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unfortunate [ʌn'fɔ:tʃnət]∎ hundreds of unfortunate people are now homeless des centaines de malheureux sont maintenant sans abri;∎ he's been most unfortunate il n'a vraiment pas eu de chance∎ it's just unfortunate things turned out this way il est malheureux ou regrettable que les choses se soient passées ainsi;∎ an unfortunate choice of words un choix de mots peu heureux;∎ an unfortunate state of affairs une situation regrettable ou fâcheuse;∎ in unfortunate circumstances dans des circonstances regrettables2 noun∎ the unfortunate les infortunés mplUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > unfortunate
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1) (unlucky: He has been very unfortunate.) desafortunado, desgraciado, desventurado2) (regrettable: He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.) infeliz, inoportuno•unfortunate adj desafortunadotr[ʌn'fɔːʧənət]2 (remark) desafortunado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhow unfortunate! ¡qué mala suerte!, ¡qué pena!unfortunate [.ʌn'fɔrʧənət] adj1) unlucky: desgraciado, infortunado, desafortunadohow unfortunate!: ¡qué mala suerte!2) inappropriate: inoportunoan unfortunate comment: un comentario poco feliz: desgraciado m, -da fadj.• aciago, -a adj.• azaroso, -a adj.• desafortunado, -a adj.• desastrado, -a adj.• desdichado, -a adj.• desgraciado, -a adj.• desventurado, -a adj.• fatal adj.• infausto, -a adj.• infeliz adj.• infortunado, -a adj.• malandante adj.• malaventurado, -a adj.• malogrado, -a adj.• pobre adj.• pobrete adj.n.• desgraciado s.m.
I ʌn'fɔːrtʃṇət, ʌn'fɔːtʃənəta) ( unlucky) < coincidence> desafortunado, desventurado (liter)b) ( unsuitable) < remark> desafortunado, inoportuno, poco feliz; < choice of words> desacertado, desafortunado, poco feliz; < habit> lamentable
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noun desgraciado, -da m,f[ʌn'fɔːtʃnɪt]1. ADJ1) (=deserving of pity, unlucky)how very unfortunate! — ¡qué mala suerte!, ¡qué desgracia!
he was unfortunate enough to be caught — tuvo la desgracia or mala suerte de que lo cogieran or pillaran
it is most unfortunate that he left — es una lástima or muy de lamentar que se haya ido
2) (=unsuitable, regrettable) [remark] poco acertado, inoportuno; [incident, consequences, tendency] lamentable2.N desgraciado(-a) m / f* * *
I [ʌn'fɔːrtʃṇət, ʌn'fɔːtʃənət]a) ( unlucky) < coincidence> desafortunado, desventurado (liter)b) ( unsuitable) < remark> desafortunado, inoportuno, poco feliz; < choice of words> desacertado, desafortunado, poco feliz; < habit> lamentable
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noun desgraciado, -da m,f -
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ois1) (an act or the power of choosing: You have no choice - you must do it.) elección2) (a thing chosen: Which car was your original choice?) elecciónchoice n1. elección2. selección / surtidotr[ʧɔɪs]1 (act) elección nombre femenino, opción nombre femenino; (option) opción nombre femenino, alternativa■ you've got no choice no tienes opción, no tienes más remedio2 (person, thing chosen) elección nombre femenino3 (variety, range) surtido, selección nombre femenino1 (top quality) selecto,-a, de primera calidad\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby choice / from choice por decisión propia, por gustoof one's choice a elecciónto make a choice escoger, elegirchoice n1) choosing: elección f, selección f2) option: elección f, opción fI have no choice: no tengo alternativa3) preference: preferencia f, elección f4) variety: surtido m, selección fa wide choice: un gran surtidoadj.• escogido, -a adj.• eximio, -a adj.• exquisito, -a adj.• florido, -a adj.• selecto, -a adj.n.• elección s.f.• gusto s.m.• opción s.f.• preferencia s.f.• selección s.f.
