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1 thing
[miŋ]nounstvar, reč, predmet, stvor; bitje, oseba; posel, delo; colloquially oné, onegá; plural stvari, predmeti, obleka, pribor, potrebščine, hrana, lastnina; colloquially pohištvo; orodje; posodje; književna dela; stanje stvari, dejstvo; okolnosti, razmere, odnosi; svojstva; ureditev; misli, izjavethe thing — bistveno, prava stvarand the things colloquially in podobne stvari (podobno)for one thing — v prvi vrsti, prvothe first thing after — prva stvar nato, takoj natooh, poor thing! — o, revče!things person: juridically osebne, premične stvarithings real — nepremičnine, realitetethings political — stvari politike, politične zadeveof all the things to do! — in ravno to moraš napravitito have a thing about colloquially biti ves mrtev na (kaj); imeti strah pred; imeti (kaj) protito make a (good) thing of colloquially dobiti (izvleči) dobiček izto put things into s.o.'s head — vznemiriti koga (s kako novico) -
2 that
1. [ðæt] plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) ta2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) oni3. [ðət, ðæt] relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?) ki; kateri4. [ðət, ðæt] conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) da2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) da bi5. adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tako- that's that* * *I [ðæt, ðóuz]1.pronoun (plural those) (kazalni) ta, to; oni, -a, -oand that — in to, in sicerat that — vrh tega, poleg tega, colloquially pri temfor all that — pri vsem tem, kljub vsemu temuthis, that, and the other — to in ono, vse vrstethat which... — to (ono), kar...to that degree that — do tolikšne mere, da...that's it! — tako je prav! tako je treba!that's right! — takó je! točno! res je!; vulgar daand that's that! colloquially in s tem je stvar opravljena! in stvar je končana! in zdaj dovolj tega!that's what it is — saj to je ravno; stvar je v tem; tako je to; za tem grmom tiči zajec(is) that so? — ali res? je (to) res tako?that's the way! — tako je prav!that is because — to je zato, kerthat's a dear! — to je lepo od tebe!what of that? — (pa) kaj za to?what's that noise? — kakšen hrup je to?let it go at that — colloquially pustimo to, kot jewhy do you run like that? — zakaj tako tečeš?I went to this and that doctor — šel sem k več zdravnikom;2.adverb colloquiallytakó (zelo)that angry (small, tired) — tako jezen (majhen, utrujen)II [ðæt, ðət]pronoun relative (plural that)1.ki; kateri, -a, -o; ki ga, ki jo, ki jih; katere, katera;2.karall that everything that — vse, karthe best that — najboljše, karmuch that — mnogo (tega), karnothing that — nič, karno one that — nihče, kithe book that I sent you — knjiga, ki sem ti jo poslal; kithe man that bought the house — (tisti) človek, ki je kupil hišothe lady that he is acquainted with — gospa, s katero se poznathe fool that he is! — takšen bedak!heraldry husband that is to be — njen bodoči mož (soprog)Mrs. Black, Miss Brown that was colloquially gospa Black, rojena BrownMrs. Jones that is — sedanja gospa Jonesfor the reason that — iz razloga, zaradi kateregathe day (that) I met him — na dan, na katerega (ko) sem se seznanil z njimIII [ðæt]conjunctionda; da bi; (zato) ker; koin order that, to the end that — da biso that — tako, danow that — sedaj, koI am sorry that you can't come — žal mi je, da ne morete pritiwe eat that we may live — jémo, da bi mogli živetihe lives that he may eat — on živi, da bi mogel jestiI was so tired that I fell asleep — bil sem tako utrujen, da sem zaspalnow that we know the reason — sedaj, ko vemo za razlogit is 3 years that she went away — tri leta je, da (odkar) je odšlaat the time that I was born — v času, ko sem se rodilit is rather that — prej (je), kernot that it mightn't be better — ne, ker ne bi moglo biti bolje -
3 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) majhen2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) malo3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) nepomemben2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) malo3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) malo2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) malo3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) sploh ne•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *I [litl]adjectivemajhen, neznaten; kratek; malo; slaboten (glas); malenkosten, nepomemben; omejen; ironically reven, bedenthe little ones — otročički, malčkithe little — majhni, nepomembni ljudjea little man — mali mož, figuratively ničéa little while — kratek čas, trenuteklittle minds — omejenci, malenkostni ljudjecolloquially little Mary — želodec, prebavathe Little Masters — skupina nemških risarjev in bakrorezcev v 16. in 17. stoletjuastronomy Little Bear — Mali medvedastronomy Little Dipper — Mali vozpolitics history Little Entente — mala antantaLittle Russian — Malorus, Ukrajineclittle theater — mali oder, eksperimentalno gledališčeII [litl]adverbmalo, komaj kaj, slabo, sploh ne, redkolittle does he know — nima pojma, še sanja se mu neIII [litl]nounmalenkosta little — malo, nekajby littles — v majhnih količinah, po malem -
