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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. less [ingl brit lɛs, ingl am lɛs] comparative of little AGG

less
moins de
less beer/information/money
moins de bière/d'information/d'argent
I have less money than him
j'ai moins d'argent que lui
it took less time than we expected
cela a pris moins de temps que prévu
I have less time for reading than I used to
j'ai moins le temps de lire qu'avant
of less value/importance
de moindre valeur/importance
to grow less
diminuer

II. less [ingl brit lɛs, ingl am lɛs] comparative of little PRON

less
moins
I have less than you
j'en ai moins que toi
they have little money but we have even less
ils n'ont pas beaucoup d'argent mais nous en avons encore moins
I gave them less to eat
je leur ai donné moins à manger
less than half
moins de la moitié
in less than three hours
en moins de trois heures
in less than no time
en moins de deux
13 is less than 18
13 est plus petit que 18
a sum of not less than £1, 000
une somme qui s'élève au moins à 1 000 livres sterling
he was less than honest/helpful
il était loin d'être honnête/serviable
it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped
c'est un progrès, mais pas au point que j'aurais espéré
she's nothing less than a common criminal
elle n'est rien de moins qu'une criminelle
nothing less than written proof will satisfy them
ils ne seront satisfaits que quand ils auront une preuve écrite
it's nothing less than a scandal!
c'est un véritable scandale!
they want nothing less than the best
ils exigent le meilleur
I offered them £800 for the car but they let me have it for less
je leur ai proposé 800 livres sterling pour la voiture, mais ils me l'ont laissée pour moins
he's less of a fool than you think
il est moins bête que tu ne le penses
they will think all the less of her for it
ça va la faire descendre dans leur estime
I think no less of her for that
elle n'est pas descendue dans mon estime pour autant
the less she knows about it the better
moins elle en sait, mieux ça vaut
I want £100 and not a penny less!
je veux cent livres et pas un centime de moins!
the less said about it the better
moins on en parle, mieux ça vaut
people have been shot for less!
il y en a qui ont été tués pour moins que ça!
less of your impudence!
ne sois pas insolent!
less of that! (to child misbehaving)
ça suffit!

III. less [ingl brit lɛs, ingl am lɛs] comparative of little AVV

less
moins
I read less these days
je lis moins en ce moment
I liked it less than you did
je l'ai moins aimé que toi
I dislike him no less than you
je ne l'aime pas plus que toi
that's less urgent/serious
c'est moins urgent/grave
much less important
beaucoup moins important
it matters less than it did before
cela a moins d'importance qu'avant
it's less complicated than you think
c'est moins compliqué que vous ne croyez
she is no less qualified than you
elle n'est pas moins qualifiée que toi
less often
moins souvent
it's less a village than a town
c'est plutôt une ville qu'un village
the more I see him, the less I like him
plus je le vois, moins je l'aime
no less than 30 people/85%
au moins 30 personnes/85%
they live in Kensington, no less!
ils habitent à Kensington, rien que ça!
he's married to a countess, no less!
il est marié avec une comtesse, rien que ça!
no less a person than the emperor
l'empereur en personne
one of the less known valleys
une des vallées les moins connues
he was less offended than shocked
il était plus choqué qu'offensé
she wasn't any the less happy
elle n'en était pas moins heureuse
much or still or even less
encore moins
he can't afford to rent a house, much less buy one
il n'a pas les moyens de louer une maison, encore moins d'en acheter une

IV. less [ingl brit lɛs, ingl am lɛs] comparative of little PREP

less
moins
less 15% discount
moins 15% de remise
a salary of £20, 000, less tax
un salaire de 20 000 livres sterling, avant impôts

V. less and less AVV

less and less
de moins en moins
we see her less and less
nous la voyons de moins en moins
less and less often/busy
de moins en moins souvent/occupé

little2 [ingl brit ˈlɪt(ə)l, ingl am ˈlɪdl] AGG

1. little (small):

little
petit
a little house
une petite maison
a little something
un petit quelque chose
poor little thing
pauvre petit/-e m/f
a little old lady
une petite vieille dame
she's a nice little thing
elle est adorable

2. little (young):

little brother, sister, boy, girl
petit
when I was little
quand j'étais petit
the baboon and its little ones
le babouin et ses petits
Mrs Carter and all the little Carters
Madame Carter et tous ses enfants

3. little (feeble, weak):

little gesture, nod, smile
petit
a little voice said…
une petite voix dit…

4. little (lacking influence):

little farmer, businessman
petit

5. little (expressing scorn, contempt):

he's a little despot
c'est un vrai petit tyran
a poky little flat
un petit appartement minable
a nasty little boy
un méchant petit garçon

6. little (short):

little nap, snooze
petit
a little holiday
quelques jours de vacances
a little break
une petite pause
I'll walk with you a little way
je ferai un bout de chemin avec toi
stay a little while
reste un moment
a little while longer
encore un peu
little by little
petit à petit
to make little of (disparage) achievement, victory
ne pas faire grand cas de
to make little of (not understand) speech, report
ne pas comprendre grand-chose à

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
francese
inglese
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

nel dizionario PONS

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inglese
francese
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
francese
inglese
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
nel dizionario PONS
inglese
inglese
francese
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
francese
inglese
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)

This practice was common before 1930, but came to be used less and less, particularly after options were reintroduced in 1958.
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Starting with this album, they began to use traditional instruments less and less frequently.
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She also undergoes subtle changes in her hairstyle and appears in eyeglasses less and less.
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The irremediable decline of communiste parties, already clear for us due to their "bolshevisation", seems less and less doubtful to the most optimistic of the clear-headed thinkers.
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There is less and less razzle-dazzle in politics these days.
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