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1 drink, drank, drunk

تَنَاوَلَ شَرَابًا كُحُوليًّا \ drink, drank, drunk: to drink alcohol: Men who drink should not drive cars. John does not drink.

Arabic-English glossary > drink, drank, drunk
2 no borracho

• not drunk

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > no borracho
3 abusar

v.

1 to go too far.

abusar de algo to abuse something

abusar del alcohol to drink to excess

puedes comer dulces, pero sin abusar you can eat sweets, but don't overdo it

abusar de alguien to take advantage of somebody; (aprovecharse) to sexually abuse somebody (sexualmente)

2 to abuse, to take advantage.

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abusar

► verbo intransitivo

1 (propasarse) to go too far, abuse (de, -)

■ abusar de alguien to take unfair advantage of somebody

2 (usar mal) to misuse (de, -)

■ abusar de la bebida to drink too much

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VI

1) (=extralimitarse) to take advantage

es muy generoso pero no debéis abusar — he's very generous but you mustn't take advantage

• abusar de — [+ persona] to take advantage of; [+ amistad, hospitalidad, amabilidad, privilegio] to abuse

de los débiles todo el mundo abusa — everyone takes advantage of the weak

el acusado abusó de su condición de policía — the defendant abused his position as a policeman

no quiero abusar de su tiempo — I don't want to take up too much of your time

si siguen abusando de mi paciencia, un día estallaré — if they continue to try my patience, one of these days I'm going to explode

abusar de la confianza de algn — (=aprovecharse) to take advantage of sb's good will; (=traicionar) to betray sb's trust

2) (=usar en exceso)

está bien beber de vez en cuando pero sin abusar — drinking every so often is fine as long as you don't overdo it

• abusar de, abusar del tabaco — to smoke too much

no conviene abusar de las grasas — it's not good to eat too much fat

abusan de la jerga técnica — they use too much technical jargon

3) (=usar mal)

abusar de — [+ dinero] to misuse

4) [sexualmente]

abusar de algn — to (sexually) abuse sb

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( aprovecharse)

es muy hospitalaria pero no abuses — she's very hospitable but don't take advantage of her

abusar de algo — de autoridad/posición to abuse something; de hospitalidad/generosidad to abuse something, take unfair advantage of something

no quisiera abusar de su amabilidad — I don't want to impose (on you)

abusar de alguien — de padres/amigo to take advantage of somebody

b) ( sexualmente)

abusar de alguien — to sexually abuse somebody

2) ( usar en exceso)

abusar de algo: abusa de tranquilizantes he takes too many tranquilizers; no se debe abusar del alcohol — alcohol should be drunk in moderation

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= abuse, mistreat, wrong.

Ex. This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.

Ex. Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex. The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.

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* abusar de = overuse.

* abusar del poder = lord over, lord it over.

* abusar del sistema = game + the system, milk + the system.

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verbo intransitivo

1)

a) ( aprovecharse)

es muy hospitalaria pero no abuses — she's very hospitable but don't take advantage of her

abusar de algo — de autoridad/posición to abuse something; de hospitalidad/generosidad to abuse something, take unfair advantage of something

no quisiera abusar de su amabilidad — I don't want to impose (on you)

abusar de alguien — de padres/amigo to take advantage of somebody

b) ( sexualmente)

abusar de alguien — to sexually abuse somebody

2) ( usar en exceso)

abusar de algo: abusa de tranquilizantes he takes too many tranquilizers; no se debe abusar del alcohol — alcohol should be drunk in moderation

* * *

= abuse, mistreat, wrong.

Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.

Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.

* abusar de = overuse.

* abusar del poder = lord over, lord it over.

* abusar del sistema = game + the system, milk + the system.

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abusar [A1 ]

vi

A

1 (aprovecharse) abusar DE algo/algn to take advantage OF sth/sb

no quisiera abusar de su amabilidad I don't want to impose (on you)

abusa de su autoridad he abuses his authority

2 (sexualmente) abusar DE algn to sexually abuse sb; (violar) to rape sb

B

(usar en exceso): no tomes más de dos al día, no conviene abusar don't have more than two a day, it's best not to take too many

abusar DE algo:

abusa de tranquilizantes he takes too many tranquilizers

el alcohol no es nocivo si no se abusa de él alcohol is not harmful if drunk in moderation o as long as it is not drunk to excess

usa y abusa de cifras y estadísticas she overuses o she makes excessive use of figures and statistics

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abusar ( conjugate abusar) verbo intransitivo
1
a) ( aprovecharse):

◊ es muy hospitalaria pero no abuses she's very hospitable but don't take advantage of her;

abusar de algo ‹de autoridad/posición/generosidad› to abuse sth;
no quisiera abusar de su amabilidad I don't want to impose (on you);
abusar de algn ‹de padres/amigo› to take advantage of sb
b) ( sexualmente) abusar de algn to sexually abuse sb

2 ( usar en exceso):
◊ abusa de los tranquilizantes he takes too many tranquilizers;

no se debe abusar del alcohol alcohol should be drunk in moderation
abusar verbo intransitivo
1 (aprovecharse de) to take (unfair) advantage of: su familia abusa de su bondad, her family take advantage of her kindness
(del poder, de la autoridad, etc) to abuse
2 (consumir en exceso) abusar del alcohol, to drink too much o to excess
3 Jur (de un menor, de una mujer) to abuse
4 familiar ¡no abuses de mi paciencia!, don't try my patience
' abusar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sangrar
- aprovechar
English:
abuse
- advantage
- impose
- misuse
- rank
- strain
- indulgence
- molest

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abusar vi

1. [excederse] to go too far;

abusar de algo to abuse sth;

abusar del alcohol to drink to excess;

no le conviene abusar de la bebida he shouldn't drink too much;

puedes comer dulces, pero sin abusar you can eat sweets, but don't overdo it

2. [aprovecharse]
abusar de alguien to take advantage of sb;

abusan de su generosidad they take advantage of o abuse her generosity

3.
abusar (sexualmente) de alguien [forzar] to sexually abuse sb

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abusar

v/i

:

abusar de poder, confianza abuse; persona take advantage of;

abusar sexualmente de alguien sexually abuse s.o.;

abusar del alcohol drink too much

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abusar vi

1) : to go too far, to do something to excess

2)

abusar de : to abuse (as drugs)

3)

abusar de : to take unfair advantage of

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abusar vb to abuse

abusa de la bebida he drinks too much

abusa del tabaco she smokes too much

Spanish-English dictionary > abusar
4 שתי

שְׁתֵי, שְׁתָאch. sam(שתי, שתה I being under the influence of drink). Targ. Gen. 9:21. Targ. 1 Sam. 30:12; a. fr.Targ. Deut. 33:22 שַׁתְיָא (Y. II שתימין, corr. acc.).Y.Shek.IV, 47c top כד הוה שָׁתֵיוכ׳ when he had drunk the four cups of wine on the Passover night ; Y.Sabb.VIII, beg.11a; Y.Pes.X, 37c. Erub.64a כל כמה דלא שָׁתֵינָאוכ׳ so long as I have not drunk a fourth (of a Log) of wine, my mind is not clear. Sabb.152a עד … מכאן ואילך מִשְׁתֵּי מעלי up to forty years eating is more salutary, after that drinking is more salutary. R. Hash. 4a כלבתא בת משתי חמרא היא (ed. משתיא) does a bitch drink wine?; Yalk. Neh. 1069 מי שַׁתְיָא חמרא; a. fr.With prefixed אִשְׁתֵּי, אִישְׁ׳. Targ. O. Ex. 34:28 ed. Berl. (ed. Vien. שתי); Y. אש׳. Targ. O. Gen. 24:14 אִישְׁתְּ (ed. Vien. אַשְׁתְּ) imperative; a. fr.Erub.54a חטוף … ואִישְׁתֵּי make haste and eat, make haste and drink (enjoy life, v. חֲטַף) Lev. R. s. 12 עשרה … אִישְׁתֵּית thou drankest ten, v. קִיסְטָא I. Yeb.65b אִישְׁתִּיָא סמאוכ׳ she drank a drug causing barrenness; a. fr.R. Hash. 4a מִשְׁתָּיֵא, v. supra. Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּתֵי to be drunk. Targ. O. Lev. 11:34 דיִשְׁתְּתֵי (Y. דיִשְׁתֵּיתֵי; h. text יִשָּׁתֶה).

