smaller in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADJ

1. small (not big):

small house, car, coin, dog, bag, mistake, proportion, quantity, stake, sum
piccolo
small change, increase
piccolo, lieve
small majority, number
esiguo, ridotto
a small book
un libricino or un libretto
a small job
un lavoretto
a small matter
una faccenda insignificante or una cosa da poco
the dress is too small for her
il vestito è troppo piccolo per lei
a small sweatshirt
una felpa piccola, (di taglia) small
the change was small
il cambiamento fu lieve
his influence was small
la sua influenza fu trascurabile
it would cost a small fortune inf
mi verrebbe a costare una piccola fortuna
the small matter of the £1, 000 you owe me iron
quella miseria delle 1.000 sterline che mi devi
it is written with a small letter
si scrive con la lettera minuscola
in his or her own small way
nel suo piccolo
to cut sth up small
tagliare qc a pezzettini
to fold sth up small
piegare ripetutamente qc
everybody, great and small, will be affected
tutti, senza distinzioni, saranno colpiti
the smallest room inf, euph
il gabinetto
it's a small world!
com'è piccolo il mondo!

II.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADV

III.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] N

V.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl]

small intestine [Am smɔl ɪnˈtɛstən] N

small change [Brit, Am ˈˌsmɔl ˈtʃeɪndʒ] N

small-town [Brit ˈsmɔːltaʊn, Am ˈˌsmɔl ˈtaʊn] ADJ pej

small-scale [Brit smɔːlˈskeɪl, Am ˈsmɔl ˈˌskeɪl] ADJ

small-time [Brit ˈsmɔːltʌɪm, Am ˈsmɔl ˈˌtaɪm] ADJ

small shopkeeper [ˌsmɔːlˈʃɒpˌkiːpə(r)] N

small print [Brit, Am ˌsmɔl ˈprɪnt] N

small-mindedness [Brit ˌsmɔːlˈmʌɪndɪdnəs, Am ˌsmɔl ˈmaɪndɪdnɪs] N

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small-minded [ˌsmɔ:l·ˈmaɪn·dɪd] ADJ pej

Translations for smaller in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

smaller Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

(a) small/large number(s) (of children)
pochi/tanti(bambini)
in his/her own small way
nel suo piccolo
a large/small quantity of sth
una gran/piccola quantità di qc
the small satisfactions of daily life
le piccole -i della vita quotidiana
set menu offering smaller portions of selected dishes
menu degustazione
small flat cheese from Central Italy
caciotta
in my/your/his [or her] [or its fondi] own small way
nel mio/tuo/suo piccolo
trattoria small restaurant serving simple food
trattoria
gnocco small potato dumpling eaten with pasta sauce
gnocco
good things come in small packages prov
nella botte piccola sta [o c'è] il vino buono prov (persona)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
It prepared students for non-commercial careers in government, the law, medicine, education, and the ministry and a smaller group for careers in science and engineering.
en.wikipedia.org
Many, if not most, of our principal cities are balkanised by boundaries which carve up the true city into smaller municipalities.
www.telegraph.co.uk
It is not the same instrument as a marching baritone, which is a different, slightly smaller brass instrument.
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Investing in smaller companies that lack the franchises of big blue chips means more risk of losing money and having your dividend cut or suspended.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Landlords generally divided their estates into smaller farms that were rented to tenant farmers.
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Like other monumental gates, it has a large central arch for horse-drawn vehicles and two smaller arches on either side for pedestrians.
en.wikipedia.org
Machines with smaller loads, such as a drill press or most handheld tools normally use only a switch instead.
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Some of the smaller trefoil-headed original windows survive.
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The mouth is slightly arched; there are five papillae across the floor with the outermost pair smaller and set apart from the others.
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In contrast to big cities, boycotts in smaller towns were more effective and theater owners complained of the harassment they received when they exhibited salacious films.
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