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121 Creativity
Put in this bald way, these aims sound utopian. How utopian they areor rather, how imminent their realization-depends on how broadly or narrowly we interpret the term "creative." If we are willing to regard all human complex problem solving as creative, then-as we will point out-successful programs for problem solving mechanisms that simulate human problem solvers already exist, and a number of their general characteristics are known. If we reserve the term "creative" for activities like discovery of the special theory of relativity or the composition of Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, then no example of a creative mechanism exists at the present time. (Simon, 1979, pp. 144-145)Among the questions that can now be given preliminary answers in computational terms are the following: how can ideas from very different sources be spontaneously thought of together? how can two ideas be merged to produce a new structure, which shows the influence of both ancestor ideas without being a mere "cut-and-paste" combination? how can the mind be "primed," so that one will more easily notice serendipitous ideas? why may someone notice-and remember-something fairly uninteresting, if it occurs in an interesting context? how can a brief phrase conjure up an entire melody from memory? and how can we accept two ideas as similar ("love" and "prove" as rhyming, for instance) in respect of a feature not identical in both? The features of connectionist AI models that suggest answers to these questions are their powers of pattern completion, graceful degradation, sensitization, multiple constraint satisfaction, and "best-fit" equilibration.... Here, the important point is that the unconscious, "insightful," associative aspects of creativity can be explained-in outline, at least-by AI methods. (Boden, 1996, p. 273)There thus appears to be an underlying similarity in the process involved in creative innovation and social independence, with common traits and postures required for expression of both behaviors. The difference is one of product-literary, musical, artistic, theoretical products on the one hand, opinions on the other-rather than one of process. In both instances the individual must believe that his perceptions are meaningful and valid and be willing to rely upon his own interpretations. He must trust himself sufficiently that even when persons express opinions counter to his own he can proceed on the basis of his own perceptions and convictions. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 58)he average level of ego strength and emotional stability is noticeably higher among creative geniuses than among the general population, though it is possibly lower than among men of comparable intelligence and education who go into administrative and similar positions. High anxiety and excitability appear common (e.g. Priestley, Darwin, Kepler) but full-blown neurosis is quite rare. (Cattell & Butcher, 1970, p. 315)he insight that is supposed to be required for such work as discovery turns out to be synonymous with the familiar process of recognition; and other terms commonly used in the discussion of creative work-such terms as "judgment," "creativity," or even "genius"-appear to be wholly dispensable or to be definable, as insight is, in terms of mundane and well-understood concepts. (Simon, 1989, p. 376)From the sketch material still in existence, from the condition of the fragments, and from the autographs themselves we can draw definite conclusions about Mozart's creative process. To invent musical ideas he did not need any stimulation; they came to his mind "ready-made" and in polished form. In contrast to Beethoven, who made numerous attempts at shaping his musical ideas until he found the definitive formulation of a theme, Mozart's first inspiration has the stamp of finality. Any Mozart theme has completeness and unity; as a phenomenon it is a Gestalt. (Herzmann, 1964, p. 28)Great artists enlarge the limits of one's perception. Looking at the world through the eyes of Rembrandt or Tolstoy makes one able to perceive aspects of truth about the world which one could not have achieved without their aid. Freud believed that science was adaptive because it facilitated mastery of the external world; but was it not the case that many scientific theories, like works of art, also originated in phantasy? Certainly, reading accounts of scientific discovery by men of the calibre of Einstein compelled me to conclude that phantasy was not merely escapist, but a way of reaching new insights concerning the nature of reality. Scientific hypotheses require proof; works of art do not. Both are concerned with creating order, with making sense out of the world and our experience of it. (Storr, 1993, p. xii)The importance of self-esteem for creative expression appears to be almost beyond disproof. Without a high regard for himself the individual who is working in the frontiers of his field cannot trust himself to discriminate between the trivial and the significant. Without trust in his own powers the person seeking improved solutions or alternative theories has no basis for distinguishing the significant and profound innovation from the one that is merely different.... An essential component of the creative process, whether it be analysis, synthesis, or the development of a new perspective or more comprehensive theory, is the conviction that one's judgment in interpreting the events is to be trusted. (Coopersmith, 1967, p. 59)In the daily stream of thought these four different stages [preparation; incubation; illumination or inspiration; and verification] constantly overlap each other as we explore different problems. An economist reading a Blue Book, a physiologist watching an experiment, or a business man going through his morning's letters, may at the same time be "incubating" on a problem which he proposed to himself a few days ago, be accumulating knowledge in "preparation" for a second problem, and be "verifying" his conclusions to a third problem. Even in exploring the same problem, the mind may be unconsciously incubating on one aspect of it, while it is consciously employed in preparing for or verifying another aspect. (Wallas, 1926, p. 81)he basic, bisociative pattern of the creative synthesis [is] the sudden interlocking of two previously unrelated skills, or matrices of thought. (Koestler, 1964, p. 121)11) The Earliest Stages in the Creative Process Involve a Commerce with DisorderEven to the creator himself, the earliest effort may seem to involve a commerce with disorder. For the creative order, which is an extension of life, is not an elaboration of the established, but a movement beyond the established, or at least a reorganization of it and often of elements not included in it. The first need is therefore to transcend the old order. Before any new order can be defined, the absolute power of the established, the hold upon us of what we know and are, must be broken. New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive that world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." (Ghiselin, 1985, p. 4)New life comes always from outside our world, as we commonly conceive our world. This is the reason why, in order to invent, one must yield to the indeterminate within him, or, more precisely, to certain illdefined impulses which seem to be of the very texture of the ungoverned fullness which John Livingston Lowes calls "the surging chaos of the unexpressed." Chaos and disorder are perhaps the wrong terms for that indeterminate fullness and activity of the inner life. For it is organic, dynamic, full of tension and tendency. What is absent from it, except in the decisive act of creation, is determination, fixity, and commitment to one resolution or another of the whole complex of its tensions. (Ghiselin, 1952, p. 13)[P]sychoanalysts have principally been concerned with the content of creative products, and with explaining content in terms of the artist's infantile past. They have paid less attention to examining why the artist chooses his particular activity to express, abreact or sublimate his emotions. In short, they have not made much distinction between art and neurosis; and, since the former is one of the blessings of mankind, whereas the latter is one of the curses, it seems a pity that they should not be better differentiated....Psychoanalysis, being fundamentally concerned with drive and motive, might have been expected to throw more light upon what impels the creative person that in fact it has. (Storr, 1993, pp. xvii, 3)A number of theoretical approaches were considered. Associative theory, as developed by Mednick (1962), gained some empirical support from the apparent validity of the Remote Associates Test, which was constructed on the basis of the theory.... Koestler's (1964) bisociative theory allows more complexity to mental organization than Mednick's associative theory, and postulates "associative contexts" or "frames of reference." He proposed that normal, non-creative, thought proceeds within particular contexts or frames and that the creative act involves linking together previously unconnected frames.... Simonton (1988) has developed associative notions further and explored the mathematical consequences of chance permutation of ideas....Like Koestler, Gruber (1980; Gruber and Davis, 1988) has based his analysis on case studies. He has focused especially on Darwin's development of the theory of evolution. Using piagetian notions, such as assimilation and accommodation, Gruber shows how Darwin's system of ideas changed very slowly over a period of many years. "Moments of insight," in Gruber's analysis, were the culminations of slow long-term processes.... Finally, the information-processing approach, as represented by Simon (1966) and Langley et al. (1987), was considered.... [Simon] points out the importance of good problem representations, both to ensure search is in an appropriate problem space and to aid in developing heuristic evaluations of possible research directions.... The work of Langley et al. (1987) demonstrates how such search processes, realized in computer programs, can indeed discover many basic laws of science from tables of raw data.... Boden (1990a, 1994) has stressed the importance of restructuring the problem space in creative work to develop new genres and paradigms in the arts and sciences. (Gilhooly, 1996, pp. 243-244; emphasis in original)Historical dictionary of quotations in cognitive science > Creativity
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122 service
̈ɪˈsə:vɪs I
1. сущ.
