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  • 41 on

    on [ɒn]
    sur1A (a)-(d), 1A (f), 1B (a), 1C (a), 1C (d), 1D (a)-(c), 1D (j) à1A (c), 1D (f), 1D (h), 1D (i), 1D (j), 1F (c), 1F (f) en1A (c), 1F (g) par rapport à1C (e) selon1D (d) de1F (d) allumé3 (a) ouvert3 (a) en marche3 (a) de garde3 (c) de service3 (c)
    A.
    the vase is on the shelf le vase est sur l'étagère;
    put it on the shelf mets-le sur l'étagère;
    on the floor par terre;
    on the ceiling au plafond;
    there are posters on the walls il y a des affiches aux ou sur les murs;
    there was blood on the walls il y avait du sang sur les murs;
    a coat was hanging on the hook un manteau était accroché à la patère;
    the post with the seagull on it le poteau sur lequel il y a la mouette;
    he has a ring on his finger il a une bague au doigt;
    to lie on one's back/side être allongé sur le dos/côté;
    on this side de ce côté;
    on the other side of the page de l'autre côté de la page;
    on page four à la quatrième page, à la page quatre;
    on the left/right à gauche/droite
    I had nothing to write on je n'avais rien sur quoi écrire;
    red on a green background rouge sur un fond vert
    (c) (indicating general location, area)
    he works on a building site il travaille sur un chantier;
    they live on a farm ils habitent une ferme;
    there's been an accident on the M1 il y a eu un accident sur la M1;
    room on the second floor chambre au second (étage);
    on Arran/the Isle of Wight sur Arran/l'île de Wight;
    on Corsica/Crete en Corse/Crète;
    on Majorca/Minorca à Majorque/Minorque
    I kissed him on the cheek je l'ai embrassé sur la joue;
    someone tapped me on the shoulder quelqu'un m'a tapé sur l'épaule
    the village is right on the lake/sea le village est juste au bord du lac/de la mer
    (f) (indicating movement, direction)
    the mirror fell on the floor la glace est tombée par terre;
    to climb on(to) a wall grimper sur un mur;
    they marched on the capital ils marchèrent sur la capitale;
    don't tread on it ne marchez pas dessus
    B.
    I only had £10 on me je n'avais que 10 livres sur moi;
    she's got a gun on her elle est armée
    he had a scornful smile on his face il affichait un sourire plein de mépris
    C.
    (a) (indicating purpose of money, time, effort spent) sur;
    I spent hours on that essay j'ai passé des heures sur cette dissertation;
    she spent £1,000 on her new stereo elle a dépensé 1000 livres pour acheter sa nouvelle chaîne hi-fi;
    to put money on a horse parier ou miser sur un cheval;
    what are you working on at the moment? sur quoi travaillez-vous en ce moment?
    I am here on business je suis ici pour affaires;
    to be on strike être en grève;
    he's off on a trip to Brazil il part pour un voyage au Brésil;
    to go on safari faire un safari;
    she was sent on a course on l'a envoyée suivre des cours;
    I'm on nights next week je suis de nuit la semaine prochaine;
    he's on lunch/a break il est en train de déjeuner/faire la pause;
    she's been on the committee for years ça fait des années qu'elle siège au comité
    (c) (indicating special interest, pursuit)
    she's keen on music elle a la passion de la musique;
    he's good on modern history il excelle en histoire moderne;
    she's very big on equal opportunities l'égalité des chances, c'est son cheval de bataille
    on a large/small scale sur une grande/petite échelle
    (e) (compared with) par rapport à;
    imports are up/down on last year les importations sont en hausse/en baisse par rapport à l'année dernière;
    it's an improvement on the old system c'est une amélioration par rapport à l'ancien système
    D.
    (a) (about, on the subject of) sur;
    a book/film on the French Revolution un livre/film sur la Révolution française;
    we all agree on that point nous sommes tous d'accord sur ce point;
    I need some advice on a legal matter j'ai besoin de conseils sur un point légal;
    could I speak to you on a matter of some delicacy? pourrais-je vous parler d'une affaire assez délicate?;
    the police have nothing on him la police n'a rien sur lui
    (b) (indicating person, thing affected) sur;
    it has no effect on them cela n'a aucun effet sur eux;
    a tax on alcohol une taxe sur les boissons alcoolisées;
    try it on your parents essaie-le sur tes parents;
    the government must act on inflation le gouvernement doit prendre des mesures contre l'inflation;
    he has survived two attempts on his life il a échappé à deux tentatives d'assassinat;
    it's unfair on women c'est injuste envers les femmes;
    the joke's on you! c'est toi qui as l'air ridicule!
    I cut my finger on a piece of glass je me suis coupé le doigt sur un morceau de verre
    everyone will be judged on their merits chacun sera jugé selon ses mérites;
    candidates are selected on their examination results les candidats sont choisis en fonction des résultats qu'ils ont obtenus à l'examen
    (e) (indicating reason, motive for action)
    on impulse sur un coup de tête;
    the police acted on information from abroad la police est intervenue après avoir reçu des renseignements de l'étranger;
    I shall refuse on principle je refuserai par principe
    (f) (included in, forming part of)
    your name isn't on the list votre nom n'est pas sur la liste;
    the books on the syllabus les livres au programme;
    on the agenda à l'ordre du jour
    (g) (indicating method, system)
    they work on a rota system ils travaillent par roulement;
    reorganized on a more rational basis réorganisé sur une base plus rationnelle
    on foot/horseback à pied/cheval;
    on the bus/train dans le bus/train;
    she arrived on the midday bus/train elle est arrivée par le bus/train de midi;
    on a bicycle à bicyclette
    to play a tune on the flute jouer un air à la flûte;
    who's on guitar/on drums? qui est à la guitare/à la batterie?
    , Television & Theatre I heard it on the radio/on television je l'ai entendu à la radio/à la télévision;
    it's the first time she's been on television c'est la première fois qu'elle passe à la télévision;
    what's on the other channel or side? qu'est-ce qu'il y a sur l'autre chaîne?;
    on stage sur scène
    it's all on computer tout est sur ordinateur;
    on file sur fichier
    E.
    INDICATING DATE, TIME ETC
    on the 6th of July le 6 juillet;
    on or about the 12th vers le 12;
    on Christmas Day le jour de Noël;
    I'll see her on Monday je la vois lundi;
    on Monday morning lundi matin;
    I don't work on Mondays je ne travaille pas le lundi;
    on a Monday morning in February un lundi matin (du mois) de février;
    on a fine day in June par une belle journée de juin;
    on time à l'heure;
    every hour on the hour à chaque heure;
    it's just on five o'clock il est cinq heures pile;
    just on a year ago (approximately) il y a près d'un an
    F.
    have a drink on me prenez un verre, c'est moi qui offre;
    the drinks are on me/the house! c'est ma tournée/la tournée du patron!;
    you can get it on the National Health c'est remboursé par la Sécurité sociale
    to live on one's private income/a student grant vivre de ses rentes/d'une bourse d'études;
    you can't live on such a low wage on ne peut pas vivre avec des revenus aussi modestes;
    familiar they're on the dole or on unemployment benefit ils vivent du chômage ou des allocations de chômage ;
    to retire on a pension of £5,000 a year prendre sa retraite avec une pension de 5000 livres par an
    it works on electricity ça marche à l'électricité
    they live on cereals ils se nourrissent de céréales;
    we dined on oysters and champagne nous avons dîné d'huîtres et de champagne
    (e) (indicating drugs, medicine prescribed)
    is she on the pill? est-ce qu'elle prend la pilule?;
    I'm still on antibiotics je suis toujours sous antibiotiques;
    the doctor put her on tranquillizers le médecin lui a prescrit des tranquillisants;
    he's on insulin/heroin il prend de l'insuline/de l'héroïne;
    he's on drugs il se drogue;
    familiar figurative what's he on? il se sent bien?
    he'll deal with it on his return il s'en occupera à son retour;
    looters will be shot on sight les pillards seront abattus sans sommation;
    on the death of his mother à la mort de sa mère;
    on my first/last visit lors de ma première/dernière visite;
    on the count of three à trois
    on hearing the news en apprenant la nouvelle;
    on completing the test candidates should… quand ils auront fini l'examen les candidats devront…
    the lid wasn't on le couvercle n'était pas mis;
    put the top back on afterwards remets le capuchon ensuite
    why have you got your gloves on? pourquoi as-tu mis tes gants?;
    the woman with the blue dress on la femme en robe bleue;
    what had she got on? qu'est-ce qu'elle portait?, comment était-elle habillée?;
    he's got nothing on il est nu
    to read on continuer à lire;
    the car drove on la voiture ne s'est pas arrêtée;
    they walked on ils poursuivirent leur chemin;
    from now or this moment or this time on désormais;
    from that day on à partir ou dater de ce jour;
    well on in years d'un âge avancé;
    earlier/later/further on plus tôt/tard/loin;
    on with the show! que le spectacle continue!
    I've got a lot on this week je suis très occupé cette semaine;
    have you got anything on tonight? tu fais quelque chose ce soir?
    (e) (functioning, running)
    put or turn or switch the television on allume la télévision;
    turn the tap on ouvre le robinet;
    the lights had been left on les lumières étaient restées allumées;
    the tap had been left on le robinet était resté ouvert;
    the car had its headlights on les phares de la voiture étaient allumés
    I have a bet on j'ai fait un pari
    to be or go on about sth parler de qch sans arrêt ;
    he's on about his new car again le voilà reparti sur sa nouvelle voiture;
    what's she on about? qu'est-ce qu'elle raconte?;
    he's always on about the war/teenagers il n'arrête pas de déblatérer sur la guerre/les adolescents;
    my parents are always on at me about my hair mes parents n'arrêtent pas de m'embêter avec mes cheveux;
    I've been on at them for months to get it fixed cela fait des mois que je suis sur leur dos pour qu'ils le fassent réparer
    (a) (working → electricity, light, radio, TV) allumé; (→ gas, tap) ouvert; (→ engine, machine) en marche; (→ handbrake) serré; (→ alarm) enclenché;
    the radio was on very loud la radio hurlait;
    make sure the switches are in the "on" position vérifiez que les interrupteurs sont sur (la position) "marche";
    the "on" button le bouton de mise en marche
    (b) (happening, under way)
    to be on (actor) être en scène;
    we're on in ten minutes c'est à nous dans dix minutes;
    there's a conference on next week il y a une conférence la semaine prochaine;
    the meeting is on right now la réunion est en train de se dérouler;
    the match is still on (on TV) le match n'est pas terminé; (going ahead) le match n'a pas été annulé;
    it's on at the local cinema ça passe au cinéma du quartier;
    the play was on for weeks la pièce a tenu l'affiche pendant des semaines;
    your favourite TV programme is on tonight il y a ton émission préférée à la télé ce soir;
    there's nothing good on (on TV, radio) il n'y a rien de bien;
    is the party still on? est-ce que la soirée se fait toujours?;
    is our deal still on? est-ce que notre affaire tient toujours?;
    the kettle's on for tea j'ai mis de l'eau à chauffer pour le thé;
    hurry up, your dinner's on dépêche-toi, ton dîner va être prêt
    (c) (on duty → in hospital, surgery) de garde; (→ in shop, administration) de service;
    I'm on at three o'clock, then off at nine o'clock je commence à trois heures et je finis à neuf heures
    the odds are twenty to one on la cote est de vingt contre un
    such behaviour just isn't on! une telle conduite est tout à fait inadmissible! ;
    British it's not on! ça va pas du tout!
    (f) familiar (feasible, possible)
    we'll never be ready by tomorrow, it just isn't on nous ne serons jamais prêts pour demain, c'est tout bonnement impossible
    are you still on for dinner tonight? ça marche toujours pour le dîner de ce soir?;
    shall we say £10? - you're on! disons 10 livres? - d'accord ou tope là!;
    if you wash the dishes, I'll dry them - you're on! si tu fais la vaisselle, je l'essuie - ça marche!
    to be on (menstruating) avoir ses ragnagnas
    we went out together on and off for a year on a eu une relation irrégulière pendant un an
    sans arrêt;
    he goes on and on about his minor ailments il nous rebat les oreilles avec ses petits problèmes de santé;
    the play dragged on and on la pièce n'en finissait plus

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  • 42 Paul, Robert William

    [br]
    b. 3 October 1869 Highbury, London, England
    d. 28 March 1943 London, England
    [br]
    English scientific instrument maker, inventor of the Unipivot electrical measuring instrument, and pioneer of cinematography.
    [br]
    Paul was educated at the City of London School and Finsbury Technical College. He worked first for a short time in the Bell Telephone Works in Antwerp, Belgium, and then in the electrical instrument shop of Elliott Brothers in the Strand until 1891, when he opened an instrument-making business at 44 Hatton Garden, London. He specialized in the design and manufacture of electrical instruments, including the Ayrton Mather galvanometer. In 1902, with a purpose-built factory, he began large batch production of his instruments. He also opened a factory in New York, where uncalibrated instruments from England were calibrated for American customers. In 1903 Paul introduced the Unipivot galvanometer, in which the coil was supported at the centre of gravity of the moving system on a single pivot. The pivotal friction was less than in a conventional instrument and could be used without accurate levelling, the sensitivity being far beyond that of any pivoted galvanometer then in existence.
    In 1894 Paul was asked by two entrepreneurs to make copies of Edison's kinetoscope, the pioneering peep-show moving-picture viewer, which had just arrived in London. Discovering that Edison had omitted to patent the machine in England, and observing that there was considerable demand for the machine from show-people, he began production, making six before the end of the year. Altogether, he made about sixty-six units, some of which were exported. Although Edison's machine was not patented, his films were certainly copyrighted, so Paul now needed a cinematographic camera to make new subjects for his customers. Early in 1895 he came into contact with Birt Acres, who was also working on the design of a movie camera. Acres's design was somewhat impractical, but Paul constructed a working model with which Acres filmed the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race on 30 March, and the Derby at Epsom on 29 May. Paul was unhappy with the inefficient design, and developed a new intermittent mechanism based on the principle of the Maltese cross. Despite having signed a ten-year agreement with Paul, Acres split with him on 12 July 1895, after having unilaterally patented their original camera design on 27 May. By the early weeks of 1896, Paul had developed a projector mechanism that also used the Maltese cross and which he demonstrated at the Finsbury Technical College on 20 February 1896. His Theatrograph was intended for sale, and was shown in a number of venues in London during March, notably at the Alhambra Theatre in Leicester Square. There the renamed Animatographe was used to show, among other subjects, the Derby of 1896, which was won by the Prince of Wales's horse "Persimmon" and the film of which was shown the next day to enthusiastic crowds. The production of films turned out to be quite profitable: in the first year of the business, from March 1896, Paul made a net profit of £12,838 on a capital outlay of about £1,000. By the end of the year there were at least five shows running in London that were using Paul's projectors and screening films made by him or his staff.
    Paul played a major part in establishing the film business in England through his readiness to sell apparatus at a time when most of his rivals reserved their equipment for sole exploitation. He went on to become a leading producer of films, specializing in trick effects, many of which he pioneered. He was affectionately known in the trade as "Daddy Paul", truly considered to be the "father" of the British film industry. He continued to appreciate fully the possibilities of cinematography for scientific work, and in collaboration with Professor Silvanus P.Thompson films were made to illustrate various phenomena to students.
    Paul ended his involvement with film making in 1910 to concentrate on his instrument business; on his retirement in 1920, this was amalgamated with the Cambridge Instrument Company. In his will he left shares valued at over £100,000 to form the R.W.Paul Instrument Fund, to be administered by the Institution of Electrical Engineers, of which he had been a member since 1887. The fund was to provide instruments of an unusual nature to assist physical research.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Fellow of the Physical Society 1920. Institution of Electrical Engineers Duddell Medal 1938.
    Bibliography
    17 March 1903, British patent no. 6,113 (the Unipivot instrument).
    1931, "Some electrical instruments at the Faraday Centenary Exhibition 1931", Journal of Scientific Instruments 8:337–48.
    Further Reading
    Obituary, 1943, Journal of the Institution of Electrical Engineers 90(1):540–1. P.Dunsheath, 1962, A History of Electrical Engineering, London: Faber \& Faber, pp.
    308–9 (for a brief account of the Unipivot instrument).
    John Barnes, 1976, The Beginnings of Cinema in Britain, London. Brian Coe, 1981, The History of Movie Photography, London.
    BC / GW

