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21 young
1. adjective(in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) tânăr2. noun plural(the group of animals or birds produced by parents: Most animals defend their young.) puii- the young -
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1. adjective(in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) νέος, νεαρός / νεανικός2. noun plural(the group of animals or birds produced by parents: Most animals defend their young.) νεογνά, μικρά- the young -
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1. adjective(in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) jeune2. noun plural(the group of animals or birds produced by parents: Most animals defend their young.) petits- the young -
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1. adjective(in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) jovem2. noun plural(the group of animals or birds produced by parents: Most animals defend their young.) filhotes- the young -
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[jaŋ]1. adjectivein the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old:ناشئ، صَغير السِّن، فَتى، شابA young cow is called a calf.
2. noun pluralthe group of animals or birds produced by parents:صِغار، أبْناءMost animals defend their young.
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26 young
adj. 1. залуу, бага. 2. ануухан. 3. эртний. 4. саяхан болсон. n. багачууд; ангаахайнууд. The birds fed their \young. Шувууд ангаахайнуудаа хооллов. -
27 young
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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28 young barbarians
"юные варвары" (прозвище студентов-бездельников, отпрысков аристократических фамилий) [выражение создано Дж. Г. Байроном: There were his young barbarians all at play, There was their Dacian mother - he their sire, Butcher'd to make a Roman holiday. (‘Childe Harold’, canto IV)]Admitting his intellectual superiority, the young barbarians expected him to pay for their admiration by amusing them... (A. Huxley, ‘Eyeless in Gaza’, ch. X) — Признавая его умственное превосходство, даже восхищаясь им, юные варвары считали, что их отношение к нему должно быть вознаграждено: он обязан их развлекать...
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29 -young e giovane-
Nota d'usoLa parola young è un aggettivo, pertanto non può corrispondere, da solo, al sostantivo italiano “giovane”: There is a young man outside (non There is a young outside), c'è un giovane fuori. “I giovani” come categoria di persone sono the young o young people: The young (o young people) don't think about their future, i giovani non pensano al futuro. -
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1. poss pron их; принадлежащий им; свой, свои2. poss pron в составе титулов их3. poss pron свой4. poss pron полагающийся им -
31 YOUNG
• Have fun while you are young - Молодо - зелено, погулять велено (M)• If the young knew, if the old could, there's nothing but would be done - Если бы молодость знала, если бы старость могла (E)• If the young man would and the old man could, there would be nothing undone - Если бы молодость знала, если бы старость могла (E)• Young will sow their wild oats (The) - Молодо - зелено, погулять велено (M)• You're only young once - Молодо - зелено, погулять велено (M) -
32 young shore ice
1) Общая лексика: (strips of ice attached to the shores of rivers, seas, lakes and reservoirs and having the main part of their water surface unfrozen полосы льда, смерзшиеся с берегами рек, морей, озёр и водохранилищ при незамёрзшей основной части во2) Океанология: ледяной заберег3) Макаров: забереги (полосы льда, смерзшиеся с берегами рек, морей, озёр и водохранилищ при незамёрзшей основной части водного пространства) -
33 young ladies and their escorts
Макаров: девицы со своими кавалерамиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > young ladies and their escorts
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34 young people shouldn't bear the burden of their parents' nostalgia!
Универсальный англо-русский словарь > young people shouldn't bear the burden of their parents' nostalgia!
