liten

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. som ikke er stor;
   som har ubetydelig størrelse;
   under middels høy;
   jamfør lillelittle, small, mindresmaller · less, fewer · minor, smallish, slight, minstsmallest, least · at least, no less than · youngest, småsmall, little · poor, meagre, scanty · petty, mean, stingy og veslelittle, small not big;
   of insignificant size;
   below average height;
   compare lillelittle, small, mindresmaller · less, fewer · minor, smallish, slight, minstsmallest, least · at least, no less than · youngest, småsmall, little · poor, meagre, scanty · petty, mean, stingy and veslelittle, small
   • et lite hus a small house
   • få en liten porsjon to get a small portion
   • være liten av vekst to be small in stature
   • en bitte liten hund a tiny little dog
   • genseren er for liten the sweater is too small
2. svært ung;
   mindreårig very young;
   underage
   • da hun var lita when she was little
   • hun har et lite barn she has a young child
   • han er for liten til å få være med he is too young to be allowed to join in
   • stakkars liten! poor little thing!
   brukt som substantiv: used as a noun:

   • underholdning for liten og stor entertainment for young and old
3. brukt som substantiv: baby used as a noun: baby
   • hun skal ha en liten she's going to have a baby
4. som dekker et lite område covering a small area
   • bo i en liten by to live in a small town
   • et lite sted a small place
5. om tid: kortvarig, knapp of time: short, scant
   • en liten stund a little while
   • en liten pause a short break
   • en liten time barely an hour
   • ha liten tid to have little time
6. betydningsløs, uviktig insignificant, unimportant
   • en liten feil a minor mistake
   • det spiller liten rolle hva du gjør it makes little difference what you do
   • vise liten interesse for noe to show little interest in something
   • en liten nedgang a slight decline
   • ha et lite håp to have a faint hope
   • benytte seg i liten grad av eksperter to make little use of experts
7. som omfatter få enheter, personer eller lignende;
   fåtallig comprising few units, people or the like;
   few in number
   • en liten gruppe a small group

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