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paltry

  • 1 кусурџиjа

    paltry

    Македонско-англиски речник > кусурџиjа

  • 2 nian

    • paltry

    Serbian-English dictionary > nian

  • 3 мизерный

    paltry
    * * *
    * * *
    paltry, scanty
    * * *
    lean
    meagre
    paltry
    ratty
    scarce

    Новый русско-английский словарь > мизерный

  • 4 tak berharga

    paltry, drossy
    * * *
    paltry

    Indonesia-Inggris kamus > tak berharga

  • 5 za preziranje

    * * *
    • scurvy
    • paltry

    Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > za preziranje

  • 6 beznačajna svota

    • paltry sum

    Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > beznačajna svota

  • 7 drljav

    • paltry; rubbishy

    Serbian-English dictionary > drljav

  • 8 мизерный

    Синонимический ряд:
    незначительно (проч.) незначительно; ничтожно; нищенски; пустяково; пустячно

    Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > мизерный

  • 9 kaskar

    paltry, insignificant, of poor quality, low grade

    Euskara-ingeles hiztegi berria > kaskar

  • 10 armselig

    Adj.
    1. Bettler, Hütte, Leben: wretched, miserable; Einrichtung, Mahlzeit: poor, paltry, meag|re (Am. -er); (Mitleid erregend) pitiful, piteous
    2. pej. pathetic; Ausrede: pathetic, ridiculous; Gehalt: miserable, paltry; Geschenk: miserable; Versuch: pathetic, wretched; Feigling, Lügner, Stümper: wretched; für armselige zehn Minuten for ten lousy minutes
    * * *
    paltry; poor; niggardly; scrubby; mean; beggarly
    * * *
    ạrm|se|lig
    adj
    (= dürftig) miserable; (= jämmerlich) pathetic, pitiful, piteous; Feigling, Lügner miserable, wretched; Summe, Ausrede paltry

    für armselige zwei Euro — for a paltry two euros, for two paltry euros

    * * *
    arm·se·lig
    1. (primitiv) shabby, primitive
    2. (dürftig) miserable, pitiful, wretched
    3. (meist pej: unzulänglich) pathetic, wretched, sad fam
    du \armseliger Lügner! you pathetic liar!
    * * *
    1.
    1) (sehr arm, dürftig, unbefriedigend) miserable; miserable, wretched < dwelling>; pathetic <result, figure>; meagre <meal, food>; paltry < return, salary, sum, fee>
    2) (abwertend): (erbärmlich) miserable, wretched <swindler, quack>; pathetic, miserable, wretched < coward>; pathetic, miserable < amateur, bungler>
    2.

    armselig leben — lead or live a miserable life

    armselig eingerichtet — miserably or wretchedly furnished

    * * *
    1. Bettler, Hütte, Leben: wretched, miserable; Einrichtung, Mahlzeit: poor, paltry, meagre (US -er); (Mitleid erregend) pitiful, piteous
    2. pej pathetic; Ausrede: pathetic, ridiculous; Gehalt: miserable, paltry; Geschenk: miserable; Versuch: pathetic, wretched; Feigling, Lügner, Stümper: wretched;
    für armselige zehn Minuten for ten lousy minutes
    * * *
    1.
    1) (sehr arm, dürftig, unbefriedigend) miserable; miserable, wretched < dwelling>; pathetic <result, figure>; meagre <meal, food>; paltry <return, salary, sum, fee>
    2) (abwertend): (erbärmlich) miserable, wretched <swindler, quack>; pathetic, miserable, wretched < coward>; pathetic, miserable <amateur, bungler>
    2.

    armselig leben — lead or live a miserable life

    armselig eingerichtet — miserably or wretchedly furnished

    * * *
    adj.
    poor adj.
    scrubby adj.
    squalid adj. adv.
    paltrily adv.
    squalidly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > armselig

