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I. lit·tle <smaller [or -r], smallest [or -st]> [ˈlɪtl̩, Am -t̬-] ADJ

1. little (small):

little
klein <kleiner, am kleinsten>
little feet
the little ones

2. little (young):

little
klein <kleiner, am kleinsten>
sb's little boy/girl
the little one

3. little distance:

little
kurz <kürzer, am kürzesten>
a little way

4. little <less, least> time:

little
wenig <weniger, wenige, weniges; weniger, am wenigsten>
little
a little while
a little while

5. little attr, inv (trivial):

little
klein <kleiner, am kleinsten>
to have a little word with sb iron
to make little of sth
a little problem iron

Phrases:

II. lit·tle <less, least> [ˈlɪtl̩, Am -t̬-] ADV

1. little (somewhat):

a little

2. little (hardly):

little
wenig <weniger, wenige, weniges; weniger, am wenigsten>
to little expect sth
to little imagine that ...
to be little less than [or short of] sth
it matters little [to sb] that/what ...
little more than sth little more than an hour ago
to little suppose/think [that] ...
to little understand sth

Phrases:

little by little

III. lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩, Am -t̬-] PRON

1. little (small quantity):

a little
a little of sth
ein wenig von etw dat

2. little (not much):

little
wenig <weniger, wenige, weniges; weniger, am wenigsten>
to do little [or nothing]
so little
there is little sb can do
[very] little of sth
[sehr] wenig von etw dat
the [or what]little ...
the little sb does sth

3. little (distance):

a little

4. little (time):

a little

Phrases:

to make [very] little of sth (not understand)
to make [very] little of sth (belittle)
OpenDict entry

little ADJ

Lit·tle ˈBear N Brit ASTRON

Little Bear

lit·tle ˈfin·ger N ANAT

lit·tle ˈfish N

little fish

ˈlit·tle folk N + pl vb esp Irish

the little folk

lit·tle-ˈknown ADJ

little-known

ˈLit·tle League N no pl Am

ˈlit·tle people N + pl vb

the little people

Lit·tle ˈRhody N Am inf

lit·tle ˈsome·thing N

1. little something FOOD:

little something
Betthupferl nt <-s, -> SGer, A
little something
Bettmümpfeli nt <-s, -> CH

2. little something (present):

little something
Kleinigkeit <-, -en>

lit·tle ˈtoe N ANAT

little toe
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dev
dev
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