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1. 'mæksiməm adjective(greatest: This requires maximum effort / the maximum amount of effort.) máximo
2. -mə noun(the greatest number or quantity or the highest point or degree: Two hundred an hour is the maximum we can produce.) máximomaximum adj n máximotr['mæksɪməm]1 máximo,-a1 máximo, máximum nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLas a maximum como máximoto the maximum al máximomaximum ['mæksəməm] adj: máximoadj.• máximo (Matemática) adj.n.• máximo s.m.• máximum s.m.
I 'mæksəməm, 'mæksɪməmnoun máximo m
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adjective (before n) <speed/amount/temperature> máximo
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adverb como máximo['mæksɪmǝm]1.ADJ [amount, temperature, speed, load, efficiency] máximo•
for maximum benefit, use once a week — para obtener un beneficio máximo úsese una vez a la semana•
a maximum security prison/hospital — una prisión/un hospital de máxima seguridad2.N(pl maximums or maxima) máximo mat the maximum — como máximo, a lo sumo
up to a maximum of £20 — hasta 20 libras como máximo
3.ADV como máximoyou should drink two cups of coffee a day maximum — deberías beber dos tazas de café al día como máximo, deberías beber un máximo de dos tazas de café al día
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I ['mæksəməm, 'mæksɪməm]noun máximo m
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adjective (before n) <speed/amount/temperature> máximo
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adverb como máximo -
2 mínimo
adj.minimal, lowest, least, minimum.m.minimum.* * *► adjetivo1 minimum, lowest1 minimum\como mínimo at leastni la más mínima idea not the faintest (idea)mínimo común múltiplo lowest common multiple————————1 minimum* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - mínima)adj.1) least, smallest2) minimum* * *1. ADJ1) (=inferior) [nivel, cantidad] minimumno llegaron a alcanzar el nivel mínimo exigido — they did not manage to reach the minimum level required
quería conseguirlo todo con el mínimo esfuerzo — he wanted to achieve everything with a o the minimum of effort
tarifa mínima: 2 euros — minimum fare: 2 euros
el tamaño mínimo del dibujo deberá ser de 20 x 30 centímetros — the drawing should not be less than 20 x 30 centimetres
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lo mínimo, es lo mínimo que podemos hacer — it's the least we can do•
lo más mínimo — the least o the slightestel dinero no me interesa lo más mínimo — I'm not the least o the slightest bit interested in money
los sueldos no se verán afectados en lo más mínimo — salaries will not be affected in the least o in the slightest
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precio mínimo — minimum price•
en un tiempo mínimo — in no time at allmúltiplo 2., salario, servicio 1), c)el microondas calienta la comida en un tiempo mínimo — the microwave heats up food in next to no time o in no time at all
2) (=muy pequeño) [habitación, letra] tiny, minute; [detalle] minute; [gasto, beneficio] minimalesto es solo una mínima parte de lo que hemos gastado — this is just a tiny fraction of what we have spent
3) [plazo]no existe un plazo mínimo para entregar el trabajo — there's no set date for the work to be handed in
2. SM1) (=cantidad mínima) minimum¿cuál es el mínimo? — what is the minimum?
el equipo salió al campo con la moral bajo mínimos — the team took to the field with their morale at rock bottom
con el presupuesto bajo mínimos — with the budget cut back to a minimum, with a very low budget
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como mínimo — at leasteso costará, como mínimo, 40 euros — that will cost at least 40 euros
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un mínimo de algo — a minimum of sthsi tuviera un mínimo de vergüenza no vendría más por aquí — if he had any shame at all he wouldn't come back here
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reducir algo al mínimo — to keep o reduce sth to a minimumhan intentado reducir los gastos al mínimo — they have tried to keep o reduce expenditure to a minimum
2) (Econ) record low, lowest pointhoy se ha llegado en la bolsa al mínimo anual — today the stock exchange reached this year's record low o lowest point
3) (Mat) [de una función] minimum4) (Meteo)mínimamínimo de presión — low-pressure area, trough
5) Caribe (Aut) choke* * *I- ma adjetivoa) <temperatura/peso> minimum (before n)el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo — he is not in the least (bit) o slightest (bit) interested in his work
no tengo la más mínima idea — I haven't the faintest o slightest idea
b) ( insignificante) < detalle> minorc) ( muy pequeño) minute, tinyIImasculino minimumcon un mínimo de esfuerzo — with a o the minimum of effort
con un mínimo de sentido común — with the least bit of (common) sense, with a modicum of sense (frml)
* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], minimal, minimum, negligible, reduced, baseline [base line], monadic, lower bound, razor-thin, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex. Those are just the bare beginnings.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.Ex. When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Ex. Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.Ex. The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex. This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex. Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.Ex. The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.----* a un coste mínimo = at (a) minimum cost.* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.* con unos costes mínimos = with minimum costs.* coste mínimo = minimal cost, minimum cost.* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo mínimo = bare necessities, the.* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.* mínima parte = fraction.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducido al mínimo = stripped down.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.* sin la más mínima de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* * *I- ma adjetivoa) <temperatura/peso> minimum (before n)el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo — he is not in the least (bit) o slightest (bit) interested in his work
no tengo la más mínima idea — I haven't the faintest o slightest idea
b) ( insignificante) < detalle> minorc) ( muy pequeño) minute, tinyIImasculino minimumcon un mínimo de esfuerzo — with a o the minimum of effort
con un mínimo de sentido común — with the least bit of (common) sense, with a modicum of sense (frml)
* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], minimal, minimum, negligible, reduced, baseline [base line], monadic, lower bound, razor-thin, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.Ex: The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.* a un coste mínimo = at (a) minimum cost.* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.* con unos costes mínimos = with minimum costs.* coste mínimo = minimal cost, minimum cost.* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo mínimo = bare necessities, the.* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.* mínima parte = fraction.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducido al mínimo = stripped down.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.* sin la más mínima de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* * *1 ‹temperatura/cantidad/peso› minimum ( before n)los beneficios han sido mínimos profits have been minimalno le importa lo más mínimo he couldn't care less, he doesn't care in the leastel trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo he is not in the least o slightest bit interested in his work[ S ] consumición/tarifa mínima 2 euros minimum charge 2 eurosno tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the faintest o slightest ideano se preocupa en lo más mínimo por su familia she doesn't show the slightest concern for her familyme contó hasta los detalles más mínimos de su experiencia he told me about his experience in minute detailera lo mínimo que podía hacer it was the least I could do2 (muy pequeño) minute, tinyuna casa de proporciones mínimas a tiny house, a house of minute proportionsCompuesto:mínimo común denominador/múltiplolowest common denominator/multiplela bolsa ha alcanzado el mínimo del año the stock exchange has reached its lowest point this yearpretende hacer todo con un mínimo de esfuerzo he tries to do everything with a minimum of effort o with as little effort as possiblegana un mínimo de $50.000 she earns a minimum of $50,000no tiene ni un mínimo de educación she has absolutely no mannersal menos podría tener un mínimo de respeto he could at least show a little (bit of) o a modicum of respectpara hacer ese trabajo tiene que tener un mínimo de inteligencia a modicum of intelligence is required to do this jobsi tuvieras un mínimo de sentido común, no habrías hecho eso if you had any sense at all o if you had a modicum of sense, you wouldn't have done thattendrá, como mínimo, unos 40 años he must be at least fortycomo mínimo podrías haberle dado las gracias you could at least have thanked himhabrá que reducir al mínimo los gastos costs will have to be kept to a minimum* * *
mínimo 1◊ -ma adjetivo
el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo he is not in the slightest (bit) interested in his work;
no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the faintest idea
‹diferencia/beneficios› minimal
mínimo 2 sustantivo masculino
minimum;
como mínimo at least
mínimo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (muy pequeño) minute, tiny
2 (muy escaso) minimal
3 (menor posible) minimum
sueldo mínimo, minimum wage/salary
II sustantivo masculino minimum
un mínimo de dos meses, a minimum of two months
mil pesetas como mínimo, a thousand pesetas at least
' mínimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- denominador
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mínima
- mínimamente
- múltipla
- múltiplo
- salario
- tasar
- consumo
- minimizar
English:
bare
- cheap
- deposit
- least
- low
- lowest
- minimal
- minimum
- minimum wage
- say
- sense
- skeleton
- slight
- light
- lowest common denominator
- marginal
- minimize
- minute
- modicum
- quick
- scrap
- very
* * *mínimo, -a♦ superlativover pequeño♦ adj1. [lo más bajo posible o necesario] minimum;la mínima puntuación para aprobar es el cinco you need a minimum score of five to pass;lo mínimo que podría hacer es disculparse the least she could do is apologizeMat mínimo común denominador lowest common denominator; Mat mínimo común múltiplo lowest common multiple2. [muy pequeño] [efecto, importancia] minimal, very small;[protesta, ruido] slightest;no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the slightest idea;sus hijos no le importan lo más mínimo he couldn't care less about his children;en este país no existe la más mínima libertad there's absolutely no freedom at all in this country;en lo más mínimo in the slightest♦ nmminimum;trabaja un mínimo de 10 horas she works a minimum of 10 hours;al mínimo to a minimum;pon la calefacción al mínimo put the heating at minimum;la libra alcanzó un mínimo histórico frente al dólar the pound reached an all-time low against the dollar;no tiene un mínimo de sentido común he hasn't an ounce of common sense;si tuviera un mínimo de decencia la llamaría if he had an ounce of decency he'd call her;estar bajo mínimos [de comida, gasolina] to have almost run out;la popularidad del presidente se encuentra bajo mínimos the president's popularity is at rock bottom;el equipo se presenta a la final bajo mínimos the team is going into the final well below strength o with a severely depleted side♦ como mínimo loc adv[como muy tarde] at the latest; [como poco] at the very least;llegaremos como mínimo a las cinco we'll be there by five at the latest;si te vas, como mínimo podrías avisar if you're going to leave, you could at least let me know* * *I adj minimum;como mínimo at the very least;no me interesa lo más mínimo I’m not in the least interestedII m minimum* * *mínimo, -ma adj1) : minimumsalario mínimo: minimum wage2) : least, smallest3) : very small, minutemínimo nm1) : minimum, least amount2) : modicum, small amount3)como mínimo : at least* * *mínimo1 adj minimumel más mínimo... the slightest...mínimo2 n minimum -
3 límite
m.1 limit, boundary, border, borderline.2 breaking point.3 limit, cap.4 ora, edge.* * *1 (extremo) limit; (en un terreno) boundary2 (frontera) boundary\sin límites boundlesstodo tiene un límite there's a limit to everythinglímite de velocidad speed limit* * *noun m.1) limit2) border, boundary* * *1. SM1) [gen] limitpodrá presentarse cualquiera, sin límite de edad — anyone can apply, regardless o irrespective of age, anyone can apply, there's no age limit
eran exámenes larguísimos, sin límite de tiempo — the exams were very long, there was no time limit
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como o de límite, tenemos como o de límite el sábado para presentar el trabajo — the deadline for submitting our work is Saturday•
poner (un) límite a, han puesto un límite de participantes — they have put a limit o restriction on the number of participantsnos pusieron un límite de dinero para gastar — they put a restriction on o limited the amount of money we had to spend
pretenden poner límite a la investigación sobre embriones — they aim to put tighter controls on research into embryos, they aim to restrict o curb research into embryos
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sin límites — limitless•
no tener límites — to know no boundslímite de crédito — (Com) credit limit
2) (Geog, Pol) boundary, borderlímite forestal — tree line, timber line
3) (Inform)4) (=final) end2.ADJ INV extreme, maximum* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex. A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.Ex. Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex. The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex. Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex. Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex. For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex. It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex. People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex. Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex. The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.----* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *1) (Geog, Pol) boundary2)a) ( cifra máxima) limitponer un límite a algo — to limit o restrict something
b) (tope, extremo) limitbondad sin límites — unlimited o boundless goodness
3) (como adj inv)* * *= bound, boundary, cut-off point, to what extent, borderline, frontier, confine, fringe, limit, cut off [cutoff], shore, breaking point, ceiling.Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.
Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.* alcanzar el límite de = reach + the limits of.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades = reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.* averiguar el límite de Algo = plumb + the depths of.* confudir los límites entre = blur + the lines between.* confundir los límites entre = blur + the boundaries between.* con límites impuestos por uno mismo = self-limiting.* dentro de los límites de = within the bounds of.* dentro de unos límites = within limits.* desaparición de los límites = blurring of boundaries.* desdibujar los límites = blur + the lines between.* establecer límites = draw + limits.* establecer un límite = set + limit.* exceder un límite = exceed + limit.* fecha límite = cut-off date, closing date, deadline.* fijar un límite = set + cut-off point.* hasta el límite de = to the limits of.* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo = to + Posesivo + full potential.* la imaginación no tiene límites = your imagination is the limit.* límite de edad = age limit.* límite de las nieves perpetuas = snowline.* límite de tiempo = time limit.* límite de velocidad = speed limit.* límite fluctuante = moving wall.* límite inferior = lower bound.* límite máximo = upper limit.* límite, punto de ruptura = breaking point.* límites + desaparecer = boundaries + crumble.* límites de una propiedad = metes and bounds.* límite superior = upper limit, upper bound.* llegar al límite = reach + the breaking point.* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad = stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to breaking point, stretch + Nombre + to the limit.* llevar a Alguien al límite = push + Alguien + over the edge, drive + Alguien + over the edge.* llevar al límite = stretch.* marcar los límites = mark out.* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.* no tener límite = have + no limit.* no tener límites = be boundless.* pasarse del límite = overrun [over-run].* ser el límite = be the limit.* sin límite = without limit, without stint, interminably.* sin límite(s) = unbounded, unfettered, unstinting, unstintingly, the sky is the limit.* * *el límite norte del país the country's northern border o boundarylos límites de la propiedad the boundaries of the propertyB1 (cifra máxima) limitel límite de edad es de 25 años the age limit is 25no hay límite de tiempo there is no time limitel límite de velocidad the speed limitno puede gastar lo que quiera, tiene un límite she can't spend what she likes, she has to keep within a limitpusieron un límite al número de llamadas they limited o restricted the number of calls2 (tope, extremo) limitmi paciencia ha llegado a su límite I've reached the limit of my patiencesu generosidad no conoce límites his generosity knows no limits o boundsbondad sin límites unlimited o boundless goodnessla situación está llegando a límites insostenibles the situation is becoming untenableno te lo consiento, todo tiene un límite I won't allow it, enough is enough o there are limitsCompuestos:credit limitspending limitweight limittolerance levelC ( como adj inv):tiempo límite time limitsituación límite extreme situationes un caso límite it's a borderline casefecha límite final date, deadline, closing date* * *
Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar)
limité es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
limite es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
limitar
límite
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict
verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth
limitarse verbo pronominal:◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;
me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
límite sustantivo masculino
1 (Geog, Pol) boundary
2 ( tope) limit;
su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits;
sin límites unlimited;
¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough!
3 ( como adj inv):
situación límite extreme situation;
fecha límite deadline
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
límite sustantivo masculino
1 limit
2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
II adjetivo
1 (tope) limit
fecha límite, deadline
(máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
situación límite, extreme situation
' límite' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
bordear
- estiramiento
- extrema
- extremo
- fecha
- freno
- hasta
- rebasar
- salirse
- sobrepasar
- techo
- tope
- traspasar
- umbral
- exceder
- limitar
- salir
English:
boundary
- ceiling
- cut-off
- deadline
- designate
- exceed
- limit
- limitless
- line
- obsession
- quota
- rope
- time limit
- border
- breaking
- closing
- credit
- cut
- dead
- sell
- speed
* * *límite nm1. [tope] limit;al límite at the limit;dentro de un límite within limits;tiene una amabilidad sin límites his kindness knows no bounds;su pasión no tiene límite her passion knows no bounds;está trabajando al límite de sus posibilidades she's working at full stretch;estoy al límite de mis fuerzas I've reached the limit of my strength;me dejan estar conectado a Internet sin límite de tiempo I have unlimited access to the Internet;mi paciencia tiene un límite my patience has limits;no hay límite de edad there's no age limitFin límite de crédito credit limit;límite de velocidad speed limit2. [confín] boundary;el límite norte de la finca the northernmost boundary of the property3. Mat limit4. [como adjetivo] [precio, velocidad, edad] maximum;[situación] extreme; [caso] borderline;fecha límite de entrega: 15 de junio deadline for submissions: 15 June* * *I m1 limit;sin límites limitlessII adj:situación límite extreme situation;caso límite borderline case* * *límite nm1) : boundary, border2) : limitel límite de mi paciencia: the limit of my patiencelímite de velocidad: speed limit3)fecha límite : deadline* * *límite n1. (punto máximo) limit -
4 для ... условий
Для (наиболее тяжёлых) условий-- For the most severe conditions studied in the present experiments, the maximum temperature was only a few degrees below the saturation temperature.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > для ... условий
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5 límite
Del verbo limitar: ( conjugate limitar) \ \
limité es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
limite es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativoMultiple Entries: limitar límite
limitar ( conjugate limitar) verbo transitivo ‹funciones/derechos› to limit, restrict verbo intransitivo límite con algo [país/finca] to border on sth limitarse verbo pronominal:◊ el problema no se limita a las ciudades the problem is not confined o limited to cities;me limité a repetir lo dicho I just repeated what was said
límite sustantivo masculino 1 (Geog, Pol) boundary 2 ( tope) limit; su ambición no tiene límites his ambition knows no limits; sin límites unlimited; ¡todo tiene un límite! enough is enough! 3 ( como adj inv): situación límite extreme situation; fecha límite deadline
limitar
I verbo transitivo to limit, restrict: tengo que limitar mis gastos, I have to limit my spending
II verbo intransitivo to border: limita al norte con Francia, at North it borders on France
límite sustantivo masculino
1 limit
2 Geog Pol boundary, border: está en el límite de lo legal, it is on the law borderline
II adjetivo
1 (tope) limit
fecha límite, deadline (máximo) la temperatura límite es de 200 grados, the maximum temperature is 200 degrees
situación límite, extreme situation ' límite' also found in these entries: Spanish: bordear - estiramiento - extrema - extremo - fecha - freno - hasta - rebasar - salirse - sobrepasar - techo - tope - traspasar - umbral - exceder - limitar - salir English: boundary - ceiling - cut-off - deadline - designate - exceed - limit - limitless - line - obsession - quota - rope - time limit - border - breaking - closing - credit - cut - dead - sell - speed -
6 mínima
adj.least, smallest (más pequeño).f.1 minimum.2 half note, minim.* * *1 (temperatura) minimum temperature* * *f., (m. - mínimo)* * *SF (Meteo) low, lowest temperaturemínimo* * *femenino minimum temperaturea la mínima — (fam) at/for the slightest little thing
* * *----* abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt.* * *femenino minimum temperaturea la mínima — (fam) at/for the slightest little thing
* * ** abordar una mínima parte del asunto = touch + the tip of the iceberg.* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad = not to have a prayer.* sin la más mínima duda = without the shadow of a doubt.* * *minimum temperaturelas temperaturas de hoy han sido 20°C de máxima y 5°C de mínima the maximum temperature today was 20°C and the minimum 5°Ca la mínima ( fam); at/for the slightest little thing* * *
mínima sustantivo femenino
minimum temperature
mínimo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (muy pequeño) minute, tiny
2 (muy escaso) minimal
3 (menor posible) minimum
sueldo mínimo, minimum wage/salary
II sustantivo masculino minimum
un mínimo de dos meses, a minimum of two months
mil pesetas como mínimo, a thousand pesetas at least
' mínima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
error
- sentida
- sentido
- consumición
- distracción
- mínimo
English:
cat
- faint
- insignificant
- least
- shred
- slight
- clue
- lower
- one
- shadow
* * *mínima nf1. [temperatura] low, lowest temperature;una mínima de cinco grados a low of five degrees;ayer se midieron cinco grados de mínima the lowest temperature recorded yesterday was five degrees, there was a low of five degrees yesterdaytu jefe se enfada a la mínima your boss gets annoyed at the slightest thing* * *mínima n minimum temperature -
7 всего на несколько ... меньше
Всего на несколько... меньше-- The maximum temperature in the particulate bed was only few degrees below the saturation temperature.Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > всего на несколько ... меньше
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8 máxima
f.1 maxim, proverb, adage, saying.2 Máxima.3 maxim, established legal principle.* * *1 (frase breve) maxim, saying2 (regla) rule, maxim3 (temperatura) maximum temperature* * *1. f., (m. - máximo) 2. noun f.* * *ISF (=frase) maximIISF (Meteo) maximum (temperature), highmáximas de 44 grados en Sevilla y Córdoba — top temperatures o highs of 44 degrees in Seville and Córdoba
* * *femenino maxim* * *= dictum [dicta, -pl.], maxim.Ex. John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.Ex. One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.----* máximas = dicta [dictum -sing.].* * *femenino maxim* * *= dictum [dicta, -pl.], maxim.Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.
