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21 jämmerlich
I Adj. miserable, wretched, pitiful (alle auch fig. pej.); (verächtlich) deplorable; (herzzerreißend) heart-rending; jämmerlich aussehen look wretched; ihm war jämmerlich zumute he felt utterly miserableII Adv.: jämmerlich weinen weep bitterly; bes. Kind: cry one’s eyes out; jämmerlich ( schlecht) singen etc.: miserably; jämmerlich frieren be dreadfully cold, be freezing, freeze; jämmerlich vernachlässigt werden be woefully neglected* * *despicable; piteous; abject; woeful; deplorable; wretched; sorry; miserable* * *jạ̈m|mer|lich ['jɛmɐlɪç]1. adjwretched, pitiful; (= beklagenswert auch) lamentable, deplorable; (inf) Erklärung, Bericht, Entschuldigung etc pitiful, pathetic (inf); Feigling appalling, terrible2. advsterben etc pitifully, miserably; versagen miserably; (inf = sehr) terribly (inf); (inf = schlecht) pathetically* * *1) (contemptible, worthless and deserving to be despised: His behaviour was despicable.) despicable2) despicably* * *jäm·mer·lich[ˈjɛmɐlɪç]I. adj attr1. (beklagenswert) pitiful, wretcheddas Haus war in einem \jämmerlichen Zustand the house was in a wretched state2. (kummervoll) sorrowfuleine \jämmerliche Ausrede a pathetic excuseII. adv1. (elend) miserably, pitifully* * *1.1) (Jammer ausdrückend) pathetic; pitiful2) (beklagenswert) miserable <existence, conditions, etc.>; wretched <appearance, existence, etc.>3) (ärmlich) pathetic; pitiful <conditions, clothing, housing>; paltry, meagre < quantity>; pitiful, sorry < state>4) (abwertend): (minderwertig) contemptible < person>; pathetic, paltry <wages, sum>; pathetic, useless <piece of work etc.>2.1) (Jammer ausdrückend) pathetically; pitifully2) (beklagenswert) miserably; hopelessly; pitifullyjämmerlich versagen — fail miserably or hopelessly
3) (ärmlich) pitifully; miserably4) (abwertend): (schlecht) pathetically; hopelessly5) (sehr, stark) terribly (coll.)jämmerlich frieren — be frozen stiff
* * *A. adj miserable, wretched, pitiful (alle auch fig pej); (verächtlich) deplorable; (herzzerreißend) heart-rending;jämmerlich aussehen look wretched;ihm war jämmerlich zumute he felt utterly miserableB. adv:jämmerlich (schlecht) singen etc: miserably;jämmerlich frieren be dreadfully cold, be freezing, freeze;jämmerlich vernachlässigt werden be woefully neglected* * *1.1) (Jammer ausdrückend) pathetic; pitiful2) (beklagenswert) miserable <existence, conditions, etc.>; wretched <appearance, existence, etc.>3) (ärmlich) pathetic; pitiful <conditions, clothing, housing>; paltry, meagre < quantity>; pitiful, sorry < state>4) (abwertend): (minderwertig) contemptible < person>; pathetic, paltry <wages, sum>; pathetic, useless <piece of work etc.>2.1) (Jammer ausdrückend) pathetically; pitifully2) (beklagenswert) miserably; hopelessly; pitifullyjämmerlich versagen — fail miserably or hopelessly
3) (ärmlich) pitifully; miserably4) (abwertend): (schlecht) pathetically; hopelessly5) (sehr, stark) terribly (coll.)* * *adj.despicable adj. adv.despicably adv.miserably adv. -
22 insignificante
adj.insignificant.f. & m.insignificant person.* * *► adjetivo1 insignificant* * *adj.* * *ADJ [asunto, cantidad, detalle, accidente] insignificant, trivial; [persona] insignificant* * *adjetivo <asunto/detalle/suma> insignificant, trivial, trifling (before n); <objeto/regalo> small; < persona> insignificant* * *= insignificant, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], trivial, two-bit, menial, trifling, of no consequence, a bit of a fluff, fluff, light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex. Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.Ex. It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.Ex. A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.Ex. When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex. The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.Ex. But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.Ex. Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.Ex. A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.Ex. Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.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'.----* algo insignificante = just a little dot.* asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.* cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.* hacer que Algo sea insignificante = make + Nombre + pale by comparison.* ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.* ser insignificante de = be slight in.* * *adjetivo <asunto/detalle/suma> insignificant, trivial, trifling (before n); <objeto/regalo> small; < persona> insignificant* * *= insignificant, petty [pettier -comp., pettiest -sup.], trivial, two-bit, menial, trifling, of no consequence, a bit of a fluff, fluff, light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.Ex: A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.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'.* algo insignificante = just a little dot.* asunto insignificante = matter of no consequence.* cuestión insignificante = matter of no consequence.* hacer que Algo sea insignificante = make + Nombre + pale by comparison.* ser insignificante = pale into + insignificance, stick + Algo + on a pin-point, be of no consequence.* ser insignificante de = be slight in.* * *‹asunto/detalle/suma› insignificant, trivial, trifling ( before n); ‹objeto/regalo› small; ‹persona› insignificant* * *
insignificante adjetivo ‹asunto/detalle/suma› insignificant, trivial;
‹objeto/regalo› small;
‹ persona› insignificant
insignificante adjetivo insignificant
' insignificante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
testimonial
- triste
- chorrada
- inapreciable
- menudencia
- mínimo
- miseria
- pavada
- tontería
English:
fluff
- insignificant
- light
- minute
- negligible
- petty
