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inconsequential remark

  • 1 неуместное замечание

    2) Diplomatic term: unbiased remark, wild remark
    3) Advertising: inept remark

    Универсальный русско-английский словарь > неуместное замечание

  • 2 fantasioso

    adj.
    1 unrealistic, utopical, fey.
    2 show-off, fanciful, braggart.
    * * *
    1 imaginative
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (=soñador) dreamy
    2) (=presuntuoso) vain, conceited

    ¡fantasiosa! — you're so vain!

    * * *
    - sa adjetivo prone to fantasizing
    * * *
    = whimsical, fey, airy-fairy.
    Ex. This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
    Ex. When he tries to address other topics, such as politics, the results are fey and inconsequential.
    Ex. Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.
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    * fantasioso, lo = fantastic, the.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo prone to fantasizing
    * * *
    = whimsical, fey, airy-fairy.

    Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.

    Ex: When he tries to address other topics, such as politics, the results are fey and inconsequential.
    Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an ' airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.
    * fantasioso, lo = fantastic, the.

    * * *
    prone to fantasizing
    es muy fantasioso he's very prone to fantasizing, he's always making things up ( colloq)
    * * *

    fantasioso,-a
    I adjetivo imaginative
    II sustantivo masculino y femenino person who fantasizes
    ' fantasioso' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    fantasiosa
    - cuentista
    English:
    dreamy
    * * *
    fantasioso, -a adj
    imaginative
    * * *
    adj
    :
    es una fantasiosa she tends to imagine things o to fantasize

    Spanish-English dictionary > fantasioso

  • 3 trivialidad

    f.
    1 triviality.
    2 inconsequential action, triviality.
    * * *
    1 triviality, pettiness
    * * *
    SF
    1) (=cualidad) triviality, triteness
    2) (=asunto) trivial matter; (=dicho) trite remark

    trivialidades — trivia, trivialities

    * * *
    a) ( cualidad) triviality
    b) ( dicho) trivial o trite remark; ( cosa) triviality
    * * *
    = triviality, bathos, banality.
    Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
    Ex. I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.
    Ex. British children are under threat -- betrayed by parents (who expose them to banality and violence on television) and pulishing houses where accountants preside over editional decisions.
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    * trivialidades = trivia, trivial, the.
    * * *
    a) ( cualidad) triviality
    b) ( dicho) trivial o trite remark; ( cosa) triviality
    * * *
    = triviality, bathos, banality.

    Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

    Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.
    Ex: British children are under threat -- betrayed by parents (who expose them to banality and violence on television) and pulishing houses where accountants preside over editional decisions.
    * trivialidades = trivia, trivial, the.

    * * *
    1 (cualidad) triviality
    2 (dicho) trivial o trite remark; (cosa) triviality
    hablamos de trivialidades we just made small talk
    * * *

    trivialidad sustantivo femenino

    b) ( dicho) trivial o trite remark;

    ( cosa) triviality
    trivialidad sustantivo femenino
    1 (cualidad) triviality
    2 (nadería) solo dice trivialidades, he only makes trite remarks
    discutimos por una trivialidad, we argued about something silly
    ' trivialidad' also found in these entries:
    English:
    triviality
    * * *
    1. [hecho] trivial detail;
    no hay que preocuparse por trivialidades como ésa you shouldn't worry about trivial o little things like that
    2. [dicho] trivial remark;
    escribe trivialidades he writes trivial stuff
    3. [cualidad] triviality
    * * *
    f cualidad, cosa triviality; dicho trivial remark, triviality
    * * *
    : triviality

    Spanish-English dictionary > trivialidad

  • 4 М-12

    МАЛО ЛИ ЧТО coll Invar fixed WO
    1. (used in a rejoinder, usu. foil. by a predic that is a repetition of the predic from the interlocutor's preceding remark) it is inconsequential
    it (that) makes no difference
    as if it matters (that (what)...)! it doesn't matter (that (what)...) what of it? so what?
    so what if person X does (has, is etc)? «Главное, улик никаких», - спокойно сказал исправник. «Как никаких, коли сами мальчики признались?» - «Мало ли что признались, а перед судьёй отопрутся, - там ведь их пороть не станут» (Сологуб 1). The important thing is that we have no evidence," said the police chief quietly. "What do you mean 'no evidence' if the boys themselves confessed?" That makes no difference—they might deny it in court, and there'd be no one to whip them there" (1a).
    2. ( usu. indep. sent) ( s.o. takes a precautionary measure, acts in a cautious manner, prepares himself etc because) any number of things ( usu. undesirable) might occur
    you never know
    anything could happen.
    Катерине он советовал сбыть всё (всю картошку)... Но три куля Катерина всё-таки оставила - мало ли что! (Распутин 4). Не suggested that Katerina sell all of hers (her potatoes).... But Katerina still kept three bags-you never know! (4a).
    У прохожих он узнал, что до закрытия магазина оставалось ещё больше часу, но он решил никуда не уходить, а дожидаться закрытия на этом месте. Мало ли что... Вдруг они вздумают закрыть свой магазин раньше времени (Искандер 4). From passersby he learned that it was still over an hour before the store closed, but he decided not to go anywhere, to wait right here. Anything could happen....What if they took it into their heads to close their store early (4a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > М-12

  • 5 мало ли что

    [Invar; fixed WO]
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    1. [used in a rejoinder, usu. foll. by a predic that is a repetition of the predic from the interlocutor's preceding remark]
    ⇒ it is inconsequential:
    - as if it matters (that (what)...)!;
    - it doesn't matter (that (what)...);
    - what of it?;
    - so what?;
    - so what if person X does (has, is etc)?
         ♦ "Главное, улик никаких", - спокойно сказал исправник. "Как никаких, коли сами мальчики признались?" - "Мало ли что признались, а перед судьёй отопрутся, - там ведь их пороть не станут" (Сологуб 1). "The important thing is that we have no evidence," said the police chief quietly. "What do you mean 'no evidence' if the boys themselves confessed?" "That makes no difference - they might deny it in court, and there'd be no one to whip them there" (1a).
    2. [usu. indep. sent]
    ⇒ (s.o. takes a precautionary measure, acts in a cautious manner, prepares himself etc because) any number of things (usu. undesirable) might occur:
    - anything could happen.
         ♦ Катерине он советовал сбыть всё [всю картошку]... Но три куля Катерина всё-таки оставила - мало ли что! (Распутин 4). He suggested that Katerina sell all of hers [her potatoes].... But Katerina still kept three bags-you never know! (4a).
         ♦ У прохожих он узнал, что до закрытия магазина оставалось ещё больше часу, но он решил никуда не уходить, а дожидаться закрытия на этом месте. Мало ли что... Вдруг они вздумают закрыть свой магазин раньше времени (Искандер 4). From passersby he learned that it was still over an hour before the store closed, but he decided not to go anywhere, to wait right here. Anything could happen....What if they took it into their heads to close their store early (4a).

    Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > мало ли что

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