LESS - Traduzione inglese-francese

I. little¹ <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] AGG 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.

little hope/chance: peu d'espoir/de chances

little damage was done: il y avait peu de dégâts

we've made little progress: nous avons fait peu de progrès

there's so little time: il y a si peu de temps

too little money: trop peu or pas assez d'argent

there's little sense or point: ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens

he speaks little German: il ne parle presque pas allemand

little or no influence/training: presque pas d'influence/de formation

little or no time/money: presque pas de temps/d'argent

with no little difficulty: non sans mal

I have little time or sympathy for cheats: je ne supporte pas les tricheurs

I see little of Paul these days: je ne vois pas beaucoup Paul en ce moment

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] AVV

1. little (rarely):

little say, speak, sleep, eat, laugh: peu

I go there very little: j'y vais très peu

she visits them as little as possible: elle leur rend visite le moins souvent possible

his books are little read: on ne le lit plus guère

2. little (hardly, scarcely):

to be little changed: ne pas avoir beaucoup changé

the next results were little better: les résultats suivants étaient à peine meilleurs

little more than an hour ago: il y a à peine une heure

it's little short of madness: cela frise la folie

a little-known novel: un roman peu connu

3. little (not at all):

little did she realize that the watch was stolen: elle ne s'est pas du tout rendu compte que la montre était volée

I little thought or supposed that he would do it: je n'aurais jamais cru qu'il le ferait

little did they know that …: ils étaient bien loin de se douter que …

little do you know!: si tu savais!

IV. a little (bit) AVV (slightly)

a little (bit): un peu

a little (bit) anxious/surprised: un peu inquiet/surpris

a little less/more: un peu moins/plus

stay a little longer: reste encore un peu

I was not a little surprised/offended: j'étais plutôt surpris/vexé

‘I'm a genius, ’ he said, not a little proudly: ‘je suis un génie, ’ a-t-il dit, non sans fierté

V. as little as AVV

for as little as 10 dollars a day: pour seulement 10 dollars par jour

it can cost as little as £60: cela coûte seulement 60 livres sterling

I like Henry as little as you do: je n'aime Henry guère plus que toi

francese

inglese

je-m'en-foutisme: couldn't-care-less attitude

peu ou prou: more or less

désembourgeoiser: to make [sb/sth] less bourgeois

se désembourgeoiser: to become less bourgeois

je-m'en-foutiste: person with a couldn't-care-less attitude

incomparablement meilleur marché/plus agréable/moins difficile: far cheaper/more pleasant/less difficult

désenfler: to become less swollen, to go down

auxiliairement: less importantly

dans l'indifférence générale/quasi-générale: amidst total/more or less total indifference

s'espacer: to become less frequent

inglese

francese

I. less [les] AGG

less comp of little

less: moins de

less wine/nuts: moins de vin/noix

sth of less value: qc de moindre valeur

II. less [les] AVV

less: moins

no more, no less: ni plus ni moins

less and less: de moins en moins

to see sb less: voir qn moins souvent

to grow less: diminuer

not him, much [or still] less her: pas lui, encore moins elle

III. less [les] PRON

less: moins

less and less: de moins en moins

less than 10: moins de 10

to have less than sb: en avoir moins que qn

to cost less than sth: coûter moins que qc

the less you eat, the less you get fat: moins on mange, moins on grossit

locuzioni:

in less than no time: en un rien de temps

IV. less [les] PREP

less 5%: moins 5%

I. little [ˈlɪtl] AGG

1. little (small):

little: petit(e)

a little house: une maisonnette

2. little (young):

the little ones: les petits

3. little (brief):

for a little while: pendant un court instant

to have a little word with sb: échanger deux mots avec qn

4. little (not enough):

little: peu de

too little time: trop peu de temps

he works little: il ne travaille guère

5. little (unimportant):

little problem: léger(-ère)

6. little (weak):

little smile: pauvre

II. little [ˈlɪtl] PRON

little: peu

a little more: encore un peu

as little as possible: le moins possible

to know little: ne pas savoir grand-chose

we see little of him: on ne le voit guère

to have little to say: n'avoir presque rien à dire

III. little [ˈlɪtl] AVV

little: peu

little by little: peu à peu

a little more/less than ...: un peu plus/moins que ...

