menos

Meaning

Adv

1. less
2. (often,with-definite-article) least

Det

1. less, fewer
2. least, fewest

Prep

1. minus
2. except, besides

Noun

minus sign

Concepts

less

minus

fewer

least

except

heavy minus sign

little

a little

few

rare

short

small

small quantity

save

besides

but

lesser

do without

miss

of

to

algebraic function

arithmetic operation

arithmetic operator

elementary function

subtraction

Hyphenated as

me‧nos

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmenos/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish menos, inherited from Latin minus, comparative of parum.

Sentences

El proyecto fue ejecutado en menos de dos años .

The project was executed in less than two years.

El corte debe dejar al menos cuatro cartas en cada parte del mazo .

The cut must leave at least four cards in each packet.

Para la elección , en primera votación , se requieren no menos de cinco votos .

For election, on first ballot, not less than five votes are required.

Fue acompañado por su hermano , Augusto , quien tenía un año menos .

He was accompanied by his brother, Augustus, who was a year younger.

Todas las especies actualmente conocidas tenían unos tres metros o menos de largo .

All currently known species were about three meters or less in length.

Algunas de estas poblaciones cuentan con menos de diez personas .

Some of these populations have fewer than ten people.

El álbum destaca por ser menos producido que su anterior álbum , Resurrection.

The album stands out for being less produced than its previous album, Resurrection.

Menos de la mitad del genoma contiene genes funcionales .

Less than half of the genome contains functional genes.