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1 read a little

Математика: мало читать

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > read a little
2 ♦ little

♦ little (1) /ˈlɪtl/
a. (compar. less, superl. relat. least)

1 piccolo ( di statura, d'età, ecc.); poco; piccino ( anche di mente); corto; basso; breve; lieve; esiguo, scarso; gretto, meschino: big and little, alike, grandi (o potenti, ricchi) e piccoli; grossi e piccini; tutti quanti; a little man, un uomo piccolo; un omino; un ometto; a little man with a little mind, un uomo piccino di mente; un uomo gretto (o meschino); We have little bread [money, time], abbiamo poco pane [denaro, tempo]; My folks gave me little help, i miei mi hanno dato ben poco aiuto

2 piccolo; poco importante; comune: Why do you come to me with every little difficulty?, perché vieni da me per ogni piccola difficoltà (o per ogni piccolezza, inezia)?; the rights of the little man, i diritti dell'uomo comune

3 (idiom., equivalente dei dim. ital.; per es.:) a little bear, un orsacchiotto; a little lamb, un agnellino; a little ring, un anellino; a little bird, un uccellino; a little boy, un bambino; a little girl, una bambina; my little girl, la mia bambina ( mia figlia)

4 – a little, un po' di: Give me a little butter, dammi un po' di burro; a little care, un po' d'attenzione; a little help, un po' di aiuto

● the little, i piccoli; le persone comuni (o di poca importanza) □ (astron.) the Little Bear, l'Orsa Minore □ (fam.) a little bit, un po'; un pochino: All you need is a little bit of courage, non ti ci vuole che un po' di coraggio □ little brother, fratello minore; fratellino □ (polit., stor.) Little-Englander, fautore di un'Inghilterra «piccola»; anti-imperialista; anticolonialista □ (anat.) little finger, (dito) mignolo □ (bot.) little leaf, foglia nana; nanismo fogliare □ ( baseball, USA) the Little League, il Campionato juniores □ (fam.) little Mary, il pancino □ the little ones, i piccoli; i piccini; i bambini □ the little people, le fate; i folletti; gli gnomi □ little sister, sorella minore; sorellina □ (a bridge) little slam, piccolo slam □ little thing, cosa da poco, inezia, bazzecola; ( di bambino) carino: She always worries about little things, lei se la prende sempre per delle inezie □ (anat.) the little toe, il dito piccolo ( del piede) □ a little way, un piccolo tratto; per un po' ( di strada): Shall I go a little way with you?, vuoi che t'accompagni per un po'? □ a little while, un po' di tempo; un poco: Please stay a little while with me, per favore, resta un po' con me! □ very little, piccolissimo; pochissimo: There is very little milk, c'è pochissimo latte
♦ little (2) /ˈlɪtl/
pron. indef. e n.

1 poco; po'; pochino: He remembers very little of what happened, ricorda ben poco di quel che è successo; We must keep what little we have, dobbiamo serbare quel po' che abbiamo; What little of the book I have read is very good, quel po' del libro che ho letto è ottimo; little or nothing, poco o nulla; quasi niente

2 – a little, un po'; un poco: I want to taste a little of everything, voglio assaggiare un po' di tutto; Stay a little longer!, resta ancora un poco!; Give me a little, dammene un po'!

● little by little, a poco a poco, piano piano, per gradi: Little by little he began to understand, a poco a poco cominciò a capire □ after a little, dopo un po' ( di tempo); di lì a poco □ to make little of, capirci poco in ( una spiegazione, ecc.); dar poca importanza (o non dare peso) a: She made little of her health problems, diede poca importanza ai suoi problemi di salute □ to think little of, non pensarci su due volte; metterci poco a: He thinks little of killing a man, non ci pensa su due volte a uccidere un uomo □ to think little of sb., avere poca stima di q.; disistimare q. □ as little as possible, il meno possibile □ too little, troppo poco □ A little makes them happy, basta poco a farli felici □ Every little ( bit) helps, tutto serve; tutto fa brodo (pop.) □ (prov.) A little is better than none, meglio poco che niente.
♦ little (3) /ˈlɪtl/
avv. (compar. less, superl. relat. least)

