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41 opinione
f opinionsecondo la tua opinione in your opinion* * *opinione s.f. opinion: opinione fondata, arbitraria, grounded, arbitrary opinion; opinione pubblica, public opinion; secondo l'opinione degli esperti, in the opinion of the experts; secondo la mia modesta opinione, in my humble opinion; avere un'opinione in merito a qlcu., qlco., to hold (o to have) an opinion about s.o., sthg.; avere una buona, cattiva opinione di qlcu., qlco., to have a good, bad opinion of s.o., sthg.; avere il coraggio delle proprie opinioni, to have the courage of one's convictions; avere un'alta opinione di sé, to have a high opinion of oneself; cambiare opinione, to change one's opinion; ( cambiare idea) to change one's mind; condividere l'opinione di qlcu., to share s.o.'s opinion (o to agree with s.o.); imporre la propria opinione a qlcu., to impose one's opinion on s.o.; sono dell'opinione che non tornerà mai, I am of the opinion that he will never come back; farsi, formarsi un'opinione su qlcu., qlco., to form an opinion of (o on) s.o., sthg. // articolo di opinione, opinion column // (dir.) opinione concordante, dissenziente, ( del giudice con la maggioranza della corte) concurring, dissenting opinion.* * *[opi'njone]sostantivo femminile opinion, idea, view, beliefavere una buona, cattiva opinione di — to have a high, low opinion of
cambiare opinione — to change one's mind (su about), to revise one's opinion (su of)
avere un'alta opinione di sé — to have a high o no mean opinion of oneself
farsi un'opinione — to form, arise an opinion (su on, about)
secondo la mia opinione — in my opinion o view
scambio di -i — exchange (of opinions), discussion
* * *opinione/opi'njone/sostantivo f.opinion, idea, view, belief; essere dell'opinione che to be of the opinion that; avere una buona, cattiva opinione di to have a high, low opinion of; cambiare opinione to change one's mind (su about), to revise one's opinion (su of); avere un'alta opinione di sé to have a high o no mean opinion of oneself; farsi un'opinione to form, arise an opinion (su on, about); secondo la mia opinione in my opinion o view; scambio di -i exchange (of opinions), discussion\opinione pubblica public opinion. -
42 быть невысокого мнения
1) General subject: have no great opinion of (о ком-л.), not to hold of much account, think little of (о ком-л. чем-л.), think small beer of (о ком-л., чем-л.), have no opinion of (о ком-л.), think little of (о ком-л., чем-л.), value at a low rate (о чем-л.)2) Makarov: have low regard for (smb.) (о ком-л.), hold (smb.) in low regard (о ком-л.), form a low opinion of (о ком-л.)Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть невысокого мнения
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43 basso
1. adj lowdi statura shortmusic bassfig despicablea bassa voce in a low voice, quietlya capo basso with bowed heada occhi bassi looking downwards, with lowered eyesfare man bassa di qualcosa steal somethingpiù in basso further downda basso in una casa downstairs3. m music bass* * *basso agg.1 low; ( di statura) short; ( di spessore) thin: questo soffitto è molto basso, this ceiling is very low; tacchi bassi, low heels; mi piace portare le scarpe coi tacchi bassi, I like wearing low-heeled shoes; ha voti molto bassi in pagella, he has very low marks on his report; è basso per i suoi 14 anni, he's short for a fourteen-year-old; è un libretto basso, it's a thin little book // punto basso, ( uncinetto) low stitch // il sole era basso sull'orizzonte, the sun was low on the horizon // tenere la testa bassa, gli occhi bassi, to hold (o to keep) one's head, eyes low // avere il morale basso, to be in low spirits (o to be dispirited)2 ( poco profondo) shallow: l'acqua è molto bassa qui, the water is very shallow here // trovarsi in acque basse, (fig.) to be in a fix3 ( di tessuto) narrow4 ( di suono) ( sommesso) low; soft: mi parlò a voce bassa, he spoke to me in a low voice; ha un tono di voce molto basso, he's very soft-spoken5 (esiguo, poco intenso) low: è uno stipendio molto basso, it's a very low salary; prezzo basso, low (o cheap o keen) price; cuocere a bassa temperatura, to cook at a low temperature // (econ.): basso costo, low cost; bassa congiuntura, slump // (dir.) pena bassa, low sentence // (med.) pressione bassa, low blood pressure6 ( vile) low, base, vile: ho di lui un'opinione piuttosto bassa, I have a rather low opinion of him (o I don't really think much of him); seguire i propri istinti più bassi, to follow one's basest instincts7 ( umile) lower; ( di grado) low-ranking: le classi basse della società, the lower classes of society8 ( poco pregiato) low, inferior: una produzione di bassa qualità, an inferior quality production; un metallo di bassa lega, a low metal9 (geogr.) Southern, Lower: bassa Italia, Southern Italy; le basse Alpi, the Lower Alps; il basso Egitto, Lower Egypt; il basso Po, the Lower Po // i Paesi Bassi, the Low Countries12 ( di tempo) early: la Pasqua è bassa quest'anno, Easter is early this year // bassa stagione, low season◆ s.m.1 lower part, bottom: il basso della pagina, the lower part (o the bottom) of the page // da basso, downstairs: scendere da basso, to go downstairs // in basso: low, far down: è troppo in basso, it's too low (o far down); appendilo più in basso, hang it a bit lower (o further down); cadere in basso, (fig.) to lose one's reputation (o one's social standing o to come down in the world); guardare qlcu. dall'alto in basso, (fig.) to look down on s.o. // gli alti e i bassi, (fig.) ups and downs; la vita è piena di alti e bassi, life's full of ups and downs2 (mus.) bass: è un basso dalla voce meravigliosa, he's a bass with a beautiful voice; chiave di basso, bass clef; chitarra basso, bass guitar // basso continuo, basso continuo3 (inform.) bottom.* * *['basso] basso (-a)1. aggi rami bassi — the lower o bottom branches
c'è bassa marea — it's low tide, the tide is out
2) (inferiore: qualità) poor, inferior, (abietto: azione, istinto) base, mean3) Geog4) (Storia: tardo) late2. avv(volare, mirare) low, (parlare) softly, in a low voice3. sm1) (parte inferiore) bottom, lower part, (di pagina) foot, bottom2) Mus bass* * *['basso] 1.1) (di altezza inferiore alla norma) [sedia, muro, case] low; [ tacchi] flat; (poco profondo) [ acqua] shallow2) (di piccola statura) [ persona] short3) (che non sta molto in alto) [nuvola, soffitto] low5) (in una scala di valori) [pressione, temperatura, voto, prezzo, reddito] lowdi basso livello — (scarso) [musica, letteratura] lowbrow
6) (sommesso) [voce, suono] low; (profondo) [voce, suono, nota] low, deepparlare a voce -a — to speak quietly o in a low voice
7) (in una gerarchia) [origine, condizione] lowlydi basso rango — of low rank, low-ranking
8) (nel tempo)9) (ignobile) [azione, istinti] base, low, mean10) geogr.2.sostantivo maschile1) (parte bassa) bottom, lower partverso il basso — [ inclinare] downwards
2) mus. (voce, cantante) bass3) mus. (strumento) bass (guitar)i -i — (in un impianto stereo) the bass; (in un'orchestra) the bass strings
4) in basso5) da basso3.avverbio [volare, mirare] low- a pressione — meteor. low pressure
- a stagione — low season, off-season
- a tensione — el. low voltage
••avere degli -i e bassi — to have one's ups and downs; econ. to have peaks and troughs
guardare qcn. dall'alto in basso — to eye sb. up and down, to look down on sb., to down one's nose at sb.
