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he has less money

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1. adjective
weniger

of less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend

his chances are less than mine — seine Chancen sind geringer als meine

for less time — kürzere Zeit

the pain is getting less — der Schmerz lässt nach

less talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
2. adverb
weniger

I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat

less and less — immer weniger

less and less [often] — immer seltener

less so — weniger

the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...

even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
weniger

less and less — immer weniger

the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser

in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)

less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!

less of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
4. preposition
(deducting)

ten less three is seven — zehn weniger drei ist sieben

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[les] 1. adjective
((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) weniger
2. adverb
(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) weniger
3. pronoun
(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) weniger
4. preposition
(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) abzüglich

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- lesser 5. adverb
(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) weniger

- the less... the less/more
- no less a person than
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less

[les]

I. adv comp of little

1. (to a smaller extent) weniger

you should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger reden

getting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im Winter

I think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen

\less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!

he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimme

the \less... the better je weniger..., umso besser

the \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser

much [or far] [or a lot] \less complicated viel einfacher

\less expensive/happy/sad billiger/unglücklicher/glücklicher

the more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...

the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, desto weniger will sie hin

▪ no \less a/an...:

that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype dass das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist

\less and \less immer weniger

she phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger an

his uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen

2. (not the least bit)

▪ \less than... kein bisschen...

\less than accurate/fair/just/happy nicht gerade genau/fair/gerecht/glücklich

it is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hat

3.

▶ in \less than no time ( hum fam) im Nu fam, in null Komma nichts fam

we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichts

you stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertig

▶ much [or still] \less... ( form) geschweige denn..., viel weniger...

at the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogen

what woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiraten

▶ no \less ( also iron) niemand geringerer

who should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!

Peter cooked dinner — fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen — Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste

▶ no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...

no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. Hochzeitstag

II. adj

1. comp of little weniger

I had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachte

I eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früher

the \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besser

2. (non-standard use of fewer) weniger

the trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfel

short hair presents \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursacht weniger Probleme als langes

3. ( old: lower in rank, less important) jünger

▪ ... the L\less der Jüngere

James the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere

III. pron indef

1. (smaller amount) weniger

she is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jünger

he only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur 10 Dollar, sie noch weniger

I've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essen

a little/lot \less etwas/viel weniger

that's too much — could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel — könnte ich etwas weniger haben?

▪ to be/do \less of sth:

I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger

\less of a problem ein geringeres Problem

storage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher

▪ \less than... weniger als...

we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollte

ready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertig

2. non-standard (fewer) weniger

he doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger

▪ \less than... weniger als...

a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 Menschen

3.

▶ to be little \less than sth fast schon etw sein

it was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schande

his speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war

▶ no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...

no \less than 1000 guests/people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der Party

IV. prep

▪ \less sth minus [o abzüglich] einer S. gen

the total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es 30 Pfund, abzüglich der 5 Pfund Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben

£900,000 \less tax 900.000 Pfund brutto

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[les]
1. adj, adv, n
weniger
of less importance — von geringerer Bedeutung, weniger bedeutend

less noise, please! — nicht so laut, bitte!

no less a person than the bishop — kein Geringerer als der Bischof

he did it in less time — er hat es in kürzerer Zeit or schneller getan

to grow less — weniger werden

his problem is less one of money than of enthusiasm — sein Problem ist weniger das Geld als vielmehr mangelnde Begeisterung

less and less — immer weniger

she saw him less and less (often) — sie sah ihn immer seltener

a sum less than £1 — eine Summe unter £ 1

it's nothing less than disgraceful/than a disaster — es ist wirklich eine Schande/ein Unglück nt

this is nothing less than blackmail —

it was little less than blackmail — das war schon fast Erpressung, das war so gut wie Erpressung

he was less frightened than angry — er war nicht so sehr ängstlich, sondern eher ärgerlich

less beautiful — nicht so schön

less quickly —

he works less than I ( do) — er arbeitet weniger als ich

still or even less — noch weniger

none the less — trotzdem, nichtsdestoweniger

I didn't find the film any the less interesting — ich fand den Film nicht weniger interessant

I don't love her any the less — ich liebe sie nicht weniger

their apology did not make him any the less angry — ihre Entschuldigung konnte seinen Ärger nicht besänftigen

can't you let me have it for less? — können Sie es mir nicht etwas billiger lassen?

I hope you won't think (any the) less of me — ich hoffe, du denkst nicht schlecht von mir

less of that! — komm mir nicht so!

x is less than/not less than 10 (Math) — x ist kleiner/kleiner (oder) gleich 10

2. prep
weniger; (COMM) abzüglich
a year less 4 days — ein Jahr weniger 4 Tage

6 less 4 is 2 — 6 weniger or minus 4 ist 2

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less [les]

A adv (komp von little) weniger, in geringerem Maße oder Grad:

less known weniger bekannt;

less noisy leiser;

less and less immer weniger;

still ( oder much) less noch viel weniger, geschweige denn;

the less so as (dies) umso weniger, als;

less than smooth alles andere als glatt;

we expected nothing less than wir erwarteten alles eher als; → none Bes Redew

B adj (komp von little)

1. geringer, kleiner, weniger:

in a less degree in geringerem Grad oder Maß;

of less value von geringerem Wert;

he has less money er hat weniger Geld;

in less time in kürzerer Zeit;

no less a man than Churchill kein Geringerer als Churchill

2. jünger (obs außer in):

James the Less BIBEL Jakobus der Jüngere

C s weniger, eine kleinere Menge oder Zahl, ein geringeres (Aus)Maß:

less is sometimes more weniger ist manchmal mehr;

it was less than five dollars es kostete weniger als fünf Dollar;

in less than no time im Nu;

do with less mit weniger auskommen;

for less billiger;

little less than robbery so gut wie oder schon fast Raub;

no less than nicht weniger als;

nothing less than

a) zumindest,

b) geradezu

D präp

1. weniger, minus:

five less two;

less interest abzüglich (der) Zinsen

2. ausgenommen

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1. adjective
weniger

of less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend

his chances are less than mine — seine Chancen sind geringer als meine

for less time — kürzere Zeit

the pain is getting less — der Schmerz lässt nach

less talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
2. adverb
weniger

I think less/no less of him after what he did — ich halte nicht mehr so viel/nicht weniger von ihm, seit er das getan hat

less and less — immer weniger

less and less [often] — immer seltener

less so — weniger

the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...

even or still/far or much less — noch/viel weniger
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.
weniger

less and less — immer weniger

the less said [about it] the better — je weniger man darüber sagt, um so besser

in less than no time — (joc.) in Null Komma nichts (ugs.)

less of that! — (coll.) Schluss damit!

less of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
4. preposition
(deducting)

ten less three is seven — zehn weniger drei ist sieben

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adj.

kleiner adj.

wenig adj.

weniger adj.

English-german dictionary > less
2 ...less

[lɪs]
SUFFIX sin
coatless — sin abrigo

hatless — sin sombrero
LESS THAN, FEWER THAN
"Menos... que" or "menos... de"?
► Use menos with que before nouns and pronouns (provided they are not followed by clauses) as well as before adverbs and prepositions:
He has less money than his sister Tiene menos dinero que su hermana
He sells less/fewer than I do or than me Vende menos que yo
These days I'm much less shy than before Hoy en día soy mucho menos tímido que antes ► Use menos... de lo que/del que/de la que/de los que/ de las que with following clauses:
He earns less than I thought Gana menos de lo que yo creía
They have 16 seats - five fewer than they had before these elections Tienen 16 escaños - cinco menos de los que tenían antes de estas elecciones
It provides the body with fewer calories than it needs Proporciona al organismo menos calorías de las que necesita ► Use menos with de before lo + ((adjective/past participle)):
The price of wheat went up less than expected El precio del trigo subió menos de lo previsto ► Use menos with de in comparisons involving numbers or quantity:
... in less than eight seconds...... en menos de ocho segundos...
You won't get it for less than 4,000 euros No lo conseguirás por menos de 4.000 euros NOTE: But use que instead in emphatic expressions like nada menos que and ni más ni menos que e ven when followed by numbers:
They offered him no less than 100,000 euros a year! ¡Le ofrecieron nada menos que or ni más ni menos que 100.000 euros al año!
A lot less, far fewer
► When translating a lot less, far fewer {etc} remember to make the mucho in mucho menos agree with any noun it describes or refers to:
These bulbs use a lot less electricity than conventional ones Estas bombillas gastan mucha menos electricidad que las normales
They have had far fewer opportunities than wealthy people Han gozado de muchas menos oportunidades que la gente rica For further uses and examples, see fewer, less

English-spanish dictionary > ...less
3 less

less [les]

comparative of little

1. adjective

pronoun

a. (in amount, size, degree) moins (de)

• less butter moins de beurre

• even less encore moins

• even less butter encore moins de beurre

• much less milk beaucoup moins de lait

• a little less cream un peu moins de crème

• less and less de moins en moins

• less and less money de moins en moins d'argent

• of less importance de moindre importance

• I have less time for reading j'ai moins le temps de lire

• can't you let me have it for less? vous ne pouvez pas me faire un prix ?

• less of your cheek! (inf) assez d'impertinence !

• less noise please! moins de bruit s'il vous plaît !

• we see less of her now nous la voyons moins souvent maintenant

► less than moins que ; (before a number) moins de

• I have less than you j'en ai moins que vous

• I need less than that il m'en faut moins que cela

• less than half the audience moins de la moitié de l'assistance

• in less than a month en moins d'un mois

• not less than one kilo pas moins d'un kilo

• a sum less than £100 une somme de moins de 100 livres

• it is less than perfect on ne peut pas dire que ce soit parfait

• in less than no time (inf) en un rien de temps► less... than moins... que

• I have less money than you j'ai moins d'argent que vous

• it took less time than I expected cela a pris moins de temps que je ne pensais

• we eat less bread than we used to nous mangeons moins de pain qu'avant► no less

• I think no less of him for that il n'est pas descendu dans mon estime pour autant

• he's bought a boat, no less (inf) il s'est payé un bateau, rien que ça (inf)

• I was told the news by the bishop, no less (inf) c'est l'évêque en personne, s'il vous plaît (inf), qui m'a appris la nouvelle► no less + than

• he has no less than four months' holiday a year il a au moins quatre mois de vacances par an

• it costs no less than £100 ça ne coûte pas moins de 100 livres

• with no less skill than enthusiasm avec non moins d'habileté que d'enthousiasme► nothing less than rien moins que

• he's nothing less than a thief c'est tout simplement un voleur

• it's nothing less than disgraceful le moins qu'on puisse dire c'est que c'est une honte

2. adverb

a. moins

• you must eat less il faut que vous mangiez moins

• we see each other less nowadays nous nous voyons moins ces derniers temps

• to grow less diminuer

• that's less important c'est moins important

• less and less de moins en moins

• even less encore moins

• less often moins souvent

► less... than

• it's less expensive than you think c'est moins cher que vous ne croyez

• the problem is less one of money than of personnel c'est moins un problème d'argent qu'un problème de personnel► no less... than

• she is no less intelligent than you elle n'est pas moins intelligente que vous► none the less

• he was none the less pleased to see me il n'en était pas moins content de me voir► the less...

• the less he works the less he earns moins il travaille, moins il gagne

• the less you worry about it the better moins vous vous ferez du souci à ce sujet, mieux ça vaudra

• the less said about it the better mieux vaut ne pas en parler

3. preposition

moins

• less 10% moins 10 %

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[les] 1.
(comparative of little) quantifier moins de

less beer — moins de bière

I have less money than him — j'ai moins d'argent que lui

of less importance — de moindre importance

to grow less — diminuer
2.
pronoun moins

I have less than you — j'en ai moins que toi

even less — encore moins

less than half — moins de la moitié

in less than three hours — en moins de trois heures

13 is less than 18 — 13 est plus petit que 18

a sum of not less than £1,000 — une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1000 livres sterling

he was less than helpful — il était loin d'être serviable

it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré

she's nothing less than a liar — elle n'est rien de moins qu'une menteuse

it's nothing less than a scandal! — c'est un véritable scandale!

they let me have it for less — ils me l'ont laissé pour moins

he's less of a fool than you think — il est moins bête que tu ne le penses

they will think all the less of her for it — ça va la faire descendre dans leur estime

£100 and not a penny less! — cent livres et pas un centime de moins!

the less said about it the better — moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut

people have been shot for less! — il y en a qui ont été tués pour moins que ça!
3.
adverb moins

I liked it less than you did — je l'ai moins aimé que toi

I dislike him no less than you — je ne l'aime pas plus que toi

it matters less than it did before — cela a moins d'importance qu'avant

she is no less qualified than you — elle n'est pas moins qualifiée que toi

it's less a village than a town — c'est plutôt une ville qu'un village

the more I see him, the less I like him — plus je le vois, moins je l'aime

no less than 85% — au moins 85%

they live in Kensington, no less! — ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça!

no less a person than the emperor — l'empereur en personne

he was less offended than shocked — il était plus choqué qu'offensé
4.
preposition moins

less 15% discount — moins 15% de remise

less tax — avant impôts
5.
less and less adverbial phrase de moins en moins

English-French dictionary > less
4 less

les
1. adjective
((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menos

2. adverb
(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos

3. pronoun
(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos

4. preposition
(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos

- lessen
- lesser
5. adverb
(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menor

- the less... the less/more
- no less a person than

less adj adv pron menos

this is more expensive, the other one costs less éste es más caro, el otro cuesta menos

I've got less than you tengo menos que tú

less and less cada vez menos

less

tr[les]

adjective

1 menos

pronoun

1 menos

■ we see less of each other these days últimamente nos vemos menos

■ no less than two hundred people attended asistieron nada menos que doscientas personas

■ the less you eat, the less you'll spend cuánto menos comas, menos gastarás

■ it was no less a person than the Prince fue nada menos que el príncipe

adverb

1 menos

■ less and less cada vez menos

■ he was being less than sincere no fue nada sincero

preposition

1 menos

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

any the less menos

■ he made a mistake, but I don't think any the less of him for it cometió un error, pero no por eso lo respeto menos

much less menos aún

■ he can't drive, much less fly a plane no sabe conducir, ni mucho menos pilotar un avión

in less than no time dentro de un momento, en seguida

no less nada menos

nothing less than nada menos que

still less menos aún

to think (all) the less of somebody tener a alguien en menos consideración

less ['lɛs] adv comparative of little : menos

the less you know, the better: cuanto menos sepas, mejor

less and less: cada vez menos

less adj comparative of little : menos

less than three: menos de tres

less money: menos dinero

nothing less than perfection: nada menos que la perfección

less pron

: menos

I'm earning less: estoy ganando menos

less prep

: menos

one month less two days: un mes menos dos días

less

adj.

• menor adj.

adv.

• menos adv.

prep.

• menos prep.

I les
adjective ( comp of little I II) menos

less and less money — cada vez menos dinero

of less importance — de menor importancia

no less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina

II

pronoun ( comp of little II) menos

a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares

III

adverb ( comp of little III) menos

I see them less often than I'd like — los veo menos de lo que me gustaría

the situation is no less serious than it was — la situación sigue siendo tan grave como antes

I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos

IV

preposition menos

[les]
1.

ADJ (compar)
of little; menos
now we eat less bread — ahora comemos menos pan

she has less time to spare now — ahora tiene menos tiempo libre

of less importance — de menos importancia

St James the Less — Santiago el Menor

• no less a person than the bishop — no otro que el obispo, el mismísimo obispo

that was told me by the minister no less — eso me lo dijo el mismo ministro

2.

PRON menos

it's less than you think — es menos de lo que piensas

can't you let me have it for less? — ¿no me lo puedes dar en menos?

less than £1/a kilo/three metres — menos de una libra/un kiloes metros

at a price of less than £1 — a un precio inferior or menor a una libra

less than a week ago — hace menos de una semana

• a tip of £10, no less! — ¡una propina de 10 libras, nada menos!

• nothing less than — nada menos que

it's nothing less than a disaster — es un verdadero or auténtico desastre

• the less... the less... — cuanto menos... menos...

the less he works the less he earns — cuanto menos trabaja menos gana

the less said about it the better — cuanto menos se hable de eso mejor

3.

ADV menos

to go out less (often) — salir menos

you work less than I do — trabajas menos que yo

grief grows less with time — la pena disminuye a medida que pasa el tiempo

in less than an hour — en menos de una hora

it's less expensive than the other one — cuesta menos que el otro

• less and less — cada vez menos

• that doesn't make her any less guilty — no por eso es menos culpable

• even less, still less — todavía menos, menos aún

• the problem is less one of capital than of personnel — el problema más que de capitales es de personal

4.

PREP menos

the price less 10% — el precio menos 10 por ciento

the price less VAT — el precio excluyendo el IVA

a year less four days — un año menos cuatro días

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I [les]
adjective ( comp of little I II) menos

less and less money — cada vez menos dinero

of less importance — de menor importancia

no less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina

II

pronoun ( comp of little II) menos

a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares

III

adverb ( comp of little III) menos

I see them less often than I'd like — los veo menos de lo que me gustaría

the situation is no less serious than it was — la situación sigue siendo tan grave como antes

I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos

IV

preposition menos

English-spanish dictionary > less
5 less

[les] adv

comp of little

1) ( to a smaller extent) weniger;

you should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger reden;

getting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im Winter;

I think of him \less as a colleague and more as a friend ich betrachte ihn eher als Freund denn als Kollegen;

\less of your cheek! sei nicht so frech!;

he listened \less to the answer than to Kate's voice er hörte weniger auf die Antwort als auf Kates Stimme;

the \less... the better je weniger..., umso besser;

the \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser;

much [or far] [or a lot] \less complicated viel einfacher;

\less expensive/ happy/ sad billiger/unglücklicher/glücklicher;

the more..., the \less... je mehr..., desto weniger...;

the more she hears about the place, the \less she wants to go there je mehr sie über den Ort erfährt, umso weniger will sie hin;

no \less a/an...;

that this is a positive stereotype makes it no \less a stereotype das das ein positives Vorurteil ist, ändert nichts daran, dass es ein Vorurteil ist;

\less and \less immer weniger;

she phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger an;

his uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen

2) ( not the least bit)

\less than... kein bisschen...;

\less than accurate/ fair/ just/ happy nicht gerade genau/fair/gerecht/glücklich;

it is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hat

PHRASES:

in \less than no time ( hum) ( fam) im Nu ( fam), in null Komma nichts ( fam)

we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichts;

you stir the ingredients together, pop it in the oven and in \less than no time, it's ready mischen Sie die Zutaten, schieben Sie die Masse in den Ofen und schon ist es fertig;

much [or still] \less... ( form) geschweige denn..., viel weniger...;

at the age of fourteen I had never even been on a train, much \less an aircraft mit 14 war ich noch nie mit dem Zug gefahren, geschweige denn geflogen;

what woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiraten;

no \less (\less) niemand geringerer;

who should arrive at the party but the Prime Minister, no \less! und wer war wohl auch auf der Party? der Premierminister, höchstpersönlich!;

Peter cooked dinner - fillet steak and champagne, no \less Peter kochte das Abendessen - Filetsteak und Champagner, nur das Beste;

no \less... than... kein geringerer/kein geringeres/keine geringere... als...;

no \less an occasion than their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary kein geringerer Anlass als ihr 25. Hochzeitstag adj

1) comp of little ( smaller amount of) weniger;

I had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachte;

I eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früher;

the \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besser

2) non-standard ( fewer) weniger;

the trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfel;

short hair presented \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursachte weniger Probleme als langes

3) (old: lower in rank, less important) jünger;

... the L\less der Jüngere;

James the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere pron

indef

1) ( smaller amount) weniger;

she is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jünger;

he only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur $10, sie noch weniger;

I've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essen;

a little/lot \less etwas/viel weniger;

that's too much - could I have a little \less? das ist zu viel - könnte ich etwas weniger haben?;

to be/do \less of sth;

I've been seeing \less of her lately ich sehe sie in letzter Zeit weniger;

\less of a problem ein geringeres Problem;

storage is \less of a problem than it used to be die Lagerung ist heute ein kleineres Problem als früher;

\less than... weniger als...;

we had walked \less than three kilometres when Robert said he wanted to rest wir hatten noch keine drei Kilometer hinter uns, als Robert eine Pause machen wollte;

ready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertig

2) non-standard ( fewer) weniger;

he doesn't have many enemies but she has even \less er hat nicht viele Feinde, sie noch viel weniger;

\less than... weniger als...;

a population of \less than 200,000 weniger als 200.000 Menschen

PHRASES:

to be little \less than sth fast schon etw sein;

it was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schande;

his speech was so full of bad jokes and misinformation that it was little \less than an embarrassment seine Rede war so voll mit schlechten Scherzen und falscher Information, dass es fast schon peinlich war;

no \less than... nicht weniger als..., bestimmt...;

no \less than 1000 guests/ people were at the party es waren nicht weniger als [o bestimmt] 1000 Gäste/Leute auf der Party prep

\less sth minus [o abzüglich] einer S. gen;

the total of £30, \less the £5 deposit you've paid insgesamt macht es £30, abzüglich der £5 Anzahlung, die Sie geleistet haben;

£900,000 \less tax £900.000 brutto

English-German students dictionary > less
6 less

[les] 1.
(compar. di little) quantisostantivo femminile meno

less beer — meno birra

I have less money than him — ho meno soldi di lui

of less value — di minore valore

to grow less — diminuire
2.
pronome meno

I have less than you — ne ho meno di te

even less — ancora meno

less than half — meno della metà

in less than three hours — in meno di tre ore

in less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica

6 is less than 9 — 6 è più piccolo di 9

a sum of not less than Ј 10 — una somma non inferiore alle 10 sterline

he was less than helpful — fu tutt'altro che disponibile

it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi

he's nothing less than a common criminal — non è né più né meno che un criminale

it's nothing less than a scandal! — è proprio uno scandalo!

he's less of a fool than you think — è meno scemo di quel che pensi

they will think all the less of her for it — avranno ancora meno stima di lei dopo questo

Ј 100 and not a penny less! — 100 sterline e non un penny di meno!

the less said about it the better — meno si dice meglio è

people have been shot for less! — c'è chi è stato ucciso per meno!
3.
avverbio

1) (di) meno

I liked it less than you did — mi è piaciuto meno che a te

I dislike him no less than you — non mi sta meno antipatico che a te

it matters less than it did before — ha meno importanza di prima

he is no less qualified than you — non è meno qualificato di te

it's less a village than a town — è più una città che un paese

the more I see him, the less I like him — più lo vedo e meno mi piace

no less than 85% — non meno dell'85%

they live in Kensington, no less! — abitano nientemeno che a Kensington!

no less a person than the emperor — nientemeno che l'imperatore

he was less offended than shocked — era più scioccato che offeso

2) less and less sempre meno
4.
preposizione meno

less 15% discount — meno il 15% di sconto

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[les] 1. adjective
((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) minore, meno, più piccolo
2. adverb
(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) meno
3. pronoun
(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) meno
4. preposition
(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) meno

- lessen
- lesser 5. adverb
(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) meno

- the less... the less/more
- no less a person than
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[les] 1.
(compar. di little) quantisostantivo femminile meno

less beer — meno birra

I have less money than him — ho meno soldi di lui

of less value — di minore valore

to grow less — diminuire
2.
pronome meno

I have less than you — ne ho meno di te

even less — ancora meno

less than half — meno della metà

in less than three hours — in meno di tre ore

in less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica

6 is less than 9 — 6 è più piccolo di 9

a sum of not less than Ј 10 — una somma non inferiore alle 10 sterline

he was less than helpful — fu tutt'altro che disponibile

it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi

he's nothing less than a common criminal — non è né più né meno che un criminale

it's nothing less than a scandal! — è proprio uno scandalo!

he's less of a fool than you think — è meno scemo di quel che pensi

they will think all the less of her for it — avranno ancora meno stima di lei dopo questo

Ј 100 and not a penny less! — 100 sterline e non un penny di meno!

the less said about it the better — meno si dice meglio è

people have been shot for less! — c'è chi è stato ucciso per meno!
3.
avverbio

1) (di) meno

I liked it less than you did — mi è piaciuto meno che a te

I dislike him no less than you — non mi sta meno antipatico che a te

it matters less than it did before — ha meno importanza di prima

he is no less qualified than you — non è meno qualificato di te

it's less a village than a town — è più una città che un paese

the more I see him, the less I like him — più lo vedo e meno mi piace

no less than 85% — non meno dell'85%

they live in Kensington, no less! — abitano nientemeno che a Kensington!

no less a person than the emperor — nientemeno che l'imperatore

he was less offended than shocked — era più scioccato che offeso

2) less and less sempre meno
4.
preposizione meno

less 15% discount — meno il 15% di sconto

English-Italian dictionary > less
7 less

I [les] n
меньше, меньшая часть

The less I work the less I earn. — Чем меньше я работаю, тем меньше я зарабатываю.

He would not take less. — Он не соглашался взять меньше

- they offered less
- car is worth less II [les] adj
сравнительная степень от little, употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными: меньше, менее

We have much less work today. — У нас сегодня намного/гораздо меньше работы.

The number of people has grown less. — Число людей уменьшилось.

I have less money than you. — У меня меньше денег, чем у тебя.

More haste less speed. /The more haste the less speed. — ◊ Поспешишь - людей насмешишь. /Тише едешь, дальше будешь.

- less time
- read with less interest
USAGE:

(1.) Сравнительный оборот less... than обычно стоит после основного глагола, причем прилагательное less стоит перед определяемым существительным: I have less time than all of you у меня меньше времени, чем у вас всех. (2.) Русскому на пять (три, десять) страниц (книг, студентов) меньше соответствует конструкция с less без последующего существительного: five (three, ten) pages (books, students) less. B этом случае fewer не употребляется: the second edition contains 20 pages less than the first во втором издании на 20 страниц меньше, чем в первом. (3.) Русское словосочетание вдвое меньше в английском языке передается посредством конструкции с half: half as many для исчисляемых существительных и half as much для неисчисляемых: he has spent half as much time on it than I have он потратил вдвое меньше времени на это, чем я. Русское словосочетание "в три раза меньше, чем..." соответствует английскому three times less than... B этой конструкции после слова less существительное не употребляется: women got three times less than men did for the same job женщины за ту же работу получили втрое меньше мужчин. (4.) В сравнительных оборотах в разговорной речи предпочтительнее сочетание not so many/much: not as many (cold, high) as smth
III [les] adv
менее

- less difficult
- less frequent
- more or less

- eat less

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > less
8 less

[les] 1. adjective
((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menos
2. adverb
(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos
3. pronoun
(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos
4. preposition
(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos

- lessen
- lesser 5. adverb
(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos

- the less... the less/more
- no less a person than
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less¹

[les] n 1 menos. 2 mínimo. 3 inferior. • adj 1 menos. 2 menor. 3 inferior. • adv menos. • prep menos. for less por menos, mais barato. in less than no time imediatamente. no less than nada mais, nada menos. the less money the fewer friends quanto menos dinheiro, tanto menos amigos.

English-Portuguese dictionary > less
9 Currencies and money

For how to say numbers in French ⇒ Numbers.

French money

write say

25 c vingt-cinq cents

1 €* un euro

1,50† € un euro cinquante or un euro cinquante cents

2 € deux euros

2,75 € deux euros soixante-quinze

20 € vingt euros

100 € cent euros

1000 € mille euros

1000000 € un million d’euros

* Note that French normally puts the abbreviation after the amount, unlike British (£1) or American English ($1). However, in some official documents amounts may be given as €10000 etc.

† French uses a comma to separate units (e.g. 2,75 €), where English normally has a period (e.g. £5.50).

there are 100 cents in one euro

= il y a 100 cents dans un euro

a hundred-euro note

= un billet de cent euros

a twenty-euro note

= un billet de vingt euros

a two-euro coin

= une pièce de deux euros

a 50-cent piece

= une pièce de cinquante cents

British money

write say

1p un penny

25p vingt-cinq pence or vingt-cinq pennies

50p cinquante pence or cinquante pennies

£1 une livre

£1.50 une livre cinquante or une livre cinquante pence

£2.00 deux livres

a five-pound note

= un billet de cinq livres

a pound coin

= une pièce d’une livre

a 50p piece

= une pièce de cinquante pence

American money

write say

12c douze cents

$1 un dollar

$1.50 un dollar cinquante or un dollar cinquante cents

a ten-dollar bill

= un billet de dix dollars

a dollar bill

= un billet d’un dollar

a dollar coin

= une pièce d’un dollar

How much?

how much is it? or how much does it cost?

= combien est-ce que cela coûte?

it’s 15 euros

= cela coûte 15 euros

the price of the book is 30 euros

= le prix du livre est de§ 30 euros

the car costs 15,000 euros

= la voiture coûte 15000 euros

it costs over 500 euros

= ça coûte plus de 500 euros

just under 1,000 euros

= un peu moins de 1000 euros

more than 200 euros

= plus de 200 euros

less than 200 euros

= moins de 200 euros

it costs 15 euros a metre

= cela coûte 15 euros le mètre

another ten pounds

= encore dix livres

§ The de is obligatory here.

