Big word meaning a lot

big word — перевод на русский

Such big words.

Какие громкие слова.

Oh, you want big words…

— О, тебе нужны громкие слова…

Big words, them.

Громкие слова.

ALL THOSE BIG WORDS.

Такие громкие слова. Она имеет право знать.

— Screw you. Big words for a little man.

Громкие слова для карлика несведущего.

Показать ещё примеры для «громкие слова»…

Enigmatic is just a big word.

Загадочная — это просто большие слова.

My mother always thought bigger words meant something better.

Моя мама всегда думала большие слова значат что-то большее.

Such big words for such a small mouth… and a dirty one.

Какие большие слова, маленький рот и такой грязный.

Yes, we hung out all weekend and used big words.

Ага, мы болтали все выходные используя большие слова.

Big words are for little lawyers.

Большие слова для маленьких адвокатов.

Показать ещё примеры для «большие слова»…

Which in this case is a big, big word meaning…

ƒлинное длинное слово, которое в нашем случае означает…

She needs some minor surgery to remove the underlying cause before we can do the… another really big word.

Ей понадобится небольшая операция, чтобы удалить причину, прежде чем мы сможем… еще одно очень длинное слово.

That’s a big word, can you spell it?

Длинное слово. Написать сможешь?

That’s a big word for ideas taken not from the Bible, but from Aristotle, who lived long before Jesus Christ.

Ёто длинное слово вз€то не из Ѕиблии, а из трудов јристотел€, который жил задолго до «исуса ‘риста.

Ooh, big word.

О, длинное слово.

Показать ещё примеры для «длинное слово»…

LOOK, IT’S VERY EASY TO STAND OUTSIDE THROWING ROCKS, BUT PLEASE, DO NOT HAVE THE UNMITIGATED AUDACITY-— 2 VERY BIG WORDS TO QUESTION WHAT I BELIEVE IN, OK?

Посмотрите, это просто стоять снаружи и забрасывать нас камнями, но пожалуй не стоит проявлять такое исключительное нахальство… вот еще парочка неплохих слов в вопросе о том, что я считаю хорошим?

I want it to sound smart, but I don’t know any big words or anything.

Я хочу, чтобы получилось хорошо, но я не знаю умных слов и все такое.

There were like ten big words in there I didn’t understand.

Там было еще 10 слов,я не поняла их

And for the record, Hal, I happen to know what several of those big words meant.

И, кстати говоря, Хэл, я как раз знаю, что значат некоторые из тех слов.

Big word.

Какое слово.

Показать ещё примеры для «слов»…

That’s a big word boy.

Громко сказано, парень.

What big word!

Громко сказано.

Love’s a big word!

Громко сказано.

Forever is a big word.

«Всегда» — громко сказано.

What big words!

Громко сказано!

Показать ещё примеры для «громко сказано»…

— Does it have any big words?

— ј сложные слова там есть?

Sometimes I use big words and I don’t actually know what they mean.

Иногда я использую сложные слова, но понятия не имею что они значат.

Williams, you don’t have to bust out the big words to impress me.

Уильямс, тебе не обязательно красоваться сложными словами ,чтобы впечатлить меня.

Do you just use big words to make me feel dumb?

Ты используешь все эти сложные слова, чтобы я почувствовала себя тупой?

Показать ещё примеры для «сложные слова»…

Okay, that’s a big word for «now.»

Говоря проще, они мне нужны сейчас.

FYI, Carlos, «goo» is a big word for «icky stuff.»

Для сведения, Карлос, «слизь» это, проще говоря, гнусно.

But you should just know that I’m gonna be there right next to her every day, using big words saving people’s lives.

Просто ты должен знать, что я буду рядом с ней каждый день, если говорить возвышенно — спасать человеческие жизни.

Big words anger me!

Говори, говори!

When you use big words, I know that you want something from me.

Когда ты так говоришь, значит, тебе что-то надо.

