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  • 1 economy

    noun
    1) (frugality) Sparsamkeit, die; (of effort, motion) Wirtschaftlichkeit, die
    2) (instance) Einsparung, die
    3) (of country etc.) Wirtschaft, die
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    [i'konəmi]
    1) (the thrifty, careful management of money etc to avoid waste: Please use the water with economy; We must make economies in household spending.) die Sparsamkeit
    2) (organization of money and resources: the country's economy; household economy.) die Wirtschaft
    •
    - academic.ru/23307/economic">economic
    - economical
    - economically
    - economics
    - economist
    - economize
    - economise
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    econo·my
    [ɪˈkɒnəmi, AM -ˈkɑ:n-]
    n
    1. (system) Wirtschaft f; (national system) Volkswirtschaft f
    subdued/ailing \economy gedämpfte/schwache Konjunktur
    2. (thriftiness) Sparsamkeit f kein pl
    for the purposes of \economy aus Ersparnisgründen
    to make economies Einsparungen machen, Sparmaßnahmen durchführen
    3. no pl (sparing use of sth) Ökonomie f, Wirtschaftlichkeit f
    \economy of language prägnante Ausdrucksweise
    economies pl of scope economies of scope pl, Verbundvorteile pl, Diversifikationsvorteile pl
    economies of scale Economies of Scale pl, Skaleneffekte pl, Mengeneffekte pl, Größenvorteile pl, Größendegression f
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    [I'kɒnəmɪ]
    n
    1) (system) Wirtschaft f no pl; (from a monetary aspect) Konjunktur f

    what is the state of the economy? — wie ist die Wirtschaftslage/Konjunktur?

    2) (= saving in time, money) Sparmaßnahme f, Einsparung f

    economies of scale — Einsparungen pl durch erhöhte Produktion

    to make economies — zu Sparmaßnahmen greifen, Einsparungen machen

    3) (= thrift) Sparsamkeit f

    economy of language/expression — knappe Sprache/Ausdrucksweise

    with economy of effort — mit sparsamem Kräfteaufwand

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    economy [ıˈkɒnəmı; US ıˈkɑ-]
    A s
    1. Sparsamkeit f, Wirtschaftlichkeit f
    2. fig
    a) sparsame Anwendung (of gen)
    b) Sparsamkeit f in den (künstlerischen) Mitteln:
    dramatic economy dramatische Knappheit
    3. a) Sparmaßnahme f
    b) Einsparung f
    c) Ersparnis f
    4. WIRTSCH
    a) Wirtschaft(ssystem) f(n)
    b) Wirtschaftslehre f
    5. organisches System, Anordnung f, Aufbau m
    6. REL
    a) göttliche Weltordnung
    b) verständige Handhabung (einer Doktrin)
    7. go ( oder travel) economy FLUG in der Economyklasse fliegen
    B adj Spar…:
    economy car Wagen m mit geringen Betriebskosten;
    economy class FLUG Economyklasse f;
    in economy class in der Economyklasse;
    go ( oder travel) economy class in der Economyklasse fliegen;
    economy drive Sparmaßnahmen pl;
    economy price günstiger oder niedriger Preis;
    economy-priced billig, preisgünstig
    econ. abk
    2. economics pl
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    noun
    1) (frugality) Sparsamkeit, die; (of effort, motion) Wirtschaftlichkeit, die
    2) (instance) Einsparung, die
    3) (of country etc.) Wirtschaft, die
    * * *
    n.
    Wirtschaftlichkeit f.
    Wirtschaftssystem n.

    English-german dictionary > economy

  • 2 economy

    economy [ɪ'kɒnəmɪ] (pl economies)
    1 noun
    (a) (system) économie f;
    ∎ (centrally) planned economy économie f planifiée;
    ∎ old-fashioned political economy économie f politique
    (b) (saving) économie f;
    ∎ to practise economy économiser, épargner;
    ∎ to make economies faire des économies;
    ∎ it's a false economy ce n'est pas vraiment rentable;
    ∎ with (an) economy of effort sans effort inutile;
    ∎ economy of style concision f de style
    (pack) économique
    (fly, travel) en classe touriste
    ►► economy brand marque f économique;
    American economy car = voiture de taille moyenne, consommant peu par rapport aux "grosses américaines";
    economy class classe f touriste;
    economy drive (of company, government) politique f de réduction des dépenses;
    ∎ I'm on an economy drive at the moment j'essaie d'économiser en ce moment;
    economy fare tarif m économique;
    economy measure mesure f de réduction des dépenses;
    ∎ as an economy measure par mesure d'économie;
    Cars economy mode (with automatic gears) mode m économique;
    economies of scale économies fpl d'échelle

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

  • 3 economy

    economy n ( all contexts) économie f ; to make economies faire des économies ; for reasons of economy pour des raisons d'économie ; with (an) economy of effort à moindre effort ; economies of scale économies d'échelle ; the economy l'économie du pays.

    Big English-French dictionary > economy

  • 4 effort

    noun
    1) (exertion) Anstrengung, die; Mühe, die

    make an/every effort — (physically) sich anstrengen; (mentally) sich bemühen

    without [any] effort — ohne Anstrengung; mühelos

    [a] waste of time and effort — vergebliche Liebesmüh

    make every possible effort to do something — jede nur mögliche Anstrengung machen, etwas zu tun

    he makes no effort at all — er gibt sich überhaupt keine Mühe

    2) (attempt) Versuch, der

    in an effort to do something — beim Versuch, etwas zu tun

    make no effort to be polite — sich (Dat.) nicht die Mühe machen, höflich zu sein

    3) (coll.): (result) Leistung, die

    that was a pretty poor effort — das war ein ziemlich schwaches Bild (ugs.)

    whose is this rather poor effort? — welcher Stümper hat das denn verbrochen? (ugs.)

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    ['efət]
    1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) die Anstrengung
    2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) die Anstrengung
    3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) der Versuch
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    - academic.ru/23473/effortless">effortless
    - effortlessly
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    ef·fort
    [ˈefət, AM -ɚt]
    n
    1. (exertion) Mühe f, Anstrengung f
    despite all my \efforts, he is still smoking trotz all meiner Bemühungen raucht er immer noch
    to be worth the \effort die Mühe wert sein
    it is an \effort [for sb] to do sth es kostet [jdn] Mühe, etw zu tun
    to make an \effort [to do sth] sich akk anstrengen [o sich dat Mühe geben] [, etw zu tun]
    2. (trying) Bemühung f, Bemühen nt kein pl geh
    to make an \effort [to do sth] sich akk bemühen [o sich dat Mühe geben] [, etw zu tun]
    to not make any \effort to do sth sich dat nicht die geringste Mühe geben [o sich akk nicht bemühen], etw zu tun
    3. (outcome) Versuch m
    that's a fairly poor \effort das ist eine ziemlich schwache Leistung
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    ['efət]
    n
    1) (= attempt) Versuch m; (= strain, hard work) Anstrengung f, Mühe f; (MECH) Leistung f

    to make an effort to do sth — den Versuch unternehmen, etw zu tun, sich bemühen, etw zu tun

    to make the effort to do sth — sich (dat) die Mühe machen, etw zu tun

    to make every possible effort to do sth — jede nur mögliche Anstrengung or große Anstrengungen unternehmen or machen, etw zu tun

    to make little effort to do sth — sich (dat) wenig Mühe geben, etw zu tun

    he made no effort to be polite — er machte sich (dat) nicht die Mühe, höflich zu sein

    it's an effort (to get up in the morning) — es kostet einige Mühe or Anstrengung(, morgens aufzustehen)

    he had to double his efforts —

    if it's not too much of an effort for you (iro) — wenn es dir nicht zu viel Mühe macht

    with a great effort of will — mit einer gewaltigen Willensanstrengung

    come on, make an effort — komm, streng dich an

    2) (= campaign) Aktion f

    it's not bad for a first effort —

    his first effort at making a film —

    best film went to a strange Swedish effort — die Auszeichnung für den besten Film ging an ein merkwürdiges schwedisches Machwerk

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    effort [ˈefə(r)t] s
    1. Anstrengung f:
    a) Bemühung f, (angestrengter) Versuch
    b) Mühe f, harte Arbeit:
    make an effort sich bemühen, sich anstrengen ( beide:
    to do zu tun);
    make every effort sich alle Mühe geben, sich nach Kräften bemühen;
    make massive efforts gewaltige Anstrengungen unternehmen;
    put a lot of effort into sich gewaltige Mühe geben bei;
    spare no effort keine Mühe scheuen;
    with an effort mühsam;
    without effort mühelos, ohne Anstrengung;
    effort of will Willensanstrengung f;
    a good effort! immerhin!, nicht schlecht (für den Anfang)!
    2. SPORT etc Leistung f
    3. PHYS Sekundärkraft f, Potenzialabfall m
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    noun
    1) (exertion) Anstrengung, die; Mühe, die

    make an/every effort — (physically) sich anstrengen; (mentally) sich bemühen

    without [any] effort — ohne Anstrengung; mühelos

    [a] waste of time and effort — vergebliche Liebesmüh

    make every possible effort to do something — jede nur mögliche Anstrengung machen, etwas zu tun

    2) (attempt) Versuch, der

    in an effort to do something — beim Versuch, etwas zu tun

    make no effort to be polite — sich (Dat.) nicht die Mühe machen, höflich zu sein

    3) (coll.): (result) Leistung, die
    * * *
    n.
    Anstrengung f.
    Aufwand -¨e m.
    Bemühen -ungen n.
    Bemühung -en f.
    Bestreben n.
    Bestrebung f.
    Leistung -en f.
    Mühe -n f.
    Versuch -e m.

