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  • 61 vote

    I n
    1. голосування, балотування
    2. збірн. кількість поданих голосів; кількість тих, що голосували
    4. вотум; рішення, резолюція (прийняті шляхом голосування)
    - affirmative vote голос "за"
    - cemetery vote амер. голосування за покійника, ще не виключеного зі списку виборців; шахрайство
    - concurring votes голоси, що співпадають
    - cross-over vote голосування за законопроект, запропонований іншою партією
    - dissenting (negative) vote голос "проти"
    - floating vote виборці, що голосують то за одну, то за іншу політичну партію; виборці, на яких не можна твердо розраховувати
    - free vote парл. "вільне голосування" (в парламенті), голосування з власних переконань, незалежно від партійної приналежності
    - nationwide vote всенародне голосування, референдум
    - no confidence vote вотум недовіри
    - non-recorded vote голосування, яке не протоколюється/ не вноситься в протокол засідання
    - popular vote
    a) всенародне голосування, референдум
    b) амер. голоси, подані на президентських виборах виборцями (на відміну від голосів, поданих членами колегії виборців)
    c) голоси виборців (на відміну від голосів членів законодавчих зборів та інших представницьких закладів)
    - protest vote амер. голос, поданий на виборах за кандидата, який не має шансів на обрання (на знак протесту проти іншого кандидата)
    - recorded vote голосування, яке заноситься в протокол засідання
    - inconclusive vote голосування, яке не дало результату; безрезультатне голосування
    - votes cast кількість поданих голосів; подані голоси
    - vote (given) ad referendum голосування на основі "ad referendum" (лат. "за умови звернення за схваленням/ затвердженням до вищестоячої інстанції)
    - vote of censure пропозиція про осуд/ критичну оцінку
    - vote of confidence вотум довіри
    - vote by correspondence голосування поштою; заочне голосування
    - vote without debate голосування без обговорення/ без дебатів
    - vote on a draft resolution голосування щодо проекту/ за проект резолюції
    - vote of non-confidence вотум недовіри
    - vote by roll-call at the rostrum публічне голосування, голосування коло трибуни
    - vote by secret ballot таємне голосування
    - vote by sitting and standing голосування вставанням
    - vote of thanks висловити вдячність/ подяку
    - vote by "yes" and "no" голосування відповідями "так" або "ні"
    - division of votes поділ голосів
    - to be deprived of the rights to vote бути позбавленим права голосу
    - to be entitled to vote мати право голосу, володіти виборчими правами
    - to carry all votes завоювати всі голоси, пройти одноголосно
    - to carry a vote прийняти резолюцію/ пропозицію, яка ставилася на голосування
    - to cast a dissenting vote не погодитися, висловити іншу думку/ незгоду
    - to count the votes підраховувати кількість голосів; проводити підрахунок голосів
    - to declare smbd. unanimously elected less two votes оголосити про те, що за когось проголосували одноголосно, за винятком двох голосів/ людей
    - to defer a vote відкласти/ відстрочити/ відтермінувати голосування
    - to gain all votes завоювати всі голоси, пройти одноголосно
    - to give one's vote for /to smbd. проголосувати за когось, віддати свій голос за когось
    - to get out a vote амер. добитися явки виборців на вибори, привести виборців на виборчі дільниці
    - to have the right to vote мати право голосу, володіти виборчими правами
    - to move a vote of thanks внести пропозицію висловити подяку (доповідачу, головуючому тощо)
    - to pass a vote прийняти резолюцію/ пропозицію, яка ставилася на голосування
    - to postpone a vote відкласти/ відстрочити/ відтермінувати голосування
    - to put to a popular vote поставити на всенародне голосування, провести референдум
    - to put a question to the voteon the question поставити питання на голосування
    - to put off a vote відкласти/ відстрочити/ відтермінувати голосування
    - to reject a vote відхилити проект резолюції/ пропозицію
    - to tell the votes підраховувати кількість голосів; проводити підрахунок голосів
    - to win votes завоювати голоси; зібрати більше голосів на виборах, ніж раніше
    - without a dissenting vote одноголосно
    - without vote без права голосу; без права брати участь в голосуванні
    - electoral vote голоси, подані членами колегії виборців (на президентських виборах в США)
    - the vote was light амер. відсоток явки на вибори був низьким, багато утрималися від голосування
    - the vote was unanimous рішення було прийнято одноголосно; всі голосували "за"
    II v
    1. голосувати (за vote for, проти vote against)
    - (into) to vote in the affirmative голосувати "за"
    - to vote aye голосувати "за"
    - to vote one's approval голосувати "за"; висловити голосуванням своє схвалення
    - to vote article by article голосувати окремо по статтях, проводити постатейне голосування
    - to vote nay голосувати "проти"
    - to vote in the negative голосувати "проти"
    - to vote in the normal way голосувати у звичному/ звичайному порядку
    - to vote by roll-call голосувати поіменно, проводити поіменне голосування
    - to vote by secret ballot балотувати, вирішувати таємним голосуванням
    - to vote by sitting and standing голосувати вставанням
    - to vote on the text as submitted проголосувати текст в поданому вигляді/ поданій редакції
    - to vote viva voce голосувати усно
    - to vote by "yes" and "no" голосувати відповідями "так" або "ні"
    - to vote down провалити, відхилити (при голосуванні)
    - to vote smbd. down провалити когось на виборах, не обрати (кандидата)
    - to vote in обрати, вибрати (голосуванням)
    - he was voted in його обрали, він був обраний

