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  • 101 practical

    adj. praktisk; ändamålsenlig
    * * *
    ['præktikəl]
    1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktisk
    2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) praktisk, ändamålsenlig
    3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktisk
    •
    - practically
    - practical joke

    English-Swedish dictionary > practical

  • 102 scrape the bottom of the barrel

    (to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) göra en bottenskrapning, använda bottenskrapet

    English-Swedish dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel

  • 103 contact

    ['kontækt] 1. noun
    1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) kontakt, styk, dotek
    2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) kontakt, spojení
    3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) styky, kontakty
    4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) kontakt
    5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) podezřelý z nákazy
    6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) spojení, zprostředkovatel
    2. verb
    (to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) spojit se s
    * * *
    • styk
    • kontaktní
    • kontakt
    • kontaktujte
    • kontaktovat

    English-Czech dictionary > contact

  • 104 practical

    ['præktikəl]
    1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktický
    2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) užitečný
    3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktický
    •
    - practically
    - practical joke
    * * *
    • praktický

    English-Czech dictionary > practical

  • 105 contact

    ['kontækt] 1. noun
    1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) styk
    2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) spojenie
    3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) známosť
    4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) kontakt
    5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) podozrivý z nákazy
    6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) spojenie
    2. verb
    (to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) spojiť sa
    * * *
    • spoj
    • styk
    • dotyk
    • dat sa do styku
    • kontakt
    • kontaktovat

    English-Slovak dictionary > contact

  • 106 practical

    ['præktikəl]
    1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) praktický
    2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) užitočný
    3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) praktický
    •
    - practically
    - practical joke
    * * *
    • praktický

