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Общая лексика: им было невдомек, чтоУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > little did they know that
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4 Little did I know that ...
Изобщо не подозирах, че...English-Bulgarian small dictionary > Little did I know that ...
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5 Little did we / I know ...
Общая лексика: не подозревать (Little did we know what an extraordinary invitation this would be.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Little did we / I know ...
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6 little
'litl
1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeño2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) sin importancia
2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco
3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada, ni la menor idea•- a little- little by little
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little1 adj1. pequeñopoor little thing! ¡pobrecito!2. pocolittle2 adv pron pocotr['lɪtəl]1 (small) pequeño,-a■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!2 (not much) poco,-a1 poco■ more tea? --just a little, please ¿quieres más té? --un poco, por favor1 poco■ little did I know that... yo no tenía la menor idea de que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlittle by little poco a pocolittle or nothing casi nadanot a little ironic muylittle finger dedo meñique1) : pocoshe sings very little: canta muy poco2)little did I know that... : no tenía la menor idea de que...3)as little as possible : lo menos posible1) small: pequeño2) : pocothey speak little Spanish: hablan poco españollittle by little: poco a poco3) trivial: sin importancia, triviallittle n1) : poco mlittle has changed: poco ha cambiado2)a little : un poco, algoit's a little surprising: es algo sorprendenteadj.• chico, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• enano, -a adj.• escaso, -a adj.• menudo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• meñique adj.• parvo, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• poco, -a adj.adv.• poco adv.n.• poco s.m.
I 'lɪtḷ1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
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a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
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a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
I ['lɪtl]1. ADJ1) (=small) pequeño, chico (LAm)a little house — una casa pequeña or (LAm) chica
a little book — un libro pequeño or (LAm) chico
when I was little — cuando era pequeña, de pequeña
the little ones — (=children) los pequeños
2) (=short) corto3) (=diminutive) (in cpds) -itoa little book/boat/piece etc — un librito/barquitoocito etc
a little girl — una niñita, una chiquita
a little fish — un pececillo, un pececito
the little woman — hum (=wife) la costilla *, la parienta (Sp) *
it's the little man who suffers — (=small trader) el pequeño comerciante es el que sale perdiendo
4) (=younger)her little brother — su hermano menor, su hermanito
2.CPDlittle end N — (Brit) (Aut) pie m de biela
Little Englander N — (Brit) (Hist) en el siglo XIX, persona con ideas opuestas a la ampliación del imperio británico ; (=chauvinist) patriotero(-a) m / f ; (=anti-European) anti-europeoísta mf
little finger N — dedo m meñique, meñique m
the little folk NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
Little League N — (US) liga de béisbol aficionado para jóvenes de entre 6 y 18 años
the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie
II ['lɪtl] (compar less) (superl least)1. PRON1) (=not much) pocoto see/do little — ver/hacer poco
that has little to do with it! — ¡eso tiene poco que ver!
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as little as £5 — 5 libras, nada más•
to make little of sth — (=play down) quitarle importancia a algo; (=fail to exploit) desaprovechar algothey made little of loading the huge boxes — (=accomplish easily) cargaron las enormes cajas como si nada
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little of what he says is true — poco de lo que dice es verdad•
little or nothing — poco o nada•
he lost weight because he ate so little — adelgazó porque comía muy poco•
I know too little about him to have an opinion — no lo conozco lo suficiente para poder opinar2) (=some)•
little by little — poco a poco•
however little you give, we'll be grateful — agradeceremos su donativo, por pequeño que sea•
a little less/ more milk — un poco menos/más de leche•
the little I have seen is excellent — lo poco que he visto me ha parecido excelenteevery•
I did what little I could — hice lo poco que pude3) (=short time)•
for a little — un rato, durante un rato2. ADJ1) (=not much) pocowith little difficulty — sin problema or dificultad
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so much to do, so little time — tanto que hacer y en tan poco tiempo•
he gave me too little money — me dio poquísimo dinero•
I have very little money — tengo muy poco dinero2) (=some)•
a little bit (of) — un poquito (de)•
with no little trouble — con bastante dificultad, con no poca dificultad3) (=short)3. ADV1) (=not much) poco•
try to move as little as possible — intenta moverte lo menos posible(as) little as I like him, I must admit that... — aunque me gusta muy poco, debo admitir que...
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a little known fact — un hecho poco conocido•
little more than — poco más que•
a little read book — un libro poco leído, un libro que se lee poco•
it's little short of a miracle — es casi un milagro2) (=somewhat) algowe were a little surprised/happier — nos quedamos algo sorprendidos/más contentos
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a little better — un poco mejor, algo mejor•
a little less/ more than... — un poco menos/más que...•
we were not a little worried — nos inquietamos bastante, quedamos muy inquietos3) (=not at all)little does he know that..., he little knows that... — no tiene la menor idea de que...
4) (=rarely) pocoit occurs very little in small companies — raramente ocurre or es raro que ocurra en empresas pequeñas
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I ['lɪtḷ]1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
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a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
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a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
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7 little
1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
you poor little thing! — du armes kleines Ding!
2) (young) kleinthe little ones — die Kleinen
3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigyou have little time left — dir bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit
there is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da
make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)
a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...
no little... — nicht wenig...
5) (trivial) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
1) (not at all)she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...
he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...
2) (to only a small extent)little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
* * *['litl] 1. adjective2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) wenig3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) unbedeutend2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) wenig3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) wenig2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) wenig3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) überhaupt nicht•- academic.ru/114956/a_little">a little- little by little
- make little of* * *lit·tle[ˈlɪtl̩, AM -t̬-]I. adj<smaller or -r, smallest or -st>1. (small) klein\little feet kleine Füße; (amusingly also) Füßleinmy sister is a \little monster ( emph) meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monsterthe \little ones die Kleinen pl2. (young) kleinwhen I was \little als ich noch klein warsb's \little boy/girl jds kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter\little brother/sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwesterthe \little one der/die Kleinethe \littlest ones die Kleinsten3. distance kurza \little way ein kurzes Stück4.< less, least>time wenig, bisschena \little while ein bisschen, ein Weilchen ntevery \little detail jede Kleinigkeitto make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machena \little problem ( iron) ein kleines Problem6. (not much)I speak a \little/only a \little Basque ich spreche etwas/nur wenig Baskischa decision of no \little importance eine Entscheidung von nicht unerheblicher Wichtigkeither proposal caused not a \little anger viele ärgerten sich über ihren Vorschlag7.II. adv<less, least>1. (somewhat)▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen2. (hardly) wenigI was not a \little pleased at the prospects ich habe mich über die Aussichten ziemlich gefreut\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatteto \little expect sth etw nicht erwartenher conduct is \little short of indecent ihr Benehmen ist fast schon unanständigit matters \little [to sb] that/what... jdm macht es wenig aus, dass/was...\little more than sth:\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stundeto \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen3.▶ \little by \little nach und nachIII. pron▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen]I heard a \little of what they were saying ich hörte ein wenig von dem, was sie sagten2. (not much) wenigas \little as possible möglichst wenigto do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tunso \little so wenigthere is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw datthe \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd machtthe \little she smoked still affected her health sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen griff ihre Gesundheit an3. (distance)▪ a \little ein weniglet's walk a \little after dinner lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Spaziergang machen4. (time)▪ a \little ein wenig [Zeit]I want to get away for a \little to be by myself ich brauche ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für michit's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechs5.▶ to make [very] \little of sth (not understand) [sehr] wenig mit etw dat anfangen können; (belittle) etw herunterspielen▶ precious \little herzlich wenig* * *['lɪtl]1. adjkleina little house — ein Häuschen nt,
little green men (inf) — kleine grüne Männchen pl (inf)
to worry about little things — sich (dat) über Kleinigkeiten Gedanken machen
little things please little minds — so kann man auch mit kleinen Sachen Kindern eine Freude machen
a little while ago — vor Kurzem, vor kurzer Zeit
it's only a little while till I... — es ist nicht mehr lange, bis ich...
