little 1

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Definition von little 1 im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A little or a little bit means to a small extent or degree. He complained a little of a nagging pain between his shoulder blades He was a little bit afraid of his father's reaction If you have to drive when you are tired, go a little more slowly than you would normally

If something happens little by little, it happens very gradually. In the beginning he had felt well, but little by little he was becoming weaker = gradually

A little of something is a small amount of it, but not very much. You can also say a very little. Mrs Caan needs a little help getting her groceries home A little food would do us all some good I shall be only a very little time. Little is also a pronoun. They get paid for it. Not much. Just a little. Little is also a quantifier. Pour a little of the sauce over the chicken I'm sure she won't mind sparing us a little of her time

If you do something a little, you do it for a short time. He walked a little by himself in the garden

You use little to indicate that there is only a very small amount of something. You can use `so', `too', and `very' in front of little. I had little money and little free time I find that I need very little sleep these days There is little doubt that a diet high in fibre is more satisfying So far little progress has been made towards ending the fighting Little is also a quantifier. Little of the existing housing is of good enough quality much Little is also a pronoun. In general, employers do little to help the single working mother Little is known about his childhood

Little means not very often or to only a small extent. On their way back to Marseille they spoke very little

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