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35 young shore ice (strips of ice attached to the shores of rivers, seas, lakes and reservoirs and having the main part of their water surface unfrozen
Общая лексика: полосы льда, смерзшиеся с берегами рек, морей, озёр и водохранилищ при незамёрзшей основной части воУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > young shore ice (strips of ice attached to the shores of rivers, seas, lakes and reservoirs and having the main part of their water surface unfrozen
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36 the young turks
"млaдoтуpки", вoинcтвeннo нacтpoeнныe учacтники кaкoй-л. гpуппы, фpaкции, пapтии [пepвoнaч. aмep.', oбpaзoвaнo пo aнaлoгии c нaзвaниeм учacтникoв peвoлюциoннoгo движeния в Tуpции в нaчaлe XX в.]When the American President disagreed with a portion of the Prime Minister's argument, Churchill smiled: 'You're just like the Young Turks ( in my government.' Anyang' Nyong'o is one of the so-called Young Turks of the opposition movement, individuals in their late s or s who want to see more than just a change of the guard in Kenyan politics (Newsweek) -
37 Work It Out For Young Flipping Self
Abbreviation: WIOFYFS (This acronym is actually a wonderful maxim for developing personal self-reliance and for organisations who want their people to be self-reliant and always growing.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Work It Out For Young Flipping Self
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38 piccolo
1. adj small, littledi statura shortmeschino petty2. m, piccola f childla gatta con i suoi piccoli the cat and her youngda piccolo as a childfin da piccolo since I/he was a child* * *piccolo agg.1 little; ( di dimensioni ridotte) small; ( piccolissimo) tiny: una piccola casa, a small house; mi ha dato un piccolo aiuto, he gave me a little help; daremo una piccola festa, we'll give a little (o small) party; ha trovato un piccolo lavoro, he has found a little job; una famiglia piccola, a small family; un piccolo numero di persone, a small number of people; un piccolo lago, a small lake; piccola somma, small sum; passami il cacciavite piccolo, pass me the small screwdriver; adoro il tuo piccolo gattino rosso, I adore your little ginger kitten; abbiamo trascorso l'estate in una piccola isola del sud, we spent the summer on a little island in the south; libro, volume di formato piccolo, book, volume of small format; un piatto più piccolo, a smaller plate; è una piccola stanza, it is a small room; ha le mani molto piccole, she has tiny hands; il maglione blu è troppo piccolo per me, the blue sweater is too small for me; non ho avuto neanche una piccola soddisfazione in quel lavoro, I didn't have even a tiny bit of satisfaction in that job; le medicine vanno prese a piccole dosi, medicines are to be taken in small doses // piccolo borghese, petty bourgeois (o lower middle-class person); piccola borghesia, petty bourgeoisie (o lower middle class) // ore piccole, small hours: fare le ore piccole, to stay up till the small hours // farsi piccolo, to cower; (fig.) to belittle oneself: il bimbo si fece piccolo per evitare lo schiaffo, the child cowered before the blow // (econ.): piccola impresa, small business (o firm); piccolo possidente, small landowner; piccole spese, petty (o incidental o out-of-pocket) expenses; piccolo reddito, capitale, small income, capital; piccolo commerciante, small tradesman; piccolo speculatore, punter; piccola industria, small-scale industry; piccola pubblicità, classified advertisements (o want ads) // (banca) piccolo credito, personal loan // (dir.) piccolo fallimento, small bankruptcy ∙ Come si nota dagli esempi, little traduce spesso i vezzeggiativi e i diminutivi italiani3 ( giovane) young, small; little: il figlio più piccolo, the youngest son; è troppo piccolo per capire, he's too young (o small) to understand; ha un bambino piccolo, she has a little baby4 ( secondario, lieve) slight, trifling, small, petty: piccolo difetto, slight fault; piccolo errore, trifling error; piccolo inconveniente, a slight snag (o drawback); piccola