1 ( di solito, very little) poco: I sleep very little, dormo pochissimo

2 – a little, un po'; alquanto; piuttosto: I'm a little better today, sto un po' meglio oggi; These shoes are a little too tight, queste scarpe sono un po' troppo strette; DIALOGO → - Ordering wine- I'd rather have something a little drier if possible, preferirei qualcosa di un po' più secco

3 non… affatto; niente… affatto; per niente; neanche lontanamente: Little does he know that we are on his tracks, non sa affatto che lo stiamo seguendo; She little cares, non gliene importa nulla

4 di rado; poco: I go there very little, ci vado pochissimo (o assai di rado)

● a little-known author, un autore poco noto.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ little
3 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)

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- 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
4 read

1. [ri:d] n
1. разг. чтение; время, проведённое за чтением

to enjoy a good read - наслаждаться чтением интересной книги

to take a quick read at a book - бегло просмотреть книгу

time for a long read - время, чтобы всласть почитать

2. вчт. считывание ( данных)
2. [red] a
1. ( часто in) начитанный, сведущий (в какой-л. области), имеющий какую-л. подготовку

a widely read man - широко образованный человек

to be well [deeply, slightly, little] read in a subject - иметь хорошую [глубокую, некоторую, слабую] подготовку в какой-л. области

2. прочитанный

to hear a read speech - выслушать речь, которая читалась по тексту

the most read of all books - книга, у которой больше всего читателей

♢ to take as read - а) утвердить без зачитывания; the minutes were taken as read - протокол предыдущего заседания был утверждён без его оглашения; б) принимать на веру, считать само собой разумеющимся

we'll take this as read - ≅ это так, и нечего об этом толковать
3. [ri:d] v (read [red])
I

1. 1) читать

to read a book [a letter, Shakespeare] - читать книгу [письмо, Шекспира]

to read smth. out of /from/ a book - а) вычитать что-л. в книге; б) процитировать что-л. из книги

to read to oneself - читать про себя

read the letter to yourself - прочтите письмо про себя

to read smth. over - а) прочитать (с начала до конца); б) перечитывать

to read smth. over and over - снова и снова перечитывать что-л.

to read smth. through - а) прочитать от начала до конца; he read the letter through six times - он прочитал всё письмо шесть раз; б) пробегать глазами ( текст)

to read through the contract - просмотреть соглашение

to read of smb.'s death [about a disaster] - прочитать о чьей-л. смерти [о катастрофе]

to read aloud - читать вслух

to read out (loud) - прочитать вслух

to read round the class - школ. поочерёдно читать вслух ( в классе)

he can read several languages - он умеет читать на нескольких языках

to read oneself hoarse [stupid] - дочитаться до хрипоты [до одурения]

to read smb. [oneself] to sleep - усыпить кого-л. [себя] чтением

the boy has been read the story of Cinderella - мальчику прочли сказку о Золушке

the invalid is read to for several hours daily - больному каждый день читают вслух по нескольку часов

read❝of❞ instead of ❝for❞ - вместо of следует читать for

did he speak extempore or read? - он говорил (без подготовки) или читал?

he does not read or write - он не умеет ни читать ни писать

I have read somewhere that... - я где-то прочёл, что...

