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1 briefly

briefly [ˈbri:flɪ]

adverb

[pause] un bref instant ; [speak, visit, reply, describe] brièvement

• the facts, briefly, are these en deux mots, les faits sont les suivants

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['briːflɪ]
adverb

1) ( concisely) [describe, speak] brièvement; [reply, say] laconiquement

2) ( for short time) [affect, look, pause] un bref instant; [work, meet] brièvement

3) ( in short) en bref

English-French dictionary > briefly
2 briefly

briefly adv

1 ( concisely) [describe, speak] brièvement ; [reply, say] laconiquement ;

2 ( for short time) [affect, look, pause] un bref instant ; [work, meet] brièvement ;

3 ( in short) en bref.

Big English-French dictionary > briefly
3 briefly

adverb He told me briefly what he knew.) brevemente, resumidamente, en pocas palabras

briefly adv brevemente / en pocas palabras

briefly

tr['briːflɪ]

adverb

1 brevemente

briefly ['bri:fli] adv

: brevemente, por poco tiempo

to speak briefly: discursar en pocas palabras

briefly

adv.

• abreviadamente adv.

• brevemente adv.

'briːfli
adverb

a) <visit/rule> por poco tiempo

she briefly wondered what he was doing there — se preguntó por un momento qué hacía él allí

b) <reply/speak> brevemente, sucintamente

c) (indep) en resumen, en pocas palabras

['briːflɪ]
ADV
1) (=for short time) [speak, reply, smile, pause] brevemente

she visited us briefly — nos hizo una breve or corta visita

"good morning," he said, looking up briefly — "buenos días," dijo, levantando la vista fugazmente

I wondered briefly if he were lying — por un momento me pregunté si no estaría mintiendo

he was briefly detained by the police — la policía lo tuvo detenido durante un corto espacio de tiempo

2) (=in brief) [tell, reply, describe] en pocas palabras, en resumen

the facts, briefly, are these — los hechos, en pocas palabras or en resumen, son estos

briefly, we still don't know — en resumen or en suma, aún no lo sabemos

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['briːfli]
adverb

a) <visit/rule> por poco tiempo

she briefly wondered what he was doing there — se preguntó por un momento qué hacía él allí

b) <reply/speak> brevemente, sucintamente

c) (indep) en resumen, en pocas palabras

English-spanish dictionary > briefly
4 describe

1. III
1) describe smb., smth. describe one's acquaintance (a person, the criminal, smb.'s appearance, a flower, an event, a picture, a battle, etc.) описать своего знакомого и т. д., we asked him to describe his impressions мы попросили его поделиться своими впечатлениями

2) describe smth. describe a straight line (a triangle, a rectangle, etc.) начертить прямую [линию] и т. д.', describe a circle описать окружность
2. IV
describe smb., smth. in some manner describe smb., smth. vaguely (properly, fully, convincingly, to the best of one's abilities, etc.) описывать /обрисовывать, охарактеризовывать/ кого-л., что-л. туманно и т. д.; he described the event quite accurately он весьма точно изобразил /описал/ это событие; she briefly described the situation она кратко /коротко/ обрисовала положение; he vividly described the life of a village он нарисовал яркую картину сельской жизни
3. XI
be described as being of some kind he is described as being very clever его характеризуют как очень умного человека, о нем отзываются /говорят/ как об очень умном человеке
4. XXI1
describe smth., smb. to smb. describe the place to one's friends (the event to the audience, one's experience to one's teacher, etc.) описать своим друзьям это место и т. д.; describe one's friends to his mother рассказать своей матери, какие у него друзья
5. XXIV1
describe smb. as smb. describe smb. as one's brother (as an expert, as a scientist, etc.) выдавать кого-л. за своего брата и т. д., называть кого-л. своим братом и т. д.; he describes himself as a doctor он называет себя врачом, он выдает себя за врача; describe smth. as smth. describe this venture as a failure (his old idea as a new invention, his approach to the problem as a new treatment, etc.) представлять это предприятие как неудачу и т. д. ; he described the picture as a masterpiece он охарактеризовал эту картину как шедевр
6. XXIV2
describe smth., smb. as possessing some quality she described the boy's behaviour as very strange она сказала, что мальчик вел себя очень странно; describe smb. as being dependable (as being extremely unreliable, as being energetic, etc.) охарактеризовать кого-л. как надежного и т. д. человека
7. XXV
describe what... (where..., etc.) describe what one saw (where one went, etc.) описывать, что видел и т. д.
8. XXVII1
describe to smb. what... (how..., etc.) describe to him what one saw (how to do it, etc.) описывать кому-л., что видел и т. д.