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Origin of a lot

First recorded in 1820–30

usage note for a lot

As a noun and adverb, a lot is frequently misspelled as alot.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH a lot

a lot , allot

Words nearby a lot

alopecia, alopecia areata, à l’orange, losing battle, a, Alost, a lot, aloud, alouette, alow, Aloysius, alp

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Words related to a lot

entirely, substantially, totally, wholly, great deal, lots, mass, considerably, emphatically, exceedingly, extremely, highly, immensely, incredibly, infinitely, intensely, largely, markedly, notably, powerfully

How to use a lot in a sentence

  • I mean, we all know we are tasked with a lot and sometimes it involves not just us fixing title tags or doing keyword research but other times it involves coding, graphic design and even a little tax law.

  • He just had that look, like a guy who had a lost a lot of weight really rapidly.

  • There’s a lot of “new” for the Overwatch League’s London Spitfire.

  • At higher levels, players spend a lot of their time in the air, competing for control of the ball before it even touches the ground.

  • I feel like it will take my lifetime to continue pushing for change, and that it’s going to take a lot of people doing it at once.

  • Minaj dropped her newest single Anaconda on Monday, a Sir Mix-A-Lot sampling ode to her own assets.

  • But seriously, what do you get when mix the Seattle Symphony with Sir Mix-A-Lot?

  • However, the economic impact of what Yergin calls “energy a-lot-less-dependent” is just beginning to manifest itself.

Other Idioms and Phrases with a lot


Very many, a large number; also, very much. For example, A lot of people think the economy is declining, or Sad movies always made her cry a lot. It is sometimes put as a whole lot for greater emphasis, as in I learned a whole lot in his class. It may also emphasize a comparative indication of amount, as in We need a whole lot more pizza to feed everyone, or Mary had a lot less nerve than I expected. [Colloquial; early 1800s]

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Lot

 (lŏt)

In the Bible, Abraham’s nephew, whose wife was turned into a pillar of salt when she looked back as they fled Sodom.


lot

 (lŏt)

n.

1. a lot or lots Informal

a. A large extent, amount, or number: is in a lot of trouble; has lots of friends.

b. Used adverbially to mean «to a great degree or extent» or «frequently»: felt a lot better; ran lots faster; doesn’t go out a whole lot; has seen her lots lately.

c. A number of associated people or things: placating an angry lot of tenants; kids who were a noisy lot.

d. Miscellaneous articles sold as one unit: a lot of stamps sold at an auction.

e. An individual of a particular kind or type: That dog is a contented lot.

2.

a. A piece of land having specific boundaries, especially one constituting a part of a city, town, or block.

b. A piece of land used for a given purpose: a parking lot.

c. The complete grounds of a film studio.

d. The outdoor area of a film studio.

3.

a. An object used in making a determination or choice at random: casting lots to see who will go first.

b. The use of objects in making a determination or choice at random: chosen by lot.

c. The determination or choice so made: The lot fell on the widow’s only son.

d. One’s fortune in life; one’s fate: It was her lot to struggle for years in obscurity.

tr.v. lot·ted, lot·ting, lots

1. To apportion by lots; allot.

2. To divide (land) into lots.

3. To divide (goods) into lots for sale.


[Middle English, from Old English hlot.]

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lot

(lɒt)

pron

(preceded by: a) a great number or quantity: a lot to do; a lot of people; a lot of trouble.

n

1. a collection of objects, items, or people: a nice lot of youngsters.

2. portion in life; destiny; fortune: it falls to my lot to be poor.

3. any object, such as a straw or slip of paper, drawn from others at random to make a selection or choice (esp in the phrase draw or cast lots)

4. the use of lots in making a selection or choice (esp in the phrase by lot)

5. an assigned or apportioned share

6. (Commerce) an item or set of items for sale in an auction

7. chiefly US and Canadian an area of land: a parking lot.

8. US and Canadian a piece of land with fixed boundaries

9. (Film) chiefly US and Canadian a film studio and the site on which it is located

10. a bad lot an unpleasant or disreputable person

11. cast in one’s lot with throw in one’s lot with to join with voluntarily and share the fortunes of

12. the lot the entire amount or number

adv (preceded by a)

13. to a considerable extent, degree, or amount; very much: to delay a lot.

