Modicum - Английское значение и перевод слова Modicum на Русский язык

noun

The smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist.

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Once removed from an atom, an electron may in turn ionize other atoms or molecules.

noun

A small fragment of bread, cake, or biscuit.

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She brushed some cake crumbs off her dress

verb

Cover (food) with breadcrumbs.

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While the sweet potato is cooking, crumb the fish

noun

A very small piece that has fallen from bread , cookies, or cake

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The floor was covered with crumbs after breakfast.

verb

Press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance.

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He dabbed his mouth with his napkin

noun

A small amount of something.

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She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger

noun

A small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the north atlantic.

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Even though this rig is especially good for gurnards, it also proves superbly successful for dabs, …

verb

Run or travel somewhere in a great hurry.

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I dashed into the garden

exclamation

Used to express mild annoyance.

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Dash it all, i am in charge

noun

An act of running somewhere suddenly and hastily.

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She made a dash for the door

noun

The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present.

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A degree of caution is probably wise

noun

An amount or level of something

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[ c ] this job demands a high degree of skill., [ c ] the house had also been damaged, but to a les…

verb

Let or make (something) fall vertically.

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The fire was caused by someone dropping a lighted cigarette

noun

A small round or pear-shaped portion of liquid that hangs or falls or adheres to a surface.

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The first drops of rain splashed on the ground

verb

Let fall to the ground

noun

A small part broken off or separated from something.

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Small fragments of pottery

verb

Break or cause to break into fragments.

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Lough erne fragmented into a series of lakes

noun

A small piece or part, esp. one that is broken off of something

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A bone fragment, a fragment of indian pottery, she read a fragment of the story.

noun

Wheat or any other cultivated cereal used as food.

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He now had two patches of grain and maize while apricots, cherries, plums and quince hung heavily f…

verb

Give a rough surface or texture to.

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Her fingers were grained with chalk dust

noun

A seed from a plant, esp. a grass such as wheat, or the crop from such a plant

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[ c ] wheat and rye are two common grains used in making bread., [ u ] grain is one of the main exp…

noun

A unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm).

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The toy train is four inches long

verb

Move along slowly and carefully.

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He inched away as i approached

noun

A small island or a small area of high land.

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Inchkeith

noun

The ninth letter of the greek alphabet ( ι, ι ), transliterated as ‘i’.

verb

Write (something) quickly.

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When you've found the answers, jot them down

noun

A very small amount.

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You didn't care a jot

verb

To write something quickly in a short note

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[ m ] the guard jotted down the van’s license plate number.

noun

A minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals.

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All of these arthropods are known predators of insect eggs; on at least 17 plants, adult mites were…

adverb

A little; slightly.

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I haven't eaten yet and i'm feeling a mite peckish

noun

A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful.

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Juliet pushed a morsel of toast into her mouth

noun

A very small piece of food

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She ate every last morsel on her plate.

noun

A unit of weight of one sixteenth of a pound avoirdupois (approximately 28 grams).

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Melt three ounces of butter in a large frying pan

noun

Another term for snow leopard.

noun

A minute portion of matter.

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Tiny particles of dust

noun

An extremely small piece of something

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Dust particles

noun

A word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or no meaning

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In the sentence "i tidied up the room", the adverb "up" is a particle.

verb

Grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb.

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She pinched his cheek

noun

An act of pinching someone.

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He gave her a gentle pinch

verb

Squeeze tightly between the fingers

noun

A small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used.

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I scribbled her address on a scrap of paper

verb

Discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal.

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A bold decision was taken to scrap existing plant

verb

Engage in a minor fight or quarrel.

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The older boys started scrapping with me

noun

A strip of material, such as paper, cloth, or food, that has been torn, cut, or scraped from something larger.

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Her dress was torn to shreds

verb

Tear or cut into shreds.

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The tender inside leaves can be shredded finely for tasty salads and braised red cabbage is fantast…

verb

To cut or tear something into small pieces

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Shred some lettuce into the salad bowl., he shredded documents to get rid of them., there isn’t a s…

noun

A very small quantity of something.

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A soupçon of mustard

noun

A very small amount

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"milk in your coffee?" "just a soupçon, please.", do i detect a soupçon of sarcasm in what you just…

noun

A tiny spot.

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The figure in the distance had become a mere speck

verb

Mark with small spots.

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Their skin was specked with goose pimples

noun

A smoked ham of a type produced in north-eastern italy.

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Add the radicchio, thyme, speck, prosciutto, and chicken stock and cook for another eight to ten mi…

noun

The sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth and throat on contact with a substance.

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The wine had a fruity taste

verb

Perceive or experience the flavour of.

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She had never tasted ice cream before

verb

The faculty of distinguishing sweet, sour, bitter, and salty properties in the mouth

verb

Colour slightly.

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A mass of white blossom tinged with pink

noun

A trace of a colour.

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There was a faint pink tinge to the sky

noun

A tiny amount or part of something.

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The rules have not been altered one jot or tittle since

noun

Talk about other people's lives that is usually unkind, disapproving, or not true

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

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He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor

noun

An act of touching someone or something.

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Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant

verb

Make physical contact with, come in contact with

noun

A very small part or amount.

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The last whit of warmth was drawn off by the setting sun

adjective

Short for whitsuntide.

noun

Not any amount

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There's not a whit of sense in that head of his!