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1 ♦ little

♦ little (1) /ˈlɪtl/
a. (compar. less, superl. relat. least)

1 piccolo ( di statura, d'età, ecc.); poco; piccino ( anche di mente); corto; basso; breve; lieve; esiguo, scarso; gretto, meschino: big and little, alike, grandi (o potenti, ricchi) e piccoli; grossi e piccini; tutti quanti; a little man, un uomo piccolo; un omino; un ometto; a little man with a little mind, un uomo piccino di mente; un uomo gretto (o meschino); We have little bread [money, time], abbiamo poco pane [denaro, tempo]; My folks gave me little help, i miei mi hanno dato ben poco aiuto

2 piccolo; poco importante; comune: Why do you come to me with every little difficulty?, perché vieni da me per ogni piccola difficoltà (o per ogni piccolezza, inezia)?; the rights of the little man, i diritti dell'uomo comune

3 (idiom., equivalente dei dim. ital.; per es.:) a little bear, un orsacchiotto; a little lamb, un agnellino; a little ring, un anellino; a little bird, un uccellino; a little boy, un bambino; a little girl, una bambina; my little girl, la mia bambina ( mia figlia)

4 – a little, un po' di: Give me a little butter, dammi un po' di burro; a little care, un po' d'attenzione; a little help, un po' di aiuto

● the little, i piccoli; le persone comuni (o di poca importanza) □ (astron.) the Little Bear, l'Orsa Minore □ (fam.) a little bit, un po'; un pochino: All you need is a little bit of courage, non ti ci vuole che un po' di coraggio □ little brother, fratello minore; fratellino □ (polit., stor.) Little-Englander, fautore di un'Inghilterra «piccola»; anti-imperialista; anticolonialista □ (anat.) little finger, (dito) mignolo □ (bot.) little leaf, foglia nana; nanismo fogliare □ ( baseball, USA) the Little League, il Campionato juniores □ (fam.) little Mary, il pancino □ the little ones, i piccoli; i piccini; i bambini □ the little people, le fate; i folletti; gli gnomi □ little sister, sorella minore; sorellina □ (a bridge) little slam, piccolo slam □ little thing, cosa da poco, inezia, bazzecola; ( di bambino) carino: She always worries about little things, lei se la prende sempre per delle inezie □ (anat.) the little toe, il dito piccolo ( del piede) □ a little way, un piccolo tratto; per un po' ( di strada): Shall I go a little way with you?, vuoi che t'accompagni per un po'? □ a little while, un po' di tempo; un poco: Please stay a little while with me, per favore, resta un po' con me! □ very little, piccolissimo; pochissimo: There is very little milk, c'è pochissimo latte
♦ little (2) /ˈlɪtl/
pron. indef. e n.

1 poco; po'; pochino: He remembers very little of what happened, ricorda ben poco di quel che è successo; We must keep what little we have, dobbiamo serbare quel po' che abbiamo; What little of the book I have read is very good, quel po' del libro che ho letto è ottimo; little or nothing, poco o nulla; quasi niente

2 – a little, un po'; un poco: I want to taste a little of everything, voglio assaggiare un po' di tutto; Stay a little longer!, resta ancora un poco!; Give me a little, dammene un po'!

● little by little, a poco a poco, piano piano, per gradi: Little by little he began to understand, a poco a poco cominciò a capire □ after a little, dopo un po' ( di tempo); di lì a poco □ to make little of, capirci poco in ( una spiegazione, ecc.); dar poca importanza (o non dare peso) a: She made little of her health problems, diede poca importanza ai suoi problemi di salute □ to think little of, non pensarci su due volte; metterci poco a: He thinks little of killing a man, non ci pensa su due volte a uccidere un uomo □ to think little of sb., avere poca stima di q.; disistimare q. □ as little as possible, il meno possibile □ too little, troppo poco □ A little makes them happy, basta poco a farli felici □ Every little ( bit) helps, tutto serve; tutto fa brodo (pop.) □ (prov.) A little is better than none, meglio poco che niente.
♦ little (3) /ˈlɪtl/
avv. (compar. less, superl. relat. least)