2. adv, n1) wenigof little importance/interest — von geringer Bedeutung/geringem Interesse
little short of — fast schon, beinahe
little did I think that... — ich hätte kaum gedacht, dass...
little does he know that... —
they little realize what will happen to them — sie sind sich (dat) wohl kaum darüber im Klaren, was mit ihnen geschehen wird
to think little of sb/sth — nicht viel von jdm/etw halten
to spend little or nothing — so gut wie ( gar) nichts ausgeben
please donate, every little helps — auch die kleinste Spende hilft
I see very little of her nowadays — ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit sehr selten
there was little we could do —
the little of his book that I have read — das wenige or bisschen, was ich von seinem Buch gelesen habe
she did what little she could — sie tat das wenige, das sie tun konnte
little by little, he dragged himself across the room — Stückchen für Stückchen schleppte er sich durch das Zimmer
2)a little — ein wenig, ein bisschen
a little ( bit) hot —
a little after five —
we were not a little worried I was not a little surprised — wir waren recht besorgt ich war einigermaßen überrascht
* * *little [ˈlıtl]A adj komp less [les], (in gewissen Fällen) lesser [ˈlesə(r)], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smaller [ˈsmɔːlə(r)], sl littler, sup least [liːst], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smallest [ˈsmɔːlıst], sl littlest1. klein (oft gefühlsbetont):a nice little house ein nettes kleines Haus, ein nettes Häuschen;our little ones unsere Kleinen;2. klein (gewachsen):a little man ein kleiner Mann (a. fig);5. wenig (Hoffnung etc):a little honey ein wenig oder ein bisschen Honig, etwas Honig6. schwach (Stimme)7. klein, gering(fügig), unbedeutend:little discomforts kleine Unannehmlichkeiten8. klein, beschränkt, engstirnig:little minds Kleingeister9. pej gemein, erbärmlich, armselig10. oft iron klein:B adv komp less, sup least1. wenig, kaum, nicht sehr:little improved kaum besser;little-known wenig bekannt;little better than nicht viel besser als;little does one expect man erwartet kaum;do little to get sth wenig dazu beitragen, etwas zu bekommen;think little of wenig halten von;for as little as £ 10 für nur 10 Pfund2. überhaupt nicht:he little knows, little does he know er hat keine Ahnung3. wenig, selten:C sa little ein wenig, ein bisschen, etwas;a little is better than none ein bisschen ist besser als nichts;not a little nicht wenig;every little helps jede Kleinigkeit hilft;he did what little he could er tat das wenige, das er tun konnte;after a little nach einem Weilchen;he went on a little er ging ein Stückchen weiter;little by little, by little and little (ganz) allmählich, nach und nach2. in little im Kleinen, in kleinem Maßstab* * *1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
2) (young) klein3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigthere is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da
make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)
a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...
no little... — nicht wenig...
5) (trivial) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
1) (not at all)she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...
he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...
little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
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8 Little
I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/* * *I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve -
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I.❢ When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts. For examples and particular usages see A below. When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-moi un peu. When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose. For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see B below. For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below. Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.A quantif little hope/chance peu d'espoir/de chances ; little damage was done il y avait peu de dégâts ; we've made little progress nous avons fait peu de progrès ; there's so little time il y a si peu de temps ; too little money trop peu or pas assez d'argent ; there's little sense ou point ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; he speaks little German il ne parle presque pas allemand ; little or no influence/training presque pas d'influence/de formation ; little or no time/money presque pas de temps/d'argent ; with no little difficulty non sans mal ; I have little time ou sympathy for cheats je ne supporte pas les tricheurs ; I see little of Paul these days je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment ; ⇒ chance.B pron taste a little goûtez-en un peu ; save a little for me gardes-en un peu pour moi ; I only ate a little je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu ; a little of the money un peu de l'argent ; the little I saw wasn't very good le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien ; I did what little I could j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu ; he remembers very little il ne se souvient pas bien ; little of what he says is true il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; there's little I can do je ne peux pas faire grand-chose ; she did little to help elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider ; I got little out of the lecture je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours ; age has little to do with it l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans ; to do as little as possible faire le moins possible ; to know little about mechanics ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique ; there's little to worry about il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter ; little of note rien de bien particulier ; it says little for his honesty ça en dit long sur son honnêteté ; it says very little for her ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur ; little or nothing quasiment rien ; ⇒ help.C adv1 ( rarely) [say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh] peu ; I go there very little j'y vais très peu ; she visits them as little as possible elle leur rend visite le moins souvent possible ; his books are little read on ne le lit plus guère ;2 (hardly, scarcely) to be little changed ne pas avoir beaucoup changé ; the next results were little better les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs ; little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure ; it's little short of madness cela frise la folie ; a little-known novel un roman peu connu ;3 ( not at all) little did she realize that the watch was stolen elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte que la montre était volée ; I little thought ou supposed that he would do it je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il le ferait ; little did they know that ils étaient bien loin de se douter que ; little do you know! si tu savais!D a little (bit) adv phr ( slightly) un peu ; a little (bit) anxious/surprised un peu inquiet/surpris ; a little less/more un peu moins/plus ; stay a little longer reste encore un peu ; I was not a little surprised/offended j'étais plutôt surpris/vexé ; ‘I'm a genius,’ he said, not a little proudly ‘je suis un génie,’ a-t-il dit, non sans fierté.E as little as adv phr for as little as 10 dollars a day pour seulement 10 dollars par jour ; it can cost as little as £60 cela coûte seulement 