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1 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) ei paljon mistään kotoisin -
2 not
• EI-operaattori* * *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!) ei2) (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'.) ei• -
3 much the same
• jotensakin sama• samantapainen• melkein sama* * *(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) olla ennallaan -
4 not much
• niukalti• niukasti• pikkuisen* * *(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) ei erityinen -
5 not half
• kovasti* * *(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') totta hitossa -
6 not so much as
• ei edes -
7 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.) ei nimeksikään -
8 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) olematon eroEnglish-Finnish dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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9 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.) väheksyäEnglish-Finnish dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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10 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.) koska -
11 quiet
• tyynnyttää• tyyntyä• tyyni• hiljentyä• himmeä• hillitty• hillitä• hiljentää• hiljainen• harvasanainen• hiiren hiljaa• hiljaisuus• hiljaa• hissukseen• huomaamaton• viihdyttää• siivosti• vaitelias• vaiti• vaimentaa• vähäpuheinen• puhumatta• rauhallisuus• rauhallinen• rauha• rauhaisa• rauhoittua• rauhoittava• rauhoittaa• kiihkoton• kiireetön• lepo• pidättyväinen• pidättyvä• säyseä• taltuttaa• äänetön• ääneti* * *1. adjective1) (not making very much, or any, noise; without very much, or any, noise: Tell the children to be quiet; It's very quiet out in the country; a quiet person.) hiljainen2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) seesteinen3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) rauhallinen4) ((of colours) not bright.) hillitty2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) hiljaisuus, rauha3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) rauhoittaa, rauhoittua- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet -
12 reserve
• tilata• varata• varamies• varaus(kirjanpito)• varaus• vara• varasto• varantobookkeeping• varaus (kaup.)• vara-finance, business, economy• vararahastoautomatic data processing• varata (ATK)• varauksellisuus• ehto• aarre• umpimielisyys• resurssi• reservi• rahasto• pidättyvyys• pidättää• pidättyneisyys• pidättyväisyys• sulkeutuneisuus• säästää* * *rə'zə:v 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) tilata2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) varata2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) varasto2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) suojelualue3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) pidättyvyys4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) reservi•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve -
13 reserved
• itseensäsulkeutunut• juro• hillitty• varautunut• varattu• viileä• etäinen• ujo• umpimielinen• vaitelias• vähäpuheinen• keinotekoinen• kiihkoton• kankea• pidättynyt• pidättyvä• pidättyväinen• sulkeutunut• kylmäkiskoinen* * *adjective (not saying very much; not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc: a reserved manner.) pidättyväinen -
14 former
• tulkki• edellinen• entinen• ensin mainittu• aiempi• aikaisemmin• vanhaforest and paper industry• rainanmuodostin• mennyttechnology• malline• äskeinen• luokkalainen* * *'fo:mə(of an earlier time: In former times people did not travel so much.) entinen- formerly- the former -
15 short of
(not as far as or as much as: Our total came to just short of $1,000; We stopped five miles short of London.) alle, päässä -
16 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) ottaa rauhallisesti -
17 little
• niukasti• niukalti• hiukkasen• hitunen• hiukan• verran• ei juuri ollenkaan• vähä• vähäinen määrä• vähän• vähäinen• rahtu• mitätön• pienehkö• pikkumainen• pikkuriikkinen• pikkuisen• pikkuinen• pikkuruinen• pikkainen• poikanen• pikkarainen• pienoinen• pikku• pieni* * *'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pieni2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) vähäinen3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) vähäpätöinen2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) vähän3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) vähän2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) vähän3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ei ollenkaan•- a little- little by little
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18 lean
• tukea• tukeutua• nojata• nojautua• turvata• hoikka• lihan rasvaton osa• kallistaa• kallistua• kaltevuus• taivuttaa• kumartua• laiha• laiha liha* * *I li:n past tense, past participles - leant; verb1) (to slope over to one side; not to be upright: The lamp-post had slipped and was leaning across the road.) olla kallellaan2) (to rest (against, on): She leaned the ladder against the wall; Don't lean your elbows on the table; He leant on the gate.) asettaa nojalleen, nojata•- leaningII li:n adjective1) (thin; not fat: a tall, lean man.) laiha2) (not containing much fat: lean meat.) vähärasvainen3) (poor; not producing much: a lean harvest.) niukka•- leanness -
19 less
• sitä vähemmän• vähäisempi• vähennettynä jollakin• vähemmän• vähempimathematics• miinus• mitä vähemmän• pienempi* * *les 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) pienempi, vähemmän2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) vähemmän3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) vähemmän4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) miinus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) vähemmän- no less a person than -
20 short
• oikosulkeaelectricity• oikosulku• riittämätön• niukka• täpäryys• hauras• hetkellinen• töykeä• vajaamittainen• vajavainen• vajanainen• vajaa• väkevä• puutteellinen• merkityksellinen• murea• sekoittamaton• suppea• kuohkea• pieni• lyhyt• lyhyt valuuttapositio• lyhytaikainen• lyhytfilmi• lyhytkasvuinen• lyhytsanainen* * *ʃo:t 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) lyhyt2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) lyhyt3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) lyhyt4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) vajaa5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) puutteessa6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) murea2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) äkisti2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) jäädä lyhyeksi•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) valita jatkoon (hakijoista)- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of
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
not be up to much — (not) be up to much British & Australian 1. to not be of a very high quality. It s a very beautiful looking town but the shopping s not up to much. (British, informal) 2. if something is not up to much, it is not very good or effective. This… … New idioms dictionary
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
