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petit

Qui prend peu de place ou a une hauteur ou une largeur réduite.

En anglais simple : Not taking up much space or having much height or width.

• We live in a small house.
• This bag is too small for my books.
• Their new garden is smaller than ours.

Synonymes : little, tiny

Contraires : big, large

Expressions courantes : small room, small dog, small house

petit, faible

Dont la quantité, le nombre ou l’importance est faible.

En anglais simple : Low in amount or number, or having little importance.

• There is a small fee.
• Only a small number of guests arrived.
• The price difference was so small that nobody noticed.

Synonymes : little, minor

Contraires : large, significant

Expressions courantes : small amount, small number, small change, small fee

petit

Encore jeune, surtout en parlant d’un enfant.

En anglais simple : Still young, especially when talking about children.

• They have two small children.
• I loved this story when I was small.
• She has cared for him since he was small.

Synonymes : young, little

Contraires : grown-up

Expressions courantes : small child, small children, when small

petit

En prenant peu de place ou en faisant de petites marques, par exemple en écrivant.

En anglais simple : Using little space or making little marks.

• Please do not write so small.
• She wrote small to fit everything on the card.
• Can you print small enough to leave room for a picture?

Expressions courantes : write small, print small, draw small

petite taille, petit format

Article vendu dans une taille inférieure à la moyenne, comme un vêtement ou une boisson.

En anglais simple : An item sold in a size below medium, such as a shirt or drink.

• I usually wear a small.
• We ordered two smalls and one large.
• Do you have this shirt in a small?

Expressions courantes : a small, two smalls, wear a small