indisposizione, slight indisposition; le piccole noie della vita, the petty troubles of life; piccole preoccupazioni, small worries; è solo una piccola cosa, it is only a petty thing (o a trifle); un piccolo dettaglio, a minor detail5 ( meschino) mean, petty; ( limitato) narrow: mente piccola, narrow (o small) mind: una persona dalla mente piccola, a narrow-minded person6 ( breve) short, brief: piccolo discorso, short speech; una piccola distanza, a short distance; piccoli passi, short steps: il bambino camminava a piccoli passi, the child was taking short steps; una piccola vacanza, a short (o brief) holiday◆ s.m.1 (small) child, little one; (fam.) kid: il piccolo si addormentò, the baby (o little one) fell asleep; ha tre figli: il piccolo ha solo tre mesi, he has three children: the youngest is only three months old; i più piccoli si sedettero davanti, the smaller ones sat in front; libri per i piccoli, books for kids // da piccolo, as a child: da piccolo era biondo, as a child he was blond; fin da piccolo ha amato la musica, he has loved music since he was little2 in piccolo, small: nel proprio piccolo, in one's small way; la casa, nel suo piccolo, è perfetta per noi, the house, small as it is, is perfect for us; l'azienda, nel suo piccolo, ha raddoppiato il fatturato, the company, small as it is, has doubled its turnover; nel nostro piccolo cerchiamo di fare qualcosa, in our own little way, we try to do something; è una copia in piccolo del Colosseo, it's a miniature model of the Colosseum3 ( di cane) pup, puppy; ( di gatto) kitten; ( di grosso mammifero) calf*; ( di volatile) chick; ( di ogni animale) joey: i cani e i loro piccoli, dogs and their young; i piccoli del leone, della tigre, the lion, tiger cubs.* * *['pikkolo] piccolo (-a)1. agg1) (oggetto, misura) small, (vezzeggiativo) littleè piccolo di statura — he is small, he is of small stature
2) (giovane) young, small, little, (vezzeggiativo) littlemio fratello più piccolo — my younger o little brother
4) (breve: viaggio, lettera) short5) (modesto) small, fig, (pegg : meschino) petty, meanla piccola borghesia — the lower middle-classes pl, pegg the petty bourgeoisie
farsi piccolo — (umile) to make o.s. small, to cower
2. sm/f(bambino) (small) child, small boy (girl), (vezzeggiativo) little one3. smpiccoli smpl — young pl* * *['pikkolo] 1.1) (di grandezza) [persona, parte del corpo, oggetto] small, little2) (di lunghezza, durata) [distanza, pausa] short3) (di età) young, little4) (in quantità) [somma, aumento, gruppo] small; [cenno, sorriso] little; [ porzione] undersized, small5) (poco importante) [particolare, difetto, operazione] minor; [inconveniente, incidente] slight, minor; [ cambiamento] slight, small; [furto, spese] pettypesci -i — fig. small fry
6) (modesto) [dono, favore] little7) (meschino, ristretto) [ persona] petty, mean8) (di secondo piano) [impresa, azionista] small2.sostantivo maschile (f. -a)1) (bambino) baby, child*2) (cucciolo) babypiccolo di scimmia, pinguino — baby monkey, penguin
3) in piccolo in small; [ riprodurre] on a small scale•piccolo trotto — equit. jog trot
••••nel mio, suo piccolo — in my, his own small way
Note:L'aggettivo piccolo è reso in inglese principalmente da small e little. Pur rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si può anticipare che small descrive semplicemente le dimensioni di qualcosa, mentre little connota il termine a cui si riferisce come qualcosa o qualcuno di gradevolmente piccolo oppure di poco importante* * *piccolo/'pikkolo/L'aggettivo piccolo è reso in inglese principalmente da small e little. Pur rinviando agli esempi d'uso più sotto nella voce, si può anticipare che small descrive semplicemente le dimensioni di qualcosa, mentre little connota il termine a cui si riferisce come qualcosa o qualcuno di gradevolmente piccolo oppure di poco importante.1 (di grandezza) [persona, parte del corpo, oggetto] small, little; è piccolo per la sua età he's short for his age2 (di lunghezza, durata) [distanza, pausa] short3 (di età) young, little; è la più -a she's the youngest; i due bambini più -i the two younger children; ha parlato di