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to reach a great age

  • 1 reach a great age

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > reach a great age

  • 2 great

    great [greɪt] (compar greater, superl greatest)
    (a) (in size, scale) grand;
    ∎ the great fire of London le grand incendie de Londres (qui, en 1666, détruisit les trois quarts de la ville, et notamment la cathédrale Saint-Paul);
    ∎ he made a great effort to be nice il a fait un gros effort pour être agréable
    (b) (in degree) grand;
    ∎ a great friend un grand ami;
    ∎ they're great friends ce sont de grands amis;
    ∎ great ignorance une grande ignorance, une ignorance complète;
    ∎ there's great ignorance about the problem les gens ne sont pas conscients du problème;
    ∎ great willpower une volonté de fer;
    ∎ she's got great willpower elle est très volontaire;
    ∎ to my great satisfaction à ma grande satisfaction;
    ∎ a great surprise une grande surprise;
    ∎ with great care avec grand soin, avec beaucoup de soin;
    ∎ with great pleasure avec grand plaisir;
    ∎ it is no great matter ce n'est pas une grosse affaire;
    ∎ to be in great pain souffrir (beaucoup);
    ∎ to reach a great age parvenir à un âge avancé;
    ∎ to have a great opinion of sb/sth avoir une haute opinion de qn/qch;
    ∎ I have a great liking for that country j'aime beaucoup ce pays
    ∎ a great quantity of une grande quantité de;
    ∎ a great number of un grand nombre de;
    ∎ a great crowd une grande ou grosse foule, une foule nombreuse;
    ∎ to a great extent, in great part en grande partie;
    ∎ the great majority la grande majorité
    (d) (important → person, event) grand;
    ∎ a great man un grand homme;
    ∎ Alfred the Great Alfred le Grand;
    ∎ a great poet un grand poète;
    ∎ a great lady une grande dame;
    ∎ a great moment un grand moment;
    ∎ a great occasion une grande occasion;
    ∎ a great house une grande demeure
    ∎ the great hall la grande salle, la salle principale;
    ∎ France's greatest footballer le plus grand footballeur français
    (f) familiar (term of approval) génial, super;
    ∎ she has a great voice elle a une voix magnifique□ ;
    ∎ he's a great guy c'est un type super ou génial;
    ∎ she's great! (nice person) elle est super!;
    ∎ to have a great time bien s'amuser□ ;
    ∎ we had a great holiday nous avons passé des vacances merveilleuses□ ;
    ∎ what's that film like? - great! comment est ce film? - génial!;
    ∎ it would be great to have lots of money ce serait super d'avoir beaucoup d'argent;
    ∎ the great thing is that… le grand avantage ou ce qui est bien, c'est que…□ ;
    ∎ I feel great! je me sens super bien!;
    ∎ you look great tonight! (in appearance) tu es magnifique ce soir!;
    ∎ ironic he's coming too - oh, great! il vient aussi - oh, génial ou super!
    ∎ she's a great reader elle adore lire, elle lit beaucoup;
    ∎ she's a great one for television elle adore la télévision;
    ∎ ironic she's a great one for borrowing things without asking people elle est spécialiste pour emprunter les choses sans demander l'autorisation
    ∎ he's great at languages il est très doué pour les langues□ ;
    ∎ she's great on sculpture elle s'y connaît vraiment en sculpture□ ;
    ∎ she's great at making the past come alive elle arrive merveilleusement bien à faire revivre le passé□
    ∎ the great apes les grands singes mpl
    2 noun
    ∎ (person) he's one of the greats of world cinema c'est l'un des grands noms du cinéma mondial;
    ∎ it's one of the all-time greats c'est un des plus grands classiques;
    ∎ she's one of the all-time greats c'est une des plus grandes stars;
    ∎ the great and the good (people) les gens mpl influents
    ∎ (as intensifier) a great big fish un énorme poisson;
    ∎ an enormous great house une maison immense;
    ∎ familiar you great fat slob! espèce de gros lard!
    University = examen final d'un diplôme de langues classiques et de philosophie à l'université d'Oxford
    ►► Ornithology great auk grand pingouin m;
    Great Australian Bight Grande Baie f Australienne;
    the Great Barrier Reef la Grande Barrière;
    the Great Basin le Grand Bassin;
    Astronomy the Great Bear la Grande Ourse;
    Great Bear Lake le Grand Lac de l'Ours;
    Ornithology great black-backed gull goéland m marin;
    Great Britain Grande-Bretagne f;
    ∎ in Great Britain en Grande-Bretagne;
    Ornithology great bustard outarde f barbue;
    great circle grand cercle m;
    Ornithology great cormorant grand cormoran m;
    Ornithology great crested glebe grèbe m huppé;
    Great Dane danois m;
    the Great Depression la grande dépression des années 30;
    the Great Divide = chaîne de montagnes dans le nord des États-Unis marquant la ligne de partage des eaux entre l'Atlantique et le Pacifique;
    the Great Exhibition = grande exposition sur les progrès de la technique et de l'industrie pour laquelle fut construit, en 1851, le Crystal Palace de Hyde Park;
    History the Great Famine la Grande Famine (en Irlande, de 1845 à 1849);
    Great Glen Great Glen m, Glen m More (grande ligne de faille parcourant l'Écosse du nord-est au sud-ouest);
    Ornithology great grey shrike pie-grièche f grise;
    History the Great Hunger la Grande Famine (en Irlande, de 1845 à 1849);
    the Great Lakes les Grands Lacs mpl;
    the Great Lake State = surnom donné au Michigan;
    History the Great Leap Forward le Grand Bond en avant;
    Ornithology great northern diver plongeon m imbrin;
    great organ grand orgue m; (in church) grandes orgues fpl;
    the Great Plains les Grandes Plaines fpl;
    Great Power grande puissance f;
    the Great Powers les grandes puissances fpl;
    Ornithology great reed warbler rousserolle f turdoïde;
    Geography the Great Rift Valley la Rift Valley, la Great Rift Valley;
    American great room séjour m cathédrale, French Canadian salle f de séjour à toit cathédral;
    the Great Salt Lake le Grand Lac Salé;
    great seal Grand Sceau m;
    Ornithology great skua labbe m cataracte, grand labbe m;
    the Great Slave Lake le Grand Lac des Esclaves;
    the Great Smoky Mountains les Smoky Mountains fpl;
    Ornithology great snipe bécassine f double;
    Ornithology great spotted cuckoo coucou-geai m;
    Ornithology great spotted woodpecker (pic m) épeiche f;
    Ornithology great tit mésange f charbonnière, charbonnier m;
    the Great Wall of China la Grande Muraille (de Chine);
    the Great War la Grande Guerre, la guerre de 14 ou de 14-18;
    American familiar the Great White Way Broadway□ ;
    Zoology great white shark grand requin m blanc
    ✾ Book 'Great Expectations' Dickens 'Les Grandes Espérances'
    ✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Great Gatsby' Fitzgerald, Clayton 'Gatsby le Magnifique'
    ✾ Film 'The Great Escape' Sturges 'La Grande Évasion'
    ⓘ THE GREAT FAMINE La famine qui sévit en Irlande en 1845 (époque à laquelle ce pays faisait encore partie de l'Empire britannique), fut provoquée par la maladie de la pomme de terre, aliment de base de la population paysanne. Appelée également "the Great Hunger", cette catastrophe plongea le pays dans la misère: elle fit un million de morts et contraignit plus d'un million de personnes à émigrer aux États-Unis et au Canada.

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > great

  • 3 reach

    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) dospeti
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) doseči
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) seči
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) stopiti v stik
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) segati
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) bližina
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) doseg
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) predeli
    * * *
    I [ri:č]
    noun
    doseg, sežaj, seganje; razsežnost, prostornost, širina, dolžina, daljina; raven, pregleden del reke med dvema zavojema; del prekopa med dvema zatvornicama; proizvodna, ustvarjalna sposobnost, proizvodnost; sfera vpliva; polje, obseg (moči, sposobnosti); nautical dolžina vrvi, s katero je privezan ogel jadra; archaic morski rokav, zaliv
    out of reach, beyond reach — nedosegljiv, zunaj dosega; nedoumljiv
    to be within (easy) reach — biti dosegljiv, biti blizu, v bližini
    is not within my reach — to ni v moji moči, presega moje moči
    to have a wide reach — daleč segati, se razprostirati
    II [ri:č]
    1.
    transitive verb
    iztegniti (forth, out), izprožiti (roko); stegniti, razširiti; podati (komu kaj); postreči (komu s čim); odvzeti ( from komu ali čemu); dospeti kam, priti do, segati do, seči; priti do zaključka, razumeti, doumeti, pogruntati, dojeti; imeti vpliv, vplivati, pustiti vtis (na koga); doseči, zadeti, pogoditi (kaj); doživeti, dočakati (starost, dobo, novo izdajo)
    this book reached its 10 —th edition — ta knjiga je doživela 10. izdajo
    reach me that book, will you? — podaj mi ono knjigo, prosim!
    to reach forth one's hand — iztegniti (izprožiti, podati) roko
    the water reached my knees — voda mi je segla do kolen;
    2.
    intransitive verb
    seči, poseči (after, at, for po); raztezati se (to k, do), prožiti se; priti (to do), (do)segati; nagniti se ( forward naprej, toward k, proti); figuratively težiti k čemu, iti (at, after za čem), napenjati se; prodreti ( into v), dojeti, doumeti, razumeti
    the country reaches from the sea to the mountains — dežela sega, se razprostira od morja do gorá

    English-Slovenian dictionary > reach

  • 4 great

    1. [greıt] n
    1. (the great)
    1) собир. сильные мира сего
    2) великие писатели, классики
    2. pl студ. жарг. последний экзамен на степень бакалавра гуманитарных наук ( в Кембридже и Оксфорде)

    ♢ by /in/ the great - оптом, гуртом

    2. [greıt] a
    1. 1) большой; огромный, громадный, колоссальный

    great mountain - большая /огромная, громадная/ гора

    great building - громадное /огромное/ здание

    great sum of money - большая /крупная/ сумма денег

    great A - прописное «А»

    great gut - анат. толстая кишка

    a great [the great er] part of the work was done by him - большая [большая] часть работы была сделана им

    2) большой, значительный, многочисленный (о числе, количестве, мере, степени и т. п.)

    a great company - большое /многочисленное/ общество

    in a great measure - в значительной /большой/ мере

    a great deal, a great many, a great number - большое количество; множество

    with a great deal of trouble - с большими неприятностями; с множеством хлопот

    there is a great deal of truth in what you say - в том, что вы говорите, много правды

    4) долгий, продолжительный, длительный, большой ( о временной протяжённости)

    to reach a great age - достичь глубокой старости, дожить до глубокой старости

    of great antiquity - очень древний, относящийся к глубокой древности

    5) большой, сильный, глубокий, колоссальный, огромный (о чувствах, состояниях, свойствах и т. п.)

    great patience - колоссальное /большое, огромное/ терпение; большая /колоссальная/ выдержка

    with great [the greatest] pleasure - с большим [величайшим] удовольствием

    it's a great shame! - какая жалость!

    6) сильный, интенсивный, высокий, большой (о действиях, процессах и т. п.)

    great light - сильный /яркий/ свет

    great wind [noise, heat] - сильный ветер [шум, -ая жара]

    great talker [eater] - (большой) любитель поговорить [поесть]

    a great reader of novels - страстный /большой/ любитель романов

    at a great pace - на большой /высокой/ скорости

    to take great care of smb., smth. - очень заботиться о ком-л., чём-л.

    to pay great attention to smb. - обращать большое внимание на кого-л.; оказывать большое внимание кому-л.; быть очень внимательным к кому-л.

    7) крупный, значительный

    great transactions at the stock-exchange - крупные сделки на фондовой бирже

    great landowner [exporter] - крупный землевладелец [экспортёр]

    2. 1) великий

    the Great October Socialist Revolution - Великая Октябрьская социалистическая революция

    great painter [writer, composer] - великий художник [писатель, композитор]

    the Great Charter - ист. Великая хартия вольностей

    2) настоящий, большой
    3. 1) возвышенный, благородный

    great deed - благородный /славный/ подвиг

    great beginning - великое начинание, благородный почин

    2) хороший, положительный

    to have no great opinion of smb. - быть невысокого мнения о ком-л.

    4. 1) благородный ( по происхождению)

    great lady - благородная дама, дама из аристократической семьи

    2) светский

    the great world - светское общество, высший свет

    3) пышный; внушительный
    5. разг.
    1) замечательный, великолепный

    that's great! - вот здорово!

    that's a great story! - до чего же интересно!

    he is great! - он великолепен!, он замечательный (парень)!

    he was great when he spoke - он был бесподобен, когда выступал

    wouldn't it be great if... - вот было бы здорово, если бы...

    it's a great thing to have knowledge of foreign languages - замечательно /здорово/, когда знаешь иностранные языки

    2) замечательный, важный, главный

    the great thing is that he's already on the spot - главное - он уже на месте

    6. эмоц.-усил. (обыкн. в сочетании с другим прилагательным размера) большущий

    great big man - большущий /высоченный/ человек

    great fat boy - толстенный /очень толстый/ мальчишка

    see what a great big fish I've caught - посмотри, какую рыбину /рыбищу/ я поймал

    7. predic (at, уст. in) опытный, искусный, сильный (в чём-л.)

    a nation great in arms - страна, сильная в военном отношении

    8. predic (on)
    1) понимающий, разбирающийся (в чём-л.)

    to be great on history - хорошо знать историю, хорошо разбираться в истории [см. тж. 2)]

    he is great on dates - он отлично знает даты (исторических событий), он отменный знаток хронологии

    2) страстно увлечённый

    to be great on history - страстно увлекаться историей [см. тж. 1)]

    10. уст. беременная (тж. great with child)

    ♢ great chair - кресло

    great cats - львы, тигры, леопарды

    great Heavens!, great God /Lord/! - боже мой!; о господи!; видит бог!

    great Scott /guns/! - чёрт возьми!; вот те на!

    no great shakes - ничего особенного; не ахти как важно

    to have a great mind to do smth. - намереваться /стремиться/ сделать что-л.

    to have a great notion that... - сильно подозревать, что...

    НБАРС > great

  • 5 reach

    1.
    [riːtʃ]transitive verb
    1) (arrive at) erreichen; ankommen od. eintreffen in (+ Dat.) [Stadt, Land]; erzielen [Übereinstimmung, Übereinkunft]; kommen zu [Entscheidung, Entschluss; Ausgang, Eingang]

    be easily reached — leicht erreichbar od. zu erreichen sein (by mit)

    have you reached page 45 yet? — bist du schon auf Seite 45 [angelangt]?

    you can reach her at this number/by radio — du kannst sie unter dieser Nummer/über Funk erreichen

    2) (extend to) [Straße:] führen bis zu; [Leiter, Haar:] reichen bis zu
    3) (pass)

    reach me that book — reich mir das Buch herüber

    2. intransitive verb
    1) (stretch out hand)
    2) (be long/tall enough)

    something will/won't reach — etwas ist/ist nicht lang genug

    he can't reach up to the top shelf — er kann das oberste Regal nicht [mit der Hand] erreichen

    will it reach as far as...? — wird es bis zu... reichen?

    can you reach? — kannst od. kommst du dran? (ugs.)

    3) (go as far as) [Wasser, Gebäude, Besitz:] reichen ([up] to bis [hinauf] zu)
    3. noun
    1) (extent of reaching) Reichweite, die

    be within easy reach — [Ort:] leicht erreichbar sein

    be out of reach — [Ort:] nicht erreichbar sein; [Gegenstand:] außer Reichweite sein

    keep something within easy reach — etwas in greifbarer Nähe aufbewahren

    be within/beyond the reach of somebody — in/außer jmds. Reichweite sein; (fig.) für jemanden im/nicht im Bereich des Möglichen liegen; (financially) für jemanden erschwinglich/unerschwinglich sein

    2) (expanse) Abschnitt, der
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/90747/reach_down">reach down
    * * *
    [ri: ] 1. verb
    1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?)
    2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) erreichen
    3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) greifen
    4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) erreichen
    5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) reichen
    2. noun
    1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) die Reichweite
    2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) die Reichweite
    3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) die Flußstrecke
    * * *
    [ri:tʃ]
    I. n
    <pl -es>
    1. no pl (arm length) Reichweite f
    to have a long/short \reach lange/kurze Arme pl haben
    out of/within \reach außer/in Reichweite
    to be out of [or beyond] /within [or in] sb's \reach sich akk nicht/sich akk in jds Reichweite befinden
    the apples were on a branch just out of/within [my] \reach die Äpfel hingen an einem Ast, an den ich nicht herankam/ich gerade noch [heran]kam
    to be within arm's [or easy] \reach in greifbarer Nähe sein
    to keep sth out of/within \reach etw außer Reichweite/parat haben
    I like to keep a notebook and pencil within [arm's] \reach ich habe immer etwas zum Schreiben parat
    keep out of \reach of children für Kinder unzugänglich aufbewahren!
    to be within [easy] \reach [ganz] in der Nähe sein
    3. no pl (power) Reichweite f
    4. no pl TV, RADIO [Sende]bereich m
    5.
    ▪ \reaches pl (part) Abschnitt m; (land) Gebiet nt; (river) [Fluss]abschnitt m; ( fig: circles) Kreise pl
    the higher \reaches of government die oberen Regierungskreise
    the farthest [or outermost] \reaches of the universe die entlegensten Bereiche des Universums
    6. no pl (stretch)
    to make a \reach for sb/sth nach jdm/etw greifen; ( fig)
    it takes quite a \reach of the imagination to... es bedarf schon einer gehörigen Portion Vorstellungskraft, um...
    7.
    ▶ to be out of [or beyond] /within [or in] sb's \reach (capability) nicht im Rahmen/im Rahmen des Möglichen liegen; (financially) jds finanzielle Möglichkeiten übersteigen/für jdn erschwinglich sein
    after years of saving the car was at last within her \reach nach jahrelangem Sparen konnte sie sich endlich das Auto leisten
    ▶ to be beyond sb's \reach (intellectually) über jds Horizont gehen
    ▶ to come within \reach of doing sth kurz davor sein, etw zu tun
    II. vi
    1. (stretch) langen fam, greifen
    she \reached to the top shelf of the cupboard and produced a present sie langte in das oberste Schrankfach und holte ein Geschenk hervor fam
    ▪ to \reach across/into/through sth über/in/durch etw akk langen fam
    ▪ to \reach for sth nach etw dat greifen [o fam langen]
    ▪ to \reach over sth über etw akk [hinüber]greifen [o fam hinüberlangen
    2. (touch) herankommen, [d]rankommen fam, heranreichen
    can you get the book? I can't \reach kannst du mir das Buch geben? ich komme nicht [d]ran fam
    3. (extend) reichen
    ▪ to \reach to [or as far as] sth bis zu etw dat reichen
    the snow \reached almost to my knees der Schnee ging [o reichte] mir fast bis zu den Knien
    4.
    ▶ \reach for the sky [or skies]! AM ( dated sl) Hände hoch!
    ▶ to \reach for the stars nach den Sternen greifen
    III. vt
    to \reach sb/sth jdn/etw erreichen
    how long will it take this letter to \reach Italy? wie lange braucht dieser Brief bis nach Italien?
    the news has only just \reached me ich habe die Nachricht gerade erst erhalten
    I \reached chapter five ich bin bis Kapitel fünf gekommen
    to \reach one's destination an seinem Bestimmungsort ankommen
    to \reach sb's ears sound an jds Ohren dringen; information jdm zu Ohren kommen
    to be easily \reached leicht zu erreichen sein
    to \reach the finishing line [or the tape] die Ziellinie überqueren, durchs Ziel kommen
    2. (attain)
    ▪ to \reach sth etw erreichen
    the temperature is expected to \reach 25°C today heute soll es bis zu 25°C warm werden
    she had \reached the nadir of her existence sie war an einem absoluten Tiefpunkt [in ihrem Leben] angelangt
    to \reach adulthood [or maturity] /one's majority erwachsen/volljährig werden
    to \reach an agreement/a consensus eine Übereinkunft/Übereinstimmung erzielen
    to \reach a certain altitude/velocity eine bestimmte Höhe/Geschwindigkeit erreichen
    to \reach the conclusion/decision that... zu dem Schluss/der Entscheidung kommen, dass...
    to \reach [a] deadlock in einer Sackgasse landen fig
    to \reach fever pitch den Siedepunkt erreichen
    to \reach an impasse nicht mehr weiterkommen
    to \reach manhood/womanhood zum Mann/zur Frau werden
    to \reach orgasm zum Orgasmus kommen
    to \reach the point of no return einen Punkt erreichen, an dem es kein Zurück [mehr] gibt
    she's \reached the point of no return es gibt für sie kein Zurück [mehr]
    to have \reached one's prime/puberty im besten Alter/in der Pubertät sein
    to \reach a settlement zu einer Einigung gelangen
    to \reach the turning point zum Wendepunkt kommen
    to \reach a verdict zu einem Urteil gelangen
    ▪ to \reach sth road bis zu etw dat führen; hair, clothing bis zu etw dat reichen
    her hair \reaches her waistline ihre Haare reichen ihr bis zur Taille
    to be able to \reach sth an etw akk heranreichen [können], an etw akk herankommen
    our daughter can \reach the door handle now unsere Tochter kommt jetzt schon an den Türgriff ran fam
    5. (give)
    ▪ to \reach sb sth jdm etw hinüberreichen [o geh reichen]
    can you \reach me the water, please? kannst du mir bitte das Wasser herüberreichen?
    I \reached him a plate from the cupboard ich holte ihm einen Teller aus dem Schrank
    6.
    ▪ to \reach sb (contact) jdn erreichen; (phone) jdn [telefonisch] erreichen
    7. TV, RADIO
    to \reach an audience ein Publikum erreichen
    ▪ to \reach sb jdn erreichen fig, zu jdm vordringen fig
    * * *
    [riːtʃ]
    1. n
    1)

    (= act of reaching) to make a reach for sth — nach etw greifen

    2)

    (denoting accessibility) within/out of sb's reach — in/außer jds Reichweite (dat), in/außer Reichweite für jdn

    mountains within easy reach — Berge, die leicht erreichbar sind

    this town is within easy reach of London for a day trip — man kann von dieser Stadt aus gut Tagesflüge nach London machen

    this subject is beyond his reach — dieses Thema geht über seinen Horizont (inf)

    3) (= distance one can reach) Reichweite f; (BOXING) Aktionsradius m

    a long reach — lange Arme pl, ein großer Aktionsradius

    4) (= sphere of action, influence) Einflussbereich m
    5)

    (= stretch) reaches (of beach, river) — Strecke f; (of canal) Wasserhaltung f; (of woodland) Gebiet nt

    2. vt
    1) (= arrive at) erreichen; point ankommen an (+dat); town, country ankommen in (+dat); perfection erlangen; agreement, understanding erzielen, kommen zu; conclusion kommen or gelangen zu

    when we reached him he was dead — als wir zu ihm kamen, war er tot

    to reach the terrace you have to cross the garden — um auf die Terrasse zu kommen, muss man durch den Garten gehen

    to reach school age/the age of 50 — das Schulalter/die 50 erreichen

    you can reach me at my hotel —

    2)

    (= stretch to get or touch) to be able to reach sth — an etw (acc) (heran)reichen können, bis zu etw langen können (inf)

    3) (= come up to, go down to) reichen or gehen bis zu
    4) (inf: get and give) langen (inf), reichen

    reach me ( over) that book — reiche or lang (inf) mir das Buch (herüber)

