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a little child (boy)

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1 (a) little child

a little child (boy) маленький ребёнок (мальчик)

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (a) little child
2 little

1. adjective,
littler, littlest (Note: it is more common to use the compar. and superl. forms smaller, smallest)

1) (small) klein

little town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das

little toe — kleine Zehe

you poor little thing! — du armes kleines Ding!

I know your little ways — ich kenne deine Tricks

2) (young) klein

the little ones — die Kleinen

my little sister — meine kleine Schwester

3) (short) klein [Person]

a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück

after a little while — nach kurzer Zeit

4) (not much) wenig

you have little time left — dir bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit

there is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da

make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)

a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...

no little... — nicht wenig...

5) (trivial) klein
2. noun
wenig

but little — nur wenig

little or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts

[do] not a little — einiges [tun]

not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.

there was little we could do — wir konnten nur wenig tun

a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig

think little of somebody — gering von jemandem denken

a little after eight — kurz nach acht

we see very little of one another — wir sehen sehr wenig voneinander

little by little — nach und nach
3. adverb,
less, least

1) (not at all)

she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...

he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...

2) (to only a small extent)

little as he liked it — sowenig es ihm auch gefiel

he writes little now — er schreibt nur noch wenig

little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...

that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...

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['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) klein

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) wenig

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) unbedeutend
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) wenig
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) wenig

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) wenig

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) überhaupt nicht

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lit·tle

[ˈlɪtl̩, AM -t̬-]

I. adj

<smaller or -r, smallest or -st>

1. (small) klein

\little feet kleine Füße; (amusingly also) Füßlein

my sister is a \little monster ( emph) meine Schwester ist ein richtiges kleines Monster

the \little ones die Kleinen pl

2. (young) klein

when I was \little als ich noch klein war

sb's \little boy/girl jds kleiner Sohn/kleine Tochter

\little brother/sister kleiner Bruder/kleine Schwester

the \little one der/die Kleine

the \littlest ones die Kleinsten

3. distance kurz

a \little way ein kurzes Stück

4.

< less, least>

time wenig, bisschen

a \little while ein bisschen, ein Weilchen nt

5. attr, inv (trivial) klein

every \little detail jede Kleinigkeit

to have a \little word with sb ( iron) ein Wörtchen mit jdm reden fam

to make \little of sth wenig Aufhebens von etw dat machen

a \little problem ( iron) ein kleines Problem

6. (not much)

I speak a \little/only a \little Basque ich spreche etwas/nur wenig Baskisch

a decision of no \little importance eine Entscheidung von nicht unerheblicher Wichtigkeit

her proposal caused not a \little anger viele ärgerten sich über ihren Vorschlag

7.

▶ a \little bird told me ( hum) das sagt mir mein kleiner Finger

II. adv

<less, least>

1. (somewhat)

▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen

2. (hardly) wenig

I was not a \little pleased at the prospects ich habe mich über die Aussichten ziemlich gefreut

\little did she know that... sie hatte ja keine Ahnung davon, dass...

I agreed to go, \little though I wanted to ich habe zugesagt, obwohl ich eigentlich überhaupt keine Lust darauf hatte

to \little expect sth etw nicht erwarten

to \little imagine that... sich dat nicht vorstellen, dass...

to be \little less than [or short of] sth sich akk kaum von etw dat unterscheiden

her conduct is \little short of indecent ihr Benehmen ist fast schon unanständig

it matters \little [to sb] that/what... jdm macht es wenig aus, dass/was...

\little more than sth:

\little more than an hour ago vor kaum einer Stunde

to \little suppose/think [that]... nicht annehmen/denken, [dass]...

to \little understand sth etw kaum verstehen

3.

▶ \little by \little nach und nach

III. pron

1. (small quantity)

▪ a \little ein wenig [o bisschen]

▪ a \little of sth ein wenig von etw dat

I heard a \little of what they were saying ich hörte ein wenig von dem, was sie sagten

2. (not much) wenig

as \little as possible möglichst wenig

to do \little [or nothing] wenig [bis nichts] tun

so \little so wenig

there is \little sb can do jd kann wenig machen

[very] \little of sth [sehr] wenig von etw dat

the [or what] \little... das wenige...

the \little sb does sth das bisschen, das jd macht

the \little she smoked still affected her health sie rauchte nur sehr wenig, aber auch das bisschen griff ihre Gesundheit an

3. (distance)

▪ a \little ein wenig

let's walk a \little after dinner lass uns nach dem Essen einen kurzen Spaziergang machen

4. (time)

▪ a \little ein wenig [Zeit]

I want to get away for a \little to be by myself ich brauche ein wenig Abstand und Zeit für mich

it's a \little after six es ist kurz nach sechs

5.

▶ to make [very] \little of sth (not understand) [sehr] wenig mit etw dat anfangen können; (belittle) etw herunterspielen

▶ precious \little herzlich wenig

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['lɪtl]
1. adj
klein
a little house — ein Häuschen nt,

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

2. adv, n

1) 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... —

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 sb/sth — 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 —

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 sth — etw herunterspielen or bagatellisieren

I could make little of this book — ich konnte mit diesem Buch nicht viel anfangen

2)

a little — ein wenig, ein bisschen

a little ( bit) hot —

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 —

we were not a little worried I was not a little surprised — wir waren recht besorgt 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 [ˈlıtl]

A adj komp less [les], (in gewissen Fällen) lesser [ˈlesə(r)], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smaller [ˈsmɔːlə(r)], sl littler, sup least [liːst], (besonders für A 1, A 2) smallest [ˈsmɔːlıst], sl littlest

