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parvus, a, um, adj. (usual, irreg. comp. and sup.: mĭnor, mĭnĭmus.— Comp.:
volantum parviores,
Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 26.— Sup.: rictus parvissimus, Varr. ap. Non. 456, 10:
parvissima corpora,
Lucr. 1, 615; 621; 3, 199: minerrimus pro minimo dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll.:
minimissimus,
Arn. 5, n. 8) [kindr. with paucus and Gr. pauros; cf., also, parum, parcus], little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable (cf.: exiguus, minutus, brevis; in class. prose parvus is not used, like brevis, of stature, v. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 45).
I.
Posit.:
in parvis aut mediocribus rebus,
Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:
quam parva sit terra, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 17, 26; cf. id. ib. 6, 16, 16:
commoda parva ac mediocria,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 1:
in parvum quendam et angustum locum concludi,
id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:
beneficium non parvum,
id. Caecin. 10, 26:
parvi pisciculi,
id. N. D. 2, 48, 123:
haec parva et infirma sunt,
id. Clu. 34, 94:
si parva licet componere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
merces,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 86:
sucus,
Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 178 et saep.:
liberi,
Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37;
so of children: salutaria appetant parvi,
the little ones, id. Fin. 3, 5, 16:
parva soror,
Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 15; cf.:
memini quae plagosum mihi parvo Orbilium dictare,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 70:
operosa parvus Carmina fingo,
a little man, id. C. 4, 2, 31; Suet. Aug. 48:
a parvis didicimus: si in jus vocat, etc.,
when little, in childhood, Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 9:
puer in domo a parvo eductus,
from infancy, Liv. 1, 39 fin. —Of time, little, short, brief:
parvae consuetudinis Causa,
slight, short, Ter. And. 1, 1, 83; cf.:
in parvo tempore,
Lucr. 5, 106:
nox,
Luc. 4, 476:
vita,
id. 6, 806:
parvam fidem habere alicui,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 117:
hic onus horret, Ut parvis animis et parvo corpore majus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 39:
homo parvo ingenio,
Plin. Ep. 6, 29:
parvum carmen,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 257:
hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,
both small and great, id. ib. 1, 3, 28.—With ref. to value or consequence, little, small, low, mean, etc.:
meam erus esse operam deputat parvi pretii,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1:
nil parvom aut humili modo, Nil mortale loquar,
Hor. C. 3, 25, 17:
et magnis parva mineris Falce recisurum simili te,
id. S. 1, 3, 122:
pretio parvo vendere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 134:
parvi sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi,
of little value, id. Off. 1, 22, 76:
parvi refert abs te jus dici diligenter, nisi, etc.,
it matters little, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7, § 20.—Hence, parvi facere, aestimare, ducere, pendere, etc., to esteem lightly, care little for:
parvi ego illos facio,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 41:
parvi aestimo, si ego hic peribo,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 24:
quia parvi id duceret,
Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: nequam hominis ego parvi pendo gratiam, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 29.—So, in abl.:
signa abs te diligenter parvoque curata sunt,
Cic. Att. 1, 3, 2; so,
quanti emptus? parvo,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 156:
parvo stat magna potentia nobis,
Ov. M. 14, 493:
parvo contentus esse possum,
with little, Cic. Att. 12, 19, 1; cf.:
vivitur parvo bene,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 13:
possim contentus vivere parvo,
Tib. 1, 1, 25:
agricolae prisci, fortes parvoque beati,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139:
necessarium est parvo assuescere,
Sen. Ep. 123, 3: parvo, as an abl. of measure, with comp. (rarely;
perh. not ante-Aug.): ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur,
a very little more, Liv. 10, 45, 11:
parvo brevius,
Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:
haud parvo junior,
Gell. 13, 2, 2.—So in designating time:
parvo post,
Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103:
parvo post tempore,
Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 1.—Of stature (late Lat. for brevis):
Zacchaeus staturā parvus erat,
Aug. Serm. 113, 3; id. in Psa. 143, 1.
II.
Comp.: mĭnor, us [cf. Gr. minus, minuthô], less, lesser, smaller, inferior:
quod in re majore valet, valeat in minore,
Cic. Top. 4, 23:
si ea pecunia non minor esset facta,
id. Leg. 2, 20, 51:
Hibernia dimidio minor quam Britannia,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13:
minus praedae quam speraverant fuit,
a smaller quantity, less, Liv. 4, 51:
sociis dimidio minus quam civibus datum,
id. 41, 13 fin.:
calceus... si minor (pede), uret,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:
neve minor, neu sit quinto productior actu Fabula,
less than five acts, id. A. P. 189:
genibus minor,
i. e. down upon his knees, on his bended knees, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; cf.:
minor in certamine longo,
worsted, id. ib. 1, 10, 35:
numero plures, virtute et honore minores,
inferior, id. ib. 2, 1, 183.— Absol.: minor, inferior in rank:
praevalidi ad injurias minorum elati,
Tac. A. 15, 20; Ov. P. 4, 7, 49; cf.:
sapiens uno minor est Jove,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 106:
minor capitis, i. e. capiti deminutus,
Hor. C. 3, 5, 42: et sunt notitiā multa minora tuā, too trivial, = leviora, Ov. Tr. 2, 214:
dies sermone minor fuit,
too short for, id. P. 2, 10, 37:
infans Et minor igne rogi,
too young for, Juv. 15, 140.—With abl. of measure, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 117:
ut uno minus teste haberet?
id. ib. 2, 1, 57, §
149: bis sex Herculeis ceciderunt, me minus uno, Viribus,
i. e. eleven, Ov. M. 12, 554.—Of age:
qui minor est natu,
younger, Cic. Lael. 9, 32:
aliquot annis minor natu,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 61:
aetate minor,
Ov. M. 7, 499:
minor uno mense,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 40:
filia minor Ptolemaei regis,
the younger daughter, Caes. B. C. 3, 112:
minor viginti annis,
less than twenty years old, under twenty years of age, Dig. 30, 99, 1.— With gen.:
minor quam viginti quinque annorum natu, Praetor,
Dig. 4, 4, 1; id. ib. 50, 2, 6:
si pupilla minor quam viripotens nupserit,
id. ib. 36, 2, 30.—So, absol.: minor, a person under age (under five-and-twenty), a minor:
De minoribus,
Dig. 4, tit. 4:
si minor negotiis majoris intervenerit,
ib. 4, 4, 24:
si minor praetor vel consul jus dixerit, valebit,
ib. 42, 1, 57.— Poet., children, Sil. 2, 491.—Also, descendants, posterity, = posteri:
nunc fama, minores Italiam dixisse ducis de nomine gentem,
Verg. A. 1, 532; so id. ib. 733; Prop. 2, 15, 47; Sil. 16, 44:
minorum gentium, v. gens.—In specifications of value: vendo meum non pluris quam ceteri, fortasse etiam minoris,
cheaper, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:
minoris pallium addicere placuit,
Petr. 14: omnia minoris aestimare, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 2:
(fidem suam) non minoris quam publicam ducebat,
Sall. J. 32, 5.—
(β).
Poet., with acc. respect.:
frontemque minor truncam amnis Acarnan,
Sil. 3, 42; Val. Fl. 1, 582.—
(γ).
Poet., with inf.:
tanto certare minor,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 313:
heu Fatis Superi certare minores!
Sil. 5, 76.
III.
Sup.: mĭnĭmus, a, um (whence a new sup.:
minimissimus digitorum,
Arn. 5, 160; 166; cf., in the Gr., elachistotatos, from elachistos), very small, very little; least, smallest, etc.:
cum sit nihil omnino in rerum naturā minimum, quod dividi nequeat,
Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 27:
minimae tenuissimaeque res,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 169:
minima pars temporis,
Caes. B. C. 1, 70:
quā minima altitudo fluminis erat,
id. B. G. 1, 8:
in maximā fortunā minima licentia est,
Sall. C. 51, 13:
vitia,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 69:
minimus digitulus,
the little finger, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15; so,
minimus digitus,
Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251.—Of age: minimus natu horum omnium, the youngest, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 58:
ex his omnibus natu minimus,
id. Clu. 38, 107:
Hiempsal, qui minimus ex illis erat,
Sall. J. 11, 3:
minimus filius,
Just. 42, 5, 6.—In specifications of value:
deos minimi facit,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 35: Pe. Quanti emi potest minimo? Ep. Ad quadraginta fortasse eam posse emi minimo minis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 110: Crispinus minimo me provocat, for a trifle (in a wager), Hor. S. 1, 4, 14 (minimo provocare dicuntur hi qui in responsione plus ipsi promittunt quam exigunt ab adversario, Schol.).—Prov.:
minima de malis,
of evils choose the least, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105.—
With a negation emphatically: non minimo discrimine, i. e. maximo,
Suet. Aug. 25:
res non minimi periculi,
id. ib. 67:
ut nihil, ne pro minimis quidem, debeant,
Liv. 6, 41. —With gen.:
minimum firmitatis minimumque virium,
Cic. Lael. 13, 46:
minimum pedibus itineris confectum,
Liv. 44, 5:
unde minimum periculi erat,
id. 27, 15.— As adv. absol.:
praemia apud me minimum valent,
very little, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 56:
minimum distantia miror,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 72:
dormiebat minimum,
Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11:
medica secatur sexies per annos: cum minimum, quater,
at least, Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 146:
quam minimum credula postero (diei),
as little as possible, Hor. C. 1, 11, 8:
ita fiunt omnes partes minimum octoginta et una,
at least, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 12:
quae (comprehensio) ex tribus minimum partibus constat,
Quint. 5, 10, 5:
in quo non minimum Aetolorum operā regii fugati atque in castra compulsi sunt,
chiefly, particularly, Liv. 33, 6, 6:
eae omnia novella sata corrumpunt, non minimum vites,
Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 18.—Hence, adv.
A.
Posit.: parvē, a little, slightly (very rare), Vitr. 9, 6.—
B.
Comp.: mĭnus, less:
aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,
too little... too much, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:
ne quid plus minusve faxit,
id. Phorm. 3, 3, 21 (v. plus, under multus):
cum habeas plus, Pauperiem metuas minus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 93:
ne mea oratio, si minus de aliquo dixero, ingrata: si satis de omnibus, infinita esse videatur,
Cic. Sest. 50, 108:
metus ipsi per se minus valerent, nisi, etc.,
id. Div. 2, 72, 150:
minus multi,
not so many, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 138:
minus multum et minus bonum vinum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2:
ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,
less good, not so good, Sall. C. 2, 6:
quia Libyes quam Gaetuli minus bellicosi,
Sall. J. 18, 12:
minus diu vivunt,
Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.—Rarely with comp.:
minus admirabilior,
Flor. 4, 2, 46 Duker: quare milites Metelli sauciabantur multo minus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 1; cf. Ov. M. 12, 554:
civilem admodum inter initia ac paulo minus quam privatum egit,
little less so than, nearly as much so as, Suet. Tib. 26:
dimidio minus,
Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3.—With quam:
nec illa minus aut plus quam tu sapiat,
Plaut. As. 4, 1, 28:
minus quam aequom erat feci,
id. Aul. 3, 2, 10:
respondebo tibi minus fortasse vehementer, quam abs te sum provocatus,
Cic. Planc. 30, 72.—With atque:
qui peccas minus atque ego?
Hor. S. 2, 7, 96.—And elliptically, without a particle of comparison:
minus quindecim dies sunt, quod, etc.,
less than fifteen days, not yet fifteen days, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 1:
madefactum iri minus XXX. diebus Graeciam sanguine,
Cic. Div. 1, 32, 68:
minus quinquennium est, quod prodiere,
Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104:
cecidere duo milia haud minus peditum,
Liv. 42, 6:
cum centum et quinquaginta non minus adessent,
id. 42, 28; Varr. R. R. 2, 2 fin.:
ut ex suā cujusque parte ne minus dimidium ad Trebonium perveniret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:
ut antequam baccae legantur, ne minus triduum serenum fuerit,
Col. 12, 38, 6.—
2.
In partic.
a.
Non (haud) minus quam (atque), not less than, no less than, quite as:
exanimatus evolat ex senatu, non minus perturbato animo atque vultu, quam si, etc.,
Cic. Sest. 12, 28:
existumans non minus me tibi quam liberos carum fore,
Sall. J. 10, 1:
non minus nobis jucundi atque illustres sunt ii dies, quibus conservamur quam illi quibus nascimur,
Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Quint. 2, 4, 8; 3, 7, 20:
laudibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi,
Liv. 2, 60:
haud minus ac jussi faciunt,
Verg. A. 3, 561.—
b.
Non (neque) minus, equally, and as well, also: haec res [p. 1311] non minus me male habet quam te, Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 30: quae hominibus non minus quam liberi cara esse debent, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3; Ov. H. 19, 86:
neque minus assiduis fessa choreis,
also, Prop. 1, 3, 3.—
c.
Nihil minus, in replies, as a strong negation, by no means, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 45: Py. At tu apud nos hic mane, Dum redeat ipsa. Ch. Nihil minus, id. ib. 3, 3, 29:
nihil profecto minus,
Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81; cf.: quid? a Tranione servo? Si. Multo id minus, Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 20.—
d.
Minus minusque, minus et (ac) minus, less and less: mihi jam minus minusque obtemperat. Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 33:
jam minus atque minus successu laetus equorum,
Verg. A. 12, 616; Hor. C. 1, 25, 6:
minus et minus,
Ov. P. 2, 8, 73; id. H. 2, 129:
minus ac minus,
Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 26.—
3.
Transf., in a softened negation, not at all, by no means, not:
quod intellexi minus,
Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 11:
nonnumquam ea quae praedicta sunt, minus eveniunt,
Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24.—Esp.:
si minus: monebo, si quem meministi minus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 19:
Syracusis, si minus supplicio affici, at custodiri oportebat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69:
quod si assecutus sum, gaudeo: sin minus, hoc me tamen consolor quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 7, 1, 6 et saep.; so,
minus formido ne exedat,
Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 45. —
b.
Quo minus, also written as one word, quominus, that not, from, after verbs of hindering, preventing, as impedio, recuso, deterreo, etc., Ter. And. 1, 2, 26:
si te infirmitas valetudinis tenuit, quo minus ad ludos venires,
Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 1; 7, 1, 6:
hiemem credo prohibuisse, quo minus de te certum haberemus, quid ageres,
id. Fam. 12, 5, 1:
deterrere aliquem, quo minus, etc.,
id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91:
stetisse per Trebonium, quo minus oppido potirentur, videbatur,
Caes. B. C. 2, 13 fin.; Quint. 12, 1, 16;
v. also quo. —Ante-class. also in the reverse order, minus quo: ne vereatur, minus jam quo redeat domum,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 8.—
C.
Sup., in two forms, parvissime (post-class.), and minime (class.), least, very little.
1.
par-vissĭmē:
memorare aliquid,
very briefly, with very few words, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 38. —
2.
mĭnĭmē, least of all, in the smallest degree, least, very little:
cum minime vellem, minimeque opus fuit,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 42:
cum minime videbamur, tum maxime philosophabamur,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Or. 66, 222:
mihi placebat Pomponius maxime, vel dicam minime displicebat,
id. Brut. 57, 207:
quod in miserrimis rebus minime miserum putabis, id facies,
id. Fam. 14, 13:
quod minime ad eos mercatores saepe commeant,
very rarely, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3; Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322.—Strengthened by quam:
si non decore, at quam minime dedecore facere possimus,
as little as possible, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; by omnium and gentium:
ad te minime omnium pertinebat,
id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96:
minime gentium,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 77:
heus, inquit, puer, arcesse Pamphilam,... illa exclamat, Minime gentium,
not for any thing in the world, Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Ad. 3, 2, 44.—
B.
In partic.
a.
For minimum, saltem, at least:
is morbus erit longissimus minimeque annuus,
Cels. 2, 8 fin. Targ.:
pedes decem vel minime novem,
Col. 1, 6, 6:
sed id minime bis anno arari debet,
id. 5, 9, 12; id. Arb. 16, 3.—
b.
In replies, as an emphatic negative, by no means, not at all, not in the least, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 50: Ba. Sed cessas? Pa. Minime equidem:
nam hodie, etc.,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 16: M. An tu haec non credis? A. Minime vero, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: num igitur peccamus? Minime vos quidem. id. Att. 8, 9, 2:
minime, minime hercle vero!
Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; so in discourse: minime multi (= quam paucissimi). Ter. Eun. prol. 2: minume irasci decet. Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 27; Sall. C. 51, 13.—Strengthened by gentium (cf.supra): Nau. Meriton' hoc meo videtur factum? De. Minime gentium, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 44.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > parvissime
2 parvus

