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1 ♦ little

♦ little (1) /ˈlɪtl/
a. (compar. less, superl. relat. least)

1 piccolo ( di statura, d'età, ecc.); poco; piccino ( anche di mente); corto; basso; breve; lieve; esiguo, scarso; gretto, meschino: big and little, alike, grandi (o potenti, ricchi) e piccoli; grossi e piccini; tutti quanti; a little man, un uomo piccolo; un omino; un ometto; a little man with a little mind, un uomo piccino di mente; un uomo gretto (o meschino); We have little bread [money, time], abbiamo poco pane [denaro, tempo]; My folks gave me little help, i miei mi hanno dato ben poco aiuto

2 piccolo; poco importante; comune: Why do you come to me with every little difficulty?, perché vieni da me per ogni piccola difficoltà (o per ogni piccolezza, inezia)?; the rights of the little man, i diritti dell'uomo comune

3 (idiom., equivalente dei dim. ital.; per es.:) a little bear, un orsacchiotto; a little lamb, un agnellino; a little ring, un anellino; a little bird, un uccellino; a little boy, un bambino; a little girl, una bambina; my little girl, la mia bambina ( mia figlia)

4 – a little, un po' di: Give me a little butter, dammi un po' di burro; a little care, un po' d'attenzione; a little help, un po' di aiuto

● the little, i piccoli; le persone comuni (o di poca importanza) □ (astron.) the Little Bear, l'Orsa Minore □ (fam.) a little bit, un po'; un pochino: All you need is a little bit of courage, non ti ci vuole che un po' di coraggio □ little brother, fratello minore; fratellino □ (polit., stor.) Little-Englander, fautore di un'Inghilterra «piccola»; anti-imperialista; anticolonialista □ (anat.) little finger, (dito) mignolo □ (bot.) little leaf, foglia nana; nanismo fogliare □ ( baseball, USA) the Little League, il Campionato juniores □ (fam.) little Mary, il pancino □ the little ones, i piccoli; i piccini; i bambini □ the little people, le fate; i folletti; gli gnomi □ little sister, sorella minore; sorellina □ (a bridge) little slam, piccolo slam □ little thing, cosa da poco, inezia, bazzecola; ( di bambino) carino: She always worries about little things, lei se la prende sempre per delle inezie □ (anat.) the little toe, il dito piccolo ( del piede) □ a little way, un piccolo tratto; per un po' ( di strada): Shall I go a little way with you?, vuoi che t'accompagni per un po'? □ a little while, un po' di tempo; un poco: Please stay a little while with me, per favore, resta un po' con me! □ very little, piccolissimo; pochissimo: There is very little milk, c'è pochissimo latte
♦ little (2) /ˈlɪtl/
pron. indef. e n.

1 poco; po'; pochino: He remembers very little of what happened, ricorda ben poco di quel che è successo; We must keep what little we have, dobbiamo serbare quel po' che abbiamo; What little of the book I have read is very good, quel po' del libro che ho letto è ottimo; little or nothing, poco o nulla; quasi niente

2 – a little, un po'; un poco: I want to taste a little of everything, voglio assaggiare un po' di tutto; Stay a little longer!, resta ancora un poco!; Give me a little, dammene un po'!

● little by little, a poco a poco, piano piano, per gradi: Little by little he began to understand, a poco a poco cominciò a capire □ after a little, dopo un po' ( di tempo); di lì a poco □ to make little of, capirci poco in ( una spiegazione, ecc.); dar poca importanza (o non dare peso) a: She made little of her health problems, diede poca importanza ai suoi problemi di salute □ to think little of, non pensarci su due volte; metterci poco a: He thinks little of killing a man, non ci pensa su due volte a uccidere un uomo □ to think little of sb., avere poca stima di q.; disistimare q. □ as little as possible, il meno possibile □ too little, troppo poco □ A little makes them happy, basta poco a farli felici □ Every little ( bit) helps, tutto serve; tutto fa brodo (pop.) □ (prov.) A little is better than none, meglio poco che niente.
♦ little (3) /ˈlɪtl/
avv. (compar. less, superl. relat. least)

1 ( di solito, very little) poco: I sleep very little, dormo pochissimo

2 – a little, un po'; alquanto; piuttosto: I'm a little better today, sto un po' meglio oggi; These shoes are a little too tight, queste scarpe sono un po' troppo strette; DIALOGO → - Ordering wine- I'd rather have something a little drier if possible, preferirei qualcosa di un po' più secco

3 non… affatto; niente… affatto; per niente; neanche lontanamente: Little does he know that we are on his tracks, non sa affatto che lo stiamo seguendo; She little cares, non gliene importa nulla

4 di rado; poco: I go there very little, ci vado pochissimo (o assai di rado)

● a little-known author, un autore poco noto.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ little
2 ♦ bit

♦ bit (1) /bɪt/
n.

1 pezzo; pezzetto; frammento: a bit of string, un pezzo di spago; bits of paper, pezzetti di carta; bits of broken china, frammenti di porcellana; He ate every bit of his cake, ha mangiato il dolce fino all'ultimo boccone; to bits, in mille pezzi; in briciole: to be falling to bits, cadere a pezzi; The vase was shattered to bits, il vaso andò in mille pezzi; The house was blown to bits, la casa è stata disintegrata dall'esplosione

2 parte; pezzo; punto; episodio; brano; scena: the bit about the storm, (in un film, un romanzo, ecc.) l'episodio della tempesta; the best bit in the whole play, la scena migliore della commedia

3 (davanti ad alcuni sostantivi non numerabili indica l'unità) – a bit of information, un'informazione; a bit of good news, una bella notizia; every single bit of evidence, ogni singola prova; few bits of furniture, pochi mobili

4 – a bit, un po'; un poco: a bit of fun, un po' di divertimento; a bit of money, un po' di soldi; a bit annoyed, un po' seccato; a bit too short, un po' troppo corto; I'd like to hear a bit more about it, vorrei saperne un po' di più; I did a bit of teaching, ho insegnato per qualche tempo; ho fatto un po' di insegnamento; DIALOGO → - Dinner 2- I think it needs a bit more salt, credo che manchi un pizzico di sale; Wait a bit, aspetta un po' (o un momento); for a bit, per un po'; quite a bit, un bel po'; parecchio; a fair bit, un bel po'; una discreta quantità; not a bit, per nulla; niente affatto: not a bit afraid, per nulla impaurito; a wee bit, un po'; un tantino; He's not a bit like his brother, non assomiglia affatto a suo fratello

5 (con un attr.) (fam.) comportamento; scena; numero; solfa; messinscena; manfrina (fam.): He's into his martyr bit again, ha riattaccato a fare il martire; I hate the whole publicity bit, odio tutta la pubblicità

6 (fam. GB) moneta ( di basso valore): a sixpenny bit, una moneta da sei pence ( prima della decimalizzazione)

7 (fam. USA) 12,50 centesimi di dollaro: two bits, un quarto di dollaro; four bits, mezzo dollaro

8 (teatr.) = bit part ► sotto

9 ( slang) ragazza; donna; bambola; pupa

10 ( slang USA) condanna al carcere: a 60-day bit, una condanna a due mesi

11 (al pl.) (fam. GB) genitali maschili; affari, pendagli (fam.)

● a bit at a time (o bit by bit), un po' alla volta; a poco a poco □ a bit much, un po' troppo; una pretesa esagerata: I think it's a bit much expecting me to work on a Saturday, mi pare un po' troppo pretendere che lavori di sabato □ a bit of a, un certo; un discreto; un po': a bit of a bore, un discreto seccatore; It was a bit of a disappointment, è stata un po' una delusione; He's a bit of a painter, dipinge un po' □ (fam. GB) a bit of all right (o of crumpet, of skirt), una bella ragazza; un bel pezzo di ragazza □ (fam. GB) a bit of a lad, un donnaiolo; un sottaniere □ (GB) a bit on the side, una scappatella coniugale □ (teatr.) bit part, particina; comparsata □ (teatr.) bit player, attore che fa particine □ a bit thick = a bit much ► sopra □ (fam.) bits and pieces, frammenti; pezzetti; poca roba; ( anche bits and bobs) cose varie, oggetti vari, aggeggi vari, roba, armamentario, cianfrusaglie, carabattole: the few bits and pieces that still remain, le poche cose che ancora restano; She left taking all her bits and pieces with her, se n'è andata prendendo con sé tutte le sue cose (o il suo armamentario) □ (fam. GB) to do one's bit, fare il proprio dovere; fare la propria parte □ every bit as, altrettanto; tanto (quanto); non meno (di): My work is every bit as good as his, il mio lavoro è altrettanto buono quanto il suo (o non è da meno del suo) □ every little bit of it, tutto quanto □ to give sb. a bit of one's mind, dirne quattro a q. □ Not a bit of it!, macché!; niente affatto!; neanche per sogno!; ( come risposta a un ringraziamento) ma di nulla!, si figuri! □ (fam.) to bits, moltissimo; da morire; da pazzi: I love her to bits, le voglio un bene dell'anima; l'amo da morire □ ( slang USA) the whole bit, tutto quanto.
bit (2) /bɪt/
n.

1 morso ( finimento)

2 punta ( di trapano)

3 tagliente ( di pialla)

4 morsa ( di tenaglie)

5 ingegno ( di chiave)

● to champ (o to chafe) at the bit, essere impaziente; mordere il freno □ to get (o to take) the bit between one's teeth, cominciare con entusiasmo; mettercisi di buzzo buono; partire in quarta.
bit (3) /bɪt/
pass. e p. p. di to bite.
bit (4) /bɪt/
n.

1 (comput.) bit

2 (mat.) bit; cifra binaria

● bit density, densità di bit □ bit handling, manipolazione di bit □ bit pattern, bit pattern; pattern di bit; sequenza di bit □ bit rate, velocità in bit.
(to) bit /bɪt/
v. t.

1 mettere il morso a ( un cavallo)

2 (fig.) imbrigliare; frenare.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ bit
3 every

every

❢ Every is most frequently translated by + plural noun: every day = tous les jours. When every is emphasized to mean every single, it can also be translated by chaque. For examples and exceptions, see the entry below.

A det

1 ( each) every house in the street toutes les maisons de la rue ; she answered every (single) question elle a répondu à chaque question or à toutes les questions ; every time I go there chaque fois que j'y vais ; I've read every one of her books j'ai lu tous ses livres ; he ate every one of them il les a tous mangés ; every one of us is implicated chacun de nous est impliqué, nous sommes tous impliqués ; that goes for every one of you! c'est valable pour tout le monde! ; I enjoyed every minute of it chaque minute a été un plaisir ; she ate every last crumb of the cake elle a mangé le gâteau jusqu'à la dernière miette ; he spent every last penny of the money il a dépensé jusqu'au dernier sou ; every second/third day tous les deux/trois jours ; he had none but every other child had one il n'en avait pas mais tous les autres enfants en avaient un ; five out of every ten cinq sur dix ; there are three women for every ten men il y a trois femmes seulement pour dix hommes ; from every side de toutes parts ; in every way ( from every point of view) à tous les égards ; ( using every method) par tous les moyens ;

2 ( emphatic) her every word/action ses moindres paroles/gestes ; your every wish tout ce que vous désirez, votre moindre désir ; I have every confidence in you j'ai toute confiance en vous ; there is every chance of a good harvest il y a toutes les chances que la récolte soit bonne ; we have every expectation that nous avons tous les espoirs que ; you have every reason to be pleased tu as toutes les raisons d'être content ; they have every right to complain ils ont tous les droits de se plaindre ; I wish you every success je vous souhaite beaucoup de succès ; not every family is so lucky toutes les familles n'ont pas autant de chance ; he is every bit as handsome as his father il est tout aussi beau que son père ; it was every bit as good as her last film c'était tout aussi bien que son dernier film ; every bit as much as tout autant que ;

3 ( indicating frequency) every day/Thursday tous les jours/jeudis ; every month/year tous les mois/ans ; every week toutes les semaines ; once every few minutes toutes les cinq minutes ; once every few days plusieurs fois par semaine ; it's not every day that ce n'est pas tous les jours que ; every 20 kilometres tous les 20 kilomètres.

B every other adj phr ( alternate) every other day tous les deux jours ; every other Sunday un dimanche sur deux ; every other page toutes les deux pages.

Idioms

every now and then, every now and again, every so often, every once in a while de temps en temps ; every little (bit) helps ( when collecting money) tous les dons sont bienvenus ; ( when saving money) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières ; it's every man for himself c'est chacun pour soi ; every man for himself! sauve qui peut! ; every man Jack of them tous sans exception ; every which way dans tous les sens.

