Слово англійською: small

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Переклад small українською: мали́й, мале́нький, невели́кий, малогабари́тний

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small

adjective
/smɔːl/
(comparative smaller, superlative smallest)

    not large

  1. not large in size, number, degree, amount, etc.
    • a small town/village/community
    • A much smaller number of students passed than I had expected.
    • a small amount/percentage/sample
    • a small group/minority
    • Because of the small size of the sample, findings cannot be generalized.
    • They're having a relatively small wedding.
    • small for somebody/something That dress is too small for you.
    • The cheeses are produced locally and only on a small scale.
    • a small part/piece/portion
    • a small area/country/island
    • a small house/room/car
    • small animals
    • a small man
    • The world seems so small now.
    • With just under 600 residents, it was small for a city.
    • ‘I don't agree,’ he said in a small (= quiet) voice.
  2. (abbreviation S)
    used to describe one size in a range of sizes of clothes, food, products used in the house, etc.
    • The T-shirts come in small, medium and large.
    • This is too big—have you got a small one?
  3. not as big as something else of the same kind
    • the small intestine
    4.

    young

  4. young
    • They have three small children.
    • We travelled around a lot when I was small.
    • As a small boy he had spent most of his time with his grandparents.
    5.

    not important

  5. slight; not important
    • I made only a few small changes to the report.
    • She noticed several small errors in his work.
    • Everything had been planned down to the smallest detail.
    • It was no small achievement getting her to agree to the deal.
    • Don’t worry. It’s only a small problem.
    • Can I ask you a small favour?
    6.

    business

  6. [usually before noun] not doing business on a very large scale
    • small companies/firms
    • The government is planning to give more help to small businesses.
    • a small farmer
    • small investors
    • Employers, large and small, face massive fines.
    7.

    letters

  7. [usually before noun] not written or printed as capitals
    • Should I write ‘god’ with a small ‘g’ or a capital?
    • She's a socialist with a small ‘s’ (= she has socialist ideas but is not a member of a socialist party).
    8.

    not much

  8. [only before noun] (used with uncountable nouns) little; not much
    • The government has small cause for optimism.
    • They have small hope of succeeding.
    9. Word OriginOld English smæl, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smal and German schmal.
Idioms
be grateful/thankful for small mercies
  1. to be happy that a situation that is bad is not as bad as it could have been
    • Well, at least you weren't hurt. I suppose we should be grateful for small mercies.
a big fish (in a small pond)
  1. an important person (in a small community)
don’t sweat the small stuff
  1. (North American English, informal) used to tell somebody not to worry about small details or things that are not important
great and small
  1. of all sizes or types
    • all creatures great and small
in a big/small way
  1. on a large/small scale
    • The new delivery service has taken off in a big way.
    • Many people are investing in a small way in the stock market.
    • He then started spending money in a big way.
it’s a small world
  1. (saying) used to express your surprise when you meet somebody you know in an unexpected place, or when you are talking to somebody and find out that you both know the same person
look/feel small
  1. to look or feel stupid, weak, ashamed, etc.
    • There’s no need to make me look small in front of all these people.
    • I felt really small when I realized how much time he’d spent on it.
(it’s) no/little/small wonder (that)…
  1. it is not surprising
    • It is little wonder (that) she was so upset.
    • (informal) No wonder you're tired—you've been walking for hours.
    • No wonder you're still single—you never go out!
the small/early hours
(also especially Scottish English the wee small hours, especially North American English the wee hours)
  1. the period of time very early in the morning, soon after midnight
    • We worked well into the small hours.
    • The fighting began in the early hours of Saturday morning.
    • The party continued well into the early hours.
    Topics Timec2
(it’s) small/little/no wonder (that)…
  1. it is not surprising
    • It is small wonder (that) she was so upset.
    • (informal) No wonder you're tired—you've been walking for hours.
a/the still small voice
  1. (literary) the voice of God or your conscience, that tells you to do what is morally right
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