English–Afrikaans dictionary
Afrikaans translation of the English word little
| English | Afrikaans (translated indirectly) | Esperanto |
|---|---|---|
| (small; petit; petite; slim) | ||
🔗 What could the little woman possibly mean by calling her a sorceress, and saying she had killed the Wicked Witch of the East? | ||
| (scarce) | ; | |
🔗 We know little of other worlds. | ||
| (rather; some; somewhat; to some extent; a bit; slightly; some amount; any amount; a little bit; a touch; a trifle) | ’n bietjie | |
| (a bit; a handful; slightly; a tiny bit) | ||
little by little (gradually; slowly) | ; ; ; | |
little ones (little children) | ||
| English | Afrikaans |
|---|---|
| little | ⇆ bietjie; ⇆ gering; ⇆ iets; ⇆ klein; ⇆ kleingeestig; ⇆ luttel; ⇆ min; ⇆ ’n bietjie; ⇆ onaansienlik; ⇆ rapsie; ⇆ weinig |
| a little | ⇆ effens; ⇆ ietwat |
| every little helps | ⇆ alle bietjies help |
| little by little | ⇆ bietjie vir bietjie; ⇆ langsamerhand; ⇆ stadig |
| little if any | ⇆ feitlik niks |
| little known | ⇆ minder bekend |
| little one | ⇆ kleintjie |
| little ones | ⇆ kleingoed |
| little or none | ⇆ min of niks |
| little or nothing | ⇆ skaars iets |
| many a little makes a mickle | ⇆ alle bietjies help |
| not a little | ⇆ nie min nie |
| too little | ⇆ te min |
| wait a little while | ⇆ wag ’n bietjie |
| belittle | ⇆ afkam; ⇆ geringag; ⇆ verklein; ⇆ verkleineer |
| littleness | ⇆ kleingeestigheid; ⇆ kleinheid; ⇆ kleinsieligheid |