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a bit of cake

1 bit *****

I [bɪt] n
1) (piece) pezzo, (smaller) pezzetto

a bit of — (paper, wood, cake) un pezzo di, (wine, sunshine, peace) un po' di

a bit of cake — un pezzo di torta

would you like another bit? — ne vuoi un altro pezzo?

a bit of music — un po' di musica

a bit too much — un po' troppo

a bit bigger/smaller — un po' più grande/più piccolo (-a)

a little bit dearer — un pochino più caro (-a)

a good bit cheaper — molto più economico (-a), molto più a buon mercato

a bit of news fam — una notizia

a bit of advice — un (piccolo) consiglio

a bit of luck — una fortuna

a bit mad/dangerous — un po' matto (-a) /pericoloso (-a)

bit by bit — a poco a poco

they have a bit of money — hanno un po' di soldi

it was a bit of a shock — è stato un po' un colpo

it's a bit of a nuisance — è un po' una scocciatura

that's not a bit of help — questo non aiuta affatto

to take sth to bits — smontare qc

to come to bits — (break) andare a pezzi, (be dismantled) essere smontabile

in bits (and pieces) — (broken) a pezzi, (dismantled) smontato (-a)

to fall to bits — cadere a pezzi

bring all your bits and pieces — porta tutte le tue cose

to do one's bit — fare la propria parte

2)

(short time) a bit — un momento, un attimo

wait a bit! — aspetta un attimo!

3)

(considerable sum) a good bit; quite a bit — un bel po'

4) (Am: coin) ottavo di dollaro
II [bɪt] n
(tool) punta, (of horse) morso
III [bɪt] pt
See:

bite
IV [bɪt] n
Comput bit m inv

English-Italian dictionary > bit *****
2 cake

торт имя существительное:
торт (cake, pie)

пирожное (cake, Brownie)

кекс (cake)

жмых (cake, oilcake, millcake, oil meal)

лепешка (cake, lozenge, flapjack, pastil, troche, pastille)

брикет (briquette, cake)

пряник (cake, honey-cake)

кусок (piece, chunk, lump, bit, bar, cake)

брусок (bar, block, rail, stick, brick, cake)

макуха (cake)

плитка (tile, bar, cake)

слежавшийся осадок (cake)

лепешка грязи или глины (cake)
глагол:
спекаться (sinter, frit, cake, contract)

слеживаться (cake, clod)

затвердевать (harden, solidify, set, freeze, bind, cake)
имя прилагательное:
кусковой (lump, cake, nubbly)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > cake
3 cake

§ ნამცხვარი, შაქარლამა, კექსი

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1 ნამხვარი, კექსი

2 ნაჭერი

a cake of soap ერთი ნაჭერი საპონი

a cake of ice ყინულის ხორგი / ბელტი / ბრიკეტი

what happened to the rest of the cake? დანარჩენი ნამცხვარი რა იქნა?

will you have some cake? ნამცხვარს ხომ არ მიირთმევ?

she stuffed her mouth with cake პირი ნამცხვრით გამოიტენა

he started in on the cake ნამცხვარს მისდგა

she went out to see after the cake ნამცხვრის მისახედად გავიდა

try this cake ეს ნამცხვარი გასინჯე

there's a trick to making a good cake კარგი ნამცხვრის გამოცხობას ცოდნა უნდა

the cake tastes of garlic ნამცხვარს ნივრის გემო დაჰკრავს

would you like some more cake? ნამცხვარს კიდევ ხომ არ მიირთმევდით?

a cake with marmalade filling ნამცხვარი ჯემით / ხილფაფით

cakes make me fat ნამცხვარი მასუქებს

we cut the cake into four even pieces ნამცხვარი ოთხ თანაბარ ნაწილად დავჭერით

fancy cakes ლამაზ-ლამაზი ნამცხვრები

chocolate cake შოკოლადის ტორტი

bit of cake / meat ნამცხვრის / ხორცის ნაჭერი

to bake a cake ნამცხვრის გამოცხობა

English-Georgian dictionary > cake
4 bit

I noun
1) (for horse) Gebiss, das; Gebissstange, die

take the bit between one's teeth — (fig.) aufmüpfig werden (ugs.)

2) (of drill) [Bohr]einsatz, der; Bohrer, der
II noun
1) (piece) Stück, das; (smaller) Stückchen, das

a little bit — ein kleines Stückchen

a bit of cheese/sugar/wood/coal — ein bisschen od. etwas Käse/Zucker/ein Stück Holz/etwas Kohle

a bit of trouble/luck — ein wenig Ärger/Glück

the best bits — die besten Teile

it cost quite a bit — es kostete ziemlich viel

bit by bit — Stück für Stück; (gradually) nach und nach

smashed to bits — in tausend Stücke zersprungen

bits and pieces — Verschiedenes

do one's bit — seinen Teil tun

2)

a bit — (somewhat)

a bit tired/too early — ein bisschen müde/zu früh

a little bit, just a bit — ein klein bisschen

quite a bit — um einiges [besser, stärker, hoffnungsvoller]

3)

a bit of — (rather)

be a bit of a coward/bully — ein ziemlicher Feigling sein/den starken Mann markieren (ugs.)

a bit of a disappointment — eine ganz schöne Enttäuschung

4) (short time)

[for] a bit — eine Weile

wait a bit longer — noch ein Weilchen warten

5) (short distance)

a bit — ein Stückchen

a bit closer — ein bisschen näher

6) (Amer.)

two/four/six bits — 25/50/75 Cent
III noun
(Computing) Bit, das
IV
see academic.ru/7197/bite">bite 1., 2.

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[bit]
past tense; = bite

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bit¹

[bɪt]

n ( fam)

1. (piece) Stück nt; ( fig: some)

a \bit of advice ein Rat m

a \bit of news eine Neuigkeit f

\bits of glass Glasscherben pl

\bits of paper Papierfetzen pl

little \bits [of metal] [Metall]stückchen pl

to blow sth to \bits etw zerfetzen

to come [or fall] to \bits kaputtgehen fam

to smash sth to \bits etw zerschmettern [o zertrümmern]

to tear sth to \bits etw zerfetzen [o in Stücke reißen

2. (part) Teil m; of a story, film Stelle f

to do one's \bit seinen Teil beitragen, das Seinige tun

\bit by \bit Stück für Stück, nach und nach

I saved up the money \bit by \bit ich habe mir das Geld Groschen für Groschen zusammengespart

we rebuilt the house over years \bit by \bit wir haben das Haus über die Jahre Stein für Stein wieder aufgebaut

3. (a little)

▪ a \bit ein bisschen [o wenig]

to hear a \bit of news about sb/sth Neuigkeiten über jdn/etw erfahren

to have a \bit put away einiges auf der hohen Kante haben

a [little] \bit of cake/affection ein [kleines] bisschen [o ein [klein] wenig] Kuchen/Zuneigung

I'll have to do a \bit of shopping ich muss noch ein paar Kleinigkeiten einkaufen

to be a \bit tired ein bisschen müde sein

just a \bit ein klein bisschen [o wenig

4. (rather)

▪ a \bit ziemlich

he's put on a \bit of weight er hat ziemlich zugenommen

he's a \bit of a bore er ist ein ziemlicher Langweiler

he's a \bit of a poet er ist gar kein so schlechter Dichter

the house is a \bit like a Swiss chalet das Haus sieht ein bisschen wie ein Schweizer Chalet aus

that was a \bit much das war ein starkes Stück

that was a \bit too much of a coincidence das konnte kein Zufall mehr sein

to be a \bit of an artist künstlerisch ziemlich begabt sein

to be a \bit of a nuisance/problem ziemlich lästig/problematisch sein

5.

a [fair] \bit [or [quite] a \bit] (very) ziemlich, ganz schön fam; (a lot) ziemlich [o fam ganz schön] viel

he's a good \bit older than his wife er ist um einiges älter als seine Frau

[quite] a \bit of money/rain/time ziemlich [o fam ganz schön viel] viel Geld/Regen/Zeit

[quite] a \bit late/expensive ziemlich [o fam ganz schön] spät/teuer

6. (while)

▪ a \bit ein Weilchen

I'm just going out for a \bit ich gehe mal kurz raus fam

I'll come along in a \bit ich komme gleich nach

hold on [or wait] a \bit warte mal [kurz]

7. (in negations)

▪ not a \bit kein bisschen

not the least [or slightest] \bit kein bisschen

but not a \bit of it! BRIT aber nicht die Spur! fam

to be not a \bit of help/use kein bisschen helfen/nützen

to be not the slightest [or not a] \bit tired kein bisschen müde sein

8. pl BRIT

\bits and pieces [or BRIT also bobs] (odds and ends) Krimskrams m fam

\bits and pieces (belongings) [Sieben]sachen pl; (affairs) Sachen pl

sewing \bits and pieces Nähutensilien pl

9. (coin)

threepenny/sixpenny \bit BRIT ( hist) Dreipence-/Sixpencestück nt

two \bits AM ( dated) 25 Cents

10.