1 ( di solito, very little) poco: I sleep very little, dormo pochissimo

2 – a little, un po'; alquanto; piuttosto: I'm a little better today, sto un po' meglio oggi; These shoes are a little too tight, queste scarpe sono un po' troppo strette; DIALOGO → - Ordering wine- I'd rather have something a little drier if possible, preferirei qualcosa di un po' più secco

3 non… affatto; niente… affatto; per niente; neanche lontanamente: Little does he know that we are on his tracks, non sa affatto che lo stiamo seguendo; She little cares, non gliene importa nulla

4 di rado; poco: I go there very little, ci vado pochissimo (o assai di rado)

● a little-known author, un autore poco noto.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ little
2 Little

I 1. ['lɪtl]
(compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminile

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
2.
pronome

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
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Note:

When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. 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 po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry 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 ['lɪtl]
avverbio

1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

2) (scarcely)

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te
III ['lɪtl]
aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

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['litl] 1. adjective
1) (small in size: He is only a little boy; when she was little (= a child).) piccolo

2) (small in amount; not much: He has little knowledge of the difficulties involved.) poco

3) (not important: I did not expect her to make a fuss about such a little thing.) piccolo, (poco importante)
2. pronoun
((only) a small amount: He knows little of the real world.) poco
3. adverb
1) (not much: I go out little nowadays.) poco

2) (only to a small degree: a little-known fact.) poco

3) (not at all: He little knows how ill he is.) (per niente)

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- a little
- little by little
- make little of
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(Surnames) Little /ˈlɪtl/
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I 1. ['lɪtl]
(compar. less; superl. least) quantisostantivo femminile

little chance — poche o scarse possibilità

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado
2.
pronome

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

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little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

to make little of — (disparage) dare poca importanza a, non dare peso a [ victory]; (not understand) non capire molto, capirci poco di [ speech]
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Note:

When little is used as a quantifier ( little time, little hope, little money, little chance), it is translated by poco / poca / pochi / poche: poco tempo, poca speranza, pochi soldi, poche possibilità. 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 po' or un poco: dammene un po' / un poco. - When little is used alone as a pronoun ( there is little I can do), it is very often translated non... un granché: non posso fare un granché. - For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun ( to do as little as possible etc.), see the entry 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 ['lɪtl]
avverbio

1) (not much) [speak, eat, go] poco

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

2) (scarcely)

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

3) (not at all)

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

4) a little (bit) (slightly) un po'

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

stay a little longer — rimani ancora un po' o un po' di più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

5) as little as

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te
III ['lɪtl]
aggettivo (compar. less; superl. least) When little is used with nouns to express such qualities as smallness, prettiness or disparagement, Italian may convey the same meaning by means of suffixes that alter the sense of the noun: a little house = una casetta; a little old man = un vecchietto; my little brother = il mio fratellino; her little sister = la sua sorellina; little girl = ragazzina; a little hat = un cappellino; little Mary = Mariuccia; a nasty little man = un perfido ometto; a silly little woman = una stupida donnetta. - Please note that, although smaller and smallest are generally used instead of littler e littlest, the Italian translation does not change: più piccolo, il più piccolo

1) (small) piccolo

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

2) (young) [sister, boy] piccolo

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

3) (feeble) [gesture, nod] piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

4) (lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] piccolo

5) (expressing scorn)

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

6) (short) [nap, holiday, break] breve

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

English-Italian dictionary > Little
3 little

I.

little¹ [ˈlɪtl]

adjective

petit

► little finger noun petit doigt m

► Little League noun (US) championnat de baseball pour les moins de 12 ans

► little toe noun petit orteil m

II.

little² [ˈlɪtl]

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1. adjective

2. pronoun

3. adverb

4. set structures

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► compar less, superl least

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1. adjective

( = not much) peu de

• there is little hope of finding survivors il y a peu d'espoir de retrouver des survivants

• I have very little money j'ai très peu d'argent

• so little time si peu de temps

• I have little time for reading je n'ai pas beaucoup le temps de lire

► a little... ( = some) un peu de...

• I have a little money left il me reste un peu d'argent

• would you like a little milk in your tea? voulez-vous un peu de lait dans votre thé ?

• we're having a little trouble nous avons un petit problème► no little...

