ on the level (honest) honnête□, réglo;∎ do you think he's on the level? tu crois qu'il est réglo ou que c'est un type réglo?;∎ I'm giving it to you on the level je te dis ça franchement ou sans détour;∎ this deal is definitely on the level cette affaire est tout ce qu'il y a de plus réglo∎ a level spoonful une cuillerée rase;∎ to make sth level aplanir qch∎ the terrace is level with the pool la terrasse est au même niveau que ou de plain-pied avec la piscine;∎ his head is just level with my shoulder sa tête m'arrive exactement à l'épaule∎ the leading cars are almost level les voitures de tête sont presque à la même hauteur;∎ to draw level se trouver à égalité;∎ the other runners drew level with me les autres coureurs m'ont rattrapé(e) (calm, steady) calme, mesuré;∎ to speak in a level voice parler d'une voix calme ou posée;∎ she gave me a level look elle me regarda posément;∎ to keep a level head garder la tête froide∎ you're not being level with me tu ne joues pas franc jeu avec moi∎ to do one's level best faire de son mieux;∎ she did her level best to irritate me elle a tout fait pour me mettre en colère;∎ they're level pegging ils sont à égalité3 adverbà l'horizontale;∎ hold the tray level tenez le plateau à l'horizontale ou bien à plat;∎ Aviation to fly level voler en palier∎ to level a town (to the ground) raser une ville∎ to level a gun at sb braquer une arme sur qn;∎ to level accusations at sb lancer des accusations contre qn;∎ a lot of criticism has been levelled at me on m'a beaucoup critiqué(c) (in surveying) effectuer des opérations de nivellement dans, niveler∎ familiar to level with sb être franc avec qn□, jouer franc jeu avec qn□►► British & French Canadian level crossing passage m à niveau;Aviation level flight vol m horizontal(surface) aplanir, niveler; (standard) niveler par le bas(a) (production, rise, development) s'équilibrer, se stabiliser;∎ the curve on the graph levels off at this point la courbe du graphique se stabilise à partir d'ici;∎ the team's performance has levelled off this season les résultats de l'équipe se sont stabilisés cette saison(flatten) aplatir, niveler(a) (road, surface) s'aplanir(b) (stabilize) se stabilisernivelerniveler (par le haut) -
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I 1. ['levl]1) livello m. (anche fig.)on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello
to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.
to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari
2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.3) (in hierarchy) livello m.4) (tool) livella f.2. 3.1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] rasoto be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello
5) fig. (in achievement, rank)to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari
4.to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)
••to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede
II ['levl]to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)•••to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn
* * *['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) livello2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) livello3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) livella4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) piana, spianata2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) piano; raso2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) allo stesso livello, alla pari3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) uniforme; calmo3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) livellare, spianare2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) pareggiare3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) puntare4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) demolire, radere al suolo•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I 1. ['levl]1) livello m. (anche fig.)on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello
to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.
to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari
2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.3) (in hierarchy) livello m.4) (tool) livella f.2. 3.1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] rasoto be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello
5) fig. (in achievement, rank)to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari
4.to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)
••to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede
II ['levl]to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)•••to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn
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ˈlevl
1. сущ.
1) уровень at, on a level ≈ на уровне( чего-л.) at sea level ≈ на уровне моря on a level with smth. ≈ на одном уровне с чем-л. to reach a level ≈ достичь уровня eye level ≈ уровень глаз ground level ≈ уровень земли water level ≈ уровень воды
2) степень, ступень, уровень at the highest levels ≈ на высшем уровне on the international level ≈ на международном уровне to bring smb. to his level ≈ сбить спесь с кого-л., поставить кого-л. на место to rise to higher levels ≈ подниматься на более высокую ступень the analysis of meaning at the phonetic, morphological, syntactical, and semantic levels ≈ анализ значения на фонетическом, морфологическом, синтаксическом и семантическом уровнях to land on the street level ид. ≈ потерять работу, оказаться на улице action level ≈ пороговая доза вещества (особ. вредного для организма) ;
предельно допустимая концентрация( нежелательного вещества в пищевом продукте) high level ≈ высокая ступень level of confidence, level of significance ≈ уровень достоверности, степень уверенности low level ≈ низкая ступень energy level ≈ энергетический уровень poverty level ≈ прожиточный минимум international level ≈ международный уровень state level ≈ государственный уровень find one's own level
3) а) плоская, горизонтальная поверхность б) равнина
4) ватерпас, нивелир;
уровень (инструмент)
5) измерять горизонтальность поверхности уровнем, нивелиром
6) горн. этаж, горизонт;
штольня
7) авиац. горизонтальный полет (тж. level flight) to give a level ≈ перейти в горизонтальный полет
2. прил.
1) а) плоский, ровный The floor was level. ≈ Пол был ровный. a plateau of fairly level ground ≈ довольно плоское плато the level waves of broad Garonne ≈ гладкая водная поверхность широкой Гаронны б) находящийся на одном уровне (с чем-л.) He leaned over the counter so his face was almost level with the boy's. ≈ Он перегнулся через стойку, так что его лицо оказалось почти на одном уровне с лицом мальчика. Amy knelt down so that their eyes were level. ≈ Эми опустилась на колени, и их глаза оказались на одном уровне. в) горизонтальный Syn: horizontal
2. г) кул. полный без верха Stir in 1 level teaspoon of yeast. ≈ Размешайте 1 чайную ложку без верха закваски. Ant: heaped
2) одинаковый, равный I have done my best to keep level with the latest results of foreign investigation. ≈ Я старался не отставать от самых последних зарубежных исследований. The teams were level at the end of extra time. ≈ В дополнительное время команды сравнялись в счете. Syn: equal
1., identical
3) а) твердый, устойчивый She gave him a level look. ≈ Она твердо на него посмотрела. Syn: steady
1. б) спокойный, уравновешенный to speak in level tones ≈ говорить спокойным тоном He forced his voice to remain level. ≈ Он заставил себя говорить спокойным тоном. Syn: balanced, calm
1., even-tempered в) сбалансированный, разумный arrive at a justly proportional and level judgement on this affair( Sir Winston Churchill) ≈ достигли справедливого по отношению ко всем сторонам и разумного решения по этому вопросу level life ≈ размеренный образ жизни Syn: reasonable ∙ to do one's level best ≈ проявить максимум энергии;
сделать все от себя зависящее
3. нареч. вровень, ровно to fill the glass level with the top ≈ наполнить стакан до краев the horses ran level with one another ≈ лошади бежали голова в голову Syn: even, abreast
4. гл.
1) равнять, выравнивать to level a field ≈ выровнять поле Syn: smooth
3., smooth over, smooth away
2) уничтожить, сравнять с землей Further tremors could level more buildings. ≈ Последующие толчки могли бы уничтожить еще больше домов. The storm levelled sugar plantations and destroyed homes. ≈ Ураган полностью уничтожил сахарные плантации и разрушил дома. Syn: raze
3) геод. определять разность высот;
нивелировать
4) уравнивать love levels all ranks (W. S. Gilbert) ≈ любовь сглаживает все различия Iglesias scored twice to level the score. ≈ Иглесиас выиграл два очка и сравнял счет. Syn: equalize
5) а) наводить оружие, целиться (at) He said thousands of Koreans still levelled guns at one another along the demilitarised zone. ≈ Он сказал, что тысячи корейцев до сих пор направляют ружья друг на друга в демилитаризованной зоне. б) направлять, нацеливать (at, against - против кого-л.) Allegations of corruption were levelled at him and his family. ≈ Ему и его семье были брошены обвинения в коррупции. He leveled bitter criticism against the government. ≈ Он направил резкую критику в адрес правительства. ∙ Syn: aim
2., direct
3.
