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1 not much
inte mycket; inte speciell* * *(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) inte mycket -
2 not much of a
inte mycket av -
3 not much good at it
inte så bra på det -
4 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.) inte vara ngn (ngt) vidare -
5 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) det är ingen [] skillnad, det är hugget som stucketEnglish-Swedish dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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6 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) ungefär detsamma -
7 not
adv. inte, icke, ej; ingen; inte ens* * *[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!) inte2) (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'.) inte• -
8 not half
(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') det kan du skriva upp! -
9 not see much of
inte träffa så ofta -
10 not so much as
inte så mycket som -
11 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) inte vara ngt vidare -
12 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.) inte ge mycket förEnglish-Swedish dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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13 in as much as
såtillvida som* * *(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.) eftersom -
14 little
adj. liten; få; lite, litet; kort; lätt; obetydlig--------adv. obetydlig, liten, ringa; lite, litet--------n. lite, litet; litet antal, liten storlek; kort avstånd; en tid* * *['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, litet, föga3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) liten, ringa, obetydlig2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, föga3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lite, inte mycket2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) föga3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) föga, inte alls•- a little- little by little
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15 small
adj. liten; knapp, gles; obetydlig, ringa; småsint; svag--------adv. med låg röst; smått, i små bitar (tårtskärande etc.)--------n. korsryggen, veka livet (smala delen av ryggen)* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) liten, små, smått2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) obetydlig, i liten skala, små-3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) inte mycket4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) småannonser•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
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16 choose
v. välja; föredra* * *[ u:z]past tense - chose; verb1) (to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants: Always choose (a book) carefully.) välja2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) välja, föredra• -
17 difference
n. olikhet, skillnad; mellanskillnad* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) skillnad2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) meningsskiljaktighet, tvist3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) mellanskillnad•- differentiate
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18 low-lying
adjective ((of land) at a height not much above sea-level.) låglänt -
19 movement
n. rörelse; förflyttning; sats (musik); verk (i klocka etc.); avföring* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) rörelse2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) rörelse, liv3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) rörelse4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) rörelse5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mekanism6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) sats7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) utveckling -
20 hard up
(not having much especially money: I'm a bit hard up at the moment; I'm hard up for envelopes.) dåligt ställt, ont om
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not much of a — not a good example of: I m not much of a gardener. → much … English new terms dictionary
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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
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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