without examplesFound in 1 dictionary

The Universal Dictionary
It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

miniature

['mɪnəʧə] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. 1. миниатюра
  2. уменьшенная копия (чего-л.)
2. 1. художественная миниатюра
  2. искусство создания художественных миниатюр
3. полигр. миниатюра, заставка (в старинной рукописи)
4. кино макет, модель в миниатюре
прил.
1. миниатюрный, маленький, изящный
2. карликовый (о породах собак)
гл.
1. изображать в миниатюре
2. украшать (рукопись) миниатюрами
3. делать миниатюрным; уменьшать до миниатюрных размеров

Examples from texts

But I sure didn’t own a single stitch of it, and I wouldn’t have known what to do with it if the entire contents of all three stores resided in my miniature closet.
Но у меня не было ни единой шмотки ни от кого из них, а если бы даже творения всех троих вдруг оказались в моем миниатюрном стенном шкафчике, я все равно не знала бы, что с ними делать.
Weisberger, Lauren / Devil Wears PradaВайсбергер, Лорен / Дьявол носит "Prada"
Дьявол носит "Prada"
Вайсбергер, Лорен
© Lauren Weisberger, 2002
© 2006 Fox "Devil Wears Prada" TM © All Rights Reserved
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
Devil Wears Prada
Weisberger, Lauren
© 2003 by Lauren Weisberger

What do you think?" Azzie asked, showing Prince Charming the miniature.
Нравится? – спросил Аззи, подсовывая миниатюру принцу.
Zelazny, Roger,Sheckley, Robert / Bring Me the Head of Prince CharmingЖелязны, Роджер,Шекли, Роберт / Принеси мне голову Прекрасного принца
Принеси мне голову Прекрасного принца
Желязны, Роджер,Шекли, Роберт
© 1991 by Amber Corporation and Robert Sheckley
© Перевод. А. К. Андреев, Н. Б. Шварцман, 2004
Bring Me the Head of Prince Charming
Zelazny, Roger,Sheckley, Robert
© 1991 by Amber Corporation and Robert Sheckley

These folk, begirt by that belt of desolate hills, were truly a people apart – a race sprung from the soil, a miniature replica of mankind, three hundred souls all told, beginning the centuries yet once again.
Так внутри этой забытой богом цепи холмов возник особый народ, раса, словно выросшая из земли, человеческое племя в три сотни душ, которое будто заново начинало историю…
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionЗоля, Эмиль / Проступок аббата Муре
Проступок аббата Муре
Золя, Эмиль
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

I waited for him, and a few seconds later he showed up, settling down and purring like a miniature outboard motor.
Я подождал, и через несколько секунд он появился и завалился спать, урча как небольшой подвесной мотор.
Butcher, Jim / Storm FrontБатчер, Джим / Гроза из Преисподней
Гроза из Преисподней
Батчер, Джим
© Jim Butcher, 2000
© Перевод Н.К. Кудряшев, 2006
© Издание на русском языке AST Publishers, 2010
Storm Front
Butcher, Jim
© Jim Butcher, 2000

Lucile went over to the mirror and picked up, from among the trinkets beneath, a tiny open-work miniature of Frona.
Люсиль подошла к зеркалу и извлекла из-под разбросанных безделушек миниатюрный портрет Фроны.
London, Jack / A daughter of the snowsЛондон, Джек / Дочь снегов
Дочь снегов
Лондон, Джек
© Издательство "Правда", 1961
A daughter of the snows
London, Jack
© 1902, Grosset & Dunlap

It is expedient that the user's receiver in this system should be miniature in order not to be too heavy for the user.
Приемник пользователя в этой системе также целесообразно иметь миниатюрным, чтобы не отягощать пользователя.
http://www.patentlens.net/ 17.10.2011
http://www.patentlens.net/ 17.10.2011

In one of the three windows on the ground floor there was a miniature red coffin - as a sign that a working coffin-maker lived there.
В одном из окон нижнего этажа, которых было всего три, торчал маленький красный гробик, вывеска незначительного гробовщика.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The Insulted and InjuredДостоевский, Фёдор / Униженные и оскорблённые
Униженные и оскорблённые
Достоевский, Фёдор
© "Государственное издательство художественной литературы", 1955
The Insulted and Injured
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

