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1 двовісний
biaxial, мат. double-axisдвовісний вагон — four-wheel car, two-axle car
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2 двухосный вагон
1) Engineering: four-wheel car, two-axle car2) Railway term: two axle vehicle -
3 двухосный вагон
four-wheel car, two-axle car -
4 автомобиль
* * *автомоби́ль м.
брит. motor vehicle; амер. automobile; ( легковой) брит. (motor) car; амер. car; ( грузовой) брит. lorry; амер. truckвести́ автомоби́ль «нака́том» — let a car free-wheelвести́ автомоби́ль на пе́рвой, второ́й, тре́тьей ско́рости — the car drives in first, second, third gear, drive the car in first [second, third] gearзапуска́ть автомоби́ль «на ско́рости» ( с включённой передачей) — start a car in gearавтомоби́ль «клюё́т» ( при резком торможении) — the car nose-divesконсерви́ровать автомоби́ль на зи́му — lay up a car for winterавтомоби́ль «нае́здил» ( столько-то) [m2]км — the car has (so many) km on itобка́тывать автомоби́ль — break in a (new) carавтомоби́ль облада́ет хоро́шей или плохо́й обтека́емостью — the car has good or poor wind [air] shapeоформля́ть вне́шний вид автомоби́ля — style a carпереводи́ть автомоби́ль на зи́мнюю эксплуата́цию — winterize a carпуска́ть автомоби́ль в эксплуата́цию — put a (new) car on the roadавтомоби́ль «слу́шается» руля́ изли́шне легко́ — the car oversteersавтомоби́ль «слу́шается» руля́ с замедле́нием [«ту́го»] — the car understeersсодержа́ть автомоби́ль в хоро́шем состоя́нии — keep a car properly tuned upэксплуати́ровать автомоби́ль на ши́нах завы́шенного разме́ра — overtyre a carэксплуати́ровать автомоби́ль на ши́нах зани́женного разме́ра — undertyre a carавтомоби́ль авари́йной слу́жбы — emergency service vehicleаккумуля́торный автомоби́ль — battery carбезопа́сный автомоби́ль — wreck-resistant carбезра́мный автомоби́ль — frameless vehicle, unit-construction carавтомоби́ль высо́кой [повы́шенной] проходи́мости — cross-country vehicleгазобалло́нный автомоби́ль — compressed gas vehicleгазогенера́торный автомоби́ль — gas-producer vehicleгазотурби́нный автомоби́ль — (gas) turbine vehicleгрузово́й автомоби́ль — брит. lorry; амер. truckгрузово́й автомоби́ль большо́й грузоподъё́мности — heavy(-duty) truckгрузово́й, лё́гкий автомоби́ль — light(-duty) truckгрузово́й автомоби́ль ма́лой грузоподъё́мности — light(-duty) truckгрузово́й автомоби́ль с каби́ной над дви́гателем — cab-over-engine truckгрузово́й автомоби́ль с ку́зовом-платфо́рмой — platform [plank-body, flat bed] truckгрузово́й автомоби́ль с откидны́ми борта́ми — drop-side truckгрузово́й автомоби́ль сре́дней грузоподъё́мности — medium(-duty) truckгрузово́й, тяжё́лый автомоби́ль — heavy(-duty) truckгру́зо-пассажи́рский автомоби́ль — брит. estate car; амер. station wagon, utility carгу́сеничный автомоби́ль — track-type [crawler-type, track-laying, tracked] vehicleдвухо́сный автомоби́ль — two-axle vehicleди́зельный автомоби́ль — Diesel-powered [Diesel-engined] vehicle, Diesel-powered truckавтомоби́ль для вы́возки му́сора — garbage [removal, refuse collecting] truckавтомоби́ль для перево́зки скота́ — cattle truckавтомоби́ль для поли́вки у́лиц — street watering motor carавтомоби́ль для убо́рки у́лиц — communal truck, road sweeper, road broom, street cleanerизотерми́ческий автомоби́ль — refrigerated truckлегково́й автомоби́ль — брит. (motor) car; амер. carлесово́зный автомоби́ль — lumber carrier, timber truckмалолитра́жный автомоби́ль — economy [compact] carмикролитра́жный автомоби́ль — baby car, minicarавтомоби́ль о́бщего назначе́ния — utility vehicleопера́торский автомоби́ль кфт. — camera carо́пытный автомоби́ль — prototype carпарово́й автомоби́ль — steam carпассажи́рский автомоби́ль — passenger car, passenger vehicleавтомоби́ль по доста́вке това́ров — delivery truckпожа́рный автомоби́ль — fire-fighting vehicle, fire engine, fire applianceполноприводно́й автомоби́ль — all-wheel-drive vehicleпочто́вый автомоби́ль — postal car, mail van, mail wag(g)onпрока́тный автомоби́ль — hire [rental] carавтомоби́ль, пу́щенный в произво́дство — production motor vehicleавтомоби́ль, рабо́тающий на сжи́женном га́зе — liquid-gas vehicleсанита́рный автомоби́ль — medical vehicleавтомоби́ль с бензи́новым дви́гателем и электри́ческой трансми́ссией — брит. petrol-electric vehicle; амер. gasoline-electric vehicleавтомоби́ль с двумя́ дви́гателями — two-engined [twin-engined] vehicleавтомоби́ль с жё́стким ве́рхом — hardtop (car)автомоби́ль с за́дним расположе́нием дви́гателя — rear-engined carавтомоби́ль с карбюра́торным дви́гателем — брит. petrol-powered lorry; амер. gasoline-powered truckавтомоби́ль с карда́нной переда́чей — line axle carавтомоби́ль ско́рой по́мощи — ambulance (car)автомоби́ль с ку́зовом «Универса́л» — station wag(g)on, estate carснегоубо́рочный автомоби́ль — snow-fighting vehicleавтомоби́ль с незави́симой подве́ской колё́с — independently sprung carавтомоби́ль с несу́щим ку́зовом — frameless vehicle, unit-construction carавтомоби́ль с откидны́м ве́рхом — convertible [soft-top] carавтомоби́ль с пере́дними веду́щими колё́сами — front wheel drive carспорти́вный автомоби́ль — sports carавтомоби́ль с при́водом на все колё́са — all-wheel drive vehicleавтомоби́ль с управля́емыми за́дними колё́сами — rear-steering carавтомоби́ль с цепно́й гла́вной переда́чей — chain driven carавтомоби́ль с четырьмя́ веду́щими колё́сами — four-wheel drive vehicleтра́нспортный автомоби́ль — transport vehicleтрёхо́сный автомоби́ль — three-axle vehicleэксперимента́льный автомоби́ль — experimental carэлектри́ческий автомоби́ль — electric-battery car -
5 автомобиль