    5) (US JUR) witness bestechen
    3. vi
    1) (to, as far as bis) (territory etc) sich erstrecken, gehen, reichen; (voice, sound) tragen
    2) (= stretch out hand or arm) greifen
    3)
    * * *
    reach [riːtʃ]
    A v/t
    1. (hin-, her)reichen, geben
    3. a) (her)langen, nehmen:
    reach sth down etwas herunterlangen oder -nehmen;
    reach sth up etwas hinaufreichen oder -langen
    b) erreichen:
    can you reach that book on the shelf?
    4. reach out die Hand etc ausstrecken:
    reach out a hand for langen oder greifen nach
    5. reichen oder sich erstrecken oder gehen bis an (akk) oder zu:
    the water reached his knees das Wasser ging ihm bis an die Knie
    6. eine Zahl etc erreichen, sich belaufen auf (akk):
    the cost will reach millions die Kosten werden in die Millionen gehen;
    he reached a great age er erreichte ein hohes Alter
    7. eine Übereinkunft etc erreichen, erzielen, gelangen zu:
    reach no conclusion zu keinem Schluss kommen
    8. a) einen Ort erreichen, eintreffen oder ankommen in oder an (dat):
    reach home nach Hause gelangen;
    reach sb’s ear jemandem zu Ohren kommen
    b) jemanden erreichen (on unter einer Telefonnummer):
    he can be reached at his office er ist in seinem Büro erreichbar;
    his letter never reached us sein Brief ist nie bei uns angekommen
    9. das Endspiel, das Ziel etc erreichen
    10. fig (ein)wirken auf (akk), beeinflussen, jemanden (durch Argumente, Werbung etc) ansprechen oder gewinnen:
    reach a large audience ein großes Publikum erreichen
    11. obs oder poet verstehen, begreifen
    B v/i
    1. (mit der Hand) reichen oder greifen oder langen (to bis zu)
    2. a) auch reach out langen, greifen ( beide:
    for nach) (beide a. fig):
    reach above o.s. fig über sich hinauswachsen
    b) reach out die Hand ausstrecken
    3. reichen, sich erstrecken oder ausdehnen ( alle:
    to bis [zu]):
    the water reached as far as his knees das Wasser ging ihm bis an die Knie;
    as far as the eye can reach so weit das Auge reicht
    4. sich belaufen (to auf akk)
    5. SCHIFF mit Backstagbrise segeln
    C s
    1. Griff m:
    make a reach for sth nach etwas greifen oder langen
    2. Reich-, Tragweite f (eines Geschosses, einer Waffe, auch der Stimme etc):
    above ( oder beyond, out of) sb’s reach außer jemandes Reichweite, für jemanden unerreichbar oder unerschwinglich;
    within reach erreichbar;
    within sb’s reach in jemandes Reichweite, für jemanden erreichbar oder erschwinglich;
    within easy reach leicht zu erreichen;
    within easy reach of the station vom Bahnhof aus leicht zu erreichen;
    she lives within easy reach of the shops (bes US stores) von ihrer Wohnung aus sind die Geschäfte leicht zu erreichen
    3. Ausdehnung f, Bereich m, Umfang m, Spannweite f:
    have a wide reach einen weiten Spielraum haben, sich weit erstrecken
    4. ausgedehnte Fläche:
    a reach of woodland ein ausgedehntes Waldgebiet
    5. fig Weite f, (geistige) Leistungsfähigkeit oder Fassungskraft, (geistiger) Horizont
    6. Einflusssphäre f, -bereich m:
    it is not within my reach es steht nicht in meiner Macht
    7. a) Kanalabschnitt m (zwischen zwei Schleusen)
    b) (überschaubare) Flussstrecke
    8. TECH Kupplungsdeichsel f
    9. US oder obs Vorgebirge n, Landzunge f
    10. Boxen: Reichweite f
    * * *
    1.
    [riːtʃ]transitive verb
    1) (arrive at) erreichen; ankommen od. eintreffen in (+ Dat.) [Stadt, Land]; erzielen [Übereinstimmung, Übereinkunft]; kommen zu [Entscheidung, Entschluss; Ausgang, Eingang]

    be easily reached — leicht erreichbar od. zu erreichen sein (by mit)

    have you reached page 45 yet? — bist du schon auf Seite 45 [angelangt]?

    you can reach her at this number/by radio — du kannst sie unter dieser Nummer/über Funk erreichen

    2) (extend to) [Straße:] führen bis zu; [Leiter, Haar:] reichen bis zu
    2. intransitive verb
    2) (be long/tall enough)

    something will/won't reach — etwas ist/ist nicht lang genug

    he can't reach up to the top shelf — er kann das oberste Regal nicht [mit der Hand] erreichen

    will it reach as far as...? — wird es bis zu... reichen?

    can you reach? — kannst od. kommst du dran? (ugs.)

    3) (go as far as) [Wasser, Gebäude, Besitz:] reichen ([up] to bis [hinauf] zu)
    3. noun
    1) (extent of reaching) Reichweite, die

    be within easy reach — [Ort:] leicht erreichbar sein

    be out of reach — [Ort:] nicht erreichbar sein; [Gegenstand:] außer Reichweite sein

    be within/beyond the reach of somebody — in/außer jmds. Reichweite sein; (fig.) für jemanden im/nicht im Bereich des Möglichen liegen; (financially) für jemanden erschwinglich/unerschwinglich sein

    2) (expanse) Abschnitt, der
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    (§ pl.: reaches)
    = Reichweite f. (for) v.
    erreichen v.
    greifen (nach) v.
    sich erstrecken v.

    English-german dictionary > reach

  • 6 reach

    1. I
    abs as far as the arm can reach на расстоянии вытянутой руки; as far as the eye can reach насколько видит глаз или насколько может охватить взор, до горизонта; farther than the eye can reach так далеко, что не видно, далеко за горизонт (ом)
    2. II
    reach somewhere reach far простираться /тянуться/ далеко; how far does the new road reach? до какого места /куда/ доходит новая дорога?; I cannot reach so high (far enough) я не могу дотянуться так высоко (так далеко); the boots reach halfway up the legs сапоги доходят до половины икры
    3. III
    1) reach smth. reach the port (the town, London, the place, etc.) приезжать /прибывать/ в порт и т.д.; when does the train reach the city? когда поезд приходит в город?; reach one's destination (land, the coast, the top of a hill, the entrance, the other side of the room, etc.) добираться до места назначения и т.д.; the road (the railway) reaches our village (my house, etc.) (железная) дорога доходит до нашей деревни и т.д.; the path reaches the field дорожка выходит /ведет/ к полю; the steps by which you reach the entrance ступеньки, которые ведут к выходу; when he reached the end of the book... когда он уже кончал книгу /подошел к концу книги/...; the epidemic disease had reached the town эпидемия уже докатилась до города /охватила город/; reach the ground (the knee, the sill, etc.) доходить до /достигать/ земли и т.д.; the coat reached his heels пальто доходило /было/ ему до пят; the mass of books reaches the ceiling гора книг подпирает потолок; the anchor reached bottom якорь опустился на дно; the water was too deep for light to reach the bottom было глубоко, и [через толщу воды] свет не проникал /не мог пробиться/ на дно; the spire reaches the sky шпиль упирается в небо; when the chrystal reaches full size когда кристалл достигнет нужного размера или перестанет расти; reach a certain sum (price, billions, etc.) достигать определенной суммы [денег] и т.д.; the sum total of the expenses reaches thousands of francs общая сумма расходов равна ста тысячам франков /исчисляется тысячами франков/; the book reached its sixth edition книга уже вышла шестым изданием; reach old age (middle age, the age of sixty, the end of life, etc.) дожить до пожилого возраста и т.д.; reach adolescence достичь юношеского возраста; when he reached the age of fifty... когда ему исполнилось пятьдесят лет...; reach smb., smth. these rumours (smb.'s message, smb.'s request, smb.'s call for help, etc.) reached me когда эти слухи и т.д. дошли до меня; when the news reached me когда до меня дошло это известие, когда я узнал об этом событии; this must not reach his ears он об этом не должен (у)знать; not a sound reached our ears до нас /до нашего слуха/ не долетало /не доносилось/ ни звука; every syllable reached the audience до аудитории доходило каждое слово; the radio reached millions радио слушают миллионы [людей]; попе of their bullets reached the enemy их пули не настигли противника
    2) reach smth. reach one's aims /one's ends, the goal, the mark/ (the object of one's desires, a high standard, perfection, power, a stage of considerable skill, etc.) достигать /добиваться/ своей цели и т.д.; reach an agreement (an understanding, a compromise, etc.) достигать соглашения и т.д., приходить к соглашению и т.д.; reach a conclusion приходить к заключению; reach an opinion составить мнение
    3) reach smth. reach the shelf (the top of the door, the ceiling, the apple on the branch, etc.) дотянуться до полки и т.д.; he was so short that he could not reach the door handle он был такой маленький, что не мог дотянуться до дверной ручки /достать дверную ручку/; the stick doesn't reach the bottom палка не доходит /не достает/ до дна
    4) reach smb., smth. reach the general (the headquarters, etc.) связываться /устанавливать/ связь с генералом и т.д.; where can I reach you? где я могу вас найти?; there was no way of reaching him с ним никак нельзя было связаться; the law cannot reach him он недосягаем для закона
    5) reach smb., smth. reach children (the old woman, smb.'s heart, smb.'s conscience, etc.) произвести впечатление на /тронуть/ детей и т.д.; the words reached his heart эти слова дошли до его сердца /тронули его сердце/
    4. IV
    reach smth. in some manner he hardly reached my shoulders он едва доставал мне до плеча; the ladder won't quite reach the window лестница /стремянка/ немного не достает до окна; reach smb. somewhere you can reach me here вы меня найдете здесь; reach smb. at some time the letter reached me yesterday (today, too late, etc.) письмо пришло /дошло до меня/ вчера и т.д.
    5. V
    reach smb. smth. reach me (him, etc.) the pen (the book, the salt, the mustard, etc.) передайте мне и т.д. ручку и т.д.
    6. XI
    1) be reached by smth. the windows can be reached by a ladder до окон можно добраться при помощи стремянки; be reached by smth. in some manner the village is easily reached by rail до деревни легко добраться поездом /по железной дороге/
    2) be reached by (on) smth. the place cannot be reached by telephone с этим пунктом нет телефонной связи; he can always be reached on the office telephone с ним всегда можно связаться по служебному телефону
    3) be reached by smth. be reached by flattery быть падким на лесть; be reached by reason прислушиваться к голосу разума; how is her conscience to be reached? как подействовать /повлиять/ на ее совесть?
    7. XVI
    1) reach to (as far as) smth. reach to the river (to the sea, to the road, to the very mountains, as far as the sea, as far as my house, etc.) простираться /тянуться/ до реки и т.д.; reach nearly to the ground (to the bottom of the ocean, to the top of the wall, etc.) доходить /доставать/ почти до земли и т.д.; the sound of his voice reached easily to the back of the hall его голос было хорошо слышно в конце зала: reach to a considerable figure достигать значительной цифры /значительного количества/; reach to great heights (to the height of perfection, etc.) достигать, больших высот и т.д.; reach from smth. to smth. the rainbow reaches from heaven to earth радуга спускается с неба до самой земли; reach across smth. their voices reached across the lake (across. the river, across the street, etc.) их голоса доносились до противоположного берега озера и т.д.
    2) reach into smth. reach into September (into next week, into the XXth century, etc.) захватывать /распространяться на/ сентябрь и т.д.; the winter vacation reaches into February зимние каникулы захватывают часть февраля; reach into the millions (into many hundreds, etc.) насчитывать миллионы и т.д.
    3) reach for ( after, towards, etc.) smth. reach for a knife (for the bread, for one's hat, for the receiver, for one's gun, towards a book, after the newspaper, after smth. one has dropped, etc.) протянуть руку /потянуться/ за ножом и т.д.; greedily (promptly, impulsively, vainly, etc.) reach for food жадно и т.д. (по)тянуться к пище; reach after knowledge (after fame, after happiness, after affection, after an ideal, etc.) тянуться /стремиться/ к знаниям и т.д.; reach across smth. reach across the table протянуть руку /потянуться/ через [весь] стол (чтобы дать или достать что-л.)
    8. XXI1
    1) reach smth. at some time reach the city at six o'clock (the airport at three, the house in the morning, etc.) прибыть в город в шесть часов и т.д., добраться до города в шесть часов и т.д.; we reached the village at midnight мы добралась до деревни в полночь; reach smb. at some time your letter did not reach me until today я получил ваше письмо только сегодня; reach smb. about smb., smth. all that has reached me about him (about his condition, this event, etc.) все, что я слышал /что мне стало известно о нем и т.д.
    2) reach smth. from (on, etc.) smth. reach a book from a shelf (sugar on the top shelf, a box under the table, etc.) достать книгу с [высокой] полки и т.д.; reach me the book (the newspaper, the magazine, that box, etc.) on the top shelf [достаньте и] передайте мне книгу и т.д. с верхней полки

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > reach

  • 7 reach

    reach [ri:t∫]
    1. noun
    ( = accessibility) within reach à portée
    • further to the north, there are great reaches of forest plus au nord, il y a de grandes étendues de forêt
    • the upper/lower reaches of the river le cours supérieur/inférieur de la rivière
    ( = get as far as) [+ place, age, goal] atteindre ; [+ agreement, conclusion, compromise, decision] parvenir à
    • when we reached him he was dead quand nous sommes arrivés auprès de lui, il était mort
       a. [territory] s'étendre (to, as far as jusqu'à)
       b. ( = stretch out hand) tendre le bras
    * * *
    [riːtʃ] 1.
    noun portée f

    beyond ou out of reach — hors de portée

    within easy reach of — à proximité de [shops, facility]

    2.
    reaches plural noun

    the upper/lower reaches — ( of society) les échelons mpl les plus hauts/les plus bas; ( of river) la partie supérieure/inférieure

    3.
    1) ( arrive at) [person, train, river] atteindre [place, person]; [sound, news, letter] parvenir à [person, place]
    2) ( attain) atteindre [age, level]

    matters reached a point where... — les choses en sont arrivées à un point où...

    3) ( come to) arriver à [decision, understanding, conclusion]

    to reach a verdict — Law rendre un verdict

    4) ( by stretching) atteindre [object, shelf, switch]
    5) ( contact) joindre
    6) ( make impact on) toucher [audience, market]
    7) (in height, length) arriver à [floor, ceiling]
    4.
    1) ( stretch)

    to reach up/down — lever/baisser le bras

    2) ( extend)

    to reach (up/down) to — arriver jusqu'à

    •
    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-French dictionary > reach

  • 8 доживать

    несовер. - доживать;
    совер. - дожить без доп.
    1) (оставаться в живых) live so long;
    live (till, up to), live to see если я доживу ≈ if I live that long дожить до глубокой старости ≈ to reach a great age дожить до седых волос ≈ to grow old and grey она дожила до конца войны ≈ she lived to see the end of the war
    2) только несовер. live one's last years доживать свой век ≈ to be living the rest of one's days, to live out one's days, to be nearing the end of one's life
    3) разг. stay, spend (the rest of) я доживу лето в Париже ≈ I shall spend the rest of the summer in Paris ∙ до чего он дожил! ≈ what has he come to!
    , дожить
    1. live;
    дожить до глубокой старости live to а ripe old age;
    дожить до седых волос be* going grey (with age), live till one is grey-headed;
    не дожить (не дождаться) not live to see;
    ему не дожить до этого дня he won`t live as long as that;

    2. тк. несов.: ~ свою жизнь live out the remainder of one`s days.

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > доживать

  • 9 дожить

    несовер. - доживать;
    совер. - дожить без доп.
    1) (оставаться в живых) live so long;
    live (till, up to), live to see если я доживу ≈ if I live that long дожить до глубокой старости ≈ to reach a great age дожить до седых волос ≈ to grow old and grey она дожила до конца войны ≈ she lived to see the end of the war
    2) разг. stay, spend (the rest of) я доживу лето в Париже ≈ I shall spend the rest of the summer in Paris ∙ до чего он дожил! ≈ what has he come to!

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > дожить

  • 10 height

    [haɪt]
    n
    1) высота, вершина, верх (чего-либо), предел (чего-либо)

    My panic reached absurd height. — Меня охватила крайняя паника. /Я впал в безотчетную панику.

    The group at its height had 500 members. — Группа в лучшие времена насчитывала 500 человек.

    The horse cleared the height easily. — Лошадь легко взяла высоту.

    - great height
    - giddy height
    - glittering heights
    - wooded heights
    - mountain heights
    - height sickness
    - height indicator
    - height mark
    - height of a tree
    - height of the burst
    - height of luxury
    - height of folly
    - five metres in height
    - building is 20 meters in height
    - tower on the height
    - at a height of five meters
    - at a height of 1000 feet above sea level
    - at the height of summer
    - in the height of the season
    - at the height of the argument
    - attain the height of power
    - be at the height of one's fame
    - be dressed in the height of fashion
    - climb to the height of the mountain
    - determine the maximum height
    - fall from a height of five metres
    - fall from a great height
    - fly at tree-top height
    - gain height
    - place the height at 5000 feet
    - reach the height
    - great heights
    - reach the dizzy heights of fame
    - flood was at its height
    - crisis reached at its height
    - excitement reached height

    He was over six feet in height. — Он был ростом больше/выше шести футов.

    His height makes him stand out in the crowd. — В толпе он выделяется своим ростом.

    - be the same height
    - be above the average height
    - draw oneself up to one's full height
    •
    USAGE:
    (1.) Словосочетания, содержащие слова height, length, colour, shape, age, size, weight и характеризующие подлежащее и выступающие в функции предикатива, часто не используют предлога: She is just the right height. Она как раз нужного роста. She's the same age (weight) as me. Мы с ней одного возраста (веса). ср., однако, You're in a very nice shape. Вы в очень хорошей форме. ср. также с использованием описательного предложного оборота: a man of average height, a rope of great length, a parcel of little weight. (2.) See depth, n

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > height

  • 11 pass

    1.
    [pɑːs]noun
    1) (passing of an examination) bestandene Prüfung

    get a pass in maths — die Mathematikprüfung bestehen

    ‘pass’ — (mark or grade) Ausreichend, das

    2) (written permission) Ausweis, der; (for going into or out of a place also) Passierschein, der; (Mil.): (for leave) Urlaubsschein, der; (for free transportation) Freifahrschein, der; (for free admission) Freikarte, die
    3) (critical position) Notlage, die

    things have come to a pretty pass [when...] — es muss schon weit gekommen sein[, wenn...]

    4) (Football) Pass, der (fachspr.); Ballabgabe, die; (Fencing) Ausfall, der

    make a pass to a player — [den Ball] zu einem Spieler passen (fachspr.) od. abgeben

    5)

    make a pass at somebody — (fig. coll.): (amorously) jemanden anmachen (ugs.)

    6) (in mountains) Pass, der
    2. intransitive verb
    1) (move onward) [Prozession:] ziehen; [Wasser:] fließen; [Gas:] strömen; (fig.) [Redner:] übergehen (to zu)

    pass further along or down the bus, please! — bitte weiter durchgehen!

    2) (go) passieren; [Zug, Reisender:] fahren ( through durch)

    pass over — (in plane) überfliegen [Ort]

    let somebody pass — jemanden durchlassen od. passieren lassen

    3) (be transported, lit. or fig.) kommen

    pass into history/oblivion — in die Geschichte eingehen/in Vergessenheit geraten

    the title/property passes to somebody — der Titel/Besitz geht auf jemanden über

    4) (change) wechseln
    5) (go by) [Fußgänger:] vorbeigehen; [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] vorbeifahren; [Prozession:] vorbeiziehen; [Zeit, Sekunde:] vergehen; (by chance) [Person, Fahrzeug:] vorbeikommen

    let somebody/a car pass — jemanden/ein Auto vorbeilassen (ugs.)

    6) (be accepted as adequate) durchgehen; hingehen

    let it/the matter pass — es/die Sache durch- od. hingehen lassen

    7) (come to an end) vorbeigehen; [Fieber:] zurückgehen; [Ärger, Zorn, Sturm:] sich legen; [Gewitter, Unwetter:] vorüberziehen
    8) (happen) passieren; (between persons) vorfallen
    9) (be accepted) durchgehen (as als, for für)
    10) (satisfy examiner) bestehen
    11) (Cards) passen

    pass! — [ich] passe!

    3. transitive verb
    1) (move past) [Fußgänger:] vorbeigehen an (+ Dat.); [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] vorbeifahren an (+ Dat.); [Prozession:] vorbeiziehen an (+ Dat.)
    2) (overtake) vorbeifahren an (+ Dat.) [Fahrzeug, Person]
    3) (cross) überschreiten [Schwelle, feindliche Linien, Grenze, Marke]
    4) (reach standard in) bestehen [Prüfung]
    5) (approve) verabschieden [Gesetzentwurf]; annehmen [Vorschlag]; [Zensor:] freigeben [Film, Buch, Theaterstück]; bestehen lassen [Prüfungskandidaten]
    6) (be too great for) überschreiten, übersteigen [Auffassungsgabe, Verständnis]
    7) (move) bringen
    8) (Footb. etc.) abgeben (to an + Akk.)
    9) (spend) verbringen [Leben, Zeit, Tag]
    10) (hand)

    would you pass the salt, please? — gibst od. reichst du mir bitte das Salz?

