moins1

A. prep

• 1 minus Definition of minus in the British & World English dictionary Definition of minus in the US English dictionary Translate minus | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

• 2il est huit heures moins dix = it's ten (minutes) to eight il était moins une (fam) = it was a close shave (colloq)

B. adv

• (comparative) less (superlative) le moins = the least le moins difficile = the less difficult; = the least difficult de moins en moins = less and less moins je sors, moins j'ai envie de sortir = the less I go out, the less I feel like going out il n'en est pas moins vrai que = it's nonetheless true that il ressemble à son frère en moins gros = he looks like his brother, only thinner à tout le moins, pour le moins = to say the least il y avait deux fourchettes en moins dans la boîte = there were two forks missing from the box Definition of less in the British & World English dictionary Definition of less in the US English dictionary Translate less | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

C. quantif (moins de)

• moins de livres = fewer books moins de sucre = less sugar les moins de 20 ans = people under 20

D. phr (à moins de)

• unless Definition of unless in the British & World English dictionary Definition of unless in the US English dictionary Translate unless | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

E. phr (à moins que)

• unless Definition of unless in the British & World English dictionary Definition of unless in the US English dictionary Translate unless | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

F. phr (au moins)

• at least Definition of at least in the British & World English dictionary Definition of at least in the US English dictionary Translate at least | into German | into Italian | into Spanish

G. phr (du moins)

• at least Definition of at least in the British & World English dictionary Definition of at least in the US English dictionary Translate at least | into German | into Italian | into Spanish