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1 trifling
تافِه \ futile: worthless: That futile young man has wasted all his money. What a futile argument!. insignificant: having no value or importance. trifle: a small unimportant matter: Don’t quarrel over trifles. trifling: unimportant; of little value: The cost is trifling. trivial: unimportant; not worth considering: trivial amusements. vain: useless; unsuccessful: a vain attempt. worthless: of no value. -
2 плевое дело
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3 tyhjänpäiväisyys
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4 simpleza
f.1 simple-mindedness.2 trifle.3 simplicity, homeliness, plainness, guilelessness.4 unsophisticated act, simple act.* * *1 (idiotez) simple-mindedness2 (tontería) nonsense* * *SF1) [de persona] (=cualidad mental) simpleness; (=credulidad) gullibility; (=necedad) simple-mindedness2) (=acto) silly thing, silly thing to do/sayse enojó por una simpleza — he got annoyed over nothing o over some silly little thing
* * *a) ( falta de inteligencia) simpleness; ( ingenuidad) gullibilityb) ( tontería)deja de hacer/decir simplezas — stop being silly; ( insignificancia)
* * *a) ( falta de inteligencia) simpleness; ( ingenuidad) gullibilityb) ( tontería)deja de hacer/decir simplezas — stop being silly; ( insignificancia)
* * *1 (falta de inteligencia) simpleness; (ingenuidad) gullibility2(tontería): deja de hacer/decir simplezas stop being silly3(insignificancia): no voy a discutir por esa simpleza I'm not going to argue over such a trifling matter o over such a silly little thing* * *
simpleza sustantivo femenino
( ingenuidad) gullibilityb) ( tontería):◊ deja de hacer/decir simplezas stop being silly;
discutieron por una simpleza they argued over a trifling matter
simpleza sustantivo femenino
1 (de una persona) simpleness, simple-mindedness
2 (de una actitud) piece of nonsense, silly thing
3 fam (nimiedad) trifle, trifling matter
* * *simpleza nf1. [de persona] simple-mindedness4. [insignificancia] trifle* * *f simple-mindedness* * *simpleza nf1) : foolishness, simpleness2) necedad: nonsense -
5 нищо
nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nixнищо не излезе nothing came of itнищо не се знае you never can tellнищо ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all rightнищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doingза нищо на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstancesза нищо на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hatзапочвам от нищо start from scratch; rise from nothingдрехите ти заприличаха на нищо your clothes look like nothing on earthнаправих си палтото на нищо I've ruined my coatвсе едно, че/почти нищо next to nothingтой застана до вратата, все едно че нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffledте си приказваха, сякаш нищо не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between themправя от нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehillнищо работа a trifling matterнищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobodyнищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measlyхабя си усилията за нищо waste o.'s efforts; spend o.'s efforts to no purposeнищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; no such thing; nothing like that; far from itнищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/toнищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakesnothing to write home aboutнищо ценно nothing of valueразг. it's, no goнищо друго освен nothing butкоето не е нищо друго освен which is butтой няма ни къща, ни дом, ни нищо he has no house, no home, no nothingядосвам се за нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me outне ставам за нищо serve no purposeнищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioningнищо ново no newsнищо не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to himнищо няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floorнаправих го на нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with himтой е едно голямо нищо, той е едно нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobodyновият му роман е нищо и половина his new novel is a flopот него не може да се очаква нищо хубаво you can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's* * *нѝщо,ср., само ед. nothing, (not) anything; nil; nought; sl. nix; все