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > describe
5 describe

[dɪ'skraɪb]
гл.

1) описывать, рассказывать, изображать; характеризовать

to describe in detail / minutely — подробно описывать

to describe vividly — живо описывать

to describe accurately / exactly — описывать точно

to describe fully / briefly — давать полное / краткое описание

I would describe him as an excellent teacher. — Я бы охарактеризовал его как прекрасного преподавателя.

Would you describe this piece of music as well written? — Можно ли сказать об этом музыкальном произведении, что оно хорошо написано?

The prisoner described himself as an unemployed painter. — Арестованный назвался безработным художником.

Syn:

portray, depict, report

2) описывать, вычерчивать ( фигуру)

to describe a circle / an arc — описывать круг / дугу

Англо-русский современный словарь > describe
6 briefly

['briːflɪ]
avverbio

1) (concisely) [ describe] brevemente; [ reply] laconicamente

2) (for short time) [look, pause] per un breve momento; [work, meet] brevemente

3) (in short) in breve

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adverb He told me briefly what he knew.) brevemente

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['briːflɪ]
avverbio

1) (concisely) [ describe] brevemente; [ reply] laconicamente

2) (for short time) [look, pause] per un breve momento; [work, meet] brevemente

3) (in short) in breve

English-Italian dictionary > briefly
7 sketch

I [sketʃ]
nome

1) (drawing, draft) schizzo m.; (hasty outline) abbozzo m.

2) (comic scene) sketch m.

3) (brief account) profilo m., descrizione f. sommaria

character sketch of sb. — = ritratto o descrizione sintetica di una persona
II 1. [sketʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (make drawing of) schizzare; (hastily) abbozzare

2) (describe briefly) descrivere sommariamente, delineare [ story]
2.
verbo intransitivo (as art, hobby) fare schizzi

- sketch in

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[ske ] 1. noun
1) (a rough plan, drawing or painting: He made several sketches before starting the portrait.) schizzo, disegno

2) (a short (written or spoken) account without many details: The book began with a sketch of the author's life.) profilo

3) (a short play, dramatic scene etc: a comic sketch.) sketch, scenetta
2. verb
1) (to draw, describe, or plan without completing the details.) schizzare, abbozzare

2) (to make rough drawings, paintings etc: She sketches as a hobby.) fare schizzi

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- sketchy
- sketchily
- sketchiness
- sketch-book
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[skɛtʃ]
1. n

1) (drawing) schizzo, abbozzo, (fig: rough draft: of ideas, plan) abbozzo, schema m, (description) schizzo

2) Theatre etc, sketch m inv

2. vt

(draw) schizzare, abbozzare, (fig: ideas, plan) abbozzare

to sketch a map for sb — fare una piantina per qn

•

- sketch in

- sketch out

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sketch /skɛtʃ/
n.

1 schizzo; disegno; abbozzo; schema: a free-hand sketch, uno schizzo a mano libera; a charcoal sketch, uno schizzo a carboncino; a rough sketch, un primo abbozzo

2 bozzetto; scenetta ( di teatro di varietà); sketch

3 breve descrizione; breve e rapida trattazione; profilo: a biographical sketch, un profilo biografico; a thumbnail sketch, una descrizione sommaria

4 (fam.) tipo ridicolo; macchietta

● sketch-block = sketch pad ► sotto □ sketch map, mappa schematica □ sketch pad, album per schizzi; blocco da disegno □ sketch writer, bozzettista; (GB anche) cronista parlamentare □ sketch writing, bozzettistica □ to draw a sketch, buttar giù uno schizzo.
(to) sketch /skɛtʃ/
A v. t.

1 schizzare; disegnare; abbozzare: to sketch a landscape, schizzare un paesaggio

2 delineare; descrivere per sommi capi; abbozzare; tratteggiare: to sketch a plan, abbozzare un piano

B v. i.

( arte) fare schizzi; fare bozzetti

● to go ( out) sketching, andare a fare degli schizzi (spec. del paesaggio).

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I [sketʃ]
nome

1) (drawing, draft) schizzo m.; (hasty outline) abbozzo m.