1) служба, занятие, работа to press smb. into service ≈ заставлять кого-л. служить to take smb. into one's service ≈ нанимать кого-л. meritorious service service record
2) а) учреждение, подразделение (в компетенции которого находятся те или иные вопросы) б) служба obstetrical service ≈ служба родовспоможения
3) обслуживание, оказание услуг, сервис to do, perform, provide, render a service ≈ предлагать услуги, обслуживать to introduce, offer service ≈ предлагать услуги to suspend a service ≈ временно прекращать обслуживание service charge ≈ плата за операцию (общераспространенный сбор за банковские услуги) emergency service ≈ неотложная помощь, скорая помощь orientation service ≈ служба профориентации per-call service ≈ плата по числу звонков
4) сообщение, связь, движение;
рейсы (between;
from;
to) to introduce service ≈ вводить сообщение to offer, provide service ≈ обеспечивать сообщение to run on a regular service ≈ обеспечивать регулярное сообщение to suspend service ≈ временно прекращать сообщение human services ≈ сфера услуг
5) помощь, одолжение, услуга I am glad to be of service. ≈ Рад оказать услугу. at your service ≈ к вашим услугам Syn: help, use
1., benefit
1.
6) а) государственная служба Civil Service ≈ государственная (гражданская) служба National Service ≈ воинская или трудовая повинность( в Англии) civil service ≈ государственная служба consular service ≈ консульская служба diplomatic service ≈ дипломатическая служба foreign service ≈ дипломатическая служба intelligence service ≈ секретная служба, разведывательная служба secret service ≈ секретная служба, разведывательная служба, разведка б) военная служба
7) воен. род войск
8) сервиз coffee service ≈ кофейный сервиз dinner service ≈ обеденный сервиз tea service ≈ чайный сервиз
9) повестка, судебное извещение
10) мор. клетневание
11) спорт подача( мяча) to break smb.'s service ≈ отбить чью-л. подачу to hold one's service ≈ удерживать подачу to lose one's service ≈ проиграть подачу
12) церк. служба, месса to hold a service ≈ служить службу burial service marriage service memorial service prayer service religious service evening service morning service noontime service sunrise service
2. гл.
1) обслуживать, служить, быть полезным Syn: serve
2) а) амер. проводить технический осмотр, ремонтировать (машины и т. п.) She enjoyed her work, which consisted chiefly in running and servicing a powerful but tricky electric motor. ≈ Ей нравилась ее работа, которая заключалась в запуске и осуществлении текущего технического обеспечения электрического двигателя. б) заправлять горючим
3) выплачивать проценты по долгу
4) обеспечивать (чем-л.)
5) случать( животных) II = service-tree услужение - domestic * домашняя работа, обязанности слуги - to be in( smb.'s) * быть слугой, служить (у кого-л.) - to go into /to, out to/ * пойти в прислуги - to take * with smb. поступать к кому-л. в прислуги - to take smb. into one's * нанимать кого-л., брать в услужение кого-л. - last week the cook left our * на прошлой неделе от нас ушла кухарка работа - hard * тяжелая работа - to be out of * быть без работы /без места/ - to go out of * уйти с работы - to reward smb. for his good * награждать кого-л. за хорошую службу - to be on detached * быть в командировке - to send smb. off on special * послать кого-л. со специальным заданием - he gives good * он хорошо работает, он отличный работник рабочий стаж, срок службы - prolonged meritorious * выслуга лет - to have ten years * иметь десятилетний стаж работы государственная служба - the Civil S. государственная /гражданская/ служба - to be in the Civil S. быть на гражданской /на государственной/ службе - the diplomatic *, (американизм) Foreign S. дипломатическая служба - the consular * консульская служба - on His Majesty's S. (сокр. O.H.M.S.) на службе его величества (форма франкирования официальной переписки) учреждение (ведающее специальной отраслью работы) - information * информационная служба - reporting *s отдел официальных отчетов (ООН) - administrative *s административный отдел( секретариата ООН) ;
административные службы - typewriting * машинописное бюро служба - telegraph * телеграфная связь - communication * служба связи - railway *, * of trains железнодорожное сообщение - passenger * пассажирское сообщение - to restore normal train * восстановить регулярное движение поездов - to institute a new air * ввести новую линию воздушного сообщения - the telephone * is out of order телефонная связь нарушена - to operate regular *s from A. to B. установить регулярные рейсы между А. и Б. обслуживание, сервис - good * at a hotel хорошее обслуживание в гостинице - prompt * быстрое обслуживание - to give customers prompt * быстро обслуживать покупателей - medical * медицинское обслуживание - electric-light * обеспечение электроэнергией сфера услуг;
обслуживание населения;
служба быта, сервис - * workers работники, занятые в сфере обслуживания (продавцы, парикмахеры, официанты и т. п.) библиотечное обслуживание (тж. * to readers) - * catalogue служебный каталог - * fee плата за абонемент - * hours часы работы( библиотеки) военная служба - Selective S. (американизм) воинская повинность для отдельных граждан (по отбору) - active *, * with the colours действительная военная служба - to be called up for active * быть призванным на действительную военную службу - to do one's military * проходить военную службу - to be in the * служить в армии - length /period/ of * срок военной службы - fit for * годен к военной службе - to quit the * увольняться с военной службы - to be dismissed /discharged/ from the * быть уволенным с военной службы - to retire from * выйти в отставку - * ashore( морское) береговая служба - sea * служба на плавающих кораблях - examination * (морское) брандвахтенная /досмотровая/ служба - daily * (морское) служба корабельных нарядов( военное) вид вооруженных сил;
род войск - the three *s - the army, the navy, the aviation три рода войск: сухопутные войска, военно-морской флот и военно-воздушные силы - what branch of the * do you expect to enter? в какой род войск вы будете зачислены? услуга, одолжение;
помощь - to be at smb.'s * быть к чьим-л. услугам - I am at your * я к вашим услугам /в вашем распоряжении/ - to offer one's *s предлагать свои услуги - to be of * to smb. быть кому-л. полезным, пригодиться кому-л., сослужить кому-л. службу - glad to be of * to you рад быть вам полезным - to do /to render/ smb. a (great) * оказать кому-л. (большую) услугу - will you do me a *? окажите мне услугу - what good *s this pen has done me! эта ручка мне хорошо послужила! - you do yourself no * by such replies вы себе только вредите такими ответами - he didn't need the *s of an interpreter он не нуждался в услугах /в помощи/ переводчика - in gratitude for your valuable *s в благодарность за ваши неоценимые услуги - an exchange of friendly *s обмен дружескими услугами - the dictionary is of enormous * to students этот словарь оказывает большую помощь учащимся заслуга - great *s большие заслуги - prominent *s to the State выдающиеся заслуги перед государством - to exaggerate one's own *s преувеличивать собственные заслуги - for smb.'s past *s за прошлые заслуги сервиз - dinner * обеденный сервиз - a * of china фарфоровый сервиз прибор - toilet * туалетный прибор( церковное) богослужение, служба - morning * утренняя служба - burial * отпевание - marriage * венчание - baptismal * крестины - memorial * заупокойная служба, панихида - to attend a * присутствовать на богослужении - to conduct a * вести службу - are you going to *? ты идешь в церковь подача мяча (теннис) - your *! ваша подача! - strong * сильная подача - * ball мяч, вводимый в игру с подачи (юридическое) исполнение постановления суда;
вручение( повестки и т. п.) ;
судебное извещение - personal * личное оповещение - substituted * оповещение по почте - * of a writ копия распоряжения суда - * of attachment приведение в исполнение судебного постановления о взятии лица под стражу (сельскохозяйственное) случка - * period сервис-период (от отела до плодотворной случки) (морское) клетневание (техническое) эксплуатация - * instructions правила эксплуатации - * life эксплуатационный срок службы - a radio set with free 12 months * радиоприемник с гарантией на год > to have seen * быть в долгом употреблении, износиться > my overcoat has seen long * мое пальто уже износилось /отслужило свой век/ > his face has seen * по его лицу видно, что он не молод /что он видал виды/ военный;
