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1 uncommon
adjectiveit is not uncommon for him to be found there — es ist [ganz und gar] nicht ungewöhnlich, dass man ihn dort findet
* * *(rare; unusual: This type of animal is becoming very uncommon.) ungewöhnlich- academic.ru/93124/uncommonly">uncommonly* * *un·com·mon[ʌnˈkɒmən, AM -ˈkɑ:m-]1. (rare) seltenit is not \uncommon for that to happen so etwas passiert immer wiederit is not \uncommon for him to turn up unexpectedly er hat es so an sich, unerwartet aufzutauchenan \uncommon name ein ungewöhnlicher Namewith \uncommon interest mit ungeteiltem Interesse* * *[ʌn'kɒmən]adj1) (= unusual) ungewöhnlichit is not uncommon for her to be late — es ist nichts Ungewöhnliches, dass sie zu spät kommt
a not uncommon problem/sight — ein nicht ganz ungewöhnliches Problem/ungewöhnlicher Anblick
2) (= outstanding) außergewöhnlich* * *A adj (adv uncommonly) ungewöhnlich:a) seltenb) außergewöhnlich, -ordentlichB adv obs → A* * *adjectiveit is not uncommon for him to be found there — es ist [ganz und gar] nicht ungewöhnlich, dass man ihn dort findet
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2 uncommon
1) ( rare) selten;it is not \uncommon for that to happen so etwas passiert immer wieder;it is not \uncommon for him to turn up unexpectedly er hat es so an sich, unerwartet aufzutauchen;an \uncommon name ein ungewöhnlicher Name;with \uncommon interest mit ungeteiltem Interesse -
3 uncommon
[ʌn'kɒmən]1) (rare, unusual) [word, plant] raro, non comune2) (exceptional) [ gift] insolito, fuori del comune* * *(rare; unusual: This type of animal is becoming very uncommon.) raro* * *uncommon /ʌnˈkɒmən/A a.non comune; insolito: an uncommon colour [plant], un colore [una pianta] non comune; What an uncommon name!, che nome singolare!; It's not uncommon for children to be jealous of their younger siblings, non è insolito che i bambini siano gelosi dei fratelli più piccoliB avv.(arc., = uncommonly) straordinariamenteuncommonness n. [u].* * *[ʌn'kɒmən]1) (rare, unusual) [word, plant] raro, non comune2) (exceptional) [ gift] insolito, fuori del comune -
4 uncommon un·com·mon adj
[ʌn'kɒmən]it's not uncommon that — non è raro che + sub
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5 редкий
прл1) нечастый, негустой sparse, thinредкие во́лосы — thin hair
редкие зу́бы — widely spaced teeth
редкая боро́дка — sparse beard
2) происходящий через большие промежутки времени occasional, rareредкие пи́сьма от сы́на — the infrequent letters from her son
3) исключительный rare, uncommonредкая кни́га — rare book
редкое и́мя — uncommon name
фру́кты здесь ре́дки — fruit are scarce here
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6 comune
1. adj commonamico mutual( ordinario) ordinary, commonin comune in commonnon comune unusual, uncommonfuori del comune out of the ordinary2. m municipalitypalazzo m del comune town hall* * *comune1 agg.1 common; ( reciproco) mutual: comune a tutti, common to everyone; lingua comune, common language; proprietà comune, common property; interesse comune, mutual interest; è nel nostro comune interesse che tu parta, it is in our mutual interest that you should leave; un amico comune, a mutual friend; opinione comune, common opinion; uso comune, common (o usual) practice; è uso comune farsi regali a Natale, exchanging gifts at Christmas is common (o usual practice); terreno comune, common land; (fig.) common ground; non avevano un terreno comune su cui fondare il loro dialogo, they had no common ground on which they could base their dialogue // senso comune, common sense // luogo comune, commonplace (o cliché o platitude): è un brano pieno di luoghi comuni, it is a passage full of commonplaces (o clichés o platitudes) // (econ.) Mercato comune Europeo, European Common Market // (banca) conto comune, joint account // (gramm.) nome comune, common noun // (mat.): denominatore comune, common denominator; massimo comune divisore, highest (o greatest) common divisor; minimo comune multiplo, lowest (o least) common multiple // far causa comune con qlcu., to join forces with s.o. // mal comune mezzo gaudio, (prov.) trouble shared is trouble halved2 poco comune, uncommon3 ( ordinario) common; ordinary: vino ( di tipo) comune, ordinary wine; articolo, merce comune, common (o ordinary) goods; gente comune, ordinary people; intelligenza comune, ordinary (o average) intelligence; mi sembra una persona piuttosto comune, I think he's rather ordinary◆ s.m.1 ( regola generale) common run: fuori del comune, out of the common run, ( insolito) unusual, uncommon, ( eccezionale) exceptional: un piatto fuori del comune, an unusual dish; una persona fuori del comune, an exceptional person // avere qlco. in comune con qlcu., to have sthg. in common with s.o.: non abbiamo niente in comune, we have nothing in common; queste due camere hanno il bagno in comune, these two bedrooms share the same bathroom // mettere qlco. in comune, to put sthg. together (o to pool sthg.), ( condividere) to share: mettiamo in comune tutto il denaro che abbiamo, let's put all our money together; mettiamo in comune le spese?, shall we share expenses? // la vita in comune può essere difficile, life together may prove to be difficult; far vita in comune, to spend most of one's time together (o to see a lot of each other): in crociera abbiamo fatto vita in comune, we spent most of our time together on the cruise2 (mar.) ordinary seaman◆ s.f. (teatr.) main stage door: andarsene, uscire dalla comune, to exit by main stage door; (fig.) to abandon the scene.comune2 s.m.1 (amm.) ( in Italia, Francia, Belgio) commune; ( negli altri Stati) municipality // Palazzo del comune, town (o spec. amer. city) hall; Ostia è comune di Roma, Ostia is in the municipal district of Rome; gli impiegati del comune, local government (o municipal) employees2 ( autorità municipali) municipality, town council: il Comune ha deciso di far costruire una nuova scuola, the town council decided to have a new school built3 (st.) commune; city-state: al tempo dei Comuni, at the time of the communes; l'età dei comuni, the age of the Italian city-states◆ s.f.1 (st.) the Commune2 ( in Cina) commune (anche estens.) // vivere in una comune femminile, to live in a women's commune.* * *I [ko'mune]1. aggè un problema molto comune — it's a very common o widespread problem
mal comune, mezzo gaudio — a trouble shared is a trouble halved
2) (ordinario) ordinary, (di livello medio) average2. sm1)avere qc in comune — to have sth in common, share sthavere il bagno in comune — to share a bathroom, have a communal bathroom
mettere le provviste in comune — to pool o share one's provisions
2)II [ko'mune] sm(Amm : sede) town hall, (autorità) town councildevi andare al comune per richiedere il certificato — you have to go to the town hall to get the certificate
la Camera dei Comuni; i Comuni Brit Pol — the House of Commons, the Commons
See:Cultural note: Comune The Comune is the smallest autonomous political and administrative unit. It keeps records of births, marriages and deaths and has the power to levy taxes and vet proposals for public works and town planning. It is run by a "Giunta comunale", which is elected by the "Consiglio Comunale". The Comune is headed by the "sindaco" (mayor) who since 1993 has been elected directly by the citizens. III [ko'mune] sf(comunità, anche) Storia commune* * *I 1. [ko'mune]1) (relativo a più persone) commondi comune accordo — by common o mutual consent
2) (corrente) [atteggiamento, opinione, errore, malattia] common; [espressione, parola] everydayluogo comune — fig. commonplace, cliché
3) (ordinario) [persona, vita] ordinaryla gente comune — common o ordinary people, the commonalty, the commons
4) ling.2.nome comune — appellative o common noun
sostantivo maschile1)fuori dal comune — uncommon, out of the way
2) in comune (condiviso) shared; (collettivamente) in common, communallyhanno molto in comune — they have lots o a great deal in common
II 1. [ko'mune]mettere in comune — to pool [informazioni, risorse, esperienze]
sostantivo maschile1) (paese, cittadina) village; (città) town, city2) amm. (organo amministrativo) township, municipality; (uffici, sede) town hall, city hall AEsposarsi in comune — to get married in the registry office o town hall
3) stor. Commune, city-state4) pol. (in Inghilterra)2.sostantivo femminile (comunità) commune* * *comune1/ko'mune/1 (relativo a più persone) common; il nostro comune amico our mutual friend; per il bene comune for the common good; di comune accordo by common o mutual consent; sforzo comune joint effort; mercato comune common market2 (corrente) [atteggiamento, opinione, errore, malattia] common; [espressione, parola] everyday; non è un nome molto comune that's a rather unusual name; luogo comune fig. commonplace, cliché; di uso comune in current use; di una bellezza non comune uncommonly beautiful3 (ordinario) [persona, vita] ordinary; l'uomo comune the man in the street; la gente comune common o ordinary people, the commonalty, the commons1 uscire dal comune to be out of the ordinary; fuori dal comune uncommon, out of the way2 in comune (condiviso) shared; (collettivamente) in common, communally; proprietà in comune communal ownership; dopo dieci anni di vita in comune after living together for ten years; hanno molto in comune they have lots o a great deal in common; mettere in comune to pool [informazioni, risorse, esperienze].————————comune2/ko'mune/I sostantivo m.2 amm. (organo amministrativo) township, municipality; (uffici, sede) town hall, city hall AE; sposarsi in comune to get married in the registry office o town hall3 stor. Commune, city-stateII sostantivo f.(comunità) commune. -
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adj.1 common, average, ordinary, commonplace.2 common, regular, everyday, usual.3 common, joint, general, group.* * *► adjetivo1 (gen) common2 (compartido) shared, communal3 (amigos) mutual1 the community1 PLÍTICA the Commons\fuera de lo común out of the ordinaryhacer algo en común to do something jointlypor lo común generallybien común common goodel común de la gente the majority of people* * *adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=compartido) [afición, intereses] common; [amigo] mutualtienen una serie de características comunes — they share a series of features, they have a series of common features o features in common
