Sentence examples of "menos" in Spanish

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Lo entiendo más o menos. I understand it more or less.
Son las dos menos cuarto. It's quarter to two.
Todas habían venido menos tú. Everyone had come except you.
Tengo menos libros que tú. I have fewer books than you.
El termómetro registró menos diez la noche pasada. The thermometer registered minus ten last night.
Cuando menos esperábamos, él apareció. He showed up when we less expected it.
Son las nueve menos diez. It's ten to nine.
Cualquier día menos el lunes. Any day will do except Monday.
No menos de quinientos estudiantes estaban presentes. No fewer than five hundred students were present.
Costó menos de quince dólares. It was less than fifteen dollars.
Le aconsejó que fumara menos. She advised him to cut down on smoking.
Todos se fueron, menos nosotros. Everyone left, except for us.
Mis gallinas pusieron menos huevos el año pasado. My hens laid fewer eggs last year.
Cuanto más envejecemos, soñamos menos. The older we grow, the less we dream.
Son las ocho menos cuarto. It's quarter to eight now.
Lo sabían todos menos yo. Everyone except me knew it.
En lugar de haber menos accidentes hay más. Instead of fewer accidents there are more.
Tengo menos dinero que tú. I have less money than you.
Son las tres menos quince. It's a quarter to three.
Todo tiene solución, menos la muerte. There's a cure for everything, except death.
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