Dictionary of American idioms

A BIT

a bit: translation

{n., informal} A small amount; some. * /There's no sugar in the sugar bowl, but you may find a bit in the bag./ * /If the ball had hit the window a bit harder, it would have broken it./ - Often used like an adverb. * /This sweater scratches a bit./ - Also used like an adjective before "less", "more". * /Janet thought she could lose weight by eating a bit less./ * /"Have some more cake?" "Thanks. A bit more won't hurt me."/ - Often used adverbially after verbs in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences, sometimes in the form "one bit". * /"Won't your father be angry?" "No, he won't care a bit."/ * /Helen feels like crying, but I'll be surprised if she shows it one bit./ - Sometimes used with "little" for emphasis, also in the emphatic form "the least bit". * /"Wasn't Bob even a little bit sorry he forgot his date?" "No, Bob wasn't the least bit sorry."/ Syn.: A LITTLE. Compare: A FEW. Contrast: A LOT.

  1. a bit—немного чутьчуть...Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь
  2. a bit—немного чутьчуть...Англо-русский дополнительный словарь
  3. a bit—немного несколько о неисчисляемом...Англо-русский словарь идиом
  4. a bit—a bit немного...Англо-русский словарь Мюллера
  5. a bit—немного чутьчуть см. также a bit of wait bit подождите немного not bit ничуть нимало Wait a bit! Подожди секунду! Syn a little a little bit...Англо-русский словарь общей лексики
  6. a bit—чуточку немного...Англо-русский словарь редакция bed
  7. a bit—трошки...Англо-украинский словарь