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  • 121 resinoso

    adj.
    1 resinous, resinoid, resinlike.
    2 resiniferous, resin-yielding.
    * * *
    1 resinous
    * * *
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo resinous
    * * *
    Ex. Varnish was made of linseed oil, reduced by boiling, with the addition of a small quantity of resinous material.
    * * *
    - sa adjetivo resinous
    * * *

    Ex: Varnish was made of linseed oil, reduced by boiling, with the addition of a small quantity of resinous material.

    * * *
    resinous
    * * *
    resinoso, -a adj
    resinous
    * * *
    adj resinous

    Spanish-English dictionary > resinoso

  • 122 попрехвърлям

    1. move (a small quantity of s.th.)
    той малко е попрехвърлил he's had one too/a glass too many, he's a little tipsy
    попрехвърлял е he's getting on, ( за жена) she's getting on, she's no chicken
    * * *
    1. (попрекалявам) go (a little) too far, overdo (a little) 2. move (a small quantity of s.th.) 3. попрехвърлял е he's getting on, (за жена) she's getting on, she's no chicken 4. той малко е попрехвърлил he's had one too/a glass too many, he's a little tipsy

    Български-английски речник > попрехвърлям

  • 123 lick

    1. transitive verb

    lick one's lips — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Lippen lecken

    lick something/somebody into shape — (fig.) etwas/jemanden auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

    lick one's wounds — (lit. or fig.) seine Wunden lecken

    2) (play gently over) [Flammen, Feuer:] [empor]züngeln an (+ Dat.)
    3) (coll.): (beat) verdreschen (ugs.); (fig.) bewältigen, meistern [Problem]; (in contest) eine Abfuhr erteilen (+ Dat.)
    2. noun
    1) (act) Lecken, das

    give a door a lick of paint — eine Tür [oberflächlich] überstreichen

    2) (coll.): (fast pace)

    at a great or at full lick — mit einem Affenzahn (ugs.)

    Phrasal Verbs:
    - academic.ru/88743/lick_off">lick off
    * * *
    [lik] 1. verb
    (to pass the tongue over: The dog licked her hand.) lecken
    2. noun
    1) (an act of licking: The child gave the ice-cream a lick.) das Lecken
    2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) die Spur
    •
    * * *
    [lɪk]
    I. n
    1. (with tongue) Lecken nt kein pl, Schlecken nt kein pl
    can I have a \lick of your ice cream? lässt du mich mal an deinem Eis schlecken?
    2. (small quantity)
    ▪ a \lick of ein wenig
    the living room could do with a \lick of paint das Wohnzimmer könnte etwas Farbe vertragen
    3. ( fam: speed)
    to be going at a hell of a \lick einen [Affen]zahn draufhaben sl
    at [quite a [or a good]] \lick ziemlich schnell, mit einem ziemlichen Zahn fam
    4.
    ▶ a [cat's] \lick and a promise BRIT ( fam) eine Katzenwäsche fam
    II. vt
    ▪ to \lick sth etw lecken [o schlecken]
    to \lick an ice cream cone/lollipop an einem Eis/Lutscher schlecken
    to \lick the plate den Teller ablecken
    to \lick a stamp eine Briefmarke [mit der Zunge] befeuchten
    2. (touch) etw belecken
    flames were \licking the curtains die Flammen züngelten an den Vorhängen hoch
    the waves were already \licking the bottom step die Wellen schlugen bereits an die unterste Stufe
    3. esp AM ( fam: defeat)
    ▪ to \lick sb es jdm [aber mal so richtig] zeigen fam, jdn [doch glatt] in die Tasche stecken fam
    all right Joe, I know when I'm \licked also gut, Joe, ich gebe mich geschlagen
    4. (solve)
    ▪ to \lick sth [or to have got sth \licked] etw im Griff haben
    together we can \lick this gemeinsam kriegen wir das schon hin fam
    to have got the problem \licked das Problem geknackt haben fam
    5. ( fam: thrash)
    ▪ to \lick sb jdn verprügeln
    6.
    ▶ to \lick sb's arse [or AM ass] ( vulg) jdm in den Arsch kriechen vulg, ein Arschkriecher sein vulg
    ▶ to \lick sb's boots [or shoes] jdm in den Hintern kriechen [o die Stiefel lecken] pej fam
    ▶ to \lick one's lips sich dat [schon] die Lippen lecken
    ▶ to \lick one's wounds seine Wunden lecken
    III. vi
    ▪ to \lick at sth flames, waves an etw dat lecken
    * * *
    [lɪk]
    1. n
    1) (with tongue) Lecken nt, Schlecken nt (dial)

