small

small
small [{{t}}smɔ:l]
1 adjective
(a) (in size) petit;
small children les jeunes enfants mpl;
small child (young) enfant mf en bas âge, petit(e) enfant mf; (small in size) enfant mf de petite taille;
a small coffee une petite tasse (de café);
{{}}euphemism{{}} the smallest room le petit coin;
the small screen le petit écran;
small sizes les petites tailles fpl;
to get or to grow smaller devenir plus petit, diminuer;
to make smaller (hole) réduire;
the new wallpaper makes the room look smaller le nouveau papier peint rapetisse la pièce;
to make oneself small se faire tout petit
(b) (in number → crowd, family, population) peu nombreux; (in quantity → dose, amount, percentage) petit, faible; (→ resources) faible; (→ supply) petit; (→ salary, sum) petit, modeste; (→ helping) petit, peu copieux; (→ meal) léger;
the audience was very small l'assistance était très peu nombreuse, il y avait très peu de monde;
the smallest possible number of guests le moins d'invités possible;
in small numbers en petit nombre;
to get or to grow smaller diminuer, décroître;
the problems don't get any smaller les problèmes ne vont pas (en) s'amenuisant;
to make smaller (income) diminuer; (staff) réduire
(c) (in scale, range) petit; (minor) petit, mineur;
down to the smallest details jusqu'aux moindres détails;
a small voice une petite voix;
it's no small achievement c'est une réussite non négligeable;
it makes not the smallest difference ça ne fait pas la moindre différence;
there's the small matter of the £150 you still owe me il reste ce petit problème des 150 livres que tu me dois;
it's small wonder that they lost ce n'est guère étonnant qu'ils aient perdu;
I like to be able to help in a small way j'aime me sentir utile;
I do some acting, in a small way je fais un peu de théâtre;
he felt responsible in his own small way il se sentait responsable à sa façon;
in her own small way she had made a worthwhile contribution dans la limite de ses moyens, elle avait apporté une pierre à l'édifice;
{{}}familiar{{}} it's {{}}British{{}} small beer or {{}}American{{}} small potatoes c'est de la petite bière;
{{}}familiar{{}} we're very {{}}British{{}} small beer or {{}}American{{}} small potatoes in the advertising world nous ne représentons pas grand-chose dans le monde de la publicité
(d) (petty) petit, mesquin;
I felt very small (ashamed) je n'étais pas fier; (humiliated) je me suis senti très humilié;
to make sb look or feel small humilier qn, rabaisser qn;
they've got small minds ce sont des esprits mesquins
2 adverb
(chop) menu, fin; (write) petit;
to cut sth up small couper qch en tout petits morceaux;
to roll sth up small (lengthways) rouler qch bien serré; (in a ball) rouler qch en petite boule;
the cat curled itself up small le chat s'est roulé en boule;
to think small voir petit
3 noun
(a) (small part)
small of the back creux m ou chute f des reins;
I have a pain in the small of my back j'ai mal aux reins ou au creux des reins;
he took her by the small of the waist il l'a prise par la taille
(b) (size) petite taille f;
this T-shirt's a small ce tee-shirt est une petite taille
4 smalls plural noun
{{}}familiar{{}} {{}}humorous{{}} sous-vêtements mpl;
to wash one's smalls faire sa petite lessive
►► small ad petite annonce f;
small arms armes fpl portatives;
the sound of small arms fire des tirs mpl d'arme portative;
small business (firm) petite entreprise f, PME f; (shop) petit commerce m;
small businessman petit entrepreneur m ou patron m;
{{}}Typography{{}} & {{}}Computing{{}} small capitals, small caps petites capitales fpl;
small change petite monnaie f;
{{}}Cars{{}} small end (of connecting rod) pied m;
small fry menu fretin m;
he's {{}}British{{}} small fry or {{}}American{{}} a small fry il ne compte pas;
small hours petit matin m;
in the small hours au petit matin;
{{}}Anatomy{{}} small intestine intestin m grêle;
{{}}Finance{{}} small investor petit porteur m;
small letter (lettre f) minuscule f;
in small letters en (lettres) minuscules;
small print petits caractères mpl;
make sure you read the small print before you sign lisez bien ce qui est écrit en petits caractères avant de signer;
small scale petite échelle f;
on a small scale sur une petite échelle;
small talk (UNCOUNT) banalités fpl;
to make small talk échanger des banalités;
to make small talk with sb faire la conversation à qn;
I'm no good at small talk je ne sais pas faire la conversation;
{{}}Typography{{}} small type petits corps mpl
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