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  • 43 class

    ̈ɪklɑ:s
    1. сущ.
    1) а) (общественный) класс working classрабочий класс middle classсредний класс upper classкрупная буржуазия;
    аристократия б) (the classes) имущие классы
    2) а) группа, класс ( в колледже, школе) the top of the class ≈ первый ученик( в классе) б) занятие, урок;
    курс обучения, курс лекций When is class? ≈ Когда будут занятия? Syn: course
    1., session;
    lesson
    1. в) амер. выпуск( группа студентов или учащихся, поступивших в одном и том же году, прослушавших единый курс обучения и окончивших в одном и том же году) the class of 1975 ≈ выпуск 1975 года class-system ≈ групповая система, система групп (при которой группа проходит единый курс обучения в отличие от 'university system' ≈ университетской системы, при которой такого единого курса нет)
    3) воен. призывники одного и того же года рождения
    4) отличие;
    степень отличия (разделение на основе результатов экзамена) He will be lucky if he gets his class at all. ≈ Ему повезет, если его вообще аттестуют. to get a class, obtain a classокончить курс с отличием
    5) класс, категория, тип;
    разряд;
    качество, сорт( разделение вещей на основе их достоинств, качества) Pine trees belong to the evergreen class. ≈ Сосны принадлежат к классу вечнозеленых растений. I came by the second class, and so saved the nine shillings. ≈ Я приехал вторым классом и сэкономил девять шиллингов. class of problemsкруг вопросов Syn: kind I, sort
    1., division, category, group
    1.
    6) разг. класс, высокое качество;
    шик, блеск There's not much class about her. ≈ Ничего классного в ней нет. Real class your sister is. ≈ Твоя сестра просто блеск. no class Syn: distinction, excellence, style
    1.
    2. прил.
    1) классовый class struggleклассовая борьба class morality ≈ классовая мораль
    2) учебный, классный (относящийся к занятиям) The class system is essential to energetic common college life. ≈ Классная система полезна для активной общественной жизни в колледже.
    3) классификационный
    4) разг. шикарный, классный It was a class neighbourhood, thought Foxy, surveying the elegant, freshly-painted houses. ≈ "Отличные соседи", - подумал Фокси, разглядывая элегантные свежевыкрашенные дома.
    3. гл.
    1) классифицировать, систематизировать Since they can and do successfully inter-breed they cannot be classed as different species. ≈ Так как они могут скрещиваться и успешно это делают, их нельзя относить к разным видам. I class myself as an ordinary working person. ≈ Я отношу себя к обычному рабочему человеку. Syn: classify
    2) аттестовать, распределять( студентов или школьников) по степеням отличия (в результате экзаменов) Tompkins obtained a degree, but was not classed. ≈ Томпкинс получил диплом, но без отличия. At a second year's examination Tom was not classed at all. ≈ По итогам экзаменов на втором году обучения Том вообще не был аттестован. ∙ class with( общественный) класс - the working * рабочий класс - the middle * (политэкономия) буржуазия;
    среднее сословие;
    средний слой общества - the upper * аристократия, дворянство;
    высшее сословие, высшие слои общества;
    крупная буржуазия - lower middle * мелкая буржуазия;
    низы среднего класса;
    мещанство, мещане - landed *es помещики, землевладельцы( редкое) имущие классы - the *es and masses все слои общества - to back the masses against the *es поддерживать трудящихся в борьбе против имущих классовый - * society классовое общество - * struggle классовая борьба - * differences классовые различия - * alien классово чуждый элемент класс;
    разряд;
    группа;
    категория;
    вид, род - ship's * класс судна - *es of weight( спортивное) весовые категории - open * (спортивное) свободный класс - * of fit (техническое) тип посадки - two *es of poets поэты двух родов - different *es of intellect разный склад ума - a good * of man порядочный человек - a poor * of house плохой дой - the best * of hotel первоклассная гостиница, гостиница высшего разряда - in a * by itself единственный в своем роде;
    неподражаемый, неповторимый, незаменимый класс (поезда, парохода) - to travel first * ездить первым классом( морское) тип (корабля) сорт, качество - first * первоклассный, высшего сорта класс ( в школе) ;
    группа (в колледже) - the top of the * первый ученик (в классе) - to take a * of beginners взять группу начинающих - listen, *! послушайте, дети! (обращение учителя) - * dismissed! урок окончен!, занятие окончено!;
    можете идти! кружок( по изучению чего-л) занятие;
    занятия;
    курс обучения - to take *es учиться( чему-л) ;
    проходить курс обучения (какому-л. предмету) - to take *es in cookery учиться на курсах кулинарии - what time does the * begin? когда начинаются занятия? - when is *? когда начало занятий?, когда приходить в школу? выпуск студентов или учащихся (одного года) ;
    - * of 1980 выпуск 1980 года (биология) класс отличие - to get * окончить (курс) с отличием (разговорное) достоинство( поведения) ;
    высокие качества (характера) - the new teacher's got real * новая учительница держится с большим достоинством - to be no * (разговорное) ничего не стоить, никуда не годиться - he is no * это человек низкого пошиба (сленг) "класс", шик;
    привлекательность - that girl's got *! классная девчонка! (военное) ранг (американизм) (морское) статья;
    - seaman 1st * матрос 1-й статьи( военное) призывники одного года рождения - the * of 1937 призывники 1937 года рождения классификационный - * heading широкая рубрика( систематической классификации) - * letter( морское) буква, означающая тип корабля;
    (специальное) буква классификационного знака, буква индекса - * mark классификационный знак учебный;
    относящийся к классу, к занятиям - * hours учебные часы - * day (американизм) выпускной акт с выступлениями выпускников (школы, колледжа) классифицировать, сортировать - the vessel is *ed A1 at Lloyds регистром Ллойда судну присвоен первый класс причислять - he cannot be *ed amond the best его нельзя отнести к лучшим зачислять в одну категорию, ставить наряду( с чем-л) - to * justice with wisdom ценить справедливость не меньше, чем мудрость присуждать диплом той или иной категории (в результате экзаменов) - Smith got a degree but was not *ed Смит получил диплом, но без отличия abstract ~ вчт. абстрактный класс age ~ возрастная группа annual ~ годичный класс base ~ вчт. базовый класс business ~ бизнес-класс ~ распределять отличия (в результате экзаменов) ;
    Tompkins obtained a degree, but was not classed Томпкинс получил степень, но без отличия class вид ~ время начала занятий (в школе) ;
    when is class? когда начинаются занятия? ~ амер. выпуск (студентов или учащихся такого-то года) ~ группа ~ занятие ~ категория ~ качество ~ класс (на железной дороге, пароходе) ;
    to travel third class ездить в третьем классе ~ класс (в школе) ;
    the top of the class первый ученик (в классе) ~ биол. класс ~ класс;
    разряд;
    группа;
    категория;
    class of problems круг вопросов ~ класс (общественный) ;
    the working class рабочий класс;
    the middle class средняя буржуазия ~ вчт. класс ~ класс ~ классифицировать ~ классный ~ классовый;
    class alien классово чуждый элемент ~ курс (обучения) ;
    to take classes (in) проходить курс обучения (где-л.) ~ курс обучения ~ отличие;
    to get (или to obtain) a class окончить курс с отличием ~ воен. призывники одного и того же года рождения;
    the 1957 class призывники 1957 года (рождения) ~ воен. призывники одного и того же года рождения;
    the 1957 class призывники 1957 года (рождения) ~ разряд ~ распределять отличия (в результате экзаменов) ;
    Tompkins obtained a degree, but was not classed Томпкинс получил степень, но без отличия ~ сорт, качество;
    in a class by itself первоклассный;
    it is no class разг. это никуда не годится ~ сорт ~ сортировать ~ составить себе мнение, оценить;
    class with ставить наряду с ~ мор. тип корабля ~ классовый;
    class alien классово чуждый элемент ~ ~ вчт. класс классов ~ of creditor in bankruptcy категория неплатежеспособности кредитора ~ of events вчт. класс событий ~ of goods категория товара ~ of goods сорт товара ~ of heir категория наследника ~ of insurance тип страхования ~ класс;
    разряд;
    группа;
    категория;
    class of problems круг вопросов ~ of risk степень риска ~ of shares класс акций ~ составить себе мнение, оценить;
    class with ставить наряду с the upper ~ крупная буржуазия;
    аристократия;
    the classes имущие классы classes: classes: equivalence ~ вчт. класс эквивалентности complexity ~ вчт. класс сложности danger ~ категория риска data structure ~ вчт. класс структур данных deep-sea ~ глубоководный класс economy ~ экономический класс environmental ~ категория экологического состояния first ~ торг. первый класс ~ отличие;
    to get (или to obtain) a class окончить курс с отличием ~ сорт, качество;
    in a class by itself первоклассный;
    it is no class разг. это никуда не годится ~ сорт, качество;
    in a class by itself первоклассный;
    it is no class разг. это никуда не годится job ~ вчт. класс задания lower ~ низший класс lower middle ~ мелкая буржуазия lower middle ~ низы среднего класса lower: ~ middle class мелкая буржуазия;
    lower orders низшие сословия, классы media ~ категория средств рекламы ~ класс (общественный) ;
    the working class рабочий класс;
    the middle class средняя буржуазия middle ~ средний класс middle ~ средний слой naming ~ вчт. класс идентификаторов nonlife ~ категория ущерба object ~ вчт. класс объектов ocean-going ~ океанский класс output ~ вчт. выходной класс poison ~ третий класс privilege ~ вчт. класс привилегий productivity ~ класс продуктивности quality ~ произ. категория качества risk ~ класс риска ruling ~ правящий класс second ~ второй класс share ~ класс акций social ~ социальный класс storage ~ вчт. класс памяти system ~ вчт. системный класс ~ курс (обучения) ;
    to take classes (in) проходить курс обучения (где-л.) ~ распределять отличия (в результате экзаменов) ;
    Tompkins obtained a degree, but was not classed Томпкинс получил степень, но без отличия ~ класс (в школе) ;
    the top of the class первый ученик (в классе) tourist ~ второй класс tourist: ~ attr. туристский, относящийся к туризму, путешествиям;
    tourist agency бюро путешествий;
    tourist class второй класс (на океанском пароходе или в самолете) traffic ~ вчт. класс трафика travel business ~ путешествовать бизнес-классом travel business ~ путешествовать деловым классом travel economy ~ путешествовать туристическим классом travel first ~ путешествовать первым классом ~ класс (на железной дороге, пароходе) ;
    to travel third class ездить в третьем классе the upper ~ крупная буржуазия;
    аристократия;
    the classes имущие классы upper ~ аристократия upper ~ верхушка общества upper middle ~ верхушка среднего класса middle: the upper (lower) ~ class крупная (мелкая) буржуазия vehicle ~ класс автотранспортного средства ~ время начала занятий (в школе) ;
    when is class? когда начинаются занятия? ~ класс (общественный) ;
    the working class рабочий класс;
    the middle class средняя буржуазия working ~ рабочий класс

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > class

  • 44 near cash

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    гос. фин. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.
    This paper provides background information on the framework for the planning and control of public expenditure in the UK which has been operated since the 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). It sets out the different classifications of spending for budgeting purposes and why these distinctions have been adopted. It discusses how the public expenditure framework is designed to ensure both sound public finances and an outcome-focused approach to public expenditure.
    The UK's public spending framework is based on several key principles:
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    consistency with a long-term, prudent and transparent regime for managing the public finances as a whole;
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    the judgement of success by policy outcomes rather than resource inputs;
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    strong incentives for departments and their partners in service delivery to plan over several years and plan together where appropriate so as to deliver better public services with greater cost effectiveness; and
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    the proper costing and management of capital assets to provide the right incentives for public investment.
    The Government sets policy to meet two firm fiscal rules:
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    the Golden Rule states that over the economic cycle, the Government will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending; and
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    the Sustainable Investment Rule states that net public debt as a proportion of GDP will be held over the economic cycle at a stable and prudent level. Other things being equal, net debt will be maintained below 40 per cent of GDP over the economic cycle.
    Achievement of the fiscal rules is assessed by reference to the national accounts, which are produced by the Office for National Statistics, acting as an independent agency. The Government sets its spending envelope to comply with these fiscal rules.
    Departmental Expenditure Limits ( DEL) and Annually Managed Expenditure (AME)
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    Departmental Expenditure Limit ( DEL) spending, which is planned and controlled on a three year basis in Spending Reviews; and
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    Annually Managed Expenditure ( AME), which is expenditure which cannot reasonably be subject to firm, multi-year limits in the same way as DEL. AME includes social security benefits, local authority self-financed expenditure, debt interest, and payments to EU institutions.
    More information about DEL and AME is set out below.
    In Spending Reviews, firm DEL plans are set for departments for three years. To ensure consistency with the Government's fiscal rules departments are set separate resource (current) and capital budgets. The resource budget contains a separate control total for “near cash” expenditure, that is expenditure such as pay and current grants which impacts directly on the measure of the golden rule.
    To encourage departments to plan over the medium term departments may carry forward unspent DEL provision from one year into the next and, subject to the normal tests for tautness and realism of plans, may be drawn down in future years. This end-year flexibility also removes any incentive for departments to use up their provision as the year end approaches with less regard to value for money. For the full benefits of this flexibility and of three year plans to feed through into improved public service delivery, end-year flexibility and three year budgets should be cascaded from departments to executive agencies and other budget holders.
    Three year budgets and end-year flexibility give those managing public services the stability to plan their operations on a sensible time scale. Further, the system means that departments cannot seek to bid up funds each year (before 1997, three year plans were set and reviewed in annual Public Expenditure Surveys). So the credibility of medium-term plans has been enhanced at both central and departmental level.
    Departments have certainty over the budgetary allocation over the medium term and these multi-year DEL plans are strictly enforced. Departments are expected to prioritise competing pressures and fund these within their overall annual limits, as set in Spending Reviews. So the DEL system provides a strong incentive to control costs and maximise value for money.
    There is a small centrally held DEL Reserve. Support from the Reserve is available only for genuinely unforeseeable contingencies which departments cannot be expected to manage within their DEL.
    AME typically consists of programmes which are large, volatile and demand-led, and which therefore cannot reasonably be subject to firm multi-year limits. The biggest single element is social security spending. Other items include tax credits, Local Authority Self Financed Expenditure, Scottish Executive spending financed by non-domestic rates, and spending financed from the proceeds of the National Lottery.
    AME is reviewed twice a year as part of the Budget and Pre-Budget Report process reflecting the close integration of the tax and benefit system, which was enhanced by the introduction of tax credits.
    AME is not subject to the same three year expenditure limits as DEL, but is still part of the overall envelope for public expenditure. Affordability is taken into account when policy decisions affecting AME are made. The Government has committed itself not to take policy measures which are likely to have the effect of increasing social security or other elements of AME without taking steps to ensure that the effects of those decisions can be accommodated prudently within the Government's fiscal rules.
    Given an overall envelope for public spending, forecasts of AME affect the level of resources available for DEL spending. Cautious estimates and the AME margin are built in to these AME forecasts and reduce the risk of overspending on AME.
    Together, DEL plus AME sum to Total Managed Expenditure (TME). TME is a measure drawn from national accounts. It represents the current and capital spending of the public sector. The public sector is made up of central government, local government and public corporations.
    Resource and Capital Budgets are set in terms of accruals information. Accruals information measures resources as they are consumed rather than when the cash is paid. So for example the Resource Budget includes a charge for depreciation, a measure of the consumption or wearing out of capital assets.
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    Non cash charges in budgets do not impact directly on the fiscal framework. That may be because the national accounts use a different way of measuring the same thing, for example in the case of the depreciation of departmental assets. Or it may be that the national accounts measure something different: for example, resource budgets include a cost of capital charge reflecting the opportunity cost of holding capital; the national accounts include debt interest.
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    Within the Resource Budget DEL, departments have separate controls on:
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    Near cash spending, the sub set of Resource Budgets which impacts directly on the Golden Rule; and
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    The amount of their Resource Budget DEL that departments may spend on running themselves (e.g. paying most civil servants’ salaries) is limited by Administration Budgets, which are set in Spending Reviews. Administration Budgets are used to ensure that as much money as practicable is available for front line services and programmes. These budgets also help to drive efficiency improvements in departments’ own activities. Administration Budgets exclude the costs of frontline services delivered directly by departments.
    The Budget preceding a Spending Review sets an overall envelope for public spending that is consistent with the fiscal rules for the period covered by the Spending Review. In the Spending Review, the Budget AME forecast for year one of the Spending Review period is updated, and AME forecasts are made for the later years of the Spending Review period.
    The 1998 Comprehensive Spending Review ( CSR), which was published in July 1998, was a comprehensive review of departmental aims and objectives alongside a zero-based analysis of each spending programme to determine the best way of delivering the Government's objectives. The 1998 CSR allocated substantial additional resources to the Government's key priorities, particularly education and health, for the three year period from 1999-2000 to 2001-02.
    Delivering better public services does not just depend on how much money the Government spends, but also on how well it spends it. Therefore the 1998 CSR introduced Public Service Agreements (PSAs). Each major government department was given its own PSA setting out clear targets for achievements in terms of public service improvements.
    The 1998 CSR also introduced the DEL/ AME framework for the control of public spending, and made other framework changes. Building on the investment and reforms delivered by the 1998 CSR, successive spending reviews in 2000, 2002 and 2004 have:
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    provided significant increase in resources for the Government’s priorities, in particular health and education, and cross-cutting themes such as raising productivity; extending opportunity; and building strong and secure communities;
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    enabled the Government significantly to increase investment in public assets and address the legacy of under investment from past decades. Departmental Investment Strategies were introduced in SR2000. As a result there has been a steady increase in public sector net investment from less than ¾ of a per cent of GDP in 1997-98 to 2¼ per cent of GDP in 2005-06, providing better infrastructure across public services;
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    introduced further refinements to the performance management framework. PSA targets have been reduced in number over successive spending reviews from around 300 to 110 to give greater focus to the Government’s highest priorities. The targets have become increasingly outcome-focused to deliver further improvements in key areas of public service delivery across Government. They have also been refined in line with the conclusions of the Devolving Decision Making Review to provide a framework which encourages greater devolution and local flexibility. Technical Notes were introduced in SR2000 explaining how performance against each PSA target will be measured; and
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    not only allocated near cash spending to departments, but also – since SR2002 - set Resource DEL plans for non cash spending.
    To identify what further investments and reforms are needed to equip the UK for the global challenges of the decade ahead, on 19 July 2005 the Chief Secretary to the Treasury announced that the Government intends to launch a second Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) reporting in 2007.
    A decade on from the first CSR, the 2007 CSR will represent a long-term and fundamental review of government expenditure. It will cover departmental allocations for 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010 11. Allocations for 2007-08 will be held to the agreed figures already announced by the 2004 Spending Review. To provide a rigorous analytical framework for these departmental allocations, the Government will be taking forward a programme of preparatory work over 2006 involving:
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    an assessment of what the sustained increases in spending and reforms to public service delivery have achieved since the first CSR. The assessment will inform the setting of new objectives for the decade ahead;
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    an examination of the key long-term trends and challenges that will shape the next decade – including demographic and socio-economic change, globalisation, climate and environmental change, global insecurity and technological change – together with an assessment of how public services will need to respond;
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    to release the resources needed to address these challenges, and to continue to secure maximum value for money from public spending over the CSR period, a set of zero-based reviews of departments’ baseline expenditure to assess its effectiveness in delivering the Government’s long-term objectives; together with
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    further development of the efficiency programme, building on the cross cutting areas identified in the Gershon Review, to embed and extend ongoing efficiency savings into departmental expenditure planning.
    The 2007 CSR also offers the opportunity to continue to refine the PSA framework so that it drives effective delivery and the attainment of ambitious national standards.
    Public Service Agreements (PSAs) were introduced in the 1998 CSR. They set out agreed targets detailing the outputs and outcomes departments are expected to deliver with the resources allocated to them. The new spending regime places a strong emphasis on outcome targets, for example in providing for better health and higher educational standards or service standards. The introduction in SR2004 of PSA ‘standards’ will ensure that high standards in priority areas are maintained.
    The Government monitors progress against PSA targets, and departments report in detail twice a year in their annual Departmental Reports (published in spring) and in their autumn performance reports. These reports provide Parliament and the public with regular updates on departments’ performance against their targets.
    Technical Notes explain how performance against each PSA target will be measured.
    To make the most of both new investment and existing assets, there needs to be a coherent long term strategy against which investment decisions are taken. Departmental Investment Strategies (DIS) set out each department's plans to deliver the scale and quality of capital stock needed to underpin its objectives. The DIS includes information about the department's existing capital stock and future plans for that stock, as well as plans for new investment. It also sets out the systems that the department has in place to ensure that it delivers its capital programmes effectively.
    This document was updated on 19 December 2005.
    Near-cash resource expenditure that has a related cash implication, even though the timing of the cash payment may be slightly different. For example, expenditure on gas or electricity supply is incurred as the fuel is used, though the cash payment might be made in arrears on aquarterly basis. Other examples of near-cash expenditure are: pay, rental.Net cash requirement the upper limit agreed by Parliament on the cash which a department may draw from theConsolidated Fund to finance the expenditure within the ambit of its Request forResources. It is equal to the agreed amount of net resources and net capital less non-cashitems and working capital.Non-cash cost costs where there is no cash transaction but which are included in a body’s accounts (or taken into account in charging for a service) to establish the true cost of all the resourcesused.Non-departmental a body which has a role in the processes of government, but is not a government public body, NDPBdepartment or part of one. NDPBs accordingly operate at arm’s length from governmentMinisters.Notional cost of a cost which is taken into account in setting fees and charges to improve comparability with insuranceprivate sector service providers.The charge takes account of the fact that public bodies donot generally pay an insurance premium to a commercial insurer.the independent body responsible for collecting and publishing official statistics about theUK’s society and economy. (At the time of going to print legislation was progressing tochange this body to the Statistics Board).Office of Government an office of the Treasury, with a status similar to that of an agency, which aims to maximise Commerce, OGCthe government’s purchasing power for routine items and combine professional expertiseto bear on capital projects.Office of the the government department responsible for discharging the Paymaster General’s statutoryPaymaster General,responsibilities to hold accounts and make payments for government departments and OPGother public bodies.Orange bookthe informal title for Management of Risks: Principles and Concepts, which is published by theTreasury for the guidance of public sector bodies.Office for NationalStatistics, ONS60Managing Public Money
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    GLOSSARYOverdraftan account with a negative balance.Parliament’s formal agreement to authorise an activity or expenditure.Prerogative powerspowers exercisable under the Royal Prerogative, ie powers which are unique to the Crown,as contrasted with common-law powers which may be available to the Crown on the samebasis as to natural persons.Primary legislationActs which have been passed by the Westminster Parliament and, where they haveappropriate powers, the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Begin asBills until they have received Royal Assent.arrangements under which a public sector organisation contracts with a private sectorentity to construct a facility and provide associated services of a specified quality over asustained period. See annex 7.5.Proprietythe principle that patterns of resource consumption should respect Parliament’s intentions,conventions and control procedures, including any laid down by the PAC. See box 2.4.Public Accountssee Committee of Public Accounts.CommitteePublic corporationa trading body controlled by central government, local authority or other publiccorporation that has substantial day to day operating independence. See section 7.8.Public Dividend finance provided by government to public sector bodies as an equity stake; an alternative to Capital, PDCloan finance.Public Service sets out what the public can expect the government to deliver with its resources. EveryAgreement, PSAlarge government department has PSA(s) which specify deliverables as targets or aimsrelated to objectives.a structured arrangement between a public sector and a private sector organisation tosecure an outcome delivering good value for money for the public sector. It is classified tothe public or private sector according to which has more control.Rate of returnthe financial remuneration delivered by a particular project or enterprise, expressed as apercentage of the net assets employed.Regularitythe principle that resource consumption should accord with the relevant legislation, therelevant delegated authority and this document. See box 2.4.Request for the functional level into which departmental Estimates may be split. RfRs contain a number Resources, RfRof functions being carried out by the department in pursuit of one or more of thatdepartment’s objectives.Resource accountan accruals account produced in line with the Financial Reporting Manual (FReM).Resource accountingthe system under which budgets, Estimates and accounts are constructed in a similar wayto commercial audited accounts, so that both plans and records of expenditure allow in fullfor the goods and services which are to be, or have been, consumed – ie not just the cashexpended.Resource budgetthe means by which the government plans and controls the expenditure of resources tomeet its objectives.Restitutiona legal concept which allows money and property to be returned to its rightful owner. Ittypically operates where another person can be said to have been unjustly enriched byreceiving such monies.Return on capital the ratio of profit to capital employed of an accounting entity during an identified period.employed, ROCEVarious measures of profit and of capital employed may be used in calculating the ratio.Public Privatepartnership, PPPPrivate Finance Initiative, PFIParliamentaryauthority61Managing Public Money
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    GLOSSARYRoyal charterthe document setting out the powers and constitution of a corporation established underprerogative power of the monarch acting on Privy Council advice.Second readingthe second formal time that a House of Parliament may debate a bill, although in practicethe first substantive debate on its content. If successful, it is deemed to denoteParliamentary approval of the principle of the proposed legislation.Secondary legislationlaws, including orders and regulations, which are made using powers in primary legislation.Normally used to set out technical and administrative provision in greater detail thanprimary legislation, they are subject to a less intense level of scrutiny in Parliament.European legislation is,however,often implemented in secondary legislation using powers inthe European Communities Act 1972.Service-level agreement between parties, setting out in detail the level of service to be performed.agreementWhere agreements are between central government bodies, they are not legally a contractbut have a similar function.Shareholder Executive a body created to improve the government’s performance as a shareholder in businesses.Spending reviewsets out the key improvements in public services that the public can expect over a givenperiod. It includes a thorough review of departmental aims and objectives to find the bestway of delivering the government’s objectives, and sets out the spending plans for the givenperiod.State aidstate support for a domestic body or company which could distort EU competition and sois not usually allowed. See annex 4.9.Statement of Excessa formal statement detailing departments’ overspends prepared by the Comptroller andAuditor General as a result of undertaking annual audits.Statement on Internal an annual statement that Accounting Officers are required to make as part of the accounts Control, SICon a range of risk and control issues.Subheadindividual elements of departmental expenditure identifiable in Estimates as single cells, forexample cell A1 being administration costs within a particular line of departmental spending.Supplyresources voted by Parliament in response to Estimates, for expenditure by governmentdepartments.Supply Estimatesa statement of the resources the government needs in the coming financial year, and forwhat purpose(s), by which Parliamentary authority is sought for the planned level ofexpenditure and income.Target rate of returnthe rate of return required of a project or enterprise over a given period, usually at least a year.Third sectorprivate sector bodies which do not act commercially,including charities,social and voluntaryorganisations and other not-for-profit collectives. See annex 7.7.Total Managed a Treasury budgeting term which covers all current and capital spending carried out by the Expenditure,TMEpublic sector (ie not just by central departments).Trading fundan organisation (either within a government department or forming one) which is largely orwholly financed from commercial revenue generated by its activities. Its Estimate shows itsnet impact, allowing its income from receipts to be devoted entirely to its business.Treasury Minutea formal administrative document drawn up by the Treasury, which may serve a wide varietyof purposes including seeking Parliamentary approval for the use of receipts asappropriations in aid, a remission of some or all of the principal of voted loans, andresponding on behalf of the government to reports by the Public Accounts Committee(PAC).62Managing Public Money
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    GLOSSARY63Managing Public MoneyValue for moneythe process under which organisation’s procurement, projects and processes aresystematically evaluated and assessed to provide confidence about suitability, effectiveness,prudence,quality,value and avoidance of error and other waste,judged for the public sectoras a whole.Virementthe process through which funds are moved between subheads such that additionalexpenditure on one is met by savings on one or more others.Votethe process by which Parliament approves funds in response to supply Estimates.Voted expenditureprovision for expenditure that has been authorised by Parliament. Parliament ‘votes’authority for public expenditure through the Supply Estimates process. Most expenditureby central government departments is authorised in this way.Wider market activity activities undertaken by central government organisations outside their statutory duties,using spare capacity and aimed at generating a commercial profit. See annex 7.6.Windfallmonies received by a department which were not anticipated in the spending review.
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    Англо-русский экономический словарь > near cash