- pipsqueak
- small
- trifling
- nonentity
- trivial
* * *insignificante adjinsignificant* * *adj insignificant* * *insignificante adj: insignificant* * *insignificante adj insignificant -
23 miseria
f.1 poverty (pobreza).2 misfortune (desgracia).3 meanness.4 baseness, wretchedness (vileza).5 pittance (poco dinero).le pagan una miseria they pay him next to nothing6 extreme poverty, poverty, grinding poverty, abjectedness.7 meager quantity, very small amount, peanuts, pittance.8 hardship.* * *1 (pobreza) extreme poverty2 (desgracia) misery, wretchedness3 (tacañería) meanness* * *noun f.1) misery2) poverty* * *SF1) (=pobreza) poverty, destitution2) (=insignificancia)3) (=tacañería) meanness, stinginess4) † (=parásitos) fleas pl, lice pl* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex. In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.Ex. The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex. The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex. The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex. The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex. The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex. The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.----* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *1) ( pobreza) poverty, destitution2) ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount3) ( desgracia) misfortuneestar a la miseria — (RPl fam) to be in a bad way (colloq)
llorar miseria(s) — (CS fam) to complain about not having any money
* * *= destitution, penury, pittance, squalor, sordidness, poverty, chump change.Ex: In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.* en la miseria = down-and-out, in chapter 11, penniless.* hundirse en la miseria = sink into + depression, sink into + poverty.* miseria absoluta = grinding misery.* miseria más absoluta = abject poverty.* pasar miseria = the wolves + be + at the door.* salir de la miseria = haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.* vivir en la miseria = live in + squalor, walk + the streets of misery, live in + penury.* * *A (pobreza) poverty, destitutionvivir sumido en la más absoluta miseria to live in abject povertyB(cantidad insignificante): gana una miseria she earns a pittancemira la miseria que me diste look at the miserable o paltry o measly amount you gave me ( colloq)C (desgracia) misfortunelas miserias de la guerra the miseries of warestar/quedar a la miseria ( RPl fam): el auto quedó a la miseria the car was a write-off o was wrecked o ( AmE) was totaled ( colloq)está a la miseria he's in a very bad way o in a terrible state ( colloq)* * *
miseria sustantivo femenino
1 ( pobreza) poverty, destitution
2 ( cantidad insignificante) miserable amount, paltry amount;
3 ( desgracia) misfortune;
miseria sustantivo femenino
1 (pobreza) extreme poverty: sobrecogía la miseria de sus aposentos, I was moved by the extreme poverty of her living conditions
2 (cantidad despreciable) pittance, miserable amount: vendí la casa por una miseria, I sold the house for a pittance
3 (más en pl) (desgracias, penalidades) miseries: ¡cuánta miseria se reflejaba en sus rostros!, what misery was reflected in their faces!
' miseria' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
sordidez
- villa
English:
bread line
- chicken
- misery
- peanut
- penury
- pittance
- plunge
- poverty
- squalor
- starvation
- untold
- wake
- want
- wretchedness
- abject
- down
- shantytown
* * *miseria nf1. [pobreza] poverty;viven en la miseria they live in poverty3. [tacañería] meanness4. [vileza] baseness, wretchedness5. [poco dinero] pittance;le pagan una miseria he gets paid a pittance, they pay him next to nothing;CSur Famllorar miseria to plead poverty6. CompRP Fama la miseria: es alérgica y está a la miseria she's allergic and she's in a really bad way;después de tantos días sin agua, esa planta quedó a la miseria after so many days without water the plant was in a real state o half dead* * *f1 poverty2 fig ( sufrimiento) misery* * *miseria nf1) pobreza: poverty2) : misery, suffering3) : pittance, meager amount* * * -
24 mínimo
adj.minimal, lowest, least, minimum.m.minimum.* * *► adjetivo1 minimum, lowest1 minimum\como mínimo at leastni la más mínima idea not the faintest (idea)mínimo común múltiplo lowest common multiple————————1 minimum* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - mínima)adj.1) least, smallest2) minimum* * *1. ADJ1) (=inferior) [nivel, cantidad] minimumno llegaron a alcanzar el nivel mínimo exigido — they did not manage to reach the minimum level required
quería conseguirlo todo con el mínimo esfuerzo — he wanted to achieve everything with a o the minimum of effort
tarifa mínima: 2 euros — minimum fare: 2 euros
el tamaño mínimo del dibujo deberá ser de 20 x 30 centímetros — the drawing should not be less than 20 x 30 centimetres
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lo mínimo, es lo mínimo que podemos hacer — it's the least we can do•
lo más mínimo — the least o the slightestel dinero no me interesa lo más mínimo — I'm not the least o the slightest bit interested in money
los sueldos no se verán afectados en lo más mínimo — salaries will not be affected in the least o in the slightest
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precio mínimo — minimum price•
en un tiempo mínimo — in no time at allmúltiplo 2., salario, servicio 1), c)el microondas calienta la comida en un tiempo mínimo — the microwave heats up food in next to no time o in no time at all
2) (=muy pequeño) [habitación, letra] tiny, minute; [detalle] minute; [gasto, beneficio] minimalesto es solo una mínima parte de lo que hemos gastado — this is just a tiny fraction of what we have spent
3) [plazo]no existe un plazo mínimo para entregar el trabajo — there's no set date for the work to be handed in