Jewish literature > שתי
5 שתא

שְׁתֵי, שְׁתָאch. sam(שתי, שתה I being under the influence of drink). Targ. Gen. 9:21. Targ. 1 Sam. 30:12; a. fr.Targ. Deut. 33:22 שַׁתְיָא (Y. II שתימין, corr. acc.).Y.Shek.IV, 47c top כד הוה שָׁתֵיוכ׳ when he had drunk the four cups of wine on the Passover night ; Y.Sabb.VIII, beg.11a; Y.Pes.X, 37c. Erub.64a כל כמה דלא שָׁתֵינָאוכ׳ so long as I have not drunk a fourth (of a Log) of wine, my mind is not clear. Sabb.152a עד … מכאן ואילך מִשְׁתֵּי מעלי up to forty years eating is more salutary, after that drinking is more salutary. R. Hash. 4a כלבתא בת משתי חמרא היא (ed. משתיא) does a bitch drink wine?; Yalk. Neh. 1069 מי שַׁתְיָא חמרא; a. fr.With prefixed אִשְׁתֵּי, אִישְׁ׳. Targ. O. Ex. 34:28 ed. Berl. (ed. Vien. שתי); Y. אש׳. Targ. O. Gen. 24:14 אִישְׁתְּ (ed. Vien. אַשְׁתְּ) imperative; a. fr.Erub.54a חטוף … ואִישְׁתֵּי make haste and eat, make haste and drink (enjoy life, v. חֲטַף) Lev. R. s. 12 עשרה … אִישְׁתֵּית thou drankest ten, v. קִיסְטָא I. Yeb.65b אִישְׁתִּיָא סמאוכ׳ she drank a drug causing barrenness; a. fr.R. Hash. 4a מִשְׁתָּיֵא, v. supra. Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּתֵי to be drunk. Targ. O. Lev. 11:34 דיִשְׁתְּתֵי (Y. דיִשְׁתֵּיתֵי; h. text יִשָּׁתֶה).

Jewish literature > שתא
6 שְׁתֵי

שְׁתֵי, שְׁתָאch. sam(שתי, שתה I being under the influence of drink). Targ. Gen. 9:21. Targ. 1 Sam. 30:12; a. fr.Targ. Deut. 33:22 שַׁתְיָא (Y. II שתימין, corr. acc.).Y.Shek.IV, 47c top כד הוה שָׁתֵיוכ׳ when he had drunk the four cups of wine on the Passover night ; Y.Sabb.VIII, beg.11a; Y.Pes.X, 37c. Erub.64a כל כמה דלא שָׁתֵינָאוכ׳ so long as I have not drunk a fourth (of a Log) of wine, my mind is not clear. Sabb.152a עד … מכאן ואילך מִשְׁתֵּי מעלי up to forty years eating is more salutary, after that drinking is more salutary. R. Hash. 4a כלבתא בת משתי חמרא היא (ed. משתיא) does a bitch drink wine?; Yalk. Neh. 1069 מי שַׁתְיָא חמרא; a. fr.With prefixed אִשְׁתֵּי, אִישְׁ׳. Targ. O. Ex. 34:28 ed. Berl. (ed. Vien. שתי); Y. אש׳. Targ. O. Gen. 24:14 אִישְׁתְּ (ed. Vien. אַשְׁתְּ) imperative; a. fr.Erub.54a חטוף … ואִישְׁתֵּי make haste and eat, make haste and drink (enjoy life, v. חֲטַף) Lev. R. s. 12 עשרה … אִישְׁתֵּית thou drankest ten, v. קִיסְטָא I. Yeb.65b אִישְׁתִּיָא סמאוכ׳ she drank a drug causing barrenness; a. fr.R. Hash. 4a מִשְׁתָּיֵא, v. supra. Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּתֵי to be drunk. Targ. O. Lev. 11:34 דיִשְׁתְּתֵי (Y. דיִשְׁתֵּיתֵי; h. text יִשָּׁתֶה).

Jewish literature > שְׁתֵי
7 שְׁתָא

שְׁתֵי, שְׁתָאch. sam(שתי, שתה I being under the influence of drink). Targ. Gen. 9:21. Targ. 1 Sam. 30:12; a. fr.Targ. Deut. 33:22 שַׁתְיָא (Y. II שתימין, corr. acc.).Y.Shek.IV, 47c top כד הוה שָׁתֵיוכ׳ when he had drunk the four cups of wine on the Passover night ; Y.Sabb.VIII, beg.11a; Y.Pes.X, 37c. Erub.64a כל כמה דלא שָׁתֵינָאוכ׳ so long as I have not drunk a fourth (of a Log) of wine, my mind is not clear. Sabb.152a עד … מכאן ואילך מִשְׁתֵּי מעלי up to forty years eating is more salutary, after that drinking is more salutary. R. Hash. 4a כלבתא בת משתי חמרא היא (ed. משתיא) does a bitch drink wine?; Yalk. Neh. 1069 מי שַׁתְיָא חמרא; a. fr.With prefixed אִשְׁתֵּי, אִישְׁ׳. Targ. O. Ex. 34:28 ed. Berl. (ed. Vien. שתי); Y. אש׳. Targ. O. Gen. 24:14 אִישְׁתְּ (ed. Vien. אַשְׁתְּ) imperative; a. fr.Erub.54a חטוף … ואִישְׁתֵּי make haste and eat, make haste and drink (enjoy life, v. חֲטַף) Lev. R. s. 12 עשרה … אִישְׁתֵּית thou drankest ten, v. קִיסְטָא I. Yeb.65b אִישְׁתִּיָא סמאוכ׳ she drank a drug causing barrenness; a. fr.R. Hash. 4a מִשְׁתָּיֵא, v. supra. Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּתֵי to be drunk. Targ. O. Lev. 11:34 דיִשְׁתְּתֵי (Y. דיִשְׁתֵּיתֵי; h. text יִשָּׁתֶה).

Jewish literature > שְׁתָא
8 poco

adj.

not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.

adv.

little, not very, not much.

m.

little.

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poco

► adjetivo

1 little (plural) few, not many

■ hago muy poco ejercicio últimamente I do very little exercise these days

■ somos pocos para tanto trabajo there are too few of us for so much work

■ pocas Navidades salimos de viaje we don't often travel at Christmas

► pronombre poco

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino un poco

1 a little, a bit

■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?

■ échale un poco de sal add a bit of salt

■ espera un poco wait a bit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a poco de shortly after

dentro de poco soon, presently

hace poco not long ago

pocas veces rarely, not often, seldom

poco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bit

poco antes shortly before

poco después shortly afterwards

poco después de shortly after

poco más o menos more or less

poco menos que almost, nearly

por poco nearly

por si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything

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poco

► pronombre

1 little (en plural) not many

■ lo poco que aprendí se me ha olvidado what little I learned I've forgotten

■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery

► adverbio

1 little, not much

■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino

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1. adv.
little, few

- poco a poco
- por poco 2. (f. - poca)
pron.

little, few
3. (f. - poca)
adj.

little, few, not much

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] little, not much

tenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time

hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese

de poco interés — of little interest

con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect

el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain

• poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thing

poca cosa se podría haber hecho — there wasn't much we could have done

comemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it

es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much

somos tan poca cosa — we're so insignificant

es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her

• y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all

2) [en plural] few, not many

pocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...

tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends

pocos días después — a few days later

compré unos pocos libros — I bought a few books

me quedan pocas probabilidades — I don't have much chance

todas las medidas son pocas — no measure will be enough

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) (=poca cosa)

la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use

una hora da para poco — you can't get much done in an hour

con lo poco que me quedaba — with what little I had left

ya sabes lo poco que me interesa — you know how little it interests me

b)

• un poco — a bit, a little

-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"

he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk

voy a dormir un poco — I am going to have a little sleep

le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly

necesito descansar un poco — I need to rest for a while

espera un poco — wait a minute o moment

estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad

es un poco lo que yo comentaba — that's more or less what I was saying

• un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father

lo hice un poco como protesta — I did it partly as a protest

• un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money

dame un poco de vino — can I have some wine?

¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!

c) [referido a tiempo] not long

tardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it

lleva poco trabajando aquí — he hasn't been working here long

• a poco de — shortly after

a poco de haberlo firmado — shortly after signing it

• cada poco — every so often

• dentro de poco — shortly, soon

• poco después — shortly after

• hace poco — not long ago

fuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently

tu hermana ha llamado hace poco — your sister called a short while ago

la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while

hasta hace poco — until recently

2) [en plural] few

pocos son los que... — there are few who...

ya somos pocos los que nos sentimos así — there are now very few of us who feel this way

pocos de entre ellos — few of them

como hay pocos —

es tonto como hay pocos — he's as stupid as they come

3. ADV

1) [con verbos] not much, little

cuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little

habla poco — he doesn't say much

ahora trabaja poco — he doesn't work much now

vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid

lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little

2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]

poco dispuesto a ayudar — disinclined to help

poco amable — unkind

poco probable — unlikely

poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent

sus libros son poco conocidos aquí — his books are not very well known here

3) [otras locuciones]

poco a poco — little by little

¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!

a poco Méx —
*
¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!

¡a poco no! — not much! *

¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?

¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?

• de a poco — LAm gradually

• tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss

tiene la vida en poco — he doesn't value his life

• poco más o menos — more or less

• por poco — almost, nearly

por poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned

• a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possible

a poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it

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I
adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

* * *

= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

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* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

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* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

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I
adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

un autor muy poco conocido — a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante — I didn't find it very interesting

habla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
II
- ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little; ( en plural) few

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you

todo le parece poco — she is never satisfied
III
- ca pronombre

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

le serví sopa pero comió poca — I gave her some soup but she didn't eat much

por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left

es un profesor como pocos — there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo — not many people can afford to do that

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce — she hasn't known him for very long

tardó poco en hacerlo — it didn't take him long to do it

falta poco para las navidades — it's not long till Christmas

a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came

dentro de poco — soon

poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...