14. a great deal of the time or often: to sing madrigals a lot.

vb, lots, lotting or lotted

15. to draw lots for (something)

16. (tr) to divide (land, etc) into lots

17. (tr) another word for allot

[Old English hlot; related to Old High German lug portion of land, Old Norse hlutr lot, share]


Lot

(lɒt)

n

1. (Placename) a department of S central France, in Midi-Pyrénées region. Capital: Cahors. Pop: 164 413 (2003 est). Area: 5226 sq km (2038 sq miles)

2. (Placename) a river in S France, rising in the Cévennes and flowing west into the Garonne River. Length: about 483 km (300 miles)


Lot

(lɒt)

n

(Bible) Old Testament Abraham’s nephew: he escaped the destruction of Sodom, but his wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back as they fled (Genesis 19)

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lot

(lɒt)

n., v. lot•ted, lot•ting. n.

1. one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.

2. the casting or drawing of such objects: to choose a person by lot.

3. the decision or choice made by such a method.

4. allotted share; portion.

5. fate; fortune; destiny: Her lot was not a happy one.

6. a distinct piece of land: a building lot.

7. a piece of land forming a part of a district, city, or other community.

8. a piece of land having a specified use: a parking lot.

9. a motion-picture studio and its surrounding property.

10. a distinct parcel, as of merchandise: furniture auctioned off in 20 lots.

11. a number of things or persons: There’s one more, and that’s the lot.

12. kind; sort: He’s a bad lot.

13. a great many or a great deal: a lot of books; lots of money.

v.t.

14. to divide or distribute by lot.

15. to divide, as land, into lots.

Idioms:

1. a lot, to a notable degree; much: I feel a lot better.

2. draw or cast lots, to settle a question by the use of lots.

[before 950; Middle English; Old English hlot, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German lot, Old Norse hlutr]

lot′ter, n.

Lot

(lɒt)

n.

Abraham’s nephew, whose wife was changed into a pillar of salt for looking back during their flight from Sodom. Gen. 13:1–12, 19.

Lot

(lɔt)

n.

a river in S France, flowing W to the Garonne. 300 mi. (480 km) long.

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lot

Specifically, a quantity of material all of which was manufactured under identical conditions and assigned an identifying lot number.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Lot

 a number of persons or things, collectively; a group of items sold at an auction or for sale in set quantities. See also break, sort.

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lot

1. ‘a lot of’ and ‘lots of’

You use a lot of in front of a noun when you are talking about a large number of people or things, or a large amount of something.

We have quite a lot of newspapers.

There’s a lot of research to be done.

In conversation, you can use lots of in the same way.

Lots of people thought it was funny.

You’ve got lots of time.

When you use a lot of or lots of in front of a plural countable noun, you use a plural form of a verb with it.

A lot of people come to our classes.

Lots of people think writing is based on ideas, but it’s much more than that.

When you use a lot of or lots of in front of an uncountable noun, you use a singular form of a verb with it.

A lot of money is spent on marketing.

There is lots of money to be made in advertising.

2. ‘a lot’ and ‘lots’

You use a lot to refer to a large quantity or amount of something.

I’d learnt a lot.

I feel that we have a lot to offer.

You use a lot as an adverb to mean ‘to a great extent’ or ‘often’.

You like Ralph a lot, don’t you?

They talk a lot about equality.

You also use a lot in front of comparatives. For example, if you want to emphasize the difference in age between two things, you can say that one thing is a lot older than the other.

The weather’s a lot warmer there.

I’ve known people who were in a lot more serious trouble than you.

You also use a lot with more to emphasize the difference between two quantities or amounts.

He earns a lot more money than she does.

In conversation, you can use lots with the same meaning.

She meets lots more people than I do.

