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1) ( small) klein;a \little old man ein kleiner alter Mann;( for emphasis) richtige(r, s), kleine(r, s);my sister is a \little monster meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monster;the \little ones die Kleinen pl2) ( young) klein;\little boy/ girl kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter;the \little one ( fam) der/die Kleine;the \littlest ones ( fam) die Kleinsten;( younger)\little brother/ sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwestera \little way ein kurzer Weg;( short in duration) wenig, bisschen;it still takes a \little while es dauert noch ein bisschenevery \little detail jede Kleinigkeit;to make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machen;to have a \little word with sb ein Wörtchen mit jdm reden ( fam)a \little problem ( iron) ein kleines ProblemPHRASES:1) ( somewhat)a \little ein wenig;she reminds me a \little of my ex-girlfriend sie erinnert mich ein bisschen an meine Exfreundin2) ( hardly) wenig;\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...;I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatte;her behaviour is \little short of indecent ihr Verhalten ist fast schon unanständig;\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stunde;to \little expect sth etw nicht erwarten;to \little imagine that... sich dat nicht vorstellen, dass...;it matters \little [to sb] that/what... [jdm] macht es wenig aus, dass/was...;to \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...;to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen pron1) ( small quantity)a \little ein wenig;would you like some mashed potatoes? - yes, a \little please möchtest du Kartoffelpüree? - ja, ein wenig, bitte;help yourself to more wine - I will have a \little, thank you schenk dir noch Wein nach - ich nehme mir noch ein wenig, danke;a \little of sth ein wenig von etw dat;I could only hear a \little of what they were saying ich konnte ein wenig von dem hören, was sie sagten2) ( not much) wenig;he said \little about his personal life at the therapy session in der Therapie sagte er wenig über sein Privatleben;as \little as possible möglichst wenig;he's always trying to get away with doing as \little as possible at work er versucht immer, in der Arbeit mit möglichst geringem Aufwand durchzukommen;so \little so wenig;the rouble is worth so \little these days der Rubel ist heute so wenig wert;to do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tun;there is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen;there is \little the doctor can do for him now - we just have to wait and see der Arzt kann jetzt wenig für ihn machen - wir müssen abwarten;[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw dat;unfortunately, \little of the artist's work has survived leider ist sehr wenig von dem Werk des Künstlers erhalten geblieben;they didn't have much but they always shared what \little they had sie hatten nicht viel, aber sie teilten immer das wenige, das sie hatten;the \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd macht;the \little she smoked still seemed to affect her health negatively sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen schien ihre Gesundheit anzugreifen3) ( short distance)a \little ein wenig;let's walk a \little after dinner to digest lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Verdauungsspaziergang machen4) ( short time)a \little ein wenig [Zeit];after all the turmoil at home, she needed to get away for a \little to be by herself nach dem Chaos zu Hause brauchte sie ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für sich;Ms Perez is on the phone right now - would you mind waiting a \little? Ms. Perez telefoniert gerade - möchten Sie ein wenig warten?;it's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechsPHRASES:precious \little herzlich wenig;( to belittle) etw herunterspielen;don't make \little of my problems - they may not seem important to you but they affect my life greatly spiele meine Probleme nicht herunter - vielleicht erscheinen sie dir nicht wichtig, aber sie beeinflussen mein Leben sehr stark;they made \little of their royal connection sie spielten ihre Verbindungen zur königlichen Familie herunter -
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I.❢ When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts. For examples and particular usages see A below. When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-moi un peu. When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose. For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see B below. For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below. Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.A quantif little hope/chance peu d'espoir/de chances ; little damage was done il y avait peu de dégâts ; we've made little progress nous avons fait peu de progrès ; there's so little time il y a si peu de temps ; too little money trop peu or pas assez d'argent ; there's little sense ou point ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; he speaks little German il ne parle presque pas allemand ; little or no influence/training presque pas d'influence/de formation ; little or no time/money presque pas de temps/d'argent ; with no little difficulty non sans mal ; I have little time ou sympathy for cheats je ne supporte pas les tricheurs ; I see little of Paul these days je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment ; ⇒ chance.B pron taste a little goûtez-en un peu ; save a little for me gardes-en un peu pour moi ; I only ate a little je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu ; a little of the money un peu de l'argent ; the little I saw wasn't very good le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien ; I did what little I could j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu ; he remembers very little il ne se souvient pas bien ; little of what he says is true il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; there's little I can do je ne peux pas faire grand-chose ; she did little to help elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider ; I got little out of the lecture je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours ; age has little to do with it l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans ; to do as little as possible faire le moins possible ; to know little about mechanics ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique ; there's little to worry about il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter ; little of note rien de bien particulier ; it says little for his honesty ça en dit long sur son honnêteté ; it says very little for her ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur ; little or nothing quasiment rien ; ⇒ help.C adv1 ( rarely) [say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh] peu ; I go there very little j'y vais très peu ; she visits them as little as possible elle leur rend visite le moins souvent possible ; his books are little read on ne le lit plus guère ;2 (hardly, scarcely) to be little changed ne pas avoir beaucoup changé ; the next results were little better les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs ; little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure ; it's little short of madness cela frise la folie ; a little-known novel un roman peu connu ;3 ( not at all) little did she realize that the watch was stolen elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte que la montre était volée ; I little thought ou supposed that he would do it je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il le ferait ; little did they know that ils étaient bien loin de se douter que ; little do you know! si tu savais!D a little (bit) adv phr ( slightly) un peu ; a little (bit) anxious/surprised un peu inquiet/surpris ; a little less/more un peu moins/plus ; stay a little longer reste encore un peu ; I was not a little surprised/offended j'étais plutôt surpris/vexé ; ‘I'm a genius,’ he said, not a little proudly ‘je suis un génie,’ a-t-il dit, non sans fierté.E as little as adv phr for as little as 10 dollars a day pour seulement 10 dollars par jour ; it can cost as little as £60 cela coûte seulement 60 livres sterling ; I like Henry as little as you do je n'aime Henry guère plus que toi.II.1 ( small) petit (before n) ; a little house une petite maison ; a little something un petit quelque chose ; poor little thing pauvre petit/-e m/f ; a little old lady une petite vieille dame ; she's a nice little thing elle est adorable ;2 ( young) [brother, sister, boy, girl] petit (before n) ; when I was little quand j'étais petit ; the baboon and its little ones le babouin et ses petits ; Mrs Carter and all the little Carters Madame Carter et tous ses enfants ;3 (feeble, weak) [gesture, nod, smile] petit (before n) ; a little voice said… une petite voix dit… ;4 ( lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n) ;5 (expressing scorn, contempt) he's a little despot c'est un vrai petit tyran ; a poky little flat un petit appartement minable ; a nasty little boy un méchant petit garçon ;6 ( short) [nap, snooze] petit (before n) ; a little holiday quelques jours de vacances ; a little break une petite pause ; I'll walk with you a little way je ferai un bout de chemin avec toi ; stay a little while reste un moment ; a little while longer encore un peu.little by little petit à petit ; to make little of ( disparage) ne pas faire grand cas de [achievement, victory] ; ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech, report] ; ⇒ fancy, learning, too. 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'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litt3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lite(n)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, litt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) bare litt, ikke mye2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lite-3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ikke i det hele tatt•- a little- little by little
- make little ofkort--------lite--------liten--------littI1) liten, små (flertall)2) lille-, små- (flertall)3) liten, ung4) småskåren, smålig, lumpen5) kort stund, kort varighetlittle farmer småbrukerLittle Italy det italienske kvarteret (i storby)the little man vanlige mennesker, den lille mannlittle people (alver, nisser e.l.) småfolk ( folk i dårlige kår) småfolk, fattigfolk, småkarer småbarn, småungerdverger, små menneskera little thing en liten sak, en småtingen liten pjokk, en liten ungelittle things please little minds ( ordspråk) små barn, små glederII1) lite, ikke mye, ikke stort, knapt, i liten grad2) sjelden, ikke ofteIIIlite, ikke mye, knaptevery little helps\/counts hvert minste bidrag mottas med takk, alle monner drar, mange bekker små gjør en stor åin little ( gammeldags) i liten skala, i miniatyra little lite, en smule, en tanke, lite grannlitt av hvert \/ alt mulig( om tid) litt, et øyeblikk, en liten stund• wait a little!( om strekning) en liten bit, en turlittle better ikke stort bedrelittle by little litt etter litt, gradvis, etter hvertlittle or nothing lite eller ingenting, så godt som ingentinglittle short of nesten (det samme som)make little of bagatellisere, ikke gjøre stort vesen ut av, ikke bry seg stort om, slå bort forstå lite avno little ikke så lite, temmelig myenot a little ikke så lite, ganske mye, ganske, temmeligonly a little litt, knapt, minimalt -
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I ['lɪtl] adj1) (small: gen) piccolo (-a)2) (short) breveII ['lɪtl] less comp least superlwe went for a little ride/walk — siamo andati a fare un giretto/una passeggiatina
1. adj, pron(not much) poco (-a), (some) un poco or un po' diit's okay, we've still got a little time — va bene, abbiamo ancora un po' di tempo
with little difficulty — senza fatica or difficoltà
to see/do little — non vedere/fare molto, vedere/fare molto poco
as little as £5 — soltanto 5 sterline
to make little of sth — (fail to understand) capire poco di qc, (belittle) tenere qc in poco conto, dare poca importanza a qc
2. adv1)2)a little-known fact — un fatto poco notolittle does he know that... — quello di cui non si rende conto è che...