  • 11 mezquino

    adj.
    1 stingy, cheap, penny-pinching, mean.
    2 petty, too small, scarce, insignificant.
    m.
    wart, verruca, verruga.
    pres.indicat.
    1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mezquinar.
    * * *
    1 (avaro) stingy, niggardly
    2 (bajo) low, base
    3 (pobre) miserable, poor
    * * *
    (f. - mezquina)
    adj.
    mean, petty
    * * *
    mezquino, -a
    1. ADJ
    1) (=tacaño) mean, stingy
    2) (=insignificante) [pago] miserable, paltry
    2. SM / F
    1) (=tacaño) mean person, miser
    2) LAm (=verruga) wart
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    a) ( vil) mean, small-minded; ( tacaño) mean, stingy (colloq)
    b) ( escaso) <sueldo/ración> paltry, miserable
    II
    masculino (Col, Méx) wart
    * * *
    = mean-minded, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], parsimonious, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], cheapskate, lowdown.
    Ex. Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.
    Ex. It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.
    Ex. Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.
    Ex. He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
    Ex. Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
    Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
    Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
    Ex. The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
    * * *
    I
    - na adjetivo
    a) ( vil) mean, small-minded; ( tacaño) mean, stingy (colloq)
    b) ( escaso) <sueldo/ración> paltry, miserable
    II
    masculino (Col, Méx) wart
    * * *
    = mean-minded, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], parsimonious, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], cheapskate, lowdown.

    Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.

    Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.
    Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.
    Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
    Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
    Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
    Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
    Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.

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    mezquino1 -na
    1 (vil) mean, petty, small-minded
    2 (tacaño) mean, stingy ( colloq)
    3 (escaso) ‹sueldo/ración› paltry, miserable
    (Col, Méx)
    wart
    * * *

    mezquino 1
    ◊ -na adjetivo

    a) ( tacaño) mean, stingy (colloq);

    ( vil) mean, small-minded
    b) ( escaso) ‹sueldo/ración› paltry, miserable

    mezquino 2 sustantivo masculino (Col, Méx) wart
    mezquino,-a adjetivo
    1 (persona) mean, stingy
    2 (escaso, despreciable) miserable
    ' mezquino' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    baja
    - bajo
    - mezquina
    - miserable
    - rastrera
    - rastrero
    - ruin
    English:
    cheapskate
    - mean
    - parsimonious
    - petty
    - shabby
    - shoddy
    - skimpy
    - small-minded
    - stingy
    - miserly
    * * *
    mezquino1, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [avaro] mean, stingy
    2. [miserable] mean, nasty
    3. [diminuto] miserable
    ♦ nm,f
    1. [avaro] miser;
    eres un mezquino you're so mean o stingy
    2. [miserable]
    eres un mezquino you're so mean o nasty
    Méx wart
    * * *
    adj mean
    * * *
    mezquino, -na adj
    1) : mean, petty
    2) : stingy
    3) : paltry
    mezquino nm, Mex : wart
    * * *
    mezquino adj mean

    Spanish-English dictionary > mezquino

  • 12 miserable

    adj.
    1 poor (pobre).
    2 miserable (penoso, insuficiente).
    3 contemptible, base (vil).
    4 mean (tacaño).
    5 miserly, mean, stingy.
    6 meager, scant.
    f. & m.
    1 wretch, vile person (persona vil).
    2 mean person, miser (tacaño).
    * * *
    1 (desdichado) miserable
    2 (insignificante) miserly; (tacaño) mean
    3 (malvado) wretched
    1 (malvado) wretch
    2 (tacaño) miser
    * * *
    adj.
    1) miserable, wretched
    * * *
    1. ADJ
    1) (=tacaño) mean, stingy; (=avaro) miserly
    2) [sueldo] miserable, paltry
    3) (=vil) vile, despicable
    4) [lugar, habitación] squalid, wretched
    5) (=desdichado) wretched
    2. SMF
    1) (=desgraciado) wretch
    2) (=canalla) swine, wretch

    ¡miserable! — you miserable wretch!

