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1 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) nestáť za veľa -
2 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!) nie2) (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'.) ne-•* * *• negácia -
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!) nie2) (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'.) ne-•* * *• nie -
4 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) skoro rovnaký -
5 not much
(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) nie príliš -
6 not half
(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') a ako! -
7 not much money
• nie vela penazí -
8 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.) nebyť príliš dobrý -
9 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) sotva nejaký rozdiel medziEnglish-Slovak dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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10 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.) nemať dobrú mienku oEnglish-Slovak dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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11 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.) vzhľadom na to, že -
12 quiet
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.) tichý, vyrovnaný2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) pokojný, nerušený3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) pokojný; nerušený4) ((of colours) not bright.) tlmený, nenápadný2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) ticho, pokoj3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) upokojiť (sa)- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet* * *• vyrovnaný• ticho• tichý• pokojný• pokoj• nevtieravý -
13 Reserve
[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.) rezervovať2) (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.) rezervovať2. 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.) rezerva2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervácia3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) rezervovanosť4) ((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.) záloha•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *• záložné vojsko -
14 reserve
[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.) rezervovať2) (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.) rezervovať2. 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.) rezerva2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) rezervácia3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) rezervovanosť4) ((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.) záloha•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *• utvorit zásobu• utvorit zálohu• výhrada• vyhradit si• vyhradit• vyhradit si právo• zaistit• zálohy• zdržanlivost• záložný• zahovorit• zadržanie• záloha• zamlcanie• zatajenie• závislost• zásoba• zásobný• zadat• šetrit si• šetrit• urcovat• uschovat• urcit• prebytok• pripravovat• prírodná rezervácia• cakat• cenový limit• chystat• chránené územie• chladnost• dat stranou• chránidlo• rezervovat• rezervovat si• rezervuj• rezerva• rezervný• rezervácia• pockat• ponechat si• ponechat v zálohe• ponechat vo svätostánku• limit• náhradná cena• nadbytok• náhrada• náhradník• náhradný• napred objednat• nechat si právo• nechat si• nechat• obozretnost• nezverejnenie• opatrnost• odrocit• obložit si• odsunút• odmeranost• obmedzenie -
15 reserved
adjective (not saying very much; not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc: a reserved manner.) zdržanlivý* * *• vojnovo dôležitý• vyhradený• zdržanlivý• závislý• chladný• rezervovaný• mlcanlivý• obsadený• odmeraný -
16 former
['fo:mə](of an earlier time: In former times people did not travel so much.) bývalý- formerly- the former* * *• šablóna• skorší• skôr uvedený• sekác• ten prvý (z dvoch)• tvarovac• predošlý• predchádzajúci• formovac• formujúci cinitel• kaliber• kalibrovaný valec• bývalý• dláto• cievkové teliesko• kostra cievky• kopírovacia šablóna• matrica• onen• niekdajší -
17 hard up
(not having much especially money: I'm a bit hard up at the moment; I'm hard up for envelopes.) vo finančnej tiesni; nemať (čo)* * *• v penažnej tiesni -
18 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) nenamáhať sa* * *• brat veci na lahkú váhu• nerobit si tažkú hlavu• nepripúštat si starosti -
19 badly off
(not having much especially money: We can't go on holiday - we are too badly off.) v tiesni -
20 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.) takmer, ani nie
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