• with no little difficulty avec beaucoup de difficulté

2. pronoun

   a. ( = not much) pas grand-chose

• there was little anyone could do il n'y avait pas grand-chose à faire

• he did little to help il n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider

• he did very little il n'a vraiment pas fait grand-chose

• he had little to say il n'avait pas grand-chose à dire

• that has very little to do with it! ça n'a pas grand-chose à voir !

• I know too little about him to have an opinion je le connais trop mal pour me former une opinion

• I see little of her nowadays je ne la vois plus beaucoup

• he had little or nothing to say about it il n'avait pratiquement rien à dire sur le sujet

• however little you give, we'll be grateful votre contribution, même la plus modeste, sera la bienvenue

► so little

• so little of what he says is true il y a si peu de vrai dans ce qu'il dit

• so little of the population is literate la population est si peu alphabétisée

• he lost weight because he ate so little il a perdu du poids parce qu'il mangeait très peu

   b. ( = small amount) the little I have seen is excellent le peu que j'en ai vu est excellent

• I did what little I could j'ai fait ce que j'ai pu

• every little helps ( = gift) tous les dons sont les bienvenus

► a little ( = a certain amount) un peu ; ( = a short time) un moment

• give me a little donne-m'en un peu

• I'd like a little of everything je voudrais un peu de tout

• they'll have to wait a little ils vont devoir attendre un moment

• after a little au bout d'un moment

3. adverb

   a. ( = not much) they spoke very little on the way home ils n'ont pas dit grand-chose sur le chemin du retour

• it's little better now he's rewritten it ça n'est pas beaucoup mieux maintenant qu'il l'a récrit

• it's little short of madness ça frise la folie

• little more than a month ago il y a à peine plus d'un mois

• a little-known work by Bach un morceau peu connu de Bach

► a little... ( = somewhat) un peu...

• she is a little tired elle est un peu fatiguée

• a little too big un peu trop grand

• a little more un peu plus

• a little less un peu moins

• a little later un peu plus tard

• a little more cream un peu plus de crème

   b. ( = not at all) he little imagined that... il était loin de s'imaginer que...

• little did he think that... il était loin de se douter que...

   c. ( = rarely) rarement

• it happens very little cela arrive très rarement

• I watch television very little nowadays je ne regarde plus beaucoup la télévision

4. set structures

► as little as

• as little as possible le moins possible

• you could get one for as little as £20 on peut en trouver pour seulement 20 livres

• you can eat well for as little as $5 on peut bien manger pour 5 dollars

• I like him as little as you do je ne l'aime pas plus que toi► little by little petit à petit peu à peu

► to make little of sth ( = accomplish easily) faire qch sans aucun mal ; ( = play down) minimiser qch ; ( = underestimate) sous-estimer qch

• the sailors made little of loading the huge boxes les marins chargeaient les énormes caisses sans aucun mal

• he made little of his opportunities ( = failed to exploit) il n'a pas tiré parti des possibilités qu'il avait► to say little for sb ( = reflect badly on)

it says little for him cela n'est pas vraiment à son honneur

• it says little for his honesty cela en dit long sur son honnêteté (ironique)

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Note: When little is used as a quantifier ( 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
I 1. ['lɪtl]
(comparative less; superlative least) quantifier

little chance — peu de chances

there's so little time — il y a si peu de temps

too little money — trop peu or pas assez d'argent

little or no influence — presque pas d'influence

I have little time for cheats — je ne supporte pas les tricheurs

I see little of Paul these days — je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment
2.
pronoun

save a little for me — gardes-en un peu pour moi

I only ate a little — je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu

I did what little I could — j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu

he remembers very little — il ne se souvient pas bien

there's little I can do — je ne peux pas faire grand-chose

age has little to do with it — l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans

to do as little as possible — faire le moins possible

little of note — rien de bien particulier

little or nothing — quasiment rien
3.
adverb

1) ( not much) peu

I go there very little — j'y vais très peu

the next results were little better — les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs

little more than an hour ago — il y a à peine plus d'une heure

it's little short of madness — cela frise la folie

a little-known novel — un roman peu connu

2) ( not at all)

little did she realize — elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte

little did they know that — ils étaient bien loin de se douter que
4.
a little (bit) adverbial phrase ( slightly) un peu

a little (bit) anxious — un peu inquiet

a little less/more — un peu moins/plus

stay a little longer — reste encore un peu
5.
as little as adverbial phrase

for as little as 10 dollars a day — pour seulement 10 dollars par jour

as little as £60 — juste 60 livres sterling
II ['lɪtl]
adjective

1) ( small) [house, smile, voice] petit (before n)

poor little thing — pauvre petit/-e m/f

she's a nice little thing — elle est adorable

2) ( young) [sister, boy] petit (before n)

when I was little — quand j'étais petit

3) ( in a small way) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n)