Ex: One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.* máximas = dicta [dictum -sing.].* * *1 (refrán) maxim, saying2 (norma, regla) maxim* * *
máxima sustantivo femenino
maxim
máximo,-a
I adjetivo maximum, highest
carga máxima autorizada, maximum load allowed
el máximo esplendor del imperio, the most brilliant period of the empire
II m (tope) maximum: nos esforzamos al máximo, we did our utmost
un máximo de cinco personas, a maximum of five people
como máximo, (como mucho) at the most
(a más tardar) at the latest
máxima sustantivo femenino
1 (enseñanza, regla) maxim
2 Meteor maximum temperature
' máxima' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
máximo
- audiencia
- autoridad
- castigar
- pena
- pensamiento
English:
carload
- judgement
- judgment
- maxim
- maximum
- peak
- prime time
- high
- prime
- second
- speed
* * *máxima nf1. [sentencia] maxim2. [principio] maxim3. [temperatura] high, highest temperature;una máxima de veinte grados a high of twenty degrees;ayer se midieron veinte grados de máxima the highest temperature recorded yesterday was twenty degrees, there was a high of twenty degrees yesterday* * *f1 ( dicho) maxim2 temperatura maximum* * *máxima nf: maxim* * *máxima n maximum temperature -
9 grado
m.1 degree.grado centígrado degree centigrade2 degree.quemaduras de primer grado first-degree burnsmostró un alto grado de preparación he was very well prepareden menor grado to a lesser extent o degreeen grado sumo greatly3 grade (rango).4 year, class (education).5 score, grade.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: gradar.* * *1 (gen) degree2 (estado) stage5 (peldaño) step6 MILITAR rank7 LINGÚÍSTICA degree\de buen grado willingly, with good gracede mal grado unwillingly, with bad graceen sumo grado to the highest degreeen tal grado so much so* * *noun m.1) degree2) grade3) extent* * *SM1) (=nivel) degreequemaduras de primer/segundo grado — first-/second-degree burns
•
en alto grado — to a great degreela censura dificultó en alto grado la investigación científica — scientific research was greatly hindered o was hindered to a great degree by censorship
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de grado en grado — step by step, by degrees•
en mayor grado — to a greater degree o extent•
en menor grado — to a lesser degree o extent•
en sumo grado o en grado sumo, era humillante en sumo grado — it was humiliating in the extreme•
tercer grado (penitenciario) — Esp lowest category within the prison system which allows day release privileges2) (Geog, Mat, Fís) degree3) [de escalafón] grade; (Mil) rank4) (=etapa) stagecolación de grados — Arg conferment of degrees
6) (Ling) degree of comparisonadjetivos en grado comparativo — comparative adjectives, comparatives
adjetivos en grado superlativo — superlative adjectives, superlatives
7) (=gusto)•
de (buen) grado — willingly•
de mal grado — unwillinglyde grado o por (la) fuerza —
otros muchos países entraron en guerra, de grado o por la fuerza — many other countries were forced willy-nilly to enter the war
pues tendrás que ir, de grado o por la fuerza — well you'll have to go, like it or not
8) [de escalera] step9) pl grados (Rel) minor orders* * *1)a) (nivel, cantidad) degreeel asunto se ha complicado en or (AmL) a tal grado... — things have become so complicated...
en grado sumo: me preocupó en grado sumo it caused me great concern; nos complace en grado sumo comunicarle que... — it gives us great pleasure to inform you that...
b) ( de parentesco) degree2) ( de escalafón) grade3) ( disposición)de buen/mal grado — willingly/unwillingly
4)a) (Fís, Meteo) degreeb) (Geog, Mat) degreec) (Vin) degree5)a) (esp AmL) (Educ) (curso, año) yearb) ( título)* * *= degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], magnitude, range, rate, scale, to what extent, grade, quotient, degree.Ex. This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.Ex. The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.Ex. As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.Ex. Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.Ex. Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.Ex. Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.Ex. Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.Ex. Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex. The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.Ex. One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.Ex. In cartography reference system is the method by which one can locate a place on a map, eg (a) degrees of latitude and longitude; (b) a grid reference.----* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cierto grado de = a degree of.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de grado básico = junior grade.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* de primer grado = in the first degree.* de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.* el grado de = the extent of.* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.* el grado en que = the extent to which.* en cierto grado = something of.* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.* en diverso grado = to varying degrees.* en diversos grados = to varying extents.* en este grado = to this extent.* en grado mínimo = minimally.* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.* en sumo grado = in the extreme.* en tercer grado = in the third degree.* en un grado bastante aceptable = to a fair extent.* en un grado sumo = in the extreme.* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.* grado centígrado (ºC) = degree centigrade (ºC).* grado de aceptación = acceptance rate.* grado de acidez = pH, ph value.* grado de adecuación = degree of fit.* grado de citación = citedness.* grado de cobertura = depth of coverage.* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.* grado de compleción = completeness.* grado de escepticismo = degree of skepticism.* grado de integración = scale of integration.* grado de no citación = uncitedness.* grado de pertinencia = recall tendency.* grado de precisión = degree of detail.* grado de proximidad entre dos = betweenness.* grado de relación = relatedness measure.* grado medio = middle grade.* grado superlativo = superlative.* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.* salón de grados = conference room.* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.* un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.* * *1)a) (nivel, cantidad) degreeel asunto se ha complicado en or (AmL) a tal grado... — things have become so complicated...
en grado sumo: me preocupó en grado sumo it caused me great concern; nos complace en grado sumo comunicarle que... — it gives us great pleasure to inform you that...
b) ( de parentesco) degree2) ( de escalafón) grade3) ( disposición)de buen/mal grado — willingly/unwillingly
4)a) (Fís, Meteo) degreeb) (Geog, Mat) degreec) (Vin) degree5)a) (esp AmL) (Educ) (curso, año) yearb) ( título)* * *= degree, extent, index [indices/indexes, -pl.], magnitude, range, rate, scale, to what extent, grade, quotient, degree.Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.Ex: As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.Ex: In cartography reference system is the method by which one can locate a place on a map, eg (a) degrees of latitude and longitude; (b) a grid reference.* alumno de cuarto grado = fourth grader.* asesinato en primer grado = first-degree murder.* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados = hard drink, hard liquor.* cada vez en mayor grado = ever-increasing.* cierto grado de = a degree of.* de buen grado = willing, good-humouredly, good-humoured, good-naturedly.* de grado básico = junior grade.* delito de menor grado = misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].* de primer grado = in the first degree.* de segundo grado = second-degree, in the second degree.* el grado de = the extent of.* el grado de + Nombre = the breadth and depth of + Nombre.* el grado en que = the extent to which.* en cierto grado = something of.* en diferente grado = differing, in varying measures.* en distinto grado = in varying measures, differing, to varying degrees.* en diverso grado = to varying degrees.* en diversos grados = to varying extents.* en este grado = to this extent.* en grado mínimo = minimally.* en mayor grado = to a greater degree, a fortiori, to a greater extent, to a larger degree, to a larger extent.* en mayor o menor grado = to a greater or lesser degree.* en menor grado = to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree.* en sumo grado = in the extreme.* en tercer grado = in the third degree.* en un grado bastante aceptable = to a fair extent.* en un grado sumo = in the extreme.* escala que consta de nueve grados = nine-point scale.* girar 180 grados = move + 180 degrees.* grado centígrado (ºC) = degree centigrade (ºC).* grado de aceptación = acceptance rate.* grado de acidez = pH, ph value.* grado de adecuación = degree of fit.* grado de citación = citedness.* grado de cobertura = depth of coverage.* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda = topicality.* grado de compleción = completeness.* grado de escepticismo = degree of skepticism.* grado de integración = scale of integration.* grado de no citación = uncitedness.* grado de pertinencia = recall tendency.* grado de precisión = degree of detail.* grado de proximidad entre dos = betweenness.* grado de relación = relatedness measure.* grado medio = middle grade.* grado superlativo = superlative.* hasta tal grado que = so much so that.* salón de grados = conference room.* tomarse Algo de buen grado = take + Nombre + in good humour.* un cierto grado de = a certain amount of, a modicum of.* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados = turn + Posesivo + life around.* * *A1 (nivel, cantidad) degreeotro ejemplo del grado de confusión reinante another example of the degree of confusion that prevailsdepende del grado de libertad que tengan it depends on how much freedom o the degree of freedom they enjoyel asunto se ha complicado en or ( AmL) a tal grado que no le veo solución things have become so complicated that I can't see any solutionen grado sumo: la noticia me preocupó en grado sumo the news worried me greatly o caused me great concernnos complace en grado sumo poder comunicarle que … it gives us great pleasure to be able to inform you that …2 (de parentesco) degreeson primos en segundo grado they are second cousinsB (de escalafón) gradeun oficial de grado superior a high-ranking officerC(disposición): de buen grado readily, willingly, with good gracede mal grado reluctantly, unwillingly, with bad graceDestamos a tres grados bajo cero it's three degrees below zero, it's minus three degreesa un ángulo de 60 grados at an angle of 60 degrees, at a 60° angle25 grados de latitud/longitud 25 degrees latitude/longitude3 ( Vin) degreeun vino de 12 grados a 12% proof wineCompuestos:● grado centígrado or Celsiusdegree centigrade o Celsiusdegree FahrenheitE2(título): tiene el grado de licenciado he has a college degree ( AmE), he has a university degree ( BrE)F ( Ling) degreegrado positivo/comparativo positive/comparative degreeG ( Der) stageel juicio se halla en grado de apelación/revisión the trial is at the appeal/review stage* * *
grado sustantivo masculino
1 ( en general) degree;
grado centígrado or Celsius/Fahrenheit degree centigrade o Celsius/Fahrenheit;
el grado de confusión reinante the degree of confusion that prevails;
en grado sumo extremely
2 ( de escalafón) grade;
(Mil) rank
3 ( disposición):◊ de buen/mal grado willingly/unwillingly
4
b) ( título):◊ tiene el grado de licenciado he has a college (AmE) o (BrE) university degree
grado sustantivo masculino
1 degree
2 Mil rank
3 (gusto, voluntad) desire, will
♦ Locuciones: de buen/mal grado, willingly/reluctantly
' grado' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
categoría
- coeficiente
- colmo
- ecuación
- insolación
- jerarquía
- mayor
- medida
- menor
- menos
- mínimamente
- poder
- punto
- superior
- décima
- enfadado
- enfadar
- enojado
- enojar
- extensión
- grande
English:
accurately
- degree
- extent
- extreme
- first-degree
- grace
- grade
- grind
- insofar
- may
- optimum
- point
- rank
- registrar
- subaltern
- commission
- freely
- lesser
* * *grado nm1. [de temperatura] degreegrado Celsius degree Celsius;grado centígrado degree centigrade;grado Fahrenheit degree Fahrenheit;grado Kelvin kelvin2. [de alcohol]¿cuántos grados tiene ese whisky? how strong is that whisky?;alcohol de 90 grados 90 degree proof alcohol3. [índice, nivel] degree;el candidato mostró un alto grado de preparación the candidate was very well prepared;un fenómeno que afecta en menor grado a las ciudades a phenomenon that affects cities to a lesser extent o degree;eso depende del grado de intransigencia de la gente that depends on how prepared people are to compromise;están examinando su grado de ceguera they're checking to see how blind she is;la situación empeoró en tal o Am [m5]a tal grado que… the situation deteriorated to such a degree o to such an extent that…;en grado sumo greatly4. [en escala] degree;quemaduras de primer grado first-degree burns;asesinato en segundo grado second-degree murder5. [rango] grade;es primo mío en segundo grado he's my second cousin6. Mil rankobtuvo el grado de doctor he obtained his doctorate9. Ling degreegrado comparativo comparative degree;grado superlativo superlative degree12. [voluntad]hacer algo de buen/mal grado to do sth willingly/unwillingly;te lo prestaré de buen grado I'd be happy to lend it to you* * *m1 degree;de primer grado quemaduras first-degree2:de buen grado with good grace, readily;de mal grado with bad grace, reluctantly* * *grado nm1) : degree (in meteorology and mathematics)grado centígrado: degree centigrade2) : extent, level, degreeen grado sumo: greatly, to the highest degree3) rango: rank4) : year, class (in education)5)de buen grado : willingly, readily* * *grado n degree -
10 phraseology of meteorological breefing/consultation
фразеология метеоконсультацииThis is the 0600 UTC surface synoptic (significant weather, high level) chart.
