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1 nicht im geringsten
not in the least; not a bit; like hell* * *1) (not at all: You're not disturbing me in the least!) not in the least2) (not at all: He is none the worse for his accident.) none* * *adv.not in the least adv.not in the slightest adv. -
2 нисколько
not at all наречие: имя прилагательное: словосочетание:not a snap (нисколько, ничуть)not for nuts (нисколько, совсем не) -
3 ничуть
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4 ни в какой степени
not in the least degree наречие:Русско-английский синонимический словарь > ни в какой степени
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5 ни на йоту
not a jot словосочетание: -
6 ni por el forro
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7 mínimo
adj.minimal, lowest, least, minimum.m.minimum.* * *► adjetivo1 minimum, lowest1 minimum\como mínimo at leastni la más mínima idea not the faintest (idea)mínimo común múltiplo lowest common multiple————————1 minimum* * *1. noun m. 2. (f. - mínima)adj.1) least, smallest2) minimum* * *1. ADJ1) (=inferior) [nivel, cantidad] minimumno llegaron a alcanzar el nivel mínimo exigido — they did not manage to reach the minimum level required
quería conseguirlo todo con el mínimo esfuerzo — he wanted to achieve everything with a o the minimum of effort
tarifa mínima: 2 euros — minimum fare: 2 euros
el tamaño mínimo del dibujo deberá ser de 20 x 30 centímetros — the drawing should not be less than 20 x 30 centimetres
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lo mínimo, es lo mínimo que podemos hacer — it's the least we can do•
lo más mínimo — the least o the slightestel dinero no me interesa lo más mínimo — I'm not the least o the slightest bit interested in money
los sueldos no se verán afectados en lo más mínimo — salaries will not be affected in the least o in the slightest
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precio mínimo — minimum price•
en un tiempo mínimo — in no time at allmúltiplo 2., salario, servicio 1), c)el microondas calienta la comida en un tiempo mínimo — the microwave heats up food in next to no time o in no time at all
2) (=muy pequeño) [habitación, letra] tiny, minute; [detalle] minute; [gasto, beneficio] minimalesto es solo una mínima parte de lo que hemos gastado — this is just a tiny fraction of what we have spent
3) [plazo]no existe un plazo mínimo para entregar el trabajo — there's no set date for the work to be handed in
2. SM1) (=cantidad mínima) minimum¿cuál es el mínimo? — what is the minimum?
el equipo salió al campo con la moral bajo mínimos — the team took to the field with their morale at rock bottom
con el presupuesto bajo mínimos — with the budget cut back to a minimum, with a very low budget
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como mínimo — at leasteso costará, como mínimo, 40 euros — that will cost at least 40 euros
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un mínimo de algo — a minimum of sthsi tuviera un mínimo de vergüenza no vendría más por aquí — if he had any shame at all he wouldn't come back here
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reducir algo al mínimo — to keep o reduce sth to a minimumhan intentado reducir los gastos al mínimo — they have tried to keep o reduce expenditure to a minimum
2) (Econ) record low, lowest pointhoy se ha llegado en la bolsa al mínimo anual — today the stock exchange reached this year's record low o lowest point
3) (Mat) [de una función] minimum4) (Meteo)mínimamínimo de presión — low-pressure area, trough
5) Caribe (Aut) choke* * *I- ma adjetivoa) <temperatura/peso> minimum (before n)el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo — he is not in the least (bit) o slightest (bit) interested in his work
no tengo la más mínima idea — I haven't the faintest o slightest idea
b) ( insignificante) < detalle> minorc) ( muy pequeño) minute, tinyIImasculino minimumcon un mínimo de esfuerzo — with a o the minimum of effort
con un mínimo de sentido común — with the least bit of (common) sense, with a modicum of sense (frml)
* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], minimal, minimum, negligible, reduced, baseline [base line], monadic, lower bound, razor-thin, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex. Those are just the bare beginnings.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.Ex. When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Ex. Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.Ex. The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex. This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex. Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.Ex. The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).Ex. Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex. And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex. Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.----* a un coste mínimo = at (a) minimum cost.* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.* con unos costes mínimos = with minimum costs.* coste mínimo = minimal cost, minimum cost.* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo mínimo = bare necessities, the.* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.* mínima parte = fraction.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducido al mínimo = stripped down.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.* sin la más mínima de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* * *I- ma adjetivoa) <temperatura/peso> minimum (before n)el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo — he is not in the least (bit) o slightest (bit) interested in his work
no tengo la más mínima idea — I haven't the faintest o slightest idea
b) ( insignificante) < detalle> minorc) ( muy pequeño) minute, tinyIImasculino minimumcon un mínimo de esfuerzo — with a o the minimum of effort
con un mínimo de sentido común — with the least bit of (common) sense, with a modicum of sense (frml)
* * *= bare [barer -comp., barest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], minimal, minimum, negligible, reduced, baseline [base line], monadic, lower bound, razor-thin, paltry [paltrier -comp., paltriest -sup.], measly [measlier -comp., measliest -sup.].Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.Ex: The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still ' measly'.* a un coste mínimo = at (a) minimum cost.* como mínimo = at least, conservatively, at a minimum.* como mínimo hasta que = minimally until.* con sólo una mínima idea de = with only the sketchiest idea of.* con unos costes mínimos = with minimum costs.* coste mínimo = minimal cost, minimum cost.* diferencia entre... y... es mínima = line between... and... is thin.* en lo más mínimo = not in the least + Nombre Negativo.* grupo mínimo relacionado = minimum zone cohort.* lo más mínimo = so much as.* lo mínimo = bare necessities, the.* mantener Algo al mínimo = keep + Nombre + at a minimum.* mínima parte = fraction.* nivel mínimo del agua = low-water mark.* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo = Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.* precio mínimo = threshold price.* reducción al mínimo = minimisation [minimization, -USA].* reducido al mínimo = stripped down.* reducir al mínimo = minimise [minimize, -USA], reduce to + a minimum, cut down to + a minimum, keep to + a (bare) minimum, cut to + the bone.* reducir a lo mínimo = cut to + the bone.* salario mínimo = living wage, minimum salary, poverty level.* salario mínimo, el = minimum wage, the.* ser mínimo = be at a minimum.* servicios mínimos = skeleton staff.* sin la más mínima de duda = without a shadow of a doubt.* sin la más mínima duda = beyond a shadow of a doubt.* temperatura mínima = minimum temperature.* vivir con lo mínimo = live on + a shoestring (budget).* * *1 ‹temperatura/cantidad/peso› minimum ( before n)los beneficios han sido mínimos profits have been minimalno le importa lo más mínimo he couldn't care less, he doesn't care in the leastel trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo he is not in the least o slightest bit interested in his work[ S ] consumición/tarifa mínima 2 euros minimum charge 2 eurosno tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the faintest o slightest ideano se preocupa en lo más mínimo por su familia she doesn't show the slightest concern for her familyme contó hasta los detalles más mínimos de su experiencia he told me about his experience in minute detailera lo mínimo que podía hacer it was the least I could do2 (muy pequeño) minute, tinyuna casa de proporciones mínimas a tiny house, a house of minute proportionsCompuesto:mínimo común denominador/múltiplolowest common denominator/multiplela bolsa ha alcanzado el mínimo del año the stock exchange has reached its lowest point this yearpretende hacer todo con un mínimo de esfuerzo he tries to do everything with a minimum of effort o with as little effort as possiblegana un mínimo de $50.000 she earns a minimum of $50,000no tiene ni un mínimo de educación she has absolutely no mannersal menos podría tener un mínimo de respeto he could at least show a little (bit of) o a modicum of respectpara hacer ese trabajo tiene que tener un mínimo de inteligencia a modicum of intelligence is required to do this jobsi tuvieras un mínimo de sentido común, no habrías hecho eso if you had any sense at all o if you had a modicum of sense, you wouldn't have done thattendrá, como mínimo, unos 40 años he must be at least fortycomo mínimo podrías haberle dado las gracias you could at least have thanked himhabrá que reducir al mínimo los gastos costs will have to be kept to a minimum* * *
mínimo 1◊ -ma adjetivo
el trabajo no le interesa en lo más mínimo he is not in the slightest (bit) interested in his work;
no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the faintest idea
‹diferencia/beneficios› minimal
mínimo 2 sustantivo masculino
minimum;
como mínimo at least
mínimo,-a
I adjetivo
1 (muy pequeño) minute, tiny
2 (muy escaso) minimal
3 (menor posible) minimum
sueldo mínimo, minimum wage/salary
II sustantivo masculino minimum
un mínimo de dos meses, a minimum of two months
mil pesetas como mínimo, a thousand pesetas at least
' mínimo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- denominador
- ínfima
- ínfimo
- mínima
- mínimamente
- múltipla
- múltiplo
- salario
- tasar
- consumo
- minimizar
English:
bare
- cheap
- deposit
- least
- low
- lowest
- minimal
- minimum
- minimum wage
- say
- sense
- skeleton
- slight
- light
- lowest common denominator
- marginal
- minimize
- minute
- modicum
- quick
- scrap
- very
* * *mínimo, -a♦ superlativover pequeño♦ adj1. [lo más bajo posible o necesario] minimum;la mínima puntuación para aprobar es el cinco you need a minimum score of five to pass;lo mínimo que podría hacer es disculparse the least she could do is apologizeMat mínimo común denominador lowest common denominator; Mat mínimo común múltiplo lowest common multiple2. [muy pequeño] [efecto, importancia] minimal, very small;[protesta, ruido] slightest;no tengo la más mínima idea I haven't the slightest idea;sus hijos no le importan lo más mínimo he couldn't care less about his children;en este país no existe la más mínima libertad there's absolutely no freedom at all in this country;en lo más mínimo in the slightest♦ nmminimum;trabaja un mínimo de 10 horas she works a minimum of 10 hours;al mínimo to a minimum;pon la calefacción al mínimo put the heating at minimum;la libra alcanzó un mínimo histórico frente al dólar the pound reached an all-time low against the dollar;no tiene un mínimo de sentido común he hasn't an ounce of common sense;si tuviera un mínimo de decencia la llamaría if he had an ounce of decency he'd call her;estar bajo mínimos [de comida, gasolina] to have almost run out;la popularidad del presidente se encuentra bajo mínimos the president's popularity is at rock bottom;el equipo se presenta a la final bajo mínimos the team is going into the final well below strength o with a severely depleted side♦ como mínimo loc adv[como muy tarde] at the latest; [como poco] at the very least;llegaremos como mínimo a las cinco we'll be there by five at the latest;si te vas, como mínimo podrías avisar if you're going to leave, you could at least let me know* * *I adj minimum;como mínimo at the very least;no me interesa lo más mínimo I’m not in the least interestedII m minimum* * *mínimo, -ma adj1) : minimumsalario mínimo: minimum wage2) : least, smallest3) : very small, minutemínimo nm1) : minimum, least amount2) : modicum, small amount3)como mínimo : at least* * *mínimo1 adj minimumel más mínimo... the slightest...mínimo2 n minimum -
8 entfernt
I P.P. entfernenII Adj.1. (entlegen) remote, distant; bis in die entferntesten Ecken der Welt (in)to the remotest corners of the world ( oder earth), to the ends of the earth lit.2. Entfernungsangabe: eine Meile / Stunde von X entfernt a mile / an hour (away) from X; zwei Meilen voneinander entfernt two miles apart3. fig. Ähnlichkeit etc.: remote, faint, vague; entfernte Verwandte distant relations ( oder relatives); weit entfernt! far from it, nothing of the sort ( oder kind); beim Raten: way out umg. miles out umg.; weit entfernt davon zu (+ Inf.) far from (+ Ger.) ich bin weit davon entfernt zu (+ Inf.) I haven’t the slightest intention of (+ Ger.)III Adv.1. (entlegen) far away, a long way away2. fig.: entfernt verwandt distantly related; ich erinnere mich entfernt daran I can just remember it, I have a dim memory of it; nicht entfernt oder im Entferntesten not in the least ( oder slightest); ich habe nicht entfernt oder im Entferntesten daran gedacht zu (+ Inf.) I never even dreamed ( oder dreamt) of (+ Ger.), it never occurred to me to (+ Inf.) ich hätte nicht im Entferntesten geglaubt, dass... I wouldn’t have dreamed ( oder dreamt) that, I didn’t have the slightest ( oder remotest) idea that* * *far-off (Adj.); away (Adv.); distant (Adj.); remote (Adj.); off (Adv.); far (Adj.)* * *ent|fẹrnt [Ent'fɛrnt]1. adjOrt, Verwandter distant; (= abgelegen) remote; (= gering) Ähnlichkeit distant, remote, vaguedas Haus liegt 2 km entfernt — the house is 2km away
aus den entferntesten Ländern — from the furthest corners of the globe
See:→ weit2. advremotely, slightlynicht einmal entfernt ( so gut/hübsch etc) — not even remotely (as good/pretty etc)
er erinnert mich entfernt an meinen Onkel — he reminds me slightly or vaguely of my uncle
das hat nur entfernt mit dieser Angelegenheit zu tun — that has only a distant bearing on this matter, that is only vaguely related to this matter
nicht im Entferntesten! — not in the slightest or least!
