Sentence examples of "menos" in Spanish with translation "to"

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Le aconsejó que fumara menos. She advised him to cut down on smoking.
Son las nueve menos diez. It's ten to nine.
Son las tres menos quince. It's a quarter to three.
Son las dos menos cuarto. It's quarter to two.
Son las tres menos cuarto. It's a quarter to three.
Son las ocho menos cuarto. It's quarter to eight now.
Él es el menos probable que venga. He is the least likely to come.
Él no sabe inglés, mucho menos alemán. He knows no English, not to mention German.
Él nunca habla al menos que le hablen. He never speaks unless spoken to.
Tu respuesta nos es lo que sea menos satisfactoria. Your answer is anything but satisfactory to us.
¿Cuánto tomará para llegar a ser más o menos habilidoso? How long does it take to get reasonably skilled?
Te echamos de menos y estamos ansiosos por tenerte aquí. We miss you and are really looking forward to you being here.
Tom suele irse a la cama a las once menos veinte. Tom usually goes to bed at ten-forty.
Tom tuvo que esperar a Mary más o menos por tres horas. Tom had to wait for Mary for about three hours.
¿Más o menos cuánto tiempo se tarda en llegar allí en autobús? About how long will it take to get there by bus?
Los niños de menos de trece años no son admitidos en esta piscina. Children under thirteen years of age are not admitted to this swimming pool.
¿Ella es tu esposa? A ti no hay que mirarte nada en menos. She's your wife? There's more to you than meets the eye.
El centro de la ciudad debería estar cerrado a todo tráfico menos el peatonal. The city center should be closed to all but pedestrian traffic.
Mi actitud hacia la coma es fisiológica; entre más aliento tengo, menos comas uso. My attitude to the comma is physiological; the more breath I have, the fewer commas I use.
¿Quién fue la primera persona de correr una milla en menos de cuatro minutos? Who was the first person to break the four-minute mile?
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