I tʃɔɪs1) c u (act, option) elección fI had no choice but to obey — no tuve más remedio or alternativa que obedecer
to make one's choice — elegir*, escoger*
I'm single by choice — no me he casado porque no he querido or por decisión propia
2)a) c (person, thing chosen)b) ( variety) (no pl) surtido m, selección fto be spoiled for choice — (BrE) tener* mucho de donde elegir
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adjective choicer, choicest1) ( high-quality) <fruit/vegetables/wine> selecto, escogido; <beef/veal> ( in US) de primera2) <language/phrase> (liter) exquisito[tʃɔɪs]1. ADJ1) (=selected) selecto, escogido; (=high quality) de primera calidad2. N1) (=act of choosing) elección f, selección f ; (=right to choose) opción fit's your choice, the choice is yours — usted elige
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for choice — preferentemente•
it was not a free choice — no pude elegir libremente•
I did it from choice — lo hice de buena gana•
to make one's choice — elegir•
the house of my choice — mi casa predilectathe drug/weapon of choice — la droga/el arma preferida
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to take one's choice — elegirtake your choice! — ¡elija usted!, ¡escoja usted!
2) (=thing chosen) preferencia f, elección f3) (=variety) surtido mwe have a wide choice — (Comm) tenemos un gran surtido
4) (=option) opción f, alternativa f•
he gave me two choices — me dio a elegir entre dos opciones•
to have no choice — no tener alternativa, no tener opción* * *
I [tʃɔɪs]1) c u (act, option) elección fI had no choice but to obey — no tuve más remedio or alternativa que obedecer
to make one's choice — elegir*, escoger*
I'm single by choice — no me he casado porque no he querido or por decisión propia
2)a) c (person, thing chosen)b) ( variety) (no pl) surtido m, selección fto be spoiled for choice — (BrE) tener* mucho de donde elegir
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adjective choicer, choicest1) ( high-quality) <fruit/vegetables/wine> selecto, escogido; <beef/veal> ( in US) de primera2) <language/phrase> (liter) exquisito -
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[ʌn'fɔːtʃʊnɪt]adjнеуместный, несчастливый, неудачныйHow unfortunate! — Как жаль! /Какая жалость!
It was my unfortunate duty to tell you about it. — Мне выпала тяжелая обязанность сказать вам об этом.
We all regret his unfortunate death at the height of his career. — Мы все сожалеем по поводу его безвременной кончины в самом расцвете его карьеры
- unfortunate joke- unfortunate man
- unfortunate remark
- unfortunate choice of smth
- unfortunate turn of events
- unfortunate for smb
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[ʌn'fɔːʧ(ə)nət] 1. прил.1) неудачливый; несчастливыйSyn:2) неудачный, закончившийся неудачей; безуспешный3) неудачный, неуместный, неподходящийSyn:4) плачевный, прискорбный, печальный, заслуживающий сожаленияSyn:2. сущ.1) неудачник ; горемыкаSyn:poor devil, unlucky fellow2) уст.; эвф. падшая женщина; проституткаSyn: -
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unfortunate [ʌnˈfɔ:t∫ənɪt]malheureux ; [person] malchanceux• it is most unfortunate that... il est très regrettable que... + subj* * *[ʌn'fɔːtʃənət]1) ( pitiable) malheureux/-euse2) ( regrettable) [incident, choice] malencontreux/-euse; [remark] fâcheux/-euse3) ( unlucky) malchanceux/-euse -