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común a algn/algo — common to sb/sthlo común a todas las democracias — what all democracies share in common, a feature common to all democracies
2) (=colectivo) [causa, frente, espacio] common; [gastos] communal•
tener algo en común — to have sth in commonsu pasión por el fútbol es lo único que tienen en común — their passion for football is all they have in common
acuerdo 1), bien 4., 2), denominador, fosa, lugar 1), mercado, sentido 2., 1), b)•
hacer algo en común — to do sth together3) (=frecuente) [enfermedad, opinión] common, widespread; [costumbre] widespread; [cualidad] common, ordinary•
fuera de lo común — exceptional, extraordinarytiene una voz única, algo fuera de lo común — she has a unique voice, quite exceptional o extraordinary
delincuente, nombre 2)•
por lo común — as a rule4) Esp (Educ) [asignatura] core2. SM1)el común de los mortales — ordinary mortals, any ordinary person
2) * (=retrete) toilet, bathroom3) (Pol) [en el Reino Unido]* * *1)a) <intereses/características> common (before n); < amigo> mutualb) (en locs)en común: no tenemos nada en común we have nothing in common; una cuenta bancaria en común a joint bank account; le hicimos un regalo en común we gave her a joint present; hicieron el trabajo en común they did the work together; no está acostumbrada a la vida en común con otras personas — she is not used to living with other people
2) (corriente, frecuente) commoncomún y corriente — (normal, nada especial) ordinary; < expresión> common
es una casa común y corriente — it's just an ordinary house, the house is nothing special
* * *= commonplace, common [commoner -comp., commonest -sup.], popular, run-of-the-mill, shared, standard, ubiquitous, collective, crosscutting [cross cutting], pooled, concerted, everyday, pervading, ordinary, communal, prosaic.Ex. Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.Ex. When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex. Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.Ex. Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex. A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.Ex. Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex. Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.Ex. 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.Ex. The plan comprises over twenty projects addressing the partnership's three priority themes -- access, empowerment and governance -- and four crosscutting issues -- youth, the media, gender and local (community-based) knowledge.Ex. A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.Ex. There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.Ex. We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.Ex. While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.Ex. Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.Ex. Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.Ex. Take the prosaic problem of the great department store.----* aura común = turkey vulture.* auxiliar común = common auxiliary.* bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.* calderón común = pilot whale.* Cámara de los Comunes, la = House of Commons, the.* comunidad de prácticas comunes = community of practice.* común, lo = standard practice, the.* común y corriente = unremarkable.* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.* creencia común = common belief.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO) = Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).* denominador común = common thread.* en común con = in common with.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* enfermedad poco común = rare disease.* espacio público común = commons.* experiencia profesional común = pool of expertise.* faceta común = common facet.* fondo común de conocimientos = pool of knowledge, pool of expertise.* fondo común de inversión = mutual fund.* fosa común = mass grave.* fuera de lo común = eccentric, odd, unordinary, out of the ordinary, a cut above the rest, a cut above.* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* hacer un frente común = stand up as + one.* harina común = all-purpose flour, plain flour.* interés común = shared interest.* intereses comunes = community of interest.* lechuza común = barn owl.* Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET = EURONET Common Command Language.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.* más común = mainstream.* Mercado Común, el = Common Market, the.* nombre común = common name.* normas comunes = standard practices.* palabra común = common word.* persona común = ordinary person.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* práctica común = common practice.* práctica común, la = normal pattern, the.* proyecto en común = joint effort.* puntos comunes = common ground.* que era común anteriormente = once-common.* que fue común antes = once-common.* qué poco común = how odd.* resfriado común, el = common cold, the.* rorcual común = fin whale.* salón común = common room.* sentido común = common sense, good judgement, judgement [judgment], good sense.* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser común = be the case (with).* ser demasiado común = be all too common.* subdivisión común = common subdivision.* subencabezamiento común = free-floating subdivision.* tener Algo en común = have + Nombre + in common, share + Nombre + in common.* tener características en común = share + similarities.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tener en común = hold in + common, tread + common ground.* título común = common title.* trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.* trabajo en común = interworking.* * *1)a) <intereses/características> common (before n); < amigo> mutualb) (en locs)en común: no tenemos nada en común we have nothing in common; una cuenta bancaria en común a joint bank account; le hicimos un regalo en común we gave her a joint present; hicieron el trabajo en común they did the work together; no está acostumbrada a la vida en común con otras personas — she is not used to living with other people
2) (corriente, frecuente) commoncomún y corriente — (normal, nada especial) ordinary; < expresión> common
es una casa común y corriente — it's just an ordinary house, the house is nothing special
* * *= commonplace, common [commoner -comp., commonest -sup.], popular, run-of-the-mill, shared, standard, ubiquitous, collective, crosscutting [cross cutting], pooled, concerted, everyday, pervading, ordinary, communal, prosaic.Ex: Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.
Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.Ex: Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.Ex: The plan comprises over twenty projects addressing the partnership's three priority themes -- access, empowerment and governance -- and four crosscutting issues -- youth, the media, gender and local (community-based) knowledge.Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.Ex: There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.Ex: While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.Ex: Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.Ex: Take the prosaic problem of the great department store.* aura común = turkey vulture.* auxiliar común = common auxiliary.* bien común, el = common good, the, common wealth, the.* calderón común = pilot whale.* Cámara de los Comunes, la = House of Commons, the.* comunidad de prácticas comunes = community of practice.* común, lo = standard practice, the.* común y corriente = unremarkable.* crear un fondo común de conocimientos = pool + knowledge.* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales = pool + expertise.* creencia común = common belief.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO) = Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).* denominador común = common thread.* en común con = in common with.* encontrar cosas comunes = find + common ground.* enfermedad poco común = rare disease.* espacio público común = commons.* experiencia profesional común = pool of expertise.* faceta común = common facet.* fondo común de conocimientos = pool of knowledge, pool of expertise.* fondo común de inversión = mutual fund.* fosa común = mass grave.* fuera de lo común = eccentric, odd, unordinary, out of the ordinary, a cut above the rest, a cut above.* gente común, la = ordinary people, common people, the.* gente común y corriente, la = common people, the.* hacer un frente común = stand up as + one.* harina común = all-purpose flour, plain flour.* interés común = shared interest.* intereses comunes = community of interest.* lechuza común = barn owl.* Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET = EURONET Common Command Language.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* lugar común de alimentación = feeding ground.* lugar común de encuentro = meeting ground.* más común = mainstream.* Mercado Común, el = Common Market, the.* nombre común = common name.* normas comunes = standard practices.* palabra común = common word.* persona común = ordinary person.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* práctica común = common practice.* práctica común, la = normal pattern, the.* proyecto en común = joint effort.* puntos comunes = common ground.* que era común anteriormente = once-common.* que fue común antes = once-common.* qué poco común = how odd.* resfriado común, el = common cold, the.* rorcual común = fin whale.* salón común = common room.* sentido común = common sense, good judgement, judgement [judgment], good sense.* ser algo común = be a fact of life, dominate + the scene, become + a common feature, be a part of life.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser común = be the case (with).* ser demasiado común = be all too common.* subdivisión común = common subdivision.* subencabezamiento común = free-floating subdivision.* tener Algo en común = have + Nombre + in common, share + Nombre + in common.* tener características en común = share + similarities.* tener cosas en común = share + common ground.* tener en común = hold in + common, tread + common ground.* título común = common title.* trabajar en común = interwork, pull together.* trabajo en común = interworking.* * *A1 ‹intereses/características› common ( before n); ‹amigo› mutualtrabajar por el bien común/un objetivo común to work for the common good/a common objectivecaracterísticas comunes a toda la especie characteristics common to o shared by the whole speciesun sentimiento común a todos los hombres a sentiment shared by all mankind2 ( en locs):de común acuerdo by common consentlo decidimos de común acuerdo ( frml); it was decided by common agreement o consentse separaron de común acuerdo they separated by mutual agreement o common consentla decisión fue tomada de común acuerdo con nuestros aliados the decision was taken in agreement o ( frml) in concert with our alliesen común: tienen una cuenta bancaria en común they have a joint bank accountle hicimos un regalo en común we gave her a joint presentno tengo nada en común con él I have nothing in common with himno está acostumbrada a la vida en común con otras personas she is not used to living with other people o to communal livingB (corriente, frecuente) commonJuan Gómez es un nombre muy común Juan Gómez is a very common nameun modelo fuera de lo común a very unusual modelno es común que un niño sepa leer a esa edad it is unusual for a child to be able to read at that agees común que haya inundaciones en esta zona flooding is frequent o common in this areatiene una inteligencia poco común she is unusually intelligentpor lo común as a ruleuna blusa común y silvestre a fairly ordinary blousemurió como el común de los mortales he died just like any common mortal o ordinary person* * *
