less

menos

less(lehs)

adverb

1. (to indicate a smaller amount)

a. menos

Your neighbor's dog has less hair than yours.

El perro de tu vecino tiene menos pelo que el tuyo.

2. (to a lesser degree)

a. menos

Don't think less of me for acting that way.

No pienses menos de mi por actuar de esa manera.

3. (mathematics)

a. menos

Ten less seven is three.

Diez menos siete son tres.

pronoun

4. (fewer)

a. menos

I have less than thirty dollars.

Tengo menos de treinta dólares.

preposition

5. (to indicate a subtraction)

a. menos

The total comes to $200, less the discount.

El total sale en $200, menos el descuento.