4) ( expressing scorn)

a poky little flat — un petit appartement minable

a nasty little boy — un méchant petit garçon

5) ( short) [snooze] petit (before n)

a little holiday — quelques jours de vacances

a little break — une petite pause

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little by little — petit à petit

to make little of — ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech]

English-French dictionary > little
4 little

I.

little ( comp less ; superl least)

❢ When little is used as a quantifier ( little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts. For examples and particular usages see A below. When a little is used as a pronoun ( give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne-moi 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 B 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.

A quantif little hope/chance peu d'espoir/de chances ; little damage was done il y avait peu de dégâts ; we've made little progress nous avons fait peu de progrès ; there's so little time il y a si peu de temps ; too little money trop peu or pas assez d'argent ; there's little sense ou point ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens ; he speaks little German il ne parle presque pas allemand ; little or no influence/training presque pas d'influence/de formation ; little or no time/money presque pas de temps/d'argent ; with no little difficulty non sans mal ; I have little time ou sympathy for cheats je ne supporte pas les tricheurs ; I see little of Paul these days je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment ; ⇒ chance.

B pron taste a little goûtez-en un peu ; save a little for me gardes-en un peu pour moi ; I only ate a little je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu ; a little of the money un peu de l'argent ; the little I saw wasn't very good le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien ; I did what little I could j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu ; he remembers very little il ne se souvient pas bien ; little of what he says is true il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit ; there's little I can do je ne peux pas faire grand-chose ; she did little to help elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider ; I got little out of the lecture je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours ; age has little to do with it l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans ; to do as little as possible faire le moins possible ; to know little about mechanics ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique ; there's little to worry about il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter ; little of note rien de bien particulier ; it says little for his honesty ça en dit long sur son honnêteté ; it says very little for her ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur ; little or nothing quasiment rien ; ⇒ help.

C adv

1 ( rarely) [say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh] peu ; I go there very little j'y vais très peu ; she visits them as little as possible elle leur rend visite le moins souvent possible ; his books are little read on ne le lit plus guère ;

2 (hardly, scarcely) to be little changed ne pas avoir beaucoup changé ; the next results were little better les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs ; little more than an hour ago il y a à peine une heure ; it's little short of madness cela frise la folie ; a little-known novel un roman peu connu ;

3 ( not at all) little did she realize that the watch was stolen elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte que la montre était volée ; I little thought ou supposed that he would do it je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il le ferait ; little did they know that ils étaient bien loin de se douter que ; little do you know! si tu savais!

D a little (bit) adv phr ( slightly) un peu ; a little (bit) anxious/surprised un peu inquiet/surpris ; a little less/more un peu moins/plus ; stay a little longer reste encore un peu ; I was not a little surprised/offended j'étais plutôt surpris/vexé ; ‘I'm a genius,’ he said, not a little proudly ‘je suis un génie,’ a-t-il dit, non sans fierté.

E as little as adv phr for as little as 10 dollars a day pour seulement 10 dollars par jour ; it can cost as little as £60 cela coûte seulement 60 livres sterling ; I like Henry as little as you do je n'aime Henry guère plus que toi.

II.

little adj

1 ( small) petit (before n) ; a little house une petite maison ; a little something un petit quelque chose ; poor little thing pauvre petit/-e m/f ; a little old lady une petite vieille dame ; she's a nice little thing elle est adorable ;

2 ( young) [brother, sister, boy, girl] petit (before n) ; when I was little quand j'étais petit ; the baboon and its little ones le babouin et ses petits ; Mrs Carter and all the little Carters Madame Carter et tous ses enfants ;

3 (feeble, weak) [gesture, nod, smile] petit (before n) ; a little voice said… une petite voix dit… ;

4 ( lacking influence) [farmer, businessman] petit (before n) ;

5 (expressing scorn, contempt) he's a little despot c'est un vrai petit tyran ; a poky little flat un petit appartement minable ; a nasty little boy un méchant petit garçon ;

6 ( short) [nap, snooze] petit (before n) ; a little holiday quelques jours de vacances ; a little break une petite pause ; I'll walk with you a little way je ferai un bout de chemin avec toi ; stay a little while reste un moment ; a little while longer encore un peu.

