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  • 1 ■ struggle in

    ■ struggle in
    A v. i. + prep.
    lottare, battersi: to struggle in the water, lottare nell'acqua
    B v. i. + avv.
    entrare a stento (o a fatica): Light struggled in through the dirty panes, la luce penetrava a stento dai vetri sporchi della finestra □ to struggle in life, avere la vita difficile.

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  • 2 struggle

    struggle ['strʌgəl]
    1 noun
    (gen) lutte f; (physical fight) bagarre f, lutte f;
    armed struggle lutte f armée;
    power struggle lutte f pour le pouvoir;
    the class struggle la lutte des classes;
    he got hurt in the struggle il a été blessé dans la bagarre;
    there was evidence of a struggle il y avait des traces de lutte;
    the rebels put up a fierce struggle les rebelles ont opposé une vive résistance;
    they surrendered without a struggle ils se sont rendus sans opposer de résistance;
    I finally succeeded but not without a struggle j'y suis finalement parvenu, non sans peine;
    it was a struggle to convince him on a eu du mal à le convaincre;
    life is a struggle la vie est un combat;
    there was a bitter struggle for leadership of the party les candidats à la direction du parti se sont livré une lutte acharnée;
    British bringing up the children on her own was an uphill struggle élever ses enfants seule n'a pas été facile;
    it's a bit of a struggle to manage on one income ce n'est pas facile de s'en sortir avec un seul salaire;
    it was a struggle for him to climb the ten flights of stairs il a eu de la peine à monter les dix étages à pied;
    it'll be a struggle but I think we'll make it ce sera difficile ou dur, mais je crois que nous y arriverons
    (a) (fight) lutter, se battre;
    she struggled with her attacker elle a lutté contre ou s'est battue avec son agresseur;
    to struggle with one's conscience se débattre avec sa conscience;
    the child struggled and kicked l'enfant se débattait des pieds et des mains;
    he struggled violently when they tried to force him into the car il s'est violemment débattu quand ils ont essayé de le pousser dans la voiture;
    she was struggling with her umbrella elle se débattait avec son parapluie
    (b) (try hard, strive) lutter, s'efforcer, se démener;
    I struggled to open the door je me suis démené pour ouvrir la porte;
    he struggled with the lock il s'est battu avec la serrure;
    she struggled to control her temper elle avait du mal à garder son calme;
    we're struggling to meet their deadlines nous faisons tout notre possible pour finir dans les délais;
    she had to struggle to make ends meet elle a eu bien du mal à joindre les deux bouts;
    many companies are struggling (financially) beaucoup d'entreprises ont du mal ou sont en difficulté;
    I left him struggling through a Latin translation je l'ai laissé aux prises avec une traduction latine;
    he was obviously struggling for or to find the right word il avait visiblement de la peine à trouver le mot juste
    he struggled back up onto the ledge il remonta avec peine ou avec difficulté sur la corniche;
    he struggled into his clothes il enfila ses habits avec peine;
    the dog struggled out of the water le chien s'est débattu pour sortir de l'eau;
    she struggled through the undergrowth elle s'est péniblement frayé un chemin à travers les broussailles;
    to struggle to one's feet (old person) se lever avec difficulté ou avec peine; (in fight) se relever péniblement;
    to struggle up a hill (person) gravir péniblement une colline; (car) peiner dans une côte
    peiner, avancer avec peine; figurative subsister avec difficulté;
    we are struggling along (in life, with work etc) nous nous débrouillons tant bien que mal;
    how are you? - oh, struggling along comment ça va? - oh, on fait aller
    (b) (keep trying) continuer à se battre;
    we must struggle on nous devons continuer à nous battre
    (in difficult situation) s'en sortir tant bien que mal;
    we'll struggle through somehow on trouvera bien un moyen de se débrouiller

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  • 3 struggle

    1. intransitive verb
    1) (try with difficulty) kämpfen

    struggle to do something — sich abmühen, etwas zu tun

    struggle for a place/a better world — um einen Platz/für eine bessere Welt kämpfen

    struggle against or with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas od. gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen

    struggle with something(try to cope) sich mit etwas quälen; mit etwas kämpfen

    2) (proceed with difficulty) sich quälen; (into tight dress, through narrow opening) sich zwängen
    3) (physically) kämpfen; (resist) sich wehren

    struggle free — freikommen; sich befreien

    4) (be in difficulties) kämpfen (fig.)
    2. noun

    it was a long strugglees kostete viel Mühe

    have a [hard] struggle to do something — [große] Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

    2) (physical fight) Kampf, der

    the struggle against or with somebody/something — der Kampf gegen od. mit jemandem/etwas

    the struggle for influence/power — der Kampf um Einfluss/die Macht

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    1. verb
    1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) zappeln
    2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) kämpfen
    3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) sich quälen
    2. noun
    (an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) der Kampf
    - academic.ru/118666/struggle_along">struggle along
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    strug·gle
    [ˈstrʌgl̩]
    I. n
    1. (great effort) Kampf m ( for um + akk)
    trying to accept her death was a terrible \struggle for him ihren Tod zu akzeptieren fiel ihm unendlich schwer
    these days it's a desperate \struggle just to keep my head above water im Moment kämpfe ich ums nackte Überleben
    it is a \struggle to do sth es ist mühsam [o keine leichte Aufgabe], etw zu tun
    to be a real \struggle wirklich Mühe kosten, sehr anstrengend sein
    uphill \struggle mühselige Aufgabe, harter Kampf
    to give up the \struggle to do sth den Kampf um etw akk aufgeben
    without a \struggle kampflos
    2. (fight) Kampf m ( against gegen + akk, with mit + dat)
    he put up a desperate \struggle before his murder er hatte sich verzweifelt zur Wehr gesetzt, bevor er ermordet wurde
    \struggle between good and evil Kampf m zwischen Gut und Böse
    power \struggle Machtkampf m
    II. vi
    1. (toil) sich akk abmühen [o quälen]
    he \struggled along the rough road er kämpfte sich auf der schlechten Straße vorwärts
    he \struggled to find the right words es fiel ihm schwer, die richtigen Worte zu finden
    to \struggle with sth sich akk mit etw dat herumschlagen [o herumquälen] fam
    to \struggle to make ends meet Mühe haben, durchzukommen
    to \struggle to one's feet mühsam auf die Beine kommen, sich akk mühsam aufrappeln [o hochrappeln
    2. (fight) kämpfen, ringen
    to \struggle against sth/sb gegen etw/jdn kämpfen
    to \struggle with sth/sb mit etw/jdm kämpfen
    he \struggled for some time with his conscience er kämpfte eine Zeit lang mit seinem Gewissen
    to \struggle for survival ums Überleben kämpfen
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    ['strʌgl]
    1. n (lit, fig)
    Kampf m (for um); (fig = effort) Anstrengung f

    the struggle for survival/existence —

    the struggle to feed her seven children — der Kampf, ihre sieben Kinder zu ernähren

    the struggle to find somewhere to liveder Kampf or die Schwierigkeiten, bis man eine Wohnung gefunden hat

    it is/was a struggle — es ist/war mühsam

    I had a struggle to persuade himes war gar nicht einfach, ihn zu überreden

    2. vi
    1) (= contend) kämpfen; (in self-defence) sich wehren; (= writhe) sich winden; (financially) in Schwierigkeiten sein, krebsen (inf); (fig = strive) sich sehr bemühen or anstrengen, sich abmühen

    to struggle to do sth — sich sehr anstrengen, etw zu tun

    to struggle for sth — um etw kämpfen, sich um etw bemühen

    to struggle against sb/sth — gegen jdn/etw kämpfen

    to struggle with sth (with problem, difficulty, question) — sich mit etw herumschlagen; with injury, mortgage, debts, feelings mit etw zu kämpfen haben; with doubts, one's conscience mit etw ringen; with luggage, language, subject, homework, words sich mit etw abmühen

    to struggle with lifees im Leben nicht leicht haben

    this firm/team/family is struggling — diese Firma/Mannschaft/Familie hat( schwer) zu kämpfen

    are you struggling?hast du Schwierigkeiten?

    can you manage? – I'm struggling — schaffst dus? – mit Müh und Not

    2) (= move with difficulty) sich quälen

    to struggle to one's feet — mühsam aufstehen or auf die Beine kommen, sich aufrappeln (inf)

    to struggle on (lit) — sich weiterkämpfen; (fig) weiterkämpfen

    to struggle along/through (lit, fig)sich durchschlagen or -kämpfen

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    struggle [ˈstrʌɡl]
    A v/i
    1. (against, with) kämpfen (gegen, mit), ringen (mit) ( beide:
    for um Atem, Macht etc):
    struggle for words um Worte ringen
    2. sich sträuben ( against gegen)
    3. sich (ab)mühen ( with mit; to do zu tun), sich anstrengen oder (ab)quälen:
    struggle through sich durchkämpfen;
    struggle to one’s feet mühsam aufstehen, sich hochrappeln umg
    B s
    1. Kampf m, Ringen n ( beide:
    for um;
    with mit):
    a) BIOL Kampf ums Dasein,
    b) Existenzkampf
    2. Streben n, Anstrengung(en) f(pl)
    * * *
    1. intransitive verb

    struggle to do something — sich abmühen, etwas zu tun

    struggle for a place/a better world — um einen Platz/für eine bessere Welt kämpfen

    struggle against or with somebody/something — mit jemandem/etwas od. gegen jemanden/etwas kämpfen

    struggle with something (try to cope) sich mit etwas quälen; mit etwas kämpfen

    2) (proceed with difficulty) sich quälen; (into tight dress, through narrow opening) sich zwängen
    3) (physically) kämpfen; (resist) sich wehren

    struggle free — freikommen; sich befreien

    4) (be in difficulties) kämpfen (fig.)
    2. noun

    have a [hard] struggle to do something — [große] Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

    2) (physical fight) Kampf, der

    the struggle against or with somebody/something — der Kampf gegen od. mit jemandem/etwas

    the struggle for influence/power — der Kampf um Einfluss/die Macht

    * * *
    n.
    Kampf ¨-e m. (for) v.
    kämpfen (um) v. v.
    ringen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: rang, gerungen)
    strampeln v.

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  • 4 struggle

    strug·gle [ʼstrʌgl̩] n
    1) ( great effort) Kampf m ( for um +akk);
    trying to accept her death was a terrible \struggle for him ihren Tod zu akzeptieren fiel ihm unendlich schwer;
    these days it's a desperate \struggle just to keep my head above water im Moment kämpfe ich ums nackte Überleben;
    it is a \struggle to do sth es ist mühsam [o keine leichte Aufgabe], etw zu tun;
    to be a real \struggle wirklich Mühe kosten, sehr anstrengend sein;
    uphill \struggle mühselige Aufgabe, harter Kampf;
    to give up the \struggle to do sth den Kampf um etw akk aufgeben;
    without a \struggle kampflos
    2) ( fight) Kampf m ( against gegen +akk) ( with mit +dat);
    he put up a desperate \struggle before his murder er hatte sich verzweifelt zur Wehr gesetzt, bevor er ermordet wurde;
    \struggle between good and evil Kampf m zwischen Gut und Böse;
    power \struggle Machtkampf m vi
    1) ( toil) sich akk abmühen [o quälen];
    he \struggled along the rough road er kämpfte sich auf der schlechten Straße vorwärts;
    he \struggled to find the right words es fiel ihm schwer, die richtigen Worte zu finden;
    to \struggle with sth sich akk mit etw dat herumschlagen [o herumquälen] ( fam)
    to \struggle to make ends meet Mühe haben, durchzukommen;
    to \struggle to one's feet mühsam auf die Beine kommen, sich akk mühsam aufrappeln [o hochrappeln];
    2) ( fight) kämpfen, ringen;
    to \struggle against sth/sb gegen etw/jdn kämpfen;
    to \struggle with sth/sb mit etw/jdm kämpfen;
    he \struggled for some time with his conscience er kämpfte eine Zeit lang mit seinem Gewissen;
    to \struggle for survival ums Überleben kämpfen

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  • 5 Historical Portugal

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

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 6 power

    1. noun
    1) (ability) Kraft, die

    do all in one's power to help somebodyalles in seiner Macht od. seinen Kräften Stehende tun, um jemandem zu helfen

    2) (faculty) Fähigkeit, die; Vermögen, das (geh.); (talent) Begabung, die; Talent, das
    3) (vigour, intensity) (of sun's rays) Kraft, die; (of sermon, performance) Eindringlichkeit, die; (solidity, physical strength) Kraft, die; (of a blow) Wucht, die
    4) (authority) Macht, die, Herrschaft, die ( over über + Akk.)

    she was in his powersie war in seiner Gewalt

    5) (personal ascendancy)

    [exercise/get] power — Einfluss [ausüben/gewinnen] ( over auf + Akk.)

    6) (political or social ascendancy) Macht, die

    hold poweran der Macht sein

    come into poweran die Macht kommen

    balance of power — Kräftegleichgewicht, das

    7) (authorization) Vollmacht, die
    8) (influential person) Autorität, die; (influential thing) Machtfaktor, der

    be the power behind the throne(Polit.) die graue Eminenz sein

    the powers that be — die maßgeblichen Stellen; die da oben (ugs.)

