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Oxford Spanish Dictionary

inglese
inglese
spagnolo
spagnolo

I. less [ingl am lɛs, ingl brit lɛs] AGG

less comp of

less
menos
less sugar
menos azúcar
less and less money
cada vez menos dinero
of less importance
de menor importancia
no less a person than the Queen
nada menos que la Reina
no less a person than the Queen
ni más ni menos que la Reina
no less a person than the Queen
la mismísima Reina
St James the Less
Santiago el Menor

II. less [ingl am lɛs, ingl brit lɛs] PRON

less comp of little

less
menos
he earns less than you
gana menos que tú
a sum of less than $1, 000
una suma inferior a los 1.000 dólares

III. less [ingl am lɛs, ingl brit lɛs] AVV

less comp of

less
menos
his last play is less amusing
su última obra es menos divertida or no es tan divertida
I see them less often than I'd like
los veo menos de lo que me gustaría
I see them less and less
los veo cada vez menos
the situation is no less serious than it was
la situación sigue siendo tan grave como antes
I was none the less grateful for it
no por ello te (or se etc.) lo agradecí menos
the less valuable of the two paintings
el menos valioso de los dos cuadros
the less you practise, the more difficult it becomes
cuanto menos practicas, más difícil te resulta

IV. less [ingl am lɛs, ingl brit lɛs] PREP

less
menos
it's $156 less 10%
sale 156 dólares menos el 10%

I. little [ingl am ˈlɪdl, ingl brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] AGG

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

little
pequeño
little
chico esp AmLat
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 AmLat
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 AmLat
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

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

little
pequeño
little
chico esp AmLat
when I was little
cuando era pequeña or pequeñita
when I was little
cuando era chica or chiquita esp AmLat
what's your little sister/brother called?
¿cómo se llama tu hermanita/hermanito?
I didn't work while the children were little
yo no trabajaba cuando los niños eran pequeños
I didn't work while the children were little
yo no trabajaba cuando los niños eran chicos esp AmLat

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

little
pequeño
then there's the little matter of the missing million dollars iron
está también el pequeño detalle del millón de dólares que falta iron
these multinationals couldn't care less about the little man
para estas multinacionales el individuo no cuenta

1.4. little <comp littler [ˈlɪtlər, ˈlɪtlə(r)], superl littlest [ˈlɪtləst] > (expressing speaker's attitude) colloq attr:

I know your little game!
¡ya te conozco el jueguito! colloq
you poor little thing!
¡pobrecito!
I know a little man who can repair it for you
sé de alguien que te lo puede arreglar
I can't stand the little man
al tipo ese no lo aguanto colloq
can I tempt you to a little something?
¿te puedo ofrecer alguna cosita?

2.1. little <comp less, superl least> (not much):

little
poco
there is very little bread/milk left
queda muy poco pan/muy poca leche
from what little information we have
por lo poco que sabemos
a television uses less electricity than a toaster
un televisor gasta menos electricidad que una tostadora
in less time than it takes to boil an egg
en menos que canta un gallo
he had little talent and even less charm
tenía poco talento y aún menos encanto
I have no less reason than you to be angry
tengo tantos motivos como tú para estar enfadado
less and less money is being spent on housing
cada vez se gasta menos dinero en vivienda
we've had a bit/lot less snow than you
aquí ha habido un poco menos de nieve/mucha menos nieve que allí
he has (the) least talent of all
es el que menos talento tiene

2.2. little <comp less, superl least>:

a little (some)
un poco de
there's a little wine left
queda un poco de vino
I know a little Spanish
sé un poco de español
with not a little sadness in her voice form
con no poca tristeza en la voz

II. little <comp less, superl least> [ingl am ˈlɪdl, ingl 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

locuzioni:

a little (some)
un poco
a little (some)
algo
today she managed to eat a little
hoy ha podido comer algo or un poco
a little goes a long way
un poco rinde or cunde mucho

