Перевод: с испанского на английский

с английского на испанский

paltry amount

См. также в других словарях:

  • paltry — pal‧try [ˈpɔːltri ǁ ˈpɒːl ] adjective very small in number or amount and therefore not useful, important, or valuable: • As interest rates fell, returns on fixed income investments looked paltry compared with the stock market gains. * * * paltry… …   Financial and business terms

  • paltry — [[t]pɔ͟ːltri[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n, oft a ADJ amount A paltry amount of money or something else is one that you consider to be very small. ...a paltry fine of ₤150... They suffered an electoral catastrophe, winning a paltry 3 seats. 2)… …   English dictionary

  • paltry — pal|try [ˈpo:ltri US ˈpo:l ] adj [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: paltry worthless material (16 19 centuries)] 1.) a paltry amount of something is too small to be useful or important ▪ paltry sum of money ▪ He received only a paltry £25 a day. 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • paltry — adjective 1 a paltry amount of something such as money is too small to be useful or important: The management offered us a paltry 3% pay increase. 2 worthless and silly: paltry excuses | her paltry little observations on Russia …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 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 — pal|try [ pɔltri ] adjective 1. ) a paltry amount or number is very small 2. ) not very good, important, or valuable …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 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

  • amount — I n. 1) an ample, considerable, enormous, huge, large, tremendous; moderate; negligible, paltry, small amount 2) the full amount II v. (d; intr.) to amount to (it amounts to fraud; he ll never amount to anything) * * * [ə maʊnt] considerable… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • 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

  • measly miserable paltry — Meager Mea ger, Meagre Mea gre, a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L. macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr. makro s long. Cf. {Emaciate}, {Maigre}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean. [1913 Webster] Meager… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • a paltry sum — a small amount of money, chicken feed, peanuts    What did I pay for this painting? A paltry sum I bought it at a garage sale …   English idioms

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»