moins

Meaning

Adv

1. (comparative, form-of) comparative degree of peu; less, fewer
2. minus; negative
3. (form-of, superlative) superlative degree of peu; the least

Noun

the minus sign

Prep

minus

peu

• Adv
• Noun

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Concepts

less

minus

least

fewer

under

minus sign

little

to a lesser extent

front

head

of

pull

fore part

below

Synonyms

conformément

déficit

en l’absence de

jouer

manque

moindre

plus

pratiquement

sans

signe moins

tirer

Translations

meno

menos

weniger

menos

menys

min

minder

eksi

μείον

πλην

minus

mens

minus

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mwɛ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: moins

Inherited from Old French: meins

Inherited from Latin: minus

In summary

Inherited from Middle French moins, from Old French meins, from Latin minus.

Sentences

Moins que peu , presque rien .

Less than a little, almost nothing.

C'est plus ou moins sale .

It's more or less dirty.

Vingt-cinq hommes au moins ! Ah ! je vois le capitaine à l'avant.

At least twenty-five men! Ah! I see the captain in the front.

Contrairement à la version anglaise , les questions sont plus culturelles et moins commerciales .

Unlike the English version, the questions are more cultural and less commercial.

Cette publication contient surtout des histoires humoristiques plus ou moins autobiographiques .

This publication mainly contains more or less autobiographical humorous stories.

Il est moins expérimental et psychédélique , mais plus éclectique .

It is less experimental and psychedelic, but more eclectic.