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modicum

mod·i·cum

modicum · modicums

думка, мисль, мисля

малость, ничтожно количество, чуточка

Bisschen, Spur, Hauch, Mindestmaß

A modest, small, or trifling amountA modest, small, or trifling amount.

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UK/ˈmɒdɪkəm/US/ˈmɑdɪkəm/

» Tom doesn't even have a modicum of common sense.

Значення

значень: 1

A modest, small, or trifling amount.
Unable to garner even a modicum of support for his plan, he conceded to follow the others.
The constitutional requirement necessitates independent creation plus a modicum of creativity.
Bisschen, Hauch, Spur
чу́точкаčútočka, ма́лостьmálostʹ, ничтожно коли́чествоničtožno kolíčestvo
a small or moderate or token amount

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речень: 3

Tom doesn't even have a modicum of common sense.
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Could you please show at least a modicum of decency while the Jacksons are here?
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As George Bush has amply demonstrated, being president of the U.S. requires only a modicum of intelligence.
ruКак убедительно продемонстрировал Джордж Буш, достаточно всего капельки интеллекта, чтобы стать президентом США. — odexed
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мов: 8

Русский

За значеннями 1

modest, small, or trifling amount:

Deutsch

За значеннями 1

modest, small, or trifling amount:

Походження

From Middle English modicum, from Latin modicum (“a little, a small amount”), a noun use o

From Middle English modicum, from Latin modicum (“a little, a small amount”), a noun use of the neuter form of modicus (“moderate; restrained, temperate; reasonable”) + -cum (suffix forming neuter nouns). Modicus is derived from modus (“a measure; a bound, limit”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure”)) + -icus (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives).

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