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A n malheureux/-euse m/f.B adj1 ( pitiable) [person, situation] malheureux/-euse ;2 ( regrettable) [matter, incident, choice] malencontreux/-euse ; [remark] fâcheux/-euse ; it was unfortunate that il était malheureux que (+ subj) ; how unfortunate comme c'est dommage ;3 ( unlucky) [person, loss, attempt] malchanceux/-euse ; to be unfortunate enough to do avoir la malchance de faire. -
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[ʌn'fɔːtʃənət] 1.1) (pitiable) [person, situation] disgraziato, sfortunato2) (regrettable) [ incident] spiacevole; [remark, choice] infelice3) (unlucky) [person, attempt] sfortunato2.nome sfortunato m. (-a)* * *1) (unlucky: He has been very unfortunate.) sfortunato2) (regrettable: He has an unfortunate habit of giggling all the time.) inopportuno•* * *[ʌn'fɔːtʃənət] 1.1) (pitiable) [person, situation] disgraziato, sfortunato2) (regrettable) [ incident] spiacevole; [remark, choice] infelice3) (unlucky) [person, attempt] sfortunato2.nome sfortunato m. (-a) -
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adj.1 desafortunado(a) (person, choice, remark, mistake); desgraciado(a) (accident, event)2 cuitado, desafortunado, pobre, deplorable.3 infeliz.4 aciago, desafortunado, infortunado.s.desgraciado. -
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unfortunate* * *sventurato agg. unfortunate, unlucky; wretched, unhappy: giorno sventurato, unlucky day; uomo sventurato, unlucky (o unfortunate) man; una scelta sventurata, an unfortunate choice◆ s.m. unlucky person, unfortunate person, wretch.* * *[zventu'rato] sventurato (-a)1. aggunlucky, unfortunate2. sm/f(sfortunato) unlucky person, scherz poor unfortunate* * *[zventu'rato] 1.aggettivo (colpito da sventura) [ persona] unlucky, unfortunate; (che arreca sventura) [ giorno] unlucky, ill-fated2.* * *sventurato/zventu'rato/(colpito da sventura) [ persona] unlucky, unfortunate; (che arreca sventura) [ giorno] unlucky, ill-fated(f. -a) unlucky person, wretch. -
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adj.unfortunate, unlucky, fateful, ill-fated.f. & m.unfortunate, miserable, sorry fellow, poor wretch.past part.past participle of spanish verb: desgraciar.* * *1→ link=desgraciar desgraciar► adjetivo1 (sin suerte) unfortunate, unlucky2 (infeliz) unhappy► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 wretch, unfortunate person\ser un,-a pobre desgraciado,-a to be a poor devil* * *(f. - desgraciada)adj.* * *desgraciado, -a1. ADJ1) [persona] (=sin suerte) unlucky; (=infeliz) unhappy¡desgraciado de ti si lo haces! — you'd better not do that!, it'll be the worse for you if you do that!
2) [vida, existencia]¡qué desgraciada existencia la mía! — how wretched I am!
una vida desgraciada — a wretched life, a life of misery
3) [accidente, situación] unfortunate4) LAm (=asqueroso) lousy *2. SM / F1) (=infeliz) poor wretchla hizo una desgraciada — pey he put her in the family way, he brought shame upon her euf
2) (=miserable) swine ** * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( infeliz) unhappyb) [ser] ( desafortunado) < viaje> ill-fatedc) ( desacertado) <elección/coincidencia> unfortunate, unwiseII- da masculino, femenino1) ( desdichado) wretch2) ( persona vil) swine (colloq)* * *= wretched, unhappy.Ex. A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.Ex. In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.* * *I- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( infeliz) unhappyb) [ser] ( desafortunado) < viaje> ill-fatedc) ( desacertado) <elección/coincidencia> unfortunate, unwiseII- da masculino, femenino1) ( desdichado) wretch2) ( persona vil) swine (colloq)* * *= wretched, unhappy.Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.
Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.* * *A1 [ SER] (infeliz) unhappyfue muy desgraciado en su matrimonio he was very unhappy in his marriagelleva una vida muy desgraciada she leads a miserable life2 [ SER](desafortunado): hay días afortunados y días desgraciados there are good days and bad daysfue un viaje desgraciado it was an ill-fated journeyser desgraciado en amores to be unlucky in love3 (desacertado) ‹elección› unfortunate, unwiseB [ SER] (vil) mean, nasty, horribleC (sin belleza) ill-favored*, unfortunate(sin gracia): ese vestido le queda muy desgraciado that dress doesn't do anything for her o is not at all flattering to hermasculine, feminineA (desdichado) wretchla pobre desgraciada the poor wretcholvídalo, no es más que un pobre desgraciado forget about him, he's nobody* * *
Del verbo desgraciar: ( conjugate desgraciar)
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desgraciado
desgraciar
desgraciado◊ -da adjetivo
■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
1 ( desdichado) wretch
2 ( persona vil) swine (colloq)
desgraciado,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin suerte, desdichado) unfortunate: aquel fue un día desgraciado, that was a most unfortunate day
2 (sin felicidad) unhappy: una vida desgraciada, an unhappy life
3 (desacertado) unwise: regalarles un libro fue una elección desgraciada, it was a bad choice to give them a book
II sustantivo masculino y femenino
1 unfortunate person
un pobre desgraciado, a poor devil
2 pey ofens wretch, vile person: ese desgraciado me golpeó en la cabeza, that despicable person hit me on the head
' desgraciado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
desgraciada
- fatalidad
- infeliz
- pringada
- pringado
English:
miserable
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- wretch
* * *desgraciado, -a♦ adj1. [desafortunado] [día] ill-fated;[suceso, accidente, casualidad] unfortunate2. [desacertado] [intervención, elección] unfortunate, unhappy3. [sin suerte] unlucky;ser desgraciado en el amor to be unlucky in love4. [infeliz] unhappy;es muy desgraciado en su trabajo he's very unhappy in his work;llevar una vida desgraciada to lead an unhappy o a miserable life5. [canalla] rotten, nasty6. [sin atractivo] unprepossessing, unattractive;tiene un físico desgraciado she is physically unattractive♦ nm,f1. [persona sin suerte] born loser2. [infeliz] wretch;es un pobre desgraciado he's a poor wretch3. [canalla] swine;¡eres un desgraciado! you're a swine!;el muy desgraciado me robó el dinero the swine stole my money* * *I adj1 unfortunate2 ( miserable) wretchedII m, desgraciada f1 ( infeliz) wretch2 ( sinvergüenza) swine fam* * *desgraciado, -da adj1) : unfortunate, unlucky2) : vile, wretcheddesgraciado, -da n: unfortunate person, wretch* * *desgraciado adj¡mira que eres desgraciado! you're so unlucky!3. (trágico) tragic / unfortunate -
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adj.1 fortunate, privileged, lucky, successful.2 happy, flukey, fluky.* * *► adjetivo1 lucky, fortunate2 (dichoso) happy\afortunado en el juego, desgraciado en amores lucky at cards, unlucky in love* * *(f. - afortunada)adj.fortunate, lucky* * *ADJ (=con suerte) fortunate, lucky; (=feliz) happy* * ** * *= lucky [luckier -comp., luckiest -sup.], fortunate, privileged.Ex. However, graduates from the ' lucky' establishment, will be unable to use their knowledge when they start working in libraries lacking computing technology.Ex. But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.Ex. Public libraries were often in a privileged position to access such information and present it in a form acceptable to the public.----* considerarse afortunado = consider + Reflexivo + lucky, count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky.* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.* tener un escape afortunado = have + a lucky escape.* * ** * *= lucky [luckier -comp., luckiest -sup.], fortunate, privileged.Ex: However, graduates from the ' lucky' establishment, will be unable to use their knowledge when they start working in libraries lacking computing technology.
