dinky

• Usado no inglês britânico para descrever algo pequeno, arrumado e atraente; também pode indicar algo pequeno e sem importância ou insignificante.

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.

   Pequeno 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.

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   Antônimosconsiderableimportantlargesignificantsubstantial

2. Pretty and neatB2informalbritish

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

   Pequeno e gracioso

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

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• Substantivo que designa uma pequena locomotiva, geralmente usada em contextos ferroviários, como manobras ou linhas de bitola estreita.

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.

   Pequena locomotiva

   • 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.

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