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- From little (adj):
- littler
- adj comparative (For size or age—e.g."That tree is little, but the tree next to it is even littler.")
- littlest
- adj superlative (For size or age—e.g. "Theo is the littlest of my three little brothers.")
- less
- adj comparative (For amount—e.g. "I have little money. Certainly less money than him.")
- lesser
- adj comparative (For degree or intensity—e.g. "She has little love for him. Certainly, her love for him is lesser than her love for her mother.")
- least
- adj superlative (For amount—e.g. "I have little money, but Jim is the one who has least money out of all of us.")
- From little (adv):
- less
- adv comparative (When talking about amount)
- lesser
- adv comparative (To modify an adjective—e.g. "That is a little-known work of art, but this is an even lesser-known one.")
- least
- adv superlative
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen | | Engels | Nederlands | | less adj | (smaller in quantity) | kleiner, lager bn | | minder bn | | You have less work than I do. | | less adv | (not as much or as often as) (niet zo) | minder bn | | Richard exercises less than Audrey does. | | less pron | (smaller amount) | minder bn | | The price is fifty dollars, and I won't take less. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Aanvullende vertalingen | | Engels | Nederlands | | less adj | uncountable (fewer) | minder bn | | There are less here than before. | | less prep | (minus) | min vz | | Four less three equals one. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen | | Engels | Nederlands | | little adj | (small in size) | klein bn | | This TV is big, but the one in our bedroom is little. | | little adj | (small amount) | beetje nw het | | I just want a little salt on my potatoes. | | little adj | (not much) | beetje nw het | | She drinks little alcohol. | | little adv | (slightly) | een beetje bw | | lichtelijk bw | | (informeel) | lichtjes bw | | I am a little drunk, but in no way incapacitated. | | little adj | (sibling: younger) | klein bn | | jonger bn | | I have three little brothers and one big sister. |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Aanvullende vertalingen | | Engels | Nederlands | | little adj | (person: short) | klein bn | | She is too little to date a basketball player, isn't she? | | little adj | (trivial) | onbenullig, onbetekend bn | | It is such a little thing. Why do they argue about it so much? | | little adj | (mind: narrow) | bekrompen bn | | As Emerson said, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." | | little adj | (endearingly small) | klein bn | | Oh, what a beautiful little puppy! | | little adv | (almost not at all) | weinig bw | | She was very shy, and spoke little. | | little n | (sthg small) | beetje nw het | | Chocolate? I'll just have a little. |
Overeenkomende vermeldingen van de andere kant van het woordenboek WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen | | Nederlands | Engels | | minder bn | (slechter) | worse adj | | fewer adj | | less adj |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Samengestelde woorden: | | Nederlands | Engels | | iets van vn+vz | (ongeveer) | about, around adv | | more or less adv | | minder dan bn+vw | (lager, onder) | less than bn + conj | | under prep | | niemand minder dan frase | (zelf, in eigen persoon) | none less than, none other than expr | | niet meer en niet minder uitdr. | (even, precies zo, gelijk) | no more and no less expr | | niets meer en niets minder uitdr. | (je reinste, pure) | nothing more and nothing less expr | | vrij bn | (zonder, ongevoelig voor) | free adj | | -less suffix |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Voornaamste vertalingen | | Nederlands | Engels | | gering bn | (klein) | little, small adj | | remote adj | | slight, minor adj | | klein bn | (niet groot) | small, little adj | | minor adj | | min bn | (klein, nietig) | poor adj | | little, few adj | | hapje nw het | (kleine hoeveelheid) | bit, little n | | beetje nw het | (kleine hoeveelheid) | bit, little n | | weinig onbep.vnw | (niet veel) | little adj | | few adj |
WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026: | Samengestelde woorden: | | Nederlands | Engels | | babyhandjes nw mv | dim. (handen van een baby) | hands npl | | (literally) | little baby hands npl | | babyvoetjes nw mv | dim. (voeten van baby) | feet npl | | (literally) | little baby feet npl | | babyvoetjes nw mv | dim. (kleine voeten) | feet npl | | (literally) | little baby feet npl | | badeendje nw het | (speelgoed) | rubber duck n | | (informal) | rubber duckie n | | (literally) | little bath duck n | | balletjes nw mv | dim. (in soep) | meatballs npl | | (literally) | little meatballs npl | | balletjes nw mv | dim. (mv. van balletje) | pellets npl | | (literally) | little balls npl | | ballonnetje nw het | dim. (dim. van ballon) (literally) | little balloon n | | party balloons npl | | bankje nw het | dim. (dim. van bank) (literally) | little couch n | | stool n | | bench n | | bankje nw het | (bankbiljet) (literally) | little bank note n | | beetje bij beetje bw | (langzaam maar zeker) | little by little adv | | bloemetjes nw mv, dim. | (kleine bloemen) | flowers n | | (literal) | little flowers n | | blokjes nw mv | dim. (mv. van blokje) | cubes n | | (literal) | little cubes n | | doosje nw het | (dim. van doos) | box n | | (literally) | little box n | | engeltje nw het | fig. (gestorven kindje) (dead child) | little angel n | | engeltje nw het | (dim. van engel) | little angel n | | evenmin bw | (ook niet) | no more than, not anymore than, as little as | | nor [verb + subject], neither [verb + subject] | | handje nw het | (kleine hand) (literal) | little hand n | | hand n | | hartje nw het | (klein hart) | heart n | | (literally) | little heart adj+n | | hartje nw het | (klein hartvormig object) | heart n | | (literally) | little heart adj+n | | hoekje nw het | (deel van een ruimte) | corner n | | nook n | | (literal) | little corner n | | kabouter nw de | spreektaal; offensief (klein persoon) (offensive) | midget n | | little person n | | klein beetje bn+nw het | (geringe hoeveelheid) | little bit n | | klein kind bn+nw het | (kleuter, peuter) | little child n | | toddler n | | kleine teen bn+nw de | (uiterste teen aan voet) | little toe, pinky toe n | | kleintje nw het | (baby) | baby n | | little one n | | langzamerhand bw | (progressief) | gradually, little by little, bit by bit adv | manneke,
manneken nw het | informeel (informal) | little guy, little fellow adj+n | | mannetje nw het | (klein persoon) (literally) | little man adj+n | | mannetje nw het | (persoon, mens) (literally) | little guy, little fellow adj+n | | meisje nw het | (vrouwelijk kind) | girl n | | (literal) | little girl n | | met mondjesmaat bw | Belg. (langzaam, stukje bij beetje) | little by little, bit by bit adv | | muisje nw het | (kleine muis) | mouse n | | (literally) | little mouse adj+n | | pakje nw het | (dim. van pak) | parcel, package, pack n | | (literally) | little parcel, little package, little pack adj+n | | pas nog bw | (zeer kort geleden) | a little while ago adv | | pink nw de | (vinger) | little finger n | | (informal) | pinkie n | | potje nw het | (kleine pot) | little pot n | | spelletje nw het | (gezelschapsspel) | game n | | little game n | | stilaan bw | (langzamerhand) | gradually adv | | bit by bit, little by little adv | | te weinig bw | (niet genoeg, ontoereikend) | too little adv | | too few adv | | not enough adv | | uurtje nw het | (uur) | hour n | | (literal) | little hour n | | wereldje nw het | (scene, milieu) | milieu n | | scene n | | (figurative) | circle n | | (literal) | little world n | | zon nw de, ont. | figuurlijk (vreugde, levendigheid) (figurative) | little sunshine n |
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