Less, fewer - Menos (The 117th Most Common Spanish Word)

The translation for Less, fewer in Spanish is Menos. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity, measures. It can be used as adjective. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 117th most commonly used word in Spanish. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Practice this and the other 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: less, fewer

Spanish: menos

Examples


The more I think, the less I understand.	Cuanto más lo pienso, menos lo entiendo.
The older you get, the less sleep you need.	Cuanto más viejo eres, menos necesitas dormir.
I can do that in less than ten minutes.	Puedo hacer eso en menos de diez minutos.
Nothing happens unless you make it happen.	Nada pasa a menos que hagas que pase.
The doctor told me that I should eat less.	El médico me dijo que debería comer menos.
There is less time than I thought.	Hay menos tiempo de lo que pensaba.
5 is less than 8.	Cinco es menos que ocho.
Sleep is no less essential to one's health than food.	El sueño no es menos necesario para la salud que la comida.

The wedding is less than three months away.	La boda es en menos de tres meses.
I shall see him in less than a week.	Le veré en menos de una semana.
Animals lives are no less valuable than our lives are.	Las vidas de los animales no son menos valiosas que nuestras vidas.
He is no less clever than his father is.	No es menos inteligente que su padre.
We have less than two hours left.	Nos quedan menos de dos horas.
They say that eating more slowly is one way to eat less.	Dicen que comer más despacio es un modo de comer menos.
Music is one of those things that make us feel a little less alone in the world.	La música es una de esas cosas que nos hacen sentir un poco menos solos en el mundo.
The periodical costs less than the book.	El periódico cuesta menos que el libro.
You should eat less red meat.	Deberías comer menos carne roja.
One way to lose weight is to eat less.	Una forma de perder peso es comer menos.
I cannot take less.	No puedo tomar menos.
I'm less famous.	Soy menos famoso.
I cannot speak English, much less German.	No puedo hablar Inglés, y mucho menos alemán.