less
Pronunciación: [/lɛs/]
Palabra
Contexto: «quantity»
(adjective) used to describe a smaller amount or degree of something. When you have fewer toys than your friend, you have less toys.
Ejemplo
I have less homework today than I did yesterday.
Ejemplo
She has less money than she needs to buy the toy.
Ejemplo
Do you have less candy than your sister?
Contexto: «comparison»
(adverb) used to compare two or more things and show that one has a smaller amount or degree than the other. When you eat fewer cookies than your friend, you eat less cookies.
Ejemplo
He exercises less than his brother.
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She talks less when she's nervous.
Ejemplo
Do you eat less ice cream than your friends?
Contexto: «amount»
(determiner) used before a noun to show a smaller quantity or degree of something. When you have a smaller quantity of cookies than your friend, you have less cookies.
Ejemplo
We need less sugar for this recipe.
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There is less water in this glass than in the other.
Ejemplo
Should we add less salt to the soup?
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