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1 knowledge
['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) conhecimento2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) conhecimento3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) conhecimento•- general knowledge* * *knowl.edge[n'ɔlidʒ] n 1 conhecimento, entendimento. it is public knowledge / é de conhecimento público. how came it to your knowledge? / como veio ao seu conhecimento? 2 saber, sabedoria. knowledge is power / saber é poder. 3 ciência, erudição, instrução. 4 compreensão, experiência. a superficial knowledge conhecimento superficial. general knowledge cultura geral. to one’s knowledge até onde se sabe. to the best of my knowledge que eu saiba. -
2 smattering
1. n поверхностное знание2. n небольшая группка, кучкаСинонимический ряд:1. few (noun) few; handful; scattering; smatch; smatter; spatter; spattering; sprinkling2. superficial knowledge (noun) a few facts; glimmer of understanding; scrap; shred; slight knowledge; some half-truths; superficial knowledge3. chatting (verb) babbling; burbling; cackling; chattering; chatting; clacking; clattering; dithering; gabbing; jawing; prating; prattling; rattling; running on; talking; tinkling; twaddling; twiddling; twittering; yakking; yammering -
3 slight
1. n пренебрежение, неуважение2. v пренебрегать, относиться небрежно3. v третировать, обращаться пренебрежительно4. a худощавый, тонкий; изящный, хрупкий5. a некрепкий, слабый6. a слабый, незначительный; несерьёзныйnot the slightest — нисколечко, ни на йоту
7. a необильный, неплотный8. a поверхностный, неглубокийСинонимический ряд:1. fragile (adj.) dainty; delicate; feeble; flimsy; fragile; frail; inadequate; scanty; sparse; weak2. insignificant (adj.) insignificant; paltry; petty; superficial; trifling; trivial; unessential; unimportant3. light (adj.) gentle; light; moderate; soft4. meager (adj.) inconsiderable; meager; meagre; unsubstantial5. remote (adj.) negligible; off; outside; remote; slender; slim; small6. thin (adj.) attenuate; reedy; squinny; stalky; tenuous; thin; twiggy7. cut (noun) cut; rebuff; snub8. disdain (noun) affront; contempt; disdain; disregard; disrespect; indifference; insult; neglect; offense; oversight; scorn9. disdain (verb) disdain; insult; scorn; snub10. neglect (verb) blink at; blink away; discount; disregard; elide; fail; forget; ignore; miss; neglect; omit; overleap; overlook; overpass; pass; pass by; pass over; pretermit; slough over; slur overАнтонимический ряд:abundant; sturdy; substantial
См. также в других словарях:
superficial — su|per|fi|cial [ ,supər fıʃl ] adjective * ▸ 1 not complete ▸ 2 only on the surface ▸ 3 not thinking seriously ▸ 4 appearing to be similar ▸ 5 in top layer 1. ) not complete or thorough: CURSORY: The study is too superficial for us to reach any… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
superficial */ — UK [ˌsuːpə(r)ˈfɪʃ(ə)l] / US [ˌsupərˈfɪʃ(ə)l] adjective 1) affecting or involving only the surface or outside part of something Her injuries were only superficial. The house suffered superficial damage from the flood. 2) not complete or thorough… … English dictionary
superficial — adjective 1 APPEARANCE seeming to have a particular appearance at first, although this is not true or real: Despite their superficial similarities, the two novels are in fact very different. | a superficial air of tranquility 2 NOT… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
knowledge — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new ▪ basic ▪ considerable, great, vast ▪ complete, comprehensive, sound … Collocations dictionary
nodding acquaintance — noun 1. : a very slight or superficial knowledge or understanding of something had no more than a nodding acquaintance with economic theory 2. : a person with whom one is on terms of casual and distant civility * * * 1. a slight, incomplete, or… … Useful english dictionary
Renaissance man — noun 1. a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests a statistician has to be something of a generalist • Syn: ↑generalist • Ant: ↑specialist (for: ↑generalist) … Useful english dictionary
acquaintance — noun /əˈkweɪntəns,ʌˈkwen.tɛns/ a) A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of friendship or intimacy I know of the man; but have no… … Wiktionary
generalist — noun a) A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields. b) A general practitioner. Ant … Wiktionary
sciolist — noun /ˈsaɪəlɪst/ One who exhibits only superficial knowledge; a self proclaimed expert with little real understanding. Syn: factotum, handyman, jack of all trades … Wiktionary
Polymath — A polymath (Greek polymathēs , πολυμαθής, having learned much )The term was first recorded in written English in the early seventeenth century Cite web url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=polymath searchmode=none title=Online Etymology … Wikipedia
smatter — /ˈsmætə/ (say smatuh) verb (t) 1. Obsolete to speak (a language, words, etc.) with superficial knowledge or understanding. 2. to dabble in. –noun 3. slight or superficial knowledge; a smattering. {Middle English, from Scandinavian; compare… …
