Слово англійською: little

Детальний опис

1. not big; small; smaller than others
   • a little house
   • a little group of tourists
   • a little old lady
   • We passed through several nice little towns.
   • It was a tiny little room.
   • ‘Which do you want?’ ‘I'll take the little one.’
   • She gave a little laugh.
   • (British English) We should manage, with a little bit of luck.
   • Here's a little something (= a small present) for your birthday.
2. young
   • a little boy/girl
   • He's just a little kid.
   • my little brother/sister (= younger brother/sister)
   • The little ones were already in bed.
   • cute little baby animals
   • I lived in America when I was little.
   • He's still very little and doesn't understand yet.
3. (of distance or time) short
   • A little while later the phone rang.
   • Shall we walk a little way?
4. used after an adjective to show approval, sympathy or dislike, especially in a patronizing way (= one that suggests that you think you are better than somebody)
   • The poor little thing! It's lost its mother.
   • What a nasty little man!
   • She's a good little worker.
   • He'd become quite the little gentleman.
5. not important; not serious
   • I can't remember every little detail.
   • Sometimes it's the little things that count.
   • You soon get used to the little difficulties.
Word OriginOld English lȳtel, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch luttel, German dialect lützel.