In the following examples, note the use of à in French to introduce the amount that something costs:

a two-euro stamp

= un timbre à deux euros

a £10 ticket

= un billet à 10 livres

and the use of de to introduce the amount that something consists of:

a £500 cheque

= un chèque de 500 livres

a two-thousand-pound grant

= une bourse de deux mille livres

Handling money

200 euros in cash

= 200 euros en liquide

a cheque for 500 euros

= un chèque de 500 euros

to change a 100-euro note

= faire la monnaie d’un billet de 100 euros

a dollar travellers’ check

= un chèque de voyage en dollars

a sterling travellers’ cheque

= un chèque de voyage en livres

a £100 travellers’ cheque

= un chèque de voyage de 100 livres

there are 1.12 euros to the dollar

= le dollar vaut 1,12 euros

to pay in pounds

= payer en livres

to make a transaction in euros

= faire une transaction en euros

Big English-French dictionary > Currencies and money
10 ub|yć

pf — ub|ywać impf Ⅰ vi szpitalowi ubyły cztery pielęgniarki four nurses left the hospital
- fabryce ubywają pracownicy the factory’s workforce is dwindling

- z firmy ubywa teraz wielu grafików many graphic designers are leaving the company

- z naszego grona ubył serdeczny przyjaciel we’ve lost a dear friend

- czy coś nam ubyło z zapasów? are any of our supplies running low?

- coraz to ubywał ktoś z nas every now and again one of us left

- na rzece ubyły dwa centymetry wody the water level of the river dropped by two centimetres

- miastu ubyły dwa kina two of the town’s cinemas have closed
Ⅱ v imp. 1. (zmniejszyć się) ubyło mu pieniędzy/roboty/kłopotów he has less money/work/trouble
- ubywało im sił/optymizmu their strength/optimism was waning a. dwindling

- widzów zaczęło ubywać the audience began to dwindle

- w studni/jeziorze ubywa wody the water level in the well/lake is dropping

- od końca czerwca ubywa dnia at the end of June days start getting shorter
2. (o chudnięciu) siostrze ubyło dwa kilo my sister has lost two kilos 3. (o wieku) ubyło mu lat (wygląda młodziej) he looks younger; (czuje się młodziej) he feels younger
■ niczego nam nie ubędzie, jeśli to zrobimy pot. it won’t hurt us to do it pot.; it won’t cost us anything to do it pot., przen.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > ub|yć
11 cuánto

adj.

as much.

conj.

as much as, all.

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cuanto

► adjetivo (pl cuántos,-as)

1 (singular) as much as; (plural) as many as

■ puedes beber cuanta agua quieras you can drink as much water as you want

■ puedes coger cuantos libros quieras you can take as many books as you want

► pronombre

1 (singular) everything, all

■ vendió cuanto tenía he sold everything he had

■ escribe cuanto quieras write as much as you want

2 (plural) all who, everybody who

■ cuantos entraron se asustaron everybody who came in was frightened

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cuanto a with respect to, regarding, as for

cuanto antes as soon as possible

cuanto más (máximo) all the more

cuanto más... más the more... the more

■ cuanto más habla más me asusta the more he talks the more he frightens me

cuantos,-as más, mejor the more, the merrier

cuanto menos... menos the less... the less

■ cuanto menos comas, menos engordarás the less you eat, the less weight you'll put on

cuantos,-as... tantos,-as as many... as

■ cuantas cabezas, tantos sombreros as many heads as hats

en cuanto as soon as, when

■ en cuanto llegue dile... as soon as he arrives tell him...

en cuanto a with respect to, regarding, as for

■ en cuanto a mí as for me, as far as I'm concerned

en cuanto que insofar as, inasmuch as

por cuanto given that, since

unos,-as cuantos,-as some, a few

————————

cuanto

► nombre masculino

1 FÍSICA quantum

■ la teoría de los cuantos the quantum theory

* * *
1. adv.
as much as

- cuanto antes
2. (f. - cuanta)
pron.

all what, everything

- unos cuantos
3. (f. - cuanta)
adj.

as many

- cuanto más
- cuanto menos
* * *

1. ADJ

1) [indicando cantidad]

daremos cuantos créditos se precisen — we will give as many loans as (are) needed o whatever loans are needed

cuantos hombres la ven se enamoran de ella — all the men that see her fall for her

2) [en correlación]

• cuanto más — the more

cuantos más invitados vengan más comida habrá que preparar — the more guests come, the more food we'll have to prepare

• cuanto menos — the less

cuanto menos dinero tiene la gente, menos gasta en salir a comer — the less money people have, the less they spend on eating out

cuantos menos errores hagas mejor — the fewer mistakes you make, the better

3)

• unos cuantos — (=no muchos) a few; (=bastantes) quite a few

solo unos cuantos funcionarios permanecerán en el país — only a few officials will stay in the country

he leído unos cuantos libros suyos — I've read quite a few of his books

2. PRON

1) [indicando cantidad] all

tiene todo cuanto desea — he has everything o all (that) he wants

tome cuanto quiera — take as much as you want, take all you want

2) [en correlación]

• cuantos más — the more

cuantos más mejor — the more the better

• cuantos menos — the fewer

3)

• unos cuantos — (=no muchos) a few; (=bastantes) quite a few

lo sabíamos unos cuantos, pero la mayoría no — a few of us knew, but most people didn't

hay unos cuantos en clase que no hacen más que molestar — there are a few people in the class who do nothing but cause trouble

-¿cuántos vinieron? -unos cuantos — "how many people came?" - "quite a few"

3. ADV CONJ

1) [expresando correlación]

• cuanto antes mejor — the sooner the better

• cuanto más — the more

cuanto más intentes convencerlo, menos caso te hará — the more you try to persuade him, the more he will ignore you

cuanto más corto mejor — the shorter, the better

• cuanto menos — the less

cuanto menos se hable sobre este asunto mejor — the less (that is) said about this issue, the better

2) [locuciones]

a)

• cuanto antes — as soon as possible

tiene que estar terminado cuanto antes — it has to be finished as soon as possible

ven cuanto antes — come as soon as you can o as soon as possible

b)

en cuanto — (=tan pronto como) as soon as; (=en calidad de) as

en cuanto lo supe me fui — as soon as I heard I left

iré en cuanto pueda — I'll go as soon as I can

el cuento infantil, en cuanto género literario — children's stories, as a literary genre

c)

en cuanto a — as regards, as for

en cuanto a tu aumento de sueldo, lo discutiremos en diciembre — as regards o as for your pay rise, we'll discuss it in December

el sistema tiene ventajas en cuanto a seguridad y comodidad — as regards o with regard to safety and comfort, the system has advantages

en cuanto a mí — as for me

d)

en cuanto que — insofar as

e)

• cuanto más — especially

siempre está nervioso, cuanto más en época de exámenes — he's always nervous, all the more so o especially at exam time

no escribe a nadie, cuanto más a nosotros — he doesn't write to anyone, let alone us

f)

• cuanto menos — to say the least

esta interpretación es, cuanto menos, discutible — this interpretation is debatable to say the least

g)

• por cuanto — in that, inasmuch as frm

es un delito por cuanto vulnera los derechos constitucionales — it is a crime in that o inasmuch as frm it violates constitutional rights

llama la atención por cuanto supone de innovación — it attracts attention because of its novelty value

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I
adverbio

1) ( tanto como) as much as

grita cuanto quieras — shout as much as you like

2) (como conj)

cuantos más/menos seamos, mejor — the more/the fewer of us there are the better

cuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos — the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish

3) (en locs)

cuanto antes — as soon as possible

cuanto más — let alone

es duro para una persona sana, cuanto más para un enfermo — it's hard enough for a healthy person, let alone somebody who's ill

en cuanto — ( tan pronto como) as soon as; (como, en calidad de) as

en cuanto pueda — as soon as I can

en cuanto a — ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards

en cuanto a rentabilidad — as for o as regards profitability

en cuanto a conocimientos del tema... — as far as knowledge of the subject is concerned...

por cuanto — (liter o frml) insofar as (frml)
II
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) (todo, todos)

llévate cuantos discos quieras — take as many records as you want o like

b) (sing) ( con valor plural)

tiene cuanto libro hay sobre el tema — she has every book there is on the subject

2)

unos cuantos — a few

unos cuantos amigos — a few friends

había unas cuantas personas — there were several o quite a few people there
III
- ta pronombre

le di todo cuanto tenía — I gave her everything I had

fuimos sólo unos cuantos — only a few of us went

unos cuantos que yo conozco — a few people I can think of
IV
masculino quantum

* * *

= how much, just how much.

Ex. 'I don't know how much I have to work with then?' he said, moving his neck as though his collar was not comfortable.

Ex. Yet just how much greater the cost would be depends on the application.

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* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.

* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.

* con unos cuantos + Expresión de Tiempo + de antelación = at a few + Expresión Temporal + notice.

* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* cuanto ha progresado + Nombre = how far along + Nombre + be.

* cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.

* cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* cuántos + Nombre Contable = how many + Nombre Contable.

* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.

* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.

* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.

* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.

* en cuanto a él = as for him.

* en cuanto a ella = as for her.

* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.

* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.

* en cuanto a mí = as for me.

* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.

* en cuanto a ti = as for you.

* en cuanto a usted = as for you.

* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.

* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.

* en cuanto que = in that.

* en tanto en cuanto = as long as, so long as.

* en tanto en cuanto que = inasmuch as, insomuch as.

* en tanto en cuanto + Subjuntivo = provided (that).

* en unos cuantos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.

* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.

* más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.

* otros cuantos = several other.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some, to name only some.

* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* unos cuantos = a few, a smattering of + Nombre Contable.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y unos cuantos más = and a few others.

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I
adverbio

1) ( tanto como) as much as

grita cuanto quieras — shout as much as you like

2) (como conj)

cuantos más/menos seamos, mejor — the more/the fewer of us there are the better

cuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos — the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish

3) (en locs)

cuanto antes — as soon as possible

cuanto más — let alone

es duro para una persona sana, cuanto más para un enfermo — it's hard enough for a healthy person, let alone somebody who's ill

en cuanto — ( tan pronto como) as soon as; (como, en calidad de) as

en cuanto pueda — as soon as I can

en cuanto a — ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards

en cuanto a rentabilidad — as for o as regards profitability

en cuanto a conocimientos del tema... — as far as knowledge of the subject is concerned...

por cuanto — (liter o frml) insofar as (frml)
II
- ta adjetivo

1)

a) (todo, todos)

llévate cuantos discos quieras — take as many records as you want o like

b) (sing) ( con valor plural)

tiene cuanto libro hay sobre el tema — she has every book there is on the subject

2)

unos cuantos — a few

unos cuantos amigos — a few friends

había unas cuantas personas — there were several o quite a few people there
III
- ta pronombre

le di todo cuanto tenía — I gave her everything I had

fuimos sólo unos cuantos — only a few of us went

unos cuantos que yo conozco — a few people I can think of
IV
masculino quantum

* * *

= how much, just how much.

Ex: 'I don't know how much I have to work with then?' he said, moving his neck as though his collar was not comfortable.

Ex: Yet just how much greater the cost would be depends on the application.

* cada cuantos + Nombre = every few + Nombre.

* con cuanta creatividad = how creatively.

* con unos cuantos + Expresión de Tiempo + de antelación = at a few + Expresión Temporal + notice.

* cuantas veces se quiera = any number of times.

* cuanto antes = as soon as possible (asap).

* cuanto antes mejor = sooner the better, the.

* cuanto ha progresado + Nombre = how far along + Nombre + be.

* cuanto más = all the more so, all the more, a fortiori.

* cuanto más..., más... = the + Comparativo..., the + Comparativo....

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* cuantos más, mejor = the more the merrier, the more the better.

* cuántos + Nombre Contable = how many + Nombre Contable.

* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera = any number of + Nombre.

* dentro de unos cuantos años = in a few years' time.

* durante cuánto tiempo = how long.

* en cuanto a = as to, in extent of, in regard to, in terms of, in the way of, with regard(s) to, as for, as regards, as to the matter of, in reference to, now as to, moving on to.

* en cuanto a él = as for him.

* en cuanto a ella = as for her.

* en cuanto a ellos = as for them.

* en cuanto a los hechos = factually.

* en cuanto a mí = as for me.

* en cuanto a nosotros = as for us.

* en cuanto a ti = as for you.

* en cuanto a usted = as for you.

* en cuanto a vosotros = as for you.

* en cuanto + nacer = at birth.

* en cuanto que = in that.

* en tanto en cuanto = as long as, so long as.

* en tanto en cuanto que = inasmuch as, insomuch as.

* en tanto en cuanto + Subjuntivo = provided (that).

* en unos cuantos años = within a few years, in a few years' time.

* hace unos cuantos días = a few days ago.

* más de unos cuantos + Nombre = not a few + Nombre.

* otros cuantos = several other.

* por cuanto que = because.

* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos = to mention only a few.

* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos = to name only some, to name only some.

* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice = platitudinous.

* unas cuantas ideas = a rough guide.

* unos cuantos = a few, a smattering of + Nombre Contable.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y unos cuantos más = and a few others.

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cuanto¹

adverb

A (tanto como) as much as

puedes gritar cuanto quieras you can shout all you like o as much as you like [ for examples with adjectives see cuan]

B ( como conj):

cuantos menos seamos, mejor the fewer of us there are the better

cuanto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish

C ( en locs):

cuanto antes as soon as possible

cuanto más: es un trabajo duro para una persona fuerte, cuanto más para un enfermo it's hard work for a healthy person, let alone o never mind someone who's ill

tienen mal tiempo en verano, cuanto más en invierno they have bad weather in summer, and the winter's even worse

en cuanto (tan pronto como) as soon as; (como, en calidad de) as

vendré en cuanto pueda I'll come as soon as I can

en cuanto a (en lo que concierne) as for, as regards

en cuanto a rentabilidad as for o as regards profitability

en cuanto a conocimientos del tema, no lo supera nadie as far as knowledge of the subject is concerned nobody can match him

no le dieron ninguna indicación en cuanto a la forma de hacerlo he was given no indication as to how to do it

por cuanto ( liter o frml); insofar as ( frml), inasmuch as ( frml)

cuanto² -ta

adjective

A

1

(todo, todos): llévate cuantos discos quieras take as many records as you want o like

2 ( sing)

(con valor plural): se ha leído cuanto libro hay sobre el tema she's read every book there is on the subject

le compran cuanto juguete se le antoja they buy him any toy(s) he wants

B

unos cuantos: ponle unas cuantas cucharadas de jugo de limón add several spoonfuls of lemon juice

ya había unas cuantas personas there were already several o quite a few people there

sólo unos cuantos amigos just a few friends

cuanto³ -ta

pronoun

le di todo cuanto tenía I gave her everything I had

no fuimos todos, sólo unos cuantos we didn't all go, only a few of us

unos cuantos que yo conozco a few people I can think of o I could mention

cuanto⁴

masculine

quantum

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cuánto
cuanto 1 adverbio
a) ( tanto como) as much as;

◊ grita cuánto quieras shout as much as you like

b) ( como conj):

◊ cuántos más/menos seamos, mejor the more/the fewer of us there are the better;

cuánto antes empecemos, más pronto terminaremos the sooner we begin, the sooner we'll finish
c) ( en locs)

◊ cuanto antes as soon as possible;

en cuanto ( tan pronto como) as soon as;
en cuanto a ( en lo que concierne) as for, as regards
cuanto 2
◊ -ta adjetivo: llévate cuántos discos quieras take as many records as you want o like;

unos cuántos amigos a few friends;
tiene cuánto libro hay sobre el tema she has every book there is on the subject
■ pronombre: le di todo cuánto tenía I gave her everything I had;
fuimos solo unos cuántos only a few of us went
cuánto 1 adverbio
a) ( en preguntas) how much

b) ( uso indirecto):

◊ si supieras cuánto la quiero/lo siento if you knew how much I love her/how sorry I am

cuánto 2
◊ -ta adjetivo

a) ( en preguntas) ( sing) how much;

(pl) how many;
◊ ¿cuánto café queda? how much coffee is there left?;

¿cuántos alumnos tienes? how many students do you have?;
¿cuántos años tienes? how old are you?;
¿cuánto tiempo tardarás? how long will you take?
b) ( uso indirecto) ( sing) how much;

(pl) how many;
◊ no sé cuánto dinero/cuántos libros tengo I don't know how much money/how many books I have

c) ( en exclamaciones):

◊ ¡cuánto vino! what a lot of wine!;

¡cuánto tiempo sin verte! I haven't seen you for ages! (colloq)
■ pronombre
1 ( en preguntas)
a) ( sing) how much;

(pl) how many;
◊ ¿cuánto pesas? how much do you weigh?;

¿cuánto mides? how tall are you?;
¿cuántos quieres? how many do you want?;
¿a cuánto estamos hoy? what's the date today?
b) ( refirido a tiempo) how long;

◊ ¿cuánto falta para llegar? how long before we get there?

c) (refirido a precios, dinero) how much;

◊ ¿cuánto cuesta? how much is it?;

¿cuánto es? how much is that (altogether)?
2 ( uso indirecto):
◊ pregúntale cuánto va a demorar ask her how long she'll be;

no sé cuánto puede costar/cuántos tiene I don't know how much it might cost/how many she has
3 ( en exclamaciones):
◊ ¡cuánto has tardado! it's taken you a long time!

cuanto,-a
I adjetivo all: come cuanto arroz quieras, eat as much rice as you want
unas cuantas veces, a few times
II pron rel as much as: dice todo cuanto piensa, he says everything he thinks
gasta cuanto tiene, he spends all he has
III pron indef pl unos cuantos, a few
IV adverbio
1 (cantidad) cuanto más..., más, the more... the more: cuanto más trabajo, más me canso, the more I work the more tired I get
cuantos más (seamos), mejor, the more the merrier
2 (tiempo) ven cuanto antes, come as soon as possible
cuanto antes, mejor, the sooner the better
♦ Locuciones: en cuanto, (tan pronto como) as soon as
(en condición de) as
en cuanto a, with respect to, regarding
en cuanto a Javier, as for Javier o as far as Javier is concerned
cuánto,-a
I adjetivo & pron interr sing how much?
(pl) how many?: ¿cuánto es?, how much is it?
¿cuántos días faltan?, how many days are left?
¡cuánta gente!, what a lot of people!
II adverbio how, how much: ¿cuánto quieres a mamá?, how much do you love mummy?
¡cuánto dormiste!, what a long time you slept!
' cuánto' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acostumbrar
- amanecer
- antes
- cada
- cerrojo
- cómo
- congelación
- contumaz
- costar
- cuanta
- cuánta
- cuanto
- desbandada
- desorden
- despojar
- dicotomía
- ducha
- durante
- embalarse
- ser
- estar
- honda
- hueso
- interesar
- irresoluta
- irresoluto
- larga
- largo
- limitación
- moscón
- mucha
- mucho
- mullida
- mullido
- rebotarse
- saber
- tardar
- tiempo
- apenas
- equivaler
- hoy
- más
- mejor
- mientras
- posible
- vanidoso
English:
action
- ago
- ahead
- altogether
- as
- asap
- be
- better
- bring round
- chance
- come to
- complaint
- disagree
- divorce
- doze off
- dread
- due
- duration
- far
- few
- for
- heavy
- height
- hold out
- how
- immediately
- ingrained
- less
- line
- lionise
- long
- more
- much
- play down
- possible
- publicity
- rate
- realize
- respect
- scrap
- soon
- strength
- subscription
- tall
- term
- the
- unpack
- wage
- what
- worth

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cuanto¹, -a

♦ adj

1. [todo]
despilfarra cuanto dinero gana he squanders all the money he earns;

soporté todas cuantas críticas me hizo I put up with every single criticism he made of me;

todos cuantos intentos hicimos fracasaron every single one of our attempts met with failure

2. [algunos]
unos cuantos chicos some o a few boys;

necesitaré unas cuantas hojas I'm going to need a few sheets of paper

3. (antes de adv) [expresa correlación]
cuantas más mentiras digas, menos te creerán the more you lie, the less people will believe you;

cuantos más amigos traigas, tanto mejor the more friends you bring, the better

♦ pron relativo

1. [todo lo que] everything, as much as;

come cuanto quieras eat as much as you like;

comprendo cuanto dice I understand everything he says;

herederás todo cuanto tengo you will inherit everything I have;

esto es todo cuanto puedo hacer this is as much as o all I can do

2.
cuantos [todos] [personas] everyone who;
[cosas] everything (that);
cuantos fueron alabaron el espectáculo everyone who went said the show was excellent;

dio las gracias a todos cuantos le ayudaron he thanked everyone who helped him

3.
unos cuantos [algunos] some, a few;

no tengo todos sus libros, sólo unos cuantos I don't have all of her books, only some o a few of them

♦ adv
[expresa correlación]
cuanto más se tiene, más se quiere the more you have, the more you want;

cuantos menos vayamos, más barato saldrá the fewer of us who go, the cheaper it will be;

cuanto más come, más gordo está the more he eats, the fatter he gets;

cuanto más lo pienso, menos lo entiendo the more I think about it, the less I understand it;

cuanto menos nos distraigas, mejor the less you distract us, the better;

cuanto antes llegues, antes empezaremos the sooner you arrive, the sooner we'll start

♦ cuanto antes loc adv

as soon as possible;

hazlo cuanto antes do it as soon as possible o as soon as you can

♦ en cuanto loc prep
[en calidad de] as;
en cuanto cabeza de familia as head of the family

♦ en cuanto loc conj
[tan pronto como] as soon as;
en cuanto acabe as soon as I've finished;

la reconocí en cuanto la vi I recognized her as soon as I saw her o instantly

♦ en cuanto a loc prep

as regards;

en cuanto a tu petición as regards your request, as far as your request is concerned;

en cuanto a temas de literatura, nadie sabe más que él no one knows more about literature than he does, when it comes to literature, no one knows more than he does

cuanto² nm
Fís quantum
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cuanto

1

I adj

:

cuanto dinero quieras as much money as you want;

unos cuantos chavales a few boys

II pron all, everything;

se llevó cuanto podía she took all o everything she could;

le dio cuanto necesitaba he gave her everything she needed;

unas cuantas a few;

todo cuanto everything

III adv

:

cuanto antes, mejor the sooner the better;

en cuanto as soon as;

en cuanto a as for;

cuanto más the more;

cuanto más, mejor the more the better;

cuanto más … más … the more …, the more …;

por cuanto inasmuch as;

todos cuantos all those who

cuanto

2 m FÍS quantum;

teoría de los cuantos quantum theory

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cuánto adv

: how much, how many

¿a cuánto están las manzanas?: how much are the apples?

no sé cuánto desean: I don't know how much they want

cuánto, -ta adj

: how much, how many

¿cuántos niños tiene?: how many children do you have?

cuánto pron

: how much, how many

¿cuántos quieren participar?: how many want to take part?

¿cuánto cuesta?: how much does it cost?

cuanto adv

1) : as much as

come cuanto puedas: eat as much as you can

2)

cuanto antes : as soon as possible

3)

en cuánto : as soon as

4)

en cuanto a : as for, as regards

cuanto, -ta adj

: as many, whatever

llévate cuantas flores quieras: take as many flowers as you wish

cuanto, -ta pron

1) : as much as, all that, everything

tengo cuanto deseo: I have all that I want

2)

unos cuantos, unas cuantas : a few

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cuanto¹ adj all

le gustan cuantos juguetes ve anunciados he likes all the toys he sees advertised

cuantos más / menos... the more / fewer...

cuanto² adv as much as

estudio cuanto puedo I study as much as I can

cuanto más / menos... the more / less...

cuanto más dinero tiene, más avaro es the more money he has, the greedier he is

cuanto menos trabajes, menos cobrarás the less you work, the less you'll earn

cuanto antes as soon as possible

en cuanto as soon as

en cuanto a as for / regarding

cuanto³ pron everything / all

tiene cuanto necesita he's got everything he needs

Spanish-English dictionary > cuánto
12 beaucoup

beaucoup [boku]

adverb

a. (modifiant verbe) a lot ; (modifiant adverbe) much

• il mange beaucoup he eats a lot

• pas beaucoup not much

• elle ne lit pas beaucoup she doesn't read much

• il y a beaucoup à voir there's a lot to see

• beaucoup plus rapide much quicker

• elle travaille beaucoup trop she works far too much

• se sentir beaucoup mieux to feel much better

• beaucoup plus d'eau much more water

• beaucoup pensent que... a lot of people think that...

• beaucoup d'entre eux a lot or many of them

► beaucoup de (quantité) a lot of

• beaucoup de monde a lot of people

• avec beaucoup de soin with great care

• il ne reste pas beaucoup de pain there isn't much bread left

• j'ai beaucoup (de choses) à faire I have a lot (of things) to do

• il en reste beaucoup/il n'en reste pas beaucoup there is a lot left/there isn't much left

• il a eu beaucoup de chance he's been very lucky► pas beaucoup de (quantité) not much ; (nombre) not many

► de beaucoup by far

• de beaucoup la meilleure by far the best

• il est de beaucoup supérieur he is far superior

• il préférerait de beaucoup s'en aller he'd much rather leave

• il s'en faut de beaucoup qu'il soit au niveau he's nowhere near up to standard

b. (locutions) c'est déjà beaucoup it's quite something

• c'est beaucoup dire that's an exaggeration

• il y est pour beaucoup he's had a lot to do with it

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boku
1.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) a lot; ( dans les phrases interrogatives et négatives) much

aimer beaucoup quelqu'un/quelque chose — to like somebody/something a lot ou a great deal

la fin du roman surprend beaucoup — the ending of the novel is very surprising

s'intéresser beaucoup à quelque chose — to be very interested in something

je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé le concert — I didn't enjoy the concert very much

il n'écrit plus beaucoup — he doesn't write much any more

beaucoup à boire — a lot to drink

c'est beaucoup dire — that's going a bit far

c'est déjà beaucoup qu'elle soit venue — it's already quite something that she came

2) ( modifiant un adverbe) much, far

elle va beaucoup mieux — she's much ou a lot better

beaucoup moins/plus d'argent — far ou much less/more money

beaucoup moins de livres — far fewer books

beaucoup plus vite — much faster

beaucoup trop — far too much, much too much

beaucoup trop grand — far ou much too big

3) ( un grand nombre)

beaucoup de — a lot of [objets, idées]; ( dans les phrases interrogatives et négatives) much, many; ( une grande quantité)

beaucoup de — a lot of, a great deal of [argent, eau, bruit]

il ne reste plus beaucoup de pain — there isn't much bread left

il n'y a pas beaucoup de monde — there aren't many ou a lot of people

4) ( avec valeur pronominale) many

beaucoup sont retraités — many are pensioners

2.

de beaucoup locution adverbiale by far

3.

pour beaucoup locution adverbiale

ta réussite est due pour beaucoup à — your success is largely due to

être pour beaucoup dans — to have a lot to do with

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boku
1. adv

1) (= en grande quantité) a lot

Il boit beaucoup. — He drinks a lot.

Il ne boit pas beaucoup. — He doesn't drink much., He doesn't drink a lot.

2) (suivi de plus, moins, trop) much, a lot

il est beaucoup plus grand — he is much taller, he is a lot taller

3)

beaucoup de — a lot of, many

beaucoup d'étudiants — a lot of students, many students

beaucoup de touristes — a lot of tourists, many tourists

Elle fait beaucoup de fautes. — She makes a lot of mistakes.

beaucoup de courage — a lot of courage

Il y avait beaucoup de monde au concert. — There were a lot of people at the concert.

J'ai eu beaucoup de chance. — I was very lucky.

pas beaucoup de (nombre) — not many, not a lot of

Il n'y a pas beaucoup de touristes. — There aren't many tourists., There aren't a lot of tourists., (quantité) not much, not a lot of

Il n'a pas beaucoup d'argent. — He hasn't got much money., He hasn't got a lot of money.

4)

de beaucoup — by far

2. pron

1) (personnes) a lot of people, many

Beaucoup le savent. — A lot of people know that.

2) (choses) a lot, many

Beaucoup ont été endommagés durant le transport. — A lot were damaged in transport., Many were damaged in transport.

