"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 • ...
1. grow smaller = stój się mniejszy grow 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
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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