едно, че/почти \нищо next to nothing; дрехите ти заприличаха на \нищо your clothes look like nothing on earth; за \нищо all for nothing; за \нищо и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all; за \нищо на света (not) for love or money, under no circumstances, not for all the tea in China; sl. not for toffee; за \нищо на света няма да сложа тази рокля I wouldn’t be seen dead (in a pig market) in that dress; за \нищо не го бива he is good for nothing, he’s a bad egg; завиждат ти? \нищо they envy you? let them! so what? започвам от \нищо start from scratch; rise from nothing; като \нищо easily; like anything; as easy as anything; without turning a hair; as soon as look at; което не е \нищо друго освен which is but; направих го на \нищо и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him; направих си сакото на \нищо I’ve ruined my jacket; не можеш \нищо да направиш you can’t help it; it can’t be helped; разг. it’s no go; не правя \нищо be/stand idle; не ставам за \нищо serve no purpose; \нищо друго освен nothing but; \нищо за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning; \нищо и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly; \нищо не излезе nothing came of it; \нищо не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done; \нищо не се знае you never can tell; \нищо ново no news, nothing to write home about; \нищо няма да ти стане, ако почистиш стаята it won’t kill you to clean the room; \нищо особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes; nothing to write home about; \нищо подобно nothing of the kind/sort; nothing like that; far from it; \нищо пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to; \нищо работа a trifling matter; \нищо ти няма there’s nothing wrong with you, you’re all right; \нищо ценно nothing of value; \нищо, че no matter if, разг. so what if; \нищо човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody; \нищо чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that); новата му книга е \нищо и половина his new book is a flop; няма \нищо (лошо) no harm done; нямам \нищо общо с have nothing to do with; have nothing in common with; от него не може да се очаква \нищо хубаво you can’t rely/count on him, he’s not to be trusted, he’s capable of dirty work; no good will come of him; от \нищо нещо не става you can’t stop a gap with rushes, you can’t make a purse out of a sow’s ear; почти \нищо не е останало there’s precious little left; почти \нищо нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat; правя от \нищо нещо make a little go a long way, ( преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill; споря за \нищо и никакво split hairs, pettifog; това е \нищо за него, той ще се справи с това като \нищо it’s child’s play to him; той е едно голямо \нищо, той е едно \нищо и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody; той застана до вратата, все едно че \нищо не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled; той с \нищо не се отличава от he differs in no way from; ядосвам се за \нищо и никакво the merest trifle puts me out.* * *nil; none; nothing: I saw нищо that night. - Не видях нищо онази нощ.; zero* * *1. nothing to write homе about 2. nothing, (not) anything;nil;nought;sl. nix 3. НИЩО (от това) never mind, it doesn't matter, it makes no difference 4. НИЩО друго освен nothing but 5. НИЩО за отбелязване nothing worth mentioning 6. НИЩО и никакъв paltry, worthless, sl. measly 7. НИЩО не излезе nothing came of it 8. НИЩО не можеш да му направиш you can't touch him, you can't do anything to him 9. НИЩО не можеше да се направи there was nothing to be done, there was nothing doing 10. НИЩО не се знае you never can tell 11. НИЩО ново no news 12. НИЩО няма да ти стане, ако измиеш пода it won't kill you to scrub the floor 13. НИЩО особено nothing special/extraordinary, nothing out of the way, nothing to speak of, разг. nothing very much, no great shakes 14. НИЩО подобно nothing of the kind/sort;no such thing;nothing like that;far from it 15. НИЩО пред (в сравнение с) nothing to, sl. not a marker on/to 16. НИЩО работа a trifling matter 17. НИЩО ти няма there's nothing wrong/nothing the matter with you, you're all right 18. НИЩО ценно nothing of value 19. НИЩО човек an insignificant fellow, a mere nobody 20. НИЩО чудно (че) no wonder, small wonder (that) 21. аз НИЩО не знача за тебе I'm nothing to you 