6) сл. быть откровенным (with - с кем-л.) I'll level with you, I'm no great detective. ≈ Буду с вами откровенным, я не являюсь великим сыщиком. He has leveled with the American people about his role in the affair. ≈ Он честно рассказал американскому народу о своей роли в этом деле. ∙ level against level at level down level off level out level up level with уровень - the * of the sea, sea * уровень моря - the * of the coast высота берега над уровнем моря - * of significance уровень значимости (в статистике) - * gauge уровнемер - * indicator (техническое) указатель горизонтального положения, указатель уровня - at the same * на том же /таком же, одинаковом/ уровне - to be high above the * of the sea находиться высоко над уровнем моря - to reduce to one * довести до одного уровня одинаковый уровень - on a * на одном уровне - on a * with the banks вровень с берегами (о разлившейся реке) - to be on a * with smb. находиться /стоять, быть/ на одном уровне с кем-л.;
быть игроком одного класса с кем-л. - they are on a * mentally они не уступают друг другу в уме, по уму они равны ступень, степень;
уровень - a high * of excellence высокий уровень мастерства /совершенства/ - on /at/ the highest * на самом высоком уровне;
на уровне глав правительств /государств/;
в верхах, в высших сферах - on /at/ a low * на низком уровне;
в низших инстанциях - to rise to higher *s подниматься на более высокую ступень, достигать более высокого уровня - to bring smb. to his * поставить кого-л. на место;
сбить спесь с кого-л. - acting on the * of amateurs исполнение( роли) на любительском уровне - he is not of her * он ей не пара плоскость, ровная горизонтальная поверхность;
горизонтальная линия - the shining * of the lake сияющая гладь озера - dead * совершенно ровная однообразная местность;
монотонный ландшафт;
однообразие, монотонность;
совершенно гладкая строго горизонтальная поверхность - (L.) равнина (в географических названиях) - Bedford L. Бедфордская равнина горизонтальное положение (the *) (редкое) поверхность Земли уровень (инструмента) ;
ватерпас;
нивелир - spirit * спиртовой уровень - plumb * уровень с отвесом измерения уровня с нивелиром ряд( в цирке, на стадионе) (горное) этаж;
горизонт горизонтальная выработка, штольня дренахная труба или канава( в штольне) (авиация) горизонтальный полет (тж. flignt) - to give a * перейти в горизонтальный полет (радиотехника) уровень (передачи) (устаревшее) прицеливание > on the * честно;
прямо, открыто, правдиво;
честный, прямой, правдивый > on the *! честное слово! > is it on the *? это правда?;
а ты не врешь? > is he on the *? ему можно верить? > to land on the street * оказаться на улице (потеряв работу) > to find one's (own) * найти себе равных;
найти свое место (в жизни, в науке) > he has found his own * он нашел себе подходящих друзей > he found his * among the older students он нашел свое место /прижился/ среди учащихся постарше > let the child find his own * не перегружай ребенка, пусть он развивается естественно ровный;
плоский;
горизонтальный - * road ровная /гладкая/ дорога - * surface ровная /плоская/ поверхность - * flyover горизонтальный полет - to make * выравнивать, сглаживать - the prairies are vast stretches of nearly * land прерии представляют собой обширные равнинные пространство находящийся на одном уровне (тж. перен.) - to attempt no work that is not * with one's capacities, to apply oneself to that which is * to one's capacities заниматься посильным делом - in the spring the rivers are often * with their bank весной реки часто поднимаются до самых берегов - buildings whose roofs are * with one another здания, крыши которых находятся на одном (и том же) уровне (кулинарное) (полный) без верха - two * spoonfuls of sugar две ложки сахара без верха равный, одинаковый;
ровный, равномерный - * life размеренная, спокойная жизнь - to speak in a * voice /in * tones/ говорить ровным голосом /тоном/;
не повышать голоса - to give smb. a * look пристально посмотреть на кого-л. преим. (спортивное) равный (по силе, подготовке и т. п.) - a * race гонки равных противников - to be * with other runners не отставать от других бегунов уравновешенный;
спокойный;
ровный - a * appraisal of the situation беспристрастная /объективная/ оценка положения - to have a * head иметь спокойный /уравновешенный/ характер;
быть рассудительным, быть хладнокровным - to keep a * head сохранять спокойствие;
не впадать в панику > to do one's * best сделать все возможное, сделать все от себя зависящее ровно;
вровень;
наравне - to fill a basin * with the brim наполнять таз до краев - to run * with another бежать вровень с кем-л.;
не отставать от кого-л. - to draw * with the other runners догнать других бегунов выравнивать, делать ровным, гладким (тж. * off) - to * a road выровнять дорогу - to * the tennis court with a roller укатать корт катком приводить в горизонтальное положение наводить (оружие) ;
нацеливать;
направлять (удар и т. п. против кого-л.) - to * one's gun at a tiger прицелиться в тигра направлять, бросать - to * looks /eyes/ on smb., smth. бросать взгляды на кого-л., что-л. - to * an accusation at /against/ smb. выдвинуть обвинение против кого-л. сровнять с землей;
полностью уничтожить - to * a building with the ground снести дом до основания - the city was *led by one atomic bomb город был стерт с лица земли одной единственной атомной бомбой (редкое) сбить с ног;
свалить на землю нивелировать, уравнивать, сглаживать различия - death *s all men перед смертью все равны (геодезия) определять разность высот, нивелировать сводить два или несколько звуков к одному( with) (сленг) говорить правду;
быть откровенным или честным (с кем-л.) appellate ~ уровень апелляции assurance ~ степень безопасности at the ~ на уровне bonus ~ размер премии breakeven ~ безубыточный уровень breakeven ~ объем реализации на уровне самоокупаемости to find one's (own) ~ занять подобающее место;
to bring smb.) to his level сбить спесь (с кого-л.), поставить (кого-л.) на место Cabinet ~ правительственный уровень confidence ~ доверительный уровень ~ уравновешенный, спокойный;
to have a level head быть уравновешенным;
to do one's level best проявить максимум энергии;
сделать все от себя зависящее employment ~ уровень занятости exchange rate ~ уровень валютного курса ~ ровно, вровень;
to fill the glass level with the top наполнить стакан до краев;
the horses ran level with one another лошади бежали голова в голову to find one's (own) ~ занять подобающее место;
to bring smb.) to his level сбить спесь (с кого-л.), поставить (кого-л.) на место to find one's (own) ~ найти себе равных ~ ав. горизонтальный полет (тж. level flight) ;
to give a level перейти в горизонтальный полет ~ уравновешенный, спокойный;
to have a level head быть уравновешенным;
to do one's level best проявить максимум энергии;
сделать все от себя зависящее ~ ровно, вровень;
to fill the glass level with the top наполнить стакан до краев;
the horses ran level with one another лошади бежали голова в голову income ~ уровень дохода indirection ~ уровень косвенности intensity ~ уровень яркости interest ~ уровень ставок процента interest rate ~ уровень ставок процента intermediate ~ промежуточный уровень intervention ~ уровень интервенции investment ~ уровень инвестирования to land on the street ~ разг. потерять работу, оказаться на улице level ватерпас, нивелир;
уровень (инструмент) ~ выравнивать ~ выравнивать;
сглаживать;
to level to (или with) the ground сносить с лица земли;
сровнять с землей ~ горизонтальный, плоский, ровный ~ горизонтальный;