4 change
[ ein‹] 1. verb1) (to make or become different: They have changed the time of the train; He has changed since I saw him last.) spremeniti (se)2) (to give or leave (one thing etc for another): She changed my library books for me.) zamenjati3) ((sometimes with into) to remove (clothes etc) and replace them by clean or different ones: I'm just going to change (my shirt); I'll change into an old pair of trousers.) preobleči se4) ((with into) to make into or become (something different): The prince was changed into a frog.) spremeniti (se) v5) (to give or receive (one kind of money for another): Could you change this bank-note for cash?) zamenjati2. noun1) (the process of becoming or making different: The town is undergoing change.) sprememba2) (an instance of this: a change in the programme.) sprememba3) (a substitution of one thing for another: a change of clothes.) zamenjava4) (coins rather than paper money: I'll have to give you a note - I have no change.) drobiž5) (money left over or given back from the amount given in payment: He paid with a dollar and got 20 cents change.) ostanek6) (a holiday, rest etc: He has been ill - the change will do him good.) sprememba•- change hands
- a change of heart
- the change of life
- change one's mind
- for a change* * *I [čeindž]nounsprememba; menjava; borza; drobiž, prestop, prehod; astronomy mlaj; plural potrkavanje (z zvonovi)medicine change of life — klimakterijto get the change out of s.o. — ugnati kogato ring the changes — pogosto menjati službo, ponavljati isto z drugimi besedamito take a change out of s.o. — maščevati se nad kom; kaznovati kogato take the change on s.o. — (pre)varati kogaII [čeindž]1.transitive verb( from iz, into v) spremeniti, prenarediti; preurediti; zamenjati; railway prestopiti; oddojiti, odstaviti (dojenčka);2.intransitive verbspremeniti se; preobleči se; skisati seto change colour — prebledeti, zardetimotoring to change gears — menjati prestavoto change out of recognition — tako se spremeniti, da ga ni moči spoznatiall change! — vsi potniki prestopite!colloquially to change one's feet — preobuti se -
5 in
(in(to) usually small pieces: The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits.) v koscih; na dele* * *I [in]preposition1.v, na (na vprašanje kje?)in the territory — na ozemlju;2.figurativelyv, pri, nablind in one eye — na eno oko slep;3.v (v posameznih primerih namesto into na vprašanje kam?)put it in your pocket — daj to v žep;4.(stanje, način, okoliščina)in cash — v gotovini; pri denarju (biti)in despair — obupano, v obupuin good health — pri dobrem zdravju, zelo zdravin writing — pismeno;5.v, pri, na (udeležba)to be in it — biti udeležen, udeležiti sethere is nothing in it — ničesar (resničnega, dobrega) ni v tem, ne splača se, je čisto enostavno; je še neodločeno (dirka);6.(dejavnost, opravilo) pri, vin an accident — pri nesreči, v nesrečiin search of — pri iskanju česa;7.(moč, sposobnost)he has (not) got it in him — to je (ni) pravi mož za to;8.(časovno)in the day, in daytime — podneviin two hours — v dveh urah, čez dve uriin the reign of — za vlade, za časa vladanjain my sleep — v spanju, ko sem spalin time — pravočasno, sčasoma, kdajin (the year) 1940 — leta 1940;9.(namen, smoter)in my defence — v mojo obrambo;10.(vzrok, nagib)in remembrance — v spomin;11.(razmerje, odnos, zveza)in that — ker, kolikorwell in body, but ill in mind — telesno zdrav, a duševno bolanthe latest thing in s.th. — najnovejše na nekem področjuten feet in width — 10 čevljev širok (po širini);12.poin all probability — po vsej verjetnosti;13.(sredstvo, material)dressed in white — oblečen v belo;14.(število, znesek)five in the hundred — pet od sto, ɜ%in twos — po dva, paromaII [in]adverbnotri, noter, vto be in — biti doma, biti v hiši; politics biti na vladi (stranka); biti v modi; sport biti na vrsti za udarec; sezona za kaj ( oysters are in)to be in for a thing — pričakovati kaj, nameravati kaj, nadejati se česato be in for it — iztakniti jo, biti v kaši, ne imeti drugega izhodain for a penny, in for a pound — kdor reče a, mora reči tudi bin and in — vedno isto, vedno znovaAmerican to be all in — biti čisto izčrpanin with it! — prinesi, odnesi to noterto be in on s.th. — sodelovati pri čem, biti poučen o čemto let s.o. in on s.th. — pritegniti koga k čemu, poučiti koga o čemIII [in]adjectivepolitics in party — vladajoča strankasport in side — stran, ki je na vrsti za udarecIV [in]noun(večinoma plural) vladajoča strankathe ins and outs — vlada in opozicija; ovinki (ceste, poti); podrobnosti (problema)V [in]transitive verbspraviti (žetev) pod streho -
