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'reə1) (not done, found, seen etc very often; uncommon: a rare flower; a rare occurrence.) sjelden, uvanlig2) ((of meat) only slightly cooked: I like my steak rare.) lettstekt, blodig•- rareness- rarely
- rarityråIadj. \/reə\/1) sjelden, uvanlig2) meget fin, utmerket, makeløs, enestående3) tynn4) ( om kjøtt) lettstekt, bare så vidt stekt, blodiga rare bird en sjeldenhet, noe uvanliga rare occurrence en usedvanlig hendelse, noe som forekommer sjeldena rare thing en sjeldenhetat rare intervals en sjelden gangon rare occasions en sjelden gangIIadv. \/reə\/( hverdagslig) sjelden, enestående, unikt -
3 rare
1 იშვიათიof rare beauty იშვიათი / არაჩვეულებრივი სილამაზისა2 გაუხშოებული●●the occurrence of his disease in old people is rare ეს დაავადება მოხუცებში იშვიათია -
4 rare
I[reə] a հազվադեպ, սակավադեպ, հազ վագյուտ. rare book հազվագյուտ գիրք. rare beauty/plant արտակարգ գեղեցկություն, հազ վագյուտ բույս. at rare intervals հազ վադեպ. rare chance/exhibit բացառիկ հնարա վորու թյուն, հազվագյուտ նմուշ. with rare exceptions հազվադեպ բացառություններով. That’s extremely rare Դա շատ բացառիկ դեպք էII[reə] a խհր. կիսաեփ, թերատապակ. rare meat թերատապակ միս (արյունով) -
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rarius, rarissime ADVsparsely, thinly; at wide intervals, loosely; rarely, seldomly -
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7 нарядко
seldom, rarely; at (rare) intervals, few and far between, sparsely* * *наря̀дко,нареч. seldom, rarely; at (rare) intervals, few and far between, sparsely.* * *seldom, rarely; at (rare) intervals, few and far between, sparsely -
8 interval
interval [ˈɪntəvəl]a. (in time) intervalle m• at frequent/regular intervals à intervalles rapprochés/réguliersc. ( = space between objects) intervalle m* * *['ɪntəvl]1) (in time, space) intervalle mbright intervals — Meteorology belles éclaircies fpl
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9 interval
[΄intəvl] n ժամանակամիջոց, միջոց, տարածություն. կանոնավոր ընդ միջում ներով. at regular intervals կանոնավոր ընդմիջում ներով. at rare intervals ժամանակ առ ժա մանակ. at yearly/monthly interval յուրաքանչյուր տարի/ամիս. meal interval ճաշի ընդմիջում. at interval of two weeks յուրաքանչյուր երկու շաբաթ. Buses leave at short intervals Ավտոբուսները մեկնում են կար ճատև ընդմիջումից հետո. after a brief interval կարճ դադարից հետո. at equal intervals հա վա սար տարածության վրա. We had coffee in the interval Ընդիջմանը մենք սուրճ խմեցինք -
10 interval
§ 1. დასვენება, შესვენება (სკოლაში); 2. შუალედი, პაუზა§1 შუალედი, პაუზა2 შესვენება (სკოლაში), ანტრაქტი (თეატრში)3 ინტერვალიthe poles stood at intervals of ten metres ბოძები ერთმანეთისაგან ათი მეტრით იყო დაშორებული -
11 sjælden
few and far between, freak, rare, scarce* * *adj(mods almindelig) rare ( fx bird, book; visit; beauty),( sjældent indtræffende også, svagere) infrequent ( fx event, visit),( bemærkelsesværdig også) remarkable,( stærkere) exceptional ( fx ability, loyalty);(mods rigelig) scarce ( fx first editions of this writer are (getting) scarce);[ en sjælden gang] at rare intervals,T once in a blue moon;(se også grad);[ sjældent](adv) ( ikke tit) seldom, rarely ( fx I seldom (el. rarely) meet him),( overordentlig) remarkably ( fx good), exceptionally ( fxgifted);[ meget sjældent] seldom if ever. -
12 rza|dko
Ⅰ adv. grad. 1. (w dużych odległościach) sparsely 2. (niecodziennie) rarely, seldom- rzadko, jeśli w ogóle seldom if ever- rzadko mam od niej wiadomości I seldom hear from her- to miasto rzadko jest odwiedzane przez turystów the town is seldom visited by tourists- taki talent jak ten jest rzadko spotykany such talent is rare- coraz rzadziej się uśmiechała she smiled less and less often- rzadko jej się zdarza, żeby mu pomagała it’s rare for her to help him- rzadko trafiają nam się tak interesujące oferty rarely do we get such interesting offersII part. (ledwie) hardly- rzadko kto zna język chiński hardly anybody knows Chinese- rzadko kiedy ogląda telewizję he hardly ever watches televisionⅢ z rzadka adv. 1. (daleko od siebie) sparsely- z rzadka rosnące brzozy sparse birch trees2. (nieczęsto) rarely- z rzadka tędy przejeżdżał samochód very occasionally a car would pass this way- odzywał się z rzadka he spoke at rare intervalsThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > rza|dko
