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re·source  (rsôrs, -srs, -zôrs, -zrs, r-sôrs, -srs, -zôrs, -zrs)
n.
1. Something that can be used for support or help: The local library is a valuable resource.
2. An available supply that can be drawn on when needed. Often used in the plural.
3. The ability to deal with a difficult or troublesome situation effectively; initiative: a person of resource.
4. Means that can be used to cope with a difficult situation. Often used in the plural: needed all my intellectual resources for the exam.
5.
a. resources The total means available for economic and political development, such as mineral wealth, labor force, and armaments.
b. resources The total means available to a company for increasing production or profit, including plant, labor, and raw material; assets.
c. Such means considered individually.

[Obsolete French, from Old French, from feminine past participle of resourdre, to rise again, from Latin resurgere : re-, re- + surgere, to rise; see surge.]

resource [rɪˈzɔːs -ˈsɔːs]
n
1. capability, ingenuity, and initiative; quick-wittedness a man of resource
2. (often plural) a source of economic wealth, esp of a country (mineral, land, labour, etc.) or business enterprise (capital, equipment, personnel, etc.)
3. a supply or source of aid or support; something resorted to in time of need
4. a means of doing something; expedient
[from Old French ressourse relief, from resourdre to rise again, from Latin resurgere, from re- + surgere to rise]
resourceless  adj
resourcelessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.resourceresource - available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
assets - anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
natural resource, natural resources - resources (actual and potential) supplied by nature
labor resources - resources of available manpower
bread and butter, keep, livelihood, sustenance, living, support - the financial means whereby one lives; "each child was expected to pay for their keep"; "he applied to the state for support"; "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
financial backing, financial support, funding, backing, support - financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment"
ways and means - resources available to meet expenses (especially legislation for raising revenue for a government)
2.resource - a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; "the local library is a valuable resource"
asset, plus - a useful or valuable quality
aid, assistance, help - a resource; "visual aids in teaching"
recourse, refuge, resort - something or someone turned to for assistance or security; "his only recourse was the police"; "took refuge in lying"
resourcefulness - the quality of being able to cope with a difficult situation; "a man of great resourcefulness"
inner resource - a resource provided by the mind or one's personal capabilities; "to have an inner resource against loneliness"
3.resource - the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource"
cleverness, ingeniousness, ingenuity, inventiveness - the power of creative imagination
armory, armoury, inventory - a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"

resource
noun
1. supply, fund, source, reserve, pool, reservoir, stockpile, hoard a great resource of teaching materials
2. facility, help, service, benefit, aid, advantage The directory is a valuable resource.
3. means, course, resort, device, expedient The only resource left to allay her husband's pain was opium.
plural noun
1. funds, means, holdings, money, capital, wherewithal, riches, materials, assets, wealth, property They do not have the resources to feed themselves properly.
2. reserves, supplies, stores, stocks We are overpopulated, straining the earth's resources.
Translations
resource [rɪˈsɔːs]
A. N
1. (= expedient) → recurso m, expediente m
2. resources (= wealth, goods) → recursos mpl
financial resourcesrecursos mpl financieros
natural resourcesrecursos mpl naturales
to be at the end of one's resourceshaber agotado sus recursos
to leave sb to his own resources (fig) → dejar que algn se apañe como pueda
those resources are as yet untappedesos recursos quedan todavía sin explotar
3. (= resourcefulness) → inventiva f
B. VTproveer fondos para
we are resourced by Pentosnuestra fuente de fondos es Pentos
they are generously resourcedson tratados generosamente en cuanto a la provisión de fondos
an inadequately resourced projectun proyecto insuficientemente financiado

resource [rɪˈzɔːrs]
n
(= source of wealth) → ressource f
natural resources → ressources naturelles
energy resources → ressources en énergie
(= source of information, help, support) → ressource f
The Internet can be a useful resource → Internet peut être une ressource utile.
a teaching resource → une ressource pédagogique
(= asset) → ressource f
Being a workaholic robs a person of his most valuable resource - time → Être accro du travail prive les gens de leur plus précieuse ressource: le temps.
modif [centre, room] → de ressources
resources npl
(= money) → ressources fpl
They didn't have the resources to send him to private school → Ils n'avaient pas les ressources suffisantes pour l'envoyer dans une école privée.
(= personal qualities) → ressources fpl
inner resources → ressources intérieures
to leave sb to their own resources → livrer qn à lui-même (or elle-même)

resource
n resources pl (= wealth, supplies, money etc)Mittel pl, → Ressourcen pl; financial resourcesGeldmittel pl; mineral resourcesBodenschätze pl; natural resourcesNaturschätze pl; human resources (= workforce)Arbeitskräfte pl; resources in men and materialsReserven plan Menschen und Material; he has no inner resourceser weiß sich (dat)nie zu helfen; he has no resources against boredomer weiß sich (dat)gegen Langeweile nicht zu helfen; left to his own resourcessich (dat)selbst überlassen
(= expedient)Ausweg m, → Mittel nt; as a last resourceals letzter Ausweg; you are my last resourcedu bist meine letzte Rettung
vt (Brit) projectmit den nötigen Mitteln or Ressourcen versorgen, finanzieren; (with personnel) → personell ausstatten

resource [rɪˈsɔːs] n (asset) → risorsa resources npl (wealth) → mezzi mpl
natural resources → risorse naturali
resource [rɪˈsɔːs] n (asset) → risorsa resources npl (wealth) → mezzi mpl
natural resources → risorse naturali