22. все едно, че/почти НИЩО next to nothing 23. дрехите ти заприличаха на НИЩО your clothes look like nothing on earth 24. за НИЩО all for nothing 25. за НИЩО и никакво for a trifle, for no reason at all 26. за НИЩО на света not for anything in the world, not for the world, not on any terms, (not) for love or money, under no circumstances 27. за НИЩО на света няма да сложа тази шапка I wouldn't be seen dead (in a pig market) in that hat 28. за НИЩО не го бива he is good for nothing 29. започвам от НИЩО start from scratch;rise from nothing 30. като НИЩО easily;like anything;as easy as anything;without turning a hair;as soon as look at 31. което не е НИЩО друго освен which is but 32. направих го на НИЩО и никакво I wiped/mopped the floor with him 33. направих си палтото на НИЩО I've ruined my coat 34. не знам НИЩО I know nothing, I don't know anything 35. не можеш НИЩО да направиш you can't do anything;you can't help it;it can't be helped 36. не правя НИЩО be/stand idle 37. не ставам за НИЩО serve no purpose 38. никой НИЩО не каза nobody said a word 39. новият му роман е НИЩО и половина his new novel is а flор 40. няма НИЩО (лошо) no harm done 41. няма НИЩО ново под слънцето there is nothing new under the sun 42. няма НИЩО, НИЩО не се е случило there's nothing the matter;it's all right 43. нямам НИЩО общо с have nothing to do with;have nothing in common with 44. от НИЩО нещо не става you can't stop a gap with rushes, you can't make a purse out of a sow's ear 45. от него не може да се очаква НИЩО хубаво уou can't rely/count on him, he's not to be trusted, he's 46. почти НИЩО нямаше за ядене there was hardly a thing to eat 47. правя от НИЩО нещо make a little go a long way, (преувеличавам) make a mountain out of a molehill 48. разг. it's, no go 49. споря за НИЩО и никакво split hairs, pettifog 50. те си приказваха, сякаш НИЩО не е било they were talking to each other as if nothing had happened between them 51. това е НИЩО за него, той ще се справи с това като НИЩО it's child's play to him 52. това няма НИЩО общо с истината nothing is further from the truth 53. това още НИЩО не значи that doesn't mean anything 54. той е едно голямо НИЩО, той е едно НИЩО и половина he is a cipher/nonentity/nobody 55. той застана до вратата, все едно че НИЩО не е било he stood at the door quite unruffled 56. той няма ни къща, ни дом, ни НИЩО he has no house, no home, no nothing 57. той с НИЩО не се отличава от he differs in no way from 58. хабя си усилията за НИЩО waste o.'s efforts;spend o.'s efforts to no purpose 59. ядосвам се за НИЩО и никакво the merest trifle puts me out -
6 играчка
toy, playthingмагазин за играчки toyshopиграчка на съдбата a ball of fortuneиграчка съм на be the sport of(оръдие съм на) be the tool ofтова за него е играчка it is child's play to him* * *игра̀чка,ж., -и toy, plaything; \играчкаа на съдбата a ball of fortune; \играчкаа съм на be the sport of; ( оръдие съм на) be the tool of; магазин за \играчкаи toyshop; това за него е \играчкаа it is kid’s stuff/child’s play to him; това не е \играчкаа it is no trifling matter.* * *bauble: I have to buy играчкаs for my kids. - Трябва да купя играчки на децата.* * *1. (оръдие съм на) be the tool of 2. toy, plaything 3. ИГРАЧКА на съдбата a ball of fortune 4. ИГРАЧКА съм на be the sport of 5. магазин за играчки toyshop 6. това за него е ИГРАЧКА it is child's play to him 7. това не е ИГРАЧКА it is no trifling matter -
7 муха
fly(изкуствена-за риболов) may-fly, (royal) coachmanпускам някому муха put it into someone's head, ам. sl. put a bug in s.o.'s earмуха да бръмне ще се чуе one could hear a pin dropлапам мухи stand gaping; fool/moon aboutмрат/гинат/капят като мухи die like fliesвижда ми се като муха it seems a trifling matter; it seems as easy as ABC* * *муха̀,ж., -ѝ 1. зоол. fly;2. (за риболов) may-fly, cockabondy, cockabundy, (royal)coachman; вижда ми се като \мухаа it seems a trifling matter; it seems as easy as ABC; испанска \мухаа Spanish fly, blister-beetle, cantharis, pl. cantharides; конска \мухаа horse-fly, cleg, breeze; • влиза ми \мухаа в главата, take it into o.’s head; категория “\мухаа” спорт. flyweight; лапам \мухаи stand gaping; fool/moon about; лутам се като \мухаа без глава be like a chicken with its head off; \мухаа да бръмне ще се чуе one could hear a pin drop; не дава \мухаа да бръмне he won’t stand the slightest noise; от \мухаата правя слон make a mountain out of a molehill; пускам някому \мухаа put it into someone’s head, амер. put a bug in s.o.’s ear; ухапала го е \мухаата да he’s got the bug for.