1. klein (oft gefühlsbetont):

a little child;

a nice little house ein nettes kleines Haus, ein nettes Häuschen;

little one Kleiner m, Kleine f, Kleines n (Kind);

our little ones unsere Kleinen;

when I was little als ich noch klein oder als ich noch ein Kind war; → finger A 1, toe A 1

2. klein (gewachsen):

a little man ein kleiner Mann (a. fig);

the little people ( oder folk) die Elfen oder Heinzelmännchen

3. (zahlenmäßig) klein (Armee etc)

4. kurz (Weg etc): → while A

5. wenig (Hoffnung etc):

a little honey ein wenig oder ein bisschen Honig, etwas Honig

6. schwach (Stimme)

7. klein, gering(fügig), unbedeutend:

little discomforts kleine Unannehmlichkeiten

8. klein, beschränkt, engstirnig:

little minds Kleingeister

9. pej gemein, erbärmlich, armselig

10. oft iron klein:

his little intrigues;

her poor little efforts ihre rührenden kleinen Bemühungen; → game¹ A 6

B adv komp less, sup least

1. wenig, kaum, nicht sehr:

little improved kaum besser;

little-known wenig bekannt;

little better than nicht viel besser als;

little does one expect man erwartet kaum;

do little to get sth wenig dazu beitragen, etwas zu bekommen;

think little of wenig halten von;

for as little as £ 10 für nur 10 Pfund

2. überhaupt nicht:

he little knows, little does he know er hat keine Ahnung

3. wenig, selten:

I see him very little

C s

1. Kleinigkeit f, (das) Wenige, (das) bisschen:

a little ein wenig, ein bisschen, etwas;

a little is better than none ein bisschen ist besser als nichts;

not a little nicht wenig;

every little helps jede Kleinigkeit hilft;

he did what little he could er tat das wenige, das er tun konnte;

after a little nach einem Weilchen;

he went on a little er ging ein Stückchen weiter;

little by little, by little and little (ganz) allmählich, nach und nach

2. in little im Kleinen, in kleinem Maßstab

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1. adjective,
littler, littlest (Note: it is more common to use the compar. and superl. forms smaller, smallest)

1) (small) klein

little town/book/dog — kleine Stadt/kleines Buch/kleiner Hund; (showing affection or amusement) Städtchen, das/Büchlein, das/Hündchen, das

little toe — kleine Zehe

you poor little thing! — du armes kleines Ding!

I know your little ways — ich kenne deine Tricks

2) (young) klein

the little ones — die Kleinen

my little sister — meine kleine Schwester

3) (short) klein [Person]

a little way — ein kleines od. kurzes Stück

after a little while — nach kurzer Zeit

4) (not much) wenig

you have little time left — dir bleibt nicht mehr viel Zeit

there is very little tea left — es ist kaum noch Tee od. nur noch ganz wenig Tee da

make a nice little profit — (coll. iron.) einen hübschen Gewinn machen (ugs.)

a little... — (a small quantity of) etwas...; ein wenig od. bisschen...

no little... — nicht wenig...

5) (trivial) klein
2. noun
wenig

but little — nur wenig

little or nothing — kaum etwas; so gut wie nichts

[do] not a little — einiges [tun]

not a little angry — etc. ziemlich verärgert usw.

there was little we could do — wir konnten nur wenig tun

a little — (a small quantity) etwas; ein wenig od. bisschen; (somewhat) ein wenig

think little of somebody — gering von jemandem denken

a little after eight — kurz nach acht

we see very little of one another — wir sehen sehr wenig voneinander

little by little — nach und nach
3. adverb,
less, least

1) (not at all)

she little thought that... — sie dachte nicht im geringsten daran, dass...

he little suspected/knew what... — er hatte nicht die geringste Ahnung/wusste überhaupt nicht, was...

2) (to only a small extent)

little as he liked it — sowenig es ihm auch gefiel

he writes little now — er schreibt nur noch wenig

little more/less than... — kaum mehr/weniger als...

that is little less than... — das grenzt schon an (+ Akk.)...

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adj.

klein adj.

schwerlich adj.

wenig adj. adv.

kaum adv.

wenig adv.

English-german dictionary > little
3 child

ребенок имя существительное:
ребенок (child, baby, kid, infant, babe, brat)

дитя (child, baby, infant, babe, bairn)

потомок (descendant, child, descendent, offspring, scion, progeny)

сын (son, child, boy)

малыш (kid, baby, child, tot, kiddy, little man)

младенец (baby, infant, babe, child, cheeper, suckling)

детище (child)

дочь (daughter, child)

чадо (child)

порождение (generation, spawn, child, procreation, origination, daughter)

отпрыск (offspring, scion, child, offset, sprig, root)

генерирование (generation, child)

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > child
4 boy

boy [bɔɪ]

1 noun

(a) (male child) garçon m, enfant m;

∎ a little boy un petit garçon, un garçonnet;

∎ when I was a boy quand j'étais petit ou jeune;

∎ be a good boy! sois sage!;

∎ you bad boy! vilain!;

∎ an Italian boy un petit ou jeune Italien;

∎ sit down, my boy assieds-toi, mon petit ou mon grand;

∎ I've known them since they were boys je les connais depuis leur enfance ou depuis qu'ils sont petits;

∎ boys will be boys les hommes et les garçons sont comme ça et on ne les changera pas;

∎ figurative he's just a boy when it comes to women ce n'est encore qu'un gamin quand il s'agit des femmes;

∎ he's a mother's boy c'est le petit garçon à sa maman

(b) (son) fils m;

∎ the Smiths' boy le petit Smith

(c) British School (student) élève m

(d) familiar (term of address)

∎ that's my boy! je te reconnais bien là!;

∎ my dear boy mon cher ami;

∎ British how are you, old boy? ça va mon vieux?