Big English-French dictionary > every
4 bit

bit
past tense; = bite

bit¹ n

1. trocito / pedacito

I feel like a bit of cheese me apetece un trocito de queso

2. poco

I have a bit of money left me queda un poco de dinero

we've got a bit of a problem tenemos un pequeño problema

3. parte

the end was the best bit of the film el final fue la mejor parte de la película

4. rato

we played cards for a bit jugamos un rato a las cartas

a bit un poco / algo

it's a bit expensive es un poco caro

it's a bit too big to go in the boot es un poco grande para caber en el maletero

could you turn the volume up a bit? ¿puedes subir un poco el volumen?

bit by bit poco a poco

every bit absolutamente todo

you've eaten every bit of it! ¡te lo has comido absolutamente todo!

bit² vb

Es el pasado de bite

bit sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ bits) (Inf) bit

bit sustantivo masculino Inform bit ' bit' also found in these entries: Spanish: ablandar - abreviar - achatamiento - adelgazar - aguantar - ala - ápice - atravesada - atravesado - baja - bajo - broca - cacho - chispa - chula - chulo - cuatro - cumplir - desmoronada - desmoronado - despistada - despistado - destemplarse - destreza - desvaído - deterioro - engañar - envidiar - estirar - estrafalaria - estrafalario - eufemismo - freno - gagá - gota - grandullón - grandullona - grano - grogui - gustillo - hinchar - hora - ignorar - iterativa - iterativo - jirón - limitada - limitado - maldita - maldito English: acting - along - belly - bit - bite - can - comedown - deaf - do - dodgy - drill - elbow-grease - handyman - odd - off - over - painful - peculiar - peeved - queasy - seedy - shoot - squash - stiff - sting - tipsy - tough - wonky - ambitious - bothered - breezy - far - funny - loner - ropey - rough - rusty - scrap - shake - slight - so - susceptible - swallow - two - up

bit

tr[bɪt]

noun

1 SMALLCOMPUTING/SMALL bit nombre masculino

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bit

tr[bɪt]

noun

1 (of bridle) bocado

2 (of drill) broca; (of brace) barrena

3 (of key) paletón nombre masculino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to take the bit between one's teeth coger el toro por los cuernos

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bit

tr[bɪt]

noun

1 (small piece) trozo, pedacito

■ a bit of cheese un trozo de queso

2 (small amount) poco

■ they've only got a bit of money sólo tienen un poco de dinero

■ he wants a bit of wine quiere un poco de vino

3 familiar (time) un poco, un ratito

■ wait a bit espera un poco

4 (part of film, play, book) parte nombre femenino

5 (coin) moneda

■ a five-cent bit una moneda de cinco céntimos

adverb a bit

1 familiar (rather) algo, un poco

■ he's a bit tired está un poco cansado

■ I'm a bit older than her soy un poco mayor que ella

■ it's a bit warmer today hoy hace un poco más calor

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

a bit of algo de

■ he's got a bit of a headache tiene un ligero dolor de cabeza

■ it's a bit of a problem es un problemita bastante peliagudo

■ she's a bit of a painter la pintura le sale bastante bien

■ it's not a bit of use no sirve para nada en absoluto

bit by bit poco a poco

not a bit of it nada de eso

quite a bit / a good bit familiar bastante

■ it's a good bit more expensive es bastante más caro

that's a bit much esto ya es pasarse

to be a bit of all right familiar estar como un tren

to come to bits hacerse pedazos, romperse

to do one's bit aportar su granito de arena

to go to bits figurative use ponerse histérico,-a

to smash something to bits hacer algo añicos

to take something to bits desmontar algo

a bit of advice un consejo

a bit on the side familiar un rollo, amante nombre masulino o femenino

bit of stuff familiar amante nombre masulino o femenino

bit part papel nombre masculino secundario

bits and pieces trastos nombre masculino plural, bártulos nombre masculino plural

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bit

tr[bɪt]

past

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bit ['bɪt] n

1) fragment, piece: pedazo m, trozo m

a bit of luck: un poco de suerte

2) : freno m, bocado m (de una brida)

3) : broca f (de un taladro)

4) : bit m (de información)

bit (Pipe)

n.

• boquilla s.f.

n.

• bit (Informática) s.m.

• bocado s.m.

• broca s.f.

• embocadura s.f.

• fragmento s.m.

• freno s.m.

• miaja s.f.

• miga s.f.

• migaja s.f.

• pedazo s.m.

• pellizco s.m.

• pizca s.f.

• porción s.f.

• trozo s.m.

pret.

(Preterito definido de "to bite")

I bɪt
past of bite I

II

noun

1)

a) (fragment, scrap) pedazo m, trozo m

in tiny bits — en pedacitos or trocitos

to smash something to bits — hacer* pedazos or añicos algo

the critics pulled the book to bits — los críticos destrozaron el libro

bits and pieces — ( assorted items) cosas fpl; ( belongings) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam); ( broken fragments) pedazos mpl

to be thrilled to bits — (BrE colloq) estar* contentísimo, no caber* en sí de alegría

b) ( small piece) (esp BrE) trocito m, pedacito m

a bit of paper — un trocito de papel or un papelito

c) ( component part) (BrE) pieza f

to take something to bits — desarmar algo

2) (section, piece) parte f

to do one's bit — (BrE) aportar or poner* su (or mi etc) granito de arena, hacer* lo suyo (or mío etc)

3) a bit of

a) (some, a little) (+ uncount noun) un poco de

a bit of peace — un poco de paz

we had a bit of difficulty finding a hotel — nos resultó algo difícil encontrar un hotel

it takes a bit of getting used to — cuesta un poco acostumbrarse

they have a fair bit o quite a bit of work to do — tienen bastante trabajo que hacer

whether you come or not won't make a bit of difference — da exactamente lo mismo que vengas o no

b) ( rather) (BrE)

we had a bit of an argument — tuvimos una pequeña discusión

she's a bit of an expert — es casi una experta

was he ashamed? not a bit of it! — (also AmE) ¿que si estaba avergonzado? para nada! or en absoluto! or ni lo más mínimo!

4)

a bit — (as adv)

a) ( somewhat) un poco

a bit faster — un poco más rápido

the town's changed a bit — la ciudad ha cambiado algo or un poco

I drank a bit too much — bebí un poco más de la cuenta or un poco demasiado

that must be worth a bit! — eso debe de valer mucho or lo suyo!

we spent quite a bit — gastamos bastante

were you worried? - not a bit — ¿estabas preocupado? - en absoluto

I wouldn't be a bit surprised — no me sorprendería para nada or en lo más mínimo

she hasn't changed a bit — no ha cambiado (para) nada

b) ( a while) un momento or rato

5) (in adv phrases)

a)

bit by bit — poco a poco, de a poco (AmL)

b)

every bit: I'm every bit as disappointed as you estoy absolutamente tan decepcionado como tú; he looks every bit the young executive — tiene todo el aspecto del joven ejecutivo

6)

a) ( in US)

two bits — veinticinco centavos de dólar

his promise isn't worth two bits — su promesa no vale ni cinco or (Méx) ni un quinto

I don't care o give two bits what she thinks — me importa un bledo or un comino lo que piense (fam)

b) ( coin) (BrE colloq) moneda f

a 50p bit — una moneda de 50 peniques

7) ( Comput) bit m

8) ( of bridle) freno m, bocado m

to champ at the bit: he was champing at the bit lo consumía la impaciencia, estaba que no se podía aguantar; to have the bit between one's teeth: she has the bit between her teeth — está que no la para nadie (fam)

I [bɪt]
1. N

1) (=piece) trozo m, pedazo m

bits of paper — trozos mpl or pedazos mpl de papel

have you got a bit of paper I can write on? — ¿tienes un trozo de papel para escribir?

• he washed off every bit of dirt — se lavó hasta la última mancha de suciedad

• in bits — (=broken) hecho pedazos; (=dismantled) desmontado, desarmado

• who owns this bit of land? — ¿a quién pertenece este trozo or pedazo de tierra?

• bits and pieces — (=items) cosas fpl ; (=possessions) cosas fpl, trastos * mpl ; [of fabric] retales mpl, retazos mpl

• to bits: to blow sth to bits — hacer saltar algo en pedazos, volar algo en pedazos

to come to bits — (=break) hacerse pedazos; (=be dismantled) desmontarse, desarmarse

to smash sth to bits — hacer algo añicos or pedazos

to tear sth to bits — [+ letter, document] romper algo en pedazos

the dogs tear the fox to bits — los perros destrozan al zorro

she tore the argument to bits — hizo pedazos el argumento

- love sb to bits

- the professor pulled his essay to bits

- he was thrilled to bits with the present

2)

a bit of —

a) (=some) un poco de

with a bit of luck — con un poco de suerte

a bit of advice — un consejo

I need a bit of peace and quiet — necesito un poco de paz y tranquilidad

what you say won't make a bit of difference — digas lo que digas no va a cambiar nada

this is a bit of all right! * — ¡esto está muy bien!, ¡esto no está nada mal!

he's a bit of all right * — ese está buenísimo or para comérselo *

b) (=rather)

he's a bit of a liar — es bastante or un poco mentiroso

it was a bit of a shock — fue un golpe bastante duro

I've got a bit of a cold — estoy un poco resfriado

I'm a bit of a socialist — yo tengo algo de socialista

• quite a bit of — bastante

they have quite a bit of money — tienen bastante dinero

I've been seeing quite a bit of her — la he estado viendo bastante

3) (adverbial uses)

• a bit — un poco

a bit bigger/smaller — un poco más grande/pequeño

a bit later — poco después, un poco más tarde

that sounds a bit technical — eso suena un poco técnico

it's a bit awkward just now — ahora no es buen momento

• bit by bit — poco a poco

• our performance was every bit as good as theirs — nuestra actuación fue tan buena como la suya en todos los aspectos

she swept into the room, every bit the actress — entró majestuosamente en la habitación, muy en su papel de actriz

he looked every bit the angelic child — tenía toda la pinta or todo el aspecto de un niño angelical

• a good bit — bastante

it's a good bit further than we thought — queda bastante más lejos de lo que creíamos

a good bit bigger/cheaper — bastante más grande/barato

• would you like a little bit more? — ¿quieres un poquito más?

• that's a bit much! — ¡eso pasa de castaño oscuro!

it's a bit much expecting you to take the blame — es demasiado esperar que tú asumas la culpa

• not a bit, I'm not a bit surprised — no me sorprende lo más mínimo or en absoluto

"wasn't he embarrassed?" - "not a bit of it" — -¿y no le daba vergüenza? -qué va * or -en absoluto

• quite a bit — bastante

they're worth quite a bit — valen bastante

he's quite a bit older than me — es bastante mayor que yo

• I've had a bit too much to eat — me he pasado un poco comiendo, he comido un poco más de la cuenta

4) (=part) parte f

he'd just got to the exciting bit — acababa de llegar a la parte emocionante

to enjoy every bit of sth — disfrutar algo totalmente

5) (Brit)
* (=role)
she's doing the prima donna bit — está haciendo su papel de diva

it's important not to overdo the motherly bit — es importante no ser excesivamente maternal

• to do one's bit — aportar su granito de arena

we must all do our bit to put an end to starvation in the Third World — para erradicar el hambre en el Tercer Mundo todos debemos aportar nuestro granito de arena

he did his bit in the war — durante la guerra cumplió con su deber

I've done my bit — yo he hecho mi parte or lo que me tocaba

6) (=moment) rato m, momento m

• I'll see you in a bit — te veo dentro de un momento or dentro de un ratito

• I waited quite a bit — esperé bastante tiempo or un buen rato

7) (=coin) (Brit) moneda f ; (US) (=12.5 cents) doce centavos y medio

a tuppenny bit — una moneda de dos peniques

two bits — (US) 25 centavos

for two bits I'd throw it all in — por dos duros lo dejaría todo

he was always throwing in his two bits about how he'd put the economy to rights — siempre estaba dando su opinión or echando su cuarto a espadas sobre cómo arreglaría la economía

8) (Comput) bit m

9) (Brit) ** pej (=woman) tía f (Sp) *; side 1., 6)

2.

CPD

bit part N — (Cine, Theat) papel m de poca importancia, papel m pequeño

II

[bɪt]
N
1) [of drill] broca f

2) (for horse) freno m, bocado m

to be champing or chomping at the bit —

I expect you're champing or chomping at the bit — supongo que te devora la impaciencia

they were champing or chomping at the bit to get started — no veían la hora de poner manos a la obra

to get the bit between one's teeth —

once she gets the bit between her teeth, there's no stopping her — una vez que se pone en marcha no hay quien la pare

III

[bɪt]
PT of bite
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I [bɪt]
past of bite I

II

noun

1)

a) (fragment, scrap) pedazo m, trozo m

in tiny bits — en pedacitos or trocitos

to smash something to bits — hacer* pedazos or añicos algo

the critics pulled the book to bits — los críticos destrozaron el libro

bits and pieces — ( assorted items) cosas fpl; ( belongings) cosas fpl, bártulos mpl (fam); ( broken fragments) pedazos mpl

to be thrilled to bits — (BrE colloq) estar* contentísimo, no caber* en sí de alegría

b) ( small piece) (esp BrE) trocito m, pedacito m

a bit of paper — un trocito de papel or un papelito

c) ( component part) (BrE) pieza f

to take something to bits — desarmar algo

2) (section, piece) parte f

to do one's bit — (BrE) aportar or poner* su (or mi etc) granito de arena, hacer* lo suyo (or mío etc)

3) a bit of

a) (some, a little) (+ uncount noun) un poco de

a bit of peace — un poco de paz

we had a bit of difficulty finding a hotel — nos resultó algo difícil encontrar un hotel

it takes a bit of getting used to — cuesta un poco acostumbrarse

they have a fair bit o quite a bit of work to do — tienen bastante trabajo que hacer

whether you come or not won't make a bit of difference — da exactamente lo mismo que vengas o no

b) ( rather) (BrE)

we had a bit of an argument — tuvimos una pequeña discusión

she's a bit of an expert — es casi una experta

was he ashamed? not a bit of it! — (also AmE) ¿que si estaba avergonzado? para nada! or en absoluto! or ni lo más mínimo!

