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little

/ˈlɪt.əl/

littleadjective

smaller

Comp.

smallest

Super.

/ˈlɪt.əl/

Translations

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

незначительный

мелкий

крошечный

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

Antonyms

littledeterminer

/ˈlɪt.əl/

(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – negative meaning)

Translations

мало

There is little time left.

Осталось мало времени.

Additional translations

немного

Definitions

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

He has little experience.

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)

Translations

мало

Little has changed since then.

С тех пор мало что изменилось.

Additional translations

немного

Definitions

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

I could understand very little of what he said.

Synonyms

very little

hardly anything

not much

Antonyms

much

a lot

plenty

littleadverb

/ˈlɪt.əl/

/ˈlɪt̬.əl/

(modifier – small degree)

Translations

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

слегка

чуть-чуть

едва

Definitions

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

I slept little last night.

Synonyms

to a small extent