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1 pittance

pittance

tr['pɪtəns]

noun

1 miseria

pittance ['pɪtənts] n

: miseria f

pittance

n.

• jornal miserable s.m.

• miseria s.f.

• pitanza s.f.

• porqué s.m.

• recursos insuficientes s.m.pl.

'pɪtṇs
noun miseria f

['pɪtǝns]
N miseria f
she gets paid a pittance — le pagan una miseria

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['pɪtṇs]
noun miseria f

English-spanish dictionary > pittance
2 pittance

noun

Hungerlohn, der (abwertend); (small allowance) [magere] Beihilfe

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pit·tance

[ˈpɪt^ən(t)s]

n usu sing ( pej) Hungerslohn m, erbärmlich niedriger Lohn

a mere \pittance nur ein Taschengeld nt

..., but for the company it's a mere \pittance..., aber das Unternehmen bezahlt das aus der Portokasse

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['pItəns]
n
Hungerlohn m
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pittance [ˈpıtəns] s

1. Hungerlohn m, paar Pfennige pl, Almosen n

2. (kleines) bisschen, Häppchen n:

the small pittance of learning das kümmerliche Wissen

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noun

Hungerlohn, der (abwertend); (small allowance) [magere] Beihilfe

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n.

Hungerlohn m.

English-german dictionary > pittance
3 pittance

pittance [ˈpɪtəns]

noun

( = sum) somme f dérisoire ; ( = income) maigre revenu m ; ( = wage) salaire m de misère

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['pɪtns]
noun

to live on/earn a pittance — vivre avec/gagner trois fois rien

English-French dictionary > pittance
4 pittance

pittance ['pɪtəns]

noun

somme f misérable ou dérisoire;

∎ to work for a pittance travailler pour un salaire de misère;

∎ to live on a pittance vivre de presque rien

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > pittance
5 pittance

noun

1) скудное вспомоществование или жалованье; жалкие гроши (обыкн. a mere pittance)

2) небольшая часть или небольшое количество

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1 (a) жалкие гроши

2 (n) небольшая часть; небольшое количество; пожертвование; скудная пища; скудное вспомоществование

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скудное вспомоществование или жалованье

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[pit·tance || 'pɪtəns] n. скудное вспомоществование, скудное жалованье, жалкие гроши, небольшая часть, небольшое количество, подачка
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подачка

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1) скудное вспомоществование или жалованье; жалкие гроши 2) небольшая часть или небольшое количество 3) редк. скудная еда

Новый англо-русский словарь > pittance
6 pittance

noun
ചുരുങ്ങിയ പ്രതിഫലം, ഭിക്ഷാന്നം, ചുരുങ്ങിയ ശന്പളം

English-Malayalam new dictionary > pittance
7 pittance

1. n скудное вспомоществование или жалованье; жалкие гроши

to earn a scanty pittance — зарабатывать жалкие гроши

2. n небольшая часть; небольшое количество

a miserable pittance of instruction — жалкое образование

3. n редк. скудная пища

4. n ист. пожертвование

Синонимический ряд:

1. earnings (noun) allowance; commission; earnings; emolument; fee; income; pay; payment

2. mite (noun) mite; modicum; smidgen

3. trifle (noun) dole; dribble; driblet; scrimption; trifle

English-Russian base dictionary > pittance
8 pittance

[pítəns]
noun

majhen dohodek, majhna nagrada, majhen obrok; history vbogajme, dnevni obrok hrane (v samostanu)

English-Slovenian dictionary > pittance
9 nälkäpalkka

yks.nom. nälkäpalkka; yks.gen. nälkäpalkan; yks.part. nälkäpalkkaa; yks.ill. nälkäpalkkaan; mon.gen. nälkäpalkkojen nälkäpalkkain; mon.part. nälkäpalkkoja; mon.ill. nälkäpalkkoihin

pittance (noun)

starvation wages (noun)

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• starvation wages

• pittance

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > nälkäpalkka
10 dribble

1. n ручеёк

2. n капля

3. n моросящий дождь

4. n спорт. ведение мяча, дриблинг

5. v выпускать по капле

dribble blending — смешение по каплям

6. v сочиться, капать; течь тоненькой струйкой

to dribble from the eaves — капать с карнизов

7. v медленно закатывать

he dribbled the ball into the pocket — лёгким ударом он послал шар в лузу

8. v медленно закатываться

the ball dribbled into the pocket — шар медленно закатился в лузу

9. v пускать слюни, обслюнявиться

10. v спорт. вести мяч; обводить мячом

Синонимический ряд:

1. pittance (noun) driblet; pittance

2. seepage (noun) drip; drop; escape; flow; leak; leakage; loss; seepage; trickle

3. drool (verb) drivel; drool; salivate; slabber; slaver; slobber

4. trickle (verb) distil; distill; drib; drip; drizzle; drop; filter; leak; seep; spout; squirt; trickle; trill; weep

English-Russian base dictionary > dribble
11 driblet

1. n небольшая сумма

2. n чуточка, капелька

by driblets — понемножку, по капле

Синонимический ряд:

1. drop (noun) bit; drib; drop; droplet; globule; gobbet; mite; morsel; scrap

2. pittance (noun) dribble; pittance

English-Russian base dictionary > driblet
12 miseria

f.

1 poverty (pobreza).

2 misfortune (desgracia).

3 meanness.

4 baseness, wretchedness (vileza).

5 pittance (poco dinero).

le pagan una miseria they pay him next to nothing

6 extreme poverty, poverty, grinding poverty, abjectedness.

7 meager quantity, very small amount, peanuts, pittance.

8 hardship.

