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1 ser insignificante
v.to be insignificant, to have no importance.* * *= pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequenceEx. Even this pales into insignificance against the magnetic disc drive which can transfer data at 200,000 characters per second, with the discs rotating at 2,400 rpm.Ex. Miss Laski suggests that in many cases what can be learnt from popular romance can be ' stuck on a pin-point'.Ex. Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.* * *= pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequenceEx: Even this pales into insignificance against the magnetic disc drive which can transfer data at 200,000 characters per second, with the discs rotating at 2,400 rpm.
Ex: Miss Laski suggests that in many cases what can be learnt from popular romance can be ' stuck on a pin-point'.Ex: Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence. -
2 verblassen
v/i grow pale; Farbe etc., auch fig.: fade; verblassen gegenüber oder vor fig. pale (into insignificance) beside, be dwarfed by; verblassen lassen eclipse* * *to fade; to fade away* * *ver|blạs|sen [fɛɐ'blasn] ptp verbla\#sstvi aux sein (lit, fig)to fade; (Mond) to pale* * *ver·blas·sen *vi Hilfsverb: sein1. (blasser werden) to [or grow] pale2. (schwächer werden) to fade▪ [gegenüber [o neben] etw] \verblassen to pale [into insignificance] [in comparison with/beside sth]4. (immer schlechter sichtbar werden) to fade* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein (auch fig. geh.) fade* * *intransitives Verb; mit sein (auch fig. geh.) fade* * *v.to fade v. -
3 niet
niet11 [metalen beugeltje] staple2 [klinknageltje] rivetII 〈 de (mannelijk)〉1 [met betrekking tot een loterij] blank♦voorbeelden:1 [het niet zijn] nothingness♦voorbeelden:1 dat valt in het niet vergeleken bij … • that pales into insignificance beside …in het niet verdwijnen • vanish/fade into nothingness; vanish into thin air————————niet2〈 bijwoord〉1 [ontkenning] not2 [toch, immers] not♦voorbeelden:ik hoop van niet • I hope notgelieve niet te roken • please do not smokeik ook niet • neither/nor do I/am I/have I/ 〈enz.〉niet alleen …, maar ook … • not only … but also …ik kan niet anders dan zijn voorstel aannemen • I cannot but accept his proposalhet betaalt goed, daar niet van • it's well-paid, that's not the point, butdan niet! • (all right) then no!hij keek niet eens • he didn't even look, he never even lookedlang zo goed niet • nowhere near as/so gooddenk dat maar niet • don't you believe it!volstrekt niet • absolutely notik neem aan van niet • I don't suppose soniet dat … • (it's) not that …, it's not as if …dat viel mee, of niet? • that was all right, wasn't it? 〈enz.〉ze is niet al te slim • she is none too bright2 heb ik het je niet gezegd? • didn't I tell you?hoe vaak heb ik niet gedacht … • how often have I thought …niet waar? • isn't it?, aren't they?, doesn't he?, can't we? 〈enz.〉————————niet3♦voorbeelden:te niet doen • nullify, annul, cancel; set aside, override 〈 wet, besluit〉; dispose of 〈 theorie〉; undo 〈 resultaat van iets〉; dash, defeat 〈 hoop〉; put an end to 〈 overeenkomst〉een schuld te niet doen • cancel (out) a debtop deze wijze heeft hij al mijn werk te niet gedaan • in this way he undid all my workdat is niet meer dan een suggestie • that's nothing more than a suggestion -
4 revoluciones por minuto (rpm)
= rev/min (revolutions per minute), rpm (revolutions per minute)Ex. The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.Ex. Even this pales into insignificance against the magnetic disc drive which can transfer data at 200,000 characters per second, with the discs rotating at 2,400 rpm. -
5 rpm (revoluciones por minuto)
= rev/min (revolutions per minute), rpm (revolutions per minute).Ex. The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.Ex. Even this pales into insignificance against the magnetic disc drive which can transfer data at 200,000 characters per second, with the discs rotating at 2,400 rpm. -