(e) (male adult)

∎ he likes to think he's one of the boys il aime à croire qu'il fait partie de la bande;

∎ a local boy un gars du coin;

∎ come on, boys! allons-y les gars!;

∎ a nice old boy un vieux monsieur sympathique;

∎ a night out with the boys une virée entre copains;

∎ familiar the boys in blue les flics mpl;

∎ the backroom boys ceux qui restent dans les coulisses;

∎ familiar he threatened to send the boys round il a menacé d'envoyer ses gars;

∎ familiar the big boys (important men) les grosses légumes fpl;

∎ figurative to play with the big boys jouer dans la cour des grands

(f) (native servant) boy m, = terme injurieux désignant un servant indigène

(g) American very familiar pejorative (black man) nègre m, = terme injurieux désignant un Noir

(h) (used to address dog, horse etc) mon beau;

∎ down, boy! couché, mon beau!

2 exclamation

∎ (oh) boy! dis donc!

►► boy band boys band m;

Boys' Brigade = organisation protestante de scoutisme pour garçons;

Boy's Own = magazine d'aventures du début du siècle, dont le nom évoque toute action digne d'un héros d'aventure;

British familiar boy racer jeune conducteur m imprudent^□ ;

Boy Scout, boy scout scout m;

boy wonder petit génie m

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > boy
5 boy

boy [bɔɪ]

1. noun

( = child, son) garçon m ; ( = young man) jeune m (homme m)

• little boy petit garçon m

• English boy petit Anglais m

• I lived here as a boy j'habitais ici quand j'étais enfant

• boys will be boys! les garçons, on ne les changera jamais !

2. exclamation

(inf) bon sang ! (inf)

• boy, was I tired! bon sang, ce que j'étais fatigué ! (inf)

3. compounds

► boy band noun (British Music) boys band m

► boy scout (old-fashioned) noun éclaireur m

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[bɔɪ] 1.
noun

1) ( young male) garçon m

the boys' toilet — les toilettes des garçons

a boy's bike — un vélo pour garçon

come here boy! — viens ici, mon garçon!

a new boy — fig, School un nouveau

there's a good boy! — voilà, c'est bien mon petit!

look boys and girls — regardez, les enfants

2) ( son) fils m

3) (colloq) GB ( man) gars (colloq) m

to be one of the boys — faire partie de la bande

to have a drink with the boys — boire un coup avec les copains (colloq)

an old boy — School un ancien élève; ( old man) un vieillard

4) ( male animal)

down boy! — doucement, mon vieux!
2.
(colloq) boys plural noun

1) ( experts) gars (colloq) mpl

the legal boys — les gars (colloq) du service juridique

2) ( soldiers) gars (colloq) mpl
3.
noun modifier [ detective, genius, soprano] jeune (before n)
4.
(colloq) exclamation

boy, it's cold here! — bon sang (colloq)! ce qu'il fait froid ici!

English-French dictionary > boy
6 boy

boi
noun

1) (a male child: She has three girls and one boy.) niño

2) ((as part of another word) a male (often adult) who does a certain job: a cowboy; a paper-boy.) chico

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- boyhood
- boyfriend

boy n

1. chico / muchacho / joven

he's a really nice boy es un chico muy majo

2. hijo / niño

they've got a boy and a girl tienen un hijo y una hija

boy

tr[bɔɪ]

noun

1 (baby) niño; (child) chico, muchacho; (youth) joven nombre masculino

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

boy oh boy! ¡vaya, vaya!

boy scout scout nombre masculino, explorador nombre masculino

the boys familiar los colegas

■ he had a night out with the boys yesterday se fue de farra con sus colegas anoche

the boys in blue familiar la poli

boy ['bɔɪ] n

: niño m, chico m

boy

n.

• chacho s.m.

• chaval s.m.

• chico s.m.

• chino s.m.

• muchacho s.m.

• niño s.m.

• pibe s.m.

I bɔɪ
noun

a) (baby, child) niño m, chico m

is it a boy or a girl? — ¿es niño o niña?, ¿es varón o nena? (esp AmL)

boys will be boys — así son los chicos or los niños

the little boys' room — (AmE euph) el (cuarto de) baño, el váter (Esp fam)

b) ( son) hijo m, chico m

she has three boys — tiene tres hijos or chicos or (esp AmL) varones

one of the Smith boys — uno de los hijos or chicos de los Smith

c) ( young man) (colloq) muchacho m, chico m

a good old boy — (AmE) un sureño típico

a night out with the boys — una noche de juerga con los muchachos

jobs for the boys — (BrE colloq) amiguismo m

the boys in blue — (BrE colloq) la policía

d) ( servant) criado m, mozo m

II

interjection (esp AmE colloq) vaya!

[bɔɪ]
1. N

1) (=small) niño m; (=young man) muchacho m, chico m, joven m (LAm); (=son) hijo m

oh boy! — ¡vaya!

I have known him from a boy — lo conozco desde chico

- send a boy to do a man's job

- boys will be boys
old 3.
2) * (=fellow) chico m, hijo m

that's the boy!, that's my boy! — ¡bravo!

but my dear boy! — ¡pero hijo!, ¡pero hombre!

García and his boys in the national team — García y sus muchachos del equipo nacional

he's out with the boys — ha salido con los amigos

he's one of the boys now — ahora es un personaje

the boys in blue — (Brit) * la policía
job 1., 1)
3) (=servant) criado m

2.