▶ to be a \bit of all right BRIT ( dated sl) große Klasse sein fam

▶ every \bit as... as... genauso... wie...

to be every \bit as clever as sb/difficult as sth genauso klug wie jd/schwierig wie etw sein

▶ to be every \bit a gentleman/politician durch und durch ein Gentleman/Politiker sein

▶ to be a \bit of fluff [or skirt] [or stuff] BRIT ( dated sl) eine dufte Biene sein veraltend fam

▶ to go to \bits [völlig] zusammenbrechen

▶ she was his \bit on the side for several years BRIT (sl) sie war jahrelang seine heimliche Geliebte

▶ to be thrilled to \bits ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam

bit²

[bɪt]

vt, vi pt of bite

bit³

[bɪt]

n Trense f; ( fig)

she was chafing at the \bit waiting for the moment when she could visit her boyfriend sie konnte es kaum erwarten, ihren Freund besuchen zu dürfen

▶ to have [or get] [or take] the \bit between one's teeth (start working) sich akk an die Arbeit machen; (become rebellious) aufmüpfig werden; (try hard) sich akk mächtig anstrengen [o SCHWEIZ a. in's Zeug legen] fam

bit⁴

[bɪt]

n (drill) [Bohrer]einsatz m; (chisel) Meißel m

bit⁵

[bɪt]

n COMPUT Bit nt

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I [bɪt]
n

1) (for horse) Gebiss(stange f) nt

to take the bit between one's teeth (fig) — sich ins Zeug legen

See:

→ champ

2) (of drill) (Bohr)einsatz m, Bohrer m; (of plane) (Hobel)messer nt

3) (of key) (Schlüssel)bart m
II
1. n

1) (= piece) Stück nt; (smaller) Stückchen nt; (of glass also) Scherbe f; (= section of book, film, symphony) Teil m; (part or place in book, drama, text, symphony etc) Stelle f

a few bits of furniture — ein paar Möbelstücke

a bit of bread — ein Stück Brot

I gave my bit to my sister — ich habe meiner Schwester meinen Teil gegeben

this is the bit I hate, he said, taking out his wallet — das tue ich gar nicht gern, sagte er und zückte seine Brieftasche

would you like a bit of ice cream? — möchten Sie etwas or ein bisschen Eis?

there's a bit of truth in what he says — daran ist schon etwas Wahres

a bit of advice/luck/news — ein Rat m/ein Glück nt/eine Neuigkeit

we had a bit of trouble/excitement — wir hatten ein wenig Ärger/Aufregung

I only read a bit of the novel — ich habe nur ein bisschen or Stückchen von dem Roman gelesen

don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse? — hast du denn nicht die geringsten Gewissensbisse?

it did me a bit of good — das hat mir geholfen

it might be a bit of help — das könnte eine kleine Hilfe sein

it wasn't a bit of help — das war überhaupt keine Hilfe

I've experienced quite a bit in my life — ich habe in meinem Leben schon ( so) einiges erlebt

there's quite a bit of work left to do/bread left — es ist noch eine ganze Menge Arbeit zu erledigen/Brot da

to do the work in bits and pieces — die Arbeit stückchenweise machen

the bits and pieces — die einzelnen Teile

bring all your bits and pieces —

to pick up the bits and pieces (fig) — retten, was zu retten ist

to come or fall to bits — kaputtgehen, aus dem Leim gehen

to pull or tear sth to bits (lit) — etw in (tausend) Stücke reißen; (fig) keinen guten Faden an etw (dat) lassen

to go to bits (fig inf) — durchdrehen (inf)

See:

→ bob

2)

(with time) a bit — ein Weilchen nt

he's gone out for a bit — er ist ein Weilchen or mal kurz weggegangen

3)

(with cost) a bit — eine ganze Menge

it cost quite a bit — das hat ganz schön (viel) gekostet (inf)

4)

to do one's bit — sein( en) Teil tun

look, you're not doing your bit — hör mal zu, du setzt dich nicht genügend ein

5)

a bit of a crack/bruise etc — ein kleiner Riss/Fleck etc

he's a bit of a rogue/an expert — er ist ein ziemlicher Schlingel/ein Fachmann

he's a bit of a musician — er ist gar kein schlechter Musiker

she's a bit of a connoisseur —

you're a bit of an idiot, aren't you? — du bist ganz schön dumm

he's got a bit of a nerve! — der hat vielleicht Nerven!

it's a bit of a nuisance — das ist schon etwas ärgerlich

now that's a bit of an improvement — das ist schon besser

6)

bit by bit — Stück für Stück

he's every bit a soldier/Frenchman — er ist durch und durch Soldat/Franzose

it/he is every bit as good as... — es/er ist genauso gut, wie...

not a bit of it — keineswegs, keine Spur (inf)

7)

when it comes to the bit — wenn es drauf ankommt

8) (= coin) (Brit) Münze f

2/4/6 bits (US) — 25/50/75 Cent(s)

9) (Brit inf) Tussi f (sl)

2. adv

a bit — ein bisschen, etwas

were you angry? – a bit — haben Sie sich geärgert? – ja, schon etwas or ein bisschen

wasn't she a little bit surprised? — war sie nicht etwas erstaunt?

I'm not a (little) bit surprised — das wundert mich überhaupt nicht or kein bisschen (inf)

he wasn't a bit the wiser for it — danach war er auch nicht viel klüger or schlauer

quite a bit — ziemlich viel

that's quite a bit better — das ist schon besser

he's improved quite a bit — er hat sich ziemlich gebessert
III
n (COMPUT)
Bit nt IV pret See: of bite
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bit¹ [bıt]

A s

1. Gebiss n (am Pferdezaum):

take the bit between ( oder in) one’s teeth

a) durchgehen (Pferd),

b) fig aufsässig werden,

c) fig sich reinknien umg, sich mächtig anstrengen; → chafe B 1, champ¹ B

2. TECH schneidendes oder packendes Werkzeugteil:

a) Bohrer(spitze) m(f), Stich m, Meißel m, Schneide f

b) Hobeleisen n

c) Backe f, Maul n (der Zange etc)

d) (Schlüssel) Bart m

3. Mundstück n (einer Tabakspfeife, Zigarettenspitze etc)

B v/t

1. einem Pferd das Gebiss anlegen

2. fig zügeln

bit² [bıt] s

1. a) Stückchen n:

bits of broken glass Glassplitter;

fall to bits entzweigehen, zerbrechen;

pull ( oder pick, tear) to bits

a) in Stücke reißen,

b) fig eine Äußerung etc zerpflücken;

a bit ein bisschen, ein wenig, etwas;

a bit dull ziemlich langweilig; → thick A 15

c) besonders Br Stück n, Teil m, (eines Films etc) Szene f

2. umg Augenblick m, Moment m:

wait a bit;

after a bit nach einem Weilchen

3. umg (kleine) Münze:

twopenny bit; → two bits

4. auch bit part THEAT etc kleine (Neben)RolleBesondere Redewendungen: a bit of all right bes Br umg

a) schwer in Ordnung, ein prima Kerl, eine prima Sache,

b) ein sexy oder steiler Zahn;

he is a bit of a comedian er hat etwas von einem Komödianten (an sich);

a bit of a coward ziemlich feig(e);

be a bit of a coward about pain ganz schöne Angst vor Schmerzen haben;

a bit of a fool ein bisschen dumm;

it was a bit of a job to do it es war ganz schön anstrengend oder schwierig, das zu tun;

a bit of good luck ein glücklicher Zufall;

a bit of a mystery eine ziemlich rätselhafte Geschichte;

not a bit keine Spur, ganz und gar nicht, nicht im Geringsten, überhaupt nicht;

not a bit! keine Spur!;

a good bit ein tüchtiges Stück;

quite a bit ziemlich viel;

bit by bit

a) Stück für Stück,

b) nach und nach, allmählich;

do one’s bit

a) seine Pflicht (u. Schuldigkeit) tun,

b) seinen Beitrag leisten;

he’s doing the boss bit umg er spielt sich als Boss auf;

you misunderstood every bit of it das hast du ganz und gar missverstanden;

every bit as good ganz genau so gut;

one’s bits and pieces ( oder bobs) umg seine Siebensachen;

have a bit on the side umg einen Freund oder eine Freundin haben, fremdgehen; → crumpet 2 b, fluff A 5, mind A 4, skirt A 2 a, understatement

bit³ [bıt] s IT Bit n (eine Informationseinheit):

bit density Bitdichte f

bit⁴ [bıt] prät und obs pperf von bite

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I noun
1) (for horse) Gebiss, das; Gebissstange, die

take the bit between one's teeth — (fig.) aufmüpfig werden (ugs.)

2) (of drill) [Bohr]einsatz, der; Bohrer, der
II noun
1) (piece) Stück, das; (smaller) Stückchen, das

a little bit — ein kleines Stückchen

a bit of cheese/sugar/wood/coal — ein bisschen od. etwas Käse/Zucker/ein Stück Holz/etwas Kohle

a bit of trouble/luck — ein wenig Ärger/Glück

the best bits — die besten Teile

it cost quite a bit — es kostete ziemlich viel

bit by bit — Stück für Stück; (gradually) nach und nach

smashed to bits — in tausend Stücke zersprungen

bits and pieces — Verschiedenes

do one's bit — seinen Teil tun

2)

a bit — (somewhat)

a bit tired/too early — ein bisschen müde/zu früh

a little bit, just a bit — ein klein bisschen

quite a bit — um einiges [besser, stärker, hoffnungsvoller]

3)

a bit of — (rather)

be a bit of a coward/bully — ein ziemlicher Feigling sein/den starken Mann markieren (ugs.)

a bit of a disappointment — eine ganz schöne Enttäuschung

4) (short time)

[for] a bit — eine Weile

wait a bit longer — noch ein Weilchen warten

5) (short distance)

a bit — ein Stückchen

a bit closer — ein bisschen näher

6) (Amer.)

two/four/six bits — 25/50/75 Cent
III noun
(Computing) Bit, das
IV
see bite 1., 2.

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n.

Bit -s n.

English-german dictionary > bit
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 ნაჭერი

bit by bit თანდათანობით

2 ცოტა, ოდნავ

I'm a bit tired ცოტა დავიღალე

I'm a bit better ცოტათი უკეთ ვარ

wait a bit! ცოტა მოიცადე!

a bit more / less ცოტა მეტი / ცოტა ნაკლები

not a bit სულაც არ

I'm not a bit cold სულაც არ მცივა

3 იხ. bite v

●●he is a bit of a performer ცოტა პოზიორია

she's a bit down today დღეს უგუნებოდაა

English-Georgian dictionary > bit
6 ♦ bit

♦ bit (1) /bɪt/
n.

1 pezzo; pezzetto; frammento: a bit of string, un pezzo di spago; bits of paper, pezzetti di carta; bits of broken china, frammenti di porcellana; He ate every bit of his cake, ha mangiato il dolce fino all'ultimo boccone; to bits, in mille pezzi; in briciole: to be falling to bits, cadere a pezzi; The vase was shattered to bits, il vaso andò in mille pezzi; The house was blown to bits, la casa è stata disintegrata dall'esplosione

2 parte; pezzo; punto; episodio; brano; scena: the bit about the storm, (in un film, un romanzo, ecc.) l'episodio della tempesta; the best bit in the whole play, la scena migliore della commedia

3 (davanti ad alcuni sostantivi non numerabili indica l'unità) – a bit of information, un'informazione; a bit of good news, una bella notizia; every single bit of evidence, ogni singola prova; few bits of furniture, pochi mobili

4 – a bit, un po'; un poco: a bit of fun, un po' di divertimento; a bit of money, un po' di soldi; a bit annoyed, un po' seccato; a bit too short, un po' troppo corto; I'd like to hear a bit more about it, vorrei saperne un po' di più; I did a bit of teaching, ho insegnato per qualche tempo; ho fatto un po' di insegnamento; DIALOGO → - Dinner 2- I think it needs a bit more salt, credo che manchi un pizzico di sale; Wait a bit, aspetta un po' (o un momento); for a bit, per un po'; quite a bit, un bel po'; parecchio; a fair bit, un bel po'; una discreta quantità; not a bit, per nulla; niente affatto: not a bit afraid, per nulla impaurito; a wee bit, un po'; un tantino; He's not a bit like his brother, non assomiglia affatto a suo fratello

5 (con un attr.) (fam.) comportamento; scena; numero; solfa; messinscena; manfrina (fam.): He's into his martyr bit again, ha riattaccato a fare il martire; I hate the whole publicity bit, odio tutta la pubblicità

6 (fam. GB) moneta ( di basso valore): a sixpenny bit, una moneta da sei pence ( prima della decimalizzazione)

7 (fam. USA) 12,50 centesimi di dollaro: two bits, un quarto di dollaro; four bits, mezzo dollaro

8 (teatr.) = bit part ► sotto

9 ( slang) ragazza; donna; bambola; pupa

10 ( slang USA) condanna al carcere: a 60-day bit, una condanna a due mesi

11 (al pl.) (fam. GB) genitali maschili; affari, pendagli (fam.)

