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♦ small (1) /smɔ:l/a.1 piccolo, piccino; esiguo; lieve; minuto; ristretto; scarso; basso, umile; insignificante; gretto, meschino: a small animal, un piccolo animale; un animaletto; a small boy, un ragazzino; a small man, un uomo piccolo; un uomo basso (o insignificante, umile, meschino); (econ.) a small business, una piccola azienda (o impresa); small savers, i piccoli risparmiatori; small rain, pioggia minuta; pioggerella; a small audience, scarso pubblico; a small matter, una faccenda insignificante; una faccenduola; una cosa da poco2 ( di suono, voce) basso; sommesso: in a small voice, a bassa voce; con voce sommessa; con un filo di voce3 ( della birra) debole; di scarsa gradazione; ( di una carta da gioco) bassa: a small heart, una carta bassa di cuori● small ads, piccola pubblicità □ (mil.) small arms, armi leggere (o portatili) □ (fig.) small beer, persona insignificante, senza importanza; inezie; piccolezze □ to be small beer, non avere importanza; essere poca cosa □ small-bore, ( di pistola, ecc.) di piccolo calibro; (fig.) insignificante, insulso, da quattro soldi □ (fin.) small-cap (o small capitalization), a bassa capitalizzazione ( detto di società) □ (tipogr.) small capitals (o small caps), maiuscoletto □ a small car, un'automobile piccola; un'utilitaria □ small change, moneta spicciola; spiccioli; (fig.) roba da poco, insulsaggini □ small coal, carbone minuto □ (naut.) small craft, naviglio leggero; barche □ small-denomination notes, banconote (o biglietti) di piccolo taglio □ (mecc., autom.) a small-engined car, un'automobile di piccola cilindrata □ (agric., econ.) a small farmer, un piccolo proprietario; un colono; un coltivatore diretto □ a small fortune, una piccola fortuna □ small fry, pesci minuti, pesciolini; (fig.) persone di nessun conto □ small gravel, ghiaietto; ghiaino □ (comm.) small gross, dieci dozzine □ small hand, scrittura ordinaria □ the small hours, le ore piccole □ (anat.) small intestine, intestino tenue □ (tipogr.) small letters, lettere minuscole; minuscole □ a small mind, una mente gretta (o meschina, ristretta) □ small-minded, gretto; meschino; piccino (fig.) □ small-mindedness, grettezza; meschinità; piccineria □ small people, gente di bassa condizione; gente comune (o ordinaria); gli umili □ small print, caratteri minuti ( di stampa); (fig.) clausole ( di un contratto, ecc.) stampate in caratteri minutissimi (o poco leggibili) □ ( grafica) small scale, scala ridotta □ small-scale, piccolo; modesto; su piccola scala: small-scale industry, piccola industria □ (fam.) the small screen, il piccolo schermo; la televisione □ small shot, pallini piccoli (da caccia) □ (stor.) small sword, spadino; fioretto ( da duello) □ small talk, chiacchiere; insulsaggini □ (fam.) small-time, di minore importanza; banale □ a small-time criminal, un piccolo delinquente □ small timer, individuo insignificante; mezza tacca, mezza cartuccia □ small town, cittadina; città di provincia □ (spec. USA) small-town, provinciale □ small wonder!, non c'è da stupirsene □ to feel small, sentirsi insignificante; farsi piccolo per la vergogna (o l'umiliazione) □ (fig.) in a small way, in piccolo; nel proprio piccolo (fam.): He's in business in a small way, fa qualche affare, ma in piccolo; è un piccolo commerciante □ to live in a small way, far vita semplice; vivere modestamente □ to look small, apparire insignificante; avere un'aria dimessa □ on the small side, piuttosto piccolo; modesto: My income is on the small side, il mio reddito è piuttosto modesto □ to think no small beer of oneself, avere un alto concetto di sé □ It was small of him to tell you, è stato ingeneroso da parte sua dirtelo.small (2) /smɔ:l/n.2 carbone di piccola pezzatura; carbone minuto● (fam.) the small of the back, il fondo della schiena; le reni.small (3) /smɔ:l/avv.1 piccolo; minutamente2 (fig.) modestamente● (fig. raro) to sing small, diventar umile; abbassare la cresta □ to write small, scrivere a caratteri minuti; scrivere piccolo. -
