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Карточный термин: поддерживать чью-л. инициативу, ходить в мастьУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > return (one's) partner's lead
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1) Общая лексика: поддерживать (чью-л.) инициативу, ходить в масть -
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I 1. li:d past tense, past participle - led; verb1) (to guide or direct or cause to go in a certain direction: Follow my car and I'll lead you to the motorway; She took the child by the hand and led him across the road; He was leading the horse into the stable; The sound of hammering led us to the garage; You led us to believe that we would be paid!) lede, leie; føre2) (to go or carry to a particular place or along a particular course: A small path leads through the woods.) lede, bære3) ((with to) to cause or bring about a certain situation or state of affairs: The heavy rain led to serious floods.) føre (til)4) (to be first (in): An official car led the procession; He is still leading in the competition.) gå i spissen for, lede (an)5) (to live (a certain kind of life): She leads a pleasant existence on a Greek island.) føre2. noun1) (the front place or position: He has taken over the lead in the race.) ledelse, tet2) (the state of being first: We have a lead over the rest of the world in this kind of research.) ledelse3) (the act of leading: We all followed his lead.) ledelse, førerskap4) (the amount by which one is ahead of others: He has a lead of twenty metres (over the man in second place).) forsprang5) (a leather strap or chain for leading a dog etc: All dogs must be kept on a lead.) bånd, reim6) (a piece of information which will help to solve a mystery etc: The police have several leads concerning the identity of the thief.) spor, hint7) (a leading part in a play etc: Who plays the lead in that film?) hovedrolle, helt(inne)•- leader- leadership
- lead on
- lead up the garden path
- lead up to
- lead the way II led noun1) (( also adjective) (of) an element, a soft, heavy, bluish-grey metal: lead pipes; Are these pipes made of lead or copper?) bly2) (the part of a pencil that leaves a mark: The lead of my pencil has broken.) blyantstift•- leadenbly--------forsprang--------ledeIsubst. \/led\/1) ( kjemi) bly2) ( i blyant) grafitt, bly, (blyant)spiss3) ( i våpen) kule, kuler, bly4) ( poetisk) lodd, skjebne5) ( sjøfart) lodd, blylodd6) ( fiske) søkke, blysøkke7) plombe, blysegl8) ( boktrykking) reglett (metallplate som skiller linjene i sats fra hverandrearm the lead ( sjøfart) sette talg på loddetcast the lead loddeget the lead out (amer., hverdagslig) få opp farten, få ut fingerengo over like a lead balloon ( hverdagslig) falle til jorden, mislykkes totaltheave the lead loddelead in one's pencil (hverdagslig, særlig amer.) futt, (seksuell) energiIIsubst. \/liːd\/1) ledelse, anførsel, førerskap2) ledelse, forsprang, tet3) ledetråd, spor, tips, hint, vink4) ( kortspill) utspill (også overført), forhånd5) ( sport) første kast6) ( teater) hovedrolle, hovedrolleinnehaver7) ( musikk) tittelparti8) ( elektronikk) ledning, kabel, leder9) ( handel) leveringstid, tid mellom planlegging og produksjon av et produkt10) ( hundeutstyr) bånd, kobbel, lenke, reim11) ( gruvedrift) gang, årefollow somebody's lead følge noens eksempelforge into the lead (sport o.l.) presse seg opp i ledelsengive a lead ( overført) ta et initiativ, gå i bresjen, vise vei gå først, hoppe først (e.l.)give somebody a lead oppmuntre noen til å komme etter gi noen en ledetrådgive the lead ( overført) angi tonenhave a lead of ha en ledelse på, lede medingress, nyhetssammendragreturn one's partner's lead ( kortspill) svare på makkerens invitasjontake the lead ta ledelsen, gå opp i ledelsen, legge seg i teten ta initiativet tilIIIverb \/led\/1) ( teknikk) tekke med bly, blande med bly, kle med bly2) ( teknikk) innfatte med bly3) ( teknikk) glassere med blyglasur4) ( sjøfart) lodde5) plombere (med blyforsegling)6) ( boktrykking) skytelead out ( boktrykking) skyteIV1) lede, anføre, vise vei, dirigere, stå i spissen for2) lede, gå foran, være først3) ( sport) lede, ligge i tetlede feltet, ligge i tet4) ( også overført) leie, føre, trekke (et dyr)han er lett å lede, han er lettpåvirkelig5) forårsake6) ( om vei e.l.) gå, føre, lede7) føre, leve8) la føre, la leve, la tilbringe• what a life that man led me!9) ( kortspill) spille ut, ha utspilletall roads lead to Rome ( ordspråk) alle veier fører til Romlead astray føre vill ( overført) føre på avveier, føre på gale veier, forledelead away føre bortlead by the hand leie, føre ved håndenlead by the nose ( om dyr) trekke etter nesen (overført, hverdagslig) trekke etter nesen, ha full kontrolllead captive ta til fange, føre bort i fangenskaplead for the defence ( jus) lede forsvaret, være ledende forsvarsadvokatlead for the prosecution ( jus) være aktorlead from the front gå i bresjenlead into føre inn ilead off føre bort åpne, innlede, begynneanføre, gå i spissen( kortspill) spille utlead on fremadlead on to føre samtalen inn pålead out into\/onto føre ut til, stå i forbindelselead out of føre ut avlead somebody a dance se ➢ dance, 1lead somebody a dog's life gjøre livet surt for noenlead somebody on lokke noen, oppmuntre noen, forlede noen, lure noen (til å gjøre noe uklokt)han driver bare gjøn med deg, han bare tullerlead somebody on to føre noen inn på, lede noen inn pålead somebody up the garden path eller lead somebody down the garden path (overført, hverdagslig) villede noen, lure noen opp i stry, sende noen på bærturlead somebody wrong se ➢ wrong, 4lead the fashion føre moten, være toneangivendelead to lede til, føre til, medføre, resultere idet er risikabelt, det kan forårsake ubehageligheterlead to something få noe til å skje, føre til noelead up to føre til, føre frem til, lede til, resultere i, være innledning til( kortspill) spille ut, spille opplead with one's chin ( boksing) bokse uten hakebeskyttelse ( overført) opptre uvørent, si noe ubetenktsomtVadj. \/led\/av bly, bly- -
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I [led] 1. сущ.1) хим. свинец- red lead- white lead2) = black lead графит для карандашей; грифельSyn:3) разг.; = cold lead пуля4) диал. бак, котёл5)а) мор. лотto heave / cast the lead — бросать лот; измерять глубину лотом
б) грузило, отвес6) ( leads) свинцовые полосы для покрытия крыши; покрытая свинцом крыша; плоская крыша7) ( leads) полигр. шпоны••- swing the lead- put lead in one's pencil 2. прил. 3. гл.1) тех. освинцовывать, покрывать свинцом2) полигр. разделять шпонамиII [liːd] 1. сущ.1)а) лидерство; руководство; инициативаto assume / take the lead — взять на себя инициативу, выступить инициатором; брать на себя руководство
to build up / increase one's lead — укреплять лидирующую позицию
to give up / lose / relinquish the lead — уступать лидерство
to hold / maintain the lead — держать лидерство
Syn:б) пример, образецMost of the legislators followed the lead of the governor. — Большинство законодателей последовали примеру губернатора.
to follow the lead of smb. — следовать примеру кого-л.
Syn:в) директива, указаниег) ключ (к разгадке чего-л.); указатель, намёкto run / track down a lead — найти решение
The police haven't a single lead. — У полиции нет ни единой зацепки.
Syn:д) журн. краткое изложение газетной статьи ( помещается непосредственно перед статьёй); первое, наиболее важное сообщение в сводке, информационном сообщении2) первое место, место впереди; спорт. преимущество, перевесin the lead — в положении лидера, в лидирующей позиции
to gain / have the lead — занять первое место
Each of our porters took the lead in turn. — Каждый наш носильщик по очереди занимал место во главе (отряда).
The black horse took the lead. — Чёрная лошадь вышла вперёд.
Your candidate has a slight lead. — Ваш кандидат немного впереди.
3)б) разводье ( во льдах), проход ( среди ледяного поля)в) тропинка; аллеяг) поводок, цепь ( на которой водят собак)to return one's partner's lead — получив руку, ходить с той же масти, что партнёр
6) геол.а) жилаSyn:б) = deep-lead / great-blue-lead золотоносный песок ( наносные залежи золота вдоль русла древних рек)7) театр.; киноа) главная рольSyn:leading role, star part8) муз. наиболее яркая часть пьесы (исполняемая оркестром, особенно джаз-бандом; солирующий исполнитель или инструмент; начальная часть пассажа, исполняемая солирующим инструментом)9) эл. подводящий провод10) тех.а) опережение, предварение (впуска пара и т. п.)в) стрела, укосина11) воен. упреждение, приведение огня ( по движущейся цели)12) концерт, даваемый в пользу нуждающегося, больного человека его друзьями; от friendly lead2. прил.передний; передовой, лидирующий3. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. led1)а) вести, сопровождать, быть проводником; вести (за руку, на поводке); воен. возглавить войско и направить движениеto lead (a bride) to the altar, to church — вести (невесту) к алтарю, жениться
They led us down to the river. — Они вывели нас к реке.
She led the group from the bus to the auditorium. — Она провела группу из автобуса в аудиторию.
The prisoners were led into the courtroom. — Заключённых ввели в зал суда.
He longed to lead his men on to victory. — Он мечтал повести свои войска к победе.
Syn:I led him by roughly two feet and pressed the trigger of the Luger. (D. Hamilton) — Я взял упреждение на два фута и спустил курок.
2) влиять, склонять, убеждатьThe candidate's integrity and strength led the voters to support him. — Честность и сила кандидата побудили избирателей оказать ему поддержку.
She knew the colonel was easily led. — Она знала, что полковник легко поддаётся убеждению.
There was nothing in the prospectus to lead him to such a conclusion. — В проспекте не было ничего, что могло бы привести его к такому заключению.
Syn:3)а) вести, служить каналомThe path leads down to the river. — Тропинка ведёт к реке.
Their road led them through a little copse. — Дорога вела их через небольшую рощицу.
The road leads back to town. — Эта дорога ведёт обратно в город.
The path leads down to the main road. — Дорожка приводит к главной дороге.
Road signs lead the traffic out of the city. — Дорожные знаки указывают транспорту выезд из города.
б) вести, приводить (о мотивах, условиях, обстоятельствах)Chance led him to London. — Случай привёл его в Лондон.
Instinct early led him into the political arena. — Природное чутьё рано привело его на политическую арену.
в) ( lead to) приводить к (каким-л. результатам); быть причиной (чего-л.)Social drinking may lead to alcoholism. — Пьянство в компаниях может привести к алкоголизму.
г) ( lead into) приводить к (чему-л., обычно плохому), ввергать во (что-л.)Behaviour like this will lead you into trouble. — С таким поведением вам гарантированы неприятности.
4) вести (какой-л. образ жизни)He leads a full, active life. — Он живёт полной насыщенной жизнью.
- lead a depraved life- lead a loose life
- lead a dissolute lifeSyn:5) возглавлять, руководить, управлять, командоватьto lead a band / an orchestra — руководить оркестром, дирижировать оркестром
The vice-chairman will lead the meeting. — Собрание будет вести заместитель председателя.
The quarterback leads the football team. — Защитник возглавляет свою команду.
Of the causes pneumonia led the list. — Пневмония возглавляет список всех болезней.
Syn:6)а) быть первым, опережать ( в состязании); иметь преимущество, превосходитьAs a teacher he leads. — Как учитель он превосходит всех других.
б) ( lead into) приступать к (чему-л.), вступать во (что-л.)The pianist led into the next piece of music. — Пианист перешёл к новой мелодии.
7) юр. действовать в качестве главного адвоката в деле, возглавлять (защиту, обвинение)Lead originally from your strongest suit. — Сначала ходи с масти, которой у тебя больше всего.
I led the king of trumps. — Я положил козырного короля.
9) тех. опережать•- lead back to
- lead off
- lead on
- lead out
- lead through
- lead up to••- lead smb. a dance- lead smb. a chase
- lead the dance
- lead the van
- lead by the nose
- lead me to
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I1. [led] n1. хим. свинецlead spar, lead vitriol - мин. свинцовый купорос, англезит
2. 1) грузило, отвес2) мор. лотto cast /to heave/ the lead - бросать лот, мерить глубину лотом
3. сл. пуля, пули; ≅ девять граммов свинцаto get the lead - быть застреленным; погибнуть от пули
4. pl1) свинцовые полосы для покрытия крыши2) покрытая свинцом крыша; плоская крышаunder the leads - на чердаке, под крышей
5. графит; карандашный грифель6. полигр. свинец, гарт (тж. hard lead)7. pl полигр. шпоны8. диал. котелок, котёл ( из свинца)♢
to swing the lead - мор., воен. жарг. увиливать от работы, симулируя болезнь и т. п.lead balloon - амер. сл. неудача; провал
to have lead in one's pants - амер. сл. а) двигаться как черепаха; работать лениво; б) быть тугодумом
get the lead out of your pants! - шевелись!, пошевеливайся!, поторапливайся!