* * *basso/'basso/1 (di altezza inferiore alla norma) [sedia, muro, case] low; [ tacchi] flat; (poco profondo) [ acqua] shallow2 (di piccola statura) [ persona] short3 (che non sta molto in alto) [nuvola, soffitto] low; lo scaffale più basso the bottom shelf; il sole è basso the sun is low in the sky5 (in una scala di valori) [pressione, temperatura, voto, prezzo, reddito] low; di basso livello (scarso) [musica, letteratura] lowbrow6 (sommesso) [voce, suono] low; (profondo) [voce, suono, nota] low, deep; a -a voce in a low voice; parlare a voce -a to speak quietly o in a low voice7 (in una gerarchia) [origine, condizione] lowly; di basso rango of low rank, low-ranking; il ceto basso the lower class(es)8 (nel tempo) il basso Medioevo the late Middle Ages9 (ignobile) [azione, istinti] base, low, mean1 (parte bassa) bottom, lower part; verso il basso [ inclinare] downwards; ci trovavamo più in basso we were lower down; sul secondo scaffale dal basso on the second shelf up; visto dal basso seen from below3 ⇒ 34 mus. (strumento) bass (guitar); i -i (in un impianto stereo) the bass; (in un'orchestra) the bass strings4 in basso guardare in basso to look downIII avverbio[volare, mirare] lowalti e -i ups and downs; avere degli -i e bassi to have one's ups and downs; econ. to have peaks and troughs; guardare qcn. dall'alto in basso to eye sb. up and down, to look down on sb., to down one's nose at sb.; cadere in basso to go down in the world; far man -a to sweep the board; avere il morale basso to be in low spirits\- a marea ebb o low tide; - a pressione meteor. low pressure; - a stagione low season, off-season; - a tensione el. low voltage. -
44 мнение мнени·е
1) opinion, (point of) view; (суждение) estimation, judgement, verdict; (отношение) sentiment(s); (голос) voiceбыть высокого мнения — to have a high opinion (of); to think highly (of)
быть плохого мнения — to be of a low opinion (of); not to think much (of)
воздержаться от высказывания мнения — to suspend (one's) judgement
выразить мнение — to express (one's) sentiments
иметь право выразить своё мнение (при решении какого-л. вопроса) — to have a voice (in)
высказать мнение (о котором не спрашивали) — to volunteer (an opinion)
изложить своё мнение по какому-л. вопросу — to state / to set forward one's opinion / views on smth.
изменить мнение — to change (one's) sentiments
иметь одинаковое мнение — to be of the same opinion, to see eye to eye
обменяться мнениями — to exchange opinions / views
оказывать влияние на чьё-л.мнение — to bias smb.'s opinion
остаться при особом мнении — to reserve (one's) own opinion
остаться при своём мнении — to agree to differ, to remain in the same opinion
полагаться на чьё-л. мнение — to defer to smb.'s opinion
придерживаться мнения — to adhere / to stick to the opinion, to take the view
придерживаться того мнения, что... — to take the view that...
прислушиваться к мнению — to heed (smb.'s) opinion
присоединиться к мнению — to rally to (smb.'s) opinion
проиграть в чьём-л. мнении — to sink in smb.'s opinion
расходиться во мнениях — to be out of lockstep (with), to split, to differ in opinions, to discord (with smb. on)
согласовывать мнения — to accommodate opinions / views
соглашаться с мнением — to accept / to endorse (smb.'s) opinion, to fall in with (smb.'s) views
создавать предвзятое мнение — to prejudice (smb. against smth.)
