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41 закладывать основу
•The book lays the groundwork for the important area of solid state physics and...
•He laid the groundwork (or foundation) for the discipline of ethology.
•The work of these pioneers was primarily responsible for the development of the theory.
* * *Закладывать основу (метаболизма)-- The reactions included in carbohydrate metabolism provide the basic framework of metabolic machinery. Закладывать основу -- to lay (down) the foundation (for), to lay the groundwork (for), to provide the basic framework (of)The foundations for a systematic and coherent body of knowledge were laid in the years 1880 to 1930 by the efforts of scientists and engineers in a number of countries.The foundations for these developments were laid down in the early 1960s.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > закладывать основу
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42 основа основ·а
1) (главное, на чём строится что-л.) base, basis, foundationбыть / лежать в основе — lie at the root (of)
брать за основу — to base (smth.) upon, to take (smth.) as a basis
заложить основы отношений — to lay the foundations / groundwork
лечь в основу — to be / to form the basis
крепкая / прочная / твёрдая основа — firm / solid foundation
правовая основа — legal foundation / platform
социальная основа — social basis / foundation
на взаимовыгодной основе — on the basis of mutual benefit, on a mutually beneficial / advantageous basis
на долговременной / долгосрочной основе — on a long-term basis
на основе взаимного уважения, равенства и невмешательства — on the basis of mutual respect, equality and nonintervention / noninterference
на основе разделения / распределения расходов — on a cost sharing basis
2) мн. (исходные, главные положения) fundamentals, basics, foundations, principles -
43 βάλλω
Aβαλέω Il. 8.403
, , 1491: [tense] aor. 2 ἔβᾰλον, [dialect] Ion.προ-βάλεσκε Od. 5.331
; later [tense] aor. 1 (5.18); [dialect] Ep. and [dialect] Ion. inf.βαλέειν Il.2.414
,al., Hdt.2.111,al., butβαλεῖν Il.13.387
, 14.424; opt. βλείης in Epich.219, part.βλείς Id.176
, as if from ἔβλην (v. συμβάλλω): [tense] pf. βέβληκα: [tense] plpf. ἐβεβλήκειν, [dialect] Ep.βεβλήκειν Il.5.661
:—[voice] Med., [dialect] Ion. [tense] impf.βαλλέσκετο Hdt.9.74
: [tense] fut. βᾰλοῦμαι ([etym.] προ-) Ar.Ra. 201, ([etym.] ἐπι-) Th.6.40, etc., [dialect] Ep. βαλεῦμαι ([etym.] ἀμφι-) Od.22.103: [tense] aor. 2 ἐβᾰλόμην, [dialect] Ion. imper.βαλεῦ Hdt.8.68
.γ, used mostly in compds.:—[voice] Pass., [tense] fut.βληθήσομαι X.HG7.5.11
, ([etym.] δια-) E.Hec. 863; alsoβεβλήσομαι Id.Or. 271
, Hld.2.13, ([etym.] δια-) D.16.2; part.δια-βεβλησόμενος Philostr. VA6.13
([dialect] Ep. [tense] fut. ξυμ-βλήσομαι, v. συμβάλλω): [tense] aor.ἐβλήθην Hdt.1.34
, Th.8.84, etc.: Hom. also has an [dialect] Ep. [tense] aor. [voice] Pass.,ἔβλητο Il.11.675
,ξύμβλητο 14.39
; subj.βλήεται Od.17.472
; opt. βλῇο orβλεῖο Il.13.288
; inf.βλῆσθαι 4.115
; part.βλήμενος 15.495
: [tense] pf. βέβλημαι, [dialect] Ion. [ per.] 3pl.βεβλήαται 11.657
(but [ per.] 3sg. h.Ap.20), opt.δια-βεβλῇσθε And.2.24
: [tense] plpf. ἐβεβλήμην ([etym.] περι-) X.HG7.4.22, ([etym.] ἐξ-) Isoc.18.17; [dialect] Ion. [ per.] 3pl.περι-εβεβλέατο Hdt.6.25
.—[dialect] Ep. [tense] pf. βεβόλημαι in special sense, v. βολέω.A [voice] Act., throw:I with acc. of person or thing aimed at, throw so as to hit, hit with a missile, freq. opp. striking with a weapon in the hand,βλήμενος ἠὲ τυπείς Il.15.495
;τὸν βάλεν, οὐδ' ἀφάμαρτε 11.350
, cf. 4.473, al.; so even inἐγγύθεν ἐλβὼν βεβλήκει.. δουρί 5.73
; and ; but later opp. τοξεύειν, D.9.17, X.An.4.2.12; ἐκ χειρὸς β. ib.3.3.15: c. dat. instrumenti, β. τινὰ δουρί, πέτρῳ, κεραυνῷ, etc., Il.13.518, 20.288, Od.5.128, etc.:βλήμενος ἢ ἰῷ ἢ ἔγχεϊ Il.8.514
: c. dupl. acc. pers. et partis,μιν βάλε μηρὸν ὀϊστῷ 11.583
: c. acc. partis only, 5.19, 657; soτὸν δ' Ὀδυσεὺς κατὰ λαιμὸν.. βάλεν ἰῷ Od.22.15