2. [led] v1. тех. освинцовывать, покрывать свинцом2. полигр. разделять шпонами, прокладывать шпоны; набирать на шпоныII1. [li:d] n1. 1) руководство; инициативаto take the lead - брать на себя руководство, проявлять инициативу
2) примерto follow the lead of smb. - следовать чьему-л. примеру
to give smb. a lead in smth. - показать кому-л. пример в чём-л., увлечь кого-л. своим примером
3) указание, директива4) ключ (к решению чего-л.); намёк5) развёрнутый подзаголовок, аннотация ( перед статьёй)6) вводная часть7) первое предложение или первый абзац информационной статьи8) газетная информация, помещённая на видном месте2. 1) первенство, первое местоin the lead - во главе (процессии и т. п.)
to have /to gain/ the lead in a race - занять первое место в состязании
2) преим. спорт. преимущество, перевесto have a lead of several metres [seconds, points] - опередить на несколько метров [секунд, очков]
to have an enormous lead in conventional weapons - иметь огромный перевес в обычных видах оружия
3. поводок; привязь4. театр., кино1) главная роль2) исполнитель или исполнительница главной роли5. карт.1) ход; первый ходwhose lead is it? - чей ход?
it is your lead - ваш ход; вам начинать
2) карта, масть ( с которой начинают)to return one's partner's lead - а) ходить в масть; б) поддерживать чью-л. инициативу
6. 1) разг. дорожка, тропинка2) искусственное русло ( ведущее к мельнице)3) разводье ( во льдах); проход ( среди дрейфующих льдов)7. 1) эл. подводящий провод2) pl ошиновка, электропроводка3) трубопровод; канал9. тех. отводной блок10. спорт. ударlead for the body [for the face] - удар в туловище [лицо] ( бокс)
11. тех. центрирующая фаска12. тех. опережение, предварение (впуска пара и т. п.)13. воен. упреждение, приведение огня ( по движущейся цели)lead element - воен. головное подразделение
14. геол. жила, жильное месторождение15. геол. золотоносный песок16. тех. стрела; укосина2. [li:d] v (led)1. вести; показывать путьto lead the way - а) показывать путь; вести за собой; б) сделать первый шаг, проявить инициативу
to lead for landing - ав. идти на посадку
2. руководить, возглавлять; управлятьto lead for the prosecution [defence] - юр. возглавлять обвинение [защиту]
3. 1) занимать первое место; быть впередиto lead the advance - воен. двигаться в голове наступающих войск
the big chestnut was leading by three lengths - большая гнедая лошадь опередила других на три корпуса
3) спорт. вести по очкам; иметь, набрать больше очков4) превосходитьas an actor he certainly leads - как актёр он, несомненно, не имеет себе равных
4. вести (какой-л. образ жизни)to lead a good life - вести правильный /примерный/ образ жизни
5. 1) вести, приводитьwhere does this road lead? - куда ведёт эта дорога?
2) (out of) выходить, сообщаться ( о комнате)6. 1) вести, служить проводом или каналом2) приводить (к чему-л.); вызвать (что-л.); быть причиной (чего-л.), иметь результатомto lead nowhere - ни к чему не привести, оказаться безрезультатным
this led to disaster - это привело к катастрофе; это было причиной бедствия
this has led me to expect (smth.) - это дало мне основание ожидать (что-л.)
7. 1) убедить, склонить (к чему-л.); заставить, повлиятьhe may be led but he won't be coerced - его можно убедить, но нельзя принудить
what led you to think so? - что заставило вас так думать?
I am led from all I hear to agree with you - по всему, что я слышал /узнал/, я склонен согласиться с вами
what you say leads me to refuse - то, что вы говорите, заставляет меня отказаться
2) (into) вовлекать (во что-л.)and lead us not into temptation - библ. и не введи нас во искушение
8. юр. задавать наводящие вопросы ( свидетелю)9. карт. ходитьto lead hearts [spades] - ходить с червей [с пик]
10. тех. опережать11. воен. упреждать12. шотл. юр. свидетельствовать; представлять (доказательства и т. п.)♢
to lead smb. a fine /pretty/ dance - заставить кого-л. (поплясать), поманежить кого-л.to lead smb. by the nose - вести кого-л. на поводу; держать кого-л. в полном подчинении
all roads lead to Rome - посл. все дороги ведут в Рим
to lead almost exclusively with one's left - спорт. действовать почти исключительно левой рукой
to lead smb. up the garden path - обманывать кого-л.; водить кого-л. за нос
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̈ɪled I
1. сущ.
1) хим. свинец
2) а) мор. лот to heave the lead, cast the lead ≈ бросать лот;
измерять глубину лотом б) грузило, отвес
3) пломба
4) сл. пуля hail of lead ≈ град пуль to get the lead ≈ быть застреленным
5) мн. свинцовые полосы для покрытия крыши;
покрытая свинцом крыша;
плоская крыша
6) грифель
7) мн.;
полигр. шпоны
2. гл.
1) тех. освинцовывать, покрывать свинцом
2) полигр. разделять шпонами
3. прил. свинцовый II
1. сущ.
1) а) лидерство;
руководство;
инициатива to assume the lead, take the lead ≈ взять на себя инициативу, выступить инициатором;
руководить (in) to build up, increase one's lead ≈ усиливать лидерство to follow smb.'s lead ≈ следовать чьей-л. инициативе to give up, lose, relinquish the lead ≈ уступать лидерство to hold, maintain the lead ≈ держать лидерство The black horse took the lead. ≈ Черная лошадь вышла вперед. Your candidate has a slight lead. ≈ Ваш кандидат лишь ненамного впереди. commanding lead ≈ руководящая инициатива Syn: precedence, precedency, advance, first place
2) пример, образец;
директива, указание Most of the legislators followed the lead of the governor. ≈ Большинство законодателей последовали примеру губернатора. Syn: guidance, model, example, direction, indication, leadership
3) ключ, решение;
указатель, намек to run down, track down a lead ≈ найти решение The police haven't a single lead. ≈ У полиции не было ни малейшей намека. Syn: clue, hint, guide
4) а) первое место, ведущее место в состязании to gain the lead, have the lead ≈ занять первое место б) театр.;
кино главная роль;
исполнитель( ница) главной роли to play the lead ≈ играть главную роль female lead ≈ главная женская роль male lead ≈ главная мужская роль Syn: leading role, star part
5) спорт разрыв между лидером и бегуном, идущим за ним
6) а) первый ход( в игре) б) карт. ход
7) краткое введение к газетной статье;
вводная часть
8) поводок, привязь
9) разводье( во льдах)
10) трубопровод;
канал
11) электр. подводящий провод
12) тех. опережение, предварение( впуска пара и т. п.)
13) тех. шаг( спирали, винта), ход (поршня)
14) тех. стрела, укосина
15) геол. жила;
золотоносный песок
16) воен. упреждение, приведение огня( по движущейся цели) ∙ blind lead ≈ тупик
2. гл.;
прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - led
1) вести, быть проводником, приводить to lead troops against the enemy ≈ вести войска против врага to lead a horse by the bridle ≈ вести лошадь под уздцы The path leads down to the river. ≈ Тропинка ведет к реке. She led the group from the bus to the auditorium. ≈ Она вела группу из автобуса в аудиторию. The prisoners were led into the courtroom. ≈ Заключенных вывели в зал суда. Syn: guide, show the way, steer, draw, direct, head, pilot
2) возглавлять, руководить, стоять во главе, управлять, командовать;
председательствовать The vice-chairman will lead the meeting. ≈ Собрание будет вести заместитель председателя. The quarterback leads the football team. ≈ Защитник возглавляет свою команду. Syn: direct, moderate, conduct, manage, preside over, control, head, command, domineer
3) приводить, склонять, убеждать, заставлять The candidate's integrity and strength led the voters to support him. ≈ Честность и сила кандидата склонили избирателей оказать ему поддержку. Syn: influence, persuade, incline, induce
4) быть, идти первым, опережать( в состязании) ;
превосходить
5) вести, проводить He leads a full, active life. ≈ Он живет полной насыщенной жизнью. to lead a depraved life, lead a loose life, lead a dissolute life ≈ развратничать, распутничать Syn: pass, conduct, pursue, experience, live
6) спорт направлять удар( в боксе)
7) охот. целиться в летящую птицу
8) карт. ходить
9) тех. опережать ∙ lead away lead back lead down lead into lead off lead on lead out of lead to lead up to( химическое) свинец - * ore свинцовая руда - * plate свинцовая пластинка - * plating освинцовывание - * spar, * vitriol свинцовый купорос, англезит - red * свинцовый сурик - white * свинцовые белила - sheet * листовой свинец - as heavy as * очень тяжелый грузило, отвес (морское) лот - to cast /to heave/ the * бросать лот, мерять глубину лотом (сленг) пуля, пули;
девять граммов свинца - * poison смерть от пули - a hail of * град свинца - to get the * быть застреленным, погибнуть от пули свинцовые полосы для покрытия крыши покрытая свинцом крыша;
плоская крыша - under the *s на чердаке, под крышей графит;
карандашный грифель (полиграфия) свинец, гарт (тж. hard *) (полиграфия) шпоны (разговорное) котелок, котел( из свинца) > to swing the * (морское) (военное) (жаргон) увиливать от работы, симулируя болезнь и т. п. > * balloon (американизм) (сленг) неудача;
провал > the joke was a * balloon эта острота не дошла (до публики) > to have * in one's pants( американизм) (сленг) двигаться как черепаха;
работать лениво;
быть тугодумом > get the * out of your pants! шевелись!, пошевеливайся!, поторапливайся! (техническое) освинцовывать, покрывать свинцом (полиграфия) разделять шпонами, прокладывать шпоны;
набирать на шпоны руководство, инициатива - to take the * брать на себя руководство, проявлять инициативу пример - to follow the * of smb. следовать чьему-л. примеру - to give smb. a * in smth. показать кому-л. пример в чем-л.;
увлечь кого-л. своим примером указание, директива ключ ( к решению чего-л) ;
намек развернутый подзаголовок, аннотация (перед статьей) вводная часть первое предложение или первый абзац информационной статьи газетная информация, помещенная на видное место первенство, первое место - in the * во главе( процессии и т. п.) - to have /to gain/ the * in a race занять первое место в состязании преим (спортивное) преимущество, перевес - to have a * of several metres опередить на несколько метров - to have an enormоus * in conventional weapons иметь огромный перевес в обычных видах оружия поводок;
привязь - the dog was on the * собака шла на поводке (театроведение) (кинематографический) главная роль (театроведение) (кинематографический) исполнитель или исполнительница главной роли (карточное) ход;
первый ход - whose * is it? чей ход? - it is your * ваш ход;
вам начинать( карточное) карта, масть (с которой начинают) - to return one's partner's ходить в масть;
поддерживать чью-либо инициативу (разговорное) дорожка, тропинка - blind * тупик искусственное русло( ведущее к мельнице) разводье (во льдах) ;
проход (среди дрейфующих льдов) (электротехника) подводящий провод ошиновка, электропроводка трубопровод;
канал (техническое) шаг или ход (винта или червяка) (техническое) отводной блок( спортивное) удар - * for the body удар в туловище( бокс) (техническое) центрирующая фаска( техническое) опережение, предварение (впуска пара и т. п.) (военное) учреждение, приведение огня ( по движущейся цели) - * element( военное) головное подразделение (геология) жила, жильное месторождение( геология) золотоносный песок( техническое) стрела;
укосина вести;
показывать путь - to * by the hand вести за руку - to * a blind man вести слепого человека - to * a horse вести лошадь в поводу - to * the way показывать путь;
вести за собой;
сделать первый шаг;
проявить инициативу - to * for landing (авиация) идти на посадку руководить, возглавлять;
управлять - to * an army командовать армией - to * an expedition руководить экспедицией - to * a mutiny стоять во главе мятежа - to * a choir управлять хором - to * the fashion быть законодателем мод - to * for the prosecution (юридическое) возглавлять обвинение - to * the Concervatives быть лидером консервативной партии занимать первое место;
быть впереди - to * the advance (военное) двигаться в голове наступающих войск - a brass band led the regiment впереди полка шел духовой оркестр( спортивное) идти первым (в состязании) ;
вести (бег) ;
лидировать - the big chestnut was *ing by three lenghts большая гнедая лошадь опередила других на три корпуса (спортивное) вести по очкам;
иметь, набрать больше очков превосходить - as an actor he certainly *s как актер он, несомненно, не имеет себе равных вести (какой-л. образ жизни) - to * a good life вести правильный /примерный/ образ жизни - to * a miserable existence влачить жалкое существование - to * a double life вести двойную жизнь вести;