  • 45 solid

    'solid
    1. adjective
    1) (not easily changing shape; not in the form of liquid or gas: Water becomes solid when it freezes; solid substances.) sólido
    2) (not hollow: The tyres of the earliest cars were solid.) macizo
    3) (firm and strongly made (and therefore sound and reliable): That's a solid piece of furniture; His argument is based on good solid facts/reasoning.) sólido
    4) (completely made of one substance: This bracelet is made of solid gold; We dug till we reached solid rock.) macizo
    5) (without breaks, gaps or flaws: The policemen formed themselves into a solid line; They are solid in their determination to strike.) de una sola pieza
    6) (having height, breadth and width: A cube is a solid figure.) sólido
    7) (consecutive; without a pause: I've been working for six solid hours.) seguido, ininterrumpido

    2. adverb
    (without interruption; continuously: She was working for six hours solid.) ininterrumpidamente

    3. noun
    1) (a substance that is solid: Butter is a solid but milk is a liquid.) sólido
    2) (a shape that has length, breadth and height.) sólido
    - solidify
    - solidification
    - solidity
    - solidness
    - solidly
    - solid fuel

    solid adj
    1. sólido
    2. macizo
    tr['sɒlɪd]
    1 (not liquid or gas) sólido,-a
    2 (not hollow) macizo,-a
    3 (dense, compact) compacto,-a
    4 (unmixed) puro,-a, macizo,-a
    5 (strong) sólido,-a, fuerte
    6 (reliable) sólido,-a, de confianza, de fiar
    7 (unanimous) unánime
    8 (continuous) seguido,-a, entero,-a; (unbroken) continuo,-a
    9 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL (three-dimensional) tridimensional
    1 (substance) sólido
    solids, liquids and gasses sólidos, líquidos y gases
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    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    as solid as a rock firme como una roca
    to become solid solidificarse
    solid figure cuerpo sólido
    solid geometry geometría del espacio
    solid ['sɑləd] adj
    1) : macizo
    a solid rubber ball: una bola maciza de caucho
    2) cubic: tridimensional
    3) compact: compacto, denso
    4) sturdy: sólido
    5) continuous: seguido, continuo
    two solid hours: dos horas seguidas
    a solid line: una línea continua
    6) unanimous: unánime
    7) dependable: serio, fiable
    8) pure: macizo, puro
    solid gold: oro macizo
    : sólido m
    adj.
    compacto, -a adj.
    consistente adj.
    denso, -a adj.
    duro, -a adj.
    enterizo, -a adj.
    fijo, -a adj.
    firme adj.
    macizo, -a adj.
    sólido, -a adj.
    unánime adj.
    n.
    macizo s.m.
    sólido s.m.

    I 'sɑːləd, 'sɒlɪd
    adjective -er, - est
    1)
    a) ( not liquid or gaseous) sólido

    solid foodalimentos mpl sólidos

    to become solid — solidificarse*

    b) ( not hollow) <rubber ball/tire> macizo
    c) ( Math) tridimensional
    2)
    a) ( unbroken) <line/row> continuo, ininterrumpido
    b) ( continuous) (colloq) <month/year> seguido
    3)
    a) ( physically sturdy) <furniture/house> sólido; < meal> consistente
    b) (substantial, valuable) <knowledge/reason> sólido
    c) (firm, definite) < offer> en firme
    4)
    a) ( pure) <metal/wood> macizo, puro; < rock> vivo
    b) ( unanimous) <support/agreement> unánime

    II
    1)
    a) (Chem, Phys) sólido m
    b) ( Math) sólido m
    2) solids pl
    a) (in, from liquid) sólidos mpl, sustancias fpl sólidas
    b) ( food) alimentos mpl sólidos

    III
    adverb (colloq)

    to be packed/jammed solid — estar* lleno hasta el tope or hasta los topes

    ['sɒlɪd]
    1. ADJ
    1) (=not liquid) sólido

    to become solid — solidificarse

    solid foodalimentos mpl sólidos

    to freeze solid — congelarse por completo

    to be frozen solid — estar completamente congelado

    to go solid — solidificarse

    2) (=firm) [masonry, building, understanding, basis] sólido; [argument] sólido, bien fundamentado; [relationship] sólido, firme

    get a good solid grip on the handle — agarra bien el mango

    solid groundtierra f firme

    to have solid grounds for thinking that... — tener bases sólidas para creer que...

    3) (=not hollow) [rock] sólido; [wood, steel] macizo, puro; [tyre, ball, block] macizo

    solid goldoro m puro

    4) (=compact, dense) [layer, crowd] compacto

    flights to Israel are booked solid — los vuelos a Israel están completamente llenos

    a man of solid buildun hombre fornido or de constitución robusta

    a solid mass of colour — una masa sólida de color

    he's six feet of solid musclemide uno ochenta y es todo músculo

    the streets were packed solid with people — las calles estaban abarrotadas de gente

    the bolts have rusted solid — los tornillos están tan oxidados que es imposible girarlos

    the traffic was solid going into town — había una caravana tremenda en dirección a la ciudad *

    5) (=continuous) [line, rain] ininterrumpido

    we waited two solid hoursesperamos dos horas enteras

    I've been working on this for eight hours solid — he estado trabajando sobre esto durante ocho horas ininterrumpidas, llevo trabajando sobre esto ocho horas sin parar

    6) (=reliable) [person, relationship] serio; [evidence, reason, values] sólido; [information] fiable; [work] concienzudo; [citizen] responsable; [advice] útil

    he's a good solid workeres un trabajador responsable

    7) (=substantial)
    8) (=unanimous)
    9) (Geom) [figure] tridimensional
    2. N
    1) (Phys, Chem) sólido m
    2) (Geom) sólido m
    3) solids (=solid food) (alimentos mpl) sólidos mpl

    is he on solids yet? — ¿come ya alimentos sólidos?

    3.
    CPD

    solid angle N — (Geom) ángulo m sólido

    solid compound N — (Ling) compuesto que se escribe como una sola palabra

    solid fuel Ncombustible m sólido

    solid geometry Ngeometría f de los cuerpos sólidos

    * * *

    I ['sɑːləd, 'sɒlɪd]
    adjective -er, - est
    1)
    a) ( not liquid or gaseous) sólido

    solid foodalimentos mpl sólidos

    to become solid — solidificarse*

    b) ( not hollow) <rubber ball/tire> macizo
    c) ( Math) tridimensional
    2)
    a) ( unbroken) <line/row> continuo, ininterrumpido
    b) ( continuous) (colloq) <month/year> seguido
    3)
    a) ( physically sturdy) <furniture/house> sólido; < meal> consistente
    b) (substantial, valuable) <knowledge/reason> sólido
    c) (firm, definite) < offer> en firme
    4)
    a) ( pure) <metal/wood> macizo, puro; < rock> vivo
    b) ( unanimous) <support/agreement> unánime

    II
    1)
    a) (Chem, Phys) sólido m
    b) ( Math) sólido m
    2) solids pl
    a) (in, from liquid) sólidos mpl, sustancias fpl sólidas
    b) ( food) alimentos mpl sólidos

    III
    adverb (colloq)

    to be packed/jammed solid — estar* lleno hasta el tope or hasta los topes

    English-spanish dictionary > solid

  • 46 class

    I [klɑːs] [AE klæs]
    1) sociol. classe f., ceto m.
    2) (group of students) classe f.; (lesson) corso m. (in di)

    to take a classBE tenere un corso; AE seguire un corso

    3) AE (year group) = gruppo di studenti laureati nello stesso anno
    4) (category) classe f., categoria f.

    to be in a class of one's own o by oneself essere in una categoria a parte, essere più unico che raro; she's in a different class from him non c'è confronto tra lei e lui; he's not in the same class as her — non è al suo stesso livello

    5) colloq. (elegance) classe f.
    6) (travelling) classe f.

    to travel first, second class — viaggiare in prima, seconda classe

    7) BE univ. = ciascuno dei livelli di valutazione del profitto di uno studente per un anno accademico o per l'asse gnazione del voto di laurea

    a first-, second-class degree — = laurea con lode, con una buona votazione

    8) biol. mat. classe f.
    II [klɑːs] [AE klæs]

    to class sb., sth. as — classificare qcn., qcs. come

    * * *
    1. plural - classes; noun
    1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) categoria
    2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe
    3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe
    4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) classe
    5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) lezione
    6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) corso
    2. verb
    (to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classificare
    - class-room
    * * *
    I [klɑːs] [AE klæs]
    1) sociol. classe f., ceto m.
    2) (group of students) classe f.; (lesson) corso m. (in di)

    to take a classBE tenere un corso; AE seguire un corso

    3) AE (year group) = gruppo di studenti laureati nello stesso anno
    4) (category) classe f., categoria f.

    to be in a class of one's own o by oneself essere in una categoria a parte, essere più unico che raro; she's in a different class from him non c'è confronto tra lei e lui; he's not in the same class as her — non è al suo stesso livello

    5) colloq. (elegance) classe f.
    6) (travelling) classe f.

    to travel first, second class — viaggiare in prima, seconda classe

    7) BE univ. = ciascuno dei livelli di valutazione del profitto di uno studente per un anno accademico o per l'asse gnazione del voto di laurea

    a first-, second-class degree — = laurea con lode, con una buona votazione

    8) biol. mat. classe f.
    II [klɑːs] [AE klæs]

    to class sb., sth. as — classificare qcn., qcs. come

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  • 47 schedule

    1. noun
    1) (list) Tabelle, die; (for event, festival) Programm, das
    2) (plan of procedure) Zeitplan, der
    3) (set of tasks) Terminplan, der; Programm, das

    work/study schedule — Arbeits-/Studienplan, der

    4) (tabulated statement) Aufstellung, die
    5) (time stated in plan)
    2. transitive verb
    1) (make plan of) zeitlich planen
    2) (make timetable of) einen Fahrplan aufstellen für; (include in timetable) in den Fahrplan aufnehmen
    * * *
    ['ʃedju:l, ]( American[) 'sked-] 1. noun
    (a statement of details, especially of timing of activities, or of things to be done: a work schedule for next month.) der Plan
    2. verb
    (to plan the time of (an event etc): The meeting is scheduled for 9.00 a.m.) planen
    * * *
    sched·ule
    [ˈʃedju:l, AM ˈskeʤu:l]
    I. n
    1. (timetable) [Zeit-/Fahr]plan m
    bus/train \schedule Bus-/Zugfahrplan m
    flight \schedule Flugplan m
    teaching \schedule Lehrplan m
    to draw up [or plan] a \schedule einen Plan erstellen
    to keep to a \schedule sich akk an einen Zeitplan halten
    2. (plan of work) Terminplan m, Zeitplan m; (plan of event) Programm nt
    everything went according to \schedule alles lief nach Zeitplan
    ahead of \schedule früher als geplant
    on \schedule fristgerecht, fristgemäß
    3. (official listing/form) Aufstellung f, Liste f
    \schedule B FIN Einkommenssteuergruppe f B, [zu versteuernde] Einkünfte aus der Forstwirtschaft
    \schedule D FIN Einkommenssteuergruppe f D
    4. (routine) [Arbeits-/Tages]ablauf m
    5. FIN Verzeichnis der Zinssätze
    tax \schedules BRIT Steuerklassen pl
    \schedule of fees Gebührenordnung f
    \schedule of redemption Tilgungsplan m
    II. vt
    to \schedule sth
    1. (list officially) etw festlegen [o aufführen
    2. (plan) etw ansetzen [o anberaumen]
    to \schedule a meeting eine Besprechung ansetzen
    they've \scheduled him to speak at three o'clock sie haben seine Rede für drei Uhr geplant
    the restoration work is \scheduled to begin early next year die Restaurationsarbeiten sollen Anfang nächsten Jahres beginnen
    * * *
    ['skedZʊəl] (esp Brit) ['ʃedjuːl]
    1. n
    1) (of events) Programm nt; (of work) Zeitplan m; (of lessons) Stundenplan m; (esp US = timetable) Fahr-/Flugplan m; (US = list) Verzeichnis nt

    production scheduleProduktionsplan m, Fertigungsprogramm nt

    what's on the schedule for today?was steht für heute auf dem Programm?

    according to schedule — planmäßig; (work also) nach Plan

    the bus was on scheduleder Bus war pünktlich, der Bus kam fahrplanmäßig an

    the work is ahead of/behind schedule — wir/sie etc sind (mit der Arbeit) dem Zeitplan voraus/in Verzug or im Rückstand

    2) (= insurance, mortgage schedule) Urkunde f; (US JUR = appendix) Anhang m
    2. vt
    planen; (= put on programme, timetable) ansetzen; (US = list) aufführen

    the work is scheduled for completion in 3 monthsdie Arbeit soll (nach dem or laut Zeitplan) in 3 Monaten fertig(gestellt) sein

    this building is scheduled for demolitiones ist geplant, dieses Gebäude abzureißen

    she is scheduled to speak tomorrow —

    trains/buses to New York will be scheduled differently — die Abfahrtszeiten der Züge/Busse nach New York werden geändert

    * * *
    schedule [ˈʃedjuːl; US ˈskedʒuːl]
    A s
    1. Liste f, Tabelle f, Aufstellung f, Verzeichnis n, JUR auch Konkurstabelle f
    2. besonders JUR Zusatzartikel m, Anhang m
    3. a) Zeitplan m, (Radsport) Marschtabelle f, (Lehr-, Arbeits-, Stunden) Plan m
    b) Fahr-, Flugplan m:
    four months ahead of schedule vier Monate früher als vorgesehen;
    be ahead of schedule dem Zeitplan voraus sein;
    be behind schedule Verspätung haben, weitS. a. im Verzug oder Rückstand sein;
    be on schedule (fahr)planmäßig oder pünktlich ankommen
    c) Terminkalender m
    4. a) Formblatt n, Formular n
    b) Fragebogen m
    5. WIRTSCH
    a) Einkommensteuerformular n
    b) Steuerklasse f
    6. obs Dokument n
    B v/t
    1. etwas in einer Liste etc oder tabellarisch zusammenstellen
    2. (in eine Liste etc) eintragen, -fügen:
    the train is scheduled to leave at six der Zug fährt fahrplanmäßig um 6 (ab)
    3. besonders JUR (als Anhang) beifügen (to dat)
    4. a) festlegen, -setzen:
    the fight is scheduled for 10 rounds (Boxen) der Kampf ist auf 10 Runden angesetzt;
    the operation is scheduled for today MED die Operation ist auf heute angesetzt
    b) planen, vorsehen
    5. klassifizieren
    sched. abk schedule
    * * *
    1. noun
    1) (list) Tabelle, die; (for event, festival) Programm, das
    2) (plan of procedure) Zeitplan, der
    3) (set of tasks) Terminplan, der; Programm, das

    work/study schedule — Arbeits-/Studienplan, der

    4) (tabulated statement) Aufstellung, die
    2. transitive verb
    1) (make plan of) zeitlich planen
    2) (make timetable of) einen Fahrplan aufstellen für; (include in timetable) in den Fahrplan aufnehmen
    * * *
    n.
    Liste -n f.
    Tabelle -n f.
    Terminplan m.
    Verzeichnis n.
    Zeitplan -¨e m. v.
    festlegen v.
    planen v.
    unter Denkmalschutz stellen ausdr.

    English-german dictionary > schedule

  • 48 freelance

    Gen Mgt
    working on the basis of being self-employed, and possibly working for several employers at the same time, perhaps on a temporary basis. Freelance workers have been described by Charles Handy as ideally suited to portfolio working. Freelancers must be good at multitasking; they require the skills of a manager, bookkeeper, and a promoter. People thinking about becoming freelance should conduct plenty of research, not only into the industry in which they will be offering their services, but also into their own motivation for freelancing and their character-suitability. Before leaving their day job, they should put together a business plan plotting the first year’s goals and activity, perhaps considering the possibility of starting their freelance business on a part-time basis, so that they can initially rely on their current income.
         An important part of this first year will be in marketing and promoting the business. Freelancers should develop a target list of companies they wish to work for, learning all they can about each company before approaching them with marketing and proposals. Good customer service could be the thing to make or break their career. Being liked is as valuable as being prompt and doing a professional job, and will encourage future business. It is, though, inevitable that a set of clients will change as time goes by. To protect themselves against this, freelancers should try to plan six months ahead, and create diversity in their client base.

