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From little (adv ): less adv comparative (When talking about amount) lesser adv comparative (To modify an adjective—e.g. "That is a little-known work of art, but this is an even lesser-known one.") least adv superlative From little (adj ): littler adj comparative (For size or age—e.g."That tree is little, but the tree next to it is even littler.") littlest adj superlative (For size or age—e.g. "Theo is the littlest of my three little brothers.") less adj comparative (For amount—e.g. "I have little money. Certainly less money than him.") lesser adj comparative (For degree or intensity—e.g. "She has little love for him. Certainly, her love for him is lesser than her love for her mother.") least adj superlative (For amount—e.g. "I have little money, but Jim is the one who has least money out of all of us.")
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least adj (smallest in amount) het minst
Of the three brothers, Tony spends the least money on clothes.
least, the least adj (slightest) minste, laagste bn
I haven't the least idea how to drive a manual car.
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least n (lowest in importance) minst, kleinst bn
minste nw de/het
That is the least of my problems.
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allerminst bn (onbeduidend) least adj
slightest adj
minst bn (geringst) slightest adj
lowest adj
least adj
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little adj (small in size) klein bn
This TV is big, but the one in our bedroom is little.
little adj (small amount) beetje nw het
I just want a little salt on my potatoes.
little adj (not much) beetje nw het
She drinks little alcohol.
little adv (slightly) een beetje bw
lichtelijk bw
(informeel ) lichtjes bw
I am a little drunk, but in no way incapacitated.
little adj (sibling: younger) klein bn
jonger bn
I have three little brothers and one big sister.
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little adj (person: short) klein bn
She is too little to date a basketball player, isn't she?
little adj (trivial) onbenullig, onbetekend bn
It is such a little thing. Why do they argue about it so much?
little adj (mind: narrow) bekrompen bn
As Emerson said, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
little adj (endearingly small) klein bn
Oh, what a beautiful little puppy!
little adv (almost not at all) weinig bw
She was very shy, and spoke little.
little n (sthg small) beetje nw het
Chocolate? I'll just have a little.
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gering bn (klein) little, small adj
remote adj
slight, minor adj
klein bn (niet groot) small, little adj
minor adj
min bn (klein, nietig) poor adj
little, few adj
hapje nw het (kleine hoeveelheid) bit, little n
beetje nw het (kleine hoeveelheid) bit, little n
weinig onbep.vnw (niet veel) little adj
few adj
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