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lit·tle  (ltl)

adj. lit·tler or less (ls) also less·er (lsr), lit·tlest or least (lst)

1. Small in size: a little dining room. See Synonyms at small.

2. Short in extent or duration; brief: There is little time left.

3. Small in quantity or degree: little money.

4. Unimportant; trivial: a little matter.

5. Narrow; petty: mean little comments; a little mind consumed with trivia.

6. Without much power or influence; of minor status.

7.

a. Being at an early stage of growth; young: a little child.

b. Younger or youngest. Used especially of a sibling: My little brother is leaving for college next week.

adv. less or lesser, least

1. Not much; scarcely: works long hours, sleeping little.

2. Not in the least; not at all: They little expected such a generous gift.

n.

1. A small quantity or amount: Give me a little.

2. Something much less than all: I know little of their history.

3. A short distance or time: a little down the road; waited a little.

Idioms:

a little

Somewhat; a bit: felt a little better.

little by little

By small degrees or increments; gradually.

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[Middle English, from Old English ltel.]

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little·ness n.

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little [ˈlɪt^əl]

determiner

1. (often preceded by a)

a.  a small quantity, extent, or duration of the little hope there is left very little milk

b.  (as pronoun) save a little for me

2. not much little damage was done

make little of See make of [3]

not a little

a.  very

b.  a lot

quite a little a considerable amount

think little of to have a low opinion of

adj

1. of small or less than average size

2. young a little boy our little ones

3. endearingly familiar; dear my husband's little ways

4. contemptible, mean, or disagreeable your filthy little mind

5. (of a region or district) resembling another country or town in miniature little Venice

little game a person's secret intention or business so that's his little game!

no little considerable

adv

1. (usually preceded by a) in a small amount; to a small extent or degree; not a lot to laugh a little

2. (used preceding a verb) not at all, or hardly he little realized his fate

3. not much or often we go there very little now

little by little by small degrees See also less, lesser, least, littler, littlest

[Old English lȳtel; related to lȳr few, Old High German luzzil]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	little - a small amount or duration; "he accepted the little they gave him" small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Adj.	1.	little - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group" small big, large - above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world"
	2.	little - (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with `a') at least some; "little rain fell in May"; "gave it little thought"; "little time is left"; "we still have little money"; "a little hope remained"; "there's slight chance that it will work"; "there's a slight chance it will work" slight less - (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree; "of less importance"; "less time to spend with the family"; "a shower uses less water"; "less than three years old" much - (quantifier used with mass nouns) great in quantity or degree or extent; "not much rain"; "much affection"; "much grain is in storage"
	3.	little - (of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children" small young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
	4.	little - (informal) small and of little importance; "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction" fiddling, footling, niggling, picayune, piddling, piffling, trivial, petty, lilliputian colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech unimportant - not important; "a relatively unimportant feature of the system"; "the question seems unimportant"
	5.	little - (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice" small soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music"
	6.	little - low in stature; not tall; "he was short and stocky"; "short in stature"; "a short smokestack"; "a little man" short low - literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension; "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
	7.	little - lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" minuscule, small lowercase - relating to small (not capitalized) letters that were kept in the lower half of a compositor's type case; "lowercase letters; a and b and c etc"
	8.	little - small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context); "a nice little job"; "bless your little heart"; "my dear little mother"; "a sweet little deal"; "I'm tired of your petty little schemes"; "filthy little tricks"; "what a nasty little situation" emotional - of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional"
Adv.	1.	little - not much; "he talked little about his family"

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little

determiner

not much, small, insufficient, scant, meagre, sparse, skimpy, measly, hardly any I had little money and little free time.
not much much, ample, abundant, plentiful

adjective

1. small, minute, short, tiny, mini, wee, compact, miniature, dwarf, slender, diminutive, petite, dainty, elfin, bijou, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, munchkin (informal, chiefly U.S.), teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy We sat round a little table.
small great, big, large, huge, giant, enormous, considerable, immense, colossal, ginormous (informal)

2. young, small, junior, infant, immature, undeveloped, babyish When I was little, I was hyperactive.

