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1. pi verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) plantar, armar, montar2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) tirar, lanzar, arrojar3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) caer(se)4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) cabecear5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) entonar
2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) campo2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tono; diapasón (música)3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) grado, punto, extremo4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) puesto5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) lanzamiento6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) cabezada•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork
II pi noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) brea- pitch-dark
pitch1 n1. campo / terreno de juego2. tonothe violin has a higher pitch than the double bass el violín tiene un tono más agudo que el contrabajopitch2 vb montartr[pɪʧ]3 (degree, level) grado, punto, extremo■ their argument reached such a pitch that I had to intervene su discusión llegó a tal extremo que tuve que intervenir5 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (movement) cabezada6 (slope of roof) pendiente nombre femenino1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL (note, sound) entonar3 (throw) tirar, arrojar; (in baseball) lanzar, pichear1 (fall) caerse2 (ship, plane) cabecear3 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (in baseball) lanzar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be at fever pitch estar al rojo vivo————————tr[pɪʧ]1 (tar) brea, pez nombre femeninopitch ['pɪʧ] vt1) set up: montar, armar (una tienda)2) throw: lanzar, arrojar3) adjust, set: dar el tono de (un discurso, un instrumento musical)pitch vi2) lurch: cabecear (dícese de un barco o un avión), dar bandazospitch n1) lurching: cabezada f, cabeceo m (de un barco o un avión)2) slope: (grado de) inclinación f, pendiente f3) : tono m (en música)perfect pitch: oído absoluto4) throw: lanzamiento m5) degree: grado m, nivel m, punto mthe excitement reached a high pitch: la excitación llegó a un punto culminante7) tar: pez f, brea fn.• alquitrán s.m.• betún s.m.• brea s.f.• cabezada s.f.• diapasón s.m.• empega s.f.• grado de inclinación s.m.• lanzamiento s.m.• pega s.f.• pendiente s.m.• pez s.f.• tono s.m. (Ships)v.• encabritarse v.v.• amorrar v.• echar v.• lanzar v.pɪtʃ
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1)a) (level, degree) (no pl) punto m, extremo m, grado mb) u c ( Mus) tono mto have perfect pitch — tener* oído absoluto
2) c ( in baseball) lanzamiento m4) ca) (position, site) (BrE) lugar m, sitio m; (in market, fair) puesto mb) ( sales pitch)5) u ( substance) brea f
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1) ( set up) \<\<tent\>\> armar, montar; \<\<camp\>\> montar, hacer*2) ( sport) \<\<ball\>\> lanzar*, pichear3)a) (aim, set, address)they pitched their opening offer at 3% — situaron su oferta inicial en un 3%
b) ( Mus)
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vi1)a) ( fall) (+ adv compl) caerse*he pitched forward onto his face — se fue or cayó de bruces
b) ( lurch) \<\<ship/plane\>\> cabecear2) ( Sport)a) ( in baseball) lanzar*, pichearb) (in golf, cricket) \<\<ball\>\> caer*, dar*3) (campaign, fight) (AmE)to be in there pitching — (colloq) estar* en la brecha or al pie del cañón
•Phrasal Verbs:- pitch in
I [pɪtʃ]1. N1) (esp Brit) (Ftbl, Cricket, Hockey) (=area of play) campo m, cancha f (LAm)2) (Baseball) (=throw) lanzamiento m, tiro m4) (esp Brit) [of market trader] puesto m ; [of homeless person] sitio m5) (=height, degree) extremo m, punto mfever 2.matters reached such a pitch that... — las cosas llegaron a tal extremo or a tal punto que...
6) * (=sales talk) rollo * m•
she stood up and made her pitch — se levantó y soltó su rollosale 2.he made a pitch for the women's vote — procuró hacerse con or acaparar los votos de las mujeres
8) (Naut) cabezada f2. VT1) (=throw) [+ ball] lanzar; [+ person] arrojar•
he was pitched off his horse — salió disparado del caballo•
the impact pitched her over the handlebars — el impacto la arrojó por encima del manillar2) (Mus) [+ note] dar; [+ instrument] graduar el tono de3) (=present)today he pitched the plan to business leaders — hoy presentó el plan ante los dirigentes de negocios
you're pitching it a bit high! or strong! — ¡estás recargando las tintas!
4) (=set up) [+ tent] armar, montar•
to pitch camp — acampar, montar el campamento3. VI1) (=fall) [person] caer, caersehe pitched head-first over the wall — se cayó or cayó de cabeza por el muro
the ball pitched in front of him — la pelota cayó delante de él or vino a parar a sus pies
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to pitch forward, the passengers pitched forward as the coach stopped — los pasajeros salieron despedidos hacia adelante cuando se paró el autocarhe went down on his knees, then pitched forward — se cayó or cayó de rodillas y luego de bruces
2) (Naut, Aer) cabecear3) (Baseball) lanzar- be in there pitching4.CPDpitch inspection N — (Brit) (Sport) inspección f del terreno de juego
we have arranged a pitch inspection by a referee for 9am on Wednesday morning — hemos dispuesto que un árbitro inspeccione el terreno de juego el miércoles a las nueve de la mañana
pitch invasion N — (Brit) invasión f de campo
there was a peaceful pitch invasion after Juventus's eighth goal — después del octavo gol de la Juventus hubo una pacífica invasión de campo
pitch pipe N — (Mus) diapasón m
pitch shot N — (Golf) pitch m
- pitch in- pitch up
II [pɪtʃ]1.N (=tar) brea f, pez f2.CPDpitch blackness N — oscuridad f total
pitch pine N — (=wood) pino m de tea
* * *[pɪtʃ]
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1)a) (level, degree) (no pl) punto m, extremo m, grado mb) u c ( Mus) tono mto have perfect pitch — tener* oído absoluto
2) c ( in baseball) lanzamiento m4) ca) (position, site) (BrE) lugar m, sitio m; (in market, fair) puesto mb) ( sales pitch)5) u ( substance) brea f
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1) ( set up) \<\<tent\>\> armar, montar; \<\<camp\>\> montar, hacer*2) ( sport) \<\<ball\>\> lanzar*, pichear3)a) (aim, set, address)they pitched their opening offer at 3% — situaron su oferta inicial en un 3%
b) ( Mus)
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vi1)a) ( fall) (+ adv compl) caerse*he pitched forward onto his face — se fue or cayó de bruces
b) ( lurch) \<\<ship/plane\>\> cabecear2) ( Sport)a) ( in baseball) lanzar*, pichearb) (in golf, cricket) \<\<ball\>\> caer*, dar*3) (campaign, fight) (AmE)to be in there pitching — (colloq) estar* en la brecha or al pie del cañón
•Phrasal Verbs:- pitch in -
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I 1. pi verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.) slå opp (et telt)2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.) kaste, slenge3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.) falle tungt mot, deise; kyle4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.) hogge, stampe, duve5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.) sette tonehøyden, stemme2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.) område mellom gjerdene; bane2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.) tone(høyde), stemmeleie3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.) intensitet4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.) fast plass, (salgs)område5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.) kast6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.) hogging, stamping, duving•- - pitched- pitcher
- pitched battle
- pitchfork II pi noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.) bek- pitch-darkbek--------tjæreIsubst. \/pɪtʃ\/1) bek2) kvae, harpikspitch pine se ➢ pitch pineIIsubst. \/pɪtʃ\/1) grad, nivå2) høyde, høydepunkt, topp3) ( om lyd) tone, tonehøyde, stemmehøyde, tonefall, toneleie4) kast5) ( i cricket) kastelengde, kastehøyde, kast, nedslagsplass (ved gjerdet)6) ( i baseball) kast til slagmannen, kast7) ( i golf) forklaring: høyt slag der ballen ikke triller langt etter nedslag (også kalt pitch shot forklaring:)8) cricketbane (mellom kastefeltet og slagfeltet)9) (britisk, i fotball, rugby e.l.) bane10) torgplass, fast plass (for gateselger, gatemusikant e.l.)11) ( hverdagslig) pågående salgsprat12) ( hverdagslig) slagplan, strategi13) fiskeplass14) teltplass, leirplass15) forklaring: høyden en falk stiger til før den stuper mot byttet18) helling, skråning, hellingsvinkel19) ( om propell eller skrue) stigningat concert pitch stemt etter kammertonen ( overført) i beredskap, klar, på huggetconcert pitch eller standard pitch kammertone, normaltonegive the pitch ( musikk) gi tonen, angi tonenpitch angle stigningsvinkel (luftfart, om propell) bladvinkelqueer somebody's pitch ( britisk) ødelegge sjansen for noen (særlig i hemmelighet eller med skadefrohet)IIIverb \/pɪtʃ\/1) sette opp, stille opp, slå opp, reise2) slå leir3) forklaring: plassere eller sette fast på et bestemt sted eller i en bestemt posisjon4) kaste, slenge, hive, kyle, kaste til slagmann (i baseball)• pitch him out!5) (baseball, om kamp) være kaster6) ( i cricket) få ballen til å ta bakken på et gitt sted, treffe bakken (om ball)7) ( i golf) pitche, slå en pitch8) steinsette, steinlegge, brolegge9) ( om stein) kanthugge, meisle11) sette\/legge på et visst nivå12) ( i enkelte kortspill) bestemme som trumffarge13) (spesielt amer., hverdagslig) selge, drive reklame for16) falle, stupe, falle hodestupspitch a yarn ( hverdagslig) dra en historie, slå en platepitch camp slå leirpitch into hive seg over, gå løs pågå løs på, fly på, skjelle utpitch it strong ( hverdagslig) smøre tykt på, overdrivepitch one's tent ( overført) slå seg ned, oppslå sitt paulunpitch on\/upon plukke ut, velgepitch pennies kaste på stikka kaste mynt og kron spille klinkekulerpitch wickets ( i cricket) sette opp pinnene og legge på overliggerenIVverb \/pɪtʃ\/beke -
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f.1 measurement.¿qué medidas tiene el contenedor? what are the measurements of the container?tomar las medidas a alguien to take somebody's measurements2 measure, step.adoptar o tomar medidas to take measures o stepsmedida preventiva preventive measuremedidas de seguridad safety measures3 moderation.sin medida without moderation4 extent, degree (grado).¿en qué medida nos afecta? to what extent does it affect us?en cierta/gran medida to some/a large extenten mayor/menor medida to a greater/lesser extenten la medida de lo posible as far as possible5 course of action.6 quantity, amount.7 scoop, scoopful.past part.past participle of spanish verb: medir.* * *1 (acción) measuring; (dato, número) measurement■ ¿qué medidas tienes? what are your measurements?2 (disposición) measure3 (grado) extent4 (prudencia) moderation5 LITERATURA measure, metre\a (la) medida (traje) made-to-measurea medida que asen la medida de lo posible as far as possibletomar/adoptar medidas to take steps, take measurestomarle las medidas a alguien to take somebody's measurementsmedida de capacidad measure of capacitymedida de longitud measure of lengthmedida de seguridad security measuremedida de volumen measure of volume* * *noun f.1) measure, measurement2) step3) extent* * *SF1) (=unidad de medida) measure2) (=medición) measuring, measurementla medida del tiempo se realizará con unos cronómetros especiales — time will be measured using some special chronometers
3) pl medidas (=dimensiones) measurements¿qué medidas tiene la mesa? — what are the measurements of the table?
¿cuáles son tus medidas? — what are your measurements?
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tomar las medidas a algn/algo — (lit) to measure sb/sth, take sb's/sth's measurements; (fig) to size sb/sth up *tómale bien las medidas antes de proponerle nada — make sure you've got him well sized up before you propose anything
4) (=proporción)no sé en qué medida nos afectará la nueva ley — I don't know to what extent the new law will affect us
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en cierta medida — to a certain extent•
en gran medida — to a great extent•
en menor medida — to a lesser extent•
en la medida de lo posible — as far as possible, insofar as it is possible•
a medida que — asen la medida en que — + indic in that; + subjun if
el relato era bueno en la medida en que reflejaba el ambiente de la época — the story was good in that it reflected the atmosphere of the time
solo cambiarán el tratamiento en la medida en que los resultados sean negativos — the treatment will only be altered if the results are negative
5) (Cos)•
a (la) medida — [ropa, zapatos] made to measure; [trabajo, vacaciones] tailor-made•
venir a (la) medida — (lit) to be the right size; (fig) to be tailor-made6) LAm (=talla) size¿cuál es su medida? — what size do you take?
¿qué medida de cuello tiene usted? — what collar size are you?, what is your collar measurement?
7) (=disposición) measureuna de las medidas urgentes adoptadas — one of the emergency measures o steps taken
medida cautelar, medida de precaución — precautionary measure
paquete 1., 3)medidas de seguridad — [contra ataques, robos] security measures; [contra incendios] safety measures
8) (=moderación)•
con medida — in moderation•
sin medida — to excess9) [de versos] (=medición) measuring, scansion; (=longitud) measure* * *1) (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? — what are the dimensions of the room?
2) (en locs)a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)
a medida que — as
colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw
4) (grado, proporción)en gran/cierta/menos medida — to a large/certain/lesser extent
5) ( moderación)6) (Lit) measure7) ( disposición) measuretomar medidas — to take steps o measures
* * *1) (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? — what are the dimensions of the room?
2) (en locs)a (la) medida — <traje/zapato> custom-made (AmE), made-to-measure (BrE)
a medida que — as
colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida — that was the last straw
4) (grado, proporción)en gran/cierta/menos medida — to a large/certain/lesser extent
5) ( moderación)6) (Lit) measure7) ( disposición) measuretomar medidas — to take steps o measures
* * *medida11 = measure, scale, metric.Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.
Ex: The apparent size of the face is measured directly with a finely graduated scale and a magnifying glass.Ex: The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.* a medida = custom, bespoke.* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* considerar en su justa medida = see + in proportion.* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio, go far in + Gerundio, go far towards + Gerundio.* en cierta medida = to some extent, to a certain extent, to some degree.* en diferente medida = differing, in varying measures.* en distinta medida = differing, in varying measures.* en gran medida = by and large, extensively, greatly, heavily, largely, to a considerable extent, to a high degree, to a large extent, tremendously, vastly, very much, in no small way, to any great degree, in many ways, in large part, in large measure, in no small measure, to a great extent, to a large degree, to a great degree.* en igual medida = similarly.* en la medida de lo posible = so far as possible.* en la medida en que = in that, so long as, to the extent that, insofar as [in so far as], to the degree that.* en mayor medida = to a greater extent, to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.* hacer a medida = custom-make, make to + order.* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos = tailor to + meet the specification.* hacerse a medida de una aplicación práctica concreta = tailor to + application.* hecho a medida = customised [customized, -USA], purpose-designed, tailored, tailor-made [tailormade], custom-made, custom-built [custom built], custom-designed [custom designed], custom-tailored [custom tailored], bespoke, made to measure, fitted, made-to-order.* influir en gran medida = become + a force.* la medida en que = the extent to which.* ley de pesos y medidas = weights and measures act.* medida cuantitativa = quantitative measure.* medida de productividad = output measure.* medida de rendimiento = performance measure, output measure.* medidas y colindancias = metes and bounds.* sistema anglosajón de medidas = imperial measures.* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno = have + Nombre + cut out.medida22 = arrangement, countermeasure [counter measure], measure.Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.
Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.Ex: If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.* como medida de seguridad = as a backup.* como medida provisional = as an interim measure.* como medida temporal = as an interim measure.* como medida transitoria = as an interim measure.* medida de austeridad = austerity measure.* medida de contrapeso = counterbalance.* medida de control = control measure.* medida de emergencia = emergency measure.* medida defensiva = line of defence.* medida de fuerza = crackdown.* medida de precaución = security precaution, precautionary measure.* medida de protección = safeguard.* medida de ralentización del tráfico = traffic calming measure.* medida de seguridad = safety standard, security measure, safety regulation, safety precaution.* medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo = health and safety standard.* medida disciplinaria = disciplinary measure.* medida draconiana = draconian measure.* medida económica = economic measure.* medida enérgica = crackdown.* medida estructural = structural measure.* medida extrema = dire measure.* medida paliativa = palliative measure.* medida preventiva = preventative measure, precautionary measure, preventive measure, preemptive measure, safeguard.* medida provisional = stop gap measure, stopgap [stop-gap], stopgap measure, stopgap measure.* medidas = action.* medidas correctivas = corrective action, remedial action.* medidas de prevención = prevention efforts, prevention measures.* medidas disciplinarias = disciplining.* medidas drásticas = clampdown (on).* medidas preventivas = preventive care, ounce of prevention, preventative care.* para tomar medidas = for action.* primera medida = initial step.* proponer medidas = propose + measures.* toma de medidas = action.* tomar medida = take + action step.* tomar medidas = follow + steps, take + precaution, take + steps, take + measures, produce + contingency plan, make + contingency plan, apply + measures, undertake + action.* tomar medidas (contra) = take + action (against).* tomar medidas correctivas = pose + corrective action, take + corrective action, take + remedial action.* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas = throw + the baby out with the bath water.* tomar medidas de seguridad = take + safety precautions.* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas = tighten + security.* tomar medidas drásticas contra = clamp down on.* tomar medidas enérgicas contra = crack down on.* tomar medidas preventivas = take + preventive measures.medida3* a medida que = as.* a medida que + avanzar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + avanzar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que pasaba el tiempo = as time passed (by), as time went by.* a medida que pasa el tiempo = as time goes by, as time passes (by).* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal = as + Expresión Temporal + go by.* a medida que + pasar + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + pasar + el día = as the day + wear on.* a medida que se necesite = on demand, on request, as required.* a medida que + transcurrir + el año = as the year + wear on.* a medida que + transcurrir + el día = as the day + wear on.* * *A ( Mat) (dimensión) measurementanota las medidas de la lavadora make a note of the measurements of the washing machine¿qué medidas tiene el cuarto? what are the dimensions of the room?¿cuáles son las medidas reglamentarias de una piscina olímpica? what's the regulation size of an olympic pool?la modista me tomó las medidas the dressmaker took my measurementstomar las medidas de algo to measure somethingCompuesto:surface measurementB ( en locs):usa zapatos a medida he wears made-to-measure shoesservicios diseñados a la medida custom-designed servicesa la medida de algo: fabricamos muebles a la medida de su exigencia we manufacture furniture to meet all your requirementséste es un proyecto a la medida de su ambición this is a project in keeping with o which matches his ambitionsnecesita una actividad a la medida de su talento he needs a job which will suit o which is commensurate with his abilitiesa medida que asa medida que va pasando el tiempo uno se va adaptando as time goes on, one (gradually) adaptsa medida que se acercaba la fecha se ponía más y más nervioso as the date drew closer he got more and more nervousa medida que la fue conociendo se fue desengañando the more he got to know her o the better he got to know her o as he got to know her the more disillusioned he becameC1 (objeto) measure2 (contenido) measureun vaso de leche por cada medida de cacao one glass of milk per measure of cocoallenar or colmar la medida: eso colmó la medida, ya no estaba dispuesto a aguantar más that was the last straw, I wasn't going to take any moreCompuestos:cubic measure● medida (de capacidad) para áridos/líquidosdry/liquid measureD(grado, proporción): en buena or gran medida to a great o large extenten cierta/menor medida to a certain/lesser extentintentaremos, en la medida de lo posible, satisfacer a todo el mundo insofar as it is possible o as far as possible we will try to satisfy everyoneintentará hacer algo por ti en la medida en que le sea posible she'll try and do whatever she can for youE(moderación): come con medida he eats moderatelygastan dinero sin medida they spend money like water, they're very extravagant (with money)F ( Lit) measureG (disposición) measurela huelga y otras medidas de presión the strike and other forms of pressureexpulsarlo me parece una medida demasiado drástica I think expelling him is too drastic a step o is a rather drastic measuretomar medidas to take steps o measuresme veré en la obligación de tomar medidas más estrictas I will be obliged to adopt more severe measurestomaré todas las medidas necesarias para que no vuelva a suceder I will take all the necessary steps to see that this does not happen againes conveniente tomar estas pastillas como medida preventiva it's advisable to take these pills as a preventive measureCompuestos:preventative o precautionary measuresecurity measures(en Ur) emergency security measures* * *
medida sustantivo femenino
1 (Mat) ( dimensión) measurement;
tomar las medidas de algo to measure something
2 ( en locs)
a medida que as;
a medida que fue creciendo as he grew up
3 ( utensilio) measure;
( contenido) measure
4 (grado, proporción):◊ en gran/cierta medida to a large/certain extent;
en la medida de lo posible as far as possible
5 ( disposición) measure;◊ tomar medidas to take steps o measures
medida sustantivo femenino
1 (medición) measurement
(unidad) measure
una medida de peso, a measure of weight
la medida del tiempo, the measurement of time
2 (grado, intensidad) extent: no sé en qué medida nos afectará, I don't know to what extent it will affect us
3 Pol measure
una medida injusta, a unfair measure
' medida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abusiva
- abusivo
- acre
- afectar
- área
- arroba
- braza
- carácter
- concertar
- conforme
- conveniente
- corpulencia
- desatar
- desesperación
- efectividad
- eficacia
- eficaz
- encaminada
- encaminado
- gratuita
- gratuito
- impracticable
- incidencia
- justa
- justo
- Libra
- malestar
- metro
- onza
- patrón
- patrona
- perjudicar
- pertinencia
- pie
- pinta
- polemizar
- providencia
- punto
- quintal
- repercusión
- resistencia
- saludar
- según
- sentida
- sentido
- solidaria
- solidario
- superflua
- superfluo
English:
acre
- check off
- custom
- depth
- dessertspoon
- dishonest
- extent
- far
- fitted
- foot
- gauge
- give
- importantly
- ineffective
- insofar
- lesser
- linear measure
- lorry
- made-to-measure
- measure
- measurement
- pint
- push through
- quart
- severe
- severity
- step
- stone
- strike off
- tailor-made
- temporary
- ton
- unit
- waist
- way
- yard
- as
- fitting
- gill
- insofar as
- made
- move
- tailor
- walk
* * *medida nf1. [dimensión, medición] measurement;¿qué medidas tiene el contenedor? what are the measurements of the container?;unidades de medida units of measurement;a (la) medida [mueble] custom-built;[ropa, calzado] made-to-measure;es una casa/un trabajo a tu medida it's the ideal house/job for you, it's as if the house/job were made for you;a (la) medida de mi deseo just as I would have wanted it;medidas [del cuerpo] measurements;tomar las medidas a alguien to take sb's measurements;tomar las medidas de algo to measure sth;Figle tengo tomada la medida al jefe I know what the boss is like;Figya le voy tomando la medida al nuevo trabajo I'm getting the hang of the new jobmedida de capacidad measure [liquid or dry]2. [cantidad específica] measure;el daiquiri lleva una medida de limón por cada tres de ron a daiquiri is made with one part lemon to three parts rum3. [disposición] measure, step;yo ya he tomado mis medidas I'm prepared, I've made my preparations;tomar medidas disciplinarias (contra) to take disciplinary action (against);ejercer medidas de presión contra alguien to lobby sb;tomar medidas represivas (contra) to clamp down (on)medidas de choque emergency measures;medidas de seguridad [contra accidentes] safety precautions;[contra delincuencia] security measures4. [moderación] moderation;con/sin medida in/without moderation5. [grado] extent;¿en qué medida nos afecta? to what extent does it affect us?;en cierta/gran medida to some/a large extent;en mayor/menor medida to a greater/lesser extent;en la medida de lo posible as far as possible;a medida que iban entrando as they were coming in;Formalen la medida en que insofar as* * *fhecho a medida made to measure;está hecho a medida de mis necesidades it’s tailor-made for me;tomar las medidas a alguien take s.o.’s measurements;tomar medidas fig take measures osteps2 ( grado) extent;en mayor medida to a greater extent3:a medida que as* * *medida nf1) : measurement, measurehecho a medida: custom-made2) : measure, steptomar medidas: to take steps3) : moderation, prudencesin medida: immoderately4) : extent, degreeen gran medida: to a great extent* * *medida n1. (extensión) measurementte vamos a tomar las medidas we're going to take your measurements / we're going to measure you¿qué medidas tiene la mesa? how big is the table?2. (unidad, acción) measure -
104 lourd
lourd, e [luʀ, luʀd]1. adjective• c'est du lourd ! (inf) it's heavy stuffc. ( = difficile à gérer) [dispositif] unwieldy• 35 enfants par classe, c'est trop lourd 35 children per class is too much2. adverb* * *
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lourde luʀ, luʀd adjectif1) ( d'un poids élevé) [personne, objet, métal] heavy2) ( donnant une sensation de pesanteur) [estomac, jambe, tête, pas] heavy; [geste] clumsy, ungainlyj'ai les jambes lourdes — my legs feel heavy, my legs ache
3) ( indigeste) [repas, aliment] heavy; [vin] heady4) ( dense) [protection] heavy; [chevelure] thick5) Industrie, Armée [armement, équipement] heavy6) ( onéreux) [amende, fiscalité] heavy7) ( grave) [perte, défaite, responsabilité] heavy; [présomption, erreur] serious8) ( encombrant) [administration, structure] unwieldy; [effectifs] great9) ( massif) [personne, animal] ungainly; [corps, objet, architecture, poitrine] heavy; [bâtiment] squat10) ( sans finesse) [personne] oafish; [voix] thick; [plaisanterie] flat; [style] clumsy11) ( pénible) [ciel, atmosphère, silence] heavy; [chaleur] sultry12) ( chargé) (de danger, conséquences) fraught (de with); ( de menaces) charged (de with)13) ( difficilement praticable) [piste, sol, terrain] heavy
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1)peser lourd — ( être d'un poids élevé) to weigh heavy; ( compter beaucoup)
peser/ne pas peser lourd — to carry a lot of/not to carry very much weight ( sur with)
2) Météorologie3) (colloq) ( beaucoup)pas lourd — not a lot, not much
elle n'en fait/sait pas lourd — she doesn't do/know a lot ou much
rachète du beurre, il n'en reste pas lourd — buy some more butter, there's hardly any left
••avoir la main lourde — (avec taxes, punitions) to be heavy-handed
avoir la main lourde avec le sel/le parfum — to overdo the salt/the perfume
* * *luʀ, luʀd lourd, -e1. adj1) (objet) heavyMon sac est très lourd. — My bag's very heavy.
2) (charges) serious, (dépenses) heavyDe lourdes charges pèsent sur l'accusé. — The defendant is facing serious charges.
de lourdes responsabilités — heavy responsibilities, weighty responsibilities
Il fait très lourd aujourd'hui. — It's very muggy today., It's very close today.
4) fig (personne, style) heavy-handedlourd de [menaces] — charged with, [conséquences] fraught with
2. adv* * *A adj1 ( d'un poids élevé) [personne, objet, métal] heavy; plus lourd que l'air heavier than air; lourd à transporter heavy to carry;2 ( donnant une sensation de pesanteur) [estomac, jambe, tête, pas] heavy; [geste] clumsy, ungainly; j'ai les jambes lourdes my legs feel heavy ou ache; il a la tête lourde his head feels heavy; j'ai les paupières lourdes my eyes feel heavy; il a les yeux lourds de sommeil his eyes are heavy with sleep; avoir le pas lourd, marcher d'un pas lourd to walk with a heavy step;6 ( onéreux) [investissement, amende, fiscalité, gestion] heavy;9 ( massif) [personne, animal] ungainly; [corps, objet, architecture, poitrine] heavy; [bâtiment] squat;10 ( sans finesse) [personne] oafish; [voix] thick; [plaisanterie] flat; [regard] blunt; [style] clumsy, ponderous; [odeur, parfum] heavy;12 ( chargé) (de danger, conséquences) fraught (de with); (de haine, menaces, sous-entendus) charged (de with); ciel lourd de nuages sky heavy with clouds;13 ( difficilement praticable) [piste, sol, terrain] heavy;B adv1 peser lourd ( être d'un poids élevé) to weigh heavy; ( compter beaucoup) peser/ne pas peser lourd to carry a lot of/not to carry very much weight (sur with);2 ( pour le temps) il fait lourd it's close;3 ○( beaucoup) pas lourd not a lot, not much; elle n'en fait/sait pas lourd she doesn't do/know a lot ou much; 5 euros ça ne fait pas lourd 5 euros isn't a lot ou much; 10 personnes, ça ne fait pas lourd 10 people, that's not a lot; il ne reste pas lourd de beurre there's not much butter left.avoir le cœur lourd to have a heavy heart; être lourd comme du plomb to be (as) heavy as lead; avoir la main lourde (avec taxes, exercices, punitions) to be heavy-handed; avoir la main lourde avec le sel/son parfum to overdo the salt/the perfume.1. [pesant] heavyj'ai la tête lourde/les jambes lourdes my head feels/my legs feel heavy2. [complexe - artillerie, chirurgie, industrie] heavyde lourdes tapisseries thick ou heavy wall-hangingsde lourds nuages thick ou dense cloudsun ciel lourd de nuages a heavily-clouded ou heavy sky10. [insistant]sans vouloir être lourd, je te rappelle que ça doit être fini dans 15 minutes I don't want to nag but don't forget that you have to finish in 15 minutesde lourdes accusations pèsent sur le prévenu the accused faces serious ou weighty charges————————adverbe1. [chaud]il fait très lourd it is very close ou sultry2. (familier & locution) -
105 pitch
I [pɪtʃ]1) sport campo m. (sportivo)2) mus. tono m., tonalità f.; (of note, voice) tono m., altezza f.3) (degree) grado m.; (highest point) colmo m.4) (sales talk) parlantina f.5) ing. mar. pece f. nera6) BE (for street trader) posteggio m.7) ing. (of roof) inclinazione f., pendenza f.II 1. [pɪtʃ] 2.1) (be thrown) [rider, passenger] cadere2) mar.3) AE (in baseball) servire•- pitch in* * *I 1. [pi ] verb1) (to set up (a tent or camp): They pitched their tent in the field.)2) (to throw: He pitched the stone into the river.)3) (to (cause to) fall heavily: He pitched forward.)4) ((of a ship) to rise and fall violently: The boat pitched up and down on the rough sea.)5) (to set (a note or tune) at a particular level: He pitched the tune too high for my voice.)2. noun1) (the field or ground for certain games: a cricket-pitch; a football pitch.)2) (the degree of highness or lowness of a musical note, voice etc.)3) (an extreme point or intensity: His anger reached such a pitch that he hit her.)4) (the part of a street etc where a street-seller or entertainer works: He has a pitch on the High Street.)5) (the act of pitching or throwing or the distance something is pitched: That was a long pitch.)6) ((of a ship) the act of pitching.)•- - pitched- pitcher
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- pitchfork II [pi ] noun(a thick black substance obtained from tar: as black as pitch.)- pitch-dark* * *I [pɪtʃ] n(tar) pece fII [pɪtʃ]1. n1) esp Brit Sport campo2) (angle, slope: of roof) inclinazione f3) Naut Aer beccheggio4) (of note, voice, instrument) intonazione f, altezza, (fig: degree) grado, puntoat its (highest) pitch — al massimo, al colmo
his anger reached such a pitch that... — la sua furia raggiunse un punto tale che...