м. брит. амер. брит. амер. брит. амер. motor vehicle; automobile; car; lorry; truckвести автомобиль «накатом» — let a car free-wheel
запускать автомобиль «на скорости» — start a car in gear
автомобиль «клюёт» — the car nose-dives
автомобиль «наездил» км — the car has km on it
автомобиль «слушается» руля излишне легко — the car oversteers
автомобиль «слушается» руля с замедлением — the car understeers
грузовой автомобиль — lorry; truck
легковой автомобиль — car; car
автомобиль с бензиновым двигателем и электрической трансмиссией — petrol-electric vehicle; gasoline-electric vehicle
автомобиль с карбюраторным двигателем — petrol-powered lorry; gasoline-powered truck
автомобиль с кузовом «Универсал» — station wagon
Синонимический ряд:автомашина (сущ.) авто; автомашина; машина; машину; тачка; тачку -
6 вагон
m—FRA fourgon m à bagagesDEU Gepäckwagen mENG brake, or luggage vanITA bagagliaio mPLN wagon m bagażowyRUS багажный вагон mсм. поз. 14 на,
бункерный вагон для перевозки пылевидных грузов
—FRA wagon-réservoir m à pulvérulents ou wagon-silo mDEU Silowagen mITA carro m serbatoio per merci in polvere o carro-silo mPLN wagon m zbiornikowy do towarów sypkichRUS бункерный вагон m для перевозки пылевидных грузовсм. поз. 57 навагон для обозрения окрестностей
—FRA voiture f panoramiqueDEU Aussichtswagen mENG observation carriage or coach, dome carITA carrozza f panoramicaPLN wagon m osobowy do obserwacji okolicy, widokówRUS вагон m для обозрения окрестностейвагон для перевозки мелкого скота и домашней птицы
—FRA wagon m couvert avec parois à claire-voie pour transport de petits animauxDEU Verschlagwagen mITA carro m coperto con pareti a giorno per trasporto (di) animali piccoliPLN wagon m kryty do przewozu małych zwierzątRUS вагон m для перевозки мелкого скота и домашней птицысм. поз. 20 на,
вагон на рельсово-безрельсовом ходу
—FRA wagon m rail-routeENG rail-road wagonITA veicolo m strada-rotaiaPLN wagon m kolejowo-drogowyRUS вагон m на рельсово-безрельсовом ходусм. поз. 2674 навагон с крышей из складных панелей
—FRA wagon m à toit ouvrant par panneaux coulissantsDEU Wagen m mit FaltdachITA carro m a tetto apribile mediante pannelli scorrevoliPLN wagon m z dachem składanymRUS вагон m с крышей из складных панелейсм. поз. 51 на,
—FRA wagon m à toit ouvrant par secteurs pivotantsDEU Wagen m mit SchwehkdachITA carro m a tetto apribile a settori girevoliPLN wagon m z dachem dwustronnie odchylnymRUS вагон m с откидной крышейсм. поз. 52 на,
вагон с раздвижной крышей (с раздвижными стенами или без них)
—FRA wagon m à toit ouvrant coulissant (avec ou sans faces coulissantes)DEU Wagen m mit Schiebedach (mit oder ohne Schiebewände)ENG wagon with sliding roof (with, or without, sliding doors)ITA carro m a tetto apribile (con o senza pareti scorrevoli)PLN wagon m z dachem przesuwnym (ze ścianami przesuwnymi lub bez nich)RUS вагон m с раздвижной крышей (с раздвижными стенами или без них)см. поз. 50 на,
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вагон со свертывающейся в рулон крышей
—FRA wagon m à toit ouvrant enroulableDEU Wagen m mit RolldachITA carro m a tetto avvolgibilePLN wagon m z dachem zwijanymRUS вагон m со свертывающейся в рулон крышейсм. поз. 53 навагон спальный с одноместными купе
—FRA voiture-lits f à compartiments à 1 placeDEU Einbettschlafwagen mITA carrozza f letti a compartimenti monopostoPLN wagon m sypialny z przedziałami jednoosobowymiRUS вагон m спальный с одноместными купесм. поз. 1777 на—двухосный изотермический вагон
—FRA wagon m réfrigérant à 2 essieuxDEU 2-achsiger Kühlwagen mITA carro m refrigerante a due assiPLN wagon-chłodnia m, dwuosiowyRUS двухосный изотермический вагон mсм. поз. 25 на—FRA wagon m couvert à 2 essieuxITA carro m coperto a due assiPLN wagon m kryty dwuosiowyRUS двухосный крытый вагон mсм. поз. 17 надвухэтажный пассажирский вагон
—FRA voiture f à 2 étagesDEU Doppelstockwagen mITA carrozza f a due pianiPLN wagon m osobowy piętrowyRUS двухэтажный пассажирский вагон mсм. поз. 4 на——FRA Wagons couvertsDEU Gedeckte WagenENG Covered wagonsITA Carri copertiPLN Wagony kryteRUS Крытые вагоныкрытый вагон для перевозки автомобилей
—FRA wagon m couvert pour transport d’automobilesDEU gedeckter Wagen m für KraftwagenbeförderungITA carro m coperto per trasporto (di) automobiliPLN wagon m kryty do przewozu samochodowRUS крытый вагон m для перевозки автомобилейкрытый вагон для перевозки лошадей
—FRA wagon-écurie m pour transport de chevauxDEU Stallungswagen m, gedeckter Wagen für PferdetransportENG horse boxITA carro m scuderia per trasporto (di) cavalliPLN wagon m do przewozu koniRUS крытый вагон m для перевозки лошадейкрытый вагон с загрузочными и разгрузочными люками
—FRA wagon m couvert avec orifices spéciaux de chargement et de déchargementDEU gedeckter Wagen m mit besonderen Be- und EntladeöffnungenITA carro m coperto con aperture speciali di carico e scaricoPLN wagon m kryty z otworami ładunkowymiRUS крытый вагон m с загрузочными и разгрузочными люкамисм. поз. 23 накрытый вагон с торцевыми дверями
—FRA wagon m couvert à portes en boutDEU gedeckter Wagen m mit StirnwandtürenITA carro m coperto con porte di testaPLN wagon m kryty z drzwiami w ścianie czołowejRUS крытый вагон m с торцевыми дверямикрытый вентилируемый вагон для перевозки овощей
—FRA wagon m couvert à primeursDEU Frühgemüsewagen mITA carro m coperto per primiziePLN wagon m bryty do przewozu warzywRUS крытый вентилируемый вагон m для перевозки овощейсм. поз. 19 напассажирский вагон открытого типа со средним проходом и местами для сидения
