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a slight touch of paint

1 touch

1. verb
1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) tocar(se)

2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) rozar, tocar suavemente

3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) afectar; conmover, llegar (sus palabras le llegaron muy dentro)

4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) tocar; (I wouldn't touch a job like that: no querría ver un trabajo así ni en pintura)

2. noun
1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) toque; roce

2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tacto

3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) retoque

4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) toque, nota (personal), sello, estilo

5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) toque, fuera de juego

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- touching
- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood

touch¹ n

1. toque

a touch of colour un toque de color

2. tacto

it's hard to the touch es duro al tacto

to get in touch ponerse en contacto

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto

touch² vb tocar

"Please do not touch" "No tocar, por favor"

touch

tr[tʌʧ]

noun

1 (gen) toque nombre masculino; (light touch) roce nombre masculino

■ it'll fall down at the slightest touch caerá al mínimo toque

■ I felt a touch on my arm sentí que alguien me tocaba el brazo

2 (detail) detalle nombre masculino, toque nombre masculino

■ she put the finishing touches to the tree dio los últimos toques al árbol

3 (sense) tacto

■ it was cold to the touch era frío al tacto

4 (connection) contacto, comunicación nombre femenino

■ I'll be in touch with you estaré en contacto contigo

■ I've lost touch with Rob he perdido el contacto con Rob

5 (slight quantity) poquito, pizca; (trace) punto, asomo

■ this soup needs a touch of salt falta una pizca de sal en la sopa

■ a touch of frost un poco de escarcha

■ he said with a touch of irony dijo con un dejo de ironía

■ it's a touch expensive for me es un poco caro para mí

6 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL amago

■ I've got a touch of flu tengo un amago de gripe

7 familiar (skill, ability) habilidad nombre femenino

■ you must be losing your touch debes de estar perdiendo la habilidad

8 (manner, style) toque nombre masculino, sello

■ he plays with a special touch juega con un toque especial

■ this job requires a personal touch este trabajo requiere un toque personal

9 SMALLSPORT/SMALL toque nombre masculino

transitive verb

1 (gen) tocar; (lightly) rozar

■ look, but don't touch mirad, pero no toquéis

■ he touched her cheek softly le tocó suavemente la mejilla

■ his lips touched her hand sus labios rozaron su mano

2 (eat) probar

■ you haven't touched your food no has probado la comida

3 (move) conmover

■ she was touched by the kind gift se conmovió con el regalo

■ the tragedy touched everyone la tragedia conmovió a todos

4 (equal, rival) igualar

■ nobody can touch him as a harpist nadie puede igualarlo como arpista

5 (affect) afectar, tocar

■ I think you touched a sore point creo que has tocado un punto débil

6 (deal with) tocar, abordar

intransitive verb

1 tocarse

■ their hands touched se tocaron las manos

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at a touch al primer roce

into touch SMALLSPORT/SMALL fuera

not to touch something with a bargepole no querer algo ni regalado,-a, no querer algo ni que le paguen a uno

to be an easy/soft touch ser fácil sacarle dinero a uno

to be in touch with something estar al corriente de algo

to be out of touch estar fuera de onda

to get in touch ponerse en contacto ( with, con)

to keep in touch mantenerse en contacto ( with, con)

to touch bottom tocar fondo

to touch somebody for money sablear, dar un sablazo a alguien

■ he touched me for £10 me sableó diez libras

to touch wood tocar madera

touch ['tʌʧ] vt

1) feel, handle: tocar, tentar

2) affect, move: conmover, afectar, tocar

his gesture touched our hearts: su gesto nos tocó el corazón

touch vi

: tocarse

touch n

1) : tacto m (sentido)

2) detail: toque m, detalle m

a touch of color: un toque de color

3) bit: pizca f, gota f, poco m

4) ability: habilidad f

to lose one's touch: perder la habilidad

5) contact: contacto m, comunicación f

to keep in touch: mantenerse en contacto

touch

v.

• enternecer v.

• manosear v.

• palpar v.

• tentar v.

• tocar v.

n.

(§ pl.: touches) = contacto s.m.

• dejo s.m.

• gustillo s.m.

• pincelada s.f.

• pizca s.f.

• pulsación s.f.

• rasgo s.m.

• retoque s.m.

• saborete s.m.

• tacto s.m.

• tiento s.m.

• tocamiento s.m.

• toque s.m.

tʌtʃ
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

[tʌtʃ]
1. N

1) (=sense, feel) tacto m

sense of touch — sentido m del tacto, tacto m

2) (=pressure)

he felt the touch of a hand on his shoulder — sintió el tacto or el roce de una mano en su hombro

the merest touch might break it — el más mínimo roce podría romperlo

• at the touch of a button — con solo dar a un botón

• it's soft to the touch — es blando al tacto

she responded to his touch — reaccionaba a sus caricias

- be an easy or a soft touch

3) (=technique, manner)

• to have the common touch — saber tratar or sintonizar con el pueblo

• to have a light touch — [pianist] tocar con delicadeza or suavidad

you need a light touch to make good pastry — necesitas manos de seda para conseguir una buena masa

• to lose one's touch — perder facultades

he had lost his scoring touch — había perdido habilidad or eficacia de cara al gol

• the director handles these scenes with a sure touch — el director trata estas escenas con mucha seguridad or gran pericia
common
4) (=stamp, mark) toque m

• the final touch, the finishing touch — el último toque, el toque final

to put the finishing touches to sth — dar los últimos toques or los toques finales a algo

• it has a touch of genius — tiene un toque de genialidad

• the human touch — el calor humano

• the personal touch — el toque personal

• the house needs a woman's touch — la casa necesita un toque femenino

5) (=detail) detalle m

that was a nice touch — eso fue un bonito detalle

6) (=small quantity)

a)

a touch of — [of milk, water] un chorrito de; [of salt, pepper] una pizca de; [of irony, sarcasm] un toque or un dejo de

• to have a touch of flu — estar algo griposo

• there was a touch of frost this morning — había algo de or un poco de escarcha esta mañana

• it needs a touch of paint — le hace falta un poquito de pintura

• he got a touch of the sun — le dio el sol un poquito

b) (with adjective, adverb)

it's a touch (too) expensive — es algo or un poquito caro

move it just a touch to the left — muévelo un poquito a or hacia la izquierda

7) (=contact)

• to be in touch (with sb) — estar en contacto (con algn)

we are still in touch — todavía estamos en contacto

I'll be in touch — (writing) te escribiré; (phoning) te llamaré

• to get in touch (with sb) — ponerse en contacto (con algn)

get in touch with your emotions — conecte con sus emociones

• to keep in touch (with sb) — mantener el contacto (con algn)

well, keep in touch! — ¡bueno, no pierdas contacto!, ¡bueno, no dejes de llamar o escribir!

• to lose touch (with sth/sb) — perder el contacto (con algo/algn)

I lost touch with her after she moved to London — perdí el contacto con ella después de que se mudara a Londres

the party has lost touch with the voters — el partido está desconectado de los votantes

• to be out of touch — no estar al corriente

the Prime Minister was completely out of touch — el Primer Ministro no estaba al corriente de nada

I'm out of touch with the latest political developments — no estoy al corriente de los últimos acontecimientos políticos

• to put sb in touch with sb — poner a algn en contacto con algn

8) (Rugby)

to kick the ball into touch — poner el balón fuera de juego

he had a foot in touch — tenía un pie fuera del terreno de juego or más allá de la línea de banda

2. VT

1) (with hand) tocar

she touched his arm — le tocó el brazo

they can't touch you — (fig) no te pueden hacer nada

• to touch one's toes — tocarse los dedos de los pies

• touch wood! — ¡toca madera!
raw 1., 3)
2) (=come into contact with) tocar; (=brush against) rozar

I just touched the car in front — no hice más que rozar el coche que tenía delante

• I can touch the bottom — (in swimming pool) puedo tocar el fondo; (in sea) hago pie

• my feet haven't touched the ground since I started this job — desde que empecé en este trabajo no he parado
barge 4., base I, 1., 4)
3) (=harm, disturb) tocar

don't touch anything! — ¡no toques nada!

I never touched him! — ¡ni le toqué!

if you touch him I'll kill you! — ¡como le pongas la mano encima or si le tocas te mato!

4) (=try) [+ food, drink] probar

I never touch gin — no pruebo la ginebra

you haven't touched your dinner — no has probado bocado, no has tocado la cena

I haven't touched a typewriter in ages — hace siglos que no toco una máquina de escribir

5) (=affect) afectar

it touches all our lives — nos afecta a todos

6) (=move)

her faith touched me — su fe me conmovió or me llegó al alma

she was touched by his gift — el regalo la emocionó mucho

7) (=compare with) igualar

no artist in the country can touch him — no hay artista en todo el país que (se) le iguale

nobody can touch him as a pianist — como pianista es inigualable

8) (esp Brit) (=reach)

he was touching 290mph — alcanzaba las 290 millas por hora

his hair touches his shoulders — tiene una melena que le llega por los hombros

9) (Brit)
*
• to touch sb for money — dar un sablazo a algn *, pedir dinero prestado a algn

10)

• to be touched with sth: clouds touched with pink — nubes con un toque rosa

his hair was touched with grey — tenía algunas canas en el pelo

3. VI

1) (with hand)

don't touch! — (to child) ¡no se toca!

please do not touch — se ruega no tocar

2) (=come into contact) [hands] encontrarse; [lips] rozarse; [wires] hacer contacto

our hands touched — nuestras manos se encontraron

4.