Ex: But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.Ex: Public libraries were often in a privileged position to access such information and present it in a form acceptable to the public.* considerarse afortunado = consider + Reflexivo + lucky, count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky.* darse por afortunado = count + Reflexivo + lucky, think + Reflexivo + lucky, consider + Reflexivo + lucky.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* ser afortunado = be lucky, strike + lucky.* tener un escape afortunado = have + a lucky escape.* * *afortunado -da1 ‹persona› lucky, fortunate2 ‹encuentro/coincidencia› happy, fortunatefue una decisión/elección poco afortunada it was a rather unfortunate decision/choice* * *
afortunado adjetivo ‹ persona› lucky, fortunate;
‹encuentro/coincidencia› happy, fortunate;
afortunado,-a adjetivo
1 (persona con suerte) fortunate, lucky
2 (acontecimiento grato) happy
3 (observación apropiada) appropriate
4 islas Afortunadas, the Canaries
' afortunado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
afortunada
- dichosa
- dichoso
- feliz
- inmensamente
- venturosa
- venturoso
- considerar
- lechero
English:
count
- fortunate
- lucky
- merciful
- consider
* * *afortunado, -a♦ adj1. [persona] lucky, fortunate;el afortunado candidato que consiga el puesto the candidate fortunate enough to obtain the position;el afortunado ganador the lucky winner;afortunado en el juego… (desafortunado en amores) lucky in cards, unlucky in love2. [coincidencia, frase, decisión] happy;una sugerencia poco afortunada an unfortunate suggestion♦ nm,f[persona] lucky person; [en lotería] lucky winner;la afortunada que se llevó el mayor premio the lucky person who won the first prize* * *adj fortunate, lucky* * *afortunado, -da adj: fortunate, lucky♦ afortunadamente adv* * * -
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unhappy( inopportuno) unfortunate( malriuscito) bad* * *infelice agg.1 unhappy, wretched; (disgraziato) unfortunate: un'esistenza infelice, a wretched existence; un'iniziativa infelice, an unfortunate initiative; si sente molto infelice, he feels very unhappy; avere l'aria infelice, to look unhappy; rendere infelice qlcu., to make s.o. unhappy2 (inappropriato) unfortunate, inappropriate; ill-timed: frase infelice, unfortunate phrase; scherzo infelice, ill-timed (o unfortunate) joke3 (cattivo) bad, poor: traduzione infelice, poor translation4 (imbarazzante) awkward: situazione infelice, awkward situation5 (che non ha successo) unsuccessful: una commedia infelice, an unsuccessful play; la gara ha avuto un esito infelice per la nostra squadra, the match turned out badly for our side◆ s.m. e f.1 (chi non è felice) unhappy person, wretched person, poor wretch2 (chi è afflitto da una menomazione) wretch; disabled person.* * *[infe'litʃe]1. agg1) (persona, sguardo, vita) unhappy, (incontro, osservazione, posizione) unfortunate2) (mal riuscito: traduzione, lavoro) bad, poor2. sm/f* * *[infe'litʃe] 1.1) (molto triste) [ persona] unhappy, wretched, miserable, sad; [infanzia, amore] unhappy; [ vita] miserable2) (inopportuno) [battuta, frase, scelta] unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky3) (malriuscito) [ tentativo] unfortunate; [ matrimonio] joyless; [ traduzione] bad, poor4) (sfavorevole) [ posizione] inconvenient, uncomfortable2.* * *infelice/infe'lit∫e/1 (molto triste) [ persona] unhappy, wretched, miserable, sad; [infanzia, amore] unhappy; [ vita] miserable2 (inopportuno) [battuta, frase, scelta] unhappy, unfortunate, unlucky; l'annuncio venne fatto in un momento infelice the timing of the announcement was unfortunate4 (sfavorevole) [ posizione] inconvenient, uncomfortableII m. e f. -
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f naming* * *Na|mens|ge|bung [-geːbʊŋ]f -, -ennamingeine unglückliche Námensgebung für eine Ware — an unfortunate choice of name for a product