    11) (utter) fällen, verkünden [Urteil]; machen [Bemerkung]
    12) (discharge) lassen [Wasser]
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/53812/pass_away">pass away
    * * *
    1. verb
    1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) vorbeigehen
    2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) weitergeben
    3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) übersteigen
    4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) überholen
    5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) verbringen
    6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) annehmen
    7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) fällen
    8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) vorübergehen
    9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) bestehen
    2. noun
    1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) der Paß
    2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) der Paß
    3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) das Bestehen
    4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) der Paß
    •
    - passable
    - passing
    - passer-by
    - password
    - in passing
    - let something pass
    - let pass
    - pass as/for
    - pass away
    - pass the buck
    - pass by
    - pass off
    - pass something or someone off as
    - pass off as
    - pass on
    - pass out
    - pass over
    - pass up
    * * *
    [pɑ:s, AM pæs]
    I. NOUN
    <pl -es>
    1. (road) Pass m
    the Khyber \pass der Khaiberpass
    mountain \pass [Gebirgs]pass m
    2. SPORT (of a ball) Pass m (to auf + akk), Vorlage f (für ein Tor)
    3. (sweep: by magician, conjuror) [Hand]bewegung f
    the magician made some \passes with his hands over her body der Zauberer fuhr mit der Hand mehrmals über ihren Körper
    to make a \pass over sth über etw akk fliegen
    the aircraft flew low in a \pass over the ski resort das Flugzeug flog sehr tief über das Skigebiet hinweg
    5. ( fam: sexual advance) Annäherungsversuch m
    to make a \pass at sb sich akk an jdn ranmachen, ÖSTERR bes mit jdm anbandeln fam
    6. BRIT SCH, UNIV (exam success) Bestehen nt einer Prüfung; AM (grade) „Bestanden“
    students just get a \pass or fail in these courses in diesen Kursen können die Studenten nur entweder bestehen oder durchfallen
    to achieve grade A \passes nur Einser bekommen
    to get/obtain a \pass in an exam eine Prüfung bestehen
    7. (permit) Passierschein m; (for a festival) Eintritt m, Eintrittskarte f; (for public transport) [Wochen-/Monats-/Jahres-]karte f
    only people with a \pass are allowed to enter the nuclear power station nur Personen mit einem entsprechenden Ausweis dürfen das Kernkraftwerk betreten
    free \pass Freikarte f
    disabled people have a free \pass for the public transport system Behinderte können die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel kostenlos benutzen
    8. esp AM SCH (letter of excuse) Entschuldigung f (für das Fernbleiben vom Unterricht)
    9. no pl (predicament) Notlage f, kritische Lage
    this is a \pass — we can't get back into the hotel da haben wir uns ja was Schönes eingebrockt — wir können nicht ins Hotel zurück fam
    it has come to a pretty \pass when... es ist schon weit gekommen, wenn...
    to reach a \pass außer Kontrolle geraten, ausufern
    10. (in fencing) Ausfall m fachspr
    1. (go past)
    ▪ to \pass sb/sth an jdm/etw vorbeigehen; (in car) an jdm/etw vorbeifahren
    if you \pass a supermarket, can you get me some milk? würdest du mir Milch mitbringen, wenn du bei einem Supermarkt vorbeikommst?
    ▪ to \pass sb/sth jdn/etw überholen
    3. (cross)
    to \pass a frontier eine Grenze überqueren
    not a word \passed his lips kein Wort kam über seine Lippen
    4. (exceed)
    ▪ to \pass sth:
    it \passes all belief that... es ist doch wirklich nicht zu fassen, dass...
    don't buy goods which have \passed their sell-by date kauf keine Waren, deren Verfallsdatum bereits abgelaufen ist
    to \pass a limit eine Grenze überschreiten
    to \pass the time limit das Zeitlimit überschreiten
    I'm sorry, you've \passed the time limit es tut mir leid, aber Sie haben überzogen
    5. (hand to)
    ▪ to \pass sth to sb [or sb sth] jdm etw geben, jdm etw [herüber]reichen bes geh; (bequeath to) jdm etw vererben
    could you \pass the salt please? könntest du mir bitte mal das Salz geben?
    to \pass the hat [around] ( fig) den Hut herumgehen lassen fig
    ▪ to be \passed to sb auf jdn [o in jds Besitz] übergehen
    the responsibility was gradually \passed to the British government die Verantwortung wurde nach und nach der britischen Regierung übertragen
    6. (put into circulation)
    to \pass money Geld in Umlauf bringen
    she was caught trying to \pass forged five pound notes sie wurde dabei erwischt, als sie versuchte, mit gefälschten Fünfpfundnoten zu bezahlen
    he once \passed me a forged fiver er hat mir einmal einen gefälschten Fünfer angedreht fam
    to \pass the ball den Ball abgeben [o abspielen]
    to \pass the ball to sb jdm den Ball zuspielen
    to \pass the baton to sb SPORT den Stab an jdn abgeben
    the baton was \passed smoothly der Stab wurde sauber übergeben
    8. (succeed)
    to \pass an exam/a test eine Prüfung/eine Arbeit bestehen
    to \pass muster akzeptabel sein
    to \pass one's days/holiday [or AM vacation] /time doing sth seine Tage/Ferien/Zeit mit etw dat verbringen
    to \pass the time sich dat die Zeit vertreiben
    to \pass the time of day with sb jdn [nur] kurz grüßen
    I just wanted to \pass the time of day with her, but... ich wollte wirklich nur kurz guten Tag sagen und ein wenig mit ihr plaudern, doch...
    ▪ to be \passed law verabschiedet werden
    to \pass a motion einen Antrag genehmigen
    “motion \passed by a clear majority” „Antrag mit deutlicher Mehrheit angenommen“
    to \pass a resolution eine Resolution verabschieden
    the resolution was \passed unanimously die Resolution wurde einstimmig angenommen
    to \pass sb/sth as fit [or suitable] jdn/etw [als] geeignet erklären
    meat \passed as fit for human consumption Fleisch, das für den Verzehr freigegeben wurde
    he was \passed fit for military service er wurde für wehrdiensttauglich erklärt
    the censors \passed the film as suitable for children die Zensurstelle gab den Film für Kinder frei
    to \pass a comment einen Kommentar abgeben
    to \pass a comment on sb eine Bemerkung über jdn machen
    to \pass judgement on sb/sth ein Urteil über jdn/etw fällen, über jdn/etw ein Urteil abgeben
    to \pass one's opinion seine Meinung sagen
    to \pass a remark eine Bemerkung machen
    she's been \passing remarks about me behind my back sie ist hinter meinem Rücken über mich hergezogen
    to \pass sentence [on sb] LAW das Urteil [über jdn] fällen
    12. MED ( form: excrete)
    to \pass blood Blut im Stuhl/Urin haben
    to \pass faeces Kot ausscheiden
    to \pass urine urinieren
    to \pass water Wasser lassen
    13. FIN
    to \pass a dividend eine Dividende ausfallen lassen
    14.
    ▶ to \pass the buck to sb/sth ( fam) die Verantwortung auf jdn/etw abwälzen fam, jdm/etw den Schwarzen Peter zuschieben fam
    1. (move by) vorbeigehen, vorbeilaufen, vorbeikommen; road vorbeiführen; parade vorbeiziehen, vorüberziehen; car vorbeifahren
    we often \passed on the stairs wir sind uns oft im Treppenhaus begegnet
    the Queen \passed among the crowd die Königin mischte sich unter die Menge
    the planes \passed noisily overhead die Flugzeuge donnerten vorbei fam
    the bullet \passed between her shoulder blades die Kugel ging genau zwischen ihren Schulterblättern durch
    if you \pass by a chemist... wenn du an einer Apotheke vorbeikommst...
    a momentary look of anxiety \passed across his face ( fig) für einen kurzen Moment überschattete ein Ausdruck der Besorgnis seine Miene
    to \pass out of sight außer Sichtweite geraten
    to \pass unnoticed unbemerkt bleiben
    ▪ to \pass over sth plane über etw akk hinwegfliegen
    ▪ to \pass under sth unter etw dat hindurchgehen; (by car) unter etw dat hindurchfahren; road unter etw dat hindurchführen
    2. (overtake) überholen
    3. (enter) eintreten, hereinkommen
    may I \pass? kann ich hereinkommen?
    that helps prevent fats \passing into the bloodstream das verhindert, dass Fette in die Blutbahn gelangen
    to allow sb to [or let sb] \pass jdn durchlassen
    they shall not \pass! sie werden nicht durchkommen! (Kampfruf der Antifaschisten)
    4. (go away) vergehen, vorübergehen, vorbeigehen
    it'll soon \pass das ist bald vorüber
    I felt a bit nauseous, but the feeling \passed mir war ein bisschen schlecht, aber das ging auch wieder vorbei
    for a moment she thought she'd die but the moment \passed für einen kurzen Moment lang dachte sie, sie würde sterben
    I let a golden opportunity \pass ich habe mir eine einmalige Gelegenheit entgehen lassen
    ▪ to \pass from sth to sth von etw dat zu etw dat übergehen
    wax \passes from solid to liquid when you heat it beim Erhitzen wird festes Wachs flüssig
    the water \passes from a liquid state to a solid state when frozen Wasser wird fest, wenn es gefriert
    all these English words have \passed into the German language all diese englischen Wörter sind in die deutsche Sprache eingegangen
    to \pass into oblivion in Vergessenheit geraten
    no words have \passed between us since our divorce seit unserer Scheidung haben wir kein einziges Wort miteinander gewechselt
    the looks \passing between them suggested that... die Blicke, die sie miteinander wechselten, ließen darauf schließen, dass...
    greetings were \passed between them sie begrüßten sich
    8. SPORT (of a ball) zuspielen, [den Ball] abgeben [o abspielen
    9. SCH (succeed) bestehen, durchkommen
    he \passed at the fifth attempt er bestand die Prüfung im fünften Anlauf
    10. (go by) time vergehen, verstreichen
    the evening \passed without incident der Abend verlief ohne Zwischenfälle
    11. (not answer) passen [müssen]
    \pass — I don't know the answer ich passe — ich weiß es nicht
    the contestant \passed on four questions der Wettbewerbsteilnehmer musste bei vier Fragen passen
    12. (forgo)
    ▪ to \pass on sth auf etw akk verzichten
    I don't think you'll \pass as 18 keiner wird dir abnehmen, dass du 18 bist
    do you think this jacket and trousers could \pass as a suit? meinst du, ich kann diese Jacke und die Hose als Anzug anziehen?
    he could \pass as a German in our new film für unseren neuen Film könnte er als Deutscher durchgehen
    14. CARDS passen
    15. ( old)
    and it come to \pass that... und da begab es sich, dass...
    * * *
    [pAːs]
    1. n
    1) (= permit) Ausweis m; (MIL ETC) Passierschein m

    a free pass — eine Freikarte; (permanent) ein Sonderausweis m

    2) (Brit UNIV) Bestehen nt einer Prüfung

    to get a pass in German — seine Deutschprüfung bestehen; (lowest level) seine Deutschprüfung mit "ausreichend" bestehen

    3) (GEOG, SPORT) Pass m; (FTBL, for shot at goal) Vorlage f
    4) (FENCING) Ausfall m
    5) (= movement by conjurer, hypnotist) Bewegung f, Geste f

    the conjurer made a few quick passes with his hand over the top of the hat — der Zauberer fuhr mit der Hand ein paar Mal schnell über dem Hut hin und her

    6)

    things had come to such a pass that... — die Lage hatte sich so zugespitzt, dass...

    things have come to a pretty pass when... — so weit ist es schon gekommen, dass...

    7)
    8) (AVIAT)

    on its fourth pass over the area the plane was almost hit —

    the pilot made two passes over the landing strip before deciding to come down — der Pilot passierte die Landebahn zweimal, ehe er sich zur Landung entschloss

    2. vt
    1) (= move past) vorbeigehen/-fahren/-fliegen an (+dat)
    2) (= overtake) athlete, car überholen
    3) (= cross) frontier etc überschreiten, überqueren, passieren; deadline überschreiten
    4) (= reach, hand) reichen

    pass (me) the salt, please —

    the characteristics which he passed to his son — die Eigenschaften, die er an seinen Sohn weitergab

    5)

    it passes my comprehension that... —

    love which passes all understanding — Liebe, die jenseits allen Verstehens liegt

    6) (UNIV ETC) exam bestehen; candidate bestehen lassen
    7)
    8) (= approve) motion annehmen; plan gutheißen, genehmigen; (PARL) verabschieden
    9) (SPORT)

    you should learn to pass the ball and not hang on to it — du solltest lernen abzuspielen, statt am Ball zu kleben

    10) forged bank notes weitergeben
    11)

    he passed his hand across his forehead — er fuhr sich (dat) mit der Hand über die Stirn

    12) (= spend) time verbringen

    he did it just to pass the time — er tat das nur, um sich (dat) die Zeit zu vertreiben

    13) remark von sich geben; opinion abgeben; (JUR) sentence verhängen; judgement fällen
    14) (= discharge) excrement, blood absondern, ausscheiden
    3. vi
    1) (= move past) vorbeigehen/-fahren

    the street was too narrow for the cars to pass — die Straße war so eng, dass die Wagen nicht aneinander vorbeikamen

    we passed in the corridor —

    2) (= overtake) überholen
    3)

    (= move, go) no letters passed between them — sie wechselten keine Briefe

    if you pass by the grocer's... —

    the procession passed down the street —

    the virus passes easily from one person to another —

    expressions which have passed into/out of the language — Redensarten, die in die Sprache eingegangen sind/aus der Sprache verschwunden sind

    to pass into history/legend — in die Geschichte/Legende eingehen

    to pass out of sight —

    he passed out of our lives — er ist aus unserem Leben verschwunden

    everything he said just passed over my head — was er sagte, war mir alles zu hoch

    I'll just pass quickly over the main points again —

    the crown always passes to the eldest son —

    he passed under the archway — er ging/fuhr durch das Tor

    4) (time) vergehen; (deadline) verfallen
    5) (= disappear, end anger, hope, era etc) vorübergehen, vorbeigehen; (storm) (= go over) vorüberziehen; (= abate) sich legen; (rain) vorbeigehen
    6) (= be acceptable) gehen

    let it pass! — vergiss es!, vergessen wirs!

    7) (= be considered, be accepted) angesehen werden (for or as sth als etw)

    this little room has to pass for an office —

    8) (in exam) bestehen

    did you pass in chemistry? — hast du deine Chemieprüfung bestanden?

    9) (SPORT) abspielen

    to pass to sb — jdm zuspielen, an jdn abgeben

    10) (CARDS) passen

    pass (in quiz etc) — passe!

    11) (old

    = happen) to come to pass — sich begeben

    and it came to pass in those days... — und es begab sich zu jener Zeit...

    12) (US euph = die) sterben
    * * *
    pass [pɑːs; US pæs]
    A v/t
    1. a) etwas passieren, vorbei-, vorübergehen, -fahren, -fließen, -kommen, -reiten, -ziehen an (dat)
    b) Tennis: jemanden passieren
    2. vorbeifahren an (dat), überholen ( auch AUTO):
    3. fig übergehen, -springen, keine Notiz nehmen von
    4. WIRTSCH eine Dividende ausfallen lassen
    5. eine Schranke, ein Hindernis passieren
    6. durch-, überschreiten, durchqueren, -reiten, -reisen, -ziehen, passieren:
    pass a river einen Fluss überqueren
    7. durchschneiden (Linie)
    8. a) ein Examen bestehen
    b) einen Prüfling bestehen oder durchkommen lassen:
    pass sb (as) fit ( oder ready) for work MED jemanden gesundschreiben
    c) etwas durchgehen lassen
    9. fig hinausgehen über (akk), übersteigen, -schreiten, -treffen:
    it passes my comprehension ( oder understanding) es geht über meinen Verstand oder Horizont;
    just passing seventeen gerade erst siebzehn Jahre alt
    10. (durch etwas) hindurchleiten, -führen (beide, auch TECH), auch die Hand gleiten lassen:
    he passed his hand over his forehead er fuhr sich mit der Hand über die Stirn
    11. (durch ein Sieb) passieren, durchseihen
    12. vorbei-, durchlassen, passieren lassen
    13. Zeit ver-, zubringen:
    pass the time reading sich die Zeit mit Lesen vertreiben; → time A 4
    14. einen Gegenstand reichen, geben, ( auch JUR Falschgeld) weitergeben:
    pass me the salt, please reichen Sie mir bitte das Salz; → buck1 A 8, hat Bes Redew
    15. übersenden, auch einen Funkspruch befördern
    16. SPORT den Ball abspielen, passen ( beide:
    to zu):
    pass the ball auch abspielen
    17. JUR Eigentum, einen Rechtstitel übertragen, (letztwillig) zukommen lassen
    18. einen Vorschlag durchbringen, -setzen, ein Gesetz verabschieden, eine Resolution annehmen
    19. abgeben, übertragen:
    pass the chair den Vorsitz abgeben ( to sb an jemanden)
    20. rechtskräftig machen
    21. (als gültig) anerkennen, gelten lassen, genehmigen
    22. (on, upon) eine Meinung äußern (über akk), eine Bemerkung fallen lassen oder machen, einen Kommentar geben (zu), ein Kompliment machen:
    pass criticism on Kritik üben an (dat);
    pass an opinion on auch sich äußern über (akk) oder zu
    23. ein Urteil abgeben, fällen, JUR auch sprechen ( alle:
    on, upon über akk)
    24. MED
    a) Eiter, Nierensteine etc ausscheiden
    b) den Darm entleeren
    c) Wasser lassen
    25. ein Türschloss öffnen
    B v/i
    1. sich (fort)bewegen, (von einem Ort zu einem andern) gehen, reiten, fahren, ziehen etc
    2. vorbei-, vorübergehen, -fahren, -ziehen etc (by an dat), AUTO überholen:
    let sb pass jemanden vorbei- oder durchlassen
    3. fahren etc ( through durch):
    it has just passed through my mind fig es ist mir eben durch den Kopf gegangen
    4. übergehen (to auf akk; into the hands of in die Hände gen), übertragen werden (to auf akk), fallen (to an akk):
    it passes to the heirs es geht auf die Erben über, es fällt an die Erben
    5. durchkommen, (die Prüfung) bestehen
    6. übergehen:
    pass from a solid (in)to a liquid state vom festen in den flüssigen Zustand übergehen
    7. vergehen, vorübergehen (Zeit etc, auch Schmerz etc), verstreichen (Zeit):
    the pain will pass der Schmerz wird vergehen;
    fashions pass Moden kommen und gehen
    8. euph entschlafen
    9. sich zutragen, sich abspielen, vor sich gehen, passieren:
    it came to pass that … besonders BIBEL es begab sich oder es geschah, dass …;
    bring sth to pass etwas bewirken
    10. harsh words passed between them es fielen harte Worte zwischen ihnen oder bei ihrer Auseinandersetzung
    11. (for, as) gelten (für, als), gehalten werden (für), angesehen werden (für):
    he passes for a much younger man er wird für viel jünger gehalten;
    this passes for gold das soll angeblich Gold sein
    12. a) an-, hingehen, leidlich sein
    b) durchgehen, unbeanstandet bleiben, geduldet werden:
    let sth pass etwas durchgehen oder gelten lassen;
    let that pass reden wir nicht mehr davon
    13. PARL etc durchgehen, bewilligt oder zum Gesetz erhoben werden, Rechtskraft erlangen
    14. angenommen werden, gelten, (als gültig) anerkannt werden
    15. gangbar sein, Geltung finden (Grundsätze, Ideen)
    16. JUR gefällt werden, ergehen (Urteil, Entscheidung)
    17. MED abgehen, abgeführt oder ausgeschieden werden
    18. SPORT (den Ball) abspielen oder passen (to zu):
    pass back to the goalkeeper (Fußball) zum Torhüter zurückspielen
    19. Kartenspiel: passen:
    (I) pass! a. fig ich passe!;
    I pass on that! fig da muss ich passen!
    C s
    1. a) (Gebirgs)Pass m:
    (narrow) pass Engpass;
    hold the pass fig obs sich behaupten;
    sell the pass fig obs abtrünnig werden
    b) Durchfahrt f
    c) schiffbarer Kanal
    2. a) Ausweis m, Passier-, Erlaubnisschein m
    b) besonders free pass Freikarte f, BAHN etc Freifahrkarte f, -schein m
    3. MIL Urlaubsschein m
    4. besonders Br Bestehen n (einer Prüfung):
    get a pass in physics seine Physikprüfung bestehen
    5. fig
    a) Schritt m, Abschnitt m
    b) umg (schlimme) Lage:
    things have come to a fine ( oder pretty, sorry) pass es ist ganz schön weit gekommen
    6. make a pass over fig etwas überfliegen
    7. a) Handbewegung f (eines Zauberkünstlers)
    b) manueller (Zauber)Trick
    8. Bestreichung f, Strich m (beim Hypnotisieren etc)
    9. Maltechnik: Strich m
    10. SPORT Pass m, Ab-, Zuspiel n:
    from a pass by auf Pass von
    11. Kartenspiel: Passen n
    12. Fechten: Ausfall m
    13. make a pass at umg Annäherungsversuche machen bei
    14. TECH Durchlauf m (abgeschlossener Arbeitszyklus)
    * * *
    1.
    [pɑːs]noun
    1) (passing of an examination) bestandene Prüfung

    ‘pass’ — (mark or grade) Ausreichend, das

    2) (written permission) Ausweis, der; (for going into or out of a place also) Passierschein, der; (Mil.): (for leave) Urlaubsschein, der; (for free transportation) Freifahrschein, der; (for free admission) Freikarte, die
    3) (critical position) Notlage, die

    things have come to a pretty pass [when...] — es muss schon weit gekommen sein[, wenn...]

    4) (Football) Pass, der (fachspr.); Ballabgabe, die; (Fencing) Ausfall, der

    make a pass to a player — [den Ball] zu einem Spieler passen (fachspr.) od. abgeben

    5)

    make a pass at somebody — (fig. coll.): (amorously) jemanden anmachen (ugs.)

    6) (in mountains) Pass, der
    2. intransitive verb
    1) (move onward) [Prozession:] ziehen; [Wasser:] fließen; [Gas:] strömen; (fig.) [Redner:] übergehen (to zu)

    pass further along or down the bus, please! — bitte weiter durchgehen!

    2) (go) passieren; [Zug, Reisender:] fahren ( through durch)

    pass over — (in plane) überfliegen [Ort]

    let somebody pass — jemanden durchlassen od. passieren lassen

    3) (be transported, lit. or fig.) kommen

    pass into history/oblivion — in die Geschichte eingehen/in Vergessenheit geraten

    the title/property passes to somebody — der Titel/Besitz geht auf jemanden über

    4) (change) wechseln
    5) (go by) [Fußgänger:] vorbeigehen; [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] vorbeifahren; [Prozession:] vorbeiziehen; [Zeit, Sekunde:] vergehen; (by chance) [Person, Fahrzeug:] vorbeikommen

    let somebody/a car pass — jemanden/ein Auto vorbeilassen (ugs.)

    6) (be accepted as adequate) durchgehen; hingehen

    let it/the matter pass — es/die Sache durch- od. hingehen lassen

    7) (come to an end) vorbeigehen; [Fieber:] zurückgehen; [Ärger, Zorn, Sturm:] sich legen; [Gewitter, Unwetter:] vorüberziehen
    8) (happen) passieren; (between persons) vorfallen
    9) (be accepted) durchgehen (as als, for für)
    10) (satisfy examiner) bestehen
    11) (Cards) passen

    pass! — [ich] passe!

    3. transitive verb
    1) (move past) [Fußgänger:] vorbeigehen an (+ Dat.); [Fahrer, Fahrzeug:] vorbeifahren an (+ Dat.); [Prozession:] vorbeiziehen an (+ Dat.)
    2) (overtake) vorbeifahren an (+ Dat.) [Fahrzeug, Person]
    3) (cross) überschreiten [Schwelle, feindliche Linien, Grenze, Marke]
    4) (reach standard in) bestehen [Prüfung]
    5) (approve) verabschieden [Gesetzentwurf]; annehmen [Vorschlag]; [Zensor:] freigeben [Film, Buch, Theaterstück]; bestehen lassen [Prüfungskandidaten]
    6) (be too great for) überschreiten, übersteigen [Auffassungsgabe, Verständnis]
    7) (move) bringen
    8) (Footb. etc.) abgeben (to an + Akk.)
    9) (spend) verbringen [Leben, Zeit, Tag]
    10) (hand)

    would you pass the salt, please? — gibst od. reichst du mir bitte das Salz?

    11) (utter) fällen, verkünden [Urteil]; machen [Bemerkung]
    12) (discharge) lassen [Wasser]
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    (§ pl.: passes)
    = Arbeitsgang m.
    Ausweis -e m.
    Durchgang m.
    Durchlauf m.
    Pass ¨-e m. (US) v.
    überholen v. (by) (time) v.
    verfließen (Zeit) v. (by) v.
    vorbeigehen (an) v. v.
    ablaufen v.
    absolvieren (Prüfung) v.
    passieren v.

