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least [li:st]1. adjective2. pronoun• what's the least you are willing to accept? quel prix minimum êtes-vous prêt à accepter ?• it costs $5 at least cela coûte au moins 5 dollars• you could at least have told me! tu aurais pu au moins me le dire !• he's ill, at least that's what he says il est malade, du moins c'est ce qu'il dit► at the very least du moins• not in the least! pas du tout !• I was annoyed, to say the least j'étais mécontent, c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire• she was not very careful, to say the least elle était pour le moins imprudente3. adverb• nobody seemed amused, least of all John cela ne semblait amuser personne et surtout pas John► not least• all countries, not least the USA tous les pays, et en particulier les USA• not least because... notamment parce que...* * *Note: When the least is used as a quantifier followed by a noun to mean the smallest quantity of it is translated by le moins de: to have the least food = avoir le moins de nourritureBut when the least is used as a quantifier to mean the slightest it is translated by le or la moindre: I haven't the least idea = je n'en ai pas la moindre idéeFor translations of least as a pronoun or adverb see II and III belowThe phrase at least is usually translated by au moinsFor the phrase in the least see V below[liːst] 1.(superlative of little) quantifier(the) least — (le) moins de; ( in negative constructions) (le or la) moindre
2.they have the least food — ce sont eux qui ont le moins de nourriture or le moins à manger
pronoun le moins3.she was surprised, to say the least (of it) — le moins qu'on puisse dire, c'est qu'elle était surprise
1) ( with adjective or noun)the least — le/la moins; ( with plural noun) les moins
2) ( with verbs) le moins inv4.nobody liked it, John least of all ou least of all John — personne ne l'aimait, John encore moins que les autres
he's gone to bed - at least I think so — il est allé se coucher - du moins, je pense
5.such people are at the very least guilty of negligence — de telles personnes sont au moins coupables de négligence
in the least adverbial phraseI'm not worried in the least —
I'm not hungry in the least —
••last but not least —
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Parenthetically — Par en*thet ic*al*ly, adv. In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by parentheses. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parenthetically — index among Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
parenthetically — parenthetic ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to or inserted as a parenthesis. DERIVATIVES parenthetical adjective parenthetically adverb … English terms dictionary
parenthetically — adverb in a parenthetical manner he added parenthetically that he would not attend the wedding ceremony • Derived from adjective: ↑parenthetical … Useful english dictionary
parenthetically — adverb see parenthesis … New Collegiate Dictionary
parenthetically — See parenthetical. * * * … Universalium
parenthetically — adverb /ˈpæ.ɹənˌθɛt.ɪk.li/ As an aside, incidentally … Wiktionary
parenthetically — pærÉ™n θetɪklɪ adv. through the use of parentheses, by a parenthetical expression … English contemporary dictionary
parenthetically — par·en·thet·i·cal·ly … English syllables
parenthetically — See: parenthetical … English dictionary
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