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beaucoup ⇒ Les quantités

A adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) a lot; ( dans les phrases interrogatives et négatives) much; gagner/écrire/risquer beaucoup to earn/to write/to risk a lot ou a great deal; je vous remercie beaucoup thank you very much; aimer beaucoup qn/qch to like sb/sth a lot ou a great deal; elle va beaucoup au théâtre she goes to the theatre^GB a lot ou a great deal; je n'apprécie pas beaucoup leur comportement I don't much care for their behaviour^GB; la fin du roman surprend beaucoup the ending of the novel is very surprising; s'intéresser beaucoup à qch to be very interested in sth; il a beaucoup changé he has changed a lot ou a great deal; j'ai beaucoup aimé le concert I enjoyed the concert a lot ou very much ou a great deal; je n'ai pas beaucoup aimé le concert I didn't enjoy the concert very much; il n'écrit plus beaucoup he doesn't write much any more; a-t-il beaucoup joué ces derniers temps? has he played much recently?; beaucoup à boire a lot to drink; il a encore beaucoup à apprendre he still has a lot to learn; vous avez déjà fait beaucoup pour moi you've already done a lot ou a great deal for me; c'est beaucoup dire that's going a bit far; c'est beaucoup pour ton âge it's a lot for your age; ils sont 40 élèves par classe, c'est beaucoup there are 40 pupils in each class, that's a lot; c'est déjà beaucoup qu'elle soit venue it's already quite something that she came; c'est déjà beaucoup s'il ne nous met pas dehors it'll already be something if he doesn't throw us out;

2 ( modifiant un adverbe) much, far; elle va beaucoup mieux she's much ou a lot better; beaucoup moins much less; beaucoup moins d'argent far ou much less money; beaucoup moins de gens/de livres far fewer people/books; c'est beaucoup moins difficile qu'avant it's much easier than before, it's much less difficult than before; beaucoup plus much more, a lot more; beaucoup plus d'argent far ou much more money; il travaille beaucoup plus vite que moi he works much faster than I do; beaucoup trop far too much, much too much; il est resté beaucoup trop longtemps he stayed far ou much too long; c'est beaucoup trop grand it's far ou much too big; j'en ai déjà beaucoup trop dit I've already said far ou much too much;

3 ( un grand nombre) beaucoup de a lot of, lots of○ [objets, problèmes, idées]; ( dans les phrases interrogatives et négatives) much, many; ( une grande quantité) beaucoup de a lot of, a great deal of [argent, eau, bruit, chaleur] ; j'ai mangé beaucoup de cerises I've eaten a lot of cherries; il y a beaucoup de moustiques cette année there are a lot of mosquitoes this year; il ne reste plus beaucoup de places pour le concert there aren't many seats left for the concert; des gens intéressants j'en ai rencontré beaucoup au cours de mes voyages I met a lot of interesting people during my travels; a-t-il gagné beaucoup de matchs? did he win many matches?; cela ne m'a pas pris beaucoup de temps it didn't take me much time; il ne reste plus beaucoup de pain there isn't much bread left; il n'y a pas beaucoup de monde there aren't many ou a lot of people; avec beaucoup de gentillesse very kindly; avec beaucoup de soin very carefully, with great care; il a du courage et même beaucoup he has courage, and a lot of it;

4 ( avec valeur pronominale) many; parmi ces gâteaux, beaucoup me tentent I find many ou a lot of these cakes tempting; beaucoup des lieux que nous avons visités many ou a lot of the places we visited; beaucoup de ces gens/d'entre eux many ou a lot of these people/of them; beaucoup sont retraités many are pensioners; le soir certains lisent, beaucoup regardent la télévision in the evenings some read, many watch television; beaucoup sont tentés de le croire many are inclined to believe it.

B de beaucoup loc adv by far; elle le surpasse de beaucoup she surpasses him by far; elle est de beaucoup la plus intelligente she's by far the most intelligent; je préfère de beaucoup la musique baroque I prefer baroque music by far, I much prefer baroque music; ma montre retarde de beaucoup my watch is very slow; il s'en faut de beaucoup qu'elle ait le niveau she's nowhere near up to standard; il ne s'en est pas fallu de beaucoup qu'il remportât le championnat he came very close to winning the championship.

C pour beaucoup loc adv il compte pour beaucoup dans la réussite du projet he counts for a lot in the success of the project; ta réussite est due pour beaucoup à your success is largely due to; être pour beaucoup dans to have a lot to do with.

[boku] adverbe

1. [modifiant un verbe] a lot, a great deal

[dans des phrases interrogatives ou négatives] much, a lot, a great deal

il travaille beaucoup he works a lot ou a great deal

je ne l'ai pas beaucoup vu I didn't see much of him

je vous remercie beaucoup thank you very much (indeed)

ils ne s'apprécient pas beaucoup they don't like each other much

2. [modifiant un adverbe] much, a lot

beaucoup moins intéressant much ou a lot less interesting

beaucoup trop fort much ou far too loud

il parle beaucoup trop he talks far too much

en faire beaucoup trop to overdo it

3. [de nombreuses personnes] many, a lot

[de nombreuses choses] a lot

il n'y en a pas beaucoup qui réussissent not a lot of people ou not many succeed

nous étions beaucoup à le croire many ou a lot of us believed it

c'est déjà beaucoup qu'il y soit allé! at least he went!

il est pour beaucoup dans son succès he played a large part in ou he had a great deal to do with her success

c'est beaucoup dire that's a bit of an overstatement

4. [modifiant un adjectif]

imprudent, il l'est même beaucoup he's really quite careless

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beaucoup de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] many, a lot of

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] much, a lot of, a great deal of

beaucoup de monde a lot of people

beaucoup d'entre nous many ou a lot of us

elle a beaucoup de goût she has a lot of ou a great deal of taste

il ne nous reste plus beaucoup de temps we've not got much time left

il y en a beaucoup there is/are a lot

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de beaucoup locution adverbiale

1. [avec un comparatif ou un superlatif] by far

elle est de beaucoup la plus douée she's the most talented by far, she is by far the most talented

il est mon aîné de beaucoup he's considerably older than I am

2. [avec un verbe]

il a gagné de beaucoup he won easily

il te dépasse de beaucoup he's far ou much taller than you

je préférerais de beaucoup rester I'd much rather stay

as-tu raté ton train de beaucoup? did you miss your train by much?

je la préfère, et de beaucoup I much prefer her

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > beaucoup
13 molto

1. adj a lot of

con nomi plurali a lot of, many

2. adv a lot

con aggettivi very

molto meglio much better, a lot better

da molto for a long time

fra non molto before long

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molto agg.indef.

1 (con riferimento alla quantità) much (gener. in frasi negative o interr.); a lot of, lots of, a great (o a good) deal of, a great (o a large) quantity of, plenty of: non beve molto vino, he doesn't drink much wine; c'è molto traffico sulle strade, there is a lot of traffic on the roads; fu sprecato molto tempo in inutili discussioni, a great deal of time was wasted in useless arguing; ci vuole molta pazienza con i bambini, you need a lot of (o a good deal of) patience with children; non c'è rimasto molto pane, we haven't got much bread left; quel ragazzo non dedica molto tempo allo studio, that boy doesn't devote much time to studying; non c'era molto tempo per agire, there wasn't much time to act; avete molto tempo libero?, do you get much spare time?; hanno molto denaro, they have plenty of (o lots of) money

2 (con riferimento all'intensità) great; a lot of: con molto piacere, molta cura, with great pleasure, care; ho appreso con molta gioia la notizia, the news gave me great joy (o I was delighted to hear the news); quell'insperato successo gli diede molta soddisfazione, the unexpected success gave him great satisfaction; le sue dimissioni hanno destato molto scalpore, his resignation caused a great sensation; non hanno dato molta importanza alla cosa, they didn't attach much importance to the matter // avere molta stima di qlcu., to have a high opinion of s.o.; non avere molta stima di qlcu., not to think much of s.o. // c'è molto sole, it's very sunny; c'era molta nebbia, it was very foggy; non c'era molto freddo, it wasn't very cold; lo spettacolo ha avuto molto successo, the show was very successful; dovete fare molta attenzione, you must be very careful; ho molta sete, I'm very thirsty; hanno avuto molto coraggio, they were very brave

3 (con riferimento alla durata) long: molto tempo, a long time; molto tempo prima, a long time before (o long before); molto tempo dopo, a long time after (o long after); da allora è passato molto tempo, a long time has elapsed since then; ho atteso molto tempo prima che qualcuno venisse ad aprire, I waited a long time before someone came and opened the door; non lo vedo da molto tempo, I haven't seen him for a long time; ti assenterai per molto tempo?, will you be away (for) long?; non ci volle molto tempo per capire cosa stava accadendo, it didn't take us long to realize what was going on // Usato anche in espressioni ellittiche: fra non molto, before long; ho dovuto aspettare molto, I had to wait a long time; ci vuole molto per prepararti?, will it take you long to get ready?; ne avrai per molto?, will you be long?; è uscito da non molto, he left not long ago; non manca molto a Natale, it isn't long to Christmas

4 (con riferimento all'estensione nello spazio) a long way, far: ho fatto molta strada per arrivare fin qui, I've come a long way to get here; da qui alla stazione la distanza non è molta, it isn't far from here to the station

5 pl. many (gener. in frasi negative e interrogative); a lot of, a great many, a large number of; plenty of, a good many, lots of (gener. in frasi affermative): ha molti amici, he has a lot of (o a great many o lots of) friends; hai fatto molti errori nel compito, you made a lot of mistakes in the test; c'erano molte persone nella piazza, there were a lot of (o a great many o a large number of) people in the square; molti scienziati sostengono che..., many scientists claim that...; ci sono molti negozi nella zona?, are there many shops in the area?; non ho visto molti film quest'anno, I haven't seen many films this year

◆ pron.indef.

1 much (in frasi affermative è gener. sostituito da a lot, a great deal, plenty): io ho poco tempo per leggere, ma tu ne hai molto, I get (very) little time for reading, but you get a lot; molto di quanto ci hanno riferito è falso, much of what they told us is wrong; c'è molto di vero in ciò che ha detto, there is a great deal of (o a lot of) truth in what he said; hanno fatto molto per me, they did a lot for me; non ne so molto, non me ne intendo molto di informatica, I don't know much about computer technology; ''Hai del pane?'' ''Sì, ne ho molto'', ''Have you got any bread?'' ''Yes, I've got plenty''; non c'è molto da dire, there isn't much (o a lot) to be said; ci sarebbe molto da imparare da lui, a lot could be learnt from him; chiedono molto per quella casa?, are they asking much (o a lot) for that house?; non ci voleva molto a capirlo, it didn't take much (o a lot of) understanding // è già molto se..., it's already saying a lot if...; è già molto che io sia arrivato in tempo con tutto quel traffico, it's already saying a lot that I got here on time, with all that traffic // a dir molto, at (the) most (o worst): sarò occupato ancora un paio d'ore, a dir molto, I'll be busy for another couple of hours at (the) most

2 pl. many, a lot of; (molta gente) many people, a lot of people: Sono quadri bellissimi, ne vendete molti?, They're beautiful pictures. Do you sell a lot of them?; molti di loro hanno preferito prendere l'aereo, many of them preferred to go by air; molti dei turisti erano tedeschi, many of the tourists were German; era stimato da molti, he was respected by many (people); eravate in molti?, were there many of you?; sono partiti in molti, ma non tutti hanno concluso la gara, there were a lot of starters, but not all of them finished the race; ''Sono rimasti molti posti liberi?'' ''No, non (ce ne sono) molti '', ''Are there many seats left?'' ''No, not many''; molti ritengono che..., many people (o a lot of people) think that...

◆ s.m.: non si accontenta né del poco né del molto, he's never satisfied.

molto avv.

1 (davanti ad agg. e avv. di grado positivo e con p.pres. usato come agg.) very; most: una casa molto grande, a very large house; un uomo molto intelligente, a very (o a most) intelligent man; un giornalista molto noto, a (very) well-known journalist; è stato uno spettacolo molto divertente, it was a very (o a most) enjoyable show; ha parlato molto bene, he spoke very well; lo farò molto volentieri, I'll be very glad to do it (o form. I shall do it most willingly); mi alzo molto presto, tardi, I get up very early, late; eravamo molto a disagio, we felt very (o most) uncomfortable; sono constatazioni molto amare, they are very bitter observations; possiamo fare molto poco per lui, we can do very little for him

2 (con agg. e avv. compar.) much; far: molto più grande, much bigger; molto migliore, much (o far) better; molto meno, più, much less, much more; molto più lentamente, much more slowly; oggi è molto più freddo di ieri, today is much colder than yesterday; è molto più coraggioso di quanto sembri, he is much braver than he seems; si conobbero molto più tardi, they met much later

3 (con p.pass.) much; greatly, widely: è molto apprezzato dai colleghi, he is much (o greatly) appreciated by his colleagues (o he is very popular with his colleagues); i provvedimenti sono stati molto criticati da tutti, the measures were greatly criticized by all (o were widely criticized); rimasi molto colpito dalla sua bellezza, I was greatly struck by her beauty; il problema ecologico è molto dibattuto, the ecological problem is a much debated one; è molto cambiato, he is much (o greatly) changed // un prodotto molto richiesto, a product in great demand

4 (con verbi) much (gener. in frasi negative e interr. o preceduto da very o so); a lot (gener. in frasi affermative); (spesso) often: non legge molto, he doesn't read (very) much; mi piace molto questa musica, I like this music very much; ci siamo divertiti molto alla festa, we enjoyed ourselves very much (o we had a wonderful time) at the party; non lo vediamo molto, we don't often see him; Vi ringraziamo molto per..., Thank you very (o so) much for...; non ho apprezzato molto il suo ultimo film, I didn't think much of his last film; viaggiate molto?, do you do much travelling?; non ci vediamo molto in questo periodo, we haven't seen much of each other lately; stanotte non ho dormito molto, I didn't sleep much last night // studiare, lavorare molto, to study, to work hard // né molto né poco, (per nulla) at all: la cosa non mi interessa né molto né poco, it doesn't interest me at all.

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['molto] molto (-a)
1. avv

1) a lot, (very) much, a great deal

non legge molto — he doesn't read much o a great deal

ha viaggiato molto — he has travelled a lot o a great deal

ti è piaciuto? — sì, molto — did you like it? — yes, very much

questo libro è molto meglio dell'altro — this book is a lot o much better than the other one

ci vorranno a dir molto 3 giorni — it will take 3 days at the most

2) (con aggettivi, avverbi) very, (con participio passato) (very) much

l'ha fatto molto bene — he did it very well

molto lodato — highly o (very) much praised

sono molto stanco — I'm very tired

3)

(distanza, tempo) c'è ancora molto da camminare — there's still a long way to go

ci vuole molto? — (tempo) will it take long?

non la vedo da molto — I haven't seen her for quite a while o for a long time

ne hai ancora per molto? — will you be much longer?

arriverà fra non molto — he'll arrive soon

2. agg

(quantità) a great deal of, a lot of, lots of, much (in domande e con negazioni), (numero) a lot of, lots of, many (in domande e con negazioni)

molta gente — a lot of people, many people

molti libri — a lot of books, many books

c'è molta neve — there's a great deal of o a lot of snow

non c'è molto pane — there isn't a lot of bread, there isn't (very) much bread

non ho molto tempo — I don't have o haven't got much time

non c'erano molti turisti — there weren't many tourists

3. pron

much, a lot

molti; molte — many, a lot

c'è pane? — sì, molto — is there any bread? — yes plenty o lots fam

molti pensano che sia giusto — many (people) think it's right

molti di noi — many of o a lot of us

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['molto] 1.
aggettivo indefinito

1) (un gran numero di)

- i fiori — many flowers

- e persone — many o a lot of people

è da -i anni che — it's a long time that

2) (una gran quantità di)

- i soldi — lots o plenty o a great deal of money

- a gente — many people

non rimane più molto pane — there isn't much bread left

abbiamo fatto -a strada — we've gone very far

3) (tanto)

con -a gentilezza, cura — with much o great kindness, care

ho -a fame, paura — I'm very hungry, scared

fate -a attenzione — be very careful

avere -a fortuna — to be very lucky, to have a lot of luck

4) (in un comparativo)

molto più, meno denaro — much more, less money

-e meno persone, -i meno libri — far fewer people, books

è molto più difficile — it's much more difficult
2.
pronome indefinito

1) (un gran numero)

- i di loro — many of them

-i dei luoghi che ho visitato... — many of the places I visited

2) (tante persone)

- i sono pensionati — many (of them) are pensioners

- i sono tentati di crederlo — many people tend to believe him

3) (tanto)

vincere, scrivere molto — to win, write a lot

ho molto da fare — I've got a lot of things to do

avete già fatto molto per me — you've already done so much for me

non ci vuole molto a capirlo — it doesn't take much understanding

molto di quello che dici è vero — much of what you say is true

non me ne intendo molto di cinema — I don't know much about cinema

4) (tanto tempo)

è da molto che non lo vedo — I haven't seen him for a long time o for so long

aspetti da molto? — have you been waiting long?

non ci vorrà molto a finire — it won't take long to finish

fra non molto — before long

ho aspettato molto — I waited for a long time

5) (una gran cosa)

è già molto se non ci sbatte fuori — we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out

è già molto che sia venuta — it's already saying a lot that she came

è molto per la tua età — it's a lot for your age

6) a dir molto at the utmost
3.
avverbio

1) (con un verbo)

la ringrazio molto — I thank you very much

amare molto qcn. — to love sb. very much

va molto a teatro — he goes to the theatre a lot

è cambiato molto — he has changed a lot

non mi piace molto — I don't really like it

mi è piaciuto molto — I enjoyed it very much o a great deal

2) (con un avverbio) very

molto bene — very well

sto molto bene — I'm really fine, I feel very well

si è comportato molto male — he behaved really badly

molto gentilmente, volentieri — very kindly, with much pleasure

molto prima, dopo — a long time before, after

3) (con un aggettivo o un participio passato)

molto felice, pulito, famoso — very happy, clean, famous

è molto amato a scuola — he's very much loved at school

molto in anticipo — far in advance

4) (in un comparativo)

sta molto meglio — he's much better

molto meno — much less

lavora molto più velocemente di me — he works much faster than me

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molto

/'molto/

Molto può essere usato come aggettivo, pronome o avverbio. - Come aggettivo e come pronome, si traduce con much davanti o al posto di nomi non numerabili ( molto vino = much wine; molta cura = much care; ne hai mangiato molto? = have you eaten much (of it)?) e many davanti o al posto di sostantivi plurali ( molti nemici = many enemies; molti (di loro) non vivono a Londra = many (of them) don't live in London). Si noti che much e many sono preferibilmente usati in frasi negative e interrogative, mentre in frasi affermative sono spesso sostituiti da a lot (of), lots (of), plenty (of), a good / great deal (of): molte persone = a lot of people; guadagno molto = I earn a lot. - Come avverbio, molto si usa dopo un verbo, e in tal caso si traduce much, very much o a lot ( non bevo mai molto = I never drink much / very much / a lot); quando precede un altro avverbio o un aggettivo, si traduce con very ( molto presto = very soon; molto veloce = very fast), ma se tale avverbio o aggettivo è al comparativo si rende con much ( molto più presto = much sooner; molto più veloce = much faster). - v. anche la nota della voce alcuno. ⇒ 31

I aggettivo indefinito

1 (un gran numero di) - i fiori many flowers; - e persone many o a lot of people; è da -i anni che it's a long time that

2 (una gran quantità di) - i soldi lots o plenty o a great deal of money; - a gente many people; non rimane più molto pane there isn't much bread left; abbiamo fatto -a strada we've gone very far

3 (tanto) con -a gentilezza, cura with much o great kindness, care; ho -a fame, paura I'm very hungry, scared; fate -a attenzione be very careful; avere -a fortuna to be very lucky, to have a lot of luck

4 (in un comparativo) molto più, meno denaro much more, less money; -e meno persone, -i meno libri far fewer people, books; è molto più difficile it's much more difficult

II pronome indefinito

1 (un gran numero) - i di loro many of them; -i dei luoghi che ho visitato... many of the places I visited...

2 (tante persone) - i sono pensionati many (of them) are pensioners; - i sono tentati di crederlo many people tend to believe him

3 (tanto) vincere, scrivere molto to win, write a lot; ho molto da fare I've got a lot of things to do; avete già fatto molto per me you've already done so much for me; non ci vuole molto a capirlo it doesn't take much understanding; molto di quello che dici è vero much of what you say is true; non me ne intendo molto di cinema I don't know much about cinema

4 (tanto tempo) è da molto che non lo vedo I haven't seen him for a long time o for so long; aspetti da molto? have you been waiting long? non ci vorrà molto a finire it won't take long to finish; fra non molto before long; ho aspettato molto I waited for a long time

5 (una gran cosa) è già molto se non ci sbatte fuori we'll be lucky if he doesn't throw us out; è già molto che sia venuta it's already saying a lot that she came; è molto per la tua età it's a lot for your age

6 a dir molto at the utmost

III avverbio

1 (con un verbo) la ringrazio molto I thank you very much; amare molto qcn. to love sb. very much; va molto a teatro he goes to the theatre a lot; è cambiato molto he has changed a lot; non mi piace molto I don't really like it; mi è piaciuto molto I enjoyed it very much o a great deal

2 (con un avverbio) very; molto bene very well; sto molto bene I'm really fine, I feel very well; si è comportato molto male he behaved really badly; molto gentilmente, volentieri very kindly, with much pleasure; molto prima, dopo a long time before, after

3 (con un aggettivo o un participio passato) molto felice, pulito, famoso very happy, clean, famous; è molto amato a scuola he's very much loved at school; molto in anticipo far in advance

4 (in un comparativo) sta molto meglio he's much better; molto meno much less; lavora molto più velocemente di me he works much faster than me.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > molto
14 no

adv.

1 not.

no sé I don't know

no es fácil it's not easy, it isn't easy

no tiene dinero he has no money, he hasn't got any money

no veo nada I can't see anything

todavía no not yet

¿has oído las noticias? — no have you heard the news? — no o no, I haven't

¿aprobó? — no did she pass? — no o no, she didn't

¿comen juntos? -- no siempre do they go for lunch together? -- not always

no fumadores non-smokers

2 no, not.

intj.

no, nah, no way, nay.

m.

no.

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NO

► símbolo

1 ( nordoeste) northwest; (símbolo) NW

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adv.

1) no, not

2) non

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ABR
= noroeste NW
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(= noroeste) NW

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= by no means, NOT, nay, no, not.

Nota: Negación usada con verbos; para los nombres, véase no.

Ex. However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.

Ex. The Boolean logic operator NOT excludes records containing a particular word.

Ex. Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.

Ex. In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'.

Ex. The Boolean logic operator not excludes records containing a particular word.

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* alfabeto no romano = non-Roman alphabet.

* aún no nacido = unborn.

* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* catalogación no automatizada = non-computerised cataloguing.

* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.

* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.

* documento recuperado no pertinente = false drop.

* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* encabezamiento no admitido = non-approved heading.

* encabezamiento no específico = non-specific heading.

* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.

* evaluación no intrusiva = unobtrusive evaluation.

* información no codificada = non-coded information.

* lo creas o no = believe it or not.

* material no devuelto = non-return.

* material no impreso = non-print [nonprint], non-print media.

* modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.

* ¿no? = do you?, do you?.

* no {predisponer} en contra = stay on + the right side of.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* no abrasivo = non-abrasive.

* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.

* no académico = non-academic.

* no acentuado = unaccented.

* no aceptar = disavow.

* no aceptarse = go by + the board.

* no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.

* no acercarse a = steer + clear of, stay away from, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no ácido = acid-free.

* no acostumbrado a = unfamiliar with.

* no actual = non-current.

* no actuando en capacidad de autor = non-authorial.

* no actuar como se debe = be remiss.

* no actuar correctamente = be remiss.

* no actuar debidamente = be remiss.

* no acudir = stay away.

* no acuoso = non-aqueous.

* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.

* no adosado = detached.

* no afectado = unaffected.

* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.

* no afiliado = unaffiliated.

* no afín = nonrelative [non-relative].

* no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.

* no agravante = non-exacerbating.

* no agrupado = unclustered.

* no aguantar más = have had enough.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no alergénico = non-allergenic.

* no alfabetizado = non-literate.

* no amante de la literatura = non-literary.

* no americano = non-US, un-American.

* no amortizable = irredeemable.

* no analizado = unexamined.

* no anclado = unanchored.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* no antes de = no sooner than.

* no añorar el pasado = never + look back.

* no aparecer = be not included.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente = under-exploit [underexploit].

* no aprovechar el potencial = fall (far) short of + potential, fall (far) behind + potential.

* no apto para menores = X-rated.

* no arrepentirse = not look back, never + look back.

* no arriesgarse = play it + safe.

* no asignado = unallocated, unassigned.

* no asistencia = non-attendance.

* no asistente = non-attender [nonattender].

* no asistir = stay away.

* no atendido = unsatisfied.

* no atreverse a = flinch at/from, have + no stomach for.

* no atreverse a tratar = fear to + tread.

* no auténtico = unauthentic.

* no autorizado = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unapproved.

* no avanzar = tread + water.

* no avanzar más = go + no further.

* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* no bastar = not be good enough.

* no bibliográfico = non-book [nonbook], non-bibliographic, non-bibliographical.

* no bibliotecario = non-librarian.

* no británico = non-UK.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no cabe ni un alfiler = no room to swing a cat.

* no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* no canjeable = irredeemable.

* no cantante = nonsinger.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* no centrado = unfocused [unfocussed].

* no científico = unscientific.

* no cobrado = uncollected.

* no codificado = non-coded.

* no coercitivo = non-coercive.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* no coincidente = ill matched.

* no colar = Negativo + hold + water.

* no comentado = unannotated.

* no comercial = non-profit making, non-commercial [noncommercial].

* no compatible = non-compatible.

* no compensatorio = non-compensatory [noncompensatory].

* no comprender = be beyond + Pronombre.

* no comprobado = untested.

* no comprometido = uncommitted.

* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.

* no concentrado = unfocused [unfocussed].

* no concentrar el esfuerzo = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* no concordar con = be at odds with.

* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.

* no conductual = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].

* no confirmado = unsubstantiated.

* no conformarse con un no = not take + no for an answer.

* no conmovedor = unmoving.

* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no considerarse parte de = hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* no consumible = nonconsumptive.

* no consumidor = nonconsumptive.

* no contagioso = non-contagious.

* no contaminado = untainted, uncontaminated.

* no contar = be out of the picture.

* no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.

* no contencioso = non-contentious.

* no convencional = non-conventional.

* no convexo = nonconvex [non-convex].

* no corregido = uncorrected.

* no correlativo = non-consecutive.

* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* no corroborado = unsubstantiated.

* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.

* no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.

* no crítico = non-critical.

* no cualificado = unskilled.

* no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspend + disbelief.

* no cumplido = unfulfilled, unrealised [unrealized, -USA].

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* no cursar una asignatura = skip + grades.

* no dar crédito a = disbelief.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos = not believe + Posesivo + ears.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.

* no dar fruto = come to + nothing.

* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.

* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.

* no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.

* no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.

* no dar ningún resultado = give + zero results, be of no avail, be to no avail.

* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.

* no darse por vencido fácilmente = not take + no for an answer.

* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.

* no debemos + Infinitivo = let us not + Infinitivo.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no + deber + sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

* no debidamente reconocido = unsung.

* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no decir nada nuevo = much ado about nothing.

* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.

* no de comportamiento = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].

* no de conducta = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].

* no decreciente = non-decreasing.

* no dedicado a la investigación = non-research.

* no definido = unstated.

* no definirse = sit on + the fence.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no deliberado = unintentional.

* no del todo maduro = underripe.

* no democrático = undemocratic.

* no desanimarse = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no descansar en + Posesivo + tumba = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.

* no descriptor = non-descriptor.

* no deseado = unwanted, undesired, uninvited.

* no desfallecer = keep up.

* no desgastarse fácilmente = wear + well.

* no desglosable = unbreakable.

* no desmerecer = compare + favourably.

* no destructivo = non-destructive.

* no desvelar + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.

* no determinista = nondeterministic [non-deterministic].

* no devolverse = be non-refundable.

* no diferenciador = nondistinctive.

* no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.

* no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.

* no discapacitado = able-bodied.

* no disciplinario = impunitive.

* no discriminatorio con respecto al sexo = gender neutral.

* no disponible = not applicable [N/A].

* no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.

* no dispuesto = unprepared.

* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* no distintivo = nondistinctive.

* no distribuido = undelivered, undelivered.

* no docente = non-teaching.

* no económico = non-economic [noneconomic].

* no educativo = non-teaching, non-educational.

* no efímero = non-volatile [nonvolatile].

* no eléctrico = nonelectrical [non-electrical].

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no en inglés = non-English.

* no entender = be beyond + Pronombre.

* no entender Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.

* no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no entendido por la materia = outsider.

* no entregado = undelivered.

* no envío = non-shipment.

* no epiléptico = non-epileptic.

* no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.

* no escatimar = unstinting.

* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.

* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* no escrito = unwritten.

* no es de extrañar que = no wonder that, small wonder that.

* no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.

* no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no especialista = non-expert [nonexpert].

* no especializado = broader-based.

* no especificar = leave + undefined.

* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).

* no esta disponible = be down.

* no estándar = non-standard [nonstandard].

* no estar + Adjetivo + en absoluto = be far from + Adjetivo.

* no estar a la altura de las expectativas = fall below + expectations.

* no estar a la altura de lo que se espera = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par.

* no estar al tanto de = be out of touch with.

* no estar bien equilibrado = skew.

* no estar contento = be unhappy.

* no estar convencido = be dubious.

* no estar coordinado con = be out of step with.

* no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.

* no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.

* no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.

* no estar disponible = be unavailable.

* no estar dispuesto a = be unwilling to, be negatively disposed to.

* no estar documentado = be undocumented.

* no estar en condiciones de = be unfit for.

* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.

* no estar en funcionamiento = be down.

* no estar en plenitud de facultades = be past + Posesivo + best.

* no estar en + Posesivo + cabales = insane.

* no estar en sintonía con = be out of step with.

* no estar expuesto al público = be out of the public eye.

* no estar familiarizado con = be unfamiliar with.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no estar incluido = be not included.

* no estar muy católico = feel + bad.

* no estar muy lejos de = be just one step away from.

* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.

* no estar nunca satisfecho = enough + be + not/never + enough.

* no estar presente en = be absent (from).

* no estar relacionado con = be unrelated to.

* no estar seguro = be uncertain.

* no estar seguro de = be unsure about/of.

* no estar utilizable = be down.