относящийся к вооруженным силам - * age (group) призывной возраст - * aviation военная авиация - * call уставной /служебный/ сигнал - * certificate служебное удостоверение;
свидетельство - * chevron нашивка за шестимесячную службу на фронте - * families семьи военнослужащих - * number личный номер( военнослужащего) - * record послужной список - * ribbon орденская планка - * test испытания в войсках, войсковые испытания - * troops войска обслуживания;
тыловые части и подразделения - * uniform /dress/ повседневная форма одежды - * unit обслуживающая часть - * weapon боевое оружие служебный - * entrance служебный вход - * call служебный телефонный разговор( особ. международный) - * stair черный ход - * benefits выходное пособие;
(военное) льготы и привилегии военнослужащих - * conditions( техническое) условия эксплуатации /работы/ повседневный;
прочный, ноский( об одежде) обслуживающий - * trades профессии, относящиеся к сфере обслуживания обслуживать производить осмотр и текущий ремонт - to * a car обслуживать автомобиль заправлять( горючим) - to * a car with gasoline заправлять машину горючим (ботаника) рябина домашняя (Pyrus domestica) - wild * кустарник или невысокое дерево с горькими плодами account solicitation ~ бюро рассмотрения ходатайств о предоставлении кредитов advisory ~ консультативная служба (например, по вопросам трудоустройства, профессиональной ориентации и т. д.) aftersales ~ послепродажное обслуживание ambulance ~ служба "Скорой помощи";
"Скорая помощь" as a ~ в качестве услуги ~ услуга, одолжение;
at your service к вашим услугам;
to be of service быть полезным auxiliary ~ вспомогательная служба, дополнительная (побочная) служба bank transfer ~ банковские переводы bathing ~ банная служба ~ услуга, одолжение;
at your service к вашим услугам;
to be of service быть полезным bus ~ автобусное сообщение car hire ~ служба проката автомобилей care attendant ~s услуги по уходу за больными central care ~ центральная служба по уходу civic ~ служба общественных работ;
участие( безработных) в общественных работах и в общественных службах civil alternative ~ альтернативная воинская служба на объектах общественного характер cleaning ~ служба по очистке территорий и удалению мусора client ~ обслуживание клиентов client ~ обслуживание клиентуры combined ~ смешанные перевозки community ~ государственная служба community ~ общинная служба community ~ социальное обеспечение complimentary limousine ~ бесплатное обслуживание автомобильным транспортом compulsory military ~ воинская повинность;
обязательная воинская служба в течение установленного законом срока consultative ~ консультативная служба consumer ~ обслуживание потребителей courier ~ услуги курьера customer ~ вчт. обслуживание клиентов customer ~ обслуживание покупателя customer ~ предоставление услуг покупателю datel ~ вчт. система передачи по телефону кодированой информации dealing ~ обслуживание биржевых операций delayed ~ вчт. обслуживание с ожиданием diffusion ~ служба распространения direct debiting ~ банковские услуги по оформлению безналичных платежей divine ~ богослужение drop-in ~ служба помощи без предварительной записи (оказывает помощь алкоголикам, наркоманам, бездомным) educational ~ служба обучения (воспитания, переподготовки, переквалификации) elapsed ~ вчт. обслуживание выполненное до прерывания emergency call ~ телефонная служба скорой помощи employment ~ служба занятости employment ~ служба занятости;
служба трудоустройства employment ~ служба по трудоустройству employment ~ служба трудоустройства environmental ~ экологическая служба escort ~ служба сопровождения;
караульная служба exempt from military ~ освобожденный от военной службы extention ~ служба распространения знаний farm relief ~ служба содействия фермерским хозяйствам ferry ~ паромное сообщение ferry ~ служба морских перевозок financial ~ финансовая консультационная фирма financial ~ финансовое обслуживание free ~ бесплатная услуга freight ~ грузовые перевозки freight ~ предоставление транспортных услуг friendly visiting ~s бесплатные услуги на дому( оказываемые благотворительными организациями или отдельными лицами) goods ~ доставка товаров government ~ государственная служба gratuitions ~ бесплатная служба home-help ~ служба помощи по дому hourly ~ транс. почасовое обслуживание 24 hours social ~s круглосуточные социальные службы housing ~ жилищная служба information ~ вчт. информационная служба information ~ служба информации interpreter ~ служба перевода;
служба переводчиков investment management ~ служба управления портфелем ценных бумаг investment ~ обслуживание инвестирования joint ~ совместное обслуживание limousine ~ прокат автомобиля с водителем line ~ рейсовое плавание mail ~ почтовая связь maximum debt ~ максимальная сумма процентов по долгу minimum debt ~ минимальное обслуживание долга municipal health ~ муниципальная служба здравоохранения national health ~ государственная служба здравоохранения news ~ служба новостей night ~ ночная служба non-military ~ невоенная служба, альтернативная гражданская служба non-military ~ невоенная служба nonpreemptive ~ вчт. обслуживание без прерывания nonpreferential ~ вчт. обслуживание без приоритета order booking ~ приказ об обслуживании ordered ~ вчт. обслуживание в порядке поступления ordinary ~ обычная услуга ordinary ~ обычное обслуживание out-patient ~ амбулаторное обслуживание outside ~ обслуживание силами посторонней организации parcel bulk ~ перевозка мелкой партии бестарного груза personal ~ личное вручение судебного приказа pharmaceutical ~ фармацевтмческая служба;
фармацевтическое ослуживание phase ~ вчт. многофазное обслуживание phase-type ~ вчт. многофазное обслуживание placement ~ биржа труда placement ~ бюро трудоустройства placement ~ служба занятости police ~ полицейская служба postal ~ почтовая связь postal ~ почтовая служба preemptive ~ вчт. обслуживание с прерыванием premium ~ услуга, предоставляемая за дополнительную плату priority ~ вчт. обслуживание с приоритетом probationary ~ служба, исполняющая приговор о направлении на "испытание" property ~ услуги по управлению имуществом provide a ~ обеспечивать обслуживание provide a ~ оказывать услугу public employment ~ государственная служба занятости purchased ~ оплаченная услуга put into ~ вводить в эксплуатацию put into ~ включать в работу quantum ~ вчт. обслуживание порциями referral ~ справочная служба regular ~ регулярное сообщение regular ~ регулярные рейсы salvage ~ услуги по спасанию ~ церк. служба;
to say a service отправлять богослужение security ~ служба безопасности selection for ~ выбор на обслуживание self-drive car-hire ~ прокат легкового автомобиля без водителя ~ attr. служебный;
service record послужной список ~ by letter судебное извещение путем направления письма ~ by post судебное извещение по почте ~ in batches вчт. групповое обслуживание ~ in bulk групповое обслуживание ~ in cyclic order обслуживание в циклическом порядке ~ in random order обслуживание в случайном порядке ~ loss coefficient коэффициент простоя вследствие обслуживания ~ of court notice to pay debt вручение уведомления суда об уплате долга ~ of notice вручение извещения ~ of process повестка ~ of process процессуальное извещение, повестка ~ of process процессуальное извещение ~ of public lands эксплуатация государственных земель ~ of summons извещение, повестка о вызове в суд ~ on loan погашение долга ~ on loan уплата долга ~ attr. служебный;
service record послужной список ~ time expectation математическое ожидание времени обслуживания ~ with privileged interruptions вчт. обслуживание с прерыванием ~ with waiting вчт. обслуживание с ожиданием ~ without interruption вчт. обслуживание без прерывания service = service-tree service-tree: service-tree бот. рябина домашняя ~ воен. род войск;
the (fighting) services армия, флот и военная авиация services: services обслуживающие отрасли экономики ~ сфера услуг ~ услуги shuttle ~ движение туда и обратно( поездов, автобусов и т. п.), маятниковое движение single ~ вчт. обслуживание одиночных требований sitting ~ служба по присмотру за детьми на время отсутствия дома родителей social ~ социальная служба;
социальное обслуживание social ~ социальная услуга social ~s социальные службы (например, службы здравоохранения, профилактики заболеванй и предотвращения несчастных случаев) services: social ~ общественные учреждения social ~ социальные услуги substituted ~ субститут личного вручения судебного приказа ~ служба;