    English-Slovak dictionary > practical

  • 107 charge

    1. I
    1) the troops (the brigade, the cavalry, etc.) charged войска и т. д. пошли в атаку
    2) the battery needs charging батарейку нужно зарядить, батарейка села
    2. II
    charge unexpectedly ( fiercely /furiously, violently/, etc.) пойти в неожиданную и т. д. атаку; our player charged again and again наш игрок предпринимал все вовью атаки
    2)
    charge heavily (exorbitantly, double, extravagantly, unscrupulously, etc.) назначать /просить, запрашивать/ высокую и т. д. цену; взимать высокую и т. д. плату; you charge too high [for this] вы [за это] заломили слишком много
    3. III
    1) charge smth. charge a gun (an accumulator, an electric battery, etc.), заряжать ружье и т. д.
    2) charge smth. charge 5 dollars (I rouble, a 4% commission, etc.) назначать /просить, взимать/ пять долларов и т. д.; what commission would you -? сколько вы возьмете комиссионных?
    3) charge smth. charge a necklace (a dress, a dinner, etc.) записывать в долг покупку ожерелья и т. д.; I always -all my purchases я всегда покупаю в кредит
    4) charge smb., smth. charge the enemy (the enemy troops, etc.) атаковать противника и т. д., завязать бой с противником и т. д; charge the enemy positions атаковать позиции противника
    4. IV
    1) charge smb. in some manner charge smb. falsely (calumniously, groundlessly, etc.) предъявлять кому-л. ложное и т. д. обвинение
    2) charge smb. in some manner charge smb. violently (unreasonably, heavily, vehemently, sword in hand, etc.) яростно и т. д. атаковать кого-л.
    3) charge smth. in some manner charge a cart (a boat, a ship, a lorry, etc.) heavily (excessively, to the full, etc.) тяжело и т. д. нагрузить телегу и т. д.
    5. V
    charge smth. smth., charge one pound a yard (a penny a throw, three shillings a dozen, etc.) брать /просить/ по одному фунту за ярд и т. д.; how much do you charge an hour? сколько вы берете за час?; charge smb. smth. charge smb. a high price (the lowest price, too much, etc.) запрашивать с кого-л. /назначать кому-л./ высокую и т. д. цену; we are charging you the old prices мы берем с вас no старым ценам
    6. XI
    1) be charged in some manner the lorry (the cart, etc.) was charged to the full (to excess, heavily, etc.) грузовик был нагружен до самого верха и т. д.; be charged with with. soldiers came back charged with booty солдаты вернулись, нагруженные добычей
    2) be charged with smth. be charged with moisture (with electricity, etc.) быть насыщенным влагой и т. д.; the air was charged with steam в воздухе стоял пар; the atmosphere was charged with suspense /tension/ атмосфера была очень напряженной; the atmosphere there was charged with fear там царил страх
    3) be charged in some manner he was falsely (groundlessly, etc.) charged его ложно и т. д. обвинили, ему было предъявлено ложное и т. д. обвинение; be charged with smth. what 'is the prisoner charged with? в чем обвиняется заключенный?
    4) be charged smth. the company should be charged only your travelling expenses компания должна оплачивать только ваши дорожные расходы; be charged on smth. storage will be charged on each piece of baggage remaining at the station ever 24 hours за каждое место багажа, оставленного на хранение на вокзале на срок свыше двадцати четырех часов, будет взиматься плата
    7. XVI
    1) charge at smb. charge at the спешу (at the standing man, etc.) нападать /набрасываться/ на /атаковать/ противника и т. д.; the bull (the wounded lion, the stranger, etc.) charged at me suddenly бык и т. д. внезапно (на)бросился на меня; charge across (into, etc.) smth. the bull charged across the field (into the forest, etc.) бык бросился бежать по полю и т. д.
    2) charge at smth. charge at L 300 a year (at five shillings a yard, at $ 8 an hour, etc.) брать /просить/ триста фунтов в год и т. д.; charge by smth. charge by weight (by bulk, etc.) взимать плату по весу и т. д, charge by the hour взимать почасовую плату
    8. XXI1
    1) charge smb. with (on) smth. charge the enemy with fixed bayonets атаковать противника примкнутыми штыками; charge the enemy with violence яростно атаковать противника; charge the enemy on horseback завязать конный бой
    2) charge smth. with smth. charge a gun with blank cartridges (the cannon with powder and ball, etc.) заряжать ружье холостыми патронами и т. д.; charge water with carbon dioxide газировать воду
    3) charge smth., smb. with smth. charge a boat with a load нагружать лодку; charge one's shoulders with a sack of corn взвалить на плечи мешок зерна; charge mules with hampers навьючить на мула плетеные корзины; charge a table with dishes заставить стол посудой; charge the stomach with [indigestible] food набить желудок [тяжелой] пищей; charge one's speech with commonplace phrases (with proverbs, etc.) пересыпать свой речь банальными выражениями и т. д. charge one's memory with facts (with useful information, etc.) загружать память фактами и т. д. charge one's memory with trifles забивать голову /память/ всякими пустяками; charge smb. with reproaches ( with insults, with praise, with honours, etc.) осыпать кого-л. упреками и т. д.
    4) charge smth. for smth. charge a fee for one's service (L 1 for the book, commission for the sale, etc.) назначать /просить, взимать/ плату за обслуживание и т. д.; charge too much (nothing) for smth. запросить очень много (ничего не взять) за что-л.; what /how much/ do they charge for a car by the day (for a call, for a room, etc.)? сколько стоит день проката автомобиля и т. д.?
    5) charge smb. with smth. charge smb. with a crime (with offences of every imaginable kind, with delinquency, with various defects, with dishonesty, with carelessness, with complicity, with assault and battery, with murder. with treason, etc.) обвинять кого-л. в преступлении и т. д; charge smth. to smb. charge a crime (treason, a calamity, an accident, etc.) to smb. приписывать преступление и т. д. кому-л.
    6) charge smth. to smb., smth. charge the expense to the firm (a thing bought to the customer, the sum to his account, the payment of smth. to the public debt, the fare on the bill, etc.) записывать /относить/ расходы за счет фирмы и т. д.
    7) charge smb. with smth. charge the pupils with a task (the boy with a duty, him with an office, the agent with an important commission, etc.) дать ученикам задание и т. д., charge a governess with the education of children (a man with the superintendence of a building, etc.) поручить гувернантке воспитание детей и т. д; charge these people with heavy responsibilities возлагать на этих людей большую ответственность
    9. XXII
    1) charge smb. with doing smth. charge a burglar with having stolen the jewels (a student with neglecting his duty, a man with having done smth., etc.) обвинять грабителя в краже драгоценностей и т. д.' the policeman charged him with driving a car while under the influence of alcohol полицейский обвинял его в том, что он вел машину в нетрезвом виде
    2) charge smth. for doing smth. charge a fee for performing an operation назначать плату за операцию; charge L 40 for teaching the children ($ 3 for running errands, etc.) просить 40 фунтов за обучение детей и т. д.; how much do you charge for cleaning a coat? сколько вы берете за чистку пальто?, сколько стоит почистить пальто?

