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  • 1 quantulus

    quantŭlus, a, um, adj. dim. [quantus], how little, how small, how trifling (class.):

    nescio quantulum attulerit: verum haud permultum attulit,

    Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 86:

    corpora,

    Lucr. 3, 378:

    quantulum visum est,

    as much as seems good to him, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 17, 57:

    quantulus (sol) nobis videtur!

    Cic. Ac. 2, 26, 82:

    id autem quantulum est?

    how small? id. Leg. 2, 19, 47:

    quantula sint hominum corpuscula,

    Juv. 10, 172; Plin. 11, 5, 4, § 12: quantulum est mihi memoriae, as much as I remember, i. e. as little as, Gell. 17, 10, 9; Hor. S. 2, 3, 124; Plin. Pan. 8, 4.—Quantulus quantulus, for quantuluscumque, how little, how small, how trifling soever:

    aderant tres illi fratres cladibus amici quantulumquantulum ferentes auxilii,

    App. M. 9, p. 233, 35.— Neutr. adverb.: quantŭlum, how little:

    quantulum judicare possemus,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 1, § 3.

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  • 2 quantulus

        quantulus adj. dim.    [quantus], how little, how small, how trifling: quantulus (sol) nobis videtur!: quantula sint hominum corpuscula, Iu.—As subst n.: Quantulum enim summae curtabit quisque dierum, etc., how little, H.: reddidit quantulum visum est, as little as pleased him: quantulum militum, Ta.
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    quantula, quantulum ADJ
    how small/little/trifling a...; how small!; of what (small) size

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  • 3 quantus

    quantus, a, um, adj. [quam], how great.
    A.
    Bellum, Nep. Dat. 5, 1:

    calamitates,

    Cic. Tusc. 1, 35, 86:

    homo in dicendo,

    id. de Or. 2, 12, 51:

    gravitas,

    Vell. 2, 129, 2.—Corresp. with tantus:

    videre mihi videor tantam dimicationem, quanta numquam fuit,

    Cic. Att. 7, 1, 2.—With sup.:

    tanta est inter eos, quanta maxima esse potest, morum studiorumque distantia,

    the greatest possible difference, Cic. Lael. 20, 74.—Without tantus:

    quantus non unquam antea, exercitus venit,

    Liv. 9, 37, 2:

    quanta maxime poterat vi perculit,

    id. 9, 10, 10; cf. id. 7, 9, 8; 42, 15, 1; 24, 35, 5; Verg. A. 12, 701; 3, 641:

    quanta mea sapientia est,

    Plaut. Stich. 1, 2, 62.—Quantus quantus, for quantuscumque, how great or much soever (ante-class.):

    denegabit quantum quantum ad eum erit delatum,

    Plaut. Poen. 3, 4, 28:

    tu, quantus quantus, nihil nisi sapientia es,

    Ter. Ad. 3, 3, 40:

    quanta quanta haec mea paupertas est, tamen,

    id. Phorm. 5, 7, 10. — In quantum, as far as, according as, in how far, in so far as, to whatever extent:

    in quantum satis erat,

    Tac. Or. 2:

    declamatio, in quantum maxime potest, imitetur eas actiones,

    Quint. 2, 10, 4; Sen. Ben. 2, 23, 1:

    pedum digitos, in quantum quaeque secuta est, Traxit,

    Ov. M. 11, 71:

    in quantum potuerit,

    as far as possible, Plin. Ep. 10, 75. — With a preceding in tantum, as greatly... as:

    vir in tantum laudandus, in quantum intellegi virtus potest,

    Vell. 1, 9.—
    B.
    Of number, value, etc., how much, how many:

    quanta milia,

    Prop. 1, 5, 10; Val. Fl. 3, 261. —And with or without tantus, as much as, as many as, Caes. B. G. 6, 19; Liv. 23, 21.—

    As a designation of multitude, quantum = emphatic omnis: ut te quidem omnes di deaeque, quantum est, perduint,

    as many as there are of them, Ter. Heaut. 4, 6, 6:

    quantum in terra degit, hominum perjurissime!

    Plaut. Ps. 1, 3, 117.— quantum, subst., with gen., as much of... as:

    quantum est frumenti hornotini, exaraverunt,

    Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 45.— Quanti, as gen. pretii, how high, how dear, or as dear as, as high as: quanti emi potest minime, how cheap? Ep. Ad quadraginta minas, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 110:

    quanti emit?

    Ter. Eun. 5, 6 (5), 14:

    quanti locaverint, tantam pecuniam redemptori solvendam,

    Cic. Phil. 9, 7, 16:

    vide, quanti apud me sis,

    how highly I prize you, how dear you are to me, id. Fam. 7, 19 init.:

    noli spectare, quanti sit homo,

    id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 4:

    (tu) qui scias quanti Tulliam faciam,

    id. Fam. 2, 16, 5:

    quanti est ista hominum gloria,

    of how trifling worth, id. Rep. 6, 23, 25; cf. id. Tusc. 5, 37, 109:

    quanti est sapere!

    what a fine thing it is! Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 21:

    quanti ejus intersit,

    Dig. 43, 18, 3.—Quanti quanti, at whatever price:

    sed quanti quanti, bene emitur quod necesse est,

    Cic. Att. 12, 23, 3.—Quanto opere, sometimes as one word, quantopere (q. v.), with what care, how greatly, how much (answering to tanto opere or tantopere, so greatly, so much):

    quanto se opere custodiant bestiae,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 49, 126:

    quantoque opere ejus municipii causā laborarem,

    id. Fam. 13, 7, 1.—Hence,
    A.
    quantum, adv., as much as, so much as:

    scribe, quantum potes,

    Cic. Att. 9, 7, 7.—Quantum possum or potest, as soon as possible:

    domum me rursum, quantum potero, tantum recipiam,

    Plaut. Aul. 1, 2, 40: rescribas ad me, quantum potest, Cic. Att. 4, 13, 1:

    erus, quantum audio, uxore excidit,

    so far as I hear, Ter. And. 2, 5, 12:

    quantum suspicor,

    as far as I can conjecture, id. Eun. 1, 2, 62.—Quantum in or ad me, so far as concerns me:

    non igitur adhuc, quantum quidem in te est, intellego deos esse,

    i. e. for all you have shown to the contrary, Cic. N. D. 3, 7, 15; cf. id. Ac. 1, 2, 8:

    quantum ad Pirithoum, Phaedra pudica fuit,

    as far as concerned, with respect to, Ov. A. A. 1, 744:

    quantum ad jus attinet,

    Sen. Contr. 5, 34, 16; 3, 16, 1.—With compp. for quanto, the more, the greater, etc. (cf. Zumpt, Gram. § 488, A, 2).—Followed by eo:

    quantum juniores patrum plebi se magis insinuabant, eo acrius contra tribuni tenebant,

    Liv. 3, 15, 2; 44, 7, 6; Col. 12, 23 init. —Followed by tanto:

    quantum augebatur militum numerus, tanto majore, etc.,

    Liv. 5, 10, 5; 6, 38, 5; 27, 47, 11; cf. id. 32, 5, 1. — Also without a correl.:

    quantum... et minus,

    Liv. 44, 36, 5.—
    B.
    quantō, adv., by how much, by as much as, according as, the:

    quanto diutius Abest, magis cupio tanto,

    the longer he is away, Ter. Heaut. 3, 1, 15:

    quanto gravior oppugnatio, tanto crebriores,

    Caes. B. G. 5, 44:

    quanto magis philosophi delectabunt, si, etc.,

    how greatly, Cic. Ac. 1, 3, 10:

    quanto praeclarior vita, tanto,

    Sall. J. 85, 22 Kritz. — With verbs which contain the idea of comparison:

    Hannibalem tanto praestitisse ceteros imperatores prudentiā, quanto populus Romanus antecedebat fortitudine cunctas nationes,

    Nep. Hann. 1, 1.—With posit.:

    tanto acceptius in vulgum, quanto modicus privatis aedificationibus,

    inasmuch as, Tac. A. 6, 45:

    quanto frequenter impellitur, tanto firmiter roboratur,

    Lact. 5, 7, 9.—With ante, secus, aliud:

    quo minus exponam, quam multa ad me detulerit, quanto ante providerit,

    Cic. Sest. 3, 8: videtote, quanto secus ego fecerim, how differently, Cato ap. Charis. p. 192 P.:

    ut manifesto appareat, quanto sit aliud proximum esse, aliud secundum,

    Quint. 10, 1, 53.

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  • 4 quotus

        quotus adj.    [quot], which in number, which in order, of what number: quotus erit iste denarius, qui non sit ferendus?: quota pars illi rerum periere mearum, O.: hora quota est? what o'clock is it? H.: Tu, quotus esse velis, rescribe, i. e. one of how many guests, H.— How small, how trifling: Et sequitur regni pars quota quemque sui? O.: Pars quota Lernaeae serpens eris unus Echidnae? O.—With quisque (often written quotusquisque), how rarely one, how few (only sing.): quotus enim quisque philosophorum invenitur, qui sit ita moratus: quoto cuique lorica est? Cu.: formā quota quaeque superbit? O.
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    quota, quotum ADJ
    what number of?; how many?; what ever number of, as many as; the number that; having what position in a numerical series?, bearing what proportion to

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  • 5 держать в ежовых рукавицах

    разг.
    treat smb. with a heavy (iron) hand; rule smb. with a rod of iron; cf. keep smb. < well> under one's thumb

    Нужно... чтобы они [крестьяне] вечно были пред глазами Чичикова и чтоб он держал их в ежовых рукавицах, гонял бы их за всякий вздор... (Н. Гоголь, Мёртвые души) — It will be necessary to keep them perpetually under Chichikov's very eyes and he'll have to treat them with an iron hand and bear down on them hard for every offence, no matter how trifling...

    - Она баба неглупая, гораздо умнее своего мужа, вертит им, как хочет, и держит в ежовых рукавицах. (А. Степанов, Порт-Артур) — 'She's by no means a stupid woman. Has more brains than her husband in any case, and she keeps him well under her thumb. Does as she likes with him.'

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  • 6 insignificante

    adj.
    insignificant.
    f. & m.
    insignificant person.
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    1 insignificant
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ [asunto, cantidad, detalle, accidente] insignificant, trivial; [persona] insignificant
    * * *
    adjetivo <asunto/detalle/suma> insignificant, trivial, trifling (before n); <objeto/regalo> small; < persona> insignificant
    * * *
    = insignificant, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], trivial, two-bit, menial, trifling, of no consequence, a bit of a fluff, fluff, light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].
    Ex. Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
    Ex. It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.
    Ex. A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.
    Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex. The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.
    Ex. But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
    Ex. Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
    Ex. A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
    Ex. Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.
    Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
    Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
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    * algo insignificante = just a little dot.
    * asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * hacer que Algo sea insignificante = make + Nombre + pale by comparison.
    * ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.
    * ser insignificante de = be slight in.
    * * *
    adjetivo <asunto/detalle/suma> insignificant, trivial, trifling (before n); <objeto/regalo> small; < persona> insignificant
    * * *
    = insignificant, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], trivial, two-bit, menial, trifling, of no consequence, a bit of a fluff, fluff, light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].

    Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.

    Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.
    Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.
    Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
    Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.
    Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
    Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
    Ex: A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
    Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.
    Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
    Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
    * algo insignificante = just a little dot.
    * asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.
    * hacer que Algo sea insignificante = make + Nombre + pale by comparison.
    * ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.
    * ser insignificante de = be slight in.

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    ‹asunto/detalle/suma› insignificant, trivial, trifling ( before n); ‹objeto/regalo› small; ‹persona› insignificant
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    insignificante adjetivo ‹asunto/detalle/suma› insignificant, trivial;
    ‹objeto/regalo› small;
    ‹ persona› insignificant
    insignificante adjetivo insignificant
    ' insignificante' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    testimonial
    - triste
    - chorrada
    - inapreciable
    - menudencia
    - mínimo
    - miseria
    - pavada
    - tontería
    English:
    fluff
    - insignificant
    - light
    - minute
    - negligible
    - petty
    - pipsqueak
    - small
    - trifling
    - nonentity
    - trivial
    * * *
    insignificant
    * * *
    adj insignificant
    * * *
    : insignificant
    * * *
    insignificante adj insignificant

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  • 7 quantulum

        quantulum adv.    [quantulus], how little: quantulum iudicare possemus: quantulum interest, utrum, etc., how little difference it makes.
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    how small/trifling an amount/matter; what a small/trifling thing/amount/matter