    9) (State) Macht, die
    10) (coll.): (large amount) Menge, die (ugs.)
    11) (Math.) Potenz, die
    12) (mechanical, electrical) Kraft, die; (electric current) Strom, der; (of loudspeaker, engine, etc.) Leistung, die
    13) (deity) Macht, die
    2. transitive verb
    [Treibstoff, Dampf, Strom, Gas:] antreiben; [Batterie:] mit Energie versehen od. versorgen
    * * *
    1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) die Kraft
    2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) die Kraft; mit Elektrizität betrieben
    3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) die Macht
    4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) die Befugnis
    5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) einflußreiche Persönlichkeit
    6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) die Macht
    7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) die Potenz
    - academic.ru/117970/powered">powered
    - powerful
    - powerfully
    - powerfulness
    - powerless
    - powerlessness
    - power cut
    - failure
    - power-driven
    - power point
    - power station
    - be in power
    * * *
    pow·er
    [ˈpaʊəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. n
    1. no pl (control) Macht f; (influence) Einfluss m
    gay/black \power movement Schwulenbewegung f/schwarze Bürgerrechtsbewegung
    to be in sb's \power völlig unter jds Einfluss stehen
    to have sb in one's \power jdn in seiner Gewalt haben
    to have \power over sb/sth (control) Macht über jdn/etw haben; (influence) Einfluss auf jdn/etw haben
    he has a mysterious \power over her sie ist ihm auf eine rätselhafte Art verfallen
    2. no pl (political control) Macht f
    absolute \power absolute Macht
    to come to \power an die Macht kommen
    executive/legislative \power die exekutive/legislative Gewalt
    to fall from \power die Macht abgeben müssen
    to be in/out of \power an der Macht/nicht an der Macht sein
    to restore sb to \power jdn wieder an die Macht bringen
    to be returned to \power wieder [o erneut] an die Macht kommen
    to seize \power die Macht ergreifen [o übernehmen
    3. (nation) [Führungs]macht f
    industrial/military \power Industriemacht/Militärmacht f
    naval [or sea] \power Seemacht f
    nuclear \power Atommacht f
    the West's leading \powers die westlichen Führungsmächte
    world \power Weltmacht f
    4. (person, group) Macht f; (person also) treibende Kraft
    \powers pl (group) Kräfte pl
    she is becoming an increasingly important \power in the company sie wird innerhalb des Unternehmens zunehmend wichtiger
    Mother Teresa was a \power for good Mutter Teresa hat viel Gutes bewirkt
    the \powers of darkness die Mächte pl der Finsternis
    5. no pl (right) Berechtigung f, Befugnis f
    it is [with]in my \power to order your arrest ich bin dazu berechtigt, Sie unter Arrest zu stellen
    to have the \power of veto das Vetorecht haben
    \powers pl Kompetenz[en] f[pl]
    to act beyond one's \powers seine Kompetenzen überschreiten
    to give sb full \powers to do sth jdn bevollmächtigen, etw zu tun
    7. no pl (ability) Vermögen nt, Macht f
    it is beyond my \power to... es steht nicht in meiner Macht,...
    the doctors will soon have it within their \power to... die Ärzte werden bald in der Lage sein,...
    \power of absorption Absorptionsvermögen nt
    to do everything in one's \power alles in seiner Macht Stehende tun
    to have the [or have it in one's] \power to do sth die Fähigkeit haben, etw zu tun, etw tun können
    they have the \power to destroy us sie haben die Macht, uns zu zerstören
    \powers pl Vermögen nt kein pl, Fähigkeiten pl
    \powers of concentration Konzentrationsfähigkeit f
    \powers of endurance Durchhaltevermögen nt
    to be at the height [or peak] of one's \powers auf dem Höhepunkt seiner Leistungsfähigkeit sein
    intellectual/mental \powers intellektuelle/geistige Fähigkeiten
    \powers of observation Beobachtungsfähigkeit f
    \powers of persuasion Überzeugungskraft f
    9. no pl (strength) Kraft f, Stärke f; (of sea, wind, explosion) Gewalt f; (of nation, political party) Stärke f, Macht f
    economic \power Wirtschaftsmacht f
    explosive \power Sprengkraft f a. fig
    military \power militärische Stärke
    10. no pl (emotion) Intensität f; of words Macht f
    a poet of immense \power eine Dichterin von unglaublicher Ausdruckskraft
    11. no pl (electricity) Strom m, Elektrizität f
    to cut off the \power den Strom abstellen
    to disconnect the \power den Strom abschalten
    hydroelectric \power Wasserkraft f
    nuclear \power Atomenergie f
    solar \power Solarenergie f, Sonnenenergie f
    source of \power Energiequelle f, Energielieferant m
    12. no pl (output) Leistung f, Kraft f
    full \power ahead! volle Kraft voraus!
    13. no pl (dioptres) Stärke f
    what's the magnification \power of your binoculars? wie stark ist Ihr Fernglas?
    14. no pl MATH Potenz f
    \power of ten Zehnerpotenz f
    two to the \power [of] four [or to the fourth \power] zwei hoch vier
    three raised to the \power of six drei in die sechste Potenz erhoben
    15.
    the \powers that be die Mächtigen
    it's up to the \powers that be to decide what... sollen die da oben doch entscheiden, was... fam
    to do sb a \power of good ( fam) jdm wirklich gut tun
    more \power to your elbow [or AM to you]! nur zu!, viel Erfolg!
    \power behind the throne graue Eminenz
    II. n modifier
    1. (electric) (source, supply) Strom-
    \power failure [or loss] Stromausfall m
    \power industry Energiewirtschaft f
    \power output elektrische Leistung, Stromleistung f
    \power switch [Strom]schalter m
    2. (political) (block, game, structure) Macht-
    \power politics Machtpolitik f
    \power struggle Machtkampf m
    \power vacuum Machtvakuum nt
    III. vi
    1. (speed)
    to \power somewhere irgendwohin sausen [o fam rasen
    2. (work hard) sich akk mächtig ins Zeug legen fam
    IV. vt
    to \power sth etw antreiben
    diesel-\powered trucks Lkws mit Dieselantrieb
    * * *
    ['paʊə(r)]
    1. n
    1) no pl (= physical strength) Kraft f; (= force of blow, explosion etc) Stärke f, Gewalt f, Wucht f; (fig of argument etc) Überzeugungskraft f

    the power of love/logic/tradition — die Macht der Liebe/Logik/Tradition

    2) (= faculty, ability of hearing, imagination) Vermögen nt no pl

    mental/hypnotic powers — geistige/hypnotische Kräfte pl

    he did all in his power to help them —

    it's beyond my power or not within my power to... — es steht nicht in meiner Macht, zu...

    4) (no pl = sphere or strength of influence, authority) Macht f; (JUR, parental) Gewalt f; (usu pl = thing one has authority to do) Befugnis f

    he has the power to acter ist handlungsberechtigt

    the power of the police/of the law — die Macht der Polizei/des Gesetzes

    the party now in power — die Partei, die im Augenblick an der Macht ist

    "student/worker power" — "Macht den Studenten/Arbeitern"

    5) (= person or institution having authority) Autorität f, Machtfaktor m

    to be the power behind the scenes/throne — die graue Eminenz sein

    the powers of darkness/evil — die Mächte der Finsternis/des Bösen

    6) (= nation) Macht f
    7) (= source of energy nuclear, electric power etc) Energie f; (of water, steam) Energie f, Kraft f

    power on/off (technical device)

    the ship made port under her own powerdas Schiff lief mit eigener Kraft in den Hafen ein

    8) (of engine, machine, loudspeakers, transmitter) Leistung f; (of microscope, lens, sun's rays, drug, chemical) Stärke f

    the power of suggestion —

    9) (MATH) Potenz f

    to the power (of) 2 — hoch 2, in der 2. Potenz

    10) (inf

    = a lot of) a power of help — eine wertvolle or große Hilfe

    2. vt
    (engine) antreiben; (fuel) betreiben

    powered by electricity/by jet engines — mit Elektro-/Düsenantrieb

    3. vi
    (runner, racing car) rasen

    the swimmer powered through the water —

    * * *
    power [ˈpaʊə(r)]
    A s
    1. Kraft f, Stärke f, Macht f, Vermögen n:
    it was out of ( oder not in) his power to do it es stand nicht in seiner Macht, es zu tun;
    more power to your elbow! bes Br umg viel Erfolg!;
    do all in one’s power alles tun, was in seiner Macht steht;
    it is beyond my power es übersteigt meine Kraft
    2. (auch physische) Kraft, Energie f
    3. Wucht f, Gewalt f, Kraft f
    4. meist pl
    a) (hypnotische etc) Kräfte pl
    b) (geistige) Fähigkeiten pl:
    power to concentrate, power(s) of concentration Konzentrationsvermögen n, -fähigkeit f; observation A 3, persuasion 2 Talent n
    5. Macht f, Gewalt f, Autorität f, Herrschaft f ( alle:
    over über akk):
    the power of money die Macht des Geldes;
    be in power an der Macht oder umg am Ruder sein;
    be in sb’s power in jemandes Gewalt sein;
    come into power an die Macht oder umg ans Ruder kommen, zur Macht gelangen;
    have sb in one’s power jemanden in seiner Gewalt haben;
    have (no) power over sb (keinen) Einfluss auf jemanden haben; key1 A 1
    6. JUR (Handlungs-, Vertretungs)Vollmacht f, Befugnis f:
    power of testation Testierfähigkeit f; attorney b, full1 A 11, go beyond
    7. POL Gewalt f (als Staatsfunktion): legislative A 1, separation 1, etc
    8. POL (Macht)Befugnis f, (Amts)Gewalt f
    9. POL Macht f, Staat m: Great Powers
    10. Machtfaktor m, einflussreiche Stelle oder Person:
    the powers that be die maßgeblichen (Regierungs)Stellen;
    11. höhere Macht:
    the heavenly powers die himmlischen Mächte; darkness 4
    12. Powers pl REL Mächte pl (6. Ordnung der Engel)
    13. umg Menge f:
    it did him a power of good es hat ihm unwahrscheinlich gutgetan
    14. MATH Potenz f:
    power series Potenzreihe f;
    raise to the third power in die dritte Potenz erheben
    15. ELEK, PHYS Kraft f, Leistung f, Energie f:
    power per unit surface ( oder area) Flächenleistung
    16. ELEK (Stark)Strom m
    17. RADIO, TV Sendestärke f
    18. TECH
    a) mechanische Kraft, Antriebskraft f
    b) horsepower 1:
    a) mit laufendem Motor,
    b) (mit) Vollgas;
    power off mit abgestelltem Motor, im Leerlauf;
    under one’s own power mit eigener Kraft, fig a. unter eigener Regie
    19. OPT Vergrößerungskraft f, (Brenn)Stärke f (einer Linse)
    B v/t TECH mit (mechanischer etc) Kraft betreiben, antreiben, (mit Motor) ausrüsten: rocket-powered
    C v/i TECH mit Motorkraft fahren
    p. abk
    1. page S.
    2. part T.
    3. LING participle Part.
    4. past
    5. Br penny, pence
    6. per
    7. post, after
    P abk
    3. PHYS power;
    4. PHYS pressure
    pr abk
    1. pair
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (ability) Kraft, die

    do all in one's power to help somebodyalles in seiner Macht od. seinen Kräften Stehende tun, um jemandem zu helfen

    2) (faculty) Fähigkeit, die; Vermögen, das (geh.); (talent) Begabung, die; Talent, das
    3) (vigour, intensity) (of sun's rays) Kraft, die; (of sermon, performance) Eindringlichkeit, die; (solidity, physical strength) Kraft, die; (of a blow) Wucht, die
    4) (authority) Macht, die, Herrschaft, die ( over über + Akk.)

    [exercise/get] power — Einfluss [ausüben/gewinnen] ( over auf + Akk.)

    balance of power — Kräftegleichgewicht, das

    7) (authorization) Vollmacht, die
    8) (influential person) Autorität, die; (influential thing) Machtfaktor, der

    be the power behind the throne(Polit.) die graue Eminenz sein

    the powers that be — die maßgeblichen Stellen; die da oben (ugs.)

    9) (State) Macht, die
    10) (coll.): (large amount) Menge, die (ugs.)
    11) (Math.) Potenz, die
    12) (mechanical, electrical) Kraft, die; (electric current) Strom, der; (of loudspeaker, engine, etc.) Leistung, die
    13) (deity) Macht, die
    2. transitive verb
    [Treibstoff, Dampf, Strom, Gas:] antreiben; [Batterie:] mit Energie versehen od. versorgen
    * * *
    (of) n.
    Macht ¨-e (über) f. (exponent, Mathematics) n.
    (Mathematik) f. n.
    Einfluss -¨e m.
    Energie -n f.
    Herrschaft f.
    Kraft ¨-e f.
    Leistung -en f.
    Potenz -en f.
    Strom ¨-e m.
    Vermögen - n.

    English-german dictionary > power

  • 7 strain

    1. n натяжение; растяжение
    2. n напряжение, нагрузка; перегрузка; переутомление

    without strain — без напряжения, легко

    3. n мед. растяжение сухожилия
    4. n тех. механическое воздействие
    5. n тех. деформация

    compression strain — сжимающее усилие; деформация сжатия

    6. v натягивать; растягивать
    7. v натягиваться; растягиваться
    8. v напрягать; переутомлять

    to strain every nerve — напрягать все силы, стараться изо всех сил

    9. v напрягаться; стремиться, рваться

    to strain too much after effect — бить на эффект, гнаться за эффектом

    10. v превышать, выходить за пределы; злоупотреблять
    11. v книжн. обнимать, сжимать
    12. v процеживать; фильтровать
    13. v процеживаться; фильтроваться; просачиваться
    14. v брезговать; проявлять щепетильность
    15. v физ. вызывать остаточную деформацию; деформировать
    16. v физ. деформироваться
    17. n происхождение, род, порода, племя
    18. n наследственность; наследственная черта
    19. n черта характера; склонность, наклонность
    20. n чёрточка; элемент; оттенок; небольшое количество
    21. n стиль, тон
    22. n обыкн. муз. напевы, мелодия
    23. n стихи, стихотворный отрывок
    24. n биол. штамм
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. anxiety (noun) anxiety; pressure; stress; tension
    2. breed (noun) ancestry; breed; descent; extraction; family; lineage; race; species; stock
    3. effort (noun) effort; endeavour; exertion; force; pains; striving; struggle; trouble
    4. hint (noun) breath; cast; dash; ghost; hair; hint; intimation; lick; semblance; shade; shadow; smack; smatch; smell; soupcon; spice; sprinkling; streak; suggestion; suspicion; taste; tincture; tinge; touch; trace; trifle; twang; whiff; whisker; whisper; wink
    5. injury (noun) bruise; injury; sprain; twist; wrench
    6. melody (noun) air; aria; descant; diapason; lay; measure; melisma; melodia; melody; tune; warble
    7. mood (noun) humor; mind; mood; temper; tone; vein
    8. demur (verb) balk; boggle; demur; gag; jib; scruple; shy; stick; stickle; stumble
    9. exude (verb) bleed; exude; ooze; percolate; seep; sweat; transude; weep
    10. filter (verb) filter; filtrate; purify; refine; screen; sieve; sift
    11. sprain (verb) impair; injure; over-exert; pull; sprain; tear; twist; weaken; wrench
    12. stretch (verb) stretch; tauten; tighten
    13. try (verb) distress; harass; irk; pain; stress; trouble; try
    14. work (verb) drive; endeavor; endeavour; exert; fag; labor; labour; moil; strive; struggle; toil; travail; tug; work
    Антонимический ряд:

    English-Russian base dictionary > strain

  • 8 heat

    hi:t 1. noun
    1) (the amount of hotness (of something), especially of things which are very hot: Test the heat of the water before you bath the baby.) varme, hete
    2) (the warmth from something which is hot: The heat from the fire will dry your coat; the effect of heat on metal; the heat of the sun.) varme, hete
    3) (the hottest time: the heat of the day.) det varmeste tidspunkt
    4) (anger or excitement: He didn't mean to be rude - he just said that in the heat of the moment.) (i) opphisselse, (i) kampens hete
    5) (in a sports competition etc, one of two or more contests from which the winners go on to take part in later stages of the competition: Having won his heat he is going through to the final.) heat, løp
    2. verb
    ((sometimes with up) to make or become hot or warm: We'll heat (up) the soup; The day heats up quickly once the sun has risen.) varme (opp), opphete, bli varm/het
    - heatedly
    - heatedness
    - heater
    - heating
    - heat wave
    - in/on heat
    See also:
    - hot
    hete
    --------
    oppvarming
    --------
    varme
    I
    subst. \/hiːt\/
    1) hete, varme (også fysikk)
    2) ( overført) hete, iver, opphisselse, vrede
    3) ( sport) heat, løp, pulje, avdeling
    4) brunst
    5) ( hverdagslig) press, tvang, (på)trykk
    6) ( metallurgi) sats
    at a heat ( gammeldags) på én gang, i ett kjør
    be in a heat være opphisset\/sint
    be in\/on\/at heat ( om tispe) ha løpetid
    the heat ( slang) purken
    the heat is off ( hverdagslig) det har roet seg, faren er over
    the heat is on ( hverdagslig) det begynner å bli hett, varmen er slått på, jakten\/forfølgelsen er i gang
    heat treatment varmebehandling
    if you can't stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen ( hverdagslig) den som vil være med på leken, må tåle steken
    in the heat of the battle\/struggle\/combat i kampens hete
    in the heat of the moment i øyeblikkets opphisselse, i et overilt øyeblikk
    on heat ( slang) kåt
    put\/turn the heat on someone ( hverdagslig) legge press på noen, sette noen under press
    red heat rødglødhete
    trial\/preliminary heat forsøksheat, innledende heat
    white heat hvitglødhete
    II
    verb \/hiːt\/ ( også) heat up
    1) ( også overført) varme opp
    2) hisse opp, bli opphisset
    3) ( også overført) bli het, bli varm, bli opphetet, bli opphisset, gå varme i, brenne (om høy e.l.), gå varm (om maskin)
    be heated into fury bli hisset opp til raseri

