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little adjective

  /lɪʈl̩/ , /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.tl̩/ , [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ] , [lɪʈ.ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • Small in size.
petit
  • Insignificant, trivial.
peu, pas beaucoup de
  • (of a sibling) Younger.
cadet

little adverb

  /lɪʈl̩/ , /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.tl̩/ , [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ] , [lɪʈ.ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • Not much.
peu

little determiner

  /lɪʈl̩/ , /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.tl̩/ , [lɪʈ.(ʈ)ɨɭ] , [lɪʈ.ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩]
  • Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
peu, peu de

few determiner

  /fjuː/ , /fɪu̯/ , [fjʉː] , [fjʉ͡u]
  • (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
peu
  • (meteorology, of clouds) Obscuring one to two oktas (eighths) of the sky.
peu, quelques

less adverb

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

less determiner

  /lɛs/
  • A smaller amount of; not as much. [from 12th c.]
moins
moins de, moins que

-less suffix

  /ləs/ , /lɪs/
  • Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
sans
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