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less [les]moins de ⇒ 1, 7 1 moins ⇒ 2, 3 (a) de moins en moins ⇒ 5 encore moins ⇒ 6 moins que ⇒ 7 2 rien de moins ⇒ 8 (b) pas moins de ⇒ 9(compar of little) moins de;∎ less money/time/bread moins d'argent/de temps/de pain;∎ we have less time than we thought nous avons moins de temps que nous ne pensions;∎ of less importance/value de moindre importance/valeur2 pronoun(compar of little) moins;∎ a bit less un peu moins;∎ the evening was less of a success than she had hoped la soirée était moins réussie qu'elle ne l'avait espéré;∎ let's hope we see less of them in future espérons que nous les verrons moins souvent à l'avenir;∎ less of your noise! faites moins de bruit!;∎ familiar less of that!, less of it! ça suffit!3 adverb(a) (forming comparatives) moins;∎ they couldn't be less friendly if they tried il leur serait difficile d'être plus désagréables;∎ she is less musical than her sister elle est moins musicienne que sa sœur;∎ he was less amusing than I remembered il était moins drôle que dans mes souvenirs∎ the blue dress costs less la robe bleue coûte moins cher;∎ not a penny less pas un sou de moins;∎ we saw his books less as literature than as propaganda nous considérions ses livres moins comme de la littérature que comme de la propagande;∎ I don't think any (the) less of her or I think no less of her because of what happened ce qui s'est passé ne l'a pas fait baisser dans mon estime;∎ we don't like her any the less for all her faults nous ne l'aimons pas moins à cause de ses défauts;∎ the more I see of her the less I like her plus je la vois moins elle me plaît;∎ the less you know the better moins tu en sais, mieux c'est;∎ there's nothing I want less than to hurt him je ne veux surtout pas le blesser∎ that's £300 less ten percent for store card holders ça fait 300 livres moins dix pour cent avec la carte du magasin;∎ 8 less 3 is 5 8 moins 3 ou 3 ôté de 8 égale 5de moins en moins;∎ I seem to have less and less energy on dirait que j'ai de moins en moins d'énergie2 adverbde moins en moins;∎ less and less interesting de moins en moins intéressant;∎ we found we had less and less to say to each other nous nous sommes rendu compte que nous avions de moins en moins de choses à nous dire;∎ I see him less and less these days je le vois de moins en moins ces temps-ciencore moins;∎ they don't own a fridge, much less a freezer ils n'ont pas de réfrigérateur, et encore moins de congélateur;∎ he wouldn't even phone her, much less visit her il ne voulait même pas l'appeler, encore moins aller la voir;∎ I hadn't really thought about it, much less talked to anyone else je n'y avais pas vraiment réfléchi, et j'en avais encore moins parlé à qui que ce soit(with numbers, measurements etc) moins de;∎ it took me less than five minutes ça m'a pris moins de cinq minutes;∎ you won't get another one like it for less than $1,000 vous n'en retrouverez pas un comme ça à moins de 1000 dollars;∎ nothing less than a four-star hotel is good enough for them il leur faut au moins un quatre étoiles;∎ in less than no time en un rien de temps, en moins de deux2 adverbmoins que;∎ there was less than I expected il y en avait moins que je m'y attendais;∎ he eats less than he used to il mange moins qu'avant;∎ the weather was rather less than ideal le temps était vraiment loin d'être idéal;∎ it would have been less than fair to have kept it from her ça aurait été vraiment injuste de le lui cacher(a) (in size, amount, degree)∎ I expected no less from you je n'en attendais pas moins de vous;∎ the news of his death came as no less of a shock for being expected on avait beau s'y attendre, la nouvelle de sa mort n'en fut pas moins un choc∎ he won the Booker prize, no less! il a gagné le prix Booker, rien que ça!;∎ she married a duke, no less! elle a épousé un duc, s'il vous plaît!;∎ she had invited no less a person than the President himself elle avait invité rien moins que le président lui-même;∎ the letter was signed by Vincent, no less! la lettre était signée de Vincent, s'il vous plaît!pas moins de;∎ this wall is no less than a metre thick ce mur n'a pas moins d'un mètre d'épaisseur;∎ taxes rose by no less than 15 percent les impôts ont augmenté de 15 pour cent, ni plus ni moins -
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1. adjectiveof less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend
his chances are less than mine — seine Chancen sind geringer als meine
2. adverbless talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat
less and less [often] — immer seltener
the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser
in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)
less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!
4. prepositionless of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
* * *[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) weniger2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) weniger3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) weniger4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) abzüglich- academic.ru/42527/lessen">lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) weniger- the less... the less/more- no less a person than* * *[les]1. (to a smaller extent) wenigeryou should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger redengetting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im WinterI think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen\less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimmethe \less... the better je weniger..., umso besserthe \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser\less expensive/happy/sad billiger/unglücklicher/glücklicherthe more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, desto weniger will sie hin▪ no \less a/an...:that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype dass das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist\less and \less immer wenigershe phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger anhis uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen2. (not the least bit)▪ \less than... kein bisschen...\less than accurate/fair/just/happy nicht gerade genau/fair/gerecht/glücklichit is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hat3.we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichtsyou stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertigat the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogenwhat woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiratenwho should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!Peter cooked dinner — fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen — Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste▶ no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. HochzeitstagII. adjI had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachteI eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früherthe \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besser2. (non-standard use of fewer) wenigerthe trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfelshort hair presents \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursacht weniger Probleme als langes▪ ... the L\less der JüngereJames the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere1. (smaller amount) wenigershe is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jüngerhe only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur 10 Dollar, sie noch wenigerI've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essena little/lot \less etwas/viel wenigerthat's too much — could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel — könnte ich etwas weniger haben?▪ to be/do \less of sth:I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger\less of a problem ein geringeres Problemstorage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher▪ \less than... weniger als...we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollteready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertighe doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger▪ \less than... weniger als...a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 Menschen3.▶ to be little \less than sth fast schon etw seinit was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schandehis speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war▶ no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...no \less than 1000 guests/people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der PartyIV. prepthe total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es 30 Pfund, abzüglich der 5 Pfund Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben£900,000 \less tax 900.000 Pfund brutto* * *[les]1. adj, adv, nwenigerof less importance — von geringerer Bedeutung, weniger bedeutend
less noise, please! — nicht so laut, bitte!