плоский, ровный;
расположенный на одном уровне (с чем-л. другим) ;
level road ровная дорога;
level crossing железнодорожный переезд ~ ав. горизонтальный полет (тж. level flight) ;
to give a level перейти в горизонтальный полет ~ находящийся на одном уровне ~ одинаковый, равномерный, level life размеренный образ жизни;
they are level in capacity у них одинаковые способности ~ одинаковый ~ определять разность высот;
нивелировать ~ плоская, горизонтальная поверхность;
равнина ~ равномерный ~ равный ~ ровно, вровень;
to fill the glass level with the top наполнить стакан до краев;
the horses ran level with one another лошади бежали голова в голову ~ ровный ~ сглаживать различия ~ степень ~ ступень ~ уравнивать ~ уравнивать;
to level up (down) повышать (понижать) (до какого-л. уровня) ~ уравновешенный, спокойный;
to have a level head быть уравновешенным;
to do one's level best проявить максимум энергии;
сделать все от себя зависящее ~ уравновешенный ~ уровень ~ уровень;
ступень;
sea level уровень моря;
on a level with на одном уровне с;
to rise to higher levels подниматься на более высокую ступень ~ целиться (at) ;
направлять (at, against - против кого-л.) ~ горн. этаж, горизонт;
штольня ~ одинаковый, равномерный, level life размеренный образ жизни;
they are level in capacity у них одинаковые способности ~ of activity уровень деловой активности ~ of confidence степень уверенности ~ of costs уровень затрат ~ of detail степень детализации ~ of economic activity уровень экономической активности ~ of interest rates уровень процентных ставок ~ of investment уровень инвестирования ~ of living уровень жизни ~ of management уровень управления ~ of prices уровень цен ~ of probability степень вероятности ~ of prosperity уровень благосостояния ~ of unemployment уровень безработицы ~ of wages уровень ставок заработной платы ~ off выравнивать, делать ровным ~ off ав. выравнивать самолет( перед посадкой) ~ out выравнивать ~ out сглаживать ~ горизонтальный;
плоский, ровный;
расположенный на одном уровне (с чем-л. другим) ;
level road ровная дорога;
level crossing железнодорожный переезд ~ выравнивать;
сглаживать;
to level to (или with) the ground сносить с лица земли;
сровнять с землей ~ уравнивать;
to level up (down) повышать (понижать) (до какого-л. уровня) levels of abstract machine вчт. логические уровни market ~ уровень рынка minimum ~ минимальный уровень ministerial ~ правительственный уровень national ~ государственный уровень national ~ национальный уровень national price ~ уровень цен внутри страны nesting ~ вчт. уровень вложенности nesting ~s вчт. уровни вложенности ~ уровень;
ступень;
sea level уровень моря;
on a level with на одном уровне с;
to rise to higher levels подниматься на более высокую ступень on the ~ честно, откровенно;
on the level! честное слово! on the ~ честно, откровенно;
on the level! честное слово! poverty ~ уровень бедности premium ~ размер страхового взноса premium ~ размер страхового вознаграждения price ~ уровень цен quality ~ уровень качества reliability ~ уровень безотказности reliability ~ уровень надежности ~ уровень;
ступень;
sea level уровень моря;
on a level with на одном уровне с;
to rise to higher levels подниматься на более высокую ступень salary ~ уровень заработной платы ~ уровень;
ступень;
sea level уровень моря;
on a level with на одном уровне с;
to rise to higher levels подниматься на более высокую ступень significance ~ stat. уровень значимости stock ~ уровень запасов subsistence ~ минимальный уровень жизни subsistence ~ прожиточный минимум ~ одинаковый, равномерный, level life размеренный образ жизни;
they are level in capacity у них одинаковые способности threshold ~ пороговый уровень to find one's (own) ~ занять подобающее место;
to bring smb.) to his level сбить спесь (с кого-л.), поставить (кого-л.) на место tolerance ~ величина допусков unemployment ~ уровень безработицы unsable ~s вчт. различимая градация user ~ вчт. уровень пользователя vacant ~ вчт. незанятый уровень wage ~ уровень заработной платы water ~ уровень воды water ~ mark отметка уровня воды -
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'levl
1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) nivel2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) nivel3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) nivel4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) llano, llanura
2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) llano, plano2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) a nivel, nivelado3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) estable
3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) nivelar, aplanar2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) igualar3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) apuntar4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) arrasar, rasar•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level
level1 adj1. llano / plano / nivelado2. empatado / iguallevel2 n nivellevel3 vb nivelartr['levəl]1 (horizontal) llano,-a, plano,-a2 (even) a nivel, nivelado,-a; (spoonful etc) raso,-a3 (equal) igual, igualado,-a1 nivel nombre masculino2 (flat ground) llano, llanura1 (make level, survey) nivelar2 (raze) arrasar, rasar3 (aim) apuntar1 a ras ( with, de)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLon the level familiar de fiar, honrado,-ato be on a level with estar al mismo nivel queto do one's level best hacer todo lo posibleto draw level igualar ( with, con)to find one's (own) level estar con los suyosto keep a level head no perder la cabezato level accusations against somebody dirigir acusaciones a alguiento level with somebody familiar hablar claro con alguienlevel crossing paso a nivel1) flatten: nivelar, aplanar2) aim: apuntar (una pistola), dirigir (una acusación)3) raze: rasar, arrasarlevel adj1) even: llano, plano, parejo2) calm: tranquiloto keep a level head: no perder la cabezalevel n: nivel madj.• igual adj.• llano, -a adj.• nivel adj.• nivelado, -a adj.• plano, -a adj.• raso, -a adj.• uniforme adj.adv.• a nivel adv.n.• llano s.m.• nivel s.m.• plan s.m.• ras s.m.• talla s.f.v.• allanar v.• aplanar v.• arrasar v.• asentar v.• igualar v.• nivelar v.• raer v.'levəl
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1) ( height) nivel mat eye/shoulder level — a la altura de los ojos/hombros
on the level — ( honest) (colloq)
is it all on the level ? — ¿es un asunto limpio?
he's on the level — es un tipo derecho (fam) or (Esp arg) legal or (RPl fam) bien
2) ( rank) nivel ma top-level meeting — una reunión de or a alto nivel
to be on a level with somebody/something — estar* a la par de or a la altura de alguien/algo
this latest scandal is on a level with... — este último escándalo es equiparable a or comparable con...
II
1) <ground/surface> plano, llanoto do o try one's level best — hacer* todo lo posible
2)a) ( at same height)to be level (WITH something) — estar* al nivel or a ras (de algo)
b) (abreast, equal)the two teams were level at half-time — al medio tiempo los dos equipos iban or estaban empatados
to draw level with somebody — ( in a race) alcanzar* a alguien
3) (unemotional, calm) <voice/tone> desapasionadoto keep a level head — no perder* la cabeza
III
1.
1)a) ( make flat) \<\<ground/surface\>\> nivelar, aplanarb) (raze, flatten) \<\<building/town\>\> arrasar2) ( make equal) igualar3) ( direct)to level something AT somebody/something — \<\<weapon\>\> apuntarle a alguien/a algo con algo
2.
