Cauchon: "Yes, it is a painful duty: even, as you say, a horrible one. But in comparison with the horror of heresy it is less than nothing." (B. Shaw, ‘Saint Joan’, sc. IV) — Кошон: "Да, сжечь деву на костре тяжелая, я бы сказал, мучительная обязанность, но это ничто по сравнению с распространением ужасной ереси."
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
nothing less than — 1. Quite as much as 2. Tantamount to 3. Formerly, anything rather than • • • Main Entry: ↑less nothing less than or nothing short of 1. At least 2. Downright • • • … Useful english dictionary
Nothing Less Than Brilliant (song) — Nothing Less Than Brilliant Single by Sandie Shaw from the album Hello Angel … Wikipedia
Nothing Less Than Brilliant — Compilation album by Sandie Shaw Released 1994 … Wikipedia
nothing less than something — nothing less than (something) strongly showing this quality. The violinist s playing is nothing less than magnificent. Usage notes: used to emphasize the quality mentioned … New idioms dictionary
nothing less than — (something) strongly showing this quality. The violinist s playing is nothing less than magnificent. Usage notes: used to emphasize the quality mentioned … New idioms dictionary
nothing less than — (Roget s IV) modif. & prep. Syn. no less than, the same as, a minimum of, simply, merely, nothing but … English dictionary for students
nothing less than — used for emphasizing how important or serious something really is Their willingness to work together is nothing less than miraculous … English dictionary
nothing less than — only, no less than … English contemporary dictionary
nothing less than — used to emphasize how extreme something is. → nothing … English new terms dictionary
less */*/*/ — UK [les] / US adverb, determiner, preposition, pronoun Summary: Less is the comparative form of the function word little and can be used in the following ways: as a determiner (before a noun): Eat less fat. ♦ Schools put less emphasis on being… … English dictionary
nothing but — he s nothing but a nuisance: MERELY, only, just, solely, simply, purely, no more than. → nothing * * * phrasal : nothing other than : only has nothing but … Useful english dictionary
