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121 fumée
fumée [fyme]feminine noun[de combustion] smoke• la fumée ne vous gêne pas ? do you mind my smoking?* * *fyme
1.
participe passé adjectif féminin fumé
2.
1) ( de feu) smoke; (d'usine, d'échappement)partir en fumée — fig to go up in smoke
2) ( vapeur) steam••il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu — Proverbe there's no smoke without fire
* * *fyme nf* * *[fyme] nom féminin1. [de combustion] smokepartir ou s'en aller en fumée to go up in smoke2. [vapeur] steam————————fumées nom féminin pluriel -
122 would
would [wʊd]1 pt of willⓘ GRAM On trouve généralement I/you/he/ etc would sous leurs formes contractées I'd/you'd/he'd/ etc. La forme négative correspondante est wouldn't que l'on écrira would not dans des contextes formels.A.(a) (speculating, hypothesizing)∎ I'm sure they would come if you asked them je suis sûr qu'ils viendraient si vous le leur demandiez;∎ he would if he could il le ferait s'il le pouvait;∎ he would be thirty now if he had lived il aurait trente ans maintenant s'il avait vécu;∎ I wouldn't do that if I were you je ne ferais pas ça si j'étais vous ou à votre place;∎ you would think they had better things to do on pourrait penser qu'ils ont mieux à faire;∎ I thought he would understand je pensais qu'il comprendrait;∎ they wouldn't have come if they'd known ils ne seraient pas venus s'ils avaient su;∎ he wouldn't have finished without your help il n'aurait pas terminé sans votre aide;∎ she would have been sixteen by now elle aurait seize ans maintenant(b) (making polite offers, requests)∎ would you please be quiet! voulez-vous vous taire, s'il vous plaît!;∎ would you pass the mustard please? voudriez-vous bien me passer la moutarde?;∎ would you mind driving me home? est-ce que cela vous dérangerait de me reconduire chez moi?;∎ would you like to see her? aimeriez-vous ou voudriez-vous la voir?;∎ would you like another cup? en voulez-vous encore une tasse?;∎ I'll do it for you - would you? je vais m'en occuper - vraiment?(c) (expressing preferences, desires)∎ I would prefer to go or I would rather go alone j'aimerais mieux ou je préférerais y aller seul;∎ I would have preferred to go or I would rather have gone alone j'aurais mieux aimé ou j'aurais préféré y aller seul;∎ I would love to go je serais ravi d'y allerB.(a) (indicating willingness, responsiveness → of person, mechanism)∎ they would give their lives for the cause ils donneraient leur vie pour la cause;∎ she wouldn't touch alcohol elle refusait de toucher à l'alcool;∎ I couldn't find anyone who would lend me a torch je n'ai trouvé personne pour me prêter une lampe électrique;∎ the light wouldn't work la lumière ne marchait pas;∎ the car wouldn't start la voiture ne voulait pas démarrer∎ he would smoke a cigar after dinner il fumait un cigare après le dîner;∎ she would often complain about the neighbours elle se plaignait souvent des voisins;∎ they would go and break something! il fallait qu'ils aillent casser quelque chose!;∎ I didn't really enjoy the fish - you wouldn't, would you? je n'ai pas tellement aimé le poisson - ça m'aurait étonné!;∎ he would! c'est bien de lui!;∎ he would say that, wouldn't he il fallait qu'il dise ça∎ I would disagree there je crains de n'être pas d'accord sur ce point;∎ I would imagine it's warmer than here j'imagine qu'il fait plus chaud qu'ici;∎ I would think he'd be pleased j'aurais cru que ça lui ferait plaisir;∎ I wouldn't know (I don't know) je ne saurais dire∎ I would have a word with her about it(, if I were you) moi, je lui en parlerais (à votre place)(e) (expressing surprise, incredulity)∎ you wouldn't think she was only fifteen, would you? on ne dirait pas qu'elle n'a que quinze ans, n'est-ce pas?;∎ who would have thought it? qui l'aurait cru?;∎ I wouldn't have thought it possible je ne l'aurais pas cru possible;∎ would you credit it! tu te rends compte!(f) (indicating likelihood, probability)∎ there was a woman there - that would be his wife il y avait une femme - ça devait être sa femme;∎ would that be your cousin you have in mind? c'est à votre cousin que vous pensez?C.∎ it was to be the last time I would see him before he left c'était la dernière fois que je le voyais avant son départ(b) (used with "have")∎ they would have been happy if it hadn't been for the war ils auraient vécu heureux si la guerre n'était pas survenue;∎ American if you would have told the truth, this would never have happened si tu m'avais dit la vérité, ça ne serait jamais arrivé(c) (subjunctive use) formal or literary (expressing wishes) would that it were true! si seulement c'était vrai!;∎ would to God that I still had it! plût à Dieu que je l'eusse encore!;∎ what would you have me do? que voulez-vous que je fasse? -
123 ring
̈ɪrɪŋ I
1. сущ.
1) а) кольцо;
круг;
окружность;
ободок, обруч to wear a ring on one's finger ≈ носить кольцо на пальце earring ≈ серьга gold ring ≈ золотое кольцо key ring ≈ кольцо для ключей napkin ring ≈ кольцо для салфетки sapphire ring ≈ кольцо с сапфиром signet ring ≈ кольцо с печаткой smoke rings ≈ кольца дыма diamond ring engagement ring piston ring teething ring wedding ring б) бот. годичное кольцо( о древесных растениях), годичный слой Syn: annual ring
2) площадка, имеющая круглую форму, где происходит какое-л. действие а) арена цирка б) татами, площадка ( для различных видов единоборств) в) ринг (боксерский)
3) перен. политическая арена, арена политической борьбы (особ. во время предвыборной компании, когда становятся заметны многие политические партии) Syn: race I
1.
