less and less dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de less and less dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.less [GB lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little ADJ

II.less [GB lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little PRON

III.less [GB lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little ADV

IV.less [GB lɛs, Am lɛs] comparative of little PRÉP

Voir aussi : little2, little1

I.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADJ When little is used as an adjective (little hope, little damage) it is translated by peu de: peu d'espoir, peu de dégâts.
For examples and particular usages see I. below.
When a little is used as a pronoun (give me a little) it is translated by un peu: donne m'en-un peu.
When little is used alone as a pronoun (there's little I can do) it is very often translated by pas grand-chose: je ne peux pas faire grand-chose.
For examples of these and other uses of little as a pronoun (to do as little as possible etc.) see II. below.
For uses of little and a little as adverbs see the entry below.
Note that less, and least are treated as separate entries in the dictionary.

II.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] PRON

III.little1 <comp less, superl least> [ˈlɪtl] ADV

and [GB ənd, (ə)n, and, Am ænd, (ə)n] CONJ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by et: to shout and sing = crier et chanter; Tom and Linda = Tom et Linda; my friend and colleague = mon ami et collègue.
and is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean ‘in order to’ (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.). To translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc).
For examples and other uses, see the entry below.

Voir aussi : wait, try, go

1. wait (remain patiently):

tu vas voir! fam
wait for it! MILIT

I.try <pl tries> [GB trʌɪ, Am traɪ] SUBST

II.try <pl tries> [GB trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VERBE trans <prét, ppas tried>

2. try (test out):

III.try <pl tries> [GB trʌɪ, Am traɪ] VERBE intr <prét, ppas tried>

1. try (make attempt):

1. go (move, travel):

aller (from de, to à, en)
who goes there? MILIT

18. go (extend in depth or scope):

III.go <pl goes> [GB ɡəʊ, Am ɡoʊ] SUBST

1. go GB:

à qui le tour?
he's all go fam!
it's all the go fam!
that was a near go fam!
to go off on one GB fam
to go off like a frog in a sock Aus fam event:
there you go fam!

less and less dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de less and less dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

Voir aussi : little

anglais d'Amérique

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais
There is less and less razzle-dazzle in politics these days.
www.smh.com.au
Questioning its corporate role, he believed that meant it looked less and less like a work of art and more like a vanity project.
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The prefix rh for recombinant human appears less and less in the literature.
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Man can thus be comprehended as the sum of specific differences (the differentiae of biology) in less and less general categories.
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This practice was common before 1930, but came to be used less and less, particularly after options were reintroduced in 1958.
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The exquisite main sanctuary was used less and less from the 1930s on.
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As the angle approaches /2, the base of the isosceles triangle narrows, and lengths "r" and "s" overlap less and less.
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Apple has gotten rid of the DVD drive, which is partly justified because people are using them less and less.
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Black evening dress and formal dress in general were worn less and less.
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Less and less fractional currency was being redeemed, as almost a decade had passed since the issuance of three-cent notes.
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