    English-Norwegian dictionary > heat

  • 9 close

    ̈ɪkləus I
    1. сущ.
    1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле( в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки (в некоторых школах)
    2) а) территория вокруг или около здания( обыкн. закрытая, огороженная другими постройками) ;
    двор б) преим. брит. территория, прилегающая к собору;
    иногда соборное духовенство
    3) а) преим. брит. проход, ведущий с улицы во двор к лестнице многоквартирного дома б) тупик (часто в названиях улиц-тупиков) Longwood Close ≈ тупик Лонгвуд Syn: cul-de-sac
    2. прил.
    1) а) закрытый I've brought a close carriage for him. ≈ Я достал ему закрытую коляску. Syn: closed, shut
    2. б) фон. закрытый (гласный) в) закрытый (для доступа широкой публики, для охоты)
    2) замкнутый;
    ограниченный, узкий The space contained close alleys and open walks. ≈ Пространство включало узкие аллеи и открытые места для прогулок. Syn: confined, narrow
    1.
    3) заключенный( в тюрьму и т. п.), строго охраняемый;
    строгий( о тюремном или подобном заключении) Captain is in close arrest. ≈ Капитан находится под строгим арестом.
    4) скрытый, секретный, тайный;
    уединенный, скрытый от глаз to keep a thing close ≈ держать что-л. в секрете to keep close, lie close ≈ прятаться Syn: concealed, occult
    1., secret
    2., hidden;
    secluded
    5) душный, удушливый, спертый The air in this room is very close. ≈ В этой комнате очень спертый воздух. Syn: stuffy, suffocating, stagnant, unventilated;
    muggy, humid, stifling
    6) скрытный, замкнутый, сдержанный, молчаливый He was too close to name his circumstances to me. ≈ Он был слишком замкнутым человеком, чтобы рассказать мне о своих обстоятельствах. to keep oneself close ≈ держаться замкнуто Syn: reserved, reticent, uncommunicative
    7) скупой, скаредный He's as close with his money as Scrooge. ≈ Он такой же скупой, как Скрудж. Syn: stingy, miserly, tight
    1., tight-fisted, close-fisted, penurious, parsimonious, niggardly
    1., penny-pinching, ungenerous, grudging
    8) плотный;
    компактный;
    густой;
    сжатый, убористый( о почерке, стиле) Living in such close quarters makes privacy difficult. ≈ Проживание в такой густонаселенной квартире мешает личной жизни. The fabric was of a close weave. ≈ Это была плотная ткань. close print ≈ убористая печать Syn: congested, crowded, teeming, populous;
    tight
    1., cramped, confined, narrow
    1., compressed;
    dense, compact II
    1., solid
    1., impenetrable, impermeable
    9) а) близкийвремени и месте) ;
    близко расположенный The house is close to the park. ≈ Дом расположен рядом с парком. The migration of the ducks southward showed that winter was close. ≈ Перелет уток на юг показывает, что зима на носу. close columnсомкнутая колонна to get to close quartersсблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию close attackнаступление с ближней дистанции close defence ≈ непосредственное охранение Syn: near
    1., neighbouring, approximate
    1., imminent, impending>, forthcoming
    2., nigh
    1. б) кино крупный (план)
    10) плотно облегающий;
    хорошо пригнанный( об одежде) Syn: close-fitting
    11) близкий, интимный;
    неразлучный close friendблизкий друг The two brothers are very close. ≈ Два брата очень близки. Syn: attached, friendly
    1.,intimate I
    2., familiar
    1., loving, devoted;
    inseparable
    12) близкий, схожий;
    почти равный( о соревновании, шансах на победу) The color is close to what I want, but the style is wrong. ≈ Цвет очень близок к тому, что я хочу, но фасон мне не нравится. The resemblance is very close and very strange. ≈ Сходство очень сильное и очень странное. close translation ≈ очень близкий перевод It was a close race. ≈ Это были почти равные скачки. Syn: near
    1., similar, akin, almost like, almost alike, much the same as, resembling;
    well-matched, nearly even, nearly equal
    13) внимательный;
    тщательный;
    подробный Keep a close watch on the children. ≈ Внимательно следите за детьми. close reading ≈ внимательное, медленное чтение close investigation ≈ подробное обследование Syn: intense, intent
    2., watchful, careful, attentive, vigilant, keen I, thorough
    1., strict, minute III, searching
    14) короткий;
    коротко постриженный A straight razor gives a close shave. ≈ Прямая бритва бреет очень гладко. a close haircut ≈ короткая стрижка Syn: near to the skin, smooth
    1., trim
    2., neat I, short
    1. ∙ by a close shave
    3. нареч.
    1) близко, рядом, около;
    рядом с (чем-л./кем-л. - to, on, upon, about, beside, behind, below, in и т. д.) to follow close behind the man ≈ следовать непосредственно за этим человеком to stand close against the wallстоять около стены to come closer together ≈ подойти ближе друг к другу Come close so I can see you. ≈ Подойди и стань рядом, чтобы я мог тебя увидеть. We were close to when it happened. ≈ Мы были рядом, когда это случилось. close at hand Syn: near
    2., nearby
    2., near at hand, thereabout, in proximity
    2) почти He ran me very close. ≈ Он почти догнал меня. close on Syn: almost, nearly
    3) коротко (о стрижке волос, о подстриженной траве) to cut one's hair close ≈ коротко постричься close cropped ≈ коротко остриженный II
    1. сущ.
    1) завершение, заключение, конец, окончание at the close of the dayв конце дня towards the close of the 19th centuryк концу 19 века The day had reached its close. ≈ День подошел к концу. The crowd began to leave before the close of the game. ≈ Народ начал уходить перед окончанием игры. bring to a closeдовести до конца, завершить, закончить Syn: end 1, finish
    1., conclusion, termination, wind-up I, completion;
    closing
    1., ending
    1., finale
    2) муз. каденция;
    каданс
    3) объединение, соединение the close of earth and sky ≈ объединение земли и неба Syn: union, junction
    4) архаич. столкновение;
    борьба Syn: grapple
    1., struggle
    1., encounter
    1.
    2. гл.
    1) а) закрывать Close the door tightly. ≈ Закрой плотно дверь. to close the eyes ≈ закрыть глаза б) закрываться Many flowers open in the morning and close at night. ≈ Многие цветы утром распускаются, а вечером закрываются. ∙ Syn: shut
    1., secure
    2.
    2) затыкать, заделывать;
    забивать, заполнять The handyman closed the hole in the wall with plaster. ≈ Рабочий заделал дыру в стене штукатуркой. Syn: close up, stop up, stop
    2., fill
    1., stuff, clog, plug
    3) ограничивать;
    препятствовать, блокировать;
    запирать;
    заключать( куда-л., во что-л.) The stableboy closed the horse in the stall. ≈ Помощник конюха закрыл лошадь в стойле. Syn: shut in, shut up, confine
    2., pen in, enclose, pen II
    2., coop up, blockade
    2., block
    2., obstruct, seal off
    4) а) кончать, заканчивать to close a discussionпрекратить обсуждение The pianist closed the concert with a Gershwin medley. ≈ Пианист завершил концерт исполнением попурри из Гершвина. б) прекращаться, заканчиваться Schools closed for the Christmas holiday. ≈ Школы закрылись на Рождественские каникулы. ∙ Syn: end
    2., finish
    2., conclude, terminate, stop
    2., halt I
    2., cease
    1., wind up;
    adjourn, recess
    2., suspend, discontinue, leave off, break off, shut down в) бирж. завершиться каким-л. курсом (о торгах на бирже)
    5) а) соединять, объединять The surgeon closed the two edges of the incision with surgical thread. ≈ Хирург соединил края разреза хирургической ниткой. Syn: join
    1., link
    2., connect, couple
    2., unite б) электр. замыкать (цепь) Syn: fuse I
    2.
    6) а) подходить близко;
    сближаться вплотную The soldiers closed ranks. ≈ Солдаты сдвинули ряды. The men closed round him. ≈ Люди столпились вокруг него. б) войти в ближний бой, схватиться в рукопашной;
    войти в соприкосновение( с противником) ∙ close about close down close in close in on close off close out close round close up close upon close with be closed with огороженное стеной место (около дома или деревни) - breaking smb.'s * нарушение границы чужого земельного участка соборная площадь, площадь вокруг собора;
    территория, обыкн. огороженная (включает постройки, сад) площадка для игр( при школе) (шотландское) ход со двора, проход к лестнице многоквартирного дома тупик (улица) закрытый - * carriage закрытый экипаж - * vowel (фонетика) закрытый гласный закрытый;
    ограниченный;
    замкнутый - * season время, когда охота запрещена;
    охотничий сезон закрыт - * terrain (топография) закрытая местность - * competition закрытый конкурс замкнутый, уединенный - to keep oneself * держаться замкнуто;
    жить уединенно тайный, скрытый - * intent тайное намерение - to lie * прятаться - to keep smth. * держать в секрете, скрывать - to say smth. in *st confidence сказать строго конфиденциально скрытный, сдержанный( о человеке) - he was too * about his past life он скрывал свое прошлое строго охраняемый - * arrest строгий арест - * cell особо охраняемая тюремная камера - to keep in * confinement содержать в строгом заключении - as * as an oyster умеет держать язык за зубами закрывать - to * a door закрыть дверь - this road is *d to heavy motor traffic для грузового транспорта эта дорога закрыта - to * a hole заткнуть отверстие - to * a gap заполнить пробел;
    (спортивное) сократить разрыв;
    (военное) ликвидировать прорыв - to * a drawer задвинуть ящик (стола) закрываться - the window won't * окно не закрывается - the shops * at six магазины закрываются в шесть часов - the wound *d рана закрылась - the play *d after ten performances после десяти представлений пьеса сошла со сцены (электротехника) замыкать (цепь) (морское) задраивать - to * one's doors не допускать, не впускать;
    закрыть предприятие - to * the country's doors to immigrants не допускать иммиграции в страну - he had to * his doors for lack of trade он закрыл свое дело из-за отсутствия заказов - to * the door отрезать путь - his attitude *d the door to further negotiations его позиция отрезала путь к дальнейшим переговорам - to * one's parent's eyes закрыть глаза родителю, присутствовать при смерти родителя - to * smb.'s eye подбить глаз - to * one's ear пропускать мимо ушей;
    быть глухим - to * one's mouth держать язык за зубами, помалкивать - to * one's purse отказать в деньгах конец;
    заключение, завершение - at the * of one's days в конце жизни - day has reached its * день кончился - to bring to a * закончить, завершить;
    довести до конца - to draw to a * приближаться к концу закрытие, окончание работы - at the * of the exchange при закрытии биржи - * price( коммерческое) окончательная цена( музыкальное) каданс заканчивать, завершать;
    заключать - to * a speech заключить речь - to * a meeting закрыть собрание - to * a subscription list прекратить подписку - to * an account( финансовое) закрыть счет заканчиваться;
    завершаться - the meeting *d with a speech by the president собрание завершилось выступлением президента - his short life *d его короткая жизнь оборвалась договариваться - to * a bargain договориться, заключить сделку принять (предложение, условие) - I offered him six pounds and he *d with it я предложил ему шесть фунтов, и он согласился - the two ministers did not * with each other два министра не смогли договориться между собой( биржевое) иметь цену или курс на момент закрытия биржи - that stock *d last night at ten dollars на момент закрытия биржи вчера вечером эти акции стоили десять долларов( военное) войти в соприкосновение - the order was given to * with the enemy дан приказ войти в соприкосновение с противником - to * one's days окончить дни свои, умереть близкий;
    находящийся или расположенный недалеко - * proximity непосредственная близость - * combat( военное) ближний бой - * reconnaissance( военное) ближняя разведка - * support( военное) непосредственная поддержка - * fighting бой с ближней дистанции (бокс) - the house is * to the station дом находится близко от вокзала близкий, интимный - he is a * friend of mine он мой большой друг тесный, близкий - * contact тесный контакт - * co-operation тесное сотрудничество;
    (военное) непосредственное взаимодействие - there's a * resemblance between them между ними большое сходство плотный, компактный;
    тесный - * texture плотная ткань - * thicket густая чаща - to sew with * stitches шить мелкими стежками - * timber( горное) сплошная крепь - * formation( военное) сомкнутый строй - * march( военное) движение в сомкнутом строю - * finish финиширование в тесной группе участников (велоспорт) - * planting загущенный посев, загущенная посадка( растений) - * stand густое стояние;
    сомкнутость полога (леса) хорошо пригнанный;
    плотный - * lid плотно закрывающаяся крышка - * bonnet плотно сидящая на голове шапочка - * fit (техническое) плотная пригонка облегающий (об одежде) сжатый (о стиле) краткий и содержательный - * statement лаконичное заявление убористый (о почерке) - * print убористая печать, плотный набор душный, спертый - * air спертый воздух - * day душный день - a spell of * weather период летний духоты тщательный;
    подробный - * investigation тщательное расследование - * analysis подробный анализ - * attention пристальное внимание - * check( техническое) строгий контроль точный - * translation точный перевод срезанный низко, коротко, до корня - * haircut короткая стрижка - * mowing низкий срез( травы, хлебов) скупой, скаредный - he is * with his money он скуповат почти равный( о шансах) - * combat состязание, в котором силы участвующих почти равны;
    состязание достойных соперников;
    упорная борьба на выборах - * vote почти равное количество голосов "за" и "против" - * district (американизм) избирательный округ, в котором победа одержана незначительным большинством( разговорное) трудно достающийся, ограниченный (о средствах) - money is * деньги достаются нелегко( разговорное) скуповатый строго логичный - * reasoning логичное рассуждение( устаревшее) строгий, суровый - * mourning глубокий траур( редкое) вязкий;
    нелетучий( спортивное) осторожный( о футболе и т. п.) (кинематографический) крупный - * shot крупный план близко - * at hand близко, рядом, под рукой;
    рукой подать - to follow smb. * следовать за кем-л. по пятам - the end of the year is drawing * приближается конец года - * to the wind (морское) в крутой бейдевинд коротко - to cut one's hair * коротко подстричься в сочетаниях: - * by рядом - * on приблизительно, около, почти - * to около - to sit * to the fire сидеть около камина - to stick * to the text строго придерживаться текста - * upon приблизительно, около, почти - * upon two hundred people около двухсот человек - to press smb. * обращаться сурово - * to home не в бровь, а в глаз - the speaker's remarks hit * to home замечания оратора попали в самую точку подходить близко, сближаться, смыкаться - the ship sank and the water *d over it корабль затонул, и воды сомкнулись над ним (спортивное) (военное) сомкнуть( ряды) - to * the ranks сомкнуть ряды;
    сплотиться, объединиться - we must * the ranks to secure peace мы должны сплотиться, чтобы обеспечить мир (by) a ~ shave на волосок от (by) a ~ shave с минимальным преимуществом ~ конец, завершение, окончание;
    to bring to a close довести до конца, завершить, закончить bring to a ~ вчт. завершать close без пропусков, пробелов;
    связный ~ близкий, интимный;
    close friend близкий друг ~ близкий (о времени и месте) ;
    тесный;
    close contact тесный контакт ~ близкий ~ близко;
    close up поблизости;
    close on почти, приблизительно;
    there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек ~ внимательный;
    тщательный;
    подробный;
    close investigation подробное обследование;
    close reading внимательное, медленное чтение ~ договариваться ~ завершать ~ завершение ~ завершение кредитного соглашения ~ завершение сделки ~ заканчивать(ся) ;
    заключать (речь и т. п.) ;
    to close a discussion прекратить обсуждение ~ заканчивать ~ заключать ~ заключение ~ закрывать(ся) ;
    кончать (торговлю, занятия) ~ вчт. закрывать ~ закрывать ~ закрываться ~ закрытие ~ закрытие биржи ~ закрытие бухгалтерских книг в конце учетного периода ~ закрытый ~ вчт. закрыть ~ замкнутый, молчаливый, скрытный;
    to keep oneself close держаться замкнуто ~ замкнутый ~ эл. замыкать (цепь) ;
    close about окутывать;
    окружать ~ иметь определенный курс на момент закрытия биржи ~ муз. каденция;
    каданс ~ компактный ~ конец, завершение, окончание;
    to bring to a close довести до конца, завершить, закончить ~ конец ~ кончать ~ коротко;
    close cropped коротко остриженный;
    to cut one's hair close коротко постричься ~ облегающий (об одежде) ;
    хорошо пригнанный;
    точно соответствующий ~ огороженное место (часто вокруг собора) ~ ограниченный ~ окончание работы ~ плотный;
    густой (о лесе) ;
    close texture плотная ткань ~ плотный ~ подробный ~ подходить близко;
    сближаться вплотную ~ почти;
    he ran me very close он почти догнал меня ~ почти равный (о шансах) ~ почти равный ~ прекращение ~ сжатый (о почерке, стиле) ;
    close print убористая печать ~ скупой;
    he is close with his money он скуповат ~ спертый, душный ~ строгий (об аресте, изоляции) ~ строго охраняемый ~ тайный ~ точный;
    close translation точный перевод ~ точный ~ тщательный ~ уединенный;
    скрытый;
    to keep a thing close держать (что-л.) в секрете;
    to keep (или to lie) close прятаться ~ хорошо пригнанный ~ школьная площадка ~ заканчивать(ся) ;
    заключать (речь и т. п.) ;
    to close a discussion прекратить обсуждение ~ эл. замыкать (цепь) ;
    close about окутывать;
    окружать to get to ~ quarters сблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию;
    close attack воен. наступление с ближней дистанции ~ call амер. на волосок от;
    close contest упорная борьба на выборах;
    close vote почти равное деление голосов ~ column сомкнутая колонна;
    close order сомкнутый строй column: ~ воен. колонна;
    амер. мор. строй кильватера;
    close column сомкнутая колонна;
    in column в колонне, в затылок;
    амер. мор. в строю кильватера ~ близкий (о времени и месте) ;
    тесный;
    close contact тесный контакт ~ call амер. на волосок от;
    close contest упорная борьба на выборах;
    close vote почти равное деление голосов ~ коротко;
    close cropped коротко остриженный;
    to cut one's hair close коротко постричься ~ defence непосредственное охранение ~ district амер. избирательный округ, где победа на выборах одержана незначительным большинством ~ down мор. задраивать ~ down закрывать (предприятие) ;
    прекращать работу ~ down закрывать ~ down ликвидировать предприятие ~ down подавлять ~ down прекращать работу ~ down применять репрессии;
    подавлять ~ близкий, интимный;
    close friend близкий друг ~ in окружать, огораживать ~ in приближаться;
    наступать ~ in сокращатьсяднях) ;
    close on приходить к соглашению;
    close round окружать ~ внимательный;
    тщательный;
    подробный;
    close investigation подробное обследование;
    close reading внимательное, медленное чтение ~ of financial year конец финансового года ~ of pleadings прекращение обмена состязательными бумагами ~ of polling прекращение процедуры голосования ~ of year конец года ~ близко;
    close up поблизости;
    close on почти, приблизительно;
    there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек ~ in сокращаться (о днях) ;
    close on приходить к соглашению;
    close round окружать ~ upon = ~ on;
    ~ with вступать в борьбу ~ upon = ~ on;
    ~ with принимать предложение, заключать сделку to ~ one's days умереть;
    to close the door (on smth.) положить конец обсуждению (чего-л.) ;
    сделать( что-л.) невозможным day: his ~ is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора;
    his days are numbered дни его сочтены;
    to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои;
    скончаться;
    покончить счеты с жизнью ~ column сомкнутая колонна;
    close order сомкнутый строй order: ~ воен. строй, боевой порядок;
    close (extended) order сомкнутый (расчлененный) строй ~ out закрывать свое предприятие ~ out исключать ~ out исключать возможность ~ out ликвидировать ценные бумаги ~ out продавать ~ сжатый (о почерке, стиле) ;
    close print убористая печать ~ внимательный;
    тщательный;
    подробный;
    close investigation подробное обследование;
    close reading внимательное, медленное чтение reading: ~ чтение;
    close reading внимательное чтение ~ in сокращаться (о днях) ;
    close on приходить к соглашению;
    close round окружать ~ season время, когда запрещена охота или рыбная ловля season: close ~ закрытый сезон ~ плотный;
    густой (о лесе) ;
    close texture плотная ткань to ~ one's days умереть;
    to close the door (on smth.) положить конец обсуждению (чего-л.) ;
    сделать (что-л.) невозможным door: door дверь;
    дверца;
    дверной проем;
    front door парадный вход;
    to close the door ((up) on smb.) закрыть (за кем-л.) дверь ~ перен. путь, дорога;
    a door to success путь к успеху;
    to close the door (to (или upon) smth.) отрезать путь (к чему-л.) ;
    сделать (что-л.) невозможным;
    to open a door (to (или for) smth.) открыть путь (к чему-л.) ;
    ~ точный;
    close translation точный перевод ~ близко;
    close up поблизости;
    close on почти, приблизительно;
    there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек ~ up заканчивать ~ up закрывать ~ up закрываться (о ране) ~ up ликвидировать ~ up сомкнуть ряды ~ upon = ~ on;
    ~ with вступать в борьбу ~ upon = ~ on;
    ~ with принимать предложение, заключать сделку ~ call амер. на волосок от;
    close contest упорная борьба на выборах;
    close vote почти равное деление голосов ~ upon = ~ on;
    ~ with вступать в борьбу ~ upon = ~ on;
    ~ with принимать предложение, заключать сделку ~ коротко;
    close cropped коротко остриженный;
    to cut one's hair close коротко постричься to get to ~ quarters сблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию;
    close attack воен. наступление с ближней дистанции ~ скупой;
    he is close with his money он скуповат ~ почти;
    he ran me very close он почти догнал меня ~ уединенный;
    скрытый;
    to keep a thing close держать (что-л.) в секрете;
    to keep (или to lie) close прятаться ~ уединенный;
    скрытый;
    to keep a thing close держать (что-л.) в секрете;
    to keep (или to lie) close прятаться ~ замкнутый, молчаливый, скрытный;
    to keep oneself close держаться замкнуто ~ близко;
    close up поблизости;
    close on почти, приблизительно;
    there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > close

