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1 slightly
slightly ['slaɪtlɪ](a) (a little) un peu, légèrement;∎ I know him only slightly je le connais très peu;∎ slightly better légèrement mieux, un peu mieux;∎ a slightly higher number un chiffre un peu plus élevé;∎ British I felt ever so slightly ridiculous je me suis senti légèrement ridicule∎ slightly built menu, mince -
2 quaint
[kweɪnt]1) (pretty) pittoresco2) (old-world) d'altri tempi; (slightly ridiculous) un po' antiquato, un po' datato* * *[kweint](pleasantly odd or strange, especially because of being old-fashioned: quaint customs.) originale, curioso- quaintly- quaintness* * *quaint /kweɪnt/a.1 caratteristico (d'altri tempi); pittoresco; curiosamente piacevole: a quaint old fireplace, un caminetto caratteristico (d'altri tempi); a quaint old custom, una pittoresca usanza dei tempi passati2 bizzarro; curioso; eccentrico; originale: a quaint method, un metodo curioso (o originale); a quaint little hat, un bizzarro cappellinoquaintly avv. quaintness n. [u].* * *[kweɪnt]1) (pretty) pittoresco2) (old-world) d'altri tempi; (slightly ridiculous) un po' antiquato, un po' datato -
3 ■ come over
■ come overA v. i. + avv.1 venire ( con un viaggio): His ancestors came over to England with William of Orange, i suoi antenati vennero in Inghilterra con Guglielmo d'Orange; When did you first come over to the States?, quando sei venuto in America per la prima volta?2 venire (da q.); venire a trovare: Would you like me to come over and help?, vuoi che venga a dare una mano?; Come over for tea, vieni a prendere il tè; Come over here!, vieni qui!; He wrote he would come over at Christmas, scrisse che sarebbe venuto a trovarmi a Natale3 (GB) fare una data impressione; apparire: to come over as slightly ridiculous, apparire un po' ridicolo; Your speech came over very well, il tuo discorso è stato un successo4 (fam.: seguito da un agg.) ( di persona) diventare; sentirsi: to come over faint, sentirsi tutt'a un tratto debole; He came over all shaky, cominciò a tremare tutto; to come over funny, sentirsi strano; sentirsi fuori posto5 (cambiare idea e) passare dalla parte di q.: He'll come over ( to us) after I've spoken to him, passerà dalla nostra parte dopo che gli avrò parlatoB v. i. + prep.( di sensazione, ecc.) prendere; afferrare; invadere: A wave of nausea came over him, è stato invaso da un senso di nausea; A sudden change had come over Mr Bell, il signor Bell era cambiato di colpo; What's come over him?, che cosa gli è preso?; che ha?; I really don't know what came over me, non so proprio che cosa mi avesse preso. -
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quaint [kweɪnt]a. ( = picturesque) [place] pittoresque* * *[kweɪnt]1) ( pretty) pittoresque2) ( old-world) d'un charme suranné; ( slightly ridiculous) au charme vieillot -
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6 faintly
1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) débilmente2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) ligeramentefaintly ['feɪntli] adv: débilmente, ligeramente, levementeadv.• débilmente adv.'feɪntlia) ( barely perceptibly) <see/hear> apenas; <shine/sound> débilmenteb) ( slightly) <interested/amused> ligeramente; <amusing/ridiculous> algo['feɪntlɪ]ADV1) (=lightly, weakly) [call, say] débilmente; [breathe, shine] débilmente, ligeramente; [write, mark, scratch] levemente, débilmente2) (=slightly) [disappointed] ligeramentethis is faintly reminiscent of... — esto me recuerda vagamente a...
* * *['feɪntli]a) ( barely perceptibly) <see/hear> apenas; <shine/sound> débilmenteb) ( slightly) <interested/amused> ligeramente; <amusing/ridiculous> algo -
7 just
I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.)2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.)3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.)•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.)2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.)3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.)4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.)5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.)6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.)7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?)8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.)9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.)•- just now
- just then* * *I [dʒʌst] adj(fair) giusto (-a)II [dʒʌst] adv1) (exactly) proprio, esattamentejust here/there — proprio qui/là
just behind/in front of/near — proprio dietro a/davanti a/vicino a
just when it was going well... — proprio quando tutto andava a gonfie vele...
just then or just at that moment — proprio in quel momento
it's just on 10 o'clock — sono le 10 in punto or precise
it costs just (on) £20 — costa 20 sterline tonde tonde
that's just it!; that's just the point! — precisamente!, proprio così!, per l'appunto!
that's just (like) him, always late — è proprio da lui arrivare sempre in ritardo
just as I thought/expected — proprio come pensavo/mi aspettavo
2) (recently, soon) appena, or orahe's just done it/left — lo ha appena fatto/è appena partito
3) (only) soltanto, solojust yesterday/this morning — soltanto ieri/stamattina
just a minute!; just one moment! — un attimo!
4) (simply) semplicemente, soltantoI just thought that... — pensavo solo che...
I just wanted to say that... — volevo solo dire che...