2) (comic scene) sketch m.

3) (brief account) profilo m., descrizione f. sommaria

character sketch of sb. — = ritratto o descrizione sintetica di una persona
II 1. [sketʃ]
verbo transitivo

1) (make drawing of) schizzare; (hastily) abbozzare

2) (describe briefly) descrivere sommariamente, delineare [ story]
2.
verbo intransitivo (as art, hobby) fare schizzi

- sketch in

English-Italian dictionary > sketch
8 beschrijven

beschrijven

1 [schrijven op] write (on)

2 [een voorstelling geven] describe ⇒ portray

3 [opsommen] draw up ⇒ prepare

4 [met betrekking tot het beloop van een gebogen lijn] describe ⇒ trace

♦voorbeelden:

2   dat is met geen pen te beschrijven • it defies description

     niet/moeilijk te beschrijven • indescribable

     in 't kort beschrijven • describe briefly

3   de boedel beschrijven • draw up the inventory

4   een baan om de aarde beschrijven • trace a path around the earth

¶   〈 juridisch〉 er is niets beschreven • nothing has been put down in writing

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > beschrijven
9 лишь

. всего лишь; исключительно; не более чем; один только; только

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The hydrogenation and hydroboration of alkynes are but two of many useful stereoselective reactions.

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The cells employed as hosts by modern viruses are mere substitutes for...

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The crust of the continents is merely the uppermost layer of the continental lithosphere.

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Many ions are required in only small amounts.

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But (or Only) nineteen other units employ some transistors.

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It is desired here merely to point out that...

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Maximum viscosity was not reached until September 1.

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Here I can do no more than describe briefly one example of these recent advances.

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A good approximation of all the forces acting... can be deduced from the force between just two stationary molecules.

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > лишь
10 лишь

. всего лишь; исключительно; не более чем; один только; только

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The hydrogenation and hydroboration of alkynes are but two of many useful stereoselective reactions.

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The cells employed as hosts by modern viruses are mere substitutes for...

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The crust of the continents is merely the uppermost layer of the continental lithosphere.

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Many ions are required in only small amounts.

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But (or Only) nineteen other units employ some transistors.

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It is desired here merely to point out that...

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Maximum viscosity was not reached until September 1.

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Here I can do no more than describe briefly one example of these recent advances.

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A good approximation of all the forces acting... can be deduced from the force between just two stationary molecules.

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Лишь -- only, merely; but; not until (о времени)
The above are but two examples of the usefulness and versatility of the methods, discussed here.

Not until recently has research focused on the relationship between misalignment and wear.

— в одном лишь

— важен лишь постольку, поскольку

— всё это позволяет лишь

— всего лишь один

— всего лишь предположение, которое нуждается в проверке

— давать лишь незначительное преимущество

— давать лишь слабое представление о

— достаточно лишь упомянуть, что

— достичь этого можно, лишь

— если ограничиться всего лишь

— изменился бы лишь незначительно

— иметь лишь местное значение

— иметь целью лишь

— имеются лишь в минимальном количестве

— исходя лишь из

— лишь бы иметь возможность

— лишь в исключительных случаях

— лишь незначительно

— лишь один из способов

— но потребовалось лишь немного времени, чтобы

— но это всего лишь догадка

— но это приводит лишь к замене...

— о... известно лишь, что

— обнаруживать лишь незначительные преимущества по сравнению с

— ограничиваться лишь случаями использования

— оказывать лишь небольшую помощь

— оставалось лишь

— претерпевать лишь незначительные изменения

— приведенные соображения справедливы лишь

— с той лишь разницей, что

— следует рассматривать лишь как предварительные

—указывать лишь на

— уступая по... лишь

— ценой лишь небольшого усложнения

— это всего лишь два из многочисленных примеров

— это всего лишь некоторые из

— это пока лишь догадка

— эффективно лишь отчасти

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > лишь
11 приступать

Приступить к - to embark on, to embark upon, to proceed to, to proceed with, to commit to
British Gas has embarked on a test program aimed at accurately measuring the performance of compression plant.

Before proceeding with a discussion of various methods proposed for the treatment of mean stress effects, it seems appropriate to describe briefly the magnitude of mean stresses.

In addition, Allison has recently committed to the design and development of a new small turboshaft engine.

