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little
little
Meaning of little
English
a small amount of something
Deutsch
geringe Menge von etwas
Pronunciation
British English
/ˈlɪtəl/
American English
/ˈlɪtəl/
little with German translation
little usage examples
🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German
There's only a little water in the glass.
Im Glas ist nur wenig Wasser.
🇬🇧English→🇩🇪German
I have little appetite today.
Ich habe heute wenig Hunger.
little synonyms
Related word breakdowns
What's the difference between little, not much, a tiny amount of, and a bit of
N
🇬🇧English
not much
not much: more conversational
A2very often
ENHow much money do you have? Not much.
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A
🇬🇧English
a tiny amount of
a very small amount
B1often
ENThere is only a tiny amount of water left.
A
🇬🇧English
a bit of
some, without the idea of not enough
A2often
ENI need a bit of help.
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little meaning: what does it mean?
a small amount of something
little pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
little is pronounced as /ˈlɪtəl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
little definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
Im Glas ist nur wenig Wasser. Translation: There's only a little water in the glass.
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