    English-Ukrainian diplomatic dictionary > vote

  • 62 applause

    [ə'plɔːz]
    сущ.
    1) аплодисменты, рукоплескания, овация

    to draw / get / win applause for — сорвать аплодисменты

    heavy / lengthy / prolonged applause — долгие и продолжительные аплодисменты

    light / weak applause — жидкие аплодисменты, жалкие аплодисменты

    There was loud applause for the actor. — Актёру громко аплодировали.

    She appeared on stage to the thunderous applause of her admirers. — Она появилась на сцене под гром аплодисментов своих обожателей.

    Syn:
    2) одобрение, похвала
    Syn:
    Ant:

    Англо-русский современный словарь > applause

  • 63 recognition

    [ˌrekəg'nɪʃ(ə)n]
    сущ.
    1)
    а) узнавание; знак узнавания, приветствие (при встрече и т. п.)

    beyond / out of / past recognition — до неузнаваемости

    to escape recognition — остаться неузнанным, инкогнито

    to give smb. a sign of recognition — узнать и приветствовать кого-л.

    to give smb. a smile / nod of recognition — улыбнуться / кивнуть кому-л. в знак приветствия

    б) психол. узнавание
    в) воен. обнаружение; опознавание (цели, объекта и т. п.)

    recognition lights — мор. опознавательные огни

    г) информ. распознавание
    - intelligent character recognition
    - magnetic ink character recognition
    •
    Syn:
    2) осознание, понимание; сознание, представление

    recognition that something isn't right — осознание того, что что-то не так

    3) одобрение, признание (чьих-л. заслуг и т. п.)

    general / universal recognition — всеобщее признание

    to give / grant recognition — признавать

    to win / receive recognition — завоевать признание

    He received recognition for his accomplishments from his colleagues. — Он получил положительные отзывы коллег о своих достижениях.

    in recognition of smth. — в знак признания чего-л.

    Syn:
    4)
    а) = diplomatic recognition официальное признание ( законности правительства или независимости страны)
    - de jure recognition
    - official recognition
    - public recognition
    - tacit recognition
    б) юр. санкция, утверждение какого-л. факта, статуса, претензии и т. п.

    recognition of smb. as lawful heir — признание кого-л. законным наследником

    в) полит. право голоса, признание права выступления в президиуме

    Англо-русский современный словарь > recognition

  • 64 respect

    1. n уважение

    without respect of persons — невзирая на лица, не считаясь с чинами и званиями

    the respect due to his cloth — уважение, подобающее его сану

    2. n привет, почтение
    3. n внимание

    in respect that — учитывая; принимая во внимание

    4. n отношение, касательство

    in all respects, in every respect — во всех отношениях

    in respect of, with respect to — что касается, в отношении

    in respect of — в отношении; что касается

    with respect to — в отношении; что касается

    5. v уважать, почитать
    6. v соблюдать; не нарушать
    7. v касаться, иметь отношение

    as respects — что касается, относительно

    8. v редк. щадить

    death respects neither young nor old — смерть не щадит ни юношу, ни старика

    Синонимический ряд:
    1. detail (noun) detail; feature; matter; particular; point
    2. esteem (noun) account; admiration; affection; appreciation; approval; consideration; deference; esteem; estimation; favor; favour; homage; honor; honour; reverence; veneration
    3. hand (noun) aspect; facet; hand; phase; side
    4. preference (noun) bias; discrimination; inclination; partiality; preference; prejudice
    5. reference (noun) connection; reference; regard; relation
    6. admire (verb) admire; adore; esteem; honor; honour; love; revere; reverence; venerate
    7. consider (verb) attend; consider; heed; notice
    8. refer to (verb) refer to; regard; relate to
    9. value (verb) appreciate; cherish; enjoy; prize; relish; savour; treasure; value
    Антонимический ряд:
    contempt; disdain; disrespect