* no es una ciencia exacta = not (exactly) rocket science.

* no es un misterio = not (exactly) rocket science.

* no exacerbado = non-exacerbating.

* no examinado = unexamined.

* no exclusivo = non-exclusive.

* no excluyente = inclusive, socially-inclusive.

* no existe = not applicable [N/A].

* no existir = be out of the picture.

* no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as, there + be + no such thing as.

* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.

* no experto = non-expert [nonexpert].

* no explorado = unexplored.

* no explosivo = non-explosive.

* no expresado = unspoken, unstated.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no falla = reliable.

* no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.

* no familiarizado con = unfamiliar with.

* no ferroso = non-ferrous [nonferrous].

* no fibroso = non-fibrous.

* no figurar = be not included.

* no fijado = non-net.

* no fructificar = come to + nothing.

* no fumador = non-smoker, non-smoking.

* no funcionar = be out of order.

* no funcionario = untenured, non-tenured.

* no + Futuro = won't [will not].

* no ganado = unearned.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* no gubernamental = non-government, non-governmental [nongovernmental].

* no gustar = have + a dislike for, dislike, be uncomfortable + Gerundio, be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.

* no haber = be unavailable.

* no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.

* no + haber + dos + Nombre que = no two + Nombre.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no haber forma de = there + be + no way.

* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.

* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.

* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.

* no haber manera de = there + be + no way.

* no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.

* no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.

* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* no haber problemas = be fine.

* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.

* no habiendo = in the absence of.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo por cobardía = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).

* no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* no hacer los deberes = be asleep at the wheel.

* no hacer más que = do + no more than.

* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.

* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.

* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.

* no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.

* no hacer ningún cambio = stand + pat.

* no hacer otra cosa que = do + nothing but.

* no hacer sino = do + no more than.

* no hay = there ain't [there aren't/isn't].

* no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no hay escapatoria = needs must when the devil drives.

* no hay forma de que = for the life of me.

* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay manera de que = for the life of me.

* no hay más remedio = needs must when the devil drives.

* no hay modo de que = for the life of me.

* no hay nada como = nothing beats....

* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.

* no hay + Nombre + que sean = no + Nombre + be.

* no higroscópico = non-hygroscopic.

* no hindú = non-Hindu.

* no homosexual = straight man.

* no humano = non-human [nonhuman].

* no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no idéntico = non-identical.

* no identificado = unnamed.

* no idoneidad = unsuitability.

* no impacientarse con = bear with + Pronombre.

* no importa = never mind, regardless of, whatever.

* no importa + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que seaAdjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* no importa cómo = no matter how.

* no importa lo + Adjetivo + que + Subjuntivo = no matter how + Adjetivo.

* no importa lo bien = no matter how well.

* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.

* no importa qué = whatever.

* no importar = be all right with + Persona, make + no difference, cope with.

* no importar Algo a Alguien = think + little of.

* no importar en absoluto = have + no qualms about.

* no importar + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.

* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.

* no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.

* no importar nada = not give a damn, not give a shit, not give a fuck.

* no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.

* no impreso = unprinted.

* no incluido = unlisted.

* no incluye = exclusive of.

* no indicado = unstated.

* no + Indicativo = fail to + Infinitivo.

* no + Infinitivo = failure to + Infinitivo.

* no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.

* no ingresado = unearned.

* no inmiscuirse en = remain + uninvolved in, stay away from.

* no inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash, keep + a stiff upper lip.

* no inscripción = non-registration.

* no intencional = non-intentional.

* no interactivo = non-interactive.

* no interesar = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* no intervencionista = hands-off, isolationist.

* no intrusivo = nonobtrusive.

* no invasivo = noninvasive [non-invasive].

* no invitado = uninvited.

* no invitados, los = uninvited, the.

* no involucrado = uninvolved.

* no jerárquico = non-hierarchical.

* no lector = non-reader [nonreader].

* no letal = non-lethal.

* no levantarse hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.

* no librario = non-book [nonbook].

* no lineal = nonlinear [non-linear].

* no linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity].

* no listo = unready.

* no literario = unliterary, non-literary.

* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing, go + nowhere.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.

* no lo dudes = take it from me.

* no lucrativo = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.

* no manifiesto = undeclared.

* no MARC = non-MARC.

* no más que = in any more than.

* no materializarse = fall through.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no médico = non-clinical.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no merecerse Algo = be unworthy of.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* no meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.

* no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.

* no miembro = non-member [nonmember].

* no militar = nonmilitary.

* no monográfico = non-monographic.

* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* no moverse = stay + put.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no musical = non-musical.

* no muy acertado = wide of the mark.

* no muy apropiado = wide of the mark.

* no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.

* no muy despierto = slow.

* no muy lejos = within easy travelling distance, not far behind, not far off, not far away, not far, not too far.

* no muy listos, los = none-too-bright, the.

* no nacido = unborn.

* no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.

* no nombrado = unnamed.

* no nórdico = non-Nordic.

* no obstaculizar = be out of the way of.

* no obstante = albeit (that), however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet, notwithstanding, none the less, though, that being said, all this said, when all is said and done.

* no occidental = non-Western.

* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no oficial = non-government.

* no olvidar = bear in + mind, be aware of.

* no ordenado = unsorted.

* no orgánico = non-organic.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no parecer que = there + be + no sign of, there + be + little sign of.

* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.

* no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.

* no parecer Uno Mismo = be out of character.

* no participar = be out of the picture.

* no participar en = be uninvolved in, remain + uninvolved in.

* no partidista = non-partisan [nonpartisan].

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no patentado = non-proprietary.

* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.

* no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.

* no percatarse de = be blind to.

* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, be on top of things.

* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perderse = keep on + the right track.

* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.

* no perderse mucho, no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no perfumado = non-scented.

* no periódico = non-periodical.

* no permitir = disallow.

* no pertenecer a = have + no place in.

* no perteneciente a la Comunidad Europea = non-EC.

* no perteneciente al juzgado = out-of-court.

* no pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.

* no pillar Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no planificado = unplanned.

* no poder = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot].

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping, have + trouble sleeping.

* no poder darse el lujo de = ill afford.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.

* no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.

* no poder permitirse = ill afford.

* no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.

* no poder sino + Infinitivo = cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no polémico = non-controversial [noncontroversial], non-contentious.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.

* no precipitarse = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* no predisponer a Alguien en contra = keep on + the right side of.

* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.

* no preocuparse que = rest + assured that.

* no preparado = uninformed, unready, unprepared.

* no presentado a examen = absent from exam.

* no prestar atención = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face of.

* no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.

* no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.

* no pretender ser = make + no claim to.

* no probado = untested.

* no procesado = unprocessed.

* no profesional = non-professional [nonprofessional].

* no programador = non-programmer.

* no prolongado = unsustained.

* no pronunciado = undelivered.

* no prosperar = fall by + the wayside.

* no provocado = unprovoked.

* no publicado = unpublished.

* no público = non-public.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.

* no puedo entender cómo = can't get over how.

* no quebrar = stay in + business.

* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no querer tener nada que ver con Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no racial = colour-blind.

* no racista = race-neutral.

* no realizado = unfulfilled, unrealised [unrealized, -USA].

* no recargado = uncluttered.

* no reciclable = non-recyclable.

* no recogido = uncollected.

* no recompensado = unrewarded.

* no reconocido = unacknowledged, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].

* no recopilado = uncollected.

* no redimido = unredeemed.

* no reembolsable = non-repayable, non-refundable.

* no registrado = unlisted, unaffiliated.

* no reglamentado = unregulated.

* no regulado = unregulated.

* no relacionado = unrelated, nonrelative [non-relative].

* no relacionados entre sí = unrelated.

* no relativo = nonrelative [non-relative].

* no relevante = non-relevant.

* no remunerado = unpaid, unsalaried, non-paying, unremunerated, non-remunerated.

* no renovable = non-renewable.

* no renovado = unrenewed.

* no rentable = uneconomic, unprofitable.

* no reparar en gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* no repartido = undelivered.

* no representativo = unrepresentative.

* no restrictivo = non-restrictive.

* no restringido = non-restrictive, unconfined.

* no resuelto = unresolved.

* no resultar fácil = not be easy.

* no retirado = uncollected.

* * *

(= noroeste) NW

* * *

no {predisponer} en contra

(v.) = stay on + the right side of

Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.

= by no means, NOT, nay, no, not.

Nota: Negación usada con verbos; para los nombres, véase no.

Ex: However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.

Ex: The Boolean logic operator NOT excludes records containing a particular word.

Ex: Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.

Ex: In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'.

Ex: The Boolean logic operator not excludes records containing a particular word.

* alfabeto no romano = non-Roman alphabet.

* aún no nacido = unborn.

* aunque no lo creas = believe it or not.

* base de datos no bibliográfica = non-bibliographic database.

* catalogación no automatizada = non-computerised cataloguing.

* con datos no pertinentes = dirty [dirtier -comp., dirtiest -sup.].

* ¿de dónde si no...? = where else...?.

* ¡Dios no lo quiera! = God forbid.

* documento recuperado no pertinente = false drop.

* el no va más = the be all and end all, the bee's knees.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* encabezamiento no admitido = non-approved heading.

* encabezamiento no específico = non-specific heading.

* esto no quiere decir que = this is not to say that.

* evaluación no intrusiva = unobtrusive evaluation.

* información no codificada = non-coded information.

* lo creas o no = believe it or not.

* material no devuelto = non-return.

* material no impreso = non-print [nonprint], non-print media.

* modo no interactivo = non-interactive mode.

* ¿no? = do you?, do you?.

* no {predisponer} en contra = stay on + the right side of.

* no abandonar = stick with, stand by.

* no abrasivo = non-abrasive.

* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles = spare + Nombe + all the details.

* no académico = non-academic.

* no acentuado = unaccented.

* no aceptar = disavow.

* no aceptarse = go by + the board.

* no aceptar un no por respuesta = not take + no for an answer.

* no acercarse a = steer + clear of, stay away from, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no ácido = acid-free.

* no acostumbrado a = unfamiliar with.

* no actual = non-current.

* no actuando en capacidad de autor = non-authorial.

* no actuar como se debe = be remiss.

* no actuar correctamente = be remiss.

* no actuar debidamente = be remiss.

* no acudir = stay away.

* no acuoso = non-aqueous.

* no admitir discusión = be out of the question.

* no adosado = detached.

* no afectado = unaffected.

* no afectar = be immune against, leave + unaffected.

* no afiliado = unaffiliated.

* no afín = nonrelative [non-relative].

* no agobiarse = take + Posesivo + time.

* no agravante = non-exacerbating.

* no agrupado = unclustered.

* no aguantar más = have had enough.

* no aguantar ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no alergénico = non-allergenic.

* no alfabetizado = non-literate.

* no amante de la literatura = non-literary.

* no americano = non-US, un-American.

* no amortizable = irredeemable.

* no analizado = unexamined.

* no anclado = unanchored.

* no andar con reparos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar con tapujos = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no andar en nada bueno = be up to no good, get up to + no good.

* no andar muy equivocado = be in the right realm.

* no andarse con rodeos = call + a spade a spade.

* no antes de = no sooner than.

* no añorar el pasado = never + look back.

* no aparecer = be not included.

* no apartarse del buen camino = keep on + the right track.

* no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente = under-exploit [underexploit].

* no aprovechar el potencial = fall (far) short of + potential, fall (far) behind + potential.

* no apto para menores = X-rated.

* no arrepentirse = not look back, never + look back.

* no arriesgarse = play it + safe.

* no asignado = unallocated, unassigned.

* no asistencia = non-attendance.

* no asistente = non-attender [nonattender].

* no asistir = stay away.

* no atendido = unsatisfied.

* no atreverse a = flinch at/from, have + no stomach for.

* no atreverse a tratar = fear to + tread.

* no auténtico = unauthentic.

* no autorizado = unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA], unapproved.

* no avanzar = tread + water.

* no avanzar más = go + no further.

* no bajarse del burro = stick to + Posesivo + guns.

* no bastar = not be good enough.

* no bibliográfico = non-book [nonbook], non-bibliographic, non-bibliographical.

* no bibliotecario = non-librarian.

* no británico = non-UK.

* no buscarle las pulgas al perro = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no cabe ni un alfiler = no room to swing a cat.

* no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* no cambiar = keep + it up, keep up + the good work, keep up + the great work, stand + pat.

* no canjeable = irredeemable.

* no cantante = nonsinger.

* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo = don't count your chickens before they are hatched.

* no captar la idea = miss + the point.

* no ceder = stand + Posesivo + ground, put + Posesivo + foot down.

* no ceder a las presiones = withstand + pressure.

* no ceder terreno = stand + Posesivo + ground.

* no centrado = unfocused [unfocussed].

* no científico = unscientific.

* no cobrado = uncollected.

* no codificado = non-coded.

* no coercitivo = non-coercive.

* no coger Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no coger por sorpresa = come as + no surprise.

* no coincidente = ill matched.

* no colar = Negativo + hold + water.

* no comentado = unannotated.

* no comercial = non-profit making, non-commercial [noncommercial].

* no compatible = non-compatible.

* no compensatorio = non-compensatory [noncompensatory].

* no comprender = be beyond + Pronombre.

* no comprobado = untested.

* no comprometido = uncommitted.

* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista = be impossible under any hypothesis.

* no concentrado = unfocused [unfocussed].

* no concentrar el esfuerzo = spread + Nombre + thinly.

* no concordar con = be at odds with.

* no conducir a nada = be exercises in + futility.

* no conductual = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].

* no confirmado = unsubstantiated.

* no conformarse con un no = not take + no for an answer.

* no conmovedor = unmoving.

* no conocer a Alguien de nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conocer a Alguien para nada = not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

* no conseguir nada = achieve + nothing.

* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra = fall (between/through) + the cracks.

* no considerarse parte de = hold + Reflexivo + apart from.

* no consumible = nonconsumptive.

* no consumidor = nonconsumptive.

* no contagioso = non-contagious.

* no contaminado = untainted, uncontaminated.

* no contar = be out of the picture.

* no contar con = leave + Nombre + out of the picture, drop + Nombre + out of the picture.

* no contar con la aprobación = frown on/upon.

* no contencioso = non-contentious.

* no convencional = non-conventional.

* no convexo = nonconvex [non-convex].

* no corregido = uncorrected.

* no correlativo = non-consecutive.

* no correr prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* no corroborado = unsubstantiated.

* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.

* no creerse Algo del todo = take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.

* no crítico = non-critical.

* no cualificado = unskilled.

* no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente = suspend + disbelief.

* no cumplido = unfulfilled, unrealised [unrealized, -USA].

* no cumplir = fall + short of, welsh on.

* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación = miss + publication deadline.

* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber = be remiss.

* no cumplir las expectativas = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo esperado = fall + short of expectations.

* no cumplir lo prometido = fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.

* no cumplir una norma = fall (far) short of + norm.

* no cumplir un objetivo = fall + short of goal.

* no cumplir unos criterios = fall (far) short of + criteria.

* no cumplir unos requisitos = fall + short of requirements.

* no cursar una asignatura = skip + grades.

* no dar crédito a = disbelief.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos = not believe + Posesivo + ears.

* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos = not believe + Posesivo + eyes.

* no dar fruto = come to + nothing.

* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo = think + little of.

* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.

* no darle importancia a = think + very little about/of.

* no dar más de sí = stretch + Nombre + to the limit, overstretch.

* no dar ningún resultado = give + zero results, be of no avail, be to no avail.

* no darse cuenta de = sneak under + the radar, go + unnoticed.

* no darse de cuenta de = be blind to.

* no darse por vencido fácilmente = not take + no for an answer.

* no dar una impresión clara = send + mixed signals.

* no debemos + Infinitivo = let us not + Infinitivo.

* no deber nada = pay + Posesivo + dues.

* no + deber + sorprender que = it + be + not surprising that.

* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas = don't judge a book by its cover, don't judge a book by its cover.

* no debidamente reconocido = unsung.

* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo = leave + Nombre + in the dark.

* no decir nada = keep + quiet.

* no decir nada a nadie = lips + seal.

* no decir nada nuevo = much ado about nothing.

* no decir palabrotas = watch + Posesivo + mouth.

* no de comportamiento = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].

* no de conducta = nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].

* no decreciente = non-decreasing.

* no dedicado a la investigación = non-research.

* no definido = unstated.

* no definirse = sit on + the fence.

* no dejar a nadie fuera = inclusivity.

* no dejar de enviar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar de mandar + Nombre = keep + Nombre + coming.

* no dejar duda = leave + little doubt.

* no dejar entrar = turn + Nombre + away, keep out.

* no dejar ninguna duda = leave + no doubt.

* no dejar ni un cabo suelto = tie up + all the loose ends.

* no dejar pasar = keep out.

* no dejar pasar la oportunidad = ride + the wave.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no deliberado = unintentional.

* no del todo maduro = underripe.

* no democrático = undemocratic.

* no desanimarse = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no descansar en + Posesivo + tumba = spin + in + Posesivo + grave.

* no descriptor = non-descriptor.

* no deseado = unwanted, undesired, uninvited.

* no desfallecer = keep up.

* no desgastarse fácilmente = wear + well.

* no desglosable = unbreakable.

* no desmerecer = compare + favourably.

* no destructivo = non-destructive.

* no desvelar + Posesivo + identidad = protect + Posesivo + identity.

* no determinista = nondeterministic [non-deterministic].

* no devolverse = be non-refundable.

* no diferenciador = nondistinctive.

* no diferenciarse de = be nothing short of.

* no digno de confianza = untrustworthy.

* no discapacitado = able-bodied.

* no disciplinario = impunitive.

* no discriminatorio con respecto al sexo = gender neutral.

* no disponible = not applicable [N/A].

* no disponible para el préstamo = not-loanable.

* no dispuesto = unprepared.

* no distinguir entre... y... = make + little distinction between... and....

* no distintivo = nondistinctive.

* no distribuido = undelivered, undelivered.

* no docente = non-teaching.

* no económico = non-economic [noneconomic].

* no educativo = non-teaching, non-educational.

* no efímero = non-volatile [nonvolatile].

* no eléctrico = nonelectrical [non-electrical].

* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo = find far from + Adjetivo.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no encontrar palabras = be at a loss for words, be lost for words.

* no en inglés = non-English.

* no entender = be beyond + Pronombre.

* no entender Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no entender lo esencial = miss + the point.

* no entender ni una papa de = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no entendido por la materia = outsider.

* no entregado = undelivered.

* no envío = non-shipment.

* no epiléptico = non-epileptic.

* no es asombroso que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.

* no escatimar = unstinting.

* no escatimar dinero = lavish + money.

* no escatimar gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* no escrito = unwritten.

* no es de extrañar que = no wonder that, small wonder that.

* no es de sorprender que = not surprisingly, unsurprisingly.

* no esencial = non-essential [nonessential].

* no es lo mismo en el caso de = the same is not true (for/of/with).

* no especialista = non-expert [nonexpert].

* no especializado = broader-based.

* no especificar = leave + undefined.

* no está claro todavía = the jury is still out (on).

* no esta disponible = be down.

* no estándar = non-standard [nonstandard].

* no estar + Adjetivo + en absoluto = be far from + Adjetivo.

* no estar a la altura de las expectativas = fall below + expectations.

* no estar a la altura de lo que se espera = fall below + expectations, be below par, be under par.

* no estar al tanto de = be out of touch with.

* no estar bien equilibrado = skew.

* no estar contento = be unhappy.

* no estar convencido = be dubious.

* no estar coordinado con = be out of step with.

* no estar de acuerdo = be at variance, disagree, beg to differ.

* no estar de acuerdo (con) = disapprove (of).

* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de = disapprove of + the idea of.

* no estar de suerte = be out of luck.

* no estar deteriorado = unimpaired.

* no estar disponible = be unavailable.

* no estar dispuesto a = be unwilling to, be negatively disposed to.

* no estar documentado = be undocumented.

* no estar en condiciones de = be unfit for.

* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno = be past + Posesivo + best.

* no estar en funcionamiento = be down.

* no estar en plenitud de facultades = be past + Posesivo + best.

* no estar en + Posesivo + cabales = insane.

* no estar en sintonía con = be out of step with.

* no estar expuesto al público = be out of the public eye.

* no estar familiarizado con = be unfamiliar with.

* no estar finalizado (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + completeness.

* no estar incluido = be not included.

* no estar muy católico = feel + bad.

* no estar muy lejos de = be just one step away from.

* no estar nada + Adjetivo = be anything but + Adjetivo.

* no estar nunca satisfecho = enough + be + not/never + enough.

* no estar presente en = be absent (from).

* no estar relacionado con = be unrelated to.

* no estar seguro = be uncertain.

* no estar seguro de = be unsure about/of.

* no estar utilizable = be down.

* no es una ciencia exacta = not (exactly) rocket science.

* no es un misterio = not (exactly) rocket science.

* no exacerbado = non-exacerbating.

* no examinado = unexamined.

* no exclusivo = non-exclusive.

* no excluyente = inclusive, socially-inclusive.

* no existe = not applicable [N/A].

* no existir = be out of the picture.

* no existir como tal = there + be + no such thing as, there + be + no such thing as.

* no existir límites = there + be + no limit.

* no existir muchos indicios de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no existir ningún indicio de que = there + be + no sign of.

* no experto = non-expert [nonexpert].

* no explorado = unexplored.

* no explosivo = non-explosive.

* no expresado = unspoken, unstated.

* no expuesto a la luz = unexposed.

* no falla = reliable.

* no faltar el respeto = be civil towards.

* no familiarizado con = unfamiliar with.

* no ferroso = non-ferrous [nonferrous].

* no fibroso = non-fibrous.

* no figurar = be not included.

* no fijado = non-net.

* no fructificar = come to + nothing.

* no fumador = non-smoker, non-smoking.

* no funcionar = be out of order.

* no funcionario = untenured, non-tenured.

* no + Futuro = won't [will not].

* no ganado = unearned.

* no guardar relación con = be incommensurate with.

* no gubernamental = non-government, non-governmental [nongovernmental].

* no gustar = have + a dislike for, dislike, be uncomfortable + Gerundio, be uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable with, feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.

* no haber = be unavailable.

* no haber consecuencias = nothing + come of.

* no + haber + dos + Nombre que = no two + Nombre.

* no haber duda de que = there + be + no doubt that.

* no haber duda (que) = there + be + no question (that).

* no haber forma de = there + be + no way.

* no haber indicios de que = there + be + no indication that.

* no haber límites = there + be + no limit.

* no haber llegado todavía = be yet to come.

* no haber manera de = there + be + no way.

* no haber modo de = there + be + no means of.

* no haber muchas señales de que = there + be + little sign of.

* no + haber + nada como = there + be + nothing like.

* no haber nada de verdad en = there + be + any/no truth to.

* no + haber + nada malo en = there + be + nothing wrong in/with.

* no haber palabras para describirlo = beggar + description.

* no haber pero que valer = not take + no for an answer.

* no haber prisa = there + be + no hurry.

* no haber problemas = be fine.

* no haber señal de que = there + be + no sign of.

* no habiendo = in the absence of.

* no hace falta decir que = it goes without saying that, needless to say.

* no hace mucho = in the recent past.

* no hace mucho tiempo = not so long ago.

* no hacer Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no hacer Algo por cobardía = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).

* no hacer Algo por miedo = wimp out (on), wimp, chicken out (on/of).

* no hacer caso = brush aside.

* no hacer caso a = turn + Posesivo + back on.

* no hacer caso de = slight.

* no hacer los deberes = be asleep at the wheel.

* no hacer más que = do + no more than.

* no hacer nada = vegetate, veg out.

* no hacer nada al respecto = leave + unchecked.

* no hacer nada de particular = do + nothing in particular.

* no hacer ninguna gracia = not take + kindly to.

* no hacer ningún cambio = stand + pat.

* no hacer otra cosa que = do + nothing but.

* no hacer sino = do + no more than.

* no hay = there ain't [there aren't/isn't].

* no hay dos sin tres = things + come in threes.

* no hay duda de que = undoubtedly.

* no hay escapatoria = needs must when the devil drives.

* no hay forma de que = for the life of me.

* no hay límite(s) = the sky is the limit.

* no hay mal que por bien no venga = every cloud has a silver lining, be a blessing in disguise, to every cloud, there is a silver lining.

* no hay manera de que = for the life of me.

* no hay más remedio = needs must when the devil drives.

* no hay modo de que = for the life of me.

* no hay nada como = nothing beats....

* no hay nada imposible = all bets are off.

* no hay nada mejor que = nothing beats....

* no hay nada oculto = what you see is what you get.

* no hay + Nombre + que sean = no + Nombre + be.

* no higroscópico = non-hygroscopic.

* no hindú = non-Hindu.

* no homosexual = straight man.

* no humano = non-human [nonhuman].

* no hurgar en la herida = let + sleeping dogs lie.

* no idéntico = non-identical.

* no identificado = unnamed.

* no idoneidad = unsuitability.

* no impacientarse con = bear with + Pronombre.

* no importa = never mind, regardless of, whatever.

* no importa + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que seaAdjetivo/Adverbio + que sea = however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.

* no importa cómo = no matter how.

* no importa lo + Adjetivo + que + Subjuntivo = no matter how + Adjetivo.

* no importa lo bien = no matter how well.

* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce = It's not what you know, but who you know.

* no importa qué = whatever.

* no importar = be all right with + Persona, make + no difference, cope with.

* no importar Algo a Alguien = think + little of.

* no importar en absoluto = have + no qualms about.

* no importar + Infinitivo = think + nothing of + Gerundio.

* no importar lo más mínimo = could not care less.

* no importar lo que + pensar de = whatever + Pronombre + make of.

* no importar nada = not give a damn, not give a shit, not give a fuck.

* no importa si... o = no matter whether... or.

* no impreso = unprinted.

* no incluido = unlisted.

* no incluye = exclusive of.

* no indicado = unstated.

* no + Indicativo = fail to + Infinitivo.

* no + Infinitivo = failure to + Infinitivo.

* no infringir las leyes = stay on + the right side of the law, keep on + the right side of the law.

* no ingresado = unearned.

* no inmiscuirse en = remain + uninvolved in, stay away from.

* no inmutarse = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash, keep + a stiff upper lip.

* no inscripción = non-registration.

* no intencional = non-intentional.

* no interactivo = non-interactive.

* no interesar = can't/couldn't be bothered.

* no intervencionista = hands-off, isolationist.

* no intrusivo = nonobtrusive.

* no invasivo = noninvasive [non-invasive].

* no invitado = uninvited.

* no invitados, los = uninvited, the.

* no involucrado = uninvolved.

* no jerárquico = non-hierarchical.

* no lector = non-reader [nonreader].

* no letal = non-lethal.

* no levantarse hasta tarde = have + a lie-in.

* no librario = non-book [nonbook].

* no lineal = nonlinear [non-linear].

* no linealidad = nonlinearity [no-linearity].

* no listo = unready.

* no literario = unliterary, non-literary.

* no llegar a = stop + short of, fall + short of.

* no llegar a entender = miss + the mark, miss + the point.

* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho) = fall (far) short of + Gerundio.

* no llegar a un ideal = fall + short of ideal.

* no llevar a ninguna parte = achieve + nothing, go + nowhere.

* no llevar a ningún fin = beat + a dead horse, flog + a dead horse, fart + in the wind.

* no llevar a ningún sitio = go + nowhere.

* no lo bastante lejos = not far enough.

* no lo dudes = take it from me.

* no lucrativo = non-profit [nonprofit], non-profit making.

* no manifiesto = undeclared.

* no MARC = non-MARC.

* no más que = in any more than.

* no materializarse = fall through.

* Nombre + no tardará mucho en = it won't be long before + Nombre.

* Nombre + no tardó mucho en = it wasn't long before + Nombre.

* no médico = non-clinical.

* no merecer la pena = be no good.

* no merecerse Algo = be unworthy of.

* no meterse en líos = keep out of + trouble.

* no meterse en problemas = keep out of + trouble.

* no miel sin hiel = no pain, no gain.

* no miembro = non-member [nonmember].

* no militar = nonmilitary.

* no monográfico = non-monographic.

* no morderse la lengua = call + a spade a spade.

* no moverse = stay + put.

* no mucho después = not long after.

* no musical = non-musical.

* no muy acertado = wide of the mark.

* no muy apropiado = wide of the mark.

* no muy bien informado = not-too-well-informed.

* no muy despierto = slow.

* no muy lejos = within easy travelling distance, not far behind, not far off, not far away, not far, not too far.

* no muy listos, los = none-too-bright, the.

* no nacido = unborn.

* no necesitar mantenimiento = maintenance-free.

* no nombrado = unnamed.

* no nórdico = non-Nordic.

* no obstaculizar = be out of the way of.

* no obstante = albeit (that), however, nevertheless, nonetheless, still, yet, notwithstanding, none the less, though, that being said, all this said, when all is said and done.

* no occidental = non-Western.

* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo = make + no bones about + Algo.

* no oficial = non-government.

* no olvidar = bear in + mind, be aware of.

* no ordenado = unsorted.

* no orgánico = non-organic.

* no parar mucho en un sitio = live out of + a suitcase.

* no parecer que = there + be + no sign of, there + be + little sign of.

* no parecerse en nada a = be nothing like.

* no parecerse ni por asomo = different as night and day.

* no parecer Uno Mismo = be out of character.

