smidgen
Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantityChiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.
» I'm dieting, so I'll have just a smidgen of that pie.
Значение
значений: 2(разговорное)Chiefly in the form a smidgen of: a very small amount or quantity; a bit, a trace.
Move it a smidgen to the right.
Would you like some more cake? ―I’ll have a smidgen.
Quäntchen, Quentchen
чу́точкаčútočka, ка́пляkáplja, ма́лостьmálostʹ
(шире, разговорное)Chiefly in the form a smidgen of a: a very small or insignificant person or thing; also, an instance of such a person or thing.
- a tiny or scarcely detectable amount
Примеры
предложений: 1I'm dieting, so I'll have just a smidgen of that pie.
Переводы
языков: 6Происхождение
Origin uncertain; possibly from smitch (“(originally Scotland, chiefly US) very small amouOrigin uncertain; possibly from smitch (“(originally Scotland, chiefly US) very small amount or quantity”) + possibly -in (a variant of -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting things considered collectively)). Smitch is possibly:
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