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  • 8 piccolo

    1. adj small, little
    di statura short
    meschino petty
    2. m, piccola f child
    la gatta con i suoi piccoli the cat and her young
    da piccolo as a child
    fin da piccolo since I/he was a child
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    piccolo agg.
    1 little; ( di dimensioni ridotte) small; ( piccolissimo) tiny: una piccola casa, a small house; mi ha dato un piccolo aiuto, he gave me a little help; daremo una piccola festa, we'll give a little (o small) party; ha trovato un piccolo lavoro, he has found a little job; una famiglia piccola, a small family; un piccolo numero di persone, a small number of people; un piccolo lago, a small lake; piccola somma, small sum; passami il cacciavite piccolo, pass me the small screwdriver; adoro il tuo piccolo gattino rosso, I adore your little ginger kitten; abbiamo trascorso l'estate in una piccola isola del sud, we spent the summer on a little island in the south; libro, volume di formato piccolo, book, volume of small format; un piatto più piccolo, a smaller plate; è una piccola stanza, it is a small room; ha le mani molto piccole, she has tiny hands; il maglione blu è troppo piccolo per me, the blue sweater is too small for me; non ho avuto neanche una piccola soddisfazione in quel lavoro, I didn't have even a tiny bit of satisfaction in that job; le medicine vanno prese a piccole dosi, medicines are to be taken in small doses // piccolo borghese, petty bourgeois (o lower middle-class person); piccola borghesia, petty bourgeoisie (o lower middle class) // ore piccole, small hours: fare le ore piccole, to stay up till the small hours // farsi piccolo, to cower; (fig.) to belittle oneself: il bimbo si fece piccolo per evitare lo schiaffo, the child cowered before the blow // (econ.): piccola impresa, small business (o firm); piccolo possidente, small landowner; piccole spese, petty (o incidental o out-of-pocket) expenses; piccolo reddito, capitale, small income, capital; piccolo commerciante, small tradesman; piccolo speculatore, punter; piccola industria, small-scale industry; piccola pubblicità, classified advertisements (o want ads) // (banca) piccolo credito, personal loan // (dir.) piccolo fallimento, small bankruptcy ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, little traduce spesso i vezzeggiativi e i diminutivi italiani
    2 ( di statura) short: un uomo piccolo, a short man
    3 ( giovane) young, small; little: il figlio più piccolo, the youngest son; è troppo piccolo per capire, he's too young (o small) to understand; ha un bambino piccolo, she has a little baby
    4 ( secondario, lieve) slight, trifling, small, petty: piccolo difetto, slight fault; piccolo errore, trifling error; piccolo inconveniente, a slight snag (o drawback); piccola indisposizione, slight indisposition; le piccole noie della vita, the petty troubles of life; piccole preoccupazioni, small worries; è solo una piccola cosa, it is only a petty thing (o a trifle); un piccolo dettaglio, a minor detail
    5 ( meschino) mean, petty; ( limitato) narrow: mente piccola, narrow (o small) mind: una persona dalla mente piccola, a narrow-minded person
    6 ( breve) short, brief: piccolo discorso, short speech; una piccola distanza, a short distance; piccoli passi, short steps: il bambino camminava a piccoli passi, the child was taking short steps; una piccola vacanza, a short (o brief) holiday
    7 ( leggero) light: un piccolo colpo sulla spalla, a light touch (o tap) on the shoulder
    ◆ s.m.
    1 (small) child, little one; (fam.) kid: il piccolo si addormentò, the baby (o little one) fell asleep; ha tre figli: il piccolo ha solo tre mesi, he has three children: the youngest is only three months old; i più piccoli si sedettero davanti, the smaller ones sat in front; libri per i piccoli, books for kids // da piccolo, as a child: da piccolo era biondo, as a child he was blond; fin da piccolo ha amato la musica, he has loved music since he was little
    2 in piccolo, small: nel proprio piccolo, in one's small way; la casa, nel suo piccolo, è perfetta per noi, the house, small as it is, is perfect for us; l'azienda, nel suo piccolo, ha raddoppiato il fatturato, the company, small as it is, has doubled its turnover; nel nostro piccolo cerchiamo di fare qualcosa, in our own little way, we try to do something; è una copia in piccolo del Colosseo, it's a miniature model of the Colosseum
    3 ( di cane) pup, puppy; ( di gatto) kitten; ( di grosso mammifero) calf*; ( di volatile) chick; ( di ogni animale) joey: i cani e i loro piccoli, dogs and their young; i piccoli del leone, della tigre, the lion, tiger cubs.
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    ['pikkolo] piccolo (-a)
    1. agg
    1) (oggetto, misura) small, (vezzeggiativo) little

    è piccolo di statura — he is small, he is of small stature

    2) (giovane) young, small, little, (vezzeggiativo) little
    3) (di poco conto: difetto) slight, (regalo) little, (dettaglio) minor
    4) (breve: viaggio, lettera) short
    5) (modesto) small, fig, (pegg : meschino) petty, mean

    la piccola borghesia — the lower middle-classes pl, pegg the petty bourgeoisie

    farsi piccolo — (umile) to make o.s. small, to cower

    2. sm/f
    (bambino) (small) child, small boy (girl), (vezzeggiativo) little one
    3. sm

    (di animale) piccoli smpl — young pl

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    ['pikkolo] 1.
    1) (di grandezza) [persona, parte del corpo, oggetto] small, little
    2) (di lunghezza, durata) [distanza, pausa] short
    3) (di età) young, little
    4) (in quantità) [somma, aumento, gruppo] small; [cenno, sorriso] little; [ porzione] undersized, small
    5) (poco importante) [particolare, difetto, operazione] minor; [inconveniente, incidente] slight, minor; [ cambiamento] slight, small; [furto, spese] petty

    pesci -i — fig. small fry

    6) (modesto) [dono, favore] little
    7) (meschino, ristretto) [ persona] petty, mean
    8) (di secondo piano) [impresa, azionista] small
    2.
    sostantivo maschile (f. -a)
    1) (bambino) baby, child*
    2) (cucciolo) baby

    piccolo di scimmia, pinguino — baby monkey, penguin

    3) in piccolo in small; [ riprodurre] on a small scale
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    piccolo trotto — equit. jog trot

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    nel mio, suo piccolo — in my, his own small way

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    Note:
    L'aggettivo piccolo è reso in inglese principalmente da small e little. Pur rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si può anticipare che small descrive semplicemente le dimensioni di qualcosa, mentre little connota il termine a cui si riferisce come qualcosa o qualcuno di gradevolmente piccolo oppure di poco importante
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    piccolo
    /'pikkolo/
    L'aggettivo piccolo è reso in inglese principalmente da small e little. Pur rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si può anticipare che small descrive semplicemente le dimensioni di qualcosa, mentre little connota il termine a cui si riferisce come qualcosa o qualcuno di gradevolmente piccolo oppure di poco importante.
     1 (di grandezza) [persona, parte del corpo, oggetto] small, little; è piccolo per la sua età he's short for his age
     2 (di lunghezza, durata) [distanza, pausa] short
     3 (di età) young, little; è la più -a she's the youngest; i due bambini più -i the two younger children; ha parlato di quando era piccolo he spoke of when he was a child; è il nostro figlio più piccolo he's our youngest
     4 (in quantità) [somma, aumento, gruppo] small; [cenno, sorriso] little; [ porzione] undersized, small; fai un piccolo sforzo make a bit of an effort
     5 (poco importante) [particolare, difetto, operazione] minor; [inconveniente, incidente] slight, minor; [ cambiamento] slight, small; [furto, spese] petty; pesci -i fig. small fry
     6 (modesto) [dono, favore] little
     7 (meschino, ristretto) [ persona] petty, mean
     8 (di secondo piano) [impresa, azionista] small; - a nobiltà minor aristocracy
     (f. -a)
     1 (bambino) baby, child*; da piccolo era un monello when he was little he was a pest; ho imparato a nuotare da piccolo I learnt how to swim when I was a child
     2 (cucciolo) baby; piccolo di scimmia, pinguino baby monkey, penguin; i mammiferi allattano i loro -i mammals suckle their young; la leonessa e i suoi -i the lioness and her cubs
     3 in piccolo in small; [ riprodurre] on a small scale; è Venezia in piccolo it's a miniature Venice
    nel mio, suo piccolo in my, his own small way
    \
    piccolo trotto equit. jog trot.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > piccolo

  • 9 importancia

    f.
    importance.
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to something
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia important, of importance
    sin importancia unimportant
    quitar importancia a algo to play something down
    * * *
    1 importance
    \
    dar importancia a algo to take something seriously
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    de importancia (gen) important 2 (herida, lesión) serious
    no tiene importancia it's nothing, it doesn't matter, it's not important
    quitar importancia a algo, restar importancia a algo to play something down
    sin importancia unimportant
    tener importancia to be important
    * * *
    noun f.
    * * *

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — and how is that important o significant?, and what significance does that have?

    no te preocupes, no tiene importancia — don't worry, it's not important

    • carecer de importancia — to be unimportant

    • de cierta importancia — [empresa, asunto] of some importance, important; [herida] serious

    • conceder o dar mucha importancia a algo — to attach great importance to sth

    no quiero darle más importancia de la que tiene, pero... — I don't want to make an issue of this but...