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small [smɔ:l]∎ small children les jeunes enfants mpl;∎ small child (young) enfant mf en bas âge, petit(e) enfant mf; (small in size) enfant mf de petite taille;∎ a small coffee une petite tasse (de café);∎ euphemism the smallest room le petit coin;∎ the small screen le petit écran;∎ small sizes les petites tailles fpl;∎ to get or to grow smaller devenir plus petit, diminuer;∎ to make smaller (hole) réduire;∎ the new wallpaper makes the room look smaller le nouveau papier peint rapetisse la pièce;∎ to make oneself small se faire tout petit(b) (in number → crowd, family, population) peu nombreux; (in quantity → dose, amount, percentage) petit, faible; (→ resources) faible; (→ supply) petit; (→ salary, sum) petit, modeste; (→ helping) petit, peu copieux; (→ meal) léger;∎ the audience was very small l'assistance était très peu nombreuse, il y avait très peu de monde;∎ the smallest possible number of guests le moins d'invités possible;∎ in small numbers en petit nombre;∎ to get or to grow smaller diminuer, décroître;∎ the problems don't get any smaller les problèmes ne vont pas (en) s'amenuisant;∎ down to the smallest details jusqu'aux moindres détails;∎ a small voice une petite voix;∎ it's no small achievement c'est une réussite non négligeable;∎ it makes not the smallest difference ça ne fait pas la moindre différence;∎ there's the small matter of the £150 you still owe me il reste ce petit problème des 150 livres que tu me dois;∎ it's small wonder that they lost ce n'est guère étonnant qu'ils aient perdu;∎ I like to be able to help in a small way j'aime me sentir utile;∎ I do some acting, in a small way je fais un peu de théâtre;∎ he felt responsible in his own small way il se sentait responsable à sa façon;∎ in her own small way she had made a worthwhile contribution dans la limite de ses moyens, elle avait apporté une pierre à l'édifice;∎ familiar we're very British small beer or American small potatoes in the advertising world nous ne représentons pas grand-chose dans le monde de la publicité□∎ to make sb look or feel small humilier qn, rabaisser qn;∎ they've got small minds ce sont des esprits mesquins2 adverb∎ to cut sth up small couper qch en tout petits morceaux;∎ the cat curled itself up small le chat s'est roulé en boule;∎ to think small voir petit3 noun∎ small of the back creux m ou chute f des reins;∎ I have a pain in the small of my back j'ai mal aux reins ou au creux des reins;∎ he took her by the small of the waist il l'a prise par la taille∎ this T-shirt's a small ce tee-shirt est une petite taille∎ to wash one's smalls faire sa petite lessive►► small ad petite annonce f;small arms armes fpl portatives;∎ the sound of small arms fire des tirs mpl d'arme portative;small businessman petit entrepreneur m ou patron m;Typography & Computing small capitals, small caps petites capitales fpl;small change petite monnaie f;Cars small end (of connecting rod) pied m;small fry menu fretin m;small hours petit matin m;∎ in the small hours au petit matin;Anatomy small intestine intestin m grêle;Finance small investor petit porteur m;small letter (lettre f) minuscule f;∎ in small letters en (lettres) minuscules;small print petits caractères mpl;∎ make sure you read the small print before you sign lisez bien ce qui est écrit en petits caractères avant de signer;small scale petite échelle f;∎ on a small scale sur une petite échelle;small talk (UNCOUNT) banalités fpl;∎ to make small talk échanger des banalités;∎ to make small talk with sb faire la conversation à qn;∎ I'm no good at small talk je ne sais pas faire la conversation;Typography small type petits corps mpl -
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small [smɔ:l]1. adjective• with a small "e" avec un « e » minuscule• it's a small world! le monde est petit !• to make sth smaller [+ amount, supply] réduire qch ; [+ objet, organization] réduire la taille de qchb. ( = young) petit2. adverb3. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Aux États-Unis, une ville de moins de 10 000 habitants est une « petite ville » ( small town). Le terme « village », peu utilisé, évoque plutôt l'ancien continent ou les pays du tiers-monde. Les populations des petites villes sont généralement appréciées pour les valeurs qu'elles incarnent: gentillesse, honnêteté, politesse, rapports de bon voisinage et patriotisme. Cependant, on peut aussi parler des « small-town attitudes » dans un sens péjoratif pour désigner une tendance aux préjugés et une certaine étroitesse d'esprit.* * *[smɔːl] 1. 2.(colloq) smalls plural noun GB euph petit linge m3.1) ( not big) gen petit; [increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake] faiblethe small matter of the £1,000 you owe me — iron la bagatelle de 1000 livres sterling que tu me dois iron