4)

a bit — (as adv)

a) ( somewhat) un poco

a bit faster — un poco más rápido

the town's changed a bit — la ciudad ha cambiado algo or un poco

I drank a bit too much — bebí un poco más de la cuenta or un poco demasiado

that must be worth a bit! — eso debe de valer mucho or lo suyo!

we spent quite a bit — gastamos bastante

were you worried? - not a bit — ¿estabas preocupado? - en absoluto

I wouldn't be a bit surprised — no me sorprendería para nada or en lo más mínimo

she hasn't changed a bit — no ha cambiado (para) nada

b) ( a while) un momento or rato

5) (in adv phrases)

a)

bit by bit — poco a poco, de a poco (AmL)

b)

every bit: I'm every bit as disappointed as you estoy absolutamente tan decepcionado como tú; he looks every bit the young executive — tiene todo el aspecto del joven ejecutivo

6)

a) ( in US)

two bits — veinticinco centavos de dólar

his promise isn't worth two bits — su promesa no vale ni cinco or (Méx) ni un quinto

I don't care o give two bits what she thinks — me importa un bledo or un comino lo que piense (fam)

b) ( coin) (BrE colloq) moneda f

a 50p bit — una moneda de 50 peniques

7) ( Comput) bit m

8) ( of bridle) freno m, bocado m

to champ at the bit: he was champing at the bit lo consumía la impaciencia, estaba que no se podía aguantar; to have the bit between one's teeth: she has the bit between her teeth — está que no la para nadie (fam)

English-spanish dictionary > bit
5 bit

{bit}
I. 1. късче, парченце, хапка, частица, мъничко, малко
a BIT малко нещо, леко, мъничко
BIT by BIT бавно, постепенно, малко по малко
not a BIT ни най-малко, никак
a little BIT мъничко
a BIT at a time постепенно, малко по малко
a BIT much малко множко
the whole BIT всичкото. цялото
every BIT напълно, изцяло, всичкото
a BIT of (a) доста
he is a BIT of a coward той си е страхливичък
it took a BIT of thinking доста трябваше да се помисли
a BIT of all right разг. много приятен, бива го. няма грешка (за човек), a BIT (of stuff). sl. млада жена, девойка, парче
to do one's BIT давам своя дял за/принос към (кауза и пр.)
2. разг. дребна монета, aм
12. 5 цента
3. BIT (part) малка роля в пиеса/филм
II. 1. металната част на юзда, мундщук
to take the BIT between one's teeth освобождавам се от контрола на ездача (за кон)
преn. вирвам глава, отхвърлям властта на някого, решавам сам да се оправям
2. прен. пречка, юзда, контрол
3. част от сечиво, която реже/пробива, свредел, бургия, металната част на брадва и пр., мин, длето
4. част на ключа, която влиза в ключалката
III. v прен. възпирам, въздържам, слагам юзда на, обуздавам
IV. вж. bite
V. n (съкр. от binary digit) двоична единица информация (при компютри и пр.), бит

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{bit} n 1. късче, парченце; хапка; частица, мъничко, малко; a bit м(2) n 1. металната част на юзда, мундщук; to take the bit betwee{3} v. 1. прен. възпирам, въздържам, слагам юзда на, обуздавам{4} вж. bite.{5} n {ськр. от binary digit) двоична единица информация (при

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частица; хапка; трошица; парче; парченце; късче;

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1. 1 5 цента 2. a bit at a time постепенно, малко по малко 3. a bit much малко множко 4. a bit of (a) доста 5. a bit of all right разг. много приятен, бива го. няма грешка (за човек), a bit (of stuff). sl. млада жена, девойка, парче 6. a bit малко нещо, леко, мъничко 7. a little bit мъничко 8. bit (part) малка роля в пиеса/филм 9. bit by bit бавно, постепенно, малко по малко 10. every bit напълно, изцяло, всичкото 11. he is a bit of a coward той си е страхливичък 12. i. късче, парченце, хапка, частица, мъничко, малко 13. ii. металната част на юзда, мундщук 14. iii. v прен. възпирам, въздържам, слагам юзда на, обуздавам 15. it took a bit of thinking доста трябваше да се помисли 16. iv. вж. bite 17. not a bit ни най-малко, никак 18. the whole bit всичкото. цялото 19. to do one's bit давам своя дял за/принос към (кауза и пр.) 20. to take the bit between one's teeth освобождавам се от контрола на ездача (за кон) 21. v. n (съкр. от binary digit) двоична единица информация (при компютри и пр.), бит 22. преn. вирвам глава, отхвърлям властта на някого, решавам сам да се оправям 23. прен. пречка, юзда, контрол 24. разг. дребна монета, aм 25. част на ключа, която влиза в ключалката 26. част от сечиво, която реже/пробива, свредел, бургия, металната част на брадва и пр., мин, длето
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bit [bit] I n 1. късче, парче, отрязък, фрагмент; частица, малко количество; • \bit by \bit постепенно, малко по малко, последователно, капка по капка; wait a \bit почакай малко; a little \bit мъничко; not a \bit ни най-малко; quite a \bit доста, бая, значително; the whole marriage \bit цялата тая работа с брака (пренебр.); every \bit напълно, всецяло, абсолютно, подробно; във всяко отношение; to do o.'s \bit давам своя дял за общото дело, изпълнявам дълга си; he ate every \bit of his dinner изяде си обеда до троха; a dainty \bit деликатес, лакомство; a nice \bit of money прилична сума (много пари); he is a \bit of an artist той е малко нещо художник, пада малко художник; a \bit of all right разг. напълно подходящ, бива си го, много е добро; a \bit of blood чистокръвен кон; a \bit of blue sky лъч на надежда; a \bit of cavalry ездитен кон; a \bit of fat разг. неочаквана сполука, късмет, щастие, шанс; съдба, орис; a \bit of fluff ( muslin, skirt, stuff) грубо млада жена, девойка, "парче"; a \bit of no good голяма пакост; a \bit off (o.'s mind) не е с всичкия си ум, дъската му хлопа; a \bit of jam грубо маце, "парче"; a \bit on разг. пийнал, развеселен; a \bit on the side разг. извънбрачна връзка; this is a \bit thick това вече е прекалено; the work takes a \bit of doing това не е лесна работа, за тази работа трябва немалко усилие; \bits and pieces разг. 1) дрънкулки, дреболийки, джунджурийки; 2) отломки, останки, развалини; 3) откъслечни сведения, отделни факти; thrilled to \bits опиянен от вълнение, силно развълнуван; \bits of sticks скромни мебели; 2. дребна монета; ам. монета от 12 1/2 цента; a long \bit ам. монета от 15 цента; two \bits ам. монета от 25 цента. II. n 1. метална част на юзда, юздечка, мундщук; to draw \bit спирам кон; прен. съкращавам разходите; to take the \bit between o.'s teeth (за кон) освобождавам се от контрола на ездача; прен. ставам самостоятелен, независим, свободен; навирям глава; to champ at the \bit чакам с нетърпение; to come (go) up to the \bit послушен съм, податлив съм; 2. прен. пречка, преграда; затруднение; "юзда"; 3. тази част на инструмент, която реже или пробива; острие; свредел, бургия; метална част на брадва; мин. длето; 4. част на ключа, която влиза в ключалката; III. v 1. слагам юздечка на (кон и пр.); 2. прен. възпирам, въздържам, слагам юзда на, обуздавам. IV n комп. бит (най-малката единица за информация); check \bit контролен разряд. V pt от bite.

English-Bulgarian dictionary > bit
6 bit

bit
past tense; = bite

stykke

I
subst. \/bɪt\/

1) ( om verktøy) egg, skjær, bor, høveljern

2) nøkkelskjegg

3) ( på bissel) bitt

4) munnstykke

draw bit stramme tøylene

take the bit between one's teeth ta i, bite sammen tennene sette seg på bakbena
II
subst. \/bɪt\/

1) stykke, del, bit

• where does this bit belong?

hvor hører dette stykket til?

• I have done my bit already

jeg har gjort min del allerede, jeg har gjort mitt allerede

2) (amer., hverdagslig) forklaring: 12,5 cent

3) ( om tid) et øyeblikk, en (liten) stund

• wait a bit

vent litt

• he stayed for a bit

han ble værende en stund

4) (amer., slang) straff, fengselsdom

a bit ( hverdagslig) litt, noe, en smule, en anelse

• she was a bit tired

hun var litt trett

• not care a bit for

ikke bry seg noe om

• not a bit afraid

ikke noe redd

• a little bit jealous

litt sjalu

a bit of a\/an en liten, en slags

• he was a bit of an artist

det bodde en liten kunstner i ham

• he's a bit of a lier

han er en liten løgner

a bit of advice et lite råd

a bit of all right (britisk, slang) snadder, (lite) bra, godt, fint

• that girl's a bit of all right, isn't she?

er den jenta der ganske snadder, eller?

a bit of crumpet eller a bit of skirt eller a bit of tail litt av et støkke, litt av ei skreppe

• she was a bit of crumpet

hun var litt av et støkke \/ hun var litt av ei skreppe

a (little) bit of fluff (hverdagslig, gammeldags) litt av ei rype ( slang) forfengelig jente ( slang) lett på tråden

a nice bit of money en pen sum

be a nasty bit of work eller be a nasty piece of work ( hverdagslig) være en slu fisk, være en bølle, være avskyelig

bit by bit litt etter litt, bit for bit, litt om gangen, stykke for stykke, pø om pø

bits and pieces småtteri, småting, litt av hvert

bits of ( om mennesker) bitteliten, svært ung

• he's just a bit of a boy still

han er bare en liten tass ennå

• those tiny bits of girls were running all over the place

de små barnerumpene\/jentungene sprang omkring overalt

every bit hvert grann, til minste detalj

every bit as akkurat\/minst like, nøyaktig like, vel så

• she's every bit as good as him

hun er akkurat like god som ham

fly to bits gå i tusen biter, gå i stykker, gå i knas

four bits 50 cent

go to bits eller come to bits gå i stykker

have a bit of fun (with somebody) tøyse\/tulle (med noen)

• we're just having a bit of fun

vi bare fleiper, vi bare morer oss

make one's bit ( hverdagslig) tjene penger, skaffe gryn

not a bit ( hverdagslig) ingenting, ikke spor, absolutt ikke, ikke i det hele tatt, ikke noe

not a bit of it (britisk, hverdagslig) overhodet\/absolutt ikke, på ingen måte, ikke i det hele tatt

not the least little bit ikke det aller minste

pull to bits ( hverdagslig) plukke fra hverandre, plukke i stykker

quite a bit ganske mye, en hel del

six bits 75 cent

two bits 25 cent
III
subst. \/bɪt\/

( EDB) bit
IV
verb \/bɪt\/

1) bisle, venne hesten til bisselet

2) kue, tøyle
V
verb \/bɪt\/

pret. og (gammeldags) perf. part. av ➢ bite, 2

English-Norwegian dictionary > bit
7 bit

bit

A prét ⇒ bite.

B n

1 ( small piece) (of food, substance, wood) morceau m (of de) ; (of paper, string, garden, land) bout m (of de) ; a bit of cheese/coal un morceau de fromage/charbon ; a bit of news une nouvelle ; every bit of dirt la moindre petite saleté ; a food processor and all its bits ○ un robot et tous ses accessoires mpl ; every bit of her wanted to say yes elle voulait dire oui de tout son cœur ; to take sth to bits démonter qch ; to come/fall to bits s'en aller/tomber en morceaux ;

2 ○ ( small amount) a bit un peu ; a little bit un petit peu ; three and a bit trois et des poussières ○ ; and a bit over et des poussières ○ ; would you like a bit more? tu en veux encore? ; a bit of un peu de [time, peace, sun, butter, money etc] ; a bit of everything un peu de tout ; a bit of difficulty/information quelques difficultés/informations ; a bit of advice un petit conseil ; with a bit of luck avec un peu de chance ; to have a bit of bad luck ne pas avoir de chance ; to do a bit of shopping faire quelques courses fpl ; it won't do a bit of good ça ne servira à rien ; it isn't a bit of use asking cela ne sert à rien de demander ; that corkscrew isn't a bit of use ce tire-bouchon est bon à jeter ; wait a bit! attends un peu! ; after a bit un peu après ; quite a bit of, a good bit of pas mal de [time, money, resentment etc] ; quite a bit ou a good bit further/bigger bien plus loin/grand ;

3 ○ ( section) passage m ; listen, this bit is brilliant! écoute, ce passage est génial ○ ! ; the next bit is even better ce qui suit est encore mieux ; the bit where Hamlet dies le moment où Hamlet meurt ;

4 Comput bit m, élément m binaire ; a 16-bit model un modèle de 16 bits ;

5 †( coin) pièce f ;

6 Equit mors m ; standard bit mors m normal ;

7 Tech ( also drill bit) mèche f.

C ○ a bit adv phr ( rather) un peu ; a bit deaf/cold/surprising un peu sourd/froid/surprenant ; a bit early un peu trop tôt ; a bit like me un peu comme moi ; move back a bit recule un peu ; it's asking a bit much c'est un peu trop demander ; she isn't a bit like me elle ne me ressemble pas du tout ; it's a bit of a surprise/a mess c'est un peu surprenant/en désordre ; he's a bit of a brute/a Tory il a un côté brute/Conservateur ; for a bit of a change pour changer un peu ; a bit of a disappointment un peu décevant ; to have a bit of a headache avoir un peu mal à la tête ; a bit of a problem un petit problème ; it was a bit of a shock to me ça m'a un peu choqué ; it was a bit of a joke ce n'était pas très sérieux ; we had a bit of a giggle nous avons bien ri.

Idioms

a bit of this and a bit of that un peu de tout ; a bit of stuff ○ une gonzesse ○ ; bit by bit petit à petit ; bits and bobs ○ affaires fpl ; bits and pieces ( fragments) morceaux mpl ; ( belongings) affaires fpl ; every bit as good/clever tout aussi bon/intelligent ; he's every bit a lawyer c'est le type même de l'avocat ; not a bit! de rien! ; not a bit of it ○ ! pas du tout! ; that's a bit off ○ ! c'est pas très réglo ○ ! ; to do one's bit faire sa part (de boulot ○) ; to have/take the bit between one's teeth avoir/prendre le mors aux dents ; ⇒ bite.

Big English-French dictionary > bit
8 every

every [ˈevrɪ]

adjective

   a. ( = each) chaque

• every shop in the town chaque magasin de la ville

• not every child has the same advantages les enfants n'ont pas tous les mêmes avantages

• he spends every penny he earns il dépense tout ce qu'il gagne

• every one of them had brought something chacun d'entre eux avait apporté quelque chose

• every (single or last) one of them tous sans exception

• every time I see him chaque fois que je le vois

• every single time chaque fois sans exception

• at every moment à tout moment

• at every opportunity à chaque occasion

• of every sort de toute sorte

• from every side de toute part

• of every age de tout âge

• he became weaker every day il devenait chaque jour plus faible

• in every way ( = from every point of view) en tous points ; ( = by every means) par tous les moyens

   b. (for emphasis) I have every confidence in him j'ai pleine confiance en lui

• there is every chance that he will come il y a toutes les chances qu'il vienne

• you have every reason to complain vous avez tout lieu de vous plaindre

• I have every reason to think that... j'ai tout lieu de penser que...

