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1 little
I.little1 [ˈlɪtl]II.little2 [ˈlɪtl]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective2. pronoun3. adverb━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adjective( = not much) peu de► a little... ( = some) un peu de...• would you like a little milk in your tea? voulez-vous un peu de lait dans votre thé ?• we're having a little trouble nous avons un petit problème► no little...2. pronouna. ( = not much) pas grand-chose• that has very little to do with it! ça n'a pas grand-chose à voir !• however little you give, we'll be grateful votre contribution, même la plus modeste, sera la bienvenueb. ( = small amount) the little I have seen is excellent le peu que j'en ai vu est excellent• every little helps ( = gift) tous les dons sont les bienvenus3. adverba. ( = not much) they spoke very little on the way home ils n'ont pas dit grand-chose sur le chemin du retour► a little... ( = somewhat) un peu...b. ( = not at all) he little imagined that... il était loin de s'imaginer que...• little did he think that... il était loin de se douter que...c. ( = rarely) rarement• you could get one for as little as £20 on peut en trouver pour seulement 20 livres• you can eat well for as little as $5 on peut bien manger pour 5 dollars• I like him as little as you do je ne l'aime pas plus que toi► little by little petit à petit peu à peu► to make little of sth ( = accomplish easily) faire qch sans aucun mal ; ( = play down) minimiser qch ; ( = underestimate) sous-estimer qch• the sailors made little of loading the huge boxes les marins chargeaient les énormes caisses sans aucun mal• he made little of his opportunities ( = failed to exploit) il n'a pas tiré parti des possibilités qu'il avait► to say little for sb ( = reflect badly on)* * *Note: When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâtsWhen a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-m'en un peuWhen little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-choseFor examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see II belowFor uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry belowI 1. ['lɪtl](comparative less; superlative least) quantifier2. 3.too little money — trop peu or pas assez d'argent
1) ( not much) peu2) ( not at all)4.a little (bit) adverbial phrase ( slightly) un peu5.a little less/more — un peu moins/plus
as little as adverbial phraseII ['lɪtl]as little as £60 — juste 60 livres sterling
1) ( small) [house, smile, voice] petit (before n)poor little thing — pauvre petit/-e m/f
2) ( young) [sister, boy] petit (before n)3) ( in a small way) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n)4) ( expressing scorn)5) ( short) [snooze] petit (before n)••to make little of — ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech]
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2 ♦ very
♦ very /ˈvɛrɪ/A a.1 proprio; stesso (per enfatizzare la corrispondenza, l'importanza, l'inizio o la fine di qc.): the very same man [day], proprio lo stesso uomo [giorno]; You're the very person I was looking for, sei proprio la persona che cercavo; That is the very hotel we stayed in, è proprio l'albergo in cui stavamo; He died in this very room, è morto in questa stessa stanza; at this very moment (o instant, minute) in questo preciso istante (o momento); She put her very life at risk to save him, ha messo a repentaglio la sua stessa vita per salvarlo; at the very end [beginning], proprio alla fine [all'inizio]; at the very bottom [top] of the hill, proprio in fondo [in cima] alla collina; The goal came at the very end of the match, il gol è arrivato proprio alla fine della partita; the very heart of the matter, il vero nocciolo della questione; He did it under our very eyes, l'ha fatto proprio sotto i nostri occhi; It's the very last thing I expected, è proprio l'ultima cosa che mi aspettavo2 solo; (puro e) semplice ( per enfatizzare l'importanza di qualcosa apparentemente semplice): The very thought of meeting him frightens me, il solo pensiero d'incontrarlo mi terrorizza; The very fact of having to appear before a court can be a significant punishment, il semplice fatto di dover comparire in giudizio può essere una punizione significativaB avv.assai; molto: very difficult [funny], molto difficile [buffo]; very late, molto tardi, tardissimo; very interesting, molto interessante, interessantissimo; very good, ottimo; very bad, pessimo; very much, moltissimo; very many, moltissimi; very well, molto bene, benissimo ( anche inter.); She doesn't sing very well, non canta molto bene; I'm not very well today, oggi non sto tanto bene; The weather wasn't very good, il tempo non era un granché; the very latest news, le ultimissime notizie; a very little more, un pochino di più; the very lowest price, il prezzo più basso; I was very pleased [surprised], sono stato molto contento [sorpreso]; very fine, bellissimo; a very famous writer, uno scrittore famosissimo● very good!, benissimo!; ottimo! □ ( radio, TV) very high frequency, altissima frequenza □ at the very least, come minimo: At the very least, they should pay you for your time, come minimo, dovrebbero pagarti per il tempo che hai speso □ (fam.) very much so!, eccome! □ That's (o it's) all very well, but…, nessuna obiezione, ma …: It's all very well, but can you finish in time?, nessuna obiezione, ma puoi finire in tempo? □ to do the very best one can, fare del proprio meglio; mettercela tutta □ (fam.) The very idea!, figuriamoci un po' □ one's very own: – I'd love a place of my very own, mi piacerebbe tantissimo una casa tutta per me; You can have it for your very own, te lo puoi tenere tutto per te. -
3 little
'litl
1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeño2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) sin importancia
2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco
3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada, ni la menor idea•- a little- little by little
- make little of
little1 adj1. pequeñopoor little thing! ¡pobrecito!2. pocolittle2 adv pron pocotr['lɪtəl]1 (small) pequeño,-a■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!2 (not much) poco,-a1 poco■ more tea? --just a little, please ¿quieres más té? --un poco, por favor1 poco■ little did I know that... yo no tenía la menor idea de que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLlittle by little poco a pocolittle or nothing casi nadanot a little ironic muylittle finger dedo meñique1) : pocoshe sings very little: canta muy poco2)little did I know that... : no tenía la menor idea de que...3)as little as possible : lo menos posible1) small: pequeño2) : pocothey speak little Spanish: hablan poco españollittle by little: poco a poco3) trivial: sin importancia, triviallittle n1) : poco mlittle has changed: poco ha cambiado2)a little : un poco, algoit's a little surprising: es algo sorprendenteadj.• chico, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• enano, -a adj.• escaso, -a adj.• menudo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• meñique adj.• parvo, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• poco, -a adj.adv.• poco adv.n.• poco s.m.
I 'lɪtḷ1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
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a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
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a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
I ['lɪtl]1. ADJ1) (=small) pequeño, chico (LAm)a little house — una casa pequeña or (LAm) chica
a little book — un libro pequeño or (LAm) chico
when I was little — cuando era pequeña, de pequeña
the little ones — (=children) los pequeños
2) (=short) corto3) (=diminutive) (in cpds) -itoa little book/boat/piece etc — un librito/barquitoocito etc
a little girl — una niñita, una chiquita
a little fish — un pececillo, un pececito
the little woman — hum (=wife) la costilla *, la parienta (Sp) *
it's the little man who suffers — (=small trader) el pequeño comerciante es el que sale perdiendo
4) (=younger)her little brother — su hermano menor, su hermanito
2.CPDlittle end N — (Brit) (Aut) pie m de biela
Little Englander N — (Brit) (Hist) en el siglo XIX, persona con ideas opuestas a la ampliación del imperio británico ; (=chauvinist) patriotero(-a) m / f ; (=anti-European) anti-europeoísta mf
little finger N — dedo m meñique, meñique m
the little folk NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
Little League N — (US) liga de béisbol aficionado para jóvenes de entre 6 y 18 años
the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos
little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie
II ['lɪtl] (compar less) (superl least)1. PRON1) (=not much) pocoto see/do little — ver/hacer poco
that has little to do with it! — ¡eso tiene poco que ver!
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as little as £5 — 5 libras, nada más•
to make little of sth — (=play down) quitarle importancia a algo; (=fail to exploit) desaprovechar algothey made little of loading the huge boxes — (=accomplish easily) cargaron las enormes cajas como si nada
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little of what he says is true — poco de lo que dice es verdad•
little or nothing — poco o nada•
he lost weight because he ate so little — adelgazó porque comía muy poco•
I know too little about him to have an opinion — no lo conozco lo suficiente para poder opinar2) (=some)•
little by little — poco a poco•
however little you give, we'll be grateful — agradeceremos su donativo, por pequeño que sea•
a little less/ more milk — un poco menos/más de leche•
the little I have seen is excellent — lo poco que he visto me ha parecido excelenteevery•
I did what little I could — hice lo poco que pude3) (=short time)•
for a little — un rato, durante un rato2. ADJ1) (=not much) pocowith little difficulty — sin problema or dificultad
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so much to do, so little time — tanto que hacer y en tan poco tiempo•
he gave me too little money — me dio poquísimo dinero•
I have very little money — tengo muy poco dinero2) (=some)•
a little bit (of) — un poquito (de)•
with no little trouble — con bastante dificultad, con no poca dificultad3) (=short)3. ADV1) (=not much) poco•
try to move as little as possible — intenta moverte lo menos posible(as) little as I like him, I must admit that... — aunque me gusta muy poco, debo admitir que...
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a little known fact — un hecho poco conocido•
little more than — poco más que•
a little read book — un libro poco leído, un libro que se lee poco•
it's little short of a miracle — es casi un milagro2) (=somewhat) algowe were a little surprised/happier — nos quedamos algo sorprendidos/más contentos
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a little better — un poco mejor, algo mejor•
a little less/ more than... — un poco menos/más que...•
we were not a little worried — nos inquietamos bastante, quedamos muy inquietos3) (=not at all)little does he know that..., he little knows that... — no tiene la menor idea de que...
