(modifier – comparative degree / smaller degree)
He works less than 6 hours a day and still earns more than you do.
Он работает меньше 6 часов в день и все равно зарабатывает больше, чем вы.
She speaks less fluently now.
Она сейчас говорит менее бегло.
Synonyme
not as
to a smaller extent
(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – comparative)
Synonyme
not as much
a smaller amount of
(quantifier – without nouns – comparative)
They promised us forever, but we got less.
Они обещали нам вечность, но мы получили меньше.
I thought this project would require a lot of effort, but it took less.
Я думал, этот проект потребует много усилий, но потребовалось меньшее количество [усилий].
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Synonyme
not as much
a smaller amount
(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – negative meaning)
There is little time left.
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Synonyme
hardly any
scarcely any
a small amount of
not much
Antonyme
a lot of
plenty of
a great deal of
(quantifier – without nouns – uncountable – negative meaning)
Little has changed since then.
С тех пор мало что изменилось.
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Synonyme
very little
hardly anything
not much
(modifier – small degree)
He is little known outside his country.
Он мало известен за пределами своей страны.
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