    • darse importancia — to give o.s. airs

    • quitar o restar importancia a algo — to make light of sth, play down the importance of sth

    • sin importancia — [herida, comentario] minor

    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importancia — to give oneself airs

    * * *
    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.
    Ex. This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
    Ex. Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex. Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex. Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex. Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex. Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex. Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex. This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex. Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex. The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex. Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex. The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex. But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex. There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex. To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex. A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex. Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex. I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
    ----
    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.
    * * *
    femenino importance

    detalles sin importancia — minor o insignificant details

    concederle or darle importancia a algo — to attach importance to something

    quitarle or restarle importancia a algo — to play down the importance of something

    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? — so what?

    darse importancia — to give oneself airs

    * * *
    = importance, merit, notability, pre-eminence [preeminence], prominence, significance, standing, stature, value, distinction, visibility, centrality, meaningfulness, worthwhileness, profile, premium, import, fuse, consequence.

    Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.

    Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
    Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
    Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
    Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
    Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
    Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
    Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
    Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
    Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
    Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
    Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
    Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
    Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
    Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
    Ex: To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
    Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
    Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
    Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
    * adquirir importancia = assume + importance, attain + importance, come up, take on + added weight, gain + significance, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, gain in + importance.
    * adquirir importancia histórica = make + history, go down in + history.
    * asunto de importancia = matter of weight, matter of consequence.
    * asunto sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * aumentar de importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + significance.
    * clasificar en orden de importancia = rank + in order of importance.
    * cobrar importancia = assume + importance, take on + added weight, move up + the agenda, gain + importance, be on the agenda.
    * conceder importancia = accord + significance level, attach + importance, place + importance.
    * conceder mucha importancia a = lay + great store on.
    * concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información = raise + information awareness.
    * consciente de la importancia de la información = information conscious.
    * crecer en importancia = grow from + strength to strength, increase in + importance.
    * cuestión de importancia = matter of consequence.
    * cuestión sin importancia = matter of no consequence.
    * dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene = oversell.
    * dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.
    * dar importancia = attach + importance, give + prominence, stress, give + pre-eminence, give + relevance, place + importance, give + importance.
    * dar importancia a = give + weight to, place + emphasis on, attach + weight to, create + a high profile for, give + a high profile, place + weight on.
    * dar importancia a Algo = put + Algo + on the agenda, be on the agenda.
    * dar mayor importancia a = give + pride of place to.
    * dar mucha importancia = put + a premium on.
    * de capital importancia = momentous, of cardinal importance.
    * de crucial importancia = crucially important.
    * de especial importancia = of particular note.
    * de fundamental importancia = of prime importance, critically important.
    * de importancia = of note, of consequence.
    * de importancia creciente = of growing importance.
    * de importancia crucial = crucially important.
    * de importancia fundamental = critically important.
    * de importancia secundaria = incidental.
    * de mayor o menor importancia = great and small.
    * de menor importancia = fringe subject, of fringe interest.
    * de menor importancia para = on the fringe of.
    * de poca importancia = menial, small-time.
    * de primordial importancia = of prime importance, of paramount importance.
    * de segunda importancia = marginal, back burner, on the back burner, second in importance.
    * de segunda importancia en relación con = secondary to.
    * destacar la importa = underscore + importance.
    * destacar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * de suma importancia = of the utmost importance, of utmost importance.
    * de suprema importancia = of the highest significance.
    * de tercera importancia = tertiary.
    * de vital importancia = vitally important.
    * disminuir la importancia de = lessen + the importance of.
    * donde el tiempo es de suma importancia = time-critical.
    * en orden de importancia = in rank order, in order.
    * falta de importancia = worthlessness.
    * ganar cada vez más importancia = go from + strength to strength, grow from + strength to strength.
    * ganar importancia = grow in + importance, grow in + strength, gain + prominence, grow in + significance, gain + significance, gain in + importance.
    * gente de poca importancia = small fry, the.
    * importancia cada vez mayor = growing importance, growing significance.
    * importancia histórica = historical significance.
    * importancia primordial = key importance.
    * importancia + radicar = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + residir = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * importancia + yacer = the importance of + Nombre + lie.
    * minimizar la importancia = minimise + importance.
    * nada de importancia = nothing in particular.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.
    * no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.
    * no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.
    * no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.
    * no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
    * no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
    * no tener importancia = be of no importance, make + no difference, be of no consequence.
    * no tener la menor importancia = be of no particular concern.
    * ordenar por orden de importancia = rank + in order.
    * orden decreciente de importancia = decreasing order of importance.
    * orden de importancia = significance order of terms, pecking order, significance order.
    * pérdida de importancia = demise, swing away from.
    * poca importancia = unimportance, low profile.
    * poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * prestar importancia a = place + weight on.
    * que le presta gran importancia a la cultura = culture-conscious.
    * quitar importancia = de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA], understate, trivialise [trivialize, -USA], minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * quitar importancia a un problema = trivialise + trouble.
    * quitarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * realzar la importancia = heighten + importance.
    * recalcar la importancia de = stress + the importance of.
    * recibir importancia = enjoy + prominence.
    * remarcar la importancia = underline + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia = underscore + importance.
    * resaltar la importancia de = stress + the importance of, emphasise + the importance of, highlight + the importance of.
    * restar importancia = minimise + importance, downplay, gloss over, negate, soft-pedal.
    * restarle importancia a las cosas = make + light of things.
    * ser de importancia primordial = be of key importance.
    * ser de importancia vital = lie at + the heart of.
    * sin darle importancia = airily.
    * sin importancia = negligible, unimportant, trifling, immaterial, of no consequence.
    * subrayar la importancia = underline + importance, underscore + importance.
    * tema de secundaria importancia = footnote.
    * tener gran importancia = be of high significance.
    * tener importancia = carry + weight, have + high profile, be of consequence.
    * tener la misma importancia = carry + equal weight.

    * * *
    importance
    temas de gran importancia matters of great importance o significance o ( frml) of great import
    ésos son detalles sin importancia those are minor o unimportant o insignificant details
    trató de quitarle or restarle importancia al problema she tried to make light of the problem, she tried to play down the importance of the problem
    no debemos darle tanta importancia a este tema we should not make so much of this matter, we should not attach too much importance to this matter
    siento llegar tarde — no tiene importancia I'm sorry I'm late — it doesn't matter
    ¿y eso qué importancia tiene? so what?
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    * * *

     

    importancia sustantivo femenino
    importance;

    quitarle importancia a algo to play down the importance of sth;
    detalles sin importancia minor o insignificant details;
    no tiene importancia it doesn't matter;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs
    importancia sustantivo femenino importance, significance: no te preocupes, no tiene importancia, don't worry, it's nothing
    el accidente fue de cierta importancia, the accident was quite serious
    dar importancia a, to attach importance to
    quitarle importancia a algo, to play down the importance of sthg
    sin importancia, unimportant
    ♦ Locuciones: darse importancia, to give oneself airs

