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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 |
little black dress (woman's short black dress) noun | lilla svartasubstantiv |
little boy (a diminutive male child) noun [UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˌbɔɪ] [US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˌbɔɪ] | gosse [~n gossar]substantiv småpojke [~n ~pojkar]substantiv |
little bunting (Emberiza pusilla) noun | dvärgsparvsubstantiv |
little bustard (Tetrax tetrax) noun | småtrappsubstantiv |
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 |
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 flickebarn [~et ~]substantiv jänta [~n jäntor]substantiv tjej [~en ~er]substantiv tös [~en ~er]substantiv |
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 |
little owl [little owls] (species of owl) noun [UK: ˈlɪt.l̩ aʊl] [US: ˈlɪt.l̩ ˈaʊl] | minervaugglasubstantiv |
little pitchers have big ears (proverb) phrase | |
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 |
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 |
little toe (smallest toe of the foot) noun | lilltå [~n ~r]substantiv |
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] | |
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 |