— можно приступить к

— планируется немедленно приступить к

— прежде чем приступить к рассмотрению

— приступить к выполнению плана

— приступить к строительству своего завода

— приступить к эксплуатации

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > приступать
12 приступить

Приступить к - to embark on, to embark upon, to proceed to, to proceed with, to commit to
British Gas has embarked on a test program aimed at accurately measuring the performance of compression plant.

Before proceeding with a discussion of various methods proposed for the treatment of mean stress effects, it seems appropriate to describe briefly the magnitude of mean stresses.

In addition, Allison has recently committed to the design and development of a new small turboshaft engine.

— можно приступить к

— планируется немедленно приступить к

— прежде чем приступить к рассмотрению

— приступить к выполнению плана

— приступить к строительству своего завода

— приступить к эксплуатации

Русско-английский научно-технический словарь переводчика > приступить
13 sketch

sketch [sket∫]

1. noun

a. ( = drawing) (rough) croquis m ; (preliminary) esquisse f ; [of ideas, proposals] ébauche f

• a rough sketch ( = drawing) une ébauche

b. (Theatre) sketch m

2. intransitive verb

(roughly) faire des croquis ; ( = make preliminary drawing) faire des esquisses

3. transitive verb

[+ view, castle, figure] (roughly) faire un croquis de ; ( = make preliminary drawing) faire une esquisse de ; [+ map] faire à main levée ; [+ proposals, plan] ébaucher

4. compounds

► sketching pad, sketch pad noun carnet m de croquis

► sketch in separable transitive verb

[+ details] ajouter

► sketch out separable transitive verb

[+ plans, proposals] ébaucher

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[sketʃ] 1.
noun

1) (drawing, draft) esquisse f; ( hasty outline) croquis m

rough sketch — ébauche f

2) ( comic scene) sketch m

3) ( brief account) aperçu m

a character sketch of somebody — une ébauche du personnage de quelqu'un
2.
transitive verb

1) ( make drawing of) faire une esquisse de; ( hastily) faire un croquis de

2) ( describe briefly) ébaucher
3.
intransitive verb (as art, hobby) faire des esquisses

Phrasal Verbs:

- sketch in

English-French dictionary > sketch
14 elogio

ēlŏgĭo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [elogium], to describe briefly, to state (late Lat.), Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1, 16; 5, 4, 66.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > elogio
15 in 't kort beschrijven

in 't kort beschrijven

describe briefly

Van Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > in 't kort beschrijven
16 sketch

sketch

A n

1 (drawing, draft) esquisse f ; ( hasty outline) croquis m ; rough sketch ébauche f ;

2 ( comic scene) sketch m ; to write sketches écrire des sketches ;

3 ( brief account) aperçu m ; to give a sketch of sth donner un aperçu de qch ; a character sketch of sb une ébauche du personnage de qn.

B vtr

1 ( make drawing of) faire une esquisse de ; ( hastily) faire un croquis de ; to sketch the outline of sth esquisser les contours de qch ;

2 ( describe briefly) ébaucher [plans, story].

C vi (as art, hobby) faire des esquisses.

Phrasal verbs

■ sketch in:

▶ sketch in [sth], sketch [sth] in ( by drawing) ajouter l'esquisse de [detail, background, trees] ; fig ( by describing) donner un aperçu de [detail, background, reasons] ; to be hastily/superficially sketched in fig être rapidement/superficiellement ébauché.

■ sketch out

▶ sketch out [sth], sketch [sth] out esquisser [layout, plan] ; fig ébaucher [policy, plan, agenda].

Big English-French dictionary > sketch
17 кратко описывать

briefly describe

Русско-английский синонимический словарь > кратко описывать
18 knapp

I Adj.

1. Kleider: (zu eng) tight; (eng anliegend) tight-fitting

2. Stil: concise, terse; mit knappen Worten in a few words, briefly

3. (kärglich) meag|re (Am. -er); (beschränkt) limited; Ware: scarce; Gelder: auch tight; knapp bei Kasse short of cash: umg. hard up; knapp sein Lebensmittel etc.: be in short supply, be scarce; knapp werden auch run short

4. nicht ganz: just under; vor einer knappen Stunde barely an hour ago

5. (gerade noch erreicht) Vorsprung, Sieg, Niederlage: narrow; Ergebnis, Ausgang: close; knappe Mehrheit slim ( oder narrow) majority; mit knapper Not only just, Am. just barely; er ist mit knapper Not entkommen auch umg. it was a close shave

II Adv.

