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  • 1 негодная вещь

    Русско-английский синонимический словарь > негодная вещь

  • 2 takataka

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    [Swahili Word] takataka
    [Swahili Plural] matakataka
    [English Word] garbage
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] takataka
    [Swahili Plural] matakataka
    [English Word] junk
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] takataka
    [Swahili Plural] matakataka
    [English Word] rubbish
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] takataka
    [Swahili Plural] matakataka
    [English Word] trash
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] takataka
    [Swahili Plural] matakataka
    [English Word] valueless thing
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    [Swahili Word] takataka
    [Swahili Plural] matakataka
    [English Word] a worthless thing
    [English Plural] worthless things
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
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    Swahili-english dictionary > takataka

  • 3 nadería

    f.
    1 trifle, insignificant fact, worthless thing, tinker's dam.
    2 trifleness, exiguity, nothingness.
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    1 trifle
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    SF

    me regaló una nadería — she gave me a little nothing, she gave me a small trifle

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    femenino (fam) little thing, trifle
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    femenino (fam) little thing, trifle
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    ( fam)
    discutir por naderías to argue over nothing
    se enfada por cualquier nadería he gets annoyed at the slightest thing
    les compró cuatro naderías y se quedaron tan contentos he bought them a few knickknacks o a few silly little things and they were over the moon
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    nadería sustantivo femenino trifle: se enfada por cualquier nadería, he gets angry over any old trifle
    ' nadería' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    trivialidad
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    trifle, little thing;
    se pelearon por una nadería they fell out over nothing;
    hemos traído unas naderías para los abuelos we've bought a few little things for grandma and grandpa
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    f trifle
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    : small thing, trifle

    Spanish-English dictionary > nadería

  • 4 porquería

    f.
    1 filthy thing, crud, mess, filth.
    2 piggishness.
    3 filthy act.
    4 crap, unwanted items.
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    1 (suciedad) dirt, filth
    2 (mala calidad) rubbish
    ¡vaya una porquería de coche se ha comprado! what a pathetic car she's bought!
    1 familiar (chucherías) rubbish, junk food
    2 familiar (obscenidades - palabrotas) swearwords; (- actos) disgusting behaviour
    ¡no digas esas porquerías! don't use such filthy language!
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    SF
    1) (=suciedad) dirt, muck *

    ¿qué es toda esta porquería que hay el suelo? — what's all this dirt o muck on the floor?

    2) (=guarrada)
    3) (=indecencia)
    4) (=cosa de poca calidad) junk *, rubbish *, garbage (EEUU) *

    si comes tantas porquerías, luego no vas a cenar — if you eat all that junk o rubbish now you won't want your dinner *

    5) (=poco dinero) pittance
    6) (=mala pasada)

    ¡vaya porquería te han hecho despidiéndote así! — what a lousy thing they did to you, sacking you like that! *

    7)

    de porquería LAm * (=condenado) lousy *

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    1)
    a) ( suciedad) dirt
    b) ( cochinada)

    no hagas porqueríasdon't do disgusting o filthy things like that

    la casa está hecha una porquería — (fam) the house is in such a state (colloq)

    2)

    el libro es un porqueríathe movie's a piece of junk o (BrE colloq) the book's a load of rubbish

    b)

    de porquería — (AmS fam) lousy (colloq)

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    = rubbish, schlock, shit, garbage, dud.
    Ex. Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
    Ex. Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.
    Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
    Ex. Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.
    Ex. It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.
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    1)
    a) ( suciedad) dirt
    b) ( cochinada)

    no hagas porqueríasdon't do disgusting o filthy things like that

    la casa está hecha una porquería — (fam) the house is in such a state (colloq)

    2)

    el libro es un porqueríathe movie's a piece of junk o (BrE colloq) the book's a load of rubbish

    b)

    de porquería — (AmS fam) lousy (colloq)

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    = rubbish, schlock, shit, garbage, dud.

    Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.

    Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.
    Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
    Ex: Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the ' garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.
    Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.

