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81 قليل
قَلِيل \ insufficient: not enough (in power, ability, etc.): insufficient knowledge; insufficient food. little: small; (of children) very young and small; (of time or distance) short: a little book; two little boys; Wait a little while. low: not high; not great in amount: low price; a low speed. poor: too small in quantity: a poor supply of wood; a poor attendance at the meeting. scarce: not plentiful; difficult to get, for lack of supply: Water is scare in desert lands. slight: small and usu. unimportant: a slight change; slight fever. slim: (of hopes or chances, etc.) weak: a slim chance of escape. small: (with no adv. form) little: a small child; the smallest house in the village. \ See Also صغير (صَغِير) \ بِقَلِيل \ little: (with very, unless followed by an adjective or participle) not much; hardly at all: It rained very little in the night. He’s little better than a thief. slightly: a little: He’s slightly taller than I am. \ See Also قليلا (قَليلاً) \ قَلِيل \ little: (with a) some; a reasonable amount of: He speaks a little English. \ See Also شيء مِن \ قَلِيلُ الاحتِمال \ impatient: unable to suffer annoyance without complaining: I get impatient with her foolish questions. \ قَلِيلُ الأدَب \ disrespectful: showing lack of respect. \ قَلِيلُ الأَهَمِّيّة \ secondary: less important; not first in importance: a secondary road; a secondary reason. \ See Also ثانوي (ثانويّ) \ قَلِيلُ التَّبَصُّر \ short-sighted: unwisely thinking only of the present; not considering the future: short-sighted plans for a school, which will soon be too small. \ See Also قَصير النَّظَر \ قَلِيلٌ جدًّا \ few: not many; a very small number: He has few friends. His friends are very few. \ قَلِيلٌ جِدًّا \ so few, so little: such a small number or amount (of): He has so little money. \ See Also لدرجة كبيرة (لِدَرَجة كبيرة) \ قَلِيلٌ جدًّا مِن \ little: (only with singular nouns) hardly any; not a reasonable amount of: There’s (very) little food in the cupboard. \ قَلِيلُ الحَيَاء \ impudent: not respectful; shamelessly rude. \ قَلِيلُ الحَيْطَة \ short-sighted: unwisely thinking only of the present; not considering the future: short-sighted plans for a school, which will soon be too small. \ قَلِيلُ السُّمْك \ thin: (of material such as walls boards or sheets) not thick: Thin paper is easily torn. \ See Also رَقيق \ قَلِيلُ العِنايَة (بِعَمَلِهِ أو مَلْبَسِهِ) \ slovenly: lazy, careless and dirty (as shown in one’s dress and one’s ways). \ قَلِيلُ الغَوْر \ shallow: not deep: a shallow river; a shallow grave. \ See Also العُمْق \ قَلِيلُ الفاعِلِيّة \ inefficient: not working well; wasting time or power: Old machines are often inefficient. He is an inefficient clerk. \ قَلِيلُ الكَلام \ taciturn: not accustomed to talking much: He is taciturn by nature. \ قَلِيلٌ مِنْ \ any: pron. in questions; after if, whether: Have you any money? Have you any books on art? I wonder if/ whether she has any milk/ any bottles of milk?, after not and without: I haven’t got any money/ books. He did it without any difficulty, after never: We never eat any potatoes. little: small but reasonable amount: Every little helps. I gave her a little of my own share (see أيّ). \ See Also أي (أيّ) \ قَلِيلُ النشاط \ dull: (of business) not active; not selling much. -
82 clasificación
f.1 classification, bracket, sorting, categorization.2 classified results.3 league table, placing in league rank, placing.4 classification, break-down, grading.* * *1 (gen) classification2 (distribución) sorting, filing3 DEPORTE league, table4 (de discos) top twenty, hit parade* * *noun f.2) rating* * *SF1) (=categorización) classification2) (=ordenación) [de documentos] classification; (Inform, Correos) sorting3) (Náut) rating4) [en torneo] qualification5) (=lista) table, league* * *1) (de documentos, libros) classification; ( de cartas) sorting2) ( de película -acción) classification; (- certificado)¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? — what certificate has it got?
3) (de elemento, animal, planta) classification4) (Dep)a) ( para una etapa posterior) qualificationesta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final — this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finals
* * *= classification, map, mapping, ranking, sorting, subject cataloguing, rank order, league table, sift, scoreboard, scorecard, grading, leader board.Ex. Classification, then, is the grouping of like objects.Ex. A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.Ex. Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.Ex. Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Ex. Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.Ex. This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.Ex. This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.Ex. In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.Ex. The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex. Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.Ex. After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.Ex. It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex. Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.----* clasificación abreviada = abridged classification.* clasificación analítico-sintética = analytico-synthetic classification.* clasificación automática = automatic classification.* clasificación bibliográfica = bibliographic classification, library classification.* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC) = Bibliographic Classification (BC).* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC) = Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).* Clasificación Decimal, la = Decimal Classification, the.* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU) = UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).* clasificación de Dewey, la = Dewey scheme, the.* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* Clasificación de Ranganathan = Colon Classification (CC), Colon Classification Scheme.* clasificación enumerativa = enumerative classification.* clasificación específica = close classification, specific classification.* clasificación facetada = faceted classification.* clasificación general = broad classification, broad classification.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* clasificación monojerárquica = monohierarchical classification.* clasificación por antigüedad = seniority ranking.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.* clasificación unidimensional = monodimensional classification.* de clasificación = classificatory indicator, classificatory.* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.* paquete de clasificación = sort package.* sistema de clasificación = classification scheme, scheme, classification system, classification schedules, grading system.* sistema de clasificación analítico = analytical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de Bliss = Bliss classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación decimal = decimal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado = dichotomized classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica = general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enumerativo = enumerative classification scheme, enumerative scheme.* sistema de clasificación especializado = special classification scheme, special scheme.* sistema de clasificación facetado = faceted classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme, general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación jerárquico = hierarchical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación lineal = linear classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación multidimensional = multidimensional classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.* sistema de clasificación sintético = synthetic classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación universal = universal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación verbal = verbal classification system.* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.* * *1) (de documentos, libros) classification; ( de cartas) sorting2) ( de película -acción) classification; (- certificado)¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? — what certificate has it got?
3) (de elemento, animal, planta) classification4) (Dep)a) ( para una etapa posterior) qualificationesta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final — this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finals
* * *= classification, map, mapping, ranking, sorting, subject cataloguing, rank order, league table, sift, scoreboard, scorecard, grading, leader board.Ex: Classification, then, is the grouping of like objects.
Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.Ex: This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.Ex: This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.Ex: In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.Ex: The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.Ex: Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.Ex: After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.Ex: Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.* clasificación abreviada = abridged classification.* clasificación analítico-sintética = analytico-synthetic classification.* clasificación automática = automatic classification.* clasificación bibliográfica = bibliographic classification, library classification.* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC) = Bibliographic Classification (BC).* clasificación cruzada = cross-classification.* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC) = Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).* Clasificación Decimal, la = Decimal Classification, the.* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU) = UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).* clasificación de Dewey, la = Dewey scheme, the.* clasificación de la literatura narrativa = fiction classification.* clasificación del correo = mail sorting.* clasificación del suelo = zoning.* Clasificación de Ranganathan = Colon Classification (CC), Colon Classification Scheme.* clasificación enumerativa = enumerative classification.* clasificación específica = close classification, specific classification.* clasificación facetada = faceted classification.* clasificación general = broad classification, broad classification.* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE) = General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).* clasificación monojerárquica = monohierarchical classification.* clasificación por antigüedad = seniority ranking.* clasificación por materia = subject classification.* clasificación por pertinencia = relevance ranking.* clasificación unidimensional = monodimensional classification.* de clasificación = classificatory indicator, classificatory.* dispositivo de clasificación = sorting device.* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG) = Classification Research Group (CRG).* indicador de clasificación = classificatory indicator.* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso) = LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).* número de clasificación = class mark [classmark], class number, classification number, rank number.* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación = rank.* paquete de clasificación = sort package.* sistema de clasificación = classification scheme, scheme, classification system, classification schedules, grading system.* sistema de clasificación analítico = analytical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de Bliss = Bliss classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación decimal = decimal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso = LCC (Library of Congress Classification).* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado = dichotomized classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica = general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación enumerativo = enumerative classification scheme, enumerative scheme.* sistema de clasificación especializado = special classification scheme, special scheme.* sistema de clasificación facetado = faceted classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación general = general scheme, general classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación jerárquico = hierarchical classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación lineal = linear classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación multidimensional = multidimensional classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas = discipline-oriented scheme.* sistema de clasificación sintético = synthetic classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación universal = universal classification scheme.* sistema de clasificación verbal = verbal classification system.* tabla de clasificación = classification schedule.* * *A (de documentos, libros) classification; (de cartas) sortingel ordenador que hace la clasificación del correo the computer that sorts the mailB (de una película — acción) classification(— certificado): ¿qué clasificación (moral) tiene? what certificate has it got?C (de un elemento, una planta) classificationD ( Dep)1 (para una etapa posterior) qualificationpeligra nuestra clasificación para la final we are in danger of not making o of not qualifying for the finalesta victoria le supone la clasificación para la fase final this victory means that he will go through to o has qualified for the finalsquinto en la clasificación final del rally fifth in the final placings for the rally* * *
clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 (de documentos, animales, plantas) classification;
( de cartas) sorting
2 ( de película) certificate
3
( puesto) position, place;
clasificación sustantivo femenino
1 classification
2 Dep (lista) table: es el tercero en la clasificación mundial, he's ranked third in the world
(acción) qualification: la atleta española no ha conseguido su clasificación, the Spanish athlete has not qualified
' clasificación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
encabezar
- escala
- juvenil
- cabeza
- descender
- escalar
- fase
- frente
- ocupar
- prueba
- puesto
English:
classification
- filing
- rating
- table
- preliminary
- qualification
* * *1. [ordenación] classificationEcon clasificación de solvencia credit rating2. [de animal, planta] classification3. [de película] classification[en carrera, torneo] classification;encabezar la clasificación [en liga] to be at the top of the league;[en carrera, torneo] to lead the classification clasificación combinada combined event;clasificación por equipos team classification;clasificación general (general) classification;clasificación de la regularidad points classificationno consiguieron lograr la clasificación para las semifinales they didn't manage to qualify for the semifinals* * *f2 de liga league table3:hacer la clasificación de los documentos sort the documents out* * *clasificación nf, pl - ciones1) : classification, sorting out2) : rating3) calificación: qualification (in competitions)* * *1. (en general) classification2. (en deporte acción) qualifying3. (en deporte ranking) ranking¿quién es el líder de la clasificación de primera? who is top of the first division? -
83 nombre
nombre [nɔ̃bʀ]masculine noun• s'accorder en nombre [terme] to agree in number• est-il du nombre des reçus ? is he among those who passed?* * *nɔ̃bʀnom masculin1) Linguistique, Mathématique number2) ( quantité) numberêtre en nombre inférieur — [troupes, joueurs] to be fewer in number; [groupe] to be smaller
être en nombre supérieur — [troupes, joueurs] to be greater in number; [groupe] to be bigger
dans le nombre (colloq) il y aura bien quelqu'un qui me prêtera de l'argent — surely one of them will lend me some money
3) ( grande quantité) numbers (pl)être écrasé or succomber sous le nombre — ( de personnes) to be overcome by sheer weight of numbers; (de dossiers, lettres) to be defeated by the sheer volume
sans nombre — [ennemis] countless; [ennuis] endless
•Phrasal Verbs:* * *nɔ̃bʀ nm1) (= chiffre) numberTreize est un nombre impair. — Thirteen is an odd number.
2) (= quantité)* * *nombre ⇒ Les nombres nm1 Math, Ling, Sci number; un nombre à deux chiffres a two-digit number; nombre positif/négatif positive/negative number; la théorie des nombres number theory; la loi des grands nombres the law of large numbers; s'accorder en genre et en nombre to agree in gender and number;2 ( quantité) number; le nombre des chômeurs the number of unemployed; le nombre croissant/décroissant the increasing/decreasing ou falling number; un certain nombre de some; être égal en nombre or en nombre égal to be equal in number; être inférieur en nombre or en nombre inférieur [troupes, joueurs] to be fewer in number; [groupe] to be smaller; être supérieur en nombre or en nombre supérieur [troupes, joueurs] to be greater in number; [groupe] to be bigger; nous sommes en nombre suffisant pour there are enough of us to; dans le nombre○ il y aura bien quelqu'un qui me prêtera de l'argent surely one of them will lend me some money; ils sont du nombre de ceux qui they are among those who; ils étaient au nombre de 30 there were 30 of them;3 ( grande quantité) numbers (pl); être écrasé or succomber sous le nombre ( de personnes) to be overcome by sheer weight of numbers; (de dossiers, lettres) to be defeated by the sheer volume; subir la loi du nombre to be overcome by sheer weight of numbers; sans nombre [ennemis, personnes] countless; [ennuis] endless; bon nombre de a good many; nombre de fois many times;nombre aléatoire Ordinat random number; nombre algébrique algebraic number; nombre atomique atomic number; nombre d'Avogadro Avogadro's number ou constant; nombre cardinal cardinal number; nombre complexe complex (number); nombre décimal decimal; nombre entier whole number; nombre entier naturel natural number; nombre entier relatif integer; nombre fractionnaire fraction; nombre au hasard = nombre aléatoire; nombre hétérogène mixed number; nombre imaginaire Ordinat imaginary number; nombre impair odd number; nombre irrationnel irrational number; nombre de Mach Mach (number); nombre de masse nucleon ou mass number; nombre d'or Art golden section; nombre ordinal ordinal number; nombre pair even number; nombre parfait perfect number; nombre premier prime number; nombre rationnel rational number; nombre réel real number.[nɔ̃br] nom masculin1. MATHÉMATIQUES [généralement] numberun nombre de trois chiffres a three-digit ou three-figure numbernombre entier whole number, integer2. [quantité] numberinférieur/supérieur en nombre inferior/superior in number ou numbersun grand nombre de a lot of, a great number of, a great many3. [masse] numbersvaincre par le nombre to win by sheer weight ou force of numbersdans le nombre, il y en aura bien un pour te raccompagner there's bound to be one of them who will take you hometous ceux-là n'ont été invités que pour faire nombre those people over there have just been invited to make up the numbersnombre d'or golden section ou mean————————Nombres nom masculin plurielau nombre de locution prépositionnelletu peux me compter au nombre des participants you can count me among the participants, you can count me indu nombre de locution prépositionnelleétiez-vous du nombre des invités? were you amongst ou one of those invited?————————sans nombre locution adjectivale -