to take into one's service нанимать;
to take service (with smb.) поступать на службу (к кому-л.) ~ служба;
to take into one's service нанимать;
to take service (with smb.) поступать на службу (к кому-л.) training ~ служба профподготовки transport ~ транспортная линия transport ~ транспортное обслуживание unarmed ~ альтернативная служба (вместо военной) useful ~ вчт. срок полезного использования videotex ~ служба видеотексной связи voluntary ~ добровольная служба, добровольное оказание услуг warranty ~ вчт. гарантийная наработка welfare ~ служба социального обеспечения -
123 well
(to have a good, or bad, opinion of: She thought highly of him and his poetry.) tener en mucho/poco a alguien, tener muy buena/mala opinión de alguienwell1 adj adv1. bien2. buenowell, what shall we do then? bueno, ¿qué hacemos pues?can I go as well? ¿puedo ir yo también?as well as y... tambiénhe has a helicopter as well as a plane tiene un avión, y también un helicópterowell2 n pozotr[wel]1 (in good health) bien■ I'm very well, thank you estoy muy bien, gracias2 (satisfactory, right) bien1 (gen) bien■ well played! ¡bien jugado!2 (with modals) bien■ she couldn't very well refuse ¿cómo iba a decir que no?■ you may as well tell him, he'll find out anyway ¿de qué te sirve no decírselo, se va a enterar de todas maneras3 (much, quite) bien1 (gen) bueno, bien, pues■ well, I think that... bueno, yo creo que...■ well why didn't you say so? ¿pues, por qué no lo has dicho?■ well, as I said earlier bueno, como he dicho antes2 (surprise) ¡vaya!■ well, well, well, look who it is! ¡vaya! ¡mira quién es!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLall's well that ends well bien está lo que bien acabaall well and good muy bien, perfectoas well (also, too) tambiénas well as además de, aparte de■ she studies German as well as English además de inglés, estudia alemánit's all very well to «+ inf» resulta muy fácil + infto be (just) as well to «+ inf» no estar de más + inf, convenir + infto be well in with somebody ser muy amigo,-a de alguiento be well off for something tener algo de sobrato be well out of something tener la suerte de haberse librado de algoto be well up on/in something estar muy bien informado,-a de algoto do well (business etc) ir bien, marchar bien, tener éxito 2 (person - success) irle bien las cosas 3 (- health) encontrarse bien, estar biento do well by somebody tratar bien a alguiento do well for oneself prosperar, tener éxitoto do well in something hacer algo bien, irle algo bien a alguiento do well out of... sacar provecho de...to do well to do something convenir hacer algoto speak well of somebody hablar bien de alguiento think well of somebody pensar bien de alguienvery well muy bien, buenowell and truly completamentewell done! ¡muy bien!, ¡así se hace!well I never! ¡vaya!, ¡habráse visto!well off (comfortable, rich) acomodado,-a, rico,-a, pudiente————————tr[wel]1 (for water) pozo2 (of staircase) hueco de la escalera; (of lift) hueco del ascensor1 (tears, blood) brotar (up, -), manar (up, -)1) rightly: bien, correctamente2) satisfactorily: biento turn out well: resultar bien, salir bien3) completely: completamentewell-hidden: completamente escondido4) intimately: bienI knew him well: lo conocía bien5) considerably, far: muy, bastantewell ahead: muy adelantewell before the deadline: bastante antes de la fecha6)as well also: también7) as well aswell adj1) satisfactory: bienall is well: todo está bien2) desirable: convenienteit would be well if you left: sería conveniente que te fueras3) healthy: bien, sanowell n1) : pozo m (de agua, petróleo, gas, etc.), aljibe m (de agua)2) source: fuente fa well of information: una fuente de informaciónwell interjv.• manar v.adj.• bien adj.adv.• bien adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.• muy bien adv.• pues adv.interj.• bueno interj.n.• depósito s.m.• fuente s.f.• manantial s.m.• pozo s.m.
I wel1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> biento do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)
2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bienhe knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...
well and truly — (colloq)
he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho
to be well away — (BrE colloq)
3)a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastanteb) ( with justification)she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón
she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?
4) ( advantageously) < marry> biento do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf
to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo
5) (in phrases)a)as well — ( in addition) también
are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?
b)as well as — ( in addition to) además de
c)may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?
II
1) ( healthy) bienyou look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto
how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias
2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bienthat's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...
all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)
3)as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima
III
1)a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bienwell, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?
well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?
b) ( expressing hesitation)do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...
2)a) ( expressing surprise)well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!
well, I never! — qué increíble!
b) ( expressing indignation) buenowell, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...
c) ( dismissively) bah!d) ( expressing resignation) bueno(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!
3)a) ( expressing expectation)well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho
well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?
b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse
IV
1)a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe mb) (for oil, gas) pozo m2)a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalerab) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire•Phrasal Verbs:- well up
I [wel]1. N2) [of stairs] hueco m, caja f3) (in auditorium) estrado m2.VI (also: well out, well up) brotar, manar
II [wel] (compar better) (superl best)1. ADV1) (=in a good manner) bien(and) well I know it! — ¡(y) bien que lo sé!
to eat/live well — comer/vivir bien
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he sings as well as she does — canta tan bien como ella•
to do well at school — sacar buenas notas en el colegioyou would do well to think seriously about our offer — le convendría considerar seriamente nuestra oferta
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well done! — ¡bien hecho!•
to go well — ir bien•
well played! — (Sport) ¡bien hecho!•
to speak well of sb — hablar bien de algn•
to think well of sb — tener una buena opinión de algn2) (=thoroughly, considerably)a) bien•
to be well in with sb — llevarse muy bien con algn•
it continued well into 1996 — siguió hasta bien entrado 1996well over a thousand — muchos más de mil, los mil bien pasados
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she knows you too well to think that — te conoce demasiado bien para pensar eso de tias we know all or only too well — como sabemos perfectamente
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to wish sb well — desear todo lo mejor a algn•
it was well worth the trouble — realmente valió la penab)well dodgy/annoyed ** — bien chungo * /enfadado
3) (=probably, reasonably)you may well be surprised to learn that... — puede que te sorprenda mucho saber que...
it may well be that... — es muy posible que + subjun
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we may as well begin now — ya podemos empezar, ¿no?"shall I go?" - "you may or might as well" — "¿voy?" - "por qué no"
we might (just) as well have stayed at home — para lo que hemos hecho, nos podíamos haber quedado en casa
she cried, as well she might — lloró, y con razón
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you may well ask! — ¡buena pregunta!•
I couldn't very well leave — me resultaba imposible marcharmea)• as well — (=in addition) también
and it rained as well! — ¡y además llovió!