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  • 12 alcance

    Del verbo alcanzar: ( conjugate alcanzar) \ \
    alcancé es: \ \
    1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

    alcance es: \ \
    1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo
    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo
    3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
    Multiple Entries: alcance     alcanzar
    alcance sustantivo masculino está fuera de mi alcance it is beyond my means
    b) (de arma, emisora) range;
    c) (de ley, proyecto) scope;
    (de declaración, noticia) implications (pl)
    d) ( en locs)
    precios al alcance de su bolsillo prices to suit your pocket; un lujo que no está a mi alcance a luxury I can't afford
    alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo 1
    a) ‹ persona› ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);
    (pillar, agarrar) to catch; ¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
    b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with
    2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to; ‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach; estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height; alcance la mayoría de edad to come of age 3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve; ‹ acuerdo› to reach 4 (acercar, pasar) alcancele algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb verbo intransitivo 1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach; alcance a hacer algo to manage to do sth 2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
    alcance sustantivo masculino
    1 reach: deja eso al alcance de mi vista, put that where I can see it
    mantenga los medicamentos fuera del alcance de los niños, keep medicines out of the reach of children
    2 fig (posibilidades) scope: el ascenso está fuera de tu alcance, promotion is impossible for you
    3 (de una noticia) importance Locuciones: dar alcance, to catch up [a, with]
    alcanzar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to reach
    2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
    3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
    4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
    5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
    II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat ' alcance' also found in these entries: Spanish: combatir - eco - fuera - proyección - alcanzar - ámbito - dimensión - milagro - trascendental English: ambit - extensive - far-reaching - grasp - hand - long-range - out of - range - reach - scope - short-range - sight - wide-ranging - extent - far - long - sweep - wide

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  • 13 alcanzar


    alcanzar ( conjugate alcanzar) verbo transitivo 1
    a) ‹ persona› ( llegar a la altura de) to catch up with, to catch … up (BrE);
    (pillar, agarrar) to catch; ¡a que no me alcanzas! I bet you can't catch me! (colloq)
    b) (en tarea, estatura) to catch up with
    2 ( llegar a) ‹ lugar› to reach, get to; ‹temperatura/nivel/edad› to reach; estos árboles alcanzan una gran altura these trees can reach o grow to a great height; alcanzar la mayoría de edad to come of age 3 (conseguir, obtener) ‹objetivo/éxito› to achieve; ‹ acuerdo› to reach 4 (acercar, pasar) alcanzarle algo a algn to pass sb sth, to pass sth to sb verbo intransitivo 1 ( llegar con la mano) to reach; alcanzar a hacer algo to manage to do sth 2 ( ser suficiente) [comida/provisones] to be enough;
    alcanzar
    I verbo transitivo
    1 to reach
    2 (coger a una persona) to catch up with
    3 (llegar hasta una cantidad) to be up to: su biblioteca alcanza los tres mil ejemplares, his library is up to three thousand volumes
    4 (acercar algo) to pass: alcánzame una silla, pass me a chair
    5 (lograr) to attain, achieve
    II vi (ser suficiente) to be sufficient: ese dinero no alcanza para un piso, this money isn't enough to buy a flat ' alcanzar' also found in these entries: Spanish: atinar - cobrar - conseguir - llegar - situarse - alargar - caza - cumplir - dar English: achieve - arm-twisting - attain - authoritarian - blossom - catch up - come up to - get at - last - means - reach - rise - short - strike - catch - come - command - do - eke out - elusive - fulfill - glimpse - hit - level - manageable - see - stretch - strive

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  • 14 Historical Portugal

       Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.
       A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.
       Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140
       The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."
       In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.
       The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.
       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
       Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims in
       Portugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.
       The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.
       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
       The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.
       The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.
       What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.
       By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.
       Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.
       The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.
       By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.
       In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.
       Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640
       Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.
       Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.
       On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.
       Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822
       Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.
       Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.
       In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and the
       Church (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.
       Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.
       Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.
       Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910
       During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.
       Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.
       Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.
       Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.
       Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.
       As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.
       First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26
       Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.
       The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.
       Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.
       The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74
       During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."
       Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.
       For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),
       and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.
       The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.
       With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.
       During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.
       The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.
       At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.
       The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.
       Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76
       Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.
       Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.
       In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.
       In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.
       In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.
       The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.
       From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.
       Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.
       Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.
       In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.
       In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.
       Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.
       Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.
       The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.
       Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.
       Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).
       All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.
       The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.
       After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.
       Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.
       Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.
       From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.
       Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.
       In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.
       An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU.