parvus, a, um, adj. (usual, irreg. comp. and sup.: mĭnor, mĭnĭmus.— Comp.:
volantum parviores,
Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 26.— Sup.: rictus parvissimus, Varr. ap. Non. 456, 10:
parvissima corpora,
Lucr. 1, 615; 621; 3, 199: minerrimus pro minimo dixerunt, Paul. ex Fest. p. 122 Müll.:
minimissimus,
Arn. 5, n. 8) [kindr. with paucus and Gr. pauros; cf., also, parum, parcus], little, small, petty, puny, inconsiderable (cf.: exiguus, minutus, brevis; in class. prose parvus is not used, like brevis, of stature, v. Auct. Her. 4, 33, 45).
I.
Posit.:
in parvis aut mediocribus rebus,
Cic. de Or. 2, 20, 84:
quam parva sit terra, etc.,
id. Rep. 1, 17, 26; cf. id. ib. 6, 16, 16:
commoda parva ac mediocria,
id. Q. Fr. 3, 8, 1:
in parvum quendam et angustum locum concludi,
id. Leg. 1, 5, 17:
beneficium non parvum,
id. Caecin. 10, 26:
parvi pisciculi,
id. N. D. 2, 48, 123:
haec parva et infirma sunt,
id. Clu. 34, 94:
si parva licet componere magnis,
Verg. G. 4, 176:
merces,
Hor. S. 1, 6, 86:
sucus,
Plin. 21, 31, 105, § 178 et saep.:
liberi,
Cic. Rep. 2, 21, 37;
so of children: salutaria appetant parvi,
the little ones, id. Fin. 3, 5, 16:
parva soror,
Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 15; cf.:
memini quae plagosum mihi parvo Orbilium dictare,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 70:
operosa parvus Carmina fingo,
a little man, id. C. 4, 2, 31; Suet. Aug. 48:
a parvis didicimus: si in jus vocat, etc.,
when little, in childhood, Cic. Leg. 2, 4, 9:
puer in domo a parvo eductus,
from infancy, Liv. 1, 39 fin. —Of time, little, short, brief:
parvae consuetudinis Causa,
slight, short, Ter. And. 1, 1, 83; cf.:
in parvo tempore,
Lucr. 5, 106:
nox,
Luc. 4, 476:
vita,
id. 6, 806:
parvam fidem habere alicui,
Ter. Eun. 1, 2, 117:
hic onus horret, Ut parvis animis et parvo corpore majus,
Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 39:
homo parvo ingenio,
Plin. Ep. 6, 29:
parvum carmen,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 257:
hoc opus, hoc studium parvi properemus et ampli,
both small and great, id. ib. 1, 3, 28.—With ref. to value or consequence, little, small, low, mean, etc.:
meam erus esse operam deputat parvi pretii,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 1:
nil parvom aut humili modo, Nil mortale loquar,
Hor. C. 3, 25, 17:
et magnis parva mineris Falce recisurum simili te,
id. S. 1, 3, 122:
pretio parvo vendere,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 134:
parvi sunt foris arma, nisi est consilium domi,
of little value, id. Off. 1, 22, 76:
parvi refert abs te jus dici diligenter, nisi, etc.,
it matters little, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 7, § 20.—Hence, parvi facere, aestimare, ducere, pendere, etc., to esteem lightly, care little for:
parvi ego illos facio,
Plaut. Mil. 4, 8, 41:
parvi aestimo, si ego hic peribo,
id. Capt. 3, 5, 24:
quia parvi id duceret,
Cic. Fin. 2, 8, 24: nequam hominis ego parvi pendo gratiam, Plaut. Bacch. 3, 6, 29.—So, in abl.:
signa abs te diligenter parvoque curata sunt,
Cic. Att. 1, 3, 2; so,
quanti emptus? parvo,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 156:
parvo stat magna potentia nobis,
Ov. M. 14, 493:
parvo contentus esse possum,
with little, Cic. Att. 12, 19, 1; cf.:
vivitur parvo bene,
Hor. C. 2, 16, 13:
possim contentus vivere parvo,
Tib. 1, 1, 25:
agricolae prisci, fortes parvoque beati,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 139:
necessarium est parvo assuescere,
Sen. Ep. 123, 3: parvo, as an abl. of measure, with comp. (rarely;
perh. not ante-Aug.): ita ut parvo admodum plures caperentur,
a very little more, Liv. 10, 45, 11:
parvo brevius,
Plin. 2, 67, 67, § 168:
haud parvo junior,
Gell. 13, 2, 2.—So in designating time:
parvo post,
Plin. 16, 25, 42, § 103:
parvo post tempore,
Vulg. 2 Macc. 11, 1.—Of stature (late Lat. for brevis):
Zacchaeus staturā parvus erat,
Aug. Serm. 113, 3; id. in Psa. 143, 1.
II.
Comp.: mĭnor, us [cf. Gr. minus, minuthô], less, lesser, smaller, inferior:
quod in re majore valet, valeat in minore,
Cic. Top. 4, 23:
si ea pecunia non minor esset facta,
id. Leg. 2, 20, 51:
Hibernia dimidio minor quam Britannia,
Caes. B. G. 5, 13:
minus praedae quam speraverant fuit,
a smaller quantity, less, Liv. 4, 51:
sociis dimidio minus quam civibus datum,
id. 41, 13 fin.:
calceus... si minor (pede), uret,
Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 43:
neve minor, neu sit quinto productior actu Fabula,
less than five acts, id. A. P. 189:
genibus minor,
i. e. down upon his knees, on his bended knees, id. Ep. 1, 12, 28; cf.:
minor in certamine longo,
worsted, id. ib. 1, 10, 35:
numero plures, virtute et honore minores,
inferior, id. ib. 2, 1, 183.— Absol.: minor, inferior in rank:
praevalidi ad injurias minorum elati,
Tac. A. 15, 20; Ov. P. 4, 7, 49; cf.:
sapiens uno minor est Jove,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 106:
minor capitis, i. e. capiti deminutus,
Hor. C. 3, 5, 42: et sunt notitiā multa minora tuā, too trivial, = leviora, Ov. Tr. 2, 214:
dies sermone minor fuit,
too short for, id. P. 2, 10, 37:
infans Et minor igne rogi,
too young for, Juv. 15, 140.—With abl. of measure, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 45, § 117:
ut uno minus teste haberet?
id. ib. 2, 1, 57, §
149: bis sex Herculeis ceciderunt, me minus uno, Viribus,
i. e. eleven, Ov. M. 12, 554.—Of age:
qui minor est natu,
younger, Cic. Lael. 9, 32:
aliquot annis minor natu,
id. Ac. 2, 19, 61:
aetate minor,
Ov. M. 7, 499:
minor uno mense,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 40:
filia minor Ptolemaei regis,
the younger daughter, Caes. B. C. 3, 112:
minor viginti annis,
less than twenty years old, under twenty years of age, Dig. 30, 99, 1.— With gen.:
minor quam viginti quinque annorum natu, Praetor,
Dig. 4, 4, 1; id. ib. 50, 2, 6:
si pupilla minor quam viripotens nupserit,
id. ib. 36, 2, 30.—So, absol.: minor, a person under age (under five-and-twenty), a minor:
De minoribus,
Dig. 4, tit. 4:
si minor negotiis majoris intervenerit,
ib. 4, 4, 24:
si minor praetor vel consul jus dixerit, valebit,
ib. 42, 1, 57.— Poet., children, Sil. 2, 491.—Also, descendants, posterity, = posteri:
nunc fama, minores Italiam dixisse ducis de nomine gentem,
Verg. A. 1, 532; so id. ib. 733; Prop. 2, 15, 47; Sil. 16, 44:
minorum gentium, v. gens.—In specifications of value: vendo meum non pluris quam ceteri, fortasse etiam minoris,
cheaper, Cic. Off. 3, 12, 51:
minoris pallium addicere placuit,
Petr. 14: omnia minoris aestimare, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 2:
(fidem suam) non minoris quam publicam ducebat,
Sall. J. 32, 5.—
(β).
Poet., with acc. respect.:
frontemque minor truncam amnis Acarnan,
Sil. 3, 42; Val. Fl. 1, 582.—
(γ).
Poet., with inf.:
tanto certare minor,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 313:
heu Fatis Superi certare minores!
Sil. 5, 76.
III.
Sup.: mĭnĭmus, a, um (whence a new sup.:
minimissimus digitorum,
Arn. 5, 160; 166; cf., in the Gr., elachistotatos, from elachistos), very small, very little; least, smallest, etc.:
cum sit nihil omnino in rerum naturā minimum, quod dividi nequeat,
Cic. Ac. 1, 7, 27:
minimae tenuissimaeque res,
id. de Or. 1, 37, 169:
minima pars temporis,
Caes. B. C. 1, 70:
quā minima altitudo fluminis erat,
id. B. G. 1, 8:
in maximā fortunā minima licentia est,
Sall. C. 51, 13:
vitia,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 69:
minimus digitulus,
the little finger, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 15; so,
minimus digitus,
Plin. 11, 45, 103, § 251.—Of age: minimus natu horum omnium, the youngest, Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 58:
ex his omnibus natu minimus,
id. Clu. 38, 107:
Hiempsal, qui minimus ex illis erat,
Sall. J. 11, 3:
minimus filius,
Just. 42, 5, 6.—In specifications of value:
deos minimi facit,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 35: Pe. Quanti emi potest minimo? Ep. Ad quadraginta fortasse eam posse emi minimo minis, id. Ep. 2, 2, 110: Crispinus minimo me provocat, for a trifle (in a wager), Hor. S. 1, 4, 14 (minimo provocare dicuntur hi qui in responsione plus ipsi promittunt quam exigunt ab adversario, Schol.).—Prov.:
minima de malis,
of evils choose the least, Cic. Off. 3, 29, 105.—
With a negation emphatically: non minimo discrimine, i. e. maximo,
Suet. Aug. 25:
res non minimi periculi,
id. ib. 67:
ut nihil, ne pro minimis quidem, debeant,
Liv. 6, 41. —With gen.:
minimum firmitatis minimumque virium,
Cic. Lael. 13, 46:
minimum pedibus itineris confectum,
Liv. 44, 5:
unde minimum periculi erat,
id. 27, 15.— As adv. absol.:
praemia apud me minimum valent,
very little, Cic. Fam. 1, 9, 11; cf. Quint. 5, 10, 56:
minimum distantia miror,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 72:
dormiebat minimum,
Plin. Ep. 3, 5, 11:
medica secatur sexies per annos: cum minimum, quater,
at least, Plin. 18, 16, 43, § 146:
quam minimum credula postero (diei),
as little as possible, Hor. C. 1, 11, 8:
ita fiunt omnes partes minimum octoginta et una,
at least, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 12:
quae (comprehensio) ex tribus minimum partibus constat,
Quint. 5, 10, 5:
in quo non minimum Aetolorum operā regii fugati atque in castra compulsi sunt,
chiefly, particularly, Liv. 33, 6, 6:
eae omnia novella sata corrumpunt, non minimum vites,
Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 18.—Hence, adv.
A.
Posit.: parvē, a little, slightly (very rare), Vitr. 9, 6.—
B.
Comp.: mĭnus, less:
aut ne quid faciam plus, quod post me minus fecisse satius sit,
too little... too much, Ter. Hec. 5, 1, 4:
ne quid plus minusve faxit,
id. Phorm. 3, 3, 21 (v. plus, under multus):
cum habeas plus, Pauperiem metuas minus,
Hor. S. 1, 1, 93:
ne mea oratio, si minus de aliquo dixero, ingrata: si satis de omnibus, infinita esse videatur,
Cic. Sest. 50, 108:
metus ipsi per se minus valerent, nisi, etc.,
id. Div. 2, 72, 150:
minus multi,
not so many, Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 138:
minus multum et minus bonum vinum,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 2:
ita imperium semper ad optumum quemque a minus bono transfertur,
less good, not so good, Sall. C. 2, 6:
quia Libyes quam Gaetuli minus bellicosi,
Sall. J. 18, 12:
minus diu vivunt,
Plin. 14, 22, 28, § 141.—Rarely with comp.:
minus admirabilior,
Flor. 4, 2, 46 Duker: quare milites Metelli sauciabantur multo minus, Quadrig. ap. Gell. 9, 1, 1; cf. Ov. M. 12, 554:
civilem admodum inter initia ac paulo minus quam privatum egit,
little less so than, nearly as much so as, Suet. Tib. 26:
dimidio minus,
Varr. R. R. 1, 22, 3.—With quam:
nec illa minus aut plus quam tu sapiat,
Plaut. As. 4, 1, 28:
minus quam aequom erat feci,
id. Aul. 3, 2, 10:
respondebo tibi minus fortasse vehementer, quam abs te sum provocatus,
Cic. Planc. 30, 72.—With atque:
qui peccas minus atque ego?
Hor. S. 2, 7, 96.—And elliptically, without a particle of comparison:
minus quindecim dies sunt, quod, etc.,
less than fifteen days, not yet fifteen days, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 1:
madefactum iri minus XXX. diebus Graeciam sanguine,
Cic. Div. 1, 32, 68:
minus quinquennium est, quod prodiere,
Plin. 15, 25, 30, § 104:
cecidere duo milia haud minus peditum,
Liv. 42, 6:
cum centum et quinquaginta non minus adessent,
id. 42, 28; Varr. R. R. 2, 2 fin.:
ut ex suā cujusque parte ne minus dimidium ad Trebonium perveniret,
Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 47, § 123:
ut antequam baccae legantur, ne minus triduum serenum fuerit,
Col. 12, 38, 6.—
2.
In partic.
a.
Non (haud) minus quam (atque), not less than, no less than, quite as:
exanimatus evolat ex senatu, non minus perturbato animo atque vultu, quam si, etc.,
Cic. Sest. 12, 28:
existumans non minus me tibi quam liberos carum fore,
Sall. J. 10, 1:
non minus nobis jucundi atque illustres sunt ii dies, quibus conservamur quam illi quibus nascimur,
Cic. Cat. 3, 1, 2; Quint. 2, 4, 8; 3, 7, 20:
laudibus haud minus quam praemio gaudent militum animi,
Liv. 2, 60:
haud minus ac jussi faciunt,
Verg. A. 3, 561.—
b.
Non (neque) minus, equally, and as well, also: haec res [p. 1311] non minus me male habet quam te, Ter. Hec. 4, 2, 30: quae hominibus non minus quam liberi cara esse debent, Sulp. ap. Cic. Fam. 4, 5, 3; Ov. H. 19, 86:
neque minus assiduis fessa choreis,
also, Prop. 1, 3, 3.—
c.
Nihil minus, in replies, as a strong negation, by no means, Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 45: Py. At tu apud nos hic mane, Dum redeat ipsa. Ch. Nihil minus, id. ib. 3, 3, 29:
nihil profecto minus,
Cic. Off. 3, 20, 81; cf.: quid? a Tranione servo? Si. Multo id minus, Plaut. Most. 4, 3, 20.—
d.
Minus minusque, minus et (ac) minus, less and less: mihi jam minus minusque obtemperat. Ter. Heaut. 3, 3, 33:
jam minus atque minus successu laetus equorum,
Verg. A. 12, 616; Hor. C. 1, 25, 6:
minus et minus,
Ov. P. 2, 8, 73; id. H. 2, 129:
minus ac minus,
Plin. 11, 10, 10, § 26.—
3.
Transf., in a softened negation, not at all, by no means, not:
quod intellexi minus,
Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 11:
nonnumquam ea quae praedicta sunt, minus eveniunt,
Cic. Div. 1, 14, 24.—Esp.:
si minus: monebo, si quem meministi minus,
Plaut. Cas. 5, 4, 19:
Syracusis, si minus supplicio affici, at custodiri oportebat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 27, § 69:
quod si assecutus sum, gaudeo: sin minus, hoc me tamen consolor quod, etc.,
id. Fam. 7, 1, 6 et saep.; so,
minus formido ne exedat,
Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 45. —
b.
Quo minus, also written as one word, quominus, that not, from, after verbs of hindering, preventing, as impedio, recuso, deterreo, etc., Ter. And. 1, 2, 26:
si te infirmitas valetudinis tenuit, quo minus ad ludos venires,
Cic. Fam. 7, 1, 1; 7, 1, 6:
hiemem credo prohibuisse, quo minus de te certum haberemus, quid ageres,
id. Fam. 12, 5, 1:
deterrere aliquem, quo minus, etc.,
id. Tusc. 1, 38, 91:
stetisse per Trebonium, quo minus oppido potirentur, videbatur,
Caes. B. C. 2, 13 fin.; Quint. 12, 1, 16;
v. also quo. —Ante-class. also in the reverse order, minus quo: ne vereatur, minus jam quo redeat domum,
Ter. Hec. 4, 4, 8.—
C.
Sup., in two forms, parvissime (post-class.), and minime (class.), least, very little.
1.
par-vissĭmē:
memorare aliquid,
very briefly, with very few words, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 38. —
2.
mĭnĭmē, least of all, in the smallest degree, least, very little:
cum minime vellem, minimeque opus fuit,
Ter. Eun. 2, 3, 42:
cum minime videbamur, tum maxime philosophabamur,
Cic. N. D. 1, 3, 6; id. Or. 66, 222:
mihi placebat Pomponius maxime, vel dicam minime displicebat,
id. Brut. 57, 207:
quod in miserrimis rebus minime miserum putabis, id facies,
id. Fam. 14, 13:
quod minime ad eos mercatores saepe commeant,
very rarely, Caes. B. G. 1, 1, 3; Cic. de Or. 2, 79, 322.—Strengthened by quam:
si non decore, at quam minime dedecore facere possimus,
as little as possible, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 114; by omnium and gentium:
ad te minime omnium pertinebat,
id. Rosc. Am. 34, 96:
minime gentium,
Plaut. Poen. 3, 3, 77:
heus, inquit, puer, arcesse Pamphilam,... illa exclamat, Minime gentium,
not for any thing in the world, Ter. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Ad. 3, 2, 44.—
B.
In partic.
a.
For minimum, saltem, at least:
is morbus erit longissimus minimeque annuus,
Cels. 2, 8 fin. Targ.:
pedes decem vel minime novem,
Col. 1, 6, 6:
sed id minime bis anno arari debet,
id. 5, 9, 12; id. Arb. 16, 3.—
b.
In replies, as an emphatic negative, by no means, not at all, not in the least, Plaut. Curc. 1, 3, 50: Ba. Sed cessas? Pa. Minime equidem:
nam hodie, etc.,
Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 16: M. An tu haec non credis? A. Minime vero, Cic. Tusc. 1, 6, 10: num igitur peccamus? Minime vos quidem. id. Att. 8, 9, 2:
minime, minime hercle vero!
Plaut. Trin. 3, 3, 23; so in discourse: minime multi (= quam paucissimi). Ter. Eun. prol. 2: minume irasci decet. Plaut. Stich. 1, 1, 27; Sall. C. 51, 13.—Strengthened by gentium (cf.supra): Nau. Meriton' hoc meo videtur factum? De. Minime gentium, Ter. Phorm. 5, 8, 44.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > parvus
3 Р-163

