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81 use
I ju:z verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) usar, utilizar2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) consumir, gastar•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to
II ju:s1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) uso, utilización2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) uso3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) utilidad4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) uso5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) uso•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use
use1 n1. uso / empleothey gave me the use of their car me dejaron utilizar su coche / pusieron su coche a mi disposición2. sentidowhat's the use of spending all that money? ¿qué sentido tiene gastar tanto dinero? / ¿para qué gastar tanto dinero?it's no use ringing the bell, there's nobody in es inútil llamar al timbre, no hay nadie en casause2 vb usar / utilizarwhat do you use to clean the paintbrushes? ¿qué usas para limpiar los pinceles?how do you use this machine? ¿cómo se utiliza esta máquina?1 uso, empleo, utilización nombre femenino■ directions for use instrucciones de uso, modo de empleo2 (handling) manejo3 (usefulness) utilidad nombre femenino4 (right to use, power to use) uso1 usar, utilizar■ what do you use to remove stains? ¿qué usas para quitar manchas?■ use your handkerchief! ¡utiliza el pañuelo!■ don't cross the road, use the subway no cruces la carretera, utiliza el paso subterráneo2 (consume) gastar, consumir3 (exploit unfairly) aprovecharse de1 (In this sense, if no habit is involved, translate using the imperfect) (past habits) soler, acostumbrar■ where did you use to live? ¿dónde vivías antes?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLin use en uso, que se está utilizandoit's no use no sirve de nada, es inútil'Not in use' "No funciona"out of use desusado,-ato be of use ser útil, ser de utilidadwhat's the use of...? ¿de qué sirve... ?■ what's the use of crying? ¿de qué sirve llorar?1) employ: emplear, usar2) consume: consumir, tomar (drogas, etc.)3) utilize: usar, utilizarto use tact: usar tactohe used his friends to get ahead: usó a sus amigos para mejorar su posición4) treat: tratarthey used the horse cruelly: maltrataron al caballo5)to use up : agotar, consumir, gastarwinters used to be colder: los inviernos solían ser más fríos, los inviernos eran más fríosshe used to dance: acostumbraba bailaruse ['ju:s] n1) application, employment: uso m, empleo m, utilización fout of use: en desusoready for use: listo para usarto be in use: usarse, estar funcionandoto make use of: servirse de, aprovechar2) usefulness: utilidad fto be of no use: no servir (para nada)it's no use!: ¡es inútil!3)to have the use of : poder usar, tener acceso a4)to have no use for : no necesitarshe has no use for poetry: a ella no le gusta la poesíav.• emplear (Utilizar) v.• soler v.• usar v.• utilizar v.n.• empleo s.m.• estilo s.m.• gasto s.m.• manejo s.m.• usanza s.f.• uso s.m.• utilidad s.f.
I juːs1) u (of machine, substance, method, word) uso m, empleo m, utilización finstructions for use — instrucciones, modo de empleo
the use of force — el empleo or uso de la fuerza
to lose the use of an arm — perder* el uso de un brazo
to be in use — \<\<machine\>\> estar* funcionando or en funcionamiento; \<\<word/method\>\> emplearse, usarse
to make use of something — usar algo, hacer* uso de algo
I must make better use of my time — debo emplear or aprovechar mejor el tiempo
to put something to good use — hacer* buen uso de algo
2) c (application, function) uso mshe has her uses — para algo sirve, a veces nos (or les etc) es útil
3) u ( usefulness)to be (of) use to somebody — serle* útil or de utilidad a alguien, servirle* a alguien
I'm not much use at cooking — no se me da muy bien la cocina, no sirvo para cocinar
is this (of) any use to you? — ¿te sirve de algo esto?
it's no use — es inútil, no hay manera, no hay caso (AmL)
it's no use complaining — de nada sirve quejarse, no se consigue nada quejándose or con quejarse
what's the use (of -ing)? — ¿de qué sirve (+ inf)?, ¿qué sentido tiene (+ inf)?
4) ( right to use)to have the use of somebody's car/office — poder* usar el coche/la oficina de alguien
II
1. juːz1)a) (for task, purpose) usarthis camera is easy to use — esta cámara es muy fácil de usar or es de fácil manejo
a technique used in this treatment — una técnica que se emplea or se utiliza or se usa en este tratamiento
use your head/imagination — usa la cabeza/la imaginación
to use something to + INF — usar or utilizar* algo para + inf
use a knife to open it — usa or utiliza un cuchillo para abrirla, ábrela con un cuchillo
what's this used for? — ¿y esto para qué sirve or para qué se usa?
to use something AS something — usar algo de or como algo
b) ( avail oneself of) \<\<service/facilities\>\> utilizar*, usar, hacer* uso demay I use your phone? — ¿puedo hacer una llamada or llamar por teléfono?
may I use your toilet? — ¿puedo pasar or ir al baño?
2) ( do with) (colloq)I could use a drink/the money — no me vendría mal un trago/el dinero
3) ( consume) \<\<food/fuel\>\> consumir, usar; \<\<money\>\> gastaruse by 3 Feb 97 — fecha de caducidad: 3 feb 97, consumir antes del 3 feb 97
4) (manipulate, exploit) (pej) utilizar*, usar (esp AmL)I felt I'd been used — me sentí utilizado or (esp AmL) usado
2.
v mod juːs (in neg, interrog sentences)where did you use to live? — ¿dónde vivías?; see also used II
Phrasal Verbs:- use up[juːs]1. N1) (=act of using) uso m, empleo m, utilización f ; (=handling) manejo mthe use of steel in industry — el empleo or la utilización or el uso del acero en la industria
care in the use of guns — cuidado m en el manejo de las armas de fuego
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fit for use — servible, en buen estado•
in use, word in use — palabra f en uso or que se usato make good use of — sacar partido or provecho de
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out of use — en desusoit is now out of use — ya no se usa, está en desuso
to go or fall out of use — caer en desuso
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to put sth to good use — hacer buen uso de algo, sacar partido or provecho de algo•
ready for use — listo (para ser usado)•
it improves with use — mejora con el uso2) (=way of using) modo m de empleo; (=handling) manejo m3) (=function) uso m•
can you find a use for this? — ¿te sirve esto?4) (=usefulness) utilidad f•
to be of use — servir, tener utilidadcan I be of any use? — ¿puedo ayudar?
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to be no use, he's no use as a teacher — no vale para profesor, no sirve como profesorit's (of) no use — es inútil, no sirve para nada
it's no use discussing it further — es inútil or no vale la pena seguir discutiendo
I have no further use for it — ya no lo necesito, ya no me sirve para nada
I've no use for those who... — no aguanto a los que...
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what's the use of all this? — ¿de qué sirve todo esto?5) (=ability to use, access)•
to have the use of, to have the use of a garage — tener acceso a un garajeI have the use of it on Sundays — me permiten usarlo los domingos, lo puedo usar los domingos
I have the use of the kitchen until 6p.m. — puedo or tengo permitido usar la cocina hasta las seis
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he lost the use of his arm — se le quedó inútil el brazo6) (Ling) (=sense) uso m, sentido m2. [juːz]VT1) (gen) usar, emplear, utilizarhe used a knife — empleó or usó or utilizó un cuchillo
are you using this book? — ¿te hace falta este libro?
which book did you use? — ¿qué libro consultaste?
have you used a gun before? — ¿has manejado alguna vez una escopeta?
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to use sth as a hammer — emplear or usar algo como martillo•
to be used, what's this used for? — ¿para qué sirve esto?, ¿para qué se utiliza esto?I could use a drink! * — ¡no me vendría mal un trago!
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to use sth for, to use sth for a purpose — servirse de algo con un propósito•
careful how you use that razor! — ¡cuidado con la navaja esa!2) (=make use of, exploit) usar, utilizarhe said I could use his car — dijo que podía usar or utilizar su coche
he wants to use the bathroom — quiere usar el cuarto de baño; (=go to the toilet) quiere ir al lavabo or (LAm) al baño
someone is using the bathroom — el lavabo or (LAm) el baño está ocupado
use your head or brains! * — ¡usa el coco! *
3) (=consume) [+ fuel] consumirhave you used all the milk? — ¿has terminado toda la leche?
