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vähän — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • few det A small number of; not many.
  • little adj Small in size.
  • queer adj Relating to a sexual orientation or gender identity that isn't exclusively heterosexual or cisgender; used both as a reclaimed identity term and, historically, as a slur.
  • short adjective Not long in length, distance, or duration.
  • some determiner An unspecified but limited amount or number of something.
  • wicked adj Morally bad; evil or cruel.

Senses

vähän is used for these senses in English:

  • a little To a small extent or degree.
  • a little A small amount of an uncountable thing.
  • few (preceded by another determiner) An indefinite, but usually small, number of.
  • kind of (idiomatic, colloquial) Slightly; somewhat; sort of.
  • little Not much.
  • little Not much, only a little: only a small amount (of).
  • queer (Ireland) Very, extremely.
  • short Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.

few — full definition

  1. det A small number of; not many.
  2. pron A small number of people or things, used on its own.

little — full definition

  1. adj Small in size.
  2. adj Young, especially referring to a child.
  3. det Not much; a small amount of something.
  4. adv Not very much; to a small extent.
  5. noun A small amount.

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