2. SM1) (=cantidad mínima) minimum¿cuál es el mínimo? — what is the minimum?
el equipo salió al campo con la moral bajo mínimos — the team took to the field with their morale at rock bottom
con el presupuesto bajo mínimos — with the budget cut back to a minimum, with a very low budget
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como mínimo — at leasteso costará, como mínimo, 40 euros — that will cost at least 40 euros
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un mínimo de algo — a minimum of sthsi tuviera un mínimo de vergüenza no vendría más por aquí — if he had any shame at all he wouldn't come back here
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reducir algo al mínimo — to keep o reduce sth to a minimumhan intentado reducir los gastos al mínimo — they have tried to keep o reduce expenditure to a minimum
2) (Econ) record low, lowest pointhoy se ha llegado en la bolsa al mínimo anual — today the stock exchange reached this year's record low o lowest point
3) (Mat) [de una función] minimum4) (Meteo)mínimamínimo de presión — low-pressure area, trough
5) Caribe (Aut) choke* * *I- ma adjetivoa) <temperatura/peso> minimum (before n)el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo — he is not in the least (bit) o slightest (bit) interested in his work
no tengo la más mínima idea — I haven't the faintest o slightest idea
b) ( insignificante) < detalle> minorc) ( muy pequeño) minute, tinyIImasculino minimumcon un mínimo de esfuerzo — with a o the minimum of effort
con un mínimo de sentido común — with the least bit of (common) sense, with a modicum of sense (frml)
* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], minimal, minimum, negligible, reduced, baseline [base line], monadic, lower bound, razor-thin, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex. Those are just the bare beginnings.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.Ex. When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Ex. Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.Ex. The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex. This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex. Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.Ex. The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.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'.----* a un coste mínimo = at (a) minimum cost.* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.* con unos costes mínimos = with minimum costs.* coste mínimo = minimal cost, minimum cost.* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo mínimo = bare necessities, the.* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.* mínima parte = fraction.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducido al mínimo = stripped down.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.* sin la más mínima de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* * *I- ma adjetivoa) <temperatura/peso> minimum (before n)el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo — he is not in the least (bit) o slightest (bit) interested in his work
no tengo la más mínima idea — I haven't the faintest o slightest idea
b) ( insignificante) < detalle> minorc) ( muy pequeño) minute, tinyIImasculino minimumcon un mínimo de esfuerzo — with a o the minimum of effort
con un mínimo de sentido común — with the least bit of (common) sense, with a modicum of sense (frml)
* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], minimal, minimum, negligible, reduced, baseline [base line], monadic, lower bound, razor-thin, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.Ex: The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.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'.* a un coste mínimo = at (a) minimum cost.* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.* con unos costes mínimos = with minimum costs.* coste mínimo = minimal cost, minimum cost.* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo mínimo = bare necessities, the.* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.* mínima parte = fraction.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducido al mínimo = stripped down.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.* sin la más mínima de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* * *1 ‹temperatura/cantidad/peso› minimum ( before n)los beneficios han sido mínimos profits have been minimalno le importa lo más mínimo he couldn't care less, he doesn't care in the leastel trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo he is not in the least o slightest bit interested in his work[ S ] consumición/tarifa mínima 2 euros minimum charge 2 eurosno tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the faintest o slightest ideano se preocupa en lo más mínimo por su familia she doesn't show the slightest concern for her familyme contó hasta los detalles más mínimos de su experiencia he told me about his experience in minute detailera lo mínimo que podía hacer it was the least I could do2 (muy pequeño) minute, tinyuna casa de proporciones mínimas a tiny house, a house of minute proportionsCompuesto:mínimo común denominador/múltiplolowest common denominator/multiplela bolsa ha alcanzado el mínimo del año the stock exchange has reached its lowest point this yearpretende hacer todo con un mínimo de esfuerzo he tries to do everything with a minimum of effort o with as little effort as possiblegana un mínimo de $50.000 she earns a minimum of $50,000no tiene ni un mínimo de educación she has absolutely no mannersal menos podría tener un mínimo de respeto he could at least show a little (bit of) o a modicum of respectpara hacer ese trabajo tiene que tener un mínimo de inteligencia a modicum of intelligence is required to do this jobsi tuvieras un mínimo de sentido común, no habrías hecho eso if you had any sense at all o if you had a modicum of sense, you wouldn't have done thattendrá, como mínimo, unos 40 años he must be at least fortycomo mínimo podrías haberle dado las gracias you could at least have thanked himhabrá que reducir al mínimo los gastos costs will have to be kept to a minimum* * *
mínimo 1◊ -ma adjetivo
el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo he is not in the slightest (bit) interested in his work;
no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the faintest idea
‹diferencia/beneficios› minimal
mínimo 2 sustantivo masculino
minimum;
como mínimo at least
mínimo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (muy pequeño) minute, tiny
2 (muy escaso) minimal
3 (menor posible) minimum
sueldo mínimo, minimum wage/salary
II sustantivo masculino minimum
un mínimo de dos meses, a minimum of two months