I have read of it - я читал об этом

2) читаться

the play reads better than it acts - пьеса читается лучше, чем звучит со сцены

the book reads like a translation - книга читается /воспринимается/ как перевод

the sentence reads oddly - это предложение странно звучит

this doesn't read like a child's composition - не похоже, чтобы это сочинение написал ребёнок

2. зачитывать ( публично), оглашать

to read a report to the meeting - а) огласить отчёт на заседании; б) сделать доклад на собрании

read and approved - заслушано и одобрено (о протоколе, плане и т. п.)

after the will had been read - после оглашения завещания

3. гласить

the document reads as follows - документ гласит следующее

the paragraph reads to the effect that all men are equal - в этом абзаце говорится /провозглашается/, что все люди равны

how does the sentence read now? - как теперь звучит /сформулировано/ это предложение?

this ticket reads to Boston - в билете сказано «до Бостона»

the passage reads thus in early manuscripts - в ранних манускриптах это место читается так

4. разбирать, расшифровывать; прочитать

to read hieroglyphs [shorthand] - разбирать /расшифровывать/ иероглифы [стенограмму]

to read the Morse system - знать азбуку Морзе

to read a map - читать карту

to read music at sight - читать ноты с листа

to read a piece of music - разобрать музыкальную пьесу

the first letter on the coin is so rubbed that I cannot read it - первая буква на монете так стёрлась, что я не могу разобрать её

to read a signal - воен., радио расшифровать сигнал

do you read me? - как поняли?

5. 1) толковать, интерпретировать

(it is intended) to be read... - это надо понимать в том смысле, что...

clause that may be read several ways - статья, допускающая несколько толкований

my silence is not to be read as consent - моё молчание не следует считать согласием

2) толковаться, подаваться в той или иной интерпретации

the clause reads both ways - статью можно понимать /толковать/ двояко

6. биол. «считывать» или декодировать генетическую информацию

7. вчт. считывать информацию ( с носителя)

II А

1. 1) показывать (о приборе и т. п.)

thermometer reads 33u00B0 - термометр показывает 33u00B0

what does the speedometer read? - что на спидометре?; какая у нас сейчас скорость?

2) снимать, считывать ( показания прибора)

to read a thermometer [a barometer, an electric meter] - снимать показания термометра [барометра, электросчётчика]

to read smb.'s blood pressure - измерять кому-л. кровяное давление

to read an angle - топ. измерять угол

2. 1) изучать (какой-л. предмет), заниматься (какой-л. отраслью знания)

to read law [physics] - изучать право [физику]

to read for the law - учиться на юридическом факультете

you must read harder next term - вам надо больше заниматься в будущем семестре

2) (for) готовиться (к экзамену и т. п.)

he spent three years reading for a degree in history - он потратил три года на подготовку к получению степени по истории

3. парл. обсуждать и утверждать ( законопроект)

the bill was read the first [the third] time - законопроект был принят в первом [в третьем] чтении [ср. reading 1 9]

4. 1) разгадывать ( загадку)

to read a riddle - разгадать загадку

to read dreams - толковать /разгадывать/ сны

to read an omen - истолковать примету

to read men's hearts [men's thoughts] - читать в людских сердцах [чьи-л. мысли]

to read the signs of the times - угадывать знамения времени

you (can) read a person's character in his face - по лицу можно определить характер человека

2) предсказывать (судьбу, будущее)

to read smb.'s fortune - предсказывать чью-л. судьбу; гадать кому-л.

to read futurity /the future/ - предсказывать будущее

to read smb.'s hand /smb.'s palm/ - гадать кому-л. по руке

to read the cards - гадать на картах

to read the sky - а) предсказывать судьбу по звёздам; составлять гороскоп; б) предсказывать погоду; составлять прогноз погоды

5. полигр. держать ( корректуру); вычитывать ( текст)

to read proofs - читать /держать, править/ корректуру

II Б

1. to read smth. into smth. вкладывать особый смысл во что-л.; по-своему интерпретировать, толковать что-л.

to read a compliment into what was intended as a rebuke - истолковать как комплимент то, что было задумано как упрёк

to read into a sentence what is not there - видеть в предложении то, чего в нём нет, произвольно вносить в предложение свой смысл

you are reading more into what I said than was intended - вы вкладываете в мои слова больше, чем я имел в виду

you read too much into the text - вы вычитали из текста то, чего в нём нет

we sometimes read our own thoughts into a poet's words - мы иногда склонны видеть в словах поэта то, что сами думаем

2. 1) to read smb. out of smth. исключить кого-л. (из организации и т. п.; первоначально путём зачитывания решения об исключении)

2) to be read out of smth. быть исключённым, изгнанным откуда-л., быть отлучённым от чего-л.