3. unimportant, minor, petty, trivial, trifling, insignificant, negligible, paltry, inconsiderable He found himself getting angry over little things.
unimportant important, serious, major, significant, grave, momentous

4. short, brief, fleeting, short-lived, passing, hasty, momentary She stood up quickly, giving a little cry of astonishment.
short long

5. mean, base, cheap, petty, narrow-minded, small-minded, illiberal I won't play your little mind-games.

adverb

1. hardly, barely, not quite, not much, only just, scarcely On the way back they spoke very little.
hardly much

2. rarely, seldom, scarcely, not often, infrequently, hardly ever We go there very little nowadays.
rarely much, always

noun

bit, touch, spot, trace, hint, dash, particle, fragment, pinch, small amount, dab, trifle, tad (informal, chiefly U.S.), snippet, speck, modicum They don't get paid much for it. Just a little.
bit much, lot

a little to a small extent, slightly, to some extent, to a certain extent, to a small degree I'm getting a little tired of having to correct your mistakes.

little by little gradually, slowly, progressively, step by step, piecemeal, bit by bit, imperceptibly, by degrees Little by little, he was becoming weaker.

Quotations
"Little things affect little minds" [Benjamin Disraeli Sybil]

Translations

little¹ [ˈlɪtl]

A. ADJ

1. (= small) → pequeño, chico(LAm)
a little house → una casa pequeña or (LAm) chica
a little book → un libro pequeño or (LAm) chico
she had a little girl yesterday → ayer tuvo una niñita
when I was little → cuando era pequeña, de pequeña
the little ones (= children) → los pequeños

2. (= short) → corto
a little walk → un paseo corto
we went for a little holiday → nos fuimos para unas vacaciones cortitas

3. (= diminutive) (in cpds) → -ito
a little book/boat/piece → un librito/barquito/trocito
a little house → una casita
a little girl → una niñita, una chiquita
a little fish → un pececillo, un pececito
a little sip → un sorbito
the little woman (hum) (= wife) → la costilla, la parienta(Sp)
it's the little man who suffers (= small trader) → el pequeño comerciante es el que sale perdiendo
it's just a little something → no es más que una cosita de poco valor

4. (= younger) her little brother → su hermano menor, su hermanito

B. CPD little end N (Brit) (Aut) → pie m de biela
Little Englander N (Brit) (Hist) en el siglo XIX, persona con ideas opuestas a la ampliación del imperio británico; (= chauvinist) → patriotero/a m/f; (= anti-European) → anti-europeoísta mf
little finger N → dedo m meñique, meñique m
the little folk NPL = the little people the little people NPL (Irl) (= fairies) → los duendecillos
little toe N → dedo m pequeño del pie

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little² [ˈlɪtl] (less (compar) (least (superl)))

A. PRON

1. (= not much) → poco
he knows little → sabe poco
to see/do little → ver/hacer poco
there was little we could do → apenas había nada que hacer
he had little to say → poco fue lo que tenía que decir
that has little to do with it! → ¡eso tiene poco que ver!
as little as £5 → 5 libras, nada más
there's very little left → queda muy poco
to make little of sth (= play down) → quitarle importancia a algo; (= fail to exploit) → desaprovechar algo
they made little of loading the huge boxes (= accomplish easily) → cargaron las enormes cajas como si nada
little of what he says is true → poco de lo que dice es verdad
little or nothing → poco o nada
to spend little or nothing → gastar poco o nada
he lost weight because he ate so little → adelgazó porque comía muy poco
I know too little about him to have an opinion → no lo conozco lo suficiente para poder opinar
too little too late → muy poco y muy tarde

2. (= some) give me a little → dame un poco
I had a little of everything → comí un poco de todo
little by little → poco a poco
however little you give, we'll be grateful → agradeceremos su donativo, por pequeño que sea
a little less/more milk → un poco menos/más de leche
a little more slowly → un poco más despacio
the little I have seen is excellent → lo poco que he visto me ha parecido excelente
I did what little I could → hice lo poco que pude
see also every 1

3. (= short time) they'll have to wait a little → tendrán que esperar un poco
for a little → un rato, durante un rato

B. ADJ

1. (= not much) → poco
there is little hope of finding them alive → hay pocas esperanzas de encontrarlos con vida
with little difficulty → sin problema or dificultad
so much to do, so little time → tanto que hacer y en tan poco tiempo
I have so little time for reading → tengo muy poco tiempo para leer
he gave me too little money → me dio poquísimo dinero
I have very little money → tengo muy poco dinero

2. (= some) a little wine → un poco de vino
I speak a little Spanish → hablo un poco de español
a little bit (of) → un poquito(de)
with no little trouble → con bastante dificultad, con no poca dificultad

