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menos

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See also: ménos

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin minus.

Adverb

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menos

  1. less
    Antonym: más
    Esti pueblu ye menos guapu que'l to.This town is less nice than that one.

Galician

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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menos

  1. less
    Antonym: máis

Preposition

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menos

  1. except, but
    Vinche todos eses filmes menos o últimoI saw all that movies, except the last one

Noun

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menos m (invariable)

  1. (mathematics) minus
  2. less

Noun

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menos m pl (plural only)

  1. the minority of a collective

References

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Further reading

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Ladino

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Adverb

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menos (Latin spelling)

  1. less
    Synonym: manko
  2. (often with definite article) least
    Synonym: manko

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese menos, displacing collateral form mẽos, from Latin minus, neuter of minor (lesser; smaller), comparative of parvus (small).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: me‧nos

Adverb

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menos (not comparable)

  1. less (in lower degree)
    Antonym: mais
    Aqui é menos frio.Here is less cold.
    Se trabalhares menos, cansarás menos.If you work less, you will tire less.

Preposition

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menos

  1. except; but
    Synonyms: exceto, fora
    Li todos, menos o último.I read all, except the last one.
  2. (mathematics) minus (indicates subtraction)
    Três menos dois é um.Three minus two is one.

Pronoun

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menos m or f (plural menos)

  1. fewer (a smaller number of), less (a smaller size or significance of)
    Antonym: mais
    Menos pessoas correm.Fewer people run.
    Atirou com menos precisão.He shot with less precision.

Usage notes

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  • Some use the feminine plural menas. It is only used in Brazil. Such usage is non-standard and highly proscribed.

Noun

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menos m (invariable)

  1. minus sign (the symbol −)
    Synonym: sinal de menos

Spanish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmenos/ [ˈme.nos]
  • Rhymes: -enos
  • Syllabification: me‧nos

Adverb

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menos

  1. less
    Antonym: más
    Camina menos rápido, por favor.
    Walk less quickly, please.
  2. (often with definite article) least
    Antonym: más
    Él come el menos de todos en la familia.
    He eats the least of everyone in the family.

Usage notes

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Determiner

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menos (plural menos)

  1. less, fewer
    Antonym: más
  2. least, fewest
    Antonym: más

Preposition

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menos

  1. minus
    Dos menos uno son uno.
    Two minus one is one.
  2. except, besides
    Synonyms: excepto, salvo
    Antonym: incluido
    Todos menos Juan vinieron a la fiesta.
    Everyone except Juan came to the party.

Noun

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menos m (plural menos)

  1. minus sign

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish menos.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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menos (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. less; lacking; of less value
    Synonym: kulang

Derived terms

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References

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  • menos”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018