1. bei Kleidung: knapp / zu knapp sitzen be a tight fit / be too tight; knapp sitzend tight-fitting; der Rock fällt etwas knapp aus the skirt is rather (Am. pretty) skimpy

2. formulieren etc.: concisely, succinctly; antworten: tersely; kurz und knapp gesagt put briefly, in a few choice words

3. (kärglich) etw. knapp bemessen give short measure of s.th.; (Dosis, Ration etc.) be stingy with s.th.; das ist knapp bemessen oder berechnet that’s a bit on the short ( oder low) side; meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen I’m short of ( oder pushed for) time; etw. knapp halten (Ware) keep s.th. in short supply, create a scarcity of s.th.; jemanden knapp halten keep s.o. short ( mit of)

4. mit Zeit- und Zahlenangaben: er starb knapp 65-jährig he died when he was barely 65; in / vor knapp vier Wochen in barely ( oder just under) four weeks / barely ( oder just under) four weeks ago; es dauerte knapp zwei Stunden it took just under ( oder not quite) two hours; der Computer kostet knapp 1500 Euro the computer costs just on 1500 euros

5. (gerade eben) only just; gewinnen, verlieren: narrowly; der Schuss ging knapp vorbei the shot only just (Am. just barely) missed; knapp vorbei ist auch daneben a miss is as good as a mile

6. am Wochenende haben wir gefeiert etc. und nicht zu knapp! umg...., and how!

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scanty; scrimpy; skimpy; brief; meager; narrow; in short supply; summary; tight; scarce; concise; short; meagre; scant; curt; terse

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knạpp [knap]
1. adj

1) (= nicht ausreichend vorhanden) Vorräte, Arbeitsstellen scarce, in short supply; Geld tight, scarce; Taschengeld meagre (Brit), meager (US); Gehalt low, meagre (Brit), meager (US)

mein Geld ist knapp — I'm short of money

mein Geld wird knapp — I am running short of or out of money

das Essen wird knapp — we/they etc are running short of or out of food

knapp mit ( dem) Geld sein (inf) — to be short of money

See:

→ Kasse

2) (= gerade noch ausreichend) Zeit, Geld, Miete just or barely sufficient, just or barely enough; Mehrheit narrow, small, bare; Sieg narrow; Kleidungsstück etc (= eng) tight; (= kurz) short; Bikini scanty

3) (= nicht ganz) almost

ein knappes Pfund Mehl — just under a pound of flour

seit einem knappen or knapp einem Jahr wohne ich hier — I have been living here for almost a year

4) (= kurz und präzis) Stil, Worte concise; Geste terse; (= lakonisch) Antwort pithy

5) (= gerade so eben) just

mit knapper Not — only just, by the skin of one's teeth

2. adv

1) (= nicht reichlich) rechnen, kalkulieren conservatively; bemessen too closely

mein Geld/meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen — I am short of money/time

er hat ihr das Taschengeld knapp bemessen — he was mean (Brit) or stingy (inf) with her pocket money

2)

(= haarscharf) wir haben knapp verloren/gewonnen — we only just lost/won

er ist knapp an mir vorbeigefahren — he just got or scraped past me

der Rock endete knapp über dem Knie — the skirt came to just above the knee

es war knapp daneben — it was a near miss

knapp vorbei ist auch daneben (inf) — a miss is as good as a mile (prov)

ich verprügele dich, aber nicht zu knapp — I'll give you a thrashing, and how!

3) (= nicht ganz) not quite

knapp zwei Wochen — not quite two weeks

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1) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) close

2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) narrow

3) (not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) scarce

4) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) short

5) (not available in sufficient quantity: Fresh vegetables are in short supply.) in short supply

6) (too small; inadequate: a skimpy dress.) skimpy

7) skimpily

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knapp

[knap]

I. adj

1. (gering) meagre [or AM -er], low

\knappe Vorräte meagre [or scarce] supplies

\knappe Stellen scarce jobs

\knappes Geld tight money

▪ \knapp sein/werden to be scarce [or in short supply]/to become scarce

▪ [mit etw dat] \knapp sein to be short [of sth]

..., aber/und das nicht zu \knapp! (fam)..., and how!,..., good and proper! BRIT fam; s.a. Kasse

