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Etymology
OE. læs

Pronunciation
IPA|/lɛs/, SAMPA|/lEs/
audio|en-us-less.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɛs|-ɛs

Adverb
less

1. to smaller extent
2. in lower degree

#: None the less.

Translations
trans-top|to smaller extent
Czech: t-|cs|méně
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Adjetive
less (negative comparative)

#:I have less tea than you have.
#:I have less tea than coffee.''

Preposition
less

1. minus; not including

#: It should then tax all of that as personal income, less the proportion of the car's annual mileage demonstrably clocked up on company business.

Antonyms
more

Derived terms
more or less
nevertheless

Translations
Dutch: minder, minder dan
French: moins de, moins que

German: weniger, weniger als

Ido: min
Italian: t+|it|meno

Romanian: t|ro|mai puţin
Swedish: t+|sv|mindre

See also
fewer

Category:English determiners
Category:English prepositions
Category:Negative words

et:less
el:less
fr:less
ko:less
io:less
it:less
ku:less
hu:less
ja:less
pl:less
simple:less
fi:less
te:less
vi:less
tr:less
zh:less

• 2007-12-27 15:53 - Tbot - added t for cs, it, sv

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