3. to read oneself into smth. вчитываться во что-л.

to read oneself into a language - овладеть языком путём чтения

4. to read smth. into the record парл. заносить что-л. в протокол, приобщать что-л. к протоколу

♢

to read smb. a lesson /a lecture/ - прочитать кому-л. нотацию, сделать внушение

to read between the lines - читать между строк

you wouldn't read about it - австрал. разг. вы представить себе не можете, что это такое ( выражает недоверие или отвращение)

НБАРС > read
5 read

[riːd] past tense, past participle read [red]
1. verb

1) to look at and understand (printed or written words or other signs):

Have you read this letter?

Can your little girl read yet?

Can anyone here read Chinese?

to read music

I can read (= understand without being told) her thoughts/mind.
يَقرأ
2) to learn by reading:

I read in the paper today that the government is going to cut taxes again.
يَعْرِف بالقِراءَه
3) to read aloud, usually to someone else:

I read my daughter a story before she goes to bed

I read to her before she goes to bed.
يَقْرأ بصَوْتٍ عالٍ
4) to pass one's time by reading books etc for pleasure etc:

I don't have much time to read these days.
يُطالِع
5) to study (a subject) at a university etc.
يَدْرُس ، يَتَعَلَّم
6) to look at or be able to see (something) and get information from it:

I can't read the clock without my glasses

The nurse read the thermometer.
يَسْتَطيع أن يَقرأ
7) to be written or worded; to say:

His letter reads as follows: "Dear Sir,..."
يَقول ما يَلي
8) (of a piece of writing etc) to make a (good, bad etc) impression:

This report reads well.
يَتْرُكُ انْطِباعا
9) (of dials, instruments etc) to show a particular figure, measurement etc:

The thermometer reads –5°C.
يُظْهِر مَعلومات مُحَدَّده، يقول
10) to (cause a word, phrase etc to) be replaced by another, eg in a document or manuscript:

There is one error on this page – For "two yards", read "two metres"

"Two yards long" should read "two metres long".
يَجِب أن يَحُل مَحَلّها
2. noun

the act, or a period, of reading:

I like a good read before I go to sleep.
فَتْرَة قِراءه

Arabic-English dictionary > read
6 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
7 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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- academic.ru/114956/a_little">a little
- little by little
- make little of
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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

* * *
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.)...

* * *

adj.

klein adj.

schwerlich adj.

wenig adj. adv.

kaum adv.

wenig adv.

English-german dictionary > little
8 little

I.

little ( comp less ; superl least)

❢ When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts. For examples and particular usages see A below. When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-moi un peu. When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose. For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc) see B 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.

A quantif little hope/chance peu d'espoir/de chances ; little damage was done il y avait peu de dégâts ; we've made little progress nous avons fait peu de progrès ; there's so little time il y a si peu de temps ; too little money trop peu or pas assez d'argent ; there's little sense ou point ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; he speaks little German il ne parle presque pas allemand ; little or no influence/training presque pas d'influence/de formation ; little or no time/money presque pas de temps/d'argent ; with no little difficulty non sans mal ; I have little time ou sympathy for cheats je ne supporte pas les tricheurs ; I see little of Paul these days je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment ; ⇒ chance.

B pron taste a little goûtez-en un peu ; save a little for me gardes-en un peu pour moi ; I only ate a little je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu ; a little of the money un peu de l'argent ; the little I saw wasn't very good le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien ; I did what little I could j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu ; he remembers very little il ne se souvient pas bien ; little of what he says is true il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; there's little I can do je ne peux pas faire grand-chose ; she did little to help elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider ; I got little out of the lecture je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours ; age has little to do with it l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans ; to do as little as possible faire le moins possible ; to know little about mechanics ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique ; there's little to worry about il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter ; little of note rien de bien particulier ; it says little for his honesty ça en dit long sur son honnêteté ; it says very little for her ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur ; little or nothing quasiment rien ; ⇒ help.