5) fam, (also: sales pitch) discorsetto imbonitore6) Mountaineering tiro di corda7) (throw) lancio2. vt1) (throw: ball, object) lanciare, (hay) sollevare col forconehe was pitched off his horse — fu sbalzato da cavallo or disarcionato
2) (Mus: song) intonare, (note) dareto pitch it too strong fam — esagerare, calcare troppo la mano
3) (set up: tent) piantare3. vi1) (fall) cascare, cadere2) Naut, (Aer) beccheggiare•- pitch in* * *pitch (1) /pɪtʃ/n. [u]● pitch-black, nero come la pece □ (stor.) pitch-cap, copricapo impeciato ( strumento di tortura) □ pitch dark, buio pesto □ pitch darkness, completa oscurità □ (bot., USA; spec. Pinus rigida) pitch pine, pitch pine, pino rosso.♦ pitch (2) /pɪtʃ/n.2 [u] (naut., aeron.) beccheggio6 (fig.) culmine, apice, punto massimo; colmo: the pitch of merriment, il colmo (o il massimo) dell'allegria7 (fig.) grado; punto: The party was at the highest pitch of excitement, la festa era giunta al punto più alto (o al culmine) dell'eccitazione9 (comm.) quantità di merce esposta in vendita12 ( sport: baseball, cricket, calcio, hockey) campo (di gioco); ( anche) fattore campo: off the pitch, fuori dal campo di gioco; non in campo; pitch invasion, invasione di campo; pitch-side, bordo campo13 (fig., fam.) discorsetto; imbonimento; tirata imbonitoria: (comm.) sales pitch, la tirata imbonitoria del venditore; to have a good sales pitch, sapere vendere la propria merce15 [u] (fam.) abbordaggio; approccio amoroso● (mecc.) pitch circle, circonferenza primitiva ( di una ruota dentata) □ (mecc.) pitch cone, cono primitivo □ (mus.) pitch-pipe, strumento a fiato per accordare; corista □ to fly a high pitch, ( di falco, ecc.) volare fino al punto più alto ( prima di gettarsi sulla preda); (fig.) mirare in alto, fare progetti ambiziosi (o voli di fantasia) □ ( USA) to make a pitch for sb., cercare di abbordare q.; provarci con q.; tentare un approccio amoroso con q. □ ( USA) to make a pitch for st., spezzare una lancia in favore di qc. □ (fig.) to queer sb. 's pitch, guastare i piani a q.; rompere le uova nel paniere a q. (fig.).(to) pitch (1) /pɪtʃ/v. t.impeciare.(to) pitch (2) /pɪtʃ/A v. t.1 piantare; fissare; rizzare: to pitch a tent, piantare una tenda; to pitch a camp, fissare il campo; accamparsi3 (mus.) accordare; intonare ( uno strumento, ecc.); impostare ( la voce): to pitch a melody in a higher key, intonare una melodia in chiave più altaB v. i.2 cadere; stramazzare: to pitch on one's head, cadere a capofitto; to pitch out of the window, cadere dalla finestra3 (naut., aeron.) beccheggiare4 (aeron.) impennarsi; picchiare6 ( del tetto, ecc.) avere una (certa) pendenza (o inclinazione): The roof of the barn pitches sharply, il tetto del granaio ha una forte pendenza● ( cricket) to pitch a good length, fare un bel lancio lungo □ to pitch hay, caricare fieno ( gettandolo coi forconi sui carri) □ (fig.) to pitch one's tent, piantar le tende, stabilirsi ( in un luogo) □ to be pitched off one's horse, essere disarcionato.* * *I [pɪtʃ]1) sport campo m. (sportivo)2) mus. tono m., tonalità f.; (of note, voice) tono m., altezza f.3) (degree) grado m.; (highest point) colmo m.4) (sales talk) parlantina f.5) ing. mar. pece f. nera6) BE (for street trader) posteggio m.7) ing. (of roof) inclinazione f., pendenza f.II 1. [pɪtʃ] 2.1) (be thrown) [rider, passenger] cadere2) mar.3) AE (in baseball) servire•- pitch in -
106 fine
fine [faɪn]1. adjectivea. ( = excellent) [performer, player, piece of work] excellent ; [place, object, example] beau ( belle f) ; [view] superbe• any questions? no? fine! des questions ? non ? parfait !• that's all very fine, but... c'est bien beau mais...c. ( = not unwell) to be fine aller bien• how are you? -- fine thanks comment allez-vous ? -- bien, merci• don't worry, I'm sure he'll be fine ne t'inquiète pas, je suis sûr qu'il se remettrad. ( = without problems) she'll be fine, the others will look after her il ne lui arrivera rien, les autres s'occuperont d'elle• I'll be back by lunchtime -- fine! je serai de retour à l'heure du déjeuner -- très bien !• if you want to give me a hand, that's fine by me si tu veux me donner un coup de main, je veux bien• shall we have another beer? -- fine by me! on prend encore une bière ? -- bonne idée !f. (ironic) a fine friend you are! c'est beau l'amitié !• you're a fine one! t'es bon, toi ! (inf)• you're a fine one to talk! ça te va bien de dire ça !h. ( = superior) [food, ingredients] raffiné ; [wine] fin ; [china, fabric] beau ( belle f), raffinéi. ( = delicate) [fabric, rain, hair, features] finj. ( = subtle) [adjustment] minutieux ; [detail, distinction] subtil• there's a fine line between genius and madness entre le génie et la folie, la marge est étroite2. adverbb. ( = not coarsely) to chop sth fine hacher qch menu3. noun5. compounds• he went through the documents with a fine-tooth comb il a passé les documents au peigne fin ► fine-tune transitive verb [+ production, the economy] régler avec précision* * *[faɪn] 1. 2.1) ( very good) [performance, writer, example, quality] excellent2) ( satisfactory) [holiday, meal, arrangement] bien‘fine, thanks’ — ‘très bien, merci’
‘we'll go now, OK?’ - ‘fine’ — ‘on y va maintenant?’ - ‘d'accord’
that's fine by ou with me — je n'y vois pas d'inconvénient
3) (colloq) ironyou're/she's etc a fine one to talk! — c'est bien à toi/elle etc de dire ça!
4) ( nice) [weather, morning, day] beau/belleit's ou the weather's fine — il fait beau
5) ( delicate) [hair, thread, line, feature, fabric, mist, layer] fin; [sieve, net] à mailles fines; [china, lace, linen, wine] fin6) ( small-grained) [powder, soil] fin7) ( subtle) [adjustment, detail, distinction, judgment] subtil8) ( refined) [lady, clothes, manners] beau/belle9) ( commendable) [person] merveilleux/-euse10) ( pure) [gold, silver] pur3. 4.transitive verb gen condamner [quelqu'un] à une amende [offender] ( for pour; for doing pour avoir fait); ( for traffic offence) donner une contravention à [offender]••chance would be a fine thing! — (colloq) ça serait trop beau! (colloq)
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107 cia|sny
adj. grad. 1. (nieobszerny) [ubranie, buty] tight(-fitting); [pomieszczenie] cramped- za ciasne w pasie too tight in the waist- sukienka jest trochę za ciasna the dress is a bit too tight2. (ściśnięty, zwarty) [krąg, szeregi] tight; [ścieg, szyk] close- ciasny warkocz a tightly-plaited braid- ciasna zabudowa a heavily built-up area3. przen. [definicja, program] narrow, restricted 4. przen., pejor. [poglądy, pojęcia] narrow(-minded), parochial- mieć ciasny umysł to be narrow-minded- ten świat jest dla mnie za ciasny this place is too parochial for me■ kochać kogoś jak psy dziada w ciasnej ulicy pot. not to be able to bear a. stand (the sight of) sbThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > cia|sny
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108 drink
1. I1) get smb. water to drink дать кому-л. попить /выпить/ воды; there wasn't anything to drink пить было нечего2. IIdrink in some manner drink far too much (heavily, moderately, etc.) слишком много и т.д. пить; don't drink too much не пейте слишком много; drink at some time he has been drinking again он опять выпил3. IIIdrink smth.1) drink water (tea, a glass of coffee, plenty of milk, etc.) пить воду или выпить воды и т.д..; I drink nothing but water я.ничего не пью, кроме воды; drink one's fill напиться вволю, пить сколько душе угодно; drink the air дышать полной грудью; drink the cup of sorrow (of bitterness, of agony, of pain, etc.) испить чашу горести и т.д.2) drink a toast поднимать бокал, провозглашать /произносить/ тост; drink smb.'s health /the health of smb./ пить /поднимать бокал/ за чье-л. здоровье4. IVdrink smth. in some manner drink water slowly (hurriedly, eagerly, etc.) медленно и т.д. пить воду5. XVI1) drink from /out of/ smth. drink from a cup (from a glass, out of a bottle, from a stream, etc.) пить из чашки и т.д..; you can drink out of the hollow of your hand можешь попить из ладошки2) drink at some place don't drink too much at the party не пейте слишком много на вечеринке; drink to smb., smth. drink to her father (to the health of the bride, to our friendship, to the success of his novel, etc.) поднимать бокал /произносить тост/ за здоровье ее отца и т.д.6. XVIIdrink to smb.'s doing smth. drink to her coming home (to his having returned, to her having finished the book, etc.) поднимать бокал /пить/ за ее возвращение домой и т.д..; let's drink to his having graduated давайте вспрыснем окончание им института7. XVIIIdrink oneself to some state drink oneself drunk напиваться допьяна; drink oneself out of (into, to) smth. drink oneself out of situation запить и потерять место /работу/; drink oneself into illness заболеть от пьянства; drink oneself to death умереть от пьянства, спиться и умереть8. XXI1drink smth. to smth., smb. drink success to our enterprise поднимать бокал /провозглашать тост, пить/ за успех нашего мероприятия; drink joy to our friends выпить за счастье друзей; drink smb. to some state drink smb. to death спаивать кого-л. окончательно /так, чтобы он свалился замертво/; drink smb. under the table напоить кого-л. так, чтобы он на ногах не держался -
109 smoke
1. I1) a fire (a chimney) smokes костер (труба) дымится; а volcano smokes вулкан курится; what makes the fireplace smoke? отчего дымит камни?2) do you smoke? вы курите?; will you smoke? хотите закурить?; what kind of tobacco do you smoke? какой табак /сорт табака/ вы курите?2. II1) that stove (the fireplace) smokes too much /badly/ эта печь (этот камин) очень /слишком/ дымит; this lamp smokes too much /badly/ эта лампа очень /сильно/ коптит; these pipes smoke well эти трубки хорошо курятся /курить/2) smoke too much (to excess, very heavily, incessantly, meditatively, leisurely, etc.) курить слишком много и т.д.3. IIIsmoke smth.1) smoke a pipe (a cigarette, a cigar, opium, etc.) курить трубку и т.д.2) smoke plants (trees, wasps'-nests, insects, etc.) окуривать растения и т.д.; the lamp has smoked the ceiling лампа закоптила потолок3) smoke meat (ham, fish, salmon, herring, etc.) коптить мясо и т.д.4. XIbe smoked the porridge (the gruel, milk, etc.) is smoked каша и т.д. пахнет /попахивает/ дымком5. XVI1) smoke for some time a good cigar will smoke for at least half an hour хорошая сигара не погаснет /будет куриться/ по крайней мере полчаса; smoke in some place you mustn't smoke in this room в этой комнате нельзя курить2) smoke after smth. the horses /the horses' flanks/ were smoking after the gallop после быстрой езды от лошадей шел пар6. XVIIIsmoke oneself to some state smoke oneself silly (stupid, etc.) докуриться до одурения и т.д.; he smoked himself sick он так накурился, что его начало тошнить7. XIX1smoke like smth. smoke like a chimney дымить как паровозная труба8. XXI1smoke smb. out of smth. smoke rats out of a barn (the enemy out of the trenches, etc.) выкуривать крыс из амбара и т.д. -
110 Historical Portugal
Before Romans described western Iberia or Hispania as "Lusitania," ancient Iberians inhabited the land. Phoenician and Greek trading settlements grew up in the Tagus estuary area and nearby coasts. Beginning around 202 BCE, Romans invaded what is today southern Portugal. With Rome's defeat of Carthage, Romans proceeded to conquer and rule the western region north of the Tagus, which they named Roman "Lusitania." In the fourth century CE, as Rome's rule weakened, the area experienced yet another invasion—Germanic tribes, principally the Suevi, who eventually were Christianized. During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.A major turning point in Portugal's history came in 711, as Muslim armies from North Africa, consisting of both Arab and Berber elements, invaded the Iberian Peninsula from across the Straits of Gibraltar. They entered what is now Portugal in 714, and proceeded to conquer most of the country except for the far north. For the next half a millennium, Islam and Muslim presence in Portugal left a significant mark upon the politics, government, language, and culture of the country.Islam, Reconquest, and Portugal Created, 714-1140The long frontier struggle between Muslim invaders and Christian communities in the north of the Iberian peninsula was called the Reconquista (Reconquest). It was during this struggle that the first dynasty of Portuguese kings (Burgundian) emerged and the independent monarchy of Portugal was established. Christian forces moved south from what is now the extreme north of Portugal and gradually defeated Muslim forces, besieging and capturing towns under Muslim sway. In the ninth century, as Christian forces slowly made their way southward, Christian elements were dominant only in the area between Minho province and the Douro River; this region became known as "territorium Portu-calense."In the 11th century, the advance of the Reconquest quickened as local Christian armies were reinforced by crusading knights from what is now France and England. Christian forces took Montemor (1034), at the Mondego River; Lamego (1058); Viseu (1058); and Coimbra (1064). In 1095, the king of Castile and Léon granted the country of "Portu-cale," what became northern Portugal, to a Burgundian count who had emigrated from France. This was the foundation of Portugal. In 1139, a descendant of this count, Afonso Henriques, proclaimed himself "King of Portugal." He was Portugal's first monarch, the "Founder," and the first of the Burgundian dynasty, which ruled until 1385.The emergence of Portugal in the 12th century as a separate monarchy in Iberia occurred before the Christian Reconquest of the peninsula. In the 1140s, the pope in Rome recognized Afonso Henriques as king of Portugal. In 1147, after a long, bloody siege, Muslim-occupied Lisbon fell to Afonso Henriques's army. Lisbon was the greatest prize of the 500-year war. Assisting this effort were English crusaders on their way to the Holy Land; the first bishop of Lisbon was an Englishman. When the Portuguese captured Faro and Silves in the Algarve province in 1248-50, the Reconquest of the extreme western portion of the Iberian peninsula was complete—significantly, more than two centuries before the Spanish crown completed the Reconquest of the eastern portion by capturing Granada in 1492.Consolidation and Independence of Burgundian Portugal, 1140-1385Two main themes of Portugal's early existence as a monarchy are the consolidation of control over the realm and the defeat of a Castil-ian threat from the east to its independence. At the end of this period came the birth of a new royal dynasty (Aviz), which prepared to carry the Christian Reconquest beyond continental Portugal across the straits of Gibraltar to North Africa. There was a variety of motives behind these developments. Portugal's independent existence was imperiled by threats from neighboring Iberian kingdoms to the north and east. Politics were dominated not only by efforts against the Muslims inPortugal (until 1250) and in nearby southern Spain (until 1492), but also by internecine warfare among the kingdoms of Castile, Léon, Aragon, and Portugal. A final comeback of Muslim forces was defeated at the battle of Salado (1340) by allied Castilian and Portuguese forces. In the emerging Kingdom of Portugal, the monarch gradually gained power over and neutralized the nobility and the Church.The historic and commonplace Portuguese saying "From Spain, neither a good wind nor a good marriage" was literally played out in diplomacy and war in the late 14th-century struggles for mastery in the peninsula. Larger, more populous Castile was pitted against smaller Portugal. Castile's Juan I intended to force a union between Castile and Portugal during this era of confusion and conflict. In late 1383, Portugal's King Fernando, the last king of the Burgundian dynasty, suddenly died prematurely at age 38, and the Master of Aviz, Portugal's most powerful nobleman, took up the cause of independence and resistance against Castile's invasion. The Master of Aviz, who became King João I of Portugal, was able to obtain foreign assistance. With the aid of English archers, Joao's armies defeated the Castilians in the crucial battle of Aljubarrota, on 14 August 1385, a victory that assured the independence of the Portuguese monarchy from its Castilian nemesis for several centuries.Aviz Dynasty and Portugal's First Overseas Empire, 1385-1580The results of the victory at Aljubarrota, much celebrated in Portugal's art and monuments, and the rise of the Aviz dynasty also helped to establish a new merchant class in Lisbon and Oporto, Portugal's second city. This group supported King João I's program of carrying the Reconquest to North Africa, since it was interested in expanding Portugal's foreign commerce and tapping into Muslim trade routes and resources in Africa. With the Reconquest against the Muslims completed in Portugal and the threat from Castile thwarted for the moment, the Aviz dynasty launched an era of overseas conquest, exploration, and trade. These efforts dominated Portugal's 15th and 16th centuries.The overseas empire and age of Discoveries began with Portugal's bold conquest in 1415 of the Moroccan city of Ceuta. One royal member of the 1415 expedition was young, 21-year-old Prince Henry, later known in history as "Prince Henry the Navigator." His part in the capture of Ceuta won Henry his knighthood and began Portugal's "Marvelous Century," during which the small kingdom was counted as a European and world power of consequence. Henry was the son of King João I and his English queen, Philippa of Lancaster, but he did not inherit the throne. Instead, he spent most of his life and his fortune, and that of the wealthy military Order of Christ, on various imperial ventures and on voyages of exploration down the African coast and into the Atlantic. While mythology has surrounded Henry's controversial role in the Discoveries, and this role has been exaggerated, there is no doubt that he played a vital part in the initiation of Portugal's first overseas empire and in encouraging exploration. He was naturally curious, had a sense of mission for Portugal, and was a strong leader. He also had wealth to expend; at least a third of the African voyages of the time were under his sponsorship. If Prince Henry himself knew little science, significant scientific advances in navigation were made in his day.What were Portugal's motives for this new imperial effort? The well-worn historical cliche of "God, Glory, and Gold" can only partly explain the