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less: I. adverb II. adjective and adverb III. pronoun IV. preposition
less-is-more: adjective and adverb
few: I. adjective and adverb II. noun
lit·tle: I. adjective and adverb II. adverb III. pronoun
little space: adverb
little while: noun

I . less [les] ADV comp of little

1. less (to a smaller extent):

less

manj

the less ... the better

manj ko ..., toliko bolje

much less complicated

veliko manj zapleten

less expensive

less and less

2. less (not the least bit):

less than accurate/happy

niti najmanj točen/srečen

II . less [les] ADJ

less comp of little:

less

less

manj [pomemben]

in a less degree

to be no less a person than ...

biti nič manj pomemben kot ...

III . less [les] PRON indef

1. less (smaller amount):

less

manj

a little/lot less

malo/veliko manj

I've been seeing less of her lately

zadnje čase jo manj videvam

less of a problem

manjši problem

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

less

manj

no less than ...

nič manj kot ...

no less than ...

točno ...

IV . less [les] PREP

less

minus

less

manj

See also little

I . lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩] ADJ

1. little:

little (small)

little (for emphasis)

my sister is a little monster

moja sestra je prava mala pošast

2. little (young):

little brother/sister

bratec/sestrica

3. little attr (short in distance/duration):

4. little attr (unimportant):

every little detail

vsaka malenkost

II . lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩] ADV

1. little (somewhat):

a little

2. little (hardly):

little did she know that ...

pojma ni imela, da ...

little more than an hour ago

komaj kaj več kot pred eno uro

to little understand sth

bolj malo razumeti kaj

III . lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩] PRON sing

1. little (small quantity):

a little

malo

a little of

malce +gen

2. little (not much):

malo

as little as possible

there is little sb can do

nihče ne more kaj dosti narediti

the little ...

tisto malo ...

3. little (short distance):

let's walk a little after dinner

dajva, sprehodiva se malo po večerji

4. little (short time):

it's a little after six

malo čez šest je

precious little

less-is-more [lesɪzmɔ:ʳ] ADJ

a less-is-more attitude

nova skromnost [or preprostost]

I . few [fju:] ADJ ADV PRON

1. few (not many):

few

malo

he's a man of few words

redkobeseden človek je

few things in this world

redke stvari na tem svetu

fewer people

not a few readers

kar nekaj bralcev

no fewer than five times

nič manj kot petkrat

as few as five people

few can do that

malo jih zna to narediti

the few who came ...

tistih nekaj, kar jih je prišlo ...

few of the houses/of us

redkokatera hiša/redki od nas

there were too few of us

bilo nas je premalo

not a few

2. few (some):

a few

nekaj

can I have a few words with you?

ali se lahko pogovorim s teboj?

every few days

vsakih nekaj dni

quite a few books

kar precej knjig

a few of these apples

nekatera od teh jabolk

a few of us

nekateri od nas

a good few Brit

quite a few

to be few and far between

biti zelo redek

to have had a few too many

malo preveč ga popiti

II . few [fju:] N

1. few (elite):

the few pl

maloštevilni m pl

the few pl

the chosen few

elita

2. few (minority):

the few pl

I was one of the lucky few who ...

bil sem eden redkih srečnežev, ki ...

I . lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩] ADJ

1. little:

little (small)

little (for emphasis)

my sister is a little monster

moja sestra je prava mala pošast

2. little (young):

little brother/sister

bratec/sestrica

3. little attr (short in distance/duration):

4. little attr (unimportant):

every little detail

vsaka malenkost

II . lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩] ADV

1. little (somewhat):

a little

2. little (hardly):

little did she know that ...

pojma ni imela, da ...

little more than an hour ago

komaj kaj več kot pred eno uro

to little understand sth

bolj malo razumeti kaj

III . lit·tle [ˈlɪtl̩] PRON sing

1. little (small quantity):

a little

malo

a little of

malce +gen

2. little (not much):

malo

as little as possible

there is little sb can do

nihče ne more kaj dosti narediti

the little ...

tisto malo ...

3. little (short distance):

let's walk a little after dinner

dajva, sprehodiva se malo po večerji

4. little (short time):

it's a little after six

malo čez šest je

precious little

little space ADV

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for a little space

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little while

Usage examples with less

less and less

no less than ...

nič manj kot ...

less expensive

the less ... the better

manj ko ..., toliko bolje

I couldn't care less

ne bi mi moglo biti bolj vseeno

in a less degree

less of a problem

manjši problem

a tad more/less

malce več/manj

much less complicated

veliko manj zapleten

more haste less speed prov

less than accurate/happy

niti najmanj točen/srečen

a little/lot less

malo/veliko manj

no less than sb/sth

nič manj kot kdo/kaj

a less-is-more attitude

nova skromnost [or preprostost]

later/less/more than usual

pozneje/manj/več kot običajno

I've been seeing less of her lately

zadnje čase jo manj videvam

you should listen more and talk less

moral bi več poslušati in manj govoriti

to be no less a person than ...

biti nič manj pomemben kot ...

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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. en.wikipedia.org

Registering a vehicle as a minicab costs 82 plus 27 per year licence fee, much less than the congestion charge. en.wikipedia.org

If the exposition starts in a minor key, it typically modulates to the relative major key, or less commonly, the minor dominant. en.wikipedia.org

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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. en.wikipedia.org

Its more polite variant: "yoroshiku tanomimasu" might be used towards less familiar people or to superiors. en.wikipedia.org

While corrupt practices are endemic, they are generally less flagrant than during military rule, and there are signs of improvement. en.wikipedia.org

If we eat more vegetable, we will eat less meat and less grain -- and these are exportable. www.timescolonist.com

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). en.wikipedia.org

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