Least in spanish
pronunciation: menoʊs part of speech: adjective
least = menos. [Grado superlativo del adjetivo little (poco)]
Example: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.more:
» at least = al menos, cuando menos, como mínimo.
Example: At least one reference or added entry is usually deemed to be necessary from each of the 'secondary' concepts in the preferred order.» at the very least = al menos.
Example: One very common and straightforward device for guaranteeing at the very least a standard format for abstracting contributions is the abstracting form.» be (the) least likely to = ser el que con menor frecuencia.
Example: Low income households and households in inner city locations are least likely to own a telephone.» final and not the least important, the = último pero no el menos importante, el. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: The final and not the least important part of the whole work is the Relative Index.» follow + the line of least resistance = seguir el camino más fácil, seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo.
Example: The tendency of human nature is to follow the line of least resistance -- like water.» follow + the path of least resistance = seguir el camino más fácil, seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo.
Example: The tendency to follow the path of least resistance guarantees failure in life.» in + Posesivo + part of the world (at least) = al menos en + Posesivo + tierra.
Example: Letters of resignation are just a formality, and not even required in many companies (in my part of the world at least).» in the least = en lo más mínimo, lo más mínimo, en absoluto, para nada, ni por asomo, ni pizca.
Example: I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least.» in the least respect = en lo más mínimo, en el más mínimo sentido.
Example: Freud was a despot ill-naturedly driving away anyone who in the least respect disagreed with him.» it's/that's the least + Pronombre + could do = es lo menos que + poder + hacer, no faltaría más.
Example: After all, it's the least I could do to pay you back for what you've done to me.» last but not least = por último pero no menos importante.
Example: Planning of national expenditure depends on number of vendors, on national serial output, and last but not least, on the amount of the yearly state budget allocation.» least likely = menos probable.
Example: That is to say, class numbers were used in the first place to screen out parts of the data base which seemed least likely to contain relevant items.» least of all = y mucho menos.
Example: We have an armory of diminishing terms to apply which fool no one, least of all the children they label.» least, the = menos importante, el.
Example: They have many advantages, not the least of which is their low per copy cost.» least, the = menor, el.
Example: Of these three connectors, 'and' focusses your search with the least precision since it retrieves all records that contain both words anywhere in the record.» line of least resistance, the = camino más fácil, el; ley del mínimo esfuerzo, la.
Example: Too often the shortcut, the line of least resistance, is responsible for evanescent and unsatisfactory success.» not in the least + Nombre Negativo = algo completamente + Nombre positivo, en lo más mínimo, en absoluto, para nada, ni pizca, ni por asomo.
Example: There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal.» not least = además de, no sólo.
Example: Extra money for books is raised in a variety of ways, not least through the efforts of active parent/teachers' associations.» not least + Adjetivo = muy + Adjetivo.
Example: Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues.» not the least + Adjetivo + Nombre = uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo.
Example: Not the least remarkable feature of reference work is the way that identical enquiries turn up again and again.» not the least + Nombre = uno de los + Nombre + más importante.
Example: Not the least value in the application of this research to the reference interview is its emphasis on the personal rather than the technical.» not the least of + Nombre = uno de los + Nombre + más importantes.
Example: Not the least of the advantages of using this type of indexing is its lack of complexity.» not the least of the + Adjetivo + Nombre = uno de los + Nombre + más + Adjetivo.
Example: Not the least of the valuable side effects that the computer has had on reference work is an increased awareness of the critical importance of this pre-search stage of the reference process.» path of least resistance, the = camino más fácil, el; ley del mínimo esfuerzo, la.
Example: The path of least resistance is always downhill.» take + the path of least resistance = elegir la solución más fácil, elegir la solución más cómoda, optar por la solución más fácil, optar por la solución más cómoda, elegir el camino más fácil, elegir el camino más cómodo, optar por el camino más fácil, optar por el camino más cómodo.
Example: The response of libraries in some of these cases has been poor, taking the path of least resistance and not upholding the ALA's Library Bill of Rights.» the last but by no means least = el último pero no el menos importante.
Example: The last but by no means least element in personnel are the library assistants, or library technicians as they are known in American libraries.» the least bit = nada, en absoluto, en lo más mínimo, ni chispa.
Example: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.» to say the least = por no decir otra cosa peor.
Example: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.» to say the least = en pocas palabras.
Example: To say the least, weeding is taken seriously as an important component of library life.less [lesser -comp., least -sup.]1 = menos. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.more:
» a great deal less = mucho menos.
Example: Those systems using keywords taken from the text cost a great deal less than more sophisticated systems.» become + less stable = desestabilizarse.
