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41 с грехом пополам
1) General subject: hugger-mugger, so-so, after a fashion, lamely, tolerably, with great difficulty2) Set phrase: (used as adv. mod. of manner) badly, (used as adv. mod. of manner) with difficulty -
42 терпимо
General subject: decently, so-so, tolerably, tolerantly, leniently -
43 я вполне сносно себя чувствую
Makarov: I'm tolerably wellУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > я вполне сносно себя чувствую
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44 Т-6
(И) ТАК И СЯК coll AdvP these forms only fixed WO1. ( adv or predic (subj: human) (to do or try to do sth.) in various waysthis way and thatfirst one way, then another in all different ways.Редкие стрелы дождя, утратившего и строй, и вес, и способность шуметь, невпопад, так и сяк вспыхивали на солнце (Набоков 1). Stray arrows of rain that had lost both rhythm and weight and the ability to make any sound, flashed at random, this way and that, in the sun (1a).2. Also: ТАК-СЙКadvnot especially well but bearably, tolerablyso-sopassably fair to middling.«Каково торгует ваша милость?» - спросил Адриян. «Э-хе-хе, — отвечал Шульц, - и так и сяк. Пожаловаться не могу» (Пушкин 3). "How's Your Honor's business?" asked Adrian. uOh, well," answered Schulz, uso-so. I can't complain" (3a).Остальной персонал отеля относится ко мне так-сяк (Лимонов 1). The rest of the hotel staff treat me passably (1a).3. Also: ТАК-СЯК ( subj-compl with copula ( subj: any common noun)) a person (thing, place etc) is not especially good but is bearable, tolerable, such that one can accept him (or it)X и так и сяк = X is not so badX is not that bad X is satisfactory (acceptable) X will do.(Себейкин:) Шашлычная ещё так-сяк, у нас там возле артели стекляшку построили... (Рощин 2). (S.:) A shashlik place isn't so bad. They built one near our shop, all made of glass... (2a).(Ихарев:) Балык, кажется, не того, а икра ещё так и сяк (Гоголь 2). (I.:) The salmon's not up to scratch, but the caviar's satisfactory (2a). -
45 и так и сяк
[AdvP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [adv or predic (subj: human)]⇒ (to do or try to do sth.) in various ways:- first one way, then another;- in all different ways.♦ Редкие стрелы дождя, утратившего и строй, и вес, и способность шуметь, невпопад, так и сяк вспыхивали на солнце (Набоков 1). Stray arrows of rain that had lost both rhythm and weight and the ability to make any sound, flashed at random, this way and that, in the sun (1a).2. Also: ТАК-СЯК [adv]⇒ not especially well but bearably, tolerably:- so-so;- passably;- fair to middling.♦ "Каково торгует ваша милость?" - спросил Адриян. "Э-хе-хе, - отвечал Шульц, - и так и сяк. Пожаловаться не могу" (Пушкин 3). "How's Your Honor's business?" asked Adrian. "Oh, well," answered Schulz, uso-so. I can't complain" (3a).♦ Остальной персонал отеля относится ко мне так-сяк (Лимонов 1). The rest of the hotel staff treat me passably (1a).3. Also: ТАК-СЯК [subj-compl with copula (subj: any common noun)]⇒ a person (thing, place etc) is not especially good but is bearable, tolerable, such that one can accept him (or it):- X will do.♦ [Себейкин:] Шашлычная ешё так-сяк, у нас там возле артели стекляшку построили... (Рошин 2). [S.:] A shashlik place isn't so bad. They built one near our shop, all made of glass... (2a).♦ [Ихарев:] Балык, кажется, не того, а икра ешё так и сяк (Гоголь 2). [I.:] The salmon's not up to scratch, but the caviar's satisfactory (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > и так и сяк
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46 так и сяк