    English-Russian base dictionary > respect

  • 65 Chronology

      15,000-3,000 BCE Paleolithic cultures in western Portugal.
      400-200 BCE Greek and Carthaginian trade settlements on coast.
      202 BCE Roman armies invade ancient Lusitania.
      137 BCE Intensive Romanization of Lusitania begins.
      410 CE Germanic tribes — Suevi and Visigoths—begin conquest of Roman Lusitania and Galicia.
      714—16 Muslims begin conquest of Visigothic Lusitania.
      1034 Christian Reconquest frontier reaches Mondego River.
      1064 Christians conquer Coimbra.
      1139 Burgundian Count Afonso Henriques proclaims himself king of Portugal; birth of Portugal. Battle of Ourique: Afonso Henriques defeats Muslims.
      1147 With English Crusaders' help, Portuguese seize Lisbon from Muslims.
      1179 Papacy formally recognizes Portugal's independence (Pope Alexander III).
      1226 Campaign to reclaim Alentejo from Muslims begins.
      1249 Last Muslim city (Silves) falls to Portuguese Army.
      1381 Beginning of third war between Castile and Portugal.
      1383 Master of Aviz, João, proclaimed regent by Lisbon populace.
      1385 April: Master of Aviz, João I, proclaimed king of Portugal by Cortes of Coimbra. 14 August: Battle of Aljubarrota, Castilians defeated by royal forces, with assistance of English army.
      1394 Birth of "Prince Henry the Navigator," son of King João I.
      1415 Beginning of overseas expansion as Portugal captures Moroccan city of Ceuta.
      1419 Discovery of Madeira Islands.
      1425-28 Prince D. Pedro, older brother of Prince Henry, travels in Europe.
      1427 Discovery (or rediscovery?) of Azores Islands.
      1434 Prince Henry the Navigator's ships pass beyond Cape Bojador, West Africa.
      1437 Disaster at Tangier, Morocco, as Portuguese fail to capture city.
      1441 First African slaves from western Africa reach Portugal.
      1460 Death of Prince Henry. Portuguese reach what is now Senegal, West Africa.
      1470s Portuguese explore West African coast and reach what is now Ghana and Nigeria and begin colonizing islands of São Tomé and Príncipe.
      1479 Treaty of Alcáçovas between kings of Portugal and Spain.
      1482 Portuguese establish post at São Jorge da Mina, Gold Coast (now Ghana).
      1482-83 Portuguese navigator Diogo Cão reaches mouth of Congo River and Angola.
      1488 Navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounds Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and finds route to Indian Ocean.
      1492-93 Columbus's first voyage to West Indies.
      1493 Columbus visits Azores and Portugal on return from first voyage; tells of discovery of New World. Treaty of Tordesillas signed between kings of Portugal and Spain: delimits spheres of conquest with line 370 leagues west of Cape Verde Islands (claimed by Portugal); Portugal's sphere to east of line includes, in effect, Brazil.
       King Manuel I and Royal Council decide to continue seeking all-water route around Africa to Asia.
       King Manuel I expels unconverted Jews from Portugal.
      1497-99 Epic voyage of Vasco da Gama from Portugal around Africa to west India, successful completion of sea route to Asia project; da Gama returns to Portugal with samples of Asian spices.
      1500 Bound for India, Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral "discovers" coast of Brazil and claims it for Portugal.
      1506 Anti-Jewish riots in Lisbon.
       Battle of Diu, India; Portugal's command of Indian Ocean assured for some time with Francisco de Almeida's naval victory over Egyptian and Gujerati fleets.
       Afonso de Albuquerque conquers Goa, India; beginning of Portuguese hegemony in south Asia.
       Portuguese conquest of Malacca; commerce in Spice Islands.
      1519 Magellan begins circumnavigation voyage.
      1536 Inquisition begins in Portugal.
      1543 Portuguese merchants reach Japan.
      1557 Portuguese merchants granted Chinese territory of Macau for trading factory.
      1572 Luís de Camões publishes epic poem, Os Lusíadas.
      1578 Battle of Alcácer-Quivir; Moroccan forces defeat army of King Sebastião of Portugal; King Sebastião dies in battle. Portuguese succession crisis.
      1580 King Phillip II of Spain claims and conquers Portugal; Spanish rule of Portugal, 1580-1640.
      1607-24 Dutch conquer sections of Asia and Brazil formerly held by Portugal.
      1640 1 December: Portuguese revolution in Lisbon overthrows Spanish rule, restores independence. Beginning of Portugal's Braganza royal dynasty.
      1654 Following Dutch invasions and conquest of parts of Brazil and Angola, Dutch expelled by force.
      1661 Anglo-Portuguese Alliance treaty signed: England pledges to defend Portugal "as if it were England itself." Queen Catherine of Bra-ganza marries England's Charles II.
      1668 February: In Portuguese-Spanish peace treaty, Spain recognizes independence of Portugal, thus ending 28-year War of Restoration.
      1703 Methuen Treaties signed, key commercial trade agreement and defense treaty between England and Portugal.
      1750 Pombal becomes chief minister of King José I.
      1755 1 November: Massive Lisbon earthquake, tidal wave, and fire.
      1759 Expulsion of Jesuits from Portugal and colonies.
      1761 Slavery abolished in continental Portugal.
      1769 Abandonment of Mazagão, Morocco, last Portuguese outpost.
      1777 Pombal dismissed as chief minister by Queen Maria I, after death of José I.
      1791 Portugal and United States establish full diplomatic relations.
      1807 November: First Napoleonic invasion; French forces under Junot conquer Portugal. Royal family flees to colony of Brazil and remains there until 1821.