● a bit at a time (o bit by bit), un po' alla volta; a poco a poco □ a bit much, un po' troppo; una pretesa esagerata: I think it's a bit much expecting me to work on a Saturday, mi pare un po' troppo pretendere che lavori di sabato □ a bit of a, un certo; un discreto; un po': a bit of a bore, un discreto seccatore; It was a bit of a disappointment, è stata un po' una delusione; He's a bit of a painter, dipinge un po' □ (fam. GB) a bit of all right (o of crumpet, of skirt), una bella ragazza; un bel pezzo di ragazza □ (fam. GB) a bit of a lad, un donnaiolo; un sottaniere □ (GB) a bit on the side, una scappatella coniugale □ (teatr.) bit part, particina; comparsata □ (teatr.) bit player, attore che fa particine □ a bit thick = a bit much ► sopra □ (fam.) bits and pieces, frammenti; pezzetti; poca roba; ( anche bits and bobs) cose varie, oggetti vari, aggeggi vari, roba, armamentario, cianfrusaglie, carabattole: the few bits and pieces that still remain, le poche cose che ancora restano; She left taking all her bits and pieces with her, se n'è andata prendendo con sé tutte le sue cose (o il suo armamentario) □ (fam. GB) to do one's bit, fare il proprio dovere; fare la propria parte □ every bit as, altrettanto; tanto (quanto); non meno (di): My work is every bit as good as his, il mio lavoro è altrettanto buono quanto il suo (o non è da meno del suo) □ every little bit of it, tutto quanto □ to give sb. a bit of one's mind, dirne quattro a q. □ Not a bit of it!, macché!; niente affatto!; neanche per sogno!; ( come risposta a un ringraziamento) ma di nulla!, si figuri! □ (fam.) to bits, moltissimo; da morire; da pazzi: I love her to bits, le voglio un bene dell'anima; l'amo da morire □ ( slang USA) the whole bit, tutto quanto.
bit (2) /bɪt/
n.

1 morso ( finimento)

2 punta ( di trapano)

3 tagliente ( di pialla)

4 morsa ( di tenaglie)

5 ingegno ( di chiave)

● to champ (o to chafe) at the bit, essere impaziente; mordere il freno □ to get (o to take) the bit between one's teeth, cominciare con entusiasmo; mettercisi di buzzo buono; partire in quarta.
bit (3) /bɪt/
pass. e p. p. di to bite.
bit (4) /bɪt/
n.

1 (comput.) bit

2 (mat.) bit; cifra binaria

● bit density, densità di bit □ bit handling, manipolazione di bit □ bit pattern, bit pattern; pattern di bit; sequenza di bit □ bit rate, velocità in bit.
(to) bit /bɪt/
v. t.

1 mettere il morso a ( un cavallo)

2 (fig.) imbrigliare; frenare.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ bit
7 cake

n. tårta, mjuk kaka; del, bit, skiva
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v. göra stel; täcka med hård skorpa

* * *
[keik] 1. noun
1) (a food made by baking a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar etc: a piece of cake; a plate of cream cakes; a Christmas cake.) tårta, [] kaka

2) (a piece of other food pressed into shape: fishcakes; oatcakes.) bulle, kaka

3) (a flattened hard mass: a cake of soap.) bit, stycke
2. verb
(to cover in the form of a dried mass: His shoes were caked with mud.) forma till en kaka, bilda skorpa på, täcka

English-Swedish dictionary > cake
8 bit

̈ɪbɪt кусок;
кусочек - small *s of sugar кусочки сахара - small *s of plaster куски штукатурки - every * of все - he ate all the cake * by * он по кусочку съел весь пирог - to go to *s разбиться на мелкие кусочки частица, доля - give me a * дай мне немного небольшое количество, немного, чуть-чуть - a * at a time понемногу, не спеша, постепенно - wait a * подожди немного - I am a * tired я немного устал - he is a * late он слегка опоздал - not a * нисколько, ничуть - he is a * of a coward он трусоват (разговорное) мелкая монета - threepenny * монета в три пенса - short * (американизм) монета в 10 центов - long * монета в 15 центов - two *s (американизм) монета в 25 центов (американизм) (сленг) срок заключения (американизм) (сленг) эпизодическая роль - * player киноактер или киноактриса, исполняющие эпизодические роли;
статистика поведение, образ действий - this is strictly a fascist * так могут поступать только фашисты обычная процедура - the familiar 1-2-3-4 * to check the acoustics обычная процедура счета вслух, принятый в таких случаях счет раз-два-три-четыре для проверки акустики мода, фасон;
стиль( одежды) - the bouffant * мода на пышные юбки и рукава предмет обсуждения - as for the * about marriage... если речь идет о браке... > * by * постепенно > a good * изрядно, много > a good * older много старше > a nice * of money немало денег > a saucy * дерзкая девчонка > *s and pieces всякая всячина, всякий хлам;
остатки, обрезки, кусочки чего-л > to do one's * внести свою лепту;
исполнить свой долг > to take a * of doing требовать затраты усилий > a * much необдуманно, неосмотрительно;
хватить через край > a * of all right( разговорное) здорово, хорошо бурав зубило зубок (врубовой цепи) ;
вставной резец режущая кромка (инструмента) бородка ключа головка паяльника удила, мундштук;
трензель - to be on the * идти на поводу - to be over the * не слушаться повода (конный спорт) - to draw * натянуть поводья, остановить лошадь;
замедлить, уменьшить скорость > to champ at the * проявлять нетерпение > to take the * between one's teeth закусить удила, не знать удержу взнуздывать обуздывать, сдерживать( компьютерное) бит;
(двоичная) единица информации - * rate скорость передачи информации - * image двоичный образ, битовый образ past и p.p. от bite
addition ~ вчт. дополнительный бит

address ~ вчт. разряд адреса

bit past & p. p. от bite ~ вчт. бит ~ бородка (ключа) ~ бур;
бурав;
зубило ~ взнуздывать ~ двоичный знак( в вычислительных машинах) ~ вчт. двоичный разряд ~ кусочек;
частица, небольшое количество;
a bit немного;
not a bit ничуть;
bit by bit постепенно;
wait a bit подождите минуту;
he is a bit of a coward он трусоват ~ кусочек;
частица, небольшое количество;
a bit немного;
not a bit ничуть;
bit by bit постепенно;
wait a bit подождите минуту;
he is a bit of a coward он трусоват ~ мелкая монета;
short bit амер. монета в 10 центов;
long bit монета в 15 центов;
two bit s амер. монета в 25 центов ~ обуздывать, сдерживать ~ режущий край инструмента;
лезвие ~ удила;
мундштук;
to draw bit натянуть поводья, вожжи;
to take the bit between one's teeth закусить удила

~ attr.: ~ part эпизодическая роль

~ кусочек;
частица, небольшое количество;
a bit немного;
not a bit ничуть;
bit by bit постепенно;
wait a bit подождите минуту;
he is a bit of a coward он трусоват ~ by ~ вчт. побитно ~ by ~ вчт. поразрядно

~ off вчт. нулевой бит

~ attr.: ~ part эпизодическая роль

~ per inch вчт. бит на дюйм

~ per second вчт. бит в секунду

to do one's ~ внести свою лепту;
делать свое дело, исполнять свой долг;
bits and pieces остатки, обрезки, хлам

bits off вчт. нулевые биты

carry ~ вчт. перенос carry ~ вчт. разряд переноса

change ~ вчт. бит изменений

check ~ вчт. контрольный разряд check ~ вчт. проверочный разряд

deletion ~ вчт. бит удаления

to do one's ~ внести свою лепту;
делать свое дело, исполнять свой долг;
bits and pieces остатки, обрезки, хлам

~ удила;
мундштук;
to draw bit натянуть поводья, вожжи;
to take the bit between one's teeth закусить удила

dropped ~ вчт. потерянный бит

flag ~ вчт. флаговый разряд

framing ~ вчт. кадрирующий бит

to get a ~ on разг. быть навеселе;
he (she) is a bit long in the tooth он (она) уже не ребенок

to give (smb.) a ~ of one's mind высказаться напрямик, откровенно

to get a ~ on разг. быть навеселе;
he (she) is a bit long in the tooth он (она) уже не ребенок

~ кусочек;
частица, небольшое количество;
a bit немного;
not a bit ничуть;
bit by bit постепенно;
wait a bit подождите минуту;
he is a bit of a coward он трусоват

high ~ вчт. единичный бит

ignore ~ вчт. пустой разряд

information ~ вчт. информационный разряд

least-significant ~ вчт. младший разряд

lockout ~ вчт. разряд блокировки

~ мелкая монета;
short bit амер. монета в 10 центов;
long bit монета в 15 центов;
two bit s амер. монета в 25 центов

low ~ вчт. нулевой бит

mask ~ вчт. бит маски

match ~ вчт. разряд совпадения

merging ~s вчт. биты сшивания

most significant ~ вчт. старший бит

~ кусочек;
частица, небольшое количество;
a bit немного;
not a bit ничуть;
bit by bit постепенно;
wait a bit подождите минуту;
he is a bit of a coward он трусоват not: ~ at all не стоит( благодарности) ;
not a bit (of it) нисколько;
not but, not but that, not but what хотя;
не то чтобы

opcode ~ вчт. разряд кода операции

parity ~ вчт. бит четности parity ~ вчт. контрольный двоичный разряд четности

presence ~ вчт. бит наличия

protection ~ вчт. бит защиты

qualifying ~ вчт. указательный бит

reference ~ вчт. бит обращения

security ~ вчт. бит защиты

service ~ вчт. служебный бит

~ мелкая монета;
short bit амер. монета в 10 центов;
long bit монета в 15 центов;
two bit s амер. монета в 25 центов

sign ~ вчт. знаковый бит

slack ~s вчт. заполняющий бит

stack ~ вчт. заполняющий бит

start ~ вчт. стартовый бит

state ~ вчт. бит состояния

stop ~ вчт. стоп-бит stop ~ вчт. стоповый бит

synch ~ вчт. бит цикла синхронизации

to take a ~ of doing требовать затраты усилий

~ удила;
мундштук;
to draw bit натянуть поводья, вожжи;
to take the bit between one's teeth закусить удила

