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  • 1 preutančan

    • tenuous

    Serbian-English dictionary > preutančan

  • 2 razređen (vaz)

    • tenuous

    Serbian-English dictionary > razređen (vaz)

  • 3 suviše prefinjen

    • tenuous

    Serbian-English dictionary > suviše prefinjen

  • 4 разреженный

    tenuous

    Русско-английский астрономический словарь > разреженный

  • 5 túlságosan finom

    tenuous

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > túlságosan finom

  • 6 פירוש דחוק

    tenuous interpretation

    Hebrew-English dictionary > פירוש דחוק

  • 7 разбавленная жидкость

    Русско-английский физический словарь > разбавленная жидкость

  • 8 nesupstancijalan

    • tenuous; unsubstantial

    Serbian-English dictionary > nesupstancijalan

  • 9 разреженная атмосфера

    Русско-английский медицинский словарь > разреженная атмосфера

  • 10 híg

    tenuous, liquid, dilute, weak, extenuate, thin

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > híg

  • 11 testetlen elképzelések

    tenuous imaginings

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > testetlen elképzelések

  • 12 vérszegény idealizmus

    tenuous idealism

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > vérszegény idealizmus

  • 13 vérszegény stílus

    tenuous style

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > vérszegény stílus

  • 14 vértelen idealizmus

    tenuous idealism

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > vértelen idealizmus

  • 15 vértelen stílus

    tenuous style

    Magyar-ingilizce szótár > vértelen stílus

  • 16 tenue

    adj.
    1 fine (tela, hilo, lluvia).
    2 faint.
    3 tenuous.
    * * *
    1 (delgado) thin, light, tenuous
    2 (tela) flimsy, thin
    3 (luz, sonido) subdued, faint
    4 (niebla) light
    5 (de poca importancia) insignificant
    6 (sencillo) natural
    * * *
    adj.
    2) faint, dim
    3) delicate, slender
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [tela, velo] thin, fine
    2) [olor, sonido, línea] faint; [neblina, lluvia] light; [aire] thin
    3) [razón] tenuous, insubstantial; [relación] tenuous
    4) [estilo] simple, plain
    * * *
    a) < luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; < línea> faint, fine
    b) < color> subdued, pale
    c) (liter) < hilo> fine, slender; < tela> flimsy, fine
    d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial
    e) < estilo> simple, plain
    * * *
    = subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].
    Ex. And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.
    Ex. Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex. As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    ----
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * luz tenue = glimmer.
    * * *
    a) < luz> faint, weak; <voz/sonido> faint; <neblina/llovizna> light; < línea> faint, fine
    b) < color> subdued, pale
    c) (liter) < hilo> fine, slender; < tela> flimsy, fine
    d) <razón/relación> tenuous, insubstantial
    e) < estilo> simple, plain
    * * *
    = subdued, feeble, tenuous, faint, lightweight [light-weight].

    Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.

    Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
    Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
    Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    * cada vez más tenue = fading.
    * luz tenue = glimmer.

    * * *
    1 ‹luz› faint, weak; ‹voz/sonido› faint; ‹neblina/llovizna› light; ‹línea› faint, fine
    la línea que separa el genio de la locura es muy tenue there's a fine line between genius and insanity
    una tenue sonrisa a faint smile
    2 ‹color› subdued, pale
    3 ( liter); ‹hilo› fine, slender; ‹tela› flimsy, fine
    4 ‹razón/relación› tenuous, insubstantial
    una teoría con bases muy tenues a theory based on very tenuous premises
    5 ‹estilo› simple, plain
    * * *

    tenue adjetivo
    a) ‹ luz› faint, weak;

    ‹voz/sonido/sonrisa› faint;
    ‹neblina/llovizna› light;
    ‹ línea› faint, fine
    b) ‹ color› subdued, pale

    tenue adjetivo
    1 (tejido, humo, niebla) thin, light
    2 (débil, apagado) faint
    una tenue luz, a faint light
    un tenue llanto, a faint weeping
    ' tenue' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    apagada
    - apagado
    - suave
    English:
    dappled
    - dim
    - faint
    - subdued
    - dimly
    - gossamer
    - mellow
    - wispy
    * * *
    tenue adj
    1. [fino] [tela, velo] fine
    2. [débil] [luz, voz, sonrisa] faint;
    [niebla, lluvia] fine;
    hizo un gesto tenue de asentimiento he gave a faint nod of assent
    3. [poco sólido] [relación, argumentación] tenuous
    * * *
    adj faint
    * * *
    tenue adj
    1) : tenuous
    2) : faint, weak, dim
    3) : light, fine
    4) : thin, slender
    * * *
    tenue adj faint / dim

    Spanish-English dictionary > tenue

  • 17 poco firme

    (adj.) = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.]
    Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex. The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
    * * *
    (adj.) = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.]

    Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.

    Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.

    Spanish-English dictionary > poco firme

  • 18 sutil

    adj.
    subtle.
    Una insinuación sutil A subtle insinuation...
    * * *
    1 (delgado) thin, fine
    2 (aroma) delicate; (color) soft
    3 (brisa) gentle
    4 figurado subtle
    * * *
    adj.
    2) fine
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [diferencia] subtle
    2) (=perspicaz) [inteligencia, persona] sharp, keen; [comentario] subtle
    3) (=delicado) [hilo, hebra] fine; [tela] delicate, thin, light; [atmósfera] thin; [olor] subtle, delicate; [brisa] gentle
    * * *
    a) < diferencia> subtle, fine; < ironía> subtle; <mente/inteligencia> keen, sharp
    b) <gasa/velo> fine; < fragancia> subtle, delicate
    * * *
    = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], subtle [subtler -comp., subtlest -sup.], tenuous, lightweight [light-weight], lissom(e), thinly disguised.
    Ex. A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.
    Ex. Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.
    Ex. We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex. David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    Ex. She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex. Much of what passes for bibliotherapy is thinly disguised preaching aimed at teaching children to behave the way adults want them to.
    ----
    * de manera sutil = subtly.
    * demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
    * * *
    a) < diferencia> subtle, fine; < ironía> subtle; <mente/inteligencia> keen, sharp
    b) <gasa/velo> fine; < fragancia> subtle, delicate
    * * *
    = fine [finer -comp., finest -sup.], subtle [subtler -comp., subtlest -sup.], tenuous, lightweight [light-weight], lissom(e), thinly disguised.

    Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.

    Ex: Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.
    Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous.
    Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
    Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
    Ex: Much of what passes for bibliotherapy is thinly disguised preaching aimed at teaching children to behave the way adults want them to.
    * de manera sutil = subtly.
    * demasiado sutil = hair-splitting [hairsplitting].

    * * *
    1 ‹diferencia› subtle, fine; ‹ironía› subtle; ‹mente/inteligencia› keen, sharp
    2 ‹gasa/velo› fine; ‹fragancia› subtle, delicate
    * * *

     

    sutil adjetivo
    a) ‹ diferencia› subtle, fine;

    ‹ ironía› subtle;
    ‹mente/inteligencia› keen, sharp
    b) ‹gasa/velo› fine;

    ‹ fragancia› subtle, delicate
    sutil adjetivo
    1 (insinuación, argumento, diferencia) subtle
    (inteligencia) sharp
    una sutil observación, a subtle remark
    2 (un tejido) thin, fine
    3 (una fragancia) delicate, subtle
    ' sutil' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    diplomática
    - diplomático
    - fina
    - fino
    English:
    delicate
    - fine
    - subtle
    - dreamy
    - heavy
    - way
    * * *
    sutil adj
    1. [crítica, inteligencia] subtle
    2. [delicado] [velo, tejido] delicate, thin;
    [brisa] gentle; [hilo, línea] fine
    * * *
    adj fig
    subtle
    * * *
    sutil adj
    1) : delicate, thin, fine
    2) : subtle
    * * *
    sutil adj subtle

