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ж.1) ( цифра) (figure) one2) (число "один") one; unity научн.число́, ме́ньшее едини́цы — a number less than unity
3) мн. мат. ( наименьший разряд числа) unitsразря́д едини́ц — order of units; units digit
4) ( отметка) "one out of five", "extremely poor" (theoretically the lowest school mark, now never actually given but mentioned for emphasis)он заслу́живает не бо́льше едини́цы по исто́рии — he doesn't deserve more than one out of five for history
5) ( величина измерения) unitедини́ца мо́щности — unit of power
де́нежная едини́ца — monetary unit, (unit of) currency
десяти́чная едини́ца — decimal unit
усло́вные едини́цы — standard / reference / conventional units
6) ( мельчайшее подразделение) unitедини́ца това́ра — unit, piece
едини́ца хране́ния (в музее и т.п.) — unit of storage
боева́я едини́ца воен. — combat unit, tactical element
администрати́вно-хозя́йственная едини́ца — administrative unit
7) офиц. ( отдельное лицо) individual, personшта́тная едини́ца (должность) — job / position (in the manning table)
свобо́дная шта́тная едини́ца — job vacancy
8) мн. ( немногие) few people(то́лько) едини́цы — only a few, a mere handful of people
так ду́мают едини́цы — few people think so
таки́х люде́й едини́цы — such people are few and far between идиом.
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Mass media: handful of peopleУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > небольшая группа людей
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ж.2) ( небольшое количество) handful, knot, cluster (of people)собира́ться ку́чками — gather in knots, cluster together
••"Могу́чая ку́чка" (группа русских композиторов) — the Mighty Handful ( nickname of a group of 19th-century Russian composers)
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ПОДАВАТЬ/ПОДАТЬ ГОЛОС VP1. (subj: human or animal) (of people) to make one's presence known by saying sth.(of animals) to make its presence known by producing its characteristic sounds: (of people) X подал голос - X opened his mouth (in limited contexts) X found his tongue X chimed inNeg X не подавал голоса - X held his tongueX kept his mouth shut(of animals) X подаёт голос - X is making itself (himself, herself) heardX is reminding us (you etc) of its (his, her) presence X let out a bark (a neigh, a moo, a chirp etc)(Тарелкин:) Ox, ox, - разбойники - что вы? (Расплюев:) Ara - голос подал! (Сухово-Кобылин 3). (Т.:) Oh, oh-criminals-what are you doing? (R.:) Aha! He's found his tongue again! (3a)2. (subj: human to voice one's opinionsX подал голос — X made himself (his voice) heardX let his voice be heard X spoke up (in limited contexts) X found his voice.Жёлчный агроном после этого письма (Платона Сам-соновича), видимо, больше не пытался спорить, зато вежливый зоотехник продолжал подавать голос (Искандер 6). Piaton Samsonovich's reply apparently silenced the acrimonious agronomist for good. The polite livestock expert, however, continued to make himself heard (6a).Самое удивительное, что ещё копошатся люди, которые пробуют подать голос сквозь толщу воды, со дна океана. Среди них и я, хотя мне точно известно, какие нужны сверхчеловеческие усилия, чтобы сохранить кучку рукописей (Мандельштам 2). The most astonishing thing is that there are still a few people with just enough life in them to try making their voices heard, but only through an immense volume of water, from the bottom of the ocean, as it were. Among them I count myself-and I know, if anybody does, what superhuman efforts are needed just to preserve a handful of manuscripts (2a).Раз, когда Илья Нетёсов подал голос насчёт того, чтобы поблагодарить Анфису Петровну, (Михаилу) показалось, что Анфиса Петровна кого-то ищет глазами в зале. Может, его искала? (Абрамов 1). When Ilya Netyosov had spoken up about thanking Anfisa Petrovna, (Mikhail) had thought he had seen her searching for someone in the room. For him maybe? (1a).3. (subj: human to send s.o. a letter, inform s.o. about o.s.: X подал голос = X dropped (person Y) a lineX не подаёт голоса - X hasn't been heard from.4. \Г-302 за кого-что (subj: human to vote for s.o. or sth.: X подал голос за Y-a = X cast his vote for YX gave Y his vote X said yes to Y. -
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• ПОДАВАТЬ/ПОДАТЬ ГОЛОС[VP]=====1. [subj: human or animal]⇒ (of people) to make one's presence known by saying sth.; (of animals) to make its presence known by producing its characteristic sounds:- [in limited contexts] X found his tongue;- X chimed in;- X is reminding us (you etc) of its (his, her) presence;- X let out a bark (a neigh, a moo, a chirp etc).♦ [Тарелкин:] Ox, ox, - разбойники - что вы? [Расплюев:] Ага - голос подал! (Сухово-Кобылин 3). [Т.:] Oh, oh - criminals - what are you doing? [R.:] Aha! He's found his tongue again! (3a)2. [subj: human]⇒ to voice one's opinions:- X spoke up;- [in limited contexts] X found his voice.♦ Жёлчный агроном после этого письма [Платона Самсоновича], видимо, больше не пытался спорить, зато вежливый зоотехник продолжал подавать голос (Искандер 6). Platon Samsonovich's reply apparently silenced the acrimonious agronomist for good. The polite livestock expert, however, continued to make himself heard (6a).