his problem is less one of money than of enthusiasm — sein Problem ist weniger das Geld als vielmehr mangelnde Begeisterung
a sum less than £1 — eine Summe unter £ 1
it's nothing less than disgraceful/than a disaster — es ist wirklich eine Schande/ein Unglück nt
this is nothing less than blackmail —
it was little less than blackmail — das war schon fast Erpressung, das war so gut wie Erpressung
he was less frightened than angry — er war nicht so sehr ängstlich, sondern eher ärgerlich
less quickly —
he works less than I ( do) — er arbeitet weniger als ich
none the less — trotzdem, nichtsdestoweniger
their apology did not make him any the less angry — ihre Entschuldigung konnte seinen Ärger nicht besänftigen
I hope you won't think (any the) less of me — ich hoffe, du denkst nicht schlecht von mir
x is less than/not less than 10 (Math) — x ist kleiner/kleiner (oder) gleich 10
2. prepweniger; (COMM) abzüglich* * *less [les]less known weniger bekannt;less noisy leiser;less and less immer weniger;the less so as (dies) umso weniger, als;less than smooth alles andere als glatt;1. geringer, kleiner, weniger:in a less degree in geringerem Grad oder Maß;of less value von geringerem Wert;he has less money er hat weniger Geld;in less time in kürzerer Zeit;no less a man than Churchill kein Geringerer als Churchill2. jünger (obs außer in):James the Less BIBEL Jakobus der Jüngereless is sometimes more weniger ist manchmal mehr;it was less than five dollars es kostete weniger als fünf Dollar;in less than no time im Nu;do with less mit weniger auskommen;for less billiger;little less than robbery so gut wie oder schon fast Raub;no less than nicht weniger als;a) zumindest,b) geradezuD präp1. weniger, minus:less interest abzüglich (der) Zinsen2. ausgenommen* * *1. adjectiveof less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend
2. adverbless talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat
less and less [often] — immer seltener
the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser
in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)
less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!
4. prepositionless of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
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[les] adv1) ( to a smaller extent) weniger;you should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger reden;getting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im Winter;I think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen;\less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!;he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimme;the \less... the better je weniger..., umso besser;the \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser;the more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...;the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, umso weniger will sie hin;no \less a/an...;that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype das das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist;\less and \less immer weniger;she phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger an;his uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen2) ( not the least bit)\less than... kein bisschen...;it is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hatPHRASES:we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichts;you stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertig;at the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogen;what woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiraten;no \less (\less) niemand geringerer;who should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!;Peter cooked dinner - fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen - Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste;no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...;no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. Hochzeitstag adjI had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachte;I eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früher;the \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besserthe trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfel;short hair presented \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursachte weniger Probleme als langes3) (old: lower in rank, less important) jünger;... the L\less der Jüngere;James the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere pron1) ( smaller amount) weniger;she is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jünger;he only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur $10, sie noch weniger;I've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essen;a little/lot \less etwas/viel weniger;that's too much - could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel - könnte ich etwas weniger haben?;to be/do \less of sth;I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger;\less of a problem ein geringeres Problem;storage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher;\less than... weniger als...;we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollte;ready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertighe doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger;\less than... weniger als...;a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 MenschenPHRASES:to be little \less than sth fast schon etw sein;it was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schande;his speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war;no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...;no \less than 1000 guests/ people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der Party prepthe total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es £30, abzüglich der £5 Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben;£900,000 \less tax £900.000 brutto -
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[lɛs] comp of little1. adj2. prona bit less, please — un po' meno, per favore
less than £1/a kilo/3 metres — meno di una sterlina/un chilo/3 metri
less than you/ever — meno di te/che mai
a tip of £10, no less! fam — nientemeno che 10 sterline di mancia!
3. advmeno, di menonone the less... — ugualmente..., lo stesso...
4. prepless 5% — meno il 5%
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5 bit
§ ნაჭერი, ნატეხი; a bit-ცოტა; bit by bit-თანდათანობით§1 მთელის მცირე ნაწილი (ნაჭერი, ნატეხი, ლუკმა, ნაგლეჯი)bit of cake / meat ნამცხვრის / ხორცის ნაჭერი2 ცოტა, ოდნავa bit more / less ცოტა მეტი / ცოტა ნაკლები3 იხ. bite v●●he is a bit of a performer ცოტა პოზიორია -
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8 a bit of a bust
Общая лексика: не совсе (The benefit concert for the refugee claimant was a bit of a bust. Less than $1,000 was made while the organizers had hoped to raise $30,000. Still, it was a worthwhile effort, in their words.) -
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разг. идти ва-банк, поставить всё на карту, решиться на отчаянную попыткуUnited boss Paul Hegarty went for broke, putting on a third striker, Jim Hamilton, in place of defender Jamie McCunnie. — Тренер ''Юнайтид'' Пол Хегарти пошёл ва-банк, выпустив третьего нападающего, Джима Гамильтона, вместо защитника Джейми Маккани.
