menos
adjetivo invariable
| 1. | (comparativo)
[cantidad]
less
[número] fewer menos aire less air menos manzanas fewer apples menos ... que ... less/fewer ... than ... tiene menos experiencia que tú she has less experience than you hace menos calor que ayer it's not as hot as it was yesterday |
| 2. | (superlativo)
[cantidad]
the least
[número] the fewest el que compró menos acciones the one who bought the fewest shares lo que menos tiempo llevó the thing that took the least time |
| 3. | (familiar)
[peor]
éste es menos coche que el mío that car isn't as good as mine |
menos
adverbio
| 1. | (comparativo)
less
menos de/que less than estás menos gordo you're not as fat |
| 2. | (superlativo)
el/la/lo menos the least él es el menos indicado para criticar he's the last person who should be criticizing ella es la menos adecuada para el cargo she's the least suitable person for the job es lo menos que puedo hacer it's the least I can do |
| 3. | [expresa resta]
minus
tres menos dos igual a uno three minus two is one |
| 4. | [con las horas]
to
son (las dos) menos diez it's ten to (two) |
| 5. | (loc)
es lo de menos that's the least of it, that's of no importance hacer de menos a alguien to snub somebody ¡menos mal! just as well!, thank God! no es para menos not without (good) reason venir a menos to go down in the world |
menos
sustantivo masculino invariable
MAT minus (sign)
menos
preposición
[excepto] except (for)
todo menos eso anything but that
al menos, por lo menos
locución adverbial
at least
a menos que
locución conjuntiva
unless
no iré a menos que me acompañes I won't go unless you come with me
de menos
locución adjetiva
[que falta] missing
hay dos euros de menos there's two euros missing