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miseria

► nombre femenino

1 (pobreza) extreme poverty

■ viven el la miseria they live in extreme poverty

2 (desgracia) misery, wretchedness

3 (tacañería) meanness

4 familiar (dinero) pittance

■ pagan una miseria the pay is dreadful

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noun f.

1) misery

2) poverty

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SF

1) (=pobreza) poverty, destitution

caer en la miseria — to fall into poverty

vivir en la miseria — to live in poverty

2) (=insignificancia)

una miseria — a pittance

3) (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess

4) † (=parásitos) fleas pl, lice pl

estar lleno de miseria — to be covered with vermin

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femenino

1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution

vivir en la más absoluta miseria — to live in abject poverty

2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount

gana una miseria — she earns a pittance

3) ( desgracia) misfortune

las miserias de la guerra — the miseries of war

estar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)

quedar a la miseria — to be a write-off o (AmE) be totaled (colloq)

llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money

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= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.

Nota: Referido generalmente al dinero.

Ex. In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.

Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.

Ex. The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.

Ex. The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.

Ex. The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.

Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.

Ex. The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.

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* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.

* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.

* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.

* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.

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femenino

1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution

vivir en la más absoluta miseria — to live in abject poverty

2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount

gana una miseria — she earns a pittance

3) ( desgracia) misfortune

las miserias de la guerra — the miseries of war

estar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)

quedar a la miseria — to be a write-off o (AmE) be totaled (colloq)

llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money

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= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.

Nota: Referido generalmente al dinero.

Ex: In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.

Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.

Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.

Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.

Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.

Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.

Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.

* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.

* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.

* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.

* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.

* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.

* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.

* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.

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miseria

feminine

A (pobreza) poverty, destitution

vivir sumido en la más absoluta miseria to live in abject poverty

B

(cantidad insignificante): gana una miseria she earns a pittance

mira la miseria que me diste look at the miserable o paltry o measly amount you gave me ( colloq)

C (desgracia) misfortune

las miserias de la guerra the miseries of war

estar/quedar a la miseria ( RPl fam): el auto quedó a la miseria the car was a write-off o was wrecked o ( AmE) was totaled ( colloq)

está a la miseria he's in a very bad way o in a terrible state ( colloq)

llorar miseria(s) (CS fam); to complain about not having any money, to plead poverty

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miseria sustantivo femenino
1 ( pobreza) poverty, destitution
2 ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount;
◊ gana una miseria she earns a pittance

3 ( desgracia) misfortune;
◊ las miserias de la guerra the miseries of war

miseria sustantivo femenino
1 (pobreza) extreme poverty: sobrecogía la miseria de sus aposentos, I was moved by the extreme poverty of her living conditions
2 (cantidad despreciable) pittance, miserable amount: vendí la casa por una miseria, I sold the house for a pittance
3 (más en pl) (desgracias, penalidades) miseries: ¡cuánta miseria se reflejaba en sus rostros!, what misery was reflected in their faces!
' miseria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sordidez
- villa
English:
bread line
- chicken
- misery
- peanut
- penury
- pittance
- plunge
- poverty
- squalor
- starvation
- untold
- wake
- want
- wretchedness
- abject
- down
- shantytown

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miseria nf

1. [pobreza] poverty;

viven en la miseria they live in poverty

2. [desgracia]
las miserias de la guerra the hardships of war

3. [tacañería] meanness

4. [vileza] baseness, wretchedness

5. [poco dinero] pittance;

le pagan una miseria he gets paid a pittance, they pay him next to nothing;
CSur Fam
llorar miseria to plead poverty

6. Comp
RP Fam
a la miseria: es alérgica y está a la miseria she's allergic and she's in a really bad way;

después de tantos días sin agua, esa planta quedó a la miseria after so many days without water the plant was in a real state o half dead

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miseria

f

1 poverty

2 fig ( sufrimiento) misery

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miseria nf

1) pobreza: poverty

2) : misery, suffering

3) : pittance, meager amount

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miseria n (pobreza) poverty

vive en la miseria he lives in poverty

Spanish-English dictionary > miseria
13 misère

misère [mizεʀ]

feminine noun

   a. ( = pauvreté) extreme poverty

• être dans la misère to be destitute

• vivre dans la misère to live in extreme poverty

• salaire de misère starvation wage

• misère noire utter destitution

   b. ( = carence) misère culturelle lack of culture

• misère sexuelle sexual deprivation

   c. ( = malheur) misères miseries

• petites misères (inf) ( = ennuis) little problems

• faire des misères à qn (inf) to be nasty to sb

• quelle misère ! what a wretched shame!

   d. ( = somme négligeable) il l'a eu pour une misère he got it for next to nothing

   e. ( = plante) tradescantia

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mizɛʀ
nom féminin

1) ( pauvreté) destitution

être dans la misère — to be destitute

réduire quelqu'un à la misère — to reduce somebody to poverty

2) ( détresse) misery, wretchedness

quelle misère! — isn't it awful!