      1809 Second French invasion of Portugal under General Soult.
      1811 Third French invasion of Portugal under General Masséna.
      1813 Following British general Wellington's military victories, French forces evacuate Portugal.
      1817 Liberal, constitutional movements against absolutist monarchist rule break out in Brazil (Pernambuco) and Portugal (Lisbon, under General Gomes Freire); crushed by government. British marshal of Portugal's army, Beresford, rules Portugal.
       Liberal insurrection in army officer corps breaks out in Cadiz, Spain, and influences similar movement in Portugal's armed forces first in Oporto.
       King João VI returns from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and early draft of constitution; era of constitutional monarchy begins.
      1822 7 September: João VI's son Pedro proclaims independence of
       Brazil from Portugal and is named emperor. 23 September: Constitution of 1822 ratified.
       Portugal recognizes sovereign independence of Brazil.
       King João VI dies; power struggle for throne ensues between his sons, brothers Pedro and Miguel; Pedro, emperor of Brazil, abdicates Portuguese throne in favor of his daughter, D. Maria II, too young to assume crown. By agreement, Miguel, uncle of D. Maria, is to accept constitution and rule in her stead.
      1828 Miguel takes throne and abolishes constitution. Sections of Portugal rebel against Miguelite rule.
      1831 Emperor Pedro abdicates throne of Brazil and returns to Portugal to expel King Miguel from Portuguese throne.
      1832-34 Civil war between absolutist King Miguel and constitutionalist Pedro, who abandons throne of Brazil to restore his young daughter Maria to throne of Portugal; Miguel's armed forces defeated by those of Pedro. Miguel leaves for exile and constitution (1826 Charter) is restored.
      1834-53 Constitutional monarchy consolidated under rule of Queen Maria II, who dies in 1853.
      1851-71 Regeneration period of economic development and political stability; public works projects sponsored by Minister Fontes Pereira de Melo.
      1871-90 Rotativism period of alternating party governments; achieves political stability and less military intervention in politics and government. Expansion of colonial territory in tropical Africa.
       January: Following territorial dispute in central Africa, Britain delivers "Ultimatum" to Portugal demanding withdrawal of Portugal's forces from what is now Malawi and Zimbabwe. Portugal's government, humiliated in accepting demand under threat of a diplomatic break, falls. Beginning of governmental and political instability; monarchist decline and republicanism's rise.
       Anglo-Portuguese treaties signed relating to delimitation of frontiers in colonial Africa.
      1899 Treaty of Windsor; renewal of Anglo-Portuguese defense and friendship alliance.
      1903 Triumphal visit of King Edward VII to Portugal.
      1906 Politician João Franco supported by King Carlos I in dictatorship to restore order and reform.
      1908 1 February: Murder in Lisbon of King Carlos I and his heir apparent, Prince Dom Luís, by Portuguese anarchists. Eighteen-year-old King Manuel II assumes throne.
      1910 3-5 October: Following republican-led military insurrection in armed forces, monarchy falls and first Portuguese republic is proclaimed. Beginning of unstable, economically troubled, parliamentary republic form of government.
       May: Violent insurrection in Lisbon overturns government of General Pimenta de Castro; nearly a thousand casualties from several days of armed combat in capital.
       March: Following Portugal's honoring ally Britain's request to confiscate German shipping in Portuguese harbors, Germany declares war on Portugal; Portugal enters World War I on Allied side.
       Portugal organizes and dispatches Portuguese Expeditionary Corps to fight on the Western Front. 9 April: Portuguese forces mauled by German offensive in Battle of Lys. Food rationing and riots in Lisbon. Portuguese military operations in Mozambique against German expedition's invasion from German East Africa. 5 December: Authoritarian, presidentialist government under Major Sidónio Pais takes power in Lisbon, following a successful military coup.
      1918 11 November: Armistice brings cessation of hostilities on Western Front in World War I. Portuguese expeditionary forces stationed in Angola, Mozambique, and Flanders begin return trip to Portugal. 14 December: President Sidónio Pais assassinated. Chaotic period of ephemeral civil war ensues.
      1919-21 Excessively unstable political period, including January
      1919 abortive effort of Portuguese monarchists to restore Braganza dynasty to power. Republican forces prevail, but level of public violence, economic distress, and deprivation remains high.
      1921 October: Political violence attains peak with murder of former prime minister and other prominent political figures in Lisbon. Sectors of armed forces and Guarda Nacional Republicana are mutinous. Year of financial and corruption scandals, including Portuguese bank note (fraud) case; military court acquits guilty military insurrectionists, and one military judge declares "the country is sick."
       28 May: Republic overthrown by military coup or pronunciamento and conspiracy among officer corps. Parliament's doors locked and parliament closed for nearly nine years to January 1935. End of parliamentary republic, Western Europe's most unstable political system in this century, beginning of the Portuguese dictatorship, after 1930 known as the Estado Novo. Officer corps assumes reins of government, initiates military censorship of the press, and suppresses opposition.
