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folk [fəʊk]∎ they're good folk ce sont de braves ou de bonnes gens;∎ most folk just want a quiet life la plupart des gens veulent avoir une vie tranquille;∎ what will folk think? qu'est-ce que les gens vont penser?, qu'est-ce qu'on va penser?;∎ the old folk les vieux mpl;∎ the young folk les jeunes mpl;∎ city/country folk les gens mpl de la ville/de la campagne(b) (race, tribe) race f, peuple m2 noun(music → traditional) musique f folklorique; (→ contemporary) musique f folk, folk m(concert, festival) de folk∎ my folks are from Chicago ma famille est de Chicago∎ the old folks les vieux□ mpl;∎ the young folks les jeunes□ mpl;∎ hi folks! bonjour tout le monde!□►► folk art art m populaire, arts mpl populaires;folk dancing danse f folklorique;folk etymology étymologie f populaire;folk hero héros m populaire;folk medicine (UNCOUNT) remèdes mpl de bonne femme;folk memory tradition f populaire;folk rock folk-rock m;folk singer (traditional) chanteur(euse) m,f de chansons folkloriques; (contemporary) chanteur(euse) m,f folk;folk tale conte m folklorique;folk wisdom la sagesse populaireⓘ That's all folks! Les dessins animés de Bugs Bunny se terminaient généralement avec ces mots qui s'inscrivaient sur l'écran. On utilise aujourd'hui cette phrase ("c'est fini, les amis!") en allusion au dessin animé, pour indiquer à un auditoire que l'on a terminé. -
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fouk
1. noun plural((especially American folks) people: The folk in this town are very friendly.) gente
2. adjective((of the traditions) of the common people of a country: folk customs; folk dance; folk music.) popular, folclórico- folks- folklore
folk1 adj popular / tradicionalfolk2 n gente
folk /'fo(l)k/ adjetivo folk ( before n) ■ sustantivo masculino folk (music)
folk adjetivo American folk ' folk' also found in these entries: Spanish: cancionero - canto - folclórica - folclórico - guajira - infinitud - interpretar - jota - popular - campesino - cante - copla - corrido - curandero - folklórico - jarabe - jarana - joropo - marinera - peña - ranchera - zamba English: folk - folk dance - folk music - folk song - crowdtr[fəʊk]1 gente f sing1 popular\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLfolk music música folkfolk singer cantante nombre masulino o femenino de música folkfolk ['fo:k] adj: popular, folklóricofolk customs: costumbres popularesfolk dance: danza folklórica1) people: gente f2) folks npl: familia f, padres mpladj.• gente adj.n.• gente s.f.• nación s.f.• pueblo s.m.• raza s.f.• tribu s.f.fəʊk1)young/city folk(s) — gente joven/de la ciudad
hi folks! — hola ¿qué tal? (fam)
2) (+ pl vb) ( Anthrop) pueblo m; (before n) <art, medicine, legend> popular; < dancing> folklórico, tradicional3) u ( Mus) folk m[fǝʊk]1. N1) (=people) gente fcountry/city folk — la gente de campo/ciudad
hello folks! — ¡hola, amigos!
2) = folk music2.CPDfolk dance N — baile m popular
folk dancing N — danza f folklórica
folk medicine N — medicina f tradicional
folk music N — (traditional) música f tradicional or folklórica; (contemporary) música f folk
folk singer N — cantante mf de música folk
folk wisdom N — saber m popular
* * *[fəʊk]1)young/city folk(s) — gente joven/de la ciudad
hi folks! — hola ¿qué tal? (fam)
2) (+ pl vb) ( Anthrop) pueblo m; (before n) <art, medicine, legend> popular; < dancing> folklórico, tradicional3) u ( Mus) folk m -
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[fəʊk] 1.1) (people) + verbo pl. gente f.sing.old, young folk — i vecchi, i giovani
2) mus. + verbo sing. folk m.2.1) colloq. (parents) genitori m.2) colloq. (addressing people)3.that's all, folks! — colloq. è tutto, gente!
1) (traditional) [dance, music] folcloristico, tradizionale, popolare; [song, tale, tradition] popolare* * *[fouk] 1. noun plural((especially American folks) people: The folk in this town are very friendly.) gente2. adjective((of the traditions) of the common people of a country: folk customs; folk dance; folk music.) folcloristico, popolare; folk- folks- folklore* * *[fəʊk] 1.1) (people) + verbo pl. gente f.sing.old, young folk — i vecchi, i giovani
2) mus. + verbo sing. folk m.2.1) colloq. (parents) genitori m.2) colloq. (addressing people)3.that's all, folks! — colloq. è tutto, gente!
1) (traditional) [dance, music] folcloristico, tradizionale, popolare; [song, tale, tradition] popolare -
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noun2) in pl.folk[s] — (people) Leute Pl.; (people in general) die Leute
[the] rich/poor folk — die Reichen/Armen
old folk[s] — alte Leute
5) attrib. (of the people, traditional) Volks-* * *[fouk] 1. noun plural((especially American folks) people: The folk in this town are very friendly.) die Leute (pl.)2. adjective((of the traditions) of the common people of a country: folk customs; folk dance; folk music.) Volks-...- academic.ru/101267/folks">folks- folklore* * *[fəʊk, AM foʊk]I. nfarming \folk Landvolk ntold/ordinary \folk alte/normale Leute2. (traditional) [customs, culture, religion] Volks-* * *[fəʊk]pla lot of folk(s) believe... — viele (Leute) glauben...
there were a lot of folk at the concert — es waren eine Menge Leute bei dem Konzert
the young/old folk — die Jungen/Alten
old folk can't... — alte Menschen können nicht...