CPD

touch judge N — (Rugby) juez mf de línea, juez mf de banda

touch screen N — = touchscreen

- touch at

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

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[tʌtʃ]
I

noun

1)

a) u ( sense) tacto m

smooth to the touch — suave al tacto

b) c ( physical contact)

the cold touch of marble — el tacto frío del mármol

at the touch of a button — con sólo tocar un botón

to be a soft touch — (colloq) ( be generous) ser* un buenazo

2) c (small amount, degree - of humor, irony) dejo m, toque m; (- of paint) toque m

add a touch of salt — agregue una pizca de sal

a touch of fever — un poco de fiebre, unos quintos de fiebre (AmL)

a touch — (as adv) algo, un poquito

3)

a) c ( detail) detalle m

to add o put the final o finishing touches/touch to something — darle* los últimos toques/el último toque a algo

b) ( effect) (no pl) toque m

the personal touch — el toque personal

4) ( skill) (no pl) habilidad f

a politician with the common touch — un político que está en sintonía con el pueblo

5) u ( communication)

to get/keep o stay in touch with somebody — ponerse*/mantenerse* en contacto con alguien

I'll be in touch — ya te escribiré (or llamaré etc)

I lost touch with her — perdí el contacto con ella

how can I get in touch with you? — ¿cómo me puedo poner en contacto con usted?, ¿cómo lo puedo contactar?

I'm a bit out of touch with what's happening — no estoy muy al corriente or al tanto de lo que está pasando

they're completely out of touch — no tienen ni idea

6) u ( in rugby)

to kick for touch — intentar mandar la pelota fuera del campo de juego

the ball went into touch — la pelota salió por la banda

II
1.

transitive verb

1)

a) ( be in physical contact with) tocar*

he touched her hand — le tocó la mano

the bed was touching the wall — la cama estaba pegada a or tocaba la pared

please do not touch the exhibits — se ruega no tocar

b) (brush, graze) rozar*, tocar*

c) ( approach) (colloq)

to touch somebody FOR something: he touched me for $50 — me pidió 50 dólares

2)

a) ( reach)

I can't touch my toes — no llego or no alcanzo a tocarme los pies

my feet don't touch the bottom — ( of pool) no hago pie, no toco fondo

b) ( equal) (usu neg)

nobody can touch her in this type of role — es inigualable or no tiene rival en este tipo de papel

3) (usu neg)

a) ( interfere with) tocar*

don't touch anything — no toques nada

b) ( deal with)

they won't touch foreign cars — no quieren saber nada de coches extranjeros

c) (eat, drink) probar*

he didn't touch his lunch — no tocó la comida, no probó bocado

4)

a) (affect, concern) afectar

b) ( move emotionally)

he was touched by her kindness — su amabilidad lo enterneció or le llegó al alma

I was deeply touched — me emocioné

2.

vi

a) (with finger, hand) tocar*

b) ( come into physical contact) \<\<hands\>\> rozarse*; \<\<wires\>\> tocarse*

Phrasal Verbs:

- touch down

- touch off

- touch on

- touch up

- touch upon

English-spanish dictionary > touch
2 petit

petit, e [p(ə)ti, it]

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1. adjective

2. adverb

3. masculine noun

4. feminine noun

5. compounds

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1. <

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► Lorsque petit fait partie d'une locution comme entrer par la petite porte, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.

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   a. (dimension) [personne, objet] small ; (plus positif) little

• la maison est trop petite the house is too small

• mon jardin est tout petit my garden is very small

• j'ai un joli petit jardin I've got a pretty little garden

• les petits voitures sont plus économiques small cars are more economical

• il est petit et gros he's short and fat

• se faire tout petit to keep a low profile

   b. ( = jeune) little

• quand il était petit when he was little

• un petit Anglais an English boy

• les petits Anglais English children

• tu es encore trop petit pour comprendre you're still too little to understand

• dans sa petite enfance when he was very young

• petit garçon little boy

• je ne suis plus un petit garçon ! I'm not a child anymore!

   c. ( = cadet) son petit frère his little brother ; (très petit) his baby brother

   d. ( = mince) [tranche] thin

• une petite pluie (fine) tombait a (fine) drizzle was falling

   e. ( = court) [promenade, voyage] short

• sur une petite distance over a short distance

• il en a pour une petite heure it will take him an hour at the most

   f. ( = miniature, jouet) toy

• petite voiture toy car

   g. ( = faible) [bruit, cri] faint ; [coup, tape] gentle ; [somme d'argent] small ; [loyer] low

• il a un petit appétit he has a small appetite

• film à petit budget low-budget film

   h. ( = peu important) [commerçant, pays, entreprise, groupe] small ; [opération, détail, romancier] minor ; [amélioration, changement, inconvénient, odeur, rhume] slight ; [espoir, chance] faint ; [cadeau, soirée] little

• le petit commerce small businesses

• les petites et moyennes entreprises small and medium-sized businesses

• avec un petit effort with a little effort

   i. ( = maladif) avoir une petite mine to look pale

• tu as de petits yeux ce matin you're a bit bleary-eyed this morning

   j. ( = mesquin) [attitude, action] mean

   k. (locutions) vous prendrez bien un petit verre ? you'll have a little drink, won't you?

• juste une petite signature can I just have your signature

• un petit coin tranquille a nice quiet spot

• cela coûte une petite fortune it costs a small fortune

• il y a un petit vent (agréable) there's a bit of a breeze ; (désagréable) it's a bit windy

• petit con ! (vulg!) stupid jerk! (inf!)

• ce n'est pas de la petite bière it's no small matter

• être aux petits soins pour qn to wait on sb hand and foot

2. <

• petit à petit little by little

3. <

   a. ( = enfant) little boy

• les petits the children

• pauvre petit poor little thing

• c'est un jeu pour petits et grands it's a game for old and young alike

   b. (School) junior (boy)

   c. ( = jeune animal) les petits the young

• la chatte et ses petits the cat and her kittens

• faire des petits to have kittens (or puppies or lambs etc)

   d. ( = homme de petite taille) small man

4. <

petite ( = enfant) little girl ; ( = femme) small woman

• pauvre petite poor little thing

5. <

► petit ami boyfriend

► petite amie girlfriend

► le petit coin (inf) the smallest room (inf)

► petit déjeuner breakfast

► petit gâteau biscuit

► petit nom (inf) first name

► petit pain ≈ bread roll

• ça se vend comme des petits pains (inf) they're selling like hot cakes (inf) ► petit pois pea

► le Petit Poucet Tom Thumb

► la petite reine ( = vélo) the bicycle

► petit salé ( = porc) salt pork

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1.

petite p(ə)ti, it adjectif

1) ( en taille) small, little

petit et trapu — short and stocky

une toute petite pièce — a tiny room

se faire tout petit — fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous

c'est Versailles en plus petit — it's a miniature Versailles

2) (en longueur, durée) short

par petites étapes — in easy stages

3) ( en âge) young, little

je t'ai connu petit — I knew you when you were little

le petit Jésus — baby Jesus

une petite Française — a French girl

le petit nouveau — the new boy

c'est notre petit dernier — he's our youngest

petit chat — kitten

petit chien — puppy

petit ours/renard/lion — bear/fox/lion cub

4) [appétit, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur] light; [salaire] low; [averse] light; [cri, rire, souci] little; [chance, rhume] slight; [détail, défaut] minor

ça a un petit goût de cerise — it tastes slightly of cherries

avoir une petite santé — to have poor health

un (tout) petit peu de sel — (just) a little salt

5) ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque] lesser known; [emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor

les petites routes — minor roads

le petit personnel — low-grade staff

les petites gens — ordinary people

un petit escroc — a small-time crook

6) fig little

mon petit papa — darling daddy (colloq)

un petit imbécile — an idiot

très préoccupée de sa petite personne — very taken up with herself

de bons petits plats — tasty dishes

un petit coin tranquille — a quiet spot

envoie-moi un petit mot — drop me a line

passe-moi un petit coup de fil — (colloq) give me a call

j'en ai pour une petite minute — it won't take me a minute

une petite trentaine de personnes — under thirty people

7) ( mesquin) [personne, procédé] petty, mean; ( étroit) [conception] narrow

2.

nom masculin, féminin

1) ( enfant) little boy/girl, child; ( benjamin)

le petit — ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one

mes petits — my children

pauvre petit! — poor thing!

la petite Martin — the Martin girl

2) ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman

3.

adverbe

voir petit — ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition

tailler petit — to be small-fitting

petit à petit — little by little

4.

nom masculin

1) ( jeune animal)

petits — gén young (+ v pl); ( chats) kittens; ( chiens) puppies

faire des petits — [chienne] to have puppies; fig [argent] to grow

2) ( personne modeste)

les petits — ordinary people

un petit de la finance — a minor figure in the world of finance

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Phrasal Verbs:

- petit ami

- petit bois

- petit chef

- petit coin

- petit crème

- petit déjeuner

- petit linge

- petit noir

- petit nom

- petit pois

- petit pot

- petit rat

- petit salé

- petite amie

- petite annonce

- petite école

- petite main

- petite nature

- petite souris

- petite vérole

- petite voiture

- petites annonces matrimoniales

- petites et moyennes entreprises

- petits chevaux

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p(ə)ti, it petit, -e
1. adj

1) (par la taille, les dimensions) (main, objet, colline) small

Il est petit pour son âge. — He's small for his age.

de petite taille (personne) — short, small, (arbre) small

Sonia habite une petite ville. — Sonia lives in a small town.