3) un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

espera un poquito — wait a little while

todavía le duele un poco — it still hurts him a little o a bit

es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón — it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima — partly because I felt sorry for him

b)

un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham

c)

un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?

a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! — isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

a poco ganaron! — don't tell me they won!

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo — little by little she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly

* * *

= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.

Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.

Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.

Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.

Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.

Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.

* abultar poco = be skimpy.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.

* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].

* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.

* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].

* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.

* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.

* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.

* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.

* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.

* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.

* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].

* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.

* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.

* poco cívico = uncivic.

* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.

* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].

* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].

* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].

* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].

* poco social = unsocial.

* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.

* poquito a poco = little by little.

* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.

* por si era poco = for good measure.

* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.

* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.

* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.

* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.

* servir de poco = be of little use.

* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].

* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.

* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *

poco¹

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all grateful

es un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known author

me resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninteresting

habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot

duerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very much

viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around

poco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all

… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like rice

para locs ver poco³ pron D. (↑ poco (3))

poco² -ca

adjective

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (con sustantivos no numerables) little; (en plural) few

muy poco vino very little wine

muy pocos niños very few children

hemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck

¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?

tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothes

a poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunity

hay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the trade

éramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of us

fue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell you

a esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfied

me he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knew

le dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesos

poco³ -ca

pronoun

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat much

sírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfast

por poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming in

se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit me

poco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to me

lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on wine

compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few left

es un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like him

pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that

B

poco (refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little while

tardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchen

falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far off

a poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stopped

dentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortly

poco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she left

C

un poco

1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while

¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?

descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little rest

espera un poquito wait a little while

todavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little

2

un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/wine

tiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)

come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham

3

un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japan

un poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him

4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:

un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

me queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)

habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a little

D ( en locs):

a poco ( Méx): ¿a poco no lees los periódicos? don't you read the newspapers?

¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!

nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!

de a poco ( AmL); gradually

agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a time

de a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all up

en poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat us

en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come

tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives

me tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thing

poco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito gradually

poco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by little

poco más o menos approximately, roughly

habrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two million

poco menos que nearly

es poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossible

le pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed her

poco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them out

por poco nearly

por poco nos descubren we were nearly found out

* * *

poco 1 adverbio:
◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;

es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;

( en plural) few;
◊ muy poco vino very little wine;

muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
◊ había poco que hacer there was little to do;

por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
◊ poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo): lo vi hace poco I saw him recently o not long ago;

hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3
◊ un poco

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little;

( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;
◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;

espera un poco wait a while
b)

◊ un poco de a little, a bit of

c) un poco + adj/adv:

◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late

4 ( en locs)
◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;

¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually

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poco, -a

♦ adj
(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;
de poca importancia of little importance;

poca agua not much water;

pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;

hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;

tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;

hace poco tiempo not long ago;

dame unos pocos días give me a few days;

esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;

tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;

poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;

con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata

♦ pron

1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;

* * *

poco

I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;

un poco de a little;

unos pocos a few

II adv little;

trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;

ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;

estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;

poco conocido little known;

poco a poco little by little;

dentro de poco soon, shortly;

hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;

desde hace poco (for) a short while;

por poco nearly, almost;

¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;

de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;

por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enough

III m

:

un poco a little, a bit

* * *

poco adv

1) : little, not much

poco probable: not very likely

come poco: he doesn't eat much

2) : a short time, a while

tardaremos poco: we won't be very long

3)

poco antes : shortly before

4)

poco después : shortly after

poco, -ca adj

1) : little, not much, (a) few

tengo poco dinero: I don't have much money

en no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasions

poca gente: few people

2)

pocas veces : rarely

poco, -ca pron

1) : little, few

le falta poco para terminar: he's almost finished

uno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few

2)

un poco : a little, a bit

un poco de vino: a little wine

un poco extraño: a bit strange

3)

a poco Mex (used to express disbelief)

¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?

4)

de a poco : little by little

5)

hace poco : not long ago

6)

poco a poco : little by little

7)

dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while

8)