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    A
    1 (suciedad) dirt
    hay tanta porquería que no sé por dónde empezar a limpiar it's so filthy o there's so much dirt everywhere I don't know where to begin cleaning
    2
    (cochinada): no hagas porquerías en la mesa don't do disgusting o filthy things like that at the table
    siempre deja la cocina hecha una porquería ( fam); she always leaves the kitchen in such a state ( colloq)
    me hizo una porquería he played a dirty trick on me
    3 (palabrota) swearword
    no digas esas porquerías don't use such bad language
    B
    1
    (cosa de mala calidad): lo que me regaló fue una porquería he gave me a really trashy gift, he gave me a really rubbishy present ( BrE)
    tiene la casa llena de porquerías her house is full of junk ( colloq)
    la película es una porquería the movie's a piece of junk, the film's a load of rubbish ( BrE colloq)
    la comida es una porquería the food is dreadful o terrible
    2
    de porquería ( AmS fam); lousy ( colloq)
    un hotel de porquería a lousy o crummy hotel ( colloq)
    ¡qué tiempo de porquería! what foul o lousy weather!
    ¡cómo me duele este diente de porquería! this damn tooth is killing me ( colloq)
    me regaló unas tazas de porquería she gave me some crummy o lousy cups ( colloq)
    3
    (chuchería): no te comas esa porquería/esas porquerías don't eat that junk o ( BrE) that rubbish
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    porquería sustantivo femenino
    1

    b) ( cochinada):

    no hagas porquerías don't do disgusting o filthy things like that;

    la casa está hecha una porquería (fam) the house is in such a state (colloq)
    2 ( cosa de mala calidad):

    la comida es una porquería the food is dreadful o terrible
    porquería sustantivo femenino
    1 (mugre, suciedad) dirt, filth: la porquería se acumulaba en las calles, the rubbish piled up in the streets
    2 (birria) rubbish
    3 fam (chuchería, golosina) rubbish, US junk food
    ' porquería' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    basura
    - chanchada
    - guarrada
    English:
    dud
    - filth
    - rubbish
    - trash
    - garbage
    - load
    - loss
    - old
    - trashy
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    nf
    1. [suciedad] filth;
    la habitación está llena de porquería the room is absolutely filthy
    2. Fam [cosa de mala calidad] Br rubbish, US garbage;
    es una porquería de libro the book is Br rubbish o US garbage;
    una porquería de moto a useless bike;
    ¡qué porquería de música escuchas! that music you listen to is a load of Br rubbish o US garbage!
    3.
    porquerías [comida] Br rubbish, US garbage
    4. [grosería] vulgarity
    de porquería loc adj
    Andes, RP lousy, useless;
    una moto de porquería a useless bike;
    da unas clases de porquería his classes are lousy o useless;
    son unos usureros de porquería they're a bunch of lousy loan sharks
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    f
    1 ( suciedad) filth
    2 fam
    cosa de poca calidad piece of trash fam
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    1) suciedad: dirt, filth
    2) : nastiness, vulgarity
    3) : worthless thing, trifle
    4) : junk food
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    1. (suciedad) filth
    2. (basura) rubbish
    3. (comida mala) junk food

    Spanish-English dictionary > porquería

  • 5 dama

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    [Swahili Word] dama
    [English Word] game played on a board
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [Swahili Word] dama
    [English Word] dirt
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [Swahili Word] dama
    [English Word] nonsense
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [Swahili Word] dama
    [English Word] rubbish
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [Swahili Word] dama
    [English Word] trifle
    [Part of Speech] noun
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    [Swahili Word] dama
    [Swahili Plural] dama
    [English Word] worthless thing
    [English Plural] worthless things
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    Swahili-english dictionary > dama

  • 6 kipuzi

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    [Swahili Word] kipuzi
    [Swahili Plural] vipuzi
    [English Word] bauble
    [English Plural] baubles
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -puza
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    [Swahili Word] kipuzi
    [Swahili Plural] vipuzi
    [English Word] trinket
    [English Plural] trinkets
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -puza
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    [Swahili Word] kipuzi
    [Swahili Plural] vipuzi
    [English Word] worthless thing
    [English Plural] worthless things
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 7/8
    [Derived Language] Swahili
    [Derived Word] -puza