    * * *
    I
    a) ( pobre) < vivienda> miserable, wretched; < sueldo> paltry, miserable
    b) ( avaro) mean, stingy (colloq)
    c) ( malvado) malicious, nasty
    II
    masculino y femenino wretch, scoundrel
    * * *
    = mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], miserable, squalid, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], dastardly, cheapskate.
    Ex. Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.
    Ex. Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
    Ex. The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
    Ex. Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
    Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
    Ex. A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
    Ex. Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
    ----
    * fracaso miserable = miserable failure.
    * llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.
    * * *
    I
    a) ( pobre) < vivienda> miserable, wretched; < sueldo> paltry, miserable
    b) ( avaro) mean, stingy (colloq)
    c) ( malvado) malicious, nasty
    II
    masculino y femenino wretch, scoundrel
    * * *
    = mean [meaner -comp., meanest -sup.], miserable, squalid, mean-spirited, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], dastardly, cheapskate.

    Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

    Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
    Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
    Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
    Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
    Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
    Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
    * fracaso miserable = miserable failure.
    * llevar una vida miserable = live + wretched existence.

    * * *
    1 (pobre) ‹vivienda› miserable, wretched; ‹sueldo› paltry, miserable
    2 (avaro) mean, stingy ( colloq)
    3 (malvado) malicious, nasty
    wretch, scoundrel, nasty piece of work ( colloq)
    * * *

    miserable adjetivo

    ‹ sueldo› paltry, miserable
    b) ( avaro) mean, stingy (colloq)


    ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino
    wretch, scoundrel
    miserable
    I adjetivo
    1 (lástimoso, pobre) wretched, poor: gana un sueldo miserable, she earns a miserable salary
    2 (malvado, ruin) despicable
    un comportamiento miserable, despicable behaviour
    3 (avariento) mean
    II mf
    1 (mezquino) miser
    2 (canalla) wretch, scoundrel: un miserable le robó la bicicleta, some scoundrel stole his bicycle
    ' miserable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    astrosa
    - astroso
    - escoria
    - mezquina
    - mezquino
    - mísera
    - miseria
    - mísero
    - pajolera
    - pajolero
    - chancho
    - triste
    English:
    abject
    - miser
    - miserable
    - niggardly
    - skimpy
    - squalid
    - stingy
    - bleak
    - sorry
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [pobre] poor;
    [vivienda] wretched, squalid
    2. [penoso, insuficiente] miserable
    3. [vil] contemptible, base
    4. [tacaño] mean
    ♦ nmf
    1. [persona vil] wretch, vile person
    2. [tacaño] mean person, miser
    * * *
    I adj wretched
    II m/f
    1 ( tacaño) skinflint
    2 ( canalla) swine
    * * *
    1) lastimoso: miserable, wretched
    2) : paltry, meager
    3) mezquino: stingy, miserly
    4) : despicable, vile

    Spanish-English dictionary > miserable

  • 13 нищожен

    insignificant, trifling, worthless, paltry, twopenny-halfpenny, разг. footling; niggly, miserable
    нищожен човек a worthless/paltry fellow
    нищожна сума an insignificant/a paltry/a nominal/an exiguous sum
    нищожна цена an insignificant/a nominal price, разг. next to nothing
    шансовете за успех са нищожни the chances of success are slim/minimal
    * * *
    нищо̀жен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни insignificant, trifling, worthless, paltry, twopenny-halfpenny, разг. footling; niggly, miserable; \нищоженен човек worthless/paltry fellow; \нищоженна сума insignificant/paltry/nominal/exiguous sum; \нищоженно човече scrub; \нищоженно човече с претенции whipper-snapper; обявявам за \нищоженен declare void.
    * * *
    exiguous; insignificant: an нищожен price - нищожна цена; invalid (юр.); miserable; paltry{`pO;ltri}; peddling; pettifogging; trivial{`trivixl}
    * * *
    1. insignificant, trifling, worthless, paltry, twopenny-halfpenny, разг. footling;niggly, miserable 2. НИЩОЖЕН човек a worthless/paltry fellow 3. нищожна сума an insignificant/a paltry/a nominal/an exiguous sum 4. нищожна цена an insignificant/a nominal price, разг. next to nothing 5. нищожно човече scrub 6. нищожно човече с претенции whipper-snapper 7. шансовете за успех са нищожни the chances of success are slim/minimal

