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1 menos
menos adverbio 1 ( comparativo) less; ya me duele menos it hurts less now; ahora lo vemos menos we don't see him so often now, we don't see so much of him now; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven 2 ( superlativo) least; el que menos me gusta the one I like (the) least; se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible; cuando menos lo esperaba when I was least expecting it ■ adjetivo invariable 1 ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer;◊ alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories;hay menos errores there are fewer mistakes; mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you 2 ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest; el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes ■ pronombre 1 ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer; ya falta menos it won't be long now 2 ( en locs) a menos que unless; cuando menos at least; de menos: me dió 100 pesos de menos he gave me 100 pesos too little; me cobró de menos he undercharged me; lo menos the least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; por lo menos at least; eso es lo de menos that's the least of my (o our etc) problems ■ preposición 1 ( excepto):◊ todos menos Alonso everybody except o but Alonso;menos estos dos, … apart from o with the exception of these two, …; tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door 2b) (Esp, RPl) ( en la hora):◊ son las cinco menos diez/cuarto it's ten to five/(a) quarter to five;son menos veinte it's twenty to
menos
I adverbio
1 (en menor cantidad, grado) (con no contable) less: ayer me dolía menos, it hurt less yesterday
había menos de treinta personas, there were less than thirty people
es menos importante de lo que crees, it's less important than you think
tengo menos fuerza que antes, I have less strength than before (con contable) fewer: mi casa tiene menos habitaciones, my house has fewer rooms
2 (superlativo) least: es el menos indicado para opinar, he's the worst person to judge
3 (sobre todo) no pienso discutir, y menos contigo, I don't want to argue, especially with you
II preposición
1 but, except: vinieron todos menos uno, they all came but one
2 Mat minus: siete menos dos, seven minus two Locuciones: eso es lo de menos, that's the least of it
a menos que, unless
al o por lo menos, at least
cada vez menos, less and less
¡menos mal!, thank goodness!
nada menos que, no less o no fewer than
no ser para menos, to be the least one could do: me invitó a cenar, ¡y no era para menos!, he invited me to dinner, which was the least he could do!
venir a menos, to lose rank, fortune or position ' menos' also found in these entries: Spanish: aliviar - añorar - cachondeo - cada - cantar - contratación - cuando - echar - esquivar - estar - extrañar - gallo - hipar - historiada - historiado - indicada - indicado - infarto - los - mal - más - mucha - mucho - pensar - piedra - programa - recochineo - salva - salvo - signo - siquiera - su - tan - todavía - vez - cinco - costumbre - cuanto - cuarto - de - día - enfado - enojo - entre - esperar - estofado - mientras - mirar - momento - nada English: about - absent - agree - alone - anything - anywhere - appreciate - at - averse - barring - besides - billion - blind - blue - border - but - cackle - chalk - circuitous - conscious - delay - far - ferment - few - god - good - if - job - just - last - least - less - let - let up - mind - minus - minus sign - minute - miss - more - nothing - nowadays - of - opposed - or - pretty - put down - rate - recollect - remain -
2 Weight measurement
Note that French has a comma where English has a decimal point.1 oz= 28,35 g* (grammes)1 lb†= 453,60 g1 st= 6,35 kg (kilos)1 cwt= 50,73 kg1 ton= 1014,60 kg* There are three ways of saying 28,35 g, and other measurements like it: vingt-huit virgule trente-cinq grammes, or (less formally) vingt-huit grammes virgule trente-cinq, or vingt-huit grammes trente-cinq.For more details on how to say numbers ⇒ Numbers.† English a pound is translated by une livre in French, but note that the French livre is actually 500 grams (half a kilo).Peoplewhat’s his weight?= combien pèse-t-il?how much does he weigh?= combien pèse-t-il?he weighs 10 st (or 140 lbs)= il pèse 63 kg 500 (soixante-trois kilos et demi)he weighs more than 20 st= il pèse plus de 127 kilosThingswhat does the parcel weigh?= combien pèse le colis?how heavy is it?= quel poids fait-il?it weighs ten kilos= il pèse dix kilosabout ten kilos= environ dix kilosit was 2 kilos overweight= il pesait deux kilos de tropA weighs more than B= A pèse plus lourd que BA is heavier than B= A est plus lourd que BB is lighter than A= B est plus léger que AA is as heavy as B= A est aussi lourd que BA is the same weight as B= A a le même poids que BA and B are the same weight= A et B ont le même poids6 lbs of carrots= six livres de carottes2 kilos of butter= deux kilos de beurre11/2 kilos of tomatoes= un kilo cinq cents de tomatessold by the kilo= vendu au kilothere are about two pounds to a kilo= il y a à peu près deux livres anglaises dans un kiloNote the French construction with de, coming after the noun it describes:a 3-lb potato= une pomme de terre de trois livresa parcel 3 kilos in weight= un colis de trois kilos
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