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  • 1 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 During the sixth century CE, the Suevi kingdom was superseded by yet another Germanic tribe—the Christian Visigoths.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, 714-1140
       The 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, 1140-1385
       Two 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 in
       Portugal (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, 1385-1580
       The 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, 1580-1640
       Despite 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, 1640-1822
       Foreign 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 the
       Church (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, 1822-1910
       During 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, 1910-26
       Portugal'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), 1926-74
       During 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, 1974-76
       Following 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 until
       UN intervention in September 1999. Following UN rule for several years, East Timor attained full independence on 20 May 2002.
       Consolidation of Democracy, 1976-2000
       After 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.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Historical Portugal

  • 2 Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

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    b. 21 October 1860 Cincinnatus, Cortland County, New York, USA
    d. 16 June 1930 Brooklyn, New York, USA
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    American entrepreneur who invented the gyrocompass.
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    Sperry was born into a farming community in Cortland County. He received a rudimentary education at the local school, but an interest in mechanical devices was aroused by the agricultural machinery he saw around him. His attendance at the Normal School in Cortland provided a useful theoretical background to his practical knowledge. He emerged in 1880 with an urge to pursue invention in electrical engineering, then a new and growing branch of technology. Within two years he was able to patent and demonstrate his arc lighting system, complete with its own generator, incorporating new methods of regulating its output. The Sperry Electric Light, Motor and Car Brake Company was set up to make and market the system, but it was difficult to keep pace with electric-lighting developments such as the incandescent lamp and alternating current, and the company ceased in 1887 and was replaced by the Sperry Electric Company, which itself was taken over by the General Electric Company.
    In the 1890s Sperry made useful inventions in electric mining machinery and then in electric street-or tramcars, with his patent electric brake and control system. The patents for the brake were important enough to be bought by General Electric. From 1894 to 1900 he was manufacturing electric motor cars of his own design, and in 1900 he set up a laboratory in Washington, where he pursued various electrochemical processes.
    In 1896 he began to work on the practical application of the principle of the gyroscope, where Sperry achieved his most notable inventions, the first of which was the gyrostabilizer for ships. The relatively narrow-hulled steamship rolled badly in heavy seas and in 1904 Ernst Otto Schuck, a German naval engineer, and Louis Brennan in England began experiments to correct this; their work stimulated Sperry to develop his own device. In 1908 he patented the active gyrostabilizer, which acted to correct a ship's roll as soon as it started. Three years later the US Navy agreed to try it on a destroyer, the USS Worden. The successful trials of the following year led to widespread adoption. Meanwhile, in 1910, Sperry set up the Sperry Gyroscope Company to extend the application to commercial shipping.
    At the same time, Sperry was working to apply the gyroscope principle to the ship's compass. The magnetic compass had worked well in wooden ships, but iron hulls and electrical machinery confused it. The great powers' race to build up their navies instigated an urgent search for a solution. In Germany, Anschütz-Kämpfe (1872–1931) in 1903 tested a form of gyrocompass and was encouraged by the authorities to demonstrate the device on the German flagship, the Deutschland. Its success led Sperry to develop his own version: fortunately for him, the US Navy preferred a home-grown product to a German one and gave Sperry all the backing he needed. A successful trial on a destroyer led to widespread acceptance in the US Navy, and Sperry was soon receiving orders from the British Admiralty and the Russian Navy.
    In the rapidly developing field of aeronautics, automatic stabilization was becoming an urgent need. In 1912 Sperry began work on a gyrostabilizer for aircraft. Two years later he was able to stage a spectacular demonstration of such a device at an air show near Paris.
    Sperry continued research, development and promotion in military and aviation technology almost to the last. In 1926 he sold the Sperry Gyroscope Company to enable him to devote more time to invention.
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    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    John Fritz Medal 1927. President, American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1928.
    Bibliography
    Sperry filed over 400 patents, of which two can be singled out: 1908. US patent no. 434,048 (ship gyroscope); 1909. US patent no. 519,533 (ship gyrocompass set).
    Further Reading
    T.P.Hughes, 1971, Elmer Sperry, Inventor and Engineer, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press (a full and well-documented biography, with lists of his patents and published writings).
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

  • 3 work\ out

    1. I
    the plan worked out план оказался удачным; the sum (the crossword puzzle, the problem, etc.) won't (does not) work out задача и т.д. не выходит /не решается/
    2. II
    work out in some manner his plan worked out badly его план провалился, из его плана ничего не вышло; how would it work out? что из этого выйдет?; it is impossible to tell how the situation will work out нельзя сказать, во что это выльется /как разрешится данная ситуация/
    3. III
    1) work out smth. /smth. out/ work out a program (me) (a plan, a scheme of invasion, new methods, a system, a detailed arrangement, an idea, etc.) разрабатывать программу и т.д.; work out a solution to a problem найти решение вопроса; work out a just settlement справедливо урегулировать вопрос; work out a compromise выработать компромиссное решение; work out a formula вывести формулу; work out one's own destiny решить свою собственную судьбу
    2) work out smth. work out a sum (a puzzle, a problem, etc.) решать задачу и т.А; work out smb.'s share of expenses подсчитать чью-л. делю расходов; work out a message разобрать записку; work out a ceded letter расшифровать зашифрованное письмо
    4. XI
    be worked out at some time the coal-mine was worked out long ago шахта давно истощилась; the subject was soon worked out as a topic of conversation как предмет для разговора эта тема скоро исчерпала себя
    5. XVI
    1) work out for smb. it will work out very well for me для меня это окончится очень хорошо; work out to smth. work out to our mutual advantage оказаться обоюдно выгодным
    2) work out at smth. the cost (the travelling expenses, the fares, the average price, etc.) works out at f 6 (at a dollar, at a great sum, etc.) стоимость и т.д. исчисляется в шесть фунтов и т.д.
    6. XXI1
    work out smth. /smth. out/ for smb. let her work things out for herself пусть она сама во всем разберется
    7. XXV
    work out what... (how..., etc.) we must work out what we want to say нам надо обдумать, что [нам] сказать; I tried to work out what she meant я пытался понять, что она имеет в виду; they worked out how to escape они разработали план побега

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > work\ out

  • 4 method

    1) метод; способ; средство
    2) система; порядок
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    - method of applying liquid lubrication - method of calculation - method of column analogy - method of comparison - method of connecting - method of determining bending moments by fixed points - method of directions - method of elastic arch - method of elastic weights - method of electric needles - method of exchange of members - method of firing - method of fixed points - method of images - method of initial parameters - method of joints - method of least squares - method of least work - method of limit equilibrium - method of minimum strain energy - method of moments - method of movement - method of operation - method of payment - method of planning - method of production - method of redundant reactions - method of rotations - method of sections - method of separate joint displacement - method of slopes - method of stowage - method of strain measurement method - method of substitute redundant members - method of successive approximations - method of successive corrections - method of training - method of transportation - method of working - method of zero moment points - methods of network planning and control - ad hoc method - advertising method - aero-projection method - air-permeability method - airslide method - approximation method - arbitrary proportions method - area moment method - artificial islands method - ball method of testing - bench method - bidding methods - brush method of treatment timber - building methods - caisson method - cantilever method of design - cassette method of production of thin-slab structures - central mixing method - centre drift method - centrifuge method - centroidal method of design - change-in-stress method - chemical injection method - closed building method - column analogy method of design - compressed-air method of tunnelling - concrete testing method - cone method - construction works quality control method - core-drill method - correlation method - cut-and-cover method - cut-and-try method - cylinder method - deflection method - design methods - development method - dip method - dipping method of treatment timber - effective method - electrolytic method - emulsified-asphalt penetration method - energy method - equal load increments method - equal strain method - error method - fabrication method - fixing method - float and chains method - flow-line conveyer method - force method - graphical method - heading method of tunnelling - hot-air heating standpipe method - hot penetration method - hydraulic fill method - impact method - kinematic method - lacquer film method - land-assembly methods - lift-slab method - limit equilibrium method - limit stage design method - line production method - loading method - magnaflux method - mechanical method by pumps - membrane method of waterproofing - mixed-in-place method - mock-up methods of design - modular ratio method - moire fringe method - moment area method - moment-distribution method - moment-of-inertia method of designing - mud-jack method - mulch method - near end moment distribution method - neutral-points method - non-destructive testing methods - normal method - packing methods - patented method of construction - penetration method - percussive pneumatic method of riveting - photo-elastic method of stress-determination - photo-elasticity method - pilot method - pilot tunnel method - pin-and-string method - pipe-bridge method - plastic method of design - plastic theory method - polarized light method - portal method of design - pounding method of curing concrete - production line method of construction - qualitative methods - quantitative methods - relaxation method - ring-and-ball method - rolled-on method - safe method of heat insulation - safety methods - sampling method - sand-bearing method of testing clay pipes - sand-island method - scheduling method - seismic method of prospecting - simultaneous construction method - slope deflection method - spatial self-fixation erection method - statistical analysis method - stovepipe pipe-laying method - strain-energy method - successive construction method - surface-coating method of waterproofing - synthetic method of restoration - thixotropic liquid method - tilt-up method - top-heading method - transfiguration method - trial-load method - turnover method - ultimate-strength method - ultrasonic pulse velocity method - void method of proportioning - volume method of concrete mix design - volumetric method - water-jet method of pile-driving - weight method - well-point method of excavation - work method - working stress method of design
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    метод, способ; система; порядок; методика; технология
    - method of analysis
    - method of application
    - method of attack
    - method of bearing and distances
    - method of bipolar coordinates
    - method of calculation
    - method of design
    - method of detail survey
    - method of elastic weights
    - method of electric needles
    - method of expansion into series
    - method of fixed points
    - method of intersection
    - method of joint isolation
    - method of least work
    - methods of manufacture
    - method of minimum strain energy
    - method of moment distribution
    - method of radiation
    - method of redistribution of pressure
    - method of sections
    - method of steam jet
    - methods of structural analysis
    - method of successive approximations
    - methods of testing
    - method of water needles
    - accepted method of building
    - accepted method of house construction
    - accurate method of analysis
    - adhesive nail-on method
    - admittance method
    - advanced methods of concreting
    - advance slope method
    - aggregate exposure method
    - air permeability method
    - alternate methods
    - American method
    - analytical method of determining reactions
    - API method of pile design
    - approximate method
    - approximation method
    - area method
    - area-moment method
    - assembly methods
    - Austrian method
    - autogenous curing method
    - balanced cantilever method
    - Belgian method
    - Benoto method
    - bentonite method
    - Billner method
    - "bin" method
    - boiling water method
    - boom placement concreting method
    - bricklaying methods
    - building method
    - building block module method
    - cable method of rock stressing
    - calculation method
    - cantilever method
    - Chicago method
    - circular-arc method
    - Coast-Survey method
    - collapse method of structural design
    - combined finite strip-finite element method
    - compaction methods of clays
    - conjugate beam method
    - consistency measurement method
    - construction methods
    - construction and erection methods
    - contiguous pile method
    - continuous-flight augers method
    - continuous-sample method of advance
    - convergence method
    - critical method
    - critical path method
    - Cross moment distribution method
    - Cross method
    - cross-section method
    - current design methods
    - cut-and-cover method
    - dampproofing methods
    - displacement method
    - displacement method of advance
    - dual-rail method
    - dummy unit-load method
    - dust-spot method
    - Dutch cone method
    - earth pressure balanced tunneling method
    - elastic center method
    - elastic weights method
    - electric analogy method
    - electric resisting method
    - energy method
    - equal friction method of duct sizing
    - equal friction method
    - equivalent load method
    - erection method
    - fast track construction methods
    - fatigue test method
    - finite difference method
    - finite element method
    - finite strip method
    - flight auger method
    - flotation caisson method
    - flue loss method
    - folded plate method of analysis
    - force method
    - free cantilever method of construction
    - general method of analysis
    - Glotzl hydraulic cell method
    - Gow method
    - Hardy Cross method
    - housing appraisal method
    - in-duct method
    - industrialized methods of construction
    - iterative method
    - jack method
    - jacking method
    - lacquer curtain coating method
    - laser beam method
    - leap-frog method
    - limit equilibrium method
    - limit state method
    - listening methods
    - load factor design method
    - mandrel method
    - mathematical method of design
    - matrix method of structural analysis
    - maturity method
    - measuring method
    - mixed-mode method
    - mix-in-place method
    - modern building methods
    - modular ratio method
    - moiré fringe method
    - moment-balance method
    - nondestructive methods of tests
    - normal method of quality control
    - null method
    - numerical method
    - one-rail method
    - optical square method
    - permissible stress method
    - phototheodolite method
    - plastic methods of structural analysis
    - plate count method
    - precast concrete manufacturing methods
    - pressuremeter method
    - proven construction methods
    - p-y method of pile design
    - rapid test method
    - ratio method of balancing
    - rebound hammer method
    - reference point method
    - relaxation method
    - reproducible methods
    - resistivity method
    - resonant-frequency method
    - reverberant field method
    - Rockwell method of hardness testing
    - safe method
    - safe working methods
    - secant interlocking pile method
    - secant pile method
    - seismic method of surveying
    - seismic reflection method
    - seismic refraction method
    - semiprobabilistic design method
    - shear transfer method
    - shock response method of pile testing
    - sliding-wedge method
    - slope deflection method
    - solar radiation method
    - sonic method
    - special method of quality control
    - standard test method
    - static regain method of duct sizing
    - static regain method
    - statistical design method
    - step-by-step method
    - strength design method
    - strength evaluation method
    - successive approximations method
    - suspended cantilever method
    - swamp shooting method
    - Tagg method
    - tangent modulus method
    - test methods
    - Theis method
    - thixotropic liquid method
    - three-point method
    - tilt-up method
    - time-saving method of construction
    - TNO method of analysis
    - TNO method of pile testing
    - transit and stadia method
    - tremie method
    - truss analogy method
    - turn-of-nut method
    - ultrasonic pulse velocity method
    - vacuum concrete method of bridge construction
    - valveless pulse-jet method
    - vane shear method
    - velocity reduction method of duct sizing
    - velocity reduction method
    - vibratory method
    - Vickers method of hardness testing
    - volume method of measuring aggregates
    - warm water method
    - water fog spray method
    - western bricklaying method
    - western method
    - working-stress design method

    Англо-русский строительный словарь > method

  • 5 use

    1.
    [ju:s] noun
    1) Gebrauch, der; (of dictionary, calculator, room) Benutzung, die; (of word, expression; of pesticide, garlic, herb, spice) Verwendung, die; (of name, title) Führung, die; (of alcohol, drugs) Konsum, der

    the use of brutal means/methods — die Anwendung brutaler Mittel/Methoden

    the use of troops/teargas/violence — der Einsatz von Truppen/Tränengas/die Gewaltanwendung

    constant/rough use — dauernder Gebrauch/schlechte Behandlung

    [not] be in use — [nicht] in Gebrauch sein

    be no longer in use — nicht mehr verwendet werden

    be in daily etc. use — täglich usw. in Gebrauch od. Benutzung sein

    go/fall out of use — außer Gebrauch kommen

    instructions/directions for use — Gebrauchsanweisung, die

    ready for [immediate] use — [sofort] gebrauchsfertig

    batteries for use in or with watches — Batterien [speziell] für Armbanduhren

    a course for use in schools — ein Kurs für die Schule od. zur Verwendung im Schulunterricht

    for personal/private use — für den persönlichen Gebrauch/den Privatgebrauch

    for external use only — nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

    for use in an emergency/only in case of fire — für den Notfall/nur bei Feuer zu benutzen

    with careful etc. use — bei sorgsamer usw. Behandlung

    make use of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas gebrauchen/(exploit) ausnutzen

    make the best use of something/it — das Beste aus etwas/daraus machen

    make good use of, turn or put to good use — gut nutzen [Zeit, Talent, Geld]

    2) (utility, usefulness) Nutzen, der

    these tools/clothes will be of use to somebody — dieses Werkzeug wird/diese Kleider werden für jemanden von Nutzen sein

    is it of [any] use? — ist das [irgendwie] zu gebrauchen od. von Nutzen?

    be [of] no use [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts nützen

    he is [of] no use in a crisis/as a manager — er ist in einer Krise/als Manager zu nichts nütze od. (ugs.) nicht zu gebrauchen

    it's no use [doing that] — es hat keinen Zweck od. Sinn[, das zu tun]

    you're/that's a fat lot of use — (coll. iron.) du bist ja eine schöne Hilfe/davon haben wir aber was (ugs. iron.)

    what's the use of that/of doing that? — was nützt das/was nützt es, das zu tun?

    oh well, what's the use! — ach, was soll's schon! (ugs.)

    3) (purpose) Verwendung, die; Verwendungszweck, der

    have its/one's uses — seinen Nutzen haben

    have/find a use for something/somebody — für etwas/jemanden Verwendung haben/finden

    have no/not much use for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden nicht/kaum brauchen

    put something to a good/a new use — etwas sinnvoll/auf neu[artig]e Weise verwenden

    4) (right or power of using)

    [have the] use of kitchen and bathroom — Küchen- und Badbenutzung [haben]

    let somebody have or give somebody the use of something — jemanden etwas benutzen lassen

    2.
    [ju:z] transitive verb
    1) benutzen; nutzen [Gelegenheit]; anwenden [Gewalt]; einsetzen [Tränengas, Wasserwerfer]; in Anspruch nehmen [Firma, Agentur, Agenten, Dienstleistung]; nutzen [Zeit, Gelegenheit, Talent, Erfahrung]; führen [Namen, Titel]

    do you know how to use this tool? — kannst du mit diesem Werkzeug umgehen?

    anything you say may be used in evidence — was Sie sagen, kann vor Gericht verwendet werden

    use somebody's name [as a reference] — sich [als Empfehlung] auf jemanden berufen

    I could use the money/a drink — (coll.) ich könnte das Geld brauchen/einen Drink vertragen (ugs.)

    use one's time to do something — seine Zeit dazu nutzen, etwas zu tun

    2) (consume as material) verwenden

    use gas/oil for heating — mit Gas/Öl heizen

    ‘use sparingly’ — "sparsam verwenden!"

    3) (take habitually)

    use drugs/heroin — etc. Drogen/Heroin usw. nehmen

    4) (employ in speaking or writing) benutzen; gebrauchen; verwenden
    5) (exercise, apply) Gebrauch machen von [Autorität, Einfluss, Können, Menschenverstand]

    use diplomacy/tact [in one's dealings etc. with somebody] — [bei jemandem] diplomatisch vorgehen/[zu jemandem] taktvoll sein

    use a method/tactics — eine Methode anwenden/nach einer [bestimmten] Taktik vorgehen

    7) (treat) behandeln

    use somebody/something well/badly — jemanden/etwas gut/schlecht behandeln

    8)

    I used to live in London/work in a factory — früher habe ich in London gelebt/in einer Fabrik gearbeitet

    he used to be very shy — er war früher sehr schüchtern

    my mother always used to say... — meine Mutter hat immer gesagt od. pflegte zu sagen...

    this used to be my room — das war [früher] mein Zimmer

    I used not or I did not use — or (coll.)

