Usage examples of "much less" in English with translation to German

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He cannot speak English, much less German. Er spricht kein Englisch, geschweige denn Deutsch.
He cannot afford to buy a car, much less a house. Er kann sich kein Auto und erst recht kein Haus leisten.
I can't afford to buy a used car, much less a new car. Ich kann mir keinen Gebrauchtwagen leisten, noch weniger einen neuen.
I cannot even boil water, much less roast a turkey. Ich kann nicht einmal Wasser kochen und noch viel weniger einen Truthahn braten.
I can't afford to buy a used car, much less a new one. Ich kann es mir nicht leisten, einen Gebrauchtwagen zu kaufen, geschweige denn einen Neuwagen.
He can't read English, much less German. Er kann kein Englisch lesen, geschweige denn Deutsch.
If I had known that the exam would be so easy, I would have studied much less. Wenn ich gewusst hätte wie leicht die Prüfung sein würde, hätte ich nicht so viel studiert.
I don't like math, much less physics. Ich mag Mathe nicht, noch weniger Physik.
I cannot speak English, much less Spanish. Ich kann kein Englisch sprechen. Und noch weniger kann ich Spanisch.
He has some faults but I like him none the less. Er hat Fehler aber ich mag ihn trotzdem.
If he continues drinking too much, he will fall ill sooner or later. Falls er weiter so viel trinkt, wird er früher oder später krank werden.
Chinese food is no less delicious than French. Chinesisches Essen ist genauso lecker wie französisches Essen.
You chatter too much. Du schwätzt zu viel.
He is more or less drunk. Er ist mehr oder weniger betrunken.
An old husband has a wife too much younger than him. Ein alter Ehemann hat eine weitaus jüngere Frau.
He is less impatient than his father. Er ist weniger ungeduldig als sein Vater.
I am hoarse from yelling so much. Ich bin vom vielen Schreien heiser.
I am less afraid of heights than I was. Ich habe weniger Höhenangst als früher.
A sound sleep made me feel much better. Da ich tief geschlafen habe, geht es mir wieder sehr gut.
Do you have anything less expensive? Haben Sie etwas weniger teures?
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