C adv

1 ( rarely) [say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh] peu ; I go there very little j'y vais très peu ; she visits them as little as possible elle leur rend visite le moins souvent possible ; his books are little read on ne le lit plus guère ;

2 (hardly, scarcely) to be little changed ne pas avoir beaucoup changé ; the next results were little better les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs ; little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure ; it's little short of madness cela frise la folie ; a little-known novel un roman peu connu ;

3 ( not at all) little did she realize that the watch was stolen elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte que la montre était volée ; I little thought ou supposed that he would do it je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il le ferait ; little did they know that ils étaient bien loin de se douter que ; little do you know! si tu savais!

D a little (bit) adv phr ( slightly) un peu ; a little (bit) anxious/surprised un peu inquiet/surpris ; a little less/more un peu moins/plus ; stay a little longer reste encore un peu ; I was not a little surprised/offended j'étais plutôt surpris/vexé ; ‘I'm a genius,’ he said, not a little proudly ‘je suis un génie,’ a-t-il dit, non sans fierté.

E as little as adv phr for as little as 10 dollars a day pour seulement 10 dollars par jour ; it can cost as little as £60 cela coûte seulement 60 livres sterling ; I like Henry as little as you do je n'aime Henry guère plus que toi.

II.

little adj

1 ( small) petit (before n) ; a little house une petite maison ; a little something un petit quelque chose ; poor little thing pauvre petit/-e m/f ; a little old lady une petite vieille dame ; she's a nice little thing elle est adorable ;

2 ( young) [brother, sister, boy, girl] petit (before n) ; when I was little quand j'étais petit ; the baboon and its little ones le babouin et ses petits ; Mrs Carter and all the little Carters Madame Carter et tous ses enfants ;

3 (feeble, weak) [gesture, nod, smile] petit (before n) ; a little voice said… une petite voix dit… ;

4 ( lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n) ;

5 (expressing scorn, contempt) he's a little despot c'est un vrai petit tyran ; a poky little flat un petit appartement minable ; a nasty little boy un méchant petit garçon ;

6 ( short) [nap, snooze] petit (before n) ; a little holiday quelques jours de vacances ; a little break une petite pause ; I'll walk with you a little way je ferai un bout de chemin avec toi ; stay a little while reste un moment ; a little while longer encore un peu.

Idioms

little by little petit à petit ; to make little of ( disparage) ne pas faire grand cas de [achievement, victory] ; ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech, report] ; ⇒ fancy, learning, too. Pour le comparatif et le superlatif on préférera les formes smaller et smallest à littler and littlest.

Big English-French dictionary > little
9 little

I ['lɪtl] n
1) незначительное количество, малое, немногое

I understood (very) little of what he said. — Я мало что понял из того, что он говорил.

- little I have read

2) некоторое, небольшое количество, немногое

- little of everything
- there is only a little left
- little by little
- promise little but do much II ['lɪtl]
(less [les], least [liːst])

1) маленький, небольшой

- little child
- little girl
- a little house

- little bed
- little birdie
2) мало (перед неисчисляемыми существительными)

There was little hope of seeing him again. — Было мало надежды увидеть его вновь.

He has too little experience. — У него слишком мало опыта.

- little water
- there is little time left
3) немного, некоторое количество (перед неисчисляемыми существительными)

- little water
- little birdie told me so
- great talkers are little does
•

USAGE:

(1.) See few, adj (2.) See small, adj
III ['lɪtl] adv
(less [les], least [liːst]) (степени сравнения см. little, а.)