—FRA voiture f à couloir centralDEU Personenwagen m mit MittelgangITA carrozza f a corridoio centralePLN wagon m osobowy bezprzedziałowy (z korytarzem w środku)RUS пассажирский вагон m открытого типа со средним проходом и местами для сидениясм. поз. 1 напассажирский вагон с багажным отделением
—FRA voiture f avec compartiment-fourgonDEU Personenwagen m mit GepäckraumITA carrozza f con compartimento per bagagliPLN wagon m osobowy z przedziałem bagażowymRUS пассажирский вагон m с багажным отделениемпассажирский вагон с местами для сидения и лежания а) дневное положение мест б) ночное положение мест
—FRA voiture-couchettes f a) position "jour" b) position "nuit"DEU Liegewagen m a) Tagesstellung b) NachtstellungITA carrozza f a cuccette a) posizione "di giorno" b) posizione "di notte"PLN wagon m z miejscami do leżenia a) ustawienie dzienne b) ustawienie nocneRUS пассажирский вагон m с местами для сидения и лежания а) дневное положение мест б) ночное положение местсм. поз. 5 напассажирский вагон с наружными дверями в каждом купе
—FRA voiture f à portières latéralesDEU Personenwagen m mit AbteiltürenITA carrozza f a sportelli lateraliPLN wagon m osobowy ż bocznymi wejściamiRUS пассажирский вагон m с наружными дверями в каждом купепассажирский купированный вагон с боковым проходом и местами для сидения
—FRA voiture f à couloir latéralDEU Personenwagen m mit SeitengangITA carrozza f a corridoio lateralePLN wagon m osobowy przedziałowy - (z korytarzem bocznym)RUS пассажирский купированный вагон m с боковым проходом и местами для сидениясм. поз. 2 на—FRA voiture f postaleDEU Postwagen mENG mail vanITA carrozza f (o carro) postalePLN wagon m pocztowyRUS почтовый вагон mсм. поз. 13 насаморазгружающийся вагон с кузовом из 2-х частей, опрокидывающихся к середине
—FRA wagon m auto-déchargeur à déchargement centralDEU Mittenselbstentladewagen mITA carro m autoscaricatore a scarico centralePLN wagon m samowyładowczy łamany ze zsypem w środkuRUS саморазгружающийся вагон m с кузовом из 2-х частей, опрокидывающихся к серединесм. поз. 34 на—FRA voiture-ambulance fDEU Krankenwagen mENG ambulance coachITA carrozza f ospedalePLN wagon m sanitarnyRUS санитарный вагон m—FRA voiture-lits fDEU Schlafwagen mENG sleeping carITA carrozza f (con) lettiPLN wagon m sypialnyRUS спальный вагон mспециальный вагон для перевозки автомобилей
—FRA fourgon m spécial pour transport d’autosITA carro m speciale per trasporto (di) autoPLN wagon m bagażowy do przewozu samochodówRUS специальный вагон m для перевозки автомобилейчетырёхосный изотермический вагон
—FRA wagon m réfrigérant à bogiesDEU 4-achsiger Kühlwagen mITA carro m refrigerante a carrelliPLN wagon-chłodnia m, czteroosiowyRUS четырёхосный изотермический вагон mсм. поз. 26 на -
7 автомобиль
1) autocar
2) automobile
3) motor car
4) vehicle
– автомобиль аварийный
– автомобиль аккумуляторный
– автомобиль вмещает
– автомобиль газобаллонный
– автомобиль газогенераторный
– автомобиль клюет
– автомобиль легковой
– аккумуляторный автомобиль
– безопасный автомобиль
– безрамный автомобиль
– грузовой автомобиль
– гусеничный автомобиль
– двухосный автомобиль
– дизельный автомобиль
– изотермический автомобиль
– консервировать автомобиль
– лесовозный автомобиль
– малолитражный автомобиль
– микролитражный автомобиль
– обкатывать автомобиль
– операторский автомобиль
– опытный автомобиль
– паровой автомобиль
– пассажирский автомобиль
– пожарный автомобиль
– почтовый автомобиль
– прокатный автомобиль
– санитарный автомобиль
– снегоуборочный автомобиль
– спортивный автомобиль
– транспортный автомобиль
– трехосный автомобиль
– экспериментальный автомобиль
– электрический автомобиль
автомобиль аварийной службы — emergency service vehicle
автомобиль высокой проходимости — cross-country vehicle
автомобиль для вывозки мусора — garbage truck
автомобиль для перевозки скота — cattle truck
автомобиль для уборки улиц — street cleaner
автомобиль индивидуального пользования — <transp.> private vehicle
автомобиль по доставке товаров — delivery truck
автомобиль повышенной проходимости — <transp.> all-terrain vehicle
автомобиль с безбортовой платформой — <transp.> flatbed truck
автомобиль с двумя двигателями — two-engined vehicle
автомобиль с карданной передачей — line axle car
автомобиль с кузовом Универсал — station wagon
автомобиль с независимой подвеской — independently sprung car
автомобиль с откидным верхом — convertible car
автомобиль с откидными бортами — <transp.> drop-side truck
автомобиль с передними ведущими колесами — <transp.> front-wheel-drive car
автомобиль скорой помощи — <transp.> ambulance, ambulance car
автомобиль со всеми ведущими колесами — <transp.> all-wheel-drive vehicle
автомобиль технической помощи — <transp.> crash tender, emergency vehicle, wrecker
вести автомобиль накатом — let car free-wheel
запускать автомобиль на скорости — start car in gear
легкий грузовой автомобиль — light-duty truck
пущенный в производство автомобиль — production motor vehicle
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8 pont
c black pont [pɔ̃]1. masculine nouna. bridgeb. (sur bateau) deck• pont avant/arrière fore/rear deck• tout le monde sur le pont ! all hands on deck!d. ( = vacances) extra day(s) off (taken between two public holidays or a public holiday and a weekend)• faire le pont to make a long weekend of it → FÊTES LÉGALES2. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━The expression faire le pont refers to the practice of taking a Monday or Friday off to make a long weekend if a public holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday. The French commonly take an extra day off work to give four consecutive days' holiday at « l'Ascension », « le 14 juillet » and « le 15 août ».* * *pɔ̃
1.