Idioms

little by little petit à petit ; to make little of ( disparage) ne pas faire grand cas de [achievement, victory] ; ( not understand) ne pas comprendre grand-chose à [speech, report] ; ⇒ fancy, learning, too. Pour le comparatif et le superlatif on préférera les formes smaller et smallest à littler and littlest.

Big English-French dictionary > little
5 afecto físico

(n.) = physical affection

Ex. The author describes his adopted parents and remembers how he experienced very little physical affection during his childhood.

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(n.) = physical affection

Ex: The author describes his adopted parents and remembers how he experienced very little physical affection during his childhood.

Spanish-English dictionary > afecto físico
6 padres adoptivos

m.pl.

foster parents.

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(n.) = adopted parents

Ex. The author describes his adopted parents and remembers how he experienced very little physical affection during his childhood.

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(n.) = adopted parents

Ex: The author describes his adopted parents and remembers how he experienced very little physical affection during his childhood.

Spanish-English dictionary > padres adoptivos
7 Hope

I [həʊp]
nome

1) speranza f.

to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.

to have hopes of doing — sperare di fare

there is little hope left for them — non hanno molte speranze

to set one's hopes on doing — sperare di tutto cuore di fare

to be beyond (all) o without hope essere senza speranza; to keep one's hopes high mantenere vive le proprie speranze; there are grounds for hope ci sono buone ragioni per sperare; to raise sb.'s hopes dare speranza a qcn.; to dash sb.'s hopes infrangere le speranze di qcn.; to have no hope of (doing) sth. non avere nessuna speranza di (fare) qcs.; there is little hope that ci sono poche speranze che; there is no hope of non ci sono speranze di; what a hope! some hope! colloq. magari! he hasn't got a hope in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima speranza

2) (promising person) speranza f.
II 1. [həʊp]
verbo transitivo sperare (

to do — di fare)

it is to be hoped that — c'è da sperare che

I hope (that) he'll come — spero che venga

I only o just hope he remembers spero solo che si ricordi; I (do) hope so, not spero (proprio) di sì, di no; hoping to hear from you — (in letter) nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie
2.
verbo intransitivo sperare

to hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.

don't hope for too much — non sperarci troppo

all we can do is hope — non ci rimane altro che sperare

to hope for the best — sperare per il meglio

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to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze

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[həup] 1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) sperare
2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) speranza

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) speranza

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) speranza

•

- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes
* * *
(First names) Hope /həʊp/
f.

Speranza

* * *
I [həʊp]
nome

1) speranza f.

to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.

to have hopes of doing — sperare di fare

there is little hope left for them — non hanno molte speranze

to set one's hopes on doing — sperare di tutto cuore di fare

to be beyond (all) o without hope essere senza speranza; to keep one's hopes high mantenere vive le proprie speranze; there are grounds for hope ci sono buone ragioni per sperare; to raise sb.'s hopes dare speranza a qcn.; to dash sb.'s hopes infrangere le speranze di qcn.; to have no hope of (doing) sth. non avere nessuna speranza di (fare) qcs.; there is little hope that ci sono poche speranze che; there is no hope of non ci sono speranze di; what a hope! some hope! colloq. magari! he hasn't got a hope in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima speranza

2) (promising person) speranza f.
II 1. [həʊp]
verbo transitivo sperare (

to do — di fare)

it is to be hoped that — c'è da sperare che

I hope (that) he'll come — spero che venga

I only o just hope he remembers spero solo che si ricordi; I (do) hope so, not spero (proprio) di sì, di no; hoping to hear from you — (in letter) nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie
2.
verbo intransitivo sperare

to hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.

don't hope for too much — non sperarci troppo

all we can do is hope — non ci rimane altro che sperare

to hope for the best — sperare per il meglio

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to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze

English-Italian dictionary > Hope
8 hope

həup
1. verb
(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) esperar

2. noun
1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) esperanza

2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) esperanza

3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) esperanza, sueño

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- hopeful
- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes

hope¹ n esperanza

there's little hope of finding the treasure hay pocas esperanzas de encontrar el tesoro

never lose hope! ¡nunca pierdas la esperanza!

to give up hope / to lose hope perder las esperanzas

hope² vb esperar

here's a present for you, I hope you like it aquí tienes un regalo, espero que te guste

is Emma coming? I hope so ¿viene Emma? Espero que sí

to hope for the best esperar que la suerte nos acompañe

El gerundio de hope se escribe hoping

hope

tr[həʊp]

noun

1 (gen) esperanza; (false) ilusión nombre femenino

■ don't get your hopes up too soon no te hagas ilusiones antes de tiempo

■ she had high hopes for her son tenía grandes esperanzas puestas en su hijo

transitive verb

1 esperar

■ I hope you're well espero que estés bien

intransitive verb

1 esperar

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

I hope not espero que no

I hope so espero que sí

not a hope! familiar ¡ni hablar!

some hope! familiar ¡qué va!

to have little hope of doing something tener pocas posibilidades de hacer algo

hope chest SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL ajuar nombre masculino

hope ['ho:p] v, hoped ; hoping vi

: esperar

hope vt

: esperar que

we hope she comes: esperamos que venga

I hope not: espero que no

hope n

: esperanza f

hope

n.

• esperanza s.f.

• expectativa s.f.

• ilusión (Esperanza) s.f.

v.

• esperar v.

həʊp
I

mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)

II
1.

intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...

2.

vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf

[hǝʊp]
1. N

1) (=expectation) esperanza f

where there's life there's hope — mientras hay vida, hay esperanza

my hope is that he'll see reason — espero que entre en razón

• to be beyond (all) hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

• to build one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

• to be full of hope — estar lleno de esperanzas or ilusión

• to get one's hopes up (about or over sth) — hacerse ilusiones (con algo)

don't get your hopes up — no te hagas ilusiones

• to give up hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

• to have hopes of doing sth — tener esperanzas de hacer algo

I haven't much hope of succeeding — no tengo muchas esperanzas de conseguirlo

I had great hopes of or for him — tenía muchas esperanzas puestas en él

• he set out with high hopes — empezó lleno de esperanzas or ilusión, empezó con muchas esperanzas

• I ignored him in the hope that he would go away — no le hice caso con la esperanza de que se fuera

• I don't think there's much chance but we live in hope — no creo que haya muchas posibilidades pero la esperanza es lo último que se pierde

she lives in (the) hope of seeing her son again — vive con la esperanza de volver a ver a su hijo

• to lose hope (of doing sth) — perder las esperanzas (de hacer algo)

• to be past hope — [damaged article] no tener posibilidad de reparación; [person] no tener remedio

• to place one's hope(s) in/on sth — depositar las esperanzas en algo

• to raise sb's hopes — dar esperanzas a algn

don't raise her hopes too much — no le des demasiadas esperanzas

don't raise your hopes — no te hagas ilusiones
false 1., 3), forlorn, pin 2., 3)
2) (=chance) posibilidad f

he hasn't much hope of winning — no tiene muchas posibilidades de ganar

there is little hope of reaching an agreement — hay pocas posibilidades or esperanzas de llegar a un acuerdo

• you haven't got a hope in hell * — no tienes la más remota posibilidad

• there's no hope of that — no hay posibilidad de eso

• not a hope! * — ¡ni en sueños!

• your only hope is to... — tu única esperanza es...

• some hope(s)! * —

"have you got the day off tomorrow?" - "some hope(s)!" — -¿libras mañana? -¡qué va! or ¡ya quisiera yo!

"maybe she'll change her mind" - "some hope(s)!" — -tal vez cambie de idea -¡no caerá esa breva!

3) (=person) esperanza f

he's the bright hope of the team — es la gran esperanza del equipo

you are my last/only hope — tú eres mi última/única esperanza

2.

VT esperar

your mother is well, I hope? — espero que su madre esté bien

to hope that... — esperar que... + subjun

I hope he comes soon — espero que venga pronto, ojalá venga pronto

I was hoping you'd stay — esperaba que te quedaras

I hope you don't think I'm going to do it! — ¡no pensarás que lo voy a hacer yo!