4) (=rarely) pocoit occurs very little in small companies — raramente ocurre or es raro que ocurra en empresas pequeñas
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I ['lɪtḷ]1) adjectivea) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor
b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita
my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito
c) ( insignificant) pequeñothen there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)
3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)a) ( not much) pocob)with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza
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a) ( not much) poco, -cafrom as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares
he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
b)she ate a little — comió algo or un poco
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a) ( not much) pocoit is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
b) (hardly, not)little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...
no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie
c)do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco
a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor
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1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
you poor little thing! — du armes kleines Ding!
2) (young) kleinthe little ones — die Kleinen
3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigyou have little time left — dir bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit
there is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da
make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)
a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...
no little... — nicht wenig...
5) (trivial) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
1) (not at all)she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...
he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...
2) (to only a small extent)little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
* * *['litl] 1. adjective2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) wenig3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) unbedeutend2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) wenig3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) wenig2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) wenig3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) überhaupt nicht•- academic.ru/114956/a_little">a little- little by little
- make little of* * *lit·tle[ˈlɪtl̩, AM -t̬-]I. adj<smaller or -r, smallest or -st>1. (small) klein\little feet kleine Füße; (amusingly also) Füßleinmy sister is a \little monster ( emph) meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monsterthe \little ones die Kleinen pl2. (young) kleinwhen I was \little als ich noch klein warsb's \little boy/girl jds kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter\little brother/sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwesterthe \little one der/die Kleinethe \littlest ones die Kleinsten3. distance kurza \little way ein kurzes Stück4.< less, least>time wenig, bisschena \little while ein bisschen, ein Weilchen ntevery \little detail jede Kleinigkeitto make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machena \little problem ( iron) ein kleines Problem6. (not much)I speak a \little/only a \little Basque ich spreche etwas/nur wenig Baskischa decision of no \little importance eine Entscheidung von nicht unerheblicher Wichtigkeither proposal caused not a \little anger viele ärgerten sich über ihren Vorschlag7.II. adv<less, least>1. (somewhat)▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen2. (hardly) wenigI was not a \little pleased at the prospects ich habe mich über die Aussichten ziemlich gefreut\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatteto \little expect sth etw nicht erwartenher conduct is \little short of indecent ihr Benehmen ist fast schon unanständigit matters \little [to sb] that/what... jdm macht es wenig aus, dass/was...\little more than sth:\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stundeto \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen3.▶ \little by \little nach und nachIII. pron▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen]I heard a \little of what they were saying ich hörte ein wenig von dem, was sie sagten2. (not much) wenigas \little as possible möglichst wenigto do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tunso \little so wenigthere is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw datthe \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd machtthe \little she smoked still affected her health sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen griff ihre Gesundheit an3. (distance)▪ a \little ein weniglet's walk a \little after dinner lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Spaziergang machen4. (time)▪ a \little ein wenig [Zeit]I want to get away for a \little to be by myself ich brauche ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für michit's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechs5.▶ to make [very] \little of sth (not understand) [sehr] wenig mit etw dat anfangen können; (belittle) etw herunterspielen▶ precious \little herzlich wenig* * *['lɪtl]1. adjkleina little house — ein Häuschen nt,
little green men (inf) — kleine grüne Männchen pl (inf)
to worry about little things — sich (dat) über Kleinigkeiten Gedanken machen
little things please little minds — so kann man auch mit kleinen Sachen Kindern eine Freude machen
a little while ago — vor Kurzem, vor kurzer Zeit
it's only a little while till I... — es ist nicht mehr lange, bis ich...
2. adv, n1) wenigof little importance/interest — von geringer Bedeutung/geringem Interesse
little short of — fast schon, beinahe
little did I think that... — ich hätte kaum gedacht, dass...
little does he know that... —
they little realize what will happen to them — sie sind sich (dat) wohl kaum darüber im Klaren, was mit ihnen geschehen wird
to think little of sb/sth — nicht viel von jdm/etw halten
to spend little or nothing — so gut wie ( gar) nichts ausgeben
please donate, every little helps — auch die kleinste Spende hilft
I see very little of her nowadays — ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit sehr selten
there was little we could do —
the little of his book that I have read — das wenige or bisschen, was ich von seinem Buch gelesen habe
she did what little she could — sie tat das wenige, das sie tun konnte
little by little, he dragged himself across the room — Stückchen für Stückchen schleppte er sich durch das Zimmer
2)a little — ein wenig, ein bisschen
a little ( bit) hot —
a little after five —
we were not a little worried I was not a little surprised — wir waren recht besorgt ich war einigermaßen überrascht
* * *little [ˈlıtl]A adj komp less [les], (in gewissen Fällen) lesser [ˈlesə(r)], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smaller [ˈsmɔːlə(r)], sl littler, sup least [liːst], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smallest [ˈsmɔːlıst], sl littlest1. klein (oft gefühlsbetont):a nice little house ein nettes kleines Haus, ein nettes Häuschen;our little ones unsere Kleinen;2. klein (gewachsen):a little man ein kleiner Mann (a. fig);5. wenig (Hoffnung etc):a little honey ein wenig oder ein bisschen Honig, etwas Honig6. schwach (Stimme)7. klein, gering(fügig), unbedeutend:little discomforts kleine Unannehmlichkeiten8. klein, beschränkt, engstirnig:little minds Kleingeister9. pej gemein, erbärmlich, armselig10. oft iron klein:B adv komp less, sup least1. wenig, kaum, nicht sehr:little improved kaum besser;little-known wenig bekannt;little better than nicht viel besser als;little does one expect man erwartet kaum;do little to get sth wenig dazu beitragen, etwas zu bekommen;think little of wenig halten von;for as little as £ 10 für nur 10 Pfund2. überhaupt nicht:he little knows, little does he know er hat keine Ahnung3. wenig, selten:C sa little ein wenig, ein bisschen, etwas;a little is better than none ein bisschen ist besser als nichts;not a little nicht wenig;every little helps jede Kleinigkeit hilft;he did what little he could er tat das wenige, das er tun konnte;after a little nach einem Weilchen;he went on a little er ging ein Stückchen weiter;little by little, by little and little (ganz) allmählich, nach und nach2. in little im Kleinen, in kleinem Maßstab* * *1. adjective,1) (small) kleinlittle town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das
2) (young) klein3) (short) klein [Person]a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück
4) (not much) wenigthere is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da
make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)
a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...
no little... — nicht wenig...
5) (trivial) klein2. nounlittle or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts
[do] not a little — einiges [tun]
not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.
3. adverb,a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig
1) (not at all)she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...
he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...
little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...
that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...
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5 Little
I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/* * *I 1. ['lɪtl](compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminilelittle chance — poche o scarse possibilità
2.there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore
little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente
••little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente
••to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
Note:When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionaryII ['lɪtl]1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco2) (scarcely)3) (not at all)4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più
stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più
5) as little asIII ['lɪtl]aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo1) (small) piccoloa little house — una piccola casa, una casetta
a little something — qualcosina, una cosina
2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolowhen I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo
3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccoloa little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse
4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve -
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I.❢ When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts. For examples and particular usages see A below. When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-moi un peu. When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose. For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see B below. For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below. Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.A quantif little hope/chance peu d'espoir/de chances ; little damage was done il y avait peu de dégâts ; we've made little progress nous avons fait peu de progrès ; there's so little time il y a si peu de temps ; too little money trop peu or pas assez d'argent ; there's little sense ou point ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; he speaks little German il ne parle presque pas allemand ; little or no influence/training presque pas d'influence/de formation ; little or no time/money presque pas de temps/d'argent ; with no little difficulty non sans mal ; I have little time ou sympathy for cheats je ne supporte pas les tricheurs ; I see little of Paul these days je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment ; ⇒ chance.B pron taste a little goûtez-en un peu ; save a little for me gardes-en un peu pour moi ; I only ate a little je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu ; a little of the money un peu de l'argent ; the little I saw wasn't very good le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien ; I did what little I could j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu ; he remembers very little il ne se souvient pas bien ; little of what he says is true il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; there's little I can do je ne peux pas faire grand-chose ; she did little to help elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider ; I got little out of the lecture je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours ; age has little to do with it l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans ; to do as little as possible faire le moins possible ; to know little about mechanics ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique ; there's little to worry about il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter ; little of note rien de bien particulier ; it says little for his honesty ça en dit long sur son honnêteté ; it says very little for her ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur ; little or nothing quasiment rien ; ⇒ help.C adv1 ( rarely) [say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh] peu ; I go there very little j'y vais très peu ; she visits them as little as possible elle leur rend visite le moins souvent possible ; his books are little read on ne le lit plus guère ;2 (hardly, scarcely) to be little changed ne pas avoir beaucoup changé ; the next results were little better les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs ; little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure ; it's little short of madness cela frise la folie ; a little-known novel un roman peu connu ;3 ( not at all) little did she realize that the watch was stolen elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte que la montre était volée ; I little thought ou supposed that he would do it je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il le ferait ; little did they know that ils étaient bien loin de se douter que ; little do you know! si tu savais!D a little (bit) adv phr ( slightly) un peu ; a little (bit) anxious/surprised un peu inquiet/surpris ; a little less/more un peu moins/plus ; stay a little longer reste encore un peu ; I was not a little surprised/offended j'étais plutôt surpris/vexé ; ‘I'm a genius,’ he said, not a little proudly ‘je suis un génie,’ a-t-il dit, non sans fierté.E as little as adv phr for as little as 10 dollars a day pour seulement 10 dollars par jour ; it can cost as little as £60 cela coûte seulement 60 livres sterling ; I like Henry as little as you do je n'aime Henry guère plus que toi.II.1 ( small) petit (before n) ; a little house une petite maison ; a little something un petit quelque chose ; poor little thing pauvre petit/-e m/f ; a little old lady une petite vieille dame ; she's a nice little thing elle est adorable ;2 ( young) [brother, sister, boy, girl] petit (before n) ; when I was little quand j'étais petit ; the baboon and its little ones le babouin et ses petits ; Mrs Carter and all the little Carters Madame Carter et tous ses enfants ;3 (feeble, weak) [gesture, nod, smile] petit (before n) ; a little voice said… une petite voix dit… ;4 ( lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n) ;5 (expressing scorn, contempt) he's a little despot c'est un vrai petit tyran ; a poky little flat un petit appartement minable ; a nasty little boy un méchant petit garçon ;6 ( short) [nap, snooze] petit (before n) ; a little holiday quelques jours de vacances ; a little break une petite pause ; I'll walk with you a little way je ferai un bout de chemin avec toi ; stay a little while reste un moment ; a little while longer encore un peu.little by little petit à petit ; to make little of ( disparage) ne pas faire grand cas de [achievement, victory] ; ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech, report] ; ⇒ fancy, learning, too. Pour le comparatif et le superlatif on préférera les formes smaller et smallest à littler and littlest. -
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Ⅰ.little1 ['lɪtəl](a) (in size, quantity) petit;∎ a little group of children un petit groupe d'enfants;∎ would you like a little drop of gin? tu veux un peu de gin?;∎ he has a little antiques shop il a une petite boutique d'antiquités;∎ a little smile/sob/cry un petit sourire/sanglot/cri;∎ here's a little something for your new house voilà un petit quelque chose pour ta nouvelle maison;∎ would you like a little something to eat? voudriez-vous manger un petit quelque chose?;∎ the little hand (of clock) la petite aiguille;∎ History the battle of the Little Bighorn la bataille de Little Bighorn(b) (young, younger → child, animal) petit;∎ a little boy un petit garçon;∎ a little girl une petite fille, une fillette;∎ when I was little quand j'étais petit;∎ my little sister ma petite sœur(c) (short → time, distance)∎ we spent a little time in France nous avons passé quelque temps en France;∎ a little while ago (moments ago) il y a quelques instants; (days, months ago) il y a quelque temps;∎ she only stayed (for) a little while elle n'est pas restée très longtemps;∎ the shop is a little way along the street le magasin se trouve un peu plus loin dans la rue(d) (unimportant) petit;∎ we had a little difference of opinion nous avons eu un petit différend;∎ they had a little argument ils se sont un peu disputés(e) (expressing affection, pleasure, irritation) petit;∎ what a nice little garden! quel joli petit jardin!;∎ I've got my own little house in Oxford now j'ai ma petite maison à moi à Oxford maintenant;∎ a little old lady une petite vieille;∎ poor little thing! pauvre petit!;∎ she's a little horror! c'est une petite peste!;∎ familiar you're a filthy little pig! espèce de petit cochon!;∎ I'm used to his little ways je connais ses petites habitudes;∎ familiar I've worked out his little game! j'ai compris son petit jeu!►► Astronomy the Little Bear la Petite Ourse;Ornithology little bittern butor m blongois;little black dress petite robe f noire;Ornithology little bustard outarde f canepetière;Ornithology little crake marouette f poussin, râle m poussin;Ornithology little egret aigrette f garzette, petite aigrette f;little Englander History isolationniste mf (hostile à l'expansion de l'empire britannique); (chauvinistic) = anglais chauvin et xénophobe;little finger auriculaire m, petit doigt m;∎ to twist sb round one's little finger faire ce qu'on veut de qn;Ornithology little grebe petit grèbe m;Ornithology little gull mouette f pygmée;Little Orphan Annie = personnage de bande dessinée américaine, petite orpheline protégée par un riche homme d'affaires, Daddy Warbucks;Ornithology little owl chevêche f;Irish the little people les lutins mpl;Ornithology little ringed plover petit gravelot m;Cards little slam (in bridge) petit chelem m;Ornithology little stint bécasseau m minute;Ornithology little tern sterne f naine;little toe petit orteil m;old-fashioned the little woman (wife) ma/ta/sa tendre moitié f;∎ pejorative she plays the little woman (helpless) elle joue les faibles femmesⓘ THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN Il s'agit de l'ultime bataille menée par le général américain Custer, qui lança sa cavalerie aux trousses des Indiens sioux de Sitting Bull et Crazy Horse dans l'État du Montana, en 1876. Custer ayant sous-estimé les forces indiennes, celles-ci firent face et massacrèrent la troupe entière. Cet épisode est également connu sous le nom de "Custer's last stand".Ⅱ.little2peu de ⇒ 1 pas grand-chose ⇒ 2 (a) peu ⇒ 3 (b) un peu de ⇒ 4 1 un peu ⇒ 4 2, 4 3 (a), 4 3 (b) peu à peu ⇒ 6(opposite of "much") peu de;∎ very little time/money très peu de temps/d'argent;∎ I had little time to relax je n'ai guère eu le temps de me détendre;∎ I watch very little television je regarde très peu la télévision;∎ I'm afraid there's little hope left je crains qu'il n'y ait plus beaucoup d'espoir;∎ to have little chance of doing sth avoir peu de chances de faire qch;∎ there is little point in complaining ça ne vaut pas vraiment la peine de porter plainte;∎ it makes little sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens;∎ they have so little freedom ils ont si peu de liberté;∎ there was too little money il y avait trop peu d'argent;∎ if you think how little money they actually have quand on pense au peu d'argent dont ils disposent;∎ with what little French I knew avec le peu de français que je connaissais;∎ formal with no little difficulty non sans peine2 pronoun(a) (small amount) pas grand-chose;∎ there's little one can say il n'y a pas grand-chose à dire;∎ I see very little of him now je ne le vois plus que très rarement;∎ he has done little for us il n'a pas fait grand-chose pour nous;∎ very little is known about his childhood on ne sait pas grand-chose ou on ne sait que très peu de choses sur son enfance;∎ given the little that I know about this subject étant donné le peu de connaissances que j'ai dans ce domaine;∎ I gave her as little as possible je lui ai donné le minimum;∎ you may be paid as little as £3 an hour tu ne seras peut-être payé que 3 livres de l'heure;∎ so little si peu;∎ you know so little about me tu ne sais presque rien de moi;∎ too little trop peu;∎ to make little of sth (fail to understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à qch; (not emphasize) minimiser qch; (scorn) faire peu de cas de qch∎ a little of everything un peu de tout;∎ the little I saw looked excellent le peu que j'en ai vu paraissait excellent;∎ proverb a little of what you fancy does you good il n'y a pas de mal à se faire du bien3 adverb∎ it's little short of madness ça frise la folie;∎ he's little more than a waiter il n'est rien de plus qu'un simple serveur;∎ he's little known outside Birmingham il n'est pas très connu en dehors de Birmingham;∎ I realized how little I knew him je me suis rendu compte à quel point je le connaissais peu;∎ little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure∎ we go there as little as possible nous y allons le moins possible;∎ we talk very little now nous ne nous parlons presque plus∎ I little thought or little did I think we would be friends one day jamais je n'aurais cru que nous serions amis un jour;∎ little did he suspect that his wife was the culprit il ne se doutait pas que c'était sa femme qui était coupable4 a littleun peu de;∎ there's still a little time/bread left il reste encore un peu de temps/pain;∎ I speak a little French je parle quelques mots de français;∎ proverb a little knowledge or learning is a dangerous thing = il est moins dangereux de ne rien savoir que d'en savoir trop peu2 pronounun peu3 adverb(a) (slightly) un peu;∎ he laughed a little il a ri un peu;∎ I'm a little tired je suis un peu fatigué;∎ a little too late un peu trop tard;∎ a little less/more sugar un (petit) peu moins/plus de sucre;∎ not even a little interested pas le moins du monde intéressé;∎ I was not a little afraid j'avais très peur(b) (for a short time or distance) un peu;∎ I walked on a little j'ai marché encore un peu;∎ I paused there (for) a little and then said... j'ai marqué un petit temps d'arrêt, puis j'ai dit…peu à peu, petit à petit;∎ he pieced the story together little by little il reconstitua l'histoire peu à peu -
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ˈverɪ
1. прил.
1) истинный, настоящий, сущий, подлинный the very truth ≈ сущая правда Syn: veritable, true
2) абсолютный, в высшей степени the very reverse ≈ полная противоположность
3) самый, тот самый, тот же
4) предельный, самый a very little more ≈ чуть-чуть больше
5) самый, сам по себе;
даже His very absence is eloquent. ≈ Самое его отсутствие знаменательно.
2. нареч.
1) весьма, очень, сильно very well ≈ отлично very much ≈ очень Syn: greatly
2) служит для усиления;
часто в сочетании с превосх. ст. прилагательного самый It is the very best thing you can do. ≈ Это самое лучшее, что вы можете сделать. He came the very next day. ≈ Он пришел на следующий же день.
3) именно, точно, как раз He used the very same words as I had. ≈ Он в точности повторил мои слова.