60 livres sterling ; I like Henry as little as you do je n'aime Henry guère plus que toi.II.1 ( small) petit (before n) ; a little house une petite maison ; a little something un petit quelque chose ; poor little thing pauvre petit/-e m/f ; a little old lady une petite vieille dame ; she's a nice little thing elle est adorable ;2 ( young) [brother, sister, boy, girl] petit (before n) ; when I was little quand j'étais petit ; the baboon and its little ones le babouin et ses petits ; Mrs Carter and all the little Carters Madame Carter et tous ses enfants ;3 (feeble, weak) [gesture, nod, smile] petit (before n) ; a little voice said… une petite voix dit… ;4 ( lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n) ;5 (expressing scorn, contempt) he's a little despot c'est un vrai petit tyran ; a poky little flat un petit appartement minable ; a nasty little boy un méchant petit garçon ;6 ( short) [nap, snooze] petit (before n) ; a little holiday quelques jours de vacances ; a little break une petite pause ; I'll walk with you a little way je ferai un bout de chemin avec toi ; stay a little while reste un moment ; a little while longer encore un peu.little by little petit à petit ; to make little of ( disparage) ne pas faire grand cas de [achievement, victory] ; ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech, report] ; ⇒ fancy, learning, too. 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I.little1 [ˈlɪtl]II.little2 [ˈlɪtl]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective( = not much) peu de► a little... ( = some) un peu de...• would you like a little milk in your tea? voulez-vous un peu de lait dans votre thé ?• we're having a little trouble nous avons un petit problème► no little...2. pronouna. ( = not much) pas grand-chose• that has very little to do with it! ça n'a pas grand-chose à voir !• however little you give, we'll be grateful votre contribution, même la plus modeste, sera la bienvenueb. ( = small amount) the little I have seen is excellent le peu que j'en ai vu est excellent• every little helps ( = gift) tous les dons sont les bienvenus3. adverba. ( = not much) they spoke very little on the way home ils n'ont pas dit grand-chose sur le chemin du retour► a little... ( = somewhat) un peu...b. ( = not at all) he little imagined that... il était loin de s'imaginer que...• little did he think that... il était loin de se douter que...c. ( = rarely) rarement• you could get one for as little as £20 on peut en trouver pour seulement 20 livres• you can eat well for as little as $5 on peut bien manger pour 5 dollars• I like him as little as you do je ne l'aime pas plus que toi► little by little petit à petit peu à peu► to make little of sth ( = accomplish easily) faire qch sans aucun mal ; ( = play down) minimiser qch ; ( = underestimate) sous-estimer qch• the sailors made little of loading the huge boxes les marins chargeaient les énormes caisses sans aucun mal• he made little of his opportunities ( = failed to exploit) il n'a pas tiré parti des possibilités qu'il avait► to say little for sb ( = reflect badly on)* * *Note: When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâtsWhen a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-m'en un peuWhen little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-choseFor examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see II belowFor uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry belowI 1. ['lɪtl](comparative less; superlative least) quantifier2. 3.too little money — trop peu or pas assez d'argent
1) ( not much) peu2) ( not at all)4.a little (bit) adverbial phrase ( slightly) un peu5.a little less/more — un peu moins/plus
as little as adverbial phraseII ['lɪtl]as little as £60 — juste 60 livres sterling
1) ( small) [house, smile, voice] petit (before n)poor little thing — pauvre petit/-e m/f
2) ( young) [sister, boy] petit (before n)3) ( in a small way) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n)4) ( expressing scorn)5) ( short) [snooze] petit (before n)••to make little of — ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech]
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'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litt3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lite(n)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, litt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) bare litt, ikke mye2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lite-3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ikke i det hele tatt•- a little- little by little
- make little ofkort--------lite--------liten--------littI1) liten, små (flertall)2) lille-, små- (flertall)3) liten, ung4) småskåren, smålig, lumpen5) kort stund, kort varighetlittle farmer småbrukerLittle Italy det italienske kvarteret (i storby)the little man vanlige mennesker, den lille mannlittle people (alver, nisser e.l.) småfolk ( folk i dårlige kår) småfolk, fattigfolk, småkarer småbarn, småungerdverger, små menneskera little thing en liten sak, en småtingen liten pjokk, en liten ungelittle things please little minds ( ordspråk) små barn, små glederII1) lite, ikke mye, ikke stort, knapt, i liten grad2) sjelden, ikke ofteIIIlite, ikke mye, knaptevery little helps\/counts hvert minste bidrag mottas med takk, alle monner drar, mange bekker små gjør en stor åin little ( gammeldags) i liten skala, i miniatyra little lite, en smule, en tanke, lite grannlitt av hvert \/ alt mulig( om tid) litt, et øyeblikk, en liten stund• wait a little!( om strekning) en liten bit, en turlittle better ikke stort bedrelittle by little litt etter litt, gradvis, etter hvertlittle or nothing lite eller ingenting, så godt som ingentinglittle short of nesten (det samme som)make little of bagatellisere, ikke gjøre stort vesen ut av, ikke bry seg stort om, slå bort forstå lite avno little ikke så lite, temmelig myenot a little ikke så lite, ganske mye, ganske, temmeligonly a little litt, knapt, minimalt -
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adj. klein; beetje; iets; kort; onbelangrijk--------adv. klein; weinig--------n. een beetje; weinig; een kleine hoeveelheid; korte afstand; korte tijdlittle1[ litl] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; littleness〉2 klein(geestig/zielig) ⇒ kleintjes♦voorbeelden:little finger • pinka little girl • een klein meisjeLittle Red Riding Hood • Roodkapjehis little sister • zijn kleine(re)/jongere zusje〈 informeel〉 the little woman • vrouwlief, moedersher little ones • haar kinderen/ 〈 van dier〉its little ones • haar jongen〈 spreekwoord〉 little things please little minds • kleine mensen, kleine wensenthe little people • de elven/kabouters jongen————————little2♦voorbeelden:make little of something • ergens weinig van begrijpen; iets als onbelangrijk afdoen, ergens weinig belang aan hechtenthink little of someone • geen hoge dunk van iemand hebbenlittle or nothing • weinig of nietsthere's very little left • er is maar heel weinig overlittle by little • beetje bij beetje〈 spreekwoord〉 little by little, and bit by bit • voetje voor voetje en beetje bij beetje; langzaam aan, dan breekt het lijntje nietI gave him what little I owned • ik heb hem het weinige dat ik bezat gegeven————————little3〈 bijwoord〉2 volstrekt/in het geheel niet♦voorbeelden:little more than an hour • iets meer dan een uur2 little did he know that … • hij had er geen flauw benul van dat …————————little4〈 determinator〉♦voorbeelden:there's very little milk left • er is maar een klein beetje melk overa little effort • een beetje/wat moeite -
