small beer in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for small beer in the English»French Dictionary

he's small beer inf or potatoes inf Am

il est insignifiant

it's small beer or potatoes Am

c'est de la petite bière inf

Translations for small beer in the French»English Dictionary

c'est de la petite bière

it's (pretty) small beer Brit

galopin

small glass of beer

canette (de bière)

(small) bottle of beer

Translations for small beer in the English»French Dictionary

I.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] N

the small of the back

le creux du dos, les reins mpl

in the small of her back

dans le creux du dos

II.smalls N

smalls npl Brit inf, euph:

smalls

petit linge m

III.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADJ

1. small (not big):

small house, car, book, coin, dog, bag

petit

small attr change, job, mistake, matter

petit

small attr increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake

faible

small attr sum, number

petit

the dress is too small for her

la robe est trop petite pour elle

a small sweatshirt

un sweatshirt de petite taille

the change was small

le changement était sans importance

his influence was small

son influence était négligeable

it would cost a small fortune inf

ça me coûterait une petite fortune

the small matter of the £1, 000 you owe me iron

la bagatelle de 1 000 livres que tu me dois iron

it is written with a small letter

ça s'écrit avec une minuscule

in his or her own small way (gen)

à sa façon

in his or her own small way (financially)

dans la mesure de ses modestes moyens

small amount of

ajoutez un peu de

to cut sth up small

couper qc en petits morceaux

to fold sth up small

plier qc plusieurs fois

everybody, great and small, will be affected

riches et pauvres, tout le monde sera touché

the smallest room inf euph

le petit coin inf, euph

it's a small world!

que le monde est petit!

2. small (petty):

small person, act

mesquin

3. small (not much):

to have small cause or reason for worrying or to worry

n'avoir guère de raisons de s'inquiéter

it is small comfort or consolation to sb

c'est une piètre consolation pour qn

it is of small consequence

c'est sans importance

it is of no small consequence

c'est loin d'être sans importance

small wonder he left!

pas étonnant qu'il soit parti!

4. small (quiet):

small voice, noise

petit

small sound

faible

5. small (humiliated):

to feel or look small

être dans ses petits souliers inf

to make sb feel or look small

humilier qn

‘I did it, ’ she said in a small voice

‘c'est moi qui l'ai fait’ a-t-elle dit d'une petite voix

IV.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADV

small write:

small

petit

V.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl]

he's small beer inf or potatoes inf Am

il est insignifiant

it's small beer or potatoes Am

c'est de la petite bière inf

beer [Brit bɪə, Am bɪr] N

beer

bière f

beer attr barrel, bottle

de bière

life isn't all beer and skittles

la vie n'est pas toujours rose

See also small

I.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] N

the small of the back

le creux du dos, les reins mpl

in the small of her back

dans le creux du dos

II.smalls N

smalls npl Brit inf, euph:

smalls

petit linge m

III.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADJ

1. small (not big):

small house, car, book, coin, dog, bag

petit

small attr change, job, mistake, matter

petit

small attr increase, majority, proportion, quantity, amount, stake

faible

small attr sum, number

petit

the dress is too small for her

la robe est trop petite pour elle

a small sweatshirt

un sweatshirt de petite taille

the change was small

le changement était sans importance

his influence was small

son influence était négligeable

it would cost a small fortune inf

ça me coûterait une petite fortune

the small matter of the £1, 000 you owe me iron

la bagatelle de 1 000 livres que tu me dois iron

it is written with a small letter

ça s'écrit avec une minuscule

in his or her own small way (gen)

à sa façon

in his or her own small way (financially)

dans la mesure de ses modestes moyens

small amount of

ajoutez un peu de

to cut sth up small

couper qc en petits morceaux

to fold sth up small

plier qc plusieurs fois

everybody, great and small, will be affected

riches et pauvres, tout le monde sera touché

the smallest room inf euph

le petit coin inf, euph

it's a small world!

que le monde est petit!

2. small (petty):

small person, act

mesquin

3. small (not much):

to have small cause or reason for worrying or to worry

n'avoir guère de raisons de s'inquiéter

it is small comfort or consolation to sb

c'est une piètre consolation pour qn

it is of small consequence

c'est sans importance

it is of no small consequence

c'est loin d'être sans importance

small wonder he left!

pas étonnant qu'il soit parti!

4. small (quiet):

small voice, noise

petit

small sound

faible

5. small (humiliated):

to feel or look small

être dans ses petits souliers inf

to make sb feel or look small

humilier qn

‘I did it, ’ she said in a small voice

‘c'est moi qui l'ai fait’ a-t-elle dit d'une petite voix

IV.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADV

small write:

small

petit

V.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl]

he's small beer inf or potatoes inf Am

il est insignifiant

it's small beer or potatoes Am

c'est de la petite bière inf

small beer in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for small beer in the English»French Dictionary

small beer N Brit

to be small beer

avoir peu d'importance

sth is small beer compared to sth

qc est insignifiant par rapport à qc

Translations for small beer in the English»French Dictionary

beer [bɪəʳ, Am bɪr] N

beer

bière f

I.small [smɔ:l] ADJ

1. small (not large):

small

petit(e)

to be too small for sb/sth

être trop petit pour qn/qc

2. small (young):

small

petit(e)

3. small (insignificant):

small

tout(e) petit(e)

to feel small

se sentir tout petit

small consolation no art

faible consolation

it's small wonder no art

ce n'est guère étonnant

4. small (on a limited scale):

small

peu considérable

in a small way

modestement

5. small TYPO, LIT:

a small letter

une minuscule

with a small ‘c’

avec un c minuscule

Phrases:

it's a small world! prov

le monde est petit

II.small [smɔ:l] N no pl

the small of the back

la chute des reins

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Small beer was also produced in households for consumption by children and servants at those occasions.

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The rich drink champagne and the poor small beer.

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The whole duty amounted to four shillings per barrel on ale and one shilling per barrel on small beer at this period.

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When it comes to celebs, a fine is small beer compared with the cash - and cache - available to editors willing to risk a courtroom battle.

www.independent.co.uk

He made me take twelve bottles of small beer, acidulated with spirit of vitriol, every twenty-four hours.

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Split level bar and dining room with small beer garden at rear.

www.3aw.com.au

There's nothing wrong with help for self-employment for people who want to go down that route, but this is also pretty small beer.

leftfootforward.org

Young children were often given what was described as small beer, which was brewed to have a low alcohol content, as the local water was often unsafe.

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Beer was brewed at home, in abbeys and castles it was the main drink together with small beer and milk.

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A later survival of small beer were the low-gravity light ale and boys bitter.

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