III. little <comp less, superl least> [ingl am ˈlɪdl, ingl brit ˈlɪt(ə)l] AVV

1. little (not much):

little
poco
he goes out very little
sale muy poco
his music is little known in this country
su música es poco conocida en este país
it is a little known fact that …
es un hecho poco conocido que …
you should worry less about the future
te tienes que preocupar menos por el futuro
she's never been less than fair with me
siempre ha sido justa conmigo
the campaign has been somewhat less than a success
la campaña no ha tenido mucho éxito que digamos
I like her (the) least
es la que menos me gusta
just when we were least expecting it
cuando menos lo esperábamos

2. little (hardly, not):

little did he know that she had already left
lo que menos se imaginaba era que ella ya se había ido
he's little better than a thief
es poco menos que un ladrón
my tiredness was less physical than mental
el cansancio que sentía era más bien mental que físico
no one likes him, least of all his brother
nadie lo quiere, y su hermano, menos que nadie

locuzioni:

a little (somewhat)
un poco
this will hurt a little
te va a doler un poco
do you speak French? — a little
¿hablas francés? — algo or un poco
I'm feeling a little tired
estoy algo or un poco cansado
it needs a little more salt
necesita un poco más de sal
a little less noise, please
hagan menos ruido, por favor
won't you stay a little?
¿no te quieres quedar un ratito?

-less [ləs] SUFFIX

-less
sin
hatless
sin sombrero
headless
sin cabeza
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
spagnolo
spagnolo
inglese
inglese
más espaciadamente
less frequently
entre más/menos …
the more/less …
entre más pide, menos le dan
the more he asks for, the less they give him
entre menos estudies, menos aprenderás
the less you study, the less you will learn
me río/se ríe de los peces de colores
I/he couldn't care less
el pasotismo estudiantil
the couldn't-care-less attitude of students
¡a mí plin! colloq
I couldn't care less! colloq
-eurista
earning less than … euros per month
mil-eurista
person earning less than a thousand euros a month

nel dizionario PONS

inglese
inglese
spagnolo
spagnolo

I. less [les] comp of little AGG

less (in degree, size)
menor
less (in quantity)
menos
sth of less value
algo de menor valor
less wine/nuts
menos vino/nueces

II. less [les] comp of little AVV

less
menos
to drink less
beber menos
to see sb less
ver menos a alguien
less than 10
menos de [o que] 10
to grow [or become] less
disminuir
not him, much [or still] less her
él no, y mucho menos ella

III. less [les] comp of little PRON

less
menos
less than ...
menos que...
less and less
cada vez menos
to have less than ...
tener menos que...
to cost less than ...
costar menos que...
the less you eat, the less you get fat
cuanto menos comas, menos gordo estarás

IV. less [les] comp of little PREP

less
menos
a month, less two days
un mes menos dos días

I. little [ˈlɪtl] AGG

1. little (size, age):

little
pequeño, -a
a little old man/woman
un viejecito/una viejecita
the little ones colloq
los niños

2. little (amount):

little
poco, -a
a little something
alguna cosita
a little bit (of sth)
un poco (de algo)
a little something
algo (de comida o de bebida)
little hope
pocas esperanzas
little by little
poco a poco

3. little (distance):

little
corto, -a
a little way
un camino corto

4. little (duration):

little
breve
for a little while
durante un ratito
to have a little word with sb
cruzar algunas palabras con alguien

II. little [ˈlɪtl] SOST

little
poco m
a little
un poco
to know little
saber poco
we see little of him
lo vemos poco
to have little to say
tener poco que decir