    Swahili-english dictionary > kipuzi

  • 7 taka

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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] want
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] mataka, mtaka, mtashi, utashi
    [Swahili Example] walijiuliza kwa nini hakutaka kumwacha
    bwana wake [Kez]; Ninataka kunywa chai.
    [English Example] they asked themselves why she did not want to leave her husband; I want to drink tea.
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] wish
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Related Words] mataka, mtaka, mtashi, utashi
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] ask for
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] request
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] inquire about
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] need
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] have a tendency to
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] incline to
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] intend
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] be going to
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] be about to
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] inataka kunyesha
    [English Example] it is about to rain
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    [Swahili Word] -taka
    [English Word] be on the verge of
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] dirt
    [English Plural] dirt
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
    [Swahili Example] [vichochoro] vyenye majaa ya taka [Sul]
    [English Example] [alleyways] that are full of dirt
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] filth
    [English Plural] filth
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] rubbish
    [English Plural] rubbish
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] garbage
    [English Plural] garbage
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] trash
    [English Plural] trash
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] junk
    [English Plural] junk
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] mataka
    [English Word] worthless thing
    [English Plural] worthless things
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6
    [Related Words] kitakataka, mataka
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] taka
    [English Word] bolt of cloth (about 30 meters)
    [English Plural] bolts of cloth
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [Swahili Plural] taka
    [English Word] length of calico (about 30 meters)
    [English Plural] lengths of calico
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Language] Arabic
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    [Swahili Word] taka
    [English Word] in the future
    [Part of Speech] verb tense
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    Swahili-english dictionary > taka

  • 8 tama

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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [English Word] true
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] end
    [English Plural] ends
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
    [Derived Word] tama V
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] conclusion
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] final stage
    [English Plural] final stages
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] -tama
    [English Word] be ended
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -tama
    [English Word] come to an end
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [English Word] final
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [English Word] conclusive
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] final decision
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [English Word] decisive
    [Part of Speech] adverb
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] dirt
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] rubbish
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] trash
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] worthless thing
    [English Plural] worthless things
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] trifle
    [English Plural] trifles
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] nonsense
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] -tama
    [English Word] move
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -tama
    [English Word] change one's residence
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] -tama
    [English Word] emigrate
    [Part of Speech] verb
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    [Swahili Word] tama
    [Swahili Plural] tama
    [English Word] cheek
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 9/10
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    [Swahili Word] -tama
    [English Word] rest the head on one's hands
    [Part of Speech] verb
    [Swahili Example] shika tama
    [English Example] hold the head on the hand
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    [Swahili Word] tama la bibi
    [Swahili Plural] matama ya bibi
    [English Word] cuckoo (species of)
    [English Plural] cuckoos
    [Part of Speech] noun
    [Class] 5/6an
    [Related Words] bibi
    [Terminology] ornithology
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    Swahili-english dictionary > tama

  • 9 अद्रव्यम् _adravyam

    अद्रव्यम् [न. त.] A worthless thing, an object which is good for nothing; नाद्रव्ये विहिता काचित् क्रिया फलवती भवेत् H. Pr.43; hence, a worthless or bad pupil or recipient of instruction; विनेतुरद्रव्यपरिग्रह एव बुद्धिलाघवं प्रकाशयति M.1; अद्रव्यमेत्य भुवि शुद्धनयो$पि मन्त्री Mu.7.14. क्रिया हि द्रव्यं विन- यति नाद्रव्यम् Kau. A.1.5.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > अद्रव्यम् _adravyam

  • 10 cicca

    f (pl -che) ( mozzicone) stub, butt
    ( gomma da masticare) (chewing) gum
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    cicca1 s.f.
    1 stub, butt; ( di sigaretta) cigarette end; (sl.) fag-end, dog-end; ( di sigaro) cigar end
    2 ( di tabacco da masticare) quid, plug
    3 (fig.) worthless thing; worthless person: non vale una cicca, it isn't worth a brass farthing.
    cicca2 s.f. (region.) piece of chewing gum: vuoi una cicca?, do you want a piece of (chewing) gum?
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    I
    pl. - che ['tʃikka, ke] sostantivo femminile
    1) (mozzicone) stub, dog-end BE, fag end BE, cigarette butt AE
    2) colloq. (sigaretta) fag
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    II
    pl. - che ['tʃikka, ke] sostantivo femminile region. (gomma da masticare)
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    cicca1
    pl. - che /'t∫ikka, ke/
    sostantivo f.
     1 (mozzicone) stub, dog-end BE, fag end BE, cigarette butt AE
     2 colloq. (sigaretta) fag
    non vale una cicca it's not worth a light.
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    cicca2
    pl. - che /'t∫ikka, ke/
    sostantivo f.
    region. (gomma da masticare) una cicca a piece of chewing-gum.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > cicca

  • 11 promesas en el aire

    • empty promises
    • idle promises
    • worthless paper
    • worthless thing

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > promesas en el aire

  • 12 promesas vanas

    • empty promises
    • idle promises
    • worthless paper
    • worthless thing

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > promesas vanas

  • 13 frivola

    frīvŏlus, a, um, adj. [etym. dub.; perh. from frico], silly, empty, trifling, frivolous; pitiful, sorry, worthless (mostly post-Aug.; perh. not in Cic.; cf. futtilis).
    I.
    Adj.:

    frivolus hic quidem jam et illiberalis est sermo,

    Auct. Her. 4, 11, 16:

    levibus aut frivolis aut manifesto falsis reum incessere (shortly after: quia, qui vana congerit),

