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I . least [li:st] ADV

II . least [li:st] ADJ det

2. least BIOL:

least
pritlikav

I . few [fju:] ADJ ADV PRON

II . few [fju:] N

1. few (elite):

the few pl
maloštevilni m pl
the few pl
peščica f
the chosen few
elita

2. few (minority):

the few pl
manjšina f
I was one of the lucky few who ...
bil sem eden redkih srečnežev, ki ...

I . lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩] ADJ

3. little attr (short in distance/duration):

little
kratek

4. little attr (unimportant):

little
neznaten
every little detail
vsaka malenkost

II . lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩] ADV

1. little (somewhat):

a little
nekoliko

III . lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩] PRON sing

1. little (small quantity):

a little
malo
a little of
malce +gen

3. little (short distance):

let's walk a little after dinner
dajva, sprehodiva se malo po večerji

4. little (short time):

it's a little after six
malo čez šest je
precious little
prav malo

Usage examples with least

to say the least
milo rečeno
the least little thing
najmanjša stvar
last but not least
kot zadnje, vendar nič manj pomembno
least of all
najmanj od vsega
not the least [or slightest] bit
niti najmanj
at the very most/least
daleč največ/najmanj
the least likely of the four to win
od štirih najmanj verjeten, da bo zmagal
you might have at least made an effort
lahko bi vsaj poskusil
no one believed her, least of all the police
nihče ji ni verjel, še najmanj policija
of all our trainees, she has the least ability
izmed vseh naših vajencev je ona najmanj sposobna

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The princess cut is also popular among diamond cutters: of all the cuts, it wastes the least of the original crystal.
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On at least two occasions he's obliged to wear a pith helmet and other adventurer's garb.
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While official unemployment is very low, underemployment especially in rural areas is estimated to be at least 20%.
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In at least some cases, those who received the niacin initially believed they had received the psychoactive drug.
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Its scaffolding collapsed, and at least 169 workers fell and were buried under quick-drying wet cement.
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There are at least 15 brands of oilfield esps used throughout the world.
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That they would have conceded defeat months earlier, before such calamities struck, is far-fetched to say the least.
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The balance would, at least theoretically, actually decrease in size with heating to compensate for the lengthening of the hairspring.
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This seems to me to involve a certain hypocrisy, or at very least a double standard.
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From then on technical climbing went on apace, until today there are at least several routes up every peak.
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