Слово англійською: bit

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Переклад bit українською: шмато́к чого́, кусо́к, біт (біна́рне число́), тро́хи, інтри́жка, све́рдел, све́рдло (части́на дри́ля), ніскі́льки, анітро́хи

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bit

noun
/bɪt/

    small amount

  1. a bit
    [singular] (used as an adverb) (especially British English) rather; to some extent synonym a little
    • These trousers are a bit tight.
    • ‘Are you tired?’ ‘Yes, I am a bit.’
    • I was a bit disappointed by the film.
    • It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend.
    • The future looks a little bit brighter this morning.
    • I felt a wee bit guilty about it.
    • I can lend you fifty pounds, if you want. That should help a bit.
    British/American a bit / a littlea bit / a little
    • In British English it is common to use a bit to mean ‘slightly’ or ‘to a small extent’:
      • These shoes are a bit tight.
      • I'll be home a bit later tomorrow.
      • Can you turn the volume up a bit?
    • It is more common in North American English to say a little, or (informal) a little bit. You can also use these phrases in British English:
      • These shoes are a little bit too tight.
      • I'll be home a little later tomorrow.
      • Can you turn the volume up a little bit?
  2. a bit
    [singular] (especially British English) a short time or distance
    • Wait a bit!
    • Can you move up a bit?
    • for a bit Greg thought for a bit before answering.
    • in a bit See you in a bit.
  3. [countable] bit of something (especially British English) a small amount or piece of something
    • Here are some useful bits of information.
    • I have a bit of good news for you.
    • Let me give you a little bit of advice.
    • With a bit of luck, we'll be there by 12.
    • I've got a bit of shopping to do.
    • bits of paper/wood/plastic
    4.

    part of something

  4. [countable] (especially British English) a part of something larger
    • The best bit of the holiday was seeing the Grand Canyon.
    • I read it, but I missed out the boring bits.
    • bit about something I like the bit about owls in the first chapter.
    5.

    large amount

  5. [singular] a bit (of something) (especially British English, informal) a large amount
    • ‘How much does he earn?’ ‘Quite a bit!’
    • It rained a fair bit during the night.
    • The new system will take a bit of getting used to (= it will take a long time to get used to).
    6.

    computing

  6. [countable] the smallest unit of information used by a computer

    7. for horse

  7. [countable] a metal bar that is put in a horse’s mouth so that the rider can control it

    8. tool

  8. [countable] a tool or part of a tool for drilling (= making) holes see also drill

    9. money

  9. [countable] (North American English, informal) an amount of money equal to 12½ cents

    10. sexual organs

  10. bits
     [plural] (British English, informal) a person’s sexual organs
    11. Word Originsenses 1 to 5 and senses 9 to 10 Old English bita ‘bite, mouthful’, of Germanic origin; related to German Bissen, also to bite.senses 7 to 8 Old English bite ‘biting, a bite’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch beet and German Biss, also to bite.sense 6 1940s: blend of binary and digit.
Idioms
be in bits
  1. (British English, informal) to be very sad or worried
    • Inside I'm in bits because I miss him so much.
    • I’m in bits about the problems I’ve had.
    • She was in bits over her decision to quit.
the (whole)… bit
  1. (informal, disapproving) behaviour or ideas that are typical of a particular group, type of person or activity
    • She couldn't accept the whole drug-culture bit.
bit by bit
  1. a piece at a time; gradually
    • He assembled the model aircraft bit by bit.
    • Bit by bit memories of the night came back to me.
a bit much
  1. (informal) not fair or not reasonable
    • It's a bit much calling me at three in the morning.
    • The noise from next door is getting a bit much.
a bit of a…
  1. (informal, especially British English) used when talking about unpleasant or negative things or ideas, to mean ‘rather a…’
    • We may have a bit of a problem on our hands.
    • The rail strike is a bit of a pain.
a bit of all right
  1. (British English, slang) a person that you think is sexually attractive
a bit of rough
  1. (British English, slang) a person of a low social class who has a sexual relationship with somebody of a higher class
a bit on the side
  1. (British English, slang) the boyfriend or girlfriend of somebody who is already married or in a steady sexual relationship with somebody else
    • Is he your bit on the side?
bits and pieces/bobs
  1. (British English, informal) small objects or items of various kinds
    • She stuffed all her bits and pieces into a bag and left.
    • I just need to get a few bits and pieces at the supermarket.
blow somebody/something to bits/pieces
  1. to use bombs or other weapons to destroy somebody/something completely
    • The plane was blown to pieces when the bomb exploded.
champing at the bit
  1. (informal) impatient to do or start doing something
    • Gerry’s champing at the bit to go to college.
do your bit
  1. (informal) to do your share of a task
    • We can finish this job on time if everyone does their bit.
every bit as good, bad, etc. (as somebody/something)
  1. just as good, bad, etc.; equally good, bad, etc.
    • Rome is every bit as beautiful as Paris.
    • He’s every bit as clever as she is.
get the bit between your teeth
  1. (informal) to become very enthusiastic about something that you have started to do so that you are unlikely to stop until you have finished
not a bit | not one (little) bit
  1. not at all; not in any way
    • ‘Are you cold?’ ‘Not a bit.’
    • It's not a bit of use (= there's no point in) complaining.
    • I'm not the least bit interested in football.
    • I don't like that idea one bit.
not a bit of it!
  1. (informal, British English) used for saying that something that you had expected to happen did not happen
    • You'd think she'd be tired after the journey but not a bit of it!
not a blind bit/the blindest bit of…
  1. (British English, informal) not any
    • He didn't take a blind bit of notice of me (= he ignored me).
    • It won't make the blindest bit of difference (= it will make no difference at all).
not the least/slightest bit
  1. not at all
    • Normally I'm not the least bit shy.
    • He wasn't the slightest bit interested in answering our questions.
to bits
  1. into small pieces
    • The book fell to bits in my hands.
    • All the crockery had been smashed to bits.
    • She took the engine to bits, then carefully put it together again.
  2. (informal) very much
    • I love my kids to bits.
    • She was thrilled to bits when I said I'd come.
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