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little meaning in Swedish

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little [littler, littlest] ((of a sibling) younger)
adjective
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩]

lille-adjektiv

yngreadjektiv

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

liteadverb

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

litedeterminer

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

liten [litet, lille lilla små mindre minst]adjektiv

little bittern (bittern of the genus Ixobrychus)
noun

dvärgrördromsubstantiv
{c}

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

lilla svartasubstantiv
{c}

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

gosse [~n gossar]substantiv
{c}

småpojke [~n ~pojkar]substantiv
{c}

little bunting (Emberiza pusilla)
noun

dvärgsparvsubstantiv
{c}

little bustard (Tetrax tetrax)
noun

småtrappsubstantiv
{c}

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

bit för bitadverb

efterhandadverb

lite i tagetadverb

pö om pöadverb

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

silkeshägersubstantiv
{c}

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

lillfinger [~fingret ~fingrar]substantiv

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

flickasubstantiv
{c}

flickebarn [~et ~]substantiv
{n}

jänta [~n jäntor]substantiv
{c}

tjej [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

tös [~en ~er]substantiv
{c}

little grebe (bird)
noun
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ ɡriːb]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈɡriːb]

smådoppingsubstantiv

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

små gröna mänsubstantiv
{c-Pl}

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

minervaugglasubstantiv

little pitchers have big ears (proverb)
phrase

små grytor har också öronphrase

Little Red Book (Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung)
proper noun

Maos lilla rödaproper noun

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

Rödluvanproper noun
{c}

Little Russia (a historical area)
proper noun

Lillrysslandproper noun

Little Russian (of or pertaining to Little Russia)
adjective
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈrʌ.ʃən]
[US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈrʌ.ʃən]

lillryskadjektiv

little stint (Calidris minuta)
noun

småsnäppasubstantiv
{c}

little toe (smallest toe of the foot)
noun

lilltå [~n ~r]substantiv
{c}

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

en smulaadverb

liteadverb

lite grann/lite grandadverb

litegrannadverb

litetadverb

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

en liten fågel kvittrade i mitt öraphrase

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]

förminska [~de ~t]verb

förringa [~de ~t]verb

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