    English-german dictionary > effort

  • 5 effort

    'efət
    1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) innsats, (kraft)anstrengelse, krafttak
    2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) bestrebelse, anstrengelse, strev, flid
    3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) forsøk, prestasjon
    •
    - effortlessly
    dåd
    --------
    forsøk
    --------
    gjerning
    --------
    kampanje
    --------
    strev
    subst. \/ˈefət\/
    1) (kraft)anstrengelse, innsats, strev
    2) ( teknisk) kraft
    3) prestasjon, anstrengelse (spesielt kunstnerisk, spøkefullt)
    til tross for hans oratoriske øvelser, falt publikum snart i søvn
    4) forsøk, verk, produkt
    be an effort koste overvinnelse
    be unsparing in one's efforts ikke spare på kreftene, gi alt man har
    by one's own efforts ved egen kraft
    cost an effort koste overvinnelse
    make an all-out effort anstrenge seg til det ytterste, gi alt det en har
    make an effort anstrenge seg, gjøre et (alvorlig) forsøk
    gjøre sitt ytterste \/ gjøre alt man kan
    put effort into something legge arbeid (eller flid) i noe
    put forth an effort gjøre en kraftanstrengelse
    that's a good effort! ( hverdagslig) ikke verst!, bra gjort!
    with effort med besvær
    without (apparent) effort uten (synlig) anstrengelse

    English-Norwegian dictionary > effort

  • 6 economy

    [ɪ'kɔnəmɪ]
    n
    1) хозяйство, экономика, народное хозяйство
    - peacetime economy
    - political economy
    - national economy
    - market economy
    - rural economy
    - robber economy
    - shaky economy
    - sound economy
    - wartime economy
    2) бережливость, экономность, расчёт, расчётливость, экономия

    We are making all possible economies for we are going to buy a house. — Мы экономим на всем, так как собираемся покупать дом.

    He switched off all the lights as an economy measure. — Он всюду потушил свет для экономии электроэнергии

    - considerable economy
    - economy measures
    - economy car
    - economy class
    - economy of time and effort
    - economy of words
    - for reasons of economy
    - for economy of space
    - with a view to economy
    - achieve the utmost economy
    - exercise economy
    - practise economy
    - travel economy class

    English-Russian combinatory dictionary > economy

  • 7 effort

    ['efət]
    1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) napor
    2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) napor
    3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) dosežek
    •
    - effortlessly
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    [éfət]
    noun
    napor, trud, boj; technical moč, napetost; colloquially dosežek, uspeh
    colloquially a fine effort — dober uspeh

    English-Slovenian dictionary > effort

  • 8 Categories

       Two general and basic principles are proposed for the formation of categories: The first has to do with the function of category systems and asserts that the task of category systems is to provide maximum information with the least cognitive effort [("cognitive economy")]; the second has to do with the structure of the information so provided and asserts that the perceived world comes as structured information rather than than arbitrary or unpredictable attributes [("perceived world structure")]. Thus maximum information with least cognitive effort is achieved if categories map the perceived world structure as closely as possible. This condition can be achieved either by the mapping of categories to given attribute structures or by the definition or redefinition of attributes to render a given set of categories appropriately structured. (Rosch, 1978, p. 28)

    Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Categories

  • 9 recover

    1) (to become well again; to return to good health etc: He is recovering from a serious illness; The country is recovering from an economic crisis.) recuperarse
    2) (to get back: The police have recovered the stolen jewels; He will recover the cost of the repairs through the insurance.) recuperar
    3) (to get control of (one's actions, emotions etc) again: The actor almost fell over but quickly recovered (his balance).) recuperar(se)
    •
    recover vb recuperarse / reponerse
    tr[rɪ'kʌvəSMALLr/SMALL]
    1 (gen) recuperar; (dead body) rescatar
    1 recuperarse, reponerse
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to recover consciousness recobrar el conocimiento
    recover [ri'kʌvər] vt
    regain: recobrar
    recuperate: recuperarse
    v.
    • curarse v.
    v.
    • alentar v.
    • cobrar v.
    • ganar un pleito v.
    • mejorarse v.
    • recaudar v.
    • recobrar v.
    • recuperar v.
    • reintegrar v.
    • reponer v.
    (§pres: -pongo, -pones...) pret: -pus-
    pp: -puesto
    fut/c: -pondr-•)
    • reponerse v.
    • rescatar v.
    • restablecer v.
    • retradeshacer v.
    (§pres: -hago, -haces...) pret: -hic-
    pp: -hecho
    fut/c: -har-•)
    • sanar v.
    rɪ'kʌvər, rɪ'kʌvə(r)
    1.
    a) ( regain) \<\<consciousness/strength\>\> recuperar, recobrar; \<\<investment/position/lead\>\> recuperar

    he was on the point of losing his temper, but recovered himself — estuvo a punto de perder los estribos, pero se contuvo

    b) ( retrieve) rescatar
    c) ( reclaim) \<\<metal/glass/paper\>\> recuperar
    d) ( Law)

    to recover damages — obtener* indemnización por daños y perjuicios


    2.
    vi
    a) \<\<person\>\>

    to recover (FROM something) — reponerse* or restablecerse* or recuperarse (de algo)

    b) \<\<economy/industry\>\> recuperarse, repuntar, reactivarse
    [rɪ'kʌvǝ(r)]
    1. VT
    1) (=regain) [+ faculty] recuperar, recobrar frm

    he fought to recover his balance — luchó por recuperar or frm recobrar el equilibrio

    recovering himself with a masterly effort he resumed his narrative — reponiéndose or sobreponiéndose con un esfuerzo sobrehumano, terminó su narración

    composure
    2) (=retrieve) [+ bodies, wreck] rescatar; [+ debt] cobrar; [+ stolen property, costs, losses, investment] recuperar; (Jur) [+ money] recuperar; [+ property] reivindicar, recuperar; (Comput) [+ data] recobrar, recuperar
    3) (=reclaim) [+ materials] recuperar
    2. VI
    1) (after accident, illness) reponerse, recuperarse, restablecerse ( from de); (after shock, blow) sobreponerse, reponerse ( from de)
    2) (Econ) [currency] recuperarse, restablecerse; [shares, stock market] volver a subir; [economy] reactivarse
    * * *
    [rɪ'kʌvər, rɪ'kʌvə(r)]
    1.
    a) ( regain) \<\<consciousness/strength\>\> recuperar, recobrar; \<\<investment/position/lead\>\> recuperar

    he was on the point of losing his temper, but recovered himself — estuvo a punto de perder los estribos, pero se contuvo

    b) ( retrieve) rescatar
    c) ( reclaim) \<\<metal/glass/paper\>\> recuperar
    d) ( Law)

    to recover damages — obtener* indemnización por daños y perjuicios


    2.
    vi
    a) \<\<person\>\>

    to recover (FROM something) — reponerse* or restablecerse* or recuperarse (de algo)

    b) \<\<economy/industry\>\> recuperarse, repuntar, reactivarse

    English-spanish dictionary > recover

  • 10 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

  • 11 strain

    I
    1. strein verb
    1) (to exert oneself or a part of the body to the greatest possible extent: They strained at the door, trying to pull it open; He strained to reach the rope.) estirar, tensar
    2) (to injure (a muscle etc) through too much use, exertion etc: He has strained a muscle in his leg; You'll strain your eyes by reading in such a poor light.) torcerse, hacerse un esguince, hacerse daño (en), forzar
    3) (to force or stretch (too far): The constant interruptions were straining his patience.) poner a prueba, abusar
    4) (to put (eg a mixture) through a sieve etc in order to separate solid matter from liquid: She strained the coffee.) colar, escurrir

    2. noun
    1) (force exerted; Can nylon ropes take more strain than the old kind of rope?) tensión, presión
    2) ((something, eg too much work etc, that causes) a state of anxiety and fatigue: The strain of nursing her dying husband was too much for her; to suffer from strain.) tensión, estrés
    3) ((an) injury especially to a muscle caused by too much exertion: muscular strain.) torcedura, esguince
    4) (too great a demand: These constant delays are a strain on our patience.) presión
    •
    - strainer
    - strain off
    II strein noun
    1) (a kind or breed (of animals, plants etc): a new strain of cattle.)
    2) (a tendency in a person's character: I'm sure there's a strain of madness in her.)
    3) ((often in plural) (the sound of) a tune: I heard the strains of a hymn coming from the church.)
    strain1 n tensión
    strain2 vb
    1. forzar
    2. lesionarse / torcer
    3. filtrar / colar
    tr[streɪn]
    1 SMALLPHYSICS/SMALL (tension) tensión nombre femenino; (pressure) presión nombre femenino; (weight) peso
    2 (stress, pressure) tensión nombre femenino, estrés nombre masculino; (effort) esfuerzo; (exhaustion) agotamiento
    ■ the latest crisis has put more strain on Franco-Spanish relations la última crisis ha aumentado la tirantez en las relaciones francoespañolas
    4 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL torcedura, esguince nombre masculino
    1 (stretch) estirar, tensar
    2 (damage, weaken - muscle) torcer(se), hacerse un esguince en; (- back) hacerse daño en; (- voice, eyes) forzar; (ears) aguzar; (- heart) cansar
    3 (stretch - patience, nerves, credulity) poner a prueba; (- resources) estirar al máximo; (- relations) someter a demasiada tensión, crear tirantez en
    4 (filter - liquid) colar; (- vegetables, rice) escurrir
    1 (make great efforts) esforzarse, hacer un gran esfuerzo
    1 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL son m sing, compás m sing
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    to strain at the leash tirar de la correa
    to strain oneself esforzarse
    ■ don't strain yourself! ¡no te esfuerces!
    ————————
    tr[streɪn]
    1 (race, breed) raza; (descent) linaje nombre masculino; (of plant, virus) cepa
    2 (streak) vena
    strain ['streɪn] vt
    1) exert: forzar (la vista, la voz)
    to strain oneself: hacer un gran esfuerzo
    2) filter: colar, filtrar
    3) injure: lastimarse, hacerse daño en
    to strain a muscle: sufrir un esguince
    1) lineage: linaje m, abolengo m
    2) streak, trace: veta f
    3) variety: tipo m, variedad f
    4) stress: tensión f, presión f
    5) sprain: esguince m, torcedura f (del tobillo, etc.)
    6) strains npl
    tune: melodía f, acordes mpl, compases fpl
    n.
    • agotamiento nervioso s.m.
    • deformación s.f.
    • duelo s.m.
    • esfuerzo muy grande s.m.
    • linaje s.m.
    • raza s.f.
    • ribete s.m.
    • tensión s.f.
    • tirantez s.f.
    v.
    • cerner v.
    • colar v.
    • estirar v.
    • fatigar v.
    • forzar v.
    • pujar v.
    • torcer v.
    • trascolar v.
    streɪn
    I
    1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

    she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

    2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m
    3) strains pl ( tune)
    4)
    a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f
    b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