сообщить кому-л. мнение — to communicate an opinion
составить мнение — to form a judgement / opinion / estimate
сходиться во мнениях — to be in lockstep (with)
авторитетное мнение — authorittive / competent / expert / weighty opinion
беспристрастное мнение — neutral / unbiased opinion, impartial judgement
единое мнение — common view, agreement of opinion
приходить к единому мнению — to arrive at the unanimous conclusion / at a common view
нелестное мнение — unflattering / uncomplimentary opinion
быть нелестного мнения — to have / to hold an unflattering / uncomplimentary opinion (of)
общее мнение — general opinion / feeling views
выразить несогласие с общим мнением — to express (one's) disagreement / dissent with the general view
выразить общее мнение — to give voice to the general opinion; to express / to state mutual opinion
по общему мнению — according to / by all accounts
общественное мнение — public opinion / sentiment
ввести в заблуждение общественное мнение — to mislead / to disinform public opinion
зондировать общественное мнение — to sound out / to make a survey of public opinion
направлять общественное мнение — to canalize / to channel public opinion
презирать общественное мнение — to defy / to disregard public opinion
лицо, проводящее опрос общественного мнения — sanction of public opinion
определённое мнение — settled / decided / definite opinion
предвзятое, пристрастное мнение — onesided / biassed / preconceived opinion / notion
преобладающее мнение — predominant view, dominant say
распространённое мнение — diffused / widespread opinion
ходячее мнение — prevailing / general opinion
частное мнение — private opinion, particular view
несогласие с чьим-л. мнением — dissent from an opinion
откровенный обмен мнениями — frank exchange of opinions / views, show-down of opinions
свободный обмен мнениями — free exchange of opinions / ideas
обеспечивать свободный / беспрепятственный обмен мнениями — to guarantee the smooth working of the debate
2) (официальное заключение) opinionпо мнению сторон (формулировка, используемая в коммюнике, соглашениях и т.п.) — in the opinion of the Sides
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45 einschätzen
v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)2. fig. (beurteilen) judge; (einstufen) rate, assess; einschätzen als rate ( oder see) as; hoch / niedrig einschätzen rate highly / not rate highly, think highly / not think highly of; zu hoch / niedrig einschätzen overvalue / undervalue; jemanden / die Lage völlig falsch einschätzen misjudge s.o. / the situation entirely; etw. richtig einschätzen judge s.th. right, be right about s.th.; wie schätzen Sie die Lage ein? what’s your view of the situation?, how do you assess the situation?; das ist schwer einzuschätzen it’s hard to say; ich hätte sie nicht als so ehrgeizig eingeschätzt I wouldn’t have thought she was so ambitious* * *to value; to rate; to weigh up; to assess* * *ein|schät|zenvt septo assess (AUCH FIN), to evaluate; (= schätzen auch) to estimatefalsch éínschätzen — to misjudge
wie ich die Lage einschätze — as I see the situation
jdn sehr hoch/niedrig éínschätzen — to have a very high/low opinion of sb
etw zu hoch/niedrig éínschätzen — to overestimate/underestimate sth
jdn/sich zu hoch/niedrig éínschätzen — to overrate/underrate sb/oneself, to have too high/low an opinion of sb/oneself
* * *(to estimate in order to calculate tax due on: My income has been assessed wrongly.) assess* * *ein|schät·zenvt▪ jdn irgendwie \einschätzen to judge sb [or assess sb's character] somehow, to consider sb to be something, to think sb is something▪ etw irgendwie \einschätzen to appraise [or assess] [or evaluate] sth somehowSie haben ihn richtig eingeschätzt your opinion of him was rightdu solltest sie nicht falsch \einschätzen don't misjudge herjdn/etw zu hoch \einschätzen to overrate sb/sthjdn/etw zu niedrig \einschätzen to underrate sb/sthjdn zur Steuer \einschätzen to assess sb for tax [purposes]* * *jemanden/eine Situation falsch einschätzen — misjudge somebody/a situation
* * *einschätzen v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)auf +akk at)hoch/niedrig einschätzen rate highly/not rate highly, think highly/not think highly of;zu hoch/niedrig einschätzen overvalue/undervalue;jemanden/die Lage völlig falsch einschätzen misjudge sb/the situation entirely;etwas richtig einschätzen judge sth right, be right about sth;wie schätzen Sie die Lage ein? what’s your view of the situation?, how do you assess the situation?;das ist schwer einzuschätzen it’s hard to say;* * *jemanden/eine Situation falsch einschätzen — misjudge somebody/a situation
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46 мнение
с.opinionбыть хорошего, плохого мнения о ком-л. — have a high, low opinion of smb.
быть высокого мнения (о пр.) — think* highly (of)
быть о себе слишком высокого мнения — think* too much, или a lot, of oneself
по моему мнению — in my opinion / view, to my mind / thinking
я того мнения, что — I am of the opinion that, it's my opinion / view that
остаться при особом мнении — reserve one's own opinion; stick* to one's own opinion разг.
высказать своё мнение — express one's opinion, или views
обмен мнениями — exchange of opinions / views
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47 мнение
с.быть хоро́шего [плохо́го] мне́ния (о пр.) — have a high [low] opinion (of)
быть высо́кого мне́ния (о пр.) — think highly (of)
быть о себе́ сли́шком высо́кого мне́ния — think too much of oneself
по моему́ мне́нию — in my opinion / view, to my mind / thinking
я того́ мне́ния, что — I am of the opinion that, it's my opinion / view that
име́ть своё мне́ние — have an opinion of one's own
оста́ться при осо́бом мне́нии — reserve one's own opinion; stick to one's own opinion разг.
