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1 жалкие гроши
pittance имя существительное:pittance (жалкие гроши, подачка, скудное жалованье, скудное вспомоществование, небольшая часть, небольшое количество)словосочетание: -
2 miseria
f ( povertà) poverty( infelicità) miserycostare una miseria cost next to nothing* * *miseria s.f.1 (estrema povertà) poverty, destitution: vivere nella miseria, to live in poverty; andare in miseria, to fall into poverty; (o destitution); essere ridotto in miseria, to be reduced to destitution (o poverty o fam. to be down and out) // piangere miseria, to plead (o to complain of) poverty // miseria nera, dire poverty // porca miseria!, miseria ladra!, damn (it)! (o blast!)2 (meschinità) meanness, vileness: la sua miseria d'animo mi disgusta, his meanness disgusts me; miseria morale, intellettuale, moral, intellectual impoverishment3 (inezia) trifle; (esiguità) pittance: questo vaso costa una miseria, this vase only costs a trifle; l'ho comprato per una miseria, (fam.) I bought it for a song; litigare per una miseria, to quarrel over nothing (o a trifle); guadagnare una miseria, to work for a mere pittance4 pl. (disgrazie) misfortunes, troubles: le miserie della vita, the troubles (o misfortunes) of life5 (bot.) (erba) miseria, (Tradescantia vulgaris) spiderwort; (Cotyledon umbilicus-veneris) pennywort, Venus's navelwort.* * *[mi'zɛrja]sostantivo femminile1) (povertà) poverty, destitutionvivere nella miseria — to live in poverty o squalor
cadere in miseria — to fall on hard times, to become destitute
piangere miseria — to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth AE colloq.
2) (grettezza) meanness, baseness3) (sventura)costare una miseria — to cost a trifle o next to nothing
••porca miseria! — holy cow o smoke! damn it!
* * *miseria/mi'zεrja/sostantivo f.1 (povertà) poverty, destitution; vivere nella miseria to live in poverty o squalor; cadere in miseria to fall on hard times, to become destitute; essere ridotto in miseria to be reduced to poverty; piangere miseria to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth AE colloq.2 (grettezza) meanness, baseness; nascondere le proprie -e to conceal one's baseness3 (sventura) le -e della vita the troubles of life4 (somma ridicola) guadagnare una miseria to earn a mere pittance; la pagano una miseria she's paid peanuts; costare una miseria to cost a trifle o next to nothingper la miseria! good heavens! porca miseria! holy cow o smoke! damn it! -
3 заплата
salary, pay(работническа) wagesживея само на една заплата live on nothing but o.'s salary* * *запла̀та,ж., -и salary, pay; ( работническа) wages; годишна \заплатаа pay per annum; граници на \заплатаите икон. salary band/bracket/range; живея само на една \заплатаа live on nothing but o.’s salary; месечна \заплатаа (monthly) salary, monthly wages; на \заплатаа salaried; оскъдна \заплатаа mere pittance; нарастване на \заплатаите salary increment; таблица на \заплатаите salary grade.* * *earnings; emolument: I live on nothing but my заплата. - Живея само на една заплата.; wage* * *1. (работническа) wages 2. salary, pay 3. годишна ЗАПЛАТА pay per annum 4. живея само на една ЗАПЛАТА live on nothing but o.'s salary 5. месечна ЗАПЛАТА (monthly) salary, monthly wages 6. на ЗАПЛАТА salaried 7. оскъдна ЗАПЛАТА a mere pittance -
4 жалкие гроши
1) General subject: a dab of money, a few beggarly pounds, pittance, pittance (часто a mere pittance)2) Makarov: just a dab of money -
5 kläglich
I Adj. Blick etc.: pitiful; (elend) Dasein, Lage, Anblick etc.: auch miserable, wretched; (geringwertig) Ergebnis, Leistung, Gehalt etc.: auch pathetic; ein klägliches Gesicht oder eine klägliche Miene machen look pitiful ( oder pathetic)II Adv.: kläglich weinen cry pitifully; kläglich verenden die a miserable death; kläglich versagen oder scheitern fail miserably; der Gewinn / die Gehaltserhöhung ist kläglich ausgefallen the profit / pay rise (Am. raise) was a pathetic amount ( oder a mere pittance)* * *deplorable; lamentable; piteous; rueful* * *kläg|lich ['klɛːklɪç]1. adjpitiful; Ende auch wretched; Leistung auch, Einwand pathetic; Rest miserable; Niederlage pathetic, miserable; Verhalten despicable2. advfehlschlagen, scheitern, misslingen miserably; miauen, blöken, wimmern, betteln pitifullyklä́glich versagen — to fail miserably
