a little (not comparable)

1. To a small extent or degree.

   The door was opened a little.

   • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], OCLC 752825175 ↗:

     Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.

   • 2016, [https://web.archive.org/web/20171030003034/https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/lets-learn-english-lesson-8-are-you-busy/3253185.html VOA Learning English] (public domain)

     Hi, Amelia! Are you busy? — I’m a little busy.

   • 2018 "The Spear of Selene", Duck Tales

     Scrooge McDuck "A little salty."
     Zeus "Dip not good enough for you mortal? You offend Olympus!"

• a bit
• a little bit
• skosh

• a lot

• French: un peu
• German: ein bisschen, ein wenig, etwas
• Italian: un po', un poco
• Portuguese: um pouco
• Russian: немно́го
• Spanish: un poco, un poquito, un pelín

1. A small amount.

   A little water has spilled.