Nhỏ, bé, chật

small rain

mưa nhỏ

small shopkeeper

tiểu chủ

the coat is too small for me

cái áo bành tô đối với tôi chật quá

Nhỏ, yếu

small voice

giọng nhỏ yếu

Nhẹ, loãng

this beer is very small

loại bia này rất nhẹ

Ít, không nhiều

to have small German

biết ít tiếng Đức

there was no small excitement about it

đâu đâu cũng nhộn nhịp hẳn lên về vấn đề đó

Nhỏ mọn, không quan trọng

the small worries of life

những điều khó chịu nhỏ mọn của cuộc sống

small matter

việc không quan trọng

Nghèo hèn, khốn khổ, nghèo khổ

great and small

giàu cũng như nghèo

Nhỏ nhen, bần tiện, đê tiện, ti tiện, thấp hèn, tầm thường

I call it small of him to remind me of

hắn nhắc tôi việc đó thì tôi cho hắn là bần tiện

( số nhiều) kỳ thi đấu (trong ba kỳ thi để lấy bằng tú tài văn chương ở Oc-phớt)

( số nhiều) (thông tục) đồ lặt vặt (nhất là quần áo lót)

Phần thon nhỏ của cái gì (nhất là trong cụm từ dưới đây)

the small of the back

chỗ thắt lưng (eo lưng)

Thành những mảnh nhỏ

Nhỏ, nhỏ bé

to talk small

nói nhỏ

Có cỡ nhỏ

bé, nhỏ

bé

nhỏ

vụn

cỡ nhỏ (quần áo, giầy dép)

nhỏ

số nhỏ

tiểu gia súc

Little, tiny, short, diminutive, petite, mignon(ne),wee, teeny, elfin, Lilliputian, midget, miniature, minute,minuscule, baby, bantam, pocket(-sized), mini; undersized,immature, young, under age; Colloq pint-sized, US peewee: Shewas once small enough to fit into a size 7. When I was verysmall, my father took me to my first cricket match. 2 slight,secondary, insignificant, trivial, inconsequential, lesser,puny, negligible, minor, trifling, unimportant, paltry,nugatory: The opinions of other people were not of the smallestimportance to him. 3 unimaginative, shallow, unoriginal,mundane, everyday, limited, unprofound, uninspired, commonplace,matter-of-fact, flat, two-dimensional: With their small mindsthey were incapable of fully appreciating the scope of theproject. 4 skimpy, niggardly, stingy, uncharitable, ungenerous,scanty, meagre, cheap, petty, parsimonious, grudging, stinting,selfish, miserly, tight, tight-fisted, close-fisted, close;poor, insignificant, inadequate, insufficient, unsatisfactory,negligible, trifling, humble, small-scale, modest,unpretentious, Colloq piddling, measly: With all your money, itwas very small of you not to contribute more to the scholarshipfund. We all thought their cheque was too small. 5insignificant, limited, negligible, trifling, tiny; little,minor, diminished, reduced, slight: Only a small number ofpeople came to the opening night. It was small consolation to betold that he had come a good second. 6 feel small. feelembarrassed or ashamed or shamed or humiliated or foolish, feeldiscomfited or disconcerted or uncomfortable, feel mortified orchagrined, Colloq feel put down: Doreen always managed to makesome remark that made Andrew feel small.

Adj.

Not large or big.

Slender; thin.3 not great in importance, amount, number, strength, or power.4 not much; trifling (a small token; paid small attention).

Insignificant; unimportant (a small matter; from smallbeginnings).

Consisting of small particles (small gravel;small shot).

Doing something on a small scale (a smallfarmer).

Socially undistinguished; poor or humble.

Petty;mean; ungenerous; paltry (a small spiteful nature).

Young;not fully grown or developed (a small child).

N.

Theslenderest part of something (esp. small of the back).

(inpl.) Brit. colloq. small items of laundry, esp. underwear.

Adv. into small pieces (chop it small).

Feel (or look) smallbe humiliated; appear mean or humiliated. in a small wayunambitiously; on a small scale. no small considerable; a gooddeal of (no small excitement about it). small arms portablefirearms, esp. rifles, pistols, light machine-guns,sub-machine-guns, etc. small beer 1 a trifling matter;something unimportant.

Weak beer. small-bore (of a firearm)with a narrow bore, in international and Olympic shooting usu..22 inch calibre (5.6 millimetre bore). small capital a capitalletter which is of the same dimensions as the lower-case lettersin the same typeface minus ascenders and descenders, as THIS.small change 1 money in the form of coins as opposed to notes.2 trivial remarks. small circle see CIRCLE. small claims courtBrit. a local tribunal in which claims for small amounts can beheard and decided quickly and cheaply without legalrepresentation. small craft a general term for small boats andfishing vessels. small fry 1 young children or the young ofvarious species.

Small or insignificant things or people.small hours the early hours of the morning after midnight.small intestine see INTESTINE. small letter (in printedmaterial) a lower-case letter. small mercy a minor concession,benefit, etc. (be grateful for small mercies). small potatoesan insignificant person or thing. small print 1 printed matterin small type.

Inconspicuous and usu. unfavourablelimitations etc. in a contract. small profits and quick returnsthe policy of a cheap shop etc. relying on large trade.small-scale made or occurring in small amounts or to a lesserdegree. small slam see SLAM(2). small-sword a light taperingthrusting-sword, esp. hist. for duelling. small talk lightsocial conversation. small-time colloq. unimportant or petty.small-timer colloq. a small-time operator; an insignificantperson. small-town relating to or characteristic of a smalltown; unsophisticated; provincial. small wonder not verysurprising.

Smallish adj. smallness n. [OE sm‘l f. Gmc]