• his every action chacune de ses actions

• his every wish son moindre désir

   c. (recurring intervals) tous les, toutes les

• every fifth day tous les cinq jours

• one man in every ten un homme sur dix

• every quarter of an hour tous les quarts d'heure

• every few days tous les deux ou trois jours

• every 15 metres tous les 15 mètres

► every other..., every second...

• every other or second child un enfant sur deux

• every other or second day tous les deux jours

• every other Wednesday un mercredi sur deux

   d. (in phrases) he is every bit as clever as his brother il est tout aussi intelligent que son frère

• every now and then

• every now and again

• every so often de temps en temps

• every man for himself chacun pour soi (PROV) every little helps(PROV) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières

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Note: every is most frequently translated by tous les/toutes les + plural noun: every day = tous les jours. When every is emphasized to mean every single, it can also be translated by chaque. For examples and exceptions, see the entry below
['evrɪ] 1.
determiner

1) ( each)

every house in the street — toutes les maisons de la rue

every time I go there — chaque fois que j'y vais

I've read every one of her books — j'ai lu tous ses livres

that goes for every one of you! — c'est valable pour tout le monde!

I enjoyed every minute of it — chaque minute a été un plaisir

he spent every last penny — il a dépensé jusqu'au dernier sou

every second day — tous les deux jours

there are three women for every ten men — il y a trois femmes pour dix hommes

from every side — de toutes parts

in every way — ( from every point of view) à tous les égards; ( using every method) par tous les moyens

2) ( emphatic)

there is every chance that — il y a toutes les chances que

every right to complain — tous les droits de se plaindre

I wish you every success — je vous souhaite beaucoup de succès

every bit as much as — tout autant que

3) ( indicating frequency)

every day/Thursday — tous les jours/jeudis

once every few days — tous les deux ou trois jours

every 20 kilometres — tous les 20 kilomètres
2.
every other adjectival phrase ( alternate)

every other day — tous les deux jours

every other Sunday — un dimanche sur deux

••

every now and then —

every now and again —

every so often —

every once in a while — de temps en temps

every man for himself! — ( in fight to succeed) chacun pour soi!; ( abandoning ship etc) sauve qui peut!

every which way — dans tous les sens

English-French dictionary > every
9 bit

[bit]
past tense; = bite

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I [bit]
noun

košček, grižljaj; brada ključa; stružilo, rezilo; žvale; novčič, malenkost; konjsko zobovje; nadzorstvo, kontrola

by bits, bit by bit — polagoma, malo po malem

to bite on the bit — siromašno živeti

the biter bit — osleparjeni slepar; kdor drugemu jamo koplje

not to care a bit — niti malo ne biti mar

centre bit — sredilnik (sveder)

dainty bit — poslastica

to do one's bit — opravljati svojo dolžnost

to draw bit — (konja) zadržati, zmanjšati hitrost

every bit — polagoma; docela

to give s.o. a bit of one's mind — povedati komu svoje mnenje

not a bit — niti malo ne, sploh ne

a bit on — okajen, v rožicah

bits and pieces — drobnarije, drobni ostanki

a short (long) bit — kovanec deset (petnajst) centov

to take the bit between one's teeth — upreti se

a tiny ( —ali little) bit — čisto malo

wait a bit — čakaj malo
II [bit]
preterite & archaic past participle

od bite
III [bit]
transitive verb

uzdati, (u)krotiti, zadrževati

English-Slovenian dictionary > bit
10 bit

I noun
1) (for horse) Gebiss, das; Gebissstange, die

take the bit between one's teeth — (fig.) aufmüpfig werden (ugs.)

2) (of drill) [Bohr]einsatz, der; Bohrer, der
II noun
1) (piece) Stück, das; (smaller) Stückchen, das

a little bit — ein kleines Stückchen

a bit of cheese/sugar/wood/coal — ein bisschen od. etwas Käse/Zucker/ein Stück Holz/etwas Kohle

a bit of trouble/luck — ein wenig Ärger/Glück

the best bits — die besten Teile

it cost quite a bit — es kostete ziemlich viel

bit by bit — Stück für Stück; (gradually) nach und nach

smashed to bits — in tausend Stücke zersprungen

bits and pieces — Verschiedenes

do one's bit — seinen Teil tun

2)

a bit — (somewhat)

a bit tired/too early — ein bisschen müde/zu früh

a little bit, just a bit — ein klein bisschen

quite a bit — um einiges [besser, stärker, hoffnungsvoller]

3)

a bit of — (rather)

be a bit of a coward/bully — ein ziemlicher Feigling sein/den starken Mann markieren (ugs.)

a bit of a disappointment — eine ganz schöne Enttäuschung

4) (short time)

[for] a bit — eine Weile

wait a bit longer — noch ein Weilchen warten

5) (short distance)

a bit — ein Stückchen

a bit closer — ein bisschen näher

6) (Amer.)

two/four/six bits — 25/50/75 Cent
III noun
(Computing) Bit, das
IV
see academic.ru/7197/bite">bite 1., 2.

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[bit]
past tense; = bite

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bit¹

[bɪt]

n ( fam)

1. (piece) Stück nt; ( fig: some)

a \bit of advice ein Rat m

a \bit of news eine Neuigkeit f

\bits of glass Glasscherben pl

\bits of paper Papierfetzen pl

little \bits [of metal] [Metall]stückchen pl

to blow sth to \bits etw zerfetzen

to come [or fall] to \bits kaputtgehen fam

to smash sth to \bits etw zerschmettern [o zertrümmern]

to tear sth to \bits etw zerfetzen [o in Stücke reißen

2. (part) Teil m; of a story, film Stelle f

to do one's \bit seinen Teil beitragen, das Seinige tun

\bit by \bit Stück für Stück, nach und nach

I saved up the money \bit by \bit ich habe mir das Geld Groschen für Groschen zusammengespart

we rebuilt the house over years \bit by \bit wir haben das Haus über die Jahre Stein für Stein wieder aufgebaut

3. (a little)

▪ a \bit ein bisschen [o wenig]

to hear a \bit of news about sb/sth Neuigkeiten über jdn/etw erfahren

to have a \bit put away einiges auf der hohen Kante haben

a [little] \bit of cake/affection ein [kleines] bisschen [o ein [klein] wenig] Kuchen/Zuneigung

I'll have to do a \bit of shopping ich muss noch ein paar Kleinigkeiten einkaufen

to be a \bit tired ein bisschen müde sein

just a \bit ein klein bisschen [o wenig

4. (rather)

▪ a \bit ziemlich

he's put on a \bit of weight er hat ziemlich zugenommen

he's a \bit of a bore er ist ein ziemlicher Langweiler

he's a \bit of a poet er ist gar kein so schlechter Dichter

the house is a \bit like a Swiss chalet das Haus sieht ein bisschen wie ein Schweizer Chalet aus

that was a \bit much das war ein starkes Stück

that was a \bit too much of a coincidence das konnte kein Zufall mehr sein

to be a \bit of an artist künstlerisch ziemlich begabt sein

to be a \bit of a nuisance/problem ziemlich lästig/problematisch sein

5.

a [fair] \bit [or [quite] a \bit] (very) ziemlich, ganz schön fam; (a lot) ziemlich [o fam ganz schön] viel

he's a good \bit older than his wife er ist um einiges älter als seine Frau

[quite] a \bit of money/rain/time ziemlich [o fam ganz schön viel] viel Geld/Regen/Zeit

[quite] a \bit late/expensive ziemlich [o fam ganz schön] spät/teuer

6. (while)

▪ a \bit ein Weilchen

I'm just going out for a \bit ich gehe mal kurz raus fam

I'll come along in a \bit ich komme gleich nach

hold on [or wait] a \bit warte mal [kurz]

7. (in negations)

▪ not a \bit kein bisschen

not the least [or slightest] \bit kein bisschen

but not a \bit of it! BRIT aber nicht die Spur! fam

to be not a \bit of help/use kein bisschen helfen/nützen

to be not the slightest [or not a] \bit tired kein bisschen müde sein

8. pl BRIT

\bits and pieces [or BRIT also bobs] (odds and ends) Krimskrams m fam

\bits and pieces (belongings) [Sieben]sachen pl; (affairs) Sachen pl

sewing \bits and pieces Nähutensilien pl

9. (coin)

threepenny/sixpenny \bit BRIT ( hist) Dreipence-/Sixpencestück nt

two \bits AM ( dated) 25 Cents

10.

▶ to be a \bit of all right BRIT ( dated sl) große Klasse sein fam

▶ every \bit as... as... genauso... wie...

to be every \bit as clever as sb/difficult as sth genauso klug wie jd/schwierig wie etw sein

▶ to be every \bit a gentleman/politician durch und durch ein Gentleman/Politiker sein

▶ to be a \bit of fluff [or skirt] [or stuff] BRIT ( dated sl) eine dufte Biene sein veraltend fam

▶ to go to \bits [völlig] zusammenbrechen

▶ she was his \bit on the side for several years BRIT (sl) sie war jahrelang seine heimliche Geliebte

▶ to be thrilled to \bits ganz aus dem Häuschen sein fam

bit²

[bɪt]

vt, vi pt of bite

bit³

[bɪt]

n Trense f; ( fig)

she was chafing at the \bit waiting for the moment when she could visit her boyfriend sie konnte es kaum erwarten, ihren Freund besuchen zu dürfen

▶ to have [or get] [or take] the \bit between one's teeth (start working) sich akk an die Arbeit machen; (become rebellious) aufmüpfig werden; (try hard) sich akk mächtig anstrengen [o SCHWEIZ a. in's Zeug legen] fam

bit⁴

[bɪt]

n (drill) [Bohrer]einsatz m; (chisel) Meißel m

bit⁵

[bɪt]

n COMPUT Bit nt

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I [bɪt]
n

1) (for horse) Gebiss(stange f) nt

to take the bit between one's teeth (fig) — sich ins Zeug legen

See:

→ champ

2) (of drill) (Bohr)einsatz m, Bohrer m; (of plane) (Hobel)messer nt

3) (of key) (Schlüssel)bart m
II
1. n

1) (= piece) Stück nt; (smaller) Stückchen nt; (of glass also) Scherbe f; (= section of book, film, symphony) Teil m; (part or place in book, drama, text, symphony etc) Stelle f

a few bits of furniture — ein paar Möbelstücke

a bit of bread — ein Stück Brot

I gave my bit to my sister — ich habe meiner Schwester meinen Teil gegeben

this is the bit I hate, he said, taking out his wallet — das tue ich gar nicht gern, sagte er und zückte seine Brieftasche

would you like a bit of ice cream? — möchten Sie etwas or ein bisschen Eis?

there's a bit of truth in what he says — daran ist schon etwas Wahres

a bit of advice/luck/news — ein Rat m/ein Glück nt/eine Neuigkeit

we had a bit of trouble/excitement — wir hatten ein wenig Ärger/Aufregung

I only read a bit of the novel — ich habe nur ein bisschen or Stückchen von dem Roman gelesen

don't you feel the slightest bit of remorse? — hast du denn nicht die geringsten Gewissensbisse?

it did me a bit of good — das hat mir geholfen

it might be a bit of help — das könnte eine kleine Hilfe sein

it wasn't a bit of help — das war überhaupt keine Hilfe

I've experienced quite a bit in my life — ich habe in meinem Leben schon ( so) einiges erlebt

there's quite a bit of work left to do/bread left — es ist noch eine ganze Menge Arbeit zu erledigen/Brot da

to do the work in bits and pieces — die Arbeit stückchenweise machen

the bits and pieces — die einzelnen Teile

bring all your bits and pieces —

to pick up the bits and pieces (fig) — retten, was zu retten ist

to come or fall to bits — kaputtgehen, aus dem Leim gehen

to pull or tear sth to bits (lit) — etw in (tausend) Stücke reißen; (fig) keinen guten Faden an etw (dat) lassen

to go to bits (fig inf) — durchdrehen (inf)

See:

→ bob

2)

(with time) a bit — ein Weilchen nt

he's gone out for a bit — er ist ein Weilchen or mal kurz weggegangen

3)

(with cost) a bit — eine ganze Menge

it cost quite a bit — das hat ganz schön (viel) gekostet (inf)

4)

to do one's bit — sein( en) Teil tun

look, you're not doing your bit — hör mal zu, du setzt dich nicht genügend ein

5)

a bit of a crack/bruise etc — ein kleiner Riss/Fleck etc

he's a bit of a rogue/an expert — er ist ein ziemlicher Schlingel/ein Fachmann

he's a bit of a musician — er ist gar kein schlechter Musiker

she's a bit of a connoisseur —

you're a bit of an idiot, aren't you? — du bist ganz schön dumm

he's got a bit of a nerve! — der hat vielleicht Nerven!

it's a bit of a nuisance — das ist schon etwas ärgerlich

now that's a bit of an improvement — das ist schon besser

6)

bit by bit — Stück für Stück

he's every bit a soldier/Frenchman — er ist durch und durch Soldat/Franzose

it/he is every bit as good as... — es/er ist genauso gut, wie...

not a bit of it — keineswegs, keine Spur (inf)

7)

when it comes to the bit — wenn es drauf ankommt

8) (= coin) (Brit) Münze f

2/4/6 bits (US) — 25/50/75 Cent(s)

9) (Brit inf) Tussi f (sl)

2. adv

a bit — ein bisschen, etwas

were you angry? – a bit — haben Sie sich geärgert? – ja, schon etwas or ein bisschen

wasn't she a little bit surprised? — war sie nicht etwas erstaunt?