* * *1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) distant2) (a far-off place or point: We could see the town in the distance; He disappeared into the distance; The picture looks better at a distance.) distance3) (distantly related: a remote cousin) remote* * *ent·ferntI. adj1. (weitläufig) distantein \entfernter Verwandter a distant relative2. (gering, leise) slight, vagueeine \entfernte Ähnlichkeit a slight similarityeine \entfernte Ahnung a vague ideaein \entfernter Verdacht a remote suspicion3. (abgelegen) remoteein \entfernter Teil eines Landes a remote part of a country▪ von jdm \entfernt sein to be [far] away from sb7 Kilometer von hier \entfernt 7 kilometres [away] from herezu weit \entfernt too far [away]II. adv vaguelysie erinnert mich \entfernt an meine Tante she vaguely reminds me of my auntnicht im E\entferntesten not in the least [or slightest]weit davon \entfernt sein, etw zu tun to not have the slightest intention of doing sth* * *1.er ist weit davon entfernt, das zu tun — (fig.) he does not have the slightest intention of doing that
3) nicht präd. (weitläufig) slight < acquaintance>; distant < relation>4) (schwach) slight, vague < resemblance>5)2.nicht im Entferntesten — not in the slightest or in the least
1) (fern) remotely3) (schwach) slightly, vaguely* * *B. adj1. (entlegen) remote, distant;bis in die entferntesten Ecken der Welt (in)to the remotest corners of the world ( oder earth), to the ends of the earth litereine Meile/Stunde von X entfernt a mile/an hour (away) from X;zwei Meilen voneinander entfernt two miles apart3. fig Ähnlichkeit etc: remote, faint, vague;entfernte Verwandte distant relations ( oder relatives);weit entfernt! far from it, nothing of the sort ( oder kind); beim Raten: way out umg miles out umg;C. adv1. (entlegen) far away, a long way away2. fig:entfernt verwandt distantly related;ich erinnere mich entfernt daran I can just remember it, I have a dim memory of it;im Entferntesten not in the least ( oder slightest);im Entferntesten daran gedacht zu (+inf) I never even dreamed ( oder dreamt) of (+ger), it never occurred to me to (+inf)ich hätte nicht im Entferntesten geglaubt, dass … I wouldn’t have dreamed ( oder dreamt) that, I didn’t have the slightest ( oder remotest) idea that* * *1.das ist od. liegt weit entfernt von der Stadt — it is a long way from the town or out of town
er ist weit davon entfernt, das zu tun — (fig.) he does not have the slightest intention of doing that
2) (fern, entlegen) remote3) nicht präd. (weitläufig) slight < acquaintance>; distant < relation>4) (schwach) slight, vague < resemblance>5)2.nicht im Entferntesten — not in the slightest or in the least
1) (fern) remotely3) (schwach) slightly, vaguely* * *adj.away adj.disconnected adj.dislodged adj.distant adj.off adj.remote adj.removed adj. adv.distantly adv.remotely adv. -
9 leise
I Adj.1. (ruhig) quiet; Ton, Stimme, Musik etc.: soft; Geräusch: faint; mit leiser Stimme in a low voice; seid bitte leise! quiet, please; not so loud, please; umg. can you turn the volume down, please; leiser stellen turn down; wir müssen leise sein we’ll have to be quiet; (leise sprechen) we’ll have to keep our voices down2. (gering) Hoffnung: faint; Bewegung, Verdacht: slight; Schlaf, Berührung, Regen, Wind: gentle; ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung I haven’t the faintest ( oder slightest) idea; nicht im Leisesten not in the slightest; ich glaube nicht im Leisesten daran, dass... I don’t believe for a moment that...II Adv.1. (ruhig) quietly; singen, klopfen etc.: softly; sprechen: auch in a low voice; sprich leise(r) not so loud, keep your voice down (a bit); leise vor sich hin murmeln mumble away to oneself; leise ( auf) treten tread softly2. (sanft, sacht) gently* * *soft (Adj.); low (Adj.); quiet (Adj.); gentle (Adj.); silently (Adv.)* * *lei|se ['laizə]1. adjauf léísen Sohlen — treading softly
... sagte er mit léíser Stimme —... he said in a low voice,... he said quietly
2) (= gering, schwach) slight, faint; Schlaf, Regen, Berührung light; Wind, Wellenschlag light, gentlenicht die léíseste Ahnung haben — not to have the slightest or faintest or foggiest (inf) (idea)
ich habe nicht die léíseste Veranlassung,... — there isn't the slightest or faintest reason why I...
2. adv(= nicht laut) quietly, softlyléíser singen — to sing more quietly
ein léíse geführtes Gespräch — a quiet talk
das Radio ( etwas) léíser stellen — to turn the radio down (slightly)
sprich doch léíser! — keep your voice down a bit
* * *1) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.) low2) (in a whisper: He swore under his breath.) under one's breath* * *lei·se[ˈlaizə]I. adj1. (nicht laut) quietetw \leise stellen to turn down sth sep2. (gering) slightes fiel \leiser Regen it was raining slightlyeine \leise Ahnung/ein \leiser Verdacht a vague idea/suspicionnicht im L\leisesten not at allII. adv1. (nicht laut) quietly2. (kaum merklich) slightlyder Regen fiel \leise it was raining gently* * *1.sei leise! — be quiet!
die Musik leise[r] stellen — turn the music down
2) nicht präd. (leicht; kaum merklich) faint; slight; slight, gentle < touch>; light < rain>2.nicht die leiseste Ahnung haben, nicht im leisesten ahnen — not have the faintest or slightest idea
1) quietly2) (leicht; kaum merklich) slightly; < touch, rain> gently* * *A. adjmit leiser Stimme in a low voice;leiser stellen turn down;ich habe nicht die leiseste Ahnung I haven’t the faintest ( oder slightest) idea;nicht im Leisesten not in the slightest;ich glaube nicht im Leisesten daran, dass … I don’t believe for a moment that …B. advsprich leise(r) not so loud, keep your voice down (a bit);leise vor sich hin murmeln mumble away to oneself;leise (auf)treten tread softly2. (sanft, sacht) gently* * *1.1) quiet; soft <steps, music, etc.>; faint < noise>die Musik leise[r] stellen — turn the music down
2.nicht die leiseste Ahnung haben, nicht im leisesten ahnen — not have the faintest or slightest idea
1) quietly2) (leicht; kaum merklich) slightly; <touch, rain> gently* * *(Stimme) adj.low adj. -
10 gering
I Adj.1. bes. bei Mengen: small; (wenig) little; Gehalt, Preis, Leistung, Produktion, Temperatur, Druck etc.: low; Entfernung: small, short; geringes Interesse little interest; mit geringen Ausnahmen with few exceptions; geringe Chancen slim prospects; die Chancen sind gering auch there isn’t much chance ( oder hope); geringe Kenntnisse scant knowledge; in geringer Höhe fairly low (down); in geringer Tiefe not too deep (down); mit geringer Verspätung slightly late; um ein Geringes (ein wenig) a little; (fast) very nearly; (billig) cheaply2. (unbedeutend) insignificant, negligible, minor; (wenig, schwach) slight, little; (bescheiden) Einkommen, Preis etc.: modest; (beschränkt) limited; nichts Geringes no small matter; es spielt keine geringe Rolle it plays no small part3. (schlecht) Qualität: inferior, poor, low; Kenntnisse: poor; Herkunft etc., auch Ansehen, Meinung: low; eine geringe Meinung haben von have a low opinion of, not think much ( oder too highly) of; in geringem Ansehen stehen be held in low esteem ( bei by); geringer, geringst...II Adv.1. (geringfügig) a little2. (niedrig) gering geschätzt at least, at a conservative estimate; zu gering ( ein) schätzen konkret: underestimate; ideell: underrate3. (wenig, schlecht): von jemandem gering denken not think much of s.o., have a low opinion of s.o.; gering achten oder schätzen (nicht wichtig nehmen) place little value on, not care (much) about; (nicht gut finden) have a low opinion of, not think much ( oder very highly) of; (etw.) auch hold cheap, set little store by; (verachten) despise; (Gefahr) disregard* * *diminutive; little; slim; small; exiguous; scant* * *ge|rịng [gə'rɪŋ]1. adj1) (= nicht sehr groß, niedrig) Temperatur, Luftdruck, Leistung, Produktion low; Gehalt, Preis low, modest; Menge, Vorrat, Betrag, Entfernung small; Wert little attr; (= kurz) Zeit, Entfernung shortetw in geringer Höhe anbringen — to fix sth fairly low down
seine Leistung erhielt eine zu geringe Bewertung — his achievement wasn't rated highly enough
das ist meine geringste Sorge — that's the least of my worries
die Kosten sind nicht gering — the costs are not inconsiderable
nicht das Geringste — nothing at all
nichts Geringeres als... — nothing less than...
