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A quantif moins de ; less beer/information/money moins de bière/d'information/d'argent ; I have less money than him j'ai moins d'argent que lui ; it took less time than we expected cela a pris moins de temps que prévu ; I have less time for reading than I used to j'ai moins le temps de lire qu'avant ; of less value/importance de moindre valeur/importance ; to grow less diminuer.B pron moins ; I have less than you j'en ai moins que toi ; they have little money but we have even less ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent mais nous en avons encore moins ; I gave them less to eat je leur ai donné moins à manger ; less than half moins de la moitié ; in less than three hours en moins de trois heures ; in less than no time en moins de deux ; 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 1 000 livres sterling ; he was less than honest/helpful il était loin d'être honnête/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 common criminal elle n'est rien de moins qu'une criminelle ; nothing less than written proof will satisfy them ils ne seront satisfaits que quand ils auront une preuve écrite ; it's nothing less than a scandal! c'est un véritable scandale! ; they want nothing less than the best ils exigent le meilleur ; I offered them £800 for the car but they let me have it for less je leur ai proposé 800 livres sterling pour la voiture, mais ils me l'ont laissée 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 ; I think no less of her for that elle n'est pas descendue dans mon estime pour autant ; the less she knows about it the better moins elle en sait, mieux ça vaut ; I want £100 and not a penny less! je veux 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! ; less of your impudence! ne sois pas insolent! ; less of that! ( to child misbehaving) ça suffit!C adv moins ; I read less these days je lis moins en ce moment ; 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 ; that's less urgent/serious c'est moins urgent/grave ; much less important beaucoup moins important ; it matters less than it did before cela a moins d'importance qu'avant ; it's less complicated than you think c'est moins compliqué que vous ne croyez ; she is no less qualified than you elle n'est pas moins qualifiée que toi ; less often moins souvent ; 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 30 people/85% au moins 30 personnes/85% ; they live in Kensington, no less! ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça! ; he's married to a countess, no less! il est marié avec une comtesse, rien que ça! ; no less a person than the emperor l'empereur en personne ; one of the less known valleys une des vallées les moins connues ; he was less offended than shocked il était plus choqué qu'offensé ; she wasn't any the less happy elle n'en était pas moins heureuse ; much ou still ou even less encore moins ; he can't afford to rent a house, much less buy one il n'a pas les moyens de louer une maison, encore moins d'en acheter une.D prep moins ; less 15% discount moins 15% de remise ; a salary of £20,000, less tax un salaire de 20 000 livres sterling, avant impôts.E less and less adv phr de moins en moins ; we see her less and less nous la voyons de moins en moins ; less and less often/busy de moins en moins souvent/occupé. -
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less [les]1. adjectivea. (in amount, size, degree) moins (de)• 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 !• a sum less than £100 une somme de moins de 100 livres• 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• 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 que2. adverba. moins► less... than• 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• 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 vaudra3. preposition• less 10% moins 10 %* * *[les] 1.(comparative of little) quantifier moins de2.pronoun moinsa sum of not less than £1,000 — une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1000 livres sterling
it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré
£100 and not a penny less! — cent livres et pas un centime de moins!
3.the less said about it the better — moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut
adverb moinsthe more I see him, the less I like him — plus je le vois, moins je l'aime
no less than 85% — au moins 85%
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often,, US [transcription]["O ;fn"] adv souvent ; very/so/too/less often très/si/trop/moins souvent ; more and more often de plus en plus souvent ; as often as not, more often than not le plus souvent ; it's not often you see that ce n'est pas souvent qu'on voit ça ; you'll often find that tu constateras souvent que ; how often do you meet? vous vous voyez tous les combien ○ ?, vous vous voyez souvent? ; how often do the planes depart? les avions partent tous les combien? ; an often-repeated remark une remarque souvent répétée ; it cannot be said too often that on ne répétera jamais assez que ; once too often une fois de trop ; every so often ( in time) de temps en temps ; (in distance, space) ça et là. -
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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- no less a person than
less adj adv pron menosthis is more expensive, the other one costs less éste es más caro, el otro cuesta menostr[les]1 menos1 menos■ the less you eat, the less you'll spend cuánto menos comas, menos gastarás1 menos1 menos\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLany 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 menosmuch less menos aún■ he can't drive, much less fly a plane no sabe conducir, ni mucho menos pilotar un aviónin less than no time dentro de un momento, en seguidano less nada menosnothing less than nada menos questill less menos aúnto think (all) the less of somebody tener a alguien en menos consideraciónthe less you know, the better: cuanto menos sepas, mejorless and less: cada vez menosless than three: menos de tresless money: menos dineronothing less than perfection: nada menos que la perfecciónless pron: menosI'm earning less: estoy ganando menosless prep: menosone month less two days: un mes menos dos díasadj.• menor adj.adv.• menos adv.prep.• menos prep.
