Значение bit в русском языке

• 0 a small amount or piece of something -- кусочек, небольшое количество

  • I wrote it down on a bit of paper.

  • There's a little bit more pasta left.

  • My favourite bit of the film is right at the end.

  • The books are falling to bits (= into separate parts).

• 1 slightly -- немного

  • It's a bit cold in here.

  • It was a bit too expensive.

  • I'll see you in a bit.

  • She lived in Italy for a bit.

• 2 a change, fool (= stupid person), problem, etc, but not an important or serious one -- небольшое разнообразие/дурачок/небольшая проблема и т. д.

  • I am a bit of a romantic.

  • It was a bit of a shock.

• 3 a lot -- довольно много

  • He does quite a bit of travelling.

  • She is quite a bit older than him.

• 4 more than is fair, or more than you can deal with -- слишком

  • It's a bit much to expect me to tidy up their mess.

• 5 gradually -- мало-помалу

  • She saved up the money, bit by bit.

• 6 used to emphasize that one thing is equally good, important, etc as something else -- так же, настолько же

  • The gardens are every bit as impressive as the castle itself.

• 7 small things or jobs that are not connected or not very important -- мелочи

  • We've packed most of it up now, there are just a few bits and pieces left.

• 8 a unit of information in a computer -- бит

  • Can I run 32-bit programs on a 64-bit computer?

• 9 a piece of metal which goes in the mouth of a horse to control it -- удила

• 10 past tense of bite -- прош. вр. гл. bite