English-Spanish translations for miniature

• miniatura
  Por eso hay quienes dicen que Bélgica es Europa en miniatura. There are some who therefore say that Belgium is Europe in miniature.
  No creo en una Europa en miniatura, no creo en una Europa a varias velocidades, dividida. I do not believe in a miniature Europe, nor in a multi-speed, divided Europe.
  Creo que no se necesitan conocimientos médicos para entender que un niño no es simplemente un adulto en miniatura. I believe that it does not require medical education to understand that a child is not just a miniature adult.

Definition of miniature

• Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale
• A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature
• An illustration in an illuminated manuscript
• A chess game which is concluded with very few moves
• Lettering in red; rubric distinction
• Smaller than normal
• To make smaller than normal; to reproduce in miniature

Examples

• There was a miniature of a whaling ship in a glass bottle over the mantlepiece.
• Sacha composed a miniature for strings as a final project at the conservatory.
• Jack had dozens of miniatures of Napoleonic footsoldiers painted in detailed period regalia for his wargames.
• I find miniature dogs annoying; they seem to yap more than full-size dogs

Related words

• microminiature
• Miniature Tit-Babbler
• Miniature Barrel Cactus
• miniature golf
• miniature poodle
• Miniature Pinscher
• miniature sheet
• miniature pig
• miniature bull terrier