"Fewer" is used with plural countable nouns, and "less" is used with uncountable nouns.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 1. (a smaller number of)
a. menos This train makes fewer stops than the 8:15 train. Este tren hace menos paradas que el tren de las 8:15.
A pronoun is a word that stands in for a noun (e.g. she).
pronoun 2. (a smaller number)
a. menos 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.
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fewer
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g. the big dog).
adjective 1. (general)
a. menos no fewer than thirty no menos de treinta
fewer and fewer people cada 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 thought hay menos de lo que creía
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fewer [ˈfjuːəʳ]
adjective
pronoun
(compar) 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
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