nom masculin1) Architecture, Construction, Bâtiment bridge2) ( liens) link, tie3) ( vacances) extended weekend ( including day(s) between a public holiday and a weekend)4) Nautisme deck5) Automobile axle6) Sport crab
2.
ponts nom masculin plurielPhrasal Verbs:••il coulera beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts avant que... — it will be a long time before...
* * *pɔ̃ nm1) (= édifice) bridge2) NAVIGATION deck3) AUTOMOBILES4) (locutions)Nous faisons le pont pour la Pentecôte. — We're taking a long weekend for Whitsun.
* * *A nm2 ( liens) fig link (avec with), tie (avec with); couper les ponts to break off all contact; il a coupé les ponts avec sa famille he has broken with his family;3 ( vacances) extended weekend (including day(s) between a public holiday and a weekend); faire le pont to make a long weekend of it; lundi je fais le pont I'm taking Monday off;4 Naut deck; tout le monde sur le pont! all hands on deck!; pont principal/supérieur main/upper deck; pont avant/pont arrière foredeck/reardeck; bâtiment à deux ponts two-decker;5 Aut axle; pont avant/arrière front/rear axle;6 Sport crab; faire le pont to do the crab;7 Électrotech bridge (circuit).pont aérien airlift; pont aux ânes lit pons asinorum; fig truism; pont basculant bascule bridge; pont de bateaux pontoon bridge; pont à béquilles portal bridge; pont élévateur hydraulic ramp; pont d'envol flight deck; pont flottant pontoon bridge; pont de graissage hydraulic ramp; pont levant vertical-lift bridge; pont mobile movable bridge; pont à péage toll bridge; pont roulant (overhead) travellingGB crane; pont suspendu suspension bridge; pont thermique thermal bridge; pont tournant swing bridge; pont transbordeur transporter bridge; Pont des Soupirs Bridge of Sighs.coucher sous les ponts to sleep rough, to be a tramp; il coulera beaucoup d'eau sous les ponts avant que… it will be a long time before…; brûler les ponts derrière soi to burn one's boats ou bridges; faire un pont d'or à qn to offer sb a large sum to accept a job.[pɔ̃] nom masculinpont mobile/suspendu movable/suspension bridgepont à bascule ou basculant bascule ou balance bridgea. [routier] swing bridgeb. [ferroviaire] turntablefaire/promettre un pont d'or à quelqu'un to offer/to promise somebody a fortune (so that they'll take on a job)se porter ou être solide comme le Pont-Neuf to be as fit as a fiddlebateau à deux/trois ponts two/three deckerpont inférieur/principal lower/main deckpont arrière aft ou after deckpont supérieur upper ou top decka. [levez-vous] everybody up!b. [mettez-vous au travail] let's get down to business!3. [week-end] long weekendle 11 novembre tombe un jeudi, je vais faire le pont the 11th of November is on Thursday, I'll take Friday off (and have a long weekend)4. [structure de manutention]pont élévateur ou de graissage garage ramp, car lift, elevator platformpont roulant gantry ou travelling crane5. AUTOMOBILE6. AÉRONAUTIQUE7. GÉOMÉTRIE8. MILITAIREPonts et Chaussées nom masculin pluriel -
9 ponte
m bridgearchitecture scaffoldingnautical term deckponte girevole swing bridgeponte sospeso suspension bridgeponte radio radio linkponte aereo airliftfare il ponte have a four-day weekend* * *ponte s.m.1 bridge: il ponte sopra il fiume, the bridge over (o across) the river; ponte della ferrovia, railway bridge; ponte di barche, bridge of boats (o pontoon bridge); ponte di pietra, stone bridge; ponte girevole, swing bridge; ponte levatoio, drawbridge; ponte mobile, movable bridge; ponte sospeso, suspension bridge; ponte stradale, road bridge; gettare un ponte, to build a bridge; gettare un ponte su un fiume, to bridge a river // ponte aereo, air lift; ponte radio, radio link: le zone sono collegate con un ponte radio, the areas are connected by a radio link // il Ponte dei Sospiri, the Bridge of Sighs // (geol.) ponte continentale, land bridge // fare il ponte, ( a ginnastica) to make a bridge // ho fatto da ponte tra le due aziende, (fig.) I acted as a go-between for the two companies // bruciarsi i ponti alle spalle, to burn one's boats // fare i ponti d'oro a qlcu., to make s.o. a very advantageous offer // tagliare, rompere i ponti con qlcu., to break with s.o. // legge ponte, temporary law3 (mar.) deck: ponte a torri, turret deck; ponte delle lance, imbarcazioni, boat deck; ponte di batteria, second deck; ponte di comando, (fore)bridge; ponte di coperta, main deck; ponte di fortuna, jury bridge; ponte di manovra, awning deck; ponte di passeggiata, promenade deck; ponte di poppa, aft deck; ponte di stiva, lower deck; ponte superiore, upper deck; ponte di volo, ( di portaerei) flight deck; nave a tre, quattro ponti, three-decker, four-decker; sul ponte, on deck: montare sul ponte, to come (o to go) on deck; sgombrare i ponti per entrare in azione ( di guerra), to clear the decks for action4 (elettr.) bridge: ad alta frequenza, high frequency bridge; ponte degli isolatori, insulator framework; ponte di scanalatura, slot bridge; ponte di Wheatstone, Wheatstone bridge7 (fig.) ( periodo di vacanza) long weekend: un ponte di tre giorni, a long weekend (o three day holiday); fare il ponte di Natale, to have a long Christmas holiday8 ( biliardo) rest10 (ant.) live axle* * *['ponte]1. smEdil, Med, Mil bridge, Naut deck, (anche: ponte di comando) bridge, Auto axle, (impalcatura) scaffoldtagliare o rompere i ponti con qn — to break off relations with sb
