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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 [smɔ:l]∎ small children les jeunes enfants mpl;∎ small child (young) enfant mf en bas âge, petit(e) enfant mf; (small in size) enfant mf de petite taille;∎ a small coffee une petite tasse (de café);∎ euphemism the smallest room le petit coin;∎ the small screen le petit écran;∎ small sizes les petites tailles fpl;∎ to get or to grow smaller devenir plus petit, diminuer;∎ to make smaller (hole) réduire;∎ the new wallpaper makes the room look smaller le nouveau papier peint rapetisse la pièce;∎ to make oneself small se faire tout petit(b) (in number → crowd, family, population) peu nombreux; (in quantity → dose, amount, percentage) petit, faible; (→ resources) faible; (→ supply) petit; (→ salary, sum) petit, modeste; (→ helping) petit, peu copieux; (→ meal) léger;∎ the audience was very small l'assistance était très peu nombreuse, il y avait très peu de monde;∎ the smallest possible number of guests le moins d'invités possible;∎ in small numbers en petit nombre;∎ to get or to grow smaller diminuer, décroître;∎ the problems don't get any smaller les problèmes ne vont pas (en) s'amenuisant;∎ down to the smallest details jusqu'aux moindres détails;∎ a small voice une petite voix;∎ it's no small achievement c'est une réussite non négligeable;∎ it makes not the smallest difference ça ne fait pas la moindre différence;∎ there's the small matter of the £150 you still owe me il reste ce petit problème des 150 livres que tu me dois;∎ it's small wonder that they lost ce n'est guère étonnant qu'ils aient perdu;∎ I like to be able to help in a small way j'aime me sentir utile;∎ I do some acting, in a small way je fais un peu de théâtre;∎ he felt responsible in his own small way il se sentait responsable à sa façon;∎ in her own small way she had made a worthwhile contribution dans la limite de ses moyens, elle avait apporté une pierre à l'édifice;∎ familiar we're very British small beer or American small potatoes in the advertising world nous ne représentons pas grand-chose dans le monde de la publicité□∎ to make sb look or feel small humilier qn, rabaisser qn;∎ they've got small minds ce sont des esprits mesquins2 adverb∎ to cut sth up small couper qch en tout petits morceaux;∎ the cat curled itself up small le chat s'est roulé en boule;∎ to think small voir petit3 noun∎ small of the back creux m ou chute f des reins;∎ I have a pain in the small of my back j'ai mal aux reins ou au creux des reins;∎ he took her by the small of the waist il l'a prise par la taille∎ this T-shirt's a small ce tee-shirt est une petite taille∎ to wash one's smalls faire sa petite lessive►► small ad petite annonce f;small arms armes fpl portatives;∎ the sound of small arms fire des tirs mpl d'arme portative;small businessman petit entrepreneur m ou patron m;Typography & Computing small capitals, small caps petites capitales fpl;small change petite monnaie f;Cars small end (of connecting rod) pied m;small fry menu fretin m;small hours petit matin m;∎ in the small hours au petit matin;Anatomy small intestine intestin m grêle;Finance small investor petit porteur m;small letter (lettre f) minuscule f;∎ in small letters en (lettres) minuscules;small print petits caractères mpl;∎ make sure you read the small print before you sign lisez bien ce qui est écrit en petits caractères avant de signer;small scale petite échelle f;∎ on a small scale sur une petite échelle;small talk (UNCOUNT) banalités fpl;∎ to make small talk échanger des banalités;∎ to make small talk with sb faire la conversation à qn;∎ I'm no good at small talk je ne sais pas faire la conversation;Typography small type petits corps mpl -
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fry [fraɪ](preterite, past participle fried)[+ meat, fish, vegetables, bread] ( = deep-fry) (faire) frire ; ( = shallow-fry) faire revenir• fried rice ≈ riz m cantonais3. compounds(British = dish) plat composé de saucisses, œufs, bacon etc cuits à la poêle* * *[fraɪ] 1.1) Zoology fretin m2) fig2.small fry — ( children) petits mpl, mioches (colloq) mpl; ( unimportant people) menu fretin m