quando era piccolo he spoke of when he was a child; è il nostro figlio più piccolo he's our youngest4 (in quantità) [somma, aumento, gruppo] small; [cenno, sorriso] little; [ porzione] undersized, small; fai un piccolo sforzo make a bit of an effort5 (poco importante) [particolare, difetto, operazione] minor; [inconveniente, incidente] slight, minor; [ cambiamento] slight, small; [furto, spese] petty; pesci -i fig. small fry6 (modesto) [dono, favore] little7 (meschino, ristretto) [ persona] petty, mean8 (di secondo piano) [impresa, azionista] small; - a nobiltà minor aristocracy(f. -a)1 (bambino) baby, child*; da piccolo era un monello when he was little he was a pest; ho imparato a nuotare da piccolo I learnt how to swim when I was a child2 (cucciolo) baby; piccolo di scimmia, pinguino baby monkey, penguin; i mammiferi allattano i loro -i mammals suckle their young; la leonessa e i suoi -i the lioness and her cubsnel mio, suo piccolo in my, his own small way\piccolo trotto equit. jog trot. -
39 petit
petit, e [p(ə)ti, it]━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. adverb5. compounds━━━━━━━━━1. <━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► Lorsque petit fait partie d'une locution comme entrer par la petite porte, reportez-vous à l'autre mot.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━b. ( = jeune) little• je ne suis plus un petit garçon ! I'm not a child anymore!d. ( = mince) [tranche] thine. ( = court) [promenade, voyage] shortf. ( = miniature, jouet) toyh. ( = peu important) [commerçant, pays, entreprise, groupe] small ; [opération, détail, romancier] minor ; [amélioration, changement, inconvénient, odeur, rhume] slight ; [espoir, chance] faint ; [cadeau, soirée] littlei. ( = maladif) avoir une petite mine to look palej. ( = mesquin) [attitude, action] meank. (locutions) vous prendrez bien un petit verre ? you'll have a little drink, won't you?• petit con ! (vulg!) stupid jerk! (inf!)2. <3. <a. ( = enfant) little boyc. ( = jeune animal) les petits the young• faire des petits to have kittens (or puppies or lambs etc)d. ( = homme de petite taille) small man4. <5. <► petit pain ≈ bread roll► la petite reine ( = vélo) the bicycle► petit salé ( = porc) salt pork* * *
1.
petite p(ə)ti, it adjectif1) ( en taille) small, littlese faire tout petit — fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous
2) (en longueur, durée) short3) ( en âge) young, littlepetit ours/renard/lion — bear/fox/lion cub
4) [appétit, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur] light; [salaire] low; [averse] light; [cri, rire, souci] little; [chance, rhume] slight; [détail, défaut] minor5) ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque] lesser known; [emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor6) fig littlemon petit papa — darling daddy (colloq)
passe-moi un petit coup de fil — (colloq) give me a call
2.
nom masculin, fémininle petit — ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one
2) ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman
3.
voir petit — ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition
4.
nom masculin1) ( jeune animal)faire des petits — [chienne] to have puppies; fig [argent] to grow
2) ( personne modeste)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *p(ə)ti, it petit, -e1. adj1) (par la taille, les dimensions) (main, objet, colline) smallIl est petit pour son âge. — He's small for his age.
de petite taille (personne) — short, small, (arbre) small
Sonia habite une petite ville. — Sonia lives in a small town.
2) (valeur affective) littlePhyllis a une jolie petite maison. — Phyllis has a nice little house.
On a ouvert une petite bouteille de Chinon. — We've opened a little bottle of Chinon.
3) (peu important) (problème) small, minor, (progrès) little4) (= faible) (pluie, bruit) slight5) (en âge) (enfant) small, littleC'est dangereux pour les petits enfants. — It's dangerous for small children.
6) (= court) (voyage, présentation) little, (roman) short7) (= mesquin) mean2. nm/f1) (= enfant) child, little oneEmmène les petits au cinéma. — Take the children to the cinema.