    I didn't use or (coll.) I use[d]n't to smoke — früher habe ich nicht geraucht

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/93389/use_up">use up
    * * *
    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) benutzen
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) verbrauchen
    •
    - usable
    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to     II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) der Gebrauch
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) die Verwendbarkeit
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) der Nutzen
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) die Fähigkeit(etwas)zu gebrauchen
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) das Benutzungsrecht
    •
    - useful
    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use
    * * *
    I. vt
    [ju:z]
    1. (make use of, utilize)
    ▪ to \use sth etw benutzen; building, one's skills, training, talent etw nutzen; method etw anwenden
    this glass has been \used dieses Glas ist schon benutzt
    I could \use some help ich könnte etwas Hilfe gebrauchen
    I could \use a drink now ich könnte jetzt einen Drink vertragen fam
    this table could \use a wipe diesen Tisch könnte man auch mal wieder abwischen
    these lights are \used for illuminating the playing area mit diesen Lichtern wird die Spielfläche beleuchtet
    what perfume do you \use? welches Parfüm nimmst du?
    what shampoo do you \use? welches Shampoo benutzt du?
    I've got to \use the toilet ich muss auf die Toilette
    to \use alcohol Alkohol trinken
    to \use one's brains seinen Verstand benutzen
    to \use a chance eine Gelegenheit nutzen
    to \use a dictionary ein Wörterbuch verwenden
    to \use drugs Drogen nehmen
    to \use military force against sb Militärgewalt gegen jdn einsetzen
    to \use an idea eine Idee verwenden
    to \use logic logisch denken
    to \use one's money to do sth sein Geld dazu verwenden, etw zu tun
    to \use sb's name jds Name verwenden; (as reference) sich akk auf jdn berufen
    she \uses the name Mary Punk sie nennt sich Mary Punk
    to \use poison gas/truncheons/chemical warfare Giftgas/Schlagstöcke/chemische Waffen einsetzen
    to \use a pseudonym ein Pseudonym benutzen
    to \use service eine Dienstleistung in Anspruch nehmen
    to \use swear words fluchen
    to \use one's time to do sth seine Zeit dazu nutzen, etw zu tun
    you should \use your free time more constructively du solltest deine freie Zeit sinnvoller nutzen!
    to \use violence Gewalt anwenden
    ▪ to \use sth to do sth etw benutzen [o verwenden], um etw zu tun
    \use scissors to cut the shapes out schneiden Sie die Formen mit einer Schere aus
    you can \use this brush to apply the paint du kannst die Farbe mit diesem Pinsel auftragen
    ▪ to \use sth:
    \use your head [or BRIT also loaf] jetzt schalt doch mal dein Hirn ein! sl
    \use your imagination! lass doch mal deine Fantasie spielen!
    to \use common sense seinen gesunden Menschenverstand benutzen
    to \use discretion/tact diskret/taktvoll sein
    ▪ to \use sth etw verbrauchen
    we've \used nearly all the bread wir haben fast kein Brot mehr
    what do you \use for heating? womit heizen Sie?
    there's no more paper after this is \used wenn wir dieses Papier aufgebraucht haben, ist keines mehr da
    this radio \uses 1.5 volt batteries für dieses Radio braucht man 1,5 Volt Batterien
    to \use energy Energie verbrauchen
    4. ( usu pej: manipulate, impose upon)
    ▪ to \use sb jdn benutzen; (exploit)
    ▪ to \use sb/sth jdn/etw ausnutzen
    to \use sb badly/well jdn schlecht/gut behandeln
    he's \used her despicably er hat ihr übel mitgespielt
    II. n
    [ju:s]
    1. (application, employment) Verwendung f ( for für + akk); of dictionary also Benutzung f; of labour Einsatz m; of leftovers Verwertung f; of talent, experience Nutzung m
    don't throw that away, you'll find a \use for it one day wirf das nicht weg — eines Tages wirst du es schon noch irgendwie verwenden können
    a food processor has a variety of \uses in the kitchen eine Küchenmaschine kann man auf ganz unterschiedliche Weise in der Küche einsetzen
    they've called for further restrictions on the \use of leaded petrol sie forderten weitere Einschränkungen für die Verwendung von verbleitem Benzin
    she lost the \use of her fingers in the accident seit dem Unfall kann sie ihre Finger nicht mehr benutzen
    the \use of alcohol/drugs der Alkohol-/Drogenkonsum
    by the \use of deception durch Täuschung
    directions for \use Gebrauchsanweisung f
    for \use in an emergency für den Notfall
    for \use in case of fire bei Feuer
    the \use of force/a particular method die Anwendung von Gewalt/einer bestimmten Methode
    the correct \use of language der korrekte Sprachgebrauch
    the \use of poison gas/truncheons/chemical warfare der Einsatz von Tränengas/Schlagstöcken/chemischen Waffen
    to be in daily \use täglich verwendet werden
    for external \use only nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung
    to be no longer in \use nicht mehr benutzt werden
    ready for \use gebrauchsfertig; machine einsatzbereit
    for private \use only nur für den Privatgebrauch
    to come into \use in Gebrauch kommen
    to find a \use for sth für etw akk Verwendung finden
    to go [or fall] out of \use nicht mehr benutzt werden
    to have no [further] \use for sth keine Verwendung [mehr] für etw akk haben
    do you have any \use for these old notes? kannst du diese alten Unterlagen irgendwie verwenden?
    to make \use of sth etw benutzen [o ÖSTERR a. benützen]; experience, talent etw nutzen; leftovers etw verwenden; connections von etw dat Gebrauch machen
    can you make \use of that? kannst du das gebrauchen?
    to put sth to \use etw verwenden
    to be able to put sth to good \use etw gut verwenden können
    to be able to put one's experience to good \use seine Erfahrung gut einbringen können
    in/out of \use in/außer Gebrauch
    2. (consumption) Verwendung f
    building a dam would be a \use of financial resources which this country cannot afford für einen Dammbau würde dieses Land Gelder verwenden müssen, die es nicht aufbringen kann
    3. (usefulness) Nutzen m
    is this of any \use at all? nützt das vielleicht was? fam
    can I be of any \use? kann ich vielleicht irgendwie behilflich sein?
    what's the \use of shouting? was bringt es denn herumzuschreien?
    there's no \use complaining Herumjammern bringt auch nichts fam
    what \use is praying? wozu soll das Beten nutzen?
    it has its \uses das kann auch nützlich sein
    he's no \use as an editor als Redakteur ist er nicht zu gebrauchen
    what's the \use was soll's! fam; ( pej fam)
    that's a fat lot of \use da haben wir ja auch was von! iron fam
    to be no \use keine Hilfe sein
    to be no/not much \use to sb jdm nichts/nicht viel nützen
    ▪ to be of \use to sb für jdn von Nutzen [o nützlich] sein
    is this of any \use to you? kannst du das vielleicht gebrauchen?
    ▪ it's no \use [doing sth] es hat keinen Zweck[, etw zu tun]
    it's no \use — I just can't stand the man es hilft alles nichts — ich kann den Mann einfach nicht ausstehen!
    it's no \use trying to escape — no one has ever got away before wir brauchen erst gar nicht versuchen auszubrechen — das hat bisher noch keiner geschafft!
    to have the \use of sth bathroom, car etw benutzen [o ÖSTERR a. benützen] dürfen
    to give sb [or let sb have] the \use of sth jdn etw benutzen [o ÖSTERR a. benützen] lassen
    5. (custom) Brauch m
    ▪ to be out of [or AM, AUS usu not in] \use nicht funktionieren
    the escalator is out of \use der Aufzug ist außer Betrieb
    7. REL Ritual nt
    8. LAW ( old) Nießbrauch m fachspr
    * * *
    I [juːz]
    1. vt
    1) (= utilize) benutzen; dictionary, means, tools, object, materials verwenden, benutzen; sb's suggestion, idea verwenden; word, literary style gebrauchen, verwenden, benutzen; swear words gebrauchen, benutzen; brains, intelligence gebrauchen; method, system, technique, therapy, force, trickery anwenden; one's abilities, powers of persuasion, one's strength aufwenden, anwenden; tact, care walten lassen; drugs einnehmen

    use only in emergencies — nur im Notfall gebrauchen or benutzen

    I have to use the toilet before I go —

    to use sth for sth —

    he used it as a spoon the police used truncheons — er hat es als Löffel benutzt or verwendet die Polizei setzte Schlagstöcke ein, die Polizei benutzte or gebrauchte Schlagstöcke

    the money is to be used to set up a trust —

    what sort of fuel do you use? — welchen Treibstoff verwenden Sie?, mit welchem Treibstoff fahren Sie?

    why don't you use a hammer? — warum nehmen Sie nicht einen Hammer dazu?, warum benutzen or verwenden Sie nicht einen Hammer dazu?

    to use sb's name — jds Namen verwenden or benutzen; (as reference) jds Namen angeben, sich auf jdn berufen

    2) (= make use of, exploit) information, one's training, talents, resources, chances, opportunity (aus)nutzen, (aus)nützen (S Ger); advantage nutzen; waste products nutzen, verwerten

    you can use the leftovers to make a soup —

    3) (inf)
    4) (= use up, consume) verbrauchen
    5) (obs, liter: treat) behandeln

    how has the world been using you? (not obs, liter) — wie gehts, wie stehts?

    6) (pej: exploit) ausnutzen

    I feel ( I've just been) used — ich habe das Gefühl, man hat mich ausgenutzt; (sexually) ich komme mir missbraucht vor

    2. n
    [juːs]
    1) (= employment) Verwendung f; (of materials, tools, means, dictionary) Benutzung f, Verwendung f; (= operation of machines etc) Benutzung f; (= working with of dictionary, calculator etc) Gebrauch m; (of word, style) Gebrauch m, Verwendung f; (of swearwords, arms, intelligence) Gebrauch m; (of method, system, technique, force, powers of persuasion) Anwendung f; (of personnel, truncheons etc) Verwendung f, Einsatz m; (of drugs) Einnahme f

    the use of a calculator to solve... — die Verwendung eines Rechners, um... zu lösen

    for external use —

    ready for use — gebrauchsfertig; machine einsatzbereit

    to make use of sth — von etw Gebrauch machen, etw benutzen

    in use/out of use — in or im/außer Gebrauch; machines also in/außer Betrieb

    to be in daily use/no longer in use — täglich/nicht mehr benutzt or verwendet or gebraucht werden

    2) (= exploitation, making use of) Nutzung f; (of waste products, leftovers etc) Verwertung f

    to make good/bad use of sth — etw gut/schlecht nutzen

    3) (= way of using) Verwendung f

    to learn the use of sth — lernen, wie etw verwendet or benutzt or gebraucht wird

    to have no use for (lit, fig) — nicht gebrauchen können, keine Verwendung haben für

    to have no further use for sb/sth — keine Verwendung mehr haben für jdn/etw, jdn/etw nicht mehr brauchen

    4) (= usefulness) Nutzen m

    this is no use any more — das taugt nichts mehr, das ist zu nichts mehr zu gebrauchen

    is this (of) any use to you? — können Sie das brauchen?, können Sie damit was anfangen?

    he/it has his/its uses — er/das ist ganz nützlich

    you're no use to me if you can't spell — du nützt mir nichts, wenn du keine Rechtschreibung kannst

    he's no use as a goalkeeper — er taugt nicht als Torhüter, er ist als Torhüter nicht zu gebrauchen

    a (fat) lot of use that will be to you! (iro inf) — da hast du aber was davon

    this is no use, we must start work — so hat das keinen Zweck or Sinn, wir müssen etwas tun

    it's no use you or your protesting — es hat keinen Sinn or es nützt nichts, wenn du protestierst

    what's the use of telling him? — was nützt es, wenn man es ihm sagt?

    what's the use in trying/going? — wozu überhaupt versuchen/gehen?

    ah, what's the use! — ach, was solls!

    5) (= right) Nutznießung f (JUR)

    to give sb the use of sth — jdn etw benutzen lassen; of car also, of money jdm etw zur Verfügung stellen

    6) (= custom) Brauch m, Usus m (geh)
    7) (ECCL) Brauch m
    II [juːs]
    vb aux
    See:
    → used
    * * *
    use [juːz]
    A v/t
    1. gebrauchen, benutzen, an-, verwenden, sich (gen) bedienen, Gebrauch machen von, eine Gelegenheit etc nutzen oder sich zunutze machen:
    use one’s brains den Verstand gebrauchen, seinen Kopf anstrengen;
    use care Sorgfalt verwenden;
    use force Gewalt anwenden;
    use one’s legs zu Fuß gehen;
    may I use your name? darf ich mich auf Sie berufen?;
    use a right von einem Recht Gebrauch machen;
    anything you say may be used against you JUR alles, was Sie sagen, kann gegen Sie verwendet werden
    2. ein Gerät etc handhaben
    3. verwenden (on auf akk)
    a) auf-, verbrauchen, jemandes Kraft erschöpfen,
    b) umg jemanden fertigmachen, erschöpfen: → used1 2
    5. a) besonders US gewohnheitsmäßig zu sich nehmen:
    use drugs Drogen nehmen;
    use tobacco rauchen
    b) brauchen:
    6. behandeln, verfahren mit:
    use sb ill jemanden schlecht behandeln;
    how has the world used you? umg wie ist es dir ergangen?
    7. pej jemanden benutzen, auch eine Situation etc ausnutzen
    8. Zeit verbringen
    B v/i obs (außer im prät) pflegen ( to do zu tun):
    it used to be said that … man pflegte zu sagen, dass …;
    he does not come as often as he used to er kommt nicht mehr so oft wie früher oder sonst;
    he used to be a polite man er war früher oder sonst (immer) sehr höflich;
    he used to live here er wohnte früher hier;
    she used to astonish me with … sie überraschte mich immer wieder mit …;
    I used to smoke ich hab früher oder einmal geraucht;
    did you really use to smoke? hast du früher wirklich geraucht?
    C s [juːs]
    1. Gebrauch m, Benutzung f, An-, Verwendung f:
    for use zum Gebrauch;
    for use in schools für den Schulgebrauch;
    in use in Gebrauch, gebräuchlich;
    be in daily use täglich gebraucht werden;
    be in common use allgemein gebräuchlich sein;
    come into use in Gebrauch kommen;
    out of use nicht in Gebrauch, nicht mehr gebräuchlich;
    fall ( oder pass) out of use ungebräuchlich werden, außer Gebrauch kommen;
    with use durch (ständigen) Gebrauch;
    make use of Gebrauch machen von, benutzen;
    make use of sb’s name sich auf jemanden berufen;
    make (a) bad use of (einen) schlechten Gebrauch machen von;
    make full use of sth etwas voll ausnützen;
    peaceful uses pl of atomic energy friedliche Nutzung der Atomenergie
    2. a) Verwendung(szweck) f(m)
    b) Brauchbarkeit f, Verwendbarkeit f
    c) Zweck m, Sinn m, Nutzen m, Nützlichkeit f:
    of use (to) nützlich (dat), brauchbar oder von Nutzen (für);
    of no use nutz-, zwecklos, unbrauchbar, unnütz;
    is this of use to you? können Sie das (ge)brauchen?;
    crying is no use Weinen führt zu nichts;
    it is no ( oder it isn’t any) use talking es ist nutz- oder zwecklos zu reden, es hat keinen Zweck zu reden;
    what is the use of it? was hat das (überhaupt) für einen Zweck?;
    a) nicht brauchen können,
    b) mit etwas od jemandem nichts anfangen können,
    c) bes US umg nichts übrighaben für jemanden od etwas;
    put to (good) use (gut) an- oder verwenden;
    this tool has different uses dieses Gerät kann für verschiedene Zwecke verwendet werden; → further B 1
    3. Kraft f oder Fähigkeit f (etwas) zu gebrauchen, Gebrauch m:
    he lost the use of his right eye er kann auf dem rechten Auge nichts mehr sehen;
    have the use of one’s limbs sich bewegen können
    4. Benutzungsrecht n:
    have the use of sth etwas benutzen können oder dürfen
    5. Gewohnheit f, Brauch m:
    6. JUR
    a) Nießbrauch m, Nutznießung f
    b) Nutzen m
    7. oft Use REL liturgischer Brauch, (Kirchen)Brauch m
    * * *
    1.
    [ju:s] noun
    1) Gebrauch, der; (of dictionary, calculator, room) Benutzung, die; (of word, expression; of pesticide, garlic, herb, spice) Verwendung, die; (of name, title) Führung, die; (of alcohol, drugs) Konsum, der

    the use of brutal means/methods — die Anwendung brutaler Mittel/Methoden

    the use of troops/teargas/violence — der Einsatz von Truppen/Tränengas/die Gewaltanwendung

    constant/rough use — dauernder Gebrauch/schlechte Behandlung

    [not] be in use — [nicht] in Gebrauch sein

    be in daily etc. use — täglich usw. in Gebrauch od. Benutzung sein

    go/fall out of use — außer Gebrauch kommen

    instructions/directions for use — Gebrauchsanweisung, die

    ready for [immediate] use — [sofort] gebrauchsfertig

    batteries for use in or with watches — Batterien [speziell] für Armbanduhren

    a course for use in schools — ein Kurs für die Schule od. zur Verwendung im Schulunterricht

    for personal/private use — für den persönlichen Gebrauch/den Privatgebrauch

    for use in an emergency/only in case of fire — für den Notfall/nur bei Feuer zu benutzen

    with careful etc. use — bei sorgsamer usw. Behandlung

    make use of somebody/something — jemanden/etwas gebrauchen/ (exploit) ausnutzen

    make the best use of something/it — das Beste aus etwas/daraus machen

    make good use of, turn or put to good use — gut nutzen [Zeit, Talent, Geld]

    2) (utility, usefulness) Nutzen, der

    these tools/clothes will be of use to somebody — dieses Werkzeug wird/diese Kleider werden für jemanden von Nutzen sein

    is it of [any] use? — ist das [irgendwie] zu gebrauchen od. von Nutzen?

    be [of] no use [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts nützen

    he is [of] no use in a crisis/as a manager — er ist in einer Krise/als Manager zu nichts nütze od. (ugs.) nicht zu gebrauchen

    it's no use [doing that] — es hat keinen Zweck od. Sinn[, das zu tun]

    you're/that's a fat lot of use — (coll. iron.) du bist ja eine schöne Hilfe/davon haben wir aber was (ugs. iron.)

    what's the use of that/of doing that? — was nützt das/was nützt es, das zu tun?

    oh well, what's the use! — ach, was soll's schon! (ugs.)