* * *Na·men(s)·ge·bungf namingdas war eine unglückliche \Namensgebung that was an unfortunate choice of name* * *Namensgebung f naming -
17 wenig
I Adj. und unbest. Pron.1. little, not much; weniger less; MATH. minus; Pl. fewer; das wenigste the least; am wenigsten (the) least (of all); ein wenig a little; immer weniger less and less; das wenige Geld, das er hat what little money he has; das Wenige, was ich habe, gebe ich gern I’m very willing to give what little I have; nicht wenig quite a lot; nicht gerade wenig umg. quite a lot (of); nicht weniger als no less than; Pl. no fewer than; ich war nichts weniger als erstaunt geh. I was anything but ( oder not at all) surprised; weniger werden decrease; es kostet wenig it doesn’t cost much; das ist wenig that’s not much; dazu gehört wenig it doesn’t take much; wenig fehlte, und er wäre... he came very close to... (+ Ger.) das macht wenig Freude it isn’t much fun; wenig übrig haben für umg. not have much time for; das hat wenig Sinn there’s not much point in it; es gibt wenig Neues there’s very little that’s new; mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg more or less successfully; mit wenigem auskommen get by on very little; das wenigste, was man erwarten kann the least one could expect; weniger ist mehr Topos: less is more; weniger wäre mehr gewesen you can overdo things, less would have been more; das ist das wenigste that’s the least of my worries; sie wird immer weniger umg. she’ll disappear completely one of these days2. im Pl.: wenige few, not many; (Menschen) few (people); nicht wenige quite a few (people); einige wenige a few; nur wenige only a few; in wenigen Tagen in a few days’ time; wenige Augenblicke darauf a few minutes later; mit wenigen Worten in a few words; das wissen die wenigsten people just don’t realize that; je weniger davon wissen, desto besser the fewer people who know about it the betterII Adv. little, not much; wenig bekannt little known; wenig beliebt not very popular; ein wenig gelesener Autor a little read author; deine Anwesenheit war niemals weniger entbehrlich als jetzt your presence was never more indispensable than now; weniger dumm als frech not so much stupid as impertinent; nicht wenig erstaunt rather surprised; nur wenig mehr only a little more; sie geht wenig aus / ins Kino she doesn’t go out / to the cinema (Am. movies) much; du schreibst so wenig you write so little; er spricht immer weniger he says less and less; das hilft mir wenig that’s not much help to me; das stört mich wenig it doesn’t really bother me; das interessiert mich weniger that doesn’t interest me as much, that interests me less; eine wenig glückliche Wahl a rather unfortunate choice; danach fragt er wenig it doesn’t seem to interest him much; ich verdiene zu wenig I earn too little; er bewegt sich zu wenig he doesn’t get enough exercise; ein wenig schneller a bit quicker; das kostet, wenig gerechnet, tausend Euro at a conservative estimate it will cost a thousand euros; wir haben uns in letzter Zeit wenig gesehen we haven’t seen much of each other lately; ein wenig übertrieben slightly exaggerated; ich fürchte mich ein wenig I’m a bit ( oder a little) scared* * *little (Pron.); little (Adj.); little (Adv.); not much (Adv.);ein weniga bit (Adv.); somewhat (Adv.); slightly (Adv.); a little (Adv.)* * *We|nig ['veːnɪç]ntviele Wénig machen ein Viel (Prov) — it all adds up, many a mickle makes a muckle (Scot Prov)
