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21 Miss
{mis}
I. 1. не улучвам, не постигам целта си (и прен.)
he never MISSes той винаги удря право в целта
to MISS fire воен. правя засечка
to MISS the point не схващам същността на въпроса
2. не намирам/срещам/виждам/заварвам (вкъщи), не успявам да взема/хвана/достигна/задържа
to MISS one's hold не успявам да се задържа
he MISSed the bank той не успя да скочи на брега
to MISS one's way сбърквам пътя
the house is at the corner, you can't MISS it къщата e на ъгъла, не може да не я видите
3. изпускам (влак и пр.), пропускам (удобен случай)
to MISS the boat/bus прен. закъснявам, пропускам удобен случай
4. избягвам, избавям се от
he narrowly/only just MISSed being killed за малко не го убиха/не загина
5. забелязвам/чувствувам отсъствието на, липева ми (някой, нещо)
when did you MISS your purse? кога забелязахте, че портмонето ви го няма? we are sure to be MISSed непременно ще забележат отсъствието ни/че ни няма
the old man won't be MISSed никой няма да съжалява, че старецът го няма/е починал/се е пенсионирал
I MISS you very much много ми липсвате
6. изпускам (ред, дума и пр. при четене, писане. и пр.) (и с out)
I shall MISS out the sweet course ще се въздържа от/няма да ям десерта
to MISS out on something ам. изпускам/не успявам да взема/видя и пр. нещо
II. 1. несполучлив удар, неуспех
a MISS is as good as a mile неуспехът си e неуспех
2. разг. помятане, аборт
to give something the MISS отминавам/прескачам/пропускам/не посещавам нещо
III. 1. MISS госпожица
the MISS Smiths, the Misses Smith госпожици (те) Смит
2. пренебр. шег. госпожичка
3. MISS прен. мис (царица на красотата)
MISS Europe мис Европа
4. мис (обръщение към млада учителка, продавачка и пр. без споменаване на името и)* * *{mis} v 1. не улучвам; не постигам целта си (и прен.); he never (2) {mis} n 1. несполучлив удар; неуспех; a miss is as good as a mi{3} {mis} n 1. M. госпожица; the M. Smiths, the Misses Smith гос* * *госпожица;изтървавам; липсвам; недоглеждам;прескачам; пропускам;* * *1. a miss is as good as a mile неуспехът си e неуспех 2. he missed the bank той не успя да скочи на брега 3. he narrowly/only just missed being killed за малко не го убиха/не загина 4. he never misses той винаги удря право в целта 5. i miss you very much много ми липсвате 6. i shall miss out the sweet course ще се въздържа от/няма да ям десерта 7. i. не улучвам, не постигам целта си (и прен.) 8. ii. несполучлив удар, неуспех 9. iii. miss госпожица 10. miss europe мис Европа 11. miss прен. мис (царица на красотата) 12. the house is at the corner, you can't miss it къщата e на ъгъла, не може да не я видите 13. the miss smiths, the misses smith госпожици (те) Смит 14. the old man won't be missed никой няма да съжалява, че старецът го няма/е починал/се е пенсионирал 15. to give something the miss отминавам/прескачам/пропускам/не посещавам нещо 16. to miss fire воен. правя засечка 17. to miss one's hold не успявам да се задържа 18. to miss one's way сбърквам пътя 19. to miss out on something ам. изпускам/не успявам да взема/видя и пр. нещо 20. to miss the boat/bus прен. закъснявам, пропускам удобен случай 21. to miss the point не схващам същността на въпроса 22. when did you miss your purse? кога забелязахте, че портмонето ви го няма? we are sure to be missed непременно ще забележат отсъствието ни/че ни няма 23. забелязвам/чувствувам отсъствието на, липева ми (някой, нещо) 24. избягвам, избавям се от 25. изпускам (влак и пр.), пропускам (удобен случай) 26. изпускам (ред, дума и пр. при четене, писане. и пр.) (и с out) 27. мис (обръщение към млада учителка, продавачка и пр. без споменаване на името и) 28. не намирам/срещам/виждам/заварвам (вкъщи), не успявам да взема/хвана/достигна/задържа 29. пренебр. шег. госпожичка 30. разг. помятане, аборт* * * -
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[̈ɪmɪs]to give (smb., smth.) a miss избегать (кого-л., чего-л.); проходить мимо (кого-л., чего-л.) miss избежать; he just missed being killed он едва не был убит miss обнаружить отсутствие или пропажу; he won't be missed его отсутствия не заметят; when did you miss your purse? когда вы обнаружили, что у вас нет кошелька? to miss the train опоздать на поезд; I missed him at the hotel я не застал его в гостинице near miss попадание близ цели (особ. о бомбах); промах; it was a near miss = чуть-чуть не попал; еще немножко и удалось бы miss без фамилии и имени (употребляется тк. вульгарно) miss разг. выкидыш; a miss is as good as a mile посл. = промах есть промах; "чуть-чуть" не считается miss разг. девочка, девушка miss избежать; he just missed being killed он едва не был убит miss уст. любовница miss мисс, барышня (при обращении к девушке или незамужней женщине; при обращении к старшей дочери ставится перед фамилией - M. Jones, при обращении к остальным дочерям употребляется только с именем - М. Mary) miss вчт. несовпадение miss вчт. неудача miss обнаружить отсутствие или пропажу; he won't be missed его отсутствия не заметят; when did you miss your purse? когда вы обнаружили, что у вас нет кошелька? miss отсутствие, потеря (чего-л.) miss отсутствие miss потеря miss промах, осечка miss промахиваться miss промахнуться, не достичь цели (тж. перен.); to miss fire дать осечку; перен. потерпеть неудачу, не достичь цели miss пропускать miss пропустить, выпустить (слова, буквы - при письме, чтении; тж. miss out) miss пропустить, не посетить (занятия, лекцию и т. п.) miss терять miss упускать miss упустить, пропустить; не заметить; не услышать miss чувствовать отсутствие (кого-л., чего-л.); скучать (по ком-л.); we missed you badly нам страшно не хватало вас to miss a promotion не получить повышения; to miss an opportunity упустить возможность to miss a promotion не получить повышения; to miss an opportunity упустить возможность miss промахнуться, не достичь цели (тж. перен.); to miss fire дать осечку; перен. потерпеть неудачу, не достичь цели to miss (smb.) in the crowd потерять (кого-л.) в толпе miss разг. выкидыш; a miss is as good as a mile посл. = промах есть промах; "чуть-чуть" не считается to miss the bus опоздать на автобус to miss the bus прозевать удобный случай, проворонить (что-л.) to miss the train опоздать на поезд; I missed him at the hotel я не застал его в гостинице to miss (smb.'s) words прослушать, не расслышать, пропустить мимо ушей (чьи-л.) слова near miss попадание близ цели (особ. о бомбах); промах; it was a near miss = чуть-чуть не попал; еще немножко и удалось бы school miss застенчивая, наивная девушка school miss школьница miss чувствовать отсутствие (кого-л., чего-л.); скучать (по ком-л.); we missed you badly нам страшно не хватало вас miss обнаружить отсутствие или пропажу; he won't be missed его отсутствия не заметят; when did you miss your purse? когда вы обнаружили, что у вас нет кошелька? -
