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small [smɔːl] adj 1. comparatively little; limited in size, number, importance, etc. 2. of little importance or on a minor scale a small business 3. lacking in moral or mental breadth or depth a small mind 4. modest or humble small beginnings 5. of low or inferior status, esp socially 6. (of a child or animal) young; not mature 7. unimportant, trivial a small matter 8. not outstanding a small actor 9. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) of, relating to, or designating the ordinary modern minuscule letter used in printing and cursive writing Compare capital1 [13] See also lower case 10. lacking great strength or force a small effort 11. in fine particles small gravel 12. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Obsolete (of beer, etc.) of low alcoholic strength adv 1. into small pieces cut it small 2. in a small or soft manner feel small to be humiliated or inferior n
1. (often preceded by the) an object, person, or group considered to be small the small or the large? 2. a small slender part, esp of the back 3. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) Informal chiefly Brit items of personal laundry, such as underwear [Old English smæl; related to Old High German smal, Old Norse smali small cattle] smallish adj smallness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 She is small for her age. little great, big, large, huge, massive, vast, enormous, immense, mega (slang), colossal, stellar (informal), sizable or sizeable 3. young, little, growing up, junior, wee, juvenile, youthful, immature, unfledged, in the springtime of life What were you like when you were small? 4. unimportant, minor, trivial, insignificant, little, lesser, petty, trifling, negligible, paltry, piddling (informal) No detail was too small to escape her attention. unimportant major, important, significant, serious, powerful, vital, urgent, weighty, appreciable 5. modest, small-scale, humble, unpretentious, small-time shops, restaurants and other small businesses modest grand, large-scale 7. foolish, uncomfortable, humiliated, crushed, stupid, ashamed, deflated, mortified This may be just another of her schemes to make me feel small. 8. meagre, inadequate, insufficient, scant, measly, scanty, limited, inconsiderable a diet of one small meal a day meagre substantial, generous, ample, considerable Quotations "Small is beautiful" [Professor E.F. Schumacher title of book] Proverbs "The best things come in small packages" Translations small [smɔːl] A. ADJ (smaller (compar) (smallest (superl))) 1. (= not big) [object, building, room, animal, group] → pequeño, chico(LAm); (in height) → bajo, pequeño, chaparro(LAm); [family, population] → pequeño, poco numeroso; [audience] → reducido, poco numeroso; [stock, supply] → reducido, escaso; [waist] → estrecho; [clothes] → de talla pequeña; [meal] → ligero; [coal] → menudo the dress is too small for her → el vestido le viene pequeño or chico the smaller of the two → el menor(de los dos) with a small "e" → con "e" minúscula to have a small appetite → no ser de mucho comer, comer poco to become smaller = to get or grow smaller to break/cut sth up small → romper algo en trozos pequeños/cortar algo en trocitos to get or grow smaller [income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] → disminuir, reducirse; [object] → hacerse más pequeño mobile phones are getting smaller → los teléfonos móviles son cada vez más pequeños until the small hours → hasta altas horas de la noche to be small in size [country] → ser pequeño; [animal, object] → ser de pequeño tamaño; [room] → ser de dimensiones reducidas in small letters → en minúsculas this house makes the other one look small → esta casa hace que la otra se quede pequeña to make o.s. small → achicarse to make sth smaller [+ income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] → reducir algo; [+ object, garment] → reducir algo de tamaño, hacer algo más pequeño the smallest room (euph, hum) → el excusado to be small beer or > small potatoes (US) → ser poca cosa it was small beer compared to the money he was getting before → no era nada or era poca cosa comparado con lo que ganaba antes see also world A1 see also wee 1 2. (= minor) [problem, mistake, job, task] → pequeño, de poca importancia; [contribution] → pequeño; [difference, change, increase, improvement] → pequeño, ligero to start in a small way → empezar desde abajo 3. (= inconsequential) to feel small → sentirse insignificante to make sb look small → rebajar a algn she said in a small voice → dijo con un hilo de voz 4. (= young) [child, baby] → pequeño, chico(esp LAm) when we were small → cuando éramos pequeños or chicos 5. (frm) (= slight, scant) → poco to be small comfort or consolation (to sb) → servir de poco consuelo(a algn) to be of small concern (to sb) → importar poco(a algn) to have small hope of success → tener pocas esperanzas de éxito a matter of small importance → un asunto de poca importancia see also measure A6 see also wonder A2 B. N C. ADV don't think too small → piensa más a lo grande try not to write so small → intenta no escribir con una letra tan pequeña D. CPD small ad N (Brit) → anuncio m por palabras small arms NPL → armas fpl ligeras de bajo calibre small business N → pequeña empresa f the small businessman N → el pequeño empresario small capitals NPL (Typ) (also small caps) → versalitas fpl small change N → suelto m, cambio m, calderilla f, sencillo m (LAm), feria f (Mex) small claims court N → tribunal m de instancia(que se ocupa de asuntos menores) small end N (Aut) → pie m de biela small fry N to be small fry → ser de poca monta small intestine N → intestino m delgado small investor N → pequeño/a inversionista mf small print N → letra f menuda small screen N → pequeña pantalla f, pantalla f chica(LAm) small talk N → charla f, charloteo m to make small talk → charlar, charlotear SMALL Position of "pequeño" • Pequeño usually follows the noun when making