mil pesetas como mínimo, a thousand pesetas at least
' mínimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- denominador
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mínima
- mínimamente
- múltipla
- múltiplo
- salario
- tasar
- consumo
- minimizar
English:
bare
- cheap
- deposit
- least
- low
- lowest
- minimal
- minimum
- minimum wage
- say
- sense
- skeleton
- slight
- light
- lowest common denominator
- marginal
- minimize
- minute
- modicum
- quick
- scrap
- very
* * *mínimo, -a♦ superlativover pequeño♦ adj1. [lo más bajo posible o necesario] minimum;la mínima puntuación para aprobar es el cinco you need a minimum score of five to pass;lo mínimo que podría hacer es disculparse the least she could do is apologizeMat mínimo común denominador lowest common denominator; Mat mínimo común múltiplo lowest common multiple2. [muy pequeño] [efecto, importancia] minimal, very small;[protesta, ruido] slightest;no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the slightest idea;sus hijos no le importan lo más mínimo he couldn't care less about his children;en este país no existe la más mínima libertad there's absolutely no freedom at all in this country;en lo más mínimo in the slightest♦ nmminimum;trabaja un mínimo de 10 horas she works a minimum of 10 hours;al mínimo to a minimum;pon la calefacción al mínimo put the heating at minimum;la libra alcanzó un mínimo histórico frente al dólar the pound reached an all-time low against the dollar;no tiene un mínimo de sentido común he hasn't an ounce of common sense;si tuviera un mínimo de decencia la llamaría if he had an ounce of decency he'd call her;estar bajo mínimos [de comida, gasolina] to have almost run out;la popularidad del presidente se encuentra bajo mínimos the president's popularity is at rock bottom;el equipo se presenta a la final bajo mínimos the team is going into the final well below strength o with a severely depleted side♦ como mínimo loc adv[como muy tarde] at the latest; [como poco] at the very least;llegaremos como mínimo a las cinco we'll be there by five at the latest;si te vas, como mínimo podrías avisar if you're going to leave, you could at least let me know* * *I adj minimum;como mínimo at the very least;no me interesa lo más mínimo I’m not in the least interestedII m minimum* * *mínimo, -ma adj1) : minimumsalario mínimo: minimum wage2) : least, smallest3) : very small, minutemínimo nm1) : minimum, least amount2) : modicum, small amount3)como mínimo : at least* * *mínimo1 adj minimumel más mínimo... the slightest...mínimo2 n minimum -
25 mísero
adj.1 churchy, mass loving, fond of going to church.2 applied to a priest who says mass very often.* * *► adjetivo1 miserable■ ¡oh, mísero de mí! woe is me!► nombre masculino,nombre femenino1 miser* * *ADJ1) (=tacaño) mean, stingy; (=avaro) miserly2) [sueldo] miserable, paltry3) (=vil) vile, despicable4) [lugar, habitación] squalid, wretched5) (=desdichado) wretched* * *- ra adjetivoa) ( pobre) miserableen un mísero cuartucho — in a miserable o squalid hovel
b) (delante del n) ( escaso) miserable, measly* * *= hardscrabble, miserable, penurious, skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.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 article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* * *- ra adjetivoa) ( pobre) miserableen un mísero cuartucho — in a miserable o squalid hovel
b) (delante del n) ( escaso) miserable, measly* * *= hardscrabble, miserable, penurious, skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
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 article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* * *mísero -ra1 (pobre) miserableviven en un mísero cuartucho they live in a miserable o squalid o wretched hovel2 ( delante del n) (escaso) miserable, measlyel mísero sueldo que me pagan the miserable o paltry o measly salary they pay me, the pittance they pay me* * *
mísero◊ -ra adjetivo
miserable
mísero,-a adjetivo miserable
' mísero' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mísera
- sórdida
- sórdido
English:
miserable
- paltry
* * *mísero, -a adj1. [pobre, desdichado] wretched, miserable;vive en una mísera choza he lives in a miserable hovel;no nos ofreció ni un mísero vaso de vino she didn't even offer us a measly o miserable glass of wine2. [tacaño] mean, stingy* * *adj2 sueldo miserable;ni un mísero dólar not a miserable dollar* * *mísero, -ra adj1) : wretched, miserable2) : stingy3) : paltry, meager -
26 ínfimo
adj.lowest, measly, least, minimal.* * *► adjetivo1 (en calidad) lowest, poorest; (precio) ridiculous* * *ADJ [calidad, grado] very poor; [cantidad, participación, porcentaje, nivel] very small, tinyde ínfima calidad — very poor quality antes de s
viven en ínfimas condiciones — they live in dreadful o appalling conditions
* * ** * *= paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].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'.----* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.* * ** * *= paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].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'.* margen ínfimo = razor-thin margin.* * *ínfimo -ma‹cantidad› negligible; ‹calidad› very poor* * *
ínfimo,-a adj frml
1 (superlativo de bajo: mínimo) extremely low
detalle ínfimo, smallest detail
2 (superlativo de malo: sin calidad) very poor: la calidad de estas prendas es ínfima, the quality of these garments is appalling
' ínfimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ínfima
English:
abysmal
* * *ínfimo, -a adj[calidad, categoría] extremely low; [precio] giveaway; [importancia] minimal;un producto de ínfimo calidad a very poor o low quality product;sólo una ínfima minoría está en contra del proyecto only a tiny minority are against the project* * *adj1 cantidad very small2 calidad very poor -
27 низък
mean, base, vile, low, paltry, despicable, ignoble, mean-spirited, menial, low-minded, разг. dirty, low-downнизка постъпка a mean act, ignominy* * *нѝзък,прил., -ка, -ко, -ки mean, base, vile, low, paltry, despicable, ignoble, contemptible, mean-spirited, menial, low-minded, разг. dirty, low-down; \низъкка постъпка a mean act, ignominy; от \низъкък произход of mean/humble birth, ignoble.* * *abject; contemptible; dirty{`dx;ti}; dishonourable; low{lou}; low-down; low-minded; mean{mi;n}: of низък birth - от низък произход; mean- spirited; paltry{`pO;ltri}; reptile; villainous* * *1. mean, base, vile, low, paltry, despicable, ignoble, mean-spirited, menial, low-minded, разг. dirty, low-down 2. низка постъпка a mean act, ignominy 3. от НИЗЪК произход of mean/humble birth, ignoble -
28 drysil-