    The ultimate business dictionary > freelance

  • 49 Deere, John

    [br]
    b. 7 February 1804 Rutland, Vermont, USA
    d. 17 May 1886 USA
    [br]
    American inventor and manufacturer of agricultural equipment.
    [br]
    John Deere was the son of a tailor, and first worked as a tanner before becoming apprenticed to a blacksmith. He married Demarius Lamb in 1827, but it appears that competition for blacksmiths was fierce, and the Deere family moved frequently. Two attempts to establish forges ended in fires, and changing partnerships and arguments over debts were to be a feature of Deere's working life. In 1836 John Deere moved west on his own, in an attempt to establish himself. He settled in Grand Detour, Illinois. In this new frontier a blacksmith's skills were sought after, and the blacksmith, with no ready supply of raw materials, had to be able to operate both a furnace for melting metal and a forge for working it. Deere was sufficiently successful for his family to be able to join him. A chance visit to a sawmill and the acquisition of a broken saw blade led to the making of a plough that was to establish John Deere in manufacturing. There were two distinctive features associated with the plough: the soil in the area failed to stick to the steel blade, with obvious benefits to the draught of the implement; and second, the shape of the working mouldboard was square. The reputation that developed with his first three ploughs established that Deere had made the transition from blacksmith to manufacturer.
    Over the next decade he had a number of partnerships and eventually set up a factory in Moline, Illinois, in 1848. The following year he sold 2,136 ploughs, and by early 1850 he was producing 350 ploughs per month. Deere was devastated by the loss of his eldest son in the year that the company moved to Moline. However, his second son, Charles, joined him in 1851 and was to be a major influence on the way in which the company developed over the next half-century. The company branched out into the production of cultivators, harrows, drills and wagons. John Deere himself played an active part in the company, but also played an increasing role in public life, with a particular interest in education. The company was incorporated in 1868.
    [br]
    Further Reading
    The following both provide biographical details of John Deere, but are mainly concerned with the company and the equipment it produced: W.G.Broehl, 1984, John Deere's Company: A History of Deere and Company and its
    Times, American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
    D.Macmillan, 1988, John Deere Tractors and Equipment, American Society of Agricultural Engineers.
    AP

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  • 50 Stephenson, George

    [br]
    b. 9 June 1781 Wylam, Northumberland, England
    d. 12 August 1848 Tapton House, Chesterfield, England
    [br]
    English engineer, "the father of railways".
    [br]
    George Stephenson was the son of the fireman of the pumping engine at Wylam colliery, and horses drew wagons of coal along the wooden rails of the Wylam wagonway past the house in which he was born and spent his earliest childhood. While still a child he worked as a cowherd, but soon moved to working at coal pits. At 17 years of age he showed sufficient mechanical talent to be placed in charge of a new pumping engine, and had already achieved a job more responsible than that of his father. Despite his position he was still illiterate, although he subsequently learned to read and write. He was largely self-educated.
    In 1801 he was appointed Brakesman of the winding engine at Black Callerton pit, with responsibility for lowering the miners safely to their work. Then, about two years later, he became Brakesman of a new winding engine erected by Robert Hawthorn at Willington Quay on the Tyne. Returning collier brigs discharged ballast into wagons and the engine drew the wagons up an inclined plane to the top of "Ballast Hill" for their contents to be tipped; this was one of the earliest applications of steam power to transport, other than experimentally.
    In 1804 Stephenson moved to West Moor pit, Killingworth, again as Brakesman. In 1811 he demonstrated his mechanical skill by successfully modifying a new and unsatisfactory atmospheric engine, a task that had defeated the efforts of others, to enable it to pump a drowned pit clear of water. The following year he was appointed Enginewright at Killingworth, in charge of the machinery in all the collieries of the "Grand Allies", the prominent coal-owning families of Wortley, Liddell and Bowes, with authorization also to work for others. He built many stationary engines and he closely examined locomotives of John Blenkinsop's type on the Kenton \& Coxlodge wagonway, as well as those of William Hedley at Wylam.
    It was in 1813 that Sir Thomas Liddell requested George Stephenson to build a steam locomotive for the Killingworth wagonway: Blucher made its first trial run on 25 July 1814 and was based on Blenkinsop's locomotives, although it lacked their rack-and-pinion drive. George Stephenson is credited with building the first locomotive both to run on edge rails and be driven by adhesion, an arrangement that has been the conventional one ever since. Yet Blucher was far from perfect and over the next few years, while other engineers ignored the steam locomotive, Stephenson built a succession of them, each an improvement on the last.
    During this period many lives were lost in coalmines from explosions of gas ignited by miners' lamps. By observation and experiment (sometimes at great personal risk) Stephenson invented a satisfactory safety lamp, working independently of the noted scientist Sir Humphry Davy who also invented such a lamp around the same time.
    In 1817 George Stephenson designed his first locomotive for an outside customer, the Kilmarnock \& Troon Railway, and in 1819 he laid out the Hetton Colliery Railway in County Durham, for which his brother Robert was Resident Engineer. This was the first railway to be worked entirely without animal traction: it used inclined planes with stationary engines, self-acting inclined planes powered by gravity, and locomotives.
    On 19 April 1821 Stephenson was introduced to Edward Pease, one of the main promoters of the Stockton \& Darlington Railway (S \& DR), which by coincidence received its Act of Parliament the same day. George Stephenson carried out a further survey, to improve the proposed line, and in this he was assisted by his 18-year-old son, Robert Stephenson, whom he had ensured received the theoretical education which he himself lacked. It is doubtful whether either could have succeeded without the other; together they were to make the steam railway practicable.
    At George Stephenson's instance, much of the S \& DR was laid with wrought-iron rails recently developed by John Birkinshaw at Bedlington Ironworks, Morpeth. These were longer than cast-iron rails and were not brittle: they made a track well suited for locomotives. In June 1823 George and Robert Stephenson, with other partners, founded a firm in Newcastle upon Tyne to build locomotives and rolling stock and to do general engineering work: after its Managing Partner, the firm was called Robert Stephenson \& Co.
    In 1824 the promoters of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway (L \& MR) invited George Stephenson to resurvey their proposed line in order to reduce opposition to it. William James, a wealthy land agent who had become a visionary protagonist of a national railway network and had seen Stephenson's locomotives at Killingworth, had promoted the L \& MR with some merchants of Liverpool and had carried out the first survey; however, he overreached himself in business and, shortly after the invitation to Stephenson, became bankrupt. In his own survey, however, George Stephenson lacked the assistance of his son Robert, who had left for South America, and he delegated much of the detailed work to incompetent assistants. During a devastating Parliamentary examination in the spring of 1825, much of his survey was shown to be seriously inaccurate and the L \& MR's application for an Act of Parliament was refused. The railway's promoters discharged Stephenson and had their line surveyed yet again, by C.B. Vignoles.
    The Stockton \& Darlington Railway was, however, triumphantly opened in the presence of vast crowds in September 1825, with Stephenson himself driving the locomotive Locomotion, which had been built at Robert Stephenson \& Co.'s Newcastle works. Once the railway was at work, horse-drawn and gravity-powered traffic shared the line with locomotives: in 1828 Stephenson invented the horse dandy, a wagon at the back of a train in which a horse could travel over the gravity-operated stretches, instead of trotting behind.
    Meanwhile, in May 1826, the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway had successfully obtained its Act of Parliament. Stephenson was appointed Engineer in June, and since he and Vignoles proved incompatible the latter left early in 1827. The railway was built by Stephenson and his staff, using direct labour. A considerable controversy arose c. 1828 over the motive power to be used: the traffic anticipated was too great for horses, but the performance of the reciprocal system of cable haulage developed by Benjamin Thompson appeared in many respects superior to that of contemporary locomotives. The company instituted a prize competition for a better locomotive and the Rainhill Trials were held in October 1829.
    Robert Stephenson had been working on improved locomotive designs since his return from America in 1827, but it was the L \& MR's Treasurer, Henry Booth, who suggested the multi-tubular boiler to George Stephenson. This was incorporated into a locomotive built by Robert Stephenson for the trials: Rocket was entered by the three men in partnership. The other principal entrants were Novelty, entered by John Braithwaite and John Ericsson, and Sans Pareil, entered by Timothy Hackworth, but only Rocket, driven by George Stephenson, met all the organizers' demands; indeed, it far surpassed them and demonstrated the practicability of the long-distance steam railway. With the opening of the Liverpool \& Manchester Railway in 1830, the age of railways began.
    Stephenson was active in many aspects. He advised on the construction of the Belgian State Railway, of which the Brussels-Malines section, opened in 1835, was the first all-steam railway on the European continent. In England, proposals to link the L \& MR with the Midlands had culminated in an Act of Parliament for the Grand Junction Railway in 1833: this was to run from Warrington, which was already linked to the L \& MR, to Birmingham. George Stephenson had been in charge of the surveys, and for the railway's construction he and J.U. Rastrick were initially Principal Engineers, with Stephenson's former pupil Joseph Locke under them; by 1835 both Stephenson and Rastrick had withdrawn and Locke was Engineer-in-Chief. Stephenson remained much in demand elsewhere: he was particularly associated with the construction of the North Midland Railway (Derby to Leeds) and related lines. He was active in many other places and carried out, for instance, preliminary surveys for the Chester \& Holyhead and Newcastle \& Berwick Railways, which were important links in the lines of communication between London and, respectively, Dublin and Edinburgh.
    He eventually retired to Tapton House, Chesterfield, overlooking the North Midland. A man who was self-made (with great success) against colossal odds, he was ever reluctant, regrettably, to give others their due credit, although in retirement, immensely wealthy and full of honour, he was still able to mingle with people of all ranks.
    [br]
    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    President, Institution of Mechanical Engineers, on its formation in 1847. Order of Leopold (Belgium) 1835. Stephenson refused both a knighthood and Fellowship of the Royal Society.
    Bibliography
    1815, jointly with Ralph Dodd, British patent no. 3,887 (locomotive drive by connecting rods directly to the wheels).
    1817, jointly with William Losh, British patent no. 4,067 (steam springs for locomotives, and improvements to track).
    Further Reading
    L.T.C.Rolt, 1960, George and Robert Stephenson, Longman (the best modern biography; includes a bibliography).
    S.Smiles, 1874, The Lives of George and Robert Stephenson, rev. edn, London (although sycophantic, this is probably the best nineteenthcentury biography).
    PJGR

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  • 51 start

    start [stɑ:t]
    commencement1 (a) début1 (a) départ1 (a), 1 (b) avance1 (c) sursaut1 (d) commencer2 (a), 3 (a), 3 (c) amorcer2 (a) déclencher2 (b) démarrer2 (d), 3 (d), 3 (f) se mettre en marche3 (d) créer2 (f) installer2 (g) débuter3 (b) partir3 (e) sursauter3 (g)
    1 noun
    (a) (beginning → gen) commencement m, début m; (→ of inquiry) ouverture f; (of journey, race) départ m;
    it's the start of a new era c'est le début ou le commencement d'une ère nouvelle;
    the start of the school year la rentrée scolaire;
    the start of the footpath is marked by an arrow le début du sentier est signalé par une flèche;
    £5 isn't much, but it's a start 5 livres ce n'est pas grand-chose, mais c'est un début;
    I've cleaned the kitchen - well, it's a start j'ai nettoyé la cuisine - eh bien, c'est déjà ça;
    things are off to a bad/good start ça commence mal/bien, c'est mal/bien parti;
    my new boss and I didn't get off to a very good start dès le début, mes rapports avec mon nouveau patron ont été un peu difficiles;
    it was a good/bad start to the day la journée commençait bien/mal;
    it was an inauspicious start to his presidency c'était un début peu prometteur pour sa présidence;
    to get a good start in life prendre un bon départ dans la vie ou l'existence;
    we want an education that will give our children a good start nous voulons une éducation qui donne à nos enfants des bases solides;
    a second honeymoon will give us a fresh start une deuxième lune de miel nous fera repartir d'un bon pied;
    the programme will give ex-prisoners a fresh or new start (in life) le programme va donner aux anciens détenus une seconde chance (dans la vie);
    to make a start (gen) commencer; (begin journey) se mettre en route;
    to make or to get an early start (gen) commencer de bonne heure; (on journey) partir de bonne heure;
    to make a start on sth commencer qch;
    I've made a good start on my Christmas shopping j'ai déjà fait une bonne partie de mes achats de Noël;
    I was lonely at the start au début je me sentais seule;
    at the start of the war au début de la guerre;
    at the very start au tout début;
    (right) from the start dès le début ou commencement;
    the trip was a disaster from start to finish le voyage a été un désastre d'un bout à l'autre;
    I laughed from start to finish j'ai ri du début à la fin;
    the project was ill-conceived from start to finish le projet était mal conçu de bout en bout
    (b) Sport (departure line) (ligne f de) départ m; (signal) signal m de départ;
    they are lined up for or at the start ils sont sur la ligne de départ;
    where's the start of the rally? où est le départ du rallye?;
    wait for the start attendez le signal de départ
    (c) (lead, advance) avance f;
    she has two hours' start or a two-hour start on us elle a une avance de deux heures sur nous;
    he gave him 20 metres' start or a 20-metre start il lui a accordé une avance de 20 mètres;
    our research gives us a start over our competitors nos recherches nous donnent de l'avance sur nos concurrents;
    to have a start on sb être en avance sur qn
    (d) (jump) sursaut m;
    she woke up with a start elle s'est réveillée en sursaut;
    with a start, I recognized my own handwriting j'ai eu un sursaut quand j'ai reconnu ma propre écriture;
    he gave a start il a tressailli, il a sursauté;
    to give sb a start faire sursauter ou tressaillir qn;
    you gave me such a start! tu m'as fait une de ces peurs!
    (a) (begin → gen) commencer; (→ climb, descent) amorcer;
    I've started the first chapter (write) j'ai commencé (à écrire) le premier chapitre; (read) j'ai commencé (à lire) le premier chapitre;
    to start doing or to do sth commencer à ou se mettre à faire qch;
    it's starting to rain il commence à pleuvoir;
    it had just started raining or to rain when I left il venait juste de commencer à pleuvoir quand je suis parti;
    she started driving or to drive again a month after her accident elle a recommencé à conduire ou elle s'est remise à conduire un mois après son accident;
    to start school (for the first time) commencer l'école; (after holidays) rentrer à ou reprendre l'école;
    she started her speech with a quotation from the Bible elle a commencé son discours par une citation de la Bible;
    I started my investigation with a visit to Carl j'ai commencé mon enquête par une visite chez Carl;
    they started the year with a deficit ils ont commencé l'année avec un déficit;
    he started work at sixteen il a commencé à travailler à seize ans;
    when do you start your new job? quand commencez-vous votre nouveau travail?;
    he started life as a delivery boy il débuta dans la vie comme garçon livreur;
    frogs start life as tadpoles les grenouilles commencent par être des têtards;
    go ahead and start lunch without me allez-y, vous pouvez commencer (à déjeuner) sans moi;
    I like to finish anything I start j'aime aller au bout de tout ce que j'entreprends;
    I think I'm starting a cold je crois que j'ai attrapé un rhume;
    to get started (person → on task) commencer, s'y mettre; (→ on journey) partir, se mettre en route; (→ in career) débuter, démarrer;
    I got started on the dishes j'ai commencé la vaisselle;
    shall we get started on the washing-up? si on attaquait la vaisselle?;
    to help sb get started in life aider qn à démarrer dans la vie;
    let's get started! allons-y!;
    once he gets started there's no stopping him une fois lancé, il n'y a pas moyen de l'arrêter;
    I need a coffee to get me started in the morning j'ai besoin d'un café pour commencer la journée
    (b) (initiate, instigate → reaction, revolution, process) déclencher; (→ fashion) lancer; (→ violence) déclencher, provoquer; (→ conversation, discussion) engager, amorcer; (→ rumour) faire naître;
    her article started the controversy son article a été à l'origine de la controverse;
    to start legal proceedings engager une action en justice;
    which side started the war? quel camp a déclenché la guerre?;
    you started it c'est toi qui as commencé;
    it wasn't me who started the quarrel/the fight! ce n'est pas moi qui ai commencé la dispute/la bagarre!;
    the breakup of the empire started the process of decline le démantèlement de l'empire a déclenché le processus de déclin;
    to start a fire (in fireplace) allumer le feu; (campfire) faire du feu; (by accident, bomb) mettre le feu;
    the fire was started by arsonists l'incendie a été allumé par des pyromanes;
    familiar are you trying to start something? tu cherches la bagarre, ou quoi?
    (c) (cause to do → person) faire;
    it started her (off) crying/laughing cela l'a fait pleurer/rire;
    the news is going to start tongues wagging la nouvelle va faire jaser;
    I'll start a team (working) on it right away je vais mettre une équipe là-dessus tout de suite;
    if you start him on this subject he will never stop si vous le lancez sur ce sujet il ne tarira pas
    (d) (set in motion → motor, car) (faire) démarrer, mettre en marche; (→ machine, device) mettre en marche; (→ meal) mettre en route;
    how do I start the tape (going)? comment est-ce que je dois faire pour mettre le magnétophone en marche?;
    I couldn't get the car started je n'ai pas réussi à faire démarrer la voiture;
    to start the printer again, press this key pour remettre en marche l'imprimante, appuyez sur cette touche
    (e) (begin using → bottle, pack) entamer
    (f) (establish, found → business, school, political party) créer, fonder; (→ restaurant, shop) ouvrir; (→ social programme) créer, instaurer;
    to start a newspaper créer ou fonder un journal;
    to start a family fonder un foyer
    (g) (person → in business, work) installer, établir;
    he started his son in the family business il a fait entrer son fils dans l'entreprise familiale;
    his election success started him on his political career son succès aux élections l'a lancé dans sa carrière d'homme politique;
    they start new pilots on domestic flights ils font débuter les nouveaux pilotes sur les vols intérieurs
    to start the race donner le signal du départ;
    the referee blew his whistle to start the match l'arbitre siffla pour signaler le début du match
    (i) Hunting (flush out → hare, stag) lever
    (a) (begin) commencer;
    the movie starts at 8 o'clock le film commence à 20 heures;
    when did the contractions start? quand les contractions ont-elles commencé?;
    school starts on September 5th la rentrée a lieu ou les cours reprennent le 5 septembre;
    our problems are just starting nos ennuis ne font que commencer;
    before the New Year/the rainy season starts avant le début de l'année prochaine/de la saison des pluies;
    before the cold weather starts avant qu'il ne commence à faire froid;
    starting (from) next week à partir de la semaine prochaine;
    to start again or afresh recommencer;
    to start all over again, to start again from scratch recommencer à zéro;
    calm down and start at the beginning calmez-vous et commencez par le commencement;
    I didn't know where to start je ne savais pas par quel bout commencer;
    she started with a joke/by introducing everyone elle a commencé par une plaisanterie/par faire les présentations;
    I'd like to start by saying how pleased I am to be here tonight j'aimerais commencer par vous dire à quel point je suis heureux d'être parmi vous ce soir;
    the book starts with a quotation le livre commence par une citation;
    I'll have the soup to start (with) pour commencer, je prendrai du potage;
    to start as one means to go on donner la mesure dès le début;
    isn't it time you got a job? - don't YOU start! il serait peut-être temps que tu trouves du travail - tu ne vas pas t'y mettre, toi aussi!
    (b) (in career, job) débuter;
    she started in personnel/as an assistant elle a débuté au service du personnel/comme assistante;
    have you been working here long? - no, I've just started vous travaillez ici depuis longtemps? - non, je viens de commencer;
    I start on $500 a week je débute à 500 dollars par semaine;
    gymnasts have to start young les gymnastes doivent commencer jeunes
    (c) (in space → desert, fields, slope, street) commencer; (→ river) prendre sa source;
    the neutral zone starts at the river la zone neutre commence à la rivière;
    there's an arrow where the path starts il y a une flèche qui indique le début du sentier;
    the bus route starts at the station la ligne de bus commence à la gare;
    where does the tunnel start? où est l'entrée du tunnel?
    (d) (car, motor) démarrer, se mettre en marche;
    the engines started with a roar les moteurs ont démarré en vrombissant;
    why won't the car start? pourquoi la voiture ne veut-elle pas démarrer?
    (e) (set off → person, convoy) partir, se mettre en route; (→ train) s'ébranler;
    the tour starts at or from the town hall la visite part de la mairie;
    I'll have to start for the airport soon il va bientôt falloir que je parte pour l'aéroport;
    we start tomorrow nous partons demain;
    the train was starting across or over the bridge le train commençait à traverser le pont ou s'engageait sur le pont;
    she started along the path elle s'engagea sur le sentier;
    Sport only four horses started quatre chevaux seulement ont pris le départ
    (f) (prices) démarrer;
    houses here start at $100,000 ici, le prix des maisons démarre à 100 000 dollars;
    return fares start from £299 on trouve des billets aller retour à partir de 299 livres
    (g) (jump involuntarily → person) sursauter; (→ horse) tressaillir, faire un soubresaut; (jump up) bondir;
    he started in surprise il a tressailli de surprise;
    she started from her chair elle bondit de sa chaise;
    to start out of one's sleep se réveiller en sursaut
    (h) (gush) jaillir, gicler;
    tears started to his eyes les larmes lui sont montées aux yeux
    pour commencer, d'abord
    American familiar pour commencer, d'abord
    (a) (firstly) pour commencer, d'abord;
    to start with, my name isn't Jo pour commencer ou d'abord, je ne m'appelle pas Jo
    (b) (in the beginning) au début;
    there were only six members to start with il n'y avait que six membres au début;
    she was an architect to start with, then a journalist elle a d'abord été architecte, puis journaliste
    ►► Computing start bit bit m de départ;
    Computing start button (in Windows) bouton m Démarrer;
    Computing start code code m de départ
    (a) (turn back) rebrousser chemin
    (b) (start again) recommencer;
    the children start back at school tomorrow c'est la rentrée scolaire demain
    s'attaquer à;
    I started in on the pile of mail je me suis attaqué à la pile de courrier;
    once he starts in on liberty and democracy, there's no stopping him une fois qu'il est lancé sur le sujet de la liberté et de la démocratie, il n'y a plus moyen de l'arrêter;
    familiar to start in on sb s'en prendre à qn, tomber à bras raccourcis sur qn
    (a) (begin → book, meeting, show) commencer;
    she started the meeting off with introductions elle a commencé la réunion en faisant les présentations
    (b) (person → on task, in business)
    here's some wool to start you off voici de la laine pour commencer;
    he lent us a couple of thousand pounds to start us off il nous a prêté quelques milliers de livres pour nous aider à démarrer;
    the pianist played a few bars to start them off le pianiste a joué quelques mesures d'introduction
    (c) (set off) déclencher;
    what started the alarm off? qu'est-ce qui a déclenché l'alarme?;
    if you mention it it'll only start her off again n'en parle pas, sinon elle va recommencer;
    to start sb off laughing/crying faire rire/pleurer qn;
    the baby's crying again, what started him off this time? le bébé s'est remis à pleurer, qu'est-ce qu'il a cette fois?;
    dad's finally calmed down, don't you start him off again papa s'est enfin calmé, ne va pas l'énerver
    (a) (leave) partir, se mettre en route;
    he started off at a run il est parti en courant;
    when do you start off on your trip? quand est-ce que vous partez en voyage?
    (b) (begin → speech, film) commencer;
    it starts off with a description of the town ça commence par une description de la ville;
    start off with a summary of the problem commencez par un résumé du problème;
    she started off by talking about… elle commença en parlant de…;
    the interview started off badly/well l'entretien a mal/bien commencé;
    I started off agreeing with him au début, j'étais d'accord avec lui
    (c) (in life, career) débuter;
    he started off as a cashier il a débuté comme caissier;
    she started off as a Catholic elle était catholique à l'origine;
    you're starting off with all the advantages vous partez avec tous les avantages
    (a) (begin → essay, meal) commencer; (→ task, dishes) se mettre à; (→ new bottle, pack) entamer;
    they had already started on their dessert ils avaient déjà commencé à manger ou entamé leur dessert;
    after they'd searched the car they started on the luggage après avoir fouillé la voiture, ils sont passés aux bagages
    (b) (attack, berate) s'en prendre à;
    don't start on me, I'm not to blame! ne t'en prends pas à moi, ce n'est pas de ma faute!
    (a) (begin journey) partir, se mettre en route
    (b) (begin career) débuter;
    he started out as a cashier il a débuté comme caissier;
    she started out as a Catholic elle était catholique à l'origine;
    he started out in business with his wife's money il s'est lancé dans les affaires avec l'argent de sa femme;
    when she started out there were only a few women lawyers quand elle a commencé sa carrière, il y avait très peu de femmes avocats
    he started out to write a novel au départ il voulait écrire un roman
    recommencer (depuis le début)
    recommencer (depuis le début)
    (a) (establish, found → business, school, political party) créer, fonder; (→ restaurant, shop) ouvrir
    (b) (set in motion → car, motor) faire démarrer; (→ machine) mettre en marche; (→ computer) mettre en route; (→ program) lancer, démarrer
    (a) (guns, music, noise, band) commencer; (wind) se lever;
    the applause started up again les applaudissements ont repris
    (b) (car, motor) démarrer, se mettre en marche; (machine) se mettre en marche; (computer, program) se mettre en route
    (c) (set up business) se lancer, s'installer, s'établir;
    he decided to start up by himself il a décidé de se mettre à son compte
    I've started so I'll finish Le jeu télévisé britannique Mastermind fut diffusé de 1972 à 1997. Les concurrents de ce jeu portant sur la culture générale devaient répondre au plus grand nombre de questions possible en l'espace de deux minutes. Si l'animateur était en train de poser une question lorsque retentissait la sonnerie qui annonçait la fin du temps imparti, il prononçait rituellement ces mots ("j'ai commencé, je vais donc finir") avant de finir de lire la question au concurrent. Aujourd'hui, on utilise cette phrase par allusion au jeu télévisé lorsqu'on est interrompu.