    3) (purpose) Verwendung, die; Verwendungszweck, der

    have its/one's uses — seinen Nutzen haben

    have/find a use for something/somebody — für etwas/jemanden Verwendung haben/finden

    have no/not much use for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden nicht/kaum brauchen

    put something to a good/a new use — etwas sinnvoll/auf neu[artig]e Weise verwenden

    [have the] use of kitchen and bathroom — Küchen- und Badbenutzung [haben]

    let somebody have or give somebody the use of something — jemanden etwas benutzen lassen

    2.
    [ju:z] transitive verb
    1) benutzen; nutzen [Gelegenheit]; anwenden [Gewalt]; einsetzen [Tränengas, Wasserwerfer]; in Anspruch nehmen [Firma, Agentur, Agenten, Dienstleistung]; nutzen [Zeit, Gelegenheit, Talent, Erfahrung]; führen [Namen, Titel]

    anything you say may be used in evidence — was Sie sagen, kann vor Gericht verwendet werden

    use somebody's name [as a reference] — sich [als Empfehlung] auf jemanden berufen

    I could use the money/a drink — (coll.) ich könnte das Geld brauchen/einen Drink vertragen (ugs.)

    use one's time to do something — seine Zeit dazu nutzen, etwas zu tun

    use gas/oil for heating — mit Gas/Öl heizen

    ‘use sparingly’ — "sparsam verwenden!"

    use drugs/heroin — etc. Drogen/Heroin usw. nehmen

    4) (employ in speaking or writing) benutzen; gebrauchen; verwenden
    5) (exercise, apply) Gebrauch machen von [Autorität, Einfluss, Können, Menschenverstand]

    use diplomacy/tact [in one's dealings etc. with somebody] — [bei jemandem] diplomatisch vorgehen/[zu jemandem] taktvoll sein

    use a method/tactics — eine Methode anwenden/nach einer [bestimmten] Taktik vorgehen

    7) (treat) behandeln

    use somebody/something well/badly — jemanden/etwas gut/schlecht behandeln

    8)

    used to — (formerly)

    I used to live in London/work in a factory — früher habe ich in London gelebt/in einer Fabrik gearbeitet

    my mother always used to say... — meine Mutter hat immer gesagt od. pflegte zu sagen...

    this used to be my room — das war [früher] mein Zimmer

    I used not or I did not use — or (coll.)

    I didn't use or (coll.) I use[d]n't to smoke — früher habe ich nicht geraucht

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    v.
    anwenden v.
    ausführen v.
    belegen v.
    benutzen v.
    gebrauchen v.
    nutzen v.
    verwenden v.
    wahrnehmen (Vorteil, Gelegenheit) v. n.
    Anwendung f.
    Benutzung f.
    Gebrauch -¨e m.
    Inanspruchnahme f.
    Nutzung -en f.
    Verwendung f.
    Verwendungszweck m.

    English-german dictionary > use

  • 6 know

    1. transitive verb,
    1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)
    2) (be able to distinguish)

    know the difference between right and wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen

    he wouldn't know the difference — er wüsste den Unterschied nicht

    3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

    I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

    I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

    it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

    know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

    that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

    he doesn't want to know — er will nichts davon wissen od. hören

    you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

    you know something or what? — weißt du was?

    you never know — man kann nie wissen (ugs.)

    somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

    don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

    what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

    somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

    not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

    that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

    know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

    know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

    do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

    4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

    know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

    5) (be acquainted with) kennen

    we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

    you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

    6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

    know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben

    2. noun
    (coll.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/88563/know_about">know about
    * * *
    [nəu]
    past tense - knew; verb
    1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) wissen
    2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) kennen
    3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) kennen
    4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) erkennen
    •
    - knowing
    - knowingly
    - know-all
    - know-how
    - in the know
    - know backwards
    - know better
    - know how to
    - know the ropes
    * * *
    [nəʊ, AM noʊ]
    <knew, known>
    1. (have information/knowledge)
    ▪ to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen
    she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen
    does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?
    do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?
    do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?
    do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?
    he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus
    I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst
    I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede
    how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!
    that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen
    that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen
    that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!
    — don't I \know it! — wem sagst du das!
    before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht
    for all I \know soweit ich weiß
    they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt — weiß man's! fam
    I knew it! wusste ich's doch! fam
    ... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch; ( fam)
    you \know something [or what]? weißt du was? fam
    ... I \know what... ich weiß was
    but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren
    God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben; ( fam)
    God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! sl
    ▪ to \know [that]/if/how/what/when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...
    ▪ to \know sb/sth to be/do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut
    the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt
    ▪ to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht
    to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können
    ▪ to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen
    to \know the alphabet/English das Alphabet/Englisch können
    do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?
    to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können
    to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut
    to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen
    2. (be certain)
    ▪ to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...
    to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll
    to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll
    to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...
    3. (be acquainted with)
    ▪ to \know sb jdn kennen
    \knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah], she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht
    we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren
    she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus
    surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!
    you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist
    we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt
    I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört
    to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen fam
    to \know sb by name/by sight/personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennen
    to get to \know sb jdn kennenlernen
    to get to \know sth methods etw lernen; faults etw herausfinden
    to get to \know each other sich akk kennenlernen
    to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen
    ▪ to \know sth etw verstehen
    do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?
    if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine
    I've never \known anything like this so etwas akk habe ich noch nicht erlebt
    I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen
    ▪ to \know sb/sth jdn/etw erkennen
    I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! fam
    I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist
    we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als ‚Curly‘
    this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen
    these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen
    I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist
    ▪ to \know sb/sth by sth jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen
    to \know sb by his/her voice/walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennen
    sb wouldn't \know sth if he/she bumped into it [or if he/she fell over it] [or if it hit him/her in the face] jd würde etw akk nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde
    7. (be able to differentiate)
    ▪ to \know sth/sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden können
    Ana wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Ana kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden
    you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!
    don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken
    to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können
    8. passive (well-known)
    ▪ to be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein
    ▪ it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...
    to make sth \known etw bekanntmachen
    she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht
    this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft
    this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt
    Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘
    9.
    ▶ to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist fam
    ▶ to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen pej; (have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen
    ▶ to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen
    ▶ to not \know one end of sth from the other keine Ahnung von etw dat haben fam
    ▶ to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht
    ▶ not if I \know it nicht mit mir!
    ▶ to \know one's own mind wissen, was man will
    ▶ to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht
    ▶ to not \know where to put oneself BRIT am liebsten in den Boden versinken fam
    ▶ to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen
    ▶ to \know sb [in the biblical sense] ( hum) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben sl
    ▶ to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird
    ▶ to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist fam
    ▶ to \know one's stuff [or BRIT also onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen
    ▶ to \know a thing or two ( pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen
    ▶ to \know a thing or two about sth (know from experience) sich akk mit etw dat auskennen
    ▶ to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht fam
    ▶ what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?; esp AM ( fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!
    <knew, known>
    1. (have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen
    ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt
    I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid
    where did he go? — I wouldn't [or don't] \know, I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? — keine Ahnung
    are you going to university? — I don't \know yet willst du studieren? — ich weiß [es] noch nicht
    you never \know man kann nie wissen
    as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß
    how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?
    who \knows? wer weiß?
    how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?
    I \know! jetzt weiß ich!
    Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist
    she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen
    just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, ok?
    2. ( fam: understand) begreifen
    “I don't \know,” he said, “why can't you ever be on time?” „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“
    3. (said to agree with sb)
    I \know ich weiß
    the weather's been so good lately — I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön — ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?
    she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!
    5. (conversation filler)
    give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...
    he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich
    he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt
    6.
    ▶ to \know better:
    you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen
    he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt
    ▶ to \know better than:
    I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen fam
    she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft
    ▶ to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen
    III. NOUN
    to be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]
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    [nəʊ] vb: pret knew, ptp known
    1. TRANSITIVE VERB
    1) = have knowledge about wissen; answer, facts, dates, details, results etc kennen, wissen; French, English etc können

    he knew her to be guilty — er wusste, dass sie schuldig war

    to know what one is talking about — wissen, wovon man redet

    to know one's own mind — wissen, was man will

    she knows all the answers — sie weiß Bescheid, sie kennt sich aus; (pej) sie weiß immer alles besser

    he thinks he knows all the answers or everything —

    that's what I'd like to know ( too) — das möchte ich auch wissen

    that might be worth knowing — es könnte interessant sein, das zu wissen

    I've been a fool and don't I know it! (inf) — ich sehs ja ein, ich war doof (inf), ich war vielleicht doof (inf)

    she's angry! – don't I know it! (inf) — sie ist wütend! – wem sagst du das! (inf)

    2) = be acquainted with people, places, book, author kennen

    I know Bavaria well — ich kenne Bayern gut, ich kenne mich gut in Bayern aus

    do you know him to speak to? —

    we all know her as the headmistress/a generous person — wir kennen Sie alle als die Schulleiterin/einen großzügigen Menschen

    if I know John, he'll already be there — wie ich John kenne, ist er schon da

    3) = recognize erkennen

    to know sb by his voice/walk etc — jdn an der Stimme/am Gang etc erkennen

    he knows a good thing when he sees it — er weiß, was gut ist

    he knows a bargain/good manuscript when he sees one — er weiß, was ein guter Kauf/ein gutes Manuskript ist

    4) = be able to distinguish unterscheiden können

    do you know the difference between...? —

    to know the difference between right and wrong, to know right from wrong — den Unterschied zwischen Gut und Böse kennen, Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

    he doesn't know one end of a horse/hammer from the other — er hat keine Ahnung von Pferden/keine Ahnung, was ein Hammer ist (inf)

    5) = experience erleben

    I've never known him (to) smile — ich habe ihn noch nie lächeln sehen, ich habe es noch nie erlebt, dass er lächelt

    have you ever known me (to) tell a lie? — haben Sie mich jemals lügen hören?

    have you ever known such a thing to happen before? — haben Sie je schon so etwas erlebt?, ist Ihnen so etwas schon einmal vorgekommen?

    6) BIBL (obs sexually) erkennen
    2. INTRANSITIVE VERB
    wissen

    who knows? — wer weiß?, weiß ichs?

    I know! — ich weiß!, weiß ich (doch)!; (having a good idea) ich weiß was!, ich habe eine Idee!

    as far as I know — soviel ich weiß, meines Wissens

    the channel was rough, as I well know or as well I know! — die Überfahrt war stürmisch, das kann ich dir sagen

    3. SET STRUCTURES
    __diams; to know that... wissen, dass...Note that while in English that can be omitted, in German dass must be used to introduce the next sentence.

    when I saw the ambulance, I knew (that) something was wrong — als ich den Krankenwagen sah, wusste ich, dass etwas nicht stimmte __diams; to know why... wissen, warum...

    he didn't know why — er wusste nicht, warum

    I don't know why you think it's so funny — ich weiß nicht, was du daran so komisch findest

    to know how to do sth (in theory) — wissen, wie man etw macht; (in practice) etw tun können

    I know how you feel — ich weiß, wie Sie sich fühlen

    you don't know how good it is to see you again — Sie wissen gar nicht, wie sehr ich mich freue, Sie wiederzusehen

    I know better than that — ich bin ja nicht ganz dumm

    I know better than to say something like that —

    he knows better than to eat into the profits — er ist nicht so dumm, den Gewinn anzugreifen

    he/you ought to have known better — das war dumm (von ihm/dir)

    he says he didn't do it, but I know better — er sagt, er war es nicht, aber ich weiß, dass das nicht stimmt

    OK, you know best — o.k., Sie müssens wissen

    to get to know sth (methods, techniques, style, pronunciation etc) — etw lernen; habits, faults, shortcuts etc etw herausfinden

    he soon let me know what he thought of it —

    when can you let me know? — wann können Sie es mich wissen lassen?, wann können Sie mir Bescheid sagen?

    you know, we could/there is... — weißt du, wir könnten/da ist...

    he gave it away, you know — er hat es nämlich weggegeben

    it's raining, you know —

    then there was this man, you know, and... — und da war dieser Mann, nicht (wahr), und...

    wear the black dress, you know, the one with the red belt —

    it's long and purple and, you know, sort of crinkly — es ist lang und lila und, na ja, so kraus

    (if you) know what I mean — du weißt schon __diams; you never know man kann nie wissen

    it was nothing to do with me, I'll have you know! — es hatte nichts mit mir zu tun, damit du es weißt! __diams; there's no knowing (inf) das kann keiner sagen, das weiß niemand

    there's no knowing what he'll do — man weiß nie, was er noch tut __diams; what do you know! (inf) sieh mal einer an!

    what do you know! I've just seen her! (inf) — stellen Sie sich vor, ich habe sie eben gesehen __diams; to be known → also known

    it is (well) known that... —

    is he/it known here? — ist er/das hier bekannt?, kennt man ihn/das hier?

    he is known to have been here — man weiß, dass er hier war

    she wishes to be known as Mrs White — sie möchte Frau White genannt werden → also known __diams; to make sb/sth known jdn/etw bekannt machen

    to make it known that... — bekannt geben, dass...

    to make one's presence known — sich melden (to bei) __diams; to become known bekannt werden

    4. NOUN
    __diams; to be in the know inf eingeweiht sein, im Bild sein (inf), Bescheid wissen (inf)

    the people in the know say... — Leute, die darüber Bescheid wissen, sagen..., die Fachleute sagen...

    5. PHRASAL VERBS
    * * *
    know [nəʊ]
    A v/t prät knew [njuː; US besonders nuː], pperf known [nəʊn]
    1. allg wissen:
    he knows what to do er weiß, was zu tun ist;
    I don’t know how to thank you ich weiß nicht, wie ich Ihnen danken soll;
    know all about it genau Bescheid wissen;
    don’t I know it!
    a) und ob ich das weiß!,
    b) als ob ich das nicht wüsste!;
    I would have you know that … ich möchte Ihnen klarmachen, dass …;
    I have never known him to lie meines Wissens hat er noch nie gelogen;
    he knows a thing or two umg er ist nicht von gestern, er weiß ganz gut Bescheid ( about über akk);
    I don’t know much about football ich versteh nicht viel von Fußball;
    what do you know! umg na so was!;
    and he knows it umg das weiß er ganz genau; → answer A 1, good B 10, what Bes Redew
    2. a) können:
    he knows (some) German er kann (etwas) Deutsch; → business A 1, onion, rope A 1, etc
    b) know how to do sth etwas tun können:
    do you know how to do it? weißt du, wie man das macht?, kannst du das?;
    he knows how to treat children er versteht mit Kindern umzugehen;
    do you know how to drive a car? können Sie Auto fahren?;
    he doesn’t know how to lose er kann nicht verlieren
    3. kennen:
    a) auch know one’s way around sich auskennen in (dat):
    do you know this place? kennen Sie sich hier aus?
    b) mit einem Roman etc vertraut sein:
    know sth backwards (US backward[s] and forward[s]) umg etwas in- und auswendig kennen
    c) bekannt sein mit:
    I have known him (for) five years ich kenne ihn (schon) seit fünf Jahren;
    after I first knew him nachdem ich seine Bekanntschaft gemacht hatte; → Adam, get C 2
    4. erfahren, erleben:
    he has known better days er hat schon bessere Tage gesehen;
    I have known it to happen ich habe das schon erlebt
    5. a) (wieder)erkennen (by an dat):
    I would know him anywhere ich würde ihn überall erkennen;
    I don’t know whether I will know him again ich weiß nicht, ob ich ihn wiedererkennen werde
    b) unterscheiden (können):
    know apart auseinanderhalten;
    know one from the other einen vom anderen unterscheiden können, die beiden auseinanderhalten können
    6. BIBEL (geschlechtlich) erkennen
    B v/i wissen (of von, um), im Bilde sein oder Bescheid wissen ( about über akk), Kenntnis haben ( about von):
    I know of sb who … ich weiß oder kenne jemanden, der …;
    I know better! so dumm bin ich nicht!;
    you ought to know better (than that) das sollten Sie besser wissen, so dumm werden Sie doch nicht sein;
    know better than to do sth sich davor hüten, etwas zu tun;
    he ought to know better than to go swimming after a big meal er sollte so viel Verstand haben zu wissen, dass man nach einer ausgiebigen Mahlzeit nicht baden geht;
    not that I know of nicht dass ich wüsste;
    do ( oder don’t) you know? umg nicht wahr?;
    you know wissen Sie;
    this isn’t the Ritz, you know wir sind hier nicht im Ritz!;
    he is an alcoholic as you know ( oder as everybody knows) er ist bekanntlich Alkoholiker;
    you never know man kann nie wissen;
    I’ll let you know ich geb dir Bescheid
    C s be in the know Bescheid wissen, im Bilde oder eingeweiht sein
    * * *
    1. transitive verb,
    1) (recognize) erkennen (by an + Dat., for als + Akk.)
    3) (be aware of) wissen; kennen [Person]

    I know who she is — ich weiß, wer sie ist

    I know for a fact that... — ich weiß ganz bestimmt, dass...

    it is known that... — man weiß, dass...; es ist bekannt, dass...

    know somebody/something to be... — wissen, dass jemand/etwas... ist

    that's/that might be worth knowing — das ist gut/wäre wichtig zu wissen

    you know — (coll.): (as reminder) weißt du [noch]

    you know something or what? — weißt du was?

    somebody has [never] been known to do something — jemand hat bekanntlich [noch nie] etwas getan

    don't I know it! — (coll.) das weiß ich nur zu gut

    what do you know [about that]? — (coll.): (that is surprising) was sagst du dazu?

    somebody is not to know — (is not to be told) jemand soll nichts wissen (about, of von); (has no way of learning) jemand kann nicht wissen

    not know what hit one — (fig.) gar nicht begreifen, was geschehen ist

    that's all you know [about it] — das glaubst du vielleicht

    know different or otherwise — es besser wissen

    know what's what — wissen, wie es in der Welt zugeht

    do you know,... — stell dir [mal] vor,...

