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1 every little helps
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כל פרוטה עוזרת* * *◙ תרזוע הטורפ לכ◄ -
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un grano no hace granero pero ayuda al compañero, todo es ayuda -
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minsta bidrag mottas tacksamt, många bäckar små gör en stor å -
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take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves grain by grain, and the hen fills her bellyEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > every little helps
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7 Every little helps, as the old lady said when she pissed in the sea
Табуированная лексика: шутливая фраза, сопровождающая небольшой вклад в ( какое-л.) дело (работу)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Every little helps, as the old lady said when she pissed in the sea
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8 Every little helps, as the old woman said when she pissed in the sea
Табуированная лексика: шутливая фраза, сопровождающая небольшой вклад в ( какое-л.) дело (работу)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Every little helps, as the old woman said when she pissed in the sea
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every ['evrɪ]∎ every room has a view of the sea les chambres ont toutes vue ou toutes les chambres ont vue sur la mer;∎ not every room is as big as this toutes les chambres ne sont pas aussi grandes que celle-ci;∎ every word he says tout ce qu'il dit;∎ he drank every drop il a bu jusqu'à la dernière goutte;∎ every one of these apples chacune de ou toutes ces pommes;∎ I've read every one je les ai lus tous;∎ every one of them arrived late ils sont tous arrivés en retard;∎ every (single) one of us was there nous étions tous là (au grand complet);∎ every (single) one of these pencils is broken tous ces crayons (sans exception) sont cassés;∎ every (single) person in the room tous ceux qui étaient dans la pièce (sans exception);∎ every day tous les jours, chaque jour;∎ she's feeling a little better every day elle se sent un peu mieux chaque jour;∎ at every opportunity chaque fois que c'est/c'était possible;∎ from every side de tous (les) côtés;∎ every time I go out chaque fois que je sors;∎ that's what fools them every time c'est ce qui les trompe à tous les coups ou à chaque fois;∎ of every age/every sort/every colour de tout âge/toute sorte/toutes les couleurs;∎ in every way (by any means) par tous les moyens; (from any viewpoint) à tous (les) égards, sous tous les rapports;∎ proverb every little helps les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières;∎ I can only give you half an hour - every little helps je ne peux t'accorder qu'une demi-heure - c'est mieux que rien;∎ every man for himself chacun pour soi; (in danger) sauve qui peut!;∎ every person has this right chacun a ce droit;∎ every man Jack of them tous sans exception(b) (with units of time, measurement etc) tout;∎ every two days, every second day, every other day tous les deux jours, un jour sur deux;∎ every quarter of an hour tous les quarts d'heure;∎ every few days tous les deux ou trois jours;∎ every few minutes toutes les cinq minutes;∎ once every month une fois par mois;∎ every ten miles tous les dix miles;∎ every third man un homme sur trois;∎ three women out of or in every ten, three out of every ten women trois femmes sur dix;∎ every other Sunday un dimanche sur deux;∎ write on every other line écrivez en sautant une ligne sur deux(c) (indicating confidence, optimism) tout;∎ I have every confidence that… je ne doute pas un instant que…;∎ there's every chance that we'll succeed nous avons toutes les chances de réussir;∎ you have every reason to be happy vous avez toutes les raisons ou tout lieu d'être heureux;∎ you have every right to be angry tu as tout à fait le droit d'être en colère;∎ we wish you every success nous vous souhaitons très bonne chance(d) (with possessive adj) chacun, moindre;∎ his every action bears witness to it chacun de ses gestes ou tout ce qu'il fait en témoigne;∎ they hung on his every word ils ne perdaient pas un seul mot de ce qu'il disait;∎ her every wish son moindre désir, tous ses désirsde temps en temps, de temps à autre∎ he came home with his hair every which way il est rentré les cheveux en bataille -
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every [ˈevrɪ]a. ( = each) chaque• every (single or last) one of them tous sans exception• in every way ( = from every point of view) en tous points ; ( = by every means) par tous les moyens• I have every reason to think that... j'ai tout lieu de penser que...► every other..., every second...• every other or second child un enfant sur deux• every other or second day tous les deux joursd. (in phrases) he is every bit as clever as his brother il est tout aussi intelligent que son frère• every man for himself chacun pour soi (PROV) every little helps(PROV) les petits ruisseaux font les grandes rivières* * *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] 1.1) ( each)in every way — ( from every point of view) à tous les égards; ( using every method) par tous les moyens
2) ( emphatic)3) ( indicating frequency)2.every day/Thursday — tous les jours/jeudis
every other adjectival phrase ( alternate)••every now and then —
every now and again —
every so often —
every man for himself! — ( in fight to succeed) chacun pour soi!; ( abandoning ship etc) sauve qui peut!