fare il ponte — to take the extra day off (between 2 public holidays)
2. agg invgoverno ponte — caretaker o interim government
* * *['ponte] 1.sostantivo maschile1) bridgegettare un ponte fra due culture — fig. to provide a link between two cultures
2) mar. deck3) (ponteggio) scaffold(ing)4) (in odontoiatria) bridge(work)5) el. bridge6) (festività) long weekend2.aggettivo invariabilelegge ponte — bridge law, interim law
ponte di comando — mar. bridge
ponte di coperta — mar. upper o main deck
ponte di passeggiata — mar. promenade deck
ponte radio — rad. radio link
ponte di volo — (nelle portaerei) flight deck
••tagliare o bruciare i -i to burn one's boats o bridges; tagliare i -i col passato to make a clean break with the past; dormire sotto i -i to sleep rough, to be a tramp; fare dei -i d'oro a qcn. — to offer sb. a gold mine
* * *ponte/'ponte/I sostantivo m.1 bridge; ponte ferroviario railway bridge; gettare un ponte to build a bridge; gettare un ponte fra due culture fig. to provide a link between two cultures3 (ponteggio) scaffold(ing)4 (in odontoiatria) bridge(work)5 el. bridge6 (festività) long weekend; fare il ponte to have a long weekendgoverno ponte transitional government; legge ponte bridge law, interim lawtagliare o bruciare i -i to burn one's boats o bridges; tagliare i -i col passato to make a clean break with the past; dormire sotto i -i to sleep rough, to be a tramp; fare dei -i d'oro a qcn. to offer sb. a gold mine\ponte aereo airlift; ponte di barche pontoon bridge; ponte di comando mar. bridge; ponte di coperta mar. upper o main deck; ponte galleggiante pontoon bridge; ponte girevole swingbridge; ponte levatoio drawbridge; ponte mobile drawbridge; ponte di passeggiata mar. promenade deck; ponte radio rad. radio link; ponte sospeso suspension bridge; ponte di volo (nelle portaerei) flight deck. -
10 Adams, William Bridges
[br]b. 1797 Madeley, Staffordshire, Englandd. 23 July 1872 Broadstairs, Kent, England[br]English inventory particularly of road and rail vehicles and their equipment.[br]Ill health forced Adams to live abroad when he was a young man and when he returned to England in the early 1830s he became a partner in his father's firm of coachbuilders. Coaches during that period were steered by a centrally pivoted front axle, which meant that the front wheels had to swing beneath the body and were therefore made smaller than the rear wheels. Adams considered this design defective and invented equirotal coaches, built by his firm, in which the front and rear wheels were of equal diameter and the coach body was articulated midway along its length so that the front part pivoted. He also applied himself to improving vehicles for railways, which were developing rapidly then.In 1843 he opened his own engineering works, Fairfield Works in north London (he was not related to his contemporary William Adams, who was appointed Locomotive Superintendent to the North London Railway in 1854). In 1847 he and James Samuel, Engineer to the Eastern Counties Railway, built for that line a small steam inspection car, the Express, which was light enough to be lifted off the track. The following year Adams built a broad-gauge steam railcar, the Fairfield, for the Bristol \& Exeter Railway at the insistance of the line's Engineer, C.H.Gregory: self-propelled and passenger-carrying, this was the first railcar. Adams developed the concept further into a light locomotive that could haul two or three separate carriages, and light locomotives built both by his own firm and by other noted builders came into vogue for a decade or more.In 1847 Adams also built eight-wheeled coaches for the Eastern Counties Railway that were larger and more spacious than most others of the day: each in effect comprised two four-wheeled coaches articulated together, with wheels that were allowed limited side-play. He also realized the necessity for improvements to railway track, the weakest point of which was the joints between the rails, whose adjoining ends were normally held in common chairs. Adams invented the fishplated joint, first used by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1849 and subsequently used almost universally.Adams was a prolific inventor. Most important of his later inventions was the radial axle, which was first applied to the leading and trailing wheels of a 2–4–2 tank engine, the White Raven, built in 1863; Adams's radial axle was the forerunner of all later radial axles. However, the sprung tyres with which White Raven was also fitted (an elastic steel hoop was interposed between wheel centre and tyre) were not perpetuated. His inventiveness was not restricted to engineering: in matters of dress, his adoption, perhaps invention, of the turn-down collar at a time when men conventionally wore standup collars had lasting effect.[br]BibliographyAdams took out some thirty five British patents, including one for the fishplate in 1847. He wrote copiously, as journalist and author: his most important book was English Pleasure Carriages (1837), a detailed description of coachbuilding, together with ideas for railway vehicles and track. The 1971 reprint (Bath: Adams \& Dart) has a biographical introduction by Jack Simmons.Further ReadingC.Hamilton Ellis, 1958, Twenty Locomotive Men, Shepperton: Ian Allan, Ch. 1. See also England, George.PJGR -
11 अधस् _adhas _अधः _adhḥ