– Это приземная синоптическая (особых явлений, высотная) карта за 0600 UTC.This prognostic significant weather (high level, 200, 300 hPa) chart is valid for 1800 UTC.
– Эта прогностическая карта особых явлений (высотная, 200, 300 гПа) на 18 UTC.Wind speed and displacement of baric systems on our charts is given in kmh.
– Скорость ветра и смещения барических систем на наших картах указана в км/ч.Altitudes on our charts are given in decametres.
– Высоты на наших картах даны в декаметрах.This cyclone (anticyclone) according to data of barric topography is tracked up to the altitude of... km.
– Этот циклон (антициклон) по данным барической топографии прослеживается до высоты... км.The cyclone (anticyclone) centred at (Northern, Southern...) Norway is displacing North-East (South...) with the speed of... kmh.
– Циклон (антициклон), расположенный над (северной, южной...) Норвегией смещается к северо-востоку (югу...) со скоростью... км/ч.The low (high) centred North (South...) of the Bahames is moving North-Eastward (South-Eastward...) at about 20 kmh and is deepening.
– Циклон (антициклон), расположенный севернее (южнее...) Багамских о-вов, смещается в северо-восточном (юго-восточном...) направлении со скоростью 20 км/ч углубляясь.The 300 hPa chart shows a trough lying North-East to South-West across the track.
– На карте 300 гПа поверхности прослеживается ложбина, пересекая маршрут с северо-востока на юго-запад.The trough is expected to remain in the present position for the next 12 hours.
– Предполагается, что положение ложбины сохранится на ближайшие 12 часов.The semi-permanent high (low) over the Baltic sea is bilding up.
– Квазистационарный антициклон (циклон) формируется над Балтийским морем.Weather along the route (section of the route) will be influenced by... Northern (Southern, Eastern...) periphery of deepening, (filling) cyclone (anticyclone, trough, crest, warm sector of the cyclone).
– Погода по маршруту (участку маршрута) обуславливается... северной (южной, восточной) периферией углубляющегося (заполняющегося) циклона (антициклона, ложбины, гребня, теплым сектором циклона).Weather conditions on the route... to... are therefore expected to be...
– Поэтому по маршруту... ожидаются метеоусловия...Flight in cold (warm, secondary cold, occluded) front zone.
– Полет в зоне холодного (теплого, вторичного холодного, окклюдированного) фронта.Flight along cold (warm...) front (cold front with waves).
– Полет вдоль холодного (теплого) фронта (холодного фронта с волнами).While crossing cold (warm...) front...
– При пересечении холодного (теплого...) фронта...Cold (warm...) front is displacing North (Northeast...) with the speed... kmh, to the East (West...).
– Холодный (теплый...) фронт смещается к северу (северо-востоку...) со скоростью... км/ч, на восток (запад...).An active warm front lying South-East to North-West along the coast of Norway at 12 UTC is moving East at 30 kmh. It is preceded by a narrow belt of heavy snow.
– Активный теплый фронт, пролегающий с юго-востока на северо-запад вдоль побережья Норвегии на 12 UTC, смещается на восток со скоростью 30 км/ч. Ему предшествует узкая зона сильного снегопада.Front is well expressed in temperature contrasts (wind regime, precipitation...).
– Фронт хорошо выражен в температурных контрастах (в ветровом режиме, осадках...).A cold (warm...) front is shown on 12 UTC surface chart.
– На приземной карте, за 12 UTC показан холодный (теплый...) фронт.It is recommended not to cross cold front zone, to go above clouds at a distance not less than 1000 m from CB.
– Рекомендуется не пересекать зону холодного фронта, идти над облаками на расстоянии не менее 1000 м от куч.-дождевых облаков.Warm (high warm) front is placed over Norway at 18 UTC.
– Теплый (высотный теплый) фронт расположен над Норвегией на 18 UTC.In connection with it, it is expected...
– В связи с этим ожидается...Scattered (broken, overcast) clouds (layers), embedded CB
– Рассеянная (значительная, сплошная) облачность (слой), маскированная куч.-дождеваяBase of cloud... km.
– Нижняя граница облачности... км.Top... km.
– Верхняя граница... км.CB top above... km.
– Верхняя границы куч.-дождевой облачности выше... км.Cloud base will be lowering to... m (km) (rapidly). Increasing cloud layers, (local) thunderstorm(s) (probability of thunderstorm, thunderstorm situation is shown on the charts as RISK &)
– Нижняя границы облачности понизится до... м (км) (быстро). Повышающаяся облачность, (местами) гроза(ы), (вероятность грозы, т.е. грозовое положение на картах RISK |^)Cb clouds with tops above 10 km and associated thunderstorms are expected to effect the route
– Предполагается по маршруту влияния куч.-дождевой облачности с верхней границей свыше 10 км и связанные с ней грозы.Light (moderate, severe) icing in cloud (precipitation).
– Слабое (умеренное, сильное) обледенение в облаках (осадках).Moderate (severe) turbulence in cloud (surface layer).
– Умеренная (сильная) турбулентность в облаках (приземном слое).(Orographic) Moderate (severe) clear air turbulence is expected North of... (the jet stream) at... km
– (Орографическая) умеренная (сильная) турбулентность в ясном небе ожидается к северу от... (оси струйного течения) на высоте... кмTo escape icing (turbulence) we advise you to choose flight level over... km.
– Чтобы избежать обледенения (турбулентности) рекомендуем выбрать высоту полета выше... км.Data from boards confirm presence of moderate (severe) icing (turbulence) in cloud.
– Бортовые данные подтверждают наличие умеренного (сильного) обледенения (турбулентности) в облаках.Radar (satellite) data confirm presence of thunderstorms, CB clouds.
– Радиолокационные (спутниковые) данные подтверждают наличие грозовых очагов, куч.-дождевой облачности.Displacing Northward (Southward...).
– Смещение к северу (югу...).Visibility... km (m) (in rain).
– Видимость... км (м) (в дожде). – Улучшение (ухудшение)The altitude of tropopause is... km
– Высота тропопаузы... кмSharp slope of tropopause is observed over area of...
– Резкий наклон тропопаузы наблюдается над районом...Upper wind and temperature, wind and temperature aloft
– Ветер и температура на высотеThe 500 hPa prognostic chart for 12 UTC indicates upper winds of 240 degrees 60 kilometres per hour with temperature minus 20 degrees Celsius
– По 500 гПа прогностической карте за 12 UTC высотный ветер 240° 60 км/ч и температура – 20° СWind direction... degrees (variable)
– Направление ветра... град (неустойчивое)Wind speed... kilometres per hour (metres per second if surface)
– Скорость ветра... км/ч (если приземный – м/сек)Wind speeds over the route Moscow – London are expected to increase (decrease) from... to... kmh
– Предполагается усиление (ослабление) ветра по маршруту Москва – Лондон от... до... км/ч – Изменение ветраIt is expected to remain in the present position for the next 12 hours
– Предполагается сохранение настоящего положения на последующие 12 часов – Максимальный ветерThe jet stream with winds 240 degrees and speed 200 kmh is expected at 12 km
– Струйное течение с ветром 240° 200 км/ч предполагается на высоте 12 км – Борты сообщают о сдвиге ветраAccording data from arriving (departing) aircrafts...
– Согласно данным прибывающих (вылетающих) воздушных судов...Information about observed (expected) existence of wind shear
– Информация о наблюдаемом (ожидаемом) сдвиге ветра(In this case) wind shear conditions are associated with thunderstorm (cold/warm front; strong surface wind; low level temperature inversion)
– (В этом случае) условия сдвига ветра связаны с грозой (холод ным/теплым фронтом; сильным приземным ветром; температурной инверсией в приземном слое)Wind shear could adversly affect aircraft on the takeoff path (in climb out) in layer from runway level to 500 metres
– Сдвиг ветра может оказать неблагоприятное воздействие на воздушное судно на взлете (при наборе высоты) в слое – уровень ВПП/500 м – Интенсивность сдвига ветраWind shear warning surface wind 320/10 wind at 60m 360/25 in approach
– Оповещения о сдвиге ветра – в зоне захода на посадку – приземный ветер 320/10, на высоте 60 м – 360/25B-707 reported moderate (strong, severe) wind shear in approach (while takeoff, in climbout) runway 34 at 15.10
– Б707 сообщает об умеренном (сильном, очень сильном) сдвиге ветра при подходе (на взлете, при наборе высоты) к ВПП 34 в 15.10Temperature between... and (minus)... degrees Celsius
– Температура... (м)... градусов ЦельсияZero isotherm is at the altitude of... km
– Нулевая изотерма на высоте... кмAt the beginning (end, in the middle, in the first half) of the route
– В начале (конце, в середине, в первой половине) маршрутаIt is displacing to the North (South...) Northward (Southward...)
– Смещается к северу (югу...), на север (юг...)Locally from... to...
– Местами от... до...At the altitude of... km
– На высоте... кмIn the layer from (between)... to (and)... km
– В слое... –... км (между)... – При посадке (взлете)The information depicted on high level (wind, temperature) charts should be grid points data
– Информация на высотных картах (ветер, температура) является данными в точках сеткиSatellite nephanalysis for 12 UTC today shows that...
– На основании данных нефанализа за 12 UTC настоящего дня видно, что... – Фактическая погода в пункте вылета (посадки)Runway visual range is... m
– Дальность видимости на ВПП –... мYour alternate is...
– Ваш запасной... – У вас есть вопросы?English-Russian aviation meteorology dictionary > phraseology of meteorological breefing/consultation
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11 raise
reɪz
1. гл.