Example: As the environment faced by academic libraries becomes less stable, much can be learned from the commercial sector = Debido a que el entorno al que se enfrentan las bibliotecas universitarias se está desestabilizando, hay que aprender mucho del sector comercial.» be less = ser menor.
Example: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.» be less of a(n) + Nombre = ser menos + Adjetivo.
Example: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system.» be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo = no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.
Example: Keywords can prove difficult to identify immediately and their alphabetical sequence can be less than straightforward to follow.» be no less than = ser nada más y nada menos, ser como mínimo.
Example: Some fees paid to visiting speakers are no less than insulting.» be nothing less than = ser nada más y nada menos que.
Example: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.» call for + nothing less than genius = necesitar ser un genio.
Example: To meet the intellectual needs of each patron of the library calls for calls for nothing less than genius.» could not care less = importar un pito, importar un rábano, no importar lo más mínimo, traer al pairo, dar lo mismo ocho que ochenta, dar igual ocho que ochenta.
Example: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.» far less = mucho menos.
Example: Further, print derived electronic resources are far less transient than their purely electronic counterparts.» in less than half the time = en menos de la mitad de(l) tiempo.
Example: The weather improved on our way back to camp and so we made it back in less than half the time.» less-advantaged = menos favorecido.
Example: Indeed, one reason for the reluctance of librarians to donate weeded materials to less-advantaged groups may be that such donations raise the thorny question of intrinsic worth.» less and less = cada vez menos.
Example: As continuing deterioration of postal services renders present methods of inter-library co-operation less and less effective, a radically different balance of cost-factors will emerge.» less copiously = en menor cantidad.
Example: Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.» less developed [less-developed] = menos desarrollado.
Example: One of the challenges facing most less developed countries is that of raising the health conditions of their populations, particularly that of rural communities.» less favoured [less favored] = menos favorecido.
Example: Even with these problems Fiji has a functioning medical library service; other areas in the Pacific are much less favoured.» less favoured area = área menos favorecida, zona menos favorecida.
Example: Prominent examples are again the structural measures, such as those covering the modernization of farms and the less favoured areas.» less favoured region (LFR) = región menos favorecida.
Example: Broadly the Bank may grant loans for the financing of projects for stimulating development in the less favoured regions (LFRs).» less fleet of foot, the = menos rápidos, los. [Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo]
Example: The new principle of open access was treating the working class with more dignity, even though stock shortages created another underprivileged minority in the less fleet of foot.» less likely = menos probable.
Example: The same is not true, of course, of the humanities or social sciences, where the method is less likely to be successful.» less literate, the = menos cultos, los.
Example: Hence, there is a need for organizations who can interpret the fine points of officialese and present them in a form the less literate can understand.» less of the carrot, more of the stick = menos blandeces y más mano dura.
Example: The article is entitled 'Information provision: less of the carrot, more of the stick'.» less so = menos.
Example: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.» less ... than ... = menos ... que ....
Example: So, syntactic relationships do arise in documents, but are less permanent than semantic relationships.» less than + Adjetivo = poco + Adjetivo.
Example: Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Adolph Hitler to name but three, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.» less than + Cantidad = menos de + Cantidad.
Example: Microcomputers with Winchester disks are now widely available for less than $5000.» less-than sign (<) = símbolo de menor-que (<).
Example: Each see reference tracing, including the first, is precede by a less-than sign or left angled bracket (<).» the less said (about it), the better = cuanto menos se diga, mejor; en boca cerrada no entra moscas.
Example: In fact, when it comes to spying on employees Internet surfing behavior, perhaps the less said, the better.» less used = menos usado.
Example: The original objective was to promote interlibrary cooperation by arranging a national storage and interlending centre for less used library material.» more haste, less speed = vísteme despacio que tengo prisa.
Example: Learning violin is best taken at a steady pace -- 'more haste, less speed' is very true as you learn play violin.» more or less = más o menos, aproximadamente.
Example: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.» much less = y mucho menos, y cuanto mucho menos.
Example: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y cuanto mucho menos conservadores.» no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than = nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como.
Example: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.» no less than = tanto como.
Example: Children respond no less than adults (rather more, in fact) to personal contact.» no more, no less = ni más ni menos.
Example: The motto of the paper was, 'A square deal and a fair chance -- no more, no less'.» none less than = nada más y (nada) menos que.
Example: The opening ceremony was attended by none less than Emperor Francis Joseph himself = A la ceremonia de apertura asistió nada más y nada menos que el mismo Emperador Francisco José.» none the less = no obstante.
Example: These of course are everyday domestic problems, though none the less important to the enquirer.» nothing less than = nada más y nada menos que.
Example: We had charged him with nothing less than outlining a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Le habíamos encargado nada más y nada menos que esbozara un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.» nothing more, nothing less = ni más ni menos.