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as well as his dog he has two rabbits — además de un perro tiene dos conejosI had Paul with me as well as Lucy — Paul estaba conmigo, así como Lucy or además de Lucy
could you manage to eat mine as well as yours? — ¿podrías comerte el mío y el tuyo?
all sorts of people, rich as well as poor — gente de toda clase, tanto rica como pobre
b)• to leave well alone, my advice is to leave well alone — te aconsejo que no te metas
2. ADJ1) (=healthy) bienI'm very well thank you — estoy muy bien, gracias
are you well? — ¿qué tal estás?
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to get well — mejorarseget well soon! — ¡que te mejores!
2) (=acceptable, satisfactory) bienthat's all very well, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it or we would be well to start early — mejor si salimos temprano
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it would be as well to ask — más vale or valdría preguntar•
it's as well for you that nobody saw you — menos mal que nadie te vio•
it's just as well we asked — menos mal que preguntamos3. EXCL1) (introducing topic, resuming) buenowell, it was like this — bueno, pues así ocurrió
well, as I was saying... — bueno, como iba diciendo
well, that's that! — ¡bueno, asunto concluido!
well, if we must go, let's get going — bueno, si nos tenemos que ir, vayámonos
well then? — ¿y qué?
3) (concessive, dismissive) pueswell, if you're worried, why don't you call her? — pues si estás tan preocupada ¿por qué no la llamas?
well, I think she's a fool — pues yo pienso que es tonta
well, thank goodness for that! — (pues) ¡gracias a Dios!
5) (expressing surprise) ¡vaya!well, what do you know! * — ¡anda, quién lo diría!
well, who would have thought it! — ¡anda, quién lo diría!
well, well! — ¡vaya, vaya!
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I [wel]1) (to high standard, satisfactorily) <sing/write/work> biento do well: you did very well lo hiciste muy bien; he's doing very well le van muy bien las cosas; he's done well for himself ha sabido abrirse camino; mother and baby are doing well madre e hijo se encuentran muy bien; well done! así se hace!, muy bien!; to go well — \<\<performance/operation\>\> salir* bien; worth I b)
2) ( thoroughly) <wash/dry/know> bienhe knows only too well that... — bien sabe or sabe de sobra que...
well and truly — (colloq)
he was well and truly drunk — estaba pero bien borracho or completamente borracho
to be well away — (BrE colloq)
3)a) ( considerably) (no comp) bastanteb) ( with justification)she was horrified, as well she might be — se horrorizó, y con razón
she couldn't very well deny it — ¿cómo iba a negarlo?
4) ( advantageously) < marry> biento do well to + inf — hacer* bien en + inf, deber + inf
to come off well o do well out of something — salir* bien parado de algo
5) (in phrases)a)as well — ( in addition) también
are they coming as well? — ¿ellos también vienen?
b)as well as — ( in addition to) además de
c)may/might as well: I might as well not bother, for all the notice they take para el caso que me hacen, no sé por qué me molesto or no vale la pena que me moleste; now you've told him, you may as well give it to him! — ahora que se lo has dicho dáselo ¿total?
II
1) ( healthy) bienyou look well — tienes buena cara or buen aspecto
how are you? - I'm very well, thank you — ¿cómo estás? - muy bien, gracias
2) (pleasing, satisfactory) bienthat's all well and good, but... — todo eso está muy bien, pero...
it's all very well for him to talk, but... — él podrá decir todo lo que quiera pero..., es muy fácil hablar, pero...
all's well that ends well — bien está lo que bien acaba; alone I b)
3)as well: it would be as well to keep this quiet mejor no decir nada de esto; it's just as well I've got some money with me — menos mal que llevo dinero encima
III
1)a) (introducing/continuing topic, sentence) bueno, bienwell, shall we get started? — bueno or bien ¿empezamos?
well now o then, what's the problem? — a ver ¿qué es lo que pasa?
b) ( expressing hesitation)do you like it? - well... — ¿te gusta? - pues or (esp AmL) este...
2)a) ( expressing surprise)well, well, well! look who's here! — vaya, vaya! or anda! mira quién está aquí!
well, I never! — qué increíble!
b) ( expressing indignation) buenowell, if that's how you feel...! — bueno, si eso es lo que piensas...
c) ( dismissively) bah!d) ( expressing resignation) bueno(oh) well, that's the way it goes — bueno... qué se le va a hacer!
3)a) ( expressing expectation)well? I'm listening — bien, tú dirás, ¿sí? te escucho
well? who won? — bueno ¿y quién ganó?
b) ( expressing skepticism) bueno(yes,) well, that remains to be seen — (sí,) bueno, eso está por verse
IV
1)a) ( for water) pozo m, aljibe mb) (for oil, gas) pozo m2)a) ( for stairs) caja f or hueco m de la escalerab) ( for ventilation) (BrE) patio m (de luces or de luz), pozo m de aire•Phrasal Verbs:- well up -
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I [fɪks]1) colloq. (quandary) pasticcio m., guaio m.to be in a fix — essere in un bel pasticcio o nei pasticci
2) colloq. (dose) (of drugs) dose f., buco m.to get a fix — bucarsi, farsi
3) colloq. (rigged arrangement)II [fɪks]to take a fix on — fare il punto di [ ship]
1) (set) fissare, stabilire [date, venue, price, limit]; determinare [chronology, position on map]2) (organize) organizzare [meeting, visit]; preparare [drink, meal]to fix one's hair — mettersi a posto o sistemarsi i capelli
3) (mend) aggiustare, riparare [article, equipment]; (sort out) risolvere [ problem]4) (attach, insert) fissare, montare [handle, shelf]; attaccare [ notice] (on su; to a); piantare [stake, nail] ( into in); fissare, attaccare [rope, string] (to a); fig. fare cadere [ suspicion] (on su); attribuire, dare [ blame] (on a)5) (concentrate) fissare, concentrare [ attention] (on su); riporre [ hopes] (on in); fissare, rivolgere [ thoughts] (on su)to fix one's gaze on sb. — fissare qcn
7) colloq. (get even with)8) art. biol. chim. fot. tess. fissare•- fix on- fix up* * *[fiks] 1. verb1) (to make firm or steady: He fixed the post firmly in the ground; He fixed his eyes on the door.) fissare2) (to attach; to join: He fixed the shelf to the wall.) fissare3) (to mend or repair: He has succeeded in fixing my watch.) riparare4) (to direct (attention, a look etc) at: She fixed all her attention on me.) fissare, dirigere5) ((often with up) to arrange; to settle: to fix a price; We fixed (up) a meeting.) fissare6) (to make (something) permanent by the use of certain chemicals: to fix a photgraphic print.) fissare7) (to prepare; to get ready: I'll fix dinner tonight.) preparare2. noun(trouble; a difficulty: I'm in a terrible fix!) pasticcio- fixation- fixed
- fixedly
- fixture
- fix on
- fix someone up with something
- fix up with something
- fix someone up with
