less in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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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):

little
pequeño
little
chico esp LatAm
I don't like little dogs
no me gustan los perros pequeños
I don't like little dogs
no me gustan los perros chicos esp LatAm
a lovely little dog
un perrito precioso
what's in the little box?
¿qué hay en la caja pequeña?
what's in the little box?
¿qué hay en la caja chica? esp LatAm
what's in that little box?
¿qué hay en esa cajita?
would you like some more? — just a little piece
¿quieres más? — bueno, un pedacito or un trocito
a little old lady
una viejecita
sit down (for) a little while
siéntate un ratito
she is a little bit better
está un poquito mejor or algo mejor

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

1. little (not much):

little
poco / poca
there was little to do
había poco que hacer
there was little left to eat
quedaba poca comida
little of the original fresco remains
queda poco del fresco original
there is little to choose between them
hay poca or no hay mucha diferencia entre ellos
we see very little of him nowadays
lo vemos muy poco últimamente
the little that she earns
lo poco que gana
from as little as $2, 000
a partir de tan solo 2.000 dólares
little by little
poco a poco
he's saying less than he knows
se está callando algo
he's saying less than he knows
no está diciendo todo lo que sabe
I get paid less than you
me pagan menos que a ti
a yard is less than a meter
una yarda es menos que un metro
in less than a year
en menos de un año
we could see less and less
veíamos cada vez menos
the less you do today, the more you'll have to do tomorrow
cuanto menos hagas hoy, más tendrás que hacer mañana
Jean earns (the) least of all
Jean es la que menos gana de todos
thank you very much — it's the least I could do
muchas gracias — es lo menos que podía hacer
the (very) least you can do is apologize
lo menos que puedes hacer es pedir perdón
he was rather abrupt, to say the least
estuvo un poco brusco, por no decir otra cosa
that's the least of it
eso es lo de menos

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

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why settle for less?
¿por qué conformarse con menos?
she takes home less than £600
su sueldo neto or líquido es de menos de 600 libras

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less in the PONS Dictionary

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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

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more haste less speed prov
vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa prov
no less than sth/sb
nada menos que algo/alguien

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less Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

less and less
cada vez menos
the less you eat, the less you get fat
cuanto menos comas, menos gordo estarás
the candidate had less and less support
el candidato tenía cada vez menos partido
to think all the less/more of sb
tener a alguien en menos/mucho
I'm asking you to make less noise
os pido que hagáis menos ruido
less and less time/fewer and fewer cases
cada vez menos tiempo/casos
I like him/it less and less
cada vez me gusta menos
I couldn't care less what he says
me importa un pimiento lo que él diga
he/she couldn't care less about anything
pasa de todo
this soil has become less fertile
este terreno se ha empobrecido
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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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While corrupt practices are endemic, they are generally less flagrant than during military rule, and there are signs of improvement.
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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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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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If we eat more vegetable, we will eat less meat and less grain -- and these are exportable.
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These atomic commits allow for greater understandability, less effort to roll back changes, easier bug identification.
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In addition to its dual flush feature, the lack of siphoning also results in it requiring less water to operate.
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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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Its more polite variant: "yoroshiku tanomimasu" might be used towards less familiar people or to superiors.
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Instead, he distances himself further from everyone and becomes even less self-confident.
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