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[maɪl]1) metrol. miglio m. (= 1609 metri)2) fig.miles from anywhere — a casa del diavolo, in capo al mondo
to stand out a mile — saltare subito agli occhi, vedersi lontano un miglio
to be miles away — (daydreaming) avere la testa altrove
3) (race)••to be miles out — (wrong) [ estimate] essere del tutto sbagliato; [ person] essere lontano dalla soluzione
a miss is as good as a mile — prov. = per un punto Martin perse la cappa
* * *((sometimes abbreviated to m when written) a measure of length equal to 1,760 yards (1.61 km): We walked ten miles today; 70 miles per hour (sometimes written mph); a ten-mile hike.) miglio* * *[maɪl]1) metrol. miglio m. (= 1609 metri)2) fig.miles from anywhere — a casa del diavolo, in capo al mondo
to stand out a mile — saltare subito agli occhi, vedersi lontano un miglio
to be miles away — (daydreaming) avere la testa altrove
3) (race)••to be miles out — (wrong) [ estimate] essere del tutto sbagliato; [ person] essere lontano dalla soluzione
a miss is as good as a mile — prov. = per un punto Martin perse la cappa
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Ⅰ.miss1 [mɪs]manquer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 2 (c) rater ⇒ 1 (a) faillir ⇒ 1 (c) manquer de ⇒ 1 (e) se passer de ⇒ 3 (b)∎ a life of missed opportunities une vie d'occasions manquées;∎ we missed the train by five minutes on a manqué le train de cinq minutes;∎ he missed breakfast (was too late) il a manqué le petit déjeuner; (didn't go) il a sauté le petit déjeuner;∎ this film is not to be missed c'est un film à ne pas manquer ou à ne manquer sous aucun prétexte;∎ I missed the first five minutes of the programme j'ai raté les cinq premières minutes de l'émission;∎ at that price, it's a bargain not to be missed à ce prix, c'est une affaire à ne pas manquer;∎ you didn't miss much vous n'avez pas raté grand-chose;∎ it's too good an opportunity to miss c'est une occasion trop belle pour qu'on la manque;∎ familiar you don't know what you're missing tu ne sais pas ce que tu rates;∎ figurative to miss the boat rater une occasion, manquer le coche;∎ you're going to miss the boat if you delay your application vous allez manquer le coche si vous tardez à poser votre candidature;∎ to miss one's cue Theatre manquer sa réplique; figurative rater l'occasion(b) (fail to do, find, see, attend etc) manquer;∎ to miss school manquer l'école;∎ it's at the end of the street, you can't miss it c'est au bout de la rue, vous ne pouvez pas le manquer;∎ to miss one's stop (of passenger) rater son arrêt;∎ to miss a turning rater un tournant;∎ I'm sorry, I missed you in the crowd désolé, je ne vous ai pas vu ou remarqué ou aperçu dans la foule;∎ I missed seeing them in Australia (for lack of time) je n'ai pas eu le temps de les voir en Australie; (for lack of opportunity) je n'ai pas eu l'occasion ou la possibilité de les voir en Australie;∎ I missed the beginning of your question je n'ai pas entendu le début de votre question;∎ they've missed my name off the list ils ont oublié mon nom sur la liste;∎ you miss a lot if you read this novel in translation on perd beaucoup à ne pas lire ce roman dans le texte;∎ you've missed or you're missing the point! vous n'avez rien compris!;∎ he missed the point of the exercise il n'a pas compris ou saisi le but de l'exercice;∎ British she missed her footing or step elle a glissé ou trébuché;∎ you don't miss much! rien ne t'échappe!;∎ the boss doesn't miss a thing rien n'échappe au patron;∎ he never misses a chance to put other people down il ne manque jamais une occasion de rabaisser les autres;∎ British they never or don't miss a trick rien ne leur échappe(c) (escape, manage to avoid)∎ I narrowly or just missed being killed j'ai bien failli me faire tuer∎ I miss her elle me manque;∎ don't you miss your family? est-ce que ta famille ne te manque pas?;∎ you'll be missed when you retire on vous regrettera ou vous nous manquerez quand vous serez à la retraite;∎ I miss the warm weather/the sea la chaleur/la mer me manque;∎ I miss being able to do what I like ça me manque de ne pas pouvoir faire ce que je veux;∎ I missed my umbrella mon parapluie m'aurait été bien utile;∎ you can't miss what you've never had ce que l'on n'a jamais eu ne nous manque pas(e) (be short of, lack) manquer de;∎ I'm missing two books from my collection il me manque deux livres dans ma collection, deux livres de ma collection ont disparu;∎ the table's missing one of its legs il manque un pied à la table∎ when did you first miss your passport? quand est-ce que vous vous êtes aperçu pour la première fois de la perte de ou que vous aviez perdu votre passeport?;∎ he disappeared for a week and no one ever missed him il a disparu pendant une semaine et personne ne s'en est aperçu;∎ we're sure to be missed on va sûrement remarquer notre absence;∎ he's got so many records he won't miss one il a tellement de disques qu'il ne s'apercevra pas qu'il lui en manque un(a) (fail to hit target) manquer ou rater son coup;∎ missed! raté!(c) to be missing manquer;∎ there's a piece missing il manque une pièce;∎ there's one missing, one is missing il en manque un;∎ two of the children are still missing il manque encore deux enfants, deux enfants manquent encore3 noun∎ I gave work a miss yesterday je ne suis pas allé travailler hier;∎ I gave lessons a miss last week je n'ai pas assisté aux cours la semaine dernière;∎ I'll give the soup a miss je ne prendrai pas de soupe;∎ why don't you give the TV a miss tonight? pourquoi ne pas te passer de (la) télé ce soir?➲ miss out∎ they missed out my first name on a oublié mon prénom;∎ you've missed out one important fact vous avez omis ou oublié un fait important∎ he missed out because he couldn't afford to go to college il a été désavantagé parce qu'il n'avait pas les moyens de poursuivre ses études(advantage, opportunity) manquer, rater;∎ you're missing out on all the fun tu rates une occasion de bien t'amuser;∎ he missed out on a proper education il n'a pas eu la possibilité de faire de vraies études;∎ we missed out on the deal l'affaire nous est passée sous le nez ou nous a échappé;∎ a lot of people are missing out on state benefits they are entitled to bien des gens ne profitent pas des allocations auxquelles ils ont droitⅡ.miss2∎ (young) miss jeune demoiselle□ f;∎ everything for the modern miss tout ce qu'il faut pour la jeune fille moderne□ ;∎ impudent little miss! petite effrontée! -
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I [mɪs] 1. сущ.1) потеря, утрата; недостаток, отсутствиеWe felt the miss of you. — Мы чувствовали, как нам тебя не хватает.