por poco : nearly, almost

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poco¹ adj

1. (singular) not much

hay poco café there's not much coffee

has comido poco arroz you haven't eaten much rice

2. (plural) few / not many

tiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friends

muy poco very little

hay muy poco té there's very little tea

poco² adv

1. (con verbos) not much

trabaja poco he doesn't work much

2. (no mucho tiempo) not long

estuve con él hace poco I was with him not long ago

llegó poco después she arrived not long after

3. (con adjetivos) not very

es poco simpática she's not very friendly

poco a poco little by little

por poco nearly

por poco se cae he nearly fell

por poco pierdo el tren I nearly missed the train

poco³ n a little / a bit

un poco de pan a bit of bread

un poco de agua a little water

tengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a little

poco⁴ pron

1. (singular) not much

compra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left

2. (plural) few / not many

¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many

Spanish-English dictionary > poco
9 غير

غَيْر \ another: a different one: We’ll go there another time. If this hat does not fit, try another. besides: as well as: I have two brothers besides John.. other: (in comparisons) different: He likes French cigarettes and won’t smoke any other kind. This side is dry; the other side is wet. I can’t do it now; I have other things to do. short of: less than; other than: Nothing short of a new government will save the country. un-: giving an opposite sense: ‘Unlikely’ means ‘not likely’. \ See Also آخر (آخَر)‏ \ غَيْرُ أَجْوَف \ solid: not hollow: without holes: a solid rubber ball. \ See Also صلب (صُلْب)‏ \ غَيْرُ أَكيد \ faint: (of thoughts and feelings) weak; uncertain: I haven’t the faintest idea where she is. uncertain: not certain doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. Our holiday plans are still uncertain, we haven’t decided where to go. The weather is uncertain - it may rain soon. \ See Also ضعيف (ضَعِيف)، غير مؤكّد \ غَيْرُ أمْلَس \ rough: not smooth: a rough road; a rough surface. \ غَيْرُ آمن \ insecure: not safe; not supported or able to support other things: Be careful of that door - the lock is very insecure. \ غَيْرُ أُمِّيّ \ literate: able to read and write. \ غَيْرَ أنَّ \ but: yet: He came but she did not. I need food but I have no money to buy any. She is thin but strong. only: but: She wanted to buy it, only she had no money. \ غَيْرُ أهل للثّقة \ suspect: not trustworthy; possibly the cause of trouble: a rather suspect character. \ غَيْرُ بالِغ \ immature: not fully formed or developed. \ غَيْرُ بهيج \ dull: (of weather or colour) not clean or bright; cloudy: a dull day; a dull blue. \ غَيْرُ جاهز للعَمَل \ out of training: not in good condition. \ غَيْرُ جَمِيل \ plain: (of people) not good-looking: He was a nice boy, but rather plain and not very clever. \ غَيْرُ جَمِيل \ homely: (of people, faces, etc.) not goodlooking. \ See Also جذاب (جذّاب)‏ \ غَيْرُ حادّ \ dull: (of the senses) not sharp: a dull pain. \ غَيْرُ حَذِر \ unwary: (esp. as a noun with the) careless; not looking out for danger or deceit: ‘Easy’ questions in an exam are often a trap for the unwary (or for unwary people). \ غَيْرُ حقيقي \ unreal: imaginary; not related to facts. \ غَيْرُ دقيق \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. \ غَيْرُ ذلك \ else: other (together with the first one); besides: Who else came? Did you look anywhere else, or only under the bed?, other (instead of the first one); instead Let’s talk about something else. Peter was ill, so someone else came. If there’s no coffee, what else can I drink?. otherwise: differently: I thought it was true, but they thought otherwise. \ غَيْرُ رَسْمِيّ \ informal: without ceremony or special dress: The prince paid an informal visit to the town. private: not official; not concerning one’s work; concerning one’s home and family: In his private life, the actor is rather quiet, although in the play he is loud and angry. \ غَيْرُ سَارّ \ bad, worse, worst: (of news, weather, etc.) unpleasant. \ غَيْرُ سالِك \ impassable: (of roads) unfit for use; blocked (by snow, mud, etc.). \ غَيْرُ سَكران \ sober: not under the control of alcohol; not drunk: A car driver ought to be sober. \ غَيْرُ سليمة \ broken, break: (of language) incorrectly spoken by a foreigner: broken English. \ غَيْرُ شَرْعِيّ \ illegal: against the law: A crime is an illegal act. illegitimate: (of a child) born to a mother who is not married. \ غَيْرُ شريف \ crooked: dishonest. \ غَيْرُ شَفّاف \ opaque: not allowing light to pass through it: opaque glass. \ غَيْرُ صافٍ \ gross: (of figures or amounts) whole, before subtracting anything; the opposite of net: Your gross pay is the amount before tax is paid. \ غَيْرُ صَالِح للاستعمال \ out of order: not working: I couldn’t ring you up yesterday because our telephone was out of order. \ غَيْرُ صالح للأَكل \ inedible: not fit to eat. \ غَيْرُ صَالِح لِلْعَمَل \ out of action: not working; out of order: This telephone is out of action. \ غَيْرُ صِحّي \ insanitary: so dirty that health is put at risk: an insanitary kitchen. \ غَيْرُ صحيح \ false: wrong; incorrect: a false idea. \ غَيْرُ صَحيح \ unsound: not in good condition, not satisfactory: unsound teeth; an unsound explanation. \ See Also سَليم \ غَيْرُ ضَارّ \ harmless: causing no harm; gentle: A lamb is a harmless creature. Is this insect poison harmless to people?. \ غَيْرُ ضروريّ \ needless: useless; unnecessary (trouble, expense etc.). \ غَيْرُ طاهر \ impure: not pure. \ غَيْرُ طَبيعِيّ \ artificial: adj. (of teeth, light, silk, etc.) not natural; made by man. False: not natural: false teeth. weird: very strange. \ غَيْرُ عَادِيّ \ abnormal: different from what is natural or usual: It is abnormal to have only 3 fingers on one hand. exceptional: unusual: That book is an exeptional one. It was an exceptionally hot summer. peculiar: unusual strange. remarkable: surprising; unusual and worth noticing: a remarkable change; a remarkably goodlooking child. unusual: not usual; strange. \ غَيْرُ عالِم بِـ \ ignorant of: not having heard about (a particular thing): I was ignorant of his plans. \ غَيْرُ عَمَليّ \ theoretical: adj. of theories; not learned from experience; supposed; not proved: I have only a theoretical knowledge of cooking from reading cookery books. \ غَيْرُ فَعّال \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ غَيْرُ قابل للتصديق (غير معقول)‏ \ incredible: too strange to be believed; unbelievable: an incredible story. \ غَيْرُ قادِر \ incapable: not able to do sth.; not having the power or nature to do sth.: flowers are incapable of growing without light. She is incapable of being unkind to people. \ غَيْرُ قادِر على الحركة \ numb: having no feeling: My fingers were numb with cold. \ غَيْرُ قانونيّ \ illegal: against the law: A crime is an illegal act. wrongful: unjust; unlawful: wrongful imprisonment. \ غَيْرُ كافٍ \ insufficient: not enough (in power, ability, etc.): insufficient knowledge; insufficient food. lacking: missing: The bread was enough but the butter was lacking. scanty: (of a supply, of clothing, etc.) very small; not enough: He was too scantily dressed to keep warm. \ غَيْرُ كامِل \ incomplete: not complete; not perfect: This piece of work is incomplete - please finish it. His explanation is incomplete - it doesn’t explain all the facts. \ غَيْرُ كَثِيف \ sparse: thinly scattered: sparse hair; sparse grass. \ غَيْرُ كُفْء \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ غَيْرُ لائق \ beneath sb.’s dignity: unsuitable for sb. to do: It was beneath the teacher’s dignity to sweep the classroom. improper: not proper; unsuitable; not polite: improper behaviour. \ غَيْرُ لَبِق \ awkward: (of manner or movement) showing difficulty; not skilful: He is too awkward on his feet to be a dancer. tactless: showing no understanding or skill in dealing with others: a tactless person; a tactless statement. \ غَيْرُ مُؤَدَّب \ impolite: not polite; rude. \ غَيْرُ مُؤذٍ \ innocent: harmless: innocent amusements. \ غَيْرُ مؤكَّد \ uncertain: not certain; doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. Our holiday plans are still uncertain, we haven’t decided where to go. The weather is uncertain - it may rain soon. \ غَيْرُ مُؤلم \ painless: causing no pain. \ غَيْرُ مأْلوف \ queer: strange, unusually and not understood: a queer noise. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. \ غَيْرُ مَأْهول \ desert: (of an island) with nobody living on it. wild: (of plants, creatures, land, etc.) in a natural state, not under the control of man. \ غَيْرُ مُبَاشِر \ indirect: not straight or directly joined to; meaning something which is not directly said: an indirect road; the indirect result of an action; an indirect answer. \ غَيْرُ مُبَالٍ \ indifferent: not caring; not interested: He was quite indifferent to his children’s troubles. \ غَيْرُ مَبْتُوت بأمْرِه \ pending: (of a doubtful matter, esp. in court) not yet settled. \ غَيْرُ مُبْهَم \ definite: certain; clear: a definite promise; a definite plan of action. \ غَيْرُ متأكِّد \ in doubt: uncertain: When in doubt, ask your father. \ غَيْرُ مُتَجَانِس \ odd: mixed; different from each other: a boxful of odd tools; two odd shoes (not a pair). \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَرِّك \ stationary: not moving: a stationary vehicle. \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَفِّظ \ outspoken: (of sb. or his speech) saying just what one thinks, although it may annoy some people. \ غَيْرُ مُتَحَمِّس \ cool: unfriendly; They gave us rather a cool welcome. \ غَيْرُ متحمّس لِـ \ half-hearted: not eager; showing little effort or interest: He made a half-hearted attempt at the work. \ غَيْرُ مُتَرَابِط \ scrappy: made of scraps; incomplete; badly arranged: a scrappy meal; a scrappy report. \ غَيْرُ مُتَّصِل \ intermittent: repeatedly stopping and starting; not continuous: intermittent rain. \ غَيْرُ مُتَّصِل بِـ \ irrelevant: not concerned with, not in any way related to the subject: If you are appointing a good teacher, his height is quite irrelevant. \ غَيْرُ مُتَطَرِّف \ moderate: reasonable (in size or amount; in one’s customs or opinions, etc.); neither too big nor too small; neither too much nor too little: moderate prices; moderate political aims. \ غَيْرُ مُتقَن \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. \ غَيْرُ مُتْقَن (للشيء أو العمل)‏ \ sloppy: (of a person) lacking effort or spirit; weakly lazy; (of a substance) wet and loose: a sloppy piece of work; a sloppy paste. \ غَيْرُ مُتَكَلّف \ homely: simple and friendly; making one feel at home: This little hotel has a homely feeling. \ غَيْرُ مُتَمدِّن (إنسان)‏ \ savage: old use sb. living in an undeveloped society, seen as fierce and wild and likely to attack strangers. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَازِن \ top-heavy: so heavy at the top that it is likely to fall over: a top heavy load. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَافر \ out of stock: not in stock. \ غَيْرُ مُتَوَقَّع \ abrupt: (of movement, change, etc.) sudden and unexpected: an abrupt change of plan. unexpected: not expected; surprising that one did not think would happen: an unexpected present; something quite unexpected. \ غَيْرُ مُجْدٍ \ vain: useless; unsuccessful: a vain attempt. ineffective: not able to produce the desired effect: This medicine is quite ineffective. \ غَيْرُ مُحْتَرِف \ amateur: one who works or plays for pleasure, not for money: an amateur actor. \ غَيْرُ مُحْتَمَل \ improbable: not likely to happen: That is an improbable idea. intolerable: (of heat, annoyance, rudeness, etc.) more than one can bear. \ غَيْرُ مُحَدَّد \ indefinite: adj. not clear; not fixed in time: indefinite ideas; at an indefinite date. \ غَيْرُ مَحْدُود \ infinite: endless; not measurable: I have infinite faith in his abilities. This is infinitely better than that. The infinite space of the sky. whole-hearted: full, unlimited, eager and willing: His plan had their whole-hearted support. \ غَيْرُ مُدْرِك \ unaware: not knowing: I was unaware of all the facts. He was unaware of the danger he was in. \ غَيْرُ مَرْئيّ \ invisible: unable to be seen: The sun remained invisible behind the heavy clouds. unseen: not seen; without being seen: The prisoner escaped unseen. \ غَيْرُ مُرَاعٍ لشُعور الآخرين \ thoughtless: careless; not troubling about the future or about other people: a thoughtless waste of money; thoughtless cruelty. \ غَيْرُ مَرْبُوط \ undone: not done finished; no longer fastened: He left half the work undone. Your shoe has came undone. \ غَيْرُ مَرْبُوط \ loose: not tied; not contained in sth.: The sweets were sold loose, not packed in tins. \ See Also مقيد (مُقيَّد)‏ \ غَيْرُ مُرْتاح \ uneasy: anxious, uncomfortable. \ غَيْرُ مُرَتَّب \ dishevelled: (of a person’s appearance, esp. hair) untidy. \ غَيْرُ مُرَكَّز \ watery: like water; containing too much water: watery milk. weak: (of liquids like tea or coffee) lacking taste or strength, because of too much water or milk. \ غَيْرُ مُريح \ inconvenient: causing difficulty; not what suits one: That is an inconvenient time to visit me. uncomfortable: not comfortable: This chair is very uncomfortable. I’m very uncomfortable in it. \ غَيْرُ مَسْؤُول \ irresponsible: doing foolish things without thinking of the probable results; not trustworthy: It was irresponsible of you to give the child a box of matches to play with. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَحَبّ \ unpleasant: not pleasing or enjoyable; (of people) wanting to quarrel; unkind: What an unpleasant smell! The heat of summer can be very unpleasant. That man was rather unpleasant to me. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَخْدَم \ obsolete: no longer used; out of date: an obsolete word; an obsolete custom. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَعْمَل \ archaic: very old; (esp. of words) no longer used. \ غَيْرُ مُسْتَوٍ \ irregular: not regular; uneven: irregular visits; an irregular shape. rugged: rough and rocky: a rugged coast; rugged cliffs. \ غَيْرُ مُسْرَج \ bareback: (in riding horses, etc.) without a proper leather seat: The boys rode bareback. \ غَيْرُ مُسْكِر (للشَّراب)‏ \ soft: (of drinks) not alcoholic. \ غَيْرُ مَشْرُوع \ foul: (in sport) disobeying the rules: Foul play. The whistle was blown for a foul. \ غَيْرُ مشغول \ free: not busy; not in use: If you’re free this evening, let’s go to the cinema. Is this seat free?. \ غَيْرُ مُصابٍ بِأَذى \ intact: not touched; not damaged or broken; complete: The box was broken but the contents were intact. \ غَيْرُ مَصْقول \ rough: not carefully made; not properly finished; not exact: a rough drawing; a rough guess. coarse: (of people and their manners) rough; rude: a coarse fellow; a coarse laugh. \ غَيْرُ مُصَنَّع \ crude: in its natural state: crude oil. \ غَيْرُ مَصْنُوع \ undone: not done finished; no longer fastened: He left half the work undone. Your shoe has come undone. \ See Also منجز (مُنْجَز)‏ \ غَيْرُ مطبوخ \ raw: uncooked: raw meat. \ غَيْرُ مُطْلَق \ relative: comparative: the relative values of gold and iron. \ غَيْرُ مُعَدّ \ rambling: (of speeches, stories, etc.) not planned; wandering aimlessly: He wrote a long rambling letter about his troubles. \ غَيْرُ مُعَشَّق \ out of gear: with the engine separated from the driving wheels. \ غَيْرُ مُعَقَّد \ simple: plain; not fine or grand: We lead a simple life in the country. \ See Also منمق (مُنَمَّق)، متكلف (مُتَكَلَّف)‏ \ غَيْرُ مَعْقُول \ absurd: not at all sensible; foolish: The singer’s absurd clothes made us laugh. \ غَيْرُ مُغَطّى \ naked: not protected by a cover: naked sword; a naked light (whose flame is therefore dangerous). \ غَيْرُ مُفيد \ useless: worthless; fulfilling no purpose; without effect. \ غَيْرُ مَقْرُوء \ illegible: difficult or impossible to read (because the letters or figures cannot be clearly seen). \ غَيْرُ مُقَيَّد \ open: not limited: The next race is open to children of any age. It’s an open race. \ غَيْرُ مُقَيَّد \ wanton: carelessly uncontrolled;with no good reason; wild or playful, with bad resutls: Wanton behaviour causes wanton damage. \ غَيْرُ مُكْتَرِث \ careless: not taking care: Careless drivers cause accidents. indifferent: not caring; not interested: He was quite indifferent to his children’s troubles. \ غَيْرُ مُكْتَرَث بِه \ perfunctory: done with little interest or care: a perfunctory piece of work. \ غَيْرُ مُلائِم \ adverse: unfavourable: an adverse report; adverse winds that delay sailing. improper: not proper; unsuitable; not polite: improper behaviour. inconvenient: causing difficulty; not what suits one: That is an inconvenient time to visit me. \ غَيْرُ مُمطِر \ dry: not wet; with no rain; with no water: a dry cloth; dry weather; a dry river. \ غَيْرُ ممكِن \ impossible: not possible. \ غَيْرُ مُمَيّز \ indiscriminate: not choosing carefully: He invited people indiscriminately to his party. \ غَيْرُ مناسب \ wrong: not correct; mistaken; unsuitable: That’s the wrong answer, and the wrong way to do it. She came in the wrong clothes for riding. \ See Also ملائم (مُلائِم)‏ \ غَيْرُ مُنْطَبِق على \ irrelevant: not concerned with, not in any way related to the subject: If you are appointing a good teacher, his height is quite irrelevant. \ غَيْرُ مُنَظَّم \ random: not planned, not regular: random visits to the city. \ See Also غَيْر مُخَطَّط \ غَيْرُ مَنْظُور \ unseen: not seen; without being seen: The prisoner escaped unseen. \ غَيْرُ مُهْتَمّ به \ perfunctory: done with little interest or care: a perfunctory piece of work. \ غَيْرُ مُهَذَّب \ impolite: not polite; rude. uncouth: lacking good manners; strange in one’s appearance: It is uncouth to push your knife into your mouth when eating. Modern young men don’t condiser it uncouth to wear their hair long. \ غَيْرُ مَوْثوق \ irresponsible: doing foolish things without thinking of the probable results; not trustworthy: It was irresponsible of you to give the child a box of matches to play with. suspect: not trustworthy; possibly the cause of trouble: a rather suspect character. \ غَيْرُ مُوجِع \ painless: causing no pain. \ غَيْرُ موجُود \ lacking: missing: The bread was enough but the butter was lacking. \ غَيْرُ مَوْصُول بالمُحَرِّك \ out of gear: with the engine separated from the driving wheels. \ غَيْرُ ناضج \ immature: not fully formed or developed. \ غَيْرُ نِظاميّ \ irregular: not regular; uneven: irregular visits; an irregular shape. \ غَيْرُ نَقِيّ \ cloudy: (of liquids) not clear. impure: not pure. \ غَيْرُ واثِق \ uncertain: not certain doubtful; undecided; changeable: I’m uncertain what time he’s coming. \ غَيْرُ واثِق من نفْسه \ insecure: feeling afraid and not sure of oneself: He’s a very insecure person, and so he always thinks other people don’t like him. \ غَيْرُ واضِح \ dull: (of the senses) not sharp: a dull pain. vague: not clearly seen or expressed or understood; (of people) having no clear ideas: She made a vague statement. He’s rather vague about his duties. \ غَيْرُ واقعي \ fictitious: imagined; not a fact; not true: a fictitious character in a book. \ غَيْرُ وِدّي \ icy: (of a voice or manner) very cold; very unfriendly. cold: unfriendly: a cold welcome; a cold heart.