    Quint. 7, 2, 34; Vop. Aur. 3, 1:

    colligitis lexidia, res taetras et inanes et frivolas,

    Gell. 18, 7, 3:

    frivola et inanis argutiola,

    id. 2, 7, 9:

    quaedam dicit futtilia et frivola,

    id. 16, 12, 1:

    jocus,

    Plin. 28, 19, 79, § 260:

    auspicium,

    Suet. Ner. 41:

    aura,

    Phaedr. 5, 8, 1:

    insolentia,

    id. 3, 6, 8:

    jactantia in parvis,

    Quint. 1, 6, 20:

    opus,

    Plin. 22, 6, 7, § 15:

    labor,

    Sen. Ep. 31:

    cura,

    Plin. 25, 3, 7, § 22:

    origo superbissimi animalium (i. e. hominis),

    id. 7, 7, 5, § 43:

    ratione morientes,

    id. 11, 29, 35, § 102:

    flunt in litterarum ostentatione inepti et frivoli,

    Gell. 15, 30, 2; so,

    in cognoscendo ac decernendo nonnumquam frivolus amentique similis,

    Suet. Claud. 15:

    quin etiam, quod est imprimis frivolum ac scaenicum, verbum petant (declamatores), quo incipiant,

    Quint. 10, 7, 21:

    frivolum dictu,

    Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186:

    frivolum videatur, non tamen omittendum,

    id. 28, 12, 50, § 184:

    huic misit qui nescio quid frivoli ducentis milibus traderet,

    some worthless thing, trifle, Suet. Calig. 39 fin.
    II.
    Subst.: frīvŏla, ōrum, n. plur., wretched furniture, paltry things, trifles:

    inter frivola mea,

    Sen. Tranq. 1; Dig. 13, 7, 11, § 5:

    jam poscit aquam: jam frivola transfert Ucalegon,

    Juv. 3, 198; 5, 59; Suet. Calig. 39; Dig. 13, 7, 11, § 5; cf.: frivola skeuaria eutelê panu, Gloss. Philox.—Hence, adv.: frī-vŏlē, in a silly manner, triflingly:

    aliqui mentiuntur,

    Hier. in Mich. II. 7, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > frivola

  • 14 frivole

    frīvŏlus, a, um, adj. [etym. dub.; perh. from frico], silly, empty, trifling, frivolous; pitiful, sorry, worthless (mostly post-Aug.; perh. not in Cic.; cf. futtilis).
    I.
    Adj.:

    frivolus hic quidem jam et illiberalis est sermo,

    Auct. Her. 4, 11, 16:

    levibus aut frivolis aut manifesto falsis reum incessere (shortly after: quia, qui vana congerit),

    Quint. 7, 2, 34; Vop. Aur. 3, 1:

    colligitis lexidia, res taetras et inanes et frivolas,

    Gell. 18, 7, 3:

    frivola et inanis argutiola,

    id. 2, 7, 9:

    quaedam dicit futtilia et frivola,

    id. 16, 12, 1:

    jocus,

    Plin. 28, 19, 79, § 260:

    auspicium,

    Suet. Ner. 41:

    aura,

    Phaedr. 5, 8, 1:

    insolentia,

    id. 3, 6, 8:

    jactantia in parvis,

    Quint. 1, 6, 20:

    opus,

    Plin. 22, 6, 7, § 15:

    labor,

    Sen. Ep. 31:

    cura,

    Plin. 25, 3, 7, § 22:

    origo superbissimi animalium (i. e. hominis),

    id. 7, 7, 5, § 43:

    ratione morientes,

    id. 11, 29, 35, § 102:

    flunt in litterarum ostentatione inepti et frivoli,

    Gell. 15, 30, 2; so,

    in cognoscendo ac decernendo nonnumquam frivolus amentique similis,

    Suet. Claud. 15:

    quin etiam, quod est imprimis frivolum ac scaenicum, verbum petant (declamatores), quo incipiant,