    Български-английски речник > нищожен

  • 14 dürftig

    Adj.
    1. pej. (unzulänglich) poor; Einkommen, Mahlzeit: meag|re (Am. -er), paltry; Beleuchtung, Ausstattung etc.: scanty, sparse; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy; Argument: weak, flimsy, feeble; Ausrede, Erklärung: feeble, lame; Chance, Mehrheit: measly; Aussehen: puny, scrawny, feeble
    2. (ärmlich) Verhältnisse: humble; stärker: wretched
    * * *
    slender; scanty; poor; needy; meagre; in short supply; exiguous; meager; paltry; penurious; bald; slim; tenuous; scant; unsubstantial; crummy
    * * *
    dụ̈rf|tig ['dʏrftɪç]
    1. adj
    1) (= ärmlich) wretched, miserable; Essen auch meagre (Brit), meager (US)
    2) (pej = unzureichend) miserable, pathetic (inf); Kenntnisse sketchy, scanty; Ausrede feeble, lame, pathetic (inf); Ersatz poor attr; (= spärlich) Haarwuchs, Pflanzenwuchs sparse; Bekleidung scanty, skimpy
    2. adv
    (= kümmerlich) beleuchtet poorly; gekleidet scantily

    die Ernte ist dürftig ausgefallen — the harvest turned out to be quite meagre (Brit) or meager (US)

    * * *
    1) ( informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) bitty
    2) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) flimsy
    3) (not well; badly: a poorly written essay.) poorly
    5) (poor or not enough: meagre earnings.) meagre
    * * *
    dürf·tig
    [ˈdʏrftɪç]
    I. adj
    1. (kärglich) paltry a. pej, meagre [or AM -er]
    \dürftige Unterkunft poor accommodation
    2. (pej: schwach) poor
    eine \dürftige Ausrede a feeble excuse
    \dürftige Kenntnisse scanty knowledge
    3. (spärlich) sparse
    II. adv scantily
    \dürftig ausfallen to be a poor outcome
    * * *
    1.
    1) (ärmlich) poor; scanty, meagre < meal>; scanty, poor < clothing>
    2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) poor <substitute, performance, light>; feeble, poor < explanation>; lame, feeble < excuse>; scanty <knowledge, evidence, results>; sparse < growth of hair>; paltry, meagre < income>
    2.
    1) < live> poorly; scantily < dressed>
    2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) skimpily, scantily < furnished>; poorly < attended>; < report, formulate> sketchily; thinly < concealed>
    * * *
    1. pej (unzulänglich) poor; Einkommen, Mahlzeit: meagre (US -er), paltry; Beleuchtung, Ausstattung etc: scanty, sparse; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy; Argument: weak, flimsy, feeble; Ausrede, Erklärung: feeble, lame; Chance, Mehrheit: measly; Aussehen: puny, scrawny, feeble
    2. (ärmlich) Verhältnisse: humble; stärker: wretched
    * * *
    1.
    1) (ärmlich) poor; scanty, meagre < meal>; scanty, poor < clothing>
    2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) poor <substitute, performance, light>; feeble, poor < explanation>; lame, feeble < excuse>; scanty <knowledge, evidence, results>; sparse < growth of hair>; paltry, meagre < income>
    2.
    1) < live> poorly; scantily < dressed>
    2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) skimpily, scantily < furnished>; poorly < attended>; <report, formulate> sketchily; thinly < concealed>
    * * *
    adj.
    bald adj.
    paltry adj.
    poor adj.
    scanty adj. adv.
    poorly adv.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > dürftig