1) немного

- little more
- little later
- little better
- walk a little
- speak English only a little
2) мало

- understand very little
- he writes very little
- he always tries to do as little as possible

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > little
10 little articles

мелочь (разные мелкие предметы)

And these shelves were loaded with little articles, soap and talcum powder, razors and those Western magazines ranch men love to read and scoff at and secretly believe. (J. Steinbeck. Of Mice And Men)

Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > little articles
11 little read

I

அறிவு மந்தமான

II

கல்வியறிவற்ற

English-Tamil dictionary > little read
12 (the) little I have read

the little I have read (I know, I can do) то немногое, что я читал/прочитал (что я знаю, что я могу сделать)

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) little I have read
13 have little leisure for read

Общая лексика: иметь почти не иметь возможности времени для чтения

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > have little leisure for read
14 here is a little thing of mine I'd like to read to you

Общая лексика: вот одна моя вещица, которую я хотел бы прочитать вам

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > here is a little thing of mine I'd like to read to you
15 A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.

<01> Человек должен читать то, что ему хочется, ибо чтение по принуждению приносит мало пользы. Samuel Johnson (Сэмюэль Джонсон).

Англо-русский словарь цитат, пословиц, поговорок и идиом > A man ought to read just as inclination leads him; for what he reads as a task will do him little good.
16 schmökern

v/i umg.

1. im Buchladen, in Büchern: browse; schmökern in (+ Dat) (Büchern) browse through, dip into; (einem Buch) browse ( oder leaf) through

2. have one’s nose in a book, be buried in a book ( oder in books); ab und zu schmökert er gern he likes a good read now and again ( oder then); ich setz mich in den Garten und schmökere ein bisschen I’m going to sit in the garden and have a little read (Am. and read a little); das Power Dictionary ist auch ein Buch zum Schmökern the Power Dictionary is also a book you can browse in ( oder dip into); im Urlaub hab ich so richtig Zeit zum Schmökern on holiday I have plenty of time to bury myself in a book

* * *

das Schmökern

browse

* * *
schmö|kern ['ʃmøːkɐn] (inf)
1. vi
to bury oneself in a book/magazine etc; (= in Büchern blättern) to browse
2. vt
to bury oneself in
* * *

schmö·kern

[ˈʃmø:kɐn]

I. vi (fam: genüsslich lesen)

▪ [in etw dat] \schmökern to bury oneself in sth

II. vt (fam: etw genüsslich lesen)

▪ etw \schmökern to devour sth

* * *
1.
(ugs.) intransitives Verb bury oneself in a book
2.
transitives Verb bury oneself in < book>

* * *

schmökern v/i umg

1. im Buchladen, in Büchern: browse;

schmökern in (+dat) (Büchern) browse through, dip into; (einem Buch) browse ( oder leaf) through

2. have one’s nose in a book, be buried in a book ( oder in books);

ab und zu schmökert er gern he likes a good read now and again ( oder then);

ich setz mich in den Garten und schmökere ein bisschen I’m going to sit in the garden and have a little read (US and read a little);

das Power Dictionary ist auch ein Buch zum Schmökern the Power Dictionary is also a book you can browse in ( oder dip into);

im Urlaub hab ich so richtig Zeit zum Schmökern on holiday I have plenty of time to bury myself in a book

* * *
1.
(ugs.) intransitives Verb bury oneself in a book
2.
transitives Verb bury oneself in < book>

* * *

v.

to browse v.

to read a novel expr.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > schmökern
17 Б-251

с бухты-барАхты (c бухта-барАхта obs) сделать, сказать что и т. п. coll PrepP these forms only adv
(to do, say sth.) rashly, suddenly, without taking time to think, without preparation or deliberation: (do (say) sth.) without thinking (out of the blue, all of a sudden)
(do sth.) on the spur of the moment (say sth.) off the top of one's head (in limited contexts) (do sth.) just like that.
(Бабакина:) И эти дела не делаются так, с бухты-барахты (Чехов 4). (В.:) And these things are not done like that, just out of the blue... (4a).