vi ( be honest) (colloq)to level WITH somebody — ser* franco or sincero con alguien
Phrasal Verbs:['levl]1. ADJ1) (lit) (=not sloping) nivelado; (=not uneven) plano, llanoplace on a level surface — (=not sloping) colocar en una superficie nivelada; (=not uneven) colocar en una superficie plana or llana
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a level spoonful — (Culin) una cucharada rasa- compete on a level playing field- do one's level best to do sth2) (=at same height, position)to be level (with sb) — (in race) estar or ir igualado (con algn); (in league, competition) estar or ir empatado (con algn)
the teams were level at the end of extra time — los equipos estaban or iban empatados al terminar la prórroga
to be level (with sth) — (=at same height) estar a la misma altura (que algo)
she knelt down so that their eyes were level — se agachó para que sus ojos estuvieran a la misma altura
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to draw level with sth/sb — (esp Brit) (gen, also in race) alcanzar algo/a algn; (in league, competition) empatar con algo/algn3) (=steady) [voice, tone] sereno; [gaze] penetranteshe spoke in a level voice — habló con voz serena, habló sin alterar la voz
2. N1) (=amount, degree) nivel mwe have the lowest level of inflation for some years — tenemos el nivel de inflación más bajo que hemos tenido en varios años
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the exercises are graded according to their level of difficulty — los ejercicios están ordenados por nivel or grado de dificultadpoverty 2.•
bankruptcies have reached record levels — el número de bancarrotas ha alcanzado cifras récord2) (=height) nivel m•
at eye level — a la altura de los ojosground I, 4., sea 2.•
to be on a level with sth — (lit) estar al nivel or a la altura de algo3) (=floor) [of building] piso m4) (=rank, grade) nivel mtalks at ministerial level — conversaciones fpl a nivel ministerial
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on one level — (fig) por un lado, de cierta manera•
to be on a level with — (fig) estar a la altura desome people put him on a level with von Karajan — algunos lo equiparan con or a von Karajan
- come down to sb's levelhigh-level, low-level, top-level5) (=flat place) llano m•
on the level — en superficie plana or llanaa car which can reach speeds of 300 miles per hour on the level — un coche que puede alcanzar velocidades de unas 300 millas por hora en superficie plana or llana
- be on the levelit's on the level — es un negocio serio or limpio
6) (also: spirit level) nivel m de burbuja3. VT1) (=make level) [+ ground, site] nivelar, allanar- level the playing-field2) (=raze) [+ building, city] arrasar3) (Sport) (=equalize) [+ match, game] igualar4) (=direct)•
he has denied the charges levelled against him — ha negado las acusaciones que se han hecho en su contra•
he has not responded to the criticism levelled at him — no ha reaccionado ante las críticas que se le han dirigido•
to level a gun at sb — apuntar a or contra algn con una pistola4.VI(esp US) *I'll level with you — te voy a hablar con franqueza, te voy a ser franco
5.CPDlevel crossing N — (Brit) paso m a nivel
* * *['levəl]
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1) ( height) nivel mat eye/shoulder level — a la altura de los ojos/hombros
on the level — ( honest) (colloq)
is it all on the level ? — ¿es un asunto limpio?
he's on the level — es un tipo derecho (fam) or (Esp arg) legal or (RPl fam) bien
2) ( rank) nivel ma top-level meeting — una reunión de or a alto nivel
to be on a level with somebody/something — estar* a la par de or a la altura de alguien/algo
this latest scandal is on a level with... — este último escándalo es equiparable a or comparable con...
II
1) <ground/surface> plano, llanoto do o try one's level best — hacer* todo lo posible
2)a) ( at same height)to be level (WITH something) — estar* al nivel or a ras (de algo)
b) (abreast, equal)the two teams were level at half-time — al medio tiempo los dos equipos iban or estaban empatados
to draw level with somebody — ( in a race) alcanzar* a alguien
3) (unemotional, calm) <voice/tone> desapasionadoto keep a level head — no perder* la cabeza
III
1.
1)a) ( make flat) \<\<ground/surface\>\> nivelar, aplanarb) (raze, flatten) \<\<building/town\>\> arrasar2) ( make equal) igualar3) ( direct)to level something AT somebody/something — \<\<weapon\>\> apuntarle a alguien/a algo con algo
2.
vi ( be honest) (colloq)to level WITH somebody — ser* franco or sincero con alguien
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1) ( horizontal) horizontal, waagrecht;( flat) eben;the picture isn't \level das Bild hängt nicht gerade;\level ground ebenes Gelände\level with sth auf gleicher Höhe mit etw dat;the unions are fighting to keep wages \level with inflation ( fig) die Gewerkschaften kämpfen um die Angleichung der Löhne und Gehälter an die Inflationsrate( in competition) punktegleich;the scores were \level at half time zur Halbzeit stand es unentschieden;the two students are about \level in ability die beiden Studenten sind etwa gleich gut;to draw \level with sb/ sth mit jdm/etw gleichziehen, jdn/etw einholena \level cupful of flour eine Tasse [voll] Mehl;a \level spoonful of sugar ein gestrichener Löffel Zucker5) ( calm) ruhig;to keep a \level head einen kühlen [o klaren] Kopf bewahren;to give sb a \level look jdn mit festem Blick ansehen;in a \level tone ohne die Stimme zu heben;in a \level voice mit fester StimmePHRASES:to do one's \level best sein Möglichstes [o alles Menschenmögliche] tun;to start on a \level playing field gleiche [Start]bedingungen [o Voraussetzungen] haben nat eye \level in Augenhöhe;above sea \level über dem Meeresspiegel;water \level Pegelstand m, Wasserstand mground \level Erdgeschoss nt;at [or on] \level four im vierten Stockinflation is going to rise 2% from its present \level die Inflationsrate wird [gegenüber dem derzeitigen Stand] um 2% steigen;\level of alcohol abuse Ausmaß nt des Alkoholmissbrauchs;low-/high-\level radiation niedrige/hohe Strahlung;sugar \level in the blood Blutzuckerspiegel mat government[al] \level auf Regierungsebene;at a higher/lower \level auf höherer/niedrigerer Ebene;your explanation must be at a \level that the children can understand du musst es so erklären, dass die Kinder dich verstehen;advanced/intermediate \level fortgeschrittenes/mittleres Niveau;( school) Ober-/Mittelstufe f;to reach a high \level ein hohes Niveau erreichen;intellectual \level geistiges Niveau;to bring sth down to sb's \level etw auf jds Niveau nt bringen;to take sth to a higher \level etw verbessern [o auf ein höheres Niveau bringen];at a deeper/on another \level auf einer tieferen Ebene/nach einer anderen Lesart;on a serious \level ernsthaft7) ( standard of behaviour)I would never sink to the \level of taking bribes ich würde nie so tief sinken und mich bestechen lassenon the \level ebenerdigPHRASES:to be on a \level [with sb/sth] (Brit, Aus) ( at same height) [mit jdm/etw] auf derselben Höhe sein;( in same position) gleich gut sein [wie jd/etw];to be on the \level ehrlich [o aufrichtig] sein;this offer is on the \level dies ist ein faires Angebot;to find your own \level ( fam) seinen Platz in der Welt finden ( fam) vt <( Brit) - ll- or ( Am usu) - l->1) ( make flat)to \level wood Holz schmirgeln2) ( make equal)to \level the score den Ausgleich erzielen3) ( point)to \level the pistol/ rifle at sb die Pistole/das Gewehr auf jdn richten;to \level accusations/ charges/ criticism against [or at] sb ( fig) jdn anschuldigen/beschuldigen/kritisieren -
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['lev(ə)l] 1. сущ.1) уровеньat / on a level — на уровне (чего-л.)
on a level with smth. — на одном уровне с чем-л.
2) степень, ступень, уровеньthe analysis of meaning at the phonetic, morphological, syntactical, and semantic levels — анализ значения на фонетическом, морфологическом, синтаксическом и семантическом уровнях
action level — пороговая доза вещества ( особенно вредного для организма); предельно допустимая концентрация ( нежелательного вещества в пищевом продукте)
level of confidence — стат. уровень достоверности, степень уверенности
energy level — физ. энергетический уровень
3)а) плоская, горизонтальная поверхностьб) равнина4) ватерпас, нивелир; уровень ( инструмент)5) горн. этаж, горизонт; штольня6) авиа; = level flight горизонтальный полёт••to bring smb. to his level — сбить спесь с кого-л., поставить кого-л. на место
- find one's own levelto land on the street level — потерять работу, оказаться на улице
- find one's level 2. прил.1)а) плоский, ровныйThe floor was level. — Пол был ровный.
