more or less in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for more or less in the English»French Dictionary

I.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr] ADV When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see I. 1. below.
When used as an adjective to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II. 1. below.

II.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr] ADJ

III.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr] PRON

IX.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr]

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I.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr] ADV When used to modify an adjective or an adverb to form the comparative more is very often translated by plus: more expensive = plus cher/chère; more beautiful = plus beau/belle; more easily = plus facilement; more regularly = plus régulièrement. For examples and further uses see I. 1. below.
When used as an adjective to indicate a greater amount or quantity of something more is very often translated by plus de: more money/cars/people = plus d'argent/de voitures/de gens. For examples and further uses see II. 1. below.

II.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr] ADJ

III.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr] PRON

IX.more [Brit mɔː, Am mɔr]

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)

or [Brit ɔː, Am ɔr] CONJ In most uses or is translated by ou. There are two exceptions to this:
When used to link alternatives after a negative verb (I can't come today or tomorrow). For translations see 3. below.
When used to indicate consequence (be careful or you'll cut yourself) or explanation (it can't be serious or she'd have called us) the translation is sinon: fais attention sinon tu vas te couper; ça ne peut pas être grave sinon elle nous aurait appelés. See 6. and 7. below.

OR → Oregon

See also Oregon

Oregon [Brit ˈɒrɪɡ(ə)n, Am ˈɔrəɡən, ˈɔrəˌɡɑn]

more or less in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for more or less in the English»French Dictionary

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I.more [mɔ:ʳ, Am mɔ:r] ADJ

II.more [mɔ:ʳ, Am mɔ:r] ADV

III.more [mɔ:ʳ, Am mɔ:r] PRON comp of much many

See also much, many

I.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADJ

II.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] ADV

III.much <more, most> [mʌtʃ] PRON

I.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] ADJ

II.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] PRON

III.many <more, most> [ˈmeni] N

See also little

See also either

I.either [ˈaɪðəʳ, Am ˈi:ðɚ] ADJ

II.either [ˈaɪðəʳ, Am ˈi:ðɚ] PRON

III.either [ˈaɪðəʳ, Am ˈi:ðɚ] ADV (in alternatives)

IV.either [ˈaɪðəʳ, Am ˈi:ðɚ] CONJ

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