to be little better: être à peine meilleur

a little more than a minute ago: il y a peine une minute

as little as possible: le moins possible

to be little short of sth: friser qc

a little-known place: un endroit méconnu

little did I think that ...: j'étais loin de penser que ...

francese

inglese

ça m'est équilatéral: I couldn't care less

il s'en moque éperdument: he couldn't care less

il espace ses visites: he's making less frequent visits

s'espacer: to become less frequent

moins: less

se situer à moins de 3, 6%: to be less than 3.6%

moins ... moins ...: the less ... the less ...

moins ..., plus ...: the less ..., the more ...

d'autant moins que: the less so because

de moins, en moins argent: less

de moins en moins: less and less

moins: less

je m'en contrebalance: I couldn't care less

moins la déduction de 10%: less 10% deduction

décoincer qn: to make sb less uptight

inférieur en intelligence: less intelligent

inférieur à qn/qc: less than sb/sth

huit est inférieur à dix: eight is less than ten

grosso modo: more or less

inglese

francese

I. less [les] AGG

less comp of little

less: moins de

less wine/nuts: moins de vin/noix

sth of less value: qc de moindre valeur

II. less [les] AVV

less: moins

no more, no less: ni plus ni moins

less and less: de moins en moins

to see sb less: voir qn moins souvent

to grow less: diminuer

not him, much less her: pas lui, encore moins elle

III. less [les] PRON

less: moins

less and less: de moins en moins

less than 10: moins de 10

to have less than sb: en avoir moins que qn

to cost less than sth: coûter moins cher que qc

the less you eat, the less you get fat: moins on mange, moins on grossit

locuzioni:

in less than no time: en un rien de temps

IV. less [les] PREP

less 5%: moins 5%

I. little [ˈlɪt̬·l] AGG

1. little (small):

little: petit(e)

a little house: une maisonnette

2. little (young):

the little ones: les petits mpl

3. little (brief):

for a little while: pendant un court instant

to have a little word with sb: échanger deux mots avec qn

4. little (not enough):

little: peu de

too little time: trop peu de temps

5. little (unimportant):

little problem: léger(-ère)

6. little (weak):

little smile: petit(e)

II. little [ˈlɪt̬·l] PRON

little: peu

a little more: encore un peu

as little as possible: le moins possible

to know little: ne pas savoir grand-chose

we see little of him: on le voit peu

to have little to say: n'avoir presque rien à dire

III. little [ˈlɪt̬·l] AVV

little: peu

little by little: peu à peu

a little more/less than ...: un peu plus/moins que ...

to be little better: être à peine meilleur

a little more than a minute ago: il y a à peine une minute

as little as possible: le moins possible

to be little short of sth: friser qc

a little-known place: un endroit méconnu

little did I think that ...: j'étais loin de penser que ...

francese

inglese

ça m'est équilatéral: I couldn't care less

il s'en moque éperdument: he couldn't care less

il espace ses visites: he's making less frequent visits

espacer s'espacer: to become less frequent

moins: less

moins ... moins ...: the less ... the less ...

moins ..., plus ...: the less ..., the more ...

d'autant moins que: the less so because

de moins, en moins argent: less

de moins en moins: less and less

moins: less

je m'en contrebalance: I couldn't care less

décoincer qn: to make sb less uptight

inférieur à qn/qc: less than sb/sth

huit est inférieur à dix: eight is less than ten

grosso modo: more or less

dégraisser cheveux: to make less greasy

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Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

less and less: de moins en moins

not him, much [or still] less her: pas lui, encore moins elle

less and less: de moins en moins

the less you eat, the less you get fat: moins on mange, moins on grossit

in (less than) no time (at all): en moins de rien

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

However, occasionally within natural plant variation there occur characters that are of value to horticulture but of little interest to botany.

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Many effects are often mentioned in conjunction with the term compressibility, but regularly have little to do with the compressible nature of air.

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Beyond royals, beyond queenly figures, there's actually very little.

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That may be little more than the fantastical imaginings of city dwellers who tend to humanise all things inanimate.

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Although the park's grasslands are no longer pristine, they are recovering nicely and have small areas dominated by little bluestem and bushy bluestem.

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