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > charge

  • 108 contact

    ['kontækt] 1. noun
    1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) contact
    2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) legătură
    3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) relaţie
    4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) contact
    5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) persoană susceptibilă de a fi contaminată
    6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) legătură
    2. verb
    (to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) a contacta

    English-Romanian dictionary > contact

  • 109 practical

    ['præktikəl]
    1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) practic
    2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) concret
    3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) cu simţ practic
    •
    - practically
    - practical joke

    English-Romanian dictionary > practical

  • 110 scrape the bottom of the barrel

    (to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) a(-şi) da ultimul bănuţ

    English-Romanian dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel

  • 111 BIOS

    ['baios] n. shkurtesë nga b asic i nput o utput s ystem ( BIOS) sistemi themelor për hyrje-dalje ( informatikë)
    What is BIOS?
    BIOS is an acronym for Basic Input/Output System. It is the boot firmware program on a PC, and controls the computer from the time you start it up until the operating system takes over. When you turn on a PC, the BIOS first conducts a basic hardware check, called a Power-On Self Test (POST), to determine whether all of the attachments are present and working. Then it loads the operating system into your computer's random access memory, or RAM.
    The BIOS also manages data flow between the computer's operating system and attached devices such as the hard disk, video card, keyboard, mouse, and printer.
    The BIOS stores the date, the time, and your system configuration information in a battery-powered, non-volatile memory chip, called a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) after its manufacturing process.
    Although the BIOS is standardized and should rarely require updating, some older BIOS chips may not accommodate new hardware devices. Before the early 1990s, you couldn't update the BIOS without removing and replacing its ROM chip. Contemporary BIOS resides on memory chips such as flash chips or EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory), so that you can update the BIOS yourself if necessary.
    For detailed information about BIOS updates, visit:
    What is firmware?
    Firmware consists of programs installed semi-permanently into memory, using various types of programmable ROM chips, such as PROMS, EPROMs, EEPROMs, and flash chips.
    Firmware is non-volatile, and will remain in memory after you turn the system off.
    Often, the term firmware is used to refer specifically to boot firmware, which controls a computer from the time that it is turned on until the primary operating system has taken over. Boot firmware's main function is to initialize the hardware and then to boot (load and execute) the primary operating system. On PCs, the boot firmware is usually referred to as the BIOS.
    What is the difference between memory and disk storage?
    Memory and disk storage both refer to internal storage space in a computer.
    The term memory usually means RAM (Random Access Memory). To refer to hard drive storage, the terms disk space or storage are usually used.
    Typically, computers have much less memory than disk space, because RAM is much more expensive per megabyte than a hard disk. Today, a typical desktop computer might come with 512MB of RAM, and a 40 gigabyte hard disk.
    Virtual memory is disk space that has been designated to act like RAM.
    Computers also contain a small amount of ROM, or read-only memory, containing permanent or semi-permanent (firmware) instructions for checking hardware and starting up the computer. On a PC, this is called the BIOS.
    What is RAM?
    RAM stands for Random Access Memory. RAM provides space for your computer to read and write data to be accessed by the CPU (central processing unit). When people refer to a computer's memory, they usually mean its RAM.
    New computers typically come with at least 256 megabytes (MB) of RAM installed, and can be upgraded to 512MB or even a gigabyte or more.
    If you add more RAM to your computer, you reduce the number of times your CPU must read data from your hard disk. This usually allows your computer to work considerably faster, as RAM is many times faster than a hard disk.
    RAM is volatile, so data stored in RAM stays there only as long as your computer is running. As soon as you turn the computer off, the data stored in RAM disappears.
    When you turn your computer on again, your computer's boot firmware (called BIOS on a PC) uses instructions stored semi-permanently in ROM chips to read your operating system and related files from the disk and load them back into RAM.
    Note: On a PC, different parts of RAM may be more or less easily accessible to programs. For example, cache RAM is made up of very high-speed RAM chips which sit between the CPU and main RAM, storing (i.e., caching) memory accesses by the CPU. Cache RAM helps to alleviate the gap between the speed of a CPU's megahertz rating and the ability of RAM to respond and deliver data. It reduces how often the CPU must wait for data from main memory.
