Usage examples of "moins de" in French with translation to English

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Elle a pas moins de dix enfants. She has no less than ten children.
Georges pèse pas moins de 70 kilogrammes. George weighs not less than 70 kilograms.
Du coté positif, au moins de plus en plus de filles en Afghanistan se rendent-elles à l'école. On the bright side, at least more and more girls in Afghanistan are going to school.
Il ne peut pas avoir moins de 30 ans. He can't be under thirty.
Il n'a pas moins de 500 livres. He has no less than five hundred books.
Plus tu passes de temps à parler de ce que tu fais, moins de temps tu as pour le faire. The more time you spend talking about what you do, the less time you have to do it.
Penses-tu pouvoir faire légèrement moins de bruit ? Do you think you could make a little less noise?
Nous avons eu moins de neige cet hiver que nous l'attendions. We had less snow this winter than we had expected.
Je serai de retour en moins de deux. I'll be back in a jiffy.
Ce bureau m'a coûté pas moins de 30000 yens. This desk cost me no less than 30000 yen.
On dirait qu'il y a moins de monde en semaine. It seems less crowded during the week.
Moins de bruit, s'il vous plait. Less noise, please.
Pas moins de 10 personnes furent arrêtées comme étant impliquées dans l'émeute. Not less than 10 people were arrested for being involved in the riot.
Elle a tiré sa force des jeunes qui ont rejeté le mythe de l'apathie de leur génération, qui ont quitté leurs foyers et leurs familles pour des boulots qui offraient de maigres salaires et moins de sommeil. It drew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy, who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.
Le mariage homosexuel est permis dans moins de 20% des pays. Gay marriage is permitted in less than 20% of countries.
Tu devrais passer plus de temps à l'extérieur et moins de temps à l'intérieur. You should spend more time outside and less time inside.
Elle n'a pas moins de sept fils. She has no less than seven sons.
Les enfants de moins de treize ans ne sont pas admis dans cette piscine. Children under thirteen years of age are not admitted to this swimming pool.
Si tu y vas par le bus, tu peux y être dans environ trois fois moins de temps. If you go by bus, you can get there in about one-third of the time.
J'ai moins de cinq amis qui savent parler français. I have at least five friends who can speak English.
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