I'm not a (little) bit surprised — das wundert mich überhaupt nicht or kein bisschen (inf)

he wasn't a bit the wiser for it — danach war er auch nicht viel klüger or schlauer

quite a bit — ziemlich viel

that's quite a bit better — das ist schon besser

he's improved quite a bit — er hat sich ziemlich gebessert
III
n (COMPUT)
Bit nt IV pret See: of bite
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bit¹ [bıt]

A s

1. Gebiss n (am Pferdezaum):

take the bit between ( oder in) one’s teeth

a) durchgehen (Pferd),

b) fig aufsässig werden,

c) fig sich reinknien umg, sich mächtig anstrengen; → chafe B 1, champ¹ B

2. TECH schneidendes oder packendes Werkzeugteil:

a) Bohrer(spitze) m(f), Stich m, Meißel m, Schneide f

b) Hobeleisen n

c) Backe f, Maul n (der Zange etc)

d) (Schlüssel) Bart m

3. Mundstück n (einer Tabakspfeife, Zigarettenspitze etc)

B v/t

1. einem Pferd das Gebiss anlegen

2. fig zügeln

bit² [bıt] s

1. a) Stückchen n:

bits of broken glass Glassplitter;

fall to bits entzweigehen, zerbrechen;

pull ( oder pick, tear) to bits

a) in Stücke reißen,

b) fig eine Äußerung etc zerpflücken;

a bit ein bisschen, ein wenig, etwas;

a bit dull ziemlich langweilig; → thick A 15

c) besonders Br Stück n, Teil m, (eines Films etc) Szene f

2. umg Augenblick m, Moment m:

wait a bit;

after a bit nach einem Weilchen

3. umg (kleine) Münze:

twopenny bit; → two bits

4. auch bit part THEAT etc kleine (Neben)RolleBesondere Redewendungen: a bit of all right bes Br umg

a) schwer in Ordnung, ein prima Kerl, eine prima Sache,

b) ein sexy oder steiler Zahn;

he is a bit of a comedian er hat etwas von einem Komödianten (an sich);

a bit of a coward ziemlich feig(e);

be a bit of a coward about pain ganz schöne Angst vor Schmerzen haben;

a bit of a fool ein bisschen dumm;

it was a bit of a job to do it es war ganz schön anstrengend oder schwierig, das zu tun;

a bit of good luck ein glücklicher Zufall;

a bit of a mystery eine ziemlich rätselhafte Geschichte;

not a bit keine Spur, ganz und gar nicht, nicht im Geringsten, überhaupt nicht;

not a bit! keine Spur!;

a good bit ein tüchtiges Stück;

quite a bit ziemlich viel;

bit by bit

a) Stück für Stück,

b) nach und nach, allmählich;

do one’s bit

a) seine Pflicht (u. Schuldigkeit) tun,

b) seinen Beitrag leisten;

he’s doing the boss bit umg er spielt sich als Boss auf;

you misunderstood every bit of it das hast du ganz und gar missverstanden;

every bit as good ganz genau so gut;

one’s bits and pieces ( oder bobs) umg seine Siebensachen;

have a bit on the side umg einen Freund oder eine Freundin haben, fremdgehen; → crumpet 2 b, fluff A 5, mind A 4, skirt A 2 a, understatement

bit³ [bıt] s IT Bit n (eine Informationseinheit):

bit density Bitdichte f

bit⁴ [bıt] prät und obs pperf von bite

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I noun
1) (for horse) Gebiss, das; Gebissstange, die

take the bit between one's teeth — (fig.) aufmüpfig werden (ugs.)

2) (of drill) [Bohr]einsatz, der; Bohrer, der
II noun
1) (piece) Stück, das; (smaller) Stückchen, das

a little bit — ein kleines Stückchen

a bit of cheese/sugar/wood/coal — ein bisschen od. etwas Käse/Zucker/ein Stück Holz/etwas Kohle

a bit of trouble/luck — ein wenig Ärger/Glück

the best bits — die besten Teile

it cost quite a bit — es kostete ziemlich viel

bit by bit — Stück für Stück; (gradually) nach und nach

smashed to bits — in tausend Stücke zersprungen

bits and pieces — Verschiedenes

do one's bit — seinen Teil tun

2)

a bit — (somewhat)

a bit tired/too early — ein bisschen müde/zu früh

a little bit, just a bit — ein klein bisschen

quite a bit — um einiges [besser, stärker, hoffnungsvoller]

3)

a bit of — (rather)

be a bit of a coward/bully — ein ziemlicher Feigling sein/den starken Mann markieren (ugs.)

a bit of a disappointment — eine ganz schöne Enttäuschung

4) (short time)

[for] a bit — eine Weile

wait a bit longer — noch ein Weilchen warten

5) (short distance)

a bit — ein Stückchen

a bit closer — ein bisschen näher

6) (Amer.)

two/four/six bits — 25/50/75 Cent
III noun
(Computing) Bit, das
IV
see bite 1., 2.

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n.

Bit -s n.

English-german dictionary > bit
11 bit

I [bɪt]
passato bite II
II [bɪt]
nome

1) (small piece) (of food, substance, land) pezzo m., pezzetto m.

every bit of dirt — tutta la sporcizia

to take sth. to bits — smontare qcs.

to come o fall to bits — cadere in pezzi

2) colloq. (small amount)

a bit — un po'

a little bit — un pochino, un tantino

and a bit over — e un po' di più, e rotti

would you like a bit more? — ne vuoi ancora un po'?

a bit of — un po' di [time, sun, butter, money]

a bit of difficulty, information — un po' di difficoltà, informazioni

a bit of advice — qualche consiglio

with a bit of luck — con un po' di fortuna

to do a bit of shopping — fare un po' di spesa

it won't do a bit of good — non servirà a niente

not to be a bit of use — non servire a niente

wait a bit! — aspetta un po'!

after a bit — dopo un po'

quite a bit of a good bit of parecchio [time, money]; quite a bit o a good bit bigger — un bel po' più lontano, grande

3) colloq. (section) pezzo m.

listen, this bit is brilliant! — ascolta, questo passaggio è magnifico!

the bit where Hamlet dies — il passo in cui Amleto muore

4) ant. (coin) monetina f.

5) a bit colloq. (rather) un po'

a bit deaf, cold — un po' sordo, freddo

a bit early — un po' troppo presto

it's asking a bit much — (questo) è chiedere un po' troppo

she isn't a bit like me — non mi somiglia affatto

it's a bit of a surprise — è un po' una sorpresa

he's a bit of a brute — è piuttosto brutale

for a bit of a change — per cambiare un po'

a bit of a disappointment — un po' deludente

a bit of a problem — un po' un problema, un bel problema

••

bit by bit — poco a poco

bits and bobs — colloq. cianfrusaglie

bits and pieces — (fragments) pezzetti; (belongings) armi e bagagli

every bit as good, clever — bravo, intelligente in tutto e per tutto (as quanto)

he's every bit a lawyer — è un perfetto avvocato

not a bit of it! — colloq. neanche per sogno!

to do one's bit — fare la propria parte
III [bɪt]
nome inform. bit m.
IV [bɪt]
nome

1) equit. morso m., freno m.

2) tecn. (anche drill bit) punta f. (di trapano)

••

to take the bit between one's teeth — mordere il freno

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[bit]
past tense; = bite

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I [bɪt]
passato bite II
II [bɪt]
nome

1) (small piece) (of food, substance, land) pezzo m., pezzetto m.

every bit of dirt — tutta la sporcizia

to take sth. to bits — smontare qcs.

to come o fall to bits — cadere in pezzi

2) colloq. (small amount)

a bit — un po'

a little bit — un pochino, un tantino

and a bit over — e un po' di più, e rotti

would you like a bit more? — ne vuoi ancora un po'?

a bit of — un po' di [time, sun, butter, money]

a bit of difficulty, information — un po' di difficoltà, informazioni

a bit of advice — qualche consiglio

with a bit of luck — con un po' di fortuna

to do a bit of shopping — fare un po' di spesa

it won't do a bit of good — non servirà a niente

not to be a bit of use — non servire a niente

wait a bit! — aspetta un po'!

after a bit — dopo un po'

quite a bit of a good bit of parecchio [time, money]; quite a bit o a good bit bigger — un bel po' più lontano, grande

3) colloq. (section) pezzo m.

listen, this bit is brilliant! — ascolta, questo passaggio è magnifico!

the bit where Hamlet dies — il passo in cui Amleto muore

4) ant. (coin) monetina f.

5) a bit colloq. (rather) un po'

a bit deaf, cold — un po' sordo, freddo

a bit early — un po' troppo presto

it's asking a bit much — (questo) è chiedere un po' troppo

she isn't a bit like me — non mi somiglia affatto

it's a bit of a surprise — è un po' una sorpresa

he's a bit of a brute — è piuttosto brutale

for a bit of a change — per cambiare un po'

a bit of a disappointment — un po' deludente

a bit of a problem — un po' un problema, un bel problema

••

bit by bit — poco a poco

bits and bobs — colloq. cianfrusaglie

bits and pieces — (fragments) pezzetti; (belongings) armi e bagagli

every bit as good, clever — bravo, intelligente in tutto e per tutto (as quanto)

he's every bit a lawyer — è un perfetto avvocato

not a bit of it! — colloq. neanche per sogno!

to do one's bit — fare la propria parte
III [bɪt]
nome inform. bit m.
IV [bɪt]
nome

1) equit. morso m., freno m.

2) tecn. (anche drill bit) punta f. (di trapano)

••

to take the bit between one's teeth — mordere il freno

English-Italian dictionary > bit
12 bit

Ⅰ.

bit¹ [bɪt]

bout, morceau ⇒ 1 (a) numéro ⇒ 1 (c) mors ⇒ 1 (f) mèche ⇒ 1 (g) bit ⇒ 1 (h) quelque temps ⇒ 2 (a) un peu ⇒ 2 (b) petit à petit ⇒ 3

1 noun

(a) (piece → of paper, wood, string) bout m; (→ of land) morceau m; (→ of cake, meat, cheese) morceau m; (smaller) bout m; (→ of book) passage m; (→ of film) séquence f; (→ of jigsaw puzzle) pièce f;

∎ you missed out the best bits (of story, joke) tu as oublié le meilleur;

∎ I liked the bit where they were in the cave (in book) j'aime le passage où ils sont dans la caverne; (in film) j'aime la séquence où ils sont dans la caverne;

∎ this is the difficult bit c'est là où ça se complique;

∎ bits and pieces of sth des morceaux de qch;

∎ made of bits and pieces fait de bric et de broc;

∎ she picked up her bits and pieces elle a ramassé ses affaires;

∎ in bits en morceaux;

∎ to take sth to bits démonter qch;

∎ the dog tore the paper to bits le chien a complètement déchiré le journal;

∎ to fall to bits (book, clothes) tomber en lambeaux;

∎ the wall was falling to bits le mur tombait en morceaux ou en ruine;

∎ to come to bits (dismantle) se démonter; (break) tomber en morceaux;

∎ familiar I love him to bits! je l'adore!^□

(b) (unspecified small quantity)

∎ a bit of dirt une petite saleté;

∎ a bit of advice un (petit) conseil;

∎ a bit of money/time un peu d'argent/de temps;

∎ a little bit of tact/patience un tout petit peu de tact/de patience;

∎ quite a bit of rain/trouble pas mal de pluie/d'ennuis;

∎ there's been a bit of trouble at home il y a eu quelques problèmes à la maison;

∎ it's a bit of a problem cela pose un problème;

∎ it was a bit of a nuisance c'était vraiment ennuyeux;

∎ we got a bit of a shock ça nous a fait un choc;

∎ it's not a bit of use cela ne sert absolument à rien;

∎ he's a bit of a crook il est un peu escroc sur les bords;

∎ I've been a bit of a fool j'ai été un peu bête;

∎ it was a bit too much of a coincidence c'était un peu fort comme coïncidence;

∎ to do one's bit y mettre du sien, faire un effort;

∎ everyone did their bit tout le monde y a mis du sien ou a fait un effort;

∎ we did our bit to help the children nous avons fait ce qu'il fallait pour aider les enfants;

∎ they ate up every bit ils ont tout mangé jusqu'au dernier morceau;

∎ I've had quite a bit to drink j'ai un peu trop bu;

∎ to make quite a bit (earn money) gagner pas mal d'argent ou de fric;

∎ to have a bit put away avoir un petit pécule;

∎ that must be worth quite a bit! ça doit valoir pas mal d'argent;

∎ she's every bit as competent as he is elle est tout aussi compétente que lui;

∎ familiar to have a bit on the side (male lover) avoir un amant; (female lover) avoir une maîtresse;

∎ British familiar to be a bit of all right (of woman) être une jolie fille; (of man) être un beau mec;

∎ British familiar this is a bit of all right! ça c'est chouette!;

∎ familiar that takes a bit of doing ça, c'est bien difficile

(c) familiar (role) numéro m;

∎ he's doing his perfect father bit il nous fait son numéro du père parfait

(d) familiar (small coin) pièce^□ f;

∎ a threepenny bit une pièce de trois pence

(e) American (coin) = ancienne pièce de 12,5 cents;

∎ two bits vingt-cinq cents

(f) (for horse) mors m;

∎ figurative to take the bit between one's teeth prendre le mors aux dents

(g) Technology (of drill) mèche f

(h) Computing bit m;

∎ bits per second bits mpl par seconde

(i) American familiar (term of imprisonment) peine f de prison^□ ;

∎ he did a bit in Fort Worth il a fait de la taule à Fort Worth

2 a bit adverb

(a) (some time) quelque temps;

∎ let's sit down for a bit asseyons-nous un instant ou un peu;

∎ we waited a good/little bit nous avons attendu un bon/un petit moment;

∎ hold on or wait a bit! attendez un peu ou un instant!;

∎ he's away quite a bit il est souvent absent;

∎ after a bit we left au bout de quelque temps nous sommes partis;

∎ in a bit dans quelques minutes

(b) (slightly) un peu;

∎ I'm a bit late je suis un peu en retard;

∎ she's a good/little bit older than he is elle est beaucoup/un peu plus âgée que lui;

∎ it's a (little) bit more expensive c'est un (tout petit) peu plus cher

(c) (at all)

∎ they haven't changed a bit ils n'ont pas du tout changé;

∎ I don't care a bit cela m'est bien ou complètement égal;

∎ are we bothering you? - not a bit! on vous dérange? - pas du tout!;

∎ not a bit of it! pas le moins du monde!;

∎ it's asking a bit much to expect her to apologize il ne faut pas s'attendre à des excuses, c'est trop lui demander;

∎ that's a bit much or a bit steep! ça c'est un peu fort!