3) (= unzulänglich) Qualität, Kenntnisse poor; (= abschätzig) Meinung low, poor4) attr (fig geh) Familie, Herkunft humblekein Geringerer als Freud... — no less a person than Freud
2. adv1)2)(= abschätzig)
gering von jdm sprechen — to speak badly of sb* * *1) (slight or small: His chances of winning are extremely slender.) slender2) (not good; slight: There's still a slim chance that we'll find the child alive.) slim* * *ge·ring[gəˈrɪŋ]I. adjeine \geringe Anzahl/Menge a small number/amount\geringere Liquidität BÖRSE illiquidity\geringe Umsätze tätigen BÖRSE to make little salesvon \geringem Wert of little value\gering gerechnet at a modest estimatenicht das G\geringste nothing at allnicht im G\geringsten not in the least [or slightest] [bit]das stört mich nicht im G\geringsten it doesn't disturb me in the slightest [or least] [bit]2. (unerheblich) slight\geringe Abschwächung BÖRSE slight decline\geringe Bedeutung minor significanceeine \geringe Chance a slim [or slight] [or small] chance\geringe Kursbewegung bei den Hauptwährungen BÖRSE slight movements in the metropolitan currency rates\geringe Kursschwankungen aufweisen BÖRSE to move in a narrow range\geringe Lohnunterschiede slight disparity of wages3. (unzulänglich) poor, loweine \geringe Lebenserfahrung little experience in life4.▶ kein G\geringerer als......, no less a. hum, no less a person than... a. humII. adv1. (schlecht) poorly\gering von jdm denken/sprechen to have a poor opinion/speak badly of sb2. (wenig, kaum)jdn/etw \gering achten [o schätzen] (verachten) to think little of sb/sth, to have a low opinion of sb/to have little regard for sth, to place little/no importance on sth* * *1) low <temperature, pressure, price>; low, small <income, fee>; little < value>; small <quantity, amount>; short <distance, time>2) (unbedeutend) slight; minor < role>nicht im Geringsten — not in the slightest or least
jemanden/jemandes Leistung gering achten od. schätzen — have a low opinion of or think very little of somebody/somebody's achievement
den Erfolg/Reichtümer gering achten od. schätzen — set little store by success/riches
die Gefahr gering achten od. schätzen — make light of the danger
sein eigenes Leben gering achten od. schätzen — have scant regard for one's own life
kein Geringerer als... — no less a person than...
* * *A. adj1. besonders bei Mengen: small; (wenig) little; Gehalt, Preis, Leistung, Produktion, Temperatur, Druck etc: low; Entfernung: small, short;geringes Interesse little interest;mit geringen Ausnahmen with few exceptions;geringe Chancen slim prospects;geringe Kenntnisse scant knowledge;in geringer Höhe fairly low (down);in geringer Tiefe not too deep (down);mit geringer Verspätung slightly late;2. (unbedeutend) insignificant, negligible, minor; (wenig, schwach) slight, little; (bescheiden) Einkommen, Preis etc: modest; (beschränkt) limited;nichts Geringes no small matter;es spielt keine geringe Rolle it plays no small part3. (schlecht) Qualität: inferior, poor, low; Kenntnisse: poor; Herkunft etc, auch Ansehen, Meinung: low;eine geringe Meinung haben von have a low opinion of, not think much ( oder too highly) of;in geringem Ansehen stehen be held in low esteem (B. adv1. (geringfügig) a little2. (niedrig)gering geschätzt at least, at a conservative estimate;3. (wenig, schlecht):von jemandem gering denken not think much of sb, have a low opinion of sb;schätzen (nicht wichtig nehmen) place little value on, not care (much) about; (nicht gut finden) have a low opinion of, not think much ( oder very highly) of; (etwas) auch hold cheap, set little store by; (verachten) despise; (Gefahr) disregard* * *1) low <temperature, pressure, price>; low, small <income, fee>; little < value>; small <quantity, amount>; short <distance, time>2) (unbedeutend) slight; minor < role>nicht im Geringsten — not in the slightest or least
jemanden/jemandes Leistung gering achten od. schätzen — have a low opinion of or think very little of somebody/somebody's achievement
den Erfolg/Reichtümer gering achten od. schätzen — set little store by success/riches
die Gefahr gering achten od. schätzen — make light of the danger
sein eigenes Leben gering achten od. schätzen — have scant regard for one's own life
kein Geringerer als... — no less a person than...
* * *adj.humble adj.slight adj.small adj. -
11 pas
I.pas1 [pα]1. masculine noun• revenir or retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's stepsb. ( = distance) pace• « roulez au pas » "dead slow"d. ( = démarche) tread• prendre le pas sur [+ considérations, préoccupations] to override ; [+ théorie, méthode] to supplant ; [+ personne] to steal a march over2. compounds► le pas de Calais ( = détroit) the Straits of DoverII.pas2 [pα]adverba. (avec ne: formant négation verbale) not• ils n'ont pas de voiture/d'enfants they don't have a car/any childrenb. (indiquant ou renforçant opposition) elle travaille, (mais) lui pas she works, but he doesn't• il aime ça, pas toi ? he likes it, don't you?• pas de sucre, merci ! no sugar, thanks!• qui l'a prévenu ? -- pas moi who told him? -- not med. (devant adjectif, nom, dans exclamations) (inf) il est dans une situation pas ordinaire he's in an unusual situation• pas possible ! no!• pas vrai ? isn't that so?• tu es content ? eh bien pas moi ! are you satisfied? well I'm not!• t'es pas un peu fou ? you're crazy! (inf)• si c'est pas malheureux ! isn't that disgraceful!• pas de ça ! we'll have none of that!• ah non, pas lui ! oh no, not him!* * *Note: Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't
I pa1) génc'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand — he's an Austrian, not a German
ce n'est pas un lâche — gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward
je ne pense pas — I don't think so, I think not sout
elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas — she liked the film but he didn't
une radio pas chère — (colloq) a cheap radio
non mais t'es pas dingue? — (sl) are you mad or what?
2) (dans des expressions, exclamations)pas le moins du monde — not in the slightest ou in the least
pas d'histoires! — I don't want any arguments ou fuss!
pas vrai? — (colloq) gén isn't that so?; ( n'est-ce pas)
on a bien travaillé, pas vrai? — (colloq) we did good work, didn't we?
II panom masculin invariable1) ( enjambée) stepfaire ses premiers pas — [enfant] to take one's first steps
faire le premier pas — fig to make the first move
de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche (colloq), il n'y a qu'un pas — there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care
2) ( allure) pacemarcher au pas — ( à pied) to march; ( à cheval) to walk
marquer le pas — Armée to mark time
‘roulez au pas’ — ( panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US
partir au pas de course — to rush off, to race off
3) ( bruit) footstep4) ( trace de pied) footprintrevenir or retourner sur ses pas — lit to retrace one's steps; fig to backtrack
marcher sur les pas de quelqu'un — fig to follow in somebody's footsteps
5) ( de danse) step•Phrasal Verbs:••tirer quelqu'un/se tirer d'un mauvais pas — to get somebody/to get out of a tight corner
faire or sauter le pas — to take the plunge
prendre le pas sur quelque chose/quelqu'un — to overtake something/somebody
* * *
I pɒ adv1) (avec `ne' et `non') notIl ne pleure pas. (habituellement) — He doesn't cry., (maintenant) He's not crying., He isn't crying.
Il ne pleut pas. — It's not raining.
Je ne mange pas de viande. — I don't eat meat.
Il n'a pas pleuré. — He didn't cry.
Il ne pleurera pas. — He won't cry.
Elle n'est pas venue. — She didn't come.
Ils n'ont pas de voiture. — They haven't got a car., They have no car.
Ils n'ont pas d'enfants. — They haven't got any children., They have no children.
Ce n'est pas mal pour un début. — That's not bad for a first attempt.
Il m'a dit de ne pas le faire. — He told me not to do it.
non pas que... — not that...
Je n'aime pas du tout ça. — I don't like that at all.
n'est-ce pas; Vous viendrez à notre soirée, n'est-ce pas? — You're coming to our party, aren't you?
C'est Harry qui a gagné, n'est-ce pas? — Harry won, didn't he?
2) (employé sans `ne')pas moi — not me, not I
pas de sucre, merci — no sugar, thanks
Elle travaille, lui pas.; Elle travaille, mais pas lui. — She works but he doesn't.
Elle veut aller au cinéma, pas moi. — She wants to go to the cinema, but I don't.
une pomme pas mûre — an apple that isn't ripe, an unripe apple
... ou pas? —... or not?
Ceci est à vous ou pas? — Is this yours or not?, Is this yours or isn't it?
3)comment ça va? — pas mal — how are things? — not bad
Il y avait pas mal de monde au concert. — There were quite a lot of people at the concert.
II pɒ nm1) (= allure) pace, [cheval] walkIl marchait d'un pas rapide. — He walked at a fast pace.
