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little meaning in Spanish

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little [littler, littlest] (insignificant, trivial)
adjective
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩]

menoradjectiveMy little brother can read English. = Mi hermano menor sabe leer inglés.

pocoadjective

little (not much)
adverb
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩]

pocoadverb

poquitoadverbYes, a little bit. = Sí, un poquito.

little (small amount)
determiner
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩]

pocodeterminer

little [littler, littlest] (small in size)
adjective
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩]

pequeñoadjective

little black dress (woman's short black dress)
noun

vestidito negronoun
{m}

little boy (a diminutive male child)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˌbɔɪ]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˌbɔɪ]

chamaquitonoun
{m}

chiquitinnoun
{m}

chiquitonoun
{m}

niñonoun
{m}

little by little (a small amount at a time)
adverb
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ baɪ ˈlɪt.l̩]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ baɪ ˈlɪt.l̩]

a poquitosadverb

poco a pocoadverb

Little Dipper (bright circumpolar asterism)
proper noun

Osa Menorproper noun
{f}

little egret (bird)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈiː.ɡret]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈiː.ɡret]

garceta comúnnoun
{f}

little finger [little fingers] (outermost and smallest finger of the hand)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈfɪŋ.ɡə(r)]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈfɪŋ.ɡər]

dedo meñiquenoun
{m}

meñiquenoun
{m}

little girl (a female child)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ ɡɜːl]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈɡɝːl]

chicanoun
{f}

chiquitanoun
{f}

chiquitinanoun
{f}

nenanoun
{f}

niñanoun
{f}

little green man (humorous: space alien, Martian, see also: alien)
noun

hombrecillo verdenoun
{m}

little one (term of endearment)
noun

pequeñanoun
{f}

pequeñonoun
{m}

little owl [little owls] (species of owl)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ aʊl]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈaʊl]

mochuelo comúnnoun
{m}

mochuelo europeonoun
{m}

little pitchers have big ears (proverb)
phrase

hay orejas chiquitasphrase

Little Red Riding Hood (a folktale)
proper noun
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ red ˈraɪd.ɪŋ hʊd]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈred ˈraɪd.ɪŋ ˈhʊd]

Caperucita Rojaproper noun
{f}

little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ rɪŋd ˈplʌ.və(r)]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈrɪŋd ˈplʌ.vər]

chorlitejo chiconoun
{m}

Little Russia (a historical area)
proper noun

Rusia Menorproper noun
{f}

little stint (Calidris minuta)
noun

correlimos menudonoun
{m}

little woman (little + woman)
noun

mujercitanoun
{f}

little woman (wife)
noun

viejanoun
{f}

a little (to a small extent or degree)
adverb
[UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩]
[US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩]

un pelínadverb

un pocoadverb

un poquitoadverb

a little bird told me (idiomatic)
phrase
[UK: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ bɜːd təʊld miː]
[US: ə ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈbɝːd toʊld ˈmiː]

un pajarito me dijophrase

un pajarito me lo contóphrase

belittle [belittled, belittling, belittles] (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈlɪt.l̩]
[US: bə.ˈlɪt.l̩]

disminuirverb

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