    Spanish-English dictionary > sutil

  • 19 връзка

    1. tie
    връзки за обуща shoe-laces, bootlaces
    3. (еднакви предмети, свързани заедно) bunch, string
    връзка вестници a packet of newspapers
    връзка ключове a bunch of keys
    връзка лук a rope of onions
    връзка репички a bunch of radishes
    връзка риба a string of fish
    4. анат. ligament, copula
    5. хим. linkage; bond
    6. прен. bond, tie, link, connection, relation, contact
    връзката между теорията и практиката the connection between theory and practice
    жп. връзка railway connection
    има връзка между влаковете the trains connect
    тясна връзка между А и Б a close bond between A and В
    между А и Б има никаква връзка there is no relationship between A and В
    това няма никаква връзка с въпроса this is irrelevant to the subject, this has no bearing on the subject
    разг. that is beside the point
    във връзка с in connection with
    във връзка с това in this connection, with regard to this
    във връзка съм с be in touch with
    във връзка сме един с друг we are in touch (with each other)
    тези въпроси са във взаимна връзка these questions are interrelated/interconnected
    без връзка neither here nor there, without any apparent connection
    жива връзка между... и... (the) living bond between... and...
    причинна връзка a causal connection/relationship/nexus
    слаба връзка a tenuous tie
    тайна връзка a secret tie
    телефонна връзка telephone communication/contact, telephone-line
    делови връзки business relations
    културни връзки cultural relations
    приятелски връзки friendly relations, ties of friendship
    роднински връзки ties of relationship, kinship ties
    стари връзки old links/connections
    търговски връзки trade relations/contacts
    човек с широки връзки a man with a wide acquaintance (ship)
    чрез връзки through patronage, by pulling strings
    влизам във връзка с get in touch with, establish/take up contact with
    загубвам връзка с lose touch with
    имам силни връзки know the right people
    използувам връзките си pull strings, do some string-pulling
    поддържам връзки maintain touch/communication, keep in touch/contact (с with)
    поддържам лични връзки cultivate personal contacts (с with)
    създавам си връзки form connections, make contacts
    установявам връзки establish contact, enter into relations (с with)
    7. mex. ( свързване) tie, coupling
    8. воен. intercommunication, signals, liaison
    (за човек) contact man
    без връзка с without reference to
    * * *
    връ̀зка,
    ж., -и 1. tie; \връзкаи за обувки shoe-laces, boot-laces;
    2. ( вратовръзка) (neck-)tie;
    3. ( еднакви предмети, свързани заедно) bunch, string; \връзкаа вестници a packet of newspapers; \връзкаа ключове a bunch of keys; \връзкаа лук a rope of onions; \връзкаа репички a bunch of radishes; \връзкаа риба a string of fish;
    4. анат. ligament, copula;
    5. хим. linkage; bond;
    6. прен. bond, tie, link, connection, relation, contact; без \връзкаа neither here nor there; влизам в телефонна \връзкаа c get through to; влизам във \връзкаа с get in touch with, establish/take up contact with; жп \връзкаа railway connection; \връзкаи с обществеността public relations; във \връзкаа съм с be in touch with; делови \връзкаи business relations; жива \връзкаа между … и … (the) living bond between … and …; загубвам \връзкаа с lose touch with; използвам \връзкаите си pull strings, do some string-pulling; има \връзкаа между влаковете the trains connect; имам много \връзкаи have many ties, have backstairs influence; имам силни \връзкаи know the right people; кръвни \връзкаи ties of blood; любовна \връзкаа liaison; (love-)affair; разг. fling; поддържам лични \връзкаи cultivate personal contacts (c with); поставям някого във \връзкаа c put s.o. in touch with; причинна \връзкаа a casual connection/relationship/nexus; приятелски \връзкаи friendly relations, ties of friendship; родствени \връзкаи ties of relationship, kinship ties; скъсвам всички \връзкаи с cut all ties/links with; слаба \връзкаа a tenuous tie; стари \връзкаи old links/connections; създавам си \връзкаи form connections, make contacts; тайна \връзкаа a secret tie; тези въпроси са във взаимна \връзкаа these questiones are interrelated/interconnect; телефонна \връзкаа telephone communication/contact, telephone-line; това няма никаква \връзкаа с въпроса this is irrelevant to the subject, this has no bearing on the subject, that is beside the point; търговски \връзкаи trade relations/contacts; тясна \връзкаа между a close bond between; установявам \връзкаи establish contact, enter into relations (c with); човек с добри \връзкаи a well-connected man; човек с широки \връзкаи a man with a wide acquaintance(ship); чрез \връзкаи through patronage, by pulling strings, by the old-boy network;