Le cheval est parti au pas. — The horse set off at walking pace.
de ce pas — straight away, at once
J'y vais de ce pas. — I'll go straight away
2) (= démarche) tread3) (= enjambée) stepFaites trois pas en avant. — Take three steps forward.
retourner sur ses pas; revenir sur ses pas — to retrace one's steps
Il faisait les cent pas dans le corridor. — He was pacing up and down the corridor.
4) (= bruit) step, footstepJ'entends des pas dans l'escalier. — I can hear footsteps on the stairs.
5) (= trace de pas) footprint6) (mesure) paceà deux pas de... — just round the corner from...
7) DANSE step8) fig (= étape) step9) TECHNIQUE, [vis, écrou] threadse tirer d'un mauvais pas fig — to get o.s. out of a tight spot
* * *I.pas adv❢ Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée à l'auxiliaire: he hasn't finished, he couldn't come. On notera que will not devient won't, que shall not devient shan't et cannot devient can't.1 gén sur les 15 employés, pas un ne parle anglais out of the 15 employees not one speaks English; c'est un Autrichien, pas un Allemand he's an Austrian, not a German; je ne prends pas de sucre avec mon café I don't take sugar in coffee; ils n'ont pas le téléphone they haven't got a phone; ils n'ont pas d'enfants/de principes they haven't got any children/principles, they have no children/principles; il n'y a pas de café dans le placard there isn't any coffee in the cupboard, there's no coffee in the cupboard; ce n'est pas de l'amour, c'est de la possessivité it isn't love, it's possessiveness; ce n'est pas du cuir, c'est du plastique it isn't leather, it's plastic; ce n'est pas un lâche gén he isn't a coward; ( pour insister) he's no coward; ce n'est pas un ami à moi gén he isn't a friend of mine; ( pour insister) he's no friend of mine; ce n'est pas une raison pour crier comme ça! that's no reason to shout like that!; ce n'est pas une vie pour un gamin de son âge it's no life for a child of his age; ce n'est pas un endroit pour s'arrêter it's no place to stop; ce n'est pas qu'il soit désagréable, mais il est tellement ennuyeux! it's not that he's unpleasant, but he's so boring!; elle n'est pas très bavarde she's not very talkative; il n'est pas plus intelligent qu'un autre he's no brighter than anybody else; je ne pense pas I don't think so, I think not sout; alors, tu viens ou pas○? so, are you coming or not?; elle a aimé le film, mais lui pas or mais pas lui○ she liked the film but he didn't; ma voiture a un toit ouvrant, la leur pas or pas la leur○ gén my car has a sunroof, theirs doesn't; ( pour rectifier une erreur) my car has a sunroof, not theirs; il m'a dit de ne pas y aller he told me not to go there; du pain pas cuit unbaked bread; des tomates pas mûres unripe tomatoes; des chaussures pas cirées unpolished shoes; une radio pas chère○ a cheap radio set; je fouille dans ma poche… pas de portefeuille! I searched in my pocket… no wallet!; pas d'augmentation pour vous, Pichon! no raise for you, Pichon!; non mais t'es pas dingue○? are you mad or what?;2 (dans des expressions, exclamations) pas du tout not at all; pas le moins du monde not in the slightest ou in the least; absolument pas absolutely not; pas vraiment not really; pas tellement not much; pas tant que ça not all that much; pas plus que ça so-so○, not all that much; pas d'histoires! I don't want any arguments ou fuss about it!; pas de chance! hard luck!, tough luck!; pas possible! I can't believe it!; pas croyable! incredible!; pas vrai○? gén isn't that so?;3 ( n'est-ce pas) elle est jolie la petite Pivachon, pas○? the Pivachon girl is pretty, isn't she?; on s'est bien amusé, pas○? we had a good time, didn't we?; on a bien travaillé, pas vrai○? we did good work, didn't we?II.pas nm inv1 ( enjambée) step; faire un grand/petit pas to take a long/small step; faire des petits pas to take small steps; faire des grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à grands pas to stride along; marcher or avancer à petits pas to edge forward; faire un pas en avant/en arrière to take a step forward/backward; l'industrie a fait un grand pas en avant industry has taken a big step forward; l'hiver arrive à grands pas winter is fast approaching; avancer à pas de géant (dans qch) to make giant strides (in sth); avancer à pas de fourmi (dans qch) to progress at a snail's pace (in sth); marcher à pas de loup or de velours to move stealthily; marcher à pas feutrés to walk softly; marcher à pas comptés to walk with measured steps; faire ses premiers pas [enfant] to take one's first steps; faire ses premiers pas dans la société mondaine to make one's debut in society; faire le premier pas fig to make the first move; suivre qn pas à pas to follow sb everywhere; avancer pas à pas dans une enquête to proceed step by step in an inquiry; il n'y a qu'un pas there's a fine line; de là à dire qu'il s'en fiche○, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a fine line between that and saying he doesn't care; j'habite à deux pas (d'ici) I live just a step away (from here); le magasin est à deux pas de chez elle the shop is just a step away from her house; ⇒ cent;2 ( allure) pace; marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a brisk pace; allonger or hâter le pas to quicken one's pace; marcher d'un pas lourd to walk with a heavy tread; marcher d'un pas hésitant/gracieux to walk hesitantly/gracefully; se diriger vers sa voiture d'un pas pressé to walk hurriedly toward(s) one's car; marcher du même pas to walk in step; ralentir le pas to slow down; marcher au pas Mil to march; Équit to walk; marquer le pas Mil to mark time; rouler or circuler au pas to crawl (along); ‘roulez au pas’ ( sur panneau) ‘dead slow’ GB, ‘(very) slow’ US; mettre qn au pas to bring sb to heel; partir au pas de course to rush off, to race off; faire qch au pas de charge to do sth in double-quick time; j'y vais de ce pas I'll do it straightaway;3 ( bruit) footstep; j'ai entendu un bruit de pas I heard footsteps; reconnaître le pas de qn to recognize sb's (foot)step;4 ( trace de pied) footprint; des pas dans la neige/sur le sable footprints in the snow/in the sand; revenir or retourner sur ses pas lit, fig to retrace one's steps, to backtrack; marcher sur les pas de qn fig to follow in sb's footsteps;5 Danse step; un pas de danse a dance step; le pas de valse the waltz step; apprendre les pas du tango to learn how to tango;pas accéléré quick march; pas cadencé slow time; marcher au pas cadencé to march in slow time; pas de deux Danse pas de deux; pas de l'oie goosestep; marcher au pas de l'oie to goosestep; pas de patineur ( au ski) skating; pas de porte doorstep; rester sur le pas de la porte to stay on the doorstep; pas redoublé double time, quick march; marcher au pas redoublé to quick march; pas de route walking pace; pas de tir Mil Sport shooting range; Astronaut launch(ing) pad; pas de vis Tech thread.tirer qn/se tirer d'un mauvais pas to get sb/to get out of a tight corner; faire or sauter le pas to take the plunge; céder le pas à qn to make way for sb; prendre le pas sur qch/qn to overtake sth/sb.I[pa] adverbe1. [avec 'ne', pour exprimer la négation]ils n'ont pas de problèmes/d'avenir they have no problems/no future, they haven't got any problems/a futurece n'est pas que je ne veuille pas, mais... it's not that I don't want to, but...[avec omission du 'ne'] (familier)a. [pas comique] it's not in the least ou slightest bit funnyb. [ennuyeux] it's no fun at allnon, j'aime pas no, I don't like it2. [avec 'non', pour renforcer la négation]3. [employé seul]les garçons voulaient danser, les filles pas the boys wanted to dance, the girls didn't4. [dans des réponses négatives]pas de dessert pour moi, merci no dessert for me, thank youqui l'a pris? — pas moi, en tout cas! who took it? — not me, that's for sure!c'est toi qui as fini les chocolats? — pas du tout! was it you who finished the chocolates? — certainly not!pas le moins du monde not in the least ou slightest, not at all————————pas mal (familier) locution adjectivale invariable————————pas mal (familier) locution adverbiale1. [bien]2. [très]————————pas mal de locution déterminante[suivi d'un nom non comptable] quite a lot of————————pas plus mal locution adverbialeil a maigri — c'est pas plus mal he's lost weight — good thing too ou that's not such a bad thing ou just as wellpas un locution déterminante,pas une locution déterminantepas un loc pron,pas une loc pronparmi elles, pas une qui ne veuille y aller every one of them wants to go thereil s'y entend comme pas un pour déranger les gens à 2 h du matin he's a specialist at disturbing you at 2 in the morningII[pa] nom masculin1. [déplacement] stepje vais faire quelques pas dans le parc I'm going for a short ou little walk in the parkrevenir ou retourner sur ses pas to retrace one's steps ou path, to turn backarriver sur les pas de quelqu'un to follow close on somebody's heels, to arrive just after somebodyavancer à ou faire de petits pas to take short stepsfaire un pas sur le côté to take a step to the ou to one sidefaire un pas en avant to step forward, to take a step ou pace forwardil a fait ses premiers pas de comédien dans un film de Hitchcock (figuré) he made his debut as an actor in a Hitchcock film2. [progrès]a. [enquête] to make great progressb. [technique, science] to take big steps forwardc. [échéance, événement] to be loomingavancer à pas comptés ou mesurésa. [lentement] to make slow progressb. [prudemment] to tread carefullyfaire un grand pas en avant to take a great step ou leap forwardfaire un pas en arrière to take a step back ou backwardsfaire un pas en avant et deux (pas) en arrière to take one step forward and two steps back ou backwardsb. [étape] stepc'est un pas difficile pour lui que de te parler directement talking to you directly is a difficult step for him to takec'est un grand pas à faire ou franchir it's a big step to takefranchir ou sauter le pas to take the plunge3. [empreinte] footprint4. [allure] paceallonger ou doubler le pas to quicken one's step ou pacehâter ou presser le pas to hurry onralentir le pas to slow one's pace, to slow downaller ou marcher d'un bon pas to walk at a good ou brisk paceavancer ou marcher d'un pas lent to walk slowlymarcher d'un pas alerte/léger/élastique to walk with a sprightly/light/bouncy treadavancer d'un pas lourd ou pesant to tread heavily, to walk with a heavy treadelle entendait son pas irrégulier/feutré sur la terrasse she could hear his irregular/soft footfall on the terracepas battu/tombé pas battu/tombé8. SPORTpas de patinage ou patineur [en ski] skatingpas de canard/de l'escalier [en ski] herringbone/side stepping climba. at a runb. (figuré) at a run, on the doublefaire des pas tournants [en ski] to skate a turn9. [mesure] paceà quelques pas de là a few steps ou paces awayà deux ou trois ou quelques pas: l'église est à deux pas the church is very close at hand ou is only a stone's throw from herele restaurant n'est qu'à deux pas (de la gare) the restaurant is (only) just round the corner (from the station)il n'y a qu'un pas (figuré) : entre la consommation de drogue et la vente, il n'y a qu'un pas there's only a small ou short step from taking drugs to selling them10. [marche d'escalier] stepne reste pas sur le pas de la porte don't stand at the door ou on the doorstep ou in the doorway11. GÉOGRAPHIE [en montagne] pass[en mer] strait12. TECHNOLOGIE [d'une vis] thread[d'une denture, d'un engrenage] pitch13. AÉRONAUTIQUE pitch14. MATHÉMATIQUES pitch15. (locution)prendre le pas (sur quelqu'un/quelque chose) to take precedence (over somebody/something), to dominate (somebody/something)————————à chaque pas locution adverbiale2. [constamment] at every turn ou step————————au pas locution adverbiale1. [en marchant] at a walking pacene courez pas, allez au pas don't run, walk2. AUTOMOBILEaller ou rouler au pasa. [dans un embouteillage] to crawl alongmettre quelqu'un/quelque chose au pas to bring somebody/something to heelde ce pas locution adverbialeje vais de ce pas lui dire ma façon de penser I'm going to waste no time in telling him what I thinkpas à pas locution adverbiale1. [de très près] step by step -
