قليل

Meaning of قليل in English is: (short, slender, thin) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!

short adj slender adj thin adj little determiner few DET

Meaning of قليل in English and Arabic

قليلقَلِيْل - اسم

1) short - adj

  ∘ Meaning of short in Arabic and English:

not easily available; not supplying as much as you need

  ∘ Example of short in Arabic and English

كميات الذهب في البنك قليلةكَمِّيَاتُ الذَّهَبِ فِيْ البَنْكِ قَلِيْلَةٌ

Gold amounts in bank are short

كانت المساعدات للبنان قليلة بعد الكارثةكَانَتِ المُسَاعَدَاتُ لِلُبْنَانَ قَلِيْلَةً بَعْدَ الكَارِثَةِ

Aids to Lebanon was short after the disaster

  ∘ How to pronounce short in English?

short is pronounced in English as

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قليلقَلِيْل - اسم

2) slender - adj

  ∘ Meaning of slender in Arabic and English:

small or very limited in amount or size

  ∘ Example of slender in Arabic and English

فاز حزبنا بأغلبية قليلة فَازَ حِزْبُنَا بِأَغْلَبِيَّةٍ قَلِيْلَةٍ

Our party won by a slender majority

لدينا احتياطات قليلة من الغازلَدَيْنَا احْتِيَاطَاتٍ قَلِيْلَةً مِنَ الغَازِ

We have slender reservations of gas

  ∘ How to pronounce slender in English?

slender is pronounced in English as

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قليلقَلِيْل - اسم

3) thin - adj

  ∘ Meaning of thin in Arabic and English:

HAIR: not having a lot of hair

  ∘ Example of thin in Arabic and English

فلان قليل الشعر فُلَانٌ قَلِيْلُ الشَّعْرِ

A person has thin hair

شعر رأسه قليل أشيب شَعْرُ رَأْسِهِ قَلِيْلٌ أَشْيَبٌ

He has thin grey hair on his head

  ∘ How to pronounce thin in English?

thin is pronounced in English as

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قليل - اسم

4) thin - adj

  ∘ Meaning of thin in Arabic and English:

AIR: difficult to breath because it has less oxygen than normal

  ∘ Example of thin in Arabic and English

الهواء قليل الأوكسجين في أعالي الجبال الهَوَاءُ قَلِيْلُ الأُوْكْسِجِيْنَ فِيْ أَعَالِيْ الجِبَالِ

The thin air at the top of mountains

  ∘ How to pronounce thin in English?

thin is pronounced in English as

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قليلقَلِيْل - اسم

5) little - determiner

  ∘ Meaning of little in Arabic and English:

with uncountable nouns to mean only a small amount or hardly any of something

  ∘ plural of little in Arabic

قلائلقَلَائِل

  ∘ Example of little in Arabic and English

أعطيته قليلا من الاهتمام ولكن تبين أَعْطَيْتُهُ قَلِيْلًا مِنَ الاهْتِمَامِ وَلَكِنْ تَبَيَّنَ ليلِيْ لاحقالَاحِقًا أنه لا يستحقهأَنَّهُ لَاْ يَسْتَحِقُّهُ

I paid little attention to him but then I realized he did not worth it

ادفع ادْفَعْ أقلأَقَلَّ سعرسِعْرٍ ممكنمُمْكِنٍ

Pay as little as possible

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يتكلم يَتَكَلَّمُ بعضبَعْضُ السوريين قليلا من الفرنسيةالسُّوْرِيِّيْنَ قَلِيْلًا مِنَ الفِرَنْسِيَّةِ

Some Syrians speak little French

لدينا القليل من العقارات لَدَيْنَا القَلِيْلَ مِنَ العَقَارَاتِ لملَمْ تبعتُبَعْ بعدبَعْدُ

We have little of real estate have not been sold yet

خيارات السوريين قليلة خَيَارَاتُ السُّوْرِيِّيْنَ قَلِيْلَةٌ أوأَوْ معدومة فيما يتعلق بإدارة شؤون بلادهممَعْدُوْمَةٌ فِيْمَا يَتَعَلَّقُ بِإِدَارَةِ شُؤُوْنِ بِلَادِهِمُ

Syrian have little or no choice in the matter of running their own country

معرفته بإدارة الأعمال قليلة أو معدومةمَعْرِفَتُهُ بِإِدَارَةِ الأَعْمَالِ قَلِيْلَةٌ أَوْ مَعْدُوْمَةٌ

He knows little or nothing about business management

قدمت أمريكا دعما قليلا قَدَّمَتْ أَمْرِيْكَا دَعْمًا قَلِيْلًا جداجِدًا للسوريينلِلْسُوْرِيِّيْنَ

America gave precious little support to Syrians

  ∘ How to pronounce little in English?