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11 little
1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
you poor little thing! — du armes kleines Ding!
2) (young) kleinthe little ones — die Kleinen
3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigyou 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) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
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 more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
* * *['litl] 1. adjective2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) wenig3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) unbedeutend2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) wenig3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) wenig2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) wenig3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) überhaupt nicht•- academic.ru/114956/a_little">a little- little by little
- make little of* * *lit·tle[ˈlɪtl̩, AM -t̬-]I. adj<smaller or -r, smallest or -st>1. (small) klein\little feet kleine Füße; (amusingly also) Füßleinmy sister is a \little monster ( emph) meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monsterthe \little ones die Kleinen pl2. (young) kleinwhen I was \little als ich noch klein warsb's \little boy/girl jds kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter\little brother/sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwesterthe \little one der/die Kleinethe \littlest ones die Kleinsten3. distance kurza \little way ein kurzes Stück4.< less, least>time wenig, bisschena \little while ein bisschen, ein Weilchen ntevery \little detail jede Kleinigkeitto make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machena \little problem ( iron) ein kleines Problem6. (not much)I speak a \little/only a \little Basque ich spreche etwas/nur wenig Baskischa decision of no \little importance eine Entscheidung von nicht unerheblicher Wichtigkeither proposal caused not a \little anger viele ärgerten sich über ihren Vorschlag7.II. adv<less, least>1. (somewhat)▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen2. (hardly) wenigI 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 hatteto \little expect sth etw nicht erwartenher conduct is \little short of indecent ihr Benehmen ist fast schon unanständigit 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 Stundeto \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen3.▶ \little by \little nach und nachIII. pron▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen]I heard a \little of what they were saying ich hörte ein wenig von dem, was sie sagten2. (not much) wenigas \little as possible möglichst wenigto do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tunso \little so wenigthere is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw datthe \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd machtthe \little she smoked still affected her health sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen griff ihre Gesundheit an3. (distance)▪ a \little ein weniglet's walk a \little after dinner lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Spaziergang machen4. (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 michit's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechs5.▶ to make [very] \little of sth (not understand) [sehr] wenig mit etw dat anfangen können; (belittle) etw herunterspielen▶ precious \little herzlich wenig* * *['lɪtl]1. adjkleina little house — ein Häuschen nt,
little green men (inf) — kleine grüne Männchen pl (inf)
to worry about little things — sich (dat) über Kleinigkeiten Gedanken machen
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...