in his ou her own small way — gen à sa façon
the smallest room — (colloq) euph le petit coin (colloq) euph
2) ( petty) [person, act] mesquin3) ( not much)to have small cause ou reason for worrying ou to worry — n'avoir guère de raisons de s'inquiéter
it is small comfort ou consolation to somebody — c'est une piètre consolation pour quelqu'un
4) ( quiet) [voice, noise] petit; [sound] faible5) ( humiliated)to feel ou look small — être dans ses petits souliers (colloq)
4.to make somebody feel ou look small — humilier quelqu'un
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A n the small of the back le creux du dos, les reins mpl ; in the small of her back dans le creux du dos.C adj1 ( not big) [house, car, book, coin, dog, bag] petit (before n) ; [change, job, mistake, matter] petit (before n) ; [increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake] faible (before n) ; [sum, number] petit (before n) ; the dress is too small for her la robe est trop petite pour elle ; a small sweatshirt un sweatshirt de petite taille ; the change was small le changement était sans importance ; his influence was small son influence était négligeable ; it would cost a small fortune ○ ça me coûterait une petite fortune ; the small matter of the £1,000 you owe me iron la bagatelle de 1 000 livres que tu me dois iron ; it is written with a small letter ça s'écrit avec une minuscule ; in his ou her own small way gen à sa façon ; ( financially) dans la mesure de ses modestes moyens ; small amount of ajoutez un peu de ; to cut sth up small couper qch en petits morceaux ; to fold sth up small plier qch plusieurs fois ; everybody, great and small, will be affected riches et pauvres, tout le monde sera touché ; the smallest room ○ euph le petit coin ○ euph ; it's a small world! que le monde est petit! ;2 ( petty) [person, act] mesquin ;3 ( not much) to have small cause ou reason for worrying ou to worry n'avoir guère de raisons de s'inquiéter ; it is small comfort ou consolation to sb c'est une piètre consolation pour qn ; it is of small consequence c'est sans importance ; it is of no small consequence c'est loin d'être sans importance ; small wonder he left! pas étonnant qu'il soit parti! ;5 ( humiliated) to feel ou look small être dans ses petits souliers ○ ; to make sb feel ou look small humilier qn ; ‘I did it,’ she said in a small voice ‘c'est moi qui l'ai fait’ a-t-elle dit d'une petite voix.he's small beer ○ ou potatoes ○ US il est insignifiant ; it's small beer ou potatoes US c'est de la petite bière ○. -
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small [smɔ:l]1. a1) ма́ленький; небольшо́й;small boy малы́ш
;small craft ме́лкие суда́, ло́дки
;small capitals полигр. капите́ль
;small tools ручно́й инструме́нт, слеса́рный инструме́нт
2) то́нкий;small waist то́нкая та́лия
3) незначи́тельный, ма́лый, ничто́жный;he has small Latin он пло́хо зна́ет латы́нь
;he drank a small whiskey он вы́пил глото́к ви́ски
;on the small side бо́лее чем скро́мных разме́ров
4) ме́лкий;small coal штыб, у́гольная пыль
;small rock ще́бень
5) скро́мный, бе́дный; незна́тного происхожде́ния6) пристыжённый, уни́женный;to feel small чу́вствовать себя́ прини́женным; чу́вствовать себя́ нело́вко
;to look small име́ть глу́пый вид
7) ме́лкий, ни́зменный;it is small of you э́то по́дло с ва́шей стороны́
8) разба́вленный, сла́бый ( о напитке)9) ти́хий, негро́мкий ( о звуке);small voice сла́бый го́лос
10) немногочи́сленный11) непродолжи́тельный◊(and) small wonder (и) неудиви́тельно, нет ничего́ удиви́тельного
;small hours пе́рвые часы́ по́сле полу́ночи
;the still small voice со́весть
;small talk пусто́й, бессодержа́тельный, све́тский разгово́р
2. n1):small of the back поясни́ца
2) pl разг. обыкн. ни́жнее бельё3) pl ист. пе́рвый экза́мен на сте́пень бакала́вра ( в Оксфорде)◊а) в небольши́х разме́рах;б) жив. в миниатю́ре -
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1) пустяки, мелочи, что-л. не стоящее внимания [small beer часть шекспировского выражения chronicle small beer см. chronicle small beer]‘So those are what you call facts - eh?’ said Battle curiously. ‘They are facts. Very small fry - perhaps.’ (A. Christie, ‘Cards on the Table’, ch..XIX) — - Так вы это называете фактами, да? - спросил Баттл с любопытством. - Да, это факты. Возможно, не столь уж важные, но все же факты.
