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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
II
a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
III
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•
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
II
a sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
III
I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos
IV
preposition menos
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