б) находящийся на одном уровне (с чем-л.)He leaned over the counter so his face was almost level with the boy's. — Он перегнулся через стойку, так что его лицо оказалось почти на одном уровне с лицом мальчика.
Amy knelt down so that their eyes were level. — Эми опустилась на колени, и их глаза оказались на одном уровне.
Syn:г) кул. полный без верхаStir in 1 level teaspoon of yeast. — Добавьте в смесь 1 чайную ложку без верха закваски.
Ant:2) одинаковый, равныйI have done my best to keep level with the latest results of foreign investigation. — Я старался не отставать от самых последних зарубежных исследований.
The teams were level at the end of extra time. — В конце дополнительного времени счёт был равный.
Syn:3)а) твёрдый, устойчивыйShe gave him a level look. — Она пристально на него посмотрела.
Syn:б) спокойный, уравновешенныйHe forced his voice to remain level. — Он заставил себя говорить спокойным тоном.
Syn:в) сбалансированный, разумныйto arrive at a justly proportional and level judgement on this affair (Sir Winston Churchill) — достичь справедливого по отношению ко всем сторонам и разумного решения по этому вопросу
Syn:••3. нареч.to do one's level best — сделать всё от себя зависящее; приложить максимум энергии
вровень, ровноThe horses ran level with one another. — Лошади бежали голова в голову.
Syn:4. гл.; прич. наст. вр. levelling брит., leveling амер.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. levelled брит., leveled амер.1) равнять, выравниватьSyn:2) уничтожить, сравнять с землёйFurther tremors could level more buildings. — Последующие толчки могли бы уничтожить ещё больше домов.
The storm levelled sugar plantations and destroyed homes. — Ураган полностью уничтожил сахарные плантации и разрушил дома.
Syn:3) геогр. определять разность высот; нивелировать4) измерять горизонтальность поверхности уровнем, нивелиром5) уравниватьLove levels all ranks. (W. S. Gilbert) — Любовь всех уравнивает.
He scored twice to level the score. — Он выиграл два очка и сравнял счёт.
The high rate of income tax has only succeeded in levelling down the incomes of the rich to those of the poor. — Высокий подоходный налог привёл только к тому, что доходы богатых снизились до уровня доходов бедных.
The idea of equal education was to level up the general standard. — Идея равного образования заключалась в повышении общего уровня.
Syn:6) ( level at)а) наводить оружие на, целиться в ( кого-л)He said thousands of Koreans still levelled guns at one another along the demilitarised zone. — Он сказал, что тысячи корейцев до сих пор направляют ружья друг на друга в демилитаризованной зоне.
I woke to find a shotgun levelled at my eyes. — Я проснулся и обнаружил, что на меня направлено дуло дробовика.
б) направлять в адрес (кого-л.; критику); адресовать (кому-л.; замечание)Allegations of corruption were levelled at him and his family. — Ему и его семье были брошены обвинения в коррупции.
He levelled bitter criticism against the government. — Он резко критовал правительство.
The speaker levelled his remarks at the government's chief Minister. — Оратор адресовал свои замечания премьер-министру.
•Syn:I'll level with you, I'm no great detective. — Буду с вами откровенным, я не являюсь великим сыщиком.
He has levelled with the American people about his role in the affair. — Он честно рассказал американскому народу о своей роли в этом деле.
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['lɛvl] 1. adj 2. adv3. n ( lit, fig)to draw level with — zrównywać się (zrównać się perf) z +instr
poziom m; (also: spirit level) poziomnica f4. vtzrównywać (zrównać perf) z ziemią5. vito be/keep level with — być/utrzymywać się na tym samym poziomie co +nom
on the level ( fig) — uczciwy
to level a gun at sb — celować (wycelować perf) do kogoś z pistoletu
to level an accusation/a criticism at/against sb — kierować (skierować perf) oskarżenie/krytykę pod czyimś adresem
to do one's level best — dokładać (dołożyć perf) wszelkich starań
‘A’ levels ( BRIT) — egzaminy końcowe z poszczególnych przedmiotów w szkole średniej na poziomie zaawansowanym
‘O’ levels ( BRIT) — egzaminy z poszczególnych przedmiotów na poziomie średniozaawansowanym, do których uczniowie przystępują w wieku 15-16 lat
Phrasal Verbs:* * *['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) poziom2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) poziom, chodnik3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) poziomica4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) równia, płaszczyzna2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) poziomy, równy, płaski2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) równy3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) zrównoważony3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) wyrównać, zniwelować2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) wyrównać3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) wycelować4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) zrównać z ziemią•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
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15 to level harsh criticism at so.
critiquer durement/sévèrement qqnEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to level harsh criticism at so.
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16 критика
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1) criticism направить критику против ≈ to level criticism at/against ниже всякой критики ≈ beneath all criticism не выдерживать критики ≈ to be beneath criticism, to be no good at all острая критика ≈ sharp/telling criticism подвергнуться критике ≈ to be subjected to criticism, to come in for criticism уничтожающая критика ≈ destructive/annihilating criticism - подвергать критике
2) (литературный жанр) critiqueкритик|а - ж.
1. criticism;
(исследование тж.) critique;
~ текста textual criticism;
2. собир. (критики) the critics pl. ;
это не выдерживает ~и е it is wide open to criticism;
it doesn`t hold water;
эта теория не выдерживает ~и the theory doesn`t hold water;
ниже всякой ~и beneath contempt;
~ ан м. разг. criticizer, faultfinder, criticaster;
~ анство с. carping/ill-natured criticism;
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17 Vermuyden, Sir Cornelius
SUBJECT AREA: Civil engineering[br]b. c. 1590 St Maartensdijk, Zeeland, the Netherlandsd. 4 February 1656 probably London, England[br]Dutch/British civil engineer responsible for many of the drainage and flood-protection schemes in low-lying areas of England in the seventeenth century.[br]At the beginning of the seventeenth century, several wealthy men in England joined forces as "adventurers" to put their money into land ventures. One such group was responsible for the draining of the Fens. The first need was to find engineers who were versed in the processes of land drainage, particularly when that land was at, or below, sea level. It was natural, therefore, to turn to the Netherlands to find these skilled men. Joachim Liens was one of the first of the Dutch engineers to go to England, and he started work on the Great Level; however, no real progress was made until 1621, when Cornelius Vermuyden was brought to England to assist in the work.Vermuyden had grown up in a district where he could see for himself the techniques of embanking and reclaiming land from the sea. He acquired a reputation of expertise in this field, and by 1621 his fame had spread to England. In that year the Thames had flooded and breached its banks near Havering and Dagenham in Essex. Vermuyden was commissioned to repair the breach and drain neighbouring marshland, with what he claimed as complete success. The Commissioners of Sewers for Essex disputed this claim and whthheld his fee, but King Charles I granted him a portion of the reclaimed land as compensation.In 1626 Vermuyden carried out his first scheme for drainage works as a consultant. This was the drainage of Hatfield Chase in South Yorkshire. Charles I was, in fact, Vermuyden's employer in the drainage of the Chase, and the work was undertaken as a means of raising additional rents for the Royal Exchequer. Vermuyden was himself an "adventurer" in the undertaking, putting