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approximation [ə‚prɒksɪ'meɪʃən]approximation f;∎ this figure is only an approximation ceci n'est qu'un chiffre approximatif;∎ his statement was no more than an approximation of the truth sa déclaration n'avait qu'un lointain rapport avec la réalitéUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > approximation
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noun2) (estimate) Annäherungswert, der* * *1) (a figure, answer etc which is not (intended to be) exact: This figure is just an approximation.) die Annäherung2) (the process of estimating a figure etc: We decided on a price by a process of approximation.) die Annäherung* * *ap·proxi·ma·tion[əˌprɒksɪˈmeɪʃən, AM əˌprɑ:k-]n ( form)could you give me a rough \approximation of... können Sie mir ungefähr sagen,...that's only an \approximation, I can't give you an exact figure das ist nur eine grobe Schätzung, ich kann Ihnen die genaue Zahl nicht sagenwhat he said bore no \approximation whatsoever to the truth was er sagte, wurde in keiner Weise der Wahrheit gerecht3. EU Angleichung f\approximation of expenditure Überschlag m der Ausgaben* * *[ə"prɒksI'meISən]nAnnäherung f (of, to an +acc); (= figure, sum etc) (An)näherungswert mhis story was an approximation of the truth — seine Geschichte entsprach in etwa or ungefähr der Wahrheit
* * *1. auch fig Annäherung f (to an akk):an approximation to the truth annähernd die Wahrheitapproximation method Näherungsverfahren n3. a) MATH Näherungswert mb) Annäherungswert m4. fig annähernde Gleichheit* * *noun1) Annäherung, die (to an + Dat.)2) (estimate) Annäherungswert, der* * *n.Annäherung f. -
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approximation [apʀɔksimasjɔ̃]feminine noun* * *apʀɔksimasjɔ̃1) ( chiffre) rough estimate; (traduction, concept) approximation2) Mathématique approximation* * *apʀɔksimasjɔ̃ nf* * *2 ( caractère) imprecision; l'approximation de ta traduction/ton tir/ton anglais the inaccuracy of your translation/your shot/your English;3 Math approximation.[aprɔksimasjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [estimation] approximationce chiffre n'est qu'une approximation this is only an approximate figure ou a rough estimate -
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f.1 approximation, approach, coming together, nearness.2 smoothing.* * *1 (gen) approximation2 (acercamiento) bringing together; (de países) rapprochement3 (lotería) consolation prize\ni por aproximación familiar far from it* * *noun f.1) approach, rapprochement* * *SF1) (Mat) approximation (a to)2) (=proximidad) nearness, closenessno parece ni por aproximación que vaya a ceder — he seems to be nowhere near giving up, he doesn't look remotely like giving up
3) (=acercamiento) approach (a to)(Pol) rapprochement4) [en lotería] consolation prize* * *a) (Mat) approximationcon una aproximación del 99% — with 99% accuracy
b) ( acercamiento)* * *= overview, approximation, rapprochement, approach [approaches, -pl.].Ex. Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.Ex. If we try to group the concepts arising from the titles, we find that a first approximation gives us four groups.Ex. The antifascism of ALA executive director Carl Milam was instrumental in reaching a rapprochement.Ex. During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.----* aproximación conceptual = conceptual approach.* * *a) (Mat) approximationcon una aproximación del 99% — with 99% accuracy
b) ( acercamiento)* * *= overview, approximation, rapprochement, approach [approaches, -pl.].Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
Ex: If we try to group the concepts arising from the titles, we find that a first approximation gives us four groups.Ex: The antifascism of ALA executive director Carl Milam was instrumental in reaching a rapprochement.Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.* aproximación conceptual = conceptual approach.* * *1 ( Mat) approximationesta cifra sólo es una aproximación this figure is only an approximationlo calcularon con una aproximación del 99% they calculated it with 99% accuracy2(acercamiento): la aproximación de los dos países the rapprochement between the two countriesun intento de aproximación an attempt to improve relations3 (en una lotería) prize given to holders of numbers immediately above or below the winning number4 ( Aviac) tbmaniobras de aproximación approach* * *
aproximación sustantivo femenino approximation
' aproximación' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
estrechamiento
- venir
- cerca
- como
- hacia
- un
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approximation
* * *aproximación nf1. [acercamiento] approach;[de países] rapprochement; [de puntos de vista] converging;ha habido una ligera aproximación de las dos partes [en negociación] the two sides have come a little closer;maniobra de aproximación [de avión] approach2. [en cálculo] approximation3. [en lotería] = consolation prize given to numbers immediately before and after the winning number* * *f1 approximation2 ( acercamiento) approach3 en lotería consolation prize ( won by those with numbers immediately before and after the winning number)* * *aproximación nf, pl - ciones1) : approximation, estimate2) : rapprochement -
5 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* * *
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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
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nom masculin, fémininle petit — ( de deux) the younger one; ( de plus de deux) the youngest one
2) ( adulte de petite taille) small man/woman