Some analysts say Bush would be smart not to go for broke with a conservative ideological agenda in the new Senate, instead opting for a moderately conservative agenda that antagonizes the Democrats a bit less. — Некоторые аналитики говорят, что у Буша хватит ума не лезть на рожон с с идеологически консервативной повесткой дня в Сенате, а предложить вместо этого умеренно консервативную повестку дня, которая вызывает меньше раздражения у демократов.
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10 beer and skittles
праздные развлечения, сплошное удовольствие (обыкн. употр. в отрицательных предложениях, напр. life is not all beer and skittles; см. life is not a bed of roses)And seems to me what we need now is more work and harder work and more attention to duty, and a bit less idling about and beer and skittles. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Festival’, part II, ch. 2) — Мне кажется, что нам нужно сейчас побольше и поусерднее работать, с большим вниманием относиться к своим обязанностям, поменьше бездельничать и развлекаться.
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11 beer and skittles
пpaздник, paзвлeчeния, cплoшнoe удoвoльcтвиe (oбыкн. упoтp. в oтpицaтeльныx пpeдлoжeнияx)And seems to me what we need now is more work and harder work and more attention to duty, and a bit less idling about and beer and skittles (J. B. Priestley). He could see she could act, but she'd have to have some intensive training. It wouldn't be all beer and skittles, he told her, it would be damn hard work. Did she think she could stick it? (A. Christie). 'Married life is not all beer and skittles, I don't mind telling you!' (E. Waugh) -
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1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeño2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) sin importancia
2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco
3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada, ni la menor idea•- a little- little by little
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little1 adj1. pequeñopoor little thing! ¡pobrecito!2. pocolittle2 adv pron pocotr['lɪtəl]1 (small) pequeño,-a■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!2 (not much) poco,-a1 poco■ more tea? --just a little, please ¿quieres más té? --un poco, por favor1 poco■ little did I know that... yo no tenía la menor idea de que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlittle by little poco a pocolittle or nothing casi nadanot a little ironic muylittle finger dedo meñique1) : pocoshe sings very little: canta muy poco2)little did I know that... : no tenía la menor idea de que...3)as little as possible : lo menos posible1) small: pequeño2) : pocothey speak little Spanish: hablan poco españollittle by little: poco a poco3) trivial: sin importancia, triviallittle n1) : poco mlittle has changed: poco ha cambiado2)a little : un poco, algoit's a little surprising: es algo sorprendenteadj.• chico, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• enano, -a adj.• escaso, -a adj.• menudo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• meñique adj.• parvo, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• poco, -a adj.adv.• poco adv.n.• poco s.m.
I 'lɪtḷ1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
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a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
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a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
I ['lɪtl]1. ADJ1) (=small) pequeño, chico (LAm)a little house — una casa pequeña or (LAm) chica
a little book — un libro pequeño or (LAm) chico
when I was little — cuando era pequeña, de pequeña
the little ones — (=children) los pequeños
2) (=short) corto3) (=diminutive) (in cpds) -itoa little book/boat/piece etc — un librito/barquitoocito etc
a little girl — una niñita, una chiquita
a little fish — un pececillo, un pececito
the little woman — hum (=wife) la costilla *, la parienta (Sp) *
it's the little man who suffers — (=small trader) el pequeño comerciante es el que sale perdiendo
4) (=younger)her little brother — su hermano menor, su hermanito
2.CPDlittle end N — (Brit) (Aut) pie m de biela
Little Englander N — (Brit) (Hist) en el siglo XIX, persona con ideas opuestas a la ampliación del imperio británico ; (=chauvinist) patriotero(-a) m / f ; (=anti-European) anti-europeoísta mf
little finger N — dedo m meñique, meñique m
the little folk NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
Little League N — (US) liga de béisbol aficionado para jóvenes de entre 6 y 18 años
the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie
II ['lɪtl] (compar less) (superl least)1. PRON1) (=not much) pocoto see/do little — ver/hacer poco
that has little to do with it! — ¡eso tiene poco que ver!
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as little as £5 — 5 libras, nada más•
to make little of sth — (=play down) quitarle importancia a algo; (=fail to exploit) desaprovechar algothey made little of loading the huge boxes — (=accomplish easily) cargaron las enormes cajas como si nada
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little of what he says is true — poco de lo que dice es verdad•
little or nothing — poco o nada•
he lost weight because he ate so little — adelgazó porque comía muy poco•
I know too little about him to have an opinion — no lo conozco lo suficiente para poder opinar2) (=some)•
little by little — poco a poco•
however little you give, we'll be grateful — agradeceremos su donativo, por pequeño que sea•
a little less/ more milk — un poco menos/más de leche•
the little I have seen is excellent — lo poco que he visto me ha parecido excelenteevery•
I did what little I could — hice lo poco que pude3) (=short time)•
for a little — un rato, durante un rato2. ADJ1) (=not much) pocowith little difficulty — sin problema or dificultad
•
so much to do, so little time — tanto que hacer y en tan poco tiempo•
he gave me too little money — me dio poquísimo dinero•
I have very little money — tengo muy poco dinero2) (=some)•
a little bit (of) — un poquito (de)•
with no little trouble — con bastante dificultad, con no poca dificultad3) (=short)3. ADV1) (=not much) poco•
try to move as little as possible — intenta moverte lo menos posible(as) little as I like him, I must admit that... — aunque me gusta muy poco, debo admitir que...