motivation of a small kingdom with few natural resources and barely 1 million people, which was greatly outnumbered by the other powers it confronted. Among Portuguese objectives were the desire to exploit known North African trade routes and resources (gold, wheat, leather, weaponry, and other goods that were scarce in Iberia); the need to outflank the Muslim world in the Mediterranean by sailing around Africa, attacking Muslims en route; and the wish to ally with Christian kingdoms beyond Africa. This enterprise also involved a strategy of breaking the Venetian spice monopoly by trading directly with the East by means of discovering and exploiting a sea route around Africa to Asia. Besides the commercial motives, Portugal nurtured a strong crusading sense of Christian mission, and various classes in the kingdom saw an opportunity for fame and gain.By the time of Prince Henry's death in 1460, Portugal had gained control of the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeiras, begun to colonize the Cape Verde Islands, failed to conquer the Canary Islands from Castile, captured various cities on Morocco's coast, and explored as far as Senegal, West Africa, down the African coast. By 1488, Bar-tolomeu Dias had rounded the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and thereby discovered the way to the Indian Ocean.Portugal's largely coastal African empire and later its fragile Asian empire brought unexpected wealth but were purchased at a high price. Costs included wars of conquest and defense against rival powers, manning the far-flung navel and trade fleets and scattered castle-fortresses, and staffing its small but fierce armies, all of which entailed a loss of skills and population to maintain a scattered empire. Always short of capital, the monarchy became indebted to bankers. There were many defeats beginning in the 16th century at the hands of the larger imperial European monarchies (Spain, France, England, and Holland) and many attacks on Portugal and its strung-out empire. Typically, there was also the conflict that arose when a tenuously held world empire that rarely if ever paid its way demanded finance and manpower Portugal itself lacked.The first 80 years of the glorious imperial era, the golden age of Portugal's imperial power and world influence, was an African phase. During 1415-88, Portuguese navigators and explorers in small ships, some of them caravelas (caravels), explored the treacherous, disease-ridden coasts of Africa from Morocco to South Africa beyond the Cape of Good Hope. By the 1470s, the Portuguese had reached the Gulf of Guinea and, in the early 1480s, what is now Angola. Bartolomeu Dias's extraordinary voyage of 1487-88 to South Africa's coast and the edge of the Indian Ocean convinced Portugal that the best route to Asia's spices and Christians lay south, around the tip of southern Africa. Between 1488 and 1495, there was a hiatus caused in part by domestic conflict in Portugal, discussion of resources available for further conquests beyond Africa in Asia, and serious questions as to Portugal's capacity to reach beyond Africa. In 1495, King Manuel and his council decided to strike for Asia, whatever the consequences. In 1497-99, Vasco da Gama, under royal orders, made the epic two-year voyage that discovered the sea route to western India (Asia), outflanked Islam and Venice, and began Portugal's Asian empire. Within 50 years, Portugal had discovered and begun the exploitation of its largest colony, Brazil, and set up forts and trading posts from the Middle East (Aden and Ormuz), India (Calicut, Goa, etc.), Malacca, and Indonesia to Macau in China.By the 1550s, parts of its largely coastal, maritime trading post empire from Morocco to the Moluccas were under siege from various hostile forces, including Muslims, Christians, and Hindi. Although Moroccan forces expelled the Portuguese from the major coastal cities by 1550, the rival European monarchies of Castile (Spain), England, France, and later Holland began to seize portions of her undermanned, outgunned maritime empire.In 1580, Phillip II of Spain, whose mother was a Portuguese princess and who had a strong claim to the Portuguese throne, invaded Portugal, claimed the throne, and assumed control over the realm and, by extension, its African, Asian, and American empires. Phillip II filled the power vacuum that appeared in Portugal following the loss of most of Portugal's army and its young, headstrong King Sebastião in a disastrous war in Morocco. Sebastiao's death in battle (1578) and the lack of a natural heir to succeed him, as well as the weak leadership of the cardinal who briefly assumed control in Lisbon, led to a crisis that Spain's strong monarch exploited. As a result, Portugal lost its independence to Spain for a period of 60 years.Portugal under Spanish Rule, 1580-1640Despite the disastrous nature of Portugal's experience under Spanish rule, "The Babylonian Captivity" gave birth to modern Portuguese nationalism, its second overseas empire, and its modern alliance system with England. Although Spain allowed Portugal's weakened empire some autonomy, Spanish rule in Portugal became increasingly burdensome and unacceptable. Spain's ambitious imperial efforts in Europe and overseas had an impact on the Portuguese as Spain made greater and greater demands on its smaller neighbor for manpower and money. Portugal's culture underwent a controversial Castilianization, while its empire became hostage to Spain's fortunes. New rival powers England, France, and Holland attacked and took parts of Spain's empire and at the same time attacked Portugal's empire, as well as the mother country.Portugal's empire bore the consequences of being attacked by Spain's bitter enemies in what was a form of world war. Portuguese losses were heavy. By 1640, Portugal had lost most of its Moroccan cities as well as Ceylon, the Moluccas, and sections of India. With this, Portugal's Asian empire was gravely weakened. Only Goa, Damão, Diu, Bombay, Timor, and Macau remained and, in Brazil, Dutch forces occupied the northeast.On 1 December 1640, long commemorated as a national holiday, Portuguese rebels led by the duke of Braganza overthrew Spanish domination and took advantage of Spanish weakness following a more serious rebellion in Catalonia. Portugal regained independence from Spain, but at a price: dependence on foreign assistance to maintain its independence in the form of the renewal of the alliance with England.Restoration and Second Empire, 1640-1822Foreign affairs and empire dominated the restoration era and aftermath, and Portugal again briefly enjoyed greater European power and prestige. The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance was renewed and strengthened in treaties of 1642, 1654, and 1661, and Portugal's independence from Spain was underwritten by English pledges and armed assistance. In a Luso-Spanish treaty of 1668, Spain recognized Portugal's independence. Portugal's alliance with England was a marriage of convenience and necessity between two monarchies with important religious, cultural, and social differences. In return for legal, diplomatic, and trade privileges, as well as the use during war and peace of Portugal's great Lisbon harbor and colonial ports for England's navy, England pledged to protect Portugal and its scattered empire from any attack. The previously cited 17th-century alliance treaties were renewed later in the Treaty of Windsor, signed in London in 1899. On at least 10 different occasions after 1640, and during the next two centuries, England was central in helping prevent or repel foreign invasions of its ally, Portugal.Portugal's second empire (1640-1822) was largely Brazil-oriented. Portuguese colonization, exploitation of wealth, and emigration focused on Portuguese America, and imperial revenues came chiefly from Brazil. Between 1670 and 1740, Portugal's royalty and nobility grew wealthier on funds derived from Brazilian gold, diamonds, sugar, tobacco, and other crops, an enterprise supported by the Atlantic slave trade and the supply of African slave labor from West Africa and Angola. Visitors today can see where much of that wealth was invested: Portugal's rich legacy of monumental architecture. Meanwhile, the African slave trade took a toll in Angola and West Africa.In continental Portugal, absolutist monarchy dominated politics and government, and there was a struggle for position and power between the monarchy and other institutions, such as the Church and nobility. King José I's chief minister, usually known in history as the marquis of Pombal (ruled 1750-77), sharply suppressed the nobility and theChurch (including the Inquisition, now a weak institution) and expelled the Jesuits. Pombal also made an effort to reduce economic dependence on England, Portugal's oldest ally. But his successes did not last much beyond his disputed time in office.Beginning in the late 18th century, the European-wide impact of the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon placed Portugal in a vulnerable position. With the monarchy ineffectively led by an insane queen (Maria I) and her indecisive regent son (João VI), Portugal again became the focus of foreign ambition and aggression. With England unable to provide decisive assistance in time, France—with Spain's consent—invaded Portugal in 1807. As Napoleon's army under General Junot entered Lisbon meeting no resistance, Portugal's royal family fled on a British fleet to Brazil, where it remained in exile until 1821. In the meantime, Portugal's overseas empire was again under threat. There was a power vacuum as the monarch was absent, foreign armies were present, and new political notions of liberalism and constitutional monarchy were exciting various groups of citizens.Again England came to the rescue, this time in the form of the armies of the duke of Wellington. Three successive French invasions of Portugal were defeated and expelled, and Wellington succeeded in carrying the war against Napoleon across the Portuguese frontier into Spain. The presence of the English army, the new French-born liberal ideas, and the political vacuum combined to create revolutionary conditions. The French invasions and the peninsular wars, where Portuguese armed forces played a key role, marked the beginning of a new era in politics.Liberalism and Constitutional Monarchy, 1822-1910During 1807-22, foreign invasions, war, and civil strife over conflicting political ideas gravely damaged Portugal's commerce, economy, and novice industry. The next terrible blow was the loss of Brazil in 1822, the jewel in the imperial crown. Portugal's very independence seemed to be at risk. In vain, Portugal sought to resist Brazilian independence by force, but in 1825 it formally acknowledged Brazilian independence by treaty.Portugal's slow recovery from the destructive French invasions and the "war of independence" was complicated by civil strife over the form of constitutional monarchy that best suited Portugal. After struggles over these issues between 1820 and 1834, Portugal settled somewhat uncertainly into a moderate constitutional monarchy whose constitution (Charter of 1826) lent it strong political powers to exert a moderating influence between the executive and legislative branches of the government. It also featured a new upper middle class based on land ownership and commerce; a Catholic Church that, although still important, lived with reduced privileges and property; a largely African (third) empire to which Lisbon and Oporto devoted increasing spiritual and material resources, starting with the liberal imperial plans of 1836 and 1851, and continuing with the work of institutions like the Lisbon Society of Geography (established 1875); and a mass of rural peasants whose bonds to the land weakened after 1850 and who began to immigrate in increasing numbers to Brazil and North America.Chronic military intervention in national politics began in 19th-century Portugal. Such intervention, usually commencing with coups or pronunciamentos (military revolts), was a shortcut to the spoils of political office and could reflect popular discontent as well as the power of personalities. An early example of this was the 1817 golpe (coup) attempt of General Gomes Freire against British military rule in Portugal before the return of King João VI from Brazil. Except for a more stable period from 1851 to 1880, military intervention in politics, or the threat thereof, became a feature of the constitutional monarchy's political life, and it continued into the First Republic and the subsequent Estado Novo.Beginning with the Regeneration period (1851-80), Portugal experienced greater political stability and economic progress. Military intervention in politics virtually ceased; industrialization and construction of railroads, roads, and bridges proceeded; two political parties (Regenerators and Historicals) worked out a system of rotation in power; and leading intellectuals sparked a cultural revival in several fields. In 19th-century literature, there was a new golden age led by such figures as Alexandre Herculano (historian), Eça de Queirós (novelist), Almeida Garrett (playwright and essayist), Antero de Quental (poet), and Joaquim Oliveira Martins (historian and social scientist). In its third overseas empire, Portugal attempted to replace the slave trade and slavery with legitimate economic activities; to reform the administration; and to expand Portuguese holdings beyond coastal footholds deep into the African hinterlands in West, West Central, and East Africa. After 1841, to some extent, and especially after 1870, colonial affairs, combined with intense nationalism, pressures for economic profit in Africa, sentiment for national revival, and the drift of European affairs would make or break Lisbon governments.Beginning with the political crisis that arose out of the "English Ultimatum" affair of January 1890, the monarchy became discredtted and identified with the poorly functioning government, political parties splintered, and republicanism found more supporters. Portugal participated in the "Scramble for Africa," expanding its African holdings, but failed to annex territory connecting Angola and Mozambique. A growing foreign debt and state bankruptcy as of the early 1890s damaged the constitutional monarchy's reputation, despite the efforts of King Carlos in diplomacy, the renewal of the alliance in the Windsor Treaty of 1899, and the successful if bloody colonial wars in the empire (1880-97). Republicanism proclaimed that Portugal's weak economy and poor society were due to two historic institutions: the monarchy and the Catholic Church. A republic, its stalwarts claimed, would bring greater individual liberty; efficient, if more decentralized government; and a stronger colonial program while stripping the Church of its role in both society and education.As the monarchy lost support and republicans became more aggressive, violence increased in politics. King Carlos I and his heir Luís were murdered in Lisbon by anarchist-republicans on 1 February 1908. Following a military and civil insurrection and fighting between monarchist and republican forces, on 5 October 1910, King Manuel II fled Portugal and a republic was proclaimed.First Parliamentary Republic, 1910-26Portugal's first attempt at republican government was the most unstable, turbulent parliamentary republic in the history of 20th-century Western Europe. During a little under 16 years of the republic, there were 45 governments, a number of legislatures that did not complete normal terms, military coups, and only one president who completed his four-year term in office. Portuguese society was poorly prepared for this political experiment. Among the deadly legacies of the monarchy were a huge public debt; a largely rural, apolitical, and illiterate peasant population; conflict over the causes of the country's misfortunes; and lack of experience with a pluralist, democratic system.The republic had some talented leadership but lacked popular, institutional, and economic support. The 1911 republican constitution established only a limited democracy, as only a small portion of the adult male citizenry was eligible to vote. In a country where the majority was Catholic, the republic passed harshly anticlerical laws, and its institutions and supporters persecuted both the Church and its adherents. During its brief disjointed life, the First Republic drafted important reform plans in economic, social, and educational affairs; actively promoted development in the empire; and pursued a liberal, generous foreign policy. Following British requests for Portugal's assistance in World War I, Portugal entered the war on the Allied side in March 1916 and sent armies to Flanders and Portuguese Africa. Portugal's intervention in that conflict, however, was too costly in many respects, and the ultimate failure of the republic in part may be ascribed to Portugal's World War I activities.Unfortunately for the republic, its time coincided with new threats to Portugal's African possessions: World War I, social and political demands from various classes that could not be reconciled, excessive military intervention in politics, and, in particular, the worst economic and financial crisis Portugal had experienced since the 16th and 17th centuries. After the original Portuguese Republican Party (PRP, also known as the "Democrats") splintered into three warring groups in 1912, no true multiparty system emerged. The Democrats, except for only one or two elections, held an iron monopoly of electoral power, and political corruption became a major issue. As extreme right-wing dictatorships elsewhere in Europe began to take power in Italy (1922), neighboring Spain (1923), and Greece (1925), what scant popular support remained for the republic collapsed. Backed by a right-wing coalition of landowners from Alentejo, clergy, Coimbra University faculty and students, Catholic organizations, and big business, career military officers led by General Gomes da Costa executed a coup on 28 May 1926, turned out the last republican government, and established a military government.The Estado Novo (New State), 1926-74During the military phase (1926-32) of the Estado Novo, professional military officers, largely from the army, governed and administered Portugal and held key cabinet posts, but soon discovered that the military possessed no magic formula that could readily solve