84 piccolo
1. adj small, littledi statura shortmeschino petty2. m, piccola f childla gatta con i suoi piccoli the cat and her youngda piccolo as a childfin da piccolo since I/he was a child* * *piccolo agg.1 little; ( di dimensioni ridotte) small; ( piccolissimo) tiny: una piccola casa, a small house; mi ha dato un piccolo aiuto, he gave me a little help; daremo una piccola festa, we'll give a little (o small) party; ha trovato un piccolo lavoro, he has found a little job; una famiglia piccola, a small family; un piccolo numero di persone, a small number of people; un piccolo lago, a small lake; piccola somma, small sum; passami il cacciavite piccolo, pass me the small screwdriver; adoro il tuo piccolo gattino rosso, I adore your little ginger kitten; abbiamo trascorso l'estate in una piccola isola del sud, we spent the summer on a little island in the south; libro, volume di formato piccolo, book, volume of small format; un piatto più piccolo, a smaller plate; è una piccola stanza, it is a small room; ha le mani molto piccole, she has tiny hands; il maglione blu è troppo piccolo per me, the blue sweater is too small for me; non ho avuto neanche una piccola soddisfazione in quel lavoro, I didn't have even a tiny bit of satisfaction in that job; le medicine vanno prese a piccole dosi, medicines are to be taken in small doses // piccolo borghese, petty bourgeois (o lower middle-class person); piccola borghesia, petty bourgeoisie (o lower middle class) // ore piccole, small hours: fare le ore piccole, to stay up till the small hours // farsi piccolo, to cower; (fig.) to belittle oneself: il bimbo si fece piccolo per evitare lo schiaffo, the child cowered before the blow // (econ.): piccola impresa, small business (o firm); piccolo possidente, small landowner; piccole spese, petty (o incidental o out-of-pocket) expenses; piccolo reddito, capitale, small income, capital; piccolo commerciante, small tradesman; piccolo speculatore, punter; piccola industria, small-scale industry; piccola pubblicità, classified advertisements (o want ads) // (banca) piccolo credito, personal loan // (dir.) piccolo fallimento, small bankruptcy ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, little traduce spesso i vezzeggiativi e i diminutivi italiani3 ( giovane) young, small; little: il figlio più piccolo, the youngest son; è troppo piccolo per capire, he's too young (o small) to understand; ha un bambino piccolo, she has a little baby4 ( secondario, lieve) slight, trifling, small, petty: piccolo difetto, slight fault; piccolo errore, trifling error; piccolo inconveniente, a slight snag (o drawback); piccola indisposizione, slight indisposition; le piccole noie della vita, the petty troubles of life; piccole preoccupazioni, small worries; è solo una piccola cosa, it is only a petty thing (o a trifle); un piccolo dettaglio, a minor detail5 ( meschino) mean, petty; ( limitato) narrow: mente piccola, narrow (o small) mind: una persona dalla mente piccola, a narrow-minded person6 ( breve) short, brief: piccolo discorso, short speech; una piccola distanza, a short distance; piccoli passi, short steps: il bambino camminava a piccoli passi, the child was taking short steps; una piccola vacanza, a short (o brief) holiday◆ s.m.1 (small) child, little one; (fam.) kid: il piccolo si addormentò, the baby (o little one) fell asleep; ha tre figli: il piccolo ha solo tre mesi, he has three children: the youngest is only three months old; i più piccoli si sedettero davanti, the smaller ones sat in front; libri per i piccoli, books for kids // da piccolo, as a child: da piccolo era biondo, as a child he was blond; fin da piccolo ha amato la musica, he has loved music since he was little2 in piccolo, small: nel proprio piccolo, in one's small way; la casa, nel suo piccolo, è perfetta per noi, the house, small as it is, is perfect for us; l'azienda, nel suo piccolo, ha raddoppiato il fatturato, the company, small as it is, has doubled its turnover; nel nostro piccolo cerchiamo di fare qualcosa, in our own little way, we try to do something; è una copia in piccolo del Colosseo, it's a miniature model of the Colosseum3 ( di cane) pup, puppy; ( di gatto) kitten; ( di grosso mammifero) calf*; ( di volatile) chick; ( di ogni animale) joey: i cani e i loro piccoli, dogs and their young; i piccoli del leone, della tigre, the lion, tiger cubs.* * *['pikkolo] piccolo (-a)1. agg1) (oggetto, misura) small, (vezzeggiativo) littleè piccolo di statura — he is small, he is of small stature
2) (giovane) young, small, little, (vezzeggiativo) littlemio fratello più piccolo — my younger o little brother
4) (breve: viaggio, lettera) short5) (modesto) small, fig, (pegg : meschino) petty, meanla piccola borghesia — the lower middle-classes pl, pegg the petty bourgeoisie
farsi piccolo — (umile) to make o.s. small, to cower
2. sm/f(bambino) (small) child, small boy (girl), (vezzeggiativo) little one3. smpiccoli smpl — young pl* * *['pikkolo] 1.1) (di grandezza) [persona, parte del corpo, oggetto] small, little2) (di lunghezza, durata) [distanza, pausa] short3) (di età) young, little4) (in quantità) [somma, aumento, gruppo] small; [cenno, sorriso] little; [ porzione] undersized, small5) (poco importante) [particolare, difetto, operazione] minor; [inconveniente, incidente] slight, minor; [ cambiamento] slight, small; [furto, spese] pettypesci -i — fig. small fry
6) (modesto) [dono, favore] little7) (meschino, ristretto) [ persona] petty, mean8) (di secondo piano) [impresa, azionista] small2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (bambino) baby, child*2) (cucciolo) babypiccolo di scimmia, pinguino — baby monkey, penguin
3) in piccolo in small; [ riprodurre] on a small scale•piccolo trotto — equit. jog trot
••••nel mio, suo piccolo — in my, his own small way
Note:L'aggettivo piccolo è reso in inglese principalmente da small e little. Pur rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si può anticipare che small descrive semplicemente le dimensioni di qualcosa, mentre little connota il termine a cui si riferisce come qualcosa o qualcuno di gradevolmente piccolo oppure di poco importante* * *piccolo/'pikkolo/L'aggettivo piccolo è reso in inglese principalmente da small e little. Pur rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si può anticipare che small descrive semplicemente le dimensioni di qualcosa, mentre little connota il termine a cui si riferisce come qualcosa o qualcuno di gradevolmente piccolo oppure di poco importante.1 (di grandezza) [persona, parte del corpo, oggetto] small, little; è piccolo per la sua età he's short for his age2 (di lunghezza, durata) [distanza, pausa] short3 (di età) young, little; è la più -a she's the youngest; i due bambini più -i the two younger children; ha parlato di quando era piccolo he spoke of when he was a child; è il nostro figlio più piccolo he's our youngest4 (in quantità) [somma, aumento, gruppo] small; [cenno, sorriso] little; [ porzione] undersized, small; fai un piccolo sforzo make a bit of an effort5 (poco importante) [particolare, difetto, operazione] minor; [inconveniente, incidente] slight, minor; [ cambiamento] slight, small; [furto, spese] petty; pesci -i fig. small fry6 (modesto) [dono, favore] little7 (meschino, ristretto) [ persona] petty, mean8 (di secondo piano) [impresa, azionista] small; - a nobiltà minor aristocracy(f. -a)1 (bambino) baby, child*; da piccolo era un monello when he was little he was a pest; ho imparato a nuotare da piccolo I learnt how to swim when I was a child2 (cucciolo) baby; piccolo di scimmia, pinguino baby monkey, penguin; i mammiferi allattano i loro -i mammals suckle their young; la leonessa e i suoi -i the lioness and her cubsnel mio, suo piccolo in my, his own small way\piccolo trotto equit. jog trot. -
85 inconsiderable
a незначительный, несущественный, ничтожныйСинонимический ряд:1. little (adj.) casual; inconsequential; insignificant; little; minute; negligible; shoestring; small-beer; trivial; unimportant2. petty (adj.) inconsequent; measly; Mickey Mouse; niggling; paltry; peanut; peddling; pettifogging; petty; picayune; picayunish; piddling; piffling; pimping; puny; small; small-minded; unconsequential; unconsidered; ungenerous; unvital3. small number (adj.) any; few; infrequent; less; not many; several; small number; sparse; widely spaced4. unsubstantial (adj.) light; minor; shallow; slight; trifling; unsubstantialАнтонимический ряд: -
86 Kinderarmut
f small number ( oder lack) of children* * *Kịn|der|ar|mutf1) (= Bedürftigkeit) child poverty2) (= Mangel an Kindern) small number of children* * *Kin·der·ar·mutf child poverty* * *2. (Armut bei Kindern) child poverty -
87 handful
noun1) Handvoll, diea few handfuls of nuts — ein paar Handvoll Nüsse
2) (fig. coll.): (troublesome person[s] or thing[s])these children are/this dog is a real handful — die Kinder halten/der Hund hält einen ständig auf Trab (ugs.)
* * *1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) die Handvoll2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) die Handvoll* * *ˈhand·ful[ˈhæn(d)fʊl]na \handful of hair ein Büschel nt Haareonly a \handful of people turned up for the party nur wenige Leute kamen zu der Partyshe's a bit of a \handful sie ist eine ziemliche Nervensäge* * *['hndfʊl]nby the handful, in handfuls — händeweise; (hair, fur) büschelweise
2) (= small number) Hand f voll3) (fig)those children are a handful — die Kinder können einen ganz schön in Trab halten
his new girl's quite a handful (hum) — an seiner neuen Freundin ist ganz hübsch was dran (inf)
* * *handful [ˈhændfʊl; ˈhænfʊl] s2. umg Plage f (lästige Person oder Sache), Nervensäge f:be quite a handful for sb jemandem ganz schön zu schaffen machen* * *noun1) Handvoll, die2) (fig. coll.): (troublesome person[s] or thing[s])these children are/this dog is a real handful — die Kinder halten/der Hund hält einen ständig auf Trab (ugs.)