•
a little known fact — un hecho poco conocido•
little more than — poco más que•
a little read book — un libro poco leído, un libro que se lee poco•
it's little short of a miracle — es casi un milagro2) (=somewhat) algowe were a little surprised/happier — nos quedamos algo sorprendidos/más contentos
•
a little better — un poco mejor, algo mejor•
a little less/ more than... — un poco menos/más que...•
we were not a little worried — nos inquietamos bastante, quedamos muy inquietos3) (=not at all)little does he know that..., he little knows that... — no tiene la menor idea de que...
4) (=rarely) pocoit occurs very little in small companies — raramente ocurre or es raro que ocurra en empresas pequeñas
* * *
I ['lɪtḷ]1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
II
a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
III
a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
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13 Little
I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/* * *I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve -
14 much
comparative of; see moremuch adj pron muchodid it rain much? ¿llovió mucho?Se emplea sobre todo en las frases negativas e interrogativas, en las frases afirmativas se emplea a lottr[mʌʧ]1 mucho,-a■ why is there so much traffic? ¿por qué hay tanto tráfico?■ how much money have you got? ¿cuánto dinero tienes?1 mucho■ how much is it? ¿cuánto vale?■ we don't see much of each other nos vemos poco, no nos vemos muy a menudo1 mucho\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLa bit much un poco demasiado, un poco excesivo,-ait is as much as somebody can do to... apenas..., a duras penas...much as (although) por mucho que + subjto be much the same ser más o menos igual, ser más o menos igualesnot to be much of a... no ser muy buen,-na...■ he's not much of a singer no es muy buen cantante, no canta muy biennot to be much good at something no ser muy bueno,-a en algothat's not saying much eso no significa gran cosa, eso no es mucho decirto make much of something dar mucha importancia a algoto not be up to much no valer gran cosawithout so much as sin siquieraI'm much happier: estoy mucho más contentashe talks as much as I do: habla tanto como yoit has much validity: tiene mucha valideztoo much time: demasiado tiempomuch pron: mucho, -chaI don't need much: no necesito muchoadj.• asaz adj.• mucho, -a adj.adv.• casi adv.• con mucho adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.• más o menos adv.n.• mucho s.m.pron.• mucho pron.
I mʌtʃadjective mucho, -cha$2 too much — 2 dólares de más
without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo
too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua
how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?
II
pronoun mucho, -chawhat do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)
do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?
she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco
how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?
much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día
I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba
if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato
so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)
it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)
III
1)a) ( to large extent) muchoit is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho
b) ( often) muchoshe doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía
2) (before adj, adv) muchothis church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande
3) (more or less, approximately)[mʌtʃ]1.ADJ muchothere isn't much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo
•
I haven't got as much energy as you — no tengo tanta energía como tú•
how much sugar do you want? — ¿cuánto azúcar quieres?•
so much tea — tanto té•
very much — muchowe haven't very much time — no tenemos mucho tiempo, tenemos poco tiempo
•
without much money — sin mucho dinero2. ADV1) (=a lot) mucho; (before pp) muyit doesn't much matter, it doesn't matter much — no importa mucho
I much regret that... — siento mucho que...
he's much richer than I am or than me — es mucho más rico que yo
•
much as I would like to go — a pesar de que me gustaría mucho ir, aunque me gustaría mucho irmuch as I like him — aunque or a pesar de que me gusta mucho
much as he hated the idea... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea...
much as I respect her ideas, I still think she's wrong — a pesar de que respeto mucho sus ideas or aunque respeto mucho sus ideas, creo que está equivocada
•
however much he tries — por mucho que se esfuerce•
I hardly know her, much less her mother — apenas la conozco, y mucho menos a su madre•
not much — no mucho•
thank you (ever) so much — muchísimas gracias, muy agradecido•
much though I like him — por mucho que él me gustemuch though he hated the idea, he knew that... — a pesar de lo que odiaba la idea, sabía que...
he had reservations about the scheme, much though he valued Alison's opinions — tenía sus dudas respecto al plan, a pesar de que valoraba mucho las opiniones de Alison
•
much to my astonishment — para gran sorpresa mía•
he talks too much — habla demasiado•
very much — mucho2) (=by far) con mucho3) (=more or less) más o menos, casi3.PRON muchobut much remains to be done — pero queda mucho que or por hacer
•
you've got as much as she has — tienes tanto como ellait can cost as much as $2,000 — puede llegar a costar 2.000 dólares
•
that's a bit much! * — ¡eso es demasiado!•
there isn't much in it — (between alternatives) no hay mucha diferencia, no va mucho de uno a otro•
how much is it a kilo? — ¿cuánto vale el kilo?how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?
she won but there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero no por mucho
•
she's not much to look at — físicamente no vale mucho•
to make much of sth — dar mucha importancia a algo•
much of this is true — gran parte de esto es verdadI'm not much of a musician — sé muy poco de música, entiendo poco de música
•
we spent so much — gastamos tanto•
that's too much — eso es demasiado* * *
I [mʌtʃ]adjective mucho, -cha$2 too much — 2 dólares de más
without much effort — sin mucho or sin demasiado esfuerzo
too much coffee/water — demasiado café/demasiada agua
how much coffee/milk? — ¿cuánto café/cuánta leche?