6 cutter
1) (a person or thing that cuts: a wood-cutter; a glass-cutter.) sekalec2) (a type of small sailing ship.) kuter* * *[kʌtə]nounprikrojevalec, urezovalec, prirezovalec; lesorezec; sekalec; rudar, kopač (v rudniku); rezkalo, rezilnik, rezilo; nautical jadralna jahta, kuter; patrolna carinska ladja -
7 entry
['entri]plural - entries; noun1) ((an) act of coming in or going in: They were silenced by the entry of the headmaster.)2) (the right to enter: We can't go in - the sign says `No Entry'.)3) (place of entrance, especially a passage or small entrance hall: Don't bring your bike in here - leave it in the entry.)4) (a person or thing entered for a competition etc: There are forty-five entries for the painting competition.)5) (something written in a list in a book etc: Some of the entries in the cash-book are inaccurate.)* * *[éntri]nounprihod, vstop, vhod; ustje; vpis, vknjižba, protokol, prijava; začetek; carinska deklaracijato make an entry — (v)knjižiti, (za)beležitino entry! — zaprto! -
8 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) toča2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) ploha2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) padati (toča)II 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) (od daleč) ustaviti, poklicati2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) pozdraviti2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) klic3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) pozdravljen* * *I [héil]nountoča; figuratively toča (udarcev, besedi)II [héil]intransitive verbpadati (toča); figuratively deževati (udarci, besede)to hail down — opljuskati s točo; figuratively zasuti s, zIII [héil]nounpozdrav, klicanje (ladji); doseg (glasu)within hail — dovolj blizu za pozdrav; dostopen, zaupljivIV [héil]1.transitive verbpozdraviti, klicati komu, klicati ladji;2.intransitive verbdajati znamenja, klicati (ladja) -
9 hide
I 1. past tense - hid; verb(to put (a person, thing etc) in a place where it cannot be seen or easily found: I'll hide the children's presents; You hide, and I'll come and look for you; She hid from her father; He tries to hide his feelings.) skriti (se)2. noun(a small concealed hut etc from which birds etc can be watched, photographed etc.) opazovalnica- hidden- hide-and-seek
- hide-out- hidingII noun(the skin of an animal: He makes coats out of animal hides; cow-hide.) koža- hiding* * *I [haid]nounkoža (ustrojena in neustrojena); humorously človekova kožato give s.o.'s hide a warming — ali to tan ( —ali curry, warm) s.o.'s hide — kožo komu ustrojiti, naklestiti kogaII [háid]1.transitive verb2.intransitive verbskriti se, skrivati seto hide one's light under a bushel — prikrivati svojo bistroumnost, biti preskromenIII [háid]transitive verb(preterite & past participle hidded) odreti (kožo); colloquially pretepstiIV [háid]nounBritish English stara angleška površinska mera, 120 juter -
10 hour
1) (sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day: He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.) ura2) (the time at which a particular thing happens: when the hour for action arrives; He helped me in my hour of need; You can consult him during business hours.) čas•- hourly- hour-glass
- hour hand
- at all hours
- for hours
- on the hour* * *[áuə]nounura, čas, časovna enota; plural delovni čas; astronomy & nautical ura (1ɜ dolžinskih stopinj)to ask the hour — vprašati, koliko je uraafter hours — po uradnih urah, po daljšem časubad hours — pozno, pozne ureat the eleventh hour — zadnji čas, ob dvanajsti urifor hours (and hours) — ure in ure, po cele uregood hours — zgodnje ure, zgodajhour and the man — človek, ki je o pravem trenutku na mestua bad quarter of an hour — hudi trenutki, neprijeten kratek doživljajmilitary at 20 hours — ob dvanajstih -
11 near