5) (slightly) pocojust over/under 2 kilos — un po' più/meno di 2 chili
it's just to the left/right — è subito a sinistra/destra
6) (barely) appena, (almost not) per un pelojust in time — giusto or appena in tempo
just enough money for sth/to do sth — soldi appena sufficienti per qc/per fare qc
he (only) just caught/missed it; he caught/missed it, but only just — l'ha preso/perso proprio per un pelo
7)it's just as good — è altrettanto buonoit's just as good as... — è buono quanto...
8) (with imperatives) un po'9) (emphatic) veramente, proprioso you regret buying it? — don't I just! — ti sei pentito di averlo comprato? — eccome!
10)I've had just about enough of this noise! fam — ne ho proprio avuto abbastanza di questo rumore!take an umbrella just in case — prendi un'ombrello, che non si sa mai
just the same, I'd rather... — ciononostante, preferirei...
* * *I [dʒʌst]1) (fair) [criticism, action, decision] giusto; [anger, complaint, demand] giustificato; [ person] giusto, equo, imparziale, onesto; [ comment] giusto, imparziale; [suspicion, claim] fondato; [ reward] giusto, meritato, adeguato2) (exact) [account, calculation] giusto, esatto, correttoII [dʒʌst]2) (immediately) subito, appena3) (slightly) (with quantities) un po'; (indicating location or position) appenajust over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg
4) (only, merely) solo5) (purposely) proprio, per l'appunto, giusto6) (barely)7) (simply) solo, soltanto, semplicemente, solamentejust a moment — (please wait) solo un attimo o momento; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un momento
8) (exactly, precisely) esattamente, proprio, precisamente9) (possibly, conceivably)11) (positively, totally)12) (easily)just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!
14) (in requests)"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"
16) (equally)just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come
17) just about appena appena, quasijust about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito
18) just now (a short time ago) appena; (at the moment) proprio adesso, in questo momento19) just as proprio quando, nel momento in cui, mentre••take your raincoat just in case it rains — prendi il tuo impermeabile, in caso piova o caso mai piovesse
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8 anything
1) ((in questions, and negative sentences etc) some thing: Can you see anything?; I can't see anything.) algo; nada2) (a thing of any kind: You can buy anything you like; `What would you like for your birthday?' `Anything will do.') lo que, cualquier cosaanything pron1. algois there anything interesting on TV ¿dan algo interestante por la tele?do you want anything else? ¿quieres algo más?2. nadadon't touch anything! ¡no toques nada!3. cualquier cosaI'll try anything probaré cualquier cosa / probaré lo que seatr['enɪɵɪŋ]1 (in questions) algo, alguna cosa■ is there anything left? ¿queda algo?2 (negative) nada3 (no matter what) cualquier cosa■ they can cost anything from £5 to £5000 el precio va desde cinco libras a cinco milanything ['ɛni.ɵɪŋ] pron1) : algo, alguna cosado you want anything?: ¿quieres algo?, ¿quieres alguna cosa?2) : nadahardly anything: casi nada3) : cualquier cosaI eat anything: como de todopron.• algo pron.• cualquier cosa pron.'eniθɪŋ1)a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algodo you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?
have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?
if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor
b) ( something similar) (colloq)do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?
c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada2)a) ( whatever)anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras
b) ( no matter what)I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti
was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!
['enɪθɪŋ]PRON1) (in questions, conditional constructions) algo, alguna cosado you need anything? — ¿necesitas algo or alguna cosa?
would you like anything to eat? — ¿quieres algo or alguna cosa de comer?
is there anything inside? — ¿hay algo or alguna cosa dentro?
can anything be done? — ¿se puede hacer algo or alguna cosa?
are you doing anything tonight? — ¿haces algo or alguna cosa esta noche?, ¿tienes algún plan para esta noche?
is there anything more boring than...? — ¿puede haber algo más aburrido que...?
did you see anything interesting? — ¿viste algo de interés?
if I hear anything I'll tell you — si oigo algo, te lo diré
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anything else? — (in shop etc) ¿algo más?, ¿alguna cosa más?•
if anything it's much better — es mucho mejor si cabeif anything it's larger — si acaso, es algo más grande
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is there anything in what he says? — ¿hay algo de verdad en lo que dice?•
have you heard anything of them? — ¿tienes alguna noticia de ellos?2) (+ negative, implied negative) nadacan't anything be done? — ¿no se puede hacer nada?
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we can't do anything else — no podemos hacer otra cosa, no podemos hacer nada más•
hardly anything — casi nada•
I don't think there's anything more annoying than... — no creo que haya nada más irritante que...3) (no matter what) cualquier cosathey'll eat anything — comen de todo, comen cualquier cosa pej
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anything but that — todo menos eso"was she apologetic?" - "anything but!" — -¿se disculpó? -¡nada de eso!