dusil-, a term of contempt, paltry, in the COMPDS drysil-djöfull, m. a petty, paltry devil, devilkin, Fms. iii. 201, in the amusing ghost story, opp. to the big inmates of hell. drysil-hross (spelt dusil-), n. n paltry horse, Ísl. iii. 333. drysil-menni, n. a paltry, petty man, Edda (Gl.) -
29 miserabile
wretched, miserable* * *miserabile agg.1 miserable, wretched; unfortunate: vivere una vita miserabile, to lead a miserable (o wretched) life; un quartiere miserabile, a poverty-stricken quarter; si trova in una condizione miserabile, he is in a miserable (o sorry) plight2 (scarso) poor, scanty; paltry, measly: guadagno miserabile, scanty (o poor) profit; un salario miserabile, a paltry (o measly) wage3 (moralmente spregevole) despicable, mean: ha commesso un'a-zione miserabile, he did a despicable (o mean) thing // per una miserabile moneta, for a measly (o paltry) coin◆ s.m. e f. (persona miserabile) poor wretch: una banda di miserabili, a bunch of unfortunate wretches.* * *[mize'rabile]1. agg1) (pietoso: vita, condizioni) miserable, wretched, pitiful, (persona) pitiful, wretched2) (povero) poor, destitute, poverty-strickenuna somma miserabile — a miserable o paltry sum of money
3) (spregevole: azione, persona) mean, wretched2. sm/f(persona spregevole) wretch* * *[mize'rabile] 1.1) (miserevole) [condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserablevestito in modo miserabile — meanly o poorly dressed
2) spreg. (spregevole) [traditore, imbroglione] despicable, mean2.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile1) (indigente) wretch, pauper2) spreg. (persona disprezzabile) despicable person, scoundrel* * *miserabile/mize'rabile/1 (miserevole) [ condizioni, stato] wretched, abject, sorry; [ esistenza] miserable; vestito in modo miserabile meanly o poorly dressed2 spreg. (spregevole) [ traditore, imbroglione] despicable, meanII m. e f.1 (indigente) wretch, pauper2 spreg. (persona disprezzabile) despicable person, scoundrel. -
30 erbärmlich
I Adj.2. pej. (schlecht, unzulänglich) Leistung, Qualität etc.: appalling, dreadful, pathetic, deplorable; Summe, Menge etc.: (gering) paltry geh., pathetic; stärker: insulting, präd. an insult3. pej. (gemein) mean, contemptible4. nur attr.; Durst, Hunger etc.: appalling, dreadful, tormenting; sie hatte erbärmliche Angst she was dreadfully ( oder horribly) frightened* * *wretched; miserable; poor; abject; piteous; pitiful; pitiable* * *er|bạ̈rm|lich [Eɐ'bɛrmlɪç]1. adj(= erbarmenswert, pej: = dürftig) pitiful, wretched; (= gemein, schlecht) wretched, miserable; (inf = furchtbar) Kälte terrible, hideous2. advsich verhalten abominably, wretchedly; (= sehr schlecht) singen miserably, appallingly; (inf = furchtbar) frieren, wehtun terriblyerbärmlich aussehen — to look wretched or terrible
* * *1) abjectly2) (miserable; wretched: abject poverty.) abject3) (very poor or miserable: They live in a wretched little house.) wretched4) wretchedly* * *er·bärm·lich[ɛɐ̯ˈbɛrmlɪç]du \erbärmliches Schwein! you miserable swine!ich hätte nie gedacht, dass einer so \erbärmlich sein kann I would never have thought that anyone could be so mean2. (furchtbar) terrible\erbärmliche Angst haben to be terribly afraid3. (jämmerlich) miserable, wretched1. (gemein) wretchedly, abominablyer hat sich \erbärmlich verhalten! he behaved abominably!draußen ist es \erbärmlich kalt! it's terribly cold outsidedie Wunde tut \erbärmlich weh! the wound hurts terribly!* * *1.1) (elend) wretched2) (unzulänglich) pathetic2.* * *A. adj1. (elend) wretched, pitiful, miserable;in einem erbärmlichen Zustand in a wretched state2. pej (schlecht, unzulänglich) Leistung, Qualität etc: appalling, dreadful, pathetic, deplorable; Summe, Menge etc: (gering) paltry geh, pathetic; stärker: insulting, präd an insult3. pej (gemein) mean, contemptible4. nur attr; Durst, Hunger etc: appalling, dreadful, tormenting;sie hatte erbärmliche Angst she was dreadfully ( oder horribly) frightenedB. adv (äußerst) terribly, dreadfully, excruciatingly;erbärmlich wenig precious little* * *1.1) (elend) wretched2) (unzulänglich) pathetic3) (abwertend): (gemein) mean; wretched4) nicht präd. (sehr groß) terrible <hunger, thirst, fear, etc.>2.* * *adj.paltry adj.piteous adj.pitiful adj. adv.depressingly adv.paltrily adv.piteously adv.pitifully adv. -
31 schäbig
I Adj.1. (abgenutzt) shabby, tatty; (armselig) wretched, miserable; (verkommen) sleazy; eine schäbige Ausrede a shabby ( oder poor) excuse2. (geizig) mean, stingy; (gemein) mean, rotten, nasty; (gering) Trinkgeld etc.: stingy, pathetic umg.; das war schäbig von dir that was mean ( oder rotten oder nasty) of you; sich richtig schäbig vorkommen feel really mean; für so ein schäbiges Gehalt for such a miserable salaryII Adv.: schäbig gekleidet shabbily dressed; sich ausgesprochen schäbig verhalten behave in a really mean way* * *seedy; poky; scruffy; sordid; tacky; shoddy; sleazy; moldy; shabby; crummy; dowdy; tatty; dilapidated; dingy; measly; mangy; mouldy; niggardly* * *schä|big ['ʃɛːbɪç]1. adj1) (= unansehnlich) Wohnung, Teppich, Aussehen shabby2. adv1) (= unansehnlich) shabbilyschä́big aussehen — to look shabby
2)(= gemein)
jdn schä́big behandeln — to treat sb shabbily3) (= dürftig) bezahlen poorly* * *1) (dull; faded and dirty-looking: This room is so dingy.) dingy2) ((of a house etc) of poor quality; humble: a mean dwelling.) mean3) (shabby: a rather seedy hotel.) seedy4) shabbily5) (looking old and worn: shabby curtains; shabby clothes.) shabby6) (wearing old or dirty clothes: a shabby old man; He used to be so smart but he looks shabby now.) shabby7) ((of behaviour) unworthy or mean: That was a shabby thing to do.) shabby* * *schä·big[ˈʃɛ:bɪç]1. (unansehnlich) shabbywie \schäbig! that's mean [or fam rotten] of him/her/you etc.3. (dürftig) paltrydas hier ist der \schäbige Rest that's all that's left of it* * *1.1) (abgenutzt) shabby2) (jämmerlich, gering) pathetic; miserable3) (gemein) shabby; mean2.1) (abgenutzt) shabbily2) (jämmerlich) miserably3) (gemein) meanly* * *A. adjeine schäbige Ausrede a shabby ( oder poor) excuse2. (geizig) mean, stingy; (gemein) mean, rotten, nasty; (gering) Trinkgeld etc: stingy, pathetic umg;sich richtig schäbig vorkommen feel really mean;für so ein schäbiges Gehalt for such a miserable salaryB. adv:schäbig gekleidet shabbily dressed;sich ausgesprochen schäbig verhalten behave in a really mean way* * *1.1) (abgenutzt) shabby2) (jämmerlich, gering) pathetic; miserable3) (gemein) shabby; mean2.1) (abgenutzt) shabbily2) (jämmerlich) miserably3) (gemein) meanly* * *adj.dingy adj.dowdy adj.measly adj.mouldy adj.poky adj.scabby adj.seedy adj.shabby adj.sordid adj. adv.dingily adv.dowdily adv.pokily adv.raggedly adv.seedily adv.shabbily adv.sordidly adv. -