[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) blizu2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) bližnji2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blizu2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) v bližini3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) blizu4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) približati (se)- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *I [níə]adverbblizu, v bližini, bližje; colloquially skoraj, málodane; figuratively varčno; (z negacijo) niti približnofar and near — od blizu in daleč, povsodnear at hand — pri roki, blizuII [níə]adjectivebližnji; pereč (problem); skop, varčen; levi (del živali, ceste); zvest (prevod)it was a near thing — komaj je šlo, za las je manjkaloAmerican near true — skoraj gotovoIII [níə]transitive verb & intransitive verbpribližati (se), približevati se (to) -
12 novelty
plural - novelties; noun1) (newness and strangeness: It took her a long time to get used to the novelty of her surroundings.)2) (something new and strange: Snow is a novelty to people from hot countries.)3) (a small, cheap manufactured thing sold as a toy or souvenir: a stall selling novelties.)* * *[nɔvəlti]nounnovost, novota, neobičajnost, novotarija; economy plural novosti -
13 piece
[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) kos2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) kos; primerek3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) delo4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) kovanec5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) figura•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) nepovezan- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *I [pi:s]nounkos, komad; del (stroja itd.); primerek (npr. a piece of advice nasvet); določena trgovska količina (npr. bala papirja, blaga; sod vina itd.); military revolver, puška, top; kovanec; (umetniško) delo, manjše literarno delo, gledališki komad, odlomek; šahovska figura; slang ženska, deklina; colloquially kos poti, hipec, kratek časall of a piece — izcela, iste vrste, skladenpiece by piece — kos za kosom, po kosihmilitary slang it's a piece of cake — to je lahkoa piece of news — novica, vesthumorously a piece of goods — človeka piece of luck — sreča, srečen slučaja piece of eight — figura (šah, dama)to give s.o. a piece of one's mind — povedati komu svoje mnenjecolloquially to say one's piece — povedati, kar ti leži na dušito go to pieces — zrušiti se (človek), izgubljati živcein pieces — razbit, v kosihof a piece with — prav tak kakor, v zvezi s čimto pay by the piece — plačati po kosu, plačati na akordto pick ( —ali pull) to pieces — raztrgati, skritiziratihumorously pick up the pieces! — vstani!, poberi se!II [pi:s]transitive verbsestaviti, povezati, zakrpatito piece on — dodati; pristajati, odgovarjatito piece out — podaljšati, razširiti; figuratively povečati, dopolnitito piece up — zakrpati, sestaviti po kosih; figuratively urediti, izgladitito piece together — sestaviti, zložiti -
14 proportion
[prə'po:ʃən]1) (a part (of a total amount): Only a small proportion of the class passed the exam.) del2) (the (correct) quantity, size, number etc (of one thing compared with that of another): For this dish, the butter and flour should be in the proportion of three to four (=eg 300 grammes of butter with every 400 grammes of flour).) razmerje•- proportionally
- proportionate
- proportionately
- be
- get in proportion to
- get in proportion
- be
- get out of all proportion to
- get out of proportion to
- get out of all proportion
- get out of proportion
- in proportion to* * *I [prəpɔ:šən]nounproporcija (tudi mathematics), sorazmerje, razmerje, skladnost; (sorazmeren) del, delež; (zlasti plural) velikost, razsežnost, dimenzije; figuratively harmonija, simetrijamathematics rule of proportion — regeldetrija, sklepni računII [prəpɔ:šən]transitive verbproporcionirati, uskladiti (to); uravnati, simetrično ali harmonično urediti; pravilno razdelitiwell proportioned — someren, lepo oblikovan, skladen -
15 simile
['siməli](a form of expression using `like' or `as', in which one thing is compared to another which it only resembles in one or a small number of ways: `Her hair was like silk' is a simile.) prispodoba* * *[símili]nounrhetorics primera, prispodoba -
16 some
1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) nekaj2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) nekaj; nekateri3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) nekaj4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) neki2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) precej2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) neki3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) približno3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) do neke mere- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