    II
    1.
    1) ( exert)

    to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

    to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

    2)
    a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre
    b) ( injure)

    to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

    to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

    c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba
    3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

    2.
    v refl

    to strain oneself — hacerse* daño


    3.
    vi

    to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf


    I [streɪn]
    1. N
    1) (=physical pressure) (on rope, cable) tensión f ; (on beam, bridge, structure) presión f

    • this puts a strain on the cable — esto tensa el cable

    • to take the strain — (lit) aguantar el peso

    • to take the strain off — [+ rope, cable] disminuir la tensión de; [+ beam, bridge, structure] disminuir la presión sobre

    • to break under the strain — [rope, cable] romperse debido a la tensión

    to collapse under the strain — [bridge, ceiling] venirse abajo debido a la presión

    2) (fig) (=burden) carga f ; (=pressure) presión f ; (=stress) tensión f

    it was a strain on the economy/his purse — suponía una carga para la economía/su bolsillo

    • mental strain — cansancio m mental

    • to put a strain on — [+ resources] suponer una carga para; [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ relationship] crear tirantez or tensiones en

    • he has been under a great deal of strain — ha estado sometido a mucha presión

    stress
    3) (=effort) esfuerzo m
    4) (Physiol)
    a) (=injury) (from pull) esguince m ; (involving twist) esguince m, torcedura f
    b) (=wear) (on eyes, heart) esfuerzo m

    • he knew tennis put a strain on his heart — sabía que el tenis le sometía el corazón a un esfuerzo or le forzaba el corazón

    eyestrain, repetitive
    5) strains liter (=sound) compases mpl
    2. VT
    1) (=stretch) (beyond reasonable limits) [+ system] forzar al límite; [+ friendship, relationship, marriage] crear tensiones en, crear tirantez en; [+ resources, budget] suponer una carga para; [+ patience] poner a prueba

    • the demands of the welfare state are straining public finances to the limit — las exigencias del estado de bienestar están resultando una carga excesiva para las arcas públicas

    • to strain relations with sb — tensar las relaciones con algn

    2) (=damage, tire) [+ back] dañar(se), hacerse daño en; [+ eyes] cansar

    to strain o.s.: you shouldn't strain yourself — no deberías hacer mucha fuerza

    don't strain yourself! — iro ¡no te vayas a quebrar or herniar!

    3) (=make an effort with) [+ voice, eyes] forzar

    to strain every nerve or sinew to do sth — esforzarse mucho por hacer algo, hacer grandes esfuerzos por hacer algo

    4) (=filter) (Chem) filtrar; (Culin) [+ gravy, soup, custard] colar; [+ vegetables] escurrir

    • to strain sth into a bowl — colar algo en un cuenco

    • strain the mixture through a sieve — pase la mezcla por un tamiz

    3.
    VI (=make an effort)

    • he strained against the bonds that held him — liter hacía esfuerzos para soltarse de las cadenas que lo retenían

    • to strain at sth — tirar de algo

    to strain at the leash — [dog] tirar de la correa; (fig) saltar de impaciencia

    • to strain under a weight — ir agobiado por un peso


    II
    [streɪn]
    N
    1) (=breed) (of animal) raza f ; (of plant) variedad f ; (of virus) tipo m
    2) (=streak, element) vena f
    * * *
    [streɪn]
    I
    1) u c ( tension) tensión f; ( pressure) presión f

    she's been under great o a lot of strain — ha estado pasando una época de mucha tensión or de mucho estrés

    2) c u ( Med) (resulting from wrench, twist) torcedura f; ( on a muscle) esguince m
    3) strains pl ( tune)
    4)
    a) c ( type - of plant) variedad f; (- of virus) cepa f; (- of animal) raza f
    b) ( streak) (no pl) veta f

    II
    1.
    1) ( exert)

    to strain one's eyes/voice — forzar* la vista/voz

    to strain one's ears — aguzar* el oído

    2)
    a) ( overburden) \<\<beam/support\>\> ejercer* demasiada presión sobre
    b) ( injure)

    to strain one's back — hacerse* daño en la espalda

    to strain a muscle — hacerse* un esguince

    c) (overtax, stretch) \<\<relations\>\> someter a demasiada tensión, volver* tenso or tirante; \<\<credulity/patience\>\> poner* a prueba
    3) ( filter) filtrar; ( Culin) colar*; \<\<vegetables/rice\>\> escurrir

    2.
    v refl

    to strain oneself — hacerse* daño


    3.
    vi

    to strain to + INF — hacer* un gran esfuerzo para + inf

    English-spanish dictionary > strain

  • 12 drive

    I 1. [draɪv]
    2) (campaign, effort) campagna f., sforzo m. ( against contro; for, towards per; to do per fare)
    3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.
    4) inform. drive m., unità f.
    5) mecc. trasmissione f.
    6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata
    7) sport (in golf) drive m., colpo m. lungo; (in tennis) drive m., diritto m.
    2.
    modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissione
    II 1. [draɪv]
    verbo transitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)
    1) [ driver] guidare, condurre [car, bus, train]; pilotare [ racing car]; trasportare [cargo, load, passenger]; percorrere (in auto) [ distance]

    to drive sb. home — portare a casa qcn. (in auto)

    to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]

    2) (force, compel) [poverty, urge] spingere [ person] ( to do a fare)

    to be driven out of business — essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari

    to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)

    3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]
    4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]
    5) (push) [tide, wind] spingere, sospingere [boat, clouds]; [ person] piantare, conficcare [ nail]

    to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn

    6) (force to work hard) incalzare, fare lavorare sodo [pupil, recruit]
    7) sport (in golf) colpire, tirare con un driver [ ball]; (in tennis) colpire di diritto [ ball]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)
    1) aut. guidare

    to drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]

