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1 not much
(nothing important, impressive etc: My car isn't much to look at but it's fast.) menkas, neįspūdingas -
2 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.) būti ne kažin kokiam -
3 nothing / not much to choose between
(hardly any difference between: There's not much to choose between the two methods.) (beveik) jokio skirtumoEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > nothing / not much to choose between
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4 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!) ne2) (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'.) kad ne• -
5 much the same
(not very different: The patient's condition is still much the same.) beveik toks pats, nepasikeitęs -
6 not half
(a slang expression for very much: `Are you enjoying yourself?' `Not half!') dar kaip -
7 be not up to much
(to be not very good: The dinner wasn't up to much.) būti menkam, prastam -
8 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.) būti nepergeriausios nuomonės apie, nevertintiEnglish-Lithuanian dictionary > think little of / not think much of
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9 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.) kadangi -
10 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) mažas2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) nedidelis3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) menkas2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) nedaug3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) mažai2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) menkai, mažai3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) visai ne•- a little- little by little
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11 small
[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.) mažas, smulkus2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) smulkus3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) nedidelis, nepakankamas4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) mažasis•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
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12 choose
[ 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.) pasirinkti2) (to decide (on one course of action rather than another): If he chooses to resign, let him do so.) nuspręsti• -
13 difference
['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.) skirtumas2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) nesutarimas, nuomonių nesutapimas3) (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.) skirtumas•- differentiate
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14 low-lying
adjective ((of land) at a height not much above sea-level.) žemumų, slėnus -
15 movement
1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) judėjimas, judesys, mostas2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) veiksmas, veikla3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) sceninis judesys4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) judėjimas, sąjūdis5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) mechanizmas6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) dalis7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) polinkis, tendencija -
16 badly off
(not having much especially money: We can't go on holiday - we are too badly off.) sunkioje (materialinėje) padėtyje -
17 hard up
(not having much especially money: I'm a bit hard up at the moment; I'm hard up for envelopes.) (kam) striuka su (pinigais) -
18 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.) netoli, beveik, nepasiekus -
19 take it easy
(not to work etc hard or energetically; to avoid using much effort: The doctor told him to take it easy.) nepersitempti -
20 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.) ramus, tylus2) (free from worry, excitement etc: I live a very quiet life.) ramus3) (without much movement or activity; not busy: We'll have a quiet afternoon watching television.) ramus4) ((of colours) not bright.) ramus2. noun(a state, atmosphere, period of time etc which is quiet: In the quiet of the night; All I want is peace and quiet.) ramybė3. verb((especially American: often with down) to quieten.) nuraminti, nurimti- quieten- quietly
- quietness
- keep quiet about
- on the quiet
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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
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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