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  • 1 ♦ support

    ♦ support /səˈpɔ:t/
    n.
    1 [uc] ( anche fig.) appoggio; sostegno; puntello; aiuto: He is the sole support of ( o for) his family, è l'unico sostegno della sua famiglia; moral support, sostegno morale; unfailing support, appoggio costante; technical support, supporto tecnico; to rally support, cercare sostegno
    2 [u] sostentamento; mantenimento; nutrimento: They are without means of support, sono privi di mezzi di sostentamento
    3 (mecc., med., ecc.) supporto: knee support, ginocchiera
    4 (mat., comput.) supporto
    5 (polit.) seguito: His support was weaker in the large cities, il suo seguito (elettorale) era minore nelle grandi città
    6 [u] finanziamento; sostegno; aiuto finanziario
    8 (mus.) sottofondo; accompagnamento
    9 (cinem.) attore (o film) secondario
    ● (econ.) support arrangements, meccanismi d'intervento □ ( ciclismo) support car, ammiraglia ( auto) □ support group, gruppo di supporto □ (econ.) support measures, interventi ( del governo, ecc.) □ ( sport) support play, gioco in appoggio □ (agric., econ.) support price, prezzo di sostegno, prezzo sostenuto (spec. dalla UE) □ (econ.) support tariffs, tariffe di sostegno □ (mil.) support trench, seconda trincea □ (mil.) support weapon, arma d'appoggio □ (econ.) price supports, sussidi governativi ( all'agricoltura, ecc.) □ to speak in support of sb., prendere le difese di q. to speak in support of a measure, caldeggiare un provvedimento □ (mil.) to be stationed in support, essere di rincalzo.
    ♦ (to) support /səˈpɔ:t/
    v. t.
    1 sostenere; appoggiare; reggere; sorreggere; difendere; patrocinare; essere favorevole a: The foundations support the house, le fondamenta sorreggono la casa; to support a cause [a candidate], appoggiare (o sostenere) una causa [un candidato]; (econ.) to support prices, sostenere i prezzi; to support a motion, appoggiare una mozione; to support birth control, essere favorevole al (o un fautore del) controllo delle nascite
    2 (form.) sopportare; tollerare: I cannot support your insolence any longer, non posso più tollerare la tua insolenza
    3 mantenere; sostentare; nutrire; sfamare: He has a wife and five children to support, ha moglie e cinque figli da mantenere
    4 sovvenzionare; mantenere; aiutare finanziariamente: to support a hospital, sovvenzionare un ospedale
    5 confermare; convalidare; corroborare; rafforzare; suffragare: (leg.) to support a charge, convalidare un'accusa; to support a theory, confermare una teoria; to support a statement with evidence, suffragare un'affermazione con prove
    7 (polit.) essere un sostenitore (o un simpatizzante) di: to support the labour party, essere un sostenitore del partito laburista
    8 ( sport) essere un sostenitore di; tifare, fare il tifo per ( una squadra, ecc.): Which team do you support?, per quale squadra fai il tifo?
    9 (comput.) supportare
    to support an institution, sottoscrivere a beneficio di un'istituzione □ to support life, creare le condizioni per la vita: Can Mars support life?, potrebbe esserci vita su Marte? □ to support one's needs, soddisfare i propri bisogni □ to support oneself, sostentarsi; guadagnarsi la vita; ( anche) reggersi (in piedi): She has supported herself since she was eighteen, si mantiene da sola da quando aveva diciotto anni; The elderly man supported himself with a stick, l'anziano si reggeva con un bastone □ to support a resolution, prendere la parola in favore d'una decisione.

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  • 2 support

    1. I
    he has a wife and five children to support у него на иждивении жена и пятеро детей
    2. III
    1) support smb., smth. support a candidate (the leader, the president, one another, the new government, a policy, a resolution, a claim, etc.) поддерживать кандидата и т.д., оказывать кандидату и т.д. поддержку; who supports his candidacy? кто выскажется в пользу его кандидатуры?; support a cause (the good name of a school, etc.) бороться за /поддерживать/ идею и т.д.; what supported him was hope (his courage, a clear conscience, your approval, etc.) его поддерживала /ему помогала/ надежда и т.д.; which side /team/ do you support? ты за какую команду болеешь?
    2) support smb., smth. support one's family (his parents. his aged mother, an institution, an establishment, etc.) обеспечивать /содержать/ свою семью и т.д.;, support oneself зарабатывать себе на жизнь /содержать себя/; air, food and drink are necessary to support life для поддержания жизни необходимы воздух, пища и вода
    3) support smth. support a theory (an argument, a claim, a statement, a principle, etc.) подтверждать /подкреплять/ теорию и т.д.; his discovery supported my suspicions то, что ему удалось обнаружить, подтвердило мои подозрения /догадки/; leading doctors supported his testimony его показания подтвердили /поддержали/ ведущие доктора
    4) support smth., smb. support the house (the walls, a column, etc.) подпирать /поддерживать/ дом и т.д., what is supporting the roof? на чем держится /на что опирается/ крыша?; the foundations support the building здание стоит на фундаменте; two policemen supported him его поддерживали два полицейских; you support the bottom of the box while I lift the top держи ящик за дно, а я подниму крышку
    5) support smth., smb. support a load (heavy lorries, pressure, much strain. etc.) выдерживать груз и т.д.; that chair will not support a heavy person под тяжелым человеком тот стул развалится; that bridge isn't strong enough to support so much weight этот мост недостаточно крепок, чтобы выдержать такую тяжесть
    6) support smth. usually in the negative with can; support fatigue (strain, life, etc.) выдерживать усталость и т.д.; I can support such insolence no longer, I can't support such impudence any longer я не могу больше терпеть такого нахальства /такой наглости/
    3. IV
    1) support smth., smb. in some manner support smth., smb. loyally (steadfastly, warmly, heartily, enthusiastically. vigorously, continually, financially, etc.) верно и т.д. поддерживать что-л., кого-л.
    2) support smth. in some manner support smth. theoretically (adequately, etc.) подтверждать /подкреплять/ что-л. теоретически и т.д.
    4. XI
    1) be supported by smb. be supported by the army (by the officers, by the clergy, by all, by the mayor, etc.) иметь поддержку /пользоваться поддержкой/ армии и т.д.; I was supported by him both materially and spiritually он поддерживал меня и материально и морально
    2) be supported by smb., smth. she is supported by her son (by parents, by relatives. by charity, etc.) ее содержит сын и т.д.; the hospital (the university, the church, etc.) is supported by the public (by voluntary contributions, by the government, by subscription, etc.) больница и т.д. существует на средства, собранные общественностью и т.д.; be supported from smth. students are supported from special funds (from government grants, etc.) студентов содержат за счет специальных фондов и т.д.
    3) be supported by smth. be supported by proofs (by facts, by good authority. by evidence from..., by a good conscience, etc.) подкрепляться /подтверждаться/ доказательствами и т.д., основываться на доказательствах и т.д.
    4) be supported this branch needs to be supported эту ветвь надо подпереть /подвязать/, для этой ветви нужна подпорка; he was ill and had to be supported as he walked home ему было плохо и пришлось поддерживать его, когда он шел домой; be supported by smth. the gallery (the roof, the wall, etc.) is supported by pillars галерея и т.д. держится на колоннах; be supported on smth. the house is supported on piles дом стоит на сваях
    5. XXI1
    1) support smb. in smth. support you in your efforts (him in the ordeal, us in trouble, etc.) поддерживать вас в ваших усилиях и т.д.; support smth. with smth. support a statement with his authority поддерживать заявление своем авторитетом
    2) support smb., smth. on smth. support a family on that wage (herself on her musical talents, hospitals on voluntary subscriptions, etc.) содержать семью на такую зарплату и т.д.
    3) support smb., smth. with /by/ smth. support her with my arm (oneself with a stick, a pier by chains, etc.) поддерживать ее рукой и т.д.; support smth. on smth. support one's chin on one's hand подпереть подбородок рукой; Atlas supports the sky on his shoulders Атлас держит небеса на своих плечах
    4) support smth. without smb. usually in the negative she couldn't support life without friends она не могла жить без друзей

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > support

  • 3 support

    support [səˈpɔ:t]
    1. noun
       a. soutien m ; ( = technical support) support m technique
    to give support to sb/sth soutenir qn/qch
    in support of his theory/claim à l'appui de sa théorie/revendication
    to give one's support to... prêter son appui à...
       b. ( = object) appui m ; [of structure] support m ; (moral, financial) soutien m ; (US = subsidy) subvention f
       a. ( = hold up) [pillar, beam, person] soutenir
       b. [+ theory, cause, party, candidate] (passively) être pour ; (actively) soutenir ; [+ sb's application] appuyer ; [+ action] soutenir ; [+ team] être supporter de
    to support o.s. ( = earn one's living) gagner sa vie
    the school is supported by money from... l'école reçoit une aide financière de...
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    ‼|/b] [b]to support supporter
    * * *
    [sə'pɔːt] 1.
    1) (moral, financial, political) soutien m, appui m

    air/land/sea support — Military appui m aérien/terrestre/maritime

    to give somebody/something (one's) support — apporter son soutien à quelqu'un/quelque chose

    in support of somebody/something — en faveur de quelqu'un/quelque chose

    means of support — ( financial) moyens mpl de subsistance

    2) (physical, for weight) gen support m; ( for limb) appareil m de maintien
    3) ( person) soutien m
    4) ( at concert) ( band) groupe m de la première partie
    2.
    1) (provide moral, financial backing) gen soutenir; donner à [charity]
    2) ( physically) supporter [weight]; soutenir [person]
    3) ( validate) confirmer
    4) ( maintain) [breadwinner, land, farm] faire vivre, subvenir aux besoins de; [charity] aider
    5) ( put up with) endurer
    6) Computing prendre en charge
    3.

    English-French dictionary > support

  • 4 hand

    1. noun
    1) (Anat., Zool.) Hand, die

    eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

    get one's hands dirty(lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

    give somebody one's hand(reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

    give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

    pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

    hand in handHand in Hand

    go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

    the problem/matter in hand — das vorliegende Problem/die vorliegende Angelegenheit

    hold handsHändchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

    hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

    hands off!Hände od. Finger weg!

    take/keep one's hands off somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen/nicht anfassen

    keep one's hands off something(fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

    hands up [all those in favour] — wer dafür ist, hebt die Hand!

    hands up!(as sign of surrender) Hände hoch!

    hands down(fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

    be at hand(be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

    out of hand(summarily) kurzerhand

    be to hand(be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

    go/pass from hand to hand — von Hand zu Hand gehen

    be hand in glove [with] — unter einer Decke stecken [mit]

    wait on somebody hand and foot(fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

    have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

    hand on heart(fig.) Hand aufs Herz

    get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

    lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden

    by hand(manually) mit der od. von Hand; (in handwriting) handschriftlich; (by messenger) durch Boten

    2) (fig.): (authority)

    with a firm/iron hand — mit starker Hand/eiserner Faust [regieren]

    he needs a father's hander braucht die väterliche Hand

    get out of hand — außer Kontrolle geraten; see also academic.ru/73191/take">take 1. 6); upper 1. 1)

    have a free hand to do something — freie Hand haben, etwas zu tun

    3) in pl. (custody)

    in somebody's hands, in the hands of somebody — (in somebody's possession) in jemandes Besitz; (in somebody's care) in jemandes Obhut

    fall into somebody's hands[Person, Geld:] jemandem in die Hände fallen

    have [got] something/somebody on one's hands — sich um etwas/jemanden kümmern müssen

    he's got such a lot/enough on his hands at the moment — er hat augenblicklich so viel/genug um die Ohren (ugs.)

    have time on one's hands — [viel] Zeit haben; (too much) mit seiner Zeit nichts anzufangen wissen

    take somebody/something off somebody's hands — jemandem jemanden/etwas abnehmen

    have something in hand — etwas zur Verfügung haben; (not used up) etwas [übrig] haben

    be on handda sein

    5) (share)

    have a hand in somethingbei etwas seine Hände im Spiel haben

    take a hand [in something] — sich [an etwas (Dat.)] beteiligen

    6) (agency) Wirken, das (geh.)

    suffer/suffer injustice at the hands of somebody — unter jemandem/jemandes Ungerechtigkeit zu leiden haben

    7) (pledge of marriage)

    ask for or seek somebody's hand [in marriage] — um jemandes Hand bitten od. (geh.) anhalten

    8) (worker) Arbeitskraft, die; Arbeiter, der; (Naut.): (seaman) Hand, die (fachspr.); Matrose, der
    9) (person having ability)

    be a good/poor hand at tennis — ein guter/schwacher Tennisspieler sein

    10) (source) Quelle, die

    at first/second/third hand — aus erster/zweiter/dritter Hand; see also firsthand; second-hand

    11) (skill) Geschick, das

    get one's hand inwieder in Übung kommen od. (ugs.) reinkommen

    12) (style of handwriting) Handschrift, die; (signature) Unterschrift, die
    13) (of clock or watch) Zeiger, der
    14) (side) Seite, die

    on the right/left hand — rechts/links; rechter/linker Hand

    on somebody's right/left hand — rechts/links von jemandem; zu jemandes Rechten/Linken

    on every handvon allen Seiten [umringt sein]; ringsum [etwas sehen]

    on the one hand..., [but] on the other [hand]... — einerseits..., andererseits...; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite...

    15) (measurement) Handbreit, die
    16) (coll.): (applause) Beifall, der; Applaus, der

    give him a big hand, let's have a big hand for him — viel Applaus od. Beifall für ihn!

    17) (cards) Karte, die; (period of play) Runde, die; see also throw in 4)
    2. transitive verb
    geben; [Überbringer:] übergeben [Sendung, Lieferung]

    hand something [a]round — (pass round, circulate) etwas herumgeben; (among group) etwas herumgehen lassen

    you've got to hand it to them/her — etc. (fig. coll.) das muss man ihnen/ihr usw. lassen

