Значення для small англійською

small

adjective

/smɔːl/ us

/smɑːl/

small adjective (LITTLE)

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little in size or amount when compared with what is typical or average:

a small dog/house/car/country

Would you like a large or small cola with your burger?

Ella is the smallest girl in her class.

small town I'd rather live in a small town than a big city.

small number Only a small number of applicants are successful.

too small for That jacket's too small for you.

small for He's small for his age.

pitifully small The number of women in parliament is pitifully (= extremely) small.

in small quantities Liqueurs are usually drunk in small quantities.

Синоніми

diminutive 
dinky  informal
exiguous formal
infinitesimal formal
itsy-bitsy humorous
little  (SMALL)
microscopic informal humorous
midget 
mini-
miniature 
minute
teensy informal
teeny informal
wee  Scottish English or informal
weeny UK informal

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not great in size, amount, etc.

smallI live in a small town.
littleShe's a good little girl.
a littleI just want a little ice cream.
a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake.
tinyHis body was covered in tiny red spots.

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We're having a small drinks party next Thursday.
The apartments are very small, which is fine for one person.
The company was still very small when I first joined.
We spent our holidays in a small French town.
The house has a large back garden, and a small front garden.

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Small in number and quantity

small adjective (YOUNG)

A small child is a very young child that is older than a baby:

Taking care of small children can be very tiring.

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They have two small children.
A small child stood sullenly by her side.
Having small children really restricts your social life.
With four small children running around, the place is a madhouse.
Is this film appropriate for small children?

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Describing people who are young

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small adjective (LIMITED ACTIVITY)

[ before noun ]

limited in the amount of an activity:

The government should give more help to small businessmen (= people whose businesses are of a limited size).

small eater Chris is a small eater so he won't want much.

in a small way If you can help us in a small way (= to a limited degree) it would be greatly appreciated.

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Small in number and quantity

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small adjective (NOT IMPORTANT)

not very important or not likely to cause problems:

She just made a couple of small mistakes in the test.

I have a small problem I would like to discuss with you.

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Of little or less importance

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small adjective (ASHAMED)

ashamed or weak:

feel small Talking to her makes me feel small.

look small He's always trying to make me look small in front of my boss.

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Of little or less importance

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small adjective (LETTER SIZE)

[ before noun ]

Small letters are not capital letters:

The poet e e cummings sometimes wrote his name with small letters.

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Lettering & alphabets

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Слово за темою

smallness

Ідіоми

grateful/thankful for small mercies
it's a small world
a small fortune
small wonder
with a small "c", "d", etc.

small

adverb

/smɔːl/ us

/smɑːl/

in a small size:

The instructions are printed so small I can hardly read them.

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small

noun

/smɔːl/ us

/smɑːl/

small noun (BODY)

the small of your back

the middle of the lower back:

in the small of your back I have a pain in the small of my back.

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small noun (UNDERWEAR)

smalls [ plural ] UK old-fashioned informal

underwear, especially when being washed or about to be washed:

Do you have any smalls that need washing?

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(Визначення для small з Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

small | Словник американської англійської

small

adjective

/smɔl/

small adjective (LESS)

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[ -er/-est only ]

not big; less in size or amount than is average:

a small business

small lunches

He’s small for his age.

Those jackets come in small, medium, and large sizes.

[ -er/-est only ]

Small (abbreviation S) is a size of clothing or other product that is smaller than average:

Those sweaters are available in small, medium, and large (sizes).

small of your back

The small of your back is the back below the waist where it curves in slightly.

small adjective (YOUNG)

[ -er/-est only ]

(of children) very young:

His mother died when he was small.

small adjective (LACKING IMPORTANCE)

[ -er/-est only ]

not having much importance or effect:

a small problem

a small part in a movie

small adjective (LETTER SIZE)

[ not gradable ]

(of a letter of the alphabet) lowercase

Ідіома

a small fortune

small

adverb [ -er/-est only ]

/smɔl/

small adverb [-er/-est only] (IN SMALL SIZE)

in small pieces, or in a size or amount that is less than average:

The ingredients are printed so small I can hardly read them.

(Визначення для small з Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

small | Ділова англійська мова

small

adjective

/smɔːl/ us

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limited in size, amount, activity, etc.:

Loans help small firms fund training.

The company made a small profit last year.

not very important or likely to cause problems:

Verna said the review team would not mire itself in such small details.

In the construction industry, small mistakes can become multi-million dollar problems.

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small

In general, the laser-heated plasma volume is smaller than the cluster plume.

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Small lanes were gradually added to demarcate different sections and also to connect them as an organic whole.

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Sometimes the cremated remains are placed in an urn, but more commonly they are scattered in a small pit or placed in an organic container.

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It is preserved as an impression, with a small amount of organic material remaining.

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These are now seen to be only a small element of a complex system driven by concerns other than the purely cognitive.

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People from this region have produced a relatively small number of music technology-related publications.

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These blocks will be returned after extraction of small diameter cores of tissue for the production of tissue micro-arrays.

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The stage was cramped; the audience capacity was small; and the new theatre represented a severe financial liability to a very shaky opera company.

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However, the following proposition shows that the constant 1/6 in the density assumption cannot be replaced with a smaller constant.

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The numbers illustrate that nationally there have been two strong parties and other very small ones.

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The large numbers of small parties have only rarely brought about a crisis of governability, however.

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The large number of small parties is usually explained in two ways.

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The connection weights are initialized to small random values.

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In general, a random orientation can not be shown to balance each of a large number of small cocircuits.

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The wire array geometry was identical to that of the small-radius array, except 24 wires were mounted at a radius of only 5 mm.

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