32 exiguo
adj.exiguous, meager, small, in short supply.* * *► adjetivo1 (pequeño) small, tiny, slight2 (escaso) scanty, meagre (US meager)* * *ADJ1) [cantidad] meagre, meager (EEUU)2) [objeto] (=pequeño) tiny* * ** * *= meagre [meager, -USA], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.----* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con un presupuesto muy exiguo = on a shoestring (budget).* presupuesto exiguo = shoestring budget.* * ** * *= meagre [meager, -USA], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con un presupuesto muy exiguo = on a shoestring (budget).* presupuesto exiguo = shoestring budget.* * *‹salario› meager*, paltry, exiguous ( frml); ‹cantidad› triflingla empresa mantiene hoy una exigua plantilla de trabajadores these days the firm maintains a very small workforce* * *
exiguo,-a adjetivo minimal, trifling, meager: con la exigua pensión apenas tenía para comer, her meager pension barely provided enough to eat
' exiguo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
exigua
English:
meager
- meagre
* * *exiguo, -a adj[ración, sueldo] meagre; [espacio] tiny;un presupuesto cada vez más exiguo a dwindling budget;una exigua mayoría a wafer-thin majority* * *adj meager, Brmeagre* * *: meager -
33 жалък
1. (окаян) pitiful, pitiable, wretched, miserable, piteous, lamentable, deplorable, книж. sorryжалък коптор a wretched hovelжалък вид a wretched appearance, a pitiful sight, ( за изражение на лицето) a pathetic airжалък съм cut a poor/a sorry figureжалка картина/гледка a pitiful/sorry/deplorable sightжалки останки pitiful remains, remnantsжалки опити pitiful attemptsжалка сума a paltry/miserable sumвлача жалко съществувание lead a dog's lifeв жалко състояние in a sorry/bad plight, in a pitiful condition, разг. in a sorry/nice/fine/sad pickle, in a pretty mess2. (презрян) contemptible, despicable, abject, mean, wretched, miserableжалък страхливец a contemptible/a despicable/an abject/a mean cowardжалко същество a wretched/mean creatureтолкова си жалък! you are so low/contemptible!* * *жа̀лък,прил., -ка, -ко, -ки 1. ( окаян) pitiful, pitiable, wretched, miserable, piteous, lamentable, deplorable, книж. sorry; (за изражение на лицето) pathetic; в \жалъкко състояние in a sorry/bad plight, in a pitiful condition, разг. in a sorry/nice/fine/sad pickle, in a pretty mess; влача \жалъкко съществувание lead a dog’s life; lead a life circumscribed by poverty; \жалъкка сума paltry/miserable sum; \жалъкки останки pitiful remains, remnants; \жалъкък съм cut a poor/a sorry figure; имам \жалъкък вид look wretched;2. ( презрян) contemptible, despicable, abject, mean, wretched, miserable; толкова си \жалъкък! you are so low/contemptible!* * *abject: an жалък coward - жалък страхливец; beggarly; deplorable; despicable ; miserable {mizxrxbxl}; niggardly ; parsimonious piteous; pitiable: a жалък sight - жалка гледка; poor ; scummy ; wretched* * *1. (окаян) pitiful, pitiable, wretched, miserable, piteous, lamentable, deplorable, книж. sorry 2. (презрян) contemptible, despicable, abject, mean, wretched, miserable 3. ЖАЛЪК вид a wretched appearance, a pitiful sight, (за изражение на лицето) а pathetic air 4. ЖАЛЪК коптор a wretched hovel 5. ЖАЛЪК страхливец a contemptible/a despicable/ an abject/a mean coward 6. ЖАЛЪК съм cut a poor/a sorry figure 7. в жалко състояние in a sorry/bad plight, in a pitiful condition, разг. in a sorry/nice/fine/sad pickle, in a pretty mess 8. влача жалко съществувание lead a dog's life 9. жалка картина/гледка a pitiful/sorry/deplorable sight 10. жалка сума a paltry/miserable sum 11. жалки опити pitiful attempts 12. жалки останки pitiful remains, remnants 13. жалко същество a wretched/mean creature 14. имам ЖАЛЪК вид look wretched 15. толкова си ЖАЛЪК! you are so low/contemptible! -
34 мизерия
1. (бедност) misery, poverty, penury, need, neediness, necessity(мръсотия) f squalor2. (долна постъпка) meanness, baseness, paltriness* * *мизѐрия,ж., -и 1. ( бедност) misery, poverty, penury, need, neediness, necessity; ( мръсотия) squalor, squalidness; боря се с \мизерияята try to keep the wolf from the door; изпаднал съм в голяма \мизерияя be reduced to the last extremity; роден в \мизерияя born in the gutter;* * *necessity; neediness; poverty; misery (бедност)* * *1. (бедност) misery, poverty, penury, need, neediness, necessity 2. (долна постъпка) meanness, baseness, paltriness 3. (мръсотия) f squalor 4. боря се с МИЗЕРИЯта try to keep the wolf from the door 5. каква МИЗЕРИЯ how paltry/mean/despicable -
35 незначителен
insignificant, unimportant, of little/no consequence/importance, negligible, nominal, immaterial, trifling, trivial, paltry, inessential, petty, twopenny-halfpenny, inconsiderable(много малък) slight, very small, trifling, minute, разг. fractionalизгледите ни за успех са незначителни we have slight chances of successс незначително мнозинство by a small/narrow/precarious/bare majorityнезначителен човек an unimportant person, a person of no importance, a nobody, a jack-straw, a man of no account, ам. a no account man(със скромно обществено положение) a lowly person, a person of humble rankнай-незначителният гражданин the meanest citizenнезначителна работа a matter of indifferenceнезначително количество an insignificant quantity, a trace (of)незначително прегрешение peccadilloнезначителни подробности trifling/peddling details* * *незначѝтелен,прил., -на, -но, -ни insignificant, unimportant, of little/no consequence/importance, negligible, nominal, immaterial, trifling, trivial, paltry, inessential, petty, fiddling, twopenny-halfpenny, inconsiderable; ( много малък) slight, very small, trifling, minute; разг. niggly, fractional; изгледите ни за успех са \незначителенни we have slight chances of success; най-\незначителенният гражданин the meanest citizen; \незначителенен човек unimportant person, a person of no importance, nobody, jack-straw, a man of no account, амер. a no account man; ( със скромно обществено положение) lowly person, a person of humble rank; \незначителенна работа a matter of indifference; \незначителенни подробности trifling/peddling details; \незначителенно прегрешение peccadillo; с \незначителенно мнозинство by a small/narrow/precarious/bare majority.* * *exiguous; flimsy{`flimzi}; inconsiderablet: an незначителен quantity - незначително количество; least; light; lowly; minute; negligible; nominal{`nOminxl}; noteless; nugatory; pimping{`pimpiN}; poky{`pouki}; poor; puerile: We have незначителен chances of success. - Имаме незначителни шансове за успех.; small; trifling; unimportant{Xnim`pO;txnt}* * *1. (много малък) slight, very small, trifling, minute, разг. fractional 2. (със скромно обществено положение) a lowly person, a person of humble rank 3. insignificant, unimportant, of little/no consequence/importance, negligible, nominal, immaterial, trifling, trivial, paltry, inessential, petty, twopenny-halfpenny, inconsiderable 4. НЕЗНАЧИТЕЛЕН човек an unimportant person, a person of no importance, a nobody, a jack-straw, a man of no account, ам. a no account man 5. изгледите ни за успех са незначителни we have slight chances of success 6. най-незначителният гражданин the meanest citizen 7. незначителна работа a matter of indifference 8. незначителни подробности trifling/peddling details 9. незначително количество an insignificant quantity, a trace (of) 10. незначително прегрешение peccadillo 11. с незначително мнозинство by a small/narrow/precarious/bare majority -