12 Spur
f; -, -en1. im Sand, Schnee etc.: track(s Pl.); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark; eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail; seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks; keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence); vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it; immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl); die Spur führt nach... the trail leads ( oder takes us) to...; jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto s.o.’s trail ( oder track); einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto s.th.; (finden) track s.th. down; jemandem auf der Spur sein be on s.o.’s trail ( oder track), be after s.o.; auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track; jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) s.o. off the scent; jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put s.o. on the right track; auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in s.o.’s tracks2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s Pl.); einer Loipe: track; linke / rechte Spur MOT. left-hand / right-hand lane; die Spur halten keep in lane; die Spur wechseln switch lanes; in der Spur sein / aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in / leave the track(s)3. (Spurweite) EISENB. ga(u)ge; MOT. track; die Spur kontrollieren / einstellen MOT. check / adjust the track5. (Fahrtlinie) Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line; aus der Spur geraten / ausbrechen swerve off course6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR. touch; man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found; eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic; eine Spur zu stark / süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong / sweet; nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels / Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt / suspicion; keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc. not a scrap of decency etc.; keine Spur! umg. not at all!, no way!7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; Pl. (Überreste) remains; Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war; Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization; Spuren des Alters signs of old age; seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc.: leave its marks; heiß* * *die Spur(Abdruck) rut;(Anzeichen) trace; suspicion;(Fahrbahn) lane;(Fährte) track; scent; spoor; trail;(Rückstand) vestige;(Spurweite) gauge; gage;(Tonspur) track;(kleine Menge) tinge; dash* * *[ʃpuːɐ]f -, -en1) (= Abdruck im Boden etc) track; (HUNT) track, spoor no pl; (= hinterlassenes Zeichen) trace, sign; (= Bremsspur) skidmarks pl; (= Blutspur, Schleimspur etc, Fährte zur Verfolgung) trailvon den Tätern fehlt jede Spúr — there is no clue as to the whereabouts of the persons responsible
der Täter hat keine Spúren hinterlassen — the culprit left no traces or marks
jds Spúr aufnehmen — to take up sb's trail
auf der richtigen/falschen Spúr sein (lit, fig) — to be on the right/wrong track
jdn auf jds Spúr bringen — to put sb onto sb's trail or onto sb
jdn auf die richtige Spúr bringen (fig) — to put sb on(to) the right track
jdm/einer Sache auf der Spúr sein/auf die Spúr kommen — to be/get onto sb/sth
die Polizei ist ihm jetzt auf der Spúr — the police are onto him now
auf or in jds Spúren wandeln (fig) — to follow in sb's footsteps
(seine) Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave its mark
Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave one's/its mark
ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to have no effect on sb
nicht ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to leave its mark on sb
2) (fig = kleine Menge, Überrest) trace; (von Pfeffer, Paprika etc) touch, soupçon; (von Vernunft, Anstand, Talent etc) scrap, ouncevon Anstand/Takt keine Spúr (inf) — no decency/tact at all
von Liebe keine Spúr (inf) — love doesn't/didn't come into it
keine Spúr! (inf) — not at all
keine Spúr davon ist wahr (inf) — there's not a scrap or an ounce of truth in it
wir hatten nicht die Spúr einer Chance — we didn't have a ghost of a chance (inf)
eine Spúr zu laut/grell — a shade or a touch too loud/garish
3) (= Fahrbahn) laneauf der linken Spúr fahren — to drive in the left-hand lane
in der Spúr bleiben — to keep in lane
die Spúr wechseln — to change lanes
4) (AUT = gerade Fahrtrichtung) trackingSpúr halten (beim Bremsen etc) — to hold its course; (nach Unfall) to track properly
aus der Spúr geraten or kommen (durch Seitenwind etc) — to go off course; (beim Bremsen etc) to skid
5) (= Spurweite) (RAIL) gauge; (AUT) track* * *die1) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grain2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) lick3) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) shade4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) shadow5) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) streak6) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) suggestion7) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) suspicion8) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) trace9) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) trace10) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) trail* * *<-, -en>[ʃpu:ɐ̯]f\Spuren hinterlassen to leave traces; Verbrecher a. to leave clueskeine \Spuren hinterlassen to leave no traceder Täter hat keine \Spuren hinterlassen the culprit has left no traces [or marks]\Spuren einer Hochkultur remnants of an advanced civilization\Spuren des Krieges scars of the warseine \Spuren verwischen to cover up one's tracks\Spuren der Verwüstung signs [or marks] of devastationdieses Beweisstück brachte die Polizei auf die \Spur des Täters this piece of evidence helped the police [to] trace [or track down] the culprit pldie \Spur aufnehmen to pick up the trailandere \Spuren verfolgen to follow up other leads\Spuren von Blut traces of blood4. (Fünkchen) scrap, shredhätte er nur eine \Spur mehr Verstand gehabt, wäre dies nicht geschehen if he'd had just an ounce more common sense this wouldn't have happenedkeine \Spur von Anstand not a scrap of decency5. (ein wenig)eine \Spur zu laut a touch too loadeine \Spur salziger/süßer a touch saltier/sweeterdie Suppe könnte eine \Spur salziger sein this soup could do with a touch more salteine \Spur zu salzig/süß a touch too salty/sweet6. (Fahrstreifen) lanedie linke/rechte \Spur the left-hand/right-hand laneaus der \Spur geraten to move [or swerve] out of lane\Spur halten to keep in lanedie \Spur wechseln to switch lanes\Spur halten (Fahreigenschaft) to keep track8. TECH, INFORM trackdas Tonbandgerät hat acht \Spuren the tape recorder has eight tracks, this is an 8-track tape recorder9. SKI course, track10.▶ auf der falschen \Spur sein to be on the wrong track [or barking up the wrong tree]▶ eine heiße \Spur a firm lead▶ jdm/einer Sache auf die \Spur kommen to get onto sb/something▶ jdn auf die richtige \Spur bringen to put sb on[to] the right track [or the scent]▶ auf der richtigen \Spur sein to be on the right track▶ jdm auf der \Spur sein to be on sb's trail [or the trail of sb]▶ auf jds \Spuren wandeln to follow in sb's tracks* * *die; Spur, Spureneine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail
jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something
2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) tracevon Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence
keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest
4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lanein od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane
5) (Fahrlinie)[die] Spur halten — stay on its line
6) (Elektrot., DV) track* * *1. im Sand, Schnee etc: track(s pl); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark;eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail;seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks;vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it;immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl);die Spur führt nach … the trail leads ( oder takes us) to …;jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto sb’s trail ( oder track);einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto sth; (finden) track sth down;jemandem auf der Spur sein be on sb’s trail ( oder track), be after sb;auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track;jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) sb off the scent;jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put sb on the right track;auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in sb’s trackslinke/rechte Spur AUTO left-hand/right-hand lane;die Spur halten keep in lane;die Spur wechseln switch lanes;in der Spur sein/aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in/leave the track(s)die Spur kontrollieren/einstellen AUTO check/adjust the track5. (Fahrtlinie)Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line;aus der Spur geraten/ausbrechen swerve off course6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR touch;man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found;eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic;eine Spur zu stark/süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong/sweet;nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels/Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt/suspicion;keine Spur! umg not at all!, no way!Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war;Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization;Spuren des Alters signs of old age;* * *die; Spur, Spureneine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail
jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something
2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) tracevon Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence
keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest
4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lanein od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane
5) (Fahrlinie)[die] Spur halten — stay on its line
6) (Elektrot., DV) track* * *-en (Mathematik) f.trace n. -en (beim Auto) f.toe n. -en f.groove n.soupcon n.spoor n.trace n.track n.vestige n. -
13 малко
1. нар. (за мярка, степен, неброимо количество) littleям/пия/пуша малко eat/drink/smoke littleмалко известен little known, obscureмалко по-нагоре a bit higher upне приема нито стотинка по- малко от he will take nothing less than2. (известно количество, до из вестна степен) a little, some; a bit, a touch(за храна, питие, работа) a spot of(в незначителна степен) slightly, a bitпознавам го малко I know him slightlyмалко съм неразположен I'm slightly/a bit indisposed(в неопределена степен) somewhat, rather, a bitмалко си при бързал you have been somewhat rash3. (с бройни същ.) fewмалко хора го знаят few people know him(недостатъчно) (с не бройни същ.) (too) little, not enoughвиното беше малко the wine was not enough(с бройни същ.) (too) few, not enoughдаде ми по- малко отколкото трябва he gave me short measure4. (за време) a little while, a short time, shortly, a bit (earlier/later)оставам за малко stay for a whileмалко след това shortly after wardsмалко преди 4 часа shortly before four o'clockмалко по-рано/по-късно a bit earlier/later5. (почти) nearly, all but, narrowlyза/без малко щях да изпусна влака I nearly missed the trainнай- малкото at (the very) least; at bestи това не е малко! who'd have thought it! that beats all! малко му трябва, за да кипне/да се напие he flares up/gets drunk easilyтимът игра с един човек по- малко the team played a man shortмалко-много more or lessот малко-малко at leastзадоволявам се с малко make do with (very) little6. същ. little one, child, baby(на жи вотно) cubмалки (на животно) young, litter, ( на птица и) nestраждам малки bring forth young* * *ма̀лко,нареч.1. (за мярка, степен и пр.) little; \малко по-вляво a bit (over) to the left; \малко по-нагоре a bit higher up; най-\малко least; по-\малко less;2. (до известна степен) a little, some; a bit, a touch; (за храна, питие, работа) a spot of; имам \малко пари I’ve got some/a little money; (в незначителна степен) slightly, a bit; \малко си прибързал you have been somewhat rash; познавам го \малко l know him slightly; (в неопределена степен) somewhat, rather, a bit;3. (с броими същ.) few; даде ми по-\малко отколкото трябва he gave me short measure; \малко хора го знаят few people know him; ( недостатъчно) (с неброими същ.) (too) little, not enough; (с броими същ.) (too) few, not enough;4. (за време) a little while, a short time, shortly, a bit (earlier/later); за \малко for a short time; за по-\малко от час in less than an hour, within an hour; \малко преди 4 часа̀ shortly before four o’clock; \малко след това shortly afterwards; оставам за \малко stay for a while; преди \малко a short/little while ago; след \малко presently, in a moment, in a very few minutes;5. ( почти) nearly, all but, narrowly; за/без \малко щях да изпусна влака I nearly missed the train; за \малко не бутнах лампата I narrowly missed the lamp; за \малко не загина he narrowly/just missed being killed; за \малко не избухнах I all but/nearly lost my temper, I was on the point of flaring up; задоволявам се с \малко make do with (very) little; и това не е \малко! who’d have thought it! that beats all! \малко-много more or less; \малко му трябва, за да кипне he flares up easily; \малко по \малко little by little, bit by bit, in dribs and drabs, in penny numbers; най-\малко аз съм човекът, който I am the last person to; най-\малко с оценка добър 4 with a mark/grade 4 or better; най-\малкото at (the very) least; at best; ни най-\малко not at all, not in the least; not in the slightest (degree), not by a long chalk; парите за \малко не ни стигнаха we were just a few dollars/pounds etc. short; сега по-\малко от всякога е моментът да it is less than ever the time to; тимът игра с един човек по-\малко the team played a man short.* * *a bit; few: малко people know it. - Малко хора го знаят.; little; some: Give me малко bread. - Дай ми малко хляб.; somewhat; a touch (of)* * *1. (в незначителна степен) slightly, a bit 2. (в неопределена степен) somewhat, rather, a bit 3. (за време) a little while, a short time, shortly, a bit (earlier/later) 4. (за храна, питие, работа) а spot of 5. (известно количество, до из вестна степен) a little, some;a bit, a touch 6. (на жи вотно) cub 7. (недостатъчно) (с не бройни същ.) (too) little, not enough 8. (почти) nearly, all but, narrowly 9. (с бройни същ.) (too) few, not enough 10. (с бройни същ.) few 11. 1 нар. (за мярка, степен, неброимо количество) little 12. 5 часа shortly before four o'clock 13. 7 същ. little one, child, baby 14. МАЛКО -много more or less 15. МАЛКО известен little known, obscure 16. МАЛКО пo МАЛКО little by little, bit by bit 17. МАЛКО по-вляво a bit (over) to the left 18. МАЛКО по-нагоре a bit higher up 19. МАЛКО по-рано/по-късно a bit earlier/ later 20. МАЛКО преди 21. МАЛКО си при бързал you have been somewhat rash 22. МАЛКО след това shortly after wards 23. МАЛКО съм неразположен I'm slightly/a bit indisposed 24. МАЛКО хора го знаят few people know him 25. виното беше МАЛКО the wine was not enough 26. даде ми по-МАЛКО отколкото трябва he gave me short measure 27. дай ми МАЛКО хляб give me some bread 28. за -МАЛКО for a short time 29. за МАЛКО не бутнах лампата I narrowly missed the lamp 30. за МАЛКО не загина he narrowly/ just missed being killed 31. за МАЛКО не заплаках I was on the point/verge of tears. I nearly burst into tears 32. за МАЛКО не избухнах I all but/nearly lost my temper, I was on the point of flaring up 33. за по- МАЛКО от час in less than an hour, within an hour 34. за по-МАЛКО (пари) for anything less 35. за/без МАЛКО щях да изпусна влака I nearly missed the train 36. задоволявам се с МАЛКО make do with (very) little 37. и това не е МАЛКО! who'd have thought it! that beats all! МАЛКО му трябва, за да кипне/да се напие he flares up/gets drunk easily 38. имай МАЛКО търпение have some patience 39. имам МАЛКО пари I've got some/a little money 40. малки (на животно) young, litter, (на птица и) nest 41. най-МАЛКО least 42. най-МАЛКО аз съм човекът, който I am the last person to 43. най-МАЛКОто at (the very) least;at best 44. не приема нито стотинка по-МАЛКО от he will take nothing less than 45. ни най-МАЛКО not at all. not in the least;not in the slightest (degree) 46. оставам за МАЛКО stay for a while 47. от МАЛКО-МАЛКО at least 48. пo-МАЛКО less 49. парите за МАЛКО не ни стигнаха we were just a few levs/pounds etc. short 50. познавам го МАЛКО I know him slightly 51. преди МАЛКО a short/little while ago 52. раждам малки bring forth young 53. след МАЛКО presently, in a moment, in a very few minutes 54. тимът игра с един човек по-МАЛКО the team played a man short 55. той е МАЛКО нещо пи сател he is a bit of a writer 56. ям/пия/пуша МАЛКО eat/drink/smoke little -
14 spur
f; -, -en1. im Sand, Schnee etc.: track(s Pl.); (Schneckenspur, Blutspur, Leuchtspur, Fährte) trail; Jagd: auch scent; (Bremsspur) skidmark; eine Spur aufnehmen pick up a trail; seine Spuren verwischen cover up one’s tracks; keine Spur hinterlassen leave no trace; Verbrecher: leave no clues ( oder evidence); vom Täter fehlt jede Spur there are no clues as to who did it; immer noch keine Spur von der Vermissten there is still no trace ( oder sign) of the missing woman ( oder girl); die Spur führt nach... the trail leads ( oder takes us) to...; jemandem auf die Spur kommen get onto s.o.’s trail ( oder track); einer Sache auf die Spur kommen get onto s.th.; (finden) track s.th. down; jemandem auf der Spur sein be on s.o.’s trail ( oder track), be after s.o.; auf der falschen Spur sein be on the wrong track; jemanden von der Spur ablenken put ( oder throw) s.o. off the scent; jemanden auf die richtige Spur bringen put s.o. on the right track; auf jemandes Spuren wandeln follow in s.o.’s tracks2. (Fahrspur) lane; (Schienen) track(s Pl.); einer Loipe: track; linke / rechte Spur MOT. left-hand / right-hand lane; die Spur halten keep in lane; die Spur wechseln switch lanes; in der Spur sein / aus der Spur gehen Langlauf: be in / leave the track(s)3. (Spurweite) EISENB. ga(u)ge; MOT. track; die Spur kontrollieren / einstellen MOT. check / adjust the track5. (Fahrtlinie) Spur halten stay on ( oder keep to) its line; aus der Spur geraten / ausbrechen swerve off course6. (Rest, kleine Menge) trace; GASTR. touch; man fand Spuren eines Schlafmittels traces of a barbiturate were found; eine Spur Knoblauch a touch of garlic; eine Spur zu stark / süß a touch ( oder shade) too strong / sweet; nicht die leiseste Spur eines Zweifels / Verdachts haben have not the slightest shadow of a doubt / suspicion; keine Spur von Anständigkeit etc. not a scrap of decency etc.; keine Spur! umg. not at all!, no way!7. (Anzeichen) trace, sign; Pl. (Überreste) remains; Spuren des Krieges traces left behind by the war, scars ( oder marks) of war; Spuren einer alten Kultur traces ( oder remains, remnants) of an ancient civilization; Spuren des Alters signs of old age; seine Spuren hinterlassen Trauma etc.: leave its marks; heiß* * *die Spur(Abdruck) rut;(Anzeichen) trace; suspicion;(Fahrbahn) lane;(Fährte) track; scent; spoor; trail;(Rückstand) vestige;(Spurweite) gauge; gage;(Tonspur) track;(kleine Menge) tinge; dash* * *[ʃpuːɐ]f -, -en1) (= Abdruck im Boden etc) track; (HUNT) track, spoor no pl; (= hinterlassenes Zeichen) trace, sign; (= Bremsspur) skidmarks pl; (= Blutspur, Schleimspur etc, Fährte zur Verfolgung) trailvon den Tätern fehlt jede Spúr — there is no clue as to the whereabouts of the persons responsible
der Täter hat keine Spúren hinterlassen — the culprit left no traces or marks
jds Spúr aufnehmen — to take up sb's trail
auf der richtigen/falschen Spúr sein (lit, fig) — to be on the right/wrong track
jdn auf jds Spúr bringen — to put sb onto sb's trail or onto sb
jdn auf die richtige Spúr bringen (fig) — to put sb on(to) the right track
jdm/einer Sache auf der Spúr sein/auf die Spúr kommen — to be/get onto sb/sth
die Polizei ist ihm jetzt auf der Spúr — the police are onto him now
auf or in jds Spúren wandeln (fig) — to follow in sb's footsteps
(seine) Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave its mark
Spúren hinterlassen (fig) — to leave one's/its mark
ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to have no effect on sb
nicht ohne Spúr(en) an jdm vorübergehen — to leave its mark on sb
2) (fig = kleine Menge, Überrest) trace; (von Pfeffer, Paprika etc) touch, soupçon; (von Vernunft, Anstand, Talent etc) scrap, ouncevon Anstand/Takt keine Spúr (inf) — no decency/tact at all
von Liebe keine Spúr (inf) — love doesn't/didn't come into it
keine Spúr! (inf) — not at all
keine Spúr davon ist wahr (inf) — there's not a scrap or an ounce of truth in it