This book of poems is very small beer. (P. Selver, ‘English Phraseology’) — Этот сборник стихов не заслуживает внимания.
2) мелкие людишки; ≈ мелкая сошка‘Don't let him have another crack at you, for goodness' sake,’ Sally pleaded. ‘No chance of that,’ Frisco replied. ‘I'm too small fry for him to bother about these days.’ (K. S. Prichard, ‘Winged Seeds’, ch. XVIII) — - Бога ради, не попадись ему снова в лапы, - взмолилась Салли. - Ну, этого не будет, - ответил Фриско. - Я теперь слишком мелкая рыбешка, чтобы он стал мною заниматься.
Well, I was bashful, felt I was small fry like... (I. Murdoch, ‘The Black Prince’, part I) — Понимаете, я очень застенчив. Думал, куда я полезу, мелкая сошка...
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[smel:]subst.стук————————[smel:]subst.удар————————[smel:]subst.удар————————треск, грохот, удар, шлепок, повреждение -
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provincial;∎ a small-town attitude une mentalité provinciale►► small-town America l'Amérique f profonde;small-town gossip commérages mpl de quartier;small-town rivalries rivalités fpl de clocher -
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tr['smɔːltaʊn]1 provinciano,-a, pueblerino,-a'smɔːl'taʊnadjective pueblerino['smɔːl'taʊn]ADJ (esp US) provinciano, pueblerino SMALL TOWN EL término small town (ciudad pequeña) se usa en Estados Unidos para referirse a las localidades de menos de 10.000 habitantes. La palabra village (pueblo) no se suele usar por tener connotaciones del Viejo Continente o del Tercer Mundo. Los valores de estas ciudades pequeñas, que se ven como algo positivo, representan sobre todo la amabilidad, la honradez, la ayuda entre vecinos y el patriotismo, aunque a veces la expresión se usa en un sentido negativo, como por ejemplo cuando se habla de small-town attitudes (actitudes provincianas), haciendo referencia a las mentes estrechas o con prejuicios.* * *['smɔːl'taʊn]adjective pueblerino -
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charla, charloteon.• charladuría s.f.• palique s.m.mass nounI'm hopeless at making small talk — no sirvo para la charla or la conversación sobre temas triviales
* * *mass nounI'm hopeless at making small talk — no sirvo para la charla or la conversación sobre temas triviales
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small po·ˈta·toes* * *small potatoes spl (oft als sg konstruiert) besonders US umg → academic.ru/68175/small_beer">small beer 2 -
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= small lot production, = small series production, = small-size production, = small volume production мелкосерийное производствоEnglish-Russian dictionary of mechanical engineering and automation > small batch production
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\small-scale drawing Zeichnung f im verkleinerten Maßstab;\small-scale map Karte f in einem kleinen Maßstab;a \small-scale operation ( fig) ein kleiner Betrieb -
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small beer [ˏsmɔ:lˊbɪə] n1) пустяки́, ме́лочи;to think no small beer of oneself быть о себе́ высо́кого мне́ния
;to chronicle small beer отмеча́ть вся́кие ме́лочи; занима́ться пустяка́ми
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letra menuda, letra pequeñamass noun (BrE)the small print — la letra pequeña or menuda, la letra chica (AmL)
* * *mass noun (BrE)the small print — la letra pequeña or menuda, la letra chica (AmL)
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