       February: Military dictatorship under General Óscar Carmona crushes failed republican armed insurrection in Oporto and Lisbon.
       April: Military dictatorship names Professor Antônio de Oliveira Salazar minister of finance, with dictatorial powers over budget, to stabilize finances and rebuild economy. Insurrectionism among military elements continues into 1931.
      1930 Dr. Salazar named minister for colonies and announces balanced budgets. Salazar consolidates support by various means, including creation of official regime "movement," the National Union. Salazar engineers Colonial Act to ensure Lisbon's control of bankrupt African colonies by means of new fiscal controls and centralization of authority. July: Military dictatorship names Salazar prime minister for first time, and cabinet composition undergoes civilianization; academic colleagues and protégés plan conservative reform and rejuvenation of society, polity, and economy. Regime comes to be called the Estado Novo (New State). New State's constitution ratified by new parliament, the National Assembly; Portugal described in document as "unitary, corporative Republic" and governance influenced by Salazar's stern personality and doctrines such as integralism, Catholicism, and fiscal conservatism.
      1936 Violent instability and ensuing civil war in neighboring Spain, soon internationalized by fascist and communist intervention, shake Estado Novo regime. Pseudofascist period of regime features creation of imitation Fascist institutions to defend regime from leftist threats; Portugal institutes "Portuguese Youth" and "Portuguese Legion."
      1939 3 September: Prime Minister Salazar declares Portugal's neutrality in World War II. October: Anglo-Portuguese agreement grants naval and air base facilities to Britain and later to United States for Battle of the Atlantic and Normandy invasion support. Third Reich protests breach of Portugal's neutrality.
       6 June: On day of Allies' Normandy invasion, Portugal suspends mining and export of wolfram ore to both sides in war.
       8 May: Popular celebrations of Allied victory and Fascist defeat in Lisbon and Oporto coincide with Victory in Europe Day. Following managed elections for Estado Novo's National Assembly in November, regime police, renamed PIDE, with increased powers, represses opposition.
      1947 Abortive military coup in central Portugal easily crushed by regime. Independence of India and initiation of Indian protests against Portuguese colonial rule in Goa and other enclaves.
      1949 Portugal becomes founding member of NATO.
      1951 Portugal alters constitution and renames overseas colonies "Overseas Provinces." Portugal and United States sign military base agreements for use of air and naval facilities in Azores Islands and military aid to Lisbon. President Carmona dies in office, succeeded by General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58). July: Indians occupy enclave of Portuguese India (dependency of Damão) by means of passive resistance movement. August: Indian passive resistance movement in Portuguese India repelled by Portuguese forces with loss of life. December: With U.S. backing, Portugal admitted as member of United Nations (along with Spain). Air force general Humberto Delgado, in opposition, challenges Estado Novo's hand-picked successor to Craveiro Lopes, Admiral Américo Tomás. Delgado rallies coalition of democratic, liberal, and communist opposition but loses rigged election and later flees to exile in Brazil. Portugal joins European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
       January and February: Estado Novo rocked by armed African insurrection in northern Angola, crushed by armed forces. Hijacking of Portuguese ocean liner by ally of Delgado, Captain Henrique Galvão. April: Salazar defeats attempted military coup and reshuffles cabinet with group of younger figures who seek to reform colonial rule and strengthen the regime's image abroad. 18 December: Indian army rapidly defeats Portugal's defense force in Goa, Damão, and Diu and incorporates Portugal's Indian possessions into Indian Union. January: Abortive military coup in Beja, Portugal.
      1965 February: General Delgado and his Brazilian secretary murdered and secretly buried near Spanish frontier by political police, PIDE.
      1968 August and September: Prime Minister Salazar, aged 79, suffers crippling stoke. President Tomás names former cabinet officer Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor. Caetano institutes modest reforms in Portugal and overseas.
      1971 Caetano government ratifies amended constitution that allows slight devolution and autonomy to overseas provinces in Africa and Asia. Right-wing loyalists oppose reforms in Portugal. 25 April: Military coup engineered by Armed Forces Movement overthrows Estado Novo and establishes provisional government emphasizing democratization, development, and decolonization. Limited resistance by loyalists. President Tomás and Premier Caetano flown to exile first in Madeira and then in Brazil. General Spínola appointed president. September: Revolution moves to left, as President Spínola, thwarted in his program, resigns.
       March: Military coup by conservative forces fails, and leftist response includes nationalization of major portion of economy. Polarization between forces and parties of left and right. 25 November: Military coup by moderate military elements thwarts leftist forces. Constituent Assembly prepares constitution. Revolution moves from left to center and then right.
