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Meaning of small | Babel Free

Adjective masculine CEFR A2 Common
smɔl

Definitions

  1. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
  2. small; little
  3. Humiliated or insignificant.
  4. feel small, to be ashamed or mortified.
  5. advertisements in the personal columns of a newspaper. kleinadvertensie إعلانات صَغيرَه кратки обяви pequenos anúncios drobná inzerce die Kleinanzeigen (pl.) rubrikannoncer μικρές αγγελίες pequeños anuncios, anuncios por palabras erakuulutused, pisiteated آگهي نيازمنديها pikkuilmoitukset petites annonces מוֹדָעָה קְטָנָה वर्गीकृत विज्ञापन osobni oglasi apróhirdetés iklan baris smáauglÿsingar piccola pubblicità 項目別広告 구인구직광고 smulkūs skelbimai sīkreklāma iklan kecil kleinrubrikkannonserogłoszeni...
  6. Having a small penis, muscles, or other important body parts, regardless of overall body size.
  7. weapons small and light enough to be carried by a man. They found a hoard of rifles and other small arms belonging to the rebels. klein geweer أسْلِحَه خَفيفَه преносими оръжия armas de baixo calibre ruční zbraně die Hand(feuer)waffen (pl.) håndvåben ελαφρά όπλα armas portátiles käsirelvad اسلحه سبك käsiaseet armes portatives נֶשֶק קַל लघु शस्त्र ručno vatreno oružje kézi fegyverek senjata ringan handvopn armi leggere 小火器 휴대용 무기 mažo kalibro ginklai [] šaujamieroči senjata ringan handvuurwape...
  8. Young, as a child.
    figuratively, not-comparable
  9. Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written or printed letters.
    not-comparable
  10. coins of small value. a pocketful of small change. kleingeld قِطَع نُقود صَغيرَه дребни пари trocado drobné das Kleingeld småpenge κέρματα cambio, monedas sueltas peenraha پول خورد pikkurahat menue monnaie כֶּסֶף קָטָן खुदरा, छोटे सिक्के sitan novac, sitno aprópénz uang kecil smámynt spiccioli 小銭 잔돈 smulkūs sīknauda wang kecil kleingeldsmåpenger, mynterdrobne میده پیسی trocado mărunţiş мелочь, мелкие деньги drobné drobiž sitnina växel-, småpengar เงินเหรียญ; เงินปลีก bozuk para 零錢 дрібні грош...
  11. Evincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
  12. the hours immediately after midnight. He woke up in the small hours. ná middernag في السّاعات الأولى بَعْدَ مُنْتَصَف الليْل малките часове (на ноща) altas horas časné ráno die frühen Morgenstunden (pl.) små timer πρώτες πρωινές ώρες altas horas, madrugada varased öötunnid پاسي از شب گذشته pikkutunnit petit matin הַשָׁעוֹת הַקטָנוֹת आधी रात के बाद का समय sitni sati, rani jutarnji sati kora hajnal lewat tengah malam fyrstu stundir sólarhringsins ore piccole 夜ふけ 심야, 오밤중 tuoj po vidurnakčio agra...
  13. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
  14. a type of serious infectious disease in which there is a severe rash of large, pus-filled spots that usually leave scars. waterpokkies مَرَض الجدْري дребна шарка varíola neštovice die Pocken (pl.) kopper ευλογιάviruela rõuged آبله isorokko variole אַבַּעֲבּוּעוֹת चचेक, शीतला, मसूरिका, बड़ी माता kozice, (velike) boginje himlő cacar bólusótt, stórabóla vaiolo 天然痘 천연두 raupai bakas cacar pokkenkopperospa كوى، ننكۍ (چيچك)، دانې varíola vari­olă оспа kiahne koze male boginje smittkoppor ไข้ทรพิษ çi...
    usually
  15. Synonym of little (“of an industry or institution(s) therein: operating on a small scale, unlike larger counterparts”).
  16. television, not the cinema. This play is intended for the small screen. kassie التِّلْفِزْيون телевизията tela pequena televize der Fernsehbildschirm tv-skærm η μικρή οθόνη pequeña pantalla televisioon تلويزيون televisio petit écran טֶלֶווִיזיָה टीवी mali ekran, televizija képernyő televisi sjónvarpsskjár piccolo schermo テレビ 텔레비전 mažasis ekranas mazs/televizora ekrāns televisyen televisiefjernsyn mały ekran تلویزیون pequeno écran micul ecran телевизор televízia mali ekran mali ekran tv[-rutan...
  17. Slender, gracefully slim.
    archaic
  18. (of a thief etc) not working on a large scale. a small-time crook/thief. kleinskaals على مُسْتَوى صَغير на дребно pequeno malý unbedeutend ubetydelig που δεν κάνει μεγάλες δουλειές de poca monta pisi- به درد نخور pikku- médiocre לא חָשוּב महत्वहीन trećerazredan, beznačajan kisszerű kelas teri minniháttar, smá- piccolo ちゃちな 하찮은, 삼류의 smulkus, mažo kalibro sīks kelas rendah op kleine schaal små-(tyv) drobny بی کاره pequeno ne­important, neînsemnat мелкий malý majhna riba na sitno små- (ขโมย) ที่...
    etc
  19. That is small (the manufactured size).
    especially
  20. to feel or look foolish or insignificant. He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small. voel betekenisloos يَبْدو غَبِيّا засрамвам (се) sentir-se insignificante být zahanbený sich schämen føle sig lille νιώθω γελοίος sentirse insignificante/pequeño tühisena tunduma شرمسار شدن näyttää pieneltä se sentir (tout) honteux לְהַרגִיש קָטָן महत्वहीन दिखना osjećati se poniženim szégyenkezik merasa rendah skammast sín; verða fyrir auðmÿkingu (sembrare insignificante) 肩身の狭い...
  21. pequeño-a;smaller → comp. más pequeño;

Equivalents

Deutsch jung klein
Español joven pequeño
Français jeune petit
日本語 小さい 若い
한국어 어린
Nederlands jong klein
Português jovem pequeno
Русский молодой
中文

Examples

“A small serving of ice cream.”
“A small group.”
“Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.”
“Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers. Piling debt onto companies’ balance-sheets is only a small part of what leveraged buy-outs are about, they insist. Improving the workings of the businesses they take over is just as core to their calling, if not more so. Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster.”
“The orbiter has been observing the moon since 2009, and its reflector is a smaller version of reflector panels placed on the lunar surface during the Apollo 11, 14 and 15 landings on the moon. Soviet lunar robotic landers sent in 1970 and 1973 also carried smaller reflectors.”
“Guinness World Record confirmed the micro-cube as the world’s smallest rotating puzzle cube in August.”
“The bullies had succeeded in making him feel small.”
“For all the times that you made me feel small / I fell in love, now I feel nothing at all”
“(of genitals)”
“Though over six feet tall, the man was very small and ashamed to undress.”
“Remember when the children were small?”
“"I've got catholic tastes. Catholic with a small "c", of course."”
“A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of interesting the greatest man.”
“a small space of time”
“small science”
“I'll have a small coffee, thanks.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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