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1 not much
• niukalti• niukasti• pikkuisen* * *(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) ei erityinen -
2 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) ei nimeksikään -
3 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) olematon eroEnglish-Finnish dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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4 not
• EI-operaattori* * *not1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ei2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ei• -
5 much the same
• jotensakin sama• samantapainen• melkein sama* * *(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) olla ennallaan -
6 not half
• kovasti* * *(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') totta hitossa -
7 not so much as
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8 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) ei paljon mistään kotoisin -
9 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) väheksyäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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10 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) koska -
11 little
• niukasti• niukalti• hiukkasen• hitunen• hiukan• verran• ei juuri ollenkaan• vähä• vähäinen määrä• vähän• vähäinen• rahtu• mitätön• pienehkö• pikkumainen• pikkuriikkinen• pikkuisen• pikkuinen• pikkuruinen• pikkainen• poikanen• pikkarainen• pienoinen• pikku• pieni* * *'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pieni2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) vähäinen3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) vähäpätöinen2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) vähän3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) vähän2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) vähän3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ei ollenkaan•- a little- little by little
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12 small
• ohut• harvalukuinen• heikko• hieno• vähäinen• vähä• kapea• kevyt• mitätön• pienehkö• suppea• pienikasvuinen• pienoinen• pikkuinen• pienikokoinen• pikkumainen• piskuinen• pikkuruinen• pikku• pieni* * *smo:l1) (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.) pieni2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pikku-3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) vähäinen4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) pikku-•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
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13 choose
• ottaa• nimittää• varata• etsiä• erotella• valikoida• valita• karsia• seuloa* * *u:zpast tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) valita2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) päättää• -
14 difference
• riita• riitakysymys• riitaisuus• hylkäys• vastakohta• differenssi• eroavaisuus• eroavuus• ero• erotus• erilaisuus• erimielisyys• eriäväisyys• poikkeaminen• poikkeavuus* * *'difrəns1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) ero2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) erimielisyys3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) erotus•- differentiate
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15 low-lying
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16 movement
• osa• ele• aikamitta• tempo• liike• liikehdintä• liikunta• liikahdus• suolen toiminta• suunta• koneen liikkuva osa• koneisto* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) liike2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) toiminta3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) esiintymistaito4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) liike5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) koneisto6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) osa7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) suuntaus -
17 short of
(not as far as or as much as: Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London.) alle, päässä -
18 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) ottaa rauhallisesti -
19 quiet
• tyynnyttää• tyyntyä• tyyni• hiljentyä• himmeä• hillitty• hillitä• hiljentää• hiljainen• harvasanainen• hiiren hiljaa• hiljaisuus• hiljaa• hissukseen• huomaamaton• viihdyttää• siivosti• vaitelias• vaiti• vaimentaa• vähäpuheinen• puhumatta• rauhallisuus• rauhallinen• rauha• rauhaisa• rauhoittua• rauhoittava• rauhoittaa• kiihkoton• kiireetön• lepo• pidättyväinen• pidättyvä• säyseä• taltuttaa• äänetön• ääneti* * *1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) hiljainen2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) seesteinen3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) rauhallinen4) ((of colours) not bright.) hillitty2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) hiljaisuus, rauha3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) rauhoittaa, rauhoittua- quieten- quietly
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20 lean
• tukea• tukeutua• nojata• nojautua• turvata• hoikka• lihan rasvaton osa• kallistaa• kallistua• kaltevuus• taivuttaa• kumartua• laiha• laiha liha* * *I li:n past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) olla kallellaan2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) asettaa nojalleen, nojata•- leaningII li:n adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) laiha2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) vähärasvainen3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) niukka•- leanness
См. также в других словарях:
not much of a — A rather poor specimen of a • • • Main Entry: ↑much * * * not much of a informal phrase used for saying that someone or something is not a very good example of something I’m not much of a detective, am I? We haven’t had much of a summer this year … Useful english dictionary
not much on — not known for, good at, or interested in (something) He s not much on looks. [=he is not very attractive] She s not much on studying. [=she does not like to study] • • • Main Entry: ↑much … Useful english dictionary
not much — ● wise * * * not/nothing/much spoken phrase used for saying that something is not very important, good, or serious ‘What are you doing tomorrow?’ ‘Nothing much.’ There’s not much to get excited about … Useful english dictionary
not much of a … — ˈnot much of a… idiom not a good… • He s not much of a tennis player. Main entry: ↑muchidiom … Useful english dictionary
not much of a — not a good example of: I m not much of a gardener. → much … English new terms dictionary
not much in it — not much ˈin it idiom used to say that there is little difference between two things • I won, but there wasn t much in it (= our scores were nearly the same). Main entry: ↑muchidiom … Useful english dictionary
not much of a — informal used for saying that someone or something is not a very good example of something I m not much of a detective, am I? We haven t had much of a summer this year … English dictionary
not much of — rather bad It s not much of a hotel but I guess it will be okay for one night … Idioms and examples
not much cop — british informal phrase not very good or useful The film wasn’t much cop. Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym Main entry: cop * * * not much cop Brit informal : not very good … Useful english dictionary
not much to look at — (informal) Plain, unattractive • • • Main Entry: ↑look * * * not much to look at informal : not physically attractive The restaurant isn t much to look at, but the food is good. The dog isn t much to look at, but he s a great hunting dog. • • •… … Useful english dictionary
not much chop — (Aust and NZ informal) Not much good • • • Main Entry: ↑chop * * * not much ˈchop idiom (AustralE, NZE, informal) not very good or useful … Useful english dictionary
