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1 less than half-time
less than half-time (LHT)1) занятый менее половины полной рабочей недели2) образ. обучающийся менее половины полного учебного дняАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > less than half-time
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2 less than half the way
mais de meio caminho andadoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > less than half the way
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3 in round figures it will cost less than half the equivalent ...
• округленно это будет стоить меньше половины эквивалента...English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > in round figures it will cost less than half the equivalent ...
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4 less than ... after
Общая лексика: не прошло и... после... (Less than half an hour after the first 911 call went out, the suspect was arrested by a gas station. - Не прошло и получаса после...) -
5 in little less than a year and a half
Общая лексика: менее чем за полтора года (англ. цитата - из репортажа агентства Thomson Reuters)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > in little less than a year and a half
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6 salary payment not less than once every half-month
Трудовое право: выплата заработной платы не реже чем каждые полмесяцаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > salary payment not less than once every half-month
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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%
4.they live in Kensington, no less! — ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça!
preposition moins5.less 15% discount — moins 15% de remise
less and less adverbial phrase de moins en moins -
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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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[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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[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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[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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[ðæn, ðən] cnj քան. sooner than we expected սպասածից ավելի շուտ. Easier said than done Ավելի հեշտ է ասել, քան անել. rather than քան թե. blue rather than green ավելի շուտ կապույտ քան թե կանաչ. less than half կեսից քիչ. more than four չորսից ավելի. other than ուրիշ ոչինչ քան. I couldn’t do other than agree Ինձ մնում էր միայն համաձայնվել. no sooner than ոչ շուտ քան -
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than [ðæn, ðən]a. que• you'd be better going by car than by bus tu ferais mieux d'y aller en voiture plutôt qu'en autobus• more/less than 20 plus/moins de 20* * *Note: When than is used as a preposition in expressions of comparison, it is translated by que (or qu' before a vowel or mute ‘h’): he's taller than me = il est plus grand que moi; London is bigger than Oxford = Londres est plus grand qu'OxfordFor expressions with numbers, temperatures etc see the entry belowWhen than is used as a conjunction, it is translated by que and the verb following it is preceded by ne: it was farther than I thought = c'était plus loin que je ne pensais. However, French speakers often try to phrase the comparison differently: it was more difficult than we expected = c'était plus difficile que prévu. For other uses see the entry below[ðæn, ðən] 1.1) ( in comparisons) que2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) de2.more/less than 100 — plus/moins de 100
1) ( in comparisons) que2) ( expressing preferences)I'd sooner ou rather do X than do Y — je préférerais faire X que (de) faire Y
3) ( when)hardly ou no sooner had he left than the phone rang — à peine était-il parti que le téléphone a sonné
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than,❢ When than is used as a preposition in expressions of comparison, it is translated by que (or qu' before a vowel or mute ‘h’): he's taller than me = il est plus grand que moi ; London is bigger than Oxford = Londres est plus grand qu'Oxford.For expressions with numbers, temperatures etc see the entry below. See also the entries more, less, hardly, soon, rather, other. When than is used as a conjunction, it is translated by que and the verb following it is preceded by ne: it was farther than I thought = c'était plus loin que je ne pensais. However, French speakers often try to phrase the comparison differently: it was more difficult than we expected = c'était plus difficile que prévu. For other uses see the entry below. See also the entries hardly, rather, soon.A prep1 ( in comparisons) que ; thinner than him plus mince que lui ; he has more than me il a plus que moi ; faster by plane than by boat plus rapide en avion qu'en bateau ; I was more surprised than annoyed j'étais plus étonné qu'ennuyé ; it's more difficult for us than for them c'est plus difficile pour nous que pour eux ;2 (expressing quantity, degree, value) de ; more/less than 100 plus/moins de 100 ; more than half plus de la moitié ; temperatures lower than 30 degrees des températures de moins de 30 degrés.B conj1 ( in comparisons) que ; he's older than I am il est plus âgé que moi ; it took us longer than we thought it would ça nous a pris plus de temps que prévu ; it was further away than I remembered c'était plus loin que dans mon souvenir ; there's nothing better/worse than doing il n'y a rien de mieux/de pire que de faire ;2 ( expressing preferences) I'd sooner ou rather do X than do Y je préférerais faire X que (de) faire Y ;3 ( when) hardly ou no sooner had he left than the phone rang à peine était-il parti que le téléphone a sonné ; -
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I [les] nменьше, меньшая частьThe less I work the less I earn. — Чем меньше я работаю, тем меньше я зарабатываю.
