- less
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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 menosI've got less than you tengo menos que túless and less cada vez menoslesstr[les]adjective1 menospronoun1 menos■ we see less of each other these days últimamente nos vemos menos■ no less than two hundred people attended asistieron nada menos que doscientas personas■ the less you eat, the less you'll spend cuánto menos comas, menos gastarás■ it was no less a person than the Prince fue nada menos que el príncipeadverb1 menos■ less and less cada vez menos■ he was being less than sincere no fue nada sinceropreposition1 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 consideraciónless ['lɛs] adv comparative of little : menosthe less you know, the better: cuanto menos sepas, mejorless and less: cada vez menosless adj comparative of little : 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 díaslessadj.• menor adj.adv.• menos adv.prep.• menos prep.
I lesadjective (comp of little I II) menosless and less money — cada vez menos dinero
of less importance — de menor importancia
no less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina
II
pronoun (comp of little II) menosa sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
III
adverb (comp of little III) menosI see them less often than I'd like — los veo menos de lo que me gustaría
the situation is no less serious than it was — la situación sigue siendo tan grave como antes
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; menosnow we eat less bread — ahora comemos menos pan
she has less time to spare now — ahora tiene menos tiempo libre
of less importance — de menos importancia
St James the Less — Santiago el Menor
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no less a person than the bishop — no otro que el obispo, el mismísimo obispothat was told me by the minister no less — eso me lo dijo el mismo ministro
2.PRON menosit's less than you think — es menos de lo que piensas
can'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
less than a week ago — hace menos de una semana
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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 ...the less he works the less he earns — cuanto menos trabaja menos gana
the less said about it the better — cuanto menos se hable de eso mejor
3.ADV menosto go out less (often) — salir menos
you work less than I do — trabajas menos que yo
grief grows less with time — la pena disminuye a medida que pasa el tiempo
in less than an hour — en menos de una hora
it's less expensive than the other one — cuesta menos que el otro
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less and less — cada vez menos•
that doesn't make her any less guilty — no por eso es menos culpable•
even less, still less — todavía menos, menos aún•
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
the price less VAT — el precio excluyendo el IVA
a year less four days — un año menos cuatro días
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I [les]adjective (comp of little I II) menosless and less money — cada vez menos dinero
of less importance — de menor importancia
no less a person than the Queen — nada menos que la Reina, ni más ni menos que la Reina
II
pronoun (comp of little II) menosa sum of less than $1,000 — una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares
III
adverb (comp of little III) menosI see them less often than I'd like — los veo menos de lo que me gustaría
the situation is no less serious than it was — la situación sigue siendo tan grave como antes
I was none the less grateful for it — no por ello te (or se etc) lo agradecí menos
IV
preposition menos
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