3) ( ennui) trouble, woe

petites misères — little troubles

4) ( somme dérisoire) pittance

5) Botanique wandering Jew, tradescantia

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Phrasal Verbs:

- misère intellectuelle

- misère noire

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mizɛʀ
1. nf

1) (= pauvreté) extreme poverty, destitution

être dans la misère — to be destitute, to be poverty-stricken

misère noire — utter destitution, abject poverty

un salaire de misère — starvation wages

la misère humaine — human misery

misère sexuelle — sexual deprivation

misère culturelle — cultural deprivation

2) (somme ridicule)

100 euros, c'est une misère — 100 euros is a derisory sum

s'échiner pour une misère — to slave for a pittance

2. misères nfpl

1) (= malheurs) woes, miseries

2) (= ennuis) little troubles

faire des misères à qn — to torment sb

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misère nf

1 ( pauvreté) ( de personne) destitution, extreme poverty; ( de lieu) squalor, destitution; être dans la misère to be destitute; s'enfoncer dans la misère to become totally destitute; réduire qn à la misère to reduce sb to poverty; crier or pleurer misère to bewail one's poverty, to poor-mouth○ US;

2 ( détresse) misery, wretchedness; c'est misère que de faire it is distressing ou upsetting to do; c'est misère que de voir ça! it is distressing to see such things; la misère des temps the hardship of the times; quelle misère! what a wretched pity!; misère (de moi†)! woe is me†!;

3 ( ennui) trouble, woe; on a tous nos petites misères we all have our little troubles ou problems; faire des misères à qn to give sb a hard time, to be nasty to sb;

4 ( somme dérisoire) pittance; il a acheté ça pour une misère he bought it for a pittance ou song;

5 Bot wandering Jew, tradescantia.

Composés

misère intellectuelle intellectual poverty; misère noire dire poverty; misère sexuelle sexual deprivation.

[mizɛr] nom féminin

1. [indigence] poverty, destitution (soutenu)

être dans la misère to be destitute ou poverty-stricken

être réduit à la misère to be reduced to poverty

il se jeta sur la nourriture comme la misère sur le monde (humoristique) he went at the food like a starving man ou like a wolf on its prey

2. (figuré) poverty

misère sexuelle sexual deprevation

3. [malheur]

c'est une misère de les voir se séparer it's pitiful ou it's a shame to see them break up

4. [somme dérisoire] pittance

gagner une misère to earn a pittance

je l'ai eu pour une misère I got ou bought it for next to nothing

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[mizɛr] interjection

misère! oh Lord!

misère de moi! (humoristique) woe is me!

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misères nom féminin pluriel

(familier) [broutilles, ennuis]

faire des misères à quelqu'un to give somebody a hard time, to make somebody's life a misery

ne fais pas de misères à ce chien! stop tormenting that dog!

raconte-moi tes misères tell me all your troubles ou woes

il t'arrive des misères? what's the matter then?

il te fait des misères? has he been horrible to you?

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de misère locution adjectivale

un salaire de misère a starvation wage, a pittance

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > misère
14 rabais

rabais [ʀabε]

masculine noun

reduction

• faire un rabais de 20 € sur qch to knock 20 euros off the price of sth

► au rabais [acheter, vendre] at a reduced price ; (pejorative) [acteur, journaliste] third-rate

• je ne veux pas travailler au rabais I won't work for a pittance

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ʀabɛ
nom masculin invariable discount

obtenir un rabais de 20% sur quelque chose — to get a 20% discount on something

au rabais — [achat, vente] at a discount; [matériel] cheap; [travail] badly paid; [chef, acteur] third-rate

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ʀabɛ nm
reduction, discount

au rabais (= à prix réduit) [acheter, vendre] — at a reduced price, at a discount, fig (enseignement, formation, diplôme) cut-price, on the cheap

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rabais nm inv ( réduction) discount; obtenir un rabais de 20%/100 euros sur qch to get a 20%/100 euro discount on sth; accorder un rabais à qn sur l'achat de qch to give sb a discount on sth; au rabais [achat, vente] at a discount; [matériel, vêtements] cheap; [travail] badly paid; [formation, culture] on the cheap ( après n) GB, bargain-basement ( épith) US; [chef, acteur] third-rate; vendre qch au rabais to sell sth at a discount; acheter qch au rabais to buy sth cheap; travailler au rabais to work for low wages.

[rabɛ] nom masculin

reduction, discount

avec un rabais de 15 %, avec 15 % de rabais with a 15% discount ou reduction

faire un rabais de 10 % sur le prix to knock 10% off the price

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au rabais locution adjectivale

[vente] cut-price

(péjoratif) [formation] second-rate

[travail] underpaid

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au rabais locution adverbiale

vendre au rabais to sell at a reduced price ou discount

elle travaille au rabais she works for a pittance

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > rabais
15 earnings

1. n pl заработок, заработанные деньги; трудовой доход

lifetime earnings — общий объём дохода на протяжении жизни

earning earnings — доход; прибыль; заработок; поступления

earnings of enterprise — доход от предпринимательства

commission earnings — доход от комиссионных операций

aftertax earnings — чистый заработок, чистый доход

2. n pl эк. доход, прибыль; поступления; выручка

company earnings — доход фирмы

quality of earnings — качество доходов

earnings of capital — доход от капитала

erratic earnings — неустойчивая прибыль

exchange earnings — валютные поступления

percentage earnings — прибыли в процентах

Синонимический ряд:

1. gross (noun) gross; income; net; salary; wages

2. net proceeds (noun) balance; net proceeds; paycheck; receipts; take-home pay

3. pay (noun) allowance; commission; emolument; fee; hire; pay; payment; pittance; stipend; wage

4. profit (noun) gain; lucre; profit; return

5. profits (noun) gains; proceeds; profits; returns

Антонимический ряд:

expenses

English-Russian base dictionary > earnings
16 pay

1. n плата, выплата, уплата

overdue pay — уплата не в срок

failure to pay — неуплата

day's pay — поденная оплата

pay by cheque — оплата чеком

pay hike — увеличение выплат

hourly pay — почасовая оплата

2. n зарплата, жалованье, заработная плата

base pay — основная заработная плата

take home pay — реальная заработная плата

what is the pay? — какое жалованье?, сколько платят?

