less
US: /ˈɫɛs/
UK: /lˈɛs/
UK: /lˈɛs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
less /les/
- tính từ, cấp so sánh của little
- nhỏ hơn, bé hơn, ít hơn, kém
- less noise, please!: ồn vừa chứ!
- of less value: kém giá trị hơn
- of less importance: kém quan trọng hơn
- may your never be less
- mong anh không gầy đi
- nhỏ hơn, bé hơn, ít hơn, kém
- phó từ
- nhỏ hơn, bé hơn, ít hơn, không bằng, kém
- speak less and listen more: hãy nói ít nghe nhiều
- less clever than: không thông minh bằng
- less hurt than frightened: sợ nhiều hơn là đau
- though not strong, he is none the less active: tuy không được khoẻ nhưng nó vẫn nhanh nhẹn
- nhỏ hơn, bé hơn, ít hơn, không bằng, kém
- danh từ
- số lượng ít hơn, số lượng không bằng, số lượng không đầy
- less than twenty of them remain now: bây giờ trong bọn họ còn lại không đầy hai mươi người
- I cannot take less: tôi không thể lấy ít hơn
- in less than a year: chưa đầy một năm
- in less than no time
- ngay lập tức
- less of your lip!
- hỗn vừa vừa chứ!
- số lượng ít hơn, số lượng không bằng, số lượng không đầy
- giới từ
- bớt đi, lấy đi, trừ đi, kém đi
- a year less two months: một năm kém hai tháng
- bớt đi, lấy đi, trừ đi, kém đi
Advanced English dictionary
determiner, pronoun, adverb, preposition
determiner, pronoun used with uncountable nouns to mean 'a smaller amount of': less butter / time / importance + He was advised to smoke fewer cigarettes and drink less beer. + We have less to worry about now. + It is less of a problem than I'd expected. + We'll be there in less than no time (= very soon). + The victory was nothing less than a miracle.
Idioms: less and less smaller and smaller amounts: As time passed, she saw less and less of all her old friends at home.
no less (often ironic) used to suggest that sth is surprising or impressive: She's having lunch with the Director, no less.
no less than ... used to emphasize a large amount: The guide contains details of no less than 115 hiking routes.
+ adverb
to a smaller degree; not so much: less expensive / likely / intelligent + less often / enthusiastically + I read much less now than I used to. + The receptionist was less than (= not at all) helpful. + She wasn't any the less happy for (= she was perfectly happy) being on her own. + That this is a positive stereotype makes it no less a stereotype, and therefore unacceptable.
Idioms: even / much / still less and certainly not: No explanation was offered, still less an apology. + He's too shy to ask a stranger the time, much less speak to a room full of people.
less and less continuing to become smaller in amount: She found the job less and less attractive.
more at MORE adv.
+ preposition
used before a particular amount that must be taken away from the amount just mentioned
Synonym: MINUS
a monthly salary of £1 200 less tax and insurance + Send a cheque for the catalogue price, less 10% discount.
+ suffix (in adjectives)
1 without: treeless + meaningless
2 not doing; not affected by: tireless + selfless
-lessly (in adverbs): hopelessly
-lessness (in nouns): helplessness
Concise English dictionary
les
adj.
+(comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
+(usually preceded by `no') lower in quality
+(nonstandard in some uses but often idiomatic with measure phrases) fewer
adv.
+used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
+comparative of little
