little in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for little in the English»French Dictionary

I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

taste a little
save a little for me
I only ate a little
a little of the money
I did what little I could
he remembers very little
little of what he says is true
there's little I can do
she did little to help
I got little out of the lecture
age has little to do with it
to do as little as possible
little of note
it says very little for her
little or nothing

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

little2 [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ

See also too, learning, fancy

too [Brit tuː, Am tu] ADV When too means also it is generally translated by aussi: me too = moi aussi; can I have some too? = est-ce que je peux en avoir aussi?
When too means to an excessive degree it is translated by trop: too high, too dangerous trop haut, trop dangereux.
For examples of the above and further usages, see the entry below.

4. too (excessively):

it was too little too late

6. too (in negatives):

learning [Brit ˈləːnɪŋ, Am ˈlərnɪŋ] N

I.fancy [Brit ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi] N

II.fancy [Brit ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi] ADJ

III.fancy [Brit ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi] VB trans

Little Bear Brit, Little Dipper Am ASTRON

little in the PONS Dictionary

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

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little Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

little by little
peu à peu
a little more than a minute ago
don't you worry your pretty little head iron hum inf
to be/seem a little peculiar to sb
she looks a little like my wife
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
That may be little more than the fantastical imaginings of city dwellers who tend to humanise all things inanimate.
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The primary factors stem from its low-level grass median which offers little to no protection for crossover incidents.
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I am so grateful that they thought it important enough to save the little we still have.
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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 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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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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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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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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Beyond royals, beyond queenly figures, there's actually very little.
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