вы́сказать своё мне́ние — express one's opinion / view
обме́н мне́ниями — exchange of opinions / views
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48 dunk
1 [mening] opinion2 [basketbal] dunk (shot)♦voorbeelden:1 een geringe/lage/slechte dunk hebben van iemand • have a poor/low/bad opinion of someoneeen goede/hoge dunk hebben van iemand • have a good/high opinion of someoneeen hoge dunk van zichzelf hebben • have a high opinion of oneself -
49 niedrig
I Adj.3. von Stand: low(ly), humble4. fig. (gemein) low, mean, base; niedrige Instinkte base(r) instincts; aus niedrigen Beweggründen handeln act on base motivesII Adv.1. schweben, fliegen: low; er versuchte, den Drachen niedrig zu halten he tried to keep the kite low2. niedrig kalkulierte Preise low prices; die Inflation niedrig halten keep inflation low; wir setzten die monatlichen Raten niedrig an we fixed the monthly instal(l)ments at a low rate* * *small; mean; little; menial; low* * *nied|rig ['niːdrɪç]1. adj1) (= tief) low2) (= gering) low; Stand, Herkunft, Geburt low(ly), humbleníédrigste Preise — lowest or rock-bottom prices
2. adv2)(= gering)
etw níédriger berechnen — to charge less for sthetw zu níédrig veranschlagen — to underestimate sth
etw níédrig einstufen — to give sth a low classification
jdn gehaltsmäßig níédriger einstufen — to pay sb a lower salary
ich schätze seine Chancen sehr níédrig ein — I don't think much of his chances, I think his chances are very slim or small
níédrig denken — to think base thoughts
von jdm níédrig denken, jdn níédrig einschätzen — to have a low or poor opinion of sb
* * *1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.) low2) (small: a low price.) low3) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.) low4) (of low rank; humble.) lowly5) (in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.) low6) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) humble7) meanly* * *nied·rig[ˈni:drɪç]I. adj1. (nicht hoch) loweine \niedrige Decke/Stirn/ \niedrige Absätze a low ceiling/forehead/low heels\niedriges Gras short [or low] grass2. (gering) lowein \niedriger Betrag/ \niedriges Trinkgeld a small amount/tip3. (gemein) low, base4. JUR base\niedriger Beweggrund base motive5. (dem untersten Rang zugehörig) lowly, humbleII. adv1. (in geringer Höhe) low2. (gering) low* * *1.1) low; short < grass>2.* * *A. adj1. an Höhe: low;niedriger Wasserstand low waterniedriger Gang AUTO low gear3. von Stand: low(ly), humble4. fig (gemein) low, mean, base;niedrige Instinkte base(r) instincts;aus niedrigen Beweggründen handeln act on base motivesB. adv1. schweben, fliegen: low;er versuchte, den Drachen niedrig zu halten he tried to keep the kite low2.niedrig kalkulierte Preise low prices;die Inflation niedrig halten keep inflation low;wir setzten die monatlichen Raten niedrig an we fixed the monthly instal(l)ments at a low rate* * *1.1) low; short < grass>2) (von geringem Rang) lowly <origins, birth>; low <rank, status, intellectual level>2.adverbial <hang, fly> low* * *adj.humble adj.low adj.lowly adj.menial adj. adv.blackly adv.menially adv. -
50 schlecht
I Adj.1. allg. bad (Komp. schlechter worse, Sup. schlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc.: bad, poor; nicht schlecht! not bad; schlechter Absatz WIRTS. poor sales; ein schlechtes Geschäft a bad deal; schlechte Aussichten auch poor prospects, a grim outlook Sg.; ein schlechtes Zeichen a bad sign; wir hatten ( nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather; schlechtes Essen bad food; schlechter Flug bad flight; ich war ein schlechter Schüler auch I was no good at school ( oder was a terrible student); ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers; schlechte Führung bad conduct; eine schlechte Nachricht bad news Sg.; zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news; schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times; schlecht in etw. sein be bad at s.th.; schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate; du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liar2. (böse) bad; (boshaft) auch wicked; ein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person; sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition; er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core; ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off; schlecht werden go off (Am. go bad); die Milch ist schlecht has gone off (Am. bad), is off (Am. bad); es muss weg, bevor’s schlecht wird umg. we must get rid of it before it goes bad ( oder off)4. (unpassend) bad; einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment; im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time; Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me5. Gesundheit: poor; sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way; das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him; mir ist schlecht I feel ill (bes. Am. sick); (ich habe einen Brechreiz) I feel sick; mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick; es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg. it’s enough to make you sick; mir ist jetzt schon ganz schlecht umg. I’m feeling quite ill already; Laune 1, Tag1 4 etc.II Adv.1. allg. badly; schlecht riechen / schmecken smell / taste bad; er hört / sieht schlecht he can’t hear / see very well; his hearing / eyesight is bad ( oder poor); ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying; schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill; wie ist die Lage? - es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak; schlecht dran sein umg. be badly off; es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way; schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc.: do badly; schlecht dastehen be in a bad way; damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before; schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc.: be poorly attended; Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+ Inf.) I wouldn’t advise you to (+ Inf.), I would advise you against (+ Ger.) schlecht bezahlt badly paid; schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood; schlecht sitzend Anzug etc.: badly-fitting; schlecht und recht after a fashion; er hat’s mehr schlecht als recht getan auch he made a hit-or-miss ( oder rough) job of it2. es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg.; es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well; es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me); wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg. if that gets out you’ll be in for it3. schlecht machen umg. (jemanden) run down, knock ( bei jemandem in front of s.o.); warum musst du immer alles schlecht machen? auch why do you always have to be so disparaging about everything?, why are you always trashing everything? umg.4. schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat; schlecht reden von talk negatively about; (schlecht machen) run down, say nasty things about umg.; ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him; es bekam ihm schlecht Essen etc.: it didn’t agree with him; fig. it didn’t do him any good; er kann es sich schlecht leisten zu (+ Inf.) he can’t really afford to (+ Inf.) er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg. he wasn’t half surprised; das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say; heute geht es schlecht (passt nicht) it’s awkward ( oder difficult) today; ich kann schlecht nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no* * *poor (Adj.); ill (Adj.); sick (Adj.); bad (Adj.); weak (Adj.); unpalatable (Adj.); wicked (Adj.); amiss (Adv.)* * *schlẹcht [ʃlɛçt]1. adj1) bad; Zustand, Aussprache, Geschmack, Zensur, Leistung poor, bad; Qualität poor, bad, inferior; Luft stale, bad; Zeiten bad, harddas Schlechte in der Welt/im Menschen — the evil in the world/in man
See:→ Dienstdie Milch/das Fleisch ist schlecht — the milk/meat has gone off or is off (Brit), the milk/meat has gone bad or is bad
schlecht werden — to go off (Brit) or bad
schlecht aussehen (Mensch) — to look bad or sick or ill; (Lage) to look bad
mit jdm/etw sieht es schlecht aus — sb/sth looks in a bad way
See:2. adv1) badlyschlecht bezahlt (Person, Job) — low-paid, badly paid
sich schlecht vertragen (Menschen) — to get along badly; (Dinge, Farben etc) not to go well together
an jdm schlecht handeln — to do sb wrong, to wrong sb
schlecht über jdn sprechen/von jdm denken — to speak/think ill of sb
2) (= mit Schwierigkeiten) hören, sehen badly; lernen, begreifen with difficultyer kann schlecht nein or Nein sagen — he finds it hard to say no, he can't say no
da kann man schlecht nein or Nein sagen — you can hardly say no to that, it's hard to say no to that
das lässt sich schlecht machen, das geht schlecht — that's not really possible or on (inf)
das kann ich schlecht sagen — it's hard to say, I can't really say
sie kann es sich schlecht leisten, zu... — she can ill afford to...