    to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

    2) sport (in golf) fare un drive; (in tennis) tirare di diritto, fare un drive
    3.
    1) aut.
    •
    * * *
    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) guidare
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) portare
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) spingere innanzi
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) battere; scagliare
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) azionare
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) gita in automobile
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) viale d'accesso, strada privata
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energia
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campagna
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) colpo
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.) drive, lettore, unità
    •
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on
    * * *
    drive /draɪv/
    n.
    1 giro (o viaggio) in macchina: to go for a drive, fare un giro in macchina; to take sb. for a drive, portare q. a fare un giro in macchina; It's two hours' drive there and back, ci sono due ore di macchina per andare e venire; a long and boring drive, un viaggio in macchina lungo e noioso; a 50 mile drive, un percorso in macchina di 50 miglia; The mountains are a short drive away, ci vuole poco in macchina per andare in montagna; a drive in the country [along the coast], un giro in macchina in campagna [lungo la costa]
    2 strada carrozzabile; (spec.) viale, vialetto ( di una casa): The house is reached by means of a tree-lined drive, si raggiunge la casa per mezzo di un viale alberato
    3 ( in nomi di vie) «drive»: 4 Privet Drive, Privet Drive No 4
    4 [u] determinazione, volontà: the drive to succeed, la volontà di riuscire; You need a lot of drive to succeed in business, ci vuole molta determinazione per riuscire in affari
    5 [uc] (psic.) pulsione, impulso: basic human drives, le pulsioni fondamentali dell'essere umano; the sex drive, l'impulso sessuale
    6 [u] aspirazione: the drive for peace, l'aspirazione alla pace; the drive for perfection [improvement, change], l'aspirazione alla perfezione [al miglioramento, al cambiamento]
    7 ( anche comm.) sforzo collettivo, campagna: a recruitment [sales] drive, una campagna di assunzioni [di vendite]; an export drive, una campagna per promuovere le esportazioni; a concerted drive to raise the firm's profile, una campagna comune per far salire il profilo dell'azienda
    8 (comput.) drive; ( anche) lettore, unità: hard ( disk) drive, hard disk, disco fisso; disk drive, unità disco
    9 ( sport) colpo ( dato a una palla); ( tennis) diritto, drive; ( calcio) tiro; ( golf) colpo lungo, drive; ( pallavolo) attacco, schiacciata: drive against the post, palo ( il tiro sul montante); drive at goal, tiro in porta; drive down the sideline, lungolinea (sost.)
    11 [uc] (autom., mecc.) trazione: front-[rear-]wheel drive, trazione anteriore [posteriore]; four-wheel drive, trazione integrale
    12 [uc] (mecc.) comando trasmissione; presa: belt drive, trasmissione a cinghia; direct drive, presa diretta
    13 battuta di caccia; inseguimento
    14 (mil.) attacco; offensiva
    15 [uc] (ind. min.) scavo di galleria; avanzamento; ( anche) galleria in direzione
    16 (ingl.: nei giochi di carte) torneo: a whist drive, un torneo di whist
    ● drive belt, cinghia di trasmissione □ (mecc.) drive gear, ingranaggio conduttore □ (elettr.) drive pulse, impulso di comando □ (mecc.) drive screw, vite autofilettante □ (mecc.) drive wheel, ruota motrice.
    ♦ (to) drive /draɪv/
    (pass. drove, p. p. driven)
    A v. t.
    1 guidare ( un veicolo); ( sport) pilotare: to drive a car [a van, a bus, a train], guidare una macchina [un furgone, un autobus, un treno]; to drive a racing car, pilotare una vettura da corsa; What do you drive?; che macchina hai?
    2 accompagnare, portare (q.) in macchina: to drive sb. home, accompagnare q. a casa in macchina; Can you drive me to the office?, puoi portarmi in macchina in ufficio?
    3 (fig.) spingere, portare (q. a qc.): to drive sb. to drink, spingere q. a bere (o a darsi all'alcol); to drive sb. to suicide, spingere q. al suicidio; to drive sb. to despair, portare q. alla disperazione; His insane jealousy drove her to leave him, la sua folle gelosia l'ha spinta a lasciarlo; High interest rates drove them to bankruptcy, gli alti tassi di interesse li hanno portati al fallimento; ( anche fig.) to drive sb. crazy (o mad) fare impazzire q.; (fam.) to drive sb. nuts (o round the bend, round the twist, up the wall) fare impazzire q.
    4 spingere, motivare: He is driven by a need to outshine his older brother, è motivato dal bisogno di superare il fratello più grande; I want to find out what drives him, voglio scoprire cos'è che lo motiva; His novels are driven by plot rather than character, i suoi romanzi sono incentrati più sulla trama che sui personaggi
    5 condurre un gregge (o una mandria) di: to drive sheep [cattle], condurre un gregge di pecore [una mandria di bovini]
    6 (fig.) far lavorare (duro): He drives his employees hard, fa lavorare duro i suoi dipendenti; She drives herself too hard, si dà troppo da fare
    7 ( sport) battere, scagliare; ( calcio) spedire ( la palla); ( tennis) colpire di diritto; ( golf) colpire con un driver: ( baseball) The batter drove the ball into the bleachers, il battitore ha scagliato la palla nelle gradinate
    8 conficcare, piantare: to drive a stake into the ground [a nail into a wall], piantare un palo per terra [un chiodo nel muro]
    9 scavare: to drive a tunnel through a mountain, scavare una galleria attraverso un monte
    10 sospingere: The storm drove the boat onto the reef, la tempesta ha sospinto la barca sulla scogliera
    11 fare andare, cacciare: The enemy were driven out of the town, i nemici sono stati cacciati dalla città; They drove the animals away by shouting and waving their arms, hanno mandato via gli animali urlando e agitando le braccia; Heavy rain drove them inside, la forte pioggia li ha fatti rientrare in casa; Thousands were driven from their home, migliaia di persone sono state costrette a lasciare la loro casa; Lots of holidaymakers were driven away by the bad weather, il cattivo tempo ha fatto partire in tutta fretta molti vacanzieri
    12 (di solito al passivo) azionare; far funzionare: The turbines are driven by water, le turbine sono azionate dall'acqua
    B v. i.
    1 (autom.) guidare: He's learning to drive, sta imparando a guidare; Let me drive, please!, fa' guidare me, per favore; I can't drive, non so guidare; He drives very well [too fast], guida molto bene [troppo forte]; Shall we drive back?, torniamo indietro?; He drove into a wall, è andato a sbattere con la macchina contro un muro; to drive out of the garage, uscire dal garage
    2 andare ( con un veicolo privato); andare in macchina: Shall we drive or walk?, andiamo in macchina o a piedi?; They drove to the airport, sono andati all'aeroporto in macchina; We got into the car and drove home, siamo saliti in macchina e siamo andati a casa; I don't drive anymore into town, there's never anywhere to park, non vado più in centro in macchina, non si trova mai parcheggio; After waiting for five minutes, the taxi-driver drove away, dopo avere aspettato cinque minuti, il tassista è andato via
    3 ( di veicolo) andare: The car drove into a lamppost, la macchina è andata a sbattere contro un lampione
    4 ( della pioggia, ecc.) cadere (forte); battere: The snow was driving down, nevicava forte; Rain was driving against the windows, la pioggia batteva contro le finestre
    5 (mil.) spingersi; addentrarsi: Napoleon drove ( ahead) into the plains of Russia, Napoleone si addentrò nelle pianure della Russia
    6 (ind. min.) avanzare ( con lo scavo)
    7 (naut., spesso to drive along) correre in poppa; fuggire il tempo
    ● to drive oneself, guidare: She can't drive herself any more, her daughter has to do it, non può più guidare, deve accompagnarla sua figlia □ ( slang USA) to drive the big (o the porcelain) bus, vomitare nella toilette □ (ingl.) to drive a coach and horses through st., mostrare chiaramente tutte le falle di qc.: This verdict drives a coach and horses through the legislation, questo verdetto mostra chiaramente tutte le falle della legislazione □ (autom., GB) to drive with excess alcohol, guidare in stato di ebbrezza □ to drive st. home, chiarire (bene) qc.: to drive home one's point, chiarire bene il proprio punto di vista; I drove home to them what the problem was, gli ho fatto capire qual era il problema □ to drive a hard bargain, fare un accordo molto vantaggioso □ to drive a wedge between, seminare zizzania tra □ (fig.) to drive sb. into a corner, mettere q. alle strette (o con le spalle al muro) □ (fig.) to drive st. into the ground, portare qc. alla rovina: They drove the business into the ground, hanno portato l'azienda alla rovina □ to drive prices through the roof, far salire i prezzi alle stelle.
    * * *
    I 1. [draɪv]
    2) (campaign, effort) campagna f., sforzo m. ( against contro; for, towards per; to do per fare)
    3) (motivation, energy) iniziativa f., energia f.; (inner urge) pulsione f., istinto m.
    4) inform. drive m., unità f.
    5) mecc. trasmissione f.
    6) (path) (of house) vialetto m., strada f. privata
    7) sport (in golf) drive m., colpo m. lungo; (in tennis) drive m., diritto m.
    2.
    modificatore mecc. [ mechanism] di trasmissione
    II 1. [draɪv]
    verbo transitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)
    1) [ driver] guidare, condurre [car, bus, train]; pilotare [ racing car]; trasportare [cargo, load, passenger]; percorrere (in auto) [ distance]

    to drive sb. home — portare a casa qcn. (in auto)

    to drive sth. into — portare qcs. dentro [garage, space]

    2) (force, compel) [poverty, urge] spingere [ person] ( to do a fare)

    to be driven out of business — essere costretto a cessare l'attività, a ritirarsi dagli affari

    to drive sb. mad o crazy — colloq. fare impazzire o diventare matto qcn. (anche fig.)

    3) (chase or herd) spingere, condurre [herd, cattle]; spingere [ game]
    4) (power, propel) azionare, fare funzionare [engine, pump]
    5) (push) [tide, wind] spingere, sospingere [boat, clouds]; [ person] piantare, conficcare [ nail]

    to drive sth. into sb.'s head — fig. fare entrare qcs. nella testa di qcn., ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn

    6) (force to work hard) incalzare, fare lavorare sodo [pupil, recruit]
    7) sport (in golf) colpire, tirare con un driver [ ball]; (in tennis) colpire di diritto [ ball]
    2.
    verbo intransitivo (pass. drove; p.pass. driven)
    1) aut. guidare

    to drive into — entrare (con l'auto) in [garage, space]; andare a sbattere contro [tree, lamppost]

    to drive up, down a hill — salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)

    2) sport (in golf) fare un drive; (in tennis) tirare di diritto, fare un drive
    3.
    1) aut.
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  • 13 Chronology