~ мелкая монета;
short bit амер. монета в 10 центов;
long bit монета в 15 центов;
two bit s амер. монета в 25 центов

unit ~ вчт. единичный бит

use ~ вчт. бит пользователя

validity ~ вчт. бит достоверности validity ~ вчт. разряд достоверности

~ кусочек;
частица, небольшое количество;
a bit немного;
not a bit ничуть;
bit by bit постепенно;
wait a bit подождите минуту;
he is a bit of a coward он трусоват

zero ~ вчт. нулевой бит

zone ~ вчт. бит зоны

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > bit
9 bit

I [bıt] n
1. 1) кусок; кусочек

small bits of sugar - кусочки сахара

small bits of plaster - куски штукатурки

every bit of - всё

he ate all the cake bit by bit - он по кусочку съел весь пирог [см. тж. ♢ ]

to go /to come/ to bits - разбиться на мелкие кусочки

2) частица, доля

give me a bit - дай мне немного /часть/

2. (a bit) небольшое количество, немного, чуть-чуть

a bit at a time - понемногу, не спеша, постепенно

wait a bit - подожди немного

I am a bit tired - я немного устал

he is a bit late - он слегка опоздал

not a bit - нисколько, ничуть

he is not a bit tired - он совсем не устал

he is a bit of a coward - он трусоват

3. разг. мелкая монета

threepenny bit - монета в три пенса

short bit - амер. монета в 10 центов

long bit - монета в 15 центов

two bits - амер. монета в 25 центов

4. амер. сл. срок заключения

5. амер. сл. эпизодическая роль (тж. bit part, bit role)

bit player - (кино)актёр или (кино)актриса, исполняющие эпизодические роли; статист(ка)

6. поведение, образ действий

this is strictly a fascist bit - так могут поступать только фашисты

7. обычная процедура

the familiar 1-2-3-4 bit to check the acoustics - обычная процедура счёта вслух, принятый в таких случаях счёт раз-два-три-четыре для проверки акустики

8. мода, фасон; стиль ( одежды)

the bouffant bit - мода на пышные юбки и рукава

9. предмет обсуждения

as for the bit about marriage... - если речь идёт о браке...

♢ bit by bit - постепенно [см. тж. 1, 1)]

a good /nice/ bit - изрядно, много

a good bit older - много старше

a nice bit of money - немало денег

a saucy bit - дерзкая девчонка

bits and pieces - всякая всячина, всякий хлам; остатки, обрезки, кусочки чего-л.

to do one's bit - внести свою лепту; исполнить свой долг

to take a bit of doing - требовать затраты усилий

a bit much - необдуманно, неосмотрительно; ≅ хватить через край

a bit of all right - разг. здорово, хорошо
II
1. [bıt] n

1. 1) бур

2) бурав

3) зубило

4) зубок ( врубовой цепи); вставной резец

2. режущая кромка ( инструмента)

3. бородка ключа

4. головка паяльника

5. удила, мундштук; трензель

to be on the bit - идти на поводу

to be over the bit - не слушаться повода ( конный спорт)

to draw bit - а) натянуть поводья, остановить лошадь; б) замедлить, уменьшить скорость

♢ to champ at the bit - проявлять нетерпение

to take the bit between one's teeth - закусить удила, не знать удержу

2. [bıt] v

1. взнуздывать

2. обуздывать, сдерживать
II [bıt] n вчт.
бит; (двоичная) единица информации

bit rate - скорость передачи информации

bit image - двоичный образ, битовый образ
IV [bıt] past и p. p. от bite II

НБАРС > bit
10 bit

I [bɪt] n
1) кусок, кусочек

I'll give you a bit of advice. — Я тебе дам небольшой совет.

He read all the interesting bits in the newspaper. — Он прочитал все интересное в газете.

He ate all the pie bit by bit. — По кусочку он съел весь пирог.

Bit by bit we pieced together the evidence. — Одно за другим мы собрали воедино все доказательства.

My nerves have gone all to bis lately. — За последнее время у меня совершенно расшатались нервы.

This table comes to bits. — Этот стол можно разобрать.

Unfortunately the box has come to bits. — К несчастью ящик развалился.

They tore him to bits. — Они ему все косточки перемыли.

- small bit
- choice bit
- tiny bit
- every bit
- little bit
- bit of bread
- bit of string
- bit of straw
- bit of blood
- bits of plaster
- bits and pieces of the plane
- bits and pieces of the story
- not a bit
- eat every bit of food on the table
- assemble the model bit by bit
- go to bits
- break the chocolate bar into bits
- tear one's coat to bits
2) немного, некоторое количество, небольшое количество, чуть-чуть

It was a bit of a surprise to find she was married. — Нас немало удивило, что она замужем.

Let me get my bits and pieces together. — Дай-ка я соберу все свои вещички.

I'm a bit tired. — Я немного устал.

It didn't hurt a bit. — Совсем не было больно.

I'm a bit late. — Я слегка опоздал.

I'm not a bit the wiser. — Я так ничего и не понял.

He is a good bit older. — Он намного старше.

The house is a good bit larger than, I expected. — Дом значительно больше, чем я ожидал.

We had a bit of dinner together. — Мы скромно пообедали.

They have got a bit of money. — У них водятся денежки.

He has a bit of news for you. — У него для вас есть новость.

I had a bit of luck. — Мне довольно-таки повезло.

You must do a bit at a time. — Все надо делать не спеша.

He is not a bit like that really. — Он совсем не такой на самом деле.

- bit late
- bit much
- bit of a job
- every bit of it
- bit at a time
- nice bit of money
- have a little bit of hope
- be a bit of an artist
- have not a bit of talent
- give smb a bit of one's mind
- do a bit of shopping
- it's a bit cold to day
- it takes a bit of courage
- not a bit like this
3) мелкая монета

I wouldn't give you two bits for that old book! — Я бы и гроша не дал за эту старую книгу.

- short bit
- long bit
- two bits
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CHOICE OF WORDS:

(1.) Русским существительным кусок, кусочек соответствуют разные английские слова в зависимости от следующего за ним существительного - a piece, a lump, a slice, a bar: a piece of meat (of chalk, of bread, of paper) кусок мяса (мела, хлеба, бумаги); a lump of sugar кусок сахара; a slice of lemon (of cheese, of cake) кусочек/ломтик лимона (сыра, торта); a piece (a scrap, a sheet) of paper кусок/листик бумаги; a bar of soap кусок мыла. (2.) See piece, n
II [bɪt] v
Past и P.P. от bite II

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > bit
11 bit

Ⅰ.

bit¹ [bɪt]

bout, morceau ⇒ 1 (a) numéro ⇒ 1 (c) mors ⇒ 1 (f) mèche ⇒ 1 (g) bit ⇒ 1 (h) quelque temps ⇒ 2 (a) un peu ⇒ 2 (b) petit à petit ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) (piece → of paper, wood, string) bout m; (→ of land) morceau m; (→ of cake, meat, cheese) morceau m; (smaller) bout m; (→ of book) passage m; (→ of film) séquence f; (→ of jigsaw puzzle) pièce f;

∎ you missed out the best bits (of story, joke) tu as oublié le meilleur;

∎ I liked the bit where they were in the cave (in book) j'aime le passage où ils sont dans la caverne; (in film) j'aime la séquence où ils sont dans la caverne;

∎ this is the difficult bit c'est là où ça se complique;

∎ bits and pieces of sth des morceaux de qch;

∎ made of bits and pieces fait de bric et de broc;

∎ she picked up her bits and pieces elle a ramassé ses affaires;

∎ in bits en morceaux;

∎ to take sth to bits démonter qch;

∎ the dog tore the paper to bits le chien a complètement déchiré le journal;

∎ to fall to bits (book, clothes) tomber en lambeaux;

∎ the wall was falling to bits le mur tombait en morceaux ou en ruine;

∎ to come to bits (dismantle) se démonter; (break) tomber en morceaux;

∎ familiar I love him to bits! je l'adore!^□

(b) (unspecified small quantity)

∎ a bit of dirt une petite saleté;

∎ a bit of advice un (petit) conseil;

∎ a bit of money/time un peu d'argent/de temps;

∎ a little bit of tact/patience un tout petit peu de tact/de patience;

∎ quite a bit of rain/trouble pas mal de pluie/d'ennuis;

∎ there's been a bit of trouble at home il y a eu quelques problèmes à la maison;

∎ it's a bit of a problem cela pose un problème;

∎ it was a bit of a nuisance c'était vraiment ennuyeux;

∎ we got a bit of a shock ça nous a fait un choc;

∎ it's not a bit of use cela ne sert absolument à rien;

∎ he's a bit of a crook il est un peu escroc sur les bords;

∎ I've been a bit of a fool j'ai été un peu bête;

∎ it was a bit too much of a coincidence c'était un peu fort comme coïncidence;

∎ to do one's bit y mettre du sien, faire un effort;

∎ everyone did their bit tout le monde y a mis du sien ou a fait un effort;

∎ we did our bit to help the children nous avons fait ce qu'il fallait pour aider les enfants;

∎ they ate up every bit ils ont tout mangé jusqu'au dernier morceau;

∎ I've had quite a bit to drink j'ai un peu trop bu;

∎ to make quite a bit (earn money) gagner pas mal d'argent ou de fric;

∎ to have a bit put away avoir un petit pécule;

∎ that must be worth quite a bit! ça doit valoir pas mal d'argent;

∎ she's every bit as competent as he is elle est tout aussi compétente que lui;

∎ familiar to have a bit on the side (male lover) avoir un amant; (female lover) avoir une maîtresse;

∎ British familiar to be a bit of all right (of woman) être une jolie fille; (of man) être un beau mec;

∎ British familiar this is a bit of all right! ça c'est chouette!;

∎ familiar that takes a bit of doing ça, c'est bien difficile

(c) familiar (role) numéro m;

