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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 -
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A adj sout to be minded to do avoir envie de faire ; you can join us if you're so minded tu peux te joindre à nous, si ça te dit.B - minded (dans composés)1 ( with certain talent) to be mechanically-/business-minded avoir le sens de la mécanique/des affaires ;2 ( with certain attitude) to be small-/open-minded avoir l'esprit étroit/ouvert ;3 ( with certain trait) to be feeble-minded être simplet/-ette. -
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['maɪndɪd] 1.adjective sout2.- minded combining form1) ( with certain talent)to be mechanically-/business-minded — avoir le sens de la mécanique/des affaires
2) ( with certain attitude)to be small-/open-minded — avoir l'esprit étroit/ouvert
3) ( with certain trait)to be feeble-minded — être simplet/-ette
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petty [ˈpetɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = small-minded) mesquinb. ( = trivial) sans importance2. compoundsa. ( = illegal activities) petite délinquance f► petty officer noun ≈ maître m* * *['petɪ]adjective [person, squabble] mesquin; [detail] insignifiant; [regulation] tracassier/-ière; [snobbery] étroit -
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['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) étroit2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) réussi de justesse3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) borné2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) (se) rétrécir- narrowly- narrows - narrow-minded
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