4) подчеркивает близость, принадлежность my (his, etc.) very own ≈ мое (его и т. д.) самое близкое, дорогое You may keep the book for your very own. ≈ Можете оставить эту книгу себе - я дарю ее вам. (усилительно) настоящий, истинный, подлинный, сущий - the * truth сущая /чистая/ правда - a * rogue настоящий /отъявленный/ мошенник - the veriest fool knows that это знает последний дурак( усилительно) полный, абсолютный;
в высшей степени - the * reverse (of) полная противоположность - this is the * reverse of the truth дело обстоит как раз наоборот - the * nonsense( разговорное) полнейшая ерунда - the * stupidity( разговорное) верх глупости( усилительно) (после the, this, that и притяжательных местоимений) тот самый;
тот же;
именно тот - at that * moment в тот самый момент - the * man I saw тот самый человек, которого я видел - the * thing for the purpose это именно то, что нужно /необходимо/ - he lives in this * place он живет как раз здесь - that is the * thing that I was saying я именно это и говорил - these are his * words это в точности его слова - come here this * minute! иди сюда сию же минуту! - it was a year ago, to the * day это было ровно год назад( усилительно) самый;
предельный - a * little more (разговорное) еще;
совсем немного;
чуть-чуть - the * top самая верхушка - at the * bottom на самом дне - at the * beginning в самом начале - in the * heart of the city в самом центре города - it grieves me to the * heart это огорчает меня до глубины души( усилительно) сам по себе;
простой - the * thought frightens me одна мысль об этом меня пугает - the * fact of his presence is enough достаточно того, что он присутствует - he could not, for * shame, refuse to give something ему было просто стыдно ничего не дать( усилительно) самый;
даже;
хотя бы;
вплоть до - their * language is becoming unintelligible to us сам их язык становится нам непонятен - the * children know it даже дети знают это - they took the * shirt off his back они его обобрали до нитки( устаревшее) истинный - * God of * God (религия) Бога истина от Бога истинна > in * deed действительно, на самом деле;
несомненно > in * truth поистине > the * idea! как можно!, что вы говорите (выражение протеста или изумления) (усилительно) очень;
весьма - a * trying time очень тяжелое время - * much очень (часто с р.р.) ;
значительно, гораздо( с прилагательными в сравнит. ст.) - did you like the play? - V. much вам понравилась пьеса? - Очень - I was * much pleased, (разговорное) I was * pleased я был очень рад - I feel * much better мне значительно лучше - it is * much warmer стало гораздо теплее, сильно потеплело (усилительно) после отрицаний;
в незначительной степени;
отнюдь нет;
довольно - not * good неважный - not * well неважно - not * rich небогатый - not so * small не такой уж маленький, довольно большой - I am not so * sure я в этом отнюдь не уверен - you are not * polite вы не очень-то вежливы - that's not a * nice thing to say это не очень любезно, это довольно грубо - I am not * fond of music я не любитель музыки (усилительно) в сочетании с прилагательным или наречием в превосходной степени: самый - the * first самый первый - at the * most самое большее - at 5, at the * latest самое позднее в пять часов - I did the * best I could я сделал все, что мог /все, что было в моих силах/ - the * last thing I expected этого я никак не ожидал (усилительно) именно, точно, как раз - in the * same words точно теми же словами - the * same man именно тот (самый) человек - the * same day the year before ровно год назад - * much the other way как раз наоборот > * good очень хорошо, отлично;
хорошо (согласие) ;
слушаюсь!, есть! (ответ на приказ) > * well очень хорошо, отлично;
ну, хорошо, так и быть;
приходится соглашаться;
(морское) так держать! > * nearly почти > are you ready? - V. nearly so вы готовы? - Да, почти > we * nearly died мы чуть не погибли > my * own мой собственный;
родной, близкий, любимый > may I have it for my * own? можно мне взять это себе? > my * own Mary Мэри, родная моя ~ самый, предельный;
at the very end в самом конце;
a very little more чуть-чуть больше it is the ~ best thing you can do это самое лучшее, что вы можете сделать;
he came the very next day он пришел на следующий же день ~ подчеркивает тождественность или противоположность: he used the very same words as I had он в точности повторил мои слова ~ подчеркивает важность, значительность самый, сам по себе;
даже;
his very absence is eloquent самое его отсутствие знаменательно ~ очень;
very well отлично;
I don't swim very well я плаваю довольно скверно;
very much очень in a ~ torn condition истрепанный, изорванный в клочья it is the ~ best thing you can do это самое лучшее, что вы можете сделать;
he came the very next day он пришел на следующий же день ~ подчеркивает близость, принадлежность: my (his, etc.) very own мое (его и т. д.) самое близкое, дорогое ~ как усиление подчеркивает тождественность, совпадение самый, тот самый;
this very day в этот же день;
the very man I want тот самый человек, который мне нужен very истинный, настощий, сущий;
the very truth сущая правда;
the veriest coward отъявленный трус very истинный, настощий, сущий;
the very truth сущая правда;
the veriest coward отъявленный трус ~ как усиление подчеркивает тождественность, совпадение самый, тот самый;
this very day в этот же день;
the very man I want тот самый человек, который мне нужен ~ очень;
very well отлично;
I don't swim very well я плаваю довольно скверно;
very much очень ~ подчеркивает близость, принадлежность: my (his, etc.) very own мое (его и т. д.) самое близкое, дорогое ~ подчеркивает важность, значительность самый, сам по себе;
даже;
his very absence is eloquent самое его отсутствие знаменательно ~ подчеркивает тождественность или противоположность: he used the very same words as I had он в точности повторил мои слова ~ служит для усиления;
часто в сочетании с превосх. ст. прилагательного самый ~ самый, предельный;
at the very end в самом конце;
a very little more чуть-чуть больше ~ самый, предельный;
at the very end в самом конце;
a very little more чуть-чуть больше ~ как усиление подчеркивает тождественность, совпадение самый, тот самый;
this very day в этот же день;
the very man I want тот самый человек, который мне нужен ~ очень;
very well отлично;
I don't swim very well я плаваю довольно скверно;
very much очень the ~ opposite to what I expected прямо противоположное тому, что я ожидал;
very much the other way как раз наоборот the ~ opposite to what I expected прямо противоположное тому, что я ожидал;
very much the other way как раз наоборот very истинный, настощий, сущий;
the very truth сущая правда;
the veriest coward отъявленный трус ~ очень;
very well отлично;
I don't swim very well я плаваю довольно скверно;
very much очень you may keep the book for your ~ own можете оставить эту книгу себе - я дарю ее вам -
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1. [ʹlıtl] n1) немногое, небольшое количество; самая малостьwe must keep what little we have - мы должны беречь то немногое, что у нас есть
he did what little he could - он сделал всё, что было в его (слабых) силах
the little I have is not worth giving - ту малость, которая у меня есть, просто не стоит дарить
the little of his work that I have seen in excellent - то немногое из его работы, что я видел, - великолепно
every little helps - небольшая помощь - уже помощь; любая малость пригодится
2) эмоц.-усил. почти ничего; мало чтоto make little of smth. - а) мало что понять; плохо расслышать, не раз глядеть и т. п.; I can make little of your writing - никак не разберу, что вы тут написали; б) недооценивать, принижать значение чего-л.
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from little up - амер. с детстваthe little - «маленькие люди»
in little - а) в небольшом масштабе; б) в миниатюре
little by little, by little and little - мало-помалу, постепенно, понемногу
little or nothing - почти ничего, очень мало, ничтожное количество
a little см. a little 3
2. [lıtl] a (less, lesser; least)to think little of - не придавать особого значения, быть невысокого мнения (о ком-л., чём-л.)
1. 1) маленький, небольшой ( о размере)little house [garden, boat] - домик [садик, лодочка], небольшой дом [сад, -ая лодка]
the little ones - а) малыши, дети; б) детёныши
2) небольшой ( о количестве); слабый; плохойto have little hope - иметь мало надежды /слабую надежду/
to pay little attention to smth. - почти не обращать внимания на что-л.
he has very little knowledge of the subject - он очень плохо /слабо/ знает предмет
unfortunately he has little money - к сожалению, у него мало денег /он небогат/
he knows little Latin and less Greek - он плохо знает латынь, а ещё хуже греческий
he gained little advantage from the scheme - он мало что выиграл от этой затеи
3) короткий, недлинныйshall I go a little way with you? - проводить вас немного? [ср. тж. ♢ ]
life's little day - короткий /быстротечный/ день жизни
4) невысокий, небольшого роста5) спец. малыйlittle guts - анат. тонкие кишки
little end - авт. малая ( поршневая) головка шатуна
little auk - биол. малая гагарка ( Plautus alle)
2. 1) незначительный, несущественный, неважныйa little difficulty - незначительное /несущественное/ затруднение
little things - мелочи; пустяки
2) мелкий, некрупный3) малый, неглавныйLittle League - амер. Малая лига ( бейсбольная лига для мальчиков и девочек 8-12 лет)
3. милый, славный ( часто имеет ласкательное значение и передаётся уменьшительным суффиксом)isn't he a little devil! - вот дьяволёнок!
you little rascal! - эй ты, пострелёнок!
smb.'s little ways - маленькие смешные слабости, глупые (детские) привычки
poor little efforts to please - трогательное старание угодить /понравиться/
4. мелкий, мелочный, ничтожный; ограниченный5. предназначенный для узкого круга; не массовыйlittle magazine - малообъёмный журнал (печатает произведения, не рассчитанные на массового читателя; выходит небольшим тиражом)
little theatre - а) театр-студия; б) камерный театр ( ставящий экспериментальные пьесы); в) самодеятельный театр ( при колледже)
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little woman - жена, жёнушкаlittle Mary - сл. желудок
The Little Corporal - «маленький капрал», Наполеон Бонапарт
Little Rhody - амер. шутл. штат Род-Айленд
to go but a (very) little way to - быть недостаточным, не хватать [ср. тж. 1, 3)]
little bird - источник информации; ≅ сорока на хвосте принесла
a little bird tells me you are getting married - где-то я слышала, что ты выходишь замуж
use your little grey cells! - шевели мозгами!
little black book - амер. записная книжка с телефонами женщин; «адрес - календарь донжуана»
little boy's room - эвф. уборная, туалет
3. [lıtl] adv (less; least)little ladies in tennis shoes - амер. полит. жарг. «старушки в мягкой обуви», активистки консервативного направления; крайние реакционерки
1. 1) мало, почти нисколькоlittle more - ненамного больше; немногим больше
he is little more than an amateur - он недалеко ушёл от любителя; он выступает /играет, пишет/ почти на любительском уровне
little less than - не намного меньше; почти столько же /так же/
he is little less talented than his father - талантом он не намного уступает отцу; он почти так же талантлив, как отец
I can say very little about this book - я могу очень немного сказать об этой книге
he is little known - его почти никто /мало кто/ знает
that is little short of madness! - это на грани безумия!