capital into the venture and receiving the title to a considerable proportion of the drained lands. One of the important elements of his drainage designs was the principal of "washes", which were flat areas between the protective dykes and the rivers to carry flood waters, to prevent them spreading on to nearby land. Vermuyden faced bitter opposition from those whose livelihoods depended on the marshlands and who resorted to sabotage of the embankments and violence against his imported Dutch workmen to defend their rights. The work could not be completed until arbiters had ruled out on the respective rights of the parties involved. Disagreements and criticism of his engineering practices continued and he gave up his interest in Hatfield Chase. The Hatfield Chase undertaking was not a great success, although the land is now rich farmland around the river Don in Doncaster. However, the involved financial and land-ownership arrangements were the key to the granting of a knighthood to Cornelius Vermuyden in January 1628, and in 1630 he purchased 4,000 acres of low-lying land on Sedgemoor in Somerset.In 1629 Vermuyden embarked on his most important work, that of draining the Great Level in the fenlands of East Anglia. Francis Russell, 4th Earl of Bedford, was given charge of the work, with Vermuyden as Engineer; in this venture they were speculators and partners and were recompensed by a grant of land. The area which contains the Cambridgeshire tributaries of the Great Ouse were subject to severe and usually annual flooding. The works to contain the rivers in their flood period were important. Whilst the rivers were contained with the enclosed flood plain, the land beyond became highly sought-after because of the quality of the soil. The fourteen "adventurers" who eventually came into partnership with the Earl of Bedford and Vermuyden were the financiers of the scheme and also received land in accordance with their input into the scheme. In 1637 the work was claimed to be complete, but this was disputed, with Vermuyden defending himself against criticism in a pamphlet entitled Discourse Touching the Great Fennes (1638; 1642, London). In fact, much remained to be done, and after an interruption due to the Civil War the scheme was finished in 1652. Whilst the process of the Great Level works had closely involved the King, Oliver Cromwell was equally concerned over the success of the scheme. By 1655 Cornelius Vermuyden had ceased to have anything to do with the Great Level. At that stage he was asked to account for large sums granted to him to expedite the work but was unable to do so; most of his assets were seized to cover the deficiency, and from then on he subsided into obscurity and poverty.While Cornelius Vermuyden, as a Dutchman, was well versed in the drainage needs of his own country, he developed his skills as a hydraulic engineer in England and drained acres of derelict flooded land.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1628.Further ReadingL.E.Harris, 1953, Vermuyden and the Fens, London: Cleaver Hume Press. J.Korthals-Altes, 1977, Sir Cornelius Vermuyden: The Lifework of a Great Anglo-Dutchman in Land-Reclamation and Drainage, New York: Alto Press.KM / LRDBiographical history of technology > Vermuyden, Sir Cornelius
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18 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, 714-1140The 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, 1140-1385Two 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 inPortugal (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, 1385-1580The 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, 1580-1640Despite 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, 1640-1822Foreign 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 theChurch (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, 1822-1910During 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, 1910-26Portugal'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), 1926-74During 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, 1974-76Following 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 untilUN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU. -
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1.1) (pull) ziehendraw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen
draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben
he refused to be drawn — er ließ sich nichts entlocken
draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben
draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen
draw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden
draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen
5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]6) (select at random)7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen
8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]2. intransitive verb,drew, drawn1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahrendraw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen
draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern
3. noundraw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, dasend in a draw — mit einem Unentschieden enden
4)be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/22261/draw_aside">draw aside- draw away- draw back- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up- draw upon* * *[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) zeichnen2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) ziehen3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) sich entfernen, sich nähern4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) unentschieden spielen6) (to open or close (curtains).) zu-, aufziehen7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) fesseln2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) das Unentschieden2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) die Attraktion3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) die Ziehung4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) das Zeichnen•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out* * *I. NOUN1. (celebrity) Publikumsmagnet m, Attraktion f; (popular film, play, etc.) Kassenschlager m, Publikumserfolg man auction has more \draw than a jumble sale eine Versteigerung lockt mehr Menschen an als ein Flohmarktto end in a \draw unentschieden enden [o ausgehenit's just the luck of the \draw man muss es eben so nehmen, wie es kommtto be quick on the \draw schnell ziehen können; ( fig) schlagfertig seinhe had a quick \draw on his cigarette and tossed it away er zog noch einmal kurz an seiner Zigarette und warf sie dann wegII. TRANSITIVE VERB<drew, -n>▪ to \draw sb/sth jdn/etw zeichnento \draw a line einen Strich [o eine Linie] ziehento \draw a map/sketch eine Karte/Skizze anfertigento \draw sth to scale etw maßstabsgetreu zeichnen2. (depict)▪ to \draw sth etw darstellen [o beschreiben]the plot is exciting, but the characters haven't been very well \drawn die Handlung ist spannend, aber die Charaktere sind nicht gut herausgearbeitet3. (pull)▪ to \draw sth etw ziehenhe drew his coat tightly around his shoulders er zog sich den Mantel fest um die Schulternthe little boat was \drawn into the whirlpool das kleine Boot wurde in den Strudel hineingezogenhe drew her into a tender embrace er zog sie mit einer zärtlichen Umarmung an sichto \draw the blinds [or AM also shades] (open) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] hochziehen; (close) die Jalousien [o Rollläden] [o SCHWEIZ Storen] herunterlassento \draw sb aside [or to one side] jdn beiseitenehmento \draw sb into [an] ambush jdn in einen Hinterhalt locken4. (attract)▪ to \draw sb jdn anlocken [o anziehen]you're \drawing a lot of curious looks in that hat mit diesem Hut ziehst du eine Menge neugieriger Blicke auf dichto \draw [sb's] attention [to sb/sth] [jds] Aufmerksamkeit [auf jdn/etw] lenkenshe waved at him to \draw his attention sie winkte ihm zu, um ihn auf sich aufmerksam zu machento \draw attention to oneself Aufmerksamkeit erregento \draw a cheer from the crowd die Menge zum Jubeln bringento \draw sb's fire jds Kritik auf sich akk ziehenher