* no participar = be out of the picture.

* no participar en = be uninvolved in, remain + uninvolved in.

* no partidista = non-partisan [nonpartisan].

* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo = be not long before + Indicativo.

* no patentado = non-proprietary.

* no pegar ni con cola = stick out like + a sore thumb.

* no pensar en otra cosa que = be wrapped up in.

* no pensar más en Algo = dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.

* no pensar más que en = be wrapped up in.

* no percatarse de = be blind to.

* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo = have + no feeling for.

* no perder de vista = keep + an eye on, keep + a beady eye on, keep in + sight.

* no perder el ánimo = keep + Posesivo + chin up.

* no perder el control = stay on top of, stay on + top of things, be on top of things.

* no perder el trabajo = stay in + work.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perder la calma = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no perderse = keep on + the right track.

* no perderse en/por = find + Posesivo + way round/through.

* no perderse mucho, no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no perderse nada = be no great loss.

* no perfumado = non-scented.

* no periódico = non-periodical.

* no permitir = disallow.

* no pertenecer a = have + no place in.

* no perteneciente a la Comunidad Europea = non-EC.

* no perteneciente al juzgado = out-of-court.

* no pestañear = not bat an eyelid, not bat an eyelash.

* no pillar Algo = go (way) over + Posesivo + head.

* no pillar la idea = miss + the point.

* no planificado = unplanned.

* no poder = be unable to, cannot, can't [cannot].

* no poder aguantar a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder conciliar el sueño = have + trouble sleeping, have + trouble sleeping.

* no poder darse el lujo de = ill afford.

* no poder dejar de mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo = cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of, the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.

* no poder dormir = sleeplessness.

* no poder estarse quieto = have + the fidgets, fidget.

* no poder evitar + Infinitivo = cannot help + Gerundio, cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder evitar mencionar = cannot but notice.

* no poder hacer más que = do + little more than.

* no poder permitirse = ill afford.

* no poder permitirse el lujo de = ill afford.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no poderse buscar = be unsearchable.

* no poderse negar que = there + be + no denying that.

* no poder sino + Infinitivo = cannot help but + Verbo.

* no poder ver a Alguien = have + it in for + Nombre.

* no poder ver Algo o Alguien = can't stand + sight.

* no polémico = non-controversial [noncontroversial], non-contentious.

* no poner en duda = be unquestioned.

* ¡No, por lo que más quieras! = Not on your life!.

* no precipitarse = keep + a cool head, play it + cool.

* no predisponer a Alguien en contra = keep on + the right side of.

* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad = ask no questions and hear no lies.

* no preocuparse que = rest + assured that.

* no preparado = uninformed, unready, unprepared.

* no presentado a examen = absent from exam.

* no prestar atención = disregard, overlook, close + the door on, go + unheeded, fly in + the face of.

* no prestar atención al hecho de que = overlook + the fact that.

* no prestar la suficiente atención = give + short shrift.

* no pretender ser = make + no claim to.

* no probado = untested.

* no procesado = unprocessed.

* no profesional = non-professional [nonprofessional].

* no programador = non-programmer.

* no prolongado = unsustained.

* no pronunciado = undelivered.

* no prosperar = fall by + the wayside.

* no provocado = unprovoked.

* no publicado = unpublished.

* no público = non-public.

* no pude evitar notar que = couldn't help but notice (that).

* no puedo aguantarlo = can't take it.

* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.

* no puedo entender cómo = can't get over how.

* no quebrar = stay in + business.

* no quedarse ahí = there + be + more to it than that.

* no querer saber más nada de = drop + Nombre + like a hot potato, drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.

* no querer saber nada de = want + nothing to do with.

* no querer tener nada que ver con Algo = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* no querer tener nada que ver con = want + nothing to do with.

* no racial = colour-blind.

* no racista = race-neutral.

* no realizado = unfulfilled, unrealised [unrealized, -USA].

* no recargado = uncluttered.

* no reciclable = non-recyclable.

* no recogido = uncollected.

* no recompensado = unrewarded.

* no reconocido = unacknowledged, unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].

* no recopilado = uncollected.

* no redimido = unredeemed.

* no reembolsable = non-repayable, non-refundable.

* no registrado = unlisted, unaffiliated.

* no reglamentado = unregulated.

* no regulado = unregulated.

* no relacionado = unrelated, nonrelative [non-relative].

* no relacionados entre sí = unrelated.

* no relativo = nonrelative [non-relative].

* no relevante = non-relevant.

* no remunerado = unpaid, unsalaried, non-paying, unremunerated, non-remunerated.

* no renovable = non-renewable.

* no renovado = unrenewed.

* no rentable = uneconomic, unprofitable.

* no reparar en gastos = go to + town on, lash out (on).

* no repartido = undelivered.

* no representativo = unrepresentative.

* no restrictivo = non-restrictive.

* no restringido = non-restrictive, unconfined.

* no resuelto = unresolved.

* no resultar fácil = not be easy.

* no retirado = uncollected.

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NO

(= noroeste) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] NW

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Multiple Entries:
NO
no
NO (
◊ noroeste) NW

no adverbio
a) ( como respuesta) no;

(modificando adverbios, oraciones, verbos) not la negación de la mayoría de los verbos ingleses requiere el uso del auxiliar `do'
◊ ¿te gustó? — no did you like it? — no, I didn't;

¿vienes o no? are you coming or not?;
no te preocupes don't worry;
¿por qué no quieres ir? — porque no why don't you want to go? — I just don't
b) ( con otro negativo):

◊ no veo nada I can't see a thing o anything;

no viene nunca she never comes
c) ( en coletillas interrogativas):

◊ está mejor ¿no? she's better, isn't she?;

ha dimitido ¿no? he has resigned, hasn't he?
d) ( expresando incredulidad):

◊ se ganó la lotería — ¡no! he won the lottery — he didn't! o no!

e) ( sustituyendo a una cláusula):

◊ creo que no I don't think so;

¿te gustó? a mí no did you like it? I didn't
f) (delante de n, adj, pp):

◊ los no fumadores nonsmokers;

la no violencia non-violence;
un hijo no deseado an unwanted child
■ sustantivo masculino (pl
◊ noes) no

no
I adverbio
1 (como respuesta) no: ¿quieres un poco?, - no, gracias, would you like a bit?, - no, thanks
2 (en frases negativas) not: aún no está dormido, he isn't asleep yet
hoy no es jueves, today isn't Thursday
no, no iré, no, I will not go
no tengo hambre, I am not hungry
¿por qué no?, why not?
ya no fuma, she doesn't smoke any more
3 (antepuesto a un nombre) la no colaboración se penalizará, non-collaboration will be penalized
4 (con otros negativos) no diré nada, I won't say a single word
no lo haré jamás, I'll never do it
no sin antes..., not without first...
5 (en advertencia, cartel) no fumar, no smoking
6 (en preguntas retóricas o de confirmación) está enfadado, ¿no es así?, he is angry, isn't he?
estoy guapa, ¿o no?, I'm smart, aren't I?
firmarás el contrato, ¿no?, you'll sign the contract, won't you?
¿no nos presentaron el otro día?, weren't we introduced the other day?
7 (para expresar un temor) llévate el paraguas, no sea que llueva, take your umbrella in case it rains
II sustantivo masculino no: ¿es un no definitivo?, is that a definite no?

'no' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- abandonar
- abandonada
- abandonado
- abandonarse
- abarcar
- abarrotada
- abarrotado
- abasto
- abatir
- abatimiento
- abonarse
- abortar
- abrir
- abreviar
- abrigar
- absoluta
- absolutamente
- absoluto
- abstraerse
- abuela
- abundar
- aburrida
- aburrido
- abusar
- acabar
- acallar
- acalorarse
- acariciar
- acaso
- accesoria
- accesorio
- aceptar
- acertada
- acertado
- achacar
- achantarse
- aclararse
- aconsejar
- actuación
- actual
- acudir
- adelantar
- adelante
- adentro
- adivinar
- admitir
- adónde
- adorno
- advertir
English:
abide
- ablaze
- able
- about
- absence
- absent
- accepted
- accommodate
- account
- accountable
- accustom
- act on
- action
- actual
- actually
- add up
- adequately
- adjust
- admit
- admittance
- advertise
- advise
- affair
- afford
- afraid
- agree
- agreement
- albeit
- alike
- alive
- all
- alone
- aloud
- also
- alternative
- altogether
- always
- ambit
- amiss
- amusing
- anathema
- and
- answer
- answer back
- antisexist
- any
- anybody
- anything
- anywhere
- apart

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NO (abrev de Noroeste)

NW

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NO

abr (= noroeste) NW, Northwest

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no adv

1) : no

¿quieres ir al mercado? no, voy más tarde: do you want to go shopping? no, I'm going later

2) : not

¡no hagas eso!: don't do that!

creo que no: I don't think so

3) : non-

no fumador: non-smoker

4)

¡como no! : of course!

5)

no bien : as soon as, no sooner

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no adv

1. (como respuesta) no

¿vienes? No are you coming? No

¡no a los accidentes! no more accidents!

2. (con verbos) not

no viene hoy she is not coming today

no me gusta el hígado I don't like liver

no sabe nadar he can't swim

no toques eso don't touch that que no con verbos como creer, pensar, etc se puede traducir por un verbo negativo y so

creo que no I don't think so

supongo que no I don't suppose so

La doble negación en inglés equivale a una afirmación, así que con un solo negativo basta

no es nada it's nothing

no fuma nunca he never smokes

Si se emplea ¿no? para hacer una pregunta, en inglés se emplea una tag question

fuiste al médico, ¿no? you went to the doctor's, didn't you?

el martes es fiesta, ¿no? Tuesday is a holiday, isn't it?

puedo ir, ¿no? I can go, can't I?

Spanish-English dictionary > no
15 menos

adj.

1 less.

menos aire less air

menos manzanas fewer apples

menos… que… less/fewer… than…

tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you

hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday

hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing

me han dado 10 euros de menos they've given me 10 euros too little

2 the least.

el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shares

lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time

la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst marks in the exam

3 fewer.

adv.

1 less.

menos de/que less than

son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet

2 minus (expresa resta).

tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one

3 to (con las horas). (peninsular Spanish, River Plate)

son las dos menos diez it's ten to two

son menos diez it's ten to

4 under.

prep.

1 except (for) (excepto).

todo menos eso anything but that

2 minus, less.

m. s.&pl.

minus (sign) (Mat).

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menos

► adjetivo

1 (comparativo - en cantidad) less; (- en número) fewer

■ hoy hay menos gente there are fewer people today

■ viajar en tren cuesta menos dinero going by train costs less money

■ hay menos mesas que en el otro restaurante there are fewer tables than in the other restaurant

■ yo tengo menos años que tú I'm younger than you

2 (superlativo - de cantidad) least; (- de número) fewest

■ yo soy la que menos culpa tiene I'm the least guilty

► adverbio

1 (comparativo - de cantidad) less; (- de número) fewer

■ voy al gimnasio menos que antes I go to the gym less than before

■ vinieron menos de viente personas fewer than twenty people came

■ deberías ir menos deprisa you shouldn't go so fast

■ hay que conducir a menos de 100km/h one cannot drive over 100 km/h

2 (superlativo) least

■ es el menos guapo de toda la familia he's the least good-looking member of the family

3 (con horas) to

■ las tres menos cuarto a quarter to three

4 MATEMÁTICAS minus

■ cuatro menos dos, dos four minus two is two

► preposición

1 but, except

■ todo menos eso anything but that

■ todos fueron al cine menos Alberto everyone went to the cinema except Alberto

► pronombre

1 (cantidad) less; (número) fewer

■ me pagó menos he paid me less

■ esperaban a más de mil personas pero vinieron menos they were expecting over a thousand people but fewer came

► nombre masculino

1 MATEMÁTICAS minus sign

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

a menos que unless

al menos / a lo menos at least

aún menos much less

cada vez menos less and less

dar (dinero) de menos to short-change

en menos de nada in no time at all

eso es lo de menos that's the least of my worries

ir a menos to go down in the world

lo menos at least

■ lo menos que puedes hacer the least you can do

menos da una piedra something's better than nothing

¡menos mal! thank God!

¡ni mucho menos! far from it!

no ser para menos to be no wonder

para no ser menos so as not to be outdone

por lo menos at least

por menos de nada for no reason at all

qué menos que...... is the least somebody could do/could have done

si al menos... if only...

venirse a menos to come down in the world

¡ya será menos! come off it!

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1. noun m.
minus sign
2. adj.
1) less, least

2) fewer, fewest
3. adv.
1) less

2) least

•

- a menos que
- por lo menos 4. prep.
1) except

2) minus
5. pron.
less, fewer

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1. ADV

1) [comparativo] less

ahora salgo menos — I go out less these days

últimamente nos vemos menos — we've been seeing less of each other recently

me gusta cada vez menos — I like it less and less

una película menos conocida — a less well-known film

Juan está menos deprimido — Juan is less depressed

es menos difícil de lo que parece — it's less difficult than it seems

• menos aún — even less

este me gusta menos aún — I like this one even less

• menos de — [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less than; [con sustantivos contables] fewer than

está a menos de tres horas en tren — it's less than three hours away by train

llegamos en menos de diez minutos — we got there in less than o in under ten minutes

menos de lo que piensas — less than you think

tiene menos de dieciocho años — he's under eighteen

menos de 50 cajas — fewer than 50 boxes

• en menos de nada — in no time at all

por menos de nada — for no reason at all

• menos que — less than

me gusta menos que el otro — I like it less than the other one

trabaja menos que yo — he doesn't work as hard as I do

este es menos caro que aquel — this one is less expensive than that one

lo hizo menos cuidadosamente que ayer — he did it less carefully than yesterday

2) [superlativo] least

su película menos innovadora — his least innovative film

es el menos inteligente de los cuatro — he is the least intelligent of the four

el chico menos desobediente de la clase — the least disobedient boy in the class

es el que habla menos — he's the one who talks (the) least

fue el que trabajó menos — he was the one who did the least work

3)

• al menos — at least

hay al menos cien personas — there are at least a hundred people

si al menos lloviera — if only it would rain

• de menos, hay siete de menos — we're seven short, there are seven missing

me dieron un paquete con medio kilo de menos — they gave me a packet which was half a kilo short o under weight

me han pagado dos libras de menos — they have underpaid me by two pounds

darse de menos — to underestimate o.s.

hacer a algn de menos — to put sb down

• echar de menos a algn — to miss sb

• ir a menos — to come down in the world

• lo menos diez — at least ten

lo menos posible — as little as possible

es lo menos que se puede esperar — it's the least one can expect

• eso es lo de menos — that's the least of it

• ¡menos mal! — thank goodness!

¡menos mal que habéis venido! — thank goodness you've come!

• era nada menos que un rey — he was a king, no less

• no es para menos — quite right too

• por lo menos — at least

• ¡ qué menos!, -le di un euro de propina -¡qué menos! — "I tipped her a euro" - "that was the least you could do!"

¿qué menos que darle las gracias? — the least we can do is say thanks!

• quedarse en menos, no se quedó en menos — he was not to be outdone

• tener a menos hacer algo — to consider it beneath o.s. to do sth

• venir a menos — to come down in the world

• y menos, no quiero verle y menos visitarle — I don't want to see him, let alone visit him

• ¡ ya será menos! — come off it!
cuando 2., 2), poder
2. ADJ

1) [comparativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] less; [con sustantivos contables] fewer

menos harina — less flour

menos gatos — fewer cats

aquí hay menos gente — there are fewer people here

• menos... que, A tiene menos ventajas que B — A has fewer advantages than B

Ana tiene menos años que Carlos — Ana is younger than Carlos

no soy menos hombre que él — * I'm as much of a man as he is

este es menos coche que el anterior — * this is not as good a car as the last one

• ser menos que, ganaremos porque son menos que nosotros — we'll win because there are fewer of them than there are of us

para no ser menos que los vecinos — to keep up with the neighbours

2) [superlativo] [con sustantivos incontables, medidas, dinero, tiempo] least; [con sustantivos contables] fewest

el método que lleva menos tiempo — the method which takes (the) least time

es el que menos culpa tiene — he is the least to blame

el examen con menos errores — the exam paper with the fewest mistakes

3. PREP

1) (=excepto) except

todos menos él — everybody except him

¡todo menos eso! — anything but that!

2) (Mat) [para restar] minus, less

cinco menos dos — five minus o less two

siete menos dos (son) cinco — seven minus two is five

son las siete menos veinte — it's twenty to seven

4.

CONJ

• a menos que — unless

no iré a menos que me acompañes — I won't go unless you come with me

5. SM

1) (Mat) minus sign

2)

los menos — the minority

3)
más 1., 2)
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I
adverbio

1) ( comparativo) less

cada vez estudia menos — she's studying less and less

ya me duele menos — it hurts less now

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

2) ( superlativo) least

es la menos complicada — it is the least complicated one

éste es el menos pesado de los dos — this is the lighter of the two

es el que menos viene por aquí — he's the one who comes around least (often)

es el que menos me gusta — he's the one I like (the) least

se esfuerza lo menos posible — he makes as little effort as possible

es lo menos que podía hacer — it's the least I could do

cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
II
adjetivo invariable

1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now

recibimos cada vez menos pedidos — we are getting fewer and fewer orders

cuesta tres veces menos — it costs a third of the price

mide medio metro menos — it's half a meter shorter

menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest

esos casos son los menos — cases like that are the exception
III
pronombre

1)

sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

ya falta menos — it won't be long now

aprobaron menos que el año pasado — fewer passed than last year

2) (en locs)

al menos — at least

a menos que — unless

cuando menos — at least

de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
IV
preposición

1) ( excepto)

firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

2)

a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

b) (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
V
masculino minus sign

* * *

= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.

Ex. Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.

Ex. The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.

Ex. Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.

Ex. Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.

Ex. Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.

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* al menos = at least, at the very least.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* en todos menos en = in all but.

* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.

* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.

* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.

* figura venida a menos = fallen star.

* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.

* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.

* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.

* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.

* menos aún = let alone.

* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.

* menos conocido = lesser known.

* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.

* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.

* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.

* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].

* menos en = save in.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].

* menos hecho = rarer.

* menos importante, el = least, the.

* menos probable = least likely, less likely.

* menos... que... = less... than....

* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.

* menos sabido = lesser known.

* menos usado = less used.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.

* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.

* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.

* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).

* todo menos = everything except (for).

* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.

* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* venir a menos = retrench.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* * *
I
adverbio

1) ( comparativo) less

cada vez estudia menos — she's studying less and less

ya me duele menos — it hurts less now

ahora lo vemos menos — we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him now

no voy a ir, y menos aún con él — I'm not going, and certainly not with him

menos (...) que: un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than this one; ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you; menos (...) de less than; pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos; no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand; éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us; los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven; es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees — it's not as dangerous as you think

2) ( superlativo) least

es la menos complicada — it is the least complicated one

éste es el menos pesado de los dos — this is the lighter of the two

es el que menos viene por aquí — he's the one who comes around least (often)

es el que menos me gusta — he's the one I like (the) least

se esfuerza lo menos posible — he makes as little effort as possible

es lo menos que podía hacer — it's the least I could do

cuando menos lo esperábamos — when we were least expecting it; para locs ver menos III 2)
II
adjetivo invariable

1) ( comparativo) ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer

alimentos con menos fibra/calorías — food with less fiber/fewer calories

ya hace menos frío — it's not as o so cold now

recibimos cada vez menos pedidos — we are getting fewer and fewer orders

cuesta tres veces menos — it costs a third of the price

mide medio metro menos — it's half a meter shorter

menos (...) que: tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you; menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year; yo no soy menos que él — he's no better than me

2) ( superlativo) ( en cantidad) least; ( en número) fewest

esos casos son los menos — cases like that are the exception
III
pronombre

1)

sírveme menos — don't give me so much, give me less

ya falta menos — it won't be long now

aprobaron menos que el año pasado — fewer passed than last year

2) (en locs)

al menos — at least

a menos que — unless

cuando menos — at least

de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little; me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me; lo menos (fam) at least; menos mal just as well, thank goodness; menos mal que no me oyó just as well o it's a good thing he didn't hear me; por lo menos at least; ir a menos to go downhill; ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es... that's the least of it, what worries me is...; la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems; tener a alguien en menos to feel somebody is beneath one; tener algo a menos to think something is beneath one o beneath one's dignity; venirse a menos — to come down in the world
IV
preposición

1) ( excepto)

firmaron todos menos Alonso — everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

menos estos dos, todos están en venta — apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé — three cans of paint, less what I used

2)

a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

b) (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
V
masculino minus sign

* * *

= least, less [lesser -comp., least -sup.], minus, but, less so.

Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.

Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.

Ex: Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.

Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.

Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.

* al menos = at least, at the very least.

* a menos que = unless, short of.

* aproximadamente, más o menos = ballpark.

* area menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* cada vez menos = less and less.

* cuando menos te lo esperes = on any given Sunday.

* cuanto menos = at least, let alone, at best.

* dar menos de lo debido = shortchange.

* de menos del 10 por ciento = single digit, single figure.

* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo = the best of a bad lot.

* echar de menos = miss.

* echar muchísimo de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* echar mucho de menos = be sorely missed, be sadly missed.

* el último pero no el menos importante = the last but by no means least.

* en todos menos en = in all but.

* en un futuro más o menos cercano = in the near future, in the near future.

* en un período más o menos lejano = in the near future, in the near future.

* estrella venida a menos = fallen star.

* figura venida a menos = fallen star.

* hacerlo todo menos = stop at + nothing short of.

* horas de menos aglomeración = off-peak times.

* lo menos posible = as little as possible.

* más o menos = more or less, of a sort, or so, of sorts, after a fashion, round about, roughly speaking, give or take.

* más o menos + Adverbio = relatively + Adverbio.

* más o menos cuadrado = squarish.

* menos aún = let alone.

* menos blandeces y más mano dura = less of the carrot, more of the stick, less of the carrot, more of the stick.

* menos conocido = lesser known.

* menos cultos, los = less literate, the.

* menos de + Cantidad = under + Cantidad, less than + Cantidad.

* menos de + Edad = on the right side of + Edad.

* menos desarrollado = less developed [less-developed].

* menos en = save in.

* menos en el caso de que = except when.

* menos favorecido = less-advantaged, less favoured [less favored].

* menos hecho = rarer.

* menos importante, el = least, the.

* menos probable = least likely, less likely.

* menos... que... = less... than....

* menos rápidos, los = less fleet of foot, the.

* menos sabido = lesser known.

* menos usado = less used.

* mucho menos = a great deal less, let alone, far less.

* nada más y nada menos = as much as + Expresión Numérica.

* nada más y nada menos que = in the order of + Cantidad, nothing less than.

* nada más y nada menos que de = to the tune of + Cantidad.

* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal = from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.

* nada más y nada menos que + Número = as many as + Número.

* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como = no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.

* ni más ni menos = nothing more, nothing less, no more, no less.

* ni mucho menos = by any stretch (of the imagination), by any means, not by a long shot.

* Nombre + más o menos = Nombre + of sorts.

* no ser menos que el vecino = keep up with + the Joneses.

* no ser menos que los demás = keep up with + the Joneses.

* pagar menos de lo que se debería = underpay.

* para no ser menos = not to be outdone.

* personaje venido a menos = fallen star.

* por último pero no menos importante = last but not least.

* región menos favorecida = less favoured region (LFR).

* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera = come out of + the woodwork.

* ser menos + Adjetivo = be less of a(n) + Nombre.

* ser nada más y nada menos que = be nothing less than.

* signo menos (-) = minus sign (-), negative sign (-).

* todo menos = everything except (for).

* todos menos = everyone except, everybody except.

* todos menos + Número = all but + Número.

* último pero no el menos importante, el = final and not the least important, the.

* venir a menos = retrench.

* y cuanto mucho menos = much less.

* y mucho menos = much less, least of all.

* zona menos favorecida = less favoured area.

* * *

menos¹

adverb

A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ]

(comparativo): cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and less

quiere trabajar menos y ganar más he wants to work less and earn more

ya me duele menos it doesn't hurt so much now

ahora que vive en Cádiz lo vemos menos now that he's living in Cadiz we don't see him so often o we don't see so much of him

eso es menos importante that's not so important

no voy a permitir que vaya, y menos aún con él I'm not going to let her go, much less with him

menos (…) QUE:

un hallazgo no menos importante que éste a find which is no less important than o just as important as this one

ella menos que nadie puede criticarte she of all people is in no position to criticize you

no pude menos que aceptar I had to accept, it was the least I could do

menos (…) DE:

los niños de menos de 7 años children under seven

pesa menos de 50 kilos it weighs less than o under 50 kilos

éramos menos de diez there were fewer than ten of us

lo compraron por menos de nada they bought it for next to nothing

no lo haría por menos de cien mil I wouldn't do it for less than a hundred thousand

está a menos de una hora de aquí it's less than an hour from here

es menos peligroso de lo que tú crees it's not as dangerous as you think

B [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) least

es la menos complicada que he visto it is the least complicated one I have seen

éste es el menos pesado de los dos this is the lighter of the two

es el que menos viene por aquí he's the one who comes around least (often)

soy el que ha bebido menos de todos I've had less to drink than anyone, I'm the one who's had least to drink

es el que menos me gusta he's the one I like (the) least

se esfuerza lo menos posible he makes as little effort as possible

es lo menos que podía hacer por él it's the least I could do for him

sucedió cuando menos lo esperábamos it happened when we were least expecting it

para locs ver menos³ pron B. (↑ menos (3))

menos²

adj inv

A [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (comparativo) (en cantidad) less; (en número) fewer

alimentos con menos fibra/calorías food with less fiber/fewer calories

ya hace menos frío it's not as o so cold now

recibimos cada vez menos pedidos we are getting fewer and fewer orders

cuesta tres veces menos it costs a third of the price o a third as much

mide medio metro menos it's half a meter shorter

a éste ponle dos cucharadas menos add two tablespoonfuls less to this one

menos (…) QUE:

tengo menos tiempo que tú I haven't as o so much time as you

menos estudiantes que el año pasado fewer students than last year

somos menos que ellos there are fewer of us than them

no soy menos hombre que él I'm no less a man than him

yo no soy menos que él he's no better than me

B [ Grammar notes (Spanish) ] (superlativo) (en cantidad) least; (en número) fewest

el rincón donde hay menos luz the corner where there's least light

el partido que obtuvo menos votos the party that got (the) fewest votes

esos casos son los menos cases like that are the exception

menos³

pronoun

A

sírveme menos don't give me as o so much

ya falta menos it won't be long now

aprobaron menos que el año pasado not so o as many passed as last year, fewer passed than last year

B ( en locs):

al menos at least

a menos que unless

a menos que tú nos ayudes unless you help us

cuando menos at least

de menos: me ha dado 100 pesos de menos you've given me 100 pesos too little

siempre te da unos gramos de menos he always gives you a few grams under o too little

me has cobrado de menos you've undercharged me, you haven't charged me enough

echar

lo menos ( fam); at least

les pagaron lo menos un millón they paid them at least a million pesos

menos mal just as well

menos mal que no me oyó just as well o good thing o thank goodness he didn't hear me

nos van a dar una prórroga — ¡menos mal! they are going to give us extra time — just as well! o thank goodness for that!

por lo menos at least

si por lo menos me hubieras avisado … if you'd at least told me …

había por lo menos diez mil personas there were at least ten thousand people there

ir a menos to go downhill

ser lo de menos: eso es lo de menos, a mí lo que me preocupa es su falta de honradez that's the least of it, what worries me is his lack of integrity

la fecha es lo de menos the date is the least of our/their problems

tener a algn en menos to feel sb is beneath one

cuanto¹ (↑ cuanto (1)), más³ (↑ más (3)), mucho³ (↑ mucho (3)), nada¹ (↑ nada (1))

tener algo a menos to think sth is beneath one o beneath one's dignity

venirse a menos to come down in the world

un aristócrata venido a menos an aristocrat who has come down in the world o who has fallen on hard times

un hotel/barrio venido a menoss a rundown hotel/neighborhood*

menos⁴

prep

A

(excepto): firmaron todos menos Alonso everybody but Alonso signed, everybody signed except o but Alonso

menos estos dos, todos están en venta apart from o with the exception of these two, they are all for sale

tres latas de pintura, menos la que usé para la puerta three cans of paint, less what I used on the door

B

1 ( Mat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] (en restas, números negativos) minus

8-15=-7 read as: ocho menos quince (es) igual (a) menos siete eight minus fifteen equals o is minus seven

2

(Esp, RPI) (en la hora) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] son las ocho menos diez/cuarto it's ten to eight/(a) quarter to eight

¿tienes hora? — menos veinte do you have the time? — it's twenty to

menos⁵

masculine

minus sign

* * *

menos adverbio
1 ( comparativo) less;
◊ cada vez estudia menos she's studying less and 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;
◊ es la menos complicada it is the least complicated one;

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;
◊ donde hay menos luz where there's least light;

el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes
■ pronombre
1 ( en cantidad) less;
( en número) fewer;
◊ sírveme menos give me less;

ya falta menos it won't be long now
2 ( en locs)
◊ al menos at least;

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
2
a) (Mat) (en restas, números negativos) minus

b) (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

* * *

menos

♦ adj inv

1. [comparativo] [cantidad] less;
[número] fewer;
menos aire less air;

menos manzanas fewer apples;

menos… que… less/fewer… than…;

tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you;

vino menos gente que otras veces there were fewer people there than on other occasions;

hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday;

colócate a menos distancia stand closer;

eran menos pero mejor preparadas there were fewer of them, but they were better prepared