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

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Chronology

  • 14 stretch

    stretch [stretʃ]
    1 noun
    (a) (expanse → of land, water) étendue f;
    ∎ this stretch of the road is particularly dangerous in the winter cette partie de la route est très dangereuse en hiver;
    ∎ a new stretch of road/motorway un nouveau tronçon de route/d'autoroute;
    ∎ a long straight stretch une longue route en ligne droite;
    ∎ it's a lovely stretch of river/scenery cette partie de la rivière/du paysage est magnifique;
    ∎ Horseracing & figurative to go into the final or finishing or home stretch entamer la dernière ligne droite
    (b) (period of time) période f;
    ∎ for a long stretch of time pendant longtemps;
    ∎ for long stretches at a time there was nothing to do il n'y avait rien à faire pendant de longues périodes;
    ∎ to do a stretch of ten years in the army passer dix ans dans l'armée;
    ∎ familiar he did a stretch in Dartmoor il a fait de la taule à Dartmoor;
    ∎ familiar he was given a five-year stretch (in prison) il a écopé de cinq ans
    (c) (act of stretching) étirement m;
    ∎ he stood up, yawned and had a stretch il se leva, bâilla et s'étira;
    ∎ to give one's legs a stretch se dégourdir les jambes;
    ∎ do a couple of stretches before breakfast faites quelques étirements avant le petit déjeuner;
    ∎ Music stretch of the fingers (at the piano) écart m des doigts;
    ∎ by no stretch of the imagination même en faisant un gros effort d'imagination;
    ∎ he's the better writer by a long stretch c'est de loin le meilleur écrivain;
    ∎ not by a long stretch! loin de là!
    (d) (elasticity) élasticité f;
    ∎ there isn't much stretch in these gloves ces gants ne sont pas très souples;
    ∎ there's a lot of stretch in these stockings ces bas sont très élastiques ou s'étirent facilement;
    ∎ with two-way stretch (of elastic fabric) extensible dans les deux sens
    Textiles (material) élastique, Stretch ® (inv); (cover) extensible
    (a) (pull tight) tendre;
    ∎ stretch the rope tight tendez bien la corde;
    ∎ a cable was stretched across the ravine on avait tendu un câble à travers le ravin;
    ∎ they stretched a net over the pit ils ont tendu un filet au-dessus de la fosse;
    ∎ Art to stretch the canvas on the frame tendre la toile sur le châssis
    (b) (pull longer or wider → elastic) étirer; (→ spring) tendre; (→ garment, shoes) élargir;
    ∎ to stretch sth out of shape déformer qch;
    ∎ don't pull your socks like that, you'll stretch them ne tire pas sur tes chaussettes comme ça, tu vas les déformer
    (c) (extend, reach to full length) étendre;
    ∎ stretch your arms upwards tendez les bras vers le haut;
    ∎ he stretched his arm through the broken window il allongea le bras à travers le carreau cassé;
    ∎ if I stretch up my hand I can reach the ceiling si je tends la main je peux toucher le plafond;
    ∎ to stretch one's neck to see sth tendre le cou pour voir qch;
    ∎ to stretch oneself s'étirer;
    ∎ to stretch one's legs étirer ses jambes; familiar figurative se dégourdir les jambes;
    ∎ the bird stretched its wings l'oiseau déploya ses ailes;
    ∎ figurative to stretch one's wings (become more independent) voler de ses propres ailes; (seek out new challenges) aller de l'avant
    (d) (force, bend → meaning) forcer; (→ rules) tourner, contourner, faire une entorse à; (→ principle) faire une entorse à; (→ imagination) faire un gros effort de;
    ∎ you're really stretching my patience ma patience a des limites;
    ∎ to stretch the truth exagérer;
    ∎ they have stretched their authority a bit too far ils ont un peu abusé de leur autorité;
    ∎ that's stretching it a bit! il ne faut pas exagérer!;
    ∎ it would be stretching a point to call him a diplomat dire qu'il est diplomate serait exagérer ou aller un peu loin;
    ∎ I suppose we could stretch a point and let him stay je suppose qu'on pourrait faire une entorse au règlement et lui permettre de rester
    (e) (budget, income, resources, supplies → get the most from) tirer le maximum de; (→ overload) surcharger, mettre à rude épreuve;
    ∎ our resources are stretched to the limit nos ressources sont exploitées ou utilisées au maximum;
    ∎ I can't stretch my income that far mon salaire ne me permet pas de faire de telles dépenses;
    ∎ we should be able to stretch the food until the weekend nous devrions pouvoir faire durer les provisions jusqu'au week-end;
    ∎ our staff are really stretched today le personnel travaille à la limite de ses possibilités aujourd'hui;
    ∎ to be fully stretched (machine, engine) tourner à plein régime; (factory, economy) fonctionner à plein régime; (resources, services) être sollicité à fond; (person, staff) faire son maximum;
    ∎ the job won't stretch you enough le travail ne sera pas assez stimulant pour vous;
    ∎ she believes young people need to be stretched elle pense qu'il faut être exigeant avec les jeunes pour qu'ils donnent le meilleur d'eux-mêmes
    (f) (ligament, muscle) étirer
    (a) (be elastic) s'étirer; (become longer) s'allonger; (become wider) s'élargir;
    ∎ this fabric tends to stretch ce tissu a tendance à s'étirer;
    ∎ the shoes will stretch with wear vos chaussures vont se faire ou s'élargir à l'usage;
    ∎ my pullover has stretched out of shape mon pull s'est déformé
    (b) (person, animal → from tiredness) s'étirer; (→ on ground, bed) s'étendre, s'allonger; (→ to reach something) tendre la main;
    ∎ she stretched lazily elle s'étira nonchalamment;
    ∎ he had to stretch to reach it (reach out) il a dû tendre le bras pour l'atteindre; (stand on tiptoe) il a dû se mettre sur la pointe des pieds pour l'atteindre;
    ∎ she stretched across me to get the salt elle a passé le bras devant moi pour attraper le sel;
    ∎ can you stretch over and get me the paper? pouvez-vous tendre le bras et me passer le journal?;
    ∎ he stretched up to touch the cupboard il s'est mis sur la pointe des pieds pour atteindre le placard
    (c) (spread, extend → in space, time) s'étendre;
    ∎ the forest stretches as far as the eye can see la forêt s'étend à perte de vue;
    ∎ the road stretches away into the distance la route s'étend au lointain;
    ∎ the road stretched across 500 miles of desert la route parcourait 800 km de désert;
    ∎ the rope stretched across the ravine le corde allait d'un côté à l'autre du ravin;
    ∎ minutes stretched into hours les minutes devenaient des heures;
    ∎ our powers don't stretch as far as you imagine nos pouvoirs ne sont pas aussi étendus que vous l'imaginez
    (d) (money, resources)
    ∎ my salary won't stretch to a new car mon salaire ne me permet pas d'acheter une nouvelle voiture;
    ∎ my resources won't stretch to that mes moyens (pécuniaires) ne vont pas jusque-là
    (a) (in a row) d'affilée;
    ∎ we worked for five hours at a stretch nous avons travaillé cinq heures d'affilée
    (b) (with much effort) à la limite, à la rigueur;
    ∎ we could finish by Monday at a stretch à la limite ou à la rigueur, on pourrait finir pour lundi;
    ∎ we could fit six people in the car at a stretch à la rigueur, on pourrait tenir à six dans la voiture
    ∎ to be at full stretch (factory, machine) fonctionner à plein régime ou à plein rendement; (person) se donner à fond, faire son maximum;
    ∎ we were working at full stretch nous travaillions d'arrache-pied;
    ∎ even at full stretch, we can't meet the delivery date même en tournant à plein régime, nous ne pouvons pas respecter les délais de livraison
    ►► stretch class cours m de stretching;
    stretch fabric Stretch ® m;
    stretch limo limousine f à la carrosserie allongée
    (a) (pull tight) tendre;
    ∎ the sheets had been stretched out on the line to dry on avait étendu les draps sur le fil à linge pour qu'ils sèchent;
    ∎ the plastic sheet was stretched out on the lawn la bâche en plastique était étalée sur la pelouse
    (b) (extend, spread → arms, legs) allonger, étendre; (→ hand) tendre; (→ wings) déployer;
    ∎ she stretched out her hand towards him/for the cup elle tendit la main vers lui/pour prendre la tasse;
    ∎ she lay stretched out in front of the television elle était allongée par terre devant la télévision
    (c) (prolong → interview, meeting) prolonger, faire durer; (→ account) allonger;
    ∎ she has to stretch her thesis out a bit for publication il faut qu'elle étoffe un peu sa thèse pour la publier
    (d) (make last → supplies, income) faire durer
    (a) (person, animal) s'étendre, s'allonger;
    ∎ they stretched out on the lawn in the sun ils se sont allongés au soleil sur la pelouse
    (b) (forest, countryside) s'étendre; (prospects, season) s'étendre, s'étaler;
    ∎ a nice long holiday stretched out before them ils avaient de longues vacances devant eux

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  • 15 drive

    1. noun
    1) Fahrt, die

    a nine-hour drive, a drive of nine hours — eine neunstündige Autofahrt

    2) (street) Straße, die
    3) (private road) Zufahrt, die; (entrance to large building) Auffahrt, die
    4) (energy to achieve) Tatkraft, die
    5) (Commerc., Polit., etc.): (vigorous campaign) Aktion, die; Kampagne, die

    export/sales/recruiting drive — Export- / Verkaufs- / Anwerbekampagne, die

    6) (Psych.) Trieb, der
    7) (Motor Veh.): (position of steering wheel)

    left-hand/right-hand drive — Links-/Rechtssteuerung od. -lenkung, die

    8) (Motor Veh., Mech. Engin.): (transmission of power) Antrieb, der

    front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Front-/Heckantrieb, der

    2. transitive verb,
    1) fahren [Auto, Lkw, Route, Strecke, Fahrgast]; lenken [Kutsche, Streitwagen]; treiben [Tier]
    2) (as job)

    drive a lorry/train — Lkw-Fahrer/Lokomotivführer sein

    3) (compel to move) vertreiben

    drive somebody out of or from a place/country — jemanden von einem Ort/aus einem Land vertreiben

    4) (chase, urge on) treiben [Vieh, Wild]
    5) (fig.)

    drive somebody out of his mind or wits — jemanden in den Wahnsinn treiben

    6) [Wind, Wasser:] treiben
    7) (cause to penetrate)

    drive something into something — etwas in etwas (Akk.) treiben

    8) (power) antreiben [Mühle, Maschine]

    be steam-driven or driven by steam — dampfgetrieben sein

    9) (incite to action) antreiben

    drive oneself [too] hard — sich [zu sehr] schinden

    3. intransitive verb,
    drove, driven

    in Great Britain we drive on the left — bei uns in Großbritannien ist Linksverkehr

    drive at 30 m.p.h. — mit 50 km/h fahren

    learn to drive — [Auto]fahren lernen; den Führerschein machen (ugs.)

    can you drive? — kannst du Auto fahren?

