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conduct

Translation
conduct
—conductible, adj. —conductibility, n.
n. /kon"dukt/; v. /keuhn dukt"/, n.
1. personal behavior; way of acting; bearing or deportment.
2. direction or management; execution: the conduct of a business.
3. the act of conducting; guidance; escort: The curator's conduct through the museum was informative.
4. Obs. a guide; an escort.
v.t.
5. to behave or manage (oneself): He conducted himself well.
6. to direct in action or course; manage; carry on: to conduct a meeting; to conduct a test.
7. to direct (an orchestra, chorus, etc.) as leader.
8. to lead or guide; escort: to conduct a tour.
9. to serve as a channel or medium for (heat, electricity, sound, etc.): Copper conducts electricity.
v.i.
10. to lead.
11. to act as conductor, esp. of a musical group.
[1250-1300; late ME < ML conductus escort, n. use of L conductus (ptp. of conducere to CONDUCE), equiv. to con- CON- + duc- lead + -tus ptp. suffix; r. ME conduyt(e) < AF < L as above; see CONDUIT]
Syn. 1. demeanor, comportment, actions, manners. See behavior. 2. guidance, administration. 5. deport, bear. 6. supervise, administer. 8. See guide.

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Фильмы

  • My Song is My Life., 1971 — About work of A.V. Sveshnikova, the head of the State Academic Chorus of the Russian Song.
  • There Is No Third Choice., 1979 — The film about the armament drive in the countries of Western Europe, about the beginning of the Cold War and peaceful initiatives of theUSSR.
  • The Symphony of Peace., 1981 — About the I Moscow Festival of Symphonic Music.