III. little [ˈlɪtl] AVV

little
poco
little less than ...
poco menos que...
little more than an hour
poco más de una hora
to make little of sth
sacar poco en claro de algo
more haste less speed prov
vísteme despacio, que tengo prisa prov
no less than sth/sb
nada menos que algo/alguien
spagnolo
spagnolo
inglese
inglese
(no) me importa un bledo
I couldn't care less
menos
less
aún menos
even less
cuanto menos... (tanto) más
the less ... the more
menos de una hora
less than an hour
cada vez menos tiempo/casos
less and less time/fewer and fewer cases
me importa un pimiento lo que él diga
I couldn't care less what he says
novillada
bullfight with young bulls and less experienced bullfighters
este terreno se ha empobrecido
this soil has become less fertile
ablandar (frío)
to become less severe
cuál más cuál menos
some more, some less
nel dizionario PONS
inglese
inglese
spagnolo
spagnolo

I. less [les] comp of little AGG

less (in degree, size)
menor
less (in quantity)
menos
sth of less value
algo de menor valor
less wine/fat
menos vino/grasa

II. less [les] comp of little AVV

less
menos
to drink less
beber menos
to see sb less
ver menos a alguien
less than 10
menos de [o que] 10
to grow [or become] less
disminuir
not him, much less her
él no, y mucho menos ella

III. less [les] comp of little PRON

less
menos
less than...
menos que...
less and less
cada vez menos
to cost less than...
costar menos que...
the less you eat, the less you get fat
cuanto menos comas, menos gordo estarás

IV. less [les] comp of little PREP

less
menos
a month, less two days
un mes menos dos días

I. little [ˈlɪt̬·əl] AGG

1. little (in size, age):

little
pequeño, -a
a little old man/woman
un viejecito/una viejecita
the little ones colloq
los niños
my little brother/sister
mi hermanito, -a
my little brother/sister
mi hermano pequeño/mi hermana pequeña

2. little (in amount):

little
poco, -a
a little bit (of sth)
un poco (de algo)
a little something
alguna cosita
a little something (to eat or drink)
algo (de comer o de beber)
little hope
pocas esperanzas
little by little
poco a poco

3. little (in distance):

little
corto, -a
a little way
un camino corto

4. little (in duration):

little
breve
for a little while
durante un ratito
to have a little word with sb
cruzar algunas palabras con alguien

II. little [ˈlɪt̬·əl] SOST

little
poco m
a little
un poco
to know little
saber poco
we see little of him
lo vemos poco
to have little to say
tener poco que decir

III. little [ˈlɪt̬·əl] AVV

little
poco
little less than...
poco menos que...
little more than an hour
poco más de una hora
to make little of sth
sacar poco en claro de algo
no less than sth/sb
nada menos que algo/alguien
spagnolo
spagnolo
inglese
inglese
(no) me importa un bledo
I couldn't care less
me importa un pimiento
I couldn't care less
menos
less
aún menos
even less
cuanto menos... (tanto) más
the less... the more
menos de una hora
less than an hour
cada vez menos tiempo/casos
less and less time/fewer and fewer cases
novillada
bullfight with young bulls and less experienced bullfighters
eso me tiene sin cuidado
I couldn't care less about that
este terreno se ha empobrecido
this soil has become less fertile
cuál más cuál menos
some more, some less
me importa un pepino colloq
I couldn't care less

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Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

less and less
cada vez menos
the less you eat, the less you get fat
cuanto menos comas, menos gordo estarás
el candidato tenía cada vez menos partido
the candidate had less and less support
tener a alguien en menos/mucho
to think all the less/more of sb
os pido que hagáis menos ruido
I'm asking you to make less noise

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

Take home message: don't invest in a pack of cable ties or a pair of handcuffs just yet.
www.stuff.co.nz
In a day, they sell around 1,000 oatcakes, both pre-filled, and also plain, to take home.
www.independent.co.uk
Do we not take home the whole caboodle: body, heart, mind, including the soul?
www.interaksyon.com
However, if you'd prefer a souvenir you can actually take home -- there are plenty of cuddly toys in the gift shop.
www.telegraph.co.uk
A take home opalescence kit is given to patients so teeth can be whitened at your own pace, in the comfort of your home.
www.advertiser.ie

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