    ' importancia' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    acento
    - acentuar
    - alta
    - alto
    - bagatela
    - calibre
    - cobrar
    - conceder
    - dimensión
    - énfasis
    - entidad
    - envergadura
    - escatológico
    - fallo
    - ignorar
    - incidir
    - insignificancia
    - insistir
    - interés
    - levedad
    - marcar
    - minúscula
    - minúsculo
    - niñería
    - palidecer
    - pequeña
    - pequeño
    - primera
    - primero
    - primordial
    - protagonismo
    - quitar
    - recalcar
    - relativa
    - relativo
    - relieve
    - representar
    - restar
    - revestir
    - subrayar
    - suceso
    - suma
    - sumo
    - talla
    - tontería
    - valor
    - vital
    - vuelo
    - alguno
    - capital
    English:
    account
    - attach
    - count
    - emphasize
    - importance
    - incidental
    - irrelevant
    - issue
    - light
    - little
    - major
    - matter
    - mind
    - minimize
    - minor
    - moment
    - momentous
    - override
    - paramount
    - play down
    - primary
    - prime
    - prominence
    - read
    - ride
    - shrug off
    - significance
    - smooth over
    - store
    - thrust forward
    - unimportant
    - vital
    - vitally
    - all
    - all right
    - consideration
    - descend
    - detail
    - emphasis
    - gloss
    - hot
    - import
    - magistrate
    - menial
    - play
    - small
    - trifling
    - utmost
    * * *
    importance;
    de importancia important, of importance;
    un tratamiento médico reservado a los casos de importancia a treatment reserved for serious cases;
    un arquitecto de importancia an important architect;
    recibió un golpe de cierta importancia he took a fairly heavy knock;
    adquirir o [m5] cobrar importancia to become important, to take on significance;
    dar importancia a algo to attach importance to sth;
    darse importancia to give oneself airs;
    no tiene importancia [no es importante] it's not important;
    [no pasa nada] it doesn't matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    ha sido un rasguño sin importancia it's only a little scratch;
    quitar o [m5] restar importancia a algo to play sth down
    * * *
    f importance;
    dar importancia a attach importance to;
    restar importancia a algo make light of sth, play sth down;
    tener importancia be important;
    no tiene importancia it’s not important, it doesn’t matter;
    sin importancia unimportant;
    darse importancia give o.s. airs
    * * *
    : importance
    * * *
    importancia n importance
    darse importancia to give yourself airs [pt. gave; pp. given]
    tener importancia to be important / to matter

    Spanish-English dictionary > importancia

  • 10 baladí

    adj.
    trivial, insignificant, petty, trifling.
    * * *
    1 trivial
    * * *
    ADJ trivial, paltry
    * * *
    adjetivo petty, trivial
    * * *
    = worthless, drossy, a bit of a fluff, fluff.
    Ex. Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.
    Ex. Its polestar nature has the ability to guide us through the drossy deserts that poetry sometimes founders in.
    Ex. A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
    Ex. Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.
    * * *
    adjetivo petty, trivial
    * * *
    = worthless, drossy, a bit of a fluff, fluff.

    Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.

    Ex: Its polestar nature has the ability to guide us through the drossy deserts that poetry sometimes founders in.
    Ex: A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
    Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.

    * * *
    petty, trivial
    * * *
    baladí (pl baladíes) adj
    trivial
    * * *
    adj trivial

    Spanish-English dictionary > baladí

  • 11 pequeñez

    f.
    1 smallness, slightness, shortness, minuteness.
    2 meanness, pettiness, smallness, meagerness.
    * * *
    1 (de tamaño) smallness
    * * *
    SF
    1) [de tamaño] smallness, small size; [de altura] shortness
    2) [de miras] pettiness, small-mindedness
    3) (=nada) trifle, trivial thing
    * * *
    a) ( de tamaño) smallness, small size
    b) ( menudencia) trifle, triviality
    * * *
    = smallness, trifle.
    Ex. The teacher showed the children how the smallness of the character named Chibi in the illustrations paralleled his role in the novel.
    Ex. As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".
    ----
    * pequeñeces = bagatelle.
    * * *
    a) ( de tamaño) smallness, small size
    b) ( menudencia) trifle, triviality
    * * *
    = smallness, trifle.

    Ex: The teacher showed the children how the smallness of the character named Chibi in the illustrations paralleled his role in the novel.

    Ex: As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".
    * pequeñeces = bagatelle.

    * * *
    1 (de tamaño) smallness, small size
    la pequeñez de sus manos the smallness of his hands
    2 (menudencia) trifle, triviality
    discuten por pequeñeces they argue over such silly o trifling o pointless little things
    * * *
    1. [cualidad] smallness
    2. [cosa insignificante] little thing;
    se pelearon por una pequeñez they fell out over a tiny little thing
    * * *
    f smallness
    * * *
    pequeñez nf, pl - ñeces
    1) : smallness
    2) : trifle, triviality
    3)

    Spanish-English dictionary > pequeñez

  • 12 trivial

    adj.
    trivial.
    * * *
    1 trivial, petty
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ trivial, trite
    * * *
    adjetivo trivial
    * * *
    = mundane, trivial, banal, a bit of a fluff, fluff.
    Ex. In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
    Ex. A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.
    Ex. Unrestricted access to the Internet for input is promoting not just the banal but the postively corrupt.
    Ex. A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
    Ex. Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.
    * * *
    adjetivo trivial
    * * *
    = mundane, trivial, banal, a bit of a fluff, fluff.

    Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.

    Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.
    Ex: Unrestricted access to the Internet for input is promoting not just the banal but the postively corrupt.
    Ex: A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
    Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.

    * * *
    ‹tema/argumento› trivial; ‹novela/comedia› trivial, lightweight
    * * *

    trivial adjetivo
    trivial
    trivial adjetivo trivial
    ' trivial' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    banal
    - fútil
    - lejanía
    - menudencia
    - mosquearse
    - tonta
    - tonto
    - insignificante
    - intrascendente
    - nimio
    - trivialidad
    English:
    trifling
    - trivial
    - futile
    - trifle
    * * *
    trivial adj
    trivial
    * * *
    adj trivial
    * * *
    trivial adj
    1) : trivial
    2) : trite, commonplace

    Spanish-English dictionary > trivial

  • 13 perdido

    adj.
    1 lost, missing, mislaid.
    2 lost.
    3 lost, confused.
    past part.
    past participle of spanish verb: perder.
    * * *
    1→ link=perder perder
    3 (bala) stray
    4 (aislado) isolated, cut-off
    5 familiar (como enfatizador) complete, utter, total
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 (person) degenerate
    \
    estar perdido,-a (extraviado) to be lost 2 (no tener salida) to have had it, be for it
    ponerse perdido,-a familiar to get filthy, get dirty
    * * *
    (f. - perdida)
    adj.
    1) lost
    * * *
    perdido, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=extraviado) lost; [bala] stray
    rato 3), bala 1., 1)
    2) (=aislado) remote, isolated

    un pueblo perdido en las montañas — a remote o isolated village in the mountains

    3) (=sin remedio)

    ¡estamos perdidos! — we're done for!

