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little adjective

  /ˈlɘtl̩/ , /ˈlɪt(ə)l/ , /ˈlɪtl̩/ , [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩] , [ˈlɪɾɫ̩] , [ˈɫɪɾɫ̩]
  • Small in size.
 klein, wenig, lütt, lützel
  • Very young.
 klein
  • (of a sibling) Younger.
 klein, jung
  • Small and underdeveloped, particularly (of a male) in the genitals.
  • Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow; contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.
 wenig

little adverb

  /ˈlɘtl̩/ , /ˈlɪt(ə)l/ , /ˈlɪtl̩/ , [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩] , [ˈlɪɾɫ̩] , [ˈɫɪɾɫ̩]
  • Not much.
 wenig, kaum

little determiner

  /ˈlɘtl̩/ , /ˈlɪt(ə)l/ , /ˈlɪtl̩/ , [ˈlɪtʰɫ̩] , [ˈlɪɾɫ̩] , [ˈɫɪɾɫ̩]
  • Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
 wenig

few determiner

  /fjuː/ , /fɪu̯/ , [fjʉː] , [fjʉ͡u]
  • (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
 wenig, wenige

less verb

  /lɛs/
  • (archaic) To make less; to lessen.
 verkleinern, verringern

less adverb

  /lɛs/
  • To a smaller extent or degree.
 weniger

less determiner

  /lɛs/
  • A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.]
 weniger
weniger als

-less suffix

  /ləs/ , /lɪs/
  • Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
 -los
will-less
willenlos
more or less
mehr oder weniger, fast, ungefähr, mehr oder minder
more haste, less speed
Eile mit Weile
couldn't care less
auf etwas pfeifen, einen Dreck kümmern, nicht um etwas / jemanden scheren
less is more
weniger ist mehr
no less
noch dazu, zumal
less and less
immer weniger
sb. couldn't care less about sb./sth.
schnurzpiepegal
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