II
pronoun mucho, -chawhat do you think of the new boss? - not much — (colloq) ¿qué te parece el nuevo jefe? - no gran cosa (fam)
do you see much of the Smiths? — ¿ves mucho a los Smith?, ¿ves a menudo a los Smith?
she won, though not by much o (BrE also) though there wasn't much in it — ganó, pero por poco
how much does it cost? — ¿cuánto cuesta?
much of the day — gran parte or la mayor parte del día
I thought/suspected as much — (ya) me lo figuraba
if you so much as touch him, I'll kill you! — como le llegues a poner la mano encima, te mato
so much for true love! — pues si eso es amor...! (iró)
it's a bit much! — ya es demasiado!, es pasarse un poco! (fam)
III
1)a) ( to large extent) muchoit is snowing, but not much — está nevando, pero poco or no mucho
b) ( often) muchoshe doesn't get out as much as she used to — no sale tanto como antes or como solía
2) (before adj, adv) muchothis church is much the larger of the two — de las dos iglesias ésta es, con mucho, la más grande
3) (more or less, approximately) -
15 little
1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
you poor little thing! — du armes kleines Ding!
2) (young) kleinthe little ones — die Kleinen
3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigyou have little time left — dir bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit
there is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da
make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)
a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...
no little... — nicht wenig...
5) (trivial) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
1) (not at all)she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...
he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...
2) (to only a small extent)little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
* * *['litl] 1. adjective2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) wenig3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) unbedeutend2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) wenig3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) wenig2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) wenig3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) überhaupt nicht•- academic.ru/114956/a_little">a little- little by little
- make little of* * *lit·tle[ˈlɪtl̩, AM -t̬-]I. adj<smaller or -r, smallest or -st>1. (small) klein\little feet kleine Füße; (amusingly also) Füßleinmy sister is a \little monster ( emph) meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monsterthe \little ones die Kleinen pl2. (young) kleinwhen I was \little als ich noch klein warsb's \little boy/girl jds kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter\little brother/sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwesterthe \little one der/die Kleinethe \littlest ones die Kleinsten3. distance kurza \little way ein kurzes Stück4.< less, least>time wenig, bisschena \little while ein bisschen, ein Weilchen ntevery \little detail jede Kleinigkeitto make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machena \little problem ( iron) ein kleines Problem6. (not much)I speak a \little/only a \little Basque ich spreche etwas/nur wenig Baskischa decision of no \little importance eine Entscheidung von nicht unerheblicher Wichtigkeither proposal caused not a \little anger viele ärgerten sich über ihren Vorschlag7.II. adv<less, least>1. (somewhat)▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen2. (hardly) wenigI was not a \little pleased at the prospects ich habe mich über die Aussichten ziemlich gefreut\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatteto \little expect sth etw nicht erwartenher conduct is \little short of indecent ihr Benehmen ist fast schon unanständigit matters \little [to sb] that/what... jdm macht es wenig aus, dass/was...\little more than sth:\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stundeto \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen3.▶ \little by \little nach und nachIII. pron▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen]I heard a \little of what they were saying ich hörte ein wenig von dem, was sie sagten2. (not much) wenigas \little as possible möglichst wenigto do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tunso \little so wenigthere is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw datthe \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd machtthe \little she smoked still affected her health sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen griff ihre Gesundheit an3. (distance)▪ a \little ein weniglet's walk a \little after dinner lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Spaziergang machen4. (time)▪ a \little ein wenig [Zeit]I want to get away for a \little to be by myself ich brauche ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für michit's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechs5.▶ to make [very] \little of sth (not understand) [sehr] wenig mit etw dat anfangen können; (belittle) etw herunterspielen▶ precious \little herzlich wenig* * *['lɪtl]1. adjkleina little house — ein Häuschen nt,
little green men (inf) — kleine grüne Männchen pl (inf)
to worry about little things — sich (dat) über Kleinigkeiten Gedanken machen
little things please little minds — so kann man auch mit kleinen Sachen Kindern eine Freude machen
a little while ago — vor Kurzem, vor kurzer Zeit
it's only a little while till I... — es ist nicht mehr lange, bis ich...
2. adv, n1) wenigof little importance/interest — von geringer Bedeutung/geringem Interesse
little short of — fast schon, beinahe
little did I think that... — ich hätte kaum gedacht, dass...
little does he know that... —
they little realize what will happen to them — sie sind sich (dat) wohl kaum darüber im Klaren, was mit ihnen geschehen wird
to think little of sb/sth — nicht viel von jdm/etw halten
to spend little or nothing — so gut wie ( gar) nichts ausgeben
please donate, every little helps — auch die kleinste Spende hilft
I see very little of her nowadays — ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit sehr selten
there was little we could do —
the little of his book that I have read — das wenige or bisschen, was ich von seinem Buch gelesen habe
she did what little she could — sie tat das wenige, das sie tun konnte
little by little, he dragged himself across the room — Stückchen für Stückchen schleppte er sich durch das Zimmer
2)a little — ein wenig, ein bisschen
a little ( bit) hot —
a little after five —
we were not a little worried I was not a little surprised — wir waren recht besorgt ich war einigermaßen überrascht
* * *little [ˈlıtl]A adj komp less [les], (in gewissen Fällen) lesser [ˈlesə(r)], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smaller [ˈsmɔːlə(r)], sl littler, sup least [liːst], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smallest [ˈsmɔːlıst], sl littlest1. klein (oft gefühlsbetont):a nice little house ein nettes kleines Haus, ein nettes Häuschen;our little ones unsere Kleinen;2. klein (gewachsen):a little man ein kleiner Mann (a. fig);5. wenig (Hoffnung etc):a little honey ein wenig oder ein bisschen Honig, etwas Honig6. schwach (Stimme)7. klein, gering(fügig), unbedeutend:little discomforts kleine Unannehmlichkeiten8. klein, beschränkt, engstirnig:little minds Kleingeister9. pej gemein, erbärmlich, armselig10. oft iron klein:B adv komp less, sup least1. wenig, kaum, nicht sehr:little improved kaum besser;little-known wenig bekannt;little better than nicht viel besser als;little does one expect man erwartet kaum;do little to get sth wenig dazu beitragen, etwas zu bekommen;think little of wenig halten von;for as little as £ 10 für nur 10 Pfund2. überhaupt nicht:he little knows, little does he know er hat keine Ahnung3. wenig, selten:C sa little ein wenig, ein bisschen, etwas;a little is better than none ein bisschen ist besser als nichts;not a little nicht wenig;every little helps jede Kleinigkeit hilft;he did what little he could er tat das wenige, das er tun konnte;after a little nach einem Weilchen;he went on a little er ging ein Stückchen weiter;little by little, by little and little (ganz) allmählich, nach und nach2. in little im Kleinen, in kleinem Maßstab* * *1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
2) (young) klein3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigthere is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da
make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)
a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...
no little... — nicht wenig...