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    Ⅰ.
    go1 [gəʊ]
    (game) jeu m de go
    Ⅱ.
    go2 [gəʊ]
    aller ⇒ 1A (a)-(c), 1A (e), 1A (f), 1E (a)-(c), 1G (a), 2 (a) s'en aller ⇒ 1A (d) être ⇒ 1B (a) devenir ⇒ 1B (b) tomber en panne ⇒ 1B (c) s'user ⇒ 1B (d) se détériorer ⇒ 1B (e) commencer ⇒ 1C (a) aller (+ infinitif) ⇒ 1C (b), 1C (c) marcher ⇒ 1C (d) disparaître ⇒ 1D (a), 1D (c) se passer ⇒ 1E (d) s'écouler ⇒ 1E (e) s'appliquer ⇒ 1F (b) se vendre ⇒ 1F (e) contribuer ⇒ 1G (c) aller ensemble ⇒ 1H (a) tenir le coup ⇒ 1H (c) faire ⇒ 2 (b), 2 (c) coup ⇒ 3 (a) essai ⇒ 3 (a) tour ⇒ 3 (b) dynamisme ⇒ 3 (c)
    (pl goes [gəʊz], 3rd pres sing goes [gəʊz], pt went [went], pp gone [gɒn])
    A.
    (a) (move, travel → person) aller; (→ vehicle) aller, rouler;
    ∎ we're going to Paris/Japan/Spain nous allons à Paris/au Japon/en Espagne;
    ∎ he went to the office/a friend's house il est allé au bureau/chez un ami;
    ∎ I want to go home je veux rentrer;
    ∎ the salesman went from house to house le vendeur est allé de maison en maison;
    ∎ we went by car/on foot nous y sommes allés en voiture/à pied;
    ∎ there goes the train! voilà le train (qui passe)!;
    ∎ the bus goes by way of or through Dover le bus passe par Douvres;
    ∎ does this train go to Glasgow? ce train va-t-il à Glasgow?;
    ∎ the truck was going at 150 kilometres an hour le camion roulait à ou faisait du 150 kilomètres (à l')heure;
    ∎ go behind those bushes va derrière ces arbustes;
    ∎ where do we go from here? où va-t-on maintenant?; figurative qu'est-ce qu'on fait maintenant?;
    ∎ to go to the doctor aller voir ou aller chez le médecin;
    ∎ he went straight to the director il est allé directement voir ou trouver le directeur;
    ∎ to go to prison aller en prison;
    ∎ to go to the toilet aller aux toilettes;
    ∎ to go to sb for advice aller demander conseil à qn;
    ∎ let the children go first laissez les enfants passer devant, laissez passer les enfants d'abord;
    ∎ I'll go next c'est à moi après;
    ∎ who goes next? (in game) c'est à qui (le tour)?;
    ∎ Military who goes there? qui va là?, qui vive?;
    ∎ here we go again! ça y est, ça recommence!;
    ∎ there he goes! le voilà!;
    ∎ there he goes again! (there he is again) le revoilà!; (he's doing it again) ça y est, il est reparti!
    ∎ to go shopping aller faire des courses;
    ∎ to go fishing/hunting aller à la pêche/à la chasse;
    ∎ to go riding aller faire du cheval;
    ∎ let's go for a walk/bike ride/swim allons nous promener/faire un tour à vélo/nous baigner;
    ∎ they went on a trip ils sont partis en voyage;
    ∎ British go and buy the paper, American go buy the paper va acheter le journal;
    ∎ I'll go to see her or American go see her tomorrow j'irai la voir demain;
    ∎ don't go and tell him!, don't go telling him! ne va pas le lui dire!, ne le lui dis pas!;
    ∎ don't go bothering your sister ne va pas embêter ta sœur;
    ∎ you had to go and tell him! il a fallu que tu le lui dises!;
    ∎ he's gone and locked us out! il est parti et nous a laissé à la porte!;
    ∎ you've gone and done it now! vraiment, tu as tout gâché!
    ∎ he'll go as high as £300 il ira jusqu'à 300 livres;
    ∎ the temperature went as high as 36° C la température est montée jusqu'à 36° C;
    ∎ he went so far as to say it was her fault il est allé jusqu'à dire que c'était de sa faute à elle;
    ∎ now you've gone too far! là tu as dépassé les bornes!;
    ∎ I'll go further and say he should resign j'irai plus loin et je dirai qu'il ou j'irai jusqu'à dire qu'il devrait démissionner;
    ∎ the temperature sometimes goes below zero la température descend ou tombe parfois au-dessous de zéro;
    ∎ her attitude went beyond mere impertinence son comportement était plus qu'impertinent
    (d) (depart, leave) s'en aller, partir;
    ∎ I must be going il faut que je m'en aille ou que je parte;
    ∎ they went early ils sont partis tôt;
    ∎ you may go vous pouvez partir;
    ∎ what time does the train go? à quelle heure part le train?;
    ∎ familiar get going! vas-y!, file!;
    ∎ archaic be gone! allez-vous-en!;
    ∎ either he goes or I go l'un de nous deux doit partir
    ∎ to go to church/school aller à l'église/l'école;
    ∎ to go to a meeting aller ou assister à une réunion;
    ∎ that road goes to the market square cette route va ou mène à la place du marché
    B.
    ∎ to go barefoot/naked se promener pieds nus/tout nu;
    ∎ to go armed porter une arme;
    ∎ her family goes in rags sa famille est en haillons;
    ∎ the job went unfilled le poste est resté vacant;
    ∎ to go unnoticed passer inaperçu;
    ∎ such crimes must not go unpunished de tels crimes ne doivent pas rester impunis
    (b) (become) devenir;
    ∎ my father is going grey mon père grisonne;
    ∎ she went white with rage elle a blêmi de colère;
    ∎ my hands went clammy mes mains sont devenues moites;
    ∎ the tea's gone cold le thé a refroidi;
    ∎ have you gone mad? tu es devenu fou?;
    ∎ to go bankrupt faire faillite;
    ∎ the country has gone Republican le pays est maintenant républicain
    (c) (stop working → engine) tomber en panne; (→ fuse) sauter; (→ bulb, lamp) sauter, griller;
    ∎ the battery's going la pile commence à être usée
    (d) (wear out) s'user; (split) craquer; (break) (se) casser;
    ∎ his trousers are going at the knees son pantalon s'use aux genoux;
    ∎ the jacket went at the seams la veste a craqué aux coutures
    (e) (deteriorate, fail → health) se détériorer; (→ hearing, sight) baisser;
    ∎ all his strength went and he fell to the floor il a perdu toutes ses forces et il est tombé par terre;
    ∎ his voice is going il devient aphone;
    ∎ his voice is gone il est aphone, il a une extinction de voix;
    ∎ her mind has started to go elle n'a plus toute sa tête ou toutes ses facultés
    C.
    ∎ what are we waiting for? let's go! qu'est-ce qu'on attend? allons-y!;
    ∎ familiar here goes!, here we go! allez!, on y va!;
    ∎ go! partez!;
    ∎ you'd better get going on or with that report! tu ferais bien de te mettre à ou de t'attaquer à ce rapport!;
    ∎ it won't be so hard once you get going ça ne sera pas si difficile une fois que tu seras lancé;
    ∎ familiar go to it! (get to work) au boulot!; (in encouragement) allez-y!
    ∎ to be going to do sth (be about to) aller faire qch, être sur le point de faire qch; (intend to) avoir l'intention de faire qch;
    ∎ you were just going to tell me about it vous étiez sur le point de ou vous alliez m'en parler;
    ∎ I was going to visit her yesterday but her mother arrived j'avais l'intention de ou j'allais lui rendre visite hier mais sa mère est arrivée
    ∎ are you going to be at home tonight? est-ce que vous serez chez vous ce soir?;
    ∎ we're going to do exactly as we please nous ferons ce que nous voulons;
    ∎ she's going to be a doctor elle va être médecin;
    ∎ there's going to be a storm il va y avoir un orage;
    ∎ he's going to have to work really hard il va falloir qu'il travaille très dur
    (d) (function → clock, machine) marcher, fonctionner; (start functioning) démarrer;
    ∎ is the fan going? est-ce que le ventilateur est en marche ou marche?;
    ∎ the car won't go la voiture ne veut pas démarrer;
    ∎ he had the television and the radio going il avait mis la télévision et la radio en marche;
    ∎ the washing machine is still going la machine à laver tourne encore, la lessive n'est pas terminée;
    ∎ to get sth going (car, machine) mettre qch en marche; (business, project) lancer qch;
    ∎ her daughter kept the business going sa fille a continué à faire marcher l'affaire;
    ∎ to keep a conversation/fire going entretenir une conversation/un feu
    (e) (sound → alarm clock, bell) sonner; (→ alarm, siren) retentir
    ∎ she went like this with her eyebrows elle a fait comme ça avec ses sourcils
    ∎ to go on radio/television passer à la radio/à la télévision
    D.
    (a) (disappear) disparaître;
    ∎ the snow has gone la neige a fondu ou disparu;
    ∎ all the sugar's gone il n'y a plus de sucre;
    ∎ my coat has gone mon manteau n'est plus là ou a disparu;
    ∎ all our money has gone (spent) nous avons dépensé tout notre argent; (lost) nous avons perdu tout notre argent; (stolen) on a volé tout notre argent;
    ∎ I don't know where the money goes these days l'argent disparaît à une vitesse incroyable ces temps-ci;
    ∎ gone are the days when he took her dancing elle est bien loin, l'époque où il l'emmenait danser
    ∎ the last paragraph must go il faut supprimer le dernier paragraphe;
    ∎ I've decided that car has to go j'ai décidé de me débarrasser de cette voiture;
    ∎ that new secretary has got to go il va falloir se débarrasser de la nouvelle secrétaire
    (c) euphemism (die) disparaître, s'éteindre;
    ∎ he is (dead and) gone il nous a quittés;
    ∎ his wife went first sa femme est partie avant lui;
    ∎ after I go... quand je ne serai plus là...
    E.
    (a) (extend, reach) aller, s'étendre;
    ∎ our property goes as far as the forest notre propriété va ou s'étend jusqu'au bois;
    ∎ the path goes right down to the beach le chemin descend jusqu'à la mer;
    ∎ figurative her thinking didn't go that far elle n'a pas poussé le raisonnement aussi loin;
    ∎ my salary doesn't go very far je ne vais pas loin avec mon salaire;
    ∎ money doesn't go very far these days l'argent part vite à notre époque;
    ∎ their difference of opinion goes deeper than I thought leur différend est plus profond que je ne pensais
    (b) (belong) aller, se mettre, se ranger;
    ∎ the dictionaries go on that shelf les dictionnaires se rangent ou vont sur cette étagère;
    ∎ where do the towels go? où est-ce qu'on met les serviettes?;
    ∎ that painting goes here ce tableau se met ou va là
    (c) (be contained in, fit) aller;
    ∎ this last sweater won't go in the suitcase ce dernier pull n'ira pas ou n'entrera pas dans la valise;
    ∎ the piano barely goes through the door le piano entre ou passe de justesse par la porte;
    ∎ this belt just goes round my waist cette ceinture est juste assez longue pour faire le tour de ma taille;
    ∎ the lid goes on easily enough le couvercle se met assez facilement
    (d) (develop, turn out) se passer;
    ∎ how did your interview go? comment s'est passé ton entretien?;
    ∎ I'll see how things go je vais voir comment ça se passe;
    ∎ we can't tell how things will go on ne sait pas comment ça se passera;
    ∎ everything went well tout s'est bien passé;
    ∎ if all goes well si tout va bien;
    ∎ the meeting went badly/well la réunion s'est mal/bien passée;
    ∎ the negotiations are going well les négociations sont en bonne voie;
    ∎ the vote went against them/in their favour le vote leur a été défavorable/favorable;
    ∎ everything was going fine until she showed up tout allait ou se passait très bien jusqu'à ce qu'elle arrive;
    ∎ everything went wrong ça a mal tourné;
    ∎ familiar how's it going?, how are things going? (comment) ça va?;
    ∎ the way things are going, we might both be out of a job soon au train où vont ou vu comment vont les choses, nous allons bientôt nous retrouver tous les deux au chômage
    (e) (time → elapse) s'écouler, passer; (→ last) durer;
    ∎ the journey went quickly je n'ai pas vu le temps passer pendant le voyage;
    ∎ there were only five minutes to go before… il ne restait que cinq minutes avant…;
    ∎ time goes so slowly when you're not here le temps me paraît tellement long quand tu n'es pas là;
    ∎ how's the time going? combien de temps reste-t-il?
    F.
    ∎ what your mother says goes! fais ce que dit ta mère!;
    ∎ whatever the boss says goes c'est le patron qui fait la loi;
    ∎ anything goes on fait ce qu'on veut
    (b) (be valid, hold true) s'appliquer;
    ∎ that rule goes for everyone cette règle s'applique à tout le monde;
    ∎ that goes for us too (that applies to us) ça s'applique à nous aussi; (we agree with that) nous sommes aussi de cet avis
    (c) (be expressed, run → report, story)
    ∎ the story or rumour goes that she left him le bruit court qu'elle l'a quitté;
    ∎ so the story goes du moins c'est ce que l'on dit ou d'après les on-dit;
    ∎ how does the story go? comment c'est cette histoire?;
    ∎ I forget how the poem goes now j'ai oublié le poème maintenant;
    ∎ how does the tune go? c'est quoi ou c'est comment, l'air?;
    ∎ her theory goes something like this sa théorie est plus ou moins la suivante
    ∎ to go by or under the name of répondre au nom de;
    ∎ he now goes by or under another name il se fait appeler autrement maintenant
    (e) (be sold) se vendre;
    ∎ flats are going cheap at the moment les appartements ne se vendent pas très cher en ce moment;
    ∎ the necklace went for £350 le collier s'est vendu 350 livres;
    ∎ going, going, gone! (at auction) une fois, deux fois, adjugé!
    G.
    (a) (be given → award, prize) aller, être donné; (→ inheritance, property) passer;
    ∎ the contract is to go to a private firm le contrat ira à une entreprise privée;
    ∎ credit should go to the teachers le mérite en revient aux enseignants;
    ∎ every penny will go to charity tout l'argent va ou est destiné à une œuvre de bienfaisance
    ∎ a small portion of the budget went on education une petite part du budget a été consacrée ou est allée à l'éducation;
    ∎ all his money goes on drink tout son argent part dans la boisson
    (c) (contribute) contribuer, servir;
    ∎ all that just goes to prove my point tout ça confirme bien ce que j'ai dit;
    ∎ it has all the qualities that go to make a good film ça a toutes les qualités d'un bon film
    (d) (have recourse) avoir recours, recourir;
    ∎ to go to arbitration recourir à l'arbitrage
    H.
    (a) (be compatible → colours, flavours) aller ensemble;
    ∎ orange and mauve don't really go l'orange et le mauve ne vont pas vraiment ensemble
    ∎ let me know if you hear of any jobs going faites-moi savoir si vous entendez parler d'un emploi;
    ∎ are there any flats going for rent in this building? y a-t-il des appartements à louer dans cet immeuble?;
    ∎ familiar any whisky going? tu as un whisky à m'offrir?□
    (c) (endure) tenir le coup;
    ∎ we can't go much longer without water nous ne pourrons pas tenir beaucoup plus longtemps sans eau
    ∎ we'll only stop if you're really desperate to go on ne s'arrête que si tu ne tiens vraiment plus;
    ∎ I went before I came j'ai fait avant de venir
    ∎ 5 into 60 goes 12 60 divisé par 5 égale 12;
    ∎ 6 into 5 won't go 5 n'est pas divisible par 6
    ∎ she isn't bad, as teachers go elle n'est pas mal comme enseignante;
    ∎ as houses go, it's pretty cheap ce n'est pas cher pour une maison;
    ∎ as things go today par les temps qui courent;
    ∎ there goes my chance of winning a prize je peux abandonner tout espoir de gagner un prix;
    ∎ there you go again, always blaming other people ça y est, toujours à rejeter la responsabilité sur les autres;
    ∎ there you go! (here you are) tiens!; (I told you so) voilà!;
    ∎ there you go, two hamburgers and a coke et voici, deux hamburgers et un Coca;
    ∎ there you go, what did I tell you? voilà ou tiens, qu'est-ce que je t'avais dit!
    (a) (follow, proceed along) aller, suivre;
    ∎ if we go this way, we'll get there much more quickly si nous passons par là, nous arriverons bien plus vite
    (b) (travel) faire, voyager;
    ∎ we've only gone 5 kilometres nous n'avons fait que 5 kilomètres;
    ∎ she went the whole length of the street before coming back elle a descendu toute la rue avant de revenir
    ∎ ducks go "quack" les canards font "coin-coin";
    ∎ the clock goes "tick tock" l'horloge fait "tic tac";
    ∎ the gun went bang et pan! le coup est parti;
    ∎ familiar then he goes "hand it over" puis il fait "donne-le-moi"
    ∎ to go 10 risquer 10;
    ∎ Cards to go no/two trumps annoncer sans/deux atout(s);
    ∎ figurative to go one better (than sb) surenchérir (sur qn)
    ∎ I could really go a beer je me paierais bien une bière
    ∎ to go it (go fast) filer; (behave wildly) se défoncer;
    ∎ familiar how goes it? ça marche?
    3 noun
    (a) British (attempt, try) coup m, essai m;
    ∎ to have a go at sth/doing sth essayer qch/de faire qch;
    ∎ he had another go il a fait une nouvelle tentative, il a ressayé;
    ∎ let's have a go! essayons!; familiar (let me try) laisse-moi essayer!□ ;
    ∎ have another go! encore un coup!;
    ∎ I've never tried it but I'll give it a go je n'ai encore jamais fait l'expérience mais je vais essayer;
    ∎ she passed her exams first go elle a eu ses examens du premier coup;
    ∎ he knocked down all the skittles at one go il a renversé toutes les quilles d'un coup;
    ∎ £1 a go (at fair etc) une livre la partie ou le tour;
    ∎ to have a go on the dodgems faire un tour d'autos tamponneuses;
    ∎ he wouldn't let me have or give me a go (on his bicycle etc) il ne voulait pas me laisser l'essayer
    (b) British (in games → turn) tour m;
    ∎ it's your go c'est ton tour ou c'est à toi (de jouer);
    ∎ whose go is it? à qui de jouer?, à qui le tour?
    (c) familiar (energy, vitality) dynamisme□ m, entrain□ m;
    ∎ to be full of go avoir plein d'énergie, être très dynamique;
    ∎ she's got plenty of go elle est pleine d'entrain;
    ∎ the new man has no go in him le nouveau manque d'entrain
    (d) familiar (success) succès□ m, réussite□ f;
    ∎ he's made a go of the business il a réussi à faire marcher l'affaire;
    ∎ to make a go of a marriage réussir un mariage;
    ∎ I tried to persuade her but it was no go j'ai essayé de la convaincre mais il n'y avait rien à faire
    (e) (fashion) mode f;
    ∎ short hair is all the go les cheveux courts sont le dernier cri ou font fureur
    ∎ to have a go at sb (physically) rentrer dans qn; (verbally) passer un savon à qn;
    ∎ they had a real go at one another! qu'est-ce qu'ils se sont mis!;
    ∎ she had a go at her boyfriend elle a passé un de ces savons à son copain;
    ∎ British police have warned the public not to have a go, the fugitive may be armed la police a prévenu la population de ne pas s'en prendre au fugitif car il pourrait être armé;
    ∎ it's all go ça n'arrête pas!;
    ∎ all systems go! c'est parti!;
    ∎ the shuttle is go for landing la navette est bonne ou est parée ou a le feu vert pour l'atterrissage
    ∎ he must be going on fifty il doit approcher de la ou aller sur la cinquantaine;
    ∎ it was going on (for) midnight by the time we finished quand on a terminé, il était près de minuit
    ∎ I've been on the go all day je n'ai pas arrêté de toute la journée□ ;
    ∎ to be always on the go être toujours à trotter ou à courir, avoir la bougeotte;
    ∎ to keep sb on the go faire trimer qn
    ∎ I have several projects on the go at present j'ai plusieurs projets en route en ce moment□
    à faire;
    ∎ there are only three weeks/five miles to go il ne reste plus que trois semaines/cinq miles;
    ∎ five done, three to go cinq de faits, trois à faire
    esp American (to take out) two hamburgers to go deux hamburgers à emporter!
    (a) (move) circuler; (of rumour) courir;
    ∎ policemen usually go about in pairs en général, les policiers circulent par deux;
    ∎ you can't go about saying things like that! il ne faut pas raconter des choses pareilles!
    (b) Nautical (change tack) virer de bord
    (a) (get on with) s'occuper de;
    ∎ to go about one's business vaquer à ses occupations
    (b) (set about) se mettre à;
    ∎ she showed me how to go about it elle m'a montré comment faire ou comment m'y prendre;
    ∎ how do you go about applying for the job? comment doit-on s'y prendre ou faire pour postuler l'emploi?
    (c) (country) parcourir
    ∎ her son goes about with an older crowd son fils fréquente des gens plus âgés que lui;
    ∎ he's going about with Rachel these days il sort avec Rachel en ce moment
    traverser
    traverser;
    ∎ your brother has just gone across to the shop ton frère est allé faire un saut au magasin en face
    (a) (follow) suivre
    (b) (pursue, seek → criminal) poursuivre; (→ prey) chasser; (→ job, prize) essayer d'obtenir;
    ∎ he goes after all the women il court après toutes les femmes;
    ∎ I'm going after that job je vais essayer d'obtenir cet emploi
    (a) (disregard) aller contre, aller à l'encontre de;
    ∎ she went against my advice elle n'a pas suivi mon conseil;
    ∎ I went against my mother's wishes je suis allé contre ou j'ai contrarié les désirs de ma mère
    (b) (conflict with) contredire;
    ∎ that goes against what he told me c'est en contradiction avec ou ça contredit ce qu'il m'a dit;
    ∎ the decision went against public opinion la décision est allée à l'encontre de ou a heurté l'opinion publique;
    ∎ it goes against my principles c'est contre mes principes
    (c) (be unfavourable to → of luck, situation) être contraire à; (→ of opinion) être défavorable à; (→ of behaviour, evidence) nuire à, être préjudiciable à;
    ∎ the verdict went against the defendant le verdict a été défavorable à l'accusé ou a été prononcé contre l'accusé;
    ∎ if luck should go against him si la chance lui était contraire;
    ∎ her divorce may go against her winning the election son divorce pourrait nuire à ses chances de gagner les élections
    (a) (precede) passer devant;
    ∎ he went ahead of us il est parti avant nous;
    ∎ I let him go ahead of me in the queue je l'ai fait passer devant moi dans la queue
    (b) (proceed) aller de l'avant;
    ∎ go ahead! tell me! vas-y! dis-le-moi!;
    ∎ the mayor allowed the demonstrations to go ahead le maire a permis aux manifestations d'avoir lieu;
    ∎ the move had gone ahead as planned le déménagement s'était déroulé comme prévu;
    ∎ to go ahead with sth démarrer qch;
    ∎ they're going ahead with the project after all ils ont finalement décidé de mener le projet à bien;
    ∎ he went ahead and did it (without hesitating) il l'a fait sans l'ombre d'une hésitation; (despite warnings) rien ne l'a arrêté
    (c) (advance, progress) progresser, faire des progrès
    ∎ go along and ask your mother va demander à ta mère;
    ∎ she went along with them to the fair elle les a accompagnés ou elle est allée avec eux à la foire;
    ∎ we can talk it over as we go along nous pouvons en discuter en chemin ou en cours de route;
    ∎ I just make it up as I go along j'invente au fur et à mesure
    (b) (progress) se dérouler, se passer;
    ∎ things were going along nicely tout allait ou se passait bien
    (c) (go to meeting, party etc) aller
    (decision, order) accepter, s'incliner devant; (rule) observer, respecter;
    ∎ that's what they decided and I went along with it c'est la décision qu'ils ont prise et je l'ai acceptée;
    ∎ I go along with the committee on that point je suis d'accord avec ou je soutiens le comité sur ce point;
    ∎ I can't go along with you on that je ne suis pas d'accord avec vous là-dessus;
    ∎ he went along with his father's wishes il s'est conformé aux ou a respecté les désirs de son père
    (a) (habitually) passer son temps à;
    ∎ he goes around mumbling to himself il passe son temps à radoter;
    ∎ she just goes around annoying everyone elle passe son temps à énerver tout le monde;
    ∎ he goes around in black leather il se promène toujours en ou il est toujours habillé en cuir noir
    (b) (document, illness) circuler; (gossip, rumour) courir, circuler
    ∎ will that belt go around your waist? est-ce que cette ceinture sera assez grande pour toi?
    familiar (attack → food) attaquer, se jeter sur; (→ job, task) s'attaquer à; (→ person) attaquer;
    ∎ they were still going at it the next day ils y étaient encore le lendemain;
    ∎ she went at the cleaning with a will elle s'est attaquée au nettoyage avec ardeur
    partir, s'en aller;
    ∎ go away! va-t'en!;
    ∎ I'm going away for a few days je pars pour quelques jours;
    ∎ she's gone away to think about it elle est partie réfléchir
    (a) (return) revenir, retourner;
    ∎ she went back to bed elle est retournée au lit, elle s'est recouchée;
    ∎ to go back to sleep se rendormir;
    ∎ they went back home ils sont rentrés chez eux ou à la maison;
    ∎ I went back downstairs/upstairs je suis redescendu/remonté;
    ∎ to go back to work (continue task) se remettre au travail; (return to place of work) retourner travailler; (return to employment) reprendre le travail;
    ∎ to go back on one's steps rebrousser chemin, revenir sur ses pas;
    ∎ let's go back to chapter two revenons ou retournons au deuxième chapitre;
    ∎ we went back to the beginning nous avons recommencé;
    ∎ let's go back to why you said that revenons à la question de savoir pourquoi vous avez dit ça;
    ∎ the clocks go back one hour today on retarde les pendules d'une heure aujourd'hui
    (b) (retreat) reculer;
    ∎ go back! recule!
    (c) (revert) revenir;
    ∎ we went back to the old system nous sommes revenus à l'ancien système;
    ∎ he went back to his old habits il a repris ses anciennes habitudes;
    ∎ the conversation kept going back to the same subject la conversation revenait sans cesse sur le même sujet;
    ∎ men are going back to wearing their hair long les hommes reviennent aux cheveux longs ou se laissent à nouveau pousser les cheveux
    (d) (in time) remonter;
    ∎ our records go back to 1850 nos archives remontent à 1850;
    ∎ this building goes back to the Revolution ce bâtiment date de ou remonte à la Révolution;
    ∎ familiar we go back a long way, Brad and me ça remonte à loin, Brad et moi
    (e) (extend, reach) s'étendre;
    ∎ the garden goes back 150 metres le jardin s'étend sur 150 mètres
    (fail to keep → agreement) rompre, violer; (→ promise) manquer à, revenir sur;
    ∎ they went back on their decision ils sont revenus sur leur décision;
    ∎ he won't go back on his word il ne manquera pas à sa parole
    (precede) passer devant; (happen before) précéder;
    ∎ that question has nothing to do with what went before cette question n'a rien à voir avec ce qui précède ou avec ce qui a été dit avant;
    ∎ the election was like nothing that had gone before l'élection ne ressemblait en rien aux précédentes;
    ∎ euphemism those who have gone before (the dead) ceux qui nous ont précédés
    (a) (precede) précéder;
    ∎ we are indebted to those who have gone before us nous devons beaucoup à ceux qui nous ont précédés
    ∎ your suggestion will go before the committee votre suggestion sera soumise au comité;
    ∎ to go before a judge/jury passer devant un juge/un jury;
    ∎ the matter went before the court l'affaire est allée devant les tribunaux
    Nautical descendre dans l'entrepont
    ➲ go by
    (pass → car, person) passer; (→ time) passer, s'écouler;
    ∎ as the years go by avec les années, à mesure que les années passent;
    ∎ in days or in times or in years gone by autrefois, jadis;
    ∎ to let an opportunity go by laisser passer une occasion
    (a) (act in accordance with, be guided by) suivre, se baser sur;
    ∎ don't go by the map ne vous fiez pas à la carte;
    ∎ I'll go by what the boss says je me baserai sur ce que dit le patron;
    ∎ he goes by the rules il suit le règlement
    (b) (judge by) juger d'après;
    ∎ going by her accent, I'd say she's from New York si j'en juge d'après son accent, je dirais qu'elle vient de New York;
    ∎ you can't go by appearances on ne peut pas juger d'après ou sur les apparences
    ∎ to go by a different/false name être connu sous un nom différent/un faux nom;
    ∎ the product goes by the name of "Bango" in France ce produit est vendu sous le nom de "Bango" en France
    ➲ go down
    (a) (descend, move to lower level) descendre;
    ∎ he went down on all fours or on his hands and knees il s'est mis à quatre pattes;
    ∎ going down! (in lift) on descend!, pour descendre!
    (b) (proceed, travel) aller;
    ∎ we're going down to Tours/the country/the shop nous allons à Tours/à la campagne/au magasin
    (c) (set → moon, sun) se coucher, tomber
    (d) (sink → ship) couler, sombrer; (→ person) couler, disparaître (sous l'eau)
    (e) (decrease, decline → level, price, quality) baisser; (→ amount, numbers) diminuer; (→ rate, temperature) baisser, s'abaisser; (→ fever) baisser, tomber; (→ tide) descendre;
    ∎ the dollar is going down in value le dollar perd de sa valeur, le dollar est en baisse;
    ∎ eggs are going down (in price) le prix des œufs baisse;
    ∎ my weight has gone down j'ai perdu du poids;
    ∎ he's gone down in my estimation il a baissé dans mon estime;
    ∎ the neighbourhood's really gone down since then le quartier ne s'est vraiment pas arrangé depuis;
    ∎ to have gone down in the world avoir connu des jours meilleurs
    (f) (become less swollen → swelling) désenfler, dégonfler; (→ balloon, tyre) se dégonfler
    (g) (food, medicine) descendre;
    ∎ this wine goes down very smoothly ce vin se laisse boire (comme du petit-lait)
    ∎ a cup of coffee would go down nicely une tasse de café serait la bienvenue;
    ∎ his speech went down badly/well son discours a été mal/bien reçu;
    ∎ how will the proposal go down with the students? comment les étudiants vont-ils prendre la proposition?;
    ∎ that kind of talk doesn't go down well with me je n'apprécie pas du tout ce genre de propos
    (i) (lose) être battu;
    ∎ Mexico went down to Germany le Mexique s'est incliné devant l'Allemagne;
    ∎ Madrid went down to Milan by three points Milan a battu Madrid de trois points;
    ∎ I'm not going to go down without a fight je me battrai jusqu'à la fin
    (j) (be relegated) descendre;
    ∎ our team has gone down to the second division notre équipe est descendue en deuxième division
    (k) (be noted, recorded) être noté; (in writing) être pris ou couché par écrit;
    ∎ this day will go down in history ce jour restera une date historique;
    ∎ she will go down in history as a woman of great courage elle entrera dans l'histoire grâce à son grand courage
    (l) (reach as far as) descendre, s'étendre;
    ∎ this path goes down to the beach ce sentier va ou descend à la plage
    (m) (continue as far as) aller, continuer;
    ∎ go down to the end of the street allez ou continuez jusqu'en bas de la rue
    (n) British University entrer dans la période des vacances
    (p) Computing tomber en panne; (of computer network) planter;
    ∎ the computer's gone down l'ordinateur est en panne
    (q) Music (lower pitch) descendre
    ∎ how long do you think he'll go down for? il écopera de combien, à ton avis?;
    ∎ he went down for three years il a écopé de trois ans
    (s) American familiar (happen) se passer□
    (hill, stairs, ladder, street) descendre;
    ∎ my food went down the wrong way j'ai avalé de travers;
    ∎ Music the pianist went down an octave le pianiste a joué une octave plus bas ou a descendu d'une octave;
    ∎ British School to go down a class descendre d'une classe;
    ∎ figurative I don't want to go down that road je ne veux pas m'engager là-dedans
    vulgar (fellate) sucer, tailler ou faire une pipe à; (perform cunnilingus on) sucer, brouter le cresson à
    tomber malade de;
    ∎ he went down with pneumonia/the flu il a attrapé une pneumonie/la grippe
    (a) (fetch) aller chercher;
    ∎ he went for a doctor il est allé ou parti chercher un médecin
    (b) (try to obtain) essayer d'obtenir, viser;
    ∎ she's going for his job elle va essayer d'obtenir son poste;
    ∎ familiar go for it! vas-y!;
    ∎ I'd go for it if I were you! à ta place, je n'hésiterais pas!;
    ∎ she was really going for it elle donnait vraiment son maximum
    (c) (attack → physically) tomber sur, s'élancer sur; (→ verbally) s'en prendre à;
    ∎ dogs usually go for the throat en général, les chiens attaquent à la gorge;
    ∎ they went for each other (physically) ils se sont jetés l'un sur l'autre; (verbally) ils s'en sont pris l'un à l'autre;
    ∎ the newspapers really went for the senator les journaux s'en sont pris au sénateur sans retenue;
    ∎ go for him! (to dog) attaque!
    (d) familiar (like) aimer□, adorer□ ;
    ∎ I don't really go for that idea l'idée ne me dit pas grand-chose;
    ∎ he really goes for her in a big way il est vraiment fou d'elle
    (e) (choose, prefer) choisir, préférer
    (f) (apply to, concern) concerner, s'appliquer à;
    ∎ what I said goes for both of you ce que j'ai dit vaut pour ou s'applique à vous deux;
    ∎ pollution is a real problem in Paris - that goes for Rome too la pollution pose un énorme problème à Paris - c'est la même chose à Rome;
    ∎ and the same goes for me et moi aussi
    (g) (have as result) servir à;
    ∎ his twenty years of service went for nothing ses vingt ans de service n'ont servi à rien
    ∎ she has a lot going for her elle a beaucoup d'atouts;
    ∎ that idea hasn't got much going for it frankly cette idée n'est franchement pas très convaincante
    (a) (leave) sortir;
    ∎ the army went forth into battle l'armée s'est mise en route pour la bataille;
    ∎ Bible go forth and multiply croissez et multipliez-vous
    (b) (be pronounced) être prononcé; (be published) paraître;
    ∎ the command went forth that… il fut décrété que…
    (s')avancer;
    ∎ the clocks go forward tomorrow on avance les pendules demain;
    ∎ if this scheme goes forward… si ce projet est accepté…
    (a) (enter) entrer, rentrer;
    ∎ it's cold - let's go in il fait froid - entrons;
    ∎ it's too big, it won't go in c'est trop grand, ça ne rentrera pas
    (b) (disappear → moon, sun) se cacher
    (c) Sport (in cricket) prendre son tour au guichet
    (d) Military (attack) attaquer
    (a) (engage in → activity, hobby, sport) pratiquer, faire; (→ occupation) se consacrer à; (→ politics) s'occuper de, faire;
    ∎ she went in for company law elle s'est lancée dans le droit commercial;
    ∎ he thought about going in for teaching il a pensé devenir enseignant
    (b) familiar (be interested in) s'intéresser à□ ; (like) aimer□ ;
    ∎ I don't go in much for opera je n'aime pas trop l'opéra, l'opéra ne me dit rien;
    ∎ he goes in for special effects in a big way il est très branché effets spéciaux;
    ∎ we don't go in for that kind of film nous n'aimons pas ce genre de film;
    ∎ this publisher doesn't really go in for fiction cet éditeur ne fait pas tellement dans le roman
    ∎ they don't go in for injections so much nowadays ils ne sont pas tellement pour les piqûres de nos jours;
    ∎ why do scientists go in for all that jargon? pourquoi est-ce que les scientifiques utilisent tout ce jargon?
    (d) (take part in → competition, race) prendre part à; (→ examination) se présenter à
    (e) (apply for → job, position) poser sa candidature à, postuler
    (a) (enter → building, house) entrer dans; (→ activity, profession) entrer à ou dans; (→ politics, business) se lancer dans;
    ∎ she's gone into hospital elle est (r)entrée à l'hôpital;
    ∎ to go into the army (as profession) devenir militaire de carrière; (as conscript) partir au service;
    ∎ he went into medicine il a choisi la médecine
    (b) (be invested → of effort, money, time)
    ∎ a lot of care had gone into making her feel at home on s'était donné beaucoup de peine pour la mettre à l'aise;
    ∎ two months of research went into our report nous avons mis ou investi deux mois de recherche dans notre rapport
    (c) (embark on → action) commencer à; (→ explanation, speech) se lancer ou s'embarquer dans, (se mettre à) donner; (→ problem) aborder;
    ∎ I'll go into the problem of your taxes later j'aborderai le problème de vos impôts plus tard;
    ∎ the car went into a skid la voiture a commencé à déraper;
    ∎ to go into hysterics avoir une crise de nerfs;
    ∎ to go into fits of laughter être pris d'un fou rire
    (d) (examine, investigate) examiner, étudier;
    ∎ you need to go into the question more deeply vous devez examiner le problème de plus près;
    ∎ the matter is being gone into l'affaire est à l'étude
    (e) (explain in depth) entrer dans;
    ∎ the essay goes into the moral aspects of the question l'essai aborde les aspects moraux de la question;
    ∎ I won't go into details je ne vais pas entrer dans les détails;
    ∎ let's not go into that ne parlons pas de ça
    (f) (begin to wear) se mettre à porter;
    ∎ to go into mourning prendre le deuil
    (g) (hit, run into) entrer dans;
    ∎ a car went into him une voiture lui est rentrée dedans
    (h) Computing (file, program) aller dans;
    ∎ to go into a file aller dans un fichier
    ➲ go off
    (a) (leave) partir, s'en aller;
    ∎ she went off to work elle est partie travailler;
    ∎ her husband has gone off and left her son mari l'a quittée;
    ∎ Theatre the actors went off les acteurs ont quitté la scène
    (b) (stop operating → light, radio) s'éteindre; (→ heating) s'éteindre, s'arrêter; (→ pain) partir, s'arrêter;
    ∎ the electricity went off l'électricité a été coupée
    (c) (become activated → bomb, firework) exploser; (→ gun) partir; (→ alarm, alarm clock) sonner;
    ∎ the grenade went off in her hand la grenade a explosé dans sa main;
    ∎ the gun didn't go off le coup n'est pas parti;
    ∎ figurative to go off into fits of laughter être pris d'un fou rire
    ∎ the interview went off badly/well l'entretien s'est mal/bien passé;
    ∎ her speech went off well son discours a été bien reçu
    (e) (fall asleep) s'endormir
    (f) British (deteriorate → food) s'avarier, se gâter; (→ milk) tourner; (→ butter) rancir; (→ athlete, sportsperson) perdre sa forme;
    ∎ the play goes off in the second half la pièce se gâte pendant la seconde partie
    British familiar (stop liking) perdre le goût de□ ;
    ∎ he's gone off classical music/smoking il n'aime plus la musique classique/fumer, la musique classique/fumer ne l'intéresse plus;
    ∎ I've gone off the idea cette idée ne me dit plus rien;
    ∎ she's gone off her boyfriend son copain ne l'intéresse plus;
    ∎ funny how you can go off people c'est drôle comme on se lasse des gens parfois
    (a) (leave with) partir avec;
    ∎ he went off with the woman next door il est parti avec la voisine
    (b) (make off with) partir avec;
    ∎ someone has gone off with his keys quelqu'un est parti avec ses clés;
    ∎ he went off with the jewels il s'est enfui avec les bijoux
    ➲ go on
    (a) (move, proceed) aller; (without stopping) poursuivre son chemin; (after stopping) repartir, se remettre en route;
    ∎ you go on, I'll catch up allez-y, je vous rattraperai (en chemin);
    ∎ they went on without us ils sont partis sans nous;
    ∎ after dinner they went on to Susan's house après le dîner, ils sont allés chez Susan;
    ∎ we went on home nous sommes rentrés
    (b) (continue action) continuer;
    ∎ she went on (with her) reading elle a continué à ou de lire;
    ∎ the chairman went on speaking le président a continué son discours;
    ∎ "and that's not all", he went on "et ce n'est pas tout", a-t-il poursuivi;
    ∎ you can't go on being a student for ever! tu ne peux pas être étudiant toute ta vie!;
    ∎ go on looking! cherchez encore!;
    ∎ go on, ask her vas-y, demande-lui;
    ∎ familiar go on, be a devil vas-y, laisse-toi tenter!;
    ∎ go on, I'm listening continuez, je vous écoute;
    ∎ I can't go on like this! je ne peux plus continuer comme ça!;
    ∎ if he goes on like this, he'll get fired s'il continue comme ça, il va se faire renvoyer;
    ∎ their affair has been going on for years leur liaison dure depuis des années;
    ∎ the party went on into the small hours la soirée s'est prolongée jusqu'à très tôt le matin;
    ∎ life goes on la vie continue ou va son train;
    ∎ British familiar go on (with you)! allons, arrête de me faire marcher!;
    ∎ they have enough (work) to be going on with ils ont du pain sur la planche ou de quoi faire pour le moment;
    ∎ here's £25 to be going on with voilà 25 livres pour te dépanner
    ∎ he went on to explain why il a ensuite expliqué pourquoi;
    ∎ to go on to another question passer à une autre question;
    ∎ she went on to become a doctor elle est ensuite devenue médecin
    (d) (be placed, fit) aller;
    ∎ the lid goes on this way le couvercle se met comme ça;
    ∎ I can't get the lid to go on je n'arrive pas à mettre le couvercle;
    ∎ the cap goes on the other end le bouchon se met ou va sur l'autre bout
    (e) (happen, take place) se passer;
    ∎ what's going on here? qu'est-ce qui se passe ici?;
    ∎ there was a fight going on il y avait une bagarre;
    ∎ a lot of cheating goes on during the exams on triche beaucoup pendant les examens;
    ∎ several conversations were going on at once il y avait plusieurs conversations à la fois;
    ∎ while the war was going on pendant la guerre
    (f) (elapse) passer, s'écouler;
    ∎ as the week went on au fur et à mesure que la semaine passait;
    ∎ as time goes on avec le temps, à mesure que le temps passe
    (g) familiar (chatter, talk) parler□, jacasser□ ;
    ∎ she does go on! elle n'arrête pas de parler!, c'est un vrai moulin à paroles!;
    ∎ he goes on and on about politics il parle politique sans cesse;
    ∎ don't go on about it! ça va, on a compris!;
    ∎ I don't want to go on about it, but... je ne voudrais pas avoir l'air d'insister, mais...;
    ∎ what are you going on about now? qu'est-ce que vous racontez?
    (h) familiar (act, behave) se conduire□, se comporter□ ;
    ∎ what a way to go on! en voilà des manières!
    (i) (start operating → light, radio, television) s'allumer; (→ heating, motor, power) s'allumer, se mettre en marche
    (j) Sport (player) prendre sa place, entrer en jeu
    (k) Theatre (actor) entrer en scène
    ∎ he's going on for forty il va sur ses quarante ans
    (a) (enter → boat, train) monter dans
    ∎ to go on a journey/a holiday partir en voyage/en vacances;
    ∎ to go on a diet se mettre au régime
    (c) (be guided by) se laisser guider par, se fonder ou se baser sur;
    ∎ the detective didn't have much to go on le détective n'avait pas grand-chose sur quoi s'appuyer ou qui puisse le guider;
    ∎ she goes a lot on instinct elle se fie beaucoup à ou se fonde beaucoup sur son instinct
    ∎ he's going on forty-five il va sur ses quarante-cinq ans;
    ∎ humorous she's fifteen going on forty-five (wise) elle a quinze ans mais elle est déjà très mûre; (old beyond her years) elle a quinze ans mais elle est vieille avant l'âge
    (e) British familiar (usu neg) (appreciate, like) aimer□ ;
    ∎ I don't go much on abstract art l'art abstrait ne me dit pas grand-chose
    familiar (criticize) critiquer□ ; (nag) s'en prendre à□ ;
    ∎ the boss went on and on at her at the meeting le patron n'a pas cessé de s'en prendre à elle pendant la réunion;
    ∎ he's always going on at his wife about money il est toujours sur le dos de sa femme avec les questions d'argent;
    ∎ I went on at my mother to go and see the doctor j'ai embêté ma mère pour qu'elle aille voir le médecin;
    ∎ don't go on at me! laisse-moi tranquille!
    (a) (leave) sortir;
    ∎ my parents made us go out of the room mes parents nous ont fait sortir de la pièce ou quitter la pièce;
    ∎ to go out for a meal aller au restaurant;
    ∎ to go out to dinner sortir dîner;
    ∎ to go out for a walk aller se promener, aller faire une promenade;
    ∎ she's gone out to get a paper elle est sortie (pour) acheter un journal;
    ∎ they went out to the country ils sont allés ou ils ont fait une sortie à la campagne;
    ∎ she goes out to work elle travaille en dehors de la maison ou hors de chez elle;
    ∎ he went out of her life il est sorti de sa vie;
    ∎ she was dressed to go out (ready to leave) elle était prête à sortir; (dressed up) elle était très habillée
    (b) (travel) partir; (emigrate) émigrer;
    ∎ they went out to Africa (travelled) ils sont partis en Afrique; (emigrated) ils sont partis vivre ou ils ont émigré en Afrique
    (c) (date) sortir;
    ∎ to go out with sb sortir avec qn;
    ∎ we've been going out together for a month ça fait un mois que nous sortons ensemble
    (d) (fire, light) s'éteindre
    (e) (disappear) disparaître;
    ∎ the joy went out of her eyes la joie a disparu de son regard;
    ∎ the spring went out of his step il a perdu sa démarche légère;
    ∎ all the heart went out of her elle a perdu courage
    (f) (cease to be fashionable) passer de mode, se démoder;
    ∎ to go out of style/fashion ne plus être le bon style/à la mode;
    ∎ familiar that hairstyle went out with the ark cette coiffure remonte au déluge
    (g) (tide) descendre, se retirer;
    ∎ the tide has gone out la marée est descendue, la mer s'est retirée;
    ∎ the tide goes out 6 kilometres la mer se retire sur 6 kilomètres
    ∎ I went out to see for myself j'ai décidé de voir par moi-même;
    ∎ we have to go out and do something about this il faut que nous prenions des mesures ou que nous fassions quelque chose
    (i) (be sent → letter) être envoyé; (be published → brochure, pamphlet) être distribué; (be broadcast → radio or television programme) être diffusé
    (j) (feelings, sympathies) aller;
    ∎ our thoughts go out to all those who suffer nos pensées vont vers tous ceux qui souffrent;
    ∎ my heart goes out to her je suis de tout cœur avec elle dans son chagrin
    (k) Sport (be eliminated) être éliminé;
    ∎ Agassi went out to Henman Agassi s'est fait sortir par Henman
    (l) Cards terminer
    ∎ she went all out to help us elle a fait tout son possible pour nous aider□
    ➲ go over
    ∎ I just saw a plane go over je viens de voir passer un avion
    ∎ I went over to see her je suis allé la voir;
    ∎ they went over to talk to her ils sont allés lui parler;
    ∎ to go over to Europe aller en Europe
    (c) (turn upside down) se retourner; (capsize → boat) chavirer, capoter
    (d) (change, switch) changer;
    ∎ I've gone over to another brand of washing powder je viens de changer de marque de lessive;
    ∎ when will we go over to the metric system? quand est-ce qu'on va passer au système métrique?
    (e) (change allegiance) passer, se joindre;
    ∎ he's gone over to the Socialists il est passé dans le camp des socialistes;
    ∎ she went over to the enemy elle est passée à l'ennemi
    (f) (be received) passer;
    ∎ the speech went over badly/well le discours a mal/bien passé
    (a) (move, travel over) passer par-dessus;
    ∎ the horse went over the fence le cheval a sauté (par-dessus) la barrière;
    ∎ we went over a bump on a pris une bosse
    (b) (examine → argument, problem) examiner, considérer; (→ accounts, report) examiner, vérifier;
    ∎ would you go over my report? voulez-vous regarder mon rapport?
    (c) (repeat) répéter; (review → notes, speech) réviser, revoir; (→ facts) récapituler, revoir; School réviser;
    ∎ she went over the interview in her mind elle a repassé l'entretien dans son esprit;
    ∎ I kept going over everything leading up to the accident je continuais de repenser à tous les détails qui avaient conduit à l'accident;
    ∎ let's go over it again reprenons, récapitulons;
    ∎ he goes over and over the same stories il rabâche les mêmes histoires
    (d) (rehearse) refaire; (bars of music) rejouer; (sing) rechanter
    ∎ let's go over now to our Birmingham studios passons l'antenne à notre studio de Birmingham;
    ∎ we're going over live now to Paris nous allons maintenant à Paris où nous sommes en direct
    (move in front of) passer devant; (move beyond) dépasser
    ∎ is there enough cake to go round? est-ce qu'il y a assez de gâteau pour tout le monde?;
    ∎ to make the food go round ménager la nourriture
    (b) (visit) aller;
    ∎ we went round to his house nous sommes allés chez lui;
    ∎ I'm going round there later on j'y vais plus tard
    (c) (circulate → rumour) circuler, courir; (→ bottle, cold, flu) circuler
    (d) (be continuously present → idea, tune)
    ∎ that song keeps going round in my head j'ai cette chanson dans la tête
    (e) (spin → wheel) tourner;
    ∎ figurative my head's going round j'ai la tête qui tourne
    (f) (make a detour) faire un détour;
    ∎ to go round the long way faire un long détour
    (tour → museum) faire le tour de;
    ∎ I hate going round the shops j'ai horreur de faire les boutiques
    (a) (crowd, tunnel) traverser;
    ∎ figurative a shiver went through her un frisson l'a parcourue ou traversée
    (b) (endure, experience) subir, souffrir;
    ∎ he's going through hell c'est l'enfer pour lui;
    ∎ we all have to go through it sometime on doit tous y passer un jour ou l'autre;
    ∎ I can't face going through all that again je ne supporterais pas de passer par là une deuxième fois;
    ∎ after everything she's gone through après tout ce qu'elle a subi ou enduré;
    ∎ we've gone through a lot together nous avons vécu beaucoup de choses ensemble
    (c) (consume, use up → supplies) épuiser; (→ money) dépenser; (→ food) consommer; (wear out) user;
    ∎ she goes through a pair of tights a week elle use une paire de collants par semaine;
    ∎ I've gone through the toes of my socks j'ai usé ou troué mes chaussettes au bout;
    ∎ humorous how many assistants has he gone through now? combien d'assistants a-t-il déjà eus?;
    ∎ his novel has gone through six editions il y a déjà eu six éditions de son roman
    (d) (examine → accounts, document) examiner, vérifier; (→ list, proposal) éplucher; (→ mail) dépouiller; (→ drawer, pockets) fouiller (dans); (→ files) chercher dans; (sort) trier;
    ∎ we went through the contract together nous avons regardé ou examiné le contrat ensemble;
    ∎ did customs go through your suitcase? est-ce qu'ils ont fouillé votre valise à la douane?;
    ∎ he went through her pockets il a fouillé ses poches
    (e) (of bill, law) être voté;
    ∎ the bill went through Parliament last week le projet de loi a été voté la semaine dernière au Parlement
    (f) (carry out, perform → movement, work) faire; (→ formalities) remplir, accomplir;
    ∎ Music let's go through the introduction again reprenons l'introduction;
    ∎ we had to go through the whole business of applying for a visa nous avons dû nous farcir toutes les démarches pour obtenir un visa
    (g) (participate in → course of study) étudier; (→ ceremony) participer à
    (h) (practise → lesson, poem) réciter; (→ role, scene) répéter;
    ∎ let's go through it again from the beginning reprenons dès le début
    (a) (travel through, penetrate) passer, traverser
    (b) (offer, proposal) être accepté; (business deal) être conclu, se faire; (bill, law) passer, être voté; (divorce) être prononcé;
    ∎ the adoption finally went through l'adoption s'est faite finalement
    ∎ to go through with sth aller jusqu'au bout de qch, exécuter qch;
    ∎ he'll never go through with it il n'ira jamais jusqu'au bout;
    ∎ they went through with their threat ils ont exécuté leur menace
    (a) (colours, flavours) aller bien ensemble; (characteristics, ideas) aller de pair;
    ∎ the two things often go together les deux choses vont souvent de pair
    (b) American (people) sortir ensemble
    (a) (move towards) aller vers
    (b) (effort, money) être consacré à;
    ∎ all her energy went towards fighting illiteracy elle a dépensé toute son énergie à combattre l'analphabétisme
    (a) (go down → ship) couler, sombrer; (→ person) couler, disparaître (sous l'eau)
    (b) figurative (fail → business) couler, faire faillite; (→ project) couler, échouer; (→ person) échouer, sombrer
    (a) (move, travel underneath) passer par-dessous
    ∎ to go under a false/different name utiliser ou prendre un faux nom/un nom différent;
    ∎ a glue that goes under the name of Stikit une colle qui s'appelle Stikit
    ➲ go up
    (a) (ascend, climb → person) monter, aller en haut; (→ lift) monter;
    ∎ to go up to town aller en ville;
    ∎ I'm going up to bed je monte me coucher;
    ∎ have you ever gone up in an aeroplane? êtes-vous déjà monté en avion?;
    ∎ going up! (in lift) on monte!;
    ∎ to go up in the world faire son chemin
    (b) (increase → amount, numbers) augmenter, croître; (→ price) monter, augmenter; (→ temperature) monter, s'élever;
    ∎ rents are going up les loyers sont en hausse;
    ∎ meat is going up (in price) (le prix de) la viande augmente;
    ∎ to go up in sb's estimation monter dans l'estime de qn
    (c) (sudden noise) s'élever;
    ∎ a shout went up un cri s'éleva
    (d) (appear → notices, posters) apparaître; (be built) être construit;
    ∎ new buildings are going up all over town de nouveaux immeubles surgissent dans toute la ville
    (e) (explode, be destroyed) sauter, exploser
    (g) Theatre (curtain) se lever;
    ∎ before the curtain goes up avant le lever du rideau
    (h) British University entrer à l'université;
    ∎ she went up to Oxford in 1950 elle est entrée à Oxford en 1950
    ∎ he went up for murder il a fait de la taule pour meurtre
    ∎ they look set to go up to the First Division ils ont l'air prêts à entrer en première division
    monter;
    ∎ to go up a hill/ladder monter une colline/sur une échelle;
    ∎ Music the pianist went up an octave le pianiste a monté d'une octave;
    ∎ British School to go up a class monter d'une classe
    ∎ to go up to sb/sth se diriger vers qn/qch;
    ∎ the path goes up to the front door le chemin mène à la porte d'entrée
    ∎ the book only goes up to the end of the war le livre ne va que jusqu'à la fin de la guerre;
    ∎ I will go up to £100 je veux bien aller jusqu'à 100 livres
    (a) (accompany, escort) accompagner, aller avec;
    ∎ figurative to go with the crowd suivre la foule ou le mouvement;
    ∎ you have to go with the times il faut vivre avec son temps
    (b) (be compatible → colours, flavours) aller avec;
    ∎ that hat doesn't go with your suit ce chapeau ne va pas avec ton ensemble;
    ∎ a white Burgundy goes well with snails le bourgogne blanc se marie bien ou va bien avec les escargots
    (c) (be part of) aller avec;
    ∎ the flat goes with the job l'appartement va avec le poste;
    ∎ the sense of satisfaction that goes with having done a good job le sentiment de satisfaction qu'apporte le travail bien fait;
    ∎ mathematical ability usually goes with skill at chess des capacités en mathématiques vont souvent de pair avec un don pour les échecs
    (d) familiar (spend time with) sortir avec□ ;
    ∎ euphemism he's been going with other women (having sex) il a été avec d'autres femmes
    se passer de, se priver de;
    ∎ he went without sleep or without sleeping for two days il n'a pas dormi pendant deux jours
    s'en passer;
    ∎ we'll just have to go without il faudra s'en passer, c'est tout
    ⓘ Do not pass go, (do not collect £200/$200) Au Monopoly les joueurs tirent parfois une carte qui les envoie sur la case "prison". Sur cette carte sont inscrits les mots do not pass go, do not collect £200 (ou bien do not collect $200 s'il s'agit de la version américaine). Cette phrase, dont la version française est "ne passez pas par la case départ, ne recevez pas 20 000 francs", est utilisée de façon allusive et sur le mode humoristique dans différents contextes: on dira par exemple you do that again and you're going straight to jail, Bill. Do not pass go, do not collect $200 ("refais ça, Bill, et je t'assure que tu iras droit en prison). On peut également utiliser cette expression lorsque quelqu'un essaie de mener un projet à bien mais rencontre des obstacles: the country is trying hard to get back on its feet but because of the civil war it has not even been allowed to pass go, let alone collect £200 ("le pays fait de son mieux pour se rétablir mais la guerre civile n'arrange rien, bien au contraire").
    ⓘ Go ahead, make my day C'est la formule prononcée par l'inspecteur Harry Callahan (incarné par Clint Eastwood) dans le film Sudden Impact (1983) lorsqu'il se trouve confronté à un gangster. Il s'agit d'une façon d'encourager le bandit à se servir de son arme afin de pouvoir l'abattre en état de légitime défense: "allez, vas-y, fais-moi plaisir". On utilise cette formule par allusion au film et en réaction à une personne qui vient de proférer des menaces. Ainsi, le président Reagan s'en servit en s'adressant à des travailleurs qui menaçaient de se mettre en grève.