अधस् अधः ind. [अधर-असि, अधरशव्दस्थाने अध् आदेशः P.V.3.39.]1 Below, down; पतत्यधो धाम विसारि सर्वतः Śi.1.2; in lower region, to the infernal regions or hell; व्यसन्यधो$धो व्रजति स्वर्यात्यव्यसनी मृतः Ms.7.53. (According to the context अधः may have the sense of the nominative, ˚अङ्कुशः &c.; ablative, अधो वृक्षात् पतति; or locative, अधो गृहे शेते).-2 Beneath, under, used like a preposition with gen.; तरूणाम्˚ Ś.1.14; rarely with abl. also; बाहित्थं तु ततो$प्यधः Hemachandra; (when repeated) lower and lower, down and down; अधोधः पश्यतः कस्य महिमा नोपचीयते H.2.2; यात्यधोधो- व्रजत्युच्चैर्नरः स्वैरेव कर्मभिः H.2.47; अधोधो गङ्गेयं पदमुपगता स्तोकं Bh.2.1; from under, just below (with acc.); नवानधो$धो बृहतः पयोधरान् Śi.1.4. In comp. with nouns अधः has the sense of (a) lower, under, as ˚भुवनं, ˚लोकः the lower world; ˚वासः or ˚अंशुकम् an under-garment; or (b) the lower part; ˚कायः the lower part of the body; अधःकृ means to surpass, eclipse, overcome, vanquish, despise, scorn; तपः शरीरैः कठिनैरुपार्जितं तपस्विनां दूरमधश्चकार सा Ku.5.29; अधःकृताशेषान्तःपुरेण K.177; ˚कृतकुसुमायुधं 179; Śi.1.35; क्षितिप्रतिष्ठो$पि मुखारविन्दैवर्धूजनश्च- न्द्रमधश्चकार 3.52; ˚कृतैनसः Śi.16.8. dispelled. (c) अधस्, अधस्तात् -Pudendum muliebre.-Comp. -अक्ष a. situated below the axle or car. (-क्षम्) adv. below the car, under the axle.-अक्षजः [अक्षात् इन्द्रियाज्वायते इति अक्षजं प्रत्यक्षज्ञानम्, तदधरं ग्राहकत्वाभावात् हीनं यस्य सः Tv.; अधःकृतं अक्षजम् इन्द्रियज्ञानं येन Malli.] N. of Viṣṇu; other etymolo- gies of the name are also found; (1) अधो न क्षीयते जातु यस्मात्तस्मादधोक्षजः; (2) द्यौरक्षं पृथिवी चाधस्तयोर्यस्मादजायत । मध्ये वैराजरूपेण ततो$धोक्षज इष्यते ॥-अधस् See above.-उपास- नम् sexual intercourse.-अङ्गम्, -द्वारम्, -मर्म the anus; Pudendum Muliebre.-करः the lower part of the hand (करभ).-करणम् excelling, defeating, degrada- tion; K.22; so ˚क्रिया; सहते न जनोप्यधःक्रियाम् Ki.2.47. degradation, dishonour.-खननम् undermining.-गतिः f.,गमनम् -पातः 1 a downward fall or motion, descent; going downwards.-2 degradation, downfall, going to perdition or hell; मूलानामधोगतिः K.41 (where ˚ति has both senses); ˚तिम् आयाति Pt.1.15 sinks, comes down (feels dishonoured); Ms.3.17; अरक्षितारमत्तारं नृपं विद्याद- धोगतिम् 8.39 destined to go to hell.-गन्तृ m. one who digs downwards. a mouse.-ग-घ-ण्टा [अधरात् अधस्तादा- रभ्य घण्टेव तदाकारफलत्वात्] a plant Achyranthes Aspera (अपामार्ग. Mar. आघाडा).-चरः [अधः खनित्वा चरति-अच्]1 thief.-2 one who goes downwards.-जानु n. the lower part of the knee. -ind. below the knee.-जिह्विका [अल्पा जिह्वा जिह्विका, अधरा जिह्विका] the uvula (Mar. पडजीभ).-तलम् the lower part or surface; शय्या˚, खट्वा˚.-दिश् f. the lower region, the nadir; the southern direction.-दृष्टि a. casting a downward look, a posture in Yoga; करणान्यबहिष्कृत्य स्थाणुवन्निश्चलात्मकः । आत्मानं हृदये ध्यायेत् नासाग्रन्यस्तलोचनः ॥ इति योगसारे. cf. also Ku.3.47. (-ष्टिः) a downward look.-पदं [अधोवृत्ति पदं, पादस्याधःस्थानं वा] the place under the foot, a lower place.-पातः = ˚गति q. v. above.-पुष्पी [अधोमुखानि पुष्पाणि यस्याः] Names of two plants अवाक्- पुष्पी (Pimpinella Anisum) and गोजिह्वा Elephantopus (Seaber).-प्रस्तरः a seat of grass for persons in mourning to sit upon.-भक्तम् [अधरं भक्तं यस्मात्] a dose of water, medicine &c. to be taken after meals &c. (भोजनान्ते पीयमानं जलादिकम्).-भागः 1 the lower part (of the body); पूर्वभागो गुरुः पुंसामधोभागस्तु योषितां Suśr.-2 the lower part of any thing, the region below, down below; ˚व्यवस्थितं किंचित्पुरमालोकितं Pt.1. situated down below, See पाताल.-भूः f. lower ground, land at the foot of a hill.-मुख, -वदन a. having the face downwards; ˚खी तिष्ठति; ˚खैः पत्रिभिः R.3.37.-2 head-long, precipitate, flying downwards.-3 upside down, topsyturvy. (-खः) N. of Viṣṇu. (-खा, -खी) N. of a plant गोजिह्वा. (-खम्) (नक्षत्रम्)1 flying downwards, having a downward motion; these nakṣatras are: मूलाश्लेषा कृत्तिका च विशाखा भरणी तथा । मघा पूर्वात्रयं चैव अधोमुखगणः स्मृतः ॥ Jyotiṣa.-2 N. of a hell.-यन्त्रम् a still.-रक्तपित्तम् discharge of blood from the anus and urethra.-राम a. [अधोभागे रामः शुक्लः, दृष्टितर्पकत्वात् तस्य रामत्वम्] having a white colour or white marks on the lower part of the body (said of a goat);-लम्बः 1 a plummet.-2 a per- pendicular.-3 the lower world.-वर्चस् a. strong 3in the lower regions; whose lustre penetrates downwards.-वशः Pudendum Muliebre.-वायुः [अधोगामी वायुः शाक. त.] breaking wind, flatulency.-वेदः to marry a second wife when the first is alive.-शय, -य्य a. sleeping on the ground. (-य्या) sleeping on the ground; अग्नीन्धनं भैक्षचर्यामधःशय्यां गुरोर्हितए । आसमावर्तनात् कुर्यात्कृतोपनयनो द्विजः ॥ Ms.2.18.-शिरस् a.-मुख (n.) N. of a hell.-स्थ, स्थित a. situated below,-स्वस्तिकम् the nadir. -
12 Hamilton, Harold Lee (Hal)