2) редкоI go there [see them] very little - я хожу туда [вижу их] очень редко
2. ( в предложениях с инверсией) совсем не, вовсе неwhen I first came to this country, I little thought that I should stay so long - когда я приехал в эту страну, я никак не думал, что проживу здесь так долго
they little expected /little did they expect/ such trouble - они никак не предполагали /им и в голову не приходило/, что возникнет такая неприятность
little he cares whether we live or die - ему всё равно /ему наплевать/, живы мы или нет
he little dreams that... - ему и не снится, что..., ему и невдомёк, что...
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a little см. a little 1 -
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1. attributive adjectiveon the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...
you're the very person I wanted to see — genau dich wollte ich sehen
at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...
in the very centre — genau in der Mitte
2) (extreme)at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn
at the very edge of the cliff — ganz am Rand der Klippe
at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang
only a very little — nur ein ganz kleines bisschen
3) (mere) bloß [Gedanke]the very fact of his presence — allein schon seine Anwesenheit
4) (absolute) absolut [Minimum, Maximum]do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun
the very most I can offer is... — ich kann allerhöchstens... anbieten
£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund
5) (emphatic)2. adverbunder somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)
1) (extremely) sehrit's very near — es ist ganz in der Nähe
in the very near future — in allernächster Zukunft
it's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...
she's very/so very thin — sie ist sehr dünn/so dünn
how very rude [of him]! — das ist aber unhöflich [von ihm]!
[yes,] very much [so] — [ja,] sehr
very much prettier/better — [sehr] viel hübscher/besser
not very much — nicht sehr
very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]
thank you [very,] very much — [vielen,] vielen Dank
not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß
2) (absolutely) aller[best..., -letzt..., -leichtest...]the very last thing I expected — das, womit ich am allerwenigsten gerechnet hatte
3) (precisely)the very same one — genau der-/die-/dasselbe
that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte
in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug
4)very good — (accepting) sehr wohl; (agreeing) sehr schön
that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...
* * *['veri] 1. adverb2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) aller-, ganz2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) genau3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) bloß•- academic.ru/119275/very_well">very well* * *[ˈveri]1. (extremely) sehr, außerordentlichhis behaviour makes me feel \very, \very cross sein Benehmen macht mich wirklich sehr bösethere's nothing \very interesting on TV tonight es kommt nichts besonders Interessantes heute Abend im Fernsehenhow \very childish of her to refuse to speak to me! wie absolut kindisch von ihr, sich zu weigern, mit mir zu sprechen!how are you? — \very well, thanks wie geht es dir? — sehr gut, danke2. (to a great degree) sehrto not be \very happy/pleased about sth ( iron) über etw akk nicht gerade sehr glücklich/erfreut sein\very much sehrdid you enjoy the play? — \very much so hat dir das Stück gefallen? — [ja] sehr [sogar]thank you \very much danke sehrto feel \very much at home sich akk ganz wie zu Hause fühlennot \very nicht sehrnot \very much... nicht besonders...the \very best der/die/das Allerbestethe \very best of friends die allerbesten Freundeto do the \very best one can sein Allerbestes gebenthe \very first/last der/die/das Allererste/Allerletzteat the \very most/least allerhöchstens/zumindestthe \very next day schon am nächsten Tagto have one's \very own sth etw ganz für sich akk [alleine] habenthe \very same genau der/die/das Gleiche4. (I agree)\very well [also] gut [o schön]can't I stay for five minutes longer? — oh \very well kann ich nicht noch fünf Minuten länger bleiben? — na schön famshe couldn't \very well say sorry when she didn't think she had done anything wrong sie konnte sich doch nicht entschuldigen, wenn sie ihrer Meinung nach nichts falsch gemacht hatteII. adj attr, inv genauthis is the \very book I've been looking for das ist genau das Buch, nach dem ich gesucht habethe \very idea! was für eine Idee!it's the \very thing! das ist genau das Richtige!at the \very bottom zuunterstat the \very end of sth ganz am Ende einer S. genthe \very fact that... allein schon die Tatsache, dass...the \very opposite das genaue [o genau das] Gegenteilthey're the \very opposite of one another sie sind völlig unterschiedlichthe \very thought... allein der Gedanke...* * *['verɪ]1. adv1) (= extremely) sehrI'm very sorry — es tut mir sehr leid
I'm not very good at maths — ich bin in Mathe nicht besonders gut
it's very possible — es ist durchaus or( sehr) gut möglich
he is so very lazy — er ist SO faul
very little —
very little milk — ganz or sehr wenig Milch
how well do you know her? – not very — wie gut kennst du sie? – nicht besonders gut
2) (= absolutely) aller-very last — allerletzte(r, s)
very first — allererste(r, s)
at the very latest —
to do one's very best —
3)4)(for emphasis)
he fell ill and died the very same day — er wurde krank und starb noch am selben Tagthe very next day he was tragically killed — schon einen Tag später kam er unter tragischen Umständen ums Leben
what he predicted happened the very next week — was er vorhersagte, trat in der Woche darauf tatsächlich ein
5)very well, if that's what you want —
very good, sir — geht in Ordnung, mein Herr, sehr wohl, mein Herr (dated)
if you want that, very well, but... — wenn du das willst, in Ordnung or bitte, aber...
2. adj1) (= precise, exact) genauthat very day/moment — genau an diesem Tag/in diesem Augenblick
this laboratory is the very heart of our factory — dieses Labor ist der Kern unseres Werkes
on the very spot where... — genau an der Stelle, wo...
the very thing/man I need — genau das, was/genau der Mann, den ich brauche
2) (= extreme) äußerste(r, s)at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn(e)
to the very end of his life — bis an sein Lebensende
3)(= mere)
the very thought of it — allein schon der Gedanke daran, der bloße Gedanke daranthe very idea! — nein, so etwas!
* * *V. abk1. Venerable2. Very3. Vice Vize…4. Viscount* * *1. attributive adjective1) (precise, exact) genauon the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...
at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...
2) (extreme)at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn
at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang
3) (mere) bloß [Gedanke]4) (absolute) absolut [Minimum, Maximum]do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun
the very most I can offer is... — ich kann allerhöchstens... anbieten
£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund
5) (emphatic)2. adverbunder somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)
1) (extremely) sehrit's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...
she's very/so very thin — sie ist sehr dünn/so dünn
how very rude [of him]! — das ist aber unhöflich [von ihm]!
[yes,] very much [so] — [ja,] sehr
very much prettier/better — [sehr] viel hübscher/besser
very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]
thank you [very,] very much — [vielen,] vielen Dank
not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß
2) (absolutely) aller[best..., -letzt..., -leichtest...]the very last thing I expected — das, womit ich am allerwenigsten gerechnet hatte
3) (precisely)the very same one — genau der-/die-/dasselbe
that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte
in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug
4)very good — (accepting) sehr wohl; (agreeing) sehr schön
very well — (expr. reluctant consent) also gut; na schön
that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...
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1. attributive adjectiveon the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...
you're the very person I wanted to see — genau dich wollte ich sehen
at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...
in the very centre — genau in der Mitte
2) (extreme)at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn
at the very edge of the cliff — ganz am Rand der Klippe
at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang
only a very little — nur ein ganz kleines bisschen
3) (mere) bloß [Gedanke]the very fact of his presence — allein schon seine Anwesenheit
4) (absolute) absolut [Minimum, Maximum]do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun
the very most I can offer is... — ich kann allerhöchstens... anbieten
£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund
5) (emphatic)2. adverbunder somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)
1) (extremely) sehrit's very near — es ist ganz in der Nähe
in the very near future — in allernächster Zukunft
it's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...
she's very/so very thin — sie ist sehr dünn/so dünn
how very rude [of him]! — das ist aber unhöflich [von ihm]!
[yes,] very much [so] — [ja,] sehr
very much prettier/better — [sehr] viel hübscher/besser
not very much — nicht sehr
very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]
thank you [very,] very much — [vielen,] vielen Dank
not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß
2) (absolutely) aller[best..., -letzt..., -leichtest...]the very last thing I expected — das, womit ich am allerwenigsten gerechnet hatte
3) (precisely)the very same one — genau der-/die-/dasselbe
that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte
in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug
4)very good — (accepting) sehr wohl; (agreeing) sehr schön
that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...
