menos

/ˈmenos/, [ˈme.nos]

less

Examples

Es menos impaciente que su padre.

He is less impatient than his father.

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Él nunca logrará nada a menos que trabaje más duro.

He'll never achieve anything unless he works harder.

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Mientras más alto subimos, el aire se vuelve menos denso.

The higher we go up, the thinner the air becomes.

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Acabo de conseguir un buen trabajo gracias a la recomendación de un amigo. A veces las cosas suceden cuando menos las esperás.

I just got a great job because of an introduction from a friend. Sometimes things happen when you least expect it.

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Las cartas de Fiona se fueron haciendo cada vez menos frecuentes.

Fiona's letters were becoming less and less frequent.

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Tenemos que dormir al menos ocho horas al día.

We must sleep at least eight hours a day.

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¿Más o menos cuánto tiempo tardará?

About how long will it take?

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Todo el mundo debería elegir al menos un poema y aprendérselo de memoria.

Everyone should choose at least one poem and learn it by heart.

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Cuanto más queso, más agujeros. Cuantos más agujeros, menos queso. Por lo tanto: cuanto más queso, menos queso.

The more cheese, the more holes. The more holes, the less cheese. Thus: The more cheese, the less cheese.

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Me gustaría tomar al menos una botella más de cerveza antes de ir a casa.

I'd like to drink at least one more bottle of beer before I go home.

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Lo entiendo más o menos.

I understand it more or less.

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El sueño no es menos necesario para la salud que la comida.

Sleep is no less necessary to health than food.

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Sin importar cuán ocupado estaba mientras vivía en el exterior, nunca dejó de escribir a sus padres al menos una vez a la semana.

No matter how busy he was while living abroad, he never failed to write home to his parents at least once a week.

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Puedo resistir todo menos la tentación.

I can resist everything but temptation.

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No podré terminarlo a menos que tenga tu ayuda.

I won't be able to finish it unless I receive your help.

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Tom no puede aceptar menos.

Tom can't take less.

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Deberías ser lo suficientemente razonable para no beber, al menos mientras estás enfermo.

You should have enough sense not to drink, at least during your illness.

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Yo no uso taxis, a menos que sea absolutamente necesario.

I don't use taxis unless it's absolutely necessary.

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Para que un libro se venda bien, tiene que haber una chica guapa en la cubierta, y el libro se venderá todavía mejor cuanto menos cubierta vaya la chica guapa.

For a book to sell well, there needs to be a pretty girl on the cover, and the book will sell all the better, the less cover there is on the pretty girl.

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Él tiene tres años menos que papá.

He is three years younger than Father.

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