común adjetivo
‹ amigo› mutualb) ( en locs)
de común acuerdo con algn in agreement with sb;
en común ‹esfuerzo/regalo› joint ( before n);
no tenemos nada en común we have nothing in common
un modelo fuera de lo común a very unusual model;
común y corriente (normal, nada especial) ordinary
común
I adjetivo
1 (frecuente) common, usual: es poco común, it's unusual
2 (ordinario, corriente) ordinary
3 (compartido) shared, communal: nos une un interés común, we are united by a common interest
II sustantivo masculino GB Pol los Comunes, the Commons
♦ Locuciones: de común acuerdo, by common consent
en común, (conjuntamente) hacer algo en común, to do sthg jointly
(característica compartida) tienen varios rasgos en común, they have several characteristics in common
por lo común, generally
' común' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acuerdo
- baja
- bajo
- cabeza
- contraponer
- convivencia
- corriente
- dato
- denominador
- despertarse
- fondo
- fosa
- irse
- juicio
- llevar
- múltipla
- múltiplo
- permitirse
- rara
- raro
- sentar
- sentida
- sentido
- soler
- tela
- tópica
- tópico
- única
- único
- uniforme
- unitaria
- unitario
- vista
- visto
- vulgar
- delincuente
- imponer
- mercado
- norma
- peculiar
- rareza
- tino
English:
appeal
- base
- cause
- common
- common denominator
- common sense
- commonplace
- crane
- cure
- deserve
- enjoy
- gumption
- in
- intend
- iota
- jointly
- kitty
- mass grave
- modicum
- mutual
- ordinary
- original
- partnership
- pool
- prevalent
- rank
- reason
- run-of-the-mill
- sense
- stand out
- uncommon
- unusual
- cliché
- communal
- consent
- garden
- house
- lowest common denominator
- ounce
- plain
- platitude
- rarity
- run
- share
* * *♦ adj1. [compartido] [amigo, interés] mutual;[bienes, pastos] communal;el bien común the common good;el motociclismo es nuestra afición común we both like motorcycling;¿cómo llevan la vida en común? how are they finding living together?;hacer algo en común to do sth together;hacer algo de común acuerdo to do sth by mutual consent o agreement;es un rasgo común a todos los reptiles it's a characteristic shared by o common to all reptiles;pusimos nuestros recursos en común we pooled our resources;realizaron una puesta en común de lo observado they pooled their observations;tener algo en común to have sth in common;no tengo nada en común con ella I have nothing in common with her2. [habitual, normal] common;una enfermedad muy común en regiones tropicales a disease very common in tropical regions;es común que llueva en primavera it's normal for it to rain in spring, it often rains in spring;fuera de lo común out of the ordinary;poco común unusual;por lo común generally;es una persona común y corriente he's a perfectly ordinary person3. [ordinario, vulgar] ordinary, average;un vino común an average o ordinary wine;una madera común a common type of wood♦ nmcomo el común de los mortales like any ordinary person o common mortal* * *I adj common;poco común unusual, rare;por lo común generally;en común in common;tener algo en común have sth in commonII m:el común de las gentes the common man* * *1) : common2)común y corriente : ordinary, regular3)por lo común : generally, as a rule* * *común adj1. (en general) commonel naranjo es un árbol muy común en la zona mediterránea orange trees are very common in the Mediterranean area2. (compartido) shared -
8 poco
adj.not much, a small amount of, a small quantity of, little.adv.little, not very, not much.m.little.* * *► adjetivo1 little (plural) few, not many1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little1 a little, a bit■ ¿me das un poco? could you give me a little?\a poco de shortly afterdentro de poco soon, presentlyhace poco not long agopocas veces rarely, not often, seldompoco a poco slowly, gradually, bit by bitpoco antes shortly beforepoco después shortly afterwardspoco después de shortly afterpoco más o menos more or lesspoco menos que almost, nearlypor poco nearlypor si fuera poco as if that weren't enough, to top it all, on top of everything————————1 little (en plural) not many■ pocos conocen la importancia del descubrimiento not many people realize the importance of the discovery► adverbio1 little, not much■ voy poco por allí I rarely go there, I go there very little* * *1. adv.little, few- por poco 2. (f. - poca)pron.little, few3. (f. - poca)adj.little, few, not much* * *1. ADJ1) [en singular] little, not muchtenemos poco tiempo — we have little time, we don't have much time
hay muy poco queso — there's very little cheese, there's hardly any cheese
con poco respeto — with little respect, with scant respect
el provecho es poco — the gain is small, there isn't much to gain
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poca cosa, no te preocupes por tan poca cosa — don't worry about such a little thingcomemos, jugamos a cartas, leemos y poca cosa más — we eat, play cards, read and do little else o and that's about it
es poca cosa — (=no mucho) it's not much; (=no importante) it's nothing much
es muy guapa pero poca cosa — she's very pretty, but there isn't much to her
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y por si fuera poco — and as if that weren't enough, and to cap it all2) [en plural] few, not manypocos niños saben que... — few o not many children know that...
tiene pocos amigos — he has few friends, he hasn't got many friends
2. PRON1) [en singular]a) (=poca cosa)la reforma servirá para poco — the reform won't do much good o won't be much use
b)• un poco — a bit, a little
-¿tienes frío? -un poco — "are you cold?" - "a bit o a little"
he bebido un poco, pero no estoy borracho — I've had a bit to drink, but I'm not drunk
le conocía un poco — I knew him a bit o slightly
espera un poco — wait a minute o moment
estoy un poco triste — I am rather o a little sad
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un poco como, es un poco como su padre — he's rather o a bit like his father•
un poco de, un poco de dinero — a little money¡un poco de silencio! — let's have some quiet here!
c) [referido a tiempo] not longtardaron poco en hacerlo — it didn't take them long to do it, they didn't take long to do it
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a poco de — shortly after•
cada poco — every so often•
dentro de poco — shortly, soon•
hace poco — not long agofuimos a verla hace poco — we visited her not long ago, we visited her quite recently
la conozco desde hace poco — I haven't known her long, I've only known her for a short while
2) [en plural] fewpocos son los que... — there are few who...
como hay pocos —
3. ADV1) [con verbos] not much, littlecuesta poco — it doesn't cost much, it costs very little
vamos poco a Madrid — we don't go to Madrid much, we hardly ever go to Madrid
lo estiman poco — they hardly value it at all, they value it very little
2) [con adjetivos: se traduce a menudo por medio de un prefijo]poco inteligente — unintelligent, not very intelligent
3) [otras locuciones]*¡poco a poco! — steady on!, easy does it!
¿a poco? — never!, you don't say!
¡a poco no! — not much! *
¿a poco no? — (well) isn't it?
¿a poco crees que...? — do you really imagine that...?
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de a poco — LAm gradually•
tener en poco, tiene en poco a su jefe — she doesn't think much of her boss•
por poco — almost, nearlypor poco me ahogo — I almost o nearly drowned
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a poco que, a poco que pueda — if at all possiblea poco que corras, lo alcanzas — if you run now you'll catch it
* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex. Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex. Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.----* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex. When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.----* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *Ihabla poco — he doesn't say much o a lot
II... con lo poco que le gusta el arroz —... and he doesn't even like rice; para locs ver poco III 4)
qué poco sentido común tienes! — you don't have much common sense, do you?
IIIfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco — it was amazing, I can't (even) begin to tell you
- ca pronombre1) (poca cantidad, poca cosa)por poco que gane... — no matter how little o however little she earns...
lo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino — he spends the little o what little he earns on wine
compra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas — buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left
2) poco ( refiriéndose a tiempo)lo vi hace poco — I saw him recently o not long ago
a poco de venir él — soon o shortly after he came
poco antes de que... — a short while o shortly before...
3) un pocoa) ( refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; ( refiriéndose a tiempo) a whileb)un poco de: un poco de pimienta/vino a little (bit of) pepper/wine; come un poco de jamón — have a bit of ham
c)un poco + adj/adv: un poco caro/tarde — a bit o a little expensive/late
4) (en locs)a poco — (Méx)
¿a poco no lees los periódicos? — don't you read the newspapers?