in the pay of the enemy — на службе у врага

pay negotiations — переговоры об увеличении заработной платы

meeting pay demands — удовлетворение требования о зарплате

military pay — плата, денежное довольствие военнослужащих

holiday pay — плата за работу в выходные дни; отпускные

equal pay for equal work — равная оплата за равный труд

3. n воен. денежное содержание, денежное довольствие

issue pay — денежное содержание

career pay — денежное содержание

leave with pay — отпуск с содержанием

drew pay — получил денежное содержание

draw pay — получать денежное содержание

4. n плательщик

good pay — исправный плательщик

5. n уст. расплата, возмездие

dislike is the pay for being mean — неприязнь — это плата за подлость

6. n геол. рентабельное, промышленное, выгодное для разработки месторождение

rich pay — богатое месторождение

pay gravel — россыпь с промышленным содержанием золота

pay sand — промышленный пласт

7. a платный

pay hospital — платная больница

pay TV — специальный платный кабельный канал

pay channel — канал платного телевидения

pay television — платное телевидение

pay tier — категория платных услуг

8. a рентабельный, имеющий промышленное значение

pay ore — промышленная руда

pay bed — промышленный пласт

9. v платить; заплатить

I paid the money yesterday — я заплатил деньги вчера

you must pay at once — вы должны заплатить немедленно

how much did you pay on my behalf? — сколько вы за меня заплатили?

to pay ready money — платить наличными

to pay in advance — платить вперёд

to pay in kind — платить натурой

to pay in full — заплатить сполна

to pay by instalments — платить в рассрочку

to pay at the gate — платить при входе, вход платный

what do you pay for your apartment? — сколько вы платите за квартиру?

to pay a dollar for a book — заплатить доллар за книгу

to pay rent beforehand — платить за квартиру авансом

pay the person through bank — платить лицу через банк

pay a person through bank — платить лицу через банк

liability to pay taxes — обязанность платить налоги

10. v уплачивать, выплачивать; расплачиваться

have you paid him the money yet? — вы уже расплатились с ним?

to pay dividends — выплачивать дивиденды

to pay duty — платить пошлину

to pay on account — платить в счёт причитающейся суммы

to pay on delivery — платить при доставке

to pay on demand — платить по предъявлении векселя

pay out — выплачивать

pay over — выплачивать

to pay out — выплачивать

pay the price — расплачиваться

pay up — платить, расплачиваться

11. v оплачивать

to pay wages — платить заработную плату

he paid to see the show — он заплатил за билет на концерт

we are paid on Fridays — нам платят по пятницам

pay for — оплачивать

to pay for — оплачивать

pay claims — оплачивать иски

pay a bill — оплачивать вексель

pay a draft — оплачивать тратту

12. v вознаграждать, возмещать

nothing can pay him for his sufferings — ничто не вознаградит его за страдания

pay dams — возмещать убытки

pay expenses — возмещать затраты

13. v окупаться, быть выгодным; приносить доход

it will pay — это окупится

land that pays well — земля, которая приносит хороший доход

business that does not pay — невыгодное дело

we must make this farm pay — мы должны сделать эту ферму рентабельной

this work does not pay — это невыгодная работа

it pays to advertise — реклама всегда окупается

the shares pay 5% — акции приносят 5% дохода

to pay its way — окупаться, оправдывать себя, быть рентабельным

14. v поплатиться; пострадать

he shall pay for this! — он за это поплатится!

15. v разг. диал. наказывать; бить; пороть

the rascal pays his wife — этот негодяй бьёт свою жену

16. v мор. уваливаться под ветер

our organization is to pay greater heed to the voice of youth — наша организация должна больше прислушиваться к голосу молодёжи

pay attention to what I tell you! — слушайте, что я вам говорю

serious consideration must be paid to his behaviour — нужно обратить серьёзное внимание на его поведение

they were all paying court to him — они все склоняли голову перед ним

I wish to pay my tribute to all readers — я хочу принести благодарность всем читателям

he went to pay his respect to her parents — он пошёл засвидетельствовать своё почтение её родителям

to pay on the nail — платить немедленно

to pay the penalty — понести наказание

to pay the debt of nature — отправиться к праотцам

the deuce to pay — затруднительное положение; неприятность; беда; трудная задача;

to pay the devil — поплатиться

to pay the earth — платить безумные деньги

something to pay — что-то не то, что-то неладно

to pay kain — искупить вину

to pay with fine speeches — отделываться общими фразами

17. v мор. смолить

Синонимический ряд:

1. defrayment (noun) defrayment; interest; proceeds; profit; return

2. earnings (noun) allowance; commission; earnings; income; payment; pittance; remuneration

3. reward (noun) crown; just deserts; laurel; medal; medallion; punishment; requital; reward; trophy

4. wage (noun) emolument; fee; hire; pay envelope; salary; stipend; wage; wages

5. clear (verb) clear; clear off; discharge; draw; earn; gain; gross; honor; liquidate; net; pay up; produce; quit; realise; satisfy; settle; square

6. compensate (verb) compensate; guerdon; indemnify; punish; recompense; redress; refund; reimburse; remunerate; repay; requite; retaliate; revenge

7. extend (verb) extend; grant; proffer; render

8. return (verb) be profitable to; bring in; kick back; pay off; profit; return; show gain; yield

9. spend (verb) disburse; expend; fork out; give; lay out; outlay; shell out; spend

10. square (verb) discharge; liquidate; satisfy; settle; square

11. suffer (verb) be punished; make amends; make compensation; suffer

12. valuable (other) gold-bearing; interest-bearing; precious; profitable; valuable

Антонимический ряд:

cheat; collect; confiscation; damages; default; defraud; disbursement; dispersion; distribution; execution; expenditure; expense; failure; fine; owe; receive; withhold

