Le mot anglais du jour

Définitions

anglais > français
small
1. adj. Petit.
2. n. Bas (du dos).
anglais > anglais
small
1. adj. Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
A small serving of ice cream.
A small group.
He made us all feel small.
2. adj. (figuratively) Young, as a child.
Remember when the children were small?
3. adj. (writing, incomparable) Minuscule or lowercase, referring to written letters.
4. adj. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; paltry; mean.
5. adj. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short.
a small space of time
6. adj. topics, en, Size
7. adv. In a small fashion.
8. adv. In or into small pieces.
9. adv. (obsolete) To a small extent.
10. n. (rare) Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.
11. v. (obsolete, transitive) To make little or less.
12. v. (intransitive) To become small; to dwindle.
français > anglais
petit
1. adj. small
un petit verre de vin - a small glass of wine
2. adj. little
un petit garçon - a little boy
3. adj. petty
Certaines personnes sont vraiment petites à propos des plus petites choses. - Some people are really petty about the smallest things.
4. n-m. small one (anything that is small)
5. n-m. little one (anything that is little)
6. n-m. little one; child (of humans or other animals)
7. n-m. the young (of a species)
Le petit du lapin s'appelle le "lapereau".

Prononciation

Exemples de phrases

At first they drove through streets of small, gray houses.      Ils roulèrent d'abord dans des rues bordées de petites maisons grises. Nothing interesting happens in this small town.      Il ne se passe jamais rien d'intéressant dans cette petite ville. It's a small noisy apartment, but it's where I live and I call it home.      C'est un petit appartement bruyant mais c'est où je vis et je l'appelle 'maison'. Small things amuse small minds.      Les petites choses amusent les petits esprits. My daughter is still small.      Ma fille est encore petite.

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