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1 eater
eater ['i:tə(r)]∎ he's a big/small eater c'est un gros/petit mangeur;∎ to be a messy eater manger salement;∎ to be a fussy eater être difficile (sur la nourriture) -
2 small
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
adverb [write] petit -
3 ITZCUINCUANI
itzcuincuâni, éventuel sur itzcuincua.1.\ITZCUINCUANI qui mange les chiens.2.\ITZCUINCUANI zoologie, cacamistle.Dog-eater, i.e. ringtail. R. Andrews Introd 446.Décrit dans Sah11,6.Ring-tail = 1. cacomistle, 2. raccoon.Cacomiztle de tlacomiztli a carnivore (Bassariscus astutus) related to and ressembling the raccoon.Raccoon (de l'algonquin de Virginie) a small flesh-eating mammal (Procyon lotor) of No. America that is shiefly gray, has a bushy ringed tail and lives chiefly in trees.Raccoon est le raton laveur, nahuatl: mâpachihtli.R.Siméon dit: quadrupède qui la nuit fait la chasse aux chiens; on le confond parfois avec le 'cuitlamiztli'.3.\ITZCUINCUANI nom pers. -
4 ant
[ænt](a type of small insect, related to bees, wasps etc, thought of as hard-working.) fourmi- ant-hill -
5 dainty
1 noun∎ to walk with dainty steps marcher à petits pas délicats∎ dainty morsels mets mpl de choix∎ she's a dainty eater elle est difficile pour ou sur la nourriture
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