little
Not much; not a large amountNot much; not a large amount.
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» 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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1 sensesNot much; not a large amount.
Little is known about his early life.
Examples
9734 sentencesThere's only a little milk left.
Лишилося лише трохи молока. — deniko
ruМолока осталось совсем немного. — marafon
deEs ist nur noch wenig Milch da. — Sudajaengi
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
Take things a little more seriously.
Сприймай речі трохи серйозніше. — deniko
ruВоспринимай вещи немного серьёзнее. — Lenin_1917
deNimm die Dinge etwas ernster. — Espi
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
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
Origin
From Middle English litel, litell, luitel, lutel, lutil, luytel, from Old English lȳtel, lFrom 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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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- C1Inversion: advanced patterns — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- 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
See also
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