Syn:2)а) неудача, неуспехSyn:б) промах, осечкаSyn:3) разг. выкидыш••to give smb. / smth. a miss — избегать кого-л. / чего-л.; проходить мимо кого-л. / чего-л.
2. гл.A miss is as good as a mile. посл. — Промах есть промах.; "Чуть-чуть" не считается.
1)а) потерпеть неудачу, не достичь желаемого результатаб) воен. промахнуться; не достичь целив) не заводиться, глохнуть ( о двигателе)The engine missed. — Двигатель заглох.
2)а) упустить, пропустить; не заметить; не услышатьto miss smb.'s report — прослушать, пропустить мимо ушей чьё-л. выступление
б) не ухватить сути, понять не до концаI missed the point of the speech. — Я не понял, о чём была речь.
в) = miss out пропустить, выпустить (слова, буквы - при письме, чтении)Please complete this cheque properly; you have missed out the date. — Пожалуйста, заполните этот чек правильно - Вы забыли поставить дату.
•Syn:3)а) пропустить, не посетить ( занятия)He had to miss school for two weeks. — Он был вынужден в течение двух недель не ходить в школу.
б) не попасть, опоздать; не застатьI did my best, but unfortunately I missed him at the home. — Я сделал всё, что было в моих силах, но, к сожалению, так и не застал его дома.
в) не дойти до адресата ( о письме)4) чувствовать отсутствие (кого-л. / чего-л.); скучать (по кому-л.)I missed you so much. — Я так по тебе скучала.
5) избежать, уклониться (от чего-л.)He just missed hitting the other car. — Он едва избежал столкновения с другой машиной.
Syn:6) упустить шанс, возможность7)а) обнаружить отсутствие (чего-л.)She missed money from her pocket. — Она обнаружила, что у неё из кармана пропали деньги.
б) потерять (что-л.)•- miss outII [mɪs] сущ.; мн. misses; сокр. от mistress 6)1) мисс, госпожа, барышняGood afternoon, Miss Smith! — Добрый день, мисс Смит!
в) ( Miss) (при обращении ко всем дочерям, кроме старшей, употребляется только с именем)г) (без фамилии и имени употребляется в просторечии людьми низкого социального положения по отношению к людям высокого социального положения)Yes, miss, I'll do everything, miss. — Да, мисс, я всё выполню, мисс.
2) ( Miss) мисс ( победительница конкурса красоты)3) разг. девочка, девушка4) уст. любовница -
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I1. [mıs] n1. 1) промах, осечкаnear miss - а) попадание /разрыв/ вблизи цели; б) близкая догадка
2) неудачаwe don't know whether this venture will be a hit or a miss - мы не знаем, удастся это предприятие или нет
they voted the record a miss - они посчитали, что эта пластинка не удалась /была неудачной/
2. отсутствие, потеря3. кикс ( бильярд)4. уст. ошибка♢
a lucky miss - счастливое спасение /избавление/it was a lucky miss! - повезло!
to give smb. a miss - пройти мимо кого-л., избежать встречи с кем-л.
to give smth. a miss - а) пропустить что-л.; б) оставить что-л. в покое
I'm giving my aunt a miss this year - в этом году я не поеду навещать свою тётушку
a miss is as good as a mile - посл. ≅ чуть-чуть не считается; раз промахнулся, значит промахнулся
2. [mıs] v1. 1) промахнуться, промазать; не попасть в цельto miss one's aim /the target/ - не попасть в цель
his blow missed the mark - его удар не попал в цель [ср. тж. 2)]
to miss a ball - скиксовать шара ( бильярд) [см. тж. 2, 1)]
2) не достичь цели, потерпеть неудачуto miss one's /the/ mark - а) не достичь цели; б) не соответствовать, не отвечать требованиям; [ср. тж. 1)]
2. 1) пропустить; не поймать; не удержатьto miss a ball - спорт. пропустить мяч [см. тж. 1, 1)]
he tried to catch the ball but missed it - он пытался поймать мяч, но не смог
2) не удержаться; оступитьсяhe missed his footing - он не удержался (на ногах); он оступился
3. 1) пропустить; пройти мимо; не заметить, проглядетьto miss one's way - заблудиться, сбиться с пути
I missed him - я его не встретила, я его прозевала [см. тж. 7]
don't miss the Louvre! - обязательно побывайте в Лувре!
2) упуститьto miss an opportunity [one's chance] - упустить возможность [случай]
an opportunity not to be missed - возможность, которую нельзя упускать
3) не услышать, прослушать, пропустить мимо ушейI missed the first part of his speech - я не слышал /прослушал, пропустил/ первую часть его выступления
I missed most of the words - я не расслышал /прослушал/ большую часть того, что говорилось
4) не понять, не уловитьyou've missed the whole point of the argument [of the story] - вы не поняли, в чём суть спора [рассказа]
4. 1) пропустить, не явитьсяto miss classes [lessons] - пропускать занятия [уроки]
he missed his breakfast - он не завтракал; он не пришёл к завтраку
I would not have missed his lecture [his speech, this performance, this film] for anything (for the world) - я ни за что (на свете) не пропустил бы его лекцию [его выступление, этот спектакль, этот фильм]
2) опоздать, не попастьto miss the train [the bus, the boat] - опоздать на поезд [на автобус, на пароход] [см. тж. ♢ ]
you've just missed him! - вы опоздали, он только что ушёл!
