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1 slight provocation
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2 slight
1) неповага; нехтування2) незначний; слабкий3) нехтувати; не поважати, третирувати•- slight accident
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3 slight
B adj1 [change, delay, exaggeration, improvement, injury, movement, rise, shock, stroke] léger/-ère (before n) ; [risk, danger] faible (before n) ; [pause, hesitation] petit (before n) ; the improvement/her interest is slight l'amélioration/son intérêt est faible ; the chances of it happening are slight il y a de faibles chances pour que cela arrive ; not to have the slightest difficulty/idea ne pas avoir la moindre difficulté/idée ; at the slightest provocation à la moindre provocation ; not in the slightest pas le moins du monde ;2 [figure, physique, person] mince ; to be slight of build être mince ;3 ( lightweight) [book, article, film] superficiel/-ielle.C vtr1 ( offend) humilier [person] ;2 US ( underestimate) sous-estimer. -
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1. adjective1) leicht; schwach [Hoffnung, Aussichten, Wirkung]; gedämpft [Optimismus]; gering [Bedeutung]2) (scanty) oberflächlich4)not in the slightest — nicht im geringsten
2. transitive verb 3. nounnot the slightest... — nicht der/die/das geringste...
(on somebody's character, reputation, good name) Verunglimpfung, die (on Gen.); (on somebody's abilities) Herabsetzung, die (on Gen.); (lack of courtesy) Affront, der (on gegen)* * *2) ((of a person) slim and delicate-looking: It seemed too heavy a load for such a slight woman.) schwach•- academic.ru/118472/slightest">slightest- slighting
- slightingly
- slightly
- in the slightest* * *[slaɪt]I. adj1. (small) geringthere's been a \slight improvement in the situation die Situation hat sich geringfügig verbessertI'm not the \slightest bit sorry about it das tut mir kein bisschen leid\slight chance/possibility geringe Chance/Möglichkeitnot the \slightest interest nicht das geringste Interessethe \slightest thing die kleinste Kleinigkeitnot in the \slightest nicht im Geringstenit didn't faze him in the \slightest es berührte ihn nicht im Geringstento not have the \slightest idea nicht die geringste Idee [o Ahnung] haben2. (barely noticeable) kleinthere was a \slight smell of onions in the air es roch ein wenig nach Zwiebelnto have a \slight accent einen leichten Akzent habenafter a \slight hesitation nach einer kurzen Unterbrechung3. (minor) leichttheir injuries were \slight sie waren nur leicht verletzthe has a \slight tendency to exaggerate er neigt zu Übertreibungen\slight mistake kleiner Fehler iron4. (slim and delicate) person zierlich\slight work leichte ArbeitII. n Beleidigung fto take sth as a \slight etw als Beleidigung auffassenIII. vt▪ to \slight sb jdn beleidigen* * *[slaɪt]1. adj (+er)1) person, build zierlichto be of slight build — eine schlanke or zierliche Figur haben
2) (= small, trivial) leicht; change, possibility geringfügig; importance, intelligence gering; error leicht, klein; problem klein; pain leicht, schwach; acquaintance flüchtigto a slight extent —
it doesn't make the slightest bit of difference — es macht nicht den geringsten or mindesten Unterschied
I wasn't the slightest bit interested — ich war nicht im Geringsten or Mindesten or mindesten interessiert
the slightest optimism —
the slightest criticism/possibility — die geringste Kritik/Möglichkeit
he is upset by at the slightest thing —
I don't have the slightest idea (of) what he's talking about — ich habe nicht die geringste or leiseste Ahnung, wovon er redet
without the slightest hint of embarrassment —
2. n(= affront) Affront m (on gegen)a slight on one's/sb's character — eine persönliche Kränkung or Beleidigung
3. vt(= offend) kränken, beleidigen; (= ignore) ignorieren* * *slight [slaıt]1. leicht, gering(fügig):the slightest hesitation ein kaum merkliches Zögern;the slightest irritation ein Anflug von Ärger;not in the slightest nicht im Geringsten2. schmächtig, dünn3. schwach (Gerüst etc)4. leicht, schwach (Geruch etc)5. gering (Intelligenz etc)6. flüchtig, oberflächlich (Bekanntschaft)B v/t1. jemanden beleidigen, kränken3. eine Arbeit etc (nach)lässig erledigenon, to gen)* * *1. adjective1) leicht; schwach [Hoffnung, Aussichten, Wirkung]; gedämpft [Optimismus]; gering [Bedeutung]2) (scanty) oberflächlich4)2. transitive verb 3. nounnot the slightest... — nicht der/die/das geringste...
(on somebody's character, reputation, good name) Verunglimpfung, die (on Gen.); (on somebody's abilities) Herabsetzung, die (on Gen.); (lack of courtesy) Affront, der (on gegen)* * *adj.dünn adj.gering adj.geringfügig adj.klein adj.schwach adj.unbedeutend adj.unwichtig adj. n.unerheblich adj. -
5 незначна провокація
Українсько-англійський юридичний словник > незначна провокація
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6 die in one's boots
(die in one's boots (тж. die with one's boots on))1) умереть за работой, умереть на своём посту; см. тж. die in harnessI suppose I'll have to retire one day, but that's a long way off. I'd much rather die in my boots. (Gr. Greene, ‘The Heart of the Matter’, book I, part I, ch. II) — Когда-нибудь и мне придется выйти в отставку, но до этого еще далеко. Я бы предпочел умереть на своем посту.
2) умереть насильственной смертью (тж. die in one's shoes); см. тж. die with one's boots offThey killed each other on slight provocation, and hoped and expected to be killed themselves - for they held it almost shame to die otherwise than "with their boots on"... (M. Twain, ‘The Innocents at Home’, ch. XIII) — Они вызывали друг друга на бой и убивали из-за пустяков, надеясь, что их в свою очередь убьют таким же образом; считалось постыдным умереть в своей постели...
If you keep on slinging your six-shooter around loose... you will... die with your boots on. (J. Miller, ‘Life Amongst Modocs’, Suppl) — Будешь еще размахивать шестизарядным... прикончим как цыпленка.
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7 gering
♦voorbeelden:(zeer) geringe kans • a (very) slim/slender/remote chancein geringe mate • to a limited/small extent/degreeniet het geringste bewijs • not a scrap of evidence2 een gering bedrag • a petty/trifling sumeen geringe dunk van iets/iemand hebben • have a low opinion of something/someonedaar zou ik niet al te gering over denken • I shouldn't make light of that, that's no small/laughing matterda's niet gering • that's quite somethingbij/om het minste of geringste • at the slightest provocation, at the slightest excusehet (minste of) geringste bracht haar al van haar stuk • the slightest thing upset her
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