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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

I. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

taste a little

III. little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

1. little (rarely):

little say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh

2. little (hardly, scarcely):

3. little (not at all):

IV. a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

a little (bit)

V. as little as ADV

little2 [GB ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ

1. little (small):

little
poor little thing

2. little (young):

little brother, sister, boy, girl

3. little (feeble, weak):

little gesture, nod, smile
a little voice said…

4. little (lacking influence):

little farmer, businessman

5. little (expressing scorn, contempt):

6. little (short):

little nap, snooze
little by little
to make little of (disparage) achievement, victory
to make little of (not understand) speech, report
Voir aussi

too [GB tuː, Am tu] ADV When too means also it is generally translated by aussi: me too = moi aussi; can I have some too? = est-ce que je peux en avoir aussi?
When too means to an excessive degree it is translated by trop: too high, too dangerous trop haut, trop dangereux.
For examples of the above and further usages, see the entry below.

3. too (expressing indignation, annoyance):

7. too (contradicting: so) fam:

learning [GB ˈləːnɪŋ, Am ˈlərnɪŋ] SUBST

I. fancy [GB ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi] SUBST

1. fancy (liking):

2. fancy (whim):

3. fancy (fantasy):

4. fancy GB (vague idea) form:

5. fancy GB (cake):

II. fancy [GB ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi] ADJ

1. fancy (elaborate):

fancy lighting, equipment

2. fancy (pretentious) fam, péj:

fancy place
fancy idea, project
fancy name
fancy food, gadget, equipment
fancy clothes

3. fancy (decorative):

fancy paper, box

4. fancy COMM:

fancy food

5. fancy ZOOL:

III. fancy [GB ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi] VERBE trans

1. fancy (want) fam:

2. fancy GB (feel attracted to) fam:

3. fancy (expressing surprise):

4. fancy démod:

5. fancy:

fancy SPORT, HIPPISME athlete, horse
voir [qn/qc] gagnant

IV. to fancy oneself VERBE pron

1. to fancy oneself (be conceited) fam, péj:

2. to fancy oneself (wrongly imagine) fam:

V. fancied ADJ

fancied SPORT, HIPPISME contender
to be fancied for competitor, horse: competition
to be fancied for candidate, party: election

VI. fancy [GB ˈfansi, Am ˈfænsi]

little auk [Am ˈlɪdl ˌɔk] SUBST

little auk

little finger SUBST

little finger
little finger

little end SUBST GB MOTOR

little end

little girl SUBST

little girl
little girl

little owl SUBST

little owl
little owl

little people SUBST pl. tantum

little people
fées fpl

little woman SUBST péj

the little woman

Little Bear GB, Little Dipper Am ASTRON

Little Bear

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I. little [ˈlɪtl] ADJ

1. little (small):

little

2. little (young):

the little ones

3. little (brief):

4. little (not enough):

little
too little time

5. little (unimportant):

little problem

6. little (weak):

little smile

II. little [ˈlɪtl] PRON

little
a little more

III. little [ˈlɪtl] ADV

little
little by little
a little more/less than ...
to be little short of sth
little did I think that ...
français
français
anglais
anglais
little girl
little bell
little boy
little sister
dirty little pig
little man
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anglais
français
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I. little [ˈlɪt̬·l] ADJ

1. little (small):

little

2. little (young):

the little ones

3. little (brief):

4. little (not enough):

little
too little time

5. little (unimportant):

little problem

6. little (weak):

little smile

II. little [ˈlɪt̬·l] PRON

little
a little more
we see little of him

III. little [ˈlɪt̬·l] ADV

little
little by little
a little more/less than ...
to be little short of sth
little did I think that ...
well-/little-traveled person
français
français
anglais
anglais
little boy
little sister
little bell
little girl
little shit