Betydning av little På norsk

• 0 small in size or amount -- liten

  • a cute little rabbit en søt liten kanin

  • tiny little pieces of glass bitte små glassbiter

  • There’s only a little time left! Det er bare liten tid igjen!

  • a period of very little rain en periode med veldig lite regn

• 1 short in time or distance -- liten

  • Sit down for a little while. Sitt ned en liten stund.

  • It’s only a little farther. Det er bare litt lenger.

• 2 young -- liten

  • little girls and boys små jenter og gutter

  • When I was little, they called me Mikki. Da jeg var liten, kalte de meg Mikki.

  • My little sister can be so annoying sometimes. Lillesøsteren min kan være så irriterende noen ganger.

• 3 not serious -- liten

  • We have a little problem with the schedule. Vi har et lite problem med tidsrammen.

• 4 a small amount -- litt

  • I heard little of what he said. Jeg hørte litt av det han sa.

  • We have plenty of wood – if you need some we can give you a little. Vi har masse ved – hvis du trenger noe, kan vi gi deg litt.

• 5 not a lot, a small amount -- lite

  • a little known fact et lite kjent faktum

  • She eats very little. Hun spiser veldig lite.

  • I’m a little worried. Jeg er litt bekymret.

  • Little by little they came to love each other. Litt etter litt begynte de å bli glade i hverandre.

• 6 small in size -- liten

  • He is only a little boy

  • When she was little (= a child), she wanted to be a nurse.

• 7 small in amount; not much -- lite, litt

  • He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.

• 8 not important -- lite(n)

  • I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.

• 9 (only) a small amount -- lite, litt

  • He knows little of the real world.

• 10 not much -- bare litt, ikke mye

  • I go out little nowadays.

• 11 only to a small degree -- lite-

  • a little-known fact.

• 12 not at all -- ikke i det hele tatt

  • He little knows how ill he is.