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1 far-between
{'fa:bi'twi:n}
a рядък, който се среща/случва рядко* * *{'fa:bi'twi:n} а рядък, който се среща/случва рядко.* * *a рядък, който се среща/случва рядко* * *far-between[´fa:bi´twi:n] adj рядък, който е нарядко; visits few and \far-between малко посещения и съвсем нарядко. -
2 few
{fju:}
I. a малко (на брой)
a FEW people няколко души
FEW people малко хора, малцина
such books are FEW and far between такива книги ca рядкост/рядко се срещат
every FEW days/minutes през няколко дни/минути
II. n малко, малцина
a FEW няколко, неколцина
quite a FEW/a good FEW, not a FEW доста много хора
the thinking FEW малцината мислещи хора
a select FEW неколцина избрани* * *{fju:} а малко (на брой); a few people няколко души; few people малко(2) {fju:} n малко, малцина; а few няколко, неколцина; quite a few /a* * *малцина; малко; неколцина; няколко;* * *1. a few people няколко души 2. a few няколко, неколцина 3. a select few неколцина избрани 4. every few days/minutes през няколко дни/минути 5. few people малко хора, малцина 6. i. a малко (на брой) 7. ii. n малко, малцина 8. quite a few/a good few, not a few доста много хора 9. such books are few and far between такива книги ca рядкост/рядко се срещат 10. the thinking few малцината мислещи хора* * *few [fju:] I. adj малко (на брой); a \few няколко, малко; he has \few friends той има малко приятели, почти няма приятели; he has a \few friends той има няколко приятели; a man of \few words мълчалив, неразговорлив човек; our days are \few дните ни са преброени; successful women politicians are \few and far between nowadays жените, успели в политиката са рядкост сега (не се срещат често сега); a \few more още няколко; every \few days през няколко дни; II. pron малко, малцина; the trouble is that \few want to buy бедата е, че малцина искат да купуват; a strict diet is appropriate for only a \few една строга диета е подходяща само за някои хора; a \few няколко, неколцина; a good \few, not ( quite) a \few доста; the \few малцинството; the thinking \few малцината мислещи (хора); a faithful \few remain остават неколцина верни (хора); a select \few неколцина избрани; • have a \few ( too many) разг. пийвам някоя и друга чашка. -
3 between
{bi'twi:n}
adv prep между, помежду
BETWEEN ourselves/you and me (само) между нас казано
in BETWEEN междувременно, между, помежду
BETWEEN whiles в промеждутъците, от време на време
far BETWEEN на големи промеждутъци, рядко
BETWEEN whiles през това време
BETWEEN the devil and the deep blue sea в безизходно положение
BETWEEN hay and grass ни това ни онова
BETWEEN whiles през това време
BETWEEN wind and water прен. на опасно уязвимо място
in BETWEEN измежду* * *{bi'twi:n} adv. prep между, помежду; between ourselves/you and me (* * *помежду; между;* * *1. adv prep между, помежду 2. between hay and grass ни това ни онова 3. between ourselves/you and me (само) между нас казано 4. between the devil and the deep blue sea в безизходно положение 5. between whiles в промеждутъците, от време на време 6. between whiles през това време 7. between wind and water прен. на опасно уязвимо място 8. far between на големи промеждутъци, рядко 9. in between измежду 10. in between междувременно, между, помежду* * *between[bi´twi:n] adv и prep между; помежду (за време, разстояние); \between two fires между два огъня; \between a rock and a hard place без избор, притиснат, принуден; \between the devil and the deep ( blue) sea натясно, в безизходно положение; \between ourselves, \between you and me ( and the bedpost) между нас казано; in \between междувременно, помежду; \between whiles от време на време, между другото; few and far \between на големи промеждутъци, на големи интервали, нарядко, от време на време, разг. от дъжд на вятър; рядко; a look passed \between them спогледаха се, хвърлиха си поглед; • there is no love lost \between them обичат се като кучето и котката; \between wind and water опасно, чувствително, уязвимо, слабо място, "ахилесова пета".
См. также в других словарях:
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
Few and Far Between — Infobox Album Name = Few and Far Between Type = ep Longtype = Artist = Count Me Out Released = June 1, 1999 Recorded = 1998 Genre = Hardcore punk Length = 13:07 Label = Ambassador Records Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5… … Wikipedia
few and far between — phrasal few in number and infrequently met ; rare … New Collegiate Dictionary
few and far between — adjective Rare and scarce … Wiktionary
Far between — Far Far, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Far — Far, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar. and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.] [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG. ferro, adv., G.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
far — farness, n. /fahr/, adv., adj., farther or further, farthest or furthest. adv. 1. at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet. 2. at or to a remote or advanced time: We talked far into the… … Universalium
few — I determiner, n., pronoun 1) relatively few 2) a few of (we saw a few of them) USAGE NOTE: The use of the preposition of is necessary when a pronoun follows. Compare the following constructions with nouns we saw very few students; we saw a few (… … Combinatory dictionary
few — /fyooh/, adj., fewer, fewest, n., pron. adj. 1. not many but more than one: Few artists live luxuriously. 2. few and far between, at widely separated intervals; infrequent: In Nevada the towns are few and far between. n. 3. (used with a pl. v.) a … Universalium
far — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. remotely, distantly, widely, afar. adj. far off, remote, distant. See distance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not near] Syn. distant, removed, faraway, remote; see distant 1 . 2. [To a considerable… … English dictionary for students