the problems inherited from the First Republic. Especially during the years 1926-31, the military dictatorship, even with its political repression of republican activities and institutions (military censorship of the press, political police action, and closure of the republic's rowdy parliament), was characterized by similar weaknesses: personalism and factionalism; military coups and political instability, including civil strife and loss of life; state debt and bankruptcy; and a weak economy. "Barracks parliamentarism" was not an acceptable alternative even to the "Nightmare Republic."Led by General Óscar Carmona, who had replaced and sent into exile General Gomes da Costa, the military dictatorship turned to a civilian expert in finance and economics to break the budget impasse and bring coherence to the disorganized system. Appointed minister of finance on 27 April 1928, the Coimbra University Law School professor of economics Antônio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) first reformed finance, helped balance the budget, and then turned to other concerns as he garnered extraordinary governing powers. In 1930, he was appointed interim head of another key ministry (Colonies) and within a few years had become, in effect, a civilian dictator who, with the military hierarchy's support, provided the government with coherence, a program, and a set of policies.For nearly 40 years after he was appointed the first civilian prime minister in 1932, Salazar's personality dominated the government. Unlike extreme right-wing dictators elsewhere in Europe, Salazar was directly appointed by the army but was never endorsed by a popular political party, street militia, or voter base. The scholarly, reclusive former Coimbra University professor built up what became known after 1932 as the Estado Novo ("New State"), which at the time of its overthrow by another military coup in 1974, was the longest surviving authoritarian regime in Western Europe. The system of Salazar and the largely academic and technocratic ruling group he gathered in his cabinets was based on the central bureaucracy of the state, which was supported by the president of the republic—always a senior career military officer, General Óscar Carmona (1928-51), General Craveiro Lopes (1951-58), and Admiral Américo Tómaz (1958-74)—and the complicity of various institutions. These included a rubber-stamp legislature called the National Assembly (1935-74) and a political police known under various names: PVDE (1932-45), PIDE (1945-69),and DGS (1969-74). Other defenders of the Estado Novo security were paramilitary organizations such as the National Republican Guard (GNR); the Portuguese Legion (PL); and the Portuguese Youth [Movement]. In addition to censorship of the media, theater, and books, there was political repression and a deliberate policy of depoliticization. All political parties except for the approved movement of regime loyalists, the União Nacional or (National Union), were banned.The most vigorous and more popular period of the New State was 1932-44, when the basic structures were established. Never monolithic or entirely the work of one person (Salazar), the New State was constructed with the assistance of several dozen top associates who were mainly academics from law schools, some technocrats with specialized skills, and a handful of trusted career military officers. The 1933 Constitution declared Portugal to be a "unitary, corporative Republic," and pressures to restore the monarchy were resisted. Although some of the regime's followers were fascists and pseudofascists, many more were conservative Catholics, integralists, nationalists, and monarchists of different varieties, and even some reactionary republicans. If the New State was authoritarian, it was not totalitarian and, unlike fascism in Benito Mussolini's Italy or Adolf Hitler's Germany, it usually employed the minimum of violence necessary to defeat what remained a largely fractious, incoherent opposition.With the tumultuous Second Republic and the subsequent civil war in nearby Spain, the regime felt threatened and reinforced its defenses. During what Salazar rightly perceived as a time of foreign policy crisis for Portugal (1936-45), he assumed control of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From there, he pursued four basic foreign policy objectives: supporting the Nationalist rebels of General Francisco Franco in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39) and concluding defense treaties with a triumphant Franco; ensuring that General Franco in an exhausted Spain did not enter World War II on the Axis side; maintaining Portuguese neutrality in World War II with a post-1942 tilt toward the Allies, including granting Britain and the United States use of bases in the Azores Islands; and preserving and protecting Portugal's Atlantic Islands and its extensive, if poor, overseas empire in Africa and Asia.During the middle years of the New State (1944-58), many key Salazar associates in government either died or resigned, and there was greater social unrest in the form of unprecedented strikes and clandestine Communist activities, intensified opposition, and new threatening international pressures on Portugal's overseas empire. During the earlier phase of the Cold War (1947-60), Portugal became a steadfast, if weak, member of the US-dominated North Atlantic Treaty Organization alliance and, in 1955, with American support, Portugal joined the United Nations (UN). Colonial affairs remained a central concern of the regime. As of 1939, Portugal was the third largest colonial power in the world and possessed territories in tropical Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinea-Bissau, and São Tomé and Príncipe Islands) and the remnants of its 16th-century empire in Asia (Goa, Damão, Diu, East Timor, and Macau). Beginning in the early 1950s, following the independence of India in 1947, Portugal resisted Indian pressures to decolonize Portuguese India and used police forces to discourage internal opposition in its Asian and African colonies.The later years of the New State (1958-68) witnessed the aging of the increasingly isolated but feared Salazar and new threats both at home and overseas. Although the regime easily overcame the brief oppositionist threat from rival presidential candidate General Humberto Delgado in the spring of 1958, new developments in the African and Asian empires imperiled the authoritarian system. In February 1961, oppositionists hijacked the Portuguese ocean liner Santa Maria and, in following weeks, African insurgents in northern Angola, although they failed to expel the Portuguese, gained worldwide media attention, discredited the New State, and began the 13-year colonial war. After thwarting a dissident military coup against his continued leadership, Salazar and his ruling group mobilized military repression in Angola and attempted to develop the African colonies at a faster pace in order to ensure Portuguese control. Meanwhile, the other European colonial powers (Britain, France, Belgium, and Spain) rapidly granted political independence to their African territories.At the time of Salazar's removal from power in September 1968, following a stroke, Portugal's efforts to maintain control over its colonies appeared to be successful. President Americo Tomás appointed Dr. Marcello Caetano as Salazar's successor as prime minister. While maintaining the New State's basic structures, and continuing the regime's essential colonial policy, Caetano attempted wider reforms in colonial administration and some devolution of power from Lisbon, as well as more freedom of expression in Lisbon. Still, a great deal of the budget was devoted to supporting the wars against the insurgencies in Africa. Meanwhile in Asia, Portuguese India had fallen when the Indian army invaded in December 1961. The loss of Goa was a psychological blow to the leadership of the New State, and of the Asian empire only East Timor and Macau remained.The Caetano years (1968-74) were but a hiatus between the waning Salazar era and a new regime. There was greater political freedom and rapid economic growth (5-6 percent annually to late 1973), but Caetano's government was unable to reform the old system thoroughly and refused to consider new methods either at home or in the empire. In the end, regime change came from junior officers of the professional military who organized the Armed Forces Movement (MFA) against the Caetano government. It was this group of several hundred officers, mainly in the army and navy, which engineered a largely bloodless coup in Lisbon on 25 April 1974. Their unexpected action brought down the 48-year-old New State and made possible the eventual establishment and consolidation of democratic governance in Portugal, as well as a reorientation of the country away from the Atlantic toward Europe.Revolution of Carnations, 1974-76Following successful military operations of the Armed Forces Movement against the Caetano government, Portugal experienced what became known as the "Revolution of Carnations." It so happened that during the rainy week of the military golpe, Lisbon flower shops were featuring carnations, and the revolutionaries and their supporters adopted the red carnation as the common symbol of the event, as well as of the new freedom from dictatorship. The MFA, whose leaders at first were mostly little-known majors and captains, proclaimed a three-fold program of change for the new Portugal: democracy; decolonization of the overseas empire, after ending the colonial wars; and developing a backward economy in the spirit of opportunity and equality. During the first 24 months after the coup, there was civil strife, some anarchy, and a power struggle. With the passing of the Estado Novo, public euphoria burst forth as the new provisional military government proclaimed the freedoms of speech, press, and assembly, and abolished censorship, the political police, the Portuguese Legion, Portuguese Youth, and other New State organizations, including the National Union. Scores of political parties were born and joined the senior political party, the Portuguese Community Party (PCP), and the Socialist Party (PS), founded shortly before the coup.Portugal's Revolution of Carnations went through several phases. There was an attempt to take control by radical leftists, including the PCP and its allies. This was thwarted by moderate officers in the army, as well as by the efforts of two political parties: the PS and the Social Democrats (PPD, later PSD). The first phase was from April to September 1974. Provisional president General Antonio Spínola, whose 1974 book Portugal and the Future had helped prepare public opinion for the coup, met irresistible leftist pressures. After Spinola's efforts to avoid rapid decolonization of the African empire failed, he resigned in September 1974. During the second phase, from September 1974 to March 1975, radical military officers gained control, but a coup attempt by General Spínola and his supporters in Lisbon in March 1975 failed and Spínola fled to Spain.In the third phase of the Revolution, March-November 1975, a strong leftist reaction followed. Farm workers occupied and "nationalized" 1.1 million hectares of farmland in the Alentejo province, and radical military officers in the provisional government ordered the nationalization of Portuguese banks (foreign banks were exempted), utilities, and major industries, or about 60 percent of the economic system. There were power struggles among various political parties — a total of 50 emerged—and in the streets there was civil strife among labor, military, and law enforcement groups. A constituent assembly, elected on 25 April 1975, in Portugal's first free elections since 1926, drafted a democratic constitution. The Council of the Revolution (CR), briefly a revolutionary military watchdog committee, was entrenched as part of the government under the constitution, until a later revision. During the chaotic year of 1975, about 30 persons were killed in political frays while unstable provisional governments came and went. On 25 November 1975, moderate military forces led by Colonel Ramalho Eanes, who later was twice elected president of the republic (1976 and 1981), defeated radical, leftist military groups' revolutionary conspiracies.In the meantime, Portugal's scattered overseas empire experienced a precipitous and unprepared decolonization. One by one, the former colonies were granted and accepted independence—Guinea-Bissau (September 1974), Cape Verde Islands (July 1975), and Mozambique (July 1975). Portugal offered to turn over Macau to the People's Republic of China, but the offer was refused then and later negotiations led to the establishment of a formal decolonization or hand-over date of 1999. But in two former colonies, the process of decolonization had tragic results.In Angola, decolonization negotiations were greatly complicated by the fact that there were three rival nationalist movements in a struggle for power. The January 1975 Alvor Agreement signed by Portugal and these three parties was not effectively implemented. A bloody civil war broke out in Angola in the spring of 1975 and, when Portuguese armed forces withdrew and declared that Angola was independent on 11 November 1975, the bloodshed only increased. Meanwhile, most of the white Portuguese settlers from Angola and Mozambique fled during the course of 1975. Together with African refugees, more than 600,000 of these retornados ("returned ones") went by ship and air to Portugal and thousands more to Namibia, South Africa, Brazil, Canada, and the United States.The second major decolonization disaster was in Portugal's colony of East Timor in the Indonesian archipelago. Portugal's capacity to supervise and control a peaceful transition to independence in this isolated, neglected colony was limited by the strength of giant Indonesia, distance from Lisbon, and Portugal's revolutionary disorder and inability to defend Timor. In early December 1975, before Portugal granted formal independence and as one party, FRETILIN, unilaterally declared East Timor's independence, Indonesia's armed forces invaded, conquered, and annexed East Timor. Indonesian occupation encountered East Timorese resistance, and a heavy loss of life followed. The East Timor question remained a contentious international issue in the UN, as well as in Lisbon and Jakarta, for more than 20 years following Indonesia's invasion and annexation of the former colony of Portugal. Major changes occurred, beginning in 1998, after Indonesia underwent a political revolution and allowed a referendum in East Timor to decide that territory's political future in August 1999. Most East Timorese chose independence, but Indonesian forces resisted that verdict untilUN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000After several free elections and record voter turnouts between 25 April 1975 and June 1976, civil war was averted and Portugal's second democratic republic began to stabilize. The MFA was dissolved, the military were returned to the barracks, and increasingly elected civilians took over the government of the country. The 1976 Constitution was revised several times beginning in 1982 and 1989, in order to reempha-size the principle of free enterprise in the economy while much of the large, nationalized sector was privatized. In June 1976, General Ram-alho Eanes was elected the first constitutional president of the republic (five-year term), and he appointed socialist leader Dr. Mário Soares as prime minister of the first constitutional government.From 1976 to 1985, Portugal's new system featured a weak economy and finances, labor unrest, and administrative and political instability. The difficult consolidation of democratic governance was eased in part by the strong currency and gold reserves inherited from the Estado Novo, but Lisbon seemed unable to cope with high unemployment, new debt, the complex impact of the refugees from Africa, world recession, and the agitation of political parties. Four major parties emerged from the maelstrom of 1974-75, except for the Communist Party, all newly founded. They were, from left to right, the Communists (PCP); the Socialists (PS), who managed to dominate governments and the legislature but not win a majority in the Assembly of the Republic; the Social Democrats (PSD); and the Christian Democrats (CDS). During this period, the annual growth rate was low (l-2 percent), and the nationalized sector of the economy stagnated.Enhanced economic growth, greater political stability, and more effective central government as of 1985, and especially 1987, were due to several developments. In 1977, Portugal applied for membership in the European Economic Community (EEC), now the European Union (EU) since 1993. In January 1986, with Spain, Portugal was granted membership, and economic and financial progress in the intervening years has been significantly influenced by the comparatively large investment, loans, technology, advice, and other assistance from the EEC. Low unemployment, high annual growth rates (5 percent), and moderate inflation have also been induced by the new political and administrative stability in Lisbon. Led by Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, an economist who was trained abroad, the PSD's strong organization, management, and electoral support since 1985 have assisted in encouraging economic recovery and development. In 1985, the PSD turned the PS out of office and won the general election, although they did not have an absolute majority of assembly seats. In 1986, Mário Soares was elected president of the republic, the first civilian to hold that office since the First Republic. In the elections of 1987 and 1991, however, the PSD was returned to power with clear majorities of over 50 percent of the vote.Although the PSD received 50.4 percent of the vote in the 1991 parliamentary elections and held a 42-seat majority in the Assembly of the Republic, the party began to lose public support following media revelations regarding corruption and complaints about Prime Minister Cavaco Silva's perceived arrogant leadership style. President Mário Soares voiced criticism of the PSD's seemingly untouchable majority and described a "tyranny of the majority." Economic growth slowed down. In the parliamentary elections of 1995 and the presidential election of 1996, the PSD's dominance ended for