Lesser in spanish
pronunciation: menoʊɹ̩ part of speech: adjective
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.lesser = menor. [Grado comparativo de less]
Example: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.more:
» lesser-educated = con un menor nivel educativo.
Example: Better-educated people, not surprisingly, tend to use libraries proportionately more than lesser-educated people.» lesser evil = mal menor.
Example: On the other hand, going sole source is a lesser evil than being 'listed' (as opposed to being stocked) by a distributor.» lesser known = menos conocido, menos sabido.
Example: The library possesses large quantities of the works of lesser known authors from all over Europe who were writing in the mid-nineteenth century.» lesser mortal = simple mortal.
Example: The range and depth of Gesner's talents are disconcerting for lesser mortals to contemplate for his bibliographic endeavours were but one small aspect of his work.» lesser sin = pecata minuta, falta leve.
Example: Further, Lim has shown that students perceive cheating in exam-related situations to be serious but plagiarism is viewed as a lesser sin.» the lesser of two evils = de los males, el menor; el menor de dos males; lo menos malo; un mal menor.
Example: In this winner-take-all system, voters are left to choose between the lesser of two evils.» to a greater or lesser degree = en mayor o menor grado.
Example: Nevertheless any nation is inevitably made up of a number of smaller regions, each with its own culture to a greater or lesser degree.» to a greater or lesser extent = en mayor o menor medida.
Example: The staff of SLIS have, to a greater or lesser extent, been drawn into such teaching.» 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.