(НИ) НА МАКОВУЮ РОСИНКУ coll IPrepP these forms only adv (intensif) used with negated predic fixed WO
(not even) in the smallest amount or to the smallest degree: (not) at all
(not) a (one) bit.
Лгун он, ему на маковую росинку нельзя верить. He's a liar, don't believe him one bit.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Р-163
4 на маковую росинку

• (НИ) НА МАКОВУЮ РОСИНКУ coll

[PrepP; these forms only; adv (intensif); used with negated predic; fixed WO]

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⇒ (not even) in the smallest amount or to the smallest degree:

- (not) at all;

- (not) a (one) bit.

♦ Лгун он, ему на маковую росинку нельзя верить. He's a liar, don't believe him one bit.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > на маковую росинку
5 ни на маковую росинку

• (НИ) НА МАКОВУЮ РОСИНКУ coll

[PrepP; these forms only; adv (intensif); used with negated predic; fixed WO]

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⇒ (not even) in the smallest amount or to the smallest degree:

- (not) at all;

- (not) a (one) bit.

♦ Лгун он, ему на маковую росинку нельзя верить. He's a liar, don't believe him one bit.

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни на маковую росинку
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НИ ЧУТОЧКИ coll NP gen Invar adv (intensif) used with a negated predic) not even in the smallest degree: not a (one, the slightest) bit not in the least (the slightest).
Почему ты думаешь, что я эту собаку боюсь? Мне ни чуточки не страшно. Я её даже погладить могу. Why do you think I'm afraid of that dog? I'm not one bit afraid. Look, I can even pet it!

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Ч-204
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• НИ ЧУТОЧКИ coll

[NPgen; Invar; adv (intensif); used with a negated predic]

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⇒ not even in the smallest degree:

- not a <one, the slightest> bit;

- not in the least < the slightest>.

♦ Почему ты думаешь, что я эту собаку боюсь? Mtfe ни чуточки не страшно. Я её даже погладить могу. Why do you think I'm afraid of that dog? I'mnot one bit afraid. Look, I can even pet it!

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ни чуточки
8 minimē or minumē

minimē or minumē adv. sup. (for pos. and comp. see parum, minus) [minimus], least of all, in the smallest degree, least, very little: quom minime vellem minimeque opus fuit, T.: quod minime miserum putabis: saepe, very rarely, Cs.: quam minime dedecore, with the least disgrace possible: ad te minime omnium pertinebat.— By no means, not at all, not in the least, certainly not: resistens ad calamitates perferendas, Cs.: M. An tu haec non credis? A. Minime vero: Continuo sanus? minime, H.: minime multi (i. e. quam paucissimi), T.: minume irasci decet, S.: Quod minime reris, V.: Minume gentium, by no means in the world.

Latin-English dictionary > minimē or minumē
9 menor

adj.

1 smaller.

2 younger, junior.

3 minor, lesser.

f. & m.

minor (law) (child).

m.

1 minor, young man, youngster.

2 minor, young girl.

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menor

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo - en tamaño) smaller; (- en calidad, importancia) lesser; (- en edad) younger

■ necesito una talla menor I need a smaller size

■ se corre menor peligro it's less dangerous

■ mi hermano menor my younger brother

2 (superlativo - en tamaño) smallest; (- en calidad, importancia) least; (- en edad) youngest

■ cogió el trozo de menos tamaño she took the smallest piece

■ no tiene la menor importancia it's not at all important

■ su hermano menor se quedará en casa his youngest brother is going to stay at home

3 (inferior) minor

4 MÚSICA minor

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 DERECHO minor

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FRASEOLOGÍA

al por menor retail

apto,-a para menores (gen) suitable for all ages 2 (película) U-certificate, US rated G

ser menor de edad to be under age

menor de edad minor

tribunal de menores juvenile court

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1. noun mf.
minor
2. adj.
1) minor

2) smaller, smallest

3) lesser, least

4) younger, youngest

•

- al por menor

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1. ADJ

1) [comparativo]

a) [de tamaño] smaller

una caja de menor tamaño — a smaller box

los libros están ordenados de menor a mayor — the books are arranged by size, from small to large

b) [de cantidad] fewer, less

necesito una cantidad menor de botellas — I need fewer bottles

echa sal en menor cantidad — add less salt

• menor que algo — less than sth

su aportación es diez veces menor que la nuestra — his contribution is ten times less than ours

tres es menor que siete — three is less than seven

c) [de importancia, tiempo]

heridas de menor importancia — minor injuries

existe un menor control en las aduanas — customs controls are not as strict o tight as they were

el crecimiento de la economía es cada vez menor — the economy is growing at an ever slower rate

viene con menor frecuencia que antes — she doesn't come as often now

• en menor grado — to a lesser extent

d) [de edad] younger

mis dos hermanos menores — my two younger brothers

si eres menor de 18 años no puedes entrar — if you are under 18 you can't go in

• menor que algn — younger than sb

soy tres años menor que mi marido — I am three years younger than my husband

• ser menor de edad — to be under age; (Jur) to be a minor

dos jóvenes menores de edad se han escapado de su casa — two under-age youngsters have run away from home

e) (Mús) minor

concierto en Mi menor — concerto in E minor

f) (Rel) [orden] minor

2) [superlativo]

a) [de tamaño] smallest

es el país de menor tamaño de Europa — it is the smallest country in Europe

este es el menor de todos — this is the smallest of all

b) [de cantidad] lowest, smallest

el partido de menor asistencia de la liga — the match with the lowest o smallest attendance in the league

realizó la vuelta en el menor número de golpes — he finished the round in the lowest number of shots

hagan el menor ruido posible — make as little noise as possible

se despierta con el menor ruido — he wakes up at the slightest noise

c) [de importancia, tiempo] least

no le doy la menor importancia — I don't attach the slightest o least importance to it

no tiene la menor importancia — it is not in the least important

en el menor tiempo posible — in the shortest possible time
idea 4)
d) [de edad] youngest

este es Miguel, mi hijo menor — this is Miguel, my youngest son

2.

SMF (=niño) child, minor frm

un programa educativo para menores — an educational programme for children

los menores deben ir acompañados — children who are under age o minors frm must be accompanied

lo detuvieron por vender drogas a menores — he was arrested for selling drugs to minors

un menor de 15 años — a boy of 15

un campeonato para menores de 16 años — a championship for under-16s

• apto/ no apto para menores — suitable/not suitable for (young) children

apto para menores acompañados — (Cine) ≈ certificate PG

menor de edad — (Jur) minor

los menores de edad — those who are under age, minors

delitos cometidos por menores de edad — crimes committed by minors
tribunal 1)
3. SM

1) (Com)

• (al) por menor — retail antes de s

venta (al) por menor — retail sales

un establecimiento de venta al por menor — a retail establishment

2) Esp

• contar algo al por menor — to recount sth in detail

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de pequeño)

un período de menor interés histórico — a period of less historical interest

su poder es cada vez menor — his power is decreasing all the time

en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree

alimentos de menor contenido calórico — food which is lower in calories

esta vez hay un número menor de detenidos — this time there are fewer detainees

un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage

menor que algo — lower than something

un ingreso menor que el mío — an income three times lower than mine

X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)

sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before

b) ( superlativo de pequeño)

haciendo el menor ruido posible — making as little noise as possible

el de menor tamaño — the smallest one

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo)

¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?

menor que alguien — younger than somebody

b) ( superlativo)

¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?

el menor de los dos niños — the younger of the two boys

3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor

lesiones de menor importancia — minor injuries

4) (Mús) minor

5) (Com)

(al) por menor — retail

venta (al) por menor — retail sales

los distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
II
masculino y femenino (Der) minor

película no apta para menores — film not suitable for under-18s

- menor de edad

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I
adjetivo

1)

a) ( comparativo de pequeño)

un período de menor interés histórico — a period of less historical interest

su poder es cada vez menor — his power is decreasing all the time

en menor medida/grado — to a lesser extent o degree

alimentos de menor contenido calórico — food which is lower in calories

esta vez hay un número menor de detenidos — this time there are fewer detainees

un porcentaje menor — a lower o smaller percentage

menor que algo — lower than something

un ingreso menor que el mío — an income three times lower than mine

X < Z — (Mat) (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X < Z; (léase: X is less than Z)

sucede con menor frecuencia que antes — it happens less often o less frequently than before

b) ( superlativo de pequeño)

haciendo el menor ruido posible — making as little noise as possible

el de menor tamaño — the smallest one

2) ( en edad)

a) ( comparativo)

¿tienes hermanas menores? — do you have any younger sisters?

menor que alguien — younger than somebody

b) ( superlativo)

¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? — who's the youngest of the brothers?

el menor de los dos niños — the younger of the two boys

3) ( secundario) <escritor/obra> minor

lesiones de menor importancia — minor injuries

4) (Mús) minor

5) (Com)

(al) por menor — retail

venta (al) por menor — retail sales

los distribuidores (al) por menor — retail shops o outlets
II
masculino y femenino (Der) minor

película no apta para menores — film not suitable for under-18s

- menor de edad

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el menor

= least, the

Ex: Of these three connectors, 'and' focusses your search with the least precision since it retrieves all records that contain both words anywhere in the record.

menor¹

¹ = infant, juvenile, juvenile, minor.

Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.

Ex: The construction of the hypothesis, however, should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the adult or the juvenile user.

Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.

Ex: This new Act requires US libraries to block obscenity, child pornography and all material deemed harmful to minors on all computers used by minors.

* abandono de menores = child neglect.

* abuso de menores = child abuse.

* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados = PG-13.

* centro de menores = young offender institution.

* centro tutelar de menores = juvenile detention centre.

* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad = underage drinking.

* departamento de corrección de menores = department of corrections.

* embarazo de menores = teenage pregnancy.

* escuela de niños menores = infant school.

* explotación de menores = child labour.