3. (= short)
for a little time or while → un ratito

C. ADV

1. (= not much) → poco
he reads little → lee poco
they spoke very little on the way home → hablaron muy poco de camino para casa
try to move as little as possible → intenta moverte lo menos posible
(as) little as I like him, I must admit that → aunque me gusta muy poco, debo admitir que ...
a little known fact → un hecho poco conocido
little more than → poco más que
little more than a month ago → hace poco más de un mes
a little read book → un libro poco leído, un libro que se lee poco
it's little short of a miracle → es casi un milagro

2. (= somewhat) → algo
we were a little surprised/happier → nos quedamos algo sorprendidos/más contentos
a little better → un poco mejor, algo mejor
a little less/more than → un poco menos/más que ...
we were not a little worried → nos inquietamos bastante, quedamos muy inquietos

3. (= not at all) little does he know that ...; he little knows that → no tiene la menor idea de que ...

4. (= rarely) → poco
I watch television very little nowadays → ahora veo la televisión muy poco
it occurs very little in small companies → raramente ocurre or es raro que ocurra en empresas pequeñas

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little [ˈlɪt^əl]

adj

(= small) → petit(e)

(= young) → petit(e)
When I was little I was hyper-active → Quand j'étais petit, j'étais hyperactif.
her little brother Kevin → son petit frère Kevin
a little girl → une petite fille

(= short) for a little while → pendant un petit moment
a little while longer → un petit peu plus longtemps
a little way → une petite distance
Just go down the road a little way → Descendez la rue sur une petite distance.

(= unimportant) → petit(e)
a few little details → quelques petits détails

(= not much) [time, money, hope] → peu de
We've little money → Nous avons peu d'argent.
with little difficulty → sans trop de difficulté
very little [time, money, hope] → très peu de
We've got very little time → Nous avons très peu de temps.

(= some) a little (+ noun) → un peu de
a little milk → un peu de lait

(= slightly) a little bit (+ adj, adv) → un petit peu
a little bit further → un petit peu plus loin
He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction → Il avait un petit peu peur de la réaction de son père.

adv → peu
as little as possible → le moins possible
little by little → petit à petit, peu à peu

pron

(= not much) → peu de choses
Little is known about his childhood → On sait peu de choses sur son enfance.
very little → très peu de choses
to make little of → faire peu de cas de

(= a bit) a little → un peu
How much would you like? - Just a little → Combien en voulez-vous? - Juste un peu.
Try to persuade her to eat a little → Essayez de la persuader de manger un peu.
a little of → un peu de
Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken → Verser un peu de la sauce sur le poulet.
little finger n → petit doigt m
little-known [ˌlɪt^əlˈnəʊn] adj → peu connu(e)
Little League n (US) championnat de baseball pour les moins de 12 ans
little toe n → petit orteil m

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little

adj → klein; a little house → ein Häuschen nt, → ein kleines Haus; a funny little nose → ein lustiges (kleines) Näschen; the little ones → die Kleinen pl; a nice little profit → ein hübscher Gewinn; the little people or folk → die Elfen; little green men (inf) → kleine grüne Männchen pl (inf); he will have his little joke → er will auch einmal ein Witzchen machen; to worry about little things → sich (dat) → über Kleinigkeiten Gedanken machen; he has a little mind → er ist ein Kleingeist; little things please little minds → so kann man auch mit kleinen Sachen Kindern eine Freude machen; a little while ago → vor Kurzem, vor kurzer Zeit; it’s only a little while till I … → es ist nicht mehr lange, bis ich …; in a little while → bald

adv, n

→ wenig; of little importance/interest → von geringer Bedeutung/geringem Interesse; he knows little Latin and less Greek → er kann (nur) wenig Latein und noch weniger Griechisch; little better than → kaum besser als; little more than a month ago → vor kaum einem Monat; little short of → fast schon, beinahe; little did I think that … → ich hätte kaum gedacht, dass …; little does he know that … → er hat keine Ahnung, dass …; they little realize what will happen to them → sie sind sich (dat) → wohl kaum darüber im Klaren, was mit ihnen geschehen wird; to think little of somebody/something → nicht viel von jdm/etw halten; I walk as little as possible → ich laufe so wenig wie möglich; to spend little or nothing → so gut wie (gar) nichts ausgeben; every little helps → Kleinvieh macht auch Mist (Prov); please donate, every little helps → auch die kleinste Spende hilft; he had little to say → er hatte nicht viel zu sagen; I see very little of her nowadays → ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit sehr selten; there was little we could do → wir konnten nicht viel tun; the little of his book that I have read → das wenige or bisschen, was ich von seinem Buch gelesen habe; she did what little she could → sie tat das wenige, das sie tun konnte; little by little → nach und nach; little by little, he dragged himself across the room → Stückchen für Stückchen schleppte er sich durch das Zimmer; to make little of something → etw herunterspielen or bagatellisieren; I could make little of this book → ich konnte mit diesem Buch nicht viel anfangen