    7. техн. ( свързване) tie, coupling;
    8. воен. intercommunication, signals, liaison; • \връзка (за човек) contact man; без \връзкаа c without reference to.
    * * *
    alliance: marriage-връзкаs - брачни връзки; bootlace (за обувки); bunch: a връзка of radishes - връзка репички; commissure; communication; concatenation; connection{kx`nekSn}: in връзка with - във връзка с; contact; cord{kO:d} (анат.); lace; liaison (воен.); ligament; nexus{`neksxs}; reference: diplomatic връзкаs - дипломатически връзки; relationship; tie{tai}; truss
    * * *
    1. (вратовръзка) (neck-)tie 2. (еднакви предмети, свързани заедно) bunch, string 3. (за човек) contact man 4. mеx. (свързване) tie, coupling 5. tie 6. ВРЪЗКА вестници a packet of newspapers 7. ВРЪЗКА ключове a bunch of keys 8. ВРЪЗКА лук a rope of onions 9. ВРЪЗКА репички a bunch of radishes 10. ВРЪЗКА риба а string of fish 11. ВРЪЗКАта между теорията и практиката the connection between theory and practice 12. анат. ligament, copula 13. без ВРЪЗКА neither here nor there, without any apparent connection 14. без ВРЪЗКА с without reference to 15. влизам в непосредствена ВРЪЗКА с make direct contact with 16. влизам в телефонна ВРЪЗКА с get through to 17. влизам във ВРЪЗКА с get in touch with, establish/ take up contact with 18. воен. intercommunication, signals, liaison 19. връзки за обуща shoe-laces, bootlaces 20. във ВРЪЗКА с in connection with 21. във ВРЪЗКА с това in this connection, with regard to this 22. във ВРЪЗКА сме един с друг we are in touch (with each other) 23. във ВРЪЗКА съм с be in touch with 24. делови връзки business relations 25. дипломатически връзки diplomatic relations 26. жива ВРЪЗКА между... и... (the) living bond between... and... 27. жп. ВРЪЗКА railway connection 28. загубвам ВРЪЗКА c lose touch with 29. използувам връзките си pull strings, do some string-pulling 30. има ВРЪЗКА между влаковете the trains connect 31. имам много връзки have many ties 32. имам силни връзки know the right people 33. кръвни връзки ties of blood 34. културни връзки cultural relations 35. любовни връзки liaison, (love-)affair 36. между А и Б има никаква ВРЪЗКА there is no relationship) between A and В 37. поддържам връзки maintain touch/communication, keep in touch/contact (c with) 38. поддържам лични връзки cultivate personal contacts (c with) 39. поставям някого във ВРЪЗКА с put s. o. in touch with 40. прекъсвам дипломатическите си връзки break off/sever diplomatic relations with 41. прен. bond, tie, link, connection, relation, contact 42. причинна ВРЪЗКА a causal connection/relationship/ nexus 43. приятелски връзки friendly relations, ties of friendship 44. разг. that is beside the point 45. роднински връзки ties of relationship, kinship ties 46. семейни връзки family ties 47. скъсвам всички връзки с cut all ties/links with 48. слаба ВРЪЗКА a tenuous tie 49. стари връзки old links/connections 50. създавам си връзки form connections, make contacts 51. тайна ВРЪЗКА a secret tie 52. тези въпроси са във взаимна ВРЪЗКА these questions are interrelated/interconnected 53. телефонна ВРЪЗКА telephone communication/contact, telephone-line 54. това няма никаква ВРЪЗКА с въпроса this is irrelevant to the subject, this has no bearing on the subject 55. търговски връзки trade relations/contacts 56. тясна ВРЪЗКА между А и Б a close bond between A and В 57. установявам връзки establish contact, enter into relations (c with) 58. установявам дипломатически връзки с establish diplomatic relations with 59. хим. linkage;bond 60. човек с добри връзки а well-connected man 61. човек с широки връзки a man with a wide acquaintance(ship) 62. чрез връзки through patronage, by pulling strings

    Български-английски речник > връзка

  • 20 неплътен

    incompact
    (за очертание) tenuous; unsubstantial
    * * *
    неплъ̀тен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни incompact; ( тънък) thin; (за очертание) tenuous; unsubstantial.
    * * *
    slim
    * * *
    1. (за очертание) tenuous; unsubstantial 2. (тънък) thin 3. incompact

    Български-английски речник > неплътен

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