de a poco — (AmL) gradually
agrégale la leche de a poquito — add the milk gradually o a little at a time
en poco: en poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't come; tienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's lives; me tienes bien en poco si crees que... you can't think very highly o much of me if you think...; poco a poco gradually; poco más o menos approximately, roughly; poco menos que nearly; poco menos que la mata (fam) he almost killed her; poco menos que los echan a patadas (fam) they practically kicked them out; por poco — nearly
* * *= little [less -comp., least -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], scant, trifle, tad, little in the way of.Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.* abultar poco = be skimpy.* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).* actuar con poca consideración hacia = play + fast and loose with.* agua poco profunda = shallow water.* aguas poco profundas = shallows.* alimentos poco saludables = unhealthy foods.* a poca distancia = not far behind.* a poca distancia andando = within walking distance, within an easy walk.* a poca distancia a pie = within an easy walk, within walking distance.* a pocos minutos andando = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* a pocos minutos a pie = within walking distance, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.* avanzar poco a poco (hacia) = edge (toward(s)).* cada pocos años = every few years.* comida poco saludable = unhealthy foods.* comportamiento poco cívico = uncivic behaviour.* con muchos huesos y poca carne = bony [bonier -comp., boniest -sup.].* con muy poca antelación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca anticipación = at (a) very short notice.* con muy poca frecuencia = all too seldom.* con muy pocas excepciones = with few exceptions.* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con poca claridad = indistinctly.* con poca exactitud = loosely.* con poca experiencia = inexperienced.* con poca iluminación = dimly illuminated.* con poca imaginación = unimaginatively.* con poca naturalidad = stiltedly.* con poca población = thinly populated.* con pocas habilidades = poor-ability.* con poca visión de futuro = short-sighted [shortsighted].* con poco dinero = on the cheap.* con poco entusiasmo = half-heartedly.* con pocos recursos = under-resourced.* con pocos recursos económicos = low-budget.* consumir poco a poco = eat away at.* con tan poca antelación = at such short notice.* con tan poca anticipación = at such short notice.* correr poco a poco = eat away at.* cuestiones poco claras = grey area [gray area].* de forma poco ética = unethically.* de forma poco imaginativa = unimaginatively.* de forma poco profesional = unprofessionally.Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.* de manera poco ética = unethically.* de manera poco profesional = unprofessionally.* demasiado poco común = all too rare.* de modo poco imaginativo = unimaginatively.* dentro de poco = before long.* de población poco densa = sparsely populated.* de poca importancia = menial, small-time.* de poca monta = hack, small-time.* de pocas luces = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted].* de poco impacto = low impact [low-impact].* de poco peso = pat, feeble.* de poco provecho = fruitless.* de poco uso = low-use.* de poco valor = a dime a dozen.* desaparecer poco a poco = fade into + the sunset.* de todo un poco = about this and that and everything else, about this and that.* de un modo poco constructivo = unconstructively.* de un modo poco económico = wastefully.* de un modo poco natural = unnaturally.* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco = what holds a lot will hold a little.* durar poco = be short term.* echar poco a poco = dribble.* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta = jack of all trades, master of none.* en el caso poco probable de que = in the unlikely case (that).* en muy poco tiempo = before long.* en pocas palabras = simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply stated.* en poco tiempo = before very long, in quite a short time, in a short time, in a short span of time.* en unos pocos años = within a few years.* estar poco dispuesto = be reluctant.* estar poco representado = underrepresent [under-represent].* estar un poco anticuado = be some years old.* excusa poco convincente = lame excuse.* faltar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* faltar un poco = be some way off.* gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.* haber poca duda de que = there + be + little doubt that.* hace muy poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hace poco tiempo = a short time ago.* hacer poca distinción entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....* hacer poco = do + little.* hacer que sea poco probable = render + unlikely.* hace unos pocos años = a few years ago.* hace unos pocos días = a few days ago.* hasta hace muy poco = until recently, up until recently.* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo = until relatively recently.* horas de poca actividad = slack hours.* horas de poco movimiento = slack hours.* introducirse poco a poco = ease + Reflexivo + in.* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo = go little further than + Gerundio.* llegar poco a poco = dribble in.* lo poco común = rarity, rareness.* mucho ruido para pocas nueces = much ado about nothing.* mucho ruido y pocas nueces = storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores = too many chiefs and not enough Indians.* muy poco = minimally.* ofrecer poco = low-ball.* operación de poca monta = one-room, one-person operation.* pagando un poco más = at additional cost.* parece tener poco sentido que = there + seem + little point in.* pasar poco a poco = slide into.* período de poca actividad = slack time.* perro ladrador, poco mordedor = barking dogs seldom bite, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.* poca cantidad = trickle.* poca cosa = small fry, the.* poca iluminación = poor lighting.* poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.* poca notoriedad = low profile.* poca probabilidad = slim chance.* poca severidad = lenience, leniency.* pocas expectativas = low expectation.* poca utilidad = unhelpfulness.* poco abundante = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco accesible = unapproachable.* poco acertado = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], injudicious.* poco acogedor = inhospitable.* poco aconsejable = unwise, inadvisable.* poco adecuado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco + Adjetivo = slightly + Adjetivo, less than + Adjetivo.* poco afortunado = unhappy, ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco agraciado = ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].* poco amable = off-putting, surly [surlier -comp., surliest -sup.], crusty [crustier -comp., crustiest -sup.], unkind.* poco americano = un-American.* poco amistoso = off-putting, unfriendly.* poco antes de + Fecha = shortly before + Fecha.* poco a poco = gradually, piecemeal, slowly, incrementally, at a snail's pace, little by little, bit by bit.* poco apreciado = unappreciated.* poco apropiado = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco apto = inapt.* poco arriesgado = low-risk.* poco asequible = unapproachable.* poco atractivo = off-putting, unattractive, unglamorous, uninviting, unappealing.* poco atrevido = unadventurous.* poco audaz = unadventurous.* poco aventurero = unadventurous.* poco cabelleroso = ungentlemanlike.* poco cálido = lukewarm.* poco científico = hit-or-miss, unscientific.* poco cívico = uncivic.* poco claro = confusing, fuzzy [fuzzier - comp., fuzziest -sup.], indistinct, obscure, unclear, untidy, hazy, inconclusive, slurred, clouded, blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], undistinguished, uncleared, indistinctive, bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco colaborador = unresponsive.* poco comercial = uncommercial.* poco competitivo = uncompetitive.* poco complicado = uncomplicated, uncomplicatedly.* poco comprensivo = unsympathetic.* poco común = rare, unfamiliar, unusual, uncommon, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco comunicativo = uncommunicative, reserved.* poco confortable = uncomfortable.* poco conocido = obscure, little known.* poco convencido = unconvinced.* poco convencional = unconventional.* poco convincente = unconvincing, inconclusive, pat, feeble.* poco convincentemente = unconvincingly.* poco correcto = ungentlemanlike.* poco cortés = impolite, ungentlemanlike.* poco culto = unenlightened.* poco decidido = half-hearted [halfhearted].* poco definido = blurry [blurrier -comp., blurriest -sup.], bleary [blearier -comp., bleariest -sup.].* poco denso = rarefied.* poco deportivo = unsportsmanlike.* poco después = soon afterwards, shortly afterwards, shortly after, not long after.* poco después de = soon after (that), shortly after.* poco después de que = shortly after.* poco diestro = poor-ability.* poco diplomático = indiscreet.* poco dispuesto = disinclined.* poco dispuesto a colaborar = uncooperative.* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías = technologically challenged.* poco económico = uneconomical.* poco efectivo = ineffectual.* poco eficaz = non-efficient.* poco elegante = inelegant, awkward, dowdy [dowdier -comp., dowdiest -sup.].* poco embarazoso = unembarrassing.* poco entusiasta = half-hearted [halfhearted], lukewarm.* poco envidiable = unenviable.* poco estable = unsettled.* poco estético = unaesthetic.* poco estimulador = unchallenging.* poco estimulante = unexciting, uninspiring, unmoving.* poco estricto = lax.* poco ético = unethical.* poco evidente = unnoticed, unnoted.* poco exigente = untaxing, undemanding.* poco favorable = unpromising.* poco favorecedor = unflattering.* poco fiable = unreliable, undependable, flaky [flakey].* poco firme = tenuous, rocky [rockier -comp., rockiest -sup.].* poco flexible = monolithic, inelastic.* poco frecuente = infrequent.* poco fructífero = unfruitful.* poco gratificante = unrewarding, unsatisfying.* poco grato = unwelcome.* poco hábil = poor-ability.* poco habitual = unaccustomed.* poco halagador = unflattering.* poco halagüeño = unflattering.* poco hospitalario = inhospitable.* poco idóneo = unsuited, unsuitable, inapt.* poco iluminado = dimly illuminated.* poco imaginativo = unimaginative.* poco importante = menial, small-time.* poco impresionado = unimpressed.* poco informativo = uninformative.* poco intelectual = lowbrow [low-brow].* poco inteligente = unintelligent.* poco intenso = light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.].* poco interesante = dull, jackdaw, uninteresting, uninspiring, unremarkable.* poco juicioso = injudicious.* poco justificado = ill-justified.* poco listo = underprepared.* poco maduro = underripe.* poco más = little else.* poco materialista = unworldly.* poco memorable = forgettable.* poco mundano = unwordly.* poco natural = unnatural, stilted.* poco nítido = untidy.* poco normal = unnatural, unordinary, out of the ordinary.* poco novedoso = trite.* poco original = unoriginal.* poco ortodoxo = unorthodox.* poco poblado = thinly populated.* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.* poco preparado = underprepared.* poco probable = unlikely, far-fetched [farfetched].* poco productivo = unproductive.* poco profesional = amateurish, unprofessional.* poco profundo = shallow [shallower -comp., shallowest -sup.].* poco prometedor = bleak, unpromising.* poco propicio = unpromising, unpromising.* poco provechoso = fruitless, unrewarding.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* poco pulido = unpolished.* poco razonable = unreasonable.