• (И) ТАК И СЯК coll[AdvP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [adv or predic (subj: human)]⇒ (to do or try to do sth.) in various ways:- first one way, then another;- in all different ways.♦ Редкие стрелы дождя, утратившего и строй, и вес, и способность шуметь, невпопад, так и сяк вспыхивали на солнце (Набоков 1). Stray arrows of rain that had lost both rhythm and weight and the ability to make any sound, flashed at random, this way and that, in the sun (1a).2. Also: ТАК-СЯК [adv]⇒ not especially well but bearably, tolerably:- so-so;- passably;- fair to middling.♦ "Каково торгует ваша милость?" - спросил Адриян. "Э-хе-хе, - отвечал Шульц, - и так и сяк. Пожаловаться не могу" (Пушкин 3). "How's Your Honor's business?" asked Adrian. "Oh, well," answered Schulz, uso-so. I can't complain" (3a).♦ Остальной персонал отеля относится ко мне так-сяк (Лимонов 1). The rest of the hotel staff treat me passably (1a).3. Also: ТАК-СЯК [subj-compl with copula (subj: any common noun)]⇒ a person (thing, place etc) is not especially good but is bearable, tolerable, such that one can accept him (or it):- X will do.♦ [Себейкин:] Шашлычная ешё так-сяк, у нас там возле артели стекляшку построили... (Рошин 2). [S.:] A shashlik place isn't so bad. They built one near our shop, all made of glass... (2a).♦ [Ихарев:] Балык, кажется, не того, а икра ешё так и сяк (Гоголь 2). [I.:] The salmon's not up to scratch, but the caviar's satisfactory (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > так и сяк
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47 так-сяк
[AdvP; these forms only; fixed WO]=====1. [adv or predic (subj: human)]⇒ (to do or try to do sth.) in various ways:- first one way, then another;- in all different ways.♦ Редкие стрелы дождя, утратившего и строй, и вес, и способность шуметь, невпопад, так и сяк вспыхивали на солнце (Набоков 1). Stray arrows of rain that had lost both rhythm and weight and the ability to make any sound, flashed at random, this way and that, in the sun (1a).2. Also: ТАК-СЯК [adv]⇒ not especially well but bearably, tolerably:- so-so;- passably;- fair to middling.♦ "Каково торгует ваша милость?" - спросил Адриян. "Э-хе-хе, - отвечал Шульц, - и так и сяк. Пожаловаться не могу" (Пушкин 3). "How's Your Honor's business?" asked Adrian. "Oh, well," answered Schulz, uso-so. I can't complain" (3a).♦ Остальной персонал отеля относится ко мне так-сяк (Лимонов 1). The rest of the hotel staff treat me passably (1a).3. Also: ТАК-СЯК [subj-compl with copula (subj: any common noun)]⇒ a person (thing, place etc) is not especially good but is bearable, tolerable, such that one can accept him (or it):- X will do.♦ [Себейкин:] Шашлычная ешё так-сяк, у нас там возле артели стекляшку построили... (Рошин 2). [S.:] A shashlik place isn't so bad. They built one near our shop, all made of glass... (2a).♦ [Ихарев:] Балык, кажется, не того, а икра ешё так и сяк (Гоголь 2). [I.:] The salmon's not up to scratch, but the caviar's satisfactory (2a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > так-сяк
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48 במידה נסבלת
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49 jako
Ⅰ praep. 1. (w okresie życia) as- jako dziecko/młody człowiek as a child/young man- nauczył się francuskiego jako dziecko he learnt French when he was a child2. (w charakterze) as; in the capacity of książk.- jako gospodarz/nauczyciel as host/teacher- jako lekarz uważam, że… in my capacity as (a) doctor, I believe that…- zasłynął jako aktor komediowy he was famous as a comedy a. comic actor- występował w procesie jako tłumacz he took part in the trial as an interpreter- radzono się go jako eksperta he was consulted as an expert- jego wystąpienie potraktowano jako próbę nacisku his statement was seen as an attempt to exert pressure- jako kolejnego gościa mam zaszczyt powitać… as my next guest, I have the honour to welcome…- premier uczestniczył w uroczystości jako osoba prywatna the Prime Minister attended the ceremony in a private capacityⅡ conj. as- stany określane jako depresyjne conditions described as depressive- jako pierwszy przyszedł mój brat my brother was the first to arrive- urodził się jako pierwszy/ostatni z siedmiorga rodzeństwa he was born the oldest/youngest of seven children- jako taki as such- nie chodzi o politykę jako taką it’s not a question of politics as suchⅢ jako że a. iż książk. as, since- jako że dzień był pochmurny, paliły się wszystkie światła as it was cloudy, all the lights were on- wioska ocalała, jako że leży wyżej the village escaped damage as it lies higher upⅣ jako tako pot. 1. (nie najgorzej) [czuć się] so-so pot.; [zachowywać się] tolerably- „jak ci poszedł egzamin?” – „jako tako” ‘how did the exam go?’ – ‘so-so’2. (średnio) [inteligentny] fairly* * *conjasja jako były premier... — as a former prime minister, I...