  • 10 power

    1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) poder; facultad, capacidad, habilidad
    2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; (also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) energía, fuerza
    3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) poder
    4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) poder; autoridad
    5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) persona poderosa/influyente, pez gordo
    6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potencia
    7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potencia
    - powerful
    - powerfully
    - powerfulness
    - powerless
    - powerlessness
    - power cut
    - failure
    - power-driven
    - power point
    - power station
    - be in power

    1. poder
    2. energía / potencia / fuerza
    3. fuerza / electricidad
    tr['paʊəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 (strength, force) fuerza; (of sun, wind) potencia, fuerza; (of argument) fuerza
    2 (ability, capacity) poder nombre masculino, capacidad nombre femenino
    4 (control, influence, authority) poder nombre masculino; (of country) poderío, poder nombre masculino
    5 (nation) potencia; (person, group) fuerza
    6 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (capacity, performance) potencia; (energy) energía
    7 SMALLELECTRICITY/SMALL electricidad nombre femenino, corriente nombre femenino
    8 SMALLMATHEMATICS/SMALL potencia
    1 propulsar, impulsar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to be in power estar en el poder
    to come to power llegar al poder
    to do somebody a power of good hacer a alguien mucho bien
    to have somebody in one's power tener a alguien en su poder
    to rise to power subir al poder
    to seize/take power tomar el poder, hacerse con el poder
    power base zona de influencia
    power cut apagón nombre masculino, corte nombre masculino del suministro eléctrico
    power drill taladradora mecánica
    power failure corte nombre masculino del suministro eléctrico
    power of attorney SMALLLAW/SMALL poder notarial nombre masculino, procuración nombre femenino
    power point enchufe nombre masculino, toma de corriente
    power saw sierra mecánica, motosierra
    power station central nombre femenino eléctrica
    power steering dirección nombre femenino asistida
    power struggle lucha por el poder
    solar power energía solar
    power ['paʊər] vt
    : impulsar, propulsar
    1) authority: poder m, autoridad f
    executive powers: poderes ejecutivos
    2) ability: capacidad f, poder m
    3) : potencia f (política)
    foreign powers: potencias extranjeras
    4) strength: fuerza f
    5) : potencia f (en física y matemáticas)
    n.
    autoridad s.f.
    dominación s.f.
    efecto s.m.
    eminencia s.f.
    empuje s.m.
    energía (Electricidad) s.f.
    facultad s.m.
    fuero s.m.
    fuerza s.f.
    mando s.m.
    poder s.m.
    poderío s.m.
    potencia (Física) s.f.
    potestad s.f.
    v.
    accionar v.
    impulsar v.
    'paʊər, 'paʊə(r)
    I
    1)
    a) u (control, influence) poder m; ( of country) poderío m, poder m

    power OVER somebody/something — poder sobre alguien/algo

    to be in power — estar* en or ocupar el poder

    balance of powerequilibrio m de fuerzas

    to seize power — tomar el poder, hacerse* con el poder

    to come to power — llegar* or subir al poder; (before n)

    power sharingcompartimiento m del poder

    power strugglelucha f por el poder

    b) u c ( official authority) poder m

    power to + INF — poder para + inf

    power of vetoderecho m de veto

    2) c
    a) ( nation) potencia f
    b) (person, group)

    the powers that be — los que mandan, los que detentan el poder

    3) u
    a) (physical strength, force) fuerza f

    more power to your elbow — (colloq) bien hecho!

    b) (of engine, loudspeaker, transmitter, telescope) potencia f

    processing powercapacidad f de procesamiento

    c) (of tradition, love) poder m, fuerza f; ( of argument) fuerza f, lo poderoso or convincente
    4)
    a) u (ability, capacity)

    I did everything in my power — hice todo lo que estaba en mi(s) mano(s), hice todo lo que me era posible

    b) ( specific faculty) (often pl)

    power(s) of concentrationcapacidad f or poder m de concentración

    mental powersinteligencia f, facultades fpl mentales

    he was at the height of his power(s)estaba en su mejor momento or en la plenitud de sus facultades

    5) u
    a) (Eng, Phys) potencia f; ( particular source of energy) energía f

    solar power — energía solar; (before n)

    power steeringdirección f asistida

    b) ( electricity) electricidad f; (before n)

    power cablecable m de energía eléctrica

    power linescables mpl de alta tensión

    power point — (BrE) toma f de corriente, enchufe m, tomacorriente(s) m (AmS)

    power toolherramienta f eléctrica

    6) u ( Math) potencia f

    10 to the power of 4/of 3 — 10 (elevado) a la cuarta potencia/al cubo

    7) ( a lot)

    to do somebody a power of good — hacerle* a alguien mucho bien


    II
    1.

    steam-powered — a or de vapor


    2.
    vi ( move rapidly) (colloq) (+ adv compl)
    [paʊǝ(r)]
    1. N
    1) (=control) poder m ; (physical strength) fuerza f

    to have power over sb — tener poder sobre algn

    to have sb in one's power — tener a algn en su poder

    to have the power of life and death over sb — tener poder para decidir sobre la vida de algn

    2) (Pol) poder m, poderío m

    to be in power — estar en el poder

    to come to power — subir al poder

    to fall from power — perder el poder

    power to the people! — ¡el pueblo al poder!

    3) (Mil) (=capability) potencia f, poderío m

    a nation's air/ sea power — la potencia aérea/naval de un país, el poderío aéreo/naval de un país

    4) (=authority) poder m, autoridad f

    she has the power to acttiene poder or autoridad para actuar

    it was seen as an abuse of his power — se percibió como un abuso de poder por su parte

    power of attorney — (Jur) poder m, procuración f

    that is beyond or outside my power(s) — eso no es de mi competencia

    to exceed one's powers — excederse en el ejercicio de sus atribuciones or facultades

    he has full powers to negotiate a solution — goza de plenos poderes para negociar una solución

    power of vetoderecho m de veto

    that does not fall within my power(s) — eso no es de mi competencia

    5) (=ability, capacity)

    it is beyond his power to save her — no está dentro de sus posibilidades salvarla, no puede hacer nada para salvarla

    powers of concentrationcapacidad f de concentración

    to be at the height of one's powers — estar en plenitud de facultades

    powers of imaginationcapacidad f imaginativa

    to do all or everything in one's power to help sb — hacer todo lo posible por ayudar a algn

    powers of persuasionpoder m de persuasión or convicción

    purchasing 2.
    6) (=mental faculty) facultad f

    mental powers — facultades fpl mentales

    the power of speechla facultad del habla

    7) (=nation) potencia f

    the Great Powers — las grandes potencias

    one of the great naval powers — una de las grandes potencias navales

    the leaders of the major world powers — los líderes de las principales potencias mundiales

    8) (=person in authority)

    the powers that be — las autoridades, los que mandan

    the powers of darkness or evillas fuerzas del mal

    9) (=forcefulness) [of argument] fuerza f

    the power of love/thought — el poder del amor/del intelecto

    a painting of great power — un cuadro de gran impacto, un cuadro que causa honda impresión

    10) [of engine, machine] potencia f, fuerza f ; [of telescope] aumento m ; (=output) rendimiento m

    microwave on full power for one minute — póngalo con el microondas a plena potencia durante un minuto

    engines at half power — motores mpl a medio gas or a media potencia

    magnifying power — capacidad f de aumento, número m de aumentos

    the ship returned to port under her own power — el buque volvió al puerto impulsado por sus propios motores

    11) (=source of energy) energía f ; (=electric power) electricidad f

    they cut off the power — cortaron la corriente

    nuclear power — energía f nuclear

    12) (Math) potencia f

    7 to the power (of) 37 elevado a la 3 a potencia, 7 elevado al cubo

    13) * (=a lot of)

    that holiday did me a power of goodesas vacaciones me hicieron mucho bien

    the new training methods have done their game a power of good — el nuevo método de entrenamiento ha supuesto una notable mejoría en su juego

    2.
    VT

    a racing car powered by a 4.2 litre engine — un coche de carreras impulsado por un motor de 4,2 litros

    - powered
    3.
    CPD

    power base Nbase f de poder

    power breakfast Ndesayuno m de negocios

    power broker N — (Pol) poder m en la sombra

    power cable Ncable m de energía eléctrica

    power cut N(Brit) corte m de luz or de corriente, apagón m

    power dressing Nmoda f de ejecutivo

    power drill Ntaladro m eléctrico, taladradora f eléctrica

    power failure Nfallo m del suministro eléctrico

    power game N — (esp Pol) juego m del poder

    power line Nlínea f de conducción eléctrica, cable m de alta tensión

    power list Nlista f de las personas más influyentes

    power lunch Ncomida f de negocios

    power outage (US) N= power cut

    power plant N(=generator) grupo m electrógeno

    (US) = power station

    power play N — (Sport) demostración f de fuerza (en el juego ofensivo); (from temporary suspension) superioridad f (en el ataque); (fig) (=use of power) maniobra f de poder, demostración f de fuerza; (=power struggle) lucha f por el poder

    power point N(Brit) (Elec) enchufe m, toma f de corriente

    power politics Npolítica fsing de fuerza

    power saw Nmotosierra f, sierra f mecánica

    power shower Nducha f de hidromasaje

    power station Ncentral f eléctrica, usina f eléctrica (S. Cone)

    power steering N — (Aut) dirección f asistida

    power structure Nestructura f del poder

    power struggle Nlucha f por el poder

    power supply Nsuministro m eléctrico

    power surge N — (Elec) subida f de tensión

    power tool Nherramienta f eléctrica

    power trio N — (Mus) trío m eléctrico

    power unit Ngrupo m electrógeno

    power vacuum Nvacío m de poder

    power workers NPLtrabajadores mpl del sector energético

    * * *
    ['paʊər, 'paʊə(r)]
    I
    1)
    a) u (control, influence) poder m; ( of country) poderío m, poder m

    power OVER somebody/something — poder sobre alguien/algo

    to be in power — estar* en or ocupar el poder

    balance of powerequilibrio m de fuerzas

    to seize power — tomar el poder, hacerse* con el poder

    to come to power — llegar* or subir al poder; (before n)

    power sharingcompartimiento m del poder

    power strugglelucha f por el poder

    b) u c ( official authority) poder m

    power to + INF — poder para + inf

    power of vetoderecho m de veto

    2) c
    a) ( nation) potencia f
    b) (person, group)

    the powers that be — los que mandan, los que detentan el poder

    3) u
    a) (physical strength, force) fuerza f

    more power to your elbow — (colloq) bien hecho!

    b) (of engine, loudspeaker, transmitter, telescope) potencia f

    processing powercapacidad f de procesamiento

    c) (of tradition, love) poder m, fuerza f; ( of argument) fuerza f, lo poderoso or convincente
    4)
    a) u (ability, capacity)

    I did everything in my power — hice todo lo que estaba en mi(s) mano(s), hice todo lo que me era posible

    b) ( specific faculty) (often pl)

    power(s) of concentrationcapacidad f or poder m de concentración

    mental powersinteligencia f, facultades fpl mentales

    he was at the height of his power(s)estaba en su mejor momento or en la plenitud de sus facultades

    5) u
    a) (Eng, Phys) potencia f; ( particular source of energy) energía f

    solar power — energía solar; (before n)

    power steeringdirección f asistida

    b) ( electricity) electricidad f; (before n)

    power cablecable m de energía eléctrica

    power linescables mpl de alta tensión

    power point — (BrE) toma f de corriente, enchufe m, tomacorriente(s) m (AmS)

    power toolherramienta f eléctrica

    6) u ( Math) potencia f

    10 to the power of 4/of 3 — 10 (elevado) a la cuarta potencia/al cubo

    7) ( a lot)

    to do somebody a power of good — hacerle* a alguien mucho bien


    II
    1.

    steam-powered — a or de vapor


    2.
    vi ( move rapidly) (colloq) (+ adv compl)

    English-spanish dictionary > power

  • 11 flounder

    (to move one's legs and arms violently and with difficulty (in water, mud etc): She floundered helplessly in the mud.) patalear
    tr['flaʊndəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 (fish) platija
    1 (struggle, move with difficulty) forcejear
    2 figurative use (hesitate, dither) vacilar
    flounder ['flaʊndər] vi
    1) struggle: forcejear
    2) stumble: no saber qué hacer o decir, perder el hilo (en un discurso)
    flounder n, pl flounder or flounders : platija f
    n.
    forcejeo s.m.
    platija s.f.
    v.
    proceder torpemente v.

