| small (smôl) adj. small·er, small·est 1. Being below the average in size or magnitude. 2. Limited in importance or significance; trivial: a small matter. 3. Limited in degree or scope: small farm operations. 4. Lacking position, influence, or status; minor: "A crowd of small writers had vainly attempted to rival Addison" (Thomas Macaulay). 5. Unpretentious; modest: made a small living; helped the cause in my own small way. 6. Not fully grown; very young. 7. Narrow in outlook; petty: a small mind. 8. Having been belittled; humiliated: Their comments made me feel small. 9. Diluted; weak. Used of alcoholic beverages. 10. Lacking force or volume: a small voice. adv. 1. In small pieces: Cut the meat up small. 2. Without loudness or forcefulness; softly. 3. In a small manner. n. 1. A part that is smaller or narrower than the rest: the small of the back. 2. smalls a. Small things considered as a group. b. Chiefly British Small items of clothing. [Middle English smal, from Old English smæl.] small  ish adj.small ness n.Synonyms: small, diminutive, little, miniature, minuscule, minute2, petite, tiny, wee These adjectives mean being notably below the average in size or magnitude: a small house; diminutive in stature; little hands; a miniature camera; a minuscule amount of rain; minute errors; a petite figure; tiny feet; a wee puppy. Antonym: large |
small
Adjective
1. not large in size or amount
2. of little importance or on a minor scale: a small detail
3. mean, ungenerous, or petty: a small mind
4. modest or humble: small beginnings
5. feel small to be humiliated
6. (of a child or animal) young; not mature
7. unimportant or trivial: a small matter
8. (of a letter) written or printed in lower case rather as a capital
Adverb
into small pieces: cut it small
Noun
1. the small narrow part of the back
2. smalls Informal, chiefly Brit underwear [Old English smæl]
smallish adj
smallness n
smallness n
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| Noun | 1. | small - the slender part of the back body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| 2. | small - a garment size for a small person size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe" | |
| Adj. | 1. | small - 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" 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. | small - limited in size or scope; "a small business"; "a newspaper with a modest circulation"; "small-scale plans"; "a pocket-size country" limited - small in range or scope; "limited war"; "a limited success"; "a limited circle of friends" | |
| 3. | small - (of children and animals) young, immature; "what a big little boy you are"; "small children" | |
| 4. | small - slight or limited; especially in degree or intensity or scope; "a series of death struggles with small time in between" archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression slight, 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" | |
| 5. | small - low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings" inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance | |
| 6. | small - lowercase; "little a"; "small a"; "e.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters" 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" | |
| 7. | small - (of a voice) faint; "a little voice"; "a still small voice" soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume; "soft voices"; "soft music" | |
| 8. | small - have fine or very small constituent particles; "a small misty rain" fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust" | |
| 9. | small - not large but sufficient in size or amount; "a modest salary"; "modest inflation"; "helped in my own small way" moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" | |
| 10. | small - made to seem smaller or less (especially in worth); "her comments made me feel small" | |
| Adv. | 1. | small - on a small scale; "think small" big - on a grand scale; "think big" |
small
adjective 1. little, minute, tiny, slight, mini, miniature, minuscule, diminutive, petite, teeny, puny, pint-sized (informal) pocket-sized, undersized, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy, pygmy or pigmy << OPPOSITE big