2) (inf= relatives also folks)* * *folk [fəʊk]A pl folk, folks s1. pl Leute pl:folks say die Leute sagen, man sagta) meine etc Leute pl oder Verwandten pl oder Angehörigen plwell, folks, shall we go tonight?3. Volk n (Träger des Volkstums)4. obs Volk n, Nation f5. Folk m (Volksmusik)B adj Volks…:folk-etymological volksetymologisch* * *noun, pl. same or folks1) (a people) Volk, das2) in pl.folk[s] — (people) Leute Pl.; (people in general) die Leute
[the] rich/poor folk — die Reichen/Armen
old folk[s] — alte Leute
5) attrib. (of the people, traditional) Volks- -
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1. [jʌŋ] n (часто the young)1) молодёжьto bring forth the young - щениться, котиться, телиться, пороситься и т. п. ( о животных)
to be with young - с.-х. а) быть супорос(н)ой ( о свинье); б) быть щенной ( о собаке); в) быть стельной ( о корове); г) быть котной или суягной ( об овце); д) быть жерёбой ( о кобыле)
2. [jʌn] aa mother hen protecting her young - курица, защищающая (своих) цыплят
1. 1) молодой; юныйyoung man - молодой человек, юноша (часто шутл.)
my young man - разг. мой молодой человек (о поклоннике, женихе)
young woman - а) молодая женщина; б) девица, барышня (часто шутл. в обращении к девочке)
my young woman - разг. моя девушка (о возлюбленной, невесте)
young lady - (молодая) девица, юная леди, барышня
my young lady - разг. моя барышня, моя девушка ( о возлюбленной)
the young person - юр. несовершеннолетний; несовершеннолетняя
young thing - шутл. молодое существо ( о ребёнке или девушке); девочка, девчушка
young ones - а) дети, потомство; б) молодняк, детёныши ( животных)
young animal - зверёныш, детёныш животного
young tree [plant] - молодое деревце [растение]
young grass - зеленеющая /только пробивающаяся/ трава
young fruit - с.-х. а) завязь ( плода); б) зеленец ( огурца)
young people /folk/ - молодёжь, юношество
a young family - а) молодая семья; б) семья с маленькими детьми
in my young days - когда я был молод, в дни моей юности
young love - первая /юношеская/ любовь
young in heart /in mind/ - молодой /молод/ душой
young stock - с.-х. молодняк ( скота)
to die young - умереть молодым /в юности/
2) молодой, нежный (о мясе, рыбе и т. п.)young cheese - кул. невыдержанный сыр
2. 1) новый, недавнийyoung country /nation/ - новое /недавно образовавшееся/ государство
young moon - молодая /новая/ луна
a young science - новая наука /отрасль науки/
the year [the century] is yet young - год [век] ещё только начинается
2) геол. новый, молодой; в юной, начальной стадии цикла эрозииyoung river - юная /недавно возникшая/ река
young valley - молодая долина, долина в стадии молодости
3. зелёный, неопытныйI was too young in the trade to be successful - я слишком мало проработал в этой области, чтобы добиться успеха
4. младший, молодой ( о членах одной семьи)young Henry Jones - молодой /младший/ Генри Джонс; Генри Джонс младший
the young Mrs. Brown - молодая /младшая/ миссис Браун ( о невестке)
5. разг. маленький, небольшойlake like a young sea - озеро, похожее на море в миниатюре
we have a young hurricane outdoors - на дворе что-то вроде урагана; кажется, начинается ураган
6. новый, свежий, прогрессивный7. живой, энергичный8. австрал. недавно приехавший♢
young hopeful - шутл. а) многообещающий юноша; б) девица, подающая надеждыyoung horse - сл. ростбиф
a young man in a hurry - ирон. горячая голова
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jʌŋ
1. прил.
1) а) молодой, юный young at heart ≈ молодой сердцем young in spirit ≈ молодой душой He is young for his age. ≈ Он молодо выглядит для своего возраста. my young woman разг. ≈ моя возлюбленная б) неопытный Syn: youthful;
unpractised, inexperienced
2) недавний, новый Syn: new, novel
3) молодой, младший( прибавляется перед именем - чтобы в одной семье различать двух людей с одинаковыми именами) ∙ young blood
2. сущ.;
коллект.
1) молодежь Syn: youth
2) детеныши Wild animals bring forth their youngs in the wilderness. ≈ Звери производят на свет своих детенышей в условиях дикой природы. ∙ be with young (часто the *) молодежь - popular with the * популярный среди молодежи - old and * стар и млад - books for the * книги для детей и юношества (часто the *) молодняк( животных) ;
детеныши;
птенцы;
молодь (рыбы) - to bring forth the * щениться, котиться, телиться, пороситься и т. п.( о животных) - to be with * (сельскохозяйственное) быть супорос(н) ой (о свинье) ;
быть щенной (о собаке) ;
быть стельной (о корове) ;
быть котной или суягной (об овце) ;
быть жеребой (о кобыле) - a mother hen protecting her * курица, защищающая ( своих) цыплят молодой;
юный - * girl молодая девушка - * man молодой человек, юноша( часто шутл.) - my * man (разговорное) мой молодой человек( о поклоннике, женихе) - * woman молодая женщина;
девица, барышня( часто в обращении к девочке) - my * woman (разговорное) моя девушка (о возлюбленной, невесте) - * lady (молодая) девица, юная леди, барышня - my * lady (разговорное) моя барышня, моя девушка (о возлюбленной) - a * person молодая особа( о женщине) - the * person (юридическое) несовершеннолетний;
несовершеннолетняя - * thing молодое существо( о ребенке или девушке) ;
девочка, девчушка - * ones дети, потомство;
молодняк, детеныши (животных) - * baby (новорожденный) младенец - * child маленький ребенок - * animal звереныш, детеныш животного - * tree молодое деревце - * grass зеленеющая /только пробивающаяся/ трава - * fruit( сельскохозяйственное) завязь( плода) ;
зеленец (огурца) - * people /folk/ молодежь, юношество - a * family молодая семья;
семья с маленькими детьми - in my * days когда я был молод, в дни моей юности - * looking моложавый - * love первая /юношеская/ любовь - * in heart /in mind/ молодой /молод/ душой - * stock( сельскохозяйственное) молодняк (скота) - to die * умереть молодым /в юности/ - to grow * again помолодеть - he is * for his age он молодо выглядит - he is not so * as he was он уже не молод молодой, нежный( о мясе, рыбе и т. п.) - fresh * lamb (парное) мясо молодого барашка - * pork поросятина - * cheese( кулинарное) невыдержанный сыр новый, недавний - * country /nation/ новое /недавно образовавшееся/ государство - * moon молодая /новая/ луна - a * science новая наука /отрасль науки/ - * tide начало прилива - * ice тонкий лед - the year is yet * год еще только начинается - the night is yet * еще не поздно (геология) новый, молодой;
в юной, начальной стадии цикла эрозии - * river юная /недавно возникшая/ река - * valley молодая долина, долина в стадии молодости зеленый, неопытный - * in crime недавно вступивший на путь преступлений - I was too * in the trade to be successful я слишком мало проработал в этой области, чтобы добиться успеха младший, молодой (о членах одной семьи) - * Henry Jones молодой /младший/ Генри Джонс;
