| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| lesser adj | (less big) (i storlek) | mindre adj |
| | Because the Great Pyramid is so famous not as many people visit Egypt's lesser pyramids. |
| minor adj | (lesser, smaller) | mindre adj |
| | The doctor has to ignore the more minor injuries because so many people were hurt. |
| venial adj | (sin, offence: minor) | ursäktlig adj |
| | (brott) | mindre adj |
| smaller adj | (lesser in size) (komparativ: liten) | mindre adj |
| | I wish my phone were a little bit smaller. |
| less adv | (not as) | mindre adv |
| | I drive to work rather than take the train because it's less expensive. |
| small adj | (modest in scale) | liten adj |
| | | småskalig adj |
| | (komp. av liten) | mindre adj |
| | We're thinking of a small product launch, not a national campaign. |
| | Vi tänker oss en liten produktlansering, inte en nationell kampanj. |
| lesser adj | (less important) | mindre adj |
| | | lilla adj |
| | | av mindre vikt uttr |
| | Tom decided to prioritize and leave the lesser problems for later. |
| even less adv | (to a smaller degree) | mindre adv |
| | | obetydligare adv |
| | I'm not keen on mice and I like rats even less. |
| less adj | (smaller in quantity) | mindre adj |
| | You have less work than I do. |
| | Du har mindre arbete än vad jag har. |
| smaller adj | (number: lower) (komparativ: liten) | mindre adj |
| | Enter the sum of your figures or $1,000, whichever is smaller. |
| less adv | (not as much or as often) | mindre adv |
| | I'll be fine, mom! You should worry less. |
the lesser,
the lesser of sth n | (the smaller of sth) | mindre subst adj |
| | | lilla subst adj |
| | Both these brothers have large fortunes, but the older brother's fortune is the lesser of the two. |
| less adv | (not as much or as often as) | mindre adv |
| | Richard exercises less than Audrey does. |
| | Richard tränar mindre än Audrey. |
| the smaller n | (lesser in size of two) (komparativ: liten) | mindre adj |
| | The smaller of the houses on the farm is standing empty. |
| less adj | nonstandard (with plural countable noun: fewer) | färre adj |
| | (vardagligt) | mindre adj |
| Anmärkning: The correct comparative for plural countable nouns is "fewer", with "less" being used for uncountables, although the latter is very commonly and erroneously used with countable nouns. |
| | I've got less sweets than you. |
| | Jag har färre karameller än du. |
| less pron | (smaller amount) | något mindre, mindre pron |
| | The price is fifty dollars, and I won't take less. |
| | Priset är femtio dollar och jag tar inte något mindre (or: mindre). |
| Sammansatta former: |
| cheroot n | (type of cigar) | cigarill s |
| | | mindre cigarr s |
| coarsen sth/sb vtr | figurative (make less refined) | göra ngn mindre kultiverad adj |
| | | förvärra ngn⇒ vtr |
| coffee shop n | (café where coffee is served) | kafé, café, kaffehus s |
| | | mindre restaurang s |
| | We arranged to meet in a coffee shop. |
| demotivate sb vtr | (discourage) | avmotivera⇒ vtr |
| | | göra mindre motiverad vbal uttr |
| | Constant criticism demotivates students; they need to be praised from time to time. |
| depopulate sth vtr | (cut the population) | avbefolka⇒ vtr |
| | | göra befolkning mindre vbal uttr |
| deskill sth vtr | (reduce level of skill needed) | avkvalificera⇒ vtr |
| | | göra mindre skicklig vbal uttr |
| dingle n | UK (dell) | dalgång s |
| | | mindre dal s |
| downsize sth vtr | (product: reduce in size) | minska ngt⇒ vtr |
| | | göra ngt mindre vtr + adj |
| | The cereal company has downsized the packaging. |
| dwarf sth/sb vtr | (be bigger than) | få ngt/ngn att se mindre ut, få ngt/ngn att verka mindre vbal uttr |
| | (abstrakt) | överskugga⇒ vtr |
| | The new skyscraper dwarfs all the buildings around it. |
| flatlet n | (small apartment) (vardagligt) | lya s |