♦ Самое удивительное, что ещё копошатся люди, которые пробуют подать голос сквозь толщу воды, со дна океана. Среди них и я, хотя мне точно известно, какие нужны сверхчеловеческие усилия, чтобы сохранить кучку рукописей (Мандельштам 2). The most astonishing thing is that there are still a few people with just enough life in them to try making their voices heard, but only through an immense volume of water, from the bottom of the ocean, as it were. Among them I count myself-and I know, if anybody does, what superhuman efforts are needed just to preserve a handful of manuscripts (2a).♦ Раз, когда Илья Нетёсов подал голос насчёт того, чтобы поблагодарить Анфису Петровну, [Михаилу] показалось, что Анфиса Петровна кого-то ищет глазами в зале. Может, его искала? (Абрамов 1). When Ilya Netyosov had spoken up about thanking Anfisa Petrovna, [Mikhail] had thought he had seen her searching for someone in the room. For him maybe? (1a).3. [subj: human]⇒ to send s.o. a letter, inform s.o. about o.s.:⇒ to vote for s.o. or sth.:- X said yes to Y.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > подавать голос
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• ПОДАВАТЬ/ПОДАТЬ ГОЛОС[VP]=====1. [subj: human or animal]⇒ (of people) to make one's presence known by saying sth.; (of animals) to make its presence known by producing its characteristic sounds:- [in limited contexts] X found his tongue;- X chimed in;- X is reminding us (you etc) of its (his, her) presence;- X let out a bark (a neigh, a moo, a chirp etc).♦ [Тарелкин:] Ox, ox, - разбойники - что вы? [Расплюев:] Ага - голос подал! (Сухово-Кобылин 3). [Т.:] Oh, oh - criminals - what are you doing? [R.:] Aha! He's found his tongue again! (3a)2. [subj: human]⇒ to voice one's opinions:- X spoke up;- [in limited contexts] X found his voice.♦ Жёлчный агроном после этого письма [Платона Самсоновича], видимо, больше не пытался спорить, зато вежливый зоотехник продолжал подавать голос (Искандер 6). Platon Samsonovich's reply apparently silenced the acrimonious agronomist for good. The polite livestock expert, however, continued to make himself heard (6a).♦ Самое удивительное, что ещё копошатся люди, которые пробуют подать голос сквозь толщу воды, со дна океана. Среди них и я, хотя мне точно известно, какие нужны сверхчеловеческие усилия, чтобы сохранить кучку рукописей (Мандельштам 2). The most astonishing thing is that there are still a few people with just enough life in them to try making their voices heard, but only through an immense volume of water, from the bottom of the ocean, as it were. Among them I count myself-and I know, if anybody does, what superhuman efforts are needed just to preserve a handful of manuscripts (2a).♦ Раз, когда Илья Нетёсов подал голос насчёт того, чтобы поблагодарить Анфису Петровну, [Михаилу] показалось, что Анфиса Петровна кого-то ищет глазами в зале. Может, его искала? (Абрамов 1). When Ilya Netyosov had spoken up about thanking Anfisa Petrovna, [Mikhail] had thought he had seen her searching for someone in the room. For him maybe? (1a).3. [subj: human]⇒ to send s.o. a letter, inform s.o. about o.s.:⇒ to vote for s.o. or sth.:- X said yes to Y.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > подать голос
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ж.1. (в разн. знач.) unit2. ( цифра) one; мат. unity(только) единицы — only a few, only a handful
только единицы думают так — only a few people think so, few people think so
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HE АХТИ СКОЛЬКО кого-чего coll AdvP Invar quantit compl with copula ( subj / genany common noun) or adv quantiffixed WOa relatively small amount (of sth.), relatively few (people, things etc): not very (too) much (many)anything but plentiful (numerous) not an overabundance (with count nouns only) few and far between only a handful.Денег у меня сейчас не ахти сколько, так что покупку телевизора придется отложить. I don't have too much money at the moment, so I'll have to put off buying a TV. -
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• НЕ АХТИ СКОЛЬКО кого-чего coll[AdvP; Invar; quantit compl with copula (subj/ gen: any common noun) or adv (quantif); fixed WO]=====⇒ a relatively small amount (of sth.), relatively few (people, things etc):- anything but plentiful < numerous>;- [with count nouns only] few and far between;- only a handful.♦ Денег у меня сейчас не ахти сколько, так что покупку телевизора придётся отложить. I don't have too much money at the moment, so I'll have to put off buying a TV.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > не ахти сколько
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handful — noun (plural handfuls; also handsful) Date: before 12th century 1. as much or as many as the hand will grasp 2. a small quantity or number < a handful of people > 3. as much as one can manage < the kids are quite a handful > … New Collegiate Dictionary
handful — /ˈhændfʊl / (say handfool) noun (plural handfuls) 1. as much or as many as the hand can grasp or contain. 2. a small quantity or number: a handful of people. 3. Colloquial a person, animal, vehicle, activity, etc., that is as much as one can… …
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