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1 very small amount
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2 very small amount of
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3 small
adj. liten; knapp, gles; obetydlig, ringa; småsint; svag--------adv. med låg röst; smått, i små bitar (tårtskärande etc.)--------n. korsryggen, veka livet (smala delen av ryggen)* * *[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.) liten, små, smått2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) obetydlig, i liten skala, små-3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) inte mycket4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) småannonser•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
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4 little
adj. liten; få; lite, litet; kort; lätt; obetydlig--------adv. obetydlig, liten, ringa; lite, litet--------n. lite, litet; litet antal, liten storlek; kort avstånd; en tid* * *['litl] 1. adjective1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) liten2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) lite, litet, föga3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) liten, ringa, obetydlig2. pronoun((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) lite, föga3. adverb1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) lite, inte mycket2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) föga3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) föga, inte alls•- a little- little by little
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5 some
adj. någon, något, några; lite; speciell; ungefär; riktig (slang)--------adv. ganska, rätt så; mycket (slang)--------pron. några, en del, en viss* * *1. pronoun, adjective1) (an indefinite amount or number (of): I can see some people walking across the field; You'll need some money if you're going shopping; Some of the ink was spilt on the desk.) några, en del, lite2) ((said with emphasis) a certain, or small, amount or number (of): `Has she any experience of the work?' `Yes, she has some.'; Some people like the idea and some don't.) någon, något, några, en del, lite, somliga... andra3) ((said with emphasis) at least one / a few / a bit (of): Surely there are some people who agree with me?; I don't need much rest from work, but I must have some.) någon [], något [], några []4) (certain: He's quite kind in some ways.) vissa, somliga2. adjective1) (a large, considerable or impressive (amount or number of): I spent some time trying to convince her; I'll have some problem sorting out these papers!) åtskillig, en hel del2) (an unidentified or unnamed (thing, person etc): She was hunting for some book that she's lost.) någon, något3) ((used with numbers) about; at a rough estimate: There were some thirty people at the reception.) ungefär, omkring3. adverb((American) somewhat; to a certain extent: I think we've progressed some.) något, en del- somebody- someday
- somehow
- someone
- something
- sometime
- sometimes
- somewhat
- somewhere
- mean something
- or something
- something like
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6 spot
adj. omedelbar; live (angående TV-sändning)--------adv. precis (slang)--------n. fläck; prick; plats, ställe; svaghet, svag sida; finne; öm punkt; skvätt, droppe; knipa, svårighet; spotlight, strålkastare--------v. lokalisera; få syn på, känna igen, lägga märke till; fläcka ned, sätta prickar på; ta bort fläckar; befläcka; utplacera, sprida* * *[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.) fläck2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) prick3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) finne, utslag4) (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.) plats, ställe5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) droppe, stänk, skvätt, nypa2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) få syn på2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) känna igen, identifiera, upptäcka•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) belysa med strålkastare2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) kasta ljus på, rikta uppmärksamheten på•- on the spot
- spot on -
7 grain
n. sädeskorn; frö; kärna; korn, liten partikel; uns, gnutta; vävnad, textur--------v. göra kornig, korna, gryna, granulera; ådra, marmorera (måleri)* * *[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) sädeskorn2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) korn, gryn3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) korn4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) ådring5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) gnutta, uns• -
8 pinch
n. nyp, klämning; smärta; nypa--------v. nypa; pressa; spara, inskränka; stjäla* * *[pin ] 1. verb1) (to squeeze or press tightly (flesh), especially between the thumb and forefinger: He pinched her arm.) nypa2) (to hurt by being too small or tight: My new shoes are pinching (me).) klämma, sitta åt3) (to steal: Who pinched my bicycle?) knycka2. noun1) (an act of pinching; a squeeze or nip: He gave her a pinch on the cheek.) nyp, nypning2) (a very small amount; what can be held between the thumb and forefinger: a pinch of salt.) nypa•- pinched- feel the pinch -
9 tot
n. liten unge, pys; styrketår--------v. addera, lägga ihop, räkna ut* * *I [tot] noun1) (a small child: a tiny tot.) liten unge2) (a small amount of alcoholic drink: a tot of whisky.) litet glasII [tot] past tense, past participle - totted(to add up: He totted up the figures on the bill.) -
10 trickle
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11 any
adj. någon, något; vid varje; vid ingen, vid inget--------adv. någon, något; alls, ett dugg--------pron. någon* * *['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) vilken (vilket, vilka) som helst2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) någon, något, några2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) varenda3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) alls, ett dugg- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
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12 by a short head
(by a very small amount: to win by a short head.) [] knappt -
13 dash
n. anstrykning, en skvätt; skiljelinje; språng, anfall, framstöt; sprinterlopp; kraft--------v. hoppa, störta, rusa; krossas; kasta* * *[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) rusa, störta2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) slå, slänga, stöta3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) slå ner, göra modfälld2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) rusning, framstöt2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) skvätt, stänk3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) tankstreck4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) käckhet, kläm, fart•- dashing- dash off -
14 embolism
n. blodpropp, emboli* * *['embəlizm](a medical condition in which a mass of clotted blood or a small amount of air blocks a blood-vessel.) emboli, blodpropp -
15 hint
n. antydan; anspelning--------v. antyda* * *[hint] 1. noun1) (a statement that passes on information without giving it openly or directly: He didn't actually say he wanted more money, but he dropped a hint.) vink, antydning2) (a helpful suggestion: I can give you some useful gardening hints.) tips3) (a very small amount; a slight impression: There was a hint of fear in his voice.) aning, gnutta2. verb(to (try to) pass on information without stating it openly or directly: He hinted that he would like more money; He hinted at possible changes.) antyda, låta ana -
16 inch
n. tum (längdmått); (lite) grann--------v. röra sig långsamt, gå och sätta den ena foten precis framför den andra* * *[in ] 1. noun1) ((often abbreviated to in when written) a measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot (2.54 centimetres).) tum2) (a small amount: There is not an inch of room to spare.) tum, smula, grand2. verb(to move slowly and carefully: He inched (his way) along the narrow ledge.) flytta sig tum för tum -
17 jot
n. jota, dugg, dyft--------v. skriva ner snabbt, anteckna, krafsa ner* * *[‹ot] 1. noun(a small amount: I haven't a jot of sympathy for him.) jota, dugg, dyft2. verb((usually with down) to write briefly or quickly: He jotted (down) the telephone number in his notebook.) krafsa ner, anteckna- jotter -
18 scattering
adj. utspridd, utbredd--------n. utspridning; spridning; utströende; utbredning; litet antal* * *noun (a small amount scattered here and there: a scattering of sugar.) spridning, stänk -
19 spare rib
(a rib of pork with only a small amount of meat left on it.) revbensspjäll -
20 sprinkling
n. fåtal, litet antal* * *noun (a small amount or a few: There were mostly women at the meeting but there was a sprinkling of men.) gnutta, fåtal
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