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13 at
-თან, -ში, -ზეat home სახლში, შინat first თავდაპირველად / ჯერat the same time 2 იმავდროულად / ერთდროულადat the present time 2 ჩვენს დროში / ამჟამადan athletic figure ათლეტური ფიგურა / აღნაგობაI`m not at all tired სულაც არა ვარ დაღლილიI don`t know him at all სულ არ ვიცნობI’ll go today if at all თუ საერთოდ წავალ, დღეს წავალat the approaches to the town ქალაქის მისადგომებთან / მისადგომებზეthey arrived at a decision გადაწყვეტილებამდე მივიდნენ // გადაწყვეტილება მიიღესto be at daggers drawn / at daggers points with smb. ვინმესთან დანასისხლად ყოფნაat one / a single blow ერთი დარტყმითat bottom ბუნებით, გულითat bottom he is a kind man ბუნებით / გულით კეთილი კაციაat the close of the play პიესის ბოლოს / დასასრულსat / in one gulp ერთ ყლუპადat a given time დათქმულ / აღთქმულ დროსat the distance შორს, მოშორებითat the end of the world გადაკარგულში // ცხრა მთას იქითat all events // in any event ყოველ შემთხვევაშიat first sight/glance პირველივე შეხედვითat heart გულში, გუნებაშიat such an early / late hour ასე ადრე / გვიანat the very moment სწორედ იმ დროს/იმ მომენტშიat full throttle სრული სვლით // მაქსიმალური სიჩქარითat the top of one's voice / speed მთელი ხმით / სისწრაფითat the top of the page / list გვერდის / სიის თავშიat a touch შეხებისას // ერთი შეხებითat the last minute ბოლო წუთში / წუთსat the (present) moment ამჟამად, ახლაat / by / in the night ღამეat night-time ღამე / ღამთat close range ახლოს / ახლოდანat that rate ასეთ / ამ შემთხვევაშიat rest გაჩერებული, უმოძრაო, დაწყნარებულიat this point… ამ დროს // ამ ადგილზე / ადგილასat any point ნებისმიერ მომენტში // ნებისმიერ ადგილასat length 1 ბოლოს, დასადრულსat length 2 გრძლად / დიდხანსat last ბოლოს, დასასრულს, როგორც იქნაit's no bother at all სულაც არ მაწუხებ / არ ვწუხდებიI'm at your disposal თქვენს განკარგულებაში ვარ / მზად ვარ გემსახუროთit catches the eye at once მაშინვე თვალში გხვდება / გეცემაto be / feel at home in (on, with) რისამე კარგად ცოდნა / ფლობაhe is at home on any subject / topic ყველაფერშია გარკვეული // ყველაფერზე შეუძლია საუბარიI'm completely at sea აზრზე / ბაიბურში არა ვარ // წარმოდგენა არა მაქვსI'll stay at home / in bed შინ დავრჩები // ლოგინიდან არ ავდგები, ვიწვები●●he'll stop at nothing ყოველ ღონეს იხმარს // არაფერზე უკან არ დაიხევს // ყველაფერს იკადრებსto snap at 2 უკმეხად / მკვახედ პასუხიall at once უვებ / უცბად / მოულოდნელადto poke fun at smb. დაცინვაkeep at it! განაგრძე! / არ მოეშვა!to let out at smb. შეტევა, მივარდნა, ცემა (ეცემა)●●to be at liberty უფლების / ნების ქონაlook at me! შემომხედე, მიყურე! -
14 defecto
m.1 defect.no le veo ningún defecto a esta casa I can't see anything wrong with this housedefecto de fábrica o fabricación defect in manufacturingdefecto de forma administrative errordefecto del habla o de pronunciación speech defect o impediment2 fault, shortcoming, vice, deficiency.* * *1 (gen) defect, fault; (de una joya) imperfection, flaw2 (de persona - moral) fault, shortcoming; (- física) handicap\en defecto de for lack ofpecar por defecto to be too conservative■ al hacer la comida, pecó por defecto when she made lunch, she didn't do enoughpor defecto INFORMÁTICA defaultdefecto de pronunciación speech defectdefecto de fábrica manufacturing fault* * *noun m.1) defect2) flaw* * *SM1) [de persona] [físico] defect; [de personalidad] fault, shortcomingel defecto que tiene es su mal genio — his one fault o shortcoming is his bad temper, the one flaw in his character is his bad temper
defecto de fonación, defecto del habla, defecto de pronunciación — speech defect, speech impediment
defecto de visión, tiene un defecto de visión — he has defective eyesight
