Definition of menos in Spanish English dictionary
- least, to the smallest extent possible
- minus, less
- lack, negative quantity
- minus, (Mathematics) sign for subtraction or negative value (-)
- less, fewer
- except, but, besides
- less, smaller, to a smaller degree or amount
- minus
How many is nine minus six?
- ¿Cuánto es nueve menos seis?
The temperature now is minus ten degrees.
- La temperatura ahora es de menos diez grados.
- less
I don't work now and I lead a less hectic life.
- Ahora no trabajo y llevo una vida menos ajetreada.
He gave me no less than five thousand yen.
- Él me dio nada menos que 5000 yenes.
- fewer
My attitude to the comma is physiological; the more breath I have, the fewer commas I use.
- Mi actitud hacia la coma es fisiológica; entre más aliento tengo, menos comas uso.
If there weren't so many taxis, there would be fewer traffic accidents.
- Si no hubiera tantos taxis, habría menos accidentes viales.
- least
You could at least try to be a bit more polite, even though it's not like you.
- Podrías al menos tratar de ser más cortés, aunque no sea tu naturaleza.
Using Esperanto with him, I sense that we both are at the same level, at least from a linguistic point of view.
- Cuando usamos esperanto, estamos al mismo nivel, por lo menos, lingüístico.
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