4) † (=treat) tratar•
she had been cruelly used by... — había sido tratada con crueldad por...3.VI (Drugs) ** drogarse4.[juːs]AUX VB (gen) soler, acostumbrar (a)I used to go camping as a child — de pequeño solía or acostumbraba ir de acampada
I didn't use to like maths, but now I love it — antes no me gustaban las matemáticas, pero ahora me encantan
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I [juːs]1) u (of machine, substance, method, word) uso m, empleo m, utilización finstructions for use — instrucciones, modo de empleo
the use of force — el empleo or uso de la fuerza
to lose the use of an arm — perder* el uso de un brazo
to be in use — \<\<machine\>\> estar* funcionando or en funcionamiento; \<\<word/method\>\> emplearse, usarse
to make use of something — usar algo, hacer* uso de algo
I must make better use of my time — debo emplear or aprovechar mejor el tiempo
to put something to good use — hacer* buen uso de algo
2) c (application, function) uso mshe has her uses — para algo sirve, a veces nos (or les etc) es útil
3) u ( usefulness)to be (of) use to somebody — serle* útil or de utilidad a alguien, servirle* a alguien
I'm not much use at cooking — no se me da muy bien la cocina, no sirvo para cocinar
is this (of) any use to you? — ¿te sirve de algo esto?
it's no use — es inútil, no hay manera, no hay caso (AmL)
it's no use complaining — de nada sirve quejarse, no se consigue nada quejándose or con quejarse
what's the use (of -ing)? — ¿de qué sirve (+ inf)?, ¿qué sentido tiene (+ inf)?
4) ( right to use)to have the use of somebody's car/office — poder* usar el coche/la oficina de alguien
II
1. [juːz]1)a) (for task, purpose) usarthis camera is easy to use — esta cámara es muy fácil de usar or es de fácil manejo
a technique used in this treatment — una técnica que se emplea or se utiliza or se usa en este tratamiento
use your head/imagination — usa la cabeza/la imaginación
to use something to + INF — usar or utilizar* algo para + inf
use a knife to open it — usa or utiliza un cuchillo para abrirla, ábrela con un cuchillo
what's this used for? — ¿y esto para qué sirve or para qué se usa?
to use something AS something — usar algo de or como algo
b) ( avail oneself of) \<\<service/facilities\>\> utilizar*, usar, hacer* uso demay I use your phone? — ¿puedo hacer una llamada or llamar por teléfono?
may I use your toilet? — ¿puedo pasar or ir al baño?
2) ( do with) (colloq)I could use a drink/the money — no me vendría mal un trago/el dinero
3) ( consume) \<\<food/fuel\>\> consumir, usar; \<\<money\>\> gastaruse by 3 Feb 97 — fecha de caducidad: 3 feb 97, consumir antes del 3 feb 97
4) (manipulate, exploit) (pej) utilizar*, usar (esp AmL)I felt I'd been used — me sentí utilizado or (esp AmL) usado
2.
v mod [juːs] (in neg, interrog sentences)where did you use to live? — ¿dónde vivías?; see also used II
Phrasal Verbs:- use up -
82 Wave
1.[weɪv]nouna wave of enthusiasm/pain — eine Welle der Begeisterung/des Schmerzes
2) (gesture)2. intransitive verbwith a wave of one's hand — mit einem Winken
1) [Fahne, Flagge, Wimpel:] wehen; [Baum, Gras, Korn:] sich wiegen; [Kornfeld:] wogen3. transitive verbwave at or to somebody — jemandem zuwinken
schwenken; (brandish) schwingen [Schwert, Säbel]wave one's hand at or to somebody — jemandem zuwinken
stop waving that rifle/those scissors around — hör auf, mit dem Gewehr/der Schere herumzufuchteln (ugs.)
wave somebody on/over — jemanden weiter-/herüberwinken
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93653/wave_aside">wave aside- wave off* * *[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) die Welle3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) die Welle4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) die Welle5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) das Winken2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) wehen2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) (sich) wellen3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) winken•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
- wave aside* * *[weɪv]I. ncrest of a \wave Wellenkamm m\wave of emotion Gefühlswallung fon the crest of a \wave ( fig) auf dem Höhepunktshe's riding on the crest of a \wave sie ist im Moment ganz oben\wave of fear/panic/sympathy Welle der Angst/Panik/Sympathie\wave of redundancies Entlassungswelle f\wave of terrorism Terrorwelle fto spark off a \wave of protest eine Welle des Protests auslösenwith a \wave of the hand mit einer Handbewegungand then, with a \wave of the hand, she was off und dann winkte sie noch einmal und war verschwundento give sb a \wave jdm [zu]winkenyour hair has a natural \wave dein Haar ist von Natur aus gewelltlong/medium/short \wave Lang-/Mittel-/Kurzwelle f7.▶ to make \waves ( fig: cause shake-up) Unruhe stiften; (create impression) Aufsehen erregen, Staub aufwirbeln figII. vi1. (greet) winken▪ to \wave at [or to] sb jdm [zu]winkenI \waved at him across the room ich winkte ihm durch den Raum zuIII. vt1. (signal with)to \wave one's hand winkenshe was waving her hand at the departing car sie winkte dem davonfahrenden Auto hinterherto \wave one's hands around [mit den Händen] herumfuchteln famto \wave sb goodbye [or goodbye to sb] jdm zum Abschied [nach]winken2. (swing)▪ to \wave sth etw schwenkento \wave a magic wand einen Zauberstab schwingen3. (make wavy)to \wave one's hair sich dat das Haar wellento have one's hair \waved sich dat das Haar wellen lassen* * *[weɪv]1. nthe attacks/attackers came in waves —
from the 5th century onward[s] England was attacked by waves of invaders — vom 5. Jahrhundert an wurde England immer wieder von Eroberungswellen heimgesucht
to make waves (fig inf) — Unruhe stiften
2)(= movement of hand)
to give sb a wave —he gave us a wave to show that he was ready — er winkte uns zu, um zu zeigen, dass er bereit war
2. vt1) (in order to give a sign or greeting) winken mit (at, to sb jdm); (= to wave about) schwenken; (gesticulating, in a dangerous manner) herumfuchteln mitto wave sb goodbye, to wave goodbye to sb — jdm zum Abschied winken
he waved the ticket under my nose —
he waved his stick at the children who were stealing the apples — er drohte den Kindern, die die Äpfel stahlen, mit dem Stock
2)he waved the children across the road — er winkte die Kinder über die Straßehe waved me over to his table — er winkte mich zu sich an den Tisch
3) hair wellen3. vi1) (person) winkenthere's daddy, wave! — da ist der Papi, wink mal!
don't just wave at the ball, aim to hit it — nicht nur in Richtung Ball fuchteln, du sollst ihn auch treffen!
3) (hair) sich wellen* * ** * *1.[weɪv]nouna wave of enthusiasm/pain — eine Welle der Begeisterung/des Schmerzes
2) (gesture)2. intransitive verb1) [Fahne, Flagge, Wimpel:] wehen; [Baum, Gras, Korn:] sich wiegen; [Kornfeld:] wogen2) (gesture with hand) winken3. transitive verbwave at or to somebody — jemandem zuwinken
schwenken; (brandish) schwingen [Schwert, Säbel]wave one's hand at or to somebody — jemandem zuwinken
stop waving that rifle/those scissors around — hör auf, mit dem Gewehr/der Schere herumzufuchteln (ugs.)
wave somebody on/over — jemanden weiter-/herüberwinken
Phrasal Verbs:- wave off* * *v.flattern v.wehen v.winken mit v. n.Welle -n f.Woge -n f. -
83 wave
1.[weɪv]nouna wave of enthusiasm/pain — eine Welle der Begeisterung/des Schmerzes
2) (gesture)2. intransitive verbwith a wave of one's hand — mit einem Winken
1) [Fahne, Flagge, Wimpel:] wehen; [Baum, Gras, Korn:] sich wiegen; [Kornfeld:] wogen3. transitive verbwave at or to somebody — jemandem zuwinken
schwenken; (brandish) schwingen [Schwert, Säbel]wave one's hand at or to somebody — jemandem zuwinken
stop waving that rifle/those scissors around — hör auf, mit dem Gewehr/der Schere herumzufuchteln (ugs.)
