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small hours

pl.n.
The early hours after midnight.
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small hours

pl n
the small hours the early hours of the morning, after midnight and before dawn
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small′ hours′


n.pl.
the hours immediately after midnight; the wee hours.
[1830–40]
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small hours

- Midnight or 1 a.m. to dawn, when the numbered hours are "small."
See also related terms for midnight.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. small hours - the hours just after midnight
night, nighttime, dark - the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
time of day, hour - clock time; "the hour is getting late"
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Translations
časné ráno
kora hajnal
fyrstu stundir sólarhringsins
skoré ráno
gece yarısından hemen sonraki saatler

small hours

npl the small hoursle ore piccole
in the small hours → alle ore piccole
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

small

(smoːl) adjective
1. little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great. She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby. klein صَغير малък pequeno malý klein lille; lille (stykke) μικρός, ασήμαντος pequeño väike ريز pieni petit קטן छोटा, लघु, नन्हा malen, sitan kis kecil lítill, smár piccolo 小さい (크기, 정도, 중요성이) 작은 mažas, smulkus mazs; sīks kecil klein liten, i småbiter mały ووړ، كوچنى، كمكي: لږ، كم: بڅرى، خاشه: نرى (لكه ږغ pequeno mic, nesemnificativ маленький malý majhen mali liten, små, smått เล็ก küçük 小的,不重要的 малий, маленький حجم میں چھوٹا nhỏ, bé, chật 小的,不重要的
2. not doing something on a large scale. He's a small businessman. klein صَغير дребен pequeno drobný klein lille μικρός pequeño väike-, pisi- كم اهميت pikku- petit קטן थोड़ा, अल्प, कम malen, neznatan jelentéktelen kecil-kecilan lítill piccolo 小規模の (규모가) 작은 smulkus neliels; sīks kecil klein i liten målestokk, mindre betydelig drobny کم اهمیت pequeno mic мелкий drobný majhen sitan obetydlig, i liten skala, små- ไม่มาก küçük 小規模的 дрібний, незначний معمولی nhỏ 小规模的
3. little; not much. You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself. min طَفيف، ضَعيف незначителен pouco pramalý wenig ikke megen ελάχιστος poco vähe مختصر vähän peu de מעט थोड़ा neznatan csekély sedikit lítill, ekki mikill poco ほとんど〜ない (이유가) 작은 nedidelis, nepakankamas niecīgs; nesvarīgs sedikit weinig liten, ikke mye mało لږ pouco puţin малый malý, žiadny malo mali inte mycket เล็กน้อย az 少的 малий, невеликий تھوڑا nhỏ, không nhiều 少的
4. (of the letters of the alphabet) not capital. The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g. klein, onderkas حَرْف صَغير малка буква minúsculo malý klein lille πεζός minúsculo väike حرف كوچك pieni minuscule קטן छोटा अक्षर mala (slova) kis(betű) huruf kecil lítill (stafur) minuscolo 小文字の 소문자의 mažasis mazais (burts) kecil klein liten, små mały نرى (لكه ږغ minúsculo mic строчной malý mali mali småannonser ตัวเล็ก küçük (字母)小寫的 малий چھوٹے حروف chữ nhỏ, chữ thường (字母)小写的
small ads
advertisements in the personal columns of a newspaper. kleinadvertensie إعلانات صَغيرَه кратки обяви pequenos anúncios drobná inzerce die Kleinanzeigen (pl.) rubrikannoncer μικρές αγγελίες pequeños anuncios, anuncios por palabras erakuulutused, pisiteated آگهي نيازمنديها pikkuilmoitukset petites annonces מוֹדָעָה קְטָנָה वर्गीकृत विज्ञापन osobni oglasi apróhirdetés iklan baris smáauglÿsingar piccola pubblicità 項目別広告 구인구직광고 smulkūs skelbimai sīkreklāma iklan kecil klein rubrikkannonser ogłoszenia drobne له ضرورياتو څخه خبريدل pequenos anúncios mica publicitate частные объявления riadkové, krátke inzeráty mali oglasi mali oglasi småannonser โฆษณาเล็ก ๆ küçük ilânlar (報紙中的)個人專欄廣告 короткі оголошення چھوٹے اشتہارات mục rao vặt (报纸中的)个人专栏广告
