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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.small /smɔːl/ See lexical note→ 28

agg.
1. (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo;
  [change, increase] piccolo, lieve;
  [majority, number] esiguo, ridotto;
  a ~ book un libricino;
  a ~ job un lavoretto;
  his influence was ~ la sua influenza fu trascurabile;
  written with a ~ letter scritto con la lettera minuscola;
  in their own ~ way nel loro piccolo;
  the ~est room colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
1. (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo
1. (not much) to have ~ reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione;
  it is ~ comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.;
  it is of ~ consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza;
  ~ wonder he left! non c’è da stupirsi che sia partito!
1. (quiet) [sound] debole;
  a ~ voice una vocina;
  a ~ noise un rumorino
1. (humiliated) to feel o look ~ sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna);
  to make sb. feel o look ~ umiliare qcn.

avv. [write] piccolo.

2. small /smɔːl/

n. the ~ of the back la parte bassa della schiena, le reni

smalls n.pl. BE colloq. eufem. indumenti m. intimi.

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Inglese:

accomplishment - ad - advertisement - affair - aperture - back - beginning - big fish - bit - blotter - body - box - brush - business - carton - change - charge - comfort - comparatively - core - cruet - cry - dash - dinky - dumper - element - fine - finger - flask - fleet - force - fry - globule - handful - hollow - however - inn - innkeeper - insubstantial - island - jam - jingle - ledge - lever - little - lodge - lodge - margin - matter - mean

Italiano:

affare - API - bandierina - barilotto - bicchierino - boccetta - bomboniera - borgata - botte - brigidino - cacciatorino - caciotta - Camorra - campiello - cannello - capannello - cappelletti - Carabinieri - carbonara - casolare - cestello - chiacchiera - chiavetta - ciabatta - cilindrata - città - cittadina - cocorita - colonnina - consolazione - conto - dimensione - dose - economico - esiguo - fascetta - fioretto - frigobar - furgoncino - Giornali - grettezza - gretto - imprenditore - impresa - industria - insignificante - intestino - ladro - ladruncolo - lavoretto

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
small	adj	(not big)	piccolo agg
He used a small spoon to stir his coffee.
Ha usato un piccolo cucchiaino per mescolare il caffè.