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88 Rest
m; -(e)s, -e1. allg.: rest; der letzte Rest the last scrap; der letzte Rest an Kraft one’s last ounce of strength; das ist mein letzter Rest Zucker that’s my last scrap ( oder the very last) of my sugar; von den hundert Euro ist nur noch ein Rest übrig there’s very little left of the hundred euros; sie können den Rest morgen bezahlen you can pay the balance ( oder amount remaining) tomorrow; der Rest der Welt the rest of the world; der Rest der Klasse kommt später the remainder of the class will arrive later; wenn du einen Rest von Anstand hättest if you had the least bit of decency; das gab ihm den Rest umg., fig. that finished him (off)2. Pl. (Restbestände) remainders; (Stoffreste) remnants; (Speisereste) leftovers; eines Gebäudes, einer Kultur etc.: remains; heute gibt’s Reste zu essen: today we’ve got leftovers; ihre sterblichen Reste her (mortal) remains; die Reste sozialer Gerechtigkeit the last vestiges of social justice3. MATH. remainder; CHEM., TECH., JUR. residue; 10 lässt sich durch 3 nicht ohne Rest teilen 3 does not go into 10 without a remainder; 20 geteilt durch 6 ist 3, Rest 2 20 divided by 6 is 3 and two left over* * *der Restrest; residue; remnant; remainder; carryover; relic* * *Rẹst [rɛst]m -(e)s, -e1) rest90% sind schon fertig, den Rest mache ich — 90% is done, I'll do the rest or remainder
am Anfang hatte ich 25 Schüler, die 3 hier sind noch der Rest (davon) — at the beginning I had 25 pupils, these 3 are what's left or all that is left
der letzte Rest — the last bit
bis auf einen Rest — except for a little bit or a small amount
der kümmerliche or klägliche or schäbige Rest (von meinem Geld) — all that's left, the miserable remains; (vom Essen) the sad remnants
der Rest ist für Sie (beim Bezahlen) — keep the change
jdm/einer Sache den Rest geben (inf) — to finish sb/sth off
den Rest holen (inf) — to make oneself really ill (Brit) or sick
2) pl (= Essensreste) leftovers pl3) (= Stoffrest) remnant2 Rest 3 — 2 and 3 over, 2 remainder 3
* * *der1) (the amount or number that is left when the rest has gone, been taken away etc: I've corrected most of the essays - the remainder will get done tomorrow.) remainder2) (a piece left over from something: an oddment of material.) oddment3) (a small piece or amount or a small number left over from a larger piece, amount or number: The shop is selling remnants of cloth at half price; the remnant of the army.) remnant4) (what remains or is left over.) residue5) (what is left when part of something is taken away, finished etc: the rest of the meal.) the rest* * *[rɛst]m„ist noch Käse da?“ — „ja, aber nur noch ein kleiner \Rest“ “is there still some cheese left?” — “yes, but only a little bit”heute Abend gibt es \Reste we're having leftovers tonightiss doch noch den \Rest Bratkartoffeln won't you eat the rest of the roast potatoes\Reste machen NORDD to finish up what's leftmach doch \Reste mit den Kartoffeln do finish up the potatoesder letzte \Rest the last bit; Wein the last dropden Kuchen haben wir bis auf den letzten \Rest aufgegessen we ate the whole cake down to the last crumb2. (Endstück) remnantein \Rest des Leders ist noch übrig there's still a bit of leather left over3. (verbliebenes Geld) remainder, restden \Rest werde ich dir in einer Woche zurückzahlen I'll pay you back the rest in a weekdas ist der \Rest meiner Ersparnisse that's all that's left of my savings; (Wechselgeld) change„hier sind 100 Euro, behalten Sie den \Rest“ “here are 100 euros, keep the change”4.diese Nachricht gab ihr den \Rest this piece of news was the final straw for her* * *der; Rest[e]s, Reste1) restjemandem/einer Sache den Rest geben — (ugs.) finish somebody/something off
ein Rest Wein ist noch da — there's still a little bit or a drop of wine left
das ist der Rest vom Schützenfest — (ugs.) that's all there is left
2) (Endstück, StoffRest usw.) remnant3) (Math.) remainder20 durch 6 ist 3, Rest 2 — 20 divided by 6 is 3 with or and 2 left over
* * *1. allg: rest;der letzte Rest the last scrap;der letzte Rest an Kraft one’s last ounce of strength;das ist mein letzter Rest Zucker that’s my last scrap ( oder the very last) of my sugar;von den hundert Euro ist nur noch ein Rest übrig there’s very little left of the hundred euros;sie können den Rest morgen bezahlen you can pay the balance ( oder amount remaining) tomorrow;der Rest der Welt the rest of the world;der Rest der Klasse kommt später the remainder of the class will arrive later;wenn du einen Rest von Anstand hättest if you had the least bit of decency;2. pl (Restbestände) remainders; (Stoffreste) remnants; (Speisereste) leftovers; eines Gebäudes, einer Kultur etc: remains;heute gibt’s Reste zu essen: today we’ve got leftovers;ihre sterblichen Reste her (mortal) remains;die Reste sozialer Gerechtigkeit the last vestiges of social justice3. MATH remainder; CHEM, TECH, JUR residue;10 lässt sich durch 3 nicht ohne Rest teilen 3 does not go into 10 without a remainder;20 geteilt durch 6 ist 3, Rest 2 20 divided by 6 is 3 and two left over* * *der; Rest[e]s, Reste1) restReste — (historische Reste, Ruinen) remains; (einer Kultur) relics
jemandem/einer Sache den Rest geben — (ugs.) finish somebody/something off
ein Rest Wein ist noch da — there's still a little bit or a drop of wine left
das ist der Rest vom Schützenfest — (ugs.) that's all there is left
2) (Endstück, StoffRest usw.) remnant3) (Math.) remainder20 durch 6 ist 3, Rest 2 — 20 divided by 6 is 3 with or and 2 left over
* * *-e (Mathematik) m.remainder n. -e (Techn.) m.residue n. -e m.carryover n.leftover n.relic n.remain n.remnant n.residual n.rest n.tail n. -
89 handful
['hændfʊl]1) (fistful) manciata f., pugno m.2) (small number) (of people) pugno m., manipolo m.; (of buildings, objects, works) gruppetto m.3) colloq. (troublesome person, animal)to be a handful — [ child] essere una peste; [ horse] essere indomabile; [ dog] essere molesto
* * *1) (as much as can be held in one hand: a handful of sweets.) manciata, pugno2) (a small number: Only a handful of people came to the meeting.) manipolo, gruppetto3) (a person etc difficult to control: Her three children are a (bit of a) handful.) birichino* * *handful /ˈhændfʊl/n.1 manciata ( anche fig.): a handful of beans, una manciata di fagioli; (polit.) a handful of votes, una manciata di voti3 (fam.) persona indisciplinata, irrequieta; birichino; diavoletto: DIALOGO → - Talking about children- He's a right handful, è una vera peste.* * *['hændfʊl]1) (fistful) manciata f., pugno m.2) (small number) (of people) pugno m., manipolo m.; (of buildings, objects, works) gruppetto m.3) colloq. (troublesome person, animal)to be a handful — [ child] essere una peste; [ horse] essere indomabile; [ dog] essere molesto
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90 some
[sʌm, səm] adj1) ( unknown amount)there's \some cake in the kitchen if you'd like it es ist noch Kuchen in der Küche, wenn du welchen möchtest;here's \some news you might be interested in ich habe Neuigkeiten, die dich interessieren könnten;I made \some money running errands ich habe mit Gelegenheitsjobs etwas Geld verdient;he played \some records for me er spielte mir Platten vor;\some more sth noch etw;I've got to do \some more work before I can go out ich muss noch etwas arbeiten, bevor ich ausgehen kann2) ( general) irgendein(e, er);could you give me \some idea of when the building work will finish? können Sie mir ungefähr sagen, wann die Bauarbeiten abgeschlossen sein werden?;clearly the treatment has had \some effect sicher hatte die Behandlung irgendeine Wirkung;to \some extent bis zu einem gewissen Grad3) (a, an) ein, eine, einer;there must be \some mistake da muss ein Fehler vorliegen;\some idiot's locked the door irgendein Idiot hat die Tür verschlossen;\some kind of sth irgendein(e, er);he's in \some kind of trouble es gibt irgendein Problem;\some sth or [an]other ( one of several or many) irgendein(e, er);\some day or another we'll meet again irgendwann werden wir uns wiedersehen4) (considerable amount, number) beträchtlich;he went to \some trouble er gab sich beträchtliche Mühe;it was \some years later when they next met sie trafen sich erst viele Jahre später wieder;we discussed the problem at \some length wir diskutierten das Problem ausgiebig;I've known you for \some years now ich kenne dich nun schon seit geraumer Zeit5) ( a small amount) etwas;he liked \some music but generally wasn't musical ihm gefielen ein paar Musikstücke, aber generell war er nicht musikalischthat was \some meal! das war vielleicht ein Essen!;that was \some goal das war ein großes Ziel7) ( showing annoyance)\some mother she turned out to be sie ist eine richtige Rabenmutter;\some people just don't know when to shut up manche Menschen wissen einfach nicht, wann sie ruhig sein sollen;\some hotel that turned out to be - it was dreadful das war vielleicht ein Hotel - es war schrecklich;\some chance [of that]! tolle Aussichten!;\some chance! we have about one chance in a hundred of getting away tolle Aussichten! die Chancen stehen eins zu hundert, dass wir davonkommen;\some hopes! (that's unlikely!) sehr unwahrscheinlich!;perhaps there'll be some left for us - \some hopes! vielleicht bleibt was für uns übrig - sehr unwahrscheinlich! pronwe're looking for road signs to the Smoky Mountains - if you see \some, let me know wir suchen Schilder zu den Smoky Mountains - wenn du welche siehst, sag es mir;I'm looking to buy old jazz records - if you know of \some, please tell me ich möchte alte Jazzplatten kaufen - wenn du weißt, wo es welche gibt, sag's mir;\some have compared his work to Picasso's manche haben sein Werk mit Picasso verglichen; + sing vb ( unspecified amount of sth) welche(r, s);if you want whisky I'll give you \some wenn du Whisky möchtest, gebe ich dir welchen;if you need more paper then just take \some wenn du mehr Papier brauchst, nimm es dir einfachsurely \some have noticed sicher haben es einige bemerktno, I don't want all the green beans - \some are enough nein, ich möchte nicht alle grünen Bohnen - ein paar sind genug;here are \some of your suggestions hier sind einige deiner Vorschläge;\some of you have already met Imran einige von euch kennen Imran bereits;\some of... einige der...no, I don't want all the mashed potatoes - \some is enough nein, ich möchte nicht das ganze Püree - ein bisschen ist genug;have \some of this champagne - it's very good trink ein wenig Champagner - er ist sehr gut;\some of the prettiest landscape in Germany is found in... eine der schönsten Landschaften Deutschlands liegt...PHRASES:and then \some ( fam) mehr als;we got our money's worth and then \some wir bekamen mehr als unser Geld wert war adv1) ( roughly) ungefähr, in etwa;\some twenty or thirty metres deep/ high ungefähr zwanzig oder dreißig Meter tief/hoch;\some thirty different languages are spoken etwa dreißig verschiedene Sprachen werden gesprochenI'm feeling \some better ich fühle mich [wieder] etwas besser;we could turn the heat down \some wir könnten die Heizung etwas herunterstellenhe sure does talk \some, your brother dein Bruder spricht wirklich viel;he needs feeding up \some er muss ganz schön aufgepäppelt werden4) ( fast) schnell;we were really going \some when we got out of the city wir fuhren wirklich schnell, als wir die Stadt hinter uns gelassen hattenPHRASES:\some little;we are going to be working together for \some little time yet wir werden ziemlich viel zusammenarbeiten müssen -
91 licyt|ować
impf Ⅰ vt 1. (sprzedawać) to sell by auction, to auction (off) [majątek, dzieła sztuki]- rękopisy będą licytowane w piątek the manuscripts will be auctioned a. sold by auction on Friday ⇒ zlicytować2. Gry to bid, to call- licytować (dwa) kiery/piki to bid (two) hearts/spades ⇒ zalicytowaćⅡ vi (zgłaszać sumę) to bid- licytować od/do dziesięciu tysięcy złotych to open the bidding at/to bid up to ten thousand zlotys- licytować nisko/wysoko to bid low/highⅢ licytować się pot. (przechwalać się) to have a bragging contest a. match pot.- licytowali się, kto więcej zarabia/kto jest silniejszy they’d got into a bragging match about who earned more/which of them was stronger- obaj licytowali się w prawieniu komplementów aktorce the two of them tried to outdo each other in complimenting the actress- liczba siedem the number seven- liczba jednocyfrowa a one- a. single-digit number- liczba pięciocyfrowa a five-digit a. five-figure number- liczba wielocyfrowa a multi-digit number- dodawać/odejmować/mnożyć/dzielić liczby to add/subtract/multiply/divide numbers- wielkość wyrażona w liczbach a. za pomocą liczb a quantity expressed in numbers a. numerically- pechowa/szczęśliwa liczba an unlucky/a lucky number2. (ilość) number- liczba osób/przedmiotów the number of people/objects- duża/niewielka liczba książek a large/small number of books- liczba białych ciałek we krwi the white blood-cell count- liczba jego publikacji rośnie the number of his publications is growing- zespół w liczbie dwudziestu ludzi a twenty-strong team, a team of twenty (people)- członkowie, w liczbie 32, spotykają się raz w miesiącu the 32 members meet once a month- znalazł się w liczbie najlepszych zawodników he was counted among the best players- 20 naukowców, w tej liczbie laureaci nagrody Nobla twenty scholars, Nobel prizewinners among them a. including Nobel prizewinners3. Jęz. number- liczba pojedyncza/mnoga the singular/plural- rzeczownik w liczbie pojedynczej/mnogiej a noun in the singular/plural- liczba całkowita Mat. integral number, integer- liczba cetanowa Chem., Techn. cetane number a. rating- liczba dodatkowa Gry additional number- liczba dodatnia Mat. positive number- liczba doskonała Mat. perfect number- liczba dziesiętna Mat. decimal (number)- liczba jodowa Chem. iodine number a. value- liczba kwasowa Chem. acid number a. value- liczba mianowana Mat., Fiz. denominate number- liczba mieszana Mat. mixed number a. fraction- liczba naturalna Mat. natural number- liczba nieparzysta Mat. odd number- liczba niewymierna Mat. irrational number- liczba oderwana Mat. abstract number- liczba pi Mat. pi- liczba pierwsza Mat. prime number- liczba podpierwiastkowa Mat., Chem. radicand- liczba podwójna Jęz. dual (number)- liczba podzielna Mat. divisible number- liczba porządkowa ordinal (number)- liczba ujemna Mat. negative number- liczba wymierna Mat. rational number- liczba względna Mat. directed number- liczby bliźniacze Mat. twin primes- liczby kardynalne Mat. cardinal numbers- liczby kwantowe Fiz. quantum numbers- liczby losowe Mat. random numbers- liczby magiczne Fiz. magic numbers- liczby niecałkowite Mat. non-integers- liczby pitagorejskie Mat. Pythagorean numbers- liczby rzeczywiste Mat. real numbers- liczby zespolone Mat. complex numbersThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > licyt|ować
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92 quotus
quŏtus, a, um, adj. [quot], which or what in number, order, etc.; of what number, how many (class.):quotus erit iste denarius, qui non sit ferendus?
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 94, § 220:scire velim, chartis pretium quotus arroget annus,
Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 35:quota pars illi rerum periere mearum,
Ov. M. 7, 522: hora quota est? what o ' clock is it? (prop. what is the number of the hour?), Hor. S. 2, 6, 44:scis, quota de Libyco litore puppis eat,
how many ships, Mart. 9, 36, 8: tu, quotus esse velis, rescribe, of what number you wish to be, i. e. how many guests you would like to have invited with you, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 30: pars quota laudis, how great, i. e. how very small, Ov. Am. 2, 12, 9:quota pars terraï,
Lucr. 6, 652; Ov. M. 9, 69; Curt. 5, 5, 14.—In connection with quisque (also in one word, quŏtusquisque) to designate a small number, how few; it may also be rendered into English by how many (in Cic. only in nom. and in principal clause): quotus enim quisque philosophorum invenitur, qui sit ita moratus, ut ratio postulat? how many? i. e. how few! Cic. Tusc. 2, 4, 11:quotus enim quisque disertus? quotus quisque juris peritus est?
id. Planc. 25, 62:quoto cuique lorica est?
Curt. 9, 3, 11; Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 8:forma quota quaeque superbit?
Ov. A. A. 3, 103:quotum quemque inveneris, qui, etc.,
Tac. Or. 29:nam quoto cuique eadem honestatis cura secreto, quae palam?
Plin. Ep. 3, 20, 8:repete memoriā tecum quotus quisque dies ut destinaveras recesserit,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 3, 3:quoto quoque loco libebit,
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93 few
1. n немногие; незначительное количество2. n мало кто; почти никтоthere are few men of his timber — таких, как он, мало
3. a немногие, немного, малоI know a few people who … — я знаю людей, которые …
quite a few — довольно много; порядочно
4. a преим. немногочисленныйСинонимический ряд:1. infrequent (adj.) infrequent; occasional; rare; scarce; seldom; semioccasional; sporadic; uncommon; unfrequent2. scant (adj.) scant; sparse; thin3. slender (adj.) insignificant; insufficient; little; meagre; slender; small; trifling4. small number (adj.) any; inconsiderable; less; not many; several; small number; widely spaced5. handful (noun) handful; scattering; smatch; smatter; smattering; some; spatter; spattering; sprinkling6. not many (other) not many; severalАнтонимический ряд:abundance; frequent; many -
94 einige
unbest. Pron.1. Sg.: (etwas) some; einiges Aufsehen erregen cause something of a stir; aus einiger Entfernung from a certain distance; mit einigem guten oder gutem Willen with a bit of effort; es wird noch einige Zeit dauern it’ll be some time ( oder take a while) yet; es hat ihn schon einige Selbstüberwindung gekostet it cost him quite an effort of will; einiges2. Pl.: (ein paar) some, a few; (mehrere) several; einige von uns some of us; einige wenige a few; einige tausend Frauen several thousand women; vor einigen Tagen some ( oder several) days ago; einige Mal(e) several times; schon einige Male (quite) a number of times; einige glauben, dass... some people think that...* * *several (Pl.); some of them (Pl.); a few (Pl.); some (Pl.)* * *ei|ni|ge(r, s) ['ainɪgə]indef pronin éíniger Entfernung — some distance away
nach éíniger Zeit — after a while or some time
ich könnte dir éíniges über ihn erzählen, was... — I could tell you a thing or two about him that...
