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bit·ty
(bĭt′ē)adj. bit·ti·er, bit·ti·est
1. Informal Tiny. Often used in combination: a little bitty baby.
2. Chiefly British Composed of small pieces that lack cohesion; fragmented.
bit′ti·ness n.
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bitty
(ˈbɪtɪ)adj, -tier or -tiest
1. lacking unity; disjointed
2. containing bits, sediment, etc
ˈbittiness n
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bit•ty
(ˈbɪt i)adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.
1. tiny; itty-bitty.
2. Chiefly Brit. containing or consisting of small bits.
[1890–95]
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Adj. 1. [画像:bitty - (used informally) very small]bitty - (used informally) very small; "a wee tot"
bittie, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, teensy, teensy-weensy, teentsy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weensy, weeny
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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bitty
adjective disjointed, confused, fragmented, rambling, incomplete, jumbled, patchy, disconnected, sketchy, unconnected, incoherent, scrappy, fragmentary, fitful It was bitty and absolutely meaningless.
complete, comprehensive, unified, coherent, all-embracing
complete, comprehensive, unified, coherent, all-embracing
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nesouvislý
usammenhængende
brotakenndur, sundurlaus
bitty
[ˈbɪtɪ] ADJ1. (bittier (compar) (bittiest (superl))) (= disconnected) → deshilvanado
2. (US) (= small) → pequeñito
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bitty
adj (+er) (Brit inf: = scrappy) → zusammengestoppelt (pej inf) → or -gestückelt (inf)
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bitty
[ˈbɪtɪ] adj (Brit) (fam) → frammentario/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
bit1
(bit) noun1. a small piece. a bit of bread. stukkie جُزْءٌ أو قِطْعَطةٌ صَغيرَه късче pedaço kousek das Stückchen bid; lille stykke κομματάκι pedacito tükike خرده؛ ذره pieni palanen morceau חתיכה, חלק टुकड़ा komadić darab sepotong brot morso, boccone 小片 작은 조각 gabaliukas gabaliņš; drusciņa secebis stuk bit, lite stykke kawałek توته pedaço bucăţică кусочек kúsok košček komad bit, stycke ชิ้นเล็ก ๆ น้อย ๆ kırıntı, ufak bir parça, az miktar 少許 шматок; крихта چھوٹا سا ٹکڑہ miếng; mẩu 少量,少许,小片,小块
2. a piece of any size. a bit of advice. stukkie مِقْدارٌ ضَئيلٌ парченце pedaço trocha; malý etwas stykke; smule κομμάτι, μέρος, ποσότητα από κτ. pequeño tükk تکه؛ قطعه kappale petit חלק किसी भी आकार का एक टुकड़ा malo kicsi(t) sedikit ögn, svolítið (af e-u) un poco* 少し 약간 truputis, nedaug neliels daudzums sedikit stuk, wat stykke, smule odrobina توکړه pedaço mic частица trocha kanček malo litet, något, en smula ชิ้นส่วนขนาดใดก็ได้ bir, biraz 一點兒 трохи کسی سائز کا ایک ٹکڑہ đoạn ngắn 一些,一点
3. a short time. Wait a bit longer. bietjie فَقْرَةٌ قَصيرَه малко um pouco chvilka ein bißchen lidt; et øjeblik για λίγο un poco, un poquito, un segundo natuke مدتی کوتاه؛ کمی lyhyt aika un peu רגע छोटा अंश malo kicsi(t) sebentar stundarkorn un po'* ちょっとの間 잠깐 trupučiukas drusku; mazliet sedikit beetje litt, øyeblikk trochę تیته وخت um pouco puţin чуть-чуть, немного chvíľka hipec malo en liten stund, ett litet tag เวลาชั่วครู่ biraz, azıcık 一會兒 трохи تھوڑا سا một lát 一会儿
4. (computers) the smallest unit of memory. bis بت: أصغر وِحْدَةٌ في الذّاكِرَه (كومبيوتر) бит bit bit der Bit bit η μικρότερη μονάδα μνήμης του Η/Υ bit, unidad de información bitt بیت bitti bit סיבית कम्प्यूटर स्मृति की न्यूनतम इकाई bit bit bit ビット(情報の基本単位) 비트(정보량을 재는 기본 단위) bitas bits bit bit bit, binærsiffer bit بيت бит bit, najmenšia jednotka pamäte počítača bit bit bit หน่วยวัดความจุข้อมูล bit, ikil (電腦)位元 біт کمپیوٹر کی یاددشت کی سب سے چھوٹی اکائی con số nhị phân (计算机)位元,比特