2) (valeur affective) little

Phyllis a une jolie petite maison. — Phyllis has a nice little house.

On a ouvert une petite bouteille de Chinon. — We've opened a little bottle of Chinon.

3) (peu important) (problème) small, minor, (progrès) little

4) (= faible) (pluie, bruit) slight

5) (en âge) (enfant) small, little

C'est dangereux pour les petits enfants. — It's dangerous for small children.

son petit frère — his little brother

6) (= court) (voyage, présentation) little, (roman) short

7) (= mesquin) mean

2. nm/f

1) (= enfant) child, little one

Emmène les petits au cinéma. — Take the children to the cinema.

Le petit de Sylvie a une mauvaise grippe. — Sylvie's little son has got bad a bad dose of flu.

la classe des petits — the infant class

pour petits et grands — for children and adults

les tout-petits — the little ones, the tiny tots

2) (= cadet) little one, youngest

Nicolas, c'est le petit. — Nicolas is the little one., Nicolas is the youngest.

3) (valeur affective)

mon petit (nuance ironique) — dear, (à son fils, un petit garçon) son

ma petite (nuance ironique) — dear, young lady, (à sa fille, une fillette) sweetheart

pauvre petit — poor little thing

3. nm

[animal]

petits — young pl

la lionne et ses petits — the lioness and her young

faire des petits [chatte] — to have kittens, [chienne] to have puppies

4. adv

petit à petit — little by little, gradually

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petit, petite

A adj

1 ( en taille) [personne, pied, objet, arbre, entreprise] ( objectivement) small; ( subjectivement) little; il est petit pour son âge he's small for his age; les mêmes, mais en plus petit the same ones, but smaller; le 36, c'est trop petit 36 is too small; le monde est petit! it's a small world!; un homme de petite taille, un homme petit a short ou small man; petit et trapu short and stocky; un petit homme timide a shy little man; la petite blonde, là-bas the little blonde, over there; une toute petite pièce/femme a tiny room/woman; se faire tout petit fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous; c'est Versailles en plus petit it's a miniature Versailles; ⇒ bête, doigt, lorgnette, plat, ruisseau;

2 (en longueur, durée) [foulée, promenade, distance, paragraphe] short; par petites étapes in easy stages; ⇒ semaine;

3 ( en âge) ( objectivement) young; ( subjectivement) little; il est trop petit pour comprendre he's too young to understand; c'est la plus petite she's the youngest; je t'ai connu petit I knew you when you were little; mon petit frère my little brother; ( bébé) my baby brother; le petit Jésus baby Jesus; petit garçon little boy; petite fille little girl; une petite Française a French girl; le petit nouveau the new boy; les petits enfants small ou young children; c'est notre petit dernier he's our youngest; petit chat kitten; petit chien puppy; petit ours/renard/lion bear/fox/lion cub;

4 (en quantité, prix, force) [somme, appétit, majorité, volume, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur, buveur] light; [salaire, loyer] low; [tape, vent, averse] light; [cri, rire, sourire] little; [goût, espoir, chance] slight; d'une petite voix timide in a timid little voice; une petite pluie fine a fine drizzle; ça a un petit goût de cerise it tastes slightly of cherries; avoir une petite santé to have poor health; fais un petit effort make an effort; un (tout) petit peu de sel (just) a little salt; un petit sourire coquin/supérieur a mischievous/superior little smile; ⇒ feu;

5 ( en gravité) [inconvénient, détail, défaut, opération] minor; [rhume] slight; [égratignure, souci] little;

6 ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque, cru] lesser known; [situation, emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire, dignitaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor; les petites routes minor roads; le petit personnel low-grade staff; les petites gens ordinary people; un petit escroc a small-time crook; ⇒ soldat;

7 ( pour minimiser) little; chante-nous une petite chanson give us a little song; un petit coup de rouge a little glass of red wine; un petit visage triste a sad little face; un bon petit vin/restaurant a nice little wine/restaurant; un petit cadeau/secret a little gift/secret; une petite faveur a little favour^GB; de bons petits plats tasty dishes; un petit coin tranquille a quiet spot; envoie-moi un petit mot drop me a line; passe-moi un petit coup de fil○ give me a ring GB ou call; avoir de petites attentions pour qn to make a fuss of sb GB, to fuss over sb; il faut une petite signature ici could I ask you to sign here, please?; je n'ai eu que deux petites semaines de congé! I only had two short weeks off!; j'en ai pour une petite minute/heure it won't take me a minute/more than an hour; une petite trentaine de personnes under thirty people;

8 ( en sentiment) mon petit Pierre my dear Pierre; mon petit papa darling daddy; mon petit chéri/ange my darling/angel; mon petit chou○ or poulet○ sweetie○, honey○; une petite garce◑ a bitch◑; un petit imbécile an idiot; très préoccupée de sa petite personne very taken up with herself; il tient à sa petite tranquillité he likes a nice quiet life;

9 ( mesquin) [personne, procédé] petty, mean; ( étroit) [conception] narrow; les petits esprits small-minded people.

B nm,f

1 ( enfant) little boy/girl, child; ( benjamin) le petit ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one; les petits the children, the kids○; pauvre petit! poor thing!; la petite Martin the Martin girl; les petits Martin the Martin children; ils ont deux petits they have two children; elle a eu un petit she's had a baby; n'aie pas peur, mon petit don't be afraid;

2 ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman; les petits small people.

C adv voir petit ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition; chausser/tailler petit [chaussures, vêtements] to be small-fitting; petit à petit little by little, gradually; ⇒ oiseau.

D nm

1 ( jeune animal) petits young; ( chats) kittens; ( chiens) puppies; (loups, lions, ours) cubs, young; le mammifère allaite ses petits mammals suckle their young; la lionne et ses petits the lioness and her cubs ou young; comment s'appelle le petit de la chèvre? what do you call a baby ou young goat?; faire des petits [chienne] to have puppies; fig ( se multiplier) [argent] to grow; ( se briser) [vase] to end up in bits;

2 ( personne modeste) les petits ordinary people; un petit de la finance a minor figure in the world of finance.

Composés

petit aigle Zool scops owl; petit ami boyfriend; petit bassin Anat lower pelvis; ( de piscine) small pool; petit blanc ( vin) small glass of white wine; petit bleu† Postes telegram; petit bois ( d'allumage) kindling; petit cacatois fore royal sail; petit chef petty tyrant; jouer au petit chef to throw one's weight around○; petit coin○ euph ( toilettes) loo○ GB, bathroom US; aller au petit coin to go to the loo○ GB ou bathroom US; petit commerçant small trader; petit commerce small traders (pl); petit crème small espresso with milk; petit déjeuner breakfast; petit endroit = petit coin; petit four petit four; petit hunier Naut fore topsail; petit juif○ funny bone; petit linge underwear; laver son petit linge to wash one's smalls○; petit maître minor master; petit noir coffee; petit nom○ ( prénom) first name; petit paquet small packet; petit perroquet Naut fore topgallant sail; petit peuple lower classes (pl); petit point petit point; petit pois (garden) pea, petit pois; petit porteur small shareholder; petit pot ( pour bébés) jar of baby food; petit quart Naut dogwatch; petit rat (de l'Opéra) pupil at Paris Opéra's ballet school; petit roque ( aux échecs) castling short; petit salé streaky salted pork; petit trot jog trot; petite amie girlfriend; petite annonce Presse classified advertisement ou ad○; petite caisse petty cash; petite école○ ≈ nursery school; petite main seamstress (at a top fashion house); petite mort orgasm; petite nature weakling; petite phrase (memorable) saying; petite reine Sport cycling; petite souris tooth fairy; petite vérole smallpox; petite voiture toy car; petites annonces matrimoniales personal ads; petites classes○ Scol younger children; petites et moyennes entreprises, PME small and medium enterprises, SMEs; petites sœurs des pauvres Little Sisters of the Poor; petits chevaux Jeux ≈ ludo (sg); petits métiers du passé traditional crafts.