∎ he's doing his perfect father bit il nous fait son numéro du père parfait

(d) familiar (small coin) pièce^□ f;

∎ a threepenny bit une pièce de trois pence

(e) American (coin) = ancienne pièce de 12,5 cents;

∎ two bits vingt-cinq cents

(f) (for horse) mors m;

∎ figurative to take the bit between one's teeth prendre le mors aux dents

(g) Technology (of drill) mèche f

(h) Computing bit m;

∎ bits per second bits mpl par seconde

(i) American familiar (term of imprisonment) peine f de prison^□ ;

∎ he did a bit in Fort Worth il a fait de la taule à Fort Worth

2 a bit adverb

(a) (some time) quelque temps;

∎ let's sit down for a bit asseyons-nous un instant ou un peu;

∎ we waited a good/little bit nous avons attendu un bon/un petit moment;

∎ hold on or wait a bit! attendez un peu ou un instant!;

∎ he's away quite a bit il est souvent absent;

∎ after a bit we left au bout de quelque temps nous sommes partis;

∎ in a bit dans quelques minutes

(b) (slightly) un peu;

∎ I'm a bit late je suis un peu en retard;

∎ she's a good/little bit older than he is elle est beaucoup/un peu plus âgée que lui;

∎ it's a (little) bit more expensive c'est un (tout petit) peu plus cher

(c) (at all)

∎ they haven't changed a bit ils n'ont pas du tout changé;

∎ I don't care a bit cela m'est bien ou complètement égal;

∎ are we bothering you? - not a bit! on vous dérange? - pas du tout!;

∎ not a bit of it! pas le moins du monde!;

∎ it's asking a bit much to expect her to apologize il ne faut pas s'attendre à des excuses, c'est trop lui demander;

∎ that's a bit much or a bit steep! ça c'est un peu fort!

3 bit by bit adverb

petit à petit

►► Computing bit command commande f binaire;

Cinema & Theatre bit part petit rôle m;

Cinema & Theatre bit player acteur(trice) m,f qui joue des petits rôles;

Computing bit rate débit f binaire

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bit² pt of bite

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > bit
12 bit

n 1. кусок, кусочек, небольшое количество: every bit — все, все до крошки; 2. немного, чуточку; It is a bit late (long) — Немного поздно (длинно). It didn't hurt a bit — Совсем не было больно (1). Русским кусок, кусочек соответствуют разные английские слова в зависимости от следующего за ними существительного:
a piece of meat (chalk, bread, paper) — кусок мяса (мела, хлеба, бумаги),

a lump of sugar — кусок сахара;

a slice of lemon (cheese, cake) — кусок/ломтик лимона (сыра, торта);

a bar of soap — кусок мыла.
(2). See piece, n.

English-Russian word troubles > bit
13 (a) bit of bread

a bit of bread (of cake, of sugar, of ham) кусочек хлеба (пирога, сахара, окорока)

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) bit of bread
14 to eat every bit of food on the table

to eat every bit of food on the table (our supper, cake) съесть всё, что было на столе (весь ужин, весь пирог до крошки)

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to eat every bit of food on the table
15 he ate all the cake bit by bit

Общая лексика: он по кусочку съел весь пирог

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > he ate all the cake bit by bit
16 have a bit of Navy cake

Табуированная лексика: заниматься анальным сексом

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have a bit of Navy cake
17 peu

peu [pø]

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1. adverb

2. indefinite pronoun

3. masculine noun

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► Lorsque peu fait partie d'une locution comme avant peu, sous peu, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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► peu se traduit souvent par l'équivalent anglais de pas beaucoup.

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   a. ( = pas beaucoup) not much

• il mange peu he doesn't eat much

• il lit peu he doesn't read much

• il lit assez peu he doesn't read very much

• il lit très peu he reads very little

• je le connais trop peu I don't know him well enough

► peu de (quantité) not much ; (nombre) not many

• nous avons eu peu de soleil we didn't have much sunshine

• nous avons eu très peu de pluie we've had very little rain

• peu de gens connaissent cet endroit not many people know this place

• il y a peu d'enfants dans cet immeuble there aren't many children in this building

• en peu de mots in a few words

• il est ici pour peu de temps he's not staying long

• il faut peu de chose pour le choquer it doesn't take much to shock him

• peu de monde few people

   b. ( = pas très) not very

• il est peu sociable he's not very sociable

• c'est peu probable it's not very likely

• ils sont trop peu nombreux there are too few of them

• un auteur assez peu connu a relatively unknown author

   c. ( = pas longtemps) shortly

• elle est arrivée peu après she arrived shortly afterwards

• peu avant 11 heures shortly before 11 o'clock

   d. ( = rarement) ils se voient peu they don't see each other very often

• elle sort peu she doesn't go out much

   e. (locutions)

► peu à peu little by little

• peu à peu, l'idée a gagné du terrain little by little the idea gained ground► à peu près about

• il pèse à peu près 50 kilos he weighs about 50 kilos► de peu

• il est plus âgé de peu he's a little older

• il l'a battu de peu he just beat him

• il a manqué le train de peu he just missed the train► pour peu que + subjonctif if

• pour peu qu'il soit sorti sans sa clé... if he should have come out without his key...

2. <

• bien peu le savent very few people know

• peu d'entre eux sont restés not many of them stayed

3. <

( = petite quantité) little

• j'ai oublié le peu de français que j'avais appris I've forgotten the little French I'd learnt

• le peu de cheveux qui lui reste what little hair he has left

► un (petit) peu a bit a little

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► un peu se traduit souvent par l'expression a bit, qui est plus familière que a little ; de même, on peut dire a bit of au lieu de a little pour traduire un peu de.

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• il te ressemble un peu he looks a bit like you

• restez encore un peu stay a bit longer

• essaie de manger un peu try to eat a little

• il travaille un peu trop he works a bit too much

• c'est un peu fort ! that's a bit much! (inf)

• c'est un peu grand it's a bit big

• il y a un peu moins de bruit it is a little less noisy

• donnez-m'en juste un petit peu just give me a little bit

• elle va un tout petit peu mieux she's a little better

• il y a un peu plus d'un an just over a year ago

• on trouve ce produit un peu partout you can get this product just about anywhere

• un peu plus et il oubliait son rendez-vous he very nearly forgot his appointment

• je me demande un peu où sont les enfants I'm just wondering where the children are

• un peu ! (inf) and how! (inf)

• il nous a menti, et pas qu'un peu ! (inf) he lied to us bigtime! (inf)

► un peu de a little a bit of

• un peu d'eau a little water

• un peu de patience a little patience

• un peu de silence, s'il vous plaît ! can we have a bit of quiet please!► pour un peu

• pour un peu, il m'aurait accusé he all but accused me

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Note: Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots

Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités
pø
1.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) not much

elle gagne assez peu — she doesn't earn very much

elle gagne très peu — she earns very little

le radiateur chauffe peu — the radiator doesn't give out much heat

je sais me contenter de peu — I'm satisfied with very little

deux semaines c'est trop peu — two weeks isn't long enough

si peu que ce soit — however little

tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu — you're not going to worry about such a little thing

la catastrophe a été évitée de peu — disaster was only just avoided

ça importe peu — it doesn't really matter

c'est peu dire — to say the least

il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire! — (colloq) he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!

un homme comme on en voit peu — the kind of man you don't often come across

très peu pour moi! — (colloq) fig no thanks! (colloq)

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) not very

assez peu connu — little-known

ils se sentent très peu concernés par... — they feel quite unconcerned about...

nous étions peu nombreux — there weren't many of us

un individu peu recommandable — a disreputable character

elle n'est pas peu fière — she's more than a little proud

2.

pronom indéfini

peu leur font confiance — few ou not many people trust them

3.

peu de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)

peu de mots — few words

2) ( avec un nom non dénombrable)

peu de temps — little time

en peu de temps — in next to no time

il y a peu de bruit — there's not much noise

c'est peu de chose — it's not much

avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux — with very little she made a delicious meal

on est bien peu de chose! — we're so insignificant!

4.

nom masculin

1) ( petite quantité)

le peu de — the little [confiance, liberté]; the few [livres, amis]

il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire — he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him

2) ( manque)

le peu de — the lack of

5.

un peu locution adverbiale

1) ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit

reste encore un peu — stay a little longer

‘elle aime le fromage?’ - ‘oui, pas qu'un peu (colloq)!’ — ‘does she like cheese?’ - ‘does she ever (colloq)!’

2) ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit

parle un peu moins fort — keep your voice down

elle se maquille un peu trop — she wears a bit too much make-up

un peu plus de gens — a few more people

un peu moins de — slightly less [pluie]; slightly fewer [gens]

amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins... — bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference

‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’ - ‘un peu beaucoup même (colloq)’ — ‘he looked a bit annoyed’ - ‘more than a bit’

3) ( emploi stylistique) just

répète un peu pour voir! — (colloq) you just try saying that again!

je vous demande un peu! — (colloq) I ask you!

il sait un peu (colloq) de quoi il parle — he does know what he's talking about

4) ( emploi par antiphrase) a little

tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? — aren't you just a little jealous?

5) (colloq) ( pour renforcer une affirmation)

il est un peu bien ton copain! — your boyfriend is a bit of all right (colloq) GB ou a good-looker! (colloq)

‘tu le ferais toi?’ - ‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ — ‘would you do it?’ - ‘I sure would (colloq)!’

6.

peu à peu locution adverbiale gradually, little by little

7.

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu ils se seraient battus — they very nearly had a fight

8.

pour peu que locution conjonctive if

pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie — if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story

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pø
1. adv

1) (modifiant un verbe) not much

Il boit peu. — He doesn't drink much.

Il voyage peu. — He doesn't travel much.

J'ai peu mangé à midi. — I didn't eat much for lunch.

2) (modifiant un adjectif) not very

Il est peu bavard. — He's not very talkative.

3) (modifiant un adverbe)

peu avant — shortly before

peu après — shortly afterwards

4) (modifiant un nom)

peu de (avec nom pluriel) — not many, few, (avec nom singulier) not a lot of, not much

peu de gens — not many people, few people

peu d'arbres — not many trees, few trees

Il y a peu de bons films au cinéma. — There aren't many good films on at the cinema.

Elle a peu d'amis. — She hasn't got many friends.

Il reste peu de lait. — There isn't much milk left., There isn't a lot of milk left.

Il a peu d'espoir. — He hasn't got much hope., He has little hope.

Il a peu d'espoir de réussir. — He doesn't have much hope of succeeding.

