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1 less
عَدَد أقلّ \ less: a smaller amount of; not so much; not so many (but fewer is better than less in regard to plural nouns): You should eat less sugar and fewer sweets. less: a smaller amount: It lasted for less than five minutes. He wants $5 and he won’t accept less. \ كَمِّيَّة أقلّ \ less: a smaller amount: It lasted for less than five minutes. He wants $5 and he won’t accept less, a smaller amount of; not so much; not so many (but fewer is better than less in regard to plural nouns) You should eat less sugar and fewer sweets. -
2 تضاءل
تَضَاءَل \ diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. dwindle: to become less and less: Our class dwindled daily as the illness spread. be on the wane: to grow smaller. shrink: to become smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. This coat will shrink if you wash it. -
3 قلل
قَلَّلَ \ cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. decrease: to make or become less. diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. lessen: to make or become less. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. shrink: to become smaller; make (cloth, etc.) smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. \ See Also قل (قَلَّ)، نقص (نَقَصَ) \ قَلَّلَ من (قَدْر، إلخ) \ detract: (with from) to lessen the (good) effect or worth of: The torn condition of this fine painting detracts from its value. -
4 be on the wane
تَضَاءَل \ diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. dwindle: to become less and less: Our class dwindled daily as the illness spread. be on the wane: to grow smaller. shrink: to become smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. This coat will shrink if you wash it. -
5 diminish
تَضَاءَل \ diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. dwindle: to become less and less: Our class dwindled daily as the illness spread. be on the wane: to grow smaller. shrink: to become smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. This coat will shrink if you wash it. -
6 dwindle
تَضَاءَل \ diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. dwindle: to become less and less: Our class dwindled daily as the illness spread. be on the wane: to grow smaller. shrink: to become smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. This coat will shrink if you wash it. -
7 shrink
تَضَاءَل \ diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. dwindle: to become less and less: Our class dwindled daily as the illness spread. be on the wane: to grow smaller. shrink: to become smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. This coat will shrink if you wash it. -
8 cut down
قَلَّلَ \ cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. decrease: to make or become less. diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. lessen: to make or become less. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. shrink: to become smaller; make (cloth, etc.) smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. \ See Also قل (قَلَّ)، نقص (نَقَصَ) -
9 decrease
قَلَّلَ \ cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. decrease: to make or become less. diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. lessen: to make or become less. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. shrink: to become smaller; make (cloth, etc.) smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. \ See Also قل (قَلَّ)، نقص (نَقَصَ) -
10 diminish
قَلَّلَ \ cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. decrease: to make or become less. diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. lessen: to make or become less. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. shrink: to become smaller; make (cloth, etc.) smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. \ See Also قل (قَلَّ)، نقص (نَقَصَ) -
11 lessen
قَلَّلَ \ cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. decrease: to make or become less. diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. lessen: to make or become less. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. shrink: to become smaller; make (cloth, etc.) smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. \ See Also قل (قَلَّ)، نقص (نَقَصَ) -
12 reduce
قَلَّلَ \ cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. decrease: to make or become less. diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. lessen: to make or become less. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. shrink: to become smaller; make (cloth, etc.) smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. \ See Also قل (قَلَّ)، نقص (نَقَصَ) -
13 shrink
قَلَّلَ \ cut down: to lessen: You must cut down your smoking. decrease: to make or become less. diminish: to lessen; grow smaller. lessen: to make or become less. reduce: to make less: Reduce speed when you come to a bend in the road. shrink: to become smaller; make (cloth, etc.) smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. \ See Also قل (قَلَّ)، نقص (نَقَصَ) -
14 less
[les]1. adjective( often with than) not as much (as):أقَلThe salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.
2. adverbnot as much or to a smaller extent:أقَلYou should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.
3. pronouna smaller part or amount:أقَلHe has less than I have.
4. prepositionminus:أقَلHe earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.