* * *1) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) little2) ((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) little3) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) little4) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) little5) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) small* * *we·nig[ˈve:nɪç]▪ \weniges:er beantwortete \weniges falsch few of his answers were wrongsie versteht nur \weniges davon she understands only parts of it, she doesn't understand many parts of itnur \weniges würde mich wirklich beeindrucken only very few things would really impress meum \weniges besser/größer/kleiner als jd/etw a little [or not much] better/larger/smaller than sb/sth▪ \wenig littledazu kann ich \wenig sagen there's little [or not much] I can say [on the matter]aus \wenigem mehr machen to make more of the little one hasso/zu \wenig so/too littleII. pron indef pl▪ \wenige fewdie Arbeit \weniger [o von \wenigen] the work of few personseinige \wenige a feweine/einer von [o unter] [den] \wenigen one of the fewso/zu \wenige so/too fewes sind ihrer so \wenige there are so few of themIII. art indef sing▪ \wenige/ \weniger/ \weniges:ich habe \wenigen Schmuck/ \weniges Werkzeug I have little jewellery/few tools, I don't have much jewellery/many toolses war \weniges Gute in seiner Rede his speech had few good pointsso \wenige(r, s) so little/fewzu \wenige(r, s) too little/few▪ \wenig little\wenig Gutes wird daraus little good will come of itnach \wenigem kurzen Strecken after a little brief stretchingwir haben gleich \wenig Zeit we are both rushed for time\wenig Glück haben to be not very luckynicht \wenig:ich habe nicht \wenig Arbeit/Mühe/Spaß damit it's giving me quite a lot of work/it's causing me quite a lot of effort/it's quite a lot of funso/zu \wenig so/too littlezu \wenig Geld/Zeit haben to not have enough money/timeIV. art indef pl▪ \wenig[e] few, not manysie hat \wenig[e] Freunde she has few [or does not have many] friendses gibt \wenig[e] solcher Exemplare there are few [or not many] such specimensich habe so/zu \wenig[e] Chancen I have so/too few chancesnach \wenigen Augenblicken moments latereinige \wenige a feweinige \wenige Leute warteten noch there were still a few people waitingso/zu \wenig so/too fewmit \wenig[en] Worten in a few words, in a nutshellV. adj littledas \wenige Geld reicht nicht this small amount of money is not enough▪ das/der/die \wenige the littledas \wenige, was sie hat the little she has▪ \wenig sein to be little [or not much]das ist erschreckend \wenig that's appallingly littleso \wenig sein to be so little, to be not so muchdas ist nicht so \wenig that's quite a lotzu \wenig sein to be too littleVI. adv\wenig essen/trinken to eat/drink little, to not eat/drink much\wenig helfen to not help much, to be not much [or of little] helpzu \wenig too little, not enoughzu \wenig helfen to not help enough, to be of too little helpzu \wenig schlafen to not get enough sleep, to sleep too littledas ist \wenig interessant that's not very [or particularly] interesting [or of little interest]\wenig besser/größer/kleiner a little [or not much] better/larger/smallernicht \wenig:sie amüsierte sich nicht \wenig she was enjoying herself very muchich war nicht \wenig erfreut/überrascht I was more than a little pleased/surprised3.▶ ein \wenig a little* * *1.Indefinitpronomen und unbestimmtes Zahlwort1) Sing. littlewenig Zeit/Geld haben — not have much or have little time/money
zu wenig Zeit/Geld haben — not have enough time/money
ein Exemplar/50 Euro zu wenig — one copy too few/50 euros too little
2) Plural a fewsie hatte wenig Bücher/Freunde — she had few books/friends
2.die wenigen, die davon wussten — the few who knew about it
Adverb littleein wenig — a little; (eine Weile) for a little while