    Phrasal Verbs:
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    [hænd] 1. noun
    1) (the part of the body at the end of the arm.) die Hand
    2) (a pointer on a clock, watch etc: Clocks usually have an hour hand and a minute hand.) der Zeiger
    3) (a person employed as a helper, crew member etc: a farm hand; All hands on deck!) der Arbeiter,der Mann
    4) (help; assistance: Can I lend a hand?; Give me a hand with this box, please.) die Hilfe
    5) (a set of playing-cards dealt to a person: I had a very good hand so I thought I had a chance of winning.) das Blatt
    6) (a measure (approximately centimetres) used for measuring the height of horses: a horse of 14 hands.) die Handbreit
    7) (handwriting: written in a neat hand.) die Handschrift
    2. verb
    (often with back, down, up etc)
    1) (to give (something) to someone by hand: I handed him the book; He handed it back to me; I'll go up the ladder, and you can hand the tools up to me.) geben
    2) (to pass, transfer etc into another's care etc: That is the end of my report from Paris. I'll now hand you back to Fred Smith in the television studio in London.) zurückgeben
    - handful
    - handbag
    - handbill
    - handbook
    - handbrake
    - handcuff
    - handcuffs
    - hand-lens
    - handmade
    - hand-operated
    - hand-out
    - hand-picked
    - handshake
    - handstand
    - handwriting
    - handwritten
    - at hand
    - at the hands of
    - be hand in glove with someone
    - be hand in glove
    - by hand
    - fall into the hands of someone
    - fall into the hands
    - force someone's hand
    - get one's hands on
    - give/lend a helping hand
    - hand down
    - hand in
    - hand in hand
    - hand on
    - hand out
    - hand-out
    - handout
    - hand over
    - hand over fist
    - hands down
    - hands off! - hands-on
    - hands up! - hand to hand
    - have a hand in something
    - have a hand in
    - have/get/gain the upper hand
    - hold hands with someone
    - hold hands
    - in good hands
    - in hand
    - in the hands of
    - keep one's hand in
    - off one's hands
    - on hand
    - on the one hand... on the other hand
    -... on the other hand
    - out of hand
    - shake hands with someone / shake someone's hand
    - shake hands with / shake someone's hand
    - a show of hands
    - take in hand
    - to hand
    * * *
    [hænd]
    I. NOUN
    1. ANAT Hand f
    all these toys are made by \hand das ganze Spielzeug hier ist handgemacht
    get [or keep] your \hands off! Hände [o fam Pfoten] weg!
    \hands up! Hände hoch!
    \hands up who wants to come! Hand hoch, wer kommen will
    he had his \hands in his pockets er hatte die Hände in den Hosentaschen
    they were just holding \hands sie hielten doch nur Händchen
    the letter was delivered by \hand der Brief wurde durch einen Boten überbracht
    the student put up her \hand die Schülerin meldete sich
    to crawl on \hands and knees auf allen vieren kriechen
    to get down on one's \hands and knees auf die Knie gehen
    pen in \hand mit gezücktem Stift
    to have one's \hands full die Hände voll haben
    to be good with one's \hands geschickte Hände haben, manuell geschickt sein
    in one's [left/right] \hand in der [linken/rechten] Hand
    to get one's \hands dirty ( also fig) sich dat die Hände schmutzig machen
    to change \hands ( fig) in andere Hände übergehen
    to do sth by \hand (not by machine) work etw von Hand machen; product etw von Hand fertigen
    to hold sb's \hand jdm die Hand halten
    to keep one's \hands off sth die Finger von etw dat lassen
    to keep one's \hands off sb die Hände von jdm lassen
    to put sth into sb's \hands jdm etw in die Hand geben
    to shake \hands with sb, to shake sb's \hand jdm die Hand schütteln; (done when introducing) sich dat die Hand geben
    to take sth out of sb's \hands jdm etw aus der Hand nehmen
    to take sb by the \hand jdn an die [o bei der] Hand nehmen
    to lead sb by the \hand jdn an der Hand führen
    \hand in \hand Hand in Hand; (give assistance) jdn bei der Hand nehmen
    2. (needing attention)
    at \hand vorliegend
    the job at \hand die Arbeit, die zu tun ist
    the problem in \hand das anstehende Problem
    the matter in \hand die vorliegende Angelegenheit
    in \hand bei der Hand, verfügbar
    he had a lot of money in \hand er hatte viel Geld zur Verfügung
    4. (close, within reach)
    at [or to] \hand nah, in Reichweite
    to \hand COMM zur Hand
    to keep sth close at \hand etw in Reichweite haben
    to keep sth ready at \hand etw bereithalten
    to be at \hand zur Verfügung stehen, verfügbar sein
    we want to ensure that help is at \hand for all wir wollen sicherstellen, dass allen geholfen werden kann
    to have sth to \hand etw zur Verfügung haben
    he uses whatever materials come to \hand er verwendet einfach alle Materialien, die ihm in die Hände kommen
    to have sth on one's \hands etw an der Hand haben, über etw akk verfügen
    she's got a lot of work on her \hands sie hat wahnsinnig viel zu tun
    he's got a lot of time on his \hands er hat viel Zeit zur Verfügung
    we've got a problem on our \hands wir haben ein Problem am Hals
    5. (at one's service)
    on \hand (available) bereit, zur Verfügung
    my bank always has an advisor on \hand in meiner Bank steht den Kunden immer ein Berater zur Verfügung
    it's the \hand of fate das ist die Hand des Schicksals
    at [or by] the \hands of sb/sth durch jdn/etw
    my life is in your \hands mein Leben liegt in Ihren Händen
    your life is in your own \hands Sie haben Ihr Leben selbst in der Hand
    to be in good [or excellent] \hands in guten Händen sein
    to be in safe \hands in sicheren Händen sein
    to get sb/sth off one's \hands jdn/etw los sein
    we can relax now that we've got the kids off our \hands jetzt wo man uns die Kinder abgenommen hat, können wir etwas ausspannen
    to have a \hand in sth bei etw dat seine Hand [o die Finger] [mit] im Spiel haben, bei etw dat mitmischen
    it is thought that terrorists had a \hand in this explosion man geht davon aus, dass der Bombenanschlag auf das Konto von Terroristen geht
    to leave sth/sb in sb's \hands jdm etw überlassen/jdn in jds Obhut lassen
    to put sth into the \hands of sb/sth jdm/etw etw übergeben [o überlassen]
    there's no more we can do except leave it in the solicitor's \hands jetzt können wir nichts weiter tun als alles dem Anwalt zu überlassen
    my \hands are tied mir sind die Hände gebunden
    sth is in \hand (receiving attention, being arranged) für etw akk ist gesorgt
    to be well in \hand gut laufen fam
    to have sth well in \hand etw gut im Griff haben
    a firm \hand eine [ge]strenge Hand
    to fall into the wrong \hands in die falschen Hände geraten [o gelangen]
    to be in/out of sb's \hands unter/außerhalb jds Kontrolle sein
    it's in your \hands now, you deal with it das liegt jetzt in deiner Hand, du bearbeitest das
    to have everything in \hand alles unter Kontrolle haben
    to get out of \hand situation, matter außer Kontrolle geraten; children nicht mehr zu bändigen sein
    the horse got out of \hand ich/er, usw. verlor die Kontrolle über das Pferd
    the party got out of hand die Party ist ausgeartet
    to have sth in \hand etw unter Kontrolle haben
    to take sb/sth in \hand sich dat jdn/etw vornehmen
    8. (assistance) Hilfe f
    would you like a \hand with that bag? soll ich Ihnen helfen, die Tasche zu tragen?
    would you like a \hand carrying those bags? soll ich Ihnen beim Tragen der Taschen helfen?
    to give [or lend] sb a \hand [with sth] jdm [bei etw dat] helfen [o behilflich sein]
    to [be able to] use a \hand with sth esp AM bei etw dat Hilfe gebrauchen [können]
    9. (manual worker) Arbeiter(in) m(f), Kraft f, Mann m
    how many extra \hands will we need? wie viele Leute brauchen wir extra?; (sailor) Matrose m
    factory \hand ungelernter Fabrikarbeiter/ungelernte Fabrikarbeiterin
    10. (skilful person) Könner(in) m(f)
    [to be] a dab \hand at sth ein Könner/eine Könnerin auf seinem/ihrem Gebiet [sein], ein Geschick nt für etw akk haben
    he's quite a \hand at wallpapering er ist ziemlich gut beim Tapezieren
    he's a real Russia \hand er ist ein echter Russlandkenner
    I'm an old \hand at... ich bin ein alter Hase im/in der...
    to be good with one's \hands handfertig sein
    to keep one's \hand in (stay in practice) in Übung bleiben
    to turn one's \hand to sth sich akk an etw akk machen
    Jane can turn her \hand to just about anything Jane gelingt einfach alles, was sie anpackt
    11. (on clock, watch) Zeiger m
    minute \hand Minutenzeiger m
    the big/little \hand der große/kleine Zeiger
    12. CARDS Blatt nt
    to deal a \hand ein Blatt nt austeilen
    to show one's \hand seine Karten [o sein Blatt] zeigen
    a \hand of poker eine Runde Poker
    13. (horse measurement) Handbreit f
    14. (handwriting) Handschrift f
    in sb's \hand in jds Handschrift
    the note was written in someone else's \hand jemand anders hatte die Nachricht geschrieben
    to give sb a big \hand jdm einen großen Applaus spenden, jdn mit großem Beifall begrüßen
    16. (without consideration)
    out of \hand kurzerhand, mir nichts dir nichts fam
    they rejected any negotiations out of \hand sie schlugen jedwelche Verhandlungen kurzerhand aus
    17. COMM (in stock)
    goods on \hand Vorräte pl
    inventory on \hand FIN Vorratsbestand m
    stock on \hand verfügbarer Bestand m
    18. FIN
    note of \hand Schuldschein m
    19. COMPUT
    \hands off automatisches System
    \hands on operatorbedientes System
    20.
    to ask for sb's \hand in marriage ( form) jdn um ihre/seine Hand bitten, jdm einen Heiratsantrag machen
    a bird in the \hand [is worth two in the bush] ( prov) ein Spatz in der Hand ist besser als die Taube auf dem Dach prov
    to eat out of sb's \hands jdm aus der Hand fressen
    at first/second \hand aus erster/zweiter Hand
    to get one's \hands on sb jdn zu fassen kriegen fam, jdn schnappen fam
    to be \hand in glove [with sb] [or AM\hand and \hand] [mit jdm] unter einer Decke stecken pej
    to go \hand in \hand [with sth] Hand in Hand gehen [mit etw dat]
    to have got [sb] on one's \hands [mit jdm] zu tun haben
    to have one's \hands full jede Menge zu tun haben
    to only have one pair of \hands auch nur zwei Hände haben
    to keep a firm \hand on sth etw fest im Griff behalten
    to lay [or get] [or put] one's \hands on sth etw erwerben [o erstehen] [o fam kriegen]
    to live from \hand to mouth von der Hand in den Mund leben, sich akk gerade so durchschlagen fam, gerade so über die Runden kommen fam
    to lose/make money \hand over fist Geld schnell verlieren/scheffeln
    many \hands make light work ( prov) viele Hände machen der Arbeit bald ein Ende prov
    on the one \hand... on the other [\hand]... einerseits... andererseits
    to put in \hand esp BRIT ausführen
    all hospitals now have disaster plans to put in \hand allen Krankenhäusern stehen jetzt Katastrophenvorkehrungen zur Verfügung
    to put [or dip] one's \hand in the till in die Kasse greifen, einen Griff in die Kasse tun
    with one \hand tied:
    I could beat you with one \hand tied ich könnte dich mit links schlagen
    to have one's \hands tied nichts tun können
    my \hands have been tied mir sind die Hände gebunden
    to wait on sb \hand and foot jdn von vorne bis hinten bedienen
    to win \hands down spielend [o mit links] gewinnen
    to \hand sb sth [or to \hand sth to sb] jdm etw [über]geben [o [über]reichen]
    you've got to \hand it to sb man muss es jdm lassen
    to \hand sb a line [or a line to sb] ( fam) jdn anlügen; (less seriously) jdn anschwindeln
    * * *
    hand [hænd]
    A s
    1. Hand f:
    hands off! Hände weg!;
    hands up! Hände hoch!;
    with one’s hands up mit erhobenen Händen;
    a helping hand fig eine hilfreiche Hand;
    give ( oder lend) a (helping) hand mit zugreifen, jemandem helfen ( with bei);
    give sth a helping hand pej bei etwas mithelfen;
    do you need a hand? soll ich dir helfen?;
    give sb a hand up jemandem auf die Beine helfen oder hochhelfen;
    he asked for her hand er hielt um ihre Hand an;
    be good with one’s hands handwerkliches Geschick haben; stand B 1
    2. a) Hand f (eines Affen)
    b) Vorderfuß m (eines Pferdes etc)
    c) Fuß m (eines Falken)
    d) Schere f (eines Krebses)
    3. Urheber(in), Verfasser(in)
    4. meist pl Hand f, Macht f, Gewalt f:
    I am entirely in your hands ich bin ganz in Ihrer Hand;
    fall into sb’s hands jemandem in die Hände fallen
    5. pl Hände pl, Obhut f:
    6. pl Hände pl, Besitz m:
    in private hands in Privathand, in Privatbesitz;
    change hands Bes Redew
    7. Hand f (Handlungs-, besonders Regierungsweise):
    with a high hand selbstherrlich, anmaßend, willkürlich, eigenmächtig;
    with (a) heavy hand hart, streng, mit harter Hand; iron B 3
    8. Hand f, Quelle f:
    at first hand aus erster Hand
    9. Hand f, Fügung f, Einfluss m, Wirken n:
    the hand of God die Hand Gottes;
    hidden hand (geheime) Machenschaften pl
    10. Seite f (auch fig), Richtung f:
    on every hand überall, ringsum;
    a) überall,
    b) von allen Seiten;
    on the right hand rechter Hand, rechts;
    on the one hand …, on the other hand fig einerseits …, andererseits
    11. meist in Zusammensetzungen Arbeiter(in), Mann m (auch pl), pl Leute pl, SCHIFF Matrose m: deck A 1
    12. Fachmann m, -frau f, Routinier m:
    an old hand ein alter Fachmann oder Praktikus oder Hase umg;
    a good hand at sehr geschickt oder geübt in (dat);
    I am a poor hand at golf ich bin ein schlechter Golfspieler
    13. (gute) Hand, Geschick n:
    he has a hand for horses er versteht es, mit Pferden umzugehen;
    my hand is out ich bin außer oder aus der Übung
    14. Handschrift f:
    15. Unterschrift f:
    set one’s hand to seine Unterschrift setzen unter (akk), unterschreiben;
    under the hand of unterzeichnet von
    16. Hand f, Fertigkeit f:
    it shows a master’s hand es verrät die Hand eines Meisters
    17. Applaus m, Beifall m:
    get a big hand stürmischen Beifall hervorrufen, starken Applaus bekommen;
    give sb a hand jemandem applaudieren oder Beifall klatschen
    18. Zeiger m (der Uhr etc)
    19. Büschel n, Bündel n (Früchte), Hand f (Bananen)
    20. Handbreit f (= 4 Zoll = 10,16 cm) (besonders um die Höhe von Pferden zu messen)
    a) Spieler(in)
    b) Blatt n, Karten pl:
    c) Spiel n: lone 1
    22. pl Fußball: Handspiel n:
    he was cautioned for hands er wurde wegen eines Handspiels verwarnt;
    hands! Hand!
    B v/t
    1. ein-, aushändigen, (über)geben, (-)reichen ( alle:
    sb sth, sth to sb jemandem etwas):
    you must hand it to him fig das muss man oder der Neid ihm lassen (anerkennend)
    2. jemandem helfen, jemanden geleiten:
    hand sb into (out of) the car jemandem ins (aus dem) Auto helfen
    3. SCHIFF die Segel festmachenBesondere Redewendungen: hand and foot
    a) an Händen und Füßen (fesseln),
    b) fig eifrig, ergeben (dienen), vorn und hinten (bedienen);
    a) auf vertrautem Fuße stehen (mit), ein Herz und eine Seele sein (mit),
    b) unter einer Decke stecken (mit) umg;
    hands down spielend, mühelos (gewinnen etc);
    hand in hand Hand in Hand (a. fig);
    hand on heart Hand aufs Herz;
    a) Hand über Hand (klettern etc),
    b) fig Zug um Zug, schnell, spielend;
    hand to hand Mann gegen Mann (kämpfen);
    a) nahe, in Reichweite,
    b) nahe (bevorstehend),
    c) bei der oder zur Hand, bereit;
    at the hands of vonseiten, seitens (gen), durch, von;
    a) mit der Hand, manuell,
    b) durch Boten,
    c) mit der Flasche (großziehen);
    carved by hand handgeschnitzt;
    a) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen,
    b) fig jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen;
    from hand to hand von Hand zu Hand;
    from hand to mouth von der Hand in den Mund (leben);
    a) in der Hand,
    b) zur (freien) Verfügung,
    c) vorrätig, vorhanden,
    d) fig in der Hand oder Gewalt,
    e) in Bearbeitung,
    f) im Gange;
    the letter (matter) in hand der vorliegende Brief (die vorliegende Sache);
    a) in die Hand oder in Angriff nehmen,
    b) umg jemanden unter seine Fittiche nehmen;
    a) verfügbar, vorrätig,
    b) bevorstehend,
    c) zur Stelle;
    on one’s hands
    a) auf dem Hals,
    b) zur Verfügung;
    be on sb’s hands jemandem zur Last fallen;
    a) kurzerhand, sofort,
    b) vorbei, erledigt,
    c) fig aus der Hand, außer Kontrolle, nicht mehr zu bändigen;
    let one’s temper get out of hand die Selbstbeherrschung verlieren;
    to hand zur Hand;
    come to hand eingehen, -laufen, -treffen (Brief etc);
    your letter to hand WIRTSCH obs im Besitz Ihres werten Schreibens;
    a) unter Kontrolle,
    b) unter der Hand, heimlich;
    under the hand and seal of Mr X von Mr. X eigenhändig unterschrieben oder geschrieben und gesiegelt;
    with one’s own hand eigenhändig;
    change hands in andere Hände übergehen, den Besitzer wechseln;
    the lead changed hands several times SPORT die Führung wechselte mehrmals;
    get one’s hand in Übung bekommen, sich einarbeiten;
    get sth off one’s hands etwas loswerden;
    grease ( oder oil) sb’s hand umg jemanden schmieren umg, jemanden bestechen;
    have one’s hand in in Übung sein, Übung haben;
    have a hand in seine Hand im Spiel haben bei, beteiligt sein an (dat);
    have clean hands eine weiße oder reine oder saubere Weste haben;
    have one’s hands full alle Hände voll zu tun haben;
    hold hands Händchen halten (Verliebte);
    holding hands Händchen haltend;
    hold one’s hand sich zurückhalten;
    join hands sich die Hände reichen, fig a. sich verbünden oder zusammentun;
    keep one’s hand in in Übung bleiben;
    keep a firm hand on unter strenger Zucht halten;
    lay (one’s) hands on
    a) anfassen,
    b) ergreifen, packen, habhaft werden (gen),
    c) (gewaltsam) Hand an jemanden legen,
    d) REL ordinieren;
    I can’t lay my hands on it ich kann es nicht finden;
    lay hands on o.s. Hand an sich legen;
    not lift ( oder raise) a hand keinen Finger rühren;
    live by one’s hands von seiner Hände Arbeit leben;
    play into sb’s hands jemandem in die Hände arbeiten;
    put one’s hand on
    a) finden,
    b) fig sich erinnern an (akk);
    a) ergreifen,
    b) fig in Angriff nehmen, anpacken;
    shake hands sich die Hände schütteln, Shakehands machen;
    shake hands with sb, shake sb by the hand jemandem die Hand schütteln (auch zur Gratulation etc) oder geben;
    shake hands on etwas mit Handschlag besiegeln;
    show one’s hand fig seine Karten aufdecken;
    take a hand at a game bei einem Spiel mitmachen;
    throw one’s hand in (Kartenspiel) aussteigen (a. fig);
    try one’s hand at sth etwas versuchen, es mit etwas probieren;
    wash one’s hands
    a) sich die Hände waschen,
    b) euph mal kurz verschwinden;
    wash one’s hands of it
    a) (in dieser Sache) seine Hände in Unschuld waschen,
    b) nichts mit der Sache zu tun haben wollen;
    I wash my hands of him mit ihm will ich nichts mehr zu tun haben; cross B 1, overplay A 3, sit A 1, soil1 A a
    hd abk
    1. hand
    2. head
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (Anat., Zool.) Hand, die

    eat from or out of somebody's hand — (lit. or fig.) jemandem aus der Hand fressen

    get one's hands dirty(lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Hände schmutzig machen

    give somebody one's hand(reach, shake) jemandem die Hand geben od. reichen

    give or lend [somebody] a hand [with or in something] — [jemandem] [bei etwas] helfen

    pass or go through somebody's hands — (fig.) durch jemandes Hand od. Hände gehen

    go hand in hand [with something] — (fig.) [mit etwas] Hand in Hand gehen

    the problem/matter in hand — das vorliegende Problem/die vorliegende Angelegenheit

    hold handsHändchen halten (ugs. scherzh.); sich bei den Händen halten

    hold somebody's hand — jemandes Hand halten; jemandem die Hand halten; (fig.): (give somebody close guidance) jemanden bei der Hand nehmen; (fig.): (give somebody moral support or backing) jemandem das Händchen halten (iron.)

    hands off!Hände od. Finger weg!

    take/keep one's hands off somebody/something — jemanden/etwas loslassen/nicht anfassen

    keep one's hands off something(fig.) die Finger von etwas lassen (ugs.)

    hands up [all those in favour] — wer dafür ist, hebt die Hand!

    hands down(fig.) (easily) mit links (ugs.); (without a doubt, by a large margin) ganz klar (ugs.)

    be at hand (be nearby) in der Nähe sein; (be about to happen) unmittelbar bevorstehen

    out of hand (summarily) kurzerhand

    be to hand(be readily available, within reach) zur Hand sein; (be received) [Brief, Notiz, Anweisung:] vorliegen

    go/pass from hand to hand — von Hand zu Hand gehen

    be hand in glove [with] — unter einer Decke stecken [mit]

    wait on somebody hand and foot(fig.) jemanden vorn und hinten bedienen (ugs.)

    have one's hands full — die Hände voll haben; (fig.): (be fully occupied) alle Hände voll zu tun haben (ugs.)

    hand on heart(fig.) Hand aufs Herz

    get one's hands on somebody/something — jemanden erwischen od. (ugs.) in die Finger kriegen/etwas auftreiben

    lay or put one's hand on something — etwas finden

    by hand (manually) mit der od. von Hand; (in handwriting) handschriftlich; (by messenger) durch Boten

    2) (fig.): (authority)

    with a firm/iron hand — mit starker Hand/eiserner Faust [regieren]

    get out of hand — außer Kontrolle geraten; see also take 1. 6); upper 1. 1)

    have a free hand to do something — freie Hand haben, etwas zu tun

    3) in pl. (custody)

    in somebody's hands, in the hands of somebody — (in somebody's possession) in jemandes Besitz; (in somebody's care) in jemandes Obhut

    fall into somebody's hands[Person, Geld:] jemandem in die Hände fallen

    have [got] something/somebody on one's hands — sich um etwas/jemanden kümmern müssen

    he's got such a lot/enough on his hands at the moment — er hat augenblicklich so viel/genug um die Ohren (ugs.)

    have time on one's hands — [viel] Zeit haben; (too much) mit seiner Zeit nichts anzufangen wissen

    take somebody/something off somebody's hands — jemandem jemanden/etwas abnehmen

    have something in hand — etwas zur Verfügung haben; (not used up) etwas [übrig] haben

    take a hand [in something] — sich [an etwas (Dat.)] beteiligen

    6) (agency) Wirken, das (geh.)

    suffer/suffer injustice at the hands of somebody — unter jemandem/jemandes Ungerechtigkeit zu leiden haben

    ask for or seek somebody's hand [in marriage] — um jemandes Hand bitten od. (geh.) anhalten

    8) (worker) Arbeitskraft, die; Arbeiter, der; (Naut.): (seaman) Hand, die (fachspr.); Matrose, der
    9) (person having ability)

    be a good/poor hand at tennis — ein guter/schwacher Tennisspieler sein

    10) (source) Quelle, die

    at first/second/third hand — aus erster/zweiter/dritter Hand; see also firsthand; second-hand

    11) (skill) Geschick, das

    get one's hand inwieder in Übung kommen od. (ugs.) reinkommen

    12) (style of handwriting) Handschrift, die; (signature) Unterschrift, die
    13) (of clock or watch) Zeiger, der
    14) (side) Seite, die

    on the right/left hand — rechts/links; rechter/linker Hand

    on somebody's right/left hand — rechts/links von jemandem; zu jemandes Rechten/Linken

    on every handvon allen Seiten [umringt sein]; ringsum [etwas sehen]

    on the one hand..., [but] on the other [hand]... — einerseits..., andererseits...; auf der einen Seite..., auf der anderen Seite...

    15) (measurement) Handbreit, die
    16) (coll.): (applause) Beifall, der; Applaus, der

    give him a big hand, let's have a big hand for him — viel Applaus od. Beifall für ihn!

    17) (cards) Karte, die; (period of play) Runde, die; see also throw in 4)
    2. transitive verb
    geben; [Überbringer:] übergeben [Sendung, Lieferung]

    hand something [a]round — (pass round, circulate) etwas herumgeben; (among group) etwas herumgehen lassen

    you've got to hand it to them/her — etc. (fig. coll.) das muss man ihnen/ihr usw. lassen

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    (handwriting) n.
    Handschrift f. (clock) n.
    Zeiger - m. n.
    Hand ¨-e f. v.
    einhändigen v.
    herüberreichen v.
    reichen v.

    English-german dictionary > hand

  • 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
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       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.
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       Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385
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       Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580
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       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 rest

    I
    1. rest noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) descanso, reposo
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) descanso, sueño
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) apoyo, soporte
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) en reposo

    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) descansar, reposar
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) descansar, reposar(se)
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) descansar sobre, apoyar(se)
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) relajarse, estar tranquilo
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) depender de
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) corresponder
    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest

    II rest
    rest1 n
    1. descanso / reposo
    I'm tired, I need a rest estoy cansado, necesito un descanso
    2. los demás
    where are the rest of the players? ¿dónde están los demás jugadores?
    3. el resto
    rest2 vb
    1. descansar
    2. apoyar
    tr[rest]
    1 quedar
    you may rest assured that... puede tener la seguridad de que...
    1 el resto
    Tom came, but the rest stayed at home vino Tom, pero los demás se quedaron en casa
    ————————
    tr[rest]
    1 (repose) descanso, reposo
    1 (relax) descansar
    2 (lean) apoyar
    1 (relax) descansar
    2 (be calm) quedarse tranquilo,-a
    3 (depend) depender (on, de)
    1 (lean) apoyar
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    at rest en reposo
    give it a rest! ¡déjalo ya!, ¡basta ya!
    Rest in peace Descanse en paz
    to lay to rest enterrar
    to set somebody's mind at rest tranquilizar a alguien
    rest cure cura de reposo
    rest room SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL servicios nombre masculino plural
    rest home (for the ill) casa de reposo 2 (for the elderly) asilo
    rest ['rɛst] vi
    1) repose: reposar, descansar
    2) relax: quedarse tranquilo
    3) stop: pararse, detenerse
    4) depend: basarse (en), descansar (sobre), depender (de)
    the decision rests with her: la decisión pesa sobre ella
    5)
    to rest on : apoyarse en, descansar sobre
    to rest on one's arm: apoyarse en el brazo
    rest vt
    1) relax: descansar
    2) support: apoyar
    3)
    to rest one's eyes on : fijar la mirada en
    rest n
    1) relaxation, repose: reposo m, descanso m
    2) support: soporte m, apoyo m
    3) : silencio m (en música)
    4) remainder: resto m
    5)
    to come to rest : pararse
    n.
    descanso s.m.
    espera s.f.
    feria s.f.
    huelga s.f.
    parada s.f.
    pausa s.f.
    paz s.f.
    poso s.m.
    reposo s.m.
    restante s.m.
    resto s.m.
    silencio s.m.
    v.
    apoyarse v.
    descansar v.
    quedar v.
    reposar v.
    sestear v.
    sosegar v.
    rest
    I
    1) noun
    2)
    a) c ( break) descanso m

    rest FROM something: I need a rest from cooking/work necesito descansar de la cocina/de mi trabajo; to give something a rest (colloq) dejar de hacer algo; give it a rest! — basta ya!, cambia de disco! (fam)

    b) u ( relaxation) descanso m, reposo m

    try to get some/a good night's rest — trata de descansar un poco/de dormir bien esta noche

    to lay somebody to rest — (euph) enterrar* or (frml) dar* sepultura a alguien

    to lay something to rest — enterrar* algo; (before n) <day, period> de descanso

    3) u ( motionlessness) reposo m

    to come to rest — detenerse*

    4) c ( support) apoyo m
    5) c ( Mus) silencio m
    6) ( remainder)

    the rest: the rest of the money el resto del dinero, el dinero restante; the rest of them have finished los demás han terminado; the rest of the children los demás niños, los otros niños; and all the rest of it — y todo eso, etcétera, etcétera


    II
    1.
    1)
    a) ( relax) descansar

    to rest easy — estar* tranquilo

    b) ( lie buried) (liter) descansar (liter)
    2)

    to rest ON something: his head rested on my shoulder tenía la cabeza recostada en or apoyada sobre mi hombro; the structure rests on eight massive pillars — la estructura descansa sobre ocho columnas gigantescas

    b) (be based, depend)

    to rest ON something\<\<argument/theory\>\> estar* basado or basarse en algo, descansar sobre algo

    c) ( stop)

    to rest ON something/somebody — \<\<eyes/gaze\>\> detenerse* or (liter) posarse sobre algo/alguien

    3)
    a) ( remain)

    let the matter restmejor no decir (or hacer etc) nada más

    to rest WITH somebody\<\<responsibility\>\> recaer* sobre alguien

    c) ( Law)

    the prosecution/defense rests — ha terminado el alegato del fiscal/de la defensa


    2.
    vt
    1) ( relax) descansar

    I stopped for a while to rest my feet/eyes — paré un rato para descansar los pies/ojos; case I 5)

    2) ( place for support) apoyar

    she rested her elbows on the tableapoyó or puso los codos sobre la mesa

    Phrasal Verbs:

    I [rest]
    1. N
    1) (=repose) descanso m

    I need a rest — necesito descansar, me hace falta un descanso

    to be at rest — (=not moving) estar en reposo; euph (=dead) descansar

    to come to rest — [ball, vehicle, person] pararse, detenerse; [bird, insect, eyes, gaze] posarse

    day of rest — día m de descanso

    I need a rest from gardening — me hace falta descansar de la jardinería

    try to get some rest — intenta descansar

    to give sth a rest — dejar algo (por un tiempo)

    give it a rest! * — ¡déjalo ya!, ¡vale ya! *

    to have or take a rest — tomarse un descanso

    why don't you have or take a rest? — (=take a break) ¿por qué no te tomas un descanso?; (=lie down) ¿por qué no descansas un rato?

    to lay sb to rest — enterrar a algn

    to lay or put sth to rest — [+ theory] enterrar algo

    bed 3., change 1., 1), mind 1., 1), wicked
    2) (Mus) silencio m
    3) (=support) apoyo m, soporte m ; (Billiards) soporte m ; (Telec) horquilla f
    2. VT
    1) (=give rest to) descansar

    to rest o.s.descansar

    God rest his soul! — ¡Dios le acoja en su seno!