a little → ein wenig, ein bisschen; a little (bit) hot → etwas or ein bisschen heiß; a little (bit) better → etwas or ein wenig besser; with a little effort → mit etwas Anstrengung; I’ll give you a little advice → ich gebe dir einen kleinen Tipp; a little after five → kurz nach fünf; we were not a little worried → wir waren recht besorgt; I was not a little surprised → ich war einigermaßen überrascht; we walked on for a little → wir liefen noch ein bisschen or Stück or Weilchen weiter; after a little → nach einer Weile; for a little → für ein Weilchen

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little:

little auk

n → Krabbentaucher m

Little Englander

n (Brit: = anti-European) europafeindlich eingestellter Engländer; (Hist) Gegner des Imperialismus im 19. Jahrhundert, → Isolationist(in) m(f)

Little League

n (US Sport) Baseball-Liga für Kinder unter 12 Jahren

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little¹ [ˈlɪtl] adj

a. (small, gen) → piccolo/a
a little chair → una seggiolina
a little cup → una tazzina
my little brother → il mio fratellino
a little girl → una bambina
little finger → mignolo
poor little thing! → poverino!

b. (short) → breve
we went for a little ride/walk → siamo andati a fare un giretto/una passeggiatina
for a little while → per un po'
it's only a little way to the station → la stazione non è lontana
a little holiday → una breve vacanza

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little¹ [ˈlɪtl] adj

a. (small, gen) → piccolo/a
a little chair → una seggiolina
a little cup → una tazzina
my little brother → il mio fratellino
a little girl → una bambina
little finger → mignolo
poor little thing! → poverino!

b. (short) → breve
we went for a little ride/walk → siamo andati a fare un giretto/una passeggiatina
for a little while → per un po'
it's only a little way to the station → la stazione non è lontana
a little holiday → una breve vacanza

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little² [ˈlɪtl] (less (comp) (least (superl)))

1. adj & pron (not much) → poco/a; (some) → un poco or un po' di
a little milk → un po' di latte
little money → pochi soldi
with little difficulty → senza fatica or difficoltà
to see/do little → non vedere/fare molto, vedere/fare molto poco
we did what little we could → abbiamo fatto quel poco che abbiamo potuto
little or nothing → poco o nulla
that has little to do with it! → questo c'entra ben poco!
as little as £5 → soltanto 5 sterline
to make little of sth (fail to understand) → capire poco di qc (belittle) → tenere qc in poco conto, dare poca importanza a qc
little by little → poco a poco

2. adv

a. a little → un po'
a little too big → un po' troppo grande
a little longer → un po' più a lungo
we were a little surprised → eravamo un po' sorpresi
a little more milk → un po' più di latte
a little more → ancora un po'

b. (not much) a little-known fact → un fatto poco noto
it's little better → non va molto meglio
as little as possible → il meno possibile
little more than a month ago → appena più di un mese fa
I like it as little as you do → non mi piace più di quanto piaccia a te
little does he know that ... → quello di cui non si rende conto è che...

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little² [ˈlɪtl] (less (comp) (least (superl)))

1. adj & pron (not much) → poco/a; (some) → un poco or un po' di
a little milk → un po' di latte
little money → pochi soldi
with little difficulty → senza fatica or difficoltà
to see/do little → non vedere/fare molto, vedere/fare molto poco
we did what little we could → abbiamo fatto quel poco che abbiamo potuto
little or nothing → poco o nulla
that has little to do with it! → questo c'entra ben poco!
as little as £5 → soltanto 5 sterline
to make little of sth (fail to understand) → capire poco di qc (belittle) → tenere qc in poco conto, dare poca importanza a qc
little by little → poco a poco

2. adv

a. a little → un po'
a little too big → un po' troppo grande
a little longer → un po' più a lungo
we were a little surprised → eravamo un po' sorpresi
a little more milk → un po' più di latte
a little more → ancora un po'

b. (not much) a little-known fact → un fatto poco noto
it's little better → non va molto meglio
as little as possible → il meno possibile
little more than a month ago → appena più di un mese fa
I like it as little as you do → non mi piace più di quanto piaccia a te
little does he know that ... → quello di cui non si rende conto è che...