* grupo de protección a menores = Shelter group.

* juzgado de asuntos menores = magistrates' court.

* manutención del menor = child maintenance.

* manutención de menores = child support.

* menor de edad = underage.

* menores de cinco años, los = under-fives, the.

* no apto para menores = X-rated.

* pensión de menores = child support.

* protección de menores = child protection, child welfare.

* sexo de menores = underage sex.

* trabajo de menores = child labour.

* tribunal de menores = juvenile court, minors' court.

menor²

² = minor, reduced, slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], low-key [low key], lesser, lower-key, diminished, low-keyed.

Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.

Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.

Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.

Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.

Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.

Ex: After all, print technology can be represented by pencial, pen, type, laser output, and so forth, but the effect is lower-key.

Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.

Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.

* a menor escala = at a reduced rate.

* cada vez menor = decreasing, dwindling, diminishing, declining, falling, shrinking, receding, sinking, ebbing, descending.

* con un menor nivel educativo = lesser-educated.

* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].

* delito menor = petty offense, petty crime, minor offence.

* demanda cada vez menor = falling demand.

* de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.

* de menor impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.

* de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.

* desajuste cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* de venta al por menor = retail.

* diferencia cada vez menor entre... y = narrowing gap between... and, narrowing of the gap between... and.

* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.

* en mayor o menor medida = to a greater or lesser extent.

* en menor cantidad = less copiously.

* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.

* en paños menores = in + Posesivo + underclothes.

* la menor duda de que = no doubt whatsoever.

* menor de + Número = fewer than + Número.

* menor, el = least, the.

* no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.

* paños menores = undies.

* presupuesto cada vez menor = shrinking budget.

* ser el que con menor frecuencia = be (the) least likely to.

* ser menor = be less.

* símbolo de menor-que (<) = left angled bracket (<), less-than sign (<).

* sin el menor asomo de duda = without a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt.

* sin la menor duda = no mistake, no doubt.

* sin la menor idea = clueless.

* sin la menor sombra de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.

* vender al por menor = retail.

* venta al por menor = retailing, retail trade.

* ventas al por menor = retail sales.

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menor¹

adjective

A

1 (comparativo de pequeño¹ adj (↑ pequeño (1))):

un período de menor interés histórico que el anterior a period of less historical interest than the previous one

nuestro poder adquisitivo es cada vez menor our purchasing power decreases every day

en menor medida to a lesser extent o degree

en mayor o menor grado to a greater or lesser extent o degree

alimentos de menor contenido calórico food which is lower in calories

menor QUE algo:

un ingreso tres veces menor que el mío an income three times lower than mine

un porcentaje de indecisos menor que el del último sondeo a lower o smaller percentage of don't knows than in the last poll

( Mat): X Z (read as: equis es menor que zeta) X Z (léase: X is less than Z)

esto sucede con menor frecuencia que antes this happens less often o less frequently than before

2 (superlativo de pequeño):

haciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possible

eligió el de menor tamaño she chose the smallest one

¿cuál es la menor de las islas Baleares? which is the smallest of the Balearic islands?

B (en edad) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ]

1

(comparativo): ¿tienes hermanas menores? do you have any younger sisters?

menor QUE algn younger THAN sb

es un año menor que yo she's a year younger than me

2

(superlativo): ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?

mi hijo menor my youngest son

el menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boys

C (secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minor

sufrió lesiones de menor importancia she received minor injuries

D ( Mús) minor

E ( Com):

(al) por menor retail

[ S ] venta (al) por menor retail sales

los distribuidores (al) por menor retail shops o outlets

menor²

masculine and feminine

( Der) minor

[ S ] película no apta para menores movie not suitable for under-18s, certificate 18

Compuesto:

menor de edad

masculine and feminine minor

ser menor de edad to be a minor, be underage

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menor adjetivo
1
a) ( comparativo de

◊ pequeño) ‹número/porcentaje› lower, smaller;

en menor medida/grado to a lesser extent o degree;
menor que algo lower than sth;
un ingreso menor que el mío an income lower than mine
b) ( superlativo de

◊ pequeño): el país con el menor número de parados the country with the lowest unemployment figures;

haciendo el menor ruido posible making as little noise as possible;
el de menor tamaño the smallest one
2 ( en edad)
a) ( comparativo) younger;

menor que algn younger than sb
b) ( superlativo):

◊ ¿cuál es el menor de los hermanos? who's the youngest of the brothers?;

el menor de los dos niños the younger of the two boys
3 ( secundario) ‹escritor/obra› minor;
◊ lesiones de menor importancia minor injuries

4 (Mús) minor
5 (Com):
◊ (al) por menor retail

■ sustantivo masculino y femenino: tb
◊ menor de edad minor; ser menor de edad to be a minor, to be under age;

película no apta para menores film not suitable for under-18s
menor
I adjetivo
1 (comparativo de tamaño) smaller: una habitación menor que la mía, a room smaller than mine
(superlativo) smallest
el tamaño menor, the smallest size
2 (comparativo de grado) less: su alegría es menor que la mía, his happiness is less than mine
(superlativo) least, slightest: no tiene la menor idea, he hasn't the slightest idea
3 (comparativo de edad) younger: es menor de sesenta años, she is under sixty
es menor que mi prima, he's younger than my cousin
(superlativo) youngest
la menor de nosotras, the youngest of us
4 Mús minor
5 Com al por menor, retail
II mf Jur minor

' menor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abusar
- Asia
- caza
- edad
- efecto
- menos
- mínima
- mínimo
- osa
- re
- relevancia
- sol
- sombra
- trascendencia
- vender
- venta
- cazar
- compás
- de
- duda
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- intención
- movimiento
- noción
English:
age
- Asia Minor
- barge in
- clue
- deaf
- doubt
- extent
- fact
- foggy
- guardian
- junior
- juvenile
- least
- lesser
- may
- minor
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- retail
- retail sale
- retailing
- show
- under
- young
- magistrate
- marginal
- offender
- out
- rough
- slight

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menor

♦ adj

1. [comparativo] [en tamaño] smaller ( que than); [en edad] younger ( que than); [en importancia] less, lesser ( que than); [en número] lower ( que than);
este apartamento es menor que el otro this Br flat o US apartment is smaller than the other one;

mi hermana menor my younger sister;

es ocho años menor que yo he's eight years younger than me;

reciben menor formación que nosotros they receive less training than us;

en menor grado to a lesser extent;

un menor número de víctimas a lower o smaller number of victims;

una menor tasa de inflación a lower rate of inflation;

apartamentos menores de 100 metros cuadrados Br flats o US apartments of less than o under 100 square metres;

ayudas para empresarios menores de veinticinco años grants for businessmen (of) under twenty-five;

sólo la menor parte de los encuestados estaba en contra only a minority of those interviewed were opposed;
Mat
menor que less than

2. [superlativo]
el/la menor… [en tamaño] the smallest…;
[en edad] the youngest…; [en importancia] the slightest…; [en número] the lowest…;
la menor de las islas the smallest island, the smallest of the islands;

la menor de todos nosotros/de la clase the youngest of all of us/in the class;

la menor de las dos hermanas the younger of the two sisters;

el menor ruido le molesta the slightest noise disturbs him;

no creo que tenga el menor interés I don't think it's at all o the slightest bit interesting;

no te preocupes, no tiene la menor importancia don't worry, it doesn't matter at all o in the least;

no tengo la menor idea I haven't the slightest idea

3. [intrascendente, secundario] minor;

un problema menor a minor problem

4. [joven]
aún es menor para salir solo he's still a bit young to go out on his own;

ser menor de edad [para votar, conducir] to be under age;
Der to be a minor
5. Mús minor;

en do menor in C minor

6. Com
al por menor retail;

vender algo al por menor to retail sth;

puntos de venta al por menor retail outlets

♦ nmf

1. [superlativo]
el/la menor [hijo, hermano] the youngest

2. Der [niño] minor;

es una película no apta para menores this film has been classified as unsuitable for children;

no apta para menores [en letrero] = unsuitable for children

Comp
menor de edad minor
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menor

I adj

1 comp less; en tamaño smaller; en edad younger;

ser menor de edad be a minor

2 sup

:

el menor en tamaño the smallest; en edad the youngest;

el número menor the lowest number;

no tengo la menor idea I don’t have the slightest idea

3 MÚS tono, modo minor;

mi menor E minor

4 COM

:

al por menor retail

II m/f minor

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menor adj

1) (comparative of pequeño) : smaller, lesser, younger

2) (superlative of pequeño) : smallest, least, youngest

3) : minor

4)

al por menor : retail

5)

ser menor de edad : to be a minor, to be underage

menor nmf

: minor, juvenile

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menor¹ adj

1. (comparativo menos grande) smaller

una talla menor a smaller size

2. (ningún) slightest

no tiene la menor importancia it doesn't matter in the slightest

no tengo la menor idea I haven't the faintest idea

3. (comparativo más joven) younger

es menor que tú he's younger than you

su hermano menor her younger brother

4. (superlativo más joven) youngest

el hijo menor de la familia the youngest of the family

menor² n

1. (más joven) youngest

el menor de mis hijos my youngest son

2. (menor de edad) minor

Spanish-English dictionary > menor
10 minore

1. adj minor

di età younger

distanza shorter

più piccolo smaller

2. m f: vietato ai minori di 18 anni no admittance to those under 18 years of age

film X-rated

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minore agg.compar.

1 (più piccolo) smaller; (più basso) lower; (più corto) shorter; (più poco) less (er): una quantità minore, a smaller quantity; una somma minore, a smaller amount; una distanza minore, a shorter distance; una cifra minore, a lower figure; a minor prezzo, at a lower price; con minor spesa, at less cost (o less expensively); con minor forza, with less force; con minor cura, with less (er) care; le spese di riscaldamento risultarono minori del previsto, the heating expenses turned out less than expected; l'affluenza alle urne è stata minore nel sud che nel nord, the turnout at the polls was lower in the south than in the north; il secondo progetto non ebbe minor fortuna del primo, the second plan was no less successful than the first (o was just as successful as the first) // cinque è minore di otto, five is less than eight // avere minori probabilità di riuscita, to stand less chance of success // scegliere il male minore, to choose the lesser of two evils // Asia Minore, Asia Minor // (astr.) Orsa Minore, Ursa Minor

2 (meno importante) minor, less important: le opere minori del Petrarca, Petrarch's minor works; i personaggi minori di una commedia, the minor characters in a play // astri minori, minor stars // arti minori, minor arts // (eccl.) frati minori, Friars Minor (o Minorites); ordine minore, minor order

3 (più giovane) younger: Anna è minore di Cinzia, Ann is younger than Cynthia; mio fratello è minore di me di tre anni, my brother is three years younger than me // vietato ai minori di quattordici anni, forbidden to children under fourteen years of age // Bruto Minore, the Younger Brutus; Catone il Minore, Cato the Younger

4 (mus.) minor: tono minore, minor key; do minore, C minor

5 (mat., log.) minor

◆ agg.superl.rel.

1 (il più piccolo) the smallest; (il più basso) the lowest; (il più corto) the shortest; (il minimo) the least: la quantità minore, the smallest quantity; la minore distanza, the shortest distance; vendere al minor prezzo possibile, to sell at the lowest possible price; il minore offerente, the lowest bidder; nel minor tempo possibile, in the shortest time

2 (il meno importante) minor: i minori affluenti del Po, the Po's minor tributaries; gli artisti minori del Cinquecento, the minor artists of the sixteenth century

3 (il più giovane) the youngest; (fra due) the younger: mio figlio minore, my youngest (o my younger) son ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, questo agg. è espresso in ingl. in modi diversi, a seconda del significato assunto dall'agg. positivo piccolo

◆ s.m. e f.

