mittleren in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mittleren in the English»French Dictionary

I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

I.whittle away VB [Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -, Am ˈ(h)wɪdl -] (whittle away [sth]) fig

II.whittle away VB [Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -, Am ˈ(h)wɪdl -] (whittle away at [sth]) lit

I.whittle down VB [Brit ˈwɪt(ə)l -, Am ˈ(h)wɪdl -] (whittle down [sth], whittle [sth] down)

I.brittle [Brit ˈbrɪt(ə)l, Am ˈbrɪdl] N (sweet)

II.brittle [Brit ˈbrɪt(ə)l, Am ˈbrɪdl] ADJ

I.tittle-tattle [Brit ˈtɪt(ə)ltat(ə)l, Am ˈtɪdlˌtædl] N

II.tittle-tattle [Brit ˈtɪt(ə)ltat(ə)l, Am ˈtɪdlˌtædl] VB intr

I.skittle [Brit ˈskɪt(ə)l, Am ˈskɪdl] N

tattler [Brit ˈtatlə, Am ˈtædlər, ˈtætlər] N

brittle bones, brittle-bone disease N

belittle [Brit bɪˈlɪt(ə)l, Am bəˈlɪdl] VB trans

spittle [Brit ˈspɪt(ə)l, Am ˈspɪdl] N

mittleren in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mittleren in the English»French Dictionary

whittle <-ling> [ˈwɪtl, Am ˈwɪt̬-] VB trans

skittle [ˈskɪtl, Am ˈskɪt̬-] N

brittle [ˈbrɪtl, Am ˈbrɪt̬-] ADJ

belittle <-tling> [bɪˈlɪtl, Am -ˈlɪt̬-] VB trans

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