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paltrier

  • 1 paltrier

    a
    უფრო უმნიშვნელო

    English-Georgian dictionary > paltrier

  • 2 paltry

    tr['pɔːltrɪ]
    adjective (comp paltrier, superl paltriest)
    1 insignificante
    paltry ['pɔltri] adj, - trier ; - est : mísero, mezquino, insignificante
    a paltry excuse: una mala excusa
    adj.
    • insignificante adj.
    • mezquino, -a adj.
    'pɔːltri
    adjective - trier -triest <sum/amount> mísero, mezquino; < excuse> malo
    ['pɔːltrɪ]
    (compar paltrier) (superl paltriest) ADJ ínfimo, miserable
    * * *
    ['pɔːltri]
    adjective - trier -triest <sum/amount> mísero, mezquino; < excuse> malo

    English-spanish dictionary > paltry

  • 3 commoner

    1. n человек незнатного происхождения; недворянин; мещанин
    2. n коммонер, человек, не принадлежащий к сословию пэров
    3. n член палаты общин

    the Great Commoner — «Великий общинник»

    4. n студент, не получающий стипендии и вносящий плату за питание
    5. n амер. нестипендиат
    6. n тот, кто пользуется общинными правами
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. cheaper (adj.) baser; cheaper; cheesier; more rubbishing; more rubbishly; more rubbishy; more tatty; more trumpery; paltrier; shoddier; sleazier; tattier; trashier
    2. meaner (adj.) humbler; lowlier; meaner; more baseborn; more ignoble; more unwashed; more vulgar
    3. more communal (adj.) more communal; more conjoint; more conjunct; more intermutual; more joint; more mutual; more public; more shared
    4. more decent (adj.) better; fairer; more acceptable; more adequate; more average; more decent; more indifferent; more passable; more respectable; more right; more satisfactory; more sufficient; more tolerable; more unexceptionable; more unimpeachable; more unobjectionable
    5. more general (adj.) more commonplace; more general; more generic; more matter-of-course; more natural; more normal; more ordinary; more prevalent; more prosaic; more regular; more typic; more typical; more uneventful; more universal; more unnoteworthy; more usual
    6. more impure (adj.) more defiled; more desecrated; more impure; more polluted; more profaned; more unclean
    7. more inferior (adj.) more declasse; more hack; more inferior; more low-grade; more miserable; more second-class; more second-drawer; more second-rate; more substandard; poorer
    8. more notorious (adj.) more infamous; more notorious
    9. more regular (adj.) more customary; more everyday; more familiar; more frequent; more regular; more routine; more widespread
    10. more stock (adj.) more garden-variety; more run-of-the-mill; more stock; more unexceptional; plainer
    11. more universal (adj.) more generic; more universal
    12. person not in the armed forces (noun) citizen; civilian; layman; noncombatant; non-military person; person not in the armed forces; private citizen

    English-Russian base dictionary > commoner

  • 4 narrower

    более узкий; уже
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. closer (adj.) closer; more confining; more cramped; more crowded; tighter
    2. littler (adj.) littler; meaner; more borne; more ineffectual; more set; paltrier; pettier; smaller
    3. more definite (adj.) more circumscribed; more definite; more determinate; more fixed; more limited; more precise; more restricted
    4. more illiberal (adj.) more bigoted; more brassbound; more close-minded; more hidebound; more illiberal; more intolerant; more small-minded; more unenlarged
    5. more local (adj.) more insular; more local; more narrow-minded; more parochial; more provincial; more small-town
    6. not as big (adj.) lesser; more petite; more stunted; not as big; scrawnier; shallower; shorter; tinier

    English-Russian base dictionary > narrower

  • 5 smaller

    меньше; меньший
    Синонимический ряд:
    1. littler (adj.) lighter; littler; meaner; minuter; more borne; more casual; more ineffectual; more insignificant; more limited; more narrow-minded; more set; more shoestring; more small-beer; more small-minded; more unimportant; paltrier
    2. lower (adj.) lower; more hushed; more low-key; more subdued; quieter; softer
    3. more bantam (adj.) more bantam; more monkey; more petite; more smallish
    4. more under (adj.) more inferior; more lesser; more lower; more minor; more minor-league; more secondary; more under
    5. not as big (adj.) lesser; more stunted; narrower; not as big; scrawnier; shallower; shorter; tinier
    6. pettier (adj.) measlier; more inconsequent; more inconsequential; more inconsiderable; more niggling; more peanut; more peddling; more pettifogging; more picayune; more picayunish; more piddling; more piffling; more pimping; more trifling; more trivial; more unconsequential; more unconsidered; more ungenerous; more unvital; pettier; punier
    7. remoter (adj.) more negligible; more off; more outside; remoter; slenderer; slighter; slimmer

    English-Russian base dictionary > smaller

См. также в других словарях:

  • Paltrier — paltry pal try (p[add]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Paltrier} (p[add]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paltrier — pal·try || pɔːltrɪ adj. worthless, having no value; petty, trivial; contemptible, mean, base …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Paltriest — paltry pal try (p[add]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Paltrier} (p[add]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paltry — pal try (p[add]l tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Paltrier} (p[add]l tr[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E. paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.] Mean; vile; worthless;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • paltry — adjective (paltrier; est) Etymology: obsolete paltry trash, from dialect palt, pelt piece of coarse cloth, trash; akin to Middle Low German palte rag Date: 1570 1. inferior, trashy 2. mean, despicable < a paltry trick > 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • paltry — paltrily, adv. paltriness, n. /pawl tree/, adj., paltrier, paltriest. 1. ridiculously or insultingly small: a paltry sum. 2. utterly worthless. 3. mean or contemptible: a paltry coward. [1560 70; < LG paltrig ragged, equiv. to *palter rag ( …   Universalium

  • PALMER, Rosina Martha Hozanah (1844-1932) — singer daughter of Jerome and Marie Carandini (q.v.) was born in Tasmania on 27 August 1844. As a child she accompanied her mother on a concert tour in the east, and at an early age developed a soprano voice of excellent range and quality. She… …   Dictionary of Australian Biography

  • paltry — adjective (paltrier, paltriest) 1》 (of an amount) very small or meagre. 2》 petty; trivial. Derivatives paltriness noun Origin C16: appar. based on dialect pelt rubbish ; cf. Low Ger. paltrig ragged …   English new terms dictionary

  • paltry — UK [ˈpɔːltrɪ] / US [ˈpɔltrɪ] adjective Word forms paltry : adjective paltry comparative paltrier superlative paltriest 1) a paltry amount or number is very small 2) not very good, important, or valuable …   English dictionary

  • paltry — /ˈpɔltri / (say pawltree) adjective (paltrier, paltriest) 1. trifling; petty: a paltry sum. 2. trashy or worthless: paltry rags. 3. mean or contemptible: a paltry coward. {apparently from dialect palt rubbish. Compare Low German paltrig}… …  

  • paltriness — paltry ► ADJECTIVE (paltrier, paltriest) 1) (of an amount) very small or meagre. 2) petty; trivial. DERIVATIVES paltriness noun. ORIGIN probably from dialect pelt «rubbish» …   English terms dictionary

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