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1 small
I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
* * *[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.) piccolo2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) piccolo3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minuscolo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
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2 ♦ increase
♦ increase /ˈɪŋkri:s/n.1 aumento; accrescimento; crescita; crescenza; incremento; ingrandimento: an increase in population, un aumento della popolazione; un incremento demografico; an increase in prices, un aumento dei prezzi; (fin.) an increase of capital, un aumento di capitale; to show a big increase in st., far registrare un forte aumento di q.3 (mat.) incremento● (ass.) increase of ( the) risk, aggravamento del rischio □ increase ( of wages) according to age, scatto (di salario) per anzianità □ to be on the increase, essere in aumento.♦ (to) increase /ɪnˈkri:s/v. t. e i.1 aumentare; accrescere; crescere; elevare; ingrandire; ingrandirsi; moltiplicarsi: to increase prices, aumentare (o alzare) i prezzi; to increase sb. 's salary, aumentare lo stipendio di q.; Raw materials are increasing in price, le materie prime aumentano di prezzo; il prezzo delle materie prime è in aumento; to increase one's power, accrescere il proprio potere
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