    2) (=support) apoyar (on en, sobre) ( against contra)
    3) (=settle)

    to rest one's eyes/ gaze on sth — posar la mirada en algo

    4) (Jur)

    to rest one's caseconcluir su alegato

    I rest my case — concluyo mi alegato; (fig) hum he dicho

    3. VI
    1) (=repose) descansar

    may he rest in peaceeuph que en paz descanse

    laurel
    2) (=lean, be supported) [person] apoyarse (on en); [roof, structure] estar sostenido (on por); (fig) [responsibility] pesar (on sobre)
    3) (=alight) [eyes, gaze] posarse
    4) (=depend, be based) [argument, case] basarse (on en); [sb's future] depender (on de)
    5) (=be, remain) quedar

    the decision rests with her, it rests with her to decide — la decisión la tiene que tomar ella, ella es la que tiene que decidir, la decisión es suya

    assure, easy 1., 2)
    6) (Theat)
    euph
    7) (Jur)

    the defence/prosecution rests — la defensa/el fiscal concluye su alegato

    4.
    CPD

    rest area N — (Aut) área f de descanso

    rest cure Ncura f de reposo

    rest day Ndía m de descanso

    rest home Nresidencia f de ancianos, asilo m (de ancianos)

    rest period Nperíodo m de descanso

    rest room N(US) servicios mpl, baño(s) m(pl) (LAm)

    rest stop N(=pause) parada f para descansar, parada f de descanso

    (Aut) = rest area
    II
    [rest]
    N

    the rest(=remainder) [of money, food, month] el resto; [of people, things] el resto, los/las demás

    I'm taking the rest of the week offme tomaré el resto or lo que queda de la semana libre

    you go home - I'll do the rest — tú vete a casa, yo hago lo demás or lo que queda

    I'll take half of the money - you keep the rest — yo me llevo la mitad del dinero, tú te quedas con el resto

    the rest of the boys — los otros chicos, los demás chicos

    the rest of them couldn't care lessa los demás or a los otros les trae sin cuidado

    what shall we give the rest of them? — ¿qué les daremos a los otros?

    the rest of the soldiers — los otros soldados, los demás soldados

    all the rest of the books — todos los demás libros, todos los otros libros

    it was just another grave like all the rest — no era más que otra tumba, como todas las demás or todas las otras

    and all the rest (of it) * — etcétera, etcétera *

    he was from a wealthy family, went to Eton, Oxford and all the rest of it — era de familia rica, estudió en Eton, Oxford etcétera, etcétera *

    only there did his age show, for the rest, he might have been under seventy — solo en eso se le notaba la edad, por lo demás, podía haber tenido menos de setenta años

    history
    * * *
    [rest]
    I
    1) noun
    2)
    a) c ( break) descanso m

    rest FROM something: I need a rest from cooking/work necesito descansar de la cocina/de mi trabajo; to give something a rest (colloq) dejar de hacer algo; give it a rest! — basta ya!, cambia de disco! (fam)

    b) u ( relaxation) descanso m, reposo m

    try to get some/a good night's rest — trata de descansar un poco/de dormir bien esta noche

    to lay somebody to rest — (euph) enterrar* or (frml) dar* sepultura a alguien

    to lay something to rest — enterrar* algo; (before n) <day, period> de descanso

    3) u ( motionlessness) reposo m

    to come to rest — detenerse*

    4) c ( support) apoyo m
    5) c ( Mus) silencio m
    6) ( remainder)

    the rest: the rest of the money el resto del dinero, el dinero restante; the rest of them have finished los demás han terminado; the rest of the children los demás niños, los otros niños; and all the rest of it — y todo eso, etcétera, etcétera


    II
    1.
    1)
    a) ( relax) descansar

    to rest easy — estar* tranquilo

    b) ( lie buried) (liter) descansar (liter)
    2)

    to rest ON something: his head rested on my shoulder tenía la cabeza recostada en or apoyada sobre mi hombro; the structure rests on eight massive pillars — la estructura descansa sobre ocho columnas gigantescas

    b) (be based, depend)

    to rest ON something\<\<argument/theory\>\> estar* basado or basarse en algo, descansar sobre algo

    c) ( stop)

    to rest ON something/somebody — \<\<eyes/gaze\>\> detenerse* or (liter) posarse sobre algo/alguien

    3)
    a) ( remain)

    let the matter restmejor no decir (or hacer etc) nada más

    to rest WITH somebody\<\<responsibility\>\> recaer* sobre alguien

    c) ( Law)

    the prosecution/defense rests — ha terminado el alegato del fiscal/de la defensa


    2.
    vt
    1) ( relax) descansar

    I stopped for a while to rest my feet/eyes — paré un rato para descansar los pies/ojos; case I 5)

    2) ( place for support) apoyar

    she rested her elbows on the tableapoyó or puso los codos sobre la mesa

    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > rest

  • 7 rest

    I 1. intransitive verb
    1) (lie, lit. or fig.) ruhen

    rest on — ruhen auf (+ Dat.); (fig.) [Argumentation:] sich stützen auf (+ Akk.); [Ruf:] beruhen auf (+ Dat.)

    rest against somethingan etwas (Dat.) lehnen

    2) (take repose) ruhen; sich ausruhen ( from von); (pause) eine Pause machen od. einlegen

    I won't rest until... — ich werde nicht ruhen noch rasten, bis...

    tell somebody to rest[Arzt:] jemandem Ruhe verordnen

    3) (be left)

    let the matter restdie Sache ruhen lassen

    rest assured that... — seien Sie versichert, dass...

    4)

    rest with somebody[Verantwortung, Entscheidung, Schuld:] bei jemandem liegen

    2. transitive verb
    1) (place for support)

    rest something against somethingetwas an etwas (Akk.) lehnen

    rest something on something(lit. or fig.) etwas auf etwas (Akk.) stützen

    2) (give relief to) ausruhen lassen [Pferd, Person]; ausruhen [Augen]; schonen [Stimme, Körperteil]
    3. noun
    1) (repose) Ruhe, die

    be at rest(euphem.): (be dead) ruhen (geh.)

    lay to rest(euphem.): (bury) zur letzten Ruhe betten (geh. verhüll.)

    2) (freedom from exertion) Ruhe[pause], die; Erholung, die ( from von)

    tell somebody to take a rest[Arzt:] jemandem Ruhe verordnen

    have or take a rest — [eine] Pause machen

    give somebody/ something a rest — ausruhen lassen [Person, Nutztier]; (fig.) ruhen lassen [Thema, Angelegenheit]

    give it a rest!(coll.) hör jetzt mal auf damit!

    4) (stationary position)

    at restin Ruhe

    come to rest — zum Stehen kommen; (have final position) landen

    5) (Mus.) Pause, die
    II noun

    and [all] the rest of it — und so weiter

    for the restim übrigen; sonst

    * * *
    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.) die Ruhepause
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.) die Ruhe
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.) die Stütze
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.) die Ruhelage
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.) ausruhen
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.) ruhen
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.) ruhen
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.) ruhen
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.) sich stützen
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.) liegen
    - academic.ru/61860/restful">restful
    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest
    II [rest]
    - the rest
    * * *
    rest1
    [rest]
    n + sing/pl vb
    the \rest der Rest
    the \rest is silence der Rest ist Schweigen
    rest2
    [rest]
    I. n
    1. (period of repose) [Ruhe]pause f
    to have a \rest eine Pause machen [o einlegen]
    to need a \rest eine Pause brauchen
    I feel like I need a \rest from all my problems ich könnte eine Verschnaufpause von allen meinen Problemen gebrauchen
    2. no pl (repose) Erholung f
    for a \rest zur Erholung
    3. MUS Pause f; (symbol) Pausenzeichen nt
    4. (support) Stütze f, Lehne f; (in billiards) Führungsqueue m o nt
    arm/foot/book \rest Arm-/Fuß-/Buchstütze f
    5.
    to be at \rest (not moving) sich akk im Ruhezustand befinden; (dead) ruhen euph
    to come to \rest zur Ruhe kommen
    to give sth a \rest etw ruhenlassen
    to give it a \rest ( fam) es seinlassen fam, damit aufhören
    II. vt
    to \rest one's eyes/legs seine Augen/Beine ausruhen
    to \rest oneself sich akk ausruhen
    to \rest sth against/[up]on sth etw gegen/an etw akk lehnen
    she \rested her head on my shoulder sie lehnte den Kopf an meine Schulter
    3. AM LAW (conclude evidence)
    to \rest one's case seine Beweisführung abschließen
    III. vi
    1. (cease activity) [aus]ruhen, sich akk ausruhen
    to not \rest until... [so lange] nicht ruhen, bis...
    to let sth \rest etw ruhenlassen; ( fam)
    let it \rest! lass es doch auf sich beruhen!
    why won't you let me come with you?oh, let it \rest! warum darf ich nicht mitkommen? — ach, hör doch endlich auf!
    3. ( form: remain) ruhen
    the problem cannot be allowed to \rest das Problem darf nicht aufgeschoben werden
    it \rests on her to decide die Entscheidung liegt bei ihr
    the child's head \rested in her lap der Kopf des Kindes ruhte in ihrem Schoß
    to \rest against sth an etw dat lehnen
    to \rest on sth auf etw dat ruhen; (be based on) auf etw dat beruhen
    the prosecution's case \rests almost entirely on circumstantial evidence die Anklage gründet sich fast ausschließlich auf Indizienbeweise
    to \rest on [or with] sb auf jdm ruhen, jdm obliegen geh
    the final decision \rests with the planning committee die endgültige Entscheidung ist Sache des Planungskomitees
    to \rest [up]on sb/sth gaze auf jdm/etw ruhen
    7.
    [you can] \rest assured [or easy] [that...] seien Sie versichert, dass...
    to be \resting BRIT ( fam) arbeitslos sein
    to \rest on one's laurels sich akk auf seinen Lorbeeren ausruhen
    \rest in peace ruhe in Frieden
    may he/she \rest in peace möge er/sie in Frieden ruhen
    * * *
    I [rest]
    1. n
    1) (= relaxation) Ruhe f; (= pause) Pause f, Unterbrechung f; (in rest cure, on holiday etc) Erholung f

    I need a restich muss mich ausruhen

    take a rest!mach mal Pause!

    to give one's eyes a rest —

    to give sb/the horses a rest — jdn/die Pferde ausruhen lassen

    2)

    to set at rest (fears, doubts)beschwichtigen

    you can set or put your mind at rest — Sie können sich beruhigen, Sie können beruhigt sein

    to come to rest (ball, car etc) — zum Stillstand kommen; (bird, insect) sich niederlassen; (gaze, eyes) hängen bleiben (upon an +dat )

    3) (= support) Auflage f; (of telephone) Gabel f; (BILLIARDS) Steg marmrest, footrest
    See:
    → armrest, footrest
    4) (MUS) Pause f; (POET) Zäsur f
    2. vi
    1) (= lie down, take rest) ruhen (geh); (= relax, be still) sich ausruhen; (= pause) Pause machen, eine Pause einlegen; (on walk, in physical work) rasten, Pause machen; (euph = be buried) ruhen

    he will not rest until he discovers the truther wird nicht ruhen (und rasten), bis er die Wahrheit gefunden hat

    to rest easy (in one's bed) — beruhigt schlafen

    (the case for) the prosecution rests — das Plädoyer der Anklage ist abgeschlossen

    may he rest in peace —

    2) (= remain decision, authority, blame, responsibility etc) liegen (with bei)

    the matter must not rest there —

    (you may) rest assured that... — Sie können versichert sein, dass...

    3) (= lean person, head, ladder) lehnen (on an +dat, against gegen= be supported roof etc) ruhen (on auf +dat fig eyes, gaze) ruhen (on auf +dat fig = be based, argument, case) sich stützen (on auf +acc); (reputation) beruhen (on auf +dat); (responsibility) liegen, ruhen (on auf +dat)
    3. vt
    1) one's eyes ausruhen; voice schonen; horses ausruhen lassen

    to feel rested —

    (may) God rest his soul — Gott hab ihn selig!

    2) (= lean) ladder lehnen (against gegen, on an +acc); elbow stützen (on auf +acc); (fig) theory, suspicions stützen (on auf +acc)
    II
    n
    (= remainder) Rest m

    the rest of the money/meal — der Rest des Geldes/Essens, das übrige Geld/Essen

    the rest of the boys —

    you go off and the rest of us will wait here — ihr geht, und der Rest von uns wartet hier

    he was as drunk as the rest of themer war so betrunken wie der Rest or die übrigen

    all the rest of the money — der ganze Rest des Geldes, das ganze übrige Geld

    and all the rest of it (inf)und so weiter und so fort

    Mary, Jane and all the rest of them — Mary, Jane und wie sie alle heißen

    * * *
    rest1 [rest]
    A s
    1. (Nacht)Ruhe f:
    have a good night’s rest gut schlafen;
    go ( oder retire) to rest sich zur Ruhe begeben
    2. Ruhe f, Rast f, Ruhepause f, Erholung f:
    day of rest Ruhetag m;
    a) jemanden, ein Pferd etc ausruhen lassen, die Beine etc ausruhen,
    b) eine Maschine etc ruhen lassen,
    c) umg etwas auf sich beruhen lassen;
    take a rest, get some rest sich ausruhen
    3. Ruhe f (Untätigkeit):
    volcano at rest untätiger Vulkan
    4. Ruhe f (Frieden):
    a) (aus)ruhen,
    b) beruhigt sein;
    put ( oder set) sb’s mind at rest
    a) jemanden beruhigen,
    b) jemandem die Befangenheit nehmen;
    set a matter at rest eine Sache (endgültig) erledigen
    5. ewige oder letzte Ruhe:
    lay to rest zur letzten Ruhe betten
    6. PHYS, TECH Ruhe(lage) f:
    rest mass PHYS Ruhemasse f;
    rest contact ELEK Ruhekontakt m;
    be at rest TECH sich in Ruhelage befinden
    7. Ruheplatz m (auch Grab)
    8. Raststätte f
    9. Herberge f, Heim n
    10. Wohnstätte f, Aufenthalt m
    11. a) TECH Auflage f, Stütze f
    b) (Fuß) Raste f
    c) (Arm) Lehne f
    d) Support m (einer Drehbank)
    e) MIL (Gewehr) Auflage f
    f) (Nasen) Steg m (einer Brille)
    g) TEL Gabel f
    12. MUS Pause f
    13. LIT Zäsur f
    B v/i
    1. ruhen (auch Toter):
    may he rest in peace er ruhe in Frieden;
    rest (up)on
    a) ruhen auf (dat) (auch Last, Blick etc),
    b) fig beruhen auf (dat), sich stützen oder sich gründen auf (akk),
    c) fig sich verlassen auf (akk);
    let a matter rest fig eine Sache auf sich beruhen lassen;
    the matter cannot rest there damit kann es nicht sein Bewenden haben
    2. (sich) ausruhen, rasten, eine Pause einlegen:
    rest from toil von der Arbeit ausruhen;
    he never rested until er ruhte (u. rastete) nicht, bis;
    rest up US umg (sich) ausruhen, sich erholen;
    resting euph ohne Engagement (Schauspieler)
    3. rest with fig bei jemandem liegen, in jemandes Händen liegen, von jemandem abhängen:
    the fault rests with you die Schuld liegt bei Ihnen;
    it rests with you to propose terms es bleibt Ihnen überlassen oder es liegt an Ihnen, Bedingungen vorzuschlagen
    4. AGR brachliegen (Ackerland)
    5. (against) sich stützen oder lehnen (gegen), TECH anliegen (an dat)
    6. sich verlassen (on, upon auf akk)
    7. vertrauen (in auf akk):
    8. JUR US C 7
    C v/t
    1. (aus)ruhen lassen:
    rest one’s legs die Beine ausruhen
    2. seine Augen, seine Stimme etc schonen
    3. Frieden geben (dat):
    God rest his soul Gott hab ihn selig
    4. (on) legen (auf akk), lagern (auf dat)
    5. lehnen, stützen ( beide:
    against gegen;
    on auf akk)
    6. fig stützen, gründen ( beide:
    on auf akk)
    7. rest one’s case JUR US den Beweisvortrag abschließen (Prozesspartei)
    rest2 [rest]
    A s
    1. Rest m:
    rest nitrogen MED Reststickstoff m
    2. (das) Übrige, (die) Übrigen pl:
    and all the rest of it und alles Übrige;
    and the rest of it und dergleichen;
    he is like all the rest er ist wie alle anderen;
    the rest of it das Weitere;
    the rest of us wir Übrigen;
    for the rest im Übrigen
    3. WIRTSCH Br Reservefonds m
    4. WIRTSCH Br
    a) Bilanzierung f
    b) Restsaldo m
    B v/i in einem Zustand bleiben, weiterhin sein:
    the affair rests a mystery die Angelegenheit bleibt ein Geheimnis; assured A 1
    rest3 [rest] s MIL, HIST Rüsthaken m (Widerlager für Turnierlanze):
    lay ( oder set) one’s lance in rest die Lanze einlegen
    * * *
    I 1. intransitive verb
    1) (lie, lit. or fig.) ruhen

    rest on — ruhen auf (+ Dat.); (fig.) [Argumentation:] sich stützen auf (+ Akk.); [Ruf:] beruhen auf (+ Dat.)

    2) (take repose) ruhen; sich ausruhen ( from von); (pause) eine Pause machen od. einlegen

    I won't rest until... — ich werde nicht ruhen noch rasten, bis...

    tell somebody to rest[Arzt:] jemandem Ruhe verordnen

    rest assured that... — seien Sie versichert, dass...

    4)

    rest with somebody[Verantwortung, Entscheidung, Schuld:] bei jemandem liegen

    2. transitive verb

    rest something on something(lit. or fig.) etwas auf etwas (Akk.) stützen

    2) (give relief to) ausruhen lassen [Pferd, Person]; ausruhen [Augen]; schonen [Stimme, Körperteil]
    3. noun
    1) (repose) Ruhe, die

    be at rest(euphem.): (be dead) ruhen (geh.)

    lay to rest(euphem.): (bury) zur letzten Ruhe betten (geh. verhüll.)

    2) (freedom from exertion) Ruhe[pause], die; Erholung, die ( from von)

    tell somebody to take a rest[Arzt:] jemandem Ruhe verordnen

    have or take a rest — [eine] Pause machen

    give somebody/ something a rest — ausruhen lassen [Person, Nutztier]; (fig.) ruhen lassen [Thema, Angelegenheit]

    give it a rest!(coll.) hör jetzt mal auf damit!

    come to rest — zum Stehen kommen; (have final position) landen

    5) (Mus.) Pause, die
    II noun

    and [all] the rest of it — und so weiter

    for the rest — im übrigen; sonst

    * * *
    n.
    Auflage f.
    Lehne -n f.
    Pause -n (Musik) f.
    Rast -en f.
    Rest -e m.
    Ruhe nur sing. f.
    Stütze -n f. v.
    ausruhen v.
    bleiben v.
    (§ p.,pp.: blieb, ist geblieben)
    rasten v.
    ruhen v.