it was anything but pleasant — fue cualquier cosa menos agradable, era de todo menos agradable
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their friendship was more important than anything else — su amistad era más importante que todo lo demás•
I'm not buying just anything — yo no compro cualquier cosa•
sing anything you like — canta lo que quieras, canta cualquier cosa•
it could take anything up to three months — podría llevar hasta tres meses4) (in guesses, estimates)•
as anything * —she was as white as anything — estaba más pálida que todo, estaba de lo más pálida
it's as clear as anything what they want — lo que quieren está tan claro como el agua *, está muy claro lo que quieren
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as much as anything, I'm in it for the publicity as much as anything — más que nada estoy en esto por la publicidad•
he ran like anything * — corrió hasta más no poder, corrió como loco *•
or anything (=or anything like it) —did she say who she was or anything? — ¿dijo quién era ella o algo por el estilo?
he's not ugly or anything, just strange — no es feo ni nada por el estilo, solo raro
* * *['eniθɪŋ]1)a) ( something) (in interrog, conditional sentences) algodo you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?
have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?
if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor
b) ( something similar) (colloq)do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?
c) ( a single thing) (with neg) nada2)a) ( whatever)anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras
b) ( no matter what)I'd do anything for you — haría lo que fuera or cualquier cosa por ti
was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!
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9 От великого до смешного один шаг
You have but slightly to get immoderate in your ambitions and you become a laughing-stockCf: A descent from the sublime to the ridiculous is quick (Br.). From the sublime to the ridiculous is only a step (Am.). One step above the sublime makes the ridiculous (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > От великого до смешного один шаг
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10 vaguely
['veɪglɪ]2) (slightly) [embarrassed, irritated] leggermente3) (distractedly) [smile, gaze, say] con aria distratta; [wander, move about] distrattamente4) (imprecisely) [remember, understand, reply] vagamente; [ describe] in modo vago; [defined, formulated] in modo impreciso* * *1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vagamente2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vagamente* * *vaguely /ˈveɪglɪ/avv.2 vagamente; leggermente: The whole episode was vaguely ridiculous, tutto l'episodio è stato vagamente ridicolo3 distrattamente: He peered vaguely over his glasses, ha alzato distrattamente lo sguardo al di sopra degli occhiali.* * *['veɪglɪ]2) (slightly) [embarrassed, irritated] leggermente3) (distractedly) [smile, gaze, say] con aria distratta; [wander, move about] distrattamente4) (imprecisely) [remember, understand, reply] vagamente; [ describe] in modo vago; [defined, formulated] in modo impreciso -
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adverbundeutlich [markieren, hören]; kaum [sichtbar]; schwach [riechen, scheinen]; entfernt [sich ähneln]; wenig [interessieren]; leicht [enttäuschen]; zaghaft [lächeln]* * *2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) schwach* * *faint·ly[ˈfeɪntli]1. (weakly) leicht, schwachthe room smelled \faintly of disinfectant das Zimmer roch leicht nach Desinfektionsmittelto talk \faintly leise sprechen, wispernto be \faintly visible schwach zu sehen seinto glimpse sth \faintly in the distance etw in der Ferne erspähen3. (slightly) leicht, etwasshe seemed \faintly embarrassed to see us there es war ihr scheinbar etwas unangenehm, uns dort zu sehenif the talk had been even \faintly informative,... wenn das Gespräch auch nur annähernd informativ gewesen wäre,...not [even] \faintly funny überhaupt nicht komisch* * *['feIntlɪ]adv1) (= weakly) glow, shine, burn schwach; smell, smile leicht; (= quietly) sound, speak, say, sigh leisethe words are just faintly visible — die Worte sind gerade noch sichtbar
2) (= slightly) absurd, condescending, disappointed, suspicious leichtI do remember him faintly — ich kann mich schwach an ihn erinnern
* * *adverbundeutlich [markieren, hören]; kaum [sichtbar]; schwach [riechen, scheinen]; entfernt [sich ähneln]; wenig [interessieren]; leicht [enttäuschen]; zaghaft [lächeln]* * *adv.schwach adv. -
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1) (in a vague manner: I remember him very vaguely.) vagamente2) (slightly: She felt vaguely irritated; I feel vaguely uneasy.) vagamente, un pocovaguely adv vagamentetr['veɪglɪ]1 vagamentevaguely ['veɪgli] adv: vagamente, de manera imprecisaadv.• vagamente adv.'veɪglia) (in imprecise, unclear way) < explain> vagamente, con imprecisión, de manera imprecisa; <answer/define> con vaguedad or imprecisión; <recognize/remember> vagamente; <suspicious/ridiculous> ligeramente, un tantohe looks vaguely like his father — tiene un ligero parecido con or a su padre
