Usage examples of "pequeño" in Spanish with translation to English

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Holanda es un país pequeño. The Netherlands is a small country.
El juguete amarillo es pequeño. The yellow toy is little.
Llegó a Japón de pequeño. He came to Japan when he was a child.
Esta es la casa en la que vivía cuando era pequeño. This is the house where I used to live when I was young.
Él dijo: «Tomémonos un pequeño descanso». He said, "Let's take a short rest."
Crecí en un pequeño pueblo. I grew up in a small town.
Un punto es un punto pequeño. A point is a little point.
Un niño pequeño usa un vocabulario reducido. A young child has a small vocabulary.
Cuando mi hermano era pequeño, solía llevarle al parque a menudo. When my brother was young, I often used to take him to the park.
Tienes sólo un pequeño descanso, así que disfrútalo. You have only a short rest, so make the best of it.
Es bueno y es pequeño. It is good and is small.
Los profesores saludaron al pequeño niño. The teachers greeted the little boy.
Ésta es la casa donde vivía de pequeño. This is the house where I lived when I was a child.
Cuando era pequeño, mi padre me habló varias veces del Pabellón de Oro. When I was young, my father often talked to me about the Golden Pavilion.
El profesor escribió un pequeño comentario en la hoja de cada estudiante. The teacher wrote a short comment on each student's paper.
¡Qué pequeño es el mundo! What a small world!
Cuando era pequeño, sólo me ponía pantalones. When I was little, I would only wear pants.
Acostumbraba a nadar todos los días cuando era pequeño. I used to swim every day when I was a child.
Cuando era pequeño solía rezar para conseguir una bici. Entonces, me di cuenta de que Dios no funciona de ese modo. Así que robé una bici y recé para conseguir el perdón. When I was young I used to pray for a bike. Then I realized that God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness.
Ya terminé toda mi tarea así que ahora me gustaría tomar un pequeño descanso. I have done all of my homework and I'd like to take a short break.
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