* * *fly: a horse- муха - конска муха; may-fly (изкуствена за ловене на риба); cantharis (науч.)* * *1. (изкуствена - за риболов) may-fly, (royal) coachman 2. fly 3. МУХА да бръмне ще се чуе one could hear a pin drop 4. вижда ми се като МУХА it seems a trifling matter; it seems as easy as ABC 5. влиза ми МУХА в главата, слагам си някаква МУХА в главата take it into o.'s head 6. испанска МУХА Spanish fly, blister-beetle, науч. cantharis (pl. cantharides) 7. категория МУХА сn. flyweight 8. като МУХА без глава съм, лутам се като МУХА без глава be like a chicken with its head off 9. конска МУХА horse-fly, breeze 10. лапам мухи stand gaping;fool/moon about 11. мрат/гинат/капят като мухи die like flies 12. не дава МУХА да бръмне he won't stand the slightest noise 13. от МУХАта правя слон make a mountain out of a molehill 14. пускам някому МУХА put it into someone's head, ам. sl. put a bug in s.o.'s ear -
8 pikkuasia
yks.nom. pikkuasia; yks.gen. pikkuasian; yks.part. pikkuasiaa; yks.ill. pikkuasiaan; mon.gen. pikkuasioiden pikkuasioitten pikkuasiain; mon.part. pikkuasioita; mon.ill. pikkuasioihintrifle (noun)trifling matter (noun)triviality (noun)* * *• trifling matter• trivial matter• trifle• no great matter• no big thing• little thing• a little thing• triviality -
9 bagatelle
bagatelle [bagatεl]feminine nouna. little thingb. ( = somme) trifling sum* * *bagatɛl1) ( affaire) triviality2) ( objet)je lui ai acheté une bagatelle — I bought him/her a little something
3) ( somme) triflebagatelle de — iron trifling sum of
* * *baɡatɛl nftrifle, (= somme d'argent) paltry sum, (= affaire) trifling matter, ironiquepour la bagatelle de deux millions d'euros — for the paltry sum of 2 million euros, for a mere 2 million euros
* * *bagatelle nf1 ( chose sans importance) triviality; se fâcher pour des bagatelles to get angry over trivialities; bagatelle!† nonsense!;2 ( objet sans valeur) je lui ai acheté une bagatelle I bought him/her a little something;3 ( somme d'argent) trifle; bagatelle de iron trifling sum of; la bagatelle de 70 millions d’euros the trifling sum of 70 million euros;4 †( amour physique) euph physical love.[bagatɛl] nom féminin3. (familier) [sexe]il est porté/elle est portée sur la bagatelle he/she likes to play aroundBagatelle nom propre -
10 С-579
НИЧЕГО НЕ СТОИТ (кому) coll VP impers or with subj: это or pfv infin 3rd pers sing only pres or past fixed WOit is not difficult (for s.o. to do sth.): X-y ничего не стоит сделать Y - doing Y is (would be) the easiest thing in the world (for X)nothing could (would) be easier (for X) than to do Y X can (could) (very) easily do Y it would be a trifling matter for X to do Y itfs (it would be) no trouble at all for X to do Y it would cost X nothing to do Y it would take nothing for X to do Y (in limited contexts) X would think nothing of doing Y.Не задала я Чечановскому и другого вопроса: почему он обращается ко мне, а не к Мандельштаму. Ведь он бывал у нас, и ему ничего не стоило поговорить с Мандельштамом (Мандельштам 2). There was something else I did not ask Chechanovski: Why was he telling me this instead of M(andelstam) directly? He was always coming to see us, and nothing would have been easier than to mention it to Mfandelstam) himself (2a).В приведённой песне святой намекает, что ему ничего не стоило бы победить русских, уничтожив Владикавказ и Санкт-Петербург... (Терц 3). In the song quoted above the saint is hinting that it would be a trifling matter for him to defeat the Russians by destroying Vladikavkaz and St. Petersburg... (3a)....Мне ничего не стоит дать вам свою визитную карточку, и вас напечатают в любом толстом журнале... но лучше не надо. Подождите» (Катаев 3)...It would cost me nothing to give you my card and you would be published in any of the big monthlies...but better not. Wait a while" (3a).«Если вы не знаете, что такое Лужин, я вам скажу: это чудовище... Этому дяденьке ничего не стоит перестрелять хоть тысячу человек одновременно» (Войнович 4). "If you don't know what Luzhin is like, I'll tell you-a monster... He would think nothing of having a thousand men shot in one day" (4a). -
11 шуточный
1. ( комический) comic, facetiousшуточная поэма — comic verses pl.
