minnow

• Petit poisson d'eau douce de la famille des cyprinidés, souvent utilisé comme appât. Le terme désigne notamment les vairons et les petits poissons de rivière ou de ruisseau.

A very small freshwater fish, commonly found in gravelly streams in Europe.

1. Small freshwater fishB1formal

   A very small European freshwater fish that is commonly found in gravelly streams.

   Vairon

   • The children caught a minnow in the stream with their net.
   • Minnows are often used as bait for larger fish.
   • The clear water of the gravelly stream was full of tiny minnows.

2. Unimportant person or thingB2informal

   A person or organization that is small, weak, or insignificant compared to others.

   Personne ou chose insignifiante

   • In the world of big tech, our startup is just a minnow.
   • He felt like a minnow among sharks at the corporate meeting.
   • The small local shop was a minnow compared to the new supermarket.

   Synonymeslightweightnobodynonentitysmall fry

   Antonymesbigwiggiantmagnatemogulpowerhousetitanwhale