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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen |
| gering bn | (klein) | little, small adj |
| | | remote adj |
| | | slight, minor adj |
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| scant adj | (little) | karig, gering, weinig bn |
| | Dorothy has scant pity for unhappy rich people. |
| slight adj | (very little) | gering, klein bn |
| | There was a slight breeze blowing. |
| scanty adj | (meagre) | schraal bn |
| | | karig bn |
| | | gering bn |
| | The scanty furnishings made the room look bare. |
| insignificant adj | (amount: small) | gering bn |
| | | te verwaarlozen bn |
| | The interest they pay on this account is really insignificant. |
| exiguous adj | (meagre) | gering, onbeduidend bn |
| | With only exiguous resources at their disposal, many inner-city families struggle to put food on the table. |
| vaguely adv | (faintly, slightly) | gering bw |
| | (figuurlijk) | vaag bw |
| | There are a few vaguely interesting articles in the magazine. |
| scantily adv | (sparsely) | karig bw |
| | | gering bw |
| | | krap bw |
| | The house was scantily furnished, and sound echoed off the walls. |
meagerly (US),
meagrely (UK) adv | (in a scant way) | gering bw |
| | | matig, schamel bw |
| | The prisoners ate meagerly from small wooden bowls. |
| minor adj | (not as important) | klein, gering, luttel bn |
| | | secundair, ondergeschikt bn |
| | | minder belangrijk bw+bn |
| | | licht bn |
| | That's a minor issue; there are more important things to think about. |
| slim adj | figurative (chance: small) | klein, gering bn |
| | There's a slim possibility of Robert losing his job. |
| small adj | (not significant) | klein, gering bn |
| | That investment only gave a small return; we should invest elsewhere. |
| modest adj | (small in amount) | klein, gering bn |
| | | bescheiden bn |
| | The stock values saw a modest rise yesterday. | | | My mother only drinks a modest amount of alcohol. |
| thinly adv | figurative (scantily, sparingly) | karig, gering bw |
| | Resources are spread thinly in the war-torn country. |
| brief adj | (clothing: scanty, skimpy) | schaars, karig, gering bn |
| | Mrs. Winston thought the woman's dress was too brief for the venue. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| light adj | (low volume) | gering, weinig bn |
| | There was only light trading in the commodities markets due to the holiday. |
| fine adj | (small) | dun bn |
| | | klein, gering bn |
| | Vermeer's paintings are admired for their fine detail. |
| narrow adj | (of limited extent) | beperkt bn |
| | | gering bn |
| | | klein bn |
| | | weinig bn |
| | NASA had a narrow time period to launch the rocket. |
| narrow adj | (limited in scope) | beperkt bn |
| | | gering bn |
| | The zealot has a narrow view of history. |
| narrow adj | (limited in amount) | beperkt bn |
| | | gering bn |
| | | klein bn |
| | | weinig bn |
| | She had a narrow range of acceptable outcomes. |
| narrow adj | (limited in resources) | beperkt bn |
| | | gering bn |
| | | krap bn |
| | Given our narrow resources, we vacation at home. |
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merest,
the merest adj | (slightest) | minste bn |
| | | geringste bn |
| | Some insects are so small that they float away on the merest breeze. | | | She was afraid that the bowl would break at her merest touch. |
lowest,
the lowest adj | (amount, degree: least) | laagste, allerminste bn |
| | | minst hoge bw+bn |
| | | minste bn |
| | | kleinste, geringste bn |
| | Clerical staff have the lowest salaries in the firm. | | | This is our lowest price. |
merest,
the merest adj | (least significant) | geringste bn |
| | | kleinste bn |
| | He trembled at the merest hint of trouble. | | | The knight obeyed his lady's merest whim. |
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