3)auf jdn/etw schlecht zu sprechen sein — not to have a good word to say for sb/sth4) (inf)er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt — he wasn't half surprised (Brit inf), he was very surprised
* * *1) (not well, efficiently or satisfactorily: He plays tennis very badly.) badly2) (not good; not efficient: He is a bad driver; His eyesight is bad; They are bad at tennis (= they play tennis badly).) bad3) (rotten: This meat is bad.) bad4) (causing harm or injury: Smoking is bad for your health.) bad5) ((of a part of the body) painful, or in a weak state: She has a bad heart; I have a bad head (= headache) today.) bad6) (unwell: I am feeling quite bad today.) bad7) (bad or evil: The government is corrupt.) corrupt8) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.) ill9) (not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) ill10) (in bad taste: a sick joke.) sick11) (not as good as usual, or as it should be: His work has gone off recently;) off12) (shameful or disgraceful: That was an unworthy act/thought.) unworthy* * *[ʃlɛçt]I. adj1. (nachteilig, übel) badnicht \schlecht! not bad!das ist keine \schlechte Idee! that's not a bad idea!das ist ein \schlechtes Zeichen that's a bad signRauchen ist \schlecht für die Gesundheit smoking is bad for your health\schlechtes Benehmen bad manners pl\schlechter Geschmack bad tasteein \schlechter Geruch a bad smell\schlechte Gewohnheiten bad habits\schlechter Laune sein to be in a bad mood\schlechte Manieren haben to have bad mannerseine \schlechte Meinung über jdn haben to have a poor opinion of sb\schlechtes Wetter bad weather\schlechte Zeiten hard times2. (minderwertig) bad, poorein \schlechtes Beispiel geben to be a bad example\schlechte Luft stale airvon \schlechter Qualität of poor quality\schlechter Stil bad style\schlechte Verarbeitung/Waren inferior workmanship/goodsich fürchte, das Fleisch ist \schlecht geworden I'm afraid the meat has gone off BRIT4. (ungenügend) poordeine Aussprache ist noch zu \schlecht your pronunciation is still not good enougher sprach [ein] \schlechtes Französisch he spoke poor Frenches regnete stark, und die Sicht war \schlecht it was raining heavily and visibility was poorein \schlechter Esser sein to be a poor eatereine \schlechte Ernte a poor harvestein \schlechtes Gehalt a poor salaryin Latein/Mathematik \schlecht sein to be bad at Latin/mathematicsin Englisch ist er \schlechter als ich he is worse at English than I am5. (moralisch) bad, wicked, eviler ist ein \schlechter Mensch he is a wicked maner ist nicht der S\schlechteste he's not too badich habe nur S\schlechtes über sie gehört I've heard only bad things about herdas war ein \schlechter Scherz that was a dirty trickein \schlechtes Gewissen haben to have a bad consciencedas S\schlechte im Menschen/in der Welt the evil in man/in the worldjdm etwas S\schlechtes nachsagen to speak disparagingly about sb, to cast aspersions on sb formeinen \schlechten Ruf haben [o in \schlechtem Ruf stehen] to have a bad reputationS\schlechtes über jdn sagen to say sth bad about sb; s.a. Gesellschaft\schlechte Augen poor [or weak] eyesight, weak eyeseine \schlechte Durchblutung a poor [or bad] circulationeine \schlechte Entwässerung water retentionbei \schlechter Gesundheit sein to be in poor healthein \schlechtes Herz a bad heartin \schlechter Verfassung [o in \schlechtem Zustand] sein to be in [a] poor conditionda kann einem ja \schlecht werden! (fig fam) it's enough to make you ill!8.▶ es [bei jdm] \schlecht haben to not be doing well [or to be doing badly] [with sb]II. adv1. (nachteilig, übel)in dem Restaurant speist man nicht \schlecht you can eat [quite] well in that restaurantso \schlecht habe ich selten gegessen I've rarely had such bad foodes sieht \schlecht aus it doesn't [or things don't] look goodmit ihm sieht es \schlecht aus the prospects [or things] don't look good for him\schlecht beraten ill-advised\schlecht sitzend ill-fittingum jdn/etw steht es \schlecht sb/sth is in a bad way, things look bad for sb/sth2. (ungenügend) badly, poorlydie Geschäfte gehen \schlecht business is badsie verdient ziemlich \schlecht she is badly [or poorly] paider spricht \schlecht Französisch he speaks poor Frenchich kann dich \schlecht sehen I can't see you very wellsie war \schlecht zu verstehen she was hard to understander kann sich \schlecht anpassen he finds it difficult [or hard] to adjustdie Vorstellung war \schlecht besucht the performance was poorly attendedetw \schlecht beschreiben to describe sth superficially [or badly]\schlecht bezahlt badly [or poorly] paid, low-paid attr\schlecht geplant/konzipiert badly [or poorly] planned/conceived\schlecht lernen to be a poor learner\schlecht zahlen to pay badly3. (moralisch)von jdm \schlecht denken to think ill of sban jdm \schlecht handeln to do sb wrong, to wrong sbüber jdn \schlecht reden to say bad things about sb, to speak disparagingly about sb4. (fast nicht)die beiden können sich \schlecht leiden the two of them don't get along [with each other]\schlecht mit jdm auskommen to not get on [well] with sbdie beiden vertragen sich \schlecht they don't get on welldie Farben vertragen sich \schlecht the colours don't go well together5. (körperlich)jdm geht es \schlecht sb doesn't feel [or isn't] well\schlecht hören to be hard of hearing\schlecht sehen to have poor [or weak] eyesight6. (kaum, schwerlich) hardlydu wirst \schlecht anders können you can't really do anything elsees ist \schlecht vorstellbar it's difficult to imaginesie kann \schlecht nein sagen she finds it hard to say no, she can't say noda kann man \schlecht nein sagen you can hardly say noheute geht es \schlecht today is not very convenientheute passt es mir \schlecht it's not very convenient for me todaydas lässt sich \schlecht machen that's not really possibledas kann ich \schlecht sagen it's hard to say, I can't really sayer kann es sich \schlecht leisten, das Treffen jetzt abzusagen he can ill afford to cancel the meeting nowdas wird sich \schlecht vermeiden lassen it can hardly be avoided7.