menor

/meˈnoɾ/, [meˈnoɾ]

less, minor


Examples
  • Tom está enamorado de la hermana menor de Mary.

    Tom's in love with Mary's younger sister.

  • John es mi hermano menor.

    John is my younger brother.

  • Un par de vuelos fueron retrasados en vista de un accidente menor.

    A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.

  • Mi hermana menor se casó antes de los 20.

    My younger sister got married in her teens.

  • No puedes entrar porque eres menor de edad.

    You can't enter because you're a minor.

  • Un anciano entró a la vieja iglesia con su hijo mayor, su hija menor, y su pequeño bebé.

    An old man entered the old church with his elder son, his younger daughter and her little baby.

  • A mi hermana menor le duele un diente desde esta noche.

    My little sister has been suffering with a toothache since last night.

  • Mi hermano menor pidió algo de dinero.

    My little brother asked for some money.

  • Probablemente sea el primer ministro del exterior polaco de la historia que diga esto, pero allá voy: es menor el miedo que tengo del poder alemán que el que estoy empezando a tener de su inactividad.

    I will probably be the first Polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: I fear German power less than I am beginning to fear German inactivity.

  • Él interpretó un rol menor en la obra.

    He played a minor part in the play.

  • El sueldo de un profesor es menor que el de un abogado.

    The salary of a teacher is lower than that of a lawyer.

  • Somos solo una raza avanzada de monos en un planeta menor de una estrella muy mediana. Pero podemos entender el universo. Eso nos convierte en algo muy especial.

    We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

  • Yo no tengo hermana menor.

    I don't have a younger sister.

  • Esa es la menor de mis preocupaciones.

    That's the least of my worries.

  • Mary es la hermana menor de Tom.

    Mary is Tom's younger sister.

  • Fueron incapaces de descubrir el menor secreto.

    They weren't able to discover any secrets.

  • La población de Japón es menor que la de Estados Unidos.

    The population of Japan is less than America.

  • Mi hermano menor sabe leer inglés.

    My little brother can read English.

  • La sinfonía está en llave de sol menor.

    The key of the symphony is G minor.

  • Ya que es la boda de mi hermano menor, no tengo más alternativa que asistir.

    As it is the wedding of my younger brother I have no other choice but to attend it.


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