I lesno less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina
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a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
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I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos
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preposition menos[les]1.ADJ (compar)of little; menos•
no less a person than the bishop — no otro que el obispo, el mismísimo obispo2.PRON menoscan'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
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a tip of £10, no less! — ¡una propina de 10 libras, nada menos!•
nothing less than — nada menos queit's nothing less than a disaster — es un verdadero or auténtico desastre
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the less... the less... — cuanto menos... menos...3.ADV menos•
less and less — cada vez menos•
that doesn't make her any less guilty — no por eso es menos culpable•
the problem is less one of capital than of personnel — el problema más que de capitales es de personal4.PREP menosthe price less 10% — el precio menos 10 por ciento
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I [les]no less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina
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a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
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I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos
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1. adjectiveof less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend
his chances are less than mine — seine Chancen sind geringer als meine
2. adverbless talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
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 [often] — immer seltener
the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.even or still/far or much less — noch/viel 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!
4. prepositionless of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
* * *[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.) weniger2. 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.) weniger3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) weniger4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) abzüglich- academic.ru/42527/lessen">lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) weniger- the less... the less/more- no less a person than* * *[les]1. (to a smaller extent) wenigeryou should work more and talk \less du solltest mehr arbeiten und weniger redengetting out of bed in summer is \less difficult than in winter im Sommer fällt das Aufstehen leichter als im WinterI 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 Stimmethe \less... the better je weniger..., umso besserthe \less said about this unpleasant business the better je weniger über diese unerfreuliche Sache geredet wird, umso besser\less expensive/happy/sad billiger/unglücklicher/glücklicherthe 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 wenigershe phones me \less and \less sie ruft mich immer weniger anhis uncle is \less and \less able to look after himself sein Onkel kann immer weniger für sich sorgen2. (not the least bit)▪ \less than... kein bisschen...\less than accurate/fair/just/happy nicht gerade genau/fair/gerecht/glücklichit is little \less than disgraceful that he refused to keep his promises es ist mehr als schändlich, dass er seine Versprechen nicht eingehalten hat3.we'll have the pizzas delivered in \less than no time wir liefern die Pizzas in null Komma nichtsyou 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 fertigat 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 geflogenwhat woman would consider a date with him, much \less a marriage? welche Frau würde mit ihm ausgehen, geschweige denn, ihn heiratenwho 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. HochzeitstagII. adjI had \less money than I thought ich hatte weniger Geld als ich dachteI eat \less chocolate and fewer biscuits than I used to ich esse weniger Schokolade und Kekse als früherthe \less time spent here, the better je weniger Zeit man hier verbringt, umso besser2. (non-standard use of fewer) wenigerthe trees have produced \less apples this year die Bäume tragen heute weniger Äpfelshort hair presents \less problems than long hair kurzes Haar verursacht weniger Probleme als langes▪ ... the L\less der JüngereJames the L\less Jakobus der Jüngere1. (smaller amount) wenigershe is aged 40 or \less sie ist 40 oder jüngerhe only has $10 but she has even \less! er hat nur 10 Dollar, sie noch wenigerI've been trying to eat \less ich versuche, weniger zu essena little/lot \less etwas/viel wenigerthat'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 Problemstorage 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 wollteready in \less than an hour in weniger als einer Stunde fertighe 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 Menschen3.▶ to be little \less than sth fast schon etw seinit was little \less than disgraceful es war fast schon eine Schandehis 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 PartyIV. prepthe 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* * *[les]1. adj, adv, nwenigerof less importance — von geringerer Bedeutung, weniger bedeutend
less noise, please! — nicht so laut, bitte!
his problem is less one of money than of enthusiasm — sein Problem ist weniger das Geld als vielmehr mangelnde Begeisterung
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 quickly —
he works less than I ( do) — er arbeitet weniger als ich
none the less — trotzdem, nichtsdestoweniger
their apology did not make him any the less angry — ihre Entschuldigung konnte seinen Ärger nicht besänftigen
I hope you won't think (any the) less of me — ich hoffe, du denkst nicht schlecht von mir
x is less than/not less than 10 (Math) — x ist kleiner/kleiner (oder) gleich 10
2. prepweniger; (COMM) abzüglich* * *less [les]less known weniger bekannt;less noisy leiser;less and less immer weniger;the less so as (dies) umso weniger, als;less than smooth alles andere als glatt;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 Churchill2. jünger (obs außer in):James the Less BIBEL Jakobus der Jüngereless 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;a) zumindest,b) geradezuD präp1. weniger, minus:less interest abzüglich (der) Zinsen2. ausgenommen* * *1. adjectiveof less value/importance/account or note — weniger wertvoll/wichtig/bedeutend
2. adverbless talking, please — etwas mehr Ruhe, bitte
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 [often] — immer seltener
the less so because... — um so weniger, als od. weil...