▶ \schlecht gerechnet at the very least▶ jdn aber \schlecht kennen to not know sb [very well]er war nicht \schlecht beeindruckt he wasn't half impressed famnicht \schlecht staunen (fam) to be astonishedda hat sie nicht \schlecht gestaunt she wasn't half surprised famnicht \schlecht verwundert sein to be amazedich spiele Klavier, aber mehr \schlecht als recht I can play the piano, after a fashion▶ auf jdn/etw \schlecht zu sprechen sein to not have a good word to say for sb/sth* * *1.1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way
jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody
2) (böse) bad; wicked3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off2.1) badlyer sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing
über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody
schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid
2) (schwer)3) inschlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion
* * *A. adj1. allg bad (kompschlechter worse, supschlechtest worst); Augen, Gesundheit, Gedächtnis, Qualität, Leistung etc: bad, poor;nicht schlecht! not bad;schlechter Absatz WIRTSCH poor sales;ein schlechtes Geschäft a bad deal;ein schlechtes Zeichen a bad sign;wir hatten (nur) schlechtes Wetter we had (nothing but) bad weather;schlechtes Essen bad food;schlechter Flug bad flight;ich hatte schlechte Lehrer I had bad teachers;schlechte Führung bad conduct;eine schlechte Nachricht bad news sg;zuerst die schlechte Nachricht first, the bad news;schlechte Zeiten bad ( oder hard) times;schlecht in etwas sein be bad at sth;schlechter werden get worse, deteriorate;du bist ein schlechter Lügner you’re a bad liarein schlechter Mensch a bad ( oder wicked) person;sie hat einen schlechten Charakter she has an evil disposition;er ist abgrundtief schlecht he is rotten to the core;ein schlechter Freund not a good friend, a treacherous friend3. (verdorben) bad, off; (schädlich) bad; Luft: bad, stale; (verschmutzt) polluted; Wasser: polluted, contaminated; Wein: off;schlecht werden go off (US go bad);4. (unpassend) bad;einen schlechten Augenblick wählen pick a bad ( oder the wrong) moment;im Moment ist es schlecht just now is not a good time;Freitagnachmittag ist schlecht Friday afternoon is bad for me5. Gesundheit: poor;sein Zustand ist schlecht he is in a bad way;das feuchte Klima ist schlecht für ihn the damp climate is bad for him;mir wird schlecht (ich muss brechen) I’m going to be sick;es kann einem schlecht dabei werden umg it’s enough to make you sick;B. adv1. allg badly;schlecht riechen/schmecken smell/taste bad;er hört/sieht schlecht he can’t hear/see very well; his hearing/eyesight is bad ( oder poor);ich verstehe dich ganz schlecht I can hardly hear what you’re saying;schlecht aussehen not look good; gesundheitlich: look ill;wie ist die Lage? -es sieht schlecht aus things are looking bad, the prospects are bleak;schlecht dran sein umg be badly off;es steht schlecht um ihn things aren’t looking too good for him; gesundheitlich: he’s in a bad way;schlecht abschneiden bei Prüfung, Wettkampf etc: do badly;schlecht dastehen be in a bad way;damit würde ich mich nur schlechter stellen I’d be worse off than (I was) before;schlecht besucht sein Lokal, Vorstellung etc: be poorly attended;Sie wären schlecht beraten zu (+inf) I wouldn’t advise you to (+inf), I would advise you against (+ger)schlecht bezahlt badly paid;schlecht gelaunt grumpy, in a bad mood;schlecht sitzend Anzug etc: badly-fitting;schlecht und recht after a fashion;2.es geht ihm schlecht he’s having a bad ( oder hard) time, things are going badly for him; gesundheitlich: he’s not well ( stärker: in a bad way); finanziell: he’s in a bad way financially, he’s pretty hard up umg;es geht ihnen nicht schlecht they’re doing pretty well;es ist mir noch nie so schlecht gegangen gesundheitlich: I’ve never been so ill; finanziell, wirtschaftlich: things have never been so bad (for me);wenn das rauskommt, geht’s euch aber schlecht umg if that gets out you’ll be in for it3.schlecht behandeln treat badly, maltreat;ich bin auf ihn schlecht zu sprechen don’t talk to me about him;er hat nicht schlecht gestaunt umg he wasn’t half surprised;das kann ich schlecht sagen I can’t really say;ich kann schlecht Nein sagen (bin zu gutmütig) I just can’t say no, I find it hard to say no; (in diesem Fall) I can hardly ( oder I can’t very well) say no* * *1.1) bad; poor, bad <food, quality, style, harvest, health, circulation>; poor <salary, eater, appetite>; poor-quality < goods>; bad, weak < eyes>mit jemandem od. um jemanden/mit etwas steht es schlecht — somebody/something is in a bad way
jemanden schlecht machen — (herabsetzen) run somebody down; disparage somebody
2) (böse) bad; wicked3) nicht attr. (ungenießbar) off2.1) badlyer sieht/hört schlecht — his sight is poor/he has poor hearing
über jemanden od. von jemandem schlecht sprechen — speak ill of somebody
schlecht bezahlt — badly or poorly paid
2) (schwer)3) inschlecht und recht, mehr schlecht als recht — after a fashion
* * *adj.amiss adj.bad adj.ill adj.unpalatable adj. adv.badly adv.unpalatably adv. -
51 ce|nić