;δουρὶ βαλὼν πρὸς στῆθος Il. 11.144
: c. acc. cogn.,ἕλκος.., τό μιν βάλε Πάνδαρος ἰῷ 5.795
; also βάλε Τυδεΐδαο κατ' ἀσπίδα smote upon it, ib. 281.2 less freq. of things, ; of drops of blood, 11.536, cf. A.Ag. 1390: metaph., , cf. HF 1219; of the sun, ἀκτῖσιν ἔβαλλεν [θάμνους] Od.5.479;ἔβαλλε.. οὐρανὸν Ἠώς A.R.4.885
(so [voice] Pass.,σελήνη.. δι' εὐτρήτων βαλλομένη θυρίδων AP5.122
(Phld.)); strike the senses, of sound,ἵππων ὠκυπόδων ἀμφὶ κτύπος οὔατα βάλλει Il.10.535
, cf. S.Ant. 1188, Ph. 205 (lyr.); of smell,ὀσμὴ β. τινά Id.Ant. 412
;τάχ' ἂν πέμφιξ σε βροντῆς καὶ δυσοσμίας β. Id.Fr. 538
.3 metaph., β. τινὰ κακοῖς, φθόνῳ, ψόγῳ, smite with reproaches, etc., Id.Aj. 1244, E.El. 902, Ar. Th. 895;στεφάνοις β. τινά Pi.P.8.57
(hence metaph., praise, Id.O.2.98);φθόνος βάλλει A.Ag. 947
;φίλημα βάλλει τὴν καρδίαν Ach.Tat. 2.37
.II with acc. of the weapon thrown, cast, hurl, of missiles, rare in Hom.,βαλὼν βέλος Od.9.495
; . 346, cf. Od.20.62;ἐν νηυσὶν.. πῦρ β. Il.13.629
: c. dat., of the weapon, throw or shoot with a thing,οἱ δ' ἄρα χερμαδίοισι.. βάλλον 12.155
;βέλεσι Od.16.277
: in Prose abs., β. ἐπί τινα throw at one, Th.8.75;ἐπὶ σκοπόν X.Cyr.1.6.29
;ἐπίσκοπα Luc.Am.16
; alone,οἱ ψιλοὶ βάλλοντες εἶργον Th.4.33
: c. gen., βάλλοντα τοῦ σκοποῦ hitting the mark, Pl.Sis. 391a.2 generally of anything thrown,εἰς ἅλα λύματ' ἔβαλλον Il.1.314
;τὰ μὲν ἐν πυρὶ βάλλε Od.14.429
; [νῆα] β. ποτὶ πέτρας 12.71
; εὐνὰς β. throw out the anchor-stones, 9.137; β. σπόρον cast the seed, Theoc.25.26;β. κόπρον POxy.934.9
(iii A. D.): henceβ. ἀρούρας
manure,PFay.
118.21 (ii A. D.): metaph.,ὕπνον.. ἐπὶ βλεφάροις β. Od.1.364
;β. σκότον ὄμμασι E.Ph. 1535
(lyr.);β. λύπην τινί S.Ph.67
.b of persons, β. τινὰ ἐν κονίῃσιν, ἐν δαπέδῳ, Il.8.156, Od. 22.188;γῆς ἔξω β. S.OT 622
;β. τινὰ ἄθαπτον Id.Aj. 1333
; :—[voice] Pass.,ὑπὸ χλαίνῃ βεβλημένος AP5.164
(Mel.); on a sick-bed,Ev.Matt.
8.14: then metaph.,ἐς κακὸν β. τινά Od. 12.221
;ὅς με μετ'.. ἔριδας καὶ νείκεα β. Il.2.376
; β. τινὰ ἐς ἔχθραν, ἐς φόβον, A.Pr. 390, E.Tr. 1058; also ἐν αἰτίᾳ or αἰτίᾳ β. τινά, S.OT 657, Tr. 940 (but in E.Tr. 305 β. αἰτίαν ἔς τινα); κινδύνῳ β. τινά A.Th. 1053
.3 let fall,ἑτέρωσε κάρη βάλεν Il.8.306
, cf. 23.697;β. ἀπὸ δάκρυ παρειῶν Od.4.198
, cf. 114;κατὰ βλεφάρων β. δάκρυα Thgn. 1206
;κατ' ὄσσων E.Hipp. 1396
;αἵματος πέμφιγα πρὸς πέδῳ β. A.Fr. 183
; β. τοὺς ὀδόντας cast, shed them, Arist.HA 501b2, etc.; so βάλλειν alone, ib. 576a4;βοῦς βεβληκώς SIG958.7
([place name] Ceos).4 of the eyes, ἑτέρωσε βάλ' ὄμματα cast them, Od.16.179; ;πρόσωπον εἰς γῆν Id.Or. 958
: intr., ὀφθαλμὸς πρὸς τὸ φῶς βαλών aiming at.., Plot.2.4.5; βαλὼν πρὸς αὐτό directing one's gaze at.., Id.3.8.10.5 of animals, push forward or in front,τοὺς σοὺς [ἵππους] πρόσθε βαλών Il.23.572
; πλήθει πρόσθε βαλόντες (sc. ἵππους) ib. 639;βάλλε κάτωθε τὰ μοσχία Theoc.4.44
: metaph.,β. ψυχὰν ποτὶ κέρδεα BionFr.5.12
.6 in a looser sense, put, place, with or without a notion of haste,τὼ μὲν.. βαλέτην ἐν χερσὶν ἑταίρων Il.5.574
, cf. 17.40, 21.104;μῆλα.. ἐν νηΐ β. Od.9.470
;ἐπὶ γᾶν ἴχνος ποδὸς β. E.Rh. 721
(lyr.);φάσγανον ἐπ' αὐχένος β. Id.Or.51
;τοὺς δακτύλους εἰς τὰ ὦτα Ev.Marc.7.33
; β. πλίνθους lay bricks, Edict.Diocl.7.15; pour,οἶνον εἰς ἀσκούς Ev.Matt.9.17
;εἰς πίθον Arr.Epict.4.13.12
, cf. Dsc.1.71.5 (v.l. for ἐμβ.): metaph.,ἐν στήθεσσι μένος βάλε ποιμένι λαῶν Il.5.513
; ὅπως.. φιλότητα μετ' ἀμφοτέροισι βάλωμεν may put friendship between them, 4.16; ;ἐν καρδίᾳ β. Pi.O.13.16
; but also θυμῷ, ἐς θυμὸν β., lay to heart, A.Pr. 706, S.OT 975.b esp. of putting round,ἀμφ' ὀχέεσσι θοῶς βάλε καμπύλα κύκλα Il.5.722
; of clothes or arms,ἀμφὶ δ' Ἀθήνη ὤμοις.. βάλ' αἰγίδα 18.204
; put on,φαιὰ ἱμάτια Plb. 30.4.5
.d pay, PLond.3.1177 (ii A. D.), POxy.1448.5 (iv A. D.).7 of dice, throw,τρὶς ἓξ βαλεῖν A.Ag.33
, cf. Pl.Lg. 968e;ἄλλα βλήματ' ἐν κύβοις βαλεῖν E.Supp. 330
: so prob. ψῆφος βαλοῦσα, abs., by its throw, A.Eu. 751: metaph., εὖ or to be lucky, successful,Phld.
