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Small
Translation of "small" into Russian
small
Adjective
UK
/smɔːl/
US
/smɔl/
small
smaller Comp.
smallest Super.
She lives in a small house.
Она живет в маленьком доме.
He has a small amount of money.
У него небольшая сумма денег.
The fish in the pond are small.
Рыбы в пруду мелкие.
The company is a small business.
Компания является малым бизнесом.
Definitions
small
Noun
UK
/smɔːl/
US
/smɔl/
A size that is less than normal or usual.
She ordered a small because she prefers a tighter fit.
A person or thing that is smaller than others of the same kind.
The children nicknamed the runt of the litter "the small."
The recessed or narrow part of a person's back at the base of the spine (usually in the phrase ‘the small of the back’).
She placed her hand on the small of his back to guide him through the crowd.
Underwear or small items of clothing or laundry (chiefly British, usually plural ‘smalls’).
He tossed his dirty smalls into the wash basket.
smalls
Noun
Underwear such as underpants, socks, or other very small items of clothing, usually laundered together; used only in the plural.
She tossed her smalls into the washing machine with the rest of the delicates.
Small personal items or belongings that can be packed separately from larger luggage.
Passengers may keep their smalls in the cabin, while larger bags must be checked.
Fragments of coal, ore, or stone that are below a specified size after screening; fine coal.
The miner shoveled the smalls into a separate chute for further processing.
Idioms and phrases
wash (someone's) smalls
She spent the afternoon washing her smalls.
стирать (чье-то) нижнее белье
Она провела полдня, стирая свое нижнее белье.
pack (someone's) smalls
Don't forget to pack your smalls for the trip.
упаковывать (чье-то) нижнее белье
Не забудь упаковать свое нижнее белье для поездки.
forget (someone's) smalls
He forgot his smalls at the hotel.
забыть (чье-то) нижнее белье
Он забыл свое нижнее белье в отеле.
air (someone's) smalls
She aired her smalls on the balcony.
проветривать (чье-то) нижнее белье
Она проветривала свое нижнее белье на балконе.
iron (someone's) smalls
Some people even iron their smalls.
гладить (чье-то) нижнее белье
Некоторые люди даже гладят свое нижнее белье.