    the cat gave me/my hand a lick — die Katze leckte mich ab/mir die Hand

    2) (= salt lick) (Salz)lecke f; (artificial) Leckstein m
    3) (inf

    = small quantity) it's time we gave the kitchen a lick of paint — die Küche könnte auch mal wieder etwas Farbe vertragen (inf)

    he doesn't do a lick of work — er tut keinen Schlag

    4) (Brit inf

    = pace) the project is coming along at a good lick — das Projekt geht ganz gut voran (inf)

    to go/drive at a fair old lick — einen ganz schönen Zahn draufhaben

    2. vt
    1) (with tongue) lecken

    to lick one's lips — sich (dat) die Lippen lecken; (fig) sich (dat) die Finger lecken

    2) (waves) plätschern an (+acc); (flames) züngeln an (+dat)
    3) (inf: beat, defeat) in die Pfanne hauen (inf)

    I think we've got it licked — ich glaube, wir haben die Sache jetzt im Griff

    3. vi
    * * *
    lick [lık]
    A v/t
    1. (ab-, be)lecken:
    lick a stamp eine Briefmarke belecken;
    lick up (off, out) auf-(weg-, aus)lecken;
    he licked the jam off his lips er leckte sich die Marmelade von den Lippen;
    lick sb’s boots ( oder shoes) fig vor jemandem kriechen;
    lick sb’s arse (US ass) vulg jemandem in den Arsch kriechen;
    lick one’s lips sich die Lippen lecken (a. fig);
    a) jemanden auf Vordermann bringen umg,
    b) etwas in die richtige Form bringen, zurechtbiegen, -stutzen;
    lick one’s wounds fig seine Wunden lecken; → dust A 1
    2. fig
    a) plätschern an (akk) (Wellen)
    b) lecken an (dat):
    the flames licked the roof die Flammen leckten oder züngelten am Dach empor
    3. umg
    a) verprügeln, verdreschen
    b) schlagen, besiegen
    c) mit einem Problem etc fertig werden
    d) übertreffen, schlagen:
    that licks creation das übertrifft alles;
    this licks me das geht über meinen Horizont;
    it licks me how … es ist mir unbegreiflich, wie …
    4. umg pflegen, (tadellos) in Ordnung halten
    B v/i
    1. lecken:
    lick at belecken, lecken an (dat)
    2. umg sausen, flitzen
    C s
    1. Lecken n:
    give sth a lick etwas belecken, an etwas lecken;
    give sth a lick and a promise umg etwas oberflächlich reinigen oder aufräumen;
    give o.s. a lick and a promise umg Katzenwäsche machen
    2. Spur f:
    he has a lick of a schoolmaster about him er hat ein bisschen was von einem Schulmeister an sich;
    he didn’t do a lick (of work) umg er hat keinen Strich getan oder gemacht
    3. (Farb-, Regen- etc) Spritzer m:
    lick of paint (rain)
    4. umg Schlag m
    5. umg Tempo n:
    at full lick mit voller Geschwindigkeit;
    he was driving at quite a lick er hatte einen Affenzahn drauf umg
    6. a) (Salz) Lecke f (für Wild)
    b) Leckstein m (für Haustiere und Wild)
    * * *
    1. transitive verb

    lick one's lips — (lit. or fig.) sich (Dat.) die Lippen lecken

    lick something/somebody into shape — (fig.) etwas/jemanden auf Vordermann bringen (ugs.)

    lick one's wounds — (lit. or fig.) seine Wunden lecken

    2) (play gently over) [Flammen, Feuer:] [empor]züngeln an (+ Dat.)
    3) (coll.): (beat) verdreschen (ugs.); (fig.) bewältigen, meistern [Problem]; (in contest) eine Abfuhr erteilen (+ Dat.)
    2. noun
    1) (act) Lecken, das

    give a door a lick of paint — eine Tür [oberflächlich] überstreichen

    2) (coll.): (fast pace)

    at a great or at full lick — mit einem Affenzahn (ugs.)