1) а) поднимать to raise pastry/dough ≈ ставить тесто на дрожжах to raise a sunken ship from the bottom of the sea to the surface ≈ поднимать затонувший корабль со дна моря на поверхность Syn: elevate, hoist, lift, uplift Ant: depress, descend, lower б) повышать( в звании, должности) Any worker who makes a useful suggestion to the firm will be raised to a higher position. ≈ Любой сотрудник, сделавший дельное предложение, будет повышен. Syn: elevate Ant: lower в) горн. добывать г) текст. ворсовать, начесывать
2) а) будить б) воскрешать Syn: uplift в) выращивать( растения) ;
разводить( птицу, скот) г) растить, воспитывать( детей) д) воздвигать (здание и т. п.)
3) а) ставить, поднимать (вопрос) Syn: bring up
3), fling up
4), sling up б) поднимать (голос, вой и т. п.) ;
вызывать (смех, сомнение, тревогу и т.д.) в) запеть, начать( песню) ;
издать (крик)
4) а) собирать( какие-л. финансовые средства каким-л. образом) б) воен. собирать, формировать to raise a unit ≈ сформировать часть ∙ raise from raise up to raise one's glass to smb., smth. ≈ поднять бокал за кого-л., что-л.;
провозгласить тост raise hell to raise a big smoke raise a check raise a ghost
2. сущ.
1) а) подъем, дорога в гору б) горн. восстающая выработка
2) повышение, поднятие, увеличение to give smb. a raise (in salary) ≈ повысить кому-л. (зарплату) to deserve, get a raise ≈ получать зарплату across-the-board raise ≈ всеобщее повышение annual raise ≈ увеличение за год Syn: rise, increase ∙ make a raise повышение, поднятие, увеличение (американизм) прибавка( к зарплате) - to ask for a * просить о повышении зарплаты - he got a * ему повысили зарплату подъем;
дорога в гору( горное) восстающая выработка поднимать (тж. * up) - to * a weight from the ground поднять тяжесть с земли - to * the blind поднять жалюзи - to * the earth around a plant( сельскохозяйственное) окучивать растение - to * one's hat to приподнять шляпу, приветствовать кого-л.;
снять шляпу (в знак одобрения) - that was a fine gesture: something worth raising one's hat to это благородный поступок, перед которым я преклоняюсь поднимать;
повышать - to * one's eyes поднять глаза (на кого-л.) ;
возвести очи к небу - to * one's eyebrows поднять брови (в знак изумления и т. п.) - to * one's voice повысить голос - to * one's voice at smb. говорить с кем-л. в повышенном тоне;
повышать голос на кого-л. подняться - he *d himself он поднялся /встал/ помочь подняться - to * smb. from his knees поднять коленопреклоненного взметать;
вздымать - to * a cloud of dust поднять облако пыли - to * the waves вздымать волны - to * steam( техническое) поднять пары в котле извергать;
поднимать (пыль и т. п.) - to * smoke извергать дым поднимать;
будить, воскрешать - to * smb. at midnight поднять кого-л. посреди ночи - to * memories пробудить /воскресить/ воспоминания - her cries could * the dead от ее воплей мертвые проснулись бы (религия) воскрешать - to * from the dead воскресить из мертвых вызывать, возбуждать;
порождать - to * laughter вызвать смех - to * suspicion возбудить подозрение - to * a blush заставить покраснеть( от смущения) - to * a thirst вызывать жажду - to * difficulties чинить препятствия - to * a report пускать слух начинать, поднимать;
затевать - to * a revolt поднять восстание - to * a disturbance учинить скандал /неприятность/;
поднять шум - to * a quarrel затеять ссору (часто to, against) поднимать на борьбу - to * smb. to defend /to the defence of/ smth. поднять кого-л. на защиту чего-л. - to * the country against smb. поднять страну на борьбу с кем-л. повышать, увеличивать - to * prices повысить цены - to * wages повысить /увеличить/ зарплату - to * smb.'s reputation укрепить чью-л. репутацию - to * the temperature поднять /повысить/ температуру - to * temperature to 100 degrees поднять температуру до 100 градусов - to * production to a maximum довести выпуск продукции до максимума - to * the market( коммерческое) повысить цены( карточное) увеличивать ставку (американизм) (коммерческое) подделать путем переделки обозначенной на документе суммы на более высокую часто refl возвышать, поднимать - to * the soul возвышать душу - the danger *d his spirits опасность заставила его собрать все силы возводить (в звание) ;
производить (в чин) ;
повышать по службе - to * to the peerage пожаловать пэрство /достоинство пэра/ - to * from the ranks произвести в офицеры /рядового/ (редкое) превозносить, восхвалять( шотландское) выводить из себя, приводить в ярость (охота) поднимать (зверя) (горное) добывать;
выдавать - thousands of tons of coal were *d были выданы на-гора тысячи тонн угля (математика) возводить в степень( текстильное) ворсовать;
начесывать (медицина) (разговорное) откашливаться, отхаркиваться - to * blood харкать кровью воздвигать, сооружать( здание и т. п.) - to * a bank насыпать вал выращивать, выводить( растения и т. п.) ;
разводить (скот, птицу) - to * corn выращивать кукурузу - to * cattle разводить крупный рогатый скот обыкн. (американизм) растить, воспитывать (детей) - to * a family растить детей - I was *d among the mountains of the north я вырос в горах севера - where was he *d? откуда он родом? ставить, поднимать (вопрос) - to * a question /an issue, a point/ поставить /поднять, выдвинуть/ вопрос - to * a matter /a subject/ with smb. заговорить с кем-л. по вопросу /на тему/ выдвигать (возражение) ;
предъявлять (требование) - to * objections возражать, выдвигать возражения - to * a claim предъявить претензию издавать (звук) ;
подавать( голос) - to * a cry издать или поднять крик;
закричать - to * a song завести песню - to * a hymn затянуть псалом - to * a song of triumph (возвышенно) залиться победной песнью - to * a cheer разразиться аплодисментами - to * a sigh издать вздох, вздохнуть - to * one's voice возвысить голос - to * one's voice against smth. возвысить /поднять/ свой голос против чего-л.;
протестовать против чего-л. - not a voice was *d in opposition никто не сказал ни слова против вызывать (дух, тень) - to * ghosts вызвать духов собирать, добывать (деньги) - to * taxes собирать /взимать/ налоги - to * a subscription собирать (деньги) по подписке - to * a loan сделать заем - to * money on smth. получить ссуду под что-л. набирать( в армию) ;
формировать (часть) - to * a unit формировать часть /подразделение/ снимать( ограничения и т. п.) - to * an embargo отменить эмбарго - to * the blockade снять или прорвать блокаду( разговорное) натирать (волдырь) ;
набивать (мозоль) - to * a bump набить шишку - to * a blister натереть волдырь - these shoes always * blisters в этой обуви обязательно сотрешь себе ноги вздуваться( о волдыре и т. п.) заквашивать - to * bread поставить тесто( морское) открыть или увидеть на горизонте (берег и т. п.) - to * land приближаться к берегу, открыть берег > * pistol! (военное) пистолет наизготовку! > to * camp сняться с привала /со стоянки/;
свернуть лагерь > to * one's glass to smb., smth. поднять бокал за кого-л., что-л.;
провозгласить тост > to * one's feathers нахохлиться( о птице) > enough to * one's hair от этого волосы могут стать дыбом > to * one's hand to smb. поднять руку на кого-л., ударить кого-л. > he didn't * a finger to help us он и пальцем не пошевельнул, чтобы нам помочь > to * the head появиться > famine *d its head in the land в стране свирепствует голод > to * Cain /hell, mischief, a rumpus, the devil/ поднять шум;
начать буянить, скандалить > to * the roof (сленг) поднимать шум, скандалить;
шумно возмущаться;
вести себя шумно и вызывающе;
нарушать порядок, правила поведения;
выходить из себя, терять самообладание;
вызывать фурор;
производить потрясающее впечатление > to * a big smoke (американизм) поднять тревогу > to * a dust волноваться, нервничать;
поднимать шум;
втирать очки > to * the wind (сленг) раздобывать деньги ~ горн. восстающая выработка;
to make a raise раздобыть, получить взаймы raise будить;
воскрешать;
to raise from the dead воскресить из мертвых ~ воздвигать (здание и т. п.) ~ текст. ворсовать, начесывать ~ горн. восстающая выработка;
to make a raise раздобыть, получить взаймы ~ вызывать (смех, сомнение, тревогу) ~ выращивать (растения) ;
разводить (птицу, скот) ;
растить, воспитывать (детей) ~ выращивать ~ горн. добывать, выдавать на-гора;
to raise hell, амер. to raise a big smoke sl. поднять шум, начать буянить, скандалить ~ добывать ~ занимать деньги ~ запеть, начать (песню) ;
издать (крик) ~ извлекать ~ повышать (в звании, должности) ;
to raise a man to the peerage пожаловать (кому-л.) титул пэра ~ повышать (в звании, должности) ~ повышать ~ повышение, поднятие;
увеличение ~ повышение ~ повышение заработной платы ~ поднимать (на защиту и т. п.) ~ поднимать;
to raise one's glass to (smb.'s) health пить( за чье-л. здоровье) ;
to raise anchor сниматься с якоря ~ поднимать ~ подъем ~ прибавка к заработной плате ~ разводить ~ собирать (налоги и т. п.) ;
to raise money добывать деньги;
to raise troops набирать войска;
to raise a unit воен. сформировать часть ~ собирать (налоги и т.п.) ~ собирать налоги ~ ставить, поднимать (вопрос) ;
to raise a question поставить вопрос;
to raise objections выдвигать возражения;
to raise a claim предъявить претензию ~ ставить, поднимать (вопрос) ~ увеличение ~ увеличивать ~ горн. добывать, выдавать на-гора;
to raise hell, амер. to raise a big smoke sl. поднять шум, начать буянить, скандалить to ~ a check амер. подделать чек;
to raise a ghost вызвать духа to ~ a check амер. подделать чек;
to raise a ghost вызвать духа ~ повышать (в звании, должности) ;
to raise a man to the peerage пожаловать (кому-л.) титул пэра ~ ставить, поднимать (вопрос) ;
to raise a question поставить вопрос;
to raise objections выдвигать возражения;
to raise a claim предъявить претензию ~ собирать (налоги и т. п.) ;
to raise money добывать деньги;
to raise troops набирать войска;
to raise a unit воен. сформировать часть ~ поднимать;
to raise one's glass to (smb.'s) health пить (за чье-л. здоровье) ;
to raise anchor сниматься с якоря raise будить;
воскрешать;
to raise from the dead воскресить из мертвых ~ горн. добывать, выдавать на-гора;
to raise hell, амер. to raise a big smoke sl. поднять шум, начать буянить, скандалить ~ ставить, поднимать (вопрос) ;
to raise a question поставить вопрос;
to raise objections выдвигать возражения;
to raise a claim предъявить претензию ~ поднимать;
to raise one's glass to (smb.'s) health пить (за чье-л. здоровье) ;
to raise anchor сниматься с якоря to ~ pastry (или dough) ставить тесто на дрожжах;
to raise the eyebrows (удивленно) поднимать брови ~ собирать (налоги и т. п.) ;
to raise money добывать деньги;
to raise troops набирать войска;
to raise a unit воен. сформировать часть -
12 minimum
1.keep something to a minimum — etwas so gering wie möglich halten
2. attributive adjectivea minimum of £5 — mindestens 5 Pfund
minimum temperatures tonight around 5° — nächtliche Tiefsttemperaturen um 5°
minimum wage — Mindestlohn, der
* * *1. ['miniməm] adjective(smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc): the minimum temperature last night.) Mindest-...2. [-mə] noun(the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level: Tickets will cost a minimum of $20.) das Minimum- academic.ru/47076/minimal">minimal- minimize
- minimise* * *mini·mum[ˈmɪnɪməm]I. n<pl -s or -ima>Minimum nta \minimum of 3 hours mindestens 3 Stundena \minimum of effort/time/risk ein Minimum an Aufwand/Zeit/Risikoto keep sth to a \minimum etw so niedrig wie möglich haltento reduce sth to a \minimum etw auf ein Minimum reduzieren1. (lowest possible) Mindest-\minimum amount Mindestbetrag m, Minimalbetrag m\minimum requirements Mindestanforderungen pl2. (very low) Minimal-, minimal\minimum weight Minimalgewicht nt* * *['mInɪməm]1. nMinimum ntthe temperature fell to a minimum of 5 degrees — die Temperatur fiel auf Tiefstwerte von 5 Grad
with a minimum of inconvenience — mit einem Minimum an Unannehmlichkeiten
what is the minimum you will accept? — was ist für Sie das Minimum or der Mindestbetrag?