2) [de máquina, sistema] fault; [de tela, vestido, ornamento] flaw, defecttiene un defecto de fábrica o fabricación — it has a manufacturing defect o fault, it's faulty o defective
3) (Jur)4)en su defecto: Manolo, o en su defecto, Gonzalo — Manolo, or failing him o failing that, Gonzalo
por defecto — (Inform) by default
pecar por defecto —
antes no paraba de hablar y ahora peca por defecto — before, she never stopped talking, and now she's gone to the other extreme o she's gone too far the other way
* * *1)a) ( en un sistema) fault, flaw, defecteste material tiene un pequeño defecto — there's a slight flaw o defect in this material
b) ( de una persona) fault, shortcomingtiene el defecto de nunca escuchar lo que se le dice — she has the bad habit of never listening to what people say to her
2) (frml)en su defecto: presentar el carnet de identidad o, en su defecto, el pasaporte present your identity card or if this is not possible, your passport; usar un desinfectante o, en su defecto, agua limpia — use a disinfectant, or, failing that, clean water
* * *= deficiency, failing, fault, flaw, imperfection, inadequacy, shortcoming, blemish, defect, disfigurement, nick.Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex. The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex. And some of those imperfections are a result of the LC subject headings, the syndetic structure, the lack of cross-references, the obsolescence of terminology, and all the other criticisms.Ex. Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex. Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex. This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex. Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.Ex. The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.----* causado por un defecto eléctrico = electrically-caused.* con todos su defectos = warts and all.* defecto congénito = congenital defect, congenital abnormality, birth defect.* defecto de diseño = design fault.* defecto del habla = speech impediment.* defecto de nacimiento = birth defect.* defecto genético = gene defect, birth defect.* defecto hereditario = birth defect.* defectos = rough edges.* defectos inherentes = inherent vice.* encontrar defectos = fault.* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* en su defecto = failing that/these.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hallar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* información por defecto = default.* operación por defecto = default.* por defecto = by default, default.* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.* subsanar un defecto = remedy + defect, remedy + fault.* surgir un defecto = arise + fault.* tomar por defecto = default to.* * *1)a) ( en un sistema) fault, flaw, defecteste material tiene un pequeño defecto — there's a slight flaw o defect in this material
b) ( de una persona) fault, shortcomingtiene el defecto de nunca escuchar lo que se le dice — she has the bad habit of never listening to what people say to her
2) (frml)en su defecto: presentar el carnet de identidad o, en su defecto, el pasaporte present your identity card or if this is not possible, your passport; usar un desinfectante o, en su defecto, agua limpia — use a disinfectant, or, failing that, clean water
* * *= deficiency, failing, fault, flaw, imperfection, inadequacy, shortcoming, blemish, defect, disfigurement, nick.Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.Ex: And some of those imperfections are a result of the LC subject headings, the syndetic structure, the lack of cross-references, the obsolescence of terminology, and all the other criticisms.Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.Ex: Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.* causado por un defecto eléctrico = electrically-caused.* con todos su defectos = warts and all.* defecto congénito = congenital defect, congenital abnormality, birth defect.* defecto de diseño = design fault.* defecto del habla = speech impediment.