smaller

CEFRA1

/ˈsmɔː.lə/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Less large in size.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    comparative form of small: more small

Examples

  • Europe has a smaller population than Asia.

  • Moving to a smaller place will reduce the expenses.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /smoː.lə/

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In context

  • The worse things get, the smaller your focus should be.

  • At the partition of Ireland in 1920, the railway mileage of the whole country stood at its maximum figure of 3,442, of which 2,668 miles were in the South, and 754 in the much smaller North.

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