- fix up with* * *fix /fɪks/n.2 (fam.) situazione difficile (o imbarazzante); difficoltà; pasticcio; imbroglio: to be in [to get (oneself) into] a fix, essere [mettersi] in un pasticcio (o nei guai); to get sb. out of a fix, tirare q. fuori dai guai3 (fam.) soluzione; riparazione; aggiustatura: a quick fix to our problem, una soluzione rapida del nostro problema; (comput.) bug fix, correzione dei bug4 ( slang) evento (incontro sportivo, elezione, ecc.) truccato; imbroglio: The match was a fix, l'incontro era truccato● to get a fix on st., (naut., aeron.) determinare la posizione di qc.; (fig. fam.) farsi un'idea chiara di qc.; capire com'è fatto qc.♦ (to) fix /fɪks/A v. t.1 fissare; attaccare: to fix a bookcase to the wall, fissare una libreria al muro; to fix st. in place (o in position) fissare qc. al suo posto2 fissare; fermare: to fix one's eyes on st., fissare gli occhi su qc.; to fix a name in one's mind, imprimersi un nome nella mente4 fissare; stabilire; determinare: to fix an appointment, fissare un appuntamento; to fix a date [prices], fissare una data [prezzi]5 accomodare; aggiustare; riparare: to fix a broken machine, riparare una macchina guasta; DIALOGO → - Computer problems- Has anyone come to fix your computer?, è venuto qualcuno ad aggiustarti il computer? NOTA D'USO: - to mend, to fix o to repair?-6 (fam.) sistemare; mettere in ordine: He's already fixed everything, ha già sistemato tutto lui; If you want to meet him, I can fix it, se vuoi incontrarlo, posso occuparmene io; to fix one's hair, mettersi in ordine (o sistemarsi) i capelli; to fix one's face, sistemarsi (o rifarsi) il trucco7 (fam. USA) preparare: to fix lunch, preparare il pranzo; Can I fix you a drink?, posso darti qualcosa da bere?8 (biol., fotogr.) fissare9 (fam., eufem.) sistemare; mettere a posto; conciare (fam.): I'm going to fix him!, lo sistemo io, quello!10 (fam.) comprare (il risultato di un'elezione, una gara, ecc.); truccare; comprare la vittoria in: to fix the vote, truccare le votazioni; to fix a judge, corrompere un giudiceB v. i.1 fissarsi; diventare solido2 (fam. USA) avere intenzione; progettare: I'm fixing to go abroad, ho intenzione d'andare all'estero● to fix one's affection on sb., riporre il proprio affetto in q. □ (naut.) to fix the position, orientarsi; fare il punto □ (mil.) to fix bayonets, inastare la baionetta: Fix bayonets!, baionetta in canna! □ to fix the blame on sb., dare la colpa a q. □ (econ.) to fix a ceiling price for st., calmierare il prezzo di qc. □ (econ.) to fix a quota for st., contingentare qc.* * *I [fɪks]1) colloq. (quandary) pasticcio m., guaio m.to be in a fix — essere in un bel pasticcio o nei pasticci
2) colloq. (dose) (of drugs) dose f., buco m.to get a fix — bucarsi, farsi
3) colloq. (rigged arrangement)II [fɪks]to take a fix on — fare il punto di [ ship]
1) (set) fissare, stabilire [date, venue, price, limit]; determinare [chronology, position on map]2) (organize) organizzare [meeting, visit]; preparare [drink, meal]to fix one's hair — mettersi a posto o sistemarsi i capelli
3) (mend) aggiustare, riparare [article, equipment]; (sort out) risolvere [ problem]4) (attach, insert) fissare, montare [handle, shelf]; attaccare [ notice] (on su; to a); piantare [stake, nail] ( into in); fissare, attaccare [rope, string] (to a); fig. fare cadere [ suspicion] (on su); attribuire, dare [ blame] (on a)5) (concentrate) fissare, concentrare [ attention] (on su); riporre [ hopes] (on in); fissare, rivolgere [ thoughts] (on su)to fix one's gaze on sb. — fissare qcn
7) colloq. (get even with)8) art. biol. chim. fot. tess. fissare•- fix on- fix up -
125 time
I [taɪm]1) (continuum) tempo m.in o with time col tempo; in the course of time nel corso del tempo; as time goes, went by con il passare del tempo; at this point in time a questo punto; for all time per tutto il tempo, per sempre; the biggest drugs haul of all time — la più grossa partita di droga mai vista
2) (specific duration) tempo m.a long, short time ago — molto, poco tempo fa
in no time at all o in next to no time in un niente; in five days' time nel giro di o in cinque giorni; within the agreed time entro i termini convenuti; in your own time (at your own pace) al tuo ritmo; (outside working hours) al di fuori dell'orario di lavoro; on company time durante l'orario di ufficio; my time isn't my own — non sono padrone del mio tempo
3) (hour of the day, night) ora f.10 am Italian time — le dieci antimeridiane, ora italiana
this time last week, year — la scorsa settimana a questa stessa ora, l'anno scorso in questo stesso periodo
on time — a tempo, puntualmente
to lose time — [ clock] restare indietro
to be behind time — essere in ritardo o indietro
4) (era, epoch) tempo m., epoca f.at the time — al tempo, all'epoca
time was o there was a time when one could... ci fu un tempo in cui o un tempo si poteva...; to be ahead of o in advance of the times precorrere i tempi; to be behind the times non essere al passo con i tempi; to keep up o move with the times tenersi o essere al passo con i tempi; in times past in former times nei tempi passati, nel passato; it's just like old times è proprio come ai vecchi tempi; give peace in our time relig. concedi la pace ai nostri giorni; at my time of life alla mia età; she was a beautiful woman in her time era una bella donna ai suoi tempi; it was before my time (before my birth) non ero ancora nato; (before I came here) non ero ancora venuto qua; if I had my time over again se potessi ricominciare, se potessi ritornare indietro, se ridiventassi giovane; to die before one's time — morire prima del tempo o prematuramente
5) (moment) momento m.at all times — tutti i momenti, sempre
by the time I finished the letter the post had gone — quando finii la lettera la posta era già partita
from that o this time on a partire da quel o questo momento; when the time comes quando viene il momento; in times of crisis nei momenti di crisi; until such time as fino al momento in cui; at the same time allo stesso tempo; I can't be in two places at the same time — non posso essere in due posti allo stesso tempo
6) (occasion) volta f.time after time o time and time again continuamente, in continuazione; three at a time tre per o alla volta; she passed her driving test first time round ha passato l'esame di guida al primo colpo; from time to time di tanto in tanto; for months at a time per mesi interi; (in) between times — nel frattempo o intanto
7) (experience)to have a tough o hard time doing incontrare delle difficoltà a fare; he's having a rough o hard o tough time sta attraversando un periodo difficile; we had a good time ci siamo divertiti; to have an easy time (of it) cavarsela facilmente; the good, bad times i momenti felici, difficili; she enjoyed her time in Canada — è stata molto bene durante il suo soggiorno in Canada
8) amm. ind. (hourly rate)to work, be paid time — lavorare, essere pagato a ore
flight, journey time — durata del volo, del viaggio
10) mus. tempo m.to beat o mark time battere o segnare il tempo; in waltz time — a tempo di valzer
11) sport tempo m.12) mat. fig.••he'll tell you in his own good time — te lo dirà a suo tempo o quando lo vorrà lui
all in good time — tutto o ogni cosa a suo tempo
to pass the time of day with sb. — fare due chiacchiere con qcn.
to have a lot of time for sb. — ammirare o apprezzare molto qcn.
to do time — colloq. (in prison) stare al fresco
II 1. [taɪm]long time no see! — colloq. è un bel po' che non ci si vede!
