small in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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I.small <smaller smallest> [Am smɔl, Brit smɔːl] ADJ

1.1. small (in size):

small
pequeño
small
chico esp LatAm
a small doll
una muñeca pequeña
a small doll
una muñeca chica esp LatAm
a small doll
una muñequita
cut it up small
córtalo en trocitos (pequeños)
he's got very small feet indeed
tiene los pies pequeñísimos
he's got very small feet indeed
tiene los pies muy chiquitos esp LatAm
she's got a small waist
tiene una cintura muy estrecha
she's small for her age
es muy chiquita para su edad
she's small for her age
está muy pequeña para su edad Spain
small letters
letras fpl minúsculas
he's a conservative with a small 'c'
es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra
small capitals TYPO
versalitas fpl
the smallest room euph
el excusado euph
the small screen
la pequeña pantalla
the small screen
la pantalla chica LatAm
to be small beer or Am also small potatoes for him $2, 000 is small potatoes
para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa
we're small beer in the eyes of the bosses
para los jefes somos poca cosa or no somos nadie

II.small <smaller smallest> [Am smɔl, Brit smɔːl] ADV (of size)

III.small [Am smɔl, Brit smɔːl] N

small-bore [Am ˈˌsmɔl ˈˌbɔ(ə)r, Brit] ADJ

small-boned [ˈsmɔːlˈbəʊnd] ADJ

small-mindedness [Am ˌsmɔl ˈmaɪndɪdnɪs, Brit ˌsmɔːlˈmʌɪndɪdnəs] N U

small-minded [Am ˈsmɔl ˌmaɪndɪd, Brit smɔːlˈmʌɪndɪd] ADJ

small in the PONS Dictionary

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small-minded [ˌsmɔ:lˈmaɪndɪd] ADJ pej

small Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in his/her own small way
de forma modesta
to be grateful for small mercies prov
dar las gracias por los pequeños favores
(a) small/large number(s) (of children)
(una) pequeña/gran cantidad (de niños)
high quality coffee consisting of small beans
caracolillo
this matter only has one small shortcoming [or hitch]
este asunto solo tiene un pequeño fallo
to buy and sell small scale
trapichear
this shirt is too small for me
esta camisa me queda pequeño
small chunks of meat, vegetables or seafood
tropezón
in the small hours of Monday
en la noche del lunes al martes
to speak in a small voice
hablar con desmayo
American English

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The scissors he uses are too small, and it hurts his hand, so he sneaks into his teacher's desk and takes the sharper, bigger scissors.
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The undulating land is dotted with swamps, a few small lakes, and sand and gravel deposits.
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A small diameter hand-held roller is manipulated forcefully over a sheet of molten glass to produce heavy ripples, while folding and creasing the entire sheet.
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Women past puberty wore a small skirt of cotton, and the men might wear a loincloth made of plaited leaves or cotton.
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Only a small fraction of the 685 children treated were diagnosed with photosensitive epilepsy.
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It features a small, richly ornamented arched front porch supported by coupled square columns.
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Banking was of the small, back-street variety, run by the urban lower-middle class of petty shop-keepers.
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A small rivulet (called the nullah) ran right through this stretch of land.
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The cover of the '42 edition is distinguished from the '41 by a caveat about erratic availability printed in small red fonts.
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It is mostly inhabited by large and small mouth bass, along with sun fish and pickerel.
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