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Hundreds of people were exposed to the virus, but fewer than twenty got sick.Cientos de personas estuvieron expuestas al virus, pero menos de veinte se enfermaron.

fewer

An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).

adjective

1. (general)

a. menos

no fewer than thirtyno menos de treinta

fewer and fewer peoplecada vez menos gente

A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g. she).

pronoun

2. (general)

a. menos mpl, fpl

there are fewer (of them) than I thoughthay menos de lo que creía

fewer [ˈfjuːəʳ]

adjective

pronoun

(compar)

few

menos

fewer than ten menos de diez; no fewer than ... no menos de ...; they have fewer than I tienen menos que yo; the fewer the better cuantos menos mejor

""Menos ... que" or "menos ... de"?" See culture box in entry ...less.

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Phrases with "fewer"

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fewer students than		menos alumnos que
fewer than		menos que
there are fewer girls than boys		hay menos chicas que chicos

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