Le petit de Sylvie a une mauvaise grippe. — Sylvie's little son has got bad a bad dose of flu.
les tout-petits — the little ones, the tiny tots
2) (= cadet) little one, youngestNicolas, c'est le petit. — Nicolas is the little one., Nicolas is the youngest.
mon petit (nuance ironique) — dear, (à son fils, un petit garçon) son
ma petite (nuance ironique) — dear, young lady, (à sa fille, une fillette) sweetheart
3. nm[animal]faire des petits [chatte] — to have kittens, [chienne] to have puppies
4. advpetit à petit — little by little, gradually
* * *A adj1 ( en taille) [personne, pied, objet, arbre, entreprise] ( objectivement) small; ( subjectivement) little; il est petit pour son âge he's small for his age; les mêmes, mais en plus petit the same ones, but smaller; le 36, c'est trop petit 36 is too small; le monde est petit! it's a small world!; un homme de petite taille, un homme petit a short ou small man; petit et trapu short and stocky; un petit homme timide a shy little man; la petite blonde, là-bas the little blonde, over there; une toute petite pièce/femme a tiny room/woman; se faire tout petit fig to try to make oneself inconspicuous; c'est Versailles en plus petit it's a miniature Versailles; ⇒ bête, doigt, lorgnette, plat, ruisseau;2 (en longueur, durée) [foulée, promenade, distance, paragraphe] short; par petites étapes in easy stages; ⇒ semaine;3 ( en âge) ( objectivement) young; ( subjectivement) little; il est trop petit pour comprendre he's too young to understand; c'est la plus petite she's the youngest; je t'ai connu petit I knew you when you were little; mon petit frère my little brother; ( bébé) my baby brother; le petit Jésus baby Jesus; petit garçon little boy; petite fille little girl; une petite Française a French girl; le petit nouveau the new boy; les petits enfants small ou young children; c'est notre petit dernier he's our youngest; petit chat kitten; petit chien puppy; petit ours/renard/lion bear/fox/lion cub;4 (en quantité, prix, force) [somme, appétit, majorité, volume, quantité, groupe] small; [mangeur, buveur] light; [salaire, loyer] low; [tape, vent, averse] light; [cri, rire, sourire] little; [goût, espoir, chance] slight; d'une petite voix timide in a timid little voice; une petite pluie fine a fine drizzle; ça a un petit goût de cerise it tastes slightly of cherries; avoir une petite santé to have poor health; fais un petit effort make an effort; un (tout) petit peu de sel (just) a little salt; un petit sourire coquin/supérieur a mischievous/superior little smile; ⇒ feu;5 ( en gravité) [inconvénient, détail, défaut, opération] minor; [rhume] slight; [égratignure, souci] little;6 ( dans une hiérarchie) [marque, cru] lesser known; [situation, emploi] modest; [fonctionnaire, dignitaire] low-ranking; [poète] minor; les petites routes minor roads; le petit personnel low-grade staff; les petites gens ordinary people; un petit escroc a small-time crook; ⇒ soldat;7 ( pour minimiser) little; chante-nous une petite chanson give us a little song; un petit coup de rouge a little glass of red wine; un petit visage triste a sad little face; un bon petit vin/restaurant a nice little wine/restaurant; un petit cadeau/secret a little gift/secret; une petite faveur a little favourGB; de bons petits plats tasty dishes; un petit coin tranquille a quiet spot; envoie-moi un petit mot drop me a line; passe-moi un petit coup de fil○ give me a ring GB ou call; avoir de petites attentions pour qn to make a fuss of sb GB, to fuss over sb; il faut une petite signature ici could I ask you to sign here, please?; je n'ai eu que deux petites semaines de congé! I only had two short weeks off!; j'en ai pour une petite minute/heure it won't take me a minute/more than an hour; une petite trentaine de personnes under thirty people;8 ( en sentiment) mon petit Pierre my dear Pierre; mon petit papa darling daddy; mon petit chéri/ange my darling/angel; mon petit chou○ or poulet○ sweetie○, honey○; une petite garce◑ a bitch◑; un petit imbécile an idiot; très préoccupée de sa petite personne very taken up with herself; il tient à sa petite tranquillité he likes a nice quiet life;9 ( mesquin) [personne, procédé] petty, mean; ( étroit) [conception] narrow; les petits esprits small-minded people.B nm,f1 ( enfant) little boy/girl, child; ( benjamin) le petit ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one; les petits the children, the kids○; pauvre petit! poor thing!; la petite Martin the Martin girl; les petits Martin the Martin children; ils ont deux petits they have two children; elle a eu un petit she's had a baby; n'aie pas peur, mon petit don't be afraid;2 ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman; les petits small people.C adv voir petit ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition; chausser/tailler petit [chaussures, vêtements] to be small-fitting; petit à petit little by little, gradually; ⇒ oiseau.D nm1 ( jeune animal) petits young; ( chats) kittens; ( chiens) puppies; (loups, lions, ours) cubs, young; le mammifère allaite ses petits mammals suckle their young; la lionne et ses petits the lioness and her cubs ou young; comment s'appelle le petit de la chèvre? what do you call a baby ou young goat?; faire des petits [chienne] to have puppies; fig ( se multiplier) [argent] to grow; ( se briser) [vase] to end up in bits;2 ( personne modeste) les petits ordinary people; un petit de la finance a minor figure in the world of finance.petit aigle Zool scops owl; petit ami boyfriend; petit bassin Anat lower pelvis; ( de piscine) small pool; petit blanc ( vin) small glass of white wine; petit bleu† Postes telegram; petit bois ( d'allumage) kindling; petit cacatois fore royal sail; petit chef petty tyrant; jouer au petit chef to throw one's weight around○; petit coin○ euph ( toilettes) loo○ GB, bathroom US; aller au petit coin to go to the loo○ GB ou bathroom US; petit commerçant small trader; petit commerce small traders (pl); petit crème small espresso with milk; petit déjeuner breakfast; petit endroit = petit coin; petit four petit four; petit hunier Naut fore topsail; petit juif○ funny bone; petit linge underwear; laver son petit linge to wash one's smalls○; petit maître minor master; petit noir coffee; petit nom○ ( prénom) first name; petit paquet small packet; petit perroquet Naut fore topgallant sail; petit peuple lower classes (pl); petit point petit point; petit pois (garden) pea, petit pois; petit porteur small shareholder; petit pot ( pour bébés) jar of baby food; petit quart Naut dogwatch; petit rat (de l'Opéra) pupil at Paris Opéra's ballet school; petit roque ( aux échecs) castling short; petit salé streaky salted pork; petit trot jog trot; petite amie girlfriend; petite annonce Presse classified advertisement ou ad○; petite caisse petty cash; petite école○ ≈ nursery school; petite main seamstress (at a top fashion house); petite mort orgasm; petite nature weakling; petite phrase (memorable) saying; petite reine Sport cycling; petite souris tooth fairy; petite vérole smallpox; petite voiture toy car; petites annonces matrimoniales personal ads; petites classes○ Scol younger children; petites et moyennes entreprises, PME small and medium enterprises, SMEs; petites sœurs des pauvres Little Sisters of the Poor; petits chevaux Jeux ≈ ludo (sg); petits métiers du passé traditional crafts.( féminin petite) [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) adjectifune personne de petite taille a small ou short personil y a un petit mur entre les deux jardins there's a low ou small wall between the two gardensa. (familier) [femme] a tiny little womanb. [fillette] a tiny little girla. [de bébé] little fat legsb. [d'adulte] short fat legselle a de petits pieds she's got small ou little feetun petit "a" a lower-case ou small "a"se faire tout petit [passer inaperçu] to make oneself inconspicuous, to keep a low profilea. [par respect ou timidité] to humble oneself before somebodyb. [par poltronnerie] to cower ou to shrink before somebody[exprime l'approximation]on y sera dans une petite heure we'll be there in a bit less than ou in under an houril y a un petit kilomètre d'ici à la ferme ≃ it's no more than ou just under three quarters of a mile from here to the farm2. [faible] smallexpédition/émission à petit budget low-budget expedition/programmepetit loyer low ou moderate rentpetite