small

small
smo:l
adjective
1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) pequeño
2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) pequeño
3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco
4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minúsculo
- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small

small adj pequeño
a small child un niño pequeño
their flat is smaller than ours su piso es más pequeño que el nuestro
small
tr[smɔːl]
adjective
1 (not large) pequeño,-a, chico,-a
this skirt is too small for me esta falda me va pequeña
we live in a small flat vivimos en un piso pequeño
it's just a small present sólo es un regalito
get the small table coge la mesita
2 (in height) bajo,-a, pequeño,-a
he's a small man es un hombre bajito
she's quite small for her age es bastante pequeña para su edad
3 (young) joven, pequeño,-a
when I was small cuando era pequeño
small children niños pequeños
4 (reduced - sum, number) reducido,-a, módico,-a; (slight, scant) escaso,-a, poco,-a
I want you to work in small groups quiero que trabajéis en grupos reducidos
we paid small attention prestamos poca atención
it's small comfort es un triste consuelo
5 (small-scale) pequeño,-a
small business pequeño comercio
small investor pequeño inversor
6 (unimportant, trivial) sin importancia, de poca importancia, insignificante
you've made a few small mistakes has hecho unos errores sin importancia
7 (not capital) minúscula
with a small t con t minúscula
8 (mean, petty) mezquino,-a
adverb
1 pequeño
cut it up small córtalo en trocitos
plural noun smalls
1 dated (underwear) paños nombre masculino plural menores, ropa f sing interior
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
(it's) small wonder that ... no me extraña (nada) que ...
in a small voice con la boca pequeña
in the small hours a altas horas de la madrugada
it's a small world el mundo es un pañuelo
to have a small appetite no ser de mucho comer
to feel small sentirse humillado,-a
to make somebody look small dejar a alguien en ridículo, humillar a alguien
a small fortune un dineral nombre masculino
small ads anuncios nombre masculino plural por palabras, pequeños anuncios nombre masculino plural
small arms armas nombre masculino plural portátiles
small change cambio, monedas nombre femenino plural sueltas
small fry gente nombre femenino de poca monta
small of the back región nombre femenino lumbar
small print letra menuda, letra pequeña
small screen pequeña pantalla
small talk charla, charloteo
small ['smɔl] adj
1) : pequeño, chico
a small house: una casa pequeña
small change: monedas de poco valor
2) trivial: pequeño, insignificante
small
adj.
chico, -a adj.
chiquito, -a adj.
corto, -a adj.
insignificante adj.
menudo, -a adj.
mezquino, -a adj.
meñique adj.
minúsculo, -a adj.
parvo, -a adj.
pequeño, -a adj.
párvulo, -a adj.
reducido, -a adj.
adv.
en miniatura adv.
n.
cochitril s.m.

I smɔːl
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

to cut something up small — cortar algo en trocitos (pequeños)

a small waist — una cintura muy estrecha

small letters — letras fpl minúsculas

he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra

the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)

to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa

b) (in number, amount, value) <family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducido
c) (not much)

they have small chance of succeeding — tienen pocas probabilidades de lograrlo

small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña

2)
a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importancia
b) (humble, modest)

to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta

to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa

I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz


II
noun
1)

the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral

2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum)
[smɔːl]
1. ADJ
(compar smaller) (superl smallest)
1) (=not big) [object, building, room, animal, group] pequeño, chico (LAm); (in height) bajo, pequeño, chaparro (LAm); [family, population] pequeño, poco numeroso; [audience] reducido, poco numeroso; [stock, supply] reducido, escaso; [waist] estrecho; [clothes] de talla pequeña; [meal] ligero; [coal] menudo

the dress is too small for her — el vestido le viene pequeño or chico

the smaller of the two — el menor (de los dos)

with a small "e" — con "e" minúscula

to have a small appetite — no ser de mucho comer, comer poco

to become or get or grow smaller — [income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] disminuir, reducirse; [object] hacerse más pequeño

mobile phones are getting smaller — los teléfonos móviles son cada vez más pequeños

to break/cut sth up small — romper algo en trozos pequeños/cortar algo en trocitos

to get or grow smaller, until the small hours — hasta altas horas de la noche

to be small in size — [country] ser pequeño; [animal, object] ser de pequeño tamaño; [room] ser de dimensiones reducidas

