What does litet in Swedish mean?

What is the meaning of the word litet in Swedish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use litet in Swedish.

The word litet in Swedish means little, a little, somewhat, lite, litet, lite, litet, en aning, en smula, lite, litet, litet, liten, lite, litet, lite, litet stödhjul, litet växthus, stuga, litet hus, ett fåtal av ngt, fåtal, ett tag, prata om ngt, diskutera ngt, knappsats, litet löv, småblad, liten stund, litet tag, ett litet barn, lobby, litet noteringskort, ask, litet paket, kugghjul, litet kugghjul, litet lerfat, vildplommon, småföretag, snackbar, göra ett litet snitt i, litet barn, en tår av ngt, en hutt av ngt, liten tub, litet torn. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word litet

little, a little, somewhat

lite, litet

(not much)

Hon dricker lite alkohol.
She drinks little alcohol.

lite, litet

(slightly)

Jag är lite full, men jag är inte alls utslagen.
I am a little drunk, but in no way incapacitated.

en aning, en smula

(UK, informal (little, slightly)

Mexican food is a wee bit spicier than I'm used to.

lite, litet

(small amount)

Barnet åt lite vid middagstid.
The child ate little at dinnertime.

litet, liten

(not important)

We've run into a slight problem, but we should be able to fix it very soon.

lite, litet

(almost not at all)

She was very shy, and spoke little.

lite

(a small amount)

Chocolate? I'll just have a little.

litet stödhjul

(small supporting wheel)

The tanks caterpillar treads are stabilized with bogies.

litet växthus

(bell-shaped glass covering)

stuga, litet hus

(small, simple house)

That summer, Jordan lived in a cottage by the lake.

ett fåtal av ngt

(small number)

Ett fåtal av hennes elever fick underkänt på provet.
A few of her students failed the exam.

fåtal

(minority)

De få som kände honom väl älskade honom djupt.
The few who knew him well, loved him dearly.

ett tag

(for some time)

I'm going down to the pub for a while.

prata om ngt, diskutera ngt

(informal (discuss sth sensitive)

Young lady, I think it's time you and I had a little talk.

knappsats

(handheld keyboard)

It's not responding – I think the keypad must be broken.

litet löv, småblad

(botany: small leaf) (botanisk)

The leaves grew in clusters of three, with one large leaf on the midrib, and two leaflets off to either side.

liten stund, litet tag

(informal (short time)

It will only take me a little while to finish this book.

ett litet barn

(very young person)

A mere child can't be expected to understand the stock market.

lobby

(US, Can (lobby, small room)

litet noteringskort

(small note card)

ask, litet paket

(small package)

There was a packet in the post for you this morning.

kugghjul, litet kugghjul

(gearwheel)

I think if I replace this pinion, the machine should work again.

litet lerfat

(small ceramic dish)

vildplommon

(small plum)

My mother always makes preserves with the sloes that grow in our yard.

småföretag

(company with few employees)

Small businesses are allowed special loan rates.

snackbar

(small café)

I'll go to the snack bar to get us some popcorn and sodas at half-time.

göra ett litet snitt i

(cut slightly)

Use a cutting board; you're going to snick the table!

litet barn

(1-2 year old child)

The toddler was playing in the garden.

en tår av ngt, en hutt av ngt

(UK (small measure of spirits)

Shall we have a tot of brandy to celebrate?

liten tub

(small tube)

litet torn

(small tower on building)

A gunman was firing at people from the turret.

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