a minimum of 2 hours/£50/10 people — mindestens 2 Stunden/£ 50/10 Leute
to keep sth to a or the minimum —
2. adj attrMindest-minimum age — Mindestalter nt
to achieve maximum possible profits from minimum possible expenditure — möglichst hohe Gewinne mit möglichst geringen Ausgaben erzielen
the minimum expenditure will be... — das wird mindestens... kosten
a minimum level of discontent the minimum level of aluminium in the body — ein Mindestmaß nt an Unzufriedenheit die Mindestmenge von Aluminium im Körper
* * *minimum [ˈmınıməm]A pl -ma [-mə] s Minimum n:a) Mindestmaß n, -betrag m, -wert mat a minimum auf dem Tiefststand;with a minimum of effort mit einem Minimum an Anstrengung;keep the cost down a minimum die Kosten so gering oder niedrig wie möglich halten;minimum age Mindestalter n;minimum capacity ELEKa) Minimumkapazität f,b) Anfangskapazität f (eines Drehkondensators);minimum price Mindestpreis m;a) MATH Kleinst-, Mindest-, Minimal-, Minimumwert m,min. abk2. mineralogy3. minimum4. mining* * *1.2. attributive adjectivea minimum of £5 — mindestens 5 Pfund
minimum temperatures tonight around 5° — nächtliche Tiefsttemperaturen um 5°
minimum wage — Mindestlohn, der
* * *adj.lokales / globales (Mathematik) adj. n.(§ pl.: minimums, or: minima)= Mindestmaß n.Minimum -a n. -
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minima s.f.1 (mus.) minim2 (meteor.) minimum temperature: la minima di ieri a Milano è stata di 2 ˚C sotto zero, yesterday's minimum temperature in Milan was 2 degrees centigrade below freezing3 (med.) (di pressione) the lowest blood pressure, diastolic pressure: ha 85 di minima e 130 di massima, his blood pressure ranges between a minimum of 85 and a maximum of 130.* * *['minima]sostantivo femminile1) mus. minim BE, halfnote AE2) meteor. (temperatura minima) minimum temperature, minimum*3) colloq. (pressione minima) diastolic pressure* * *minima/'minima/sostantivo f.2 meteor. (temperatura minima) minimum temperature, minimum*3 colloq. (pressione minima) diastolic pressure. -
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c black plus [ply]━━━━━━━━━4. conjunction━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque plus fait partie d'une locution comme d'autant plus, non... plus, reportez-vous aussi à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. <► ne... plus not any more• je ne reviendrai plus/plus jamais I won't/I'll never come back again• elle n'est plus très jeune she's not as young as she used to be► plus de + nom2. <a. (avec verbe) more━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son comparatif est formé avec ier.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur comparatif avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Attention aux comparatifs irréguliers.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son comparatif se forme généralement avec more plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison er.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. (locutions)• il y aura plus de 100 personnes there will be more than or over 100 people• il roulait à plus de 100 km/h he was driving at more than or over 100km per hour► à plus ! (inf) see you later!► plus que + adjectif ou adverbe• j'en ai plus qu'assez ! I've had more than enough of this!► de plus ( = en outre) (en tête de phrase) moreover• c'est dangereux, de plus c'est illégal it's dangerous, and what's more, it's illegal• vous n'avez pas une chaise en plus ? you wouldn't have a spare chair?• en plus de cela on top of that► en plus + adjectif• il ressemble à sa mère, mais en plus blond he's like his mother only fairer• je cherche le même genre de maison en plus grand I'm looking for the same kind of house only bigger► ... et plus• il est compétent, mais ni plus ni moins que sa sœur he's competent, but neither more nor less so than his sister► plus... moins the more... the less• plus on le connaît, moins on l'apprécie the more you get to know him, the less you like him► plus... plus the more... the more• plus il en a, plus il en veut the more he has, the more he wants► plus ou moins ( = à peu près, presque) more or less• ils utilisent cette méthode avec plus ou moins de succès they use this method with varying degrees of success► qui plus est moreover3. <a. ► le plus + verbe mostb. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe court━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est court (une ou deux syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif se termine par y, son superlatif se forme avec la terminaison iest.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif n'a qu'une syllabe brève et se termine par une seule consonne, cette consonne est doublée.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Les mots de deux syllabes se terminant en ing, ed, s, ly forment leur superlatif avec most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━c. ► le plus + adjectif ou adverbe long━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque l'adjectif ou l'adverbe est long (au moins trois syllabes), son superlatif se forme avec the most plutôt qu'en ajoutant la terminaison est.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque la comparaison se fait entre deux personnes ou deux choses, on utilise le comparatif au lieu du superlatif.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. ► le plus de + nom the moste. (locutions)► le plus... possible• ça vaut 100 € au plus it's worth 100 euros at the most• il a trente ans, tout au plus he's thirty at most• rappelle-moi au plus vite call me back as soon as possible► des plus + adjectif4. <• tous les voisins, plus leurs enfants all the neighbours, plus their children5. <c black b. ( = avantage) plus• ici, parler breton est un plus indéniable being able to speak Breton is definitely a plus here━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ The s of plus is never pronounced when used in negatives, eg il ne la voit plus. When used in comparatives the s is generally pronounced s, eg il devrait lire plus, although there are exceptions, notably plus preceding an adjective or adverb, eg plus grand, plus vite. Before a vowel sound, the comparative plus is pronounced z, eg plus âgé.* * *
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1. ply, plys, plyz8 plus 3 égale 11 — 8 and ou plus 3 equals 11
plus 10° — plus 10°
2.
adverbe de comparaison1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif)je ne peux pas faire plus — I can do no more, I can't do any more
plus j'y pense, moins je comprends — the more I think about it, the less I understand
qui plus est — furthermore, what's more
2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mostc'est le même modèle en plus petit — it's the same model, only smaller
3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) mosttrois heures plus tôt/tard — three hours earlier/later
plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué — the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be
3.
adverbe de négationelle ne fume plus — she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes
plus besoin de se presser — (colloq) there's no need to hurry any more
il n'y a plus d'œufs — there are no more eggs, there aren't any eggs left
j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture! — I went into the garage, the car was gone!
plus que trois jours avant Noël! — only three days left ou to go until Christmas!
4.
plus de déterminant indéfini1) ( avec un nom dénombrable)plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries — the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have
il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place — quite a few people would like to be in his/her position
je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi — I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did
3) ( avec un numéral)il était déjà bien plus de onze heures — it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock
5.
au plus locution adverbiale at the most
6.
de plus locution adverbiale1) ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more2) ( en supplément)une fois de plus — once more, once again
9% de plus — 9% more
7.
en plus locutionle même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus — the same model, only with a sunroof
les taxes en plus — plus tax, tax not included
II plysnom masculin invariable1) Mathématique plus2) (colloq) ( avantage) plus (colloq)
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plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally usedplus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi]1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn règle générale on ajoute ‘-er’ à la fin de l'adjectif/adverbe: plus grand/petit/simple = taller/smaller/simpler; plus longtemps/vite = longer/faster- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big/bigger, sad/sadder, dim/dimmer, wet/wetter etc- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient sunnier, pretty/prettier, happy/happier etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute more devant le mot: plus beau/compétent/intéressant = more beautiful/competent/interesting; plus facilement/sérieusement = more easily/seriously- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple peut produire simpler ou more simple, handsome/handsomer ou more handsome etc- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec more: callous/more callous, cunning/more cunning- les adverbes se terminant par ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec more: quickly/more quickly, slowly/more slowly etc1 adjectifs et adverbes courtsEn règle générale on ajoute ‘(e)st’ à la fin du mot: le plus grand/petit/simple = the tallest/smallest/simplest; le plus longtemps/vite = the longest/fastest- pour certains mots dont l'unique voyelle est une voyelle brève, on double la consonne finale: big- the biggest, sad- the saddest, dim- the dimmest etc- attention aux adjectifs en ‘y’: sunny devient the sunniest, pretty/the prettiest, happy/the happiest etc2 adjectifs et adverbes longsOn ajoute the most devant le mot: le plus beau/compétent/intéressant = the most beautiful/competent/interesting; le plus facilement/sérieusement = the most easily/seriously- certains mots de deux syllabes admettent les deux formes: simple/the simplest ou the most simple, clever/the cleverest ou the most clever etc- certains mots de deux syllabes n'admettent que la forme avec the most: callous/the most callous, cunning/the most cunning etc- les adverbes en ‘-ly’ n'admettent que la forme avec the most: quickly/the most quickly, slowly/the most slowly etcAttention: lorsque la comparaison ne porte que sur deux éléments on utilise la forme du comparatif: le plus doué des deux = the more gifted of the two; la voiture la plus rapide des deux = the faster carL'expression le plus possible est traitée avec possibleOn trouvera ci-contre exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de plus. On trouvera également des exemples de plus dans les notes d'usage. Voir l'index* * *ply, plys1. adv1) (négation)ne... plus — no longer, not... any more
Il ne travaille plus ici. — He's no longer working here., He doesn't work here any more.