    I 'flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)
    a) ( in water) luchar para mantenerse a flote
    b) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decir

    II
    noun platija f

    I
    ['flaʊndǝ(r)]
    N (pl flounder or flounders) (=fish) platija f
    II
    ['flaʊndǝ(r)]
    VI
    1) (also: flounder about) (in water, mud etc) (=flap arms) debatirse; (=splash) revolcarse
    2) (in speech etc) perder el hilo
    * * *

    I ['flaʊndər, 'flaʊndə(r)]
    a) ( in water) luchar para mantenerse a flote
    b) \<\<speaker\>\> quedarse sin saber qué decir

    II
    noun platija f

    English-spanish dictionary > flounder

  • 12 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) indeholde
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) afholde
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) have; være
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tro; holde
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gælde
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde nogen fast til noget
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde; forsvare
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) forsvare sig imod
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde; bevare
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) holde hen
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) fejre
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) eje
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) holde
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) vente
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) holde
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) opbevare
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?) bringe
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) hold; greb
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) magt; indflydelse
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) greb; tag
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) last
    * * *
    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) indeholde
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) afholde
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) have; være
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) tro; holde
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gælde
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde nogen fast til noget
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde; forsvare
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    Data Centers are a hot topic these days. No matter where you look, this once obscure aspect of infrastructure is getting a lot of attention. For years, there have been cost pressures on IT operations and this, when the need for modern capacity is greater than ever, has thrust data centers into the spotlight. Server and rack density continues to rise, placing DC professionals and businesses in tighter and tougher situations while they struggle to manage their IT environments. And now hyper-scale cloud infrastructure is taking traditional technologies to limits never explored before and focusing the imagination of the IT industry on new possibilities.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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

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


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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Map applications to DC Class

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

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


    Использование систем электропитания постоянного тока.

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

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

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

    Generations of Evolution – some background on our data center designs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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    Синонимы

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    Англо-русский словарь нормативно-технической терминологии > modular data center

  • 14 existence

    1. n существование; наличие

    in existence — существующий, наличный, имеющийся

    the Gregorian calendar had no existence until 1582 — григорианского календаря не было до 1582 григорианский календарь существует только с 1582

    to come into existence — возникать, появляться

    2. n жизнь, существование

    to lead a dangerous existence — вести жизнь, полную опасностей

    3. n книжн. существо, нечто существующее

    certificate of existence — справка о том, что застрахованный жив

    Синонимический ряд:
    1. entity (noun) actuality; being; entity; existent; individual; reality; something; thing
    2. life (noun) duration; life; lifetime; permanence; presence; survival; term
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    English-Russian base dictionary > existence

  • 15 ♦ hot

    ♦ hot /hɒt/
    A a.
    1 caldo ( anche fig.); molto caldo; ( anche fig.) bruciante, rovente, infuocato: It's too hot near the fireplace, fa troppo caldo vicino al caminetto; I like my coffee hot, il caffè mi piace caldo; Can I have a hot tea, please?, posso avere un tè caldo, per favore?; a hot drink, una bevanda calda; a hot wind, un vento caldo; a hot iron, un ferro rovente; hot fever, febbre bruciante; hot words, parole roventi; scorching hot, terribilmente caldo
    2 ( di cibo o bevanda) che brucia in gola; piccante
    5 (fig.) ardente; caloroso; fervido; focoso; irruente; animato; vivace; veemente; violento: a hot temper, un temperamento ardente (o focoso); a hot struggle, una lotta violenta
    6 ancora caldo; fresco; recente: hot scent, traccia fresca ( di selvaggina, ecc.); hot news, notizie fresche, recenti
    7 di successo; popolare; alla moda; che va molto: the hottest nightclub in town, il night più alla moda (o frequentato) della città
    8 (fam., di persona) molto attraente e eccitante; arrapante (fam.)
    9 (fam.) abile; esperto; bravo; ferrato (fam.): I'm not so hot at ( o on) maths, non sono molto bravo (o sono scarso) in matematica
    10 (fam.: di un libro, uno spettacolo, ecc.) piccante; spinto; scandaloso
    11 (fam.: di merce, ecc.) che scotta, di dubbia provenienza; ( di una situazione, ecc.) che scotta; pericoloso; difficile
    13 ( di un luogo, un rifugio, ecc.) insicuro; pericoloso; che scotta
    14 (fam.) arrabbiatissimo; furente
    15 (elettr.) ( di un cavo) attivo; sotto tensione
    16 (fis. nucl.) caldo; altamente radioattivo
    17 ( slang) eccitato, arrapato
    18 ( slang USA) fortunato ( al gioco); in vena; vincente
    B n. pl.
    ( slang USA) the hots, grande voglia, forte desiderio (spec. sessuale); passione (per q. o qc.): to have the hots for sb., avere una passione per q.; sentirsi attratto da q.
    C avv.
    2 (fig.) focosamente; con violenza; con rabbia
    3 (fam.) vicino; dappresso
    to be hot, ( di cibo, ecc.) essere (troppo) caldo; ( del tempo) fare caldo; ( di una persona, ecc.) avere caldo □ (fig. fam.) hot air, aria fritta; parole vuote; chiacchiere □ hot-air balloon, mongolfiera □ hot air heating, termoventilazione □ (fam.) hot and bothered, agitatissimo; in fibrillazione (fig.) □ (fam. USA) hot-and-heavy, (a.) intenso; (avv.) intensamente □ (metall.) hot-blast stove, preriscaldatore d'aria □ hot-blooded, ( di un cavallo) purosangue; (fig.) dal sangue caldo; ardente, focoso □ (fig.) hot-bloodedness, focosità □ hot-brained = hot-headed ► sotto □ (fam. USA) hot bunk, cuccetta usata a turno da più marinai □ (spec. USA, giorn.) hot button, punto controverso; tasto delicato □ (spec. USA, giorn.) hot button issue, questione scottante □ (fam. USA) hot chair, sedia elettrica; (fig.) graticola, posizione scomoda □ hot cross bun, panino dolce con una croce sopra ( si mangia il Venerdì Santo) □ (org. az.) hot desking, hot desking; sistema di assegnazione temporanea o a rotazione delle postazioni di lavoro □ hot dog, panino con würstel; hot dog; ( sport, = hot-dogger) sciatore (o surfista, ecc.) acrobatico □ ( sport) hot favourite, concorrente favorito dai pronostici; concorrente dato per vincente □ hot fire, fuoco vivo ( con la fiamma) □ hot flush ( USA: hot flash), vampata di calore ( al viso); caldana □ (fam.) to be hot for sb., provare attrazione per q. □ (fam.) to be hot for st., desiderare ardentemente qc.; non vedere l'ora di avere qc. □ ( del pane) hot from the oven, appena sfornato; caldo caldo □ (fam.) hot gospel, evangelismo fervente; zelo missionario □ hot-headed, dalla testa calda; esaltato; collerico □ (mus.) hot jazz, jazz caldo □ hot keyhotkey □ hot line, (mil., polit.) linea calda, filo rosso; ( radio, TV) linea diretta; (telef.) linea calda □ hot meals, pasti caldi □ (fin.) hot money, capitali vaganti □ ( di un libro) hot off the press, fresco di stampa; appena uscito □ to be hot on st., essere bravo in qc.; essere ferrato in qc.; ( anche) non transigere su qc. to be hot on sb., provare attrazione per q. □ (fig.) hot on sb.'s [st.'s] heels, subito dopo q. [qc.]; a ruota di q. [qc.]; alle calcagna di q. [qc.] □ (fig.) hot on sb.'s [st.'s] tracks (o trail), sulle tracce di q. [qc.]; sul punto di scovare q. [qc.] □ (fam.) a hot one, una barzelletta assai divertente (o piccante); una bella (fam.) □ hot pants, ( moda) hot pants, pantaloncini cortissimi e aderenti ( da donna); (volg. USA) voglia, desiderio sessuale □ hot pepper, peperoncino (rosso) □ hot platehot-plate □ (fig. fam.) hot potato, patata bollente (fig.); problema scottante; brutta rogna □ (tecn.) hot pressing, stampaggio a caldo □ hot pursuit, inseguimento incalzante; ricerca pressante: to be in hot pursuit of, incalzare; essere alla ricerca pressante di □ ( slang) hot rod, vecchia auto con il motore truccato; macchina truccata □ (fig.) hot seat, poltrona che scotta; posto (o lavoro) scomodo; ( USA, anche) sedia elettrica □ (volg. USA) hot shit, bomba (fig.); ( di persona anche) fico, fica □ (metall.) hot shortness, fragilità a caldo □ hot shothotshot □ hot spot, (geol., fis.) punto caldo; ( per estens.) locale pubblico assai animato; ( nei boschi) zona soggetta a incendi; (comput., Internet) area sensibile; punto attivo ( di un documento multimediale); ( arti grafiche) macchia di luce; (fig.: mil. e polit.) punto caldo (o pericoloso) □ hot spring, sorgente termale □ (tecn.) hot stamping, stampa a caldo □ hot stone, ( cucina) piastra di pietra ollare; ( nelle medicine alternative) pietra calda ( da applicare sul corpo) □ (fam.) hot stuff, cosa sensazionale; spettacolo (o libro, ecc.) eccitante (o pornografico); persona affascinante (o eccezionale, eccitante, dotata di sex appeal); godimento sessuale; merce che scotta (o rubata, ecc.) □ hot-tempered, impulsivo; collerico; irascibile □ (fam.) hot ticket, persona o cosa che va per la maggiore: Exotic destinations are the hot ticket this year, quest'anno le mete esotiche vanno per la maggiore (o sono le più gettonate) □ ( slang) to be hot to trot, essere sessualmente eccitato; essere arrapato (fam.); ( anche) essere prontissimo, non vedere l'ora □ hot tub, vasca idromassaggio; ( anche) vasca riscaldata □ (fig. fam.) hot under the collar, arrabbiatissimo, furente; ( anche) a disagio, in imbarazzo □ hot war, guerra calda; conflitto armato □ hot water, acqua calda; (fig.) guai, pasticci, seccature: hot-water bottle ( USA anche bag), borsa dell'acqua calda; the hot-water tap ( USA: faucet), il rubinetto dell'acqua calda; (fig.) to get into (o in) hot water, cacciarsi nei guai □ (tecn., mecc.) hot well, pozzo caldo □ (metall.) hot working, lavorazione a caldo □ (fig.) to blow hot and cold, cambiar parere di continuo □ to drop sb. [st.] like a hot potato, disfarsi in quattro e quattr'otto di q. [qc.] □ to feel hot, ( di una persona) sentire (o avere) caldo; ( di un oggetto) essere caldo al tatto □ to get hot (o to grow hot), riscaldarsi; farsi caldo; cominciare ad avere caldo; (fig.) eccitarsi, infervorarsi, scaldarsi □ in hot haste, in fretta e furia □ in the hottest part of the battle, nel fervore della battaglia; nel mezzo della mischia □ (fig.) to make it hot for sb., rendere la vita difficile (o dare del filo da torcere) a q. You're getting hot, ci sei quasi; ci stai arrivando ( a indovinare, ecc.); ( nei giochi, cercando qc.) fuochino… fuoco… fuocone (o ti bruci)!
    (to) hot /hɒt/
    A v. t. ( di solito to hot up)
    1 riscaldare; scaldare
    2 (fig.) rinfocolare ( malcontento, tumulti, ecc.)
    B v. i.
    2 (fig.: di una crisi, ecc.) rinfocolarsi; aggravarsi; riscaldarsi, farsi caldo: The situation was hotting up, la situazione si faceva (sempre) più calda.

    English-Italian dictionary > ♦ hot

  • 16 long

    I
    1. loŋ adjective
    1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.) largo
    2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.) largo
    3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.) de largo, de duración
    4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?) tarde
    5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory) bueno

    2. adverb
    1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.) mucho tiempo
    2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?) mucho tiempo
    - long-distance
    - long-drawn-out
    - longhand
    - long house
    - long jump
    - long-playing record
    - long-range
    - long-sighted
    - long-sightedness
    - long-suffering
    - long-winded
    - as long as / so long as
    - before very long
    - before long
    - in the long run
    - the long and the short of it
    - no longer
    - so long!

    II loŋ verb
    ((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.) anhelar, ansiar
    - longingly
    long1 adj largo
    long2 adv
    1. mucho tiempo
    have you been waiting long? ¿hace mucho que esperas?
    2. ya
    as long as / so long as con tal de que
    how long? ¿cuánto tiempo?
    how long does it take you to do your homework? ¿cuánto tardas en hacer los deberes?
    how long have you lived here? ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?
    long3 vb ansiar / desear
    tr['lɒŋgɪtjʊːd]
    ————————
    tr[lɒŋ]
    1 largo,-a
    how long was the film? ¿cuánto duró la película?
    1 mucho tiempo
    how long have you been waiting? ¿cuánto hace que esperas?
    1 lo largo
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    as long as (while) mientras 2 (if) si, con tal que
    (for) a long time, for long mucho tiempo
    in the long run a la larga
    long ago hace mucho tiempo
    no longer / not any longer ya no
    not by a long chalk / not by a long shot familiar ni por mucho, ni de lejos
    so long SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL familiar (goodbye) hasta la vista
    so long as→ link=as as{ long as
    the long and the short of it is... en resumidas cuentas...
    to pull a long face poner cara larga
    long jump salto de longitud
    long ton tonelada (equivale a 2240 libras o 1016,047 kilogramos)
    long vacation SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL vacaciones nombre femenino plural de verano
    long wave onda larga
    ————————
    tr[lɒŋ]
    1 tener muchos deseos de hacer algo
    long ['lɔŋ] vi
    1)
    to long for : añorar, desear, anhelar
    2)
    to long to : anhelar, estar deseando
    they longed to see her: estaban deseando verla, tenían muchas ganas de verla
    long adv
    1) : mucho, mucho tiempo
    it didn't take long: no llevó mucho tiempo
    will it last long?: ¿va a durar mucho?
    2)
    all day long : todo el día
    3)
    as long asor so long as : mientras, con tal que
    4)
    long before : mucho antes
    5)
    so long! : ¡hasta luego!, ¡adiós!
    long adj, longer ['lɔngər] ; longest ['lɔŋgəst]
    the dress is too long: el vestido es demasiado largo
    a long way from: bastante lejos de
    in the long run: a la larga
    2) (indicating time)) : largo, prolongado
    a long illness: una enfermedad prolongada
    a long walk: un paseo largo
    at long last: por fin
    3)
    to be long on : estar cargado de
    long n
    1)
    before long : dentro de poco
    2)
    the long and the short : lo esencial, lo fundamental
    adj.
    extenso, -a adj.
    largo, -a adj.
    luengo, -a adj.
    prolongado, -a adj.
    adv.
    largamente adv.
    mucho tiempo adv.
    n.
    mangote s.m.
    v.
    anhelar v.
    suspirar v.