приводить - where does this road * ? куда ведет эта дорога? - chance led him to London случай привел его в Лондон( out of) выходить, сообщаться( о комнате) - a bathroom *s out of the bedroom ванная примыкает к спальне вести, служить проводом или каналом приводить (к чему-л.) ;
вызвать( что-л.) ;
быть причиной( чего-л.) ;
иметь результатом - to * nowhere ни к чему не привести, оказаться безрезультатным - to * to illness кончиться болезнью - to * to a poor result дать незначительные результаты - fear led him to tell lies страх заставил его лгать - this led to disaster это привело к катастрофе;
это было причиной бедствия - this has led me to expect( smth.) это дало мне основание ожидать( что-л.) убедить, склонить( к чему-л.) ;
заставить, повлиять - he may be led but he won't be coerced его можно убедить, но нельзя принудить - what led you to think so? что заставило вас так думать? - I am led from all I hear to agree with you по всему, что я слышал /узнал/, я склонен с вами согласиться - what you say *s me to refuse то, что вы говорите, заставляет меня отказаться( into) вовлекать( во что-л.) - and * us not into temptation( библеизм) и не введи нас в искушение( юридическое) задавать наводящие вопросы( свидетелю) (карточное) ходить - to * hearts ходить с червей( техническое) опережать (военное) упреждать( шотландское) (юридическое) свидетельствовать;
представлять( доказательства и т. п.) > to * smb. a fine /pretty/ dance заставить кого-л. (поплясать), поманежить кого-л > to * smb. by the nose вести кого-л. на поводу;
держать кого-л. в полном подчинении > all roads * to Rome все дороги ведут в Рим > to * almost exclusively with one's left (спортивное) действовать почти исключительно левой рукой > to * smb. up the garden path обманывать кого-л.;
водить кого-л. за нос all roads ~ to Rome все дороги ведут в Рим lead быть, идти первым, опережать (в состязании) ;
превосходить;
he leads all orators он лучший оратор;
as a teacher he leads он лучше всех других учителей ~ свинец;
as heavy as lead очень тяжелый ~ воен. упреждение, приведение огня (по движущейся цели) ;
blind lead тупик chance led him to London случай привел его в Лондон curiosity led me to look again любопытство заставило меня взглянуть снова ~ пример, указания, директива;
to follow the lead( of smb.) следовать (чьему-л.) примеру ~ первое место, ведущее место в состязании;
to gain (или to have) the lead занять первое место ~ attr. свинцовый;
hail of lead град пуль;
to get the lead быть застреленным to give (smb.) a (или the) ~ поощрить, подбодрить( кого-л.) примером ~ attr. свинцовый;
hail of lead град пуль;
to get the lead быть застреленным to have a ~ of three metres (five seconds) опередить на три метра( на пять секунд) lead быть, идти первым, опережать (в состязании) ;
превосходить;
he leads all orators он лучший оратор;
as a teacher he leads он лучше всех других учителей ~ мор. лот;
to heave (или to cast) the lead мор. бросать лот;
измерять глубину лотом helix ~ ход винтовой линии ~ первый ход (в игре) ;
it is your lead вам начинать lead быть, идти первым, опережать (в состязании) ;
превосходить;
he leads all orators он лучший оратор;
as a teacher he leads он лучше всех других учителей ~ ввод ~ вести, проводить;
to lead a quiet life вести спокойную жизнь ~ (led) вести, приводить;
to lead a child by the hand вести ребенка за руку ~ вести ~ возглавлять ~ вывод ~ выводить ~ театр., кино главная роль или ее исполнитель(ница) ~ грифель ~ грузило, отвес ~ директива ~ геол. жила;
золотоносный песок to ~ (smb. to do smth.) заставить (кого-л. сделать что-л.) ;
what led you to think so? что заставило вас так думать? ~ заставлять ~ инициатива ~ контакт ~ краткое введение к газетной статье;
вводная часть ~ мор. лот;
to heave (или to cast) the lead мор. бросать лот;
измерять глубину лотом ~ спорт. направлять удар (в боксе) ~ тех. опережать;
lead away увлечь, увести ~ тех. опережение, предварение (впуска пара и т. п.) ~ опережение ~ тех. освинцовывать, покрывать свинцом ~ первенство ~ первое место, ведущее место в состязании;
to gain (или to have) the lead занять первое место ~ первый ход (в игре) ;
it is your lead вам начинать ~ пломба ~ поводок, привязь ~ эл. подводящий провод ~ приводить, склонять (к чему-л.), заставлять ~ пример, указания, директива;
to follow the lead (of smb.) следовать (чьему-л.) примеру ~ провод ~ проводник ~ разводье (во льдах) ~ полигр. разделять шпонами ~ спорт. разрыв между лидером и бегуном, идущим за ним ~ руководить, управлять, командовать, возглавлять;
to lead an army командовать армией ~ руководить ~ руководство;
инициатива;
to take the lead взять на себя инициативу, выступить инициатором;
руководить ~ руководство, инициатива ~ руководство ~ свинец;
as heavy as lead очень тяжелый ~ свинец ~ pl свинцовые полосы для покрытия крыши;
покрытая свинцом крыша;
плоская крыша ~ тех. стрела, укосина ~ трубопровод;
канал ~ указание ~ управлять ~ воен. упреждение, приведение огня (по движущейся цели) ;
blind lead тупик ~ карт. ход ~ карт. ходить;
to lead hearts (spades etc.) ходить с червей (с пик и т. д.) ~ охот. целиться в летящую птицу ~ тех. шаг (спирали, винта), ход (поршня) ~ pl полигр. шпоны ~ (led) вести, приводить;
to lead a child by the hand вести ребенка за руку ~ вести, проводить;
to lead a quiet life вести спокойную жизнь life: ~ образ жизни;
to lead a quiet life вести спокойную жизнь;
stirring life деятельная жизнь, занятость;
life of movement жизнь на колесах ~ руководить, управлять, командовать, возглавлять;
to lead an army командовать армией to ~ an orchestra руководить оркестром ~ attr. свинцовый;
hail of lead град пуль;
to get the lead быть застреленным ~ тех. опережать;
lead away увлечь, увести to ~ by the nose водить на поводу;
держать в подчинении;
to lead (smb.) a (pretty) dance заставить (кого-л.) помучиться;
поводить за нос, поманежить (кого-л.) to ~ for the prosecution (defence) юр. возглавлять обвинение (защиту) ~ карт. ходить;
to lead hearts (spades etc.) ходить с червей (с пик и т. д.) to ~ nowhere ни к чему не приводить ~ off начинать, класть начало;
открывать (прения, бал) ~ on завлекать, увлекать ~ out of выходить, сообщаться (о комнатах) ~ to вести к ~ to приводить (к каким-л. результатам) ~ up подготовка, введение to ~ (smb.) up the garden (path) вводить в заблуждение;
завлекать ~ up to наводить разговор (на что-л.) ~ up to постепенно подготовлять the path leads to the house дорога ведет к дому red ~ свинцовый сурик to return (smb.'s) ~ поддерживать (чью-л.) инициативу to return (smb.'s) ~ ходить в масть ~ руководство;
инициатива;
to take the lead взять на себя инициативу, выступить инициатором;
руководить to ~ (smb. to do smth.) заставить (кого-л. сделать что-л.) ;
what led you to think so? что заставило вас так думать? white ~ свинцовые белила -
7 поддерживать чью-л. инициативу
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > поддерживать чью-л. инициативу
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8 ходить в масть
1) General subject: return somebody's lead, return lead, return partner's, return partner's lead2) Mathematics: return4) Makarov: fail suit, follow suit -
9 take
take [teɪk]prendre ⇒ 1A (a), 1A (b), 1B (a), 1B (c)-(e), 1C (b), 1D (a), 1D (b), 1E (a), 1F (a), 1G (a), 1G (b), 1G (d), 1H (a), 1H (b), 1I (a), 1I (c), 1I (d), 1I (f), 1I (g), 2 (a)-(c) porter ⇒ 1B (a) mener ⇒ 1B (b) conduire ⇒ 1C (a) recevoir ⇒ 1D (c) croire ⇒ 1F (b) supporter ⇒ 1F (d) supposer ⇒ 1G (c) contenir ⇒ 1I (e) passer ⇒ 1I (i)A.∎ let me take your coat donnez-moi votre manteau;∎ she took the book from him elle lui a pris le livre;∎ to take sb's hand prendre qn par la main;∎ she took his arm elle lui a pris le bras;∎ Peter took her in his arms Peter l'a prise dans ses bras;∎ the wolf took its prey by the throat le loup a saisi sa proie à la gorge(b) (get control of, capture → person) prendre, capturer; (→ fish, game) prendre, attraper; Military prendre, s'emparer de;∎ they took the town that night ils prirent ou s'emparèrent de la ville cette nuit-là;∎ to take sb prisoner faire qn prisonnier;∎ to take sb alive prendre ou capturer qn vivant;∎ I took his queen with my rook j'ai pris sa reine avec ma tour;∎ to take control of a situation prendre une situation en main;∎ we took our courage in both hands nous avons pris notre courage à deux mains;∎ you're taking your life in your hands doing that c'est ta vie que tu risques en faisant cela;∎ to take the lead in sth (in competition) prendre la tête de qch; (set example) être le premier à faire qchB.(a) (carry from one place to another) porter, apporter; (carry along, have in one's possession) prendre, emporter;∎ she took her mother a cup of tea elle a apporté une tasse de thé à sa mère;∎ he took the map with him il a emporté la carte;∎ she took some towels up(stairs)/down(stairs) elle a monté/descendu des serviettes;∎ don't forget to take your camera n'oubliez pas (de prendre) votre appareil photo;∎ figurative the committee wanted to take the matter further le comité voulait mener l'affaire plus loin;∎ the devil take it! que le diable l'emporte!;∎ you can't take it with you (money when you die) tu ne l'emporteras pas avec toi dans la tombe∎ her father takes her to school son père l'emmène à l'école;∎ could you take me home? pourriez-vous me ramener ou me raccompagner?;∎ to take sb across the road faire traverser la rue à qn;∎ may I take you to dinner? puis-je vous inviter à dîner ou vous emmener dîner?;∎ he offered to take them to work in the car il leur a proposé de les emmener au bureau en voiture ou de les conduire au bureau;∎ to take oneself to bed aller se coucher;∎ please take me with you emmène-moi, s'il te plaît;∎ humorous I can't take you anywhere tu n'es pas sortable;∎ the estate agent took them over the house l'agent immobilier leur a fait visiter la maison;∎ he took her round the museum il lui a fait visiter le musée;∎ she used to take me along to meetings (avant,) elle m'emmenait aux réunions;∎ this road will take you to the station cette route vous mènera ou vous conduira à la gare;∎ I don't want to take you out of your way je ne veux pas vous faire faire un détour;∎ her job took her all over Africa son travail l'a fait voyager dans toute l'Afrique;∎ that's what first took me to Portugal c'est ce qui m'a amené au Portugal;∎ whatever took him there? qu'allait-il faire là-bas?;∎ the record took her to number one in the charts le disque lui a permis d'être première au hit-parade∎ she took a handkerchief from her pocket elle a sorti un mouchoir de sa poche;∎ I took a chocolate from the box j'ai pris un chocolat dans la boîte;∎ take a book from the shelf prenez un livre sur l'étagère;∎ take your feet off the table enlève tes pieds de la table;∎ he took the saucepan off the heat il a ôté ou retiré la casserole du feu(d) (appropriate, steal) prendre, voler;∎ to take sth from sb prendre qch à qn;∎ someone's taken my wallet on a pris mon portefeuille;∎ his article is taken directly from my book le texte de son article est tiré directement de mon livre(e) (draw, derive) prendre, tirer;∎ a passage taken from a book un passage extrait d'un livre;∎ a phrase taken from Latin une expression empruntée au latin;∎ the title is taken from the Bible le titre vient de la Bible;∎ to take a print from a negative tirer une épreuve d'un négatifC.(a) (of bus, car, train etc) conduire, transporter;∎ the ambulance took him to hospital l'ambulance l'a transporté à l'hôpital;∎ this bus will take you to the theatre ce bus vous conduira au théâtre;∎ will this train take me to Cambridge? est-ce que ce train va à ou passe par Cambridge?∎ American take a right prenez à droiteD.∎ she took a quick look at him elle a jeté un rapide coup d'œil sur lui;∎ he took a flying leap il a bondi;∎ to take a photo or a picture prendre une photo;∎ she took his picture or a picture of him elle l'a pris en photo;∎ we had our picture taken nous nous sommes fait photographier ou prendre en photo;∎ familiar he takes a good photo (is photogenic) il est photogénique□(c) (receive, get) recevoir; (earn, win → prize) remporter, obtenir; (→ degree, diploma) obtenir, avoir;∎ he took the blow on his arm il a pris le coup sur le bras;∎ you can take the call in my office vous pouvez prendre l'appel dans mon bureau;∎ the bookstore takes about $3,000 a day la librairie fait à peu près 3000 dollars (de recette) par jour;∎ how much does he take home a month? quel est son salaire mensuel net?;∎ Cards we took all the tricks nous avons fait toutes les levées;∎ their team took the match leur équipe a gagné ou remporté le matchE.