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1) ( small) klein;a \little old man ein kleiner alter Mann;( for emphasis) richtige(r, s), kleine(r, s);my sister is a \little monster meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monster;the \little ones die Kleinen pl2) ( young) klein;\little boy/ girl kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter;the \little one ( fam) der/die Kleine;the \littlest ones ( fam) die Kleinsten;( younger)\little brother/ sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwestera \little way ein kurzer Weg;( short in duration) wenig, bisschen;it still takes a \little while es dauert noch ein bisschenevery \little detail jede Kleinigkeit;to make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machen;to have a \little word with sb ein Wörtchen mit jdm reden ( fam)a \little problem ( iron) ein kleines ProblemPHRASES:1) ( somewhat)a \little ein wenig;she reminds me a \little of my ex-girlfriend sie erinnert mich ein bisschen an meine Exfreundin2) ( hardly) wenig;\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...;I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatte;her behaviour is \little short of indecent ihr Verhalten ist fast schon unanständig;\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stunde;to \little expect sth etw nicht erwarten;to \little imagine that... sich dat nicht vorstellen, dass...;it matters \little [to sb] that/what... [jdm] macht es wenig aus, dass/was...;to \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...;to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen pron1) ( small quantity)a \little ein wenig;would you like some mashed potatoes? - yes, a \little please möchtest du Kartoffelpüree? - ja, ein wenig, bitte;help yourself to more wine - I will have a \little, thank you schenk dir noch Wein nach - ich nehme mir noch ein wenig, danke;a \little of sth ein wenig von etw dat;I could only hear a \little of what they were saying ich konnte ein wenig von dem hören, was sie sagten2) ( not much) wenig;he said \little about his personal life at the therapy session in der Therapie sagte er wenig über sein Privatleben;as \little as possible möglichst wenig;he's always trying to get away with doing as \little as possible at work er versucht immer, in der Arbeit mit möglichst geringem Aufwand durchzukommen;so \little so wenig;the rouble is worth so \little these days der Rubel ist heute so wenig wert;to do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tun;there is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen;there is \little the doctor can do for him now - we just have to wait and see der Arzt kann jetzt wenig für ihn machen - wir müssen abwarten;[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw dat;unfortunately, \little of the artist's work has survived leider ist sehr wenig von dem Werk des Künstlers erhalten geblieben;they didn't have much but they always shared what \little they had sie hatten nicht viel, aber sie teilten immer das wenige, das sie hatten;the \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd macht;the \little she smoked still seemed to affect her health negatively sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen schien ihre Gesundheit anzugreifen3) ( short distance)a \little ein wenig;let's walk a \little after dinner to digest lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Verdauungsspaziergang machen4) ( short time)a \little ein wenig [Zeit];after all the turmoil at home, she needed to get away for a \little to be by herself nach dem Chaos zu Hause brauchte sie ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für sich;Ms Perez is on the phone right now - would you mind waiting a \little? Ms. Perez telefoniert gerade - möchten Sie ein wenig warten?;it's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechsPHRASES:precious \little herzlich wenig;( to belittle) etw herunterspielen;don't make \little of my problems - they may not seem important to you but they affect my life greatly spiele meine Probleme nicht herunter - vielleicht erscheinen sie dir nicht wichtig, aber sie beeinflussen mein Leben sehr stark;they made \little of their royal connection sie spielten ihre Verbindungen zur königlichen Familie herunter -
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ألبَتّة \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. never: not at any time: I’ve never met him. Never before have I heard such a terrible noise!. none: (esp. with a comparative word) not at all: He was none the worse for his fall (His fall did not harm him at all). not a bit: not in any way: I’m not a bit surprised.. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. -
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عَلَى الإطلاق \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatever: at all: I have no money whatever. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. -
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little [ˊlɪtl]1) ма́ленький; небольшо́й;little finger мизи́нец
;little toe мизи́нец ( на ноге)
;а) де́ти;б) детёныши;а) де́ти;б) э́льфы;little man мальчуга́н, малы́ш ( шутливое обращение)
;little ways ма́ленькие, смешны́е сла́бости
2) коро́ткий (о времени, расстоянии);come a little way with me проводи́те меня́ немно́го
3) ма́лый, незначи́тельный;little things ме́лочи
4) ме́лочный, ограни́ченный; ничто́жный;little things amuse little minds ме́лочи занима́ют (лишь) ме́лкие умы́
◊to go but a little way не хвата́ть
1) немно́го, ма́ло;I like him little я его́ недолю́бливаю
;a little немно́го
;rest a little отдохни́те немно́го
;little less (more) than немно́го ме́ньше (бо́льше), чем
;to make little of smth. не принима́ть всерьёз, не придава́ть значе́ния
little did he think that или he little thought that он и не ду́мал, что
3. n1) небольшо́е коли́чество; немно́гое, ко́е-что́, пустя́к;little by little ма́ло-пома́лу, постепе́нно
;little or nothing почти́ ничего́
;not a little нема́ло
;knows a little of everything зна́ет понемно́гу обо всём
;а) в небольшо́м масшта́бе;б) жив. в миниатю́ре2) коро́ткое, непродолжи́тельное вре́мя;after a little you will feel better ско́ро вам ста́нет лу́чше
;for a little на коро́ткое вре́мя
◊from little up амер. разг. с де́тства
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ˈlɪtl
1. прил.;
сравн. - less, lesser;
превосх. - least
1) маленький, небольшой, малый( о размере) ;
малочисленный( о количестве) little finger ≈ мизинец little toe ≈ мизинец little ways ≈ маленькие, смешные слабости
2) короткий, близкий (о времени, расстоянии) It'll take a little while. ≈ Это займет немного времени. It's a little way to go. ≈ Это недалеко..
3) маленький (по возрасту) ;
младший my little brother ≈ мой младший брат little children, little ones ≈ маленькие дети
4) перен. небольшой, незначительный;
несущественный;
несерьезный;
мелкий little use ≈ небольшая польза, немного пользы little hope ≈ маленькая little problem ≈ небольшая проблема little minds ≈ мелкие умы Can I have a little word with you? ≈ Можно с тобой очень коротко поговорить? little things ≈ мелочи Syn: petty, paltry
2. нареч.
1) мало, немного I understood little in his speech. ≈ Я мало что понял в его речи. a little ≈ немного have a little food ≈ возьми немного пищи It matters little to her what people think of her. ≈ Ее мало волнует, что о ней думают люди.
2) совсем не, вовсе не( обыкн. в инверсивной конструкции с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п.) Little he thinks that we need his help. ≈ Он совсем не думает, что нам нужна его помощь.
