1. выполнение, исполнение in the performance of a task —- при решении задачи to be faithful in the performance of one's duty —- честно выполнять свои обязанности specific performance —- юр. исполнение (обязательства) в натуре; реальное исполнение 2. действие, поступок; поведение to be modest about one's own performances —- не хвалиться своими поступками to put up a good performance —- хорошо вести (проявлять) себя to give a performance as —- действовать в качестве (кого-л.) he gives a pleasant performance as a teacher —- как преподаватель он производит приятное впечатление I was shocked at his performance in the restaurant —- я был возмущен его поведением в ресторане the address for the defence was an excellent performance —- защитник выступил прекрасно even some of her own Cabinet members are beginning to grumble about her performance —- даже некоторые члены ее собственного кабинета начинают выражать недовольство ее действиями 3. реальное исполнение, практическое применение языковых законов; речь 4. представление, спектакль first performance —- премьера farewel performance —- прощальный спектакль evening performance —- вечерний спектакль no performance tonight —- сегодня спектакля нет 5. исполнение, выступление, концерт musical performance —- концерт 6. киносеанс continuance performance —- демонстрация фильма без перерыва между сериями 7. игра, исполнение (роли и т....
сущ. 1) выполнение, исполнение, совершение 2) интенсивность труда • - Composite Theoretical Performance - bank performance - date of performance - during the performance of a contract - impossibility of performance - overall performance - performance budget - performance characteristics - performance check - performance control - performance criteria - performance criterion - performance data - performance evaluation - performance factor - performance level - performance measurement - performance objectives - performance of a contract - performance of contract - performance of econometric model - performance of economic system - performance of service - performance parameter - performance potential - performance prediction - performance rate - performance rating - performance report - performance requirements - performance specification - performance standard - performance standards - performance test - performance tests - record of performance Syn: accomplishment, completion, achievement, fulfilment PERFORMANCE сущ. 1) общ. исполнение, выполнение, свершение; деятельность, работа superb performance — впечатляющее исполнение quality of performance — качество исполнения performance of contract — выполнение контракта course of performance — ход выполнения (чего-л.) date time of performance — дата время выполнения, срок исполнения satisfactory performance — удовлетворительное исполнение proof of performance — доказательство исполнения place of performance — место деятельности performance quality — качество работы performance period — период работы Syn: "operation See: "performance standard, "actual product performance, "break-even performance, "delivery performance 2) общ. действие, поступок,...
поведение, работа (материала, конструкции, инструмента); характеристика, показатели работы; режим; действие, функционирование; эксплуатационные качества выполнение (напр. договора) performance in fire performance of structures bond performance building performance concrete performance fan performance normal performance operating performance of the equipment pavement performance reliable performance structural performance ...
n. 1 (usu. foll. by of) a the act or process of performing or carrying out. b the execution or fulfilment (of a duty etc.). 2 a staging or production (of a drama, piece of music, etc.) (the afternoon performance). 3 a person's achievement under test conditions etc. (put up a good performance). 4 colloq. a fuss; a scene; a public exhibition (made such a performance about leaving). 5 a the capabilities of a machine, esp. a car or aircraft. b (attrib.) of high capability (a performance car). ...
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noun Date: 15th century 1. a. the execution of an action b. something accomplished ; deed, feat 2. the fulfillment of a claim, promise, or request ; implementation 3. a. the action of representing a character in a play b. a public presentation or exhibition a benefit ~ 4. a. the ability to perform ; efficiency b. the manner in which a mechanism performs engine ~ 5. the manner of reacting to stimuli ; behavior 6. the linguistic behavior of an individual ; parole; also the ability to speak a certain language — compare competence 3 ...
(performances) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A performance involves entertaining an audience by doing something such as singing, dancing, or acting. Inside the theatre, they were giving a performance of Bizet’s Carmen. ...her performance as the betrayed Medea... N-COUNT 2. Someone’s or something’s performance is how successful they are or how well they do something. That study looked at the performance of 18 surgeons... The job of the new director-general was to ensure that performance targets were met. N-VAR: oft with poss 3. A car’s performance is its ability to go fast and to increase its speed quickly. N-UNCOUNT 4. A performance car is one that can go very fast and can increase its speed very quickly. ADJ: ADJ n see also high-performance 5. The performance of a task is the fact or action of doing it. He devoted in excess of seventy hours a week to the performance of his duties... N-SING: usu the N of n 6. You can describe something that is or looks complicated or difficult to do as a performance. (INFORMAL) The whole process is quite a performance... N-SING: usu a N 7. a repeat performance: see repeat ...
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~ n 1 a) an act of performing a play or a piece of music + of (Stern's performance of the Bruch concerto) give a performance (The orchestra will give two more performances this week.) b) an occasion on which a play, piece of music etc is performed (This evening's performance will begin at 8.00 pm.) 2 3 a) the act of doing a piece of work, duty etc (the performance of his official duties) b) how well or badly you do a particular job or activity (Jodie's performance in the exams was disappointing.) 4 how well a car or other machine works (The car's performance on mountain roads was impressive. | high-performance cars (=very powerful cars)) 5 a performance a) spoken a process that takes too much time and effort (What a performance!) b) an example of bad behaviour that involves angry shouting ...