2. ( пустяковый) triflingэто дело не шуточное — it is no joke, it is no laughing matter, that is no trifling matter
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12 सूक्ष्म
sūkshmamf (ā)n. (prob. connected with sūci)
minute, small, fine, thin, narrow, short, feeble, trifling, insignificant, unimportant (with artha m. « a trifling matter») Yājñ. MBh. etc.;
acute, subtle, keen (understanding orᅠ mental operation;
am ind.) KaṭhUp. R. etc.;
nice, exact, precise Col.;
subtle, atomic, intangible Up. Sāṃkhyak. MBh. etc.;
m. a partic. figure of rhetoric (« the subtle expression of an intended act») Cat. ;
(with Ṡaivas) one who has attained a certain grade of emancipation Hcat. ;
a mystical N. of the sound ī Up. ;
N. of Ṡiva MBh. ;
of a Dānava ib. Hariv. ;
m. orᅠ n. an atom, intangible matter Sāṃkhyak. Sarvad. MBh. etc.;
the subtle all-pervading spirit, Supreme Soul L. ;
the Kataka orᅠ clearing-nut plant L. ;
= kṛitaka, orᅠ kaitava L. ;
(ā) f. sand L. ;
small cardamoms L. ;
N. of two plants (= yūthikā orᅠ karuṇī) L. ;
of one of the 9 Ṡaktis of Vishṇu L. ;
(am) n. the cavity orᅠ socket of a tooth Vishṇ. ;
woven silk L. ;
marrow L. ;
the Vedânta philosophy L. ;
- सूक्ष्मकृशफला
- सूक्ष्मकृष्णफला
- सूक्ष्मघण्टिका
- सूक्ष्मचक्र
- सूक्ष्मजातक
- सूक्ष्मटिक्क
- सूक्ष्मतण्डुल
- सूक्ष्मतन्त्र
- सूक्ष्मतम
- सूक्ष्मतर
- सूक्ष्मता
- सूक्ष्मतुण्ड
- सूक्ष्मत्व
- सूक्ष्मदर्शिन्
- सूक्ष्मदल
- सूक्ष्मदारु
- सूक्ष्मदृष्टि
- सूक्ष्मदेह
- सूक्ष्मधर्म
- सूक्ष्मनाभ
- सूक्ष्मपत्त्र
- सूक्ष्मपत्त्रक
- सूक्ष्मपर्णा
- सूक्ष्मपाद
- सूक्ष्मपिप्पली
- सूक्ष्मपुष्पी
- सूक्ष्मफल
- सूक्ष्मबदरी
- सूक्ष्मबीज
- सूक्ष्मभूत
- सूक्ष्ममक्षिक
- सूक्ष्ममति
- सूक्ष्ममतिमत्
- सूक्ष्ममान
- सूक्ष्ममूला
- सूक्ष्मलोभक
- सूक्ष्मवल्ली
- सूक्ष्मवालुक
- सूक्ष्मशरीर
- सूक्ष्मशर्करा
- सूक्ष्मशाक
- सूक्ष्मशाख
- सूक्ष्मशालि
- सूक्ष्मशिरस्क
- सूक्ष्मषट्चरण
- सूक्ष्मस्फोट
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13 шуточный
1) ( комический) comic, facetiousшу́точная поэ́ма — comic verses pl
2) ( пустяковый) triflingэ́то де́ло не шу́точное — it is no joke, it is no laughing matter, that is no trifling matter
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14 шуточный
прил.1) comic, facetious ( комический)2) trifling ( пустяковый)это дело не шуточное — it is no joke, it is no laughing matter, that is no trifling matter
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15 пустяк
1) General subject: a matter of indifference, a mere nothing, bagatelle, bauble, child's play, doit, fig, fillip, fribble, gewgaw, little, matter of indifference, non thing, nonsense, nothing, nuffin, occurrence of no importance, petty matter, picayune, pushpin, rush, straw, taradiddle, tarradiddle, throwaway, toy, trifle, trifling matter, trinket, trivialism, two and a plack2) Colloquial: detail, walk in the park3) American: hill of beans4) Jocular: fiddlestick6) Diplomatic term: matter of small weight7) Jargon: lead-pipe, chicken feed, hokey-pokey, hoky-poky, lead-pipe cinch, pipe8) Makarov: non-thing -