CPD

boy band N — (Brit) (Mus) grupo de música pop masculino

boy racer * N — (Brit) pej loco m del volante

boy scout N — (muchacho m or niño m) explorador m

boy wonder * N — niño m prodigio, joven promesa m

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I [bɔɪ]
noun

a) (baby, child) niño m, chico m

is it a boy or a girl? — ¿es niño o niña?, ¿es varón o nena? (esp AmL)

boys will be boys — así son los chicos or los niños

the little boys' room — (AmE euph) el (cuarto de) baño, el váter (Esp fam)

b) ( son) hijo m, chico m

she has three boys — tiene tres hijos or chicos or (esp AmL) varones

one of the Smith boys — uno de los hijos or chicos de los Smith

c) ( young man) (colloq) muchacho m, chico m

a good old boy — (AmE) un sureño típico

a night out with the boys — una noche de juerga con los muchachos

jobs for the boys — (BrE colloq) amiguismo m

the boys in blue — (BrE colloq) la policía

d) ( servant) criado m, mozo m

II

interjection (esp AmE colloq) vaya!

English-spanish dictionary > boy
7 Little

I 1. ['lɪtl]
(compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminile

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
2.
pronome

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
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Note:

When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary
II ['lɪtl]
avverbio

1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

2) (scarcely)

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te
III ['lɪtl]
aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

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['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)

•

- a little
- little by little
- make little of
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(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/
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I 1. ['lɪtl]
(compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminile

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
2.
pronome

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
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Note:

When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. For examples and particular usages, see I below. - When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little), it is translated by un po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry below. - For uses of little and a little as adverbs, see the entry below. - Note that less and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary
II ['lɪtl]
avverbio

1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

2) (scarcely)

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te
III ['lɪtl]
aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

English-Italian dictionary > Little
8 little

['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lille

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lidt; lille

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lille
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) kun lidt
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) kun lidt

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) kun lidt

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) slet ikke

•

- a little
- little by little
- make little of
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['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lille

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lidt; lille

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lille
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) kun lidt
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) kun lidt

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) kun lidt

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) slet ikke

•

- a little
- little by little
- make little of

English-Danish dictionary > little
9 boy

1. n мальчик

girl boy — неженка, «девчонка»

whipping boy — мальчик, воспитывающийся вместе с принцем и подвергающийся порке за провинности принца

my boy — мальчик

bright boy — способный мальчик

ball boy — мальчик, подбирающий мячи

small boy — малыш, маленький мальчик

shall the boy wait? — мальчику ждать ?

2. n разг. человек, малый, парень

nice boy — славный малый

wonder boy — блестящий молодой человек; восходящая звезда

come out with it, boy — ну, парень, выкладывай

glamor boy — " привлекательный парень "

3. n разг. сын, мальчик

the boy chased the butterfly — мальчик погнался за бабочкой

the boy is mad about ice-cream — мальчик обожает мороженое

the boy was lost in the press — мальчик затерялся в толпе

telegraph boy — мальчик, работающий разносчиком телеграмм

spindling boy — худенький, не по возрасту высокий мальчик

4. n мор. юнга

sea boy — юнга

ship boy — юнга

cabin boy — юнга

sailor boy — юнга

5. n бой

Boy George — Бой Джордж

6. n мальчик на побегушках; рассыльный, посыльный, бой

messenger boy — мальчик-посыльный

the boy resembled his mother — мальчик был похож на мать

the boy is clever at sums — мальчик хорошо решает задачи

to withdraw a boy from school — взять мальчика из школы

to entrust an errand to a boy — дать поручение мальчику

to enter a boy in a college — записать мальчика в школу

7. n диал. мужчина

8. n разг. шампанское

yellow boy — золотая монета, гинея

9. int выражает удивление, недовольство, восторг

boy! Do I remember him! — помню ли я его? Ещё бы!

Синонимический ряд:

1. lad (noun) lad; laddie; shaveling; son; stripling; tad

2. male child (noun) junior; kid; little guy; male child; schoolboy; young fellow; youngster; youth

3. man (noun) buck; chap; cuss; fellow; galoot; gent; gentleman; guy; he; man; skate; snap

English-Russian base dictionary > boy
10 little

'litl
1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeño

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) sin importancia

2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco

3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) nada, ni la menor idea

•

- a little
- little by little
- make little of

little¹ adj

1. pequeño

I've brought you a little present te ha traído un pequeño regalo

a little boy un chico pequeño

a little white mouse un ratoncito blanco

poor little thing! ¡pobrecito!

2. poco

we have very little money tenemos muy poco dinero

I sleep very little duermo muy poco

little² adv pron poco

try to rest a little intenta descansar un poco

put a little oil on the salad echa un poco de aceite en la ensalada

I feel a little better me encuentro un poco mejor

El comparativo de little es less; el superlativo es least

little

tr['lɪtəl]

adjective

1 (small) pequeño,-a

■ it's a very little flat es un piso muy pequeño

■ a little cup una tacita

■ let's take a little break vamos a descansar un ratito

■ you poor little thing! ¡pobrecillo!

2 (not much) poco,-a

■ a little milk un poco de leche

■ I have little time to relax tengo poco tiempo para relajarme

pronoun

1 poco

■ more tea? --just a little, please ¿quieres más té? --un poco, por favor

■ she gives very little of herself to her work se dedica muy poco al trabajo

adverb

1 poco

■ I'm a little (bit) tired estoy un poco cansada

■ it takes little over an hour to get there se tarda poco más de una hora en llegar

■ as little as possible lo menos posible

■ little did I know that... yo no tenía la menor idea de que...

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

little by little poco a poco

little or nothing casi nada

not a little ironic muy

■ he was not a little impressed se quedó muy impresionado

to make little of (play down) quitar importancia a 2 (not understand) no captar

■ I could make very little of what he was saying entendí muy poco de lo que decía

little finger dedo meñique

little woman pejorative (wife) mujer nombre femenino

little ['lɪtəl] adv, less ['lɛs] ; least ['li:st]

1) : poco

she sings very little: canta muy poco

2)

little did I know that... : no tenía la menor idea de que...