retraite/rente small pension/annuityune petite Chinoise a young ou little Chinese girlun petit lion/léopard a lion/leopard cubun petit éléphant a baby elephant, an elephant calfun petit séjour a short ou brief stay5. [dans une hiérarchie]les petits agriculteurs/propriétaires small farmers/landownersa. [sommes] low salaries, small wagesb. [employés] low-paid workersil s'est trouvé un petit emploi au service exportation he found a minor post in the export departmentpetit peintre/poète minor painter/poetune petite intervention chirurgicale minor surgery, a small ou minor operationil y a un petit défaut there's a slight ou small ou minor defectj'ai eu un petit rhume I had a bit of a cold ou a slight cold7. [léger] slight8. [avec une valeur affective] littlej'ai trouvé une petite couturière/un petit garagiste I've found a very good little seamstress/garagefais-moi une petite place make a little space for me, give me a (little) ou tiny bit of roomalors, mon petit Paul, comment ça va?a. [dit par une femme] how's life, Paul, dear?b. [dit par un homme plus âgé] how's life, young Paul?[pour encourager]tu mangeras bien une petite glace! come on, have an ice cream!je n'ai pas le temps de faire un match — juste un petit! I've no time to play a match — come on, just a quick one![avec une valeur admirative]petit débrouillard! you're smart!, you don't miss a thing!(euphémisme) [notable][avec une valeur dépréciative]j'en ai assez de ses petits mystères/petites manigances! I'm fed up with her little mysteries/intrigues!————————, petite [p(ə)ti, p(ə)tit] (devant nom masculin commençant par voyelle ou h muet [p(ə)tit]) nom masculin, nom fémininc'est la petite d'en face (familier) it's the girl from across the street, it's the daughter of the people across the street, it's across the road's daughter (UK)quant aux petits, nous les emmènerons au zoo as for the younger children, we'll take them to the zooc'est un livre qui fera les délices des petits comme des grands this book will delight young and old (alike)4. [avec une valeur affective - à un jeune] dear ; [ - à un bébé] little onea. [à un homme] dearmon petit, je suis fier de toia. [à un garçon] young man, I'm proud of youb. [à une fille] young lady, I'm proud of youviens, mon tout petit come here (my) little oneça, ma petite, vous ne l'emporterez pas au paradis! you'll never get away with it, my dear!la pauvre petite, comment va-t-elle faire? poor thing, however will she manage?————————nom masculin1. [animal] babya. [généralement] her youngb. [chatte] her kittensc. [chienne] her puppiesd. [tigresse, louve] her cubsa. [chienne] to have pupsb. [chatte] to have kittens2. [dans une hiérarchie]dans la course aux marchés, les petits sont piétinés in the race to gain markets, small firms ou businesses get trampled underfoot————————adverbe1. COMMERCEc'est un 38 mais ce modèle chausse/taille petit it says 38 but this style is a small fitting (UK) runs small (US)2. [juste]————————en petit locution adverbiale[en petits caractères] in small characters ou letters[en miniature] in miniaturepetit à petit locution adverbiale -
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to plummet* * *(v.) = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosediveEx. The costs of retrieval and distribution of information have plummeted and may be further reduced in future.Ex. Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.Ex. His career took a nosedive after he piddled from his hotel balcony onto a passing parade led by the President.Ex. As the economy has nosedived, hospitals have seen their uncollected debt increase -- from low, single digits to more than 5 percent.* * *(v.) = plummet, swoop, take + a nosedive, nosediveEx: The costs of retrieval and distribution of information have plummeted and may be further reduced in future.
Ex: Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.Ex: His career took a nosedive after he piddled from his hotel balcony onto a passing parade led by the President.Ex: As the economy has nosedived, hospitals have seen their uncollected debt increase -- from low, single digits to more than 5 percent.
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