4) (the Ring) бокс;
занятия боксом He ended his ring career. ≈ Он попрощался с большим боксом. Syn: boxing I
5) оправа( очков)
6) различные виды преступных группировок а) объединение спекулянтов для совместного контроля над рынком б) клика;
банда, шайка smuggling ring ≈ шайка контрабандистов spy ring ≈ разведывательная организация, агентурная сеть Syn: gang I
1.
7) (the ring) мн.;
коллект. профессиональные игроки на скачках, букмекеры
8) архит. архивольт( арки)
9) мор. рым ∙ run rings around make rings around keep the ring hold the ring
2. гл.
1) а) опоясыть, окружать кольцом (обыкн. ring in, ring round, ring about) The city is ringed about/round with hills. ≈ Город стоит внутри кольца холмов. Syn: girdle
2. б) окружать, брать в кольцо окружения (тж. перен.) The police immediately ringed the building. ≈ Полиция в один момент окружила здание. Our efforts are ringed around with difficulties. ≈ Наши усилия все время сталкиваются с трудностями. Syn: encircle
2) а) надевать кольцо б) продевать кольцо в нос( животному)
3) кружить;
виться ∙ ring the rounds II
1. сущ.
1) а) звон;
звучание false, hollow ring ≈ фальшивый звук There was a false ring to his words. ≈ В его словах звучали фальшивые нотки. It has the ring of truth about it. ≈ Это звучит правдоподобно. Syn: jingle, peal б) церк. подбор колоколов;
благовест
2) звонок по телефону
3) звучность, звонкость Syn: sonority
2. гл.
1) звенеть;
звучать ring true ring false ring hollow
2) оглашаться( чем-л. ≈ with) ;
раздаваться, слышаться, доноситься The air rang with shouts. ≈ Воздух огласился криками. The children's laughter was still ringing in my ears. ≈ Детский смех все звучал в моих ушах.
3) звонить а) в колокола to ring a peal ≈ трезвонить б) по телефонному аппарату I'll ring you later. ≈ Я перезвоню попозже. ∙ ring around ring round ring at ring back ring the curtain down ring for ring in ring off ring out ring up ring the curtain up кольцо - wedding * обручальное кольцо( замужней женщины) - engagement * кольцо невесты (вручается при обручении) - split * разъемное кольцо (для ключей и т. п.) - *s of smoke кольца дыма обруч, ободок;
оправа (очков) обыкн. pl (спортивное) кольца - fixed *s неподвижные кольца - flying *s кольца в каче кольцо для спуска (альпинизм) кольцо корзины (баскетбол) окружность;
круг - livid *s under one's eyes синие круги под глазами - *s in the water круги на воде - to run round in a * бегать по кругу кружок, круг - to dance in a * танцевать, взявшись за руки /встав в кружок/ (военное) окружение, кольцо ( окружения) цирковая арена ринг;
площадка (для борьбы) (the *s) pl (собирательнле) профессиональные игроки на скачках, букмекеры объединение спекулянтов, торговцев, фабрикантов( созданное для захвата контроля над рынком, искусственного повышения цен и т. п.) клика, шайка, банда - political * политическая клика или группировка - spy * шпионская организация;
агентурная /разведывательная/ сеть (the *) (спортивное) бокс годовое кольцо древесины (техническое) фланец, обойма, хомут (архитектура) архивольт (арки) (морское) рым (техническое) обечайка, звено (трубы) (математика) кольцо > to make /to run/ *s (a) round (сленг) заткнуть за пояс;
намного опередить, обогнать > to hold /to keep/ the * соблюдать нейтралитет > he that runs fastest gets the * (пословица) кто всех опережает, тот награду получает > the visitors ran *s round the home team гости без труда разгромили местную команду > don't pick up a fight with Robert$ he will run *s around you не ввязывайся в драку с Робертом - он тебе не по зубам окружать (кольцом) (тж. * about или (a) round) - *ed (about) by enemies окруженный врагами - the president was *ed (a) round by a party of policemen президент был окружен кольцом полицейских обводить кружком;
очертить круг ставить в кружок - to * cattle сгонять скот в одно место надевать кольцо - to * a bird кольцевать птицу набросить кольцо (в играх) продевать кольцо в нос (животному) делать кольцевой надрез( на коре дерева) подниматься или летать кругами (о ястребе и т. п.), кружить резать кружками, колечками - to * onions резать лук кольцами > to * the rounds опередить, обогнать (тк. в ед. ч.) звон;
звяканье - the * of a coin звон монеты - to give a * издать звон;
звякнуть - to have the right /the true/ * быть настоящим /не фальшивым/ (о монете;
тж. перен.) звонок (телефонный и т. п.) - there was a * at the door в дверь позвонили - to answer a * открыть дверь (на звонок) ;
ответить по телефону - to give a * позвонить по телефону (тк. в ед. ч.) звук, звучание - the * of his voice звук его голоса - her laughter had a false * ее смех звучал фальшиво (of) отзвук;
намек на - there is a * of truth about it это звучит правдоподобно подбор колоколов (в церкви) благовест звенеть;
звучать;
звонить - begin work when the bell *s начинайте работу по звонку - the telephone was *ing for five minutes телефон звонил в течение пяти минут звучать, казаться - to * true звучать искренне - the story has never rung true to me эта история никогда не казалась мне правдоподобной звонить;
позвонить - to * at the door звонить у двери - to * the bells звонить в колокола - to * the alarm ударить в набат - to * a peal трезвонить (for) вызывать звонком (кого-л., что-л.) - to * for the porter звонком вызвать проводника (вагона) - to * for a waitress звонком подозвать официантку - would you mind *ing for some hot water? пожалуйста, позвоните, чтобы принесли горячей воды бросать со звоном - to * a coin on the counter со звоном бросить монету на прилавок звонить по телефону - I'll * you at five я позвоню вам в пять - to * around /round/ переговорить по телефону с несколькими людьми - to * back позвонить по телефону еще раз;