    What is ROM?
    ROM is an acronym for Read-Only Memory. It refers to computer memory chips containing permanent or semi-permanent data. Unlike RAM, ROM is non-volatile; even after you turn off your computer, the contents of ROM will remain.
    Almost every computer comes with a small amount of ROM containing the boot firmware. This consists of a few kilobytes of code that tell the computer what to do when it starts up, e.g., running hardware diagnostics and loading the operating system into RAM. On a PC, the boot firmware is called the BIOS.
    Originally, ROM was actually read-only. To update the programs in ROM, you had to remove and physically replace your ROM chips. Contemporary versions of ROM allow some limited rewriting, so you can usually upgrade firmware such as the BIOS by using installation software. Rewritable ROM chips include PROMs (programmable read-only memory), EPROMs (erasable read-only memory), EEPROMs (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), and a common variation of EEPROMs called flash memory.
    What is an ACPI BIOS?
    ACPI is an acronym that stands for Advanced Configuration and Power Interface, a power management specification developed by Intel, Microsoft, and Toshiba. ACPI support is built into Windows 98 and later operating systems. ACPI is designed to allow the operating system to control the amount of power provided to each device or peripheral attached to the computer system. This provides much more stable and efficient power management and makes it possible for the operating system to turn off selected devices, such as a monitor or CD-ROM drive, when they are not in use.
    ACPI should help eliminate computer lockup on entering power saving or sleep mode. This will allow for improved power management, especially in portable computer systems where reducing power consumption is critical for extending battery life. ACPI also allows for the computer to be turned on and off by external devices, so that the touch of a mouse or the press of a key will "wake up" the computer. This new feature of ACPI, called OnNow, allows a computer to enter a sleep mode that uses very little power.
    In addition to providing power management, ACPI also evolves the existing Plug and Play BIOS (PnP BIOS) to make adding and configuring new hardware devices easier. This includes support for legacy non-PnP devices and improved support for combining older devices with ACPI hardware, allowing both to work in a more efficient manner in the same computer system. The end result of this is to make the BIOS more PnP compatible.
    What is CMOS?
    CMOS, short for Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor, is a low-power, low-heat semiconductor technology used in contemporary microchips, especially useful for battery-powered devices. The specific technology is explained in detail at:
    http://searchsmb.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid44_gci213860,00.html
    Most commonly, though, the term CMOS is used to refer to small battery-powered configuration chips on system boards of personal computers, where the BIOS stores the date, the time, and system configuration details.
    How do I enter the Setup program in my BIOS?
    Warning: Your BIOS Setup program is very powerful. An incorrect setting could cause your computer not to boot properly. You should make sure you understand what a setting does before you change it.
    You can usually run Setup by pressing a special function key or key combination soon after turning on the computer, during its power-on self test (POST), before the operating system loads (or before the operating system's splash screen shows). During POST, the BIOS usually displays a prompt such as:
    Press F2 to enter Setup
    Many newer computers display a brief screen, usually black and white, with the computer manufacturer's logo during POST.
    Entering the designated keystroke will take you into the BIOS Setup. Common keystrokes to enter the BIOS Setup are F1, F2, F10, and Del.
    On some computers, such as some Gateway or Compaq computers, graphics appear during the POST, and the BIOS information is hidden. You must press Esc to make these graphics disappear. Your monitor will then display the correct keystroke to enter.
    Note: If you press the key too early or too often, the BIOS may display an error message. To avoid this, wait about five seconds after turning the power on, and then press the key once or twice.
    What's the difference between BIOS and CMOS?
    Many people use the terms BIOS (basic input/output system) and CMOS (complementary metal oxide semiconductor) to refer to the same thing. Though they are related, they are distinct and separate components of a computer. The BIOS is the program that starts a computer up, and the CMOS is where the BIOS stores the date, time, and system configuration details it needs to start the computer.
    The BIOS is a small program that controls the computer from the time it powers on until the time the operating system takes over. The BIOS is firmware, which means it cannot store variable data.
    CMOS is a type of memory technology, but most people use the term to refer to the chip that stores variable data for startup. A computer's BIOS will initialize and control components like the floppy and hard drive controllers and the computer's hardware clock, but the specific parameters for startup and initializing components are stored in the CMOS.

