small

small
[[t]smo:l[/t]]
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.) petit
2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) petit
3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) peu de
4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minuscule
- small arms - small change - small hours - smallpox - small screen - small-time - feel/look small

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