* * *1) ruefully2) (regretful; sorrowful.) rueful3) (weak and useless: a pathetic attempt.) pathetic* * *kläg·lich[ˈklɛ:klɪç]I. adj1. (Mitleid erregend) pathetic, pitifulein \kläglicher Anblick a pitiful sight2. (miserabel)eine \klägliche Darbietung a wretched [or pathetic] performance\klägliches Verhalten despicable behaviour [or AM -or3. (dürftig) patheticein \kläglicher Rest a few pathetic remains [or remnants4. (jammervoll) pitifulII. adv pitifully\kläglich durchfallen/scheitern/versagen (pej) to fail miserably\kläglich zu Tode kommen to die a wretched death* * *1) (mitleiderregend) pitiful <expression, voice, cry>; pitiful, wretched <condition, appearance>2) (minderwertig) pathetic <achievement, result, etc.>3) (erbärmlich) despicable, wretched <behaviour, role, compromise>; pathetic <result, defeat>* * *A. adj Blick etc: pitiful; (elend) Dasein, Lage, Anblick etc: auch miserable, wretched; (geringwertig) Ergebnis, Leistung, Gehalt etc: auch pathetic;B. adv:kläglich weinen cry pitifully;kläglich verenden die a miserable death;scheitern fail miserably;der Gewinn/die Gehaltserhöhung ist kläglich ausgefallen the profit/pay rise (US raise) was a pathetic amount ( oder a mere pittance)* * *1) (mitleiderregend) pitiful <expression, voice, cry>; pitiful, wretched <condition, appearance>2) (minderwertig) pathetic <achievement, result, etc.>3) (erbärmlich) despicable, wretched <behaviour, role, compromise>; pathetic <result, defeat>* * *adj.deplorable adj.piteous adj.pitiable adj.rueful adj. adv.deplorably adv.piteously adv.pitiably adv.ruefully adv. -
6 immer nur für ein Butterbrot arbeiten
immer nur für ein Butterbrot arbeiten
to work all day and every day for a mere pittance;
• etw. für ein Butterbrot bekommen to pick up for a pittance;
• für ein Butterbrot weggehen to go for a song.Business german-english dictionary > immer nur für ein Butterbrot arbeiten
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7 aalmoes
1 [gift aan een bedelaar] alms♦voorbeelden:wat hij kreeg was slechts een aalmoes • what he got was a mere pittance -
8 fooi
♦voorbeelden:geen fooien • no tips, please -
9 Schandgeld
Schandgeld
paltry sum;
• für einen Schandlohn arbeiten to work for a mere pittance;
• Schandpreis scandalous price;
• etw. für einen Schandpreis verkaufen to sell s. th. dirt-cheap (for a mere song). -
10 algo insignificante
m.a mere nothing, a mere pittance.* * *Ex. It might be just a little dot in the huge canvas of our whole lives, but there are those special few that draw the dot with a permanent marker.* * *Ex: It might be just a little dot in the huge canvas of our whole lives, but there are those special few that draw the dot with a permanent marker.
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11 o nimica toată
a (mere) triflea trifling mattera mere pittancenothing to speak of / to write home aboutlittle or nothing. -
12 всего лишь пустяк
General subject: mere pittance -
13 жалкая подачка
General subject: a mere pittance -
14 они получили сущие гроши
General subject: they received a mere pittanceУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > они получили сущие гроши
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15 Piepen
Piepen
(Geld) dough, lolly, spondulicks (US sl.), beans, dibs (sl.);
• für ein paar Piepen arbeiten to work for a mere pittance. -
16 für ein paar Piepen arbeiten
für ein paar Piepen arbeiten
to work for a mere pittance.Business german-english dictionary > für ein paar Piepen arbeiten
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17 für einen Schandlohn arbeiten
für einen Schandlohn arbeiten
to work for a mere pittanceBusiness german-english dictionary > für einen Schandlohn arbeiten
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18 unterbezahlt
unterbezahlt adj PERS underpaid* * *unterbezahlt
underpaid;
• unterbezahlt sein to work for a mere pittance. -
19 unterbezahlt sein
unterbezahlt sein
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20 pedazo
m.1 piece, bit (trozo).saltar en (mil) pedazos to be smashed to piecesser un pedazo de pan (figurative) to be an angel, to be a real sweetie2 patch, small area.* * *1 piece, bit■ ¡pedazo de animal! stupid idiot!\estar hecho,-a pedazos familiar (materialmente) to be falling apart 2 (psíquicamente) to be going to pieceshacer pedazos to smash to piecesser un pedazo de pan to be a real sweetie, be a real pet* * *noun m.1) bit2) piece* * *SM1) (=trozo) piecehacer algo a pedazos — to do sth in pieces, do sth piecemeal
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caerse a pedazos — to fall to bits•
hacer pedazos — [+ papel] to rip, tear (up); [+ vidrio, cristal] to shatter, smash; [+ persona] to tear to shreds2) [con insultos]es un pedazo de alcornoque o animal o bruto — * he's a blockhead *, he's an idiot
3) [con expresiones de cariño]¡pedazo de mi alma o mi corazón o mis entrañas! — my darling!