       March: Constitution ratified by Assembly of the Republic. 25 April: Second general legislative election gives largest share of seats to Socialist Party (PS). Former oppositionist lawyer, Mário Soares, elected deputy and named prime minister.
      1977-85 Political pendulum of democratic Portugal moves from center-left to center-right, as Social Democratic Party (PSD) increases hold on assembly and take office under Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. July
      1985 elections give edge to PSD who advocate strong free-enterprise measures and revision of leftist-generated 1976 Constitution, amended modestly in 1982.
      1986 January: Portugal joins European Economic Community (EEC).
      1987 July: General, legislative elections for assembly give more than 50 percent to PSD led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva. For first time, since 1974, Portugal has a working majority government.
      1989 June: Following revisions of 1976 Constitution, reprivatization of economy begins, under PS government.
       January: Presidential elections, Mário Soares reelected for second term. July: General, legislative elections for assembly result in new PSD victory and majority government.
       January-July: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Economic Community (EEC). December: Tariff barriers fall as fully integrated Common Market established in the EEC.
       November: Treaty of Maastricht comes into force. The EEC officially becomes the European Union (EU). Portugal is signatory with 11 other member-nations.
       October: General, legislative elections for assembly result in PS victory and naming of Prime Minister Guterres. PS replace PSD as leading political party. November: Excavations for Lisbon bank uncover ancient Phoenician, Roman, and Christian ruins.
       January: General, presidential elections; socialist Jorge Sampaio defeats PSD's Cavaco Silva and assumes presidency from Dr. Mário Soares. July: Community of Portuguese Languages Countries (CPLP) cofounded by Portugal and Brazil.
       May-September: Expo '98 held in Lisbon. Opening of Vasco da Gama Bridge across Tagus River, Europe's longest (17 kilometers/ 11 miles). June: National referendum on abortion law change defeated after low voter turnout. November: National referendum on regionaliza-tion and devolution of power defeated after another low voter turnout.
       October: General, legislative elections: PS victory over PSD lacks clear majority in parliament. Following East Timor referendum, which votes for independence and withdrawal of Indonesia, outburst of popular outrage in streets, media, and communications of Portugal approves armed intervention and administration of United Nations (and withdrawal of Indonesia) in East Timor. Portugal and Indonesia restore diplomatic relations. December: A Special Territory since 1975, Colony of Macau transferred to sovereignty of People's Republic of China.
       January-June: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the EU; end of Discoveries Historical Commemoration Cycle (1988-2000).
       United Nations forces continue to occupy and administer former colony of East Timor, with Portugal's approval.
       January: General, presidential elections; PS president Sampaio reelected for second term. City of Oporto, "European City of Culture" for the year, hosts arts festival. December: Municipal elections: PSD defeats PS; socialist prime minister Guterres resigns; President Sampaio calls March parliamentary elections.
       1 January: Portugal enters single European Currency system. Euro currency adopted and ceases use of former national currency, the escudo. March: Parliamentary elections; PSD defeats PS and José Durão Barroso becomes prime minister. Military modernization law passed. Portugal holds chairmanship of Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
       May: Municipal law passed permitting municipalities to reorganize in new ways.
       June: Prime Minister Durão Barroso, invited to succeed Romano Prodi as president of EU Commission, resigns. Pedro Santana Lopes becomes prime minister. European Parliament elections held. Conscription for national service in army and navy ended. Mass grave uncovered at Academy of Sciences Museum, Lisbon, revealing remains of several thousand victims of Lisbon earthquake, 1755.
       February: Parliamentary elections; PS defeats PSD, socialists win first absolute majority in parliament since 1975. José Sócrates becomes prime minister.
       January: Presidential elections; PSD candidate Aníbal Cavaco Silva elected and assumes presidency from Jorge Sampaio. Portugal's national soccer team ranked 7th out of 205 countries by international soccer association. European Union's Bologna Process in educational reform initiated in Portugal.
       July-December: Portugal holds presidency of the Council of the European Union. For reasons of economy, Portugal announces closure of many consulates, especially in France and the eastern US. Government begins official inspections of private institutions of higher education, following scandals.
      2008 January: Prime Minister Sócrates announces location of new Lisbon area airport as Alcochete, on south bank of Tagus River, site of air force shooting range. February: Portuguese Army begins to receive new modern battle tanks (Leopard 2 A6). March: Mass protest of 85,000 public school (primary and secondary levels) teachers in Lisbon schools dispute recent educational policies of minister of education and prime minister.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Chronology

