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41 little ***** lit·tle
I ['lɪtl] adj1) (small: gen) piccolo (-a)2) (short) breveII ['lɪtl] less comp least superlwe went for a little ride/walk — siamo andati a fare un giretto/una passeggiatina
1. adj, pron(not much) poco (-a), (some) un poco or un po' diit's okay, we've still got a little time — va bene, abbiamo ancora un po' di tempo
with little difficulty — senza fatica or difficoltà
to see/do little — non vedere/fare molto, vedere/fare molto poco
as little as £5 — soltanto 5 sterline
to make little of sth — (fail to understand) capire poco di qc, (belittle) tenere qc in poco conto, dare poca importanza a qc
2. adv1)2)a little-known fact — un fatto poco notolittle does he know that... — quello di cui non si rende conto è che...
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