3. сущ. немногое;
небольшое количество;
непродолжительное время little or nothing ≈ почти ничего not a little ≈ немало little by little ≈ мало-помалу, постепенно The little we do know about the people who lived here suggests they had a very sophisticated society. ≈ То немногое, что мы знаем об этих людях, заставляет предположить, что у них было очень сложное общество. in little for a little немногое, небольшое количество;
самая малость - we must keep what * we have мы должны беречь то немногое, что у нас есть - he didwhat * he could он сделал все, что было в его ( слабых) силах - the * I have is not worth giving ту малость, которая у меня есть, просто не стоит дарить - the * of his work that I have seen in excellent то немногое из его работы, что я видел, - великолепно - every * helps небольшая помощь - уже помощь;
любая малость пригодится (эмоционально-усилительно) почти ничего;
мало что - I understood * of his speech в его речи я мало что понял - to make * of smth. мало что понять;
плохо расслышать;
не разглядеть и т. п. - I can make * of your writing никак не разберу, что вы тут написали;
недооценивать, принижать значение чего-л. > from * up (американизм) с детства > the * "маленькие люди" > in * в небольшом масштабе;
в миниатюре > * by *, by * and * мало-помалу, постепенно, понемногу > * or nothing почти ничего, очень мало, ничтожное количество > to think * of не придавать особого значения, быть невысокого мнения( о ком-л., чем-л.) маленький, небольшой (о размере) - * house домик, небольшой дом - the * ones малыши, дети;
детеныши - the * Joneses дети Джоунзов - my * man! мой мальчик! (обращение) небольшой (о количестве) ;
слабый;
плохой - to have * hope иметь мало надежды /слабую надежду/ - to pay * attention to smth. почти не обращать внимания на что-л. - he has * time у него мало времени - he has very * knowledge of the subject он очень плохо /слабо/ знает предмет - unfortunately he has * money к сожалению, у него мало денег /он небогат/ - he knows * Latin and less Greek он плохо знает латынь, а еще хуже греческий - he gained * advantage from the scheme он мало что выиграл от этой затеи короткий, недлинный - shall I go a * way with you? проводить вас немного? - life's * day короткий /быстротечный/ день жизни невысокий, небольшого роста - a * fat man приземистый толстяк( специальное) малый - * guts (анатомия) тонкие кишки - * end (автомобильное) малая (поршневая) головка шатуна - * auk (биология) малая гагарка( Plautus alle) незначительный, несущественный, неважный - a * difficulty незначительное /несущественное/ затруднение - * things мелочи;
пустяки - * things of life житейские мелочи - don't worry about * things не беспокойтесь по пустякам мелкий, некрупный - * farmer мелкий фермер малый, неглавный - * war малая война - L. League( американизм) Малая лига( бейсбольная лига для мальчиков и девочек 8-12 лет) милый, славный (часто имеет ласкательное значение и передается умешьшительным суффиксом) - isn't he a * devil! вот дьяволенок! - you * rascal! эй ты, постреленок - smb.'s * ways маленькие смешные слабости, глупые (детские) привычки - poor * efforts to please трогательное старание угодить /понравиться/ мелкий, мелочный, ничтожный;
ограниченный - a * man with a * mind ничтожный ограниченный человечишка - mean * comments замечания типа мелочных придирок предназначенный для узкого круга;
не массовый - * magazine малообъемный журнал( печатает произведения, не рассчитанные на массового читателя;
выходит небольшим тиражом) - * theatre театр-студия;
камерный театр( ставящий экспериментальные пьесы) ;
самодеятельный театр (при колледже) > * woman жена, женушка > * Mary (сленг) желудок > The L. Corporal "маленький капрал", Наполеон Бонапарт > L.Rhody (американизм) штат Род-Айленд > to go but a (very) * way быть недостаточным, не хватать > * stranger новорожденный( в семье) > to expect a * stranger ждать прибавления семейства > * bird источник информации;
сорока на хвосте принесла > a * bird tells me you are getting married где-то я слышала, что ты выходишь замуж > * grey cells клетки серого вещества (мозга) ;
мозги > use your * grey cells! шевели мозгами! > * black book( американизм) записная книжка с телефонами женщин;
"адрес - календарь донжуана" > * boy's room (эвфмеизм) уборная, туалет > * ladies in tennis shoes( американизм) (политика) (жаргон) "старушки в мягкой обуви", активистки консервативного направления;
крайние реакционерки мало, почти нисколько - * more ненамного больше;
немногим больше - he is * more than an amateur он недалеко ушел от любителя;
он выступает /играет, пишет/ почти на любительском уровне - he left * more than an hour ago он ушел час с небольшим тому назад - * less than не намного меньше;
почти столько же /так же/ - he is * less talented than his father талантом он не намного уступает отцу;
он почти так же талантлив, как отец - I can say very * about this book я могу очень немного сказать об этой книге - he is * known его почти никто /мало кто/ знает - that is * short of madness! это на грани безумия! редко - I go there very * я хожу туда очень редко (в предложениях с инверсией) совсем не, вовсе не - when I first came to this country, I * thought that I should stay so long когда я приехал в эту страну, я никак не думал, что проживу здесь так долго - they * expected /* did they expect/ such trouble они никак не предполагали /им и в голову не приходило/, что возникнет такая неприятность - * he cares whether we live or die ему все равно /ему наплевать/, живы мы или нет - he * dreams that... ему и не снится, что..., ему и невдомек, что... ~ короткое, непродолжительное время;
after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше;
for a little на короткое время little короткий (о времени, расстоянии) ;
come a little way with me проводите меня немного ~ короткое, непродолжительное время;
after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше;
for a little на короткое время from ~ up амер. разг. с детства to go but a ~ way не хватать ~ с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не;
little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что ~ немного, мало;
I like him little я его недолюбливаю;
a little немного;
rest a little отдохните немного in ~ жив. в миниатюре in ~ в небольшом масштабе knows a ~ of everything знает понемногу обо всем little короткий (о времени, расстоянии) ;
come a little way with me проводите меня немного ~ короткое, непродолжительное время;
after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше;
for a little на короткое время ~ a (less, lesser;
least) маленький;
небольшой;
little finger мизинец;
little toe мизинец (на ноге) ~ малый, незначительный;
little things мелочи ~ малый ~ мелочный, ограниченный;
little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умы;
little Mary разг. желудок ~ небольшое количество;
немногое, кое-что, пустяк;
little by little мало-помалу, постепенно ~ небольшое количество ~ небольшой ~ незначительный ~ немного, мало;
I like him little я его недолюбливаю;
a little немного;
rest a little отдохните немного ~ немного, мало;
I like him little я его недолюбливаю;
a little немного;
rest a little отдохните немного ~ немного ~ несущественный ~ с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не;
little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что ~ небольшое количество;
немногое, кое-что, пустяк;
little by little мало-помалу, постепенно ~ с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не;
little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что ~ a (less, lesser;
least) маленький;
небольшой;
little finger мизинец;
little toe мизинец (на ноге) ~ less (more) than немного меньше (больше), чем ~ мелочный, ограниченный;
little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умы;
little Mary разг. желудок ~ ones дети ~ ones детеныши one: ~ употр. как словозаместитель в знач. "человек": he is the one I mean он тот самый( человек), которого я имею в виду;
the little ones дети ~ or nothing почти ничего the ~ people дети the ~ people эльфы ~ малый, незначительный;
little things мелочи ~ мелочный, ограниченный;
little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умы;
little Mary разг. желудок ~ a (less, lesser;
least) маленький;
небольшой;
little finger мизинец;
little toe мизинец (на ноге) ~ ways маленькие, смешные слабости way: ~ расстояние;
a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко;
