Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| small adj. | klein | ||||||
| small adj. | gering | ||||||
| small adj. | schwach | ||||||
| small adj. | unbedeutend | ||||||
| small adj. | erbärmlich | ||||||
| small adj. | schmal | ||||||
| too small | zu klein | ||||||
| small adj. | lütt [coll.] (Northern Germany) | ||||||
| small adj. | geringfügig | ||||||
| small-fry adj. | unbedeutend | ||||||
| small-bore adj. | Kleinkaliber... | ||||||
| small-bore adj. | kleinkalibrig | ||||||
| small-minded adj. | kleinlich | ||||||
| small-minded adj. | engstirnig | ||||||
Nouns | |||||||
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| smaller cat's-tail [BOT.] | Knolliges Lieschgras Lat.: Phleum nodosum, Phleum bertolonii | ||||||
| smaller tree-mallow [BOT.] | Kretische Strauchpappel Lat.: Lavatera cretica, Malva multiflora | ||||||
| Small Office, Home Office [abbr.: SOHO] | das Klein- und Heimbüro | ||||||
| smallest gear | niedrigster Gang | ||||||
| smallest workpiece [TECH.] | kleinstes Werkstück | ||||||
| smaller hermit crab [ZOOL.] | der Anemonen-Einsiedler pl. Lat.: Pagurus prideaux, Eupagurus prideaux [Invertebrates] | ||||||
| smaller hermit crab [ZOOL.] | der Prideaux-Einsiedlerkrebs pl. Lat.: Pagurus prideaux, Eupagurus prideaux [Invertebrates] | ||||||
| Small Combustion Plant Directive [LAW] | die Kleinfeuerungsanlagenverordnung | ||||||
| Roundtable at Small Insurer [FINAN.] | Runder Tisch zu Kleinstversicherern | ||||||
| smallest meaningful unit | kleinste bedeutungstragende Einheit | ||||||
| smallest possible deviation | geringstmögliche Abweichung | ||||||
| smallest saddle oyster [ZOOL.] | Kleine Sattelmuschel Lat.: Heteranomia squamula, Pododesmus squamula [Invertebrates] | ||||||
| smallest size coalition | Koalition der knappsten Mehrheit [Spieltheorie] | ||||||
| smallest width of trapezoidal segment [TECH.] | reduzierte Breite von Schleifsegmenten [Abrasive Engineering] | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to make sth. smaller | made, made | | etw.acc. verkleinern | verkleinerte, verkleinert | | ||||||
| to sing small | sang, sung | | klein beigeben | gab bei, beigegeben | | ||||||
| to sing small | sang, sung | | kleinlaut werden | wurde, geworden/worden | | ||||||
| to encourage smaller business | encouraged, encouraged | | kleinere Unternehmen fördern | förderte, gefördert | | ||||||
| to draw to a smaller scale | verkleinert zeichnen | zeichnete, gezeichnet | | ||||||
| to do small time | tingeln | tingelte, getingelt | | ||||||
| to reduce sth. to small pieces | reduced, reduced | | etw.acc. zerkleinern | zerkleinerte, zerkleinert | | ||||||
| to cut up into small pieces | kleinschneiden or: klein schneiden | schnitt klein, kleingeschnitten / schnitt, geschnitten | | ||||||
| to make so. look small | jmdn. klein machen | machte, gemacht | [coll.] - erniedrigen | ||||||
Definitions | |||||||
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| smallest radius of curved track on which the vehicle can operate [TECH.] | kleinster befahrbarer Gleisbogenhalbmesser [Railroad (Amer.)/Railway (Brit.)] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| That's small comfort. | Das ist ein schwacher Trost. | ||||||
| small profits and quick returns | kleine Gewinnspannen und schnelle Umsätze | ||||||
| our margin on this transaction is too small | unsere Spanne ist zu klein | ||||||
| Your chances are small. | Ihre Chancen sind gering. | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| small but nice | klein, aber fein | ||||||
| small but powerful | klein, aber oho | ||||||
| the smallest room in the house | wo selbst der Kaiser zu Fuß hingeht | ||||||