in small letters — en minúsculas

this house makes the other one look small — esta casa hace que la otra se quede pequeña

to make o.s. small — achicarse

to make sth smaller — [+ income, difficulties, supply, population, amount] reducir algo; [+ object, garment] reducir algo de tamaño, hacer algo más pequeño

the smallest roomeuph hum el excusado

- be small beer or small potatoes

it was small beer compared to the money he was getting before — no era nada or era poca cosa comparado con lo que ganaba antes

world 1., 1), wee I
2) (=minor) [problem, mistake, job, task] pequeño, de poca importancia; [contribution] pequeño; [difference, change, increase, improvement] pequeño, ligero

to start in a small way — empezar desde abajo

3) (=inconsequential)

to feel small — sentirse insignificante

to make sb look small — rebajar a algn

she said in a small voice — dijo con un hilo de voz

4) (=young) [child, baby] pequeño, chico (esp LAm)

when we were small — cuando éramos pequeños or chicos

5) frm (=slight, scant) poco

to be small comfort or consolation (to sb) — servir de poco consuelo (a algn)

to be of small concern (to sb) — importar poco (a algn)

to have small hope of success — tener pocas esperanzas de éxito

a matter of small importance — un asunto de poca importancia

measure 1., 6), wonder 1., 2)
2. N
1)

the small of the back — la región lumbar

2) smalls (Brit) * (=underwear) ropa fsing interior or (esp LAm) íntima
3.
ADV

don't think too small — piensa más a lo grande

try not to write so small — intenta no escribir con una letra tan pequeña

4.
CPD

small ad N(Brit) anuncio m por palabras

small arms NPL — armas fpl ligeras de bajo calibre

small business N — pequeña empresa f

the small businessman N — el pequeño empresario

small capitals NPL — (Typ) (also: small caps) versalitas fpl

small change N — suelto m , cambio m , calderilla f , sencillo m (LAm), feria f (Mex) *

small claims court N — tribunal m de instancia (que se ocupa de asuntos menores)

small end N — (Aut) pie m de biela

small fry * N

to be small fry — ser de poca monta

small intestine N — intestino m delgado

small investor N — pequeño(-a) inversionista mf

small print N — letra f menuda

small screen N — pequeña pantalla f , pantalla f chica (LAm)

small talk N — charla f , charloteo * m

to make small talk — charlar, charlotear *

small town N(US) ciudad f pequeña

SMALL
Position of "pequeño"
Pequeño usually follows the noun when making implicit or explicit comparison with something bigger:
He picked out a small melon Escogió un melón pequeño
At that time, Madrid was a small city En aquella época Madrid era una ciudad pequeña ► When used more subjectively with no attempt at comparison, pequeño usually precedes the noun:
But there's one small problem ... Pero existe un pequeño problema ...
She lives in the little village of La Granada Vive en el pequeño pueblo de La Granada For further uses and examples, see main entry
* * *

I [smɔːl]
adjective -er, -est
1)
a) (in size) pequeño, chico (esp AmL)

to cut something up small — cortar algo en trocitos (pequeños)

a small waist — una cintura muy estrecha

small letters — letras fpl minúsculas

he's a conservative with a small `c' — es de ideas conservadoras en el sentido amplio de la palabra

the small screen — la pequeña pantalla, la pantalla chica (AmL)

to be small beer o (AmE also) small potatoes: for him $2,000 is small beer — para él 2.000 dólares no son nada or son poca cosa

b) (in number, amount, value) <family> pequeño, chico (esp AmL); <sum/price> módico, reducido
c) (not much)

they have small chance of succeeding — tienen pocas probabilidades de lograrlo

small wonder! — no es de extrañar, no me extraña

2)
a) (unimportant, trivial) <mistake/problem> pequeño, de poca importancia
b) (humble, modest)

to start in a small way — empezar* de forma muy modesta

to feel small — sentirse* insignificante or (fam) poca cosa

I'm sorry, he said in a small voice — -lo siento -dijo en un hilo de voz


II
noun
1)

the small of the back — región baja de la espalda, que corresponde al segmento dorsal de la columna vertebral

2) smalls pl (BrE colloq & dated) ropa f interior, paños mpl menores (hum)

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