wave somebody on/over — jemanden weiter-/herüberwinken
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/93653/wave_aside">wave aside- wave off* * *[weiv] 1. noun1) (a moving ridge, larger than a ripple, moving on the surface of water: rolling waves; a boat tossing on the waves.) die Welle3) (a curve or curves in the hair: Are those waves natural?) die Welle4) (a (usually temporary) rise or increase: the recent crime wave; a wave of violence; The pain came in waves.) die Welle5) (an act of waving: She recognized me, and gave me a wave.) das Winken2. verb1) (to move backwards and forwards or flutter: The flags waved gently in the breeze.) wehen2) (to (cause hair to) curve first one way then the other: She's had her hair waved; Her hair waves naturally.) (sich) wellen3) (to make a gesture (of greeting etc) with (eg the hand): She waved to me across the street; Everyone was waving handkerchiefs in farewell; They waved goodbye.) winken•- wavy- waviness
- waveband
- wave
- wavelength
- wave aside* * *[weɪv]I. ncrest of a \wave Wellenkamm m\wave of emotion Gefühlswallung fon the crest of a \wave ( fig) auf dem Höhepunktshe's riding on the crest of a \wave sie ist im Moment ganz oben\wave of fear/panic/sympathy Welle der Angst/Panik/Sympathie\wave of redundancies Entlassungswelle f\wave of terrorism Terrorwelle fto spark off a \wave of protest eine Welle des Protests auslösenwith a \wave of the hand mit einer Handbewegungand then, with a \wave of the hand, she was off und dann winkte sie noch einmal und war verschwundento give sb a \wave jdm [zu]winkenyour hair has a natural \wave dein Haar ist von Natur aus gewelltlong/medium/short \wave Lang-/Mittel-/Kurzwelle f7.▶ to make \waves ( fig: cause shake-up) Unruhe stiften; (create impression) Aufsehen erregen, Staub aufwirbeln figII. vi1. (greet) winken▪ to \wave at [or to] sb jdm [zu]winkenI \waved at him across the room ich winkte ihm durch den Raum zuIII. vt1. (signal with)to \wave one's hand winkenshe was waving her hand at the departing car sie winkte dem davonfahrenden Auto hinterherto \wave one's hands around [mit den Händen] herumfuchteln famto \wave sb goodbye [or goodbye to sb] jdm zum Abschied [nach]winken2. (swing)▪ to \wave sth etw schwenkento \wave a magic wand einen Zauberstab schwingen3. (make wavy)to \wave one's hair sich dat das Haar wellento have one's hair \waved sich dat das Haar wellen lassen* * *[weɪv]1. nthe attacks/attackers came in waves —
from the 5th century onward[s] England was attacked by waves of invaders — vom 5. Jahrhundert an wurde England immer wieder von Eroberungswellen heimgesucht
to make waves (fig inf) — Unruhe stiften
2)(= movement of hand)
to give sb a wave —he gave us a wave to show that he was ready — er winkte uns zu, um zu zeigen, dass er bereit war
2. vt1) (in order to give a sign or greeting) winken mit (at, to sb jdm); (= to wave about) schwenken; (gesticulating, in a dangerous manner) herumfuchteln mitto wave sb goodbye, to wave goodbye to sb — jdm zum Abschied winken
he waved the ticket under my nose —
he waved his stick at the children who were stealing the apples — er drohte den Kindern, die die Äpfel stahlen, mit dem Stock
2)he waved the children across the road — er winkte die Kinder über die Straßehe waved me over to his table — er winkte mich zu sich an den Tisch
3) hair wellen3. vi1) (person) winkenthere's daddy, wave! — da ist der Papi, wink mal!
don't just wave at the ball, aim to hit it — nicht nur in Richtung Ball fuchteln, du sollst ihn auch treffen!
3) (hair) sich wellen* * *wave [weıv]A s1. Welle f, Woge f (beide auch fig):the waves pl besonders poet die See;a wave of indignation eine Woge der Entrüstung;make waves US Wellen schlagen, Aufsehen erregen2. (Boden- etc) Welle f, wellenförmige Unebenheit3. fig (Angriffs- etc) Welle f:wave of immigrants Einwandererwelle;wave of strikes Streikwelle;wave after wave Welle um Welle;in waves in Wellen, schubweise4. ELEK, PHYS Welle f5. TECHb) TYPO Guilloche f (Zierlinie)6. (Haar)Welle fa wave of the hand ein Wink mit der Hand, eine Handbewegung;give sb a wave jemandem (zu)winken;give a friendly wave freundlich winkenB v/i1. wogen, sich wellenartig bewegen2. wehen, flattern3. winken, Zeichen geben:wave after sb jemandem nachwinken4. sich wellen (Haar)C v/t1. wellenförmig bewegen2. a) eine Fahne, Waffe etc schwenken, schwingen, hin und her bewegen:wave one’s arms mit den Armen fuchteln;wave one’s fist at sb jemandem mit der Faust drohenb) winken mit:3. jemandes Haar etc wellen, in Wellen legen4. TECHa) Stoff flammen, moirierenb) Wertpapiere etc guillochieren, mit Zierlinien versehen5. jemandem (zu)winken:wave a train to a halt einen Zug durch Winkzeichen anhalten;a) jemanden beiseitewinken,b) fig einen Einwand etc abtun;a) jemanden abweisen,b) Fliegen etc (mit der Hand) verscheuchen;wave down ein Auto etc anhalten, stoppen;a) jemandem zum Abschied winken,b) umg etwas in den Schornstein schreiben;wave nearer heranwinken* * *1.[weɪv]nouna wave of enthusiasm/pain — eine Welle der Begeisterung/des Schmerzes
2) (gesture)2. intransitive verb1) [Fahne, Flagge, Wimpel:] wehen; [Baum, Gras, Korn:] sich wiegen; [Kornfeld:] wogen2) (gesture with hand) winken3. transitive verbwave at or to somebody — jemandem zuwinken
schwenken; (brandish) schwingen [Schwert, Säbel]wave one's hand at or to somebody — jemandem zuwinken
stop waving that rifle/those scissors around — hör auf, mit dem Gewehr/der Schere herumzufuchteln (ugs.)
wave somebody on/over — jemanden weiter-/herüberwinken
Phrasal Verbs:- wave off* * *v.flattern v.wehen v.winken mit v. n.Welle -n f.Woge -n f. -
84 down
I.down1 [daʊn]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = to lower level) en bas ; ( = down to the ground) par terre• down! (said to a dog) couché !• down with traitors! à bas les traîtres !• to come or go down descendreb. ( = at lower level) en basc. (from larger town, the north, university) he came down from London yesterday il est arrivé de Londres hier• I'm £20 down on what I expected j'ai 20 livres de moins que je ne pensais• we are down to our last $5 il ne nous reste plus que 5 dollars• did you get down what he said? as-tu noté ce qu'il a dit ?• our success is all down to him ( = attributable to) c'est à lui seul que nous devons notre succès2. prepositionb. ( = at a lower part of) she lives down the street elle habite plus bas dans la ruec. ( = along) le long de• looking down this street, you can see... si vous regardez dans cette rue, vous verrez...3. adjective5. compoundsII.down2 [daʊn]( = fluff, feathers) duvet m* * *Note: down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc)When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres; down in Brighton = à BrightonFor examples and further usages, see the entry belowI 1. [daʊn]to go ou come down — descendre
‘down’ — ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’
down below — en bas; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas
3) ( from upstairs)4) ( indicating direction)they live down south — (colloq) ils habitent dans le sud
5) (in a range, scale, hierarchy)profits are well down on last year's — les bénéfices sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière
I'm £10 down — il me manque 10 livres sterling
7) ( indicating reduction)that's seven down, three to go! — en voilà sept de faits, il n'en reste plus que trois à faire!
