tiny
gb/tˈaɪni/ us/tˈaɪni/
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Angličtina
~ 1800
apró, icipici, mikro-, mikroszkopikus, parányi
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Vzorec užití:
[something] is tiny
The kitten was so tiny it could fit in my hand.
A kiscica olyan apró volt, hogy elfért a kezemben.
She wore a tiny gold ring on her finger.
Egy apró aranygyűrűt viselt az ujján.
There’s just a tiny chance of rain today.
We stayed in a tiny cabin by the lake.
He noticed a tiny scratch on the screen.
Učební příklady
The baby is tiny.
A baba nagyon apró.
I saw a tiny bird in the tree.
Láttam egy apró madarat a fán.
My phone has a tiny crack.
This box is tiny.
Her hands are tiny.
Častá chyba:
Learners sometimes confuse 'tiny' with 'thin' or 'narrow', but 'tiny' refers to overall size, not just width.
Význam
very small in size
Kolokace
tiny house
|tiny insect
|tiny detail
|tiny amount
|tiny baby
Synonyma
small (A general term for limited size; less emphatic than 'tiny'.)
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minute (More formal or technical; stresses extreme smallness.)
Antonyma
huge (Describes something very large in size, the opposite of 'tiny'.)
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enormous (Emphasizes great size, directly contrasting with 'tiny'.)
Témata
daily life
|descriptions
|core_vocabulary
Definice
Very, very small.
Extremely small in physical dimensions or amount.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
tiny
IPA
GB/tˈaɪni/
US/tˈaɪni/
Slabiky a přízvuk
tiny (1 slabika)
Stress on 1st syllable (tiny)
Tvary slova
Adjective
- Base: tiny
- Comparative: tinier
- Superlative: tiniest
Příbuzná slova
Výrazy
in a tiny nutshell
1/ˈɪn ə tˈaɪni nˈʌtʃˌɛl/
idiom
informal
very brief explanation
To say something in a very short way.
Příklady
- In a tiny nutshell, we need more time to finish the project.
- Let me explain the problem in a tiny nutshell.
tiny bit
1/tˈaɪni bˈɪt/
fixed phrase
a very small amount
A very small amount of something.
Příklady
- Can I have just a tiny bit of sugar in my tea?
- There’s only a tiny bit of milk left in the fridge.