Additional Translations
small	adj	(not significant)	basso, piccolo, minuscolo, scarso agg
That investment only gave a small return. We should invest elsewhere.
Quell'investimento ha dato solo un piccolo guadagno. Bisogna investire in qualcos'altro.
small	adj	(small-minded)	in piccolo avv
You can't think small in this business. You have to think big and come up with big ideas.
Non si può pensare in piccolo in questo business. Bisogna pensare in grande e farsi venire in mente idee grandiose.
small	adj	(humble)	piccolo agg
He was just a small, country baker, but he was well-respected.
Era solo un piccolo fornaio di provincia, ma era molto rispettato.
small	adj	(lowercase)	minuscolo agg
Many people forget to capitalise some names and write them all in small letters.
Molti si dimenticano di scrivere alcuni nomi in maiuscolo e li scrivono tutti in lettere minuscole.
small	adj	(small-scale)	limitato agg
We're thinking of a small product launch, not a national campaign.
Stiamo pensando a una commercializzazione limitata, non a una campagna nazionale.
small	adv	(into small pieces)	in pezzi piccoli avv
You need to cut up the meat small for the stew.
Per lo stufato bisogna tagliare la carne in pezzi piccoli.
small	n	(small of the back)	reni nfpl
She was hurting in the small of her back, just above the tailbone.
Aveva male alle reni, proprio sopra l'osso sacro.
small, smalls	npl	UK (underwear)	biancheria nf
Have you seen her smalls on the washing line? All red and silky!
Hai visto la sua biancheria stesa? Tutta rossa e di seta!
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
a small percentage	n	(relatively small quantity of sth)	una piccola quantità di nf
a small percentage	n	(relatively few)	pochi agg
			due o tre
extra small, extra-small	adj	(clothing size: smallest)	misura più piccola nf
			misura XS nf
feel small			provare vergogna
in a small way	adv	(slightly, somewhat)	un po', un pochino, leggermente avv
In a small way, your error has actually led to an improvement with that supplier.
in small doses	adv	figurative (a little at a time)	in piccole dosi
in the small			nel piccolo
make small			rimpicciolire v
make small talk	v	(chat, converse about trivial subjects)	fare conversazione, fare conversazione spicciola vtr
I'm no good at making small talk at parties.
Non sono molto bravo a fare conversazione alle feste.
			chiacchierare⇒ vi
on a small scale	adv	(in miniature)	in scala ridotta, in miniatura avv
The model showed New York City on a small scale.
on a small scale	adv	(not extensively)	su base regolare
He started selling watches on a small scale, then increased his business.
small amount	n	(little bit)	piccola quantità nf
You should only eat a small amount of salt per day.
Si dovrebbe mangiare solo una piccola quantità di sale al giorno.
			piccolo quantitativo nm
small arms			armi leggere
small artichoke		cucina	carciofino nm
small backpack			zainetto nm
small balcony			ballatoio nm
small barrel			piccolo barile, barilotto
small bedroom		dei bambini	cameretta
small bedroom			piccola camera da letto
small bench		piccola panca	panchetta nf
small boat		piccola barca	barchetta nf
small bowl			scodellina
small boy			bambino piccolo
small building		edil.	palazzetto nm
small business	n	(company with few employees)	piccola azienda nm
Small businesses are allowed special loan rates.
Alle piccole aziende sono concessi speciali tassi di prestito.
small businessman	n	(owner of company with few employees)	piccolo imprenditore nm
He's just a small businessman, nothing big.
È solo un piccolo imprenditore, niente di grande.
small cavity			piccola cavità
small chain			catenella nf
small chance	n	(little probability)	piccola probabilità nf
Maybe you'll win in lottery - it's really a small chance, but it's still a chance.
Forse vincerai alla lotteria - è veramente una piccola probabilità, ma è pure sempre una possibilità.
small claims court			tribunale per cause di minimo valore
small column		anche tipograf.	colonnina nf
small country		(nation)	piccolo paese nf
small cup		gen.	coppetta nf
small firm	n	(company with few employees)	piccola azienda nf
Ours is a small firm with only 4 employees.
La nostra è una piccola azienda con soli 4 dipendenti.
small flat	n	UK (little apartment)	piccolo appartamento nm
We would've liked a house but we could only afford a small flat.
Ci sarebbe piaciuto vivere in una casa grande ma potevamo permetterci solo un piccolo appartamento.
small fort			piccolo forte, fortino
small fry	n	slang (sb, sth unimportant) figurato: poco importante	pesce piccolo nm
That big company doesn't have time to waste on small fry like us.
Quella grossa multinazionale non ha tempo da perdere con i pesci piccoli come noi.
small hole			forellino nm
small hours	npl	(pre-dawn) notte tardi	ore piccole nfpl
small house with a yard		edil.	villino nm
small houses			villette nfpl
small intestine	n	(upper part of the gut)	intestino tenue nm
The cause of Chrones disease is the infection in the small intestine.
A tumor was removed from the wall of the small intestine.
small man		fig.	ometto nm
small office			studiolo nm
small opening		apertura	spiraglio nm
small path			vialetto nm
small piston		mecc	pistoncino nm
small port		geogr.	porticciolo nm
small potatoes	n	figurative, slang (sth insignificant)	stupidaggine nf
Compared to what we saw happen last week, the firm's latest antics are relatively small potatoes.
small room			cameretta nf
small salami		cucina	salamino nm
small sample		comm.	campioncino nm
small street			viuzza nf
small stroke			colpetto nm
small sweater		(clothing) abbigliamento	golfino nm
small talk	n	(chitchat, trivial conversation)	convenevoli nmpl
No time for small talk, we have important things to discuss!
Negli eventi in pubblico bisogna essere bravi a fare molti convenevoli.
			chiacchiere nfpl
Non abbiamo tempo per le chiacchiere, dobbiamo discutere di cose importanti!
			conversazione spicciola nf
small time			di poca importanza, poco importante
small town			cittadina
small town		figurato	provinciale
small village			paesino nm
small waist		of a woman	vitino nm
small workshop			botteguccia nf
small-scale model			modellino nm
small-time crook	n	(minor thief or robber)	ladruncolo nm
Hugh was a small time crook until he met Pete who introduced him to the thrills of cocaine and heroin dealings.
small-town	adj	pejorative (provincial, unenlightened) peggiorativo: retrogrado	provinciale, paesano agg
the small hours			ore piccole
to a small degree			in piccola/ridotta misura
to a small extent			in piccola/ridotta misura
very small			molto piccolo adj
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"Small pony" in the dialect of Lucania
a dazzling array of monuments concentrated in a small area
A landscape before whose gravity and purity one feels very small
a small air-cooled chiller
A small challenge and token offered by an italian girl towards the english culture
A small conscious effort now creates an immense impact later
A small favour..
a small fish
A small flame is extinguished by the wind but a large fire grows
a small minority of minor if spectacular articles
A small muffin of a woman
a small one
a small price to pay
a small square of the larger floor
a small suite of offices
Abruzzese slang word for small dog...Tsuli?
Bail out many small shareholders
better catch the big fish before hauling in the small fry
Bisaccia is a small town in southern Italy in the ...
Consistently small black-white difference
even though you're only small
Fruit bars, small packs of dried fruits and cereal bars
Gestures large and small add quality to high-density apartment buildings
he collects small, stupid articles which amuse him
he couldn't help being born small
Her corner felt suddenly very small
Her hands were planted on my waist, reaching around to meet on the small of my back.
Her voice was very small
However, the bulk of its work today lies in the promotion of local networks of small farmers
I live in X, a small town in the suburbs of Glasgow.
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