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单词 petite
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She was small and petite with long blonde hair.There are also specialist retailers that design clothes to flatter petite frames.This neat and petite woman is a survivor of one of the worst crimes in modern history.It is hard to fathom the prickly defensiveness coming from the petite figure in front of me.With her dark colouring and petite frame, she should be experimenting with bolder colours.She gave it an edgy twist with her choppy hairstyle, a cute look that suited her petite frame.She was blonde and petite.Suits petite figures particularly well.She is a wolf in designer wool, a belligerent desire masked by natural grace and a petite frame that jars against the norm.She's petite, blonde and fit and it was love at first sight for me.Her petite frame isn't built to carry nearly 11 stone.My mum was gorgeous, pretty and blonde, with a petite figure.

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petite

British English: petite ADJECTIVE
If you describe a woman as petite, you are politely saying that she is small and is not fat.
She was of below average height, petite and slender.
  • American English: petite
  • Brazilian Portuguese: pequena
  • Chinese: 娇小的
  • European Spanish: menuda
  • French: menu
  • German: zierlich
  • Italian: piccolo e aggraziato
  • Japanese: 小柄な
  • Korean: > 아담한몸집이
  • European Portuguese: pequena
  • Latin American Spanish: menuda

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Chinese translation of 'petite'

petite

(pəˈtiːt)

adj

  1. [woman] 娇(嬌)小的 (jiāoxiǎo de)
(adjective) 
Definition
(of a woman) small and dainty
a petite woman who spoke little English
Synonyms
small
She is small for her age.
little
We sat round a little table.
slight
a man of slight build
delicate
The colours are delicate and tasteful.
dainty
a pair of the daintiest little kid slippers
dinky (British, informal)
She drove a dinky little sports car.
elfin

Additional synonyms

in the sense of dainty
Definition
delicate, pretty, or elegant
a pair of the daintiest little kid slippers
Synonyms
delicate,
pretty,
charming,
fine,
slight,
slim,
elegant,
trim,
neat,
refined,
exquisite,
graceful,
petite,
dinky (British, informal)
in the sense of delicate
Definition
(of colour, smell, or taste) pleasantly subtle
The colours are delicate and tasteful.
Synonyms
subtle,
fine,
nice,
soft,
delicious,
faint,
refined,
muted,
subdued,
pastel,
understated,
dainty
in the sense of dinky
Definition
small and neat
She drove a dinky little sports car.
Synonyms
cute,
small,
neat,
mini,
trim,
miniature,
petite,
dainty,
natty (informal),
cutesy (informal)

Nearby words of
petite

  • pet hate
  • pet name
  • peter out
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  • petition
  • petrified
  • petrify

Synonyms of 'petite'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of little
Definition
of small or less than average size
We sat round a little table.
Synonyms
small,
minute,
short,
tiny,
mini,
wee,
compact,
miniature,
dwarf,
slender,
diminutive,
petite,
dainty,
elfin,
bijou,
infinitesimal,
teeny-weeny,
Lilliputian,
munchkin (informal, US),
teensy-weensy,
pygmy or pigmy
in the sense of slight
Definition
slim and delicate
a man of slight build
Synonyms
slim,
small,
delicate,
spare,
fragile,
lightly-built
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