small change in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for small change in the English»Italian Dictionary

small change [Brit, Am ˈˌsmɔl ˈtʃeɪndʒ] N

small change

spiccioli mpl

Translations for small change in the English»Italian Dictionary

small change

spiccioli

small change, increase

piccolo, lieve

Translations for small change in the Italian»English Dictionary

spicci

small change

non ho -ci

I've got no small change

rotti

small change

spiccioli

small change

mitraglia inf

small change

monetine (spiccioli)

small change

denaro minuto

small change, coppers Brit inf

Translations for small change in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] N

1. change (alteration):

change

cambiamento m

the change in the schedule

la variazione di programma

change of air, of diet

cambiamento d'aria, di dieta

change of direction

cambiamento di direzione

change of plan

cambiamento di programma

a change for the better, worse

un cambiamento in meglio, peggio

a time of economic, social change

un'epoca di cambiamenti economici, sociali

to make a change in sth

fare un cambiamento in qc

to make a small, big change in sth

fare un piccolo, grande cambiamento in qc

to make changes in text, room, company

fare (dei) cambiamenti in

there will have to be a change in your attitude

sarà necessario che cambiate atteggiamento

people opposed to change

le persone contrarie ai cambiamenti

2. change (substitution, replacement):

change

cambio m

change

cambiamento m (of di)

costume, scene change THEAT

cambiamento di costume, scena

change of leader, government POL

cambio di leader, di governo

3. change (fresh, different experience):

change

cambiamento m

the change will do you good

il cambiamento ti farà bene

it makes or is a change from television, from staying at home

è qualcosa di diverso dal guardare sempre la televisione, rimanere sempre a casa

to make a change

per cambiare un po'

that makes a nice or refreshing change

è un bel cambiamento

she needs a change

ha bisogno di cambiare

to need a change of air fig

avere bisogno di cambiare aria

for a change (for variety, as improvement)

per cambiare

the train was late, for a change iron

tanto per cambiare, il treno era ritardo

4. change (of clothes):

change

cambio m

a change of socks

un paio di calze di ricambio

a change of suit

un abito di ricambio

take a change of clothes

portate dei vestiti di ricambio

5. change (cash):

change

moneta f

change

resto m

small change

spiccioli

she gave me 6p change

mi ha dato 6 penny di resto

don't forget your change!

non dimentichi il resto!

have you got change for £10?

hai da cambiare 10 sterline?

have you any change for the meter?

hai della moneta per il parchimetro?

60p in change

60 penny in moneta

“no change given” (on machine)

“non dà resto”

keep the change!

tenga il resto!

“exact change please” (on bus)

“preparare denaro contato, per favore”

you won't get much change out of £20 inf

non avanzi molto da 20 sterline

6. change (in bell-ringing):

to ring the changes

suonare il cambio d'ora

to ring the changes fig

introdurre dei cambiamenti

7. change ECON:

change arch

Borsa f

II.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

1. change (alter):

change

cambiare

the baby has changed my life

il bambino mi ha cambiato la vita

we have changed the shape of the lawn, the look of the town

abbiamo modificato la forma del prato, l'aspetto della città

to change X into Y

trasformare X in Y

the road has been changed from a quiet street into a motorway

da via tranquilla la strada è stata trasformata in autostrada

to change one's mind

cambiare idea (about su)

to change one's mind about doing

abbandonare l'idea di fare

to change sb's mind

fare cambiare idea a qn

to change one's ways

cambiare vita

that won't change anything

(questo) non cambia niente

2. change:

change (exchange for sth different) clothes, name, car

cambiare

change (in shop) faulty item, unsuitable purchase

cambiare (for con)

can I change it for a size 12?

posso cambiarlo con una taglia 12?

if it's too big, we'll change it for you

se è troppo grande, glielo cambiamo

to change colour

cambiare colore

he changed the colour

ha cambiato colore

hurry up and get changed!

fai in fretta a cambiarti!

to change sth from X to Y (of numbers, letters, words)

sostituire X con Y

to change sth from X to Y (of building, area etc.)

trasformare X in Y

they changed their car for a smaller one

hanno cambiato la loro macchina con una più piccola

3. change (replace sth dirty, old, broken):

change battery, bulb, fuse, linen, accessory, wheel

cambiare

to change a bed

cambiare le lenzuola

4. change (exchange with sb):

change clothes, seats

scambiare

she changed hats with her sister

ha fatto cambio di cappello con sua sorella

to change places

cambiare di posto (with con)

to change places (roles) fig

invertire i ruoli

I wouldn't change places with the Queen

non vorrei essere al posto della regina

to change ends SPORTS

cambiare campo

5. change (actively switch):

change course, side, job, direction, transport, TV channel, hands, feet, doctor, agent, supplier

cambiare

I'm tired, I have to change hands, feet

sono stanco, devo cambiare mano, piede

to change hands fig

passare di mano (in mano)

the hotel has changed hands

l'hotel ha cambiato di proprietario

no money changed hands

non c'è stato passaggio di denaro

she changed her bag from her left hand to her right

ha passato la borsa dalla mano sinistra alla destra

6. change (alter character):

change

trasformare

to change sb, sth into frog, prince

trasformare qn, qc in

sugar is changed into alcohol

lo zucchero si trasforma in alcol

the accident changed him from an active young man into an invalid

da giovane attivo qual era l'incidente lo ha trasformato in invalido

7. change (replace nappy of):