English-Russian base dictionary > pay
17 provision

1. n снабжение, обеспечение

provision of necessaries — снабжение предметами первой необходимости

provision of power — обеспечение тягой

monitoring provision — обеспечение контроля

provision stowage — размещение средств обеспечения

provision of material needs — материальное обеспечение

2. n заготовление, заготовка, запасание; запас

provision action — заготовительные операции

provision a vessel — пополнять запас продовольствия корабля

provision directive — директива по заготовкам

provision programme — программа заготовок

3. n эк. резерв

provision for bad and doubtful debts — резерв на покрытие безнадёжных и сомнительных долгов

4. n обыкн. провизия, съестные припасы, пищевые продукты; запасы провианта

provisions are plentiful — съестные припасы имеются в изобилии

dry provision unit — комплект сухих продуктов

provision loading trunk — шахта погрузки провизии

5. n мера предосторожности

to make provision against attack by air — принять меры предосторожности против воздушного нападения

6. n положение, условие; постановление

treaty provisions — постановления договора; условия или пункты договора

provisions of a lease — условия арендного договора

provision of law — постановление закона

explicit provision — прямо сформулированное положение

non-reciprocity provision — положение о невзаимности

implicit provision — положение, вытекающее из смысла

entrenched provision — «забронированное» положение

permissive provision — факультативное положение

7. n церк. предоставление бенефиция до открытия вакансии

provision of services — предоставление услуг

8. n церк. назначение на церковную должность

9. v снабжать продовольствием

provision supply account — отчет -заявка на продовольствие

provision lighter — лихтер для перевозки продовольствия

provision storeship — транспорт с продовольствием

provision net — грузовая сетка для продовольствия

provision stores ship — транспорт продовольствия

Синонимический ряд:

1. furnishing (noun) furnishing; giving; supplying

2. preparation (noun) arrangement; catering; foundation; plan; preparation; procurement; purveying

3. provisions (noun) equipment; provisions; stores; supplies

4. proviso (noun) condition; if; prerequisite; proviso; qualification; requirement; reservation; specification; stipulation; strings; term; terms

5. board (verb) board; feed; sustain

6. equip (verb) equip; furnish; stock; supply

Антонимический ряд:

dearth; destitution; dole; forgetfulness; neglect; oversight; pittance; want

English-Russian base dictionary > provision
18 cuarto

adj.

fourth.

adv.

fourth, fourthly, in the fourth place.

m.

1 room, apartment, chamber, quarter.

2 fourth, fourth part.

3 apartment.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: cuartar.

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cuarto

► adjetivo (In 1 and 2, see also sexto,-a)

1 (ordinal) fourth

■ llegó cuarto he arrived in fourth place, he came fourth

► nombre masculino,nombre femenino

1 fourth

————————

cuarto

► nombre masculino

1 (parte) quarter

■ un cuarto de hora a quarter of an hour

2 (de animal) quarter

3 (de ropa) quarter

■ un chaquetón tres cuartos a three-quarter length jacket

4 (habitación) room

► nombre masculino plural cuartos

1 familiar (dinero) money sing, dough sing

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

de tres al cuarto familiar worthless, third-rate

estar sin un cuarto familiar to be broke

no levantar una cuarta del suelo familiar to be a shorty

tres cuartos de lo mismo familiar almost exactly the same

cuarto creciente first quarter

cuarto de baño bathroom

cuarto de estar living room

cuarto delantero (carne) shoulder

cuarto menguante last quarter

cuarto oscuro (fotografía) darkroom

cuarto trasero (carne) hindquarter

cuarto trastero junk room

cuartos de final DEPORTE quarter finals

cuatro cuartos familiar very little money sing

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1. (f. - cuarta)
noun adj.

fourth
2. noun m.
1) room

2) quarter, fourth

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1.

ADJ [ordinal] fourth

en cuarto lugar — in fourth place

la cuarta parte — a quarter
sexto 1.
2. SM

1) (=habitación) room; (=dormitorio) bedroom, room

el cuarto de los niños — the children's room

- echar su cuarto a espaldas

- hacer cuarto a algn

cuarto de aseo — toilet, cloakroom, bathroom (EEUU)

cuarto de baño — bathroom

cuarto de desahogo — lumber room

cuarto de estar — living room, sitting room

cuarto de juego — playroom

cuarto frío — (Culin) cold store

cuarto intermedio Arg, Uru —

estar en cuarto intermedio — to be in recess

pasar a cuarto intermedio — to adjourn the session

cuarto oscuro — (Fot) darkroom; (=trastero) broom cupboard; Arg, Uru voting booth

cuarto trastero — lumber room

2) (=cuarta parte) quarter

un cuarto de millón de dólares — a quarter of a million dollars

un cuarto (de) kilo — a quarter (of a) kilo

(abrigo) tres cuartos — three-quarter length coat

- de tres al cuarto

tres cuartos de lo mismo —

su amigo es un inútil, y él... tres cuartos de lo mismo — his friend is useless, and he's not much better

en otros países ocurre tres cuartos de lo mismo — it's the same story o it's more of the same in other countries

cuarto creciente — first quarter

cuarto de luna — quarter of the moon

cuarto menguante — last quarter

cuartos de final — quarter finals

3) [en la hora] quarter

son las seis menos cuarto, es un cuarto para las seis — LAm it's a quarter to six

a las seis y cuarto — at (a) quarter past six

- tener algn/algo su cuarto de hora

tuvo su cuarto de hora, ahora nadie lo lleva — it had its day o it was all the rage, now nobody wears it anymore

cuarto de hora — quarter of an hour

tardó tres cuartos de hora — it took him o he took three quarters of an hour

4) [de animal] [de cerdo, vaca] joint

un cuarto de pollo — a chicken quarter, a quarter chicken
pl cuartos legs
cuartos delanteros — forequarters

cuartos traseros — hindquarters

5) (=moneda) coin used in Spain in former times
pl cuartos * (=dinero) dough * sing
es hombre de muchos cuartos — he's got pots of money *

- aflojar los cuartos

- estar sin un cuarto

- dar cuartos al pregonero

- por cinco cuartos

- ¡qué coche ni qué ocho cuartos!