3 bit by bit adverb

petit à petit

►► Computing bit command commande f binaire;

Cinema & Theatre bit part petit rôle m;

Cinema & Theatre bit player acteur(trice) m,f qui joue des petits rôles;

Computing bit rate débit f binaire

Ⅱ.

bit² pt of bite

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > bit
13 little

1. adjective,
littler, littlest (Note: it is more common to use the compar. and superl. forms smaller, smallest)

1) (small) klein

little town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das

little toe — kleine Zehe

you poor little thing! — du armes kleines Ding!

I know your little ways — ich kenne deine Tricks

2) (young) klein

the little ones — die Kleinen

my little sister — meine kleine Schwester

3) (short) klein [Person]

a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück

after a little while — nach kurzer Zeit

4) (not much) wenig

you have little time left — dir bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit

there is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da

make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)

a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...

no little... — nicht wenig...

5) (trivial) klein
2. noun
wenig

but little — nur wenig

little or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts

[do] not a little — einiges [tun]

not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.

there was little we could do — wir konnten nur wenig tun

a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig

think little of somebody — gering von jemandem denken

a little after eight — kurz nach acht

we see very little of one another — wir sehen sehr wenig voneinander

little by little — nach und nach
3. adverb,
less, least

1) (not at all)

she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...

he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...

2) (to only a small extent)

little as he liked it — sowenig es ihm auch gefiel

he writes little now — er schreibt nur noch wenig

little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...

that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...

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['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) klein

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) wenig

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) unbedeutend
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) wenig
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) wenig

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) wenig

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) überhaupt nicht

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lit·tle

[ˈlɪtl̩, AM -t̬-]

I. adj

<smaller or -r, smallest or -st>

1. (small) klein

\little feet kleine Füße; (amusingly also) Füßlein

my sister is a \little monster ( emph) meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monster

the \little ones die Kleinen pl

2. (young) klein

when I was \little als ich noch klein war

sb's \little boy/girl jds kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter

\little brother/sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwester

the \little one der/die Kleine

the \littlest ones die Kleinsten

3. distance kurz

a \little way ein kurzes Stück

4.

< less, least>

time wenig, bisschen

a \little while ein bisschen, ein Weilchen nt

5. attr, inv (trivial) klein

every \little detail jede Kleinigkeit

to have a \little word with sb ( iron) ein Wörtchen mit jdm reden fam

to make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machen

a \little problem ( iron) ein kleines Problem

6. (not much)

I speak a \little/only a \little Basque ich spreche etwas/nur wenig Baskisch

a decision of no \little importance eine Entscheidung von nicht unerheblicher Wichtigkeit

her proposal caused not a \little anger viele ärgerten sich über ihren Vorschlag

7.

▶ a \little bird told me ( hum) das sagt mir mein kleiner Finger

II. adv

<less, least>

1. (somewhat)

▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen

2. (hardly) wenig

I was not a \little pleased at the prospects ich habe mich über die Aussichten ziemlich gefreut

\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...

I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatte

to \little expect sth etw nicht erwarten

to \little imagine that... sich dat nicht vorstellen, dass...

to be \little less than [or short of] sth sich akk kaum von etw dat unterscheiden

her conduct is \little short of indecent ihr Benehmen ist fast schon unanständig

it matters \little [to sb] that/what... jdm macht es wenig aus, dass/was...

\little more than sth:

\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stunde

to \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...

to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen

3.

▶ \little by \little nach und nach

III. pron

1. (small quantity)

▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen]

▪ a \little of sth ein wenig von etw dat

I heard a \little of what they were saying ich hörte ein wenig von dem, was sie sagten

2. (not much) wenig

as \little as possible möglichst wenig

to do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tun

so \little so wenig

there is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen

[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw dat

the [or what] \little... das wenige...

the \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd macht

the \little she smoked still affected her health sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen griff ihre Gesundheit an

3. (distance)

▪ a \little ein wenig

let's walk a \little after dinner lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Spaziergang machen

4. (time)

▪ a \little ein wenig [Zeit]

I want to get away for a \little to be by myself ich brauche ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für mich

it's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechs

5.

▶ to make [very] \little of sth (not understand) [sehr] wenig mit etw dat anfangen können; (belittle) etw herunterspielen

▶ precious \little herzlich wenig

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['lɪtl]
1. adj
klein
a little house — ein Häuschen nt,

a funny little nose — ein lustiges (kleines) Näschen

the little ones — die Kleinen pl

a nice little profit — ein hübscher Gewinn

the little people or folk — die Elfen

little green men (inf) — kleine grüne Männchen pl (inf)

he will have his little joke — er will auch einmal ein Witzchen machen

to worry about little things — sich (dat) über Kleinigkeiten Gedanken machen

he has a little mind — er ist ein Kleingeist

little things please little minds — so kann man auch mit kleinen Sachen Kindern eine Freude machen

a little while ago — vor Kurzem, vor kurzer Zeit

it's only a little while till I... — es ist nicht mehr lange, bis ich...

in a little while — bald

2. adv, n

1) wenig

of little importance/interest — von geringer Bedeutung/geringem Interesse

he knows little Latin and less Greek — er kann (nur) wenig Latein und noch weniger Griechisch

little better than — kaum besser als

little more than a month ago — vor kaum einem Monat

little short of — fast schon, beinahe

little did I think that... — ich hätte kaum gedacht, dass...

little does he know that... —

they little realize what will happen to them — sie sind sich (dat) wohl kaum darüber im Klaren, was mit ihnen geschehen wird

to think little of sb/sth — nicht viel von jdm/etw halten

I walk as little as possible — ich laufe so wenig wie möglich

to spend little or nothing — so gut wie ( gar) nichts ausgeben

every little helps — Kleinvieh macht auch Mist (Prov)

please donate, every little helps — auch die kleinste Spende hilft

he had little to say — er hatte nicht viel zu sagen

I see very little of her nowadays — ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit sehr selten

there was little we could do —

the little of his book that I have read — das wenige or bisschen, was ich von seinem Buch gelesen habe

she did what little she could — sie tat das wenige, das sie tun konnte

little by little — nach und nach

little by little, he dragged himself across the room — Stückchen für Stückchen schleppte er sich durch das Zimmer

to make little of sth — etw herunterspielen or bagatellisieren

I could make little of this book — ich konnte mit diesem Buch nicht viel anfangen

2)

a little — ein wenig, ein bisschen

a little ( bit) hot —

a little (bit) better — etwas or ein wenig besser

with a little effort — mit etwas Anstrengung

I'll give you a little advice — ich gebe dir einen kleinen Tipp

a little after five —

we were not a little worried I was not a little surprised — wir waren recht besorgt ich war einigermaßen überrascht

we walked on for a little — wir liefen noch ein bisschen or Stück or Weilchen weiter

after a little — nach einer Weile

for a little — für ein Weilchen

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little [ˈlıtl]

A adj komp less [les], (in gewissen Fällen) lesser [ˈlesə(r)], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smaller [ˈsmɔːlə(r)], sl littler, sup least [liːst], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smallest [ˈsmɔːlıst], sl littlest

1. klein (oft gefühlsbetont):

a little child;

a nice little house ein nettes kleines Haus, ein nettes Häuschen;

little one Kleiner m, Kleine f, Kleines n (Kind);

our little ones unsere Kleinen;

when I was little als ich noch klein oder als ich noch ein Kind war; → finger A 1, toe A 1

2. klein (gewachsen):

a little man ein kleiner Mann (a. fig);

the little people ( oder folk) die Elfen oder Heinzelmännchen

3. (zahlenmäßig) klein (Armee etc)

4. kurz (Weg etc): → while A

5. wenig (Hoffnung etc):

a little honey ein wenig oder ein bisschen Honig, etwas Honig

6. schwach (Stimme)

7. klein, gering(fügig), unbedeutend:

little discomforts kleine Unannehmlichkeiten

8. klein, beschränkt, engstirnig:

little minds Kleingeister

9. pej gemein, erbärmlich, armselig

10. oft iron klein:

his little intrigues;

her poor little efforts ihre rührenden kleinen Bemühungen; → game¹ A 6

B adv komp less, sup least

1. wenig, kaum, nicht sehr:

little improved kaum besser;

little-known wenig bekannt;

little better than nicht viel besser als;

little does one expect man erwartet kaum;

do little to get sth wenig dazu beitragen, etwas zu bekommen;

think little of wenig halten von;

for as little as £ 10 für nur 10 Pfund

2. überhaupt nicht:

he little knows, little does he know er hat keine Ahnung

3. wenig, selten:

I see him very little

C s

1. Kleinigkeit f, (das) Wenige, (das) bisschen:

a little ein wenig, ein bisschen, etwas;

a little is better than none ein bisschen ist besser als nichts;

not a little nicht wenig;

every little helps jede Kleinigkeit hilft;

he did what little he could er tat das wenige, das er tun konnte;

after a little nach einem Weilchen;

he went on a little er ging ein Stückchen weiter;

little by little, by little and little (ganz) allmählich, nach und nach

2. in little im Kleinen, in kleinem Maßstab

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1. adjective,
littler, littlest (Note: it is more common to use the compar. and superl. forms smaller, smallest)

1) (small) klein

little town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das

little toe — kleine Zehe

you poor little thing! — du armes kleines Ding!

I know your little ways — ich kenne deine Tricks

2) (young) klein

the little ones — die Kleinen

my little sister — meine kleine Schwester

3) (short) klein [Person]

a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück

after a little while — nach kurzer Zeit

4) (not much) wenig

you have little time left — dir bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit

there is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da

make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)

a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...

no little... — nicht wenig...

5) (trivial) klein
2. noun
wenig

but little — nur wenig

little or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts

[do] not a little — einiges [tun]

not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.

there was little we could do — wir konnten nur wenig tun

a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig

think little of somebody — gering von jemandem denken

a little after eight — kurz nach acht

we see very little of one another — wir sehen sehr wenig voneinander

little by little — nach und nach
3. adverb,
less, least

1) (not at all)

she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...

he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...

2) (to only a small extent)

little as he liked it — sowenig es ihm auch gefiel

he writes little now — er schreibt nur noch wenig

little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...

that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...

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adj.

klein adj.

schwerlich adj.

wenig adj. adv.

kaum adv.

wenig adv.

English-german dictionary > little
14 bit

I [bɪt] n
1) кусок, кусочек

I'll give you a bit of advice. — Я тебе дам небольшой совет.

He read all the interesting bits in the newspaper. — Он прочитал все интересное в газете.

He ate all the pie bit by bit. — По кусочку он съел весь пирог.

Bit by bit we pieced together the evidence. — Одно за другим мы собрали воедино все доказательства.

My nerves have gone all to bis lately. — За последнее время у меня совершенно расшатались нервы.

This table comes to bits. — Этот стол можно разобрать.

Unfortunately the box has come to bits. — К несчастью ящик развалился.

They tore him to bits. — Они ему все косточки перемыли.

- small bit
- choice bit
- tiny bit
- every bit
- little bit
- bit of bread
- bit of string
- bit of straw
- bit of blood
- bits of plaster
- bits and pieces of the plane
- bits and pieces of the story
- not a bit
- eat every bit of food on the table
- assemble the model bit by bit
- go to bits
- break the chocolate bar into bits
- tear one's coat to bits
2) немного, некоторое количество, небольшое количество, чуть-чуть

It was a bit of a surprise to find she was married. — Нас немало удивило, что она замужем.

Let me get my bits and pieces together. — Дай-ка я соберу все свои вещички.

I'm a bit tired. — Я немного устал.

It didn't hurt a bit. — Совсем не было больно.

I'm a bit late. — Я слегка опоздал.

I'm not a bit the wiser. — Я так ничего и не понял.

He is a good bit older. — Он намного старше.

The house is a good bit larger than, I expected. — Дом значительно больше, чем я ожидал.

We had a bit of dinner together. — Мы скромно пообедали.

They have got a bit of money. — У них водятся денежки.

He has a bit of news for you. — У него для вас есть новость.

I had a bit of luck. — Мне довольно-таки повезло.

You must do a bit at a time. — Все надо делать не спеша.

He is not a bit like that really. — Он совсем не такой на самом деле.

- bit late
- bit much
- bit of a job
- every bit of it
- bit at a time
- nice bit of money
- have a little bit of hope
- be a bit of an artist
- have not a bit of talent
- give smb a bit of one's mind
- do a bit of shopping
- it's a bit cold to day
- it takes a bit of courage
- not a bit like this
3) мелкая монета

I wouldn't give you two bits for that old book! — Я бы и гроша не дал за эту старую книгу.

