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Less
See also:
less accidently
less aggregative
less amusing
less asocial
less audacious
less authoritarian
less automated
less centred
less chemotactic
less circuital
less disorganized
less embarrassing
less energy-efficient
less expendable
less fiery
less fluid
less fortunate
less ill-advised
less inadvisable
less incoherent
Translation of "less" into Russian
less
Pronoun
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
(quantifier – without nouns – comparative)
They promised us forever, but we got less.
Они обещали нам вечность, но мы получили меньше.
меньшее количество
I thought this project would require a lot of effort, but it took less.
Я думал, этот проект потребует много усилий, но потребовалось меньшее количество [усилий].
Additional translations
меньшее число
little
Pronounless
UK
/ˈlɪt.əl/
US
/ˈlɪt.əl/
(quantifier – without nouns – uncountable – negative meaning)
Little has changed since then.
С тех пор мало что изменилось.
Additional translations
little
Adverbless
UK
/ˈlɪt.əl/
US
/ˈlɪt̬.əl/
(modifier – small degree)
He is little known outside his country.
Он мало известен за пределами своей страны.
She eats very little.
Она ест очень немного.
less
Adverb
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
(modifier – comparative degree / smaller degree)
He works less than 6 hours a day and still earns more than you do.
Он работает меньше 6 часов в день и все равно зарабатывает больше, чем вы.
She speaks less fluently now.
Она сейчас говорит менее бегло.
less
Preposition
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
за вычетом
The cost is 10 pounds, less the deposit you've already paid.
Стоимость составляет 10 фунтов стерлингов, за вычетом уже внесенного вами депозита.
He lived there for ten years less two months.
Он прожил там десять лет без двух месяцев.
Five less three is two.
Пять минус три равно два.
little
Determinerless
UK
/ˈlɪt.əl/
US
/ˈlɪt.əl/
(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – negative meaning)
There is little time left.
Осталось мало времени.
Additional translations
less
Determiner
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
(quantifier – with uncountable nouns – comparative)
I need less sugar.
Мне нужно меньше сахара.
Definitions
little
Pronoun
Used alone to refer to a small amount of something already mentioned or understood.
I could understand very little of what he said.
less
Pronoun
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
Used alone to refer to a smaller amount of something already mentioned or understood (comparative form of little).
Less is more.
less
Adverb
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
Used to form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs (opposite of more), or to indicate a smaller degree of an action.
This is less important than that.
little
Adverb
Used to modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to indicate a small degree or amount.
I slept little last night.
less
Preposition
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
Used to indicate subtraction or deduction.
Your net salary is your gross pay less taxes.
little
Determiner
Used before uncountable nouns to indicate a small amount (often implying 'not enough').
He has little experience.
less
Determiner
UK
/lɛs/
US
/lɛs/
Used before uncountable nouns to indicate a smaller amount (comparative form of little in quantity).
We should use less water.
Idioms and phrases
less fortunate
We should help those who are less fortunate.
менее удачливый
Мы должны помогать тем, кто менее удачлив.
less likely
It is less likely to rain today.
менее вероятно
Сегодня менее вероятно, что пойдет дождь.
less important
This task is less important than the others.
менее важный
Эта задача менее важна, чем другие.
little by little
He improved his skills little by little.
постепенно
Он постепенно улучшал свои навыки.
matter little
In the larger scheme of things, this issue may matter little.
малозначительно
В более широкой перспективе этот вопрос может иметь незначительное значение.