2. [superlativo] [cantidad] the least;
[número] the fewest;
el que compró menos libros the one who bought the fewest books;

lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time;

la que menos nota sacó en el examen the girl who did (the) worst o got the worst Br marks o US grades in the exam

3. Fam [peor]
éste es menos coche que el mío this car isn't as good as mine;

es menos hombre que tú he's less of a man than you are

♦ adv

1. [comparativo] less;

a mí échame un poco menos give me a bit less;

ahora con el bebé salen menos they go out less now they've got the baby;

últimamente trabajo menos I haven't been working as o so much recently;

estás menos gordo you're not as o so fat;

¿a cien? no, íbamos menos rápido a hundred km/h? no, we weren't going as fast as that;

menos de/que less than;

Pepe es menos alto (que tú) Pepe isn't as tall (as you);

Pepe es menos ambicioso (que tú) Pepe isn't as ambitious (as you), Pepe is less ambitious (than you);

este vino me gusta menos (que el otro) I don't like this wine as much (as the other one), I like this wine less (than the other one);

son menos de las diez it's not quite ten o'clock yet;

es difícil encontrar alquileres de o [m5]por menos de 50.000 it's hard to find a place to rent for less than o under 50,000;

tardamos menos de lo esperado we took less time than expected, it didn't take us as long as we expected;

es menos complicado de lo que parece it's not as complicated as it seems, it's less complicated than it seems

2. [superlativo]
el/la/lo menos the least;

ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job;

el menos preparado de todos/de la clase the least well trained of everyone/in the class;

el menos preparado de los dos the less well trained of the two;

la que menos trabaja the person o one who works (the) least;

aquí es donde menos me duele this is where it hurts (the) least;

él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing;

es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do;

era lo menos que te podía pasar it was the least you could expect;

debió costar lo menos un millón it must have cost at least a million;

había algunas manzanas podridas, pero eran las menos some of the apples were rotten, but only a very few

3. [indica resta] minus;

tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one

4. Esp, RP [con las horas] to;

son las dos menos diez it's ten to two;

son menos diez it's ten to

5. Comp

ir a menos [fiebre, lluvia] to die down;
[delincuencia] to drop;
¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God!;

menos mal que llevo rueda de repuesto/que no te pasó nada thank God I've got a spare wheel/(that) nothing happened to you;

nada menos (que) no less (than);

le recibió nada menos que el Papa he was received by none other than the Pope;

no es para menos not without (good) reason;

no pude por menos que reírme I had to laugh;

venir a menos [negocio] to go downhill;
[persona] to go down in the world;
no pienso montar y menos si conduces o Am [m5] manejas tú I've no intention of getting in, much less so if you're driving;

Comp

hacer de menos a alguien to snub sb

♦ pron

había menos que el año pasado there were fewer than the previous year;

ya queda menos it's not so far to go now

♦ nm inv
Mat minus (sign)
♦ prep
[excepto] except (for);
todo menos eso anything but that;

vinieron todos menos él everyone came except (for) o but him;

menos el café, todo está incluido en el precio everything except the coffee is included in the price

♦ al menos loc conj

at least;

costará al menos tres millones it will cost at least three million;

dame al menos una hora para prepararme give me at least an hour to get ready

♦ a menos que loc conj

unless;

no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me

♦ de menos loc adv

hay dos libros de menos there are two books missing;

me han dado 80 céntimos de menos they've given me 80 cents too little, they've short-changed me by 80 cents;

eso es lo de menos that's the least of it

♦ por lo menos loc adv

at least;

por lo menos pide perdón you at least ought to apologize

* * *

menos

I adj

1 en cantidad less;

cien dólares de menos 100 dollars short, 100 dollars too little;

hay cinco calcetines de menos we are five socks short

2 en número fewer

II adv

1 comp: en cantidad less;

es menos guapa que Ana she is not as pretty as Ana

2 sup: en cantidad least;

al menos, por lo menos at least

3 MAT minus;

tres menos dos three minus two

III m MAT minus (sign)

IV

:

a menos que unless;

todos menos yo everyone but o except me;

echar de menos miss;

tener a alguien en menos look down on s.o.;

eso es lo de menos that’s the least of it;

ir a menos come down in the world;

ni mucho menos far from it;

no es para menos quite right too;

son las dos menos diez it’s ten of two, Br it’s ten to two

* * *

menos adv

1) : less

llueve menos en agosto: it rains less in August

2) : least

el coche menos caro: the least expensive car

3)

menos de : less than, fewer than

menos adj

1) : less, fewer

tengo más trabajo y menos tiempo: I have more work and less time

2) : least, fewest

la clase que tiene menos estudiantes: the class that has the fewest students

menos prep

1) salvo, excepto: except

2) : minus

quince menos cuatro son once: fifteen minus four is eleven

menos pron

1) : less, fewer

no deberías aceptar menos: you shouldn't accept less

2)

al menos or

por lo menos : at least

3)

a menos que : unless

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menos¹ adv

1. (comparativo) less

deberías ponerte menos azúcar you should take less sugar

2. (con nombres contables) fewer

había menos gente there were fewer people

3. (superlativo) least

es el menos caro it's the least expensive

4. (excepto) except

puedo hacer de todo menos cocinar I can do everything except cook

fueron todos al parque menos ella they all went to the park except her

5. (con la hora) to

son las ocho menos diez it's ten to eight

6. (en matemáticas) minus

ocho menos dos son seis eight minus two is six

al menos at least

a menos que unless

menos mal thank goodness

menos mal que has venido it's a good job you've come

por lo menos at least

menos² n minus sign

Spanish-English dictionary > menos
16 tirar

v.

1 to throw.

tirar algo a algo/alguien to throw something to something/somebody (para que lo agarre) to throw something at something/somebody (para hacer daño)

tírame una manzana throw me an apple

Ella tira bolas She throws balls.

2 to drop (dejar caer) (object).

3 to knock over (derribar) (botella, lámpara).

4 to throw away.

tirar algo a la basura to throw something away

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5 to fire (disparar) (bala, misil).

tirar una foto to take a picture

6 to play (jugar) (carta).

7 to take (sport) (falta, penalti).

tirar a gol to shoot, to have a shot at goal

8 to print.

La imprenta tiró la primera edición The printer printed the first edition.

9 to fail (informal) (suspender).

10 to shoot.

tirar a matar to shoot to kill

11 to have a pull (informal) (atraer).

me tira la vida del campo I feel drawn toward life in the country

tirar de algo to attract something

12 to draw (cigarrillo, chimenea).

13 to go, to work (informal) (funcionar).

14 to go, to head.

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

15 to (have one's) go.

16 to kick (sport) (con el pie).

17 to last.

18 to knock down, to break down, to batter down.

La policía tiró la puerta The police broke down the door.

19 to pull.

El tractor tira fuerte The tractor pulls hard.

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tirar

► verbo transitivo

1 (echar) to throw, fling

2 (dejar caer) to drop

3 (desechar) to throw away

4 (derribar) to knock down; (casa, árbol) to pull down

5 (derramar) to spill

6 (vaso, botella) to knock over

7 (estirar) to pull

8 (imprimir) to print

9 (hacer - foto) to take; (línea, plano) to draw

10 (un tiro) to fire; (una bomba) to drop; (cohete) to launch

11 (beso) to blow; (pellizco) to give; (patada, coz) to kick

12 DEPORTE to take

13 figurado (malgastar) to waste, squander

14 familiar figurado (suspender) to fail

► verbo intransitivo

1 (cuerda, puerta) to pull (de, -)

2 (carreta, carro) to draw (de, -)

3 (atraer) to draw, attract

4 (estufa, chimenea) to draw

5 (en juegos) to be a player's move, be a player's turn

■ tira él it's his turn

6 familiar (funcionar) to work, run

■ esto ya no tira this doesn't work any more

7 familiar (durar) to last

■ con esta reparación tirará un par de meses after these repairs it'll last for a couple of months

8 (quedar estrecho) to be tight on

■ esta camisa me tira de la espalda this shirt's tight on me

9 figurado (tender) to tend (a, towards); (ser un poco) to be a bit

■ tira a verde it's greenish in colour

■ tira a dulce it's a bit sweet

10 familiar figurado (atraer) to attract, appeal

■ no le tira la mecánica mechanics doesn't appeal to him

11 figurado (inclinarse) to be attracted (a/hacia, to), be drawn (a/hacia, to)

■ esta chica tira hacia las artes this girl is drawn to the arts

12 figurado (parecerse) to take after (a, -)

■ tira a su padre she takes after her father

13 figurado (ir) to go, turn

■ tira a la derecha turn right

14 figurado (mantenerse) to get by, get along

■ ella tira con poco dinero she gets by with little money

15 (disparar) to shoot, fire

16 DEPORTE (fútbol) to shoot; (ciclismo) to set the pace

► verbo pronominal tirarse

1 (lanzarse) to throw oneself, hurl oneself

2 (abalanzarse) to rush ( sobre, at), jump ( sobre, on)

3 (tumbarse) to lie down

4 familiar (tiempo) to spend

■ se tiró una hora en la ducha he spent an hour in the shower

5 argot (fornicar) to lay (a, -)

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a todo tirar figurado at the most, at the latest

ir tirando (espabilarse) to manage, get by 2 (tener buena salud) to be okay

tira y afloja figurado give and take

tirando familiar so-so

tirar abajo (gen) to demolish, pull down 2 (puerta) to smash in

tirar al blanco to shoot at a target

tirar de familiar to use

■ cuando no tiene dinero tira de tarjeta when he hasn't got any money he uses his credit card

tirar a alguien de la lengua figurado to draw somebody out

tirar de cartera to dip into one's wallet

tirar la casa por la ventana figurado to spare no expense, push the boat out

tirar la primera piedra figurado to cast the first stone

tirar una moneda al aire to toss a coin

tirarse de cabeza al agua to dive into the water

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verb

1) to throw, hurl, toss

2) throw away

3) shoot, fire

4) pull, draw

5) attract

6) print

•

- ir tirando
- tirar a
- tirar de la cadena
- tirar para
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Para las expresiones como tirar de la lengua, tirar de la manta, tirar por la borda, tirar por tierra, ver la otra entrada.
1. VERBO TRANSITIVO

1) (=lanzar) to throw

tiró un papel por la ventanilla — he threw a piece of paper out of the window

tirar algo a algn — [para que lo coja] to throw sth to sb; [para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb

tírame la pelota — throw me the ball

les tiraban piedras a los soldados — they were throwing stones at the soldiers

me tiró un beso — she blew me a kiss

2) (=derribar) [+ edificio] to pull down; [+ jarrón, silla, estatua] to knock over; [+ pared, verja] to knock down

van a tirar la casa — they are going to demolish {o} pull down the house

la moto la tiró al suelo — the motorbike knocked her over

el viento ha tirado la valla — the wind has knocked the fence down

¡abre, o tiro la puerta abajo! — open up, or I'll break the door down!

3) (=dejar caer) to drop

tropezó y tiró la bandeja — she tripped and dropped the tray

han tirado muchas bombas en la capital — many bombs have been dropped on the capital

4) (=desechar) to throw away

no tires las sobras, que se las voy a dar al perro — don't throw away the leftovers, I'll give them to the dog

tira las sobras a la basura — throw the leftovers in the bin

no tires el aceite por el sumidero — don't tip {o} pour the oil down the drain

estos pantalones están para tirarlos — these trousers have had it, these trousers are about ready for the dustbin

no hay que tirar la comida — you shouldn't waste food

5) (=malgastar) [+ dinero] to waste; [+ fortuna] to squander

has tirado el dinero comprando eso — it was a waste of money buying that, you wasted your money buying that

6) (=disparar) [+ tiro] to fire; [+ flecha] to shoot; [+ cohete] to launch, fire

el aparato tira el proyectil a 2.000m — the machine throws the projectile 2,000m

7) [+ foto] to take

8) (=dar, pegar)

deja ya de tirar patadas — stop kicking

la mula le tiró una coz — the mule kicked him {o} gave him a kick

¡mamá, Carlos me ha tirado un mordisco! — Carlos has bitten me, Mum!

9) (Tip) (=imprimir) to print, run off

10) (=trazar) [+ línea] to draw, trace

11) * (=suspender)

ya me han vuelto a tirar en química — I've failed chemistry again, I've flunked chemistry again ( esp EEUU) *

12) And (=usar) to use

tirar brazo — to swim

13) And, Caribe, Cono Sur (=acarrear) to cart, haul, transport

14)

• tirarla [de] — † (=dárselas de) to fancy oneself as, pose as

2. VERBO INTRANSITIVO

1) [haciendo fuerza]

a) (=traer hacia sí) to pull

¡tira un poco más fuerte! — pull a bit harder!

• tirar [de] — [+ soga, cuerda] to pull

tire de ese cabo — pull that end

¡no le tires de la trenza a tu hermana! — don't pull your sister's pigtail!

tirar de la cadena (del wáter) — to flush the toilet, pull the chain

tirar de la manga a algn — to tug at sb's sleeve

tirar — Esp [en puerta etc] pull

tire — LAm [en puerta etc] pull

b) (=llevar tras sí)

• tirar [de] — to pull

un burro tiraba de la carreta — a donkey was pulling the cart along, the cart was drawn by a donkey

los niños tiraban del trineo — the children were pulling the sledge along

2) * (=atraer)

no le tira el estudio — studying does not appeal to him, studying holds no attraction for him

la patria tira siempre — one's native land always exerts a powerful pull

3) (=estar tirante) [ropa] to be tight

este vestido tira un poco de aquí — this dress is a bit tight here

me tira de sisa — it's tight round my armpits

4) (=usar)

• tirar [de] — [+ espada, navaja] to draw

tiraron de cuchillos — they drew their knives

tiramos de diccionario y lo traducimos en un minuto — * if we use a dictionary it will just take a minute to translate

5) (=disparar) to shoot

¡no tires! — don't shoot!

tirar con bala — to use live ammunition

• tirar al [blanco] — to aim

• tirar a [matar] — to shoot to kill

los guardas tiraban a matar — the guards were shooting to kill

mi jefa es de las que tiran a matar — my boss is the sort of person who goes for the kill

6) (Dep) [con balón] to shoot; [con fichas, cartas etc] to go, play

¡tira! — shoot!

tiró fuera de la portería — he shot wide of the goal

tira tú ahora — it's your go now

• tirar a [puerta] — Esp to shoot at goal

7) * (=arreglárselas) to get by

podemos tirar con menos dinero — we can get by on less money

ir tirando — to get by, manage

-¿qué tal esa salud? -vamos tirando — "how's your health?" - "we're getting by"

8) (=funcionar) [motor] to pull; [chimenea, puro] to draw, pull

el motor no tira — the engine isn't pulling

esta moto no tira — there's no life in this motorbike

9) (=ir) to go

tire usted adelante — go straight on

¡tira de una vez! — get on with it!, go on, then!

tirar a la derecha — to turn right

tirar por una calle — to turn down a street, go off along a street

10) * (=durar) to last

esos zapatos tirarán todavía otro invierno — those shoes will last another winter yet

11) [seguido de preposición]
tirar a (=tender)
tiene el pelo rubio tirando a rojizo — he has reddish blond hair

es mediocre tirando a malo — it's middling to bad, it's mediocre verging on bad

tira más bien a cuidadoso — he's on the careful side

tira a su padre — he takes after his father
tirar para (=aspirar a ser)
la pequeña tira para actriz — the little girl has ambitions of becoming an actress

tira para médico — he's attracted towards a career in medicine

12)

- a todo tirar

nos queda gasolina para 20km a todo tirar — we have only enough petrol for 20kms at the most {o} at the outside

llegará el martes a todo tirar — he'll arrive on Tuesday at the latest

13) LAm *** [sexualmente] to screw ***

3.

See:

tirarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

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= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex. The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex. However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex. Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex. The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex. Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex. The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex. A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex. In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex. A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex. Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex. Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex. Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex. The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex. They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex. You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex. It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex. Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex. Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

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* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( arrojar) to throw

tiró la pelota al aire — he threw the ball up in the air

no tires los papeles al suelo — don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo a alguien — ( para que lo agarre) to throw somebody something; ( con agresividad) to throw something at somebody

tírame las llaves — throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra — she threw a stone at me

le tiró los brazos — he stretched his arms out to her

tirarle un beso a alguien — to blow somebody a kiss

b) (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) — these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste

qué manera de tirar el dinero! — what a waste of money!

2)

a) ( hacer caer) to knock over

cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! — be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo — he knocked the vase off the table (o shelf etc) with his elbow

b) ( derribar) to knock down

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared — they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo — they broke the door down

3)

a) < bomba> to drop; < cohete> to fire, launch; < flecha> to shoot; < tiros> to fire

b) < foto> to take

4) (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena — he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo — don't pull her hair

le tiró la oreja — she tweaked his ear

le tiraba la manga — he was tugging at her sleeve

5) (Impr) to print, run off

6) (Mat) < línea> to draw

7) (Chi) < lotería> to draw the winning number in; < rifa> to draw
2.
tirar vi

1) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tirar de algo — to pull something

tirar de la cadena — to pull the chain

no le tires del pelo — don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro — the cart was drawn by two horses

le tiró de la oreja — she tweaked his ear

2) ( atraer)

le sigue tirando México — she misses Mexico

la sangre tira — blood is thicker than water

no le tira el deporte — he's not interested in sports

3)

a) ( disparar) to shoot

no tiren! — don't shoot!

le tiró a traición — she shot him in the back

tirar a dar — to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar al blanco — to aim at the target

tirar a matar — to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta — to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto — at the (very) least/most

c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away; ( en juegos de dados) to throw; ( en dardos) to throw; ( en bolos) to bowl

4)

a) chimenea/cigarro to draw

b) coche/motor to pull

5)

a) (fam) ( arreglárselas) to get by

con $100 podemos tirar — with $100 we could get by

b) tirando gerundio (fam)

ganamos poco pero vamos tirando — we don't earn much but we're managing

¿qué tal andas? - tirando... — how are things? - not too bad

6) (Esp fam) ( desplazarse)

vamos, tira — get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche — if you back up a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante) no te pares — keep going don't stop now

tira por esta calle abajo — go o turn down this street

7) (AmL vulg) ( en sentido sexual) to screw (vulg), to fuck (vulg)

8) tirar a ( tender a)

tira más bien a azul — it's more of a bluish color

un erotismo que tira a pornográfico — an eroticism which verged on the pornographic

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito — he's average to short in height

los niños tiran más a la madre — the children take after their mother more
3.
tirarse v pron

1)

a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

tirarse en paracaídas — to parachute; ( en emergencia) to bale out

tirarse al agua — to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín — to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza — to dive in, to jump in headfirst

se le tiró a los brazos — she threw herself into his arms

b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

tirárselas de algo — (AmL fam)

se las tira de valiente — he makes out he's so brave

2) (fam) <horas/días> to spend

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo — he spent two years writing it

3) (vulg) ( en sentido sexual)

tirarse a alguien — to screw somebody (vulg), to lay somebody (sl)

4) (fam) ( expulsar)

tirarse un pedo — to fart (sl)

tirarse un eructo — to burp (colloq)

5) (Col fam) ( echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo — the downpour ruined our walk

se tiró el examen — he flunked the exam (colloq)

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tirar(de)

(v.) = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage

Ex: Do not push or pull on the disc drawer.

Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.

Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.

Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.

= dump, haul, run off, throw, throw out, throw away, tear down, toss out, fling, toss, pull down, knock down, jettison, pitch, turf out, toss away, hurl, chuck + Nombre + out.

Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, ' dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.

Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.

Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.

Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.

Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.

Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.

Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.

Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.

Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.

Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.

Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.

Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.

Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.

Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.

Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.

Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.

* cuchillo de usar y tirar = disposable knife.

* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano = hit-and-run.

* de usar y tirar = disposable, throwaway, single-use.

* introducir tirando = haul in.

* ir tirando = shuffle along, tick over, muddle along, keep + the wolves from the door.

* persona que tira basura al suelo = litterbug, litter lout.

* plato de usar y tirar = disposable plate.

* sacar tirando = haul out.

* seguir tirando el dinero = throw + good money after bad.

* servilleta de usar y tirar = disposable napkin.

* tenedor de usar y tirar = disposable fork.

* tirando a bajo = shortish.

* tirando a corto = shortish.

* tirando a marrón = brownish.

* tirando a morado = purplish.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo = knock + Nombre + to the ground, knock + Nombre + to the floor.

* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe = knock + Nombre + to the floor, knock + Nombre + to the ground.

* tirar a lo bajo = low-ball.

* tirar al suelo = upset.

* tirar a matar = go for + the jugular, deadly force, shoot to + kill.

* tirar bombas = bomb.

* tirar de = pull (at/on/from), tug, pull back, lug, leverage.

* tirar de la cadena = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la cisterna = flush + the toilet.

* tirar de la manta = let + the cat out of the bag, blow + the gaff, spill + the beans.

* tirar de las orejas = tell + Nombe + off.

* tirar del carro = pull + Posesivo + (own) weight, pull together, lend + a (helping) hand, put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel, muck in, pitch in.

* tirar de una manivela = pull + lever.

* tirar de una palanca = depress + lever.

* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda = be money and effort down the drain.

* tirar el dinero = throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.

* tirar el dinero por la ventana = be money and effort down the drain, throw + Posesivo + money down the drain, be money down the drain.

* tirar la casa por la ventana = lash out (on), go to + town on.

* tirar la esponja = throw in/up + the sponge.

* tirar la toalla = throw in + the towel.

* tirar ligeramente de = tug on.

* tirar los tejos = flirt, throw + hints.

* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado = cut + the branch + you sit on, cut + the branch + you sit on, cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.

* tirar por el desagüe = pour down + the drain.

* tirarse a la calle = go out on + the road.

* tirarse a la jugular = go for + the jugular.

* tirarse a la piscina = take + a dive.

* tirarse a las calles = spill (out) into + the streets.

* tirarse con ala delta = hang-glide.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* tirarse de las barbas = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse de los pelos = tear + Posesivo + hair out.

* tirarse en paracaídas = parachute.

* tirarse flores = blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado = shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

* tirarse una plancha = put + Posesivo + foot in it, put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth, stick + Posesivo + foot in it, drop + a clanger, drop + a bollock, make + a blunder, make + a bloomer, blunder.

* tirarse un eructo = belch, burp.

* tirarse un farol = bullshit.

* tirarse un pedo = fart, trump, break + wind, trumpet.

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tirar [A1 ]

vt

A

1 (lanzar, arrojar) to throw

¿quiénes estaban tirando piedras? who was throwing stones?

tiró la colilla por la ventanilla she threw the cigarette butt out of the window

tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air

tiraban piedrecitas al río they were throwing stones into the river

no tires los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground

tirarle algo A algn (para que lo agarre) to throw sth TO sb, to throw sb sth; (con agresividad) to throw sth AT sb

le tiró la pelota she threw him the ball, she threw the ball to him

tírame las llaves throw me the keys

me tiró una piedra she threw a stone at me

le tiraron un cubo de agua they threw a bucket of water over him

le tiró los brazos he put o stretched his arms out to her

tírale un beso blow him a kiss

2 (desechar, deshacerse de) to throw out o away

todo esto es para tirar all this can be thrown out o away, this is all going out ( colloq)

estos zapatos ya están para tirar(los) these shoes are about ready to be thrown away o out

¡que asco! tira eso inmediatemente a la basura ugh! throw that away right now!, ugh! put that in the garbage can ( AmE) o ( BrE) the bin right now!

3 (desperdiciar) to waste

¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

B (dejar en desorden) (+ compl):

no tiren los juguetes por todos lados don't leave o strew your toys all over the place

se quitó la camisa y la tiró en un rincón he took off his shirt and threw it into a corner

C

1 (hacer caer) to knock over

¡cuidado, que vas a tirar la leche! be careful, you're going to knock the milk over!

tiró el jarrón al suelo de un codazo he knocked the vase off the table ( o shelf etc) with his elbow

2 (derribar) to knock down

el perro se le echó encima y lo tiró al suelo the dog leaped up at him and knocked him to the ground o knocked him over

tiró todos los bolos de una vez he knocked all the pins down in one go

van a tirar (abajo) esta pared or van a tirar esta pared (abajo) they're going to knock this wall down

tiraron la puerta abajo they broke the door down

D

1 ‹bomba› to drop; ‹cohete› to fire, launch; ‹flecha› to shoot; ‹tiros› to fire

le tiraron tres tiros they shot at him three times, they fired three shots at him

2 ‹foto› to take

E (dar) ‹puñetazo› to throw

tiraba puñetazos a diestra y siniestra he was throwing punches o lashing out left and right ( AmE) o ( BrE) left, right and center

el perro me tiró un mordisco the dog snapped at me

no me tires más pellizcos stop pinching me

F ( AmL) (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

no le tires el pelo don't pull his hair

te voy a tirar las orejas I'm going to tweak your ears

le tiraba la manga she was tugging o pulling at his sleeve

G ( Impr) to print, run off

H ( Mat) ‹línea› to draw

I ( Chi)

1 ‹carrera› to start, give the starting signal for

2 ‹lotería› to draw the winning number in; ‹rifa› to draw

■ tirar

vi

A

1 (atrayendo hacia sí) to pull

¡vamos, tiren todos a una! come on, everybody pull together!

[ S ] tirar pull

tirar DE algo to pull sth

no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

dos caballos tiraban del carro the cart was drawn by two horses

tirar de la cadena to pull the chain

le tiró de la manga she tugged o pulled at his sleeve

le tiró de la oreja she tweaked his ear

2 «vestido/blusa» to be (too) tight

me tira it's too tight on me

B

(atraer): le sigue tirando México she still hankers after o misses Mexico

no parece que le tiren mucho los deportes he doesn't seem to be very interested in o keen on sport

la sangre tira blood is thicker than water

C

1

(disparar): le tiró a traición she shot him in the back

¡no tiren! don't shoot!

le tiró al corazón he shot him through the heart

tirar a dar to shoot to wound ( not to kill)

tirar a matar (literal) to shoot to kill

(para ofender, atacar): cuando empieza a criticar, tira a matar when she starts criticizing you, she really goes for the jugular o she really sticks the knife in ( colloq)

siempre que me dice algo, tira a matar whenever he says anything to me, he goes all out to hurt me

2 ( Dep) to shoot

tirar al arco ( AmL) or ( Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal

tirando por lo bajo/alto at the (very) least/most

3 ( Jueg) (descartarse) to throw away, discard; (en juegos de dados) to throw; (en dardos) to throw; (en bolos) to bowl

D

1 «chimenea/cigarro» to draw

2 «coche/motor» to pull

E

1 ( fam) (llegar, sobrevivir) to get by

con $100 podríamos tirar hasta fin de mes with $100 we could get by until the end of the month

con este uniforme podrás tirar hasta fin de año this uniform will last you o ( colloq) will do you till the end of the year

2 tirando

ger ( fam): ¿qué tal andas? — ya lo ves, tirando … how are things? — well, you know, not too bad o we're getting by

no ganamos mucho pero vamos tirando we don't earn much but we're managing

F

( Esp fam) (seguir adelante): tira, que creo que no nos ha visto go on, I don't think he's seen us

vamos, tira come on, get moving o get a move on

si tiras para atrás cabe otro coche if you back up o go back a bit we can get another car in

tira (p'alante), no te pares ahora keep going, don't stop now

hay mucho que hacer pero entre todos podemos tirar p'alante there's a lot to be done but if we all pull together we can get through it

tira por esta calle abajo go o turn down this street

en cuanto nos vieron, tiraron por otro lado as soon as they saw us they went off in a different direction/they turned off up a different street

G ( AmL vulg) (en sentido sexual) to screw ( vulg), to fuck ( vulg)

H tirar a

(tender a): un amarillo fuerte tirando a naranja a bright orangish o ( BrE) orangy yellow

no es verde, tira más bien a azul it's not green, it's more of a bluish color

los precios son más bien tirando a caros the prices are a bit on the expensive o ( colloq) steep side

el erotismo de la película tiraba a pornográfico the eroticism in the film tended toward(s) o verged on the pornographic

los niños tiran más a la madre the children take after their mother more

es de estatura normal, tirando a bajito he's average to short in height

■ tirarse

v pron

A

1 (lanzarse, arrojarse) (+ compl) to throw oneself

se tiró por la ventana he threw himself o he leapt out of the window

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute

tirarse al agua to dive/jump into the water

tirarse del trampolín to dive off the springboard

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst

intentó tirarse del tren en marcha she tried to throw herself from o to jump off the train while it was moving

se le tiró a los brazos she threw herself into his arms

2 «coche/conductor» (+ compl) to pull over

se tiró bruscamente a un lado he swerved to one side

3 ( AmL) (tumbarse) to lie down

estoy agotada, me voy a tirar un rato I'm exhausted, I'm going to lie down for a while

tirárselas de algo (Col, RPl fam): se las tira de valiente he makes out he's so brave

B ( fam); ‹horas/días› to spend

nos hemos tirado media hora para encontrar la casa it's taken us half an hour to find the house

se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

se ha tirado una hora entera hablando por teléfono he's been on the phone for a whole hour, he's spent a whole hour on the phone

C ( vulg)

(joder): tirarse a algn to screw sb ( vulg), to fuck sb ( vulg), to lay sb (sl)

D ( fam)

(expulsar): tirarse un pedo to fart (sl), to pass wind

tirarse un eructo to belch, to burp ( colloq)

E ( Col fam) (echar a perder) to ruin

el aguacero se tiró el paseo the downpour washed out o ruined our walk

se tiró el examen he flunked the exam ( colloq)

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tirar ( conjugate tirar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( lanzar) to throw;

◊ tiró la pelota al aire he threw the ball up in the air;

tirarle algo a algn ( para que lo agarre) to throw sb sth;

( con agresividad) to throw sth at sb
b) ( desechar) to throw out o away

c) ( desperdiciar) to waste;

◊ ¡qué manera de tirar el dinero! what a waste of money!