    2) (go by car) mit dem [eigenen] Auto fahren
    3) [Hagelkörner, Wellen:] schlagen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/86427/drive_at">drive at
    * * *
    1. past tense - drove; verb
    1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) fahren
    2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) fahren
    3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) treiben
    4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) schlagen
    5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) betreiben
    2. noun
    1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) die Fahrt
    2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) die Auffahrt
    3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) die Tatkraft
    4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) der Antrieb
    5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) der Stoß
    6) ((computers) a disk drive.)
    •
    - driver
    - driver's license
    - drive-in
    - drive-through
    - driving licence
    - be driving at
    - drive off
    - drive on
    * * *
    [draɪv]
    I. n
    1. (trip) Fahrt f
    to go for a \drive eine Spazierfahrt machen, spazieren fahren
    let's go for a \drive in the new car lass uns eine Spritztour mit dem neuen Wagen machen fam
    to go for a \drive to the mountains/seaside in die Berge/ans Meer fahren
    to take sb [out] for [or on] a \drive mit jdm eine Spazierfahrt machen [o spazieren fahren]
    shall I take you for a \drive to the seaside? wollen wir ans Meer fahren?
    2. no pl (distance) Fahrt f
    it is a 20-mile/20-minute \drive to the airport der Flughafen ist 30 Kilometer/20 Minuten [Autofahrt] entfernt, zum Flughafen sind es [mit dem Auto] 30 Kilometer/20 Minuten
    a day's \drive eine Tagesfahrt
    to be an hour's \drive away/within an hour's \drive eine/keine Autostunde entfernt sein
    to be an hour's \drive from/within an hours' \drive of sth eine/keine Autostunde von etw dat entfernt sein
    3. (road, street) [Fahr]straße f; (lane) [Fahr]weg m; (approaching road) Zufahrt f; (car entrance) Einfahrt f; (to a large building) Auffahrt f
    4. no pl AUTO, TECH (transmission) Antrieb m
    all-wheel \drive Allradantrieb m
    front-wheel \drive Vorderradantrieb m, Frontantrieb m
    5. no pl (steering)
    left-/right-hand \drive Links-/Rechtssteuerung f
    6. no pl (energy) Tatkraft f, Energie f; (élan, vigour) Schwung m, Elan m, Drive m; (motivation) Tatendrang m; (persistence) Biss m fam
    she lacks \drive es fehlt ihr an Elan
    we need a manager with \drive wir brauchen einen tatkräftigen [o dynamischen] Manager
    to have [no] \drive [keinen] Schwung [o Elan] haben
    he has the \drive to succeed er hat den nötigen Biss, um es zu schaffen fam
    7. no pl PSYCH Trieb m
    sex \drive Geschlechtstrieb m, Sexualtrieb m, Libido f fachspr
    8. (campaign) Aktion f, Kampagne f
    economy \drive Sparmaßnahmen pl
    to be on an economy \drive Sparmaßnahmen durchführen
    fund-raising \drive Spenden[sammel]aktion f
    to organize a \drive to collect money eine Sammelaktion organisieren
    recruitment \drive Anwerbungskampagne f
    membership [recruitment] \drive Mitgliederwerbeaktion f, Mitglieder-Anwerbungskampagne f
    9. SPORT (in golf, tennis) Treibschlag m BRD, ÖSTERR fachspr, Drive m fachspr; (in badminton) Treibball m BRD, ÖSTERR fachspr
    10. COMPUT Laufwerk nt
    disk \drive Diskettenlaufwerk nt
    CD-ROM \drive CD-ROM-Laufwerk nt
    hard \drive Festplatte f
    cattle \drive Viehtrieb m
    II. vt
    <drove, -n>
    ▪ to \drive sth etw fahren
    to \drive a racing car einen Rennwagen steuern
    to \drive a bus/coach einen Bus lenken; (as a job) Busfahrer(in) m(f) sein
    ▪ to \drive sb jdn fahren
    to \drive sb home/to school jdn nach Hause/zur Schule fahren
    3. (force onward[s])
    ▪ to \drive sb/an animal jdn/ein Tier antreiben; ( fig)
    to \drive oneself too hard sich dat zu viel zumuten
    4. (force, make go)
    ▪ to \drive sb/sth against/into sth jdn/etw gegen/in etw akk treiben
    the rain was \driven against the windows by the wind der Wind peitschte den Regen gegen die Fenster
    the wind drove the snow into my face der Wind wehte mir den Schnee ins Gesicht
    the storm threatened to \drive us against the cliffs der Sturm drohte uns gegen die Klippen zu schleudern
    ▪ to \drive an animal into/out of sth ein Tier in etw akk /aus etw dat heraus treiben
    ▪ to \drive sb/an animal to sth jdn/ein Tier zu etw dat treiben
    to \drive sb to the border/woods jdn zur Grenze/in den Wald treiben
    5. (expel)
    to \drive sb from [or out of] sth jdn aus etw dat vertreiben [o verjagen]
    to be \driven from [or out of] the city/country aus der Stadt/dem Land vertrieben werden
    to \drive sb from [or out of] the house jdn aus dem Haus jagen
    ▪ to \drive sb/sth jdn/etw treiben
    he was \driven by greed Gier bestimmte sein Handeln
    the government has \driven the economy into deep recession die Regierung hat die Wirtschaft in eine tiefe Rezession gestürzt
    the scandal drove the minister out of office der Skandal zwang den Minister zur Amtsniederlegung
    banning boxing would \drive the sport underground ein Verbot des Boxsports würde dazu führen, dass dieser Sport heimlich weiterbetrieben wird
    to \drive sb to despair jdn zur Verzweiflung treiben
    to \drive sb to drink jdn zum Trinker werden lassen
    to \drive sb to suicide jdn in den Selbstmord treiben
    ▪ to \drive sb to do sth jdn dazu treiben [o bewegen] [o bringen], etw zu tun
    it was the arguments that drove her to leave home wegen all der Streitereien verließ sie schließlich ihr Zuhause
    7. (render)
    to \drive sb mad [or crazy] [or insane] ( fam) jdn zum Wahnsinn treiben, jdn wahnsinnig [o verrückt] machen fam
    it's driving me mad! das macht mich noch wahnsinnig! fam
    to \drive an animal wild ein Tier wild machen
    to \drive sb wild (crazy, angry) jdn wahnsinnig machen fam; (aroused) jdn heißmachen sl
    8. (hit into place)
    ▪ to \drive sth between/into/through sth etw zwischen/in/durch etw akk schlagen [o treiben]
    to \drive a post into the ground einen Pfosten in den Boden rammen
    ▪ to \drive sth engine etw antreiben; COMPUT interface etw treiben [o steuern]
    steam-\driven dampfbetrieben, dampfangetrieben
    to \drive a ball einen Ball treiben [o fachspr driven
    11.
    ▶ to \drive a coach and horses through sth ( fam) etw auseinandernehmen fig fam
    ▶ to \drive a hard bargain hart verhandeln
    you really want £2,000 for that? you certainly \drive a hard bargain! Sie wollen tatsächlich 2.000 Pfund dafür? das ist ja wohl total überzogen! fam
    ▶ to \drive one's message [or point] home seinen Standpunkt klarmachen
    ▶ to \drive a wedge between two people einen Keil zwischen zwei Menschen treiben
    III. vi
    <drove, -n>
    1. (steer vehicle) fahren
    can you \drive? kannst du Auto fahren?
    can you \drive home? kannst du nach Hause fahren?
    who was driving at the time of the accident? wer saß zur Zeit des Unfalls am Steuer?
    to learn to \drive [Auto] fahren lernen, den Führerschein [o SCHWEIZ Fahrausweis] machen
    2. (move) fahren; (travel) mit dem Auto fahren
    are you going by train? — no, I'm driving fahren Sie mit dem Zug? — nein, mit dem Auto
    to \drive on/past weiter-/vorbeifahren
    3. (function) fahren, laufen
    4. rain, snow peitschen; clouds jagen
    the rain was driving down der Regen peitschte herab
    the snow was driving into my face der Schnee peitschte mir ins Gesicht
    the clouds were driving across the sky die Wolken jagten vorbei [o über den Himmel]
    * * *
    [draɪv] vb: pret drove, ptp driven
    1. n
    1) (AUT: journey) (Auto)fahrt f
    2) (into house) Einfahrt f; (longer) Auffahrt f, Zufahrt f
    3) (GOLF, TENNIS) Treibschlag m
    5) (= energy) Schwung m, Elan m, Tatendrang m

    you're losing your drive —

    6) (COMM, POL ETC) Aktion f
    See:
    → export
    7) (MIL: offensive) kraftvolle Offensive
    8) (MECH: power transmission) Antrieb m

    front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Vorderrad-/Hinterradantrieb m

    9) (AUT) Steuerung f
    10)
    See:
    → whist
    11) (COMPUT) Laufwerk nt
    2. vt
    1) (= cause to move) people, animals, dust, clouds etc treiben

    to drive a nail/stake into sth — einen Nagel/Pfahl in etw (acc) treiben

    2) cart, car, train fahren

    he drives a taxi (for a living) — er ist Taxifahrer, er fährt Taxi (inf)

    3) (= convey in vehicle) person fahren

    I'll drive you home —

    4) (= provide power for, operate) motor (belt, shaft) antreiben; (electricity, fuel) betreiben; (COMPUT) steuern

    a car driven by electricity — ein Auto nt mit Elektroantrieb

    5) (TENNIS, GOLF) ball driven (spec)
    6) (= cause to be in a state or to become) treiben

    to drive sb to murder —

    who/what drove you to do that? — wer/was trieb or brachte Sie dazu(, das zu tun)?

    7) (= force to work hard) person hart herannehmen, schinden (pej)
    8) tunnel treiben; well ausheben; nail schlagen
    3. vi
    1) (= travel in vehicle) fahren

    to drive at 50 km an hour —

    did you come by train? – no, we drove — sind Sie mit der Bahn gekommen? – nein, wir sind mit dem Auto gefahren

    driving while intoxicated (US) — Fahren nt in betrunkenem Zustand, Trunkenheit f am Steuer

    2) (= move violently) schlagen, peitschen
    * * *
    drive [draıv]
    A s
    1. Fahrt f, besonders Ausfahrt f, Spazierfahrt f, Ausflug m:
    take a drive, go for a drive → drive out A 2;
    the drive back die Rückfahrt;
    an hour’s drive away eine Autostunde entfernt
    2. a) Treiben n (von Vieh, Holz etc)
    b) Zusammentreiben n (von Vieh)
    c) zusammengetriebene Tiere pl
    3. JAGD Treibjagd f
    4. besonders Tennis, Golf: Drive m, Treibschlag m
    5. MIL Vorstoß m (auch fig)
    6. fig Kampagne f, (besonders Werbe) Feldzug m, (besonders Sammel) Aktion f
    7. fig Schwung m, Elan m, Dynamik f
    8. fig Druck m:
    I’m in such a drive that … ich stehe so sehr unter Druck, dass …
    9. a) Tendenz f, Neigung f ( auch PSYCH)
    b) PSYCH Trieb m: → sexual
    10. a) Fahrstraße f, -weg m
    b) (private) Auffahrt (zu einer Villa etc)
    c) Zufahrtsstraße f, -weg m
    11. a) TECH Antrieb m
    b) COMPUT Laufwerk n
    12. AUTO (Links- etc) Steuerung
    B v/t prät drove [drəʊv], obs drave [dreıv], pperf driven [ˈdrıvn]
    1. (vorwärts)treiben, antreiben:
    drive all before one fig jeden Widerstand überwinden, unaufhaltsam sein
    2. fig treiben:
    drive sb to death (suicide) jemanden in den Tod (zum oder in den Selbstmord) treiben; → bend A 1, corner A 3, crazy 1, desperation 1, mad A 1, wall Bes Redew, wild A 9
    3. einen Nagel etc treiben, schlagen, einen Pfahl rammen ( alle:
    into in akk):
    drive sth into sb fig jemandem etwas einbläuen; → home C 3, wedge A 1
    4. (zur Arbeit) antreiben, hetzen:
    a) jemanden schinden,
    b) jemanden in die Enge treiben
    5. jemanden veranlassen (to, into zu; to do zu tun), bringen (to, into zu), dazu bringen oder treiben ( to do zu tun):
    be driven by hunger vom Hunger getrieben werden
    6. jemanden nötigen, zwingen ( beide:
    to, into zu;
    to do zu tun)
    7. zusammentreiben
    8. vertreiben, verjagen ( beide:
    from von)
    9. JAGD treiben, hetzen, jagen
    10. ein Auto etc lenken, steuern, fahren:
    drive one’s own car seinen eigenen Wagen fahren
    11. (im Auto etc) fahren, befördern, bringen ( alle:
    to nach)
    12. TECH (an)treiben:
    driven by steam mit Dampf betrieben, mit Dampfantrieb
    13. zielbewusst durchführen:
    drive a good bargain ein Geschäft zu einem vorteilhaften Abschluss bringen;
    a) hart verhandeln,
    b) überzogene Forderungen stellen;
    he drives a hard bargain auch mit ihm ist nicht gut Kirschen essen
    14. ein Gewerbe (zielbewusst) (be)treiben
    15. einen Tunnel etc bohren, vortreiben
    16. besonders Tennis, Golf: den Ball driven
    C v/i
    1. (dahin)treiben, (dahin)getrieben werden:
    drive before the wind vor dem Wind treiben
    2. rasen, brausen, jagen, stürmen
    3. a) (Auto) fahren, chauffieren, einen oder den Wagen steuern
    b) kutschieren:
    can you drive? können Sie (Auto) fahren?;
    he drove into a wall er fuhr gegen eine Mauer;
    drive above the speed limit das Tempolimit überschreiten
    4. (spazieren) fahren
    5. sich gut etc fahren lassen:
    6. besonders Tennis, Golf: driven, einen Treibschlag spielen
    7. zielen (at auf akk): → let1 Bes Redew
    8. ab-, hinzielen ( beide:
    at auf akk):
    what is he driving at? worauf will er hinaus?, was meint oder will er eigentlich?
    9. schwer arbeiten (at an dat)
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) Fahrt, die