lr.p.51 W., Rh.1.10 S.III intr., fall,ποταμὸς Μινυήϊος εἰς ἅλα βάλλων Il.11.722
, cf. A.R.2.744, etc.; ἄνεμος κατ' αὐτῆς (sc. νεώς)ἔβαλε Act.Ap.27.14
; [ἵππους] περὶ τέρμα βαλούσας having run round the post, Il.23.462; ἐγὼ δὲ.. τάχ' ἐν πέδῳ βαλῶ (sc. ἐμαυτήν) A.Ag. 1172 (lyr.); λίμνηθεν ὅτ' εἰς ἁλὸς οἶδμα βάλητε arrive at.., A.R.4.1579; εἴσω β. enter a river's mouth, Orac. ap.D.S.8.23; βαλὼν κάθευδε lie down and sleep, Arr.Epict.2.20.10; τί οὖν, οὐ ῥέγκω βαλών; ib.4.10.29; ap. POxy.1368.51; cf. A. 11.4.2 in familiar language, away with you! be hanged!Ar.
V. 835, etc.;βάλλ' ἐς μακαρίαν Pl.Hp.Ma. 293a
, cf. Men.Epit. 389.B [voice] Med., put for oneself, ὡς ἐνὶ θυμῷ βάλλεαι that thou may'st lay it to heart, Il.20.196, cf. Od.12.218;σὺ δ' ἐνὶ φρεσὶ βάλλεο σῇσιν Hes.Op. 107
;εἰ μὲν δὴ νόστον γε μετὰ φρεσὶ.. βάλλεαι Il.9.435
;ἐς θυμὸν βαλέσθαι τι Hdt.1.84
, etc.; εἰς or ἐπὶ νοῦν, εἰς μνήμην, Plu.Thes. 24, Jul.Or.2.58a, etc. (v. supr. A.11.6); ἐπ' ἑωυτῶν βαλόμενοι on their own responsibility, Hdt.4.160, cf. 3.71, al.; ἑτέρως ἐβάλοντο θεοί, v. l. for ἐβόλοντο in Od.1.234;θεοὶ δ' ἑτέρωσε βάλοντο Q.S.1.610
.2 τόξα or ξίφος ἀμφ' ὤμοισιν βάλλεσθαι throw about one's shoulder, Il.10.333, 19.372, etc.;ἐπὶ κάρα στέφη β. E.IA 1513
(lyr.).4 lay as foundation,κρηπῖδα βαλέσθαι Pi.P.7.3
, cf. 4.138, Luc.Hipp.4; also, lay the foundations of, begin to form,οἰκοδομίας Pl.Lg. 779b
;χάρακα Plb.3.105.10
, Poll. 8.161; simply, build,ἱερὸν περί τι Philostr.VA4.13
; β. ἄγκυραν cast anchor, Hdt.9.74, etc.; .II rarely, χρόα βάλλεσθαι λουτροῖς dash oneself with water, bathe, h.Cer.50 (butλουτρὰ ἐπὶ χροῒ βαλεῖν E.Or. 303
). (Arc. - δέλλω in ἐς-δέλλοντες, = ἐκ-βάλλοντες, IG5(2).6.49: ζέλλειν· βάλλειν, Hsch. Root g[uglide]el- 'throw', Skt. galati 'trickle', OHG. quellan 'spurt up', Lith. gulēti 'lie'.) -
44 сложа
вж. слагам* * *сло̀жа,сла̀гам гл. put, place, set, lay; ( изправено) stand; ( чайник, мазилка, подкова, шапка, презрамка, белезници, кръпка, подметка, марка, грамофонна плоча и пр.) put on; ( хастар, грамофонна игла, препинателен знак и пр.) put in; ( перде, знаме, сергия, обява, афиш, антена, възпоменателна плоча и пр.) put up; ( стълб, ограда, километрични камъни, антена и пр.) set up; ( телефонна слушалка) put down, replace, cradle; ( котлон, ютия) plug in; ( публикувам във вестник) insert; ( тор) spread; не \сложа в устата си not touch; \сложа в джоба си (и прен. обсебвам) pocket; \сложа в джоба си ( превъзхождам) be way and above, be head and shoulders above, knock (s.th./s.o.) into a cocked hat; \сложа вендузи на cup; \сложа граница на put a limit to; \сложа гума fix a tyre to a wheel; \сложа да спи put to sleep; \сложа дата (на писмо и пр.) date; \сложа дете да си легне put a child to bed; \сложа дърва на огъня put some wood on the fire; \сложа закуска/обед set out/lay breakfast/dinner; \сложа инжекция на give s.o. an injection; \сложа капан put/set a trap; \сложа ( закачам) картина put up a picture; \сложа компрес/лапа/превръзка на apply a compress/poultice/bandage to; \сложа крак върху крак throw one leg over the other, cross o.’s legs; \сложа кран на тръба fit a tap on a pipe; \сложа крушка screw in/fix a bulb; \сложа кръпка на put a patch on; \сложа лист хартия на пишеща машина insert a sheet of paper into a typewriter; \сложа масата set/lay table, lay the cloth; \сложа мини lay mines; \сложа мрежа put out a net; \сложа настрана ( скътвам) put by/aside; \сложа някого да седне seat s.o.; \сложа основите на lay the foundations of; \сложа отгоре lay on, superimpose; \сложа печат на apply/affix a seal to; \сложа под възбрана lay under embargo; \сложа под ключ put under lock and key; \сложа под печат send to the press; \сложа подметки на обувки re-sole shoes; \сложа подписа си върху put/affix o.’s signature to; \сложа препинателни знаци put in the stops; \сложа протеза fit with an artificial limb; \сложа пръстен на пръста си slip/put a ring on o.’s finger; \сложа ръка на ухото си cup o.’s hand to o.’s ear, shade o.’s ear with o.’s hand; \сложа ръката си на рамото на lay o.’s hand on s.o.’s shoulder; \сложа ръце в джобовете си put o.’s hands in(to) o.’s pockets; \сложа си ( шапка, обувки и пр.) put on; \сложа си подметки have o.’s shoes (re-)soled; \сложа стъкло на прозорец fix glass in a window, fit a window with glass; \сложа тапа на бутилка fit a stopper into a bottle; \сложа термометър на take the temperature of;\сложа се ( докарвам се) play up (пред, на to), fawn (upon), toady (to); • \сложа всички под един знаменател/в един кош/в един кюп lump everyone/everything together; \сложа главата си в торбата take o.’s life in o.’s hands; \сложа на карта stake, hazard; \сложа оръжие прен. lay down arms; \сложа се на някого fawn on s.o., make up to s.o.; \сложа таралеж в гащите си ask for trouble, get involved with a trouble-maker; \сложа точка/край на put an end/a stop to; \сложа траур go into mourning.* * *вж. слагам -