the time being. Prime Minister Antônio Guterres came to office when the PS won the October 1995 elections, and in the subsequent presidential contest, in January 1996, socialist Jorge Sampaio, the former mayor of Lisbon, was elected president of the republic, thus defeating Cavaco Silva's bid. Young and popular, Guterres moved the PS toward the center of the political spectrum. Under Guterres, the PS won the October 1999 parliamentary elections. The PS defeated the PSD but did not manage to win a clear, working majority of seats, and this made the PS dependent upon alliances with smaller parties, including the PCP.In the local elections in December 2001, the PSD's criticism of PS's heavy public spending allowed the PSD to take control of the key cities of Lisbon, Oporto, and Coimbra. Guterres resigned, and parliamentary elections were brought forward from 2004 to March 2002. The PSD won a narrow victory with 40 percent of the votes, and Jose Durão Barroso became prime minister. Having failed to win a majority of the seats in parliament forced the PSD to govern in coalition with the right-wing Popular Party (PP) led by Paulo Portas. Durão Barroso set about reducing government spending by cutting the budgets of local authorities, freezing civil service hiring, and reviving the economy by accelerating privatization of state-owned enterprises. These measures provoked a 24-hour strike by public-sector workers. Durão Barroso reacted with vows to press ahead with budget-cutting measures and imposed a wage freeze on all employees earning more than €1,000, which affected more than one-half of Portugal's work force.In June 2004, Durão Barroso was invited by Romano Prodi to succeed him as president of the European Commission. Durão Barroso accepted and resigned the prime ministership in July. Pedro Santana Lopes, the leader of the PSD, became prime minister. Already unpopular at the time of Durão Barroso's resignation, the PSD-led government became increasingly unpopular under Santana Lopes. A month-long delay in the start of the school year and confusion over his plan to cut taxes and raise public-sector salaries, eroded confidence even more. By November, Santana Lopes's government was so unpopular that President Jorge Sampaio was obliged to dissolve parliament and hold new elections, two years ahead of schedule.Parliamentary elections were held on 20 February 2005. The PS, which had promised the electorate disciplined and transparent governance, educational reform, the alleviation of poverty, and a boost in employment, won 45 percent of the vote and the majority of the seats in parliament. The leader of the PS, José Sôcrates became prime minister on 12 March 2005. In the regularly scheduled presidential elections held on 6 January 2006, the former leader of the PSD and prime minister, Aníbal Cavaco Silva, won a narrow victory and became president on 9 March 2006. With a mass protest, public teachers' strike, and street demonstrations in March 2008, Portugal's media, educational, and social systems experienced more severe pressures. With the spreading global recession beginning in September 2008, Portugal's economic and financial systems became more troubled.Owing to its geographic location on the southwestern most edge of continental Europe, Portugal has been historically in but not of Europe. Almost from the beginning of its existence in the 12th century as an independent monarchy, Portugal turned its back on Europe and oriented itself toward the Atlantic Ocean. After carving out a Christian kingdom on the western portion of the Iberian peninsula, Portuguese kings gradually built and maintained a vast seaborne global empire that became central to the way Portugal understood its individuality as a nation-state. While the creation of this empire allows Portugal to claim an unusual number of "firsts" or distinctions in world and Western history, it also retarded Portugal's economic, social, and political development. It can be reasonably argued that the Revolution of 25 April 1974 was the most decisive event in Portugal's long history because it finally ended Portugal's oceanic mission and view of itself as an imperial power. After the 1974 Revolution, Portugal turned away from its global mission and vigorously reoriented itself toward Europe. Contemporary Portugal is now both in and of Europe.The turn toward Europe began immediately after 25 April 1974. Portugal granted independence to its African colonies in 1975. It was admitted to the European Council and took the first steps toward accession to the European Economic Community (EEC) in 1976. On 28 March 1977, the Portuguese government officially applied for EEC membership. Because of Portugal's economic and social backwardness, which would require vast sums of EEC money to overcome, negotiations for membership were long and difficult. Finally, a treaty of accession was signed on 12 June 1985. Portugal officially joined the EEC (the European Union [EU] since 1993) on 1 January 1986. Since becoming a full-fledged member of the EU, Portugal has been steadily overcoming the economic and social underdevelopment caused by its imperial past and is becoming more like the rest of Europe.Membership in the EU has speeded up the structural transformation of Portugal's economy, which actually began during the Estado Novo. Investments made by the Estado Novo in Portugal's economy began to shift employment out of the agricultural sector, which, in 1950, accounted for 50 percent of Portugal's economically active population. Today, only 10 percent of the economically active population is employed in the agricultural sector (the highest among EU member states); 30 percent in the industrial sector (also the highest among EU member states); and 60 percent in the service sector (the lowest among EU member states). The economically active population numbers about 5,000,000 employed, 56 percent of whom are women. Women workers are the majority of the workforce in the agricultural and service sectors (the highest among the EU member states). The expansion of the service sector has been primarily in health care and education. Portugal has had the lowest unemployment rates among EU member states, with the overall rate never being more than 10 percent of the active population. Since joining the EU, the number of employers increased from 2.6 percent to 5.8 percent of the active population; self-employed from 16 to 19 percent; and employees from 65 to 70 percent. Twenty-six percent of the employers are women. Unemployment tends to hit younger workers in industry and transportation, women employed in domestic service, workers on short-term contracts, and poorly educated workers. Salaried workers earn only 63 percent of the EU average, and hourly workers only one-third to one-half of that earned by their EU counterparts. Despite having had the second highest growth of gross national product (GNP) per inhabitant (after Ireland) among EU member states, the above data suggest that while much has been accomplished in terms of modernizing the Portuguese economy, much remains to be done to bring Portugal's economy up to the level of the "average" EU member state.Membership in the EU has also speeded up changes in Portuguese society. Over the last 30 years, coastalization and urbanization have intensified. Fully 50 percent of Portuguese live in the coastal urban conurbations of Lisbon, Oporto, Braga, Aveiro, Coimbra, Viseu, Évora, and Faro. The Portuguese population is one of the oldest among EU member states (17.3 percent are 65 years of age or older) thanks to a considerable increase in life expectancy at birth (77.87 years for the total population, 74.6 years for men, 81.36 years for women) and one of the lowest birthrates (10.59 births/1,000) in Europe. Family size averages 2.8 persons per household, with the strict nuclear family (one or two generations) in which both parents work being typical. Common law marriages, cohabitating couples, and single-parent households are more and more common. The divorce rate has also increased. "Youth Culture" has developed. The young have their own meeting places, leisure-time activities, and nightlife (bars, clubs, and discos).All Portuguese citizens, whether they have contributed or not, have a right to an old-age pension, invalidity benefits, widowed persons' pension, as well as payments for disabilities, children, unemployment, and large families. There is a national minimum wage (€385 per month), which is low by EU standards. The rapid aging of Portugal's population has changed the ratio of contributors to pensioners to 1.7, the lowest in the EU. This has created deficits in Portugal's social security fund.The adult literacy rate is about 92 percent. Illiteracy is still found among the elderly. Although universal compulsory education up to grade 9 was achieved in 1980, only 21.2 percent of the population aged 25-64 had undergone secondary education, compared to an EU average of 65.7 percent. Portugal's higher education system currently consists of 14 state universities and 14 private universities, 15 state polytechnic institutions, one Catholic university, and one military academy. All in all, Portugal spends a greater percentage of its state budget on education than most EU member states. Despite this high level of expenditure, the troubled Portuguese education system does not perform well. Early leaving and repetition rates are among the highest among EU member states.After the Revolution of 25 April 1974, Portugal created a National Health Service, which today consists of 221 hospitals and 512 medical centers employing 33,751 doctors and 41,799 nurses. Like its education system, Portugal's medical system is inefficient. There are long waiting lists for appointments with specialists and for surgical procedures.Structural changes in Portugal's economy and society mean that social life in Portugal is not too different from that in other EU member states. A mass consumption society has been created. Televisions, telephones, refrigerators, cars, music equipment, mobile phones, and personal computers are commonplace. Sixty percent of Portuguese households possess at least one automobile, and 65 percent of Portuguese own their own home. Portuguese citizens are more aware of their legal rights than ever before. This has resulted in a trebling of the number of legal proceeding since 1960 and an eight-fold increase in the number of lawyers. In general, Portuguese society has become more permissive and secular; the Catholic Church and the armed forces are much less influential than in the past. Portugal's population is also much more culturally, religiously, and ethnically diverse, a consequence of the coming to Portugal of hundreds of thousands of immigrants, mainly from former African colonies.Portuguese are becoming more cosmopolitan and sophisticated through the impact of world media, the Internet, and the World Wide Web. A prime case in point came in the summer and early fall of 1999, with the extraordinary events in East Timor and the massive Portuguese popular responses. An internationally monitored referendum in East Timor, Portugal's former colony in the Indonesian archipelago and under Indonesian occupation from late 1975 to summer 1999, resulted in a vote of 78.5 percent for rejecting integration with Indonesia and for independence. When Indonesian prointegration gangs, aided by the Indonesian military, responded to the referendum with widespread brutality and threatened to reverse the verdict of the referendum, there was a spontaneous popular outpouring of protest in the cities and towns of Portugal. An avalanche of Portuguese e-mail fell on leaders and groups in the UN and in certain countries around the world as Portugal's diplomats, perhaps to compensate for the weak initial response to Indonesian armed aggression in 1975, called for the protection of East Timor as an independent state and for UN intervention to thwart Indonesian action. Using global communications networks, the Portuguese were able to mobilize UN and world public opinion against Indonesian actions and aided the eventual independence of East Timor on 20 May 2002.From the Revolution of 25 April 1974 until the 1990s, Portugal had a large number of political parties, one of the largest Communist parties in western Europe, frequent elections, and endemic cabinet instability. Since the 1990s, the number of political parties has been dramatically reduced and cabinet stability increased. Gradually, the Portuguese electorate has concentrated around two larger parties, the right-of-center Social Democrats (PSD) and the left-of-center Socialist (PS). In the 1980s, these two parties together garnered 65 percent of the vote and 70 percent of the seats in parliament. In 2005, these percentages had risen to 74 percent and 85 percent, respectively. In effect, Portugal is currently a two-party dominant system in which the two largest parties — PS and PSD—alternate in and out of power, not unlike the rotation of the two main political parties (the Regenerators and the Historicals) during the last decades (1850s to 1880s) of the liberal constitutional monarchy. As Portugal's democracy has consolidated, turnout rates for the eligible electorate have declined. In the 1970s, turnout was 85 percent. In Portugal's most recent parliamentary election (2005), turnout had fallen to 65 percent of the eligible electorate.Portugal has benefited greatly from membership in the EU, and whatever doubts remain about the price paid for membership, no Portuguese government in the near future can afford to sever this connection. The vast majority of Portuguese citizens see membership in the EU as a "good thing" and strongly believe that Portugal has benefited from membership. Only the Communist Party opposed membership because it reduces national sovereignty, serves the interests of capitalists not workers, and suffers from a democratic deficit. Despite the high level of support for the EU, Portuguese voters are increasingly not voting in elections for the European Parliament, however. Turnout for European Parliament elections fell from 40 percent of the eligible electorate in the 1999 elections to 38 percent in the 2004 elections.In sum, Portugal's turn toward Europe has done much to overcome its backwardness. However, despite the economic, social, and political progress made since 1986, Portugal has a long way to go before it can claim to be on a par with the level found even in Spain, much less the rest of western Europe. As Portugal struggles to move from underde-velopment, especially in the rural areas away from the coast, it must keep in mind the perils of too rapid modern development, which could damage two of its most precious assets: its scenery and environment. The growth and future prosperity of the economy will depend on the degree to which the government and the private sector will remain stewards of clean air, soil, water, and other finite resources on which the tourism industry depends and on which Portugal's world image as a unique place to visit rests. Currently, Portugal is investing heavily in renewable energy from solar, wind, and wave power in order to account for about 50 percent of its electricity needs by 2010. Portugal opened the world's largest solar power plant and the world's first commercial wave power farm in 2006.An American documentary film on Portugal produced in the 1970s described this little country as having "a Past in Search of a Future." In the years after the Revolution of 25 April 1974, it could be said that Portugal is now living in "a Present in Search of a Future." Increasingly, that future lies in Europe as an active and productive member of the EU. -
111 давить
несовер. - давить;
совер. - раздавить, задавить, выдавить
1) (на кого-л./что-л.) weigh( upon), lie heavy (on), weigh heavily (on), press down (on)
2) (кого-л./что-л.;
совер. раздавить) crush;
trample
3) (кого-л./что-л.;
совер. раздавить, задавить) run over, knock down
4) (что-л.;
совер. выдавить) press;
squeeze( out) давить ягоды давить лимон
5) без доп. (сжимать) pinch, be tightнесов.
1. ( вн., на вн. ;
нажимать) press (smth.) ;
(тяжестью) weigh (smth.) down, weigh down (on), weigh heavily (on) ;
перен. (угнетать) oppress( smb.) ;
2. (вн.;
разминать, выжимая сок) squeeze (smth.), crush (smth.) ;
~ лимон squeeze a lemon;
3. (вн.;
сбивая с ног, убивать) run* (smb.) over, kill (smb.) ;
4. (стискивать, сжимать) be* (too) tight;
pinch;
правый ботинок мне давит the right shoe pinches;
~ся несов.
5. (тв.) be* choked (by) ;
~ся костью get* a bone in one`s throat;
6. (от рд.) choke( with) ;
~ся от смеха choke with laughter. -
112 press
̈ɪpres I
1. сущ.
1) а) надавливание б) спорт жим, толчок( гири, штанги и т.д.)
2) а) давка, свалка Syn: throng, jam б) спешка, котовасия Syn: haste, hurry
3) тех. пресс hydraulic press ≈ гидравлический пресс
2. гл.
1) а) жать, нажимать, прижимать I felt something hard, like a gun, pressing against my side. ≈ Я почувствовал, как что-то твердое, вроде пистолета, ткнули мне в бок. б) толкать (тж. press up, press down) ;
теснить, оттеснять After pressing the enemy hard for several days, our army won the victory. ≈ Упорно тесня врага несколько дней, наша армия одержала победу. Syn: propel в) гладить( утюгом) г) спорт жать, выжимать штангу д) часто страд. затруднять, стеснять
2) а) выдавливать, выжимать, давить to press home ≈ выжать до конца, до отказа б) прессовать, выдавливать, штамповать
3) а) торопить, требовать немедленных действий б) настаивать, навязывать (on, upon) в) оказывать давление, упорно преследовать, гнуть свою линию ∙ press ahead press down press for press forward press in press into press on press out press round press to press towards press up press upon press the button II сущ.
1) а) печать, пресса free press ≈ свободная пресса local press ≈ местная пресса to censor the press ≈ осуществлять цензуру печати to control the press ≈ контролировать деятельность органов печати (и других средств массовой информации) to have a good press ≈ получить благоприятные отзывы в прессе to muzzle the press ≈ "зажимать рот" средствам массовой информации (не публиковать или не пускать в эфир материалы, неугодные представителям власти) foreign press ≈ зарубежные средства массовой информации underground press ≈ альтернативная пресса gutter press one-party press yellow press б) печатание, печать to be in the press ≈ печататься( в типографии)
2) типография Syn: printing-house, printing plant, printing office III
1. гл.