- car is worth less II [les] adjHe would not take less. — Он не соглашался взять меньше
сравнительная степень от little, употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными: меньше, менееWe 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.
- read with less interestMore haste less speed. /The more haste the less speed. — ◊ Поспешишь - людей насмешишь. /Тише едешь, дальше будешь.
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 smthIII [les] adv - less frequent- eat less -
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a сравн. степень от little, употребляется с неисчисляемыми существительными меньше, менее (1). Русскому на пять (три, десять) страниц (книг, студентов) меньше соответствует конструкция с less без последующего существительного:five (three, ten) pages (books, students) less.
В этом случае fewer не употребляется:The second edition contains 20 pages less than the first — Во втором издании на 20 страниц меньше.
(2). Русское словосочетание вдвое меньше в английском 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 as I have — Он потратил вдвое меньше времени на это, чем я.
Русское в три раза меньше, чем соответствует английскому three times less than… В 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.
(3). В сравнительных оборотах в разговорной речи предпочтительнее сочетание not so many/much, not as many (cold, high) as smth. (4). 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.
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[ forma debole ðən] [ forma forte ðæn] 1.1) (in comparisons) di, che, che non2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) di2.more, less than 10 — più, meno di 10
1) (in comparisons) di, di quanto, che, piuttosto che3) (when)4) AE (from)to be different than sth. — essere diverso da qcs
* * *[ðən, ðæn]conjunction, preposition(a word used in comparisons: It is easier than I thought; I sing better than he does; He sings better than me.) che; di* * *[ forma debole ðən] [ forma forte ðæn] 1.1) (in comparisons) di, che, che non2) (expressing quantity, degree, value) di2.more, less than 10 — più, meno di 10
1) (in comparisons) di, di quanto, che, piuttosto che3) (when)4) AE (from)to be different than sth. — essere diverso da qcs
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less than half-time (LHT)1) занятый менее половины полной рабочей недели2) образ. обучающийся менее половины полного учебного дняАнгло-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > LHT
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m; -s, -1. tailor; für Damenmode: dressmaker; frieren wie ein Schneider umg. be frozen stiff ( oder to the bone); herein, wenn’s kein Schneider ist! umg., hum. etwa come on in as long as you’re not infectious2. aus dem Schneider sein umg. be out of the wood(s); Skat: have more than 29 points; Tischtennis: have more than 11 points; (im) Schneider sein Skat: have less than 30 points3. umg. (Gerät) cutter5. Jägerspr. (Hirsch) runt* * *der Schneidertailor; dressmaker* * *Schnei|der I ['ʃnaidɐ]m -s, -1) (CARDS)einen Schnéíder machen — to score half (the full) points
im Schnéíder sein — to have less than half points
aus dem Schnéíder sein — to have slightly more than half points; (fig) to be out of the woods
2) (Gerät) cutter; (inf für Brot etc) slicer3) (= Schnake) gnat; (= Weberknecht) daddy-longlegsII ['ʃnaidɐ]1. m -s, -,Schnéí|de|rin['ʃnaidərɪn]2. f -, -nentailor; (= Damenschneider auch) dressmakerSee:→ frieren* * *(a person or thing that cuts: a wood-cutter; a glass-cutter.) cutter* * *Schnei·der(in)<-s, ->[ˈʃnaidɐ]1. MODE tailorim \Schneider sein to have less than 30 points in skataus dem \Schneider sein to have more than 30 points in skat3.* * *der; Schneiders, Schneider1) tailor; (DamenSchneider) dressmakerfrieren wie ein Schneider — (ugs.) be frozen stiff
3) (Skat) schneideraus dem Schneider sein — (fig.) be in the clear; be clear of trouble
* * *1. tailor; für Damenmode: dressmaker;herein, wenn’s kein Schneider ist! umg, hum etwa come on in as long as you’re not infectious2.aus dem Schneider sein umg be out of the wood(s); Skat: have more than 29 points; Tischtennis: have more than 11 points;(im) Schneider sein Skat: have less than 30 points3. umg (Gerät) cutter* * *der; Schneiders, Schneider1) tailor; (DamenSchneider) dressmakerfrieren wie ein Schneider — (ugs.) be frozen stiff
3) (Skat) schneideraus dem Schneider sein — (fig.) be in the clear; be clear of trouble
* * *m.tailor n.
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