wir hatten nicht die Spúr einer Chance — we didn't have a ghost of a chance (inf)
eine Spúr zu laut/grell — a shade or a touch too loud/garish
3) (= Fahrbahn) laneauf der linken Spúr fahren — to drive in the left-hand lane
in der Spúr bleiben — to keep in lane
die Spúr wechseln — to change lanes
4) (AUT = gerade Fahrtrichtung) trackingSpúr halten (beim Bremsen etc) — to hold its course; (nach Unfall) to track properly
aus der Spúr geraten or kommen (durch Seitenwind etc) — to go off course; (beim Bremsen etc) to skid
5) (= Spurweite) (RAIL) gauge; (AUT) track* * *die1) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grain2) (a hasty application (of paint): These doors could do with a lick of paint.) lick3) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) shade4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) shadow5) (a trace of some quality in a person's character etc: She has a streak of selfishness.) streak6) (a slight trace or sign: There was a suggestion of boredom in his tone.) suggestion7) (a slight quantity or trace: There was a suspicion of triumph in his tone.) suspicion8) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) trace9) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) trace10) (a line, or series of marks, left by something as it passes: There was a trail of blood across the floor.) trail* * *<-, -en>[ʃpu:ɐ̯]f\Spuren hinterlassen to leave traces; Verbrecher a. to leave clueskeine \Spuren hinterlassen to leave no traceder Täter hat keine \Spuren hinterlassen the culprit has left no traces [or marks]\Spuren einer Hochkultur remnants of an advanced civilization\Spuren des Krieges scars of the warseine \Spuren verwischen to cover up one's tracks\Spuren der Verwüstung signs [or marks] of devastationdieses Beweisstück brachte die Polizei auf die \Spur des Täters this piece of evidence helped the police [to] trace [or track down] the culprit pldie \Spur aufnehmen to pick up the trailandere \Spuren verfolgen to follow up other leads\Spuren von Blut traces of blood4. (Fünkchen) scrap, shredhätte er nur eine \Spur mehr Verstand gehabt, wäre dies nicht geschehen if he'd had just an ounce more common sense this wouldn't have happenedkeine \Spur von Anstand not a scrap of decency5. (ein wenig)eine \Spur zu laut a touch too loadeine \Spur salziger/süßer a touch saltier/sweeterdie Suppe könnte eine \Spur salziger sein this soup could do with a touch more salteine \Spur zu salzig/süß a touch too salty/sweet6. (Fahrstreifen) lanedie linke/rechte \Spur the left-hand/right-hand laneaus der \Spur geraten to move [or swerve] out of lane\Spur halten to keep in lanedie \Spur wechseln to switch lanes\Spur halten (Fahreigenschaft) to keep track8. TECH, INFORM trackdas Tonbandgerät hat acht \Spuren the tape recorder has eight tracks, this is an 8-track tape recorder9. SKI course, track10.▶ auf der falschen \Spur sein to be on the wrong track [or barking up the wrong tree]▶ eine heiße \Spur a firm lead▶ jdm/einer Sache auf die \Spur kommen to get onto sb/something▶ jdn auf die richtige \Spur bringen to put sb on[to] the right track [or the scent]▶ auf der richtigen \Spur sein to be on the right track▶ jdm auf der \Spur sein to be on sb's trail [or the trail of sb]▶ auf jds \Spuren wandeln to follow in sb's tracks* * *die; Spur, Spureneine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail
jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something
2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) tracevon Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence
keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest
4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lanein od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane
5) (Fahrlinie)[die] Spur halten — stay on its line
6) (Elektrot., DV) track* * *…spur f im subst1.Fuchsspur fox’s scent;Reifenspur tyre mark, US tire track;Ölspur trail of oil2.Langlaufspur cross-country ski track3.Mittelspur centre (US -er) lane* * *die; Spur, Spureneine heiße Spur — (fig.) a hot trail
jemandem/einer Sache auf der Spur sein — be on the track or trail of somebody/something
2) (Anzeichen) trace; (eines Verbrechens) clue (Gen. to)3) (sehr kleine Menge; auch fig.) tracevon Reue keine Spur — not a trace or sign of penitence
keine od. nicht die Spur — (ugs.): (als Antwort) not in the slightest
4) (Verkehrsw.): (FahrSpur) lanein od. auf der linken Spur fahren — drive in the left-hand lane
5) (Fahrlinie)[die] Spur halten — stay on its line
6) (Elektrot., DV) track* * *-en (Mathematik) f.trace n. -en (beim Auto) f.toe n. -en f.groove n.soupcon n.spoor n.trace n.track n.vestige n. -
15 намерение
intention; purposeнямам ни най-малко намерение да not have the slightest intention of (c ger.)какви намерения имаш? what are your intentions?добри намерения good resolutionsс добри намерения well-meaning, well-meantс честни намерения with honesty of purposeимам добри намерения mean well/kindlyимам добри/честни намерения към някого have honourable intentions towards s.o.имам сериозни намерения mean businessсериозни намерения (за женитба) разг. honourable intentionsимам лоши намерения mean ill/mischiefтой нямаше такива намерения he was not so mindedоткривам нечии скрити намерения guess at s.o.'s intentions, see through s.o.'s tricksс намерение да with the intention/view of (c ger.)не го казах с това намерение that's not what I meant (when I said it)тя има някакви намерения по отношение на тебе she has ideas about youне сме го направили с лоши намерения we intended no harmтой не проявява никакво намерение да плати дълга си he shows no intention to pay up/of paying up his debtотклонявам някого от намеренията му dissuade s.o., talk s.o. out of (doing) s.th* * *намерѐние,ср., -я intention; purpose; добри \намерениея good resolutions; имам добри \намерениея mean well/kindly; имам лоши \намерениея mean ill/mischief; имам \намерениее да intend to, mean to, plan to, be going to, have a mind to; имам сериозни \намерениея mean business; не го казах с това \намерениее that’s not what I meant (when I said it); не сме го направили с лоши \намерениея we intended no harm; нямам \намерениее I don’t intend, it is not part of my intentions (to do s.th.); нямам ни най-малко \намерениее да not have the slightest intention of (с ger.); отклонявам някого от \намерениеята му dissuade s.o., talk s.o. out of (doing) s.th.; откривам нечии скрити \намерениея guess at s.o.’s intentions, see through s.o.’s tricks; с добри \намерениея well-meaning, well-meant; с \намерениее да with the intention/view of (с ger.); с честни \намерениея with honesty of purpose; сериозни \намерениея (за женитба) разг. honourable intentions; той нямаше такива \намерениея he was not so minded; тя има някакви \намерениея по отношение на тебе she has ideas about you.* * *малко намерение да; motion; plan{plEn}; plot; purpose; thought; view* * *1. intention;purpose 2. добри намерения good resolutions 3. имам НАМЕРЕНИЕ да intend to, mean to, plan to, be going to, have a mind to 4. имам добри намерения mean well/kindly 5. имам добри/честни намерения към някого have honourable intentions towards s. о. 6. имам лоши намерения mean ill/mischief 7. имам сериозни намерения mean business 8. какви намерения имаш? what are your intentions? 9. не го казах с това НАМЕРЕНИЕ that's not what I meant (when I said it) 10. не сме го направили с лоши намерения we intended no harm 11. нямам НАМЕРЕНИЕ I don't intend, it is not part of my intentions (to do s.th.) 12. нямам ни най-малко НАМЕРЕНИЕ да not have the slightest intention of (c ger.) 13. отклонявам някого от намеренията му dissuade s.o., talk s.o. out of (doing) s.th 14. откривам нечии скрити намерения guess at s.o.'s intentions, see through s.o.'s tricks 15. с НАМЕРЕНИЕ да with the intention/view of (c ger.) 16. с добри намерения well-meaning, well-meant 17. с честни намерения with honesty of purpose 18. сериозни намерения (за женитба) разг. honourable intentions 19. той не проявява никакво НАМЕРЕНИЕ да плати дълга си he shows no intention to pay up/of paying up his debt 20. той нямаше такива намерения he was not so minded 21. тя има някакви намерения по отношение на тебе she has ideas about you -
16 idea
f idea( opinione) opinionidea fissa obsession, idée fixecambiare idea change one's mindnon avere la minima idea di qualcosa not have the slightest idea about somethingneanche per idea! of course not!* * *idea s.f.1 idea: l'idea del bene, del male, the idea of good, of evil; il mondo delle idee, the world of ideas; avere le idee chiare, confuse, to have clear, confused ideas; all'idea di dover rifare tutto il lavoro, mi sento morire!, just the thought of having to re-do all the work makes me feel sick; è pieno di idee, he is full of ideas; mi è venuta un'idea, I have got an idea; la tua idea di venirmi a trovare è stata veramente felice, your idea of coming to see me was really a happy one; non ne ho la minima idea, I haven't the faintest (o slightest) idea; non avevo idea che se la sarebbe presa tanto, I had no idea he would be so touchy about it // per associazione di idee, by an association of ideas // ''Mi aiuti?'' ''Neanche per idea!'', ''Will you help me?'' ''Not on your life!'' // idea geniale, luminosa, a brilliant idea (o a brainwave) // che idea!, what an idea! // ho reso l'idea?, have I made myself clear? (o do you get the idea?)2 (opinione) idea, opinion; mind: siamo tutti della stessa idea, we are all of one mind; cambiare idea, to change one's mind; ho le mie idee in merito, I have my own ideas on the subject; farsi un'idea di, su qlco., qlcu., to form (o to get) an idea of (o about) sthg., s.o.; si è fatto l'idea di essermi antipatico, he's got hold of the idea that I don't like him; che idea ti sei fatto di questo lavoro?, what's your impression of the job?; non puoi neppure fartene un'idea, you can't begin to imagine it; ho idea che non verrà, I have an idea he won't come3 (intenzione) mind, intention: ho idea di prendermi, che mi prenderò una lunga vacanza, I think I'll take a long holiday; non ho la minima idea di farlo, I haven't the slightest intention of doing that; avere una mezza idea di fare qlco., to have half a mind to do sthg.4 (ideale) ideal: molti sono morti per un'idea, many have sacrificed their lives (o have died) for an ideal5 (fam.) (un po') hint: mettici un'idea di brandy, add just a hint of brandy; abbondante olio, un po' di prezzemolo e un'idea di aglio, plenty of oil, a little parsley and just a hint of garlic.* * *[i'dɛa]sostantivo femminile1) ideanon avere idea del perché, di come — to have no idea why, how
non ne è ho la minima o più pallida idea I haven't the faintest idea; avere una mezza idea di fare qcs. colloq. to have a good o half a mind to do sth.; abbandonare l'idea di fare to change one's mind about doing; avere le -e chiare to have a clear head, to think clearly; mettere un'idea in testa a qcn. — to put an idea into sb.'s head
2) (opinione) idea, opinion, mind, thoughtfarsi un'idea di qcs. — to gain an insight into sth., to get the picture of sth.