Генри Джонс младший - the * Mrs. Brown молодая /младшая/ миссис Браун (о невестке) (разговорное) маленький, небольшой - * fortune небольшое состояние - lake like a * sea озеро, похожее на море в миниатюре - we have a * hurricane outdoors на дворе что-то вроде урагана;
кажется, начинается ураган новый, свежий, прогрессивный живой, энергичный( австралийское) недавно приехавший > * hopeful многообещающий юноша;
девица, подающая надежды > * horse (сленг) ростбиф > a * man in a hurry (ироничное) горячая голова young (тж. the young) собир. детеныши;
to be with young быть супоросой, стельной и пр. ~ молодой, юный;
юношеский;
he is young for his age он молодо выглядит для своего возраста;
young man молодой человек (тж. шутл.) my ~ man (woman) разг. мой возлюбленный( моя возлюбленная) ;
young one's детеныши;
птенчики;
звереныши ~ новый, недавний;
the night is young еще не поздно young (тж. the young) собир. детеныши;
to be with young быть супоросой, стельной и пр. ~ (тж. the ~) собир. молодежь;
old and young стар и млад ~ молодой, младший (для обозначения двух людей в одной семье, носящих одно и то же имя) ~ молодой, юный;
юношеский;
he is young for his age он молодо выглядит для своего возраста;
young man молодой человек (тж. шутл.) ~ неопытный ~ новый, недавний;
the night is young еще не поздно ~ blood молодежь ~ blood новые веяния или идеи ~ молодой, юный;
юношеский;
he is young for his age он молодо выглядит для своего возраста;
young man молодой человек (тж. шутл.) my ~ man (woman) разг. мой возлюбленный (моя возлюбленная) ;
young one's детеныши;
птенчики;
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[fəʋk] n1. 1) собир. употр. с гл. во мн. ч. люди, народcountry folk - сельское население, сельские жители
poor folk - бедняки, бедный люд
2) pl людиfine folks - разг. знать
just folks - разг. (простые) люди; люди как люди
2. pl разг. родня, родные, родственникиmy folks - мои, моя родня, мои близкие
the old folks at home - старики, родители
3. арх. народ, народность, племя4. pl диал. друзья, близкие знакомые5. 1) = folk song2) фольк (поп-музыка, основанная на народных мелодиях)♢
idle folks lack no excuses - у лодырей всегда оправдание найдётся -
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n1) збірн. (вжив. з дієсл. в pl) народ; населенняcountry folk — сільське населення; сільські мешканці
2) pl люди3) pl розм. рідня, родичіmy folks — моя рідня, мої близькі
the old folks at home — батьки, старики
4) народність, плем'я5) pl розм. друзі, близькі знайомі* * *n1) у мн. люди, народ; населення, жителі; pl люди2) рідня, рідні, родичі3) icт. народ, народність, плем'я4) pl; дiaл. друзі, близькі знайомі5) = folk song; мyз. фольк ( поп-музика на основі народних мелодій) -
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I[fəuk] n ժողովուրդ. folks մարդիկ, ազգական, ազգուտակ. the old folks at home ծնող ները. young folk երիտասարդություն. old folk ծերերը. common folk հասարակ ժողովուրդII[fəuk] a ժողովրդական. folk dance ժողովրդա կան պար. folk song ժողովրդական երգ. folklore ժողովրդական բանահյուսու թյուն -
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• As the young folks see, the young folks do; as they hear, they say - Что говорят взрослые, то и дети повторяют (4)• Far folk fare best - Славны бубны за горами (C), Там хорошо, где нас нет (T) -
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fəuk
1. сущ.;
мн. folk или folks
1) (собир.;
употр. с гл. во мн. ч.) а) люди, определенная группа людей just plain folk ≈ простые люди poor folk ≈ бедняки country folk ≈ сельчане б) разг. родственники, родня my folks ≈ моя родня (особенно родители) Your young folks are O. K., I hope. ≈ С вашими детьми все в порядке, я надеюсь.
2) уст. народ Syn: nation, people, race, tribe
2. прил.
1) народный (относящийся к обычаям, традициям простого народа определенной области или страны) folk dance ≈ народный танец folk blues ≈ негритянский блюз
2) относящийся к простому народу;
популярный folk etymology ≈ народная, популярная этимология folk folk medicine ≈ народная медицина, народные средства folk psychology ≈ психология простых людей Syn: popular собир. употр. с гл. во мн. ч.: люди, народ - country * сельское население, сельские жители - old * старики - young * молодежь - poor * бедняки, бедный люд - rich * богачи pl люди - fine *s (разговорное) знать - just *s (разговорное) (простые) люди;
люди как люди pl (разговорное) родня, родные, родственники - my *s мои, моя родня, мои близкие - the old *s at home старики, родители (устаревшее) народ, народность, племя pl (диалектизм) друзья, близкие знакомые народная песня фольк (поп-музыка, основанная на народных мелодиях) > idle *s lack no excuses у лодырей всегда оправдание найдется folk (употр. с гл. во мн. ч.) люди;
old folk старики;
rich folk богачи ~ уст. народ ~ attr. народный my ~s разг. родня;
the old folks at home старики, родители folk (употр. с гл. во мн. ч.) люди;
old folk старики;
rich folk богачи my ~s разг. родня;
the old folks at home старики, родители folk (употр. с гл. во мн. ч.) люди;
old folk старики;
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Pl.1. people, einzelne: auch persons, individuals; meine Leute (Familie) my people, bes. Am. umg. my kin; die Leute sagen people ( oder they) say; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?; es gibt manche Leute, die... some people...; (ganz bestimmte) there are those (people) who...; etw. / ein Gerücht / sein Geld unter die Leute bringen umg. tell the world about s.th. / spread a rumo(u)r / succeed in getting rid of one’s money; unter die Leute kommen umg. (bekannt werden) become public knowledge; unter die Leute gehen oder kommen mix with people, socialize; vor allen Leuten in front of everyone ( oder everybody); kleine Leute fig. ordinary people ( oder folk); die jungen Leute (die Jugend) young people; (das junge Ehepaar) the young couple; aus Kindern werden Leute von einem jungen Menschen: he’s ( oder she’s) not a child any longer, he’s ( oder she’s) quite grown up; geschieden2. umg., Anrede: hört mal zu, Leute! listen, everyone ( oder everybody, Brit. auch you lot, Am. you guys)!; aber, liebe Leute! oh, come on, now3. umg. (Personal) people, staff Sg. (meist V. im Pl.); (Arbeiter) auch workers; der Offizier und seine Leute the officer and his men* * *die Leutepeople (Pl.); public (Pl.); folk (Pl.)* * *Leu|te ['lɔytə]plarme/reiche/alte/junge Léúte — poor/rich/old/young folk(s) (inf) or people
alle Léúte — everybody
vor allen Léúten — in front of everybody
die kleinen Léúte (hum, inf: Kinder) — the little ones
die Léúte waren von dem Stück begeistert — people were enthusiastic about the play
was sollen denn die Léúte davon denken? — what will people think?