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lot

Past participle: lotted
Gerund: lotting

Imperative
lot
lot
Present
I lot
you lot
he/she/it lots
we lot
you lot
they lot
Preterite
I lotted
you lotted
he/she/it lotted
we lotted
you lotted
they lotted
Present Continuous
I am lotting
you are lotting
he/she/it is lotting
we are lotting
you are lotting
they are lotting
Present Perfect
I have lotted
you have lotted
he/she/it has lotted
we have lotted
you have lotted
they have lotted
Past Continuous
I was lotting
you were lotting
he/she/it was lotting
we were lotting
you were lotting
they were lotting
Past Perfect
I had lotted
you had lotted
he/she/it had lotted
we had lotted
you had lotted
they had lotted
Future
I will lot
you will lot
he/she/it will lot
we will lot
you will lot
they will lot
Future Perfect
I will have lotted
you will have lotted
he/she/it will have lotted
we will have lotted
you will have lotted
they will have lotted
Future Continuous
I will be lotting
you will be lotting
he/she/it will be lotting
we will be lotting
you will be lotting
they will be lotting
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been lotting
you have been lotting
he/she/it has been lotting
we have been lotting
you have been lotting
they have been lotting
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been lotting
you will have been lotting
he/she/it will have been lotting
we will have been lotting
you will have been lotting
they will have been lotting
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been lotting
you had been lotting
he/she/it had been lotting
we had been lotting
you had been lotting
they had been lotting
Conditional
I would lot
you would lot
he/she/it would lot
we would lot
you would lot
they would lot
Past Conditional
I would have lotted
you would have lotted
he/she/it would have lotted
we would have lotted
you would have lotted
they would have lotted

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun 1. lot - (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extentlot — (often followed by `of’) a large number or amount or extent; «a batch of letters»; «a deal of trouble»; «a lot of money»; «he made a mint on the stock market»; «see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos»; «it must have cost plenty»; «a slew of journalists»; «a wad of money»

good deal, great deal, hatful, mickle, mint, muckle, passel, peck, quite a little, slew, spate, tidy sum, wad, stack, raft, pile, plenty, mountain, batch, heap, mass, deal, flock, pot, mess, sight

large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity — an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

deluge, flood, inundation, torrent — an overwhelming number or amount; «a flood of requests»; «a torrent of abuse»

haymow — a mass of hay piled up in a barn for preservation

2. lot — a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; «he bought a lot on the lake»

car park, parking area, parking lot, park — a lot where cars are parked

parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel — an extended area of land

building site, vacant lot — a lot on which there are no permanent buildings

3. lot - an unofficial association of people or groupslot — an unofficial association of people or groups; «the smart set goes there»; «they were an angry lot»

band, circle, set

social group — people sharing some social relation

car pool — a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers

clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack — an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

cohort — a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion)

confederacy, conspiracy — a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

Four Hundred — the exclusive social set of a city

horsey set, horsy set — a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing

jet set — a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure

party, company — a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; «they organized a party to search for food»; «the company of cooks walked into the kitchen»

4. lot - your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)lot — your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); «whatever my fortune may be»; «deserved a better fate»; «has a happy lot»; «the luck of the Irish»; «a victim of circumstances»; «success that was her portion»

circumstances, luck, destiny, fate, fortune, portion

condition — a mode of being or form of existence of a person or thing; «the human condition»

good fortune, good luck, luckiness — an auspicious state resulting from favorable outcomes

providence — a manifestation of God’s foresightful care for his creatures

bad luck, ill luck, tough luck, misfortune — an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes

failure — lack of success; «he felt that his entire life had been a failure»; «that year there was a crop failure»

5. lot — anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; «the luck of the draw»; «they drew lots for it»

draw

object, physical object — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; «it was full of rackets, balls and other objects»

6. lot — any collection in its entirety; «she bought the whole caboodle»

caboodle, bunch

aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage — several things grouped together or considered as a whole

7. Lot — (Old Testament) nephew of Abraham; God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah but chose to spare Lot and his family who were told to flee without looking back at the destruction

Old Testament — the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible

Verb 1. lot — divide into lots, as of land, for example

carve up, dissever, divide, split, split up, separate — separate into parts or portions; «divide the cake into three equal parts»; «The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I»

2. lot - administer or bestow, as in small portionslot — administer or bestow, as in small portions; «administer critical remarks to everyone present»; «dole out some money»; «shell out pocket money for the children»; «deal a blow to someone»; «the machine dispenses soft drinks»

deal out, dish out, dispense, distribute, dole out, mete out, parcel out, shell out, administer, allot, deal

give — transfer possession of something concrete or abstract to somebody; «I gave her my money»; «can you give me lessons?»; «She gave the children lots of love and tender loving care»

allot, portion, assign — give out; «We were assigned new uniforms»

reallot — allot again; «They were realloted additional farm land»

deal — distribute cards to the players in a game; «Who’s dealing?»

apply, give — give or convey physically; «She gave him First Aid»; «I gave him a punch in the nose»

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lot

noun

2. destiny, situation, circumstances, fortune, chance, accident, fate, portion, doom, hazard, plight Young people are usually less contented with their lot.