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1. adjective, comp.(less, lesser; superl. least)1) маленький; небольшой; little finger мизинец; little toe мизинец (на ноге);little onesа) дети;б) детеныши;the little peopleа) дети;б) эльфы; little ways маленькие, смешные слабости2) короткий (о времени, расстоянии); come a little way with me проводите меня немного3) малый, незначительный; little things мелочи4) мелочный, ограниченный; little things amuse little minds мелочи занимают (лишь) мелкие умыlittle Mary collocation желудокto go but a little way не хвататьSyn:small2. adverb1) немного, мало; I like him little я его недолюбливаю; a little немного; rest a little отдохните немного; little less (more) than немного меньше (больше), чем; to make little of smth. не принимать всерьез, не придавать значения2) с глаголами know, dream, think и т. п. совсем не; little did he think that или he little thought that он и не думал, что3. noun1) небольшое количество; немногое, кое-что, пустяк; little by little мало-помалу, постепенно; little or nothing почти ничего; not a little немало; knows a little of everything знает понемногу обо всем;in littleа) в небольшом масштабе;б) paint. в миниатюре2) короткое, непродолжительное время; after a little you will feel better скоро вам станет лучше; for a little на короткое времяfrom little up amer. collocation с детства* * *1 (a) маленький2 (d) мало* * *(less; least) 1) маленький 2) короткий* * *[lit·tle || 'lɪtl] n. немногое, небольшое количество, кое-что; короткое время, непродолжительное время; пустяк adj. маленький, незначительный, небольшой; короткий, малый; мелочный, ничтожный; ограниченный, уменьшенный adv. мало, немного, кое-что* * *имелокое-чтомамалмаленькиймал-маломаломало-маломалыймалым-мало* * *1. прил.; сравн. - less, lesser; превосх. - least 1) маленький, небольшой, малый (о размере); малочисленный (о количестве) 2) короткий, близкий (о времени, расстоянии) 2. нареч. 1) мало 2) совсем не, вовсе не 3. сущ. немногое; небольшое количество; непродолжительное время -
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['lɪtl] 1. adj1) (comp less, lesser; sup least) мале́нький; невели́кийlittle finger — мізи́нець
little ones — ді́ти, маля́та
the little people — 1) ді́ти 2) е́льфи
2) коро́ткий (про час, відстань)3) мали́й, незначни́йlittle things — дрібни́ці
4) дріб'язко́вий, обме́жений••2. adv ( comp less; sup least)to make little of smth. — не сприйма́ти серйо́зно, не надава́ти зна́чення
1) небага́то, ма́лоa little — тро́хи, небага́то
little less than — тро́хи ме́нше, ніж
little more than — тро́хи бі́льше, ніж
2) з дієсловами know, dream, think і т.п. зо́всім не3. nlittle did he think that [he little thought that] — він і не ду́мав, що
невели́ка кі́лькість; де́що; небага́то; дрібни́ця••little by little — пома́лу, ма́ло-пома́лу; поступо́во
little or nothing — ма́йже нічо́го
not a little — нема́ло
in little — 1) в невели́кому масшта́бі 2) жив. в мініатю́рі
for a little — на коро́ткий час
from little up — з дити́нства
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Русскоговорящим, может быть, интересно будет узнать о детском стишке, который отражает традиционное мнение и восприятие сути женственности и мужественности у детей:What are little boys made of? What are little boys made of? Slugs and snails And puppy dogs' tails, That's what little boys are made of. What are little girls made of? What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice And all that's nice, That's what little girls are made of. — Из чего только сделаны мальчики? Из чего только сделаны мальчики? Из улиток, ракушек И зелёных лягушек. Вот из этого сделаны мальчики! Из чего только сделаны девочки? Из чего только сделаны девочки? Из конфет и пирожных И сластей всевозможных. Вот из этого сделаны девочки!
Перевод С. МаршакаEnglish-Russian dictionary of expressions > little girls, little boys
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1)а) Местоимение (a) little сочетается с формой единственного числа существительных (обычно неисчисляемых: см. Countable and uncountable nouns):б) Местоимение (a) few сочетается с формой множественного числа существительных (обычно исчисляемых):She bought a few apples — Она купила несколько/немного яблок.
people can play tennis perfectly — Немногие люди умеют играть в теннис в совершенстве.а) Местоимения-квантификаторы little и few (без артикля) имеют обычно отрицательный оттенок и могут означать "меньше, чем нужно", "меньше, чем ожидалось" и т.п.of us can say that they always say the truth. — Немногие из нас могут утверждать, что всегда говорят правду.But the unfortunate truth is that, though he was elected with 40 percent of the vote, Khatami has little real power. — Но, к сожалению, на самом деле, хотя Хатами и получил 40 процентов голосов, его реальная власть невелика.
б) A little, a few (употребленные с артиклем) отрицательного оттенка не имеют; могут означать "немного, некоторое количество".You don't need to buy anything, I've got a few potatoes and some bread. — Не нужно ничего покупать, у меня есть немного картошки и хлеба.
3) Местоимения little и few (без артикля) звучат довольно формально. В повседневной речи вместо них предпочтительны выражения not much, only a few (little) и т.п.of his friends came to see him off — Немногие из его друзей пришли проводить его.4) Местоимение (a) little может сочетаться с формами сравнительной степени прилагательных и наречий: см. Comparative degree: adjectives, 4.Could you speak a little louder, please? — Вы не могли бы говорить немножко погромче?
5) Выражение quite a few (разг.) имеет значение "довольно много", "достаточно":He's got quite a few friends in the neighbourhood. — У него довольно много друзей по соседству.
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1. n немногое, небольшое количество; самая малостьwe must keep what little we have — мы должны беречь то немногое, что у нас есть
he did what little he could — он сделал всё, что было в его силах
the little I have is not worth giving — ту малость, которая у меня есть, просто не стоит дарить
2. n эмоц. -усил. почти ничего; мало чтоthe little — «маленькие люди»
little by little, by little and little — мало-помалу, постепенно, понемногу
little or nothing — почти ничего, очень мало, ничтожное количество
Little Englander — сторонник «Малой Англии»
3. a маленький, небольшойlittle house — домик, небольшой дом
4. a небольшой; слабый; плохойunfortunately he has little money — к сожалению, у него мало денег
5. a короткий, недлинный6. a невысокий, небольшого роста7. a незначительный, несущественный, неважный8. a мелкий, некрупный9. a малый, неглавный10. a милый, славныйyou little rascal! — эй ты, пострелёнок!