2
a) ( hacer caer) ‹jarrón/silla› to knock over;

◊ el perro me tiró al suelo the dog knocked me over

b) ( derribar) ‹pared/puerta› to knock down

3
a) ‹ bomba› to drop;

‹ cohete› to fire, launch;
‹ flecha› to shoot
b) ‹ foto› to take

4 (AmL) ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
◊ tiró la cadena he pulled the chain

verbo intransitivo
1 ( atrayendo hacia sí) to pull;
tirar de algo to pull sth;
◊ no le tires del pelo don't pull her hair

2
a) ( disparar) to shoot;

◊ tirar a matar to shoot to kill

b) (Dep) to shoot;

tirar al arco (AmL) or (Esp) a puerta to shoot at goal
c) (Jueg) ( descartarse) to throw away;

( en juegos de dados) to throw;
( en dardos) to throw;
( en bolos) to bowl
3
a) [chimenea/cigarro] to draw

b) [coche/motor] to pull

4
◊ tirando ger (fam): gano poco pero vamos tirando I don't earn much but we're managing;

¿qué tal andas? — tirando how are things? — not too bad
5
◊ tirar a ( tender a): tira más bien a azul it's more of a bluish color;

ella tira más a la madre she takes after her mother more
tirarse verbo pronominal
1
a) (lanzarse, arrojarse) to throw oneself;

◊ se tiró por la ventana he threw himself out of the window;

tirarse en paracaídas to parachute;

( en emergencia) to bale out;
◊ tirarse al agua to jump into the water;

tirarse de cabeza to dive in, to jump in headfirst
b) (AmL) ( tumbarse) to lie down

2 (fam) ‹horas/días› to spend;
◊ se tiró dos años escribiéndolo he spent two years writing it

3 (fam) ( expulsar):
◊ tirarse un pedo to fart (sl)

tirar
I verbo transitivo
1 (arrojar, echar) to throw: lo tiró al agua, he threw it into the water
no tires la cáscara al suelo, don't throw o drop the peel on the floor
(enérgicamente) to fling, hurl: lo tiró al fuego, she threw it on the fire
2 (deshacerse de) to throw out o away
tiré mis zapatos viejos, I threw my old shoes away
3 (malgastar) tiraste el dinero con esa joya falsa, you've wasted your money on that fake jewel
(despilfarrar) to squander
4 (hacer caer) to knock over: tiré el vaso, I knocked the glass over
5 (derribar a alguien) to knock o push over
tirar abajo (una pared, una puerta) to knock down
(demoler) to pull down
6 (una bomba) to drop
(un tiro, un cohete) to fire
7 (una foto) to take
8 Impr to print
II verbo intransitivo
1 (hacer fuerza hacia sí) to pull: no le tires del pelo, don't pull his hair
¡tira de la cuerda!, tug on the rope!
2 (disparar) to shoot
Dep to shoot
(dados, dardos) to throw
3 fam (gustar) le tira mucho el baloncesto, he's very keen on basketball
4 (tender) tira a azul, it's bluish
(parecerse) tira a su madre, she takes after her mother
5 fam (arreglárselas) ir tirando, to get by, manage
6 (ir) tira a la derecha, turn right
' tirar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aire
- bala
- borda
- calle
- casa
- esconder
- palanca
- toalla
- trapo
- apedrear
- arrojar
- basura
- blanco
- botar
- cadena
- crimen
- echar
- jalar
- pinta
- zumbar
English:
aim at
- archery
- bung
- cast
- chain
- chuck
- chuck away
- chuck out
- clearout
- dash
- drag
- draw
- fling
- flush
- haul
- heave
- keep
- knock off
- knock over
- lash out
- pitch
- pull
- pull on
- pull over
- putt
- run off
- shoot
- sling
- sling out
- splash out
- sponge
- strain
- throw
- throw aside
- throw away
- throw out
- toss
- toss away
- towel
- town
- trash
- tug
- turf out
- waste
- yank
- beat
- blow
- bring
- disposable
- ditch

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tirar

♦ vt

1. [lanzar] to throw;

tiraron las gorras al aire they threw their caps (up) in the air;

tirar algo a alguien [para que lo agarre] to throw sth to sb;
[para hacer daño] to throw sth at sb;
tírame una manzana throw me an apple;

le tiró un beso she blew him a kiss;

le tiraban piedras a la policía they were throwing stones at the police

2. [dejar caer] [objeto] to drop;
[líquido] [derramar] to spill;
no tiren los papeles al suelo don't throw o drop the wrappers on the ground;

tiró las maletas y se tumbó en la cama she dropped her suitcases and lay down on the bed;

me has tirado salsa en el traje you've spilt some sauce on my suit

3. [derribar] [botella, lámpara] to knock over;
[muro, tabique, edificio] to knock down;
tiró la lámpara con un codo al pasar she knocked over the lamp with her elbow as she went by;

la violencia del choque la tiró al suelo the force of the collision knocked o hurled her to the floor;

esta pared habrá que tirarla we're going to have to knock this wall down

4. [desechar] to throw away o out;

tirar algo a la basura to throw sth out;

tíralo a la papelera throw it in the wastepaper basket;

esto está para tirarlo you/we/ etc should throw this away o out;

eso es tirar el dinero that's a complete waste of money

5. [arrastrar]
un carro tirado por bueyes an ox-drawn cart

6. [disparar] [balas, misiles, disparos] to fire;
[bomba] to drop; [petardo, cohete] to let off; [dardos, flechas] to shoot; Fam
tirar una foto to take a picture

7. [jugar] [carta] to play;
[dado] to throw
8. [en deportes] [falta, penalti] to take;
[balón] to pass
9. [imprimir] to print

10. [trazar] [línea] to draw

11. Fam [suspender] to fail, US to flunk;

me han tirado en geografía I've failed o US flunked geography

♦ vi

1. [disparar] to shoot;

tirar al aire to fire shots into the air;

tirar a dar to shoot to wound, not to kill;

tirar a matar [con arma] to shoot to kill;
[con comentario] to go for the jugular
2. [estirar, arrastrar]
tirar (de algo) to pull (sth);

el ciclista colombiano tiraba del pelotón the Colombian cyclist was pulling the bunch along;

me tiró del pelo she pulled my hair;
[en letrero] pull;
me tiró del brazo/de la manga she tugged at my arm/sleeve;

Comp
RP
tirar parejo: esto no es justo, o tiramos parejo o yo me retiro this is not fair, either we all pull together or I'm dropping out

3. [estar tirante] to be tight;

la chaqueta me tira de atrás the jacket's a bit tight at the back

4. [en deportes] [con el pie] to kick;
[con la mano] to throw; [a meta, canasta] to shoot;
tirar a gol o Am [m5] al arco o Esp [m5] a puerta to shoot, to have a shot at goal

5. [dirigirse] to go ( hacia o para towards), to head ( hacia o para for o towards); Fam
¡tira! [para empezar a moverse] get moving!;
Fam
¡tira que llegamos tarde! let's get a move on or we'll be late!;

tiramos hacia la izquierda we turned left;
Fam
tira para arriba, que ahora subo yo you go on up, I'll come up in a minute;

tira por esa calle go up o take that street

6. [jugar] to go, to have one's go;

te toca tirar a ti [en naipes, dados, billar] it's your go

7. [cigarrillo, chimenea] to draw;

este tabaco no tira these cigarettes aren't drawing properly

8. Fam [funcionar] to go, to work;

el motor no tira the engine isn't working properly;

el coche tira bien the car runs well

9. [durar] to last;

estos zapatos tirarán otro año these shoes will last another year

10. Fam [atraer]
la familia tira mucho blood is thicker than water;

la tierra siempre tira de uno your homeland never loses its pull on you;

tirarle a alguien: me tira la vida del campo country life appeals to me;

no le tira la profesión de su padre his father's profession doesn't appeal to him;

no le tira viajar she doesn't feel the urge to travel;

tirar de alguien to exert a pull on sb

11. Fam [apañárselas]
aún puedo tirar con este abrigo un par de inviernos this coat should do me for another couple of winters yet;

ir tirando to get by;

voy tirando I'm OK, I've been worse

12. [tener aspecto de o tendencia a]
tirar a: tira a gris it's greyish;

tira a su abuela she takes after her grandmother;

este programa tira a (ser) hortera this programme is a bit on the tacky side;

el tiempo tira a mejorar the weather looks as if it's getting better;

es un reformista tirando a radical he's somewhere between a reformist and a radical;

es verde tirando a azul it's a bluey green;

es tirando a delgado if anything, he's rather thin;

tira para deportista he has the makings of a sportsman

13. Fam [hacer uso]
tirar de algo to use sth;

cuando no hay dinero hay que tirar del ingenio when you don't have any money, you have to rely on your wits;

hubo que tirar de los ahorros we had to draw on our savings

14. Ven Vulg [copular] to fuck

♦ See also the pronominal verb tirarse

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tirar

I v/t

1 throw; edificio, persona knock down; ( volcar) knock over

2 basura throw away; dinero waste, throw away fam

3 TIP print

4 fam

en examen fail

5 foto take

6 tiro fire

II v/i

1 de coche pull;

tirar de algo pull sth

2 ( disparar) shoot

3 DEP en fútbol

:

tirar a puerta shoot at goal;

tirar fuera shoot wide

4 ( atraer) pull, attract;

no me tira la música music doesn’t turn me on

5

:

tirar a tend toward;

tirar a conservador/verde have conservative/Green tendencies

6 ( girar)

:

tirar a la derecha turn right, take a right

7

:

ir tirando fam get by, manage

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tirar vt

1) : to throw, to hurl, to toss

2) botar: to throw away, to throw out, to waste

3) derribar: to knock down

4) : to shoot, to fire, to launch

5) : to take (a photo)

6) : to print, to run off

tirar vi

1) : to pull, to draw

2) : to shoot

3) : to attract

4) : to get by, to manage

va tirando: he's getting along, he's managing

5)

tirar a : to tend towards, to be rather

tira a picante: it's a bit spicy

♦ See also the reflexive verb tirarse

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tirar vb

1. (lanzar) to throw [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

me tiró una piedra he threw a stone at me

tírame la pelota throw the ball to me

lo tiré a la papelera I threw it in the bin

2. (desechar) to throw away [pt. threw; pp. thrown]

voy a tirar toda esta ropa vieja I'm going to throw all these old clothes away

3. (derribar) to knock over / to knock down

los jóvenes tiraron al suelo la escultura the youths knocked the sculpture over

han tirado aquel edificio they've knocked that building down

el viento tiró el árbol the wind blew the tree down

4. (malgastar) to waste

has tirado el dinero you've wasted your money

5. (arrastrar, estirar) to pull

tira de la cadena pull the chain

6. (disparar) to shoot [pt. & pp. shot]

tirar una flecha to shoot an arrow

tirar a puerta to shoot at goal

7. (atraer, gustar) to like

le tiran mucho las motos he really likes motorbikes

ir tirando to get by

Spanish-English dictionary > tirar
17 moins

moins [mwɛ̃]

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1. adverb

2. preposition

3. masculine noun

4. compounds

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1. <

   a. (comparatif) less

• beaucoup moins much less

• un peu moins a little less

• tellement moins so much less

• encore moins even less

• trois fois moins three times less

• non moins célèbre no less famous

• nous sortons moins we go out less

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► moins se traduit souvent par not as.

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• c'est moins rapide it's not as fast

• il fait moins chaud ici it's not as hot in here

► moins... que less... than

• il est moins intelligent qu'elle he's less intelligent than her

• cela m'a coûté moins que rien it cost me next to nothing

• je l'ai eu pour moins que rien I got it for next to nothing

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► Les expressions du type moins... que sont souvent traduites par l'équivalent anglais de pas aussi... que.

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• c'est moins grand que je ne croyais it's not as big as I thought it was

• il travaille moins que vous he doesn't work as hard as you

• j'aime moins la campagne en hiver qu'en été I don't like the countryside as much in winter as in summer

► moins de + nom non comptable less

• je mange moins de pain qu'avant I eat less bread than I used to► moins de + nom comptable

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► Avec un nom comptable, la traduction correcte est fewer, mais la plupart des gens disent less.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ fewer less

• il y aura moins de monde demain there'll be fewer people tomorrow there'll be less people tomorrow

• mange moins de bonbons don't eat so many sweets

► moins de + nombre

• les moins de 25 ans the under-25s

• les enfants de moins de quatre ans children under four

• nous l'avons fait en moins de cinq minutes we did it in less than five minutes

• il y a moins de deux ans qu'il vit ici he's been living here for less than two years

• il était un peu moins de 6 heures it was just before 6 o'clock

• la frontière est à moins de 3 km the border is less than 3km away► deux fois moins

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► deux fois moins se traduit souvent par half.

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• c'est deux fois moins grand it's half the size

• cela coûtait deux fois moins it was half the price

► moins... moins the less... the less ; (avec nom comptable) the fewer... the fewer

• moins je mange, moins j'ai d'appétit the less I eat, the less hungry I feel

• moins il y a de clients, moins j'ai de travail the fewer customers I have, the less work I have to do► moins... plus

• moins je fume, plus je mange the less I smoke, the more I eat► moins... mieux

• moins je fume, mieux je me porte the less I smoke, the better I feel

• moins j'ai de coups de fil, mieux je travaille the fewer phone calls I get, the more work I can do► à moins

• vous ne l'obtiendrez pas à moins you won't get it for less

• il est fatigué -- on le serait à moins he's tired -- that's hardly surprising► à moins de

• à moins d'un accident, ça devrait marcher barring accidents, it should work

• il jouera, à moins d'un imprévu he'll be playing unless something unexpected happens

• à moins de faire une bêtise, il devrait gagner unless he does something silly he should win► à moins que

• à moins qu'il ne vienne unless he comes► de moins

• il gagne 500 euros de moins qu'elle he earns 500 euros less than she does

• vous avez cinq ans de moins qu'elle you're five years younger than her► de moins en moins less and less

• c'est de moins en moins utile it's less and less useful

• il entend de moins en moins bien his hearing is getting worse and worse

• il a de moins en moins de clients he has fewer and fewer customers

• j'ai de moins en moins de temps libre I have less and less free time► en moins

• il y a trois verres en moins there are three glasses missing

• ça me fera du travail en moins ! that'll be less work for me!

• en moins de rien in next to no time

• en moins de deux (inf) in next to no time► pas moins

• pas moins de 40 km les sépare de la ville la plus proche they're at least 40km from the nearest town

• gravement malade, il n'en continue pas moins d'écrire despite being seriously ill, he still continues to write

• il n'en reste pas moins que... the fact remains that...

• il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is no less true that...

   b. (superlatif) least

• le moins the least

► le moins, la moins, les moins (de plusieurs) the least ; (de deux) the less

• c'est le moins doué de mes élèves he's the least gifted of my pupils

• c'est le moins doué des deux he's the less gifted of the two

• les fleurs les moins chères the least expensive flowers► le moins + verbe the least

• c'est celle que j'aime le moins it's the one I like the least

• l'émission que je regarde le moins the programme I watch least often

• c'est bien le moins qu'on puisse faire it's the least one can do

• c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire ! that's putting it mildly!► le moins possible as little as possible

• je lui parle le moins possible I talk to him as little as possible

• j'y resterai le moins de temps possible I won't stay there any longer than I have to

2. <

   a. (soustraction, nombre négatif) minus

• 6 moins 2 font 4 6 minus 2 equals 4

• il fait moins 5 it's minus 5°

   b. (heure) to

• il est 4 heures moins 5 it's 5 to 4

• il est moins 10 (inf) it's 10 to (inf)

3. <

► au moins at least

• elle a payé cette robe au moins 3 000 € she paid at least 3,000 euros for that dress

• 600 au moins at least 600► du moins (restriction) at least

• il ne pleuvra pas, du moins c'est ce qu'annonce la radio it's not going to rain, at least that's what it says on the radio

• j'arriverai vers 4 heures, du moins si l'avion n'a pas de retard I'll be there around 4 o'clock - if the plane's on time, that is► pour le moins to say the least

• sa décision est pour le moins bizarre his decision is odd to say the least

4. <

► moins que rien (inf) masculine noun

( = minable) complete loser (inf)

• on les traite comme des moins que rien they're treated like scum ► moins-value feminine noun depreciation

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I
1. mwɛ̃
préposition

1) ( dans une soustraction) minus

2) ( pour dire l'heure) to

il est huit heures moins dix — it's ten (minutes) to eight

il est moins vingt — (colloq) it's twenty to (colloq)

il était moins une (colloq) or moins cinq — (colloq) it was a close shave (colloq)

3) ( dans une température) minus

2.

adverbe

1) ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)

le moins — the least

ils sortent moins — they go out less often

c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe — it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle

de moins en moins — less and less

moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

qui travaille le moins de tous? — who works the least of all?

le film qui m'a le moins plu — the film I liked the least

ce que j'aime le moins chez lui — what I like least about him

2) ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)

le moins, la moins, les moins — ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least

il est moins grand que son père — he's not as tall as his father

il est moins menteur que sa sœur — he's less of a liar than his sister

les jeunes et les moins jeunes — the young and the not so young

dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon — in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good

il n'en est pas moins vrai que — it's nonetheless true that

le même en moins gros — the same, only thinner

un individu des moins recommandables — a most unsavoury individual

3) ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif)

le moins — least

tu devrais rester moins longtemps dans le sauna — you shouldn't stay so long in the sauna

elle chante moins bien qu'avant — she doesn't sing as well as she used to

le moins souvent — (the) least often

3.

moins de déterminant indéfini

1) ( avec un nom)

moins de livres — fewer books

moins de graisses — less fat

moins de sucre/bruit — less sugar/noise

il a parlé avec moins de hargne — he spoke less aggressively

il y a moins de monde aujourd'hui qu'hier — there are fewer people today than there were yesterday

c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois — of the three he's the one with the least experience

2) ( avec un numéral)

en moins de trois heures — in less than three hours

il est moins de 3 heures — it's not quite 3 o'clock

les moins de 20 ans — people under 20, the under-twenties

4.

à moins locution adverbiale

on serait furieux à moins — it's more than enough to make one angry

5.

à moins de locution prépositive

à moins de partir maintenant — unless we/you etc leave now

à moins d'un miracle — unless there's a miracle

6.

à moins que locution conjonctive

à moins qu'il ne veuille venir — unless he wants to come

7.

à tout le moins locution adverbiale to say the least

8.

au moins locution adverbiale at least

tout au moins — at least

tu l'as remercié, au moins? — you did thank him, didn't you?

9.

de moins locution adverbiale

ça m'a pris deux heures de moins — it took me two hours less

le kilo de pêches valait dix centimes de moins que la veille — a kilo of peaches cost 10 cents less than it had the day before

j'ai un an de moins que lui — I'm a year younger than he is

il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire — he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent

10.

du moins locution adverbiale at least

c'est du moins ce qu'il m'a raconté — at least that's what he told me

si du moins tu es d'accord — that is if you agree

11.

en moins locution adverbiale

il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte — there were two forks missing from the box

il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins — he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing

c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins — he's the spitting image of his father without the moustache GB ou mustache US

12.

pour le moins locution adverbiale to say the least

II mwɛ̃
nom masculin invariable

1) Mathématique minus

le signe moins — the minus sign

2) (colloq) ( inconvénient) minus

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Phrasal Verbs:

- moins que rien

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moins I

Généralités

La traduction en anglais de moins est less. Cependant, elle n'est utilisée que dans un nombre de cas assez restreint: en moins de trois jours = in less than three days

Très souvent, même quand une traduction avec less est possible, l'anglais a recours à d'autres moyens. Certains sont réguliers: ma chambre est moins grande que la tienne = my bedroom isn't as big as yours; j'ai moins d'expérience que toi = I don't have as much experience as you (do), = I have less experience than you (do); c'est moins compliqué que vous ne le croyez = it's not as complicated as you think, = it's less complicated than you think

D'autres ne le sont pas: j'essaie de moins fumer = I'm trying to cut down on my smoking, = I'm trying to smoke less

moins de

Lorsque moins de, déterminant indéfini, est suivi d'un nom dénombrable, la règle voudrait que l'on traduise par fewer mais dans la langue parlée on utilise également less

Les expressions le moins possible, le moins du monde sont traitées respectivement sous possible et monde

On trouvera ci-dessous exemples et exceptions illustrant les différentes fonctions de moins

On pourra également se reporter aux notes d'usage portant notamment sur la quantité, l'expression de l'âge, etc. Consulter l'index

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mwɛ̃
1. adv

1) (comparatif) less

moins que — less than

moins grand que — not as tall as

de moins — less

100 euros de moins — 100 euros less

3 jours de moins — 3 days less

Il a trois ans de moins que moi. — He's three years younger than me.

Nous avons trois jours de vacances de moins que l'an dernier. — We have three days holiday less than last year.

Il est moins intelligent que moi. — He's not as clever as me.

Moins je travaille, mieux je me porte. — The less I work, the better I feel.

2) (superlatif)

le moins — least, the least

le moins doué; la moins douée — the least gifted

C'est ce que j'aime le moins. — It's what I like least., It's what I like the least.

C'est l'album que j'aime le moins. — This is the album I like the least., This is the album I least like.

C'est le modèle le moins cher. — It's the least expensive model.

Ce sont les plages qui sont les moins polluées. — These are the least polluted beaches.

3)

moins de (livres, gens) — fewer, (sable, eau, sel) less

moins de sable — less sand

moins d'eau — less water

moins de 2 ans — less than 2 years

Ça coûte moins de deux cents euros. — It costs less than 200 euros.

moins de livres — fewer books

moins de gens — fewer people

Il y a moins de gens aujourd'hui. — There are fewer people today.

Il est moins de midi. — It's not yet midday.

4) (autres locutions)

en moins; de l'argent en moins — less money

Cette année nous avons trois jours de vacances en moins. — We have three days less holiday this year.

le soleil en moins — without the sun, minus the sun

L'endroit ressemble assez à la Côte d'Azur, le soleil en moins. — The place is quite like the Riviera, without the sun.

au moins — at least

Ne te plains pas: au moins il ne pleut pas! — Don't complain: at least it's not raining!

pour le moins — at the very least

à moins de; à moins que — unless

à moins de faire; à moins que tu ne fasses — unless you do

Je te retrouverai à dix heures à moins que le train n'ait du retard. — I'll meet you at 10 o'clock unless the train is late.

à moins d'un accident — barring accidents

de moins en moins — less and less

Il vient nous voir de moins en moins. — He comes to see us less and less often.

en moins de deux — in a flash

2. prép

1) (soustraction) minus

4 moins 2 — 4 minus 2

2) (température) minus

Il fait moins 5. — It's minus 5., It's 5 below., It's 5 degrees below freezing.

Il a fait moins cinq la nuit dernière. — It was minus five last night.

3) (heure)

dix heures moins cinq — five to ten

Il est cinq heures moins dix. — It's ten to five.

Il est moins cinq. — It's five to.

3. nm

(= signe) minus sign

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I.

moins ⇒ Note d'usage

A prép

1 ( dans une soustraction) minus; 8 moins 3 égale 5 8 minus 3 is ou equals 5; il a retrouvé sa voiture, moins les roues he got his car back without ou minus hum the wheels;

2 ( pour dire l'heure) to; il est huit heures moins dix it's ten (minutes) to eight; il est moins vingt○ it's twenty to○, it's twenty minutes to the hour; il était moins une○ or moins cinq○ it was a close shave○;

3 ( dans une température) minus; il faisait moins 15 degrés it was minus 15 (degrees).

B adv

1 ( modifiant un verbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins the least; je lis moins ces derniers temps I read less these days; ils sortent moins maintenant qu'ils ont un enfant they don't go out as much ou they go out less often now that they have a child; il importe moins de changer le règlement que de le faire appliquer changing the rule is less important than implementing it; je gagne moins qu'elle I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; c'est moins un artiste qu'un bon artisan he' s not so much an artist as a good craftsman; c'est moins une question d'argent qu'une question de principe it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle; de moins en moins less and less; moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; moins je le vois, mieux je me porte the less I see him, the better I feel; c'est lui qui travaille le moins de tous he's the one who works the least of all; le film qui m'a le moins plu the film I liked the least; ce que j'aime le moins chez lui what I like least about him;

2 ( modifiant un adjectif) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins, la moins, les moins ( de deux) the less; ( de plus de deux) the least; il est moins grand/doué que son père he's not as tall/gifted as his father; c'est moins facile qu'il n'y paraît it's not as easy as it seems; il est moins menteur que sa sœur he's less of a liar than his sister; c'est moins problématique que je ne croyais it's less problematic ou less of a problem than I thought, it's not as problematic as I thought; les jeunes et les moins jeunes the young and the not so young; dans le livre il y a du bon et du moins bon in the book, there are bits that are good and bits that are not so good; il n'en est pas moins vrai que it's nonetheless true that; il ressemble à son frère en moins gros he looks like his brother, only thinner; ce sont les employés les moins compétents de l'entreprise they're the least competent employees in the company; un individu des moins recommandables a most unsavoury individual;

3 ( modifiant un adverbe) ( comparatif) less; ( superlatif) le moins least; tu devrais rester moins longtemps dans le sauna you shouldn't stay so long in the sauna; elle chante moins bien qu'avant she doesn't sing as well as she used to; il fait moins beau que l'an dernier the weather isn't as good as it was last year; c'est le moins bien payé des deux he's the less well-paid of the two; le moins souvent (the) least often.

C moins de dét indéf

1 ( avec un nom dénombrable) moins de livres/d'assiettes/d'arguments fewer books/plates/arguments; j'ai moins de livres que toi I don't have as many books as you ou I have fewer books than you; mangez moins de graisses eat less fat; il y a moins de candidats there are fewer candidates; ils ont moins de chances d'être élus they are less likely to be elected; les éditeurs publient moins de livres publishers are publishing fewer books; pas moins de no fewer than;

2 ( avec un nom non dénombrable) moins de sucre/vin/papier less sugar/wine/paper; moins de bruit/lumière less noise/light; il a parlé avec moins de hargne he spoke less aggressively; il y a moins de monde aujourd'hui qu'hier there are fewer people today than there were yesterday; pas moins de no less than; c'est lui qui a le moins d'expérience des trois of the three he's the one with the least experience;

3 ( avec un numéral) en moins de trois heures in less than three hours; dans moins de trois heures in less than three hours; le voyage a duré un peu moins de trois heures the journey took a bit less than ou just under three hours; il est moins de 3 heures it's not quite 3 o'clock; les enfants de moins de 6 ans children under 6; les moins de 20 ans people under 20, the under-twenties; une planche de moins de deux m ètres de long a plank less than two metres^GB long; moins de huit candidats fewer than eight candidates; tu ne trouveras rien à moins de 500 euros you won't find anything for less than 500 euros ou for under 500 euros; ça m'a coûté moins de 200 euros it cost me less than 200 euros ou under 200 euros.

D à moins loc adv on serait furieux à moins it's more than enough to make one angry.

E à moins de loc prép à moins de partir maintenant, il n'arrivera pas à l'heure unless he leaves now he won't get there on time; à moins d'un miracle il va échouer unless there's a miracle, he's going to fail.

F à moins que loc conj à moins qu'il ne veuille venir unless he wants to come.

G à tout le moins loc adv to say the least.

H au moins loc adv at least; tout au moins at least; il y avait au moins 3 000 personnes there were at least 3,000 people; au moins, lui, il a réussi dans la vie he, at least, succeeded in life; tu l'as remercié, au moins? you did thank him, didn't you?

I de moins loc adv ça m'a pris deux heures de moins it took me two hours less; le kilo de pêches valait deux euros de moins que la veille a kilo of peaches cost two euros less than it had the day before; j'ai un an de moins que lui I'm a year younger than he is; il a obtenu 25% de voix de moins que son adversaire he got 25% fewer votes than his opponent.

J du moins loc adv at least; c'est du moins ce qu'il m'a raconté at least that's what he told me; si du moins tu es d'accord that is if you agree.

K en moins loc adv il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte there were two forks missing from the box; il est revenu du front avec une jambe en moins/avec un doigt en moins he came back from the front with only one leg/with a finger missing; c'est tout le portrait de son père, la moustache en moins he's/she's the spitting image of his/her father without the moustache GB ou mustache US.

L pour le moins loc adv to say the least; ton attitude est pour le moins étrange your attitude is strange to say the least (of it).

II.

moins nm inv

1 Math minus; le signe moins the minus sign;

2 ○( inconvénient) minus.

Composé

moins que rien nmf good-for-nothing, nobody.

