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"El menor" is a form of "el menor", a phrase which is often translated as "the youngest". "Familia" is a noun which is often translated as "family". Learn more about the difference between "el menor" and "familia" below.
el menor
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. the youngest (superlative)
Igor parece el hijo más viejo de Teresita, pero en realidad es el menor.Igor looks like he is Teresita's oldest son, but in truth, he's the youngest.
a. the smallest (superlative)
Geopolíticamente, Oceanía es el menor de todos los continentes.Geopolitically, Oceania is the smallest of all continents.
a. the lowest (superlative)
El mes pasado, tan solo dos mil personas cruzaron la frontera entre los dos países. Este es el menor número jamás registrado.Last month, only two thousand people crossed the border between the two countries. This is the lowest number ever registered.
b. the smallest (superlative)
El alza de 0.5% en la tasa de inflación de este año es el menor incremento en más de una década.The rise of 0.5% in the inflation rate this year is the smallest increase in more than a decade.
a. the least (superlative)
En el medio de la crisis por la cual estamos pasando, que el déficit aumente es el menor de nuestros problemas.In the middle of the crisis we're going through, deficit increase is the least of our troubles.
b. the slightest (superlative)
No tengo el menor interés en escuchar lo que tiene que decir Andrea.I don't have the slightest interest in listening to what Andrea has to say.
la familia(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (relatives)
2. (offspring)
3. (lineage)
a. family
Mi padre viene de una familia de empresarios muy conocida.My father comes from a well-known family of entrepreneurs.
a. family
El español, el italiano y el francés están en la misma familia lingüística.Spanish, Italian, and French are in the same linguistic family.