  • 15 lumpig

    I Adj.
    1. Gesinnung, Tat etc.: mean
    3. umg., pej. (kümmerlich) paltry; wegen lumpiger zehn Euro because of a measly ten euros
    II Adv.: lumpig gekleidet etc. shabbily dressed etc.
    * * *
    shabby; beggarly
    * * *
    lụm|pig ['lʊmpɪç]
    1. adj
    1) Kleidung ragged, tattered
    2) Gesinnung, Tat shabby, mean
    3) attr inf = geringfügig) paltry, measly (inf)
    2. adv
    1) (= zerlumpt) raggedly

    lumpig aussehen — to look tattered

    lumpig herumlaufen — to go around in rags

    sich lumpig anziehen — to be dressed in rags

    2) (= gemein) shabbily
    * * *
    (shabby and untidy: tatty clothes.) tatty
    * * *
    lum·pig
    [ˈlʊmpɪç]
    adj (pej)
    1. attr (pej fam: kümmerlich) miserable, meagre [or AM -er]
    mit \lumpigen hundert Euro wollte er mich abspeisen he wanted to fob me off with a paltry one hundred euros
    2. (pej: gemein) mean
    3. (selten: zerlumpt) shabby
    * * *
    Adjektiv nicht präd. (abwertend) paltry, miserable <pay etc.>
    * * *
    A. adj
    1. Gesinnung, Tat etc: mean
    2. (heruntergekommen) shabby
    3. umg, pej (kümmerlich) paltry;
    wegen lumpiger zehn Euro because of a measly ten euros
    B. adv:
    lumpig gekleidet etc shabbily dressed etc
    * * *
    Adjektiv nicht präd. (abwertend) paltry, miserable <pay etc.>

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > lumpig

  • 16 misero

    wretched
    * * *
    misero agg.
    1 (povero) poor, wretched, miserable: una misera esistenza, a wretched (o miserable) life; una casa misera, a poor house
    2 (scarso, insufficiente) poor, scanty; paltry, needy: miseri guadagni, paltry (o meagre) earnings; misero pasto, poor meal; misero raccolto, scanty (o poor) crop; misero reddito, poor income; guadagnare quattro miseri soldi, (fig.) to earn a pittance (o next to nothing); una misera scusa, a wretched (o a paltry) excuse; mi disse un misero grazie, all I got from him was a thank you; avere una misera opinione di qlcu., to have a poor opinion of s.o.
    3 (meschino) miserable, mean, poor, despicable; (infelice) unhappy, unfortunate: fece una misera figura, he cut a poor figure // misero me!, poor me!
    4 (di abito) skimpy
    5 (ant.) (avaro) miserly, stingy; mean: è un individuo misero e gretto, he is a mean (o stingy) fellow
    ◆ s.m. poor person.
    * * *
    ['mizero] 1.
    1) (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid
    2) (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched
    3) (meschino) mean, petty, paltry
    4) (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful
    2.
    sostantivo maschile (f. -a) destitute person
    * * *
    misero
    /'mizero/
     1 (povero) [ persona] poor, needy; [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; [ abitazione] miserable, shabby-looking, squalid
     2 (infelice) [ persona] miserable, unhappy, wretched; misero me! woe is me! fare una fine -a to meet a sad fate
     3 (meschino) mean, petty, paltry
     4 (scarso) [compenso, paga, quantità] miserable, paltry, pitiful
     (f. -a) destitute person.

    Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > misero

  • 17 raquítico

    adj.
    1 rickety, anorexic, rachitic.
    2 weak.
    3 stunted.
    4 paltry, measly.
    * * *
    1 MEDICINA rachitic
    2 figurado (exiguo) meagre (US meager), small
    ► nombre masculino,nombre femenino
    1 rachitic person
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) (Med) rachitic
    2) [cantidad, sueldo] paltry, miserly
    3) [árbol] stunted
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) <niño/animal> rickety, rachitic (tech); < árbol> stunted
    b) (fam) < cantidad> paltry, measly (colloq)
    * * *
    = scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.
    Ex. It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
    Ex. They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.
    Ex. Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.
    * * *
    - ca adjetivo
    a) <niño/animal> rickety, rachitic (tech); < árbol> stunted
    b) (fam) < cantidad> paltry, measly (colloq)
    * * *
    = scrawny [scrawnier -comp., scrawniest -sup.], puny [punier -comp., puniest -sup.], rickety.

    Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.

    Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.
    Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.

    * * *
    1 ‹niño/animal› rickety, rachitic ( tech)
    2 ‹árbol› stunted
    3 ( fam); ‹cantidad› paltry, measly ( colloq)
    * * *

    raquítico
    ◊ -ca adjetivo ‹niño/animal› rickety, rachitic (tech);


    ‹ árbol› stunted
    raquítico,-a adjetivo
    1 fam (una cantidad) small, paltry: le dan un sueldo raquítico, they pay him a pittance
    2 fam (una planta, un árbol) stunted
    3 fam (una persona) skinny, emaciated
    4 Med rachitic
    ' raquítico' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    raquítica
    English:
    stunted
    * * *
    raquítico, -a
    ♦ adj
    1. [canijo] scrawny
    2. [escaso] miserable
    3. Med rachitic
    ♦ nm,f
    Med rickets sufferer
    * * *
    adj fig
    rickety
    * * *
    raquítico, -ca adj
    1) : scrawny, weak
    2) : measly, skimpy

    Spanish-English dictionary > raquítico

  • 18 мизерен

    1. (беден) miserable, poor, wretched, dismal, mean, squalid, dingy, sordid
    2. (незначителен) poor, sorry, mean, shabby; miserable, scrubby, paltry
    3. (долен) dirty, scurvy, paltry, low, mean, shabby
    * * *
    мизѐрен,
    прил., -на, -но, -ни 1. ( беден) miserable, poor, wretched, dismal, mean, squalid, dingy, ratty, sordid;
    2. ( незначителен) poor, sorry, mean, shabby, miserable, scrubby, paltry;
    3. ( долен) dirty, scurvy, paltry, low, mean, shabby.
    * * *
    abject; beggarly; mangy; miserable: a мизерен ration - мизерна порция; niggardly; poky; squalid
    * * *
    1. (беден) miserable, poor, wretched, dismal, mean, squalid, dingy, sordid 2. (долен) dirty, scurvy, paltry, low, mean, shabby 3. (незначителен) poor, sorry, mean, shabby;miserable, scrubby, paltry

    Български-английски речник > мизерен

  • 19 kümmerlich

    I Adj.
    1. (ärmlich, gering) miserable; Lohn etc.: paltry, measly umg.; Wissen, Essen: meagre, scanty
    2. (verkümmert) stunted; (schwächlich) puny
    II Adv.: sich kümmerlich durchschlagen just manage to scrape a living, eke out a miserable existence
    * * *
    puny
    * * *
    kụ̈m|mer|lich ['kʏmɐlɪç]
    1. adj
    1) (= karg, armselig) wretched, miserable; Reste, Ausbeute, Rente miserable, meagre (Brit), meager (US), paltry; Lohn, Mahlzeit paltry, measly (inf); Aufsatz scanty
    2) (= schwächlich) puny; Vegetation, Baum stunted
    2. adv
    leben, wachsen, sich entwickeln poorly

    sich kümmerlich ernähren — to live on a meagre (Brit) or meager (US) diet

    * * *
    küm·mer·lich
    [ˈkʏmɐlɪç]
    I. adj
    1. (pej: armselig) miserable, poor
    eine \kümmerliche Mahlzeit a paltry meal; (dürftig) meagre [or AM -er]
    von einer \kümmerlichen Rente leben to live on a meagre pension
    2. (miserabel) pitiful
    mit dieser \kümmerlichen Leistung kann sie die Prüfung nicht bestehen she won't pass the exam with this pitiful effort
    ein \kümmerlicher Aufsatz an extremely pathetic essay
    3. (unterentwickelt) puny
    ein \kümmerlicher Baum a stunted tree
    II. adv (notdürftig) in a miserable way
    sie leben sehr \kümmerlich von der Arbeitslosenunterstützung they scrape an existence on unemployment benefit
    Sozialhilfeempfänger müssen sich sehr \kümmerlich ernähren people on benefits must live on a very meagre diet
    * * *
    1.
    1) puny; stunted < vegetation, plants>
    2) (ärmlich) wretched; miserable
    3) (abwertend): (gering) miserable; meagre, scanty <knowledge, leftovers>; very poor < effort>
    2.