2. adv, n1) wenigof little importance/interest — von geringer Bedeutung/geringem Interesse
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
to spend little or nothing — so gut wie ( gar) nichts ausgeben
please donate, every little helps — auch die kleinste Spende hilft
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, he dragged himself across the room — Stückchen für Stückchen schleppte er sich durch das Zimmer
2)a little — ein wenig, ein bisschen
a little ( bit) hot —
a little after five —
we were not a little worried I was not a little surprised — wir waren recht besorgt ich war einigermaßen überrascht
* * *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 littlest1. klein (oft gefühlsbetont):a nice little house ein nettes kleines Haus, ein nettes Häuschen;our little ones unsere Kleinen;2. klein (gewachsen):a little man ein kleiner Mann (a. fig);5. wenig (Hoffnung etc):a little honey ein wenig oder ein bisschen Honig, etwas Honig6. schwach (Stimme)7. klein, gering(fügig), unbedeutend:little discomforts kleine Unannehmlichkeiten8. klein, beschränkt, engstirnig:little minds Kleingeister9. pej gemein, erbärmlich, armselig10. oft iron klein:B adv komp less, sup least1. 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 Pfund2. überhaupt nicht:he little knows, little does he know er hat keine Ahnung3. wenig, selten:C sa 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 nach2. in little im Kleinen, in kleinem Maßstab* * *1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
2) (young) klein3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigthere 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) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
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...
little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
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{'litl}
I. 1. a (smaller, less, lesser, smallest, least) със cъщ. често се предава с умалителна форма малък, дребен
nice LITTLE house хубава къщичка
such a nice LITTLE man такъв мил човечец
the LITTLE woman разг. жена ми
nice LITTLE thing мило същество
the LITTLE people/folk феите
LITTLE finger кутре
LITTLE toe най-малкият пръст на крака
the LITTLE ones малките, децата
her LITTLE brother/sister (по-) малкият и брат/сестра, братчето/сестричето
2. (smaller, smallest) малък, дребен, незначителен, дребнав
3. кратък, къс (за време, разстояние)
after/in a LITTLE while след малко, след кратко време
I'll go a LITTLE way with you ще повървя малко с теб, ще те придружа донякъде
4. (less, least) (съвсем) малко, почти никак
a LITTLE малко, малко/известно количество
he knows LITTLE French and less German той знае малко френски и още по-малко немски
he knows a LITTLE Italian знае малко италиански
LITTLE Mary разг. стомахът
II. n малко
he did what LITTLE he could той направи малкото, което можеше (да направи)
the LITTLE of his work that remains малкото, което е останало от неговите творби
every LITTLE helps и най-малката помощ е ценна
LITTLE or nothing почти нищо
LITTLE by LITTLE, by LITTLE and LITTLE малко по малко, постепенно
to make LITTLE of something омаловажавам нещо, не разбирам/не мога да разчета нещо
in LITTLE в малък мащаб, в миниатюр
III. 1. след наречие за количество, степен малко, почти никак
a LITTLE малко
that is LITTLE short of madness това e почти лудост
that is LITTLE more than speculation това e само предположение
he is LITTLE better than a thief той e почти крадец, все едно, че е крадец
2. с гл. като know, think, imagine, guess, suspect, realize винаги пред глагола
he LITTLE thought, LITTLE did he think той никак не мислеше/предполагаше
LITTLE known малко известен* * *{'litl} I. a (smaller, less, lesser; smallest, least) 1. със c(2) {'litl} adv (less, least) 1. след наречие за количество, с* * *дребен; кратък; малък;* * *1. (less, least) (съвсем) малко, почти никак 2. (smaller, smallest) малък, дребен, незначителен, дребнав 3. a little малко 4. a little малко, малко/известно количество 5. after/in a little while след малко, след кратко време 6. every little helps и най-малката помощ е ценна 7. he did what little he could той направи малкото, което можеше (да направи) 8. he is little better than a thief той e почти крадец, все едно, че е крадец 9. he knows a little italian знае малко италиански 10. he knows little french and less german той знае малко френски и още по-малко немски 11. he little thought, little did he think той никак не мислеше/предполагаше 