    English-german dictionary > rest

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    гос. фин. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.
    This paper provides background information on the framework for the planning and control of public expenditure in the UK which has been operated since the 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). It sets out the different classifications of spending for budgeting purposes and why these distinctions have been adopted. It discusses how the public expenditure framework is designed to ensure both sound public finances and an outcome-focused approach to public expenditure.
    The UK's public spending framework is based on several key principles:
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    consistency with a long-term, prudent and transparent regime for managing the public finances as a whole;
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    the judgement of success by policy outcomes rather than resource inputs;
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    strong incentives for departments and their partners in service delivery to plan over several years and plan together where appropriate so as to deliver better public services with greater cost effectiveness; and
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    the proper costing and management of capital assets to provide the right incentives for public investment.
    The Government sets policy to meet two firm fiscal rules:
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    the Golden Rule states that over the economic cycle, the Government will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending; and
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    the Sustainable Investment Rule states that net public debt as a proportion of GDP will be held over the economic cycle at a stable and prudent level. Other things being equal, net debt will be maintained below 40 per cent of GDP over the economic cycle.
    Achievement of the fiscal rules is assessed by reference to the national accounts, which are produced by the Office for National Statistics, acting as an independent agency. The Government sets its spending envelope to comply with these fiscal rules.
    Departmental Expenditure Limits ( DEL) and Annually Managed Expenditure (AME)
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    Departmental Expenditure Limit ( DEL) spending, which is planned and controlled on a three year basis in Spending Reviews; and
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    Annually Managed Expenditure ( AME), which is expenditure which cannot reasonably be subject to firm, multi-year limits in the same way as DEL. AME includes social security benefits, local authority self-financed expenditure, debt interest, and payments to EU institutions.
    More information about DEL and AME is set out below.
    In Spending Reviews, firm DEL plans are set for departments for three years. To ensure consistency with the Government's fiscal rules departments are set separate resource (current) and capital budgets. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.
    To encourage departments to plan over the medium term departments may carry forward unspent DEL provision from one year into the next and, subject to the normal tests for tautness and realism of plans, may be drawn down in future years. This end-year flexibility also removes any incentive for departments to use up their provision as the year end approaches with less regard to value for money. For the full benefits of this flexibility and of three year plans to feed through into improved public service delivery, end-year flexibility and three year budgets should be cascaded from departments to executive agencies and other budget holders.
    Three year budgets and end-year flexibility give those managing public services the stability to plan their operations on a sensible time scale. Further, the system means that departments cannot seek to bid up funds each year (before 1997, three year plans were set and reviewed in annual Public Expenditure Surveys). So the credibility of medium-term plans has been enhanced at both central and departmental level.
    Departments have certainty over the budgetary allocation over the medium term and these multi-year DEL plans are strictly enforced. Departments are expected to prioritise competing pressures and fund these within their overall annual limits, as set in Spending Reviews. So the DEL system provides a strong incentive to control costs and maximise value for money.
    There is a small centrally held DEL Reserve. Support from the Reserve is available only for genuinely unforeseeable contingencies which departments cannot be expected to manage within their DEL.
    AME typically consists of programmes which are large, volatile and demand-led, and which therefore cannot reasonably be subject to firm multi-year limits. The biggest single element is social security spending. Other items include tax credits, Local Authority Self Financed Expenditure, Scottish Executive spending financed by non-domestic rates, and spending financed from the proceeds of the National Lottery.
    AME is reviewed twice a year as part of the Budget and Pre-Budget Report process reflecting the close integration of the tax and benefit system, which was enhanced by the introduction of tax credits.
    AME is not subject to the same three year expenditure limits as DEL, but is still part of the overall envelope for public expenditure. Affordability is taken into account when policy decisions affecting AME are made. The Government has committed itself not to take policy measures which are likely to have the effect of increasing social security or other elements of AME without taking steps to ensure that the effects of those decisions can be accommodated prudently within the Government's fiscal rules.
    Given an overall envelope for public spending, forecasts of AME affect the level of resources available for DEL spending. Cautious estimates and the AME margin are built in to these AME forecasts and reduce the risk of overspending on AME.
    Together, DEL plus AME sum to Total Managed Expenditure (TME). TME is a measure drawn from national accounts. It represents the current and capital spending of the public sector. The public sector is made up of central government, local government and public corporations.
    Resource and Capital Budgets are set in terms of accruals information. Accruals information measures resources as they are consumed rather than when the cash is paid. So for example the Resource Budget includes a charge for depreciation, a measure of the consumption or wearing out of capital assets.
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    Non cash charges in budgets do not impact directly on the fiscal framework. That may be because the national accounts use a different way of measuring the same thing, for example in the case of the depreciation of departmental assets. Or it may be that the national accounts measure something different: for example, resource budgets include a cost of capital charge reflecting the opportunity cost of holding capital; the national accounts include debt interest.
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    Within the Resource Budget DEL, departments have separate controls on:
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    Near cash spending, the sub set of Resource Budgets which impacts directly on the Golden Rule; and
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    The amount of their Resource Budget DEL that departments may spend on running themselves (e.g. paying most civil servants’ salaries) is limited by Administration Budgets, which are set in Spending Reviews. Administration Budgets are used to ensure that as much money as practicable is available for front line services and programmes. These budgets also help to drive efficiency improvements in departments’ own activities. Administration Budgets exclude the costs of frontline services delivered directly by departments.
    The Budget preceding a Spending Review sets an overall envelope for public spending that is consistent with the fiscal rules for the period covered by the Spending Review. In the Spending Review, the Budget AME forecast for year one of the Spending Review period is updated, and AME forecasts are made for the later years of the Spending Review period.
    The 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review ( CSR), which was published in July 1998, was a comprehensive review of departmental aims and objectives alongside a zero-based analysis of each spending programme to determine the best way of delivering the Government's objectives. The 1998 CSR allocated substantial additional resources to the Government's key priorities, particularly education and health, for the three year period from 1999-2000 to 2001-02.
    Delivering better public services does not just depend on how much money the Government spends, but also on how well it spends it. Therefore the 1998 CSR introduced Public Service Agreements (PSAs). Each major government department was given its own PSA setting out clear targets for achievements in terms of public service improvements.
    The 1998 CSR also introduced the DEL/ AME framework for the control of public spending, and made other framework changes. Building on the investment and reforms delivered by the 1998 CSR, successive spending reviews in 2000, 2002 and 2004 have:
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    provided significant increase in resources for the Government’s priorities, in particular health and education, and cross-cutting themes such as raising productivity; extending opportunity; and building strong and secure communities;
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    enabled the Government significantly to increase investment in public assets and address the legacy of under investment from past decades. Departmental Investment Strategies were introduced in SR2000. As a result there has been a steady increase in public sector net investment from less than ¾ of a per cent of GDP in 1997-98 to 2¼ per cent of GDP in 2005-06, providing better infrastructure across public services;
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    introduced further refinements to the performance management framework. PSA targets have been reduced in number over successive spending reviews from around 300 to 110 to give greater focus to the Government’s highest priorities. The targets have become increasingly outcome-focused to deliver further improvements in key areas of public service delivery across Government. They have also been refined in line with the conclusions of the Devolving Decision Making Review to provide a framework which encourages greater devolution and local flexibility. Technical Notes were introduced in SR2000 explaining how performance against each PSA target will be measured; and
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    not only allocated near cash spending to departments, but also – since SR2002 - set Resource DEL plans for non cash spending.
    To identify what further investments and reforms are needed to equip the UK for the global challenges of the decade ahead, on 19 July 2005 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced that the Government intends to launch a second Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) reporting in 2007.
    A decade on from the first CSR, the 2007 CSR will represent a long-term and fundamental review of government expenditure. It will cover departmental allocations for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010 11. Allocations for 2007-08 will be held to the agreed figures already announced by the 2004 Spending Review. To provide a rigorous analytical framework for these departmental allocations, the Government will be taking forward a programme of preparatory work over 2006 involving:
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    an assessment of what the sustained increases in spending and reforms to public service delivery have achieved since the first CSR. The assessment will inform the setting of new objectives for the decade ahead;
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    an examination of the key long-term trends and challenges that will shape the next decade – including demographic and socio-economic change, globalisation, climate and environmental change, global insecurity and technological change – together with an assessment of how public services will need to respond;
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    to release the resources needed to address these challenges, and to continue to secure maximum value for money from public spending over the CSR period, a set of zero-based reviews of departments’ baseline expenditure to assess its effectiveness in delivering the Government’s long-term objectives; together with
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    further development of the efficiency programme, building on the cross cutting areas identified in the Gershon Review, to embed and extend ongoing efficiency savings into departmental expenditure planning.
    The 2007 CSR also offers the opportunity to continue to refine the PSA framework so that it drives effective delivery and the attainment of ambitious national standards.
    Public Service Agreements (PSAs) were introduced in the 1998 CSR. They set out agreed targets detailing the outputs and outcomes departments are expected to deliver with the resources allocated to them. The new spending regime places a strong emphasis on outcome targets, for example in providing for better health and higher educational standards or service standards. The introduction in SR2004 of PSA ‘standards’ will ensure that high standards in priority areas are maintained.
    The Government monitors progress against PSA targets, and departments report in detail twice a year in their annual Departmental Reports (published in spring) and in their autumn performance reports. These reports provide Parliament and the public with regular updates on departments’ performance against their targets.
    Technical Notes explain how performance against each PSA target will be measured.
    To make the most of both new investment and existing assets, there needs to be a coherent long term strategy against which investment decisions are taken. Departmental Investment Strategies (DIS) set out each department's plans to deliver the scale and quality of capital stock needed to underpin its objectives. The DIS includes information about the department's existing capital stock and future plans for that stock, as well as plans for new investment. It also sets out the systems that the department has in place to ensure that it delivers its capital programmes effectively.
    This document was updated on 19 December 2005.
    Near-cash resource expenditure that has a related cash implication, even though the timing of the cash payment may be slightly different. For example, expenditure on gas or electricity supply is incurred as the fuel is used, though the cash payment might be made in arrears on aquarterly basis. Other examples of near-cash expenditure are: pay, rental.Net cash requirement the upper limit agreed by Parliament on the cash which a department may draw from theConsolidated Fund to finance the expenditure within the ambit of its Request forResources. It is equal to the agreed amount of net resources and net capital less non-cashitems and working capital.Non-cash cost costs where there is no cash transaction but which are included in a body’s accounts (or taken into account in charging for a service) to establish the true cost of all the resourcesused.Non-departmental a body which has a role in the processes of government, but is not a government public body, NDPBdepartment or part of one. NDPBs accordingly operate at arm’s length from governmentMinisters.Notional cost of a cost which is taken into account in setting fees and charges to improve comparability with insuranceprivate sector service providers.The charge takes account of the fact that public bodies donot generally pay an insurance premium to a commercial insurer.the independent body responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about theUK’s society and economy. (At the time of going to print legislation was progressing tochange this body to the Statistics Board).Office of Government an office of the Treasury, with a status similar to that of an agency, which aims to maximise Commerce, OGCthe government’s purchasing power for routine items and combine professional expertiseto bear on capital projects.Office of the the government department responsible for discharging the Paymaster General’s statutoryPaymaster General,responsibilities to hold accounts and make payments for government departments and OPGother public bodies.Orange bookthe informal title for Management of Risks: Principles and Concepts, which is published by theTreasury for the guidance of public sector bodies.Office for NationalStatistics, ONS60Managing Public Money
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    GLOSSARYOverdraftan account with a negative balance.Parliament’s formal agreement to authorise an activity or expenditure.Prerogative powerspowers exercisable under the Royal Prerogative, ie powers which are unique to the Crown,as contrasted with common-law powers which may be available to the Crown on the samebasis as to natural persons.Primary legislationActs which have been passed by the Westminster Parliament and, where they haveappropriate powers, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Begin asBills until they have received Royal Assent.arrangements under which a public sector organisation contracts with a private sectorentity to construct a facility and provide associated services of a specified quality over asustained period. See annex 7.5.Proprietythe principle that patterns of resource consumption should respect Parliament’s intentions,conventions and control procedures, including any laid down by the PAC. See box 2.4.Public Accountssee Committee of Public Accounts.CommitteePublic corporationa trading body controlled by central government, local authority or other publiccorporation that has substantial day to day operating independence. See section 7.8.Public Dividend finance provided by government to public sector bodies as an equity stake; an alternative to Capital, PDCloan finance.Public Service sets out what the public can expect the government to deliver with its resources. EveryAgreement, PSAlarge government department has PSA(s) which specify deliverables as targets or aimsrelated to objectives.a structured arrangement between a public sector and a private sector organisation tosecure an outcome delivering good value for money for the public sector. It is classified tothe public or private sector according to which has more control.Rate of returnthe financial remuneration delivered by a particular project or enterprise, expressed as apercentage of the net assets employed.Regularitythe principle that resource consumption should accord with the relevant legislation, therelevant delegated authority and this document. See box 2.4.Request for the functional level into which departmental Estimates may be split. RfRs contain a number Resources, RfRof functions being carried out by the department in pursuit of one or more of thatdepartment’s objectives.Resource accountan accruals account produced in line with the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM).Resource accountingthe system under which budgets, Estimates and accounts are constructed in a similar wayto commercial audited accounts, so that both plans and records of expenditure allow in fullfor the goods and services which are to be, or have been, consumed – ie not just the cashexpended.Resource budgetthe means by which the government plans and controls the expenditure of resources tomeet its objectives.Restitutiona legal concept which allows money and property to be returned to its rightful owner. Ittypically operates where another person can be said to have been unjustly enriched byreceiving such monies.Return on capital the ratio of profit to capital employed of an accounting entity during an identified period.employed, ROCEVarious measures of profit and of capital employed may be used in calculating the ratio.Public Privatepartnership, PPPPrivate Finance Initiative, PFIParliamentaryauthority61Managing Public Money
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    GLOSSARYRoyal charterthe document setting out the powers and constitution of a corporation established underprerogative power of the monarch acting on Privy Council advice.Second readingthe second formal time that a House of Parliament may debate a bill, although in practicethe first substantive debate on its content. If successful, it is deemed to denoteParliamentary approval of the principle of the proposed legislation.Secondary legislationlaws, including orders and regulations, which are made using powers in primary legislation.Normally used to set out technical and administrative provision in greater detail thanprimary legislation, they are subject to a less intense level of scrutiny in Parliament.European legislation is,however,often implemented in secondary legislation using powers inthe European Communities Act 1972.Service-level agreement between parties, setting out in detail the level of service to be performed.agreementWhere agreements are between central government bodies, they are not legally a contractbut have a similar function.Shareholder Executive a body created to improve the government’s performance as a shareholder in businesses.Spending reviewsets out the key improvements in public services that the public can expect over a givenperiod. It includes a thorough review of departmental aims and objectives to find the bestway of delivering the government’s objectives, and sets out the spending plans for the givenperiod.State aidstate support for a domestic body or company which could distort EU competition and sois not usually allowed. See annex 4.9.Statement of Excessa formal statement detailing departments’ overspends prepared by the Comptroller andAuditor General as a result of undertaking annual audits.Statement on Internal an annual statement that Accounting Officers are required to make as part of the accounts Control, SICon a range of risk and control issues.Subheadindividual elements of departmental expenditure identifiable in Estimates as single cells, forexample cell A1 being administration costs within a particular line of departmental spending.Supplyresources voted by Parliament in response to Estimates, for expenditure by governmentdepartments.Supply Estimatesa statement of the resources the government needs in the coming financial year, and forwhat purpose(s), by which Parliamentary authority is sought for the planned level ofexpenditure and income.Target rate of returnthe rate of return required of a project or enterprise over a given period, usually at least a year.Third sectorprivate sector bodies which do not act commercially,including charities,social and voluntaryorganisations and other not-for-profit collectives. See annex 7.7.Total Managed a Treasury budgeting term which covers all current and capital spending carried out by the Expenditure,TMEpublic sector (ie not just by central departments).Trading fundan organisation (either within a government department or forming one) which is largely orwholly financed from commercial revenue generated by its activities. Its Estimate shows itsnet impact, allowing its income from receipts to be devoted entirely to its business.Treasury Minutea formal administrative document drawn up by the Treasury, which may serve a wide varietyof purposes including seeking Parliamentary approval for the use of receipts asappropriations in aid, a remission of some or all of the principal of voted loans, andresponding on behalf of the government to reports by the Public Accounts Committee(PAC).62Managing Public Money
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    Англо-русский экономический словарь > near cash

  • 9 push

    1. transitive verb
    1) schieben; (make fall) stoßen; schubsen (ugs.)

    don't push me like that!schieb od. drängel [doch] nicht so!

    push a car(to start the engine) ein Auto anschieben

    push the door to/open — die Tür zu-/aufstoßen

    she pushed the door instead of pulling — sie drückte gegen die Tür, statt zu ziehen

    push something up the hilletwas den Berg hinaufschieben

    push one's way through/into/on to etc. something — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch/in/auf usw. etwas (Akk.) bahnen

    2) (fig.): (impel) drängen

    push somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin bringen, dass er etwas tut

    3) (tax)

    push somebody [hard] — jemanden [stark] fordern

    push somebody too hard/too far — jemanden überfordern

    be pushed for something(coll.): (find it difficult to provide something) mit etwas knapp sein

    be pushed for money or cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

    be pushed to do something(coll.) Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

    push one's luck(coll.) übermütig werden

    4) (press for sale of) die Werbetrommel rühren für; pushen (Werbejargon)
    5) (sell illegally, esp. drugs) dealen; pushen (Drogenjargon)
    6) (advance)

    push something a step/stage further — etwas einen Schritt vorantreiben

    push things to extremesdie Dinge od. es zum Äußersten od. auf die Spitze treiben

    7) (coll.)

    be pushing sixtyetc. auf die Sechzig usw. zugehen

    2. intransitive verb
    1) schieben; (in queue) drängeln; (at door) drücken

    ‘Push’ — (on door etc.) "Drücken"

    push past or by somebody — sich an jemandem vorbeidrängeln od. -drücken

    4) (assert oneself for one's advancement) sich in den Vordergrund spielen
    3. noun
    1) Stoß, der; Schubs, der (ugs.)

    give somebody a pushjemandem einen Schubs geben (ugs.); jemandem einen Stoß versetzen

    My car won't start; can you give me a push? — Mein Auto springt nicht an. Kannst du mich anschieben?

    2) (effort) Anstrengungen Pl.; (Mil.): (attack) Vorstoß, der; Offensive, die
    3) (determination) Tatkraft, die; Initiative, die
    4) (crisis)

    when it comes/came to the push, (Amer. coll.) when push comes/came to shove — wenn es ernst wird/als es ernst wurde

    5) (Brit. coll.): (dismissal)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/59208/push_about">push about
    * * *
    [puʃ] 1. verb
    1) (to press against something, in order to (try to) move it further away: He pushed the door open; She pushed him away; He pushed against the door with his shoulder; The queue can't move any faster, so stop pushing!; I had a good view of the race till someone pushed in front of me.) stoßen
    2) (to try to make (someone) do something; to urge on, especially foolishly: She pushed him into applying for the job.) drängen
    3) (to sell (drugs) illegally.) mit Drogen handeln
    2. noun
    1) (a movement of pressure against something; a thrust: She gave him a push.) der Stoß
    2) (energy and determination: He has enough push to do well in his job.) der Schwung
    - push-bike
    - push-chair
    - pushover
    - be pushed for
    - push around
    - push off
    - push on
    - push over
    * * *
    [pʊʃ]
    I. NOUN
    <pl -es>
    1. (shove) Stoß m; (slight push) Schubs m fam
    my car won't startcan you give me a \push? mein Auto springt nicht an, kannst du mal anschieben?
    to give sb/sth a \push jdm/etw einen Stoß versetzen
    he gave the girl on the swing a \push er schubste das Mädchen auf der Schaukel an
    2. (press) Druck m
    at the \push of a button auf Knopfdruck a. fig
    3. ( fig: motivation) Anstoß m
    she needs a little \push to get motivated man muss sie ein bisschen anstoßen, um sie zu motivieren
    4. (concerted effort) Anstrengung[en] f[pl], Kampagne f
    the company plans to make a big \push into Europe das Unternehmen will eine große Kampagne zur Erschließung des europäischen Marktes starten
    to make a \push for sth etw anstreben
    to make a \push to do sth Anstrengungen unternehmen, etw zu tun
    to get [or be given] a \push gepusht werden sl
    the company is giving passion fruit a \push this month die Firma macht diesen Monat Werbung für Passionsfrüchte
    6. (military attack) Vorstoß m
    7.
    at a \push BRIT im Notfall
    at a \push, I could make 7.30 wenn ich mich sehr beeile, könnte ich es bis 7.30 Uhr schaffen
    if/when it comes to the \push, if/when \push comes to shove ( fam) wenn es hart auf hart kommt
    to get [or be given] the \push ( fam: boy-/girlfriend) den Laufpass kriegen fam; (be fired) gefeuert werden fam
    to give sb the \push ( fam: break up) mit jdm Schluss machen fam; (fire) jdn rausschmeißen fam
    to \push sb jdn schieben; (in a crowd) [jdn] drängeln; (violently) jdn stoßen [o schubsen]
    to \push sth etw schieben
    he \pushed his plate away from him er schob seinen Teller weg
    she \pushed her hair out of her eyes sie strich sich die Haare aus den Augen
    he \pushed his way through the herd of cattle er kämpfte sich durch die Viehherde
    he \pushed his bike up the hill er schob sein Fahrrad den Hügel hinauf
    to \push sth to the back of one's mind ( fig) etw verdrängen
    2. (move forcefully)
    to \push sth etw schieben; (give a push) etw stoßen
    she \pushed the drawer hard sie drückte fest gegen die Schublade
    he \pushed the ball over the bar er stieß den Ball über die Latte
    to \push the door open/shut eine Tür auf-/zuschieben [o SCHWEIZ auf-/zustossen]; (violently) eine Tür auf-/zustoßen
    to \push things to the limit ( fig) etw bis zum Äußersten [o auf die Spitze] treiben
    to \push sth down sb's throat ( fig) jdm etw aufdrängen
    to \push sb towards sth jdn in eine Richtung drängen
    to \push the nation toward recovery die Nation auf den Weg des wirtschaftlichen Aufschwungs bringen
    to \push sb out of the running ( also fig) jdn aus dem Rennen werfen
    4. (impose)
    to \push sth [on sb] [jdm] etw aufdrängen [o aufzwingen
    to \push sb to do sth jdn [dazu] drängen, etw zu tun; (force) jdn zwingen, etw zu tun; (persuade) jdn überreden, etw zu tun
    to \push sb into doing sth jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun
    to \push a share STOCKEX jdn drängen, eine Aktie zu kaufen
    to \push sth auf etw akk drücken
    he \pushed the money into my hand er drückte mir das Geld in die Hand
    to \push a button auf einen Knopf drücken
    to \push the doorbell klingeln, SCHWEIZ, ÖSTERR a. läuten
    to \push one's point home seinen Standpunkt verdeutlichen
    7. (be persistent)
    to \push sb jdn drängen
    when I \pushed him, he admitted that... als ich ihn in die Enge trieb, gab er zu, dass...
    why do you keep \pushing me? I've said no warum nervst du mich ständig? ich habe Nein gesagt fam
    8. (demand a lot)
    to \push oneself sich dat alles abverlangen
    to not \push oneself sich akk nicht überanstrengen iron
    to \push sb to his/her limit jdn bis zum Äußersten treiben
    sometimes you \push me to the point of violence! manchmal treibst du mich echt zur Weißglut! fam
    to be [hard] \pushed to do sth esp BRIT [große] Schwierigkeiten haben, etw zu tun
    10. esp BRIT (be short of)
    to be \pushed for money/time wenig Geld/Zeit haben
    I'm rather \pushed for cash ich bin ziemlich knapp bei Kasse
    she looks rather \pushed sie sieht ziemlich gehetzt aus
    11. (sl: promote)
    to \push sth etw propagieren; ECON etw pushen sl
    to \push sth mit etw dat dealen, etw pushen sl
    to \push drugs to sb Drogen an jdn verkaufen
    13. (approach)
    to be \pushing 30/40 (age) auf die 30/40 zugehen; (drive at) fast 30/40 fahren
    14. ( fam: overdo)
    to \push sth too far etw übertreiben
    that's \pushing it a bit das ist etwas übertrieben
    15.
    to \push one's luck den Bogen überspannen fig
    to \push one's nose into sth ( fig) seine Nase in etw akk stecken
    1. (exert force) dränge[l]n; (press) drücken; (move) schieben
    I'm sorry, I didn't mean to \push in front of you Entschuldigung, ich wollte mich nicht vordrängeln
    “\push” (on a door) „Drücken“
    to \push hard mit Kraft [o feste] drücken fam
    to \push and pull [or shove] hin- und herschieben
    2. (manoeuvre through) sich akk durchdrängen; MIL vorstoßen
    to \push into sth sich dat Zugang zu etw dat verschaffen
    to \push past sb sich akk an jdm vorbeidrängen
    to \push by [sth/sb] sich akk [an jdm/etw] vorbeidrängen
    3. (bear down) pressen
    4. (support)
    to \push for sb jdn unterstützen; (wish luck) jdm die Daumen drücken
    * * *
    [pʊʃ]
    1. n
    1) Schubs m (inf); (short) Stoß m; (in childbirth) Drücken nt no pl

    to give sb/sth a push — jdn/etw schieben, jdm/einer Sache einen Stoß versetzen

    he needs a little push now and then (fig)den muss man mal ab und zu in die Rippen stoßen (inf)

    to get the push ( Brit inf ) (employee)(raus)fliegen (inf) (from aus); (boyfriend) den Laufpass kriegen (inf)

    to give sb the push ( Brit inf, employee )jdn rausschmeißen (inf); boyfriend jdm den Laufpass geben (inf)

    2) (= effort) Anstrengung f; (= sales push) Kampagne f, Aktion f; (MIL = offensive) Offensive f

    to make a pushsich ranhalten (inf), Dampf machen (inf); (Mil)

    3) (= drive, aggression) Durchsetzungsvermögen nt

    at a push — notfalls, im Notfall

    if/when it comes to the push — wenn es darauf ankommt

    if/when push comes to shove — wenn der schlimmste Fall eintritt

    2. vt
    1) (= shove, move by pushing) schieben; (quickly, violently) stoßen, schubsen (inf); (= press) button, controls drücken

    to push a door open/shut — eine Tür auf-/zuschieben; (quickly, violently) eine Tür auf-/zustoßen

    he pushed the thought to the back of his mind —

    he pushed the ball over the bar (Sport)er hat den Ball über die Latte gestoßen

    2) (fig) views, claims, interests durchzusetzen versuchen; candidate die Werbetrommel rühren für; export side intensiv fördern; product propagieren, massiv Werbung machen für, puschen (inf), puschen (inf); drugs schieben, pushen (inf)

    he's pushing his luck trying to do that — er legt es wirklich darauf an, wenn er das versucht

    3) (fig: put pressure on) drängen, drängeln (inf); athlete, pupil, employee antreiben

    to push sb into doing sth — jdn dazu treiben, etw zu tun

    to push sb to do sth — jdn dazu drängen, etw zu tun

    to push sb for payment —

    don't push him so hard to make a decisiondrängen or drängeln (inf) Sie ihn nicht zu sehr zu einer Entscheidung

    to be pushed (for time) (inf) — mit der Zeit knapp dran sein, unter Zeitdruck stehen

    push it! ( US inf )leg dich ins Zeug! (inf)

    3. vi
    1) (= shove) schieben; (quickly, violently) stoßen; (= press, also in childbirth) drücken; (in a crowd) drängen, drängeln (inf); (= press onward) sich (vorwärts)kämpfen; (fig = be ambitious, assert oneself) kämpfen; (= apply pressure) drängen, drängeln (inf)

    "push" (on door) — "drücken"; (on bell) "klingeln"

    push harder!fester schieben/stoßen/drücken!