5. опускать; пропускать, выпускать (слова, буквы - при чтении, письме; тж. miss out)to miss (out) a word - пропустить /выпустить/ слово
6. 1) обнаружить отсутствие или пропажуwhen did you miss your purse? - когда вы обнаружили, что у вас нет кошелька?
he missed money from his cash-box - он обнаружил, что денег в ящике не хватает
it will never be missed - никто не заметит, что этого нет; никто не заметит /не обнаружит/ пропажи
he wouldn't miss a hundred pounds - что ему сто фунтов!
he wouldn't be missed - его отсутствия не заметят; на его отсутствие не обратят внимания; разг. никто о нём не заплачет /плакать не будет/
2) недоставать; пропадатьa shilling was missing from my purse - в моём кошельке не хватало шиллинга, из моего кошелька пропал шиллинг
what the book misses is... - книге, однако, не хватает...
7. скучать; чувствовать, ощущать отсутствиеI missed him - я скучал по нему [см. тж. 3, 1)]
he missed the sunshine when he returned to London from Africa - когда он вернулся из Африки в Лондон, ему не хватало /недоставало/ солнца
8. избежать9. = misfire II 2♢
to miss the boat /the bus/ - проворонить; пропустить /прозевать/ возможность /случай/ [см. тж. 4, 2)]II [mıs] nto miss fire - а) = misfire II 1, 1); б) потерпеть неудачу, не достичь цели
1. 1) (обыкн. Miss) мисс (ставится перед фамилией девушки или незамужней женщины или употребляется при обращении к девушке или незамужней женщине; при обращении к старшей дочери ставится перед фамилией, при обращении к остальным дочерям употребляется только с именем)the Miss Browns, the Misses Brown - сёстры /барышни/ Браун
I knew her when she was Miss Smith - я знал её девушкой /до замужества/
2) прост. мисс, девушка ( употребляется без фамилии и имени)yes, miss - хорошо, мисс
a cup of tea, miss - девушка, чашку чая
2. шутл., пренебр. девочка, особ. школьница; девица, девушка3. уст. любовница♢
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mis1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) frøken2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) jentunge, frøkenbomme--------forsømme--------frøken--------jente--------pikeIsubst. \/mɪs\/1) ( ofte spøkefullt eller nedsettende) jentunge, jente, pike, frøken, skolepike2) ( spesielt britisk) frøken (brukt av skolebarn ved tiltale til kvinnelig lærer)junior miss ( hverdagslig) forklaring: jente tidlig eller midt i tenåreneIIsubst. \/mɪs\/1) miss, bom, flopp2) bomskudd, feilskudd3) feilstøt, feilslag, feilsparkgive something a miss hoppe over noe, droppe noe, holde seg borte fra noea lucky miss hell i uhellIIIverb \/mɪs\/1) ikke rekke, komme for sent til2) ikke treffe, ikke få tak i, ikke finne, ikke komme frem til (om brev)3) gå feil, ta feil• you can't miss it!du kan ikke gå feil! \/ du kan ikke unngå å se det!4) bomme (på), ikke treffe5) ikke få med seg, ikke oppfatte6) gå glipp av, forsømme, utebli fra, unngå, unnvære7) savne, lengte etter8) utelate, glemme, hoppe overhit or miss på lykke og fromme, på måfå, gå begge veiermiss a penalty ( sport) brenne en straffemiss one's aim forklaring: bomme på det man sikter påmiss one's footing miste fotfestetmiss one's hold miste taketmiss one's way gå feil, gå (seg) vill, gå seg bort• if i don't go there, I shall feel that I'm missing outhvis jeg ikke møter opp, kommer jeg til å føle at jeg går glipp av noemiss stays ( sjøfart) nekte å vendemiss the mark bomme på blinken ( overført) mislykkes, feilenot miss a trick ( hverdagslig) ikke unnlate å utnytte en situasjonwe've missed the bus\/boat (overført, hverdagslig) siste tog har gått -
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[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) gospodična2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) dekle* * *I [mis]noungospodična; lepotna kraljica; humorously deklica, najstnicathe Miss Browns — sestri, -re Brownthe Misses Brown — sestri, -re Brown (formalno)II [mis]nounudarec v prazno, napačen sklep zakasnitev, zgrešitev, neuspeh, pogrešek; American colloquially splav (otroka); slepi vžigto give s.th. a miss — izogniti se čemu; pobegniti pred čema lucky miss — uspel, srečen pobegIII [mis]1.transitive verbzamuditi (priložnost, vlak); zgrešiti, izpustiti; ne imeti, biti brez, ne dobiti; preslišati, spregledati, ne opaziti; pogrešati izogniti se;2.intransitive verbne zadeti, zgrešiti (strel); spodletetito miss fire — ne sprožiti se; figuratively ne uspeti, ne zbuditi zanimanjato miss one's hold — zgrešiti, napak prijetito miss one's mark — zgrešiti cilj, ne uspetihe didn't miss much — nič mu ni ušlo, ni mnogo zamudilto miss a trick — preslišati, ne uspeti videtito miss out — zamuditi (priliko); izpustiti, preskočiti (besedo)aeronautics missed approach — zgrešen dolet -
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I1. noun1) промах, осечка2) отсутствие, потеря (чего-л.)3) collocation выкидышa miss is as good as a mile посл. = промах есть промах; 'чуть-чуть' не считаетсяto give smb., smth. a miss избегать кого-л., чего-л.; проходить мимо кого-л., чего-л.2. verb1) промахнуться, не достичь цели (тж. перен.); to miss fire дать осечку; fig. потерпеть неудачу, не достичь цели2) упустить, пропустить; не заметить; не услышать; to miss a promotion не получить повышения; to miss an opportunity упустить возможность; to miss smb.'s words прослушать, не расслышать, пропустить мимо ушей чьил. слова; to miss the train опоздать на поезд; I missed him at the hotel я не застал его в гостинице; to miss smb. in the crowd потерять кого-л. в толпе;to miss the busа) опоздать на автобус;б) прозевать удобный случай, проворонить что-л.3) пропустить, не посетить (занятия, лекцию и т. п.)4) пропустить, выпустить (слова, буквы - при письме, чтении; тж. miss out)5) чувствовать отсутствие (кого-л., чего-л.); скучать (по ком-л.); we missed you badly нам страшно не хватало вас6) избежать; he just missed being killed он едва не был убит7) обнаружить отсутствие или пропажу; he won't be missed его отсутствия не заметят; when did you miss your purse? когда вы обнаружили, что у вас нет кошелька?Syn:mislayIInoun1) мисс, барышня (при обращении к девушке или незамужней женщине; при обращении к старшей дочери ставится перед фамилией - Miss Jones, при обращении к остальным дочерям употребляется только с именем - Miss Mary; без фамилии и имени употребляется тк. вульгарно)2) collocation девочка, девушка3) obsolete любовница* * *1 (n) мисс2 (v) пропускать; пропустить; прослушать; упускать; упустить* * *1) мисс, госпожа 2) промахнуться, не попасть* * *[ mɪs] n. мисс; барышня, девица, девочка; промах, осечка; отсутствие, потеря; любовница; выкидыш* * *баринебарышнявыпуститьгосподинегоспожгоспожагоспожамгоспожахгоспожегоспожигоспожойгоспожудевушкаизбежатьмиссосечкаотсутствиепанепанипотеряпромахпромахнутьсяпропускатьпропуститьскучатьсударынисударыняупустить* * *I 1. сущ. 1) потеря 2) а) неудача б) осечка 3) разг. выкидыш 2. гл. 1) а) потерпеть неудачу, не достичь желаемого результата б) воен. промахнуться, не достичь цели в) не заводиться, глохнуть (о двигателе) 2) а) упустить, пропустить; не заметить; не услышать б) не ухватить сути, понять не до конца в) пропустить, выпустить 3) а) пропустить, не посетить (занятия, лекцию и т. п.) б) не попасть, не застать в) спец. не дойти до адресата (о письме) 4) чувствовать отсутствие (кого-л., чего-л.); скучать (по кому-л.) II сущ. 1) мисс 2) разг. девочка 3) устар. любовница -