11. a мелкий, мелочный, ничтожный; ограниченныйthe little vexations of life — мелкие жизненные неприятности; раздражающие мелочи жизни
12. a предназначенный для узкого круга; не массовыйThe Little Corporal — «маленький капрал», Наполеон Бонапарт
to go but a little way to — быть недостаточным, не хватать
little bird — источник информации;
a little bird tells me you are getting married — где-то я слышала, что ты выходишь замуж
13. adv мало, почти нисколькоlittle more — ненамного больше; немногим больше
he is little more than an amateur — он недалеко ушёл от любителя; он выступает почти на любительском уровне
little less than — не намного меньше; почти столько же
he is little less talented than his father — талантом он не намного уступает отцу; он почти так же талантлив, как отец
14. adv редко15. adv совсем не, вовсе неwhen I first came to this country, I little thought that I should stay so long — когда я приехал в эту страну, я никак не думал, что проживу здесь так долго
they little expected such trouble — они никак не предполагали, что возникнет такая неприятность
a very little more — ещё; совсем немного; чуть-чуть
Синонимический ряд:1. brief (adj.) brief; concise; short; succinct2. casual (adj.) casual; inconsequential; insignificant; light; minor; minute; scanty; shoestring; slight; small-beer; trivial; unimportant3. inadequate (adj.) inadequate; inconsiderable; insufficient4. narrow (adj.) bigoted; borne; illiberal; mean; narrow; narrow-minded; paltry; petty; prejudicial; selfish; set; shallow; small-minded; stingy5. small (adj.) bantam; diminutive; ineffectual; infinitesimal; limited; miniature; monkey; petite; small; smallish; tiny; wee6. bit (noun) bit; few; iota; smidgen; trifle7. barely (other) barely; hardly; hardly ever; infrequently; just; on rare occasions; once in a blue moon (colloquial); rarely; scarcely ever; seldom; slightly; unfrequently; unoftenАнтонимический ряд:ample; big; bulky; capacious; colossal; comprehensive; developed; enormous; full; generous; gigantic; grave; great; handsome; high-minded; long; lot; magnanimous; significant -
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1. nневелика кількість; дещо; небагато; дрібницяhe did what little he could — він дещо зробив, що зміг
by little and little, little by little — помалу, мало-помалу; поступово, потроху
from little up — амер. з дитинства
in little — у невеликому масштабі; жив. у мініатюрі
little or nothing — майже нічого, дуже мало, мізерна кількість
1) маленький, невеликийlittle brain — анат. мозочок
little guts — анат. тонкі кишки
the little ones — малята, діти
the little people — феї, ельфи
2) короткий, нетривалий (про час, відстань)3) невисокий, невеликого зросту4) незначний, неістотний, неважливийto make little of smth. — не сприймати чогось серйозно, не надавати чомусь значення
5) дрібний, невеликий; малий6) малий, неголовнийL. Assembly — Мала Асамблея ООН
little war — мала війна (короткочасна, немасштабна)
7) дріб'язковий, обмеженийlittle Mary — розм. шлунок
The L. Corporal — Наполеон Бонапарт
L. Rhody — амер., жарт. штат Род-Айленд
L. Englander — прихильник ідеї зосередження уваги Великої Британії на Англії
to go but a very little way to — бути недостатнім, не вистачати
1) небагато, малоa little — трохи, небагато
little less than — трохи менше, ніж
little more than — трохи більше, ніж
too little — недостатньо, надто мало
2) зовсім не, аж ніяк неhe little thought that — він зовсім не думав, що
to think little of — не надавати особливого значення; не вагатися
* * *I ['litl] nдеяка, невелика кількість; сама малість; майже нічого; мало щоfrom little up — aмep. з дитинства
II ['litl] alittle by little, by little and little — помалу, поступово, потроху
(less, lesser; least)1) маленький, невеликий ( про розмір); невеликий ( про кількість); слабкий; поганий; короткий, недовгий; невисокий, невисого зросту; cпeц. малийlittle guts — aнaт. тонкі кишки
little end — aвт. мала ( поршнева) головка шатуна
little auk — бioл. мала гагарка
2) незначний, несуттєвий, неважливий; дрібний, невеликийlittle farmer — дрібний фермер; малий, неголовний
3) милий, славний4) дрібний, дріб'язковий, незначний, мізерний; обмежений5) призначений для вузького кола; не масовийIII [litl] advlittle theatre — театр-студія камерний театр; самодіяльний театр
(less; least)1) мало, майже ніскільки2) ( у реченнях з інверсією) зовсім не, аж ніяк -
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adj. klein; beetje; iets; kort; onbelangrijk--------adv. klein; weinig--------n. een beetje; weinig; een kleine hoeveelheid; korte afstand; korte tijdlittle1[ litl] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; littleness〉2 klein(geestig/zielig) ⇒ kleintjes♦voorbeelden:little finger • pinka little girl • een klein meisjeLittle Red Riding Hood • Roodkapjehis little sister • zijn kleine(re)/jongere zusje〈 informeel〉 the little woman • vrouwlief, moedersher little ones • haar kinderen/ 〈 van dier〉its little ones • haar jongen〈 spreekwoord〉 little things please little minds • kleine mensen, kleine wensenthe little people • de elven/kabouters jongen————————little2♦voorbeelden:make little of something • ergens weinig van begrijpen; iets als onbelangrijk afdoen, ergens weinig belang aan hechtenthink little of someone • geen hoge dunk van iemand hebbenlittle or nothing • weinig of nietsthere's very little left • er is maar heel weinig overlittle by little • beetje bij beetje〈 spreekwoord〉 little by little, and bit by bit • voetje voor voetje en beetje bij beetje; langzaam aan, dan breekt het lijntje nietI gave him what little I owned • ik heb hem het weinige dat ik bezat gegeven————————little3〈 bijwoord〉2 volstrekt/in het geheel niet♦voorbeelden:little more than an hour • iets meer dan een uur2 little did he know that … • hij had er geen flauw benul van dat …————————little4〈 determinator〉♦voorbeelden:there's very little milk left • er is maar een klein beetje melk overa little effort • een beetje/wat moeite -
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['lɪtl] 1. прил.; сравн. ст. less, lesser; превосх. ст. least1) маленький, небольшой, малый ( о размере); малочисленный ( о количестве)little bird — пташка, птичка
little cap — чепец, шапочка
little man — человечек; карлик
little finger — анат. мизинец ( на руке)
little toe — анат. мизинец ( на ноге)
Syn:2) короткий, близкий (о времени, расстоянии)It'll take a little while. — Это займёт немного времени.
