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The French word for small is
petit





small

Plural

The plural of petit is petits.

French Definition


small
     1. adj. Petit.
     2. n. Bas (du dos).



Translations for small and their definitions

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".


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