b) ( absentmindedly) distraídamente['veɪɡlɪ]ADV1) (=imprecisely) [define, remember] vagamente; [embarrassed, guilty] ligeramente, levementea vaguely worded agreement — un acuerdo expresado de forma imprecisa or en términos poco claros
she was vaguely aware of someone else in the room — tenía la ligera or vaga impresión de que había alguien más en la habitación
her style is vaguely reminiscent of Jane Austen — su estilo recuerda vagamente a or tiene un cierto parecido con Jane Austen
2) (=absent-mindedly) distraídamente* * *['veɪgli]a) (in imprecise, unclear way) < explain> vagamente, con imprecisión, de manera imprecisa; <answer/define> con vaguedad or imprecisión; <recognize/remember> vagamente; <suspicious/ridiculous> ligeramente, un tantohe looks vaguely like his father — tiene un ligero parecido con or a su padre
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13 Schwindel
m; -s, kein Pl.1. dizziness; MED. vertigo; (Schwindelanfall) dizzy spell; ihn überkam ein leichter / starker Schwindel he became slightly / very dizzy; Schwindel erregend dizzy, giddy (auch fig.); Zahlen, Preise: astronomical; sie balanciert in Schwindel erregender Höhe she does her balancing act at a vertiginous ( oder dizzy) height; die Mieten befinden sich auf Schwindel erregendem Niveau the rents are astronomical ( oder sky high); die Arbeitslosenzahlen stiegen Schwindel erregend the unemployment figures rose astronomically2. umg. (Betrug) swindle; Koll. swindling; (Lüge) lie, fib; der Schwindel mit den Abschreibungsobjekten the scam Sl. concerning the deductible items; dieses Schlankheitsmittel ist purer Schwindel this slimming agent (Am. diet formula) is a complete fraud ( oder con); den Schwindel kenne ich I know that trick; auf einen / jeden Schwindel hereinfallen fall for a / every trick; der ganze Schwindel ist aufgeflogen the whole scam Sl. was exposed; alles Schwindel! nothing but lies!* * *der Schwindel(Betrug) confidence trick; con; fake; confidence game; plant; fraud; goldbrick; swindle;(Unwohlsein) dizziness; vertigo; giddiness* * *Schwịn|del ['ʃvɪndl]m -s,no pl1) (= Gleichgewichtsstörung) dizziness; (esp nach Drehen) giddinessSee:2) (= Lüge) lie; (= Betrug) swindle, fraud; (= Vertrauensmissbrauch) con (inf)die Berichte über das perfekte Haarwuchsmittel sind reiner Schwindel — the reports about this perfect hair-restorer are a complete swindle or fraud or con (inf)
das ist alles Schwindel, was er da sagt — what he says is all a pack of lies or a big con (inf)
mit Subventionen wird viel Schwindel getrieben — a lot of swindling or cheating goes on with subsidies
3) (inf = Kram)der ganze Schwindel — the whole (kit and) caboodle (inf) or shoot (inf)
ich will von dem ganzen Schwindel nichts mehr wissen! — I don't want to hear another thing about the whole damn business (inf)
* * *der1) (a dishonest trick.) con2) dizziness3) giddiness4) (a ridiculous imitation, intended to be humorous.) spoof5) (an act or example of swindling; a fraud: an insurance swindle; Our new car's a swindle - it's falling to pieces.) swindle6) (dizziness, especially as brought on by fear of heights: Keep her back from the edge of the cliff - she suffers from vertigo.) vertigo* * *Schwin·del<-s>[ˈʃvɪndl̩]1. (Betrug) swindle, fraudes war alles \Schwindel it was all a [big] swindle [or fraud]alles \Schwindel! it's all lies!2. MED dizziness, giddiness, vertigoin \Schwindel erregender Höhe high enough to cause dizziness [or giddiness] [or vertigo] [or to make one [feel] dizzy [or giddy]], at a vertiginous height formmit \Schwindel erregender Geschwindigkeit at breathtaking speed\Schwindel erregend (fig) astronomical3.* * *der; Schwindels1) (Gleichgewichtsstörung) dizziness; giddiness; vertigo2) (Anfall) dizzy or giddy spell; attack of dizziness or giddiness or vertigoden Schwindel kenne ich — (ugs.) that's an old trick; I know that trick
* * *ihn überkam ein leichter/starker Schwindel he became slightly/very dizzy;der Schwindel mit den Abschreibungsobjekten the scam sl concerning the deductible items;dieses Schlankheitsmittel ist purer Schwindel this slimming agent (US diet formula) is a complete fraud ( oder con);den Schwindel kenne ich I know that trick;auf einen/jeden Schwindel hereinfallen fall for a/every trick;der ganze Schwindel ist aufgeflogen the whole scam sl was exposed;alles Schwindel! nothing but lies!3. umg:der ganze Schwindel (alles zusammen) the whole caboodle* * *der; Schwindels1) (Gleichgewichtsstörung) dizziness; giddiness; vertigo2) (Anfall) dizzy or giddy spell; attack of dizziness or giddiness or vertigoden Schwindel kenne ich — (ugs.) that's an old trick; I know that trick
* * *m.bogus n.confidence trick n.dizziness n.fake n.giddiness n.imposture n.quackery n.shenanigan n.swindle n.vertigo n. -