- short bit
- long bit
- two bits
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CHOICE OF WORDS:

(1.) Русским существительным кусок, кусочек соответствуют разные английские слова в зависимости от следующего за ним существительного - a piece, a lump, a slice, a bar: a piece of meat (of chalk, of bread, of paper) кусок мяса (мела, хлеба, бумаги); a lump of sugar кусок сахара; a slice of lemon (of cheese, of cake) кусочек/ломтик лимона (сыра, торта); a piece (a scrap, a sheet) of paper кусок/листик бумаги; a bar of soap кусок мыла. (2.) See piece, n
II [bɪt] v
Past и P.P. от bite II

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > bit
15 every

'evri
adjective

1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) cada, todo

2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) cada

3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) todo

4) (used to show repetition after certain intervals of time or space: I go to the supermarket every four or five days; Every second house in the row was bright pink; `Every other day' means èvery two days' or `on alternate days'.) cada

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- everybody
- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time

every adj cada / todos

that supermarket is open every day aquel supermercado está abierto todos los días

we go to the market every Saturday vamos al mercado cada sábado

the baby smiles every time he sees me el bebé sonríe cada vez que me ve

every other day cada dos días / un día sí y otro no

I go jogging every other day hago footing un día sí y otro no

every

tr['evrɪ]

adjective

1 (each) cada; (all) todos,-as

■ every day cada día, todos los días

■ every weekend cada fin de semana, todos los fines de semana

■ she cries every time llora cada vez

■ I re-read every letter volví a leer cada carta

■ every student passed todos los estudiantes aprobaron

■ we enjoyed every minute of the film nos gustó la película de principio a fin

■ he drank every last drop bebió hasta la última gota

2 (once (in) each) cada

■ there are elections every five years hay elecciones cada cinco años

■ she has a check-up once every six months le hacen un chequeo cada seis meses

■ one in every twelve women suffer from cancer una de cada doce mujeres padece de cáncer

3 (all possible)

■ you have every chance of passing tienes grandes posibilidades de aprobar

■ we encourage people to help in every way animamos a la gente a que ayude de cualquier manera

■ I have every confidence in them tengo plena confianza en ellos

■ you had every right to be pleased tenías todo el derecho a estar contento

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

every other day un día sí un día no, cada dos días

every other week cada dos semanas

every now and then de vez en cuando

every so often de cuando en cuando

to be every bit as... as... ser igual de... que...

■ it's every bit as good as the other one es igual de bueno que el otro

■ I'm every bit as clever as him yo soy tan inteligente como él

every ['ɛvri] adj

1) each: cada

every time: cada vez

every other house: cada dos casas

2) all: todo

every month: todos los meses

every woman: toda mujer, todas las mujeres

3) complete: pleno, entero

to have every confidence: tener plena confianza

every

adj.

• cada adj.

• todo, -a adj.

'evri
adjective

1) ( each)

every room was searched — se registraron todas las habitaciones, se registró cada una de las habitaciones

she wins every time — siempre gana

every day/minute is precious — cada día/minuto es precioso

she comes every month — viene todos los meses

every one of you — todos y cada uno de ustedes

2) ( indicating recurrence) cada

every three days, every third day — cada tres días

he comes every other day — viene un día sí, otro no or (CS, Per) viene día por medio

every now and then o again — de tanto en tanto

every so often — cada tanto, de vez en cuando

3) (very great, all possible)

they have every confidence in us — confían plenamente en nosotros

I wished them every happiness — les deseé toda la felicidad del mundo

she made every effort to satisfy him — hizo lo indecible or todo lo posible por satisfacerlo

['evrɪ]
ADJ
1) (=each) cada inv

every day — cada día

every three days, every third day — cada tres días

every few days — cada dos o tres días

• every bit of the cake — la torta entera

every bit as clever as... — tan or (LAm) igual de listo como...

• I have to account for every last penny — tengo que dar cuentas de cada penique que gasto

• I enjoyed every minute of the party — disfruté cada minuto de la fiesta

• every now and then, every now and again — de vez en cuando

• every other or second month — un mes sí y otro no, cada dos meses

every other person has a car — de cada dos personas una tiene coche

• he'd eaten every single chocolate — se había comido todos los bombones, se había comido hasta el último bombón

every single time — cada vez sin excepción

• every so often — cada cierto tiempo, de vez en cuando

• he brings me a present every time he comes — cada vez que viene me trae un regalo

this recipe gives you perfect results every time — esta receta siempre le dará resultados perfectos

- every man for himself

- every man Jack of them voted against

- every little helps

2) (=all)

• he was following my every move — me vigilaba constantemente

• not every child is as fortunate as you — no todos los niños son tan afortunados como tú

• every one of them passed the exam — todos ellos aprobaron el examen

• he criticized her at every opportunity — no dejaba escapar oportunidad alguna para criticarla

• he spends every penny he earns — gasta hasta el último centavo que gana

• in every way — en todos los aspectos

• his every wish — todos sus deseos

• I mean every word I say — lo digo muy en serio

3) (=any) todo

every parent will have experienced this at one time or another — todo padre se habrá encontrado con esto en algún momento

4) (=all possible)

• I gave you every assistance — te ayudé en todo lo que podía

• she had every chance — se le dieron todas las posibilidades

• I have every confidence in him — tengo entera or plena confianza en él

• every effort is being made to trace him — se está haciendo todo lo posible para localizarlo

• I have every reason to think that... — tengo razones sobradas para pensar que...

• we wish you every success — te deseamos todo el éxito posible

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['evri]
adjective

1) ( each)

every room was searched — se registraron todas las habitaciones, se registró cada una de las habitaciones

she wins every time — siempre gana

every day/minute is precious — cada día/minuto es precioso

she comes every month — viene todos los meses

every one of you — todos y cada uno de ustedes

2) ( indicating recurrence) cada

every three days, every third day — cada tres días

he comes every other day — viene un día sí, otro no or (CS, Per) viene día por medio

every now and then o again — de tanto en tanto

every so often — cada tanto, de vez en cuando

3) (very great, all possible)

they have every confidence in us — confían plenamente en nosotros

I wished them every happiness — les deseé toda la felicidad del mundo

she made every effort to satisfy him — hizo lo indecible or todo lo posible por satisfacerlo

English-spanish dictionary > every
16 bit

I.

bit¹ [bɪt]

1. noun

   a. ( = piece) [of bread] morceau m ; [of paper, string] bout m ; (in book, talk) passage m

• a bit of garden un bout de jardin

• a tiny little bit un tout petit peu

• a bit of advice un petit conseil

• a bit of news une nouvelle

• a bit of luck une chance

• what a bit of luck! quelle chance !

• bring all your bits and pieces (inf) apporte toutes tes petites affaires

• bits and bobs (inf) petites affaires fpl

• to come to bits ( = break) tomber en morceaux ; ( = dismantle) se démonter

• bit by bit ( = gradually) petit à petit

• to do one's bit faire sa part

   b. (phrases) a bit un peu

• a bit of money un peu d'argent

• that's a bit much! c'est un peu fort ! (inf)

• he paid a good bit for it ça lui a coûté assez cher

• I'm a bit late je suis un peu en retard

• it's a good bit further than we thought c'est bien plus loin que nous ne pensions

• every bit as good as tout aussi bon que

• every bit of the wall le mur tout entier

• he seems to be a bit of an expert il a l'air de s'y connaître

• she's a bit of a liar elle est un brin (inf) menteuse

• it was a bit of a shock ça a été un choc

• he's/she's a bit of all right (inf!) ( = attractive) il/elle est plutôt bien foutu (e) (inf !)

• not a bit of it! pas du tout !

• to do one's bit faire sa part

   c. ( = time) after a bit après un moment

• quite a bit un bon bout de temps (inf)

• wait a bit attendez un instant

   d. (Computing) bit m

   e. (for horse) mors m

• to take the bit between one's teeth prendre le mors aux dents

   f. ( = tool) mèche f

2. compounds

► bit-map noun (Computing) mode point m ; also bit-map(ped) image image f en mode point adjective also bit-mapped [graphics] par points

► bit part noun petit rôle m

II.

bit² [bɪt]

verb

past tense of bite

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[bɪt] 1.
preterit bite
2.
noun

1) (of food, substance, wood) morceau m (of de); (of paper, string, garden, land) bout m (of de)

every bit of dirt — la moindre petite saleté

to take something to bits — démonter quelque chose

2) (colloq) ( small amount)

a bit — un peu

would you like a bit more? — tu en veux encore?

a bit of — un peu de [time, money etc]

a bit of difficulty/information — quelques difficultés/informations

a bit of advice — un petit conseil

with a bit of luck — avec un peu de chance

to do a bit of shopping — faire quelques courses

it won't do a bit of good — ça ne servira à rien

wait a bit! — attends un peu!

after a bit — un peu après

quite a bit of —

a good bit of — pas mal de [time, money etc]

quite a bit ou a good bit bigger — bien plus grand

3) (colloq) ( section) passage m

listen, this bit is brilliant! — écoute, ce passage est génial! (colloq)

the bit where Hamlet dies — le moment où Hamlet meurt

4) (dated) ( coin) pièce f

5) ( for horse) mors m

6) Computing bit m

7) Technology (also drill bit) mèche f
3.
(colloq) a bit adverbial phrase ( rather) un peu

a bit deaf/cold — un peu sourd/froid

a bit early — un peu trop tôt

it's asking a bit much — c'est un peu trop demander

she isn't a bit like me — elle ne me ressemble pas du tout

it's a bit of a surprise — c'est un peu surprenant

he's a bit of a brute — il a un côté brute

a bit of a problem — un petit problème

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bit by bit — petit à petit

bits and bobs — (colloq) affaires fpl

bits and pieces — ( fragments) morceaux mpl; ( belongings) affaires fpl

every bit as good/clever — tout aussi bon/intelligent

not a bit of it! — (colloq) pas du tout!

to do one's bit — faire sa part (de boulot (colloq))

to take the bit between one's teeth — prendre le mors aux dents

English-French dictionary > bit
17 little

'litl
1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeño

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) sin importancia

2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco

3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada, ni la menor idea

•

- a little
- little by little
- make little of

little¹ adj

1. pequeño

I've brought you a little present te ha traído un pequeño regalo

a little boy un chico pequeño

a little white mouse un ratoncito blanco

poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

2. poco

we have very little money tenemos muy poco dinero

I sleep very little duermo muy poco

little² adv pron poco

try to rest a little intenta descansar un poco

put a little oil on the salad echa un poco de aceite en la ensalada

I feel a little better me encuentro un poco mejor

El comparativo de little es less; el superlativo es least

little

tr['lɪtəl]

adjective

1 (small) pequeño,-a

■ it's a very little flat es un piso muy pequeño

■ a little cup una tacita

■ let's take a little break vamos a descansar un ratito

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!

2 (not much) poco,-a

■ a little milk un poco de leche

■ I have little time to relax tengo poco tiempo para relajarme

pronoun

1 poco

■ more tea? --just a little, please ¿quieres más té? --un poco, por favor

■ she gives very little of herself to her work se dedica muy poco al trabajo

adverb

1 poco

■ I'm a little (bit) tired estoy un poco cansada

■ it takes little over an hour to get there se tarda poco más de una hora en llegar

■ as little as possible lo menos posible

■ little did I know that... yo no tenía la menor idea de que...

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

little by little poco a poco

little or nothing casi nada

not a little ironic muy

■ he was not a little impressed se quedó muy impresionado

to make little of (play down) quitar importancia a 2 (not understand) no captar

■ I could make very little of what he was saying entendí muy poco de lo que decía

little finger dedo meñique

little woman pejorative (wife) mujer nombre femenino

little ['lɪtəl] adv, less ['lɛs] ; least ['li:st]

1) : poco

she sings very little: canta muy poco

2)

little did I know that... : no tenía la menor idea de que...

3)

as little as possible : lo menos posible

little adj, littler or less ['lɛs] or lesser ['lɛsər] ; littlest or least ['li:st]

1) small: pequeño

2) : poco

they speak little Spanish: hablan poco español

little by little: poco a poco

3) trivial: sin importancia, trivial

little n

1) : poco m

little has changed: poco ha cambiado

2)

a little : un poco, algo

it's a little surprising: es algo sorprendente

little

adj.

• chico, -a adj.

• corto, -a adj.

• enano, -a adj.

• escaso, -a adj.

• menudo, -a adj.

• mezquino, -a adj.

• meñique adj.

• parvo, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

• poco, -a adj.

adv.

• poco adv.

n.

• poco s.m.

I 'lɪtḷ
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (comp littler 'lɪtḷər, 'lɪtḷə(r); superl littlest 'lɪtḷəst, 'lɪtḷɪst)

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

then there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)

3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)

I know your little game! — ya te conozco el jueguito! (fam)

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

from what little information we have — por lo poco que sabemos

it uses less electricity than a toaster — gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

he had little talent and even less charm — tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

he has (the) least talent of all — es el que menos talento tiene

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

we see very little of him nowadays — lo vemos muy poco últimamente

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

from as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares

little by little — poco a poco

I get paid less than you — me pagan menos que a ti

Jean earns (the) least of all — Jean es la que menos gana de todos

the (very) least you can do is apologize — lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón

he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa

that's the least of it — eso es lo de menos

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

it is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

just when we were least expecting it — cuando menos lo esperábamos

b) (hardly, not)

little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...

he's little better than a thief — es poco menos que un ladrón

no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco

a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor

I ['lɪtl]
1. ADJ

1) (=small) pequeño, chico (LAm)

a little house — una casa pequeña or (LAm) chica

a little book — un libro pequeño or (LAm) chico

she had a little girl yesterday — ayer tuvo una niñita

when I was little — cuando era pequeña, de pequeña

the little ones — (=children) los pequeños

2) (=short) corto

a little walk — un paseo corto

we went for a little holiday — nos fuimos para unas vacaciones cortitas

3) (=diminutive) (in cpds) -ito

a little book/boat/piece etc — un librito/barquitoocito etc

a little house — una casita

a little girl — una niñita, una chiquita

a little fish — un pececillo, un pececito

a little sip — un sorbito

the little woman — hum (=wife) la costilla *, la parienta (Sp) *

it's the little man who suffers — (=small trader) el pequeño comerciante es el que sale perdiendo

it's just a little something * — no es más que una cosita de poco valor

4) (=younger)

her little brother — su hermano menor, su hermanito

2.