12. her little brother/sister (по-) малкият и брат/сестра, братчето/сестричето 13. i'll go a little way with you ще повървя малко с теб, ще те придружа донякъде 14. i. a (smaller, less, lesser, smallest, least) със cъщ. често се предава с умалителна форма малък, дребен 15. ii. n малко 16. iii. след наречие за количество, степен малко, почти никак 17. in little в малък мащаб, в миниатюр 18. little by little, by little and little малко по малко, постепенно 19. little finger кутре 20. little known малко известен 21. little mary разг. стомахът 22. little or nothing почти нищо 23. little toe най-малкият пръст на крака 24. nice little house хубава къщичка 25. nice little thing мило същество 26. such a nice little man такъв мил човечец 27. that is little more than speculation това e само предположение 28. that is little short of madness това e почти лудост 29. the little of his work that remains малкото, което е останало от неговите творби 30. the little ones малките, децата 31. the little people/folk феите 32. the little woman разг. жена ми 33. to make little of something омаловажавам нещо, не разбирам/не мога да разчета нещо 34. кратък, къс (за време, разстояние) 35. с гл. като know, think, imagine, guess, suspect, realize винаги пред глагола* * *little [litl] I. adj (сравн. ст. less, lesser; превъзх. ст. least); 1. малък; дребен; прен. незначителен; the \little ones децата; малките; \little finger кутре; \little toe кутре на крака; the \little people 1) децата; 2) феите; \little ways дребни (смешни) слабости; \little things please \little minds дребнавостите занимават (само) ограничените умове; 2. кратък, къс (за време и разстояние); after (in) a \little while след малко, след кратко време; • \little Mary разг. стомах; II. adv 1. малко, в малка степен; a \little малко, немного; \little less than half an hour непълен половин час; 2. (с някои глаголи, като dream, think, imagine, guess, know и пр.) никак, съвсем не, ни най-малко; he \little thought, \little did he think той съвсем не мислеше (предполагаше); III. n нещо малко (дребно); by \little and \little, \little by \little малко по малко, постепенно; \little or nothing почти нищо, съвсем малко, нищожно количество; every \little makes a mickle, many a \little makes a mickle капка по капка, вир става; from \little up ам. от детинство; in \little в малък мащаб; в миниатюр; to make \little of s.th. 1) омаловажавам нещо; 2) не разбирам (разчитам) нещо; to set \little by s.th. не обръщам голямо внимание на нещо; to think \little of нямам високо (голямо) мнение за. -
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'evri1) (each one of or all (of a certain number): Every room is painted white; Not every family has a car.) cada, todo2) (each (of an indefinite number or series): Every hour brought the two countries nearer war; He attends to her every need.) cada3) (the most absolute or complete possible: We have every reason to believe that she will get better.) todo4) (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•- everyone
- everyday
- everything
- everywhere
- every bit as
- every now and then / every now and again / every so often
- every time
every adj cada / todosevery other day cada dos días / un día sí y otro notr['evrɪ]■ every day cada día, todos los días■ every weekend cada fin de semana, todos los fines de semana2 (once (in) each) cada\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLevery other day un día sí un día no, cada dos díasevery other week cada dos semanasevery now and then de vez en cuandoevery so often de cuando en cuandoto be every bit as... as... ser igual de... que...every ['ɛvri] adj1) each: cadaevery time: cada vezevery other house: cada dos casas2) all: todoevery month: todos los mesesevery woman: toda mujer, todas las mujeres3) complete: pleno, enteroto have every confidence: tener plena confianzaadj.• cada adj.• todo, -a adj.'evri1) ( each)every room was searched — se registraron todas las habitaciones, se registró cada una de las habitaciones
every day/minute is precious — cada día/minuto es precioso
2) ( indicating recurrence) cadaevery 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)she made every effort to satisfy him — hizo lo indecible or todo lo posible por satisfacerlo
['evrɪ]ADJ1) (=each) cada invevery three days, every third day — cada tres días
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every bit of the cake — la torta enteraevery bit as clever as... — tan or (LAm) igual de listo como...