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just [dʒʌst]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverb2. adjective━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = exactly) juste, exactement• he's just like his father (physically) c'est le portrait de son père ; (in behaviour) il est comme son père• just what are you implying? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire au juste ?• just over there là(, tout près)c. ( = at this or that moment) we're just off nous partons à l'instant• I'm just coming! j'arrive !• it's okay, I was just leaving ce n'est pas grave, je partais• are you leaving? -- not just yet tu pars ? -- pas tout de suite• just as we arrived it began to rain juste au moment où nous arrivions, il s'est mis à pleuvoire. ( = barely) I'll just catch the train if I hurry j'aurai tout juste le temps d'attraper le train si je me dépêchef. ( = slightly) juste• just over £10 un peu plus de 10 livres• just under £10 un peu moins de 10 livresg. ( = conceivably) it may just be possible ce n'est pas totalement excluh. ( = merely) justei. ( = simply) (tout) simplement• it was just marvellous! c'était absolument merveilleux !• she's just amazing! elle est tout simplement stupéfiante !• that's just stupid! c'est complètement stupide• I just can't imagine what's happened to him je n'arrive tout simplement pas à comprendre ce qui a pu lui arriver• I can't find £1,000 just like that je ne peux pas trouver 1 000 livres comme çaj. ( = specially) spécialementk. (in imagination) I can just hear the roars of laughter j'entends déjà les rires (que ça provoquerait)l. (in commands, requests, threats) just wait here a minute attends une minute ici• just look at that! regarde-moi ça ! (inf)• just you dare! (inf) essaie un peu pour voir !m. (in rejoinders) that's just it!• that's just the point! justement !• yes, but just the same... oui, mais tout de même...► just about ( = approximately) à peu près• have you finished? -- just about avez-vous fini ? -- presque► to be just about to do sth être sur le point de faire qch• just as I thought! c'est bien ce que je pensais !• I wasn't expecting much, which was just as well je ne m'attendais pas à grand-chose, heureusement► just in case• I'm taking a sleeping bag, just in case j'emmène un sac de couchage, au cas où► just now ( = a short time ago) à l'instant• I'm busy just now ( = at the moment) je suis occupé (pour l'instant)2. adjective* * *I 1. [dʒʌst]1) ( very recently)2) ( immediately) juste3) ( slightly) ( with quantities) un peu; ( indicating location or position) justejust over/under 20 kg — un peu plus/moins de 20 kg
4) (only, merely) juste5) ( purposely) exprès6) ( barely) tout juste7) ( simply) tout simplementjust tell the truth — dis la vérité, tout simplement
‘just a moment’ — ‘un instant’
8) (exactly, precisely) exactementit's just like him/you to forget — c'est bien de lui/toi d'oublier
9) (possibly, conceivably)it might ou could just be true — il se peut que ce soit vrai
10) ( at this or that very moment)11) (positively, totally) vraiment12) ( easily)13) ( with imperatives) doncjust think, you could have been hurt! — mais tu te rends compte? tu aurais pu être blessé!
14) ( in requests)15) ( for emphasis in responses)‘that film was dreadful’ - ‘wasn't it just!’ — ‘ce film était absolument nul!’ - ‘ah, ça oui!’
16) ( equally)2.just as big/well as... — aussi grand/bien que...
just about adverbial phrase presquejust about cooked/finished — presque cuit/fini
3. 4.it's just about the most boring film I've seen — c'est sans doute le film le plus ennuyeux que j'aie vu
just as conjunctional phrase juste au moment où••II [dʒʌst]1) ( fair) [person, society, decision, cause, comment, war] juste; [action, complaint, demand] justifié; [anger, claim, criticism, suspicion] légitime2) ( exact) [account, calculation] juste, exact3) Law [claim] fondé; [title, request] valable -
15 R
1) Общая лексика: кино "R", фильмы, на которые дети до 16-17 лет допускаются только в сопровождении взрослых, чистый для анализа (ч.д.а.) (R (Reagent Grade) = GR (Guaranteed Reagent) = AR (Analytical grade) = PA (Pure for Analysis) = чистый для анализа) (http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_russian/chemistry%3B_chem_sci_eng/2145428-r.html), научно-производственный3) Биология: arginine, respiration6) Военный термин: Ramming, Readiness, Required, Resources, Retreat, Revision, Rock Outcrops, Routine, Russian, radiation, radio, radioactivity, radiological, radiotelegram, railhead, railroad, railway, range, rank, rate, ration, rationing, reaction, rear, receiver, recoilless, recoverable, recruiting, reference, regiment, regimental, regulation, reinforcement, reliability, repair, repairable, replaceability, report, representative, research, reserve, residence, response, restricted, retired, retiree, review, reward, rifle, rifled, rimmed, rocket, round-nose, route, runner, пуск ракеты с корабля, самолёт СВ, транспортный самолёт (ВМС), (reconnaissance) разведывательный (самолёт; фото- или электронной разведки), в отставке, офицер запаса7) Техника: R-display, Reaumur scale, acknowledge receipt, acoustic resistance, angle of reflection, correlation coefficient, gas constant, heavy self-reversed, production rate, radial