    English-Albanian dictionary > BIOS

  • 112 contact

    ['kontækt] 1. noun
    1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) επαφή
    2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) επαφή
    3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) (χρήσιμη) γνωριμία
    4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) σημείο επαφής
    5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) άτομο που ήρθε σε επαφή
    6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) επαφή
    2. verb
    (to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) έρχομαι σε επαφή

    English-Greek dictionary > contact

  • 113 practical

    ['præktikəl]
    1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) πρακτκός,εμπειρικός
    2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) πρακτικός
    3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) πρακτικός
    •
    - practically
    - practical joke

    English-Greek dictionary > practical

  • 114 scrape the bottom of the barrel

    (to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) αναγκάζομαι να χρησιμοποιήσω και τη σκαρταδούρα

    English-Greek dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel

  • 115 scrape the bottom of the barrel

    (to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) sáhnout až na dno

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  • 116 scrape the bottom of the barrel

    (to (be obliged to) use the least useful, efficient, person or thing available: We're short of players for the game but including John would really be scraping the bottom of the barrel.) siahnuť až na dno

    English-Slovak dictionary > scrape the bottom of the barrel

  • 117 balance

    I ['bæləns] n
    - quick balance
    - electric balance
    - spring balance
    - assay balance
    - pan of balance
    - balance of the tongul of a balance     II ['bæləns] n
    1) равновесие, баланс, гармония, уравновешенность, самообладание

    He was thrown off balance when she ran into him. — Когда она натолкнулась на него, он потерял равновесие. /Когда она натолкнулась на него, он не смог устоять на ногах.

    She was off her balance with anger. — Она была вне себя от негодования.

    He kept his balance even at the most difficult moments. — Он не потерял самообладания даже в самые трудные минуты.

    I lost my balance and fell down the stairs. — Я оступился/потерял равновесие и упал с лестницы.

    An unexpected blow threw him off his balance. — Неожиданный удар сбил его с ног.

    I think that on balance he is a useful man. — Учитывая все обстоятельства, я считаю его полезным человеком.

    Alcohol causes lack of balance. — Под действием алкоголя человек теряет равновесие.

    Even a trifle may turn the balance. — Даже мелочь/случайность может изменить положение.

    After her illness her balance of mind was disturbed. — Болезнь подействовала на ее психику.