It's a little way to go. — Это недалеко.
3) маленький ( по возрасту); младшийlittle boy / fellow — мальчуган / паренёк
little children / ones — маленькие дети
4) небольшой, незначительный; несущественный; несерьёзный; мелкийlittle use — небольшая польза, немного пользы
Syn:•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]little[/ref]2. нареч.1) малоI understood little in his speech. — Я мало что понял в его речи.
It matters little to her what people think of her. — Её мало волнует, что о ней думают люди.
2) ( a little) немного3) совсем не, вовсе не (обычно в инверсивной конструкции с глаголами know, dream, think и др.)Little he thinks that we need his help. — Он совсем не думает, что нам нужна его помощь.
•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]a little[/ref]3. сущ.немногое; небольшое количество; непродолжительное времяlittle by little — мало-помалу, постепенно
- for a littleThe little we do know about the people who lived here suggests they had a very sophisticated society. — То немногое, что мы знаем об этих людях, заставляет предположить, что у них было очень сложное общество.
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I[΄litl] n քիչ բան. փոքր/աննշան քա նակու թյուն. a little մի քիչ. not a little ոչ քիչ, շատ. little or nothing համարյա ոչինչ. stay for a little կարճ ժամանակով մնալ. Wait a little Մի քիչ սպասեք. after a little մի քիչ հետո. little by little կամաց-կամաց, քիչ-քիչ. in little փոքրա ծավալ. փոքր մասշ տա բով. Give me a little Տվեք ինձ մի քիչ. Very little helps Ամեն քչից էլ օգուտ կա. (քիչ) know little քիչ իմանալ. I see little of her Ես նրան քիչ եմ տես նում I could make little of him Ես նրան հա մար յա չեմ հասկանումII[΄litl] a պստիկ, փոքրիկ, ոչ մեծ. a little boy/ bird փոքրիկ տղա/թռչնիկ. (քիչ.փոքր) little time քիչ ժամանակ. the little finger ճկույթ. the little one’s պս տիկները. the little Browns Բրաունների եր եխա ները. the little Bear Փոքր Արջ (հ ա մաս տեղու թյուն). (մի քիչ) know a little German մի քիչ գեր մաներեն իմանալ. have a little soup մի քիչ ապուր ուտել. have a little drop մի կում խմել. Poor little girl! Խեղճ աղջիկ. Don’t let little things upset yօu Մի հուզվեք մանր բաներից[΄litl] adv քիչ. a little մի փոքր, մի քիչ. He’s little known Նա քիչ է հայտնի, Նրան քիչ են ճանաչում. as little as possible որքան հնարավոր է քիչ. He’s little more than a boy Նա դեռ տղա է/երեխա է. He’s little better than a thief Նա գողից ոչնչով լավ չէ. It’s little short of madness Դա համարյա խելագարություն է. I little dreamt that Մտքովս էլ չէր անցնում -
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/'litl/ * tính từ less, lesser; least - nhỏ bé, be bỏng =a little house+ một căn nhà nhỏ - ngắn, ngắn ngủi =a little while+ một thời gian ngắn, một lúc - ít ỏi =too little time+ ít thời gian quá =little money+ ít tiền - nhỏ nhen, nhỏ mọn, tầm thường, hẹp hòi, ti tiện =little things amuse little minds+ những kẻ tầm thường chỉ thích thú những chuyện tầm thường !little Mary - (thông tục) dạ dày !little Masters - trường phái các nhà khắc tranh Đức thế kỷ 16 !the little - những người tầm thường, những vật nhỏ mọn * danh từ - ít, chẳng bao nhiêu, không nhiều =little remains to be said+ chẳng còn gì nữa để mà nói - một chút, một ít =to know a little of everything+ cái gì cũng biết một chút - một thời gian ngắn, một quâng ngắn =after a little+ sau một thời gian ngắn, sau một quâng ngắn !in little - với quy mô nhỏ !litle by little - dần dần * phó từ - ít, một chút =I like him little+ tôi ít thích nó - không một chút nào =to little know that...+ không dè rằng... -
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1. ðæt plural - those; adjective(used to indicate a person, thing etc spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: Don't take this book - take that one; At that time, I was living in Italy; When are you going to return those books?) ese, esa, esos, esas; aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
2. pronoun(used to indicate a thing etc, or (in plural or with the verb be) person or people, spoken of before, not close to the speaker, already known to the speaker and listener etc: What is that you've got in your hand?; Who is that?; That is the Prime Minister; Those present at the concert included the composer and his wife.) ese, esa, esos, esas; aquel, aquella, aquellos, aquellas
3. ðət, ðæt relative pronoun(used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned in a preceding clause in order to distinguish it from others: Where is the parcel that arrived this morning?; Who is the man (that) you were talking to?)