Je ne veux plus le voir. — I don't want to see him any more., I no longer want to see him.
ne plus avoir de qch; Je n'ai plus d'argent. — I've got no more money., I've got no money left
Je n'ai plus de pain. — I've got no bread left., I've got no more bread.
2) (comparatif: devant un adjectif) moreIl fait un peu plus froid qu'hier. — It's a bit colder than yesterday.
Elle est plus grande que moi. — She's bigger than me.
Il est plus intelligent que son frère. — He's more intelligent than his brother.
3) (comparaison: non suivi d'un adjectif)Il travaille plus. — He works more.
Il travaille plus que moi. — He works more than me.
4)plus de; Il nous faut plus de pain. — We need more bread.
plus de 3 heures — more than 3 hours, over 3 hours
Il y avait plus de dix personnes. — There were more than 10 people.
plus de minuit — after midnight, past midnight
5)de plus; Il a 3 ans de plus que moi. — He's 3 years older than me.
Le voyage a pris trois heures de plus que prévu. — The journey took 3 hours longer than planned.
Il nous faut un joueur de plus. — We need one more player.
6)en plus; 3 kilos en plus — 3 kilos more
J'ai apporté quelques gâteaux en plus. — I brought a few more cakes.
en plus de; Deux personnes sont arrivées en plus de celles qui étaient déjà là. — Two more people came, in addition to those already there.
7)plus... plus... — the more... the more...
Plus il gagne d'argent, plus il en veut. — The more money he earns, the more he wants.
8)Il y a de plus en plus de touristes par ici. — There are more and more tourists round here.
de plus en plus (suivi d'un adjectif) Il fait de plus en plus chaud. — It's getting hotter and hotter.
9)ni plus ni moins — no more, no less
10) (superlatif)le plus; la plus; les plus — the most
C'est le plus grand de la famille. — He's the tallest in his family., (sans adjectif, modifiant un verbe)
C'est ce qu'elle aime le plus. — That's what she likes most.
de plus — what's more, moreover
en plus de cela... — what is more...
2. conjQuatre plus deux égalent six. — 4 plus 2 is 6.
3. nm(= avantage) plus* * *I.plus ⇒ Note d'usageA prép1 ( dans une addition) 8 plus 3 égale 11 8 and 3 equals 11, 8 plus 3 equals 11; on nous a servi du fromage, un dessert plus du café we were served cheese, a dessert and coffee (as well);2 ( pour exprimer une valeur) un jour il faisait moins 5°, le lendemain plus 10° one day it was minus 5°, the next plus 10°.B adv de comparaison1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) le plus the most; il mange/travaille plus (que moi) he eats/works more (than I do ou than me); tu devrais demander plus you should ask for more; je ne peux pas faire plus I can do no more, I can't do any more, I can't do more than that; elle en sait plus que lui sur le sujet she knows more about the subject than he does; c'est plus que je ne peux supporter it's more than I can bear; elle l'aime plus que tout she loves him/her more than anything; il est plus à plaindre qu'autre chose he's more to be pitied than anything else; c'est plus que bien it's more than just good; elle est plus que jolie she's more than just pretty; il a fait plus que l'embaucher, il l'a aussi formé he did more than just hire him, he also trained him; j'en ai plus qu'assez I've had more than enough; elle mange deux fois/trois fois plus que lui she eats twice/three times as much as he does; plus je gagne, plus je dépense the more I earn, the more I spend; plus j'y pense, moins je comprends the more I think about it, the less I understand; plus ça va as time goes on; qui plus est furthermore, what's more; c'est lui qui m'a le plus appris he's the one who taught me the most; quel pays aimes-tu le plus? which country do you like best?; de plus en plus more and more; il fume de plus en plus he smokes more and more;2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; deux fois plus vieux/cher twice as old/expensive (que as); trois/quatre fois plus cher three/four times as expensive (que as); il n'est pas plus riche que moi he's no richer than I am ou than me, he isn't any richer than I am ou than me; c'est le même modèle en plus petit it's the same model, only smaller; il est on ne peut plus gentil/désagréable he's as nice/unpleasant as can be; il est plus ou moins fou he's more or less insane; il est plus ou moins artiste he's an artist of sorts; la cuisine était plus ou moins propre the kitchen wasn't particularly clean, the kitchen was clean after a fashion; il a été plus ou moins poli he wasn't particularly polite; ils étaient plus ou moins ivres they were a bit drunk; le plus heureux des hommes the happiest of men; la plus belle de toutes the most beautiful of all; mon vœu le plus cher my dearest wish; l'arbre le plus gros que j'aie jamais vu the biggest tree I've ever seen; son livre le plus court his shortest book; c'est ce qu'il y a de plus beau/important au monde it's the most beautiful/important thing in the world; un livre des plus intéressants a most interesting book; un individu des plus méprisables a most despicable individual; de plus en plus difficile more and more difficult; de plus en plus chaud hotter and hotter;3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) more; ( superlatif) most; trois heures plus tôt/tard three hours earlier/later; deux fois plus longtemps twice as long (que as); trois/quatre fois plus longtemps three/four times as long (que as); ils ne sont pas restés plus longtemps que nous they didn't stay any longer than we did ou than us; il l'a fait plus ou moins bien he didn't do it very well; de plus en plus loin further and further; plus tu te coucheras tard, plus tu auras de mal à te lever the later you go to bed, the harder it'll be for you to get up; plus tu te coucheras tôt, moins tu seras fatigué the earlier you go to bed, the less tired you'll be; c'est moi qui y vais le plus souvent I go there the most often; ça s'est passé le plus simplement/naturellement du monde it happened quite simply/naturally.C adv de négation elle ne fume plus she doesn't smoke any more ou any longer, she no longer smokes, she's given up smoking; il n'habite plus ici he no longer lives here, he doesn't live here any more ou any longer; le grand homme n'est plus the great man is no more; elle ne veut plus le voir she doesn't want to see him any more ou any longer, she no longer wants to see him; il a décidé de ne plus y aller he decided to stop going there; je ne veux plus en entendre parler I don't want to hear any more about it; il n'y est plus (jamais) retourné he never went back there (again); plus jamais ça! never again!; nous ne faisons plus ce modèle we no longer do this model, we don't do this model any more ou any longer; il n'a plus vingt ans ( il n'est plus très jeune) he's not twenty any more, he's no longer twenty; nous n'avons plus d'espoir we've no more hope, we no longer have any hope, we've given up hoping; plus besoin de se presser○ there's no longer any need to hurry, there's no more need to hurry, there's no need to hurry any more; il n'y a plus de pain/d'œufs there is no more bread/there are no more eggs, there isn't any bread left/there aren't any eggs left; je ne veux plus de vin I don't want any more wine; il n'y a plus rien there's nothing left; plus rien ne m'intéresse nothing interests me any more; je ne voyais plus rien I could no longer see anything, I couldn't see a thing any more; il n'y a plus personne dans la pièce there's nobody left in the room, there's no longer anybody in the room; il n'y a plus aucun crayon there aren't any pencils left, there are no more pencils; il n'y a plus aucun problème there's no longer any problem; ce n'est plus du courage, c'est de la folie it's no longer bravery, it's foolhardiness; j'entre dans le garage, plus de voiture○! I went into the garage, the car was gone○!; ce n'est plus qu'une question de jours it's only a matter of days now; il n'y a plus qu'une solution there's only one solution left; il ne restait plus que quelques bouteilles there were only a few bottles left, there was nothing left but a few bottles; il n'y a plus que lui qui puisse nous aider only he can help us now; plus que trois jours avant les vacances! only three days left ou to go until the vacation!; nous n'avons plus qu'à rentrer à la maison all we can do now is go home; il ne me reste plus qu'à vous remercier it only remains for me to thank you.D plus de dét indéf1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) trois/deux fois plus de livres/verres que three times/twice as many books/glasses as; c'est là que j'ai vu le plus de serpents that's where I saw the most snakes; c'est lui qui a le plus de livres he's got the most books; le joueur qui a le plus de chances de gagner the player who is most likely to win; les jeunes qui posent le plus de problèmes the young people who pose the most problems; c'est le candidat qui a remporté le plus de voix he's the candidate who won the most votes; plus tu mangeras de bonbons, plus tu auras de caries the more sweets GB ou candy US you eat, the more cavities you'll have; il y en a plus d'un qui voudrait être à sa place quite a few people would like to be in his/her position;2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) je n'ai pas pris plus de crème que toi I didn't take any more cream than you did, I took no more cream than you did; il n'a pas plus d'imagination que sa sœur he has no more imagination than his sister, he hasn't got any more imagination than his sister; trois/deux fois plus de vin/talent three times/twice as much wine/talent (que as); le joueur qui a gagné le plus d'argent the player who won the most money;3 ( avec un numéral) elle ne possède pas plus de 50 disques she has no more than 50 records; une foule de plus de 10 000 personnes a crowd of more than ou over 10,000 people; il a plus de 40 ans he's over 40, he's more than 40 years old; les gens de plus de 60 ans people over 60; les plus de 60 ans the over-sixties; il était déjà bien plus de onze heures/midi it was already well past ou after eleven o'clock/midday.F de plus loc adv1 ( en outre) furthermore, moreover, what's more;2 ( en supplément) j'ai mangé deux pommes de plus qu'elle I ate two apples more than she did; donnez-moi deux pommes de plus give me two more apples; ça nous a pris deux heures de plus que la dernière fois it took us two hours longer than last time; j'ai besoin de deux heures de plus I need two more hours; il a trois ans de plus que sa sœur he's three years older than his sister; une fois de plus once more, once again; l'augmentation représente 9% de plus que l'année précédente the rise is 9% more than last year.G en plus loc en plus (de cela) on top of that; il est arrivé en retard et en plus (de cela) il a commencé à se plaindre he arrived late and what' s more ou on top of that he started complaining; c 'est le même modèle avec le toit ouvrant en plus it's the same model, only with a sunroof; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en plus he's the image of his father, only with a moustache GB ou mustache US; il a reçu 100 euros en plus de son salaire habituel he got 100 euros on top of his usual salary; en plus de son métier d'ingénieur il élève des tatous besides his job as an engineer, he breeds armadillos; les taxes en plus plus tax, tax not included; il s'est passé quelque chose en plus something else happened as well. A note on pronunciation: plus/le plus used in comparison (meaning more/the most) is pronounced [ply] before a consonant and [plyz] before a vowel. It is pronounced [plys] when at the end of a clause. In the plus de and plus que structures both [ply] and [plys] are generally used. plus used in ne plus (meaning no longer/not any more) is always pronounced [ply] except before a vowel, in which case it is pronounced [plyz]: il n'habite plus ici [plyzisi].II.plus nm1 Math plus; le signe plus the plus sign;2 ○( avantage) plus○; son expérience d'enseignant constitue un plus pour lui his teaching experience is a point in his favourGB ou is a plus○.