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1 pocas
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2 pocas
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3 pocas veces
adv.a few times, not very often, on rare occasions, rarely.* * *rarely, not often, seldom -
4 pocas expectativas
(n.) = low expectationEx. The author examines the reasons for the low profile of libraries and the low expectation of the community of its library service.* * *(n.) = low expectationEx: The author examines the reasons for the low profile of libraries and the low expectation of the community of its library service.
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5 pocas palabras pero buenas
• let us be brief but to the pointDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > pocas palabras pero buenas
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6 pocas posibilidades
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7 pocas veces
• a few times• not very often• on rare occasions• rarely• seldom -
8 pocas esperanzas
f.pl.little hope. -
9 pocas posibilidades
f.pl.fat chance. -
10 pocas probabilidades
f.pl.short odds. -
11 mucho ruido y pocas nueces
familiar much ado about nothing* * ** * *= much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + biteEx. All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation.Ex. Consider the following list of 'authors': Lewis Carroll, Aunt Jane, Harassed Housewife, A gentleman of low descent, and By the author of 'The storm in a teacup, mountains and molehills', etc.Ex. Without treatment, social anxiety is a torturous and horrible emotional problem; with treatment, its bark is worse than its bite.* * *= much ado about nothing, storm in a teacup, Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + biteEx: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation.
Ex: Consider the following list of 'authors': Lewis Carroll, Aunt Jane, Harassed Housewife, A gentleman of low descent, and By the author of 'The storm in a teacup, mountains and molehills', etc.Ex: Without treatment, social anxiety is a torturous and horrible emotional problem; with treatment, its bark is worse than its bite. -
12 ser de pocas carnes
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13 ser hombre/mujer de pocas palabras
ser hombre/mujer de pocas palabrasto be a man/woman of few wordsSpanish-English dictionary > ser hombre/mujer de pocas palabras
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14 tener pocas esperanzas
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15 con muy pocas excepciones
= with few exceptions, with a few exceptionsEx. With few exceptions the new display types, which proliferated exuberantly during the first quarter of the century, were of three basic varieties.Ex. With a few exceptions, copies of patents are easy and relatively cheap to acquire.* * *= with few exceptions, with a few exceptionsEx: With few exceptions the new display types, which proliferated exuberantly during the first quarter of the century, were of three basic varieties.
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16 con pocas habilidades
(adj.) = poor-abilityEx. The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.* * *(adj.) = poor-abilityEx: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.
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17 de pocas luces
(adj.) = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted]Ex. It's all about the people in charge, are they smart? are they dim?.Ex. From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.* * *(adj.) = dim [dimmer -comp., dimmest -sup.], dim-witted [dimwitted]Ex: It's all about the people in charge, are they smart? are they dim?.
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18 en pocas palabras
= simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply statedEx. Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for.Ex. Methods and results of the investigation are presented in brief.Ex. To say the least, weeding is taken seriously as an important component of library life.Ex. To put it quite simply, the building is a cut above the rest with facilities fitted to the highest standards.Ex. In short, the work and approach of the chief librarian is crucial to the success of the library he serves.Ex. To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water.Ex. Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.Ex. Put simply, asymmetric threats are a version of not 'fighting fair,' which can include the use of surprise and weapons in ways unplanned by a nation.Ex. 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.Ex. I'll spare you all the details, but the short story is that he looked her up last year when he was travelling in Scandinavia, and was delighted to find her.Ex. Simply stated, no, it is not improper to pour wine into your guest s wine glass if it still contains wine.* * *= simply put, in brief, to say the least, to put it (quite) simply, in short, to cut a long story short, bottom line, the, put simply, to make a long story short, the short story + be, simply statedEx: Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for.
Ex: Methods and results of the investigation are presented in brief.Ex: To say the least, weeding is taken seriously as an important component of library life.Ex: To put it quite simply, the building is a cut above the rest with facilities fitted to the highest standards.Ex: In short, the work and approach of the chief librarian is crucial to the success of the library he serves.Ex: To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water.Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.Ex: Put simply, asymmetric threats are a version of not 'fighting fair,' which can include the use of surprise and weapons in ways unplanned by a nation.Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.Ex: I'll spare you all the details, but the short story is that he looked her up last year when he was travelling in Scandinavia, and was delighted to find her.Ex: Simply stated, no, it is not improper to pour wine into your guest s wine glass if it still contains wine. -
19 tener pocas luces
(n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knuckleheadEx. Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.Ex. Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.Ex. His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.Ex. It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.* * *(n.) = as thick as a brick, as thick as two (short) planks, as daft as a brush, knuckleheadEx: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks.Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two. -
20 tener pocas posibilidades de
(v.) = have + little recourseEx. Since the cessation of production of enlarger-printers, libraries and their clienteles have had little recourse in having paper copies made from micro-opaques.* * *(v.) = have + little recourseEx: Since the cessation of production of enlarger-printers, libraries and their clienteles have had little recourse in having paper copies made from micro-opaques.
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