little betydelse and definition

Betydelse av little på svenska

• 0 small in size or amount:

  • It came in a little box.

  • a little dog/nose/room

  • A little old man came into the room.

  • He gave a little smile.

  • It'll only take a little while to clear up the kitchen.

  • I always like to have a little something around eleven o'clock in the morning.

  • I want to buy a little something to give to Val when I visit her in hospital.

• 1 young:

  • When you were little your hair was really curly.

  • She was my little (= younger) sister and I took care of her.

  • Her little boy (= her young son) isn't well.

• 2 used to emphasize an opinion that is being given about something or someone:

  • That was a nice little suit she was wearing.

  • It's not a bad little restaurant, is it?

  • He's a nasty little man.

• 3 not very important or serious:

  • I had a little problem with my car, but it's been fixed now.

  • It's often the little things that count the most.

  • Can I have a little word (= a short discussion about something not very important) with you?

• 4 not much or enough:

  • There seems little hope of a ceasefire.

  • They have very little money.

  • There's so little choice.

• 5 a small amount of something:

  • This sauce needs a little salt.

  • With a little training she could do very well.

  • Can I give you a little advice?

• 6 a small amount:

  • I could only hear a little of what they were saying.

  • He does as little as possible at work.

  • There's not much flour left but you're welcome to the/what little there is.

• 7 an amount that is not much or not enough:

  • We did very little on Sunday.

  • Very little of what he said made any sense to me.

  • Unfortunately, little of the artist's work has survived.

  • The government has done little or nothing to help the poorest people in this country.

  • The little we do know about the people who lived here suggests they had a very sophisticated society.

• 8 slightly:

  • I was a little bit worried by what she said.

  • We'll wait a little longer and then I'll phone them.

  • There's only a little further to go.

  • Little by little she came to understand why he had behaved the way he did.

• 9 not much:

  • She slept very little that night.

  • a little-known fact

  • Little did he know what lay in store for him.

  • The wine they gave us was little better than vinegar.

• 10 small in size or amount, or brief in time:

  • She has a little room on the top floor where she works on her computer.

  • They have very little money.

  • It’ll take me a little while longer to get ready.

  • They have a nice little house.

• 11 young:

  • When you were little, you and your brother were always fighting.

  • My little brother/sister (= younger brother or sister) is seven years old.

  • He stayed home from work today because his little boy/girl (= young son or daughter) is sick.

• 12 not important or not serious:

  • I had a little problem with my car, but it’s fixed now.

• 13 not much:

  • The county has done little to improve the traffic problem.

  • It’s a little-known fact that technically ticks are not insects.

  • She was a little frightened.

  • You’re walking a little too fast for me.

• 14 a small amount:

  • I could understand very little of what he said.

  • "Do we have any sugar left?" "A little."