small arms
weapons small and light enough to be carried by a man. They found a hoard of rifles and other small arms belonging to the rebels. klein geweer أسْلِحَه خَفيفَه преносими оръжия armas de baixo calibre ruční zbraně die Hand(feuer)waffen (pl.) håndvåben ελαφρά όπλα armas portátiles käsirelvad اسلحه سبك käsiaseet armes portatives נֶשֶק קַל लघु शस्त्र ručno vatreno oružje kézi fegyverek senjata ringan handvopn armi leggere 小火器 휴대용 무기 mažo kalibro ginklai [] šaujamieroči senjata ringan handvuurwapens håndvåpen broń ręczna توپانچه armas de pequeno calibre arme portabile стрелковое оружие ručné zbrane lahko orožje oružje malog kalibra handeldvapen อาวุธขนาดเล็ก hafif silâh 小型武器,輕兵器 стрілецька зброя ہلکے آتشیں ہتھیار vũ khí nhẹ 轻武器
small change
coins of small value. a pocketful of small change. kleingeld قِطَع نُقود صَغيرَه дребни пари trocado drobné das Kleingeld småpenge κέρματα cambio, monedas sueltas peenraha پول خورد pikkurahat menue monnaie כֶּסֶף קָטָן खुदरा, छोटे सिक्के sitan novac, sitno aprópénz uang kecil smámynt spiccioli 小銭 잔돈 smulkūs sīknauda wang kecil kleingeld småpenger, mynter drobne میده پیسی trocado mărunţiş мелочь, мелкие деньги drobné drobiž sitnina växel-, småpengar เงินเหรียญ; เงินปลีก bozuk para 零錢 дрібні гроші, дріб'язок ریزگاری، خوردہ tiền lẻ 小面值硬币,零钱
small hours
the hours immediately after midnight. He woke up in the small hours. ná middernag في السّاعات الأولى بَعْدَ مُنْتَصَف الليْل малките часове (на ноща) altas horas časné ráno die frühen Morgenstunden (pl.) små timer πρώτες πρωινές ώρες altas horas, madrugada varased öötunnid پاسي از شب گذشته pikkutunnit petit matin הַשָׁעוֹת הַקטָנוֹת आधी रात के बाद का समय sitni sati, rani jutarnji sati kora hajnal lewat tengah malam fyrstu stundir sólarhringsins ore piccole 夜ふけ 심야, 오밤중 tuoj po vidurnakčio agras rīta stundas lewat tengah malam kleine uurtjes de små timene wczesne godziny ranne له نيمى ښپى را ايسته ساعاتو كښې altas horas dimi­neaţa devreme предрассветные часы skoré ráno zgodnje jutranje ure sitni sati småtimmarna หลังเที่ยงคืน gece yarısından hemen sonraki saatler 午夜以後 досвіток, передсвітання آدھی رات کے بعد کا وقت những giờ rất sớm của buổi sáng 午夜以后,凌晨
ˈsmallpox noun
a type of serious infectious disease in which there is a severe rash of large, pus-filled spots that usually leave scars. waterpokkies مَرَض الجدْري дребна шарка varíola neštovice die Pocken (pl.) kopper ευλογιά viruela rõuged آبله isorokko variole אַבַּעֲבּוּעוֹת चचेक, शीतला, मसूरिका, बड़ी माता kozice, (velike) boginje himlő cacar bólusótt, stórabóla vaiolo 天然痘 천연두 raupai bakas cacar pokken kopper ospa كوى، ننكۍ (چيچك)، دانې varíola vari­olă оспа kiahne koze male boginje smittkoppor ไข้ทรพิษ çiçek hastalığı 天花 віспа چیچک، سیتلا bệnh đậu mùa 天花
small screen
television, not the cinema. This play is intended for the small screen. kassie التِّلْفِزْيون телевизията tela pequena televize der Fernsehbildschirm tv-skærm η μικρή οθόνη pequeña pantalla televisioon تلويزيون televisio petit écran טֶלֶווִיזיָה टीवी mali ekran, televizija képernyő televisi sjónvarpsskjár piccolo schermo テレビ 텔레비전 mažasis ekranas mazs/televizora ekrāns televisyen televisie fjernsyn mały ekran تلویزیون pequeno écran micul ecran телевизор televízia mali ekran mali ekran tv[-rutan] โทรทัศน์ televizyon 電視上的 телебачення ٹیلیوژن màn ảnh nhỏ, vô tuyến 电视上的
ˈsmall-time adjective
(of a thief etc) not working on a large scale. a small-time crook/thief. kleinskaals على مُسْتَوى صَغير на дребно pequeno malý unbedeutend ubetydelig που δεν κάνει μεγάλες δουλειές de poca monta pisi- به درد نخور pikku- médiocre לא חָשוּב महत्वहीन trećerazredan, beznačajan kisszerű kelas teri minniháttar, smá- piccolo ちゃちな 하찮은, 삼류의 smulkus, mažo kalibro sīks kelas rendah op kleine schaal små-(tyv) drobny بی کاره pequeno ne­important, neînsemnat мелкий malý majhna riba na sitno små- (ขโมย) ที่หากินปลีกย่อย küçük, önemsiz 三流的 дрібний غیر اہم، معمولی tầm thường, nhỏ nhặt 三流的