kommt, Léúte! — come on folks
aber die Sache ist doch in aller Léúte Mund! — but everybody's talking about it!
ich kenne meine Léúte! (inf) — I know them/him etc
etw unter die Léúte bringen (inf, Gerücht, Geschichte) — to spread sth around, to put sth about; Geld to spend sth
unter die Léúte kommen (inf) (Mensch) — to meet people; (Gerüchte etc) to go around, to go or do the rounds (inf)
das sind wohl nicht die richtigen Léúte — they're not the right kind of people
2)(= Mannschaft, Arbeiter etc)
der Offizier ließ seine Léúte antreten — the officer ordered his men to fall indafür brauchen wir mehr Léúte — we need more people or (Personal) staff for that
* * *die1) ((especially American folks) people: The folk in this town are very friendly.) folk2) (persons: There were three people in the room.) people3) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) people* * *Leu·te[ˈlɔytə]plalle/keine/kaum \Leute everybody/nobody/hardly anybodyunter \Leute gehen to get out and about [a bit]die \Leute von der Feuerwehr/Müllabfuhr the firemen/dustbin men4. MIL, NAUT men pl6.ein Gerücht unter die \Leute bringen to spread [or circulate] a rumour [or AM -or]▶ die kleinen \Leute, kleine \Leute (einfache Menschen) [the] ordinary people; (hum fam: die Kinder) the little ones* * *1) peopledie reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old
die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street
was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?
wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.
vor allen Leuten — in front of everybody
unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>
2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)
die Hälfte der Leute — half the staff
* * *Leute pl1. people, einzelne: auch persons, individuals;die Leute sagen people ( oder they) say;was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?;es gibt manche Leute, die … some people …; (ganz bestimmte) there are those (people) who …;etwas/ein Gerücht/sein Geld unter die Leute bringen umg tell the world about sth/spread a rumo(u)r/succeed in getting rid of one’s money;unter die Leute kommen umg (bekannt werden) become public knowledge;kommen mix with people, socialize;vor allen Leuten in front of everyone ( oder everybody);aus Kindern werden Leute von einem jungen Menschen: he’s ( oder she’s) not a child any longer, he’s ( oder she’s) quite grown up; → geschiedenaber, liebe Leute! oh, come on, nowder Offizier und seine Leute the officer and his men* * *1) peopledie reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old
die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street
was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?
wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.
unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>
2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)
* * *nur plur. f.people n. -
13 leute
Pl.1. people, einzelne: auch persons, individuals; meine Leute (Familie) my people, bes. Am. umg. my kin; die Leute sagen people ( oder they) say; was werden die Leute sagen? what will people say?; es gibt manche Leute, die... some people...; (ganz bestimmte) there are those (people) who...; etw. / ein Gerücht / sein Geld unter die Leute bringen umg. tell the world about s.th. / spread a rumo(u)r / succeed in getting rid of one’s money; unter die Leute kommen umg. (bekannt werden) become public knowledge; unter die Leute gehen oder kommen mix with people, socialize; vor allen Leuten in front of everyone ( oder everybody); kleine Leute fig. ordinary people ( oder folk); die jungen Leute (die Jugend) young people; (das junge Ehepaar) the young couple; aus Kindern werden Leute von einem jungen Menschen: he’s ( oder she’s) not a child any longer, he’s ( oder she’s) quite grown up; geschieden2. umg., Anrede: hört mal zu, Leute! listen, everyone ( oder everybody, Brit. auch you lot, Am. you guys)!; aber, liebe Leute! oh, come on, now3. umg. (Personal) people, staff Sg. (meist V. im Pl.); (Arbeiter) auch workers; der Offizier und seine Leute the officer and his men* * *die Leutepeople (Pl.); public (Pl.); folk (Pl.)* * *Leu|te ['lɔytə]plarme/reiche/alte/junge Léúte — poor/rich/old/young folk(s) (inf) or people
alle Léúte — everybody
vor allen Léúten — in front of everybody
die kleinen Léúte (hum, inf: Kinder) — the little ones
die Léúte waren von dem Stück begeistert — people were enthusiastic about the play
was sollen denn die Léúte davon denken? — what will people think?
kommt, Léúte! — come on folks
aber die Sache ist doch in aller Léúte Mund! — but everybody's talking about it!
ich kenne meine Léúte! (inf) — I know them/him etc
etw unter die Léúte bringen (inf, Gerücht, Geschichte) — to spread sth around, to put sth about; Geld to spend sth
unter die Léúte kommen (inf) (Mensch) — to meet people; (Gerüchte etc) to go around, to go or do the rounds (inf)
das sind wohl nicht die richtigen Léúte — they're not the right kind of people
2)(= Mannschaft, Arbeiter etc)
der Offizier ließ seine Léúte antreten — the officer ordered his men to fall indafür brauchen wir mehr Léúte — we need more people or (Personal) staff for that
* * *die1) ((especially American folks) people: The folk in this town are very friendly.) folk2) (persons: There were three people in the room.) people3) (men and women in general: People often say such things.) people* * *Leu·te[ˈlɔytə]plalle/keine/kaum \Leute everybody/nobody/hardly anybodyunter \Leute gehen to get out and about [a bit]die \Leute von der Feuerwehr/Müllabfuhr the firemen/dustbin men4. MIL, NAUT men pl6.ein Gerücht unter die \Leute bringen to spread [or circulate] a rumour [or AM -or]▶ die kleinen \Leute, kleine \Leute (einfache Menschen) [the] ordinary people; (hum fam: die Kinder) the little ones* * *1) peopledie reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old
die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street
was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?
wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.
vor allen Leuten — in front of everybody
unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>
2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)
die Hälfte der Leute — half the staff
* * *…leute pl im subst1. pl zu Wörtern auf …mann:Bergleute miners;Fachleute specialists, experts;Landsleute fellow-countrymen2. bestimmte Gruppe:Nachbarsleute people next door;Wirtsleute landlord and landlady* * *1) peopledie reichen/alten Leute — the rich/the old
die kleinen Leute — the ordinary people; the man sing. in the street
was werden die Leute sagen? — (ugs.) what will people say?
wir sind geschiedene Leute — I will have no more to do with you/him etc.
unter die Leute bringen — (ugs.) spread < rumour>; tell everybody about <suspicions etc.>
2) (ugs.): (als Anrede)los, Leute! — come on, everybody! (coll.); c'mon, folks! (Amer.)