5) (trivial) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
1) (not at all)she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...
he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...
little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
* * *adj.klein adj.schwerlich adj.wenig adj. adv.kaum adv.wenig adv. -
16 wee
wee vb meartr[wiː]1 familiar (very small) pequeñito,-a, chiquito,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe wee hours la madrugada————————tr[wiː]1 familiar pipí nombre masculino1 familiar hacer pipí\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto do a wee / go for a wee hacer pipíwee ['wi:] adj: pequeño, minúsculoin the wee hours: a las altas horasadj.• chiquitito, -a adj.• minúsculo, -a adj.• pequeñín adj.
I wiːa) ( small) (esp Scot, IrE) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)a wee drink — una copita, un tragito
in the wee small hours o (AmE also) the wee hours — a las altas horas de la madrugada
b)a wee bit: a wee bit late/less — un poco tarde/un poquito menos
II
noun (BrE colloq) (no pl)to have o do a wee — hacer* pis or pipí (fam), hacer* del uno (Méx, Per fam)
III
intransitive verb (BrE colloq) hacer* pis or pipí (fam); ( accidentally) hacerse* pis or pipí (fam)
I
* [wiː]ADJ (compar weer) (superl weest) (Scot) pequeñito, chiquito (LAm)a wee bit — (=small amount) un poquitín, un poquito
poor wee thing! — ¡pobrecito!
we were up till the wee hours (of the morning) or the wee small hours — no nos acostamos hasta las altas horas de la madrugada
II * [wiː]1.N pipí * m2.VI hacer pipí ** * *
I [wiː]a) ( small) (esp Scot, IrE) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)a wee drink — una copita, un tragito
in the wee small hours o (AmE also) the wee hours — a las altas horas de la madrugada
b)a wee bit: a wee bit late/less — un poco tarde/un poquito menos
II
noun (BrE colloq) (no pl)to have o do a wee — hacer* pis or pipí (fam), hacer* del uno (Méx, Per fam)
III
intransitive verb (BrE colloq) hacer* pis or pipí (fam); ( accidentally) hacerse* pis or pipí (fam) -
17 much
1. adjective,1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag
2)2. noun;be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
see also academic.ru/47990/more">more 2.; most 2.; vielesthat doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus
he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)
spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun
they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan
not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)
I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht
you are as much to blame as he is — du bist ebenso sehr schuld wie er
3. adverb,without so much as saying goodbye — ohne auch nur auf Wiedersehen zu sagen
more, most1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver
2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehrhe is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser
4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) vielI don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders
not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten
it doesn't matter much — es ist nicht so wichtig
much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...
5) (approximately) fast[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe
6)much as I should like to go — so gern ich auch gehen würde
* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ]I. adj<more, most>+ sing vielthere wasn't \much post es kam nicht viel Posthow \much...? wie viel...?how \much time have we got? wie viel Zeit bleibt uns?half/twice as \much halb/doppelt so vielnot/so \much nicht/so viel[\much] too \much [viel] zu viela bit too \much etwas [o ein bisschen] [zu] vielII. pron1. (relative amount) vielthis \much is certain so viel [o eines] ist sicherI don't know \much about fishing ich hab nicht viel Ahnung vom Angelnhe left without so \much as an apology er ging ohne auch nur ein Wort der Entschuldigunghalf/twice as \much halb/doppelt so vieltoo \much zu viel2. (great deal) viel\much of what you say is right vieles von dem, was Sie sagen, ist richtigyou didn't miss \much Sie haben nicht viel verpasstwell, I guess our picnic won't come to \much ich glaube, aus unserem Picknick wird nichts werdenmy new stereo isn't up to \much meine neue Anlage taugt nicht viel famI'm not up to \much really (not much planned) ich hab nicht viel vor; (not fit for much) mit mir ist nicht viel los famI've never been \much of a dancer ich habe noch nie gut tanzen könnenshe's not \much of a believer in horoscopes sie glaubt nicht wirklich an Horoskopehe's not \much to look at er sieht nicht gerade umwerfend aus4. (larger part)\much of the day der Großteil des Tages\much of sb's time ein Großteil von jds Zeit5. (be redundant)so \much for... das war's dann wohl mit...the car's broken down again — so \much for the trip to the seaside das Auto ist schon wieder kaputt — das war's dann wohl mit unserem Ausflug ans Meerhow \much is it? was kostet das?III. adv<more, most>1. (greatly) sehrwe would very \much like to come wir würden sehr gerne kommenshe would \much rather have her baby at home than in the hospital sie würde ihr Kind viel lieber zu Hause als im Krankenhaus zur Welt bringenI've been feeling \much healthier lately ich fühle mich in letzter Zeit viel besser\much to our surprise zu unserer großen Überraschung2. (by far) bei Weitemshe's \much the best person for the job sie ist bei Weitem die Beste für den Job3. (nearly) fastthings around here are \much as always hier ist alles beim Altenas \much as so gut wiehe as \much as admitted that... er hat so gut wie zugegeben, dass...