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1 ♦ less
♦ less /lɛs/(compar. di little)A a.meno; minore; più piccolo: Four is less than five, quattro è meno di cinque; Less noise, please!, meno rumore, prego!; It should take less time, dovrebbe volerci meno tempo NOTA D'USO: - meno (less / fewer)-B n.C avv.meno; di meno: You should work less, dovresti lavorare di meno; I earn much less than you, guadagno molto meno di te; You are less diligent than your sister, sei meno diligente di tua sorellaD prep.meno: a month less two days, un mese meno due giorni● less and less, sempre meno □ less frequently, meno di frequente; più di rado □ less-than-average, sotto la media □ ( boxe, ipp., ecc.) less-than-average weight, sottopeso (sost.) □ (in frasi neg.) any the less, non meno; lo stesso: I don't love her any the less, le voglio bene lo stesso □ to get less, diminuire; scemare; prendere (o ricevere, guadagnare) meno (di) □ to grow less, rimpicciolirsi; diminuire □ in less than no time, in un batter d'occhio; in men che non si dica □ more or less, più o meno; all'incirca: I've got 40 pounds, more or less, ho circa 40 sterline □ no less ( a person) than, nientemeno che ( detto di una persona importante) □ no less than, non meno di; per lo meno: It takes no less than three hours to get there, ci vogliono non meno di tre ore per arrivarci □ none the less, nondimeno; cionondimeno; tuttavia □ still less, tanto meno; meno che mai □ The less you work, the less you earn, meno lavori, meno guadagni.NOTA D'USO: - less o fewer?- -
2 ♦ (to) earn
♦ (to) earn /ɜ:n/v. t.2 guadagnarsi; conquistare; meritarsi; procurarsi: to earn sb. 's respect, guadagnarsi il rispetto di q.; He's earned a reputation as a skilful administrator, si è guadagnato la reputazione di abile amministratore3 (fin.) fruttare; rendere: to earn a high interest, fruttare un alto interesse; Money in bonds earns less, il denaro investito in obbligazioni rende di meno NOTA D'USO: - to earn o to gain?-● to earn one's daily bread, guadagnarsi il pane quotidiano □ to earn one's keep, lavorare in cambio di vitto e alloggio; guadagnarsi il pane □ (econ., fisc.) earned income, redditi di lavoro. -
3 ♦ (to) earn
♦ (to) earn /ɜ:n/v. t.2 guadagnarsi; conquistare; meritarsi; procurarsi: to earn sb. 's respect, guadagnarsi il rispetto di q.; He's earned a reputation as a skilful administrator, si è guadagnato la reputazione di abile amministratore3 (fin.) fruttare; rendere: to earn a high interest, fruttare un alto interesse; Money in bonds earns less, il denaro investito in obbligazioni rende di meno NOTA D'USO: - to earn o to gain?-● to earn one's daily bread, guadagnarsi il pane quotidiano □ to earn one's keep, lavorare in cambio di vitto e alloggio; guadagnarsi il pane □ (econ., fisc.) earned income, redditi di lavoro.
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