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1) ( empty) hohl2) ( sunken) hohl;\hollow cheeks eingefallene Wangen3) ( sound) hohl, dumpf;there's a rather \hollow ring to her profession of complete contentment ihre Behauptung, sie sei vollkommen zufrieden, kommt nicht sehr überzeugend rüber ( fam)\hollow laughter ungläubiges Gelächter;\hollow promise leeres Versprechen;\hollow victory schaler SiegPHRASES:to beat sb \hollow jdn haushoch schlagen nPHRASES:to have sb in the \hollow of one's hand jdn [fest] in der Hand haben adv1) ( empty) hohl;2) ( hungry)to feel \hollow inside ein Loch im Bauch haben ( fam)3) ( sound)to sound \hollow hohl klingen vtto \hollow sth etw aushöhlen -
24 marginal
1) ( slight) geringfügig;to be of \marginal importance relativ unbedeutend sein;a \marginal improvement eine geringfügige Verbesserung;to be of \marginal interest [nur] von geringem Interesse sein2) ( insignificant) nebensächlich, unwesentlich\marginal constituency/ seat mit knapper Mehrheit gewonnener Wahlkreis/Parlamentssitz4) ( in margin)\marginal notes Randnotizen fpl5) ( on borderline) Rand-;a \marginal existence eine Existenz am Rande der Gesellschaft;a \marginal product ein wenig gefragtes Produkt6) psych -
25 overshadow
over·'shad·ow vt1) ( cast shadow over)to \overshadow sth etw überschatten2) ( make insignificant)to \overshadow sb/ sth jdn/etw in den Schatten stellen;she has always been \overshadowed by her sister sie stand immer im Schatten ihrer Schwester3) ( cast gloom over)to \overshadow sth etw überschatten -
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27 petty
1) ( insignificant) unbedeutend, belanglos;( trivial) trivial;\petty annoyance/ intrigue kleines Ärgernis/kleine Intrige\petty jealousy Eifersüchteleien fpl\petty racketeer kleiner Gauner/kleine Gaunerin ( pej) -
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30 small
1) ( not large) klein;he's quite \small for his age er ist ziemlich klein für sein Alter;\small amount geringer Betrag;\small circulation media niedrige Auflage;\small craft naut [kleines] Boot;\small fortune kleines Vermögen;\small percentage geringe Prozentzahl;in \small quantities in kleinen Mengen;\small street enge Straße;\small town Kleinstadt f;\small turnout geringe Beteiligung2) ( young) klein;\small child Kleinkind nt3) ( insignificant) klein, unbedeutend;\small consolation ein schwacher Trost;no \small feat keine schlechte Leistung;\small wonder kein Wunder;to feel \small sich dat klein und unbedeutend vorkommen;to look \small schlecht dastehen;to make sb look \small jdn niedermachen ( fam)4) ( on a limited scale) klein, bescheiden;\small investor Kleinanleger(in) m(f);in a \small way bescheiden, im Kleinen;in sb's own \small way auf jds eigene bescheidene Art5) typo\small letter Kleinbuchstabe mPHRASES:it's a \small world! (!) die Welt ist klein! n -
31 minor
['maɪnə(r)] UK / US1. adjkleiner, (insignificant) unbedeutend, (operation, offence) harmlosminor road — Nebenstraße f, MUS
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32 minor
['maɪnə(r)] UK / US1. adjkleiner, (insignificant) unbedeutend, (operation, offence) harmlosminor road — Nebenstraße f, MUS
2. n BRIT(under 18) Minderjährige (r) mf
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