* * *A. adj & indef pr1. little, not much;das wenigste the least;am wenigsten (the) least (of all);ein wenig a little;immer weniger less and less;das wenige Geld, das er hat what little money he has;das wenige, was ich habe, gebe ich gern I’m very willing to give what little I have;nicht wenig quite a lot;nicht gerade wenig umg quite a lot (of);nicht weniger als no less than; pl no fewer than;weniger werden decrease;es kostet wenig it doesn’t cost much;das ist wenig that’s not much;dazu gehört wenig it doesn’t take much;wenig fehlte, und er wäre … he came very close to … (+ger)das macht wenig Freude it isn’t much fun;wenig übrig haben für umg not have much time for;das hat wenig Sinn there’s not much point in it;es gibt wenig Neues there’s very little that’s new;mit mehr oder weniger Erfolg more or less successfully;mit wenigem auskommen get by on very little;das wenigste, was man erwarten kann the least one could expect;weniger ist mehr Topos: less is more;weniger wäre mehr gewesen you can overdo things, less would have been more;das ist das wenigste that’s the least of my worries;sie wird immer weniger umg she’ll disappear completely one of these days2. im pl:wenige few, not many; (Menschen) few (people);nicht wenige quite a few (people);einige wenige a few;nur wenige only a few;in wenigen Tagen in a few days’ time;wenige Augenblicke darauf a few minutes later;mit wenigen Worten in a few words;das wissen die wenigsten people just don’t realize that;je weniger davon wissen, desto besser the fewer people who know about it the betterB. adv little, not much;wenig bekannt little known;wenig beliebt not very popular;ein wenig gelesener Autor a little read author;deine Anwesenheit war niemals weniger entbehrlich als jetzt your presence was never more indispensable than now;weniger dumm als frech not so much stupid as impertinent;nicht wenig erstaunt rather surprised;nur wenig mehr only a little more;sie geht wenig aus/ins Kino she doesn’t go out/to the cinema (US movies) much;du schreibst so wenig you write so little;er spricht immer weniger he says less and less;das hilft mir wenig that’s not much help to me;das stört mich wenig it doesn’t really bother me;das interessiert mich weniger that doesn’t interest me as much, that interests me less;eine wenig glückliche Wahl a rather unfortunate choice;danach fragt er wenig it doesn’t seem to interest him much;ich verdiene zu wenig I earn too little;er bewegt sich zu wenig he doesn’t get enough exercise;ein wenig schneller a bit quicker;das kostet, wenig gerechnet, tausend Euro at a conservative estimate it will cost a thousand euros;wir haben uns in letzter Zeit wenig gesehen we haven’t seen much of each other lately;ein wenig übertrieben slightly exaggerated;ich fürchte mich ein wenig I’m a bit ( oder a little) scared* * *1.Indefinitpronomen und unbestimmtes Zahlwort1) Sing. littlewenig Zeit/Geld haben — not have much or have little time/money
zu wenig Zeit/Geld haben — not have enough time/money
ein Exemplar/50 Euro zu wenig — one copy too few/50 euros too little
2) Plural a fewsie hatte wenig Bücher/Freunde — she had few books/friends
2.die wenigen, die davon wussten — the few who knew about it
Adverb littleein wenig — a little; (eine Weile) for a little while
* * *adj.few adj.less adj.little adj.sparse adj. adv.little adv.sparsely adv. -
18 choisi
choisi, e [∫wazi]a. ( = sélectionné) selectedb. ( = raffiné) carefully chosen* * *choisie ʃwazi adjectif1) ( sélectionné) [morceaux, œuvres] selected2) ( recherché) [expressions, terme] carefully chosen3) ( sélect) [société, clientèle] select* * *ʃwazi adj choisi, -e(= de premier choix) carefully chosenbien choisi (moment, endroit, terme) — well-chosen
* * *A pp ⇒ choisir.B pp adj1 ( sélectionné) [morceaux, œuvres] selected; des morceaux choisis de Rimbaud selected passages from Rimbaud;2 ( recherché) [expressions, terme] carefully chosen; expression bien/mal choisie felicitous ou appropriate/unfortunate choice of expression;3 ( sélect) [société, clientèle] select.1. [raffiné]bien choisi well-chosen, appropriate -
19 infelice
[infe'litʃe]1. agg1) (persona, sguardo, vita) unhappy, (incontro, osservazione, posizione) unfortunate2) (mal riuscito: traduzione, lavoro) bad, poor2. sm/f -
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