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  • 16 high

    high [haɪ]
    haut ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (f), 1 (g), 1 (m), 1 (o), 1 (p), 2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b) élevé ⇒ 1 (b)-(e), 1 (k) grand ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (d) noble ⇒ 1 (e) aigu ⇒ 1 (g) excité ⇒ 1 (s) en haut ⇒ 2 (a)
    (a) (tall) haut;
    ∎ how high is that building? quelle est la hauteur de ce bâtiment?;
    ∎ the walls are three metres high les murs ont ou font trois mètres de haut, les murs sont hauts de trois mètres;
    ∎ the building is eight storeys high c'est un immeuble de ou à huit étages;
    ∎ the highest mountain in the country la plus haute montagne du pays;
    ∎ when I was only so high quand je n'étais pas plus grand que ça
    (b) (above ground level → river, tide) haut; (→ altitude, shelf) haut, élevé;
    ∎ built on high ground construit sur un terrain élevé;
    ∎ the sun was high in the sky le soleil était haut
    (c) (above average → number) grand, élevé; (→ speed, value) grand; (→ cost, price, rate) élevé; (→ salary) élevé, gros (grosse); (→ pressure) élevé, haut; (→ polish) brillant;
    ∎ to the highest degree au plus haut degré, à l'extrême;
    ∎ of the highest importance de première importance;
    ∎ to pay a high price payer le prix fort;
    ∎ to fetch a high price se vendre cher;
    ∎ to make a higher bid faire une offre supérieure, surenchérir;
    ∎ highest bidder surenchérisseur(euse) m,f;
    ∎ she suffers from high blood pressure elle a de la tension;
    ∎ also figurative to play for high stakes jouer gros (jeu);
    ∎ built to withstand high temperatures conçu pour résister à des températures élevées;
    ∎ he has a high temperature il a beaucoup de température ou fièvre;
    ∎ areas of high unemployment des régions à fort taux de chômage;
    ∎ ore with a high mineral content minerai m à haute teneur;
    ∎ milk is high in calcium le lait contient beaucoup de calcium;
    ∎ high winds des vents mpl violents, de grands vents mpl;
    ∎ Mathematics the highest common factor le plus grand commun diviseur
    (d) (better than average → quality) grand, haut; (→ standard) haut, élevé; (→ mark, score) élevé, bon; (→ reputation) bon;
    ∎ our chances of success remain high nos chances de succès restent très bonnes;
    ∎ to have a high opinion of sb avoir une bonne ou haute opinion de qn;
    ∎ he has a high opinion of himself il a une haute idée de lui-même;
    ∎ to have a high profile être très en vue;
    ∎ she speaks of you in the highest terms elle dit le plus grand bien de vous;
    ∎ one of the highest honours in the arts l'un des plus grands honneurs dans le monde des arts;
    ∎ Commerce & Finance high value added à haute valeur ajoutée
    (e) (honourable → ideal, thought) noble, élevé; (→ character) noble;
    ∎ a man of high principles un homme qui a des principes (élevés);
    ∎ he took a very high moral tone il prit un ton très moralisateur;
    ∎ she has very high moral standards elle a des principes (de moralité) très élevés
    ∎ a high official un haut fonctionnaire;
    ∎ we have it on the highest authority nous le tenons de la source la plus sûre;
    ∎ to have friends in high places avoir des relations haut placées, avoir le bras long;
    ∎ of high rank de haut rang
    (g) (sound, voice) aigu(uë); Music (note) haut
    ∎ high summer plein été m;
    ∎ it was high summer c'était au cœur de l'été;
    ∎ it's high time we were leaving il est grand temps qu'on parte
    ∎ resentment was high il y avait énormément de ressentiment;
    ∎ moments of high drama des moments mpl extrêmement dramatiques;
    ∎ high adventure grande aventure f;
    ∎ to be high farce tourner à la farce
    (j) British (complexion) rougeaud, rubicond;
    ∎ to have a high colour avoir le visage congestionné
    (k) (elaborate, formal → language, style) élevé, soutenu
    (l) (prominent → cheekbones) saillant
    (m) Cards haut;
    ∎ the highest card la carte maîtresse
    (n) British (meat) avancé, faisandé; (butter, cheese) rance
    (o) (remote) haut
    ∎ a high Tory un tory ultra-conservateur;
    ∎ a high Anglican un(e) anglican(e) de tendance conservatrice
    (s) (excited) excité, énervé; (cheerful) plein d'entrain, enjoué;
    ∎ to be in high spirits être plein d'entrain;
    ∎ our spirits were high nous avions le moral;
    ∎ familiar old-fashioned we had a high old time on s'est amusés comme des fous
    ∎ to be high (drugged) planer; figurative (euphoric) être dans un état d'euphorie□ ;
    ∎ high on cocaine défoncé à la cocaïne;
    ∎ figurative they were high on success ils ne se sentaient plus après ce succès;
    ∎ figurative he gets high on sailing il prend son pied en faisant de la voile;
    ∎ they were (as) high as kites (drunk) ils étaient bien partis; (drugged) ils planaient; (happy) ils avaient la pêche
    (a) (at, to a height) haut, en haut; (at a great altitude) à haute altitude, à une altitude élevée;
    ∎ up high en haut;
    ∎ higher up plus haut;
    ∎ higher and higher de plus en plus haut;
    ∎ he raised both hands high il a levé les deux mains en l'air;
    ∎ the kite flew high up in the sky le cerf-volant est monté très haut dans le ciel;
    ∎ she threw the ball high into the air elle a lancé le ballon très haut;
    ∎ the geese flew high over the fields les oies volaient très haut au-dessus des champs;
    ∎ the shelf was high above her head l'étagère était bien au-dessus de sa tête;
    ∎ he rose high in the company il a accédé aux plus hauts échelons de la société;
    ∎ figurative we looked high and low for him nous l'avons cherché partout;
    ∎ figurative to set one's sights high, to aim high viser haut;
    ∎ figurative they're flying high ils visent haut, ils voient grand;
    ∎ also figurative to hold one's head high porter la tête haute;
    ∎ figurative to leave sb high and dry laisser qn en plan
    ∎ they set the price/standards too high ils ont fixé un prix/niveau trop élevé;
    ∎ I turned the heating up high j'ai mis le chauffage à fond;
    ∎ he rose higher in my esteem il est monté encore plus dans mon estime;
    ∎ salaries can go as high as £50,000 les salaires peuvent monter jusqu'à ou atteindre 50 000 livres;
    ∎ I had to go as high as £50 il a fallu que j'aille ou que je monte jusqu'à 50 livres;
    ∎ the card players played high les joueurs de cartes ont joué gros (jeu);
    ∎ to run high (river) être en crue; (sea) être houleuse ou grosse;
    ∎ feelings were running high les esprits se sont échauffés
    (c) (in tone) haut;
    ∎ I can't sing that high je ne peux pas chanter aussi haut
    ∎ to live high off or on the hog vivre comme un roi ou nabab
    3 noun
    (a) (height) haut m;
    ∎ humorous the decision came from on high la décision fut prononcée en haut lieu
    ∎ to reach a new high atteindre un nouveau record;
    ∎ prices are at an all-time high les prix ont atteint leur maximum;
    ∎ the Stock Market reached a new high la Bourse a atteint un nouveau record ou maximum;
    ∎ the highs and lows (of share prices, career, life) les hauts mpl et les bas mpl
    (c) (setting → on iron, stove)
    ∎ I put the oven on high j'ai mis le four sur très chaud
    (d) Cars (fourth gear) quatrième f; (fifth gear) cinquième f
    (e) Meteorology (anticyclone) anticyclone m
    ∎ she's been on a permanent high since he came back elle voit tout en rose depuis son retour
    ∎ Religion the Most High le Très-Haut
    ►► Religion high altar maître-autel m;
    History High Antiquity Haute Antiquité f;
    American Cars high beam feux mpl de route;
    Swimming high board plongeoir m le plus haut;
    high camp (affectation) affectation f, cabotinage m; (effeminate behaviour) manières fpl efféminées; (style) kitsch m;
    high chair chaise f haute (pour enfants);
    British Religion High Church
    1 noun
    = fraction de l'Église d'Angleterre accordant une grande importance à l'autorité du prêtre, au rituel etc
    (a) = de tendance conservatrice dans l'Église anglicane;
    British Religion High Churchman = membre du mouvement conservateur à l'intérieur de l'Église anglicane;
    high comedy Theatre comédie f au dialogue brillant;
    ∎ figurative the debate ended in scenes of high comedy le débat se termina par des scènes du plus haut comique;
    Military high command haut commandement m;
    Administration high commission haut-commissariat m;
    Administration high commissioner haut-commissaire m;
    Law the High Court (of Justice) ≃ le tribunal de grande instance (principal tribunal civil en Angleterre et au pays de Galles);
    Law High Court judge ≃ juge m du tribunal de grande instance;
    Law the High Court of Judiciary = la plus haute instance de justice en Écosse;
    Military high explosive explosif m puissant;
    high fashion haute couture f;
    high fidelity haute-fidélité f;
    high finance haute finance f;
    familiar high five = tape amicale donnée dans la paume de quelqu'un, bras levé, pour le saluer, le féliciter ou en signe de victoire;
    ∎ they always give each other a high five when they meet ils se tapent dans la main à chaque fois qu'ils se voient;
    Electronics high frequency haute fréquence f;
    high gear Cars (fourth) quatrième f (vitesse f); (fifth) cinquième f (vitesse f);
    ∎ figurative they moved into high gear ils se sont dépêchés;
    High German haut allemand m;
    high heels hauts talons mpl;
    high jump Sport saut m en hauteur;
    ∎ British familiar figurative you're for the high jump when he finds out! qu'est-ce que tu vas prendre quand il l'apprendra!;
    Sport high jumper sauteur(euse) m,f (qui fait du saut en hauteur);
    the high life la grande vie;
    ∎ she has a taste for the high life elle a des goûts de luxe;
    ∎ to lead or to live the high life mener la grande vie;
    Religion high mass, High Mass grand-messe f;
    Computing high memory mémoire f haute;
    Computing high memory area zone f de mémoire haute;
    History the High Middle Ages le Haut Moyen Âge;
    high noon plein midi m;
    ∎ at high noon à midi pile;
    American Transport High Occupancy Vehicle = voiture particulière transportant au moins deux passagers;
    Religion high place haut lieu m;
    high point (major event → of news) événement m le plus marquant; (→ of evening, holiday) point m culminant, grand moment m; (→ of film, novel) point m culminant;
    ∎ the high point of the party le clou de la soirée;
    high priest Religion grand prêtre m;
    ∎ figurative the high priests of fashion les gourous mpl de la mode;
    high priestess Religion grande prêtresse f;
    ∎ figurative the high priestess of rock la grande prêtresse du rock;
    Linguistics high register language langage m élevé ou soutenu;
    Art high relief haut-relief m;
    high rise tour f (immeuble);
    high road (main road) route f principale, grand-route f; figurative (most direct route) bonne voie f;
    ∎ he's on the high road to success il est en bonne voie de réussir;
    ∎ the high road to fame la voie de la gloire;
    American familiar high roller (spendthrift) dépensier(ère)□ mf; (gambler) flambeur(euse) m,f;
    high school School (in UK) = établissement d'enseignement secondaire regroupant collège et lycée; (in US) lycée m;
    ∎ she's still at high school elle est toujours scolarisée ou va toujours au lycée;
    the high seas la haute mer;
    ∎ on the high seas en haute ou pleine mer;
    high season haute ou pleine saison f;
    ∎ during the high season en haute ou pleine saison;
    British Administration High Sheriff = dans les comtés anglais et gallois, représentant officiel du monarque;
    American high sign signe m;
    ∎ to give sb the high sign faire signe à qn;
    high society haute société f, grand monde m;
    high spirits pétulance f, vitalité f, entrain m;
    ∎ to be in high spirits avoir de l'entrain, être plein d'entrain;
    ∎ to put sb in high spirits mettre qn de bonne humeur;
    (a) (major event → of news) événement m le plus marquant; (→ of evening, holiday) point m culminant, grand moment m; (→ of film, novel) point m culminant
    (b) American (place) endroit m intéressant;
    ∎ we hit all the high spots (tourists) nous avons vu toutes les attractions touristiques;
    British the high street (street) la grand-rue, la rue principale; (shops) les commerçants mpl, le commerce;
    ∎ Commerce & Economics the high street has been badly hit by the recession les commerçants ont été durement touchés par la récession;
    British high table (for guests of honour) table f d'honneur; School & University table f des professeurs;
    British high tea = repas léger pris en début de soirée et accompagné de thé;
    high tech (technology) technologie f avancée ou de pointe; (style) hi-tech m inv;
    high tide (of ocean, sea) marée f haute; figurative (of success) point m culminant;
    ∎ at high tide à marée haute;
    Theatre high tragedy grande tragédie f;
    high treason haute trahison f;
    Electricity high voltage haute tension f;
    high water (of ocean, sea) marée f haute; (of river) crue f;
    ∎ the river is at high water le fleuve est en crue;
    high wire corde f raide ou de funambule;
    ∎ to walk the high wire marcher sur la corde raide
    ✾ Film 'High Noon' Zinnemann 'Le Train sifflera trois fois'