Most USB hubs are too large to consider for mobile work, but some manufacturers are selling miniature USB hubs that are fairly small and lightweight.
Большинство концентраторов USB оказываются настолько большими, что их неудобно использовать с мобильными устройствами. Однако некоторые производители стали предлагать миниатюрные концентраторы USB.
Mueller, Scott / Upgrading and Repairing LaptopsМюллер, Скотт / Модернизация и ремонт ноутбуков
Модернизация и ремонт ноутбуков
Мюллер, Скотт
© Que Corporation, 2004
© Издательский дом "Вильямс", 2006
Upgrading and Repairing Laptops
Mueller, Scott
© 2006 by Que Corporation

"Yeah but your piece mentions that he used 'a miniature .45.'
— Да, но в твоем куске говорится, что он пустил в ход «миниатюрное оружие 45-го калибра».
Wilson, Paul Francis / HostsВилсон, Пол Фрэнсис / Пожиратели сознания
Пожиратели сознания
Вилсон, Пол Фрэнсис
Hosts
Wilson, Paul Francis
© 2001 by F. Paul Wilson

They sat in boats on the miniature lake, rowing gently round and round, going nowhere. They lazed on the lawns, ate, drank and babbled to one another.
Они катались в лодочках на миниатюрном озере – тихо гребли и плавали по кругу без цели – или сидели на траве, ели и пили, болтали друг с другом.
Abercrombie, Joe / The Blade ItselfАберкромби, Джо / Кровь и железо
Кровь и железо
Аберкромби, Джо
© 2006 by Joe Abercrombie.
© Перевод. В. Иванов, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
The Blade Itself
Abercrombie, Joe
© 2007 by Joe Abercrombie

I had visited it before; the house was like a miniature court with its servants and teachers, clerks and constant visitors.
Мне уже доводилось там бывать прежде. Дом напоминал в миниатюре королевский двор со множеством слуг учителей, чиновников и бесконечных посетителей.
Sansom, Christopher John / DissolutionСэнсом, Кристофер Джон / Горбун лорда Кромвеля
Горбун лорда Кромвеля
Сэнсом, Кристофер Джон
Dissolution
Sansom, Christopher John
© C.J. Sansom, 2003

In order to decrease the time spent on one cycle there have been recently proposed many methods of PCR analysis in miniature reaction containers.
В последние годы для сокращения времени, затрачиваемого на один цикл, было предложено много методов проведения ПЦР в миниатюрных реакционных контейнерах.
http://www.patentlens.net/ 11/22/2011
http://www.patentlens.net/ 11/22/2011

He looked back out at the barge. The DCII, he thought. Like a miniature QEII.
Он посмотрел на барку и подумал: DCII – как миниатюрный QEII .
Brown, Dan / Angels and DemonsБраун, Дэн / Ангелы и демоны
Ангелы и демоны
Браун, Дэн
© Dan Brown, 2000
© Перевод. Г.Б. Косов, 2004
© ООО «Издательство ACT», 2005
Angels and Demons
Brown, Dan
© 2000 by Dan Brown

That small bed over there that was supposed to accommodate three grown men was probably a pest house in miniature.
Большая кровать, ширины которой хватало для трех взрослых мужчин, была, скорее всего, чумной палатой в миниатюре.
Dickson, Gordon / Dragon at WarДиксон, Гордон / Дракон на войне
Дракон на войне
Диксон, Гордон
Dragon at War
Dickson, Gordon

“Marty?” she said, her voice in miniature.
«Марти?» – сказала она чуть слышно.
Barker, Clive / The Damnation GameБаркер, Клайв / Проклятая игра
Проклятая игра
Баркер, Клайв
© copyright 1985 by Clive Barker
© 1994, Кэдмэн
© перевод Д. Аношина
The Damnation Game
Barker, Clive
© copyright 1985 by Clive Barker