1 (chi è più giovane d'età) the youngest; (fra due) the younger: chi è il minore fra voi due?, which of you is the younger?; la minore delle sorelle, the youngest of the sisters

2 (chi è di grado inferiore) junior

3 (dir.) → minorenne

4 pl. (eccl.) (frati minori) Minorites

5 (mat.) (di una matrice) minor.

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[mi'nore]
1. agg comp di piccolo

1) less, (più piccolo) smaller, (più breve) shorter, (meno grave) lesser, (numero) lower

con minore entusiasmo — with less enthusiasm

un numero minore di studenti — a smaller number of students

le vendite sono state minori del previsto — sales were less o lower than expected

questo è il male minore — this is the lesser evil

vocabolario in edizione minore — shorter o concise edition of a dictionary

in misura minore — to a lesser extent

2) (meno importante) less important, (inferiore) lower, inferior, (di poco rilievo) minor

opere minori — minor works

le opere minori di Shakespeare — Shakespeare's minor works

di minor pregio — of inferior quality

3) (più giovane) younger

il mio fratello minore — my younger brother

4) Mus minor

(in) do minore — (in) C minor

2. agg superl di piccolo

(vedi piccolo), least; smallest; shortest; lowest; least important; youngest

la minore delle due sorelle — the younger of the two sisters

il minore dei tre fratelli — the youngest of the three brothers

3. sm/f

1) (d'età: tra due) younger, (tra più di due) youngest

2) (minorenne) minor, person under age

minore non accompagnato — unaccompanied minor

spettacolo vietato ai minori — no admittance to persons under the age of 18 (to film, show ecc)

"vietato ai minori di 18 anni" — "18 certificate"

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[mi'nore] 1.
aggettivo

1) (più piccolo, più basso) (comparativo) smaller, lower (di than); (superlativo) smallest, lowest (di of, in)

hanno il minor numero di vestiti — they have the fewest clothes

di minore importanza — of less importance

in minor grado — to a lesser degree o extent

2) (più breve) (comparativo) shorter (di than); (superlativo) shortest (di of)

nel minor tempo possibile — in as short a time as possible

3) (secondario) [artista, ruolo] minor; [opera, reato] minor, lesser

4) (di età) (comparativo) younger; (superlativo) youngest

mio fratello minore — my younger brother; (con più di due fratelli) my youngest brother

minore età — dir. minority, infancy

5) mus. minor

do minore — C minor

6) relig.

ordini -i — minor orders
2.
sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile

1) (il più giovane) (di due) younger; (di più di due) youngest

2) dir. (minorenne) minor

i -i di quattordici anni — the under- fourteens

film vietato ai -i di 18 anni — 18-certificate o X-rated film

••

il male minore, il minore dei mali — the lesser of two evils

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minore

/mi'nore/

I aggettivo

1 (più piccolo, più basso) (comparativo) smaller, lower (di than); (superlativo) smallest, lowest (di of, in); hanno il minor numero di vestiti they have the fewest clothes; di minore importanza of less importance; in minor grado to a lesser degree o extent

2 (più breve) (comparativo) shorter (di than); (superlativo) shortest (di of); nel minor tempo possibile in as short a time as possible

3 (secondario) [artista, ruolo] minor; [opera, reato] minor, lesser

4 (di età) (comparativo) younger; (superlativo) youngest; mio fratello minore my younger brother; (con più di due fratelli) my youngest brother; minore età dir. minority, infancy

5 mus. minor; do minore C minor

6 relig. ordini -i minor orders

II m. e f.

1 (il più giovane) (di due) younger; (di più di due) youngest

2 dir. (minorenne) minor; i -i di quattordici anni the under- fourteens; film vietato ai -i di 18 anni 18-certificate o X-rated film

IDIOMS

il male minore, il minore dei mali the lesser of two evils.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > minore
11 klein

I Adj.

1. small (auch kleingewachsen); bes. attr. und gefühlsbetont: little; (winzig) tiny; Finger, Zehe: little; Buchstabe: small; ein rundlicher kleiner Mann a chubby little man; sie ist von uns allen die Kleinste she is the smallest of us; als ich noch klein war when I was a little boy ( oder girl); er ist doch noch klein he’s only small ( oder a child); zu einem Kind: he’s much smaller than you, remember; von klein auf from an early age, since childhood, since I was etc. a child; kleine Augen haben (müde aussehen) look tired; da wurde er ganz klein fig. that cut him down to size; (er schwieg dann) that shut him up; könnt ihr euch klein machen? fig. can you make yourselves thin ( oder squeeze up a bit) ?

2. (unbedeutend) small ( auch Stimme); Fehler, Vergehen etc.: little, minor; kleine Rolle small ( oder bit) part; kleiner Bauer / Geschäftsmann small farmer / businessman; seine kleinen Intrigen / Launen his little intrigues / moods; es ist ein kleiner Anfang it’s just a start; der kleine Mann the man in the street; kleine Leute ordinary people; aus kleinen Verhältnissen stammen come from a humble background; und er hat daran kein kleines Verdienst and it’s no small thanks to him

3. (jünger) little, younger; mein kleiner Bruder my little ( oder younger) brother

4. Pause, Unterbrechung etc.: short, brief

5. (gering) small; auf kleiner Flamme kochen cook on a low flame

6. im Kleinen on a small scale, engS. in miniature; bis ins Kleinste down to the last detail

7. MUS.: kleine Terz etc. minor third etc.

8. in Wendungen: umg.: es klein haben (Betrag) have the right change; klein, aber fein good things come in small packages; klein, aber oho! umg. a mighty midget, Person: auch a pocket dynamo; Geschäft 6, Übel

II Adv.

1. small; klein gedruckt in small print; siehe auch Kleingedruckte; klein gemustert with a small pattern, small-patterned; klein gehackt finely chopped; klein hacken chop (up) fine; klein machen (Holz) chop up; (Geldschein) change; klein schneiden (Holz, Fleisch etc.) cut up into small pieces; ( auf) klein drehen / stellen (Herd etc.) turn down, put on low; den Benzinverbrauch klein halten keep fuel consumption low, keep down fuel consumption

2. fig.: klein anfangen start off small, start from small beginnings; klein beigeben give in; klein denken be small-minded; Höflichkeit etc. wird bei ihr klein geschrieben politeness etc. is not one of her priorities; klein machen Kinderspr. do number one

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short; little; small; exiguous; slight; faint; petit; runty; wee; diminutive; tiny; petty

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[klain]
1. adj

1) little, small; Finger little; Format, Gehalt, Rente, Zahl, (Hand)schrift, Buchstabe small; (MUS ) Terz minor

die Kleinen Antillen etc — the lesser Antilles etc

Klein Paris — little or miniature Paris

der Kleine Bär or Wagen — the Little Bear, Ursa Minor

die Kleine Strafkammer (Jur) — the lower criminal court

x ist kléíner als 10 (Math) — x is less than ten

haben Sie es nicht kléíner? — don't you have anything smaller?

ein kléín bisschen or wenig — a little (bit)

ein kléín bisschen or wenig Salat — a little (bit of) salad

ein kléínes Bier, ein Kleines (inf) — a small beer, ≈ half a pint (Brit), ≈ a half (Brit)

kléínes Geld — small change

Klein Roland — little Roland

du kléíner Teufel! — you little devil!

ein süßes kléínes Püppchen — a sweet little thing

hallo, kléíner Mann! — hello, little man

ein schönes kléínes Auto — a nice little car

er fährt ein kléínes Auto — he drives a small car

mit seiner kléínen Frau — with his little wife

ich wusste nicht, dass seine Frau so kléín ist — I didn't know his wife was so small or little

eine kléíne, hübsche Wohnung — a small, pretty flat (Brit) or apartment

eine hübsche kléíne Wohnung — a nice little flat (Brit) or apartment

mein kléíner Bruder — my little brother

er ist kléíner als sein Bruder — he's smaller than his brother

als ich ( noch) kléín war — when I was little

kléín für sein Alter — small or little for his age

macht euch ein bisschen kléíner! — squeeze up closer

den mach ich SO kléín (mit Hut)! (hum) — I'll cut him down to size, I'll make him look THAT big

kléín aber oho (inf) — small but impressive

ganz kléín (und hässlich) werden (inf) — to look humiliated or deflated

im Kleinen — in miniature

bis ins Kleinste — in every possible detail, in minute detail, right down to the smallest detail

kléíne Kinder kléíne Sorgen, große Kinder große Sorgen (prov) —

um ein Kleines zu... (geh) — a little or a trifle too...

See:

→ Finger, Geschenk

2) (= kurz) Wuchs, Schritt little, small, short; Weile, Pause little, short; Vortrag short

kléínen Augenblick, bitte! — just one moment, please

einen Kopf kléíner als jd sein — to be a head shorter than sb

3) (= geringfügig) little, small, slight; Betrag, Summe little, small

beim kléínsten Schreck — at the slightest or smallest shock

das kléínere Übel — the lesser evil

ein paar kléínere Fehler — a few minor mistakes

eine kléínere Unpässlichkeit — a minor ailment

4) (= unbedeutend) petty (pej); Leute ordinary

er ist ein kléíner Geist — he is small-minded

der kléíne Mann — the ordinary citizen, the man in the street

ein kléíner Ganove — a small-time or petty crook

die Kleinen fängt man or werden gehängt, die Großen lässt man laufen (prov) — it's always the big fish that get away

sein Vater war (ein) kléíner Beamter — his father was a minor civil servant

kléíne Leute übersieht man (hum) — I'm etc so small and insignificant

See:

→ Fisch

5) (= armselig) Verhältnisse humble, lowly, modest

6) Prüfung intermediate

2. adv

1) (= in kleiner Schrift) small

er schreibt sehr kléín — he writes very small, his writing is very small

ein Wort kléín drucken — to print a word without a capital

kléín gedruckt — in small print

kléín gemustert — small-patterned

kléín kariert (Stoff) — finely checked or chequered (Brit) or checkered (US)

See:

→ kleinkariert, kleinschreiben

2)

(auf kleine Hitze) etw kléín stellen or drehen — to put sth on low or on a low heat

etw kléíner stellen or drehen — to turn sth down

3)

(in Wendungen) kléín anfangen — to start off in a small way

kléín beigeben (inf) — to give in

kléín geraten sein (Gegenstand) — to have come out a little (too) small; (Mensch) to be a bit small

kléín gewachsen — short, small; (Baum) small

etw kléín halten (Anzahl, Kosten) — to keep sth down; (Party, Feier) to keep sth small

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1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) little

2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) short

3) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) small

4) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) small

5) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) small

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klein

[klain]

I. adj

1. (von geringer Größe) little, small; (emotional) little; Schrift small

sie fährt ein \kleines Auto she drives a small [or little] car

sie hat ein schnuckeliges \kleines Auto she's got a nice little car

er ist ein \kleiner Schlingel he's a little rascal

im \kleinen Format in a small format

▪ \klein geschnitten finely chopped

etw \klein hacken to chop up sth sep

\klein gehackte Zwiebeln finely chopped onions

im K\kleinen on a small scale

bis ins K\kleinste [right] down to the smallest detail, in minute detail

einen Kopf \kleiner sein als jd to be a head shorter than sb

[jdm] etw \klein machen (fam) to chop [or cut] up sth sep [for sb]

der \kleine Peter/die \kleine Anna little Peter/Anna

[jdm] etw \klein schneiden to cut up sth sep [into small pieces] [for sb]; s.a. Bier, Buchstabe, Finger, Terz, Zeh

2. (Kleidung) small

haben Sie das gleiche Modell auch in \kleiner? do you have the same style but in a size smaller?