45 sentar las bases de Algo
figurado to lay the foundations of something* * *(v.) = lay + the groundwork forEx. But if the groundwork for these accomplisments can be laid with patient, constructive efforts, that contribution is more important than presiding over the final act.* * *(v.) = lay + the groundwork forEx: But if the groundwork for these accomplisments can be laid with patient, constructive efforts, that contribution is more important than presiding over the final act.
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46 Grundlage
Grundlage f 1. GEN substructure; 2. STEUER basis • die Grundlage für etw. bilden BANK provide the base for sth • die Grundlage für etw. schaffen GEN lay the ground for sth, pave the way for sth* * *f 1. < Geschäft> substructure; 2. < Steuer> basis ■ die Grundlage für etw. bilden < Bank> provide the base for sth ■ die Grundlage für etw. schaffen < Geschäft> lay the ground for sth, pave the way for sth* * *Grundlage
base, basis, foundation, fundament[al], groundwork;
• auf gesetzlicher Grundlage on a statutory footing;
• auf kapitalmäßiger Grundlage on the basis of share capital;
• auf sicherer Grundlage on a steady foundation;
• auf der Grundlage der Gegenseitigkeit on a basis of (based [up]on) reciprocity;
• auf der Grundlage der Preise im Jahre 2002 at 2002 survey prices;
• Grundlagen (Anfangsgründe) elements, rudiments;
• genossenschaftliche Grundlage cooperative basis;
• geschäftliche Grundlage business base;
• regionale Grundlage regional basis;
• solide Grundlage solid foundation;
• wirtschaftliche Grundlagen economic infrastructure;
• gesunde wirtschaftliche Grundlage sound economic basis;
• rein wirtschaftliche Grundlage profit-and-loss basis;
• Grundlage des Erfolgs corner stone of success;
• Grundlagen der modernen Gesellschaft foundations of modern society;
• Grundlage großer sozialer Umwälzungen underlying cause of great social upheavals;
• jeder Grundlage entbehren (Klage) to be destitute of merits;
• Geschäft auf einer soliden Grundlage errichten to build up a business on a sound basis;
• gemeinsame Grundlage für Verhandlungen finden to find common ground for negotiations;
• Grundlage für ein Vermögen legen to found a fortune;
• Einkünfte zur Grundlage der Besteuerung nehmen to base taxation on the revenue;
• Grundlagen für den Anlagenpark schaffen to build up the asset base;
• auf eine gesündere finanzielle Grundlage stellen to put on a better financial footing;
• Grundlage eines Unternehmens verbreitern (erweitern) to spread its business base. -
47 положа
вж. полагам* * *поло̀жа,пола̀гам гл.1. lay; rest, put; ( ръка, глава и пр.) repose; \положа главата си на rest o.’s head on; \положа някого в гроба lay s.o. in the grave, lay s.o. to rest; enshrine s.o.;2. мат. replace, put;\положа се be due; това, което ми се полага o.’s due; това му се полага it is his due, he has the right to it, he is entitled to it; • \положа всички усилия do o.’s utmost/best, bend/direct/apply/devote all o.’s energies to, throw all o.’s energies into, move heaven and earth; \положа грижи за look after, take (good) care of; \положа изпит sit for/take an examination; \положа клетва take an oath; \положа клетва за вярност swear allegiance (на to); \положа основата на lay the foundations of; \положа старание take pains, exert o.s.; \положа труд put in a lot of work, expend labour (за on).* * *вж. полагам -
48 sentado
adj.1 seated, sitting, sitting-down.2 sejant, sejeant.past part.past participle of spanish verb: sentar.* * *1→ link=sentar sentar► adjetivo1 seated, sitting2 (establecido) established, settled3 figurado (juicioso) sensible, wise\dar algo por sentado,-a to take something for granteddejar sentado que... to make it clear that...* * *ADJ1)estar sentado — to be sitting, be seated
estaba sentado a mi lado — he was sitting o seated next to me
esperar sentado * —
si crees que te lo devolverá ya puedes esperar sentado — if you think he's going to give it back to you you've got another think coming * o you can think again
2)di por sentado que estabas de acuerdo — I took it for granted that you were in agreement, I assumed you were in agreement
3)dejar sentado: quiero dejar sentado que... — I want to make it clear that...
