menos

Meaning

Adv

less

Prep

except, but

Noun

1. (invariable,masculine) minus
2. (invariable,masculine) less

Noun

the minority of a collective

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈmenʊs]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese menos, which displaced the semi-learned form mẽos, learned borrowing from Latin minus comparative of parum.

Sentences

A menos , claro , que ti teñas ganas de morrer .

Unless, of course, you want to die.

É , cando menos , unha peza política importante .

It is, at the very least, an important political issue.

Primeiro , porque temos menos contacto entre nós , se non temos traballo , non nos vemos .

First, because we have less contact with each other, if we don't have work, we don't see each other.

Non sei se é así , pero polo menos un dos de máis funcións , seguro .

I don't know if that is the case, but at least one of the more functions, for sure.

Pero tamén outras menos sutís.

But there are other, less subtle ones as well.

Sen dúbida é a área menos boscosa do parque .

It is undoubtedly the least forested area in the park.

Se non se aman , polo menos témense.

If they don't love each other, at least fear each other.

Conta polo menos cun par de exemplos de hórreos de tipo O Pino .

It contains at least a couple of examples of owl-like owls.