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31 miss
/mis/ * danh từ - cô =Miss Mary+ cô Ma-ri - (thông tục) cô gái, thiếu nữ - hoa khôi * danh từ - sự không tin, sự trượt, sự không trúng đích ((nghĩa đen) & (nghĩa bóng)); sự thất bại =ten hits and one miss+ mười đòn trúng một đòn trượt - sự thiếu, sự vắng =to feel the miss of someone+ cảm thấy vắng ai, cảm thấy nhớ ai !a miss is as good a mile - trượt là trượt, đá trượt thì dù chỉ một ly cũng vần là trượt !to give something a miss - tránh cái gì, bỏ qua cái gì, mặc kệ cái gì * ngoại động từ - trượt, hỏng, trệch, không trúng (đích) =to miss one's aim+ bắn trệch đích; không đạt mục đích - lỡ, nhỡ =to miss the train+ lỡ chuyến xe lửa - bỏ lỡ, bỏ phí =an opportunity not to be missed+ một cơ hội không nên bỏ lỡ - bỏ sót, bỏ quên =without missing a word+ không bỏ sót một lời nào - không thấy, không trông thấy =you cannot miss the house when going across the street+ khi đi ngang qua phố anh không thể không trông thấy căn nhà - thiếu, cảm thấy thiếu, thấy mất, nhớ =to miss somebody very much+ nhớ ai lắm - không nghe, không thấy, không hiểu, không nắm được =to miss a part of a speech+ không nghe một phần của bài nói - suýt =to miss being run over+ suýt bị chẹt xe * nội động từ - trượt, chệch, không trúng đích; thất bại -
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A n1 ( failure to score) ( in game) coup m manqué or raté ; the first shot was a miss le premier coup a manqué ; ⇒ near miss ;2 to give [sth] a miss ○ ne pas aller à [activity, entertainment, lecture, meeting, work] ; se passer de [dish, drink, meal] ; ‘you still haven't done your homework’-‘oh, give it a miss Dad’ ‘tu n'as toujours pas fait tes devoirs’-‘oh, lâche-moi les baskets ○, papa’ ;4 †( little girl) petite fille f ; ( young woman) jeune fille f ; a pert little miss péj une petite pimbêche.1 ( woman' s title) Mademoiselle f ; ( written abbr) Mlle ; the Misses Brown† les demoiselles Brown† ; Miss World/Oxford Miss Monde/Oxford ;2 gen, Sch ( mode of address) mademoiselle f ; yes, Miss oui, mademoiselle ; can I help you, Miss? est-ce que je peux vous aider, mademoiselle?C vtr1 gen, Games, Sport ( fail to hit) manquer [target] ; passer à côté de [record] ; the stone/bullet just missed my head la pierre/balle m'a frôlé la tête ; he just missed the other car/a pedestrian il a failli emboutir l'autre voiture/renverser un piéton ;2 ( fail to take or catch) rater [bus, train, connection, plane, meeting, event, cue, entertainment, bargain] ; laisser passer [chance, opportunity] ; I missed her/the train by five minutes je l'ai ratée/j'ai raté le train de cinq minutes ; the chance was too good to miss l'occasion était trop bonne pour la laisser passer ; to miss doing ne pas pouvoir faire ; I missed going to the museum je n'ai pas pu aller au musée ; it's wonderful, don't miss it! c'est génial, à ne pas rater! ; you don't know what you're missing! tu ne sais pas ce que tu rates! ; you didn't miss much, it was terrible! tu n'as pas raté or perdu grand-chose, c'était nul! ;3 ( fail to see) rater ; you can't miss it, it's the only one tu ne peux pas le rater, c'est le seul ; the shop's easy/hard to miss la boutique peut facilement/difficilement se rater ;4 ( fail to hear or understand) ne pas saisir [joke, remark] ; I missed that-what did she say? je n'ai pas saisi-qu'est-ce qu'elle a dit? ; she doesn't miss much peu de choses lui échappent ; he doesn't miss a thing does he? rien ne lui échappe n'est-ce pas? ; he missed the point of the remark le sens de la remarque lui a échappé ; you've missed the whole point! tu n'as rien compris! ;5 ( omit) sauter [line, page, section, meal, class, lecture] ;6 ( fail to attend) manquer [school] ;7 (escape, avoid) échapper à [death, injury] ; éviter [traffic, bad weather, rush hour] ; I/he just missed doing sth j'ai/il a failli faire qch ; I just ou narrowly missed being captured/injured j'ai failli être pris/blessé ; how she missed being run over I'll never know! comment elle n'a pas été renversée je ne le saurai jamais! ;8 ( notice absence of) remarquer la disparition de [object] ; she didn't miss her purse till she got back elle n'a remarqué la disparition de son porte-monnaie qu'à son retour ; oh, is it mine? I hadn't missed it c'est le mien? je n'avais pas remarqué qu'il avait disparu ; I didn't miss you je n'avais pas remarqué que tu étais sorti ; keep it, I won't miss it garde-le, je n'en aurai pas besoin ;9 ( regret absence of) I miss Richard Richard me manque ; the boys miss them ils manquent aux garçons ; he missed the office/Paris le bureau/Paris lui manquait ; what I miss most is… ce qui me manque le plus, c'est… ; to miss doing sth regretter de ne plus faire qch ; I won't miss having to get up at 5 am je ne regretterai pas de ne plus avoir à me lever à 5 heures du matin ; I shall miss having you as a neighbour je vous regretterai comme voisine ; she'll be greatly ou sadly missed son absence sera très regrettée ; he won't be missed ○ ! bon débarras!D vi1 Games, Mil, Sport rater son coup ; you can't miss! tu ne peux pas rater ton coup! ; missed! raté ;2 Aut [engine] avoir des ratés.to miss the boat ou bus ○ rater le coche ; ⇒ mile.■ miss out ○:▶ miss out être lésé ; I feel I've missed out somewhere along the line j'ai l'impression d'avoir été lésé quelque part ;▶ miss out on [sth] laisser passer [pleasure, benefit, chance, opportunity, bargain] ; he missed out on all the fun il a laissé passer l'occasion de s'amuser ;▶ miss out [sb/sth], miss [sb/ sth] out sauter [line, section, topic, verse] ; omettre [fact, point, person]. -
33 greşeala e greşeală oricum ai lua-o
a miss is as good as a mile.Română-Engleză dicționar expresii > greşeala e greşeală oricum ai lua-o
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34 Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei.
