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| a little adj | (small amount) | lite adj |
| | I just want a little salt on my potatoes. |
| a little adv | (slightly) | lite adv |
| | She was a little angry with me. |
| | The doctor says your blood pressure is a little high. |
| a little adv | (slightly) | lite, litet adv |
| | (informellt) | en smula uttr |
| | I am a little drunk, but in no way incapacitated. |
| | Jag är lite full, men jag är inte alls utslagen. |
| a little n | (a small amount) | lite s |
| | | litet grand, lite grann s |
| | Chocolate? I'll just have a little. |
| a little n | (short time) | en liten stund, en kort stund s |
| | I'll be there in a little. |
| a little bit n | informal (small amount) | lite s |
| | (vardagligt) | en gnutta s |
| | There wasn't enough salt in the soup so I added a little bit. Could I please have a little bit of cheese? |
| a little bit adv | informal (slightly) | lite s |
| | (vardagligt) | en gnutta, en smula s |
| | I'm just a little bit dizzy. It was a little bit cheeky of me to ask … but I asked anyway. |
| a little more n | (a small additional quantity) | lite mer s |
| | I already added salt to the potatoes, but I think they could use a little more. |
| a little more adj | (slightly more) | lite mer adj |
| | (formell) | lite ytterligare adj |
| | May I have a little more tea, please? |
| a little more adv | (for a short while longer) | lite mer adv |
| | (vardagligt) | en liten stund till uttr |
| | The girl asked her mother if she could continue playing outside a little more. |
| a little more adv | (slightly more often) | lite mer adv |
| | (formell) | lite ytterligare adv |
| | You need to exercise a little more if you want to get fit. |
| a little thing n | informal ([sth] trivial) | en liten grej, en liten sak s |
| | | en småsak s |
| | I know it's just a little thing, but I find the constant tapping of your foot annoying. |
| a nice little earner n | UK, slang ([sth] which generates income) | en fin liten inkomstkälla s |
| | I'm setting up a website to sell my photos; it should be a nice little earner. |
| as little as expr | (a quantity as small as) | så lite som uttr |
| | As little as 2 grammes of it is enough to kill you. |
| little bugger n | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal, UK (annoying child) (kränkande) | satunge s |
| | (omodern) | illbatting s |
| | | rackarunge, rackare s |
| | Did you see that little bugger who ran down the hall? |
| little bugger n | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (affectionate term: boy, animal) (vardagligt) | grabb, kille s |
| | (informellt, ofta familjärt) | rackare s |
| | Look at this possum; he's a cute little bugger, isn't he? |
| have a little talk v expr | informal (discuss [sth] sensitive) | prata om ngt, diskutera ngt vbal uttr |
| | (om ngt negativt) | ha ett litet samtal vbal uttr |
| | Young lady, I think it's time you and I had a little talk. |
| have little in common v expr | (have few similarities or shared interests) | ha lite gemensamt vbal uttr |
| | The rich have little in common with the poor. |
have no stomach for [sth],
have little stomach for [sth] v expr | figurative (lack appetite, courage for [sth]) | inte ha mage för uttr |
| | John had little stomach for the task at hand. |
| have little to say v expr | (speak little) | ha lite att säga vbal uttr |
| | His teacher had little to say about the incident. |
| in a little bit adv | informal (soon) | snart adv |
| | | alldeles strax, om en liten stund adv |
| | (formell) | inom kort adv |
| | Please set the table because dinner will be ready in a little bit. |
| in a little while adv | (soon) | snart adv |
| | | alldeles strax, om en liten stund adv |
| | (formell) | inom kort adv |
| | Olivia said that she would be there in a little while. |
| little beggar n | figurative, informal, euphemism (child: annoying) (familjär) | busunge s |
| | (ofta familjär) | rackarunge s |
| | | odåga s |
| | Kyle told the kid to leave him alone, but the little beggar wouldn't back off. |
| little boy n | (young male child) | liten pojke adj + s |
| | | liten kille adj + s |
| | The little boy was playing with a toy horse. |
| | I've known you ever since you were a little boy! |
| little brother n | (younger male sibling) | lillebror s |
| | | yngre bror adj + s |
| | I have one big sister and two little brothers. |
| little by little adv | (gradually, a bit at a time) | lite i taget adv |
