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lesser: adjective and adverb
less: I. adjective and adverb II. adverb III. pronoun
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lesser [ˈlesər, Brit -əʳ] ADJ

lesser comp of less:

lesser

menor

to a lesser extent

See also less , less

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less

less (= menos) é utilizado para quantidades: “In your glass there is less juice than in my glass; Lisa has eaten less than her brother;” fewer (= menos) é utilizado para coisas contábeis ou pessoas: “There are fewer pages in this book than in that one.”

I . less [les] comp of ADJ (in degree, quantity, size)

less

menos

II . less [les] comp of ADV

less

menos

less than ...

menos que ...

to drink less

III . less [les] comp of PRON

less

menos

less and less

I . less [les] comp of ADJ (in degree, quantity, size)

less

menos

II . less [les] comp of ADV

less

menos

less than ...

menos que ...

to drink less

III . less [les] comp of PRON

less

menos

less and less

See also little

I . little [ˈlɪt̬l, Brit -tl] ADJ

1. little (in size, age):

pequeno(-a)

the little ones inf

2. little (amount):

pouco(-a)

little by little

a little bit (of sth)

um pouco (de a. c.)

a little something

3. little (duration):

for a little while

por pouco tempo

II . little [ˈlɪt̬l, Brit -tl] ADV

pouco

little more than an hour

um pouco mais de uma hora

III . little [ˈlɪt̬l, Brit -tl] PRON

pouco

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less

less (= menos) é utilizado para quantidades: “In your glass there is less juice than in my glass; Lisa has eaten less than her brother;” fewer (= menos) é utilizado para coisas contábeis ou pessoas: “There are fewer pages in this book than in that one.”

Usage examples with lesser

to a lesser extent

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Is the correct name for the lesser known and wrongly applied mosquito eater or crane fly. en.wikipedia.org

Sixteen other counties have lesser amounts of trust land. en.wikipedia.org

In humans, soluble wastes are excreted primarily by the urinary system and, to a lesser extent in terms of urea removed, by perspiration. en.wikipedia.org

He also employed hydrotherapy and, to a lesser extent, bloodletting. en.wikipedia.org

A lesser chief was asked to intercede, but he would not. en.wikipedia.org

Many trafficking cases, however, continued to be prosecuted under other statutes, such as corruption of minors or pandering, that carry lesser sentences. en.wikipedia.org

Production chains are often vertical hierarchies in which big multinational companies may be those who sell final products and set production standards for lesser producers. en.wikipedia.org

Lesser (and newer) styles include no-thumb and two-handed. en.wikipedia.org

Most villagers more commonly dine on cheap, lesser-quality fish, usually stewed with "la criolla", a type of rice. en.wikipedia.org

Nonetheless, this study has elicited some concern about the use of butylparaben, and to a lesser extent other parabens as well, in cosmetics and antiperspirants. en.wikipedia.org

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