Arabic-English dictionary > غير
10 अपीत

ápî ̱ta
1) mfn. gone into, entered ṠBr. X ;

(used for the etym. of svapiti) ChUp. (cf. svâ̱pyayā.)
a-pīta
2) mfn. not drunk;

not having drunk MBh. II, 1902.

Sanskrit-English dictionary > अपीत
11 nüchtern

I Adj.

1. (Ggs. betrunken) sober; wieder nüchtern werden sober up; vollkommen nüchtern umg. stone cold sober

2. auf nüchternen Magen on an empty stomach; das war ein Schreck auf nüchternen Magen that took me completely by surprise; ich war nüchtern I hadn’t eaten anything; kommen Sie bitte nüchtern MED. please don’t eat or drink anything before you come

3. Einrichtung, Bau etc.: functional, austere; Kleidung etc.: sober; Wand: cold, bare

4. Einstellung, Urteil etc.: sober; weitS. (sachlich) Person, Einschätzung etc.: rational, down-to-earth; Tatsachen: plain, bare

II Adv. soberly; weitS. (sachlich) matter-of-factly; nüchtern denkend realistic, sober (-minded); nüchtern betrachtet seen in a sober light

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sober; hardheaded; level-headed; jejune; unemotional; temperate; abstemious; matter-of-fact

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nụ̈ch|tern ['nʏçtɐn]
1. adj

1)

(ohne Essen) der Patient muss nüchtern sein — the patient must have an empty stomach

eine Medizin nüchtern einnehmen — to take a medicine on an empty stomach

mit nüchternem/auf nüchternen Magen — with/on an empty stomach

das war ein Schreck auf nüchternen Magen (hum) — my heart skipped a beat

2) (= nicht betrunken) sober

wieder nüchtern werden — to sober up

3) (= sachlich, vernünftig) down-to-earth no adv, rational; Zahlen, Tatsachen bare, plain

4) (= schmucklos) sober

2. adv

1) (= sachlich) unemotionally, objectively

2)

(= schlicht) nüchtern gestaltete Räume — soberly decorated rooms

nüchtern graue Wände — bare grey (Brit) or gray (US) walls

nüchtern schmucklose Häuser — plain unadorned buildings

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1) (practical; shrewd; not influenced by emotion: a hard-headed businessman.) hard-headed

2) (practical and not concerned with theories, ideals etc: She is a sensible, down-to-earth person.) down-to-earth