6 fronte
1. f foreheaddi fronte a ( dirimpetto) opposite, facingin presenza di beforea confronto di compared to or withla casa, vista dal di fronte the house, seen from the front2. m frontfronte caldo warm frontfar fronte agli impegni face up to one's responsibilitiesfar fronte alle spese make ends meet* * *fronte s.f.1 forehead; (poet.) brow; ( di animale) frontlet: fronte alta, high forehead; fronte ampia, larga, spaziosa, broad forehead; fronte sfuggente, receding forehead; corrugare la fronte, to knit one's brow (o to wrinkle one's forehead) // fronte a fronte, face to face // a fronte alta, proudly; ( senza timore) fearlessly // glielo si leggeva in fronte, you could see it in his face (o it was written all over his face) // avere qlco. scolpito in fronte, (fig.) to have sthg. written all over one's face // guadagnare il pane col sudore della fronte, to earn one's living by the sweat of one's brow2 ( di libro) title page3 (arch.) front, frontage, façade: fotografia presa di fronte, front view (o photograph taken from the front) // di fronte, opposite: abita qui di fronte, he lives just opposite; la casa di fronte è la mia, the house opposite is mine; il libro è lì, ce l'hai di fronte!, the book is there, right in front of you! // di fronte a, ( posizione) opposite, in front of (s.o., sthg.); ( a paragone di) in comparison with (s.o., sthg.); ( pericoli, circostanze) in the face of: il monumento di fronte alla scuola, the monument opposite the school; lo mettemmo di fronte ai testimoni, we confronted him with witnesses; di fronte a lui tutti s'intimidiscono, everyone is cowed (o intimidated) by him; di fronte a lui tutti scompaiono, compared with him everyone else pales into insignificance; questo è niente di fronte al pericolo che avete evitato, this is nothing in comparison with the danger you have avoided; fuggire di fronte a un pericolo, to flee in the face of a danger // testo a fronte, parallel text: traduzione con testo a fronte, translation with parallel text // (comm.) a fronte di, against (o in connection with): pagamento a fronte di documenti, payment against documents◆ s.m.1 (mil.) front: fronte d'attacco, front of attack; fronte di battaglia, battle front; su tutti i fronti, on all fronts; andare al fronte, to go to the front; essere mandato al fronte, to be sent to the front // rovesciamento di fronte, counterattack (anche fig.) // cambiamento di fronte, shift (of position), change (anche fig.) // fronte a destra!, right turn!; fronte a sinistra!, left turn! // far fronte a, to face (sthg.), to face up to (sthg.), to confront: far fronte a un pericolo, to face a danger (o to be faced with a danger); far fronte a una situazione difficile, to face up to a difficult situation (o fam. to face the music); far fronte alle spese, to meet expenses; far fronte a un impegno, a una richiesta, to meet (o to fulfil) a commitment, a demand3 (scient.) front: (meteor.) fronte d'aria calda, fredda, warm, cold front; (geol.) fronte del ghiacciaio, glacier front // (fis.): fronte d'onda, phase front; fronte d'urto, shock front // (miner.) fronte di avanzamento, face.* * *['fronte]1. sf1) Anat brow, forehead2)di fronte — (dirimpetto) opposite
di fronte a — opposite, facing, in front of, (a paragone di) compared with
2. smMil Pol Meteor frontfar fronte a — (nemico, problema) to confront, (responsabilità) to face up to, (spese) to meet
* * *['fronte] 1.sostantivo femminile1) anat. forehead, browfronte alta, bassa — high, low forehead
aggrottare, corrugare la fronte — to frown, to wrinkle one's forehead
2) mil.3) (facciata) front, façade4) in frontedare un bacio in fronte a qcn. — to kiss sb.'s brow, to kiss sb. on the brow
leggere qcs. in fronte a qcn. — to see sth. on sb.'s face
2.hai mentito, te lo si legge in fronte — you lied, it's written all over your face
