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1 the long and the short of it
the whole story in a few words.خُلاصَة المَوضوع، باخْتِصار -
2 the off season
the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; adjective (etc) في غَيْر الأوان، في وَقْت خارِج المَوْسِم -
3 few
عَدَد قَليل \ few: (with a) some, but not a large number: I waited for a few days. I need a few more books. handful: a few: Only a handful of people came to watch the match. -
4 the other day
مُؤَخَّرًا \ lately: not long ago; in the near past: Have you seen her lately?. recently: not long ago: I met him recently (within the past few weeks) for the first time. the other day: a few days ago: I met your son the other day. -
5 the other day
مُنْذُ بضْعَة أَيَّام \ the other day: a few days ago: I met your son the other day. \ مِن مُدّةٍ قريبة \ the other day: a few days ago: I met your son the other day. -
6 The Friendly Few
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7 Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus)
SUBJECT AREA: Metallurgy[br]b. c. 23 AD Como, Italyd. 25 August 79 AD near Pompeii, Italy[br]Roman encyclopedic writer on the natural world.[br]Pliny was well educated in Rome, and for ten years or so followed a military career with which he was able to combine literary work, writing especially on historical subjects. He completed his duties c. 57 AD and concentrated on writing until he resumed his official career in 69 AD with administrative duties. During this last phase he began work on his only extant work, the thirty-seven "books" of his Historia Naturalis (Natural History), each dealing with a broad subject such as astronomy, geography, mineralogy, etc. His last post was the command of the fleet based at Misenum, which came to an end when he sailed too near Vesuvius during the eruption that engulfed Pompeii and he was overcome by the fumes.Pliny developed an insatiable curiosity about the natural world. Unlike the Greeks, the Romans made few original contributions to scientific thought and observation, but some made careful compilations of the learning and observations of Greek scholars. The most notable and influential of these was the Historia Naturalis. To the ideas about the natural world gleaned from earlier Greek authors, he added information about natural history, mineral resources, crafts and some technological processes, such as the extraction of metals from their ores, reported to him from the corners of the Empire. He added a few observations of his own, noted during travels on his official duties. Not all the reports were reliable, and the work often presents a tangled web of fact and fable. Gibbon described it as an immense register in which the author has "deposited the discoveries, the arts, and the errors of mankind". Pliny was indefatigable in his relentless note-taking, even dictating to his secretary while dining.During the Dark Ages and early Middle Ages in Western Europe, Pliny's Historia Naturalis was the largest known collection of facts about the natural world and was drawn upon freely by a succession of later writers. Its influence survived the influx into Western Europe, from the twelfth century, of translations of the works of Greek and Arab scholars. After the invention of printing in the middle of the fifteenth century, Pliny was the first work on a scientific subject to be printed, in 1469. Many editions followed and it may still be consulted with profit for its insights into technical knowledge and practice in the ancient world.[br]BibliographyThe standard Latin text with English translation is that edited by H.Rackham et al.(1942– 63, Loeb Classical Library, London: Heinemann, 10 vols). The French version is by A.Further ReadingThe editions mentioned above include useful biographical and other details. For special aspects of Pliny, see K.C.Bailey, 1929–32, The Elder Pliny's Chapters on Chemical Subjects, London, 2 vols.LRDBiographical history of technology > Pliny the Elder (Gaius Plinius Secundus)
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8 צִי׳ m. (prob. fr. a root צבח, with format. ד or ר; cmp. next w., a. צָבַע I) (a grab, a little, few. Targ. 2 Chr. 24:24 (h. text מצער). Targ. Job 36:2 (h. text זעירּ). Targ. Is. 5:18; a. fr.Y.Ber.I, 3b top. מן גו דאינון צ׳ because they (the verses) are few; Y.Sabb.I, 3a bot. Y.Yoma VI, 43d אורכין צ
צָבַט(b. h.) to seize, grab; to handle. Hag.22b (expl. בית הצביטה, ib. III, 1) מקום שצוֹבְטוֹ any part of a vessel by which you seize it. Ib. מקום שנקיי הרעת צוֹבְטִין (שותין) Ms. M. (ed. צובעין; Ar. s. v. בית הצביעה: שותין; v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note; Y. ib. III, 78d שהנקיים תופסין בו) that part of the vessel by which the cleanly seize it when drinking (under the rim); v. צָבע I.Jewish literature > צִי׳ m. (prob. fr. a root צבח, with format. ד or ר; cmp. next w., a. צָבַע I) (a grab, a little, few. Targ. 2 Chr. 24:24 (h. text מצער). Targ. Job 36:2 (h. text זעירּ). Targ. Is. 5:18; a. fr.Y.Ber.I, 3b top. מן גו דאינון צ׳ because they (the verses) are few; Y.Sabb.I, 3a bot. Y.Yoma VI, 43d אורכין צ
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9 Ajudá, Fortress of St. John the Baptist of
Tiny colonial enclave of only a few acres that was a Portuguese possession in the West African country of Dahomey (renamed Benin) from the 17th century. Ordered built by the captain-general of São Tomé in 1680, the stone fortress was close to the shore of the Gulf of Guinea. Portugal's fragile sovereignty over this historic site was ended in 1961, when the government of independent Dahomey forcibly occupied the place. Before this process of unilateral decolonization was carried out, the Portuguese official in charge of the fortress set fire to the interior of his bungalow nearby and drove to the airport. Intransigence against all decolonization pressures was the Dictatorship's response even in the strange case of Ajudá.Historical dictionary of Portugal > Ajudá, Fortress of St. John the Baptist of
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10 make the most of
اِسْتَغَلَّ (لأغراض أنانيّة) \ exploit: to use (esp. a person) unfairly for one’s own profit: He exploited the poor by making them work for very low pay. make the most of: to use in the most effective way: In his speech, he made the most of the opposition’s few mistakes. to take advantage of: to make unfair use of; deceive: The shopkeeper took advantage of my inexperience and charged me too much. -
11 make the most of
اِسْتَفَادَ كثيرًا من \ make the most of: to use in the most effective way: In his speech, he made the most of the opposition’s few mistakes. -
12 get the worst of sth
اِنْهَزَمَ \ get the worst of sth.: to suffer most: If you fight a bigger boy you’ll get the worst of it. lose: to be beaten in (a match); not win (a fight, an election, etc.): He lost the last election by very few votes. \ See Also خسر (خَسِرَ) -
13 in the course of
في خِلال \ in: showing a space of time before sth. will happen; after: I’ll come in a few days (or in a minute). in the course of: during: In the course of the morning I had seven visitors. -
14 speed off the mark
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15 get the hang of
to learn or begin to understand how to do (something):يبدأ بالفَهْمIt may seem difficult at first, but you'll get the hang of it after a few weeks.
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16 Loosing your connection to the internet
Jargon: interneuter (Hаприм.: 'Johnny was interneutered suddenly by his cable company which left him feeling much like his cat who was neutered a few days ago.')Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Loosing your connection to the internet
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17 heat up in the microwave
American: nuke (I'll \<b\>nuke\</b\> our dinner in a few minutes)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > heat up in the microwave
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18 A portable photoionizer which detects the concentration of organic gases as well as a few inorganic gases.
Oil: HNuУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > A portable photoionizer which detects the concentration of organic gases as well as a few inorganic gases.
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19 He'd had a few brushes with the police. — У него несколько раз были проблемы с полицией.
Colloquial: have a brush withУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > He'd had a few brushes with the police. — У него несколько раз были проблемы с полицией.
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20 odabrani
• the few
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