English-Latvian translations for miniature

• miniatūra
  Es nerunāšu ar personu, kurš izmanto slepenā dienesta paņēmienus, piemēram, atslēgas cauruma kameras, miniatūras kameras un citu apslēptu aprīkojumu, lai izspiegotu cilvēkus. I will not talk to a man who uses secret service methods, such as keyhole cameras, miniature cameras and other secret equipment, to spy on people.

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