sostantivo maschile1) mil. front2) fig. frontfar fronte a — (affrontare) to face, to handle [sfida, crisi]; to cope with [ problema]; (adempiere) to face up, to meet [impegni, responsabilità]; (sostenere) to meet o cope with [ spese]
3) meteor. front, frontal system4) pol. frontla casa (qui) di fronte — the house over the road; (davanti)
ce l'hai di fronte — it's right in front of you; (da davanti)
fotografare qcn. di fronte — to photograph sb. from the front
6) di fronte adi fronte alla casa — in front of o opposite o facing the house
mettere qcn. di fronte a — to face o confront sb. with [evidenza, realtà]
trovarsi di fronte a — to be faced with [scelta, problema]
non fermarsi di fronte a nulla — to stop at nothing; (in confronto a)
7) a fronte8) a fronte dia fronte del suo ordine — comm. against your order
•fronte di abbattimento — min. coalface
••tener la o andare a fronte alta — to hold one's head (up), to stand tall
* * *fronte/'fronte/I sostantivo f.⇒ 41 anat. forehead, brow; fronte alta, bassa high, low forehead; aggrottare, corrugare la fronte to frown, to wrinkle one's forehead2 mil. fronte a sinistr! left face!3 (facciata) front, façade4 in fronte dare un bacio in fronte a qcn. to kiss sb.'s brow, to kiss sb. on the brow; leggere qcs. in fronte a qcn. to see sth. on sb.'s face; hai mentito, te lo si legge in fronte you lied, it's written all over your face1 mil. front; al fronte at front2 fig. front; su tutti i -i on all fronts; far fronte a (affrontare) to face, to handle [sfida, crisi]; to cope with [ problema]; (adempiere) to face up, to meet [impegni, responsabilità]; (sostenere) to meet o cope with [ spese]3 meteor. front, frontal system4 pol. front; sul fronte interno on the home front5 di fronte (dirimpetto) la casa (qui) di fronte the house over the road; (davanti) ce l'hai di fronte it's right in front of you; (da davanti) fotografare qcn. di fronte to photograph sb. from the front6 di fronte a di fronte alla casa in front of o opposite o facing the house; mettere qcn. di fronte a to face o confront sb. with [ evidenza, realtà]; trovarsi di fronte a to be faced with [ scelta, problema]; non fermarsi di fronte a nulla to stop at nothing; (in confronto a) questo è niente di fronte al tuo incidente this is nothing compared to your accident7 a fronte edizione con traduzione a fronte parallel text8 a fronte di a fronte dei recenti avvenimenti in view of recent events; a fronte del suo ordine comm. against your ordercol sudore della fronte by the sweat of one's brow; tener la o andare a fronte alta to hold one's head (up), to stand tall\ -
7 revoluciones por minuto
revoluciones por minuto (rpm)= rev/min (revolutions per minute), rpm (revolutions per minute)Ex: The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.
Ex: Even this pales into insignificance against the magnetic disc drive which can transfer data at 200,000 characters per second, with the discs rotating at 2,400 rpm. -
8 rpm
rpm (revoluciones por minuto)= rev/min (revolutions per minute), rpm (revolutions per minute).Ex: The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.
Ex: Even this pales into insignificance against the magnetic disc drive which can transfer data at 200,000 characters per second, with the discs rotating at 2,400 rpm.* * *rpm (abrev de revoluciones por minuto)rpm -
9 бледнеть
vi; св - побледне́тьto turn/to grow pale; to blanchбледне́ть от стра́ха — to blanch, to grow/to turn pale with fear
бледне́ть от гне́ва — to pale in anger
все бледне́ют при упомина́нии его́ и́мени — everyone blanches at the mention of his name
всё бледне́ет пе́ред э́той красото́й — everything pales (into insignificance) in the face of this beauty
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10 dat valt in het niet vergeleken bij …
dat valt in het niet vergeleken bij …that pales into insignificance beside …Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > dat valt in het niet vergeleken bij …
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