Nhỏ bé, bé bỏng

a little house

một căn nhà nhỏ

Ngắn, ngắn ngủi

a little while

một thời gian ngắn, một lúc

Ít ỏi, chút ít

too little time

ít thời gian quá

little money

ít tiền

to add a little sugar in the cup of coffee

thêm chút ít đường vào tách cà phê

Nhỏ nhen, nhỏ mọn, tầm thường, hẹp hòi, ti tiện

little things amuse little minds

những kẻ tầm thường chỉ thích thú những chuyện tầm thường

little Mary

(thông tục) dạ dày

little Masters

trường phái các nhà khắc tranh Đức thế kỷ 16

the little

những người tầm thường, những vật nhỏ mọn

big oaks from little acorns grow

cái sảy nảy cái ung

little bird told me that.....

Xem bird

to twist sb round one's little finger

bắt ai phải theo ý mình

Ít, chẳng bao nhiêu, không nhiều

little remains to be said

chẳng còn gì nữa để mà nói

Một chút, một ít

to know a little of everything

cái gì cũng biết một chút

after a little

sau một thời gian ngắn

in little

với quy mô nhỏ

little by little

dần dần

little or nothing

gần như không có gì

to make little of sth

gần như không hiểu về điều gì, gần như mù tịt về điều gì

Ít, một chút, hơi hơi

I like him little

tôi ít thích nó

her husband is little known as a lexicographer

chồng cô ta ít được biết đến với tư cách là một nhà soạn từ điển, ít ai biết chồng cô ta là một nhà soạn từ điển

after a three-week trip in Taiwan, I am a little disgusted with Chinese food

sau chuyến đi ba tuần ở Đài Loan, tôi hơi ngán món ăn Trung Hoa

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Small, short, slight, tiny, minute, diminutive,miniature, mini, baby, doll-sized, undersized, dwarf, midget,pygmy, elfin, toy, bantam, petite, wee, infinitesimal,minuscule, Lilliputian, teeny, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy,itty-bitty, itsy-bitsy, microscopic: I live in a little house.A little red-faced man suddenly appeared. They sat drinkingcoffee out of little white cups. 2 young, small, youthful: Youare asking a lot from a little boy.

Small, sparse, skimpy,meagre, scant, insufficient, inadequate, not enough, scanty,barely or hardly any: A little crowd gathered round us. Youwill get little help from her. There's too little milk for us tomake custard. 4 short, brief: We had only a little timetogether before he was sent overseas.

Trifling, trivial,small, minor, petty, paltry, insignificant, inconsiderable,unimportant, inconsequential, negligible: He seemed to considermy safety of little importance. He does a little business on theside. You are too concerned about little things. 6small(-minded), petty, picayune, mean, ungenerous, illiberal,cheap, narrow(-minded), unimaginative, shallow: What is goingon in his cunning little brain?

Adv.

Seldom, rarely, hardly ever, scarcely: I travel verylittle these days.

(but or only) slightly, barely, hardly,scarcely, no, not any, not much: She arrived with little morethan what she was wearing.

Scarcely, hardly: Little does hecare whether he wins his wager.

Pron.

Bit, dab, dollop, particle, spoonful, taste,thimbleful, speck, spot, scrap, crumb, particle, Colloq smidgenor smidgin: If you could spare me a little of your time, I'd begrateful.

Adj. (littler, littlest; less or lesser;least) 1 small in size, amount, degree, etc.; not great or big:often used to convey affectionate or emotional overtones, orcondescension, not implied by small (a friendly little chap; asilly little fool; a nice little car).

A short in stature (alittle man). b of short distance or duration (will go a littleway with you; wait a little while).

(prec. by a) a certainthough small amount of (give me a little butter).

Trivial;relatively unimportant (exaggerates every little difficulty).

Not much; inconsiderable (gained little advantage from it).

Operating on a small scale (the little shopkeeper).

As adistinctive epithet: a of a smaller or the smallest size etc.(little finger). b that is the smaller or smallest of the name(little auk; little grebe).

Young or younger (a little boy;my little sister).

As of a child, evoking tenderness,condescension, amusement, etc. (we know their little ways).

Mean, paltry, contemptible (you little sneak).

N.

Notmuch; only a small amount (got very little out of it; did whatlittle I could).

(usu. prec. by a) a a certain but no greatamount (knows a little of everything; every little helps). b ashort time or distance (after a little).

Not at all; hardly (they little thought).3 (prec. by a) somewhat (is a little deaf).

In little on asmall scale. the Little Bear see BEAR(2). little by little bydegrees; gradually. little end the smaller end of aconnecting-rod, attached to the piston. little finger thesmallest finger, at the outer end of the hand. little man esp.joc. (as a form of address) a boy. little ones young childrenor animals. little or nothing hardly anything. the littlepeople fairies. Little Russian hist. n. a Ukrainian.

Adj.Ukrainian. little slam Bridge the winning of 12 tricks. thelittle woman colloq. often derog. one's wife. no littleconsiderable, a good deal of (took no little trouble over it).not a little n. much; a great deal.

Adv. extremely (not alittle concerned).

Littleness n. [OE lytel f. Gmc]