    4) (=enamorado)

    estar perdido por algn — to be mad o crazy about sb

    5) * (=sucio)

    ponerlo todo perdido de barro — to get everything covered in mud, get mud everywhere

    6) LAm (=vago) idle; (=pobre) down and out
    2.
    SM / F libertine
    perdida
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) [estar]
    a) <objeto/persona> lost

    de perdido — (Méx fam) at least

    b) (confundido, desorientado) lost, confused
    c) <bala/perro> stray (before n)
    2) [estar] ( en un apuro)

    si se enteran, estás perdido — if they find out, you've had it o you're done for (colloq)

    3) ( aislado) < lugar> remote, isolated; < momento> idle, spare
    4)
    a) < idiota> complete and utter (before n), total (before n); < loco> raving (before n); < borracho> out and out (before n)
    b) (como adv) ( totalmente) completely, totally
    5) (Esp fam) ( sucio) filthy

    ponerse perdido DE algo — de aceite/barro to get covered with something

    II
    - da masculino, femenino degenerate
    * * *
    I
    - da adjetivo
    1) [estar]
    a) <objeto/persona> lost

    de perdido — (Méx fam) at least

    b) (confundido, desorientado) lost, confused
    c) <bala/perro> stray (before n)
    2) [estar] ( en un apuro)

    si se enteran, estás perdido — if they find out, you've had it o you're done for (colloq)

    3) ( aislado) < lugar> remote, isolated; < momento> idle, spare
    4)
    a) < idiota> complete and utter (before n), total (before n); < loco> raving (before n); < borracho> out and out (before n)
    b) (como adv) ( totalmente) completely, totally
    5) (Esp fam) ( sucio) filthy

    ponerse perdido DE algo — de aceite/barro to get covered with something

    II
    - da masculino, femenino degenerate
    * * *
    perdido1
    = misplaced, mislaid, strayed, stray, missing, off course.

    Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

    Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
    Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.
    Ex: If the machine is in constant use the selenium drum may not be cleaned sufficiently and stray particles of carbon will appear as minute black spots on the copies.
    Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.
    Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
    * andar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head.
    * batalla perdida = losing battle.
    * causa perdida = lost cause, losing battle.
    * causar pérdidas = cause + losses.
    * con la mirada perdida = gaze into + space.
    * continente perdido = lost continent.
    * dar por perdido = be past praying for, write off.
    * de perdíos al río = in for a penny, in for a pound.
    * eslabón perdido = missing link.
    * estar perdido = be out of + Posesivo + league, be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, be all at sea.
    * llamada perdida = missed call.
    * luchar por una causa perdida = fight + a losing battle.
    * objetos perdidos = lost property, lost and found, lost property.
    * perdido de rumbo = off course.
    * perdido hace tiempo = long-lost.
    * perdido para siempre = irretrievably lost.
    * recuperar el tiempo perdido = make up for + lost time.
    * sentirse perdido = be out of + Posesivo + depth, be in over + Posesivo + head, feel at + sea, be all at sea.
    * tener la mirada perdida = stare into + space, gaze into + space.
    * tierras perdidas = lost lands.
    * totalmente perdido = babe in the wood.
    * una causa perdida = a dead dog.
    * un caso perdido = a dead dog.
    * un poco perdido = a bit at sea.

    perdido2

    Ex: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.

    * bala perdida = loose cannon.
    * caso perdido = basket case.
    * chalado perdido = as daft as a brush, stir-crazy, knucklehead.
    * chiflado perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, stir-crazy, knucklehead.
    * loco perdido = stark raving mad, raving mad, raving lunatic.
    * tonto perdido = as daft as a brush, as thick as two (short) planks, knucklehead.

    * * *
    perdido1 -da
    A [ ESTAR]
    1 ‹objeto/persona› (extraviado) lost
    me di cuenta de que estaban perdidos I realized that they were lost
    dar algo por perdido to give sth up for lost
    de perdido ( Méx fam); at least
    2 (confundido, desorientado) at a loss
    anda perdido desde que se fueron sus amigos he's been at a loss since his friends left
    no me han explicado cómo hacerlo y estoy totalmente perdido they haven't explained how to do it and I'm completely lost o I'm at a complete loss
    3 ‹bala/perro› stray ( before n)
    B [ ESTAR]
    (en un apuro): ¿pero no trajiste dinero tú? pues estamos perdidos but didn't you bring any money? we've had it then o ( BrE) that's torn it ( colloq)
    si se entera tu padre, estás perdido if your father finds out, you've had it o you're done for ( colloq)
    C (aislado) ‹lugar› remote, isolated; ‹momento› idle, spare
    en una isla perdida del Pacífico on a remote island in the Pacific
    en algún lugar perdido del mundo in some far-flung o faraway corner of the world
    D
    1 ‹idiota› complete and utter ( before n), total ( before n); ‹loco› raving ( before n)
    es un borracho perdido he's an out and out o a total drunkard, he's an inveterate drinker
    2 ( como adv) (totalmente) completely, totally
    llegó borracho perdido he was blind drunk o totally drunk when he arrived
    está lelo perdido por ella he's absolutely crazy about her ( colloq)
    E ( Esp fam) (sucio) filthy perdido DE algo:
    te has puesto el traje perdido de aceite you've got oil all over your suit
    estoy perdido de tinta I'm covered in ink
    perdido2 -da
    masculine, feminine
    degenerate
    * * *

     

    Del verbo perder: ( conjugate perder)

    perdido es:

    el participio

    Multiple Entries:
    perder    
    perdido
    perder ( conjugate perder) verbo transitivo
    1 ( en general) to lose;

    quiere perdido peso he wants to lose weight;
    con preguntar no se pierde nada we've/you've nothing to lose by asking;
    perdido la vida to lose one's life, to perish;
    See also→ cabeza 1 e, vista 2 3;
    yo no pierdo las esperanzas I'm not giving up hope;
    perdido la práctica to get out of practice;
    perdido el equilibrio to lose one's balance;
    perdido el conocimiento to lose consciousness, to pass out;
    perdido el ritmo (Mús) to lose the beat;

    ( en trabajo) to get out of the rhythm
    2
    a) ‹autobús/tren/avión› to miss

    b) ‹ocasión/oportunidad› to miss;


    c) ‹ tiempo› to waste;

    ◊ ¡no me hagas perdido (el) tiempo! don't waste my time!;

    no hay tiempo que perdido there's no time to lose
    3
    a) ‹guerra/pleito/partido› to lose

    b) ‹curso/año› to fail;

    ‹ examen› (Ur) to fail
    4 ‹agua/aceite/aire› to lose
    verbo intransitivo
    1 ( ser derrotado) to lose;

    no sabes perdido you're a bad loser;
    llevar las de perdido to be onto a loser;
    la que sale perdiendo soy yo I'm the one who loses out o comes off worst
    2 [cafetera/tanque] to leak
    3
    ◊ echar(se) a perder ver echar I 1a, echarse 1a

    perderse verbo pronominal
    1 [persona/objeto] to get lost;

    se le perdió el dinero he's lost the money;
    cuando se ponen a hablar rápido me pierdo when they start talking quickly I get lost
    2 ‹fiesta/película/espectáculo› to miss
    perdido
    ◊ -da adjetivo

    1 [estar]
    a) ‹objeto/persona› lost;


    de perdido (Méx fam) at least
    b) (confundido, desorientado) lost, confused

    c) ‹bala/perro› stray ( before n)

    2 [estar] ( en un apuro):
    ◊ si se enteran, estás perdido if they find out, you've had it o you're done for (colloq)