    I lɔːŋ, lɒŋ
    adjective longer 'lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r), longest 'lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst
    1)
    a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

    how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

    the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero

    b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo
    2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

    how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

    she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue


    II
    adverb -er, -est
    1) ( in time)

    are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

    how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

    how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

    how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

    sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)

    not long ago o since — no hace mucho

    2)

    before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

    b)

    as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

    I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

    you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12


    III

    to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)

    Phrasal Verbs:

    IV
    (= longitude) Long

    I [lɒŋ] (compar longer) (superl longest)
    1. ADJ
    1) (in size) [dress, hair, journey] largo

    it's a long distance from the school — está (muy) lejos del colegio

    to make or pull a long faceponer cara larga

    to get longer — [queue] hacerse más largo; [hair] crecer (más)

    how long is it? — (table, hallway, piece of material, stick) ¿cuánto mide de largo?; (more precisely) ¿qué longitud tiene?; (river) ¿qué longitud tiene?

    how long is her hair? — ¿cómo tiene el pelo de largo?

    to be long in the leg[trousers] tener piernas largas

    the speech was long on rhetoric and short on details — el discurso tenía mucha retórica y pocos detalles

    suit 1., 3)
    3) (in time) [film] largo; [visit] prolongado; [wait] largo, prolongado

    the course is six months long — el curso es de seis meses, el curso dura seis meses

    it has been a long day — (fig) ha sido un día muy atareado

    there will be long delays — habrá grandes retrasos, habrá retrasos considerables

    he took a long drink of water — se bebió un vaso grande de agua

    the days are getting longer — los días se están alargando

    how long is the film? — ¿cuánto (tiempo) dura la película?

    how long are the holidays? — ¿cuánto duran las vacaciones?

    to be long in doing sth — tardar en hacer algo

    at long lastpor fin

    to take a long look at sth — mirar algo detenidamente

    he has a long memory — (fig) es de los que no perdonan fácilmente

    in the long run — (fig) a la larga

    a long time ago — hace mucho tiempo

    long time no see! * — ¡cuánto tiempo sin verte!

    it's a good place to go for a long weekendes un buen sitio para ir durante un fin de semana largo

    term 1., 1), long-term, view 1., 5)
    4) (Ling) [vowel] largo
    2. ADV
    1) (=a long time)

    don't be long! — ¡vuelve pronto!

    I shan't be long (in finishing) termino pronto, no tardo; (in returning) vuelvo pronto, no tardo

    will you be long? — ¿vas a tardar mucho?

    have you been waiting long? — ¿hace mucho que espera?

    I have long believed that... — creo desde hace tiempo que..., hace tiempo que creo que...

    long after he died — mucho tiempo después de morir

    how long ago was it? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace de eso?

    long beforemucho antes

    I only had long enough to buy a paper — solo tuve tiempo para comprar un periódico

    we won't stay for long — nos quedamos un rato nada más

    are you going away for long? — ¿te vas para mucho tiempo?

    he hesitated, but not for long — dudó, pero solo por un instante

    "are you still in London?" - "yes, but not for much longer" — -¿todavía estás en Londres? -si, pero por poco tiempo ya

    how long will you be? — (in finishing) ¿cuánto (tiempo) tardarás?; (in returning) ¿cuánto tiempo te quedarás?

    how long have you been here? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevas aquí?

    how long will it take? — ¿cuánto tiempo llevará?

    how long did he stay? — ¿cuánto tiempo se quedó?

    how long have you been learning Spanish? — ¿desde cuándo llevas aprendiendo español?

    how long is it since you saw her? — ¿cuánto tiempo hace que no la ves?

    it didn't last long — fue cosa de unos pocos minutos or días etc

    to live long — tener una vida larga

    long live the King! — ¡viva el rey!

    it's not long since he died, he died not long since — no hace mucho que murió, murió hace poco

    so long! — (esp US) * ¡hasta luego!

    it won't take long — no tardará mucho

    it didn't take him long to realize that... — no tardó en darse cuenta de que...

    he talked long about politics — habló largamente de política

    2)

    how much longer can you stay? — ¿hasta cuándo podéis quedaros?

    how much longer do we have to wait? — ¿hasta cuándo tenemos que esperar?

    I can't stay any longer — no me puedo quedar por más tiempo

    no longer — ya no

    3)

    longest: six months at the longest — seis meses, como máximo or como mucho

    4)

    as long as, so long as — (=while) mientras

    as long as (is) necessary — el tiempo que haga falta, lo que haga falta

    5)

    as long as, so long as — (=provided that) siempre que + subjun

    6) (=through)

    all day long — todo el (santo) día

    all night long — toda la noche

    all summer long — todo el verano

    3. N
    1)

    the long and the short of it is that... — (fig) en resumidas cuentas, es que..., concretamente, es que...

    2) longs (Econ) valores mpl a largo plazo
    4.
    CPD

    long division N — (Math) división f larga

    long drink Nrefresco m, bebida f no alcohólica

    long johns NPLcalzoncillos mpl largos

    long jump Nsalto m de longitud

    long jumper Nsaltador(a) m / f de longitud

    long shot N — (Cine) toma f a distancia; (in race) desconocido(-a) m / f

    long sight Npresbicia f, hipermetropía f

    in or over the long term — a largo plazo

    long trousers NPL (as opposed to shorts) pantalones mpl largos

    the long vacation N, the long vac * N(Brit) (Univ) las vacaciones de verano

    long wave N — (Rad) onda f larga; (used as adj) de onda larga


    II
    [lɒŋ]
    VI

    to long for sth — anhelar algo, desear algo

    to long for sb — suspirar por algn, añorar a algn

    to long to do sth — tener muchas ganas de hacer algo, estar deseando hacer algo

    * * *

    I [lɔːŋ, lɒŋ]
    adjective longer ['lɔːŋgər, 'lɒŋgə(r)], longest ['lɔːŋgəst, 'lɒŋgɪst]
    1)
    a) ( in space) <distance/hair/legs> largo

    how long do you want the skirt? — ¿cómo quieres la falda de larga?

    the long and the short of it: the long and the short of it is that we have no money — en resumidas cuentas or en una palabra: no tenemos dinero

    b) ( extensive) <book/letter/list> largo
    2) ( in time) <struggle/investigation> largo; <period/illness> prolongado, largo

    how long was your flight? — ¿cuánto duró el vuelo?

    she's been gone a long time/while — hace tiempo/rato que se fue


    II
    adverb -er, -est
    1) ( in time)

    are you going to stay long — ¿te vas a quedar mucho tiempo?

    how much longer must we wait? — ¿hasta cuándo vamos a tener que esperar?

    how long did it take you to get there? — ¿cuánto tardaste en llegar?, ¿cuánto tiempo te llevó el viaje?

    how long have you been living here? — ¿cuánto hace que vives aquí?

    sit down, I won't be long — siéntate, enseguida vuelvo (or termino etc)

    not long ago o since — no hace mucho

    2)

    before long: you'll be an aunt before long dentro de poco serás tía; before long they had bought more offices poco después ya habían comprado más oficinas; for long: she wasn't gone for long no estuvo fuera mucho tiempo; no longer, not any longer: I can't stand it any longer ya no aguanto más; they no longer live here — ya no viven aquí

    b)

    as long as, so long as — (as conj) ( for the period) mientras; ( providing that) con tal de que (+ subj), siempre que (+ subj)

    I'll remember it as o so long as I live — lo recordaré mientras viva

    you can go so o as long as you're back by 12 — puedes ir con tal de que or siempre que vuelvas antes de las 12


    III

    to long to + INF — estar* deseando + inf, anhelar + inf (liter)

    Phrasal Verbs:

    IV
    (= longitude) Long

    English-spanish dictionary > long

  • 17 hold

    I noun
    (of ship) Laderaum, der; (of aircraft) Frachtraum, der
    II 1. transitive verb,
    1) (grasp) halten; (carry) tragen; (keep fast) festhalten
    2) (support) [tragendes Teil:] halten, stützen, tragen [Decke, Dach usw.]; aufnehmen [Gewicht, Kraft]
    3) (keep in position) halten
    4) (grasp to control) halten [Kind, Hund, Zügel]
    5) (keep in particular attitude)

    hold oneself ready or in readiness — sich bereit od. in Bereitschaft halten

    hold one's head high(fig.) (be confident) selbstbewusst sein od. auftreten; (be proud) den Kopf hoch tragen

    6) (contain) enthalten; bergen [Gefahr, Geheimnis]; (be able to contain) fassen [Liter, Personen usw.]

    the room holds ten peoplein dem Raum haben 10 Leute Platz; der Raum bietet 10 Leuten Platz

    hold water[Behälter:] wasserdicht sein; Wasser halten; (fig.) [Argument, Theorie:] stichhaltig sein, hieb- und stichfest sein

    7) (not be intoxicated by)

    he can/can't hold his drink or liquor — er kann etwas/nichts vertragen

    8) (possess) besitzen; haben
    9) (have gained) halten [Rekord]; haben [Diplom, Doktorgrad]
    10) (keep possession of) halten [Stützpunkt, Stadt, Stellung]; (Mus.): (sustain) [aus]halten [Ton]

    hold one's own(fig.) sich behaupten

    hold one's position(fig.) auf seinem Standpunkt beharren

    11) (occupy) innehaben, (geh.) bekleiden [Posten, Amt, Stellung]

    hold officeim Amt sein

    hold the line(Teleph.) am Apparat bleiben

    12) (engross) fesseln, (geh.) gefangen halten [Aufmerksamkeit, Publikum]
    13) (keep in specified condition) halten

    hold the ladder steady — die Leiter festhalten; see also academic.ru/5877/bay">bay III 1.; ransom 1.

    14) (detain) (in custody) in Haft halten, festhalten; (imprison) festsetzen; inhaftieren; (arrest) festnehmen
    15) (oblige to adhere)

    hold somebody to the terms of the contract/to a promise — darauf bestehen, dass jemand sich an die Vertragsbestimmungen hält/dass jemand ein Versprechen hält od. einlöst

    hold one's opponent [to a draw] — ein Unentschieden [gegen den Gegner] halten od. verteidigen

    17) (cause to take place) stattfinden lassen; abhalten [Veranstaltung, Konferenz, Gottesdienst, Sitzung, Prüfung]; veranstalten [Festival, Auktion]; austragen [Meisterschaften]; führen [Unterhaltung, Gespräch, Korrespondenz]; durchführen [Untersuchung]; geben [Empfang]; halten [Vortrag, Rede]
    18) (restrain) [fest]halten

    hold one's fire — [noch] nicht schießen; (fig.): (refrain from criticism) mit seiner Kritik zurückhalten

    19) (coll.): (withhold) zurückhalten

    hold it! — [einen] Moment mal!; see also horse 1)

    20) (think, believe)

    hold a view or an opinion — eine Ansicht haben (on über + Akk.)

    hold that... — dafürhalten, dass...; der Ansicht sein, dass...

    hold somebody/oneself guilty/blameless — jemanden/sich für schuldig/unschuldig halten ( for an + Dat.)

    hold something against somebody — jemandem etwas vorwerfen; see also dear 1. 1); responsible 1)

    2. intransitive verb,
    1) (not give way) [Seil, Nagel, Anker, Schloss, Angeklebtes:] halten; [Damm:] [stand]halten
    2) (remain unchanged) anhalten; [an]dauern; [Wetter:] sich halten, so bleiben; [Angebot, Versprechen:] gelten

    hold to something — bei etwas bleiben; an etwas (Dat.) festhalten

    hold [good or true] — gelten; Gültigkeit haben

    3. noun
    1) (grasp) Griff, der

    grab or seize hold of something — etwas ergreifen

    get or lay or take hold of something — etwas fassen od. packen

    take hold(fig.) sich durchsetzen; [Krankheit:] fortschreiten

    get hold of something(fig.) etwas bekommen od. auftreiben

    get hold of somebody(fig.) jemanden erreichen

    have a hold over somebody — jemanden in der Hand halten; see also catch 1. 1)

    2) (influence) Einfluss, der (on, over auf + Akk.)
    3) (Sport) Griff, der

    there are no holds barred(fig.) alles ist erlaubt

    4) (thing to hold by) Griff, der
    5)

    put on holdauf Eis legen [Plan, Programm]