36 нищо
nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nixнищо не излезе nothing came of itнищо не се знае you never can tellнищо ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all rightнищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doingза нищо на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstancesза нищо на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hatзапочвам от нищо start from scratch; rise from nothingдрехите ти заприличаха на нищо your clothes look like nothing on earthнаправих си палтото на нищо I've ruined my coatвсе едно, че/почти нищо next to nothingтой застана до вратата, все едно че нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffledте си приказваха, сякаш нищо не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between themправя от нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehillнищо работа a trifling matterнищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobodyнищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measlyхабя си усилията за нищо waste o.'s efforts; spend o.'s efforts to no purposeнищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; no such thing; nothing like that; far from itнищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/toнищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakesnothing to write home aboutнищо ценно nothing of valueразг. it's, no goнищо друго освен nothing butкоето не е нищо друго освен which is butтой няма ни къща, ни дом, ни нищо he has no house, no home, no nothingядосвам се за нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me outне ставам за нищо serve no purposeнищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioningнищо ново no newsнищо не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to himнищо няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floorнаправих го на нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with himтой е едно голямо нищо, той е едно нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobodyновият му роман е нищо и половина his new novel is a flopот него не може да се очаква нищо хубаво you can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's* * *нѝщо,ср., само ед. nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nix; все едно, че/почти \нищо next to nothing; дрехите ти заприличаха на \нищо your clothes look like nothing on earth; за \нищо all for nothing; за \нищо и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all; за \нищо на света (not) for love or money, under no circumstances, not for all the tea in China; sl. not for toffee; за \нищо на света няма да сложа тази рокля I wouldn’t be seen dead (in a pig market) in that dress; за \нищо не го бива he is good for nothing, he’s a bad egg; завиждат ти? \нищо they envy you? let them! so what? започвам от \нищо start from scratch; rise from nothing; като \нищо easily; like anything; as easy as anything; without turning a hair; as soon as look at; което не е \нищо друго освен which is but; направих го на \нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him; направих си сакото на \нищо I’ve ruined my jacket; не можеш \нищо да направиш you can’t help it; it can’t be helped; разг. it’s no go; не правя \нищо be/stand idle; не ставам за \нищо serve no purpose; \нищо друго освен nothing but; \нищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning; \нищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly; \нищо не излезе nothing came of it; \нищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done; \нищо не се знае you never can tell; \нищо ново no news, nothing to write home about; \нищо няма да ти стане, ако почистиш стаята it won’t kill you to clean the room; \нищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes; nothing to write home about; \нищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; nothing like that; far from it; \нищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to; \нищо работа a trifling matter; \нищо ти няма there’s nothing wrong with you, you’re all right; \нищо ценно nothing of value; \нищо, че no matter if, разг. so what if; \нищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody; \нищо чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that); новата му книга е \нищо и половина his new book is a flop; няма \нищо (лошо) no harm done; нямам \нищо общо с have nothing to do with; have nothing in common with; от него не може да се очаква \нищо хубаво you can’t rely/count on him, he’s not to be trusted, he’s capable of dirty work; no good will come of him; от \нищо нещо не става you can’t stop a gap with rushes, you can’t make a purse out of a sow’s ear; почти \нищо не е останало there’s precious little left; почти \нищо нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat; правя от \нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill; споря за \нищо и никакво split hairs, pettifog; това е \нищо за него, той ще се справи с това като \нищо it’s child’s play to him; той е едно голямо \нищо, той е едно \нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody; той застана до вратата, все едно че \нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled; той с \нищо не се отличава от he differs in no way from; ядосвам се за \нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me out.