8) (on list, schedule)I've got you down for next Thursday — ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain
9) ( incapacitated)to be two sets down — [tennis player] avoir deux sets de retard
11) ( as deposit)to pay £40 down — payer 40 livres sterling comptant
12) ( downwards)2.2) ( at lower part of)3) ( along)4) ( throughout)3.down the ages ou centuries — à travers les siècles
1) (colloq)2) [escalator] qui descend; [train] descendant3) Computing en panne4.(colloq) transitive verb1) abattre [person]; descendre [plane]2) descendre (colloq) [drink]••II [daʊn] -
85 Emigration
Traditionally, Portugal has been a country with a history of emigration to foreign lands, as well as to the overseas empire. During the early centuries of empire, only relatively small numbers of Portuguese emigrated to reside permanently in its colonies. After the establishment of the second, largely Brazilian empire in the 17th century, however, greater numbers of Portuguese left to seek their fortunes outside Europe. It was only toward the end of the 19th century, however, that Portuguese emigration became a mass movement, at first, largely to Brazil. While Portuguese-speaking Brazil was by far the most popular destination for the majority of Portuguese emigrants in early modern and modern times, after 1830, the United States and later Venezuela also became common destinations.Portuguese emigration patterns have changed in the 20th century and, as the Portuguese historian and economist Oliveira Martins wrote before the turn of the century, Portuguese emigration rates are a kind of national barometer. Crises and related social, political, and economic conditions within Portugal, as well as the presence of established emigrant communities in various countries, emigration laws, and the world economy have combined to shape emigration rates and destinations.After World War II, Brazil no longer remained the favorite destination of the majority of Portuguese emigrants who left Portugal to improve their lives and standards of living. Beginning in the 1950s, and swelling into a massive stream in the 1960s and into the 1970s, most Portuguese emigrated to find work in France and, after the change in U.S. immigration laws in the mid-1960s, a steady stream went to North America, including Canada. The emigration figures here indicate that the most intensive emigration years coincided with excessive political turmoil and severe draft (army conscription) laws during the First Republic (1912 was the high point), that emigration dropped during World Wars I and II and during economic downturns such as the Depression, and that the largest flow of Portuguese emigration in history occurred after the onset of the African colonial wars (1961) and into the 1970s, as Portuguese sought emigration as a way to avoid conscription or assignment to Africa.1887 17,0001900ca. 17,000 (mainly to Brazil)1910 39,0001912 88,000 (75,000 of these to Brazil)1930ca. 30,000 (Great Depression)1940ca. 8,8001950 41,0001955 57,0001960 67,0001965 131,0001970 209,000Despite considerable efforts by Lisbon to divert the stream of emigrants from Brazil or France to the African territories of Angola and Mozambique, this colonization effort failed, and most Portuguese who left Portugal preferred the better pay and security of jobs in France and West Germany or in the United States, Venezuela, and Brazil, where there were more deeply rooted Portuguese emigrant communities. At the time of the Revolution of 25 April 1974, when the military coup in Lisbon signaled the beginning of pressures for the Portuguese settlers to leave Africa, the total number of Portuguese resident in the two larger African territories amounted to about 600,000. In modern times, nonimperial Portuguese emigration has prevailed over imperial emigration and has had a significant impact on Portugal's annual budget (due to emigrants' remittances), the political system (since emigrants have a degree of absentee voting rights), investment and economy, and culture.A total of 4 million Portuguese reside and work outside Portugal as of 2009, over one-third of the country's continental and island population. It has also been said that more Portuguese of Azorean descent reside outside the Azores than in the Azores. The following statistics reflect the pattern of Portuguese emigrant communities in the world outside the mother country.Overseas Portuguese Communities Population Figures by Country of Residence ( estimates for 2002)Brazil 1,000,000France 650,000S. Africa 600,000USA 500,000Canada 400,000Venezuela 400,000W. Europe 175,000 (besides France and Germany)Germany 125,000Britain (UK) 60,000 (including Channel Islands)Lusophone Africa 50,000Australia 50,000Total: 4,010,000 (estimate) -
86 down
I.II.❢ Down often occurs as the second element in verb combinations in English ( go down, fall down, get down, keep down, put down etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (go, fall, get, keep, put etc).When used to indicate vague direction, down often has no explicit translation in French: to go down to London = aller à Londres ; down in Brighton = à Brighton. For examples and further usages, see the entry below.A adv1 ( from higher to lower level) to go ou come down descendre ; to fall down tomber ; to sit down on the floor s'asseoir par terre ; to pull down a blind baisser un store ; I'm on my way down je descends ; I'll be right down je descends tout de suite ; down! ( to dog) couché! ; ‘down’ ( in crossword) ‘verticalement’ ; read down to the end of the paragraph lire jusqu'à la fin du paragraphe ;2 ( indicating position at lower level) down below en bas ; ( when looking down from height) en contrebas ; the noise was coming from down below le bruit venait d'en bas ; they could see the lake down below ils voyaient le lac en contrebas ; down there là-bas ; ‘where are you?’-‘down here!’ ‘où es-tu?’-‘ici!’ ; to keep one's head down garder la tête baissée ; the blinds were down les stores étaient baissés ; a sports car with the hood down une voiture de sport avec la capote baissée ; several trees were blown down plusieurs arbres ont été abattus par le vent ; a bit further down un peu plus bas ; their office is two floors down leur bureau est deux étages plus bas ; it's on the second shelf down c'est au deuxième rayon en partant du haut ; the coal lies 900 metres down le charbon se trouve neuf cents mètres plus bas ; it's down at the bottom of the lake c'est tout au fond du lac ; the telephone lines are down les lignes téléphoniques sont coupées ;3 ( from upstairs) is Tim down yet? est-ce que Tim est déjà descendu? ;4 ( indicating direction) to go down to Nice/Brighton descendre à Nice/Brighton ; to go down to London aller à Londres ; down in Brighton à Brighton ; they've gone down to the country for the day ils sont allés passer la journée à la campagne ; they moved down here from Scotland a year ago ils ont quitté l'Écosse pour venir s'installer ici il y a un an ; they live down south ○ ils habitent dans le sud ;5 (in a range, scale, hierarchy) children from the age of 10 down les enfants de moins de dix ans ; everybody from the Prime Minister down tout le monde depuis le Premier Ministre ; everybody from the lady of the manor down to the lowliest servant tout le monde, de la châtelaine au domestique le plus humble ; from the sixteenth century down to the present day du seizième siècle à nos jours ;6 (indicating loss of money, decrease in profits etc) hotel bookings are down by a half this year les réservations dans les hôtels ont baissé de moitié par rapport à l'année dernière ; this year's profits are well down on last year's les bénéfices de cette année sont nettement inférieurs à ceux de l'année dernière ; I'm £10 down il me manque 10 livres sterling ; tourism is down 40% this year le tourisme a chuté de 40% cette année ;7 (indicating decrease in extent, volume, quality, process) to get one's weight down maigrir ; we managed to get the price down to £200 nous avons réussi à faire baisser le prix à 200 livres sterling ; in the end she managed to get the article down to five pages finalement elle a réussi à réduire l'article à cinq pages ; I'm down to my last fiver ○ /cigarette il ne me reste plus que cinq livres sterling/qu'une cigarette ; he described her exactly, right down to the colour of her eyes il l'a décrite très précisément, jusqu'à la couleur de ses yeux ; ‘dollar fever down on Wall St’ journ ‘la spéculation sur le dollar en baisse à Wall Street’ ; that's seven down, three to go! en voilà sept de faits, il n'en reste plus que trois à faire! ;8 ( in writing) to put sth down (on paper ou in writing) mettre qch par écrit ; it's set down here in black and white c'est écrit ici noir sur blanc ;9 (on list, programme, schedule) to put sb's name down for sth inscrire qn pour qch ; you're down to speak next c'est toi qui es le prochain à intervenir ; I've got you down for next Thursday ( in appointment book) vous avez rendez-vous jeudi prochain ;10 ( incapacitated) to be down with the flu/with malaria avoir la grippe/la malaria ;11 Sport ( behind) to be two sets/six points down [tennis player] avoir deux sets/six points de retard ; the team is down 12-6 l'équipe est menée 12 à 6 ;12 ( as deposit) to pay £40 down payer 40 livres sterling comptant ;13 ( downwards) he was lying face down il était couché, le visage face au sol ; the bread fell with the buttered side down la tartine est tombée avec la face beurrée sur le sol.B prep1 ( from higher to lower point) they came running down the hill ils ont descendu la colline en courant ; tears ran down his face les larmes coulaient le long de ses joues ; did you enjoy the journey down? est-ce que tu as fait bon voyage? ; she's gone down town elle est allée en ville ;2 ( at a lower part of) they live down the road ils habitent un peu plus loin dans la rue ; it's down the corridor to your right c'est dans le couloir sur la droite ; it's a few miles down the river from here c'est à quelques kilomètres en aval de la rivière ; the kitchen is down those stairs la cuisine est en bas de cet escalier ;3 ( along) to go down the street descendre la rue ; a dress with buttons all down the front une robe boutonnée sur le devant ; he looked down her throat il a regardé au fond de sa gorge ; to look down a tunnel/telescope regarder dans un tunnel/télescope ;4 ( throughout) down the ages ou centuries au cours des siècles, à travers les siècles.C adj1 ○ ( depressed) déprimé ; to feel down avoir le cafard ○, être déprimé ;3 Comput en panne.D ○ vtr1 abattre, terrasser [person] ; descendre [plane] ;2 ( drink) he downed his beer il a descendu ○ son verre de bière.to have a down on sb, to be down on sb ○ avoir une dent contre qn, en vouloir à qn ; you don't hit a man when he's down Prov on ne frappe pas un homme à terre ; it's down to you to do it c'est à toi de le faire ; it's down to you now c'est à toi de jouer maintenant ; down with tyrants/the king! à bas les tyrans/le roi! -
