less
Less is an adverb used to indicate a smaller amount, degree, or extent of something. It is most frequently used to modify adjectives or verbs in comparative sentences to show that something is not as much as it was before or as much as something else.
Exemples
3 sur 5I walk less now that I have a car.
I do not walk as much as I did before having a vehicle.
The results were less conclusive than the committee had hoped.
The findings were not as definite as the group expected.
Try to worry less about the little things.
Attempt to be not as anxious about small problems.
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Think of the 'L' in 'Less' standing for 'Lower' amount.
Quiz rapide
This phone is ___ expensive than the one I bought last year.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : less
Exemples
I walk less now that I have a car.
everydayI do not walk as much as I did before having a vehicle.
The results were less conclusive than the committee had hoped.
formalThe findings were not as definite as the group expected.
Try to worry less about the little things.
informalAttempt to be not as anxious about small problems.
Subjects in the control group were less prone to errors.
academicPeople in the test group had a lower tendency to make mistakes.
The new model is less expensive to produce than the old one.
businessThe current version costs a smaller amount of money to manufacture.
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
more or less
approximately or almost
less is more
the idea that simplicity is better than complexity
no less than
used to suggest that a number is surprisingly large
Souvent confondu avec
Fewer is used for countable things (e.g., fewer books), while less is used for uncountable amounts or degrees (e.g., less water, less happy).
Notes d'usage
Use 'less' to compare degrees of adjectives (less interesting) or to indicate a smaller amount of an uncountable quality. It can also follow a verb to show reduced frequency or intensity.
Erreurs courantes
Many learners use 'less' with plural countable nouns (e.g., 'less people'), which is common in casual speech but considered incorrect in formal writing where 'fewer' should be used.
Astuce mémo
Think of the 'L' in 'Less' standing for 'Lower' amount.
Origine du mot
From the Old English word 'læs', which meant 'smaller' or 'lesser'.
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
This phone is ___ expensive than the one I bought last year.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : less
Grammaire lie
Expressions liées
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