  • 66 favour

    favour GB, favor US
    A n
    1 ( approval) to look with favour on sb/sth, look on sb/sth with favour approuver qn/qch ; to regard sb/sth with favour considérer qn/qch avec bienveillance ; to win/lose favour with sb favour s'attirer/perdre les bonnes grâces de qn ; to find favour with sb trouver grâce aux yeux de qn ; to gain favour with sb remporter la faveur de qn ; to be out of favour with sb [person] ne plus être dans les bonnes grâces de qn ; [idea, fashion, method] ne plus être en vogue auprès de qn ; to fall out of ou from favour with sb [person] tomber en disgrâce auprès de qn ; to fall ou go out of favour [idea, fashion, method] passer de mode ;
    2 ( kindness) service m ; to do sb a favour rendre service à qn ; in return for all your favours en remerciement de tous les services que vous m'avez rendus ; they're not doing themselves any favours ils desservent leur (propre) cause (by doing en faisant) ; do me a favour! lit fais-moi plaisir! ; ( as prelude to rebuff) tu veux me faire plaisir? ; ( ironic) qu'est-ce que tu crois! ; ( in exasperation) et quoi encore! ; as a (special) favour à titre de service exceptionnel ; she did it as a favour to her boss elle l'a fait pour rendre service à son chef ; to ask a favour of sb, to ask sb a favour demander un service à qn ; to owe sb a favour avoir une dette envers qn ; you owe me a favour tu me dois bien ça ; to return a favour lit, to return the favour iron rendre la pareille (by doing en faisant) ;
    3 ( favouritism) to show favour to sb, to show sb favour accorder un traitement de faveur à qn ;
    4 ( advantage) to be in sb's favour [situation] être avantageux pour qn ; [financial rates, wind] être favorable à qn ; to have sth in one's favour avoir qch pour soi ; everything was in her favour elle avait tout pour elle ; the plan has a lot in its favour le projet présente beaucoup d'avantages ; if the case doesn't go in our favour si nous n'obtenons pas gain de cause ; in your favour [money, balance] à votre crédit ;
    5 †( small gift) petit cadeau m ;
    6 Hist ( token) faveur f.
    B favours npl euph ( sexual) faveurs fpl.
    1 ( on the side of) en faveur de ; to be in favour of sb/sth être pour qn/qch ; to vote in favour of sth voter pour qch ; I'm in favour of that je suis pour ; to be in favour of changing the law être pour un changement de la loi ; to speak in favour of soutenir [motion, idea, plan] ; to speak in sb's favour se prononcer en faveur de qn ; to come out in favour of exprimer son soutien à [plan, person] ;
    2 ( to the advantage of) to work ou be weighted in favour of sb avantager qn ; to decide in sb's favour gen donner raison à qn ; Jur donner gain de cause à qn ;
    3 ( out of preference for) [reject etc] au profit de.
    D vtr
    1 ( prefer) être pour [choice, method, solution, horse, team] ; préférer [clothing, colour, date] ; être partisan de [political party] ; to favour sb gen montrer une préférence pour qn ; ( unfairly) accorder un traitement de faveur à qn ; I favour closing the business je suis pour la fermeture de l'entreprise ;
    2 ( benefit) [plans, circumstances] favoriser ; [law, balance of power] privilégier ;
    3 ( approve of) être partisan de [course of action] ; approuver [proposal] ;
    4 sout ou iron ( honour) to favour sb with sth faire à qn la faveur or l'honneur de qch.
    1 ( most likely) [course of action, date, plan, view] privilégié ; [candidate] favori/-ite ;
    2 ( favourite) favori/-ite.