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    deɪ сущ.
    1) о явлениях природы а) день;
    сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. ≈ Часы, дни, месяцы - вот во что рядится время. on that day ≈ в тот день all (the) day ≈ весь день chilly day, cool day ≈ прохладный день clear day, nice day ≈ ясный, хороший денек cloudy dayпасмурный день cold day ≈ холодный день foggy day ≈ туманный день gloomy day ≈ хмурый день hot day, stifling day ≈ жаркий, душный день rainy day ≈ дождливый день sunny day ≈ солнечный день warm day ≈ теплый день day in, day outизо дня в день first day( of the week) ≈ воскресенье far in the dayк концу дня three times a day ≈ три раза в день within several days ≈ через несколько дней, в течение нескольких дней back in the old days ≈ назад к старине eventful day memorable day red-letter day astronomical day civil day holy day nautical day opening day solar day visiting day wedding day day breaks day dawns all day long by the day for a day in a day the day every other day day about other day present day day after tomorrow day before day before yesterday one of those days day out б) дневное время, световой день London by dayЛондон днем The longest day is equal to the longest night. ≈ Самый длинный день равен самой длинной ночи. at day before day between two days by day в) геол. дневная поверхность;
    геол. горн. пласт, ближайший к земной поверхности;
    земля вокруг отверстия шахты
    2) а) часто мн. период, отрезок времени;
    эпоха in the days of yore/old ≈ в старину, в былые времена in these latter days ≈ в последнее время in days to comeв будущем, в грядущие времена men of the day ≈ видные люди( эпохи) б) пора, время ( расцвета, упадка и т. п.) ;
    человеческая жизнь I have had vanities enough in my day. ≈ В свое время я был куда как тщеславен. close one's days end one's days have had one's day have seen one's day one's early days His day is gone. ≈ Его время прошло. His days are numbered. ≈ Дни его сочтены. Every dog has had his day. ≈ посл. У каждого были светлые минуты. в) день, дата The day of payment should be 13th August. ≈ Дата выплаты назначается на 13 августа.
    3) знаменательный день banner day high day Inauguration Day May Day Victory Day
    4) великий день (особенно боевая победа), день, полный дел;
    юр. рабочий день I say, we've had quite a day. ≈ Скажу так - поработали на славу. The day is ours. ≈ Мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение. The day must be eight ours. ≈ Рабочий день должен длиться восемь часов. carry the day lose the day win the daythe dog days rather late in the dayпоздновато;
    увы, слишком поздно she is fifty if she is a day ≈ ей все пятьдесят (лет), никак не меньше to be on one's day ≈ быть в ударе to make a day of it ≈ весело провести день every day is not Sunday посл. ≈ не все коту масленица to name on/in the same day with ≈ поставить на одну доску с кем-л., чем-л. I rue the day ≈ проклинаю тот день it was a big day for our team ≈ нашей команде в тот день повезло the good old days ≈ старые добрые времена день - every * каждый день;
    что ни день - any * в любoй день;
    в любое время;
    со дня на день - every other *, * about через день - twice а * два раза в день, дважды на дню - all * весь день - all * long день-деньской, с утра до вечера, весь день нaпролет - * and night, night and * день и ночь;
    круглосуточно - between two *s (американизм) ночью - the * before накануне - the * before yesterday третьего дня, позавчера - the * after tomorrow послезавтра - in two *s через два дня - two *s after через два дня - а few *s ago несколько дней назад - * after *, * by *, * in and * out день за днем, изо дня в день - * out день, проведенный вне дома;
    свободный день прислуги - * of rest, * off выходной день день, дневное время - parting * время перед заходом солнца;
    день, склоняющийся к закату - broad * день, днем - at * на рассвете, на заре - before * затемно, до рассвета - by * днем - break of * рассвет;
    восход солнца - the * breaks заря занимается рабочий день - seven-hour * семичасовой рабочий день - *'s takings ежедневная выручка - (to work) by the * (работать) поденно определенный день, определенное число;
    (календарная) дата - Victory D. День Победы - May D. Первое мая - the * (диалектизм) сегодня;
    - (оn) this * в этот день - оn the * of his arrival в день eго приезда - this * week (в тот же день) через неделю - the previous * накануне - till this * до этого дня - from this * оn с этого дня, начиная с этого дня - оn this very * в тот же самый день - to fix а * назначнтъ день - *s in court (юридическое) дни судебных заседаний - those аrе her *s по этим дням она принимает день, сутки, двадцать четыре часа - * clock часы с суточным заводом - * duty двадцатичетырехчасовая вахта - solar * солнечные сутки - mean solar * средние солнечные сутки - civil * гражданские сутки - lunar * лунный день;
    лунные сутки - sidereal * звездные сутки - *'s length продолжительность в одни сутки - *'s allowance суточная дача - *'s provisions суточный запас продовольствия - two *'s journey двухдневное путешествие - five *s from Paris в пяти днях( езды) от Парижа - * of fire (военное) суточный расход боеприпасов, боекомплект решающий день;
    битва, сражение - to carry /to win, to get/ the * одержать победу, выиграть битву;
    взять верх - to lose the * проиграть сражение, потерпеть поражение - to save the * успешно закончить неудачно начатый бой;
    спасти положение - thе * is ours победа за нами;
    наша взяла - the * is against us мы проиграли битву;
    все кончено, наше дело - табак - а fair * (устаревшее) победа в бою часто pl время, эра, эпоха - men and women of the * люди того или нашего времени - men of the * знаменитости эпохи - men of other *s мужчины другой эпохи - (in) these *s (в) эти дни - (in) these latter *s, (in) оur own * (в) наши дни, (в) наше время - (in) the *(s) of Shakespeare, (in) Shakespeare's *(s) (во) времена Шекспира - at the present * в наши дни, в настоящее время - in *s to come в будущем;
    в грядущем - in the *s of old, in olden *s, in *s gone by в былые времена;
    во время оно часто pl период, срок, пора - some * когда-нибудь;
    в ближайшее время;
    в недалеком будущем - (up) to the present * до настоящего времени, и по сию пору - at some future * в будущем;
    как-нибудь на днях - *s of grace( коммерческое) льготный срок - lay *s (коммерческое) срок погрузки и разгрузки судов обыкн pl дни жизни, жизнь - better *s лучшие дни жизни, лучшая пора - he has seen his better *s он знавал лучшие времена - (one's) early *s юношеские годы - in one's boyhood *s в детстве - till one's dying * до конца дней своих - in one's last *s при последнем издыхании - to close one's *s окончить дни свои, умереть - in all one's born *s за всю свою жизнь - his *s are numbered его дни сочтены - the horse worked its *s out лошадь отжила свое определенный период жизни, пора - he was а great singer in his * когда-то он был великолепным певцом - I read much in my * было время, когда я много читал, в свое время к много читал пора расцвета, процветания - one's * is gone счастливая пора окончилась - he has had his * его время прошло (геология) дневной пласт, дневная поверхность (астрономия) период оборота небесного тела - the moon's * сидерический /звездный/ месяц > D. of Doom /Judgement, Wrath, Reckoning/ (религия) судный день, день страшного суда;
    > Аll Fools' *, April Fool's * 1-е апреля;
    > one * однажды, как-то раз;
    в один прекрасный день;
    в ближайшие дни;
    > I'll see you one * я как-нибудь зайду к вам;
    > оnе fine * в один прекрасный день;
    > one of these *s в ближайшие дни;
    > some * когда-нибудь;
    > the оther * не так давно, на днях;
    > early in the * вовремя;
    > (rather) late in the * поздновато;
    > good *! добрый день!;
    до свидания;
    > the * 's needs насущные потребности;
    > сар and feather *s дни детства, детство;
    > any * бесспорно, несомненно;
    > black-letter * будний день;
    > red-letter * праздник;
    табельный день;
    счастливый день;
    > of а * мимолетный, недолговечный;
    > to а * день в день;
    > all * with smb. (американизм) гиблое дело, "крышка";
    > а * after the fair слишком поздно: > а * before the fair слишком рано;
    > (to be) оn the * (быть) в ударе;
    > in this * and age в нaше с вами время;
    > she is fifty if she is а * ей все пятьдесят;
    > to name the * назначить день свадьбы;
    > to keep one's * быть пунктуальным, являться вовремя;
    > let's call it а * кончим на этом;
    на сегодня довольно;
    > to make а * of it прекрасно провести день;
    > а fine * for the young ducks дождь идет - уткам раздолье;
    дождливый день;
    > to praise а fair * at night хвалйть что-л. с опозданием;
    > to nаmе smb. in the same * ставить кого-л. на одну доску;
    > clear as * ясно как день;
    > as the * is long исключительно, на редкость;
    > that will be the *! вряд ли на это можно рассчитывать;
    это мало вероятно;
    > every * is nоt Sunday (пословица) не все коту масленица;
    не каждый день праздник бывает;
    > drunken *s have all their tomorrow (пословица) пьяный скачет, а проспался - плачет;
    > sufficient for the * is the evil thereof( библеизм) довлеет дневи злоба его;
    > every dog has his * (пословица) у всякого бывает полоса удачи account ~ расчетный день на Лондонской фондовой бирже accounting ~ день урегулирования платежей accounting ~ последний день расчетного периода accounting ~ расчетный день на Лондонской фондовой бирже accounting ~ учетный день all ~ long день-деньской;
    by the day поденно appointed ~ назначеннный день appointed ~ назначенный день as from that ~ с этого числа ~ дневное время;
    by day днем;
    at day на заре, на рассвете;
    before day до рассвета;
    between two days амер. ночью to be on one's ~ быть в ударе ~ дневное время;
    by day днем;
    at day на заре, на рассвете;
    before day до рассвета;
    between two days амер. ночью ~ дневное время;
    by day днем;
    at day на заре, на рассвете;
    before day до рассвета;
    between two days амер. ночью business ~ время работы банка business ~ время работы биржи business ~ рабочий день ~ дневное время;
    by day днем;
    at day на заре, на рассвете;
    before day до рассвета;
    between two days амер. ночью all ~ long день-деньской;
    by the day поденно carrying-over ~ бирж. день отсрочки сделки carrying-over ~ бирж. день репорта civil ~ гражданские сутки (исчисляются от 12 ч. ночи) clearing ~ день взаимных расчетов contango ~ день контанго contango ~ первый день расчета на Лондонской фондовой бирже continuation ~ бирж. день контанго continuation ~ бирж. первый день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже court ~ день суда court ~ день судебного присутствия a creature of a ~ недолговечное существо или явление a creature of a ~ зоол. эфемерида day день;
    сутки;
    on that day в тот день;
    all (the) day весь день ~ день ~ геол. дневная поверхность;
    пласт, ближайший к земной поверхности ~ дневное время;
    by day днем;
    at day на заре, на рассвете;
    before day до рассвета;
    between two days амер. ночью ~ знаменательный день;
    May Day Первое мая;
    Victory Day День Победы;
    Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
    high (или banner) day праздник ~ (часто pl) период, отрезок времени;
    эпоха;
    in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена;
    in these latter days в последнее время ~ победа;
    to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу;
    the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение;
    to lose the day проиграть сражение ~ пора, время (расцвета, упадка и т. п.) ;
    вся жизнь человека;
    to have had (или to have seen) one's day устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления ~ сутки the ~ текущий день;
    every other day, day about через день the ~ текущий день;
    every other day, day about через день to a ~ день в день;
    early in the day вовремя;
    rather late in the day поздновато;
    увы, слишком поздно;
    a day after the fair слишком поздно fair: ~ выставка;
    world fair всемирная выставка;
    the day after the fair слишком поздно the ~ after tomorrow послезавтра a ~ before the fair слишком рано, преждевременно ~ by (или after) ~, from ~ to ~ день за днем;
    изо дня в день;
    со дня на день one of these ~s в один из ближайших дней;
    day in, day out изо дня в день ~ победа;
    to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу;
    the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение;
    to lose the day проиграть сражение ~ of absence день отсутствия ~ of absence неприсутственный день ~ of credit день кредитования the ~ of doom (или of judgement) библ. день страшного суда;
    конец света, светопреставление ~ of grace день отсрочки ~ of grace льготный день (для уплаты по векселю) ~ of grace льготный срок ~ of illness день отсутствия на работе по болезни ~ of maturity день наступления срока платежа ~ of payment день платежа ~ of sale день продажи ~ of settlement день заключения сделки ~ of settlement день заключения соглашения ~ of the month день месяца ~ of transaction день заключения сделки ~ of validation день оценки ~ off выходной день ~ out день, проведенный вне дома ~ out свободный день для прислуги one of these ~s в один из ближайших дней;
    day in, day out изо дня в день discharging ~ суд. день разгрузки due ~ день платежа to a ~ день в день;
    early in the day вовремя;
    rather late in the day поздновато;
    увы, слишком поздно;
    a day after the fair слишком поздно early: ~ рано;
    early in the year в начале года;
    early in life в молодости;
    early in the day рано утром;
    перен. заблаговременно election ~ день выборов to save the ~ спасти положение;
    every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица;
    to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с every other ~ (EOD) через день the ~ текущий день;
    every other day, day about через день every second ~ каждый второй день far in the ~ к концу дня;
    this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.) ;
    спустя неделю;
    three times a day три раза в день far: ~ and wide всесторонне;
    he saw far and wide он обладал широким кругозором;
    far in the day к концу дня;
    far into the night допоздна first ~ (of the week) воскресенье first intermediate ~ бирж. первый день среднего срока (четвертый день) ~ by (или after) ~, from ~ to ~ день за днем;
    изо дня в день;
    со дня на день good ~ до свидания good ~ добрый день ~ пора, время (расцвета, упадка и т. п.) ;
    вся жизнь человека;
    to have had (или to have seen) one's day устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления he will see his better days yet он еще оправится, наступят и для него лучшие времена;
    one's early days юность ~ знаменательный день;
    May Day Первое мая;
    Victory Day День Победы;
    Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
    high (или banner) day праздник high ~ праздник, праздничный день his ~ is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора;
    his days are numbered дни его сочтены;
    to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои;
    скончаться;
    покончить счеты с жизнью his ~ is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора;
    his days are numbered дни его сочтены;
    to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои;
    скончаться;
    покончить счеты с жизнью number: ~ уст. считать, пересчитывать;
    his days are numbered его дни сочтены if a ~ ни больше ни меньше;
    как раз in days to come в будущем, в грядущие времена;
    men of the day видные люди (эпохи) ~ (часто pl) период, отрезок времени;
    эпоха;
    in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена;
    in these latter days в последнее время ~ (часто pl) период, отрезок времени;
    эпоха;
    in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена;
    in these latter days в последнее время latter: latter (сравн. ст. от late) недавний;
    in these latter days в наше время;
    the latter half of the week вторая половина недели ~ знаменательный день;
    May Day Первое мая;
    Victory Day День Победы;
    Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
    high (или banner) day праздник inauguration ~ день вступления в должность independence ~ День независимости interest ~ день выплаты процентов juridical ~ присутственный день в суде to call it a ~ считать дело законченным;
    let us call it a day на сегодня хватит ~ победа;
    to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу;
    the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение;
    to lose the day проиграть сражение to make a ~ of it весело провести день making-up ~ день подведения баланса making-up ~ день подведения итога making-up ~ первый день ликвидационного периода maturity ~ день наступления срока платежа ~ знаменательный день;
    May Day Первое мая;
    Victory Day День Победы;
    Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
    high (или banner) day праздник May: May Day праздник Первого мая in days to come в будущем, в грядущие времена;
    men of the day видные люди (эпохи) name ~ второй день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже to save the ~ спасти положение;
    every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица;
    to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с named ~ второй день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже national ~ национальный праздник nonworking ~ нерабочий день day день;
    сутки;
    on that day в тот день;
    all (the) day весь день one ~ однажды one of these ~s в один из ближайших дней;
    day in, day out изо дня в день he will see his better days yet он еще оправится, наступят и для него лучшие времена;
    one's early days юность early: ~ ранний;
    the early bird шутл. ранняя пташка;
    at an early date в ближайшем будущем;
    it is early days yet еще слишком рано, время не настало;
    one's early days юность open ~ день открытых дверей the other ~ на днях other: ~ (с сущ. во мн. ч.) остальные;
    the other students остальные студенты;
    the other day на днях, недавно pay ~ день выплаты зарплаты pay ~ день урегулирования платежей pay ~ последний день расчетного периода pay ~ расчетный день payout ~ день выплаты polling ~ день выборов polling ~ день голосования the present ~ сегодня;
    текущий день to a ~ день в день;
    early in the day вовремя;
    rather late in the day поздновато;
    увы, слишком поздно;
    a day after the fair слишком поздно return ~ день возврата судебного приказа rollover ~ дата очередной фиксации плавающей ставки по кредиту to save the ~ спасти положение;
    every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица;
    to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с second intermediate ~ второй средний срок settlement ~ день расчета по сделке с ценными бумагами settlement ~ последний день ликвидационного периода settlement ~ расчетный день settling ~ расчетный день she is fifty if she is a ~ ей все пятьдесят (лет), никак не меньше solar (или astronomical, nautical) ~ астрономические сутки( исчисляются от 12 ч. дня) some ~ когда-нибудь;
    как-нибудь на днях some: ~ day, ~ time (or other) когданибудь;
    some one какой-нибудь( один) ;
    some people некоторые люди summer's ~ длинный день summer's ~ летний день far in the ~ к концу дня;
    this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.) ;
    спустя неделю;
    three times a day три раза в день this: ~ pron demonstr. (pl these) этот, эта, это this day сегодня far in the ~ к концу дня;
    this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.) ;
    спустя неделю;
    three times a day три раза в день ticket ~ второй день ликвидационного периода на фондовой бирже to a ~ день в день;
    early in the day вовремя;
    rather late in the day поздновато;
    увы, слишком поздно;
    a day after the fair слишком поздно trading ~ операционный день( на бирже) transaction ~ день исполнения сделки transaction ~ операционный день value ~ дата, с которой депозит начинает приносить проценты value ~ дата зачисления денег на банковский счет value ~ дата поставки срочного депозита value ~ дата поставки ценной бумаги ~ знаменательный день;
    May Day Первое мая;
    Victory Day День Победы;
    Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США;
    high (или banner) day праздник waiting ~ день ожидания weekly ~ off еженедельный выходной день weekly ~ off еженедельный день отдыха working ~ = workday workday: workday будний день;
    рабочий день ~ будний день ~ рабочий день working ~ = workday working ~ будний день working ~ рабочий день, будний день working ~ рабочий день