    Phrasal Verbs:
    * * *
    v.
    lecken v.
    schlecken v.

    English-german dictionary > lick

  • 124 una pequeńa cantidad

    • a little
    • a little bit
    • a short amount
    • a short quantity
    • a small amount
    • a small quantity
    • quite a little
    • very little

    Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > una pequeńa cantidad

  • 125 angustum

    angustus, a, um. adj. [v. ango], narrow, strait, esp. of local relations, close, contracted, small, not spacious (syn.: artus, brevis, contractus;

    opp. latus,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 92). [p. 120]
    I.
    Lit.:

    fretus,

    Lucr. 1, 720:

    Angustum per iter,

    id. 5, 1132; so Sall. J. 92, 7, and Vulg. Judith, 4, 6; 7, 5:

    pontes angusti,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 17:

    domus,

    id. Fin. 1, 20, 65:

    fauces portūs angustissimae,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 25:

    fines,

    id. B. G. 1, 2 Herz.:

    cellae,

    Hor. S. 1, 8, 8:

    rima,

    id. Ep. 1, 7, 29:

    Principis angustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis,

    on the narrow rock, Juv. 10, 93 Herm., where Jahn reads augusta, both readings yielding an apposite sense:

    porta,

    Vulg. Matt. 7, 13; ib. Luc. 13, 24 al.— Subst.: angustum, i, n., narrowness:

    per angustum,

    Lucr. 4, 530:

    angusta viarum,

    Verg. A. 2, 332:

    pontes et viarum angusta,

    Tac. H. 4, 35.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In angustum concludere, adducere, deducere, etc., to reduce to a strait, i. e. to restrain, confine, etc.:

    ab illā immensā societate humani generis in exiguum angustumque concluditur,

    Cic. Off. 1, 17:

    amicitia ex infinitā societate generis humani ita contracta est et adducta in angustum, ut, etc.,

    id. Am. 5.—Of the passions, to curb, restrain, moderate:

    perturbationes animi contrahere et in angustum deducere,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Of other things: clavus angustus, the narrow purple stripe upon the tunic, v. clavus:

    spiritus,

    short, difficult, Cic. de Or. 1, 61:

    odor rosae,

    not diffused far, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 14.—Once also of the point of an arrow = acutus, Cels. 7, 5, n. 2.—
    C.
    Of time, short, brief:

    angustus dies,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 8; Stat. Th. 1, 442:

    nox,

    Ov. Am. 3, 7, 25:

    tempus,

    Luc. 4, 447.—
    D.
    Of means of living, and the like, pinching, scanty, needy:

    pauperies,

    Hor. C. 3, 2, 1:

    res angusta domi,

    Juv. 3, 164:

    mensa,

    Sen. Thyest. 452: domus, poor, i. e. built without much expense, Tac. A. 2, 33.—
    E.
    Of other external relations of life, difficult, critical, uncertain:

    rebus angustis animosus atque Fortis adpare,

    Hor. C. 2, 10, 21:

    cum fides totā Italiā esset angustior,

    was weakened, Caes. B. C. 3, 1.— Subst.: angustum, i, n., a difficult, critical, condition, danger: in angustum cogi, * Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 2:

    res est in angusto,

    the condition is perilous, Caes. B. G. 2, 25:

    spes est in angusto,

    hope is feeble, Cels. 8, 4.—
    F.
    Of mind or character, narrow, base, low, mean-spirited:

    nihil est tam angusti animi, tam parvi, quam amare divitias,

    Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:

    animi angusti et demissi,

    id. Pis. 24, 57:

    ecce autem alii minuti et angusti, aut omnia semper desperantes, aut malevoli, invidi, etc.,

