small Pronunciation: /smɔːl/Translate small | into German | into Italian | into Spanish French translation of smallA. n the small of the back = le creux du dosB. adj 1 (gen) petit/-e (before n); [quantity, amount] faible (before n) 2to feel small = être dans ses petits souliers (fam) to make sb feel or look small = humilier qnC. adv [write] petitsmall in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of small in the British & World English dictionary Definition of small in the US English dictionary