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little

/ˈlɪt.əl/

Translations

littleadjective

smaller

Comp.

smallest

Super.

/ˈlɪt.əl/

маленький

She has a little dog.

У неё есть маленькая собака.

младший

Her little brother is starting school this year.

Ее младший брат в этом году начинает ходить в школу.

Additional translations

Synonyms

Antonyms

littledeterminer

/ˈlɪt.əl/

(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – negative meaning)

мало

There is little time left.

Осталось мало времени.

Additional translations

немного

Synonyms

not much

hardly any

scarcely any

a small amount of

Antonyms

much

a lot of

plenty of

a great deal of

littlepronoun

/ˈlɪt.əl/

(quantifier – without nouns – uncountable – negative meaning)

мало

Little has changed since then.

С тех пор мало что изменилось.

Additional translations

немного

Synonyms

very little

hardly anything

not much

Antonyms

much

a lot

plenty

littleadverb

/ˈlɪt.əl/

/ˈlɪt̬.əl/

(modifier – small degree)

мало

He is little known outside his country.

Он мало известен за пределами своей страны.

немного

She eats very little.

Она ест очень немного.

Additional translations

Synonyms

to a small extent

Definitions

littleadjective

Small in size or extent; not big or large.

The little dog barked at the stranger.

Young or small in age.

Her little brother is starting school this year.

Insignificant or of minor importance.

He made a little mistake in his calculations.

littledeterminer

Used before uncountable nouns to indicate a small amount (often implying 'not enough').

He has little experience.

littlepronoun

Used alone to refer to a small amount of something already mentioned or understood.

I could understand very little of what he said.

littleadverb

Used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate a small degree or amount.

I slept little last night.