LITTLE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
little
A small amount or duration.
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- He accepted the little they gave him.
Small in a way that arouses feelings (of tenderness or its opposite depending on the context).
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- A nice little job.
- Bless your little heart.
- My dear little mother.
- A sweet little deal.
- I'm tired of your petty little schemes.
- Filthy little tricks.
(informal terms) small and of little importance.
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- A fiddling sum of money.
- A footling gesture.
- Our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war.
- A little (or small) matter.
- Mickey Mouse regulations.
- A dispute over nig.
Limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent.
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- A little dining room.
- A little house.
- A small car.
- A little (or small) group.
- A small voice.
Of short duration or distance.
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- A brief stay in the country.
- In a little while.
- It's a little way away.
(of a voice) faint.
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- A little voice.
- A still small voice.
Lowercase.
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- Little a.
- Small a.
- E.e.cummings's poetry is written all in minuscule letters.
Not fully grown.
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- What a big little boy you are.
- Small children.
Not much.
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- He talked little about his family.
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