* defecto de nacimiento = birth defect.* defecto genético = gene defect, birth defect.* defecto hereditario = birth defect.* defectos = rough edges.* defectos inherentes = inherent vice.* encontrar defectos = fault.* encontrar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* encontrarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* en su defecto = failing that/these.* faltas y defectos = faults and inadequacies, snags and pitfalls, snags and problems.* hallar defectos en = find + fault with, see + faults in.* información por defecto = default.* operación por defecto = default.* por defecto = by default, default.* sacarle defectos a todo = nitpick.* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto = work (a)round + shortcoming.* sin defecto = untainted, unblemished.* subsanar un defecto = remedy + defect, remedy + fault.* surgir un defecto = arise + fault.* tomar por defecto = default to.* * *A1 (en un sistema) fault, flaw, defecteste material tiene un pequeño defecto there's a slight flaw o defect in this materiala todo le encuentra defectos she finds fault with everythingel plan tiene muchos defectos the plan has a lot of defects o a lot of things wrong with itun defecto en el sistema de frenos a fault o defect in the braking system2 (de una persona) faultes un defecto suyo it's one of her faults, it's a defect in her charactertiene el defecto de nunca escuchar lo que se le dice she has the bad habit of never listening to what people say to herme quiere a pesar de mis defectos he loves me in spite of my faultspecar por defecto: pecaron por defecto en las previsiones they were too conservative in their estimatesantes preparaba demasiada comida y ahora peca por defecto she always used to make too much food but now she's gone to the other extreme o too far the other wayCompuestos:manufacturing fault o defecttenía un defecto de fábrica it was faulty o defectivephysical handicapB ( frml):en su defecto: limpiar con desinfectante o, en su defecto, con agua limpia clean with disinfectant, or, failing that, use clean waterel director o, en su defecto, su secretaria the director or, in his absence o if he is not available, his secretaryCpor defecto ( Inf) by defaultconfigurar algo por defecto to configure sth by defaultopción/valor por defecto default option/value* * *
defecto sustantivo masculino
◊ defecto de fábrica manufacturing fault o defect
defecto sustantivo masculino defect, fault
defecto físico, physical defect
' defecto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adolecer
- falla
- lacra
- rectificar
- redondear
- rozar
- tara
- cecear
- ceceo
- corregir
- deficiencia
- desperfecto
- disimular
- falta
- incorregible
- limitación
- pero
- pifia
- sacar
- tapar
English:
default setting
- defect
- deficiency
- failing
- fault
- flaw
- impediment
- imperfection
- point
- redeem
- show up
- speech defect
- default
- short
* * *♦ nm1. [físico] defect (en in);no le veo ningún defecto a esta casa I can't see anything wrong with this house;siempre le saca defectos a todo he's always finding fault with everythingdefecto de fábrica manufacturing defect;defecto de fabricación manufacturing defect;defecto físico physical handicap;Der defecto de forma procedural error;defecto del habla speech impairment;defecto de pronunciación speech defect2. [moral] fault, shortcoming;su único defecto es la soberbia his only fault o flaw is his pride;tenía el defecto de llegar siempre tarde she had the bad habit of always being late♦ en su defecto loc advel arzobispo o, en su defecto, el obispo oficiará la ceremonia the ceremony will be conducted by the archbishop or, in the absence of the archbishop, by the bishop;acuda a la embajada o, en su defecto, al consulado más cercano go to the embassy or, alternatively, to the nearest consulate♦ por defecto loc adv1. Informát & Tec [automáticamente] by default;la letra que te sale por defecto es Arial the default typeface is Arial2. [tirando por lo bajo]más vale pecar por exceso que por defecto too much is better than not enough* * *m1 defect; moral fault2 INFOR default3:en defecto de for lack of, for want of;en su defecto failing that* * *defecto nm1) : defect, flaw, shortcoming2)en su defecto : lacking that, in the absence of that* * *defecto n1. (en general) defect / fault2. (moral) fault3. (en ropa) flaw -