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voir petit — ( sous-estimer) to underestimate; ( être sans ambition) to have no ambition
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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. 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С ЛИШНИМ (С ЛЙШКОМ coll) PrepP these forms only used with a Num or quantit NP as nonagreeing modif) (used when expressing some amount of time, s.o. 's age, the size or quantity of sth. etc as an approximation rounded down to the nearest convenient figure) (the figure named) plus a small amountmore than...(a bit) over... (Num)-odd......or more...and then some...and some odd.Два с лишним года он (Бабий Яр) был запретной зоной, с проволокой под высоким напряжением... (Кузнецов 1). For more than two years it (Babi Yar) was a forbidden area, fenced off with high-tension wires... (1b).«Извини, что беспокою тебя, старина, но тут у меня объявилась дочка двенадцати с лишним лет, очень славная девочка, но мать у неб дура и отец тоже дурак...» (Стругацкие 1). "Sorry to bother you, old man, but I've got this daughter here. She's a bit over twelve, a terrific little girl, but her mother's a fool and her father's a fool too..." (1a)....Разве я давно здесь?» - «Час с лишком» (Тургенев 3). "...Have I been here long?" "Over an hour" (3b).(Павлин:) Даже умственно зрелые люди утверждают, что царя надобно сместить, по неспособности его. (Булычов:) Двадцать лет с лишком способен был... (Горький 2). (P.:) Even mature minds assert that the tsar must be deposed on account of his incompetence. (B.:) He's been competent enough for twenty-odd years (2a)..На них (поминки) ухлопаны были чуть ли не десять рублей из двадцати с лишком, полученных от Раскольникова собственно на похороны Мармеладова (Достоевский 3)....Almost ten of the twenty and some odd rubles that Raskolnikov had given her (Katerina Ivanovna) for the actual funeral had been squandered on the (funeral) feast (3a). -
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[PrepP; these forms only; used with a Num or quantit NP as nonagreeing modif]=====⇒ (used when expressing some amount of time, s.o.'s age, the size or quantity of sth. etc as an approximation rounded down to the nearest convenient figure) (the figure named) plus a small amount:- more than...;- (a bit) over...;- [Num]-odd...;- ...or more;- ...and then some;- ...and some odd.♦ Два с лишним года он [Бабий Яр] был запретной зоной, с проволокой под высоким напряжением... (Кузнецов 1). For more than two years it [Babi Yar] was a forbidden area, fenced off with high-tension wires... (1b).♦ "Извини, что беспокою тебя, старина, но тут у меня объявилась дочка двенадцати с лишним лет, очень славная девочка, но мать у неб дура и отец тоже дурак..." (Стругацкие 1). "Sorry to bother you, old man, but I've got this daughter here. She's a bit over twelve, a terrific little girl, but her mother's a fool and her father's a fool too..." (1a).♦ "...Разве я давно здесь?" - "Час с лишком" (Тургенев 3). "...Have I been here long?" "Over an hour" (3b).♦ [Павлин:] Даже умственно зрелые люди утверждают, что царя надобно сместить, по неспособности его. [Булычов:] Двадцать лет с лишком способен был... (Горький 2). [P.:] Even mature minds assert that the tsar must be deposed on account of his incompetence. [B.:] He's been competent enough for twenty-odd years (2a).♦...На них [поминки] ухлопаны были чуть ли не десять рублей из двадцати с лишком, полученных от Раскольникова собственно на похороны Мармеладова (Достоевский 3)....Almost ten of the twenty and some odd rubles that Raskolnikov had given her [Katerina Ivanovna] for the actual funeral had been squandered on the [funeral] feast (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с лишком
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• С ЛИШНИМ (С ЛИШКОМ coll)[PrepP; these forms only; used with a Num or quantit NP as nonagreeing modif]=====⇒ (used when expressing some amount of time, s.o.'s age, the size or quantity of sth. etc as an approximation rounded down to the nearest convenient figure) (the figure named) plus a small amount:- more than...;- (a bit) over...;- [Num]-odd...;- ...or more;- ...and then some;- ...and some odd.♦ Два с лишним года он [Бабий Яр] был запретной зоной, с проволокой под высоким напряжением... (Кузнецов 1). For more than two years it [Babi Yar] was a forbidden area, fenced off with high-tension wires... (1b).♦ "Извини, что беспокою тебя, старина, но тут у меня объявилась дочка двенадцати с лишним лет, очень славная девочка, но мать у неб дура и отец тоже дурак..." (Стругацкие 1). "Sorry to bother you, old man, but I've got this daughter here. She's a bit over twelve, a terrific little girl, but her mother's a fool and her father's a fool too..." (1a).♦ "...Разве я давно здесь?" - "Час с лишком" (Тургенев 3). "...Have I been here long?" "Over an hour" (3b).♦ [Павлин:] Даже умственно зрелые люди утверждают, что царя надобно сместить, по неспособности его. [Булычов:] Двадцать лет с лишком способен был... (Горький 2). [P.:] Even mature minds assert that the tsar must be deposed on account of his incompetence. [B.:] He's been competent enough for twenty-odd years (2a).♦...На них [поминки] ухлопаны были чуть ли не десять рублей из двадцати с лишком, полученных от Раскольникова собственно на похороны Мармеладова (Достоевский 3)....Almost ten of the twenty and some odd rubles that Raskolnikov had given her [Katerina Ivanovna] for the actual funeral had been squandered on the [funeral] feast (3a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с лишним
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