das wird éíniges kosten — that will cost something
dazu ist noch éíniges zu sagen — there are still one or two things to say about that
dazu gehört schon éíniges — that really takes something
dazu gehört schon éínige Frechheit/éíniger Mut — that takes some cheek (Brit) or nerve/some courage
mit éínigem guten Willen hätte der Richter ihn freisprechen können — the judge could have given him the benefit of the doubt and acquitted him
mit éínigen anderen — with several/a few others
éínige wenige — a few
mit Ausnahme éíniger weniger — with a few exceptions
éínige Mal(e) — a few times, several times
éínige hundert or Hundert Menschen — a few hundred people
éínige hunderte or Hunderte von Flaschen — hundreds of bottles, several hundred bottles
an éínigen Stellen — in some places
in éínigen Tagen — in a few days
vor éínigen Tagen — the other day, a few days ago
* * *1) (a small number (emphasizing that there are indeed some): There are a few books in this library about geology; We have only a few left.) a few2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) some3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) some4) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) some* * *ei·ni·ge(r, s)[ˈainɪgə]aus \einiger Entfernung [from] some distance awaynach \einiger Zeit after some time [or a [little] while]mit \einigem guten Willen with a little goodwill▪ \einiges quite a lotich könnte dir \einiges über ihn erzählen I could tell you a thing or two about himdas wird aber \einiges kosten! that will cost a pretty penny!dazu gehört schon \einiges an Mut that takes some [or more than a little] couragemit Ausnahme \einiger weniger with a few exceptions\einige Mal several timesan \einigen Stellen in some placesin \einigen Tagen in a few daysvor \einigen Tagen a few days ago, the other day\einige von euch some of youer hat es \einigen erzählt he has told some of them; (Dinge) some[nur] \einige davon [only [or just]] a few of them\einige wenige a few* * *einige indef pr1. sg: (etwas) some;einiges Aufsehen erregen cause something of a stir;aus einiger Entfernung from a certain distance;gutem Willen with a bit of effort;einige von uns some of us;einige wenige a few;einige tausend Frauen several thousand women;vor einigen Tagen some ( oder several) days ago;einige Mal(e) several times;schon einige Male (quite) a number of times;einige glauben, dass … some people think that …3. pl: (ungefähr) some;einige 20 Jahre some 20 years, 20 years or so -
95 gering
I Adj.1. bes. bei Mengen: small; (wenig) little; Gehalt, Preis, Leistung, Produktion, Temperatur, Druck etc.: low; Entfernung: small, short; geringes Interesse little interest; mit geringen Ausnahmen with few exceptions; geringe Chancen slim prospects; die Chancen sind gering auch there isn’t much chance ( oder hope); geringe Kenntnisse scant knowledge; in geringer Höhe fairly low (down); in geringer Tiefe not too deep (down); mit geringer Verspätung slightly late; um ein Geringes (ein wenig) a little; (fast) very nearly; (billig) cheaply2. (unbedeutend) insignificant, negligible, minor; (wenig, schwach) slight, little; (bescheiden) Einkommen, Preis etc.: modest; (beschränkt) limited; nichts Geringes no small matter; es spielt keine geringe Rolle it plays no small part3. (schlecht) Qualität: inferior, poor, low; Kenntnisse: poor; Herkunft etc., auch Ansehen, Meinung: low; eine geringe Meinung haben von have a low opinion of, not think much ( oder too highly) of; in geringem Ansehen stehen be held in low esteem ( bei by); geringer, geringst...II Adv.1. (geringfügig) a little2. (niedrig) gering geschätzt at least, at a conservative estimate; zu gering ( ein) schätzen konkret: underestimate; ideell: underrate3. (wenig, schlecht): von jemandem gering denken not think much of s.o., have a low opinion of s.o.; gering achten oder schätzen (nicht wichtig nehmen) place little value on, not care (much) about; (nicht gut finden) have a low opinion of, not think much ( oder very highly) of; (etw.) auch hold cheap, set little store by; (verachten) despise; (Gefahr) disregard* * *diminutive; little; slim; small; exiguous; scant* * *ge|rịng [gə'rɪŋ]1. adj1) (= nicht sehr groß, niedrig) Temperatur, Luftdruck, Leistung, Produktion low; Gehalt, Preis low, modest; Menge, Vorrat, Betrag, Entfernung small; Wert little attr; (= kurz) Zeit, Entfernung shortetw in geringer Höhe anbringen — to fix sth fairly low down
seine Leistung erhielt eine zu geringe Bewertung — his achievement wasn't rated highly enough
das ist meine geringste Sorge — that's the least of my worries
die Kosten sind nicht gering — the costs are not inconsiderable
nicht das Geringste — nothing at all
nichts Geringeres als... — nothing less than...
3) (= unzulänglich) Qualität, Kenntnisse poor; (= abschätzig) Meinung low, poor4) attr (fig geh) Familie, Herkunft humblekein Geringerer als Freud... — no less a person than Freud
2. adv1)2)(= abschätzig)
gering von jdm sprechen — to speak badly of sb* * *1) (slight or small: His chances of winning are extremely slender.) slender2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) slim* * *ge·ring[gəˈrɪŋ]I. adjeine \geringe Anzahl/Menge a small number/amount\geringere Liquidität BÖRSE illiquidity\geringe Umsätze tätigen BÖRSE to make little salesvon \geringem Wert of little value\gering gerechnet at a modest estimatenicht das G\geringste nothing at allnicht im G\geringsten not in the least [or slightest] [bit]das stört mich nicht im G\geringsten it doesn't disturb me in the slightest [or least] [bit]2. (unerheblich) slight\geringe Abschwächung BÖRSE slight decline\geringe Bedeutung minor significanceeine \geringe Chance a slim [or slight] [or small] chance\geringe Kursbewegung bei den Hauptwährungen BÖRSE slight movements in the metropolitan currency rates\geringe Kursschwankungen aufweisen BÖRSE to move in a narrow range\geringe Lohnunterschiede slight disparity of wages3. (unzulänglich) poor, loweine \geringe Lebenserfahrung little experience in life4.▶ kein G\geringerer als......, no less a. hum, no less a person than... a. humII. adv1. (schlecht) poorly\gering von jdm denken/sprechen to have a poor opinion/speak badly of sb2. (wenig, kaum)jdn/etw \gering achten [o schätzen] (verachten) to think little of sb/sth, to have a low opinion of sb/to have little regard for sth, to place little/no importance on sth* * *1) low <temperature, pressure, price>; low, small <income, fee>; little < value>; small <quantity, amount>; short <distance, time>2) (unbedeutend) slight; minor < role>nicht im Geringsten — not in the slightest or least
jemanden/jemandes Leistung gering achten od. schätzen — have a low opinion of or think very little of somebody/somebody's achievement
den Erfolg/Reichtümer gering achten od. schätzen — set little store by success/riches
die Gefahr gering achten od. schätzen — make light of the danger
sein eigenes Leben gering achten od. schätzen — have scant regard for one's own life
kein Geringerer als... — no less a person than...
* * *A. adj1. besonders bei Mengen: small; (wenig) little; Gehalt, Preis, Leistung, Produktion, Temperatur, Druck etc: low; Entfernung: small, short;geringes Interesse little interest;mit geringen Ausnahmen with few exceptions;geringe Chancen slim prospects;geringe Kenntnisse scant knowledge;in geringer Höhe fairly low (down);in geringer Tiefe not too deep (down);mit geringer Verspätung slightly late;2. (unbedeutend) insignificant, negligible, minor; (wenig, schwach) slight, little; (bescheiden) Einkommen, Preis etc: modest; (beschränkt) limited;nichts Geringes no small matter;es spielt keine geringe Rolle it plays no small part3. (schlecht) Qualität: inferior, poor, low; Kenntnisse: poor; Herkunft etc, auch Ansehen, Meinung: low;eine geringe Meinung haben von have a low opinion of, not think much ( oder too highly) of;in geringem Ansehen stehen be held in low esteem (B. adv1. (geringfügig) a little2. (niedrig)gering geschätzt at least, at a conservative estimate;3. (wenig, schlecht):von jemandem gering denken not think much of sb, have a low opinion of sb;schätzen (nicht wichtig nehmen) place little value on, not care (much) about; (nicht gut finden) have a low opinion of, not think much ( oder very highly) of; (etwas) auch hold cheap, set little store by; (verachten) despise; (Gefahr) disregard* * *1) low <temperature, pressure, price>; low, small <income, fee>; little < value>; small <quantity, amount>; short <distance, time>2) (unbedeutend) slight; minor < role>nicht im Geringsten — not in the slightest or least
jemanden/jemandes Leistung gering achten od. schätzen — have a low opinion of or think very little of somebody/somebody's achievement
den Erfolg/Reichtümer gering achten od. schätzen — set little store by success/riches
die Gefahr gering achten od. schätzen — make light of the danger
sein eigenes Leben gering achten od. schätzen — have scant regard for one's own life
kein Geringerer als... — no less a person than...