87 mark
mark [mɑ:k]marque ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d)-(f), 1 (h) niveau ⇒ 1 (b) modèle ⇒ 1 (c) trace ⇒ 1 (f) note ⇒ 1 (g) empreinte ⇒ 1 (h) but ⇒ 1 (j) cible ⇒ 1 (j) mark ⇒ 1 (m) marquer ⇒ 2 (a)-(c), 2 (e)-(g), 2 (j) tacher ⇒ 2 (b) tacheter ⇒ 2 (d) célébrer ⇒ 2 (f) corriger ⇒ 2 (h)1 noun(a) (symbol, sign) marque f, signe m;∎ to make a mark on sth faire une marque sur qch, marquer qch(b) (on scale, in number, level) marque f, niveau m;∎ sales topped the 5 million mark les ventes ont dépassé la barre des 5 millions;∎ to reach the half-way mark arriver à mi-course;∎ don't go beyond the 50-metre mark ne dépassez pas les 50 mètres;∎ mark 3 modèle m ou série f 3∎ the town bears the mark of Greek classicism la ville porte la marque du classicisme grec∎ a mark of affection une marque d'affection;∎ as a mark of my esteem/friendship en témoignage de mon estime/de mon amitié;∎ as a mark of respect en signe de respect∎ to leave marks in the snow (of car) laisser des traces dans la neige;∎ there are finger marks on the mirror il y a des traces ou des marques de doigts sur la glace;∎ there are muddy marks on the carpet il y a des traces de boue sur la moquette;∎ the years she spent in prison have left their mark (on her) ses années en prison l'ont marquée;∎ the cup has left a mark on the table la tasse a laissé une marque sur la table;∎ there wasn't a mark on the body le corps ne portait aucune trace de coups∎ to give sb/sth marks out of ten/twenty noter qn/qch sur dix/vingt;∎ the mark is out of 100 la note est sur 100;∎ to get good marks avoir de bonnes notes;∎ to get full marks obtenir la meilleure note (possible);∎ you need ten more marks il vous faut encore dix points;∎ figurative it will be a black mark against his name ça va jouer contre lui, ça ne va pas jouer en sa faveur;∎ she deserves full marks for imagination il faut saluer son imagination;∎ no marks for guessing the answer! il ne faut pas être sorcier pour deviner la réponse!∎ to make one's mark s'imposer, se faire un nom;∎ she made her mark as a singer elle s'est imposée ou elle s'est fait un nom dans la chanson;∎ they left their mark on 20th-century history ils ont profondément marqué l'histoire du XXème siècle;∎ British to be of little mark avoir peu d'importance∎ I'm afraid the work just isn't up to the mark malheureusement le travail laisse à désirer;∎ I still don't feel quite up to the mark je ne suis pas encore en pleine forme∎ to hit the mark atteindre la cible; figurative faire mouche;∎ to miss the mark rater la cible; figurative mettre à côté de la plaque;∎ your answer was nearest the mark c'est vous qui avez donné la meilleure réponse∎ on your marks, (get) set, go! à vos marques, prêts, partez!;∎ British figurative she's quick/slow off the mark (clever) elle est/n'est pas très maligne, elle a/n'a pas l'esprit très vif; (in reactions) elle est/n'est pas très rapide;∎ you have to be quick off the mark il faut réagir tout de suite ou immédiatement;∎ he's sometimes a bit too quick off the mark in his criticism il lui arrive d'avoir la critique un peu trop facile;∎ you were too slow off the mark tu as mis trop de temps∎ to call for the mark crier "marque" (en faisant un arrêt de volée)(m) (currency) mark m, Deutschmark m∎ the towels were marked with his name les serviettes étaient à son nom, son nom était marqué sur les serviettes;∎ mark the text with your initials inscrivez vos initiales sur le texte;∎ shall I mark her absent? est-ce que je la marque absente?;∎ the table was marked "sold" la table portait l'étiquette "vendue"∎ the red wine marked the carpet le vin rouge a taché la moquette(c) (face, hands) marquer;∎ his face was marked by suffering son visage était marqué par la souffrance;∎ the scandal marked him for life (mentally) le scandale l'a marqué pour la vie∎ brown wings marked with blue des ailes fpl brunes tachetées de bleu(e) (indicate) indiquer, marquer;∎ the stream marks the boundary of the estate le ruisseau marque la limite de la propriété;∎ X marks the spot l'endroit est marqué d'un X;∎ this decision marks a change in policy cette décision marque un changement de politique;∎ today marks a turning point in our lives aujourd'hui marque un tournant dans notre vie(f) (celebrate → anniversary, event) célébrer, marquer;∎ let's have some champagne to mark the occasion ouvrons une bouteille de champagne pour fêter l'événement(g) (distinguish) marquer;∎ he has all the qualities that mark a good golfer il possède toutes les qualités d'un bon golfeur;∎ the period was marked by religious persecution cette époque fut marquée par des persécutions religieuses∎ the exam was marked out of 100 l'examen a été noté sur 100;∎ to mark sth wrong/right marquer qch comme étant faux/juste∎ (you) mark my words! souvenez-vous de ce que je vous dis!;∎ British mark how he does it observez bien la façon dont il s'y prend;∎ British mark you, I didn't believe him remarquez, je ne l'ai pas cru∎ he marked him out of the game il l'a si bien marqué qu'il n'a rien pu faire∎ to mark time Military marquer le pas; figurative attendre son heure ou le moment propice;∎ the government is just marking time until the elections le gouvernement fait traîner les choses en attendant les élections(garment) être salissant, se tacher facilement;∎ this material marks easily ce tissu est salissant∎ mark the address down in your diary notez l'adresse dans votre agenda∎ everything has been marked down to half price tout a été réduit à moitié prix;∎ Stock Exchange prices were marked down in early trading les valeurs étaient en baisse ou ont reculé en début de séance∎ he was marked down for bad grammar il a perdu des points à cause de la grammaire(d) (single out) désigner;∎ my brother was marked down for the managership mon frère a été désigné pour le poste de directeur;∎ I marked him down as a troublemaker j'avais remarqué qu'il n'était bon qu'à créer des ennuis(a) (divide, isolate → area, period of time) délimiter;∎ one corner of the field had been marked off by a fence un coin du champ avait été isolé par une barrière(b) (measure → distance) mesurer;∎ the route was marked off in 1 km sections le trajet était divisé en tronçons d'un kilomètre∎ his intelligence marked him off from his school friends il se distinguait de ses camarades d'école par son intelligence(a) (with chalk, paint → court, pitch) tracer les lignes de; (with stakes) jalonner; (with lights, flags) baliser;∎ figurative his path in life is clearly marked out son avenir est tout tracé(b) (designate) désigner;∎ Steven was marked out for promotion Steven était désigné pour obtenir une promotion;∎ they were marked out for special treatment ils ont bénéficié d'un régime particulier∎ her ambition marks her out from her colleagues son ambition la distingue de ses collègues(a) (on notice) marquer;∎ the menu is marked up on the blackboard le menu est sur le tableau∎ Stock Exchange prices at last began to be marked up les cours sont enfin à la hausse -
88 mean
mi:n I adjective1) (not generous (with money etc): He's very mean (with his money / over pay).) gjerrig, gnien2) (likely or intending to cause harm or annoyance: It is mean to tell lies.) gemen; dårlig gjort3) ((especially American) bad-tempered, vicious or cruel: a mean mood.) ondskapsfull4) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) simpel, ussel, tarvelig•- meanly- meanness
- meanie II 1. adjective1) ((of a statistic) having the middle position between two points, quantities etc: the mean value on a graph.) middel-2) (average: the mean annual rainfall.) middel-, gjennomsnitts-2. noun(something that is midway between two opposite ends or extremes: Three is the mean of the series one to five.) middel(tall)III 1. past tense, past participle - meant; verb1) (to (intend to) express, show or indicate: `Vacation' means `holiday'; What do you mean by (saying/doing) that?) bety; mene2) (to intend: I meant to go to the exhibition but forgot; For whom was that letter meant?; He means (= is determined) to be a rich man some day.) ha i tankene, akte•- meaning2. adjective((of a look, glance etc) showing a certain feeling or giving a certain message: The teacher gave the boy a meaning look when he arrived late.) megetsigende- meaningless
- be meant to
- mean wellbety--------gjennomsnittlig--------gjerrig--------lav--------middelIsubst. \/miːn\/1) ( gammeldags) middel2) middelvei3) ( matematikk eller statistikk) middeltall, gjennomsnitt, gjennomsnittstall• the mean of 3,5 and 7 is 5middeltallet av 3,5 og 7 er 5by fair means or foul med det onde eller det gode, for enhver pristhe golden mean den gylne middelveistrike the golden mean gå den gylne middelveithere is a mean in all things måtehold er en dydways and means se ➢ way, 1II1) bety2) innebære, være ensbetydende med• it means that...det betyr at \/ det innebærer at• does the name mean anything to you?• what is meant by that word?hva menes med det ordet? \/ hva betyr det ordet?• what does all this mean?hva er meningen med alt dette?\/hva skal alt dette bety?3) mene, villehan gjør alt i beste hensikt \/ han mener alt godt4) akte, ha i sinne, ha til hensikt5) være beregnet på, være myntet på, gjeldedet var tenkt som garasje\/(det var meningen) det skulle bli garasje• what is this meant to be?6) mene, sikte til, tilsikte• you don't mean it!det mener du ikke!\/det kan du ikke mene!• you don't mean to say that...du mener vel ikke å si at...• do you mean me?er det meg du mener?\/sikter du til meg?I mean to say! ( hverdagslig) det er jo det jeg mener! jo, jeg mener det!mean by mene med• what do you mean by that?meant for forutbestemt forsay one thing and mean another si en ting og mene noe annetIIIadj. \/miːn\/1) ( spesielt vitenskapelig) middel-, gjennomsnitts-, gjennomsnittlig2) ( gammeldags) mellom-, middelmådig, måteligIVadj. \/miːn\/1) gjerrig, påholden, smålig2) ussel, lav, simpel, ond, gemen, nedrig, lumpen, ufin3) ringe, simpel, vulgær4) lurvet, tarvelig, vemmelig5) (amer.) ondskapsfull, slem, ekkel6) (amer., slang) besværlig, vanskelig, vrangfeel mean ( hverdagslig) føle seg elendig føle seg liten, være flau -
89 going forward
•• * Выражение going forward получило распространение в основном в среде бизнеса. Пример с сайта http://business.iafrica.com:
•• The cost base adjustment made by London-listed specialist banker Investec last year is paying off and the group is a lot more confident going forward, CEO Stephen Koseff said on Monday.