* * *nur plur. f.people n. -
14 popular
'popjulə1) (liked by most people: a popular holiday resort; a popular person; She is very popular with children.) popular, persona que tiene éxito2) (believed by most people: a popular theory.) generalizado, extendido3) (of the people in general: popular rejoicing.) popular4) (easily read, understood etc by most people: a popular history of Britain.) de vulgarización•- popularity
- popularize
- popularise
popular adj1. popular2. muy frecuentado / de moda
popular adjetivo 1 ‹canción/baile/costumbres› traditional 2 ( que gusta) ‹actor/programa/deporte› popular
popular adjetivo
1 (folclórico) folk
2 (humilde) las clases populares, the people, the working class
3 (bien aceptado) popular
4 (conocido, famoso) well-known ' popular' also found in these entries: Spanish: aceptación - cabezudo - cancionero - cómic - conocida - conocido - constancia - divulgación - infarto - interpretar - legitimar - pueblo - romería - seguidilla - solicitada - solicitado - atracción - concurrido - conjunto - copla - cultura - curandero - feria - jalador - palenque - pegar - petición - popularizar - usar - verbena - vulgar English: alike - bandwagon - belief - big - down-market - folk - folk song - immensely - itself - lore - outcry - pander - popular - request - throughout - by - catch - demand - downmarket - hot - pop - popularize - tabloidtr['pɒpjʊləSMALLr/SMALL]1 (well-liked - gen) popular; (- person) estimado,-a; (- resort, restaurant) muy frecuentado,-a; (fashionable) de moda; (name) común,-una2 (of or for general public) popular; (belief, notion) generalizado,-a; (prices) popular, económico,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLby popular demand / by popular request a petición del públicothe popular press la prensa popularpopular ['pɑpjələr] adj1) : popularthe popular vote: el voto popular2) common: generalizado, comúnpopular beliefs: creencias generalizadas3) : popular, de gran popularidada popular singer: un cantante popularadj.• cotizado, -a adj.• exitoso, -a adj.• popular adj.'pɑːpjʊlər, 'pɒpjʊlə(r)1)a) ( well-liked)to be popular WITH somebody: she is popular with her students goza de popularidad entre sus alumnos; I'm not very popular with her at the moment — (colloq) últimamente no soy santo de su devoción (fam)
b) <resort/restaurant> muy frecuentado; <brand/product> popular2)a) (not highbrow, specialist) <music/literature> popularb) ( of populace) < feeling> popular; < rebellion> del pueblo, popularby popular demand/request — a petición or (AmL tb) a pedido del público
c) ( widespread) <belief/notion> generalizado['pɒpjʊlǝ(r)]1. ADJ1) (=well-liked)the show is proving very popular — el espectáculo está gozando de mucho éxito or goza de mucha popularidad
I'm not very popular in the office just now — en este momento no gozo de mucha simpatía en la oficina
this is one of our most popular lines — (Comm) esta es una de nuestras líneas más vendidas
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to be popular with sb, he's popular with the girls — tiene éxito con las chicas2) (=fashionable) de moda3) (=widespread) [image, belief] generalizado•
contrary to popular belief or opinion — en contra de or contrario a lo que comúnmente se cree•
it's a popular misconception that... — mucha gente piensa equivocadamente que...4) (=of the people) [unrest, support] popular; [uprising] popular, del pueblo•
popular feeling is against him — el sentir popular or del pueblo está en su contra5) (=appealing to the layman) [culture, music, art, version] popular2.CPDpopular culture N — cultura f popular
popular front N — frente m popular
popular music N — música f pop
* * *['pɑːpjʊlər, 'pɒpjʊlə(r)]1)a) ( well-liked)to be popular WITH somebody: she is popular with her students goza de popularidad entre sus alumnos; I'm not very popular with her at the moment — (colloq) últimamente no soy santo de su devoción (fam)
b) <resort/restaurant> muy frecuentado; <brand/product> popular2)a) (not highbrow, specialist) <music/literature> popularb) ( of populace) < feeling> popular; < rebellion> del pueblo, popularby popular demand/request — a petición or (AmL tb) a pedido del público
c) ( widespread) <belief/notion> generalizado -
15 jeunesse
jeunesse [ʒœnεs]feminine nouna. ( = période) youthb. ( = personnes jeunes) young people* * *ʒœnɛs1) ( période) youthla première or prime jeunesse — early youth
il n'est plus de la première jeunesse — hum he's no longer in the first flush of youth hum
2) ( état) youth3) ( les jeunes) young people (pl)••* * *ʒœnɛs nf1) (= période) youth2) (= aspect) youthfulness3) (= jeunes) young people pl youthla jeunesse d'aujourd'hui — the youth of today, the young people of today
* * *jeunesse nf1 ( période) youth; dans ma jeunesse in my youth; la première or prime jeunesse early youth; le charme de la jeunesse the charms of youth; une seconde jeunesse a new lease of life; il n'a pas eu de jeunesse he didn't have a proper youth; un amour de jeunesse an early girlfriend/boyfriend; une erreur de jeunesse a youthful misdemeanourGB; il n'est plus de la première jeunesse hum he's no longer in the first flush of youth hum;2 ( fait d'être jeune) youth; la jeunesse des candidats the fact that the candidates are young, the youthfulness of the candidates; quand on a la jeunesse, tout est possible when you are young, everything is possible;3 ( comme qualité) youthfulness; la jeunesse de sa voix the youthfulness of his/her voice; avoir un air de jeunesse to look young; avoir une grande jeunesse d'esprit to be young in spirit; être plein de jeunesse to be full of vitality;4 ( les jeunes) young people (pl); la jeunesse ouvrière young working people; l'entrain de la jeunesse the enthusiasm of the young; littérature/émissions pour la jeunesse literature/programmesGB for young people; la jeunesse étudiante students (pl); ⇒ vieillesse;5 ○†( femme) young woman.jeunesse dorée bright young things (pl), gilded youth; jeunesses communistes Communist youth movement (sg); jeunesses hitlériennes Hist, Pol Hitler Youth; Jeunesses musicales (de France) organization promoting musical activities for young people.il faut que jeunesse se passe youth must have its fling; les voyages forment la jeunesse travel broadens the mind.[ʒɶnɛs] nom féminin1. [juvénilité - d'une personne] youth, youthfulness ; [ - d'une génération, d'une population] youthfulness, young age ; [ - d'un arbre, d'un animal] young age ; [ - des traits, d'un style] youthfulnesstous furent impressionnés par la jeunesse de l'équipe gouvernementale they were all impressed by how young the government ministers werej'apprécie la jeunesse d'esprit ou de caractère I appreciate a youthful outlook ou frame of mind3. SOCIOLOGIE4. (vieilli) [jeune fille] (young) girl————————jeunesses nom féminin pluriel[groupe] youthles jeunesses communistes/socialistes Young Communists/Socialists————————de jeunesse locution adjectivaleses amours/œuvres/péchés de jeunesse the loves/works/sins of his youth -
