little in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.little [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (small):

little
pequeño
little
chico esp LatAm
I don't like little dogs
no me gustan los perros pequeños
I don't like little dogs
no me gustan los perros chicos esp LatAm
a lovely little dog
un perrito precioso
what's in the little box?
¿qué hay en la caja pequeña?
what's in the little box?
¿qué hay en la caja chica? esp LatAm
what's in that little box?
¿qué hay en esa cajita?
would you like some more? — just a little piece
¿quieres más? — bueno, un pedacito or un trocito
a little old lady
una viejecita
sit down (for) a little while
siéntate un ratito
she is a little bit better
está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

II.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] PRON

1. little (not much):

little
poco / poca
there was little to do
había poco que hacer
there was little left to eat
quedaba poca comida
little of the original fresco remains
queda poco del fresco original
there is little to choose between them
hay poca or no hay mucha diferencia entre ellos
we see very little of him nowadays
lo vemos muy poco últimamente
the little that she earns
lo poco que gana
from as little as $2, 000
a partir de tan solo 2.000 dólares
little by little
poco a poco
he's saying less than he knows
se está callando algo
he's saying less than he knows
no está diciendo todo lo que sabe
I get paid less than you
me pagan menos que a ti
a yard is less than a meter
una yarda es menos que un metro
in less than a year
en menos de un año
we could see less and less
veíamos cada vez menos
the less you do today, the more you'll have to do tomorrow
cuanto menos hagas hoy, más tendrás que hacer mañana
Jean earns (the) least of all
Jean es la que menos gana de todos
thank you very much — it's the least I could do
muchas gracias — es lo menos que podía hacer
the (very) least you can do is apologize
lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón
he was rather abrupt, to say the least
estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
that's the least of it
eso es lo de menos

III.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADV

1. little people → little folk

See also little folk

little in the PONS Dictionary

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Translations for little in the Spanish»English Dictionary (Go to English»Spanish)

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little Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have sb wrapped round one's little finger
hacer que alguien baile al son que le tocan
to be of great/little worth to sb
tener gran/poco valor para alguien
little by little
poco a poco
a little courtesy would not go amiss
no vendría mal un poco de cortesía
a little learning [or knowledge] is a dangerous thing
la ignorancia es atrevida prov
and what has the little devil done?
¿y qué ha hecho el muy tunante?
to have a lot of/little experience
tener mucha/poca experiencia
if only it were a little warmer!
¡si hiciera un poco más de calor!
this lamp gives off very little light
esa lámpara luce muy poco
this baby is a cute little thing
este bebé es una monada
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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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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There, a little old man dressed in tight leggings and a thin shirt wearing a cap with a feather approached him.
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Mid-mounted mowers are especially useful for wide-open mowing with little obstacles.
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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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Jaguar had little experience with four-wheel drive systems at the time, having previously only produced rear-wheel drive cars.
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However, occasionally within natural plant variation there occur characters that are of value to horticulture but of little interest to botany.
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The whirr of the engine, the shove in the backside and the little roadster that seems to pivot around you is replaced by a grunting, belching, feedback-free driving experience.
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It discovered but little land both cultivable and available.
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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 ability to be creative, think on the fly and make key business decisions with little time amidst the tsunami of external information is vital.
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