little-known in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for little-known in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

taste a little
goûtez-en un peu
save a little for me
gardes-en un peu pour moi
I only ate a little
je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu
a little of the money
un peu de l'argent
the little I saw wasn't very good
le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien
I did what little I could
j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu
he remembers very little
il ne se souvient pas bien
little of what he says is true
il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit
there's little I can do
je ne peux pas faire grand-chose
she did little to help
elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider
I got little out of the lecture
je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours
age has little to do with it
l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans
to do as little as possible
faire le moins possible
to know little about mechanics
ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique
there's little to worry about
il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter
little of note
rien de bien particulier
it says little for his honesty
ça en dit long sur son honnêteté
it says very little for her
ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur
little or nothing
quasiment rien

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

Translations for little-known in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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I.connaître, connaitre [kɔnɛtʀ] VB trans

1. connaître (avoir connaissance de):

connaître fait, nom, événement, résultat
to know
ne pas connaître sa force
not to know one's own strength
vous connaissez la suite
you know the rest
je connais les raisons de ta colère
I know why you're angry
il nous a fait connaître son avis/ses intentions
he made his opinion/his intentions known (to us)
tu connais l'histoire de Toto qui…
do you know the one about Toto who…
il ne tient jamais ses promesses, c'est (bien) connu
it is common knowledge that he never keeps his promises
tes promesses, on connaît!
we know all about your promises!
la rue de la Glacière? connais pas inf!
rue de la Glacière? never heard of it!
je lui connais de grands talents
I know that he/she is very talented
je ne leur connais aucun vice
I don't know them to have any vices
on te connaît plusieurs amants
we know you to have several lovers
ne connaître ni le pourquoi ni le comment de qc
not to know the whys and the wherefores of sth
leur vie privée est connue de tous
everybody knows about their private life
tu connais la nouvelle?
have you heard the news?
tu ne connais pas ta chance
you don't know how lucky you are
j'en connais long sur ton passé
I know a lot about your past
ne connaître que son plaisir/devoir
to think of nothing but one's pleasure/duty

3. connaître (faire l'expérience de):

connaître faim, froid, pauvreté, amour
to know, to experience
connaître crise, défaite, échec
to experience
connaître gloire, succès
to enjoy
connaître difficultés, problèmes
to have
il connaît l'humiliation de la défaite
he knows ou has experienced the humiliation of defeat
ils ont connu la défaite
they were defeated
il a connu la prison
he's been to prison before
il ne connaît pas la pitié/la honte
he knows no pity/shame
c'est un homme qui connaît la vie
he's a man who knows what life is about
connaître les femmes/hommes
to know something about women/men
il a connu son heure de gloire
he has had his hour of glory
les problèmes d'argent, ça me connaît inf!
I could tell you a thing or two about money problems! inf
connaître des hauts et des bas
to have one's/its ups and downs
connaître une fin tragique
to come to a tragic end
connaître une situation difficile
to be in a difficult situation
connaître une forte croissance
to show a rapid growth
le club sportif connaît un nouvel essor
the sports club is having a new lease of Brit ou on Am life
ils auraient pu connaître un meilleur sort
they could have had a better fate

5. connaître (personnellement):

connaître ami, parent, relation
to know
je le connais depuis longtemps
I've known him for a long time
vous ne me connaissez pas
you don't know me
j'ai appris à connaître mon père en grandissant
I got to know my father as I grew up
j'aimerais bien la connaître
I'd really like to get to know her
c'est bien mal la connaître que de croire que…
they/you're misjudging her if they/you think that…
je le connais trop bien
I know him only too well
faire connaître qn à qn
to introduce sb to sb
mes parents? je les connais, ils seront ravis!
my parents? if I know them, they'll be delighted
Bernadette? je ne connais qu'elle!
Bernadette? I know her very well!
il ne me connaît plus depuis qu'il est passé officier
he ignores me now that he's an officer

II.se connaître VB refl

III.connaître, connaitre [kɔnɛtʀ]

See also loup

loup [lu] N m

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un écrivain trop peu connu
an author who is sadly little known
cet endroit trop peu connu des touristes
this spot which is sadly little known to tourists

little-known in the PONS Dictionary

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A little-known law prevented duplication of an existing railroad line.
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Six of the 19 charges dealt with a little-known bleeder valve that spewed coke oven gas with benzene into the air.
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Well, add this little-known picture postcard perfect corner of the world to your bucket list.
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Sand dunes fringe the beach and the town has an excellent, but little-known sand dune nature reserve and very good floral displays.
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But its precise distribution is very little-known; most populations were observed by people travelling along the rivers in its range.
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