"small" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

small adjetivo

small + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 2403

small town • small group • small number • small business • small amount • small village • small size • small piece • small island • ...

verbo + small

Kolokacji: 20

grow smaller • look small • feel small • make small • start small • become smaller • ...

Kolokacji: 9

Grup znaczeniowych: 4

(1) grow, become, get, keep, remain, ...

Kolokacji: 6

1. grow smaller = stój się mniejszy grow smaller

grow small

2. become smaller = wyszczupleć become smaller

3. get smaller = malej get smaller

4. keep small = trzymać mały keep small

The group is kept deliberately small in order to give everyone a chance to get into the conversation.
Editions were kept very small, and never went above 40.
They have less power than government ministers, and their private armies are kept small by law.
Therefore the number of members had to be kept small, manageable.
To provide enough detailed evidence for such a study, the number of participants was kept reasonably small.
The number became big, fast, because it was kept small at first.
In many districts, elementary schools are kept small so students can walk to school.
The size of the camp is kept relatively small to allow the children more personal attention.
"Apparently the number of people who are allowed to know about this will be kept small."
In the beginning, the groups were kept small partly for practical reasons.

5. remain small = pozostań mały remain small

6. go small = przejdź mały go small

(2) look, sound, prove, seem

Kolokacji: 4

(3) feel, think, consider, deem, mean

Kolokacji: 5

(4) make, start, play, use, build

Kolokacji: 5

adverbio + small

Kolokacji: 71

relatively small • comparatively small • fairly small • considerably smaller • slightly smaller • extremely small • somewhat smaller • ...

small + preposición

Kolokacji: 18

small for • small in • small by • small to • small of • ...

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