* * *nil; none; nothing: I saw нищо that night. - Не видях нищо онази нощ.; zero* * *1. nothing to write homе about 2. nothing, (not) anything;nil;nought;sl. nix 3. НИЩО (от това) never mind, it doesn't matter, it makes no difference 4. НИЩО друго освен nothing but 5. НИЩО за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning 6. НИЩО и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly 7. НИЩО не излезе nothing came of it 8. НИЩО не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to him 9. НИЩО не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doing 10. НИЩО не се знае you never can tell 11. НИЩО ново no news 12. НИЩО няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floor 13. НИЩО особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes 14. НИЩО подобно nothing of the kind/sort;no such thing;nothing like that;far from it 15. НИЩО пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to 16. НИЩО работа a trifling matter 17. НИЩО ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all right 18. НИЩО ценно nothing of value 19. НИЩО човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody 20. НИЩО чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that) 21. аз НИЩО не знача за тебе I'm nothing to you 22. все едно, че/почти НИЩО next to nothing 23. дрехите ти заприличаха на НИЩО your clothes look like nothing on earth 24. за НИЩО all for nothing 25. за НИЩО и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all 26. за НИЩО на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstances 27. за НИЩО на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hat 28. за НИЩО не го бива he is good for nothing 29. започвам от НИЩО start from scratch;rise from nothing 30. като НИЩО easily;like anything;as easy as anything;without turning a hair;as soon as look at 31. което не е НИЩО друго освен which is but 32. направих го на НИЩО и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him 33. направих си палтото на НИЩО I've ruined my coat 34. не знам НИЩО I know nothing, I don't know anything 35. не можеш НИЩО да направиш you can't do anything;you can't help it;it can't be helped 36. не правя НИЩО be/stand idle 37. не ставам за НИЩО serve no purpose 38. никой НИЩО не каза nobody said a word 39. новият му роман е НИЩО и половина his new novel is а flор 40. няма НИЩО (лошо) no harm done 41. няма НИЩО ново под слънцето there is nothing new under the sun 42. няма НИЩО, НИЩО не се е случило there's nothing the matter;it's all right 43. нямам НИЩО общо с have nothing to do with;have nothing in common with 44. от НИЩО нещо не става you can't stop a gap with rushes, you can't make a purse out of a sow's ear 45. от него не може да се очаква НИЩО хубаво уou can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's 46. почти НИЩО нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat 47. правя от НИЩО нещо make a little go a long way, (преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill 48. разг. it's, no go 49. споря за НИЩО и никакво split hairs, pettifog 50. те си приказваха, сякаш НИЩО не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between them 51. това е НИЩО за него, той ще се справи с това като НИЩО it's child's play to him 52. това няма НИЩО общо с истината nothing is further from the truth 53. това още НИЩО не значи that doesn't mean anything 54. той е едно голямо НИЩО, той е едно НИЩО и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody 55. той застана до вратата, все едно че НИЩО не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled 56. той няма ни къща, ни дом, ни НИЩО he has no house, no home, no nothing 57. той с НИЩО не се отличава от he differs in no way from 58. хабя си усилията за НИЩО waste o.'s efforts;spend o.'s efforts to no purpose 59. ядосвам се за НИЩО и никакво the merest trifle puts me out -
37 irrisorio
(pl -ri) derisivequantità, somma di denaro derisoryprezzo ridiculously low* * *irrisorio agg.1 (che irride) derisive2 (inadeguato) paltry, trifling, mean, meagre // (econ.) prezzo, compenso irrisorio, paltry price, reward; offerta irrisoria, paltry offer.* * *1) (inadeguato) [somma, cifra] trivial, derisory, laughable; [ prezzo] ridiculous2) (minimo) [danni, differenza, vantaggio] negligible* * *irrisoriopl. -ri, - rie /irri'zɔrjo, ri, rje/1 (inadeguato) [somma, cifra] trivial, derisory, laughable; [ prezzo] ridiculous2 (minimo) [danni, differenza, vantaggio] negligible. -
38 marn|y
Ⅰ adj. grad. pot. (kiepski) [zdrowie, jedzenie] poor, bad; [obiad] meagre, paltry; [pensja, zarobki] paltry, meagre; [płaca] poor, paltry; [wymówka] flimsy; [pracownik] poor, inferior; [perspektywy] poor, meagre; [życie] miserable; [literatura] second-rate- marny z niego aktor he’s a very mediocre a. third-rate actor- towar marnej jakości poor-quality goods- ma marne szanse na znalezienie pracy there’s little chance of his finding a jobⅡ adj. książk. (bezcelowy) [trud] wasted, futile■ nasze wysiłki poszły na marne our efforts were wasted a. came to nothing- twoje poświęcenie nie pójdzie na marne your sacrifice will not be wasted a. in vain- wyrzucić a. wydawać pieniądze na marne to throw money away a. down the drain- kupić coś za marne pieniądze to buy sth for peanuts a. for a song pot.- kupiłem to za marne dwieście złotych I bought it for a measly two hundred zlotys- tego utracjusza czeka marny koniec that spendthrift will come to a bad end a. to no good- marny twój los you are in real trouble- jeśli ją dotkniesz, to marny twój los you’ll be in for it a. in real trouble if you touch her- pracować za/zarabiać marne grosze to work for/to earn peanuts a. a pittanceThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > marn|y
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39 geringfügig
geringfügig I adj GEN trifling, slight, minor, trivial geringfügig II adv GEN modestly, slightly, insignificantly • geringfügig umweltverschmutzend UMWELT low-polluting* * *adv < Geschäft> modestly, slightly, insignificantly ■ geringfügig umweltverschmutzend < Umwelt> low-polluting* * *geringfügig
trifling, trivial, petty, slight, little, minor, paltry;
• geringfügige Abänderungen minor changes;
• geringfügige Angelegenheiten trivial matters;
• mit geringfügigen Ausnahmen with but few exceptions;
• geringfügiger Betrag paltry sum;
• geringfügiger Fehler slight error;
• geringfügiger Geldbetrag small sum of money;
• geringfügige Mängel minor defects;
• geringfügige Menge negligible quantity;
• geringfügiger Preis low (cheap) price;
• geringfügiger Schaden negligible damage;
• geringfügiger Verlust insignificant loss. -
40 unbedeutend
unbedeutend adj GEN negligible, slight, nominal* * ** * *unbedeutend
insignificant, trifling, petty, fractional;
• unbedeutender Betrag paltry sum;
• unbedeutende Einzelheiten minor details;
• unbedeutender Händler petty dealer;
• unbedeutende Kursveränderungen fractional changes;
• unbedeutende Reparaturen minor repairs;
• unbedeutender Schaden negligible damage;
• unbedeutende Schulden paltry (petty) debts;
• unbedeutende Stadt one-horse (jerkwater, US) town;
• unbedeutende Stellung inferior position;
• unbedeutender Verlust trivial (insignificant) loss;
• unbedeutender Wert trifling value.
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