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1 not much to look at, not up to much
nekā sevišķaEnglish-Latvian dictionary > not much to look at, not up to much
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2 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) nebūt kam īpašam -
3 not
[not]1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) nolieguma partikula (‘ne'-)2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ka ne•* * *ne -
4 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) ļoti līdzīgs, gandrīz tas pats* * *gandrīz tāds pats -
5 not much
(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) necils, vienkāršs -
6 not half
(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') ļoti; briesmīgi* * *ārkārtīgi; ļoti; briesmīgi; nebūt ne -
7 not much cop
nekas sevišķs -
8 not much the matter
nekā sevišķa -
9 not to hold of much account
nevērtēt augstu -
10 be not much of a
(to be not a very good thing of a particular kind: I'm not much of a photographer; That wasn't much of a lecture.) nebūt īpaši labam; nebūt kam sevišķam -
11 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) nav nekādas izvēlesEnglish-Latvian dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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12 think little of / not think much of
(to have a very low opinion of: He didn't think much of what I had done; He thought little of my work.) zemu vērtēt; nevērtētEnglish-Latvian dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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13 in as much as
(because; in consideration of the fact that: It would not be true to say he had retired from this firm, inasmuch as he still does a certain amount of work for us.) tā kā -
14 he has not done much yet
viņš neko daudz vēl nav paveicis -
15 he is not much of a reader
viņam nepatīk lasīt -
16 he is not much of a scholar
viņš nav nekāds lielais zinātnieks -
17 I am not much of a walker
es esmu slikts kājāmgājējs -
18 I'm not much of a scholar
es neesmu tik izglītots -
19 none the wiser, not much wiser, as wise as he went
ne par matu gudrāksEnglish-Latvian dictionary > none the wiser, not much wiser, as wise as he went
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20 she is not much of a manager
viņa nav nekāda labā saimniece
См. также в других словарях:
not up to much — (informal) Not very good • • • Main Entry: ↑much … Useful english dictionary
not hold out (much) hope — phrase to have little hope that something will happen The report is supposed to be published next month. I don’t hold out much hope though! Thesaurus: to lose hope, or to give up hopesynonym Main entry: hope … Useful english dictionary
not come to much — not ˈcome to much idiom to not be important or successful Main entry: ↑comeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not hold out much hope (of something …) — hold out little, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) | not hold out any, much, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) idiom to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen • The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not hold out much hope (of that …) — hold out little, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) | not hold out any, much, etc. ˈhope (of sth/that…) idiom to offer little, etc. reason for believing that sth will happen • The doctors did not hold out much hope for her recovery. Main entry: ↑hopeidiom … Useful english dictionary
not half as much as — not half as good/bad/much/etc as phrase used for emphasizing that one person or thing is not nearly as good bad etc as another I never thought that Chaplin was half as funny as Buster Keaton. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad… … Useful english dictionary
not do anything much for somebody — not ˈdo anything/a lot/much for sb idiom (informal) used to say that sth does not make sb look attractive • That hairstyle doesn t do anything for her. Main entry: ↑doidiom … Useful english dictionary
not do a much for somebody — not ˈdo anything/a lot/much for sb idiom (informal) used to say that sth does not make sb look attractive • That hairstyle doesn t do anything for her. Main entry: ↑doidiom … Useful english dictionary
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Much — Much, adv. [Cf. Icel. mj[ o]k. See {Much}, a.] To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. Much suffering heroes. Pope. [1913 Webster] Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. [1913 Webster] Excellent speech becometh not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
not — W1S1 [nɔt US na:t] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: nought] 1.) used to make a word, statement, or question negative ▪ Most of the stores do not open until 10am. ▪ She s not a very nice person. ▪ You were wrong not to inform the police. ▪ Can we go… … Dictionary of contemporary English