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Less
//lɛs//
Translations of "less" (51 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | ἐλάσσων(smaller number of) | elássōn | |
| Arabic | أقل(to a smaller extent or degree), أَقَلّ(to a smaller extent or degree), أقل(not as much), أقل(smaller number of), أَقَلّ(not as much), أَقَلّ(smaller number of), ناقص(not including), نَاقِص(not including) | ʔaʔall, ʔaqall, ʔaʔal, ʔaʔal, ʔaqall, ʔaqall, naʔeṣ, nāqiṣ | |
| Belarusian | менш(to a smaller extent or degree) | mjenš | |
| Bourguignon | moins(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Bulgarian | по-ма́лко(to a smaller extent or degree), по-малко(not as much), по-малко(smaller number of), без(not including), намаля(to make less), намалявам(to make less) | po-málko, po-malko, po-malko, bez, namalja, namaljavam | |
| Catalan | menys(to a smaller extent or degree), menys(not as much), menys(not including) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 不太(to a smaller extent or degree), 不那么(to a smaller extent or degree), 更少(to a smaller extent or degree) | bù tài, bù nàme, gèng shǎo | |
| Czech | méně(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Dutch | minder(to a smaller extent or degree), minder(not as much), minder(smaller number of) | — | |
| Esperanto | malpli(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Estonian | vähem(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Finnish | vähemmän(to a smaller extent or degree), vähemmän(not as much), vähemmän(smaller number of), lukuun ottamatta(not including), paitsi(not including), pois lukien(not including) | — | |
| French | moins(to a smaller extent or degree), moins(not as much) | — | |
| Friulian | mancul(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Galician | menos(not as much) | — | |
| German | weniger(to a smaller extent or degree), weniger(not as much), weniger(smaller number of), verkleinern(to make less), verringern(to make less) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌼𐌹𐌽𐍃(to a smaller extent or degree), 𐍆𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌶𐌰(not as much), 𐍆𐌰𐍅𐌹𐌶𐌰(smaller number of) | mins, fawiza, fawiza | |
| Greek | λιγότερο(to a smaller extent or degree) | ligótero | |
| Haitian Creole | mwens(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Hebrew | פָּחוֹת(to a smaller extent or degree) | pakhot | |
| Hindi | अल्प(to a smaller extent or degree), न्यून(to a smaller extent or degree) | alp, nyūn | |
| Hungarian | kevésbé(to a smaller extent or degree), kevesebb(not as much), kevesebb(smaller number of) | — | |
| Icelandic | síður(not as much) | — | |
| Ido | min(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Indonesian | lebih sedikit(smaller number of) | — | |
| Interlingua | minus(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Italian | meno(to a smaller extent or degree), meno(not as much) | — | |
| Japanese | ...より少ない(to a smaller extent or degree), それほど...ない(to a smaller extent or degree) | sorehodo... nai | |
| Ladino | manko(to a smaller extent or degree), menos(to a smaller extent or degree), manko(not as much), menos(not as much) | — | |
| Latin | minus(to a smaller extent or degree), minus(not as much) | — | |
| Latvian | mazāk(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Lower Sorbian | mjeńšy(not as much) | — | |
| Luxembourgish | manner(not as much), wéineger(not as much) | — | |
| Macedonian | помалку(to a smaller extent or degree) | pomalku | |
| Malay | kurang(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Norman | meins(to a smaller extent or degree), mouôins(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Norwegian | mindre(to a smaller extent or degree), færre(smaller number of), mindre(not as much), fratrukket(not including), minus(not including) | — | |
| Old Spanish | menos(to a smaller extent or degree), menos(not as much) | — | |
| Persian | کمتر(to a smaller extent or degree) | kamtar | |
| Picard | moins(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Polish | mniej(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Portuguese | menos(to a smaller extent or degree), menos(not as much), menos(smaller number of), exceto(not including), fora(not including), menos(not including) | — | |
| Romanian | mai puțin(not as much) | — | |
| Russian | ме́нее(to a smaller extent or degree), ме́ньше(to a smaller extent or degree), ме́ньше(not as much), ме́ньше(smaller number of), за вы́четом(not including), ми́нус(not including) | méneje, ménʹše, ménʹše, ménʹše, za výčetom, mínus | |
| Serbo-Croatian | manj(to a smaller extent or degree), manje(to a smaller extent or degree), manjše(to a smaller extent or degree), мање(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Slovak | menej(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Slovene | manj(to a smaller extent or degree) | — | |
| Spanish | en menos(to a smaller extent or degree), menos(to a smaller extent or degree), menos(not as much) | — | |
| Swedish | lite(to a smaller extent or degree), mindre(to a smaller extent or degree), färre(smaller number of), mindre(not as much) | — | |
| Ukrainian | ме́нше(to a smaller extent or degree), менш(to a smaller extent or degree), ме́ньше(not as much), ме́ньше(smaller number of) | ménše, menš, ménʹše, ménʹše | |
| Urdu | کم(to a smaller extent or degree) | kam |
أقل, أَقَلّ, أقل, أقل, أَقَلّ, أَقَلّ, ناقص, نَاقِص
ʔaʔall, ʔaqall, ʔaʔal, ʔaʔal, ʔaqall, ʔaqall, naʔeṣ, nāqiṣ
moins
по-ма́лко, по-малко, по-малко, без, намаля, намалявам
po-málko, po-malko, po-malko, bez, namalja, namaljavam
menys, menys, menys
méně
minder, minder, minder
malpli
vähem
vähemmän, vähemmän, vähemmän, lukuun ottamatta, paitsi, pois lukien
moins, moins
mancul
menos
weniger, weniger, weniger, verkleinern, verringern
mwens
kevésbé, kevesebb, kevesebb
síður
min
lebih sedikit
minus
meno, meno
manko, menos, manko, menos
minus, minus
mazāk
mjeńšy
manner, wéineger
kurang
meins, mouôins
mindre, færre, mindre, fratrukket, minus
menos, menos
moins
mniej
menos, menos, menos, exceto, fora, menos
mai puțin
ме́нее, ме́ньше, ме́ньше, ме́ньше, за вы́четом, ми́нус
méneje, ménʹše, ménʹše, ménʹše, za výčetom, mínus
manj, manje, manjše, мање
menej
manj
en menos, menos, menos
lite, mindre, färre, mindre
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