avere -e di sinistra, di destra — to have left-wing, right-wing tendencies
4) (ideale)l'idea di giustizia, del bello — the idea of justice, beauty
••avere un'idea fissa — to have a bee in one's bonnet, to have a fixation
* * *idea/i'dεa/sostantivo f.1 idea; che idea! what an idea! mi è venuta un'idea I've had an idea; non avere idea del perché, di come to have no idea why, how; non ne è ho la minima o più pallida idea I haven't the faintest idea; avere una mezza idea di fare qcs. colloq. to have a good o half a mind to do sth.; abbandonare l'idea di fare to change one's mind about doing; avere le -e chiare to have a clear head, to think clearly; mettere un'idea in testa a qcn. to put an idea into sb.'s head2 (opinione) idea, opinion, mind, thought; essere dell'idea che to think that; avere idea che to think that; farsi un'idea di qcs. to gain an insight into sth., to get the picture of sth.; cambiare idea to change one's mind; avere -e di sinistra, di destra to have left-wing, right-wing tendencies3 (quantità minima) aggiungere un'idea di sale to add a hint of salt4 (ideale) l'idea europea the European ideal5 (rappresentazione astratta) l'idea di giustizia, del bello the idea of justice, beautyavere un'idea fissa to have a bee in one's bonnet, to have a fixation. -
17 Funke
m; -ns, -n1. spark; Funken aus einem Stein schlagen strike sparks from a stone; Funken sprühen send out (showers of) sparks; Funken sprühten ( aus) sparks were flying (from oder out of); Funken sprühend Räder etc.: sending out (showers of) sparks; fig. Augen: flashing; Diskussion: heated; Geist: scintillating; der zündende Funke fig. the trigger; der Funke ist übergesprungen fig. we ( oder they) clicked; sie arbeiteten, dass die Funken flogen fig. they worked so fast you could see the sparks fly2. fig. (bisschen) scrap (of); Wahrheit: auch grain (of); Hoffnung: flicker (of); keinen Funken Ehrgeiz etc. haben not have the slightest trace of ambition* * *der Funkeflash; lighter; spark; sparkle* * *Fụn|ke ['fʊŋkə]m -ns, -nFunken sprühend — giving off or emitting sparks; (fig) Diskussion lively; Augen flashing attr, fiery
ihre Augen sprühten Funken — her eyes flashed
der zündende Funke (fig) — the vital spark
der Funke der Begeisterung sprang auf die Zuschauer über — the audience was infected by his/her etc enthusiasm
arbeiten, dass die Funken fliegen or sprühen (inf) — to work like mad (inf) or crazy (inf)
* * *der1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) spark2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) spark3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) spark* * *Fun·ke<-ns, -n>[ˈfʊŋkə]m\Funken sprühen to emit [or sep send out] sparks, to spark\Funken sprühend emitting sparks pred, sparkingder zündende \Funke (fig) the vital [or igniting] spark2. (geringes Maß) scrapein \Funke [von] Anstand a scrap of decencyein \Funke Hoffnung a gleam [or glimmer] [or ray] of hopeein/kein \Funke Wahrheit a grain/not a shred of truth3.▶ der \Funke springt [zwischen zwei Menschen/den beiden] über (fam) something clicked [between two people/the two] fam* * *der; Funkens, Funken1) sparkFunken sprühen — send out a shower of sparks; (fig.) < eyes> flash
2) (fig.)kein Funke od. Fünkchen [von] Verstand/Ehrgefühl/Mitleid — not a glimmer of understanding/shred of honour/scrap of sympathy
* * *1. spark;Funken aus einem Stein schlagen strike sparks from a stone;Funken sprühen send out (showers of) sparks;Funken sprühend Räder etc: sending out (showers of) sparks; fig Augen: flashing; Diskussion: heated; Geist: scintillating;der zündende Funke fig the trigger;sie arbeiteten, dass die Funken flogen fig they worked so fast you could see the sparks flyhaben not have the slightest trace of ambition* * *der; Funkens, Funken1) sparkFunken sprühen — send out a shower of sparks; (fig.) < eyes> flash
2) (fig.)kein Funke od. Fünkchen [von] Verstand/Ehrgefühl/Mitleid — not a glimmer of understanding/shred of honour/scrap of sympathy
* * *-n m.spark n. -
18 Verdacht
m; -(e)s, kein Pl. suspicion; Verdacht erregen arouse suspicion; Verdacht schöpfen become suspicious ( gegen of), smell a rat umg.; den Verdacht lenken oder schieben auf (+ Akk) cast suspicion on; in Verdacht haben suspect; in Verdacht kommen be suspected; ich habe den ( starken) Verdacht, dass... I have a (strong) suspicion that..., I (strongly) suspect that...; nicht den leisesten Verdacht haben not have the slightest suspicion, not be in the least bit suspicious; mein Verdacht fällt auf X I’m inclined to suspect X; in den Verdacht kommen oder geraten, etw. zu tun / getan zu haben be suspected of doing / having done s.th.; unter dem Verdacht stehen, etw. getan zu haben be under suspicion of having done s.th.; unter falschem Verdacht on false suspicion; auf bloßen Verdacht hin purely on suspicion; bei ihm besteht Verdacht auf Krebs he is suspected of having cancer; etw. auf Verdacht hin tun umg. do s.th. on spec; auf Verdacht hingehen etc. umg. go there etc. on the off-chance; erhaben* * *der Verdachtsuspicion* * *Ver|dạcht [fɛɐ'daxt]m -(e)s, -e or -e[-'dɛçtə] suspicion; (hum = Vermutung) hunchim Verdacht stehen, etw getan zu haben — to be suspected of having done sth
etw auf Verdacht tun (inf) — to do sth on spec (inf)
* * *Ver·dacht<-[e]s, -e o Verdächte>[fɛɐ̯ˈdaxt, pl -dɛçtə]m kein pl suspiciongibt es schon irgendeinen \Verdacht? do you have a suspect [or suspect anyone [in particular]] yet?jdn [bei jdm] in \Verdacht bringen to cast suspicion on sb [in the eyes of sb]\Verdacht erregen to arouse suspicioneinen \Verdacht haben to have a suspicion, to suspectjdn in [o im] \Verdacht haben to suspect sbjdn in [o im] \Verdacht haben, etw getan zu haben to suspect sb of having done [or doing] sthden \Verdacht auf jdn lenken to cast [or throw] suspicion on sb[gegen jdn] \Verdacht schöpfen to become suspicious [of sb]im \Verdacht stehen, etw getan zu haben to be suspected of having done [or doing] sthetw auf \Verdacht tun to do sth on the strength of a hunch* * *der; Verdacht[e]s, Verdachte od. Verdächte suspicionich geriet in [den] Verdacht, das Geld gestohlen zu haben — I was suspected of having stolen the money
* * *Verdacht erregen arouse suspicion;Verdacht schöpfen become suspicious (gegen of), smell a rat umg;schieben auf (+akk) cast suspicion on;in Verdacht haben suspect;in Verdacht kommen be suspected;ich habe den (starken) Verdacht, dass … I have a (strong) suspicion that …, I (strongly) suspect that …;nicht den leisesten Verdacht haben not have the slightest suspicion, not be in the least bit suspicious;mein Verdacht fällt auf X I’m inclined to suspect X;geraten, etwas zu tun/getan zu haben be suspected of doing/having done sth;unter dem Verdacht stehen, etwas getan zu haben be under suspicion of having done sth;unter falschem Verdacht on false suspicion;auf bloßen Verdacht hin purely on suspicion;bei ihm besteht Verdacht auf Krebs he is suspected of having cancer;etwas auf Verdacht hin tun umg do sth on spec;* * *der; Verdacht[e]s, Verdachte od. Verdächte suspicionich geriet in [den] Verdacht, das Geld gestohlen zu haben — I was suspected of having stolen the money
* * *-e m.suspicion n. -
19 ни на йоту
1) General subject: never a whit, no whit, not a jot, not a whit, not by a fraction, not in the slightest, not jot, not the slightest, not a single iota2) Religion: not one jot3) Makarov: not one jot or little -
20 bl|ady
adj. grad. 1. [twarz, policzki, cera] pale, pallid- blady jak ściana/płótno (as) white as a sheet- blady jak kreda/papier (as) white as chalk/paper- blady jak śmierć/trup (as) pale as death/a corpse- blady jak upiór (as) white a. pale as a ghost- z każdym dniem była bledsza she grew paler by the day- leżała bez ruchu, bledsza niż płótno pościeli she lay motionless, whiter than white- blady z gniewu pale with anger- ogarnął go blady strach he was gripped by an uncontrollable fear- blady strach padł na winnych/przestępców the culprits/criminals were scared out of their wits a. quaking in their boots2. (słaby) pale; wan książk.- blade światło księżyca the pale a. wan light of the moon- blady uśmiech a wan a. weak smile- gadali/pracowali do bladego świtu they talked/worked into the early a. small hours (of the morning)- robić coś bladym świtem to do sth at the crack of dawn- wyruszyli bladym świtem they set off at the crack of dawn- nie mieć bladego pojęcia o czymś to not have the slightest a. foggiest pot. idea about sth- nie mam bladego pojęcia, kiedy wrócą I don’t have the slightest a. foggiest idea when they’ll be back- czy masz blade pojęcie, ile to może kosztować? żart. do you have any idea (at all) a. the slightest idea what that might cost?■ blada twarz a palefaceThe New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bl|ady
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in the slightest — (not) in the slightest (not) at all • • • Main Entry: ↑slight … Useful english dictionary
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