transitive verb (prét, pp fried) Culinary faire frire3.intransitive verb (prét, pp fried) Culinary frire4.fried past participle adjective fritfried fish — poisson m frit
fried food — friture f
fried eggs — œufs mpl au plat
fried potatoes — pommes fpl de terre sautées
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Ⅰfry [fraɪ] nме́лкая рыбёшка; мальки́;small fry пренебр., шутл. мелюзга́
Ⅱfry [fraɪ]1. n1) вну́тренности не́которых живо́тных в жа́реном ви́де2) жа́реное мя́со; жарко́е3) амер. пикни́к2. v жа́рить(ся) -
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♦ small (1) /smɔ:l/a.1 piccolo, piccino; esiguo; lieve; minuto; ristretto; scarso; basso, umile; insignificante; gretto, meschino: a small animal, un piccolo animale; un animaletto; a small boy, un ragazzino; a small man, un uomo piccolo; un uomo basso (o insignificante, umile, meschino); (econ.) a small business, una piccola azienda (o impresa); small savers, i piccoli risparmiatori; small rain, pioggia minuta; pioggerella; a small audience, scarso pubblico; a small matter, una faccenda insignificante; una faccenduola; una cosa da poco2 ( di suono, voce) basso; sommesso: in a small voice, a bassa voce; con voce sommessa; con un filo di voce3 ( della birra) debole; di scarsa gradazione; ( di una carta da gioco) bassa: a small heart, una carta bassa di cuori● small ads, piccola pubblicità □ (mil.) small arms, armi leggere (o portatili) □ (fig.) small beer, persona insignificante, senza importanza; inezie; piccolezze □ to be small beer, non avere importanza; essere poca cosa □ small-bore, ( di pistola, ecc.) di piccolo calibro; (fig.) insignificante, insulso, da quattro soldi □ (fin.) small-cap (o small capitalization), a bassa capitalizzazione ( detto di società) □ (tipogr.) small capitals (o small caps), maiuscoletto □ a small car, un'automobile piccola; un'utilitaria □ small change, moneta spicciola; spiccioli; (fig.) roba da poco, insulsaggini □ small coal, carbone minuto □ (naut.) small craft, naviglio leggero; barche □ small-denomination notes, banconote (o biglietti) di piccolo taglio □ (mecc., autom.) a small-engined car, un'automobile di piccola cilindrata □ (agric., econ.) a small farmer, un piccolo proprietario; un colono; un coltivatore diretto □ a small fortune, una piccola fortuna □ small fry, pesci minuti, pesciolini; (fig.) persone di nessun conto □ small gravel, ghiaietto; ghiaino □ (comm.) small gross, dieci dozzine □ small hand, scrittura ordinaria □ the small hours, le ore piccole □ (anat.) small intestine, intestino tenue □ (tipogr.) small letters, lettere minuscole; minuscole □ a small mind, una mente gretta (o meschina, ristretta) □ small-minded, gretto; meschino; piccino (fig.) □ small-mindedness, grettezza; meschinità; piccineria □ small people, gente di bassa condizione; gente comune (o ordinaria); gli umili □ small print, caratteri minuti ( di stampa); (fig.) clausole ( di un contratto, ecc.) stampate in caratteri minutissimi (o poco leggibili) □ ( grafica) small scale, scala ridotta □ small-scale, piccolo; modesto; su piccola scala: small-scale industry, piccola industria □ (fam.) the small screen, il piccolo schermo; la televisione □ small shot, pallini piccoli (da caccia) □ (stor.) small sword, spadino; fioretto ( da duello) □ small talk, chiacchiere; insulsaggini □ (fam.) small-time, di minore importanza; banale □ a small-time criminal, un piccolo delinquente □ small timer, individuo insignificante; mezza tacca, mezza cartuccia □ small town, cittadina; città di provincia □ (spec. USA) small-town, provinciale □ small wonder!, non c'è da stupirsene □ to feel small, sentirsi insignificante; farsi piccolo per la vergogna (o l'umiliazione) □ (fig.) in a small way, in piccolo; nel proprio piccolo (fam.): He's in business in a small way, fa qualche affare, ma in piccolo; è un piccolo commerciante □ to live in a small way, far vita semplice; vivere modestamente □ to look small, apparire insignificante; avere un'aria dimessa □ on the small side, piuttosto piccolo; modesto: My income is on the small side, il mio reddito è piuttosto modesto □ to think no small beer of oneself, avere un alto concetto di sé □ It was small of him to tell you, è stato ingeneroso da parte sua dirtelo.small (2) /smɔ:l/n.2 carbone di piccola pezzatura; carbone minuto● (fam.) the small of the back, il fondo della schiena; le reni.small (3) /smɔ:l/avv.1 piccolo; minutamente2 (fig.) modestamente● (fig. raro) to sing small, diventar umile; abbassare la cresta □ to write small, scrivere a caratteri minuti; scrivere piccolo. -