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  • 17 get

    1. I
    1) I have 10 shillings more to get мне надо достать еще десять шиллингов
    2) she gave him as good as she got она дала ему сдачи
    2. II
    1) get somewhere get here (home, thus far, abroad, etc.) приезжать /добираться, попадать/ сюда и т. д.; he forgot the key and couldn't get in он забыл ключ и не мог попасть в дом; the door was locked and we could not get out дверь была заперта [на ключ], и мы не могли войти; the train is starting, you must get in поезд отправляется, вам надо войти в вагон; I have no ticket, will I be able to get in? у меня нет билета, мне можно пройти /меня пропустят/? get out! вылезай(те)!, выходи(те)!; please, let me get by пожалуйста, пропустите меня /разрешите мне пройти/; get ashore сходить /высаживаться/ на берег; get astray заблудиться; rumours (reports, etc.) get abroad ходят /распространяются/ слухи и т. д.; this piece of news has got abroad эта новость стала широко известна; such sensations get abroad такого рода сенсационные сообщения становятся достоянием широкой публики; he'll soon get there он там скоро будет, он туда скоро попадет; your letter got there yesterday ваше письмо там получили /пришло туда/ вчера; how (lid these flowers get there? как туда попали эти цветы?: he got home quickly он быстро добрался до дому: the bridge was destroyed and we couldn't get across мост был разрушен, и мы не могли попасть на ту сторону; the frontier is so well guarded that. no one can get across граница так надежно /хорошо/ охраняется, что никто не может ее перейти /что ее невозможно нарушить/; get down спуститься вниз: the cat climbed to the top of tile tree and couldn't get down кошка взобралась на вершину дерева и не могла слезть
    2) he tries hard but he never gets anywhere он много работает, но у него ничего не выходит, он прилагает много усилий, но ничего не может добиться; you'll get nowhere if you work so little если вы будете так мало работать, вы ничего не добьетесь: with courage we can get anywhere мужество поможет нам добиться всего; he is getting ahead splendidly у него дела идут прекрасно; at last we seem to be getting somewhere похоже, наконец у нас что-то получается
    3. III
    1) get smth. get an answer (a postcard, a telegram, good new?get information, a birthday present, a pension, wages, etc.) получать ответ и т.д., get confirmation получить подтверждение; he got a surprise его ждал сюрприз; where can I get permission? его можно получить разрешение?; get one's breakfast (one's dinner, etc.) позавтракать и т. д.; I could not get any supper я остался без ужина, я не смог поужинать || get a sight /а glimpse/ of smb., smth. увидеть кого-л., что-л.
    2) get smth., smb. where did you get the money? где вы достали /раздобыли/ деньги? get a hat (a new coat, same stamps, a new diary, etc.) приобретать /покупать/ шляпу и т. д.'; you had better get a new umbrella вам бы надо купить /вам нужен/ новый зонтик; where can I get this book? где можно достать /купить/ эту книгу? I got the book. needed я нашел /достал/ нужную мне книгу; I'll go and get some milk. get Some biscuits too a схожу за молоком. get Возьми еще и печенья. get the prize (a good crop, credit, much, little, etc.) получать приз и т. д., he has got the support of the directors он получил поддержку /добился поддержки/ директоров; get a profit получать прибыль; he got nothing ему ничего на досталось, get good results (advantage, power, fame, wealth, etc.) добиваться хороших результатов и т.д., I went and got some singing lessons я пошел и взял несколько уроков пения; get friends при обретать друзей; where do you get pupils? откуда вы берете учеников?; get a wife жениться; get knowledge of the subject овладевать каким-л. предметом || get possession of smth. завладеть /овладеть/ чем-л.; get one's own way добиться своего
    3) get smth., smb. get one's hat (one's stick, one's bag, etc.) взять [с собой] шляпу и т. д., wait till I get my coat подожди, я только возьму пальто; go and get the doctor сходи за врачом; hold the line, I'll go and get him не вешайте трубку, я сейчас ere позову /найду/
    4) get smth. the room (the house, etc.) gets no sun в комнату и т. д. совсем не попадает солнце; this room gets all the sun именно в эту комнату попадает солнце; I'll come and see you if I get the time я приеду повидать вас, если у меня будет время; she hoped to get a little sleep она надеялась, что немного поспит /что ей удастся немного поспать/; I'll go and get some sleep пойду сосну
    5) get smb.,smth. I didn't get him a) я не застал его; б) я не дозвонился ему; you got the wrong number вы ошиблись номером /вы не туда попали/
    6) get smb., smth. get the thief (the runaway, the culprit, a squirrel, etc.) поймать вора и т. д.; did he get his train он успел на поезд?; I decided to get the next train я решил сесть на следующий поезд
    7) get smth. get an illness заболеть; get a cold /а chill/ простудиться; get [the] measles (scarlet fever, typhus, etc.) заболеть корью, подхватить корь и т. д.; have you got a cold? у вас насморк?; get a bad fall (a slight hurt) сильно (слегка) ушибиться; get a blow (a shock, a nasty wound, etc.) получить удар и т. д.
    8) get smth. get ten years (six months, etc.) получить десять лет тюрьмы /тюремного заключения/ и т. д., быть приговоренным к десяти годам [тюремного заключения] и т. д.; you'll get a beating тебя ожидает порка, тебя высекут; you'll get a scolding тебя ожидает /ты получишь/ выговор; you'll get it! тебе влетит
    9) get smth., smb. coll. get the joke (smb.'s meaning, smb.'s idea, etc.) понимать шутку и т. д., I don't get it не понял; it is just between us, get it? это только между нами, попятно?; I didn't get your name я не разобрал /не расслышал/ вашего имени; I don't get you я вас не понимаю
    10) get smth. dividing nine by three we get three если разделить девять на три, получится три
    11) have got smth. I have got a new watch (a new suit, a new hat, a car, etc.) у меня [есть] новые часы и т. д; have you got a newspaper (the tickets, a pencil, an erasing-knife, etc)? у вас есть газета и т.д.? I've got no money у меня нет денег; she's got a lovely voice у нее красивый голос; he'll lose all he's got, if he isn't careful если он не будет более осмотрительным /осторожнее/, он потеряет все, что имеет
    4. IV
    1) get smth. at some time get the answer this morning (some money soon, etc.) получить ответ сегодня утром и т. д.; get money every month получать деньги каждый месяц; I get a letter every day каждый день мне приходит /я получаю/ письмо; in this hotel I get breakfast every morning в этой гостинице каждое утро дают /подают/ завтрак; get your dinner at once сейчас же пообедай; get smth. in some manner you got the answer right ты получил /у тебя получился/ правильный ответ
    2) get smth. in some manner get this horse (this coat, this bicycle, etc.) cheap (ly) дешево купить /приобрести/ лошадь и т. д., купить эту лошадь и т. д. по дешевке; get the book second-hand приобрести подержанную книгу, купить книгу у букиниста; get money easily легко зарабатывать /доставать, получать/ деньги; get this book easily достать эту книгу без затруднений
    3) get smb., smth. somewhere get him home (the old man upstairs, you there, the child up, etc.) отводить /доставлять, приводить/ его домой и т.д., get smb. in а) помочь кому-л. проникнуть куда-л.; б) втащить кого-л. вовнутрь; get smb. out а) помочь кому-л. выбраться откуда-л.; б) вытащить кого-л. откуда-л.; get the horses out вывести лошадей; what got you here? что вас привело сюда?; get this parcel home (the table here, etc.) доставлять посылку домой и т. д., get the chairs (the washing, some coal, etc.) in вносить стулья и т.д., I don't know how you'll ever get the box (the trunk, the piano, etc.) upstairs не знаю, как вы втащите этот ящик и т. д. наверх; get a mast up ставить мачту; get up a sunken vessel поднимать затонувшее судно; get smth. overboard выбрасывать что-л. за борт; get his letter (one's own books, my money, etc.) back получить обратно его письме и т. д., now I've got you back теперь вы вернулись ко мне
    4) get smb. at some time I'll get you yet! я еще вас поймаю!, вы еще мне попадетесь!; he got you that time! на этот раз он вас поймал!
    5) get smb. somewhere it will get him nowhere, it won't get him anywhere это ничего ему не даст, этим он ничего не добьется; all work and no play does not get you anywhere если работать и не отдыхать, толку будет мало
    6) get smb., smth. in some manner coll. I get you (your meaning, your idea, etc.) all right я хорошо понимаю вас и т. д.
    7) have got smth. somewhere what have you got there? что у вас там?
    5. V
    get smb. smth.
    1) get him a ticket (me a dictionary, them those pictures, etc.) доставать /покупать/ ему билет и т. д.; get me a good teacher (him a place. her another job, etc.) найдите мне хорошего преподавателя и т. д.
    2) get smb. a towel (me my hat, him another dictionary, her a chair, me some ink, etc.) принести кому-л. полотенце и т. д.; can you get me another pencil? вы можете принести /дать/ мне другой карандаш?
    3) get smb. smb., smth. get me the director (the hospital, the head teacher, etc.) соедините меня с директором и т. д.
    6. VI
    1) get smth., smb. in some state get dinner (breakfast, books, etc.) ready приготовить обед и т. д., she quickly got the children ready for school она быстро собрала детей в школу; get one's feet (one's clothes, etc.) wet промочить ноги и т. д.; get the windows open открыть окна; get everything right again снова навести везде порядок; get smb. free освободить кого-л., выпустить кого-л. на свободу; get the dog loose спустить собаку с цепи; it gets me down-hearted это приводит меня в уныние
    2) get smth. in some state get the sum right получить правильный ответ [в решении задачи], правильно решить задачу
    7. VII
    1) get smth., smb. to do smth. get something (nothing, etc.) to eat (to read, to play with, etc.) достать что-нибудь поесть и т. д.; get leave to go home получить отпуск для поездки домой; get smb. to clean the windows (to wash the floors, to do the room, etc.) найти кого-л. [, чтобы] вымыть окна и т. д.; I can't get anyone to do the work properly не могу найти человека, который выполнил бы эту работу как следует
    2) get smb., smth. to do smth. get your friend to help you (him to come, her to join us, your brother to introduce me to the chairman, etc.) убедить /заставить/ вашего приятеля /друга/ помочь вам и т. д.; get a fire to burn разжечь огонь или костер; get this door to shut properly починить дверь, чтобы она закрывалась как следует; I can never get him to go to bed я никогда не могу уложить его спать; get him to tell her about it уговорите его рассказать ей об этом; you will not be able to get a tree to grow in this soil вам не удастся вырастить дерево на такой почве
    3) Have got smth. to do I have got very much /lots of work/ to do у меня очень много работы /дел/, мне надо очень много сделать; what have you got to say? что вы можете сказать?
    8. VIII
    get smth., smb. doing smth.get the clock (the work, the typewriter, etc.) going наладить часы и т. д; at last he got the stone rolling наконец ему удалось сдвинуть камень, и тот покатился; she got everybody singing все подхватили ее песню; она заставила всех петь; I'll get her talking а) я заставлю ее заговорить; б) я разговорю ее; that got him guessing это заставило его теряться в догадках
    9. IX
    1) get smth., smb. done I must get the book bound (my passport endorsed, the work done, my shoes repaired, etc.) мне нужно [отдать] переплести книгу и т. д.; we are getting our apartment newly papered мы заново оклеиваем [обоями] квартиру; I shall get my hair cut я постригусь; can you get the work finished in time (by evening)? a) вы можете закончить работу вовремя (к вечеру)?; б) вы можете добиться, чтобы работа была готова вовремя (к вечеру)?; where can I this printed (my piano tuned, my shoes soled, etc.)? где мне / я могу/ это напечатать и т. д.?; I want to get my coat mended я хочу починить /отдать в починку/ пальто; get the laws obeyed (my words believed, etc.) добиться [того], чтобы законы выполнялись /соблюдались/ и т. д.; get oneself appointed (noticed, chosen, etc.) сделать так, чтобы тебя назначили и т. д., they got him elected chairman они провели его в председатели
    2) get smb. in some state get a man drunk напоить человека; get smb. dressed (washed, fed, etc.) одеть и т. д. кого-л.; it gets me discouraged я от этого прихожу в уныние; he got his face scratched (his wrist broken, etc.) он расцарапал лицо и т. д.
    10. X
    get into some state get married (dressed, shaved, brushed clean, confused, hurt, etc.) жениться и т.д., get drunk напиваться; get tired уставать; get frozen замерзать; he got drowned он утонул; you must get done /finished/ with it с этим нужно покончить /кончать/; get used /accustomed/ to the climate here (to the customs and manners over here, to sitting up late, to the rolling of a ship, etc.) привыкать к здешнему климату и т. д., he got fired /dismissed/ (severely wounded, killed, etc.) его уволили /выгнали/ и т. д.; he got paid for this ему за это заплатили; he got mixed up with dishonest men он связался с дурной компанией; they got left behind они отстали; that vase will get broken эта ваза разобьется; everything gets known все становится известным || get rid of smb., smth. отделываться /избавляться/ от кого-л., чего-л.; get rid of a troublesome visitor (of a lazy servant, of the old car, of an engagement, etc.) избавиться /отделаться/ от назойливого посетителя и т. д.
    11. XI
    1) be got the thing is not to be got fay вещь нельзя достать
    2) be got at the soul of a people can be got at fully only through, the knowledge of its language душу народа можно познать только через его язык
    3) be got at coll. the witness (the press, the voters, etc.) have been got at свидетели и т. д. были подкуплены
    12. ХIII
    1) get to do smth. soon she got to like her job скоро ей начала нравиться /понравилась/ ее работа, она вскоре полюбила свой работу;how did you get to know it? как вы об этом узнали?, как вам удалось это узнать?; they got to be friends они стали друзьями; you'll like him when /once/ you get to know him когда вы его узнаете, вы его полюбите
    2) have got to do smth. we've got to go (to write a letter, to listen to what he says, to leave early to catch my train, to pass this examination, etc.) нам необходимо /мы должны/ идти и т.д., it has got to be done это должно быть сделано /надо сделать/; she's got to work hard for her living ей приходится много работать, чтобы заработать на жизнь
    3) id have got to do with smth. what's that got to do with us? какое это имеет отношение к нам?
    13. XIV
    get doing smth.,get moving (rolling, singing, etc.) начать двигаться и т. д.; when these women get talking they go on for hours когда эти женщины начнут разговаривать /болтать/, их не остановишь; we got talking of the future мы стали говорить /заговорили/ о будущем; they wanted to get going on the construction of the house они хотели приступить к строительству дома; if we don't get doing we'll never arrive in time если мы не тронемся в путь, мы ни за что не приедем вовремя; things haven't really got going yet дела еще фактически не сдвинулись с места /с мертвой точки/; let's get going! пошли!, пойдём!, поёхали!
    13. XV
    get into some state get warmer (worse and worse, uglier every day, etc.) становиться теплее и т. д.; get grey (old, silly, poor, red in the face, etc.) поседеть и т. д.; get well поправляться, выздоравливать; he is getting better ему уже лучше; get asleep засыпать; I am getting thirsty (sleepy, hungry. etc.) мне захотелось пить и т. д., the children will get wet (hungry, etc.) дети вымокнут /промокнут/ и т. д.; he got rich он разбогател; he got mad at the message записка его разозлила; он разозлился на записку; they got closer to each other они сблизились, они стали ближе друг другу; it got rainy пошли дожди; it got foggy опустился туман; the sky got cloudy небо заволокло тучами; it is getting dark (cold, warm, etc.) темнеет и т. д. it is getting late уже поздно; the fire is getting low костер гаснет /угасает/; things are getting better дела идут все лучше
    14. XVI
    1) get into (out of, through, over, up, across, at, etc.) smth. get into the room (into town, into a bar, etc.) попадать /входить/ в комнату и т. д.; the burglar got into the kitchen through the window грабитель проник /влез/ в кухню через окно; get into a car сесть /влезть/ в автомобиль /в машину/; get into the saddle сесть /взобраться/ в седло; something has got into my eye мне что-то попало в глаз this story got into the newspapers эта история попала в газеты; where has that book got to? куда запропастилась /делась/ эта книга?; get to the station (to London, to the office, etc.) добраться до вокзала и т. д.; where did you get to yesterday? куда вы делись /где вы были/ вчера?; get out, of a train (out of a bus, out of a carriage, etc.) выходить из поезда и т. д., get out of bed! вставайте!; get out of here (out of this house)! прочь отсюда (из этого дома)!; get out of the way of a car посторониться и пропустить машину; get out of smb.'s way уйти с чьей-л. дороги; get through the hole in the wall (through the eye of a needle, through a gap, through a crack, etc.) пролезать через дыру в стене и т. д.; get over a fence (over a wall, over a stile, etc.) перелезать через забор и т. д.; get over /across/ a river переправляться через реку; get across tile street (across /over/ the bridge, across the frontier, etc.) перейти на другую сторону улицы и т. д.; he got above the clouds он поднялся над облаками; get under the hedge (under the wire netting, under the rope, etc.) пролезать под изгородью и т. д.; get under some old boxes (under some bushes, etc.) залезать /закатиться/ под старые ящики и т. д.; under the wheels (under а motor-саг, etc.) попасть под колеса и т. д.; the cat got under the bed (under the fence, etc.) кошка шмыгнула под кровать и т. д.; get at the top shelf (at the ripest fruit, at one's luggage, etc.) дотянуться /достать/ до верхней полки и т. д.; keep medicines where children can't get at them убирайте лекарства так, чтобы дети не смогли их достать; the dog could not get at me собака не могла меня достать; let me get at him coll. дайте мне только до него добраться; get down a tree (down a fence, etc.) слезать с дерева и т. д., get up a ladder (up a hill, up a tree, etc.) взбираться на лестницу и т. д.; get by the guard (by the policeman, etc.) проскользнуть мимо часового и т. д.; get before the crowd (before the procession, before the column of marchers, etc.) обогнать толпу и т. д.; get behind a tree (behind a door, behind a fence, etc.) встать /спрятаться/ за дерево и т. д.; the реп got behind the bookcase ручка закаталась /попала/ за книжный шкаф; get between the sheets залезть под одеяло; he got between the boys and prevented a fight он встал между мальчишками и не дал им сцепиться; get aboard a ship подняться на борт корабля
    2) get to (abreast of, beyond, as far аs, etc.) smth. get to the end of the chapter (to the main subject, to the theme of my story, to the heart of the matter, etc.) дойти /добраться/ до конца главы и т. д.: how far did you get to? до какого места ты дочитал?; get to the head of one's class выйти на первое место в классе; стать первым учеником в классе; get to the city police (to the authorities, etc.) связаться с городской полицией и т. д.; get to some time (to some age) достигать какого-л. времени (возраста); when it gets to 10 o'clock I begin to feel tired к десяти часам я начинаю чувствовать усталость: when you get to 70... когда вам [будет] семьдесят...; get between two fighting parties оказаться /очутиться/ между двумя враждующими /борющимися/ группами; his anger has got beyond control он вышел из себя, он уже не мог сдержать гнев; he doesn't let much get by him он почти ничего не пропускает; практически ничто мимо него не проходит; you cannot easily get at him с ним не так просто связаться /увидеться/; get abreast of modem technology достичь современного уровня техники; we got as far as the lake мы дошли или доехали до озера || get in touch with smb. связаться / установить контакт/ с кем-л.
    3) get within smth. get within smb.'s reach (within the range of their fire, etc.) оказаться в пределах чьей-л. досягаемости и т. д.; get within earshot оказаться в пределах слышимости; get within their sight оказаться в поле их зрения; get out of smth. get out of smb.'s sight скрыться с чьих-л. глаз; get out of smb.'s reach оказаться для них вне пределов досягаемости; get among smb. get among friends (among enemies, among strangers, etc.) оказаться среди друзей и т. д. || get into the hands of the police попасть в руки полиции
    4) get into smth. get into a coat (into one's clothes, into one's boots, etc.) надевать пальто и т. д., get into one's trousers натянуть брюки; I can't get into these shoes, they are three sizes too small я не могу надеть эти ботинки, мне надо на три номера больше
    5) get into smth. get into business (into trade, into the movies, into politics, etc.) заняться коммерцией и т. д.; get into fights with the neighbour's children драться /вступать в драку/ с соседскими мальчишками; get into Parliament (into a party, into a club, etc.) стать членом парламента и т. д.; get into office получить /занять/ должность; Kennedy got into office in 1961 Кеннеди стал президентом в тысяча девятьсот шестьдесят первом году; get into conversation (into a dispute with smb., into correspondence, into communication, etc.) завязать разговор и т.д.; they got into quite an argument about it между ними разгорелся довольно жаркий спор
    6) get in (to) smth. get into trouble (into a difficulty, into mischief, etc.) попасть в беду и т. д.; get into debt залезть в долги; get in a row (into a horrible scrape, etc.) оказаться замешанным /ввязаться/ в скандал и т. д.; get into a bad habit приобрести плохую /дурную/ привычку; get into the habit /into the way/ of getting up early (of doing things one's own way, of answering back, etc.) привыкнуть рано вставать и т. д., get into a rage впасть в ярость; get into a panic поддаться панике; get into general use получить широкое распространение; get out of smth. get out of practice потерять навык, [давно] не иметь практики; get out of repair требовать ремонта; get out of order выйти из строя, испортиться, сломаться; get out of shape потерять форму
    7) get over (out of, through,get etc.) smth. get over a difficulty ( over an obstacle, over an impediment, etc.) преодолеть затруднение и т. д.; she couldn't get over her shyness (over her embarrassment, over her confusion, over her dislike of him, over the disinclination to work, etc.) она не могла побороть / преодолеть/ свой застенчивость и т. д.; he couldn't get over his stutter он не мог избавиться от заикания; I can't get over his abominable manners никак не могу примириться с его ужасными манерами /привыкнуть к его ужасным манерам/; get over a disappointment (over an alarm, over a surprise, etc.) прийти в себя после разочарования и т. д.; I couldn't get over his behaviour он себя так плохо вел, что я никак не мог успокоиться; I couldn't get over the fear of him я никак не мог избавиться от чувства /преодолеть чувство/ страха перед ним; get over an illness (over an ailment, over that severe cold, over an injury, etc.) оправиться от /после/ болезна и т.д., get over /out of/ a bad habit отделаться / отучиться/ от дурной привычки; get out of a difficulty выйти из затруднительного положения; there is по getting out of it, you cannot get out of it от этого не открутишься; don't try to get out of your duties не пытайтесь уклоняться от своих обязанностей; get through another bad winter (through a dangerous illness, etc.) пережить еще одну тяжелую зиму и т. д.; I don't know how I'll get through this month я не знаю, как я дотяну до конца месяца; I don't know how I got through the day не знаю, как я прожил /выдержал/ этот день; get through an exam выдержать экзамен; get through written papers написать контрольную работу; get through a driving test сдать экзамен на водительские права; how he got through college is a mystery совершенно непонятно, как он смог окончить колледж; get (a)round smth. get around the law (around the regulations, around that clause, around a difficulty, etc.) обходить закон и т. д.; there is no getting (aground this fact a) нельзя не (посчитаться с этим фактом; б) нельзя пройти мимо этого факта; get (a)round smb. coll. she can get (aground anyone она может убедить /обвести вокруг пальца/ кого хочешь /кого угодно/; she knows how to get round him она знает, как к нему подъехать
    8) get through /over/ smth. get through a lot of reading (through a lot of work, etc.) много прочитать и т.д., get through her washing (through one's homework, through this book, etc.) закончить стирку и т. д.; how could he get through all these files? как он успел просмотреть все эти папки?; get through one's task with great speed быстро выполнить свой задачу; get through a lot of correspondence ( through these books, etc.) разделаться с большим количеством писем и т. д.; get through such a lot of food (through all this meat, through a bottle of gin a week, etc.) съесть /осилить/ много всякой всячины и т. д.; get through one's fortune (through a lot of money, through L 1000 in less than a week, etc.) растратить /растранжирить, промотать/ свое состояние и т. д.
    9) get at smth., smb. get at the truth (at the facts, at the root of the trouble, at the cause of the disturbance, at the heart of things, etc.) докапываться до правды и т. д.; get at the meaning of the sentence добраться до сути этого предложения; get at the secret of his success выяснить /понять/, в чем секрет его успеха; that's what I want to get at вот в чем мне хочется разобраться, вот что мне хочется постичь; what are you getting at? coll. a) чего вы хотите?, к чему вы клоните?; б) что вы имеете в виду?; we could not tell what the speaker was getting at мы не знали /не понимали/, что имел в виду /хотел сказать/ оратор; who are you getting at? кого вы имеете в виду?, на кого вы намекаете?; were you getting at me in that last remark you made? в своем последнем замечании вы намекали на меня? /вы имели в виду меня/?; he is always getting at me coll. он вечно ко мне цепляется /придирается/
    10) get at smb. get at a witness (at a judge, at the press, etc.) подкупать свидетеля и т. д.
    15. XVII
    1) get (in)to doing smth. coll. get into sleeping in the afternoon (to fighting, etc.) взять себе за привычку спать днем и т. д.; I got to thinking that... я стал думать, что...
    2) get out of doing smth. get out of attending smth. (out of going there, out of answering, etc.) отвертеться и не пойти на какое-л. мероприятие и т. д.; get as far as doing smth. we did not get as far as discussing finances мы не дошли до обсуждения финансовых вопросов
    16. XXI1
    1) get smth. from (at, out of, etc.) smth., smb. get machinery from Europe (many commodities from abroad, etc.) получать оборудование из Европы и т. д., закупать /покупать, приобретать/ оборудование в Европе и т.д., get our things at this shop покупать /приобретать/ вещи в этом магазине; get information from the library (money from the bank, help from him, etc.) получать, сведения из библиотеки и т. д., get dinner (lunch, etc.) at the hotel (at the restaurant, at the inn, etc.) (пообедать и т. д. в гостинице и т. д.; I got this information (the news, facts. etc.) from a friend of mine (from my secretary, etc.) мне это и т. д. сообщил один приятель и т. д., я получил эти сведения и т. д. от одного приятеля и т. д.; get butter from cream получать масло из сливок; get a confession out of the prisoner ( a secret out of the woman, the truth out of the man, etc.) вытянуть / вырвать/ у заключенного признание и т. д.; get smth. for smth. get data for analysis (information for the article, new curtains for the guest-room, etc.) доставать /добывать/ данные для анализа и т. д., get material for research собирать материал для исследования: can I still get a ticket for tonight's play? можно еще достать /купить, получить/ билет на сегодняшний спектакль?; get smth. for smb. get tickets (another dictionary, this book, etc.) for him купить или заказать ему билеты и т. д.; get smth. by smth. get good results by hard work усердием /большим трудом/ добиться хороших результатов; get very little by deceit немногого добиться обманом || get hold of the manager (of the secretary, of the owner, etc.) разыскать /найти/ администратора и т. д., where did you get hold of this curious old picture? где вы раздобыли эту любопытную старую картину?; he got the start of his rivals он получил преимущество перед своими соперниками
    2) get smth. from smb. get presents from his brother (a letter from one's parents, a message from him, etc.) получать подарки от брата и т. д.; get no help (no money, no advice, etc.) from him не получать от него помощи и т. д.; you will never get anything from him от него ничего не дождешься; get his timidity from his mother унаследовать робость от матери; get smth. for smth. get a good salary for the job (a reward for his part in the affair, a medal for bravery. etc.) получать хорошую зарплату за эту работу и т. д.; what did you get for this article? сколько вам заплатили за эту статью?; get a good price for the land получить хорошую цену за землю; I will see what I can get for it посмотри, сколько я могу за это получить /выручить, взять/; get a new watch (a ring, a new hat, etc.) for one's birthday получить новые часы и т. д. [в подарок] на день рождения; get smth. out of smth. what did you get out of his lecture? что вы вынесли из его лекции?, что вам дала его лекция?; all he got out of it was disgrace это принесло ему только позор; get smth. of smb., smth. what impression did you get of him (of this play, etc.)? .какое он и т. д. на вас произвел впечатление?
    3) get smth., smb. across (from, to, etc.) smth. get smth. across the river (across the sea, across the frontier, etc.) переправить что-л. через реку и т. д.; get smb. across the street (across the bridge, across the field, etc) перевести кого-л. через улицу и т. д.; get one's hat from the other room (the books from the study, the tea-things from the kitchen, etc.) принести шляпу из другой комнаты и т. д., get down a book from the top shelf (the boy from the fence, my hat from the book, etc.) снимать книгу с верхней полки и т. д.; get a letter to London (to Paris, etc.) доставить письмо в Лондон и т. д., get the child to bed уложить ребенка в постель; get the trunk back to the garret отнести сундук обратно на чердак; get the parcel back to London снова доставить пакет в Лондон; get your TV back for this evening (for the party, etc.) принесите снова ваш телевизор на этот вечер и т. д.; the car did not get him very far on the road home он проехал на машине лишь небольшую часть дороги домой; that did not get him very far on the road to fame это весьма незначительно способствовало его продвижению по пути славы; get smth., smb. to smb., smth. how can I get these things to you? как мне переправить вам эти вещи?; get the slaves to the north переправить рабов на север
    4) get smth., smb. into (through, from, out of, etc.) smth. I can't get the key into the lock я не могу вставить ключ в замок; help me get the pig into the cart помогите мне втащить поросенка в телегу: how can I get all these books into the bag? как мне запихнуть /засунуть, впихнуть/ все эти книги в портфель?; get the piano through the door протащить пианино в дверь; get the milk from the refrigerator for me достаньте мне молока из холодильника; get smth. out of the house выносить что-л. из дома; get a cork out of a bottle вытаскивать пробку из бутылки; get stains out of a coat выводить пятна с пиджака: get these things out of the way уберите эти вещи с дороги [, чтобы они не мешали]; get the man out of the house (the dog out of the room, etc.) выводить человека из дома и т. д.: get her out of the country помочь ей уехать или вывезти ее из страны /за границу/ || get smth. into one's head вбить себе что-л. в голову: he got it into his head that everybody was persecuting him он вбил себе в голову, что его все преследуют; get smth. out of one's head выбросить что-л. из головы; get the idea (the thing, it, the notion, etc.) out of one's head выбросить эту мысль и т. д. из головы, перестать об этом думать
    5) get smb., smth. into (through) smth. get him into Parliament (into their headquarters, etc.) провести /протащить/ его в парламент и т. д.; get smb. into the firm пристроить кого-л. в эту фирму; get a bill through Parliament (this measure through the house, etc.) провести /протащить/ законопроект в парламенте и т. д., he helped me to get my luggage through the customs он помог мне пройти таможенный досмотр; get a pupil through his examination вытащить ученика на экзамене; it was his mathematics that got him through entrance examinations он выдержал приемные экзамены благодаря тому, что хорошо знал математику; get an article into a paper поместить статьи в газете; get the report into print сдать доклад в печать
    6) get smb. by smth. get smb. by the hand (by the hair, by the throat, by the wrist. etc.) схватить кого-л. за руку и т. д.: get smth., smb. on (by) smth. I get all program (me)s on my TV-set мой телевизор принимает все программы; how many stations can you get on your radio set? сколько станций берет /принимает/ ваш приемник?; I can't get him on the phone я не могу связаться с ним по телефону; get smb. by phone (by radio, etc.) связаться с кем-л. по телефону и т. д.
    7) get smb. in (on, through, etc.) smth. the bullet got him in the leg (through the stomach, in the shoulder, etc.) пуля попала ему в ногу и т. д.; the blow got him on the head (in the mouth, on the back, etc.) удар пришелся ему по голове и т. д., get smth. in smth. get a splinter in one's finger занозить палец; get a bullet in the leg получить пулевое ранение в ногу
    8) get smb. into smth. get smb. into debt (into difficulties, into a fight, etc.) вовлекать кого-л. в долги и т. д., she got me into trouble у меня из-за нее /она втравила меня в/ неприятности; get smb. out of smth. get smb. out of a fix /out of difficulty/ вызволить кого-л. из затруднения; get the children out of this habit отучать детей от этой привычки || get smth., smb. off one's hands избавиться от чего-л., кого-л., сбыть что-л., кого-л. с рук; she wished she could get the old house (the useless books, her unmarried daughter, etc.) off her hands ей хотелись избавиться /освободиться/ от старого дома и т. д. /сбыть старый дом и т. д. с рук/
    9) get smth. of smth. get 5 years of hard labour получить пять лет каторжных работ; get smth. for smth. he got a stiff sentence for his crimes за совершенные преступления ему был вынесен суровый приговор
    10) have got smth., smb. in (at, on, etc.) smth. I have /I've/ got money in the bank (a flat in this house, a friend at the studio, etc.) у меня в банке [лежат] деньги и т. д. || he's got smth., smb. on the brain он все время о чем-л., о ком-л. думает
    17. XXII
    get smth. by doing smth. that's what you get by talking too much вот что ты получаешь /вот как ты расплачиваешься/ за болтливость; get a good price by bargaining поторговаться и получить хорошую цену; get smth. for doing smth. you'll get a beating for doing this тебе за это всыпят; you'll get it for breaking that vase! тебе крепко достанется за то, что ты разбил вазу!
    18. XXIV1
    get smth., smb. as smth. get L 10 as reward (a book as a consolation prize, the newcomer as assistant, etc.) получить десять фунтов в качестве вознаграждения и т. д.; I got this book as a present я получил эту книгу в подарок; we get L 20 as the average мы получаем в среднем двадцать фунтов
    19. XXVI
    get smb., smth. before... (when..., etc.) get him before he escapes схватить его до того, как он скроется; get the book when the price is reduced купить книгу, когда ее уценят