4) [carácter, personalidad] balanced* * *- da adjetivo sitting, seated (frml)pueden permanecer sentados — (frml) you may remain seated (frml)
dar algo por sentado — to assume something
dejar algo sentado: quiero dejar bien sentado que... I would like to make it quite clear that...; esperar(se) sentado (fam & iró): si crees que voy a prestártelo, puedes esperar sentado — if you think I'm going to lend it to you you've got another think coming (colloq)
* * *= in a sitting position, a-sitting, seated.Ex. I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.Ex. The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.Ex. Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.----* dando por sentado que = based on the understanding that, on the understanding that.* dar por sentado = take for + granted.* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.* * *- da adjetivo sitting, seated (frml)pueden permanecer sentados — (frml) you may remain seated (frml)
dar algo por sentado — to assume something
dejar algo sentado: quiero dejar bien sentado que... I would like to make it quite clear that...; esperar(se) sentado (fam & iró): si crees que voy a prestártelo, puedes esperar sentado — if you think I'm going to lend it to you you've got another think coming (colloq)
* * *= in a sitting position, a-sitting, seated.Ex: I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.
Ex: The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.* dando por sentado que = based on the understanding that, on the understanding that.* dar por sentado = take for + granted.* dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está = beg + the question.* * *sentado -dasitting, seated ( frml)ya estaban sentados a la mesa they were already (sitting) at the tablequédate or estáte aquí sentadito y sin moverte now sit here and don't movellevamos más de una hora aquí sentados we've been sitting here for over an hourdar por sentado: estás dando demasiado por sentado you're taking too much for granteddoy por sentado que me ayudarás I'm assuming that you'll help me, I'm counting on you to help medejar algo sentado: con su obra dejó sentados los principios de la nueva teoría with his work he firmly established o laid down the principles of the new theoryquiero dejar bien sentado que … I would like to make it clear that …esperar(se) sentado ( fam iró): si crees que lo voy a tener listo para el lunes, espérate sentado if you think I'm going to have it ready by Monday, you'll have a long wait o you've got another think coming ( colloq)* * *
Del verbo sentar: ( conjugate sentar)
sentado es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
sentado
sentar
sentado◊ -da adjetivo
sitting, seated (frml);
estaban sentados a la mesa they were (sitting) at the table;
dar algo por sentado to assume sth
sentar ( conjugate sentar) verbo intransitivo (+ me/te/le etc)a) [ropa/color] (+ compl):
b) [comida/bebida/clima] (+ compl):
me sentó bien el descanso the rest did me a lot of goodc) [actitud/comentario] (+ compl):
verbo transitivo
1 ‹niño/muñeca› to sit;
‹ invitado› to seat, sit
2 ( establecer) to establish
sentarse verbo pronominal
to sit;
siéntese, por favor please (do) sit down
sentado,-a adjetivo
1 (persona) wise, sensible
2 (vida) settled
3 (procedimiento, idea) set: dejó bien sentadas sus condiciones, he made his conditions very clear
♦ Locuciones: dar algo por sentado, to take sthg for granted
sentar
I verbo transitivo
1 (en una silla) to sit: nos sentaron en la mesa del fondo, we sat at the back table
2 (establecer) sentar las bases, to lay the foundations
sentar precedente, to establish a precedent
II verbo intransitivo 1 sentar bien/mal algo a alguien, (un peinado, vestido) to suit sb/not to suit sb
(una comida, bebida, clima) to agree/disagree with sb: un baño caliente te sentará bien, a hot bath will do you good
2 (un comentario, una broma) ¿cómo le sentó la noticia?, how did he take the news?
le sentó fatal, he took it badly
me sienta muy mal que haga esos comentarios, it really upsets me that he makes those remarks
Cuando se habla de la moda (ropa o color), la traducción más común es to suit. Pero si te refieres únicamente a la talla, es mejor que uses el verbo to fit: Este jersey no te sienta bien. This jersey doesn't suit you (cuando el estilo o el color no son los adecuados). This jersey doesn't fit you (cuando estás hablando de la talla).