* * *conj.1. (= jak) as; jako dziecko (= w dzieciństwie) as a child; mówię do ciebie jako twój ojciec I am speaking to you as your father.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > jako
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50 możliwie
adv. 1. (w miarę możliwości) możliwie najwcześniej/najdalej/najwięcej as early/far/much as possible- możliwie najwyższa cena the highest price possible, the highest possible price- możliwie najniższa temperatura the lowest temperature possible, the lowest possible temperature2. pot. (dość dobrze) passably- nawet możliwie napisałeś ten test you didn’t do this test badly* * *advzrób to możliwie szybko/dobrze — do it as soon/well as you possibly can
* * *adv.1. (= w miarę możliwości) possibly, if possible; możliwie najlepszy the best possible; możliwie najszybciej as soon as possible, ASAP, asap; zrób to możliwie dobrze do it as well as you possibly can, give it your best; zrób to możliwie szybko do it as soon as you possibly can.2. pot. (= znośnie) not too badly, tolerably; wyglądali całkiem możliwie they didn't look too bad; zachowuj się możliwie! behave yourself!The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > możliwie
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51 stosunkowo
adv. relatively, comparatively- powodziło im się stosunkowo dobrze they were relatively well off- czuję się stosunkowo dobrze I’m feeling tolerably well- jest stosunkowo młody he’s relatively young* * *advrelatively, comparatively* * *adv.relatively, comparatively.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > stosunkowo
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52 względnie
Ⅰ adv. 1. (dość) [cichy, dobry, spokojny, zamożny] comparatively, relatively 2. pot. (nieźle) [czuć się, udać się, zachowywać się] fairly a. reasonably well- na wycieczce było względnie the trip went reasonably well- uczyć się względnie to be a fairly good pupilⅡ conj. książk. or (alternatively)* * *adv( stosunkowo) relatively, comparatively; ( albo) or, ( znośnie) fairly* * *adv.1. (= do pewnego stopnia) relatively, fairly.2. pot. (= do przyjęcia) fairly, tolerably; względnie dobrze fairly well; na wakacjach było względnie the holidays weren't too bad.3. (= lub) or.The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > względnie
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53 jo
коне́чно, как же, да; ведь ( при отрицательном предложении)••táler De íkke dansk? Jo, det gør jeg! — Вы не говори́те по-да́тски? Коне́чно, говорю́!