сделать ответный телефонный звонок - Thomas is not in at the moment. Would you like to ring back later? Томаса сейчас нет, пожалуйста, позвоните позднее - can I * you back in ten minutes? можно я вам перезвоню через десять минут? - I'll ring round to find out who's free to come to our party tomorrow я позвоню всем и выясню, кто может прийти завтра раздаваться - a shot rang раздался выстрел - words *ing in one's ears слова, все еще звучащие в ушах подавать сигнал( звоном, звонком и т. п.) - to * down the curtain (театроведение) дать звонок к спуску занавеса;
(on) завершать( что-л.) ;
положить конец( чему-л.) - to * up the curtain (театроведение) дать звонок к поднятию занавеса;
(on) начинать( что-л.) - the cyclist did not * мотоциклист не сигналил - the bell rang midnight на колокольне пробило полночь( with) оглашаться - the air rang with shouts and laughter воздух огласился криками и смехом - the hall rang with applause зал задрожал от рукоплесканий - the playground rang with children's cries игровая площадка звенела ребячьими голосами - the world rang with his praises его прославлял весь мир разноситься, распространяться( о славе и т. п.) - his deeds rang through the country слава о его делах разнеслась по всей стране звенеть (в ушах) - his ears were *ing у него звенело в ушах звучать надоедливо - their praise rang in his ears от их похвал у него звон стоял в ушах, своими похвальбами они ему все уши прожужжали > to * a bell вызывать отклик, напоминать( о чем-л.) > the name *s a bell эта фамилия кажется мне знакомой > to * the bell добиться успеха в чем-л. > that plan *s the bell этот план как раз то, что нужно > to * the bell with smb. иметь успех у кого-л. > to * a knell звонить отходную;
предвещать конец( чего-л.) > to * the changes on smth. находить новые варианты одного и того же;
варьировать на все лады > after a week at the hotel I had rung all the possible changes on their limited menu за неделю я исчерпал все возможности ограниченного меню этой гостиницы ~ оглашаться (with) ;
the air rang with shouts воздух огласился криками empty slot ~ вчт. кольцо с пустыми сегментами ~ (телефонный) звонок;
to give a ring позвонить по телефону growth ~ годичный слой( в древесине) ~ намек (на) ;
it has the ring of truth about it это звучит правдоподобно ~ мор. рым;
to run (или to make) rings (a) round разг. за пояс заткнуть;
намного опередить, обогнать;
to keep (или to hold) the ring соблюдать нейтралитет price ~ объединение предпринимателей или торговцев, созданное для повышения цен protection ~ вчт. кольцо защиты (магн. ленты) ring арена политической борьбы (особ. во время выборов) ~ архит. архивольт (арки) ~ биржевой круг ~ (the R.) бокс ~ годичное кольцо (дерева) ;
годичный слой (древесины) ~ (rang, rung;
rung) звенеть;
звучать;
to ring true (false или hollow) звучать искренне( фальшиво) ~ звон;
звучание;
the ring of his voice звук его голоса ~ звонить;
to ring the alarm ударить в набат;
to ring the bell звонить (в колокол) ;
to ring a chime прозвонить( о башенных часах) ~ (телефонный) звонок;
to give a ring позвонить по телефону ~ вчт. звонок ~ клика;
шайка, банда ~ вчт. кольцевая схема ~ кольцо;
круг;
окружность;
обруч, ободок ~ кольцо ~ вчт. кольцо ~ кружить;
виться;
to ring the rounds разг. опередить, обогнать ~ надевать кольцо ~ намек (на) ;
it has the ring of truth about it это звучит правдоподобно ~ объединение спекулянтов для совместного контроля над рынком ~ оглашаться (with) ;
the air rang with shouts воздух огласился криками ~ окружать кольцом (обыкн. ring in, ring round, ring about) ;
обводить кружком ~ оправа (очков) ~ подбор колоколов (в церкви) ;
благовест ~ продевать кольцо в нос (животному) ~ (the ~) pl собир. профессиональные игроки на скачках, букмекеры ~ раздаваться ~ ринг (форма картельного объединения) ~ мор. рым;
to run (или to make) rings (a) round разг. за пояс заткнуть;
намного опередить, обогнать;
to keep (или to hold) the ring соблюдать нейтралитет ~ цирковая арена;
площадка (для борьбы), ринг ~ звонить;
to ring the alarm ударить в набат;
to ring the bell звонить (в колокол) ;
to ring a chime прозвонить (о башенных часах) ~ at звонить (у дверей дома и т. п.) ~ down: to ~ the curtain down дать звонок к спуску занавеса;
перен. положить конец (чему-л.) ;
ring for требовать или вызывать звонком ~ down: to ~ the curtain down дать звонок к спуску занавеса;
перен. положить конец (чему-л.) ;
ring for требовать или вызывать звонком ~ in разг. вводить, представлять ~ in ознаменовывать колокольным звоном;
ring off давать отбой( по телефону) ;
вешать трубку;
ring off! груб. замолчи(те) !, заткни(те) сь! ~ звон;
звучание;
the ring of his voice звук его голоса ~ in ознаменовывать колокольным звоном;
ring off давать отбой( по телефону) ;
вешать трубку;
ring off! груб. замолчи(те) !, заткни(те) сь! ~ in ознаменовывать колокольным звоном;
ring off давать отбой (по телефону) ;
вешать трубку;
ring off! груб. замолчи(те) !, заткни(те) сь! ~ out провожать колокольным звоном ~ out прозвучать ~ звонить;
to ring the alarm ударить в набат;
to ring the bell звонить (в колокол) ;
to ring a chime прозвонить (о башенных часах) to ~ the curtain up дать звонок к поднятию занавеса;
перен. начать( что-л.) ~ кружить;
виться;
to ring the rounds разг. опередить, обогнать ~ (rang, rung;
rung) звенеть;
звучать;
to ring true (false или hollow) звучать искренне (фальшиво) ~ up звонить, вызывать по телефону ~ up разбудить звонком ~ мор. рым;
to run (или to make) rings (a) round разг. за пояс заткнуть;
намного опередить, обогнать;
to keep (или to hold) the ring соблюдать нейтралитет split ~ кольцо для ключей ~ down: to ~ the curtain down дать звонок к спуску занавеса;
перен. положить конец (чему-л.) ;
ring for требовать или вызывать звонком token ~ вчт. кольцо (архитектура сети) write-enable ~ вчт. кольцо разрешения записи (магн. ленты) -
124 fumé
fumé, e1 [fyme][jambon, saumon, verre] smoked• verres fumés [de lunettes] tinted lenses* * *
1.