- no tener un cuarto

6) (Tip) quarto

libro en cuarto — quarto volume

7)

estar de cuarto — (Mil) to be on watch

8) †† (=piso) small flat

poner cuarto — to set up house

poner cuarto a la querida — to set one's mistress up in a little place

9) †† (=servidumbre) household, servants pl

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I
- ta adjetivo/pronombre

a) ( ordinal) fourth; para ejemplos ver quinto

b) ( partitivo)

la cuarta parte — a quarter

- cuarta dimensión
II
masculino

1) ( habitación) room; ( dormitorio) room, bedroom

- cuarto de aseo

- cuarto de baño

- cuarto de estar

- cuarto de huéspedes

- cuarto de servicio

- cuarto intermedio

- cuarto oscuro

- cuarto trastero

2)

a) ( cuarta parte) quarter

un cuarto de kilo — a quarter (of a) kilo

un cuarto de pollo — a quarter chicken

de tres al cuarto — (fam) third-rate

qué... ni qué ocho cuartos! — (fam)

qué miedo ni qué ocho cuartos! — scared, my foot!

qué vacaciones ni qué ocho cuartos! — it was hardly what I'd call a vacation!

tres cuartos de lo mismo — (fam)

tu hermana es una vaga... y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo — your sister's bone-idle... and you're not much better (colloq)

b) ( en expresiones de tiempo) quarter

un cuarto de hora — a quarter of an hour

tres cuartos de hora — three quarters of an hour

la una y cuarto — (a) quarter after (AmE) o (BrE) past one, one fifteen

es un cuarto para las dos or (Esp, RPl) son las dos menos cuarto — it is a quarter to two

tener su cuarto de hora — (AmS) to have had one's day

3) (Impr) quarto

- cuarto creciente/menguante

- cuarto delantero

- cuartos de final

- cuarto trasero

4) (Esp fam) ( dinero)

estoy sin un cuarto — I'm absolutely broke (colloq)

tiene muchos cuartos — he's loaded (colloq)

le pagan cuatro cuartos — he gets paid peanuts (colloq)
III
- ta adjetivo (Col fam) < persona> generous and easygoing

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I
- ta adjetivo/pronombre

a) ( ordinal) fourth; para ejemplos ver quinto

b) ( partitivo)

la cuarta parte — a quarter

- cuarta dimensión
II
masculino

1) ( habitación) room; ( dormitorio) room, bedroom

- cuarto de aseo

- cuarto de baño

- cuarto de estar

- cuarto de huéspedes

- cuarto de servicio

- cuarto intermedio

- cuarto oscuro

- cuarto trastero

2)

a) ( cuarta parte) quarter

un cuarto de kilo — a quarter (of a) kilo

un cuarto de pollo — a quarter chicken

de tres al cuarto — (fam) third-rate

qué... ni qué ocho cuartos! — (fam)

qué miedo ni qué ocho cuartos! — scared, my foot!

qué vacaciones ni qué ocho cuartos! — it was hardly what I'd call a vacation!

tres cuartos de lo mismo — (fam)

tu hermana es una vaga... y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo — your sister's bone-idle... and you're not much better (colloq)

b) ( en expresiones de tiempo) quarter

un cuarto de hora — a quarter of an hour

tres cuartos de hora — three quarters of an hour

la una y cuarto — (a) quarter after (AmE) o (BrE) past one, one fifteen

es un cuarto para las dos or (Esp, RPl) son las dos menos cuarto — it is a quarter to two

tener su cuarto de hora — (AmS) to have had one's day

3) (Impr) quarto

- cuarto creciente/menguante

- cuarto delantero

- cuartos de final

- cuarto trasero

4) (Esp fam) ( dinero)

estoy sin un cuarto — I'm absolutely broke (colloq)

tiene muchos cuartos — he's loaded (colloq)

le pagan cuatro cuartos — he gets paid peanuts (colloq)
III
- ta adjetivo (Col fam) < persona> generous and easygoing

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cuarto¹ (4º)

= fourth (4th), quarter, quarto, fourthly.

Ex: Further post-co-ordinate indexes covering in excess of 9999 documents can be compiled by starting a second and possibly a third or fourth set of cards.

Ex: The old method of publication by syndicates of retail booksellers (who might also be wholesalers and/or printers) remained normal during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.

Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.

Ex: Fourthly, it legalized the application of future Community regulations to the United Kingdom.

* 4º (cuarto) = 4th (fourth).

* alumno de cuarto = fourth grader.

* alumno de cuarto año = fourth grader.

* alumno de cuarto curso = fourth grader.

* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.

* cuarto de penique = farthing.

* cuartos de final = quarter-finals.

* encuadernado en cuarto = quarter-bound.

* en cuarto lugar = fourthly.

* tres cuartos (3/4) = three-quarters (3/4).

* tres cuartos (3/4) = three-fourths (3/4).

* una cuarta parte = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.

* una cuarta parte de = a fourth of.

* un cuarto = one-quarter (1/4), one in four.

* un cuarto (1/4) = one fourth (1/4).

* un cuarto de = a quarter of.

cuarto²

² = room.

Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.

* armario de cuarto de baño = bathroom cabinet.

* cuarto de baño = bathroom.

* cuarto de huéspedes = spare room, guest room.

* cuarto de invitados = spare room, guest room.

* cuarto de juegos = playroom.

* cuarto de los juguetes = playroom.