3. noun, no pl., no indef. art.even or still/far or much less — noch/viel 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!
4. prepositionless of your cheek! — (coll.) sei nicht so frech!
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[lɛs] comp of little1. adj2. prona bit less, please — un po' meno, per favore
less than £1/a kilo/3 metres — meno di una sterlina/un chilo/3 metri
less than you/ever — meno di te/che mai
a tip of £10, no less! fam — nientemeno che 10 sterline di mancia!
3. advmeno, di menonone the less... — ugualmente..., lo stesso...
4. prepless 5% — meno il 5%
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'ofn(many times: I often go to the theatre; I should see him more often.) a menudo, con frecuenciaoften adv a menudo / muchas veceshow often? ¿cada cuánto? / ¿con qué frecuencia?how often do you wash the car? ¿cada cuánto lavas el coche?tr['ɒfən, 'ɒftən]1 (frequently) a menudo, con frecuencia■ how often do you go to the dentist? ¿cada cuánto vas al dentista?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmore often than not la mayoría de las vecesoften ['ɔfən, 'ɔftən] adv: muchas veces, a menudo, seguidoadv.• a menudo adv.• con frecuencia adv.• muchas veces adv.• mucho adv.'ɔːfən, 'ɔːftən, 'ɒfən, 'ɒftənadverb a menudoI see her quite often — la veo bastante a menudo or (AmL tb) seguido
how often do you see her? — ¿con qué frecuencia la ves?, ¿cada cuánto la ves?
he's right more often than not — la mayoría or las más de las veces tiene razón
you'll do that once too often and you'll hurt yourself — si sigues haciendo eso, vas a acabar haciéndote daño
['ɒfǝn]ADV a menudo, con frecuencia, seguido (LAm)I've often wondered why you turned the job down — me he preguntado muchas veces or a menudo or con frecuencia por qué no aceptaste el trabajo
do you often argue? — ¿discutís mucho?, ¿discutís muy a menudo?
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we visit her as often as possible — la visitamos tanto como nos es posiblewomen consult doctors twice as often as men — las mujeres consultan a un médico dos veces más que los hombres
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every so often — (of time) de vez en cuando; (of distance, spacing) de trecho en trecho, cada cierta distanciawe see each other every so often — nos vemos de vez en cuando, nos vemos alguna que otra vez
how often do you see him? — ¿cada cuánto lo ves?, ¿con qué or cuánta frecuencia lo ves?
how often have I warned you that this would happen? — ¿cuántas veces te he advertido de que iba a pasar esto?
how often she had asked herself that very question! — ¡cuántas veces se había hecho esa misma pregunta!
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he saw her less often now that she had a job — la veía con menos frecuencia ahora que tenía un trabajo•
more often than not — la mayoría de las veces, las más de las veces•
he's read it so often he knows it off by heart — lo ha leído tantas veces que se lo sabe de memoria•
(all) too often — con demasiada frecuencia, demasiado a menudo, demasiadas vecesOFTEN•
very often — muchísimas veces, muy a menudo
In statements
► When often means "on many occasions", you can usually translate it using con frecuencia or a menudo:
He often came to my house Venía con frecuencia or a menudo a mi casa
She doesn't often get angry No se enfada con frecuencia or a menudo
You are late too often Llegas tarde con demasiada frecuencia or demasiado a menudo ► In informal contexts, particularly when often can be substituted by a lot or much with no change of meaning, mucho is an alternative translation:
He doesn't often come to see me No viene mucho a verme
He often hangs out in this bar Para mucho en este bar ► Muc has veces is another possible translation, but it should be used with the present only if the time, place or activity is restricted in some way:
I've often heard him talk about the need for this law Le he oído muchas veces hablar de la necesidad de esta ley
It can often be difficult to discuss this subject with one's partner Muchas veces es difícil hablar con la pareja sobre este tema ► When often describes a predictable, habitual or regular action, you can often translate it using the present or imperfect of soler as applicable:
In England it is often cold in winter En Inglaterra suele hacer frío en invierno
I often have a glass of sherry before dinner Suelo tomar un jerez antes de cenar
We often went out for a walk in the evening Solíamos salir por la tarde a dar un paseo ► Use soler also when often means "in many cases":
This heart condition is often very serious Esta enfermedad cardíaca suele ser muy grave
In questions
► You can usually use con frecuencia in questions, though there are other possibilities:
How often do you go to Madrid? ¿Con qué frecuencia vas a Madrid?