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  • 53 wear

    ̈ɪwɛə I
    1. сущ.
    1) ношение, носка( одежды) this is now in wear ≈ это теперь носят a dress for summer wear ≈ летнее платье
    2) одежда, платье beach wear ≈ купальные костюмы, пляжная одежда casual wear ≈ неопрятная одежда children's wear ≈ одежда для детей evening wear ≈ вечернее платье, одежа для торжественных случаев everyday wear ≈ одежда на каждый день, повседневная одежда ladies' wear ≈ женская одежда men's wear ≈ мужская одежда sports wear ≈ спортивная одежда working wear ≈ рабочее платье
    3) способность носиться There's a lot of good wear left in those shoes ≈ Эти ботинки еще долго будут носиться Syn: wearability, service, utility, consumption
    4) следы носки, изнашивание, ветшание You can see the wear on the corner of the rug ≈ Вы можете заметить потертость в углу ковра. wear and tear show wear Syn: deterioration, damage, injury, dilapidation
    2. гл.
    1) носить а) (одежду, прическу, украшения и т. п.) Are you going to wear jeans or a dress? ≈ Ты собираешься надеть джинсы или платье? The policeman wore his badge proudly. ≈ Полисмен с гордостью носил свою кокарду. He wears the same clothes for years. ≈ Он годами носит одно и то же. to wear a wig ≈ носить парик She wears her hair short ≈ Она носит короткую стрижку. The officers are not to wear moustaches or beards. ≈ Офицеры не положено носить бороды или усы. wear scentдушиться wear the flag Syn: to be dress in, to be covered with;
    to be decked with;
    б) перен. в сердце;
    имя;
    иметь вид, характер и т.п to wear a smile ≈ носить улыбочку to wear well ≈ выглядеть молодо to wear a troubled lookиметь озабоченный вид to wear one's head high ≈ высоко держать голову to wear a famous name ≈ носить громкое имя to wear Her in his heart ≈ носить ее образ в своем сердце
    2) соглашаться, разрешать (обычно используется негативно в конструкциях с it She said her mother would never wear it. ≈ Она сказала, что ее мама никогда не согласится. Syn: tolerate, accept
    3) a) снашиваться, вытираться( об одежде, рельефе и т.п.) This sweater has worn thin at the elbows. ≈ Этот свитер совершенно вытерся на локтях. The waves have worn these rocks. ≈ Волны стерли эти скалы. Syn: wear away, wear out б) перен. пробивать(ся) ( в результате долгих постоянных усилий - о потоке, дороге и т.п.) Ex: to wear a track across a fieldпротоптать тропинку в поле the water has worn a channelвода промыла канаву в) перен. истощить, изнурить Ex: my patience is wearing thin ≈ моему терпению приходит конец Illness had worn the bloom from her cheeks. ≈ Болезнь стерла румянец с ее щек. Syn: exhaust, drain;
    overwork, overburden
    4) носиться (об одежде) This dress wears better than any I've had ≈ Это платье носится лучше всех, какие только у меня были. Syn: resist abrasion, endure.
    5) тянуться, проходитьвремени) the day wears towards its closeдень близится к концу As the day wore on, we grew more discouraged. ≈ По мере того как тянулся день, мы все более падали духом Syn: pass ∙ wear away wear down wear off wear on wear out wear thin to wear the King's/Queen's coat ≈ служить в английской армии - wear the breeches - wear the pants II гл.;
    мор. поворачивать парусное судно носом по ветру( на фордевинд) ношение, носка (одежды) - in * находящийся в носке, надеваемый;
    модный - the coat I have in * пальто, которое я постоянно ношу - this is no longer in * это уже вышло из моды, это уже не носят - clothes for everyday * повседневная одежда - a dress for winter * зимнее платье - for seaside * для пляжа (об одежде) износ, изнашивание - to show * износиться, истрепаться - the carpets are showing * ковры вытерлись - it will stand any amount of * этой вещи износу не будет - to look the worse for * выглядеть сильно поношенным /потрепанным/ - * allowance( специальное) допуск на износ - * resistance( специальное) износостойкость носкость - there is still much * in these shoes эти ботинки еще долго будут носиться - * life (военное) срок носки (обмундирования) - * performance( специальное) качества( одежды, обуви), необходимые в носке;
    носкость одежда, платье - men's * мужская одежда - working * рабочее платье;
    спецодежда - beach * (собирательнле) купальные костюмы, халаты и т. п.;
    пляжная одежда - slumber * ночные рубашки и пижамы - * fabrics плательные ткани( - wear) как компонент сложных слов: одежда - foot wear обувь - underwear белье - knitwear трикотаж быть одетым (во что-л.) ;
    носить (одежду и т. п.) - to * a hat носить шляпу - to * stockings ходить в чулках - to * one's hair long носить длинные волосы - to * scent душиться - to * a sword быть при шпаге - to * the ensign /the flag colours/ of... плавать под флагом( о судне) - she wore a black gown она была в черном платье, на ней было черное платье - she was *ing diamonds на ней были бриллианты - I have nothing to *! мне нечего надеть! - what do they * in Paris this spring? что этой весной носят в Париже? - navy blue is very much worn this year в этом году моден темно-синий цвет держать, носить - to * one's head high высоко держать голову - to * a famous name носить громкое имя - to * smb., smth. in one's heart быть преданным кому-л., чему-л. иметь вид - to * a troubled look иметь встревоженный вид - the house wore a neglected look дом выглядел заброшенным - to * a sad smile печально улыбаться - to * a face of joy сиять от радости изнашивать;
    протирать;
    пробивать;
    размышлять - * a hole in the rug протереть дыру в ковре - to * a path across a field протоптать тропинку через поле - to * ruts in a road проложить колею на дороге изнашиваться;
    протираться;
    размывать носиться;
    выдерживать носку;
    быть прочным в носке - this cloth will * for years это сукно носится годами - the material won't * материал непрочен - the colour won't * этот цвет скоро полиняет /выгорит, выцветет/ - clothes * to one's shape в носке одежда садится по фигуре сохраняться - to * one's years well выглядеть моложаво - old Smith is *ing старина Смит почти не меняется /выглядит моложе своих лет/ делать или становиться каким-л. (особ. при износе) - to * threadbare обтрепать;
    обтрепаться - his stock of money began to * very low его денежный запас иссякал - * smooth сглаживать;
    сглаживаться утомлять, изнурять (тж. * out) - to be worn by anxiety истомиться от тревоги( о времени) подвигаться, приближаться - the day *s towards its close день на исходе - the time *s late становиться поздно( о времени) проводить, коротать (тж. * away) - to * away one's life in trifles растрачивать жизнь на пустяки - to * through the day скоротать день (шотландское) продвигаться, пробираться( куда-л.) (шотландское) загонять( овец и т. п.) (редкое) подводить( к чему-л.) ;
    приучать (геология) выветривать, эродировать( геология) выветриваться, подвергаться эрозии (техническое) срабатываться, истираться( разговорное) выдерживать проверку временем - it's hard to know him but he *s well его трудно сразу понять, но со временем начинаешь его ценить - that idea won't * эта идея недолговечна (разговорное) согласиться на что-л. > to * the breeches /the pants, the trousers/ верховодить в доме (о женщине) ;
    держать мужа под башмаком > to * the cravat (сленг) надеть пеньковый галстук, быть повешенным > to * the King's /the Queen's/ coat служить в английской армии > to * stripes находиться в тюрьме, отбывать срок тюремного заключения > to * thin истончаться;
    терять терпение, быть готовым уступить;
    стать неубедительным /затасканным, избитым;
    устарелым/ > the coin has worn thin монета истерлась > hair *ing thin on top волосы, редеющие на макушке > his temper was *ing thin его терпение истощалось /было на исходе/ > arguments that quickly wore thin доводы, быстро утратившие свою убедительность( морское) делать поворот через фордевинд ~ подвигаться, приближаться (о времени) ;
    the day wears towards its close день близится к концу ~ ношение, носка (одежды) ;
    in wear в носке, в употреблении;
    this is now in (general) wear это теперь модно;
    a dress for summer wear летнее платье ~ off смягчаться;
    проходить;
    the effect of the medicine will wear off in a few hours лекарство перестанет действовать через несколько часов ~ ношение, носка (одежды) ;
    in wear в носке, в употреблении;
    this is now in (general) wear это теперь модно;
    a dress for summer wear летнее платье ~ одежда, платье;
    men's wear мужская одежда;
    working wear рабочее платье ~ down стирать(ся), изнашивать(ся) ;
    the record is worn down эта пластинка истерлась ~ износ, изнашивание;
    to show wear износиться ~ носка, носкость;
    there is still much wear in these shoes эти ботинки еще будут долго носиться ~ ношение, носка (одежды) ;
    in wear в носке, в употреблении;
    this is now in (general) wear это теперь модно;
    a dress for summer wear летнее платье ~ изнашивать, стирать, протирать;
    пробивать;
    размывать;
    the water has worn a channel вода промыла канаву;
    to wear a track across a field протоптать тропинку в поле wear = weir ~ мор.: to wear the ensign (или the flag) плавать под флагом ~ (wore;
    worn) быть одетым (во что-л.) ;
    носить (одежду и т. п.) ;
    to wear scent душиться;
    to wear one's hair loose ходить с распущенными волосами ~ выглядеть, иметь вид;
    to wear well выглядеть моложе своих лет ;
    to wear a troubled look иметь смущенный или взволнованный, озабоченный вид ~ изнашивание ~ изнашивать, стирать, протирать;
    пробивать;
    размывать;
    the water has worn a channel вода промыла канаву;
    to wear a track across a field протоптать тропинку в поле ~ изнашиваться ~ износ, изнашивание;
    to show wear износиться ~ износ ~ носиться (об одежде) ;
    to wear well хорошо носиться ~ носка, носкость;
    there is still much wear in these shoes эти ботинки еще будут долго носиться ~ ношение, носка (одежды) ;
    in wear в носке, в употреблении;
    this is now in (general) wear это теперь модно;
    a dress for summer wear летнее платье ~ одежда, платье;
    men's wear мужская одежда;
    working wear рабочее платье ~ подвигаться, приближаться (о времени) ;
    the day wears towards its close день близится к концу ~ утомлять;
    изнурять ~ изнашивать, стирать, протирать;
    пробивать;
    размывать;
    the water has worn a channel вода промыла канаву;
    to wear a track across a field протоптать тропинку в поле ~ выглядеть, иметь вид;
    to wear well выглядеть моложе своих лет ;
    to wear a troubled look иметь смущенный или взволнованный, озабоченный вид ~ and tear утомление;
    wear and tear of life жизненные передряги ~ away медленно тянуться (о времени) ~ away стирать(ся) ~ down преодолевать (сопротивление и т. п.) ;
    опровергать (аргументы) ~ down стирать(ся), изнашивать(ся) ;
    the record is worn down эта пластинка истерлась ~ down утомлять (кого-л.) ~ off смягчаться;
    проходить;
    the effect of the medicine will wear off in a few hours лекарство перестанет действовать через несколько часов ~ off стирать(ся) ~ on медленно тянуться (о времени) ~ (wore;
    worn) быть одетым (во что-л.) ;
    носить (одежду и т. п.) ;
    to wear scent душиться;
    to wear one's hair loose ходить с распущенными волосами ~ out изнашивать(ся) ~ out изнурить;
    to wear the King's (или the Queen's) coat служить в английской армии ~ out истощать(ся) (о терпении и т. п.) ~ out состарить ~ (wore;
    worn) быть одетым (во что-л.) ;
    носить (одежду и т. п.) ;
    to wear scent душиться;
    to wear one's hair loose ходить с распущенными волосами to ~ the breeches (или амер. the pants) обладать мужским характером (о женщине) ;
    верховодить в доме ~ мор.: to wear the ensign (или the flag) плавать под флагом ~ out изнурить;
    to wear the King's (или the Queen's) coat служить в английской армии ~ выглядеть, иметь вид;
    to wear well выглядеть моложе своих лет ;
    to wear a troubled look иметь смущенный или взволнованный, озабоченный вид ~ носиться (об одежде) ;
    to wear well хорошо носиться wear = weir weir: weir плотина, запруда;
    водослив ~ устраивать плотину, запруживать ~ одежда, платье;
    men's wear мужская одежда;
    working wear рабочее платье

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > wear

  • 54 see

    I si: past tense - saw; verb
    1) (to have the power of sight: After six years of blindness, he found he could see.) ver
    2) (to be aware of by means of the eye: I can see her in the garden.) ver
    3) (to look at: Did you see that play on television?) ver
    4) (to have a picture in the mind: I see many difficulties ahead.) ver, imaginarse
    5) (to understand: She didn't see the point of the joke.) comprender, entender, ver
    6) (to investigate: Leave this here and I'll see what I can do for you.) ver
    7) (to meet: I'll see you at the usual time.) ver
    8) (to accompany: I'll see you home.) acompañar
    - seeing that
    - see off
    - see out
    - see through
    - see to
    - I
    - we will see

    II si: noun
    (the district over which a bishop or archbishop has authority.) sede
    see vb
    1. ver
    turn the light on, I can't see anything enciende la luz; no veo nada
    have you seen Lesley recently? ¿has visto a Lesley últimamente?
    2. entender / ver
    3. quedar / ver
    I'll see you at ten quedamos a las diez / nos vemos a las diez
    4. ir / ver
    my tooth hurts, I'll have to see a dentist me duele una muela, tendré que ir al dentista
    let's see a ver / vamos a ver
    tr[siː]
    1 SMALLRELIGION/SMALL sede nombre femenino
    ————————
    tr[siː]
    transitive verb (pt saw tr[sɔː], pp seen tr[siːn], ger seeing)
    1 (gen) ver
    did you see who it was? ¿has visto quién era?
    have you seen any good films lately? ¿has visto una buena película últimamente?
    2 (meet, visit) ver; (receive) ver, atender; (go out with) salir con
    guess who I saw on Saturday? ¿a que no sabes a quién vi el sábado?
    3 (understand) comprender, entender, ver
    do you see what I mean? ¿entiendes lo que quiero decir?
    4 (visualize, imagine) imaginarse, ver; (envisage) creer
    5 (find out, discover) ver; (learn) oír, leer
    6 (ensure, check) asegurarse de, procurar
    could you see that all the doors are locked? ¿podría asegurarse de que todas las puertas estén cerradas con llave?
    7 (accompany) acompañar
    8 (in cards) ver, ir
    1 (gen) ver
    2 (find out, discover) ver
    3 (understand) entender, ver
    oh, I see ah, ya veo
    \
    SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
    I'll be seeing you! ¡hasta luego!
    let me see/let's see a ver, vamos a ver
    seeing is believing ver para creer
    see you around ya nos veremos
    see you later/soon/Monday! ¡hasta luego/pronto/el lunes!
    to be seeing things ver visiones
    to have seen better days haber conocido tiempos mejores
    to see for oneself comprobarlo uno,-a mismo,-a
    to see a lot of somebody ver a alguien a menudo
    to see one's way (clear) to doing something poder hacer algo, estar dispuesto,-a a hacer algo
    to see reason ver la razón
    to see red ponerse rojo,-a (de ira)
    to see stars ver las estrellas
    to see the back/last of somebody perder a alguien de vista
    to see the joke verle la gracia, entender el chiste
    to see the light ver la luz
    not to see the point no ver el sentido, no ver para qué
    we'll soon see about that! ¡ya lo veremos!
    you see (in explanations) verás 2 (in questions) ¿sabes?, ¿ves?
    see ['si:] v, saw ['sɔ] ; seen ['si:n] ; seeing vt
    1) : ver
    I saw a dog: vi un perro
    see you later!: ¡hasta luego!
    2) experience: ver, conocer
    3) understand: ver, entender
    4) ensure: asegurarse
    see that it's correct: asegúrese de que sea correcto
    5) accompany: acompañar
    6)
    to see off : despedir, despedirse de
    see vi
    1) : ver
    seeing is believing: ver para creer
    2) understand: entender, ver
    now I see!: ¡ya entiendo!
    3) consider: ver
    let's see: vamos a ver
    4)
    to see to : ocuparse de
    see n
    : sede f
    the Holy See: la Santa Sede
    n.
    sede s.f.
    v.
    (§ p.,p.p.: saw, seen) = observar v.
    percibir v.
    ver v.
    (§pres: veo, ves...) imp. ve-•)

    I
    1. siː
    1) (past saw; past p seen) transitive verb
    2)
    a) ver*

    to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

    b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*
    c) (look at, inspect) ver*

    may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?

    3)
    a) (perceive, notice) ver*
    b) (learn from reading, hearing)

    I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...

    4) ( understand) ver*

    do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?

    I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...

    5) (consider, regard) ver*

    the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo

    6)
    a) ( visualize)

    can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

    b) (envisage, foresee)

    to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero

    c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)

    we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien

    7)
    a) (find out, determine) ver*
    b) ( ensure)

    to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder

    8)
    a) (experience, undergo)
    b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)

    in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...

    next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

    9)
    a) ( meet) ver*

    when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?

    b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* con
    c) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)

    see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!

    see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!

    10) ( visit)
    a) ( socially) ver*
    b) ( for consultation) ver*

    you should see a specialistdeberías ver a or ir a un especialista

    to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

    11) ( receive) ver*, atender*
    12) (escort, accompany) acompañar

    2.
    vi
    1)
    a) ver*
    b) (look, inspect) ver*
    2) (understand, realize) ver*

    can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?

    3) (consider, think) ver*

    let's see — vamos a ver, veamos

    I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada

    4) ( find out) ver*

    will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver

    what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás

    Phrasal Verbs:

    II
    noun ( diocese) sede f

    I
    [siː]
    (pt saw) (pp seen) VT VI
    1) (gen) ver

    to see sb do or doing sth — ver a algn hacer algo

    did you see that Queen Anne is dead? — ¿has oído que ha muerto la reina Ana?

    he's seen it allestá de vuelta de todo

    there was nobody to be seen — no se veía ni nadie

    as you can see — como ves

    I'll see him damned first — antes le veré colgado

    I never thought I'd see the day when... — nunca pensé ver el día en que...

    this dress isn't fit to be seen — este vestido no se puede ver

    see for yourself — velo tú

    I'll go and see — voy a ver

    now see here! (in anger) ¡mira!, ¡oiga!, ¡escuche!

    I see nothing wrong in it — no le encuentro nada malo

    I see in the paper that... — sale en el periódico que...

    let me see, let's see — (=show me/us) a ver; (=let me/us think) vamos a ver

    she's certainly seeing lifees seguro que está viendo muchas cosas

    we'll not see his like again — no veremos otro como él

    he's seen a lot of the world — ha visto mucho mundo

    so I see — ya lo veo

    I must be seeing things *estoy viendo visiones

    I can't see to read — no veo lo suficiente para leer

    can you see your way to helping us? — (fig) ¿nos hace el favor de ayudarnos?

    we'll see — ya veremos, a ver

    I'll see what I can do — veré si puedo hacer algo

    she won't see 40 again — los 40 ya no los cumple

    2) (=visit, meet) ver, visitar; (=have an interview with) tener una entrevista con, entrevistarse con

    the minister saw the Queen yesterdayel ministro se entrevistó or tuvo una entrevista con la Reina ayer

    I want to see you about my daughter — quiero hablar con usted acerca de mi hija

    what did he want to see you about? — ¿qué asunto quería discutir contigo?, ¿qué motivo tuvo su visita?

    we'll be seeing them for dinnervamos a cenar con ellos

    to see the doctor — ir a ver al médico, consultar al médico

    you need to see a doctortienes que ir a ver or consultar a un médico

    to go and see sb — ir a ver a algn; (a friend) visitar a algn

    we don't see much of them nowadays — ahora les vemos bastante poco

    see you! *chau *

    see you on Sunday! — ¡hasta el domingo!

    see you tomorrow! — ¡hasta mañana!

    see you later! — ¡hasta luego!

    see you soon! — ¡hasta pronto!

    3) (=understand, perceive) entender

    this is how I see it — este es mi modo de entenderlo, yo lo entiendo así

    I saw only too clearly that... — percibí claramente que...

    it's all over, see? * — se acabó, ¿entiendes?

    I can't or don't see why/how etc... — no veo or entiendo por qué/cómo etc...

    I don't see it, myself — yo no creo que sea posible

    he's dead, don't you see? — está muerto, ¿me entiendes?

    the Russians see it differently — los rusos lo miran desde otro punto de vista, el criterio de los rusos es distinto

    I fail to see how — no comprendo or entiendo cómo

    as far as I can see — por lo visto, por lo que yo veo

    the way I see it — a mi parecer

    4) (=accompany) acompañar

    he was so drunk we had to see him to bedestaba tan borracho que tuvimos que llevarle a la cama

    to see sb to the dooracompañar a algn a la puerta

    to see sb homeacompañar a algn a casa

    may I see you home? — ¿puedo acompañarte a casa?

    5) (=try) procurar

    see if... — ve a ver si..., mira a ver si...

    6) (=imagine) imaginarse

    I don't see her as a ministerno la veo or no me la imagino de ministra

    7) (=ensure)

    II
    [siː]
    N (Rel) sede f ; [of archbishop] arzobispado m ; [of bishop] obispado m
    * * *

    I
    1. [siː]
    1) (past saw; past p seen) transitive verb
    2)
    a) ver*

    to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

    b) \<\<film/play\>\> ver*
    c) (look at, inspect) ver*

    may I see your ticket? — ¿me permite su entrada (or boleto etc)?

    3)
    a) (perceive, notice) ver*
    b) (learn from reading, hearing)

    I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...

    4) ( understand) ver*

    do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?

    I can see (that) you're in a difficult position, but... — me doy cuenta de or comprendo que estás en una situación difícil, pero...

    5) (consider, regard) ver*

    the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo

    6)
    a) ( visualize)

    can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

    b) (envisage, foresee)

    to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero

    c) ( accept) (AmE colloq)

    we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien

    7)
    a) (find out, determine) ver*
    b) ( ensure)

    to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder

    8)
    a) (experience, undergo)
    b) ( be the occasion of) (journ)

    in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...

    next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

    9)
    a) ( meet) ver*

    when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?

    b) ( go out with) (colloq) salir* con
    c) ( saying goodbye) (colloq)

    see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!

    see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!

    10) ( visit)
    a) ( socially) ver*
    b) ( for consultation) ver*

    you should see a specialistdeberías ver a or ir a un especialista

    to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

    11) ( receive) ver*, atender*
    12) (escort, accompany) acompañar

    2.
    vi
    1)
    a) ver*
    b) (look, inspect) ver*
    2) (understand, realize) ver*

    can't you see he loves you? — ¿no te das cuenta de or no ves que te quiere?