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adj little [ˈlitl]

1 small in size He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child). klein صَغير малък malý lille klein μικρός (σε μέγεθος) pequeño väike کوچک pieni petit קָטָן थोडा़ malen kicsi, kis kecil lítill piccolo 小さい (키가) 작은 mažas mazs kecil klein liten mały pequeno mic маленький malý majhen mali liten ตัวเล็ก küçük, ufak 小的 маленький چھوٹا nhỏ bé 小的

2 small in amount; not much He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved. min قَليل малък málo lidt; lille wenig λίγος, ελάχιστος poco vähe کم vähän peu (de) מְעַט छोटा mali, nedostatan kevés sedikit lítill poco ほとんどない (양이) 적은 nedidelis neliels; niecīgs sedikit weinig lite, litt niewielki pequeno puţin небольшой málo malo mali lite, litet, föga น้อยนิด az 一點點 невеликий مقدار میں کم một ít 一点点

3 not important I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing. klein قَليل الأهَميَّه малък nedůležitý lille unbedeutend ασήμαντος sin importancia vähetähtis ناچیز merkityksetön sans importance דָבַר קָטָן महत्वहीन nevažan jelentéktelen sepele ómerkilegur piccolo, (poco importante) ささいな 사소한 menkas nesvarīgs tidak penting onbelangrijk lite(n) drobny, niewielki pequeno lipsit de im­por­tanţă незначительный bezvýznamný nepomemben nebitan liten, ringa, obetydlig เล็กน้อย önemsiz, küçük 瑣碎的 малий, незначний بغیر اہمیت không quan trọng 琐碎的

pron

(only) a small amount He knows little of the real world. min, weinig كميَّه قَليلَه малко málo kun lidt wenig ελάχιστο, ελάχιστα πράγματα poco vähe کم vähän peu de chose (sur) מְעַט थोड़ा-सा, कुछ, बहुत कम premalo keveset sedikit lítið, fátt eitt poco ほんの少し 소량 nedaug maz sedikit weinig lite, litt niewiele pouco puţine lucruri немного málo malo malo lite, föga เล็กน้อย az miktar 一些 небагато تھوڑا lượng nhỏ 一些

adv

1 not much I go out little nowadays. min قَليلا малко málo kun lidt wenig ελάχιστα, λίγο poco vähe به ندرت؛ کم vähän peu מְעַט छोटा, लघु ne previše egy kicsit sedikit lítið poco ほとんど～しない 거의 …이 아니다 mažai maz tak banyak weinig bare litt, ikke mye mało pouco puţin мало málo malo malo lite, inte mycket ไม่มาก; ไม่บ่อย az, pek az 少 мало, трохи قلت سے không nhiều 少

2 only to a small degree a little-known fact. minder إلى درَجَةٍ قَليلَه малко málo kun lidt wenig ελάχιστα, σε πολύ μικρό βαθμό poco vähe کمتر vähän peu מְעַט केवल अल्प मात्रा में malo, nedostatno kevéssé sedikit lítt, lítið poco ほとんど～ない 조금은 menkai, mažai maz; nedaudz sedikit sahaja weinig lite- mało pouco puţin мало, почти нисколько málo malo slabo föga น้อย azıcık 稍許 мало کم جانا ہوا một chút 稍许

3 not at all He little knows how ill he is. min قليلا جدا، بالمَرَّه изобщо vůbec ne slet ikke überhaupt nicht σχεδόν καθόλου nada, ni la menor idea sugugi اصلا؛ ابدا vähän loin de אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵע बिल्कुल नहीं uopće alig(ha) tidak alls ekki (per niente) 全く～しない 전혀 …않다 visai ne nemaz; nepavisam langsung tidak helemaal niet ikke i det hele tatt wcale nie não nici pe departe (nu...) совсем не vôbec nie sploh ne uopšte föga, inte alls ไม่ทราบ hiç 毫不 зовсім не قطعی نہیں không biết tí nào 毫不

a little

1 a short time or distance Move a little to the right! bietjie مسافةً قصيرَه малко trochu lidt ein bißchen λίγο (για χρόνο ή απόσταση) un poco veidi کوتاه vähän un peu מֶרחָק/זְמָן קָצָר थोड़ा-सा malo egy kicsit sedikit dálítið un po' ちょっと (시간, 거리) 조금 truputį mazliet; nedaudz sedikit een beetje/eindje litt, en smule trochę um pouco puţin чуть-чуть trocha, trochu malo malo lite ระยะทางสั้น biraz, birazcık 一點 трохи تھوڑا وقت یا مسافت ngắn 一点