( féminin petite) [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) adjectif

1. [en hauteur, en largeur] small, little

[en longueur] little, small, short

une personne de petite taille a small ou short person

un petit gros a tubby little man

il y a un petit mur entre les deux jardins there's a low ou small wall between the two gardens

une toute petite bonne femme

a. (familier) [femme] a tiny little woman

b. [fillette] a tiny little girl

de petites jambes grassouillettes

a. [de bébé] little fat legs

b. [d'adulte] short fat legs

à petite distance on voyait une chaumière a cottage could be seen a short way ou distance away

elle a de petits pieds she's got small ou little feet

un petit "a" a lower-case ou small "a"

je voudrais ce tissu en petite largeur I'd like that material in a narrow width

un petit bout de papier a scrap of paper

une toute petite maison a tiny little house

se faire tout petit [passer inaperçu] to make oneself inconspicuous, to keep a low profile

se faire tout petit devant quelqu'un

a. [par respect ou timidité] to humble oneself before somebody

b. [par poltronnerie] to cower ou to shrink before somebody

[exprime l'approximation]

ça vaut un petit 12 sur 20 it's only worth 12 out of 20

on y sera dans une petite heure we'll be there in a bit less than ou in under an hour

il y a un petit kilomètre d'ici à la ferme ≃ it's no more than ou just under three quarters of a mile from here to the farm

2. [faible] small

expédition/émission à petit budget low-budget expedition/programme

petit loyer low ou moderate rent

petite retraite/rente small pension/annuity

3. [jeune - personne] small, little ; [ - plante] young, baby (modificateur)

quand j'étais petit when I was little

je ne suis plus une petite fille! I'm not a little girl any more!

les petits Français French children

une petite Chinoise a young ou little Chinese girl

il est encore trop petit he's still too small ou young

un petit chien a puppy

un petit chat a kitten

un petit lion/léopard a lion/leopard cub

un petit éléphant a baby elephant, an elephant calf

[plus jeune] little, younger

4. [bref, court] short, brief

un petit séjour a short ou brief stay

si on lui faisait une petite visite? shall we pop in to see her?

donnez-moi un petit délai give me a little more time

5. [dans une hiérarchie]

petite entreprise small company

les petites et moyennes entreprises small and medium-sized businesses

le petit commerce (running of) small businesses

les petits commerçants (owners of) small businesses

les petits agriculteurs/propriétaires small farmers/landowners

les petits salaires

a. [sommes] low salaries, small wages

b. [employés] low-paid workers

il s'est trouvé un petit emploi au service exportation he found a minor post in the export department

petit peintre/poète minor painter/poet

6. [minime] small, slight, minor

une petite touche de peinture a slight touch of paint

ce n'est qu'un petit détail it's just a minor detail

dans les plus petits détails down to the last detail

une petite intervention chirurgicale minor surgery, a small ou minor operation

[insignifiant] small, slight

il y a un petit défaut there's a slight ou small ou minor defect

j'ai un petit ennui I've got a bit of a problem

j'ai eu un petit rhume I had a bit of a cold ou a slight cold

7. [léger] slight

un petit soupir a little sigh

elle a un petit accent she's got a slight accent

dit-elle d'une petite voix she said in a faint voice

petite montée gentle slope

petite brise gentle breeze

ça a un petit goût it tastes a bit strange

ça a un petit goût d'orange it tastes slightly of orange

8. [avec une valeur affective] little

j'ai trouvé une petite couturière/un petit garagiste I've found a very good little seamstress/garage

fais-moi une petite place make a little space for me, give me a (little) ou tiny bit of room

il aimait faire son petit poker le soir he was fond of a game of poker in the evening

tu mets ton petit ensemble? will you be wearing that nice little suit?

un petit vin sans prétention an unpretentious little wine

il y a un petit vent frais pas désagréable there's a nice little breeze

ma petite maman Mummy (UK), Mommy (US), my Mum (UK) ou Mom (US)

alors, mon petit Paul, comment ça va?

a. [dit par une femme] how's life, Paul, dear?

b. [dit par un homme plus âgé] how's life, young Paul?

[pour encourager]

tu mangeras bien une petite glace! come on, have an ice cream!

je n'ai pas le temps de faire un match — juste un petit! I've no time to play a match — come on, just a quick one!

[avec une valeur admirative]

c'est une petite futée she's a clever one

petit débrouillard! you're smart!, you don't miss a thing!

(euphémisme) [notable]

c'est une petite surprise it's quite a surprise

c'est un petit exploit! it's quite an achievement!

[avec une valeur dépréciative]

petit imbécile! you idiot!

petit con! (très familier) you arsehole (très familier, UK, très familier & US) ou asshole!

j'en ai assez de ses petits mystères/petites manigances! I'm fed up with her little mysteries/intrigues!

9. (littéraire) [mesquin] mean, mean-spirited, petty

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, petite [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) nom masculin, nom féminin

1. [fils, fille] little son ou boy ( feminine daughter feminine girl)

c'est le petit de Monique it's Monique's son

c'est la petite d'en face (familier) it's the girl from across the street, it's the daughter of the people across the street, it's across the road's daughter (UK)

elle va à la même école que le petit (des) Verneuil she goes to the same school as the Verneuil boy

2. [enfant] little ou small child, little ou small boy ( feminine girl)

quant aux petits, nous les emmènerons au zoo as for the younger children, we'll take them to the zoo

la cour des petites the junior (UK) ou younger girls' playground

c'est un livre qui fera les délices des petits comme des grands this book will delight young and old (alike)

3. (familier) [adolescent] (young) boy ( feminine girl)

4. [avec une valeur affective - à un jeune] dear ; [ - à un bébé] little one

mon petit

a. [à un homme] dear

b. [à une femme] dear, darling

mon petit, je suis fier de toi

a. [à un garçon] young man, I'm proud of you

b. [à une fille] young lady, I'm proud of you

viens, mon tout petit come here (my) little one

ça, ma petite, vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis! you'll never get away with it, my dear!

la pauvre petite, comment va-t-elle faire? poor thing, however will she manage?

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nom masculin

1. [animal] baby

ses petits

a. [généralement] her young

b. [chatte] her kittens

c. [chienne] her puppies

d. [tigresse, louve] her cubs

faire des petits

a. [chienne] to have pups

b. [chatte] to have kittens

mes économies ont fait des petits (familier) my savings have grown

2. [dans une hiérarchie]

c'est toujours les petits qui doivent payer it's always the little man who's got to pay

dans la course aux marchés, les petits sont piétinés in the race to gain markets, small firms ou businesses get trampled underfoot

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adverbe

1. COMMERCE

c'est un 38 mais ce modèle chausse/taille petit it says 38 but this style is a small fitting (UK) runs small (US)

2. [juste]

voir ou prévoir petit to see ou to plan things on a small scale

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en petit locution adverbiale

[en petits caractères] in small characters ou letters

[en miniature] in miniature

un univers en tout petit a miniature universe

je voudrais cette jupe (mais) en plus petit I'd like this skirt (but) in a smaller size

petit à petit locution adverbiale

little by little, gradually

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > petit

3 Spur

f; -, -en

1. im Sand, Schnee etc.: track(s Pl.); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark; eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail; seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks; keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence); vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it; immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl); die Spur führt nach... the trail leads ( oder takes us) to...; jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto s.o.’s trail ( oder track); einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto s.th.; (finden) track s.th. down; jemandem auf der Spur sein be on s.o.’s trail ( oder track), be after s.o.; auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track; jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) s.o. off the scent; jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put s.o. on the right track; auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in s.o.’s tracks

2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s Pl.); einer Loipe: track; linke / rechte Spur MOT. left-hand / right-hand lane; die Spur halten keep in lane; die Spur wechseln switch lanes; in der Spur sein / aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in / leave the track(s)

3. (Spurweite) EISENB. ga(u)ge; MOT. track; die Spur kontrollieren / einstellen MOT. check / adjust the track

4. des Tonbands, EDV: track

5. (Fahrtlinie) Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line; aus der Spur geraten / ausbrechen swerve off course

6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR. touch; man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found; eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic; eine Spur zu stark / süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong / sweet; nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels / Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt / suspicion; keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc. not a scrap of decency etc.; keine Spur! umg. not at all!, no way!

7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; Pl. (Überreste) remains; Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war; Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization; Spuren des Alters signs of old age; seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc.: leave its marks; heiß

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die Spur

(Abdruck) rut;

(Anzeichen) trace; suspicion;

(Fahrbahn) lane;

(Fährte) track; scent; spoor; trail;

(Rückstand) vestige;

(Spurweite) gauge; gage;

(Tonspur) track;

(kleine Menge) tinge; dash

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[ʃpuːɐ]
f -, -en

1) (= Abdruck im Boden etc) track; (HUNT) track, spoor no pl; (= hinterlassenes Zeichen) trace, sign; (= Bremsspur) skidmarks pl; (= Blutspur, Schleimspur etc, Fährte zur Verfolgung) trail

von den Tätern fehlt jede Spúr — there is no clue as to the whereabouts of the persons responsible

der Täter hat keine Spúren hinterlassen — the culprit left no traces or marks

jds Spúr aufnehmen — to take up sb's trail

auf der richtigen/falschen Spúr sein (lit, fig) — to be on the right/wrong track

jdn auf jds Spúr bringen — to put sb onto sb's trail or onto sb

jdn auf die richtige Spúr bringen (fig) — to put sb on(to) the right track

jdm/einer Sache auf der Spúr sein/auf die Spúr kommen — to be/get onto sb/sth

die Polizei ist ihm jetzt auf der Spúr — the police are onto him now

auf or in jds Spúren wandeln (fig) — to follow in sb's footsteps

(seine) Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave its mark

Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave one's/its mark

ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to have no effect on sb

nicht ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to leave its mark on sb