    2)
    * * *
    push [pʊʃ]
    A s
    1. Stoß m, Schubs m:
    at a push bes Br umg
    a) notfalls, wenn es sein muss,
    b) wenn nichts dazwischenkommt;
    a) jemandem einen Stoß geben oder versetzen,
    b) AUTO jemanden anschieben;
    give sb the push Br umg jemanden rausschmeißen (entlassen);
    get the push Br umg rausgeschmissen werden, fliegen (entlassen werden);
    if it comes to the push, US if push comes to shove wenn es hart auf hart geht, wenn es ernst wird;
    when it came to the push, US when push came to shove als es hart auf hart ging, als es ernst wurde
    2. ARCH, GEOL, TECH (horizontaler) Druck, Schub m
    3. Anstrengung f, Bemühung f:
    make a push sich mächtig anstrengen;
    at the first push auf Anhieb
    4. Vorstoß m ( for auf akk) (auch fig):
    5. MIL (Groß)Offensive f:
    make a push eine Offensive starten
    6. (Werbe)Kampagne f
    7. fig Anstoß m, Antrieb m
    8. Druck m, Drang m (der Verhältnisse)
    9. umg Schwung m, Energie f, Tatkraft f
    10. umg Protektion f: get a job by push durch Protektion
    11. umg (Menschen)Menge f
    12. Aus sl
    a) Clique f
    b) Verein m, Bande f
    B v/t
    1. stoßen, schieben, schubsen, drücken:
    push away wegstoßen;
    push open aufstoßen;
    push over umstoßen, umwerfen
    2. drängen:
    push the enemy into the sea den Feind ins Meer treiben;
    push one’s way through sich durchdrängen (durch)
    3. (an)treiben, drängen ( beide:
    to zu;
    to do zu tun):
    push sb for jemanden bedrängen wegen, jemandem zusetzen wegen;
    push sb for payment bei jemandem auf Bezahlung drängen;
    I am pushed for time ich bin in Zeitnot, ich komme ins Gedränge;
    be pushed for money in Geldverlegenheit sein;
    push sth on sb jemandem etwas aufdrängen
    4. auch push ahead ( oder forward, on) eine Angelegenheit energisch betreiben oder verfolgen, vorantreiben:
    push sth too far etwas zu weit treiben;
    push one’s luck umg übermütig werden
    5. auch push through ( oder home) etwas durchsetzen, -drücken, einen Vorteil ausnutzen
    6. Reklame machen für, die Trommel rühren für
    7. umg verkaufen, Drogen pushen:
    8. umg sich einem Alter nähern:
    he is pushing seventy er geht auf die Siebzig zu
    C v/i
    1. schieben, stoßen, schubsen
    2. drücken, drängen:
    push by ( oder past) sb sich an jemandem vorbeidrängen
    3. sich tüchtig ins Zeug legen:
    push for drängen auf (akk)
    4. (rücksichtslos) vorwärtsstreben (nach höherer Stellung etc)
    5. push ahead ( oder forward, on) with B 6
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1) schieben; (make fall) stoßen; schubsen (ugs.)

    don't push me like that!schieb od. drängel [doch] nicht so!

    push a car (to start the engine) ein Auto anschieben

    push the door to/open — die Tür zu-/aufstoßen

    she pushed the door instead of pulling — sie drückte gegen die Tür, statt zu ziehen

    push one's way through/into/on to etc. something — sich (Dat.) einen Weg durch/in/auf usw. etwas (Akk.) bahnen

    2) (fig.): (impel) drängen

    push somebody into doing something — jemanden dahin bringen, dass er etwas tut

    push somebody [hard] — jemanden [stark] fordern

    push somebody too hard/too far — jemanden überfordern

    be pushed for something(coll.): (find it difficult to provide something) mit etwas knapp sein

    be pushed for money or cash — knapp bei Kasse sein (ugs.)

    be pushed to do something(coll.) Mühe haben, etwas zu tun

    push one's luck(coll.) übermütig werden

    4) (press for sale of) die Werbetrommel rühren für; pushen (Werbejargon)
    5) (sell illegally, esp. drugs) dealen; pushen (Drogenjargon)

    push something a step/stage further — etwas einen Schritt vorantreiben

    push things to extremesdie Dinge od. es zum Äußersten od. auf die Spitze treiben

    7) (coll.)

    be pushing sixtyetc. auf die Sechzig usw. zugehen

    2. intransitive verb
    1) schieben; (in queue) drängeln; (at door) drücken

    ‘Push’ — (on door etc.) "Drücken"

    push past or by somebody — sich an jemandem vorbeidrängeln od. -drücken

    4) (assert oneself for one's advancement) sich in den Vordergrund spielen
    3. noun
    1) Stoß, der; Schubs, der (ugs.)

    give somebody a pushjemandem einen Schubs geben (ugs.); jemandem einen Stoß versetzen

    My car won't start; can you give me a push? — Mein Auto springt nicht an. Kannst du mich anschieben?

    2) (effort) Anstrengungen Pl.; (Mil.): (attack) Vorstoß, der; Offensive, die
    3) (determination) Tatkraft, die; Initiative, die

    when it comes/came to the push, (Amer. coll.) when push comes/came to shove — wenn es ernst wird/als es ernst wurde

    5) (Brit. coll.): (dismissal)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    n.
    Anstoß -¨e m. v.
    abstoßen v.
    drängen v.
    drücken v.
    schieben v.
    (§ p.,pp.: schob, geschoben)
    stoßen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: stieß, gestossen)

    English-german dictionary > push

  • 10 look

    A n
    1 ( glance) coup m d'œil ; to have ou take a look at sth ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil à or sur qch ; ( closely) examiner qch ; to have ou take a good look at examiner [qch] soigneusement [car, contract, patient] ; regarder [qch] de près [suspect, photo] ; I didn't get a good look at the thief je n'ai pas bien vu le voleur ; to have a look inside/behind sth regarder à l'intérieur de/derrière qch ; to have a look round faire un tour de [house, town] ; I had a quick look round ( in town) j'ai fait un petit tour ; ( in shop) j'ai jeté un coup d'œil ; to have a look round the shops faire le tour des magasins ; to have a look through ( peer) regarder dans [telescope] ; regarder par [crack, window] ; ( scan) chercher dans [archives, files] ; parcourir [essay, report] ; she took one look at him and screamed elle l'a regardé et s'est mise à crier ; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill j'ai tout de suite vu qu'il était malade ; let's have a look at that grazed knee voyons ce genou écorché ; to take a long hard look at sth fig étudier sérieusement qch ;
    2 ( search) to have a look chercher ; to have a look for sth chercher qch ; I've had several looks j'ai regardé or cherché plusieurs fois ; I had a good look in the attic j'ai bien cherché dans le grenier ;
    3 ( expression) regard m ; a look of fear/anger un regard rempli de terreur/de colère ; a look of sadness un regard triste ; to give sb a kind/pitying look regarder qn avec bonté/pitié ; he gave me a look of sheer hatred il m'a lancé or jeté un regard de pure haine ; did you see the look he gave me? tu as vu le regard qu'il m'a jeté? ; she gave me such a look! elle m'a jeté un de ces regards! ; he got some odd ou funny looks on l'a regardé d'un drôle d'air ; I don't like the look on his face ou in his eye je n'aime pas son air ; you could tell from the look on his face that à sa tête on voyait que ; to give sb a dirty/evil look regarder qn d'un sale œil/d'un air méchant ;
    4 ( appearance) ( of person) air m ; (of building, car, design, scenery) aspect m ; to have a look of weariness/sadness about one avoir l'air abattu/triste ; the car has a dated look la voiture ne fait pas très moderne ; she has a look of her father about her elle a quelque chose de son père ; to have the look of a military man/seasoned traveller avoir l'allure d'un militaire/d'un voyageur expérimenté ; I like the look of it ça a l'air bien ; I like the look of the new computer/car j'aime bien la ligne du nouvel ordinateur/de la nouvelle voiture ; I like the look of him il a l'air sympa , il a une bonne tête ; I don't like the look of him il ne m'inspire pas confiance ; I don't like the look of the weather le ciel n'annonce rien de bon ; I don't like the look of that rash ces rougeurs m'inquiètent ; by the look(s) of him he must be about 40 à le voir on lui donnerait la quarantaine ; by the look(s) of the barometer à en juger par le baromètre ;
    5 ( style) look m, style m ; the look for the 90's le look des années 90.
    B looks npl he's got the looks, but can he act? il a le physique, mais sait-il jouer? ; looks aren't everything il n'y a pas que la beauté qui compte ; to keep one's looks rester beau/belle ; he's losing his looks il n'est pas aussi beau qu'autrefois ; you can't go ou judge by looks alone il ne faut pas se fier aux apparences.
    C vtr
    1 (gaze, stare) regarder ; look what he's done! regarde ce qu'il a fait! ; look how/where… regarde comment/où… ; to look sb in the eye/in the face regarder qn dans les yeux/en face ; to look sb up and down ( appraisingly) regarder qn de haut en bas ; ( critically) toiser qn des pieds à la tête ; to look one's last on jeter un dernier regard sur [house, view] ; look what arrived this morning regarde ce qui est arrivé ce matin ; look who it is! regarde qui voilà! ; look who's just walked in! regarde qui vient d'arriver! ; now look what you've done! regarde ce que tu as fait! ; look what time it starts! tu as vu à quelle heure ça commence! ;
    2 ( appear) to look one's age faire son âge ; to look one's best être à son avantage ; she still looks the same elle n'a pas changé ; to look an idiot ou a fool avoir l'air ridicule ; it won't look good if you refuse ça sera mal vu si tu refuses ; he doesn't look himself today il n'a pas l'air dans son assiette aujourd'hui.
    D vi
    1 regarder (into dans ; over par-dessus) ; to look and see who's at the door regarder qui est à la porte ; to look and see what's on TV regarder ce qu'il y a à la télé ; to look at sb/sth regarder qn/qch ; to look away détourner le regard or les yeux ; to look in at the window regarder (à l'intérieur) par la fenêtre ; to look out of ou through the window regarder par la fenêtre ; to look the other way lit regarder ailleurs ; fig fermer les yeux ; to look up and down the street regarder partout dans la rue ; I didn't know where to look fig je ne savais plus où me mettre ; ( in shop) I'm just looking je ne fais que regarder ;
    2 ( search) chercher, regarder ; to look down parcourir [list] ; to look for sth chercher qch ; a group of youths looking for trouble une bande de jeunes qui cherchent la bagarre ; are you looking for a smack in the mouth ? tu veux mon poing sur la figure ? ;
    3 (appear, seem) avoir l'air, paraître ; he looks happy il a l'air heureux, il paraît heureux ; it's nice to see you looking happy ça fait plaisir de te voir heureux ; you look hot/cold tu as l'air d'avoir chaud/froid ; he doesn't look French il n'a pas l'air français, il ne fait pas français ; he looks young for his age il fait or il paraît jeune pour son âge ; she's 40 but she doesn't look it elle a 40 ans mais elle ne les fait pas ; he looks about 50 il doit avoir la cinquantaine ; that dress makes you look younger cette robe te rajeunit ; how do I look? comment me trouves-tu? ; you look well tu as bonne mine ; you don't look well tu as mauvaise mine ; you look good in that hat ce chapeau te va bien ; you look good enough to eat! tu es mignon à croquer ! ; that cake looks good ce gâteau a l'air bon ; the picture will look good in the study le tableau ira bien dans le bureau ; how does my tie look? comment est ma cravate? ; it doesn't look straight il n'est pas droit, il est de travers ; it doesn't look right ça ne va pas ; how does it look to you? qu'est-ce que tu en penses? ; it looks OK to me ça m'a l'air d'aller ; does the meat look cooked to you? est-ce que tu crois que la viande est cuite? ; things are looking good les choses se présentent bien ; things aren't looking too good ça ne va pas très bien ; it looks to me as if ou though j'ai l'impression que ; this looks to me like the right street j'ai l'impression que c'est la bonne rue ; it looks as if ou though it will rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it looks likely that il semble probable que (+ subj) ; it looks certain that il semble certain que (+ indic) ; he looks to be the strongest il semble être le plus fort ; it looks to be a question of time/money ça a l'air d'être une question de temps/d'argent ;
    4 to look like sb/sth ressembler à qn/qch ; it doesn't look anything like a Picasso! ça ne ressemble absolument pas à un Picasso! ; that photograph doesn't look like you ou looks nothing like you on ne te reconnaît pas du tout sur cette photo ; what does she look like? comment est-elle? ; what does the house look like? comment est la maison? ; it looks like being funny/interesting cela promet d'être amusant/intéressant ; you look like being the only man there il y a de fortes chances pour que tu sois le seul homme présent ; she looks like being the first to finish il y a de fortes chances pour qu'elle soit la première à finir ; it looks like he's dying tout porte à croire qu'il est mourant ; it looks like rain/snow on dirait qu'il va pleuvoir/neiger ; it certainly looks like it ça en a tout l'air ; ‘are you having trouble?’ ‘what does it look like?’ iron ‘tu as des ennuis?’ ‘à ton avis?’ iron ; what does it look like to you? murder? qu'en pensez-vous? c'est un meurtre? ; it looks like cancer to me je pense que c'est un cancer ; you look like you could do with a drink/bath j'ai l'impression qu'un verre d'alcool/un bain ne te ferait pas de mal ;
    5 ( also look here) écoute ; look, this is ridiculous écoute, c'est ridicule ; look, it wasn't my fault écoute, ce n'était pas ma faute ; look here, I'm in no mood for jokes écoute-moi bien, je ne suis pas d'humeur à plaisanter ;
    6 ( be oriented) to look north/south [house, room] être orienté au nord/sud.
    E - looking (dans composés) serious/distinguished-looking [person] à l'air sérieux/distingué ; dubious/sinister-looking [place, object] à l'aspect douteux/sinistre ; he's not bad-looking il n'est pas mal.
    if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now il/elle/etc m'a fusillé du regard.
    look after [sb/sth]
    1 ( care for) soigner [patient, sick animal] ; garder [child] ; s'occuper de [customer, guest] ; s'occuper de [animal, plant] ; entretenir [car, equipment] ; prendre soin de [belongings, toys] ; he's being looked after by his grand-parents ce sont ses grand-parents qui le gardent ; these books have been well looked after on a pris soin de ces livres ; to look after sb's needs satisfaire les besoins de qn ;
    2 ( be responsible for) s'occuper de [administration, finances, business, shop] ; surveiller [class, schoolchildren] ; to look after sb's interests veiller aux intérêts de qn ; look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute! surveille mes bagages, je reviens tout de suite! ;
    1 ( cope) she's too frail to look after herself elle est trop fragile pour se débrouiller toute seule ; I'm old enough to look after myself je suis assez grand pour me débrouiller tout seul ;
    2 ( be careful) safe journey, and look after yourself bon voyage, sois prudent!
    look ahead lit regarder devant soi ; fig regarder vers l'avenir ; we must look ahead to the future now nous devons penser à l'avenir maintenant ; she's looking ahead to the next Olympics elle se prépare pour les prochains jeux Olympiques ; and now, looking ahead to tomorrow's programmes Radio, TV et maintenant, un aperçu des émissions de demain.
    1 ( turn around) se retourner ;
    2 ( glance around) regarder autour de soi ; to look around at one's friends/ colleagues fig passer en revue ses amis/collègues ;
    3 ( search) chercher ; to look around for sb/sth chercher qn/qch ;
    4 (visit, examine) (in building, town) faire un tour ; ( in room) jeter un coup d'œil ;
    look around [sth] visiter [church, town] ; faire le tour de [room] ; they spent the morning looking around London/the shops ils ont passé la matinée à visiter Londres/à faire les magasins.
    look at:
    look at [sth]
    1 gen regarder ; ( briefly) jeter un coup d'œil sur ; look at the state of you! regarde un peu de quoi tu as l'air! ; just look at the state of this room! regarde un peu l'état de cette pièce! ; look at this coat/book! regarde-moi ce manteau/ce livre! ; just look at this! regarde-moi ça ! ; you'd never guess, to look at her à la voir on ne devinerait jamais ; he's/it's not much to look at il/ça ne paie pas de mine ;
    2 ( examine) vérifier [equipment] ; [doctor] examiner [patient, wound] ; [workman] jeter un coup d'œil à [car, plumbing] ; étudier [problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options] ; you should get that wound looked at tu devrais faire examiner cette blessure (par le médecin) ;
    3 (see, view) voir [life, events, situation] ; envisager [problem] ; try and look at it my way essaie de voir les choses de mon point de vue ; his way of looking at things sa façon de voir les choses ; look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse écoute, s'il me fait une proposition, je ne la refuserai pas ; that's how I look at it c'est comme ça que je vois les choses ; the problem needs to be looked at from all angles il faut envisager ce problème sous tous ses aspects ; you can't be too careful, look at Tom! il faut être très prudent, regarde ce qui est arrivé à Tom! ;
    4 ( face) to be looking at [firm] être au bord de [bankruptcy, collapse] ; [criminal] risquer [life sentence, fine] ; you're looking at major repairs here dites-vous bien qu'il s'agit ici de réparations importantes ; you're looking at a bill for about 3,000 dollars ça va vous coûter aux alentours de 3 000 dollars.
    look back:
    1 ( turn around) se retourner ; to look back at sb/sth se retourner pour regarder qn/qch ;
    2 (reflect, reminisce) let's look back to the year 1964 revenons à l'année 1964 ; if we look back to the 19th century si l'on considère le dix-neuvième siècle ; since then she's never looked back depuis tout s'est très bien passé pour elle ; to look back on se tourner sur [past] ; repenser à [experience] ; faire le bilan de [career, marriage] ; looking back on it, I think I made the right decision rétrospectivement, je pense que j'ai pris la bonne décision.
    look down:
    look down (with modesty, shame) baisser les yeux ; ( from a height) regarder en bas ; from the hilltop she looked down on the city elle regardait la ville du haut de la colline ;
    look down on [sb/sth]
    1 ( despise) mépriser [person, lifestyle] ;
    2 ( dominate) [fortress, tower] dominer [town, valley].
    look for:
    look for [sb/sth] ( search for) chercher qn/qch ;
    look for [sth] ( expect) attendre [commitment, co-operation, result, reward] (from de) ; what I'm looking for from you is a guarantee ce que j'attends de vous c'est une garantie ; what do you look for in a new recruit? qu'est-ce que vous attendez d'une nouvelle recrue?
    look forward: to look forward to [sth] attendre [qch] avec impatience ; I was so looking forward to it j'attendais ça avec tant d'impatience, je m'en faisais une telle joie ; she's looking forward to going on holiday elle a hâte de partir en vacances ; I'm not looking forward to the interview/party la perspective de l'entretien/la fête ne me réjouit pas ; I look forward to hearing from you ( writing to a friend) j'espère avoir bientôt de tes nouvelles ; ( in formal correspondence) dans l'attente de votre réponse.
    look in
    1 ( pay a visit) passer ; I'll look in again tomorrow je repasserai demain ; to look in on passer voir [person, class, rehearsals] ; look in on the baby and check she's still asleep va voir si le bébé dort ;
    2 ( watch TV) if there are any viewers looking in who want more details, please contact us les téléspectateurs qui désirent obtenir plus de renseignements peuvent nous contacter.
    look into:
    look into [sth] examiner, étudier [matter, possibility, problem] ; examiner [accounts, background] ; enquêter sur [death, disappearance, theft].
    look on:
    look on [crowd, spectators] regarder ; we looked on admiringly as she danced nous l'avons regardée danser avec admiration ; I was forced to look on as the house was ransacked j'ai été forcé d'assister au pillage de la maison ;
    look on [sb/sth] considérer [person, event etc] (as comme ; with avec) ; we look on him as a son nous le considérons comme notre fils ; I look on it as a privilege je considère que c'est un privilège.
    look onto:
    look onto [sth] [house, room] donner sur [sea, garden, street].
    look out:
    look out ( take care) faire attention (for à) ; ( be wary) se méfier (for de) ; you must look out for snakes faites attention aux serpents ; look out for motorists turning out of side roads méfiez-vous des automobilistes qui débouchent des petites routes ; look out! attention! ;
    look out for [sb/sth] guetter [person] ; être à l'affût de [new recruits, talent] ; être à la recherche de [apartment, book] ; guetter l'apparition de [signs, symptoms] ; repérer [cases, examples] ; être à l'affût de [bargain, special offer] ;
    look out for [oneself] se débrouiller tout seul, s'occuper de soi ;
    look out over [sth] [window, balcony] donner sur [sea, park].
    look over:
    look [sb] over passer [qn] en revue [new recruits, troops] ;
    look [sth] over examiner [car, equipment] ; [vet] examiner [animal] ; get an expert to look the car over before you buy it fais examiner la voiture par un spécialiste avant de l'acheter ;
    look over [sth]
    1 ( read) ( in detail) examiner [document, contract] ; ( rapidly) parcourir [essay, lines, notes] ; jeter un coup d'œil sur, parcourir [document, report] ; I'll get Rose to look it over quickly je demanderai à Rose d'y jeter un petit coup d'œil ;
    2 ( visit) visiter [factory, gardens, house].
    1 ( look behind one) se retourner ; she looked round to see who it was elle s'est retournée pour voir qui c'était ;
    2 ( look about) regarder autour de soi ; I'm just looking round ( in shop) je ne fais que regarder ; we're looking round for a new house nous cherchons une nouvelle maison ;
    look round [sth] visiter [town, building].
    look through [sth]
    1 ( read) consulter [archive, material, files] ; parcourir [essay, list, script, report, notes] ; ( scan idly) feuilleter [book, magazine] ;
    2 ( search) fouiller dans [belongings, drawers, briefcase] ; I caught him looking through my diary je l'ai trouvé en train de lire mon journal intime ; try looking through that pile of papers regarde dans cette pile de papiers ;
    look through [sb] faire semblant de ne pas voir [person].
    look to:
    look to [sb/sth]
    1 ( rely on) compter sur qn/qch (for pour ; to do pour faire) ; they look to him for leadership ils comptent sur lui pour les diriger ;
    2 ( turn to) se tourner vers [future] ; he looked to his friends for support il s'est tourné vers ses amis pour qu'ils le soutiennent ;
    look to [sth] ( pay attention) veiller à [defences, interests] ;
    look to do ( expect) espérer faire ; we're looking to break even/make a profit nous espérons rentrer dans nos frais/faire des bénéfices.
    look up:
    look up
    1 ( raise one's eyes) lever les yeux (from de) ;
    2 ( raise one's head) lever la tête ; to look up at the clouds/tree-tops regarder les nuages/le sommet des arbres ;
    3 ( improve) [business, prospects] aller mieux ; [conditions, situation] s'améliorer ; [property market] reprendre ; things are looking up for us les choses s'arrangent pour nous ;
    look up [sth] regarder à l'intérieur de [chimney] ; to look up sb's skirt regarder sous la jupe de qn ;
    look [sb/sth] up, look up [sb/sth]
    1 ( check in book) chercher [address, phone number, price, word] (in dans) ; look his number up in the phone book cherche son numéro de téléphone dans l'annuaire ;
    2 ( visit) passer voir [acquaintance, friend] ; look me up if you're ever in New York passez me voir or faites-moi signe si jamais vous vous trouvez à New York ;
    look up to [sb] admirer [person].