1) вербовать силой, насильно
2) изымать, конфисковать, реквизировать Syn: requisition, commandeer
2. сущ. вербовка силой надавливание, нажатие;
пожатие - to give smth. a slight * слегка надавить на что-л. (спортивное) жим, выжимание (тж. continental *) - one-hand * жим одной рукой пресс - wine * виноградный пресс - baling * (техническое) пакетировочный /брикетеровочный/ пресс;
(сельскохозяйственное) кипный пресс - hydraulic * (техническое) гидравлический пресс - coining * пресс для чеканки монет, медалей и т. п. - * fit (техническое) прессовая посадка, особо тугая посадка - * forming( техническое) штамповка, прессовка давка;
свалка;
толчея;
теснота - in the thick of the * в самой толчее, в тесноте, в давке толпа - to make one's way through the * пробраться сквозь толпу - the boy was lost in the * мальчик затерялся в толпе спешка;
спешность - * of work /business/ неотложные /спешные/ дела - * of modern life лихорадочный темп жизни наших дней( редкое) настоятельная необходимость давление, напор( ветра и т. п.) - under * of sail /canvas/ (морское) форсируя парусами - * of weather( морское) штормовая погода глаженье, утюжка - to be out of * быть неглаженным /неотутюженным/ (спортивное) прессинг (баскетбол) пресса, печать - periodical * периодическая печать - daily * ежедневные газеты - yellow /gutter/ * желтая /бульварная/ пресса - freedom /liberty/ of the * свобода печати - Press lords члены палаты лордов из числа газетных магнатов - * advertising campaign рекламная кампания в печати - to have /to get/ a good * получить благоприятные отзывы в печати - the bill had a bad * пресса недоброжелательно встретила этот законопроект печать, печатание - "stop *" "в последнюю минуту" - stop * news экстренное сообщение - hot from the * свежий номер газеты - to be in the * быть в печати, печататься - to be off the * быть выпущенным /изданным/ - to pass a proof for * подписывать к печати - to correct the *, to read for * читать подписную корректуру - the work is ready to go to the * работа готова для печати - as we go to * в то время, когда мы отправляем номер (газеты) в типографию /в набор, в печать/ типография;
издательство - Oxford University Press издательство Оксфордского университета печатный станок - copying * копировальная машина оттиск шкаф с полками (обыкн. в стене) - linen * шкаф для белья жать;
нажимать, надавливать - to * a lever нажать на рычаг - to * the button нажать на кнопку (звонка, пускателя и т. п.) - to * smb.'s hand пожать кому-л. руку - to * home выжать до конца /до дна, до отказа/ жать, давить - my shoe *es (on) my ties ботинок жмет мне в пальцах /в носке/ жать, давить, оказывать давление на кого-л. - to * smb. hard довести кого-л. до крайности - don't * him too hard не дави на него слишком сильно;
не ставь его в безвыходное положение - he is being *ed by his creditors не него наседают кредиторы (to) прижимать - to * smb. to one's breast прижать кого-л. к груди давить - to * grapes давить виноград (out of, from) выдавливать, выжимать - to * juice out of apples выжимать сок из яблок прессовать - to * hay прессовать сено( техническое) штамповать ставить( штамп, печать) - to * a stamp on a document приложить штамп к документу - to * a kiss on smb.'s lips (образное) запечатлеть поцелуй на чьих-л. устах гладить, утюжить заутюживать( складку и т. п.;
обыкн. * out) (спортивное) выжимать (штангу) теснить, оттеснять - the mob *ed me pretty close в толпе меня сильно стиснули /сжали/ теснить, оказывать давление;
упорно преследовать - to * the enemy hard сильно теснить противника;
преследовать противника - our team *ed home its attack наша команда наседала стеснять, затруднять - to be *ed for money испытывать денежные затруднения - to be hard *ed быть в затруднении - he was hard *ed for an answer он не нашелся что ответить - he is *ed for time он очень занят, у него плохо со временем /времени в обрез/ быть спешным, неотложным, требовать немедленных действий, не терпеть отлагательства - have you any business that *es? у вас есть неотложные дела /дела, не терпящие отлагательства/ - time * время не терпит /не ждет/ настаивать - to * one's claims настаивать на своих требованиях - I will not * the point я не буду настаивать на этом - the judge *ed the witness to answer the question судья требовал, чтобы свидетель ответил на вопрос( for) самостоятельно требовать, добиваться;
стремиться к чему-л. - to * for an international treaty добиваться заключения международного соглашения - to * for rent требовать немедленного внесения квартирной кражи - they are *ing (us) for an answer они торопят (нас) с ответом (on, upon) навязывать - to * a gift upon /on/ smb. навязывать кому-л. подарок - to * one's opinion on smb. навязывать кому-л. свое мнение (on, upon) тревожить, удручать, угнетать, давить, мучать - debts *ed heavily upon him долги угнетали /тяготили/ его - the new tax *es heavily on the people новый налог ложится тяжелым бременем на плечи народа > to * the button нажать на все кнопки, пустить в ход связи > he *ed the button он дал делу ход > to * home убеждать, настаивать ( на чем-л.) (историческое) насильственная вербовка во флот, реже в армию ордер на вербовку новобранцев реквизиция( историческое) насильственно вербовать во флот, реже в армию реквизировать (редкое) использовать не по назначению;
приспособить( для чего-л.) - an awl *ed to do duty as a screw-driver шило, использованное вместо отвертки ~ (часто pass.) стеснять, затруднять;
hard pressed в трудном положении;
to be pressed for money испытывать денежные затруднения to be pressed for time располагать незначительным временем, очень торопиться business ~ деловая пресса business ~ коммерческая пресса coin-minting ~ пресс для чеканки монет controlled ~ контролируемая пресса ~ печать, печатание;
to correct the press править подписную корректуру;
to go to press идти в печать, печататься daily ~ ежедневная пресса financial ~ финансовая газета financial ~ финансовый журнал ~ надавливание;
give it a slight press слегка нажмите ~ печать, печатание;
to correct the press править подписную корректуру;
to go to press идти в печать, печататься gutter ~ бульварная пресса ~ печать, пресса;
to have a good press получить благоприятные отзывы в прессе industrial ~ производственное печатное издание note printing ~ станок для печатания банкнот ~ торопить, требовать немедленных действий;
time presses время не терпит;
nothing remains that presses больше не осталось ничего спешного press ист. вербовать силой, насильно;
to press into the service of перен. использовать для ~ вербовка силой ~ гладить (утюгом) ~ давить, выдавливать, выжимать;
to press home тех. выжать до конца, до отказа ~ давка;
свалка ~ добиваться ~ спорт. жать, выжимать штангу;
press down придавливать, прижимать ~ жать, нажимать, прижимать, ~ спорт. жим, выжим штанги ~ издательство ~ навязывать (on, upon) ~ надавливание;
give it a slight press слегка нажмите ~ вчт. нажимать ~ настаивать;
to press the words настаивать на буквальном значении слов;
to press questions настойчиво допытываться ~ настаивать ~ настоятельно требовать ~ печатание ~ печатать ~ печатный станок ~ печать, печатание;
to correct the press править подписную корректуру;
to go to press идти в печать, печататься ~ печать, пресса;
to have a good press получить благоприятные отзывы в прессе ~ печать ~ пресс ~ пресса ~ прессовать;
выдавливать, штамповать ~ прессовать ~ ист. реквизировать ~ спешка;
there is a great press of work много неотложной работы ~ ставить печать ~ ставить штамп ~ (часто pass.) стеснять, затруднять;
hard pressed в трудном положении;
to be pressed for money испытывать денежные затруднения ~ уст. теснить(ся) (тж. press round, press up) ~ типография ~ типография ~ толкать (тж. press up, press down) ~ торопить, требовать немедленных действий;
time presses время не терпит;
nothing remains that presses больше не осталось ничего спешного ~ спорт. жать, выжимать штангу;
press down придавливать, прижимать ~ for добиваться (чего-л.) ;
стремиться( к чему-л.) ;
press forward проталкиваться;
press on спешить ~ for payment требовать платеж ~ for добиваться (чего-л.) ;
стремиться (к чему-л.) ;
press forward проталкиваться;
press on спешить ~ давить, выдавливать, выжимать;
to press home тех. выжать до конца, до отказа press ист. вербовать силой, насильно;
to press into the service of перен. использовать для ~ for добиваться (чего-л.) ;
стремиться (к чему-л.) ;
press forward проталкиваться;
press on спешить ~ out выжимать ~ out решительно продолжать;
press to понуждать;
press upon тяготить ~ настаивать;
to press the words настаивать на буквальном значении слов;
to press questions настойчиво допытываться ~ настаивать;
to press the words настаивать на буквальном значении слов;
to press questions настойчиво допытываться ~ out решительно продолжать;
press to понуждать;
press upon тяготить ~ out решительно продолжать;
press to понуждать;
press upon тяготить printing ~ печатная машина punch ~ дыропробивной пресс;
штамповальный пресс punch: punch = punch press punch ~ operator штамповщик;
штамповщица single ~ вчт. нажатие единственной клавиши ~ спешка;
there is a great press of work много неотложной работы ~ торопить, требовать немедленных действий;
time presses время не терпит;
nothing remains that presses больше не осталось ничего спешного trade ~ отраслевое издание -
113 press
I1. [pres] nI1. надавливание, нажатие; пожатиеto give smth. a slight press - слегка надавить на что-л.
2. спорт. жим, выжимание (тж. continental press)one-hand [two-hand] press - жим одной рукой [двумя руками]
3. прессbaling press - а) тех. пакетировочный /брикетировочный/ пресс; б) с.-х. кипный пресс
hydraulic [stamping] press - тех. гидравлический [штамповочный] пресс
coining press - пресс для чеканки монет, медалей и т. п.
press fit - тех. прессовая посадка, особо тугая посадка
press forming - тех. штамповка; прессовка
4. 1) давка; свалка; толчея; теснотаin the thick of the press - в самой толчее, в тесноте, в давке
2) толпа5. 1) спешка; спешностьpress of work /business/ - неотложные /спешные/ дела
2) редк. настоятельная необходимость6. давление, напор (ветра и т. п.)under press of sail /canvas/ - мор. форсируя парусами
press of weather - мор. штормовая погода
7. глаженье, утюжкаto be out of press - быть неглаженным /неотутюженным/
8. спорт. прессинг ( баскетбол)II1. 1) пресса, печатьyellow /gutter/ press - жёлтая /бульварная/ пресса
freedom /liberty/ of the press - свобода печати
to have /to get/ a good press - получить благоприятные отзывы в печати
the bill had a bad press - пресса недоброжелательно встретила этот законопроект
2) печать, печатание❝stop press❞ - «в последнюю минуту»to be in the press - быть в печати, печататься
to be off the press - быть выпущенным /изданным/
to correct the press, to read for press - читать подписную корректуру
as we go to press - в то время, когда мы отправляем номер (газеты) в типографию /в набор, в печать/
2. типография; издательство3. печатный станок4. оттискIIIшкаф с полками (обыкн. в стене)2. [pres] v1. 1) жать; нажимать, надавливатьto press the button - нажать кнопку (звонка, пускателя и т. п.) [см. тж. ♢ ]
to press smb.'s hand - пожать кому-л. руку
to press home - тех. выжать до конца /до дна, до отказа/ [см. тж. ♢ ]
2) жать, давитьmy shoe presses (on) my toes - ботинок жмёт мне в пальцах /в носке/
3) жать, давить, оказывать давление на кого-л.to press smb. hard - довести кого-л. до крайности
don't press him too hard - не дави на него слишком сильно; не ставь его в безвыходное положение
2. (to) прижиматьto press smb. to one's breast - прижать кого-л. к груди
3. 1) давить2) (out of, from) выдавливать, выжимать4. прессовать5. тех. штамповать6. ставить (штамп, печать)to press a kiss on smb.'s lips - образн. запечатлеть поцелуй на чьих-л. устах
7. 1) гладить, утюжить2) заутюживать (складку и т. п.; обыкн. press out)8. спорт. выжимать ( штангу)9. 1) теснить, оттеснятьthe mob pressed me pretty close - в толпе меня сильно стиснули /сжали/
2) теснить, оказывать давление; упорно преследоватьto press the enemy hard - сильно теснить противника; преследовать противника
10. обыкн. pass стеснять, затруднятьhe was hard pressed for an answer - он не нашёлся, что ответить
he is pressed for time - он очень занят, у него плохо со временем /времени в обрез/
11. быть спешным, неотложным, требовать немедленных действий, не терпеть отлагательстваhave you any business that presses? - у вас есть неотложные дела /дела, не терпящие отлагательства/?
time presses - время не терпит /не ждёт/
12. 1) настаиватьthe judge pressed the witness to answer the question - судья требовал, чтобы свидетель ответил на вопрос
2) (for) самостоятельно требовать, добиваться; стремиться к чему-л.to press for an international treaty - добиваться заключения международного соглашения
13. (on, upon) навязыватьto press a gift [goods, advice] upon /on/ smb. - навязывать кому-л. подарок [товар, совет]
to press one's opinion on smb. - навязывать кому-л. своё мнение
14. (on, upon) тревожить, удручать, угнетать, давить, мучитьdebts pressed heavily upon him - долги угнетали /тяготили/ его
the new tax presses heavily on the people - новый налог ложится тяжёлым бременем на плечи народа
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to press the button - нажать на все кнопки, пустить в ход связи [см. тж. 1, 1)]IIto press home - убеждать; настаивать (на чём-л.) [см. тж. 1, 1)]
1. [pres] n1. ист.1) насильственная вербовка во флот, реже в армию2) ордер на вербовку новобранцев2. реквизиция2. [pres] v1. ист. насильственно вербовать во флот, реже в армию2. реквизировать3. редк. использовать не по назначению; приспособить (для чего-л.)an awl pressed to do duty as a screwdriver - шило, использованное вместо отвёртки
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114 drücken
* * *to print* * *drụ|cken ['drʊkn]vti1) (TYP, TEX) to printein Buch in 1000 Exemplaren/einer hohen Auflage drucken — to print 1000 copies/a large edition of a book
See:→ gedruckt2)See:= drücken* * *1) (to mark (letters etc) on paper (by using a printing press etc): The invitations will be printed on white paper.) print2) (to publish (a book, article etc) in printed form: His new novel will be printed next month.) print* * *Drü·cken<-s>[ˈdrʏkn̩]* * *transitives, intransitives Verb print* * *A. v/t & v/i1.drücken (der Kuchen drückt mich schwer im Magen the cake is lying heavily on ( oder like a lead weight in) my stomach; → Schuh3. fig:aufs Gemüt drücken depress (one’s spirits), get one downB. v/t1. press (nach unten down;an oderflach drücken flatten;den Senf aus der Tube drücken squeeze the mustard out of the tube;jemanden in einen Stuhl drücken push sb into a chair;einen Stempel drücken auf (+akk) stamp;sich (dat)den Hut in die Stirn drücken pull one’s hat down over one’s brow;jemandem etwas in die Hand drücken give ( oder hand) sb sth; besonders heimlich: slip sth into sb’s hand;jemandem einen Kuss auf die Stirn drücken kiss sb on the forehead;jemanden (um by);er drückte den Rekord um zwei Sekunden auch he took two seconds off the record5. umg, fig (jemanden) (unterdrücken) keep down, repress7. Gewichtheben: press8. Kartenspiel: discardC. v/r1.sich in eine Ecke drücken huddle into a corner;sich an jemanden drücken cuddle up to sb2. umg:3. umg, fig:vor (+dat) (Einladung) um: avoid/vor: get out of; (Verantwortung, Arbeit) shirk, Br auch skive; ängstlich: chicken out of;er drückt sich mal wieder he’s shirking (US auch goldbricking) again, Br auch he’s on the skive again;er drückt sich dauernd he somehow always manages to get out of it ( oder things)D. v/i1. um Darm zu entleeren: strain, push2. Hitze: be oppressive* * *transitives, intransitives Verb print* * *-reien n.hitting n. -
115 heavy
adjectiveheavy traffic — (dense) hohes Verkehrsaufkommen
2) (severe) schwer [Schaden, Verlust, Strafe, Kampf]; hoch [Steuern, Schulden, Anforderungen]; massiv [Druck, Unterstützung]3) (excessive) unmäßig [Trinken, Essen, Rauchen]a heavy smoker/drinker — ein starker Raucher/Trinker
4) (violent) schwer [Schlag, Sturm, Regen, Sturz, Seegang]make heavy weather of something — (fig.) die Dinge unnötig komplizieren