•• Большого смысла в добавлении этого словосочетания в данном случае нет. Можно перевести просто:
•• <...> компания чувствует себя гораздо более уверенно/более уверенно смотрит в будущее.
•• Из этой среды выражение просачивается и в лексикон политиков. Так, на сайте Народной национальной партии Ямайки я обнаружил:
•• Going forward, the Party as well as the government and the nongovernmental community, must take those steps which are possible within existing resources, to promote a culture of production.
•• И здесь я не вижу особой added value (см. это выражение в статье value в «Моем несистематическом словаре») в употреблении этого выражения:
•• В своей ( дальнейшей) деятельности партия, так же как и правительство и неправительственные организации, должна в рамках имеющихся возможностей способствовать формированию общественной атмосферы, стимулирующей производство (перевод культура производства был бы неверен, так как это выражение употребляется у нас в другом значении).
•• Неплохое определение выражения going forward находим на сайте http://whatis.techtarget.com:
•• Going forward is a relatively new and apparently convenient way to indicate a progression in time from the present. The term suggests a continuing and progressive movement rather than, as “ in the future” can sometimes mean, some specific future date. Like many such expressions, it means enough to be useful while also being suitably vague. The term is widely used in annual reports and other corporate statements and, like such terms as venue and cautionary tale, seems to have been readily adopted by news media writers. The term has become increasingly popular in press releases from Internet start-ups and newly public companies.
•• По-русски лучше всего не мудрить: в перспективе, в дальнейшем. Кстати, на сайте http://whatis.techtarget.com можно найти немало интересных определений. Например:
•• In information technology, vanilla (pronounced vah-NIHL-uh) is an adjective meaning plain or basic. The unfeatured version of a product is sometimes referred to as the vanilla version. [То есть без наворотов.]
•• The term is based on the fact that vanilla is the most popular or at least the most commonly served flavor of ice cream. Or, as Eric Raymond, editor of The New Hacker’s Dictionary, puts it, the default ice cream. (См. статью default)
•• Интересно, что на том же сайте отмечается и другое употребление:
•• “ Going forward” also has a longer-standing usage as the starting, continuing, or resumption of activity on something that has been planned previously, such as an engineering project or a summit conference.
•• Перевод, как видно по весьма эластичному определению, должен быть контекстуальным. Пример с сайта CNN.com:
•• Justice going forward with probe into leak of CIA name. – Министерство юстиции приняло решение/ намерено провести расследование (или просто проведет расследование) утечки информации о сотруднике ЦРУ.
•• Надо сказать, что неумеренное употребление этого выражения вызывает у многих раздражение. Вот реплика посетителя сайта http://www.darwinmag.com:
•• The term “ going forward” in relation to the time in which any particular solution is to be implemented irks me to no end.
•• Близко к going forward выражение down the road, которое тоже любят бизнесмены и журналисты, пишущие о бизнесе. По-русски это тоже в перспективе, но down the road чаще говорят о более неопределенных перспективах – когда-нибудь в будущем. Характерный пример из International Herald Tribune:
•• Severstal management owns roughly 83 percent of the company’s stock, <...> and that concentration of ownership in management’s hands could present a risk for minority investors down the road.
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90 mark
[mɑːk] I сущ.1) маркаа) (денежная единица Германии (до 2002 г.) и некоторых других государств)2) марка (мера веса для серебра и золота, составляет около 248 г, или 8 унций)II 1. сущ.1) знак, меткаaccent mark, stress mark — знак ударения
exclamation mark, mark of exclamation — восклицательный знак
question mark — знак вопроса, вопросительный знак
Syn:2)а) штамп, штемпельб) фабричная марка, фабричное клеймо; торговая маркав) ярлык; ценник•Syn:3)а) метка, ориентир; зарубка; вехаб) точка ( в азбуке Морзе)4) спорт. линия старта, стартHe had no chance: I was first off the mark. — У него не было никаких шансов, потому что я первым ушёл со старта.
5)а) отпечаток, следdistinguishing mark — отличительный знак, признак, примета
to leave / make one's mark — оставлять след
They will leave their mark in history. — Они оставят след в истории.
б) шрам, рубец6) показатель, признак, характерная чертаLife without intelligence is a possible mark of an animal. — Существование без интеллекта - возможный признак животного.
Syn:7)а) мишень, цель прям. и перен.If that was meant to be an apology, your words were way off the mark. — Если предполагалось, что это извинение, то ваши слова отнюдь не достигли цели.
Despite the fact that he was an expert rifleman, he did not hit the mark. — Несмотря на то что он был отличным стрелком, он промахнулся.
Do not look from the mark to the arrow and back again. — Не переводи взгляд с мишени на стрелу и обратно.
Syn:б) разг. человек или предмет, на который нацелен удар8) норма; уровень, стандарт; критерий, мерило- below the markThe employee's work has been below the mark this week. — Работа служащего на этой неделе была ниже требуемого уровня.
- up to the mark
- within the markSyn:9) балл, отметка; оценка ( знаний) прям. и перен.The student received passing marks in all subjects. — Студент получил проходные баллы по всем предметам.
He got high marks for honesty. — Он был в высшей степени честным человеком.
Syn:10)а) известность; значительность, важность- of mark- make one's markSyn:б) вниманиеSyn:11)а) ист. рубеж; марка ( пограничная область)б) уст. граница, ограничение, предел, рубежSyn:••- soft mark
- be off the mark 2. гл.1) ставить знак, ставить метку; применять обозначение2)а) штамповать, штемпелеватьб) ставить фабричную марку, торговую маркув) ставить цену ( на товаре)3)а) отмечать, обозначать, размечать; ставить метки, вехи; очерчивать границыNow that it's spring, we must mark the tennis court out ready for play. — Настала весна, пора разметить теннисный корт.
б) составлять карту, строить планSyn:chart 2.4)а) оставить след, пятно прям. и перен.That wet glass will mark the table. — Этот мокрый стакан оставит след на столе.
б) оставлять шрам, рубец•Syn:5)а) ставить балл, отметку, оцениватьThe teacher marked the examination papers. — Учитель проставил оценки в экзаменационных работах.
Syn:б) записывать ( очки в игре)6)а) отмечать, характеризовать, показыватьWell-kept houses mark a good neighborhood. — Дома, которые содержатся в порядке, являются показателем хорошего соседского окружения.
Syn:б) отличать, служить отличительным признаком; ознаменовыватьThe flamboyance marks her stage appearance. — Яркость всегда отличает её появление на сцене.
This year marks Pushkin's 200th anniversary. — Этот год ознаменован двухсотлетней годовщиной со дня рождения Пушкина.
•Syn:7) обращать внимание, замечать, запоминатьMark what he says. — Запомните его слова.
Syn:8)а) = mark down кратко зафиксировать, занести (куда-л.); делать памяткуHe marked the date in his journal. — Он записал дату в своём дневнике.
I marked down the address that she gave me over the telephone. — Я записал адрес, который она мне дала по телефону.
Syn:jot 2.б) бирж. регистрировать биржевую сделку ( с включением её в официальную котировку)9) книжн. предназначать (для чего-л.), предполагать; предопределять, предрешатьThe persons whom he named became marked at once for persecution. (J. A. Froude) — Люди, которых он назвал, должны были немедленно подвергнуться гонениям.
