menos

Adv

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

Det

1. less, fewer
2. least, fewest

Prep

1. minus
2. except, besides

Conj

except, besides

Noun

minus sign

Opposite of

más, incluido

Hyphenated as

me‧nos

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmenos/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: menos

Inherited from Latin: minus

In summary

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

Concepts

less

minus

fewer

least

except

but

do without

elementary function

few

🤏

lesser

little

miss

of

rare

save

short

small

subtraction

to

small quantity

except

least

less

heavy minus sign

algebraic function

heavy minus sign

a little

arithmetic operation

arithmetic operator

besides

Synonyms

poco

mas

escaso

menor

negativo

para

pequeño

un poco

deficiente

insuficiente

limitado

mínimo

dos-dos

dos-tres

algo

signo menos

corto

echar

Translations

meno

weniger

moins

menos

menys

minus

minder

min

minore

minus

daha az

πλην

μείον

außer

weniger als

Sentences

El proyecto fue ejecutado en menos de dos años .

The project was executed in less than two years.

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.