    4) (have understanding of) können [ABC, Einmaleins, Deutsch usw.]; beherrschen [Grundlagen, Regeln]; sich auskennen mit [Gerät, Verfahren, Gesetz]

    know how to mend fuses — wissen, wie man Sicherungen repariert

    we have known each other for years — wir kennen uns [schon] seit Jahren

    you know what he/it is — (is like) du kennst ihn ja/du weißt ja, wie es ist

    6) (have experience of) erleben; erfahren

    know what it is to be hungry — wissen, was es heißt, Hunger zu haben

    2. noun
    (coll.)
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: knew, known)
    = kennen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: kannte, gekannt)
    wissen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: wußte, gewußt)

    English-german dictionary > know

  • 7 study

    ˈstʌdɪ
    1. сущ.
    1) а) изучение, исследование (of) to conduct, do a study ≈ проводить исследования careful study, detailed study, exhaustive study, thorough study ≈ полное исследование, исчерпывающее исследование, всестороннее исследование scientific study ≈ научный труд Syn: inquiry б) обыкн. мн. приобретение знаний to complete study ≈ завершить учебу to pursue one's study ≈ продолжать обучение в) наука, область науки г) штудии, этюды, научные занятия д) предмет (достойный) изучения е) научная работа, монография;
    очерк, исследование, статья
    2) а) рабочий кабинет б) глубокая задумчивость( обыкн. brown study)
    3) а) иск. набросок, эскиз, этюд б) муз. упражнение, этюд
    4) театр. об актере, заучивающем роль
    2. гл.
    1) а) изучать, исследовать Syn: consider, contemplate, ponder, weigh Ant: neglect, scan, slight б) заниматься, учиться to study under smb. ≈ учиться у кого-л. to study diligently, hard ≈ усердно учиться, прилежно заниматься to study under a well-known professor ≈ заниматься под руководством знаменитого професссора to study how to survive in the wilderness ≈ учиться выживать в условиях дикой местности в) готовиться( к экзамену и т. п.) (for)
    2) а) заботиться( о чем-л.) б) стремиться( к чему-л.), стараться
    3) рассматривать, обдумывать;
    уст. размышлять
    4) заучивать наизусть ∙ study out study up изучение, исследование;
    научные занятия - the * of mathematics изучение математики - the * of foreign trade изучение внешней торговли - a direct * of interplanetary space непосредственное изучение межпланетного пространства - to be fond of * любить научные занятия, с увлечением заниматься наукой - to make a * of a literary period тщательно изучать какой-л. литературный период - my studies have convinced me that... мои исследования убедили меня в том, что... изучение, рассмотрение (вопроса и т. п.) - after the * of the matter... после изучения этого вопроса... - the proposal is under * это предложение сейчас изучается /рассматривается/ обследование - field * обследование на местах обыкн. pl приобретение знаний, учение;
    занятия - * group семинар - * hall зал для занятий;
    читальня, читальный зал - * carrels специальный читательский стол с перегородками (в библиотеке) - * time учебное время, часы учебы (в школе и т. п.) - to squander * time прогуливать занятия /уроки/ - to begin one's studies приступать к занятиям /к учебе/ - to continue one's studies продолжать занятия /учебу/ - he would neglect his studies when he was at school в школе он манкировал занятиями - he did not complete his college studies он не закончил курса в колледже наука;
    область науки - history and allied studies история и родственные ей предметы (тк. в ед. ч.) предмет (достойный) изучения - man is their * человек - предмет их исследований - his face was a * на его лицо стоило посмотреть научная работа, монография - a new * of Shakespeare новая работа (книга) о Шекспире очерк (искусство) этюд, эскиз, набросок - a * of a head эскиз головы (музыкальное) этюд - a * by Chopin этюд Шопена забота;
    старание - he made my health his * он взял на себя заботы о моем здоровье - her constant * was how to please them она всегда старалась угодить им - to make a * of smth. поставить что-л. себе целью - it will be my * to write well я поставлю себе целью /буду стараться, приложу все старания, чтобы/ правильно писать (тк. в ед. ч.) глубокая задумчивость - in a brown * в (глубоком) раздумье;
    в размышлении - to be (lost) in /to fall into / a brown * погрузиться в глубокое раздумье рабочий кабинет (в квартире ученого, писателя и т. п.) (театроведение) актер, заучивающий роль - he is a quick /a good/ * он быстро запоминает роль изучать, исследовать;
    рассматривать;
    обдумывать - to * the situation изучить /рассмотреть, обдумать/ положение - I shall * your problem я рассмотрю /обдумаю/ ваш вопрос - he studied the map он изучал /разглядывал/ карту - to * smb.'s face внимательно следить за выражением чьего-л. лица учить, изучать что-л. - to * history изучать историю;
    заниматься историей учиться, заниматься - to * hard прилежно учиться - to * under a famous professor учиться у знаменитого профессора (for) готовиться (к чему-л.) - to * for an examination готовиться к экзамену - to * for the medical profession, to * to be a doctor готовиться стать врачом - to * for the bar готовиться к карьере адвоката - he is *ing for a degree in economics он готовится к получению степени бакалавра экономических наук заботиться (о чем-л.) ;
    стремиться (к чему-л.) - to * smb.'s comfort заботиться о чьих-л. удобствах - to * one's own interests преследовать собственные интересы - he studies to do the right thing он стремится поступать правильно - nobody studied to hurt him никто не хотел его обидеть - they studied nothing but revenge они стремились только к мести( разговорное) угождать, ублажать - I have a wife to * я должен считаться с женой заучивать наизусть (роль - об актерах) analog ~ исследование методом моделирования analytical ~ аналитическое исследование ~ (обыкн. pl) приобретение знаний;
    to begin one's studies приступать к учебе case ~ изучение конкретного вопроса (дела) case ~ method педагогический прием для развития критического отношения учащихся к материалу и способности оценивать ситуацию cost effectiveness ~ изучение экономической эффективности cost effectiveness ~ изучение эффективности затрат distance ~ заочное образование feasibility ~ анализ технической осуществимости feasibility ~ анализ экономической целесообразности feasibility ~ изучение возможности осуществления feasibility ~ исследование осуществимости проекта functional ~ функциональное исследование group case ~ групповой анализ конкретных ситуаций group case ~ групповой разбор конкретных проблем ~ театр. тот, кто заучивает роль;
    he is a good (a slow) study он быстро (медленно) заучивает роль ~ готовиться (к экзамену и т. п.;
    for) ;
    he is studying for the bar он готовится к карьере адвоката ~ уст. забота, старание;
    her constant study was to work well она всегда старалась хорошо работать ~ предмет (достойный) изучения;
    his face was a perfect study на его лицо стоило посмотреть ~ изучение, исследование (of) ;
    научные занятия;
    to make a study of тщательно изучать;
    much given to study увлекающийся научными занятиями methods ~ изучение методов организации труда methods ~ изучение методов работы motion ~ изучение трудовых движений ~ изучение, исследование (of) ;
    научные занятия;
    to make a study of тщательно изучать;
    much given to study увлекающийся научными занятиями nature ~ изучение природы;
    наблюдение за явлениями природы personal case ~ персональное расследование pilot ~ предварительное исследование preliminary ~ предварительное изучение study глубокая задумчивость (обыкн. brown study) ~ готовиться (к экзамену и т. п.;
    for) ;
    he is studying for the bar он готовится к карьере адвоката ~ уст. забота, старание;
    her constant study was to work well она всегда старалась хорошо работать ~ заботиться (о чем-л.) ;
    стремиться (к чему-л.), стараться;
    study to wrong no man старайтесь никого не обидеть ~ заниматься, учиться ~ заучивать наизусть ~ изучать, исследовать;
    рассматривать;
    обдумывать ~ изучать, исследовать ~ изучать ~ изучение, исследование (of) ;
    научные занятия;
    to make a study of тщательно изучать;
    much given to study увлекающийся научными занятиями ~ изучение, исследование ~ изучение ~ исследование ~ наука;
    область науки ~ наука ~ научная работа, монография ~ научная работа, монография ~ научная работа ~ научные занятия ~ область науки ~ очерк ~ предмет (достойный) изучения;
    his face was a perfect study на его лицо стоило посмотреть ~ предмет изучения ~ (обыкн. pl) приобретение знаний;
    to begin one's studies приступать к учебе ~ рабочий кабинет ~ уст. размышлять;
    study out выяснить;
    разобрать;
    study up готовиться к экзамену ~ театр. тот, кто заучивает роль;
    he is a good (a slow) study он быстро (медленно) заучивает роль ~ муз. этюд, упражнение ~ иск. этюд, эскиз, набросок to ~ another's comfort заботиться об удобстве других;
    to study one's own interests преследовать собственные интересы to ~ another's comfort заботиться об удобстве других;
    to study one's own interests преследовать собственные интересы ~ уст. размышлять;
    study out выяснить;
    разобрать;
    study up готовиться к экзамену ~ заботиться (о чем-л.) ;
    стремиться (к чему-л.), стараться;
    study to wrong no man старайтесь никого не обидеть ~ уст. размышлять;
    study out выяснить;
    разобрать;
    study up готовиться к экзамену time ~ система нормативов времени time ~ хронометраж time ~ хронометрирование

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > study

  • 8 work

    1. I
    1) men must work люди должны трудиться
    2) the lift (the typewriter, etc.) won't work лифт и т.д. не работает; the bell (the manometer, etc.) didn't work звонок и т.д. не действовал; I can't make the car (this pump, this machine, etc.) work не могу наладить машину /автомобиль/ и т.д.; my brain doesn't seem to be working я что-то плохо соображаю
    3) the medicine /the drug/ (the treatment, this diet, etc.) works лекарство и т.д. оказывает действие /действует/; the pill didn't work таблетка не помогла /не подействовала/; the yeast is beginning to work дрожжи начинают подниматься; yeast makes beer work пиво от дрожжей начинает бродить; we tried this plan, but it did not work мы попробовали применить этот план, но [из этого] ничего не вышло
    4) his face /features/ began to work [от волнения и т.п.] у него начало подергиваться лицо; her lips /her mouth/ worked у нее дрожали губы
    2. II
    1) work in some manner work hard (well enough, steadily, conscientiously, busily, etc.) усердно и т.д. работать /трудиться/; he can hardly work at all он почти совсем не может работать; work for (at) some time work day and night работать день и ночь; work overtime перерабатывать, работать сверхурочно; he is not working now a) у него сейчас нет работы; б) он сейчас не работает
    2) work in some manner the bell (the engine, the gear, the motor, etc.) works well (easily, smoothly, etc.) звонок и т.д. хорошо и т.д. работает; the system works badly система не отлажена; the hinges work stiffly (freely) петли тугие (свободные); my heart works badly сердце у меня пошаливает
    3) work in some manner the plan (smb.'s scheme, this new method, etc.) works well (successfully, etc.) план и т.д. оказался удачным /эффективным/; it can work both ways это может помочь, но может и навредить
    4) work in some manner his face (mouth, etc.) works nervously (violently, etc.) его лицо и т.д. нервно и т.д. подергивается
    5) work in some direction work up (down, out, etc.) пробираться /пробиваться, прокладывать себе путь/ вверх и т.А; her stockings worked down, у нее спустились чулки; the shirt worked up /out/ рубашка выбилась /вылезла/ из брюк или юбки
    3. III
    work smth.
    1) work all day [long] (two hours a day, part time, etc.) работать весь /целый/ день и т.д.; work forty hours a week иметь сорокачасовую рабочую неделю
    2) work a typewriter (an adding machine, a tractor, a pump, etc.) работать на пишущей машинке и т.д.; I don't know how to work this gadget я не знаю, как обращаться с этой штукой /с этим приспособлением/; work a farm (a railway, a coal-mine, an estate, etc.) управлять фермой и т.д.
    3) work one's fingers (one's muscles, etc.) разрабатывать /тренировать/ пальцы и т.д.; work a scheme разрабатывать план; work a district (the constituency, etc.) обслуживать район и т.д.
    4) work the soil (iron, this kind of stone, etc.) обрабатывать почву и т.д.; work clay месить глину: work the dough вымешивать /месить/ тесто; work butter сбивать масло; work smb.'s initials вышивать (вырезать, выбивать и т.я.) чьи-л. инициалы; work buttonholes метать петли; work a shawl связать шаль
    5) work one's fingers (one's toes, one's lips, etc.) шевелить пальцами и т.д.; work one's jaws сжимать и разжимать челюсти, двигать челюстями
    6) work harm приносить вред; work destruction причинять разрушение; work havoc производить опустошение; work mischief натворить бед, устроить скандал; work changes производить перемены; work cures приносить исцеление; work-wonders /miracles/ творить чудеса
    4. IV
    1) work smb. in some manner work smb. hard (long hours) заставлять кого-л. усердно (много) работать, изнурять кого-л. работой
    2) work smth. somewhere work one's way forward (upwards, in, out, etc.) прокладывать себе путь /пробиваться/ вперед и т.д.; work one's way down с трудом спускаться; work one's way up а) пробиваться наверх; б) добиваться положения в обществе
    3) work smth. somewhere the trapper worked the stream up охотник расставил капканы вверх по ручью
    4) work smth. in some manner work one's fingers (one's lips, etc.) nervously нервно сжимать и разжимать пальцы и т.д.
    5. VI
    work smth. into some state work a screw (a rope, a string, a tie, a knot, etc.) loose ослабить гайку и т.д.; work one's hands free освобождать /высвобождать, развязывать себе/ руки; work the chain (the rope, etc.) free освободиться от цепей и т.д.
    6. XI
    1) be worked by smth. this machine (the pump, the doll, etc.) is worked by electricity эта машина и т.д. приводится в действие электричеством /работает при помощи электричества/ || to be worked to the limit использовать до конца; the device has not yet been worked to the limit еще не все ресурсы этого приспособления использованы полностью
    2) be worked for some time the number of hours worked weekly shall be reduced to 40 рабочая неделя будет сокращена до 40 часов
    7. XIII
    work to do smth. men must work to live чтобы жить, люди должны работать; he worked to put his brother through college он работал, чтобы его брат мог закончить колледж
    8. XV
    work into some state work loose ослабнуть; work free освободиться; the window catch (the screw, the nut, the handle, etc.) worked loose оконный шпингалет и т.д. разболтался
    9. XVI
    1) work at (in, on) some place work at an airplane factory (at a mill, at school, at an office, in an advertizing department, etc.) работать на авиационном заводе и т.д.; work in one's study (in the open air, in a garden, at one's desk, on a scaffolding, etc.) работать у себя в кабинете и т.д.; work on the land работать в сельском хозяйстве; work with smb. work with a grocer (with a florist, with this firm, with us, etc.) работать /служить/ у бакалейщика и т.д.; he is hard to work with с ним трудно работать /иметь дело/; work in (at, into, by, under) smth. work in one's spare hours (late into the night, late at night, by day, by night, etc.) работать в свой свободные часы и т.д.; work at top capacity (in full swing) работать на полную мощность; work at 2,500 HP иметь мощность в две тысячи пятьсот лошадиных сил; work under hard conditions работать в тяжелых условиях; work in shifts работать посменно; work for smth., smb. work for self-support (for a living, for a degree, for a higher certificate etc.) работать, чтобы обеспечить себя и т.д.; work for a small pay (for a wage, etc.) работать за небольшую плату и т.д.; work for a company (for a firm, etc.) служить в какой-л. компании и т.д.; work for the government быть на государственной службе; work with (without) smth. work with one's hands (with one's head, with a brush and paint, etc.) работать руками и т.д.; work with interest (with enthusiasm, with a will, without cessation, etc.) работать с интересом и т.д.;
    2) work on smth. work on an axle (on a pivot, etc.) вращаться на оси и т.д.; work on liquid fuel (on wood, on refined or crude petroleum, on all voltages, etc.) работать на жидком топливе и т.д.; this clock works on a spring эти часы приводятся в движение пружиной
    3) work in (with) smth. work in wood работать по дереву; work in oils (in water-colours, in distemper, etc.) писать маслом и т.д.; work in leather а) изготовлять изделия из кожи; б) тиснить кожу; work with silver (with gold, with wood, etc.) работать с серебром и т.д.; work at (on) smth. work at a shawl вышивать или вязать шаль; work on a tapestry (on a tombstone, etc.) работать над гобеленом и т.д.; work through smth. work through literature bearing on the subject (through the list, etc.) проработать литературу, относящуюся к данному вопросу и т.д.
    4) work at (on, upon, over) smth. work at history (at Greek, etc.) заниматься историей и т.д.; work at a new invention (at a topic, at a subject for many years, at a portrait, at a dictionary, etc.) работать над новым изобретением и т.д.; work at one's lessons делать /готовить/ уроки; work at one's profession совершенствовать свое профессиональное мастерство; work on this suggestion (on a new novel, on the case, etc.) работать над этим предложением и т.д.; have no data to work (up)on не иметь данных, из которых можно было бы исходить; work over a book (over a play, etc.) работать над книгой и т.д.; I worked over this letter half a dozen times before I sent it я переделывал это письмо десятки раз, прежде чем я его отправил; work over smb. I worked over him for an hour before I could revive him я бился целый час, чтобы привести его в чувство; after the match a masseur worked over him после матча его массировал массажист; work against (for, to, toward, towards) smth. work against war (against the cause, etc.) бороться /действовать, выступать/ против войны и т.д.; work for peace (for a cause, to the same end, toward(s) such results, for the good of humanity, for the world, etc.) работать на благо мира и т.д.; work in smth. work in literature работать в области литературы; work in this direction действовать в этом направлении; work in the interest of humanity работать на благо человечества; work with smb., smth. work with an English class (with a group, with children, etc.) работать /заниматься/ с английской группой и т.д.; work with figures иметь дело с цифрами
    5) work along (into, through, etc.) smth. work along the shelf of the rock с трудом продвигаться по уступу скалы; the grub worked into the wood в дереве завелся червячок; work into smb.'s favour coll. [хитростью] добиться чьего-л. расположения; work through the forest пробираться через лес; the rain works through the roof дождь проникает через крышу; his elbow has worked through the sleeve рукав у него протерся на локте; his toes worked through the boot его сапоги "каши просят"; the ship worked to windward корабль вышел на /выиграл/ ветер
    6) work with smth. smb.'s face (smb.'s lips, smb.'s features, smb.'s mouth, etc.) works with emotion (with excitement, with an effort to keep tears back, etc,) чье-л. лицо и т.д. подергивается от волнения и т.д.
    7) work (up)on smth., smb. work on smb.'s mind ((up)on smb.'s feelings, (up)on people, (up)on the vegetation, (up)on the public conscience, etc.) влиять /оказывать воздействие/ на чье-л. мнение и т.д.; work in smth. just drop a hint and leave it to work in his mind сделайте только намек, и мысль сама созреет в его голове; work with smb. the methods that work with one will not necessarily work with another то, что хорошо для одного, не обязательно годятся для другого, методы воздействия, годные для одного [человека], не обязательно будут эффективны для другого
    10. XVIII
    work oneself to some state he worked himself ill он переутомился и заболел || work oneself into smb.'s favour /into favour with smb./ добиться чьего-л. расположения; the rope (the knot, etc.) worked itself loose веревка и т.д. ослабла /развязалась/; the stream will work itself clear after rain когда пройдет дождь, поток снова станет прозрачным
    11. XIX1
    1) work like smb. work like a slave (like a horse, like a navvy, etc.) = работать как вол
    2) work like smth. work like magic /like a charm/ оказывать магическое действие
    12. XX1
    work as smb. work as a shop assistant (as a clerk, as a typist, as a cook, as a receptionist, etc.) работать продавцом и т.д.
    13. XXI1
    1) work smth. to smth. work one's passage /one's fare, one's ticket/ to the south (to America, etc.) отработать свой проезд на юг и т.д.; work one's way through college работать, чтобы иметь средства платить за обучение; work smb., smth. to some state work oneself (the slaves, etc.) to death изводить /изнурять/ себя и т.д. работой; work one's fingers to the bone стирать себе пальцы до крови /в кровь/
    2) work smth. by smth. work this machine (this device, etc.) by electricity (by radio, etc.) управлять этой машиной /приводить в действие эту машину/ и т.д. при помощи электричества и т.д.
    3) work smth. in smth. work flowers (lilies, a strange pattern, etc.) in silver thread (in silk, ill wool, etc.) вышивать цветы и т.д. серебряными нотками и т.д.; work smth. into smth. work the iron into a horseshoe изогнуть железо в подкову; work cotton into thread (hemp into cords, a silver dollar into a bracelet, etc.) сделать из хлопка нитки и т.д.; work one's hair into a knot закрутить /собрать/ волосы в узел /в пучок/; work cottage cheese into a smooth paste стереть творог в однородную массу; work smth. on smth. work a design on a cushion (one's initials on a handkerchief, eft.) вышивать узор и т.д. на подушке и т.д.; work smth. with smth. work a table-cloth (a robe, a blouse, etc.) with silk (with ornament, with lilies, etc.) расшивать скатерть и т.д. шелком и т.д.
    4) work smb. into some state work smb. (oneself, one's audience, etc.) into a rage (into a fever, into a hysterical mood, etc.) доводить кого-л. до бешенства и т.д.; don't work yourself into a temper! не взвинчивай себя!; work smb. for smth. work smb. for a loan (for a ticket, etc.) выманивать у кого-л. /обрабатывать кого-л., чтобы получить/ деньги взаймы и т.д.
    5) work smth. into smth. work a piano into a room втащить рояль в комнату; work the stone into the ring вправить камень в кольцо; work a pin into a hole вставить штифт в отверстие; work this quotation into a speech (an incident into a book, etc.) включать цитату в речь и т.д.; work smth. through (to) smb., smth. work one's way through the crowd (through the jungle, through the desert, through snow-fields, to the front of the crowd, to the summit, etc.) пробиваться через толпу и т.д.; work one's way to a position of responsibility добиваться положения в обществе