distance, reconnaissance, reddish, refraction, rehydratable food, relative humidity, reluctance, repetition, result, rotational quantum number, slightly self-reversed8) Сельское хозяйство: reactive, refrigerator, rough9) Химия: Reamer Temperature Ratio10) Математика: Ratio, Ray, Rays, Rounded, Row, интенсивность (rate), размах (range), скорость (rate)11) Религия: Rabbi, Recommitment, Relationship, Repent, Respectful, The Rational, The Resurrection12) Юридический термин: Reasonable, Responsible, Restraint, Revert, Ridiculous, Robber13) Экономика: аббревиатура от research and developement - НИОКР, научно-исследовательские и опытно-конструкторские работы15) Автомобильный термин: возвращение назад16) Музыка: Rollicking17) Оптика: Rankine18) Политика: Republican19) Телекоммуникации: Ring, Router, R reference point (ISDN)20) Сокращение: Reaumur, Reynolds number, Rolemaster, Romeo (phonetic alphabet), Royal, Rwanda, Time zone 67.5 W - 82.5 W (GMT +5), railroad, ready, rector, regulations, relative, rood, rubber, radar (comb form)22) Физиология: Recto, Rehabilitate, Relax, Respirations23) Шахматы: Rook24) Электроника: Redundant25) Вычислительная техника: are, reset, resistor, reverse, right, Restricted (Movie rating)26) Нефть: (Vcl) clay content deduced from resistivity, current or producing gas/oil ratio, degrees Rankine, electrical resistivity, recovery, reflection coefficient, reservoir, rock bit, running, universal gas constant, Reaumur (scale)27) Генетика: аргинин, символ, обозначающий правое плечо политенной хромосомы29) Транспорт: Rider30) Пищевая промышленность: Rubbish31) Холодильная техника: refrigerant32) СМИ: Recite33) Деловая лексика: Results, Retailer, Risk, Risky, The Retailer's34) Бурение: температурная шкала Реомюра (Reamur), шарошечное долото (rock bit)35) Образование: Respect, Responsibility, Retentive, Rithmetic36) Складское дело: период между заказами (review period)37) Инвестиции: Reports of Patent Cases, Rules of Practice of the Patent Office in Patent Cases, registered name38) Сетевые технологии: Reply39) Полимеры: Rydberg constant, radical, radius, ratio (соотношение), reflux ratio, registered, regular, resistance, rotary40) Программирование: Return42) Контроль качества: rejection number43) Океанография: Radiancy, Rankine Temperature Scale44) Химическое оружие: remote control, remote (Переключатель управления)45) МИД: effective calculating rate46) Яхтенный спорт: гоночный балл яхты, число Рейнольдса47) Должность: Romance48) Чат: Repulsive49) Правительство: Resolution50) NYSE. Ryder Systems, Inc.52) Федеральное бюро расследований: Racial53) Единицы измерений: Radians54) Международные перевозки: reduced class rate (rate classification) -
16 r
1) Общая лексика: кино "R", фильмы, на которые дети до 16-17 лет допускаются только в сопровождении взрослых, чистый для анализа (ч.д.а.) (R (Reagent Grade) = GR (Guaranteed Reagent) = AR (Analytical grade) = PA (Pure for Analysis) = чистый для анализа) (http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_russian/chemistry%3B_chem_sci_eng/2145428-r.html), научно-производственный3) Биология: arginine, respiration6) Военный термин: Ramming, Readiness, Required, Resources, Retreat, Revision, Rock Outcrops, Routine, Russian, radiation, radio, radioactivity, radiological, radiotelegram, railhead, railroad, railway, range, rank, rate, ration, rationing, reaction, rear, receiver, recoilless, recoverable, recruiting, reference, regiment, regimental, regulation, reinforcement, reliability, repair, repairable, replaceability, report, representative, research, reserve, residence, response, restricted, retired, retiree, review, reward, rifle, rifled, rimmed, rocket, round-nose, route, runner, пуск ракеты с корабля, самолёт СВ, транспортный самолёт (ВМС), (reconnaissance) разведывательный (самолёт; фото- или электронной разведки), в отставке, офицер запаса7) Техника: R-display, Reaumur scale, acknowledge receipt, acoustic resistance, angle of reflection, correlation coefficient, gas constant, heavy self-reversed, production rate, radial distance, reconnaissance, reddish, refraction, rehydratable food, relative humidity, reluctance, repetition, result, rotational quantum number, slightly self-reversed8) Сельское хозяйство: reactive, refrigerator, rough9) Химия: Reamer Temperature Ratio10) Математика: Ratio, Ray, Rays, Rounded, Row, интенсивность (rate), размах (range), скорость (rate)11) Религия: Rabbi, Recommitment, Relationship, Repent, Respectful, The Rational, The Resurrection12) Юридический термин: Reasonable, Responsible, Restraint, Revert, Ridiculous, Robber13) Экономика: аббревиатура от research and developement - НИОКР, научно-исследовательские и опытно-конструкторские работы15) Автомобильный термин: возвращение назад16) Музыка: Rollicking17) Оптика: Rankine18) Политика: Republican19) Телекоммуникации: Ring, Router, R reference point (ISDN)20) Сокращение: Reaumur, Reynolds number, Rolemaster, Romeo (phonetic alphabet), Royal, Rwanda, Time zone 67.5 W - 82.5 W (GMT +5), railroad, ready, rector, regulations, relative, rood, rubber, radar (comb form)22) Физиология: Recto, Rehabilitate, Relax, Respirations23) Шахматы: Rook24) Электроника: Redundant25) Вычислительная техника: are, reset, resistor, reverse, right, Restricted (Movie rating)26) Нефть: (Vcl) clay content deduced from resistivity, current or producing gas/oil ratio, degrees Rankine, electrical resistivity, recovery, reflection coefficient, reservoir, rock bit, running, universal gas constant, Reaumur (scale)27) Генетика: аргинин, символ, обозначающий правое плечо политенной хромосомы29) Транспорт: Rider30) Пищевая промышленность: Rubbish31) Холодильная техника: refrigerant32) СМИ: Recite33) Деловая лексика: Results, Retailer, Risk, Risky, The Retailer's34) Бурение: температурная шкала Реомюра (Reamur), шарошечное долото (rock bit)35) Образование: Respect, Responsibility, Retentive, Rithmetic36) Складское дело: период между заказами (review period)37) Инвестиции: Reports of Patent Cases, Rules of Practice of the Patent Office in Patent Cases, registered name38) Сетевые технологии: Reply39) Полимеры: Rydberg constant, radical, radius, ratio (соотношение), reflux ratio, registered, regular, resistance, rotary40) Программирование: Return42) Контроль качества: rejection number43) Океанография: Radiancy, Rankine Temperature Scale44) Химическое оружие: remote control, remote (Переключатель управления)45) МИД: effective calculating rate46) Яхтенный спорт: гоночный балл яхты, число Рейнольдса47) Должность: Romance48) Чат: Repulsive49) Правительство: Resolution50) NYSE. Ryder Systems, Inc.52) Федеральное бюро расследований: Racial53) Единицы измерений: Radians54) Международные перевозки: reduced class rate (rate classification) -
17 faintly
adj.lánguido, débil.adv.1 apenas (to hear, see); débilmente (to shine); vagamente (to remember)2 ligeramente (slightly) (uneasy, ridiculous) -
18 funny
1. n двухвесельная лодка; ялик2. a смешной, забавный; потешныйfunny story — анекдот, смешная история
3. a странный, непонятный4. a эвф. тронувшийся, чудной5. a разг. подозрительный, нечистыйfunny business — нечистое дело; обман, мошенничество; подлость
funny as a crutch! — ничего смешного!; хороши шутки!
Синонимический ряд:1. amusing (adj.) absurd; amusing; capricious; comic; comical; diverting; droll; entertaining; farcical; gelastic; hilarious; jocular; laughable; laughing; ludicrous; ridiculous; risible; whimsical; zany2. odd (adj.) bizarre; curious; eccentric; erratic; freakish; idiosyncratic; odd; peculiar; quaint; queer; quirky; singular; strange; suspicious; unusual; weird3. witty (adj.) facetious; humorous; jesting; wittyАнтонимический ряд:dismal; dull; grave; lamentable; lugubrious; melancholy; mournful; normal; sad; serious; sober -
19 just
I.A adv1 ( very recently) to have just done venir (juste) de faire ; she's just arrived elle vient juste d'arriver ; I'm just back je viens juste de rentrer ; it has just been varnished ça vient juste d'être verni ;2 ( immediately) juste ; just after your birthday juste après ton anniversaire ; just after you left/arrived juste après ton départ/arrivée ; just before juste avant ; it's just after 10 am/midnight il est 10 heures passées/minuit passé de quelques minutes ;3 ( slightly) ( with quantities) un peu ; ( indicating location or position) juste ; just over 20 kg un peu plus de 20 kg ; just under 15 cm un peu moins de 15 cm ; just beyond ou past ou after the station juste après la gare ; just below the knee juste en-dessous du genou ; just on the left juste à gauche ;4 (only, merely) juste ; just a cup of tea juste une tasse de thé ; just for fun juste pour rire ; there will be just the three of us il y aura juste nous trois ; not cross, just disappointed pas fâché, juste déçu ; just two days ago il y a juste deux jours ; just last week pas plus tard que la semaine dernière ; he's just a child ce n'est qu'un enfant ; not just men pas seulement les hommes ;5 ( purposely) exprès ; he did it just to annoy us il l'a fait exprès pour nous embêter ; I came just to see you je suis venu exprès pour te voir ;6 ( barely) tout juste ; just on time tout juste à l'heure ; he's just 20 il a tout juste 20 ans ; I've got just enough money j'ai tout juste assez d'argent ; the oven is just hot enough le four est tout juste assez chaud ; I (only) just caught the train j'ai eu le train de justesse ; he (only) just passed the exam il a réussi à l'examen de justesse ;7 ( simply) tout simplement ; just tell the truth dis la vérité, tout simplement ; she just won't listen elle ne veut tout simplement pas écouter ; I was just wondering if… je me demandais tout simplement si… ; that's just the way it is c'est comme ça, c'est la vie ; just a moment ou minute ou second ( please wait) un instant ; (when interrupting, disagreeing) un instant, minute ○ ;8 (exactly, precisely) exactement ; that's just what I suggested c'est exactement ce que j'ai suggéré ; it's just what she wants c'est exactement ce qu'elle veut ; it's just what you were expecting c'est bien ce à quoi tu t'attendais ; just as I thought, we're too late c'est bien ce que je pensais, nous arrivons trop