impf Ⅰ vt 1. (szanować) to value- cenić kogoś za coś to value sb for sth- wysoko kogoś/coś cenić to think highly of sb/sth- którego z poetów ceni pani najbardziej? which of the poets do you value most highly?- była wysoko ceniona jako pielęgniarka she was highly valued as a nurse- cenić sobie czyjeś zdanie to value sb’s opinion- cenić w kimś rzetelność/prawdomówność/odwagę to value sb for their reliability/truthfulness/courage2. (szacować) to price, to value- cenić coś na dwa miliony to value sth at two million- na ile pan to ceni? how much are you asking for it? ⇒ wycenićⅡ cenić się 1. (znać swoją wartość) to know one’s own worth- cenić się wysoko/nisko to have a high/low opinion of oneself2. pot. (wyznaczać cenę za swoją pracę) to charge- drogo/tanio się ceni s/he charges high/low pricesThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ce|nić
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52 ازدرى
اِزْدَرَى \ look down on: to consider sb. or sth. to be of lower quality (than oneself; than what suits oneself): Office workers often look down on farm workers. scorn: to treat as worthless; to refuse (sth. that one considers worthless): She scorned his love He scorned my offer of help. sneer: to express a low opinion of sb. (or sth.) with bitter words or a bitter smile: He sneered at my failure. despise: to consider worthless; have a very low opinion of: I despise anyone who hurts a child. \ See Also احتقر (اِحْتَقَرَ)، هَزِئ بِـ، اِسْتَخَفَّ بِـ -
53 استخف
اِسْتَخَفَّ \ sneer: to express a low opinion of sb. (or sth.) with bitter words or a bitter smile: He sneered at my failure. \ اِسْتَخَفَّ بِـ \ brush aside: not to treat seriously; not attend to (a person or idea): The Police brushed my complaint aside. despise: to consider worthless; have a very low opinion of: I despise anyone who hurts a child. \ See Also احتقر (اِحْتَقَرَ) -
54 despise
اِزْدَرَى \ look down on: to consider sb. or sth. to be of lower quality (than oneself; than what suits oneself): Office workers often look down on farm workers. scorn: to treat as worthless; to refuse (sth. that one considers worthless): She scorned his love He scorned my offer of help. sneer: to express a low opinion of sb. (or sth.) with bitter words or a bitter smile: He sneered at my failure. despise: to consider worthless; have a very low opinion of: I despise anyone who hurts a child. \ See Also احتقر (اِحْتَقَرَ)، هَزِئ بِـ، اِسْتَخَفَّ بِـ -
55 look down on
اِزْدَرَى \ look down on: to consider sb. or sth. to be of lower quality (than oneself; than what suits oneself): Office workers often look down on farm workers. scorn: to treat as worthless; to refuse (sth. that one considers worthless): She scorned his love He scorned my offer of help. sneer: to express a low opinion of sb. (or sth.) with bitter words or a bitter smile: He sneered at my failure. despise: to consider worthless; have a very low opinion of: I despise anyone who hurts a child. \ See Also احتقر (اِحْتَقَرَ)، هَزِئ بِـ، اِسْتَخَفَّ بِـ -
56 scorn
اِزْدَرَى \ look down on: to consider sb. or sth. to be of lower quality (than oneself; than what suits oneself): Office workers often look down on farm workers. scorn: to treat as worthless; to refuse (sth. that one considers worthless): She scorned his love He scorned my offer of help. sneer: to express a low opinion of sb. (or sth.) with bitter words or a bitter smile: He sneered at my failure. despise: to consider worthless; have a very low opinion of: I despise anyone who hurts a child. \ See Also احتقر (اِحْتَقَرَ)، هَزِئ بِـ، اِسْتَخَفَّ بِـ -
57 sneer
اِزْدَرَى \ look down on: to consider sb. or sth. to be of lower quality (than oneself; than what suits oneself): Office workers often look down on farm workers. scorn: to treat as worthless; to refuse (sth. that one considers worthless): She scorned his love He scorned my offer of help. sneer: to express a low opinion of sb. (or sth.) with bitter words or a bitter smile: He sneered at my failure. despise: to consider worthless; have a very low opinion of: I despise anyone who hurts a child. \ See Also احتقر (اِحْتَقَرَ)، هَزِئ بِـ، اِسْتَخَفَّ بِـ -
58 sinken
(Bedeutung) to diminish; to be on the decline;(Hoffnung) to fade;(Preis) to fall; to drop; to decline; to go down; to sag;(Schiff) to founder; to go down; to sink;(Wasserstand) to subside* * *sịn|ken ['zɪŋkn] pret sa\#nk [zaŋk] ptp gesu\#nken [gə'zʊŋkn]vi aux sein1) (Mensch, Gegenstand) to sink; (Schiff) to sink, to go down; (Ballon) to descend; (Nebel) to come down, to descend (liter)auf einen Stuhl/zu Boden sinken — to sink into a chair/to the ground
an jds Brust (acc) or jdm an die Brust sinken (liter) — to fall upon sb's breast
in Ohnmacht sinken (geh) — to swoon (old), to fall into a faint (esp Brit), to faint
die Arme/den Kopf sinken lassen — to let one's arms/head drop
2) (Boden, Gebäude) to subside, to sink; (Fundament) to settledas Haus war ein Meter tiefer gesunken — the house had sunk one metre (Brit) or meter (US)
3) (=niedriger werden Wasserspiegel, Temperatur, Preise etc) to fall, to drop4) (= schwinden) (Ansehen, Vertrauen) to diminish; (Einfluss) to wane, to decline, to diminish; (Hoffnung, Stimmung) to sinkden Mut/die Hoffnung sinken lassen — to lose courage/hope
5) (moralisch) to sink* * *1) (to slip, fall, be reduced: As he could think of nothing more to say, he lapsed into silence; I'm afraid our standards of tidiness have lapsed.) lapse2) sink3) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) subside* * *sin·ken<sank, gesunken>[ˈzɪŋkn̩]vi Hilfsverb: seinauf den Grund \sinken to sink to the bottom2. (herabsinken) to descend3. (niedersinken) to drop, to fallins Bett \sinken to fall into bedzu Boden/auf ein Sofa \sinken to sink [or drop] to the ground/on[to] a sofadie Hände \sinken lassen to let one's hands fall, to drop one's handsdie Temperatur sank auf 2°C the temperature went down to 2°C; Kurs, Preis to fall, to drop, to be on the decline▪ \sinkend falling\sinkende Produktion ÖKON falling production\sinkender Dollar BÖRSE sagging dollarden Mut \sinken lassen to lose couragein jds Achtung/Ansehen \sinken to go down [or sink] in sb's estimation [or esteem], to lose sb's favour [or AM -or]; s.a. tief* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <ship, sun> sink, go down; <plane, balloon> descend, go down; (geh.) <leaves, snowflakes> fall2) (niedersinken) fallauf od. (geh.) in die Knie sinken — sink or fall to one's knees