(a) (assume, undertake) prendre;∎ to take the blame for sth prendre la responsabilité de qch;∎ you'll have to take the consequences c'est vous qui en subirez les conséquences;∎ she takes all the credit for our success elle s'attribue tout le mérite de notre réussite;∎ I take responsibility for their safety je me charge de leur sécurité;∎ to take the part of Hamlet jouer (le rôle d')Hamlet∎ he took my side in the argument il a pris parti pour moi dans la dispute;∎ the boy took an oath or a vow to avenge his family le garçon a fait serment ou a juré de venger sa famille;∎ American to take the Fifth (Amendment) invoquer le Cinquième Amendement (pour refuser de répondre)∎ may I take the liberty of inviting you to dinner? puis-je me permettre de vous inviter à dîner?;∎ he took the opportunity to thank them or of thanking them il a profité de l'occasion pour les remercierF.∎ the doctor only takes private patients le docteur ne prend pas les patients du service public;∎ the owner won't take less than $100 for it le propriétaire en veut au moins 100 dollars;∎ does this machine take pound coins? cette machine accepte-t-elle les pièces d'une livre?;∎ to take a bribe se laisser acheter ou corrompre;∎ you'll have to take me as I am il faut me prendre comme je suis;∎ take things as they come prenez les choses comme elles viennent;∎ I won't take "no" for an answer pas question de refuser;∎ it's my last offer, (you can) take it or leave it c'est ma dernière offre, c'est à prendre ou à laisser;∎ I'll take it from here je prends la suite;∎ I'll take it from there je verrai à ce moment-là(b) (accept as valid) croire;∎ to take sb's advice suivre les conseils de qn;∎ take it from me, he's a crook croyez-moi, c'est un escroc∎ let's take things one at a time prenons les choses une par une;∎ the mayor took their questions calmly le maire a entendu leurs questions avec calme;∎ how did she take the questioning? comment a-t-elle réagi à ou pris l'interrogatoire?;∎ they took the news well or in their stride ils ont plutôt bien pris la nouvelle;∎ to take sth badly prendre mal qch;∎ familiar to take things easy or it easy se la couler douce;∎ familiar take it easy! (don't get angry) du calme!□∎ don't take any nonsense! ne te laisse pas faire!;∎ your father won't take any nonsense ton père ne plaisante pas avec ce genre de choses;∎ she can take it elle tiendra le coup;∎ esp American I'm not taking any! je ne marche pas!;∎ we couldn't take any more on n'en pouvait plus;∎ I can't take much more of this je commence à en avoir assez, je ne vais pas supporter cela bien longtemps;∎ I find his constant sarcasm rather hard to take je trouve ses sarcasmes perpétuels difficiles à supporter;∎ don't expect me to take this lying down ne comptez pas sur moi pour accepter ça sans rien dire;∎ those shoes have taken a lot of punishment ces chaussures en ont vu de toutes les couleurs;∎ to take heavy loads (crane, engine etc) supporter de lourdes charges;∎ it won't take your weight ça ne supportera pas ton poids(e) (experience, feel)∎ to take fright prendre peur;∎ to take an interest in sb/sth s'intéresser à qn/qch;∎ don't take offence ne vous vexez pas, ne vous offensez pas;∎ no offence taken il n'y a pas de mal;∎ we take pleasure in travelling nous prenons plaisir à voyager;∎ she takes pride in her work elle est fière de ce qu'elle fait;∎ to take pride in one's appearance prendre soin de sa personneG.(a) (consider, look at) prendre, considérer;∎ take Einstein (for example) prenons (l'exemple d')Einstein;∎ take the case of Colombia prenons le cas de la Colombie;∎ taking everything into consideration tout bien considéré;∎ to take sb/sth seriously prendre qn/qch au sérieux∎ do you take me for an idiot? vous me prenez pour un idiot?;∎ what do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;∎ I took you for an Englishman je vous croyais anglais;∎ he took me for somebody else il m'a pris pour quelqu'un d'autre;∎ to take the news as or to be true tenir la nouvelle pour vraie;∎ how old do you take her to be? quel âge est-ce que tu lui donnes?(c) (suppose, presume) supposer, présumer;∎ he's never been to Madrid, I take it si je comprends bien, il n'a jamais été à Madrid;∎ I take it you're his mother je suppose que vous êtes sa mère(d) (interpret, understand) prendre, comprendre;∎ we never know how to take his jokes on ne sait jamais comment prendre ses plaisanteries;∎ don't take that literally ne le prenez pas au pied de la lettre;∎ he was slow to take my meaning il lui a fallu un moment avant de comprendre ce que je voulais direH.∎ how long will it take to get there? combien de temps faudra-t-il pour y aller?;∎ the flight takes three hours le vol dure trois heures;∎ it will take you ten minutes vous en avez pour dix minutes;∎ it took him a minute to understand il a mis une minute avant de comprendre;∎ it took us longer than I expected cela nous a pris plus de temps que je ne pensais;∎ it takes time to learn a language il faut du temps pour apprendre une langue;∎ what kind of batteries does it take? quelle sorte de piles faut-il?;∎ my car takes unleaded ma voiture roule au sans-plomb;∎ he took a bit of coaxing before he accepted il a fallu le pousser un peu pour qu'il accepte;∎ it took four people to stop the brawl ils ont dû se mettre à quatre pour arrêter la bagarre;∎ it takes a clever man to do that bien malin ou habile qui peut le faire;∎ it takes courage to admit one's mistakes il faut du courage pour admettre ses erreurs;∎ it takes patience to work with children il faut de la patience ou il faut être patient pour travailler avec les enfants;∎ one glance was all it took un regard a suffi;∎ the job took some doing la tâche n'a pas été facile;∎ that will take some explaining voilà qui va demander des explications;∎ her story takes some believing son histoire n'est pas facile à croire;∎ to have what it takes to do/to be sth avoir les qualités nécessaires pour faire/être qch;∎ we need someone with leadership qualities - she has what it takes il nous faut quelqu'un qui ait des qualités de dirigeant - ce n'est pas ce qui lui manque;∎ familiar he's so lazy - it takes one to know one! il est vraiment paresseux - tu peux parler!∎ "falloir" takes the subjunctive "falloir" est suivi du subjonctif;∎ noun that takes an "s" in the plural nom qui prend un "s" au plurielI.(a) (food, drink etc) prendre;∎ do you take milk in your coffee? prenez-vous du lait dans votre café?;∎ how do you take your coffee? qu'est-ce que tu prends dans ton café?;∎ I invited him to take tea je l'ai invité à prendre le thé;∎ she refused to take any food elle a refusé de manger (quoi que ce soit);∎ to take drugs se droguer;∎ how many pills has he taken? combien de comprimés a-t-il pris ou absorbé?;∎ not to be taken internally (on packaging) (à) usage externe;∎ to be taken twice a day (on packaging) à prendre deux fois par jour;∎ to take the air prendre l'air∎ she takes a size 10 elle prend du 38;∎ what size shoe do you take? quelle est votre pointure?∎ I'll take it je le prends;∎ what newspaper do you take? quel journal prenez-vous?;∎ take your partners (at dance) invitez vos partenaires(d) (occupy → chair, seat) prendre, s'asseoir sur;∎ take a seat asseyez-vous;∎ take your seats! prenez vos places!;∎ is this seat taken? cette place est-elle occupée ou prise?(e) (hold → of container, building etc) contenir, avoir une capacité de;∎ this bus takes fifty passengers c'est un car de cinquante places(f) (ascertain, find out) prendre;∎ to take sb's pulse/temperature prendre le pouls/la température de qn;∎ to take a reading from a meter lire ou relever un compteur(g) (write down → notes, letter) prendre;∎ he took a note of her address il a noté son adresse(h) (subtract) soustraire, déduire;∎ they took 10 percent off the price ils ont baissé le prix de 10 pour cent;∎ take 4 from 9 and you have 5 ôtez 4 de 9, il reste 5∎ I took Latin and Greek at A level ≃ j'ai pris latin et grec au bac;∎ she took her degree last year elle a obtenu son diplôme l'an dernier;∎ she takes us for maths on l'a en maths∎ to take a service célébrer un office;∎ the assistant director took the rehearsals l'assistant réalisateur s'est occupé des répétitions(k) (contract, develop)∎ to take a chill, to take cold prendre froid;∎ to take sick, to be taken ill tomber malade;∎ I was taken with a fit of the giggles j'ai été pris d'un fou rire;∎ she took an instant dislike to him elle l'a tout de suite pris en aversion(l) (direct, aim)∎ she took a swipe at him elle a voulu le gifler;∎ Football to take a penalty tirer un penalty∎ she takes all her problems to her sister elle raconte tous ses problèmes à sa sœur;∎ he took the matter to his boss il a soumis la question à son patron;∎ Law they intend to take the case to the High Court ils ont l'intention d'en appeler à la Cour suprême∎ he took an axe to the door il a donné des coups de hache dans la porte;∎ take the scissors to it vas-y avec les ciseaux;∎ his father took a stick to him son père lui a donné des coups de bâton;∎ Law they took legal proceedings against him ils lui ont intenté un procès(o) (catch unawares) prendre, surprendre;∎ to take sb by surprise or off guard surprendre qn, prendre qn au dépourvu;∎ his death took us by surprise sa mort nous a surpris∎ they took him for every penny (he was worth) ils lui ont pris jusqu'à son dernier sou(a) (work, have desired effect) prendre;∎ did the dye take? est-ce que la teinture a pris?;∎ it was too cold for the seeds to take il faisait trop froid pour que les graines germent(b) (become popular) prendre, avoir du succès3 noun(b) Cinema, Photography & Television prise f de vue; Radio enregistrement m, prise f de son; (of record etc) enregistrement m∎ what's your take on her attitude? comment est-ce que tu interprètes son attitude?∎ to be on the take toucher des pots-de-vin□, palper(astonish) étonner, ébahir; (disconcert) déconcerter;∎ her question took him aback sa question l'a déconcerté;∎ I was taken aback by the news la nouvelle m'a beaucoup surprisressembler à, tenir de;∎ she takes after her mother in looks physiquement, elle tient de sa mère(a) (dismantle) démonter;∎ figurative they took the room apart looking for evidence ils ont mis la pièce sens dessus dessous pour trouver des preuves(b) (criticize) critiquerprendre à part, emmener à l'écart;∎ the boss took her aside for a chat le patron l'a prise à part pour discuter∎ take that knife away from him enlevez-lui ce couteau;∎ they took away his pension ils lui ont retiré sa pension;∎ they took their daughter away from the club ils ont retiré leur fille du club;∎ his work took him away from his family for long periods son travail le tenait éloigné de sa famille pendant de longues périodes;∎ euphemism the police took his father away son père a été arrêté par la police;∎ it takes away the fun ça gâche tout∎ not to be taken away (in library) à consulter sur place(c) Mathematics soustraire, retrancher;∎ nine take away six is three neuf moins six font trois∎ that doesn't take away from his achievements as an athlete ça n'enlève rien à ses exploits d'athlète;∎ to take away from the pleasure/value of sth diminuer le plaisir/la valeur de qch(a) (after absence, departure) reprendre;∎ she took her husband back elle a accepté que son mari revienne vivre avec elle;∎ the factory took back the workers l'usine a repris les ouvriers(b) (gift, unsold goods, sale item etc) reprendre∎ take it back to the shop rapporte-le au magasin;∎ he took her back home il l'a raccompagnée ou ramenée chez elle(d) (retract, withdraw) retirer, reprendre;∎ I take back everything I said je retire tout ce que j'ai dit;∎ all right, I take it back! d'accord, je n'ai rien dit!∎ that takes me back to my childhood ça me rappelle mon enfance;∎ that song takes me back forty years cette chanson me ramène quarante ans en arrière;∎ it takes you back a bit, doesn't it? ça ne nous rajeunit pas tout ça, hein?