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small [smɔ:l]1. adjective• with a small "e" avec un « e » minuscule• it's a small world! le monde est petit !• to make sth smaller [+ amount, supply] réduire qch ; [+ objet, organization] réduire la taille de qchb. ( = young) petit2. adverb3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, une ville de moins de 10 000 habitants est une « petite ville » ( small town). Le terme « village », peu utilisé, évoque plutôt l'ancien continent ou les pays du tiers-monde. Les populations des petites villes sont généralement appréciées pour les valeurs qu'elles incarnent: gentillesse, honnêteté, politesse, rapports de bon voisinage et patriotisme. Cependant, on peut aussi parler des « small-town attitudes » dans un sens péjoratif pour désigner une tendance aux préjugés et une certaine étroitesse d'esprit.* * *[smɔːl] 1. 2.(colloq) smalls plural noun GB euph petit linge m3.1) ( not big) gen petit; [increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake] faiblethe small matter of the £1,000 you owe me — iron la bagatelle de 1000 livres sterling que tu me dois iron
in his ou her own small way — gen à sa façon
the smallest room — (colloq) euph le petit coin (colloq) euph
2) ( petty) [person, act] mesquin3) ( not much)to have small cause ou reason for worrying ou to worry — n'avoir guère de raisons de s'inquiéter
it is small comfort ou consolation to somebody — c'est une piètre consolation pour quelqu'un
4) ( quiet) [voice, noise] petit; [sound] faible5) ( humiliated)to feel ou look small — être dans ses petits souliers (colloq)
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A n2 fig small fry (+ v pl) ( children) loupiots ○ mpl, mioches ○ mpl ; ( unimportant people) menu fretin m.D fried pp adj frit ; fried fish poisson m frit ; fried eggs œufs mpl au plat ; fried food friture f ; fried potatoes pommes fpl de terre sautées. -
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I transitive verbfried eggs/potatoes — Spiegeleier/Bratkartoffeln
Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/87283/fry_up">fry upII noun(young fishes etc.) Brut, diesmall fry — (fig.) unbedeutende Leute
* * *I verb(to cook in hot oil or fat: Shall I fry the eggs or boil them?) braten- frying-pan- out of the frying-pan into the fire II noun(a swarm of young, especially of fish.) die Fischbrut* * *[fraɪ]I. n pl junger FischII. vt<- ie->1. (cook)▪ to \fry sb jdn auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichtenIII. vi<- ie->1. (cook) braten* * *I [fraɪ]pl(= fish) kleine Fische pl II1. vtto fry an egg — ein Spiegelei machen, ein Ei in die Pfanne schlagen
2) (US inf = electrocute) auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichten2. vi1) (meat etc) braten3. n (US)Barbecue nt* * *fry1 [fraı]A v/t1. braten:fried eggs Spiegeleier;2. US sl auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hinrichtenB v/i1. braten2. umg sich einen Sonnenbrand holen3. US sl auf dem elektrischen Stuhl hingerichtet werdenC spig’s fry gebratene Innereien vom Schwein2. US (meist in Zusammensetzungen) Fest oder Picknick, bei dem (etwas) gebraten wird:fry2 [fraı] spl1. Fischrogen m2. junge Fische pla) junges Gemüse pej, junges Volk,c) kleine Fische pl pej, Lappalien pl* * *I transitive verbfried eggs/potatoes — Spiegeleier/Bratkartoffeln
Phrasal Verbs:- fry upII noun(young fishes etc.) Brut, diesmall fry — (fig.) unbedeutende Leute
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verb(to cook in hot oil or fat: Shall I fry the eggs or boil them?) freír- out of the frying-pan into the fire
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noun(a swarm of young, especially of fish.) alevinesfry vb freírtr[fraɪ]1 (fish) alevines nombre masculino plural————————tr[fraɪ]1 freír1 freírse2 figurative use (in sun) asarse, achicharrarse1) : fritura f, plato m frito2) : fiesta f en que se sirven friturasn.• fritada s.f.• fritura s.f.v.• freír v.