3) (niedriger werden) <temperature, level> fall, dropdas Thermometer/Barometer sinkt — the temperature is falling/the barometer is going back
4) (an Wert verlieren) <price, value> fall, go down5) (nachlassen, abnehmen) fall; go down; <excitement, interest> diminish, decline* * *sinken; sinkt, sank, ist gesunken v/ijemandem in die Arme sinken fall into sb’s arms;zu Boden sinken sink ( oder drop) to the ground;auf die Knie sinken drop to one’s knees;ins Bett sinken fall ( oder collapse) into bed;in einen Sessel sinken sink ( oder collapse) into an armchair;sinken lassen lower, drop (auch Stimme);den Kopf sinken lassen hang one’s head;in tiefen Schlaf sinken sink into a deep sleep2. Aktien, Kurs, Preise, Temperatur etc: fall, drop, go down;das Fieber ist leicht gesunken the temperature has gone down slightly;der Verbrauch von Rindfleisch ist stark gesunken beef consumption has fallen considerably;zu einem allgemeinen Sinken der Energiepreise führen lead to a general fall in energy pricesseine Stimmung sank his spirits sank;er ist tief gesunken he has sunk very low;in jemandes Achtung sinken go down in sb’s opinion ( oder esteem);* * *unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb; mit sein1) <ship, sun> sink, go down; <plane, balloon> descend, go down; (geh.) <leaves, snowflakes> fall2) (niedersinken) fallauf od. (geh.) in die Knie sinken — sink or fall to one's knees
3) (niedriger werden) <temperature, level> fall, dropdas Thermometer/Barometer sinkt — the temperature is falling/the barometer is going back
4) (an Wert verlieren) <price, value> fall, go down5) (nachlassen, abnehmen) fall; go down; <excitement, interest> diminish, decline* * *n.descent n. -
59 geringschätzen
ge|rịng schät|zen sepvt(= verachten) Menschen, Leistung to think little of, to have a poor or low opinion of; Erfolg, Reichtum to set little store by (Brit) or in (US), to place little value on; menschliches Leben to have scant regard for, to place little value on; (= missachten) Gefahr, Folgen to disregard* * *(to despise: I have no use for such silliness / silly people.) have no use for* * *ge·ring|schät·zenvt s. gering II. 2* * *s. gering 2)* * ** * *s. gering 2) -
60 gering schätzen
to disparage; to disdain* * *ge|rịng schät|zen sepvt(= verachten) Menschen, Leistung to think little of, to have a poor or low opinion of; Erfolg, Reichtum to set little store by (Brit) or in (US), to place little value on; menschliches Leben to have scant regard for, to place little value on; (= missachten) Gefahr, Folgen to disregardeine Tugend, die man nicht gering schätzen sollte — a virtue not to be despised
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have a low opinion of somebody — have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is good, bad, etc • The boss has a very high opinion of her. Main entry: ↑opinionidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a low opinion of something — have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is good, bad, etc • The boss has a very high opinion of her. Main entry: ↑opinionidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a good opinion of somebody — have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is good, bad, etc • The boss has a very high opinion of her. Main entry: ↑opinionidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a bad opinion of somebody — have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is good, bad, etc • The boss has a very high opinion of her. Main entry: ↑opinionidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a high opinion of somebody — have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is good, bad, etc • The boss has a very high opinion of her. Main entry: ↑opinionidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a good opinion of something — have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is good, bad, etc • The boss has a very high opinion of her. Main entry: ↑opinionidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a bad opinion of something — have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is good, bad, etc • The boss has a very high opinion of her. Main entry: ↑opinionidiom … Useful english dictionary
have a high opinion of something — have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of sb/sth idiom to think that sb/sth is good, bad, etc • The boss has a very high opinion of her. Main entry: ↑opinionidiom … Useful english dictionary
low — low1 [lō] adj. [ME lah < ON lagr, akin to MDu lage, MLowG læge < IE base * legh , LIE1] 1. a) of little height or elevation; not high or tall b) not far above the ground [low clouds] 2. depress … English World dictionary
low — [[t]lo͟ʊ[/t]] ♦ lower, lowest, lows 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is low measures only a short distance from the bottom to the top, or from the ground to the top. ...the low garden wall that separated the front garden from next door... She put it… … English dictionary
opinion */*/*/ — UK [əˈpɪnjən] / US noun [countable] Word forms opinion : singular opinion plural opinions Ways of giving your opinion: I think → the most usual and general way of giving your opinion I reckon → a more informal way of giving your opinion In my… … English dictionary