4. plenty, scores, masses (informal), load(s) (informal), ocean(s), wealth, piles (informal), a great deal, quantities, stack(s), heap(s), a good deal, large amount, abundance, reams (informal), oodles (informal) A lot of our land is used to grow crops.

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lot

noun

1. That which is allotted:

allocation, allotment, allowance, dole, measure, part, portion, quantum, quota, ration, share, split.

Informal: cut.

2. That which is inevitably destined:

3. A number of individuals making up or considered a unit:

array, band, batch, bevy, body, bunch, bundle, clump, cluster, clutch, collection, group, knot, party, set.

4. A class that is defined by the common attribute or attributes possessed by all its members:

breed, cast, description, feather, ilk, kind, manner, mold, nature, order, sort, species, stamp, stripe, type, variety.

5. Informal. A great deal:

6. Informal. An indeterminately great amount or number:

Informal: bushel, gob (often used in plural), heap (often used in plural), load (often used in plural), oodles, passel, peck, scad (often used in plural), slew, wad, zillion.

7. Informal. An indefinite amount or extent:

verb

To set aside or distribute as a share:

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Translations

بِضاعَه تُباع في مَزاد عَلَنيمَجْمُوعَةٌمَجْموعَة من السِّلَع من نَفْس النَّوْعنَصيب

částosudpoložkaspousta

dellodmængdenummerskæbne

joukko

mnogo

hluti; slattihlutskiptihlutur

群れ

무리

aukcione parduodama daiktų partijaaukcione parduodamas daiktasdaliarinkinyssklypas

liktenislozepartija

veliko

andel

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lot

[lɒt] N

1. (= large quantity) a lot of moneymucho dinero
a lot of peoplemucha gente
we have lots of flowers (that we don’t want)nos sobran flores, tenemos flores de sobra
an awful lot of things to dola mar de cosas que hacer
I’d give a lot to knowme gustaría muchísimo saberlo
quite/such a lot of booksbastantes/tantos libros
quite/such a lot of noisebastante/tanto ruido
there wasn’t a lot we could doapenas había nada que pudiéramos hacer

2. a lot (as adv) → mucho
I read a lotleo mucho
we don’t go out a lotno salimos mucho
things have changed a lotlas cosas han cambiado mucho
he drinks an awful lotbebe una barbaridad
not a lot «do you like football?» — «not a lot»-¿te gusta el fútbol? -no mucho
thanks a lot!¡muchísimas gracias!, ¡muy agradecido!

3. lots lots of peoplemucha gente, cantidad de gente
she has lots of friendstiene muchos amigos, tiene un montón de or (LAm) hartos amigos
he feels lots betterse encuentra mucho mejor
take as much as you want, I’ve got lotsllévate cuanto quieras, tengo un montón or (LAm) harto(s)

4. (= group)
a fine lot of studentsun buen grupo de estudiantes
Melissa’s friends? I don’t like that lot¿los amigos de Melissa? no me cae bien ese grupo

5. the lot (= all, everything) → todo
he took the lotse lo llevó todo
that’s the loteso es todo
the (whole) lot of themtodos
big ones, little ones, the lot!¡los grandes, los pequeños, todos!