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1. fraɪfries, frying, fried transitive verb freír*
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1)b) fries pl ( French fries) papas or (Esp) patatas fritas, papas fpl a la francesa (Col, Méx)2) ua) (+ pl vb) ( Zool) alevines mpl, majuga f (Ur)b) ( people)
I [fraɪ]1.VT (Culin) freír2.VI freírse3.N fritada f
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[fraɪ]N (Fishing) pececillos mpl ; small 4.* * *
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I [fraɪ]1) + verbo pl. zool. avannotti m.2) fig.II [fraɪ]small fry — + verbo pl. (children) bambini; (unimportant people) pesci piccoli
verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo gastr. friggere* * *I verb(to cook in hot oil or fat: Shall I fry the eggs or boil them?)- out of the frying-pan into the fire II noun(a swarm of young, especially of fish.)* * *fry (1) /fraɪ/n. pl.1 avannotti; pesciolini appena nati; minutaglia (sing.)2 piccoli (di rana, insetto, ecc.)fry (2) /fraɪ/n.♦ (to) fry /fraɪ/A v. t.B v. i.1 friggere* * *I [fraɪ]1) + verbo pl. zool. avannotti m.2) fig.II [fraɪ]small fry — + verbo pl. (children) bambini; (unimportant people) pesci piccoli
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paзг.1) пуcтяки, мeлoчи, чтo-л. нe cтoящee внимaния (тж. small beer), [ small beer чacть шeкcпиpoвcкoгo выpaжeния chronicle small beer зaнимaтьcя пуcтякaми]'I'm working on a job,' he said... 'small beer beside your racket, but I turn a dollar now and then' (J. H. Chase). 'So those are what you call facts - eh?' said Battle curiously. "They are facts, very small fry- perhaps' (A. Christie)2) мeлкoтa, мeлюзгa, мeлкиe людишки; мeлкaя coшкa (тж. small beer)Well, I was bashful, felt I was small fry like (J. Murdoch). In the past, police raids had always netted the small fry, the expendables. Now, for the first time, the men at the top were being pulled in (S. Sheldon). Old Jolyon, in whom a desperate honesty welled up at times, would allude to his ancestors as: 'Yeomen - I suppose very small beer' (J. Galsworthy)3) peбятишки -
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̈ɪfraɪ I сущ.
1) мелкая рыбешка;
мальки (особенно семги)
2) мелкота, мелюзга;
мелкая сошка тж. small fly II
1. сущ. жареное мясо;
жареное (кушанье) ;
жаркое fry-up
2. гл.
1) жарить(ся) Fry an egg for me. ≈ Пожарь мне яичницу. fry up Syn: boil fry your eggs ≈ занимайтесь своим делом
2) сл. казнить на электрическом стуле
3) перен. страдать из-за своей глупости;
мучиться страстями мальки, молодь - salmon * лососевые мальки мелкая рыбешка (разговорное) мелюзга;
малыши > small * (пренебрежительное) мелкота;
мелкая сошка;
дети, ребятня жареное мясо;
жаркое (американизм) пикник - fish * пикник, на котором жарят рыбу (разговорное) волнение, возбуждение - to be in a * волноваться, беспокоиться жарить - to * fish and chip жарить рыбу с мелконарезанным картофелем жариться - eggs were *ing in the pan на сковороде жарилась яичница - we shall * if we stay long in the sun если мы долго пробудем на солнце, то совсем изжаримся (разговорное) получать нагоняй( разговорное) давать нагоняй, мылить шею (кому-л) (американизм) (сленг) казнить на электрическом стуле (американизм) (сленг) умереть на электрическом стуле > to have other fish to * иметь другие /более важные/ дела > to * in one's own grease расплачиваться за свои поступки fry вчт. выходить из строя ~ жареное мясо;
жареное (кушанье) ;
жаркое ~ жарить(ся) ~ мелкая рыбешка;
мальки;
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{frai}
I. 1. пържа (се)
to FRY in one's own fat/grease разг. пържа се в собственото си масло
2. ам. sl. пращам/отивам на електрическия стол
II. 1. пържено месо, дреболии
2. ам. събиране/пикник за ядене на пържена риба/месо и пр
3. риба, подходяща за пържене
