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little  

EN[ˈlɪtl̩]
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  • AdjectifCOMlessCOMlesserCOMlittlerSUPleastSUPlittlestSUF-le
    1. Small in size.
      1. This is a little table. ‎
    2. Insignificant, trivial.
      1. Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."
    3. Very young.
      1. Did he tell you any embarrassing stories about when she was little? ‎
      2. That's the biggest little boy I've ever seen. ‎
    4. (of a sibling) Younger.
      1. This is my little sister. ‎
    5. Used with the name of place, especially of a country, to denote a neighborhood whose residents or storekeepers are from that place.
      1. Small in amount or number, having few members.
        1. little money;  little herd ‎
      2. Short in duration; brief.
        1. a little sleep
      3. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
      4. AdverbeCOMlessCOMlesserCOMlittlerSUPleastSUPlittlest
        1. Not much.
          1. This is a little known fact.  She spoke little and listened less. ‎
        2. Not at all.
          1. I was speaking ill of Fred; little did I know that he was right behind me, listening in. ‎
      5. Déterminant
        1. Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
          1. There is little water left.
          2. We had very little to do.
      6. Plus d'exemples
        1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
          • After Eva and her Mommie carefully paint cookies, Daddy and his "Snicklefritz" find the perfect little pine tree.
          • He set out with the aim of writing the book in less than 3 months.
          • "Good girlth don't thay tho," said sweet little Charlie rather shocked.
        2. Utilisé au début de la phrase
          • Little Miss Muffet sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey.
          • Little did anyone suspect that the military attaché was one of the world's craftiest spies.
          • Little grew on the farm, after the floods from the hurricane washed away the topsoil.
        3. Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
          • Things have been better since the boss has been laying off a little.
          • ...do you think you could lower that candle-shade just a little?
          • When it was finally time to board, we got on the train to find out that we’d been put in business class. This was a turn up for the book, reclining seats and room to stretch out a little.

      Meaning of little for the defined word.

      Grammaticalement, ce mot "little" est un adjectif. C'est aussi un adverbe, plus spécifiquement, un adverbes degré. C'est aussi un déterminant. C'est aussi un morphème, plus spécifiquement, un suffixe.
      • Partie du discours Hiérarchie
        1. Adjectifs
          • Adverbes
            • Adverbes Degré
            • Déterminants
              • Morphèmes
                • Suffixes
                  • Paroles de suffixe
                    • Words suffixed with -le
              Difficulté: Niveau 1
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              Définition: Niveau 9
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              Liens Connexes:
              1. en little-endian
              2. en littler
              3. en littles
              4. en littlein
              5. en littlest
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