6. (= destiny) → suerte f, destino m
his lot was differentsu suerte fue otra
the common lotla suerte común
it fell to my lot (to do sth)me cayó en suerte (hacer algo)
it falls to my lot to do itme corresponde a mí hacerlo
to throw in one’s lot with sbunirse a la suerte de algn

7. (= random selection)
to decide sth by lotdeterminar algo por sorteo
to draw lots (for sth)echar suertes (para algo)

8. (at auction) → lote m
he’s a bad lotes un mal sujeto
I’ll send it in three lots (Comm) → se lo mando en tres paquetes or tandas

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lot

[ˈlɒt] n

a lot pronbeaucoup; advbeaucoup
We still owe quite a lot → Nous devons encore beaucoup d’argent.
He reads a lot → Il lit beaucoup.
I like him a lot → Je l’aime beaucoup.
This happens a lot → Cela arrive souvent.
not a lot (= nothing much) → pas grand-chose
What did you do at the weekend? — Not a lot → Qu’as-tu fait ce week-end? — Pas grand-chose.
There’s not a lot between the two teams → Il n’y a pas beaucoup de différence entre les deux équipes.

the lot → le tout
that’s the lot → c’est tout

lots of → des tas de
He’s got lots of friends → Il a des tas d’amis.
She’s got lots of money
BUT Elle a plein d’argent.

(= set) [people]
They’re a boring lot → Ils ne sont pas rigolos, ceux-là.
We’ve just sacked one lot of builders → Nous venons de renvoyer une première équipe de maçons.

(= batch) → lot m

(= piece of land) → terrain m

(at auctions)lot m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lot

1

n

(= articles of same kind)Posten m; (at auction) → Los nt

(esp Brit: = group of things) where shall I put this lot?wo soll ich das hier or das Zeug (inf)hintun?; can you carry that lot by yourself?kannst du das (alles) alleine tragen?; divide the books up into three lotsteile die Bücher in drei Teile or Stapel ein; we moved the furniture in two lotswir haben die Möbel in zwei Fuhren befördert; I’d just finished marking the papers when he gave me another lotich war gerade mit dem Korrigieren fertig, da gab er mir einen neuen Packen or Stoß or noch eine Ladung (inf); we bought a new lot of cutlerywir haben uns (ein) neues Besteck gekauft

(esp Brit) he/she is a bad lot (inf)er/sie taugt nichts, er/sie ist eine miese Type (inf); they are a bad lot (inf)das ist ein übles Pack

(esp Brit inf: = group) → Haufen m; that lot in the next officedie Typen vom Büro nebenan (inf); I’m fed up with you lotich hab die Nase voll von euch allen (inf)or von euch Bande (inf); are you lot coming to the pub?kommt ihr (alle) in die Kneipe?; us lot should stick togetherwir sollten alle zusammenhalten; bring your lot with youbring die ganze Mannschaft mit

the lot (inf)alle; → alles; that’s the lotdas ist alles, das wärs (inf); the whole lot of themsie alle; he’s eaten the loter hat alles aufgegessen; big ones, little ones, the lot!Große, Kleine, alle!


lot

2

n a lot, lotsviel; a lot of moneyviel or eine Menge Geld; a lot of books, lots of booksviele or eine Menge Bücher; such a lotso viel; what a lot!was für eine Menge!; what a lot of time you take to get readywie lange du nur brauchst, um dich fertig zu machen; what a lot you’ve gotdu hast aber viel; how much has he got? — lots or a lotwie viel hat er? — jede Menge (inf)or viel; quite a lot of booksziemlich viele or eine ganze Menge Bücher; such a lot of booksso viele Bücher; an awful lot of things to dofurchtbar viel zu tun; he made lots and lots of mistakeser hat eine Unmenge Fehler gemacht; I want lots and lotsich will jede Menge (inf); we see a lot of John these dayswir sehen John in letzter Zeit sehr oft; I’d give a lot to know …ich würde viel drum geben, wenn ich wüsste …

adv a lot, lotsviel; things have changed a lotes hat sich vieles geändert; I like him a lotich mag ihn sehr; I feel lots or a lot betteres geht mir sehr viel besser; a lot you care!dich interessiert das überhaupt nicht!

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lot

[lɒt] n

a. (large amount) → molto
a lot of money, (fam) lots of money → un sacco di soldi
a lot of people, (fam) lots of people → molta gente, molti
quite a lot of noise → parecchio rumore
such a lot of people → talmente tanta gente
there was not a lot we could say/do → c’era ben poco da dire/da fare
I’d give a lot to know … → darei non so cosa per sapere…
I read a lot → leggo molto
he feels a lot or (fam) lots better → si sente molto meglio
thanks a lot! (also) (iro) → grazie tante!

b. (fam) the lot (all, everything) → tutto/a (quanto/a)
he took the lot → ha preso tutto (quanto)
that’s the lot → (questo) è tutto
the (whole) lot of them → tutti quanti

d. (random selection) → sorte f
to draw lots (for sth) → tirare a sorte (per qc)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

lot

(lot) noun

1. a person’s fortune or fate. It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.