(f) Typography transférer à la ligne précédente∎ the lift took us down to the 4th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 4ème étage∎ she took the book down from the shelf elle a pris le livre sur l'étagère;∎ can you help me take the curtains down? peux-tu m'aider à décrocher les rideaux?;∎ she took his picture down from the wall elle a enlevé sa photo du mur;∎ he took his trousers down il a baissé son pantalon∎ he took down the registration number il a relevé le numéro d'immatriculation;∎ to take down a letter in shorthand prendre une lettre en sténo(d) (dismantle → scaffolding, circus tent) démonterse démonter(b) (bring into one's home → person) héberger; (→ boarder) prendre; (→ orphan, stray animal) recueillir;∎ she takes in ironing elle fait du repassage à domicile∎ the police took him in la police l'a mis ou placé en garde à vue(d) (air, water, food etc)∎ she can only take in food intravenously on ne peut la nourrir que par intraveineuse;∎ whales take in air through their blowhole les baleines respirent par l'évent(e) (understand, perceive) saisir, comprendre;∎ he was sitting taking it all in il était là, assis, écoutant tout ce qui se disait;∎ he didn't take in the real implications of her announcement il n'a pas saisi les véritables implications de sa déclaration;∎ I can't take in the fact that I've won je n'arrive pas à croire que j'ai gagné;∎ she took in the situation at a glance elle a compris la situation en un clin d'œil∎ you'd better take in the slack on the rope tu ferais bien de tendre ou retendre la corde;∎ Nautical to take in a sail carguer ou serrer une voile∎ the tour takes in all the important towns l'excursion passe par toutes les villes importantes(h) (attend, go to) aller à;∎ to take in a show aller au théâtre;∎ she took in the castle while in Blois elle a visité le château pendant qu'elle était à Blois;∎ they took in the sights in Rome ils ont fait le tour des sites touristiques à Rome∎ don't be taken in by him ne vous laissez pas rouler par lui;∎ I'm not going to be taken in by your lies je ne suis pas dupe de tes mensonges□ ;∎ he was completely taken in il marchait complètement➲ take off(a) (remove → clothing, lid, make-up, tag) enlever;∎ the boy took his clothes off le garçon a enlevé ses vêtements ou s'est déshabillé;∎ she took her glasses off elle a enlevé ses lunettes;∎ he often takes the phone off the hook il laisse souvent le téléphone décroché;∎ to take sb off a list rayer qn d'une liste;∎ the surgeon had to take her leg off le chirurgien a dû l'amputer de la jambe;∎ Cars to take off the brake desserrer le frein (à main);∎ figurative he didn't take his eyes off her all night il ne l'a pas quittée des yeux de la soirée;∎ I tried to take her mind off her troubles j'ai essayé de lui changer les idées ou de la distraire de ses ennuis;∎ familiar his retirement has taken ten years off him sa retraite l'a rajeuni de dix ans□ ;∎ to take sth off sb's hands débarrasser qn de qch;∎ I'll take the baby off your hands for a few hours je vais garder le bébé pendant quelques heures, ça te libérera∎ the teacher took one point off her grade le professeur lui a retiré un point;∎ the manager took 10 percent off the price le directeur a baissé le prix de 10 pour cent(c) (lead away) emmener;∎ she was taken off to hospital on l'a transportée à l'hôpital;∎ the murderer was taken off to jail on a emmené l'assassin en prison;∎ her friend took her off to dinner son ami l'a emmenée dîner;∎ she took herself off to Italy elle est partie en Italie;∎ to take the passengers off (by boat from a ship) débarquer les passagers;∎ the injured man was taken off the ship by helicopter le blessé a été évacué du bateau par hélicoptère∎ to take some time off prendre un congé;∎ take a few days off prenez quelques jours de vacances ou de congé;∎ she takes Thursdays off elle ne travaille pas le jeudi(a) (aeroplane) décoller;∎ they took off for or to Heathrow ils se sont envolés pour Heathrow∎ he took off without telling us il est parti sans nous avertir➲ take on(a) (accept, undertake) prendre, accepter;∎ to take on the responsibility for sth se charger de qch;∎ don't take on more than you can handle ne vous surchargez pas;∎ she took it on herself to tell him elle a pris sur elle de le lui dire;∎ to take on a bet accepter un pari∎ the unions took on the government les syndicats se sont attaqués ou s'en sont pris au gouvernement;∎ I shouldn't like to take him on je n'aimerais pas avoir affaire à lui;∎ he took us on at poker il nous a défiés au poker(c) (acquire, assume) prendre, revêtir;∎ her face took on a worried look elle a pris un air inquiet;∎ the word takes on another meaning le mot prend une autre significationfamiliar (fret, carry on) s'en faire;∎ don't take on so! ne t'en fais pas!∎ take the cheese out of the refrigerator sors le fromage du réfrigérateur;∎ he took the knife out of his pocket il a sorti le couteau de sa poche;∎ take your hands out of your pockets enlève les mains de tes poches;∎ they took their children out of school ils ont retiré leurs enfants de l'école;∎ Medicine to take out sb's appendix/tonsils enlever l'appendice/les amygdales à qn;∎ figurative to take the food out of sb's mouth retirer le pain de la bouche de qn∎ to take sb out to dinner/to the movies emmener qn dîner/au cinéma;∎ I took her out for a bike ride je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo;∎ would you take the dog out? tu veux bien sortir le chien ou aller promener le chien?(d) (obtain → subscription) prendre; (→ insurance policy) souscrire à, prendre; (→ licence) se procurer; (→ patent) prendre;∎ to take out a mortgage faire un emprunt immobilier∎ to take sb out (kill) buter qn, zigouiller qn, refroidir qn;∎ the planes took the factory out by bombing les avions ont détruit l'usine (en la bombardant)∎ to take out one's partner changer la couleur annoncée par son partenaire∎ to take sb out of himself/herself changer les idées à qn;∎ familiar working as an interpreter takes a lot out of you le travail d'interprète est épuisant□ ;∎ familiar the operation really took it out of him l'opération l'a mis à plat;∎ familiar it takes the fun out of it ça gâche tout□ ;∎ familiar to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn□ ;∎ familiar he took his anger out on his wife il a passé sa colère sur sa femme□ ;∎ familiar don't take it out on me! ne t'en prends pas à moi!□(a) (assume responsibility of) reprendre;∎ he wants his daughter to take over the business il veut que sa fille reprenne l'affaire;∎ she took over my classes elle a pris la suite de mes cours;∎ will you be taking over his job? est-ce que vous allez le remplacer (dans ses fonctions)?(b) (gain control of, invade) s'emparer de;∎ the military took over the country l'armée a pris le pouvoir;∎ she takes the place over (by being bossy etc) elle joue les despotes;∎ fast-food restaurants have taken over Paris les fast-foods ou French Canadian restaurants-minute ont envahi Paris∎ they were taken over by a Japanese firm ils ont été rachetés par une entreprise japonaise∎ I'll take you over by car je vais vous y conduire en voiture;∎ the boat took us over to Seattle le bateau nous a emmenés jusqu'à Seattle(e) Typography transférer à la ligne suivante∎ who will take over now that the mayor has stepped down? qui va prendre la relève maintenant que le maire a donné sa démission?;∎ I'll take over when he leaves je le remplacerai quand il partira;∎ will he allow her to take over? va-t-il lui céder la place?;∎ compact discs have taken over from records le (disque) compact a remplacé le (disque) vinyle(b) (army, dictator) prendre le pouvoir(a) (have a liking for → person) se prendre d'amitié ou de sympathie pour, prendre en amitié; (→ activity, game) prendre goût à;∎ I think he took to you je crois que vous lui avez plu;∎ we took to one another at once nous avons tout de suite sympathisé;∎ she didn't take to him il ne lui a pas plu;∎ we've really taken to golf nous avons vraiment pris goût au golf(b) (acquire as a habit) se mettre à;∎ to take to drink or to the bottle se mettre à boire;∎ to take to doing sth se mettre à faire qch;∎ she took to wearing black elle s'est mise à s'habiller en noir(c) (make for, head for)∎ he's taken to his bed with the flu il est alité avec la grippe;∎ the rebels took to the hills les insurgés se sont réfugiés dans les collines;∎ they took to the woods ils se sont enfuis dans les bois;∎ to take to the road prendre la route;∎ to take to the boats monter dans les canots de sauvetage➲ take up∎ the lift took us up to the 25th floor l'ascenseur nous a amenés au 25ème étage(b) (pick up → object) ramasser, prendre; (→ passenger) prendre; (→ paving stones, railway tracks) enlever;∎ she took up the notes from the table elle a ramassé ou pris les notes sur la table;∎ they're taking up the street la rue est en travaux;∎ we finally took up the carpet nous avons enfin enlevé la moquette∎ you'd better take up the slack in that rope tu ferais mieux de retendre ou tendre cette corde∎ this table takes up too much room cette table prend trop de place ou est trop encombrante;∎ moving house took up the whole day le déménagement a pris toute la journée;∎ her work takes up all her attention son travail l'absorbe complètement(f) (begin, become interested in → activity, hobby) se mettre à; (→ job) prendre; (→ career) commencer, embrasser;∎ when did you take up Greek? quand est-ce que tu t'es mis au grec?;∎ I've taken up gardening je me suis mis au jardinage(g) (continue, resume) reprendre, continuer;∎ I took up the tale where Susan had left off j'ai repris l'histoire là où Susan l'avait laissée;∎ she took up her knitting again elle a repris son tricot(h) (adopt → attitude) prendre, adopter; (→ method) adopter; (→ place, position) prendre; (→ idea) adopter;∎ they took up residence in town ils se sont installés en ville;∎ to take up one's duties entrer en fonctions∎ take it up with the boss parlez-en au patron(k) (shares, stock) souscrire àreprendre, continuer∎ he took it upon himself to organize the meeting il s'est chargé d'organiser la réunion(a) (accept offer, advice of)∎ his daughter took him up on his advice sa fille a suivi ses conseils;∎ he might take you up on that someday! il risque de vous prendre au mot un jour!;∎ she took him up on his promise elle a mis sa parole à l'épreuve∎ I'd like to take you up on that point j'aimerais revenir sur ce point avec vous∎ to take up with sb se lier d'amitié avec qn, prendre qn en amitié;∎ she took up with a bad crowd elle s'est mise à fréquenter des vauriens∎ to be taken up with doing sth être occupé à faire qch;∎ she's very taken up with him elle ne pense qu'à lui;∎ she's taken up with her business elle est très prise par ses affaires;∎ meetings were taken up with talk about the economy on passait les réunions à parler de l'économieⓘ Take me to your leader Il s'agit de la formule prononcée par les extra-terrestres fraîchement débarqués sur terre dans les vieux films de science-fiction et adressée au premier terrien rencontré. On emploie cette phrase ("menez-moi jusqu'à votre chef") de façon humoristique lorsque, dans une situation donnée, on désire parler au responsable. -
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vt/i exchange (auch fig. Blicke, Worte, Schläge); swap umg. (auch fig. Schläge); die Plätze tauschen change (oder umg. swap) places; die Spieler tauschten die Trikots the players exchanged shirts; wollen wir tauschen? shall we swap?, (would you) like to swap?; tausche Fahrrad gegen Kinderbett bicycle offered in exchange for cot; sie hat mit einer Kollegin getauscht she did a swap with a colleague, she got a colleague to stand in for her; die Partner tauschen swap partners; ich möchte nicht mit ihm tauschen I wouldn’t like to be in his shoes ( oder place); ich möchte mit keinem tauschen I wouldn’t (want to) swap with anyone* * *(Gütertausch) to barter;(austauschen) to interchange; to swop; to change; to exchange; to swap* * *tau|schen ['tauʃn]1. vtto exchange, to swap; Güter to barter; (= austauschen) Briefmarken, Münzen etc to swap; Geschenke to exchange; Geld to change ( in +acc into inf = umtauschen) Gekauftes to changeeinen Blick mit jdm táúschen (geh) — to exchange glances with sb
die Rollen táúschen — to swap roles
Küsse táúschen (geh) — to kiss
wollen wir die Plätze táúschen? — shall we change or swap places?