Add to my dictionary

miniature1/11

'mɪnəʧəNounминиатюра

User translations

The part of speech is not specified

1.
miniature
translation added by Holy Moly
Gold en-ru
1

Collocations

in miniature

в миниатюре

mass miniature radiography

радиофотография

mass miniature radiography

рентгенофотография

mass miniature radiography

флюорография

mass miniature radiography

фоторентгенография

miniature camera

малоформатный фотоаппарат

miniature circuit

миниатюрная схема

miniature component

миниатюрная деталь

miniature diode

миниатюрный диод

miniature fuse

миниатюрный плавкий предохранитель

miniature painter

миниатюрист

miniature potential

миниатюрный потенциал

miniature shutter

макет обтюратора

miniature stomach

изолированный желудочек

miniature stomach

малый желудочек

Word forms

miniature

verb

Basic forms
Past	miniatured
Imperative	miniature
Present Participle (Participle I)	miniaturing
Past Participle (Participle II)	miniatured

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I miniature	we miniature
you miniature	you miniature
he/she/it miniatures	they miniature

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am miniaturing	we are miniaturing
you are miniaturing	you are miniaturing
he/she/it is miniaturing	they are miniaturing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have miniatured	we have miniatured
you have miniatured	you have miniatured
he/she/it has miniatured	they have miniatured

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been miniaturing	we have been miniaturing
you have been miniaturing	you have been miniaturing
he/she/it has been miniaturing	they have been miniaturing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I miniatured	we miniatured
you miniatured	you miniatured
he/she/it miniatured	they miniatured

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was miniaturing	we were miniaturing
you were miniaturing	you were miniaturing
he/she/it was miniaturing	they were miniaturing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had miniatured	we had miniatured
you had miniatured	you had miniatured
he/she/it had miniatured	they had miniatured

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been miniaturing	we had been miniaturing
you had been miniaturing	you had been miniaturing
he/she/it had been miniaturing	they had been miniaturing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will miniature	we shall/will miniature
you will miniature	you will miniature
he/she/it will miniature	they will miniature

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be miniaturing	we shall/will be miniaturing
you will be miniaturing	you will be miniaturing
he/she/it will be miniaturing	they will be miniaturing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have miniatured	we shall/will have miniatured
you will have miniatured	you will have miniatured
he/she/it will have miniatured	they will have miniatured

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been miniaturing	we shall/will have been miniaturing
you will have been miniaturing	you will have been miniaturing
he/she/it will have been miniaturing	they will have been miniaturing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would miniature	we should/would miniature
you would miniature	you would miniature
he/she/it would miniature	they would miniature

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be miniaturing	we should/would be miniaturing
you would be miniaturing	you would be miniaturing
he/she/it would be miniaturing	they would be miniaturing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have miniatured	we should/would have miniatured
you would have miniatured	you would have miniatured
he/she/it would have miniatured	they would have miniatured

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been miniaturing	we should/would have been miniaturing
you would have been miniaturing	you would have been miniaturing
he/she/it would have been miniaturing	they would have been miniaturing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am miniatured	we are miniatured
you are miniatured	you are miniatured
he/she/it is miniatured	they are miniatured

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being miniatured	we are being miniatured
you are being miniatured	you are being miniatured
he/she/it is being miniatured	they are being miniatured

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been miniatured	we have been miniatured
you have been miniatured	you have been miniatured
he/she/it has been miniatured	they have been miniatured

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was miniatured	we were miniatured
you were miniatured	you were miniatured
he/she/it was miniatured	they were miniatured

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being miniatured	we were being miniatured
you were being miniatured	you were being miniatured
he/she/it was being miniatured	they were being miniatured

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been miniatured	we had been miniatured
you had been miniatured	you had been miniatured
he/she/it had been miniatured	they had been miniatured

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be miniatured	we shall/will be miniatured
you will be miniatured	you will be miniatured
he/she/it will be miniatured	they will be miniatured

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been miniatured	we shall/will have been miniatured
you will have been miniatured	you will have been miniatured
he/she/it will have been miniatured	they will have been miniatured

miniature

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	miniature	miniatures
Possessive case	miniature's	miniatures'

The Universal DictionaryIt is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.

miniature

Examples from texts

Add to my dictionary

User translations

The part of speech is not specified

Collocations

Word forms

miniature

miniature

The Universal Dictionary
It is intended for a full-text search and it significantly expands the possibilities of working with lexical items from the Russian glossary of LingvoUniversal. Contains usage examples, synonyms, and antonyms.