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1 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) harvassa -
2 few
• jokunen• harvat• hiukan• vähälukuinen• vähän• harva• harvalukuinen• muutamat• muutama• pari* * *fju:adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) harvat- a few- few and far between -
3 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) hyvin vähän -
4 go on
• jatkua• jankuttaa• jatkaa• jankata• jauhaa• kestää• syttyä• tapahtua• kulua* * *1) (to continue: Go on reading - I won't disturb you.) jatkaa2) (to talk a great deal, usually too much: She goes on and on about her health.) puhua puhumistaan3) (to happen: What is going on here?) tapahtua4) (to base one's investigations etc on: The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.) nojautua -
5 vaudeville
• varietee* * *'vo:dəvil(the type of theatre show in which there is a variety of short acts; music-hall: There are very few theatres now where vaudeville is performed.) vaudeville -
6 common
• totunnainen• normaali• hyväksyttävä• jokapäiväinen• julkinen• tyydyttävä• tunnettu• epähieno• frekventti• alhainen• arkipäiväinen• arkinen• usein esiintyvä• vallitseva• yhteinen• yhteis-• yhteiskunnallinen• yhteismaa• yhteisniitty• rahvaanomainen• tavanomainen• tavallinen• kelvollinen• keskinkertainen• kohtalainen• halpa• sovinnainen• yleinen• käypä• laatuunkäypä* * *'komən 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) yleinen, tavallinen2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) yhteinen3) (publicly owned: common property.) julkinen4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) karkea5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) tavallinen6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) yleisnimi2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) yleinen virkistysalue- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
- in common -
7 many
• paljon• runsaasti• useat• usea• monet• moninkertainen• monta• moni• lukuisa* * *'meni 1. comparative - more; adjective(a great number of: Many languages are spoken in Africa; There weren't very many people; You've made a great/good many mistakes.) monta2. pronoun(a great number: A few people survived, but many died.) monet- many-- many a -
8 moment
• tovi• näkökohta• impulssi• tuokio• tärkeys• hetimmiten• hetki• hetkinen• heti kun• vauhti• siunaama• silmänräpäys• aika• ajankohta• vuoro• tiima• kohta• liikevoima• liikemäärä• merkitysphysics• momentti• sysäys• kotva* * *'məumənt1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) hetki2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) hetki•- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
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9 scattered
• harvassa oleva• hujan hajan• erillään• etäinen• erillään toisistaan• siellä täällä• levällään• hajalle• hajallaan• hajalla• hajalleen• hajanainen• harva• hajan• harvaan• hajallinen* * *adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) hajanainen -
10 slack
• olla vetelä• saamaton• höllentää• hölletä• höllä• höllentyä• höltyä• höllärakenteinen• höllätä• irtonainen• innoton• jännittämätön• jännittymätön• heikko• hiilimurska• hiljentää• hiljainen• hervoton• hidas• hiljentyä• hellittäätechnology• holkkuma• holtiton• veltto• veltostunut• vetelehtiä• vetelätechnology• välys• välinpitämätön• väljät housut• väljyys• ponneton• rento• kiristämätön• leväperäinen• liikkumavara• nahjusmainen• löysä• löyhä• löyhäotteinen• suurpiirteinen• tarmoton• kunnoton• laiminlyödä• laimea• laiska• pingottumaton* * *slæk1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) löysä2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) löysä3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) välinpitämätön4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) hiljainen•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
- slacks -
11 the off season
the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; (also adjective) (off-season rates.) hiljainen kausi
См. также в других словарях:
very few — extremely few, very little … English contemporary dictionary
few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
few — W1S1 [fju:] determiner, pron, adj comparative fewer superlative fewest [: Old English; Origin: feawa] 1.) [no comparative] a small number of things or people a few ▪ I have to buy a few things at the supermarket. ▪ Pam called to say she s going… … Dictionary of contemporary English
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — very scarce, very few, rare … English contemporary dictionary
few and far between — very few, rare, the odd one Canada still has timber wolves, but they are few and far between … English idioms
very little — very small amount, very few, not many … English contemporary dictionary
few — /fju:/ quanountifier, noun (plural) 1 a few/the few (no comparative) a small number (of): I ve got a few books on gardening. | I ll pop into the supermarket and get a few bits and pieces. | only a few hundred yards past the crossroads | It s one… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
few */*/*/ — UK [fjuː] / US [fju] determiner, pronoun Word forms few : comparative fewer superlative fewest Summary: Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. ♦ There were a few animals in… … English dictionary
few — [[t]fju͟ː[/t]] ♦ fewer, fewest 1) DET: DET pl n You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends... We had a few drinks afterwards … English dictionary