1) (schedule) fissare, programmare [holiday, visit]; fissare [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — programmiamo i nostri viaggi in modo che coincidano con le vacanze scolastiche
to be well-, badly-timed — avvenire al momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (judge) calibrare [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) cronometrare [athlete, cyclist]; calcolare la durata di [journey, speech]2.* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ora2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento, ora4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) momento6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) volta7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) periodo, tempo8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrare2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) (scegliere il momento di)•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *I [taɪm]1) (continuum) tempo m.in o with time col tempo; in the course of time nel corso del tempo; as time goes, went by con il passare del tempo; at this point in time a questo punto; for all time per tutto il tempo, per sempre; the biggest drugs haul of all time — la più grossa partita di droga mai vista
2) (specific duration) tempo m.a long, short time ago — molto, poco tempo fa
in no time at all o in next to no time in un niente; in five days' time nel giro di o in cinque giorni; within the agreed time entro i termini convenuti; in your own time (at your own pace) al tuo ritmo; (outside working hours) al di fuori dell'orario di lavoro; on company time durante l'orario di ufficio; my time isn't my own — non sono padrone del mio tempo
3) (hour of the day, night) ora f.10 am Italian time — le dieci antimeridiane, ora italiana
this time last week, year — la scorsa settimana a questa stessa ora, l'anno scorso in questo stesso periodo
on time — a tempo, puntualmente
to lose time — [ clock] restare indietro
to be behind time — essere in ritardo o indietro
4) (era, epoch) tempo m., epoca f.at the time — al tempo, all'epoca
time was o there was a time when one could... ci fu un tempo in cui o un tempo si poteva...; to be ahead of o in advance of the times precorrere i tempi; to be behind the times non essere al passo con i tempi; to keep up o move with the times tenersi o essere al passo con i tempi; in times past in former times nei tempi passati, nel passato; it's just like old times è proprio come ai vecchi tempi; give peace in our time relig. concedi la pace ai nostri giorni; at my time of life alla mia età; she was a beautiful woman in her time era una bella donna ai suoi tempi; it was before my time (before my birth) non ero ancora nato; (before I came here) non ero ancora venuto qua; if I had my time over again se potessi ricominciare, se potessi ritornare indietro, se ridiventassi giovane; to die before one's time — morire prima del tempo o prematuramente
5) (moment) momento m.at all times — tutti i momenti, sempre
by the time I finished the letter the post had gone — quando finii la lettera la posta era già partita
from that o this time on a partire da quel o questo momento; when the time comes quando viene il momento; in times of crisis nei momenti di crisi; until such time as fino al momento in cui; at the same time allo stesso tempo; I can't be in two places at the same time — non posso essere in due posti allo stesso tempo
6) (occasion) volta f.time after time o time and time again continuamente, in continuazione; three at a time tre per o alla volta; she passed her driving test first time round ha passato l'esame di guida al primo colpo; from time to time di tanto in tanto; for months at a time per mesi interi; (in) between times — nel frattempo o intanto
7) (experience)to have a tough o hard time doing incontrare delle difficoltà a fare; he's having a rough o hard o tough time sta attraversando un periodo difficile; we had a good time ci siamo divertiti; to have an easy time (of it) cavarsela facilmente; the good, bad times i momenti felici, difficili; she enjoyed her time in Canada — è stata molto bene durante il suo soggiorno in Canada
8) amm. ind. (hourly rate)to work, be paid time — lavorare, essere pagato a ore
flight, journey time — durata del volo, del viaggio
10) mus. tempo m.to beat o mark time battere o segnare il tempo; in waltz time — a tempo di valzer
11) sport tempo m.12) mat. fig.••he'll tell you in his own good time — te lo dirà a suo tempo o quando lo vorrà lui
all in good time — tutto o ogni cosa a suo tempo
to pass the time of day with sb. — fare due chiacchiere con qcn.
to have a lot of time for sb. — ammirare o apprezzare molto qcn.
to do time — colloq. (in prison) stare al fresco
II 1. [taɪm]long time no see! — colloq. è un bel po' che non ci si vede!
1) (schedule) fissare, programmare [holiday, visit]; fissare [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — programmiamo i nostri viaggi in modo che coincidano con le vacanze scolastiche
to be well-, badly-timed — avvenire al momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (judge) calibrare [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) cronometrare [athlete, cyclist]; calcolare la durata di [journey, speech]2. -
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catch [kætʃ]attraper ⇒ 1 (a)-(d) se prendre ⇒ 1 (e), 2 (c) saisir ⇒ 1 (f), 1 (h) remarquer ⇒ 1 (j) prise ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) piège ⇒ 3 (c) loquet ⇒ 3 (d)(pt & pp caught [kɔ:t])(a) (ball, thrown object) attraper;∎ to catch hold of sth attraper qch;∎ the dog caught the ball in its mouth le chien a attrapé la balle dans sa gueule;∎ catch! attrape!;∎ to catch sb's arm (take hold of) saisir ou prendre qn par le bras;∎ I caught him as he fell je l'ai retenu ou attrapé au moment où il tombait(b) (trap → fish, mouse, thief) attraper, prendre;∎ he got caught by the police il s'est fait attraper par la police;∎ to get caught in a traffic jam être pris dans un embouteillage;∎ we got caught in a shower/thunderstorm nous avons été surpris par une averse/un orage;∎ to catch sb doing sth surprendre qn à faire qch;∎ to catch oneself doing sth se surprendre à faire qch;∎ I caught myself thinking about him je me suis surpris à repenser à lui;∎ they were caught trying to escape on les a surpris en train d'essayer de s'évader;∎ don't get caught! ne te fais pas prendre!;∎ if I catch you talking once more I'll throw you out! si je te prends ou surprends encore une fois en train de parler, je te mets à la porte!;∎ you won't catch me doing the washing-up! aucun danger de me surprendre en train de faire la vaisselle!;∎ don't let me catch you at it again! que je ne t'y reprenne pas!;∎ to catch sb napping prendre qn au dépourvu;∎ to catch sb in the act or red-handed prendre qn sur le fait ou la main dans le sac∎ to catch a cold attraper un rhume; figurative (company) perdre de l'argent lors d'une transaction;∎ to catch cold attraper ou prendre froid;∎ I caught this cold from you c'est toi qui m'as passé ce rhume;∎ familiar he'll catch his death (of cold)! il va attraper la crève!∎ I have a train to catch at 6 o'clock j'ai un train à prendre à 6 heures;∎ British to catch the last post arriver à temps pour la dernière levée (du courrier);∎ try and catch the postman before you leave essayez d'attraper le facteur avant de partir;∎ you're unlikely to catch her at home je ne pense pas que tu la trouveras chez elle;∎ you caught me just as I was going into a meeting tu m'as parlé au moment où j'allais en réunion;∎ we caught him in a good mood il était de bonne humeur quand nous l'avons vu;∎ I just caught the end of the film j'ai juste vu la fin du film;∎ familiar catch you later! à plus tard!(e) (on nail, obstacle)∎ he caught his finger in the door il s'est pris le doigt dans la porte;∎ she caught her skirt in the door sa jupe s'est prise dans la porte;∎ he caught his coat on the brambles son manteau s'est accroché aux ronces(f) (hear clearly, understand) saisir, comprendre;∎ I didn't quite catch what you said je n'ai pas bien entendu ce que vous avez dit;∎ I don't catch your meaning je ne vois pas ce que vous voulez dire∎ to catch sb's attention or sb's eye attirer l'attention de qn;∎ the idea caught her imagination l'idée l'a inspirée;∎ their story caught the imagination of the public leur histoire a passionné le public;∎ British the house caught his fancy la maison lui a plu;∎ this coat catches fluff la poussière se voit sur ce manteau(h) (in portrait, writing → likeness, mood) saisir;∎ the author has caught the mood of the time l'auteur a su rendre l'atmosphère de l'époque∎ to catch sb a blow donner ou flanquer un coup à qn;∎ the punch caught me in the chest j'ai reçu le coup de poing en plein dans la poitrine;∎ the wave caught her sideways la vague l'a frappée de côté;∎ he fell and caught his head on the radiator il est tombé et s'est cogné la tête contre le radiateur∎ did you catch the look on his face? vous avez remarqué l'expression de son visage?;∎ I caught a hint of bitterness (in what she said) j'ai senti un peu d'amertume dans ses paroles∎ to catch one's breath reprendre son souffle;∎ he had to sit down to catch his breath il a dû s'asseoir pour reprendre son souffle;∎ to catch the light refléter la lumière;∎ to catch the sun (person) prendre des couleurs;∎ the garden catches the sun in the afternoon le jardin est ensoleillé l'après-midi∎ her skirt caught on a nail sa jupe s'est accrochée à un clou;∎ his coat caught in the door son manteau s'est pris dans la porte3 noun∎ good catch! bien rattrapé!