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1 modicum
'modikəm(a small quantity.) mínimo, pizcatr['mɒdɪkəm]1 (small amount) atisbo, mínimo (of, de)modicum ['mɑdɪkəm] n: mínimo m, pizca fn.• cantidad módica s.f.• pizca s.f.'mɑːdɪkəm, 'mɒdɪkəmnoun (no pl) (frml)a modicum OF something — un atisbo de algo (frml), un mínimo de algo
['mɒdɪkǝm]N* * *['mɑːdɪkəm, 'mɒdɪkəm]noun (no pl) (frml)a modicum OF something — un atisbo de algo (frml), un mínimo de algo
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2 modicum
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3 NI
ni conjuncióna) ( con otro negativo):yo no pienso ir — ni yo (tampoco) I don't intend going — neither do I; ni fumo ni bebo I don't smoke or drink, I neither smoke nor drink; no nos avisó ni a él ni a mí he didn't tell him or me (either); ni siquiera not even; ¿ ni siquiera piensas llamarlo? aren't you even going to call him?; no vendieron ni un libro they didn't sell a single bookb) (expresando rechazo, enfado):◊ ¡ni hablar! out of the question!;ni aunque me lo ruegue not even if he gets down on his knees
ni conj 1 no... ni, ni... ni, neither... nor, not... or: ni vive ni deja vivir, she won't live or let live
no iréis ni tú ni él, neither you nor he will go
no tiene valor ni carácter, she has neither courage nor character ➣ Ver nota en neither
2 (siquiera) even: ni aunque me maten, not even if they kill me
¡ni hablar!, no way!
ni por todo el oro del mundo, not for all the gold on earth
no llamó ni una vez, she didn't phone even once
no lo digas ni en broma, don't say that even as a joke 'ni' also found in these entries: Spanish: acordarse - adiós - advertir - alma - añadidura - anda - ápice - arte - asomo - brizna - broma - calva - calvo - caso - cerrarse - colorante - comer - coña - Cristo - decir - dios - encima - entender - enterarse - entrar - eso - figurarse - flor - ir - golpe - gota - hablar - idea - jota - loca - loco - magín - más - mu - mucha - mucho - nombrar - orden - oro - pajolera - pajolero - papa - patata - peluquín - pena English: alone - anywhere - bat - beneath - break - cagey - can - chalk - clear off - clinch - cloud - clue - dead - decency - do - dread - even - far - fear - flinch - for - half - head - home - inch - iota - jot - less - life - likely - modicum - muster - needless - neither - nelly - never - nor - not - notion - or - pause - peep - penny - remotely - rhyme - self-pity - shred - shudder - skin - speckABBR1) = Northern Ireland2) = National Insurance -
4 ápice
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5 atisbo
Del verbo atisbar: ( conjugate atisbar) \ \
atisbo es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
atisbó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: atisbar atisbo
atisbar verbo transitivo to make out
atisbo m fig hint, inkling ' atisbo' also found in these entries: English: modicum - over -
6 común
común adjetivo ‹ amigo› mutualb) ( en locs)de común acuerdo con algn in agreement with sb; en común ‹esfuerzo/regalo› joint ( before n); no tenemos nada en común we have nothing in common un modelo fuera de lo común a very unusual model; común y corriente (normal, nada especial) ordinary
común
I adjetivo
1 (frecuente) common, usual: es poco común, it's unusual
2 (ordinario, corriente) ordinary
3 (compartido) shared, communal: nos une un interés común, we are united by a common interest
II sustantivo masculino GB Pol los Comunes, the Commons Locuciones: de común acuerdo, by common consent
en común, (conjuntamente) hacer algo en común, to do sthg jointly (característica compartida) tienen varios rasgos en común, they have several characteristics in common
por lo común, generally ' común' also found in these entries: Spanish: acuerdo - baja - bajo - cabeza - contraponer - convivencia - corriente - dato - denominador - despertarse - fondo - fosa - irse - juicio - llevar - múltipla - múltiplo - permitirse - rara - raro - sentar - sentida - sentido - soler - tela - tópica - tópico - única - único - uniforme - unitaria - unitario - vista - visto - vulgar - delincuente - imponer - mercado - norma - peculiar - rareza - tino English: appeal - base - cause - common - common denominator - common sense - commonplace - crane - cure - deserve - enjoy - gumption - in - intend - iota - jointly - kitty - mass grave - modicum - mutual - ordinary - original - partnership - pool - prevalent - rank - reason - run-of-the-mill - sense - stand out - uncommon - unusual - cliché - communal - consent - garden - house - lowest common denominator - ounce - plain - platitude - rarity - run - share -