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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•
he'd eaten every single chocolate — se había comido todos los bombones, se había comido hasta el último bombón•
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- every man for himself2) (=all)•
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 spends every penny he earns — gasta hasta el último centavo que gana•
I mean every word I say — lo digo muy en serio3) (=any) todoevery parent will have experienced this at one time or another — todo padre se habrá encontrado con esto en algún momento
4) (=all possible)•
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...* * *['evri]1) ( each)every room was searched — se registraron todas las habitaciones, se registró cada una de las habitaciones
every day/minute is precious — cada día/minuto es precioso
2) ( indicating recurrence) cadaevery 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)she made every effort to satisfy him — hizo lo indecible or todo lo posible por satisfacerlo
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1. [ʹlıtl] n1) немногое, небольшое количество; самая малостьwe 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 (слабых) силах
the little I have is not worth giving - ту малость, которая у меня есть, просто не стоит дарить
the little of his work that I have seen in excellent - то немногое из его работы, что я видел, - великолепно
every little helps - небольшая помощь - уже помощь; любая малость пригодится
2) эмоц.-усил. почти ничего; мало чтоto make little of smth. - а) мало что понять; плохо расслышать, не раз глядеть и т. п.; I can make little of your writing - никак не разберу, что вы тут написали; б) недооценивать, принижать значение чего-л.
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from little up - амер. с детстваthe little - «маленькие люди»
in little - а) в небольшом масштабе; б) в миниатюре
little by little, by little and little - мало-помалу, постепенно, понемногу
little or nothing - почти ничего, очень мало, ничтожное количество
a little см. a little 3
2. [lıtl] a (less, lesser; least)to think little of - не придавать особого значения, быть невысокого мнения (о ком-л., чём-л.)
1. 1) маленький, небольшой ( о размере)little house [garden, boat] - домик [садик, лодочка], небольшой дом [сад, -ая лодка]
the little ones - а) малыши, дети; б) детёныши
2) небольшой ( о количестве); слабый; плохойto have little hope - иметь мало надежды /слабую надежду/
to pay little attention to smth. - почти не обращать внимания на что-л.
he has very little knowledge of the subject - он очень плохо /слабо/ знает предмет
unfortunately he has little money - к сожалению, у него мало денег /он небогат/
he knows little Latin and less Greek - он плохо знает латынь, а ещё хуже греческий
he gained little advantage from the scheme - он мало что выиграл от этой затеи
3) короткий, недлинныйshall I go a little way with you? - проводить вас немного? [ср. тж. ♢ ]
life's little day - короткий /быстротечный/ день жизни
4) невысокий, небольшого роста5) спец. малыйlittle guts - анат. тонкие кишки
little end - авт. малая ( поршневая) головка шатуна
little auk - биол. малая гагарка ( Plautus alle)
2. 1) незначительный, несущественный, неважныйa little difficulty - незначительное /несущественное/ затруднение
little things - мелочи; пустяки
2) мелкий, некрупный3) малый, неглавныйLittle League - амер. Малая лига ( бейсбольная лига для мальчиков и девочек 8-12 лет)
3. милый, славный ( часто имеет ласкательное значение и передаётся уменьшительным суффиксом)isn't he a little devil! - вот дьяволёнок!
you little rascal! - эй ты, пострелёнок!
smb.'s little ways - маленькие смешные слабости, глупые (детские) привычки
poor little efforts to please - трогательное старание угодить /понравиться/
4. мелкий, мелочный, ничтожный; ограниченный5. предназначенный для узкого круга; не массовыйlittle magazine - малообъёмный журнал (печатает произведения, не рассчитанные на массового читателя; выходит небольшим тиражом)
little theatre - а) театр-студия; б) камерный театр ( ставящий экспериментальные пьесы); в) самодеятельный театр ( при колледже)
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little woman - жена, жёнушкаlittle Mary - сл. желудок
The Little Corporal - «маленький капрал», Наполеон Бонапарт
Little Rhody - амер. шутл. штат Род-Айленд
to go but a (very) little way to - быть недостаточным, не хватать [ср. тж. 1, 3)]
little bird - источник информации; ≅ сорока на хвосте принесла
a little bird tells me you are getting married - где-то я слышала, что ты выходишь замуж
use your little grey cells! - шевели мозгами!