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• НИЧЕГО НЕ СТОИТ ( кому) coll[VP; impers or with subj: это or pfv infin; 3rd pers sing only; pres or past; fixed WO]=====⇒ it is not difficult (for s.o. to do sth.):- X-y ничего не стоит сделать Y - doing Y is < would be> the easiest thing in the world (for X);- nothing could < would> be easier (for X) than to do Y;- X can < could> (very) easily do Y;- it's < it would be> no trouble at allforXto do Y;- [in limited contexts] X would think nothing of doing Y.♦ Не задала я Чечановскому и другого вопроса: почему он обращается ко мне, а не к Мандельштаму. Ведь он бывал у нас, и ему ничего не стоило поговорить с Мандельштамом (Мандельштам 2). There was something else I did not ask Chechanovski: Why was he telling me this instead of M[andelstam] directly? He was always coming to see us, and nothing would have been easier than to mention it to M[andelstam] himself (2a).♦ В приведённой песне святой намекает, что ему ничего не стоило бы победить русских, уничтожив Владикавказ и Санкт-Петербург... (Терц 3). In the song quoted above the saint is hinting that it would be a trifling matter for him to defeat the Russians by destroying Vladikavkaz and St. Petersburg... (3a).♦ "...Мне ничего не стоит дать вам свою визитную карточку, и вас напечатают в любом толстом журнале... но лучше не надо. Подождите" (Катаев 3). "...It would cost me nothing to give you my card and you would be published in any of the big monthlies...but better not. Wait a while" (3a).♦ "Если вы не знаете, что такое Лужин, я вам скажу: это чудовище... Этому дяденьке ничего не стоит перестрелять хоть тысячу человек одновременно" (Войнович 4). "If you don't know what Luzhin is like, I'll tell you - a monster....He would think nothing of having a thousand men shot in one day" (4a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > ничего не стоит
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mince [mɛ̃s]1. adjectivea. ( = peu épais) thin ; [personne] slimb. ( = faible, insignifiant) [profit] slender ; [chances] slim2. adverb[couper] thinly3. exclamation* * *mɛ̃s
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1) ( fin) [personne, jambe] slim, slender; [cou, bras] slender; [visage] thin; [tranche, lame] thin; [livre] slim2) ( faible) [consolation] small; [espoir, chance] slim; [indice] tenuous; [revenus] meagrece n'est pas une mince affaire — ( difficile) that's no small task; ( important) that's no trivial matter
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(colloq) exclamationmince (alors)! — ( étonnement) wow! (colloq); ( dépit) damn! (colloq)
* * *mɛ̃s1. adj1) (= fin) (couche, feuille) thin2) (personne) slimIl est grand et mince. — He's tall and slim.