* * *['veri] 1. adverb2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) aller-, ganz2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) genau3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) bloß•- academic.ru/119275/very_well">very well* * *[ˈveri]1. (extremely) sehr, außerordentlichhis behaviour makes me feel \very, \very cross sein Benehmen macht mich wirklich sehr bösethere's nothing \very interesting on TV tonight es kommt nichts besonders Interessantes heute Abend im Fernsehenhow \very childish of her to refuse to speak to me! wie absolut kindisch von ihr, sich zu weigern, mit mir zu sprechen!how are you? — \very well, thanks wie geht es dir? — sehr gut, danke2. (to a great degree) sehrto not be \very happy/pleased about sth ( iron) über etw akk nicht gerade sehr glücklich/erfreut sein\very much sehrdid you enjoy the play? — \very much so hat dir das Stück gefallen? — [ja] sehr [sogar]thank you \very much danke sehrto feel \very much at home sich akk ganz wie zu Hause fühlennot \very nicht sehrnot \very much... nicht besonders...the \very best der/die/das Allerbestethe \very best of friends die allerbesten Freundeto do the \very best one can sein Allerbestes gebenthe \very first/last der/die/das Allererste/Allerletzteat the \very most/least allerhöchstens/zumindestthe \very next day schon am nächsten Tagto have one's \very own sth etw ganz für sich akk [alleine] habenthe \very same genau der/die/das Gleiche4. (I agree)\very well [also] gut [o schön]can't I stay for five minutes longer? — oh \very well kann ich nicht noch fünf Minuten länger bleiben? — na schön famshe couldn't \very well say sorry when she didn't think she had done anything wrong sie konnte sich doch nicht entschuldigen, wenn sie ihrer Meinung nach nichts falsch gemacht hatteII. adj attr, inv genauthis is the \very book I've been looking for das ist genau das Buch, nach dem ich gesucht habethe \very idea! was für eine Idee!it's the \very thing! das ist genau das Richtige!at the \very bottom zuunterstat the \very end of sth ganz am Ende einer S. genthe \very fact that... allein schon die Tatsache, dass...the \very opposite das genaue [o genau das] Gegenteilthey're the \very opposite of one another sie sind völlig unterschiedlichthe \very thought... allein der Gedanke...* * *['verɪ]1. adv1) (= extremely) sehrI'm very sorry — es tut mir sehr leid
I'm not very good at maths — ich bin in Mathe nicht besonders gut
it's very possible — es ist durchaus or( sehr) gut möglich
he is so very lazy — er ist SO faul
very little —
very little milk — ganz or sehr wenig Milch
how well do you know her? – not very — wie gut kennst du sie? – nicht besonders gut
2) (= absolutely) aller-very last — allerletzte(r, s)
very first — allererste(r, s)
at the very latest —
to do one's very best —
3)4)(for emphasis)
he fell ill and died the very same day — er wurde krank und starb noch am selben Tagthe very next day he was tragically killed — schon einen Tag später kam er unter tragischen Umständen ums Leben
what he predicted happened the very next week — was er vorhersagte, trat in der Woche darauf tatsächlich ein
5)very well, if that's what you want —
very good, sir — geht in Ordnung, mein Herr, sehr wohl, mein Herr (dated)
if you want that, very well, but... — wenn du das willst, in Ordnung or bitte, aber...
2. adj1) (= precise, exact) genauthat very day/moment — genau an diesem Tag/in diesem Augenblick
this laboratory is the very heart of our factory — dieses Labor ist der Kern unseres Werkes
on the very spot where... — genau an der Stelle, wo...
the very thing/man I need — genau das, was/genau der Mann, den ich brauche
2) (= extreme) äußerste(r, s)at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn(e)
to the very end of his life — bis an sein Lebensende
3)(= mere)
the very thought of it — allein schon der Gedanke daran, der bloße Gedanke daranthe very idea! — nein, so etwas!
* * *very [ˈverı]A adv1. sehr, äußerst, außerordentlich:a) sehr gut,b) einverstanden, sehr wohl;a) sehr gut,b) meinetwegen, na schön;I very much hope that…3. (vor sup) aller…:very first allererst(er, e, es);at the very earliest allerfrühestens;the very last drop der allerletzte Tropfen;for the very last time zum allerletzten Mal4. völlig, ganz:you may keep it for your very own du darfst es ganz für dich behaltenB adj1. gerade, genau:the very opposite genau das Gegenteil;the very thing genau das Richtige2. bloß:the very thought der bloße Gedanke, allein oder schon der Gedanke3. rein, pur, schier:the very truth die reine Wahrheit4. eigentlich, wahr, wirklich:the very heart of the matter der (eigentliche) Kern der Sache6. besonder(er, e, es):v. abk2. velocity v3. verb4. verse5. JUR SPORT versus, against6. very7. vide, see8. voice11. volume* * *1. attributive adjective1) (precise, exact) genauon the very day when... — genau am [selben] Tag, an dem...
at the very moment when... — im selben Augenblick, als...
2) (extreme)at the very back/front — ganz hinten/vorn
at the very end/beginning — ganz am Ende/Anfang
3) (mere) bloß [Gedanke]4) (absolute) absolut [Minimum, Maximum]do one's very best or utmost — sein menschenmöglichstes tun
the very most I can offer is... — ich kann allerhöchstens... anbieten
£50 at the very most — allerhöchstens 50 Pfund
5) (emphatic)2. adverbunder somebody's very nose — (fig. coll.) direkt vor jemandes Augen (Dat.)
1) (extremely) sehrit's very possible that... — es ist sehr gut möglich, dass...
she's very/so very thin — sie ist sehr dünn/so dünn
how very rude [of him]! — das ist aber unhöflich [von ihm]!
[yes,] very much [so] — [ja,] sehr
very much prettier/better — [sehr] viel hübscher/besser
very little — [nur] sehr wenig [verstehen, essen]
thank you [very,] very much — [vielen,] vielen Dank
not very big — (not extremely big) nicht sehr groß; (not at all big) nicht gerade groß
2) (absolutely) aller[best..., -letzt..., -leichtest...]the very last thing I expected — das, womit ich am allerwenigsten gerechnet hatte
3) (precisely)the very same one — genau der-/die-/dasselbe
that is the very word he used — das ist genau das Wort, das er gebrauchte
in his very next sentence/breath — schon im nächsten Satz/Atemzug
4)very good — (accepting) sehr wohl; (agreeing) sehr schön
very well — (expr. reluctant consent) also gut; na schön
that's all very well, but... — das ist ja alles schön und gut, aber...
* * *adj.sehr adj.wirklich adj. -
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1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) muy2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) de todo; enteramente, completamente
2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) justo, exacto2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) del todo3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) sólo, mero•very adv1. muy2. mucho3.tr['verɪ]1 (extremely) muy■ it's very easy es muy fácil, es facilísimo■ to be very hungry/sleepy tener mucha hambre/mucho sueño■ very few muy pocos,-as, poquísimos,-as■ very little muy poco,-a, poquísimo,-a2 (emphatic) muy■ at the very latest como muy tarde, a más tardar■ at the very least como mínimo, por lo menos■ there was another accident in the very same place ha habido otro accidente en el mismo lugar exacto1 (extreme) de todo2 (precise) mismo,-a, exacto,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's the very thing familiar es justo lo que necesitas/hace faltathe very best el/la mejor, lo mejornot very no mucho■ were the tickets expensive? --not very ¿eran caras las entradas? --no muchothe very thought of it! ¡sólo con pensarlo!very ['vɛri] adv1) extremely: muy, sumamentevery few: muy pocosI am very sorry: lo siento muchoat the very least: por lo menos, como mínimothe same dress: el mismo vestido1) exact, precise: mismo, exactoat that very moment: en ese mismo momentoit's the very thing: es justo lo que hacía falta2) bare, mere: solo, merothe very thought of it: sólo pensarlo3) extreme: extremo, de todoat the very top: arriba de todoadj.• mismo, -a adj.• mismísimo, -a adj.adj.indef.• mismo adj.indef.adv.• harto adv.• mismo adv.• mucho adv.• muy adv.pron.• mismo pron.
I 'veria) ( extremely) muyshe's very tall/clever/fat — es muy alta/inteligente/gorda; ( more emphatic) es altísima/inteligentísima/gordísima
was he upset? - very — ¿estaba disgustado? - mucho
it was very hot/cold — hacía mucho calor/frío
b) (in phrases)very much: thank you very much muchas gracias; did you enjoy it? - yes, very much indeed ¿te gustó? - sí, mucho; very well muy bien; I couldn't very well refuse — cómo me iba a negar!
c) ( emphatic)at the very most/least — como máximo/mínimo
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adjective (before n)a) (exact, precise) mismofor that very reason — por esa misma razón, por eso mismo
ah! the very person I wanted to see! — ah, justo la persona a quien quería ver!
b) (absolute, extreme)c) ( actual) mismod) (mere, sheer) solo, merothe very mention of her name — la sola or mera mención de su nombre
['verɪ]walk out without paying? the very idea! — ¿irnos sin pagar? cómo se te ocurre!
1. ADV1) (=extremely) muy"that will be all" - "very good, sir" — -nada más -muy bien, señor
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you're not being very helpful — me ayudas bien poco, no me estás siendo de gran ayuda•
that's very kind of you — eres muy amable"did you enjoy it?" - "very much (so)" — -¿te ha gustado? -sí, mucho
I was very (much) surprised — me sorprendió mucho, para mí fue una gran sorpresa
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he very nearly missed the bus — por muy poco pierde el autobús•
we don't see each other very often — nos vemos poco, no nos vemos mucho•
he's so very poor — es tan pobre•
very well, I'll do what I can — muy bien or bueno, haré lo que pueda2) (=absolutely)•
the very best, she eats nothing but the very best — solo come lo mejor de lo mejor•
at the very latest — a más tardar, como muy tarde•
at the very most — a lo sumo, como mucho, como máximo•
the very next day — precisamente el día siguiente•
she was given her very own TV show — le dieron su propio programa de televisión•
the very same hat — el mismísimo sombrero3) (alone, in reply to question) mucho"are you tired?" - "(yes,) very" — -¿estás cansado? -(sí,) mucho
2. ADJ1) (=precise) mismo•
he's the very man we want — es justo el hombre que buscamos•
it's the very thing! — ¡es justo lo que necesitamos!2) (=mere)•
the very idea! — ¡qué cosas dices!, ¡cómo se te ocurre!•
the very thought (of it) makes me feel sick — con solo pensarlo me da náuseas3) (=extreme)•
at the very end — justo al final, al final de todo4) liter* * *
I ['veri]a) ( extremely) muyshe's very tall/clever/fat — es muy alta/inteligente/gorda; ( more emphatic) es altísima/inteligentísima/gordísima
was he upset? - very — ¿estaba disgustado? - mucho
it was very hot/cold — hacía mucho calor/frío
b) (in phrases)very much: thank you very much muchas gracias; did you enjoy it? - yes, very much indeed ¿te gustó? - sí, mucho; very well muy bien; I couldn't very well refuse — cómo me iba a negar!
c) ( emphatic)at the very most/least — como máximo/mínimo
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adjective (before n)a) (exact, precise) mismofor that very reason — por esa misma razón, por eso mismo
ah! the very person I wanted to see! — ah, justo la persona a quien quería ver!
b) (absolute, extreme)c) ( actual) mismod) (mere, sheer) solo, merothe very mention of her name — la sola or mera mención de su nombre
walk out without paying? the very idea! — ¿irnos sin pagar? cómo se te ocurre!
