B1determiner · frequent

little

lit·tle

мало

wenig

Not much, only a little: only a small amountNot much, only a little: only a small amount (of).

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/ˈlɪ.tl̩/

» There's only a little milk left.

Es ist nur noch wenig Milch da. — Sudajaengi

Es ist nur ein bisschen Milch übrig. — Yorwba

Молока осталось совсем немного. — marafon

Лишилося лише трохи молока. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
There is (very) little water left.
We had very little to do.
wenig
ма́лоmálo
ма́лоmálo

Examples

9734 sentences

There's only a little milk left.
Лишилося лише трохи молока. — deniko
ruМолока осталось совсем немного. — marafon
deEs ist nur noch wenig Milch da. — Sudajaengi
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Turn the radio up a little.
Зроби радіо трохи гучніше. — deniko
ruСделай радио чуть громче. — al_ex_an_der
deMach das Radio ein bisschen lauter. — kolonjano
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Take things a little more seriously.
Сприймай речі трохи серйозніше. — deniko
ruВоспринимай вещи немного серьёзнее. — Lenin_1917
deNimm die Dinge etwas ernster. — Espi
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Can't you stay a little longer?
Чи не могли би ви ще трохи побути? — deniko
ruВы не можете остаться ещё ненадолго? — marafon
deKannst du nicht noch etwas länger bleiben? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Give me a little more water.
Дайте мені ще трохи води. — rmdas
ruДай мне ещё немного воды. — odexed
deGib mir noch etwas mehr Wasser. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

small amount:

Русский

By meaning 1

small amount:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

small amount:

Origin

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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