    3 ( aislado) ‹ lugar› remote, isolated;
    ‹ momento› idle, spare
    4 ‹ idiota› complete and utter ( before n), total ( before n);
    ‹ loco› raving ( before n);
    ‹ borracho› out and out ( before n)
    ■ sustantivo masculino, femenino
    degenerate
    perder
    I verbo transitivo
    1 (un objeto) to lose
    2 (un medio de transporte) to miss
    3 (el tiempo) to waste
    4 (oportunidad) to miss ➣ Ver nota en miss
    5 (cualidad, costumbre, sentido) to lose: tienes que perder tus miedos, you have to overcome your fears
    6 (agua, aceite) to leak
    II verbo intransitivo
    1 (disminuir una cualidad) to lose
    2 (estropear) to ruin, go off
    3 (en una competición, batalla) to lose
    ♦ Locuciones: echar (algo) a perder, to spoil (sthg)
    llevar las de perder, to be onto a loser
    perdido,-a
    I adjetivo
    1 lost
    2 (desorientado) confused
    3 (perro, bala) stray
    II adv fam (totalmente, rematadamente) es tonto perdido, he's completely stupid
    III mf (libertino) degenerate, vicious
    ♦ Locuciones: ponerse perdido, to get dirty
    ' perdido' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    aparecer
    - caso
    - dar
    - estimable
    - fondo
    - lustre
    - manual
    - motricidad
    - nitidez
    - norte
    - paladar
    - perdida
    - pertenencia
    - pista
    - principio
    - punto
    - resguardo
    - tiempo
    - vivienda
    - caber
    - recuperar
    English:
    ad-lib
    - catch up
    - discover
    - gap-toothed
    - give up
    - habit
    - lost
    - majority
    - make up
    - mislay
    - miss
    - missing
    - mud
    - raving
    - recover
    - row
    - stray
    - thread
    - appear
    - but
    - by
    - dated
    - despair
    - downmarket
    - get
    - have
    - hopelessly
    - long
    - misspent
    - sunk
    - waste
    - write
    * * *
    perdido, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [extraviado] lost;
    lo podemos dar por perdido it is as good as lost;
    estaba perdido en sus pensamientos he was lost in thought;
    Esp Fam Hum
    2. [animal, bala] stray
    3. [tiempo] wasted;
    [ocasión] missed
    4. [remoto] remote, isolated;
    un pueblo perdido a remote o isolated village
    5. [acabado] done for;
    ¡estamos perdidos! we're done for!, we've had it!;
    ¡de perdidos, al río! in for a penny, in for a pound
    6. Fam [de remate] complete;
    es idiota perdido he's a complete idiot;
    es una esquizofrénica perdida she's a complete schizophrenic
    7. Esp Fam [sucio] filthy;
    se puso perdida de pintura she got herself covered in paint;
    lo dejaron todo perdido de barro they left it covered in mud
    8. [enamorado]
    estar perdido por to be madly in love with
    9. Méx Fam
    de perdida [al menos] at least
    ♦ nm,f
    reprobate
    * * *
    adj lost;
    ponerse perdido get filthy;
    estar perdido fam be crazy ( por about) fam, be madly in love ( por with) fam ;
    loco perdido absolutely crazy
    * * *
    perdido, -da adj
    1) : lost
    2) : inveterate, incorrigible
    es un caso perdido: he's a hopeless case
    3) : in trouble, done for
    4)
    de perdido Mex fam : at least
    * * *
    perdido adj
    1. (en general) lost
    2. (animal) stray

    Spanish-English dictionary > perdido

  • 14 यावत् _yāvat

    यावत् a. (
    -ती f.) (As a correlative of तावत्)
    1 As much as, as many as, (यावत् standing for 'as' and तावत् for 'as much' or 'as many'); पुरे तावन्तमेवास्य तनोति रविरातपम् । दीर्घिकाकमलोन्मेषो यावन्मात्रेण साध्यते Ku.2.33; ते तु यावन्त एवाजौ तावांश्च ददृशे स तैः R.12.45;17.17.
    -2 As great, as large, how great or large; यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः संप्लुतोदके । तावन् सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मणस्य विजानतः ॥ Bg.2.46;18.55.
    -3 All, whole (where the two together have the sense of totality or साकल्य); यावद् दत्तं तावद् भुक्तम् G. M. -ind.
    1 Used by itself यावत् has the following senses:-- (a) as far as, up to, till; (with acc.); स्तन्यत्यागं यावत् पुत्रयोरवेक्षस्व U.7; कियन्तमवधिं यावदस्म- च्चरितं चित्रकारेणालिखितम् U.1; सर्पकोटरं यावत् Pt.1. (b) just, then, in the meantime (denoting an action intend- ed to be done immediately); तद् यावत् गृहिणीमाहूय संगीतक- मनुतिष्ठामि Ś.1; यावदिमां छायामाश्रित्य प्रतिपालयामि Ś.3. (c) As much as. (d) That, in order that (e) Even, just.
    -2 Used correlatively यावत् and तावत् have these senses:-- (a) as long as, so long as; यावद् वित्तोपार्जनशक्तस्ताव- न्निजपरिवारो रक्तः Moha M.8. (b) as soon as, scarcely- when, no sooner-than; एकस्य दुःखस्य न यावदन्तं गच्छामि... तावद् द्वितीयं समुपस्थितं मे H.1.177; Me.17; Ku.3.72. (c) while, by the time; आश्रमवासिनो यावदेवक्ष्याहमुपावर्ते तावदार्द्रपृष्ठाः क्रियन्तां वाजिनः Ś1; often with न when यावन्न is translated by 'before'; यावदेते सरसो नोत्पतन्ति तावदेतेभ्यः प्रवृत्तिरवगमयितव्या V.4. (d) when, as (= यदा); यावदुत्थाय निरीक्षते तावद् हंसो$वलोकितः H.3.
    -Comp. -अध्ययनम् ind. during the recitation; अनुव्रज्या च शुश्रूषा यावदध्ययनं गुरोः Ms.2.241.
    -अन्तम्, -अन्ताय ind. upto the end, to the last.
    -अन्त्य a. life-long.
    -अभीक्षम् ind. for a moment's duration.
    -अर्थ a. corresponding to require- ment, as many as may be required to convey the meaning (said of words); न प्रीतियुक्ता यावदर्थाश्च लोके Bhāg. 5.5.3; यावदर्थपदां वाचमेवमादाय माधवः विरराम Śi.2.13. (
    -र्थम्) ind.
    1 as much as useful.
    -2 in all senses; वयमपि च गिरामीश्महे यावदर्थम् Bh.3.3. v. l.
    -इष्टम्, -ईप्सितम् ind. as much as is desired.
    -इत्थम् ind. as much as is necessary.
    -कालम् ind. as long as.
    -गमम् ind. as fast as one can go; यावद्गमं रुद्रभयाद् यथा कः Bhāg.1.7.18.
    -जन्म, -जीवम्, -जीवने ind. for life, throughout life, for the rest of one's life; यावज्जीवं त्रयो वन्द्या वेदान्तो गुरुरीश्वरः Subhāṣ; यावज्जीवं सुखं जीवेत् Subhāṣ.
    -प्रमाण a. as great or big.
    -बलम् ind. to the best of one's power.
    -भाषित or
    उक्त a. asmuch as said.
    -मात्र a.
    1 as large, extending as far, of which size or extent; दीर्घिकाकमलोन्मेषो यावन्मात्रेण साध्यते Ku.2.33.
    -2 insignifi- cant, trifling, little.
    -शक्यम्, -शक्ति ind. as far as possible, to the best of one's power; so यावत्सत्त्वम्.
    -संपातम् ind. as long as possible.

