less in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

I.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] ADJ

II.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] PRON

III.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] ADV

IV.less [Am lɛs, Brit lɛs] PREP

See also little

I.little [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADJ

1.1. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (small):

chico esp LatAm

II.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] PRON

1. little (not much):

I get paid less than you
a yard is less than a meter
in less than a year
we could see less and less

III.little <comp less, superl least> [Am ˈlɪdl, Brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] ADV

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
why settle for less?

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

less in the PONS Dictionary

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

I.less [les] comp of little ADJ

II.less [les] comp of little ADV

III.less [les] comp of little PRON

IV.less [les] comp of little PREP

See also little

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary
more haste less speed prov
no less than sth/sb

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

less Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

less and less
the less you eat, the less you get fat
I like him/it less and less
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
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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The ratio of tax obligation shrinks as wealth grows because the wealthy spend proportionally less of their income on consumables.
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In the western species, the crown is more scraggly and hair-like, the chest is a uniform blue-gray and not maroon and there is a less distinct wing-bar.
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Instead, he distances himself further from everyone and becomes even less self-confident.
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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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As large-sized file transfer problems became less severe, warez became more widespread and began to affect large software files like animations and movies.
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One situation where starch may be less effective than glucose or sucrose is when a person is taking acarbose.
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Registering a vehicle as a minicab costs 82 plus 27 per year licence fee, much less than the congestion charge.
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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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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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