16 set
set 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) sette, legge, plassere2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) dekke på bordet3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) (fast)sette, angi4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) gi, sette opp; vise5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) få til å6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) gå ned7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) stivne, binde, størkne8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) stille9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) legge (hår)10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) innfatte11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) sette sammen/i ledd2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) fast, foreskrevet, obligatorisk2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) klar, parat, fast besluttet3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) uttalt, bestemt4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) stiv, sammenbitt5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) meget bestemt, fastlåst6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) besatt/pyntet med3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) sett, samling2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) -apparat3) (a group of people: the musical set.) krets, gjeng, klikk, -sett4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) legg(ing)5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) dekorasjon, kulisser6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) sett•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set uponbande--------bestemt--------legge--------støIsubst. \/set\/1) sett, samling• where's my toilet set?• he has only one set of knife, fork and spoon2) ( om bokverk) samtlige bind, verk• the set was incomplete, as one volume was missing• the encyclopedia costs £850 the set3) ( om mennesker) (omgangs)krets, gruppe, klikk4) apparat, anlegg5) ( om tidevann eller strøm) (bevegelses)retning• do you know the set of the tide?6) ( overført) innstilling, tendens, vridning7) helling, måte8) plassering, stilling9) form10) ( om tekstil) passform, fall13) ( om jakthund) stand15) gatestein, brostein16) ( teater eller film) kulisse(r), dekorasjon17) ( teater eller film) scene, innspillingsområde19) (grevling)hi• I'd like a shampoo and set, pleasejeg vil gjerne ha vask og legg, takk21) ( matematikk) mengde, gruppe22) ( i visse danser) tur(er)25) vikking (av en sag)empty set ( matematikk eller EDB) tom mengdehave no set against anyone ikke ha noe imot noenthe literary set de litteræremake a dead set at gå løs på forsøke å legge an påa set of furniture et møblementset of wheels ( hverdagslig) bil, kjerreII1) sette (frem), stille, legge ut, sette ut• could you set the chairs?2) dekke3) ( om klokke) stille4) bestemme, fastsette5) fremlegge (for), gi6) få (i gang), sette (i gang)7) ( om himmellegeme eller overført) gå ned, synke8) stivne, sette seg, tykne9) ( overført) befeste seg, sette seg, stivne10) ( om ansiktsuttrykk eller øyne) stivne, bli stram12) (teater e.l.) legge til, foregå• did you set your hair on rollers?14) montere, sette opp17) besette, innfatte19) (medisin, om ben eller ledd) sette på plass, reponere, sette i ledd, gro, vokse sammen22) få til å stivne, gjøre stiv23) beregne, vurdere, estimere• the losses were set at £50 a day24) (om tidevann, strøm, vind) gå, løpe, strømme, komme27) ( om jakthund) få stand, ta standset about gå i gang med, begynne (på)(britisk, hverdagslig) gå løs på, fare løs på spre, sette i gang• did you set the rumour about?set about doing something begynne å gjøre noeset about it bære seg atset about something gripe noe an, gå i gang med noeset against veie (opp) mot, sette (opp) motsette opp mot, gjøre fiendtlig innstilt motset a good example være et godt eksempelset a hen plassere en høne på eggset apart sette til side, reservere, legge avset apart from skille fra, se forskjell påset a price on something prissette noeset aside legge til side, sette av, sparese bort ifra• setting aside his age, you're perfect for each otheravvise, forkaste( jus) omstøte, tilsidesette, oppheveset at angripeset at large frigi, sette på frifotset at work sette i arbeid sette i gangset back sette en stopper for, stoppe forsinke, sinkeskru tilbake, sette tilbake, stille tilbakelegge bakover( hverdagslig) koste• it set me back $50plassere vekk fraset before legge frem for, forelegge sette frem foran, sette frem tilset before oneself gjøre til sin oppgaveset down sette nedsette av, slippe avskrive ned, skrive opp, notere sette (opp), føre (opp)jeg kan gi deg det svart på hvitt anse, betrakte, ta( overført) sette på plassset down as anse som, betrakte somset down in writing skrive nedset down to tilskrive, skylde på, forklare medset eggs plassere egg under en høneset forth legge frem, fremstille, skildresende ut, offentliggjøre, kunngjøre gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reiseset forth for reise tilset forward ( om visere på klokke) stille frem, skru fremsette frem, flytte frem legge frem, anføre, foregifremme, hjelpe frem ( gammeldags) gi seg i vei, legge ut, dra ut, reiseset free sette fri, slippe ut frigjøreset in begynne (for alvor), falle på, sette inn( om tidevann) sette innset off gi seg i vei, gi seg ut, reisesette i vei, løpe avgårdeavfyre, få til å eksplodere, fremkallesette i gang, starte, utløse, lede inn pådette ledet ham inn på hans favorittemne fremheve, forhøye, prydeden hvite kjolen fremhevet brunfargen hennes oppveie, kompensere, utligneskille (ut), skille frareservere, sette avset off running begynne å løpeset on overfalle, kaste seg overegge, anspore, jagehun egget Jane til å knuse vinduet rykke frem, avanseresette tilset oneself against eller set one's face against bestemt sette seg imotset oneself forward fremheve seg selvset oneself to do something sette i gang med å gjøre noe bestemme seg for å gjøre noeset oneself up against sette seg opp motset one's hand to