CPD

little end N — (Brit) (Aut) pie m de biela

Little Englander N — (Brit) (Hist) en el siglo XIX, persona con ideas opuestas a la ampliación del imperio británico ; (=chauvinist) patriotero(-a) m / f ; (=anti-European) anti-europeoísta mf

little finger N — dedo m meñique, meñique m

the little folk NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos

Little League N — (US) liga de béisbol aficionado para jóvenes de entre 6 y 18 años

the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos

little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie

II ['lɪtl] (compar less) (superl least)
1. PRON

1) (=not much) poco

he knows little — sabe poco

to see/do little — ver/hacer poco

there was little we could do — apenas había nada que hacer

he had little to say — poco fue lo que tenía que decir

that has little to do with it! — ¡eso tiene poco que ver!

• as little as £5 — 5 libras, nada más

• there's very little left — queda muy poco

• to make little of sth — (=play down) quitarle importancia a algo; (=fail to exploit) desaprovechar algo

they made little of loading the huge boxes — (=accomplish easily) cargaron las enormes cajas como si nada

• little of what he says is true — poco de lo que dice es verdad

• little or nothing — poco o nada

to spend little or nothing — gastar poco o nada

• he lost weight because he ate so little — adelgazó porque comía muy poco

• I know too little about him to have an opinion — no lo conozco lo suficiente para poder opinar

too little too late — muy poco y muy tarde

2) (=some)

give me a little — dame un poco

I had a little of everything — comí un poco de todo

• little by little — poco a poco

• however little you give, we'll be grateful — agradeceremos su donativo, por pequeño que sea

• a little less/ more milk — un poco menos/más de leche

a little more slowly — un poco más despacio

• the little I have seen is excellent — lo poco que he visto me ha parecido excelente

• I did what little I could — hice lo poco que pude
every
3) (=short time)

they'll have to wait a little — tendrán que esperar un poco

• for a little — un rato, durante un rato

2. ADJ

1) (=not much) poco

there is little hope of finding them alive — hay pocas esperanzas de encontrarlos con vida

with little difficulty — sin problema or dificultad

• so much to do, so little time — tanto que hacer y en tan poco tiempo

I have so little time for reading — tengo muy poco tiempo para leer

• he gave me too little money — me dio poquísimo dinero

• I have very little money — tengo muy poco dinero

2) (=some)

a little wine — un poco de vino

I speak a little Spanish — hablo un poco de español

• a little bit (of) — un poquito (de)

• with no little trouble — con bastante dificultad, con no poca dificultad

3) (=short)

• for a little time or while — un ratito

3. ADV

1) (=not much) poco

he reads little — lee poco

they spoke very little on the way home — hablaron muy poco de camino para casa

• try to move as little as possible — intenta moverte lo menos posible

(as) little as I like him, I must admit that... — aunque me gusta muy poco, debo admitir que...

• a little known fact — un hecho poco conocido

• little more than — poco más que

little more than a month ago — hace poco más de un mes

• a little read book — un libro poco leído, un libro que se lee poco

• it's little short of a miracle — es casi un milagro

2) (=somewhat) algo

we were a little surprised/happier — nos quedamos algo sorprendidos/más contentos

• a little better — un poco mejor, algo mejor

• a little less/ more than... — un poco menos/más que...

• we were not a little worried — nos inquietamos bastante, quedamos muy inquietos

3) (=not at all)

little does he know that..., he little knows that... — no tiene la menor idea de que...

4) (=rarely) poco

I watch television very little nowadays — ahora veo la televisión muy poco

it occurs very little in small companies — raramente ocurre or es raro que ocurra en empresas pequeñas

* * *

I ['lɪtḷ]
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (comp littler ['lɪtḷər, 'lɪtḷə(r)]; superl littlest ['lɪtḷəst, 'lɪtḷɪst])

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

then there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)

3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)

I know your little game! — ya te conozco el jueguito! (fam)

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

from what little information we have — por lo poco que sabemos

it uses less electricity than a toaster — gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

he had little talent and even less charm — tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

he has (the) least talent of all — es el que menos talento tiene

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

we see very little of him nowadays — lo vemos muy poco últimamente

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

from as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares

little by little — poco a poco

I get paid less than you — me pagan menos que a ti

Jean earns (the) least of all — Jean es la que menos gana de todos

the (very) least you can do is apologize — lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón

he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa

that's the least of it — eso es lo de menos

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

it is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

just when we were least expecting it — cuando menos lo esperábamos

b) (hardly, not)

little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...

he's little better than a thief — es poco menos que un ladrón

no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco

a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor

English-spanish dictionary > little
18 LITTLE

• Add little to little and there will be a great heap - По капельке - море, по зернышку - ворох (П)

• Every little counts (helps) - С миру по нитке - голому рубашка (C)

• Every little makes a mickle (a nickel) - Копейка к копейке - проживет и семейка (K)

• Little and good fills the trencher (A) - Лучше меньше, да лучше (Л)

• Little and often fills the purse - Копейка к копейке - проживет и семейка (K), Курочка по зернышку клюет, да сыта бывает (K)

• Little and often makes a heap in time - Зернышко к зернышку - будет мешок (3), Курочка по зернышку клюет, да сыта бывает (K)

• Little by little and bit by bit - Мало-помалу птичка гнездо свивает (M), Терпенье и труд все перетрут (T)

• Little by little one goes (travels) far - Мало-помалу птичка гнездо свивает (M)

• Little by little the bird builds his (its) nest - И Москва не вдруг строилась (И), Мало-помалу птичка гнездо свивает (M)

• Little is better than none (A) - Лучше мало, чем совсем ничего (Л)

• Little makes a lot (A) - Курочка по зернышку клюет, да сыта бывает (K)

• Many a little makes a mickle - Зернышко к зернышку - будет мешок (3), Курочка по зернышку клюет, да сыта бывает (K), Полено к полену - костер (П), Пушинка к пушинке - выйдет перинка (П), Собирай по ягодке, наберешь кузовок (C)

• Many a little makes a nickel - Копейка к копейке - проживет и семейка (K)

Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > LITTLE
19 little

1. n немногое, небольшое количество; самая малость

we must keep what little we have — мы должны беречь то немногое, что у нас есть

he did what little he could — он сделал всё, что было в его силах

the little I have is not worth giving — ту малость, которая у меня есть, просто не стоит дарить

a little — немного

little bit — немного

little later — немного позже

little wonder — немного странно

a little too small — немного мал

2. n эмоц. -усил. почти ничего; мало что

I understood little of his speech — в его речи я мало что понял

the little — «маленькие люди»

little by little, by little and little — мало-помалу, постепенно, понемногу

little or nothing — почти ничего, очень мало, ничтожное количество

have little in common — иметь мало общего

Little Bahama Bank — Малая Багамская банка

Little Englander — сторонник «Малой Англии»

with little hesitation — почти без колебаний

operate with little way on — идти малым ходом

3. a маленький, небольшой

little house — домик, небольшой дом

little business — небольшое дело

little progress — небольшой прогресс

little toe — маленький палец на ноге

little background — небольшое отступление

a little atom of a bird — маленькая пичужка

4. a небольшой; слабый; плохой

to have little hope — иметь мало надежды

he has little time — у него мало времени

he has very little knowledge of the subject — он очень плохо знает предмет

unfortunately he has little money — к сожалению, у него мало денег

he is a little deaf — он плохо слышит

poems of little worth — слабые стихи

be of little consequence — не представлять большой важности

5. a короткий, недлинный

shall I go a little way with you? — проводить вас немного?

6. a невысокий, небольшого роста

a little fat man — приземистый толстяк

be a little account — не иметь большого значения

Frost little plate method — чашечный метод Фроста

a little girl so high — девочка вот такого роста

it matters little — это не имеет большого значения

7. a незначительный, несущественный, неважный

a little difficulty — незначительное затруднение

of little moment — неважный

little reason — незначительное основание

cut a little figure — играть незначительную роль

to cut a little figure — играть незначительную роль

8. a мелкий, некрупный

little farmer — мелкий фермер

gnats and other little brutes — комары и прочие мелкие насекомые

9. a малый, неглавный

little war — малая война

Little Dog — Малый Пёс

little slam — малый шлем

Little Belt — Малый Бельт

Little Bear — Малая Медведица

be worth little — стоить мало

10. a милый, славный

you little rascal! — эй ты, пострелёнок!

nice little girl — милая девчушка

her little house is just precious! — её домик так мил!

11. a мелкий, мелочный, ничтожный; ограниченный

a little man with a little mind — ничтожный ограниченный человечишка

the little vexations of life — мелкие жизненные неприятности; раздражающие мелочи жизни

12. a предназначенный для узкого круга; не массовый

little magazine — малообъёмный журнал

little Mary — желудок

The Little Corporal — «маленький капрал», Наполеон Бонапарт

Little Rhody — штат Род-Айленд

to go but a little way to — быть недостаточным, не хватать

little stranger — новорождённый

to expect a little stranger — ждать прибавления семейства

little bird — источник информации;

a little bird tells me you are getting married — где-то я слышала, что ты выходишь замуж

use your little grey cells! — шевели мозгами!

let me consider a little — дайте мне подумать немного

I put little reliance in him — я мало на него полагаюсь

I see through your little game — мне ясна ваша хитрость

money means little to me — деньги для меня не имеют значения

13. adv мало, почти нисколько

little more — ненамного больше; немногим больше

he is little more than an amateur — он недалеко ушёл от любителя; он выступает почти на любительском уровне

he left little more than an hour ago — он ушёл час с небольшим тому назад

little less than — не намного меньше; почти столько же

he is little less talented than his father — талантом он не намного уступает отцу; он почти так же талантлив, как отец

I can say very little about this book — я могу очень немного сказать об этой книге

not a little — немало

little litany — малая литания

Little Masters — малые мастера

Little Dipper — Малая Медведица

Little Missouri — Малая Миссури

14. adv редко

I go there very little — я хожу туда очень редко

15. adv совсем не, вовсе не

when I first came to this country, I little thought that I should stay so long — когда я приехал в эту страну, я никак не думал, что проживу здесь так долго

they little expected such trouble — они никак не предполагали, что возникнет такая неприятность

little or no — почти или совсем не

he is a little wanting — у него не все дома

every little fetch of wit — все ухищрения ума

it says little to me — мне это мало что говорит

a very little more — ещё; совсем немного; чуть-чуть

Синонимический ряд:

1. brief (adj.) brief; concise; short; succinct

2. casual (adj.) casual; inconsequential; insignificant; light; minor; minute; scanty; shoestring; slight; small-beer; trivial; unimportant

3. inadequate (adj.) inadequate; inconsiderable; insufficient

4. narrow (adj.) bigoted; borne; illiberal; mean; narrow; narrow-minded; paltry; petty; prejudicial; selfish; set; shallow; small-minded; stingy

5. small (adj.) bantam; diminutive; ineffectual; infinitesimal; limited; miniature; monkey; petite; small; smallish; tiny; wee

6. bit (noun) bit; few; iota; smidgen; trifle

7. barely (other) barely; hardly; hardly ever; infrequently; just; on rare occasions; once in a blue moon (colloquial); rarely; scarcely ever; seldom; slightly; unfrequently; unoften

Антонимический ряд:

ample; big; bulky; capacious; colossal; comprehensive; developed; enormous; full; generous; gigantic; grave; great; handsome; high-minded; long; lot; magnanimous; significant

English-Russian base dictionary > little
20 little

adj. klein; beetje; iets; kort; onbelangrijk
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adv. klein; weinig
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n. een beetje; weinig; een kleine hoeveelheid; korte afstand; korte tijd

little¹

[ litl] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; littleness〉

1 〈 vaak te vertalen door een verkleinvorm〉 klein ⇒ -je, -tje, -pje

2 klein(geestig/zielig) ⇒ kleintjes

♦voorbeelden:

1   a little bit • een (klein) beetje

     little finger • pink

     a little girl • een klein meisje

     Little Red Riding Hood • Roodkapje

     his little sister • zijn kleine(re)/jongere zusje

     〈 informeel〉 the little woman • vrouwlief, moeders

     her little ones • haar kinderen/ 〈 van dier〉

     its little ones • haar jongen

2   little minds • kleingeestigen

     〈 spreekwoord〉 little things please little minds • kleine mensen, kleine wensen

¶ a little bird told me • ik heb er een muisje van horen spreken

     Little League • kleine (honkbal)divisie 〈 voor acht- tot twaalfjarigen in de USA〉

     the little people • de elven/kabouters jongen

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little²

〈 voornaamwoord〉

1 weinig ⇒ beetje

♦voorbeelden:

1   he got little out of it • het bracht hem maar weinig op

     make little of something • ergens weinig van begrijpen; iets als onbelangrijk afdoen, ergens weinig belang aan hechten

     think little of someone • geen hoge dunk van iemand hebben

     little or nothing • weinig of niets

     there's very little left • er is maar heel weinig over

     little by little • beetje bij beetje

     〈 spreekwoord〉 little by little, and bit by bit • voetje voor voetje en beetje bij beetje; langzaam aan, dan breekt het lijntje niet

     I gave him what little I owned • ik heb hem het weinige dat ik bezat gegeven

     〈 spreekwoord〉 every little helps • alle beetjes helpen

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little³

〈 bijwoord〉

1 weinig ⇒ amper

2 volstrekt/in het geheel niet

♦voorbeelden:

1   little known facts • weinig bekende feiten

     little more than an hour • iets meer dan een uur

2   little did he know that … • hij had er geen flauw benul van dat …

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little⁴

〈 determinator〉

1 weinig ⇒ gering

♦voorbeelden:

1   little damage • weinig schade

     there's very little milk left • er is maar een klein beetje melk over

     a little effort • een beetje/wat moeite

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