tard ; just how do you hope to persuade him? comment espères-tu le persuader au juste? ; just how many there are isn't known on ne sait pas au juste combien il y en a ; it's just right c'est parfait ; just at that moment, Paul arrived juste à ce moment-là Paul est arrivé ; it's just on 8 am GB il est exactement 8 heures, il est 8 heures pile ; he likes everything to be just so il aime que les choses soient parfaitement en ordre ; she looks just like her father elle ressemble à son père comme deux gouttes d'eau ; it's just like him to forget c'est bien lui d'oublier ; it's just like you to be late c'est bien toi d'être en retard ; just so! tout à fait ; that's just it ou the trouble c'est bien ça le problème ; that's just the point! justement! ;9 (possibly, conceivably) it might ou could just be true il se peut que ça soit vrai ; he may just make it in time il se peut qu'il arrive à temps ;10 ( at this or that very moment) to be just doing être en train de faire ; to be just about to do être sur le point de faire ; I'm just finishing the letter je suis en train de finir la lettre ; I'm just coming j'arrive ; he was just leaving il partait ; I'm just off! j'y vais! ;11 (positively, totally) that was just wonderful/delicious c'était vraiment merveilleux/délicieux ; that's just ridiculous/wrong c'est tout à fait ridicule/faux ; that's just typical! iron ça ne m'étonne vraiment pas! ; that's just great! ( enthusiastically) c'est vraiment formidable! ; ( ironically) il ne manquait plus que ça! ;12 ( easily) I can just imagine her as president je n'ai aucun mal à l'imaginer présidente ; can't you just picture the scene! ce n'est pas difficile d'imaginer la scène! ; I can just smell the pineforests je sens déjà l'odeur des pins ;13 ( with imperatives) donc ; just keep quiet! tais-toi donc! ; just look at the time! regarde donc l'heure qu'il est! ; just you dare! essaie donc voir! ; just imagine! imagine donc! ; just think, you could have been hurt! mais tu te rends compte? tu aurais pu être blessé ;14 ( in requests) if I could just interrupt you si je peux me permettre de vous interrompre ; if you could just hold this box si vous pouvez tenir cette boîte ; could you just wait five minutes? est-ce que vous pourriez attendre cinq minutes? ;15 ( for emphasis in responses) ‘he 's adorable’-‘isn 't he just’ ‘il est adorable’-‘ah, ça oui’ ; ‘that film was dreadful’-‘wasn't it just!’ ‘ce film était absolument nul!’-‘ah, ça oui! ; ‘she's really full of herself’-‘isn't she just’ ‘elle est vraiment imbue de sa personne’-‘ça tu peux le dire’ ; ‘I bet you're furious’-‘aren't I just’ ‘je parie que tu es furieux’-‘et comment!’ ;16 ( equally) just as big/funny/well as… aussi grand/drôle/bien que… ; I can just as easily walk je peux tout aussi bien y aller à pied.B just about adv phr presque ; just about cooked/finished presque cuit/fini ; ‘are you ready?’-‘just about’ ‘es-tu prêt?’-‘presque’ ; it's just about 10 o'clock il est presque 10 heures ; just about everything /anything à peu près tout/n'importe quoi ; I can just about see it/reach it je peux tout juste le voir/l'attraper ; just about enough for two juste assez pour deux ; I've had just about enough! j'en ai marre ○ ! ; just about here à peu près ici ; it's just about the most boring film I've seen c'est sans doute le film le plus ennuyeux que j'aie vu ; it's just about the best holiday we've had ce sont sans doute les meilleures vacances que nous ayons passées.C just now adv phr ( a short time ago) I saw him just now je viens juste de le voir ; ( at the moment) en ce moment.D just as conj phr juste au moment où ; he arrived just as I was leaving il est arrivé juste au moment où je partais.it's just as well it's waterproof heureusement que c'est imperméable ; just as well! tant mieux! ; it would be just as well if you asked him tu ferais bien de lui demander ; I'd just as soon you didn't mention it j'aimerais autant que tu le gardes pour toi ; take your raincoat just in case it rains prends ton imperméable au cas où il pleuvrait ; I always check just in case je vérifie toujours, on ne sait jamais.II.B adj1 ( fair) [person, society, decision, cause, comment, war] juste ; [action, complaint, demand] justifié ; [anger, claim, criticism, suspicion] légitime ; [reward] mérité ; as is only just à juste titre ; it's only just ce n'est que justice (to do de faire ; that que + subj) ; to be just in one's dealings with sb faire preuve d'équité dans ses relations avec qn ; without just cause sans raison valable ;2 ( exact) [account, balance, calculation] juste, exact ;to sleep the sleep of the just dormir du sommeil du juste. -
20 faintly
faintly ['feɪntlɪ](a) (breathe, shine) faiblement; (mark, write) légèrement; (say, speak) d'une voix éteinte, faiblement;∎ faintly visible à peine visible;∎ she smiled faintly elle esquissa un sourire(b) (slightly) légèrement, vaguement;∎ the taste is faintly reminiscent of cinnamon cela rappelle vaguement la cannelle;∎ faintly absurd/ridiculous quelque peu absurde/ridicule
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