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17 أقل
أَقَلّ \ less: (with verbs) not so much: You should work more and play less, (with an adj. or adv.) not so: He drives faster than you but less carefully. minor: smaller; less important, unimportant: a minor difficulty. under: less: It will cost $2 or under. \ أَقَلّ \ lesser: old use smaller. \ See Also أصغر (أَصْغَر) \ أَقَلّ أَهَمِّيّة \ subordinate: of lower rank or importance: a subordinate official. \ أَقَلّ مَرْتَبَة \ inferior: of lower quality or rank; less good in quality: His work is inferior to yours. She’s so clever, she makes me feel inferior. \ أَقَلّ مِن \ short of: less than; other than: Nothing short of a new government will save the country. under: less than; below; children under 14 years old can travel half-price. It cost under $2. \ أَقَلّ مِن غَيْره \ least: (often with the) less than any other: I like her (the) least because she’s the least friendly of all the girls. -
18 انكمش
اِنْكَمَشَ \ contract: to become smaller or shorter: Hot metals contract as they cool. shrink, shrank: to become smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. This coat will shrink if you wash it. \ See Also تقلص (تَقَلَّصَ) -
19 تقلص
تَقَلَّصَ \ contract: to become smaller or shorter: Hot metals contract as they cool. dwindle: to become less and less: Our class dwindled daily as the illness spread. shrink: to become smaller: The school’s numbers shrank from 400 to only 250 children. This coat will shrink if you wash it. -
20 عدد
عَدَد \ figure: the sign for a number (1, 2, 3, etc.); any number: a low figure. number: a quantity: a large number of people. \ الأَعْدَاد الزَّوْجيَّة \ even numbers: those numbers that can be divided by two: 2, 4, 6, 8 etc.. \ أَعْدَادٌ كبيرة \ hundreds: a very large number: He has hundreds of friends. thousands: a great many: thousands of people. \ أَعْدَاد كبيرة مِن \ plague: a very large number of creatures (esp. flies, rats, locusts, etc.) that cause great trouble: The crops were destroyed by a plague of locusts. \ See Also أَسْرَاب مُؤذِيَة مِن... \ عَدَد \ intake: a quatity that is taken in: This year’s intake of students was 70 girls and 50 boys. \ See Also كَمِّيّة مُدْخَلَة \ عَدَد أقلّ \ less: a smaller amount of; not so much; not so many (but fewer is better than less in regard to plural nouns): You should eat less sugar and fewer sweets. less: a smaller amount: It lasted for less than five minutes. He wants $5 and he won’t accept less. \ عَدَد صَحيح \ a whole number: a number such as 2 (not a fraction like 2/3 or a decimal like 1.7). \ عَدَد غفير \ multitude: a great number; a crowd. \ عَدَد قَديم (من صَحيفَة أو مَجَلَّة) \ back number: (of a newspaper, etc) a copy which is not the latest on sale. \ See Also نُسْخَة قَديمَة \ عَدَد قَليل \ few: (with a) some, but not a large number: I waited for a few days. I need a few more books. handful: a few: Only a handful of people came to watch the match. \ العَدَد الكامِل \ strength: the full quantity of a group of persons who form an effective force: The nurses are not up to strength. (There are not enough nurses) They are 30 below strength. (The hospital usu. employs 30 more than it has now). \ عَدَد كبير \ many: a large number (of): He has (very) many friends. Many (of them) are at school with him. Many hands make light work (a job is done faster if we help each other). many a: used with a singular noun, equal in sense to a plural noun: I’ve been there many a time (many times). score: modern use (mostly pl.) a large number: I’ve been there scores of times. \ عَدَد كبير \ heaps of: a lot of: He has heaps of relations. \ See Also كَمية كبيرة مِن \ عَدَد كبير جدًّا \ a good many, a great many: very many: a good many people. \ عَدَد كَبير مِن \ dozen: a lot: I have dozens of relations. \ عَدَد مِن صَحِيفة \ issue: an official supply; (of newspapers) a particular supply: an issue of new coins; yesterday’s issue of the local paper. \ عَدَد هائِل \ a cloud: a mass of everything in the air (flying insects, smoke, dust, etc.).
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