3)

as little as possible : lo menos posible

little adj, littler or less ['lɛs] or lesser ['lɛsər] ; littlest or least ['li:st]

1) small: pequeño

2) : poco

they speak little Spanish: hablan poco español

little by little: poco a poco

3) trivial: sin importancia, trivial

little n

1) : poco m

little has changed: poco ha cambiado

2)

a little : un poco, algo

it's a little surprising: es algo sorprendente

little

adj.

• chico, -a adj.

• corto, -a adj.

• enano, -a adj.

• escaso, -a adj.

• menudo, -a adj.

• mezquino, -a adj.

• meñique adj.

• parvo, -a adj.

• pequeño, -a adj.

• poco, -a adj.

adv.

• poco adv.

n.

• poco s.m.

I 'lɪtḷ
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (comp littler 'lɪtḷər, 'lɪtḷə(r); superl littlest 'lɪtḷəst, 'lɪtḷɪst)

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

then there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)

3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)

I know your little game! — ya te conozco el jueguito! (fam)

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

from what little information we have — por lo poco que sabemos

it uses less electricity than a toaster — gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

he had little talent and even less charm — tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

he has (the) least talent of all — es el que menos talento tiene

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

we see very little of him nowadays — lo vemos muy poco últimamente

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

from as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares

little by little — poco a poco

I get paid less than you — me pagan menos que a ti

Jean earns (the) least of all — Jean es la que menos gana de todos

the (very) least you can do is apologize — lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón

he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa

that's the least of it — eso es lo de menos

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

it is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

just when we were least expecting it — cuando menos lo esperábamos

b) (hardly, not)

little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...

he's little better than a thief — es poco menos que un ladrón

no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco

a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor

I ['lɪtl]
1. 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 etc — un librito/barquitoocito etc

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

2.

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 — (=fairies) los duendecillos

Little League N — (US) liga de béisbol aficionado para jóvenes de entre 6 y 18 años

the little people NPL — (=fairies) los duendecillos

little toe N — dedo m pequeño del pie

II ['lɪtl] (compar less) (superl least)
1. 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
every
3) (=short time)

they'll have to wait a little — tendrán que esperar un poco

• for a little — un rato, durante un rato

2. 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

3. 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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I ['lɪtḷ]
1) adjective

Sense I

2) (comp littler ['lɪtḷər, 'lɪtḷə(r)]; superl littlest ['lɪtḷəst, 'lɪtḷɪst])

a) ( small) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

a lovely little dog — un perrito precioso

a little old lady — una viejecita

a little while — un ratito

she is a little bit better — está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

b) ( young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

when I was little — cuando era pequeña or pequeñita or (esp AmL) chica or chiquita

my little sister/brother — mi hermanita/hermanito

c) ( insignificant) pequeño

then there's the little matter of... — (iro) está también el pequeño detalle de... (iró)

3) ( expressing speaker's attitude) (colloq) (before n)

I know your little game! — ya te conozco el jueguito! (fam)

you poor little thing! — pobrecito!

Sense II

4) (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

there is very little bread left — queda muy poco pan

from what little information we have — por lo poco que sabemos

it uses less electricity than a toaster — gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

he had little talent and even less charm — tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

he has (the) least talent of all — es el que menos talento tiene

b)

a little — ( some) un poco de

with not a little sadness — (frml) con no poca tristeza

II

pronoun (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco, -ca

there was little to do — había poco que hacer

we see very little of him nowadays — lo vemos muy poco últimamente

the little that she earns — lo poco que gana

from as little as $2,000 — a partir de tan sólo 2.000 dólares

little by little — poco a poco

I get paid less than you — me pagan menos que a ti

Jean earns (the) least of all — Jean es la que menos gana de todos

the (very) least you can do is apologize — lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón

he was rather abrupt, to say the least — estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa

that's the least of it — eso es lo de menos

b)

a little — ( some) un poco, algo

she ate a little — comió algo or un poco

III

adverb (comp less; superl least)

a) ( not much) poco

he goes out very little — sale muy poco

it is a little known fact that... — es un hecho poco conocido que...

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success — la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

just when we were least expecting it — cuando menos lo esperábamos

b) (hardly, not)

little did he know that... — lo que menos se imaginaba era que...

he's little better than a thief — es poco menos que un ladrón

no one likes him, least of all his brother — nadie lo quiere, y su hermano menos que nadie

c)

a little — ( somewhat) un poco

do you speak French? - a little — ¿hablas francés? - algo or un poco

a little less noise, please — hagan menos ruido, por favor

English-spanish dictionary > little
11 little

'litl 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litt

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) lite(n)
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, litt
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) bare litt, ikke mye

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lite-

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ikke i det hele tatt

•

- a little
- little by little
- make little of

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adj. ( less eller lesser - least) \/ˈlɪtl\/

1) liten, små (flertall)

• little children

små barn

• a dear little boy

en søt liten gutt

• little green man

grønn mann (fra verdensrommet)

• when I was a little girl

da jeg var liten

2) lille-, små- (flertall)

• little finger

lillefinger

• little toe

lilletå

3) liten, ung

• my little brother

min lillebror

4) småskåren, smålig, lumpen

5) kort stund, kort varighet

• please stay for a little while

vær så snill å bli en stund

the little black dress (hverdagslig, om anvendelig svart kjole) den lille sorte

little farmer småbruker

Little Italy det italienske kvarteret (i storby)

the little man vanlige mennesker, den lille mann

little people (alver, nisser e.l.) småfolk ( folk i dårlige kår) småfolk, fattigfolk, småkarer småbarn, småunger