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  • 11 firm

    I fə:m adjective
    1) ((fixed) strong and steady: a firm handshake.) firme, sólido
    2) (decided; not changing one's mind: a firm refusal.) firme

    II fə:m noun
    (a business company: an engineering firm.) empresa
    firm1 adj firme
    firm2 n empresa / firma
    tr[fɜːm]
    1 (strong, solid, steady) firme, sólido,-a
    2 (definite, not changing) firme, en firme
    3 (strict, strong) duro,-a
    4 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (steady) firme, estable
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to be on firm ground estar seguro,-a
    ————————
    tr[fɜːm]
    1 (business) empresa
    firm ['fərm] vi
    : endurecer
    firm adj
    1) vigorous: fuerte, vigoroso
    2) solid, unyielding: firme, duro, sólido
    3) unchanging: firme, inalterable
    4) resolute: firme, resuelto
    firm n
    : empresa f, firma f, compañía f
    adj.
    duro, -a adj.
    en firme adj.
    fijo, -a adj.
    firme adj.
    fuerte adj.
    inmoble adj.
    sólido, -a adj.
    tenaz adj.
    tieso, -a adj.
    n.
    comercio s.m.
    empresa s.f.
    firma s.f.
    sociedad s.f.
    v.
    poner firme v.

    I fɜːrm, fɜːm
    1)
    a) ( secure) < grasp> firme
    b) ( not yielding) <surface/muscles> firme; < mattress> duro; < foundation> sólido
    c) ( not declining) <currency/market> firme, fuerte
    2)
    a) ( steadfast) < friendship> sólido; < support> firme
    b) ( strict) estricto, firme

    to take a firm line o stand on something — ponerse* firme sobre algo

    3) ( definite) <offer/date> en firme

    II
    noun empresa f, firma f, compañía f

    III
    transitive verb firm (up) \<\<muscles\>\> endurecer*
    Phrasal Verbs:

    I [fɜːm]
    1. ADJ
    (compar firmer) (superl firmest)
    1) (=solid) [base] firme, sólido; [mattress, stomach, thighs] duro; (=secure) [hold] firme, seguro

    to be on firm ground — (fig) pisar terreno firme

    2) (=staunch) [belief, support] firme; [friends] íntimo; [friendship] sólido

    she's a firm believer in justice/discipline — cree firmemente en la justicia/la disciplina

    3) (=resolute, decisive) [decision, measures] firme; [voice] seguro, firme; [steps] decidido, resuelto
    4) (=severe) estricto, firme

    to be firm with sbser estricto or firme con algn

    a firm hand: this horse needs a firm hand — a este caballo hay que tratarlo con firmeza

    5) (=definite) [offer, order] en firme; [evidence] concluyente, contundente
    6) (=set) firme
    7) (Econ) (=not subject to change) [price] estable
    2.
    ADV

    II
    [fɜːm]
    N firma f, empresa f

    a firm of accountantsuna firma or empresa de contabilidad

    * * *

    I [fɜːrm, fɜːm]
    1)
    a) ( secure) < grasp> firme
    b) ( not yielding) <surface/muscles> firme; < mattress> duro; < foundation> sólido
    c) ( not declining) <currency/market> firme, fuerte
    2)
    a) ( steadfast) < friendship> sólido; < support> firme
    b) ( strict) estricto, firme

    to take a firm line o stand on something — ponerse* firme sobre algo

    3) ( definite) <offer/date> en firme

    II
    noun empresa f, firma f, compañía f

    III
    transitive verb firm (up) \<\<muscles\>\> endurecer*
    Phrasal Verbs:

    English-spanish dictionary > firm

  • 12 modular data center

    1. модульный центр обработки данных (ЦОД)

     

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    Параллельные тексты EN-RU

    [ http://loosebolts.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/our-vision-for-generation-4-modular-data-centers-one-way-of-getting-it-just-right/]

    [ http://dcnt.ru/?p=9299#more-9299]

    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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  • 13 rest

    rest [rest]
    reste1 (a) repos1 (b) paix1 (c) support1 (d) silence1 (e) (se) reposer2 (a), 2 (b), 3 (a)-(c), 3 (g) (s')appuyer2 (b), 3 (b) fonder2 (b), 2 (c) être3 (d) résider3 (e)
    1 noun
    (a) the rest (of) (remainder) le reste (de); (others) les autres mfpl;
    take the rest of the cake prenez le reste ou ce qui reste du gâteau;
    take the rest of the cakes prenez les autres gâteaux ou les gâteaux qui restent;
    I'm keeping the rest of it for tomorrow je garde le reste ou le restant pour demain;
    the rest of the time they watch television le reste du temps, ils regardent la télévision;
    he's the only amateur, the rest of them are professionals c'est le seul amateur, les autres sont professionnels;
    the rest of the group disagreed le reste du groupe n'était pas d'accord;
    the rest of us nous autres, le reste (d'entre nous);
    it's just another day like all the rest c'est un jour comme un autre;
    (as) for the rest pour le reste, quant au reste;
    and all the rest (of it), and the rest et tout le reste ou tout le tralala
    (b) (relaxation) repos m; (pause) repos m, pause f;
    (a) rest will do him good un peu de repos lui fera du bien;
    try to get some rest essayez de vous reposer (un peu);
    I had or I took a ten-minute rest je me suis reposé pendant dix minutes, j'ai fait une pause de dix minutes;
    you need a week's rest/a good night's rest vous avez besoin d'une semaine de repos/d'une bonne nuit de sommeil;
    my arms need a rest j'ai besoin de me reposer les bras;
    after a moment's rest après s'être reposé quelques instants;
    after her afternoon rest après sa sieste;
    a day of rest une journée de repos;
    she had to take several rests while climbing the stairs en montant l'escalier, elle a été obligée de s'arrêter à plusieurs reprises;
    he needs a rest from the pressure/the children il a besoin de se détendre/d'un peu de temps sans les enfants;
    he gave her no rest until she consented il ne lui a pas laissé une minute de répit jusqu'à ce qu'elle accepte;
    his conscience gave him no rest sa conscience ne lui laissait pas de répit;
    you'd better give the skiing a rest vous feriez mieux de ne pas faire de ski pendant un certain temps;
    familiar give it a rest! arrête, tu veux?;
    rest and recuperation American Military permission f; humorous vacances fpl;
    to put or to set sb's mind at rest tranquilliser ou rassurer qn;
    the machines are at rest les machines sont au repos;
    her hands were rarely at rest ses mains restaient rarement inactives;
    to come to rest (vehicle, pendulum, ball) s'immobiliser, s'arrêter; (bird, falling object) se poser
    eternal rest repos m éternel;
    he's finally at rest il a finalement trouvé la paix;
    to lay sb to rest porter qn en terre;
    to lay or to put sth to rest (doubts, rumour, suspicions) dissiper qch; (allegation, notion) abandonner qch;
    perhaps we could lay the matter to rest (not discuss any further) peut-être qu'on pourrait arrêter de parler de cette affaire une bonne fois pour toutes;
    the matter should be laid to rest as quickly as possible (resolved) cette affaire doit être résolue au plus vite
    (d) (support) support m, appui m; (in snooker) chevalet m;
    she used it as a rest for her camera elle s'en est servie comme appui pour son appareil photo
    (e) Music silence m;
    British minim or American half rest demi-pause f;
    British crotchet or American quarter rest soupir m;
    British quaver or American eighth rest demi-soupir m
    (f) (in poetry) césure f
    (a) (allow to relax) laisser se reposer;
    to rest oneself se reposer;
    they had to stop to rest the camels ils ont dû s'arrêter pour laisser se reposer les chameaux;
    sit down and rest your legs assieds-toi et repose-toi les jambes;
    Agriculture to rest a field mettre un champ en jachère;
    (God) rest his soul! que Dieu ait son âme!, qu'il repose en paix!;
    I rest my case Law j'ai conclu mon plaidoyer; figurative je n'ai rien d'autre à ajouter
    (b) (support, lean → gen) appuyer; (→ one's head) reposer (on sur); (→ one's hopes, confidence etc) fonder (on sur);
    she rested her bicycle against a lamppost elle appuya sa bicyclette contre un réverbère;
    I rested my suitcase on the step j'ai posé ma valise sur la marche;
    he rested his arm on the back of the sofa son bras reposait sur le dossier du canapé
    (c) (base → argument, theory) fonder (on sur)
    (a) (relax) se reposer;
    they set off again after resting for an hour ils se sont remis en route après s'être reposés pendant une heure;
    horses resting in the shade des chevaux qui se reposent à l'ombre;
    to be resting (actor) = se trouver sans engagement;
    we shall not rest until the fight is won nous n'aurons de cesse que la lutte ne soit gagnée
    (b) (be held up or supported) reposer; (lean → person) s'appuyer; (→ bicycle, ladder) être appuyé;
    the buildings rest on solid foundations les bâtiments reposent sur des fondations solides;
    his arm rested on the back of the sofa son bras reposait sur le dossier du canapé;
    his head was resting on her shoulder il avait la tête appuyée contre son épaule;
    she was resting on her broom elle était appuyée sur son balai;
    the skis were resting against the wall les skis étaient appuyés contre le mur
    to rest on (argument, hope) reposer sur;
    the theory rests on a false assumption la théorie repose sur une hypothèse fausse;
    the whole problem rests on a misunderstanding tout le problème repose sur un malentendu
    (d) (be, remain) être;
    rest assured we're doing our best soyez certain que nous faisons de notre mieux;
    their fate rests in your hands leur sort est entre vos mains;
    that's how things rest between us voilà où en sont les choses entre nous;
    can't you let the matter rest? ne pouvez-vous pas abandonner cette idée?;
    I won't let it rest at that cela ne se passera pas ainsi;
    he just won't let it rest il y revient sans cesse
    (e) (reside, belong) résider;
    power rests with the committee c'est le comité qui détient le pouvoir;
    the choice rests with you c'est à vous de choisir;
    the decision doesn't rest with me la décision ne dépend pas de moi
    (f) (alight → eyes, gaze) se poser (on sur)
    may they rest in peace! qu'ils reposent en paix!;
    rest in peace (on gravestone) repose en paix (épitaphe)
    the defence/the prosecution rests = formule de fin de plaidoyer ou de réquisitoire
    (i) Agriculture (lie fallow) être en repos ou en jachère;
    to let a field rest laisser un champ en repos ou en jachère
    ►► Cars rest area aire f de repos;
    rest cure cure f de repos;
    figurative this job is no rest cure ce travail n'est pas une sinécure;
    rest day jour m de repos;
    rest home (for convalescents) maison f de repos; (for elderly) maison f de retraite;
    American rest room toilettes fpl;
    American Cars rest stop aire f de stationnement ou de repos;
    to make a rest stop faire une pause pour se détendre
    familiar se reposer (un peu), prendre un peu de repos

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  • 14 rest

    I [rest]

    the rest(of food, day, story) il resto

    for the rest... — per il resto...

    and all the rest of itcolloq. e tutto il resto

    II [rest]
    1) (repose) riposo m.; (break) pausa f.

    to put sb.'s mind at rest — tranquillizzare qcn.

    2) (support) supporto m.
    3) mus. pausa f.
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    a change is as good as a restprov. = cambiare fa bene tanto quanto riposarsi

    III 1. [rest]

    to rest sth. on — appoggiare qcs. su [ surface]

    2) (allow to rest) riposare [ legs]; tenere a riposo [ injured limb]; fare riposare [ horse]
    3) agr. lasciare a maggese [ land]
    4) dir.

    I rest my casefig. non ho niente da aggiungere

    2.
    1) (relax) riposarsi

    to rest on — appoggiarsi su, essere appoggiato su

    3) eufem.

    to be resting — [ actor] essere disoccupato, non avere una parte

    4)

    to rest in peace — [ dead person] riposare in pace

    5) fig.

    to let the matter o things rest lasciare perdere; you can't just let it rest there! — non puoi abbandonare tutto così!

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    * * *
    I 1. [rest] noun
    1) (a (usually short) period of not working etc after, or between periods of, effort; (a period of) freedom from worries etc: Digging the garden is hard work - let's stop for a rest; Let's have/take a rest; I need a rest from all these problems - I'm going to take a week's holiday.)
    2) (sleep: He needs a good night's rest.)
    3) (something which holds or supports: a book-rest; a headrest on a car seat.)
    4) (a state of not moving: The machine is at rest.)
    2. verb
    1) (to (allow to) stop working etc in order to get new strength or energy: We've been walking for four hours - let's stop and rest; Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes; Let's rest our legs.)
    2) (to sleep; to lie or sit quietly in order to get new strength or energy, or because one is tired: Mother is resting at the moment.)
    3) (to (make or allow to) lean, lie, sit, remain etc on or against something: Her head rested on his shoulder; He rested his hand on her arm; Her gaze rested on the jewels.)
    4) (to relax, be calm etc: I will never rest until I know the murderer has been caught.)
    5) (to (allow to) depend on: Our hopes now rest on him, since all else has failed.)
    6) ((with with) (of a duty etc) to belong to: The choice rests with you.)
    - restfully
    - restfulness
    - restless
    - restlessly
    - restlessness
    - rest-room
    - at rest
    - come to rest
    - lay to rest
    - let the matter rest
    - rest assured
    - set someone's mind at rest
    II [rest]
    * * *
    I [rest]

    the rest(of food, day, story) il resto

    for the rest... — per il resto...

    and all the rest of itcolloq. e tutto il resto

    II [rest]
    1) (repose) riposo m.; (break) pausa f.

    to put sb.'s mind at rest — tranquillizzare qcn.

    2) (support) supporto m.
    3) mus. pausa f.
    ••

    a change is as good as a restprov. = cambiare fa bene tanto quanto riposarsi

    III 1. [rest]

    to rest sth. on — appoggiare qcs. su [ surface]

    2) (allow to rest) riposare [ legs]; tenere a riposo [ injured limb]; fare riposare [ horse]
    3) agr. lasciare a maggese [ land]
    4) dir.

    I rest my casefig. non ho niente da aggiungere

    2.
    1) (relax) riposarsi

    to rest on — appoggiarsi su, essere appoggiato su

    3) eufem.

    to be resting — [ actor] essere disoccupato, non avere una parte

    4)

    to rest in peace — [ dead person] riposare in pace

    5) fig.

    to let the matter o things rest lasciare perdere; you can't just let it rest there! — non puoi abbandonare tutto così!

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  • 15 firm

    I noun
    Firma, die

    firm of architects/decorators — Architektenbüro, das/Malerbetrieb, der

    II 1. adjective
    1) fest; stabil [Verhältnis, Konstruktion, Stuhl]; straff [Busen]; verbindlich [Angebot]

    be on firm ground again(lit. or fig.) wieder festen Boden unter den Füßen haben

    2) (resolute) entschlossen [Blick]; bestimmt, entschieden [Ton]

    be a firm believer in somethingfest an etwas (Akk.) glauben

    3) (insisting on obedience etc.) bestimmt
    2. adverb

    stand firm!(fig.) sei standhaft!

    hold firm to something(fig.) an einer Sache festhalten

    3. transitive verb
    fest werden lassen; festigen, straffen [Muskulatur, Körper]
    * * *
    I [fə:m] adjective
    1) ((fixed) strong and steady: a firm handshake.) fest
    2) (decided; not changing one's mind: a firm refusal.) entschlossen
    - academic.ru/87050/firmly">firmly
    II [fə:m] noun
    (a business company: an engineering firm.) die Firma
    * * *
    firm1
    [fɜ:m, AM fɜ:rm]
    n Firma f, Unternehmen nt
    \firm of lawyers [Rechts]anwaltsbüro nt, [Rechts]anwaltskanzlei f
    small \firm kleine Firma
    state-owned \firm staatliches Unternehmen
    firm2
    [fɜ:m, AM fɜ:rm]
    I. adj
    1. (steady) stabil, fest
    keep a \firm hold of the railing halten Sie sich am Geländer fest
    2. (secure) sicher, robust
    the pole is \firm in its base der Pfosten ist gut befestigt; COMM currency, market, shares stabil
    3. (strong) fest, stark
    \firm grip fester Griff
    to have a \firm grip on sth etw fest in der Hand haben
    with a \firm hand mit starker Hand
    \firm handshake kräftiger [o fester] Händedruck
    4. (strict) entschieden, streng
    to be \firm with sb gegenüber jdm bestimmt auftreten
    love and a \firm hand are keys to successful childrearing Liebe und Disziplin sind die Grundlagen jeder erfolgreichen Kindererziehung
    5. (thorough) zuverlässig, sicher
    \firm basis sichere Grundlage
    \firm understanding feste Vereinbarung
    6. (sure) fest, sicher
    we're appealing to the government for a \firm commitment to help the refugees wir fordern die Regierung dazu auf, eine definitive Zusage zur Unterstützung der Flüchtlinge abzugeben
    some still claim that there is no \firm evidence linking smoking with cancer manche Leute behaupten noch immer, es gebe keine eindeutige Verknüpfung zwischen Rauchen und Krebs
    \firm offer verbindliches Angebot; ECON, FIN, STOCKEX
    \firm order (irrevocable) Festauftrag m, feste Bestellung; (to broker) Kundenauftrag zum Kauf oder Verkauf von Wertpapieren zu einem bestimmten Termin
    \firm sale Festkauf m
    7. (hard) fest, hart
    \firm ground fester Boden
    8. (staunch) standhaft, beständig
    \firm ally enger Verbündeter/enge Verbündete
    \firm friend enger Freund/enge Freundin; (resolute) entschlossen
    to be a \firm believer in sth fest an etw akk glauben
    \firm in the belief that they could never be caught they didn't bother to hide the clues fest davon überzeugt, niemals gefasst zu werden, kümmerten sie sich nicht darum, die Hinweise zu beseitigen
    II. adv fest
    to hold \firm standhaft bleiben, nicht nachgeben
    to stand \firm eine feste Haltung einnehmen; ( fig) unnachgiebig sein
    to stand \firm in sth unerschütterlich bei etw dat bleiben
    to stay \firm in sth bei etw dat standhaft bleiben
    III. vi sich akk stabilisieren [o festigen]; FIN bonds fester tendieren, anziehen
    Eurobonds have been \firming lately Euroanleihen tendieren seit einiger Zeit fester
    * * *
    I [fɜːm]
    n
    Firma f II
    1. adj (+er)
    1) (= solid) mattress, pillow, fruit, foundation etc fest; stomach, thighs straff
    2) (= strong) hold, grip fest, sicher; handshake fest; (= steady) support, chair, ladder stabil

    to keep a firm grip or hold on sth/oneself (fig) — etw fest/sich gut im Griff haben

    to have firm control of sth —

    to have a firm grasp/understanding of sth — etw gut beherrschen/verstehen

    they have no firm foundations on which to build — sie haben keine feste Grundlage, auf der sie bauen können

    3) (= definite) agreement, promise, commitment, belief, support fest; decision endgültig; evidence, information, conclusion sicher; news bestätigt; step entschlossen

    it is my firm belief or conviction that... — ich bin der festen Überzeugung, dass...

    to be a firm believer in sth/that... — fest an etw (acc) glauben/daran glauben, dass...

    he's a firm supporter or advocate of capital punishmenter ist ein entschiedener Befürworter der Todesstrafe

    4) (= strict) leader, father stark; leadership, policy, voice fest; manner, action entschlossen; measure durchgreifend

    she's firm with the children —

    5)

    they are firm friends —

    to become firm friends with sbsich eng mit jdm befreunden

    (with sb) —

    this restaurant is one of my firm favourites (Brit) or favorites (US)dies ist eines meiner Lieblingsrestaurants

    6) (FIN) price, currency stabil
    2. adv

    to hold firm ( Fin : prices, shares, currency )stabil bleiben

    3. vt
    soil festdrücken
    * * *
    firm1 [fɜːm; US fɜrm]
    A adj (adv firmly)
    1. fest (auch Tomaten etc), hart, GASTR steif:
    firm ground fester Boden;
    firm grip fester Griff
    2. besonders TECH (stand)fest, stabil, fest stehend, sicher befestigt
    3. ruhig, sicher (Hand etc)
    4. fig fest, beständig, standhaft:
    firm friends enge Freunde;
    be a firm believer in fest glauben an (akk)
    5. entschlossen, bestimmt, fest (Haltung etc):
    be firm with sb jemanden hart anfassen
    6. fig stark, fest:
    she needs a firm hand; hand Bes Redew
    7. fig fest, sicher (Beweise etc)
    8. besonders WIRTSCH, JUR fest:
    firm offer festes oder bindendes Angebot;
    firm prices feste oder stabile Preise;
    make a firm booking fest buchen
    B v/t
    1. auch firm up fest oder hart machen, GASTR steif schlagen
    2. obs bestätigen
    C v/i
    1. auch firm up fest oder hart werden, sich festigen, GASTR steif werden
    2. auch firm up WIRTSCH anziehen (Preise), sich erholen (Markt)
    D adv fest:
    stand firm fig festbleiben, eine feste Haltung einnehmen ( beide:
    on bezüglich gen);
    hold firm to one’s beliefs an seinen Überzeugungen festhalten
    firm2 [fɜːm; US fɜrm] s Firma f, Betrieb m, Unternehmen n:
    firm of auctioneers Auktionshaus n;
    firm name Firmenname m
    * * *
    I noun
    Firma, die

    firm of architects/decorators — Architektenbüro, das/Malerbetrieb, der

    II 1. adjective
    1) fest; stabil [Verhältnis, Konstruktion, Stuhl]; straff [Busen]; verbindlich [Angebot]

    be on firm ground again(lit. or fig.) wieder festen Boden unter den Füßen haben

    2) (resolute) entschlossen [Blick]; bestimmt, entschieden [Ton]
    3) (insisting on obedience etc.) bestimmt
    2. adverb

    stand firm!(fig.) sei standhaft!

    hold firm to something(fig.) an einer Sache festhalten

    3. transitive verb
    fest werden lassen; festigen, straffen [Muskulatur, Körper]
    * * *
    adj.
    fest adj.
    hart adj.
    standhaft adj. n.
    Betrieb -e m.
    Firma Firmen f.
    Unternehmen n.