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'litl 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litt3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lite(n)2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, litt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) bare litt, ikke mye2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lite-3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ikke i det hele tatt•- a little- little by little
- make little ofkort--------lite--------liten--------littI1) liten, små (flertall)2) lille-, små- (flertall)3) liten, ung4) småskåren, smålig, lumpen5) kort stund, kort varighetlittle farmer småbrukerLittle Italy det italienske kvarteret (i storby)the little man vanlige mennesker, den lille mannlittle people (alver, nisser e.l.) småfolk ( folk i dårlige kår) småfolk, fattigfolk, småkarer småbarn, småungerdverger, små menneskera little thing en liten sak, en småtingen liten pjokk, en liten ungelittle things please little minds ( ordspråk) små barn, små glederII1) lite, ikke mye, ikke stort, knapt, i liten grad2) sjelden, ikke ofteIIIlite, ikke mye, knaptevery little helps\/counts hvert minste bidrag mottas med takk, alle monner drar, mange bekker små gjør en stor åin little ( gammeldags) i liten skala, i miniatyra little lite, en smule, en tanke, lite grannlitt av hvert \/ alt mulig( om tid) litt, et øyeblikk, en liten stund• wait a little!( om strekning) en liten bit, en turlittle better ikke stort bedrelittle by little litt etter litt, gradvis, etter hvertlittle or nothing lite eller ingenting, så godt som ingentinglittle short of nesten (det samme som)make little of bagatellisere, ikke gjøre stort vesen ut av, ikke bry seg stort om, slå bort forstå lite avno little ikke så lite, temmelig myenot a little ikke så lite, ganske mye, ganske, temmeligonly a little litt, knapt, minimalt -
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1. n немногое, небольшое количество; самая малостьwe must keep what little we have — мы должны беречь то немногое, что у нас есть
he did what little he could — он сделал всё, что было в его силах
the little I have is not worth giving — ту малость, которая у меня есть, просто не стоит дарить
2. n эмоц. -усил. почти ничего; мало чтоthe little — «маленькие люди»
little by little, by little and little — мало-помалу, постепенно, понемногу
little or nothing — почти ничего, очень мало, ничтожное количество
Little Englander — сторонник «Малой Англии»
3. a маленький, небольшойlittle house — домик, небольшой дом
4. a небольшой; слабый; плохойunfortunately he has little money — к сожалению, у него мало денег
5. a короткий, недлинный6. a невысокий, небольшого роста7. a незначительный, несущественный, неважный8. a мелкий, некрупный9. a малый, неглавный10. a милый, славныйyou little rascal! — эй ты, пострелёнок!
11. a мелкий, мелочный, ничтожный; ограниченныйthe little vexations of life — мелкие жизненные неприятности; раздражающие мелочи жизни
12. a предназначенный для узкого круга; не массовыйThe Little Corporal — «маленький капрал», Наполеон Бонапарт
to go but a little way to — быть недостаточным, не хватать
little bird — источник информации;
a little bird tells me you are getting married — где-то я слышала, что ты выходишь замуж
13. adv мало, почти нисколькоlittle more — ненамного больше; немногим больше
he is little more than an amateur — он недалеко ушёл от любителя; он выступает почти на любительском уровне
little less than — не намного меньше; почти столько же
he is little less talented than his father — талантом он не намного уступает отцу; он почти так же талантлив, как отец
14. adv редко15. adv совсем не, вовсе неwhen I first came to this country, I little thought that I should stay so long — когда я приехал в эту страну, я никак не думал, что проживу здесь так долго
they little expected such trouble — они никак не предполагали, что возникнет такая неприятность
a very little more — ещё; совсем немного; чуть-чуть
Синонимический ряд:1. brief (adj.) brief; concise; short; succinct2. casual (adj.) casual; inconsequential; insignificant; light; minor; minute; scanty; shoestring; slight; small-beer; trivial; unimportant3. inadequate (adj.) inadequate; inconsiderable; insufficient4. narrow (adj.) bigoted; borne; illiberal; mean; narrow; narrow-minded; paltry; petty; prejudicial; selfish; set; shallow; small-minded; stingy5. small (adj.) bantam; diminutive; ineffectual; infinitesimal; limited; miniature; monkey; petite; small; smallish; tiny; wee6. bit (noun) bit; few; iota; smidgen; trifle7. barely (other) barely; hardly; hardly ever; infrequently; just; on rare occasions; once in a blue moon (colloquial); rarely; scarcely ever; seldom; slightly; unfrequently; unoftenАнтонимический ряд:ample; big; bulky; capacious; colossal; comprehensive; developed; enormous; full; generous; gigantic; grave; great; handsome; high-minded; long; lot; magnanimous; significant -
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1. [ʹverı] a1. усил.1) настоящий, истинный, подлинный, сущийthe very truth - сущая /чистая/ правда
a very rogue - настоящий /отъявленный/ мошенник
2) полный, абсолютный; в высшей степениthe very nonsense - разг. полнейшая ерунда
the very stupidity - разг. верх глупости
3) ( после the, this, that и притяжательных местоимений) тот самый; тот же; именно тотthe very man I saw - тот самый человек, которого я видел
the very thing for the purpose - это именно то, что нужно /необходимо/
he lives in this very place [house] - он живёт как раз здесь [в этом самом доме]
come here this very minute! - иди сюда сию же минуту!
it was a year ago, to the very day - это было ровно год назад
4) самый; предельныйa very little more - разг. ещё; совсем немного; чуть-чуть
5) сам по себе; простойthe very fact of his presence is enough - достаточно того, что он присутствует
he could not, for very shame, refuse to give something - ему было просто стыдно ничего не дать
6) самый; даже; хотя бы; вплоть доtheir very language is becoming unintelligible to us - сам их язык становится нам непонятен
2. арх. истинныйvery God of very God - рел. Бога истина от Бога истинна
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in very deed - действительно, на самом деле; несомненно2. [ʹverı] adv усил.the very idea! - как можно!, что вы говорите! ( выражение протеста или изумления)
1. очень, весьмаvery much - а) очень (часто с p. p.); did you like the play? - Very much - вам понравилась пьеса? - Очень; I was very much pleased, разг. I was very pleased - я был очень рад; б) значительно, гораздо (с прилагательными в сравнит. ст.); I feel very much better - мне значительно лучше; it is very much warmer - стало гораздо теплее, сильно потеплело
2. после отрицаний в незначительной степени; отнюдь нет; довольноnot so very small - не такой уж маленький, довольно большой
that's not a very nice thing to say - это не очень любезно, это довольно грубо
the very first [last, best] - самый первый [последний, лучший]
at the very most [least] - самое большее [меньшее]
at 5, at the very latest - самое позднее в пять часов
I did the very best I could - я сделал всё, что мог /всё, что было в моих силах/
4. именно, точно, как раз♢
very good - а) очень хорошо, отлично; б) хорошо ( согласие); в) слушаюсь!, есть! ( ответ на приказ)very well - а) очень хорошо, отлично; б) ну, хорошо, так и быть; ≅ приходится соглашаться; в) мор. так держать!
are you ready? - Very nearly so - вы готовы? - Да, почти
my [his; her] very own - а) свой собственный; may I have it for my very own? - можно мне взять это себе?; б) родной, близкий, любимый; my very own Mary - Мэри, родная моя
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adj. klein; beetje; iets; kort; onbelangrijk--------adv. klein; weinig--------n. een beetje; weinig; een kleine hoeveelheid; korte afstand; korte tijdlittle1[ litl] 〈bijvoeglijk naamwoord; littleness〉2 klein(geestig/zielig) ⇒ kleintjes♦voorbeelden:little finger • pinka little girl • een klein meisjeLittle Red Riding Hood • Roodkapjehis little sister • zijn kleine(re)/jongere zusje〈 informeel〉 the little woman • vrouwlief, moedersher little ones • haar kinderen/ 〈 van dier〉its little ones • haar jongen〈 spreekwoord〉 little things please little minds • kleine mensen, kleine wensenthe little people • de elven/kabouters jongen————————little2♦voorbeelden:make little of something • ergens weinig van begrijpen; iets als onbelangrijk afdoen, ergens weinig belang aan hechtenthink little of someone • geen hoge dunk van iemand hebbenlittle or nothing • weinig of nietsthere's very little left • er is maar heel weinig overlittle by little • beetje bij beetje〈 spreekwoord〉 little by little, and bit by bit • voetje voor voetje en beetje bij beetje; langzaam aan, dan breekt het lijntje nietI gave him what little I owned • ik heb hem het weinige dat ik bezat gegeven————————little3〈 bijwoord〉2 volstrekt/in het geheel niet♦voorbeelden:little more than an hour • iets meer dan een uur2 little did he know that … • hij had er geen flauw benul van dat …————————little4〈 determinator〉♦voorbeelden:there's very little milk left • er is maar een klein beetje melk overa little effort • een beetje/wat moeite -
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I ['lɪtl] adj1) (small: gen) piccolo (-a)2) (short) breveII ['lɪtl] less comp least superlwe went for a little ride/walk — siamo andati a fare un giretto/una passeggiatina
1. adj, pron(not much) poco (-a), (some) un poco or un po' diit's okay, we've still got a little time — va bene, abbiamo ancora un po' di tempo
with little difficulty — senza fatica or difficoltà
to see/do little — non vedere/fare molto, vedere/fare molto poco
as little as £5 — soltanto 5 sterline
to make little of sth — (fail to understand) capire poco di qc, (belittle) tenere qc in poco conto, dare poca importanza a qc
2. adv1)2)a little-known fact — un fatto poco notolittle does he know that... — quello di cui non si rende conto è che...