3) (calm and sensible.) level-headed

4) soberly

5) (not drunk: He was still sober when he left.) sober

6) (serious in mind: a sober mood.) sober

7) ((of colour) not bright: She wore a sober (grey) dress.) sober

8) (moderate; not overdone or too emotional: His account of the accident was factual and sober.) sober

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nüch·tern

[ˈnʏçtɐn]

adj

1. (mit leerem Magen) empty-stomached

▪ \nüchtern sein with an empty stomach; s.a. Magen

2. (nicht betrunken) sober

3. (realitätsbewusst) sober, down-to-earth

eine \nüchterne Einschätzung a level-headed assessment

4. (bloß) sober, bare, plain, austere

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (nicht betrunken) sober

wieder nüchtern werden — sober up

2) (mit leerem Magen)

der Patient muss nüchtern sein — the patient's stomach must be empty

auf nüchternen Magen rauchen — smoke on an empty stomach

3) (realistisch) sober; sober, matter-of-fact <account, assessment, question, etc.>; bare < figures>

4) (schmucklos, streng) austere; bare < room>; unadorned, bare < walls>; (ungeschminkt) bare, plain < fact>
2.
adverbial

1) (realistisch) soberly

2) (schmucklos, streng) austerely

* * *

nüchtern

A. adj

1. (Ggs betrunken) sober;

wieder nüchtern werden sober up;

vollkommen nüchtern umg stone cold sober

2.

auf nüchternen Magen on an empty stomach;

das war ein Schreck auf nüchternen Magen that took me completely by surprise;

ich war nüchtern I hadn’t eaten anything;

kommen Sie bitte nüchtern MED please don’t eat or drink anything before you come

3. Einrichtung, Bau etc: functional, austere; Kleidung etc: sober; Wand: cold, bare

4. Einstellung, Urteil etc: sober; weitS. (sachlich) Person, Einschätzung etc: rational, down-to-earth; Tatsachen: plain, bare

B. adv soberly; weitS. (sachlich) matter-of-factly;

nüchtern denkend realistic, sober(-minded);

nüchtern betrachtet seen in a sober light

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1.
Adjektiv

1) (nicht betrunken) sober

wieder nüchtern werden — sober up

2) (mit leerem Magen)

der Patient muss nüchtern sein — the patient's stomach must be empty

auf nüchternen Magen rauchen — smoke on an empty stomach

3) (realistisch) sober; sober, matter-of-fact <account, assessment, question, etc.>; bare < figures>

4) (schmucklos, streng) austere; bare < room>; unadorned, bare < walls>; (ungeschminkt) bare, plain < fact>
2.
adverbial

1) (realistisch) soberly

2) (schmucklos, streng) austerely

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adj.

bald adj.

banal adj.

bland adj.

colourless adj.

drab adj.

jejune adj.

mundane adj.

sober adj.

unemotional adj. adv.

jejunely adv.

soberly adv.

unemotionally adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > nüchtern
12 sobrio

adj.

1 sober, dry, not drunk, sane.

2 sober, frugal, moderate, restrained.

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sobrio

► adjetivo

1 (estilo, color etc) sober, plain

2 (persona) sober, moderate, restrained

3 (forma de expresarse) concise

4 (comida) light

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

ser sobrio,-a en la bebida to drink in moderation

* * *

(f. - sobria)

adj.

sober

* * *

ADJ

1) (=no borracho) sober

2) [color, estilo, decoración] sober

3) (=moderado) frugal

llevan una vida muy sobria — they live a very frugal life

ser sobrio con la bebida — to drink in moderation

es sobrio de palabras — he's a man of few words

4) (=tranquilo) restrained

* * *

- bria adjetivo

1) [SER]

a) < persona> sober, restrained, moderate; < hábitos> frugal

era sobrio en la bebida — he drank in moderation

b) <decoración/estilo/color> sober

2) [ESTAR] ( no borracho) sober

* * *

= sober, stark, staid, subdued, Spartan, sedate.

Ex. 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex. To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex. As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

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

Ex. I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

Ex. His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.

* * *

- bria adjetivo

1) [SER]

a) < persona> sober, restrained, moderate; < hábitos> frugal

era sobrio en la bebida — he drank in moderation

b) <decoración/estilo/color> sober

2) [ESTAR] ( no borracho) sober

* * *

= sober, stark, staid, subdued, Spartan, sedate.

Ex: 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.

Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.

Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, ' staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".

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

Ex: I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

Ex: His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.

* * *

sobrio - bria

adjective

A [ SER]

1 ‹persona› sober, restrained, moderate; ‹hábitos› frugal

era sobrio en la bebida he drank in moderation

2 ‹decoración/estilo/color› sober, restrained, simple

B [ ESTAR] (no borracho) sober

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sobrio
◊ - bria adjetivo

1 [SER]
a) ‹ persona› sober, restrained;

‹ hábitos› frugal
b) ‹decoración/estilo/color› sober

2 [ESTAR] ( no borracho) sober
sobrio,-a adjetivo sober
1 (algo o alguien moderado, sencillo y elegante a la vez) es una persona muy sobria vistiendo, he dresses very simply
la casa tiene una decoración sobria, the house is decorated very plainly
2 (alguien que no ha bebido alcohol) no he tomado ni una copa, estoy sobrio, I'm completely sober, I haven't touched a drop
' sobrio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
serena
- sereno
- sobria
- despejado
- parco
English:
restrained
- sober
- discreet
- staid

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sobrio, -a adj

1. [moderado] restrained;
[no excesivo] simple;
es sobrio en el vestir he dresses simply

2. [austero] [decoración, estilo] sober

3. [no borracho] sober

* * *

sobrio

adj

1 sober

2 comida, decoración simple

3 ( moderado) restrained

* * *

sobrio, - bria adj

: sober

♦ sobriamente adv

* * *

sobrio adj sober

Spanish-English dictionary > sobrio
13 ἄποτος

ἄποτος, ον,

A not drinkable, ὕδωρ Hdt.4.81
, Pherecr.70,etc.

2 not drunk from, ποτήριον Philostr.VA4.20
.

II [voice] Act., never drinking, ὄνοι Hdt.4.192
; of grasshoppers, Pl.Phdr. 259c; of birds of prey, Arist.HA 594a1.

2 not drinking, without drink, ἄσιτος ἁνήρ, ἄ. S.Aj. 324
, cf. X.Cyr.7.5.53; ἄ. ἀνέχεσθαι Arist.HA 596a1
; not given to drinking, ἐδωδοὶ καὶ ἄ. Hp.
Aër. 1; but, unable to drink, Id.Epid.2.3.7.

3 in Architecture, ἁρμοὶ ἄ. not admitting water, of closefitting joints, IG22.244.90.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἄποτος
14 В-99

НЕСТИ/ПОНЕСТИ ВЗДОР (АХИНЕЮ, БЕЛИБЕРДУ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРЕСЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЁСИЦУ, ОКОЛЁСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ, ГИЛЬ obs, ОКОЛЁСИНУ obs, ОКОЛЁСНУЮ obs) МОЛОТЬ ВЗДОР (ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ) ПОРОТЬ ВЗДОР (АХИНЕЮ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ) ГОРОДИТЬ/НАГОРОДИТЬ ВЗДОР (ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЁСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ) ПЛЕСТИ АХИНЕЮ (ЕРЕСЬ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ) БОЛТАТЬ ЕРУНДУ (ЧЕПУХУ) all coll VP subj: human to say ridiculous things
X несет вздор - X spouts (talks, spews) drivel (nonsense, gibberish, rubbish)
X babbles nonsense X spouts bosh X comes out with all sorts (kinds) of nonsense (rubbish, drivel) X talks blather (a lot of rot) X blathers away
Neg lmper не пори ерунду = (in limited contexts) don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!

Андрей тронул колокольчик зазвенел. «Прощай, Петр Ильич! Тебе последняя слеза!..» - «Не пьян ведь, а какую ахинею порет!» - подумал вслед ему Пётр Ильич (Достоевский 1). Andrei got going

the bells jingled. "Farewell, Pyotr Ilyich! For you, for you is my last tear!...""He's not drunk, but what drivel he's spouting!" Pyotr Ilyich thought, watching him go (1a).

Поначалу мне почудилось, будто Дудин намеренно нёс околесицу, облегчая возможность его опровергать и вообще стремясь всему заседанию придать пародийный характер (Эткинд 1). At first I imagined that Dudin was deliberately talking nonsense so as to be more easily refuted and generally so as to make the whole meeting look like a parody (1a).

Столько лет молчал... и вдруг нагородил столько ахинеи» (Достоевский 1). "For so many years I was silent...and suddenly I spewed out so much gibberish!'' (1a).

«Простите, - после паузы заговорил Берлиоз, поглядывая на мелющего чепуху иностранца, - при чем здесь подсолнечное масло... и какая Аннушка?» (Булгаков 9). "Forgive me," Berlioz spoke after a pause, glancing at the foreigner who was babbling such nonsense, "but what has sunflower oil to do with it? And who is Annushka?" (9a).