- something tells me* * *[sʌm]1.adjectiveneki, nekak, nekateri, en; katerikoli, kakršenkoli; slang velik, silen, pomemben, odličen; (pred samostalnikom v množini) nekaj, neko število, nekoliko, malo (od njih), kakih, okrog, približnoat some time or other — enkrat pač, kadarkoli, prej ali slejin some way or other — na ta ali na oni način, tako ali takoto some extent — do neke mere, nekakosome few — maloštevilni, majhno številosome girl! — čedno dekle!some people — nekateri (ljudje), nekaj ljudiit is some five years since we saw each other — kakih pet let je, kar sva se (zadnjič) videlashall I give you some more tea? — naj vam dam še malo čaja?I call that some poem! — to (pa) je pesem!that's some hat! — to (pa) je klobuk (in pol)! to je kolosalen klobuk!as you say, it did cost some money — kot pravite, je to (res) stalo nekaj (= precéj) denarjathat will take you some time — to vam bo vzelo nekaj časa;2.pronounkaterikoli, neki, nekateri; American slang precéj, kar veliko, kar mnogo, še večsome... some — eni... drugisome of these days — te dni, v kratkem, kmalusome accepted, some refused — nekateri so sprejeli, drugi odkloniliif you have no money, I will give you some — če nimaš denarja, ti ga jaz nekaj dammay I have some of this cake? — lahko dobim nekaj tega kolača?he ran a mile and then some — tekel je eno miljo in nato še naprej;3.adverbnekaj; precéj, zelothat's going some! — to mi je všeč! to je sijajno! -
17 sort
[so:t] 1. noun(a class, type or kind: I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown.) vrsta2. verb(to separate into classes or groups, putting each item in its place: She sorted the buttons into large ones and small ones.) sortirati- sorter- of a sort / of sorts
- out of sorts
- sort of
- sort out* * *I [so:t]nounobsolete usoda; žreb; prerokovanje (z žrebom)II [sɔ:t]nounvrsta, sorta, kategorija, razred; kakovost; način; število; printing garnitura črk; plural razpoloženjea sort of — neke vrste, nekakafter a sort, in a sort — nekako, v neki meriin some sort — do neke mere, nekakoout of sorts colloquially čemeren, ne v redu, bolanof all sorts — vseh vrst, vsake vrsteof a sort, of sorts — slabe vrstea lawyer of a sort — odvetnik, vsaj po imenuhe is my sort — on je moje vrste, on je tak kot jazIII [sɔ:t]transitive verbrazvrstiti, razporediti, sortirati, kategorizirati; oddeliti, izločiti, izbrati; intransitive verb skladati se, ujemati se, harmonirati; družiti se (z), povezati se (z)to sort out — razvrstiti, izbrati, odbrati, oddeliti
См. также в других словарях:
small thing — something tiny, something miniature … English contemporary dictionary
thing — noun 1 used instead of the name of an object ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, essential ▪ I need to buy a few basic things like bread and milk. VERB + THING ▪ make ▪ He make … Collocations dictionary
small — Iki, li i li ili i, lili i, uku, u uku, uku li i. Also: ho okanaha i, hua li i, hukiki, hukuli i, huna, i i, kupali i, kūpihipihi, ma awe, māiki, mamamala, maukoli, mō ali, mo o ali, mo olio, mo owini, nāwele, ne ine i, no ino i; ōiki, ō uku… … English-Hawaiian dictionary
Thing-Thing — is a series of two dimensional action games in the vein of Vectorman and Abuse [ [http://diseasedboard.proboards75.com/index.cgi?board=thingthingdiscussion action=display thread=1026 page=2#71572 Diseased Productions Board Wikipedia Article ] ] … Wikipedia
Small — Small, n. 1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the leg or of the back. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] Hood. Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. Same as {Little go}. See under {Little}, a. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
small-time — If a person or a thing is called small time it means they re inconsequential, not worth much, don t play in the big leagues , as in a small time operator … The small dictionary of idiomes
small change — small′ change′ n. 1) coins of small denomination 2) an insignificant person or thing • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
small potatoes — small′ pota′toes n. inf an insignificant person or thing • Etymology: 1825–35 … From formal English to slang
small beer — n. 1. [Brit. Archaic] weak or inferior beer 2. Informal a person or thing of little importance … English World dictionary
small potatoes — ☆ small potatoes n. Informal a petty or insignificant person (or people) or thing (or things) … English World dictionary
small potatoes — Informal. a person or thing of little significance, importance, or value: His salary was small potatoes for an executive of his ability. [1825 35] * * * small potatoes (US) Anything of no great worth • • • Main Entry: ↑potato small potatoes… … Useful english dictionary