2. vito swap; (in Handel) to barterwollen wir táúschen? — shall we swap (places etc)?
wir haben getauscht — we swapped, we did a swap
ich möchte nicht mit ihm táúschen — I wouldn't like to change places with him
* * *1) (to trade by giving (one thing) in exchange (for another): The bandits bartered gold for guns.) barter2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) change3) (to give and receive in return: They exchanged amused glances.) exchange4) (to exchange one thing for another: He swopped his ball with another boy for a pistol; They swopped books with each other.) swop5) (to exchange one thing for another: He swopped his ball with another boy for a pistol; They swopped books with each other.) swap6) (to exchange: I traded my watch for a bicycle.) trade* * *tau·schen[ˈtauʃn̩]I. vt▪ [etw] mit jdm \tauschen to swap [sth] with sbwürden Sie den Platz mit mir \tauschen? would you swap places with me?▪ etw \tauschen to exchange sthmir ist aufgefallen, dass die beiden Blicke tauschten I noticed that the two of them were exchanging glancesdie Rollen \tauschen to swap parts [or roles]Zärtlichkeiten \tauschen to exchange caressesII. vi to swapwollen wir \tauschen? shall we swap?▶ mit niemandem [o mit jdm nicht] \tauschen wollen not to wish to change places with sbich möchte nicht mit ihr \tauschen I wouldn't want to change places with her [or fig like to be in her shoes]* * *1.transitives Verb exchange ( gegen for)Briefmarken tauschen — exchange or swap stamps
2.sie tauschten die Partner/Plätze — they changed or swapped partners/places
intransitives Verbmit jemandem tauschen — (fig.) change or swap places with somebody
* * *A. v/ter hat uns ganz bewusst getäuscht he deliberately deceived us;sich täuschen be deceived, be taken in, (let o.s.) be fooled (von by);wenn mich nicht alles täuscht unless I’m ( oder if I’m not) much mistaken2. (irreführen) mislead, lead astray3. Augen, Gedächtnis: deceive;wenn mein Gedächtnis mich nicht täuscht if my memory serves me correctly, if I remember correctly ( oder rightly umg)4. (enttäuschen) disappoint, let downB. v/i1. (irreführen) be deceptive3. Schüler, bei Klassenarbeit etc: cheat, use dishonest methods form;der Raum wirkt sehr groß - aber das täuscht at first sight the room is huge - but it’s not (actually) as big as it looksoder täusche ich mich? or am I wrong?, or have I got it wrong? umg;sich in jemandem täuschen be completely wrong about sb;da habe ich mich noch nie getäuscht I’ve not been wrong yet about that (sort of thing);da täuscht er sich aber! he’s very much mistaken there ( oder about that), well, he’s got another think (US thing) coming (on that one)!;täusche dich bloß nicht! make no mistake (about it)* * *1.transitives Verb exchange ( gegen for)Briefmarken tauschen — exchange or swap stamps
2.sie tauschten die Partner/Plätze — they changed or swapped partners/places
intransitives Verbmit jemandem tauschen — (fig.) change or swap places with somebody
* * *v.to barter v.to exchange v.to interchange v.to shift v.to swap v. -
11 bring
A vtr1 (convey, carry) apporter [present, powers, supplies, message, news, rain, destruction, change, happiness, consolation, hope] ; have you brought your camera? as-tu pris or apporté ton appareil-photo? ; wait and see what tomorrow brings attends de voir ce que demain nous apportera ; to bring sth with one apporter qch ; to bring sb flowers/a cake apporter des fleurs/un gâteau à qn ; the case has brought him publicity l'affaire lui a fait de la publicité ; to bring sb wealth/fame rendre qn riche/célèbre ; to bring sth to ( contribute) apporter qch à [school, work, area] ; it has brought prosperity to the region cela a rendu la région prospère ; to bring one's talents to sth apporter son talent à qch ; to bring one's experience to sth faire bénéficier qch de son expérience ; that brings the total to 100 cela fait un total de 100 ; to bring a smile to sb's face faire sourire qn ; to bring a blush to sb's cheeks faire rougir qn ; to bring sth to a halt arrêter qch ; to bring the conversation round ou around to amener la conversation à ; to bring sth into faire entrer qch dans [house, room] ; introduire qch dans [conversation, story] ; to bring sth into existence créer qch ; to bring sth upstairs monter qch ; the wind brought the tree down le vent a fait tomber l'arbre ; don't forget to bring it home n'oublie pas de le rapporter ; to bring shame/disgrace on sb attirer la honte/le déshonneur sur qn ; to bring sth on ou upon oneself attirer qch ; you brought it on yourself tu l'as cherché ; her remarks brought gasps of surprise from the audience ses propos ont provoqué l'étonnement dans le public ; his novel brought praise from the critics son roman lui a valu les louanges de la critique ;2 ( come with) amener [friend, relative, dog] ; to bring sb with one amener qn (avec soi) ; to bring sb to amener qn à [wedding, party, office] ;3 (lead, draw) the path brings you to the church le chemin te conduit jusqu'à l'église ; the Games brought people to the city les Jeux ont attiré du monde vers la ville ; the noise brought them to the window le bruit les a attirés à la fenêtre ; I brought him to the ground je l'ai fait tomber ; that brings me to the question of ceci m'amène à la question de ; to bring sb to himself/herself ramener qn à la réalité ; what brings you here? qu'est-ce qui t'amène? ; to bring sb to do sth faire faire qch à qn ; I couldn't bring him to accept je n'ai pas pu lui faire accepter ; to bring sb/a dog into the country faire entrer or introduire qn/un chien dans le pays ; to bring sb into the room faire entrer qn dans la pièce ; to bring sb into contact with sth faire connaître qch à qn ; to bring sb into contact with sb mettre qn en contact avec qn ; to bring sb home ( transport home) raccompagner qn, ramener qn ; ( to meet family) amener qn à la maison ;4 TV, Radio the game will be brought to you live from Sydney le match sera retransmis en direct de Sydney ; modern technology brings the war into your living room la technologie moderne fait entrer la guerre jusque chez vous ; we bring you all the latest news on vous donne les dernières nouvelles ; ‘brought to you by Sudso Soap’ ‘qui vous est offert par Sudso Soap’5 Jur, Admin to bring a case/a dispute before the court porter une affaire/un litige devant le tribunal ; to bring sb before the court faire comparaître qn devant le tribunal ; to bring a matter before the committee/a bill before parliament soumettre une question au comité/un projet de loi au parlement.B v refl to bring oneself to do se décider à faire ; I couldn't bring myself to get up/to tell him je n'ai pas pu me lever/le lui dire.■ bring about:▶ bring about [sth], bring [sth] about provoquer [change, reform, war, disaster, death] ; amener [settlement, reconciliation] ; entraîner [success, failure, defeat].■ bring along:▶ bring along [sth], bring [sth] along apporter [object] ;▶ bring along [sb], bring [sb] along amener, venir avec [friend, partner].■ bring back:▶ bring back [sth], bring [sth] back2 ( restore) redonner [colour, shine] ; to bring sb's memory/sight back rendre la mémoire/vue à qn ;4 ( restore memory of) rappeler [night, time, occasion] ; seeing her brought it all back to me tout m'est revenu lorsque je l'ai vue ; to bring back memories ranimer des souvenirs ; to bring back memories of sth ranimer le souvenir de qch.■ bring down:▶ bring down [sth], bring [sth] down1 ( cause collapse of) renverser [government, dictator] ;2 ( reduce) réduire [inflation, unemployment, expenditure] ; faire baisser [rate, level, price, temperature] ; diminuer [cost of living, swelling] ;3 ( shoot down) abattre [plane, grouse, tiger] ;4 ( cause to hit) to bring [sth] down on sb/sth abattre [qch] sur qn/qch [cane, hammer] ; to bring sb's wrath down on sb littér ou hum attirer la colère de qn sur qn ;▶ bring [sb] down ○ déprimer [person].■ bring forth:▶ bring forth [sth], bring [sth] forth1 ( provoke) susciter [question, protest, scorn] ;3 littér donner naissance à [child].▶ bring forward [sth], bring [sth] forward1 ( make sooner) avancer [meeting, wedding, election] (by de) ;4 ( bring in) présenter [witness, person].■ bring in:▶ bring in [sth] rapporter [amount, money, interest] ; introduire [custom] ;▶ bring in [sth], bring [sth] in1 ( introduce) introduire [legislation, measure, reference, new character] ;▶ bring in [sb], bring [sb] in1 ( involve) faire appel à [consultant, expert, reinforcements, police, army] (from de ; as pour être) ; if I could bring in Mrs Cox at this point… j'aimerais faire intervenir Mme Cox sur ce point… ;2 ( to police station) amener [qn] (au poste) [suspect] ; to be brought in for questioning être amené au poste pour être interrogé.■ bring into:▶ bring [sb] into faire participer [qn] à [conversation, organization] ; don't bring my mother into this! laisse ma mère en dehors de ça!■ bring off:▶ bring off [sth], bring [sth] off réussir [feat, performance] ; conclure [deal] ; décrocher [victory]■ bring on:▶ bring on [sth], bring [sth] on1 ( provoke) provoquer [attack, migraine, fit, labour] ; être à l'origine de [bronchitis, rheumatism, pneumonia] ; what brought that on? ( to someone) qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? ;2 ( encourage) accélérer la pousse de [plant, crop] ;▶ bring on [sb], bring [sb] on1 (to stage, field) faire entrer [dancer, substitute] ;2 ( encourage) pousser [player, child].■ bring out:▶ bring out [sth], bring [sth] out1 sortir [gun, handkerchief etc] ;2 Comm sortir [edition, volume, new model] ;3 ( highlight) faire ressortir [detail, colour, melody, flavour, meaning, instinct, spirit] ; to bring out the artist/the child in sb faire ressortir l'artiste/l'enfant en qn ;▶ bring out [sb], bring [sb] out1 ( draw out) faire parler [guest, interviewee] ;2 ( on strike) mettre [qn] en grève [workers] ;3 to bring sb out in spots donner des boutons à qn.■ bring round:▶ bring [sb] round1 ( revive) faire revenir [qn] à soi ;2 ( convince) convaincre ; to bring sb round to one's way of thinking amener qn à partager ses vues.■ bring to = bring round.▶ bring together [sth/sb], bring [sth/sb] together1 ( assemble) réunir [family, experts, sides, themes] ;2 ( create bond between) rapprocher [couple, lovers, siblings] ; it brought us closer together cela nous a rapprochés.■ bring up:▶ bring up [sth], bring [sth] up1 ( mention) aborder, parler de [question, subject] ;2 ( vomit) vomir, rendre [food] ;▶ bring up [sb], bring [sb] up élever ; to bring sb up to do apprendre à [qn] à faire ; to be brought up by sb/in China être élevé par qn/en Chine ; to be brought up as a Catholic recevoir une éducation catholique ; to be brought up on stories of war être nourri de récits de guerre ; it's the way I was brought up c'est comme ça que j'ai été élevé ; well/badly brought up bien/mal élevé. -
12 give
1 ( hand over) [person] donner [object, money, medal, prize, punishment, hand, arm] (to à) ; offrir [present, drink, sandwich] (to à) ; to give sb sth gen donner qch à qn ; (politely, as gift) offrir qch à qn ; give it me!, give me it! donne-moi ça! ; give him a drink donne-lui à boire ; to give sb sth for offrir qch à qn pour [birthday, Christmas] ; how much ou what will you give me for it? combien m'en donnes-tu? ; I'll give you 50 cents for it je t'en donne 50 cents ; I'd give anything for/to do je donnerais n'importe quoi pour/pour faire ; what wouldn't I give for…! je donnerais cher pour…! ; to give sb sth as offrir qch à qn comme [present, token, symbol] ; to give sb sth to carry/look after donner qch à qn à porter/surveiller ;2 ( cause to have) to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb donner [qch] à qn [headache, indigestion, vertigo, nightmares, satisfaction] ; transmettre or passer [qch] à qn [disease, infection, virus] ; he's given me his cough il m'a passé sa toux ; to give sb pleasure faire plaisir à qn ;3 (provide, produce) donner [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum] ; apporter [heat, light, vitamin, nutrient] ; faire [total] ; blue and yellow give (you) green le bleu et le jaune donnent le vert ; the number was given to three decimal places/in metric units le nombre était donné jusqu'à la troisième décimale/en unités du système métrique ;4 (allow, accord) [authority] accorder [custody, grant, bursary] ; laisser qch à qn [seat] ; [hotelier] donner [room] ; to give sb sth donner or accorder qch à qn [time, time period] (to do pour faire) ; give me a minute donne-moi une minute ; to give sb enough room laisser suffisamment de place à qn ; I'll give him another hour, then I'm calling the police je lui donne or accorde encore une heure, et j'appelle la police ; she gave him a week to decide elle lui a donné or accordé une semaine pour décider ; he was given six months to live on lui a donné six mois à vivre ; how long do you give the new boss/their marriage? combien de temps donnes-tu au nouveau patron/à leur mariage? ; it is not given to all of us to do sout il n'est pas donné à tout le monde de faire ; she can sing, I'll give her that elle sait chanter, je lui reconnais au moins ça ; it's original, I'll give you that c'est original, je te l'accorde ; she could give her opponent five years elle a au moins cinq ans de plus que son adversaire ; the polls give Labour a lead les Travaillistes sont en tête dans les sondages ;5 Med to give sb sth, to give sth to sb donner qch à qn [treatment, medicine] ; greffer qch à qn [organ] ; poser qch à qn [artificial limb, pacemaker] ; faire qch à qn [facelift, injection, massage] ; can you give me something for the pain? pouvez-vous me donner quelque chose contre la douleur? ;6 ( communicate) gen, Telecom donner [advice, information, appointment] ; to give sb sth passer qch à qn [extension, number, department] ; give me the sales manager, please passez-moi le directeur commercial, s'il vous plaît ; I was given to understand ou believe that on m'a laissé entendre que ;7 ( give birth to) she gave him two sons elle lui donna deux fils.1 ( contribute) donner, faire un don ; to give to sth ( habitually) faire des dons à qch ; she never gives to charity elle ne donne jamais rien aux organisations caritatives ; ‘please give generously’ ‘merci (de vos dons)’ ;2 (bend, flex) [mattress, sofa] s'affaisser (under sous) ; [shelf, bridge, floorboard] fléchir (under sous) ; [branch] ployer (under sous) ; [leather, fabric] s'assouplir ;3 (yield, break) = give way ;D v refl ( prét gave ; pp given) to give oneself to ( devote oneself) se consacrer à [cause, good works] ; euph ( sexually) se donner à [person].don't give me that ○ ! ne (me) raconte pas d'histoires! ; give or take an inch (or two) à quelques centimètres près ; give me a nice cup of tea any day ou every time ○ ! rien ne vaut une bonne tasse de thé! ; if this is the big city, give me a village every time ○ si c'est ça la ville, alors vive les petits villages ; ‘I give you the bride and groom!’ ‘je bois à la santé du marié et de la mariée!’ ; I'll give you something to cry about ○ ! tu vas savoir pourquoi tu pleure! ; I'll give you something to complain about ○ ! je vais t'apprendre à te plaindres! ; more money? I'll give you more money! ○ je vais t'en donner, moi, de l'argent! ; to give and take faire des concessions ; to give as good as one gets rendre coup pour coup ; to give it all one's got ○ (y) mettre le paquet ; to give sb what for ○ passer un savon à qn ○ ; what gives? ○ qu'est-ce qui se passe?■ give away:▶ give away [sth], give [sth] away1 (as gift, offer, charity) donner [item, sample, ticket] (to à) ; distribuer [samples, tickets] ; we're practically giving them away! à ce prix-là, c'est donné! ; they're not exactly giving it away iron on ne peut pas dire que c'est donné ; we've got 100 copies to give away! il y a 100 exemplaires à gagner! ;2 ( reveal) révéler [secret, answer, story, ending] (to à) ; the flavour gives it away on le sent au goût ;3 (waste, lose carelessly) laisser échapper [match, goal, advantage] (to au bénéfice de) ;▶ give [sb] away, give away [sb]1 ( betray) [expression, fingerprints] trahir ; [person] dénoncer [person] (to à) ; to give oneself away se trahir (by doing en faisant) ;2 ( in marriage) conduire [qn] à l'autel.■ give back:▶ give [sth] back, give back [sth]1 (restore, return) rendre [possession, appetite, sight, freedom] (to à) ; give it back! rends (-moi) ça! ; …or we'll give you your money back …ou vous serez remboursé ;2 ( reflect) renvoyer [echo, sound, light].▶ give forth [sth] dégager [smell] ; émettre [sound].■ give in:▶ give in1 (to temptation, threat, person) céder (to à) ;2 ( stop trying) abandonner ; I give in-tell me! je donne ma langue au chat ○, dis-le moi! ;▶ give in [sth], give [sth] in rendre [homework, essay] ; remettre [ticket, key, petition].■ give off:▶ give off [sth] émettre [signal, scent, radiation, light] ; dégager [heat, fumes, oxygen] ; he was giving off hostile signals il montrait des signes d'hostilité.■ give onto:▶ give onto [sth] donner sur [street, yard etc].■ give out:▶ give out [sth], give [sth] out1 ( distribute) distribuer [books, leaflets, gifts] (to à) ;3 ( announce) donner [information, details].■ give over:▶ give over [sth], give [sth] over1 affecter or réserver [place, room] (to à) ;2 consacrer [time, life] (to à) ; the rest of the day was given over to le reste de la journée était consacré à ;3 ( hand over) remettre [qch] à [person] ;1 ( devote oneself) se consacrer à [good works, writing] ;2 ( let oneself go) s'abandonner à [despair, joy] ;3 ( hand oneself to) se rendre à [police].■ give up:▶ give up abandonner ; do you give up? tu abandonnes? ; I give up! ( exasperated) j'abandonne! ; don't give up! tiens bon! ; to give up on laisser tomber [diet, crossword, pupil, patient] ; ne plus compter sur [friend, partner, associate] ; I've given up on him je ne compte plus sur lui! ;▶ give up [sth], give [sth] up1 ( renounce or sacrifice) renoncer à [vice, habit, social life, throne, title, claim] ; sacrifier [free time, Saturdays etc] ; quitter [job, work] ; to give up smoking/drinking cesser de fumer/de boire ; to give everything up for sb renoncer à tout pour qn ; to give up one's free time for sth consacrer son temps libre à qch ;2 (abandon, drop) abandonner [search, hope, struggle, school subject] ; renoncer à [idea, thought] ; to give up trying/writing cesser d'essayer/d'écrire ;3 ( surrender) céder [seat, place, territory] ; remettre [passport, key] ; livrer [secret, treasure] ;▶ give up [sb], give [sb] up1 ( hand over) livrer (to à) ; to give oneself up se livrer, se rendre (to à) ;3 ( stop expecting to recover) considérer [qn] comme perdu ;■ give way:▶ give way1 ( collapse) [bridge, table, chair, wall, ceiling] s'effondrer (under sous) ; [fence, cable, rope] céder (under sous) ; his legs gave way under the weight/when he heard the news ses jambes se sont dérobées sous le poids/sous lui quand il a appris la nouvelle ;2 GB ( when driving) céder le passage (to à) ;3 (concede, yield) céder ; to give way to ( yield to) céder à [pressure, demands, person, fear, temptation, urge] ; s'abandonner à [despair, base instincts] ; ( be replaced by) faire place à [sunshine, relief, new methods]. -
13 take
A n1 ( take hold of) prendre [object, money] ; to take sb by the arm/hand/throat prendre qn par le bras/par la main/à la gorge ; to take sb's arm/hand prendre le bras/la main de qn ; to take sth from prendre qch sur [shelf, table] ; prendre qch dans [drawer, box] ; to take sth out of sth sortir qch de qch ; the passage is taken from his latest book le passage est tiré de son dernier livre ;2 ( use violently) to take a knife/an axe to sb attaquer qn avec un couteau/une hache ;3 ( have by choice) prendre [bath, shower, holiday] ; to take lessons prendre des leçons (in de) ; we take a newspaper/three pints of milk every day nous prenons le journal/trois pintes de lait tous les jours ; we take the Gazette nous recevons la Gazette ; I'll take a pound of apples, please donnez-moi une livre de pommes, s'il vous plaît ; take a seat! asseyez-vous! ; to take a wife/a husband† prendre femme/un mari† ;4 ( carry along) emporter, prendre [object] ; emmener [person] ; to take sb to school/to work/to the hospital emmener qn à l'école/au travail/à l'hôpital ; to take a letter/a cheque to the post office porter une lettre/un chèque à la poste ; to take chairs into the garden porter des chaises dans le jardin ; to take the car to the garage emmener la voiture au garage ; the book? he's taken it with him le livre? il l'a emporté ; to take sb sth, to take sth to sb apporter qch à qn ; to take sb dancing/swimming emmener qn danser/se baigner ; to take sth upstairs/downstairs monter/descendre qch ; you can't take him anywhere! hum il n'est pas sortable! ;5 (lead, guide) I'll take you through the procedure je vous montrerai comment on procède ; to take the actors through the scene faire travailler la scène aux acteurs ; I'll take you up to the second floor/to your room je vais vous conduire au deuxième étage/à votre chambre ;6 ( transport) to take sb to [bus] conduire or emmener qn à [place] ; [road, path] conduire or mener qn à [place] ; his work takes him to many different countries son travail l'appelle à se déplacer dans beaucoup de pays différents ; what took you to Brussels? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire à Bruxelles? ;7 ( use to get somewhere) prendre [bus, taxi, plane etc] ; prendre [road, path] ; take the first turn on the right/left prenez la première à droite/à gauche ;9 ( accept) accepter, recevoir [bribe, money] ; prendre [patients, pupils] ; accepter [job] ; prendre [phone call] ; [machine] accepter [coin] ; [shop, restaurant etc] accepter [credit card, cheque] ; [union, employee] accepter [reduction, cut] ; will you take £10 for the radio? je vous offre 10 livres sterling en échange de votre radio ; that's my last offer, take it or leave it ! c'est ma dernière proposition, c'est à prendre ou à laisser! ; whisky? I can take it or leave it! le whisky? je peux très bien m'en passer ;10 ( require) [activity, course of action] demander, exiger [patience, skill, courage] ; it takes patience/courage to do il faut de la patience/du courage pour faire ; it takes three hours/years etc to do il faut trois heures/ans etc pour faire ; it won't take long ça ne prendra pas longtemps ; it took her 10 minutes to repair it elle a mis 10 minutes pour le réparer ; the wall won't take long to build le mur sera vite construit ; it won't take long to do the washing-up la vaisselle sera vite faite ; it would take a genius/a strong person to do that il faudrait un génie/quelqu'un de robuste pour faire ça ; to have what it takes avoir tout ce qu'il faut (to do pour faire) ; typing all those letters in two hours will take some doing! ce ne sera pas facile de taper toutes ces lettres en deux heures! ; she'll take some persuading ce sera dur de la convaincre ;12 ( endure) supporter [pain, criticism] ; accepter [punishment, opinions] ; I find their attitude hard to take je trouve leur attitude difficile à accepter ; he can't take being criticized il ne supporte pas qu'on le critique ; she just sat there and took it! elle est restée là et ne s'est pas défendue ; he can't take a joke il ne sait pas prendre une plaisanterie ; go on, tell me, I can take it! vas-y, dis-le, je n'en mourrai pas ○ ! ; I can't take any more! je suis vraiment à bout! ;13 ( react to) prendre [news, matter, criticism, comments] ; to take sth well/badly bien/mal prendre qch ; to take sth seriously/lightly prendre qch au sérieux/à la légère ; to take things one ou a step at a time prendre les choses une par une ;14 ( assume) I take it that je suppose que ; to take sb for ou to be sth prendre qn pour qch ; what do you take me for? pour qui est-ce que tu me prends? ; what do you take this poem to mean? comment est-ce que vous interprétez ce poème? ;15 ( consider as example) prendre [person, example, case] ; take John (for example), he has brought up a family by himself prends John, il a élevé une famille tout seul ; let us ou if we take the situation in France prenons la situation en France ; take Stella, she never complains! regarde Stella, elle ne se plaint jamais! ;16 ( adopt) adopter [view, attitude, measures, steps] ; to take a soft/tough line on sb/sth adopter une attitude indulgente/sévère à l'égard de qn/qch ; to take the view ou attitude that être d'avis que, considérer que ;17 ( record) prendre [notes, statement] ; [doctor, nurse] prendre [pulse, temperature, blood pressure] ; [secretary] prendre [letter] ; to take sb's measurements ( for clothes) prendre les mesures de qn ; to take a reading lire les indications ;18 ( hold) [hall, bus] avoir une capacité de, pouvoir contenir [50 people, passengers etc] ; [tank, container] pouvoir contenir [quantity] ; the tank/bus will take… le réservoir/bus peut contenir… ; the cupboard/the suitcase won't take any more clothes il est impossible de mettre plus de vêtements dans ce placard/ cette valise ;19 ( consume) prendre [sugar, milk, pills, remedy] ; to take tea/lunch with sb GB sout prendre le thé/déjeuner avec qn ; ⇒ drug ;21 Phot prendre [photograph] ;25 ( teach) [teacher, lecturer] faire cours à [students, pupils] ; to take sb for Geography/French faire cours de géographie/de français à qn ;27 ( capture) [army, enemy] prendre [fortress, city] ; ( in chess) [player] prendre [piece] ; ( in cards) faire [trick] ; [person] remporter [prize] ; ⇒ hostage, prisoner ;28 ○ ( have sex with) prendre [woman].1 ( have desired effect) [drug] faire effet ; [dye] prendre ; ( grow successfully) [plant] prendre ;2 Fishg [fish] mordre.I'll take it from here fig je prendrai la suite ; to be on the take ○ toucher des pots-de-vin ; to take it ou a lot out of sb fatiguer beaucoup qn ; to take it upon oneself to do prendre sur soi de faire ; to take sb out of himself changer les idées à qn ; you can take it from me,… croyez-moi,…■ take aback:▶ take [sb] aback interloquer [person].■ take after:▶ take after [sb] tenir de [father, mother etc].■ take against:▶ take against [sb] prendre [qn] en grippe.