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 61.—
    G.
    Of learned investigations that lay too much stress upon little things, subtle, hair-splitting:

    minutae angustaeque concertationes,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 31:

    pungunt (Stoici) quasi aculeis, interrogatiunculis angustis,

    id. Fin. 4, 3, 7.—
    H.
    Of discourse, brief, simple:

    et angusta quaedam et concisa, et alia est dilatata et fusa oratio,

    Cic. Or. 56, 187:

    Intonet angusto pectore Callimachus,

    i.e. in simple style, Prop. 2, 1, 40.— Adv.: angustē.
    I.
    Lit., of space, quantity, or number, within narrow limits, closely, hardly: recepissem te, nisi anguste sederem, if I were not in close quarters, Cic. ap. Macr. S. 2, 3:

    anguste putare vitem,

    to prune close, Col. 4, 16, 1; so,

    anguste aliquid deputare,

    id. 4, 22, 3:

    quā (re frumentariā) anguste utebatur,

    in small quantity, Caes. B. C. 3, 16:

    tantum navium repperit, ut anguste quindecim milia militum, quingentos equites transportare possent, = vix,

    scarcely fifteen thousand, id. ib. 3, 2.— Comp.:

    angustius pabulabantur,

    within narrower range, Caes. B. C. 1, 59:

    aliae (arbores) radices angustius diffundunt,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 5:

    quanto sit angustius imperitatum,

    Tac. A. 4, 4:

    eo anno frumentum propter siccitates angustius provenerat,

    more scantily, Caes. B. G. 5, 24.— Sup.:

    Caesar (nitebatur) ut quam angustissime Pompeium contineret,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 45:

    furunculus angustissime praecisus,

    Col. 4, 24, 17. —
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., within narrow limits:

    anguste intraque civiles actiones coërcere rhetoricam,

    Quint. 2, 15, 36.— Comp.: haud scio an recte ea virtus frugalitas appellari possit, quod angustius apud Graecos valet, qui frugi homines chrêsimous appellant, id est tantum modo utiles, has a narrower meaning, Cic. Tusc. 3, 8, 16:

    Reliqui habere se videntur angustius, enatant tamen etc.,

    seem to be more hampered, id. ib. 5, 31, 87.—
    B.
    Esp. of speaking or writing, closely, briefly, concisely, without diffuseness: anguste scribere, Cic. Mur. 13, 28:

    anguste et exiliter dicere,

    id. Brut. 84, 289:

    anguste disserere,

    id. Part. Or. 41, 139:

    presse et anguste rem definire,

    id. Or. 33, 117:

    anguste materiem terminare,

    Quint. 7, 4, 40.— Comp.:

    Pergit idem et urget angustius,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22:

    concludere brevius angustiusque,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 20.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > angustum

  • 126 angustus

    angustus, a, um. adj. [v. ango], narrow, strait, esp. of local relations, close, contracted, small, not spacious (syn.: artus, brevis, contractus;

    opp. latus,

    Cic. Ac. 2, 29, 92). [p. 120]
    I.
    Lit.:

    fretus,

    Lucr. 1, 720:

    Angustum per iter,

    id. 5, 1132; so Sall. J. 92, 7, and Vulg. Judith, 4, 6; 7, 5:

    pontes angusti,

    Cic. Leg. 3, 17:

    domus,

    id. Fin. 1, 20, 65:

    fauces portūs angustissimae,

    Caes. B. C. 1, 25:

    fines,

    id. B. G. 1, 2 Herz.:

    cellae,

    Hor. S. 1, 8, 8:

    rima,

    id. Ep. 1, 7, 29:

    Principis angustā Caprearum in rupe sedentis,

    on the narrow rock, Juv. 10, 93 Herm., where Jahn reads augusta, both readings yielding an apposite sense:

    porta,

    Vulg. Matt. 7, 13; ib. Luc. 13, 24 al.— Subst.: angustum, i, n., narrowness:

    per angustum,

    Lucr. 4, 530:

    angusta viarum,

    Verg. A. 2, 332:

    pontes et viarum angusta,

    Tac. H. 4, 35.—
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In angustum concludere, adducere, deducere, etc., to reduce to a strait, i. e. to restrain, confine, etc.:

    ab illā immensā societate humani generis in exiguum angustumque concluditur,

    Cic. Off. 1, 17:

    amicitia ex infinitā societate generis humani ita contracta est et adducta in angustum, ut, etc.,

    id. Am. 5.—Of the passions, to curb, restrain, moderate:

    perturbationes animi contrahere et in angustum deducere,

    Cic. Ac. 1, 10.—
    B.
    Of other things: clavus angustus, the narrow purple stripe upon the tunic, v. clavus:

    spiritus,

    short, difficult, Cic. de Or. 1, 61:

    odor rosae,

    not diffused far, Plin. 21, 4, 10, § 14.—Once also of the point of an arrow = acutus, Cels. 7, 5, n. 2.—
    C.
    Of time, short, brief:

    angustus dies,

    Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 8; Stat. Th. 1, 442:

    nox,

    Ov. Am. 3, 7, 25:

    tempus,

    Luc. 4, 447.—
    D.
    Of means of living, and the like, pinching, scanty, needy:

    pauperies,

    Hor. C. 3, 2, 1:

    res angusta domi,

    Juv. 3, 164:

    mensa,

    Sen. Thyest. 452: domus, poor, i. e. built without much expense, Tac. A. 2, 33.—
    E.
    Of other external relations of life, difficult, critical, uncertain:

    rebus angustis animosus atque Fortis adpare,

    Hor. C. 2, 10, 21:

    cum fides totā Italiā esset angustior,

    was weakened, Caes. B. C. 3, 1.— Subst.: angustum, i, n., a difficult, critical, condition, danger: in angustum cogi, * Ter. Heaut. 4, 2, 2:

    res est in angusto,

    the condition is perilous, Caes. B. G. 2, 25:

    spes est in angusto,

    hope is feeble, Cels. 8, 4.—
    F.
    Of mind or character, narrow, base, low, mean-spirited:

    nihil est tam angusti animi, tam parvi, quam amare divitias,

    Cic. Off. 1, 20, 68:

    animi angusti et demissi,

    id. Pis. 24, 57:

    ecce autem alii minuti et angusti, aut omnia semper desperantes, aut malevoli, invidi, etc.,

    id. Fin. 1, 18, 61.—
    G.
    Of learned investigations that lay too much stress upon little things, subtle, hair-splitting:

    minutae angustaeque concertationes,

    Cic. de Or. 3, 31:

    pungunt (Stoici) quasi aculeis, interrogatiunculis angustis,

    id. Fin. 4, 3, 7.—
    H.
    Of discourse, brief, simple:

    et angusta quaedam et concisa, et alia est dilatata et fusa oratio,

    Cic. Or. 56, 187:

    Intonet angusto pectore Callimachus,

    i.e. in simple style, Prop. 2, 1, 40.— Adv.: angustē.
    I.
    Lit., of space, quantity, or number, within narrow limits, closely, hardly: recepissem te, nisi anguste sederem, if I were not in close quarters, Cic. ap. Macr. S. 2, 3:

    anguste putare vitem,

    to prune close, Col. 4, 16, 1; so,

    anguste aliquid deputare,

    id. 4, 22, 3:

    quā (re frumentariā) anguste utebatur,

    in small quantity, Caes. B. C. 3, 16:

    tantum navium repperit, ut anguste quindecim milia militum, quingentos equites transportare possent, = vix,

    scarcely fifteen thousand, id. ib. 3, 2.— Comp.:

    angustius pabulabantur,

    within narrower range, Caes. B. C. 1, 59:

    aliae (arbores) radices angustius diffundunt,

    Varr. R. R. 1, 37, 5:

    quanto sit angustius imperitatum,

    Tac. A. 4, 4:

    eo anno frumentum propter siccitates angustius provenerat,

    more scantily, Caes. B. G. 5, 24.— Sup.:

    Caesar (nitebatur) ut quam angustissime Pompeium contineret,

    Caes. B. C. 3, 45:

    furunculus angustissime praecisus,

    Col. 4, 24, 17. —
    II.
    Trop.
    A.
    In gen., within narrow limits:

    anguste intraque civiles actiones coërcere rhetoricam,

    Quint. 2, 15, 36.— Comp.: haud scio an recte ea virtus frugalitas appellari possit, quod angustius apud Graecos valet, qui frugi homines chrêsimous appellant, id est tantum modo utiles, has a narrower meaning, Cic. Tusc. 3, 8, 16:

    Reliqui habere se videntur angustius, enatant tamen etc.,

    seem to be more hampered, id. ib. 5, 31, 87.—
    B.
    Esp. of speaking or writing, closely, briefly, concisely, without diffuseness: anguste scribere, Cic. Mur. 13, 28:

    anguste et exiliter dicere,

    id. Brut. 84, 289:

    anguste disserere,

    id. Part. Or. 41, 139:

    presse et anguste rem definire,

    id. Or. 33, 117:

    anguste materiem terminare,

    Quint. 7, 4, 40.— Comp.:

    Pergit idem et urget angustius,

    Cic. N. D. 2, 8, 22:

    concludere brevius angustiusque,

    id. ib. 2, 7, 20.

    Lewis & Short latin dictionary > angustus

  • 127 פחות

    פָּחוּתm. (פָּחַת) ( diminished, 1) a small quantity. Y.Dem.I, 21d bot. פְּחוּת מאכל (not מאוכל) a small quantity of food (corresp. to ib. I, 2 מעוטו). 2) (adj. a. adv.) lesser, less. Men.XI, 9 אין פ׳ משנים no less than two days (after being baked); ib. אין פ׳ מתשעה ולא יתרוכ׳ no less than nine days, nor more than eleven; Pes.47a לא פ׳ ולא יותר no less (than nine), nor more (than eleven). Meg.21b אין משיירין בפרשה פ׳וכ׳ in distributing the readings of a Scriptural portion we must leave for the last reader no less than three verses; a. v. fr. Fem. פְּחוּתָה. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.XI, 1 ערבה שהיא פ׳וכ׳ a kneading trough which contains less than ; a. fr.Pl. פְּחוּתוֹת. Keth.I, 2 פ׳ מבנות שלשוכ׳ when they were less than three years and one day old; a. fr. 3) inferior. Tanḥ. Trum. 7 נחשת כנגד … שהיא פ׳ מכולם ‘copper (Ex. 25:3) corresponding to the Greek (Syrian) empire, which was the meanest of all of them; a. fr.

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  • 128 פָּחוּת

    פָּחוּתm. (פָּחַת) ( diminished, 1) a small quantity. Y.Dem.I, 21d bot. פְּחוּת מאכל (not מאוכל) a small quantity of food (corresp. to ib. I, 2 מעוטו). 2) (adj. a. adv.) lesser, less. Men.XI, 9 אין פ׳ משנים no less than two days (after being baked); ib. אין פ׳ מתשעה ולא יתרוכ׳ no less than nine days, nor more than eleven; Pes.47a לא פ׳ ולא יותר no less (than nine), nor more (than eleven). Meg.21b אין משיירין בפרשה פ׳וכ׳ in distributing the readings of a Scriptural portion we must leave for the last reader no less than three verses; a. v. fr. Fem. פְּחוּתָה. Tosef.Kel.B. Mets.XI, 1 ערבה שהיא פ׳וכ׳ a kneading trough which contains less than ; a. fr.Pl. פְּחוּתוֹת. Keth.I, 2 פ׳ מבנות שלשוכ׳ when they were less than three years and one day old; a. fr. 3) inferior. Tanḥ. Trum. 7 נחשת כנגד … שהיא פ׳ מכולם ‘copper (Ex. 25:3) corresponding to the Greek (Syrian) empire, which was the meanest of all of them; a. fr.

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