* * *I. adv( svarord) yes ( fx didn't you see him? yes I did; you're not his brother! yes I am),( stærkere) certainly;( tøvende) well;( som indledning) well;[ jo pyt!] oh go on![ jo så gerne] certainly;[ jo såmænd]( stærkt bekræftende) indeed,( betinget bekræftende) well yes,( nogenlunde) so so, tolerably;[ jo vist] certainly, of course,( ironisk) indeed!II. adv( forklarende) you know, you see;( protesterende) why ( fx I cannot betray him; why, he is my friend);[ der er han jo!] why, there he is![ vi vidste jo godt at] of course we knew that;[ du har jo været der?] you have been there, haven't you?III. conj:[jo... jo] the... the;[ jo før des bedre, jo før jo hellere] the sooner the better;[ jo mere jeg øver mig des dårligere synger jeg] the more I practise, the worse I sing. -
54 net
bag, mesh, net, netting, pocket, system* * *I. (et -) net;( bagagenet i tog) rack;( som taske) string bag;( af trafiklinier, årer etc) network, system;( edderkops) web;(fig) web ( fx of lies, of intrigue), tissue ( fx of lies); net ( fxthe police net was closing in on him; he slipped through the net the police had drawn around the district);[ sende bolden i nettet] put the ball in the net.II. adj nice,( køn) pretty,( ordentlig) neat;[ det er en net historie] here's a pretty kettle of fish;[ net klædt] neatly dressed;[ en net sum] a tidy sum;[ synge ganske net] sing tolerably well;[ net uden at være pralende] neat without being ostentatious. -
55 ret
correct, course, court, dish, enough, erect, law court, power, pretty, quite, rather, right, right of way* * *I. (en -ter)( mad) dish,( del af et større måltid) course ( fx the first (, second) course);[ dagens ret]( på restaurant) today's special;[ tre retter mad] three courses;[ en middag med seks retter] a six-course dinner;(se også tage (for sig)).II. (en -ter)(mods uret) right;( rettighed) right, privilege;( retfærdighed) justice;( lovgivning, jura) law;( retspleje) (administration of) justice;( domstol) court (of justice), law court;( dommersæde) Bench;( retslokale) court (room);[ lov og ret], se lov;[ med vb:][ få ret](dvs vise sig at have ret) prove right, be right after all;(fx i diskussion) carry one's point;[ få sin ret] come into one's own;[ give ham ret] agree with him ( i at that), admit that he is right;[ give ham ret i hans betragtning] admit that he is right,F admit the justice of his view;[ give ret til] give the right to, entitle (somebody) to;[ kuponen giver ret til...] the coupon entitles you to...;[ hvis jeg gjorde dig din ret] if you had your deserts;(se også skel);[ gå rettens vej] take legal action, take the matter to court,T go to law;(se også ndf: i rette, til retten & gang: gå sin gang);[ have ret] be right;[ det har du ret i] you are right there;[ have ret til (at)] have a right to, be entitled to;[ skaffe sig sin ret] take the law into one's own hands;[ ret skal være ret] fair is fair,( om modstræbende ros) I (, we etc) must give the devil his due;[ med præp:][ efter dansk ret] in (el. according to) Danish law;[ for retten] in court, before the court;[ bringe sagen for retten] take the matter to court;( om sag) come on,( om person) stand trial;[ stille ham for retten] put him on trial;[ i retten] in court;[ gå i rette med en] remonstrate with somebody ( for about, over);[ være i sin gode ret] be (quite) within one's rights;[ med rette] rightly ( fx he rightly feared that it would be too late); justly, with justice;( fortjent) deservedly ( fx the school is very famous, and deservedly so);[ med rette eller urette] rightly or wrongly;[ med hvilken ret kommer De herind?] what right have you to come in here?