    Big English-French dictionary > favour

  • 67 gain

    A n
    1 ( increase) augmentation f ; gain in weight/value augmentation de poids/de valeur ; gain in time gain m de temps ; gains in productivity gains mpl de productivité ;
    2 ( profit) profit m, gain m ; material/financial gain gain m matériel/financier ; to do sth for material gain faire qch pour l'argent ;
    3 (advantage, improvement) gen gain m ; (in status, knowledge) acquis m ; electoral/diplomatic gains gains électoraux/diplomatiques ; the gains of women's liberation les acquis de la libération féminine ; to make gains [political party] se renforcer ; it's her loss but our gain elle y perd mais nous y gagnons.
    B gains npl Comm, Fin ( profits) gains mpl, profits mpl ; ( winnings) gains mpl ; ( on stock market) gains mpl, hausses fpl ; losses and gains pertes fpl et profits ; to make gains [currency, shares] être en hausse.
    C vtr
    1 ( acquire) acquérir [experience] (from de) ; obtenir [information] (from grâce à) ; gagner [respect, support, approval] ; conquérir [freedom] ; to gain popularity gagner en popularité ; to gain time gagner du temps ; to gain sth by doing gagner qch en faisant ; to gain credibility by doing gagner en crédibilité en faisant ; the advantages to be gained from adopting this strategy les avantages qu'on peut obtenir en adoptant cette stratégie ; we have nothing to gain from this investment nous n'avons rien à gagner dans cet investissement ; to gain the impression that avoir l'impression que ; to gain control of sth prendre le contrôle de qch ; to gain possession of sth s'assurer la possession de qch ; to gain ground gagner du terrain (on sur) ;
    2 ( increase) (in speed, height, etc) to gain speed/momentum [driver, vehicle, plane] prendre de la vitesse/de l'élan ; to gain weight prendre du poids ; to gain 4 kilos prendre 4 kilos ; to gain 3 minutes (watch, clock, competitor) prendre 3 minutes d'avance ; my watch has started to gain time ma montre s'est mise à avancer ;
    3 ( win) to gain points gagner des points ; the Republicans gained four seats les Républicains ont gagné quatre sièges ; they gained four seats from the Democrats ils ont pris quatre sièges aux Démocrates ; to gain a comfortable victory remporter une victoire confortable ; to gain the upper hand prendre le dessus ; we have everything to gain and nothing to lose nous avons tout à gagner et rien à perdre ;
    4 ( reach) gagner, atteindre [place].
    D vi
    1 ( improve) to gain in prestige/popularity gagner en prestige/en popularité ; to gain in confidence prendre de l'assurance ;
    2 ( profit) she's not gained by it cela ne lui a rien rapporté ; do you think we'll gain by adopting this strategy? pensez-vous que nous y gagnerons en adoptant cette stratégie?
    ■ gain on:
    ▶ gain on [sb/sth] rattraper [person, vehicle] ; the opposition are gaining on the government l'opposition l'emporte sur le gouvernement ; the sea is gaining on the land la mer gagne sur la terre.

    Big English-French dictionary > gain

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