■ take along:▶ take [sb/sth] along, take along [sb/sth] emporter [object] ; emmener [person].■ take apart:▶ take apart se démonter ; does it take apart? est-ce que ça se démonte? ;▶ take [sb/sth] apart1 ( separate into parts) démonter [car, machine] ;■ take aside:▶ take [sb] aside prendre [qn] à part.■ take away:▶ take [sb/sth] away, take away [sb/sth]1 ( remove) enlever, emporter [object] (from de) ; emmener [person] (from de) ; supprimer [pain, fear, grief] (from de) ; ‘two hamburgers to take away, please’ GB ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît’ ; to take away sb's appetite faire perdre l'appétit à qn ;2 fig ( diminish) that doesn't take anything away from his achievement ça n'enlève rien à ce qu'il a accompli ;3 ( subtract) soustraire [number] (from à, de) ; ten take away seven is three dix moins sept égalent trois.■ take back:▶ take [sth] back, take back [sth]▶ take [sb] back ( cause to remember) rappeler des souvenirs à [person] ; this song takes me back to my childhood cette chanson me rappelle mon enfance ;▶ take [sb/sth] back, take back [sb/sth] ( accept again) reprendre [partner, employee] ; reprendre [gift, ring] ; [shop] reprendre [goods].■ take down:▶ take [sth] down, take down [sth]2 ( lower) baisser [skirt, pants] ;3 ( dismantle) démonter [tent, scaffolding] ;4 ( write down) noter [name, statement, details].■ take hold:▶ take hold [disease, epidemic] s'installer ; [idea, ideology] se répandre ; [influence] s'accroître ; to take hold of ( grasp) prendre [object, hand] ; fig ( overwhelm) [feeling, anger] envahir [person] ; [idea] prendre [person].■ take in:▶ take [sb] in, take in [sb]1 ( deceive) tromper, abuser [person] ; he was taken in il s'est laissé abuser ; don't be taken in by appearances! ne te fie pas aux apparences! ; I wasn't taken in by him je ne me suis pas laissé prendre à son jeu ;▶ take in [sth]3 ( encompass) inclure [place, developments] ;4 ( absorb) [root] absorber [nutrients] ; [person, animal] absorber [oxygen] ; fig s'imprégner de [atmosphere] ;6 Sewing reprendre [dress, skirt etc] ;7 ( accept for payment) faire [qch] à domicile [washing, mending] ;8 ○ ( visit) aller à [play, exhibition].■ take off:▶ take off1 ( leave the ground) [plane] décoller ;3 ○ ( leave hurriedly) filer ○ ;▶ take [sth] off1 ( deduct) to take £10 off (the price) réduire le prix de 10 livres, faire une remise de 10 livres ;2 ( have as holiday) to take two days off prendre deux jours de congé ; I'm taking next week off je suis en congé la semaine prochaine ;3 ( make look younger) that hairstyle takes 15 years off you! cette coiffure te rajeunit de 15 ans! ;▶ take [sth] off, take off [sth]1 ( remove) enlever, ôter [clothing, shoes] ; enlever [lid, feet, hands] (from de) ; supprimer [dish, train] ; to take sth off the market retirer qch du marché ;2 ( amputate) amputer, couper [limb] ;3 ( withdraw) annuler [show, play] ;▶ take [sb] off, take off [sb]1 ○ ( imitate) imiter [person] ;2 ( remove) to take sb off the case [police] retirer l'affaire à qn ; to take oneself off partir, s'en aller (to à).■ take on:▶ take on ( get upset) don't take on so ( stay calm) ne t'énerve pas ; ( don't worry) ne t'en fais pas ;▶ take [sb/sth] on, take on [sb/sth]1 ( employ) embaucher, prendre [staff, worker] ;2 ( compete against) [team, player] jouer contre [team, player] ; ( fight) se battre contre [person, opponent] ; to take sb on at chess/at tennis jouer aux échecs/au tennis contre qn ;4 ( acquire) prendre [look, significance, colour, meaning].■ take out:▶ take out s'enlever ; does this take out? est-ce que ça s'enlève? ;▶ take [sb/sth] out, take out [sb/sth]1 ( remove) sortir [object] (from, of de) ; [dentist] extraire, arracher ○ [tooth] ; [doctor] enlever [appendix] ; ( from bank) retirer [money] (of de) ; take your hands out of your pockets! enlève tes mains de tes poches! ;2 ( go out with) sortir avec [person] ; to take sb out to dinner/for a walk emmener qn dîner/se promener ;3 ( eat elsewhere) emporter [fast food] ; ‘two hamburgers to take out, please!’ ‘deux hamburgers à emporter, s'il vous plaît! ;4 ( deduct) déduire [contributions, tax] (of de) ;5 ○ (kill, destroy) éliminer [person] ; détruire [installation, target] ;6 to take sth out on sb passer qch sur qn [anger, frustration] ; to take it out on sb s'en prendre à qn.■ take over:1 ( take control) (of town, country, party) [army, faction] prendre le pouvoir ; he's always trying to take over il veut toujours tout commander ;2 ( be successor) [person] prendre la suite (as comme) ; to take over from remplacer, succéder à [predecessor] ;▶ take over [sth]1 ( take control of) prendre le contrôle de [town, country] ; reprendre [business] ; shall I take over the driving for a while? veux-tu que je prenne un peu le volant? ;2 Fin racheter, prendre le contrôle de [company].■ take place avoir lieu.■ take to:▶ take to [sb/sth]1 ( develop liking for) he has really taken to her/to his new job elle/son nouvel emploi lui plaît vraiment beaucoup ;2 ( begin) to take to doing ○ se mettre à faire ; he's taken to smoking/wearing a hat il s'est mis à fumer/porter un chapeau ;3 (go) se réfugier dans [forest, hills] ; to take to one's bed se mettre au lit ; to take to the streets descendre dans la rue.■ take up:▶ take up ( continue story etc) reprendre ; to take up where sb/sth left off reprendre là où qn/qch s'était arrêté ; to take up with s'attacher à [person, group] ;▶ take up [sth]2 ( start) se mettre à [golf, guitar] ; prendre [job] ; to take up a career as an actor se lancer dans le métier d'acteur ; to take up one's duties ou responsibilities entrer dans ses fonctions ;4 ( accept) accepter [offer, invitation] relever [challenge] ; to take up sb's case Jur accepter de défendre qn ;5 to take sth up with sb soulever [qch] avec qn [matter] ;7 ( adopt) prendre [position, stance] ;▶ take [sb] up2 to take sb up on ( challenge) reprendre qn sur [point, assertion] ; ( accept) to take sb up on an invitation/an offer accepter l'invitation/l'offre de qn. -
14 Stephenson, Robert
[br]b. 16 October 1803 Willington Quay, Northumberland, Englandd. 12 October 1859 London, England[br]English engineer who built the locomotive Rocket and constructed many important early trunk railways.[br]Robert Stephenson's father was George Stephenson, who ensured that his son was educated to obtain the theoretical knowledge he lacked himself. In 1821 Robert Stephenson assisted his father in his survey of the Stockton \& Darlington Railway and in 1822 he assisted William James in the first survey of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway. He then went to Edinburgh University for six months, and the following year Robert Stephenson \& Co. was named after him as Managing Partner when it was formed by himself, his father and others. The firm was to build stationary engines, locomotives and railway rolling stock; in its early years it also built paper-making machinery and did general engineering.In 1824, however, Robert Stephenson accepted, perhaps in reaction to an excess of parental control, an invitation by a group of London speculators called the Colombian Mining Association to lead an expedition to South America to use steam power to reopen gold and silver mines. He subsequently visited North America before returning to England in 1827 to rejoin his father as an equal and again take charge of Robert Stephenson \& Co. There he set about altering the design of steam locomotives to improve both their riding and their steam-generating capacity. Lancashire Witch, completed in July 1828, was the first locomotive mounted on steel springs and had twin furnace tubes through the boiler to produce a large heating surface. Later that year Robert Stephenson \& Co. supplied the Stockton \& Darlington Railway with a wagon, mounted for the first time on springs and with outside bearings. It was to be the prototype of the standard British railway wagon. Between April and September 1829 Robert Stephenson built, not without difficulty, a multi-tubular boiler, as suggested by Henry Booth to George Stephenson, and incorporated it into the locomotive Rocket which the three men entered in the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway's Rainhill Trials in October. Rocket, was outstandingly successful and demonstrated that the long-distance steam railway was practicable.Robert Stephenson continued to develop the locomotive. Northumbrian, built in 1830, had for the first time, a smokebox at the front of the boiler and also the firebox built integrally with the rear of the boiler. Then in Planet, built later the same year, he adopted a layout for the working parts used earlier by steam road-coach pioneer Goldsworthy Gurney, placing the cylinders, for the first time, in a nearly horizontal position beneath the smokebox, with the connecting rods driving a cranked axle. He had evolved the definitive form for the steam locomotive.Also in 1830, Robert Stephenson surveyed the London \& Birmingham Railway, which was authorized by Act of Parliament in 1833. Stephenson became Engineer for construction of the 112-mile (180 km) railway, probably at that date the greatest task ever undertaken in of civil engineering. In this he was greatly assisted by G.P.Bidder, who as a child prodigy had been known as "The Calculating Boy", and the two men were to be associated in many subsequent projects. On the London \& Birmingham Railway there were long and deep cuttings to be excavated and difficult tunnels to be bored, notoriously at Kilsby. The line was opened in 1838.In 1837 Stephenson provided facilities for W.F. Cooke to make an experimental electrictelegraph installation at London Euston. The directors of the London \& Birmingham Railway company, however, did not accept his recommendation that they should adopt the electric telegraph and it was left to I.K. Brunel to instigate the first permanent installation, alongside the Great Western Railway. After Cooke formed the Electric Telegraph Company, Stephenson became a shareholder and was Chairman during 1857–8.Earlier, in the 1830s, Robert Stephenson assisted his father in advising on railways in Belgium and came to be increasingly in demand as a consultant. In 1840, however, he was almost ruined financially as a result of the collapse of the Stanhope \& Tyne Rail Road; in return for acting as Engineer-in-Chief he had unwisely accepted shares, with unlimited liability, instead of a fee.During the late 1840s Stephenson's greatest achievements were the design and construction of four great bridges, as part of railways for which he was responsible. The High Level Bridge over the Tyne at Newcastle and the Royal Border Bridge over the Tweed at Berwick were the links needed to complete the East Coast Route from London to Scotland. For the Chester \& Holyhead Railway to cross the Menai Strait, a bridge with spans as long-as 460 ft (140 m) was needed: Stephenson designed them as wrought-iron tubes of rectangular cross-section, through which the trains would pass, and eventually joined the spans together into a tube 1,511 ft (460 m) long from shore to shore. Extensive testing was done beforehand by shipbuilder William Fairbairn to prove the method, and as a preliminary it was first used for a 400 ft (122 m) span bridge at Conway.In 1847 Robert Stephenson was elected MP for Whitby, a position he held until his death, and he was one of the exhibition commissioners for the Great Exhibition of 1851. In the early 1850s he was Engineer-in-Chief for the Norwegian Trunk Railway, the first railway in Norway, and he also built the Alexandria \& Cairo Railway, the first railway in Africa. This included two tubular bridges with the railway running on top of the tubes. The railway was extended to Suez in 1858 and for several years provided a link in the route from Britain to India, until superseded by the Suez Canal, which Stephenson had opposed in Parliament. The greatest of all his tubular bridges was the Victoria Bridge across the River St Lawrence at Montreal: after inspecting the site in 1852 he was appointed Engineer-in-Chief for the bridge, which was 1 1/2 miles (2 km) long and was designed in his London offices. Sadly he, like Brunel, died young from self-imposed overwork, before the bridge was completed in 1859.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1849. President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1849. President, Institution of Civil Engineers 1856. Order of St Olaf (Norway). Order of Leopold (Belgium). Like his father, Robert Stephenson refused a knighthood.Further ReadingL.T.C.Rolt, 1960, George and Robert Stephenson, London: Longman (a good modern biography).J.C.Jeaffreson, 1864, The Life of Robert Stephenson, London: Longman (the standard nine-teenth-century biography).M.R.Bailey, 1979, "Robert Stephenson \& Co. 1823–1829", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 50 (provides details of the early products of that company).J.Kieve, 1973, The Electric Telegraph, Newton Abbot: David \& Charles.PJGR
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