    English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > work

  • 9 be

    I [biː] гл., прош. вр. 1 л., 3 л. ед. was, 2 л. ед., мн. were, прич. прош. вр. been
    1) быть; быть живым, жить; существовать

    I think, therefore I am. — Я мыслю, следовательно, существую.

    Tyrants and sycophants have been and are. — Тираны и подхалимы были и есть.

    So much that was not is beginning to be. — Так много из того, чего раньше не было, появляется.

    Content to be and to be well. — Он доволен, что жив, и что у него всё неплохо.

    Syn:
    2) происходить, случаться, иметь место

    Be it as it may. — Будь как будет.

    The flower-show was last week. — На прошлой неделе была выставка цветов.

    Syn:
    take place, happen, occur
    3) занимать (какое-л. место, положение); находиться (где-л.), принимать (какую-л.) позу или позицию

    I'm sorry, Mr Baker is not at home; can I take a message? — Мистера Бейкера нет дома, что-нибудь передать ему?

    Your book is here, under the table. — Да вот твоя книжка, под столом.

    You shall be beside me in the church. — Ты будешь стоять рядом со мной в церкви.

    The bank is between the shoe shop and the post office. — Банк расположен между почтой и обувным магазином.

    The valley where we live is beyond the mountains. — Долина, в которой мы живём, расположена за этими горами.

    Is Mary down yet? Her eggs are getting cold. — Разве Мэри ещё не спустилась (к завтраку)? Её яичница остывает.

    We must try to be away by 8 o'clock. — Нужно попытаться к 8 часам уже уйти.

    There's nobody about, you'd better come back later. — Сейчас никого нет, может быть, вам лучше зайти попозже?

    Jim is about somewhere, if you'd like to wait. — Джим где-то поблизости, вы можете подождать.

    There's a branch above you - can you reach it? — Над тобой ветка, достанешь до неё?

    The captain of a ship is above a seaman. — Звание капитана корабля выше звания матроса.

    Jim was abreast of the leading runner for a few minutes but then fell behind. — Сначала Джим бежал наравне с лидером, но потом отстал.

    When all your toys are away, I will read you a story. — Я почитаю тебе сказку, если ты уберёшь на место все игрушки.

    The hotel is on the upper floors, and the shops are below. — Гостиница расположена на верхних этажах, а магазин - ниже.

    The home of a rabbit is usually beneath the ground. — Кролики обычно роют свои норки в земле.

    Long skirts will be back next year. — В следующем году в моде снова будут длинные юбки.

    So many children are away this week with colds. — На этой неделе многие дети отсутствуют по болезни.

    When I returned from the police station, the jewels were back in their box; the thieves must have got frightened and replaced them. — Когда я вернулась домой из полиции, драгоценности снова были в шкатулке. Должно быть, воры испугались и положили их обратно.

    Your letters are behind the clock, where I always put them. — Твои письма за часами; там, куда я всегда кладу их.

    4) находиться в (каком-л.) состоянии; обладать (каким-л.) качеством

    to be afraid — страшиться, бояться, трусить; опасаться

    to be amazed / astonished — изумляться, удивляться

    to be frightened / startled — пугаться

    to be indignant — негодовать, возмущаться; обижаться, сердиться

    to be slow / tardy — медлить, мешкать; опаздывать, запаздывать; отставать

    to be stuffed — объедаться, переедать

    to be remorseful — раскаиваться; сокрушаться; каяться, сожалеть

    to be in a hurry — спешить, торопиться

    to be lenient — попустительствовать, потакать, потворствовать

    to be mistaken — заблуждаться, ошибаться

    to be at an end — заканчиваться, подходить к концу

    My patience is at an end, I can listen to her complaints no longer. — Моё терпение лопнуло, я больше не могу слушать её жалобы.

    It's quite dark, it must be after 10 o'clock. — Уже довольно темно, сейчас, должно быть, около 10 часов.

    Proposals that have been under deliberation. — Предложения, которые рассматривались.

    5) ( have been) побывать (где-л.)

    Where have you been? I've just been about the town. — Где ты был? Гулял по городу.

    Syn:
    6) оставаться, пребывать (в каком-л. состоянии); не меняться, продолжать быть, как раньше

    Let things be. — Пусть всё будет как есть.

    Syn:

    Being they are Church-men, we may rather suspect... — Имея в виду, что они священники, можно подозревать…

    8) принадлежать (кому-л.), относиться ( к чему-л); сопровождать, сопутствовать

    Well is him that hath (= has) found prudence. — Благо тому, кто стал благоразумен.

    Good fortune be with you. — Пусть удача сопутствует тебе.

    Syn:
    9) (there + личная форма от be) иметься, наличествовать

    There is some cheese in the fridge. — В холодильнике есть немного сыра.

    There are many problems with her essay. — С её эссе много проблем.

    а) означать, значить; быть эквивалентным чему-л.

    To fall was to die. — Упасть означало умереть.

    I'll tell you what it is, you must leave. — Я тебе скажу, в чём дело - тебе уходить пора.

    State is me. — Государство это я.

    Let thinking be reasoning. — Будем считать, что думать значит размышлять.

    б) занимать место в ряду; характеризоваться признаками

    Only by being man can we know man. — Только будучи людьми мы можем познать человека.

    He was of Memphis. — Он был из Мемфиса.

    в) иметь значение, быть значимым

    Is it nothing to you? —Это ничего для тебя не значит?

    11) (if … were / was to do smth.) если бы … имело место ( сослагательное наклонение)

    If I were to propose, would you accept? — Если бы я сделал тебе предложение, ты бы согласилась?

    12) (be to do smth.) быть обязанным сделать (что-л.; выражает долженствование)

    The president is to arrive at 9.30. — Президент должен приехать в 9.30.

    You are not to leave before I say so. — Ты не должен уходить, пока я тебе не разрешу.

    I was this morning to buy silk for a nightcap. — Тем утром мне нужно было сходить купить шёлка на ночной колпак.

    He is to go home. — Он должен пойти домой.

    13) (be + about to do smth.) собираться (сделать что-л.)

    He is about to go. — Он собирается уходить.

    The water is about to boil. — Вода вот-вот закипит.

    Syn:
    14) ( be about) делать, исполнять; заниматься (чем-л.)

    What are you about? I'm about my business. — Чем вы сейчас занимаетесь? У меня свой бизнес.

    15) ( be above) быть безупречным, вне подозрений, выше критики

    Her action during the fire was above reproach. — Её поведение во время пожара было безупречным.

    The chairman's decision is not above criticism. — С решением председателя можно поспорить.

    16) ( be after)
    а) преследовать (кого-л.)

    Why is the dog running so fast? He's after rabbits. — Почему собака так быстро бежит? Она гонится за кроликом.

    Quick, hide me, the police are after me! — Спрячь меня скорее, за мной гонится полиция.

    Jim is after another job. — Джим хочет устроиться на другую работу.

    Don't marry him, he's only after your money. — Не выходи за него замуж, ему нужны только твои деньги.

    She's been after me for a year to buy her a new coat. — Она целый год приставала ко мне, чтобы ей купили новое пальто.

    в) разг. журить, бранить; ругать

    She's always after the children for one thing or another. — Она всегда за что-нибудь ругает детей.

    17) ( be against)
    а) противостоять (кому-л. / чему-л.)

    Driving without seat belts may soon be against the law. — Вести машину непристёгнутым скоро может стать нарушением правил.

    Father was against (his daughter) marrying young. — Отец был против того, чтобы дочь выходила замуж в юном возрасте.

    б) противоречить (чему-л.)

    Lying is against my principles. — Ложь противоречит моим жизненным принципам.

    18) ( be along) приходить

    Jim will be along (to the meeting) in a minute. — Через минуту-другую Джим придёт.

    19) ( be at)
    а) разг. настроиться на (что-л.)
    Syn:
    drive 1. 16)
    б) разг. ругать (кого-л.), нападать на (кого-л.), приставать к (кому-л.)
    в) осуществлять активно (что-л.), посвятить себя (чему-л.)

    Jim has been at his work for hours. — Джим часами сидит за работой.

    г) разг. быть популярным, быть модным

    You must get your clothes in the King's Road, that's where it's at. — Ты можешь отвезти свою одежду на Кинг Роуд, там её оценят по достоинству.

    д) трогать (что-л.) чужое; рыться в (чем-л.)
    Syn:
    meddle 2)
    е) атаковать (кого-л.)

    Our men are ready, sir, all armed and eager to be at the enemy. — Солдаты находятся в боевой готовности, сэр, они все вооружены и жаждут броситься в бой.

    ж) приводить к (чему-л.), заканчиваться (чем-л.)

    What would he be at? - At her, if she's at leisure. — Ну и чего он достигнет? - Будет рядом с ней, если ей захочется.

    20) ( be before) обвиняться, предстать перед (судом, законом)

    Peter has been before the court again on a charge of driving while drunk. — Питер снова предстал перед судом за то, что находился за рулём в нетрезвом состоянии.

    Syn:
    bring 5), go 1. 25)
    21) ( be behind) служить причиной, крыться за (чем-л.), стоять за (чем-л.)

    What's behind his offer? — Интересно, что заставило его сделать такое предложение?

    22) ( be below)
    а) быть ниже (нормы, стандартных требований)

    I'm disappointed in your work; it is below your usual standard. — Я неприятно удивлён результатами вашей работы, обычно вы справляетесь с заданием гораздо лучше.

    б) быть ниже по званию, чину

    A captain is below a major. — Капитан по званию ниже, чем майор.

    By joining the army late, he found that he was below many men much younger than himself. — Довольно поздно вступив на военную службу, он обнаружил, что многие из тех, кто младше его по возрасту, старше по званию.

    23) ( be beneath) быть позорным для (кого-л.); быть ниже (чьго-л.) достоинства

    Cheating at cards is beneath me. — Я считаю ниже своего достоинства жульничать при игре в карты.

    I should have thought it was beneath you to consider such an offer. — Я должен был догадаться, что вы сочтёте недостойным рассматривать подобные предложения.

    24) ( be beyond)
    а) выходить за пределы возможного или ожидаемого; не подлежать (чему-л.), выходить за рамки (чего-л.)

    to be beyond a joke — переставать быть забавным; становиться слишком серьёзным

    Your continual lateness is now beyond a joke; if you're not on time tomorrow, you will be dismissed. — Ваши постоянные опоздания уже перестали быть просто шуткой; если вы и завтра не придёте вовремя, мы вынуждены будем вас уволить.

    Your rudeness is beyond endurance - kindly leave my house! — Ваша грубость становится невыносимой, я бы попросил вас покинуть мой дом!

    The soldier's brave deed was beyond the call of duty. — Храбрый поступок солдата превосходил обычное представление о долге.

    Calling spirits from the dead proved to be beyond the magician's powers. — Вызывать духов умерших людей оказалось за пределами возможностей чародея.

    I'm afraid this old piano is now beyond repair so we'd better get rid of it. — Боюсь, что это старое пианино не подлежит ремонту, и лучше было бы избавиться от него.

    б) превзойти (что-л.)

    The amount of money that I won was beyond all my hopes. — Сумма выигрыша была намного больше того, о чём я мог хотя бы мечтать.

    в) = be beyond one's ken быть слишком сложным для (кого-л.); быть выше (чьего-л.) понимания

    I'm afraid this book's beyond me; have you an easier one? — Мне кажется, что эта книга слишком сложная для меня; у вас нет чего-нибудь попроще?

    It's beyond me which house to choose, they're both so nice! — Я решительно не знаю, какой дом выбрать. Они оба такие красивые!

    The details of different kinds of life insurance are quite beyond my ken, so I have to take the advice of professionals. — Вопросы особенностей и различных видов медицинского страхования слишком трудны для моего понимания. Лучше я обращусь к помощи специалистов.

    Syn:
    get 1. 28)
    25) ( be for) поддерживать (кого-л. / что-л.) ; быть "за" (что-л.), защищать (что-л.)

    I'm for it. — Я за, я поддерживаю.

    You are for the chairman's plan, aren't you? Yes, I'm all for it. — Вы одобряете план, предложенный председателем, не так ли? Да, мне он нравится.

    No, I'm for keeping the old methods. — Нет, я приверженец старых методов.

    Syn:
    26) ( be into) разг. быть заинтересованным в (чём-л.)

    She doesn't eat meat now, she's really into health food. — Она не ест мяса и увлекается здоровой пищей.

    27) ( be off)
    а) не посещать (работу, учёбу); закончить (работу, выполнение обязанностей)

    Jane was off school all last week with her cold. — Джейн всю прошлую неделю не ходила в школу по болезни.

    в) не хотеть, не быть заинтересованным; перестать интересоваться

    Jane has been off her food since she caught a cold. — С тех пор, как Джейн простудилась, ей не хотелось есть.

    I've been off that kind of music for some time now. — Некоторое время мне не хотелось слушать такую музыку.

    28) ( be (up)on)

    Mother has been on that medicine for months, and it doesn't seem to do her any good. — Мама принимает это лекарство уже несколько месяцев, и кажется, что оно ей совсем не помогает.

    I've been on this treatment for some weeks and I must say I do feel better. — Я уже несколько недель принимаю это лекарство и, должен сказать, чувствую себя лучше.

    б) делать ставку на (кого-л. / что-л.)

    My money's on Sam, is yours? — Я поставил на Сэма, а ты?

    Our money's on Northern Dancer to win the third race. — Мы поставили на то, что Северный Танцор выиграет в третьем забеге.

    Syn:
    stake II 2., wager
    в) разг. быть оплаченным (кем-л.)

    Put your money away, this meal is on me. — Убери деньги, я заплачу за обед.

    29) ( be onto)
    а) связаться с (кем-л.; особенно по телефону)

    I've been onto the director, but he says he can't help. — Я разговаривал с директором, но он говорит, что не может помочь.

    б) разг. постоянно просить (кого-л.) о (чём-л.)

    She's been onto me to buy her a new coat for a year. — Она постоянно в течение года просила меня купить ей новое пальто.

    в) разг. открывать, обнаруживать (что-л.)

    Don't think I haven't been onto your little plan for some time. — Не думай, что я не знал какое-то время о твоём плане.

    The police are onto us, we'd better hide. — Полиция знает о нас, уж лучше мы спрячемся.

    30) ( be over) тратить много времени на (что-л.); долго заниматься (чем-л.), долго сидеть над (чем-л.)

    Don't be all night over finishing your book. — Не сиди всю ночь напролёт, заканчивая свою книгу.

    31) ( be past) быть трудным (для понимания, совершения)

    It's past me what he means! — Я совершенно не понимаю, что он имеет в виду.

    I'll save this book till the children are older; it's a little past them at the moment. — Я приберегу эту книгу до тех пор, пока дети немного повзрослеют. Сейчас она слишком сложна для них.

    The old man felt that he was now past going out every day, so he asked some young people to do his shopping. — Пожилой человек почувствовал, что ему становится трудно выходить на улицу каждый день, и он попросил молодых людей покупать ему продукты.

    Syn:
    get 1. 28)
    32) ( be under)
    а) подчиняться (кому-л.)

    The whole army is under the general's command. — Вся армия находится под командованием генерала.

    б) лечиться (у какого-л. врача)

    Jane has been under that doctor for three years. — Джейн в течение трёх лет лечилась у этого врача.

    в) чувствовать влияние, находиться под влиянием (чего-л.)

    When Jim came home singing and shouting, we knew that he was under the influence of drink. — Когда Джим с криками и пением пришёл домой, мы поняли, что он был пьян.

    33) ( be with)
    а) разг. поддерживать (кого-л.)

    We're with you all the way in your fight for equal rights. — Мы от всей души поддерживаем вас в борьбе за равноправие.