' sentado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
espachurrar
- esperar
- sentada
- establecer
- estar
English:
atop
- beg
- board
- grant
- highchair
- read
- rotten
- sit
- sit about
- sit around
- sitting
- soon
- stand
- astride
- seat
- than
* * *sentado, -a adj1. [juicioso] sensible, steady2. [en asiento] seated;estar sentado to be sitting down;espérame sentado en recepción sit and wait for me in reception;Famsi crees que te voy a dejar dinero, puedes esperar sentado if you think I'm going to lend you some money, you've got another think coming3. Bot stemlessdi por sentado que ibas a venir I took it for granted that you would be coming;las autoridades dan por sentado que es el líder de la banda the authorities are assuming that he is the leader of the gang;doy por sentado que estás de acuerdo con mi idea I'm assuming you agree with my idea;dejar sentado que… to make it clear that…;dejó sentado que no estaba satisfecho con la solución he made it clear that he was not satisfied with the solution* * *adj1 sitting, seated;estar sentado be sitting, be seated2:dar por sentado fig take for granted, assume* * *sentado, -da adj1) : sitting, seated2) : established, settleddar por sentado: to take for granteddejar sentado: to make clear3) : sensible, steady, judicious* * *sentado adj sitting -
49 Grund
1) (Ursache, Veranlassung) reason;jede Naturkatastrophe hat einen \Grund every natural disaster has a cause;habt ihr denn einen \Grund zum Feiern? have you got [a] cause [or a reason] to celebrate?;der \Grund des schlechten Wetters ist ein Tiefdruckgebiet the reason for [or cause of] the bad weather is an area of low pressure;keinen/nicht den geringsten \Grund no/not the slightest reason;eigentlich besteht kein \Grund zur Klage there is no [real] cause for complaint;du hast keinen \Grund, dich zu beklagen you have no reason to complain;ohne \Grund without reason;Eifersucht ist schon oft der \Grund für eine Bluttat gewesen jealousy is often the motive for a bloody deed;\Grund zu der Annahme haben, dass to have reason to believe [or grounds for believing] that;Gründe und Gegengründe pros and cons;berechtigten/ guten/ keinen/nicht den geringsten \Grund haben, etw zu tun to have a legitimate/good/no/not the slightest reason for doing sth;du hast wirklich keinen \Grund, dich ihm gegenüber so ablehnend zu verhalten you have no real cause to be so stand-offish towards him;aus dem einfachen \Grund, weil for the simple reason that;aus finanziellen Gründen for financial reasons;aus gesundheitlichen Gründen for reasons of health, on health grounds;aus gutem \Grund with good reason;aus unerfindlichen Gründen for some obscure reason;sie hat die Gründe für ihre Entscheidung genau dargelegt she has detailed the reasons for her decision;die Gründe für und wider genau abwägen to closely weigh up the arguments for and against;aus Gründen einer S. gen for reasons of sth;aus Gründen der Diplomatie for reasons of diplomacy;aus diesem \Grund[e] for this reason;aus welchem \Grund[e] for what reason;etw bis auf den \Grund abtragen to raze sth to the ground;ein Schiff auf \Grund setzen to scuttle a ship;\Grund erwerben to acquire land;den \Grund bewirtschaften to cultivate [or work] the land;\Grund und Boden landfür solche Pflanzen muss der \Grund sehr feucht sein the soil must be very moist for plants like these5) ( Boden eines Gewässers) bed, bottom;am \Grunde des Sees on the seabed, at the bottom of the sea;ich habe keinen \Grund mehr unter den Füßen I can't touch the bottom [or feel the bottom under my feet] any longer;steiniger/felsiger \Grund a stony/rocky bottom;auf den \Grund sinken to sink to the bottomsich auf dem \Grund des Glases absetzen to settle to the bottom of the glass;ein weißes Kreuz auf rotem \Grund a white cross on a red backgroundWENDUNGEN:in \Grund und Boden thoroughly;du solltest dich in \Grund und Boden schämen! you should be thoroughly [or completely] ashamed of yourself;jdn in \Grund und Boden reden to shoot sb's arguments to pieces ( fam)im \Grunde jds Herzens ( geh) in one's heart of hearts;im \Grunde [genommen] basically;( von Anfang an) from scratch -
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•Let us describe these mechanisms in order to lay a foundation for our discussion of high-temperature deformation.
•The objective of this chapter is to lay the foundations of an approximate method which...
•The paper laid the groundwork for the modern science of biology.
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51 заложить основу для
•Let us describe these mechanisms in order to lay a foundation for our discussion of high-temperature deformation.
•The objective of this chapter is to lay the foundations of an approximate method which...
•The paper laid the groundwork for the modern science of biology.
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52 תמליוס
תְּמַלְיוֹס, תִּימַ׳m. (θεμέλιος, sub. λίθος) foundation stone, foundation. Ylamd. to Num. 23:9, quot. in Ar. היה חופר ויורד ומבקש ליתן ת׳ digged deeper and deeper, seeking to lay a foundation.Pl. תְּמַלְיוֹסִים, תְּמַלְיוֹסִין, תִּי׳. Gen. R. s. 3 לידע היאך הוא קובע ת׳ (Ar. sing.) to find out where to lay the foundations; Yalk. ib. 4. Y.Snh.X, 29a bot. בשעה … ת׳וכ׳ when David went to dig for the foundation of the Temple. Y.Sot.VI, beg.20d מילה דלית בה ת׳ (prob. to be read: תְּמַלְיוסַיס, θεμελίωσις) a thing (rumor) without foundation. Y.Keth.V, 29c bot. עיקרא לית לה ת׳וכ׳ the thing itself has no foundation, and the Rabbis built upon it and went up ; a. e. -
53 תימ׳
תְּמַלְיוֹס, תִּימַ׳m. (θεμέλιος, sub. λίθος) foundation stone, foundation. Ylamd. to Num. 23:9, quot. in Ar. היה חופר ויורד ומבקש ליתן ת׳ digged deeper and deeper, seeking to lay a foundation.Pl. תְּמַלְיוֹסִים, תְּמַלְיוֹסִין, תִּי׳. Gen. R. s. 3 לידע היאך הוא קובע ת׳ (Ar. sing.) to find out where to lay the foundations; Yalk. ib. 4. Y.Snh.X, 29a bot. בשעה … ת׳וכ׳ when David went to dig for the foundation of the Temple. Y.Sot.VI, beg.20d מילה דלית בה ת׳ (prob. to be read: תְּמַלְיוסַיס, θεμελίωσις) a thing (rumor) without foundation. Y.Keth.V, 29c bot. עיקרא לית לה ת׳וכ׳ the thing itself has no foundation, and the Rabbis built upon it and went up ; a. e. -
54 תְּמַלְיוֹס
