power follow current

la vostra lettera del 5 corrente mese — (in lettere commerciali) in your letter of the 5th of this month, in your letter of the 5th inst. Brit frm

tagliare la corrente Elettr — to cut off the power

è andata via la corrente Elettr — the electricity's gone off

andare contro corrente (anche) fig — to swim against the stream

seguire la corrente fig — to follow the trend

di uso corrente — in current o common o everyday use

essere al corrente — to be in the know (di qcs. about sth.); to be aware (di qcs. of sth.)

mettere qcn. al corrente — to put sb. in the picture, to fill sb. in (di qcs. about sth.)

tenere qcn. al corrente — to keep sb. posted, to let sb. know (di qcs. about sth.)

tenersi al corrente — to keep up to date (di qcs. on sth.)

contro corrente — [ nuotare] against the current o tide; fig. [ andare] against the tide o trend

seguire la corrente — to go with the tide o current, to go downstream; fig. to go with the flow

staccare la corrente — to switch o turn off the power o electricity

corrente atmosferica — aer. air flow; meteor. airstream

la cocaína era corriente en sus fiestas — cocaine was commonly used o commonplace was at their parties

una combinación de cualidades que no es corriente encontrar en una misma persona — a combination of qualities not commonly o often found in the same person

• poco corriente — unusual

• fuera de lo corriente — out of the ordinary

• normal y corriente — perfectly ordinary

• salirse de lo corriente — to be out of the ordinary

todo está corriente para nuestra partida — everything is ready o fixed up for our departure

• estar o ir corriente en algo — to be up to date with sth

• al corriente —

estoy al corriente de mis pagos a Hacienda — I'm up to date with o on my tax payments

• poner algo al corriente — to bring sth up to date

• estar al corriente (de algo) — to know (about sth)

• mantener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

• poner a algn al corriente (de algo) — to bring sb up to date (on sth), inform sb (about sth)

• ponerse al corriente (de algo) — to get up to date (with sth), catch up (on sth)

• tener a algn al corriente (de algo) — to keep sb up to date (on sth), keep sb informed (about sth)

el día 9 del corriente o de los corrientes — the 9th of this month

corriente de aire — [gen] draught, draft (EEUU); (Téc) air current, air stream

• dar corriente, no toques ese cable que da corriente — don't touch that wire, it's live

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

su atenta carta del 7 del corriente — (frml) your letter of the 7th of this month

dejarse arrastrar or llevar por la corriente — to go along with the crowd

ir or nadar or navegar contra (la) corriente — to swim against the tide

aquí hay or hace mucha corriente — there's a terrible draft in here

me dio (la) corriente — I got a shock o an electric shock

Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.

Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.

Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.

Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.

contre le courant — lit against the current; fig against the tide

suivre le courant — lit to go with the current, to go downstream; fig to go with the flow

remonter le courant — fig to get back on one's feet

le courant passe bien entre elle et lui — fig they get on very well

mettre quelqu'un au courant — to put somebody in the picture, to fill somebody in (de about)

tenir quelqu'un au courant — to keep somebody posted (de about)

mettre quelqu'un au courant — to bring somebody up to date (de on)

se tenir au courant — to keep up to date (de on)

le courant passe entre fig Le courant passe entre ces deux passionnés de musique. — These two music-lovers get on like a house on fire.

être au courant de [fait, nouvelle] — to know about

mettre qn au courant (d'une nouvelle) — to tell sb, (pour un travail) to teach sb the basics, to brief sb

mettre qn au courant de [fait, nouvelle] — to tell sb about, [travail] to teach sb the basics of, to brief sb about

se tenir au courant de [innovations] — to keep o.s. up-to-date on, to keep up with

dans le courant de (= pendant) — during, in the course of

le 10 courant COMMERCE — the 10th inst

"in control" — "в поле допуска" ( о результатах измерения)

air support signal unit — Бр. подразделение связи авиационной поддержки

aircraft torpedo development unit — Бр. подразделение по испытанию и усовершенствованию авиационных торпед

jet assisted takeoff unit — реактивный ускоритель взлета; ркт. стартовый двигатель

range temperature control unit — дв. всережимный регулятор по температуре воздуха

rocket assisted takeoff unit — ракетный ускоритель взлета; ркт. стартовый двигатель