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little adjective

  /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.t(ə)l/ , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɨɭ]
  • Small in size.
 pequeno
  • Small and underdeveloped, particularly (of a male) in the genitals.
  • Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow, shallow, contracted; mean, illiberal, ungenerous.
 pouco, pequeno
  • (of a sibling) Younger.
 mais novo
  • Insignificant, trivial.
 menor, pequeno
  • Very young, of childhood age.
 pequenino

little adverb

  /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.t(ə)l/ , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɨɭ]
  • Not much.
 pouco

little determiner

  /ˈlɘ.tl̩/ , /ˈlɪ.t(ə)l/ , [ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɐl] , [ˈlɪ.ʈ(ː)ɨɭ]
  • Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
 pouco

less determiner

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

less adverb

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

less preposition

  /lɛs/
  • Minus; not including
 exceto, fora, menos

few determiner

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

-less suffix

  /ləs/ , /lɪs/
  • Lacking (something); without (something). Added usually to a noun to form an adjective signifying a lack of that noun.
 sem, des-
more or less
mais ou menos, quase
less is more
menos é mais
less than
menor que
less and less
cada vez menos
no more no less
nem mais nem menos
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