Vocabulaire

small

/smɔːl/

Exemple: “The room is small.”

Synonymes: mean, diminutive, modest

Antonymes: large, big, reversion

vestigial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The organ is vestigial in humans.”

Synonymes: remaining, rudimentary

Antonymes: fully developed

parochial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The policy reflects a parochial view.”

Synonymes: narrow, local

Antonymes: global

quirk

Nom

Exemple: “Everyone has a small quirk.”

Synonymes: oddity, habit

Antonymes: normality

hitch

Nom

Exemple: “The plan worked without a hitch.”

Synonymes: problem, obstacle

Antonymes: smoothness

brood

Verbe

Exemple: “Don’t brood over small mistakes.”

Synonymes: worry, dwell

Antonymes: forget

portray

Verbe

Exemple: “The film portrays life in a small city.”

Synonymes: depict, show

Antonymes: hide

laptop

Nom

Exemple: “My laptop is new.”

Synonymes: computer, notebook

Antonymes: desktop

spoon

Nom

Exemple: “Eat soup with a spoon.”

Synonymes: eating tool

Antonymes: fork

snack

Nom

Exemple: “I want a small snack.”

Synonymes: small meal

Antonymes: dinner

coin

Nom

Exemple: “I found a coin.”

Synonymes: metal money

Antonymes: banknote

card

Nom

Exemple: “I pay with a card.”

Synonymes: plastic card

Antonymes: cash

boat

Nom

Exemple: “The boat is on the water.”

Synonymes: ship

Antonymes: car

sea

Nom

Exemple: “The sea is blue.”

Synonymes: ocean

Antonymes: land

cup

Nom

Exemple: “This cup is clean.”

Synonymes: mug, glass

Antonymes: plate

car

Nom

Exemple: “My car is red.”

Synonymes: auto, vehicle

Antonymes: bike

business

Nom

Exemple: “He has a small business.”

Synonymes: company, work

Antonymes: hobby

bedroom

Nom

Exemple: “My bedroom is small.”

Synonymes: sleeping room

Antonymes: bathroom

button

Nom

Exemple: “Press the button.”

Synonymes: switch, key

Antonymes: hole

nose

Nom

Exemple: “The baby has a small nose.”

smattering

Nom

Exemple: “I have only a smattering of Italian.”

Synonymes: small amount, little knowledge

Antonymes: mastery, expertise

provincial

Adjectif

Exemple: “The novel contrasts provincial life with life in the capital.”

Synonymes: regional, small-town

Antonymes: cosmopolitan, urban

protrusion

Nom

Exemple: “The scan showed a small protrusion in the bone.”

Synonymes: bulge, projection

Antonymes: indentation, recession

indulgence

Nom

Exemple: “Chocolate is my one small indulgence.”

Synonymes: luxury, leniency

Antonymes: restraint, discipline

apprentice

Nom

Exemple: “He started as an apprentice in a small workshop.”

Synonymes: trainee, learner

Antonymes: master, expert

chop

Verbe

Exemple: “Chop the onions into small pieces.”

Synonymes: cut, slice roughly

Antonymes: join

chip

Nom

Exemple: “There was a chip in the cup.”

Synonymes: small piece, fragment

Antonymes: whole

microcomputer

Nom

Exemple: “Early microcomputers were much slower than modern laptops.”

Synonymes: small computer

Antonymes: mainframe

flat

Adjectif

Exemple: “They rented a small flat in the city center.”

Synonymes: level, apartment

Antonymes: uneven

own

Adjectif

Exemple: “They own a small shop in town.”

Synonymes: possess

Antonymes: rent, borrow

few

Déterminant

Exemple: “Only a few students were absent.”

Synonymes: not many, a small number

Antonymes: many

bar

Nom

Exemple: “We met at a small bar near the station.”

Synonymes: pub, rod

Antonymes:

thin

Adjectif

Exemple: “The ice is too thin.”

Synonymes: slim

Antonymes: thick

spot

Nom

Exemple: “This is a good spot for a picnic.”

Synonymes: place, see

Antonymes: miss

vast

Adjectif

Exemple: “The desert covered a vast area.”

Synonymes: enormous, extensive

Antonymes: small, limited

tiny

Adjectif

Exemple: “A tiny crack appeared in the glass.”

Synonymes: very small, minute

Antonymes: huge, large

huge

Adjectif

Exemple: “They made a huge mistake in the report.”

Synonymes: enormous, very large

Antonymes: tiny, small

youth

Nom

Exemple: “He spent his youth in a small town.”

Synonymes: young age

Antonymes: old age

stone

Nom

Exemple: “The wall is made of stone.”

Synonymes: rock

Antonymes:

mouse

Nom

Exemple: “The mouse ran under the table.”

Synonymes: rodent

Antonymes:

large

Adjectif

Exemple: “They live in a large house.”

Synonymes: big

Antonymes: small

alone

Adjectif

Exemple: “She lives alone in a small apartment.”

Synonymes: by oneself

Antonymes: together

fatal

Adjectif

Exemple: “A small mistake can be fatal in this job.”

Synonymes: deadly

Antonymes: harmless

minor

Adjectif

Exemple: “It was only a minor problem.”

Synonymes: small

Antonymes: major

handy

Adjectif

Exemple: “This small bag is handy for travel.”

Synonymes: useful

Antonymes: useless

rabbit

Nom

Exemple: “The rabbit is white.”

Synonymes: bunny

monkey

Nom

Exemple: “The monkey is funny.”

little

Adjectif

Exemple: “I have a little dog.”

Synonymes: small

Antonymes: big

short

Adjectif

Exemple: “The skirt is short.”

Synonymes: small

Antonymes: tall

manage

/ˈmænɪdʒ/

Exemple: “She manages a small team.”

Synonymes: contend, handle, grapple

Antonymes: fail

hotel

/hoʊˈtel/

Exemple: “We stayed in a small hotel near the sea.”

family

/ˈfæməli/

Exemple: “My family is small.”

Synonymes: fellowship, home, class