▪ jdm zu \klein sein to be too small for sb

etw \kleiner machen to make sth smaller, to take in [or up] sth sep

3. (jung) small; (kleinwüchsig a.) short

sein \kleiner Bruder his little [or younger] brother

von \klein auf from childhood [or an early age

4. (kurz) short

ein \kleiner Vorsprung a short [or small] start

5. (kurz dauernd) short

eine \kleine Pause machen to have a short [or little] break

6. (geringe Menge, Anzahl) small

ein \klein[es] bisschen [o \klein wenig] a little bit

7. (geringer Betrag) small

ein \kleines Gehalt a small [or low] salary

8. (Wechselgeld) small

haben Sie es nicht \kleiner? haven't you got anything smaller?

9. (geringfügig) small

die \kleinste Bewegung the slightest movement

ein \kleiner Fehler/Verstoß a minor mistake/violation

eine \kleine Übelkeit a slight feeling of nausea

10. (unbedeutend) minor; (ungeachtet) lowly

er fing als \kleiner Portier in dem Hotel an his first job in the hotel was as a lowly porter

ein \kleiner Bauer a small farmer

ein \kleiner Ganove a petty [or small-time] crook

die \kleinen Leute ordinary people

aus \kleinen Verhältnissen stammen to come from a humble background

11. (erniedrigt) small

12. (weniger intensiv) low

etw \klein[er] drehen [o stellen] to turn down sth sep [or to turn sth lower

13. (in kleiner Schrift)

etw \klein schreiben to write sth in small letters

14. MATH

\kleinste Fehlerquadrate least error squares

\kleinster gemeinsamer Nenner lowest common denominator

\kleinstes gemeinsames Vielfaches lowest common multiple

15.

▶ \klein, aber fein small but sweet, quality rather than quantity a. hum

▶ im K\kleinen wie im Großen in little things as well as in big ones

▶ die K\kleinen [o \kleinen Gauner] hängt man, die Großen lässt man laufen (prov) the small fry get caught, while the big fish get away

▶ \klein, aber oho (fam) small but eminently capable [or he/she packs a powerful punch]; s.a. Fakultas, Latinum

II. adv

\klein gedruckt attr in small print pred

▶ \klein anfangen (fam: seine Karriere ganz unten beginnen) to start at the bottom; (mit ganz wenig beginnen) to start off in a small way

▶ \klein beigeben to give in [quietly]

▶ \klein machen (kindersprache) to do [or have] a wee[-wee] childspeak

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1.
Adjektiv

1) little; small < format, letter>; little < finger, toe>; small, short < steps>

das Kleid ist mir zu klein — the dress is too small for me

ein kleines Bier — a small beer; ≈ a half[-pint]

sich klein machen — make oneself small

etwas klein hacken — chop something up [small]

etwas klein schneiden — cut something up small

Zwiebeln klein schneiden — chop up onions [small]

etwas klein machen — cut something up small; (ugs.): (aufbrauchen) get through or (sl.) blow something

auf kleinstem Raum — in the minimum of space

sie ist klein [von Gestalt/für ihr Alter] — she is small [in stature/for her age]

er ist [einen Kopf] kleiner als ich — he is [a head] shorter than me or shorter than I am [by a head]

im Kleinen — in miniature; on a small scale

klein, aber oho — he/she may be small, but he/she certainly makes up for it

klein, aber fein — little, but very nice

2) (jung) little <brother, sister>

als ich [noch] klein war — when I was small or little

für die Kleinen — for the little ones

von klein auf — from an early age; s. auch Kleine I, 2, III

3) (von kurzer Dauer) little, short < while>; short <walk, break>; short, brief <delay, introduction>; brief < moment>

4) (von geringer Menge) small <family, amount, audience, staff>; small, low < salary>; low < price>

kleines Geld haben — have some [small] change

einen Schein klein machen — (ugs.): (wechseln) change a note

kann mir jemand ein Fünfzigeuroschein klein machen? — (ugs.) can anyone give me change for a fifty-euro note?

haben Sie es klein? — (ugs.) do you have the right money?

kleiner habe ich es nicht — I don't have anything smaller

5) (von geringem Ausmaß) light < refreshment>; small < party, gift>; scant, little < attention>; slight <cold, indisposition>; slight, small <mistake, irregularity>; minor < event, error>

die kleinen Dinge des Alltags — the little everyday things

das kleinere Übel — the lesser evil; the lesser of the two evils

ein klein[es] bisschen — a little or tiny bit

ein klein wenig — a little bit

im Kleinen wie im Großen — in little things as well as in big ones

bis ins Kleinste — down to the smallest or tiniest detail

6) (unbedeutend) lowly <employee, sales assistant>; minor < official>

der kleine Mann — the ordinary citizen; the man in the street

die kleinen Leute — ordinary people; the man sing. in the street

klein anfangen — (ugs.) start off in a small way

7)

ganz klein [und hässlich] werden — become meek and subdued

8)

ein kleiner Geist — (engstirnig) a narrow-minded person; (beschränkt) a person of limited intellect
2.
adverbial

die Heizung klein/kleiner [ein]stellen — turn the heating down low/lower

klein gedruckt — in small print postpos.

das klein Gedruckte — the small print

klein gemustert — small-patterned

klein kariert — <skirt, shirt, etc.> with a small check

klein machen — (Kinderspr.) do number one

klein geschrieben werden — (ugs.) count for [very] little ( bei with); (child lang.); s. auch beigeben 2.

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klein

A. adj

1. small (auch klein gewachsen); besonders attr und gefühlsbetont: little; (winzig) tiny; Finger, Zehe: little; Buchstabe: small;

ein rundlicher kleiner Mann a chubby little man;

sie ist von uns allen die Kleinste she is the smallest of us;

als ich noch klein war when I was a little boy ( oder girl);

er ist doch noch klein he’s only small ( oder a child); zu einem Kind: he’s much smaller than you, remember;

von klein auf from an early age, since childhood, since I was etc a child;

kleine Augen haben (müde aussehen) look tired;

da wurde er ganz klein fig that cut him down to size; (er schwieg dann) that shut him up

2. (unbedeutend) small (auch Stimme); Fehler, Vergehen etc: little, minor;

kleine Rolle small ( oder bit) part;

kleiner Bauer/Geschäftsmann small farmer/businessman;

seine kleinen Intrigen/Launen his little intrigues/moods;

es ist ein kleiner Anfang it’s just a start;

der kleine Mann the man in the street;

kleine Leute ordinary people;

aus kleinen Verhältnissen stammen come from a humble background;

und er hat daran kein kleines Verdienst and it’s no small thanks to him

3. (jünger) little, younger;

mein kleiner Bruder my little ( oder younger) brother

4. Pause, Unterbrechung etc: short, brief

5. (gering) small;

auf kleiner Flamme kochen cook on a low flame

6.

im Kleinen on a small scale, engS. in miniature;

bis ins Kleinste down to the last detail

7. MUS:

kleine Terz etc minor third etc

8. in Wendungen: umg:

es klein haben (Betrag) have the right change;

klein, aber fein good things come in small packages;

klein, aber oho! umg a mighty midget, Person: auch a pocket dynamo; → Geschäft 6, Übel

B. adv

1. small;

klein gedruckt in small print;

klein Gedruckte → Kleingedruckte;

klein gemustert with a small pattern, small-patterned;

klein gehackt finely chopped;

klein gewachsen small, short;

klein hacken chop (up) fine;

klein machen (Holz) chop up; umg (Vermögen etc) gobble up, get through;

klein schneiden (Holz, Fleisch etc) cut up into small pieces;

(auf) klein drehen/stellen (Herd etc) turn down, put on low

2. fig:

klein anfangen start off small, start from small beginnings;

klein beigeben give in;

klein machen kinderspr do number one

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1.
Adjektiv

1) little; small <format, letter>; little <finger, toe>; small, short < steps>

das Kleid ist mir zu klein — the dress is too small for me

ein kleines Bier — a small beer; ≈ a half[-pint]

sich klein machen — make oneself small

etwas klein hacken — chop something up [small]

etwas klein schneiden — cut something up small

Zwiebeln klein schneiden — chop up onions [small]

etwas klein machen — cut something up small; (ugs.): (aufbrauchen) get through or (sl.) blow something

auf kleinstem Raum — in the minimum of space

sie ist klein [von Gestalt/für ihr Alter] — she is small [in stature/for her age]

er ist [einen Kopf] kleiner als ich — he is [a head] shorter than me or shorter than I am [by a head]

im Kleinen — in miniature; on a small scale

klein, aber oho — he/she may be small, but he/she certainly makes up for it

klein, aber fein — little, but very nice

2) (jung) little <brother, sister>

als ich [noch] klein war — when I was small or little

für die Kleinen — for the little ones

von klein auf — from an early age; s. auch Kleine I, 2, III

3) (von kurzer Dauer) little, short < while>; short <walk, break>; short, brief <delay, introduction>; brief < moment>

4) (von geringer Menge) small <family, amount, audience, staff>; small, low < salary>; low < price>

kleines Geld haben — have some [small] change

einen Schein klein machen — (ugs.): (wechseln) change a note

kann mir jemand ein Fünfzigeuroschein klein machen? — (ugs.) can anyone give me change for a fifty-euro note?

haben Sie es klein? — (ugs.) do you have the right money?

kleiner habe ich es nicht — I don't have anything smaller

5) (von geringem Ausmaß) light < refreshment>; small <party, gift>; scant, little < attention>; slight <cold, indisposition>; slight, small <mistake, irregularity>; minor <event, error>

die kleinen Dinge des Alltags — the little everyday things

das kleinere Übel — the lesser evil; the lesser of the two evils

ein klein[es] bisschen — a little or tiny bit

ein klein wenig — a little bit

im Kleinen wie im Großen — in little things as well as in big ones

bis ins Kleinste — down to the smallest or tiniest detail

6) (unbedeutend) lowly <employee, sales assistant>; minor < official>

der kleine Mann — the ordinary citizen; the man in the street

die kleinen Leute — ordinary people; the man sing. in the street

klein anfangen — (ugs.) start off in a small way

7)

ganz klein [und hässlich] werden — become meek and subdued

8)

ein kleiner Geist — (engstirnig) a narrow-minded person; (beschränkt) a person of limited intellect
2.
adverbial

die Heizung klein/kleiner [ein]stellen — turn the heating down low/lower

klein gedruckt — in small print postpos.

das klein Gedruckte — the small print

klein gemustert — small-patterned

klein kariert — <skirt, shirt, etc.> with a small check

klein machen — (Kinderspr.) do number one

klein geschrieben werden — (ugs.) count for [very] little ( bei with); (child lang.); s. auch beigeben 2.

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adj.

little adj.

lower adj.

petite adj.

petty adj.

short adj.

slight adj.

small adj.

small-sized adj.

smallish adj.

wee adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > klein
12 least

[liːst] adjective, pronoun
1.

(something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc:

I think the least you can do is apologize!

