small

small: smo:l
adjective

1) (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.) liten, i småbiter

2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) i liten målestokk, mindre betydelig

3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) liten, ikke mye

4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) liten (bokstav), små (bokstaver)

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- small ads
- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small

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ubetydelig

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subst. \/smɔːl\/

bare i uttrykk

in small i liten skala

the small de små den smale\/tynne delen av noe

the small of the back korsryggen

the small of the leg smalleggen
II
adj. \/smɔːl\/

1) liten, små, små-

2) spinkel, sped, tynn, smal

3) ubetydelig, uvesentlig, bagatellmessig

• a small investor

4) (om antall) lavt, lite

5) beskjeden, enkel

6) smålig, småskåren

7) liten, ynkelig, stakkarslig, skamfull

8) svak, utvannet, kraftløs

9) (om lyd eller stemme) tynn, svak, forsiktig, lav

10) (om barn) liten (ung av år)

feel small kjenne seg ubetydelig være skamfull

look small se ynkelig ut

a small matter en fillesak, en bagatell

small natured smålig, lumpen

small people små(kårs)folk

small potatoes (hverdagslig) småtterier, bagateller, blåbær

small print liten skrift, fint trykk

small rain lett regn

small screen (hverdagslig) TV

small wonder intet under, ikke (så) rart
III
adv. \/smɔːl\/

1) lite, smått

2) i små biter

3) (om stemme) lavt, lavmælt, spakt

cut something small skjære noe i småstykker

sing small (overført) dempe seg, endre tonen opptre beskjedent

Synonyms:

Little, diminutive, tiny, puny / Little, minute, microscopic, molecular, atomic, corpuscular, fine / Petty, trifling, trivial, inconsiderable, insignificant, unimportant / Slender, scanty, paltry, moderate / Feeble, weak, faint, slight / Mean, sordid, selfish, illiberal, ungenerous, narrow, narrow-minded, base, unworthy / Shallow, unintelligent, unintellectual, ungifted, stolid, dull, feeble-minded, petty, insignificant, inferior / Weak

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Small — (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}; superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. sm[ae]l; akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali smal cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Small — ist der Familienname von: Aaron Small (* 1971), US amerikanischer Baseballspieler Albion Woodbury Small (1854–1926), US amerikanischer Soziologe Brendon Small (* 1976), US amerikanischer Schauspieler und Musiker Chris Small (* 1973), schottischer … Deutsch Wikipedia
small — [smôl] adj. [ME smal, narrow, slender < OE smæl, akin to Ger schmal, narrow < IE base * (s)mēlo , smaller animal: see MAL ] 1. little in size, esp. when compared with others of the same kind; not large or big; limited in size 2. a) little… … English World dictionary
Small-C — es una especificación para un subconjunto del lenguaje de programación C, conveniente para microcomputadores limitados en recursos y para sistema embebidos. También se refiere a la implementación de ese subconjunto de instrucciones. Originalmente … Wikipedia Español
small — [smɔːl ǁ smɒːl] adjective 1. not large in size or amount: • Boeing doesn t make a small, 100 seat plane. • The recent fare increases are small. • For a small fee, we can sell your shares for you. 2. unimportant or easy to deal with: • The company … Financial and business terms
small — O.E. smæl slender, narrow, small, from P.Gmc. *smalaz (Cf. O.S., Dan., Swed., M.Du., Du., O.H.G. smal, O.Fris. smel, Ger. schmal narrow, Goth. smalista smallest, O.N. smali small cattle, sheep ), perhaps from a PIE root * (s)melo smaller animal … Etymology dictionary
small — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of less than normal or usual size. 2) not great in amount, number, strength, or power. 3) not fully grown or developed; young. 4) insignificant; unimportant. 5) (of a business or its owner) operating on a modest scale. ► NOUN… … English terms dictionary
small — 〈[smɔ:l] Abk.: S〉 klein (als Kleidergröße) [engl.] * * * small [smɔ:l ] <indekl. Adj.> [engl. small = klein]: klein (als Kleidergröße; Abk.: S). * * * Small [smɔːl], 1) Adam, südafrikanischer Schriftsteller, * Wellington ( … Universal-Lexikon
Small — Small, adv. 1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little; slightly. [Obs.] I wept but small. Chaucer. It small avails my mood. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous] [1913 Webster] You may speak as small … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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