    Quint. 10, 7, 21:

    frivolum dictu,

    Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186:

    frivolum videatur, non tamen omittendum,

    id. 28, 12, 50, § 184:

    huic misit qui nescio quid frivoli ducentis milibus traderet,

    some worthless thing, trifle, Suet. Calig. 39 fin.
    II.
    Subst.: frīvŏla, ōrum, n. plur., wretched furniture, paltry things, trifles:

    inter frivola mea,

    Sen. Tranq. 1; Dig. 13, 7, 11, § 5:

    jam poscit aquam: jam frivola transfert Ucalegon,

    Juv. 3, 198; 5, 59; Suet. Calig. 39; Dig. 13, 7, 11, § 5; cf.: frivola skeuaria eutelê panu, Gloss. Philox.—Hence, adv.: frī-vŏlē, in a silly manner, triflingly:

    aliqui mentiuntur,

    Hier. in Mich. II. 7, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > frivole

  • 15 frivolus

    frīvŏlus, a, um, adj. [etym. dub.; perh. from frico], silly, empty, trifling, frivolous; pitiful, sorry, worthless (mostly post-Aug.; perh. not in Cic.; cf. futtilis).
    I.
    Adj.:

    frivolus hic quidem jam et illiberalis est sermo,

    Auct. Her. 4, 11, 16:

    levibus aut frivolis aut manifesto falsis reum incessere (shortly after: quia, qui vana congerit),

    Quint. 7, 2, 34; Vop. Aur. 3, 1:

    colligitis lexidia, res taetras et inanes et frivolas,

    Gell. 18, 7, 3:

    frivola et inanis argutiola,

    id. 2, 7, 9:

    quaedam dicit futtilia et frivola,

    id. 16, 12, 1:

    jocus,

    Plin. 28, 19, 79, § 260:

    auspicium,

    Suet. Ner. 41:

    aura,

    Phaedr. 5, 8, 1:

    insolentia,

    id. 3, 6, 8:

    jactantia in parvis,

    Quint. 1, 6, 20:

    opus,

    Plin. 22, 6, 7, § 15:

    labor,

    Sen. Ep. 31:

    cura,

    Plin. 25, 3, 7, § 22:

    origo superbissimi animalium (i. e. hominis),

    id. 7, 7, 5, § 43:

    ratione morientes,

    id. 11, 29, 35, § 102:

    flunt in litterarum ostentatione inepti et frivoli,

    Gell. 15, 30, 2; so,

    in cognoscendo ac decernendo nonnumquam frivolus amentique similis,

    Suet. Claud. 15:

    quin etiam, quod est imprimis frivolum ac scaenicum, verbum petant (declamatores), quo incipiant,

    Quint. 10, 7, 21:

    frivolum dictu,

    Plin. 7, 53, 54, § 186:

    frivolum videatur, non tamen omittendum,

    id. 28, 12, 50, § 184:

    huic misit qui nescio quid frivoli ducentis milibus traderet,

    some worthless thing, trifle, Suet. Calig. 39 fin.
    II.
    Subst.: frīvŏla, ōrum, n. plur., wretched furniture, paltry things, trifles:

    inter frivola mea,

    Sen. Tranq. 1; Dig. 13, 7, 11, § 5:

    jam poscit aquam: jam frivola transfert Ucalegon,

    Juv. 3, 198; 5, 59; Suet. Calig. 39; Dig. 13, 7, 11, § 5; cf.: frivola skeuaria eutelê panu, Gloss. Philox.—Hence, adv.: frī-vŏlē, in a silly manner, triflingly:

    aliqui mentiuntur,

    Hier. in Mich. II. 7, 8.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > frivolus

  • 16 non-valeur

    I de (mannelijk)
    [nietsnut] dud good-for-nothing
    II 〈de〉
    [iets waardeloos] dudworthless thing/stuff, wiskunde cipher, waardeloze effecten worthless stock
    [oninvorderbaar tegoed] bad/irrecoverable debt

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > non-valeur

  • 17 parça

    "1. piece; fragment; bit. 2. item (in a set of several items). 3. piece (of literature, music, fine art); passage (from a piece of literature, music, or fine art). 4. a poor substitute for..., a worthless thing that goes by the name of...: bu hekim parçası this worthless individual who´s supposed to be a doctor. 5. used as a counting word: beş parça kumaş five lengths of cloth. 6. slang pretty woman, nice piece of goods. 7. slang hashish, hash. - alım med. biopsy. - almak med. to carry out a biopsy. - bohçası 1. patchwork cloth. 2. mishmash, hodgepodge. - mal goods sold by the piece. - parça 1. in bits and pieces, in smithereens. 2. in separate pieces. 3. in installments. 4. in tatters, in rags. - parça etmek /ı/ to break, smash, tear, or pull (something, someone) to pieces. - parça satmak /ı/ 1. to sell (something) piecemeal. 2. to sell (something) retail."