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  • 16 rest

    A n
    1 ( what remains) the rest (of food, books, day, story) le reste (of de) ; you can keep/leave the rest tu peux garder/laisser le reste or ce qui reste ; I've forgotten the rest j'ai oublié le reste ; for the rest of my life pour le restant de mes jours ; for the rest… pour ce qui est du reste… ; and all the rest of it et tout et tout ;
    2 ( other people) he is no different from the rest (of them) il n'est pas différent des autres ; why can't you behave like the rest of us? pourquoi ne peux-tu pas faire comme nous? ;
    3 (repose, inactivity) repos m ; a day of rest un jour de repos ; to recommend six weeks' rest conseiller six semaines de repos ; to set ou put sb's mind at rest rassurer qn ; to lay sb/sth to rest lit, fig enterrer qn/qch ;
    4 ( break) pause f ; (nap, lie-down) sieste f ; to have ou take a rest se reposer ; to have a rest in the afternoon faire une sieste dans l'après-midi ; let's have a little rest et si on faisait une petite pause? ; it was a rest from the serious business of the day cela nous a reposés des dures tâches de la journée ; he really needs a rest il a vraiment besoin de se reposer ;
    5 ( object which supports) support m ;
    6 Mus pause f ;
    7 ( immobility) to be at rest être au repos ; to come to rest s'arrêter.
    B vtr
    1 ( lean) to rest sth on appuyer qch sur [rock, table] ;
    2 ( allow to rest) reposer [legs, feet] ; ne pas utiliser [injured limb] ; laisser [qch] au repos [horse] ; rest your legs! repose tes jambes! ;
    3 Agric ( leave uncultivated) laisser [qch] en jachère [land] ;
    4 ( keep from entering) [organizer, team] ne pas faire participer [competitor] ;
    5 Jur to rest one's case conclure ; I rest my case fig il n'y a rien à ajouter.
    C vi
    1 (relax, lie down) [person] se reposer ; I won't rest until I know je n'aurai de cesse de savoir ; to rest easy être tranquille ;
    2 ( be supported) to rest on [hand, weight, shelf] reposer sur ; to be resting on [elbow, arm] être appuyé sur ; to rest on one's spade s'appuyer sur sa bêche ; I need something to rest on j'ai besoin d'un support ;
    3 euph [actor] to be resting être sans engagement ;
    4 [dead person] to rest in peace reposer en paix ; may he rest in peace qu'il repose en paix ; God rest his soul Dieu ait son âme ;
    5 fig ( lie) to let the matter ou things rest en rester là ; you can't just let it rest there! tu ne peux pas laisser les choses en l'état!
    a change is as good as a rest Prov le changement a les mêmes vertus que le repos ; to rest on one's laurels se reposer sur ses lauriers ; give it a rest ! ça suffit comme ça ! ; … and there the matter rests voilà la situation actuelle, voilà où en est l'affaire.
    rest in:
    rest in [sth] [key, solution] consister à [change] ; to rest in doing consister à faire.
    rest on:
    rest on [sb/sth]
    1 [eyes, gaze] s'arrêter sur [object, person] ;
    2 ( depend) reposer sur [assumption, reasoning].
    rest up se reposer.
    rest with:
    rest with [sb/sth] [decision, choice] être entre les mains de, appartenir à.

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  • 17 country

    country ['kʌntrɪ] (pl countries)
    1 noun
    (a) (land, nation) pays m; (homeland) patrie f;
    in this country dans ce pays;
    the Prime Minister isn't in the country le Premier ministre est à l'étranger;
    the country is in mourning le pays est en deuil;
    I have the support of the country tout le pays me soutient;
    to fight/to die for one's country se battre/mourir pour sa patrie;
    to love one's country aimer son pays ou sa patrie;
    in my country dans mon pays, chez moi;
    my country right or wrong = expression typique du patriotisme forcené;
    'My Country 'Tis of Thee' = chant patriotique que l'on apprend souvent aux enfants américains;
    British Politics to go to the country appeler le pays aux urnes
    to live in the country vivre à la campagne;
    to spend a day in the country passer une journée à la campagne;
    to travel British across or American cross country (in car, on bike) prendre ou emprunter les petites routes (de campagne); (on foot) aller à travers champs
    (c) (area of land, region) région f;
    the country around Gloucester la région autour de Gloucester;
    we passed through some beautiful country nous avons traversé de beaux paysages;
    this is good farming country c'est une bonne région agricole;
    Wordsworth/Constable country le pays de Wordsworth/Constable;
    this is bear country il y a beaucoup d'ours par ici;
    British it's not my line of country ce n'est pas mon domaine
    (d) Music country f
    (house, road, town, bus) de campagne; (people) de la campagne; (life) à la campagne
    ►► country boy gars m de la campagne;
    familiar pejorative country bumpkin péquenaud(e) m,f, plouc mf;
    I felt like a country bumpkin j'ai eu l'impression de débarquer de ma campagne;
    country club = club sportif ou de loisirs situé à la campagne;
    the country code = code de conduite à respecter lorsqu'on se promène dans la campagne, qu'on y pique-nique etc;
    pejorative country cousin cousin(e) m,f de province;
    country dance danse f folklorique;
    country dancing danse f folklorique;
    to go country dancing aller danser des danses folkloriques;
    country gentleman gentilhomme m campagnard;
    country house = grande maison de campagne, souvent historique;
    Computing country keyboard clavier m national;
    country music country f;
    British country park parc m naturel;
    ✾ Play 'The Country Wife' Wycherley 'La Provinciale' ou 'L'Épouse campagnarde'
    Your country needs you Cette phrase ("la patrie vous réclame") figurait sur les affiches qui appelaient les Britanniques à s'engager dans l'armée, au début de la Première Guerre mondiale. On y voyait Lord Kitchener, ministre de la Guerre, l'index pointé vers la personne regardant l'affiche. L'idée fut reprise par les Américains avec l'Oncle Sam à la place de Lord Kitchener et le slogan I want you ("J'ai besoin de vous"). Aujourd'hui on utilise l'expression dans tout appel à la nation, comme dans l'exemple suivant: Thinking about becoming a nurse? Call this number now, your country needs you ("La carrière d'infirmière vous intéresse? Composez ce numéro dès maintenant, le pays a besoin de vous.").

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  • 18 look

    1. I
    look! (посмотрите!; look, the sun is up! глядите, солнце встало /взошло/!; we looked but saw nothing мы (подсмотрели, но ничего не (увидели; it is no good looking какой смысл смотреть?; I did it while he wasn't looking я это сделал, пока он не смотрел; look who's here! посмотри, кто пришел!
    2. II
    1) look around оглядываться, осматриваться, все оглядывать; look aside смотреть в сторону, отводить глаза, отворачиваться; he looked aside when I spoke to him когда я с ним разговаривал, он отворачивался; look away отворачиваться, отводить взгляд; look back [behind, round] оборачиваться, оглядываться; don't look round, I don't want him to notice us не оглядывайся, я не хочу, чтобы он нас заметил; look down смотреть вниз; look forward /ahead/ смотреть вперед; look in /inside/ заглядывать внутрь; look out выглядывать, высовываться; look up /upward/ поднять глаза. взглянуть; he looked up and saw me он поднял глаза и увидел меня; look up from one's writing (from his book, etc.) бросить писать и т. д. и поднять голову; look right and left (this way, that way, etc.) (по-) смотреть направо и налево и т. д.; look the other way отвернуться, смотреть в другую сторону. сделать вид, что ты кого-л. не узнал /не заметил/; I happened to be looking another way я в этот момент смотрел в другую сторону
    2) the house (the window, the terrace, etc.) looks south (west, east, etc.) дом и т. д. выходит на юг /обращен к югу/ и т. д., which way does the house look? куда выходит дом?
    3. III
    look smb. look an honest man (every inch a gentleman, every inch a king, a queen, a rascal, a clown, a dandy, etc.) иметь вид честного человека и т. д.; look one's usual again снова принять свой обычный вид, оправиться, поправиться; you don't look yourself ты на себя не похож; he looked a perfect fool у него был совершенно дурацкий вид; look smth. look a perfect sight ужасно выглядеть; look the very picture of health быть воплощением / олицетворением/ здоровья; look the very picture of his father быть вылитым портретом своего отца; the actor looked his part актер выглядел так, как и требовалось по роли; look one's age (one's years, sixteen. etc.) выглядеть на свой годы /не старше сваях лет/ и т. д., he is only thirty but he looks fifty ему только тридцать, а на вид можно дать все пятьдесят; she is forty but she doesn't look it ей уже сорок, но она выглядит моложе /на вид ей столько не дашь/; this investment looked a sure profit казалось, что это капиталовложение сулит верный доход
    4. IV
    look smb. in some mariner look smb. all over осмотреть кого-л. с ног до головы /с головы до пят/; look smb. up and down смерить кого-л. взглядом, окинуть кого-л. взглядом с головы до пят
    5. X
    look to be in some state look pleased (alarmed, worried, worn out, unconcerned, disheartened, etc.) выглядеть довольным и т. д.
    6. XI
    1) be looked at the house, looked at from the outside... дом, если смотреть на него снаружи...
    2) be looked upon as smb., smth. he is looked upon as an absolute authority (as an impartial judge, as a judicious critic, etc.) его считают /он считается/ непререкаемым авторитетом и т. д., he is looked upon as a likely candidate его рассматривают, как возможную /вероятную/ кандидатуру
    3) be looked after he is wonderfully looked after there он получает там прекрасный уход; be looked over the brakes need to be looked over тормоза требуют осмотра /проверки/
    7. XV
    look to be in some quality or of some state look young (old, tired, angry, sad, grave, happy, guilty, innocent, etc.) выглядеть молодым /молодо/ и т. д.; look to be of some kind look foolish (pale, wise, brave, good-natured, thin, charming, uninviting, etc.) иметь глупый и т. д. вид, выглядеть глупо и т. д., he looked trustworthy у него был вид человека, которому можно доверять; look blank выглядеть /казаться/ рассеянным или растерянным; this book looks very tempting эту книгу очень хочется почитать; look well (ill) хорошо (плохо) выглядеть; he looks well in uniform ему идет форма; the hat looks well on you шляпа вам к лицу; things look very ugly /black/ дела обстоят плохо /не сулят ничего хорошего/; things are looking a little better дела понемногу поправляются; you look blue with cold вы посинели от холода; the clouds look rainy судя по тучам, будет дождь
    8. XVI
    1) look at smb., smth. look at each other (at his fellow-traveller, at the watch, at the ceiling, at the illustrations, etc.) смотреть друг на друга и т. д., look at oneself in the glass (поосмотреться в зеркало; what are you looking at? куда /на что/ вы смотрите?; look at me! взгляните на меня! I enjoy looking at old family portraits я люблю рассматривать старые фамильные портреты; look [up] at the stars (at the roof, at the tree-tops, etc.) взглянуть на звезды и т. д.; let me look at your work (at your results, at this sentence, etc.) дайте мне взглянуть на вашу работу и т. д., just look at this! [вы] только посмотрите!; to come to look at the pipes (at the drains, at the roof, etc.) прийти, чтобы осмотреть /проверить/ трубы и т. д., what sort of a man is he to look at? что он собой представляет внешне, как он выглядит?; the man is not much to look at внешне он ничего собой не представляет; to look at him one would say... судя по его виду можно сказать...; to look at the illustrations it will be observed... судя по иллюстрациям можно отметить...; she will /would/ not look at him (at his offer, at my proposals etc.) она и смотреть на него и т. д. не хочет; look at smb., smth. in some manner look at the boy (at the picture, etc.) closely (critically, questioningly. threateningly, keenly, reproachfully, wistfully, significantly, etc.) смотреть на мальчика и т. д. пристально и т. д.; he looked at me vacantly он посмотрел на меня пустым /ничего не выражающим/ взглядом; look at smb., smth. with (in) smth. look at smb., smth. with pity (with respect, with kindness, with interest, etc.) смотреть на кого-л., что-л. с жалостью и т. д.; look at me in embarrassment (in fear, in admiration, etc.) посмотреть на меня в смущении и т. д.; look about (round, before, behind, etc.) smb., smth. we hardly had time to look about us мы едва успели осмотреться; the boy was looking before him мальчик смотрел перед собой; look round the room (round the shop, etc.) окинуть комнату и т. д. взглядом; look after the train (after the ship, after the girl as she left the room, etc.) смотреть вслед поезду и т. д., провожать поезд и т. д. взглядом /глазами/; the child looked behind me to make sure that I was alone ребенок посмотрел, нет ли кого-л. сзади меня; look behind the door посмотреть за дверью; look down (up) smth. look down the well [внимательно] (подсмотреть в колодец; look down the list просмотреть весь список, проверить список сверху донизу; look down (up) the street внимательно осмотреть улицу, посмотреть вниз (вверх) no улице; look from /out of/ smth. look from /out of/ a window смотреть из окна; look out of the corner of one's eye посмотреть краешком глаза; look in /into/ smth. look in a mirror (посмотреться в зеркало; look in smb.'s face (in smb.'s eyes) (подсмотреть кому-л. в лицо (в глаза); look into smb.'s face (into smb.'s eyes) заглядывать кому-л. в лицо (в глаза); look in that direction смотреть в том /в указанном/ направлении; look into a well (into a shop window, into the darkness of the forest, into the fire, into a mirror, into the garden, into the sky, etc.) всматриваться /вглядываться, смотреть/ в колодец и т. д.; look into a room заглядывать в комнату; look into the future (into the hearts of other people, etc.) заглянуть в будущее и т. д.; he looked [down] into my face он [нагнулся и] посмотрел мне в лицо; look over smth. look over one's spectacles посмотреть поверх очков; look over one's shoulder посмотреть /кинуть взгляд/ через плечо; look over their heads смотреть поверх их голов; look over the wall (over the fence, etc.) заглядывать через стену и т. д.; look to smth. look to the right (to the left) посмотреть направо (налево); look [up] to heaven посмотреть [вверх] на небо; look through smth. look through the window (through a telescope, etc.) смотреть в окно и т. д., look through the keyhole смотреть /подсматривать/ в замочную скважину; his greed looked through his eyes в его глазах горела /светилась/ жадность; his toes look out through the shoe у него пальцы из ботинок вылезают, у него ботинки "каши просят"; look towards smth. look towards the horizon (towards the sea, etc.) смотреть в сторону горизонта /по направлению к горизонту/ и т. д.
    2) look on (upon, to, towards, etc.) smth. the drawing-room (the window, the house, etc.) looks on the river (on the sea, on the street, upon the garden, on the park, to the east, towards the south, towards the Pacific, across the garden, etc.) гостиная и т. д. выходит /выходит окнами, обращена/ на реку и т. д., look [down] into the street (down on the lake, down on the river, etc.) стоять на возвышенности /возвышенном месте/, откуда открывается вид на улицу и т. д., the castle looks down on the valley замок стоит на вершине, откуда открывается вид на долину
    3) look after smb., smth. look after children (after the old man, after a dog, after a garden, after smb.'s house, etc.) ухаживать /следить, присматривать/ за детьми и т. д.; who will look after the shop while we are away? на чьем попечении / на кого/ останется магазин на время нашего отсутствия?; I look after the саг myself я сам ухаживаю за машиной; he is able to look after himself a) он в состоянии обслужить [самого] себя; б) он может постоять за себя; look after her when I am gone присмотрите за ней, пока меня не будет; he is young and needs looking after он еще мал, и за ним нужен присмотр /уход/; did you get someone to look after the child? вы нашли кого-нибудь для ухода за ребенком?; look after smb.'s interests блюсти /соблюдать/ чьи-л. интересы; look after smb.'s rights охранять /оберегать, защищать/ чьи-л. права; look after smb.'s wants ухаживать за кем-л., исполнять чьи-л. желания; look after the affair веста какое-л. дело; look to smth. look to smb.'s tools (to the fastenings, to the water-bottles, etc.) отвечать за инструменты и т. д., следить, за инструментами и т.д., look to your manners следи за своими манерами /за тем, как ты себя ведешь/; the country must look to its defences страна должна заботиться об обороне; look to the future (подумать /(побеспокоиться/ о будущем: look to it that this does not happen again (that everything is ready, etc.) смотря, чтобы это не повторилось /чтобы этого больше не было/ и т. д.
    4) look for smb., smth. look for one's brother (for smb.'s hat, for the lost money, for employment, for a job, for gold, for a shorter route to the East, etc.) искать брата и т. д., what are you looking for? что вы ищете?; что вам надо?; I am looking for а, room мне нужна комната, я ищу комнату; look for trouble напрашиваться на неприятности; look for smth. somewhere look for spectacles in the bureau drawers (in the jar, around the room, etc.) искать очки в ящиках стола и т. д., one has not to look very far for the answer за ответом далеко ходить не, надо; look to smb. for smth. look to smb. for help (for advice, for guidance, for comfort, for a loan of money, etc.) прибегать /обращаться/ к кому-л. за помощью и т. д., искать у кого-л. помощи и т. д.; he looks to me for protection он ищет защиты у меня; it is no good looking to them for support нечего ждать от них поддержки; ' look to smb. to do smth. look to smb. to put things right (to make the arrangement, to protect them from aggression, etc.) рассчитывать, что кто-л. все уладит и т. д.; he looks to me to help him он полагается на то, что я помогу ему
    5) look at /on, upon/ smth. look at all the facts (at /upon/ the offer, at smb.'s motives, at this matter seriously, on smb.'s proposal from this point of view, etc.) рассматривать все факты и т. д., it is a new way of looking at things это новый подход к вопросу; look upon death without fear относиться к смерти без страха; look only at /on/ the surface of things поверхностно подходить к вопросу; look (up)on smb., smth. as smb., smth. look upon him as my teacher считать его своим учителем, смотреть на него как на своего учителя; I look on that as an insult я рассматриваю это как оскорбление; I look on it as an honour to work with you для меня большая честь работать с вами; look on smth., as being in some state look on smth. as useless (as necessary, as unusual, as unfortunate, etc.) считать что-л. бесполезным и т. д.; you can look upon it as done можешь считать это [уже] сделанным /выполненным, готовым/
    6) look into smth. look into a problem рассматривать проблему, разбираться в вопросе; will you look into the question of supplies? вы займетесь вопросом снабжения?; the police will look into the theft полиция займется расследованием этой кражи
    7) look for smth., smb. look for the arrival of the heir (for a great victory, for much profit from the business, for no recompense, for the news, for a line from you, etc.) ожидать приезда наследника и т. д., I'll be looking for you at the reception я надеюсь увидеть вас на приеме; I never looked for such a result as this я и не ожидал такого результата /не рассчитывал на такой результат/; death steals upon us when we least look for it смерть подкрадывается к нам, когда мы ее меньше всего ждем; look to /towards/ smth. look to the future (to greater advances in science and technology, towards the day when world peace will be a reality, to a quiet time in my old age, etc.) надеяться на будущее и т. д., стремиться к будущему и т. д.
    9. XIX1
    look like smb., smth. look like a sailor (like a gentleman, like an elderly clerk, like a perfect fool, etc.) быть похожим на матроса и т. д., he looks like an honest (a clever, etc.) man у него вид честного и т. д. человека; this dog doesn't look much like a hunting dog этот пес мало похож на охотничью собаку; I have no idea what it (he) looks like понятия не имею, как это (он) выглядит; it looks like granite (like business, like a dream coming true, etc.) это похоже на гранит и т. д.; it looks like rain (like snow, like storm) похоже, что будет /собирается/ дождь (снег, буря); it looks like a fine day день обещает быть хорошим
    10. Х1Х3
    look like doing smth. he looks like winning похоже, что он выигрывает; which country looks like winning? у какой страны больше шансов на успех?; do I look like jesting? разве похоже, что я шучу?
    11. XXI1
    look smb., smth. in smth. look smb. full (straight. squarely, frankly, etc.) in the face (in the eyes) смотреть кому-л. прямо и т. д. в лицо (в глаза); look death in the face смотреть смерти в лице; look smb. (in)to (out of, etc.) smth. look smb. into silence взглядом заставить кого-л. (замолчать; look smb. to shame пристыдить кого-л. взглядом; look smb. out of countenance взглядом смутить кого-л. /заставить кого-л. смутиться/; look smth. at smb. look daggers at smb. смотреть на кого-л. убийственным взглядом; look one's annoyance at a person смотреть на кого-л. с раздражением; he looked a query at me он посмотрел на меня вопросительно
    12. XXV
    1) look what... (when..., where..., whether..., etc.) look what time the train arrives /when the train arrives (when the train starts, where you are, whether the postman has come yet, etc.) посмотреть, когда прибывает поезд и т. д., look what time it is посмотри, который час; don't look till I tell you не смотри /не поворачивайся, не поворачивай головы/, пока я не скажу
    2) look as if... (as though...) look as if he wanted to join us (as if you had slept badly, as though he were thinking of mischief, ere.) похоже на то, что он хочет присоединиться к нам и т. д.; he looks as if he had seen a ghost у него такой вид, [как] будто он увидел привидение
    3) look that... (how..., etc.) look that everything is ready (that he is on time, how you behave, etc.) проследить за тем, чтобы все было готово и т. д.; look that you do not fall смотри, не упади; it looks as if they were afraid (as if he wouldn't go, as if trouble were brewing, etc.) создается такое впечатление /кажется/, что они боялись и т. д.
    13. XXVII2
    look to smb. as if... /as though. / it looks to me as if the skirt is too long мне кажется, что юбка слишком длинна; it looks as if it is going to turn wet (as if it were going to be fine, as though we should have a storm, etc.) похоже, пойдут дожди и т. д.

