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wee vb meartr[wiː]1 familiar (very small) pequeñito,-a, chiquito,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe wee hours la madrugada————————tr[wiː]1 familiar pipí nombre masculino1 familiar hacer pipí\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto do a wee / go for a wee hacer pipíwee ['wi:] adj: pequeño, minúsculoin the wee hours: a las altas horasadj.• chiquitito, -a adj.• minúsculo, -a adj.• pequeñín adj.
I wiːa) ( small) (esp Scot, IrE) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)a wee drink — una copita, un tragito
in the wee small hours o (AmE also) the wee hours — a las altas horas de la madrugada
b)a wee bit: a wee bit late/less — un poco tarde/un poquito menos
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noun (BrE colloq) (no pl)to have o do a wee — hacer* pis or pipí (fam), hacer* del uno (Méx, Per fam)
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intransitive verb (BrE colloq) hacer* pis or pipí (fam); ( accidentally) hacerse* pis or pipí (fam)
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* [wiː]ADJ (compar weer) (superl weest) (Scot) pequeñito, chiquito (LAm)a wee bit — (=small amount) un poquitín, un poquito
poor wee thing! — ¡pobrecito!
we were up till the wee hours (of the morning) or the wee small hours — no nos acostamos hasta las altas horas de la madrugada
II * [wiː]1.N pipí * m2.VI hacer pipí ** * *
I [wiː]a) ( small) (esp Scot, IrE) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)a wee drink — una copita, un tragito
in the wee small hours o (AmE also) the wee hours — a las altas horas de la madrugada
b)a wee bit: a wee bit late/less — un poco tarde/un poquito menos
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noun (BrE colloq) (no pl)to have o do a wee — hacer* pis or pipí (fam), hacer* del uno (Méx, Per fam)
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intransitive verb (BrE colloq) hacer* pis or pipí (fam); ( accidentally) hacerse* pis or pipí (fam) -
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3 small
smo:l1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeño2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeño3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small
small adj pequeñotr[smɔːl]1 (not large) pequeño,-a, chico,-a2 (in height) bajo,-a, pequeño,-a3 (young) joven, pequeño,-a4 (reduced - sum, number) reducido,-a, módico,-a; (slight, scant) escaso,-a, poco,-a5 (small-scale) pequeño,-a6 (unimportant, trivial) sin importancia, de poca importancia, insignificante7 (not capital) minúscula8 (mean, petty) mezquino,-a1 pequeño\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL(it's) small wonder that... no me extraña (nada) que...in a small voice con la boca pequeñain the small hours a altas horas de la madrugadait's a small world el mundo es un pañueloto have a small appetite no ser de mucho comerto feel small sentirse humillado,-ato make somebody look small dejar a alguien en ridículo, humillar a alguiena small fortune un dineral nombre masculinosmall arms armas nombre masculino plural portátilessmall change cambio, monedas nombre femenino plural sueltassmall fry gente nombre femenino de poca montasmall of the back región nombre femenino lumbarsmall print letra menuda, letra pequeñasmall screen pequeña pantallasmall talk charla, charloteosmall ['smɔl] adj1) : pequeño, chicoa small house: una casa pequeñasmall change: monedas de poco valor2) trivial: pequeño, insignificanteadj.• chico, -a adj.• chiquito, -a adj.• corto, -a adj.• insignificante adj.• menudo, -a adj.• mezquino, -a adj.• meñique adj.• minúsculo, -a adj.• parvo, -a adj.• pequeño, -a adj.• párvulo, -a adj.• reducido, -a adj.adv.• en miniatura adv.n.• cochitril s.m.
I smɔːladjective -er, -est1)a) ( in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)small letters — letras fpl minúsculas
he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)
to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa
b) (in number, amount, value) < family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducidoc) ( not much)small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña
2)a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importanciab) (humble, modest)to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta
to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa
I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz
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1)the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral
2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum)[smɔːl]1. ADJ(compar smaller) (superl smallest)1) (=not big) [object, building, room, animal, group] pequeño, chico (LAm); (in height) bajo, pequeño, chaparro (LAm); [family, population] pequeño, poco numeroso; [audience] reducido, poco numeroso; [stock, supply] reducido, escaso; [waist] estrecho; [clothes] de talla pequeña; [meal] ligero; [coal] menudowith a small "e" — con "e" minúscula
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to have a small appetite — no ser de mucho comer, comer poco•
to become or get or grow smaller — [income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] disminuir, reducirse; [object] hacerse más pequeño•
to break/ cut sth up small — romper algo en trozos pequeños/cortar algo en trocitos•
to be small in size — [country] ser pequeño; [animal, object] ser de pequeño tamaño; [room] ser de dimensiones reducidas•
this house makes the other one look small — esta casa hace que la otra se quede pequeña•
to make o.s. small — achicarseto make sth smaller — [+ income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] reducir algo; [+ object, garment] reducir algo de tamaño, hacer algo más pequeño
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the smallest room — euph hum el excusado- be small beer or small potatoesworld 1., 1), wee Iit was small beer compared to the money he was getting before — no era nada or era poca cosa comparado con lo que ganaba antes
2) (=minor) [problem, mistake, job, task] pequeño, de poca importancia; [contribution] pequeño; [difference, change, increase, improvement] pequeño, ligero3) (=inconsequential)•
to feel small — sentirse insignificante•
to make sb look small — rebajar a algn4) (=young) [child, baby] pequeño, chico (esp LAm)when we were small — cuando éramos pequeños or chicos
5) frm (=slight, scant) poco•
to be of small concern (to sb) — importar poco (a algn)measure 1., 6), wonder 1., 2)•
to have small hope of success — tener pocas esperanzas de éxito2. N1)• the small of the back — la región lumbar
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don't think too small — piensa más a lo grande•
try not to write so small — intenta no escribir con una letra tan pequeña4.CPDsmall ad N — (Brit) anuncio m por palabras
small arms NPL — armas fpl ligeras de bajo calibre
small capitals NPL — (Typ) (also: small caps) versalitas fpl
small change N — suelto m, cambio m, calderilla f, sencillo m (LAm), feria f (Mex) *
small claims court N — tribunal m de instancia (que se ocupa de asuntos menores)
small end N — (Aut) pie m de biela
small fry * N —
small intestine N — intestino m delgado
small print N — letra f menuda
small screen N — pequeña pantalla f, pantalla f chica (LAm)
small talk N — charla f, charloteo * m
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to make small talk — charlar, charlotear *SMALLsmall town N — (US) ciudad f pequeña
Position of "pequeño"
► Peq ueño usually follows the noun when making implicit or explicit comparison with something bigger:
He picked out a small melon Escogió un melón pequeño
At that time, Madrid was a small city En aquella época Madrid era una ciudad pequeña ► When used more subjectively with no attempt at comparison, peq ueño u sually precedes the noun:
But there's one small problem... Pero existe un pequeño problema...
She lives in the little village of La Granada Vive en el pequeño pueblo de La Granada For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *
I [smɔːl]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)small letters — letras fpl minúsculas
he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra
the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)
to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa
b) (in number, amount, value) < family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducidoc) ( not much)small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña
2)a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importanciab) (humble, modest)to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta
to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa
I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz
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1)the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral
2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum) -
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