[mwɛ̃] adverbe

A.[COMPARATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]

1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe] less

cinq fois moins cher five times less expensive

deux fois moins cher half as expensive, twice as cheap

en moins rapide but not so ou as fast

c'est moins bien que l'an dernier it's not as good a last year

c'est le même appartement, en moins bien/grand it's the same flat only not as nice/not as big

beaucoup/un peu moins a lot/a little less

il est moins timide que réservé he's not so much shy as reserved

il n'en est pas moins vrai que... it is nonetheless true that...

non moins charmante que... just as charming as..., no less charming than...

2. [avec un verbe] less, not... so ou as much

je souffre moins I'm not in so much ou I'm in less pain

tu devrais demander moins you shouldn't ask for so much

moins tu parles, mieux ça vaut the less you speak, the better

j'y pense moins que tu ne le crois I think about it less than you think

B.[SUPERLATIF D'INFÉRIORITÉ]

1. [avec un adjectif, un adverbe]

c'est lui le moins riche des trois he's the least wealthy of the three

c'est elle la moins intelligente des deux she's the less intelligent of the two

c'est le sommet le moins élevé it's the lowest peak

c'est le modèle le moins cher qu'on puisse trouver it's the least expensive (that) you can find

le moins possible as little as possible

c'est lui qui habite le moins loin he lives the least far away ou the nearest

je ne suis pas le moins du monde surpris I'm not at all ou not in the least bit surprised

je vous dérange? — mais non, pas le moins du monde am I disturbing you? — of course not ou not in the slightest

2. [avec un verbe]

le moins (the) least

le moins qu'on puisse faire, c'est de les inviter the least we could do is invite them

c'est le moins qu'on puisse dire! that's the least you can say!

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[mwɛ̃] préposition

1. [en soustrayant]

dix moins huit font deux ten minus ou less eight makes two

on est seize: moins les enfants, ça fait douze there are sixteen of us, twelve not counting the children

2. [indiquant l'heure]

il est moins vingt it's twenty to

il est 3 h moins le quart it's (a) quarter to 3

il était moins une ou cinq (familier) that was a close call ou shave

3. [introduisant un nombre négatif]

moins 50 plus moins 6 égalent moins 56 minus 50 plus minus 6 is ou makes minus 56

il fait moins 25 it's 25 below ou minus 25

plonger à moins 300 m to dive to a depth of 300 m

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[mwɛ̃] nom masculin

minus (sign)

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à moins locution adverbiale

j'étais terrifié — on le serait à moins! I was terrified — and lesser things have frightened me!

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à moins de locution prépositionnelle

1. [excepté]

à moins d'un miracle short of ou barring a miracle

nous n'arriverons pas à temps, à moins de partir demain we won't get there on time unless we leave tomorrow

2. [pour moins de] for less than

3. [dans le temps, l'espace]

il habite à moins de 10 minutes/500 mètres d'ici he lives less than 10 minutes/500 metres from here

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à moins que locution conjonctive

unless

à moins que vous ne vouliez le faire vous-même... unless you wanted to do it yourself...

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au moins locution adverbiale

1. [en tout cas] at least

2. [au minimum] at least

ça fait au moins un mois qu'on ne l'a pas vu we haven't seen him for at least a month

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de moins locution adverbiale

il y a 100 euros de moins dans le tiroir there are 100 euros missing from the drawer

je me sens 10 ans de moins I feel 10 years younger

(en corrélation avec 'que')

j'ai un an de moins qu'elle I'm a year younger than her

j'ai une tête de moins qu'elle I'm shorter than her by a head

de moins en moins locution adverbiale

less and less

de moins en moins souvent less and less often

de moins en moins de locution déterminante

[suivi d'un nom comptable] fewer and fewer

[suivi d'un nom non comptable] less and less

il y a de moins en moins de demande pour ce produit there is less and less demand for this product

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des moins locution adverbiale

un accueil des moins chaleureux a less than warm welcome

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du moins locution adverbiale

at least

ils devaient venir samedi, c'est du moins ce qu'ils nous avaient dit they were supposed to come on saturday, at least that's what they told us

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en moins locution adverbiale

il y a une chaise en moins there's one chair missing, we're one chair short

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en moins de locution prépositionnelle

in less than

en moins de temps qu'il n'en faut pour le dire before you can say Jack Robinson

en moins de rien in no time at all

en moins de deux (familier) in a jiffy, in two ticks

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moins de locution déterminante

1. (comparatif) [avec un nom comptable] fewer

[avec un nom non comptable] less

un peu moins de bruit! a little less noise!

il a moins de 18 ans he's under 18

les moins de 18 ans the under 18's

il ne me faudra pas moins de 3 heures pour tout faire I'll need no less than ou at the very least 3 hours to do everything

2. (superlatif)

le moins de

a. [avec un nom comptable] the fewest

b. [avec un nom non comptable] the least

c'est ce qui consomme le moins d'énergie it uses the least amount of energy

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moins... moins locution correlative

the less... the less

moins il travaillera, moins il aura de chances de réussir à son examen the less he works, the less chance he'll have of passing his exam

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moins... plus locution correlative

the less... the more

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moins que rien locution adverbiale

next to nothing

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moins que rien nom masculin et féminin

nobody

c'est un/une moins que rien he's/she's a nobody

des moins que rien a useless bunch (of individuals)

on ne peut moins locution adverbiale

elle est on ne peut moins honnête she's as honest as they come

c'est on ne peut moins compliqué! it couldn't be less complicated!

pour le moins locution adverbiale

at the very least, to say the least

il y a pour le moins une heure d'attente there's an hour's wait at the very least

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > moins

18 weniger

I Komp. wenig

II Konj.: fünf weniger zwei ist drei etc. five minus ( oder take away) two is three, two from five is three

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minus (Präp.); less (Adv.)

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we|ni|ger ['veːnɪgɐ] comp von wenig
1. adj indef pron
less; (+pl) fewer
wéniger werden — to get less and less

mein Geld wird immer wéniger — my money is dwindling away

er wird immer wéniger (inf) — he's getting thinner and thinner

wéniger wäre mehr gewesen — it's quality not quantity that counts

wéniger Geld — less money

wéniger Unfälle — fewer accidents

2. adv
less
ihr kommt es wéniger auf die Liebe als (vielmehr) auf das Geld an — she's less interested in love than in money

die Vorlesung war wéniger lehrreich als belustigend — the lecture was not so much instructive as amusing

das finde ich wéniger schön! — that's not so nice!

ich kann seinen Brief kaum lesen, noch viel wéniger verstehen — I can hardly read his letter much less understand it or let alone understand it

je mehr... desto or umso wéniger... — the more... the less...

ich glaube ihm umso wéniger, weil... —

ich möchte nichts wéniger, als ihn (zu) beleidigen — the last thing I'd want to do is insult him

See:

→ mehr

3. conj prep +acc or gen
less
sieben wéniger drei ist vier — seven less three is four

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1) ((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) less

2) (not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) less

3) (a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) less

4) (less: the lesser-known streets of London.) less

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we·ni·ger

[ˈve:nɪgɐ]

I. pron indef comp von wenig (nicht so viel) less

du solltest \weniger essen/rauchen/trinken you should eat/smoke/drink less

II. adj comp von wenig less, fewer

\weniger werden to be dwindling away

▶ \weniger ist mehr it's quality not quantity that counts

III. adv comp von wenig (nicht so sehr)

▪ \weniger... als... less... than

▶ je mehr... desto \weniger... the more... the less...

IV. konj MATH minus, less

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1.
Komp. von wenig 1.

1) Sing. less

2) Plural fewer
2.
Komp. von wenig 2.: less

es kommt weniger auf Quantität als auf Qualität an — quantity is less important than quality

das ist weniger angenehm — that is not very pleasant; s. auch mehr 1.
3.
Konjunktion less

fünf weniger drei — five, take away three

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weniger

A. komp → wenig

B. konj:

fünf weniger zwei ist drei etc five minus ( oder take away) two is three, two from five is three

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1.
Komp. von wenig 1.

1) Sing. less

2) Plural fewer
2.
Komp. von wenig 2.: less

es kommt weniger auf Quantität als auf Qualität an — quantity is less important than quality

das ist weniger angenehm — that is not very pleasant; s. auch mehr 1.
3.
Konjunktion less

fünf weniger drei — five, take away three

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adj.

less adj.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > weniger

19 Quantities

Note the use of en (of it or of them) in the following examples. This word must be included when the thing you are talking about is not expressed (the French says literally there is of it a lot, there is of it two kilos, I have of them a lot etc.). However, en is not needed when the commodity is specified e.g. there is a lot of butter = il y a beaucoup de beurre.

how much is there?

= combien y en a-t-il?

there’s a lot

= il y en a beaucoup*

there’s not much

= il n’y en a pas beaucoup

there’s two kilos

= il y en a deux kilos

how much sugar have you got?

= combien de sucre as-tu?

I’ve got a lot

= j’en ai beaucoup

I’ve not got much

= je n’en ai pas beaucoup

I’ve got two kilos

= j’en ai deux kilos

how many are there?

= combien y en a-t-il?

there are a lot

= il y en a beaucoup

there aren’t many

= il n’y en a pas beaucoup

there are twenty

= il y en a vingt

how many apples have you?

= combien de pommes as-tu? or tu as combien de pommes?

I’ve got a lot

= j’en ai beaucoup

I haven’t many

= je n’en ai pas beaucoup

I’ve got twenty

= j’en ai vingt

A has got more than B

= A en a plus que B

A has got more money than B

= A a plus d’argent que B

much more than

= beaucoup plus que

a little more than

= un peu plus que

A has got more apples than B

= A a plus de pommes que B

many more apples than B

= beaucoup plus de pommes que B

a few more apples than B

= quelques pommes de plus que B

a few more people than yesterday

= quelques personnes de plus qu’hier

B has got less money than A

= B a moins d’argent que A

B has got less than A

= B en a moins que A

much less than

= beaucoup moins que

a little less than

= un peu moins que

B has got fewer than A

= B en a moins que A

B has got fewer apples than A

= B a moins de pommes que A

many fewer than

= beaucoup moins que

Relative quantities

how many are there to the kilo?

= combien y en a-t-il au kilo?

there are ten to the kilo

= il y en a dix au kilo

you can count six to the kilo

= il faut en compter six au kilo

how many do you get for ten francs?

= combien peut-on en avoir pour dix francs?

you get five for ten francs

= il y en a cinq pour dix francs

how much does it cost a litre?

= combien coûte le litre?

it costs £5 a litre

= ça coûte cinq livres le litre

how much do apples cost a kilo?

= combien coûte le kilo de pommes?

apples cost ten francs a kilo

= les pommes coûtent dix francs le kilo

how much does it cost a metre?

= combien coûte le mètre?

how much does your car do to the gallon?

= combien consomme votre voiture?

it does 28 miles to the gallon

= elle fait dix litres aux cent

(Note that the French calculate petrol consumption in litres per 100 km. To convert mpg to litres per 100 km and vice versa, simply divide 280 by the known figure.)

how many glasses do you get to the bottle?

= combien y a-t-il de verres par bouteille?

you get six glasses to the bottle

= il y a six verres par bouteille

* Never use très with beaucoup.

Big English-French dictionary > Quantities

20 meno

1. adv less

superlativo least

mathematics minus

il meno possibile as little as possible

di meno at least

a meno che unless

per lo meno at least

sono le sei meno un quarto it's a quarter to six

sempre meno less and less

fare a meno di qualcosa do without something

venir meno a qualcuno forze desert someone

venir meno alla parola data not keep one's word

2. prep except

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meno avv.compar.

1 (in minor quantità o grado) less; not so... (as); not as... (as): dovresti lavorare (di) meno e riposare di più, you should work less and rest more; il viaggio di ritorno mi è sembrato meno lungo, the journey back didn't seem so long (to me); quest'anno ha piovuto (di) meno, it hasn't rained so much this year; non per questo è meno intelligente, he is no less intelligent for that // più o meno, poco più poco meno, more or less // chi più chi meno, more or less (o some more some less): tutti hanno contribuito, chi più chi meno, al buon esito dell'iniziativa, everyone more or less contributed to the success of the venture (o everyone contributed to the success of the venture, some more some less) // né più né meno, just, exactly: gli ho detto né più né meno come la pensavo, I told him just (o exactly) how I felt about it; le cose sono andate né più né meno così, that's exactly what happened

2 (nel compar. di minoranza) less... (than); not so... (as), not as... (as): l'argento è meno prezioso dell'oro, silver is less precious than gold (o silver isn't as precious as gold); lui non è meno studioso di te, he studies just as much as you do (o he studies no less than you do); oggi è meno freddo di ieri, it isn't as cold today as it was yesterday (form. it is less cold than yesterday); il traffico era meno intenso del solito, the traffic wasn't as heavy as usual (o was less heavy than usual); è andata meno bene del previsto, it didn't go as well as expected

3 (correl.) (quanto) meno... (tanto) meno: the less... the less: meno si lavora, meno si lavorerebbe, the less you work, the less you feel like working; meno studi, meno impari, the less you study, the less you learn

4 (nel superl. di minoranza) the least; (fra due) the less: tra tutte le conferenze, questa è stata la meno interessante, of all the lectures, this was the least interesting; la meno preparata delle due squadre, the less fit of the (two) teams; ho intenzione di scegliere la macchina che costa meno, I'm going to choose the car that costs the least (o the cheapest car); cerca di affaticarti il meno possibile, try to tire yourself as little as possible

5 (con valore di no) not: fammi sapere se verrai o meno, let me know whether or not you're coming; mi domando se valga la pena o meno di accettare, I wonder whether or not it's worth accepting; mi hanno accreditato mille euro, meno le spese bancarie, my account was credited with one thousand euros, minus bank charges

6 (mat.) minus: sette meno tre è uguale a quattro, seven minus three is four (o three from seven leaves four) // la temperatura è meno due, the temperature is two degrees below zero // ci sono cinque euro in meno, di meno, (mancano cinque euro) there's five euros missing; ho speso dieci euro in meno, I spent ten euros less; uno di meno!, one less!; non eravamo in meno di otto, there were no less than eight of us // se avessi vent'anni di meno!, if only I were twenty years younger! // sono le otto meno cinque, it's five to eight

◆ prep. (tranne) but, except: c'erano tutti meno loro, everyone was there except (o but) them; il museo è aperto tutti i giorni meno il lunedì, the museum is open every day but (o except) Monday; ho pensato a tutto meno che a fare i biglietti, I saw to everything except the tickets.

◆ FRASEOLOGIA: tanto meno, ancora meno, even less: non ho accettato finora, tanto meno accetterei adesso, I haven't accepted so far, and now I've got even less reason to accept // meno che mai, men che meno, let alone: non sa parlare l'italiano, meno che mai l'inglese, he can't even speak Italian, let alone English // quanto meno, (perlomeno) at least: avresti potuto quanto meno farmi una telefonata, you could at least have phoned me // fare a meno di qlcu., di (fare) qlco., to do without s.o., (doing) sthg.: non potrei fare a meno di lui, I couldn't do without him; non potei fare a meno di ridere, I couldn't help laughing // venire meno, (venire a mancare) to fail; (svenire) to faint; mi venne meno il coraggio, my courage failed me; a quella notizia, mi sentii venire meno, I felt as if I was going to faint when I heard the news // venire meno alla parola data, to break one's word // essere da meno (di qlcu.), to be less than s.o. // senza meno, (region.) certainly, for sure: le telefonerò domani senza meno, I'll phone her tomorrow for sure; a meno che, a meno di, unless: lo spettacolo si terrà all'aperto, a meno che non piova, the performance will take place outdoors, unless it rains; non farei mai una cosa simile, a meno di non esservi costretto, I would never do such a thing, unless I was forced to // niente meno → nientedimeno // per lo meno → perlomeno.

meno agg.compar.invar. less; not so much, not as much; (con s. pl.) fewer; not so many, not as many: c'è meno traffico sulle strade rispetto a ieri, there's less traffic on the roads than yesterday (o there isn't as much traffic on the roads as yesterday); oggi c'è meno gente in giro, there are fewer people (o there aren't so many people) about today; se prendi l'autostrada impiegherai meno tempo, it will take you less time (o it won't take you so long) if you use the motorway; c'erano meno italiani e più stranieri, there were fewer Italians and more foreigners; ha meno amici che nemici, he has fewer friends than enemies; loro hanno meno preoccupazioni di noi, they have fewer worries than we have (o they haven't so many worries as we have); questa volta hai fatto meno errori, this time you made fewer mistakes (o you didn't make so many mistakes) // meno storie!, stop making a fuss! // meno male, thank goodness; just as well; it's a good job (o a good thing); not so bad: meno male che non si è fatto niente, thank goodness he wasn't hurt; meno male che siete arrivati in tempo, it's a good job you arrived in time; meno male, poteva andar peggio!, not so bad, things could have been worse!

◆ s.m.

1 (con valore di compar.) less, not as much: ho fatto meno di quanto avrei voluto, I did less than (o I didn't do as much as) I would have liked; ha mangiato meno del solito, he ate less than usual (o he didn't eat as much as usual); meno di così non si poteva dare, you couldn't give less than that; si accontenterebbe di molto meno, he would be satisfied with much less; oggi ho dovuto aspettare molto meno, today I didn't have nearly so long to wait (o I had much less to wait); ci vorranno non meno di tre ore per arrivare, it will take no less than three hours to get there; finirò il lavoro in meno di un mese, I shall finish the job in less than a month; arriverà tra non meno di due settimane, he won't be here for a fortnight // a meno, per meno, (a minor prezzo) for less (o cheaper): vendere, acquistare per meno, to sell, to purchase for less // in men che non si dica, in less than no time

2 (con valore di superl.) the least; as little as: questo è il meno che tu possa fare, that's the least you can do; era il meno che gli potesse capitare, it was the least that could happen to him; vorrei spendere il meno possibile, I'd like to spend as little as possible // parlare del più e del meno, to talk of this and that // quando meno ci si pensa..., when you least expect...

3 (mat.) minus: il segno del meno, the minus sign

4 pl.: i meno, (la minoranza) the minority; i deputati che votarono a favore della proposta di legge erano i meno, the MP s who voted in favour of the bill were in the minority.

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['meno]
1. avv

1) less

meno caro — less expensive, cheaper

è meno alto di suo fratello/di quel che pensavo — he is not as tall as his brother/as I thought, he is less tall than his brother/than I thought

ha due anni meno di me — he's two years younger than me

dovresti mangiare meno — you should eat less, you shouldn't eat so much

meno ne discutiamo, meglio è — the less we talk about it, the better

deve avere non meno di trent'anni — he must be at least thirty

meno fumo più mangio — the less I smoke the more I eat

andare all'università diventa sempre meno facile — it's getting less and less easy to go to university

ho speso (di) meno — I spent less

arrivo tra meno di un'ora — I'll be there in less than o in under an hour

2) (con senso superlativo) least

è il meno dotato dei miei studenti — he's the least gifted of my pupils

è quello che leggo meno spesso — it's the one I read least often

3) (sottrazione) Mat minus, less

5 meno 2 — 5 minus 2, 5 take away 2

sono le otto meno un quarto — it's a quarter to eight Brit o of eight Am

mi hai dato due carte di meno — you gave me two cards too few

eh, se avessi dieci anni di meno! — oh, if only I were ten years younger!

ho una sterlina in meno — I am one pound short

ci sono meno 25° — it's minus 25°, it is 25° below (zero)

ha preso sette meno — he got (a) B minus

4)

(fraseologia) non è da meno di lui — she is (every bit) as good as he is

non voglio essere da meno di lui — I don't want to be outdone by him

fare a meno di — to do o manage without

se non c'è zucchero ne faremo a meno — if there isn't any sugar we'll do without

potresti fare a meno di fumare in macchina? — would you mind not smoking in the car?

non ho potuto fare a meno di ridere — I couldn't help laughing

in men che non si dica — in less than no time, quick as a flash

meno male! — good!, thank goodness!, just as well!

meno male che sei arrivato — it's a good job that you have come

men che meno gli inglesi — least of all the English

fammi sapere se verrai o meno — let me know if you are coming or not

quanto meno poteva avvertire — he could at least have let us know

non mi piace come scrive e tanto meno come parla — I don't like the way he writes let alone the way he talks

2. agg inv

(acqua, lavoro, soldi) less, (persone, libri, errori) fewer

meno bambini ci sono, meglio è — the fewer children there are the better

meno storie! — stop messing around!

meno tempo — less time

meno turisti — fewer tourists

3. sm inv

1)

(la minor cosa) il meno — the least

era il meno che ti potesse capitare — (rimprovero) you were asking for it

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

per lo meno — perlomeno

i meno — (la minoranza) the minority

2) Mat minus (sign)

4. prep

(fuorché, eccetto che) except (for)

a meno che non faccia caldo — unless it is hot

a meno di prendere un giorno di ferie — unless I (o you ecc) take a day off

ci siamo tutti meno lui — we are all here except (for) him

tutti meno uno — all but one

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['meno] 1.
avverbio

1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less

un po' meno — a little less

è meno alto di Tim — he is not as tall as Tim

è meno complicato di quanto pensi — it's less complicated than you think

2) (con un avverbio) less

meno spesso — less often

meno del solito — less than usual

canta meno bene di prima — she doesn't sing as well as she used to

3) (con un verbo) less

l'argento costa meno dell'oro — silver costs less than gold

costa meno prendere il treno — it works out cheaper to take the train

dovresti lavorare (di) meno — you should work less

guadagno meno di lei — I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does

meno se ne parla, meglio è — the less said about that, the better

meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire — the less I go out, the less I feel like going out

è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti — he's the one who works the least of all

4) (con un numerale) less

meno di 50 — less than 50

meno di due ore — under o less than two hours

un po' meno di 15 cm — just under 15 cm

i bambini con meno di sei anni — children under six

non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro — you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

5) (in un superlativo relativo)

(il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno — the least

le famiglie meno ricche — the least wealthy families

era la meno soddisfatta di tutti — she was the least satisfied of all

è quello pagato meno bene fra i due — he's the least well-paid of the two

quello mi piace meno di tutti — I like that one (the) least

sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno — they are the ones who need it (the) least

proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo — just when I least expected it

6) (in correlazione con "più")

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

centimetro più, centimetro meno — give or take an inch (or two)

né più né meno che — nothing less than

7) (con valore di negazione) not

che lo voglia o meno — whether he's willing or not

non ha deciso se firmare o meno — he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

8) da meno

è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno — he's a liar and his brother isn't any better

ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno — I made a cake as well, just to keep up

9) di meno, in meno

se avessi 20 anni di meno! — I wish I were 20 years younger!

ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio — my wages are 30 euros short

10) a meno di short of

11) a meno che unless

12) sempre meno less and less

13) meno male thank goodness

meno male che — it's a good thing that

meno male che è impermeabile! — it's just as well it's waterproof!

meno male che ci sono andato! — it was lucky for me that I went!

14) quanto meno, per lo meno at least

15) tanto meno

non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato — I've never seen him, much less spoken to him

era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare — she was too ill to stand let alone walk

16) più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about

più o meno alto come te — about your height

è successo più o meno qui — it happened round about here

"ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" — "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"

più o meno nello stesso modo — in much the same way

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this
2.
aggettivo invariabile

1) (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer

ho meno libri di te — I have fewer books than you

ho meno caldo adesso — I feel cooler now

ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo — it took less time than we expected

2) (con valore pronominale) less, fewer

non meno di — no fewer than

ne ho meno di te — I have less than you

ha venduto meno di tutti — he sold the fewest
3.
preposizione

1) (in una sottrazione) from, minus

quanto fa 20 meno 8? — what is 20 minus 8?

20 meno 5 fa 15 — 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

2) (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except

3) (per indicare l'ora)

le sei meno dieci — ten to six

4) (per indicare una temperatura)

meno 10 — minus 10
4.
sostantivo maschile invariabile

1) (la cosa, quantità minore) least

questo è il meno — that's the least of it

fare il meno possibile — to do as little as possible

2) mat. minus (sign)

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parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE

in men che non si dica — before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time

fare a meno di — to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]

non posso farne a meno — I can't help it
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Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto

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Meno è usato principalmente come avverbio e come aggettivo, anche con valore pronominale. - Come avverbio, si rende con less quando introduce un comparativo di minoranza e con (the) least quando introduce un superlativo di minoranza: less è seguito da than, the least è seguito da of oppure in (se ci si riferisce a un luogo o un gruppo). Gli esempi nella voce mostrano anche che il comparativo di minoranza è spesso sostituito in inglese dalla variante negativa di un comparativo di uguaglianza: ho meno esperienza di te = I have less experience than you, oppure: I don't have as much experience as you; la mia stanza è meno grande della tua = my bedroom isn't as big as yours. - Come aggettivo, in inglese standard meno si traduce con less davanti e al posto di sostantivi non numerabili ( meno denaro = less money; ne ho meno di ieri = I have less than yesterday), mentre davanti e al posto di sostantivi plurali si usa fewer con valore comparativo ( meno studenti = fewer students; non meno di = no fewer than) e (the) fewest con valore superlativo ( ho fatto meno errori di tutti = I made the fewest mistakes; ne ha dati meno di tutti = he gave the fewest); tuttavia, nel linguaggio parlato less tende a sostituire fewer anche con riferimento plurale: meno persone = less people. - Per altri esempi e per l'uso di meno come preposizione e sostantivo, si veda la voce qui sotto.

I avverbio

1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less; un po' meno a little less; è meno alto di Tim he is not as tall as Tim; è meno complicato di quanto pensi it's less complicated than you think

2 (con un avverbio) less; meno spesso less often; meno del solito less than usual; canta meno bene di prima she doesn't sing as well as she used to

3 (con un verbo) less; l'argento costa meno dell'oro silver costs less than gold; costa meno prendere il treno it works out cheaper to take the train; dovresti lavorare (di) meno you should work less; guadagno meno di lei I earn less than she does, I don't earn as much as she does; meno se ne parla, meglio è the less said about that, the better; meno esco, meno ho voglia di uscire the less I go out, the less I feel like going out; è lui quello che lavora meno di tutti he's the one who works the least of all

4 (con un numerale) less; meno di 50 less than 50; meno di due ore under o less than two hours; un po' meno di 15 cm just under 15 cm; i bambini con meno di sei anni children under six; non troverai niente a meno di 200 euro you won't find anything for less than o for under 200 euros

5 (in un superlativo relativo) (il) meno, (la) meno, (i) meno, (le) meno the least; le famiglie meno ricche the least wealthy families; era la meno soddisfatta di tutti she was the least satisfied of all; è quello pagato meno bene fra i due he's the least well-paid of the two; quello mi piace meno di tutti I like that one (the) least; sono quelli che ne hanno meno bisogno they are the ones who need it (the) least; proprio quando meno me l'aspettavo just when I least expected it

6 (in correlazione con "più") né più, né meno neither more, nor less; centimetro più, centimetro meno give or take an inch (or two); né più né meno che nothing less than

7 (con valore di negazione) not; che lo voglia o meno whether he's willing or not; non ha deciso se firmare o meno he hasn't decided whether to sign (or not)

8 da meno è un gran bugiardo e suo fratello non è da meno he's a liar and his brother isn't any better; ho fatto una torta anche io per non essere da meno I made a cake as well, just to keep up

9 di meno, in meno se avessi 20 anni di meno! I wish I were 20 years younger! ho preso 30 euro in meno di stipendio my wages are 30 euros short

10 a meno di short of

11 a meno che unless

12 sempre meno less and less

13 meno male thank goodness; meno male che it's a good thing that; meno male che è impermeabile! it's just as well it's waterproof! meno male che ci sono andato! it was lucky for me that I went!

14 quanto meno, per lo meno at least

15 tanto meno non l'ho mai visto, tanto meno gli ho parlato I've never seen him, much less spoken to him; era troppo malata per stare in piedi, tanto meno per camminare she was too ill to stand let alone walk

16 più o meno more or less, about, roughly, round about; più o meno alto come te about your height; è successo più o meno qui it happened round about here; "ti è piaciuto il film?" - "più o meno" "did you enjoy the film?" - "sort of"; più o meno nello stesso modo in much the same way; la canzone fa più o meno così the song goes something like this

II aggettivo invariabile

1 (in un comparativo di minoranza) less, fewer; ho meno libri di te I have fewer books than you; ho meno caldo adesso I feel cooler now; ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo it took less time than we expected

2 (con valore pronominale) less, fewer; non meno di no fewer than; ne ho meno di te I have less than you; ha venduto meno di tutti he sold the fewest

III preposizione

1 (in una sottrazione) from, minus; quanto fa 20 meno 8? what is 20 minus 8? 20 meno 5 fa 15 5 from 20 leaves 15, 20 minus 5 is 15, 20 take away 5 is 15

2 (tranne, eccetto) but, besides, except

3 (per indicare l'ora) le sei meno dieci ten to six

4 (per indicare una temperatura) meno 10 minus 10

IV m.inv.

1 (la cosa, quantità minore) least; questo è il meno that's the least of it; fare il meno possibile to do as little as possible

2 mat. minus (sign)

IDIOMS

parlare del più e del meno to talk about this and that, to shoot the breeze AE; in men che non si dica before you could say knife, in the bat o wink of an eye, in (less than) no time; fare a meno di to manage o do without, to dispense with [auto, servizi]; non posso farne a meno I can't help it.

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