7 mínimo
mínimo 1
◊ -ma adjetivoel trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo he is not in the slightest (bit) interested in his work; no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the faintest idea ‹diferencia/beneficios› minimal
mínimo 2 sustantivo masculino minimum; como mínimo at least
mínimo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (muy pequeño) minute, tiny
2 (muy escaso) minimal
3 (menor posible) minimum
sueldo mínimo, minimum wage/salary
II sustantivo masculino minimum
un mínimo de dos meses, a minimum of two months
mil pesetas como mínimo, a thousand pesetas at least ' mínimo' also found in these entries: Spanish: baja - bajo - denominador - ínfima - ínfimo - mínima - mínimamente - múltipla - múltiplo - salario - tasar - consumo - minimizar English: bare - cheap - deposit - least - low - lowest - minimal - minimum - minimum wage - say - sense - skeleton - slight - light - lowest common denominator - marginal - minimize - minute - modicum - quick - scrap - very -
8 pizca
Del verbo pizcar: ( conjugate pizcar) \ \
pizca es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativoMultiple Entries: pizca pizcar
pizca sustantivo femenino 1 ( cantidad pequeña): (de vino, agua) a drop of sth; 2 (Méx) ( cosecha) harvest
pizcar ( conjugate pizcar) verbo transitivo (Méx) ‹ maíz› to harvest; ‹ algodón› to pick verbo intransitivo (Méx) to take in the harvest
pizca sustantivo femenino bit, tiny amount: una pizca de sal, a pinch of salt Locuciones: ni pizca, not a bit: eso no tiene ni pizca de gracia, that's not at all funny ' pizca' also found in these entries: Spanish: ápice - brizna - chispa - sombra English: dash - iota - jot - modicum - ounce - pinch - salt - shred - speck - streak - touch - flat -
9 sentido
Del verbo sentir: ( conjugate sentir) \ \
sentido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: sentido sentir
sentido 1
◊ -da adjetivo1 ‹palabras/carta› heartfelt; ‹anhelo/dolor› deep; 2 [ESTAR] (AmL) ( ofendido) hurt, offended
sentido 2 sustantivo masculino 1a) (Fisiol) senseb) (noción, idea) sentido DE algo sense of sth;sentido común common sense; sentido del humor sense of humor( conjugate humor) 2 ( conocimiento) consciousness; el golpe lo dejó sin sentido he was knocked unconscious by the blow 3 ( significado) sense; en sentido literal in a literal sense; lo dijo con doble sentido he was intentionally ambiguous; el sentido de la vida the meaning of life; en cierto sentido … in a sense …; no le encuentro sentido a lo que haces I can't see any sense o point in what you're doing; esa política ya no tiene sentido that policy doesn't make sense anymore o is meaningless now; palabras sin sentido meaningless words 4 ( dirección) direction;◊ gírese en sentido contrario al de las agujas del reloj turn (round) in a counterclockwise (AmE) o (BrE) an anticlockwise direction;venían en sentido contrario al nuestro they were coming in the opposite direction to us; calle de sentido único or (Méx) de un solo sentido one-way street
sentir ( conjugate sentir) verbo transitivo 1◊ sentido hambre/frío/sed to feel hungry/cold/thirstysentido celos to feel jealous 2b) (esp AmL) ( percibir):le siento gusto a vainilla I can taste vanilla 3 ( lamentar): sentí mucho no poder ayudarla I was very sorry not to be able to help her; ha sentido mucho la pérdida de su madre she has been very affected by her mother's death sentirse verbo pronominal 1 (+ compl) to feel; no me siento con ánimos I don't feel up to it 2 (Chi, Méx) ( ofenderse) to be offended o hurt; sentidose CON algn to be offended o upset with sb
sentido,-a
I adjetivo
1 deeply felt: su muerte ha sido muy sentida, his death has been deeply felt
2 (susceptible) sensitive
es un chico muy sentido y a la mínima se ofende, he gets upset over the slightest things o he's a very sensitive child
II sustantivo masculino
1 sense
sentido del gusto/olfato, sense of taste/smell
2 (conocimiento, consciencia) recobrar/ perder el sentido, to regain/lose consciousness