| | | mindre lägenhet s |
| growler n | (small iceberg) | mindre isberg s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| howbeit adv | archaic (however, nevertheless) (formell, ålderdomligt) | icke desto mindre adv |
| | | hursomhelst adv |
| lagniappe n | US, regional (small gift given, esp to customer with purchase) | mindre gåva s |
| Anmärkning: Det finns ingen exakt översättning. |
| lessen vi | (decrease) | minskas vitr |
| | | avta vitr |
| | | bli mindre, bli färre vtr + adj |
| | The rain lessened after a few minutes, so Tom decided to walk home. |
| measure n | figurative (limited amount) (vardagligt) | aning s |
| | | mindre mängd s |
| | He had just a measure of curiosity about the subject. |
| | Han hade bara en aning nyfikenhet inför ämnet. |
| meeting n | (religious event for prayer or worship) | bönemöte s |
| | | mindre gudstjänst s |
| | There will be a Quaker meeting for worship in the hall this morning. |
| neither more nor less n | (the same amount or degree) | varken mer eller mindre s |
| | 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. |
| neither more nor less adv | (to the same amount or degree) | varken mer eller mindre adv |
| | This horse runs neither more nor less quickly than that one. |
| no more and no less n | (an equal amount or degree) | varken mer eller mindre uttr |
| | | inte mer och inte mindre uttr |
| | Put in one pint of oil, no more and no less. |
| no more and no less adv | (equally) | varken mer eller mindre uttr |
| | | inte mer och inte mindre uttr |
| | The dental treatment hurt no more and no less than the last time. |
| no more and no less adj | (exactly) | varken mer eller mindre adj |
| | I will accept the proper fee, no more and no less. |
| none other than sb expr | (sb well known) | ingen mindre än uttr |
| | We have with us today a man we all know, none other than the champion racer of the entire league. |
| nonetheless adv | (despite this) | icke desto mindre uttr |
| | | ändå, trots adv |
| | | likväl adv |
| | It was raining, but Rachel went out for her morning run nonetheless. |
| | Det regnade, men icke desto mindre gav sig Rachel ut på sin morgonlöprunda. |
| notwithstanding adv | formal (despite this) | trots det adv |
| | | icke desto mindre uttr |
| | It rained all day; notwithstanding, Rachel went out without a coat. |
| pinhole n | (tiny perforation) | småhål s |
| | | mindre hål s |
| | I knew it was day because I could see light shining through several pinholes in the blackout curtains. |
| polyp n | (growth, benign tumour) | polyp s |
| | | mindre tumör s |
| relax vi | (become less strict) | mildras vitr |
| | | bli mindre strikt v uttr |
| | The enforcement of regulations will relax after the election. |
| sideshow n | (circus attraction) | mindre attraktion s |
| | | cirkusattraktion s |
| | Before the circus began, we walked around the tent and visited several sideshows. |
| spyglass n | (handheld telescope) | mindre kikare s |
| | | handhållen kikare s |
| subatomic adj | (smaller than an atom) | subatomär adj |
| | | som är mindre än en atom adj |
| submicroscopic adj | (too tiny to see through a microscope) (bokstavlig) | submikroskopisk adj |
| | | mindre än mikroskopisk adj |
| under prep | (less than) | under prep |
| | | mindre än prep |
| | The car costs under ten thousand. |
| | Bilen kostar under (or: mindre än) tiotusen. |
| unless conj | (except that) | om inte konj |
| | (mer formellt) | såvida inte konj |
| | | med mindre än att konj |
| | | utan att konj |
| | Let's go to the shop now, unless you have a better idea. |
| | Kom så går vi och handlar nu, om inte (or: såvida inte) du har en bättre idé. |
| withal adv | archaic (even so) (formell) | icke desto mindre uttr |
| | (formell) | ändock adv |
| | The morning was mild in the extreme, but dark withal. |