    sich kümmerlich durchschlagen — eke out a bare/miserable existence

    * * *
    A. adj
    1. (ärmlich, gering) miserable; Lohn etc: paltry, measly umg; Wissen, Essen: meagre, scanty
    2. (verkümmert) stunted; (schwächlich) puny
    B. adv:
    sich kümmerlich durchschlagen just manage to scrape a living, eke out a miserable existence
    * * *
    1.
    1) puny; stunted <vegetation, plants>
    2) (ärmlich) wretched; miserable
    3) (abwertend): (gering) miserable; meagre, scanty <knowledge, leftovers>; very poor < effort>
    2.

    sich kümmerlich durchschlagen — eke out a bare/miserable existence

    * * *
    adj.
    puny adj.

    Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > kümmerlich

  • 20 despreciable

    adj.
    1 despicable, contemptible (indigno).
    2 insignificant, negligible, paltry, shitty.
    f. & m.
    contemptible person, wretch.
    * * *
    1 despicable, contemptible
    2 (sin importancia) negligible
    * * *
    adj.
    * * *
    ADJ
    1) [persona] despicable, contemptible
    2) (=sin valor) [objeto] worthless; [cantidad] negligible
    * * *
    a) <persona/conducta> despicable, contemptible
    b)

    no/nada despreciable — <suma/número> not inconsiderable, significant

    * * *
    = negligible, abject, abjected, despicable, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], lowdown.
    Ex. Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.
    Ex. Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
    Ex. In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    Ex. Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.
    Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
    Ex. The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
    ----
    * nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.
    * * *
    a) <persona/conducta> despicable, contemptible
    b)

    no/nada despreciable — <suma/número> not inconsiderable, significant

    * * *
    = negligible, abject, abjected, despicable, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.], lowdown.

    Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.

    Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
    Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
    Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.
    Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
    Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.
    Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
    * nada despreciable = not inconsiderable.

    * * *
    1 ‹persona/conducta› despicable, contemptible
    2
    no/nada despreciable ‹suma/número› not inconsiderable, significant
    heredó una suma nada despreciable he inherited a not inconsiderable sum, he inherited a significant o considerable sum of money
    * * *

    despreciable adjetivo
    a) ‹persona/conducta› despicable, contemptible

    b)

    ◊ no/nada despreciable ‹suma/número› not inconsiderable, significant

    despreciable adjetivo
    1 (odioso) despicable, contemptible, worthless
    2 (inapreciable, poco importante) negligible
    ' despreciable' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    carroña
    - cerda
    - cerdo
    - ser
    - escoria
    - gusano
    - indigna
    - indigno
    - mezquina
    - mezquino
    - miseria
    - rata
    - ridiculez
    - ruin
    - sabandija
    - mierda
    - pinche
    - puerco
    - rastrero
    English:
    contemptible
    - despicable
    - insignificant
    - mean
    - miserable
    - worthless
    - wretched
    - contempt
    * * *
    ♦ adj
    1. [indigno] despicable, contemptible
    2. [de poca importancia] negligible;
    nada despreciable considerable, significant;
    la nada despreciable suma de $1.000 the not inconsiderable o insignificant sum of $1,000
    ♦ nmf
    despicable o contemptible person, wretch
    * * *
    adj
    1 comportamiento contemptible, despicable
    2 cantidad, coste etc neglible;
    nada despreciable cantidad large, not inconsiderable
    * * *
    1) : despicable, contemptible
    2) : negligible
    nada despreciable: not inconsiderable, significant

    Spanish-English dictionary > despreciable

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