eyes were immediately \drawn to the tall blond man der große Blonde zog sofort ihre Blicke auf sich5. (involve in)to \draw sb into an argument/a discussion jdn in eine Auseinandersetzung/Diskussion hineinziehento \draw sb into a conversation jdn in eine Unterhaltung verwickeln6. (attract)▪ to \draw sth etw hervorrufenher speech drew an angry response ihre Rede hat für Verärgerung gesorgtto \draw applause Beifall erntento \draw criticism Kritik erregen [o hervorrufen]his performance drew a gasp of amazement from the audience bei seiner Darbietung verschlug es dem Publikum den Atemto \draw a confession from sb jdm ein Geständnis entlocken7. (formulate)to \draw an analogy eine Parallele ziehen [o geh Analogie herstellen]to \draw a comparison einen Vergleich anstellenyou can't really \draw a comparison between the two cases man kann die beiden Fälle wirklich nicht miteinander vergleichento \draw a conclusion [or an inference] einen Schluss ziehen, zu einer Schlussfolgerung kommento \draw a distinction [between sth] etw auseinanderhalten [o voneinander unterscheiden]to \draw a parallel eine Parallele ziehen8. (pull out)to \draw a weapon eine Waffe ziehenI couldn't believe it when she drew a knife on me ich war völlig perplex, als sie ein Messer zückte famto \draw blood Blut fließen lassenhe bit me so hard that it drew blood er biss mich so fest, dass ich bluteteto \draw first blood den ersten Treffer erzielen a. figto \draw a tooth ( dated) einen Zahn ziehen10. CARDSto \draw a card [from the deck] eine Karte [vom Stapel] abheben [o ziehen11. (get from source)▪ to \draw sth [from sb/sth] etw [von jdm/etw] beziehen [o erhalten] [o bekommen]he drew much of his inspiration from his travels einen Großteil seiner Anregungen holte er sich auf seinen Reisenthe university \draws its students from all 50 states die Studenten der Universität kommen aus allen 50 Bundesstaaten12. (earn)this investment will \draw 10% interest diese Investition bringt 10 % Zinsento \draw pay [or a salary] ein Gehalt beziehento \draw a pension Rente [o ÖSTERR eine Pension] bekommen [o beziehen]to \draw unemployment benefit/a wage Arbeitslosengeld/einen Lohn bekommen [o erhalten13. (select by chance)▪ to \draw sth etw ziehen [o auslosen]we're about to \draw the winning card wir ziehen jetzt gleich den HauptgewinnReal Madrid has \drawn Juventus in the football quarter finals als Gegner von Real Madrid im Fußballviertelfinale wurde Juventus Turin ausgelostthey drew lots for it sie losten darum14. (obtain water)to \draw water Wasser holenshe drew water from the well sie schöpfte Wasser aus dem Brunnento \draw sb's bath jds Badewasser [o SCHWEIZ Badwasser] einlassen15. (pour)to \draw a beer ein Bier zapfento \draw money/£500 from one's account Geld/500 Pfund von seinem Konto abhebento \draw a cheque on sb/sth einen Scheck auf jdn/etw ausstellen17. (inhale)to \draw a breath Luft [o Atem] holenshe drew a deep breath sie holte [einmal] tief Luftto \draw breath ( fig) verschnaufen, eine Verschnaufpause einlegen18. NAUTthe ship \draws 20 feet of water das Schiff hat sechs Meter Tiefgangto \draw a bow einen Bogen spannen20. (disembowel)21.▶ to \draw a bead on sb/sth auf jdn/etw zielen▶ to \draw a blank eine Niete ziehen, kein Glück habenshe had spent all morning searching but had \drawn a blank sie hatte den ganzen Morgen gesucht — doch ohne ErfolgI \draw the line there da ist bei mir SchlussIII. INTRANSITIVE VERB<drew, -n>1. (make pictures) zeichnenthe train slowly drew into the station der Zug fuhr langsam in den Bahnhof einas we drew alongside the black Fiat I recognized the driver als wir mit dem schwarzen Fiat auf gleicher Höhe waren, erkannte ich den Fahrerto \draw apart sich akk voneinander trennenthe embracing couple drew apart das eng umschlungene Pärchen löste sich voneinanderto \draw away wegfahrenshe drew away from him whenever he put his arm around her sie wich jedes Mal von ihm zurück, als er den Arm um sie legteto \draw level with sb/sth mit jdm/etw gleichziehenslowly Paul drew level with the BMW allmählich holte Paul den BMW ein3. (approach [in time])to \draw near [or nearer] näher rücken [o kommen]Christmas is \drawing nearer Weihnachten rückt [immer] näher4. (make use of)▪ to \draw on sb auf jdn zurückkommen, jdn in Anspruch nehmenlike most writers, she \draws on personal experience in her work wie die meisten Schriftsteller schöpft sie bei ihrer Arbeit aus persönlichen Erfahrungento \draw on funds auf [Geld]mittel zurückgreifento \draw on sb's knowledge jdn als Kenner zurate ziehen, sich dat jds Wissen zunutze machen5. (inhale)to \draw on one's cigarette/pipe an seiner Zigarette/Pfeife ziehen6. (draw lots) losen, das Los entscheiden lassenCoventry drew 1—1 with Manchester United in the semi-finals im Halbfinale trennten sich Coventry und Manchester United 1:1 unentschieden* * *I [drɔː] pret drew, ptp drawn zeichnen; line ziehenI draw the line at cheating (personally) — Mogeln kommt für mich nicht infrage; (in others) beim Mogeln hörts bei mir auf
some people just don't know where to draw the line (fig) — manche Leute wissen einfach nicht, wie weit sie gehen können
2. vizeichnen II [drɔː] vb: pret drew, ptp drawn1. TRANSITIVE VERB1) = move by pulling ziehen; bolt zurückschieben; bow spannen; curtains (= open) aufziehen; (= shut) zuziehenhe drew her close to him —
he drew his finger along the edge of the table he drew the smoke into his lungs — er fuhr mit dem Finger die Tischkante entlang er machte einen (tiefen) Lungenzug
2) = move by pulling behind coach, cart ziehen3) = bring bringento draw sth to a close — etw zu Ende bringen, etw beenden
to draw inspiration from sb/sth/somewhere — sich von jdm/von etw/von irgendwas inspirieren lassen
he's bitten her – has he drawn blood? — er hat sie gebissen – blutet sie?
to draw the dole/a big salary — Arbeitslosenunterstützung/ein großes Gehalt beziehen
to draw one's pension — seine Rente bekommen
6)= elicit
her singing drew tears from the audience — ihr Singen rührte die Zuhörer zu Tränento draw a smile/a laugh from sb — jdm ein Lächeln/ein Lachen entlocken
my letter drew an angry reply from him — auf meinen Brief reagierte er mit einer ungehaltenen Antwort __diams; to be drawn
to draw sb into sth — jdn in etw (acc) hineinziehen or verwickeln
to draw sb away from sb/sth — jdn von jdm/etw weglocken
you can draw whatever conclusion you like — du kannst daraus schließen, was du willst
9) NAUT10)= tie SPORT
to draw a match — sich unentschieden trennen, unentschieden spielen11) = choose at random ziehenthe first correct entry drawn from the hat — die erste richtige Einsendung, die gezogen wird
we've been drawn (to play) away/at home —
France has been drawn against Scotland — Frankreich ist für ein Spiel gegen Schottland gezogen worden
12) CARDS2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) = move person, time, event kommenhe drew to one side — er ging/fuhr zur Seite
the two horses drew level — die beiden Pferde zogen gleich __diams; to draw near herankommen (to an +acc )
2) = allow airflow chimney, pipe ziehen3) = tie SPORT unentschieden spielenthey drew 2-2 — sie trennten sich or sie spielten 2:2 unentschieden
the teams drew for second place —
4) CARDS5) = infuse tea ziehen3. NOUN1) = random selection = lottery Ziehung f, Ausspielung f; (for sports competitions) Auslosung f, Ziehung f → luckthe team had five wins and two draws — die Mannschaft hat fünfmal gewonnen und zweimal unentschieden gespielt
4)__diams; the draw to be quick on the draw (lit) — schnell mit der Pistole sein, schnell (den Revolver) ziehen; (fig) schlagfertig seinto beat sb to the draw — schneller sein als jd; ( lit : cowboy etc ) schneller ziehen als jd