A miss is as good as a mile.Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch > Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei.
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35 knapp
I Adj.3. (kärglich) meag|re (Am. -er); (beschränkt) limited; Ware: scarce; Gelder: auch tight; knapp bei Kasse short of cash: umg. hard up; knapp sein Lebensmittel etc.: be in short supply, be scarce; knapp werden auch run short5. (gerade noch erreicht) Vorsprung, Sieg, Niederlage: narrow; Ergebnis, Ausgang: close; knappe Mehrheit slim ( oder narrow) majority; mit knapper Not only just, Am. just barely; er ist mit knapper Not entkommen auch umg. it was a close shaveII Adv.1. bei Kleidung: knapp / zu knapp sitzen be a tight fit / be too tight; knapp sitzend tight-fitting; der Rock fällt etwas knapp aus the skirt is rather (Am. pretty) skimpy2. formulieren etc.: concisely, succinctly; antworten: tersely; kurz und knapp gesagt put briefly, in a few choice words3. (kärglich) etw. knapp bemessen give short measure of s.th.; (Dosis, Ration etc.) be stingy with s.th.; das ist knapp bemessen oder berechnet that’s a bit on the short ( oder low) side; meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen I’m short of ( oder pushed for) time; etw. knapp halten (Ware) keep s.th. in short supply, create a scarcity of s.th.; jemanden knapp halten keep s.o. short ( mit of)4. mit Zeit- und Zahlenangaben: er starb knapp 65-jährig he died when he was barely 65; in / vor knapp vier Wochen in barely ( oder just under) four weeks / barely ( oder just under) four weeks ago; es dauerte knapp zwei Stunden it took just under ( oder not quite) two hours; der Computer kostet knapp 1500 Euro the computer costs just on 1500 euros5. (gerade eben) only just; gewinnen, verlieren: narrowly; der Schuss ging knapp vorbei the shot only just (Am. just barely) missed; knapp vorbei ist auch daneben a miss is as good as a mile6. am Wochenende haben wir gefeiert etc. und nicht zu knapp! umg...., and how!* * *scanty; scrimpy; skimpy; brief; meager; narrow; in short supply; summary; tight; scarce; concise; short; meagre; scant; curt; terse* * *knạpp [knap]1. adj1) (= nicht ausreichend vorhanden) Vorräte, Arbeitsstellen scarce, in short supply; Geld tight, scarce; Taschengeld meagre (Brit), meager (US); Gehalt low, meagre (Brit), meager (US)mein Geld ist knapp — I'm short of money
mein Geld wird knapp — I am running short of or out of money
das Essen wird knapp — we/they etc are running short of or out of food
knapp mit ( dem) Geld sein (inf) — to be short of money
See:→ Kasse2) (= gerade noch ausreichend) Zeit, Geld, Miete just or barely sufficient, just or barely enough; Mehrheit narrow, small, bare; Sieg narrow; Kleidungsstück etc (= eng) tight; (= kurz) short; Bikini scanty3) (= nicht ganz) almost5) (= gerade so eben) justmit knapper Not — only just, by the skin of one's teeth
2. adv1) (= nicht reichlich) rechnen, kalkulieren conservatively; bemessen too closelymein Geld/meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen — I am short of money/time
er hat ihr das Taschengeld knapp bemessen — he was mean (Brit) or stingy (inf) with her pocket money
2)(= haarscharf)
wir haben knapp verloren/gewonnen — we only just lost/wones war knapp daneben — it was a near miss
knapp vorbei ist auch daneben (inf) — a miss is as good as a mile (prov)
ich verprügele dich, aber nicht zu knapp — I'll give you a thrashing, and how!
3) (= nicht ganz) not quite* * *1) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) close2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) narrow3) (not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) scarce4) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) short5) (not available in sufficient quantity: Fresh vegetables are in short supply.) in short supply6) (too small; inadequate: a skimpy dress.) skimpy7) skimpily* * *[knap]I. adj\knappe Vorräte meagre [or scarce] supplies\knappe Stellen scarce jobs\knappes Geld tight money▪ \knapp sein/werden to be scarce [or in short supply]/to become scarce2. (eng) tight[-fitting]▪ jdm zu \knapp sein to be too tight for sb3. (noch genügend) just enougheine \knappe Mehrheit a narrow [or bare] [or very small] majorityein \knapper Sieg a narrow victoryein \knappes Ergebnis a close result4. (nicht ganz) almostin einer \knappen Stunde in just under an hour▪ [jdm] zu \knapp sein to be too tight [for sb]5. (gerafft) concise, succinctin wenigen \knappen Worten in a few brief wordser gab ihr nur eine \knappe Antwort he replied terselyII. adv1. (mäßig) sparingly\knapp bemessen sein to be not very generousseine Zeit ist \knapp bemessen his time is limited [or restricted], he only has a limited amount of time2. (nicht ganz) almost\knapp eine Stunde almost [or just under] [or not quite] an hour3. (haarscharf) narrowlydie Wahl ist denkbar \knapp ausgefallen the election turned out to be extremely close\knapp gewinnen/verlieren to win/lose narrowly [or by a narrow margin]wir haben [nur] \knapp verloren we [only] just lost* * *1.1) meagre, low < pension, wage, salary>; meagre < pocket money>knapp sein — be scarce or in short supply
knapp werden — < supplies> run short; < money> get tight
..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!