Example: The appropriate perspetive to take is to view a decision and its aftermath as data for the next decision to be make -- nothing more, nothing less.» to a lesser degree = en menor grado.
Example: Xworld is a good communications package that is most suitable for users interested in sending and receiving binary files, and to a lesser degree text files.» to a lesser extent = en menor grado.
Example: The Prussian Instructions were also widely adopted in Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, and to a lesser extent Denmark, Holland and Norway.little [less -comp., least -sup.]1 = poco.
Example: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.more:
» a bit/little long in the tooth = viejo, entrado en años, metido en años, decadente, anticuado, obsoleto, desfasado.
Example: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.» after a little while = después de un ratito, después de unos minutos, al rato, al ratito, después de un rato.
Example: After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.» a little bit (of) = un poco (de), un poquito (de).
Example: A little bit of bibliographic instruction can go a long way.» a little goes a long way = con un poco se puede llegar (muy) lejos, un poco da para mucho.
Example: A little goes a long way so only squeeze a little in your hand when you apply.» a little time = un poco de tiempo.
Example: That done we had a little time to cool down a little, mingle and generally catch up with those we know from previous years.» a little while = un ratito, unos minutos.
Example: Whether your tastes differ from mine or not, just kick back, pour yourself a drink and stay right here a little while.» and little more = y poco más.
Example: Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.» as little as + Expresión Numérica = sólo.
Example: Surveys suggest that as little as 2% of these people are reached by libraries.» as little as possible = lo menos posible.
Example: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadno medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.» at little or no extra cost = por nada or casi nada, por poco o nada.
Example: The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.» be a little worse off = quedar un poco perjudicado, salir un poco perjudicado, quedar peor .
Example: The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.» be a little worse prepared = quedar un poco perjudicado, salir un poco perjudicado, quedar peor .
Example: Scouts will now be a little worse prepared after they were banned from carrying their traditional penknives due to the new law.» be little more than an interesting exercise = no servir de mucho.
Example: In addition, any control system that does not pose corrective actions after deviations occur is little more than an interesting exercise.» be of little of no use = servir de poco o nada.
Example: Understand that most portable extinguishers discharge completely in as few as eight seconds, so they would be of little or no use in controlling a larger fire.» be of little or no avail = servir de poco o nada.
Example: The export of arms by other nations not involved in the conflict would be of little or no avail in putting an end to that conflict.» be of little or no importance = tener poca o ninguna importancia, ser de poca o ninguna importancia.
Example: Those which are of great importance in some lines of business can, at times, be of little or no importance in others.» be of little or no significance = tener poca o ninguna importancia, ser de poca o ninguna importancia.
Example: This factor tends to be of little or no significance to most users.» be of little or no use = servir de poco o nada.
Example: Understand that most portable extinguishers discharge completely in as few as eight seconds, so they would be of little or no use in controlling a larger fire.» be of little or no value = servir de poco o nada.
Example: The following remedies have been at various times suggested and have been found to be of little or no value.» be of little use = ser de poco valor, servir de poco.
Example: This is one area in which off-the-shelf software will be of little use, except perhaps for very general introductions.» be of little value = ser de poco valor, tener poco valor.
Example: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.» do + little = hacer poco, ser poco eficaz.
Example: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.» do + little more than = no poder hacer más que.
Example: This brief section can do little more than focus attention on the importance of library guiding.» eat + too little = comer demasiado poco.
Example: Common food traps that accompany depression including eating too much, eating too little, and making unhealthy food choices.» find + Nombre + (a little) odd = encontrar un poco extraño, encontrar un poco raro.
Example: I found that a little odd at first but, on second thought, it dawned on me that there could be something here worth giving a thought about.» for a little while = durante un ratito, durante un rato.
Example: The truth may hurt for a little while but a lie hurts forever.» give + little thought to = prestar poca atención a.
Example: The question of whether or not to reinsure the options attaching to a policy has been given very little thought by insurance companies.» go little further than + Gerundio = ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo.
Example: This chapter is relatively succinct and goes little further than identifying the major ideas.» have + little choice but = no tener más opción que.
Example: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.» have + little patience with = no tolerar.
Example: As an administrator he pushes authority as far down the hierarchy as possible and has little patience for foot-dragging and ignorance.» have + little recourse = tener pocas posibilidades de.
Example: Since the cessation of production of enlarger-printers, libraries and their clienteles have had little recourse in having paper copies made from micro-opaques.» have + little to do = tener poco que ver.
Example: The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards.» in a little while = en un ratito, en unos minutos.
Example: Go back inside and tell mom that I'll be there in a little while.» in as little time as possible = en el menor tiempo posible, cuanto antes.