\much the same fast soI am feeling \much the same as yesterday ich fühle mich ungefähr genauso wie gestern4. (specifying degree)as \much as so viel wieI like him as \much as you do ich mag ihn genauso sehr wie duthey fought with each other as \much as ever sie stritten sich wie eh und jeso \much so [sehr]it hurts so \much to see him like that es tut so weh, ihn so zu sehenI wanted so \much to meet you ich wollte dich unbedingt treffenvery \much sehrthank you very \much herzlichen Dankthat's very \much the done thing around here das ist hier so üblich5. (exactly that) genau dasI had expected as \much so etwas hatte ich schon erwartetit was as \much as I could do to get out of bed ich konnte gerade noch aufstehen6. (often) häufigwe don't go out \much wir gehen nicht viel [o oft] wegdo you see \much of her? siehst du sie öfters?7. (setting up a contrast)they're not so \much lovers as friends sie sind eher Freunde als ein Liebespaar\much as I like you,... so gern ich dich auch mag,...\much as I would like to help you,... so gerne ich euch auch helfen würde,...he can barely boil an egg, \much less cook a proper dinner er kann kaum ein Ei kochen, geschweige denn eine richtige Mahlzeithowever \much you dislike her... wie unsympathisch sie dir auch sein mag,...* * *[mʌtʃ]1. adj, nmuch of this is true — viel or vieles daran ist wahr
we don't see much of each other — wir sehen uns nicht oft or nur selten
he's/it's not up to much (inf) — er/es ist nicht gerade berühmt (inf)
I'm not much of a musician/cook/player — ich bin nicht sehr musikalisch/keine große Köchin/kein (besonders) guter Spieler
that wasn't much of a dinner/party — das Essen/die Party war nicht gerade besonders
I find that a bit (too) much after all I've done for him — nach allem was ich für ihn getan habe, finde ich das ein ziemlich starkes Stück (inf)
2)that insult was too much for me —
the sight of her face was too much for me ( inf = outrageous ) —, = outrageous ) ihr Gesicht war zum Schreien (inf)
these children are/this job is too much for me — ich bin den Kindern/der Arbeit nicht gewachsen
far too much, too much by half — viel zu viel
3)about/not as much —
as much as you want/can etc — so viel du willst/kannst etc
as much as possible —
they hope to raise as much as £2m — sie hoffen, nicht weniger als zwei Millionen Pfund aufzubringen
I feared/thought etc as much — (genau) das habe ich befürchtet/mir gedacht etc
as much as to say... — was so viel heißt or bedeutet wie...
4)it's not so much a problem of modernization as... —
See:→ also so5)to make much of sb/sth — viel Wind um jdn/etw machen
Glasgow makes much of its large number of parks — Glasgow rühmt sich seiner vielen Parks
I couldn't make much of that chapter — mit dem Kapitel konnte ich nicht viel anfangen (inf)
2. adv1) (with adj, adv) viel; (with vb) sehr; (with vb of physical action) drive, sleep, think, talk, laugh etc viel; come, visit, go out etc oft, viel (inf)a much-admired/-married woman —
he was much dismayed/embarrassed etc — er war sehr bestürzt/verlegen etc
so much — so viel; so sehr
too much — zu viel, zu sehr
I like it very/so much — es gefällt mir sehr gut/so gut or so sehr
I don't like him/it too much — ich kann ihn/es nicht besonders leiden
thank you ( ever) so much — vielen herzlichen Dank
however much he tries —
there wasn't enough water to drink, much less wash in — es gab nicht genug Wasser zu trinken, ganz zu schweigen, um sich damit zu waschen
See:→ also so2) (= by far) weitaus, bei Weitemmuch the biggest — weitaus or bei Weitem der/die/das größte
3) (= almost) beinahethey are much of an age or much the same age —
they're ( fairly) much the same size — sie sind beinahe or so ziemlich gleich groß
* * *A adj viel:I haven’t got much money on me;it wasn’t much fun es war kein sonderliches Vergnügen;he’s too much for me umg ich werde nicht mit ihm fertig;get too much for sb jemandem über den Kopf wachsen (Arbeit etc)B s Menge f, große Sache:nothing much nichts Besonderes;it did not come to much es kam nicht viel dabei heraus;think much of viel halten von, eine hohe Meinung haben von, große Stücke halten auf (akk);I don’t think much of him as a teacher ich halte nicht viel von ihm als Lehrer;he is not much of a dancer er ist kein großer oder berühmter Tänzer;I’m not much of a drinker ich mach mir nicht viel aus Alkohol;he’s not much of a husband er ist kein besonders guter Ehemann;he’s not much of a scholar mit seiner Bildung ist es nicht weit her;it is much of him even to come schon allein, dass er kommt, will viel heißen;C adv1. sehr:we much regret wir bedauern sehr;much to my regret sehr zu meinem Bedauern;much to my surprise zu meiner großen Überraschung;it’s not much good umga) es ist nicht besonders gut,b) es schmeckt nicht besonders2. (in Zusammensetzungen) viel:much-decorated MIL hochdekoriert;a) weit oder viel gereist, weit herumgekommen,b) viel befahren;much-vaunted viel gerühmt3. (vor komp) viel, weit, erheblich:much stronger viel stärker4. (vor sup) bei Weitem, weitaus:5. fast, annähernd, ziemlich (genau), mehr od weniger:he did it in much the same way er tat es auf ungefähr die gleiche Weise;a) so viel,b) so sehr,c) ungefähr, etwa as much as so viel wie;(as) much as I would like so gern ich auch möchte;he said as much das war (ungefähr) der Sinn seiner Worte;this is as much as to say das soll so viel heißen wie, das heißt mit anderen Worten;he made a gesture as much as to say so, als ob er sagen wollte;I thought as much das habe ich mir gedacht;he, as much as any er so gut wie irgendeiner;a) so sehr,b) so viel,so much for today so viel für heute;so much for our plans so viel (wäre also) zu unseren Plänen (zu sagen);not so much as nicht einmal;without so much as to move ohne sich auch nur zu bewegen;so much so (und zwar) so sehr;a) viel weniger,much like a child ganz wie ein Kind* * *1. adjective,1) viel; groß [Erleichterung, Sorge, Dankbarkeit]he never eats much breakfast/lunch — er isst nicht viel zum Frühstück/zu Mittag
2)2. noun;be a bit much — (coll.) ein bisschen zu viel sein; (fig.) ein bisschen zu weit gehen
that doesn't come or amount to much — es kommt nicht viel dabei heraus
he/this beer isn't up to much — (coll.) mit ihm/diesem Bier ist nicht viel los (ugs.)