feel/look small
to feel or look foolish or insignificant. He criticized her in front of her colleagues and made her feel very small. voel betekenisloos يَبْدو غَبِيّا засрамвам (се) sentir-se insignificante být zahanbený sich schämen føle sig lille νιώθω γελοίος sentirse insignificante/pequeño tühisena tunduma شرمسار شدن näyttää pieneltä se sentir (tout) honteux לְהַרגִיש קָטָן महत्वहीन दिखना osjećati se poniženim szégyenkezik merasa rendah skammast sín; verða fyrir auðmÿkingu (sembrare insignificante) 肩身の狭い思いをする 풀이 죽게 하다 jaustis/atrodyti menkam justies pazemotam/niecībai merasa rendah zich klein voelen, er klein uitzien føle seg liten, stille i dårlig lys czuć się upokorzonym رسوا شول sentir-se insignificante a se sim­ţi ruşinat/jenat чувствовать себя униженным byť ponížený / byť v úzkych sramovati se osećati se malim känna sig/verka liten รู้สึกโง่ utanmak, küçük düşmek 覺得無地自容,覺得渺小 мати дурнуватий вигляд سبکی محسوس کرنا، خفیف ہونا tủi hổ 觉得无地自容,觉得渺小
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If I had kept it about me--I might have had that towel over my face, in the small hours of the morning!
Having set off in the small hours of the fourteenth, accompanied by a bugler and two Cossacks, Balashev reached the French outposts at the village of Rykonty, on the Russian side of the Niemen, by dawn.
When I had read two or three of the small hours away and was as wide awake as ever, I found that a drink furnished the soporific effect.
He went to bed a little after midnight, and was awakened from lurid dreams in the small hours of Monday by the sound of door knockers, feet running in the street, distant drumming, and a clamour of bells.
In the small hours of the morning a burning spear came hurtling through the darkness and fell with a hiss and a quiver in the ground, only a few feet from where Trent and the boy lay.
'taunting the honourable gentleman' with this and with that and with what not, five nights a-week, until the small hours of the morning?
They will be only turning us out in the small hours, to go home and face insomnia.
The Tankadere entered the Straits of Fo-Kien, which separate the island of Formosa from the Chinese coast, in the small hours of the night, and crossed the Tropic of Cancer.
Featherstone's room, and sat there alone through the small hours. She often chose this task, in which she found some pleasure, notwithstanding the old man's testiness whenever he demanded her attentions.
Mr Pickering's rare interviews with his subconscious self had happened until now almost entirely in the small hours of the night, when it had popped out to remind him, as he lay sleepless, that all flesh was grass and that he was not getting any younger.
In the morning he had a spin in the ice-boat with his hostess and a few of the hardier guests; in the afternoon he "went over the farm" with Reggie, and listened, in the elaborately appointed stables, to long and impressive disquisitions on the horse; after tea he talked in a corner of the firelit hall with a young lady who had professed herself broken-hearted when his engagement was announced, but was now eager to tell him of her own matrimonial hopes; and finally, about midnight, he assisted in putting a gold-fish in one visitor's bed, dressed up a burglar in the bath-room of a nervous aunt, and saw in the small hours by joining in a pillow-fight that ranged from the nurseries to the basement.
That was the amount of information that the lawyer carried back with him to the great, dark bed on which he tossed to and fro, until the small hours of the morning began to grow large.

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