resource
n resource [rəˈzoːs, (American ) ˈri:zo:rs]
1 (usually in plural) something that gives help, support etc when needed; a supply; a means We have used up all our resources; We haven't the resources at this school for teaching handicapped children. middele وَسيلَه، مَصْدَر، أموال средства zdroj; zásoba, prostředky middel; ressource Mittel(pl.) πόρος, μέσο (πληθ.) recurso abivahend(id) ذخایر؛ منابع resurssit ressource(s) מַשאָב युक्ति resursi, zaposlenici anyagi eszközök sumber daya úrræði; efni; forði risorsa 手段 필요할 때 도움이 되는 것 lėšos, resursai resursi; krājumi; līdzekļi bantuan hulpmiddel (hjelpe)middel, ressurs środek recurso re­surse возможность; средство zdroj; zásoba, prostriedky vir resurs resurser, tillgångar วิธีการ; ทรัพยากร kaynak 財力物力 можливості; засоби وساءل sự giúp đỡ
2 (usually in plural) the wealth of a country, or the supply of materials etc which bring this wealth This country is rich in natural resources. hulpbronne مَوارِد طَبيعِيَّه богатства zdroje ressourcer die Reichtümer(pl.) πόροι, πηγές (πληθ.) recursos vara(d) ثروت؛ سرمایه منابع luonnonvarat ressources מַשאִבים साधन prirodna bogatstva erőforrás, (természeti) kincsek sumber daya auðlindir risorse 資源 자원 ištekliai resursi; dabas bagātības sumber rijkdommen ressurser, naturrikdommer zasób recursos resursă ресурсы zdroje (naravni) vir resurs tillgångar ทรัพยากร kaynaklar, zenginlikler 資源 ресурси; запаси ذراءع آمدنی tài nguyên
3 the ability to find ways of solving difficulties He is full of resource. vindingrykheid وَسيلَه، مَلاذ، قُدْرَه находчивост nápaditost ressource die Findigkeit επινοητικότητα inventiva, ideas leidlikkus تدبیر؛ ابتکار kekseliäisyys ressources תוּשִייָה सहारा snalažljivost találékonyság kecerdikan úrræði risorse 機転 임기 응변의 재주 sumanumas, išradingumas izdoma; radošs gars; atjautība kebolehan menangani masalah vindingrijkheid oppfinnsomhet, påfunn zaradność iniciativa resurse находчивость nápaditosť iznajdljivost resurs rådighet, fyndighet ปฏิภาน zorlukları aşma yeteneği 機智,應變能力 винахідливість صلاحیت tài tháo vát
adj reˈsourceful
good at finding ways of solving difficulties, problems etc. vindingryk واسِع الحيلَه، ذو دَهاء ، بارِعٌ في إيجاد الوَسائِل находчив vynalézavý opfindsom findig επινοητικός, εφευρετικός ingenioso leidlik مبتکر kekseliäs ingénieux בַּעַל תוּשִייָה चतुर, उपाय कुशल, विदग्ध snalažljiv, domišljat leleményes cerdik úrræðagóður, hugvitssamur ingegnoso 機転のきく 재치있는 sumanus, išradingas izdomas bagāts; radošs; atjautīgs berkebolehan menangani masalah vindingrijk oppfinnsom, snarrådig pomysłowy engenhoso des­curcă­reţ, inventiv находчивый vynaliezavý, pohotový, nápaditý iznajdljiv snalažljiv rådig, fyndig เต็มไปด้วยความคิดริเริ่มและสามารถแก้ปัญหาได้ดี becerikli 有辦法的,善於應變的 винахідливий با وساءل tháo vát
adv reˈsourcefully
vindingryk بصورةٍ تُشير إلى سِعَة الحيلَه находчиво důmyslně opfindsomt findig με καπατσοσύνη con ingenio leidlikult به طور مبتکرانه kekseliäästi d'une manière ingénieuse בְּתוּשִייָה चतुरता से snalažljivo, domišljato leleményesen dengan cerdik hugvitssamlega ingegnosamente 機転をきかせて, 資源に富んだ 재치있게 sumaniai, išradingai radoši; atjautīgi secara berkebolehan vindingrijk oppfinnsomt pomysłowo engenhosamente (în mod) inventiv находчиво dômyselne, nápadito, pohotovo iznajdljivo snalažljivo rådigt, fyndigt อย่างมีความคิดริเริ่มและสามารถแก้ปัญหาได้ดี becerikli bir şekilde 善於應變地 винахідливо مناسب ذراءع سے tháo vát
n reˈsourcefulness
vindingrykheid سِعَة الحيلَه والدَّهاء находчивост důmysl opfindsomhed die Findigkeit εφευρετικότητα inventiva, ingeniosidad leidlikkus تدبیر؛ ابتکار kekseliäisyys ingéniosité תוּשִייָה चतुरता, विदग्धता, उपाय कुशलता snalažljivost, domišljatost leleményesség kecerdikan hugvitssemi ingegnosità 資源, 機略 지모(계략)가 풍부함 sumanumas, išradingumas radoša pieeja; atjautība banyak sumber vindingrijkheid oppfinnsomhet, idérikdom pomysłowość engenho inventivitate находчивость vynaliezavosť, pohotovosť iznajdljivost snalažljivost rådighet, fyndighet การแก้ปัญหาได้ดี beceriklilik 善於應變 винахідливість سوجھ بوجھ tài tháo vát

resource مَورِد zdroje ressource Mittel πόρος recurso resurssi ressource resurs risorsa 資源 자원 resource ressurs zasób recurso ресурс resurs ทรัพยากร kaynak nguồn lực 资源


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If these remarks have any foundation, that state of things which will best enable us to improve and extend so valuable a resource must be best adapted to our political welfare.
Forgive me, my dear friend, it is my last resource.
And they may unfold a tale of narrow escape, of steady ill-luck, of high winds and heavy weather, of ice, of interminable calms or endless head-gales; a tale of difficulties overcome, of adversity defied by a small knot of men upon the great loneliness of the sea; a tale of resource, of courage - of helplessness, perhaps.
 
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