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1) пустяки, мелочи, что-л. не стоящее внимания [small beer часть шекспировского выражения chronicle small beer см. chronicle small beer]‘So those are what you call facts - eh?’ said Battle curiously. ‘They are facts. Very small fry - perhaps.’ (A. Christie, ‘Cards on the Table’, ch..XIX) — - Так вы это называете фактами, да? - спросил Баттл с любопытством. - Да, это факты. Возможно, не столь уж важные, но все же факты.
This book of poems is very small beer. (P. Selver, ‘English Phraseology’) — Этот сборник стихов не заслуживает внимания.
2) мелкие людишки; ≈ мелкая сошка‘Don't let him have another crack at you, for goodness' sake,’ Sally pleaded. ‘No chance of that,’ Frisco replied. ‘I'm too small fry for him to bother about these days.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XVIII) — - Бога ради, не попадись ему снова в лапы, - взмолилась Салли. - Ну, этого не будет, - ответил Фриско. - Я теперь слишком мелкая рыбешка, чтобы он стал мною заниматься.
Well, I was bashful, felt I was small fry like... (I. Murdoch, ‘The Black Prince’, part I) — Понимаете, я очень застенчив. Думал, куда я полезу, мелкая сошка...
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small beer [ˏsmɔ:lˊbɪə] n1) пустяки́, ме́лочи;to think no small beer of oneself быть о себе́ высо́кого мне́ния
;to chronicle small beer отмеча́ть вся́кие ме́лочи; занима́ться пустяка́ми
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1. слабое пиво2. пустяки, мелочиto think no small beer of oneself — зазнаваться, много о себе думать
3. мелкая сошкаСинонимический ряд:trivia (noun) minutiae; small change; small potatoes; trivia; triviality -
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(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) uma insignificância* * *small beerfig ninharia. he chronicles small beer/ele registra coisas sem importância.————————small beer[sm'ɔ:l bi:ə] n 1 cerveja fraca ou ordinária. 2 bagatela, coisa ou pessoa sem importância. -
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(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) ein kleiner Fisch* * ** * *1. obs Dünnbier n2. besonders Br umga) Lappalien pl, kleine Fische plb) Null f pej, Nichts n pej (Person):think no small beer of o.s. eine hohe Meinung von sich haben -
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(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) (bare) barnematsubst.1) ( gammeldags) tynt øl, svakøl2) (overført, hverdagslig) bagatell, null, ubetydelig sak, ubetydelig person -
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(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) malenkost* * *[smɔ:lbiə]nounvodéno (slabo) pivo; figuratively nepomembna oseba ali stvarto chronicle small beer colloquially kramljati o nepomembnih stvareh, kot da bi bile zelo važne, figuratively iz muhe slona delatito think no small beer of o.s. — imeti visoko mnenje o sebi, biti nadut (domišljav) -
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['smɔːlbɪə]n1) слабке́ пи́во2) дрібни́ціto think small beer of smb. [smth.] — бу́ти невисо́кої ду́мки про ко́гось (щось)
to think no small beer of oneself — зазнава́тися, бу́ти висо́кої ду́мки про се́бе
to chronicle small beer — займа́тися дрібни́цями
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[͵smɔ:lʹbıə]1. слабое пиво2. пустяки, мелочиto think small beer of smb., smth. - быть невысокого мнения о ком-л., чём-л.
to think no small beer of oneself - зазнаваться, много о себе думать
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(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) barnemad* * *(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) barnemad -
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noun1) obsolete слабое пиво2) пустяки, мелочи; to think no small beer of oneself быть о себе высокого мнения; to chronicle small beer отмечать всякие мелочи; заниматься пустяками* * *(a) мелкий; ничтожный; пустяковый* * *мелочи, пустяки, ничтожный человек, слабое пиво, пустяковый* * *1) устар. слабое пиво 2) а) мелочи б) нестоящий человек -
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сущ.; брит.мелочь, пустякto chronicle small beer — отмечать всякие мелочи; заниматься пустяками
My collection of paintings is small beer compared to yours. — Моя коллекция картин не может сравнится с твоей.
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n infmlThe guy is just small beer. Pay him no mind — Не обращай внимания. Этот тип из себя ничего не представляет
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(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) insignificancia, bagatela -
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(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) lítilræði -
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(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) lényegtelen -
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N1. महत्त्वहीनHe seems to have a great importance for his family but in office he is a small beer. -
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önemsiz kimse, değersiz şey, önemsiz şey, önemsiz sözler* * *(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) önemsiz şey/kimse -
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• vähäpätöiset asiat• mieto olut• pilsneri* * *(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) vähäpätöinen juttu
См. также в других словарях:
Small beer — Beer Beer, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[ o]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
small beer — Beer Beer, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be[ o]r; akin to Fries. biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E. brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.] 1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Small beer — Small Small (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
small beer — 1560s, originally weak beer; used figuratively of small things or trifling matters. SMALL (Cf. Small) with the meaning of low alcoholic content is attested from mid 15c … Etymology dictionary
small beer — If something is small beer, it s unimportant … The small dictionary of idiomes
small beer — small′ beer′ n. 1) vin weak beer 2) brit. Slang. trivial matters … From formal English to slang
small beer — n. 1. [Brit. Archaic] weak or inferior beer 2. Informal a person or thing of little importance … English World dictionary
small beer — noun uncount MAINLY BRITISH INFORMAL SMALL POTATOES … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
small beer — ► small beer chiefly Brit. something unimportant. Main Entry: ↑small … English terms dictionary
small beer — noun Date: 1568 1. weak or inferior beer 2. something of small importance ; trivia • small beer adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
small beer — noun a) Beer with a low alcoholic content The income from gold plated widgets is small beer compared to the income from the standard ones. b) Something that is of relatively little importance. Syn: peanuts, small po … Wiktionary