jemanden [mit Geld] knapp halten — (ugs.) keep somebody short [of money]
3)2.zu knapp sein — < garment> be too tight
1)knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited
knapp gerechnet — at the lowest estimate
2)knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin
eine Prüfung knapp bestehen — just pass an examination
3) (sehr nahe) just4) (nicht ganz) just under5) (eng)knapp sitzen — fit tightly
* * *A. adj2. Stil: concise, terse;mit knappen Worten in a few words, brieflyknapp bei Kasse short of cash: umg hard up;knapp sein Lebensmittel etc: be in short supply, be scarce;knapp werden auch run short4. nicht ganz: just under;vor einer knappen Stunde barely an hour agoknappe Mehrheit slim ( oder narrow) majority;mit knapper Not only just, US just barely;er ist mit knapper Not entkommen auch umg it was a close shaveB. adv1. bei Kleidung:knapp/zu knapp sitzen be a tight fit/be too tight;knapp sitzend tight-fitting;der Rock fällt etwas knapp aus the skirt is rather (US pretty) skimpykurz und knapp gesagt put briefly, in a few choice words3. (kärglich)etwas knapp bemessen give short measure of sth; (Dosis, Ration etc) be stingy with sth;meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen I’m short of ( oder pushed for) timeer starb knapp 65-jährig he died when he was barely 65;in/vor knapp vier Wochen in barely ( oder just under) four weeks/barely ( oder just under) four weeks ago;es dauerte knapp zwei Stunden it took just under ( oder not quite) two hours;der Computer kostet knapp 1500 Euro the computer costs just on 1500 eurosder Schuss ging knapp vorbei the shot only just (US just barely) missed;knapp vorbei ist auch daneben a miss is as good as a mile6. am Wochenende haben wir gefeiert etcund nicht zu knapp! umg …, and how!* * *1.1) meagre, low <pension, wage, salary>; meagre < pocket money>knapp sein — be scarce or in short supply
knapp werden — < supplies> run short; < money> get tight
..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!
jemanden [mit Geld] knapp halten — (ugs.) keep somebody short [of money]
3)2.zu knapp sein — < garment> be too tight
1)knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited
2)knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin
3) (sehr nahe) just4) (nicht ganz) just under5) (eng)* * *adj.bare adj.concise adj.curt adj.lean adj.narrow adj.scant adj.scanty adj.scarce adj.scrimpy adj.skimpy adj.terse adj. adv.barely adv.concisely adv.curtly adv.scantily adv.scantly adv.scarcely adv.skimpily adv.tersely adv. -
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Универсальный русско-английский словарь > хорош Федот, да не тот
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Even a nar row failure in doing or getting some thing is the same as failing completelyCf: Almost never killed a fly (Am., Br.). Almost was never hanged (Am., Br.). The archer who overshoots the mark misses, as well as he that falls short of it (Br.). An inch in missing is as bad as a mile (Am.). A miss is as good as a mile (Am., Br.). Nearly never did any good (Am.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Чуть не считается
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38 осечка
1) General subject: flash in the pan, hangfire, misfire, miss (a miss is as good as a mile - промах есть промах чуть-чуть не считается), pratfall, a flash in the pan2) Naval: miss fire3) Military: failure to fire4) Arms production: fails to fire5) Makarov: abortion -
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adv.1 almost.casi me muero I almost o nearly diedno comió casi nada she ate almost o practically nothingcasi no dormí I hardly slept at allcasi, casi almost, just aboutcasi nunca hardly ever¿qué te pasa? — ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? — my wife only went and left melo venden por tres millones -- ¡casi nada! they're selling it for three million - what a snip!casi siempre almost o nearly always2 approximately, well-nigh, roughly.* * *► adverbio1 almost, nearly\casi, casi familiar just about¡casi nada! familiar peanuts!■ le tocaron 5 millones, ¡casi nada! he won 5 million, peanuts!casi no hardlycasi nunca hardly ever* * *adv.1) almost, nearly* * *ADV1) (=indicando aproximación) almost, nearlyestá casi terminado — it's almost o nearly finished
son ya casi las tres — it's almost o nearly three o'clock
¡huy!, casi me caigo — oops! I almost o nearly fell over
nada ha cambiado en los casi dos años transcurridos — nothing has changed in what is almost two years
despidieron a la casi totalidad de la plantilla — they sacked virtually o practically the entire staff
estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it
ocurre lo mismo en casi todos los países — the same thing happens in virtually o practically all countries
-¿habéis terminado? -casi, casi — "have you finished?" - "just about o very nearly"
no sabemos casi nada de lo que está ocurriendo — we know almost o virtually nothing about what's going on, we know hardly anything about what's going on
100 dólares..., ¡casi nada! — iró 100 dollars, a mere trifle!
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casi nunca — hardly ever, almost never2) [indicando indecisión] almostCASI Las dos traducciones principales de casi en inglés son almost y nearly: Estoy casi lista I'm almost o nearly ready Eran casi las cuatro cuando sonó el teléfono It was almost o nearly four o'clock when the telephone rang Nos vemos casi todos los días We meet almost o nearly every day ► Cuando almost y nearly acompañan a un verbo, se colocan detrás de este si se trata de un verbo auxiliar o modal y delante en el caso de los demás verbos: Casi me rompo la muñeca I almost o nearly broke my wrist Mi hijo ya casi habla My son can almost o nearly talk Sin embargo, hay algunos casos en los que no podemos utilizar nearly: ► delante de adverbios que terminan en -ly "¿Qué estáis haciendo aquí?" nos preguntó casi con enfado "What are you doing here?" he asked almost angrily ► delante de like: Se comporta casi como un niño He behaves almost like a child ► acompañando a adjetivos o sustantivos que, normalmente, no pueden ser modificados: El mono tenía una expresión casi humana The monkey had an almost human expression Me pareció casi un alivio I found it almost a relief ► delante de palabras de sentido negativo, como never, no, none, no-one, nothing y nowhere; en estos casos, muchas veces se traduce también por practically: No dijo casi nada She said almost o practically nothing No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was almost o practically no-one at the party En estos casos también se puede usar la construcción hardly + ever/ any/ anything {etc}: No dijo casi nada She said hardly anything No había casi nadie en la fiesta There was hardly anyone at the party Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradano sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go
* * *1)a) ( cerca de) almost, nearlyes casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible
b) (delante del n) (frml)2) ( en frases negativas)¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all
¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)
yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it
* * *= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.Ex. Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.Ex. Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.Ex. Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex. Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex. This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.Ex. Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex. Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.----* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.* casi cualquier = almost any.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.* casi de todo = just about everything.* casi fanático = near-frantic.* casi fatal = near-fatal.* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.* casi inaceptable = borderline.* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.* casi la perfección = near-perfection.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* casi mortal = near-fatal.* casi nada = next to nothing.* casi neutro = near-neutral.* casi siempre = almost invariably.* casi sinónimo = near synonym.* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.* casi todos = almost any.* casi universal = quasi-universal.* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.* eso es casi todo = that's about it.* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* pasar casi rozando = skim.* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.* * *1)a) ( cerca de) almost, nearlyes casi imposible — it's virtually o almost impossible
b) (delante del n) (frml)2) ( en frases negativas)¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all
¿200? casi nada! — (iró) $200? is that all? (iro)
yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it
* * *= almost, nearly, virtually, something of, barely, well-nigh, pretty well, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, just about.Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.
Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.* algo casi seguro = a sure bet, safe bet.* casi analfabeto = near-illiterate.* casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical.* casi ausencia = quasi-absence.* casi conseguir = come close to + Gerundio.* casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary.* casi cualquier = almost any.* casi cualquier cosa = just about anything.* casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical.* casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint.* casi de todo = just about everything.* casi fanático = near-frantic.* casi fatal = near-fatal.* casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* casi histérico = highly-strung, high-strung.* casi inaceptable = borderline.* casi indiscutiblemente = arguably.* casi la perfección = near-perfection.* casi + morir = nearly + die.* casi mortal = near-fatal.* casi nada = next to nothing.* casi neutro = near-neutral.* casi siempre = almost invariably.* casi sinónimo = near synonym.* casi sin previo aviso = without much notice.* casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink, just about everything.* casi todos = almost any.* casi universal = quasi-universal.* casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo.* durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha, for the better part of + Fecha.* durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year.* en casi nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre.* eso es casi todo = that's about it.* estar casi finalizado = near + completion.* estar casi terminado = be nearing completion, reach + near completion.* pasar casi rozando = skim.* por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost.* reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile.* ser casi seguro = be a good bet.* una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance.* * *A1 (cerca de) almost, nearlycuesta casi el doble it costs almost o nearly twice as muchya eran casi las tres it was almost o nearly three o'clockes casi imposible it's virtually o practically o almost impossiblecasi todos son latinoamericanos nearly o almost all of them are Latin American¡uy! casi me caigo whoops! I nearly fell overde casi no se muere nadie a miss is as good as a mile2 ( delante del n) ( frml):la casi totalidad de la población almost the entire populationlos casi tres millones de habitantes del país the country's almost three million inhabitantsB(en frases negativas): ya casi no tiene fiebre she hardly has a temperature nowcasi no se le oía you could hardly hear himeso no sucede casi nunca that hardly ever happensno nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left, there's almost no bread left¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at allno había casi nadie there was hardly anyone there, there was almost nobody thereme sentía tan mal que casi no vengo I felt so bad I almost didn't comesin (el) casi: es casi indecente — sin casi it's almost indecent — almost, no, it is indecentC(expresando una opinión tentativa): yo casi te diría que lo vendas I'd be inclined to say, sell it o I think I'd advise you to sell itcasi sería mejor hablar con él antes maybe it would be better to speak to him first* * *
casi adverbio
1 ( cerca de) almost, nearly;
2 ( en frases negativas):
casi nunca hardly ever;
no nos queda casi nada de pan there's hardly any bread left;
¿pudiste dormir? — casi nada did you manage to sleep? — hardly at all;
casi no vengo I almost didn't come
3 ( expresando una opinión tentativa):
casi adverbio almost, nearly: casi me lo compro, I nearly bought it
casi no se oye, it can hardly be heard
familiar casi, casi, just about
casi cien personas, almost a hundred people
casi nadie, hardly anyone
casi nunca, hardly ever
casi siempre, almost always
casi todos, almost all
' casi' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alquilar
- apenas
- caerse
- cerca
- ir
- gasto
- gay
- inapreciable
- nada
- nadie
- normalmente
- nunca
- respiración
- tener
- acabar
- alcanzar
- calentar
- dormir
- durante
- golpe
- matar
- medir
- mero
- palmo
- sombra
English:
about
- absent
- absorb
- all
- almost
- anything
- barely
- best
- clear
- close
- die
- esquire
- ever
- excel
- fray
- frizzy
- good
- hardly
- narrowly
- nearly
- next
- o'clock
- obtain
- perfect
- practically
- queer
- sloppy
- tall
- tantamount
- by
- certainly
- cripple
- face
- fairly
- fit
- most
- muffle
- near
- near-
- nil
- nine
- one
- out
- reasonably
- skim
- time
- virtually
* * *casi adv1. [faltando poco] almost;casi me muero I almost o nearly died;casi me caigo I almost o nearly fell;casi no dormí I hardly slept at all;el casi millón de refugiados the refugees, who number almost a million;no llegamos hasta la cumbre pero casi, casi we didn't quite get to the top, but almost;no comió casi nada she hardly ate anything;casi nunca hardly ever;casi siempre almost o nearly always;está casi olvidado – sin el casi it's all but forgotten – leave out the “all but”2. [expresando indecisión]casi me voy a quedar con el rojo I think I'll probably go for the red one;casi casi preferiría dormir en un albergue que en una pensión I'd almost prefer to sleep in a youth hostel rather than a guesthouse3. CompIrónicocasi nada: ¿qué te pasa? – ¡casi nada! que me ha dejado mi mujer what's up? – my wife's only gone and left me, that's all!;lo venden por 3 millones – ¡casi nada! they're selling it for 3 million – what a bargain o Br snip!* * *adv almost, nearly; en frases negativas hardly* * *casi adv1) : almost, nearly, virtuallycasi nunca: hardly ever* * *casi adv1. (en general) nearly / almost2. (apenas) hardly -
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Set phrase: a close call doesn't count at all, a miss is as good as a mile a a close shave isn't a hit ("almost" doesn't count, is not to be counted in)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > чуть-чуть не считается
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