* cuarto oscuro = darkroom.

* cuarto oscuro de fotografía = photographic darkroom.

* cuarto para visitas = spare room, guest room.

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cuarto¹ -ta

adjective / pronoun

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (ordinal) fourth para ejemplos ver quinto¹ adj/pron (↑ quinto (1))

2

(partitivo): la cuarta parte a quarter

Compuesto:

cuarta dimensión

feminine fourth dimension

cuarto²

masculine

A (habitación) room; (dormitorio) room, bedroom

hacerle cuarto a algn ( Col fam); to cover (up) for sb

Compuestos:

● cuarto de aseo

≈ downstairs lavatory o ( BrE) cloakroom, bathroom ( AmE)

● cuarto de baño

bathroom

● cuarto de costura

sewing room

● cuarto de estar

living room, parlor ( AmE), sitting room ( BrE)

● cuarto de huéspedes

guest room, spare room

● cuarto de la plancha

ironing room

● cuarto de los invitados

( Esp) guest room, spare room

● cuarto de máquinas

engine room

● cuarto de servicio

maid's room

● cuarto frío

cold store

● cuarto intermedio

( RPl) recess

estar en cuarto intermedio to be in recess

pasar a cuarto intermedio to adjourn, go into recess

● cuarto oscuro

( Fot) darkroom; ( RPl) ( Pol) ≈ polling booth

● cuarto trastero

lumber room, junk room

B

1 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (cuarta parte) quarter

un cuarto de kilo or ( colloq) un cuarto kilo de jamón a quarter of ham, a quarter (of a) kilo of ham

un cuarto de pollo a quarter chicken

un cuarto de millón/siglo a quarter of a million/century

de tres al cuarto ( fam); third-rate

¡qué … ni qué ocho cuartos! ( fam): ¡qué miedo ni qué ocho cuartos! scared, my foot!

¡qué vacaciones ni qué ocho cuartos! it was hardly what I'd call a vacation!

tres cuartos de lo mismo ( fam): tu hermana es una vaga … y tú, tres cuartos de lo mismo your sister's bone-idle … and you're not much better ( colloq)

nunca tengo tiempo para nada — a mí me pasa tres cuartos de lo mismo I never seem to have time to do anything — that makes two of us o you're not the only one

2 [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (en expresiones de tiempo) quarter

un cuarto de hora a quarter of an hour

las clases son de tres cuartos de hora the classes last three quarters of an hour

una hora y (un) cuarto an hour and a quarter

la una y cuarto (a) quarter after ( AmE) o ( BrE) past one, one fifteen

son las dos menos cuartoor ( AmL exc RPI) es un cuarto para las dos it is a quarter to two

tener su cuarto de hora ( AmS): esa moda ya tuvo su cuarto de hora that fashion has had its day

tuvo su cuarto de hora a fines de los 60 he had his heyday in the late 60s

C ( Impr) quarto

en cuarto, 416 páginas quarto, 416 pages

Compuestos:

● cuarto creciente

first quarter

● cuarto delantero

forequarter

● cuarto menguante

last quarter

● cuartos de final

mpl quarterfinals (pl)

● cuarto trasero

hindquarter

D

( Esp fam) (dinero): estoy sin un cuartoor no tengo ni un cuarto I haven't got a bean, I'm absolutely broke ( colloq)

tiene muchos cuartos he's loaded ( colloq), he's rolling in money ( colloq)

le pagan cuatro cuartos he gets paid peanuts o a pittance ( colloq)

dar un cuarto al pregonero ( Esp): nunca dio un cuarto al pregonero she never breathed a word

echar su cuarto a espadas ( Esp); to stick one's oar in ( colloq)

cuarto³ -ta

adjective

( Col fam) ‹persona› generous and easygoing

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cuarto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo/pronombre

fourth;
la cuarta parte a quarter;
para ejemplos ver quinto
cuarto 2 sustantivo masculino
1 ( habitación) room;
( dormitorio) room, bedroom;
◊ cuarto de baño bathroom;

cuarto de estar living room, parlor (AmE), sitting room (BrE);
cuarto de (los) huéspedes guest room, spare room;
cuarto trastero lumber room, junk room
2
a) ( cuarta parte) quarter;

◊ un cuarto de kilo a quarter (of a) kilo;

un cuarto de pollo a quarter chicken;
cuarto creciente/menguante first/last quarter;
cuartos de final quarterfinals (pl)
b) ( en expresiones de tiempo) quarter;

◊ un cuarto de hora a quarter of an hour;

la una y cuarto (a) quarter after (AmE) o (BrE) past one, one fifteen;
es un cuarto para las dos or (Esp, RPl) son las dos menos cuarto it is a quarter to two
cuarto,-a
I adjetivo & sustantivo masculino y femenino fourth
II sustantivo masculino
1 (habitación) room
cuarto de baño, bathroom
cuarto de estar, living room
cuarto trastero, boxroom, storage room
2 (cuarta parte) quarter
cuarto de hora, quarter of an hour
cuarto (de) kilo, a quarter of a kilo
cuarto creciente/menguante, first/last quarter (of the moon)
3 (de un animal) cuarto delantero, shoulderquarter
cuarto trasero, hindquarter
4 cuartos, fam (dinero) dough, money
Dep cuartos de final, quarter finals
III sustantivo femenino
1 Mús (intervalo) cuarta disminuida/aumentada, diminished/augmented fourth
2 Auto fourth (gear)
' cuarto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aseo
- baño
- cisterna
- comunicarse
- creciente
- cuarta
- desvestirse
- estancia
- hoy
- iluminada
- iluminado
- lavabo
- leonera
- retrete
- servicio
- tocador
- tres
- viciar
- airear
- alzar
- armario
- chisme
- desorden
- encerrado
- habitación
- menos
- sanitario
- soledad
- trasto
- váter
- wáter
English:
amiss
- basin
- bathroom
- crescent
- darkroom
- disinfectant
- fourth
- lavatory
- messy
- modernize
- nursery
- of
- playroom
- quart
- quarter
- quarter-final
- reverberate
- room
- roomful
- shut away
- study
- stuffy
- succession
- tidy out
- toilet
- utility room
- wander
- adjoin
- after
- bath
- bed
- creep
- den
- fourthly
- guest
- mother
- play
- rank
- self
- shut
- sirloin
- spare
- straight
- two
- utility