    a nine-hour drive, a drive of nine hours — eine neunstündige Autofahrt

    2) (street) Straße, die
    3) (private road) Zufahrt, die; (entrance to large building) Auffahrt, die
    4) (energy to achieve) Tatkraft, die
    5) (Commerc., Polit., etc.): (vigorous campaign) Aktion, die; Kampagne, die

    export/sales/recruiting drive — Export- / Verkaufs- / Anwerbekampagne, die

    6) (Psych.) Trieb, der
    7) (Motor Veh.): (position of steering wheel)

    left-hand/right-hand drive — Links-/Rechtssteuerung od. -lenkung, die

    8) (Motor Veh., Mech. Engin.): (transmission of power) Antrieb, der

    front-wheel/rear-wheel drive — Front-/Heckantrieb, der

    2. transitive verb,
    1) fahren [Auto, Lkw, Route, Strecke, Fahrgast]; lenken [Kutsche, Streitwagen]; treiben [Tier]

    drive a lorry/train — Lkw-Fahrer/Lokomotivführer sein

    3) (compel to move) vertreiben

    drive somebody out of or from a place/country — jemanden von einem Ort/aus einem Land vertreiben

    4) (chase, urge on) treiben [Vieh, Wild]
    5) (fig.)

    drive somebody out of his mind or wits — jemanden in den Wahnsinn treiben

    6) [Wind, Wasser:] treiben
    8) (power) antreiben [Mühle, Maschine]

    be steam-driven or driven by steam — dampfgetrieben sein

    9) (incite to action) antreiben

    drive oneself [too] hard — sich [zu sehr] schinden

    3. intransitive verb,
    drove, driven

    drive at 30 m.p.h. — mit 50 km/h fahren

    learn to drive — [Auto]fahren lernen; den Führerschein machen (ugs.)

    2) (go by car) mit dem [eigenen] Auto fahren
    3) [Hagelkörner, Wellen:] schlagen
    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    (computers) n.
    Laufwerk -e n. n.
    Antrieb -e m.
    Aussteuerung f.
    Drang ¨-e m.
    Fahrt -en f.
    Fahrweg -e m.
    Schwung -¨e m.
    Steuerung f.
    Trieb -e m.
    Triebwerk n. (sink) into the ground expr.
    in den Boden bohren ausdr. v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: drove, driven)
    = ansteuern v.
    antreiben v.
    fahren v.
    (§ p.,pp.: fuhr, ist/hat gefahren)
    lenken v.
    treiben v.
    (§ p.,pp.: trieb, getrieben)

    English-german dictionary > drive

  • 16 slog

    slog ○
    A n
    1 ( hard work) a hard slog un travail de Romain ○, un travail dur ; it was a real slog c'était vraiment dur ; it's a long, hard slog to the village il faut un long effort pour atteindre le village ; setting the economy right will be a long hard slog il faudra un long effort pour redresser l'économie ;
    2 ○ ( hard stroke) coup m violent ; to have ou take a slog at the ball taper de toutes ses forces dans la balle.
    1 ( hit hard) frapper [qn] violemment [opponent] ; taper de toutes ses forces dans [ball] ; to slog it out lit, fig se battre ;
    2 ( progress with difficulty) to slog one's way through/towards se frayer un chemin à travers/vers.
    C vi ( p prés etc - gg-)
    1 ( work hard) travailler dur, bosser ○ ;
    2 ( progress with difficulty) we slogged up/down the hill nous avons escaladé/descendu la colline avec effort ;
    3 ( hit hard) to slog at cogner [person] ; taper de toutes ses forces dans [ball].
    ■ slog away travailler dur (at sur).

    Big English-French dictionary > slog

  • 17 haul

    1. transitive verb
    1) (pull) ziehen; schleppen

    haul down — einholen [Flagge, Segel]

    2) (transport) transportieren; befördern
    2. intransitive verb 3. noun
    1) Ziehen, das; Schleppen, das
    2) (catch) Fang, der; (fig.) Beute, die
    * * *
    [ho:l] 1. verb
    1) (to pull with great effort or difficulty: Horses are used to haul barges along canals.) ziehen
    2) (to carry by some form of transport: Coal is hauled by road and rail.) befördern
    2. noun
    1) (a strong pull: He gave the rope a haul.) kräftiger Zug
    2) (the amount of anything, especially fish, that is got at one time: The fishermen had a good haul; The thieves got away from the jeweller's with a good haul.) der Fang
    •
    - academic.ru/33857/haulage">haulage
    - haulier
    - a long haul
    * * *
    [hɔ:l, AM esp hɑ:l]
    I. n
    1. usu sing (drag, pull)
    to give a \haul [kräftig] ziehen
    to give sb a \haul up onto a/the wall jdn eine/die Mauer hochziehen [o hochwuchten
    2. (quantity caught) Ausbeute f; of fish Fang m (of an + dat), Ausbeute f (of von/an + dat)
    poor \haul ein magerer Fang; of stolen goods magere Beute
    3. (distance covered) Strecke f; TRANSP Transport[weg] m
    long \haul Güterfernverkehr m
    short \haul Nahtransport m
    long-/short-\haul flight Kurzstrecken-/Langstreckenflug m
    it was a long \haul, but we are finished at last ( fig) es hat sich zwar lange hingezogen, aber jetzt sind wir endlich fertig
    II. vt
    ▪ to \haul sb/sth jdn/etw ziehen; sb, sth heavy jdn/etw schleppen; vehicle etw [ab]schleppen
    to \haul oneself out of bed sich akk aus dem Bett hieven fam
    to \haul a boat out of the water ein Boot aus dem Wasser ziehen; ( fig fam: bring before authority)
    to \haul sb before the court/a magistrate jdn vors Gericht/vor einen Richter [o sl den Kadi] schleppen
    2. (transport goods)
    ▪ to \haul sth etw befördern [o transportieren
    3. (make tell)
    ▪ to \haul sth out of sb etw aus jdm herausbekommen [o fam herausquetschen
    4.
    ▶ to \haul ass AM (fam!) die Hufe schwingen sl, die Beine in die Hände nehmen sl
    III. vi zerren, fest[e] [o kräftig] ziehen
    to \haul on a rope/the reins an einem Seil/den Zügeln zerren
    * * *
    [hɔːl]
    1. n
    1)

    (= hauling) a truck gave us a haul — ein Lastwagen schleppte uns ab or (out of mud etc) zog uns heraus

    2) (= journey) Strecke f

    short/long/medium haul aircraft — Kurz-/Lang-/Mittelstreckenflugzeug nt

    the long haul through the courts —

    revitalizing the economy will be a long haul — es wird lange dauern, die Wirtschaft wieder anzukurbeln

    3) (FISHING) (Fisch)fang m; (fig = booty from robbery) Beute f; (of cocaine etc) Fund m; (inf, of presents) Ausbeute f (inf)
    2. vt
    1) (= pull) ziehen; heavy objects ziehen, schleppen

    he hauled himself/Paul to his feet — er wuchtete sich/Paul wieder auf die Beine

    See:
    → coal
    2) (= transport) befördern, transportieren
    3) (NAUT) den Kurs (+gen) ändern

    to haul a boat into the wind — an den Wind segeln

    3. vi (NAUT)
    den Kurs ändern
    * * *
    haul [hɔːl]
    A s
    1. Ziehen n, Zerren n, Schleppen n
    2. kräftiger Zug:
    give the rope a haul kräftig an dem Seil ziehen
    3. (Fisch)Zug m
    4. fig Fischzug m, Fang m, Beute f:
    make a big haul einen guten Fang machen
    5. a) Beförderung f, Transport m
    b) Transportweg m, -strecke f:
    it was quite a haul home der Heimweg zog sich ganz schön hin;
    a long haul ein weiter Weg (a. fig);
    in the long haul fig zu einem späteren Zeitpunkt; auf lange Sicht
    c) Ladung f, Transport m:
    a haul of coal eine Ladung Kohlen
    B v/t
    1. ziehen, zerren, schleppen: → coal A 4
    2. befördern, transportieren
    3. heraufholen, (mit einem Netz) fangen
    4. SCHIFF
    a) die Brassen anholen
    b) herumholen, besonders anluven
    a) SCHIFF an den Wind gehen,
    b) fig sich zurückziehen
    6. → haul up A 2
    C v/i
    1. auch haul away ziehen, zerren ( beide:
    on, at an dat)
    2. mit dem Schleppnetz fischen
    3. umspringen (Wind)
    4. SCHIFF
    a) abdrehen, den Kurs ändern
    b) → haul up B 1
    c) einen Kurs segeln
    d) fig seine Meinung ändern, es sich anders überlegen
    * * *
    1. transitive verb
    1) (pull) ziehen; schleppen

    haul down — einholen [Flagge, Segel]

