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1 inconsiderable
tr[ɪnkən'sɪdərəbəl]1 insignificanteinconsiderable [.ɪnkən'sɪdərəbəl] adj: insignificanteadj.• insignificante adj.'ɪnkən'sɪdərəbəladjective (frml) (usu neg)[ˌɪnkǝn'sɪdǝrǝbl]ADJa not inconsiderable sum — una cifra nada desdeñable or despreciable, una suma considerable
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2 inconsiderable
adj.inconsiderable, insignificante, de poca importancia o consideración; frívolo. -
3 not
not1) ((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!) no2) (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'.) no•not adv notr[nɒt] (La forma contracta es n't: isn't, aren't, doesn't)1 no■ I hope/suppose not espero/supongo que no■ are you coming or not? ¿vienes o no?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot likely! ¡ni hablar!not that... no es que...■ where is he?, not that I mind, of course ¿dónde está?, no es que me importe, claro estánot to say... por no decir...not ['nɑt] advshe is not tired: no está cansadanot to say something would be wrong: no decir nada sería injustoare we going or not?: ¿vamos a ir o no?of course not!: ¡claro que no!adv.• nada adv.• no adv.nɑːt, nɒta) nonot to worry — (BrE) no importa
a not inconsiderable sum of money — (frml) una suma de dinero bastante considerable
oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?
that's mine - it is not! — eso es mío - no, señor!
b)I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero...
c) ( emphatic) nid) ( replacing clause)I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!
of course not! — por supuesto or claro que no!
are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?
[nɒt]ADV1) (with vb)The word not is often contracted to n't on the end of modals, auxiliaries and parts of the verb to be in everyday language. nohe's not here, he isn't here — no está aquí
it's too late, isn't it? — es demasiado tarde, ¿no?
you owe me money, don't you? — me debes dinero, ¿verdad? or (esp LAm) ¿no es cierto?
she won't go, she will not go — no irá
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he asked me not to do it — me pidió que no lo hiciera•
fear not! — ¡no temas!•
I hope not — espero que no•
I suppose not — supongo que no•
to tell sb not to do sth — decir a algn que no haga algo•
I think not — creo que nonot thinking that... — sin pensar que...
not I! — ¡yo no!
even 2., 3)not everybody can do it — no lo puede hacer cualquiera, no todos pueden hacerlo
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absolutely not! — ¡en absoluto!it doesn't hurt at all — no duele nada de nada, no duele para nada
"are you cold?" - "not at all!" — -¿tienes frío? -¡en absoluto! or -¡qué va!
"you don't mind?" - "not at all!" — -¿no te importa? -¡en absoluto!
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certainly not! — ¡en absoluto!•
of course not! — ¡claro que no!•
not a few... — no pocos...•
not for anything (in the world) — por nada (del mundo)•
the not inconsiderable sum of £30,000 — la nada despreciable suma de 30.000 libras•
not likely! — ¡ni hablar!•
with not a little surprise — con no poca sorpresa•
are you coming or not? — ¿vienes o no?•
"did you like it?" - "not really" — -¿te gustó? -no mucho•
big, not to say enormous — grande, por no decir enorme•
the young and the not so young — los jóvenes y los no tan jóvenes•
I shan't be sorry to see the last of him — no voy a sentirlo cuando lo pierda de vista•
not that I don't like him — no es que no me guste•
why not? — ¿por qué no?likely 2., mention 2., much 2., 1), only 2., 6)•
not without some regrets — no sin cierto pesar* * *[nɑːt, nɒt]a) nonot to worry — (BrE) no importa
a not inconsiderable sum of money — (frml) una suma de dinero bastante considerable
oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?
that's mine - it is not! — eso es mío - no, señor!
b)I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero...
c) ( emphatic) nid) ( replacing clause)I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!
of course not! — por supuesto or claro que no!
are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?
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4 despreciable
despreciable adjetivob)
despreciable adjetivo
1 (odioso) despicable, contemptible, worthless
2 (inapreciable, poco importante) negligible ' despreciable' also found in these entries: Spanish: carroña - cerda - cerdo - ser - escoria - gusano - indigna - indigno - mezquina - mezquino - miseria - rata - ridiculez - ruin - sabandija - mierda - pinche - puerco - rastrero English: contemptible - despicable - insignificant - mean - miserable - worthless - wretched - contempt
См. также в других словарях:
Inconsiderable — In con*sid er*a*ble, a. Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum. The baser scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inconsiderable — (adj.) 1590s, from Fr. inconsidérable (16c.), from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + considérable (see CONSIDERABLE (Cf. considerable)). Related: Inconsiderably … Etymology dictionary
inconsiderable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ small in size, amount, extent, etc.: a not inconsiderable number … English terms dictionary
inconsiderable — I adjective beneath notice, exiguus, immaterial, inappreciable, inconsequential, insignificant, insubstantial, irrelevant, levis, meager, mean, minor, minute, modest, negligible, nominal, nonessential, not worth considering, not worthy of notice … Law dictionary
inconsiderable — [in΄kən sid′ər ə bəl] adj. not worth consideration; unimportant; trivial; small inconsiderableness n. inconsiderably adv … English World dictionary
inconsiderable — [[t]ɪ̱nkənsɪ̱dərəb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ: with neg, usu ADJ n (emphasis) If you describe an amount or quality as not inconsiderable, you are emphasizing that it is, in fact, large or present to a large degree. The production costs are a not inconsiderable … English dictionary
inconsiderable — in|con|sid|er|a|ble [ˌınkənˈsıdərəbəl] adj not inconsiderable formal used to emphasize that something is large or important = ↑considerable ▪ He has built up a not inconsiderable business empire … Dictionary of contemporary English
inconsiderable — in|con|sid|er|a|ble [ ,ınkən sıdərəbl ] adjective FORMAL small or unimportant: INSIGNIFICANT: not inconsiderable: a not inconsiderable sum of money … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
inconsiderable — adjective not inconsiderable formal fairly large or important: He has built up a not inconsiderable business empire … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inconsiderable — UK [ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərəb(ə)l] / US adjective formal small, or unimportant not inconsiderable: a not inconsiderable sum of money … English dictionary
inconsiderable — adjective Etymology: French, from in + considerable considerable, from Medieval Latin considerabilis Date: 1637 not considerable ; slight, trivial < the cost was not inconsiderable > • inconsiderableness noun • inconsiderably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary