less

les 1. adjective

((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) mindre (enn)

2. adverb

(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) mindre

3. pronoun

(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) mindre (enn)

4. preposition

(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) minus

- lessen

- lesser 5. adverb

(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) mindre; det minste

- the less ... the less/more

- no less a person than

mindre

I

subst. \/les\/

lite beløp, liten mengde

II

determ. \/les\/

mindre

in a less degree i mindre grad

to a less extent i mindre utstrekning

III

adv. \/les\/

mindre

• the less said about it the better

desto mindre som sies om den saken, desto bedre

• they cannot do less

det er det minste de kan gjøre

• I cannot take less for the car

jeg kan ikke ta mindre for bilen

• I don't think any the less of him after this

jeg setter ikke mindre pris på ham etter dette

but less so men i mindre grad

• riding is a popular sport in Sweden but less so in Norway

even less enda mindre

fight with no less daring than skill kjempe med like mye mot som evner

in less than no time i en håndvending, på et øyeblikk

less and less mindre og mindre

less than perfect alt annet enn perfekt

a little less than litt mindre enn, nesten, knapt

more or less mer eller mindre, på sett og vis, til en viss grad

• we are all alike, more or less

vi er alle like, mer eller mindre

omtrent, cirka

• I bought a hundred more or less

jeg kjøpte omtrent hundre

no\/not\/nothing less det minste, ikke mer, ikke mindre, så mye som

• I could do no less

det var det minste jeg kunne gjøre

• I expected no less

det var ikke mer enn jeg ventet

• no less good

ikke mindre god

• they have six cars, no less!

det har ikke mindre enn seks biler!

• no less a person than the king

ingen ringere enn kongen

• he got no less than £1000

han fikk intet mindre enn 1000 pund

• we can guarantee you an income of not less than £25,000

vi kan garantere deg en inntekt på minst 25000 pund

• it's no less than a scandal

det er intet mindre enn en skandale

so much the less så mye mindre

IV

prep. \/les\/

minus, så nær som på

• 5 less 2 is 3

• £300 a week less rates and taxes

• a year less three days

et år så nær som på tre dager