* * *['hevi]2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) schwer3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) schwer,stark4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) stark5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) trübe6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) schwer8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) schwer•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *[ˈhevi]I. adjher eyes were \heavy with tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr fast die Augen zu\heavy fall schwerer Sturz\heavy food schweres [o schwer verdauliches] Essento do \heavy lifting/carrying schwere Sachen heben/tragen\heavy machinery schwere Maschinen\heavy step schwerer Schrittto lie \heavy on sb's stomach jdm schwer im Magen liegen\heavy work Schwerarbeit f2. (intense) stark\heavy accent starker Akzent\heavy bleeding starke Blutungto be under \heavy fire MIL unter schwerem Beschuss stehen\heavy frost/gale/snow starker Frost/Sturm/Schneefall\heavy rain heftiger [o starker] Regen\heavy sea hohe [o stürmische] See3. (excessive) stark, übermäßigthe engine is rather \heavy on fuel der Motor verbraucht ziemlich viel Benzin\heavy drinker starker Trinker/starke Trinkerin\heavy sleep tiefer Schlaf\heavy smoker starker Raucher/starke Raucherin4. (severe) schwer[wiegend]the odds were \heavy but they decided to go for it anyway sie entschieden sich, trotz der vielen Widrigkeiten weiterzumachena \heavy blow ein schwerer Schlag a. fig\heavy offence schweres Vergehen\heavy jail sentence hohe Gefängnisstrafethe trees were \heavy with fruit die Bäume trugen viele Früchte\heavy casualties unzählige Opfer; MIL schwere [o hohe] Verluste\heavy crop reiche Ernte\heavy fine hohe Geldstrafe\heavy investment hohe Investitionen plthe atmosphere was \heavy with menace es lag Gefahr in der Luft\heavy responsibility große Verantwortung\heavy silence lähmende Stille7. (difficult) schwierig, schwer\heavy breathing schwerer Atemthe book is rather \heavy going das Buch ist schwer zu lesenthe going was \heavy wir kamen nur schwer voran\heavy beard dichter Bart\heavy coat dicker Mantel\heavy clouds schwere Wolken\heavy schedule voller [o dicht gedrängter] Terminkalender\heavy shoes feste Schuhe\heavy sky bedeckter Himmel\heavy traffic starker [o dichter] Verkehr\heavy undergrowth dichtes Unterholz9. (not delicate) grob\heavy features grobe Züge10. (clumsy) schwerfällig11. (strict) streng▪ to be \heavy on sb streng mit jdm seinto play the \heavy mother die gestrenge Mutter spielen12.▶ to do sth with a \heavy hand etw mit eiserner Strenge machen▶ with a \heavy heart schweren Herzens▶ to make \heavy weather of sth etw unnötig komplizierenII. n* * *['hevɪ]1. adj (+er)with a heavy heart — schweren Herzens, mit schwerem Herzen
heavy with sleep (person) — schläfrig; eyes also schwer
the air was heavy with smoke/the smell of cooking — der Rauch/Essensgeruch hing schwer in der Luft
his voice was heavy with sarcasm — seine Stimme triefte von or vor Sarkasmus
2) blow, gunfire, casualties, fog, book, meal, defeat, losses schwer; rain, traffic, drinker, smoker, period stark; expenses, taxes hoch; buying groß; line dick; sleep tief; landing, fall hartheavy type (Typ) — Fettdruck m
or gas (US) — viel Benzin brauchen
to be heavy on the stomach —
to be heavy with child (liter) — schweren Leibes sein (geh)
3) (= heavy-handed) manner, style, sense of humour schwerfällig5) (= difficult) task, work, day schwer7) (inf: strict) streng (on mit)to play the heavy father/husband — den gestrengen Vater/Ehemann spielen
2. advschwer3. n2) (THEAT: villain) Schurke m3) (Scot: beer) dunkleres, obergäriges Bier* * *heavy [ˈhevı]2. MIL schwer (Artillerie etc):heavy guns schwere Geschütze;3. schwer:a) heftig, stark:heavy fall schwerer Sturz;heavy losses schwere Verluste;heavy rain starker Regen;heavy sea schwere See;b) massig (Körper)c) wuchtig (Schlag): → blow2 2d) drückend, hart:heavy fine hohe Geldstrafe;heavy taxes drückende oder hohe Steuern4. beträchtlich, groß:heavy buyer Großabnehmer(in);heavy cost hohe Kosten pl;heavy demand starke Nachfrage;heavy orders große Aufträge;5. schwer, stark, übermäßig:a heavy loser jemand, der schwere Verluste erleidet6. ergiebig, reich (Ernte)7. schwer:a) stark (alkoholhaltig):heavy beer Starkbier nb) stark, betäubend (Parfum etc)c) schwer verdaulich (Nahrung)8. pappig, klitschig (Brot etc)9. dröhnend, dumpf:heavy roll of thunder dumpfes Donnergrollen;heavy steps schwere Schritte10. drückend, lastend (Stille etc)11. a) schwer:heavy clouds tief hängende Wolkenb) trüb, finster:heavy sky bedeckter Himmelc) drückend, schwül (Luft)12. (with)a) (schwer) beladen (mit)b) fig überladen, voll (von):heavy with meaning bedeutungsvoll, -schwer13. schwer:a) schwierig, mühsam, hart (Aufgabe etc):b) schwer verständlich (Buch etc)14. plump, unbeholfen, schwerfällig (Stil etc)16. begriffsstutzig, dumm (Person)17. schläfrig, benommen ( with von):heavy with sleep schlaftrunken18. folgenschwer:of heavy consequence mit weitreichenden Folgen19. ernst, betrüblich (Neuigkeiten etc)20. THEAT etca) ernst, düster (Szene etc)b) würdevoll (Ehemann etc)21. bedrückt, niedergeschlagen:with a heavy heart schweren oder blutenden Herzens22. WIRTSCH flau, schleppend:heavy market gedrückter Markt;heavy sale schlechter Absatz23. unwegsam, aufgeweicht, lehmig (Straße etc):heavy going (Pferderennsport) tiefes Geläuf24. steil, jäh:heavy grade starkes Gefälle25. breit, grob:heavy scar breite Narbe;heavy features grobe Züge27. TYPO fett (gedruckt)B s1. THEAT etca) Schurke mb) würdiger älterer Herrc) Schurkenrolle fd) Rolle f eines würdigen älteren Herrn2. MILa) schweres Geschützb) pl schwere Artillerie3. SPORT umg Schwergewichtler m4. schott Starkbier n6. pl US umg warme Unterkleidungtime was hanging heavy on my hands die Zeit wurde mir lang;lie heavy on sb schwer auf jemandem lasten, jemanden schwer bedrücken* * *adjective1) (in weight) schwer; dick [Mantel]; fest [Schuh]heavy traffic — (dense) hohes Verkehrsaufkommen
2) (severe) schwer [Schaden, Verlust, Strafe, Kampf]; hoch [Steuern, Schulden, Anforderungen]; massiv [Druck, Unterstützung]3) (excessive) unmäßig [Trinken, Essen, Rauchen]a heavy smoker/drinker — ein starker Raucher/Trinker
4) (violent) schwer [Schlag, Sturm, Regen, Sturz, Seegang]make heavy weather of something — (fig.) die Dinge unnötig komplizieren
5) (clinging) schwer [Boden]; see also going 1. 1)* * *(poor) polling n.hohe (geringe)Wahlbeteiligung f. (rain) adj.stark (Regen) adj. adj.heftig adj.schwer adj.stark adj. -
116 tungt
adv heavily ( fx fall heavily);[ det ligger tungt med at] it is proving difficult to;[ tage det tungt] take it hard;[ tage for tungt på alt] take things too hard;[ hans ord vejer tungt] his word carries weight. -
117 heavy
['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) težek2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) težek3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) obilen, težek, razburkan4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) strasten5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) preteč, mračen6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) težek7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) težko prebavljiv8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) težek•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *I [hévi]adjective ( heavily adverb)težek; prenatovorjen, težko otovorjen, nabit; obilen, bogat (žetev); razburkan (morje); močen, silen (dež); bobneč (grom); oblačen, mračen, preteč (nebo); moreč (tišina); težek, naporen (delo); grob (poteza); težko prehoden, razmočen (cesta); znaten, velik (kupec, naročilo); težko prebavljiv (hrana); težek, težko razumljiv (knjiga); topoglav, okoren, počasen; potrt, žalosten; dolgočasen; noseča; economy medel, slab (trg); printing masten (tisk)heavy guns ( —ali artillery) — težka artilerija, figuratively silovit napad, nevaren nasprotnikheavy metal — težka kovina, figuratively silen vpliv, močna osebnosttheatre heavy scene — mračna scenaeconomy heavy sale — slaba prodajaII [hévi]nountheatre vloga barabe, tak igralec; military top težkega kalibra; plural težka kavalerija; težka industrija -
118 giocare
1. v/i playd'azzardo, in Borsa gamble( scommettere) betgiocare a tennis, flipper playgiocare d'astuzia use cunning2. v/t play( ingannare) trick* * *giocare v. intr.1 to play: i bambini stanno giocando a nascondersi, the children are playing hide-and-seek; giocare con le bambole, to play with dolls; giocare alla palla, to play with a ball; giocare a carte, a scacchi, a tennis, to play cards, chess, tennis; a chi tocca giocare?, whose turn is it to play?; gioca bene a carte, he plays a good game of cards; giocare correttamente, scorrettamente, to play fair, foul; giocare per divertimento, per interesse, to play for fun, for money; giocare in casa, fuori casa, ( di squadra) to play at home, away (from home); con chi gioca la nostra squadra?, who is our team playing against? // a che gioco giochiamo?, what is your little game? // giocare sulla credulità di qlcu., to play on s.o.'s credulity3 ( scommettere) to bet*, giocare su un cavallo, to lay money (o to bet) on a horse // giocare sul sicuro, to make a safe bet4 ( in Borsa) to gamble on the stock exchange; to speculate: giocare al rialzo, to bull (o to speculate for a rise); giocare al ribasso, to bear // il giocare in Borsa, stockjobbing5 ( contare, aver peso) to count, to play a part: in queste cose gioca molto la fortuna, luck plays an important role in such matters; ha giocato molto la sua conoscenza delle lingue, his knowledge of languages played an important part (o counted strongly)◆ v.tr.1 to play: giocare una bella partita, to play a good game; avresti dovuto giocare l'asso di cuori, you should have played the ace of heart // giocare bene le proprie carte, (fig.) to play one's cards well // ha giocato tutte le sue carte, (fig.) he played every card he had (o all his cards)2 ( scommettere) to bet*, to stake; (puntare, numero o cavallo) to bet* on, to gamble on; ho giocato Golden Mist, I bet on Golden Mist; gioca 10 sterline sul numero 1, bet (o stake) 10 pounds on number 1; si è giocato una fortuna alla roulette, he gambled away a fortune at roulette; giochiamoci una cena, let's play for a dinner // mi sono giocato anche la camicia, I bet my shirt on it // mi giocherei la testa, I'd bet my life3 ( mettere a rischio, rischiare) to risk: ti stai giocando la carriera, you're risking your career; col tuo comportamento ti sei giocato la vacanza, your behaviour has cost you your holidays // si è giocato la vita stupidamente, he threw his life away foolishly4 ( ingannare) to fool, to make* a fool of (s.o.): penso proprio che siamo stati giocati, I really think we've been fooled (o hoodwinked).* * *[dʒo'kare]1) (gen) Sport to playgiocare a scacchi/ai soldatini/al pallone — to play (at) chess/soldiers/football
giocava con l'accendino — (trastullarsi) he was toying o playing with the lighter
giocare in Nazionale Calcio — to play for Italy
2) (scommettere), (anche: giocare d'azzardo) to gamblegiocare in Borsa — to speculate o gamble on the Stock Exchange
3) (intervenire: fattore) to matter, count, come into play4) (muoversi liberamente: meccanismo) to play freely5)a che gioco giochiamo? — what are you playing at?2. vt1) (partita, carta) to play2)giocare (su) Casinò — to stake (on), wager (on), Corse to bet (on)ormai è troppo tardi, ti sei giocato la carriera — it's too late now, your career is ruined
3) (imbrogliare) to deceive, trick, take in* * *[dʒo'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to play [partita, carta]; to gamble, to bet*, to stake [ soldi]2) (ingannare)2.giocare qcn. — to trick sb
1)giocare a — to play [carte, dama, nascondino, calcio, tennis]
a che gioco giocate? — what are you playing? fig. what are you playing at?
4) (speculare)giocare in borsa — to gamble on the Stock Exchange, to play the market
5) (influire) to play a part3.giocare a favore di qcn. — [ fattore] to work o weigh in sb.'s favour
* * *giocare/dʒo'kare/ [1]1 to play [partita, carta]; to gamble, to bet*, to stake [ soldi]2 (ingannare) giocare qcn. to trick sb.(aus. avere)1 giocare a to play [carte, dama, nascondino, calcio, tennis]; giocare con le bambole to play with one's dolls; a che gioco giocate? what are you playing? fig. what are you playing at?2 (gingillarsi) smetti di giocare con la penna! stop fiddling with your pen!4 (speculare) giocare in borsa to gamble on the Stock Exchange, to play the marketIII giocarsi verbo pronominaleto risk, to stake; - rsi la reputazione to gamble away one's reputation. -
119 preso
past part vedere prendere* * *preso agg.1 caught (pred.); occupied; taken (pred.): la medicina presa in dosi abbondanti gli ha fatto davvero male, the medicine taken in large doses did him a lot of harm; le città prese furono rase al suolo, the occupied towns were razed to the ground; l'uccello preso in trappola si dibatteva per liberarsi, the bird caught in the trap struggled to free itself // preso d'amore, dalla passione, overwhelmed by love, passion (o consumed with love, passion) // preso dalla follia si barricò nella stanza, overcome with madness he barricaded himself in the room // preso dall'entusiasmo invitò tutti a casa sua, seized with enthusiasm he invited everybody to his home2 ( impegnato) busy: sono stata molto presa in settimana, I was very busy during the week // è una persona troppo presa dal lavoro, he is a person too caught up in his work3 (occupato, di posto ecc.) taken (pred.), occupied: sui posti presi c'erano due cappotti, on the occupied seats (o on the seats occupied o on the seats taken) there were two overcoats.* * *['preso] 1.participio passato prendere2.1) (occupato) [ posto] taken, engaged2) (indaffarato) busysono molto preso — I am heavily committed, I have a lot to do
3) (coinvolto)preso da — engrossed in [libro, problema]
4) (innamorato) smitten* * *preso/'preso/→ prendereII aggettivo1 (occupato) [ posto] taken, engaged2 (indaffarato) busy; sono molto preso I am heavily committed, I have a lot to do3 (coinvolto) preso da engrossed in [libro, problema]4 (innamorato) smitten. -
120 lightly
adverb1) (not heavily) leicht2) (in a small degree) leicht3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthinnot treat something lightly — etwas nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmen
take something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen
5) (nimbly) behänd6)get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also academic.ru/42546/let_off">let off 1)
* * *adverb leicht* * *light·ly[ˈlaɪtli]1. (not seriously) leichtfertigaccusations like these are not made \lightly solche Anschuldigungen erhebt man nicht so einfachshe said this \lightly sie sagte das so ganz leichthinnot to take sth \lightly etw nicht leichtnehmen, etw nicht auf die leichte Schulter nehmenI tapped \lightly on the door ich klopfte leise [o sacht[e]] an [die Tür]dust the cake \lightly with icing-sugar bestreuen Sie den Kuchen ganz fein mit Puderzuckerto pat/tap sb \lightly jdn leicht tätscheln3. (not deeply) leichtto doze \lightly [nur so] ein wenig vor sich hindösento sleep \lightly einen leichten Schlaf haben4. (slightly) leicht\lightly cooked vegetables Gemüse, das nur ganz kurz gegart wird\lightly cooked popcorn Puffmais m mit etwas Butterto get off \lightly glimpflich davonkommento be let off \lightly nachsichtig behandelt werden* * *['laItlɪ]adv1) touch, rain, eat, wounded, armed, stressed leicht; walk, tread leiselightly clad ( in sth) — leicht (mit etw) bekleidet
to speak lightly of sb/sth — sich abfällig or geringschätzig über jdn/etw äußern
he spoke lightly of his illness — er nahm seine Krankheit auf die leichte Schulter
she referred lightly to the fact that... — sie erwähnte leichthin, dass...
a responsibility not to be lightly undertaken —
* * *lightly adv1. leicht2. wenig:lightly booked weniger gebucht3. gelassen:4. leichtfertig, -sinnig5. leichthin6. geringschätzig* * *adverb1) (not heavily) leicht2) (in a small degree) leicht3) (without serious consideration) leichtfertig4) (cheerfully, deprecatingly) leichthintake something lightly — etwas nicht [so] ernst nehmen
5) (nimbly) behänd6)get off lightly — (not receive heavy penalty) glimpflich davonkommen; see also let off 1)
* * *adv.leicht adv.
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