    б) разг. понимать и любить (что-л. современное); одобрять

    I'm not with these new fashions, I find them ugly. — Я не понимаю нынешних течений в моде. По-моему, это просто ужасно.

    34) ( be within) принадлежать, являться частью (чего-л.)

    I can answer your question if it's within my competence. — Я могу ответить на ваш вопрос, если это входит в сферу моей компетенции.

    35) ( be without) не хватать, недоставать

    Many homes in Britain were without electricity during parts of the winter. — Временами зимой во многих домах Великобритании отключали электричество.

    •
    - be around
    - be away
    - be behind
    - be below
    - be down
    - be in
    - be inside
    - be off
    - be on
    - be out
    - be over
    - be round
    - be through
    - be up
    ••

    to be down in the dumps / mouth — быть в плохом настроении / нездоровым; быть не в форме

    to be in accord / harmony with smb. — иметь хорошие отношения с (кем-л.); иметь одинаковые вкусы, мнения с (кем-л.)

    to be out in force / large numbers / strength — присутствовать, дежурить на улицах в большом количестве

    - have been and gone and done
    - be above one's head
    - be above oneself
    - be abreast of
    - be all eyes
    - be at a dead end
    - be at a loss
    - be at attention
    - be at each other's throats
    - be at ease
    - be at it
    - be at loggerheads
    - be at pains
    - be behind bars
    - be behind the times
    - be beneath contempt
    - be beneath smb.'s dignity
    - be beneath smb.'s notice
    - be beside oneself
    - be beyond question
    - be beyond redemption
    - be down for the count
    - be down on one's luck
    - be hard up for
    - be hip to
    - be in at the finish
    - be in charge
    - be in collision with
    - be in for smth.
    - be in line with
    - be in on the ground floor
    - be in the chair
    - be in the money
    - be in the way
    - be on full time
    - be on the make
    - be on the point
    - be onto a good thing
    - be over and done with
    - be ahead
    - be amiss     II [biː] вспомогательный глагол; прош. вр. 1 л., 3 л. ед. was, 2 л. ед., мн. were, прич. прош. вр. been

    He was talking of you. — Он говорил о тебе.

    A man who is being listened to. — Человек, которого сейчас слушают.

    2) в сочетании с причастием настоящего времени или инфинитивом выражает будущее действие

    She is visiting there next week. — Она приедет сюда на следующей неделе.

    He is to see me today. — Он сегодня придёт меня повидать.

    The date was fixed. — Дата была зафиксирована.

    His book will be published. — Его книга будет опубликована.

    The political aspect of the subject has not been approached. — Политический аспект проблемы до сих пор не рассматривался.

    4) уст. с причастием прошедшего времени передаёт перфектное значение для непереходных глаголов

    Therefore I am returned. — И поэтому я вернулся.

    His parents were grown old. — Его родители состарились.

    Англо-русский современный словарь > be

  • 10 Raky, Anton

    [br]
    b. 5 January 1868 Seelenberg, Taunus, Germany
    d. 22 August 1943 Berlin, Germany
    [br]
    German inventor of rapid percussion drilling, entrepreneur in the exploration business.
    [br]
    While apprenticed at the drilling company of E. Przibilla, Raky already called attention by his reflections towards developing drilling methods and improving tools. Working as a drilling engineer in Alsace, he was extraordinarily successful in applying an entire new hydraulic boring system in which the rod was directly connected to the chisel. This apparatus, driven by steam, allowed extremely rapid percussions with very low lift.
    With some improvements, his boring rig drilled deep holes at high speed and at least doubled the efficiency of the methods hitherto used. His machine, which was also more reliable, was secured by a patent in 1895. With borrowed capital, he founded the Internationale Bohrgesellschaft in Strasbourg in the same year, and he began a career in the international exploration business that was unequalled as well as breathtaking. Until 1907 the total depth of the drillings carried out by the company was 1,000 km.
    Raky's rapid drilling was unrivalled and predominant until improved rotary drilling took over. His commercial sense in exploiting the technical advantages of his invention by combining drilling with producing the devices in his own factory at Erkelenz, which later became the headquarters of the company, and in speculating on the concessions for the explored deposits made him by far superior to all of his competitors, who were provoked into contests which they generally lost. His flourishing company carried out drilling in many parts of the world; he became the initiator of the Romanian oil industry and his extraordinary activities in exploring potash and coal deposits in different parts of Germany, especially in the Ruhr district, provoked the government in 1905 into stopping granting claims to private companies. Two years later, he was forced to withdraw from his holding company because of his restless and eccentric character. He turned to Russia and, during the First World War, he was responsible for the reconstruction of the destroyed Romanian oilfields. Thereafter, partly financed by mining companies, he continued explorations in several European countries, and in Germany he was pioneering again with exploring oilfields, iron ore and lignite deposits which later grew in economic value. Similar to Glenck a generation before, he was a daring entrepreneur who took many risks and opened new avenues of exploration, and he was constantly having to cope with a weak financial position, selling concessions and shares, most of them to Preussag and Wintershall; however, this could not prevent his business from collapse in 1932. He finally gave up drilling in 1936 and died a poor man.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Dr-Ing. (Hon.) Bergakademie Clausthal 1921.
    Further Reading
    G.P.R.Martin, 1967, "Hundert Jahre Anton Raky", Erdöl-Erdgas-Zeitschrift, 83:416–24 (a detailed description).
    D.Hoffmann, 1959, 150 Jahre Tiefbohrungen in Deutschland, Vienna and Hamburg: 32– 4 (an evaluation of his technologial developments).
    WK

    Biographical history of technology > Raky, Anton

  • 11 Salazar, Antônio de Oliveira

    (1889-1970)
       The Coimbra University professor of finance and economics and one of the founders of the Estado Novo, who came to dominate Western Europe's longest surviving authoritarian system. Salazar was born on 28 April 1889, in Vimieiro, Beira Alta province, the son of a peasant estate manager and a shopkeeper. Most of his first 39 years were spent as a student, and later as a teacher in a secondary school and a professor at Coimbra University's law school. Nine formative years were spent at Viseu's Catholic Seminary (1900-09), preparing for the Catholic priesthood, but the serious, studious Salazar decided to enter Coimbra University instead in 1910, the year the Braganza monarchy was overthrown and replaced by the First Republic. Salazar received some of the highest marks of his generation of students and, in 1918, was awarded a doctoral degree in finance and economics. Pleading inexperience, Salazar rejected an invitation in August 1918 to become finance minister in the "New Republic" government of President Sidónio Pais.
       As a celebrated academic who was deeply involved in Coimbra University politics, publishing works on the troubled finances of the besieged First Republic, and a leader of Catholic organizations, Sala-zar was not as modest, reclusive, or unknown as later official propaganda led the public to believe. In 1921, as a Catholic deputy, he briefly served in the First Republic's turbulent congress (parliament) but resigned shortly after witnessing but one stormy session. Salazar taught at Coimbra University as of 1916, and continued teaching until April 1928. When the military overthrew the First Republic in May 1926, Salazar was offered the Ministry of Finance and held office for several days. The ascetic academic, however, resigned his post when he discovered the degree of disorder in Lisbon's government and when his demands for budget authority were rejected.
       As the military dictatorship failed to reform finances in the following years, Salazar was reinvited to become minister of finances in April 1928. Since his conditions for acceptance—authority over all budget expenditures, among other powers—were accepted, Salazar entered the government. Using the Ministry of Finance as a power base, following several years of successful financial reforms, Salazar was named interim minister of colonies (1930) and soon garnered sufficient prestige and authority to become head of the entire government. In July 1932, Salazar was named prime minister, the first civilian to hold that post since the 1926 military coup.
       Salazar gathered around him a team of largely academic experts in the cabinet during the period 1930-33. His government featured several key policies: Portuguese nationalism, colonialism (rebuilding an empire in shambles), Catholicism, and conservative fiscal management. Salazar's government came to be called the Estado Novo. It went through three basic phases during Salazar's long tenure in office, and Salazar's role underwent changes as well. In the early years (1928-44), Salazar and the Estado Novo enjoyed greater vigor and popularity than later. During the middle years (1944—58), the regime's popularity waned, methods of repression increased and hardened, and Salazar grew more dogmatic in his policies and ways. During the late years (1958-68), the regime experienced its most serious colonial problems, ruling circles—including Salazar—aged and increasingly failed, and opposition burgeoned and grew bolder.
       Salazar's plans for stabilizing the economy and strengthening social and financial programs were shaken with the impact of the civil war (1936-39) in neighboring Spain. Salazar strongly supported General Francisco Franco's Nationalist rebels, the eventual victors in the war. But, as the civil war ended and World War II began in September 1939, Salazar's domestic plans had to be adjusted. As Salazar came to monopolize Lisbon's power and authority—indeed to embody the Estado Novo itself—during crises that threatened the future of the regime, he assumed ever more key cabinet posts. At various times between 1936 and 1944, he took over the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and of War (Defense), until the crises passed. At the end of the exhausting period of World War II, there were rumors that the former professor would resign from government and return to Coimbra University, but Salazar continued as the increasingly isolated, dominating "recluse of São Bento," that part of the parliament's buildings housing the prime minister's offices and residence.
       Salazar dominated the Estado Novo's government in several ways: in day-to-day governance, although this diminished as he delegated wider powers to others after 1944, and in long-range policy decisions, as well as in the spirit and image of the system. He also launched and dominated the single party, the União Nacional. A lifelong bachelor who had once stated that he could not leave for Lisbon because he had to care for his aged mother, Salazar never married, but lived with a beloved housekeeper from his Coimbra years and two adopted daughters. During his 36-year tenure as prime minister, Salazar engineered the important cabinet reshuffles that reflect the history of the Estado Novo and of Portugal.
       A number of times, in connection with significant events, Salazar decided on important cabinet officer changes: 11 April 1933 (the adoption of the Estado Novo's new 1933 Constitution); 18 January 1936 (the approach of civil war in Spain and the growing threat of international intervention in Iberian affairs during the unstable Second Spanish Republic of 1931-36); 4 September 1944 (the Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy and the increasing likelihood of a defeat of the Fascists by the Allies, which included the Soviet Union); 14 August 1958 (increased domestic dissent and opposition following the May-June 1958 presidential elections in which oppositionist and former regime stalwart-loyalist General Humberto Delgado garnered at least 25 percent of the national vote, but lost to regime candidate, Admiral Américo Tomás); 13 April 1961 (following the shock of anticolonial African insurgency in Portugal's colony of Angola in January-February 1961, the oppositionist hijacking of a Portuguese ocean liner off South America by Henrique Galvão, and an abortive military coup that failed to oust Salazar from office); and 19 August 1968 (the aging of key leaders in the government, including the now gravely ill Salazar, and the defection of key younger followers).
       In response to the 1961 crisis in Africa and to threats to Portuguese India from the Indian government, Salazar assumed the post of minister of defense (April 1961-December 1962). The failing leader, whose true state of health was kept from the public for as long as possible, appointed a group of younger cabinet officers in the 1960s, but no likely successors were groomed to take his place. Two of the older generation, Teotónio Pereira, who was in bad health, and Marcello Caetano, who preferred to remain at the University of Lisbon or in private law practice, remained in the political wilderness.
       As the colonial wars in three African territories grew more costly, Salazar became more isolated from reality. On 3 August 1968, while resting at his summer residence, the Fortress of São João do Estoril outside Lisbon, a deck chair collapsed beneath Salazar and his head struck the hard floor. Some weeks later, as a result, Salazar was incapacitated by a stroke and cerebral hemorrhage, was hospitalized, and became an invalid. While hesitating to fill the power vacuum that had unexpectedly appeared, President Tomás finally replaced Salazar as prime minister on 27 September 1968, with his former protégé and colleague, Marcello Caetano. Salazar was not informed that he no longer headed the government, but he never recovered his health. On 27 July 1970, Salazar died in Lisbon and was buried at Santa Comba Dão, Vimieiro, his village and place of birth.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Salazar, Antônio de Oliveira

  • 12 blend

    blend [blend]
    (a) (mix together → gen) mélanger, mêler; (→ cultures, races) fusionner; (→ feelings, qualities) joindre, unir;
    ∎ Cookery blend the butter and sugar (together), blend the sugar into the butter mélangez le beurre au ou avec le sucre;
    ∎ to blend two coffees mélanger deux cafés, faire un mélange de deux cafés;
    ∎ to blend old traditions with modern methods faire un mélange de traditions anciennes et de méthodes modernes
    (b) (colours → mix together) mêler, mélanger; (→ put together) marier;
    ∎ to blend white and black mélanger du blanc avec du noir;
    ∎ (in painting) to blend one colour into another fondre une couleur dans une autre
    (a) (mix together → gen) se mélanger, se mêler; (→ cultures, races) fusionner; (→ feelings, sounds) se confondre, se mêler; (→ perfumes) se marier;
    ∎ their voices blended into one leurs voix se confondaient;
    (b) (colours → form one shade) se fondre; (→ go well together) aller ensemble
    3 noun
    (a) (mixture) mélange m;
    ∎ house blend (on sign, packaging) mélange (spécial de la) maison
    (b) figurative (of feelings, qualities) alliance f, mélange m;
    ∎ his speech was a blend of caution and encouragement son discours était un mélange de prudence et d'encouragement
    (c) Linguistics mot-valise m
    ►► American blended family famille f recomposée;
    blended whisky blend m (whisky obtenu par mélange de whiskies de grain industriels et de whiskies pur malt)
    (harmonize) s'harmoniser, se marier ( with avec); (of person) s'intégrer;
    ∎ the new student blended in well le nouvel étudiant s'est bien intégré;
    ∎ that new building doesn't blend in with its surroundings ce nouveau bâtiment ne se marie pas bien ou ne va pas bien avec ce qui l'entoure
    Cookery (mix) incorporer

    Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > blend

  • 13 Creativity

       Put in this bald way, these aims sound utopian. How utopian they areor rather, how imminent their realization-depends on how broadly or narrowly we interpret the term "creative." If we are willing to regard all human complex problem solving as creative, then-as we will point out-successful programs for problem solving mechanisms that simulate human problem solvers already exist, and a number of their general characteristics are known. If we reserve the term "creative" for activities like discovery of the special theory of relativity or the composition of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, then no example of a creative mechanism exists at the present time. (Simon, 1979, pp. 144-145)
       Among the questions that can now be given preliminary answers in computational terms are the following: how can ideas from very different sources be spontaneously thought of together? how can two ideas be merged to produce a new structure, which shows the influence of both ancestor ideas without being a mere "cut-and-paste" combination? how can the mind be "primed," so that one will more easily notice serendipitous ideas? why may someone notice-and remember-something fairly uninteresting, if it occurs in an interesting context? how can a brief phrase conjure up an entire melody from memory? and how can we accept two ideas as similar ("love" and "prove" as rhyming, for instance) in respect of a feature not identical in both? The features of connectionist AI models that suggest answers to these questions are their powers of pattern completion, graceful degradation, sensitization, multiple constraint satisfaction, and "best-fit" equilibration.... Here, the important point is that the unconscious, "insightful," associative aspects of creativity can be explained-in outline, at least-by AI methods. (Boden, 1996, p. 273)
       There thus appears to be an underlying similarity in the process involved in creative innovation and social independence, with common traits and postures required for expression of both behaviors. The difference is one of product-literary, musical, artistic, theoretical products on the one hand, opinions on the other-rather than one of process. In both instances the individual must believe that his perceptions are meaningful and valid and be willing to rely upon his own interpretations. He must trust himself sufficiently that even when persons express opinions counter to his own he can proceed on the basis of his own perceptions and convictions. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 58)
       he average level of ego strength and emotional stability is noticeably higher among creative geniuses than among the general population, though it is possibly lower than among men of comparable intelligence and education who go into administrative and similar positions. High anxiety and excitability appear common (e.g. Priestley, Darwin, Kepler) but full-blown neurosis is quite rare. (Cattell & Butcher, 1970, p. 315)
       he insight that is supposed to be required for such work as discovery turns out to be synonymous with the familiar process of recognition; and other terms commonly used in the discussion of creative work-such terms as "judgment," "creativity," or even "genius"-appear to be wholly dispensable or to be definable, as insight is, in terms of mundane and well-understood concepts. (Simon, 1989, p. 376)
       From the sketch material still in existence, from the condition of the fragments, and from the autographs themselves we can draw definite conclusions about Mozart's creative process. To invent musical ideas he did not need any stimulation; they came to his mind "ready-made" and in polished form. In contrast to Beethoven, who made numerous attempts at shaping his musical ideas until he found the definitive formulation of a theme, Mozart's first inspiration has the stamp of finality. Any Mozart theme has completeness and unity; as a phenomenon it is a Gestalt. (Herzmann, 1964, p. 28)
       Great artists enlarge the limits of one's perception. Looking at the world through the eyes of Rembrandt or Tolstoy makes one able to perceive aspects of truth about the world which one could not have achieved without their aid. Freud believed that science was adaptive because it facilitated mastery of the external world; but was it not the case that many scientific theories, like works of art, also originated in phantasy? Certainly, reading accounts of scientific discovery by men of the calibre of Einstein compelled me to conclude that phantasy was not merely escapist, but a way of reaching new insights concerning the nature of reality. Scientific hypotheses require proof; works of art do not. Both are concerned with creating order, with making sense out of the world and our experience of it. (Storr, 1993, p. xii)
       The importance of self-esteem for creative expression appears to be almost beyond disproof. Without a high regard for himself the individual who is working in the frontiers of his field cannot trust himself to discriminate between the trivial and the significant. Without trust in his own powers the person seeking improved solutions or alternative theories has no basis for distinguishing the significant and profound innovation from the one that is merely different.... An essential component of the creative process, whether it be analysis, synthesis, or the development of a new perspective or more comprehensive theory, is the conviction that one's judgment in interpreting the events is to be trusted. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 59)
       In the daily stream of thought these four different stages [preparation; incubation; illumination or inspiration; and verification] constantly overlap each other as we explore different problems. An economist reading a Blue Book, a physiologist watching an experiment, or a business man going through his morning's letters, may at the same time be "incubating" on a problem which he proposed to himself a few days ago, be accumulating knowledge in "preparation" for a second problem, and be "verifying" his conclusions to a third problem. Even in exploring the same problem, the mind may be unconsciously incubating on one aspect of it, while it is consciously employed in preparing for or verifying another aspect. (Wallas, 1926, p. 81)
       he basic, bisociative pattern of the creative synthesis [is] the sudden interlocking of two previously unrelated skills, or matrices of thought. (Koestler, 1964, p. 121)
        11) The Earliest Stages in the Creative Process Involve a Commerce with Disorder
       Even to the creator himself, the earliest effort may seem to involve a commerce with disorder. For the creative order, which is an extension of life, is not an elaboration of the established, but a movement beyond the established, or at least a reorganization of it and often of elements not included in it. The first need is therefore to transcend the old order. Before any new order can be defined, the absolute power of the established, the hold upon us of what we know and are, must be broken. New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive that world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." (Ghiselin, 1985, p. 4)
       New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive our world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." Chaos and disorder are perhaps the wrong terms for that indeterminate fullness and activity of the inner life. For it is organic, dynamic, full of tension and tendency. What is absent from it, except in the decisive act of creation, is determination, fixity, and commitment to one resolution or another of the whole complex of its tensions. (Ghiselin, 1952, p. 13)
       [P]sychoanalysts have principally been concerned with the content of creative products, and with explaining content in terms of the artist's infantile past. They have paid less attention to examining why the artist chooses his particular activity to express, abreact or sublimate his emotions. In short, they have not made much distinction between art and neurosis; and, since the former is one of the blessings of mankind, whereas the latter is one of the curses, it seems a pity that they should not be better differentiated....
       Psychoanalysis, being fundamentally concerned with drive and motive, might have been expected to throw more light upon what impels the creative person that in fact it has. (Storr, 1993, pp. xvii, 3)
       A number of theoretical approaches were considered. Associative theory, as developed by Mednick (1962), gained some empirical support from the apparent validity of the Remote Associates Test, which was constructed on the basis of the theory.... Koestler's (1964) bisociative theory allows more complexity to mental organization than Mednick's associative theory, and postulates "associative contexts" or "frames of reference." He proposed that normal, non-creative, thought proceeds within particular contexts or frames and that the creative act involves linking together previously unconnected frames.... Simonton (1988) has developed associative notions further and explored the mathematical consequences of chance permutation of ideas....
       Like Koestler, Gruber (1980; Gruber and Davis, 1988) has based his analysis on case studies. He has focused especially on Darwin's development of the theory of evolution. Using piagetian notions, such as assimilation and accommodation, Gruber shows how Darwin's system of ideas changed very slowly over a period of many years. "Moments of insight," in Gruber's analysis, were the culminations of slow long-term processes.... Finally, the information-processing approach, as represented by Simon (1966) and Langley et al. (1987), was considered.... [Simon] points out the importance of good problem representations, both to ensure search is in an appropriate problem space and to aid in developing heuristic evaluations of possible research directions.... The work of Langley et al. (1987) demonstrates how such search processes, realized in computer programs, can indeed discover many basic laws of science from tables of raw data.... Boden (1990a, 1994) has stressed the importance of restructuring the problem space in creative work to develop new genres and paradigms in the arts and sciences. (Gilhooly, 1996, pp. 243-244; emphasis in original)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Creativity

