a little

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a little

adverb

not comparable To a small extent or degree. The door was opened a little.
Similar: a bit, a little bit, a tad · Opposite: a lot, a tad
not comparable Slightly. She's a little strange, but nice enough.
Similar: a bit, a little, a little bit, a mite, a smidgen, a smidgeon, a tad, a touch, a trifle, barely, closely, faintly
UK, not comparable Very. It's a little big, don't you think?
UK, not comparable A lot.
UK, not comparable A lot of. It could do with a little work, that's for sure.

determiner

A small amount of (an uncountable thing). A little water has spilled.
Opposite: zero, no, a lot of, much

pronoun

A small amount of an uncountable thing. "Would you like some water?" "Just a little, please."

Translations

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adv to a small extent or degree

Español	un poco, un poquito, pelín
한국어	조금 jogeum, 좀 jom, 약간 yakgan
日本語	ちょっと chotto, 少し sukoshi
中文	一點兒 /一点儿 yīdiǎnr, 一點 /一点 yīdiǎn, 有點 /有点 yǒudiǎn
हिन्दी	थोड़ी-थोड़ी thoṛī-thoṛī, थोड़ा सा thoṛā sā, थोड़ा-थोड़ा thoṛā-thoṛā, ज़रा zarā, थोड़ा thoṛā, कम kam
Kiswahili	kidogo
Português	um pouco
Français	un peu
Deutsch	ein bisschen, ein wenig, etwas
Italiano	un po', un poco
Ελληνικά	λίγο lígo
Română	puțin, un pic
Русский	немно́го nemnógo, чуть-чу́ть čutʹ-čútʹ, чу́точку čútočku, слегка slexka, немножечко nemnožečko, немножко nemnožko
Tiếng Việt	một ít, ít, một chút, hơi
العربية	قَلِيلًا qalīlan
עברית	קְצָת k'tsát

det determiner

Español	un poco de

pron a small amount

Español	un pelín, un chin
Deutsch	ein bisschen
Română	puțin, un pic de

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@misc{a_little_2026,
  title = {a little},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/a%20little},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}