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1 small
[smo:l]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.) lítill, smár2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) lítill3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) lítill, ekki mikill4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) lítill (stafur)•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small -
2 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.) handvopn -
3 small change
(coins of small value: a pocketful of small change.) smámynt -
4 small beer
(something unimportant: This is small beer compared with his usual work.) lítilræði -
5 small fry
(unimportant people or things: The local politicians are just small fry.) lítilfjörlegur maður, valdalítill hópur -
6 small hours
(the hours immediately after midnight: He woke up in the small hours.) fyrstu stundir sólarhringsins -
7 small screen
(television, not the cinema: This play is intended for the small screen.) sjónvarpsskjár -
8 small-time
adjective ((of a thief etc) not working on a large scale: a small-time crook/thief.) minniháttar, smá- -
9 small ads
(advertisements in the personal columns of a newspaper.) smáauglÿsingar -
10 feel/look small
(to feel or look foolish or insignificant: He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small.) skammast sín; verða fyrir auðmÿkingu -
11 odds and ends
(small objects etc of different kinds: There were various odds and ends lying about on the table.) smádót, samtíningur -
12 little
['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lítill2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lítill3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) ómerkilegur2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lítið, fátt eitt3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lítið2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lítt, lítið3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) alls ekki•- a little- little by little
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13 spot
[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) blettur2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) doppa3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) bóla, blettur4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) staður, vettvangur5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) smáskammtur2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) koma auga á2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) þekkja, finna út•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) lÿsa með kastljósi2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) beina sviðsljósinu að, draga athygli að•- on the spot
- spot on -
14 cell
[sel]1) (a small room (especially in a prison or monastery).) klefi2) (a very small piece of the substance of which all living things are made; the smallest unit of living matter: The human body is made up of cells.) fruma3) ((the part containing the electrodes in) an electrical battery.) rafhlaða, rafhlöðueining4) (one of many small compartments making up a structure: the cells of a honeycomb.) hólf•- cellular- cellphone -
15 chip
[ ip] 1. past tense, past participle - chipped; verb(to knock or strike small pieces off: This glass (was) chipped when I knocked it over.) flísa2. noun1) (a place from which a small piece is broken: There's a chip in the edge of this saucer.) skarð2) ((American french fries) (usually in plural) a cut piece of potato (fried): steak and chips.) frönsk kartafla3) (a counter representing a certain value, used in gambling.) spilapeningur4) (a very small printed circuit, as used in computers, TV sets etc.)•- chip in -
16 detail
['di:teil, ]( American also[) di'teil]1) (a small part or an item: She paid close attention to the small details.) smáatriði2) (all the small features and parts considered as a whole: Look at the amazing detail in this drawing!) smáatriði; hluti•- detailed- in detail -
17 miniature
['mini ə] 1. adjective(smaller than normal, often very small: a miniature radio.) í smækkaðri mynd2. noun1) (a very small painting of a person.) smámynd2) (a copy or model of something, made on a small scale.) smækkuð eftirmynd, líkan•- miniaturise
- miniaturization
- miniaturisation -
18 mole
I [məul] noun(a small, permanent, usually dark, spot on the skin.) fæðingarbletturII [məul](a small burrowing animal with very small eyes and soft fur.) moldvarpa- molehill- make a mountain out of a molehill -
19 pocket
['pokit] 1. noun1) (a small bag sewn into or on to clothes, for carrying things in: He stood with his hands in his pockets; a coat-pocket; ( also adjective) a pocket-handkerchief, a pocket-knife.) vasi2) (a small bag attached to the corners and sides of a billiard-table etc to catch the balls.) vasi3) (a small isolated area or group: a pocket of warm air.) afmarkað svæði; einangraður hópur4) ((a person's) income or amount of money available for spending: a range of prices to suit every pocket.) pyngja; tekjur, efni2. verb1) (to put in a pocket: He pocketed his wallet; He pocketed the red ball.) setja í vasa2) (to steal: Be careful he doesn't pocket the silver.) stela•- pocket-book
- pocket-money
- pocket-sized
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20 all-terrain vehicle
[,o:l tə'rein 'vi:əkl]noun ((also ATV) a small vehicle, looking like a small tractor, that can travel fast on rough ground.)
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