a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко to make ~ (of smth.) не принимать всерьез, не придавать значения not a ~ немало ~ немного, мало;
I like him little я его недолюбливаю;
a little немного;
rest a little отдохните немного -
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{'litl}
I. 1. a (smaller, less, lesser, smallest, least) със cъщ. често се предава с умалителна форма малък, дребен
nice LITTLE house хубава къщичка
such a nice LITTLE man такъв мил човечец
the LITTLE woman разг. жена ми
nice LITTLE thing мило същество
the LITTLE people/folk феите
LITTLE finger кутре
LITTLE toe най-малкият пръст на крака
the LITTLE ones малките, децата
her LITTLE brother/sister (по-) малкият и брат/сестра, братчето/сестричето
2. (smaller, smallest) малък, дребен, незначителен, дребнав
3. кратък, къс (за време, разстояние)
after/in a LITTLE while след малко, след кратко време
I'll go a LITTLE way with you ще повървя малко с теб, ще те придружа донякъде
4. (less, least) (съвсем) малко, почти никак
a LITTLE малко, малко/известно количество
he knows LITTLE French and less German той знае малко френски и още по-малко немски
he knows a LITTLE Italian знае малко италиански
LITTLE Mary разг. стомахът
II. n малко
he did what LITTLE he could той направи малкото, което можеше (да направи)
the LITTLE of his work that remains малкото, което е останало от неговите творби
every LITTLE helps и най-малката помощ е ценна
LITTLE or nothing почти нищо
LITTLE by LITTLE, by LITTLE and LITTLE малко по малко, постепенно
to make LITTLE of something омаловажавам нещо, не разбирам/не мога да разчета нещо
in LITTLE в малък мащаб, в миниатюр
III. 1. след наречие за количество, степен малко, почти никак
a LITTLE малко
that is LITTLE short of madness това e почти лудост
that is LITTLE more than speculation това e само предположение
he is LITTLE better than a thief той e почти крадец, все едно, че е крадец
2. с гл. като know, think, imagine, guess, suspect, realize винаги пред глагола
he LITTLE thought, LITTLE did he think той никак не мислеше/предполагаше
LITTLE known малко известен* * *{'litl} I. a (smaller, less, lesser; smallest, least) 1. със c(2) {'litl} adv (less, least) 1. след наречие за количество, с* * *дребен; кратък; малък;* * *1. (less, least) (съвсем) малко, почти никак 2. (smaller, smallest) малък, дребен, незначителен, дребнав 3. a little малко 4. a little малко, малко/известно количество 5. after/in a little while след малко, след кратко време 6. every little helps и най-малката помощ е ценна 7. he did what little he could той направи малкото, което можеше (да направи) 8. he is little better than a thief той e почти крадец, все едно, че е крадец 9. he knows a little italian знае малко италиански 10. he knows little french and less german той знае малко френски и още по-малко немски 11. he little thought, little did he think той никак не мислеше/предполагаше 12. her little brother/sister (по-) малкият и брат/сестра, братчето/сестричето 13. i'll go a little way with you ще повървя малко с теб, ще те придружа донякъде 14. i. a (smaller, less, lesser, smallest, least) със cъщ. често се предава с умалителна форма малък, дребен 15. ii. n малко 16. iii. след наречие за количество, степен малко, почти никак 17. in little в малък мащаб, в миниатюр 18. little by little, by little and little малко по малко, постепенно 19. little finger кутре 20. little known малко известен 21. little mary разг. стомахът 22. little or nothing почти нищо 23. little toe най-малкият пръст на крака 24. nice little house хубава къщичка 25. nice little thing мило същество 26. such a nice little man такъв мил човечец 27. that is little more than speculation това e само предположение 28. that is little short of madness това e почти лудост 29. the little of his work that remains малкото, което е останало от неговите творби 30. the little ones малките, децата 31. the little people/folk феите 32. the little woman разг. жена ми 33. to make little of something омаловажавам нещо, не разбирам/не мога да разчета нещо 34. кратък, къс (за време, разстояние) 35. с гл. като know, think, imagine, guess, suspect, realize винаги пред глагола* * *little [litl] I. adj (сравн. ст. less, lesser; превъзх. ст. least); 1. малък; дребен; прен. незначителен; the \little ones децата; малките; \little finger кутре; \little toe кутре на крака; the \little people 1) децата; 2) феите; \little ways дребни (смешни) слабости; \little things please \little minds дребнавостите занимават (само) ограничените умове; 2. кратък, къс (за време и разстояние); after (in) a \little while след малко, след кратко време; • \little Mary разг. стомах; II. adv 1. малко, в малка степен; a \little малко, немного; \little less than half an hour непълен половин час; 2. (с някои глаголи, като dream, think, imagine, guess, know и пр.) никак, съвсем не, ни най-малко; he \little thought, \little did he think той съвсем не мислеше (предполагаше); III. n нещо малко (дребно); by \little and \little, \little by \little малко по малко, постепенно; \little or nothing почти нищо, съвсем малко, нищожно количество; every \little makes a mickle, many a \little makes a mickle капка по капка, вир става; from \little up ам. от детинство; in \little в малък мащаб; в миниатюр; to make \little of s.th. 1) омаловажавам нещо; 2) не разбирам (разчитам) нещо; to set \little by s.th. не обръщам голямо внимание на нещо; to think \little of нямам високо (голямо) мнение за. -
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[ˈlɪtl]little короткое, непродолжительное время; after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше; for a little на короткое время little короткий (о времени, расстоянии); come a little way with me проводите меня немного little короткое, непродолжительное время; after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше; for a little на короткое время from little up амер. разг. с детства to go but a little way не хватать little с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не; little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что little немного, мало; I like him little я его недолюбливаю; a little немного; rest a little отдохните немного in little жив. в миниатюре in little в небольшом масштабе knows a little of everything знает понемногу обо всем little короткий (о времени, расстоянии); come a little way with me проводите меня немного little короткое, непродолжительное время; after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше; for a little на короткое время little a (less, lesser; least) маленький; небольшой; little finger мизинец; little toe мизинец (на ноге) little малый, незначительный; little things мелочи little малый little мелочный, ограниченный; little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умы; little Mary разг. желудок little небольшое количество; немногое, кое-что, пустяк; little by little мало-помалу, постепенно little небольшое количество little небольшой little незначительный little немного, мало; I like him little я его недолюбливаю; a little немного; rest a little отдохните немного little немного, мало; I like him little я его недолюбливаю; a little немного; rest a little отдохните немного little немного little несущественный little с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не; little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что little небольшое количество; немногое, кое-что, пустяк; little by little мало-помалу, постепенно little с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не; little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что little a (less, lesser; least) маленький; небольшой; little finger мизинец; little toe мизинец (на ноге) little less (more) than немного меньше (больше), чем little мелочный, ограниченный; little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умы; little Mary разг. желудок little ones дети little ones детеныши one: little употр. как словозаместитель в знач. "человек": he is the one I mean он тот самый (человек), которого я имею в виду; the little ones дети little or nothing почти ничего the little people дети the little people эльфы little малый, незначительный; little things мелочи little мелочный, ограниченный; little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умы; little Mary разг. желудок little a (less, lesser; least) маленький; небольшой; little finger мизинец; little toe мизинец (на ноге) little ways маленькие, смешные слабости way: little расстояние; a little way, амер. разг. a little ways недалеко; a long way, амер. разг. a long ways далеко to make little (of smth.) не принимать всерьез, не придавать значения not a little немало little немного, мало; I like him little я его недолюбливаю; a little немного; rest a little отдохните немного -
