than

Signification (Anglais)

Conj

1. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
2. (dialectal, obsolete, usually) Because; for.

Prep

Introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

Adv

At that time; then.

Concepts

que

plus

à partir

Synonymes

from

about

that

to

more than

before

but

as

compared to

save

since

still

unless

up to

when

where

rather than

apart from

except

in comparison with

more

of

other

out of

rather

Traductions

als

dan

que

di

che

que

que

do que

quam

παρά

από

hariç

ji

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ðæn/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: than

Hérité de ancien anglais: þanne

Appartenant à néerlandais: dan

Appartenant à allemand: denn

Appartenant à allemand: dann

In summary

From Middle English than, thanne, from Old English þanne, a variant of þonne (“then, since, because”), from Proto-West Germanic *þan, 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.

Phrases

It is a register of the title rather than a register of deeds .

Il s'agit d'un registre du titre plutôt que d'un registre des actes.

It was no more exciting than an overturned carriage or a tree blown across the road .

Ce n'était pas plus excitant qu'une voiture renversée ou un arbre soufflé sur la route.

It was better than the scent of the hookahs .

C'était mieux que l'odeur des narguilés.

Istanbul hosts more conferences than all Turkish other cities combined .

Istanbul héberge plus de conférences que toutes les autres villes turques combinées.

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

Il est généralement moins sujet aux erreurs que d'utiliser la commande "Switch en" intégrée ".

It includes crocodiles and all archosaurs more closely related to crocodiles than to birds .

Il comprend des crocodiles et tous les archosaures plus étroitement liés aux crocodiles qu'aux oiseaux.