| | Add the sugar little by little and your meringue will be perfect. |
| | He became better at tennis little by little. |
little did [sb] know,
little did [sb] know that expr | (the person did not know) | det som ngn inte visste ngt om s |
| | | en hemlighet om ngt uttr |
| little extra n | often plural, informal (bonus, additional feature) (vardagligt) | lilla extra s |
that little extra,
that little bit extra n | informal (additional effort) | det lilla extra uttr |
| | He always puts in that little extra in order to make his projects a success. |
| little fellow n | informal (small man) | liten man adj + s |
| | Who is that little fellow standing next to your mother? |
| little fellow n | informal (boy) (ålderdomligt) | pys, parvel s |
| | | pojke s |
| little finger n | (smallest digit of the hand) | lillfinger s |
| | I broke my little finger playing cricket last week. |
| | The ring's too small for my ring finger so I wear it on my little finger. |
| little girl n | (young female child) | liten tjej, liten flicka, ung tjej, ung flicka s |
| | (omodern) | tös, jänta s |
| | The little girl was jumping in puddles. |
| | When I was a little girl I loved to play with dolls. |
| little guy n | informal (small boy) | liten kille, liten pojke s |
| little guy n | informal (short man) (familjärt) | kort kille, kort man s |
| | | liten man s |
| little man n | (term of affection: boy) | kille s |
| | (informell) | grabb s |
| | (barnspråk) | pysen s |
| Anmärkning: Här i bestämd form vilken används vid tilltal. |
| | Hey, little man! - let's have a talk. |
| little sister n | (younger female sibling) | lillasyster s |
| | | yngre syster adj + s |
| | My little sister was born three years after me. |
| | I have a big brother and a little sister. |
| little thing n | (detail) | de små sakerna s |
| | The little things in life are important; take time to stop and smell the flowers. |
| | Just one little thing: your socks don't match. |
| little thing n | ([sth] inconsequential) | småsaker spl |
| | | bagateller spl |
| | Don't focus on the little things; set a goal and work toward it. |
| a little while n | informal (short time) | liten stund, litet tag adj + s |
| | | kort stund adj + s |
| | It will only take me a little while to finish this book. |
| of little consequence adj | (barely significant) (formell) | av ringa betydelse adj |
| | | av liten betydelse adj |
| | Some error messages require immediate intervention, but others are of little consequence. |
| of little importance adj | (barely significant) | oviktig adj |
| | | trivial adj |
| | Though his role is of little importance, he feels useful. |
| quite a little adj | US, informal (striking, outstanding) | ganska mycket adv |
| | (vardagligt) | rätt så mycket adv |
| | Jackie was quite a little dancer when she was young. |
Red Riding Hood,
Little Red Riding Hood n | (fairytale character) | Rödluvan egen |
| | The wolf disguised itself as Red Riding Hood's grandmother. |
tinker,
little tinker n | UK, informal (mischievous child) (vardagligt) | busfrö s |
| | | illbatting s |
| | | rackarunge s |
| | (kränkande) | slyngel s |
| | Give my glasses back, you cheeky tinker! |
| too little adv | (not enough) | för lite adv |
| | She was cold outside because she was wearing too little clothing. |
| too little adj | (not enough) | för lite adv |
| | I drank too little last night to have a hangover today. |
| too little n | (an insufficient amount) (vardagligt) | för lite adv |
| | | för få adv |
| | Too little has been done since the fire to prevent it from happening again. |
| very little adv | (hardly anything) | mycket lite, väldigt lite adv |
| | When Lynn got sick, she asked her parents for help, but they did very little. |
| very little n | (a small quantity) | mycket lite, väldigt lite s |
| very little adj | (not much) | mycket lite, väldigt lite adj |
| | The news report provided very little useful information. |
white lie,
little white lie n | (fib) (bildlig) | vit lögn adj + s |
| | His baby was ugly, but I told a little white lie and said it was cute. |
woman,
little woman n | pejorative, informal (wife) | fru s |
| | (slang) | fruga s |
| | I have to go home to the little woman. |
wrap [sb] around your finger,
wrap [sb] around your little finger v expr | figurative (be able to control [sb]) (bildlig) | ha ngn lindad runt sitt finger vbal uttr |
| | | veta exakt var man har ngn vbal uttr |