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Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

least1 /li:st/ adjetivo

1. (superl of little1 II): she has the ~ money es quien menos dinero tiene

2. (smallest, slightest) más mínimo;
   that's the ~ of my worries eso es lo que menos me preocupa

least2 pronombre

1. (superl of little2): to say the ~ por no decir más;
   it's the ~ I can do es lo menos que puedo hacer

2. (in adv phrases) at least por lo menos;
   in the least en lo más mínimo

least3 adverbio

1. (superl of little3): ~ of all you tú menos que nadie;
   when you ~ expect it cuando menos te lo esperas

2. (before adj, adv) menos

Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press:

little1 /'lɪtḷ/ adjetivo

1. (comp littler /'lɪtḷər / || /'lɪtḷə(r)/ ;
   superl littlest /'lɪtḷəst / || /'lɪtḷɪst/ ) (small, young) pequeño, chico (esp AmL);
   a ~ while un ratito;
   my ~ sister/brother mi hermanita/hermanito

2. (comp less; superl least)
   1. (not much) poco;
      there is very ~ bread left queda muy poco pan
   2. a little (some) un poco de

little2 pronombre (comp less; superl least)

1. (not much) poco, -ca;
   ~ by ~ poco a poco

2. a little (some) un poco, algo

little3 adverbio (comp less; superl least) poco;
~ did he know that … lo que menos se imaginaba era que …;
a little (somewhat) un poco;
I'm feeling a ~ tired estoy algo or un poco cansado

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Diccionario Espasa Concise © 2000 Espasa Calpe:

least [lɪ:st]

I	adjetivo menor, mínimo,-a, más pequeño,-a, menos importante: it's at least forty degrees, hace por lo menos cuarenta grados      I'm not in the least surprised, no me extraña en absoluto      he's lucky, to say the least, tiene suerte, y me quedo corto      I haven't the least idea, no tengo la más mínima idea
II	pron lo menos, lo mínimo: she ate least of all, ella comió menos que nadie
III	adverbio menos: that is the least dangerous option, ésa es la opción menos peligrosa

least: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
least common denominator		(Mathematics) matemáticas	mínimo común denominador nm
least common multiple		(Mathematics) matemáticas	mínimo múltiplo común nm
least flycatcher		(Zoology) Zoología	mosquerito mínimo nm
not in the least			en absoluto
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little: WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2009

Compound Forms:
cost little	v	(be inexpensive)	costar poco, costar barato vi
A first aid kit costs little but it can save lives.
			estar barato, ser barato vi
		Argentina	estar regalado loc verb
Las camisas estaban regaladas. Tenía que comprarlas.
cost little	v	figurative (require little effort)	no costar nada loc verb
It costs little to be polite.
No te costaba nada darle la razón y evitar la discusión.
do very little business	vi	(have few commercial dealings)	ganarle poco (al negocio) loc verb
			hacer poco negocio loc verb
			mover poco negocio loc verb
Es una empresa pequeña y mueve poco volumen de negocio.
for a little while	adv	(for a short time)	un rato loc adv
I'll stay for a little while.
We have to wait for a little while before the train comes.
		fam	por un ratito loc adv
¡Ándale mamá, dile a Jaime que me preste su carro por un ratito nada más!
			por un breve momento loc adv
			un momento loc adv
			un corto tiempo, por un corto tiempo loc adv
Sólo resistirá corto tiempo (por un corto tiempo) así que hay que actuar rápido.
have little in common			tener poco en común v
have little to say			tener poco que decir v
in a little bit			en un poquito
in a little while			en un ratito
in a little while, soon			en un ratito, pronto
little angel			angelito nm
little baby			bebito nm
little baby			bebé nm
little bear			osito nm
little bell			campanilla nf
little bit			pedacito nm
little bit			trocito nm
little bite			mordisquito nm
little boy			muchachito nm
little boy			chaval nm
little brain		colloquial	cerebelo nm
little brain			pequeño cerebro nm
little brain			cerebrito nm
little brother			hermano menor nm
little by little			poco a poco adv
little chance			pequeña posibilidad nm
little crest			pequeña cresta nf
little cup			copita nf
little darling			queridito n, adj
little devil			pequeño diablo nm
little devil			diablillo nm
little doll			muñequita nf
little face			carita nf
little fellow			coleguilla nm
little finger		(mano)	dedo meñique nm
little finger		(mano)	dedo pequeño nm
little game			jueguecito nm
little girl			muchachita nf
little girl			niña nf
little gull			pequeña gaviota nf
little house			casita nf
little housewife			mujercita de su casa nf
little innocent			pequeño inocente nm
little kid		España	criajo nm
little kid			chavalín nm
little kids			chavalines nmpl
little kiss			besito nm
little known			poco conocido adj
little magazine			pequeña revista nf
little magazine			revistita nf
little man			hombrecillo nm
little man			hombrecito nm
little monkey			monito nm
little office			oficina pequeña nf
little one			el pequeño pron
little ones			los pequeños pron, pl
little opportunity			pequeña oportunidad nf
little or no			poco o nada adv
little owl			pequeño búho nm
little owl			buhíto nm
little person			persona pequeña nf
little problem			problemilla nf
little problem			problemita nf
little snot		(colloquial)	niño o joven impertinente
little snot			moquito nm
little song			cancioncilla nf
little steeple			agujita nf
little story			pequeña historia nf
little talk		Pejorative	chismorreo nm
little talk			pequeña charla nm
little tart		Pejorative	fulanita nf
little tart		UK	pequeña tarta nf
little theater		US	teatro pequeño nm
little theater			teatrito nm
little theatre			teatro pequeño nm
little theatre			teatrito nm
little thing			cosita, cosilla nf
little toe			dedo pequeño del pie nm
little treat			pequeño lujo nm
little treat			caprichito nm
little voice			vocecilla nf
little voice			vocecita nf
little white lie			mentirijilla nf
little woman			mujercita nf
little, a			poco, un adv
matter little			no tener importancia
my little one			mi pequeño
not a little			ni un poco adv
of little consequence			de poca trascendencia
of little importance			de poca importancia
precious little			bastante poco adv
precious little			más bien poco adv
quite a little			algunos adv
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'least' also found in these entries:

English:

at - ferment - last - say - add - expect - fully - little - might - rate - remotely - very

Spanish:

baja - bajo - contratación - cuando - hipar - los - menor - menos - mínima - mínimamente - mínimo - pensar - siquiera - algo - como - día - esperar - momento - nada - parecer - perdido

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