adjective 3. young, little, growing up, junior, wee, juvenile, youthful, immature, unfledged, in the springtime of life
adjective 4. unimportant, minor, trivial, insignificant, little, lesser, petty, trifling, negligible, paltry, piddling (informal) << OPPOSITE important
adjective 7. meagre, inadequate, insufficient, scant, measly, scanty, limited, inconsiderable << OPPOSITE ample
Translations
small [smɔːl] adj → pequeño, chico (LAM);
small shopkeeper → pequeño/a comerciante m/f;
to get or grow smaller [stain, town] → empequeñecer; [debt, organization, numbers] → reducir, disminuir;
small [smɔːl] adj → petit(e); [letter] → minuscule
to get or grow smaller → diminuer;
to make smaller [+ amount, income] → diminuer [+ object, garment]; rapetisser;
a small shopkeeper → un petit commerçant
small [smɔːl] adj → klein
(numbers) → zurückgehen;
to make smaller (amount, income) → kürzen;
a small business → ein Kleinunternehmen nt
small [smɔːl] adj → piccolo/a;
n the small of the back → le reni;
to get or grow smaller [stain, town] → rimpicciolire; [debt, organization, numbers] → ridursi;
to make smaller [+ amount, income] → ridurre [+ garden, object, garment]; rimpicciolire;
a small shopkeeper → un piccolo negoziante
adj small [smoːl]
1 little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby. klein صَغير малък malý lille; lille (stykke) klein μικρός, ασήμαντος pequeño väike ريز pieni petit קָטָן छोटा, लघु, नन्हा malen, sitan kis kecil lítill, smár piccolo 小さい (크기·정도 등이) 작은, 사소한 mažas, smulkus mazs; sīks kecil klein liten, i småbiter mały pequeno mic, nesemnificativ маленький malý majhen mali liten, små, smått เล็ก küçük 小的，不重要的 малий, маленький حجم میں چھوٹا nhỏ, bé, chật 小的，不重要的
2 not doing something on a large scale He's a small businessman. klein صَغير дребен drobný lille klein μικρός pequeño väike-, pisi- كم اهميت pikku- petit קָטָן थोड़ा, अल्प, कम malen, neznatan jelentéktelen kecil-kecilan lítill piccolo 小規模の 소규모의 smulkus neliels; sīks kecil klein liten målestokk i, mindre betydelig drobny pequeno mic мелкий drobný majhen sitan obetydlig, i liten skala, små- ไม่มาก küçük 小規模的 дрібний, незначний معمولی nhỏ 小规模的
3 little; not much You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself. min طَفيف، ضَعيف незначителен pramalý ikke megen wenig ελάχιστος poco vähe مختصر vähäinen peu de מְעַט थोड़ा neznatan csekély sedikit lítill, ekki mikill poco ほとんど～ない (양이) 적은 nedidelis, nepakankamas niecīgs; nesvarīgs sedikit weinig liten, ikke mye mało pouco puţin малый malý, žiadny malo mali inte mycket เล็กน้อย az 少的 малий, невеликий تھوڑا nhỏ, không nhiều 少的
4 (of the letters of the alphabet) not capital The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g. klein, onderkas حَرْف صَغير малка буква malý lille klein πεζός (για γράμμα) minúsculo väike حرف كوچك pikku- minuscule קָטָן छोटा अक्षर mala (slova) kis(betű) huruf kecil lítill (stafur) minuscolo 小文字の 소문자의 mažasis mazais (burts) kecil klein liten (bokstav), små (bokstaver) mały minúsculo mic строчной malý mali mali småannonser ตัวเล็ก küçük (字母)小寫的 малий چھوٹے حروف chữ nhỏ, chữ thường （字母）小写的
small ads
advertisements in the personal columns of a newspaper. kleinadvertensie إعلانات صَغيرَه кратки обяви drobná inzerce rubrikannoncer die Kleinanzeigen (pl.) μικρές αγγελίες pequeños anuncios, anuncios por palabras erakuulutused, pisiteated آگهي نيازمنديها pikkuilmoitukset petites annonces מוֹדָעָה קְטָנָה वर्गीकृत विज्ञापन osobni oglasi apróhirdetés iklan baris smáauglÿsingar piccola pubblicità 項目別広告 구인[] 광고 smulkūs skelbimai sīkreklāma iklan kecil klein rubrikkannonser ogłoszenia drobne pequenos anúncios mica publicitate частные объявления riadkové, krátke inzeráty mali oglasi mali oglasi småannonser โฆษณาเล็ก ๆ küçük ilânlar (報紙中的)個人專欄廣告 короткі оголошення چھوٹے اشتہارات mục rao vặt （报纸中的）个人专栏广告
small arms
weapons small and light enough to be carried by a man They found a hoard of rifles and other small arms belonging to the rebels. klein geweer أسْلِحَه خَفيفَه преносими оръжия ruční zbraně håndvåben die Hand(feuer)waffen (pl.) ελαφρά όπλα armas portátiles käsirelvad اسلحه سبك käsiaseet armes portatives נֶשֶק קַל लघु शस्त्र ručno vatreno oružje kézi fegyverek senjata ringan handvopn armi leggere 小火器 (권총·소총 등 개인용) 휴대 병기 mažo kalibro ginklai [] šaujamieroči senjata ringan handvuurwapens håndvåpen broń ręczna armas de pequeno calibre arme portabile стрелковое оружие ručné zbrane lahko orožje oružje malog kalibra handeldvapen อาวุธขนาดเล็ก hafif silâh 輕武器 стрілецька зброя ہلکے آتشیں ہتھیار vũ khí nhẹ 轻武器
