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1 not much of a
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2 not much
adv infml1)"Is he tough?" "Not much" — "Он крутой парень?" - "Какой там крутой!"
"Mum was asking in the last letter if you were ever going to get a job" "Not much. I get more fun this way" — "Мать спрашивала в последнем письме, когда ты устроишься на работу" - "Вряд ли я на нее устроюсь. Мне так гораздо приятнее"
They think we are softies. Not much we aren't — Они думают, что мы слабаки. Ну что ж, посмотрим
2)"Surely she wouldn't lie over a trifle like that" "Not much she wouldn't. Lying's second nature to her" — "Но она ведь не станет лгать по такому пустяку" - "Еще как станет. Это у нее в крови"
Chucked himself from the hospital window. Dead? Not much he ain't. The brainless bastards had put him up in a ward six floors up — Он выбросился из окна больницы. Насмерть? Еще бы! Эти безмозглые козлы поместили его в палату на шестом этаже
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3 not much of a
adj infmlIt's not much of a likeness, is it? — Что-то не особенно похоже
You're not much of a nuisance, my dear — С тобой почти никаких хлопот, дорогая
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not much of a
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4 not much
не так много словосочетание: -
5 not much of a...
разг.не очень-то, не ахти какойI'm not much of a drinker. (J. O'Hara, ‘The Big Laugh’) — я не очень-то большой любитель выпить.
‘I'm not much of a driver, you know,’ he said apologetically. (D. Cusack, ‘Southern Steel’, ch. XLIX) — - я, знаете ли, не ахти какой водитель, - извиняющимся тоном сказал Бар.
‘Isn't it a nasty morning,’ she said. ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘it's not much of weather.’ (D. H. Lawrence, ‘The Rainbow’, ch. XIII) — - Какое сегодня сырое утро, - сказала Урсула. - Да, - ответил он, - погода неважная.
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Общая лексика: не ахти какой (напр., "певец из меня не ахти какой" - I'm not much of a singer) -
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разг.конечно нет, мало вероятноA: "D'you think he'd be any good as Secretary?" B: "That fellow? Not much! Why, he's utterly unbusinesslike." (SPI) — А: "Как вы думаете, получится из него хороший секретарь?" Б: "Из этого парня? Мало вероятно. У него совсем нет деловой жилки."
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8 not much
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > not much
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9 not much of a
Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > not much of a
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10 not much
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1) Общая лексика: конечно нет, не сильно, нет, отнюдь совсем нет2) Математика: отнюдь не3) Макаров: ни в коем случае, отнюдь нет -
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Общая лексика: не очень-то..., неважный, плохой -
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не много, не особенно -
14 Not much!
А как же! Конечно, нет!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Not much!
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17 not much cop
adj BrE slI wish we'd not come to this party, it's not much cop — Лучше бы мы сюда не приходили. Эта вечеринка такая мура
With your crooked shoulder you're not all that much cop — С твоим кривым плечом неважный из тебя кавалер
Them shoes ain't much cop but they don't hurt — Эти ботинки так себе, но они хоть не жмут
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18 not much to look at
adj infmlShe's not much to look at, but she'll lead any man on — Она не так уж хороша собой, но может соблазнить любого
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not much to look at
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19 not much to something
adj infmlBaby can set you back a lot but there's not much to it — Марихуана стоит больших денег, но в ней ничего хорошего нет
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > not much to something
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20 not much use
Общая лексика: мало толку (Too early and your cones are not ripe, not fully developed, and not much use.)
См. также в других словарях:
not much of a — A rather poor specimen of a • • • Main Entry: ↑much * * * not much of a informal phrase used for saying that someone or something is not a very good example of something I’m not much of a detective, am I? We haven’t had much of a summer this year … Useful english dictionary
not much on — not known for, good at, or interested in (something) He s not much on looks. [=he is not very attractive] She s not much on studying. [=she does not like to study] • • • Main Entry: ↑much … Useful english dictionary
not much — ● wise * * * not/nothing/much spoken phrase used for saying that something is not very important, good, or serious ‘What are you doing tomorrow?’ ‘Nothing much.’ There’s not much to get excited about … Useful english dictionary
not much of a … — ˈnot much of a… idiom not a good… • He s not much of a tennis player. Main entry: ↑muchidiom … Useful english dictionary
not much of a — not a good example of: I m not much of a gardener. → much … English new terms dictionary
not much in it — not much ˈin it idiom used to say that there is little difference between two things • I won, but there wasn t much in it (= our scores were nearly the same). Main entry: ↑muchidiom … Useful english dictionary
not much of a — informal used for saying that someone or something is not a very good example of something I m not much of a detective, am I? We haven t had much of a summer this year … English dictionary
not much of — rather bad It s not much of a hotel but I guess it will be okay for one night … Idioms and examples
not much cop — british informal phrase not very good or useful The film wasn’t much cop. Thesaurus: not very goodsynonym Main entry: cop * * * not much cop Brit informal : not very good … Useful english dictionary
not much to look at — (informal) Plain, unattractive • • • Main Entry: ↑look * * * not much to look at informal : not physically attractive The restaurant isn t much to look at, but the food is good. The dog isn t much to look at, but he s a great hunting dog. • • •… … Useful english dictionary
not much chop — (Aust and NZ informal) Not much good • • • Main Entry: ↑chop * * * not much ˈchop idiom (AustralE, NZE, informal) not very good or useful … Useful english dictionary