to have a low opinion of sb

se faire une opinion — to form an opinion (de, sur on)

‘sans opinion’ — ( dans un sondage) ‘don't know’

en mi opinión — in my opinion o view

compartir la opinión de algn — to share sb's opinion o view

mudar de opinión — to have a change of mind o opinion

Ex: A reputable supplier will readily provide names of former customers who may be contacted for their opinions on service, support and maintenance.

Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.

etw in geringer Höhe anbringen — to fix sth fairly low down

seine Leistung erhielt eine zu geringe Bewertung — his achievement wasn't rated highly enough

das ist meine geringste Sorge — that's the least of my worries

die Kosten sind nicht gering — the costs are not inconsiderable

nicht das Geringste — nothing at all

(auch) der Geringste — even the most humble person

kein Geringerer als Freud... — no less a person than Freud

nicht im Geringsten — not in the slightest or least

jemanden/jemandes Leistung gering achten od. schätzen — have a low opinion of or think very little of somebody/somebody's achievement

den Erfolg/Reichtümer gering achten od. schätzen — set little store by success/riches

die Gefahr gering achten od. schätzen — make light of the danger

sein eigenes Leben gering achten od. schätzen — have scant regard for one's own life

nicht im Geringsten — not in the slightest or least

jemanden/jemandes Leistung gering achten od. schätzen — have a low opinion of or think very little of somebody/somebody's achievement

den Erfolg/Reichtümer gering achten od. schätzen — set little store by success/riches

die Gefahr gering achten od. schätzen — make light of the danger

sein eigenes Leben gering achten od. schätzen — have scant regard for one's own life

• bajo ningún concepto — in no way, under no circumstances

• en o por concepto de — as, by way of

se le pagó esa cantidad en o por concepto de derechos — he was paid that amount as royalties

deducciones en o por concepto de seguro — deductions for social security

bajo or por ningún concepto — on no account

recibieron $50.000 en or por concepto de indemnización — they received $50,000 in o as compensation

bajo or por ningún concepto — on no account

recibieron $50.000 en or por concepto de indemnización — they received $50,000 in o as compensation

Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

Ex: Working on a report, statistics, or other assigned tasks while on duty must never cause a librarian to give short shrift to a question.

sta poco bene — he's not very well

è poco più alta di lui — she's a little o slightly taller than him

è poco probabile — it's not very likely

è poco socievole — he's not very sociable

il film dura poco — the film doesn't last long

poco fa — a short while o time ago

fra poco — in a little while

manca poco alla fine — it's almost o nearly finished, it's more or less finished

poco prima — shortly before

ci vediamo poco — we hardly ever see each other

è un po' corto — it's a little o a bit short

sono un po' stanco — I'm a bit tired

zoppica un po' — he limps a bit, he has a slight limp

arriverà fra un po' — he'll arrive shortly o in a little while

un po' prima del solito — a little earlier than usual

ha dormito un bel po' — he slept for quite a while

fammi un po' vedere — let me have a look

a dir poco — to say the least

eravamo in 30 a dir poco — there were at least 30 of us

è una cosa da poco — it's nothing, it's of no importance

una persona da poco — a worthless individual

ha vinto di poco — he only just won

poco male — never mind, it doesn't matter

per poco non cadevo — I almost o nearly fell

poco denaro — little o not much money

poco vino — little o not much wine

poche persone — few o not many people

poche idee — few o not many ideas

c'era poca gente — there were only a few people

è un tipo di poche parole — he's a man of few words

a poco prezzo — at a low price, cheap

con poca spesa — for a small outlay

ci vediamo fra poco — see you soon o shortly

l'ha comprato per poco — he bought it cheap

ne abbiamo ancora per poco — we'll only be a little longer

basta poco per farlo contento — it doesn't take much to make him happy

un po' di soldi — a little money

un po' di pane — a little bread

un po' di zucchero — a little sugar

un po' di silenzio! — let's have a bit of quiet!

ha un po' di mal di testa — he has a slight headache

ha un po' di influenza — she has a touch of flu

un bel po' di denaro — quite a lot of money, a tidy sum

facciamo un po' per uno — let's do a bit each

- chi visitatori — not many o few visitors

- chi hanno fiducia in lui — few o not many people trust him

ci sono rimasto poco — I didn't stay there (for) long o a long time

per poco non mi catturavano — I just o narrowly missed being captured

voglio un po' di tè — I want a little o some tea

un bel po' di tempo fa — a good o long while ago

poco male! — (non importa) no harm done! (tanto meglio) just as well!

è poco più alto di me — he is little o not much taller than me

ci ho pensato un (bel) po' — I've thought about it quite a bit; (in una certa quantità)

prendine ancora un po' — take some more; (leggermente)

l'arrosto è un po' bruciato — the roast is a bit o slightly burned; (abbastanza)

"parli tedesco?" - "un po'" — "do you speak German?" - "a little bit"; (con valore rafforzativo)

(ma) pensa, guarda un po'! — fancy that! (seguito da altro avverbio)

parla un po' più forte — speak little o a bit louder

sapere di poco — (essere insipido) to be tasteless; (essere poco interessante) to be dull

una poco di buono — a slut pop.

estimar a algn en mucho — to have a high opinion o regard of sb

estimar a algn en poco — to have a low opinion o regard of sb

lo que usted estime conveniente — whatever you consider o deem appropriate

Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.

calculé a ojo (de buen cubero) cuántas personas había — I roughly calculated o made a rough guess at how many people were there