• here come the little Smiths

her kommer barna til Smith

dverger, små mennesker

a little thing en liten sak, en småting

• don't worry over little things

ikke bekymre deg over småting

en liten pjokk, en liten unge

• a nice little thing

en søt liten unge

little things please little minds ( ordspråk) små barn, små gleder

the little woman ( spøkefullt) fruen
II
adv. ( less - least) \/ˈlɪtl\/

1) lite, ikke mye, ikke stort, knapt, i liten grad

• he slept very little last night

han sov lite i natt

• you remind me a little of my uncle

du minner meg litt om onkelen min

• she is a little known painter

hun er en lite kjent maler

• little did he know that she'd become his wife one day

han ante ikke at hun en dag skulle bli konen hans

2) sjelden, ikke ofte

• I see her very little

det er ikke så ofte jeg treffer henne
III
determ. ( less eller lesser - least) \/ˈlɪtl\/

lite, ikke mye, knapt

• this book is of little value

denne boken er av ubetydelig verdi

• there is little hope

det er knapt håp

• of little importance

knapt viktig

• he had but little money

han hadde bare litt penger

every little helps\/counts hvert minste bidrag mottas med takk, alle monner drar, mange bekker små gjør en stor å

in little ( gammeldags) i liten skala, i miniatyr

a little lite, en smule, en tanke, lite grann

• he had a little money left

han hadde litt penger igjen

• a little reflection would have helped

litt ettertanke ville vært nyttig

• he is a little better today

han er en tanke bedre i dag

• a little of everything

litt av hvert \/ alt mulig

( om tid) litt, et øyeblikk, en liten stund

• wait a little!

vent et øyeblikk

• after a little

etter en stund

• I'll be there in a little

jeg er der på et øyeblikk

( om strekning) en liten bit, en tur

• go for a little walk

ta en liten spasertur

• we can walk a little

vi kan gå en tur

the little det lille, det ubetydelige

• the little of his work I have seen

det lille jeg har sett av hans arbeider

• the little English I know

den lille engelsken jeg kan

little better ikke stort bedre

• he is little better than his father

han er ikke stort bedre enn sin far

little by little litt etter litt, gradvis, etter hvert

• little by little you'll get used to it

etter hvert vil du venne deg til det

little or nothing lite eller ingenting, så godt som ingenting

little short of nesten (det samme som)

a little too much ( vanligvis om alkohol) litt for mye, nok til å bli full\/miste kontrollen

make little of bagatellisere, ikke gjøre stort vesen ut av, ikke bry seg stort om, slå bort forstå lite av

• I can make little of this document

jeg blir ikke særlig klok på dette dokumentet

no little ikke så lite, temmelig mye

• it takes no little courage to do that

det trengs ikke så lite mot for å gjøre det

not a little ikke så lite, ganske mye, ganske, temmelig

• not a little courage is needed

det kreves temmelig mye mot

• I was not a little surprised

jeg var ikke lite overrasket

only a little litt, knapt, minimalt

• there was only a little snow left

det var bare litt snø igjen

• only a litter better than

knapt bedre enn

• the coat was only a little used

jakken var så vidt brukt

English-Norwegian dictionary > little
12 little

Ⅰ.

little¹ ['lɪtəl]

adjective

(a) (in size, quantity) petit;

∎ a little group of children un petit groupe d'enfants;

∎ would you like a little drop of gin? tu veux un peu de gin?;

∎ he has a little antiques shop il a une petite boutique d'antiquités;

∎ a little smile/sob/cry un petit sourire/sanglot/cri;

∎ here's a little something for your new house voilà un petit quelque chose pour ta nouvelle maison;

∎ would you like a little something to eat? voudriez-vous manger un petit quelque chose?;

∎ the little hand (of clock) la petite aiguille;

∎ History the battle of the Little Bighorn la bataille de Little Bighorn

(b) (young, younger → child, animal) petit;

∎ a little boy un petit garçon;

∎ a little girl une petite fille, une fillette;

∎ when I was little quand j'étais petit;

∎ my little sister ma petite sœur

(c) (short → time, distance)

∎ we spent a little time in France nous avons passé quelque temps en France;

∎ a little while ago (moments ago) il y a quelques instants; (days, months ago) il y a quelque temps;

∎ she only stayed (for) a little while elle n'est pas restée très longtemps;

∎ the shop is a little way along the street le magasin se trouve un peu plus loin dans la rue

(d) (unimportant) petit;

∎ we had a little difference of opinion nous avons eu un petit différend;

∎ they had a little argument ils se sont un peu disputés

(e) (expressing affection, pleasure, irritation) petit;

∎ what a nice little garden! quel joli petit jardin!;

∎ I've got my own little house in Oxford now j'ai ma petite maison à moi à Oxford maintenant;

∎ a little old lady une petite vieille;

∎ poor little thing! pauvre petit!;

∎ she's a little horror! c'est une petite peste!;

∎ familiar you're a filthy little pig! espèce de petit cochon!;

∎ I'm used to his little ways je connais ses petites habitudes;

∎ familiar I've worked out his little game! j'ai compris son petit jeu!