2.
1) Culinaire [viande, poisson] smoked2) ( teinté) [vitre, lunettes] tinted; [verre] smoked* * *fyme fumé, -e1. adj1) CUISINE smoked2) (verres) smoked2. nm* * *A pp ⇒ fumer.B pp adj1 Culin [viande, poisson] smoked;D fumée nf1 ( de feu) smoke; (d'usine, de pot d'échappement) fumées fumes; fumée de cigare cigar smoke; les fumées des toits de la ville smoke from the chimneys of the town; partir or s'évanouir en fumée fig to go up in smoke; la fumée vous dérange? do you mind my smoking?;( féminin fumée) [fyme] adjectif————————nom masculin[aliment] smoked food -
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rien [ʀjɛ̃]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <a. nothing• qu'est-ce qui ne va pas ? -- rien what's wrong? -- nothing• ça ou rien, c'est pareil it makes no odds► ne... rien not... anything nothing• je n'en sais trop rien I haven't a clue (PROV) on n'a rien sans rien(PROV) nothing ventured, nothing gained► avoir + rien• ils n'ont rien (possessions) they haven't got anything they have nothing ; (maladie, blessure) they're OK• ça va, tu n'as rien ? are you OK?• n'avoir rien contre qn/qch to have nothing against sb/sth• j'en ai rien à foutre (inf!) I don't give a damn (inf!)• on n'a rien sans rien you don't get anything for nothing► être + rien• pour lui, 50 km à vélo, ce n'est rien cycling 50 kilometres is nothing for him• élever quatre enfants, ce n'est pas rien bringing up four children is quite something• tu t'es fait mal ? -- non, c'est rien (inf) did you hurt yourself? -- no, it's nothing• pardon ! -- c'est rien or ce n'est rien (inf) sorry! -- it doesn't matter► faire + rien• rien à faire ! it's no good!• rien n'y fait ! nothing's any good!► en rien• ce tableau ne ressemble en rien au reste de son œuvre this picture is nothing like his other works► rien de + adjectif ou adverbe nothing• je t'achèterai le journal, rien d'autre ? I'll get you a newspaper - do you want anything else?• rien de tel qu'une bonne douche chaude ! there's nothing like a nice hot shower!b. ( = quelque chose) anything• as-tu jamais rien vu de pareil ? have you ever seen anything like it?► de rien !• je vous remercie -- de rien ! (inf) thank you -- you're welcome!• il ne quitterait son pays pour rien au monde he wouldn't leave his country for anything► rien du tout nothing at all• qu'as-tu vu ? -- rien du tout what did you see? -- nothing at all• qu'est-ce que c'est que ce cadeau de rien du tout ? what on earth can I (or you etc) do with this stupid little present?► rien de rien (inf) absolutely nothing• il ne fait rien, mais rien de rien (inf) he does nothing, and I mean nothing► pour rien ( = inutilement) for nothing ; ( = pour peu d'argent) for next to nothing• pourquoi tu dis ça ? -- pour rien why do you say that? -- no reason• ce n'est pas pour rien que... it's not for nothing that...► rien que• la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth• rien qu'à le voir, j'ai deviné I guessed by just looking at him• je voudrais vous voir, rien qu'une minute could I see you just for a minute?• c'est à moi, rien qu'à moi it's mine and mine alone• il voulait 500 €, rien que ça ! he wanted a mere 500 euros!• elle veut être actrice, rien que ça ! she wants to be an actress, no less!2. <• j'ai failli rater le train, il s'en est fallu d'un rien I came within a hair's breadth of missing the train• « moi pas » dit-elle un rien insolente "I'm not", she said rather insolently► un rien de a touch of* * *
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1. ʀjɛ̃pronom indéfini1) ( nulle chose)il n'est rien pour moi — he means ou is nothing to me
pour rien — ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing
‘pourquoi?’ - ‘pour rien’ — ‘why?’ - ‘no reason’
‘merci’ - ‘de rien’ — ‘thank you’ - ‘you're welcome’ ou ‘not at all’
‘que prends-tu?’ - ‘rien du tout’ — ‘what are you having?’ - ‘nothing at all’
ça ou rien, c'est pareil — it makes no odds
c'est trois fois rien — (colloq) it's next to nothing
rien de rien — (colloq) absolutely nothing
2) ( seulement)elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle — (colloq) she would like an office all to herself
la vérité, rien que la vérité — the truth and nothing but the truth
rien que ça? — (colloq) ( en réponse) is that all?
ils habitent un château, rien que ça! — iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please!