[ gå til retten] go to law;(dvs få sin ret) come into one's own,( komme til fuld udfoldelse) do justice to oneself,( tage sig godt ud) show to the best advantage;( blive vant til forholdene) find one's feet, settle in;( blive tilfreds) be satisfied with conditions;( slå sig til ro) settle down;[ hjælpe en til rette] help somebody, lend somebody a (helping) hand;[ han er ikke nem at komme til rette med] he takes some handling; he is not easy to get on with;[ lægge til rette] arrange, organize,( forberede) prepare;[ sætte sig til rette] settle oneself;[ tage sig selv til rette] take the law into one's own hands;[ tale en til rette] make somebody listen to reason,T talk somebody round;[ vise en til rette] show somebody his way about, instruct somebody,T show somebody the ropes;(= dadle), se tilrettevise.III. (en)( retside) right side.IV. adj( lige) straight ( fx back, line);( rigtig) right ( fx road), proper ( fx everything in its proper place);( retmæssig) rightful ( fx heir, owner),( lovlig) lawful ( fx heir, owner);[ alle ret!](mil.) attention![ det er ikke mere end ret og rimeligt] it is only right and proper, it is only fair;[ det var ret!] well done! good![ det rette] the right thing;[ han har hjertet på rette sted] his heart is in the right place;[ strikke ret] knit plain;(se også II. vrang);[ i rette tid]( tidsnok) in time ( fx come in time),( til den rigtige tid) in due time ( fx arrive in due time);[ komme i rette tid til] come (el. be) in time for;[ et ord i rette tid] a word in season;[ på rette tid og sted] at the proper time and place;[ på rette vej] on the right road (el. track);[ ret vinkel] right angle;(se også køl).V. adv( lige) straight;( rigtig) rightly, correctly, properly;[ forstå mig ret] don't misunderstand me,T don't get me wrong;[ ret forude](mar) right ahead;[ deri gjorde du ret] you were right in doing that,T you did the right thing;[ om jeg husker ret] if I remember rightly; if my memory serves me right;[ om jeg kender ham ret] if I know him;[ ret nord] due north;[ slet og ret], se II. slet;[ ret som] just as;[ stå ret](mil.) stand at attention;( indtage retstilling) come to attention.VI. adv( temmelig) rather ( fx bad, brutal, easy, hot, long, nice, rude, tall, unlikely, unpleasant; rather good but not outstanding);( svagere) quite ( fx enjoyable, good, nice, pleased, rude, unpleasant, warm);(NB quite + absolut adj el. adv betyder " aldeles", fx quite impossible, quite right);( stærkere, T) pretty ( fx well, good, bad, sure, hopeless);F tolerably ( fx well, certain);(NB T ofte udtrykt ved tilføjelse af -ish, fx latish, reddish, soonish, tallish);[ ikke ret] not very ( fx far, good, many, much);( svagere: ofte uoversat:) not ( fx far, much);[ uden ret meget håb] without (very) much hope;[ ret så...] rather, quite ( fx complicated). -
56 tålelig
* * *adj( udholdelig) bearable,F endurable;( middelmådig) passable,F tolerable,T so-so;adv passably, tolerably. -
57 aceptablemente
adv.acceptably.* * *► adverbio1 acceptably* * *= acceptably.Ex. There is also the biographer or historian who can write at an acceptably scholarly level but who is not necessarily advancing the frontiers of knowledge.* * *= acceptably.Ex: There is also the biographer or historian who can write at an acceptably scholarly level but who is not necessarily advancing the frontiers of knowledge.
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58 bastante
adj.1 enough (suficiente).no tengo dinero bastante I haven't got enough money2 a lot of, sufficient, enough, plenty of.adv.1 quite, pretty (considerablemente).es bastante fácil it's pretty o quite easybastante mejor quite a lot betterme gustó bastante I enjoyed it quite a lot2 a lot, very much, a great deal.pron.enough, a good deal, a lot, a sufficient quantity.* * *► adjetivo1 enough, sufficient■ ¿tienes bastante dinero? have you got enough money?2 (abundante) quite a lot of► adverbio1 enough2 (un poco) fairly, quite3 (tiempo) some time, quite a while* * *1. adv.1) enough, sufficiently2) quite, rather2. pron. 3. adj.1) enough, sufficient3) quite a few* * *1. ADJ1) (=suficiente) enough ( para for)¿no tienes ya bastantes? — haven't you got enough?
