1950S

Англо-русский перевод 1950S

1950-е

American English-Russian dictionary. Американский Англо-Русский словарь. 2012

SOAP OPERA — broadcast dramatic serial program, so called in the United States because most of its major sponsors for many years were …
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ROCKABILLY — early form of rock music originated by white performers in the American South, popular from the mid-1950s to 1960, with …
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ROCK AND ROLL — Bill Haley and His Comets. also called rock 'n' roll or rock & roll style of popular music that originated …
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ROCK — also called rock and roll, rock & roll, or rock 'n' roll form of popular music that emerged in the …
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NOVELTY SONG — popular song that is either written and performed as a novelty or that becomes a novelty when removed from its …
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KIVELA — also spelled Kwela (Zulu: to climb), popular urban dance music of South Africa. Coined by Elkin Sithole in the 1940s …
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DOO-WOP — style of rhythm-and-blues and rock-and-roll vocal music popular in the 1950s and '60s. The structure of doo-wop music generally featured …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: OBITUARY — Abel, Sidney Gerald Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. Feb. 22, 1918, Melville, Sask.-d. Feb. 8, 2000, Farmington Hills, …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: NOBEL-PRIZES — Prize for Chemistry It was once common knowledge that plastics-polymeric materials that can be molded or shaped-are fundamentally different from …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2001: ART-ANTIQUES-AND-COLLECTIBLES — Antiques and Collectibles The Internet continued to influence the prices paid for antiques and collectibles, but major shops, shopping malls, …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: OBITUARY — Abeles, Sir (Emil Herbert) Peter Hungarian-born Australian business executive who immigrated to Australia in 1949 and soon after cofounded Alltrans …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: OBITUARY — Abacha, Sani Nigerian military leader (b. Sept. 20, 1943, Kano, Nigeria--d. June 8, 1998, Abuja, Nigeria), participated in the overthrow …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1999: ART-ANTIQUES-AND-COLLECTIBLES — ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS A strong market for fine antiquarian books marked the 1997-98 season. The rapid rise of commerce on the …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: OBITUARY — Aguilar Manzo, Luis (The Wild Rooster) Mexican singer and actor whose career spanned half a century and included some 150 …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: NOBEL-PRIZES — Prize for Chemistry A Dane, a Briton, and an American shared the 1997 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for discoveries about …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1998: ART-ANTIQUES-AND-COLLECTIBLES — ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS The 1996-97 market for rare books and manuscripts strengthened. Although prices for Americana manuscripts were low, material new …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 1996: OBITUARY — Abadi, Agha Hasan Indian-born Pakistani financier who founded the Bank of Credit and Commerce International (b. May 14, 1922--d. Aug. …
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SIDEBAR - ROCK AND THEATRE — by Frederick Dennis Greene The world of musical theatre responded much more slowly to the rock-and-roll revolution than did Hollywood, …
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PRESLEY, ELVIS — (see Researcher's Note) born Jan. 8, 1935, Tupelo, Miss., U.S. died Aug. 16, 1977, Memphis, Tenn. Elvis Presley. in full …
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PIRIE, NORMAN WINGATE — British biochemist and virologist who, with his long-time collaborator, Frederick Bawden, demonstrated that the genetic material found in viruses is …
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PARKER, CHARLIE — born August 29, 1920, Kansas City, Kan., U.S. died March 12, 1955, New York, N.Y. Charlie Parker, 1949. byname of …
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NORTH AFRICA, HISTORY OF — history of the area from prehistoric and ancient times to the 20th century. Additional reading General works Overviews of North …
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MOTOWN — in full Motown Record Corporation, also called Hitsville recording company founded by Berry Gordy, Jr., in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., in …
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LITTLE RICHARD — born Dec. 5, 1932, Macon, Ga., U.S. original name Richard Wayne Penniman flamboyant American singer and pianist whose hit songs …
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KOREA, NORTH, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of two horizontal stripes of blue separated from a wide red central stripe by thinner stripes of …
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HOLLY, BUDDY — born Sept. 7, 1936, Lubbock, Texas, U.S. died Feb. 3, 1959, near Clear Lake, Iowa Buddy Holly. byname of Charles …
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FRANCE, COLLGE DE — state-supported research institution and centre for adult education in Paris. Founded in 1530 by Francis I, it was originally the …
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DUNCAN, ROBERT (EDWARD) — born Jan. 7, 1919, Oakland, Calif., U.S. died Feb. 3, 1988, San Francisco original name Edward Howard Duncan, adopted name …
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CREELEY, ROBERT (WHITE) — born May 21, 1926, Arlington, Mass., U.S. U.S. poet and founder of the Black Mountain movement of the 1950s (see …
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COLEMAN, ORNETTE — born March 9, 1930, Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. Coleman, 1959 in full Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman American jazz saxophonist, composer, …
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ACCLAIM — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES critically acclaimed (= praised by critics ) ▪ The play was critically acclaimed when …
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