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold over
    - hold up
    - hold with
    * * *
    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) halten
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) halten
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) halten
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) halten
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) festhalten
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) (ent)halten
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) abhalten
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) halten
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) beibehalten
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me( to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) die Aussicht haben
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gelten
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) festhalten
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) (stand)halten
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) standhalten
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) fesseln
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) abhalten
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) innehaben
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) sich halten
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) warten
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aushalten
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) aufbewahren
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) bringen
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) der Halt
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) die Gewalt
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) der Griff
    - -holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) der Schiffsraum
    * * *
    [həʊld, AM hoʊld]
    I. NOUN
    1. (grasp, grip) Halt m kein pl
    to catch [or grab] [or get [a]] [or take [a]] \hold of sb/sth jdn/etw ergreifen
    grab \hold of my hand and I'll pull you up nimm meine Hand und ich ziehe dich hoch
    I just managed to grab \hold of Lucy before she fell in the pool ich konnte Lucy gerade noch schnappen, bevor sie in den Pool fiel fam
    to keep \hold of sth etw festhalten
    sb loses \hold of sth jdm entgleitet etw
    sb loses \hold of the reins jdm gleiten die Zügel aus der Hand
    2. ( fig)
    to take \hold of sth custom, fashion auf etw akk überschwappen fam; fire, epidemic, disease auf etw akk übergreifen
    3. (esp climbing) Halt m kein pl
    it's a difficult mountain to climb as there aren't many \holds der Berg ist schwierig zu erklettern, weil in der Wand nicht viele Griffe sind
    to lose one's \hold den Halt verlieren
    4. (wrestling, martial arts) Griff m
    no \holds barred contest Wettbewerb, bei dem alle Griffe erlaubt sind
    to break free from sb's \hold sich akk aus jds Griff befreien
    to loosen one's \hold on sb/sth den Griff an jdm/etw lockern
    to release one's \hold on sb/sth jdn/etw loslassen
    to be on \hold in der Warteschleife sein
    to put sb on \hold jdn in die Warteschleife schalten
    his phone is engaged, can I put you on \hold? bei ihm ist besetzt, wollen Sie warten?
    6. (delay)
    to be on \hold auf Eis liegen fig
    to put sth on \hold etw auf Eis legen fig
    can we put this discussion on \hold until tomorrow? können wir diese Diskussion auf morgen verschieben?
    7. (control, influence) Kontrolle f
    the allies maintained their \hold on the port throughout the war die Alliierten hielten den Hafen während des gesamten Krieges besetzt
    get \hold of yourself! reiß dich zusammen! fam
    to lose one's \hold on life mit dem Leben nicht mehr fertigwerden
    to lose one's \hold on reality den Sinn für die Realität verlieren
    to have a [strong] \hold on [or over] sb [starken] Einfluss auf jdn haben
    he hasn't got any \hold over [or on] me er kann mir nichts anhaben
    no \holds barred ohne jegliches Tabu
    when he argues with his girlfriend there are no \holds barred wenn er mit seiner Freundin streitet, kennt er kein Pardon
    9. ( fig: find)
    to get \hold of sb/sth jdn/etw auftreiben fam
    I'll get \hold of some crockery for the picnic ich besorge Geschirr für das Picknick
    I'll get \hold of John if you phone the others wenn du die anderen anrufst, versuche ich, John zu erreichen
    to get \hold of information Informationen sammeln
    to get \hold of sth etw verstehen
    to get \hold of the wrong idea etw falsch verstehen
    don't get \hold of the wrong idea versteh mich nicht falsch
    the student already has a good \hold of the subject der Student weiß bereits recht gut über das Thema Bescheid
    11. FASHION of hairspray, mousse Halt m kein pl
    normal/strong/extra strong \hold normaler/starker/extrastarker Halt
    12. NAUT, AVIAT Frachtraum m
    13. COMPUT Halteimpuls m
    <held, held>
    1. (grasp, grip)
    to \hold sb/sth [tight [or tightly]] jdn/etw [fest]halten
    to \hold sb in one's arms jdn in den Armen halten
    to \hold the door open for sb jdm die Tür aufhalten
    to \hold a gun eine Waffe [in der Hand] halten
    to \hold hands Händchen halten fam
    to \hold sb's hand jds Hand halten
    to \hold sth in one's hand etw in der Hand halten
    to \hold one's nose sich dat die Nase zuhalten
    to \hold sth in place etw halten; AUTO
    to \hold the road eine gute Straßenlage haben
    the latest model \holds the road well when cornering das neueste Modell weist in den Kurven gutes Fahrverhalten auf
    to \hold one's sides with laughter sich dat die Seiten vor Lachen halten, sich akk vor Lachen krümmen
    to \hold sb/sth jdn/etw [aus]halten [o tragen]
    will the rope \hold my weight? wird das Seil mein Gewicht aushalten?
    to \hold one's head high ( fig) erhobenen Hauptes dastehen
    to \hold one's peace ( fig) den Mund halten fam
    to \hold oneself badly sich akk gehenlassen fam
    to \hold oneself in readiness sich akk bereithalten
    to \hold oneself upright sich akk gerade halten
    to \hold oneself well sich akk gut halten
    to \hold sb's attention [or interest] jdn fesseln
    to \hold sb [in custody]/hostage/prisoner jdn in Haft/als Geisel/gefangen halten
    to be able to \hold one's drink [or AM also liquor] Alkohol vertragen
    to \hold [on to] the lead in Führung bleiben
    to \hold sb to ransom jdn bis zur Zahlung eines Lösegelds gefangen halten
    to \hold one's course seinen Kurs [beibe]halten a. fig
    to \hold course for sth NAUT, AVIAT auf etw akk Kurs nehmen
    to \hold a note einen Ton halten
    to \hold the prices at an acceptable level die Preise auf einem vernünftigen Niveau halten
    to \hold one's serve SPORT den Aufschlag halten
    sth is \holding its value pictures, antiques etw behält seinen Wert
    to \hold sb to his/her word jdn beim Wort nehmen
    6. (delay, stop)
    to \hold sth etw zurückhalten
    we'll \hold lunch until you get here wir warten mit dem Essen, bis du hier bist
    will you \hold my calls for the next half hour, please? können Sie bitte die nächste halbe Stunde niemanden durchstellen?
    she's on the phone at the moment, will you \hold the line? sie spricht gerade, möchten Sie warten [o fam dranbleiben]?
    we'll \hold the front page until we have all the details wir halten die erste Seite frei, bis wir alle Einzelheiten haben
    \hold everything! (when sth occurs to sb) stopp!, warte!; (when sceptical) moment mal fam
    \hold it [right there]! stopp!
    ok, \hold it! PHOT gut, bleib so!
    to \hold sth in abeyance etw ruhenlassen
    to \hold one's breath die Luft anhalten
    he said he'd finish the report by tomorrow but I'm not \holding my breath ( fig) er sagte, er würde den Bericht bis morgen fertig machen, aber ich verlasse mich lieber nicht darauf
    to \hold one's fire MIL das Feuer einstellen, nicht gleich sein ganzes Pulver verschießen fig fam
    \hold your fire! nicht schießen!; ( fig)
    stop shouting at me and \hold your fire! hör auf mich anzubrüllen und reg dich ab! fam
    to \hold confiscated goods/a parcel konfiszierte Waren/ein Paket einbehalten
    to \hold sth bottle, glass, box etw fassen; COMPUT etw speichern
    one bag won't \hold all of the shopping der Einkauf passt nicht in eine Tüte
    this room \holds 40 people dieser Raum bietet 40 Personen Platz
    the CD rack \holds 100 CDs in den CD-Ständer passen 100 CDs
    my brain can't \hold so much information at one time ich kann mir nicht so viel auf einmal merken
    this hard disk \holds 13 gigabytes diese Festplatte hat ein Speichervolumen von 13 Gigabyte
    8. (involve)
    to \hold sth for sth für jdn mit etw dat verbunden sein
    fire seems to \hold a fascination for most people Feuer scheint auf die meisten Menschen eine Faszination auszuüben
    death \holds no fear for her der Tod macht ihr keine Angst
    sth \holds many disappointments/surprises etw hält viele Enttäuschungen/Überraschungen bereit
    to \hold land Land besitzen
    to \hold that... der Meinung sein, dass...
    * * *
    hold1 [həʊld] s FLUG, SCHIFF Lade-, Frachtraum m
    hold2 [həʊld]
    A s
    1. Halt m, Griff m:
    catch ( oder get, lay, seize, take) hold of sth etwas ergreifen oder in die Hand bekommen oder zu fassen bekommen oder umg erwischen;
    get hold of sb jemanden erwischen,;
    I couldn’t get hold of the money ich konnte das Geld nicht auftreiben;
    keep hold of festhalten;
    let go ( oder quit) one’s hold of sth etwas loslassen;
    miss one’s hold danebengreifen
    2. Halt m, Griff m, Stütze f:
    afford no hold keinen Halt bieten;
    lose one’s hold den Halt verlieren
    3. Ringen: Griff m:
    (with) no holds barred fig mit allen Mitteln oder Tricks;
    in politics no holds are barred fig in der Politik wird mit harten Bandagen gekämpft
    4. (on, over, of) Gewalt f, Macht f (über akk), Einfluss m (auf akk):
    get a hold on sb jemanden unter seinen Einfluss oder in seine Macht bekommen;
    get hold of o.s. sich in die Gewalt bekommen;
    have a (firm) hold on sb jemanden in seiner Gewalt haben, jemanden beherrschen;
    lose hold of o.s. die Fassung verlieren
    5. US Einhalt m:
    put a hold on sth etwas stoppen
    6. US Haft f, Gewahrsam m
    7. MUS Fermate f, Haltezeichen n
    8. Raumfahrt: Unterbrechung f des Countdown
    a) fig etwas auf Eis legen,
    b) TEL jemanden auf Warten schalten
    10. obs Festung f
    B v/t prät und pperf held [held], pperf JUR oder obs auch holden [ˈhəʊldən]
    1. (fest)halten:
    hold sb’s hand jemanden an der Hand halten;
    the goalkeeper failed to hold the ball (Fußball) der Torhüter konnte den Ball nicht festhalten
    2. sich die Nase, die Ohren zuhalten:
    hold one’s nose( ears)
    3. ein Gewicht etc tragen, (aus)halten
    4. (in einem Zustand etc) halten:
    hold o.s. erect sich gerade halten;
    hold (o.s.) ready (sich) bereithalten;
    the way he holds himself (so) wie er sich benimmt;
    with one’s head held high hoch erhobenen Hauptes
    5. (zurück-, ein)behalten:
    hold the shipment die Sendung zurück(be)halten;
    hold the mustard (im Restaurant etc) bes US (bitte) ohne Senf
    6. zurück-, abhalten ( beide:
    from von), an-, aufhalten, im Zaume halten, zügeln:
    hold sb from doing sth jemanden davon abhalten, etwas zu tun;
    there is no holding him er ist nicht zu halten oder zu bändigen oder zu bremsen;
    hold the enemy den Feind aufhalten
    7. US
    a) festnehmen:
    b) in Haft halten
    8. SPORT sich erfolgreich gegen einen Gegner verteidigen
    9. jemanden festlegen (to auf akk):
    hold sb to his word jemanden beim Wort nehmen
    10. a) Wahlen, eine Versammlung, eine Pressekonferenz etc abhalten
    b) ein Fest etc veranstalten
    c) eine Rede halten
    d) SPORT eine Meisterschaft etc austragen
    11. einen Kurs etc beibehalten:
    hold prices at the same level die Preise (auf dem gleichen Niveau) halten;
    hold the pace SPORT das Tempo halten
    12. Alkohol vertragen:
    hold one’s liquor ( oder drink) well eine ganze Menge vertragen;
    he can’t hold his liquor er verträgt nichts
    13. a) MIL und fig eine Stellung halten, behaupten:
    hold one’s own (with) sich behaupten (gegen), bestehen (neben);
    hold the stage fig die Szene beherrschen, im Mittelpunkt stehen (Person); fort 1, ground1 A 7, stage A 3
    b) Tennis: seinen Aufschlag halten, durchbringen
    14. innehaben:
    a) Land, Rechte etc besitzen: account C 1
    b) ein Amt etc bekleiden
    15. einen Platz etc einnehmen, (inne)haben, einen Rekord halten:
    hold an academic degree einen akademischen Titel führen
    16. fassen:
    a) enthalten:
    b) Platz bieten für, unterbringen:
    this hall holds 800 in diesen Saal gehen 800 Personen
    17. enthalten, fig auch zum Inhalt haben:
    the room holds period furniture das Zimmer ist mit Stilmöbeln eingerichtet;
    the place holds many memories der Ort ist voll von Erinnerungen;
    each picture holds a memory mit jedem Bild ist eine Erinnerung verbunden;
    it holds no pleasure for him er findet kein Vergnügen daran;
    life holds many surprises das Leben ist voller Überraschungen
    18. Bewunderung, Sympathie etc hegen, haben ( beide:
    for für):
    hold no prejudice kein Vorurteil haben
    19. behaupten:
    hold (the view) that … die Ansicht vertreten oder der Ansicht sein, dass …
    20. halten für, betrachten als:
    I hold him to be a fool ich halte ihn für einen Narren;
    it is held to be wise man hält es für klug ( to do zu tun)
    21. halten:
    hold sb dear jemanden lieb haben;
    hold sb responsible jemanden verantwortlich machen; contempt 1, esteem B
    22. besonders JUR entscheiden ( that dass)
    23. die Zuhörer etc fesseln, in Spannung halten:
    hold sb’s attention jemandes Aufmerksamkeit fesseln oder wachhalten
    24. US ein Hotelzimmer etc reservieren
    25. hold to US beschränken auf (akk)
    a) jemandem etwas vorhalten oder vorwerfen,
    b) jemandem etwas übel nehmen oder nachtragen
    27. US jemandem (aus)reichen:
    28. MUS einen Ton (aus)halten
    29. hold sth over sb jemanden mit etwas einschüchtern oder erpressen
    C v/i
    1. halten, nicht (zer)reißen oder (zer)brechen
    2. stand-, aushalten, sich halten
    3. (sich) festhalten (by, to an dat)
    4. bleiben:
    hold on one’s course seinen Kurs weiterverfolgen;
    hold on one’s way seinen Weg weitergehen;
    hold onto hold on 1, 2, 7; fast2 B
    5. sich verhalten:
    hold still stillhalten
    6. sein Recht ableiten (of, from von)
    7. auch hold good (weiterhin) gelten, gültig sein oder bleiben:
    the rule holds of ( oder in) all cases die Regel gilt in allen Fällen
    8. anhalten, andauern:
    my luck held das Glück blieb mir treu
    9. einhalten:
    hold! halt!
    10. hold by ( oder to) jemandem od einer Sache treu bleiben
    a) übereinstimmen mit,
    b) einverstanden sein mit
    12. stattfinden
    * * *
    I noun
    (of ship) Laderaum, der; (of aircraft) Frachtraum, der
    II 1. transitive verb,
    1) (grasp) halten; (carry) tragen; (keep fast) festhalten
    2) (support) [tragendes Teil:] halten, stützen, tragen [Decke, Dach usw.]; aufnehmen [Gewicht, Kraft]
    4) (grasp to control) halten [Kind, Hund, Zügel]

    hold oneself ready or in readiness — sich bereit od. in Bereitschaft halten

    hold one's head high(fig.) (be confident) selbstbewusst sein od. auftreten; (be proud) den Kopf hoch tragen

    6) (contain) enthalten; bergen [Gefahr, Geheimnis]; (be able to contain) fassen [Liter, Personen usw.]

    the room holds ten people — in dem Raum haben 10 Leute Platz; der Raum bietet 10 Leuten Platz

    hold water[Behälter:] wasserdicht sein; Wasser halten; (fig.) [Argument, Theorie:] stichhaltig sein, hieb- und stichfest sein

    he can/can't hold his drink or liquor — er kann etwas/nichts vertragen

    8) (possess) besitzen; haben
    9) (have gained) halten [Rekord]; haben [Diplom, Doktorgrad]
    10) (keep possession of) halten [Stützpunkt, Stadt, Stellung]; (Mus.): (sustain) [aus]halten [Ton]

    hold one's own(fig.) sich behaupten

    hold one's position(fig.) auf seinem Standpunkt beharren

    11) (occupy) innehaben, (geh.) bekleiden [Posten, Amt, Stellung]

    hold the line(Teleph.) am Apparat bleiben

    12) (engross) fesseln, (geh.) gefangen halten [Aufmerksamkeit, Publikum]

    hold the ladder steady — die Leiter festhalten; see also bay III 1.; ransom 1.

    14) (detain) (in custody) in Haft halten, festhalten; (imprison) festsetzen; inhaftieren; (arrest) festnehmen

    hold somebody to the terms of the contract/to a promise — darauf bestehen, dass jemand sich an die Vertragsbestimmungen hält/dass jemand ein Versprechen hält od. einlöst

    16) (Sport): (restrict)

    hold one's opponent [to a draw] — ein Unentschieden [gegen den Gegner] halten od. verteidigen

    17) (cause to take place) stattfinden lassen; abhalten [Veranstaltung, Konferenz, Gottesdienst, Sitzung, Prüfung]; veranstalten [Festival, Auktion]; austragen [Meisterschaften]; führen [Unterhaltung, Gespräch, Korrespondenz]; durchführen [Untersuchung]; geben [Empfang]; halten [Vortrag, Rede]
    18) (restrain) [fest]halten

    hold one's fire — [noch] nicht schießen; (fig.): (refrain from criticism) mit seiner Kritik zurückhalten

    19) (coll.): (withhold) zurückhalten

    hold it! — [einen] Moment mal!; see also horse 1)

    20) (think, believe)

    hold a view or an opinion — eine Ansicht haben (on über + Akk.)

    hold that... — dafürhalten, dass...; der Ansicht sein, dass...

    hold somebody/oneself guilty/blameless — jemanden/sich für schuldig/unschuldig halten ( for an + Dat.)

    hold something against somebody — jemandem etwas vorwerfen; see also dear 1. 1); responsible 1)

    2. intransitive verb,
    1) (not give way) [Seil, Nagel, Anker, Schloss, Angeklebtes:] halten; [Damm:] [stand]halten
    2) (remain unchanged) anhalten; [an]dauern; [Wetter:] sich halten, so bleiben; [Angebot, Versprechen:] gelten

    hold to something — bei etwas bleiben; an etwas (Dat.) festhalten

    hold [good or true] — gelten; Gültigkeit haben

    3. noun
    1) (grasp) Griff, der

    grab or seize hold of something — etwas ergreifen

    get or lay or take hold of something — etwas fassen od. packen

    take hold(fig.) sich durchsetzen; [Krankheit:] fortschreiten

    get hold of something(fig.) etwas bekommen od. auftreiben

    get hold of somebody(fig.) jemanden erreichen

    have a hold over somebody — jemanden in der Hand halten; see also catch 1. 1)

    2) (influence) Einfluss, der (on, over auf + Akk.)
    3) (Sport) Griff, der

    there are no holds barred(fig.) alles ist erlaubt

    4) (thing to hold by) Griff, der
    5)

    put on holdauf Eis legen [Plan, Programm]