  • 14 Staudinger, Hermann

    [br]
    b. 23 March 1881 Worms, Germany
    d. 8 September 1965 Freiberg im Breisgau, Germany
    [br]
    German chemist, founder of polymer chemistry.
    [br]
    Staudinger studied chemistry at the universities of Halle, Darmstadt and Munich, originally as a preparation for botanical studies, but chemistry claimed his full attention. He followed an academic career, with professorships at Karlsruhe in 1908, Zurich in 1912 and Freiberg from 1926 until his retirement in 1951. Staudinger began his work as an organic chemist by following well-established lines of research, but from 1920 he struck out in a new direction. Until that time, rubber and other apparently non-crystalline materials with high molecular weight were supposed to consist of a disordered collection of small molecules. Staudinger investigated the structure of rubber and realized that it was made up of very large molecules with many basic groups of atoms held together by normal chemical bonds. Substances formed in this way are known as "polymers". Staudinger's views first met with opposition, but he developed methods of determining the molecular weights of these "high polymers". Finally, the introduction of X-ray crystallographic investigation of chemical structure confirmed his views. This discovery has proved to be the basis of a new branch of chemistry with momentous consequences for industry. From it stemmed the synthetic rubber, plastics, fibres, adhesives and other industries, with all their multifarious applications in everyday life. The Staudinger equation, linking viscosity with molecular weight, is still widely used, albeit with some reservations, in the polymer industry.
    During the 1930s, Staudinger turned his attention to biopolymers and foresaw the discovery some twenty years later that these macromolecules were the building blocks of life. In 1953 he belatedly received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1953.
    Bibliography
    1961, Arbeitserinnerungen, Heidelberg; pub. in English, 1970 as From Organic Chemistry to Macromolecules, New York (includes a comprehensive bibliography of 644 items).
    Further Reading
    E.Farber, 1963, Nobel Prize Winners in Chemistry, New York.
    R.C.Olby, 1970, "The macromolecular concept and the origins of molecular biology", J. Chem. Ed. 47:168–74.
    LRD

    Biographical history of technology > Staudinger, Hermann

  • 15 clean

    1. adjective
    1) sauber; frisch [Wäsche, Hemd]
    2) (unused, fresh) sauber; (free of defects) einwandfrei; sauber

    come clean — (coll.) (confess) auspacken (ugs.); (tell the truth) mit der Wahrheit [he]rausrücken (ugs.)

    3) (regular, complete) glatt [Bruch]; glatt, sauber [Schnitt]

    make a clean break [with something] — (fig.) einen Schlussstrich [unter etwas (Akk.)] ziehen

    4) (coll.): (not obscene or indecent) sauber; stubenrein (scherzh.) [Witz]
    5) (sportsmanlike, fair) sauber
    2. adverb
    glatt; einfach [vergessen]

    the fox got clean away — der Fuchs ist uns/ihnen usw. glatt entwischt

    3. transitive verb
    sauber machen; putzen [Zimmer, Haus, Fenster, Schuh]; reinigen [Teppich, Möbel, Käfig, Kleidung, Wunde]; fegen, kehren [Kamin]; (with cloth) aufwischen [Fußboden]

    clean one's hands/teeth — sich (Dat.) die Hände waschen/Zähne putzen

    4. intransitive verb 5. noun

    this carpet needs a good clean — dieser Teppich muss gründlich gereinigt werden

    give your shoes a clean — putz deine Schuhe

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/13335/clean_out">clean out
    - clean up
    * * *
    [kli:n] 1. adjective
    1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) sauber
    2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) reinlich
    3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) frisch
    4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) anständig
    5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) glatt
    2. adverb
    (completely: He got clean away.) völlig
    3. verb
    (to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) säubern

    ['klenli]

    (clean in personal habits.) reinlich

    - cleanliness
    - clean up
    - a clean bill of health
    - a clean slate
    - come clean
    - make a clean sweep
    * * *
    [kli:n]
    I. adj
    1. (not dirty) sauber
    \clean air/hands saubere Luft/Hände
    \clean sheet frisches Laken
    \clean shirt sauberes Hemd
    spotlessly [or scrupulously] \clean peinlichst sauber
    [as] \clean as a whistle [or BRIT as a new pin] blitzblank fam
    2. (free from bacteria) sauber, rein
    \clean air saubere Luft
    \clean water sauberes Wasser
    3. attr (blank) sheet of paper leer
    4. (fair) methods, fight sauber, fair
    5. (sl: free from crime, offence) sauber sl
    to keep one's hands \clean sich dat die Hände nicht schmutzig machen
    to have \clean hands [or a \clean slate] eine weiße Weste haben fam
    \clean driving licence Führerschein m ohne Strafpunkte
    to have a \clean record nicht vorbestraft sein
    6. ( fam: no drugs)
    ▪ to be \clean clean sein; alcoholic trocken sein
    7. (morally acceptable) sauber, anständig
    it's all good, \clean fun das ist alles völlig harmlos!
    \clean joke anständiger Witz
    \clean living makellose Lebensweise
    8. (smooth)
    \clean design klares Design
    \clean lines klare Linien
    9. (straight) sauber
    \clean break MED glatter Bruch
    \clean hit SPORT sauberer Treffer
    10. (complete, entire) gründlich
    to make a \clean break from sth unter etw dat einen Schlussstrich ziehen
    to make a \clean job of sth saubere Arbeit leisten
    to make a \clean start noch einmal [ganz] von vorne anfangen
    to make a \clean sweep of sth etw total verändern; (win everything) bei etw dat [alles] abräumen fam
    ▪ to be \clean nicht mehr in die Windeln machen; animal stubenrein sein
    12. MED
    to give sb a \clean bill of health jdn für gesund erklären
    to give sth a \clean bill of health ( fig) etw für gesundheitlich unbedenklich erklären
    13. REL rein
    14. wood astrein
    15.
    ▶ to come \clean reinen Tisch machen
    ▶ to keep one's nose \clean sauber bleiben hum fam
    ▶ to make a \clean breast of sth etw gestehen, sich dat etw von der Seele reden
    ▶ to show a \clean pair of heels ( fam) Fersengeld geben hum fam
    ▶ to wipe the slate \clean reinen Tisch machen fam
    II. adv
    1. inv (completely) total, völlig
    I \clean forgot your birthday ich habe deinen Geburtstag total vergessen
    I \clean forgot that... ich habe schlichtweg vergessen, dass...
    he's been doing this for years and getting \clean away with it er macht das seit Jahren und kommt glatt damit durch! fam
    Sue got \clean away Sue ist spurlos verschwunden
    the cat got \clean away die Katze ist uns/ihnen/etc. glatt entwischt
    \clean bowled BRIT SPORT sauber geschlagen
    2. (not dirty) sauber
    3.
    ▶ a new broom sweeps \clean neue Besen kehren gut prov
    III. vt
    1. (remove dirt)
    ▪ to \clean sth etw sauber machen; furniture etw reinigen; (dry-clean) etw reinigen
    to \clean the car das Auto waschen
    to \clean a carpet einen Teppich reinigen
    to \clean one's face/hands sich dat das Gesicht/die Hände waschen
    to \clean the floor den Boden wischen [o SCHWEIZ a. aufnehmen]
    to \clean house AM die Hausarbeit machen
    to \clean the house putzen
    to \clean one's nails sich dat die Nägel sauber machen
    to \clean one's shoes/the windows seine Schuhe/Fenster putzen
    to \clean one's teeth sich dat die Zähne putzen
    to \clean a wound eine Wunde reinigen
    ▪ to \clean sth from [or off] sth, to \clean off sth from sth etw von etw dat abwischen
    2. FOOD
    to \clean a chicken/fish ein Huhn/einen Fisch ausnehmen
    to \clean vegetables Gemüse putzen
    3. (eat all)
    to \clean one's plate seinen Teller leer essen
    4.
    ▶ to \clean sb's clock AM (sl) jdn verdreschen fam
    IV. vi pans, pots sich reinigen lassen
    to \clean easily sich leicht reinigen lassen
    V. n
    to give sth a [good] \clean etw [gründlich] sauber machen; shoes, window, teeth, room etw [gründlich] putzen; hands, face etw [gründlich] waschen; furniture, carpet etw [gründlich] reinigen
    to give the floor a good \clean den Boden gründlich wischen
    * * *
    [kliːn]
    1. adj (+er)
    1) (= not dirty also bomb) sauber

    to wash/wipe/brush sth clean — etw abwaschen/-reiben/-bürsten

    she has very clean habits, she's a very clean person — sie ist sehr sauber

    2) (= new, not used) sheets, paper sauber, neu; (TYP) proof sauber

    I want to see a nice clean plate — ich will einen schön leer gegessenen Teller sehen

    the vultures picked the carcass/bone clean — die Geier nagten den Kadaver bis aufs Skelett ab/nagten den Knochen ganz ab

    to make a clean start — ganz von vorne anfangen; (in life) ein neues Leben anfangen

    to have a clean record (with police) — nicht vorbestraft sein, eine weiße Weste haben (inf)

    he has a clean record —

    to start again with a clean sheet — einen neuen Anfang machen, ein neues Kapitel aufschlagen

    he's been clean for six months (criminal) — er ist seit sechs Monaten sauber; (from drink) er ist seit sechs Monaten trocken; (from drugs) er ist seit sechs Monaten clean

    he's clean, no guns (inf) — alles in Ordnung, nicht bewaffnet

    3) (= not obscene) joke stubenrein; film anständig

    good clean fun — ein harmloser, netter Spaß

    4) (= well-shaped) lines klar
    5) (= regular, even) cut sauber, glatt

    a clean break (also Med) — ein glatter Bruch; (fig) ein klares Ende

    6) (SPORT) fight, match sauber, fair; boxer fair
    7) (= acceptable to religion) rein
    8)

    to make a clean breast of sth — etw gestehen, sich (dat) etw von der Seele reden

    See:
    → sweep
    2. adv
    glatt

    he got clean away from the rest of the field —

    the ball/he went clean through the window — der Ball flog glatt/er flog achtkantig durch das Fenster

    to cut clean through sth — etw ganz durchschneiden/durchschlagen etc

    to come clean about sth —

    we're clean out (of matches) — es sind keine (Streichhölzer) mehr da

    3. vt
    sauber machen; (with cloth also) abwischen; carpets also reinigen; (= remove stains etc) säubern; clothes also säubern (form); (= dry-clean) reinigen; nails, paintbrush, furniture also, dentures, old buildings reinigen; window, shoes putzen, reinigen (form); fish, wound säubern; chicken ausnehmen; vegetables putzen; apple, grapes etc säubern (form); (= wash) (ab)waschen; (= wipe) abwischen; cup, plate etc säubern (form); car waschen, putzen

    to clean one's teeth — sich (dat) die Zähne putzen or (with toothpick) säubern

    clean the dirt off your face — wisch dir den Schmutz vom Gesicht!

    clean your shoes before you come inside — putz dir die Schuhe ab, bevor du reinkommst!

    to clean a room — ein Zimmer sauber machen, in einem Zimmer putzen

    4. vi
    reinigen

    this paint cleans easily —

    5. n

    to give sth a clean — etw sauber machen, reinigen

    * * *
    clean [kliːn]
    A adj (adv → cleanly B)
    1. rein, sauber:
    a clean room ein sauberer (sterilisierter) Raum; → breast A 2, hand Bes Redew, heel1 Bes Redew
    2. sauber, frisch (gewaschen)
    3. reinlich, stubenrein (Hund etc)
    4. unvermischt, rein (Gold etc)
    5. einwandfrei (Essen etc)
    6. rein, makellos (Edelstein etc; auch fig):
    clean record tadellose Vergangenheit
    7. (moralisch) rein, lauter, schuldlos:
    a clean conscience ein reines Gewissen
    8. anständig (Geschichte etc):
    keep it clean keine Schweinereien!;
    clean living bleib sauber!;
    Mr Clean Herr Saubermann; → liver2
    9. unbeschrieben, leer (Blatt etc)
    10. sauber, ohne Korrekturen (Schrift): → copy A 1
    11. anständig, fair (Kämpfer etc)
    12. klar, sauber (Fingerabdrücke etc)
    13. glatt, sauber, tadellos (ausgeführt), fehlerfrei:
    14. glatt, eben:
    clean cut glatter Schnitt;
    clean fracture MED glatter Bruch;
    clean wood astfreies Holz
    15. restlos, gründlich:
    a clean miss ein glatter Fehlschuss;
    make a clean break with the past völlig mit der Vergangenheit brechen
    16. SCHIFF
    a) mit gereinigtem Kiel und Rumpf
    b) leer, ohne Ladung
    c) scharf, spitz zulaufend, mit gefälligen Linien
    17. klar, ebenmäßig, wohlproportioniert:
    clean features klare Gesichtszüge
    18. sl clean, sauber (nicht mehr drogenabhängig)
    19. sl sauber (unbewaffnet)
    B adv
    1. rein(lich), sauber, sorgfältig:
    a) rein ausfegen,
    b) fig vollständig mit etwas aufräumen;
    come clean umg (alles) gestehen;
    come clean umg heraus mit der Sprache!; → broom A 1
    2. anständig, fair:
    3. rein, glatt, völlig, ganz und gar, total:
    go clean off one’s head umg völlig den Verstand verlieren;
    clean forget about sth umg etwas total vergessen;
    the bullet went clean through the door die Kugel durchschlug glatt die Tür;
    a) spurlos verschwunden,
    b) total übergeschnappt; → mind A 6
    C s Reinigung f:
    give sth a clean → E;
    it needs a clean es muss (einmal) gereinigt werden
    D v/i sich reinigen lassen
    E v/t
    1. reinigen, säubern, Fenster, Schuhe, Silber, Zähne etc putzen:
    clean house US fig umg gründlich aufräumen, eine Säuberungsaktion durchführen
    2. waschen
    3. frei machen von, leer fegen
    4. ein Schlachttier ausnehmen
    5. → clean out
    6. → clean up A
    * * *
    1. adjective
    1) sauber; frisch [Wäsche, Hemd]
    2) (unused, fresh) sauber; (free of defects) einwandfrei; sauber

    come clean — (coll.) (confess) auspacken (ugs.); (tell the truth) mit der Wahrheit [he]rausrücken (ugs.)

    3) (regular, complete) glatt [Bruch]; glatt, sauber [Schnitt]

    make a clean break [with something] — (fig.) einen Schlussstrich [unter etwas (Akk.)] ziehen

    4) (coll.): (not obscene or indecent) sauber; stubenrein (scherzh.) [Witz]
    5) (sportsmanlike, fair) sauber
    2. adverb
    glatt; einfach [vergessen]

    the fox got clean away — der Fuchs ist uns/ihnen usw. glatt entwischt

    3. transitive verb
    sauber machen; putzen [Zimmer, Haus, Fenster, Schuh]; reinigen [Teppich, Möbel, Käfig, Kleidung, Wunde]; fegen, kehren [Kamin]; (with cloth) aufwischen [Fußboden]

    clean one's hands/teeth — sich (Dat.) die Hände waschen/Zähne putzen

    4. intransitive verb 5. noun
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    adj.
    rein adj.
    sauber adj. v.
    abputzen v.
    putzen (Gemüse) v.
    putzen v.
    reinemachen v.
    reinigen v.
    saubermachen v.
    säubern v.