Когда мои знакомые просят меня рассказать, что изображено на рисунках ЭН, я теряюсь и несу какую-то чепуху (Зиновьев 1). When my acquaintances ask me to explain E.N.'s drawings, I become confused and come out with all kinds of rubbish (1a).

«Наконец старик опьянел и уже стал молоть такую околесицу, что его и племянницы перестали понимать» (Искандер 5). "Finally the old man got drunk, and by now he was talking such blather that even his nieces had ceased to understand" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > В-99
15 болтать ерунду

• НЕСТИ/ПОНЕСТИ ВЗДОР (АХИНЕЮ, БЕЛИБЕРДУ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРЕСЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ, ГИЛЬ obs, ОКОЛЕСИНУ obs, ОКОЛЕСНУЮ obs; МОЛОТЬ ВЗДОР <ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ>; ПОРОТЬ ВЗДОР <АХИНЕЮ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ГОРОДИТЬ/НАГОРОДИТЬ ВЗДОР <ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ПЛЕСТИ АХИНЕЮ <ЕРЕСЬ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ>; БОЛТАТЬ ЕРУНДУ (ЧЕПУХУ) all coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

⇒ to say ridiculous things:

- X несет вздор≈ X spouts (talks, spews) drivel (nonsense, gibberish, rubbish);

- X babbles nonsense;

- X spouts bosh;

- X comes out with all sorts (kinds) of nonsense (rubbish, drivel);

- X talks blather (a lot of rot);

- X blathers away;

|| Neg Imper не пори ерунду≈ [in limited contexts] don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!

     ♦ Андрей тронул; колокольчик зазвенел. "Прощай, Петр Ильич! Тебе последняя слеза!.." - "Не пьян ведь, а какую ахинею порет!" - подумал вслед ему Пётр Ильич (Достоевский 1). Andrei got going; the bells jingled. "Farewell, Pyotr Ilyich! For you, for you is my last tear!..." "He's not drunk, but what drivel he's spouting!" Pyotr Ilyich thought, watching him go (1a).

     ♦ Поначалу мне почудилось, будто Дудин намеренно нёс околесицу, облегчая возможность его опровергать и вообще стремясь всему заседанию придать пародийный характер (Эткинд 1). At first I imagined that Dudin was deliberately talking nonsense so as to be more easily refuted and generally so as to make the whole meeting look like a parody (1a).

     ♦ "Столько лет молчал... и вдруг нагородил столько ахинеи" (Достоевский 1). "For so many years I was silent...and suddenly I spewed out so much gibberish!" (1a).

     ♦ "Простите, - после паузы заговорил Берлиоз, поглядывая на мелющего чепуху иностранца, - при чем здесь подсолнечное масло... и какая Аннушка?" (Булгаков 9). "Forgive me," Berlioz spoke after a pause, glancing at the foreigner who was babbling such nonsense, "but what has sunflower oil to do with it? And who is Annushka?" (9a).

     ♦ Когда мои знакомые просят меня рассказать, что изображено на рисунках ЭН, я теряюсь и несу какую-то чепуху (Зиновьев 1). When my acquaintances ask me to explain E.N.'s drawings, I become confused and come out with all kinds of rubbish (1a).

     ♦ "Наконец старик опьянел и уже стал молоть такую околесицу, что его и племянницы перестали понимать" (Искандер 5). "Finally the old man got drunk, and by now he was talking such blather that even his nieces had ceased to understand" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > болтать ерунду
16 болтать чепуху

• НЕСТИ/ПОНЕСТИ ВЗДОР (АХИНЕЮ, БЕЛИБЕРДУ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРЕСЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ, ГИЛЬ obs, ОКОЛЕСИНУ obs, ОКОЛЕСНУЮ obs; МОЛОТЬ ВЗДОР <ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ>; ПОРОТЬ ВЗДОР <АХИНЕЮ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ГОРОДИТЬ/НАГОРОДИТЬ ВЗДОР <ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ПЛЕСТИ АХИНЕЮ <ЕРЕСЬ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ>; БОЛТАТЬ ЕРУНДУ (ЧЕПУХУ) all coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

⇒ to say ridiculous things:

- X несет вздор≈ X spouts (talks, spews) drivel (nonsense, gibberish, rubbish);

- X babbles nonsense;

- X spouts bosh;

- X comes out with all sorts (kinds) of nonsense (rubbish, drivel);

- X talks blather (a lot of rot);

- X blathers away;

|| Neg Imper не пори ерунду≈ [in limited contexts] don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!

     ♦ Андрей тронул; колокольчик зазвенел. "Прощай, Петр Ильич! Тебе последняя слеза!.." - "Не пьян ведь, а какую ахинею порет!" - подумал вслед ему Пётр Ильич (Достоевский 1). Andrei got going; the bells jingled. "Farewell, Pyotr Ilyich! For you, for you is my last tear!..." "He's not drunk, but what drivel he's spouting!" Pyotr Ilyich thought, watching him go (1a).

     ♦ Поначалу мне почудилось, будто Дудин намеренно нёс околесицу, облегчая возможность его опровергать и вообще стремясь всему заседанию придать пародийный характер (Эткинд 1). At first I imagined that Dudin was deliberately talking nonsense so as to be more easily refuted and generally so as to make the whole meeting look like a parody (1a).

     ♦ "Столько лет молчал... и вдруг нагородил столько ахинеи" (Достоевский 1). "For so many years I was silent...and suddenly I spewed out so much gibberish!" (1a).

     ♦ "Простите, - после паузы заговорил Берлиоз, поглядывая на мелющего чепуху иностранца, - при чем здесь подсолнечное масло... и какая Аннушка?" (Булгаков 9). "Forgive me," Berlioz spoke after a pause, glancing at the foreigner who was babbling such nonsense, "but what has sunflower oil to do with it? And who is Annushka?" (9a).

     ♦ Когда мои знакомые просят меня рассказать, что изображено на рисунках ЭН, я теряюсь и несу какую-то чепуху (Зиновьев 1). When my acquaintances ask me to explain E.N.'s drawings, I become confused and come out with all kinds of rubbish (1a).

     ♦ "Наконец старик опьянел и уже стал молоть такую околесицу, что его и племянницы перестали понимать" (Искандер 5). "Finally the old man got drunk, and by now he was talking such blather that even his nieces had ceased to understand" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > болтать чепуху
17 городить вздор

• НЕСТИ/ПОНЕСТИ ВЗДОР (АХИНЕЮ, БЕЛИБЕРДУ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРЕСЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ, ГИЛЬ obs, ОКОЛЕСИНУ obs, ОКОЛЕСНУЮ obs; МОЛОТЬ ВЗДОР <ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ>; ПОРОТЬ ВЗДОР <АХИНЕЮ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ГОРОДИТЬ/НАГОРОДИТЬ ВЗДОР <ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ПЛЕСТИ АХИНЕЮ <ЕРЕСЬ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ>; БОЛТАТЬ ЕРУНДУ (ЧЕПУХУ) all coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

⇒ to say ridiculous things:

- X несет вздор≈ X spouts (talks, spews) drivel (nonsense, gibberish, rubbish);

- X babbles nonsense;

- X spouts bosh;

- X comes out with all sorts (kinds) of nonsense (rubbish, drivel);

- X talks blather (a lot of rot);

- X blathers away;

|| Neg Imper не пори ерунду≈ [in limited contexts] don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!

     ♦ Андрей тронул; колокольчик зазвенел. "Прощай, Петр Ильич! Тебе последняя слеза!.." - "Не пьян ведь, а какую ахинею порет!" - подумал вслед ему Пётр Ильич (Достоевский 1). Andrei got going; the bells jingled. "Farewell, Pyotr Ilyich! For you, for you is my last tear!..." "He's not drunk, but what drivel he's spouting!" Pyotr Ilyich thought, watching him go (1a).

     ♦ Поначалу мне почудилось, будто Дудин намеренно нёс околесицу, облегчая возможность его опровергать и вообще стремясь всему заседанию придать пародийный характер (Эткинд 1). At first I imagined that Dudin was deliberately talking nonsense so as to be more easily refuted and generally so as to make the whole meeting look like a parody (1a).

     ♦ "Столько лет молчал... и вдруг нагородил столько ахинеи" (Достоевский 1). "For so many years I was silent...and suddenly I spewed out so much gibberish!" (1a).

     ♦ "Простите, - после паузы заговорил Берлиоз, поглядывая на мелющего чепуху иностранца, - при чем здесь подсолнечное масло... и какая Аннушка?" (Булгаков 9). "Forgive me," Berlioz spoke after a pause, glancing at the foreigner who was babbling such nonsense, "but what has sunflower oil to do with it? And who is Annushka?" (9a).

     ♦ Когда мои знакомые просят меня рассказать, что изображено на рисунках ЭН, я теряюсь и несу какую-то чепуху (Зиновьев 1). When my acquaintances ask me to explain E.N.'s drawings, I become confused and come out with all kinds of rubbish (1a).