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cuarto, -a

♦ núm

fourth;

la cuarta parte a quarter;
RP Fam
de cuarta fourth-rate

Comp
cuarto árbitro [en fútbol] fourth official;
la cuarta dimensión the fourth dimension;

el cuarto poder [la prensa] the Fourth Estate;
ver también octavo
♦ nm

1. [parte] quarter;

póngame un cuarto de merluza (I'd like) a quarter kilo of hake, please;

Comp
Fam
ni qué ocho cuartos: ¡qué fiesta ni qué ocho cuartos, tú te quedas en casa! I don't care whether there's a party or not, you're staying at home!;

Comp
Fam
ser tres cuartos de lo mismo to be exactly the same o no different;

uno es aburrido, y el otro tres cuartos de lo mismo one is a bore and the other one is not much better

Comp
cuarto creciente first quarter [of moon]; Dep cuartos de final quarter finals;
cuarto menguante last quarter [of moon]

2. [de hora] quarter;

un cuarto de hora a quarter of an hour;

tres cuartos de hora three quarters of an hour;

son las dos y cuarto it's a quarter Br past o US after two;

son las dos menos cuarto, Am [m5] es un cuarto para las dos it's a quarter to two;

una hora y cuarto an hour and a quarter;

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Am
ya pasó su cuarto de hora he's had his time in the sun, his glory days are over

3. [curso universitario] fourth year

4. [curso escolar] = fourth year of primary school, US ≈ fourth grade

5. [de animal] quarter;

los cuartos delanteros/traseros front quarters/hindquarters

6. [habitación] room

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cuarto de aseo washroom, small bathroom;
cuarto de baño bathroom;
Col cuarto de chécheres junk o lumber room;
cuarto de estar living-room;

cuarto de huéspedes guest room;

cuarto de juegos playroom, US rumpus room;

cuarto oscuro [para revelar fotografía] darkroom;
RP cuarto secreto [cabina electoral] voting booth;
cuarto trastero lumber room

7. [dinero]
estar sin un cuarto to be broke;
Fam
cuartos dough, cash

8. Dep [periodo] quarter

9. RP cuarto intermedio [receso] recess, adjournment;

la asamblea pasó a cuarto intermedio the meeting adjourned o went into recess;

discutieron tres temas y pasaron a cuarto intermedio they discussed three topics and then adjourned

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cuarto

I adj fourth

II m

1 ( habitación) room

2 ( parte), DEP quarter;

cuarto de hora quarter of an hour;

cuarto de kilo quarter of a kilo;

las diez y cuarto (a) quarter after o Br past ten;

las tres menos cuarto a quarter to three, quarter of three;

de tres al cuarto fam third-rate;

tres cuartos prenda three-quarter length

3

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cuartos pl pop dough sg fam, Br tb

dosh sg fam ;

estar sin un cuarto be broke fam

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cuarto, -ta adj

: fourth

cuarto, -ta n

: fourth (in a series)

cuarto nm

1) : quarter, fourth

cuarto de galón: quart

2) habitación: room

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cuarto¹ n

1. (habitación) room

¡vete a tu cuarto! go to your room!

2. (cuarta parte) quarter

un cuarto de hora a quarter of an hour

un cuarto de pollo a quarter of chicken

cuarta parte quarter

cuarto de baño bathroom

cuarto de estar living room

cuartos de final quarter finals

cuarto² num fourth

es la cuarta vez que te lo digo that's the fourth time I've told you

Spanish-English dictionary > cuarto
19 chest

1. n ящик; сундук

medicine chest — домашняя аптечка

to clap the lid of a chest to — захлопнуть крышку сундука

chest equipment — комплект имущества в ящике

engine chest — ящик для упаковки двигателя

cedarwood chest — сундук из кедровых досок

tool chest — инструментальный ящик

2. n казна, казначейство; фонд

a pittance from the university chest — маленькое пособие из средств университета

community chest — объединённый благотворительный фонд

3. n прост. гроб

4. n анат. грудная клетка, грудь

weak chest — слабые лёгкие

chest case — раненный в грудь

chest department — фтизиатрическое отделение

chest pain — боль в груди

chest cold — бронхит

chest wall — стенка грудной клетки

chest roll — из стойки на руках перекат на грудь в упор лежа

chest exercise — упражнение для развития мышц грудной клетки

he puffed out his chest with pride — он гордо выпятил грудь

chest builder — упражнение для развития мышц грудной клетки

deep in the chest — широкогрудый, с широкой грудью

Синонимический ряд:

1. breast (noun) bosom; breast; bust; heart

2. cabinet (noun) cabinet; coffer; exchequer; strongbox; treasury; war chest

English-Russian base dictionary > chest
20 emolument

n книжн. заработок, жалованье, доход; вознаграждение

the emoluments of a profession — доход от профессии

Синонимический ряд:

1. earnings (noun) allowance; commission; compensation; earnings; income; payment; pittance; returns; reward

2. wage (noun) fee; hire; pay; pay envelope; salary; stipend; wage; wages

English-Russian base dictionary > emolument

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