something skrive under på noesette i gang med noeset one's mind on sette seg i hodet, absolutt ville ha, være fast bestemt påset out gi seg i vei, dra ut, reisebegynne (sin virksomhet)legge frem, fremføre, skildrelegge frem, vise frem, stille utsette ut, plassere (ut), sette frem stake ut ( om tidevann) avtaset out for reise tilset out from dra (ut) fra, utgå fraset out to gå i gang med, sette seg foreset right avhjelpeset sail sette seilset somebody off få noen til åset somebody over others sette noen over andre, sette noen til å overvåke andreset somebody to sette noen til, sette noen påset something going sette i gang noeset something in order få orden i noe, fikse noeset something off against gå opp i opp med, balansere medset something to (music) sette musikk til noe, tonesette noeset the ball rolling ( overført) dra i gang noe, begynne med noe få samtalen i gangset the fox to keep the geese se ➢ fox, 1set to sette i gang for fullthugge innpå maten, kaste seg over matensette i gang med å slåssset together sette sammenset to work skride til verket, sette i gang sette i gang med å arbeideset up sette opp, reise, oppføre• could you set up the ladder?rigge opp, monteregjøre klar, klargjøre heiseopprette, etablere, anleggeinnføreutnevneførst må vi utnevne en komité fremkalle, forårsake, voldedet å være kald kan fremkalle en irritasjon utstøte, sette igjøre frisk, få på beina( typografi) sette(hjelpe til å) etablere seghan hjalp sin sønn å etablere seg som bokhandler bygge, sette opp(spesielt amer., hverdagslig) sette en felle forset up a defence ( overført) gå i forsvarsposisjon, forsvare segset up a record sette rekordset up for oneself starte sitt eget, begynne for seg selvset up house begynne egen husholdning, etablere segset upon overfalle, kaste seg over egge, hisse, jage rykke frem, avansereset up shop åpne forretningset up the standard of revolt ( overført) heise opprørsfanenset up to be eller set oneself up as gi seg ut forset up (in) type ( typografi) settethe stage is set for eller the scene is set for ( overført) alt er klart for, alt er lagt til rette for, det er duket forIIIadj. \/set\/1) fast(satt), bestemt• is this the set price?2) stiv(net), stereotyp, ubevegelig• did you notice his set look?3) bestemt, fast, ubevegelig4) beliggende, som ligger5) ( hverdagslig) klar, ferdigall set alt (er klappet og) klart• are we all set?at a set time på et bestemt tidspunktbe set in one's way være lite fleksibel, ha inngrodde vaner, ha faste vanerbe (dead) set (up)on something ( hverdagslig) være oppsatt på noe( hverdagslig) ha slått inn påget set! ( sport) (klar) ferdig!• on your marks! get ready! get set! go!in (good) set terms i klare ord, utvetydigset fair (britisk, om vær) pent (uten tegn til å slå om)a set speech en på forhånd utarbeidet tale en typisk tale -
17 Volk
n; -(e)s, Völker1. people; (Nation) auch nation; das deutsche Volk the Germans, the German people ( oder nation); die Völker Afrikas the peoples of Africa2. nur Sg.; (Einwohner) people Pl.; (Masse) the masses Pl.; pej. auch hoi polloi, the plebs Pl.; (Pöbel) mob, rabble; die gewählten Vertreter des Volkes the people’s elected representatives; im Namen des Volkes in the name of the people; Volkes Wille / Stimme geh. the will / voice of the people; das arbeitende Volk the working population; das Volk Gottes RELI. God’s chosen people, the elect; das junge Volk umg. the young set, the young ‘uns; viel Volk(s) crowds of people; ein Mann aus dem Volke a man of the people; ein Gerücht etc. unters Volk bringen umg. spread a rumo(u)r etc.; etw. unters Volk bringen umg. (verkaufen) sell s.th., get rid of s.th.; sich unters Volk mischen mingle with the crowd; blödes Volk! beleidigend: you stupid lot! umg.; auserwählt, fahrend etc.* * *das Volkpeople; nation; folk* * *Vọlk [fɔlk]nt -(e)s, -er['fœlkɐ]1) no pl people pl; (= Nation) nation; (= Volksmasse) masses pl, people pl; (inf = Gruppe) crowd pl; (pej = Pack) rabble plviel Volk — lots of people pl, crowds pl
etw unters Volk bringen (Nachricht) — to spread sth; Geld to spend sth
die sind ein lustiges Volk (inf) — they are a lively lot (Brit inf) or bunch (inf) or crowd
See:→ Mann2) (= ethnische Gemeinschaft) people sing* * *das1) (the people of a country: The whole country is in agreement with your views.) country2) (( noun singular) a nation or race: all the peoples of this world.) people3) (a large number of people who share the same history, ancestors, culture etc (whether or not they all live in the same country): the Jewish nation.) nation4) (the people (of a country etc).) populace* * *<-[e]s, Völker>[fɔlk, pl ˈfœlkɐ]nt1. (Nation) nation, peopleein \Volk unbekannter Herkunft a people of unknown originder Präsident wandte sich in einer Fernsehansprache direkt ans \Volk the president made a direct appeal to the nation in a television address; (Angehörige einer Gesellschaft) people npldas \Volk aufwiegeln to incite the massesgewählte Vertreter des \Volkes chosen [or elected] representatives of the peoplemit Fernsehen und Fußball wird das \Volk ruhig gehalten the masses are kept quiet with television and footballetw unters \Volk bringen to make sth publicviel \Volk sammelte sich auf den Marktplatz many people gathered at the market squareein Mann aus dem \Volk a man of the peoplein diesem Lokal verkehrt ein übles \Volk a rough bunch come regularly to this pubein merkwürdiges \Volk a strange bunch6.* * *das; Volk[e]s, Völker1) peopledas arbeitende/unwissende Volk — the working people/the ignorant masses pl.
3) o. Pl. (einfache Leute) people pl.* * *1. people; (Nation) auch nation;das deutsche Volk the Germans, the German people ( oder nation);die Völker Afrikas the peoples of Africa;der Völker verbindende Charakter des Sports the ability of sport(s) to bring nations together2. nur sg; (Einwohner) people pl; (Masse) the masses pl; pej auch hoi polloi, the plebs pl; (Pöbel) mob, rabble;die gewählten Vertreter des Volkes the people’s elected representatives;im Namen des Volkes in the name of the people;Volkes Wille/Stimme geh the will/voice of the people;das arbeitende Volk the working population;das Volk Gottes REL God’s chosen people, the elect;das junge Volk umg the young set, the young ’uns;viel Volk(s) crowds of people;ein Mann aus dem Volke a man of the people;ein Gerücht etcetwas unters Volk bringen umg (verkaufen) sell sth, get rid of sth;sich unters Volk mischen mingle with the crowd;* * *das; Volk[e]s, Völker1) peopledas arbeitende/unwissende Volk — the working people/the ignorant masses pl.