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1) ( small) klein;a \little old man ein kleiner alter Mann;( for emphasis) richtige(r, s), kleine(r, s);my sister is a \little monster meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monster;the \little ones die Kleinen pl2) ( young) klein;\little boy/ girl kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter;the \little one ( fam) der/die Kleine;the \littlest ones ( fam) die Kleinsten;( younger)\little brother/ sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwestera \little way ein kurzer Weg;( short in duration) wenig, bisschen;it still takes a \little while es dauert noch ein bisschenevery \little detail jede Kleinigkeit;to make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machen;to have a \little word with sb ein Wörtchen mit jdm reden ( fam)a \little problem ( iron) ein kleines ProblemPHRASES:1) ( somewhat)a \little ein wenig;she reminds me a \little of my ex-girlfriend sie erinnert mich ein bisschen an meine Exfreundin2) ( hardly) wenig;\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...;I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatte;her behaviour is \little short of indecent ihr Verhalten ist fast schon unanständig;\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stunde;to \little expect sth etw nicht erwarten;to \little imagine that... sich dat nicht vorstellen, dass...;it matters \little [to sb] that/what... [jdm] macht es wenig aus, dass/was...;to \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...;to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen pron1) ( small quantity)a \little ein wenig;would you like some mashed potatoes? - yes, a \little please möchtest du Kartoffelpüree? - ja, ein wenig, bitte;help yourself to more wine - I will have a \little, thank you schenk dir noch Wein nach - ich nehme mir noch ein wenig, danke;a \little of sth ein wenig von etw dat;I could only hear a \little of what they were saying ich konnte ein wenig von dem hören, was sie sagten2) ( not much) wenig;he said \little about his personal life at the therapy session in der Therapie sagte er wenig über sein Privatleben;as \little as possible möglichst wenig;he's always trying to get away with doing as \little as possible at work er versucht immer, in der Arbeit mit möglichst geringem Aufwand durchzukommen;so \little so wenig;the rouble is worth so \little these days der Rubel ist heute so wenig wert;to do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tun;there is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen;there is \little the doctor can do for him now - we just have to wait and see der Arzt kann jetzt wenig für ihn machen - wir müssen abwarten;[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw dat;unfortunately, \little of the artist's work has survived leider ist sehr wenig von dem Werk des Künstlers erhalten geblieben;they didn't have much but they always shared what \little they had sie hatten nicht viel, aber sie teilten immer das wenige, das sie hatten;the \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd macht;the \little she smoked still seemed to affect her health negatively sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen schien ihre Gesundheit anzugreifen3) ( short distance)a \little ein wenig;let's walk a \little after dinner to digest lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Verdauungsspaziergang machen4) ( short time)a \little ein wenig [Zeit];after all the turmoil at home, she needed to get away for a \little to be by herself nach dem Chaos zu Hause brauchte sie ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für sich;Ms Perez is on the phone right now - would you mind waiting a \little? Ms. Perez telefoniert gerade - möchten Sie ein wenig warten?;it's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechsPHRASES:precious \little herzlich wenig;( to belittle) etw herunterspielen;don't make \little of my problems - they may not seem important to you but they affect my life greatly spiele meine Probleme nicht herunter - vielleicht erscheinen sie dir nicht wichtig, aber sie beeinflussen mein Leben sehr stark;they made \little of their royal connection sie spielten ihre Verbindungen zur königlichen Familie herunter -
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'veri 1. adverb1) (to a great degree: He's very clever; You came very quickly; I'm not feeling very well.) meget, svært2) (absolutely; in the highest degree: The very first thing you must do is ring the police; She has a car of her very own.) aller-2. adjective1) (exactly or precisely the thing, person etc mentioned: You're the very man I want to see; At that very minute the door opened.) akkurat den/de (osv.)/da; i samme...2) (extreme: at the very end of the day; at the very top of the tree.) på tampen, aller øverst/ytterst (osv.)3) (used for emphasis in other ways: The very suggestion of a sea voyage makes her feel seasick.) bare (tanken på)•identiskIadj. \/ˈverɪ\/ ( oftest ubøyd)1) (bekrefter noe utrolig\/usannsynlig) (faktisk) akkurat den\/det\/de, nettopp den\/det\/de2) ( om tid og sted) nøyaktig, presis, nettopp, akkurat, heltakkurat da \/ akkurat i det øyeblikkpå minuttet \/ snarest \/ øyeblikkelig3) selve, selv, selveste4) ren og skjær, lutter5) ( gammeldags eller litterært) sann, virkelig, riktig, kompletta very little litt, lite grann, en anelsein the very act på fersk gjerningthe very idea! ( positivt og negativt) bare tanken!, for en ide!the very opposite den rake motsetning, stikk motsattthe very truth den fulle og hele sannhetthis very day den dag i dag allerede i dag akkurat den\/denne dagenthis very minute på minuttet, snarest, øyeblikkeligIIadv. \/ˈverɪ\/ ( oftest ubøyd)1) meget, svært, veldig, særdeles, spesielt, særs, i høyeste gradmeget god, utmerket2) aller• she was the very first woman to climb Mt. Everesthun var den aller første kvinnen som klatret opp på Mt. Everestat the very least i det minste, iallfallnot very ikke (noe) større, ikke (noe) særlig, ikke (noe) videre langt i frasomeone's very own bare noens, helt for seg selvvery lately (helt) nyligvery well ok, javel, skal bli -
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['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) majhen2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) malo3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) nepomemben2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) malo3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) malo2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) malo3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) sploh ne•- a little- little by little
- make little of* * *I [litl]adjectivemajhen, neznaten; kratek; malo; slaboten (glas); malenkosten, nepomemben; omejen; ironically reven, bedenthe little ones — otročički, malčkithe little — majhni, nepomembni ljudjea little man — mali mož, figuratively ničéa little while — kratek čas, trenuteklittle minds — omejenci, malenkostni ljudjecolloquially little Mary — želodec, prebavathe Little Masters — skupina nemških risarjev in bakrorezcev v 16. in 17. stoletjuastronomy Little Bear — Mali medvedastronomy Little Dipper — Mali vozpolitics history Little Entente — mala antantaLittle Russian — Malorus, Ukrajineclittle theater — mali oder, eksperimentalno gledališčeII [litl]adverbmalo, komaj kaj, slabo, sploh ne, redkolittle does he know — nima pojma, še sanja se mu neIII [litl]nounmalenkosta little — malo, nekajby littles — v majhnih količinah, po malem
См. также в других словарях:
little — 1 / lItl/ adjective 1 SIZE small in size: a little house | their little group of supporters | a little bit of especially BrE (=a small piece of something): little bits of paper all over the floor | little tiny spoken (=extremely small): a little… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
little — lit|tle1 W1S1 [ˈlıtl] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size)¦ 2¦(something you like or dislike)¦ 3 a little bit 4¦(time/distance)¦ 5¦(young)¦ 6¦(slight)¦ 7¦(unimportant)¦ 8 (just) that little bit better/easier etc 9 the little woman ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
little — lit|tle1 [ lıtl ] (comparative less [ les ] ; superlative least [ list ] ) function word, quantifier *** Little can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): There s little time left. Little progress has been made. as a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
little */*/*/ — I UK [ˈlɪt(ə)l] / US adverb, determiner, pronoun Word forms little : comparative less UK [les] / US superlative least UK [liːst] / US [lɪst] Summary: Little can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (followed by a noun): There s little… … English dictionary
little*/*/*/ — [ˈlɪt(ə)l] (comparative less [les] ; superlative least [liːst] ) grammar word I summary: Little can be: ■ a determiner: Little progress has been made. ■ a pronoun: They manage to survive on very little. ■ an adverb: I go there very little. 1) an… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Little Buffalo State Park — Geobox Protected Area name = Little Buffalo State Park native name = other name = other name1 = category local = Pennsylvania State Park category iucn = III image caption = Sunset over Holman Lake etymology type = Named for etymology = Little… … Wikipedia
little — littlish /lit l ish, lit lish/, adj. littleness, n. /lit l/, adj., littler or less or lesser, littlest or least, adv., less, least, n. adj … Universalium
little — adj., n., & adv. adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser; least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great or big: often used to convey affectionate or emotional overtones, or condescension, not implied by small (a friendly little chap; a… … Useful english dictionary
little — lit•tle [[t]ˈlɪt l[/t]] adj. lit•tler less less•er, lit•tlest least, 1) small in size; not big; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room[/ex] 2) short in duration or extent; brief: a little while[/ex] 3) small in number: a little group of… … From formal English to slang
Little Red Riding Hood — is a famous fairy tale about a young girl s encounter with a wolf. The story has changed considerably in its history, and been subject to numerous modern adaptations and readings.This story is number 333 in the Aarne Thompson classification… … Wikipedia
Little Princess: Marl Ōkoku no Ningyō Hime 2 — Little Princess: The Puppet Princess of Marl Kingdom 2 Developer(s) Nippon Ichi Publisher(s) Nippon Ichi … Wikipedia