* poco realista = unrealistic, unreal, unwordly, way out in left field, airy-fairy.* poco recomendable = inadvisable.* poco refinado = unrefined, unpolished.* poco rentable = uneconomical.* poco representativo = unrepresentative.* poco romántico = unromantic.* poco sabido = little known.* poco saludable = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco sano = unwholesome, insalubrious.* poco seguro = dicey [dicier -comp., diciest -sup.].* poco sensato = ill-advised, injudicious, ill-judged.* poco sentimental = unsentimental.* poco serio = flippant.* poco sincero = insincere.* poco sistemático = sloppy [sloppier -comp., sloppiest -sup.].* poco social = unsocial.* poco sofisticado = elementary, unsophisticated, corn-fed.* poco sólido = insubstantial.* poco tiempo = short while, short time.* poco tiempo después = shortly afterwards.* poco tradicional = untraditional.* poco unido = loosely knit.* poco uniforme = patchy [patchier -comp., patchiest -sup.].* poco usado = little-used.* poco usual = unusual.* poco útil = clumsy [clumsier -comp., clumsiest -sup.], unhelpful.* poquito a poco = little by little.* por mencionar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por mencionar uno pocos = just to name a few.* por nombrar sólo unos pocos = to name but a few.* por nombrar unos pocos = to name a few.* por poco dinero = cheaply.* por poco o nada = at little or no extra cost.* por si era poco = for good measure.* por si fuera poco = to boot, for good measure, to add insult to injury, to add salt to injury, to rub salt in the wound.* prestar poca atención a = give + little thought to.* pretexto poco convincente = lame excuse.* quedar poco (para) = have + a short way to go (before).* quedar un poco = be some way off.* quedar un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* que ocupa poco espacio = space-saving.* qué poco común = how odd.* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta = bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.* reducirse poco a poco = dribble off.* resultar poco fructífero = prove + unfruitful.* roer poco a poco = eat away at.* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada = jack of all trades, master of none.* sacar poco a poco = tease out.* salir un poco perjudicado = be a little worse prepared, be a little worse off.* sangre poco espesa = thin blood.* ser algo muy poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco común = be the exception rather than the rule.* ser algo poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser algo poco frecuente = be a rare occurrence.* ser algo poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser de poco valor = be of little use, be of little value.* ser muy poco probable = be remote.* ser poco = be under-provided.* ser poco agradecido = be thankless.* ser poco eficaz = do + little.* ser poco reconocido = be thankless.* ser pocos = be few in number, be small in number.* ser un hecho poco conocido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* ser un hecho poco sabido que = it + be + a little known fact that.* servir de poco = be of little use.* servir de poco o nada = be of little or no avail.* solución poco real = pie in the sky solution.* tener poca información = be information poor.* tener pocas luces = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knucklehead.* tener pocas posibilidades de = have + little recourse.* tener poco que ver = have + little to do.* tener poco valor = be of little value.* trabajo de poca monta = odd-job.* un hombre de pocas palabras = a man of few words.* unos pocos elegidos = a select few.* un poco = a bit, somewhat, slightly, something of, a little bit, kinda [kind of].* un poco áspero = roughish.* un poco como = kind of like.* un poco de = a measure of, a touch (of), a bit of, a piece of, a spot of, a splash of, a hint of.* un poco + Nombre = a shade + Nombre.* un poco obscuro = dusky.* un poco perdido = a bit at sea.* un poco rugoso = roughish.* usado con poca frecuencia = seldom used [seldom-used].* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo = light borrower.* utilizar poco = underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].* vivienda poco digna = poor housing.* y poco más = and little more.* * *poco1es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful, he isn't at all gratefules un autor muy poco conocido he is a very little-known authorme resultó poco interesante I didn't find it very interesting, I found it rather uninterestinghabla poco he doesn't say much o a lotduerme poquísimo she sleeps very little, she doesn't sleep very muchviene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes aroundpoco y nada me ayudaron they hardly helped me at all… con lo poco que le gusta el arroz … and he doesn't even like ricemuy poco vino very little winemuy pocos niños very few childrenhemos tenido muy poca suerte we've been very unlucky, we've had very little luck¡qué poco sentido común tienes! you don't have much common sense, do you?tengo muy poca ropa I have hardly any clothes, I have very few clothesa poca gente se le presenta esa oportunidad not many people get that opportunityhay muy pocas mujeres en el gremio there are very few women in the tradeéramos demasiado pocos there were too few of us, there weren't enough of usfue asombroso, todo lo que te pueda decir es poco it was amazing, I can't begin to tell youa esta mujer todo le parece poco this woman is never satisfiedme he olvidado del poco francés/de las pocas palabras que sabía I've forgotten the little French/the few words I knewle dio unos pocos pesos she gave him a few pesosA(poca cantidad, poca cosa): le serví sopa pero comió poca I gave her some soup but she only ate a little o she didn't eat muchsírvele poco, desayunó muy tarde don't give him (too) much, he had a late breakfastpor poco que gane, siempre es otro sueldo no matter how little o however little she earns o even if she doesn't earn much, it's still another salary coming inse conforma con poco he's easily satisfiedpoco faltó para que me pegara he nearly hit mepoco y nada saqué en limpio de lo que dijo what he said made little or no sense to melo poco que gana se lo gasta en vino he spends the little o what little he earns on winecompra más lentejas, nos quedan muy pocas buy some more lentils, we've hardly any left o we have very few leftes un profesor como pocos there aren't many teachers like himpocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do thatBhace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long, she's only known him a little whiletardó poco en pintar la cocina it didn't take him long to paint the kitchenfalta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas, Christmas isn't far offa poco de terminar el bombardeo soon o shortly after the bombing stoppeddentro de poco sale otro tren there'll be another train soon o shortlypoco antes de que ella se fuera a short while o shortly before she leftC1 (refiriéndose a cantidades) a little; (refiriéndose a tiempo) a while¿te sirvo un poco? would you like a little o some?descansemos un poco let's rest for a while, let's have a little restespera un poquito wait a little whiletodavía le duele un poquitín or poquitito it still hurts him a little2un poco de: ponle un poco de pimienta/vino add a little (bit of) pepper/winetiene un poco de fiebre he has a slight fever, he has a bit of a temperature o a slight temperature ( BrE)come un poco de jamón have a bit of o some o a little ham3un poco (hasta cierto punto): es un poco lo que está pasando en Japón it's rather like what's happening in Japanun poco porque me dio lástima partly because I felt sorry for him4 un poco + ADJ/ADV:un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/lateme queda un poco corto it's a bit short o a little short o slightly too short (for me)habla un poco más fuerte speak up a bit o a littleD ( en locs):¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!nos sacamos el gordo de la lotería — ¡a poco ! we won the big lottery prize — you didn't!agrégale la leche de a poquito add the milk gradually o a little at a timede a poquito se lo fue comiendo little by little o slowly she ate it all upen poco: en poco estuvo que nos ganaran they came very close to beating us, they very nearly beat usen poco estuvo que no viniéramos we almost didn't cometienen en poco la vida ajena they set little value on other people's livesme tienes bien en poco si me crees capaz de eso you can't think very highly o much of me if you think I could do such a thingpoco a poco or ( Méx) a poquito graduallypoco a poco la fueron arreglando they gradually fixed it up, they fixed it up little by littlepoco más o menos approximately, roughlyhabrán gastado unos dos millones, poco más o menos they must have spent in the neighborhood o ( BrE) region of two millionpoco menos que nearlyes poco menos que imposible it's well-nigh o almost o very nearly impossiblele pegó una paliza que poco menos que la mata ( fam); he gave her such a beating he almost o nearly killed herpoco menos que los echan a patadas ( fam); they practically kicked them outpor poco nearlypor poco nos descubren we were nearly found out* * *
poco 1 adverbio:◊ habla poco he doesn't say much o a lot;
es muy poco agradecido he is very ungrateful;
un autor muy poco conocido a very little-known author;
viene muy poco por aquí he hardly ever comes around;
para locs ver poco 2 4
poco 2 -ca adjetivo ( con sustantivos no numerables) little;
( en plural) few;
muy pocos niños very few children;
había poquísimos coches there were hardly any cars
■ pronombre
1 (poca cantidad, poca cosa):
por poco que gane … no matter how little o however little she earns …;
se conforma con poco he's easily satisfied;
todo le parece poco she is never satisfied;
pocos quisieron ayudar few were willing to help;
pocos pueden permitirse ese lujo not many people can afford to do that
2
hace muy poco que lo conoce she hasn't known him for very long;
tardó poco en hacerlo it didn't take him long to do it;
falta poco para las navidades it's not long till Christmas;
a poco de venir él soon o shortly after he came;
dentro de poco soon;
poco antes de que … a short while o shortly before …
3◊ un poco
( refiriéndose a tiempo) a while;◊ dame un poco I'll have some o a little;
espera un poco wait a whileb)
c) un poco + adj/adv:◊ un poco caro/tarde a bit o a little expensive/late
4 ( en locs)◊ a poco (Méx): ¡a poco no está fabuloso Acapulco! isn't Acapulco just fantastic!;
¡a poco ganaron! don't tell me they won!;
de a poco (AmL) gradually, little by little;
poco a poco gradually;
poco más o menos approximately, roughly;
por poco nearly
poco,-a
I adjetivo
1 (con el sustantivo en singular) not much, little: tengo poco apetito, I haven't got much appetite
2 (con el sustantivo en plural) not many, few: conozco pocos lugares de Italia, I don't know many places in Italy
II pron (singular) little, not much
(plural) (objetos) few, not many
(personas) few people, not many people ➣ Ver nota en few
III adverbio
1 (con verbo) not (very) much, little: entiendo poco del tema, I don't understand much about the issue
2 (con adjetivo) not very: está poco claro, it's not very clear
3 (de tiempo) hace poco que nos conocemos, we met a short time ago
IV sustantivo masculino
1 (acompañado de adjetivo o adverbio) lo noté un poco molesto, I thought he was a bit annoyed
tendré que hacerlo un poco después, I'll have to do it a little later
2 (acompañando a un sustantivo) dame un poco de agua, give me a little water ➣ Ver nota en little
♦ Locuciones: a poco de, shortly after
dentro de poco, soon
poco a poco, little by little, gradually
poco antes/después, shortly before/afterwards
por poco, almost
' poco' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abreviar
- aclimatarse
