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pe·tite

(pə-tēt′)

adj.

1. Short and slender: This rack of clothing is for petite women.

2. Small in size or scope; tiny: "a bagel that is fairly petite by today's standards" (Ed Levine). See Synonyms at small.

A clothing size for short, slender women.

[French, feminine of petit, from Middle French, from Old French; see petit.]

pe·tite′ness n.

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petite

(pəˈtiːt)

adj

(of a woman) small, delicate, and dainty

[C18: from French, feminine of petit small]

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pe•tite

(pəˈtit)

adj.

1. (of a woman) short and having a small, trim figure; diminutive.

2. a size of garments for women of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.

3. a garment in this size.

[1705–15; < French; feminine of petit petit]

pe•tite′ness, n.

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Noun	1.	petite - a garment size for short or slender women size - the property resulting from being one of a series of graduated measurements (as of clothing); "he wears a size 13 shoe"
Adj.	1.	petite - very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" bantam, diminutive, flyspeck, midget, tiny, lilliputian little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

petite

adjective small, little, slight, delicate, dainty, dinky (Brit. informal), elfin a petite young brunette

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petite

adjective

Notably below average in amount, size, or scope:

bantam, little, small, smallish.

Translations

صَغير القَد وَجَميل

drobnýkřehký

lille og fiks

adrett

filigrán

fíngerîur

minuta e graziosa

mažutissmulkutis

mazssmalks

liten og fiks

útla

çıtı pıtıufak tefek ve bakımlı

娇小的

petite

[pəˈtiːt] ADJ → chiquita

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

petite

[pəˈtiːt] adj → menu(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

petite

adj woman, girl → zierlich

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

petite

[pəˈtiːt] adj (woman) → minuta e graziosa

petite

(pəˈtiːt) adjective

(of women and girls) small and neat. That girl is very petite.

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Do not fret, Pauline; let us hope La Petite is a true Valmet."

The coming of La Petite, bringing with her as she did the pungent atmosphere of an outside and dimly known world, was a shock to these two, living their dream-life.

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Without doubt I had seen him with the rest of the kanaka crew on board, but I had not consciously been aware of his existence, for the Petite Jeanne was rather overcrowded.

Of course, the sea rose with the wind frightfully; and I shall never forget the first three seas the Petite Jeanne shipped.

The second sea filled the Petite Jeanne'S decks flush with the rails; and, as her stern sank down and her bow tossed skyward, all the miserable dunnage of life and luggage poured aft.

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Come, speak frankly, mon fils; elle est encore jeune, plus agee que toi peut-etre, mais juste asset pour unir la tendresse d'une petite maman a l'amour d'une epouse devouee; n'est-ce pas que cela t'irait superieurement?"

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Everybody laughed at them, for Tamoszius was petite and frail, and Marija could have picked him up and carried him off under one arm.

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The model threw aside the paper she had been reading, La Petite Republique, and sulkily, throwing off her gown, got on to the stand.

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I hope she will bring her along with her when we're married, la petite est gentille."*

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A little further in the background, a young man in the uniform of a naval lieutenant was exchanging what seemed to be rather impressive chaff with a petite but exceedingly good-looking girl.

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He asked all travellers whether they knew a certain Colonel Lor Crawley--avec sa femme une petite dame, tres spirituelle.

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Monsieur a parle de vous: il m'a demande le nom de ma gouvernante, et si elle n'etait pas une petite personne, assez mince et un peu pale.