little toe in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for little toe in the English»Spanish Dictionary

little toe N

little toe

dedo m pequeño del pie

little toe

dedo m chico del pie LatAm

Translations for little toe in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.toe [Am toʊ, Brit təʊ] N

1. toe (of foot):

toe

dedo m (del pie)

I dipped a toe in the water

metí la punta del pie en el agua

from head or tip or top to toe

de pies a cabeza

from head or tip or top to toe

de arriba a abajo

to be on one's toes

estar or mantenerse alerta

to keep sb on her/his toes

hacer que alguien se mantenga alerta

you'll find a baby will keep you on your toes

ya verás cómo un bebé te tiene al trote

to stand/go toe to toe with sb Am

estar a la altura de alguien

to step or tread on sb's toes inf (offend)

ofender a alguien

to step or tread on sb's toes lit

pisar a alguien

2. toe:

toe (of sock)

punta f

toe (of shoe)

puntera f

toe (of shoe)

punta f

II.toe <toes, toeing, toed> [Am toʊ, Brit təʊ] VB trans

toe ball:

toe

tocar con la punta del pie

to toe the line or Am also mark

acatar la disciplina

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

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

little

pequeño

little

chico esp LatAm

when I was little

cuando era pequeña or pequeñita

when I was little

cuando era chica or chiquita esp LatAm

what's your little sister/brother called?

¿cómo se llama tu hermanita/hermanito?

I didn't work while the children were little

yo no trabajaba cuando los niños eran pequeños

I didn't work while the children were little

yo no trabajaba cuando los niños eran chicos esp LatAm

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

little

pequeño

then there's the little matter of the missing million dollars iron

está también el pequeño detalle del millón de dólares que falta iron

these multinationals couldn't care less about the little man

para estas multinacionales el individuo no cuenta

1.4. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (expressing speaker's attitude) inf attr:

I know your little game!

¡ya te conozco el jueguito! inf

you poor little thing!

¡pobrecito!

I know a little man who can repair it for you

sé de alguien que te lo puede arreglar

I can't stand the little man

al tipo ese no lo aguanto inf

can I tempt you to a little something?

¿te puedo ofrecer alguna cosita?

2.1. little <comp less, superl least> (not much):

little

poco

there is very little bread/milk left

queda muy poco pan/muy poca leche

from what little information we have

por lo poco que sabemos

a television uses less electricity than a toaster

un televisor gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora

in less time than it takes to boil an egg

en menos que canta un gallo

he had little talent and even less charm

tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto

I have no less reason than you to be angry

tengo tantos motivos como tú para estar enfadado

less and less money is being spent on housing

cada vez se gasta menos dinero en vivienda

we've had a bit/lot less snow than you

aquí ha habido un poco menos de nieve/mucha menos nieve que allí

he has (the) least talent of all

es el que menos talento tiene

2.2. little <comp less, superl least>:

a little (some)

un poco de

there's a little wine left

queda un poco de vino

I know a little Spanish

sé un poco de español

with not a little sadness in her voice form

con no poca tristeza en la voz

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

Phrases:

a little (some)

un poco

a little (some)

algo

today she managed to eat a little

hoy ha podido comer algo or un poco

a little goes a long way

un poco rinde or cunde mucho

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

1. little (not much):

little

poco

he goes out very little

sale muy poco

his music is little known in this country

su música es poco conocida en este país

it is a little known fact that …

es un hecho poco conocido que …

you should worry less about the future

te tienes que preocupar menos por el futuro

she's never been less than fair with me

siempre ha sido justa conmigo

the campaign has been somewhat less than a success

la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos

I like her (the) least

es la que menos me gusta

just when we were least expecting it

cuando menos lo esperábamos

2. little (hardly, not):

little did he know that she had already left

lo que menos se imaginaba era que ella ya se había ido

he's little better than a thief

es poco menos que un ladrón

my tiredness was less physical than mental

el cansancio que sentía era más bien mental que físico

no one likes him, least of all his brother

nadie lo quiere, y su hermano, menos que nadie

Phrases:

a little (somewhat)

un poco

this will hurt a little

te va a doler un poco

do you speak French? — a little

¿hablas francés? — algo or un poco

I'm feeling a little tired

estoy algo or un poco cansado

it needs a little more salt

necesita un poco más de sal

a little less noise, please

hagan menos ruido, por favor

won't you stay a little?

¿no te quieres quedar un ratito?

little toe in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for little toe in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.toe [təʊ, Am toʊ] N

1. toe ANAT:

toe

dedo m del pie

on one's toes

de puntillas

2. toe:

toe of sock

punta f

toe of shoe

puntera f

Phrases:

to keep sb on their toes

mantener a alguien en estado de alerta

to step on sb's toes

pisotear a alguien

II.toe [təʊ, Am toʊ] VB trans

to toe the line

conformarse

I.little [ˈlɪtl] ADJ

1. little (size, age):

little

pequeño, -a

a little old man/woman

un viejecito/una viejecita

the little ones inf

los niños

2. little (amount):

little

poco, -a

a little something

alguna cosita

a little bit (of sth)

un poco (de algo)

a little something

algo (de comida o de bebida)

little hope

pocas esperanzas

little by little

poco a poco

3. little (distance):

little

corto, -a

a little way

un camino corto

4. little (duration):

little

breve

for a little while

durante un ratito

to have a little word with sb

cruzar algunas palabras con alguien

II.little [ˈlɪtl] N

little

poco m

a little

un poco

to know little

saber poco

we see little of him

lo vemos poco

to have little to say

tener poco que decir

III.little [ˈlɪtl] ADV

little

poco

little less than ...

poco menos que...

little more than an hour

poco más de una hora

to make little of sth

sacar poco en claro de algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He's actually pretty good apart from the little toe.

www.stuff.co.nz

One by one replace the toes down in turn, starting from the little toe and softly grip the floor with them.

www.express.co.uk

We could crush these little toe rags if we wanted to.

www.telegraph.co.uk

For us, the outside of the forefoot felt a little constrained, with the little toe pressed right up against the fabric.

www.grough.co.uk

And if you can wiggle your little toe separately from your fourth toe, you are an impulsive, adventurous, charming flirt.

www.dailymail.co.uk

More significantly, they also found a malignant tumor on a little toe bone of a left foot that's 1.7 million years old.

www.stuff.co.nz

The cancer had taken over the inside of the specimen's little toe and sprouted a bone spur on the side of the foot.

www.stuff.co.nz

Then they saw that my little toe was turning black.

www.dailymail.co.uk

The father of one died of blunt force trauma to the head before being set alight and having his little toe amputated.

utv.ie

The largest and longest muscles of the little toe is the abductor digiti minimi.

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