- adelgazar
- aguantar
- ahora
- alcornoque
- alentador
- alentadora
- algo
- antes
- apercibirse
- bagatela
- baja
- bajo
- brusca
- brusco
- bruta
- bruto
- buscar
- calentar
- cargada
- cargado
- cascada
- cascado
- cerebral
- chapucera
- chapucero
- chispa
- clara
- claro
- común
- cruda
- crudo
- cualquiera
- de
- dentro
- descuidada
- descuidado
- descuidarse
- desigual
- desmoronada
- desmoronado
- despatarrarse
- despistada
- despistado
- despreciable
- después
- desvaído
- disipar
- dudosa
English:
accomplice
- add to
- adjust
- aerial
- after
- afterwards
- along
- aloof
- amateurish
- balding
- bark
- belly
- bit
- black
- blind
- blow up
- boot
- by
- can
- careless
- chat
- comedown
- confusing
- cowboy
- degree
- derivative
- desultory
- disagreement
- disingenuous
- diving
- do
- dodgy
- doubtful
- dowdy
- earthy
- easy-going
- edge
- effect
- element
- evasion
- exist
- expect
- fall apart
- far-fetched
- fine
- flippant
- forge
- furnish
- fuzzy
- gradually
* * *poco, -a♦ adj(singular) little, not much; (plural) few, not many;de poca importancia of little importance;poca agua not much water;pocas personas lo saben few o not many people know it;hay pocos árboles there aren't many trees;tenemos poco tiempo we don't have much time;hace poco tiempo not long ago;dame unos pocos días give me a few days;esto ocurre pocas veces this rarely happens, this doesn't happen often;tengo pocas ganas de ir I don't really o much feel like going;poca sal me parece que le estás echando I don't think you're putting enough salt in, I think you're putting too little salt in;con lo poco que le gusta la ópera, y la han invitado a La Traviata it's ironic, considering how she dislikes opera, that they should have invited her to see La Traviata♦ pron1. [escasa cantidad] (singular) little, not much;* * *I adj sg little, not much; pl few, not many;un poco de a little;unos pocos a fewII adv little;trabaja poco he doesn’t work much;ahora se ve muy poco it’s seldom seen now;estuvo poco por aquí he wasn’t around much;poco conocido little known;poco a poco little by little;dentro de poco soon, shortly;hace poco a short time ago, not long ago;desde hace poco (for) a short while;por poco nearly, almost;¡a poco no lo hacemos! Méx don’t tell me we’re not doing it;de a poco me fui tranquilizando Rpl little by little I calmed down;por si fuera poco as if that weren’t o wasn’t enoughIII m:un poco a little, a bit* * *poco adv1) : little, not muchpoco probable: not very likelycome poco: he doesn't eat much2) : a short time, a whiletardaremos poco: we won't be very long3)poco antes : shortly before4)poco después : shortly afterpoco, -ca adj1) : little, not much, (a) fewtengo poco dinero: I don't have much moneyen no pocas ocasiones: on more than a few occasionspoca gente: few people2)pocas veces : rarelypoco, -ca pron1) : little, fewle falta poco para terminar: he's almost finisheduno de los pocos que quedan: one of the remaining few2)un poco : a little, a bitun poco de vino: a little wineun poco extraño: a bit strange3)¿a poco no se te hizo difícil?: you mean you didn't find it difficult?4)de a poco : little by little5)hace poco : not long ago6)poco a poco : little by little7)dentro de poco : shortly, in a little while8)por poco : nearly, almost* * *poco1 adj1. (singular) not much2. (plural) few / not manytiene pocos amigos he has few friends / he hasn't got many friendspoco2 adv1. (con verbos) not much2. (no mucho tiempo) not long3. (con adjetivos) not verypoco3 n a little / a bittengo de sobra, toma un poco I've got plenty, take a littlepoco4 pron1. (singular) not muchcompra café, que queda muy poco buy some coffee, there's not much left2. (plural) few / not many¿cuántos vinieron? pocos how many came? not many -
9 prevenir
v.1 to prevent.Ricardo previno el accidente Richard prevented the accident.2 to warn.te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very badRicardo previno a María del peligro Richard warned Mary of the danger.3 to foresee, to anticipate.4 to make it impossible to, to make it difficult to.Lisa previno ejecutar el programa Lisa made it impossible to execute the..* * *1 (evitar) to avoid, prevent2 (advertir) to warn\más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure* * *verb1) to prevent2) warn* * *1. VT1) (=evitar) to prevent; (=prever) to foresee, anticipate2) (=advertir) to warnprevenir a algn — to warn sb, put sb on his guard (contra, de against, about)
4) (=preparar) to prepare, get ready ( para for)5) (=proveer)2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <enfermedad/accidente> to preventb) (advertir, alertar) to warn2.prevenirse v pronprevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something
* * *= caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.Ex. We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.Ex. I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.Ex. His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.Ex. To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex. Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.Ex. A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.Ex. In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex. He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex. The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.Ex. The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex. For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex. And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex. A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.----* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* prevenir contra = ward against.* prevenir en contra de = ward against.* prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) <enfermedad/accidente> to preventb) (advertir, alertar) to warn2.prevenirse v pronprevenirse CONTRA algo — to take preventive o preventative measures against something, take precautions against something
* * *= caution (against), forewarn, preclude, prevent, sound + a note of caution, sound + a word of caution, forestall, avert, sound + a wake-up call, ward off, admonish, head off, thwart.Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
Ex: I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.Ex: Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.Ex: A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.* más vale prevenir que curar = a stitch in time saves nine, better (to be) safe than sorry.* prevenir contra = ward against.* prevenir en contra de = ward against.* prevenir una infección = prevent + infection.* * *vt1 ‹enfermedad/accidente/desgracia› to preventayuda a prevenir la caries it helps prevent tooth decaymás vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than curemás vale prevenir que lamentar better safe than sorry2 (advertir, alertar) to warnprevinieron a los conductores del mal estado de las carreteras drivers were warned of the bad state of the roadsprevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures AGAINST sth, take precautions AGAINST sth* * *
prevenir ( conjugate prevenir) verbo transitivo
prevenirse verbo pronominal prevenirse CONTRA algo to take preventive o preventative measures against sth, take precautions against sth
prevenir verbo transitivo
1 (enfermedades, etc) to prevent: más vale prevenir que curar, prevention is better than cure
2 (advertir, alertar) to warn: me previno contra él, she warned me about him
te prevengo de que no estoy muy dispuesta a ir, I want you to know that I'm not very inclined to go
' prevenir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
advertir
- avisar
- salud
- ir
English:
avert
- forestall
- forewarn
- precaution
- prevent
- ward off
- warn
- head
- safe
* * *♦ vt1. [evitar] to prevent;para prevenir la gripe to prevent flu;un medicamento que previene contra la malaria a medicine that protects against malaria;más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure2. [avisar] to warn;te prevengo de que la carretera es muy mala be warned that the road is very bad3. [prever] to foresee, to anticipate4. [predisponer]prevenir a alguien contra algo/alguien to prejudice sb against sth/sb* * *v/t1 ( evitar) prevent;más vale prevenir que curar prevention is better than cure* * *prevenir {87} vt1) : to prevent2) : to warn* * * -
10 unusual
(not usual; rare; uncommon: It is unusual for him to arrive late; He has an unusual job.) raro, poco común, inhabitualunusual adj raro / extraño / poco comúntr[ʌn'jʊːʒʊəl]1 (rare, strange) raro,-a, insólito,-a, extraño,-a, poco común2 (different) original; (exceptional) excepcional, extraordinario,-a■ Spain has many landscapes of unusual beauty España goza de numerosos paisajes de excepcional belleza\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthat's unusual! ¡qué raro!, ¡qué extraño!unusual [.ʌn'ju:ʒʊəl] adj: inusual, poco común, raroadj.• desacostumbrado, -a adj.• extraordinario, -a adj.• extraño, -a adj.• insólito, -a adj.• inusitado, -a adj.• poco común adj.• poco usual adj.• raro, -a adj.'ʌn'juːʒuəladjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusualhe spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza
did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?
[ʌn'juːʒʊǝl]ADJ1) (=uncommon) [sight, circumstances, name] poco común, poco corriente; [amount, number] fuera de lo normal, fuera de lo corrientethe case has received an unusual amount of publicity — el caso ha recibido una cantidad de publicidad fuera de lo normal or lo corriente
here are some unusual gift ideas — aquí tiene unas ideas para regalos poco corrientes or que salen de lo corriente
•
I didn't feel hungry, which was unusual for me — no me sentía con hambre, lo cual era raro en mí•
it's not unusual to see snow in June here — no es raro ver nieve aquí en junio•
there's nothing unusual in that — no hay nada de raro or extraordinario en ello2) (=odd) raro, extrañodon't you find it unusual that he never tells you where he's been? — ¿no te parece raro or extraño que nunca te diga dónde ha estado?
3) (=exceptional) excepcional, poco común or corrientea man of unusual intelligence — un hombre de inteligencia excepcional, un hombre de una inteligencia poco común or corriente
* * *['ʌn'juːʒuəl]adjective <illness/opinion/sight> poco corriente or común, fuera de lo corriente or común, inusualhe spoke with unusual frankness — habló con inusitada or insólita franqueza
did you notice anything unusual about him? — ¿le notaste algo raro or fuera de lo normal?
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11 desazón
f.1 uneasiness, misgiving, anxiety, apprehension.2 annoyance, ill feeling.3 alloverishness.4 insipidness, lack of flavor, tastelessness, insipidity.* * *1 (desabrimiento) lack of flavour (US flavor), tastelessness2 figurado (disgusto) grief, affliction, worry* * *SF1) (=desasosiego) uneasiness2) (=falta de sabor) tastelessness3) (Med) discomfort* * *a) ( desasosiego) (feeling o sense of) uneaseb) ( falta de sabor) insipidness* * *= fidgets, the, fidgeting, sinking feeling, misgiving.Ex. Surely the fidgets in general are just a sign of nervous energy, and almost all young people fidget.Ex. But fidgeting is a bad sign in adults, and the mental version of the fidgets is practically a defining mark of the age we live in now.Ex. Stage fright is not uncommon for new presenters, but even veterans may approach each presentation with a sinking feeling.Ex. This article relates some impressions of a librarian elected to the municipal council and agreeing, with some misgivings, to serve on the library committee.* * *a) ( desasosiego) (feeling o sense of) uneaseb) ( falta de sabor) insipidness* * *= fidgets, the, fidgeting, sinking feeling, misgiving.Ex: Surely the fidgets in general are just a sign of nervous energy, and almost all young people fidget.