little black book - амер. записная книжка с телефонами женщин; «адрес - календарь донжуана»
little boy's room - эвф. уборная, туалет
3. [lıtl] adv (less; least)little ladies in tennis shoes - амер. полит. жарг. «старушки в мягкой обуви», активистки консервативного направления; крайние реакционерки
1. 1) мало, почти нисколькоlittle more - ненамного больше; немногим больше
he is little more than an amateur - он недалеко ушёл от любителя; он выступает /играет, пишет/ почти на любительском уровне
little less than - не намного меньше; почти столько же /так 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
he is little known - его почти никто /мало кто/ знает
that is little short of madness! - это на грани безумия!
2) редкоI go there [see them] very little - я хожу туда [вижу их] очень редко
2. ( в предложениях с инверсией) совсем не, вовсе неwhen 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 /little did they expect/ such trouble - они никак не предполагали /им и в голову не приходило/, что возникнет такая неприятность
little he cares whether we live or die - ему всё равно /ему наплевать/, живы мы или нет
he little dreams that... - ему и не снится, что..., ему и невдомёк, что...
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a little см. a little 1 -
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'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litt3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lite(n)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, litt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) bare litt, ikke mye2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lite-3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ikke i det hele tatt•- a little- little by little
- make little ofkort--------lite--------liten--------littI1) liten, små (flertall)2) lille-, små- (flertall)3) liten, ung4) småskåren, smålig, lumpen5) kort stund, kort varighetlittle farmer småbrukerLittle Italy det italienske kvarteret (i storby)the little man vanlige mennesker, den lille mannlittle people (alver, nisser e.l.) småfolk ( folk i dårlige kår) småfolk, fattigfolk, småkarer småbarn, småungerdverger, små menneskera little thing en liten sak, en småtingen liten pjokk, en liten ungelittle things please little minds ( ordspråk) små barn, små glederII1) lite, ikke mye, ikke stort, knapt, i liten grad2) sjelden, ikke ofteIIIlite, ikke mye, knaptevery little helps\/counts hvert minste bidrag mottas med takk, alle monner drar, mange bekker små gjør en stor åin little ( gammeldags) i liten skala, i miniatyra little lite, en smule, en tanke, lite grannlitt av hvert \/ alt mulig( om tid) litt, et øyeblikk, en liten stund• wait a little!( om strekning) en liten bit, en turlittle better ikke stort bedrelittle by little litt etter litt, gradvis, etter hvertlittle or nothing lite eller ingenting, så godt som ingentinglittle short of nesten (det samme som)make little of bagatellisere, ikke gjøre stort vesen ut av, ikke bry seg stort om, slå bort forstå lite avno little ikke så lite, temmelig myenot a little ikke så lite, ganske mye, ganske, temmeligonly a little litt, knapt, minimalt -
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I.little1 [ˈlɪtl]II.little2 [ˈlɪtl]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective( = not much) peu de► a little... ( = some) un peu de...• would you like a little milk in your tea? voulez-vous un peu de lait dans votre thé ?• we're having a little trouble nous avons un petit problème► no little...2. pronouna. ( = not much) pas grand-chose• that has very little to do with it! ça n'a pas grand-chose à voir !• however little you give, we'll be grateful votre contribution, même la plus modeste, sera la bienvenueb. ( = small amount) the little I have seen is excellent le peu que j'en ai vu est excellent• every little helps ( = gift) tous les dons sont les bienvenus3. adverba. ( = not much) they spoke very little on the way home ils n'ont pas dit grand-chose sur le chemin du retour► a little... ( = somewhat) un peu...b. ( = not at all) he little imagined that... il était loin de s'imaginer que...