4. ðət, ðæt conjunction1) ((often omitted) used to report what has been said etc or to introduce other clauses giving facts, reasons, results etc: I know (that) you didn't do it; I was surprised (that) he had gone.) que2) (used to introduce expressions of sorrow, wishes etc: That I should be accused of murder!; Oh, that I were with her now!) y pensar que; ojalá
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adverb(so; to such an extent: I didn't realize she was that ill.) tan- that's that
that1 adj ese / aquelwho lives in that house? ¿quién vive en esa casa?did you bring that book? ¿has traído aquel libro?what are those boys doing? ¿qué están haciendo aquellos chicos?that2 adv tanthat3 conj quethat4 pron1. ése / aquél2. esotr[ðæt ʊnstressed ðət]1 ese, esa (remote) aquel, aquella■ how much is that dress? ¿cuánto vale ese vestido?■ what was that noise? ¿qué ha sido ese ruido?■ have you got that record I lent you? ¿tienes aquel disco que te dejé?■ who's that? ¿quién es ése/ésa?■ this is mine, that is yours éste es mío, aquél es tuyo2 (indefinite) eso; (remote) aquello■ what's that? ¿qué es eso?■ where did you get that? ¿dónde has comprado eso?3 (relative) que4 (with preposition) que, el/la que, el/la cual1 que2 ¡ojalá!1 familiar tan, tanto,-a, tantos,-as\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLand all that y todo esolike that así, de aquella manerathat is to say es decirthat's life así es la vidathat's more like it ¡ahora!, ¡así me gusta!that's right así esthat's that ya está, se acabówho's that? (on 'phone) ¿quién es?, ¿quién eres?it's not that expensive: no es tan caronot that much: no tantodo you see those children?: ¿ves a aquellos niños?that conj & pron: quehe said that he was afraid: dijo que tenía miedothe book that he wrote: el libro que escribió1) : ése, ésa, esothat's my father: ése es mi padrethose are the ones he likes: ésos son los que le gustanwhat's that?: ¿qué es eso?those are maples and these are elms: aquéllos son arces y éstos son olmosthat came to an end: aquello se acabóadj.• esa adj.• ese adj.adj.dem.• aquel adj.dem.adv.• como adv.• tan adv.conj.• ese conj.• para que conj.• que conj.pron.• aquello pron.• aquél pron.• el cual pron.• ese pron.• eso pron.• que pron.• quien pron.• tanto pron.pron.dem.neut.• aquello pron.dem.neut.
I ðæt1) (pl those) ( demonstrative) ése, ésa; (neuter) esothose — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello
those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]
what's that? — ¿qué es eso?
who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?
those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50
who's that, please? — ( on telephone) ¿con quién hablo, por favor?
that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!
is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?
don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!
eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!
come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto
2) (in phrases)at that they all burst out laughing — al oír (or ver etc) eso, todos se echaron a reír
he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz
that is: we're all going, all the adults, that is vamos todos, es decir, todos los adultos; you're welcome to come along, that is, if you'd like to encantados de que vengas, siempre que quieras venir, claro; that's it!: that's it for today eso es todo por hoy; is that it? - no, there's another bag to come ¿ya está? - no, todavía falta otra bolsa; now lift your left arm: that's it! ahora levanta el brazo izquierdo eso es! or ahí está!; that's it: I've had enough! se acabó! ya no aguanto más!; that's that: you're not going and that's that! — no vas y no hay más que hablar or y se acabó
3) ðət, strong form ðæt ( relative) queit wasn't Helen (that) you saw — no fue a Helen a quien viste, no fue a Helen que viste (AmL)
II ðætthose — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella
those — aquellos, aquellas
do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?
I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa
III ðət, strong form ðætconjunction queshe said (that)... — dijo que...
it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...
they died that others might live — (liter) murieron para que otros pudieran vivir
IV ðætadverb tanten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?
(strong form) [ðæt] (weak form) [ˌdǝt] (pl those) Those is treated as a separate entry.I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto
1. DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVE1) [+ objects/people]You can generally use ese etc when pointing to something near the person you are speaking to. Use aquel etc for something which is distant from both of you: (nearer) ese m, esa f ; (more remote) aquel m, aquella fthat car is much better value than that sports model at the end — ese coche está mejor de precio que aquel modelo deportivo que hay al final
that wretched dog! — ¡ese maldito perro!