2) (fig = kleine Menge, Überrest) trace; (von Pfeffer, Paprika etc) touch, soupçon; (von Vernunft, Anstand, Talent etc) scrap, ounce

von Anstand/Takt keine Spúr (inf) — no decency/tact at all

von Liebe keine Spúr (inf) — love doesn't/didn't come into it

keine Spúr! (inf) — not at all

keine Spúr davon ist wahr (inf) — there's not a scrap or an ounce of truth in it

wir hatten nicht die Spúr einer Chance — we didn't have a ghost of a chance (inf)

eine Spúr zu laut/grell — a shade or a touch too loud/garish

3) (= Fahrbahn) lane

auf der linken Spúr fahren — to drive in the left-hand lane

in der Spúr bleiben — to keep in lane

die Spúr wechseln — to change lanes

4) (AUT = gerade Fahrtrichtung) tracking

Spúr halten (beim Bremsen etc) — to hold its course; (nach Unfall) to track properly

aus der Spúr geraten or kommen (durch Seitenwind etc) — to go off course; (beim Bremsen etc) to skid

5) (= Spurweite) (RAIL) gauge; (AUT) track

6) (COMPUT) track

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die

1) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grain

2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) lick

3) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) shade

4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) shadow

5) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) streak

6) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) suggestion

7) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) suspicion

8) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) trace

9) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) trace

10) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) trail

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Spur

<-, -en>

[ʃpu:ɐ̯]

f

1. (hinterlassenes Anzeichen) trace; Verbrecher a. clue

\Spuren hinterlassen to leave traces; Verbrecher a. to leave clues

keine \Spuren hinterlassen to leave no trace

der Täter hat keine \Spuren hinterlassen the culprit has left no traces [or marks]

\Spuren einer Hochkultur remnants of an advanced civilization

\Spuren des Krieges scars of the war

seine \Spuren verwischen to cover up one's tracks

\Spuren der Verwüstung signs [or marks] of devastation

2. (Reihe von Hinweisen, Fährte) trail no pl; (Abdrücke) track[s pl]; JAGD scent

dieses Beweisstück brachte die Polizei auf die \Spur des Täters this piece of evidence helped the police [to] trace [or track down] the culprit pl

die \Spur aufnehmen to pick up the trail

andere \Spuren verfolgen to follow up other leads

3. (kleine Menge) trace; Knoblauch, Pfeffer touch, soupçon a. hum

\Spuren von Blut traces of blood

4. (Fünkchen) scrap, shred

hätte er nur eine \Spur mehr Verstand gehabt, wäre dies nicht geschehen if he'd had just an ounce more common sense this wouldn't have happened

keine \Spur von Anstand not a scrap of decency

5. (ein wenig)

eine \Spur zu laut a touch too load

eine \Spur salziger/süßer a touch saltier/sweeter

die Suppe könnte eine \Spur salziger sein this soup could do with a touch more salt

eine \Spur zu salzig/süß a touch too salty/sweet

6. (Fahrstreifen) lane

die linke/rechte \Spur the left-hand/right-hand lane

aus der \Spur geraten to move [or swerve] out of lane

\Spur halten to keep in lane

die \Spur wechseln to switch lanes

7. AUTO (Spurweite) track [or AM tread] width; (Radstellung) tracking no pl, no indef art

\Spur halten (Fahreigenschaft) to keep track

8. TECH, INFORM track

das Tonbandgerät hat acht \Spuren the tape recorder has eight tracks, this is an 8-track tape recorder

9. SKI course, track

10.

▶ auf der falschen \Spur sein to be on the wrong track [or barking up the wrong tree]

▶ eine heiße \Spur a firm lead

▶ etw hat seine \Spuren hinterlassen Schicksal sth has left its marks

▶ keine [o nicht die] \Spur (fam) not at all

▶ jdm/einer Sache auf die \Spur kommen to get onto sb/something

▶ jdn auf die richtige \Spur bringen to put sb on[to] the right track [or the scent]

▶ auf der richtigen \Spur sein to be on the right track

▶ jdm auf der \Spur sein to be on sb's trail [or the trail of sb]

▶ auf jds \Spuren wandeln to follow in sb's tracks

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die; Spur, Spuren

1) (Abdruck im Boden) track; (Folge von Abdrücken) tracks pl.; (BlutSpur, SchleimSpur usw.) trail

von dem Vermissten fehlt jede Spur — there is no trace of the missing person

eine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail

jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something

2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)

3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) trace

da fehlt noch eine Spur Paprika — it needs just a touch of paprika

von Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence

keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest

4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lane

die Spur wechseln — change lanes

in od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane

5) (Fahrlinie)

[die] Spur halten — stay on its line

6) (Elektrot., DV) track

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Spur f; -, -en

1. im Sand, Schnee etc: track(s pl); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark;

eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail;

seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks;

keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence);

vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it;

immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl);

die Spur führt nach … the trail leads ( oder takes us) to …;

jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto sb’s trail ( oder track);

einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto sth; (finden) track sth down;

jemandem auf der Spur sein be on sb’s trail ( oder track), be after sb;

auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track;

jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) sb off the scent;

jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put sb on the right track;

auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in sb’s tracks

2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s pl); einer Loipe: track;

linke/rechte Spur AUTO left-hand/right-hand lane;

die Spur halten keep in lane;

die Spur wechseln switch lanes;

in der Spur sein/aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in/leave the track(s)

3. (Spurweite) BAHN ga(u)ge; AUTO track;

die Spur kontrollieren/einstellen AUTO check/adjust the track

4. des Tonbands, IT track

5. (Fahrtlinie)

Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line;

aus der Spur geraten/ausbrechen swerve off course

6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR touch;

man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found;

eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic;

eine Spur zu stark/süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong/sweet;

nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels/Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt/suspicion;

keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc not a scrap of decency etc;

keine Spur! umg not at all!, no way!

7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; pl (Überreste) remains;

Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war;

Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization;

Spuren des Alters signs of old age;

seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc: leave its marks; → heiß

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die; Spur, Spuren

1) (Abdruck im Boden) track; (Folge von Abdrücken) tracks pl.; (BlutSpur, SchleimSpur usw.) trail

von dem Vermissten fehlt jede Spur — there is no trace of the missing person

eine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail

jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something

2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)

3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) trace

da fehlt noch eine Spur Paprika — it needs just a touch of paprika

von Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence

keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest

4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lane

die Spur wechseln — change lanes

in od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane

5) (Fahrlinie)

[die] Spur halten — stay on its line

6) (Elektrot., DV) track

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-en (Mathematik) f.

trace n. -en (beim Auto) f.

toe n. -en f.

groove n.

soupcon n.

spoor n.

trace n.

track n.

vestige n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Spur

4 spur

f; -, -en

1. im Sand, Schnee etc.: track(s Pl.); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark; eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail; seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks; keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence); vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it; immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl); die Spur führt nach... the trail leads ( oder takes us) to...; jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto s.o.’s trail ( oder track); einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto s.th.; (finden) track s.th. down; jemandem auf der Spur sein be on s.o.’s trail ( oder track), be after s.o.; auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track; jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) s.o. off the scent; jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put s.o. on the right track; auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in s.o.’s tracks

2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s Pl.); einer Loipe: track; linke / rechte Spur MOT. left-hand / right-hand lane; die Spur halten keep in lane; die Spur wechseln switch lanes; in der Spur sein / aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in / leave the track(s)

3. (Spurweite) EISENB. ga(u)ge; MOT. track; die Spur kontrollieren / einstellen MOT. check / adjust the track

4. des Tonbands, EDV: track

5. (Fahrtlinie) Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line; aus der Spur geraten / ausbrechen swerve off course

6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR. touch; man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found; eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic; eine Spur zu stark / süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong / sweet; nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels / Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt / suspicion; keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc. not a scrap of decency etc.; keine Spur! umg. not at all!, no way!

7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; Pl. (Überreste) remains; Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war; Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization; Spuren des Alters signs of old age; seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc.: leave its marks; heiß

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die Spur

(Abdruck) rut;

(Anzeichen) trace; suspicion;

(Fahrbahn) lane;

(Fährte) track; scent; spoor; trail;

(Rückstand) vestige;

(Spurweite) gauge; gage;

(Tonspur) track;

(kleine Menge) tinge; dash

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[ʃpuːɐ]
f -, -en

1) (= Abdruck im Boden etc) track; (HUNT) track, spoor no pl; (= hinterlassenes Zeichen) trace, sign; (= Bremsspur) skidmarks pl; (= Blutspur, Schleimspur etc, Fährte zur Verfolgung) trail

von den Tätern fehlt jede Spúr — there is no clue as to the whereabouts of the persons responsible

der Täter hat keine Spúren hinterlassen — the culprit left no traces or marks

jds Spúr aufnehmen — to take up sb's trail

auf der richtigen/falschen Spúr sein (lit, fig) — to be on the right/wrong track

jdn auf jds Spúr bringen — to put sb onto sb's trail or onto sb

jdn auf die richtige Spúr bringen (fig) — to put sb on(to) the right track

jdm/einer Sache auf der Spúr sein/auf die Spúr kommen — to be/get onto sb/sth

die Polizei ist ihm jetzt auf der Spúr — the police are onto him now

auf or in jds Spúren wandeln (fig) — to follow in sb's footsteps

(seine) Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave its mark

Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave one's/its mark

ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to have no effect on sb

nicht ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to leave its mark on sb