• little did he think that... il était loin de se douter que...c. ( = rarely) rarement• you could get one for as little as £20 on peut en trouver pour seulement 20 livres• you can eat well for as little as $5 on peut bien manger pour 5 dollars• I like him as little as you do je ne l'aime pas plus que toi► little by little petit à petit peu à peu► to make little of sth ( = accomplish easily) faire qch sans aucun mal ; ( = play down) minimiser qch ; ( = underestimate) sous-estimer qch• the sailors made little of loading the huge boxes les marins chargeaient les énormes caisses sans aucun mal• he made little of his opportunities ( = failed to exploit) il n'a pas tiré parti des possibilités qu'il avait► to say little for sb ( = reflect badly on)* * *Note: When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâtsWhen a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-m'en un peuWhen little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-choseFor examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see II belowFor uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry belowI 1. ['lɪtl](comparative less; superlative least) quantifier2. 3.too little money — trop peu or pas assez d'argent
1) ( not much) peu2) ( not at all)4.a little (bit) adverbial phrase ( slightly) un peu5.a little less/more — un peu moins/plus
as little as adverbial phraseII ['lɪtl]as little as £60 — juste 60 livres sterling
1) ( small) [house, smile, voice] petit (before n)poor little thing — pauvre petit/-e m/f
2) ( young) [sister, boy] petit (before n)3) ( in a small way) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n)4) ( expressing scorn)5) ( short) [snooze] petit (before n)••to make little of — ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech]
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adj. klein; beetje; iets; kort; onbelangrijk--------adv. klein; weinig--------n. een beetje; weinig; een kleine hoeveelheid; korte afstand; korte tijdlittle1[ litl] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; littleness〉2 klein(geestig/zielig) ⇒ kleintjes♦voorbeelden:little finger • pinka little girl • een klein meisjeLittle Red Riding Hood • Roodkapjehis little sister • zijn kleine(re)/jongere zusje〈 informeel〉 the little woman • vrouwlief, moedersher little ones • haar kinderen/ 〈 van dier〉its little ones • haar jongen〈 spreekwoord〉 little things please little minds • kleine mensen, kleine wensenthe little people • de elven/kabouters jongen————————little2♦voorbeelden:make little of something • ergens weinig van begrijpen; iets als onbelangrijk afdoen, ergens weinig belang aan hechtenthink little of someone • geen hoge dunk van iemand hebbenlittle or nothing • weinig of nietsthere's very little left • er is maar heel weinig overlittle 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 nietI gave him what little I owned • ik heb hem het weinige dat ik bezat gegeven————————little3〈 bijwoord〉2 volstrekt/in het geheel niet♦voorbeelden:little more than an hour • iets meer dan een uur2 little did he know that … • hij had er geen flauw benul van dat …————————little4〈 determinator〉♦voorbeelden:there's very little milk left • er is maar een klein beetje melk overa little effort • een beetje/wat moeite -
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الشَّيْءُ القليل \ little: hardly anything; less than a reasonable amount: He did little to help her. \ قَلِيل \ little: (with a) some; a reasonable amount of: He speaks a little English. \ See Also شيء مِن \ قَلِيلٌ جدًّا مِن \ little: (only with singular nouns) hardly any; not a reasonable amount of: There’s (very) little food in the cupboard. \ كَمِّيَّة قَليلة من \ little: small but reasonable amount: Every little helps. I gave her a little of my own share. He paid his debts, little by little. -
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قَلِيلٌ مِنْ \ any: pron. in questions; after if, whether: Have you any money? Have you any books on art? I wonder if/ whether she has any milk/ any bottles of milk?, after not and without: I haven’t got any money/ books. He did it without any difficulty, after never: We never eat any potatoes. little: small but reasonable amount: Every little helps. I gave her a little of my own share (see أيّ). \ See Also أي (أيّ) -
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Пословица: зёрнышка к зёрнышку - будет мешок (every little helps)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > every mickle makes a muckle
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