I hope to God or hell she remembers * — quiera el cielo que se acuerde

to hope to do sth — esperar hacer algo

what do you hope to gain from that? — ¿qué esperas ganar or conseguir con eso?

hoping to hear from you — en espera or a la espera de recibir noticias tuyas

• let's hope it doesn't rain — esperemos que no llueva

• I hope not — espero que no

• I hope so — espero que sí

I should hope so (too)! — ¡eso espero!

"I washed my hands first" - "I should hope so too!" — -me he lavado las manos antes -¡eso espero!

"but I apologized" - "I should hope so too!" — -pero me disculpé -¡faltaría más!

3.

VI esperar

• to hope against hope — esperar en vano

• to hope for sth — esperar algo

it's the best we can hope for — no podemos esperar nada mejor

we're hoping for a boy this time — esta vez esperamos que sea niño

I shouldn't hope for too much from this meeting — no depositaría muchas esperanzas en esta reunión

I always knew it was too much to hope for — siempre supe que era mucho pedir

we'll just have to hope for the best — esperemos que todo salga bien

I'm just going to enter the competition and hope for the best — voy a presentarme al concurso y que sea lo que Dios quiera

• to hope in God — confiar en Dios

4.

CPD

hope chest N — (US) ajuar m (de novia)

* * *
[həʊp]
I

mass & count noun esperanza f

the doctor told us she was beyond hope — el médico nos dijo que lo suyo no tenía cura

don't get your hopes up too much — no te hagas demasiadas ilusiones

to give up hope — perder* la(s) esperanza(s)

we have high hopes of him/his getting a gold medal — tenemos muchas esperanzas de que obtenga una medalla de oro

she did it in the hope of a reward — lo hizo con la esperanza de obtener una recompensa

to build up o raise one's hopes — hacerse* or forjarse ilusiones

to raise false hopes — crear falsas expectativas

to pin one's hopes on something/somebody — cifrar or depositar las esperanzas en algo/alguien

we haven't got a hope in hell — (colloq) no tenemos ni la más remota posibilidad

not a hope! — (colloq) ni lo sueñes!

some hope! — (iro) sí, espérate sentado! (fam & iró)

II
1.

intransitive verb esperar

I hope so/not — espero que sí/que no

to hope FOR something: we're hoping for good weather esperamos tener buen tiempo; to hope for the best esperar que todo resulte (bien) or salga bien; to hope against hope that... — esperar contra todo pronóstico que...

2.

vt

to hope (THAT) — esperar que (+ subj)

to hope to + INF — esperar + inf

English-spanish dictionary > hope
9 что

I мест. (рд. чего́, дт. чему́, вн. что, тв. чем, пр. чём)
1) вопросит. мест. и относит. мест. ( указывает на предмет или ситуацию) what

что э́то (тако́е)? — what is this?

что зна́чит э́то сло́во? — what does this word mean?

он не зна́ет, что э́то зна́чит — he does not know what this means

что (вы сказа́ли)? — what did you say?

что е́сли он не придёт? — what if he does not come?

что де́лать? — what is to be done?

для чего́ э́то употребля́ется / слу́жит? — what is it (used) for?

что он из себя́ представля́ет? — what kind of person is he?

2) (и это, а это) which

он пришёл по́здно, что бы́ло необы́чно — he came late, which was unusual

3) ( который) that, which; как дополнение часто опускается

(та) кни́га, что на столе́ — the book that / which is on the table

(та) кни́га, что он дал ей — the book (that) he gave her

э́то всё, что там напи́сано — that is all that is written there

всё, что он знал — all he knew

э́то та са́мая кни́га, что он дал ей — this is the very book he gave her

да́йте ему́ не э́то письмо́, а то, что она́ принесла́ вчера́ — don't give him this letter, but the one she brought yesterday

4) разг. ( что-нибудь) anything

е́сли что случи́тся — if anything happens

5)

что... что (одно... другое) — this... that; some... other

что оста́вил, что взял с собо́й — this [some things] he left, that [other things] he took with him

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что вы! (нет, не верно) — no!, by no means!, far from it!