2) (fig = kleine Menge, Überrest) trace; (von Pfeffer, Paprika etc) touch, soupçon; (von Vernunft, Anstand, Talent etc) scrap, ounce

von Anstand/Takt keine Spúr (inf) — no decency/tact at all

von Liebe keine Spúr (inf) — love doesn't/didn't come into it

keine Spúr! (inf) — not at all

keine Spúr davon ist wahr (inf) — there's not a scrap or an ounce of truth in it

wir hatten nicht die Spúr einer Chance — we didn't have a ghost of a chance (inf)

eine Spúr zu laut/grell — a shade or a touch too loud/garish

3) (= Fahrbahn) lane

auf der linken Spúr fahren — to drive in the left-hand lane

in der Spúr bleiben — to keep in lane

die Spúr wechseln — to change lanes

4) (AUT = gerade Fahrtrichtung) tracking

Spúr halten (beim Bremsen etc) — to hold its course; (nach Unfall) to track properly

aus der Spúr geraten or kommen (durch Seitenwind etc) — to go off course; (beim Bremsen etc) to skid

5) (= Spurweite) (RAIL) gauge; (AUT) track

6) (COMPUT) track

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die

1) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grain

2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) lick

3) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) shade

4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) shadow

5) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) streak

6) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) suggestion

7) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) suspicion

8) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) trace

9) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) trace

10) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) trail

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Spur

<-, -en>

[ʃpu:ɐ̯]

f

1. (hinterlassenes Anzeichen) trace; Verbrecher a. clue

\Spuren hinterlassen to leave traces; Verbrecher a. to leave clues

keine \Spuren hinterlassen to leave no trace

der Täter hat keine \Spuren hinterlassen the culprit has left no traces [or marks]

\Spuren einer Hochkultur remnants of an advanced civilization

\Spuren des Krieges scars of the war

seine \Spuren verwischen to cover up one's tracks

\Spuren der Verwüstung signs [or marks] of devastation

2. (Reihe von Hinweisen, Fährte) trail no pl; (Abdrücke) track[s pl]; JAGD scent

dieses Beweisstück brachte die Polizei auf die \Spur des Täters this piece of evidence helped the police [to] trace [or track down] the culprit pl

die \Spur aufnehmen to pick up the trail

andere \Spuren verfolgen to follow up other leads

3. (kleine Menge) trace; Knoblauch, Pfeffer touch, soupçon a. hum

\Spuren von Blut traces of blood

4. (Fünkchen) scrap, shred

hätte er nur eine \Spur mehr Verstand gehabt, wäre dies nicht geschehen if he'd had just an ounce more common sense this wouldn't have happened

keine \Spur von Anstand not a scrap of decency

5. (ein wenig)

eine \Spur zu laut a touch too load

eine \Spur salziger/süßer a touch saltier/sweeter

die Suppe könnte eine \Spur salziger sein this soup could do with a touch more salt

eine \Spur zu salzig/süß a touch too salty/sweet

6. (Fahrstreifen) lane

die linke/rechte \Spur the left-hand/right-hand lane

aus der \Spur geraten to move [or swerve] out of lane

\Spur halten to keep in lane

die \Spur wechseln to switch lanes

7. AUTO (Spurweite) track [or AM tread] width; (Radstellung) tracking no pl, no indef art

\Spur halten (Fahreigenschaft) to keep track

8. TECH, INFORM track

das Tonbandgerät hat acht \Spuren the tape recorder has eight tracks, this is an 8-track tape recorder

9. SKI course, track

10.

▶ auf der falschen \Spur sein to be on the wrong track [or barking up the wrong tree]

▶ eine heiße \Spur a firm lead

▶ etw hat seine \Spuren hinterlassen Schicksal sth has left its marks

▶ keine [o nicht die] \Spur (fam) not at all

▶ jdm/einer Sache auf die \Spur kommen to get onto sb/something

▶ jdn auf die richtige \Spur bringen to put sb on[to] the right track [or the scent]

▶ auf der richtigen \Spur sein to be on the right track

▶ jdm auf der \Spur sein to be on sb's trail [or the trail of sb]

▶ auf jds \Spuren wandeln to follow in sb's tracks

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die; Spur, Spuren

1) (Abdruck im Boden) track; (Folge von Abdrücken) tracks pl.; (BlutSpur, SchleimSpur usw.) trail

von dem Vermissten fehlt jede Spur — there is no trace of the missing person

eine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail

jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something

2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)

3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) trace

da fehlt noch eine Spur Paprika — it needs just a touch of paprika

von Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence

keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest

4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lane

die Spur wechseln — change lanes

in od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane

5) (Fahrlinie)

[die] Spur halten — stay on its line

6) (Elektrot., DV) track

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…spur f im subst

1.

Fuchsspur fox’s scent;

Reifenspur tyre mark, US tire track;

Ölspur trail of oil

2.

Langlaufspur cross-country ski track

3.

Mittelspur centre (US -er) lane

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die; Spur, Spuren

1) (Abdruck im Boden) track; (Folge von Abdrücken) tracks pl.; (BlutSpur, SchleimSpur usw.) trail

von dem Vermissten fehlt jede Spur — there is no trace of the missing person

eine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail

jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something

2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)

3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) trace

da fehlt noch eine Spur Paprika — it needs just a touch of paprika

von Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence

keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest

4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lane

die Spur wechseln — change lanes

in od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane

5) (Fahrlinie)

[die] Spur halten — stay on its line

6) (Elektrot., DV) track

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-en (Mathematik) f.

trace n. -en (beim Auto) f.

toe n. -en f.

groove n.

soupcon n.

spoor n.

trace n.

track n.

vestige n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > spur

5 brush

I [brʌʃ]
nome

1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo

2) (act of brushing)

to give one's teeth a quick brush — darsi una spazzolata veloce ai denti

3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.

to have a brush with the police — avere a che fare con la polizia

4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero

5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.

6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe

7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.
II 1. [brʌʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]

to brush one's hair — spazzolarsi i capelli

to brush one's teeth — lavarsi i denti

2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]

3) gastr.

to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]

to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo

- brush aside

- brush away

- brush back

- brush down

- brush off

- brush up

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1. noun
1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) spazzola, spazzolino

2) (an act of brushing.) spazzolatura

3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) coda

4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) scaramuccia
2. verb
1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) spazzolare, pulire con la spazzola

2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) spazzare

3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) spazzolare

4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) sfiorare

•

- brush aside
- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off
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I [brʌʃ]
nome

1) (for hair, clothes, shoes) spazzola f.; (small, for sweeping up) scopetta f.; (broom) scopa f.; (for paint) pennello m.; (chimney sweep's) = spazzola sferica con setole di metallo

2) (act of brushing)

to give one's teeth a quick brush — darsi una spazzolata veloce ai denti

3) (confrontation with person) scontro m.; (contact with person, celebrity) contatto m.

to have a brush with the police — avere a che fare con la polizia

4) (light touch) sfioramento m., tocco m. leggero

5) (vegetation or twigs) boscaglia f., sottobosco m.

6) (fox's tail) coda f. di volpe

7) el. (in motor) spazzola f.
II 1. [brʌʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (sweep, clean) spazzolare [carpet, clothes]

to brush one's hair — spazzolarsi i capelli

to brush one's teeth — lavarsi i denti

2) (touch lightly) sfiorare, toccare lievemente [person, object]

3) gastr.

to brush sth. with — spennellare qcs. con [milk, egg]
2.
verbo intransitivo

to brush against — sfiorare [person, object]

to brush past sb. — passare vicino a qcn. sfiorandolo

- brush aside

- brush away

- brush back

- brush down

- brush off

- brush up

English-Italian dictionary > brush

6 brush

1. noun
1) (an instrument with bristles, wire, hair etc for cleaning, scrubbing etc: a toothbrush; He sells brushes.) cepillo

2) (an act of brushing.) cepilladura

3) (a bushy tail of a fox.) hopo

4) (a disagreement: a slight brush with the law.) roce

2. verb
1) (to rub with a brush: He brushed his jacket.) cepillar

2) (to remove (dust etc) by sweeping with a brush: brush the floor.) barrer

3) (to make tidy by using a brush: Brush your hair!) cepillar

4) (to touch lightly in passing: The leaves brushed her face.) rozar

•

- brush aside
- brush away
- brush up
- give
- get the brush-off

brush¹ n

1. cepillo

I clean my shoes with a brush me limpio los zapatos con un cepillo

2. pincel / brocha

an artist's brush un pincel de artista

El plural de brush se escribe brushes

brush² vb cepillar

she brushed her hair se cepilló el pelo

have you brushed your teeth? ¿te has lavado los dientes?

brush

tr[brʌʃ]

noun

1 (for teeth, clothes, etc) cepillo

2 (artist's) pincel nombre masculino; (house painter's) brocha

3 (fox's tail) hopo

4 (undergrowth) maleza

5 (unpleasant encounter) roce nombre masculino

■ he had a brush with the police tuvo un roce con la policía

transitive verb

1 (gen) cepillar; (teeth) cepillar, limpiar, lavar

2 (touch lightly) rozar

■ he brushed the glass with his sleeve and knocked it off the table rozó la copa con la manga y la hizo caer de la mesa

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to brush up against rozar al pasar

brush ['brʌʃ] vt

1) : cepillar

to brush one's teeth: cepillarse uno los dientes

2) sweep: barrer, quitar con un cepillo

3) graze: rozar

4)

to brush off disregard: hacer caso omiso de, ignorar

brush vi

to brush up on : repasar, refrescar, dar un repaso a

brush n

1) or brushwood ['brʌʃ.wʊd] : broza f

2) scrub, underbrush: maleza f

3) : cepillo m, pincel m (de artista), brocha f (de pintor)

4) touch: roce m

5) skirmish: escaramuza f

brush

n.