Il lui reste peu d'argent. — He hasn't got much money left.

c'est peu de chose — it's nothing, it's not much

pour peu de temps — for a short while

à peu de frais — for very little cost

5) (autres locutions)

peu à peu — little by little

à peu près — just about, more or less

J'ai à peu près fini. — I've just about finished., I've more or less finished.

à peu près 10 kg — about 10 kg, around 10 kg

à peu près deux heures — about two hours, around two hours

Le voyage prend à peu près deux heures. — The journey takes about two hours., The journey takes around two hours.

pour peu qu'il fasse — if he should do, if by any chance he does

avant peu — before long

sous peu — shortly

depuis peu (au présent) — for a short while, for a little while

Je suis parisien depuis peu. — I've only been living in Paris for a short while., (au passé) a short while ago, a little while ago

Il est rentré depuis peu. — He came back a short while ago.

de peu — only just

Chantal a manqué son train de peu. — Chantal only just missed her train.

Il est de peu mon cadet. — He's just a bit younger than me.

2. nm

1)

le peu de gens qui — the few people who

le peu de sable qui — what little sand, the little sand which

2)

un peu (emploi pronominal) — a little

J'en voudrais un peu. — I'd like a little., (emploi adverbial, avec adjectif) a little, a bit

Elle est un peu timide. — She's a bit shy., She's a little shy.

un peu de — a little, a bit of

un peu de gâteau — a bit of cake

un peu de lait — a little milk, a bit of milk

un peu d'espoir — a little hope, a bit of hope

un petit peu — a little bit

un petit peu de crème — a little bit of cream

un peu plus de [vent, sucre, personnes, voitures] — slightly more

un peu moins de [vent, sucre] — slightly less, [personnes, voitures] slightly fewer

3) (autres locutions)

pour un peu il...; un peu plus et il... — he very nearly..., he all but...

essayez un peu! — just try it!

3. pron

few

peu le savent — few people know

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peu

❢ Les emplois de peu avec avant, d'ici, depuis, sous sont traités respectivement sous chacun de ces mots. Il sera également utile de se reporter à la note d'usage sur les quantités ⇒ Les quantités.

A adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) not much; il travaille/dort/parle peu he doesn't work/sleep/talk much; elle gagne assez peu she doesn't earn very much; elle gagne très/trop peu she earns very/too little; le radiateur chauffe peu the radiator doesn't give out much heat; je sors assez/très peu I don't go out very much/very much at all; je sais me contenter de peu I'm satisfied with very little; 40 euros/un demi-litre/1,50 m, c'est (bien) peu 40 euros/half a litre^GB/1,50 m, that's not (very) much; 20 personnes, c'est peu 20 people, that's not many; dix minutes/deux mois ça fait peu ten minutes/two months, that's not long; deux semaines c'est trop peu two weeks isn't long enough; si peu que ce soit however little, no matter how little; tu ne vas pas t'en faire pour si peu you're not going to worry about such a little thing; je ne vais pas me casser la tête pour si peu I'm not going to rack my brains over such a little thing; il leur en faut peu pour pleurer/paniquer it doesn't take much to make them cry/panic; la catastrophe a été évitée de peu disaster was only just avoided; tu les as ratés de peu you've just missed them; il est mon aîné de peu he's slightly older than me; j'aime peu sa façon de dévisager les gens I don't much care for the way he stares at people; ça compte or importe peu it doesn't really matter; la cuisine n'est pas très bonne, et c'est peu dire the food isn't very good to say the least; il est aussi borné que son père et ce n'est pas peu dire○! he's as narrow-minded as his father and that's saying a lot!; un homme comme on en voit or fait○ peu the kind of man you don't often come across; très peu pour moi○! fig no thanks○!;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) not very; peu soigneux/ambitieux/fier not very tidy/ambitious/proud; il est très peu jaloux he's not at all jealous; c'est un endroit assez peu connu it's a relatively little-known spot; cet endroit trop peu connu des touristes this spot which is sadly little known to tourists; pour les personnes trop peu qualifiées for people who haven't got enough qualifications; ils se sentent très ou fort peu concernés par… they feel quite unconcerned about…; nous étions peu nombreux there weren't many of us; nous étions très/trop peu nombreux there were very/too few of us; un individu peu recommandable a disreputable character; elle n'est pas peu fière she's more than a little proud.

B pron indéf peu lui font confiance few ou not many people trust him/her; il a écrit beaucoup de livres, peu lui survivront he has written many books, few will outlive him.

C peu de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) peu de mots/d'occasions few words/opportunities;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) peu de temps/d'espoir little time/hope; en peu de temps in next to no time; j'ai peu de temps pour le faire I haven't got much time to do it; il y a peu de changement there's little change; il y a peu de bruit there's not much noise; il est tombé peu de neige/pluie cet hiver there hasn't been much snow/rain this winter; il a peu de patience he's not very patient; c'est peu de chose it's not much; cela représente peu de chose it stands for little; avec peu de chose elle a fait un repas délicieux with very little she made a delicious meal; on est bien peu de chose! we're so insignificant!; il y a peu de visiteurs/divergences there are few ou not many visitors/differences; très peu de personnes sont atteintes very few people are affected; en peu de mots/jours in a few words/days; je sais peu de choses sur lui I don't know much about him; il y a peu de chances qu'il accepte he's unlikely to accept; la proposition a peu de chances d'aboutir the proposal has little chance of getting through.

D nm

1 ( petite quantité) le peu de the little [importance, confiance, pluie, liberté]; the few [livres, souvenirs, amis]; il a oublié le peu d'anglais qu'il savait he's forgotten the ou what little English he knew; elle s'est fait voler le peu d'objets qu'il lui restait she was robbed of the few things she had left; je vais dépenser le peu d'argent qu'il me reste I'm going to spend the ou what little money I've got left; il a voulu montrer le peu d'importance qu'il attachait à l'affaire he wanted to show how unimportant the matter was to him; je leur ai dit le peu que je savais I told them the ou what little I knew; il a dépensé le peu qu'il lui restait he spent what little he had left;

2 ( manque) le peu de the lack of; malgré le peu d'intérêt manifesté despite the lack of interest; j'ai remarqué ton peu d'enthousiasme I've noticed your lack of enthusiasm; ton peu d'appétit m'inquiète your lack of appetite is worrying me.

E un peu loc adv

1 ( dans une mesure faible) a little, a bit; mange un peu eat a little; cela m'inquiète/m'énerve/m'ennuie un peu it worries me/annoys me/bothers me a little ou a bit; ça m'agace plus qu'un peu○ it annoys me to say the least; le rôti est un peu brûlé the roast is a bit ou slightly burned; elle est un peu médium/poète○ she's a bit of a ou something of a medium/poet; tu ne serais pas un peu casse-cou? you're a bit of a daredevil, aren't you?; dors/attends/reste encore un peu sleep/wait/stay a little longer; ‘il a plu?’-‘pas qu'un peu○!’ ‘did it rain?’-‘did it ever○!’; ‘elle aime le fromage?’-‘oui, pas qu'un peu!’ ‘does she like cheese?’-‘does she ever○!’;

2 ( modifiant un adverbe) a little, a bit; mange un peu plus/moins eat a bit more/less; parle un peu plus fort speak a little ou a bit louder; parle un peu moins fort keep your voice down; va un peu moins/plus vite go a bit slower/faster; il fait un peu moins froid qu'hier it's a little less cold than yesterday; il fait un peu plus froid qu'hier it's slightly ou a little colder than yesterday; un peu au-dessous/au-dessus de la moyenne slightly below/above average; elle se maquille un peu trop she wears a bit too much make-up; un peu plus de bruit/vent a bit more noise/wind; un peu plus de gens/problèmes a few more people/problems; un peu moins de slightly less [pluie, humour]; slightly fewer [gens, tableaux]; peux-tu me donner un tout petit peu plus de carottes can you give me just a few more carrots; amène tes amis, un peu plus un peu moins tu sais… bring your friends, another two or three people won't make much difference; donne-moi ton linge à laver, un peu plus un peu moins… give me your laundry, a bit more won't make any difference; ‘il avait l'air un peu contrarié’-‘un peu beaucoup même○’ ‘he looked a bit annoyed’-‘more than a bit’;

3 ( emploi stylistique) just; arrête un peu de faire l'idiot! just stop behaving like an idiot!; répète un peu pour voir○! you just try saying that again!; vise un peu la perruque○! just look at the wig!; réfléchis un peu just think; je vous demande un peu○! I ask you!; il sait un peu de quoi il parle○ he does know what he's talking about;

4 ( emploi par antiphrase) a little; tu ne serais pas un peu jaloux toi? aren't you just a little jealous?; ton histoire est un peu tirée par les cheveux your story is a little far-fetched to say the least; c'est un peu tard! it's a bit late!; tu exagères ou pousses○ un peu! you're pushing it a bit○!;

5 ○( pour renforcer une affirmation) il est un peu bien ton copain! your boyfriend is a bit of all right○!; ‘tu le ferais toi?’-‘un peu (que je le ferais)!’ ‘would you do it?’-‘I sure would○!’; comme organisateur il se pose un peu là! as an organizer he's great!

F peu à peu loc adv gradually, little by little; les nuages se dissiperont peu à peu the clouds will gradually clear.

G pour un peu loc adv very nearly; pour un peu ils se seraient battus they very nearly had a fight; pour un peu il m'aurait insulté! he very nearly insulted me!

H pour peu que loc conj if; pour peu qu'il ait bu, il va nous raconter sa vie if he's had anything at all to drink, he'll tell us his life story.

[pø] adverbe

A.[EMPLOYÉ SEUL]

1. [modifiant un verbe] little, not much

il mange/parle peu he doesn't eat/talk much

je le connais peu I don't know him well

c'est peu le connaître it just shows how little you know him

il vient très peu he comes very rarely, he very seldom comes

on s'est très peu vu we saw very little of each other

j'ai trop peu confiance en elle I don't trust her enough

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc] not very

une avenue peu fréquentée a quiet street

il est assez peu soigneux he doesn't take much care

l'alibi est fort peu crédible the alibi is highly implausible

peu avant shortly ou not long before

peu après soon after, shortly ou not long after

je ne suis pas peu fier du résultat I'm more than a little proud of the result

B.[EMPLOI NOMINAL]

1. (avec déterminant) [indiquant la faible quantité]

le peu que tu gagnes the little you earn

(sans déterminant)

il vit de peu he lives off very little

il est mon aîné de peu he's only slightly older than me

il a raté son examen de peu (familier) he just failed his exam, he failed his exam by a hair's breadth

c'est peu it's not much

hommes/gens de peu (littéraire) worthless men/people

c'est peu (que) de le dire, encore faut-il le faire! that's easier said than done!

c'est peu dire that's an understatement, that's putting it mildly

ce n'est pas peu dire! and that's saying something!

très peu pour moi! (familier) not on your life!