little is pronounced in English as

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قليل - اسم

6) little - determiner

  ∘ Meaning of little in Arabic and English:

A small amount of uncountable noun

  ∘ Example of little in Arabic and English

لدينا القليل من الحليبلَدَيْنَا القَلِيْلَ مِنَ الحَلِيْبِ/ الزبدةالزُّبْدَةِ/ اللحم في البراداللَّحْمِ فِيْ البَرَّادِ

We have a little milk/ butter/ meat in the fridge

أعطني قليلا من وقتكأَعْطِنِيْ قَلِيْلًا مِنْ وَقْتِكَ

Spare me a little of your time

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أتحدث القليل من الألمانيةأَتَحَدَّثُ القَلِيْلَ مِنَ الأَلْمَانِيَّةِ

I speak a little German

أرغب بإضافة قليل من السكر إلى الشايأَرْغَبُ بِإضَافَةِ قَلِيْلٍ مِنَ السُّكَّرِ إِلَى الشَّايِ

I'd like a little more sugar in my tea

ستعود بعد قليلسَتَعُوْدُ بَعْدَ قَلِيْلٍ

We will come back after a little

  ∘ How to pronounce little in English?

little is pronounced in English as

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قليلقَلِيْل - اسم

7) little - adverb

  ∘ Meaning of little in Arabic and English:

Only slightly or to a small degree

  ∘ plural of little in Arabic

قلائلقَلَائِل

  ∘ Example of little in Arabic and English

ارتعشت قليلا ارْتَعَشْتُ قَلِيْلًا أثناءأَثْنَاءَ المقابلةالمُقَابَلَةِ

I shuddered a little during the interview

كنت خائفا قليلا من السير وحدي في العتمةكُنْتُ خَائِفًا قَلِيْلًا مِنَ السَّيْرِ وَحْدِيَ فِيْ العَتَمَةِ

I was a little afraid of walking in dark alone

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سرنا سِرْنَا أبعدأَبْعَدَ قليلاقَلِيْلًا

We walked a little further

  ∘ How to pronounce little in English?

little is pronounced in English as

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قليل - اسم

8) little - adverb

  ∘ Meaning of little in Arabic and English:

Not much or only slightly

  ∘ Example of little in Arabic and English

نمت قليلا نِمْتُ قَلِيْلًا عندعِنْدَ الظهرالظُّهْرِ

I slept very little at noon

شهرته قليلة ككاتبشُهْرَتُهُ قَلِيْلَةً كَكَاتِبٍ

He is little famous as a writer

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تغيرت تَغَيَّرَتْ قيمقِيَمُ المجتمع قليلا في السنوات القليلة الأخيرةالمُجْتَمَعِ قَلِيْلًا فِيْ السَّنَوَاتِ القَلِيْلَةَ الأَخِيْرَةِ

The social values changed little over the last few years

تحسنتَحَسَّنَ الدخل قليلاالدَّخْلُ قَلِيْلًا

The income improved very little

  ∘ How to pronounce little in English?

little is pronounced in English as

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قليلقَلِيْل - اسم

9) little - adj

  ∘ Meaning of little in Arabic and English:

Short in time or distance

  ∘ plural of little in Arabic

قلائلقَلَائِل

  ∘ Example of little in Arabic and English

نمت لقليل من الوقت على الأريكةنِمْتُ لِقَلِيْلٍ مِنَ الوَقْتِ عَلَىْ الأَرِيْكَةِ

I had a little sleep on the couch

هلهَلْ تريد اللعب قليلاتُرِيْدُ اللَّعِبَ قَلِيْلًا

Do you want to play a little while?

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وصلت قبل قليلوَصَلْتُ قَبْلَ قَلِيْلٍ

I arrived a little while ago

سرت قليلا في الحديقةسِرْتُ قَلِيْلًا فِيْ الحَدِيْقَةِ

I walked a little way on the park

  ∘ How to pronounce little in English?

little is pronounced in English as

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قليل - أداة تعريف

10) few - DET

  ∘ Meaning of few in Arabic and English:

يستخدم يُستخدم مع الأسماء الجمع وفعل الجمع للدلالة على عدد صغير ومجدود

Used with plural nouns and a plural verb to mean ‘a small number’ or ‘some’.

  ∘ Example of few in Arabic and English

لدي قليل من الأصدقاء.

I have a few friends.

يوجد قليل من الكتب على الرف.

There are few books on the shelf.

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حضر قليل من الناس الاجتماع.

Few people attended the meeting.

رأت قليلاقليلًا من الطيور في السماء.

She saw few birds in the sky.

نجح قليل من الطلاب في الامتحان.

A few students passed the exam.

وجد قليلا من الأخطاء في الوثيقةقليلًا من الأخطاء في الوثيقة.

He found few errors in the document.

  ∘ How to pronounce few in English?

few is pronounced in English as

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