In the past the standard spelling for [ese/esa] and [aquel/aquella] used as pronouns (as when they are used to translate [that one]) was with an accent ([ése/ésa] and [aquél/aquélla]). Nowadays the [Real Academia Española] advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives [este/esta] and [aquel/aquella].what about that cheque? — ¿y el cheque ese?
there's little to choose between this model and that one — no hay mucho que elegir entre este modelo y aquel
2) [+ event, year, month]
Aquel is used to refer to a time in the distant past. Use if you mention a concrete date, month, year {etc">ese:do you remember that holiday we had in Holland? — ¿te acuerdas de aquellas vacaciones que pasamos en Holanda?
1992? I can't remember where we holidayed that year — ¿1992? no recuerdo dónde pasamos las vacaciones ese año
May? we can't come that month because we'll be moving house — ¿en mayo? no podemos venir ese mes porque nos estaremos mudando de casa
2.DEMONSTRATIVE PRONOUNThe pronoun that ( one) is translated by ese and aquel (masc), esa and aquella (fem) and eso and aquello (neuter). You can generally use ese etc when pointing to something near the person you are speaking to. Use aquel etc for something which is distant from both of you. Note that in the past the standard spelling for the masculine and feminine pronouns was with an accent (ése/ésa and aquél/aquélla). Nowadays the Real Academia Española advises that the accented forms are only required where there might otherwise be confusion with the adjectives ese/esa and aquel/aquella. Neuter pronouns never carry an accent. (nearer) ese m, esa f, ése m, ésa f, eso (neuter) ; (more remote) aquel(la) m / f, aquél(la) m / f, aquello (neuter)who's that? — ¿quién es ese?
what is that? — ¿qué es eso?, ¿eso qué es?
is that you, Paul? — ¿eres tú, Paul?
£5? it must have cost more than that — ¿5 libras? debe haber costado más (que eso)
that's true — eso es verdad, es cierto (esp LAm)
that's odd! — ¡qué raro!, ¡qué cosa más rara!
1988? that was the year you graduated, wasn't it? — ¿1988? ese fue el año en que acabaste la carrera, ¿no es así?
"will he come?" - "that he will!" — † -¿vendrá? -¡ya lo creo!
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after that — después de eso•
bees and wasps and all that — abejas, avispas y cosas asíis that all? — ¿eso es todo?, ¿nada más?
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and it was broken at that — y además estaba rotoI realized he meant to speak to me and at that I panicked — me di cuenta de que quería hablar conmigo y entonces me entró el pánico
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what do you mean by that? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?•
if it comes to that — en tal caso, si llegamos a eso•
it will cost 20 dollars, if that — costará 20 dólares, si es que llega•
that is — (=ie) es decir...•
that's it, we've finished — ya está, hemos terminadothat's it! she can find her own gardener! — ¡se acabó! ¡que se busque un jardinero por su cuenta!
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that of — el/la de•
that is to say — es decir...•
why worry about that which may never happen? — frm ¿por qué preocuparse por aquello que or por lo que puede que nunca vaya a pasar?•
with that — con eso3. RELATIVE PRONOUNUnlike that, the Spanish relative cannot be omitted.1) quethe girl that he met on holiday and later married — la chica que conoció durante las vacaciones y con la que después se casó
If the that clause ends in a preposition, you can either translate that as que (usually preceded by the definite article) or as article + cual/cuales. Use the second option particularly in formal language or after long prepositions or prepositional phrases:fool that I am! — ¡tonto que soy!
the box that I put it in — la caja donde lo puse, la caja en la que or en la cual lo puse
4. ADVERB1) (=so) tanit's about that big — (with gesture) es más o menos así de grande
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cheer up! it isn't that bad — ¡ánimo! ¡no es para tanto!•
that many frogs — tantas ranas•
that much money — tanto dinero2) * (=so very) tanit was that cold! — ¡hacía tanto frío!
5. CONJUNCTIONUnlike that, que cannot be omitted.1) after verb quehe said that... — dijo que...
he said that he was going to London and would be back in the evening — dijo que se iba a Londres y (que) volvería por la tarde
2) after nounTranslate as de que in phrases like the idea/belief/hope that:
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any hope that they might have survived was fading — toda esperanza de que hubiesen sobrevivido se estaba desvaneciendo•
the idea that we can profit from their labour — la idea de que podemos aprovecharnos de su trabajo•
..., not that I want to, of course —..., no es que yo quiera, por supuestoIf the that clause is the subject of another verb it is usual to translate that as el que rather than que especially if it starts the sentence:•
oh that we could! — ¡ojalá pudiéramos!, ¡ojalá!In these cases the verb which follows will be in the subjunctive:that he did not know surprised me — (el) que no lo supiera me extrañó, me extrañó (el) que no lo supiera
wouldthat he should behave like this is incredible — (el) que se comporte así es increíble, es increíble que se comporte así
4) (=in order that) para que + subjunthose who fought and died that we might live — los que lucharon y murieron para que nosotros pudiésemos vivir
5)• in that — en el sentido de que
it's an attractive investment in that it is tax-free — es una inversión atractiva en el sentido de que está exenta de impuestos
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I [ðæt]1) (pl those) ( demonstrative) ése, ésa; (neuter) esothose — ésos, ésas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquél, aquélla; (neuter) aquello
those — aquéllos, aquéllas [According to the Real Academia Española the accent can be omitted when there is no ambiguity]
what's that? — ¿qué es eso?