15 rārus
rārus adj. with comp. and sup, of loose texture, thin, rare, not thick: (terra) opp. densa, V.: retia, with large meshes, V.: tunica, O.: rariores silvae, thinner, Ta.—With large intervals, far apart, here and there, scattered, thin, scanty: vides habitari in terrā raris et angustis in locis, scattered: Apparent rari nantes, V.: frutices in vertice, O.: umbra, V.: arbores, N.: Manat rara meas lacrima per genas, drop by drop, H.—Of soldiers, in open order, far apart, scattered, dispersed, straggling, single: ut numquam conferti, sed rari magnisque intervallis proeliarentur, Cs.: rari in confertos inlati, L.: ordines, L.: rarior acies, Cu.—Infrequent, scarce, sparse, few, rare: in omni arte, optimum quidque rarissimum: raris ac prope nullis portibus, Cs.: Oceanus raris ab orbe nostro navibus aditur, Ta.: rara hostium apparebant arma, L.: vitio parentum Rara iuventus, H.: rarus adibat (i. e. raro), O.— Plur n. as subst: rara (anteponantur) volgaribus.—Uncommon, scarce, rare, extraordinary, remarkable: Rara quidem facie, sed rarior arte canendi, O.: avis (sc. pavo), H.: rarissima turba, O.* * *rara -um, rarior -or -us, rarissimus -a -um ADJthin, scattered; few, infrequent; rare; in small groups; loose knit -
16 μανός
A loose or open in texture, rare, opp. πυκνός, Emp.75.1, Hp.VM22, etc.; μ. ὀστοῦν, σάρκες, Pl.Ti. 75c, 79c; τὰ μ. καὶ κοῦφα, opp. πυκνὰ καὶ βαρέα, ib. 53a; of the tongue,σὰρξ μ. καὶ σομφή Arist.HA 492b33
; of the female breasts, ib. 493a14; of the lungs,μ. καὶ πολύτρητος ὁ πνεύμων Aret.SD1.10
.II rare, sparse, infrequent, of hare-tracks, X.Cyn.5.4 ([comp] Sup.); of pleasures and pains, Pl.Lg. 734c ([comp] Comp.); of hair, Arist.HA 498b25; of plants, growing far apart, Thphr.HP1.8.2; but of trees or plants, spreading, ib.3.11.5, al.2 happening rarely or at intervals, in Adv. -νῶς, τοσούτῳ μανότερον so much the less often, X.Cyr.7.5.6;τῇ ἀναπνοῇ χρῆται μανότερον Arist.Resp. 475b25
, cf. Thphr.Sign.32.—[dialect] Att. for ἀραιός, acc. to Phryn.PSp.89B. [[pron. full] ᾰ Telecl.61, cf. Hdn.Gr.2.13, and v. μανόστημος: [pron. full] ᾱ Emp.l.c. (prob. only [dialect] Ion. in spite of Phryn. l.c.): [comp] Comp. μανότερος Pl.l.c., Arist.Ph. 217a6, GA 782a34 (laterμανώτερος Gal.18(1).83
): [comp] Sup. μανότατος X.l.c.] (Perh. for μᾰν ϝός, cf. μάνυ, OIr. menb 'small'.) -
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1) General subject: ( every) once in a way, (every) once in a while, at intervals, betweentimes, betweenwhiles, eftsoons, ever and again, ever and anon, every now and again, every now and then, every once and a while, every so often, from time to time, now and again, now and anon, now and then, off and on, on and off, on occasion, on occasions, once and again, one time and another, periodically, sometimes, sporadically, occasionally, every once in a while, in between times, intermittently, incidentally2) Rare: sometime3) Chemistry: at times4) Insurance: Occasional5) Business: now for then6) Makarov: at odd times, once in a while -
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1) General subject: at times, from time to time, now and then, on and off, on-and-off, once in a while, serially, occasionally, every so often, incidentally, intermittently2) Engineering: at regular intervals, at regular times, regularly3) Rare: termly4) Mathematics: periodically5) Law: on a periodic basis (англ. термин взят из публикации FATF: Risk-Based Approach. Guidance for the Insurance Sector. – October 2009)6) Oil: in batches7) Sakhalin energy glossary: on an intermittent basis8) Makarov: serially (об издании и т.п.)9) Aluminium industry: batchwise -
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