    English-german dictionary > clean

  • 16 WN

    3) Политика: Northern Island
    4) Сокращение: winch
    5) Физиология: Well Nourished
    6) Нефть: weld neck
    7) Канадский термин: Western Newfoundland
    8) Фирменный знак: Southwest Airlines, Wickett. NET, L. L. C.
    10) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: with neck
    11) Сетевые технологии: wireless network, беспроводная сеть, радиосеть
    12) Океанография: Weather Normalization
    13) Макаров: washability number
    14) Имена и фамилии: Wayne Newton, Willie Nelson
    15) ООН: White Nationalist
    16) Общественная организация: Wellness Network
    17) Чат: What's New
    18) Правительство: West Norfolk, Western Nevada
    19) NYSE. Wynns International, Inc.
    20) Зубная имплантология: Wide Neck, широкая шейка 6, 5 мм

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > WN

  • 17 Wn

    3) Политика: Northern Island
    4) Сокращение: winch
    5) Физиология: Well Nourished
    6) Нефть: weld neck
    7) Канадский термин: Western Newfoundland
    8) Фирменный знак: Southwest Airlines, Wickett. NET, L. L. C.
    10) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: with neck
    11) Сетевые технологии: wireless network, беспроводная сеть, радиосеть
    12) Океанография: Weather Normalization
    13) Макаров: washability number
    14) Имена и фамилии: Wayne Newton, Willie Nelson
    15) ООН: White Nationalist
    16) Общественная организация: Wellness Network
    17) Чат: What's New
    18) Правительство: West Norfolk, Western Nevada
    19) NYSE. Wynns International, Inc.
    20) Зубная имплантология: Wide Neck, широкая шейка 6, 5 мм

    Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Wn

  • 18 yield

    ji:ld 1. verb
    1) (to give up; to surrender: He yielded to the other man's arguments; He yielded all his possessions to the state.) bøye av, gi etter, gi seg; overgi
    2) (to give way to force or pressure: At last the door yielded.) gi etter
    3) (to produce naturally, grow etc: How much milk does that herd of cattle yield?) kaste av seg, yte
    2. noun
    (the amount produced by natural means: the annual yield of wheat.) avkastning, ytelse
    avkastning
    --------
    utbytte
    I
    subst. \/jiːld\/
    1) ( økonomi og generelt) avkastning, utbytte, beholdning, gevinst, produksjon, rente
    2) ( landbruk) høst, avkastning, ytelse
    3) flytning
    II
    verb \/jiːld\/
    1) gi, gi avkastning, innbringe
    2) føre til, produsere, frembringe
    3) gi fra seg, gi opp, overlate, utlevere, avstå (fra), overgi
    4) ( mest litterært) gi, skjenke, bevilge, tilkjenne
    • she yielded me a son!
    5) ( gammeldags) lønne
    • God yield you!
    6) gi etter, vike, gi seg, bøye seg, fjære
    7) underkaste seg, trekke seg unna, gi etter, gi seg over, gi opp, dukke under, kapitulere
    yield ground bøye av, vike
    yield obedience to være lydig mot noen, underkaste seg noen
    yield oneself prisoner gi seg til fange, overgi seg
    yield oneself up overgi seg, underkaste seg hengi seg
    yield precedence to la gå foran
    yield someone right of way gi forkjørsrett til noen
    yield the floor to someone ( parlamentarisk) overlate ordet til noen
    yield the point ( litterært) gi etter på et punkt, skifte standpunkt
    yield to gi etter for, vike for, føye seg etter
    kapitulere for, falle for, gi etter for, gi tapt for
    bifalle, etterkomme
    være underlegen, ligge under, stå tilbake for
    bli overvunnet gjennom, bli kurert ved
    overlevere til, utlevere til, overgi til
    yield to it føye seg
    yield to temptation falle for fristelsen
    yield up gi, innbringe åpenbare, avsløre
    yield (up) the ghost\/spirit ( gammeldags eller spøkefullt) oppgi ånden, trekke sitt siste sukk
    yield well gi god avkastning, bære bra

    English-Norwegian dictionary > yield

  • 19 know

    [nəʊ, Am noʊ] vt <knew, known>
    1)
    to \know sth etw wissen; facts, results etw kennen;
    she \knows all the names of them sie kennt all ihre Namen;
    does anyone \know the answer? weiß jemand die Antwort?;
    do you \know...? weißt du/wissen Sie...?;
    do you \know the time/where the post office is? können Sie mir bitte sagen, wie spät es ist/wo die Post ist?;
    do you \know the words to this song? kennst du den Text von diesem Lied?;
    he really \knows particle physics in Teilchenphysik kennt er sich wirklich gut aus;
    I \know no fear ich habe vor nichts Angst;
    I \know what I am talking about ich weiß, wovon ich rede;
    how was I to \know it'd be snowing in June! wer ahnt denn schon, dass es im Juni schneien würde!;
    that's worth \knowing das ist gut zu wissen;
    that might be worth \knowing das wäre gut zu wissen;
    that's what I like to \know too das würde ich auch gerne wissen!;
    - don't I \know it! - wem sagst du das!;
    before you \know where you are ehe man sich versieht;
    for all I \know soweit ich weiß;
    they might have even cancelled the project for all I \know vielleicht haben sie das Projekt ja sogar ganz eingestellt - weiß man's! ( fam)
    I knew it! wusste ich's doch! ( fam)
    ... and you \know it... und das weißt du auch ( fam);
    you \know something [or what] ? weißt du was? ( fam)
    ... I \know what... ich weiß was;
    but she's not to \know aber sie soll nichts davon erfahren;
    God \knows I've done my best ich habe weiß Gott mein Bestes gegeben ( fam);
    God only \knows what'll happen next! weiß der Himmel, was als Nächstes passiert! (sl)
    to \know [that]/if/ how/ what/ when/why... wissen, dass/ob/wie/was/wann/warum...;
    to \know sb/ sth to be/ do sth wissen, dass jd/etw etw ist/tut;
    the police \know him to be a cocaine dealer die Polizei weiß, dass er mit Kokain handelt;
    to \know how to do sth wissen, wie man etw macht;
    to \know how to drive a car Auto fahren können;
    to \know sth about sth/sb etw über etw/jdn wissen;
    to \know the alphabet/ English das Alphabet/Englisch können;
    do you \know any Norwegian? können Sie ein bisschen Norwegisch?;
    to \know sth by heart etw auswendig können;
    to \know what one is doing wissen, was man tut;
    to let sb \know sth jdn etw wissen lassen
    to not \know whether... sich dat nicht sicher sein, ob...;
    to not \know which way to turn nicht wissen, was man machen soll;
    to not \know whether to laugh or cry nicht wissen, ob man lachen oder weinen soll;
    to \know for a fact that... ganz sicher wissen, dass...
    to \know sb jdn kennen;
    \knowing Sarah [or if I \know Sarah] , she'll have done a good job so wie ich Sarah kenne, hat sie ihre Sache bestimmt gut gemacht;
    we've \known each other for years now wir kennen uns schon seit Jahren;
    she \knows Paris well sie kennt sich in Paris gut aus;
    surely you \know me better than that! du solltest mich eigentlich besser kennen!;
    you \know what it's like du weißt ja, wie das [so] ist;
    we all knew her as a kind and understanding colleague uns allen war sie als liebenswerte und einfühlsame Kollegin bekannt;
    I'm sure you all \know the new officer by reputation sicherlich haben Sie alle schon mal von dem neuen Offizier gehört;
    to \know sth like the back of one's hand etw wie seine eigene Westentasche kennen ( fam)
    to \know sb by name/ by sight/ personally jdn dem Namen nach/vom Sehen/persönlich kennen;
    to get to \know sb jdn kennen lernen;
    to get to \know sth methods etw lernen; faults etw herausfinden;
    to get to \know each other sich akk kennen lernen;
    to [not] \know sb to speak to jdn [nicht] näher kennen
    to \know sth etw verstehen;
    do you \know what I mean? verstehst du, was ich meine?;
    if you \know what I mean wenn du verstehst, was ich meine
    I've never \known anything like this so etwas habe ich noch nicht erlebt;
    I've never \known her [to] cry ich habe sie noch nie weinen sehen
    6) ( recognize)
    to \know sb/ sth jdn/etw erkennen;
    I \know a goodbye when I hear one ich hab' schon verstanden, dass du dich von mir trennen willst! ( fam)
    I \know a good thing when I see it ich merke gleich, wenn was gut ist;
    we all \know him as ‘Curly’ wir alle kennen ihn als „Curly“;
    this is the end of world as we \know it das ist das Ende der Welt, so wie wir sie kennen;
    these chocolate bars are \known as something else in the US diese Schokoladenriegel laufen in den USA unter einem anderen Namen;
    I knew her for a liar the minute I saw her ich habe vom ersten Augenblick an gewusst, dass sie eine Lügnerin ist;
    to \know sb/ sth by sth jdn/etw an etw dat erkennen;
    to \know sb by his/ her voice/ walk jdn an seiner Stimme/seinem Gang erkennen;
    sb wouldn't \know sth if he/ she bumped into it [or if he/ she fell over it] [or if it hit him/ her in the face] jd würde etw nicht mal erkennen, wenn es vor ihm/ihr stehen würde
    to \know sth/ sb from sth/sb etw/jdn von etw/jdm unterscheiden können;
    Maria wouldn't \know a greyhound from a collie Maria kann einen Windhund nicht von einem Collie unterscheiden;
    you wouldn't \know him from his brother man kann ihn und seinen Bruder nicht unterscheiden!;
    don't worry, she wouldn't \know the difference keine Angst, sie wird den Unterschied [gar] nicht merken;
    to \know right from wrong Gut und Böse unterscheiden können
    to be \known for sth für etw akk bekannt sein;
    it is \known that... es ist bekannt, dass...;
    to make sth \known etw bekannt machen;
    she's never been \known to laugh at his jokes sie hat bekanntlich noch nie über seine Witze gelacht;
    this substance is \known to cause skin problems es ist bekannt, dass diese Substanz Hautirritationen hervorruft;
    this substance has been \known to cause skin problems diese Substanz hat in einzelnen Fällen zu Hautirritationen geführt;
    Terry is also \known as ‘The Muscleman’ Terry kennt man auch unter dem Namen ‚der Muskelmann‘
    PHRASES:
    to not \know sb from Adam keinen blassen Schimmer haben, wer jd ist ( fam)
    to \know all the answers immer alles besser wissen ( pej) ( have real knowledge) sich akk auskennen;
    to \know no bounds keine Grenzen kennen;
    to not \know one end of sth from the other keine Ahnung von etw dat haben ( fam)
    to \know one's own mind wissen, was man will;
    to \know one's place wissen, wo man steht;
    to \know the ropes sich akk auskennen;
    to \know sb [in the biblical sense] (]) mit jdm eine Nummer geschoben haben (sl)
    to \know the score wissen, was gespielt wird;
    to \know which side one's bread is buttered on wissen, wo was zu holen ist ( fam)
    to \know one's stuff [or (Brit a.) onions] sein Geschäft [o Handwerk] verstehen;
    to \know a thing or two;
    (pej fam: be sexually experienced) sich akk [mit Männern/Frauen] auskennen;
    to \know a thing or two about sth ( know from experience) sich akk mit etw dat auskennen;
    to \know what's what wissen, wo's langgeht ( fam)
    what do you \know! was weißt du denn schon?;
    ( esp Am) (fam: surprise) wer hätte das gedacht!;
    to not \know what hit one nicht wissen, wie einem geschieht;
    to not \know where to put oneself ( Brit) am liebsten in den Boden versinken ( fam)
    not if I \know it nicht mit mir! vi <knew, known>
    1) ( have knowledge) [Bescheid] wissen;
    ask Kate, she's sure to \know frag Kate, sie weiß es bestimmt;
    I think she \knows ich glaube, sie weiß Bescheid;
    where did he go? - I wouldn't [or don't] \know;
    I was not to \know until years later das sollte ich erst Jahre später erfahren, wo ist er hingegangen? - keine Ahnung;
    are you going to university? - I don't \know yet willst du studieren? - ich weiß [es] noch nicht;
    you never \know man kann nie wissen;
    as [or so] far as I \know so viel [o weit] ich weiß;
    how am I to \know? woher soll ich das wissen?;
    who \knows? wer weiß?;
    how should I \know? wie soll ich das wissen?;
    I \know! jetzt weiß ich!;
    Mummy \knows best what to do Mutti weiß am besten, was zu tun ist;
    she didn't want to \know sie wollte nichts davon wissen;
    just let me \know ok? sag' mir einfach Bescheid, o.k.?
    2) (fam: understand) begreifen;
    ‘I don't \know,’ he said, ‘why can't you ever be on time?’ „ich begreife das einfach nicht“, sagte er, „warum kannst du nie pünktlich sein?“
    I \know ich weiß;
    the weather's been so good lately - I \know, isn't it wonderful! das Wetter war in letzter Zeit wirklich schön - ja, herrlich, nicht wahr?
    4) (fam: for emphasis)
    she's such a fool, don't you \know! sie ist so unglaublich dumm!
    give him the red box, you \know, the one with the.... gib ihm die rote Kiste, du weißt schon, die mit den...;
    he's so boring and, you \know, sort of spooky er ist so langweilig und, na ja, irgendwie unheimlich;
    he asked me, you \know weißt du, er hat mich halt gefragt
    PHRASES:
    you ought to \know better du solltest es eigentlich besser wissen;
    I \know better than to go out in this weather ich werde mich hüten, bei dem Wetter rauszugehen ( fam)
    she's old enough to \know better than to run out into the traffic sie ist alt genug, um zu wissen, dass man nicht einfach auf die Straße läuft;
    he said he loved me but I \know better er sagte, dass er mich liebt, aber ich weiß, dass es nicht stimmt;
    to not \know any better es nicht anders kennen n
    to be in the \know [about sth] [über etw akk] im Bilde sein [o Bescheid wissen]

    English-German students dictionary > know

  • 20 negotiations

    n pl

    to activate the process of negotiations — активизировать процесс / ход переговоров

    to break off negotiations — прерывать / приостанавливать переговоры

    to conclude negotiations on smth — договариваться о чем-л.; проводить переговоры по какому-л. вопросу

    to determine smth by negotiations — решать что-л. путем переговоров

    to drag one's feet in / to drag out negotiations — затягивать переговоры

    to draw smb into negotiations — втягивать кого-л. в переговоры

    to give grounds for delay or postponement of the negotiations — давать основания для задержки или отсрочки переговоров

    to give new impetus to the negotiations — давать новый импульс / толчок переговорам

    to hold negotiations — вести / проводить переговоры

    to impede negotiations — затруднять / осложнять переговоры

    to improve one's bargaining position at negotiations — укреплять свои позиции на переговорах

    to initiate negotiations — начинать переговоры; приступать к переговорам

    to launch negotiations — начинать переговоры; приступать к переговорам

    to oversee negotiations — контролировать ход переговоров; следить за ходом переговоров

    to prolong negotiations — 1) продолжать переговоры 2) отсрочить / отложить переговоры

    to push smb towards negotiations — подталкивать кого-л. к переговорам

    to renew / to reopen / to restart / to resume negotiations — возобновлять переговоры

    to seek a solution by negotiations — стараться решить что-л. путем переговоров

    to side-track the negotiations — уводить переговоры в сторону; избегать переговоров; откладывать переговоры

    to undermine the negotiations — подрывать / срывать переговоры

    - active negotiations
    - armistice negotiations
    - arms buying negotiations
    - arms control negotiations
    - arms negotiations
    - arms-reduction negotiations
    - back stage negotiations
    - basis for negotiations
    - behind-the-scene negotiations
    - beyond negotiations
    - bilateral negotiations
    - break-down in negotiations
    - bruising negotiations
    - business negotiations
    - by negotiations
    - closing stage of negotiations
    - collapse in negotiations
    - collapse of negotiations
    - complex negotiations
    - comprehensive negotiations     - constructive negotiations
    - control negotiations
    - conventional force negotiations
    - cordial negotiations
    - course of negotiations
    - crucial negotiations
    - culmination of negotiations
    - current negotiations
    - deadlocked negotiations
    - delicate negotiations
    - detailed negotiations
    - difficult negotiations
    - diplomatic negotiations
    - direct negotiations
    - disarmament negotiations
    - discreet negotiations
    - dragged-out negotiations
    - drawn out negotiations
    - earnest negotiations
    - endless negotiations
    - extensive negotiations
    - face-to-face negotiations
    - failure of negotiations
    - feverish negotiations
    - final stage of negotiations
    - flurry of negotiations
    - follow-on negotiations
    - for the duration of negotiations
    - forthcoming negotiations
    - fresh negotiations
    - friendly negotiations
    - fruitful negotiations
    - full-size negotiations
    - global negotiations
    - grinding negotiations
    - hard negotiations
    - hectic negotiations
    - hitch in negotiations
    - in the course of negotiations
    - inconclusive negotiations
    - indirect negotiations
    - intense negotiations
    - intensive negotiations
    - it will be a matter of negotiations
    - joint negotiations
    - laborious negotiations
    - last-minute negotiations
    - lengthy negotiations
    - limited negotiations
    - machinery and methods of negotiations
    - meaningful negotiations
    - membership negotiations
    - merger negotiations
    - military negotiations
    - ministerial negotiations
    - multilateral negotiations
    - negotiations among equals
    - negotiations are at a delicate stage
    - negotiations are at an end
    - negotiations are back on track
    - negotiations are deadlocked
    - negotiations are going above smb's head
    - negotiations are underway
    - negotiations behind closed doors
    - negotiations behind the scenes
    - negotiations broke down
    - negotiations center on smth
    - negotiations from strength
    - negotiations have become bogged down
    - negotiations have been stalled over an issue
    - negotiations have collapsed
    - negotiations have finished
    - negotiations have reached deadlock
    - negotiations have resumed
    - negotiations on disarmament
    - negotiations reach an impasse
    - negotiations through the medium of smb
    - negotiations will bear fruit
    - negotiations without any prior conditions
    - not open for negotiations
    - not open to negotiations
    - ongoing negotiations
    - open for negotiations
    - open to negotiations     - painful negotiations
    - painstaking negotiations
    - patient negotiations
    - peace negotiations
    - peaceful negotiations
    - pending these negotiations
    - political negotiations
    - preliminary negotiations
    - preparatory negotiations
    - private negotiations
    - progress of negotiations
    - prolonged negotiations
    - protracted negotiations
    - renewal of negotiations
    - results of negotiations
    - resumption of negotiations     - secret negotiations
    - separate negotiations
    - session of negotiations
    - settlement by negotiations
    - settlement through negotiations
    - social negotiations
    - stalemated negotiations
    - sticking point in the negotiations
    - stiff negotiations     - substantive negotiations
    - successful negotiations
    - summit negotiations
    - sustained negotiations
    - through negotiations
    - top-level negotiations
    - tortuous negotiations
    - torturous negotiations
    - tough negotiations
    - trade negotiations
    - trilateral negotiations
    - tripartite negotiations
    - truce negotiations
    - US-mediated negotiations
    - wage negotiations
    - walkout from negotiations
    - well prepared negotiations
    - within the framework of negotiations

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