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    (keep) something in suspense expr.
    etwas in der Schwebe halten ausdr.
    im ungewissen lassen ausdr. (point) something out to someone expr.
    jemandem etwas entgegenhalten ausdr. (a meeting, etc.) v.
    abhalten (Treffen, Versammlung) v. (possess) v.
    innehaben v. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: held)
    = abhalten (Treffen) v.
    beibehalten v.
    bereithalten v.
    enthalten v.
    festhalten v.
    halten v.
    (§ p.,pp.: hielt, gehalten)

    English-german dictionary > hold

  • 18 hold

    I 1. həuld past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) holde, bære
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) holde
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) holde (oppe)
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) holde (fast)
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) holde fanget/tilbake
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) romme, inneholde
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) (av)holde
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) holde (seg)
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ha/bekle en stilling, sitte som
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) nære, ha
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) gjelde, holde (seg), stå ved makt
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) holde noen til noe, få en til å følge
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) holde, verne mot
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) holde ut mot
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) holde oppmerksomheten
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) (av)holde, feire
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) eie, besitte, sitte/ligge inne med
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) holde (seg), vare ved
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) (vente) et øyeblikk
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) holde (tonen)
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) ta vare på
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) inneholde, (ville) bringe
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) tak, grep, hold
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) makt, tak, grep
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) grep, (bryte)tak, hold
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II həuld noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) lasterom
    arrest
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    bevare
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    ha
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    hank
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    holde
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    skaft
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    skjefte
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    tak
    I
    subst. ( holden) \/həʊld\/
    1) ( også overført) tak, grep, hold
    2) ( overført) innflytelse, makt, kontroll, tak, grep
    3) håndtak
    4) ( bryting) brytetak, grep
    5) støtte, feste
    6) ( gammeldags) fengsel, forvaring, varetekt
    7) ( gammeldags) fort, festning
    catch hold of ta tak i
    get hold of gripe tak i
    have a hold on someone ha makt over noen, ha noen i sitt grep, ha innflytelse over noen
    keep a firm hold of holde et fast grep om
    no holds barred ( bryting) alle grep er tillatt ( overført) alt er lov, alle knep er tillatt
    put\/keep something on hold legge noe på is, utsette noe til senere
    release one's hold slippe taket
    take hold begynne å virke, begynne å få effekt
    II
    subst. \/həʊld\/
    III
    verb ( held - held) \/həʊld\/
    1) holde, holde i
    could you hold the ladder for me?
    2) bære, holde oppe
    3) tåle
    4) omfavne, holde omkring
    5) ( handel) holde på varene, ikke selge
    6) holde (tilbake), holde på, holde i varetekt, holde fengslet
    7) holde av, reservere
    8) oppbevare
    9) ( også overført) holde, beholde
    one pizza, please, and hold the anchovies
    en pizza uten ansjos, takk
    10) eie, ha, besitte, være i besittelse av, inneha
    11) bekle, inneha, sitte i (om stilling, verv, posisjon)
    12) ha plass til, romme, ta
    13) inneholde, romme
    what does the future hold for us?
    14) ( overført) holde, være holdbar, stå seg, holde stikk
    15) arrangere, avholde, holde (møte, fest e.l.)
    16) holde seg, vare (ved), vedvare, fortsette
    will the fine weather hold?
    17) fortsette (i en bestemt retning)
    18) ( overført) fengsle, oppta, oppsluke, gripe, holde oppmerksomheten fanget hos, holde i ånde
    19) nære, ha (ideer)
    20) holde fast ved, stå ved
    21) holde for (å være), regne for (å være), anse for (å være)
    22) ( jus) avsi kjennelse, avsi kjennelse om
    23) stå ved makt, være gyldig, gjelde, stå fast, stå ved lag
    24) (amer., slang, narkotika) ha stoff på seg, besitte stoff
    hold! ( gammeldags) holdt!, stopp!, vent!
    hold against legge til last
    hold an opinion ha en mening, være av en mening
    hold back holde tilbake, stanse, stoppe
    skjule, holde skjult, hemmeligholde, fortie sette av, legge av, spare
    stille seg avventende, forholde seg avventende, nøle, tvile, innta en avventende holdning
    hold by fastholde, holde fast ved, stå ved rette seg etter, la seg lede av like, ha sansen for
    hold court være midtpunkt for alles oppmerksomhet
    hold down holde nede
    beholde, bli i
    hold everything! stopp!
    hold firm holde fast ved
    hold forth ( ofte nedsettende) snakke i vei, dosere
    holde for sannsynlig
    hold good være sann, være gyldig
    hold hard! ( britisk) stopp!
    hold in tøyle, holde i tømmene, beherske
    holde tilbake
    hold in with holde seg inne med, holde seg til venns med
    hold it! vent litt!, stopp en halv!
    hold land sitte på landeiendommer
    hold liable eller hold responsible ( jus) legge til last
    hold off holde på avstand, holde fra livet
    hold your dog off!
    holde seg på avstand, holde seg borte
    vente (med), utsette, drøye (med)
    hold office sitte ved makten, regjere
    hold on holde fast holde på plass holde på, holde ut
    hold on! vent litt!, stopp en halv!
    hold one's breath holde pusten
    hold oneself well ha god holdning
    hold one's ground holde stand, ikke bøye av, ikke vike
    hold one's nose holde seg for nesen
    hold one's own holde stillingen, klare seg bra
    hold one' s tongue\/peace holde munn, tie, være stille
    hold one's way gå videre, fortsette på sin vei
    hold on to holde (seg) fast i
    holde (fast) på, holde fast ved sitte på
    hold out strekke ut, strekke frem, rekke ut, rekke frem, holde ut, holde frem
    tilby, gi, love
    rekke, vare, strekke til
    will the food hold out?
    holde til, oppholde seg holde stand, holde ut, stå i mot
    hold out for stå fast på kravet om avvente, vente til man får
    hold out on someone ( hverdagslig) holde tilbake for noen, unnlate å fortelle hele sannheten til noen gi blaffen i ønskene til noen
    hold over utsette
    beholde inntil videre, holde tilbake, sette til side ( jus) beholde embete\/eiendom lenger enn avtalt la fortsette utover fastsatt tid
    ( skogbruk) overholde
    hold shares sitte på aksjer, sitte med aksjer
    hold someone cheap ikke ha høye tanker om noen
    hold someone dear holde av noen, være glad i noen
    hold someone in contempt forakte noen, nære forakt for noen, ringeakte noen
    hold someone in honour holde noen i ære, ære noen
    hold someone's hand ( overført) holde noen i hånden, gi noen moralsk støtte
    hold someone to bail ( jus) avkreve noen kausjon
    hold something against someone laste noen for noe, la noe telle i noens disfavør, legge en noe til last, bruke noe mot noen
    hold something over someone la noe utgjøre en konstant trussel for noen, bruke noe som pressmiddel overfor noen
    hold together holde sammen, binde sammen
    henge sammen
    hold someone to her\/his promise tvinge noen til å holde sitt løfte
    hold that eller hold the view that være av den oppfatning at, mene at
    hold the line ( telekommunikasjon) holde forbindelsen, ikke legge på ( overført) ikke gi etter for press
    hold the market dominere markedet
    hold the reins ( overført) holde i tømmene
    hold the stage dominere en samtale
    hold the title to ha rett på, inneha retten til
    hold tight holde seg fast
    hold trumps ha trumf på hånden, sitte med trumf på hånden
    hold to stå ved, fastholde, holde fast ved
    hold up rekke opp, holde opp, holde i været, heve, løfte
    ( til beskuelse) holde frem, vise frem, stille opp holde oppe, støtte holde ut, holde motet oppe stå seg, holde hindre, oppholde, (for)sinke, forhale
    ( om kort) holde tilbake rane, overfalle, plyndre
    hold up one's head ( overført) holde hodet høyt
    hold up to utsette for, gjøre til gjenstand for
    hold up to ridicule gjøre til latter, latterliggjøre
    hold your horses! (amer.) hold an litt!, stopp en halv!, brems litt!
    hold your noise! være stille!
    hold water være vantett ( om brønn) inneholde vann ( overført) holde, være holdbar, stå seg
    hold with ( hverdagslig) holde med være enig med være tilhenger av, støtte
    not hold by ( også) ikke like, mislike
    on hold ( midlertidig) i bero ( telekommunikasjon) på vent

    English-Norwegian dictionary > hold

  • 19 unite

    ju:ˈnaɪt гл.
    1) соединять(ся)
    2) объединять(ся) to unite against aggressionобъединяться в борьбе против агрессии to unite one's allies against the common foe ≈ объединить союзников в борьбе против общего врага to unite for ≈ объединяться/консолидироваться с какой-л. целью We must unite for the common good. ≈ Мы должны объединиться для всеобщего блага The nation was united for the struggle against terrorism. ≈ Все население поднялось на борьбу с терроризмом. We must unite in our struggle against terrorism. ≈ Мы должны объединить свои усилия в борьбе против терроризма. We had to unite the competing factions into a cohesive whole. ≈ Мы должны объединить соперничающие политические группировки в одно единое целое Our countries must unite with each other against the common enemy. ≈ Наши страны должны объединиться в борьбе против общего врага. ∙ unite in unite into unite with Syn: blend, coalesce, combine, fuse, join, merge, connect Ant: scatter соединять - to * the parts with cement скреплять части цементом соединяться - oil and water will not * масло и вода не соединяются объединять - to * two parties объединить две партии - to * two companies слить две компании - ties of friendship * our two countries наши две страны связывают узы дружбы объединяться - England and Scotland *d in 1706 Англия и Шотландия объединились в 1706 году - to * in an attempt to do smth. объединиться для того, чтобы сделать что-л. проявлять единодушие;
    быть заодно - they were *d in deploring the unprecedented rise in military expenditures они единодушно осудили беспрецедентный рост расходов на военные нужды старинная английская золотая монета( 20 шиллингов) unite объединять(ся) ~ объединять ~ соединять(ся), объединять(ся) ~ соединять(ся) ~ соединять worker: ~ рабочий;
    работник;
    workers of the world, unite! пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь!

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > unite

  • 20 hold

    I 1. [həuld] past tense, past participle - held; verb
    1) (to have in one's hand(s) or between one's hands: He was holding a knife; Hold that dish with both hands; He held the little boy's hand; He held the mouse by its tail.) segurar
    2) (to have in a part, or between parts, of the body, or between parts of a tool etc: He held the pencil in his teeth; She was holding a pile of books in her arms; Hold the stamp with tweezers.) segurar
    3) (to support or keep from moving, running away, falling etc: What holds that shelf up?; He held the door closed by leaning against it; Hold your hands above your head; Hold his arms so that he can't struggle.) segurar
    4) (to remain in position, fixed etc when under strain: I've tied the two pieces of string together, but I'm not sure the knot will hold; Will the anchor hold in a storm?) aguentar
    5) (to keep (a person) in some place or in one's power: The police are holding a man for questioning in connection with the murder; He was held captive.) reter
    6) (to (be able to) contain: This jug holds two pints; You can't hold water in a handkerchief; This drawer holds all my shirts.) conter
    7) (to cause to take place: The meeting will be held next week; We'll hold the meeting in the hall.) ter lugar
    8) (to keep (oneself), or to be, in a particular state or condition: We'll hold ourselves in readiness in case you send for us; She holds herself very erect.) manter-se
    9) (to have or be in (a job etc): He held the position of company secretary for five years.) ocupar
    10) (to think strongly; to believe; to consider or regard: I hold that this was the right decision; He holds me (to be) responsible for everyone's mistakes; He is held in great respect; He holds certain very odd beliefs.) considerar
    11) (to continue to be valid or apply: Our offer will hold until next week; These rules hold under all circumstances.) manter-se
    12) ((with to) to force (a person) to do something he has promised to do: I intend to hold him to his promises.) obrigar
    13) (to defend: They held the castle against the enemy.) defender
    14) (not to be beaten by: The general realized that the soldiers could not hold the enemy for long.) aguentar
    15) (to keep (a person's attention): If you can't hold your pupils' attention, you can't be a good teacher.) prender
    16) (to keep someone in a certain state: Don't hold us in suspense, what was the final decision?) realizar
    17) (to celebrate: The festival is held on 24 June.) possuir
    18) (to be the owner of: He holds shares in this company.) aguentar
    19) ((of good weather) to continue: I hope the weather holds until after the school sports.) esperar
    20) ((also hold the line) (of a person who is making a telephone call) to wait: Mr Brown is busy at the moment - will you hold or would you like him to call you back?) aguentar
    21) (to continue to sing: Please hold that note for four whole beats.) guardar
    22) (to keep (something): They'll hold your luggage at the station until you collect it.) reservar
    23) ((of the future) to be going to produce: I wonder what the future holds for me?)
    2. noun
    1) (the act of holding: He caught/got/laid/took hold of the rope and pulled; Keep hold of that rope.) domínio
    2) (power; influence: He has a strange hold over that girl.) influência
    3) ((in wrestling etc) a manner of holding one's opponent: The wrestler invented a new hold.) golpe
    - - holder
    - hold-all
    - get hold of
    - hold back
    - hold down
    - hold forth
    - hold good
    - hold it
    - hold off
    - hold on
    - hold out
    - hold one's own
    - hold one's tongue
    - hold up
    - hold-up
    - hold with
    II [həuld] noun
    ((in ships) the place, below the deck, where cargo is stored.) porão
    * * *
    hold1
    [hould] n 1 ação de segurar, pegar ou agarrar. 2 ponto por onde se pega (cabo, alça, etc.). 3 forte influência. 4 impressão. 5 cela de prisão. 6 prisão, cadeia. 7 fortificação, fortaleza. 8 Mus fermata: símbolo de pausa. • vt+vi (ps and pp held) 1 pegar, agarrar, segurar. hold my pencil! / segure meu lápis! 2 reter. 3 manter. 4 defender. he holds the view / ele defende a opinião. 5 ocupar (cargo). 6 manter sob controle. 7 aderir. 8 confinar. 9 empregar. 10 suportar, apoiar. 11 durar, ficar. 12 deter, refrear, parar, embargar. 13 conter, caber, encerrar. the bottle holds one liter / no frasco cabe um litro. 14 possuir, ocupar. 15 julgar, ter por, considerar, crer, afirmar. I hold him to be my friend / eu considero-o meu amigo. 16 presidir. 17 reunir. 18 festejar. 19 continuar, permanecer, manter-se firme. 20 ser válido, vigorar. • interj pare!, quieto!, espere! he held the audience ele fascinou (dominou) os ouvintes. hold on like grim death! agora agüentem firme! hold your horses! calma com isso!, devagar! it took a hold on me impressionou-me. on hold a) adiado. b) na espera (ao telefone). she holds the stage ela arrebata a audiência. the meeting was held at a reunião realizou-se em. there is no holding him ele não se deixa dissuadir. to have a firm hold of (on) dominar, segurar com mão forte. to hold a call colocar alguém em espera (ao telefone) até a pessoa ou o ramal ficar livre. to hold aloof ficar de lado. to hold a wager sustentar uma aposta. to hold back reter(-se), deter(-se). to hold cheap desprezar, menosprezar. to hold counsel deliberar. to hold dear gostar, prezar. to hold down manter sob sujeição ou controle. to hold down (a job) ficar com. to hold forth exibir, entrar em detalhes. to hold good aprovar, confirmar-se. to hold hard parar quieto, sustar. to hold in refrear-se, conter-se, abster-se. to hold off a) manter à distância. b) refrear temporariamente. to hold on a) firmar-se, agarrar-se. b) perdurar, continuar. c) esperar (ao telefone). to hold one’s own, to hold one’s ground manter-se, agüentar. to hold one’s peace ficar quieto. to hold one’s tongue calar-se. to hold out agüentar, resistir. to hold over a) adiar. b) manter a posse de. to hold shares possuir ações. to hold that Jur julgar que. to hold the line ficar esperando ao telefone. to hold true a) verificar, confirmar. b) ser verdadeiro. to hold up a) apresentar como exemplo, expor. b) sustentar. c) atrasar, atrapalhar. d) assaltar (à mão armada), roubar. to hold water ser à prova d’água, ser impermeável. to take hold of segurar, prender, pegar.
    ————————
    hold2
    [hould] n 1 porão de carga do navio. 2 compartimento de carga do avião.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > hold

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