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I . little [ˈlɪt̬l, Brit -tl] ADJ

1. little (in size, age):

little
pequeno(-a)
the little ones inf
as crianças

2. little (amount):

little
pouco(-a)
little by little
pouco a pouco
a little bit (of sth)
um pouco (de a. c.)
a little something
um pouco

3. little (duration):

little
pouco tempo
for a little while
por pouco tempo

II . little [ˈlɪt̬l, Brit -tl] ADV

little
pouco
little more than an hour
um pouco mais de uma hora

III . little [ˈlɪt̬l, Brit -tl] PRON

little
pouco

Usage examples with little

little by little
pouco a pouco
little bits
pedacinhos m pl
little finger
dedo mínimo [or mindinho]
for a little while
por pouco tempo
a little something
um pouco
the little ones
as crianças
little more than an hour
um pouco mais de uma hora
to feel a little peculiar
sentir-se meio tonto
a little bit (of sth)
um pouco (de a. c.)
my Portuguese is a little rusty
meu português está um pouco enferrujado
to be of little/no effect
dar pouco/nenhum resultado
to twist sb around one's little finger
ter alguém na palma da mão
my sister's little boy is a real delight
o menino da minha irmã é um verdadeiro encanto
she scooped up the little boy and gave him a hug
ela pegou o menino com as mãos e lhe deu um abraço

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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It discovered but little land both cultivable and available.
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Mid-mounted mowers are especially useful for wide-open mowing with little obstacles.
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Most story media have portrayed him as a mindless brute with little intelligence.
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She, like many other players, believed the league gave very little protection to the women by providing them with weak shoulder pads and weak helmets.
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Many of these stores' successors have kept this decor as the cost of remodeling these stores makes little sense given the volume.
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That may be little more than the fantastical imaginings of city dwellers who tend to humanise all things inanimate.
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In such case there is little, if any, justification for determining objective arbitrability in accordance with the lex fori.
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But there was a brief (or may be a little more than that) period of teething problems.
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The title track is a marvy little sing-along to the radio hit, as well as being one of the best tunes on the album.
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Many effects are often mentioned in conjunction with the term compressibility, but regularly have little to do with the compressible nature of air.
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