3) ( quoi que ce soit) anything
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de rien (du tout) locution adjective
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(colloq) un rien locution adverbiale a (tiny) bit
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en rien locution adverbiale at all, in any way••rien à faire! — ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way! (colloq)
ce n'est pas rien! — ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic! (colloq); ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts! (colloq)
II ʀjɛ̃nom masculin1) ( vétille)faire quelque chose comme un rien — (colloq) to do something very easily
2) (colloq) ( petite quantité)3) (colloq) ( personne)un/une rien du tout — ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good (colloq), a worthless person
* * *ʀjɛ̃1. pron1) (= sans 'ne') nothing"Qu'est-ce que vous avez?" — "Rien." — "What have you got?" — "Nothing."
"Qu'est-ce que tu as acheté?" — "Rien." — "What have you bought?" — "Nothing."
pour rien au monde; Pour rien au monde je ne le vendrais. — I wouldn't sell it for anything in the world.
2) (avec 'ne')ne... rien — not... anything, nothing
Il n'a rien dit. — He didn't say anything., He hasn't said anything.
Il n'a rien fait. — He didn't do anything., He hasn't done anything.
il n'a rien (= n'est pas blessé) — he's all right
3) (= quelque chose)rien de; rien d'intéressant — nothing interesting
n'avoir rien de; Il n'a rien d'un champion. — He's no champion.
rien que — just, only
Rien que la voiture coûte un million. — The car alone costs a million.
de rien! — not at all!, don't mention it!
"Merci beaucoup!" — "De rien!" — "Thank you very much!" — "Not at all!"
rien à faire! — it's no good!, it's no use!
en rien; il ne lui ressemble en rien — he's nothing like him
2. nm1) (= quantité infime)2) (= chose insignifiante)Il se met en colère pour un rien. — He loses his temper over the slightest thing.
des petits riens; des riens — trivial things pl little things pl
* * *I.A pron indéf1 ( nulle chose) rien n'est impossible nothing is impossible; un mois à ne rien faire a month doing nothing; j'ai décidé de ne rien dire I decided to say nothing ou not to say anything; il n'y a rien qui puisse la consoler nothing can console her; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; il n'y a plus rien à faire ( comme travail) there's nothing left ou else to do; ( pour le sauver) there's nothing more ou else that can be done; ce n'est rien it's nothing; elle n'est rien she's a nobody; il n'est rien pour moi he means ou is nothing to me; ils ne nous sont rien they're nothing to do with us; il n'en est rien it's nothing of the sort; elle ne t'a rien fait she hasn't done anything to you; n'avoir rien à faire avec qn to have nothing to do with sb; rien n'y fait! nothing's any good!; il n'a rien d'un intrigant there's nothing of the schemer about him; elle n'a rien de sa sœur she's nothing like her sister; rien de bon nothing good; rien d'autre nothing else; rien de moins/de plus nothing less/more (que than); rien de meilleur/de pire/de mieux nothing better/worse/better (que than); il n'y a rien de tel/de tel que la marche pour garder la forme there's nothing like it/like walking to keep you fit; il n'y a rien eu de cassé nothing was broken; ça n'a rien de luxueux there's nothing luxurious about it; je n'ai jamais rien vu de pire I've never seen anything worse; rien à déclarer/signaler nothing to declare/report; partir de rien to start from nothing; faire un drame d'un rien to make a drama out of nothing; pour rien ( en vain) for nothing; ( à bas prix) for next to nothing; ‘pourquoi?’-‘pour rien’ ‘why?’-‘no reason’; ce n'est pas pour rien que it's not without reason ou not for nothing that; parler pour rien to waste one's breath; ‘merci’-‘de rien’ ‘thank you’-‘you're welcome’, ‘not at all’; en moins de rien in no time at all; ‘que prends-tu?’-‘rien du tout’ ‘what are you having?’-‘nothing at all’; c'est ça ou rien it's that or nothing, take it or leave it; ‘mais vous avez un contrat’-‘ça ou rien(, c'est pareil)’ ‘but you have a contract’-‘I might as well not have one’, ‘it makes no odds’; c'est mieux que rien it's better than nothing; c'est moins que rien it's nothing at all; c'est trois fois rien it's next to nothing; rien à rien, rien de rien○ absolutely nothing; faire qch comme rien to do sth very easily;2 ( seulement) rien que la bouteille pèse deux kilos the bottle alone weighs two kilos; j'en ai eu pour 35 euros rien qu'avec les fleurs the flowers alone cost me 35 euros; c'est à lui et rien qu'à lui it's his and his alone; elle voudrait un bureau rien qu'à elle○ she would like an office all to herself; il n'est rien qu'un scribouillard he's nothing but ou he's just a penpusher; ‘qu'y a-t-il à boire?’-‘rien que de l'eau’ ‘what is there to drink?’-‘just water’; la vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth; rien que pour te plaire just to please you; j'en ai la nausée rien que d'y penser I feel sick just thinking about it; rien qu'à voir comment il s'habille just by looking at the way he dresses; rien que ça○? ( en réponse) is that all?; ils habitent un château, rien que ça! iron they live in a castle, no less! ou if you please! iron;3 ( quoi que ce soit) anything; avant de rien signer before signing anything; sans que j'en sache rien without my knowing anything about it; il m'a demandé si je n'avais rien vu he asked me if I had seen anything; as-tu jamais rien fait pour eux? have you ever done anything for them?;4 Sport gén nil; ( au tennis) love; rien partout, rien à rien nil nil; rien à 15 ( au tennis) love 15.B de rien (du tout) loc adj fille de rien worthless girl; un petit bleu de rien (du tout) a tiny bruise; une affaire de rien du tout a trivial matter.C ○adv c'est rien moche! it isn't half ugly○! GB, it's really ugly.E en rien loc adv at all, in any way; cela ne me concerne en rien that doesn't concern me at all ou in any way; ce n'est en rien nécessaire it's not at all necessary, it's in no way necessary; il ne te ressemble en rien he's not at all like you, he's nothing like you.rien à faire! ( c'est impossible) it's no good ou use!; ( refus) no way○!; on n'a rien pour rien you get nothing for nothing; ce n'est pas rien! ( exploit) it's quite something!; ( tâche) it's no joke, it's not exactly a picnic○!; ( somme) it's not exactly peanuts○!II.rien nm1 ( vétille) être puni pour un rien to be punished for the slightest thing; un rien le fâche the slightest thing annoys him; un rien l'habille, elle s'habille d'un rien she looks good in the simplest thing; se disputer pour un rien to quarrel over nothing; perdre son temps à des riens to waste one's time on trivial things; les petits riens qui rendent la vie agréable the little things which make life pleasant; faire qch comme un rien to do sth very easily;2 ( petite quantité) un rien de a touch of; un rien d'humour a touch of humourGB; un rien de sel a tiny pinch of salt; un rien de cognac a dash of brandy; en un rien de temps in next to no time;3 ( personne) un/une rien du tout ( insignifiant) a nobody; ( sans moralité) a no-good○, a worthless person.