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small

 
 
/smɔːl/ adjective

Translation

LITTLE little in size or amount
küçük, ufak
They live in a small apartment near Times Square. We teach the children in small groups.1801
YOUNG A small child is very young.
(çocuk) küçük, ufak
a woman with three small children1567
NOT IMPORTANT not important or serious
önemsiz, cüzî, ufak, az
a small mistake Jenny's got a small part in the school play.1772
feel small to feel stupid or unimportant
aptal ve önemsiz hissetmek; kendini değersiz hissetmek
Simon was always trying to make me feel small.1902
(Definition of small adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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