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nəupast tense - knew; verb1) (to be aware of or to have been informed about: He knows everything; I know he is at home because his car is in the drive; He knows all about it; I know of no reason why you cannot go.) saber, conocer2) (to have learned and to remember: He knows a lot of poetry.) saber, conocer3) (to be aware of the identity of; to be friendly with: I know Mrs Smith - she lives near me.) conocer4) (to (be able to) recognize or identify: You would hardly know her now - she has become very thin; He knows a good car when he sees one.) reconocer•- knowing- knowingly
- know-all
- know-how
- in the know
- know backwards
- know better
- know how to
- know the ropes
know vb1. saberdo you know what time it is? ¿sabes qué hora es?2. conocerdo you know Madrid? ¿conoces Madrid?tr[nəʊ]1 (be acquainted with) conocer■ do you know Colin? conoces a Colin?■ this building is known as "La Pedrera' este edificio se conoce como "La Pedrera"■ their terrorist activities were known to the police la policía tenía conocimiento de sus actividades terroristas2 (recognize) reconocer3 (have knowledge of) saber■ do you know English? ¿sabes inglés?■ do you know where the station is? ¿sabe dónde está la estación?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLI know! ¡lo sé!, ¡ya lo sé!who knows? ¿quién sabe?as far as I know que yo sepafor all I know ¡vete a saber!■ he could be dead for all I know podría estar muerto, ¡vete a saber!don't I know it! ¿y me lo dices a mí?, ¡ni que lo digas!how should I know? ¿yo qué sé?if only I'd known! ¡haberlo sabido!not that I know of que yo sepa, noto know apart saber distinguirto know... from... distinguir entre... y...you know what? ¿sabes qué?you never know nunca se sabeI know what! ¡ya lo tengo!I might've known debí imaginármeloto be in the know estar enterado,-ato get to know somebody (llegar a) conocer a alguienyou know best tú sabes mejor que yo, sabes lo que más te convieneto know better tener más juicio■ you ought to know better at your age! ¡a tu edad deberías saber comportarte mejor!to know by sight conocer de vistato know how to do something saber hacer algoto know what one's talking about hablar con conocimiento de causato make oneself known presentarse, darse a conocerdon't know (in survey) persona que no sabe, no contesta1) : saberhe knows the answer: sabe la respuesta2) : conocer (a una persona, un lugar)do you know Julia?: ¿conoces a Julia?3) recognize: reconocer4) discern, distinguish: distinguir, discernir5)to know how to : saberI don't know how to dance: no sé bailarknow vi: saberv.(§ p.,p.p.: knew, known) = conocer v.(§pres: conozco, conoces...)• reconocer v.(§pres: reconozco, reconoces...)• saber v.(§pres: sé, sabes...) subj: sep-pret: sup-fut/c: sabr-•)
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1. nəʊ1)a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene
to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo
not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo
how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?
I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir
I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...
you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces
before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez
it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...
to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho
b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*c) (have skill, ability)to know how to + INF — saber* + inf
2)a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?
I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre
you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista
to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour
he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito
he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo
c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*3)a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo
b) ( distinguish)to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien
I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro
4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)
2.
vi saber*what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe
how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?
I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás
I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!
the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada
I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?
to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas
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[nǝʊ] (pt knew) (pp known)to be in the know — estar* enterado
1. TRANSITIVE VERBLook up set combinations such as know the ropes, know one's stuff, know sth backward at the other word.1) (=be aware of)a) [+ facts, dates etc] saberto know the difference between... — saber la diferencia entre...
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she knows a lot about chemistry — sabe mucho de químicaI know nothing about it, I don't know anything about it — no sé nada de eso
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one minute you're leaving school, then before you know it, you've got a family to support — dejas el colegio y al minuto siguiente, antes de darte cuenta, tienes una familia que mantenerto know why/when/where/if — saber por qué/cuándo/dónde/si
do you know how he did that? — ¿sabes cómo lo hizo?
•
I'll or I'd have you know that... — que sepas que..., para que te enteres,...•
you haven't time, as well he knew — no tienes tiempo, como él bien sabíayou know as well as I do that... — sabes tan bien como yo que...
I know what I said — ya sé qué or lo que dije
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I don't know whether or not you've heard, but... — no sé si has oído o no pero...- know what's whatI knew it! — ¡lo sabía!
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that's all you know! * — ¡y más que podría yo contarte!•
don't I know it! — ¡a mí me lo vas a contar!"she's furious" - "don't I know it?" — -está furiosa -¡a mí me lo vas a contar!
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how was I to know that...? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que...?•
I should have known you'd mess things up! — debería haberme figurado or imaginado que ibas a estropear las cosas•
do you know what, I think she did it! — ¿sabes una cosa? creo que lo hizo ellaI know what, let's drop in on Daphne! — ¡ya sé! ¡vamos a pasarnos por casa de Daphne!
you know what you can do with it! * — ¡mételo por donde te quepa! **
(well,) what do you know! * — ¿qué te parece?, ¡fíjate!, ¡mira nomás! (LAm)
what does he know about dictionaries! — ¡qué sabrá él de diccionarios!
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Peter, wouldn't you know it, can't come! — Peter, como era de esperar, no puede venird)to know to do sth >: does he know to feed the rabbits? * — ¿sabe que tiene que dar de comer a los conejos?
2) (=be acquainted with) [+ person, place] conocer; [+ subject] saberdo you know him? — ¿lo conoces?
to know one's classics/linguistic theory — saberse los clásicos/la teoría lingüística
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most of us know him only as a comedian — la mayoría de nosotros lo conocemos solo como comediante•
don't you know me better than that! — ¿o es que no me conoces?, ¡como si no me conocieras!•
to know sb by sight/name — conocer a algn de vista/de nombre•
she knew him for a liar and a cheat — sabía que era un mentiroso y un tramposo•
they know each other from university — se conocen de la universidad•
if I know him, he'll say no — me apuesto a que dice que no•
I've never known him to smile — nunca lo he visto sonreír•
I don't know him to speak to — no lo conozco personalmente4) (=understand)I don't know how you can say that — no sé or no entiendo cómo puedes decir eso
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you know what I mean — ya me entiendes, ya sabes lo que quiero decir•
I know the problem! — conozco el problemaI know the problems that arise when... — sé los problemas que surgen cuando...