2) (=mucho) quite a lot of, a fair amount ofhan dejado bastante comida — they've left quite a lot of o a fair amount of food
3) (=muchos) quite a lot of, quite a fewhabía bastantes invitados en la recepción — there were quite a lot of o quite a few guests at the reception
-¿tienes muchos cuadros? -bastantes — "do you have many paintings?" - "quite a few"
4) Méx (=demasiado) too much2. ADV1) (=suficiente) enoughya tienen bastante como para que vayamos también nosotros con nuestros problemas — they've got enough on their plate already without us taking our problems along
2) (=de forma considerable) [con verbos] quite a lot; [con adjetivos, adverbios] quitelo he visto bastante últimamente — I've seen a fair amount of him o quite a lot of him recently
me gusta bastante — I quite like it, I like it quite a lot
el libro está bastante bien — it's a fairly good book, it's quite a good book
estoy bastante cansado — I'm rather o quite tired
habla inglés bastante bien — she speaks quite good English, her English is quite good
* * *I1) ( suficiente) enoughbastantes vasos/bastante vino — enough glasses/wine
2) ( cantidad o número considerable) plenty of, quite a lot ofII1) ( suficiente) enough2) ( demasiado)III1) ( suficientemente) enough2) ( considerablemente) (con verbos) quite a lot; (con adjetivos, adverbios) quiteme pareció bastante aburrido/agradable — I thought he was rather boring/quite pleasant
es bastante fácil de curar — it's quite o fairly easy to cure
* * *= a good deal of, a great deal of, enough, plenty of, pretty much, substantive, plenty, a good many, numerable, fair share.Ex. There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.Ex. As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex. Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.Ex. There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.Ex. Of course, suspicion always arises that both are weak; for where the library is a vital force, the public is usually pretty much alive to its worth.Ex. In Zimbabwe out of the seven universities with substantive librarians in the country, six of them were headed by women.Ex. One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex. A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.Ex. During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex. Some librarians complain that they are not getting a fair share of these funds.----* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* bastante + Adjetivo = fairly + Adjetivo, pretty + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, reasonably + Adjetivo.* bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.* bastante desarrollado = well-developed.* bastante extenso = longish.* bastante general = wide-ranging [wide ranging].* bastante grande = largish.* bastante largo = longish.* bastante lejos de = well away from.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bastante más = rather more.* bastante para todos = enough to go round.* bastante tiempo = ample time.* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.* dejar bastante que desear = leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* lo bastante elevado = high enough.* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.* no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = staff-intensive [staff intensive].* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].* remontarse bastante en el tiempo = go back + a long way.* ya es bastante = enough is enough.* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* * *I1) ( suficiente) enoughbastantes vasos/bastante vino — enough glasses/wine
2) ( cantidad o número considerable) plenty of, quite a lot ofII1) ( suficiente) enough2) ( demasiado)III1) ( suficientemente) enough2) ( considerablemente) (con verbos) quite a lot; (con adjetivos, adverbios) quiteme pareció bastante aburrido/agradable — I thought he was rather boring/quite pleasant
es bastante fácil de curar — it's quite o fairly easy to cure
* * *= a good deal of, a great deal of, enough, plenty of, pretty much, substantive, plenty, a good many, numerable, fair share.Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.
Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.Ex: Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.Ex: Of course, suspicion always arises that both are weak; for where the library is a vital force, the public is usually pretty much alive to its worth.Ex: In Zimbabwe out of the seven universities with substantive librarians in the country, six of them were headed by women.Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.Ex: Some librarians complain that they are not getting a fair share of these funds.* ayudar bastante a = go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.* bastante + Adjetivo = fairly + Adjetivo, pretty + Adjetivo, rather + Adjetivo, reasonably + Adjetivo.* bastante bien = good enough, rather well, fairly + Verbo.* bastante desarrollado = well-developed.* bastante extenso = longish.* bastante general = wide-ranging [wide ranging].* bastante grande = largish.* bastante largo = longish.* bastante lejos de = well away from.* bastante malo = third rate [third-rate].* bastante más = rather more.* bastante para todos = enough to go round.* bastante tiempo = ample time.* con bastante antelación = well in advance, far in advance.* con bastante frecuencia = quite frequently, fairly often.* dar bastante importancia a = place + great store on.* dejar bastante que desear = leave + a lot to be desired, leave + much to be desired.* estar bastante acostumbrado a = be all too familiar with.* estar bastante alejado = be a distance apart.* ganar bastante dinero = make + good money, earn + good money.* lo bastante elevado = high enough.* lo bastante extenso = adequately scoped.* no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno = decently + Participio Pasado.* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal = staff-intensive [staff intensive].* que necesita bastante mano de obra = labour-intensive [labour intensive].* remontarse bastante en el tiempo = go back + a long way.* ya es bastante = enough is enough.* ya hace bastante tiempo = for quite a while now.* ya hemos hablado bastante de = so much for.* * *A (suficiente) enough¿tenemos bastantes vasos/bastante vino? do we have enough glasses/wine?B (una cantidad o un número considerable) plenty ofcompra bastantes aceitunas buy plenty of olivesnecesita bastante sal it needs plenty of o quite a lot of saltnos dio bastantes ejemplos he gave us plenty of o quite a lot of o quite a few examplesA (en cantidad o número suficiente) enoughvámonos, ya he visto bastante let's go, I've seen enoughya tenemos bastantes we already have enoughB(en cantidad o número considerable): la traducción deja bastante que desear the translation leaves rather a lot to be desiredA (suficientemente) enoughno te has esforzado bastante you haven't tried hard enoughel río no es lo bastante profundo the river isn't deep enoughes lo bastante fácil como para que lo pueda hacer sola it's easy enough for her to do on her ownme ayudó bastante he gave me quite a lot of help, he helped me quite a lotme pareció bastante aburrido/agradable I thought he was rather boring/quite pleasantllegó bastante cansado he was pretty o quite tired when he arrivedlo que tiene es bastante fácil de curar what she has is quite o fairly easy to curehabla español bastante bien she speaks Spanish quite o pretty welllos resultados fueron bastante decepcionantes the results were rather disappointing* * *
bastante adjetivo
◊ bastantes vasos/bastante vino enough glasses/wine
◊ había bastante gente/bastantes coches there were plenty of people/cars
■ pronombre
1 ( suficiente) enough;
2 ( demasiado):
■ adverbio
1 ( suficientemente) enough;
2 ( considerablemente) ( con verbos) quite a lot;
(con adjetivos, adverbios) quite;
me pareció bastante agradable/aburrido I thought he was quite pleasant/rather boring
bastante
I adjetivo
1 (suficiente) enough: ¿tenéis bastantes mantas?, do you have enough blankets?
bastante dinero/azúcar, enough money/sugar
2 (en abundancia) quite a lot of: tiene bastante valor, he's quite brave
bastantes personas, quite a lot of people
II adverbio
1 (suficiente) enough: nunca tiene bastante, it's never enough for her
es lo bastante inteligente como para..., he's clever enough to...
2 (muy, mucho) fairly, quite: conduces bastante bien, you drive rather well
es una película bastante buena, it's quite a good film
viaja bastante, she travels quite often ➣ Ver nota en quite
1) Cuando quieres decir suficiente, debes usar la palabra enough, que se coloca detrás de un adjetivo o adverbio, pero delante de un sustantivo: Tengo bastante dinero. I have enough money. No es bastante grande. It's not big enough.
Recuerda que nunca puedes usar enough cuando bastante significa muy: Este libro es bastante (muy) interesante. This book is very interesting. Hace bastante calor. It's very hot.
2) Cuando quieres decir abundante, puedes emplear la palabra quite, pero también:
fairly: bastante pero no suficiente
pretty: más o mejor de lo esperado (informal)
rather: más o mejor de lo esperado (formal)
En una escala de nada a muy, el orden sería: not-fairly-quite-rather/pretty-very.