что до — as for; with regard to, concerning

что до него́, он согла́сен — as to / for him, he agrees

что до меня́ — as for me; as far as I am concerned

что ему́ до э́того — what does he care for / about it; what does it matter to him

что ж(е) разг. (ладно) — well; all right; why (not)

что ж, он сде́лает э́то сам — well [all right], he will do it himself

что ж(е) из э́того?, ну и что ж(е)? — well, what of that?; so what does it mean?

(ну и) что ж(е), что... — what does it matter if...

ну и что ж, что он не умён — what does it matter if he is not too bright

что за, что... за разг. (при вопросе: какой) — what; (какого рода и т.п.) what kind / sort of; ( при восклицании) what (+ a, an, если данное слово может употребляться с неопределённым артиклем)

что за кни́ги там?, что там за кни́ги? — what books are those?

что э́то за де́рево? — what kind of tree is it?

что за шум! — what a noise!

что за мысль! — what an idea!

что и говори́ть вводн. сл. разг. — there is no denying; it has to be admitted; let's face it

что к чему́ — what is what

не понима́ть, что к чему́ — not know what is what

знать, что к чему́ — know the how and why of things; know a thing or two

что ли разг. — perhaps, may be

оста́вить э́то здесь, что ли? — shall I perhaps leave it here?

что ни (при сущ.) — every

что ни день, пого́да меня́ется — the weather changes every day

что... ни (при гл.) — whatever

что он ни ска́жет, интере́сно — whatever he says is interesting

что бы ни случи́лось — whatever happens

что по́льзы / про́ку / то́лку разг. — what is the use / sense

что с ва́ми? — what is the matter with you?

что тут тако́го? — what's wrong with that?

в чём де́ло?, что случи́лось? — what is the matter?

не что ино́е как — nothing other than, nothing less than, nothing short of

не за что (ответ на благодарность) — not at all; don't mention it; you're welcome

ни за что — 1) (тж. ни за что на све́те; ни в коем случае) not for anything in the world 2) ( напрасно) for nothing at all

ни за что ни про что — for nothing at all

при чём тут я? — what do I have to do with it?

оста́ться ни при чём — get nothing for one's pains

с чего́ бы э́то вдруг? — what's the cause?, now, why?

то, что — what

он по́мнит то, что она́ сказа́ла — he remembers what she said

э́то не то, что он ду́мал — it is not what he thought

э́то не то, чего́ он ожида́л — it is not what he expected

уйти́ ни с чем — go away empty-handed; get nothing for one's pains

хоть бы что — см. хоть

чего́ бы... не — what... wouldn't

чего́ бы он не дал за э́то! — what wouldn't he give for that!

чего́ до́брого разг. — may... for all I know

он чего́ до́брого опозда́ет — he may be late for all I know

чего́ сто́ит...! — см. стоить

чего́ там (+ инф.) разг. — what's the use (of ger)

чего́ там разгова́ривать — what is the use of talking

чего́ то́лько... не — what... not

чего́ то́лько он не ви́дел! — what hasn't he seen!, the things he has seen!; there's precious ['pre-] little he hasn't seen!
II союз
1) ( присоединяет придаточное предложение) that; часто не переводится

он сказа́л, что она́ придёт — he said (that) she would come

э́то так про́сто, что ка́ждый поймёт — it is so simple that anybody can understand it

э́то тако́е тру́дное сло́во, что он не мо́жет его́ запо́мнить — it is such a difficult word that he cannot remember it

то, что — (the fact) that

то, что он э́то сде́лал, их удиви́ло — (the fact) that he did it surprised them

он узна́л о том, что она́ уе́хала — he learnt that she had left

они́ узна́ли [ду́мали, вообража́ли, предполага́ли], что он у́мный челове́к — they knew [thought, imagined, supposed] him to be a clever man

они́ ожида́ли, что он придёт — they expected him to come

2)

что... что (как... так и) — whether... or

он всегда́ мра́чный - что до́ма, что на рабо́те — he is always gloomy, whether at home or at work

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потому́... что — см. потому I
III вопросит. нареч. разг.
( почему) why

что ты не ложи́шься спать? — why aren't you going to bed?

что же ты молча́ла? — why didn't you say anything?

что так? — why so?, why is that?; ( в ответ на отрицание) why not?

Новый большой русско-английский словарь > что

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he remembers very little

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he remembers very little

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