2. (eng) tight[-fitting]

▪ jdm zu \knapp sein to be too tight for sb

3. (noch genügend) just enough

eine \knappe Mehrheit a narrow [or bare] [or very small] majority

ein \knapper Sieg a narrow victory

ein \knappes Ergebnis a close result

4. (nicht ganz) almost

in einer \knappen Stunde in just under an hour

▪ [jdm] zu \knapp sein to be too tight [for sb]

5. (gerafft) concise, succinct

in wenigen \knappen Worten in a few brief words

er gab ihr nur eine \knappe Antwort he replied tersely

II. adv

1. (mäßig) sparingly

\knapp bemessen sein to be not very generous

seine Zeit ist \knapp bemessen his time is limited [or restricted], he only has a limited amount of time

2. (nicht ganz) almost

\knapp eine Stunde almost [or just under] [or not quite] an hour

3. (haarscharf) narrowly

die Wahl ist denkbar \knapp ausgefallen the election turned out to be extremely close

\knapp gewinnen/verlieren to win/lose narrowly [or by a narrow margin]

wir haben [nur] \knapp verloren we [only] just lost

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1.
Adjektiv

1) meagre, low < pension, wage, salary>; meagre < pocket money>

knapp sein — be scarce or in short supply

knapp werden — < supplies> run short; < money> get tight

knapp mit etwas sein — be short of something

..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!

jemanden [mit Geld] knapp halten — (ugs.) keep somebody short [of money]

2) narrow <victory, lead>; narrow, bare < majority>; close < result>

3)

vor einer knappen Stunde — just under an hour ago

4) (eng) tight-fitting < garment>

zu knapp sein — < garment> be too tight

5) (kurz) terse <reply, greeting>; concise, succinct <description, account, report>
2.
adverbial

1)

knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited

knapp gerechnet — at the lowest estimate

2)

knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin

eine Prüfung knapp bestehen — just pass an examination

3) (sehr nahe) just

knapp über dem Knie enden — come to just above the knee

4) (nicht ganz) just under

vor knapp einer Stunde — just under an hour ago

5) (eng)

knapp sitzen — fit tightly

6) (kurz) < reply> tersely; < describe> concisely, succinctly

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knapp

A. adj

1. Kleider: (zu eng) tight; (eng anliegend) tight-fitting

2. Stil: concise, terse;

mit knappen Worten in a few words, briefly

3. (kärglich) meagre (US -er); (beschränkt) limited; Ware: scarce; Gelder: auch tight;

knapp bei Kasse short of cash: umg hard up;

knapp sein Lebensmittel etc: be in short supply, be scarce;

knapp werden auch run short

4. nicht ganz: just under;

vor einer knappen Stunde barely an hour ago

5. (gerade noch erreicht) Vorsprung, Sieg, Niederlage: narrow; Ergebnis, Ausgang: close;

knappe Mehrheit slim ( oder narrow) majority;

mit knapper Not only just, US just barely;

er ist mit knapper Not entkommen auch umg it was a close shave

B. adv

1. bei Kleidung:

knapp/zu knapp sitzen be a tight fit/be too tight;

knapp sitzend tight-fitting;

der Rock fällt etwas knapp aus the skirt is rather (US pretty) skimpy

2. formulieren etc: concisely, succinctly; antworten: tersely;

kurz und knapp gesagt put briefly, in a few choice words

3. (kärglich)

etwas knapp bemessen give short measure of sth; (Dosis, Ration etc) be stingy with sth;

das ist knapp bemessen oder

berechnet that’s a bit on the short ( oder low) side;

meine Zeit ist knapp bemessen I’m short of ( oder pushed for) time

4. mit Zeit- und Zahlenangaben:

er starb knapp 65-jährig he died when he was barely 65;

in/vor knapp vier Wochen in barely ( oder just under) four weeks/barely ( oder just under) four weeks ago;

es dauerte knapp zwei Stunden it took just under ( oder not quite) two hours;

der Computer kostet knapp 1500 Euro the computer costs just on 1500 euros

5. (gerade eben) only just; gewinnen, verlieren: narrowly;

der Schuss ging knapp vorbei the shot only just (US just barely) missed;

knapp vorbei ist auch daneben a miss is as good as a mile

6. am Wochenende haben wir gefeiert etc

und nicht zu knapp! umg …, and how!

