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moins
moins
French
Adverb
moins
- less
- Faites moins de bruit. — “Make less noise.”
- J'ai moins de thé que toi. — "I have less tea than you."
- J'ai moins de thé que de café. — "I have less tea than coffee."
- J'ai dû attendre moins de dix minutes. — "I had to wait less than ten minutes."
- (with numbers) minus; negative
- moins cinq — “minus five”
- (preceded by a definite article) the least
- C'est lui qui gagne le moins (d'argent) dans sa famille. — “He earns the least money in his family.”
- C'était la chose la moins surprenante. — “It was the least surprising thing.”
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Derived terms
Noun
moins m (plural moins)
- the minus sign
Preposition
moins
- minus
- Cinq moins deux font trois — “Five minus two makes three.”