תְּמַלְיוֹס, תִּימַ׳m. (θεμέλιος, sub. λίθος) foundation stone, foundation. Ylamd. to Num. 23:9, quot. in Ar. היה חופר ויורד ומבקש ליתן ת׳ digged deeper and deeper, seeking to lay a foundation.Pl. תְּמַלְיוֹסִים, תְּמַלְיוֹסִין, תִּי׳. Gen. R. s. 3 לידע היאך הוא קובע ת׳ (Ar. sing.) to find out where to lay the foundations; Yalk. ib. 4. Y.Snh.X, 29a bot. בשעה … ת׳וכ׳ when David went to dig for the foundation of the Temple. Y.Sot.VI, beg.20d מילה דלית בה ת׳ (prob. to be read: תְּמַלְיוסַיס, θεμελίωσις) a thing (rumor) without foundation. Y.Keth.V, 29c bot. עיקרא לית לה ת׳וכ׳ the thing itself has no foundation, and the Rabbis built upon it and went up ; a. e. -
55 תִּימַ׳
תְּמַלְיוֹס, תִּימַ׳m. (θεμέλιος, sub. λίθος) foundation stone, foundation. Ylamd. to Num. 23:9, quot. in Ar. היה חופר ויורד ומבקש ליתן ת׳ digged deeper and deeper, seeking to lay a foundation.Pl. תְּמַלְיוֹסִים, תְּמַלְיוֹסִין, תִּי׳. Gen. R. s. 3 לידע היאך הוא קובע ת׳ (Ar. sing.) to find out where to lay the foundations; Yalk. ib. 4. Y.Snh.X, 29a bot. בשעה … ת׳וכ׳ when David went to dig for the foundation of the Temple. Y.Sot.VI, beg.20d מילה דלית בה ת׳ (prob. to be read: תְּמַלְיוסַיס, θεμελίωσις) a thing (rumor) without foundation. Y.Keth.V, 29c bot. עיקרא לית לה ת׳וכ׳ the thing itself has no foundation, and the Rabbis built upon it and went up ; a. e. -
56 основа
сущ.base; basis; foundation; мн fundamentalsлежать в основе — to be (form) the basis (of); underlie
на взаимовыгодной основе — on a mutually advantageous (beneficial) basis; on the basis of mutual advantage (benefit)
на комиссионной основе — on a commission basis; on commission
на основе взаимной выгоды и равных преимуществ — on the basis of mutual advantage and equitable benefits
правовая основа дружественных отношений и сотрудничества между государствами — legal basis (foundation) for friendly relations and cooperation among states
- основы конституционного строяюридическая основа запрещения угрозы силой или её применения в международных отношениях — ( обоснование) juridicial (legal) basis of the ban on (prohibition of) the threat or use of force in international relations
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57 отношение отношени·е
1) attitudeбезучастное отношение — indifference, detached attitude
бережное отношение к людям — regard for / consideration for the people
добросовестное отношение к своим обязанностям — conscientious attitude to / towards one's duties
негативное / отрицательное отношение — negative attitude
непредвзятое / объективное отношение — unbias(s)ed attitude
непримиримое отношение — uncompromising / irreconcilable attitude (to)
пристраст ное отношение — partial / bias(s)ed attitude
формальное отношение — formal / conventional attitude
2) мн— relations, relationshipвосстановить отношения — to reestablish / to resume / to restore relations
запутать отношения — to muddle / to blur / to dim relations / relationship
испортить отношения — to damage / to upset relations
испортить отношения между странами — to harm / to damage relations between the countries
крепить / упрочить отношения — cement; relations
нанести ущерб отношениям — to damage / to harm / to impair / to upset relations
омрачать / портить отношения — to mar relations
перестраивать отношения — to recast / to restructure relations
поддерживать / сохранять отношения — to maintain relations
порвать / разорвать отношения — to break off / to disrupt / to rupture / to sever relations
улучшать отношения — to improve / to repair relations
установить отношения — to enter into / to establish relations
установить хорошие отношения с представителями прессы / с прессой — to cultivate reporters
взаимовыгодные отношения — mutually advantageous / beneficial relations
внешние отношения — external / foreign relations
враждебные отношения — hostility / hostile relations
денежные отношения — monetary / money relations
дипломатические отношения — diplomatic intercourse / relations
полные дипломатические отношения, в полном объеме — full diplomatic relations
акты об установлении дипломатических отношений — official papers on establishment of diplomatic missions
разрыв дипломатических отношений — breach / breaking off / rupture / severance of diplomatic relations
формальное установление дипломатических отношений — formal initiation / establishment of diplomatic relations
добрососедские отношения — good-neighbourly / good-neighbour relations
развивать добрососедские отношения — to develop good-neighbourly / good-neighbour relations
дружественные отношения — amicable / friendly relations
межгосударственные отношения — interstate / state-to-state relations
общепризнанные нормы межгосударственных отношений — generally recognized norms of relations between states
международные отношения — international intercourse, international / foreign relations
равноправные / справедливые международные отношения — equitable international relations
имитация / моделирование международных отношение — simulation of international relations
межнациональные отношения — interethnic relations, international relations
мирные / миролюбивые отношения — peace / peaceful relations
принцип многосторонних отношений (напр. торговых между несколькими странами) — multilateralism
напряжённые / натянутые отношения — tense / strained relations
совершенствование общественных отношений — perfecting / refinement of social relations
торговые отношения — trade / commercial relations
взаимовыгодные экономические отношения — mutually advatageous / beneficial economic relations
оздоровление международных экономических отношений — normalization of international economic relations
налаживание отношений — development of relations; (с избирателями, печатью и т.п.) fence-mending
отношения взаимовыгодного сотрудничества — relations of mutually advantageous / beneficial cooperation
отношения между странами значительно ухудшились — the relations between the countries are at a low ebb
отношения, построенные на страхе — relations built on fear
охлаждение в отношение ях — cooldown / chill in relations
содействовать / способствовать развитию отношений — to further / to promote relations
разрыв отношений — breaking off / rupture / severance of relations
в поисках / целях улучшения отношений — in pursuit of improved relations
ухудшение отношений — aggravation / deterioration in / of relations
3)4)в отношении чего-л. — in respect of smth.
во всех отношениях — in all respects / in every respect
по отношению к чему-л. — with respect to smth.