2. [dans le temps]

ils sont partis il y a peu they left a short while ago, they haven't long left

d'ici peu very soon, before long

vous aurez de mes nouvelles avant peu you'll hear from me before long

je travaille ici depuis peu I've only been working here for a while, I haven't been working here long

3. [quelques personnes] a few (people)

nous étions peu à le croire only a few of us believed it

C.[PRÉCÉDÉ DE 'UN']

1. [modifiant un verbe]

un peu a little, a bit

je le connais un peu I know him a little ou a bit

reste un peu avec moi stay with me for a while

veux-tu manger un peu? do you want something to eat?

pousse-toi un (tout) petit peu move up a (little) bit

viens un peu par là come here a minute

pose-lui un peu la question, et tu verras! just ask him, and you'll see!

fais voir un peu... let me have a look...

tu l'as vu? — un peu! (familier) did you see it? — you bet I did ou and how!

un peu que je vais lui dire ce que je pense! (familier) I'll give him a piece of my mind, don't you worry (about that)!

2. [modifiant un adjectif, un adverbe etc]

un peu a little, a bit

je suis un peu pressée I'm in a bit of a hurry

il est un peu poète he's a bit of a poet

un peu partout just about ou pretty much everywhere

un peu plus a little ou bit more

un peu plus de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] a few more

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) more

un peu moins a little ou bit less

roule un peu moins vite drive a little more slowly

un peu moins de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] slightly fewer, not so many

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] a little (bit) less

nous avons un peu moins de difficultés we're not having quite so many difficulties

un peu trop a little ou bit too (much)

il en fait vraiment un peu trop! he's really making too much of it!

un peu beaucoup (familier) a bit much

tu as bu un peu beaucoup hier soir (familier) you certainly had a few last night

elle est jolie — un peu, oui! (familier) she's pretty — just a bit!

un peu plus et l'évier débordait! another minute and the sink would have overflowed!

un peu plus et on se serait cru au bord de la mer you could almost imagine that you were at the seaside

un peu plus, et je partais I was just about to leave

un peu plus et je me faisais écraser! I was within an inch of being run over!

peu à peu locution adverbiale

little by little, bit by bit, gradually

on s'habitue, peu à peu you get used to things, bit by bit ou gradually

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peu de locution déterminante

1. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] not much, little

[suivi d'un nom comptable] not many, few

cela a peu d'intérêt it's of little interest

peu de temps: je ne reste que peu de temps I'm only staying for a short while, I'm not staying long

il n'a que peu de temps à me consacrer he can only give me a small amount of time

peu de temps avant/après not long before/after

il y avait peu de neige there wasn't much snow

j'ai peu d'amis I have few friends, I don't have many friends

en peu de mots in a few words

on est peu de chose what an insignificant thing man is

c'est peu de chose it's nothing

2. [avec un déterminant]

le peu de

a. [suivi d'un nom comptable] the ou what few

b. [suivi d'un nom non comptable] the ou what little

le peu de connaissances que j'ai the ou what few acquaintances I have

le peu de fois où je l'ai vu on the few ou rare occasions when I've seen him

le peu d'expérience que j'avais what little experience I had

son peu d'enthousiasme his lack of enthusiasm

avec ce peu de matériel/d'idées with such limited material/ideas

peu ou prou locution adverbiale

(littéraire)

more or less

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pour peu que locution conjonctive

pour peu qu'il le veuille, il réussira if he wants to, he'll succeed

pour un peu locution adverbiale

pour un peu il m'accuserait! he's all but accusing me!

pour un peu, j'oubliais mes clés I nearly forgot my keys

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quelque peu locution adverbiale

(soutenu)

1. [modifiant un verbe] just a little

2. [modifiant un adjectif] somewhat, rather

il était quelque peu éméché he was somewhat ou rather tipsy

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quelque peu de locution déterminante

(soutenu)

not a little

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si peu que locution conjonctive

si peu que j'y aille, j'apprécie toujours beaucoup l'opéra although I don't go very often, I always like the opera very much

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si peu... que locution conjonctive

si peu réaliste qu'il soit however unrealistic he may be

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sous peu locution adverbiale

before long, in a short while

vous recevrez sous peu les résultats de vos analyses you will receive the results of your tests in a short while

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un peu de locution déterminante

a little (bit) of

prends un peu de gâteau have a little ou some cake

un peu de tout a bit of everything

avec un peu de chance... with a little luck...

allons, un peu de patience! come on, let's be patient!

avec un (tout) petit peu de bonne volonté... with (just) a little willingness...

tu l'as quitté par dépit? — il y a un petit peu de ça so you left him in a fit of pique? — that was partly it ou that was part of the reason

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > peu

18 guardar

v.

1 to keep.

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

Manolo guarda las fotos Manolo keeps the pictures.

La beata guarda el día santo The pious woman keeps the holy day.

2 to save.

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother

3 to keep watch over.

4 to observe (observar) (ley, norma, fiesta).

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

5 to save (computing).

6 to put away, to store, to tuck away.

Ricardo guardó los juguetes Richard put away the toys.

7 to shut in.

Ricardo guardó el licor Richard shut the liquor in.

8 to guard, to watch over.

La policía guarda el edificio The police guards the building.

* * *

guardar

► verbo transitivo

1 (cuidar) to keep, watch over, keep an eye on

■ el pastor guarda su rebaño the shepherd watches over his flock

2 (conservar) to keep, hold

■ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de la infancia I have very fond memories of my childhood

■ guardo pocas esperanzas de que vuelva I hold out little hope that he will return

3 (la ley) to observe, obey; (un secreto) to keep

4 (poner en un sitio) to put away

■ guárdate el dinero put your money away

■ guárdatelo en el bolsillo put it in your pocket

5 (reservar) to save, keep

■ le guardaron el mejor sitio they saved the best seat for him

6 (proteger) to protect, save

■ ¡Dios salve al rey! God save the King!

7 INFORMÁTICA to save

8 guardarse de (precaverse, evitar) to guard against, avoid, be careful not to

■ te guardarás muy bien de revelar nuestro secreto be very careful not to reveal our secret

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FRASEOLOGÍA

guardar cola to queue up, US wait in line

guardar conexión con to be connected with

guardar la derecha to keep to the right

guardar las formas to be polite

guardar parecido con to be similar to

guardar relación con to be related to

guardar rencor to harbour resentment (a, against)

guardársela a alguien figurado to have it in for somebody

* * *

verb

1) to guard

2) keep

3) preserve

4) maintain

5) observe

•

- guardarse de

* * *

1. VT

1) [+ objetos]

a) (=meter) [en un lugar] to put; [en su sitio] to put away

lo guardó en el bolsillo — he put it in his pocket

no sé dónde he guardado el bolso — I don't know where I've put the bag

si no vas a jugar más, guarda los juguetes — if you're not going to play any more, put the toys away

guardó los documentos en el cajón — he put the documents away in the drawer

b) (=conservar) to keep

guardaba el dinero en una caja de seguridad — she kept the money in a safe

no tira nunca nada, todo lo guarda — he never throws anything away, he hangs on to o keeps everything

guarda tú las entradas del concierto — you hold on to o keep the concert tickets

el grano que se guarda en el almacén — the grain that is stored in the warehouse

guardar algo para sí — to keep sth for o.s.

c) (=reservar) to save

guardo los sellos para mi hermano — I save the stamps for my brother

te guardaré un poco de tarta para cuando vengas — I'll save o keep you a bit of cake for when you come

guárdame un par de entradas — hold o save me a couple of tickets, put aside a couple of tickets for me

guárdame un asiento — keep me a place

¿puedes guardarme el sitio en la cola? — can you keep my place in the queue?

puedo guardarle la habitación solo hasta mañana — I can only keep o hold the room for you till tomorrow

d) (Inform) [+ archivo] to save

2) (=mantener) [+ promesa, secreto] to keep; [+ recuerdo] to have

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de esa época — I have fond memories of that time

• guardar el anonimato — to remain anonymous

• guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

• guardar la calma — [en crisis, desastre] to keep calm; [ante una provocación] to remain composed

• guardar las distancias — to keep one's distance

• guardar las formas — to keep up appearances

• guardar la línea — (=mantenerla) to keep one's figure; (=cuidarla) to watch one's figure

• guardar en secreto — [+ objeto, documento] to keep in secret, keep secretly; [+ actividad, información] to keep secret
cama 1), silencio 1., 1)
3) (=tener) [+ relación] to bear; [+ semejanza] to have

su teoría guarda cierto paralelismo con la de Freud — his theory has a certain parallel with that of Freud

4) (=sentir) [+ rencor] to bear, have; [+ respeto] to have, show

no le guardo rencor — I have no ill feeling towards him, I bear him no resentment

los jóvenes de hoy no guardan ningún respeto a sus mayores — young people today have o show no respect for their elders

5) (=cumplir) [+ ley] to observe

guardar los Diez Mandamientos — to follow the Ten Commandments

6) (=cuidar) to guard

un mastín guardaba la entrada — a mastiff guarded the entrance

los soldados del rey guardan la fortaleza — the king's soldiers are guarding the fortress

• guardar a algn de algo — to protect sb from sth

• ¡ Dios guarde a la Reina! — God save the Queen!

¡Dios os guarde! — †† may God be with you!

2.

VI

¡guarda! — Arg, Chile * look out!, watch out!

3.

See:

guardarse

* * *
1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

* * *

= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex. File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex. The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex. Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex. The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex. This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex. The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex. Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex. The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex. Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex. The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex. She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex. It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex. When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex. The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex. After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex. Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex. Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

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* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) ( reservar) to save

guárdale un trozo — save him a slice

guarda esa botella para Navidad — keep o save that bottle for Christmas

2)

a) ( poner en un lugar) <juguetes/libros> to put... away

ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno — I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

lo guardó durante años — she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván — I've got them stored away in the attic

3) (liter) (defender, proteger)

la muralla que guarda el castillo — the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada — the dogs were guarding the entrance

Dios guarde al rey — God save the King

4) < secreto> to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor — I don't feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él — I have very good memories of him

5)

a) (mostrar, manifestar)

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia — you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias — to keep up appearances

b) <leyes/fiestas> to observe
2.
guardarse v pron

1) ( quedarse con) to keep

2) ( reservar) to save, keep

3) ( poner en un lugar)

se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo — he put the check (away) in his pocket

4) ( cuidarse)

guardarse de + inf — to be careful not to + inf

* * *

= file, house, keep, save, store, store away, guard (against), pack up, lodge, stand + guard over, squirrel away, put away, stow, stash, have in + store, pack, stash away, cache.

Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.

Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.

Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.

Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.

Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.

Ex: This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.

Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.

Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.

Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.

Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.

Ex: She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.

Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.

Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.

Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.

Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = heaven forbid.

* acción de guardar documentos = save.

* ¡el Cielo nos guarde! = God forbid.

* fiesta de guardar = holiday of obligation.

* guardar Algo para otra vez = save for + a rainy day.

* guardar bajo llave = keep under + lock and key.

* guardar celosamente = guard + zealously.

* guardar como un tesoro = treasure.

* guardar con mucho cariño = treasure.

* guardar correspondencia = bear + correspondence (to).

* guardar en reserva = keep in + reserve, hold in + reserve.

* guardar en secreto = keep + confidential, keep + Nombre + under wraps.

* guardar la compostura = keep + a stiff upper lip.

* guardar las apariencias = preserve + appearance, keep up + appearances.

* guardar las formas = keep up + appearances.

* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero = store + search results + in disc file.

* guardar muchas esperanzas = get + Posesivo + hopes up.

* guardar paralelismo = have + parallel.

* guardar relación con = bear + relation to, stand in + relation to, stand in + relationship to, bear + relationship to, be commensurate with.

* guardar rencor = bear + a grudge, harbour + resentment, carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardar rencor (hacia) = bear + ill will (toward).

* guardar resentimiento = carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.

* guardarse = keep for + Reflexivo, be on guard (against).

* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo = keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.

* guardarse de = beware (of/that), be shy of + Gerundio.

* guardárselas a Alguien = hold + it against.

* guardar silencio = keep + silent, keep + silence.

* guardar sorpresas = hold + surprises.

* guardar una búsqueda en disco = save + Posesivo + search + to disc.

* guardar una relación directamente proporcional = vary + proportionately.

* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional = vary + inversely.

* guardar un secreto = keep + a secret.

* hacer guardar silencio = shush.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* porche para guardar el coche = car port.

* que guarde relación con = in keeping with.

* quien guarda, halla = waste not, want not.

* sin guardar una correlación = uncorrelated.

* volver a guardar = rehouse [re-house].

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guardar [A1 ]

vt

A

(reservar): guárdale un pedazo de pastel save him a piece of cake

guarda esa botella para Nochevieja keep o save that bottle for New Year's Eve, put that bottle aside for New Year's Eve

guárdame un sitio save me a seat, keep me a place

si pido la excedencia, no me guardan el puesto if I ask for leave of absence, they won't keep o hold my job open for me

B

1 (poner en un lugar) to put … away

guarda los juguetes put your toys away

los guardé en un sitio seguro I put them (away) in a safe place

ya he guardado toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

guarda todos los recibos she keeps o ( colloq) hangs on to all her receipts

2 (conservar, mantener en un lugar) to keep

guardo los huevos en la nevera I keep the eggs in the fridge

lo tuvo guardado durante años she kept it for years

los tengo guardados en el desván I've got them stored away o I've got them in the attic

siempre guarda las medicinas bajo llave she always keeps the medicines locked away o under lock and key

los tesoros que guarda el mar ( liter); the treasures which lie hidden beneath the waves ( liter)

C ( liter)

(defender, proteger): la muralla que guarda el castillo the walls which defend o protect the castle

los perros guardaban la entrada a la mansión the dogs were guarding the entrance to the mansion

Dios guarde al rey ( fr hecha); God save the King

Dios guarde a Vd muchos años ( frml); ≈ yours respectfully ( frml), may God preserve you ( arch)

D ‹secreto› to keep

no le guardo ningún rencor I don't bear a grudge against o feel any resentment toward(s) him

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de aquel viaje I have very good memories of that trip

¡ésta se la guardo! ( fam); I'll remember this!, I won't forget this!

E

1

(mostrar, manifestar): le guardaron el debido respeto he was treated with due respect

hay que guardar la debida compostura en la Iglesia you must show proper respect when in church

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

2 ‹leyes/fiestas› to observe fiesta

■ guardarse

v pron

A (quedarse con) to keep

guárdate tus consejos keep your advice to yourself

B ( enf) (reservar) to save, keep

C

(poner en un lugar): se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guárdatelo bien put it somewhere safe o look after it carefully

D (cuidarse) guardarse DE + INF to be careful not to + INF

se guardó mucho de mostrarles el documento she was very careful not to show them the document

ya te guardarás de contar lo que pasó you'd better not tell anyone o you'd better make sure you don't tell anyone what happened

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guardar ( conjugate guardar) verbo transitivo
1 ( reservar) to save, keep;
◊ guarda algo para después save o keep sth for later

2
a) ( poner en un lugar) ‹juguetes/libros› to put … away;

◊ ya guardé toda la ropa de invierno I've already put away all my winter clothes

b) (conservar, mantener) to keep;

◊ lo guardó durante años she kept it for years;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances
c) ‹ secreto› to keep;

‹ rencor› to bear, harbor^{( conjugate harbor)};
◊ guardo muy buenos recuerdos de él I have very good memories of him

guardarse verbo pronominal
1
a) ( quedarse con) to keep

b) ( reservar) to save, keep

2 ( poner en un lugar):
◊ se guardó el cheque en el bolsillo he put the check (away) in his pocket

guardar verbo transitivo
1 (preservar) to keep: ¿puedes guardármelo?, can you look after it for me?
todavía guardo sus cosas, I still keep his things
2 (un secreto, recuerdo) to keep: guardaron silencio, they remained silent
guardemos un minuto de silencio, let's observe a minute's silence
guarden silencio, por favor, be quiet, please
3 (en un sitio) to put away: guarda las tazas en ese armario, put the cups away in that cupboard
4 (reservar) to keep
5 Inform to save
♦ Locuciones: guardar cama, to stay in bed
' guardar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apariencia
- apartar
- arca
- archivar
- ayuno
- cama
- conservar
- continencia
- forma
- recoger
- rencor
- reposo
- reservar
- rincón
- secreta
- secreto
- callar
- compostura
- dejar
- huevera
- panera
- separar
- silencio
English:
aside
- commensurate
- cookie jar
- counsel
- distance
- file
- hold
- hold against
- house
- keep
- lay up
- leave out
- lock away
- maintain
- observe
- pack away
- pertinent
- reminiscent
- retain
- save
- secret
- set aside
- silent
- skeleton
- stay
- storage space
- store
- stow
- treasure
- wrap
- appearance
- bread
- cake
- convenient
- face
- guard
- hang
- harbor
- holy
- leave
- lock
- mind
- put
- reserve
- set
- storage

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guardar

♦ vt

1. [conservar] to keep;

guarda el vestido en el armario she keeps the dress in the wardrobe;

esta caja guarda documentos muy antiguos this box contains some very old documents;

guardo muy buenos recuerdos de mi infancia I have very good memories of my childhood

2. [poner en su sitio] to put away;

¡guarda los juguetes! put your toys away!

3. [vigilar] to keep watch over;
[proteger] to guard;
guarda un rebaño de ovejas he tends a flock of sheep;

el perro guarda la casa the dog guards the house;

guarda a tu hijo del peligro keep your child away from danger;

¡Dios guarde al rey! God save the King!

4. [mantener] [secreto, promesa] to keep;

guardó su palabra she kept her word;

guardar cama to stay in bed;

guardar silencio to keep quiet;

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances;
también Fig
guardar las distancias to keep one's distance

5. [reservar, ahorrar] to save (a o para alguien for sb);
¿me guardas un sitio? will you save a place for me?;

guarda un poco de pastel para tu hermano leave o save a bit of cake for your brother;

he guardado parte de la paga para las vacaciones I've put by o saved part of my wages for my Br holidays o US vacation;

el carnicero siempre me guarda la mejor carne the butcher always saves o keeps the best meat for me

6. [observar] [ley, norma, fiesta] to observe

7. Informát to save;

guardar cambios to save changes

♦ See also the pronominal verb guardarse

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guardar

v/t

1 keep;

guardar silencio remain silent, keep silent

2 poner en un lugar put (away)

3 recuerdo have

4 apariencias keep up

5 INFOR save

6

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guardar cama stay in bed

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guardar vt

1) : to guard

2) : to maintain, to preserve

3) conservar: to put away

4) reservar: to save

5) : to keep (a secret or promise)

♦ See also the reflexive verb guardarse

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guardar vb

1. (en general) to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

todavía guardo la foto en la cartera I still keep the photo in my wallet

¿sabes guardar un secreto? can you keep a secret?

2. (recoger) to put away [pt. & pp. put]

voy a guardar la ropa planchada I'm going to put the ironing away

3. (meter) to put

guardó el billete en el bolsillo he put the note in his pocket

4. (reservar) to save / to keep

lo guardaré para otra ocasión I'll keep it for another time

¿me guardas un sitio? will you save me a seat?

5. (vigilar y proteger) to guard

un perro guarda la casa a dog guards the house

guardar las apariencias to keep up appearances

guardar cama to stay in bed

guardar las distancias to keep your distance

guardar relación con algo to bear relation to something

guardar rencor a alguien to bear somebody a grudge [pt. bore; pp. borne]

guardar silencio to keep quiet

guardarse de hacer algo to be careful not to do something

Spanish-English dictionary > guardar

19 apur

iz.

1. ( ogi, pastelari d.) crumb; ogi-\apurrak bread crumbs

2. ( pixka) bit; \apur bana bit by bit | little by little; \apur bat a bit; itxaron \apur bat wait a bit; bost kilo baino \apur bat gehiago a bit over five kilos; tarta \apur bat jan zuten they eat a bit of cake io. measly, lousy, paltry; soldata \apur batengatik for a measly salary

Euskara Ingelesa hiztegiaren > apur

20 palanen

yks.nom. palanen; yks.gen. palasen; yks.part. palasta; yks.ill. palaseen; mon.gen. palasten palasien; mon.part. palasia; mon.ill. palasiin

bit (noun)

cake (noun)

fragment (noun)

knob (noun)

lump (noun)

morsel (noun)

piece (noun)

slice (noun)

snippet (noun)

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• lump

• splinter

• snippet

• snap at

• slice

• rag

• piece

• morsel

• knob

• fragment

• crumb

• cake

• bit

• part

Suomi-Englanti sanakirja > palanen

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