She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.
أقل ما يُمْكِن، الأقَل
2. adverb

( somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree:

I like her (the) least of all the girls

That is the least important of our problems.
الأقَل

Arabic-English dictionary > least
13 درجة (إشباع) اللون

دَرَجَةُ (إِشْباع) اللَّوْن \ shade: a slight difference of colour: various shades of red (light red, dark red, blood red, etc.). \ دَرَجَةُ انْفِراجِ الزاوِيَة \ degree: a measure of the width of an angle: The corner of a square forms an angle of 90 degrees (90«). \ دَرَجَةٌ أولى (ثانية، ثالثة، إلخ)‏ \ first rate: (second, third, etc.) of the highest quality; first class: She’s a first-rate swimmer. Her swimming is first rate. This film is only second rate. \ دَرَجَةُ الحَرارَة \ degree, temperature: a condition of heat or cold (esp. of air or water, or of one’s blood): Water boils at a temperature of 100«C. He’s got a temperature (a higher temperature than is usual and desirable). \ See Also دَرَجَةُ حَرارَة الجِسْم \ الدَّرَجَةُ الدُّنْيا \ minimum: (often attrib.) the smallest possible (amount): He does a minimum (amount) of work. \ دَرَجَةٌ عِلْمِيّة \ degree: a title obtained by examination at a university: My son is studying for the degree of Master of Arts at Edinburgh University. \ دَرَجَةُ الغَلَيَان \ boil: boiling point: The water has just come to the boil. boiling point: the heat at which a liquid boils: The boiling point of water is 100«C..

Arabic-English dictionary > درجة (إشباع) اللون
14 величина

value, quantity, amount
- (скалярная) — magnitude

the vector is opposed to a scalar which has magnitude only.
-, абсолютная — absolute value
- безопасная — safe value

pressure exceeds maximum safe value.
-, безразмерная — dimensionless value
- в (кг) — value in (kg)
- вектора — magnitude of vector
-, выраженная в (кг) — value expressed in (kg)
-, выраженная в виде (приборной скорости) — value stated in terms of (ias)
-, выходящая за установленные пределы — abnormal value
- д (взлетная дистанция и дистанция прерванного взлета в зависимости от относительной скорости принятия решения для заданных условий) — "d", value of d, distance d fig. gives a distance d and the associated v1/vr ratio for the given conditions of take-off and accelerate-stop distances available.
- больше (или меньше) чем (др. величина) — a value more (or less) than that of (other value)
-, дискретная — discrete value sampling circuit output is a series of discrete values.
-, заданная (данная) — given value
-, заданная (потребная) — desired value compare the required condition (desired value) with the actual condition.
-, замеренная — measured value
- звезды — stellar magnitude the minimum stellar magnitude that the telescope must detect.
-, измеряемая — measurand value of the measurand is expressed in terms...
-, максимально-допустимая безопасная — maximum safe value
- наибольшая (из двух) — value greater (of two values)
-, наибольшая (из нескольких) — the greatest value (in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.)
-, наибольшая (о весе, скорости — the highest value (of weight, speed)
- наименьшая (из двух) — value smaller /lesser/ (of two values) whichever is the smaller (lesser) of these two weights will be the maximum т.о. weight.
-, наименьшая (из нескольких) — the smallest value (in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.)
-, наименьшая (о весе, скорости) — the lowest value (of weight, speed)
-, номинальная — nominal value
-, ориентировочная — approximate value
- отклонения руля (рв, рн, эл) — amount of control surface (of el, rud, ail)
-, переменная — variable magnitude
конструкция выдерживает повторные нагрузки переменной величины. — the structure supports repeated loads of vairable magnitude.
- повреждения — extent of damage
-, постоянная — constant value
-, предельная — limit value
-, приближенная — approximate value
- приборной скорости (v1) — ias value (of v1)
-, приведенная к мса — value based upon /given in/ isa
-, принятая за начало отсчета — zero reference datum
-p — "r", value of r, distance r
длина разбега и дистанции прерванного взлета в зависимости от относительной скорости принятия решения для заданных условий. — fig. gives a distance r and the assosiated v1/vr ratio for the given conditions of take-off run and acceleratestop distance available.
-, угловая — angular value /displacement, information/
-, угловая (подаваемая на индикацию в память и т.п.) — angular information (supplied to be displayed, stored, etc.)
- ухода гироскопа — gyro drift amount
в пределах (ё5о) от фактической величины — within (ё5о) of the true value
подавать угловую в. (сигнал угловой величины) на сельсин — supply /transmit/ angular information to synchro
вводить поправку в в. — introduce the correction into the value
вводить поправку на в. — introduce the correction for the value
вносить поправку в в. — apply the correction to the value
выдерживать (параметр) на в. достигать в. — maintain (parameter) to... reach a value of...
определять в. повреждения — determine the extent of damage
определять в. по показаниям прибора — determine value by the instrument reading

Русско-английский сборник авиационно-технических терминов > величина
15 ни в малейшей степени

1) General subject: naething, not in the least, nothing, nuffin, not in the slightest degree

2) Rare: not in the smallest

3) Mathematics: by no means, not at all

4) Religion: least degree of allowance

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > ни в малейшей степени
16 прецезионность

прецезионность

Наименьшая разница, которую можно уверенно различить в процессе измерения.

Примечание. Применительно к геодезической съёмке прецезионность представляет собой уровень качества выполнения операции или степень совершенства приборов и методов, используемых при выполнении измерений.

precision

The smallest difference that can be reliably distinguished by a measurement process.

Note.— In reference to geodetic surveys, precision is a degree of refinement in performance of an operation or a degree of perfection in the instruments and methods used when taking measurements.

(AN 15)

Official definition added to AN 15 by Amdt 29 (06/11/1997) and modified by Amdt 33 (25/11/2004).

Русско-английский словарь международной организации гражданской авиации > прецезионность
17 точно так же

. аналогичным образом

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Measurements of the conductive heat flow are complicated by the flow of water in the crust; by the same token the thermal energy transported by convective circulation in hot springs can disturb measurements of the conductive heat flow.

•
In ( just) the same way polynomial equations of the fourth degree can be constructed.

•
Likewise, among deactivating groups certain substituents are much more deactivating than others.

•
In similar fashion (or Similarly),sum of the four next-smallest semicircles is pi.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > точно так же
18 minute

I [ˈmɪnɪt] noun
1) the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds:

It is twenty minutes to eight

The journey takes thirty minutes

a ten-minute delay.
دَقيقَه
2) in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds:

an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).
دَرَجَه
3) a very short time:

Wait a minute

It will be done in a minute.
لَحْظَه، دقيقَه، وَقْت قَصير جِدا
4) a particular point in time:

At that minute, the telephone rang.
لَحْظَه
5) ( in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said:

The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.
مَحْضَر جَلْسَه II [maɪˈnjuːt] adjective
1) very small:

The diamonds in the brooch were minute.
دَقيق، صَغير جِداً
2) paying attention to the smallest details:

minute care.
عَديم الأهَميَّه

Arabic-English dictionary > minute
19 दृढ _dṛḍha

दृढ a. [दृंह्-क्त नि˚ नलोपः]

1 Fixed, firm, strong, un- swerving, untiring; असंगशस्त्रेण दृढेन छित्त्वा Bg.15.3; दृढभक्तिः H.3.58; दृढव्रतम् R.13.78.

-2 Solid, massive.

-3 Con- firmed, established.

-4 Steady, persevering; भजन्ते मां दृढव्रताः Bg.7.28.

-5 Firmly fastened, shut fast.

-6 Compact.

-7 Tight, close, dense.

-8 Strong, intense, great, excessive, mighty, severe, powerful; तस्याः करि- ष्यामि दृढानुतापम् Ku.3.8; R.11.46.

-9 Tough.

-1 Difficult to be drawn or bent (as a bow); दृढस्य धनुष आयमनम् Ch. Up.1.3.5.

-11 Durable.

-12 Reliable.

-13 Certain, sure.

-14 Hard-hearted, cruel; U.4.

-15 Secure.

-16 (In Math.) Reduced to the smallest number by a common divisor.

-ढम् 1 Iron.

-2 A stronghold, fortress.

-3 Excess, abundance, high degree

-4 Anything fixed or firm or solid.

-ढम् ind.

1 Firmly, fast.

-2 Very much, excessively, vehemently.

-3 Thoroughly.

-Comp. -अङ्ग a. strong-limbed, stout. (

-गम्) a diamond.

-अनुतापः deep repentance; तस्याः करिष्यामि दृढानुतापम् Ku.3.8.

-आयुधः an epithet of Śiva.

-इषुधि a. having a strong quiver.

-काण्डः, -ग्रन्थिः, -पत्रः a bamboo.

-कारिन् a. resolute.

-कट्टुकः (in Math.) a multiplier admitting of no further simplifica- tion or reduction.

-गात्रिका granulated sugar.

-ग्राहिन् a. seizing firmly, pursuing an object with untiring energy, resolute; दृढग्राही करोमीति जाप्यं जपति जापकः Mb.12. 197.11.

-दंशकः a shark.

-द्वार a. having the gates well-secured.

-धनः an epithet of Buddha.

-धन्वन्, -धन्विन् m. a good archer; राजानं दृढधन्वानं दिलीपं सत्यवादि- नम् Mb.

-धृति a. resolute.

-नाभः a spell for restraining अस्त्रs; Rām.1.29.5.

-निश्चय a.

1 of firm resolve, resolute, firm.

-2 confirmed.

-नीरः, -फलः the cocoa- nut tree.

-पाद a. resolute. (

-दः) an epithet of Brahmā.

-पृष्ठकः a tortoise.

-प्रतिज्ञ a. firm to a promise, true to one's word, faithful to an agreement.

-प्रत्ययः firm confidence, settled conviction; संप्राप्तान्न पुरा न संप्रति न च प्राप्तौ दृढप्रत्ययान् Bh.3.

-प्ररोहः the holy fig tree.

-प्रहारिन् a.

1 striking hard.

-2 hitting firmly, shooting surely.

-भक्ति a. faithful, devoted.

-भाजकः (In Math.) the greatest common measure.

-भूमिः a person with a firm concentration of his mind in yogic studies; स तु दीर्घकालनैरन्तर्यसत्कारसेवितो दृढमतिः Yogadarśana.

-भेदिन् A good archer; भ्राम्यञ्जले घटो वेध्यश्चक्रे मृत्पिण्डकं तथा । भ्रमन्तं वेधयेद्यो हि दृढभेदी स उच्यते ॥ Dhanur.15.

-मति a. resolute, strong-willed, firm.

-मन्यु a. having intense anger or grief; भार्गवाय दृढमन्यवे पुनः क्षत्रमुद्यतमिव न्यवेदयत् R.11.46.

-मुष्टि a. close-fisted, miserly, niggardly.

(-ष्टिः) 1 a sword.

-2 strong fist; Ks.19.148.

-मूलः, -वृक्षः the cocoa-nut tree.

-रङ्गा alum.

-लोमन् m. a wild hog.

-वैरिन् m. a relentless foe; an inveterate enemy.

-व्रत a.

1 firm in religious austerity. एवं दृढव्रतो नित्यं ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः Ms.11.81.

-2 firm, faithful.

-3 perse- vering, persistent.

-संधि a.

1 firmly united, closely joined.

-2 close, compact.

-3 thick-set.

-सौहृद a. firm in friendship.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > दृढ _dṛḍha
20 am wenigsten

least

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((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) least

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adj.

least adj. adv.

at least adv.

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