    2) (transport) transportieren; befördern
    2. intransitive verb 3. noun
    1) Ziehen, das; Schleppen, das
    2) (catch) Fang, der; (fig.) Beute, die
    * * *
    n.
    Fang ¨-e m. v.
    schleppen v.
    transportieren v.
    ziehen v.
    (§ p.,pp.: zog, ist/hat gezogen)

    English-german dictionary > haul

  • 18 EXPO '98

       Portugal's world's fair, held from May to October 1998, set in Lisbon. Designed to commemorate and celebrate the 500th anniversary of Vasco da Gama's 1498 discovery of an all-water route to India, this was an ambitious undertaking for a small country with a developing economy. The setting of the exposition was remote eastern Lisbon, along the banks of the Tagus estuary. To facilitate logistics, Portugal opened a new Metro station (Oriente) for the Expo and the new Vasco da Gama Bridge, just northeast of the site. More than 10 million visitors, many of them from abroad but a large proportion from Spain and Portugal, arrived at the site by Metro, bus, taxi, or car and were guided by signs in three languages: Portuguese, Spanish, and English. To the dismay of Francophones, the choice of English and Spanish reflected both the nature of the globalization process and Portugal's growing connections with Europe and the wider world.
       The theme of Expo '98 was "The Oceans, Heritage for the Future," and the official mascot-symbol was "Gil," a cartoon characterization of a drop of ocean water, based on the suggestion of schoolchildren from the small town of Barrancos. Somewhat in the spirit of Disney's Mickey Mouse, "Gil" reflected cheeriness, but his message was serious, alerting the public to the fact that the oceans were endangered and fresh drinking water increasingly in short supply for a burgeoning world population. Among the outstanding structures at Expo '98 was the Pavilion of Portugal, designed by Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza Vieira, and the Pavilion of the Oceans or the Oceanarium (which remained open to the public after the exposition closed), which was designed by an American architect.
       Despite the general success of the fair, critics gave mixed reviews to the historic commemoration of the Discoveries facets of the effort. No vessel from Vasco da Gama's 1497-99 famous voyage was reproduced at the fair's dockside exhibit—although there was a 19th-century sailing vessel and a reproduction of one of the vessels from Christopher Columbus's first voyage, constructed by Portuguese in Madeira—nor was there much else on Vasco da Gama in the Pavilion of Portugal. Instead, visitors were impressed with a multimedia show based on knowledge of a Portuguese shipwreck, a 17th-century nau, found by archaeologists in recent years. The sound and light show in this lovely space was magnificent. The most popular exhibits were the Oceanarium and the Utopia Pavilion, where lines could be hours long. Despite the fact that Expo '98 made only a weak effort to attract visitors from outside Europe, the general consensus was that it was a successful enterprise, unique in Portugal's record of historic and contemporary expositions since 1940.

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > EXPO '98

  • 19 Babbage, Charles

    [br]
    b. 26 December 1791 Walworth, Surrey, England
    d. 18 October 1871 London, England
    [br]
    English mathematician who invented the forerunner of the modern computer.
    [br]
    Charles Babbage was the son of a banker, Benjamin Babbage, and was a sickly child who had a rather haphazard education at private schools near Exeter and later at Enfield. Even as a child, he was inordinately fond of algebra, which he taught himself. He was conversant with several advanced mathematical texts, so by the time he entered Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1811, he was ahead of his tutors. In his third year he moved to Peterhouse, whence he graduated in 1814, taking his MA in 1817. He first contributed to the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society in 1815, and was elected a fellow of that body in 1816. He was one of the founders of the Astronomical Society in 1820 and served in high office in it.
    While he was still at Cambridge, in 1812, he had the first idea of calculating numerical tables by machinery. This was his first difference engine, which worked on the principle of repeatedly adding a common difference. He built a small model of an engine working on this principle between 1820 and 1822, and in July of the latter year he read an enthusiastically received note about it to the Astronomical Society. The following year he was awarded the Society's first gold medal. He submitted details of his invention to Sir Humphry Davy, President of the Royal Society; the Society reported favourably and the Government became interested, and following a meeting with the Chancellor of the Exchequer Babbage was awarded a grant of £1,500. Work proceeded and was carried on for four years under the direction of Joseph Clement.
    In 1827 Babbage went abroad for a year on medical advice. There he studied foreign workshops and factories, and in 1832 he published his observations in On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures. While abroad, he received the news that he had been appointed Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge University. He held the Chair until 1839, although he neither resided in College nor gave any lectures. For this he was paid between £80 and £90 a year! Differences arose between Babbage and Clement. Manufacture was moved from Clement's works in Lambeth, London, to new, fireproof buildings specially erected by the Government near Babbage's house in Dorset Square, London. Clement made a large claim for compensation and, when it was refused, withdrew his workers as well as all the special tools he had made up for the job. No work was possible for the next fifteen months, during which Babbage conceived the idea of his "analytical engine". He approached the Government with this, but it was not until eight years later, in 1842, that he received the reply that the expense was considered too great for further backing and that the Government was abandoning the project. This was in spite of the demonstration and perfectly satisfactory operation of a small section of the analytical engine at the International Exhibition of 1862. It is said that the demands made on manufacture in the production of his engines had an appreciable influence in improving the standard of machine tools, whilst similar benefits accrued from his development of a system of notation for the movements of machine elements. His opposition to street organ-grinders was a notable eccentricity; he estimated that a quarter of his mental effort was wasted by the effect of noise on his concentration.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    FRS 1816. Astronomical Society Gold Medal 1823.
    Bibliography
    Babbage wrote eighty works, including: 1864, Passages from the Life of a Philosopher.
    July 1822, Letter to Sir Humphry Davy, PRS, on the Application of Machinery to the purpose of calculating and printing Mathematical Tables.
    Further Reading
    1961, Charles Babbage and His Calculating Engines: Selected Writings by Charles Babbage and Others, eds Philip and Emily Morrison, New York: Dover Publications.
    IMcN

    Biographical history of technology > Babbage, Charles

  • 20 Emigration

       Traditionally, Portugal has been a country with a history of emigration to foreign lands, as well as to the overseas empire. During the early centuries of empire, only relatively small numbers of Portuguese emigrated to reside permanently in its colonies. After the establishment of the second, largely Brazilian empire in the 17th century, however, greater numbers of Portuguese left to seek their fortunes outside Europe. It was only toward the end of the 19th century, however, that Portuguese emigration became a mass movement, at first, largely to Brazil. While Portuguese-speaking Brazil was by far the most popular destination for the majority of Portuguese emigrants in early modern and modern times, after 1830, the United States and later Venezuela also became common destinations.
       Portuguese emigration patterns have changed in the 20th century and, as the Portuguese historian and economist Oliveira Martins wrote before the turn of the century, Portuguese emigration rates are a kind of national barometer. Crises and related social, political, and economic conditions within Portugal, as well as the presence of established emigrant communities in various countries, emigration laws, and the world economy have combined to shape emigration rates and destinations.
       After World War II, Brazil no longer remained the favorite destination of the majority of Portuguese emigrants who left Portugal to improve their lives and standards of living. Beginning in the 1950s, and swelling into a massive stream in the 1960s and into the 1970s, most Portuguese emigrated to find work in France and, after the change in U.S. immigration laws in the mid-1960s, a steady stream went to North America, including Canada. The emigration figures here indicate that the most intensive emigration years coincided with excessive political turmoil and severe draft (army conscription) laws during the First Republic (1912 was the high point), that emigration dropped during World Wars I and II and during economic downturns such as the Depression, and that the largest flow of Portuguese emigration in history occurred after the onset of the African colonial wars (1961) and into the 1970s, as Portuguese sought emigration as a way to avoid conscription or assignment to Africa.
       1887 17,000
       1900ca. 17,000 (mainly to Brazil)
       1910 39,000
       1912 88,000 (75,000 of these to Brazil)
       1930ca. 30,000 (Great Depression)
       1940ca. 8,800
       1950 41,000
       1955 57,000
       1960 67,000
       1965 131,000
       1970 209,000
       Despite considerable efforts by Lisbon to divert the stream of emigrants from Brazil or France to the African territories of Angola and Mozambique, this colonization effort failed, and most Portuguese who left Portugal preferred the better pay and security of jobs in France and West Germany or in the United States, Venezuela, and Brazil, where there were more deeply rooted Portuguese emigrant communities. At the time of the Revolution of 25 April 1974, when the military coup in Lisbon signaled the beginning of pressures for the Portuguese settlers to leave Africa, the total number of Portuguese resident in the two larger African territories amounted to about 600,000. In modern times, nonimperial Portuguese emigration has prevailed over imperial emigration and has had a significant impact on Portugal's annual budget (due to emigrants' remittances), the political system (since emigrants have a degree of absentee voting rights), investment and economy, and culture.
       A total of 4 million Portuguese reside and work outside Portugal as of 2009, over one-third of the country's continental and island population. It has also been said that more Portuguese of Azorean descent reside outside the Azores than in the Azores. The following statistics reflect the pattern of Portuguese emigrant communities in the world outside the mother country.
       Overseas Portuguese Communities Population Figures by Country of Residence ( estimates for 2002)
       Brazil 1,000,000
       France 650,000
       S. Africa 600,000
       USA 500,000
       Canada 400,000
       Venezuela 400,000
       W. Europe 175,000 (besides France and Germany)
       Germany 125,000
       Britain (UK) 60,000 (including Channel Islands)
       Lusophone Africa 50,000
       Australia 50,000
       Total: 4,010,000 (estimate)

    Historical dictionary of Portugal > Emigration

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