Traduzioni

lessadverb
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
(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.
Sinonimi
not as
to a smaller extent
Contrari
to a greater extent
lessdeterminer
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – comparative)
I need less sugar.
Мне нужно меньше сахара.
Sinonimi
not as much
a smaller amount of
Contrari
a greater amount of
lesspronoun
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
(quantifier – without nouns – comparative)
They promised us forever, but we got less.
Они обещали нам вечность, но мы получили меньше.
меньшее количество
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].
Traduzioni aggiuntive
меньшее число
Sinonimi
not as much
a smaller amount
Contrari
a greater amount
lesspreposition
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
за вычетом
The cost is 10 pounds, less the deposit you've already paid.
Стоимость составляет 10 фунтов стерлингов, за вычетом уже внесенного вами депозита.
He lived there for ten years less two months.
Он прожил там десять лет без двух месяцев.
Five less three is two.
Пять минус три равно два.
littledeterminer

less

UK
/ˈlɪt.əl/
US
/ˈlɪt.əl/
(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – negative meaning)
There is little time left.
Осталось мало времени.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
Sinonimi
hardly any
scarcely any
a small amount of
not much
Contrari
a lot of
plenty of
a great deal of
littlepronoun

less

UK
/ˈlɪt.əl/
US
/ˈlɪt.əl/
(quantifier – without nouns – uncountable – negative meaning)
Little has changed since then.
С тех пор мало что изменилось.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
Sinonimi
very little
hardly anything
not much
Contrari
littleadverb

less

UK
/ˈlɪt.əl/
US
/ˈlɪt̬.əl/
(modifier – small degree)
He is little known outside his country.
Он мало известен за пределами своей страны.
She eats very little.
Она ест очень немного.
Sinonimi

Definizioni

lessadverb
Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs (opposite of more), or to indicate a smaller degree of an action.
This is less important than that.
lessdeterminer
Used before uncountable nouns to indicate a smaller amount (comparative form of little in quantity).
We should use less water.
lesspronoun
Used alone to refer to a smaller amount of something already mentioned or understood (comparative form of little).
Less is more.
lesspreposition
Used to indicate subtraction or deduction.
Your net salary is your gross pay less taxes.
littledeterminer
Used before uncountable nouns to indicate a small amount (often implying 'not enough').
He has little experience.
littlepronoun
Used alone to refer to a small amount of something already mentioned or understood.
I could understand very little of what he said.
littleadverb
Used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate a small degree or amount.
I slept little last night.