    3) (consider, think) ver*

    let's see — vamos a ver, veamos

    I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada

    4) ( find out) ver*

    will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver

    what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás

    Phrasal Verbs:

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  • 55 day

    [deɪ]
    account day расчетный день на Лондонской фондовой бирже accounting day день урегулирования платежей accounting day последний день расчетного периода accounting day расчетный день на Лондонской фондовой бирже accounting day учетный день all day long день-деньской; by the day поденно appointed day назначеннный день appointed day назначенный день as from that day с этого числа day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью to be on one's day быть в ударе day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью business day время работы банка business day время работы биржи business day рабочий день day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью all day long день-деньской; by the day поденно carrying-over day бирж. день отсрочки сделки carrying-over day бирж. день репорта civil day гражданские сутки (исчисляются от 12 ч. ночи) clearing day день взаимных расчетов contango day день контанго contango day первый день расчета на Лондонской фондовой бирже continuation day бирж. день контанго continuation day бирж. первый день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже court day день суда court day день судебного присутствия a creature of a day недолговечное существо или явление a creature of a day зоол. эфемерида day день; сутки; on that day в тот день; all (the) day весь день day день day геол. дневная поверхность; пласт, ближайший к земной поверхности day дневное время; by day днем; at day на заре, на рассвете; before day до рассвета; between two days амер. ночью day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник day (часто pl) период, отрезок времени; эпоха; in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена; in these latter days в последнее время day победа; to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу; the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение; to lose the day проиграть сражение day пора, время (расцвета, упадка и т. п.); вся жизнь человека; to have had (или to have seen) one's day устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления day сутки the day текущий день; every other day, day about через день the day текущий день; every other day, day about через день to a day день в день; early in the day вовремя; rather late in the day поздновато; увы, слишком поздно; a day after the fair слишком поздно fair: day выставка; world fair всемирная выставка; the day after the fair слишком поздно the day after tomorrow послезавтра a day before the fair слишком рано, преждевременно day by (или after) day, from day to day день за днем; изо дня в день; со дня на день one of these days в один из ближайших дней; day in, day out изо дня в день day победа; to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу; the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение; to lose the day проиграть сражение day of absence день отсутствия day of absence неприсутственный день day of credit день кредитования the day of doom (или of judgement) библ. день страшного суда; конец света, светопреставление day of grace день отсрочки day of grace льготный день (для уплаты по векселю) day of grace льготный срок day of illness день отсутствия на работе по болезни day of maturity день наступления срока платежа day of payment день платежа day of sale день продажи day of settlement день заключения сделки day of settlement день заключения соглашения day of the month день месяца day of transaction день заключения сделки day of validation день оценки day off выходной день day out день, проведенный вне дома day out свободный день для прислуги one of these days в один из ближайших дней; day in, day out изо дня в день discharging day суд. день разгрузки due day день платежа to a day день в день; early in the day вовремя; rather late in the day поздновато; увы, слишком поздно; a day after the fair слишком поздно early: day рано; early in the year в начале года; early in life в молодости; early in the day рано утром; перен. заблаговременно election day день выборов to save the day спасти положение; every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица; to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с every other day (EOD) через день the day текущий день; every other day, day about через день every second day каждый второй день far in the day к концу дня; this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.); спустя неделю; three times a day три раза в день far: day and wide всесторонне; he saw far and wide он обладал широким кругозором; far in the day к концу дня; far into the night допоздна first day (of the week) воскресенье first intermediate day бирж. первый день среднего срока (четвертый день) day by (или after) day, from day to day день за днем; изо дня в день; со дня на день good day до свидания good day добрый день day пора, время (расцвета, упадка и т. п.); вся жизнь человека; to have had (или to have seen) one's day устареть, отслужить свое, выйти из употребления he will see his better days yet он еще оправится, наступят и для него лучшие времена; one's early days юность day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник high day праздник, праздничный день his day is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора; his days are numbered дни его сочтены; to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои; скончаться; покончить счеты с жизнью his day is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора; his days are numbered дни его сочтены; to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои; скончаться; покончить счеты с жизнью number: day уст. считать, пересчитывать; his days are numbered его дни сочтены if a day ни больше ни меньше; как раз in days to come в будущем, в грядущие времена; men of the day видные люди (эпохи) day (часто pl) период, отрезок времени; эпоха; in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена; in these latter days в последнее время day (часто pl) период, отрезок времени; эпоха; in the days of yore (или old) в старину, в былые времена; in these latter days в последнее время latter: latter (сравн. ст. от late) недавний; in these latter days в наше время; the latter half of the week вторая половина недели day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник inauguration day день вступления в должность independence day День независимости interest day день выплаты процентов juridical day присутственный день в суде to call it a day считать дело законченным; let us call it a day на сегодня хватит day победа; to carry (или to win) the day одержать победу; the day is ours мы одержали победу, мы выиграли сражение; to lose the day проиграть сражение to make a day of it весело провести день making-up day день подведения баланса making-up day день подведения итога making-up day первый день ликвидационного периода maturity day день наступления срока платежа day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник May: May Day праздник Первого мая in days to come в будущем, в грядущие времена; men of the day видные люди (эпохи) name day второй день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже to save the day спасти положение; every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица; to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с named day второй день расчетного периода на Лондонской фондовой бирже national day национальный праздник nonworking day нерабочий день day день; сутки; on that day в тот день; all (the) day весь день one day однажды one of these days в один из ближайших дней; day in, day out изо дня в день he will see his better days yet он еще оправится, наступят и для него лучшие времена; one's early days юность early: day ранний; the early bird шутл. ранняя пташка; at an early date в ближайшем будущем; it is early days yet еще слишком рано, время не настало; one's early days юность open day день открытых дверей the other day на днях other: day (с сущ. во мн. ч.) остальные; the other students остальные студенты; the other day на днях, недавно pay day день выплаты зарплаты pay day день урегулирования платежей pay day последний день расчетного периода pay day расчетный день payout day день выплаты polling day день выборов polling day день голосования the present day сегодня; текущий день to a day день в день; early in the day вовремя; rather late in the day поздновато; увы, слишком поздно; a day after the fair слишком поздно return day день возврата судебного приказа rollover day дата очередной фиксации плавающей ставки по кредиту to save the day спасти положение; every day is not Sunday посл. = не все коту масленица; to name on (или in) the same day with = поставить на одну доску с second intermediate day второй средний срок settlement day день расчета по сделке с ценными бумагами settlement day последний день ликвидационного периода settlement day расчетный день settling day расчетный день she is fifty if she is a day ей все пятьдесят (лет), никак не меньше solar (или astronomical, nautical) day астрономические сутки (исчисляются от 12 ч. дня) some day когда-нибудь; как-нибудь на днях some: day day, day time (or other) когданибудь; some one какой-нибудь (один); some people некоторые люди summer's day длинный день summer's day летний день far in the day к концу дня; this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.); спустя неделю; three times a day три раза в день this: day pron demonstr. (pl these) этот, эта, это this day сегодня far in the day к концу дня; this day (week, month, etc.) ровно через неделю (месяц и т. п.); спустя неделю; three times a day три раза в день ticket day второй день ликвидационного периода на фондовой бирже to a day день в день; early in the day вовремя; rather late in the day поздновато; увы, слишком поздно; a day after the fair слишком поздно trading day операционный день (на бирже) transaction day день исполнения сделки transaction day операционный день value day дата, с которой депозит начинает приносить проценты value day дата зачисления денег на банковский счет value day дата поставки срочного депозита value day дата поставки ценной бумаги day знаменательный день; May Day Первое мая; Victory Day День Победы; Inauguration Day день вступления в должность вновь избранного президента США; high (или banner) day праздник waiting day день ожидания weekly day off еженедельный выходной день weekly day off еженедельный день отдыха working day = workday workday: workday будний день; рабочий день day будний день day рабочий день working day = workday working day будний день working day рабочий день, будний день working day рабочий день

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  • 56 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

  • 57 first

    fə:st
    1. числ. поряд. первый а) первый по счету;
    следующий раньше всех по порядку б) занимающий ведущее положение, главный, лучший first violinпервая скрипка( в оркестре)
    2. прил.
    1) а) первый, ранний( начавший(ся) раньше остальных) among the firstв числе первых She was the first to arrive. ≈ Она приехала первой. first aid Syn: earliest б) первый (положивший начало чему-л.) Voltaire was the first who popularized in France the philosophy of Newton. ≈ Вольтер был первым из тех, кто сделал популярной во Франции философию Ньютона. в) первый по расписанию, самый ранний I shall get back to Moscow by the first train. ≈ Я вернусь В Москву первым же поездом.
    2) первый по порядку при последовательности или перечислении The first thing that fixes our eye is the noble river covered with boats. ≈ Первое, что попадается на глаза - это величественная река, усеянная лодками. the first of the year а) брит. первый день в году;
    б) амер. первая половина года
    3) первый по важности, значительности;
    занимающий приоритетное положение first violin ≈ первая скрипка ∙ to be on a first name basis with smb. ≈ быть на ты с кем-л. First Commonerспикер( в палате общин до 1919 г.) First Sea Lord ≈ первый морской лорд, начальник главного морского штаба (Англии) first water ≈ чистейшей воды( о бриллиантах)
    3. сущ.
    1) начало Syn: beginning
    2) самое раннее, самое первое по счету а) муз. самый высокий голос( в ансамбле), ведущий инструмент( в оркестре) б) лучшие товары, товары высшего качества в) победа( первое место) в соревнованиях, в конкурсе ∙ first base
    4. нареч.
    1) а) раньше, ранее, сначала (предшествующий какому-то другому объекту по времени) б) прежде всего в) впервые Syn: for the first time
    2) скорее, предпочтительно Syn: sooner ∙ first, last and all the time амер. ≈ решительно и бесповоротно;
    раз и навсегда first and lastв общем и целом first or lastрано или поздно (the *) первое (число) - on the * of May первого мая первый (человек) (который что-л. делает) - we were the * to arrive мы прибыли первыми - he was among the very * он был среди первых (сделавших что-л.) начало - at * сначала, сперва - at the * (в) первое время - from the (very) * с самого начала получивший первую премию, первый приз и т. п.;
    получивший высокую оценку - to come in an easy * прийти к финишу первым /намного раньше других/ степень бакалавра с отличием первого класса( в университетах Великобритании) (музыкальное) самый высокий голос или самая высокая партия( в дуэте, трио и т. п.) pl товар первого сорта, высшего качества pl (горное) лучшая кусковая руда;
    концентрат место в первом классе (какого-л. транспорта) (разговорное) первая база (бейсбол) (разговорное) первый этап, первый шаг( к чему-л.) (разговорное) (автомобильное) первая скорость первый (по счету) - the * three years первые три года - the * turning on the right первый поворот направо - the * man I saw on arrival первый, кого я увидел по приезде - I'll do it * thing я сделаю это прежде всего - I'll call you * thing in the morning завтра утром первым делом я позвоню вам - Peter the F. Петр Первый первый по времени, самый ранний - the * flowers of spring первые весенние цветы - the * writer of history первый историк первый (из следующих друг за другом), начальный - * performance первое представление, премьера - * round первый раунд (бокс) - to succeed the very * time добиться успеха с (самого) первого раза /с самого начала/ - to wear a new dress for the * time надеть новое платье (в) первый раз - his * experience under fire его первое боевое испытание, его боевое крещение первый, пробный - * attempt первая попытка - * steps первые шаги первый, основной - the * thing to do первое, что надо сделать первый попавшийся;
    первый представившийся;
    любой - I'll do it at the * opportunity я сделаю это при первой возможности - ask the * man you meet спросите любого, кого вы встретите первый, предварительный - * field dressing индивидуальный перевязочный пакет - * working( горное) подготовительные работы - * tooth молочный зуб первый, переднийчасти чего-л.) - * tier boxes ложи первого яруса - the * row of seats первый ряд (мест) первый, выдающийся, самый знаменитый - the * scholar of the day самый крупный ученый своего времени первосортный, самый лучший - articles of * quality товар первого сорта первый, ведущий - * violin /(разг) fiddle/ (музыкальное) первая скрипка - F. Family (американизм) семья президента первый (по величине, значению и т. п.) - First Lord of the Admiralty первый лорд адмиралтейства, военно-морской министр( до 1964 г.) - it is the * (important) city in the country это самый крупный город страны - matter of the * importance дело первостепенной важности (грамматика) первый - * person первое лицо - * conjugation первое спряжение > * call (американизм) (военное) повестка( утренняя или вечерняя зоря) > F. Commoner спикер (в палате общин до 1919 г.) > * wing надкрылье, первое крыло > * swarm рой-первак (пчелиный) > the * but one второй по порядку > in the * place во-первых;
    прежде всего;
    вообще > why did you speak about it in the * place? зачем вы вообще об этом говорили? > * and last в общем и целом > * or last рано или поздно > * and foremost в первую очередь > *, last and all the time (американизм) раз и навсегда > at * sight, at the * blush с первого взгляда > I haven't the * idea of what you mean совершенно не представляю себе, что вы имеете в виду > to play * fiddle играть первую скрипку, занимать ведущее /руководящее/ положение;
    задавать тон > * come, * served первого первым и обслуживают сперва, сначала - * of all прежде всего - to say * one thing and then another сначала сказать одно, а потом другое - I'll go there * сначала я пойду туда впервые - when he * went to war когда он впервые попал на войну - when did you * see him? когда ты впервые встретил /увидел/ его? скорее, предпочтительно - surrender? We'll die * сдаться? Да мы скорее умрем первым;
    в первую очередь - to stand * быть первым;
    быть в первых рядах - he arrived * он прибыл первым - he claimed the right to speak * он требовал, чтобы ему первому дали слово - you go * идите первым - who plays *? (карточное) чей первый ход? - ladies *! проходите, пожалуйста!;
    сначала дамы! - women and children * женщин и детей (спасать) в первую очередь - to put * things * отобрать /выделить/ самое важное ~ начало;
    at first сперва;
    на первых порах, вначале;
    at the first of the year в начале года;
    from the first с самого начала;
    from first to last с начала до конца ~ начало;
    at first сперва;
    на первых порах, вначале;
    at the first of the year в начале года;
    from the first с самого начала;
    from first to last с начала до конца to be on a ~ name basis (with smb.) = быть на ты (с кем-л.) ~ первый;
    ранний;
    first thing первым долгом;
    I'll do it first thing in the morning я первым делом завтра займусь этим;
    to come first прийти первым first впервые;
    I first met him last year впервые я его встретил в прошлом году ~ начало;
    at first сперва;
    на первых порах, вначале;
    at the first of the year в начале года;
    from the first с самого начала;
    from first to last с начала до конца ~ (the ~) первое число ~ первосортный ~ первый, выдающийся;
    значительный;
    the first scholar of the day самый выдающийся ученый своего времени;
    first violin первая скрипка ~ первый;
    ранний;
    first thing первым долгом;
    I'll do it first thing in the morning я первым делом завтра займусь этим;
    to come first прийти первым ~ num. ord. первый;
    first form первый класс (в школе) ~, last and all the time амер. решительно и бесповоротно;
    раз и навсегда;
    first or last рано или поздно ~ самая высокая партия в музыкальной пьесе или самый высокий голос в ансамбле;
    First Commoner спикер (в палате общин до 1919 г.) ~ самый лучший ~ скорее, предпочтительно;
    first and last в общем и целом ~ сперва, сначала;
    first of all прежде всего ~ pl товары высшего качества reading: ~ чтение (стадия прохождения законопроекта) в парламенте;
    first, second, third reading первое, второе, третье чтение ~ скорее, предпочтительно;
    first and last в общем и целом ~ самая высокая партия в музыкальной пьесе или самый высокий голос в ансамбле;
    First Commoner спикер (в палате общин до 1919 г.) ~ cost себестоимость ~ num. ord. первый;
    first form первый класс (в школе) ~ сперва, сначала;
    first of all прежде всего ~ of exchange первый экземпляр векселя ~, last and all the time амер. решительно и бесповоротно;
    раз и навсегда;
    first or last рано или поздно ~ первый, выдающийся;
    значительный;
    the first scholar of the day самый выдающийся ученый своего времени;
    first violin первая скрипка First Sea Lord первый морской лорд, начальник главного морского штаба (Англии) ;
    first water чистейшей воды( о бриллиантах) ~ первый;
    ранний;
    first thing первым долгом;
    I'll do it first thing in the morning я первым делом завтра займусь этим;
    to come first прийти первым ~ первый, выдающийся;
    значительный;
    the first scholar of the day самый выдающийся ученый своего времени;
    first violin первая скрипка First Sea Lord первый морской лорд, начальник главного морского штаба (Англии) ;
    first water чистейшей воды (о бриллиантах) ~ начало;
    at first сперва;
    на первых порах, вначале;
    at the first of the year в начале года;
    from the first с самого начала;
    from first to last с начала до конца ~ начало;
    at first сперва;
    на первых порах, вначале;
    at the first of the year в начале года;
    from the first с самого начала;
    from first to last с начала до конца first впервые;
    I first met him last year впервые я его встретил в прошлом году ~ первый;
    ранний;
    first thing первым долгом;
    I'll do it first thing in the morning я первым делом завтра займусь этим;
    to come first прийти первым they were the ~ to come они пришли первыми;
    in the first place сперва;
    прежде всего;
    в первую очередь place: ~ горн. забой;
    in place of вместо;
    in the first (in the second) place вопервых (во-вторых) ;
    in the next place затем ~, last and all the time амер. решительно и бесповоротно;
    раз и навсегда;
    first or last рано или поздно they were the ~ to come они пришли первыми;
    in the first place сперва;
    прежде всего;
    в первую очередь