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1.
Adjektiv

1) meagre, low <pension, wage, salary>; meagre < pocket money>

knapp sein — be scarce or in short supply

knapp werden — < supplies> run short; < money> get tight

knapp mit etwas sein — be short of something

..., und nicht zu knapp! —... and how!

jemanden [mit Geld] knapp halten — (ugs.) keep somebody short [of money]

2) narrow <victory, lead>; narrow, bare < majority>; close < result>

3)

vor einer knappen Stunde — just under an hour ago

4) (eng) tight-fitting < garment>

zu knapp sein — < garment> be too tight

5) (kurz) terse <reply, greeting>; concise, succinct <description, account, report>
2.
adverbial

1)

knapp bemessen sein — be meagre; < time> be limited

knapp gerechnet — at the lowest estimate

2)

knapp gewinnen — win narrowly or by a narrow margin

eine Prüfung knapp bestehen — just pass an examination

3) (sehr nahe) just

knapp über dem Knie enden — come to just above the knee

4) (nicht ganz) just under

vor knapp einer Stunde — just under an hour ago

5) (eng)

knapp sitzen — fit tightly

6) (kurz) < reply> tersely; < describe> concisely, succinctly

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adj.

bare adj.

concise adj.

curt adj.

lean adj.

narrow adj.

scant adj.

scanty adj.

scarce adj.

scrimpy adj.

skimpy adj.

terse adj. adv.

barely adv.

concisely adv.

curtly adv.

scantily adv.

scantly adv.

scarcely adv.

skimpily adv.

tersely adv.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > knapp
19 кратко

(= коротко, в немногих словах) in a few words, briefly, in short, concisely
• Давайте кратко рассмотрим эффект... - Let us briefly consider the effect of...

• Далее, мы кратко рассматриваем случаи, когда... - Further, we briefly treat cases in which...

• Кратко опишем метод... - We outline the method (for...)

• Кратко рассмотрим... - Let us take a brief look at...; Let us briefly run through...; Let us briefly consider...

• Необходимо кратко остановиться на... - Brief mention should be made of...

• Теперь мы кратко опишем некоторые из более известных... - We now briefly describe some of the more familiar...

• Чтобы кратко суммировать,... - То summarize briefly,...

• Эти две точки зрения будут кратко обсуждаться ниже. - These two viewpoints will be discussed briefly below.

Русско-английский словарь научного общения > кратко
20 описывать

(= описать, см. также описываемый) describe, circumscribe, report, outline, present, write; circumscribe
• (Нам) удобно иметь краткое обозначение, которое будет (компактно) описывать... - It is convenient to have a shorthand notation which will succinctly describe...

• Давайте опишем общий характер... - Let us now describe the general character of...

• Данная статья описывает результаты... - This paper describes the results of...

• Здесь мы описываем некоторые ранние примеры... - Here we describe some early examples of...

• Кратко опишем метод... - We outline the method (for...)

• Кратко опишем метод для его оценки (= для оценки этого выражения). - A method for estimating this will be given shortly.

• Метод, который мы описали, в общем случае не подходит для... - The procedure we have described is not, in general, suitable for...

• Мы уже описали это явление во второй главе. - We have covered this event in Ch. 2.

• Наши первые результаты описывают соотношения между... - Our first results deal with the relations between...

• Подобные случаи могут быть описаны общим уравнением... - Such cases can be covered by the general equation...

• Смит [1] описывает простой тест, посредством которого... - Smith [1] describes a simple test whereby...

• Сначала мы описываем процедуру для... - We first give a procedure for...

• Статья описывает... - The paper is concerned with...; The article deals with...; The paper presents...

• Теперь мы кратко опишем некоторые из более известных... - We now briefly describe some of the more familiar...

• Теперь мы опишем общую технику (= технологию) для... - We now describe a general technique for...

• Теперь мы продолжим описание наиболее общего метода... - We proceed now to describe a very general procedure for...

• Уравнение (2) описывает движение... - Equation (2) governs the motion of...

• Целью данной книги является описание... - The purpose of this book is to describe...

• Эти результаты могут быть легко описаны в терминах... - These results can easily be described in terms of...

• Это явление можно описать в терминах... - This phenomenon can be understood in terms of...

• Этот метод был описан Смитом, [1]. - The method has been described by Smith [1].

• Этот отчет описывает новый метод... - This report describes a new method of...

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