3 (lógica, razón) sense: no tiene sentido que te despidas, it makes no sense to leave the job
4 (apreciación, capacidad) no tiene sentido de la medida, he has no sense of moderation
sentido común, common sense
sentido del humor, sense of humour
sexto sentido, sixth sense
5 (significado) meaning: la frase carece de sentido, the sentence has no meaning
6 Auto direction
de doble sentido, two-way
(de) sentido único, one-way
sentir
I sustantivo masculino
1 (juicio, opinion) opinion, view
2 (sentimiento) feeling
II verbo transitivo
1 to feel
sentir alegría/frío, to feel happy/cold
te lo digo como lo siento, I speak my mind ➣ Ver nota en feel
2 (oír, percibir) to hear: la sentí llegar de madrugada, I heard her come home in the small hours
3 (lamentar) to regret, be sorry about: siento haberte enfadado, I'm sorry I made you angry ' sentido' also found in these entries: Spanish: ácida - ácido - acusada - acusado - apelar - cabeza - cazar - coger - contraria - contrario - despertarse - dirección - dotada - dotado - economía - educar - encarar - esperar - figurada - figurado - fina - fino - hogareña - hogareño - inversa - inverso - juicio - nariz - olfato - paladar - penetrar - perder - pésame - rara - raro - realista - recobrar - recta - recto - recuperar - sentida - tacto - tener - trancazo - visión - vista - agudeza - agudizar - agudo - alto English: add up - advantage - anticlockwise - appeal - arguable - babble - break - civic - clockwise - common sense - counterclockwise - derogatory - direction - ear - feel - few - figurative - figuratively - flail - gumption - hearing - high - humour - iota - literally - little - make - meaning - meaningless - mindless - modicum - obscure - one-way - pointless - practicality - quite - reason - respect - scent - sense - senseless - sight - smell - strictly - taste - three-point turn - touch - two-way - U-turn - unconscious
См. также в других словарях:
Modicum — Mod i*cum, n. [L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus. See {Mode}.] A little; a small quantity; a measured supply. Modicums of wit. Shak. [1913 Webster] Her usual modicum of beer and punch. Thackeray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
modicum — (n.) small quantity or portion, late 15c., Scottish, from L. modicum a little, noun use of neuter of modicus moderate, having a proper measure; ordinary, scanty, small, few, from modus measure, manner (see MODE (Cf. mode) (n.1)) … Etymology dictionary
modicum — I noun fraction, fragment, grain, insignificant amount, iota, minimum, minor amount, mite, particle, paululum, paulum, small amount, small quantity, trifle amount II index minimum, paucity, scintilla … Law dictionary
modicum — [n] bit, small amount atom, crumb, dash, drop, fraction, fragment, grain, inch, iota, jot, little, minim, mite, molecule, ounce, particle, pinch, scrap, shred, smidge, speck, tinge, touch, trifle, whit; concept 831 Ant. lot … New thesaurus
modicum — ► NOUN ▪ a small quantity of something. ORIGIN from Latin modicus moderate , from modus measure … English terms dictionary
modicum — [mäd′i kəm] n. [LME < L, neut. of modicus, moderate < modus: see MODE] a small amount; bit … English World dictionary
modicum — [[t]mɒ̱dɪkəm[/t]] QUANT: QUANT of n uncount A modicum of something, especially something that is good or desirable, is a reasonable but not large amount of it. [FORMAL] I d like to think I ve had a modicum of success. ...a modicum of privacy. Syn … English dictionary
Modicum — This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Modicum, word meaning a moderate or small amount (it comes from… … Wikipedia
modicum — mod|i|cum [ˈmɔdıkəm US ˈma: ] n [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: modicus moderate , from modus; MODE] a modicum of sth formal a small amount of something, especially a good quality ▪ a modicum of common sense … Dictionary of contemporary English
modicum — mod|i|cum [ madıkəm ] noun FORMAL a modicum of something a small amount of something, especially a good quality: She is entitled to at least a modicum of courtesy … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
modicum — noun a modicum of formal a small amount of something, especially a good quality: a modicum of common sense … Longman dictionary of contemporary English