Был он нетороплив, рассудителен, и уж если говорил что-то - это было окончательно, весомо, не с бухты-барахты (Буковский 1). Не was slow-moving and meditative, and if he ever said anything, it was his final word, carefully weighed, never off the top of his head (1a).

Почитайте, пожалуйста, если вам не трудно читать на улице, здесь. Я стихи люблю». Он посмотрел на меня с сомнением - как это так читать неизвестно кому с бухты-барахты? - но вынул бумаги (Чуковская 2). "Please do read a little if it is not too difficult for you to read here, in the open. I love poetry." He looked at me dubiously, wondering how on earth he could read to someone he didn't know just like that, but he took out the papers (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > Б-251
18 с бухта-барахта

• С БУХТЫ-БАРАХТЫ <C БУХТА-БАРАХТА obs> сделать, сказать что и т.п. coll

[PrepP; these forms only; adv]

=====

⇒ (to do, say sth.) rashly, suddenly, without taking time to think, without preparation or deliberation:

- (do < say> sth.) without thinking <out of the blue, all of a sudden>;

- (do sth.) on the spur of the moment;

- (say sth.) off the top of one's head;

- [in limited contexts](do sth.) just like that.

     ♦ [Бабакина:] И эти дела не делаются так, с бухты-барахты (Чехов 4). [В.:] And these things are not done like that, just out of the blue... (4a).

     ♦ Был он нетороплив, рассудителен, и уж если говорил что-то - это было окончательно, весомо, не с бухты-барахты (Буковский 1). He was slow-moving and meditative, and if he ever said anything, it was his final word, carefully weighed, never off the top of his head (1a).

     ♦ "Почитайте, пожалуйста, если вам не трудно читать на улице, здесь. Я стихи люблю". Он посмотрел на меня с сомнением - как это так читать неизвестно кому с бухты-барахты? - но вынул бумаги (Чуковская 2). "Please do read a little if it is not too difficult for you to read here, in the open. I love poetry." He looked at me dubiously, wondering how on earth he could read to someone he didn't know just like that, but he took out the papers (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с бухта-барахта
19 с бухты-барахты

• С БУХТЫ-БАРАХТЫ <C БУХТА-БАРАХТА obs> сделать, сказать что и т.п. coll

[PrepP; these forms only; adv]

=====

⇒ (to do, say sth.) rashly, suddenly, without taking time to think, without preparation or deliberation:

- (do < say> sth.) without thinking <out of the blue, all of a sudden>;

- (do sth.) on the spur of the moment;

- (say sth.) off the top of one's head;

- [in limited contexts](do sth.) just like that.

     ♦ [Бабакина:] И эти дела не делаются так, с бухты-барахты (Чехов 4). [В.:] And these things are not done like that, just out of the blue... (4a).

     ♦ Был он нетороплив, рассудителен, и уж если говорил что-то - это было окончательно, весомо, не с бухты-барахты (Буковский 1). He was slow-moving and meditative, and if he ever said anything, it was his final word, carefully weighed, never off the top of his head (1a).

     ♦ "Почитайте, пожалуйста, если вам не трудно читать на улице, здесь. Я стихи люблю". Он посмотрел на меня с сомнением - как это так читать неизвестно кому с бухты-барахты? - но вынул бумаги (Чуковская 2). "Please do read a little if it is not too difficult for you to read here, in the open. I love poetry." He looked at me dubiously, wondering how on earth he could read to someone he didn't know just like that, but he took out the papers (2a).

Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с бухты-барахты
20 почитать

I несовер. - почитать;
совер. - почтить( кого-л./что-л.) esteem, respect, honour II несовер. - почитать;
совер. - почесть( кого-л./что-л. кем-л./чем-л.;
за кого-л./что-л.) ;
уст. esteem, consider III несовер. - читать;
совер. - почитать (что-л.)
1) read (a little)
2) см. читать

i.
1) esteem, respect, hono(u) r ;
worship ;
$ favo(u) r (with T) ;

2) (T, за B) esteem, consider ;
ii. PF. read (a while) ;

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