     ♦ "Наконец старик опьянел и уже стал молоть такую околесицу, что его и племянницы перестали понимать" (Искандер 5). "Finally the old man got drunk, and by now he was talking such blather that even his nieces had ceased to understand" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > городить вздор
18 городить ерунду

• НЕСТИ/ПОНЕСТИ ВЗДОР (АХИНЕЮ, БЕЛИБЕРДУ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРЕСЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ, ГИЛЬ obs, ОКОЛЕСИНУ obs, ОКОЛЕСНУЮ obs; МОЛОТЬ ВЗДОР <ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ>; ПОРОТЬ ВЗДОР <АХИНЕЮ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ГОРОДИТЬ/НАГОРОДИТЬ ВЗДОР <ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ПЛЕСТИ АХИНЕЮ <ЕРЕСЬ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ>; БОЛТАТЬ ЕРУНДУ (ЧЕПУХУ) all coll

[VP; subj: human]

=====

⇒ to say ridiculous things:

- X несет вздор≈ X spouts (talks, spews) drivel (nonsense, gibberish, rubbish);

- X babbles nonsense;

- X spouts bosh;

- X comes out with all sorts (kinds) of nonsense (rubbish, drivel);

- X talks blather (a lot of rot);

- X blathers away;

|| Neg Imper не пори ерунду≈ [in limited contexts] don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!

     ♦ Андрей тронул; колокольчик зазвенел. "Прощай, Петр Ильич! Тебе последняя слеза!.." - "Не пьян ведь, а какую ахинею порет!" - подумал вслед ему Пётр Ильич (Достоевский 1). Andrei got going; the bells jingled. "Farewell, Pyotr Ilyich! For you, for you is my last tear!..." "He's not drunk, but what drivel he's spouting!" Pyotr Ilyich thought, watching him go (1a).

     ♦ Поначалу мне почудилось, будто Дудин намеренно нёс околесицу, облегчая возможность его опровергать и вообще стремясь всему заседанию придать пародийный характер (Эткинд 1). At first I imagined that Dudin was deliberately talking nonsense so as to be more easily refuted and generally so as to make the whole meeting look like a parody (1a).

     ♦ "Столько лет молчал... и вдруг нагородил столько ахинеи" (Достоевский 1). "For so many years I was silent...and suddenly I spewed out so much gibberish!" (1a).

     ♦ "Простите, - после паузы заговорил Берлиоз, поглядывая на мелющего чепуху иностранца, - при чем здесь подсолнечное масло... и какая Аннушка?" (Булгаков 9). "Forgive me," Berlioz spoke after a pause, glancing at the foreigner who was babbling such nonsense, "but what has sunflower oil to do with it? And who is Annushka?" (9a).

     ♦ Когда мои знакомые просят меня рассказать, что изображено на рисунках ЭН, я теряюсь и несу какую-то чепуху (Зиновьев 1). When my acquaintances ask me to explain E.N.'s drawings, I become confused and come out with all kinds of rubbish (1a).

     ♦ "Наконец старик опьянел и уже стал молоть такую околесицу, что его и племянницы перестали понимать" (Искандер 5). "Finally the old man got drunk, and by now he was talking such blather that even his nieces had ceased to understand" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > городить ерунду
19 городить околесицу

• НЕСТИ/ПОНЕСТИ ВЗДОР (АХИНЕЮ, БЕЛИБЕРДУ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРЕСЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ, ГИЛЬ obs, ОКОЛЕСИНУ obs, ОКОЛЕСНУЮ obs; МОЛОТЬ ВЗДОР <ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ>; ПОРОТЬ ВЗДОР <АХИНЕЮ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ГОРОДИТЬ/НАГОРОДИТЬ ВЗДОР <ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ПЛЕСТИ АХИНЕЮ <ЕРЕСЬ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ>; БОЛТАТЬ ЕРУНДУ (ЧЕПУХУ) all coll

[VP; subj: human]

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⇒ to say ridiculous things:

- X несет вздор≈ X spouts (talks, spews) drivel (nonsense, gibberish, rubbish);

- X babbles nonsense;

- X spouts bosh;

- X comes out with all sorts (kinds) of nonsense (rubbish, drivel);

- X talks blather (a lot of rot);

- X blathers away;

|| Neg Imper не пори ерунду≈ [in limited contexts] don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!

     ♦ Андрей тронул; колокольчик зазвенел. "Прощай, Петр Ильич! Тебе последняя слеза!.." - "Не пьян ведь, а какую ахинею порет!" - подумал вслед ему Пётр Ильич (Достоевский 1). Andrei got going; the bells jingled. "Farewell, Pyotr Ilyich! For you, for you is my last tear!..." "He's not drunk, but what drivel he's spouting!" Pyotr Ilyich thought, watching him go (1a).

     ♦ Поначалу мне почудилось, будто Дудин намеренно нёс околесицу, облегчая возможность его опровергать и вообще стремясь всему заседанию придать пародийный характер (Эткинд 1). At first I imagined that Dudin was deliberately talking nonsense so as to be more easily refuted and generally so as to make the whole meeting look like a parody (1a).

     ♦ "Столько лет молчал... и вдруг нагородил столько ахинеи" (Достоевский 1). "For so many years I was silent...and suddenly I spewed out so much gibberish!" (1a).

     ♦ "Простите, - после паузы заговорил Берлиоз, поглядывая на мелющего чепуху иностранца, - при чем здесь подсолнечное масло... и какая Аннушка?" (Булгаков 9). "Forgive me," Berlioz spoke after a pause, glancing at the foreigner who was babbling such nonsense, "but what has sunflower oil to do with it? And who is Annushka?" (9a).

     ♦ Когда мои знакомые просят меня рассказать, что изображено на рисунках ЭН, я теряюсь и несу какую-то чепуху (Зиновьев 1). When my acquaintances ask me to explain E.N.'s drawings, I become confused and come out with all kinds of rubbish (1a).

     ♦ "Наконец старик опьянел и уже стал молоть такую околесицу, что его и племянницы перестали понимать" (Искандер 5). "Finally the old man got drunk, and by now he was talking such blather that even his nieces had ceased to understand" (5a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > городить околесицу
20 городить чепуху

• НЕСТИ/ПОНЕСТИ ВЗДОР (АХИНЕЮ, БЕЛИБЕРДУ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРЕСЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ, ГИЛЬ obs, ОКОЛЕСИНУ obs, ОКОЛЕСНУЮ obs; МОЛОТЬ ВЗДОР <ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ>; ПОРОТЬ ВЗДОР <АХИНЕЮ, ГАЛИМАТЬЮ, ДИЧЬ, ЕРУНДУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ГОРОДИТЬ/НАГОРОДИТЬ ВЗДОР <ЕРУНДУ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ, ЧЕПУХУ, ЧУШЬ>; ПЛЕСТИ АХИНЕЮ <ЕРЕСЬ, ОКОЛЕСИЦУ>; БОЛТАТЬ ЕРУНДУ (ЧЕПУХУ) all coll

[VP; subj: human]

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⇒ to say ridiculous things:

- X несет вздор≈ X spouts (talks, spews) drivel (nonsense, gibberish, rubbish);

- X babbles nonsense;

- X spouts bosh;

- X comes out with all sorts (kinds) of nonsense (rubbish, drivel);

- X talks blather (a lot of rot);

- X blathers away;

|| Neg Imper не пори ерунду≈ [in limited contexts] don't give me all that stuff and nonsense!

     ♦ Андрей тронул; колокольчик зазвенел. "Прощай, Петр Ильич! Тебе последняя слеза!.." - "Не пьян ведь, а какую ахинею порет!" - подумал вслед ему Пётр Ильич (Достоевский 1). Andrei got going; the bells jingled. "Farewell, Pyotr Ilyich! For you, for you is my last tear!..." "He's not drunk, but what drivel he's spouting!" Pyotr Ilyich thought, watching him go (1a).

     ♦ Поначалу мне почудилось, будто Дудин намеренно нёс околесицу, облегчая возможность его опровергать и вообще стремясь всему заседанию придать пародийный характер (Эткинд 1). At first I imagined that Dudin was deliberately talking nonsense so as to be more easily refuted and generally so as to make the whole meeting look like a parody (1a).

     ♦ "Столько лет молчал... и вдруг нагородил столько ахинеи" (Достоевский 1). "For so many years I was silent...and suddenly I spewed out so much gibberish!" (1a).

     ♦ "Простите, - после паузы заговорил Берлиоз, поглядывая на мелющего чепуху иностранца, - при чем здесь подсолнечное масло... и какая Аннушка?" (Булгаков 9). "Forgive me," Berlioz spoke after a pause, glancing at the foreigner who was babbling such nonsense, "but what has sunflower oil to do with it? And who is Annushka?" (9a).

     ♦ Когда мои знакомые просят меня рассказать, что изображено на рисунках ЭН, я теряюсь и несу какую-то чепуху (Зиновьев 1). When my acquaintances ask me to explain E.N.'s drawings, I become confused and come out with all kinds of rubbish (1a).

     ♦ "Наконец старик опьянел и уже стал молоть такую околесицу, что его и племянницы перестали понимать" (Искандер 5). "Finally the old man got drunk, and by now he was talking such blather that even his nieces had ceased to understand" (5a).

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