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > first

  • 58 party

    ̈ɪˈpɑ:tɪ
    1. сущ.
    1) а) сторона в сражении, споре, противоборстве, противостоянии б) юр. сторона в) политическая партия to establish, form a partyосновать, организовать партию to break up, disband, dissolve a party ≈ распустить партию the party in powerправящая партия political party ≈ политическая партия progressive party ≈ прогрессивная партия reactionary party ≈ реакционная партия centrist party conservative party labor party left-wing party liberal party majority party minority party radical party right-wing party ruling party spoiler party г) участник, юр. соучастник;
    одно из двух лиц, говорящих по телефону;
    шутл. особа, субъект, человек (своего рода местоимение) an old party with spectacles ≈ старикашка в очках be a party to smth. Syn: participator, accessory
    2) а) отряд, команда, группа, партия ( в различных значениях, в частности, воен.) ;
    воен. сл. боевая операция advance party б) свита, сопровождающие лица в) компания( группа людей) ;
    прием гостей, званый вечер, вечеринка, тусовка at a party ≈ на вечеринке to arrange, give, have, throw a party for ≈ устраивать, давать прием для, устраивать вечеринку, собирать тусовку to host a party for ≈ быть хозяином вечера, устраивать вечер для to attend a party ≈ присутствовать на вечеринке to crash a partyявиться без приглашения birthday party ≈ день рождения a party breaks up ≈ вечеринка заканчивается the party is over ≈ баста, карапузики, кончилися танцы The party broke up at midnight. ≈ Вечеринка закончилась в полночь. We had a good time at the party. ≈ Мы хорошо провели время на вечеринке. Christmas party cocktail party dinner party farewell party garden party going-away party New Year's Eve party pajamas party slumber party singles party stag party surprise party tea party Syn: celebrationparty girl
    2. прил.
    1) геральдика разделенный на какое-л. число частей каким-л. образом (о геральдическом щите)
    2) относящийся к party
    1. в одном из значений
    3) партийный, относящийся к политической партии party affiliation party card party leader - party man - party member party membership party organization party local party unit party nucleus партия - the socialist * социалистическая партия - local * местная низовая партийная организация - a ruling * правящая партия - an opposition * партия в оппозиции - to rally a * сплотить партию - to join a * вступить в партию - to belong to a * принадлежать к какой-либо партии, быть членом какой-либо партии партийный - * affiliation партийность, принадлежность к партии - * card партийный билет - * dues партийные взносы - * leader лидер (вождь) партии - * organization партийная организация - * warfare борьба партий, война между партиями отряд, команда;
    группа, партия - climbing * отряд альпинистов - surveying * изыскательская партия - rescue * спасательный отряд - searching * поисковая партия - storming * штурмовой отряд - working * рабочая группа (комиссии, конференции) - to be one of the * быть членом отряда - to form (to orhanize) a * создать( организовать) группу, отряд - our tour ended and the * disbanded наш поход закончился, и группа распалась компания - a small * маленькая компания - he had a * of friends at his home у него дома собралась компания друзей - the * did not break up until two in the morning гости разошлись только к двум часам ночи - we shall be a small * у нас будут все свои, у нас будет немного народу прием гостей;
    вечер, вечеринка;
    пикник;
    прогулка в компании - costume * карнавал - dinner * обед - fishing * рыбалка - farewell * прощальный вечер - pleasure * увеселительная прогулка - moonshine * увеселительная прогулка при луне - the * was very stiff and formal вечер прошел чопорно и официально - the luncheon * included five guests на завтраке было пятеро гостей - to go to a * пойти на вечер - to give a * позвать гостей;
    устроить вечер;
    принимать гостей - to make up a * собрать гостей, устроить вечер - to be asked to a * быть приглашенным в гости - the * ended up with a dance вечер закончился танцами сопровождающие лица, свита - the president and his * президент и сопровождающие его лица (to) участник, участвующее лицо - to be a * to smth. принимать участие в чем-либо - he was a * to all their proceedings он принимал участие во всех их делах - sixty countries are now parties to the treaty 60 стран уже подписали этот договор - the defendant was a * to the making of the codicil обвиняемый принимал участие в составлении дополнительного распоряжения к завещанию - to be a * to a crime быть соучастником преступления - to be a * to an undertaking участвовать в (каком-либо) предприятии - to be no * to smth. не принимать участия в чем-либо - I shall never be a * to any such thing я никогда не приму участия в таком деле( разговорное) особа;
    человек - a pious * набожная особа - a rich old * богатый старик - a * of the name of Jones один тип по фамилии Джоунс - he is a worthy * in a conversation он достойный собеседник (американизм) (студенческое) (жаргон) доступная девушка (юридическое) сторона - * to an action at law сторона в процессе - adverse * противная сторона (в процессе) - the injured * пострадавшая сторона - contracting * контрагент - contracting parties, the parties to a contract договаривающиеся стороны - the High Contracting Parties( дипломатическое) Высокие Договаривающиеся Стороны - the parties concerned, interested parties заинтересованные стороны - belligerent * воюющая сторона( американизм) (студенческое) (жаргон) обнимание, нежничание;
    вечеринка с поцелуями > cold-meat * (американизм) (сленг) похороны > necktie * (американизм) (сленг) линчевание( геральдика) разделенный сверху донизу на две равные части - * per pale разделенный вертикальной линией adverse ~ противная сторона aggrieved ~ потерпевшая сторона ~ шутл. человек, особа, субъект;
    an old party with spectacles старикашка в очках;
    party girl доступная девушка;
    женщина легкого поведения attaching ~ действительная сторона average ~ сторона, понесшая убытки ~ участник;
    to be a party (to smth.) участвовать, принимать участие (в чем-л.) be a ~ to принимать участие central board of ~ центральный орган партии centre ~ партия центра charter ~ договор о фрахтовании судна charter ~ чартер-партия conducted ~ попутчики conducted ~ спутники party: contestant ~ спорящая сторона contracting ~ договаривающаясч сторона contracting ~ договаривающаяся сторона contracting ~ участник договора country ~ аграрная партия damaging ~ сторона, наносящая ущерб declaring ~ заявляющая сторона defendant ~ сторона обвиняемого defendant ~ сторона ответчика direct ~ выставившая сторона ~ прием гостей;
    званый вечер, вечеринка;
    to give a party устроить вечеринку governing ~ правящая партия government ~ правительственная партия injured ~ пострадавшая сторона injured ~ сторона, понесшая ущерб insured ~ застрахованная сторона interested ~ заинтересованная сторона interim working ~ временная рабочая группа intervening ~ вмешивающаяся сторона joint ~ соучастник joint working ~ совместная рабочая группа party: left-wing ~ левая партия majority ~ партия большинства ~ сопровождающие лица;
    the minister and his party министр и сопровождающие его лица minority ~ партия меньшинства nonsocialist ~ буржуазная партия obligated ~ обязавшаяся сторона opposing ~ противная сторона opposition ~ оппозиционная партия parliamentary ~ парламентская партия ~ юр. сторона;
    the parties to a contract договаривающиеся стороны party группа ~ компания ~ отряд, команда;
    группа, партия ~ партийный;
    party affiliation партийная принадлежность;
    party card партийный билет ~ партийный ~ партия;
    the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Коммунистическая партия Советского Союза ~ партия ~ прием гостей;
    званый вечер, вечеринка;
    to give a party устроить вечеринку ~ сопровождающие лица;
    the minister and his party министр и сопровождающие его лица ~ юр. сторона;
    the parties to a contract договаривающиеся стороны ~ сторона, участник (договора) ;
    партия, отряд, команда, группа, компания, прием (гостей), вечеринка, пирушка, сопровождающие лица ~ сторона (по делу, в договоре и т.п.) ~ сторона ~ участник;
    to be a party (to smth.) участвовать, принимать участие (в чем-л.) ~ участник ~ шутл. человек, особа, субъект;
    an old party with spectacles старикашка в очках;
    party girl доступная девушка;
    женщина легкого поведения Party: Party: Conservative ~ Консервативная партия (Великобритания) party: party: contestant ~ спорящая сторона Party: Party: Labour ~ лейбористская партия party: party: left-wing ~ левая партия Party: Party: Social Democratic ~ Социал-демократическая партия (Великобритания) party: party: splinter ~ отколовшаяся партия ~ партийный;
    party affiliation партийная принадлежность;
    party card партийный билет ~ шутл. человек, особа, субъект;
    an old party with spectacles старикашка в очках;
    party girl доступная девушка;
    женщина легкого поведения ~ in office правящая партия ~ in power правящая партия power: ~ могущество, власть (тж. государственная) ;
    влияние, мощь;
    supreme power верховная власть;
    the party in power партия, стоящая у власти ~ local (или unit) местная, низовая партийная организация;
    party nucleus партийная ячейка ~ leader вождь, лидер партии;
    party man (или member) член партии ~ membership партийность, принадлежность к партии;
    party organization партийная организация ~ local (или unit) местная, низовая партийная организация;
    party nucleus партийная ячейка ~ to action сторона в судебном процессе ~ to bill сторона торгового контакта ~ to case сторона в судебном процессе ~ to contract договаривающаяся сторона ~ to contract контрагент ~ to joint transaction сторона в совместной сделке right-wing ~ пол. правая партия rival ~ соперничающая партия single-tax ~ сторона, выступающая за единый налог party: splinter ~ отколовшаяся партия submitting ~ сторона-заявитель succeeding ~ наследник tendering ~ сторона, подавшая заявку на торгах third ~ третье лицо third ~ третья сторона working ~ рабочая группа

    Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > party

  • 59 Kilby, Jack St Clair

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    b. 8 November 1923 Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
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    American engineer who filed the first patents for micro-electronic (integrated) circuits.
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    Kilby spent most of his childhood in Great Bend, Kansas, where he often accompanied his father, an electrical power engineer, on his maintenance rounds. Working in the blizzard of 1937, his father borrowed a "ham" radio, and this fired Jack to study for his amateur licence (W9GTY) and to construct his own equipment while still a student at Great Bend High School. In 1941 he entered the University of Illinois, but four months later, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he was enlisted in the US Army and found himself working in a radio repair workshop in India. When the war ended he returned to his studies, obtaining his BSEE from Illinois in 1947 and his MSEE from the University of Wisconsin. He then joined Centralab, a small electronics firm in Milwaukee owned by Globe-Union. There he filed twelve patents, including some for reduced titanate capacitors and for Steatite-packing of transistors, and developed a transistorized hearing-aid. During this period he also attended a course on transistors at Bell Laboratories. In May 1958, concerned to gain experience in the field of number processing, he joined Texas Instruments in Dallas. Shortly afterwards, while working alone during the factory vacation, he conceived the idea of making monolithic, or integrated, circuits by diffusing impurities into a silicon substrate to create P-N junctions. Within less than a month he had produced a complete oscillator on a chip to prove that the technology was feasible, and the following year at the 1ERE Show he demonstrated a germanium integrated-circuit flip-flop. Initially he was granted a patent for the idea, but eventually, after protracted litigation, priority was awarded to Robert Noyce of Fairchild. In 1965 he was commissioned by Patrick Haggerty, the Chief Executive of Texas Instruments, to make a pocket calculator based on integrated circuits, and on 14 April 1971 the world's first such device, the Pocketronic, was launched onto the market. Costing $150 (and weighing some 2½ lb or 1.1 kg), it was an instant success and in 1972 some 5 million calculators were sold worldwide. He left Texas Instruments in November 1970 to become an independent consultant and inventor, working on, amongst other things, methods of deriving electricity from sunlight.
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    Principal Honours and Distinctions
    Franklin Institute Stuart Ballantine Medal 1966. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers David Sarnoff Award 1966; Cledo Brunetti Award (jointly with Noyce) 1978; Medal of Honour 1986. National Academy of Engineering 1967. National Science Medal 1969. National Inventors Hall of Fame 1982. Honorary DEng Miami 1982, Rochester 1986. Honorary DSc Wisconsin 1988. Distinguished Professor, Texas A \& M University.
    Bibliography
    6 February 1959, US patent no. 3,138,743 (the first integrated circuit (IC); initially granted June 1964).
    US patent no. 3,819,921 (the Pocketronic calculator).
    Further Reading
    T.R.Reid, 1984, Microchip. The Story of a Revolution and the Men Who Made It, London: Pan Books (for the background to the development of the integrated circuit). H.Queisser, 1988, Conquest of the Microchip, Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press.
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  • 60 time

    [taɪm]
    access time вчт. время доступа access time момент допуска across-the-board time фиксированный момент движения цен на фондовой бирже, затрагивающего все акции action time рабочее время active time активное время active time продолжительность обслуживания actual time фактическое время add time вчт. время сложения air time время выхода в эфир in good time заранее, заблаговременно; all in good time все в свое время; in bad time не вовремя, с опозданием, поздно all-in time произ. стандартный срок allowed time допустимое время arrival time вчт. время входа times to come будущее; as times go по нынешним временам at a time одновременно at my time of life в мои годы, в моем возрасте at times временами; some time or other когда-нибудь; at no time никогда at one time одновременно to make time амер. ехать на определенной скорости; on time амер. точно, вовремя; at one time некогда at the same time в то же самое время at the same time вместе с тем; тем не менее; for the time being пока, до поры до времени at the time в то время at the time of во время at times временами; some time or other когда-нибудь; at no time никогда attended time вчт. время обслуживания available time полезное время in time вовремя; to be in time поспеть, прийти вовремя; in course of time со временем; out of time несвоевременно time муз. темп; такт; to beat time отбивать такт to keep time = to beat time before one's time до (кого-л.); до (чьего-л.) рождения before (behind) the times (или one's time) передовой (отсталый) по взглядам in no time необыкновенно быстро, моментально; before time слишком рано big time разг. успех bit time вчт. такт передачи broadcasting time время трансляции build-up time вчт. время нарастания очереди calculating time вчт. время счета changeover time время перехода к выпуску новой продукции closing time время закрытия closing time время окончания работы compensation time время компенсации compile time вчт. время трансляции computation time вчт. время вычислений computer time машинное время computer time вчт. машинное время computing time вчт. время вычмсления connect time вчт. продолжительность сеанса связи cooling time время охлаждения critical time предельное время cutoff time время прекращения data time вчт. время обмена данными daylight saving time летнее время debug time вчт. время отладки debugging time вчт. время отладки deceleration time вчт. время останова delay time время задержки delay time вчт. время задержки delay time время запаздывания delay time выдержка времени delivery time срок поставки time срок; it is time we were going нам пора идти; time is up срок истек; to do time разг. отбывать тюремное заключение double time ускоренный марш down time вчт. время неисправного состояния down time вчт. простой dwell time вчт. время пребывания в системе effective time полезное время effective waiting time вчт. эффективное время ожидания elapsed time астрономическое время работы elapsed time истекшее время elapsed time общее затраченное время elapsed time фактическая продолжительность entry time вчт. момент входа event time вчт. момент появления события fetch time вчт. время выборки flexible working time гибкий рабочий график in a short time в скором времени; for a short time на короткое время, ненадолго time время; what is the time? который час?; the time of day время дня, час; from time to time время от времени to give (smb.) the time of day, to pass the time of day (with smb.) здороваться; обмениваться приветствиями giving time предоставленное время to go with the times не отставать от жизни; идти в ногу со временем handling time время перемещения handling time время переработки handling time время транспортировки time (часто pl) эпоха, времена; hard times тяжелые времена; time out of mind с незапамятных времен; Shakespeare's times эпоха Шекспира to have a good time, to make a time of it хорошо провести время to while away the time коротать время; to have time on one's hands иметь массу свободного времени idle time вчт. время простоя idle time нерабочий период idle time перерыв в работе idle time период бездействия idle time простой idle time вчт. простой in a short time в скором времени; for a short time на короткое время, ненадолго in good time заранее, заблаговременно; all in good time все в свое время; in bad time не вовремя, с опозданием, поздно in time вовремя; to be in time поспеть, прийти вовремя; in course of time со временем; out of time несвоевременно in good time заранее, заблаговременно; all in good time все в свое время; in bad time не вовремя, с опозданием, поздно in good time точно, своевременно there is no time to lose нельзя терять ни минуты; in (или on) one's own time в свободное время in time вовремя; to be in time поспеть, прийти вовремя; in course of time со временем; out of time несвоевременно ineffective time вчт. время простоя inoperable time нерабочее время instruction time вчт. время выполнения команды interaction time вчт. время взаимодействия time attr. повременный; it beats my time это выше моего понимания; to sell time амер. предоставлять время для выступления по радио или телевидению (за плату) time срок; it is time we were going нам пора идти; time is up срок истек; to do time разг. отбывать тюремное заключение time жизнь, век; it will last my time этого на мой век хватит to keep (good) time идти хорошо (о часах); to keep bad time идти плохо (о часах) to keep time = to beat time to keep time выдерживать ритм to keep time идти верно (о часах) to keep (good) time идти хорошо (о часах); to keep bad time идти плохо (о часах) knocking-off time рын.тр. время окончания работы lag time продолжительность запаздывания latency time вчт. время ожидания lead time время между принятием решения и началом действия lead time время на освоение новой продукции, на выполнение нового заказа lead time время подготовки к выпуску продукции lead time время протекания процесса lead time время реализации заказа lead time задержка, затягивание lead time срок разработки новой продукции load time время загрузки load time вчт. время загрузки loading time время погрузки local time местное время lost time потерянное время lost time is never found again посл. потерянного времени не воротишь; one (two) at a time по одному (по двое) maintenance time продолжительность технического обслуживания to have a good time, to make a time of it хорошо провести время to make time амер. ехать на определенной скорости; on time амер. точно, вовремя; at one time некогда to make time амер. спешить, пытаясь наверстать упущенное make-ready time подготовительное время times outof (или without) number бесчисленное количество раз; many a time часто, много раз mean time between failures среднее время безотказной работы mean time to repair среднее время восстановления minimum time минимальное время multiplication time вчт. время умножения negotiated working time нормированное рабочее время negotiated working time согласованное рабочее время off time вчт. время простоя lost time is never found again посл. потерянного времени не воротишь; one (two) at a time по одному (по двое) opening time время открытия operable time вчт. время готовности operable time рабочее время operating time время эксплуатации operating time наработка operating time вчт. рабочее время operating time срок службы operating time эксплуатационное время operation time вчт. время выполнения операции over time вчт. с течением времени part time неполный рабочий день to give (smb.) the time of day, to pass the time of day (with smb.) здороваться; обмениваться приветствиями payout time срок выплаты preempted time вчт. продолжительность прерывания обслуживания prime time наиболее удобное время processing time вчт. время обработки данных processing time вчт. время обслуживания processing time продолжительность обработки processor time вчт. время счета production time вчт. производительное время productive time полезное время productive time вчт. полезное время productive time продуктивное время productive time производительно используемое время proving time вчт. время проверки question time время, отведенное в парламенте для вопросов правительству read time вчт. время считывания reading time время, уделяемое чтению real time истинное время real time истинный масштаб времени real time реальное время real time вчт. реальное время real time реальный масштаб времени recovery time вчт. время востановления redemption time время выкупа reference time вчт. начало отсчета времени remaining service time вчт. остаточное время обслуживания repair time вчт. время ремонта repair time продолжительность ремонта representative computing time вчт. эталонное время request-response time вчт. время между запросом и ответом resetting time вчт. время возврата residual waiting time остаточное время ожидания response time вчт. время ответа response time вчт. время отклика resting time время отдыха round-trip propagation time вчт. задержка кругового обхода running time вчт. время прогона sampling time вчт. время получения выборки scheduled time директивный срок scheduled time запланированное время scramble time вчт. конкурентное время search time comp. время поиска seek time вчт. время установки time attr. повременный; it beats my time это выше моего понимания; to sell time амер. предоставлять время для выступления по радио или телевидению (за плату) to serve one's time отбыть срок наказания; she is near her time она скоро родит, она на сносях; to work against time стараться уложиться в срок to serve one's time отбыть срок службы service time вчт. время обслуживания setting time вчт. время установки setup time время перестройки производства setup time вчт. время установки setup time продолжительность подготовительно-заключительных операций time (часто pl) эпоха, времена; hard times тяжелые времена; time out of mind с незапамятных времен; Shakespeare's times эпоха Шекспира to serve one's time отбыть срок наказания; she is near her time она скоро родит, она на сносях; to work against time стараться уложиться в срок simulation time вчт. модельное время time раз; six times five is thirty шестью пять - тридцать; ten times as large в десять раз больше; time after time раз за разом; повторно slot time вчт. интервал ответа so that's the time of day! такие-то дела!; take your time! не спешите!; to kill time убить время sojourn time вчт. длительность пребывания at times временами; some time or other когда-нибудь; at no time никогда speaking time время выступления spent waiting time вчт. время ожиданий standard operation time нормативная наработка standard operation time нормативная продолжительность эксплуатации standard operation time нормативный срок службы standard time норматив времени standard time нормативное время standard time стандартное, декретное время start time вчт. время разгона starting time время начала startup time вчт. время запуска stop time вчт. время останова storage time вчт. время хранения данных storing time время хранения swap time вчт. время перекачки system time вчт. время системы system with limited holding time система с ограниченным временем пребывания so that's the time of day! такие-то дела!; take your time! не спешите!; to kill time убить время takedown time вчт. время освобождения time раз; six times five is thirty шестью пять - тридцать; ten times as large в десять раз больше; time after time раз за разом; повторно testing time вчт. время проверки there is no time to lose нельзя терять ни минуты; in (или on) one's own time в свободное время throughput time производительное время time раз; six times five is thirty шестью пять - тридцать; ten times as large в десять раз больше; time after time раз за разом; повторно time attr. относящийся к определенному времени time attr. повременный; it beats my time это выше моего понимания; to sell time амер. предоставлять время для выступления по радио или телевидению (за плату) time between arrivals вчт. интервал между требованиями time for payment срок платежа time for performance срок исполнения time for presentment срок предъявления time for submission срок представления time срок; it is time we were going нам пора идти; time is up срок истек; to do time разг. отбывать тюремное заключение time of acquisition время приобретения time of balance sheet дата представления балансового отчета time of billing срок фактурирования time of closing of accounts дата закрытия счетов time of conception время зачатия time of crisis кризисный период time время; what is the time? который час?; the time of day время дня, час; from time to time время от времени time of death время смерти time of delivery срок поставки time of deposit период, на который сделан срочный вклад time of dispatch (TOD) время отправки time of distribution время размещения time of falling due срок платежа time of implementation период внедрения time of incurring a debt время образования долга time of invoicing время выписки фактуры time of issue время эмиссии time of loading время погрузки time of maturity срок платежа по векселю time of maturity срок ценной бумаги time of operation время выполнения операции time of operation наработка time of operation продолжительность эксплуатации time of operation срок службы time of payment срок платежа time of performance срок исполнения time of performance of contract срок исполнения договора time of purchase время покупки time of receipt (TOR) дата получения time of recording дата регистрации time of redemption срок выкупа time of redemption срок погашения time of sale время продажи time of sale дата продажи time of signature дата подписи time of surrender время вручения time of taking office дата вступления в должность time of taking up duties дата вступления в должность time of termination время прекращения действия time of termination дата истечения срока time of transmission (TOT) время передачи time of transportation время перевозки time of year время года time off нерабочее время time out вчт. тайм-аут time (часто pl) эпоха, времена; hard times тяжелые времена; time out of mind с незапамятных времен; Shakespeare's times эпоха Шекспира time удачно выбирать время; рассчитывать (по времени); приурочивать; to time to the minute рассчитывать до минуты times outof (или without) number бесчисленное количество раз; many a time часто, много раз times to come будущее; as times go по нынешним временам total time вчт. суммарное время time назначать время; the train timed to leave at 6.30 поезд, отходящий по расписанию в 6 ч. 30 м. transfer time вчт. время передачи transfer time срок передачи translating time вчт. время трансляции turnaround time вчт. длительность цикла обработки turnaround time межремонтный срок службы unexpended service time вчт. оставшееся время обслуживания unit time вчт. единичное время time: unused time вчт. неиспользуемое время up time вчт. рабочее время useful time вчт. полезное время user time вчт. время пользователя wait time вчт. время ожидания waiting time время ожидания waiting time вчт. время ожидания waiting time простой по организационным причинам waiting time простой по техническим причинам wasted service time вчт. затраченное время обслуживания time время; what is the time? который час?; the time of day время дня, час; from time to time время от времени to while away the time коротать время; to have time on one's hands иметь массу свободного времени while: time away бездельничать; to while away the time (или a few hours) проводить, коротать время word time вчт. время выборки слова time рабочее время; to work full (part) time работать полный (неполный) рабочий день или полную (неполную) рабочую неделю working time рабочее время write time вчт. время записи zone time поясное время zone: time attr. зональный; поясной; региональный; zone time поясное время

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