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1 klein
klein1〈 het〉1 small♦voorbeelden:in het klein verkopen • retail, sell (by) retailde wereld in het klein • the world in a nutshell/in miniaturein het klein beginnen • begin/start in a small way/on a small scaleeen Marilyn Monroe in het klein • a mini Marilyn Monroe————————klein23 [gering in aantal/hoeveelheid] small5 [niet voornaam/groots] small6 [niet helemaal] little♦voorbeelden:1 een klein eindje • a short distance/little wayeen kop kleiner dan … • a head shorter than …te kleine schoenen • tight shoes, shoes that are too smallhij is klein gebouwd • he is short (in stature)klein van stuk • of small stature/buildzij is klein voor haar leeftijd • she is small for her ageklein maar dapper • small but tough/gameklein maar fijn • good things come in small packages〈 spreekwoord〉 wie 't kleine niet eert, is het grote niet weerd • he that will not stop for a pin will never be worth a pounddaar is hij nog te klein voor • he is still too young for thathebt u het niet kleiner? • have you got nothing smaller?7 met een klein stemmetje • in a timid/small voiceklein van geest • petty, narrow-mindedII 〈 bijwoord〉1 [op kleine wijze] small♦voorbeelden: -
2 kleingeestig
♦voorbeelden:2 een kleingeestig mannetje • a narrow-/small-minded little man -
3 dun
♦voorbeelden:een dun laagje beschaving • a thin varnish/veneer of civilizationeen dun laagje ijs • a glaze of iceeen dun straaltje water • a (thin) trickle of waterde lucht werd dunner • the air became rarerdunner (en dunner) worden/maken • become/make thinner (and thinner); 〈 slijten〉 wear thin; 〈 sterk afnemen〉 become emaciated4 dunne ontlasting hebben • have a watery/soft stooleen dunne stem • 〈 figuurlijk〉 a thin/small voicehet dunne van het brouwsel wordt weggegoten • the liquid of the mixture is poured offII 〈 bijwoord〉2 [in dunne/vloeibare toestand] thinly♦voorbeelden:zich te dun kleden • dress too lightly -
4 benepen
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5 een kleingeestig mannetje
een kleingeestig mannetjea narrow-/small-minded little manVan Dale Handwoordenboek Nederlands-Engels > een kleingeestig mannetje
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6 kleinzielig
1 petty ⇒ small-/narrow-minded
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