little

[US]/ˈlitl/
[UK]/ˈlɪtl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. liten, ung, ikke høy
pron. en liten mengde, litt
adv. i svært liten grad, knapt
Word Forms
Plurallittles

Phrases & Collocations

a little

litt

little girl

liten jente

little boy

liten gutt

little dog

liten hund

little cat

liten katt

little bit

en liten bit

little more than

litt mer enn

in a little

i en liten

for a little

for en liten

a little more

litt mer

in little

i liten

just a little

bare litt

little or no

lite eller ingen

only a little

bare litt

little brother

lillebror

little sister

lillesøster

after a little

etter en liten

little better than

litt bedre enn

a little of

litt av

little less than

litt mindre enn

little bird

liten fugl

Example Sentences

Little and little the rain stopped.

Gradvis minsket regnet.

it was not a little puzzling.

Det var ikke lite forvirrende.

It is of little moment.

Det er av liten betydning.

There is (but) little hope.

Det er (knapt) lite håp.

Little by little she began to feel better.

Gradvis begynte hun å føle seg bedre.

a little-bitty girl.

en liten jente.

a little gem of a book.

en liten perle av en bok.

a little choke of laughter.

en liten kvelning av latter.

a crummy little room.

et skummelt lite rom.

a dear little puppy.

en søt liten valp.

inside there was little decoration.

inni var det lite dekorasjon.

a little gentle persuasion.

en liten forsiktig overtaling.

a grotty little hotel.

et skittent lite hotell.

a little puppy dog.

en liten valpekatt.

Real-world Examples

Dumbledore hummed a little and smiled at the ceiling.

Dumbledore hummet litt og smilte mot taket.

Source: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Aside from this, we know very little about him.

Bortsett fra dette, vet vi veldig lite om ham.

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Compulsory 3)

In fact, sometimes I draw a little too.

Faktisk, noen ganger tegner jeg litt for mye.

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

We have only a little jam left.

Vi har bare litt syltetøy igjen.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

We have only a little water left.

Vi har bare litt vann igjen.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

It's a little bit forlorn and a little bit melodic.

Det er litt forlatt og litt melodisk.

Source: English Accent Showdown

Can you limit the field a little?

Kan du begrense feltet litt?

Source: English Level Four Listening Weekly Plan

Do you want a little off the top?

Vil du ha litt av toppen?

Source: New English 900 Sentences (Basic Edition)

We're all on this little marble, the little blue marble.

Vi er alle på denne lille marmorkloden, den lille blå marmorkloden.

Source: VOA Daily Standard August 2018 Collection

Can you tell me a little about that?

Kan du fortelle meg litt om det?

Source: Quick Reference for Foreign Company White-Collar Workers' Spoken English

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