2. a separate part. She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.

3. one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction. Are you going to bid for lot 28?

lots noun plural

a large quantity or number. lots of people; She had lots and lots of food left over from the party.

a lot

a large quantity or number. What a lot of letters!

draw/cast lotsdraw

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

lot

مَجْمُوعَةٌ spousta mængde Menge παρτίδα mucho joukko beaucoup (de) mnogo tanto 群れ 무리 heleboel samling los lote, muito большое количество andel จำนวนมาก topluluk một lượng lớn

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

  • Is there a parking lot near here? (US)
    Is there a car park near here? (UK)

Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

lot

n (pharm) lote m; a — (fam) mucho; Do you sleep a lot?..¿Duerme mucho?; a — of (fam) mucho(s); a lot of milk..mucha leche …a lot of pimples.. muchos granos

English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.

toxickingoz


  • #1

According to numerous dictionaries, some can also emphasize that a quantity/amount is quite large.

Therefore, could I say «There is SOME juice in the glass» with the same meaning as » a lot of»?

If «some time» with the meaning «a lot of time» works etc, why wouldn’t «some juice» work as well?

My teacher contradicted me when I said this today…

  • Keith Bradford


    • #2

    If you think in percentages, they fall

    very

    roughly along these lines:

    • All = 100
    • Almost all = >90
    • The vast majority = >80
    • Most = >50
    • Many/much = 30-70
    • A lot of = 30-70
    • Some = <50
    • Not a lot of = <50
    • Little/few = <15
    • Very little = <5

    So the concepts of some juice and a lot of juice overlap. They are not identical.

    entangledbank


    • #3

    ‘Some’ can be used emphatically to mean «an impressive example of»: ‘some pig!’ means it’s a really good pig, though not necessarily a big one. We might say ‘some cheek!’ or ‘some nerve!’ if a person is rude in some way. ‘That’s some glass you’ve got there’ could mean it’s a very big, or fancy, or somehow impressive, glass. But ‘some’ doesn’t mean «a lot of».

    toxickingoz


    • #4

    ‘Some’ can be used emphatically to mean «an impressive example of»: ‘some pig!’ means it’s a really good pig, though not necessarily a big one. We might say ‘some cheek!’ or ‘some nerve!’ if a person is rude in some way. ‘That’s some glass you’ve got there’ could mean it’s a very big, or fancy, or somehow impressive, glass. But ‘some’ doesn’t mean «a lot of».

    According to cambridge dictionary, it has the same meaning as » a lot of».

    entangledbank


    • #5

    No, it doesn’t. You’ve misunderstood the dictionary’s reference to what I have explained. A thing could be impressive because there is a lot of it, in which case ‘some’ could be used that way.

    toxickingoz


    • #6

    No, it doesn’t. You’ve misunderstood the dictionary’s reference to what I have explained. A thing could be impressive because there is a lot of it, in which case ‘some’ could be used that way.

    No, I haven’t. It literally has the same meaning if we talk about the secondary meaning of the word(» a lot of» or big quantity)

    toxickingoz


    velisarius


    • #8

    The WRF dictionary (Random House Learners’ Dictionary) lists this definition:

    not specified but fairly large, great, or considerable in number, amount, degree, etc.:
    [~ + uncountable noun]
    We talked for some time.
    [~ + plural noun]
    I’ve known her for quite some years now

    I think the emphasis should be on «not specified». «For some time» is «quite a bit», or «more than might have been expected» rather than «for a considerable length of time». «Quite some years» suggests a longer period than the very vague «some years».

    toxickingoz


    • #9

    The WRF dictionary (Random House Learners’ Dictionary) lists this definition:

    not specified but fairly large, great, or considerable in number, amount, degree, etc.:
    [~ + uncountable noun]
    We talked for some time.
    [~ + plural noun]
    I’ve known her for quite some years now

    I think the emphasis should be on «not specified». «For some time» is «quite a bit», or «more than might have been expected» rather than «for a considerable length of time». «Quite some years» suggests a longer period than the very vague «some years».

