little

pequeño, chico

De tamaño reducido.

En inglés sencillo: Small in size.

• She carried a little bag.
• We stayed in a little house by the sea.
• Those little boxes contain seeds.

Sinónimos: small, tiny

Antónimos: big, large

Expresiones frecuentes: a little house, a little box, a little piece

pequeño, chiquito

Joven y todavía en crecimiento; suele usarse con cariño.

En inglés sencillo: Young and still growing, especially when spoken about with affection.

• The little girl waved.
• My little brother started school today.
• Two little kittens slept beside their mother.

Sinónimos: young

Antónimos: grown-up, adult

Expresiones frecuentes: a little boy, my little sister, little children

corto, breve

Que dura poco tiempo o abarca una distancia corta.

En inglés sencillo: Lasting a short time or covering a short distance.

• Wait a little while.
• We walked a little way along the beach.
• A little rest made her feel better.

Sinónimos: short, brief

Antónimos: long

Expresiones frecuentes: a little while, a little way, a little walk, a little distance

poco, apenas

En muy pequeño grado o con muy poca frecuencia.

En inglés sencillo: Only to a small degree or very rarely.

• The village has changed little.
• This treatment is little used today.
• She cared little about expensive clothes.

Sinónimos: slightly, not much, hardly

Antónimos: greatly

Expresiones frecuentes: little known, little changed, little used

en absoluto, para nada

Indica una negación total, especialmente cuando alguien no tiene idea de lo que va a ocurrir.

En inglés sencillo: Not at all, especially when someone has no idea what will happen.

• Little did I know what was coming.
• He little suspected that his friend was lying.
• Little did they realize how much their lives would change.

Cómo se usa: little + auxiliary verb + subject + verb (Little did she know that a surprise awaited her.)

Sinónimos: not at all

Expresiones frecuentes: little did someone know, little did someone suspect, little did someone realize

poco

Indica una cantidad pequeña de algo, a menudo menor de la necesaria o deseada.

En inglés sencillo: A small amount of something, often less than is needed or wanted.

• We have little time.
• She showed little interest in the game.
• Very little food was left after the party.

Cómo se usa: little + uncountable noun (There is little water left.); little of + determiner/pronoun (Little of the money reached the village.)

Sinónimos: not much

Antónimos: much

Expresiones frecuentes: little time, very little money, little or no

poco

Una cantidad pequeña, a menudo insuficiente, sin repetir el nombre de aquello de lo que se habla.

En inglés sencillo: A small amount, often less than is needed, without naming the thing being discussed.

• Little is known about her childhood.
• We ate most of it, so little remained.
• How can they achieve so much with so little?

Cómo se usa: little of something (Little of what he said was useful.)

Sinónimos: not much

Antónimos: much

Expresiones frecuentes: little is known, little remained, do very little