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Meanings of quite a little in English

Portuguese
montão
Catalan
feix
Spanish
mogollón
Wikidata

(Often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent.

      montão
      Usage of quite a little in English
      1
      The rest of the evening was quite a little triumph for her.
      Anne of Green Gables
      2
      Lorry was now leaning back in the seat, quite a little mystified.
      Graustark
      3
      They both studied that objection in silence for quite a little while.
      The Early Bird: A Business Man's Love Story
      4
      He had gradually got together quite a little menagerie of pet names.
      Laughter in the dark
      5
      Pierre has taken his big basket; he is quite a little man.
      Child Life in Town and Country / 1909
      6
      The stream here was running with quite a little volume of water.
      Tales of lonely trails
      7
      They are shelling quite a little still but it is all over.
      A Farewell to Arms
      8
      So Hansel and Grethel gathered together quite a little mountain of twigs.
      Grimm's Fairy Stories
      9
      So Hansel and Grethel gathered together quite a little mount of twigs.
      My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales
      10
      Billy managed to get around the country quite a little that morning.
      The City of Fire
      11
      Tarzan spent quite a little time with Miss Strong and her mother.
      The Return of Tarzan
      12
      There was quite a little jealousy between Grace and Amy over Will.
      The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge; Or, The Hermit of Moonligh...
      13
      He and Mrs. Rosebreast have been here for quite a little while.
      The Burgess Bird Book for Children
      14
      Because I have been wondering about Jupiter quite a little since morning.
      The Circus Boys Across the Continent; Or, Winning New Laurels on...
      15
      We shall have quite a little colony of our own at Rosanna.
      Tales and Novels — Volume 02 / Popular Tales
      16
      I have got quite a little apothecary's shop in my state room.
      Rollo on the Atlantic