2 a small quantity of something He has a little money to spare; 'Is there any soup left?' `Yes, a little.' bietjie كميَّة قليلَه малко trochu lidt; en smule etwas λίγος, σε μικρή ποσότητα un poco pisut معدود؛ کم vähän un peu קְצָת अधिक नहीं malo egy kevés sedikit dálítið, smávegis un po' 少し (수량) 조금 truputis, truputį mazliet; nedaudz sedikit een beetje litt trochę pouco puţin немного trocha, trochu nekaj malo lite จำนวนน้อย biraz 少量 трохи تھوڑی مقدار một chút 少量

3 slightly She was a little frightened. bietjie قليلا малко trochu lidt; en smule ein wenig λίγο un poco veidi کمی vähän un peu מְעָט थोड़ा-सा malo kissé agak dálítið un po' 少し 약간 truputį mazliet; nedaudz sedikit een beetje litt, nokså trochę pouco puţin слегка trocha, trošku rahlo pomalo lite, en smula อย่างเล็กน้อย biraz, birazcık, azıcık 稍許 трохи تھوڑا hơi 稍许

little by little

gradually Little by little we began to get to know him. bietjie-vir-bietjie تَدْريجيّاً малко по малко poznenáhlu, pozvolna lidt efter lidt; efterhånden nach und nach λίγο λίγο poco a poco vähehaaval به تدریج؛ کم کم vähän kerrassaan petit à petit לְאָט לְאָט धीरे-धीरे, शनै: शनै: postupno, pomalo apránként berangsur-angsur, sedikit demi sedikit smám saman a poco a poco 少しずつ 점차 pamažu pamazām sedikit demi sedikit beetje bij beetje litt etter litt, gradvis po trochu pouco a pouco puţin câte puţin мало-помалу postupne po malem malo pomalo lite i sänder, gradvis ทีละเล็กทีละน้อย yavaş yavaş, azar azar 逐漸地 помалу; поступово آہستہ آہستہ dần dần 逐渐地

make little of

1 to treat as unimportant etc He made little of his injuries. gering ag, min waarde heg aan يَسْتَخِف، يَسْتَهين омаловажавам dělat si málo z ikke gøre noget ud af wenig Aufhebens machen um δεν δίνω σημασία σε κτ., παίρνω αψήφιστα quitar importancia (tähtsust) pisendama ناچیز شمردن vähätellä faire peu de cas de qqch. לְהַקטִין אֶת הַחֲשִיבוּת तुच्छ समझना nevažno nem csinál nagy ügyet vmiből; kevésre becsül vkit meremehkan gera lítið úr tenere in poco conto 軽視する 깔보다 nekreipti dėmesio į neuzskatīt par svarīgu memandang ringan als onbelangrijk afdoen bagatellisere, ikke gjøre noe stort nummer av niewiele sobie robić z ligar pouco a nu da im­por­tanţă не придавать значения nerobiť si nič z podcenjevati, ne meniti se za tretirati kao nebitno inte göra mycket väsen av ไม่สำคัญ önem vermemek, küçümsemek 不重視 не сприймати серйозно, не надавати значення اہم نہ سمجھنا coi thường 不重视

2 not to be able to understand I could make little of his instructions. weinig van iets begryp يَفْهَم قَليلا не разбирам chápat málo ikke forstå; ikke få noget ud af wenig anfangen können mit δυσκολεύομαι να καταλάβω no captar, no entender vähe aru saama چیز زیادی نفهمیدن ymmärtää tuskin mitään ne pas comprendre grand chose à לא לְהָבִין कम समझना nerazumljivo nem sokat ért vmiből tidak mengerti eiga í erfiðleikum með að skilja capirci poco ほとんど分からない 이해하지 못하다 ne ką suprasti maz ko saprast tidak begitu faham geen touw kunnen vastknopen aan forstå dårlig, få lite ut av niewiele pojmować z não perceber a nu înţelege mare lucru din не понимать príliš nerozumieť malo odnesti od ne razumeti förstå bara lite av ไม่สามารถเข้าใจ iyice anlayamamak/kavrayamamak 不領會 мало що зрозуміти سمجھ نہیں پانا không thể hiểu được 不领会

little means `not much': You have little reason to boast .

a little means `some', `a small quantity': There's a little milk left .

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little → قليل malý lille klein μικρός pequeño pieni petit malen piccolo 小さい 작은 klein liten mały pequeno маленький liten เล็ก küçük nhỏ 很少的