[ply(s)] adverbeA.[COMPARATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]c'est plus loin it's further ou fartherc'est plus rouge qu'orange it's red rather than ou it's more red than orangec'est plus que gênant it's embarrassing, to say the leastelle a eu le prix mais elle n'en est pas plus fière pour ça she got the award, but it didn't make her any prouder for all thatje veux la même, en plus large I want the same, only biggerencore plus beau more handsome still, even more handsomecinq fois plus cher five times dearer ou as dear ou more expensive2. [avec un verbe] moreje m'intéresse à la question plus que tu ne penses I'm more interested in the question than you thinkB.[SUPERLATIF DE SUPÉRIORITÉ]1. [suivi d'un adverbe, d'un adjectif]le plus loin the furthest ou farthestc'est ce qu'il y a de plus original dans sa collection d'été it's the most original feature of his summer collection2. [précédé d'un verbe] mostc'est moi qui travaille le plus I'm the one who works most ou the hardestC.[ADVERBE DE NÉGATION]1. [avec 'ne']2. [tour elliptique]plus de glace pour moi, merci no more ice cream for me, thanks————————[ply(s)] adjectif————————[ply(s)] conjonction3 plus 3 égale 6 3 plus 3 is ou makes 6il fait plus 5º it's 5º above freezing, it's plus 5º2. [en sus de] plusle transport, plus le logement, plus la nourriture, ça revient cher travel, plus ou and accommodation, plus ou then food, (all) work out quite expensiveplus le fait que... plus ou together with the fact that...————————[ply(s)] nom masculinau plus locution adverbiale[au maximum] at the most ou outsideça coûtera au plus 30 euros it'll cost a maximum of 30 euros ou 30 euros at mostde plus locution adverbialemets deux couverts de plus lay two extra ou more placesil est content, que te faut-il de plus? he's happy, what more do you want?un mot/une minute de plus et je m'en allais another word/minute and I would have left10 euros de plus ou de moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?2. [en trop] too manyen recomptant, je trouve trente points de plus on adding it up again, I get thirty points too manyde plus, il m'a menti what's more, he lied to mede plus en plus locution adverbiale[suivi d'un adverbe] more and morede plus en plus dangereux more and more ou increasingly dangerousça devient de plus en plus facile/compliqué it's getting easier and easier/more and more complicated2. [précédé d'un verbe]de plus en plus de locution déterminante[suivi d'un nom comptable] more and more, a growing number of[suivi d'un nom non comptable] more and morede plus en plus de gens more and more people, an increasing number of peopleil y a de plus en plus de demande pour ce produit demand for this product is increasing, there is more and more demand for this productdes plus locution adverbialeson attitude est des plus compréhensibles her attitude is most ou quite understandableen plus locution adverbiale1. [en supplément] extra (avant nom)les boissons sont en plus drinks are extra, you pay extra for the drinks10 euros en plus ou en moins, quelle différence? 10 euros either way, what difference does it make?[en trop] sparea. [à la fin du jeu] I've got one card left overb. [en distribuant] I've got one card too manyet vous emportez une bouteille de champagne en plus! and you get a bottle of Champagne as well ou on top of that ou into the bargain!elle a une excellente technique et en plus, elle a de la force her technique's first-class and she's got strength tooet elle m'avait menti, en plus! not only that but she'd lied to me (as well)!je ne tiens pas à le faire et, en plus, je n'ai pas le temps I'm not too keen on doing it, and besides ou what's more, I've no timeen plus de locution prépositionnelleen plus du squash, elle fait du tennis besides (playing) squash, she plays tenniset plus locution adverbiale45 kilos et plus over 45 kilos, 45 odd kilosni plus ni moins locution adverbialeje te donne une livre, ni plus ni moins I'll give you one pound, no more no lesstu t'es trompé, ni plus ni moins you were mistaken, that's allnon plus locution adverbialeje ne sais pas — moi non plus! I don't know — neither do I ou nor do I ou me neither!on ne peut plus locution adverbialeplus de locution déterminante1. [comparatif, suivi d'un nom] moreelle roulait à plus de 150 km/h she was driving at more than 150 km/h ou doing over 150 km/hil est plus de 5 h it's past 5 o'clock ou after 52. [superlatif, suivi d'un nom]les plus de 20 ans people over 20, the over-20splus... moins locution correlativethe more... the lessplus il vieillit, moins il a envie de sortir the older he gets, the less he feels like going outplus ça va, moins je la comprends I understand her less and less (as time goes on)plus... plus locution correlativethe more... the moreplus je réfléchis, plus je me dis que... the more I think (about it), the more I'm convinced that...plus ça va, plus il est agressif he's getting more and more aggressive (all the time)plus ça va, plus je me demande si... the longer it goes on, the more I wonder if...plus ou moins locution adverbialec'est plus ou moins cher, selon les endroits prices vary according to where you arequi plus est locution adverbialewhat's ou what is moresans plus locution adverbialec'était bien, sans plus it was nice, but nothing moretout au plus locution adverbialec'est une mauvaise grippe, tout au plus it's a bad case of flu, at the most -
15 punta
f di spillo, coltello pointdi dita, lingua tipgeography peakfig touch, tracece l'ho sulla punta della lingua it's on the tip of my tonguefig prendere qualcosa di punta face something head-on* * *punta1 s.f.1 ( parte appuntita) point; ( estremità) tip, end: punta del naso, tip of the nose; punta del dito, fingertip; la punta di un ago, un coltello, uno spillo, the point of a needle, knife, pin; la punta di una forchetta, the prong of a fork; la punta di un bastone, the end (o point) of a stick; con la punta all'insù, point upwards; ha la punta troppo aguzza, it is too pointed; fare la punta a una matita, to sharpen a pencil // a punta, pointed: cappello a tre punte, three-cornered hat; il mago aveva un cappello a punta, the magician had a pointed hat; scarpe a punta, pointed shoes; stella a cinque punte, five-pointed star; una matita a punta grossa, fine, a pencil with a thick, fine tip // parlare in punta di forchetta, to speak affectedly // prendere qlcu. di punta, to face up to s.o. // mettersi di punta a far qlco., to throw oneself into sthg. // camminare in punta di piedi, to walk on tiptoe (o on the tips of one's toes); danzare sulle punte, ( danza classica) to dance on points // avere qlco. sulla punta delle dita, to have sthg. at one's fingertips; avere qlco. sulla punta della lingua, to have sthg. on the tip of one's tongue2 (tecn.) ( da trapano) drill; ( per perforazioni) bit; (di macchina utensile, per lavorazione tra le punte) centre: (elettr.) punta da registrazione, recording stylus; punta di diamante, diamond point; punta per compassi, compass-point3 ( massima intensità) peak, height: la temperatura ha raggiunto una punta di 38 gradi ieri, the temperature reached a maximum (o peak) of 38 degrees yesterday; l'inquinamento ha raggiunto punte preoccupanti, pollution has reached worrying levels // ora di punta, rush hour: il traffico dell'ora di punta, the rush-hour traffic5 (geogr.) ( promontorio) headland, cape, promontory, foreland; ( con nomi propri geografici) point, cape6 (mil.) front rank, spearhead, vanguard: punta ( d'avanguardia), point // è il nostro uomo di punta, he's our leader7 ( un po') pinch; touch, trace: una punta di sale, a pinch of salt; una punta di zucchero, cannella, (just) a bit of sugar, of cinnamon; c'era una punta d'invidia nelle sue parole, there was a touch (o a trace) of envy in his words; una punta di ironia non guasterebbe, a touch of irony wouldn't be amiss; questa salsa ha una punta di acido, this sauce is (just) a bit sour8 (rar.) ( dolore, fitta) sharp pain, twinge: ho una punta nello stomaco, I have a sharp pain (o twinge) in my stomach9 ( calcio) attacker10 ( di ciclo economico) peak* * *I ['punta] sf1) (di matita, ago, coltello) point, (di trapano) drill, (di perforatrice) bit, (di parte del corpo) tip, (di capelli, coda) tip, end, (di campanile, albero) top, (di monte) top, peakcamminare in punta di piedi — to walk on tiptoe, tiptoe
doppie punte — (di capelli) split ends
uomo di punta Sport, Pol — front-rank o leading man
2) (fig : pizzico: di zucchero, farina) touch, (di sale) pinch, (d'invidia), (rancore) touch, hint, (traccia) trace3) Geog promontory4) (massima frequenza o intensità) peakpunta massima/minima — highest/lowest level
5) Calcio centre forwardII ['punta] sf* * *I ['punta]sostantivo femminile1) (di coltello, spillo, stella) point; (di freccia, lancia) head; (di dita, naso, lingua, coda, scarpe, bastone) tip; (di ramo, capelli) endcamminare in punta di piedi — to (walk on) tiptoe, to walk on the tip of one's toes (anche fig.)
fare la punta a — to sharpen [ matita]
2) (cima) top3) (piccola quantità, accenno) touch, hintuna punta d'ironia — a hint o touch of irony
4) geogr. (capo) point5) (di scarpetta da ballo) pointdanzare sulle -e — to dance on point(s), to point one's toes
6) (di trapano) (drill) bit7) sport forward, striker8) statist. peakore di punta — peak time, rush hour
•essere la punta di diamante di — fig. to be the jewel in the crown of
••II ['punta]prendere qcn. di punta — to attack sb. head-on
sostantivo femminile venat. (dead) set* * *punta1/'punta/sostantivo f.1 (di coltello, spillo, stella) point; (di freccia, lancia) head; (di dita, naso, lingua, coda, scarpe, bastone) tip; (di ramo, capelli) end; camminare in punta di piedi to (walk on) tiptoe, to walk on the tip of one's toes (anche fig.); con la punta delle dita with one's fingertips; fare la punta a to sharpen [ matita]; a punta pointed2 (cima) top3 (piccola quantità, accenno) touch, hint; una punta d'aglio a touch of garlic; una punta d'ironia a hint o touch of irony4 geogr. (capo) point5 (di scarpetta da ballo) point; danzare sulle -e to dance on point(s), to point one's toes6 (di trapano) (drill) bit7 sport forward, striker; mezza punta inside forward8 statist. peak; una punta demografica a demographic bulge9 di punta [tecnologia, settore] leading-edge; [ figura] leading; prodotto di punta market leader; ore di punta peak time, rush hourprendere qcn. di punta to attack sb. head-on\punta di diamante diamond point; essere la punta di diamante di fig. to be the jewel in the crown of; la punta dell'iceberg the tip of the iceberg (anche fig.).————————punta2/'punta/sostantivo f.venat. (dead) set; cane da punta pointer.
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