Ex: But fidgeting is a bad sign in adults, and the mental version of the fidgets is practically a defining mark of the age we live in now.Ex: Stage fright is not uncommon for new presenters, but even veterans may approach each presentation with a sinking feeling.Ex: This article relates some impressions of a librarian elected to the municipal council and agreeing, with some misgivings, to serve on the library committee.* * *1 (desasosiego) uneasela noticia ha producido desazón entre los empleados the news has caused unease o disquiet o anxiety o a sense of uneasiness among the employeessiente mucha desazón cuando suena el teléfono tan tarde she feels very uneasy when the telephone rings so late2 (falta de sabor) insipidness, lack of flavor** * *
desazón sustantivo femenino
1 (emocional) uneasiness, anxiety
2 (malestar físico) discomfort
' desazón' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grima
- malestar
English:
misgiving
* * *desazón nf1. [ansiedad] unease, anxiety;sintió cierta desazón al oír aquel nombre she felt rather uneasy when she heard that name2. [molestia] annoyance* * *f ( ansiedad) uneasiness, anxiety* * * -
12 bakan
[cf. NB and Z "bakant" (unique, isolate) which are from Lat. "vacare"] io.1. (sarri ikusten ez dena) rare, uncommon, infrequent, exceptional; haren edertasuna, hain da gauza \bakana her beauty is so exceptional; leialtasuna bertute \bakana da gaur egun loyalty is a rare virtue these days ; holako txaponak \bakanak dira such coins are rareb. (noiz behinka gertatzen dena) sporadic, eradic, intermittentc. (banako batzuk) few; segundu \bakan batzuk besterik ez dute iraun they lasted so more than a few seconds2. (urria)a. few, scarce, uncommon, rare; golkoan arnasa \bakan zuen he was short of breath in his chestb. (ilea, basoa, e.a.) sparse3. (bitxia) peculiar, unusual, strange, odd, curious; horren izen \bakana izanda, ez dakit nola ahaztu zaidan hain azkar since it's such an unusual name I don't know how I was so quick to forget it4. idia urrats \bakanean zetorren the ox was coming along at a stately pace5. (banatu) simple ; gure etxea herritik \bakan dago our house is away from the town6. (ez askotarikoa) simple, elementary7. (L) ( garden) limpid, transparent, clear adb. rarely, seldom; \bakan egiten dute ongia they seldom do good; gutxitan eta \bakan agertzen dira the appearances they make are few and far between | they appear on very rare occasions ; hobe da jatetxe on batean \bakan eta ongi jatea, jatetxe kaxkar batean sarri eta gaizki jatea baino it is better to eat well at a good restaurant on rare occasions than eating badly at a poor restaurant on a regular basis ; \bakan etorri ohi da he rarely comes ; \bakan etortzen zara gure etxera you rarely call at our house -
13 ἕνεκα
ἕνεκα, Il.1.110, etc., or [full] ἕνεκεν (twice in Hom., Od.17.288, 310, rare in Trag., as E.Med. 999 (lyr.), and early Prose, Th.6.2, X.HG2.1.14, Pl.Smp. 210e; in Com., Men.Epit. 330; twice in fourth-cent. [dialect] Att. Inscrr., IG2.987A2, 611b13, but prevalent in later Inscrr., cf. SIG 577.7 (Milet., iii/ii B.C.); in late Prose, Sch.Pi.O.7.10), [dialect] Ep., [dialect] Ion., and poet. [full] εἵνεκα (also in Pl., Lg. 778d, al.), or [full] εἵνεκεν (both forms in Hdt. and Hp. and not uncommon in codd. of later writers;Aεἵνεκεν B.12.136
, Pi.I.8(7).35 codd.; [full] εἵνεκε Aret.CA1.2, f.l. in Hdt.7.133): [full] ἕνεκε SIG333.14 (Samos, iv B.C.), Supp.Epigr.1.351.10 (ibid.), CIG 3655.18 (Cyzicus, iii/ii B.C.): [dialect] Aeol. [full] ἔννεκα Alc.Supp.9.1, IG12(2).258.8 (Lesbos, i A.D.), but [full] ἔνεκα ib. 11(4).1064b32 ([place name] Delos), 12(1).645a38 ([place name] Nesus): late [full] ἕνεκον JHS37.108 ([place name] Lydia), etc.:—Prep. with gen., usu. after its case; also before, Il.1.94, B.12.136, Hdt.3.122, etc. When it follows its case, it is sometimes separated from it by several words, as in Hdt.1.30, D.20.88, etc.1 on account of,Τρώων πόλιν.. ἧς εἵνεκ' ὀϊζύομεν κακὰ πολλά Il.14.89
, etc.;ὕβριος εἵνεκα τῆσδε 1.214
; τοῦδ' ἕνεκα for this, ib. 110;ὧν ἕ.
wherefore,20.21
;τίνος ἕ. βλάβης; A.Fr. 181
;παῖσαι ἄνδρας ἕνεκεν ἀταξίας X.An. 5.8.13
;στεφανοῦσθαι ἀρετῆς ἕνεκα Aeschin.3.10
; for the sake of,τοῦ ἕ.; Pl.Prt. 31c
b; τῶν δὲ εἵνεκα, ὅκως .., or ἵνα .., Hdt.8.35,40;κολακεύειν ἕ. μισθοῦ X.HG5.1.17
; διὰ νόσον ἕ. ὑγιείας by reason of sickness for the sake of health, Pl.Ly. 218e, cf. Smp. 185b; τὸ οὗ ἕ. the final cause, Arist.Ph. 194a27, Metaph. 983a31;τὸ οὗ ἕνεκεν Id.Ph. 243a3
, Metaph. 1059a35.2 as far as regards, ἐμοῦ γ' ἕνεκα as far as depends on me, Ar.Ach. 386, D.20.14;τοῦ φυλάσσοντος εἵνεκεν Hdt. 1.42
; εἵνεκεν χρημάτων as for money, Id.3.122, etc.;ἕνεκά γε φιλονικίας Pl.R. 548d
, cf. 329b; ἐμπειρίας μὲν ἄρα ἕ. ib. 582d;ὁμοῖοι τοῖς τυφλοῖς ἂν ἦμεν ἕνεκά γε τῶν ἡμετέρων ὀφθαλμῶν X.Mem.4.3.3
.4 pleon.,ἀμφὶσοὔνεκα S.Ph. 554c
odd.; ὅσον ἀπὸ βοῆς ἕ. as far as shouting went, Th.8.92, X.HG2.4.31;τίνος χάριν ἕ.; Pl.Lg. 701d
, cf.Plt. 302b.2 εἵνεκεν, = ὁθούνεκα, that, Pi.I.8(7).35 codd. -
14 commun
commun, e1 [kɔmœ̃, yn]1. adjectivea. ( = collectif, de tous) common ; ( = fait ensemble) [décision, effort, réunion] jointb. ( = partagé) [élément] common ; [pièce, cuisine] communalc. ( = comparable) [goût, intérêt, caractère] commond. ( = ordinaire) [erreur] common ; [opinion] commonly helde. (pejorative = vulgaire) common2. masculine noun* * *
1.
commune kɔmœ̃, yn adjectif1) ( venant de plusieurs personnes) [travail, œuvre] collaborative; [désir, accord, conception] common; [candidat, politique, projet] joint (épith)2) ( appartenant à plusieurs) [pièce, équipement, souvenirs] shared; [langue, passé] common; [biens] joint (épith)3) ( semblable) [intérêts, traits] common (à to); [ambition, objectifs] sharedles événements d'hier sont sans commune mesure avec les précédents — yesterday's events are on an altogether different scale from previous ones
4) ( courant) common5) ( ordinaire) pej [goût, personne] common péj; [visage] plainc'est/il est d'un commun! — it's/he's so common!
2.
nom masculin ordinary
3.
en commun locution adverbiale [écrire, produire] jointly, togethermettre ses moyens or ressources en commun — to pool one's resources
4.
* * *kɔmœ̃, yn commun, -e1. adj1) (problème, intérêts, passion) common, (amis) mutualNous avons des intérêts communs. — We have interests in common., We have common interests.
Je l'ai appris par des amis communs. — I heard it from mutual friends.
Ils ont beaucoup de points communs. — They have a lot in common.
c'est sans commune mesure avec... — there's no possible comparison with...
2) (pièce, services) communal, sharedSee:être commun à [pièce, services] — to be shared by
3) (réunion, effort, travail) jointIls ont décidé d'un commun accord d'abandonner le projet. — They decided by mutual agreement to drop the project.
4) (= courant) (fait, plante) common, commonplaceCe genre de problème est tout à fait commun. — This kind of problem is very common., This kind of problem is very commonplace.
5) péjoratif (manières, personne) commonSee:2. nm1)2)avoir en commun [intérêts] — to have in common
Ils n'ont rien en commun. — They've got nothing in common.
mettre en commun [biens, services] — to share, [ressources] to pool
Nous mettons tous nos livres en commun. — We share all our books.