ˈbitty (informal) adjective made up of small, unrelated pieces. We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty. stuk-stuk مُتَقَطِّع، مُكَوَّنٌ مِن قِطَعٍ صَغيرَةٍ направен от малки несвързани части desconexo nesouvislý dürftig usammenhængende αποσπασματικός fragmentado, poco coherente, descosido hajus در هم بر هم؛ ناپیوسته hajanainen décousu עֲשוּי טלָאִים बिखरा-बिखरा rascjepkan egyenetlen sepotong-sepotong brotakenndur, sundurlaus frammentario 断片的な 조그만 fragmentiškas, nerišlus saraustīts; fragmentārs sepotong-sepotong onsamenhangend oppstykket, usammenhengende, i småbiter niespójny نا پیونده descozido бессвязный nesúvislý nepovezan skrpljen osammanhängande, [små]plottrig ซึ่งเป็นชิ้นเล็ก ๆ bölük pörçük, dağınık 片斷的 порізнений; уривчастий چھوٹی چھوٹی rất ngắn 片断的
bit by bit gradually. Move the pile of rocks bit by bit. stappie vir stappie تَدريجيّا، شَيْئا فَشَيْئا постепенно pouco a pouco kousek po kousku Stück für Stück stykke for stykke; gradvis κομμάτι κομμάτι, λίγο λίγο poco a poco vähehaaval کم کم؛ به تدریج vähän kerrassaan peu à peu בהדרגה एक-एक कर postupno apránként sedikit demi sedikit smám saman a poco a poco 少しづつ 서서히 po truputį, palaipsniui pa druskai; pamazām sedikit demi sedikit stukje voor stukje litt etter litt, gradvis po kawałku کم کم pouco a pouco puţin câte puţin постепенно po kúskoch, po troche postopoma deo po deo bit för bit อย่างทีละน้อย azar azar 漸漸地 потроху تھوڑا تھوڑا کر کے dần dần; từ từ 渐渐地
do one's bit to take one's share in a task. Each of us will have to do his bit if we are to finish the job soon. sy deeltjie doen يُؤَدّي ما عَلَيْهِ، يُشارِكُ давам своя дял за contribuir přispět (se svou troškou do mlýna) seine Pflicht tun gøre sit συνεισφέρω, κάνω αυτό που μου αναλογεί poner de su parte, colaborar, hacer la debida contribución (oma) panust andma سهم کسی را به عهده گرفتن tehdä oma osuutensa faire sa part לַעֲשוֹת אֶת חֶלְקוֹ अपनी तरफ से कोशिश करना obaviti svoje kiveszi a részét bagian tugas leggja sitt af mörkum fare la propria parte, fare il proprio dovere 自分の役割を果たす 본분을 다하다 įnešti savo indėlį, prisidėti izpildīt pienākumu memberi sumbangan het zijne doen gjøre sitt robić swoje د یوه سری ویشتل contribuir a-şi face partea/treaba вносить свою лепту urobiť svoj diel prispevati svoj delež uraditi svoj deo göra sin [an]del ช่วยเท่าที่จะทําได้ üstüne düşeni yapmak, kendi payına düşeni yapmak 盡己之力 внести свою частку اپنے حصے کا تھوڑا سا góp phần 做自己份内的事,尽自己的一分力量
in, to bits in(to) usually small pieces. The broken mirror lay in bits on the floor; He loves taking his car to bits. skerwe, stukkies إِرَبا، قِطَعا صَغيرَةً на малки парченца em pedaços na kousky, nadranc in Stücke småstykker; i stykker σε μικρά κομμάτια (hecho) añicos/pedazos kildudena, osadeks تکه های کوچک؛ قطعات تشکیل دهنده palasiksi en morceaux/pièces (détachées) לְחֲתִיכוֹת टुकड़ों में बिखरना na komadiće darabokra, darabokban berkeping-keping brot, bútur; í sundur in pezzi こなごなに 산산이 į šipulius/gabaliukus druskās; sīkos gabaliņos hingga berkecai in stukken, uit elkaar småstykker, i stykker w kawałkach, na kawałki کوچنی تکه em pedaços în bucăţi вдребезги; на куски na kúsky v koscih; na dele rastaviti u delove i [små]bitar เป็นชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อย param parça, parça parça 小碎片 на шматки; на частини ٹکڑیوں میں nhỏ xíu 小碎片
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