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| minder bn | (slechter) | worse adj |
| | | fewer adj |
| | | less adj |
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| lesser adj | (less big) | kleiner, minder bn |
| | Because the Great Pyramid is so famous not as many people visit Egypt's lesser pyramids. |
| menial adj | (work: unskilled, lowly) | minderwaardig, minder bn |
| | | ongeschoold bn |
| | Immigrants often take menial jobs that no-one else wants. |
| fewer adj | (less, a smaller number of) | minder bn |
| Opmerking: "Fewer" is used with plural countable nouns, and "less" with uncountables. The latter is commonly used with countables, but this is an error. | | | There will be fewer people at dinner than I expected. |
| seamy adj | informal (seedy or disreputable) | minder mooi, minder goed bw + bn |
| | (figuurlijk, informeel) | minder bn |
| | I don't want to go into that seamy bar; surely there must be somewhere better to get a drink? |
| minor adj | (lesser, smaller) | kleiner bn |
| | | minder bn |
| | | korter bn |
| | | geringer bn |
| | The doctor has to ignore the more minor injuries because so many people were hurt. |
low grade,
low-grade adj | (inferior) | met een laag gehalte, met een laag percentage bw |
| | | laagwaardig, minder bn |
| Opmerking: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun | | | Low-grade uranium ore must be enriched before it can fuel a reactor. |
| meno adv | (musical direction: less) (muziek) | minder bw |
| inferior adj | (poorer in quality) | minder bn |
| | | slechter bn |
| | | inferieur bn |
| | These pecans are quite inferior to the last ones we had. |
| less adj | (smaller in quantity) | kleiner, lager bn |
| | | minder bn |
| | You have less work than I do. |
| below prep | (lower in amount, rate) | onder vz |
| | | minder telw. |
| | He would not sell it for anything below twenty dollars. |
| less adv | (not as much or as often as) (niet zo) | minder bn |
| | Richard exercises less than Audrey does. |
| less pron | (smaller amount) | minder bn |
| | The price is fifty dollars, and I won't take less. |
| Aanvullende vertalingen |
| less adj | uncountable (fewer) | minder bn |
| | There are less here than before. |
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| cooler adj | (comparative: less warm) | koeler, frisser, kouder bn |
| | | minder warm bw+bn |
| | The porch is somewhat cooler than the sunroom. |
| dull vtr | (make less distinct) | minder scherp, wazig maken |
| | The painter dulled the lines by blending them. |
| fall away vi phrasal | (diminish) | minder worden bw + ww |
| | | wegvallen ww |
| | Attendance at the church fell away as more and more people moved to the suburbs. |
| fewer pron | (a smaller number) | minder dan |
| | Fewer than a dozen people showed up for the lecture. |
| inferior adj | (lower in rank) | inferieur bn |
| | | minder in rang, lager in rang bw |
| | | ondergeschikt bn |
| | You are not required to salute to an inferior officer. |
| keep up with sb vtr phrasal insep | figurative (perform as well) (figuurlijk) | iemand bijhouden overg.ww |
| | | minder presteren bw + ww |
| | Stella is failing to keep up with her classmates in maths. |
| less than adj | (not as many as) | minder dan |
| Opmerking: sometimes considered incorrect; use 'fewer than' | | | We have less than ten places available for students. |
| let up vi phrasal | (ease off, lessen) | minder worden ww |
| | The heavy rain let up after four hours of incessant downpour. |
| lower vtr | (emotional tone) | minder emotioneel maken |
| | (Belg.) | milderen overg. ww |
| | You should lower the emotional level in this piece of writing. |
| minor adj | (not as important) | klein, gering, luttel bn |
| | | secundair, ondergeschikt bn |
| | | minder belangrijk bw+bn |
| | | licht bn |
| | That's a minor issue; there are more important things to think about. |
| neither more nor less n | (the same amount or degree) | niets meer en niets minder frase |
| | Put a single egg, neither more nor less, into the bowl. | | | Her daughter received neither more nor less from her will than her son did. |
| no more and no less n | (an equal amount or degree) | niet meer en niet minder frase |
| | Put in one pint of oil, no more and no less. |
| no more and no less adv | (equally) | niet meer en niet minder frase |
| | The dental treatment hurt no more and no less than the last time. |
| no more and no less adj | (exactly) | niet meer en niet minder frase |
| | I will accept the proper fee, no more and no less. |
| none other than sb expr | (sb well known) | niemand minder dan, de enige echte frase |
| | We have with us today a man we all know, none other than the champion racer of the entire league. |
| relent vi | (become milder) | minder streng worden frase |
| | | bedaren onoverg. ww |
| | After several hours, the storm relented. |
| secondary adj | (importance: minor) | tweederangs bn |
| | | inferieur bn |
| | | van minder belang bw |
| | We'll address these secondary concerns another time. |
| shorter adj | (less tall) | minder lang bw + bn |
| | | korter bn |
| | Mallory is shorter than her older sister. |
| shorter adj | (lasting less time) | korter bn |
| | | minder lang bw+bn |
| | Since it's late, let's watch the shorter movie. |
| shorter adj | (distance: not as far) | minder ver bw + bn |
| | | dichterbij bw |
| | It is a shorter route to the store if we take Maple Street. |
| subnormal adj | (lower than usual) | minder dan normaal bn |
| | | lager dan normaal bn |
| | The quality of the report is subnormal; it is not acceptable. |
| subordinate adj | (secondary) | op de tweede plaats bw |
| | | minder belangrijk bn |
| | Comfort is subordinate to safety in air travel. |
| the disadvantaged npl | (underprivileged persons) | minder bevoorrechten bn + nw mv |
| | | kansarmen nw mv |
| under prep | (less than) | onder vz |
| | | minder dan telw. |
| | The car costs under ten thousand. |
| under an hour adv | (less than 60 minutes) | minder dan een uur bw |
| | It takes under an hour to fly from Seville to Madrid. |
| underbid sb vtr | (bid a lower amount than) | minder bieden dan overg.uitdr. |
| undercut sb vtr | (sell at a cheaper price than) | goedkoper verkopen bw + overg. ww |
| | | voor minder geld verkopen frase |
| | Large supermarkets can undercut small family-run shops. |
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| cut down vi phrasal | (reduce consumption) | minderen onoverg.ww |
| | If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down. |
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| cut down vi phrasal | (reduce consumption) | minderen onoverg.ww |
| | If you can't give up smoking altogether, you should at least try to cut down. |
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