3) o. Pl. (einfache Leute) people pl.* * *¨-er n.folks n.nation n.people n. -
18 молодёжь
1) General subject: the rising generation, the young, the youngsters, young, young adults (от 17 до 21 года), young blood, young people, youth, (дословно: "прыщавые") pimplies (антоним слова "стародежь"), young things (ласковое обращение)2) Economy: young population3) TV: young adults (примерно 20-34 лет)5) Food industry: youngsters6) Business: youths7) Makarov: young folk -
19 little
'litl
1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeño2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) sin importancia
2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco
3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada, ni la menor idea•- a little- little by little
- make little of
little1 adj1. pequeñopoor little thing! ¡pobrecito!2. pocolittle2 adv pron pocotr['lɪtəl]1 (small) pequeño,-a■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!2 (not much) poco,-a1 poco■ more tea? --just a little, please ¿quieres más té? --un poco, por favor1 poco■ little did I know that... yo no tenía la menor idea de que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlittle by little poco a pocolittle or nothing casi nadanot a little ironic muylittle finger dedo meñique1) : pocoshe sings very little: canta muy poco2)little did I know that... : no tenía la menor idea de que...3)as little as possible : lo menos posible1) small: pequeño2) : pocothey speak little Spanish: hablan poco españollittle by little: poco a poco3) trivial: sin importancia, triviallittle n1) : poco mlittle has changed: poco ha cambiado2)a little : un poco, algoit's a little surprising: es algo sorprendenteadj.• chico, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• enano, -a adj.• escaso, -a adj.• menudo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• meñique adj.• parvo, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• poco, -a adj.adv.• poco adv.n.• poco s.m.
I 'lɪtḷ1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
II
a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
III
a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
I ['lɪtl]1. ADJ1) (=small) pequeño, chico (LAm)a little house — una casa pequeña or (LAm) chica
a little book — un libro pequeño or (LAm) chico
when I was little — cuando era pequeña, de pequeña
the little ones — (=children) los pequeños
2) (=short) corto3) (=diminutive) (in cpds) -itoa little book/boat/piece etc — un librito/barquitoocito etc
a little girl — una niñita, una chiquita
a little fish — un pececillo, un pececito
the little woman — hum (=wife) la costilla *, la parienta (Sp) *
it's the little man who suffers — (=small trader) el pequeño comerciante es el que sale perdiendo
4) (=younger)her little brother — su hermano menor, su hermanito
2.CPDlittle end N — (Brit) (Aut) pie m de biela
Little Englander N — (Brit) (Hist) en el siglo XIX, persona con ideas opuestas a la ampliación del imperio británico ; (=chauvinist) patriotero(-a) m / f ; (=anti-European) anti-europeoísta mf
little finger N — dedo m meñique, meñique m
the little folk NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
Little League N — (US) liga de béisbol aficionado para jóvenes de entre 6 y 18 años
the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie
II ['lɪtl] (compar less) (superl least)1. PRON1) (=not much) pocoto see/do little — ver/hacer poco
that has little to do with it! — ¡eso tiene poco que ver!
•
as little as £5 — 5 libras, nada más•
to make little of sth — (=play down) quitarle importancia a algo; (=fail to exploit) desaprovechar algothey made little of loading the huge boxes — (=accomplish easily) cargaron las enormes cajas como si nada
•
little of what he says is true — poco de lo que dice es verdad•
little or nothing — poco o nada•
he lost weight because he ate so little — adelgazó porque comía muy poco•
I know too little about him to have an opinion — no lo conozco lo suficiente para poder opinar2) (=some)•
little by little — poco a poco•
however little you give, we'll be grateful — agradeceremos su donativo, por pequeño que sea•
a little less/ more milk — un poco menos/más de leche•
the little I have seen is excellent — lo poco que he visto me ha parecido excelenteevery•
I did what little I could — hice lo poco que pude3) (=short time)•
for a little — un rato, durante un rato2. ADJ1) (=not much) pocowith little difficulty — sin problema or dificultad
•
so much to do, so little time — tanto que hacer y en tan poco tiempo•
he gave me too little money — me dio poquísimo dinero•
I have very little money — tengo muy poco dinero2) (=some)•
a little bit (of) — un poquito (de)•
with no little trouble — con bastante dificultad, con no poca dificultad3) (=short)3. ADV1) (=not much) poco•
try to move as little as possible — intenta moverte lo menos posible(as) little as I like him, I must admit that... — aunque me gusta muy poco, debo admitir que...
•
a little known fact — un hecho poco conocido•
little more than — poco más que•
a little read book — un libro poco leído, un libro que se lee poco•
it's little short of a miracle — es casi un milagro2) (=somewhat) algowe were a little surprised/happier — nos quedamos algo sorprendidos/más contentos
•
a little better — un poco mejor, algo mejor•
a little less/ more than... — un poco menos/más que...•
we were not a little worried — nos inquietamos bastante, quedamos muy inquietos3) (=not at all)little does he know that..., he little knows that... — no tiene la menor idea de que...
4) (=rarely) pocoit occurs very little in small companies — raramente ocurre or es raro que ocurra en empresas pequeñas
* * *
I ['lɪtḷ]1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
II
a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
III
a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
-
20 ни на грош
ни на грош (ни на копейку, ни на полушку)разг., пренебр.not a grain (spark, penny-worh) of smth.; not a farthing's worth (a ha'p'orth) of smth.; a fat lot of use it isВасилий Алексеевич был ужасно молод... Житейского опыта не было ни на грош. (А. Толстой, Голубые города) — Vassili Alexeyevich was terribly young... He didn't have a pennyworth of life experience.
- Роллинг - животное, вся его задача - переть вперёд, бодать, топтать. У него ни на грош фантазии... (А. Толстой, Гиперболоид инженера Гарина) — 'Rolling is a brute beast - his one idea is to push forward, butt, and trample everything underfoot. He hasn't a ha'p'orth of imagination...'
- Совести у тебя, Мишка, и на ломаный грош нету! Хорошо ты знаешь, что я за бедный народ воюю, а почему-то в моё войско не поступаешь? (М. Шолохов, Нахалёнок) — 'You've got no conscience, Misha - not a farthing's worth. You know perfectly well, I'm fighting for the poor folk. Why don't you join my army?'
- А у нас получается такая картина, что уступаю только я, а ты делаешь всё, что хочешь, и не считаешься со мной ни на копейку. (В. Панова, Кружилиха) — 'But with us it is only I who give way and you do exactly what you like and don't care a damn about me.'
- Плакальщиков, Катя, о народе развелось больше, чем надо. А толку от них ни на грош. (Г. Марков, Сибирь) — 'We've got more than enough folk bewailing the people's fate, but a fat lot of use they are.'
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