small change
coins of small value a pocketful of small change. kleingeld قِطَع نُقود صَغيرَه дребни пари drobné småpenge das Kleingeld κέρματα cambio, monedas sueltas peenraha پول خورد pikkurahat menue monnaie כֶּסֶף קָטָן खुदरा, छोटे सिक्के sitan novac, sitno aprópénz uang kecil smámynt spiccioli 小銭 잔돈 smulkūs sīknauda wang kecil kleingeld småpenger, mynter drobne trocado mărunţiş мелочь, мелкие деньги drobné drobiž sitnina växel-, småpengar สิ่งที่มีค่าไม่มาก bozuk para 找頭，零錢 дрібні гроші, дріб'язок ریزگاری، خوردہ tiền lẻ 找头，零钱
small hours
the hours immediately after midnight He woke up in the small hours. ná middernag في السّاعات الأولى بَعْدَ مُنْتَصَف الليْل малките часове (на ноща) časné ráno små timer die frühen Morgenstunden (pl.) πρώτες πρωινές ώρες altas horas, madrugada varased öötunnid پاسي از شب گذشته pikkutunnit petit matin הַשָׁעוֹת הַקטָנוֹת आधी रात के बाद का समय sitni sati, rani jutarnji sati kora hajnal lewat tengah malam fyrstu stundir sólarhringsins ore piccole 夜ふけ 심야, 자정 이후 2~3시간 tuoj po vidurnakčio agras rīta stundas lewat tengah malam kleine uurtjes de små timene wczesne godziny ranne altas horas dimineaţa devreme предрассветные часы skoré ráno zgodnje jutranje ure sitni sati småtimmarna หลังเที่ยงคืน gece yarısından hemen sonraki saatler 半夜二三點鐘 досвіток, передсвітання آدھی رات کے بعد کا وقت những giờ rất sớm của buổi sáng 半夜二三点钟
n smallpox
a type of serious infectious disease in which there is a severe rash of large, pus-filled spots that usually leave scars. waterpokkies مَرَض الجدْري дребна шарка neštovice kopper die Pocken (pl.) ευλογιά viruela rõuged آبله isorokko variole אַבַּעֲבּוּעוֹת चचेक, शीतला, मसूरिका, बड़ी माता kozice, (velike) boginje himlő cacar bólusótt, stórabóla vaiolo 天然痘 천연두 raupai bakas cacar pokken kopper ospa varíola variolă оспа kiahne koze male boginje smittkoppor ไข้ทรพิษ çiçek hastalığı 天花 віспа چیچک، سیتلا bệnh đậu mùa 天花
small screen
television, not the cinema This play is intended for the small screen. kassie التِّلْفِزْيون телевизията televize tv-skærm der Fernsehbildschirm η μικρή οθόνη pequeña pantalla televisioon تلويزيون televisio petit écran טֶלֶווִיזיָה टीवी mali ekran, televizija képernyő televisi sjónvarpsskjár piccolo schermo テレビ 텔레비전 mažasis ekranas mazs/televizora ekrāns televisyen televisie fjernsyn(sskjermen) mały ekran pequeno écran micul ecran телевизор televízia mali ekran mali ekran tv[] โทรทัศน์ televizyon 電視上的 телебачення ٹیلیوژن màn ảnh nhỏ, vô tuyến 电视上的
adj small-time
(of a thief etc) not working on a large scale a small-time crook/thief. kleinskaals على مُسْتَوى صَغير на дребно malý ubetydelig unbedeutend που δεν κάνει μεγάλες δουλειές de poca monta pisi- به درد نخور pikku- médiocre לא חָשוּב महत्वहीन trećerazredan, beznačajan kisszerű kelas teri minniháttar, smá- piccolo ちゃちな 하찮은, 시시한 smulkus, mažo kalibro sīks kelas rendah op kleine schaal små-(tyv) drobny pequeno neimportant, neînsemnat мелкий malý majhna riba na sitno små- ไม่สำคัญ küçük, önemsiz 小偷小摸 дрібний غیر اہم، معمولی tầm thường, nhỏ nhặt 小偷小摸
feel/look small
to feel or look foolish or insignificant He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small. voel betekenisloos يَبْدو غَبِيّا засрамвам (се) být zahanbený føle sig lille sich schämen νιώθω γελοίος sentirse insignificante/pequeño tühisena tunduma شرمسار شدن tuntea itsensä vähäpätöiseksi se sentir (tout) honteux לְהַרגִיש קָטָן महत्वहीन दिखना osjećati se poniženim szégyenkezik merasa rendah skammast sín; verða fyrir auðmÿkingu (sembrare insignificante) 肩身の狭い思いをする 부끄러워하다; 초라하게 느끼다 jaustis/atrodyti menkam justies pazemotam/niecībai merasa rendah zich klein voelen, er klein uitzien føle seg liten, stille i dårlig lys czuć się upokorzonym sentir-se insignificante a se simţi ruşinat/jenat чувствовать себя униженным byť ponížený / byť v úzkych sramovati se osećati se malim känna sig/verka liten รู้สึกโง่ utanmak, küçük düşmek 覺得無地自容，覺得渺小 мати дурнуватий вигляд سبکی محسوس کرنا، خفیف ہونا tủi hổ 觉得无地自容，觉得渺小
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