• brocha s.f.

• broza s.f.

• cepillo s.m.

• escobilla (de limpieza) s.f.

• matorral s.m.

• pincel s.m.

• roce s.m.

• soto s.m.

v.

• acepillar v.

• cepillar v.

• rozar v.

brʌʃ
I

noun

1) c ( for cleaning) cepillo m; ( for hair) cepillo m; ( paintbrush) pincel m; ( large) brocha f

to be tarred with the same brush — (colloq) estar* cortados por la misma tijera or por el mismo patrón

2) c ( of fox) cola f

3) c

a) ( act)

I gave my hair a brush — me cepillé el pelo

b) ( faint touch) roce m

c) ( encounter)

brush with something/somebody — \<\<with the law/the police\>\> roce m con algo/alguien

she has had several brushes with death — ha visto la muerte de cerca en varias ocasiones

4) u

a) ( scrub) maleza f

b) ( cut branches) broza f

II
1.

transitive verb

a) (clean, groom) \<\<jacket/hair\>\> cepillar

to brush one's teeth — lavarse or cepillarse los dientes

she brushed his hair — le cepilló el pelo

b) ( sweep)

he brushed the crumbs off the table — quitó las migas de la mesa

c) ( touch lightly) rozar*

2.

vi

to brush against something/somebody — rozar* algo/a alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

- brush aside

- brush down

- brush off

- brush up

[brʌʃ]
1. N

1) (gen) cepillo m ; (=sweeping brush) cepillo m, escobilla f ; (=scrubbing brush) cepillo m de cerda; (=shaving brush, decorator's) brocha f ; (=paint brush) (artist's) pincel m ; (Elec) (=contact) escobilla f

shoe brush — cepillo m para zapatos

2) (=act of brushing) cepillado m

give your coat a brush — cepíllate el abrigo

let's give it a brush — vamos a pasar el cepillo

3) (=tail) [of fox] rabo m, hopo m

4) (=skirmish) roce m

to have a brush with the police — tener un roce con la policía

5) (=light touch) toque m

6) (=undergrowth) maleza f, broza f

2. VT

1) (=clean) [+ floor] cepillar; [+ clothes, hair] cepillar

to brush one's shoes — limpiarse los zapatos

to brush one's teeth — lavarse los dientes, cepillarse los dientes

2) (=touch lightly) rozar

- brush against

- brush aside

- brush away

- brush down

- brush off

- brush past

- brush up

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[brʌʃ]
I

noun

1) c ( for cleaning) cepillo m; ( for hair) cepillo m; ( paintbrush) pincel m; ( large) brocha f

to be tarred with the same brush — (colloq) estar* cortados por la misma tijera or por el mismo patrón

2) c ( of fox) cola f

3) c

a) ( act)

I gave my hair a brush — me cepillé el pelo

b) ( faint touch) roce m

c) ( encounter)

brush with something/somebody — \<\<with the law/the police\>\> roce m con algo/alguien

she has had several brushes with death — ha visto la muerte de cerca en varias ocasiones

4) u

a) ( scrub) maleza f

b) ( cut branches) broza f

II
1.

transitive verb

a) (clean, groom) \<\<jacket/hair\>\> cepillar

to brush one's teeth — lavarse or cepillarse los dientes

she brushed his hair — le cepilló el pelo

b) ( sweep)

he brushed the crumbs off the table — quitó las migas de la mesa

c) ( touch lightly) rozar*

2.

vi

to brush against something/somebody — rozar* algo/a alguien

Phrasal Verbs:

- brush aside

- brush down

- brush off

- brush up

English-spanish dictionary > brush

7 poco

adj.

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

adv.

little, not very, not much.

m.

little.

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poco

► adjetivo

1 little (plural) few, not many

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

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

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

► pronombre poco

1 little (en plural) not many

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

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

► adverbio

1 little, not much

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

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino un poco

1 a little, a bit

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

■ échale un poco de sal add a bit of salt

■ espera un poco wait a bit

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a poco de shortly after

dentro de poco soon, presently

hace poco not long ago

pocas veces rarely, not often, seldom

poco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bit

poco antes shortly before

poco después shortly afterwards

poco después de shortly after

poco más o menos more or less

poco menos que almost, nearly

por poco nearly

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

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poco

► pronombre

1 little (en plural) not many

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

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

► adverbio

1 little, not much

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

■ bebí muy poco I didn't drink much

► nombre masculino

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1. adv.
little, few

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

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

little, few, not much

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1. ADJ

1) [en singular] little, not much

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

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

de poco interés — of little interest

con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect

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

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

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

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

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

somos tan poca cosa — we're so insignificant

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

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

2) [en plural] few, not many

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

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

pocos días después — a few days later

compré unos pocos libros — I bought a few books

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

todas las medidas son pocas — no measure will be enough

2. PRON

1) [en singular]

a) (=poca cosa)

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

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

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

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

b)

• un poco — a bit, a little

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

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

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

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

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

espera un poco — wait a minute o moment

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

c) [referido a tiempo] not long

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

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

• a poco de — shortly after

a poco de haberlo firmado — shortly after signing it

• cada poco — every so often

• dentro de poco — shortly, soon

• poco después — shortly after

• hace poco — not long ago

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

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

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

hasta hace poco — until recently

2) [en plural] few

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

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

pocos de entre ellos — few of them

como hay pocos —

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

3. ADV

1) [con verbos] not much, little

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

habla poco — he doesn't say much

ahora trabaja poco — he doesn't work much now

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

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

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

poco dispuesto a ayudar — disinclined to help

poco amable — unkind

poco probable — unlikely

poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent

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

3) [otras locuciones]

poco a poco — little by little

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

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

¡a poco no! — not much! *

¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?

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

• de a poco — LAm gradually

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

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

• poco más o menos — more or less

• por poco — almost, nearly

por poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned

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

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

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adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

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

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

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

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

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

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

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

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

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

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

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

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

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

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

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

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

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

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

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

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

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

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

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

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

dentro de poco — soon

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

3) un poco

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

espera un poquito — wait a little while

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

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

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

b)

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

c)

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

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

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

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

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

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* abultar poco = be skimpy.

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

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

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

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

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

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

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

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

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

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

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

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

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

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

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

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

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

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

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

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

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* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

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

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

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

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

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

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

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

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

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

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

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

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

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

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

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

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

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

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

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

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

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

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

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

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

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

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

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

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

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

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

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

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

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

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

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

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

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

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

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

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

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

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

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

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

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

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

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

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

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

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

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

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

* poco cívico = uncivic.

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

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

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

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

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

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

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

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

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

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

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

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

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

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

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

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

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

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

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

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

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

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

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

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

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

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

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

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

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

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

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

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

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

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

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

* poco social = unsocial.

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

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

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

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

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

* poquito a poco = little by little.

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

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

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

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

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

* por si era poco = for good measure.

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

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

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

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

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

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

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

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

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

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

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

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

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

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

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

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

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

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

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

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

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

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

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

* servir de poco = be of little use.

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

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

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

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

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

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

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

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

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

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

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

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

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

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

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

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *
I
adverbio

es muy poco agradecido — he is very ungrateful

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

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

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

viene muy poco por aquí — he hardly ever comes around

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

muy poco vino — very little wine

muy pocos niños — very few children

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

tengo muy poca ropa — I have very few clothes

éramos demasiado pocos — there were too few of us

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

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

1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)

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

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

se conforma con poco — he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara — he nearly hit me

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

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

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

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

2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)

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

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

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

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

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

dentro de poco — soon

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

3) un poco

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

espera un poquito — wait a little while

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

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

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

b)

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

c)

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

4) (en locs)

a poco — (Méx)

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

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

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

de a poco — (AmL) gradually

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

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

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

* * *

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* abultar poco = be skimpy.

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

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

* agua poco profunda = shallow water.

* aguas poco profundas = shallows.

* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.

* a poca distancia = not far behind.

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

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

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

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

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

* cada pocos años = every few years.

* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.

* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.

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

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

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

* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.

* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.

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

* con poca claridad = indistinctly.

* con poca exactitud = loosely.

* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.

* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.

* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.

* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.

* con poca población = thinly populated.

* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.

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

* con poco dinero = on the cheap.

* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.

* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.

* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.

* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.

* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.

* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.

* correr poco a poco = eat away at.

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

* de forma poco ética = unethically.

* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.

* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.

= petty criminal.

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

* de manera poco ética = unethically.

* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.

* demasiado poco común = all too rare.

* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.

* dentro de poco = before long.

* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.

* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.

* de poca monta = hack, small-time.

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

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

* de poco peso = pat, feeble.

* de poco provecho = fruitless.

* de poco uso = low-use.

* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.

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

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

* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.

* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.

* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.

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

* durar poco = be short term.

* echar poco a poco = dribble.

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

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

* en muy poco tiempo = before long.

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

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

* en unos pocos años = within a few years.

* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.

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

* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.

* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.

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

* faltar un poco = be some way off.

* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.

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

* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.

* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.

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

* hacer poco = do + little.

* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.

* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.

* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.

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

* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.

* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.

* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.

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

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

* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.

* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.

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

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

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

* muy poco = minimally.

* ofrecer poco = low-ball.

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

* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.

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

* pasar poco a poco = slide into.

* período de poca actividad = slack time.

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

* poca cantidad = trickle.

* poca cosa = small fry, the.

* poca iluminación = poor lighting.

* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.

* poca notoriedad = low profile.

* poca probabilidad = slim chance.

* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.

* pocas expectativas = low expectation.

* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.

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

* poco accesible = unapproachable.

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

* poco acogedor = inhospitable.

* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.

* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

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

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

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

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

* poco americano = un-American.

* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.

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

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

* poco apreciado = unappreciated.

* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco apto = inapt.

* poco arriesgado = low-risk.

* poco asequible = unapproachable.

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

* poco atrevido = unadventurous.

* poco audaz = unadventurous.

* poco aventurero = unadventurous.

* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cálido = lukewarm.

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

* poco cívico = uncivic.

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

* poco colaborador = unresponsive.

* poco comercial = uncommercial.

* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.

* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.

* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.

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

* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.

* poco confortable = uncomfortable.

* poco conocido = obscure, little known.

* poco convencido = unconvinced.

* poco convencional = unconventional.

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

* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.

* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.

* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.

* poco culto = unenlightened.

* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].

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

* poco denso = rarefied.

* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.

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

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

* poco después de que = shortly after.

* poco diestro = poor-ability.

* poco diplomático = indiscreet.

* poco dispuesto = disinclined.

* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.

* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.

* poco económico = uneconomical.

* poco efectivo = ineffectual.

* poco eficaz = non-efficient.

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

* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.

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

* poco envidiable = unenviable.

* poco estable = unsettled.

* poco estético = unaesthetic.

* poco estimulador = unchallenging.

* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.

* poco estricto = lax.

* poco ético = unethical.

* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.

* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.

* poco favorable = unpromising.

* poco favorecedor = unflattering.

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

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

* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.

* poco frecuente = infrequent.

* poco fructífero = unfruitful.

* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.

* poco grato = unwelcome.

* poco hábil = poor-ability.

* poco habitual = unaccustomed.

* poco halagador = unflattering.

* poco halagüeño = unflattering.

* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.

* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.

* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.

* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.

* poco importante = menial, small-time.

* poco impresionado = unimpressed.

* poco informativo = uninformative.

* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].

* poco inteligente = unintelligent.

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

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

* poco juicioso = injudicious.

* poco justificado = ill-justified.

* poco listo = underprepared.

* poco maduro = underripe.

* poco más = little else.

* poco materialista = unworldly.

* poco memorable = forgettable.

* poco mundano = unwordly.

* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.

* poco nítido = untidy.

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

* poco novedoso = trite.

* poco original = unoriginal.

* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.

* poco poblado = thinly populated.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* poco preparado = underprepared.

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

* poco productivo = unproductive.

* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.

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

* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.

* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.

* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.

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

* poco pulido = unpolished.

* poco razonable = unreasonable.

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

* poco recomendable = inadvisable.

* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.

* poco rentable = uneconomical.

* poco representativo = unrepresentative.

* poco romántico = unromantic.

* poco sabido = little known.

* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.

* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.

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

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

* poco sentimental = unsentimental.

* poco serio = flippant.

* poco sincero = insincere.

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

* poco social = unsocial.

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

* poco sólido = insubstantial.

* poco tiempo = short while, short time.

* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.

* poco tradicional = untraditional.

* poco unido = loosely knit.

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

* poco usado = little-used.

* poco usual = unusual.

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

* poquito a poco = little by little.

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

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

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

* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.

* por poco dinero = cheaply.

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

* por si era poco = for good measure.

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

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

* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.

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

* quedar un poco = be some way off.

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

* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.

* qué poco común = how odd.

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

* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.

* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.

* roer poco a poco = eat away at.

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

* sacar poco a poco = tease out.

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

* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.

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

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

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

* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.

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

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

* ser muy poco probable = be remote.

* ser poco = be under-provided.

* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.

* ser poco eficaz = do + little.

* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.

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

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

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

* servir de poco = be of little use.

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

* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.

* tener poca información = be information poor.

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

* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.

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

* tener poco valor = be of little value.

* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.

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

* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.

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

* un poco áspero = roughish.

* un poco como = kind of like.

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

* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.

* un poco obscuro = dusky.

* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

* un poco rugoso = roughish.

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

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

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

* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.

* y poco más = and little more.

* * *

poco¹

adverb

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

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

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

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

habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot

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

viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around

poco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all

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

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

poco² -ca

adjective

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

muy poco vino very little wine

muy pocos niños very few children

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

le dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesos

poco³ -ca

pronoun

[ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

A

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

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

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

se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied

poco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit me

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

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

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

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

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

B

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

C

un poco

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

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

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

espera un poquito wait a little while

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

2

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

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

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

3

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

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

4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:

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

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

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

D ( en locs):

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

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

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

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

de a poco ( AmL); gradually

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

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

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

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

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

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

poco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito gradually

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

poco más o menos approximately, roughly

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

poco menos que nearly

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

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

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

por poco nearly

por poco nos descubren we were nearly found out

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

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

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

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

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

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

a) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little;

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

espera un poco wait a while
b)

◊ un poco de a little, a bit of

c) un poco + adj/adv:

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

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

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

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poco, -a

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

poca agua not much water;

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

hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;

tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;

hace poco tiempo not long ago;

dame unos pocos días give me a few days;

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

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

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

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

♦ pron

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

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poco

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

un poco de a little;

unos pocos a few

II adv little;

trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;

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

estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;

poco conocido little known;

poco a poco little by little;

dentro de poco soon, shortly;

hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;

desde hace poco (for) a short while;

por poco nearly, almost;

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

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

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

III m

:

un poco a little, a bit

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poco adv

1) : little, not much

poco probable: not very likely

come poco: he doesn't eat much

2) : a short time, a while

tardaremos poco: we won't be very long

3)

poco antes : shortly before

4)

poco después : shortly after

poco, -ca adj

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

tengo poco dinero: I don't have much money

en no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasions

poca gente: few people

2)

pocas veces : rarely

poco, -ca pron

1) : little, few

le falta poco para terminar: he's almost finished

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

2)

un poco : a little, a bit

un poco de vino: a little wine

un poco extraño: a bit strange

3)

a poco Mex (used to express disbelief)

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

4)

de a poco : little by little

5)

hace poco : not long ago

6)

poco a poco : little by little

7)

dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while

8)

por poco : nearly, almost

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poco¹ adj

1. (singular) not much

hay poco café there's not much coffee

has comido poco arroz you haven't eaten much rice

2. (plural) few / not many

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

muy poco very little

hay muy poco té there's very little tea

poco² adv

1. (con verbos) not much

trabaja poco he doesn't work much

2. (no mucho tiempo) not long

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

llegó poco después she arrived not long after

3. (con adjetivos) not very

es poco simpática she's not very friendly

poco a poco little by little

por poco nearly

por poco se cae he nearly fell

por poco pierdo el tren I nearly missed the train

poco³ n a little / a bit

un poco de pan a bit of bread

un poco de agua a little water

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

poco⁴ pron

1. (singular) not much

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

2. (plural) few / not many

¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many

Spanish-English dictionary > poco

8 lip

[lɪp]
n

губа

A smile froze on his lips. — Улыбка застыла у него на губах.

His lips were parched and swollen. — Губы запеклись и распухли.

A blister broke out on his lip. — На губе выскочил волдырь.

She got chapped/wind-burned and cracked lips. — Губы у нее обветрились и потрескались.

There is many a slip between the cup and the lip. — ◊ Близок локоть, да не укусишь. /Бабушка надвое сказала. /Еще может все сорваться. /Не будем загадывать.

To pay smb lip service. — ◊ Льстить кому-либо

- upper lip
- pale lips
- inflamed lips
- parched lips
- painted lips
- soft lips
- tender lips
- hanging lower lip
- full lips
- plump lips
- slightly parted lips
- thin lips
- lip of a milk jar
- smb's lips form a perfect bow
- edges of the lips
- shape of the lips
- corners of the lips
- with a slight movement of one's lips
- with a smile on one's lips
- with a curl of one's lips
- with bitter lines of one's lips
- from smb's own lips
- be on everybody's lips
- wipe one's lips
- force a smile on one's lips
- move one's lips in an chewing fashion
- touch smth with one's lips
- paint one's lips
- curl one's lips
- bite one's lips nervously
- bite one's lips so hard as to draw blood
- freeze on one's lips
- purse one's lips
- hurt one's lip
- put cream on one's lips
- lift smth to one's lips
- press smth to one's lips
- put a finger to one's lips
- put one's lips to smb's ear
- move one's lips
- press one's lips to smth
- put one's lips out for a kiss
- form one's lips into a cheerful expression
- part one's lips slightly
- run the tip of the tongue along one's lips
- dab one's wet lips with a napkin
- cut one's lip
- smb's lips stretched into a smile
- split one's lip
- moisten one's lips
- say smth only with one's lips
- smth escapes one's lips
- fever blisters broke out on his lips
- her his lips twisted into a scornful grin
- lips broadened and broke into a smile
- there was a hint of a smile on her lips
- corners of smb's lips began to turn up
- his upper lip began twitching

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > lip

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