[rjɛ̃] pronom indéfini1. [nulle chose] nothingrien de cassé/grave, j'espère? nothing broken/serious, I hope?rien de plus nothing else ou more[en réponse négative à une question]je vous remercie — de rien! thanks — you're welcome ou not at all ou don't mention itune affaire de rien du tout a trifling ou trivial matterrien à dire, c'est parfait! what can I say, it's perfect!rien à faire, la voiture ne veut pas démarrer it's no good, the car (just) won't startj'en ai rien à faire (familier) ou àcirer (très familier) I don't give a damn ou a toss (très familier)2. [en corrélation avec 'ne']rien n'est plus beau que... there's nothing more beautiful than...rien n'y a fait, elle a refusé (there was) nothing doing, she said noce n'est rien, ça va guérir it's nothing, it'll get betterce n'est pas rien it's no small thing ou matterje croyais avoir perdu, il n'en est rien I thought I'd lost, but not at all ou quite the contraryils se disaient mariés, en fait il n'en est rien they claimed they were married but they're nothing of the sortil n'est (plus) rien pour moi he's ou he means nothing to me (anymore)et moi alors, je ne suis rien (dans tout ça)? and what about me (in all this), don't I count for anything ou don't I matter?je ne me souviens de rien I remember nothing, I don't remember anythingon ne voit rien avec cette fumée you can't see anything ou a thing with all this smokecela ou ça ne fait rien it doesn't matterça ne (te) fait rien si je te dépose en dernier? would you mind if I dropped you off last?, is it OK with you if I drop you off last?ça n'a rien à voir avec toi it's got nothing to do with you, it doesn't concern youje n'ai rien contre lui I have nothing against him, I don't have anything against himne t'inquiète pas, tu n'y es pour rien don't worry, it's not your faultpour ne rien vous cacher... to be completely open with you...elle n'avait jamais rien vu de semblable she had never seen such a thing ou anything like itrien ne sert de courir (il faut partir à point) La Fontaine (allusion) slow and steady wins the race (proverbe)3. [quelque chose] anything4. JEUX5. [au tennis] love6. (locution)rien moins que [bel et bien]: elle est rien moins que décidée à le poursuivre en justice she's well and truly determined to take him to courtelle est rien moins que sotte [nullement] she is far from stupid————————[rjɛ̃] adverbeils sont rien riches they really are rolling in it (très familier & UK), they sure as hell are rich (US)————————[rjɛ̃] nom masculin1. [néant]2. [chose sans importance]un rien the merest trifle ou slightest thing3. un rien de [très peu de] a touch ofun rien de frivolité a touch ou tinge ou hint of frivolity————————en rien locution adverbialeça n'a en rien affecté ma décision it hasn't influenced my decision at all ou in the least ou in any waypour rien locution adverbialepour deux/trois fois rien for next to nothing————————rien du tout nom masculin et fémininun/une rien du tout a nobody————————rien que locution adverbialerien qu'une fois just ou only onceviens, rien qu'un jour do come, (even) if only for a dayrien que d'y penser, j'ai des frissons the mere thought of it ou just thinking about it makes me shiverla vérité, rien que la vérité the truth and nothing but the truth————————un rien locution adverbialesa robe est un rien trop étroite her dress is a touch ou a shade ou a tiny bit too tight -
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1. adv lesssuperlativo leastmathematics minusil meno possibile as little as possibledi meno at leasta meno che unlessper lo meno at leastsono le sei meno un quarto it's a quarter to sixsempre meno less and lessfare a meno di qualcosa do without somethingvenir meno a qualcuno forze desert someonevenir meno alla parola data not keep one's word2. prep except* * *meno avv.compar.1 (in minor quantità o grado) less; not so... (as); not as... (as): dovresti lavorare (di) meno e riposare di più, you should work less and rest more; il viaggio di ritorno mi è sembrato meno lungo, the journey back didn't seem so long (to me); quest'anno ha piovuto (di) meno, it hasn't rained so much this year; non per questo è meno intelligente, he is no less intelligent for that // più o meno, poco più poco meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): tutti hanno contribuito, chi più chi meno, al buon esito dell'iniziativa, everyone more or less contributed to the success of the venture (o everyone contributed to the success of the venture, some more some less) // né più né meno, just, exactly: gli ho detto né più né meno come la pensavo, I told him just (o exactly) how I felt about it; le cose sono andate né più né meno così, that's exactly what happened2 (nel compar. di minoranza) less... (than); not so... (as), not as... (as): l'argento è meno prezioso dell'oro, silver is less precious than gold (o silver isn't as precious as gold); lui non è meno studioso di te, he studies just as much as you do (o he studies no less than you do); oggi è meno freddo di ieri, it isn't as cold today as it was yesterday (form. it is less cold than yesterday); il traffico era meno intenso del solito, the traffic wasn't as heavy as usual (o was less heavy than usual); è andata meno bene del previsto, it didn't go as well as expected3 (correl.) (quanto) meno... (tanto) meno: the less... the less: meno si lavora, meno si lavorerebbe, the less you work, the less you feel like working; meno studi, meno impari, the less you study, the less you learn4 (nel superl. di