3. communs nmpl(= bâtiments) outbuildings4. nfSee:* * *A adj1 ( venant de plusieurs personnes) [travail, œuvre] collaborative; [désir, volonté, accord, préoccupation, conception] common; [candidat, politique, projet, revendication, stratégie] joint ( épith); d'un commun accord by mutual agreement;2 ( appartenant à plusieurs) [cour, pièce, équipement, fonds, souvenirs, expérience] shared; [ami] mutual; [ancêtre, langue, passé, dénominateur, facteur] common; [biens] joint ( épith); nous avons des amis communs we have mutual friends, we have friends in common; pour le bien commun for the common good; dans l'intérêt commun in the common interest; la cuisine est commune aux locataires the kitchen is shared by the tenants; époux communs en biens Jur couple who have become joint owners of property through marriage; après dix ans de vie commune after living together for ten years;3 ( semblable) [caractéristiques, intérêts, traits] common (à to); [ambition, objectifs] shared; une politique commune aux deux partis a policy common to both parties; n'avoir plus rien de commun avec qch/qn no longer to have anything in common with sth/sb; les événements d'hier sont sans commune mesure avec les précédents yesterday's events are on an altogether different scale from previous ones;4 ( courant) [attitude, opinion, faute, maladie, espèce] common; il est commun de faire it's common to do; ce n'est pas un prénom très commun that's a rather unusual name; elle est d'une beauté peu commune she's uncommonly beautiful;5 ( ordinaire) pej [goût, personne] common péj; [visage] plain; c'est/il est d'un commun! it's/he's so common!B nm ordinary; sortir du commun to be out of the ordinary; les gens du commun ordinary people; le commun des mortels ordinary ou common mortals (pl); le commun des auditeurs/lecteurs the ordinary listener/reader; tomber dans le commun to become commonplace ou run-of-the-mill; hors du commun exceptional.C en commun loc adv [écrire, travailler, produire] jointly, together; prendre ses repas en commun to eat together; avoir qch en commun to have sth in common (avec qn with sb); mettre ses moyens or ressources en commun to pool one's resources; nous mettons tout en commun we share everything.E commune nf1 Admin ( village) village; ( ville) town, district; dans la commune de Melay in the village of Melay;2 Hist la Commune (de Paris) the (Paris) Commune.ⓘ Commune The smallest administrative unit, headed by a maire and a conseil municipal. Each village, town and city is a commune, of which there are 36,000 nationwide.( féminin commune) [kɔmœ̃, yn] adjectifle court de tennis est commun à tous les propriétaires the tennis court is the common property of all the residents[en communauté]la vie commune [conjugale] conjugal life, the life of a couplenous avons des problèmes communs we share the same problems, we have similar problemsil n'y a pas de commune mesure entre... there's no similarity whatsoever between...c'est sans commune mesure avec... there's no comparison with...il est d'un courage peu commun he's uncommonly ou exceptionally bravecommun nom masculinun homme hors du commun an exceptional ou unusual man————————communs nom masculin plurield'un commun accord locution adverbialetous d'un commun accord ont décidé que... they decided unanimously that...————————en commun locution adverbiale -
15 común
común adjetivo ‹ amigo› mutualb) ( en locs)de común acuerdo con algn in agreement with sb; en común ‹esfuerzo/regalo› joint ( before n); no tenemos nada en común we have nothing in common un modelo fuera de lo común a very unusual model; común y corriente (normal, nada especial) ordinary
común
I adjetivo
1 (frecuente) common, usual: es poco común, it's unusual
2 (ordinario, corriente) ordinary
3 (compartido) shared, communal: nos une un interés común, we are united by a common interest
II sustantivo masculino GB Pol los Comunes, the Commons Locuciones: de común acuerdo, by common consent
en común, (conjuntamente) hacer algo en común, to do sthg jointly (característica compartida) tienen varios rasgos en común, they have several characteristics in common
por lo común, generally ' común' also found in these entries: Spanish: acuerdo - baja - bajo - cabeza - contraponer - convivencia - corriente - dato - denominador - despertarse - fondo - fosa - irse - juicio - llevar - múltipla - múltiplo - permitirse - rara - raro - sentar - sentida - sentido - soler - tela - tópica - tópico - única - único - uniforme - unitaria - unitario - vista - visto - vulgar - delincuente - imponer - mercado - norma - peculiar - rareza - tino English: appeal - base - cause - common - common denominator - common sense - commonplace - crane - cure - deserve - enjoy - gumption - in - intend - iota - jointly - kitty - mass grave - modicum - mutual - ordinary - original - partnership - pool - prevalent - rank - reason - run-of-the-mill - sense - stand out - uncommon - unusual - cliché - communal - consent - garden - house - lowest common denominator - ounce - plain - platitude - rarity - run - share -
16 unusual
[ʌn'juːʒ(ə)l]прил.1) необыкновенный; необычный, странный; редкийThere is nothing unusual in it. — В этом нет ничего странного.
It is unusual to see snow in this region. — Снег в этом районе - явление необычное.
It's unusual for two world records to be set in / on one day. — Редко когда в один день устанавливают два мировых рекорда.
Did he observe on your unusual appearance? — Он обратил внимание на то, что вы выглядели необычно?
The house stuck out because of its unusual shape. — Дом выделялся своей необычной формой.
Syn:2) выдающийся, замечательный, поразительный, исключительныйShe was a woman of unusual ability. — Она была женщиной необыкновенных способностей.
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17 unique
1. a единственный в своём роде, уникальный2. a особенный3. a разг. необыкновенный, странный, удивительныйСинонимический ряд:1. atypical (adj.) atypical; different; original; singular2. characteristic (adj.) characteristic; distinctive; individual; particular3. curious (adj.) curious; peculiar4. exceptional (adj.) exceptional; extraordinary; odd; phenomenal; rare; remarkable; strange; uncommon; uncustomary; unimaginable; unordinary; unthinkable; unusual; unwonted5. only (adj.) alone; apart; incomparable; lone; matchless; nonpareil; one; only; peerless; separate; single; sold; sole; solitary; solo; unequaled; unequalledunrivalled; unexampled; unmatched; unparalleled; unrepeatable; unrivaled; unrivalled; unsurpassed6. single (adj.) lone; single; sole; solitaryАнтонимический ряд:agreeing; common; commonplace; congruous; conventional; customary; everyday; familiar; formal; general; hackneyed; normal; ordinary; typical -
18 τοίνυν
A therefore, accordingly, an inferential Particle (never in Hom. or Hes.),χρὴ τ. πύλας ὕμνων ἀναπιτνάμεν Pi.O.6.27
, etc.; εἰ τ ... Hdt.1.57; ἂν τ ... D.4.7; introducing a logical conclusion (less freq. than οὖν), Pl.Chrm. 159d; φανερὸν τ., δῆλον τ., Arist.Pol. 1260a2, PA 641a15; also to introduce a minor premiss, or a particular instance of a general proposition, Pl.Cra. 399b, Isoc.4.103, etc.2 in dialogue, to introduce an answer, well or well then,ἄπειμι τ. S.El. 1050
, cf. Th.5.89, etc.; esp. an answer which has been led up to by the same speaker, Pl.Men. 76a, IG42(1).121.31 (Epid., iv B. C.); in response to an invitation to speak, Ar.Nu. 961, etc.; in expression of approval, esp. in phraseκαλῶς τ. Pl.Cra. 433a
, etc.;κάλλιστα τ. Ar.V. 856
; also of disapproval or criticism,ἀπόλοιο τ. Id.Nu. 1236
, cf. S.OT 1067.3 continuing an argument, well then, Pl.Smp. 178d, X.An.3.1.36, 7.7.28, etc.c adding or passing to a fresh item or point, further, moreover, again, Pl.Ap. 33c, D.8.73, 20.18;ἔτι τ. Hp.VM19
, Pl.Phd. 109a, Cri. 52c, D.20.8;καὶ τ. X.Cyr.2.2.25
;καί τ. καί Pl.Sph. 234a
; μὴ τ. μηδέ .. nay, not even.., X.An.7.6.19;οὐ τ. οὐδέ
nor again,Hp.
Art.57, D.20.7.4 sts. at the beginning of a speech, ἐγὼ μὲν τ ..., referring to something present to the minds of the speaker and hearer, now I.., X.An.5.1.2, cf. Cyr.6.2.14.5 with subj. of exhortation or imper., in signfs. 1,2,3, εὖ τ. ἐπίστασθε .. Id.An.3.1.36, cf. Cyr.2.4.8, Ev.Luc.20.25, etc.B Position: in early writers τοίνυν is never the first word in a sentence, but this is not uncommon in later authors, as LXX Is.3.10, Mim. Oxy.413.225, Ev.Luc. l.c., Ep.Hebr.13.13, Gal.2.526, S.E. M.8.429, AP11.127 (Poll.), IG4.620.13 ([place name] Argos), Chor.32.34 F.-R. cod. (<τῷ> add. Kaibel); it is usually placed second, but sts. later,ἥξω φέρουσα συμβολὰς τ. ἅμα Alex.143.1
, cf. Ar.Pl. 863, etc. [[pron. full] ῠ regularly, as A.Pr. 760, S.Tr.71: but sts. ῡ, as Ar.Eq. 1259, Alex. l. c.; in anap., Ar.Nu. 429, 435, Av. 481.] -
19 Λωί̈ς
Λωί̈ς, ί̈δος, ἡ (PPetr II, 39b, 15 [III B.C.] has the genitive Λωϊτος from a nominative Λωϊς. Or does the name—which is found nowhere else—belong to a positive degree of comparison λῶϊς [claimed by Buttmann for the not uncommon λωί̈ων, a nom. sing.=more pleasant, more desirable]? Cp. Semonides 7, 30 D.3 [=West p. 102] οὐκ ἔστιν ἄλλη τῆσδε λωί̈ων γυνή=no other woman is more worthy of being desired than this one.) Lois, grandmother of Timothy 2 Ti 1:5.—BHHW II 1103.
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