∎ a fine catch une belle prise;∎ there must be a catch in it somewhere il doit y avoir un truc ou un piège quelque part, ça cache quelque chose;∎ where's or what's the catch? qu'est-ce que ça cache?, où est le piège?∎ with a catch in his voice d'une voix entrecoupée∎ to play catch jouer à la balle►► Agriculture catch crop culture f dérobée;catch question question-piège f, colle f(essayer d') attraper(a) (fashion, trend, slogan) devenir populaire, prendre;∎ this dance style caught on in the fifties cette danse a fait un tabac ou était très populaire dans les années cinquante;∎ the game never caught on in Europe ce jeu n'a jamais pris en Europe ou eu de succès en Europe∎ I didn't quite catch on to what he was trying to say je n'ai pas bien saisi ce qu'il essayait de dire;∎ did you catch on? est-ce que tu as pigé?∎ he tried to catch me out with a trick question il a essayé de me coller ou prendre en défaut avec une question-piège;∎ to catch sb out in a lie prendre ou surprendre qn à mentir;∎ I won't be caught out like that again! on ne m'y prendra plus!➲ catch up∎ to catch up with sb rattraper qn;∎ I had to run to catch up with him or to catch him up j'ai dû courir pour le rattraper ou le rejoindre;∎ the police caught up with him in Zurich la police l'a rattrapé à Zurich;∎ figurative his past will catch up with him one day il finira par être rattrapé par son passé(b) (on lost time) combler ou rattraper son retard; (on studies) rattraper son retard, se remettre au niveau;∎ to catch up on or with one's work rattraper le retard qu'on a pris dans son travail;∎ he'll have to work hard to catch up with the rest of the class il va falloir qu'il travaille beaucoup pour rattraper le reste de la classe;∎ I need to catch up on some sleep j'ai du sommeil à rattraper;∎ we had a lot of news to catch up on nous avions beaucoup de choses à nous dire∎ the material got caught up in the machinery le tissu s'est pris dans la machine;∎ they were caught up in a traffic jam for hours ils ont été bloqués dans un embouteillage pendant des heures(b) (absorb, involve)∎ to get caught up in a wave of enthusiasm être gagné par une vague d'enthousiasme;∎ he was too caught up in the film to notice what was happening il était trop absorbé par le film pour remarquer ce qui se passait;∎ I refuse to get caught up in their private quarrel je refuse de me laisser entraîner dans leurs querelles personnelles(d) (person, car in front etc) rattraper -
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[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) snitte2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) slå efter3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') skære kraftigt ned2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) snit2) (a sweeping blow.) hug* * *[slæʃ] 1. verb1) (to make long cuts in (cloth etc): He slashed his victim's face with a razor.) snitte2) ((with at) to strike out violently at (something): He slashed at the bush angrily with a stick.) slå efter3) (to reduce greatly: A notice in the shop window read `Prices slashed!') skære kraftigt ned2. noun1) (a long cut or slit.) snit2) (a sweeping blow.) hug -
128 register
I ['redʒɪstə(r)]1) registro m. (anche amm. comm.); scol. registro m. delle assenzeto take the register — scol. prendere le presenze
register of births, marriages and deaths — registro di stato civile, anagrafe
2) mus. ling. inform. registro m.3) AE (till) registratore m. di cassaII 1. ['redʒɪstə(r)]1) (declare officially) dichiarare, registrare, denunciare [birth, death, marriage]; registrare [ vehicle]; consegnare al check-in [ luggage]; depositare [trademark, patent, complaint]; fare registrare [ company]2) [ official] iscrivere, immatricolare [ student]; registrare [name, birth, death, company]; immatricolare [ vehicle]3) (show) [ instrument] indicare [speed, temperature]; [ person] esprimere [anger, disapproval]the earthquake registered six on the Richter scale — il terremoto era del sesto grado della scala Richter
5) (record) registrare [loss, gain]2.1) (to vote, for course, school) iscriversi; (at hotel) registrarsi a; (with police, for taxes) farsi recensire ( for per); (for shares) intestare ( for a)to register for voting, for a course — iscriversi nelle liste elettorali, a un corso
2) (be shown) [speed, temperature, earthquake] essere registrato3) (mentally)* * *['re‹istə] 1. noun((a book containing) a written list, record etc: a school attendance register; a register of births, marriages and deaths.) registro2. verb1) (to write or cause to be written in a register: to register the birth of a baby.) registrare2) (to write one's name, or have one's name written, in a register etc: They arrived on Friday and registered at the Hilton Hotel.) registrarsi; iscriversi3) (to insure (a parcel, letter etc) against loss in the post.) raccomandare4) ((of an instrument, dial etc) to show (a figure, amount etc): The thermometer registered 25°C.) indicare•- registrar
- registry
- register office / registry office
- registration number* * *I ['redʒɪstə(r)]1) registro m. (anche amm. comm.); scol. registro m. delle assenzeto take the register — scol. prendere le presenze
register of births, marriages and deaths — registro di stato civile, anagrafe
2) mus. ling. inform. registro m.3) AE (till) registratore m. di cassaII 1. ['redʒɪstə(r)]1) (declare officially) dichiarare, registrare, denunciare [birth, death, marriage]; registrare [ vehicle]; consegnare al check-in [ luggage]; depositare [trademark, patent, complaint]; fare registrare [ company]2) [ official] iscrivere, immatricolare [ student]; registrare [name, birth, death, company]; immatricolare [ vehicle]3) (show) [ instrument] indicare [speed, temperature]; [ person] esprimere [anger, disapproval]the earthquake registered six on the Richter scale — il terremoto era del sesto grado della scala Richter
5) (record) registrare [loss, gain]2.1) (to vote, for course, school) iscriversi; (at hotel) registrarsi a; (with police, for taxes) farsi recensire ( for per); (for shares) intestare ( for a)to register for voting, for a course — iscriversi nelle liste elettorali, a un corso
2) (be shown) [speed, temperature, earthquake] essere registrato3) (mentally)
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Notice to mariners — The front cover of a Notice to Mariners. Purpose: Provide corrections to navigational publications and nautical charts. Publication Frequency: Weekly Published by: National Geospatial Intelligence Agency Available Online: Yes … Wikipedia
notice — no‧tice [ˈnəʊts ǁ ˈnoʊ ] noun 1. [uncountable] information or a warning about something that is going to happen: • These rules are subject to change without notice (= no notice needs to be given ) . • Either party may terminate the contract with … Financial and business terms
notice of default — A statement, usually written, from one party to a contract to another, advising the recipient that he or she has failed to live up to a term or condition of the contract. Although defaults are most common in real estate, they can happen in any… … Law dictionary
notice to quit — n. Notice given by a tenant informing the landlord that the tenant intends to move out; also, notice given by a landlord informing the tenant that he or she must move out. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks … Law dictionary
Notice (disambiguation) — Notice may refer to: Previous notice, a concept in parliamentary procedure affecting some motions Notice, a requirement in law that parties be aware of legal processes affecting their rights, obligations, or duties Notice , a song by Ziggy Marley … Wikipedia
Notice — No tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noticed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Noticing}.] 1. To observe; to see; to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to. [1913 Webster] 2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of; remark upon; to make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Notice — No tice, n. [F., fr. L. notitia a being known, knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See {Know}.] 1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. [1913 Webster] How ready is envy to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English