[br]b. 14 June 1890 Little Shasta, California, USAd. 3 May 1969 California, USA[br]American pioneer of diesel rail traction.[br]Orphaned as a child, Hamilton went to work for Southern Pacific Railroad in his teens, and then worked for several other companies. In his spare time he learned mathematics and physics from a retired professor. In 1911 he joined the White Motor Company, makers of road motor vehicles in Denver, Colorado, where he had gone to recuperate from malaria. He remained there until 1922, apart from an eighteenth-month break for war service.Upon his return from war service, Hamilton found White selling petrol-engined railbuses with mechanical transmission, based on road vehicles, to railways. He noted that they were not robust enough and that the success of petrol railcars with electric transmission, built by General Electric since 1906, was limited as they were complex to drive and maintain. In 1922 Hamilton formed, and became President of, the Electro- Motive Engineering Corporation (later Electro-Motive Corporation) to design and produce petrol-electric rail cars. Needing an engine larger than those used in road vehicles, yet lighter and faster than marine engines, he approached the Win ton Engine Company to develop a suitable engine; in addition, General Electric provided electric transmission with a simplified control system. Using these components, Hamilton arranged for his petrol-electric railcars to be built by the St Louis Car Company, with the first being completed in 1924. It was the beginning of a highly successful series. Fuel costs were lower than for steam trains and initial costs were kept down by using standardized vehicles instead of designing for individual railways. Maintenance costs were minimized because Electro-Motive kept stocks of spare parts and supplied replacement units when necessary. As more powerful, 800 hp (600 kW) railcars were produced, railways tended to use them to haul trailer vehicles, although that practice reduced the fuel saving. By the end of the decade Electro-Motive needed engines more powerful still and therefore had to use cheap fuel. Diesel engines of the period, such as those that Winton had made for some years, were too heavy in relation to their power, and too slow and sluggish for rail use. Their fuel-injection system was erratic and insufficiently robust and Hamilton concluded that a separate injector was needed for each cylinder.In 1930 Electro-Motive Corporation and Winton were acquired by General Motors in pursuance of their aim to develop a diesel engine suitable for rail traction, with the use of unit fuel injectors; Hamilton retained his position as President. At this time, industrial depression had combined with road and air competition to undermine railway-passenger business, and Ralph Budd, President of the Chicago, Burlington \& Quincy Railroad, thought that traffic could be recovered by way of high-speed, luxury motor trains; hence the Pioneer Zephyr was built for the Burlington. This comprised a 600 hp (450 kW), lightweight, two-stroke, diesel engine developed by General Motors (model 201 A), with electric transmission, that powered a streamlined train of three articulated coaches. This train demonstrated its powers on 26 May 1934 by running non-stop from Denver to Chicago, a distance of 1,015 miles (1,635 km), in 13 hours and 6 minutes, when the fastest steam schedule was 26 hours. Hamilton and Budd were among those on board the train, and it ushered in an era of high-speed diesel trains in the USA. By then Hamilton, with General Motors backing, was planning to use the lightweight engine to power diesel-electric locomotives. Their layout was derived not from steam locomotives, but from the standard American boxcar. The power plant was mounted within the body and powered the bogies, and driver's cabs were at each end. Two 900 hp (670 kW) engines were mounted in a single car to become an 1,800 hp (l,340 kW) locomotive, which could be operated in multiple by a single driver to form a 3,600 hp (2,680 kW) locomotive. To keep costs down, standard locomotives could be mass-produced rather than needing individual designs for each railway, as with steam locomotives. Two units of this type were completed in 1935 and sent on trial throughout much of the USA. They were able to match steam locomotive performance, with considerable economies: fuel costs alone were halved and there was much less wear on the track. In the same year, Electro-Motive began manufacturing diesel-electrie locomotives at La Grange, Illinois, with design modifications: the driver was placed high up above a projecting nose, which improved visibility and provided protection in the event of collision on unguarded level crossings; six-wheeled bogies were introduced, to reduce axle loading and improve stability. The first production passenger locomotives emerged from La Grange in 1937, and by early 1939 seventy units were in service. Meanwhile, improved engines had been developed and were being made at La Grange, and late in 1939 a prototype, four-unit, 5,400 hp (4,000 kW) diesel-electric locomotive for freight trains was produced and sent out on test from coast to coast; production versions appeared late in 1940. After an interval from 1941 to 1943, when Electro-Motive produced diesel engines for military and naval use, locomotive production resumed in quantity in 1944, and within a few years diesel power replaced steam on most railways in the USA.Hal Hamilton remained President of Electro-Motive Corporation until 1942, when it became a division of General Motors, of which he became Vice-President.[br]Further ReadingP.M.Reck, 1948, On Time: The History of the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors Corporation, La Grange, Ill.: General Motors (describes Hamilton's career).PJGRBiographical history of technology > Hamilton, Harold Lee (Hal)
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13 wheel
[wiːl]1. noun1) a circular frame or disc turning on a rod or axle, on which vehicles etc move along the ground:A bicycle has two wheels, a tricycle three, and most cars four
دولاب، عَجَلa cartwheel.
