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in the PONS Dictionary

I. less [les] ADV comp of little

1. less (to a smaller extent):

II. less [les] ADJ

2. less (non-standard use of fewer):

3. less old (lower in rank, less important):

less
... the Less

III. less [les] PRON indef

1. less (smaller amount):

2. less non-standard (fewer):

less
less than ...
a population of less than 200,000

IV. less [les] PREP

less sth
minus [o. abzüglich] einer S. gen
£900,000 less tax
900.000 Pfund brutto
See also

I. lit·tle <smaller [or -r], smallest [or -st]> [ˈlɪtl̩, Am -t̬-] ADJ

1. little (small):

klein <kleiner, am kleinsten>

2. little (young):

klein <kleiner, am kleinsten>

3. little distance:

kurz <kürzer, am kürzesten>

4. little <less, least> time:

wenig <weniger, wenige, weniges; weniger, am wenigsten>

5. little attr, inv (trivial):

klein <kleiner, am kleinsten>

Phrases:

II. lit·tle <less, least> [ˈlɪtl̩, Am -t̬-] ADV

1. little (somewhat):

2. little (hardly):

wenig <weniger, wenige, weniges; weniger, am wenigsten>
to be little less than [or short of] sth

Phrases:

III. lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩, Am -t̬-] PRON

1. little (small quantity):

a little of sth
ein wenig von etw dat

2. little (not much):

wenig <weniger, wenige, weniges; weniger, am wenigsten>
[very] little of sth
[sehr] wenig von etw dat
the [or what]little ...

3. little (distance):

4. little (time):

Phrases:

PˈC-less ADJ attr, inv

PC-less
ohne PC nach n

case-less

vessel-less ADJ

less powerful

less-de·vel·oped ˈcoun·try N, LDC N

Entwicklungsland nt <-(e)s, -länder>

less-is-more [lesɪzˈmɔ:ʳ, Am -mɔ:r] ADJ inv

ˈsettle-for-less ADJ inv

soil-less gar·den·ing [ˌsɔɪlləsˈ-] N no pl

less demanding plant N

less supportive tissue N

less vascular tissue N

allocation less write-back phrase ACCOUNT

less than proportional