III. n (рl без изменение) дребна риба/животни (особ. жаби и пчели), дребосък
small FRY прен. шег. дребна риба, деца, дечурлига, дребосък, дребни/незначителни неща/хора* * *{frai} v 1. пържа (се); to fry in o.'s own fat/grease разг. пържа с(2) {frai} n 1. пържено месо; дреболии; 2. ам. събиране/пикник за{3} {frai} n (рl без изменение) дребна риба/животни (особ. жаби и* * *пържено; пържа; дреболии;* * *1. i. пържа (се) 2. ii. пържено месо, дреболии 3. iii. n (pl без изменение) дребна риба/животни (особ. жаби и пчели), дребосък 4. small fry прен. шег. дребна риба, деца, дечурлига, дребосък, дребни/незначителни неща/хора 5. to fry in one's own fat/grease разг. пържа се в собственото си масло 6. ам. sl. пращам/отивам на електрическия стол 7. ам. събиране/пикник за ядене на пържена риба/месо и пр 8. риба, подходяща за пържене* * *fry [frai] I. n дребна риба; дребни жаби, жабчета; small \fry шег. "дребна риба". II. v 1. пържа (се), пража (се); to \fry in o.'s own grease разг. пържа се в собствената си мас; 2. ост. терзая (се), измъчвам (се); 3. пеня се, кипя (за море); 4. ам. sl отивам на електрическия стол; III. n 1. пържено; дреболии; скара; pl пържени картофки; 2. разг. мъчение, тревога.
См. также в других словарях:
small fry — {n.} 1. Young children. * /In the park, a sandbox is provided for the small fry./ 2. Something or someone of little importance. * /Large dairies ignore the competition from the small fry who make only a few hundred pounds of cheese a year./ … Dictionary of American idioms
small fry — {n.} 1. Young children. * /In the park, a sandbox is provided for the small fry./ 2. Something or someone of little importance. * /Large dairies ignore the competition from the small fry who make only a few hundred pounds of cheese a year./ … Dictionary of American idioms
small fry — small fry, adj. 1. children: a treat for the small fry. 2. unimportant persons or objects: Her parties were closed to the small fry. 3. small or young fish. [1895 1900] * * * … Universalium
Fry — Fry, n. [OE. fri, fry, seed, descendants, cf. OF. froye spawning, spawn of. fishes, little fishes, fr. L. fricare tosub (see {Friction}), but cf. also Icel. fr[ae], frj[=o], seed, Sw. & Dan. fr[ o], Goth. fraiw seed, descendants.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
small fry — small′ fry n. pl. 1) very young children 2) unimportant persons or things 3) small or young fish • Etymology: 1895–1900 small′ fry , adj … From formal English to slang
small fry — n [U] people or things that are not important when compared to other people or things ▪ There s no point in arresting the small fry … Dictionary of contemporary English
small fry — If someone is small fry, they are unimportant. The term is often used when the police arrest the less important criminals, but are unable to catch the leaders and masterminds … The small dictionary of idiomes
Fry Canyon, Utah — Fry Canyon is a small community in San Juan County, Utah, USA, located in Fry Canyon, on State Route 95 and just south of the White Canyon River. Fry Canyon is a former uranium boom town during the 1950s. The tiny hamlet, almost a ghost town now … Wikipedia
fry — fry1 [frī] vt., vi. fried, frying [ME frien < OFr frire < L frigere, to fry < IE base * bher , to bake, roast > Pers birištan, to fry] 1. to cook or be cooked in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in hot fat or oil 2.… … English World dictionary
small fry — ► PLURAL NOUN 1) young or small fish. 2) young or insignificant people or things … English terms dictionary
fry — ‘cook in fat’ [13] and fry ‘young fish’ [14] are quite distinct words. The former comes via Old French frire from Latin frīgere, a cooking term which covered what we would now distinguish as ‘roasting’ and ‘frying’. It goes back ultimately to… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