    Yea, that seems to align with my understanding of the secondary meaning.

    Keith Bradford


    • #10

    According to cambridge dictionary, it has the same meaning as » a lot of».

    There are no two words in the English language (except for gorse and furze) that have

    exactly

    the same meaning. Words always cover an area of meaning, and areas may overlap… overlap to some extent, or overlap a lot.

    Princeton’s WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

    1. a lot, lots, a good deal, a great deal, much, very muchadverb

      to a very great degree or extent

      «I feel a lot better»; «we enjoyed ourselves very much»; «she was very much interested»; «this would help a great deal»

    WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

    1. a lotnoun

      A large amount.

    2. a lotnoun

      Many things, much.

    3. a lotadverb

      very much; a great deal; to a large extent.

    4. a lotadverb

      often; frequently

    WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

    1. a lot

      Allott is a surname.

    British National Corpus

    1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

      Rank popularity for the word ‘a lot’ in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3150

    2. Written Corpus Frequency

      Rank popularity for the word ‘a lot’ in Written Corpus Frequency: #837

    How to pronounce a lot?

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    Numerology

    1. Chaldean Numerology

      The numerical value of a lot in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

    2. Pythagorean Numerology

      The numerical value of a lot in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

    Examples of a lot in a Sentence

    1. Richard Trumka:

      Over the past several days, there has been a lot of attention paid to gas stove emissions and to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, research indicates that emissions from gas stoves can be hazardous, and the CPSC is looking for ways to reduce related indoor air quality hazards. But, to be clear, I am not looking to ban gas stoves, and the CPSC has no proceeding to do so.

    2. The Israeli leader:

      They’ll be back because they need the deal a lot more than you do.

    3. Joy Behar:

      Now, Tim Scott, he does not seem to understand — and a lot of them don’t seem to understand — the difference between a racist country and systemic racism. They don’t seem to get the difference, the View.

    4. Scott Kennedy:

      It’ll take a lot more to pull China out of what feels like a recession.

    5. Mandisa Radebe:

      ( Initially) you didn’t see a lot of women DJs in the scene.


    Translations for a lot

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    • كثيرًا, كثيرArabic
    • шмат, мно́гаBelarusian
    • мно́гоBulgarian
    • sovint, freqüentment, moltCatalan, Valencian
    • často, mnoho, moc, spousta, fůra, velmi mnoho, hodněCzech
    • llawerWelsh
    • megetDanish
    • viel, oft, vielesGerman
    • πολλά, πολύGreek
    • multa, ofte, multeEsperanto
    • un montón, frecuentemente, muchoSpanish
    • زیاد, مقدار زیاد, خیلی زیادPersian
    • paljon, usein, hyvin paljonFinnish
    • souvent, beaucoupFrench
    • a lán, mórán, neartIrish
    • mooaraneManx
    • כמות גדולה, הרבהHebrew
    • बहुत साराHindi
    • anpilHaitian Creole
    • egy csomó, egy rakat, rengeteg, sok, számos, gyakranHungarian
    • շատ, հաճախArmenian
    • banyakIndonesian
    • molto, spessoItalian
    • 多い, よく, たくさん, 度々, しばしば, 沢山Japanese
    • 많은, 많이, 자주Korean
    • زۆرKurdish
    • multo, multumLatin
    • често, многупати, многуMacedonian
    • veel, vaakDutch
    • mange, ofte, myeNorwegian
    • díí óolyé dooląąłNavajo, Navaho
    • dużo, często, mnóstwo, wielePolish
    • muita, um monte, muito, bastantePortuguese
    • мно́го, мно́гое, ча́сто, многоRussian
    • mnohoSlovak
    • mycket, en hel del, ofta, mångaSwedish
    • mengiSwahili
    • มากThai
    • bir sürü, çok, bir ton, çok sıkTurkish
    • бага́тоUkrainian
    • بہت زیادہUrdu
    • nhiều, rất nhiềuVietnamese
    • mödoVolapük
    • 很多Chinese

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