small fry in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for small fry in the English»Italian Dictionary

small fry [Brit, Am ˈsmɔl ˌfraɪ] N npl

small fry

pesciolini m da frittura

small fry (children) fig

bambini m

small fry (unimportant people) fig

pesci m piccoli

Translations for small fry in the English»Italian Dictionary

small fry + verbo pl (children)

bambini

small fry (unimportant people)

pesci piccoli

Translations for small fry in the Italian»English Dictionary

pesci piccoli fig

small fry

frittura -a

small fry

minutaglia

small fry

pesci piccoli fig

small fry

Translations for small fry in the English»Italian Dictionary

fry¹ [Brit frʌɪ, Am fraɪ] N

1. fry + verbo pl ZOOL:

fry

avannotti m

2. fry fig:

small fry + verbo pl (children)

bambini

small fry (unimportant people)

pesci piccoli

I.fry² [Brit frʌɪ, Am fraɪ] VB trans FOOD

fry

friggere

II.fry² [Brit frʌɪ, Am fraɪ] VB intr FOOD

fry

friggere

there's a smell of frying

c'è puzza di fritto

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 fry in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for small fry in the English»Italian Dictionary

small fry N inf

to be a small fry

essere di poco conto

Translations for small fry in the English»Italian Dictionary

small fry (unimportant person)

pesce m piccolo

small fry (young person)

bambino(-a) m (f)

Translations for small fry in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.fry¹ <-ie-> [fraɪ] VB trans

fry

friggere

II.fry¹ <-ie-> [fraɪ] VB intr

1. fry (be cooked):

fry

friggere

2. fry inf (get burned):

fry

friggere

III.fry¹ <-ie-> [fraɪ] N

fish fry

= grigliata f di pesce

fry² [fraɪ] N

small fry (unimportant person)

pesce m piccolo

small fry (young person)

bambino(-a) m (f)

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

It can provide useful shade to shyer fish and small fry.

en.wikipedia.org

And yet, as recent sales go, both seem like small fry.

www.independent.co.uk

The big fish escape and the small fry are prosecuted.

www.freemalaysiatoday.com

It's no small fry either, currently measuring approximately one light year in length and continuing to expand at the breakneck speed of 1.3 million mph.

3dprint.com

But is it to catch and punish such small fry that the country was thrown into the throes of demonetization?

echoofindia.com

As a nation they are small fry, and always find it hard to get on the global radar.

www.smh.com.au

All the small fry will be well out of the championship by then.

www.independent.ie

But this is small fry compared with the cost of kennels or pet sitters.

www.telegraph.co.uk

One of the greatest moments in the sport in this country, and all you've got to say about it is that we're still small fry.

www.smh.com.au

Two other players are small fry, working with a former, big-time trader who called it quits, and who have figured out the same game.

prospect.org