menos

/ˈmenos/, [ˈme.nos]

less


Adverb menos

  1. less
  2. (often with definite article) least

Determiner menos (plural menos)

  1. less, fewer
  2. least, fewest

Preposition menos

  1. minus
    Dos menos uno son uno.
    Two minus one is one.

Noun menos m (plural menos)

  1. minus sign

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Deberías comer menos carne roja.

    You should eat less red meat.

  • Escribe al menos 250 palabras.

    Write at least 250 words.

  • Tom tocó guitarra por más o menos una hora.

    Tom played guitar for nearly an hour.

  • El autor tiene setenta años, pero no es menos productivo que cuando tenía veinte años menos.

    The author is seventy, but he's no less productive than he was twenty years ago.

  • Estoy todo menos feliz con esta cuestión.

    I'm far from happy about this situation.

  • Las reparaciones costarán al menos veinte libras.

    The repairs will cost at least 20 pounds.

  • El aire de Londres no era algo de lo que se pudiera presumir, ni mucho menos.

    London air was not much to boast of at best.

  • Tengo más tiempo, y menos dinero que nunca.

    I have more time, and less money than ever.

  • Son las ocho menos cuarto.

    It's quarter to eight now.

  • Un triángulo amoroso tiene al menos dos ángulos obtusos.

    A love triangle has at least two blunt angles.

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