Syn:•- mark off
- mark out
- mark up•• -
91 gap-sentence\ link
a way of connecting two sentences seemingly unconnected and leaving it to the reader's perspicacity to grasp the idea implied, but not wordedShe and that fellow ought to be the sufferers, and they were in Italy. (J.Galsworthy)
(the second part, which is hooked on to the first by the conjunction and, seems to be unmotivated or, in other words, the whole sentence seems to be logically incoherent. But this is only the first impression. After a more careful supralinear semantic analysis it becomes clear that the exact logical variant of the utterance would be: 'Those who ought to suffer were enjoining themselves in Italy')- the omissions are justified because the situation easily prompts what has not been said- is based on the peculiarities of the spoken language and is therefore most frequently used in represented speech- has various functions: it may serve to signal the introduction of inner represented speech, it nay be used to indicate a subjective evaluation of the facts; it may introduce an effect resulting from a cause which has already had verbal expression;- displays and unexpected coupling of ideas;- aims at stirring up in the reader's mind the suppositions, associations and conditions under which the sentence uttered can really existShe says nothing, but it is clear that she is harping on this engagement, and - goodness know what. (J.Galsworthy)
It was an afternoon to dream. And she took out Jon's letters. (J.Galsworthy)
Source: I.R.G.See: types of connectionEnglish-Russian dictionary of stylistics (terminology and examples) > gap-sentence\ link
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92 Book-Fold
BOOK-FOLD (American, official)A form and a method of putting up and packing in convenient form, used for the shipping and storing of fabrics of a wide width. This is in contrast to the form and method of rolling fabrics of broad width, either on to paper tubes or on to heavy cardboards like a bolt. The goods may or may not be doubled in the centre to one-half their width, and are thus folded in successive layers of an equal length, usually of 11/4 yard to each layer, until the entire piece is " done (put) up " in folds with the respective mill-ends being lapped inside the first or last fold. Hence the piece is placed on to a white tissue paper which is wider in width than the folds. The tissue is in turn protected by a medium stiff " buff and white " wrapper that tallies in width with the width of the folds. The piece is next put (packed) into book-fold by tucking both ends of the folds in with the respective tissue paper and the buff and white wrapper, while in the width overlapping stubs of tissue paper are tucked under the buff and white wrapper. ———————— A finisher's term to indicate that the cloth has to be in such a way as to open like a book from the centre, with the folds resembling the leaves of a book. -
93 mark
A n1 ( visible patch) ( stain) tache f ; ( spot on animal) tache f ; ( from injury) marque f ; to make one's mark ( on document) signer d'une croix ; fig faire ses preuves ;2 fig ( lasting impression) to bear the mark of [person] porter l'empreinte de [genius, greatness] ; [face] porter les marques de [pain, grief] ; to leave one's mark on sth [person] marquer qch de son influence [company, project] ; [recession] marquer qch [country] ;4 Sch, Univ, gen ( assessment of work) note f ; what mark has she given you? quelle note t'a-t-elle mise? ; he gets no marks for effort/ originality fig pour l'effort/l'originalité, il mérite zéro ; ⇒ full, top ;5 ( number on scale) the 3-mile mark la borne de trois miles ; unemployment has reached/passed the two million mark le chômage a atteint/dépassé la barre des deux millions ; his earnings are above/below the £20,000 mark son salaire est supérieur/inférieur à 20 000 livres sterling ; the timer had reached the one-minute mark cela faisait une minute au chronomètre ; the high-tide mark le maximum de la marée haute ; at gas mark 7 à thermostat 7 ; he/his work is not up to the mark fig il/son travail n'est pas à la hauteur ;6 Sport ( starting line) ( in athletics) marque f ; on your marks, (get) set, go! à vos marques! prêts! partez! ; to get off the mark prendre le départ ; we haven't even got off the mark yet fig nous n'avons même pas commencé ; he's a bit slow off the mark fig il a l'esprit un peu lent ; you were a bit slow off the mark in not noticing the mistake sooner tu as été un peu lent à remarquer cette erreur ; he's very quick off the mark il a l'esprit vif ; you were a bit quick off the mark (in) blaming her tu l'as blâmée un peu trop vite ; he's always very quick off the mark when it comes to money il n'est jamais le dernier quand il s'agit d'argent ; you were quick off the mark! ( to do sth) tu n'as pas perdu de temps! ;7 ( target) ( in archery etc) but m ; to find its mark [arrow] atteindre son but ; fig [criticism, remark] mettre dans le mille ; to be (way) off the mark, to be wide of the mark [person, calculation] être à côté de la plaque ○ ; on the mark absolument exact ;B vtr1 ( make visible impression on) ( stain) tacher [clothes, material, paper] ; [bruise, scar] marquer [skin, face] ; ( with pen etc) marquer [map, belongings] (with avec) ; to mark sb for life ( physically) défigurer qn à vie ; ( mentally) marquer qn à vie ;2 (indicate, label) [person] marquer [name, initials, price, directions] (on sur) ; [cross, arrow, sign, label] indiquer [position, place, road] ; fig [death, event, announcement] marquer [end, change, turning point] ; to be marked as être considéré comme [future champion, criminal] ; to mark the occasion/sb's birthday with marquer l'occasion/l'anniversaire de qn par [firework display, party] ; X marks the spot l'endroit est indiqué par une croix ; to mark one's place ( in book) marquer la page ;3 ( characterize) caractériser [style, remark, behaviour, era] ; to be marked by être caractérisé par [violence, envy, humour, generosity] ;4 Sch, Univ ( tick) corriger [essay, homework, examination paper] ; to mark sb absent/present noter qn absent/présent ; to mark sth right/wrong indiquer que qch est juste/faux ;5 ( pay attention to) noter (bien) [warning, comment] ; mark him well, he will be a great man sout souvenez-vous de lui, ce sera un grand homme ;6 Sport marquer [player].C vi2 ( stain) [dress, material etc] se tacher ;3 Sport marquer.D mark you conj phr n'empêche que (+ indic) ; mark you it won't be easy n'empêche que ça ne va pas être facile.mark my words crois-moi ; he'll not live long, mark my words! crois-moi, il ne vivra pas longtemps! ; to be an easy mark être une poire ○ ; to mark time Mil marquer le pas ; I'm marking time working as a waitress until I go to France fig je travaille comme serveuse en attendant d'aller en France ; the company is marking time at the moment fig la compagnie ne fait que piétiner en ce moment.■ mark down:▶ mark [sb] down ( lower grade of) baisser les notes de [person] ; baisser la note de [work, essay] ; to mark sb down as (being) sth ( consider to be) considérer qn comme [troublemaker, asset].■ mark off:▶ mark [sth] off, mark off [sth]1 ( separate off) délimiter [area] ;2 ( tick off) pointer [items, names].■ mark out:▶ mark [sb] out, mark out [sb]1 ( distinguish) distinguer (from de) ;2 ( select) désigner [person] (for pour) ;▶ mark [sth] out, mark out [sth] marquer les limites de [court, area].■ mark up:▶ mark [sth] up, mark up [sth] ( add percentage to price) [company] majorer le prix de [product] (by de) ; ( increase price) [shopkeeper] augmenter le prix de [product] (by de) ;▶ mark [sb/sth] up Sch, Univ ( increase grade of) remonter les notes de [person] ; remonter la note de [work, essay]. -
94 surely
1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) seguramente, sin duda; ¿verdad?2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) con seguridad3) ((in answers) certainly; of course: `May I come with you?' `Surely!') claro, por supuestosurely adv ciertamente / sin dudathis is surely his best film ésta es sin duda su mejor película surely también se usa para expresar extrañezasurely you haven't finished already! ¿ya has acabado?surely you haven't forgotten? no se te habrá olvidado, ¿no?tr['ʃʊəlɪ]1 (doubtless) seguramente, sin duda■ surely you haven't forgotten! ¡no se te habrá olvidado!■ he surely doesn't expect me to do it! ¡no puede ser que espere que lo haga yo!■ surely not! ¡no puede ser!3 (in a sure manner) con seguridad4 SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL (certainly) por supuesto, desde luego, claro (que sí)surely ['ʃʊrli] adv1) certainly: seguramenteyou surely don't mean that!: ¡no me digas que estás hablando en serio!adv.• ciertamente adv.• cierto adv.• de fijo expr.• seguramente adv.• siempre adv.'ʃʊrli, 'ʃʊəli, 'ʃɔːli1)a) ( expressing conviction)surely the real problem is... — el verdadero problema, digo yo or me parece a mí, es...
b) ( expressing uncertainty)he must be mistaken, surely? — tiene que estar equivocado ¿no?
c) ( expressing disbelief)you're not going to tell her, surely? — no me digas que se lo vas a decir, no se lo irás a decir ¿verdad?
surely not! — no es posible! or no puede ser!
it was 3,000 - 1,000, surely? — fueron 3.000 - ¿no eran 1.000?