    Saja Türkçe - İngilizce Sözlük > parça

  • 18 guagua

    f.
    1 bus (autobús). (Cuban Spanish, Puerto Rican Spanish, Dominican Spanish)
    2 baby. (Andean Spanish (Bolivia, Chilean Spanish, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru))
    3 Guagua.
    4 child, kid.
    * * *
    1 worthless thing
    * * *
    I
    SF Cuba, Canarias bus
    II
    1.
    ADJ And small, little
    2. SF And, Cono Sur
    1) (=bebé) baby
    2) (=bagatela) trifle, small thing
    * * *
    femenino (fam)
    1) (Andes) ( bebé) baby
    2) (Cu) ( autobús) bus
    * * *
    femenino (fam)
    1) (Andes) ( bebé) baby
    2) (Cu) ( autobús) bus
    * * *
    ( fam)
    A ( Andes) (bebé) baby
    C ( Chi) (jarro) large jug
    * * *

    Multiple Entries:
    gua gua    
    guagua
    guagua sustantivo femenino (fam)
    1 (Andes) ( bebé) baby
    2 (Cu) ( autobús) bus
    guagua f LAm bus
    ' guagua' also found in these entries:
    English:
    baby
    - bus
    * * *
    guagua nf
    1. Andes [niño] baby
    2. Cuba, PRico, RDom [autobús] bus
    * * *
    f
    1 Carib, Ven, Canaries
    bus
    2 Pe, Bol, Chi ( niño) baby
    * * *
    guagua nf
    1) Arg, Col, Chile, Peru : baby
    2) Cuba, PRi: bus

    Spanish-English dictionary > guagua

  • 19 niets

    niets1
    het
    nothingness nothing, leegte void
    voorbeelden:
    1   in het niets verdwijnen/staren disappear/stare into thin air
    ————————
    niets2
    bijwoord
    voorbeelden:
    1   dat bevalt mij niets I don't like that at all
         als het jou niets uitmaakt if it's no trouble/bother
         hij kwam niets te vroeg he came none too soon
    ————————
    niets3
    voorbeelden:
    1   niets nieuws nothing new
         weet je niets beters? don't you know (of) anything better?
         ik ben er niets wijzer van geworden I am none the wiser for it
         zij moet niets van hem hebben she will have nothing to do with him
         dat is niets niet iets ergs it/that is nothing; 〈geen bezwaar/moeite〉 not at all, don't mention it
         het is niets gedaan it's no good/use
         ik ga een motor kopen. niets daarvan! I'm going to buy a motorbike. You'll do no such thing
         verder niets? is that all?
         waterskiën? er is niets aan, maar ik vind er ook niets aan water-skiing? there's nothing to it(, really), but I don't care for it at all
         ik heb er niets aan it's no good/use to me
         een dingetje van niets a worthless thing
         daar is niets van waar it's all untrue
         ik geloof er niets van I don't believe a word of it
         helaas is er niets van gekomen unfortunately nothing came of it
         voor niets gratis for nothing, gratis, free (of charge); tevergeefs for nothing
         niet voor niets niet zonder reden not for nothing, for good reason
         niet voor niets deed hij het zo it wasn't for nothing that he did it like that
         voor niets gaat de zon op you can't expect something for nothing
         dat is niets voor John that's not like John
         dat is niets voor mij that's not my cup of tea
         voor niets en niemand bang zijn not be afraid of anybody
         dit is niets dan opschepperij that's just/mere boasting
         niets dan lof nothing but praise
         of het niets was as if it was/were nothing
         niets te danken not at all, don't mention it

    Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > niets

  • 20 farfolla

    f.
    husk.
    * * *
    1 BOTÁNICA husk
    2 (cosa sin importancia) worthless thing
    * * *
    = a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.
    Ex. If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.
    * * *
    = a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.

    Ex: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.

    * * *
    A ( Bot) ( Esp) husk
    B ( Esp fam)
    1 (en escrito, discurso) waffle ( colloq); (al hablar) hot air ( colloq)
    2 (cosa) piece of junk ( colloq)
    sus joyas son pura farfolla her jewelry is nothing but junk ( colloq)
    * * *
    1. [de mazorca] husk
    2. Pey [de texto, discurso] waffle, padding

    Spanish-English dictionary > farfolla

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