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  • 19 work

    A n
    1 ( physical or mental activity) travail m (on sur) ; to be at work on sth être en train de travailler à qch ; to watch sb at work regarder qn (en train de) travailler ; to go to ou set to ou get to work se mettre au travail ; to go to ou set to ou get to work on sth se mettre à travailler à or faire qch ; to set to work doing se mettre à faire ; to put a lot of work into travailler [essay, speech] ; passer beaucoup de temps sur [meal, preparations] ; to put a lot of work into doing passer beaucoup de temps à faire ; to put ou set sb to work faire travailler qn ; we put him to work doing nous lui avons donné pour tâche de faire ; it was hard work doing ça a été dur de faire ; to be hard at work travailler consciencieusement ; your essay needs more work tu dois travailler davantage ta rédaction ; there's still a lot of work to be done il reste encore beaucoup à faire ; I've got work to do j'ai du travail à faire ; to make short ou light work of sth expédier qch ; to make short work of sb envoyer promener qn ; it's all in a day's work c'est une question d'habitude ; ‘good ou nice work’ ( on written work) ‘bon travail’ ; ( orally) ‘c'est bien!’ ; it's hot/thirsty work ça donne chaud/soif ;
    2 ( occupation) travail m ; to be in work avoir du travail or un emploi ; to look for work chercher du travail ; day/night work travail de jour/nuit ; place of work lieu m de travail ; to start ou begin work ( daily) commencer le travail ; ( for the first time) commencer à travailler ; to stop work ( at the end of the day) terminer son travail ; ( on retirement) cesser de travailler ; to be off work ( on vacation) être en congé ; to be off work with flu être en arrêt de travail parce qu'on a la grippe ; to be out of work être au chômage ; nice work if you can get it ! c'est une bonne planque ! ;
    3 ( place of employment) ( office) bureau m ; ( factory) usine f ; to go to work aller au travail ; don't phone me at work ne me téléphone pas à mon travail ; there's a canteen at work il y a une cantine à mon travail ;
    4 (building, construction) travaux mpl (on sur) ;
    5 ( papers) to take one's work home lit emporter du travail chez soi ; fig ramener ses soucis professionnels à sa famille ; spread your work out on the table étale tes papiers sur la table ;
    6 (achievement, product) (essay, report) travail m ; (artwork, novel, sculpture) œuvre f (by de) ; ( study) ouvrage m (by de ; on sur) ; an exhibition of work by young artists une exposition d'œuvres de jeunes artistes ; he sells his work to tourists il vend ses créations aux touristes ; is this all your own work? est-ce que vous l'avez fait tout seul? ; to mark students' work noter les devoirs des étudiants ; his work isn't up to standard son travail n'a pas le niveau requis ; the research was the work of a team la recherche était l'œuvre d'une équipe ; a work of genius une œuvre de génie ; a work of fiction une œuvre de fiction ; a work of reference un ouvrage de référence ; this attack is the work of professionals l'attaque est l'œuvre de professionnels ; I hope you're pleased with your work! iron j'espère que tu es fier de ton œuvre! iron ; the works of Shakespeare/Flaubert l'œuvre m de Shakespeare/Flaubert ;
    7 Phys travail m ;
    8 ( research) recherches fpl (on sur) ; there is still a lot of work to be done on the virus il y a encore beaucoup de recherches à faire sur le virus ;
    9 ( effect) to go to work [drug, detergent] agir ; the weedkiller has done its work l'herbicide a été efficace.
    1 ( factory) usine f ; works canteen cantine f de l'usine ;
    2 ( building work) travaux mpl ; public works travaux publics ;
    3 ( everything) the (full ou whole) works toute la panoplie .
    C modif [clothes, shoes] de travail ; [phone number] au travail.
    D vtr
    1 ( drive) to work sb hard surmener qn ;
    2 ( labour) to work shifts travailler en équipes (de travail posté) ; to work days/nights travailler de jour/de nuit ; to work one's passage Naut travailler pour payer son voyage ; to work one's way through university travailler pour payer ses études ; to work one's way through a book/document lire un livre/document ; to work a 40 hour week faire la semaine de 40 heures ;
    3 ( operate) se servir de [computer, equipment, lathe] ;
    4 ( exploit commercially) exploiter [oil-field, land, mine, seam] ;
    5 ( have as one's territory) [representative] couvrir [region] ; beggars/prostitutes work the streets around the station les mendiants/prostituées occupent les rues autour de la gare ;
    6 ( consume) to work one's way through ( use) utiliser [amount, quantity] ; to work one's way through two whole cakes manger deux gâteaux entiers ;
    7 ( bring about) to work wonders/miracles lit, fig faire des merveilles/miracles ; the landscape started to work its magic on me la magie du paysage a commencé à faire effet ;
    8 ( use to one's advantage) to work the system profiter du système ; can you work it for me to get tickets? peux-tu t'arranger pour m'avoir des billets? ; how did you manage to work it? comment as-tu pu arranger ça? ; I've worked things so that… j'ai arrangé les choses de sorte que… (+ subj) ;
    9 ( fashion) travailler [clay, dough, gold, iron] ; to work sth to a soft consistency travailler qch pour le rendre malléable ; to work gold into jewellery travailler l'or pour en faire des bijoux ;
    10 ( embroider) broder [design] (into sur) ; to be worked in blue silk être brodé à la soie bleue ;
    11 ( manoeuvre) to work sth into introduire qch dans [slot, hole] ; to work a lever up and down actionner un levier ;
    12 ( exercise) faire travailler [muscles, biceps] ;
    13 ( move) to work one's way through se frayer un passage à travers [crowd] ; to work one's way along avancer le long de [ledge, sill] ; to work one's hands free se libérer les mains ; to work the rope loose desserrer la corde ; it worked its way loose, it worked itself loose il s'est desserré peu à peu ; to work its way into passer dans [bloodstream, system, food, chain] ; start at the top and work your way down commencez par le haut et continuez jusqu'en bas.
    E vi
    1 ( engage in activity) travailler (doing à faire) ; to work at the hospital/the factory travailler à l'hôpital/l'usine ; to work at home travailler à domicile ; to work as a midwife/teacher travailler comme sage-femme/professeur ; to work for sb travailler pour qn ; to work for Grant and Company travailler pour la Société Grant ; to work in advertising/publishing travailler dans la publicité/l'édition ; to work with young people travailler avec les jeunes ; to work for a living gagner sa vie ; to work in oils/watercolours [artist] travailler à l'huile/l'aquarelle ;
    2 ( strive) lutter (against contre ; for pour ; to do pour faire) ; to work against corruption lutter contre la corruption ; to work towards se diriger vers [solution] ; s'acheminer vers [compromise] ; négocier [agreement] ;
    3 ( function) [equipment, machine] fonctionner, marcher ; [institution, system, heart, brain] fonctionner ; to work on electricity/on gas marcher or fonctionner à l'électricité/au gaz ; to work off the mains marcher sur le secteur ; the washing machine isn't working la machine à laver est en panne or ne marche pas ;
    4 (act, operate) it doesn't ou things don't work like that ça ne marche pas comme ça ; to work on the assumption that présumer que ; to work in sb's favour, to work to sb's advantage tourner à l'avantage de qn ; to work against sb, to work to sb's disadvantage jouer en la défaveur de qn ;
    5 ( be successful) [treatment] avoir de l'effet ; [detergent, drug] agir (against contre ; on sur) ; [spell] agir ; [plan, plot] réussir ; [argument, hypothesis] tenir debout ; flattery won't work with me la flatterie ne marche pas avec moi ; the adaptation really works l'adaptation est vraiment réussie ; I didn't think the novel would work as a film je ne pensais pas qu'on pouvait tirer un bon film de ce roman ;
    6 ( move) [face, features] se contracter.
    1 ( labour) to work oneself too hard se surmener ; to work oneself to death se tuer à la tâche ;
    2 ( rouse) to work oneself into a rage se mettre en colère ; to work oneself into a frenzy ( with anger) se mettre en rage ; ( with hysteria) devenir hystérique.
    to work one's way up gravir tous les échelons ; to work one's way up the company faire son chemin dans l'entreprise.
    work around to [sth] aborder [subject] ; it took him ages to work around to what he wanted to say il lui a fallu un temps fou pour exprimer ce qu'il avait à dire ; to work the conversation around to sth faire tourner la conversation autour de qch ; to work around to telling sb sth parvenir à dire qch à qn.
    work in:
    work in [sth], work [sth] in
    1 ( incorporate) glisser [joke, reference] ; mentionner [fact, name] ;
    2 Culin incorporer [ingredient].
    work off:
    work [sth] off, work off [sth]
    1 ( remove) retirer [lid] ; to work a ring off one's finger ôter une bague avec difficulté ;
    2 ( repay) travailler pour rembourser [loan, debt] ;
    3 ( get rid of) se débarrasser de [excess weight] ; dépenser [excess energy] ; passer [anger, frustration].
    work on:
    work on continuer à travailler ;
    work on [sb] travailler ;
    work on [sth] travailler à [book, report] ; travailler sur [project] ; s'occuper de [case, problem] ; chercher [cure, solution] ; examiner [idea, theory] ; I'm working on a way of doing je cherche une façon de faire ; ‘have you found a solution?’-‘I'm working on it’ ‘as-tu trouvé une solution?’-‘j'y réfléchis’ ; he's working on his French il travaille son français ; we've got no clues to work on nous n'avons aucun indice.
    work out:
    1 ( exercise) s'entraîner ;
    2 ( go according to plan) [plan, marriage] marcher ; I hope things work out for them j'espère que ça marchera pour eux ;
    3 ( add up) to work out at GB ou to US [total, share] s'élever à [amount, proportion] ;
    work out [sth], work [sth] out
    1 ( calculate) calculer [answer, average, total] ;
    2 ( solve) trouver [answer, reason, culprit] ; résoudre [riddle, problem] ; comprendre [clue] ; to work out why/when/where comprendre pourquoi/quand/où ; to work out what sth means comprendre qch ;
    3 ( devise) concevoir [plan, scheme] ; trouver [route] ;
    4 Admin to work out one's notice faire son mois de préavis ;
    5 ( exhaust) épuiser [mine, soil] ;
    work [sb] out comprendre ; I can't work her out je ne la comprendrai jamais.
    work over :
    work [sb] over passer [qn] à tabac .
    work to:
    work to [sth] s'astreindre à [budget] ; to work to deadlines travailler avec des objectifs ; to work to tight deadlines avoir des délais très serrés.
    work up:
    work up [sth] développer [interest] ; accroître [support] ; to work up the courage to do trouver le courage de faire ; to work up some enthusiasm for s'enthousiasmer pour ; to work up an appetite s'ouvrir l'appétit ;
    work up to [sth] se préparer à [announcement, confession, confrontation] ; the music is working up to a climax la musique va crescendo pour finir en apothéose ;
    work up [sb], work [sb] up
    1 ( excite) exciter [child, crowd] ; to work sb up into a frenzy rendre qn énervé ; to work sb up into a rage mettre qn en colère ;
    2 ( annoy) énerver ; to get worked up s'énerver ; to work oneself up s'énerver ; to work oneself up into a state se mettre dans tous ses états ; to get oneself all worked up over ou about se mettre dans tous ses états au sujet de.

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  • 20 outside

    1. noun
    1) Außenseite, die

    on the outside — außen

    to/from the outside — nach/von außen

    2) (external appearance) Äußere, das; äußere Erscheinung
    3)

    at the [very] outside — (coll.) äußerstenfalls; höchstens

    2. adjective
    1) (of, on, nearer the outside) äußer...; Außen[wand, -mauer, -antenne, -toilette, -ansicht]

    outside lane — Überholspur, die

    2) (remote)

    have only an outside chancenur eine sehr geringe Chance haben

    3) fremd [Hilfe]; äußer... [Einfluss]; Freizeit[aktivitäten, -interessen]
    4) (greatest possible) maximal, höchst [Schätzung]

    at an outside estimatemaximal od. höchstens od. im Höchstfall

    3. adverb
    1) (on the outside) draußen; (to the outside) nach draußen

    the world outsidedie Außenwelt

    2)

    outside ofsee 4.

    4. preposition
    1) (on outer side of) außerhalb (+ Gen.)
    2) (beyond) außerhalb (+ Gen.) [Reichweite, Festival, Familie]

    it's outside the terms of the agreementes gehört nicht zu den Bedingungen der Abmachung

    3) (to the outside of) aus... hinaus
    * * *
    1. noun
    (the outer surface: The outside of the house was painted white.) das Äußere
    2. adjective
    1) (of, on, or near the outer part of anything: the outside door.) Außen-...
    2) (not part of (a group, one's work etc): We shall need outside help; She has a lot of outside interests.) außerhalb
    3) ((of a chance etc) very small.) äußerst
    3. adverb
    1) (out of, not in a building etc: He went outside; He stayed outside.) draußen
    2) (on the outside: The house looked beautiful outside.) außen
    4. preposition
    (on the outer part or side of; not inside or within: He stood outside the house; He did that outside working hours.) außen
    - academic.ru/52507/outsider">outsider
    - at the outside
    - outside in
    * * *
    out·ˈside
    I. n
    1. (exterior) Außenseite f; of a fruit Schale f
    she was on the \outside of the clique girls ( fig) in der Clique war sie eine Außenseiterin
    from the \outside von außen
    on the \outside äußerlich, nach außen hin
    by the \outside vom Äußeren her
    you can never tell what he's thinking by the \outside man sieht ihm nie an, was er gerade denkt
    3. (of pavement) Straßenseite f, Seite f zur Straße hin
    4. (not within boundary)
    on the \outside draußen; (out of prison) in Freiheit
    5. SPORT Außenstürmer m
    6.
    at the \outside ( fig) im äußersten Fall
    II. adj attr, inv
    1. (outer) door, entrance äußere(r, s)
    \outside seat Sitz m zum Gang hin
    \outside wall Außenmauer f
    2. (external) außen stehend, extern
    the company badly needs \outside support die Firma benötigt dringend Unterstützung von außen
    \outside financing externe Finanzierung, Kapitalbeschaffung f von außen
    \outside placement COMM Fremdplatzierung f
    the world \outside [or \outside world] die Welt draußen
    3. (very slight) chance, possibility [sehr] klein, minimal
    4. (highest, largest) höchste(r, s) attr, äußerste(r, s) attr
    \outside price Höchstpreis m
    III. adv
    1. (not in building) außen, außerhalb
    2. (in open air) im Freien, draußen
    to go \outside nach draußen gehen
    3. (sl: not imprisoned) draußen fam
    IV. prep
    1. (out of)
    she sat on the floor \outside his room sie saß auf dem Fußboden vor seinem Zimmer
    they went \outside the house sie gingen vors Haus
    \outside of London außerhalb von London
    2. (beyond) außerhalb
    that would be \outside my job description das fiele nicht in meine Zuständigkeit
    this is \outside human comprehension das übersteigt den menschlichen Verstand
    3. (apart from) ausgenommen
    \outside of us three außer uns dreien
    * * *
    ['aʊt'saɪd]
    1. n
    1) (of house, car, object) Außenseite f

    to open the door from the outside —

    people on the outside (of society) — Menschen außerhalb der Gesellschaft

    judging from the outside (fig)wenn man es als Außenstehender beurteilt

    2)

    (= extreme limit) at the (very) outside — im äußersten Falle, äußerstenfalls

    2. adj
    1) (= external) Außen-, äußere(r, s); consultant, investor, examiner, opinion extern

    outside influences — äußere Einflüsse, Einflüsse von außen

    outside seat (in a row)Außensitz m, Platz m am Gang

    outside work —

    2) price äußerste(r, s)
    3)

    (= very unlikely) an outside chance — eine kleine Chance

    3. adv
    (= on the outer side) außen; (of house, room, vehicle) draußen

    put the cat outsidebring die Katze raus (inf)

    I feel outside it allich komme mir so ausgeschlossen vor

    4. prep (also outside of)
    1) (= on the outer side of) außerhalb (+gen)

    he went outside the house — er ging aus dem/vors/hinters Haus, er ging nach draußen

    2) (= beyond limits of) außerhalb (+gen)

    it is outside our agreement —

    this falls outside the scope of... — das geht über den Rahmen (+gen)... hinaus

    sex outside marriageSex m außerhalb der Ehe

    3) (= apart from) außer (+dat), abgesehen von (+dat)
    * * *
    outside [ˌaʊtˈsaıd]
    A s
    1. Außenseite f, (das) Äußere:
    from the outside von außen;
    judge sth from the outside etwas als Außenstehender beurteilen;
    on the outside außen ( A 2);
    a) an der Außenseite (gen),
    b) jenseits (gen);
    outside of the post SPORT Außenpfosten m
    2. fig (das) Äußere, (äußere) Erscheinung, Oberfläche f, (das) Vordergründige:
    on the outside äußerlich, nach außen hin ( A 1)
    3. Außenwelt f
    4. umg (das) Äußerste, äußerste Grenze:
    at the (very) outside (aller)höchstens, äußerstenfalls
    5. Straßenseite f (eines Radwegs etc)
    6. SPORT Außenstürmer(in):
    outside right Rechtsaußen m
    7. pl Außenblätter pl (eines Ries)
    B adj
    1. äußer(er, e, es), Außen…, an der Außenseite befindlich, von außen kommend:
    outside broadcast ( RADIO, TV) Außenübertragung f;
    outside diameter äußerer Durchmesser, Außendurchmesser m;
    outside influences äußere Einflüsse;
    outside interference Einmischung f von außen;
    outside lane SPORT Außenbahn f;
    in the outside lane auf der Außenbahn;
    outside lavatory Außentoilette f;
    outside loop FLUG Looping m vorwärts;
    outside measurements Außenmaße;
    outside pressure Druck m von außen (a. fig);
    outside seat Außensitz m;
    outside ski Außenski m;
    outside track SPORT Außenbahn f (äußerer Teil der Bahn);
    outside world Außenwelt f
    2. im Freien getan (Arbeit)
    3. außen stehend, extern:
    outside broker WIRTSCH freie(r) Makler(in);
    outside capital WIRTSCH Fremdkapital n;
    outside help fremde Hilfe;
    outside market WIRTSCH Freiverkehr m;
    an outside opinion die Meinung eines Außenstehenden;
    an outside person ein Außenstehender
    4. äußerst:
    quote the outside prices die äußersten Preise angeben
    5. außerberuflich, UNIV außerakademisch (Aktivitäten etc)
    a) kleine oder geringe Chance,
    b) SPORT Außenseiterchance f
    C adv
    1. draußen, engS. auch im Freien:
    he’s outside again umg er ist wieder auf freiem Fuß;
    a) außerhalb (gen),
    b) US umg außer, ausgenommen
    2. heraus, hinaus:
    come outside! komm heraus!;
    outside (with you)! raus (mit dir)!
    3. (von) außen, an der Außenseite:
    D präp
    1. außerhalb, jenseits (gen) (beide auch fig):
    it is outside his own experience es liegt außerhalb seiner eigenen Erfahrung;
    her time was just one second outside the record SPORT ihre Zeit lag nur eine Sekunde über dem Rekord
    2. außer:
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Außenseite, die

    to/from the outside — nach/von außen

    2) (external appearance) Äußere, das; äußere Erscheinung
    3)

    at the [very] outside — (coll.) äußerstenfalls; höchstens

    2. adjective
    1) (of, on, nearer the outside) äußer...; Außen[wand, -mauer, -antenne, -toilette, -ansicht]

    outside lane — Überholspur, die

    3) fremd [Hilfe]; äußer... [Einfluss]; Freizeit[aktivitäten, -interessen]
    4) (greatest possible) maximal, höchst [Schätzung]

    at an outside estimatemaximal od. höchstens od. im Höchstfall

    3. adverb
    1) (on the outside) draußen; (to the outside) nach draußen
    2)

    outside of — see 4.

    4. preposition
    1) (on outer side of) außerhalb (+ Gen.)
    2) (beyond) außerhalb (+ Gen.) [Reichweite, Festival, Familie]
    3) (to the outside of) aus... hinaus
    * * *
    adj.
    außen adj.
    außer adj.
    außerhalb adj.
    draußen adj.
    draußen adv. n.
    Äußere -n n.

    English-german dictionary > outside

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