Ses chances sont bien minces. — Her chances are very slim.
2. excl*mince alors! — drat! * (surprise) wow! *
* * *A adj1 ( fin) [personne, corps, taille, jambe] slim, slender; [doigt, cou, bras] slender; [visage, lèvre, bouche, nez] thin; [tranche, couche, lame, mur, filet d'eau] thin; [livre] slim; [bande de terre] narrow;2 ( faible) [consolation, succès] small; [espoir, chance, majorité] slim; [indice, preuve, théorie, intrigue] tenuous; [différence] slight; [volume d'affaires, revenus, pension, salaire] meagre; l'avantage/la distance/la tâche n'est pas mince it's no small advantage/distance/task; ce ne serait pas une mince victoire it would be no small victory; ce n'est pas un mince exploit that's no mean feat; ce n'est pas une mince affaire ( difficile) that' s no small task; ( secondaire) that's no trivial matter.[mɛ̃s] adjectif1. [sans épaisseur] thinmince comme une feuille de papier à cigarette paper-thin, wafer-thinun demi-chapitre sur la Révolution, c'est un peu mince half a chapter on the French Revolution is a bit feebleune livre de viande pour quatre, c'est un peu mince a pound of meat for four, that's cutting it a bit fine————————[mɛ̃s] interjection -
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1) General subject: a child's play, child's play, push-over, trifling matter2) American: easy digging3) Advertising: pushover4) Makarov: pin's head matter, pin's head point -
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1) General subject: petty matter, trifling matter2) Mass media: flimsy issue, sleazy issue
См. также в других словарях:
matter — I n. affair 1) to pursue, take up a matter 2) to arrange; clear up, settle, straighten out; complicate; simplify matters 3) to give a matter (attention, thought) (we have given this matter considerable thought) 4) to not mince matters (she never… … Combinatory dictionary
trifling — [[t]tra͟ɪfəlɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft a ADJ amount A trifling matter is small and unimportant. The guests had each paid ₤250, no trifling sum... Outside California these difficulties may seem fairly trifling. ...a comparatively trifling 360 yards.… … English dictionary
trifling — triflingly, adv. triflingness, n. /truy fling/, adj. 1. of very little importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter. 2. of small value, cost, or amount: a trifling sum. 3. frivolous; shallow; light: trifling conversation. 4. mean;… … Universalium
trifling — adjective unimportant or of little value: a trifling matter | a trifling sum … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
trifling — /ˈtraɪflɪŋ/ (say truyfling) adjective 1. of slight importance; trivial; insignificant: a trifling matter. 2. of small value, cost, or amount: a trifling sum. 3. frivolous, shallow, or light. {trifl(e) + ing2} –triflingness, noun –triflingly,… …
trifling — adjective a trifling matter Syn: trivial, unimportant, insignificant, inconsequential, petty, minor, of little/no account, of little/no consequence, footling, pettifogging, incidental; silly, idle, insipid, superficial, small, tiny,… … Thesaurus of popular words
matter — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 subject/situation that must be dealt with ADJECTIVE ▪ important, pressing, serious, urgent, weighty ▪ He left, saying he had pressing matters to attend to. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
trifling — adj. Trifling is used with these nouns: ↑matter, ↑sum … Collocations dictionary
trifling — tri·fling || traɪflɪŋ adj. insignificant, unimportant, worthless, trivial tri·fle || traɪfl n. matter or object of small value or importance; small amount of something; artistic work of no lasting significance; type of pewter; dessert made… … English contemporary dictionary
Unimportance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Unimportance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 unimportance unimportance insignificance nothingness immateriality GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 triviality triviality levity frivolity Sgm: N 2 paltriness paltriness … English dictionary for students
unimportance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Insignificance Nouns 1. unimportance, insignificance, nothingness, immateriality, inconsequentiality, inconsequence; triviality, levity, frivolity, froth; paltriness, uselessness; disempowerment; matter… … English dictionary for students