* * *adj.humble adj.slight adj.small adj. -
96 few
1. adjective1) (not many) wenigefew people — [nur] wenige [Leute]
very few housewives know that — das wissen die wenigsten Hausfrauen
his few belongings — seine paar Habseligkeiten
[all] too few people — [viel] zu wenig Leute
they were few in number — sie waren nur sehr wenige
a few... — wenige...
not a few... — eine ganze Reihe...
[just or only] a few troublemakers — einige [wenige] Störenfriede
2) (some) wenigea few... — einige od. ein paar...
2. nouna good few [...]/quite a few [...] — (coll.) eine ganze Menge [...]/ziemlich viele [...]
few of us/them — nur wenige von uns/nur wenige [von ihnen]
few of the people — nur wenige [Leute]
just a few of you/her friends — nur ein paar von euch/ihrer Freunde
2) (some)the/these/those few who — diejenigen, die
there were a few of us who... — es gab einige unter uns, die...
with a few of our friends — mit einigen od. ein paar unserer Freunde
a few [more] of these biscuits — [noch] ein paar von diesen Keksen
a good few/quite a few — (coll.) eine ganze Menge/ziemlich viele [Leute]
* * *[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) wenige- academic.ru/114943/a_few">a few- few and far between* * *[fju:]I. adjthere are a \few sandwiches left over from the party es sind noch ein paar Sandwiches von der Feier übrigI've got to get a \few things ich muss ein paar Dinge kaufenmay I ask a \few questions? darf ich ein paar Fragen stellen?I'll be ready in just a \few minutes ich bin gleich fertigcan I have a \few words with you? kann ich mal kurz mit dir sprechen?every \few days/minutes/weeks alle paar Tage/Minuten/Wochenhe is among the very \few people I can trust er gehört zu den ganz wenigen Leuten, denen ich vertrauen kannso \few people attended the party that it was embarrassing auf der Party waren so wenige Leute, dass es peinlich warthere are only a \few days left before we leave for France in ein paar Tagen fahren wir nach Frankreichthere are \few things in this world that give me more pleasure than a long bath nur weniges auf der Welt bereitet mir mehr Vergnügen als ein langes Bad\fewer people smoke these days than used to heute rauchen weniger Menschen als früherthe benefits of this scheme are \few dieser Plan hat nur wenige Vorteilehe's a man of \few words er sagt nie viel; ( form)I've warned him on no \fewer than five occasions ich habe ihn schon mindestens fünf Mal gewarnthis fiction has caused not a \few readers to see red bei seinen Romanen sehen nicht wenige Leser rotas \few as... nur...I know a \few people who... ich kenne einige Leute, die...; BRITshe put on a good \few pounds over Christmas sie hat über Weihnachten einige Pfunde zugelegtquite a \few [people] ziemlich viele4.▶ to be \few and far between dünn gesät seinsuch opportunities are \few and far between solche Gelegenheiten gibt es nicht oftII. prona \few of these apples ein paar von diesen Äpfelnmany believe it but only a \few are prepared to say viele glauben es, aber nur wenige sagen esa \few of us/you/them einige von uns/euch/ihnenprecious \few will finish the course nur wenige werden den Kurs zu Ende bringen\few can remember back that far nur wenige können sich so weit zurückerinnernnot many showed up and the \few who did left early es kamen nicht viele, und die paar, die kamen, gingen bald\few if any still believe that... kaum einer glaubt heute noch, dass...only some \few master more than ten languages nur ein paar wenige sprechen mehr als zehn Sprachen\few of the houses in the village made it through the hurricane nur wenige Häuser in dem Ort überstanden den Hurrikan\few of them actually got an interview nur wenige wurden zu einem Gespräch eingeladenthere were too \few of us to charter the plane wir waren nicht genug, um das Flugzeug chartern zu könnennot a \few nicht wenigethough she's young, her talents are not a \few obwohl sie jung ist, hat sie viele Talente3. (many)a good \few BRIT ziemlich vielequite a \few eine ganze Menge4.▶ to have had a \few too many etwas zu viel getrunken habenIII. n1. (elite)▪ the \few pl die Auserwähltenonly the \few can say they've dined with the Queen nur wenige Auserwählte können von sich sagen, dass sie mit der Queen gespeist haben2. (minority)▪ the \few pl die MinderheitI was one of the lucky \few who... ich gehörte zu den wenigen Glücklichen, die...one of the fortunate [or happy] \few eine(r) der wenigen Glücklichen3. BRIT HIST* * *[fjuː]1. adj (+er)1) (= not many) wenigewe are very few — wir sind nur sehr wenige or nur ein kleines Häufchen
as few as ten cigarettes a day can be harmful — schon or bereits zehn Zigaretten am Tag können schädlich sein
as few as six objections — bloß sechs Einwände, nicht mehr als sechs Einwände
so few books —
there were 3 too few —
he is one of the few people who... — er ist einer der wenigen, die...
2)there were quite a few waiting —
quite a few books — ziemlich viele Bücher, eine ganze Menge Bücher
I saw a good few or quite a few people — ich habe ziemlich viele Leute or eine ganze Menge Leute gesehen
not a few people —
in the next/past few days — in den nächsten/letzten paar Tagen
2. pron1) (= not many) wenigesome few —
opera used to be an experience for the few — Opern waren früher einer privilegierten Minderheit vorbehalten
I've got so/too few as it is —
so few have been sold — so wenige sind bis jetzt verkauft worden
2)a few —
there are always the few who... — es gibt immer einige wenige Leute or ein paar Leute, die...
the few who knew him — die wenigen, die ihn kannten
* * *few [fjuː]A adj & pron1. wenige:he is a man of few words er macht nicht viele Worte, er ist ein schweigsamer Mensch;some few einige wenige;his friends are few er hat (nur) wenige Freunde;few and far between sehr vereinzelt, dünn gesät;no fewer than nicht weniger als2. a few einige, ein paar:he told me a few things er hat mir einiges erzählt;a good few, quite a few ziemlich viele, eine ganze Menge;a faithful few ein paar Getreue;every few days alle paar Tage;not a few nicht wenige, viele;only a few nur wenige;a very few sehr wenige;he’s had a few umg er hat schon einiges intusthe happy few die wenigen Glücklichen;the chosen few die Auserwählten;appeal to the few nur einen kleinen Kreis ansprechen* * *1. adjective1) (not many) wenigefew people — [nur] wenige [Leute]
[all] too few people — [viel] zu wenig Leute
a few... — wenige...
not a few... — eine ganze Reihe...
[just or only] a few troublemakers — einige [wenige] Störenfriede
2) (some) wenigea few... — einige od. ein paar...
2. nouna good few [...]/quite a few [...] — (coll.) eine ganze Menge [...]/ziemlich viele [...]
1) (not many) wenigefew of us/them — nur wenige von uns/nur wenige [von ihnen]
few of the people — nur wenige [Leute]
just a few of you/her friends — nur ein paar von euch/ihrer Freunde
2) (some)the/these/those few who — diejenigen, die
there were a few of us who... — es gab einige unter uns, die...
with a few of our friends — mit einigen od. ein paar unserer Freunde
a few [more] of these biscuits — [noch] ein paar von diesen Keksen
a good few/quite a few — (coll.) eine ganze Menge/ziemlich viele [Leute]
* * *adj.wenig adj. -
97 constante
adj.1 persistent (person) (en una empresa).2 constant.3 unchanging, uniform, consistent, constant.4 dedicated, hardworking.f.1 constant.2 Constante.* * *► adjetivo1 (invariable) constant2 (persona) steadfast1 MATEMÁTICAS constant\constantes vitales vital signs* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=continuado) constantun día de lluvia constante — a day of constant o persistent rain
2) (=frecuente) constant3) (=perseverante) [persona] persevering4) (Fís) [velocidad, temperatura, presión] constant2. SF1) (=factor predominante)el mar es una constante en su obra — the sea is a constant theme o an ever-present theme in his work
el paro es una constante en la economía española — unemployment is a permanent feature of the Spanish economy
2) (Mat) constant3) (Med)* * *I1) ( continuo) constant2) ( perseverante) < persona> perseveringIIa) (Mat) constantb) ( característica) constant featurec) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb* * *= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.Ex. Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.Ex. The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.Ex. They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex. Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex. Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Ex. An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex. He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex. Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex. The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex. Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.Ex. The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex. In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.Ex. A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex. Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.Ex. The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.Ex. With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.Ex. But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.Ex. The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.Ex. Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex. Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.----* constante de bajada = slope constant.* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* constante vital = vital sign.* crítica constante = nagging.* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the go.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.* serie constante de = steady stream of.* ser una constante = be a constant.* * *I1) ( continuo) constant2) ( perseverante) < persona> perseveringIIa) (Mat) constantb) ( característica) constant featurec) constantes femenino plural (Med) tb* * *= constant, continual, continued, continuing, continuous, even, ongoing [on-going], persistent, regular, unvarying, steadfast, perpetual, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], abiding, unfailing, unabated, constant, standing, unflagging, assiduous, on-the-go, unceasing, incessant, ceaseless, persevering.Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.
Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.* constante de bajada = slope constant.* constante flujo de = steady stream of.* constante vital = vital sign.* crítica constante = nagging.* de un modo constante = on an ongoing basis.* en constante expansión = ever-expanding, ever-growing.* en constante movimiento = on the go.* los constantes cambios de = the changing face of, the changing nature of.* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales = life support.* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales = life-support system.* permanecer constante = remain + constant.* que está en constante evolución = ever-evolving.* serie constante de = steady stream of.* ser una constante = be a constant.* * *A1 (continuo) constantestaba sometido a una constante vigilancia he was kept under constant surveillance2 ‹tema/motivo› constantB (perseverante) persevering1 ( Mat) constant2 (característica) constant featurelas escaseces han sido una constante durante los últimos siete años shortages have been a constant feature of the last seven yearsdurante estas fechas las colas son una constante en las tiendas at this time of year queues are a regular feature in the shopsuna constante en su obra a constant theme in his workel malhumor es una constante en él he's always in a bad moodconstantes vitales vital signs (pl)* * *
constante adjetivo
■ sustantivo femeninoa) (Mat) constant
c)
constante
I adjetivo
1 (tenaz) steadfast: es una persona constante en sus ambiciones, he is steadfast in his ambitions
2 (incesante, sin variaciones) constant, incessant, unchanging: me mareaba el constante barullo que había allí, the constant racket there made me dizzy
II sustantivo femenino
1 constant feature: los desengaños fueron una constante a lo largo de su vida, disappointments were a constant during his lifetime
2 Mat constant
' constante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fiel
- salario
- sangría
English:
constant
- continual
- cruise
- equable
- even
- incessant
- recurrent
- steadily
- steady
- unfailing
- uniform
- unremitting
- break
- consistent
- drive
- eternal
- niggling
- persistent
- wear
* * *♦ adj1. [persona] [en una empresa] persistent;[en ideas, opiniones] steadfast;se mantuvo constante en su esfuerzo he persevered in his efforts2. [lluvia, atención] constant, persistent;[temperatura] constant3. [que se repite] constant♦ nf1. [rasgo] constant;las desilusiones han sido una constante en su vida disappointments have been a constant feature in her life;las tormentas son una constante en sus cuadros storms are an ever-present feature in his paintings;la violencia es una constante histórica en la región the region has known violence throughout its history2. Mat constant3. constantes vitales vital signs;mantener las constantes vitales de alguien to keep sb alive* * *I adj constantII f MAT constant* * *constante adj: constant♦ constantemente advconstante nf: constant* * *constante adj (continuo) constant -
98 en el mejor de los casos
at best————————at the very best* * *= at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very bestEx. Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.Ex. The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex. Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.Ex. Virtually all SLIS have fewer staff than five years ago -- one or two fewer in the best of circumstances and ten or fifteen in the worst.Ex. The best case scenario predicts at least 4 emerging roles for librarians in school library media centres.Ex. The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.Ex. Finding books by subject in large libraries is a difficult task at the best of times.Ex. You only had to read the article to see that this was pure fabrication at the very best.* * *= at best, at most, ideally, in the best of circumstances, the best case scenario, at the most, at the best of times, at the very bestEx: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.Ex: Virtually all SLIS have fewer staff than five years ago -- one or two fewer in the best of circumstances and ten or fifteen in the worst.Ex: The best case scenario predicts at least 4 emerging roles for librarians in school library media centres.Ex: The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.Ex: Finding books by subject in large libraries is a difficult task at the best of times.Ex: You only had to read the article to see that this was pure fabrication at the very best. -
99 ininterrumpido
adj.uninterrupted, continuous, breakless, sustained.* * *► adjetivo1 uninterrupted* * *ADJ (=sin interrupción) [gen] uninterrupted; [proceso] continuous; [progreso] steady, sustained20 horas de música ininterrumpida — 20 hours of non-stop o uninterrupted music
llovió de forma ininterrumpida — it rained continuously o non-stop
la película se proyecta de manera ininterrumpida — the film is shown uninterrupted o without a break
* * *- da adjetivo <lluvias/trabajo> continuous, uninterrupted; < sueño> uninterrupted; < línea> continuous* * *= continued, continuous, ongoing [on-going], running, sustained, unbroken, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], uninterrupted, unobstructed, in a row, back-to-back, on-the-go.Ex. Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.Ex. However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex. This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex. Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.Ex. Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.Ex. Ideally it would be preferable to keep the main monograph collection in one unbroken sequence.Ex. Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex. For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.Ex. From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.Ex. The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.Ex. The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.Ex. With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.----* de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.* * *- da adjetivo <lluvias/trabajo> continuous, uninterrupted; < sueño> uninterrupted; < línea> continuous* * *= continued, continuous, ongoing [on-going], running, sustained, unbroken, steady [steadier -comp., steadiest -sup.], uninterrupted, unobstructed, in a row, back-to-back, on-the-go.Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.Ex: Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a ' running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.Ex: Ideally it would be preferable to keep the main monograph collection in one unbroken sequence.Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.Ex: For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.Ex: The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.* de modo ininterrumpido = in an unbroken line.* * *ininterrumpido -da‹lluvias› continuous, uninterrupted; ‹sueño› uninterrupted; ‹línea› continuousseis horas de música ininterrumpida six hours of nonstop music20 horas de funcionamiento ininterrumpido 20 hours of continuous use* * *
ininterrumpido
‹ sueño› uninterrupted;
‹ línea› continuous
ininterrumpido,-a adjetivo uninterrupted, continuous
' ininterrumpido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ininterrumpida
English:
undisturbed
- uninterrupted
- solid
- unbroken
* * *ininterrumpido, -a adjuninterrupted, continuous;bailaron durante cinco horas ininterrumpidas they danced for five hours non-stop;lleva tres años ininterrumpidos viviendo en el país she's been living in the country continuously for three years* * *adj uninterrupted* * *ininterrumpido, -da adj: uninterrupted, continuous♦ ininterrumpidamente adv -
100 revista científica
(n.) = journal, periodical, scholarly journal, scientific journal, technical journal, research journal, learned journal, scholarly periodical, scientific serial, scientific periodical, research periodical, academic journalEx. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.Ex. Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.Ex. The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.Ex. This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.Ex. Surely these new resources will have a profound impact upon newspapers, magazines, technical journals and even books.Ex. The studies also revealed that the research journals received highest credibility among print media for information gathering by the scientists followed by books.Ex. The article 'Don't tax reading -- the case for a zero-rate for books' outlines the plea made by all those concerned with books in the European Economic Community that zero-rating should be applied to books and learned journals in forthcoming legislation.Ex. This article discusses the changing role of academic libraries in the dissemination of scholarly periodical articles.Ex. This study found that online access to scientific serials is most appropriate in the third world, principally due to the presence of a small number of scientists with a broad range of interests which makes the fixed-price regimes of print, microform or CD-ROM disadvantageous.Ex. During the Second World War scientific periodicals were severely censored in many countries almost to the point of total emasculation.Ex. The value of the research periodical has never been well understood.Ex. The academic journal as a model of information dissemination is one of the forms of publishing being affected most dramatically by the development of the Internet.* * *(n.) = journal, periodical, scholarly journal, scientific journal, technical journal, research journal, learned journal, scholarly periodical, scientific serial, scientific periodical, research periodical, academic journalEx: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.Ex: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals.Ex: Surely these new resources will have a profound impact upon newspapers, magazines, technical journals and even books.Ex: The studies also revealed that the research journals received highest credibility among print media for information gathering by the scientists followed by books.Ex: The article 'Don't tax reading -- the case for a zero-rate for books' outlines the plea made by all those concerned with books in the European Economic Community that zero-rating should be applied to books and learned journals in forthcoming legislation.Ex: This article discusses the changing role of academic libraries in the dissemination of scholarly periodical articles.Ex: This study found that online access to scientific serials is most appropriate in the third world, principally due to the presence of a small number of scientists with a broad range of interests which makes the fixed-price regimes of print, microform or CD-ROM disadvantageous.Ex: During the Second World War scientific periodicals were severely censored in many countries almost to the point of total emasculation.Ex: The value of the research periodical has never been well understood.Ex: The academic journal as a model of information dissemination is one of the forms of publishing being affected most dramatically by the development of the Internet.
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