Do you often go to Spain? ¿Vas a España con frecuencia?, ¿Vas a menudo or mucho a España? For further uses and examples, see main entry* * *['ɔːfən, 'ɔːftən, 'ɒfən, 'ɒftən]adverb a menudoI see her quite often — la veo bastante a menudo or (AmL tb) seguido
how often do you see her? — ¿con qué frecuencia la ves?, ¿cada cuánto la ves?
he's right more often than not — la mayoría or las más de las veces tiene razón
you'll do that once too often and you'll hurt yourself — si sigues haciendo eso, vas a acabar haciéndote daño
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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.) mindre2. 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.) mindre3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mindre4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mindre- no less a person than* * *[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.) mindre2. 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.) mindre3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mindre4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mindre- no less a person than -
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[les] 1. 2.pronome menoin less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica
3.it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi
1) (di) menothe 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!
2) less and less sempre meno4.preposizione menoless 15% discount — meno il 15% di sconto
* * *[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 piccolo2. 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.) meno3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) meno4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) meno- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) meno- no less a person than* * *[les] 1. 2.pronome menoin less than no time — in un batter d'occhio, in men che non si dica
3.it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped — è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi
1) (di) menothe 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!
2) less and less sempre meno4.preposizione menoless 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.) mindre (enn)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.) mindre3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mindre (enn)4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mindre; det minste- no less a person thanmindreIsubst. \/les\/lite beløp, liten mengdeIIdeterm. \/les\/mindrein a less degree i mindre gradto a less extent i mindre utstrekningIIIadv. \/les\/mindredesto mindre som sies om den saken, desto bedrebut less so men i mindre gradeven less enda mindrefight with no less daring than skill kjempe med like mye mot som evnerin less than no time i en håndvending, på et øyeblikkless and less mindre og mindreless than perfect alt annet enn perfekta little less than litt mindre enn, nesten, knaptmore or less mer eller mindre, på sett og vis, til en viss grad• we are all alike, more or lessvi er alle like, mer eller mindreomtrent, cirkano\/not\/nothing less det minste, ikke mer, ikke mindre, så mye som• they have six cars, no less!• he got no less than £1000• we can guarantee you an income of not less than £25,000so much the less så mye mindreIVprep. \/les\/minus, så nær som på• £300 a week less rates and taxes -
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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.) manj(ši)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.) manj3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) manj4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) manj- no less a person than* * *I [les]adjective (comparative od little) manjši, manj važen, manj pomembenno less a man than (the senator) — najmanj, vsaj, sam (senator)may your shadow never be less — da bi ti nikdar česa ne zmanjkalo, vse najboljše!II [les]adverb (comparative od little) manj, manj pomembnostill ( —ali much) less — še mnogo manj, kaj šelenone the less — kljub temu, vseenono less (than) — nič manj, nihče manj (od)III [les]nounkar je manjše, manj pomembno; manjši del (število, količina itd.)in less than no time — takoj, v trenutkuto do with less — shajati z manj (denarja itd.)nothing less than — najmanj, vsajIV [les]prepositionmanj, minusV [-lis]suffix brez (npr. cildless brez otrok) -
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[lɛs] 1. adjmniej (+gen)2. pron 3. adv 4. prepless tax/10% discount — minus podatek/10% rabatu
the less he works … — im mniej pracuje, …
the Prime Minister, no less — ni mniej, ni więcej, tylko premier
* * *[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.) mnie(jszy)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.) mniej3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mniej4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) bez- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mniej- no less a person than -
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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.) menos2. 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.) menos3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos- no less a person than* * *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. -
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mínusz, kevésbé, alantasabb, levonva, kisebb the less: annál kevésbé* * *[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.) kevesebb; kisebb2. 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.) kevésbé3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) kevesebb4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) mínusz- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) kevésbé- no less a person than -
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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.) minni en2. 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.) minna3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) minna4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) mínus- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) minna; lítt- no less a person than
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