英和辞典

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形容詞

（量・程度が）もっと少ない ⦣ little の比較ひかく級.

Five is less than eight.

Five is less than eight.

5は8より少ない.

Less noise, please!

Less noise, please!

どうかもう少し静かにしてください.

You should eat less meat and more vegetables.

反対語You should eat less meat and more vegetables.

（君はもっと少ない肉ともっと多くの野菜を食べるべきだ）君は肉をもう少し減らして野菜をもっと食べなさい.

代名詞

もっと少ないもの

I finished the work in less than an hour.

I finished the work in less than an hour.

私はその仕事を1時間足らずで終えた.

John paid 500 dollars for a used computer, but I bought a new one for less.

John paid 500 dollars for a used computer, but I bought a new one for less.

ジョンは中古のコンピューターに500ドル払はらったが, 僕ぼくはもっと安い値段で新品を買った.

副詞

もっと少なく

Watch TV less and sleep more.

反対語Watch TV less and sleep more.

（もっと少なくテレビを見て, もっと多く眠ねむれ）テレビを見るのを控ひかえて, もっと睡眠すいみんをとりなさい.

You must be less impatient.

You must be less impatient.

君はもう少しせかせかするのをやめなければいけない.

I became less and less worried about it.

I became less and less worried about it.

その事について私はだんだん心配しなくなった.

⦣ less and less ～＝だんだん少なく～.

more or lessmore or less

more or less

多かれ少なかれ, いくらか

much lessstill lessmuch [still] less

much [still] less

He cannot read English, much less German.

He cannot read English, much less German.

彼は英語が読めない, ましてやドイツ語はなおさら読めない.

no less than ～no less than ～

no less than ～

（それほどとは思わないだろうが実は）～ほども; ～も同然

He is no less than a genius.

He is no less than a genius.

彼は天才も同然だ[まさに天才だ].