Quite se coloca delante de a/an + sustantivo
pretty y fairly entre a/an y el sustantivo, y rather en ambas posiciones: It's quite/ rather a nice day today o it's a pretty/fairly/rather nice day today. Hoy es un día bastante agradable.
En la comparación sólo puedes emplear rather: It's rather warmer today. Hoy hace bastante más calor.
Con un verbo sólo podemos usar quite o rather: I rather/ quite liked it. Me gustó bastante.
' bastante' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abundante
- animosidad
- apolillada
- apolillado
- chillón
- chillona
- decente
- dentro
- descreída
- descreído
- desear
- destreza
- eufórica
- eufórico
- excitable
- informal
- lucir
- miedosa
- miedoso
- ordinaria
- ordinario
- parecerse
- pedestre
- pequeña
- pequeño
- potable
- rancia
- rancio
- reparación
- suficiente
- tonta
- tonto
- adelantado
- alto
- creer
- defender
- guisar
- hombre
- para
English:
accurately
- aspect
- by
- carefree
- close
- considerably
- deal
- decent
- draw on
- enough
- explode
- fairly
- have
- lengthy
- livable
- morale
- near
- OK
- okay
- pretty
- quite
- rather
- reasonable
- reasonably
- some
- sufficient
- sufficiently
- tolerably
- warm
- way
- bit
- considerable
- decently
- desire
- fair
- good
- nice
- nip
- ropey
- rough
- shape
- stock
- well
- while
* * *♦ adj1. [suficiente] enough;no tengo dinero bastante I haven't got enough money;no es lo bastante ancha para que entre el piano it's not wide enough to get the piano throughtienen bastante dinero they're quite o pretty well off;bastantes libros quite a lot of books, a fair number of books;tenemos bastante tiempo we have quite a lot of time♦ adv1. [suficientemente]es lo bastante lista para… she's smart enough to…;ya has hablado bastante, ahora cállate you've done enough talking, be quiet now2. [considerablemente] [con adjetivos, adverbios] quite;[con verbos] quite a lot;es bastante fácil it's pretty o quite easy;es una práctica bastante común it's quite a common practice, it's a pretty common practice;bastante mejor quite a lot better;me gustó bastante I enjoyed it quite a lot;he cenado bastante I had a pretty big dinner;desde que le operaron ha mejorado bastante he's quite a lot better o he's improved quite a lot since he had the operation3. [con frecuencia] quite a lot;voy bastante por ahí I go there quite a lot;¿viajas mucho? – bastante do you do much travelling? – yes, quite a lot o a fair bit♦ pronéramos bastantes there were quite a few o a lot of us;hay bastantes que piensan así there are quite a few people who share the same opinion;queda bastante there's quite a lot left* * *I adj1 enough2 número ocantidad considerable plenty of;quedan bastantes plazas there are plenty of seats leftbebe bastante she drinks quite a lot* * *bastante adv1) : enough, sufficientlyhe trabajado bastante: I have worked enough2) : fairly, rather, quitellegaron bastante temprano: they arrived quite earlybastante adj: enough, sufficientbastante pron: enoughhemos visto bastante: we have seen enough* * *bastante1 adj1. (suficiente) enough¿habrá bastante comida para todos? will there be enough food for everyone?¿tenemos bastantes sillas? have we got enough chairs?2. (no poco) quite a lot ofbastante2 adv1. (no poco) quite2. (suficiente) enoughbastante3 pron1. (suficente) enoughno eches más agua a la planta, ya tiene bastante don't water the plant any more, that's enough2. (mucho) quite a lot -
59 pasablemente
adv.passably.* * *ADV passably, tolerably (well) -
60 pasadero
adj.1 supportable, sufferable.2 passable, tolerably good (tolerable).* * *1.ADJ (=tolerable) passable, tolerable; (Aut etc) passable, open2.SM (=piedra) stepping stone
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