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > get

  • 18 take

    (to take or keep (someone) as a hostage: The police were unable to attack the terrorists because they were holding three people hostage.) imeti koga za talca
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    I [téik]
    transitive verb
    1.
    vzeti, jemati; prijeti, zgrabiti; polastiti se, zavzeti; ujeti, zalotiti, zasačiti, military ujeti; vzeti mero, izmeriti; peljati se (z); (po)jesti, (po)piti
    to take advice — vprašati (prositi) za (na)svet, posvetovati se
    to take one's bearings marine izmeriti (določiti) svoj položaj, figuratively ugotoviti, pri čem smo
    to take the bull by the horns — zgrabiti bika za rogove, figuratively spoprijeti se s kom (čim)
    shall we take our coffee in the garden? — bi pili kavo na vrtu?
    to take the chair figuratively prevzeti predsedstvo, voditi (sejo ipd.)
    to take s.o.'s eye — pritegniti pozornost kake osebe
    to take the lead — prevzeti vodstvo, iti (kot prvi) naprej
    to take s.o.'s measurements — vzeti komu mere (o krojaču)
    I take the opportunity to tell you... — izkoriščam priliko, da vam povem...
    to take (holy) orders ecclesiastic biti posvečen, ordiniran
    to take a part — prevzeti, igrati vlogo
    to take in bad part — zameriti, za zlo vzeti
    to take poison — vzeti strup, zastrupiti se
    to take s.o. prisoner ( —ali captive) — military ujeti koga
    to take 3000 prisoners military ujeti 3000 sovražnikov
    to take s.o. for s.tiv. adjective slang izvabiti, izmamiti, izlisičiti kaj iz koga
    to take s.o. stealing — zasačiti koga pri tatvini
    I take his statement with a grain of salt — njegove izjave ne jemljem dobesedno ("z zrnom soli", razsodno, s pametnim premislekom)
    to take by storm ( —ali assault) — zavzeti, osvojiti z jurišem
    to take a bit between teeth figuratively odpovedati poslušnost
    to take s.o.'s temperature — (iz)meriti komu temperaturo
    to take a ticket — vzeti, kupiti vozovnico
    to take the train (a taxi, a tram) — peljati se z vlakom (taksijem, tramvajem)
    to take s.o. unawares — presenetiti koga
    to take the trouble of doing s.th. — vzeti si trud in napraviti kaj
    to take the veil religion iti v samostan, postati nuna
    to take the right way with s.o. — lotiti se koga s prave strani, na pravi način
    to take a poor view ( —ali a dim view) of — ne odobravati (česa), imeti slabo mnenje o;
    2.
    odvzeti, odšteti; odnesti, s seboj vzeti, (od)peljati, odvesti; iztrgati
    to take s.o. home — odvesti koga domov
    where will this road take us? — kam nas pelje ta pot?
    he was taken hence — umrl je;
    3.
    dobiti; izkoristiti; prejemati, biti naročen na; nakopati si, stakniti
    to take cold — dobiti (stakniti, nakopati si) nahod, prehlad
    to take an infection — okužiti se, inficirati se
    to take s.th. as a reward — dobiti kaj kot nagrado
    to take a (mean) advantage of s.th. — (grdo) izkoristiti kaj
    to take s.th. under a will — dobiti (podedovati) kaj po testamentu;
    4.
    vzeti, zahtevati, potrebovati, biti potreben
    it took me ( —ali I took) 5 minutes to reach the station — potreboval sem ɜ minut, da sem prišel do postaje
    it would take a strong man to move it — potreben bi bil močan možakar, da bi to premaknil
    which size in hats do you take? — katero številko (velikost) klobuka potrebujete (nosite, imate)?
    it takes two to make a quarrel — za prepir sta potrebna dva;
    5.
    občutiti, imeti; nositi, pretrpeti, prenašati, prestati, doživeti; napraviti
    to take the consequences — nositi, prevzeti posledice
    to take a fall adjective slang nositi posledice
    to take a loss — (pre)trpeti, imeti izgubo
    to take offense — biti užaljen, zameriti
    to take pity on s.o. — občutiti (imeti) usmiljenje za koga
    to take umbrage — sumničiti, posumiti
    to take great pleasure in s.th. — imeti veliko veselje za kaj, uživati v čem
    are we going to take it lying down? — bomo to prenesli, ne da bi reagirali?
    these troops had taken the brunt of the attack — te čete so doživele glavni sunek napada;
    6.
    očarati, prevzeti, privlačiti
    to take s.o.'s fancy — ugajati, prikupiti se komu
    what took him most was the sweetness of her voice — kar ga je najbolj prevzelo, je bila milina njenega glasu;
    7.
    razumeti, razlagati (si), tolmačiti (si), sklepati; smatrati (za), imeti za, vzeti za, verjeti
    I take it that... — to razumem tako, da...
    shall I take it that... — naj to razumem (naj si to razlagam), da...?
    then, I take it, you object to his coming — torej, če prav razumem, vi nasprotujete temu, da bi on prišel
    as I take it — kot jaz to razumem, po mojem mnenju (mišljenju)
    do not take it ill if I do not go — ne zamerite mi, če ne grem
    whom do you take me for? — za koga me (pa) imate?
    to take s.o. for a fool — imeti koga za norca
    to take s.th. for granted — vzeti (smatrati) kaj za dejstvo, za samoumevno
    to take as read politics juridically smatrati za prebrano (zapisnik itd.)
    may I take the minutes as read? — smem smatrati, da je zapisnik odobren?;
    8.
    zateči se (k, v); iti (k, v); vreči se v, pognati se v; preskočiti
    to take earth hunting zbežati v luknjo (o lisici), figuratively umakniti se, skriti se
    he took the bush — zatekel se je (pobegnil je, šel je) v hosto
    the horse took the hedge with the greatest ease — konj je preskočil živo mejo z največjo lahkoto;
    9.
    fotografirati; skrbeti (za)
    he took me while I was not looking — fotografiral me je, ko sem gledal(a) drugam
    to take views — delati (fotografske) posnetke, fotografirati
    she took her mother in her old age — skrbela je za mater v njeni starosti;
    10.
    intransitive verb
    uspeti, imeti uspeh, naleteti na odziv; botany prijeti se, uspevati, ukoreniniti se; technical prijeti; prijeti se (o barvi); medicine učinkovati, delovati (zdravilo, cepivo ipd.); (o ribi) prijeti, ugrizniti; photography fotografirati se, biti fotografiran; (redko) vneti se, vžgati se; colloquially biti prizadet
    to take as heir — prevzeti dediščino, nastopiti kot dedič
    Posebne zveze:
    to take into account ( —ali consideration), to take account for — vzeti v poštev (v račun), upoštevati, računati z, ozirati se na, vračunati
    to take aim at military meriti, ciljati na
    to take the air — iti na zrak (na prosto, ven); (o pticah) zleteti v zrak; aeronautics dvigniti se
    to take breath — zajeti sapo, oddahniti si
    to take the bun ( —ali cake —ali biscuit) — slang figuratively vse prekositi
    this takes the cake! slang to je pa že višek!
    to take care — biti oprezen, paziti
    to take charge of — prevzeti vodstvo (upravljanje, odgovornost) za; vzeti v svoje varstvo
    to take one's chance — tvegati, upati se
    to take s.o. into one's confidence — zaupati se komu, zaupno povedati komu kaj
    to take under consideration — vzeti v pretres, v presojo
    to take effect — učinkovati, imeti učinek, uspeh; juridically stopiti v veljavo
    to take exception to ( —ali at, against) — grajati, oporekati, biti užaljen, zameriti, delati očitke
    to take evasive action slang izmuzniti se (pred nevarnostjo, dolžnostjo, plačanjem)
    to take s.o.'s evidence juridically zaslišati koga
    to take one's farewell — vzeti slovo, posloviti se
    to take to heart — vzeti si k srcu, biti prizadet, užalostiti se
    to take hold of — prijeti, zgrabiti
    to take issue with — ugovarjati, nasprotovati, biti proti
    to take it (on the chin) slang požreti (žalitev), mirno sprejeti (kazen)
    take it or leave it! — vzemi ali pa pusti! reci da ali pa ne! napravi, kar hočeš!
    to take a journey — potovati, iti na potovanje
    to take kindly to s.o. — čutiti nagnjenje do koga, marati koga
    to take leave of — vzeti slovo od, posloviti se od
    to take liberties — preveč si dovoliti, biti predrzen
    to take one's life in one's hand — tvegati (svoje) življenje, staviti svoje življenje na kocko
    to take the measure of s.o.'s foot — vzeti mero za obutev, figuratively premeriti sposobnosti, moči kake osebe
    to take the minutes — pisati, voditi zapisnik (seje itd.)
    to take notice colloquially opaziti
    to take notice of — vzeti na znanje, upoštevati
    to take no notice of — ne upoštevati, ne se meniti za, ignorirati
    to take in ( —ali to) pieces — narazen (se) dati, razstaviti (se)
    to take part in — udeležiti se, sodelovati v
    to take a ride — pojezditi; peljati se (z vozilom)
    to take rise — izvirati, nasta(ja)ti
    to take shape — dobiti obliko, (iz)oblikovati se
    to take the rough with the smooth figuratively vzeti življenje takšno, kakršno je
    to take short — presenetiti, zalotiti
    to take to s.th. like ducks to water — takoj se vneti (ogreti) za kaj
    to take to task — poklicati na odgovornost, grajati, ošteti
    to take the time from s.o. figuratively točno se ravnati po kom
    take it easy! — ne razburjaj se!
    I am not taking any colloquially hvala, tega ne bom (vzel), tega ne maram
    to take the water marine izpluti
    to take the wind out of s.o.'s sails figuratively preprečiti komu kaj, prekrižati komu načrte
    to take wine with s.o. — nazdraviti komu
    to take upon o.s. an office — prevzeti (neko) službo (dolžnost, opravilo)
    that walk did take it out of us! — ta sprehod nas je zares zdelal
    to take s.o. at his word — koga za besedo prijeti
    II [téik]
    noun
    vzetje, odvzem; ulov (rib); hunting plen, uplenitev; prejemek, iztržek, izkupiček, inkaso (v gledališču, na koncertu itd.); film, televizija, posnetek scene, scena; British English zakup, zemlja v zakupu; šah odvzem (figure)
    he is very proud ot his take — zelo je ponosen na svoj plen, na to, kar je ujel (ulovil)

    English-Slovenian dictionary > take

  • 19 Glauber, Johann Rudolf

    SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy
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    b. 1604 Karlstadt, Germany
    d. March 1670 Amsterdam, Holland
    [br]
    German chemist and metallurgist.
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    The son of a barber, Glauber took up the study of alchemy and travelled widely in search of its secrets. Around 1639, the political uncertainties of the Thirty Years War persuaded him to leave Germany for a more settled life in Amsterdam. While there, he carried out most of the practical work for which he is famous, including his distillation furnace, which made it possible to reach higher temperatures and to heat substances in a variety of conditions. To earn a living he set up in the wine trade, but he continued his alchemical pursuits, under cover on account of the unpopularity of the would-be gold makers. After the end of the war, he returned to Germany, but in 1655 personal disputes and religious friction drove him back to Amsterdam. He set about constructing the largest and most elaborate chemical laboratory in Europe.
    Glauber's best-known writing, the Furni novi philosophici (1646–9) gives the clearest idea of his practical methods and was influential on some of the leading chemists of the time and later. His name survives today in Glauber's salt for hydrated sodium sulphate. Glauber described several methods for preparing the mineral acids, materials of great importance to the chemist, and obtained the concentrated acids by using his distilling furnace. He tried distilling any substance he could lay hands on, and in the course of this work became probably the first chemist to distil coal and, using hydrochloric acid, obtain benzene and phenol. Glauber was the best practical chemist of the age and the first industrial chemist.
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    Bibliography
    Further Reading
    K.F.Gugel, 1955, Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604–1670), Leben und Werke, Würzburg (the fullest account of his life; with a bibliography).
    P.Walden, 1929, "Glauber", in Das Buch der grossen Chemiker, ed. G.Bugge, Berlin, pp. 151–72 (the best account of Glauber's practical methods).
    E.Farber, 1961, Great Chemists, New York, pp. 115–31 (an abridged translation of ibid.).
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Glauber, Johann Rudolf

  • 20 attain

    əˈteɪn гл.
    1) достигать, добираться The heroic marshal, however, attained the opposite shore. ≈ Героический маршал, однако, добрался до противоположного берега.
    2) достигать (о возрасте, времени) Sir Lidian had attained his sixteenth year. ≈ Сэр Лидиан достиг шестнадцатилетного возраста. He has attained to years of discretion. ≈ Он достиг зрелого возраста.
    3) добиваться, достигать (to) How can we attain to such wealth? ≈ Как мы сможем достичь такого богатства? Syn: reach
    достигать, добиваться - to * aims (ideals) достичь цели( идеала) - to * freedom добиться освобождения /свободы/ достигать, добираться - he *ed the opposite shore он достиг противоположного берега - to * the top of the mountain добраться до вершины горы - sequoia trees * to a great height секвойи достигают большой высоты достичь какого-л. возраста, дожить - he *ed the age of ninety он дожил до девяноста лет (to) приобретать, получать, достигать - he *ed to power( to prosperity) он достиг власти( благосостояния) - to * to man's estate достичь возмужалости
    attain достигать, приобретать ~ достигнуть, добиться ~ приступать ~ энергично браться за работу

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > attain

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