change baby

cambiare

8. change ECON:

change cheque, currency

cambiare (into, for in)

to change some money

cambiare dei soldi

9. change COMPUT:

change

modificare

III.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

1. change (alter):

change

cambiare

change wind:

cambiare, mutare

the price hasn't changed much

il prezzo non è cambiato molto

times change

i tempi cambiano

some things never change

ci sono delle cose che non cambiano mai

to change from X (in)to Y

passare da X a Y

to change from X (in)to Y CHEM

trasformarsi da X a Y

the lights changed from red to green

il semaforo è passato dal rosso al verde

she changed from a friendly child into a sullen adolescent

da bambina amichevole si è trasformata in un'adolescente imbronciata

2. change (into different clothes):

change

cambiarsi

he went upstairs to change for dinner

salì a cambiarsi per la cena

to change into different garment

infilarsi, mettersi

I'm going to change into my jeans

mi metterò i jeans

to change out of garment

togliersi

3. change (from bus, train):

change

cambiare

you must change at Sheffield

deve cambiare a Sheffield

do I have to change?

devo cambiare?

“change at Bologna for Bari” (over loudspeaker)

“coincidenza a Bologna per Bari”

we changed from a train to a bus

dopo il treno abbiamo preso un autobus

all change!

termine corsa!

4. change (become transformed):

change person, face, Europe:

trasformarsi (from da; into in)

IV.change [Brit tʃeɪn(d)ʒ, Am tʃeɪndʒ]

you'll get no change out of him, her inf

non otterrai nulla da lui, lei

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!

2. small (petty):

small person, act

meschino, piccolo

3. small (not much):

to have small cause or reason for worrying or to worry

avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione

it is small comfort or consolation to sb

è una misera consolazione per qn

it is of small consequence

è irrilevante or di poca importanza

it is of no small consequence

non è affatto irrilevante

small wonder he left!

non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!

4. small (quiet):

small sound

debole

a small voice

una vocina

a small noise

un rumorino

5. small (humiliated):

to feel or look small

sentirsi or farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna)

to make sb feel or look small

umiliare qn

“I did it, ” she said in a small voice

“sono stata io”, disse con voce fioca

II.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] ADV

small write:

small

piccolo

III.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl] N

the small of the back

la parte bassa della schiena or le reni

to feel a pain in the small of one's back

avere male alle reni

IV.smalls N

smalls npl Brit inf, euph:

smalls

indumenti m intimi

V.small [Brit smɔːl, Am smɔl]

he's small beer or potatoes Am inf

non conta niente

it's small beer or potatoes Am inf

è roba da poco

small change in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for small change in the English»Italian Dictionary

small change N

small change

spiccioli m pl

Translations for small change in the Italian»English Dictionary

spiccioli

(small) [or (loose)] change

Translations for small change in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.change [tʃeɪndʒ] N

1. change (alteration):

change

cambio m

change

cambiamento m

a change of clothes

un cambio di abiti

for a change

per cambiare

that would be a nice change

sarebbe un piacevole diversivo

we could use a change of pace

ci farebbe bene prendercela con più calma

2. change (coins):

change

spiccioli m

a dollar in change

un dollaro in monete

have you got change for a twenty-dollar bill?

ha da cambiare 20 dollari?

how much do you have in change?

quanto hai in spiccioli?

3. change (money returned):

change

resto m

no change given

non dà resto

4. change (exact amount):

to have exact change

avere l'importo esatto

II.change [tʃeɪndʒ] VB trans

1. change (exchange):

change

cambiare

to change places with sb fig

cambiare di posto con qu

to change sth/sb into sth

cambiare qc/qu in qc

2. change (get off a train/plane and board another):

to change trains

cambiare treno

3. change (alter speed):

to change gear(s)

cambiare marcia

III.change [tʃeɪndʒ] VB intr

1. change (alter):

change

cambiare

to change into sth

trasformarsi in qc

the traffic light changed back to red

il semaforo è tornato rosso

2. change (get off a train/plane and board another):

change

cambiare

3. change (put on different clothes):

change

cambiarsi

I.small [smɔ:l] ADJ

1. small (not large):

small

piccolo, -a

small person

basso, -a

2. small (young):

small

piccolo, -a

3. small (insignificant):

small

piccolo, -a

on a small scale

su scala ridotta

in his/her own small way

nel suo piccolo

4. small TYPO:

small letter

minuscola

with a small ‘c’

con la ‘c’ minuscola

Phrases:

it's a small world prov

il mondo è piccolo prov

II.small [smɔ:l] N

the small of the back

le reni

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1915, two kinds of small change notes were issued.

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She booked both rooms out back for three guests, one night, then paid the $4 with a fistful of small change.

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One photographic f-stop reduction represents a halving in actual light, but is subjectively quite a small change.

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They were often a variety of token intended to alleviate a shortage of small change in growing frontier regions.

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Taking back small change if you pay with a large bill is somewhat rude.

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Articles identified as the world's oldest extant coins were also found underwater with gold wire rings used as small change and a large hexahedral goldpiece.

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His intake used to consist of two or three bowls of boiled rice per day, and some small change.

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In addition, a small change in scoring rubric evaluation caused by a small mistake may lead to an unnecessarily large change in numerical grade.

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In fact, a small change in the first contact current, caused a greater change in the second contact current, thus it was an amplifier.

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Their initial success resulted from the scarcity of small change in this remote region in the 1800s.

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