    - stable balance
    - doubtful balance
    - uncertain balance
    - heat balance
    - favourable balance
    - unfavourable balance
    - strategic balance
    - balance of good and evil
    - balance of probability
    - balance of mind
    - balance of colours
    - on balance
    - balance of nature
    - balance of power
    - man of unusual balance
    - want of balance
    - be a balance to smth, to smb
    - maintain the balance of power
    - keep one's balance
    - lose one's balance
    - be off one's balance
    - be in the balance
    - be in perfect balance
    - hold the balance
    - make out the balance
    - strike the balance
    - win a race with a nice balance in hand
    - be off balance

    He spent the balance of his life in travel. — Последние годы своей жизни он посвятил путешествиям.

    He gave the balance of his dinner to the dog. — Он отдал собаке остаток своего обеда.

    - balance of his life
    - balances with foreign banks
    - pay the balance
    3) баланс, остаток вклада, сальдо, смета
    See:

    My bank balance isn't very large any more. — У меня на счете в банке осталось очень немного.

    - rough balance
    - trial balance
    - sterling balances
    - annual balance sheet
    - one's bank balance
    - balance sheet
    - balance sheet profit
    - cash balance in hand
    - balance of goods and services
    - balance of orders
    - size of the balance in the account
    - bring accounts to balance
    - make up a balance sheet
    - make up the balance
    - overcome an adverse balance
    - keep large cash balances in accounts at the bank
    - settle a balance
    - freeze bank balances
    - bring accounts to a balance     III ['bæləns] v
    1) балансировать, сохранять равновесие, быть в равновесии, уравновешивать (что-либо; что-либо чем-либо)

    The boy was balancing on the chair. — Мальчик качался/раскачивался на стуле.

    One thing balances another. — Одно компенсирует другое.

    I hope that the figures for income and costs balance out. — Я надеюсь, что данные по поступлениям и расходам придут в соответствие друг с другом.

    Balanced herself half over the balcony-rail. — Она наполовину перевесилась через перила балкона.

    - balance oneself
    - balance on a rope
    - be mentally balanced
    - balance disadvantage by smth
    - balance out
    2) подводить итоги, подсчитывать баланс, подводить баланс
    - balance one's accounts
    - balance the accounts
    - balance the budget
    - accounts don't balance
    - turn the balance

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > balance

  • 118 get on to

    phrvi infml
    1)

    When she got on to the real reason for her husband being "kept late at the office" she made the fur fly — Когда она узнала о действительной причине, почему ее муж задерживается на работе, то она устроила грандиозный скандал

    2)

    People are beginning to get on to him — Люди начинают догадываться, что он за тип

    He tricked people for years until the police got on to him — Он годами обманывал людей, пока не попал в поле зрения полиции

    3)

    When do you think we're going to get on to something useful? — Когда мы, наконец, займемся чем-нибудь полезным?

    4)
    5)

    She's been getting on to me for a year to buy her a new coat — Она уже целый год пристает ко мне, чтобы я купил ей новое пальто

    6) AmE

    The children didn't quite get on to what the teacher was saying — Дети не совсем понимали, что говорит им учительница

    He was beginning to get on to the racket — Он начал рассекать, в чем тут дело

    The new dictionary of modern spoken language > get on to

  • 119 contact

    ['kontækt] 1. noun
    1) (physical touch or nearness: Her hands came into contact with acid; Has she been in contact with measles?) contact
    2) (communication: I've lost contact with all my old friends; We have succeeded in making (radio) contact with the ship; How can I get in contact with him?) contact
    3) (a person with influence, knowledge etc which might be useful: I made several good contacts in London.) relation(s)
    4) ((a place where) a wire etc carrying electric current (may be attached): the contacts on the battery.) contact
    5) (a person who has been near someone with an infectious disease: We must trace all known contacts of the cholera victim.) contaminateur/-trice possible
    6) (a person or thing that provides a means of communicating with someone: His radio is his only contact with the outside world.) lien
    2. verb
    (to get in touch with in order to give or share information etc: I'll contact you by telephone.) contacter

    English-French dictionary > contact

  • 120 practical

    ['præktikəl]
    1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) pratique
    2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) pratique
    3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) qui a le sens pratique
    •
    - practically - practical joke

    English-French dictionary > practical

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