dinky

• Se usa en inglés británico para describir algo pequeño, bonito y atractivo, a menudo de forma entrañable o delicada.

Used in British English to describe something that is small, neat, and attractive.

1. Small and insignificantB2informal

   Describes something that is small, often in a way that makes it seem unimportant or trivial.

   Pequeño e insignificante

   • They live in a dinky little apartment downtown.
   • He drives a dinky car that barely fits two people.
   • The hotel room was so dinky I could barely move.

   Sinónimosinconsequentialinsignificantminornegligiblepaltrypettypiddlingsmall-timetriflingtrivial

   Antónimosconsiderableimportantlargesignificantsubstantial

2. Pretty and neatB2informalbritish

   Used in British English to describe something that is attractively small and well-formed.

   mono, lindo y pequeño

   • She bought a dinky little cottage in the countryside.
   • What a dinky little teapot!
   • The garden was full of dinky flowers.

   Sinónimosbijoucharmingcutedaintydelicateneatpetiteprettytrim

• Sustantivo que designa una locomotora pequeña, generalmente utilizada en contexto ferroviario para maniobras o vías de poco tráfico.

A noun referring to a small locomotive, typically used in railway contexts.

1. C1informal

   A small locomotive, often used in industrial settings or on narrow-gauge railways.

   Locomotora pequeña

   • The dinky pulled a line of coal carts out of the mine.
   • We rode a dinky around the amusement park.
   • The old dinky was restored and put on display at the railway museum.

   Sinónimosdinkey