►► Astronomy the Little Bear la Petite Ourse;

Ornithology little bittern butor m blongois;

little black dress petite robe f noire;

Ornithology little bustard outarde f canepetière;

Ornithology little crake marouette f poussin, râle m poussin;

American Astronomy the Little Dipper la Petite Ourse;

Ornithology little egret aigrette f garzette, petite aigrette f;

British Cars little end pied m de bielle;

little Englander History isolationniste mf (hostile à l'expansion de l'empire britannique); (chauvinistic) = anglais chauvin et xénophobe;

little finger auriculaire m, petit doigt m;

∎ to twist sb round one's little finger faire ce qu'on veut de qn;

Ornithology little grebe petit grèbe m;

familiar humorous little green men petits hommes verts mpl, extraterrestres^□ mpl;

Ornithology little gull mouette f pygmée;

American Sport Little League = championnat de baseball pour les jeunes de 8 à 12 ans;

Little Orphan Annie = personnage de bande dessinée américaine, petite orpheline protégée par un riche homme d'affaires, Daddy Warbucks;

Ornithology little owl chevêche f;

Irish the little people les lutins mpl;

Ornithology little ringed plover petit gravelot m;

Cards little slam (in bridge) petit chelem m;

Ornithology little stint bécasseau m minute;

Ornithology little tern sterne f naine;

little toe petit orteil m;

old-fashioned the little woman (wife) ma/ta/sa tendre moitié f;

∎ pejorative she plays the little woman (helpless) elle joue les faibles femmes

✾ Book ✾ Film 'The Little Mermaid' Andersen, Disney 'La Petite Sirène'

✾ Book 'Little Red Riding Hood' Perrault 'Le Petit Chaperon rouge'

✾ Book ✾ Film 'Little Women' Alcott, Armstrong 'Les Quatre Filles du Docteur March'

ⓘ THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN Il s'agit de l'ultime bataille menée par le général américain Custer, qui lança sa cavalerie aux trousses des Indiens sioux de Sitting Bull et Crazy Horse dans l'État du Montana, en 1876. Custer ayant sous-estimé les forces indiennes, celles-ci firent face et massacrèrent la troupe entière. Cet épisode est également connu sous le nom de "Custer's last stand".

Ⅱ.

little²

peu de ⇒ 1 pas grand-chose ⇒ 2 (a) peu ⇒ 3 (b) un peu de ⇒ 4 1 un peu ⇒ 4 2, 4 3 (a), 4 3 (b) peu à peu ⇒ 6

(compar less [les], superl least [li:st])

1 adjective

(opposite of "much") peu de;

∎ very little time/money très peu de temps/d'argent;

∎ I had little time to relax je n'ai guère eu le temps de me détendre;

∎ I watch very little television je regarde très peu la télévision;

∎ I'm afraid there's little hope left je crains qu'il n'y ait plus beaucoup d'espoir;

∎ to have little chance of doing sth avoir peu de chances de faire qch;

∎ there is little point in complaining ça ne vaut pas vraiment la peine de porter plainte;

∎ it makes little sense ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens;

∎ they have so little freedom ils ont si peu de liberté;

∎ there was too little money il y avait trop peu d'argent;

∎ if you think how little money they actually have quand on pense au peu d'argent dont ils disposent;

∎ with what little French I knew avec le peu de français que je connaissais;

∎ formal with no little difficulty non sans peine

2 pronoun

(a) (small amount) pas grand-chose;

∎ there's little one can say il n'y a pas grand-chose à dire;

∎ I see very little of him now je ne le vois plus que très rarement;

∎ he has done little for us il n'a pas fait grand-chose pour nous;

∎ very little is known about his childhood on ne sait pas grand-chose ou on ne sait que très peu de choses sur son enfance;

∎ given the little that I know about this subject étant donné le peu de connaissances que j'ai dans ce domaine;

∎ I gave her as little as possible je lui ai donné le minimum;

∎ you may be paid as little as £3 an hour tu ne seras peut-être payé que 3 livres de l'heure;

∎ so little si peu;

∎ you know so little about me tu ne sais presque rien de moi;

∎ too little trop peu;

∎ to make little of sth (fail to understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à qch; (not emphasize) minimiser qch; (scorn) faire peu de cas de qch

(b) (certain amount)

∎ a little of everything un peu de tout;

∎ the little I saw looked excellent le peu que j'en ai vu paraissait excellent;

∎ proverb a little of what you fancy does you good il n'y a pas de mal à se faire du bien

3 adverb

(a) (to a limited extent)

∎ it's little short of madness ça frise la folie;

∎ he's little more than a waiter il n'est rien de plus qu'un simple serveur;

∎ he's little known outside Birmingham il n'est pas très connu en dehors de Birmingham;

∎ I realized how little I knew him je me suis rendu compte à quel point je le connaissais peu;

∎ little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure

(b) (rarely) peu;

∎ we go there as little as possible nous y allons le moins possible;

∎ we talk very little now nous ne nous parlons presque plus

(c) formal (never)

∎ I little thought or little did I think we would be friends one day jamais je n'aurais cru que nous serions amis un jour;

∎ little did he suspect that his wife was the culprit il ne se doutait pas que c'était sa femme qui était coupable

4 a little

1 adjective

un peu de;

∎ there's still a little time/bread left il reste encore un peu de temps/pain;

∎ I speak a little French je parle quelques mots de français;

∎ proverb a little knowledge or learning is a dangerous thing = il est moins dangereux de ne rien savoir que d'en savoir trop peu

2 pronoun

un peu

3 adverb

(a) (slightly) un peu;

∎ he laughed a little il a ri un peu;

∎ I'm a little tired je suis un peu fatigué;

∎ a little too late un peu trop tard;

∎ a little less/more sugar un (petit) peu moins/plus de sucre;

∎ not even a little interested pas le moins du monde intéressé;

∎ I was not a little afraid j'avais très peur

(b) (for a short time or distance) un peu;

∎ I walked on a little j'ai marché encore un peu;

∎ I paused there (for) a little and then said... j'ai marqué un petit temps d'arrêt, puis j'ai dit…

5 a little bit adverb

familiar = a little

6 little by little adverb

peu à peu, petit à petit;

