less in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for less in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little ADJ

II.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little PRON

less
moins
I have less than you
j'en ai moins que toi
they have little money but we have even less
ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent mais nous en avons encore moins
I gave them less to eat
je leur ai donné moins à manger
less than half
moins de la moitié
in less than three hours
en moins de trois heures
in less than no time
en moins de deux
13 is less than 18
13 est plus petit que 18
a sum of not less than £1, 000
une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1 000 livres sterling
he was less than honest/helpful
il était loin d'être honnête/serviable
it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped
c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré
she's nothing less than a common criminal
elle n'est rien de moins qu'une criminelle
nothing less than written proof will satisfy them
ils ne seront satisfaits que quand ils auront une preuve écrite
it's nothing less than a scandal!
c'est un véritable scandale!
they want nothing less than the best
ils exigent le meilleur
I offered them £800 for the car but they let me have it for less
je leur ai proposé 800 livres sterling pour la voiture, mais ils me l'ont laissée pour moins
he's less of a fool than you think
il est moins bête que tu ne le penses
they will think all the less of her for it
ça va la faire descendre dans leur estime
I think no less of her for that
elle n'est pas descendue dans mon estime pour autant
the less she knows about it the better
moins elle en sait, mieux ça vaut
I want £100 and not a penny less!
je veux cent livres et pas un centime de moins!
the less said about it the better
moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut
people have been shot for less!
il y en a qui ont été tués pour moins que ça!
less of your impudence!
ne sois pas insolent!
less of that! (to child misbehaving)
ça suffit!

III.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little ADV

less
moins
I read less these days
je lis moins en ce moment
I liked it less than you did
je l'ai moins aimé que toi
I dislike him no less than you
je ne l'aime pas plus que toi
that's less urgent/serious
c'est moins urgent/grave
much less important
beaucoup moins important
it matters less than it did before
cela a moins d'importance qu'avant
it's less complicated than you think
c'est moins compliqué que vous ne croyez
she is no less qualified than you
elle n'est pas moins qualifiée que toi
less often
moins souvent
it's less a village than a town
c'est plutôt une ville qu'un village
the more I see him, the less I like him
plus je le vois, moins je l'aime
no less than 30 people/85%
au moins 30 personnes/85%
they live in Kensington, no less!
ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça!
he's married to a countess, no less!
il est marié avec une comtesse, rien que ça!
no less a person than the emperor
l'empereur en personne
one of the less known valleys
une des vallées les moins connues
he was less offended than shocked
il était plus choqué qu'offensé
she wasn't any the less happy
elle n'en était pas moins heureuse
much or still or even less
encore moins
he can't afford to rent a house, much less buy one
il n'a pas les moyens de louer une maison, encore moins d'en acheter une

IV.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little PREP

See also little2, little1

little2 [Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, Am ˈlɪdl] ADJ

I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

taste a little
goûtez-en un peu
save a little for me
gardes-en un peu pour moi
I only ate a little
je n'en ai mangé qu'un peu
a little of the money
un peu de l'argent
the little I saw wasn't very good
le peu que j'ai vu n'était pas très bien
I did what little I could
j'ai fait le peu que j'ai pu
he remembers very little
il ne se souvient pas bien
little of what he says is true
il n'y a pas grand-chose de vrai dans ce qu'il dit
there's little I can do
je ne peux pas faire grand-chose
she did little to help
elle n'a pas fait grand-chose pour aider
I got little out of the lecture
je n'ai pas compris grand-chose au cours
age has little to do with it
l'âge n'a pas grand-chose à voir là-dedans
to do as little as possible
faire le moins possible
to know little about mechanics
ne pas s'y connaître beaucoup en mécanique
there's little to worry about
il n'y a pas tellement de raisons de s'inquiéter
little of note
rien de bien particulier
it says little for his honesty
ça en dit long sur son honnêteté
it says very little for her
ce n'est pas tellement à son honneur
little or nothing
quasiment rien

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

IV.a little (bit) ADV (slightly)

Translations for less in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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je-m'en-foutisme
couldn't-care-less attitude
peu ou prou
more or less
désembourgeoiser
to make [sb/sth] less bourgeois
se désembourgeoiser
to become less bourgeois
je-m'en-foutiste
person with a couldn't-care-less attitude
incomparablement meilleur marché/plus agréable/moins difficile
far cheaper/more pleasant/less difficult
désenfler
to become less swollen, to go down
auxiliairement
less importantly
dans l'indifférence générale/quasi-générale
amidst total/more or less total indifference
s'espacer
to become less frequent

less in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for less in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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Translations for less in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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ça m'est équilatéral
I couldn't care less
il s'en moque éperdument
he couldn't care less
il espace ses visites
he's making less frequent visits
s'espacer
to become less frequent
moins
less
se situer à moins de 3, 6%
to be less than 3.6%
moins ... moins ...
the less ... the less ...
moins ..., plus ...
the less ..., the more ...
d'autant moins que
the less so because
de moins, en moins argent
less
de moins en moins
less and less
moins
less
je m'en contrebalance
I couldn't care less
moins la déduction de 10%
less 10% deduction
décoincer qn
to make sb less uptight
inférieur en intelligence
less intelligent
inférieur à qn/qc
less than sb/sth
huit est inférieur à dix
eight is less than ten
grosso modo
more or less

less Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

less and less
de moins en moins
not him, much [or still] less her
pas lui, encore moins elle
less and less
de moins en moins
the less you eat, the less you get fat
moins on mange, moins on grossit
in (less than) no time (at all)
en moins de rien
the less ... the less ...
moins ... moins ...
even less so ... since sb has done sth
d'autant moins ... que qn a fait qc
a tiny bit too wide/less loud
un rien trop large/moins fort inf
mind you, I couldn't care less!
remarque, je m'en fiche!
a bit less than an hour
une petite heure
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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These atomic commits allow for greater understandability, less effort to roll back changes, easier bug identification.
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Weakened employers are unable to counter newly built unions, providing union leaders and members with a much less steep learning curve.
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There may not be the crudeness found in the other books, but her version of nostalgia is no less unexpected.
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Instead, he distances himself further from everyone and becomes even less self-confident.
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The ratio of tax obligation shrinks as wealth grows because the wealthy spend proportionally less of their income on consumables.
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The opponent is compelled to move the more valuable piece to avoid its capture, thereby exposing the less valuable piece which can then be captured (see chess piece relative value).
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If we eat more vegetable, we will eat less meat and less grain -- and these are exportable.
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Its more polite variant: "yoroshiku tanomimasu" might be used towards less familiar people or to superiors.
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If the exposition starts in a minor key, it typically modulates to the relative major key, or less commonly, the minor dominant.
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Lopes was released from rehab to attend the recording sessions, but the finished album featured significantly less of her raps and vocals.
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