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1 few and far between
(very few: Interesting jobs are few and far between.) rar -
2 few
[fju:]adjective, pronoun(not many; a very small number of: Few people visit me nowadays; every few minutes (= very frequently); Such opportunities are few.) puţin- a few- few and far between -
3 precious few/little
(very few/little: I've precious little money left.) foarte puţin -
4 go on
1) (to continue: Go on reading - I won't disturb you.) a continua (să)2) (to talk a great deal, usually too much: She goes on and on about her health.) a vorbi încontinuu despre3) (to happen: What is going on here?) a se întâmpla4) (to base one's investigations etc on: The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.) a se baza pe -
5 vaudeville
['vo:dəvil](the type of theatre show in which there is a variety of short acts; music-hall: There are very few theatres now where vaudeville is performed.) (spectacol de) varietăţi -
6 common
['komən] 1. adjective1) (seen or happening often; quite normal or usual: a common occurrence; These birds are not so common nowadays.) obişnuit, banal2) (belonging equally to, or shared by, more than one: This knowledge is common to all of us; We share a common language.) comun3) (publicly owned: common property.) public4) (coarse or impolite: She uses some very common expressions.) vulgar5) (of ordinary, not high, social rank: the common people.) de rând6) (of a noun, not beginning with a capital letter (except at the beginning of a sentence): The house is empty.) comun2. noun((a piece of) public land for everyone to use, with few or no buildings: the village common.) teren comunal- commoner- common knowledge
- common law
- common-law
- commonplace
- common-room
- common sense
- the Common Market
- the House of Commons
- the Commons
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7 many
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8 moment
['məumənt]1) (a very short space of time: I'll be ready in a moment; after a few moments' silence.) moment, clipă2) (a particular point in time: At that moment, the telephone rang.) moment, clipă•- momentarily
- momentous
- momentously
- at the moment
- the moment that
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9 scattered
adjective (occasional; not close together: Scattered showers are forecast for this morning; The few houses in the valley are very scattered.) răzleţ -
10 slack
[slæk]1) (loose; not firmly stretched: Leave the rope slack.) neîncordat2) (not firmly in position: He tightened a few slack screws.) nefixat3) (not strict; careless: He is very slack about getting things done.) neglijent4) (in industry etc, not busy; inactive: Business has been rather slack lately.) inactiv•- slacken- slackly
- slackness
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11 the off season
the period, at a hotel, holiday resort etc, when there are few visitors: It's very quiet here in the off season; (also adjective) (off-season rates.) în afara sezonului
См. также в других словарях:
very few — extremely few, very little … English contemporary dictionary
few — [ fju ] (comparative fewer; superlative fewest) function word, quantifier *** Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. There were a few animals in the barn. as a pronoun: Many… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
few — W1S1 [fju:] determiner, pron, adj comparative fewer superlative fewest [: Old English; Origin: feawa] 1.) [no comparative] a small number of things or people a few ▪ I have to buy a few things at the supermarket. ▪ Pam called to say she s going… … Dictionary of contemporary English
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — {adj. phr.} Not many; few and scattered; not often met or found; rare. Used in the predicate. * /People who will work as hard as Thomas A. Edison are few and far between./ * /Places where you can get water are few and far between in the desert./… … Dictionary of American idioms
few and far between — very scarce, very few, rare … English contemporary dictionary
few and far between — very few, rare, the odd one Canada still has timber wolves, but they are few and far between … English idioms
very little — very small amount, very few, not many … English contemporary dictionary
few — /fju:/ quanountifier, noun (plural) 1 a few/the few (no comparative) a small number (of): I ve got a few books on gardening. | I ll pop into the supermarket and get a few bits and pieces. | only a few hundred yards past the crossroads | It s one… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
few */*/*/ — UK [fjuː] / US [fju] determiner, pronoun Word forms few : comparative fewer superlative fewest Summary: Few can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a plural noun): Few people live there now. ♦ There were a few animals in… … English dictionary
few — [[t]fju͟ː[/t]] ♦ fewer, fewest 1) DET: DET pl n You use a few to indicate that you are talking about a small number of people or things. You can also say a very few. I gave a dinner party for a few close friends... We had a few drinks afterwards … English dictionary