∎ he pieced the story together little by little il reconstitua l'histoire peu à peu

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > little
13 little

['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) majhen

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) malo

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) nepomemben
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) malo
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) malo

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) malo

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) sploh ne

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- little by little
- make little of
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I [litl]
adjective

majhen, neznaten; kratek; malo; slaboten (glas); malenkosten, nepomemben; omejen; ironically reven, beden

little one — malček

the little ones — otročički, malčki

the little Browns — Brownovi otroci

the little — majhni, nepomembni ljudje

big ( —ali great) and little — pomembni in nepomembni ljudje

a little man — mali mož, figuratively ničé

the little people — palčki

the little finger — mezinec

a little way — kratka pot

a little while — kratek čas, trenutek

little hope — malo upanja

little minds — omejenci, malenkostni ljudje

his little intrigues — njegovo bedne spletke

colloquially little Mary — želodec, prebava

the Little Masters — skupina nemških risarjev in bakrorezcev v 16. in 17. stoletju

I know his little ways — poznarn njegove zvijače

astronomy Little Bear — Mali medved

astronomy Little Dipper — Mali voz

politics history Little Entente — mala antanta

Little Red Ridinghood — Rdeča Kapica

Little Russian — Malorus, Ukrajinec

little theater — mali oder, eksperimentalno gledališče
II [litl]
adverb

malo, komaj kaj, slabo, sploh ne, redko

little known — malo znan

he little knows — sploh ne ve

little does he know — nima pojma, še sanja se mu ne

I see him very little — redko (malo) ga vidim
III [litl]
noun

malenkost

a little — malo, nekaj

little or nothing — skoraj nič

not a little — precej

for a little — za kratek čas

little by little — ali by little and little — po malem, počasi

by littles — v majhnih količinah, po malem

in little — po malem

to make little of — podcenjevati

after a little — čez kakšen trenutek

English-Slovenian dictionary > little
14 little

['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pequeno

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) pequeno

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) pequeno
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) pouco
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) pouco

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) pouco

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) não

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- little by little
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lit.tle

[l'itəl] n 1 pequena quantidade. 2 pouco tempo. • adj 1 escasso. 2 pequeno. 3 breve. 4 insignificante, trivial. 5 exíguo. 6 mesquinho, desprezível. 7 humilde, de condição baixa. • adv 1 em pequena escala. 2 escassamente. 3 de modo algum. his little ways suas peculiaridades, espertezas. in little em miniatura. little by little pouco a pouco. little or nothing quase nada. not a little nem um pouco. the little ones os pequeninos, as crianças. to go a little way durar pouco. to make of little tratar com pouco-caso.

English-Portuguese dictionary > little
15 little

['lɪtl] 1. adj
mały; brother etc młodszy; distance, time krótki
2. adv
mało, niewiele

a little — trochę, troszkę

a little bit — troszkę, troszeczkę

little by little — po trochu

to have little time/money — mieć mało czasu/pieniędzy

* * *
['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) mały

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) niewielki

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) drobny, niewielki
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) niewiele
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) mało

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) mało

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) wcale nie

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- little by little
- make little of

English-Polish dictionary > little
16 child

noun

(pl. children)

1) ребенок; дитя; чадо; сын; дочь; from a child с детства; the child unborn невинный младенец; to be with child быть беременной

2) отпрыск, потомок

3) детище

4) порождение; fancy's child порождение мечты

5) (attr.) child welfare охрана младенчества (или детства)

to throw out the child along with the bath вместе с водой выплеснуть и ребенка

a/the burnt child dreads the fire proverb = пуганая ворона куста боится

Syn:

cac.htm>baby, infant, little boy, toddler, youngster

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(n) ребенок

* * *

(children) ребенок

* * *
[ tʃaɪld] n. ребенок, малыш, дитя, младенец, чадо, дочь, отпрыск, потомок, детище, сын, порождение
* * *

детище

дитя

дочь

младенец

отпрыск

порождение

потомок

ребенок

ребёнок

сын

чадо

* * *
1) ребенок; дитя; 2) ребенок; чадо; сын или дочь

Новый англо-русский словарь > child
17 little

['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) lítill

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lítill

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) ómerkilegur
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lítið, fátt eitt
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lítið

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) lítt, lítið

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) alls ekki

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- little by little
- make little of

English-Icelandic dictionary > little
18 little

kicsi
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['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) kicsi, kis

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) kevés

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) jelentéktelen
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) keveset
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) egy kicsit

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) kevéssé

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) alig(ha)

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- little by little
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English-Hungarian dictionary > little
19 little

adj. küçük, ufak, az, dar görüşlü, bayağı, adi
————————
adv. azıcık, hemen hemen hiç
————————
n. az miktar, ufak şey, az zaman

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1. az (adv.) 2. küçük (adj.)
* * *
['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) küçük, ufak

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) az

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) önemsiz, küçük
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) az miktar
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) az, pek az

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) azıcık

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) hiç

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- little by little
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English-Turkish dictionary > little
20 little

• niukasti

• niukalti

• hiukkasen

• hitunen

• hiukan

• verran

• ei juuri ollenkaan

• vähä

• vähäinen määrä

• vähän

• vähäinen

• rahtu

• mitätön

• pienehkö

• pikkumainen

• pikkuriikkinen

• pikkuisen

• pikkuinen

• pikkuruinen

• pikkainen

• poikanen

• pikkarainen

• pienoinen

• pikku

• pieni

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'litl 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) pieni

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) vähäinen

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) vähäpätöinen
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) vähän
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) vähän

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) vähän

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) ei ollenkaan

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- little by little
- make little of

English-Finnish dictionary > little

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a little child (boy)

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a little child (boy)

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