Russian-english dctionary of diplomacy > отношение отношени·е
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58 Carnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi
SUBJECT AREA: Steam and internal combustion engines[br]b. 1 June 1796 Paris, Franced. 24 August 1831 Paris, France[br]French laid the foundations for modern thermodynamics through his book Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu when he stated that the efficiency of an engine depended on the working substance and the temperature drop between the incoming and outgoing steam.[br]Sadi was the eldest son of Lazare Carnot, who was prominent as one of Napoleon's military and civil advisers. Sadi was born in the Palais du Petit Luxembourg and grew up during the Napoleonic wars. He was tutored by his father until in 1812, at the minimum age of 16, he entered the Ecole Polytechnique to study stress analysis, mechanics, descriptive geometry and chemistry. He organized the students to fight against the allies at Vincennes in 1814. He left the Polytechnique that October and went to the Ecole du Génie at Metz as a student second lieutenant. While there, he wrote several scientific papers, but on the Restoration in 1815 he was regarded with suspicion because of the support his father had given Napoleon. In 1816, on completion of his studies, Sadi became a second lieutenant in the Metz engineering regiment and spent his time in garrison duty, drawing up plans of fortifications. He seized the chance to escape from this dull routine in 1819 through an appointment to the army general staff corps in Paris, where he took leave of absence on half pay and began further courses of study at the Sorbonne, Collège de France, Ecole des Mines and the Conservatoire des Arts et Métiers. He was inter-ested in industrial development, political economy, tax reform and the fine arts.It was not until 1821 that he began to concentrate on the steam-engine, and he soon proposed his early form of the Carnot cycle. He sought to find a general solution to cover all types of steam-engine, and reduced their operation to three basic stages: an isothermal expansion as the steam entered the cylinder; an adiabatic expansion; and an isothermal compression in the condenser. In 1824 he published his Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu, which was well received at the time but quickly forgotten. In it he accepted the caloric theory of heat but pointed out the impossibility of perpetual motion. His main contribution to a correct understanding of a heat engine, however, lay in his suggestion that power can be produced only where there exists a temperature difference due "not to an actual consumption of caloric but to its transportation from a warm body to a cold body". He used the analogy of a water-wheel with the water falling around its circumference. He proposed the true Carnot cycle with the addition of a final adiabatic compression in which motive power was con sumed to heat the gas to its original incoming temperature and so closed the cycle. He realized the importance of beginning with the temperature of the fire and not the steam in the boiler. These ideas were not taken up in the study of thermodynartiics until after Sadi's death when B.P.E.Clapeyron discovered his book in 1834.In 1824 Sadi was recalled to military service as a staff captain, but he resigned in 1828 to devote his time to physics and economics. He continued his work on steam-engines and began to develop a kinetic theory of heat. In 1831 he was investigating the physical properties of gases and vapours, especially the relationship between temperature and pressure. In June 1832 he contracted scarlet fever, which was followed by "brain fever". He made a partial recovery, but that August he fell victim to a cholera epidemic to which he quickly succumbed.[br]Bibliography1824, Réflexions sur la puissance motrice du feu; pub. 1960, trans. R.H.Thurston, New York: Dover Publications; pub. 1978, trans. Robert Fox, Paris (full biographical accounts are provided in the introductions of the translated editions).Further ReadingDictionary of Scientific Biography, 1971, Vol. III, New York: C.Scribner's Sons. T.I.Williams (ed.), 1969, A Biographical Dictionary of Scientists, London: A. \& C.Black.Chambers Concise Dictionary of Scientists, 1989, Cambridge.D.S.L.Cardwell, 1971, from Watt to Clausius. The Rise of Thermodynamics in the Early Industrial Age, London: Heinemann (discusses Carnot's theories of heat).RLHBiographical history of technology > Carnot, Nicolas Léonard Sadi
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59 zanja
f.ditch.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: zanjar.* * *1 trench\abrir una zanja to dig a trench* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=fosa) ditch; (=hoyo) pit; (=tumba) graveabrir las zanjas — (Arquit) to lay the foundations (de for)
2) LAm (=barranco) gully, watercourse3) And (=límite) fence, low wall* * ** * *= ditch, drainage ditch.Ex. The speciments were collected from different types of habitats, such as streams, springs, ditches, dams, swamps, wells and ponds.Ex. It was found that 73.6% of the wetlands were lost due to the construction of drainage ditches and levees.----* cavar una zanja = dig + ditch.* * ** * *= ditch, drainage ditch.Ex: The speciments were collected from different types of habitats, such as streams, springs, ditches, dams, swamps, wells and ponds.
Ex: It was found that 73.6% of the wetlands were lost due to the construction of drainage ditches and levees.* cavar una zanja = dig + ditch.* * *1 (para desagüe) ditch; (para cimientos, tuberías) trench2 (acequia) irrigation channel* * *
Del verbo zanjar: ( conjugate zanjar)
zanja es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
zanja
zanjar
zanja sustantivo femenino ( para desagüe) ditch;
(para cimientos, tuberías) trench;
( acequia) irrigation channel
zanjar ( conjugate zanjar) verbo transitivo ‹polémica/diferencias› to settle, resolve;
‹ deuda› to settle, pay off
zanja sustantivo femenino ditch, trench
abrir una zanja, to dig a ditch
zanjar vtr (terminar, concluir un asunto) to settle
' zanja' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abrir
- fosa
- foso
- cavar
- chamba
- saltar
English:
ditch
- trench
- cutting
- deep
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60 основа
сущ.basis;foundation;(мн) fundamentals- долгосрочная основа
- прочная основа\основаы законодательства — fundamentals (fundamental principles) of legislation
\основаы конституционного строя — foundations of the constitutional system
закладывать \основау — to lay the foundation (for)
лежать в \основае — to be (form) the basis (of); underlie
на \основае взаимной выгоды и равных преимуществ — on the basis of mutual advantage and equitable benefits
на взаимовыгодной \основае — on a mutually advantageous (beneficial) basis; on the basis of mutual advantage (benefit)
на двусторонней \основае — on a reciprocal basis
на договорной \основае — on a contractual basis
на комиссионной \основае — on a commission basis; on commission
на стабильной и долгосрочной \основае — on a stable and long-term basis
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