implicit or explicit comparison with something bigger: He picked out a small melon Escogió un melón pequeño At that time, Madrid was a small city En aquella época Madrid era una ciudad pequeña• When used more subjectively with no attempt at comparison, pequeño usually precedes the noun: But there's one small problem... Pero existe un pequeño problema... She lives in the little village of La Granada Vive en el pequeño pueblo de La Granadasmall [ˈsmɔːl] adj (in size, amount) → petit(e) a small amount of milk → une petite quantité de lait to get smaller [number, amount] → diminuer; [swelling, lump, pile] → diminuer to make sth smaller [+ amount, income] → diminuer qch; [+ object, garment] → rapetisser qch (= minor, unimportant) → petit(e) He made a lot of small mistakes → Il a fait beaucoup de petites erreurs. (= young) [child] → petit(e) When I was small → Quand j'étais petit. She has two small children BUT Elle a deux jeunes enfants. [letter] → minuscule n the small of the back → le creux des reins small ads npl (British) (in newspaper) → petites annonces fpl small arms npl → armes fpl légères small business n → petite entreprise f small change n → petite monnaie f small claims court n → tribunal s'occupant d'affaires mineures)m d'instance > small fry n → menu fretin m small adj (+er) → klein; supply, stock → klein, gering; waist → schmal; (= not much) reason, desire → wenig, gering; effort → gering; small in size → von geringer Größe, klein; a small number of people → eine geringe Anzahl von Leuten; the smallest possible number of books → so wenig Bücher wie möglich; to have a small appetite → keinen großen Appetit haben; it’s written with a small “e” → es wird mit kleinem „e“ geschrieben; small shareholder → Kleinaktionär(in) m(f); no small success → ein beachtlicher Erfolg; to feel small (fig) → sich (ganz) klein (und hässlich) vorkommen; to look small (fig) → schlecht aussehen or dastehen; he/it made me feel pretty small → da kam ich mir ziemlich klein vor; to be of small concern to somebody → jdn nur wenig betreffen (= unimportant, minor) → klein; present, sum → klein, bescheiden; importance, consequence → gering; a few small matters/problems → ein paar Kleinigkeiten; to be of no small consequence → nicht unbeträchtliche Folgen haben; this is no small matter → das ist keine Kleinigkeit; to help/contribute in a small way → bescheidene Hilfe/einen bescheidenen Beitrag leisten; to start in a small way → bescheiden or klein anfangen (fig: = mean, petty) person → kleinlich n the small of the back → das Kreuz smalls pl (Brit inf) → Unterwäsche f small: small ads pl (Brit) → Kleinanzeigen pl small arms pl → Handfeuerwaffen pl small-bore adj → kleinkalibrig small business n → Kleinunternehmen nt small businessman n → Kleinunternehmer m small capitals pl → Kapitälchen pl small change n → Kleingeld nt small claims court n → Zivilgericht nt (für Bagatellfälle) small fry pl (= unimportant people) → kleine Fische pl (inf) smallholder n → Kleinbauer m, → Kleinbäuerin f smallholding n → kleiner Landbesitz small intestine n → Dünndarm m small: small letter n → Kleinbuchstabe m small-minded adj person, attitude → engstirnig small-mindedness n → Engstirnigkeit f small: small potatoes pl (esp US fig inf) → kleine Fische pl (inf) smallpox vaccination n → Pockenimpfung f small print small-scale small screen n (TV) on the small → auf dem Bildschirm small-sized adj → klein small talk n → oberflächliche Konversation, Smalltalk m, → Small Talk m; she has no small → oberflächliche or höfliche Konversation liegt ihr nicht; to make small → plaudern, Smalltalk or Small Talk machen; to engage in or make small with somebody → höflich mit jdm Konversation machen small-time small-town adj → Kleinstadt-, kleinstädtisch; small life → Kleinstadtleben nt; small America → die amerikanische Provinz small [smɔːl] 1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (gen, in size, number) → piccolo/a; (in height) → basso/a; (stock, supply, population) → scarso/a; (waist) → sottile; (meal) → leggero/a; (letter) → minuscolo/a; (minor, unimportant) → da poco, insignificante; (increase, improvement) → piccolo/a, leggero/a when we were small → quando eravamo piccoli there was only a small audience → c'era poco pubblico this house makes the other one look small → questa casa fa sembrare piccola l'altra the smallest possible number of books → il minor numero di libri possibile the smallest details → i minimi dettagli to have a small appetite → avere poco or scarso appetito in a small voice → con un filo di voce to feel small (fig) → sentirsi umiliato/a or sminuito/a to get or grow smaller (stain, town) → rimpicciolire (debt, organization, numbers) → ridursi to make smaller (amount, income) → ridurre (garden, object, garment) → rimpicciolire to have small hope of success → avere scarse speranze di successo to have small cause or reason to do sth → non avere molti motivi per fare qc to start in a small way → cominciare da poco a small shopkeeper → un(a) piccolo/a negoziante 2. n a. the small of the back → le reni b. npl smalls (fam) (underwear) → biancheria intima 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, 중요성이) 작은 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 (규모가) 작은 smulkus neliels; sīks kecil klein i liten målestokk, 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 (이유가) 작은 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 구인구직광고 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 휴대용 무기 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, 오밤중 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, 삼류의 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 三流的 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 풀이 죽게 하다 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 small → صغير malý lille klein μικρός pequeño pieni petit malen piccolo 小さい 작은 klein liten mały pequeno маленький liten เล็ก küçük nhỏ bé 小的 Want to thank TFD for its existence? 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