Example: The best cardio workout for burning fat is one of high intensity that gets the job done in as little time as possible.» it + be + a little known fact that = ser algo poco sabido que, ser un hecho poco sabido que, ser algo poco conocido que, ser un hecho poco conocido que.
Example: It is a little-known fact that all the gas you burp comes from air that you swallow.» it + be + little wonder that = no ser de asombrar que.
Example: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.» leave + little doubt = no dejar duda.
Example: Research has left little doubt that one's facial posture can vastly affect the willingness of the patron to pose a question.» leave + little room for = dejar por espacio para, dejar poco sitio para, permitir apenas.
Example: The competition in Korean international telephone service market was mostly guided and controlled by the government leaving little room for active competition to market participants.» leave + little space for = dejar poco espacio para, dejar poco sitio para, permitir apenas.
Example: One of her happiest childhood memories centered on a summer camp experience and a star-spangled sky that left little space for darkness.» little bits = trocitos.
Example: It's a whole area that nobody has investigated, other than little bits done here and there.» little by little = poco a poco, poquito a poco, poquito a poquito, gradualmente, gradual, detenidamente.
Example: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.» little did + Verbo + then that... = quién iba a decir entonces que....
Example: Little did she expect then that two years later, at the age of 30, she would be sitting in Bajalovic's office and hearing the director say, with the joy of the bringer of glad tidings: 'How would you like to be acting director of the Medical Center library?'.» little do + Pronombre + know that... = quién + Pronombre + ir a decir que....
Example: Little did I know that I was about to spend the next 11 hours of my life in a conference room, listening to a very meandering speaker.» little else = poco más.
Example: Without dedication, little else will be achieved.» little in the way of = poco, escaso.
Example: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.» little known = poco conocido, poco sabido.
Example: Coleridge-Taylor died tragically early, leaving behind a wealth of little known music.» little time = poco tiempo.
Example: If these climate changes come abruptly, she worries that the continent will be left with little time to mitigate the impact.» little-used = poco usado, poco utilizado.
Example: How do we ensure that unused or little-used collections will be used, or should we even worry about them?.» look + (a little) closer = mirar con más detalle, mirar con más detenimiento, mirar más detenidamente, mirar más de cerca, examinar más detenidamente, examinar con más detenimiento, examinar en/con más detalle, examinar más de cerca.
Example: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.» look + (a little) deeper = mirar con más detalle, mirar con más detenimiento, mirar más detenidamente, mirar más de cerca, examinar más detenidamente, examinar con más detenimiento, examinar en/con más detalle, examinar más de cerca.
Example: Had they looked a little deeper they would have uncovered that he was a cunt-chaser too.» make + little distinction between... and... = no distinguir entre... y..., hacer poca distinción entre... y....
Example: The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.» pay + little heed to = prestar poca atención a.
Example: First off, I can be mighty slow on the uptake about things like this, because I usually pay little heed to the conventions that dictate you.» poky little house = casucha, cuchitril de casa.
Example: Alice says they live in a 'poky little house' and that Mabel has hardly any toys to play with.» sleep + too little = dormir demasiado poco.
Example: Sleeping too much can harm you as much as sleeping too little, a new British study indicates.» there + be + little doubt that = haber poca duda de que.
Example: There is little doubt in such cases that the enquirer has generalised his more specific need and a tactful librarian can soon arrive at the heart of the matter.» there + be + little point in + Gerundio = no tener sentido + Infinitivo.
Example: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.» there + be + little sign of = no existir muchos indicios de que, no haber mucha señal de que, no parecer que.
Example: Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.» there + be + not much/no/little love lost between = no aguantarse, no soportarse, no poderse ver, odiarse.
Example: It was obvious that there was no love lost between the two candidates during last night's political debate.» there + seem + little point in = parece tener poco sentido que.
Example: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.» think + little of = no darle demasiada importancia a, no importar Algo a Alguien, no tener un gran concepto de, no tener muy buena opinión de.
Example: It was obvious to the committeemen that these new residents of Boston were generally unlettered and `think little of moral and intellectual culture'.» think + very little about/of = no darle importancia a.
Example: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.» wear + a little thin = cansar, aburrir.
Example: His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.» what holds a lot will hold a little = donde cabe mucho también cabe poco.
Example: I was going to get the 25 egg carton but decided the 50 egg was not much dearer and what holds a lot will hold a little.» with as little ado as = tan simple como.
Example: There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.» with little or no thought of = sin pensar en.
Example: The concern was usually on the present, with little or no thought of what rapid change might dictate.» with little regard for/to = con poca consideración de/hacia, sin tener en cuenta, sin pensar en, sin respetar, sin considerar.
Example: But to maintain both positions at once suggests that Bolton's primary aim is to polemicize and provoke, with little regard for the facts.