than

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Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ðæn/
Etymology (English)

In summary

From Middle English than, thanne, from Old English þanne, a variant of þonne (“then, since, because”), from Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that, at that time, then”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“demonstrative pronoun, that”). Cognate with Dutch dan (“than”), German denn (“than”), German dann (“then”). Doublet of then.

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An user
He
👨
  looked   around   at   the   empty   plaza   again
🔁
feeling   less   desperate   than   before .

Miró a su alrededor a la plaza vacía nuevamente, sintiéndose menos desesperado que antes.

An user
However   she
👩
  was   more   interested   in   polemic   than   everyday   strategy .

Sin embargo, estaba más interesada en la estrategia de polémica que cotidiana.

An user
It
it
  is   generally   less   error-prone   than   using   the   built-in  " switch   to command .

Generalmente es menos propenso a errores que usar el comando incorporado "Switch to".