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menos adverbio 1 ( comparativo) 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; 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; el que obtuvo menos votos the one who got (the) fewest votes ■ pronombre 1 ( en cantidad) less; ( en número) fewer; ya falta menos it won't be long now 2 ( en locs) 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 2b) (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 -
22 silver
'silvə
1. noun1) (an element, a precious grey metal which is used in making jewellery, ornaments etc: The tray was made of solid silver.) plata2) (anything made of, or looking like, silver especially knives, forks, spoons etc: Burglars broke into the house and stole all our silver.) plata
2. adjective1) (made of, of the colour of, or looking like, silver: a silver brooch; silver stars/paint.) de plata2) ((of a wedding anniversary, jubilee etc) twenty-fifth: We celebrated our silver wedding (anniversary) last month.) de plata•- silvery- silver foil/paper
silver1 adj1. de plata2. plateadosilver2 n platatr['sɪlvəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (metal) plata2 (coins) monedas nombre femenino plural (de plata)3 (articles, ornaments, etc) plata; (tableware) vajilla de plata1 (made of silver) de plata2 (in colour) plateado,-a; (hair) canoso,-a, cano,-a1 (metal) dar un baño de plata a, platear\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLsilver foil / silver paper papel nombre masculino de platasilver medal medalla de platasilver screen el cine nombre masculinosilver wedding bodas nombre femenino plural de platasilver ['sɪlvər] adj1) : de plataa silver spoon: una cuchara de plata2) silverysilver n1) : plata f2) coins: monedas fpl3) silverware4) : color m plataadj.• de plata adj.• plateado, -a adj.n.• argento s.m.• plata (Química) s.f.• plateado s.m.• vajilla de plata s.f.v.• azogar v.• platear v.
I 'sɪlvər, 'sɪlvə(r)mass noun1) ( metal) plata f2)a) ( household items) platería f, plata fb) ( coins) monedas fpl (de plata, aluminio etc)3) ( color) (color m) plata m
II
a) ( made of silver) de platac) ( representing 25 years) (before n)silver anniversary/jubilee — el vigésimo quinto aniversario
['sɪlvǝ(r)]silver wedding — (BrE) bodas fpl de plata
1. N1) (=metal) plata f ; (=silverware, silver cutlery) plata f, vajilla f de plata"have you got any silver?" - "sorry, only notes and coppers" — -¿tienes monedas de plata? -no, solo billetes y monedas de cobre
£2 in silver — 2 libras en monedas de plata
2. ADJ1) (=made of silver) [ring, cutlery] de plata3.VT [+ metal] platear; [+ mirror] azogar; [+ hair] blanquear4.VI [hair] blanquear5.CPDsilver beet N — (US) acelga f
silver birch N — abedul m plateado
silver coin N — moneda f de plata
silver fir N — abeto m blanco, pinabete m
silver foil N — papel m de aluminio or plata
silver fox N — zorro m plateado
silver gilt N — plata f dorada
silver lining N — (fig) resquicio m de esperanza
silver medal N — medalla f de plata
silver medallist N — medallero(-a) m / f de plata
silver paper N — papel m de plata
silver-platesilver plate N — (=material) plateado m ; (=objects) vajilla f plateada
silver polish N — producto m para limpiar la plata
silver surfer N — (=older internet user) internauta mf de la tercera edad
silver tongue N —
to have a silver tongue — (fig) tener un pico de oro
the Silver State N — (US) Nevada f
silver wedding N — bodas fpl de plata
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I ['sɪlvər, 'sɪlvə(r)]mass noun1) ( metal) plata f2)a) ( household items) platería f, plata fb) ( coins) monedas fpl (de plata, aluminio etc)3) ( color) (color m) plata m
II
a) ( made of silver) de platac) ( representing 25 years) (before n)silver anniversary/jubilee — el vigésimo quinto aniversario
silver wedding — (BrE) bodas fpl de plata
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