minoranza) the least; (fra due) the less: tra tutte le conferenze, questa è stata la meno interessante, of all the lectures, this was the least interesting; la meno preparata delle due squadre, the less fit of the (two) teams; ho intenzione di scegliere la macchina che costa meno, I'm going to choose the car that costs the least (o the cheapest car); cerca di affaticarti il meno possibile, try to tire yourself as little as possible5 (con valore di no) not: fammi sapere se verrai o meno, let me know whether or not you're coming; mi domando se valga la pena o meno di accettare, I wonder whether or not it's worth accepting; mi hanno accreditato mille euro, meno le spese bancarie, my account was credited with one thousand euros, minus bank charges6 (mat.) minus: sette meno tre è uguale a quattro, seven minus three is four (o three from seven leaves four) // la temperatura è meno due, the temperature is two degrees below zero // ci sono cinque euro in meno, di meno, (mancano cinque euro) there's five euros missing; ho speso dieci euro in meno, I spent ten euros less; uno di meno!, one less!; non eravamo in meno di otto, there were no less than eight of us // se avessi vent'anni di meno!, if only I were twenty years younger! // sono le otto meno cinque, it's five to eight◆ prep. (tranne) but, except: c'erano tutti meno loro, everyone was there except (o but) them; il museo è aperto tutti i giorni meno il lunedì, the museum is open every day but (o except) Monday; ho pensato a tutto meno che a fare i biglietti, I saw to everything except the tickets.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: tanto meno, ancora meno, even less: non ho accettato finora, tanto meno accetterei adesso, I haven't accepted so far, and now I've got even less reason to accept // meno che mai, men che meno, let alone: non sa parlare l'italiano, meno che mai l'inglese, he can't even speak Italian, let alone English // quanto meno, (perlomeno) at least: avresti potuto quanto meno farmi una telefonata, you could at least have phoned me // fare a meno di qlcu., di (fare) qlco., to do without s.o., (doing) sthg.: non potrei fare a meno di lui, I couldn't do without him; non potei fare a meno di ridere, I couldn't help laughing // venire meno, (venire a mancare) to fail; (svenire) to faint; mi venne meno il coraggio, my courage failed me; a quella notizia, mi sentii venire meno, I felt as if I was going to faint when I heard the news // venire meno alla parola data, to break one's word // essere da meno (di qlcu.), to be less than s.o. // senza meno, (region.) certainly, for sure: le telefonerò domani senza meno, I'll phone her tomorrow for sure; a meno che, a meno di, unless: lo spettacolo si terrà all'aperto, a meno che non piova, the performance will take place outdoors, unless it rains; non farei mai una cosa simile, a meno di non esservi costretto, I would never do such a thing, unless I was forced to // niente meno → nientedimeno // per lo meno → perlomeno.meno agg.compar.invar. less; not so much, not as much; (con s. pl.) fewer; not so many, not as many: c'è meno traffico sulle strade rispetto a ieri, there's less traffic on the roads than yesterday (o there isn't as much traffic on the roads as yesterday); oggi c'è meno gente in giro, there are fewer people (o there aren't so many people) about today; se prendi l'autostrada impiegherai meno tempo, it will take you less time (o it won't take you so long) if you use the motorway; c'erano meno italiani e più stranieri, there were fewer Italians and more foreigners; ha meno amici che nemici, he has fewer friends than enemies; loro hanno meno preoccupazioni di noi, they have fewer worries than we have (o they haven't so many worries as we have); questa volta hai fatto meno errori, this time you made fewer mistakes (o you didn't make so many mistakes) // meno storie!, stop making a fuss! // meno male, thank goodness; just as well; it's a good job (o a good thing); not so bad: meno male che non si è fatto niente, thank goodness he wasn't hurt; meno male che siete arrivati in tempo, it's a good job you arrived in time; meno male, poteva andar peggio!, not so bad, things could have been worse!◆ s.m.1 (con valore di compar.) less, not as much: ho fatto meno di quanto avrei voluto, I did less than (o I didn't do as much as) I would have liked; ha mangiato meno del solito, he ate less than usual (o he didn't eat as much as usual); meno di così non si poteva dare, you couldn't give less than that; si accontenterebbe di molto meno, he would be satisfied with much less; oggi ho dovuto aspettare molto meno, today I didn't have nearly so long to wait (o I had much less to wait); ci vorranno non meno di tre ore per arrivare, it will take no less than three hours to get there; finirò il lavoro in meno di un mese, I shall finish the job in less than a month; arriverà tra non meno di due settimane, he won't be here for a fortnight // a meno, per meno, (a minor prezzo) for less (o cheaper): vendere, acquistare per meno, to sell, to purchase for less // in men che non si dica, in less than no time2 (con valore di superl.) the least; as little as: questo è il meno che tu possa fare, that's the least you can do; era il meno che gli potesse capitare, it was the least that could happen to him; vorrei spendere il meno possibile, I'd like to spend as little as possible // parlare del più e del meno, to talk of this and that // quando meno ci si pensa..., when you least expect...3 (mat.) minus: il segno del meno, the minus sign4 pl.: i meno, (la minoranza) the minority; i deputati che votarono a favore della proposta di legge erano i meno, the MP s who voted in favour of the bill were in the minority.* * *['meno]1. avv1) lessè meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought
ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me
meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better
deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty
andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university
2) (con senso superlativo) least3) (sottrazione) Mat minus, less5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2
sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am
mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few
eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!
ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short
ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)
4)non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he isnon voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him
meno di — to do o manage withoutse non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without
non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing
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men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flashmeno gli inglesi — least of all the Englishfammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not
meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us knownon mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks
2. agg inv(acqua, lavoro, soldi) less, (persone, libri, errori) fewermeno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better
3. sm inv1)il meno — the leastera il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it
parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that
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meno — (la minoranza) the minority2) Mat minus (sign)4. prep(fuorché, eccetto che) except (for)meno uno — all but one* * *['meno] 1.1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less2) (con un avverbio) less3) (con un verbo) lessguadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does
meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better
meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out
4) (con un numerale) lessmeno di due ore — under o less than two hours
non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros
(il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least
6) (in correlazione con "più")né più, né meno — neither more, nor less
centimetro più, centimetro meno — give or take an inch (or two)
7) (con valore di negazione) not8) da menoho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up
10) a meno di short of11) a meno che unless12) sempre meno less and less13) meno male thank goodness14) quanto meno, per lo meno at least15) tanto menonon l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him
era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk
16) più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about2."ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"
aggettivo invariabile1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer2) (con valore pronominale) less, fewer3.1) (in una sottrazione) from, minus20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15
2) (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except4.sostantivo maschile invariabile1) (la cosa, quantità minore) least2) mat. minus (sign)••parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE
in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time
••fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]
Note:Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto* * *meno/'meno/Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto.I avverbio1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less; un po' meno a little less; è meno alto di Tim he is not as tall as Tim; è meno complicato di quanto pensi it's less complicated than you think2 (con un avverbio) less; meno spesso less often; meno del solito less than usual; canta meno bene di prima she doesn't sing as well as she used to3 (con un verbo) less; l'argento costa meno dell'oro silver costs less than gold; costa meno prendere il treno it works out cheaper to take the train; dovresti lavorare (di) meno you should work less; guadagno meno di lei I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; meno se ne parla, meglio è the less said about that, the better; meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti he's the one who works the least of all4 (con un numerale) less; meno di 50 less than 50; meno di due ore under o less than two hours; un po' meno di 15 cm just under 15 cm; i bambini con meno di sei anni children under six; non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros5 (in un superlativo relativo) (il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno the least; le famiglie meno ricche the least wealthy families; era la meno soddisfatta di tutti she was the least satisfied of all; è quello pagato meno bene fra i due he's the least well-paid of the two; quello mi piace meno di tutti I like that one (the) least; sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno they are the ones who need it (the) least; proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo just when I least expected it6 (in correlazione con "più") né più, né meno neither more, nor less; centimetro più, centimetro meno give or take an inch (or two); né più né meno che nothing less than7 (con valore di negazione) not; che lo voglia o meno whether he's willing or not; non ha deciso se firmare o meno he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)8 da meno è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno he's a liar and his brother isn't any better; ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno I made a cake as well, just to keep up9 di meno, in meno se avessi 20 anni di meno! I wish I were 20 years younger! ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio my wages are 30 euros short10 a meno di short of11 a meno che unless12 sempre meno less and less13 meno male thank goodness; meno male che it's a good thing that; meno male che è impermeabile! it's just as well it's waterproof! meno male che ci sono andato! it was lucky for me that I went!14 quanto meno, per lo meno at least15 tanto meno non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato I've never seen him, much less spoken to him; era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare she was too ill to stand let alone walk16 più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about; più o meno alto come te about your height; è successo più o meno qui it happened round about here; "ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"; più o meno nello stesso modo in much the same way; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer; ho meno libri di te I have fewer books than you; ho meno caldo adesso I feel cooler now; ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo it took less time than we expected2 (con valore pronominale) less, fewer; non meno di no fewer than; ne ho meno di te I have less than you; ha venduto meno di tutti he sold the fewestIII preposizione1 (in una sottrazione) from, minus; quanto fa 20 meno 8? what is 20 minus 8? 20 meno 5 fa 15 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 152 (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except3 (per indicare l'ora) le sei meno dieci ten to six4 (per indicare una temperatura) meno 10 minus 10IV m.inv.1 (la cosa, quantità minore) least; questo è il meno that's the least of it; fare il meno possibile to do as little as possible2 mat. minus (sign)parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE; in men che non si dica before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time; fare a meno di to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]; non posso farne a meno I can't help it. -
127 ti dispiace se fumo?
ti dispiace se fumo?does it bother you if I smoke? do you mind my smoking o if I smoke?\ -
128 meno
['meno]1. avv1) lessè meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought
ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me
meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better
deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty
andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university
2) (con senso superlativo) least3) (sottrazione) Mat minus, less5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2
sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am
mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few
eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!
ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short
ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)
4)non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he isnon voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him
meno di — to do o manage withoutse non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without
non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing
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men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flashmeno gli inglesi — least of all the Englishfammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not
meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us knownon mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks
2. agg inv(acqua, lavoro, soldi) less, (persone, libri, errori) fewermeno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better
3. sm inv1)il meno — the leastera il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it
parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that
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meno — (la minoranza) the minority2) Mat minus (sign)4. prep(fuorché, eccetto che) except (for)meno uno — all but one
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