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little¹ [litl] pridevnik
majhen, neznaten; kratek; malo; slaboten (glas); malenkosten, nepomemben; omejen
ironično reven, beden

little one malček
the little ones otročički, malčki
the little Browns Brownovi otroci
the little majhni, nepomembni ljudje
big (ali great) and little pomembni in nepomembni ljudje
a little man mali mož, figurativno ničé
the little people palčki
the little finger mezinec
a little way kratka pot
a little while kratek čas, trenutek
little hope malo upanja
little minds omejenci, malenkostni ljudje
his little intrigues njegovo bedne spletke
pogovorno little Mary želodec, prebava
the Little Masters skupina nemških risarjev in bakrorezcev v 16. in 17. stoletju
I know his little ways poznarn njegove zvijače
astronomija Little Bear Mali medved
astronomija Little Dipper Mali voz
politika, zgodovina Little Entente mala antanta
Little Red Ridinghood Rdeča Kapica
Little Russian Malorus, Ukrajinec
little theater mali oder, eksperimentalno gledališče

little² [litl] prislov
malo, komaj kaj, slabo, sploh ne, redko

little known malo znan
he little knows sploh ne ve
little does he know nima pojma, še sanja se mu ne
I see him very little redko (malo) ga vidim

little³ [litl] samostalnik
malenkost

a little malo, nekaj
little or nothing skoraj nič
not a little precej
for a little za kratek čas
little by little; ali by little and little po malem, počasi
by littles v majhnih količinah, po malem
in little po malem
to make little of podcenjevati
after a little čez kakšen trenutek

dróben tiny; small, little; puny; thin, minute; wee; slim, slender; slight; undersized

dróben denar small coin
prodajalec, trgovec na dróbno retail dealer, retailer
kupiti na dróbno to buy by retail
prodajalna, trgovina na dróbno retail store
prodajati na dróbno to sell by retail
prodajati na debelo in na dróbno to sell both wholesale and retail

májhen small; little; (po postavi) short, undersized; (neznaten) petty, trifling, insignificant; trivial, inappreciable, scanty, slender, slight

za májhen denar cheaply
májhen kraj a small place
májhna sredstva small means pl
májhen začetek a small beginning
napraviti se májhnega to make oneself small
mnogo májhnega naredi veliko, iz májhnega raste veliko many a little makes a mickle

máli -a, -o little; small

Mala Azija Asia Minor
mála črka small letter, minuscule
mála južina (malica) snack, lunch
máli oglasi small advertisements (krajšava: small ads) pl
máli, -a, -o traven April
mála divjad small deer
z málega (od mladih nog) from the cradle

málo little; a little; few (pl)

po malem gradually; little by little
čisto málo a tiny bit
prav tako málo kot... no more than...
v málo dneh in a few days
počakaj málo! wait a moment!
jaz málo spim I don't sleep (ali I'm not sleeping) very much, I sleep little
še málo ne not a bit
on je málo znan he is little known
še málo ne slutiš, kaj te čaka you've no idea (ali arhaično you little dream) what is in store for you
málo vas je there aren't many of you, there are (only) a few of you, you are few
málo bolje mi je I am a little (a triffle) better
imam le málo prijateljev I've only a few friends, I have but few friends
málo je takih kot on there aren't many like him, there are few like him
málo ljudi misli tako few people think so
tistih málo ljudi, ki so bili navzoči the few people who were present
niti málo nisem zadovoljen I am far from being satisfied
málo, da tega nisem pozabil I had almost forgotten it
málo, da ni umrl he was likely to die
zelo málo next to nothing
málo za tem soon (ali shortly) after
málo prej a few moments ago, a short while ago; shortly before
za málo se mi zdi prositi za uslugo I scorn to ask a favour
málo (za las) je manjkalo it was a close shave, it was a near miss
málo je manjkalo, pa bi ga povozilo he was within an ace of being run over
málo je manjkalo, da se ni ubil he had a narrow escape (ali a close shave), he was within an ace of getting killed
bolje málo kot nič half a loaf is better than no bread

mičken little, small, tiny

vréčica vréčka little (ali small) bag

papirnata vréčica, vréčka paper bag

ámorček little cupid; figurativno lovely little child

ángelček little angel; cherub

bagatelizírati to belittle, to minimize; to attach little value (to)

bagatelizírati svoje delo to depreciate (ali to play down the importance of) one's work

béba (otrok) baby; little girl; (lutka) doll, dolly; (bedak) silly thing, silly creature

brátec little brother

vesel brátec jolly fellow
vinski brátec tippler, toper, (old) soak, žargon wino

črvíček little worm, mite, vermicule; (dete) mite

déca children pl; the little ones pl; (malčki) small fry, pogovorno the kiddies, the kids pl; infants pl

deklétce little girl; girlie

déte baby; babe; tot; little child

mrtvorojeno déte still-born child

dolínica little valley; dale

drobíž (denar) change, small change; small coin; figurativno (otroci) little children, the kiddies

imate kaj drobíža? have you got any small change (pri sebi on you)?
mi lahko daste drobíža za funt? can you give me change for a pound
lahko obdržite drobíž you can (ali may) keep the change