5) (=recognize) reconocer•
I knew him by his voice — le reconocí por la voz•
to know right from wrong — saber distinguir el bien del mal6) (=be certain)I don't know if or that it's a very good idea — no sé si es una buena idea, no estoy seguro de que sea una buena idea
7) †† (sexually)to get to know sb (llegar a) conocer a algn to get to know sthto let sb know...as you get to know the piece better... — cuando conoces mejor la pieza..., cuando estás más familiarizado con la pieza...
2. INTRANSITIVE VERB1) (gen) saberyes, I know — si, ya lo sé
he thinks he's going to get the job, but I know better — cree que va a conseguir el trabajo, pero yo sé mejor lo que cabe esperar
you ought to know better than to... — ya deberías saber que no se puede...
Mary knows better than to risk upsetting me — Mary sabe demasiado bien que no le conviene que me enfade
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how should I know? — ¿cómo iba yo a saberlo?•
I know, let's... — ya sé, vamos a...•
there's no (way of) knowing — no hay manera de saberlo•
afterwards they just don't want to know — (in relationships) después "si te he visto no me acuerdo"; (in business) después no quieren saber nada del asunto•
who knows? — ¿quién sabe?•
"was she annoyed about it?" - "I wouldn't know" — -¿se enfadó por eso? -¿y yo que sé?•
it's not easy, you know — no es fácil, sabesall 2., 4) to know aboutyou know, I think I'm beginning to like Richard — ¿sabes? creo que me está empezando a gustar Richard
to know about sth/sb: did you know about Paul? — ¿te has enterado de or sabes lo de Paul?
I didn't know about the accident — no me había enterado de lo del accidente, no sabía nada de lo del accidente
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"you must be delighted!" - "I don't know about that" — ¡debes estar encantado! -no sé qué decirte"you're a genius!" - "oh, I don't know about that" — -¡eres un genio! -hombre, no sé qué decirte
"I'm taking tomorrow off" - "I don't know about that!" — -mañana me tomo el día libre -no sé, habrá que ver
to get to know about sth enterarse de algo to know of (=be acquainted with) conocer•
I don't know about you, but I think it's terrible — a ti no sé, pero a mí me parece terribleI know of no reason why he should have committed suicide — que yo sepa no tenía razones para suicidarse
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the first I knew of it was when Pete told me — lo primero que oí or supe del asunto fue lo que me dijo Peteto let sb know•
not that I know of — que yo sepa, nowe'll let you know — ya te diremos lo que sea, ya te avisaremos
why didn't you let me know? — ¿por qué no me lo dijiste?
3.NOUN•
to be in the know * — (=well-informed) estar enterado; (=privy to sth) estar al tanto or al corriente* * *
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1. [nəʊ]1)a) (have knowledge of, be aware of) saber*I don't know his name/how old he is — no sé cómo se llama/cuántos años tiene
to know something ABOUT something — saber* algo de algo
not to know the first thing about something — no saber* nada or no tener* ni idea de algo
how was I to know that... ? — ¿cómo iba yo a saber que... ?
I don't know that I agree/that I'll be able to come — no sé si estoy de acuerdo/si podré ir
I'll have you know that... — has de saber que..., para que sepas,...
you know what he's like — ya sabes cómo es (él), ya lo conoces
before I knew where I was, it was ten o'clock — cuando quise darme cuenta, eran las diez
it is well known that... — todo el mundo sabe que...
it soon became known that... — pronto se supo que...
to be known to + INF: he's known to be dangerous se sabe que es peligroso; I know that for a fact me consta que es así; to let somebody know something decirle* algo a alguien, hacerle* saber or comunicarle* algo a alguien (frml); ( warn) avisarle algo a alguien; let me know how much it's going to cost dime cuánto va a costar; he let it be known that... dio a entender que...; to make something known to somebody hacerle* saber algo a alguien; without our knowing it sin saberlo nosotros, sin que lo supiéramos; there's no knowing what he might do quién sabe qué hará; do you know what! ¿sabes qué?; I know what: let's go skating! tengo una idea: vayamos a patinar!; wouldn't you know it: it's starting to rain! no te digo, se ha puesto a llover!; not to know which way o where to turn no saber* qué hacer; to know something backwards: she knows her part backwards — se sabe el papel al dedillo or al revés y al derecho
b) ( have practical understanding of) \<\<French/shorthand\>\> saber*c) (have skill, ability)to know how to + INF — saber* + inf
2)a) ( be acquainted with) \<\<person/place\>\> conocer*how well do you know her? — ¿la conoces mucho or bien?
I only know her by name — la conozco or (AmL tb) la ubico sólo de nombre
you know me/him: ever the optimist — ya me/lo conoces: siempre tan optimista
to get to know somebody: how did they get to know each other? ¿cómo se conocieron?; I got to know him better/quite well llegué a conocerlo mejor/bastante bien; to get to know something \<\<subject/job\>\> familiarizarse* con algo; we knew her as Mrs Balfour — para nosotros era la Sra Balfour
he has known poverty/success — ha conocido la pobreza/el éxito
he knows no fear — no sabe lo que es or no conoce el miedo
c) ( be restricted by) (liter) tener*3)a) (recognize, identify) reconocer*to know something/somebody BY something — reconocer* algo/a alguien por algo
b) ( distinguish)to know something/somebody FROM something/somebody — distinguir* algo/a alguien de algo/alguien
I don't know one from the other — no los distingo, no distingo al uno del otro
4) (see, experience) (only in perfect tenses)
2.
vi saber*what happened? - nobody knows — ¿qué pasó? - no se sabe
how do you know? — ¿cómo lo sabes?
I won't argue: you know best — no voy a discutir: tú sabrás
I know! — ya sé!, tengo una idea!
the government didn't want to know — el gobierno se desentendió completamente or no quiso saber nada
I'm not stupid, you know! — oye, que no soy tonto ¿eh? or ¿sabes?
to know ABOUT something/somebody: he knows about computers sabe or entiende de computadoras; did you know about John? ¿sabías lo de John?, ¿estabas enterado de lo de John?; can I invite him? - I don't know about that, we'll have to see ¿lo puedo invitar? - no sé, veremos; to get to know about something enterarse de algo; to know OF something/somebody: she knew of their activities tenía conocimiento or estaba enterada de sus actividades; not that I know of que yo sepa, no; do you know of a good carpenter? ¿conoces a or sabes de algún carpintero bueno?; I don't actually know her, I know of her — no la conozco personalmente, sólo de oídas
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to be in the know — estar* enterado
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