* * *draw [drɔː]A s1. Ziehen n:a) schnell (mit der Pistole),b) fig schlagfertig, fix umg3. fig Zug-, Anziehungskraft f4. fig Attraktion f (auch Person), besonders Zugstück n, Schlager m5. Ziehen n (eines Loses etc)6. a) Auslosen n, Verlosen nb) Verlosung f, Ziehung f7. gezogene Spielkarte(n pl)8. abgehobener Betrag9. US Aufzug m (einer Zugbrücke)10. SPORT Unentschieden n:11. umg Vorteil m:have the draw over im Vorteil sein gegenüber13. TECHb) Walzen nc) Verjüngung fB v/t prät drew [druː], pperf drawn [drɔːn]1. ziehen, zerren:draw sb into talk jemanden ins Gespräch ziehen2. ab-, an-, auf-, fort-, herab-, wegziehen:draw a drawbridge eine Zugbrücke aufziehen;draw the nets die Netze einziehen oder -holen;3. einen Bogen spannen4. nach sich ziehen, bewirken, zur Folge haben5. bringen (on, upon über akk):draw sb’s anger on o.s. sich jemandes Zorn zuziehen;draw ruin upon o.s. sich ins Unglück stürzen6. Atem holen:7. (heraus)ziehen:8. Kartena) (vom Geber) erhaltenb) abheben, ziehenc) herausholen:draw the opponent’s trumps dem Gegner die Trümpfe herausholen9. eine Waffe ziehen10. a) Lose ziehenb) (durch Los) gewinnen, einen Preis erhaltenc) auslosen:draw bonds WIRTSCH Obligationen auslosen;be drawn with SPORT ausgelost werden gegenfrom von, aus)14. Tränena) hervorlocken15. Tee ziehen lassen16. fig anziehen, an sich ziehen, fesseln:17. Kunden etc anziehen, anlocken:draw a full house THEAT das Haus füllen18. besonders Fußball: den Torhüter herauslocken23. zeichnen, malen, entwerfen ( alle:from nach)24. (in Worten) schildern, beschreiben, zeichnen:draw it fine umg es ganz genau nehmen;draw it mild umg mach mal halblang!, du übertreibst!27. einen Schluss, eine Lehre ziehen:draw one’s own conclusions seine eigenen Schlüsse ziehen28. Zinsen etc einbringen, abwerfen:draw a good price einen guten Preis erzielen30. WIRTSCH einen Wechsel etc ziehen, trassieren, ausstellen:draw a bill of exchange on sb einen Wechsel auf jemanden ziehen;31. ein Gehalt etc, auch Nachrichten etc beziehen, bekommendraw applause Beifall hervorrufen;draw applause from an audience einem Publikum Beifall abringen;draw (information from) sb jemanden ausholen, -fragen, -horchen;draw no reply from sb aus jemandem keine Antwort herausbringen33. umg jemanden aus seiner Reserve herauslocken36. ein Gewässera) trockenlegenb) (mit dem Netz) abfischenb) Wild aufstöbern38. TECHa) Draht, Röhren, Kerzen ziehen39. das Gesicht verziehen:his face was drawn with pain sein Gesicht war schmerzverzerrt40. einem den Mund zusammenziehen:41. MED ein Geschwür etc ausziehen, -trocknen42. SCHIFF einen Tiefgang haben von:the game was drawn 5-5 das Spiel endete unentschieden 5:544. Golf: den Ball nach links verziehenC v/i2. fig ziehen (Theaterstück etc)3. (sein Schwert etc) ziehen (on gegen)4. sich leicht etc ziehen lassen, laufen:5. fahren, sich bewegen:draw into the station BAHN (in den Bahnhof) einfahren7. sich versammeln (round, about um)8. sich zusammenziehen, (ein)schrumpfen ( beide:into zu)9. sich (aus)dehnen11. ziehen (Tee, auch MED Pflaster, Salbe etc)12. ziehen, Zug haben (Kamin etc)13. zeichnen, malen14. (on, upon) in Anspruch nehmen (akk), Gebrauch machen (von), heranziehen (akk), (sein Kapital, seine Vorräte etc) angreifen:a) WIRTSCH jemandem eine Zahlungsaufforderung zukommen lassen,b) WIRTSCH auf jemanden (einen Wechsel) ziehen,draw on sb’s generosity jemandes Großzügigkeit ausnützen;draw on one’s imagination sich etwas einfallen lassen oder ausdenken16. losen ( for um)* * *1.1) (pull) ziehendraw the curtains/blinds — (open) die Vorhänge aufziehen/die Jalousien hochziehen; (close) die Vorhänge zuziehen/die Jalousien herunterlassen
draw the bolt — (unfasten) den Riegel zurückschieben
2) (attract, take in) anlocken [Publikum, Menge, Kunden]3) (take out) herausziehen; ziehen ( from aus)draw money from the bank/one's account — Geld bei der Bank holen/von seinem Konto abheben
draw water from a well — Wasser an einem Brunnen holen od. schöpfen
4) (derive, elicit) findendraw comfort from something — Trost in etwas (Dat.) finden
draw reassurance/encouragement from something — Zuversicht/Mut aus etwas schöpfen
5) (get as one's due) erhalten; bekommen; beziehen [Gehalt, Rente, Arbeitslosenunterstützung]7) (trace) ziehen [Strich]; zeichnen [geometrische Figur, Bild]draw the line at something — (fig.) bei etwas nicht mehr mitmachen
8) (formulate) ziehen [Parallele, Vergleich]; herstellen [Analogie]; herausstellen [Unterschied]9) (end with neither side winner) unentschieden beenden [Spiel]2. intransitive verb,drew, drawn1) (make one's way, move) [Person:] gehen; [Fahrzeug:] fahrendraw into something — [Zug:] in etwas (Akk.) einfahren; [Schiff:] in etwas (Akk.) einlaufen
draw towards something — sich einer Sache (Dat.) nähern
2) (draw lots) ziehen; losen3. noundraw [for partners] — [die Partner] auslosen
2) ([result of] drawn game) Unentschieden, das3) Attraktion, die; (film, play) Publikumserfolg, der4)be quick/slow on the draw — den Finger schnell/zu langsam am Abzug haben
Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw on- draw out- draw up* * *n.(§ p.,p.p.: drew, drawn)= zeichnen v.ziehen v.(§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen) -
20 above
I [ə'bʌv] adv1) наверх, наверху- sky above- from above
- live on the floor above2) выше- in the list above•USAGE:Наречие above носит книжный характер и употребляется, главным образом, в письменной речи. Это наречие используется для отсылки к уже упомянутому и, чаще всего, сочетается с глаголами сообщения типа to mention, to report, to state, to quote и с существительными типа table, figure: as shown (reported, stated) above как показано (сообщалось, указывалось) выше; as shown in table two как видно из таблицы 2; the table above shows... таблица, приведенная выше, показывает....II [ə'bʌv] prp1) над- above the clouds
- above the roof2) свыше, выше, больше, более, вне- above ten studentsIt is all above me. — Все это выше моего понимания.
- above ten books
- above criticism
- above suspicion
- above all•USAGE:(1.) Предлог above может употребляться с предшествующим указанием на расстояние до упомянутого объекта, обозначая, таким образом, одновременно и положение и расстояние по отношению к упомянутому объекту: far above our heads высоко над нашей головой. Такое одновременное указание на положение и расстояние присуще как предлогам, так и омонимичным им наречиям along, behind, below, beyond, down under, up: a few steps behind the crowd на несколько шагов позади толпы/в нескольких шагах позади толпы; a mile below милей ниже; far down далеко внизу; miles and miles along the shore много миль вдоль берега. (2.) Предлог above подчеркивает нахождение объекта выше, чем что-либо, поднятым над некоторой точкой отсчета, и предполагает некоторое расстояние между этими двумя точками. Предлог above может относиться как к пространственному, физическому положению: in a flat above the shop в квартире над магазином; six feet above the level of the floor шесть футов над полом; above sea-level выше уровня моря/над уровнем моря; two degrees above zero два градуса выше нуля; так и к интеллектуальным способностям, духовным качествам и социальному положению: above your ability выше твоих способностей; above criticism выше всякой критики. (3.) При указании точного количества above 2., как и его антоним below, указывает только на направление и положение относительно точки отсчета, а само расстояние обозначено точно числительным: 500 feet above sea level пятьсят футов над уровнем моря; children above the age of 10 (aged 10 and above) дети старше десяти лет. (4.) Для указания движения над чем-либо, поверх чего-либо и часто перемещения за пределы этого объекта употребляется только over а не above: to throw the ball over the fence перебросить мяч через забор; to jump over the stream перепрыгнуть через ручей; to lean over the child склониться/наклониться над ребенком. То же касается и значения "превышение количества": he is over sixty ему более шестидесяти/ему/за шестьдесят. (5.) Русский предлог "над" может передаваться английскими предлогами above и over. Их различие состоит в том, что above предполагает вертикальное расстояние над объектом, с которым нет соприкосновения, a over предполагает покрытие объекта, часто при соприкосновении с ним: the clouds above the house тучи над домом; the shard over the bed тень/тент над кроватью; the umbrella above/over the head зонтик над головой; he held his hands over his head он прикрыл голову руками; the aeroplane flew high above/over the city самолет летел над городом. В случае касания объекта предлог over переводится как "на": to spread a newspaper over the table расстелить газету на столе
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