    Sanskrit-English dictionary > यावत् _yāvat

  • 15 quantulus-cumque

        quantulus-cumque acumque, umcumque, adj.,    however small, how, little soever, however trifling: mea, quantulacumque est, facultas: Quantulacumque adeo est occasio, Iu.—In tmesi: quantulum id cumque est.—As subst n., however little, however insignificant a thing: quantulumcumque dicebamus.

    Latin-English dictionary > quantulus-cumque

  • 16 quantus-cumque

        quantus-cumque tacumque, tumcumque, adj.,    how great soever. of whatever size: bona, quantacumque erant: omnia adhuc, quantacumque petistis, obtinuistis, L.—However small, however little: quantuscumque sum ad iudicandum, whatever my judgment may be worth: facultas, quae quantacumque in me est, however trifling: datā quanticumque quiete temporis, ever so short, L.

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  • 17 держи карман

    держи карман < шире>
    прост., ирон.
    lit. hold your pocket wide!; cf. nothing doing!; you've got another think coming!; you'll have a long wait!; keep hoping; no hope; not a hope; nuts to you!; rather! iron.

    Пищик. Отдам, милая... Сумма пустяшная... Любовь Андреевна. Ну, хорошо, Леонид даст... Ты дай, Леонид. Гаев. Дам я ему, держи карман. (А. Чехов, Вишнёвый сад) — Pishchik: I'll pay you back, dear lady. It's a trifling sum. Lyubov Andreyevna: Well, well, Leonid will give it to you. Let him have it, Leonid. Gaev (ironical): I'll give it him right enough! Hold your pocket wide!

    - Замолол!.. - сказал он свирепо, - ты, может, думал, что я всё это всерьёз... Держи карман шире! (М. Горький, Челкаш) — 'Trying to teach me!' he said fiercely. 'Did you think I meant what I said? Know your place, upstart!'

    - Здравствуйте!.. Вот я сейчас с ней запишусь. Держите карман шире! Да я в первый раз вижу эту облезлую фигуру. (М. Зощенко, Забавное приключение) — 'Thank you very much... You'll see me going off to the registrar's with her at once! Rather! It's the first time I set my eyes on this bedraggled creature...'

    - Я тебя проучу малость. Не уйдёшь ты от меня, остановись лучше. Одного отметелю - не так будет позорно. А то при людях отлуплю. И расскажу всё... Остановись лучше! - Сейчас - остановился, держи карман! - Наум нахлёстывал коня. (В. Шукшин, Волки) — 'I'll teach you a lesson. You won't get away from me, so you'd better stop. If I thrash you alone, it won't be such a disgrace. Otherwise I'll do it in public. And tell everybody why... You'd better stop!' 'I'll stop right away, I don't think!' Naum went on lashing his horse.

    - Так он чего, - спросил Куров, - отпустил его начальник-то?... - А-а... Отпустил... Оне отпустят... Держи карман... (В. Белов, Привычное дело) — 'How did it end?' asked Kurov. 'Did the boss let him go?'... 'A-a-ah. Let him go?.. Aye, they'll let ye go. Keep hoping.'

    Русско-английский фразеологический словарь > держи карман

  • 18 Crompton, Samuel

    SUBJECT AREA: Textiles
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    b. 3 December 1753 Firwood, near Bolton, Lancashire, England
    d. 26 June 1827 Bolton, Lancashire, England
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    English inventor of the spinning mule.
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    Samuel Crompton was the son of a tenant farmer, George, who became the caretaker of the old house Hall-i-th-Wood, near Bolton, where he died in 1759. As a boy, Samuel helped his widowed mother in various tasks at home, including weaving. He liked music and made his own violin, with which he later was to earn some money to pay for tools for building his spinning mule. He was set to work at spinning and so in 1769 became familiar with the spinning jenny designed by James Hargreaves; he soon noticed the poor quality of the yarn produced and its tendency to break. Crompton became so exasperated with the jenny that in 1772 he decided to improve it. After seven years' work, in 1779 he produced his famous spinning "mule". He built the first one entirely by himself, principally from wood. He adapted rollers similar to those already patented by Arkwright for drawing out the cotton rovings, but it seems that he did not know of Arkwright's invention. The rollers were placed at the back of the mule and paid out the fibres to the spindles, which were mounted on a moving carriage that was drawn away from the rollers as the yarn was paid out. The spindles were rotated to put in twist. At the end of the draw, or shortly before, the rollers were stopped but the spindles continued to rotate. This not only twisted the yarn further, but slightly stretched it and so helped to even out any irregularities; it was this feature that gave the mule yarn extra quality. Then, after the spindles had been turned backwards to unwind the yarn from their tips, they were rotated in the spinning direction again and the yarn was wound on as the carriage was pushed up to the rollers.
    The mule was a very versatile machine, making it possible to spin almost every type of yarn. In fact, Samuel Crompton was soon producing yarn of a much finer quality than had ever been spun in Bolton, and people attempted to break into Hall-i-th-Wood to see how he produced it. Crompton did not patent his invention, perhaps because it consisted basically of the essential features of the earlier machines of Hargreaves and Arkwright, or perhaps through lack of funds. Under promise of a generous subscription, he disclosed his invention to the spinning industry, but was shabbily treated because most of the promised money was never paid. Crompton's first mule had forty-eight spindles, but it did not long remain in its original form for many people started to make improvements to it. The mule soon became more popular than Arkwright's waterframe because it could spin such fine yarn, which enabled weavers to produce the best muslin cloth, rivalling that woven in India and leading to an enormous expansion in the British cotton-textile industry. Crompton eventually saved enough capital to set up as a manufacturer himself and around 1784 he experimented with an improved carding engine, although he was not successful. In 1800, local manufacturers raised a sum of £500 for him, and eventually in 1812 he received a government grant of £5,000, but this was trifling in relation to the immense financial benefits his invention had conferred on the industry, to say nothing of his expenses. When Crompton was seeking evidence in 1811 to support his claim for financial assistance, he found that there were 4,209,570 mule spindles compared with 155,880 jenny and 310,516 waterframe spindles. He later set up as a bleacher and again as a cotton manufacturer, but only the gift of a small annuity by his friends saved him from dying in total poverty.
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    Further Reading
    H.C.Cameron, 1951, Samuel Crompton, Inventor of the Spinning Mule, London (a rather discursive biography).
    Dobson \& Barlow Ltd, 1927, Samuel Crompton, the Inventor of the Spinning Mule, Bolton.
    G.J.French, 1859, The Life and Times of Samuel Crompton, Inventor of the Spinning Machine Called the Mule, London.
    The invention of the mule is fully described in H. Gatling, 1970, The Spinning Mule, Newton Abbot; W.English, 1969, The Textile Industry, London; R.L.Hills, 1970, Power in the Industrial Revolution, Manchester.
    C.Singer (ed.), 1958, A History of Technology, Vol. IV, Oxford: Clarendon Press (provides a brief account).
    RLH

    Biographical history of technology > Crompton, Samuel

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