who's that over there? — quién es ése/ésa?
those are $20 and those over there $21.50 — ésos cuestan 20 dólares y aquéllos de allá 21,50
who's that, please? — ( on telephone) ¿con quién hablo, por favor?
that's impossible/wonderful! — es imposible/maravilloso!
is that so? — no me digas!, ¿ah, sí?
don't talk like that! — no hables así!, no digas eso!
eat it up now, that's a good girl! — vamos, cómetelo todo así me gusta!
come on, it's not as bad as all that — vamos, que no es para tanto
2) (in phrases)at that they all burst out laughing — al oír (or ver etc) eso, todos se echaron a reír
he has enormous power and wealth, but is still unhappy for all that — tiene mucho poder y muchas riquezas, pero aún así es infeliz
that is: we're all going, all the adults, that is vamos todos, es decir, todos los adultos; you're welcome to come along, that is, if you'd like to encantados de que vengas, siempre que quieras venir, claro; that's it!: that's it for today eso es todo por hoy; is that it? - no, there's another bag to come ¿ya está? - no, todavía falta otra bolsa; now lift your left arm: that's it! ahora levanta el brazo izquierdo eso es! or ahí está!; that's it: I've had enough! se acabó! ya no aguanto más!; that's that: you're not going and that's that! — no vas y no hay más que hablar or y se acabó
3) [ðət], strong form [ðæt] ( relative) queit wasn't Helen (that) you saw — no fue a Helen a quien viste, no fue a Helen que viste (AmL)
II [ðæt]those — esos, esas; (to refer to something more distant, to the remote past) aquel, aquella
those — aquellos, aquellas
do you know that boy/girl? — ¿conoces a ese chico/esa chica?
I prefer that one — prefiero ése/ésa
III [ðət], strong form [ðæt]conjunction queshe said (that)... — dijo que...
it's not that I mind what he does but... — no es que me importe lo que hace, pero...
they died that others might live — (liter) murieron para que otros pudieran vivir
IV [ðæt]adverb tanten thirty? that late already? — ¿las diez y media? ¿ya es tan tarde?
I'm not that interested, really — la verdad es que no me interesa tanto
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ألبَتّة \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. never: not at any time: I’ve never met him. Never before have I heard such a terrible noise!. none: (esp. with a comparative word) not at all: He was none the worse for his fall (His fall did not harm him at all). not a bit: not in any way: I’m not a bit surprised.. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. -
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عَلَى الإطلاق \ little: (coming just before the verb) not at all: I little knew (or Little did I know) that next day he would be dead. not in the least: not at all: It doesn’t matter in the least. whatever: at all: I have no money whatever. whatsoever: a strong form of whatever; at all: Tell him nothing whatsoever!. -
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n infml esp AmEHe's got a nice collection in his little black book — В его записной книжке полно адресов и номеров телефонов клевых девочек
Am I in your little black book, or can you already tell me that I wouldn't go out with you? — У тебя в твоей записной книжке есть мой телефон, или мне уже не стоит надеяться, что ты меня куда-нибудь пригласишь?
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > little black book
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39 that's another pair of shoes
разг.это совсем другое дело; ≈ это совсем другой коленкор‘You have taken it into your head that I mean to pension you off... But I don't mean it.’ ‘...that, sir,’ replied Mr. Wegg, cheering up bravely, ‘is quite another pair of shoes.’ (Ch. Dickens, ‘Our Mutual Friend’, book I, ch. XV) — - Вы забрали себе в голову, что я хочу откупиться от вас... Но у меня этого и в мыслях не было. -...а-а, тогда дело принимает совсем другой оборот, - сказал мистер Вегг, оживляясь.
Lickcheese: "...I can be as sharp as any man when it's a question of business; but dooty's [= duty's] another pair of shoes." (B. Shaw, ‘Widowers' Houses’, act III) — Ликчиз: "...В делах я, знаете ли, сам жох, своего никому не уступлю, но раз долг - тут уж ничего не скажешь."
‘What d'You think fifty pounds is to me?’ cried James, a little uncertainly. ‘You must have mistaken me,’ said Frank. ‘The sum I mentioned was a hundred and fifty.’ ‘Oh!’ He coloured again, and a curious look came over his face. ‘That's a very different pair of shoes’ (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Merry-Go-Round’, part II) — - Пятьдесят фунтов для меня ничего не значат, - воскликнул Джеймс несколько неуверенно. - Вы, вероятно, неправильно меня поняли, - сказал Фрэнк. - Я назвал сумму в сто пятьдесят фунтов. - Ну! - Джеймс снова покраснел, и лицо его приняло странное выражение. - Это ведь совсем другое дело.
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40 little choice
психол. малая свобода выбора; небольшой выборThe humanistic psychologist does recognize the influence of early conditioning and of unconscious drives. But like the modern existentialist, he does not perceive man's destiny to be so fixed by his unconscious that he has little choice; thus for him unconscious motivation is consistent with an important degree of choice. — Гуманистический психолог признает влияние ранней выработки условного рефлекса и бессознательных стимулов. Но как современный экзистенциалист, он не воспринимает судьбу человека настолько предопределенной его бессознательным, что у него малая свобода выбора; так что для него бессознательная мотивация сочетается со значительной степенью выбора.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > little choice
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