spend much of the day/week doing something — den Großteil des Tages/der Woche damit verbringen, etwas zu tun
they have done much to improve the situation — sie haben viel für die Verbesserung der Situation getan
not be much of a cinema-goer — etc. (coll.) kein großer Kinogänger usw. sein (ugs.)
3. adverb,I expected/thought as much — das habe ich erwartet/mir gedacht
more, most1) modifying comparatives viel [besser]much more lively/happy/attractive — viel lebhafter/glücklicher/ attraktiver
2) modifying superlatives mit Abstand [der/die/das beste, schlechteste, klügste usw.]3) modifying passive participles and predicative adjectives sehrhe is much improved — (in health) es geht ihm viel besser
4) modifying verbs (greatly) sehr [lieben, mögen, genießen]; (often) oft [sehen, treffen, besuchen]; (frequently) vielI don't much like him or like him much — ich mag ihn nicht besonders
not go much on somebody/something — (coll.) nicht viel von jemandem/etwas halten
much to my surprise/annoyance, I found that... — zu meiner großen Überraschung/Verärgerung stellte ich fest, dass...
5) (approximately) fast[pretty or very] much the same — fast [genau] der-/die-/dasselbe
6)much as or though — (although) sosehr... auch
* * *adj.viel adj. n.sehr adv.viel adj. -
18 Comparative degree: adjectives
1) Сравнительная степень прилагательных в английском языке может образовываться синтетически (прибавлением суффикса -er) или аналитически (с помощью конструкции со словом more).а) Синтетически образуют сравнительную степень односложные прилагательные (кроме right и wrong), а также часть двусложных прилагательных: все оканчивающиеся на -y, а также прилагательные clever, narrow, quiet, simpleб) Многие двусложные прилагательные могут образовывать сравнительную степень как синтетически, так и аналитическиcommon (распространенный) — commoner/more common (более распространенный)
polite (вежливый) — politer/more polite (вежливее)
в) Только аналитически образуют сравнительную степень некоторые двусложные прилагательные (в частности, все оканчивающиеся на -ing, -ed, -ful и - less), а также прилагательные, состоящие из трех или более слогов.В случае сомнений способ образования сравнительной степени двусложных прилагательных следует устанавливать по словарю.But what is more striking... — Но более поразительно то, что...
But the British people have a far more reserved nature than Australians. — Но по сравнению с австралийцами, британцы гораздо сдержаннее по характеру.
He grew more cheerful. — Он приободрился.
And now that I'm more helpless than ever, you're going away! — И теперь, когда я так беспомощен, ты уходишь.
Family and friends are more important than money. — Семья и друзья важнее денег.
г) Некоторые прилагательные образуют сравнительную степень нерегулярно или имеют несколько сравнительных форм:far (дальний) — farther (более удаленный)/further (дополнительный)
old (старый) — older (более старый)/elder (старший)
д) Нерегулярно образуют сравнительную форму следующие местоимения-прилагательные.much/many (много) — more (больше)
2) Синтетическая форма сравнительной степени не используется, если сравниваются две возможные характеристики одного и того же предметаShe is more nice than wise — Она скорее мила, чем умна
3) Для обозначения убывающей степени проявления качества вместо местоимения more используется местоимение less4) Прилагательное в сравнительной степени может иметь при себе уточняющие слова much, many (перед more + сущ. во мн.ч.), far, a lot, lots - гораздо, намного, any - сколько-нибудь, no - нисколько не, rather - довольно, a little, a bit - немного, even, all the - еще, any the - еще сколько-нибудь, none the - еще ничуть не. Слова any, no, a bit и a lot, как правило, не используются при прилагательных в сравнительной степени, имеющих при себе существительныеHe's got many more problems these days than ever — У него сейчас гораздо больше проблем, чем когда-либо раньше
This car is a bit more expensive. — Эта машина стоит немного дороже.
Again she had a scene of remonstrance with Tom, all the more severe, in proportion to the greater strength of her present position — Она снова устроила Тому скандал. На этот раз она протестовала еще сильнее, так как позиции ее упрочились.
English-Russian grammar dictionary > Comparative degree: adjectives
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19 cool down
1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) køle; afkøle; køle af2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) dæmpe sig ned; dysse ned; berolige* * *1) (to make or become less warm: Let your food cool down a bit!) køle; afkøle; køle af2) (to make or become less excited or less emotional: He was very angry but he's cooled down now.) dæmpe sig ned; dysse ned; berolige -
20 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below
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