Значение

значений: 14
  1. Small, not large, limited, particularly

  2. Small, not large, limited

    Small, limited in size.

    This is a little table.

    klein, wenig, lütt

    ма́ленькийmálenʹkij, ма́лыйmályj

    мале́нькийmalénʹkyj, мали́йmalýj

    (informal) small and of little importance

  3. Short, limited in extent.

    It’s only a little ways now.

    limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

  4. Brief, limited in duration.

    I always feel better after a little sleep.

  5. Young, limited in growth.

    Where's the little boys' room?

    klein

    ма́ленькийmálenʹkij

    (of children and animals) young, immature

  6. (особенно)Younger, regardless of size or height.

    You may be an Olympic weightlifter but you're still my little sister.

    klein, jung

    мла́дшийmládšij

  7. Undeveloped or underdeveloped, limited in development, particularly (offensive, of a male) in the genitals.

  8. Small, limited in number, having few members.

    That's a mighty little herd you've got there.

    wenig

  9. Insignificant, trivial, limited in importance.

    It’s of little importance.

  10. (оскорбительное)Weak, inferior, unimportant, etc., used to belittle a person.

    Listen up, you little shit.

  11. (с заглавной буквы, часто)Denoting a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.

  12. (с заглавной буквы, пренебрежительное, часто)Used with the name of a place to imply that the inhabitants have an insular attitude and are hostile to those they perceive as foreign.

Примеры

предложений: 9734
  1. There's only a little milk left.

    Молока осталось совсем немного. — marafon

    ukЛишилося лише трохи молока. — deniko

    deEs ist nur noch wenig Milch da. — Sudajaengi

  2. Let your hair down a little.

    Расслабься немного. — odexed

  3. Turn the radio up a little.

    Сделай радио чуть громче. — al_ex_an_der

    ukЗроби радіо трохи гучніше. — deniko

    deMach das Radio ein bisschen lauter. — kolonjano

  4. Take things a little more seriously.

    Воспринимай вещи немного серьёзнее. — Lenin_1917

    ukСприймай речі трохи серйозніше. — deniko

    deNimm die Dinge etwas ernster. — Espi

  5. Can't you stay a little longer?

    Вы не можете остаться ещё ненадолго? — marafon

    ukЧи не могли би ви ще трохи побути? — deniko

    deKannst du nicht noch etwas länger bleiben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
По значениям 1
small in size:
Русский
По значениям 2
small in size:
(of a sibling) younger:
Deutsch
По значениям 2
small in size:
(of a sibling) younger:

Происхождение

From Middle English litel, litell, luitel, lutel, lutil, luytel, from Old English lȳtel, l

From Middle English litel, litell, luitel, lutel, lutil, luytel, from Old English lȳtel, lyttel, from Proto-West Germanic *lūtil (“little”), from *lūtan (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Germanic *lūtaną (“to bow down, lout”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewd- (“to bend, crouch, duck”), equivalent to lout + -le.

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Формы

littler/lesser, littlest/least
Сравнительная степеньlittler / lesser Урок
Превосходная степеньlittlest / least Урок

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 30
Близкие по смыслу
  • (of a voice) faint:small
  • lowercase:minusculesmall
  • (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with ‘a’) at least some:slight
  • (of children and animals) young, immature:small
  • limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent:small
  • low in stature; not tall; describing something or someone with a stature less than normal:short

Антонимы

антонимов: 3

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 100

Сочетаемость

шаблонов: 12
  • is a little
  • a little bit
  • a little more
  • little bit
  • a little longer
  • little more
  • look a little
  • have a little
  • a little too
  • just a little
  • got a little
  • little longer

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