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Adj. umg. tiny (little...); bes. Kindersprache: teeny weeny; hum. itsy-bitsy, bes. Am. auch itty-bitty* * *teeny-weeny; teeny* * *klịt|ze|klein ['klɪtsə'klain]1. adj (inf)tiny, teeny-weeny (inf)2. advschneiden, schreiben, kopieren very small* * *((also teeny-weeny) an informal or child's word for tiny: There's a teeny little insect crawling up your neck.) teeny* * *klit·ze·klein[ˈklɪtsəˈklain]* * ** * *klitzeklein adj umg tiny (little …); besonders Kindersprache: teeny weeny; hum itsy-bitsy, besonders US auch itty-bitty* * ** * *adj.itsi bitsi* (US) n.itty bitty* (US) n.teeny adj.teeny weeny* (US) n.tiny (little) n. -
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Adj.1. pej. (unzulänglich) poor; Einkommen, Mahlzeit: meag|re (Am. -er), paltry; Beleuchtung, Ausstattung etc.: scanty, sparse; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy; Argument: weak, flimsy, feeble; Ausrede, Erklärung: feeble, lame; Chance, Mehrheit: measly; Aussehen: puny, scrawny, feeble* * *slender; scanty; poor; needy; meagre; in short supply; exiguous; meager; paltry; penurious; bald; slim; tenuous; scant; unsubstantial; crummy* * *dụ̈rf|tig ['dʏrftɪç]1. adj2) (pej = unzureichend) miserable, pathetic (inf); Kenntnisse sketchy, scanty; Ausrede feeble, lame, pathetic (inf); Ersatz poor attr; (= spärlich) Haarwuchs, Pflanzenwuchs sparse; Bekleidung scanty, skimpy2. adv(= kümmerlich) beleuchtet poorly; gekleidet scantilydie Ernte ist dürftig ausgefallen — the harvest turned out to be quite meagre (Brit) or meager (US)
* * *1) ( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) bitty2) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) flimsy3) (not well; badly: a poorly written essay.) poorly4) meagrely5) (poor or not enough: meagre earnings.) meagre* * *dürf·tig[ˈdʏrftɪç]I. adj\dürftige Unterkunft poor accommodationeine \dürftige Ausrede a feeble excuse\dürftige Kenntnisse scanty knowledge3. (spärlich) sparseII. adv scantily\dürftig ausfallen to be a poor outcome* * *1.2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) poor <substitute, performance, light>; feeble, poor < explanation>; lame, feeble < excuse>; scanty <knowledge, evidence, results>; sparse < growth of hair>; paltry, meagre < income>2.2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) skimpily, scantily < furnished>; poorly < attended>; < report, formulate> sketchily; thinly < concealed>* * *dürftig adj1. pej (unzulänglich) poor; Einkommen, Mahlzeit: meagre (US -er), paltry; Beleuchtung, Ausstattung etc: scanty, sparse; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy; Argument: weak, flimsy, feeble; Ausrede, Erklärung: feeble, lame; Chance, Mehrheit: measly; Aussehen: puny, scrawny, feeble* * *1.2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) poor <substitute, performance, light>; feeble, poor < explanation>; lame, feeble < excuse>; scanty <knowledge, evidence, results>; sparse < growth of hair>; paltry, meagre < income>2.2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) skimpily, scantily < furnished>; poorly < attended>; <report, formulate> sketchily; thinly < concealed>* * *adj.bald adj.paltry adj.poor adj.scanty adj. adv.poorly adv. -
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n pej. superficial ( oder bitty) knowledge* * *Hạlb|wis|sennt (pej)superficial knowledge* * *Halb·wis·sen* * * -
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<mat.qualit> (krümelig, leicht zerkrümelnd; z.B. Sandstein, Zwieback) ■ crumbly; friable -
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klit·ze·klein [ʼklɪtsəʼklain] adj -
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bitty — ► ADJECTIVE (bittier, bittiest) informal 1) chiefly Brit. made up of small parts that seem unrelated. 2) N. Amer. (with another adjective) tiny: a little bitty girl. DERIVATIVES bittily adverb bittiness noun … English terms dictionary
bitty — [bit′ē] adj. bittier, bittiest [< BIT2 + Y ] ☆ 1. tiny: a playful term or child s term: cf. ITTY BITTY 2. Brit. made up of bits, or small pieces; without unity; disjointed … English World dictionary
bitty — (adj.) 1892, made of little scraps, from BIT (Cf. bit) (n.1) + Y (Cf. y) (2). As a clipped variant of BITSY (Cf. bitsy), recorded from 1905, Amer.Eng … Etymology dictionary
bitty — [[t]bɪ̱ti[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you say that something is bitty, you mean that it seems to be formed from a lot of different parts which you think do not fit together or go together well. [BRIT, INFORMAL] The programme was bitty and absolutely… … English dictionary
bitty — UK [ˈbɪtɪ] / US adjective Word forms bitty : adjective bitty comparative bittier superlative bittiest British informal made up of many small parts that do not fit together well I found the novel too bitty. Derived word: bittiness noun uncountable … English dictionary
bitty — bittiness, n. /bit ee/, adj., bittier, bittiest. 1. Informal. tiny; itty bitty: a little bitty town. 2. Chiefly Brit. containing or consisting of small bits or pieces; fragmentary. [1890 95; BIT + Y1] * * * … Universalium
bitty — bit|ty [ˈbıti] adj BrE [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: itty bitty] having too many small parts that do not seem to be related or connected to each other ▪ I thought the film was rather bitty. >bittiness n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
bitty — bit|ty [ bıti ] adjective BRITISH INFORMAL made up of many small parts that do not fit together well: I found the novel too bitty. => LITTLE BITTY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bitty — /ˈbɪti/ (say bitee) adjective 1. scrappy; disjointed; not unified. 2. (of a liquid) containing bits of skin, sediment, etc.: bitty milk; bitty paint …
bitty — I. adjective Date: 1892 chiefly British made up of or containing bits; especially not cohesive or flowing II. adjective Date: 1905 small, tiny < a little bitty room > … New Collegiate Dictionary
bitty — adjective (bittier, bittiest) informal 1》 Brit. made up of small parts that seem unrelated. 2》 [in combination] N. Amer. tiny: a little bitty girl. Derivatives bittily adverb bittiness noun … English new terms dictionary