2) (undoubtedly, certainly) seguramente, sin duda3) (gladly, willingly) por supuesto, desde luego['ʃʊǝlɪ]ADV1) (emphatic)surely there must be something we can do? — algo habrá que podemos hacer, ¿no?
there must surely be a more effective way of punishing such people — tiene que haber una forma más eficaz de castigar a esa clase de gente, digo or creo yo
surely it is better to steal than to starve — mejor será robar que pasar hambre, digo or creo yo
it is surely no coincidence that... — digo or creo yo que no es una coincidencia que...
surely you are not suggesting she did it on purpose? — no estarás insinuando que lo hizo a propósito ¿verdad?
surely it's obvious? — pero si es obvio, ¿no?
surely the logical thing would have been to change banks? — lo más lógico habría sido cambiar de banco, ¿no?
you surely don't think it was me! — ¡no pensarás que fui yo!
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surely to God ** —•
surely to goodness * —surely to God that's what everyone wants ** — está claro que es eso lo que quiere todo el mundo ¿no?
surely to goodness that itself is reason enough to call the police * — seguro que eso en sí mismo es motivo suficiente para llamar a la policía, ¿no?
2) (=undoubtedly) sin dudashe was surely one of the greatest sopranos of all time — sin duda fue una de las sopranos más destacadas de todos los tiempos
he is an artist, just as surely as Rembrandt — es pintor, tan seguro como que lo era Rembrandt
3) (US) (=of course) por supuesto, ¡cómo no! (LAm)"will you excuse me just a second?" - "surely" — -¿me permite un momento? -¡por supuesto! or (LAm) -¡cómo no!
4) (=safely, confidently) con seguridadhe handles the issue surely but with sensitivity — maneja el asunto con seguridad y sensibilidad a la vez
* * *['ʃʊrli, 'ʃʊəli, 'ʃɔːli]1)a) ( expressing conviction)surely the real problem is... — el verdadero problema, digo yo or me parece a mí, es...
b) ( expressing uncertainty)he must be mistaken, surely? — tiene que estar equivocado ¿no?
c) ( expressing disbelief)you're not going to tell her, surely? — no me digas que se lo vas a decir, no se lo irás a decir ¿verdad?
surely not! — no es posible! or no puede ser!
it was 3,000 - 1,000, surely? — fueron 3.000 - ¿no eran 1.000?
2) (undoubtedly, certainly) seguramente, sin duda3) (gladly, willingly) por supuesto, desde luego -
95 tell *****
[tɛl] told pt, pp1. vtto tell sb about sth — dire a qn di qc, raccontare qc a qn
I have been told that... — mi è stato detto che...
I am glad to tell you that... frm — ho il piacere di comunicarle che...
so much happened that I can't begin to tell you — sono successe tante cose che non saprei da dove incominciare a raccontarti
(I'll) tell you what... — so io che cosa fare...
I told you so!; didn't I tell you so? — te l'avevo (pur) detto!
I was furious, I can tell you — ti dirò che ero furioso
you're telling me! fam — a me lo dici!, lo vieni a dire a me!
to tell the future/sb's fortune — predire il futuro/il futuro a qn
2)(order, instruct)
to tell sb to do sth — dire a qn di fare qc3)(indicate:
subj: sign, dial) to tell sb sth — indicare qc a qn4) (know, be sure of) sapere5)to tell sth from — distinguere qc da6)2. vi1) (talk) parlare, (fam: sneak, tell secrets) fare la spia2) (know, be certain) sapere3) (have effect) farsi sentire, avere effetto•- tell off- tell on -
96 surely
1. adverb1) as sentence-modifier dochsurely you are not going out in this snowstorm? — du willst doch wohl in dem Schneesturm nicht rausgehen?
2) (steadily) sicherslowly but surely — langsam, aber sicher
3) (certainly) sicherlich2. interjection(Amer.) natürlich; selbstverständlich* * *1) (used in questions, exclamations etc to indicate what the speaker considers probable: Surely she's finished her work by now!; You don't believe what she said, surely?) sicherlich2) (without doubt, hesitation, mistake or failure: Slowly but surely we're achieving our aim.) sicher* * *sure·ly[ˈʃɔ:li, ˈʃʊə-, AM ˈʃʊr-]that \surely can't be a good idea das ist bestimmt keine gute Ideeyou must agree, \surely? Sie stimmen doch wohl zu?it must \surely be possible for you to get this finished today es ist doch bestimmt möglich, dass du das heute noch fertig bekommstslowly but \surely langsam, aber sicher\surely you don't expect me to believe that du erwartest doch wohl nicht, dass ich dir das abnehme! famthere must be some mistake, \surely da stimmt doch etwas nicht!he's seventy-five next birthday — sixty-five \surely! er wird fünfundsiebzig — fünfundsechzig wolltest du sagen!\surely not! das darf doch wohl nicht wahr sein!3. (confidently) sicherhe seemed to speak very \surely er schien sich seiner Sache sehr sichermay I sit here? — yes, \surely darf ich mich hierhin setzen? — aber sicher doch!5.why, \surely to goodness, child, this is no way to carry on! also Kind, das ist doch kein Benehmen!\surely to God you could have called to say you'd be late du hättest doch wenigstens anrufen können, dass du später kommst* * *['ʃʊəlɪ]adv1) bestimmt, sichersurely you don't mean it? — das meinen Sie doch bestimmt or sicher nicht (so)?
surely he's come(, hasn't he?) —
surely someone must know the answer — irgendjemand muss doch die Antwort wissen
there must surely be something we can do —
I can't – oh, surely you can — ich kann (es) nicht – aber sicher kannst du das!
but surely you can't expect us to believe that — Sie können doch wohl nicht erwarten, dass wir das glauben!
surely if a equals b, then c must... — also, wenn a gleich b ist, dann muss c doch sicherlich...
3) (= inevitably, with certainty) zweifellos4)(= undoubtedly)
he is an artist, just as surely as Rembrandt was — er ist ein Künstler, genauso wie Rembrandt einer war5) (= confidently) mit sicherer Hand* * *1. sicher(lich), gewiss, bestimmt, zweifellos2. a) (ganz) bestimmt oder gewiss:b) doch (wohl):it surely can’t be true* * *1. adverb1) as sentence-modifier dochsurely we've met before? — wir kennen uns doch, oder?
surely you are not going out in this snowstorm? — du willst doch wohl in dem Schneesturm nicht rausgehen?
2) (steadily) sicherslowly but surely — langsam, aber sicher
3) (certainly) sicherlich2. interjection(Amer.) natürlich; selbstverständlich* * *adv.bestimmt adv.sicher adv.sicherlich adv. -
97 pointer
noun2)pointer [dog] — Pointer, der; englischer Vorstehhund
* * *1) (a long stick used to indicate places on a large map etc.) der Zeigestock2) (an indicator on a dial: The pointer is on/at zero.) der Zeiger3) (a hint; a suggestion: Give me some pointers on how to do it.) der Fingerzeig* * *point·er[ˈpɔɪntəʳ, AM -ɚ]ncan you give me a few \pointers as to the best way to tackle the problem? kannst du mir ein paar Tipps geben, wie das Problem am besten zu lösen ist?* * *['pɔɪntə(r)]n1) (= indicator) Zeiger m(mouse) pointer (Comput) — Mauszeiger m
2) (= stick) Zeigestock m3) (= dog) Pointer m, Vorstehhund m4) (fig: hint) Hinweis m, Fingerzeig m, Tip mhe gave me some pointers on how to behave — er gab mir ein paar Hinweise, wie ich mich benehmen sollte
* * *pointer [ˈpɔıntə(r)] s1. MIL besonders US Richtschütze m, -kanonier m2. Zeiger m (eines Computers, einer Uhr oder eines Messgeräts)3. Zeigestock m4. Radier-, Ätznadel f5. JAGDa) Pointer m (gescheckter Vorsteh- oder Hühnerhund)6. umga) Hinweis m, Tipp mb) Hinweis m (to auf akk)* * *noun2)pointer [dog] — Pointer, der; englischer Vorstehhund
* * *n.Zeiger - m.Zeigestock m. -
98 flow production
Opsa production method in which successive operations are carried out on a product in such a way that it moves through the factory in a single direction. Flow production is most widely used in mass production on production lines. More recently, it has been linked with batch production. Under flow production, inventory is often kept to the minimum necessary to ensure continued activity. Stoppages and interruptions to the flow indicate a fault, and corrective action can be taken. Assembly line production is an extreme version of flow production. -
99 suggest
[sə'dʒɛst]vt* * *[sə'‹est, ]( American also[) səɡ-]1) (to put (an idea etc) before another person etc for consideration; to propose: He suggested a different plan; I suggest doing it a different way; She suggested to me one or two suitable people for the committee; I suggest that we have lunch now.) proponować2) (to put (an idea etc) into a person's mind; to hint: Are you suggesting that I'm too old for the job?; An explanation suddenly suggested itself to me.) sugerować• -
100 LINE
tië (path, direction, course, way, road), tëa (straight line, road) (note: not to be confused with the verb tëa- "indicate"), téma (row, series) (pl. témar is attested in LotR:1153) –TE3/RGEO:67, TEÑ
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