* * *1) ( trozo) pieceel coche saltó or voló en pedazos — the car was blown to pieces
estar hecho pedazos — (fam) coche/juguete to be falling to pieces; persona to be shattered (colloq)
ser un pedazo de pan — (fam) to be a real sweetie (colloq)
2) (fam) ( en insultos)pedazo de idiota/bestia! — you idiot/you great brute! (colloq)
* * *= chunk, shred, morsel, hunk.Ex. So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.Ex. The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex. The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex. This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.----* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* ser un pedazo de pan = have + a heart of gold.* * *1) ( trozo) pieceel coche saltó or voló en pedazos — the car was blown to pieces
estar hecho pedazos — (fam) coche/juguete to be falling to pieces; persona to be shattered (colloq)
ser un pedazo de pan — (fam) to be a real sweetie (colloq)
2) (fam) ( en insultos)pedazo de idiota/bestia! — you idiot/you great brute! (colloq)
* * *= chunk, shred, morsel, hunk.Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.
Ex: The article ' Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.* cayéndose a pedazos = disintegrating.* cortar en pedazos = cut + Nombre + up.* hacer pedazos = shatter, smash + Nombre + to bits.* que no se rompe en mil pedazos = shatterproof.* ser un pedazo de pan = have + a heart of gold.* * *A (trozo) pieceun pedazo de pan/carne a piece of bread/meatel vaso se hizo pedazos the glass smashed (to pieces)el coche saltó or voló en pedazos the car was blown to piecesrompió la carta en muchos pedazos he tore the letter into little pieces o to shredslo tiré contra la pared y lo hice pedazos I threw it against the wall and smashed itcaerse a pedazos to fall to piecesestar hecho pedazos ( fam) «coche/juguete» to be falling to pieces;«persona» to be shattered ( colloq)B ( fam) (en insultos) pedazo DE algo:¡pedazo de idiota/bestia! ¿es que no miras por dónde vas? you idiot/you great brute! why don't you look where you're going? ( colloq)* * *
pedazo sustantivo masculino
1 ( trozo) piece;
se hizo pedazos it smashed (to pieces);
el coche saltó or voló en pedazos the car was blown to pieces;
lo hice pedazos I smashed it;
caerse a pedazos to fall to pieces
2 (fam) ( en insultos):◊ ¡pedazo de idiota! you idiot! (colloq)
pedazo sustantivo masculino
1 piece, bit
2 familiar ¡vaya pedazo de moto se ha comprado!, what a fantastic motorbike he's bought!
♦ Locuciones: caerse a pedazos, to fall to pieces
estar hecho pedazos, to be worn out: la pobre mujer estaba hecha pedazos, the poor woman was worn out
romperse en mil pedazos, to break/tear to pieces
ser un pedazo de pan, to have a heart of gold
' pedazo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cacho
- remiendo
- salir
English:
bit
- chunk
- hunk
- piece
- flick
- lump
- slab
* * *pedazo nm1. [trozo] piece, bit;un pedazo de pan a piece of bread;caerse a pedazos [deshacerse] to fall to pieces;[estar cansado] to be dead tired, to be worn out;hacer pedazos algo to break sth to bits;Fig to destroy sth;saltar en (mil) pedazos to be smashed to pieces;ser un pedazo de pan to be an angel, to be a real sweetie¡pedazo de alcornoque! you stupid idiot!;¡qué pedazo de actor! now there's an actor for you!* * *m piece, bit;pedazo de bruto fam blockhead fam ;ser un pedazo de pan be really nice;hacer pedazos fam smash to bits fam ;caerse a pedazos fall to pieces;hecho pedazos fam shattered fam* * *pedazo nmtrozo: piece, bit, chunkcaerse a pedazos: to fall to pieceshacer pedazos: to tear into shreds, to smash to pieces* * *pedazo n piece
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