2) any of several things similar in shape and action:دولاب القِيادَهHe was found drunk at the wheel (= steering-wheel) of his car.
2. verb1) to cause to move on wheels:يَدْفَع ، يُحَرِّك العَجَلاتHe wheeled his bicycle along the path.
2) to (cause to) turn quickly:يَدور بِسُرْعَهHe wheeled round and slapped me.
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14 Gresley, Sir Herbert Nigel
[br]b. 19 June 1876 Edinburgh, Scotlandd. 5 April 1941 Hertford, England[br]English mechanical engineer, designer of the A4-class 4–6–2 locomotive holding the world speed record for steam traction.[br]Gresley was the son of the Rector of Netherseale, Derbyshire; he was educated at Marlborough and by the age of 13 was skilled at making sketches of locomotives. In 1893 he became a pupil of F.W. Webb at Crewe works, London \& North Western Railway, and in 1898 he moved to Horwich works, Lancashire \& Yorkshire Railway, to gain drawing-office experience under J.A.F.Aspinall, subsequently becoming Foreman of the locomotive running sheds at Blackpool. In 1900 he transferred to the carriage and wagon department, and in 1904 he had risen to become its Assistant Superintendent. In 1905 he moved to the Great Northern Railway, becoming Superintendent of its carriage and wagon department at Doncaster under H.A. Ivatt. In 1906 he designed and produced a bogie luggage van with steel underframe, teak body, elliptical roof, bowed ends and buckeye couplings: this became the prototype for East Coast main-line coaches built over the next thirty-five years. In 1911 Gresley succeeded Ivatt as Locomotive, Carriage \& Wagon Superintendent. His first locomotive was a mixed-traffic 2–6–0, his next a 2–8–0 for freight. From 1915 he worked on the design of a 4–6–2 locomotive for express passenger traffic: as with Ivatt's 4 4 2s, the trailing axle would allow the wide firebox needed for Yorkshire coal. He also devised a means by which two sets of valve gear could operate the valves on a three-cylinder locomotive and applied it for the first time on a 2–8–0 built in 1918. The system was complex, but a later simplified form was used on all subsequent Gresley three-cylinder locomotives, including his first 4–6–2 which appeared in 1922. In 1921, Gresley introduced the first British restaurant car with electric cooking facilities.With the grouping of 1923, the Great Northern Railway was absorbed into the London \& North Eastern Railway and Gresley was appointed Chief Mechanical Engineer. More 4–6– 2s were built, the first British class of such wheel arrangement. Modifications to their valve gear, along lines developed by G.J. Churchward, reduced their coal consumption sufficiently to enable them to run non-stop between London and Edinburgh. So that enginemen might change over en route, some of the locomotives were equipped with corridor tenders from 1928. The design was steadily improved in detail, and by comparison an experimental 4–6–4 with a watertube boiler that Gresley produced in 1929 showed no overall benefit. A successful high-powered 2–8–2 was built in 1934, following the introduction of third-class sleeping cars, to haul 500-ton passenger trains between Edinburgh and Aberdeen.In 1932 the need to meet increasing road competition had resulted in the end of a long-standing agreement between East Coast and West Coast railways, that train journeys between London and Edinburgh by either route should be scheduled to take 8 1/4 hours. Seeking to accelerate train services, Gresley studied high-speed, diesel-electric railcars in Germany and petrol-electric railcars in France. He considered them for the London \& North Eastern Railway, but a test run by a train hauled by one of his 4–6–2s in 1934, which reached 108 mph (174 km/h), suggested that a steam train could better the railcar proposals while its accommodation would be more comfortable. To celebrate the Silver Jubilee of King George V, a high-speed, streamlined train between London and Newcastle upon Tyne was proposed, the first such train in Britain. An improved 4–6–2, the A4 class, was designed with modifications to ensure free running and an ample reserve of power up hill. Its streamlined outline included a wedge-shaped front which reduced wind resistance and helped to lift the exhaust dear of the cab windows at speed. The first locomotive of the class, named Silver Link, ran at an average speed of 100 mph (161 km/h) for 43 miles (69 km), with a maximum speed of 112 1/2 mph (181 km/h), on a seven-coach test train on 27 September 1935: the locomotive went into service hauling the Silver Jubilee express single-handed (since others of the class had still to be completed) for the first three weeks, a round trip of 536 miles (863 km) daily, much of it at 90 mph (145 km/h), without any mechanical troubles at all. Coaches for the Silver Jubilee had teak-framed, steel-panelled bodies on all-steel, welded underframes; windows were double glazed; and there was a pressure ventilation/heating system. Comparable trains were introduced between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh in 1937 and to Leeds in 1938.Gresley did not hesitate to incorporate outstanding features from elsewhere into his locomotive designs and was well aware of the work of André Chapelon in France. Four A4s built in 1938 were equipped with Kylchap twin blast-pipes and double chimneys to improve performance still further. The first of these to be completed, no. 4468, Mallard, on 3 July 1938 ran a test train at over 120 mph (193 km/h) for 2 miles (3.2 km) and momentarily achieved 126 mph (203 km/h), the world speed record for steam traction. J.Duddington was the driver and T.Bray the fireman. The use of high-speed trains came to an end with the Second World War. The A4s were then demonstrated to be powerful as well as fast: one was noted hauling a 730-ton, 22-coach train at an average speed exceeding 75 mph (120 km/h) over 30 miles (48 km). The war also halted electrification of the Manchester-Sheffield line, on the 1,500 volt DC overhead system; however, anticipating eventual resumption, Gresley had a prototype main-line Bo-Bo electric locomotive built in 1941. Sadly, Gresley died from a heart attack while still in office.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1936. President, Institution of Locomotive Engineers 1927 and 1934. President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers 1936.Further ReadingF.A.S.Brown, 1961, Nigel Gresley, Locomotive Engineer, Ian Allan (full-length biography).John Bellwood and David Jenkinson, Gresley and Stanier. A Centenary Tribute (a good comparative account).See also: Bulleid, Oliver Vaughan SnellPJGRBiographical history of technology > Gresley, Sir Herbert Nigel
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