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1 not to be sneezed at
adj infmlThat's good money. Certainly not something to be sneezed at — Это приличная сумма, которой никоим образом нельзя пренебрегать
A man of my influence is not to be sneezed at — Таким человеком со связями, как я, не бросаются
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not to be sneezed at
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2 sneeze
sni:z
1. verb(to blow out air suddenly, violently and involuntarily through the nose: The pepper made him sneeze.) estornudar
2. noun(an act of sneezing.) estornudosneeze vb estornudartr[sniːz]1 estornudo1 estornudar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's not to be sneezed at no es de despreciarsneeze n: estornudo mn.• estornudo s.m.v.• estornudar v.
I sniːzintransitive verb estornudarit's not to be sneezed at — (colloq) no es de despreciar or desdeñar, no es para hacerle ascos (fam)
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noun estornudo m[sniːz]1.N estornudo m2.VI estornudaran offer not to be sneezed at — (fig) una oferta que no es de despreciar
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I [sniːz]intransitive verb estornudarit's not to be sneezed at — (colloq) no es de despreciar or desdeñar, no es para hacerle ascos (fam)
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3 sneeze
I [sniːz]nome starnuto m.II [sniːz]verbo intransitivo starnutire••* * *[sni:z] 1. verb(to blow out air suddenly, violently and involuntarily through the nose: The pepper made him sneeze.) starnutire2. noun(an act of sneezing.) starnuto* * *[sniːz]1. n2. vi* * *sneeze /sni:z/n.starnuto, sternuto.(to) sneeze /sni:z/v. i.starnutire, starnutare; sternutire; fare uno starnuto● (fam.) not to sneeze at st., non arricciare il naso davanti a qc. □ (fam.) not to be sneezed at, non disprezzabile; degno di considerazione; da non prendere sottogamba (fam.).* * *I [sniːz]nome starnuto m.II [sniːz]verbo intransitivo starnutire•• -
4 sneeze
sneeze [sni:z]1 nounéternuement méternuer;∎ familiar figurative an offer not to be sneezed at une proposition qui n'est pas à dédaigner□ ou sur laquelle il ne faut pas cracher;∎ when America sneezes Britain/Asia catches a cold les problèmes des États-Unis se répercutent toujours sur la Grande-Bretagne/l'Asie -
5 sneeze
sni:z
1. сущ. чиханье Syn: sternutation, sneezing
2. гл.
1) чихать
2) разг. не принимать всерьез( кого-л., что-л.), чихать (на кого-л., что-л.), пренебрежительно относиться( к кому-л., чему-л.) (at) This offer may not he what you desire, but it's not to be sneezed at. ≈ Может быть, это предложение не совсем то, чего вам хотелось бы, но все же не следует отказываться от него. ∙ to sneeze into a basket эвф. ≈ быть гильотинированным чиханье чихать - to * one's head off чихать много раз подряд( разговорное) (at) не принимать всерьез (кого-либо, что-либо), чихать (на кого-либо, что-либо), пренебрежительно относиться (к кому-либо, чему-либо) - to * at smb.'s opinion наплевать на чье-либо мнение - it (he) is not to be *d at с этим (с ним) нужно считаться - that sum of money is nothing to * at такие деньги на полу не валяются > to * into a basket быть гильотинированным ~ чихать;
he is not to be sneezed at с ним надо считаться;
to sneeze into a basket эвф. быть гильотинированным sneeze чиханье ~ чихать;
he is not to be sneezed at с ним надо считаться;
to sneeze into a basket эвф. быть гильотинированным ~ чихать;
he is not to be sneezed at с ним надо считаться;
to sneeze into a basket эвф. быть гильотинированным -
6 sneeze
[sniːz] 1. сущ.Syn:2. гл.1) чихать2) ( sneeze at) разг. недооценивать, не принимать всерьёз (кого-л. / что-л.); чихать (на кого-л. / что-л.); относиться с презрением, небрежно (к кому-л. / чему-л.)This offer may not be what you desire, but it's not to be sneezed at. — Может быть, это предложение не совсем то, чего вам хотелось бы, но всё же не следует пренебрегать им.
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