less — English to Ukrainian

How English less is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

What it means: less in the Elamur Dictionary.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: less (121). By style: everyday 98 · biblical 23.

менше

Used about 66 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 61 · biblical ≈ 5). Forms: менш, менше.

• Talk less, do more.

  Говори менше, роби більше.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by canerj and Anjy · checked, community translation · #5648637 #5648988

• How much less man, who is a worm, and the son of man, who is a worm!”

  А тим менше чоловік — черв, і людина, — що як та міль!

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 25:6

• I have less than a hundred pesos.

  В мене менше ста песо.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by DJ_Saidez and deniko · checked, community translation · #9463832 #9463939

• All the nations are like nothing before him. They are regarded by him as less than nothing, and vanity.

  Всї народи перед ним — нїщо, менш пустого нїчого значать вони в його.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ISA 40:17

• The less I hear, the better.

  Чим менше я чую, тим краще.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shekitten and deniko · checked, community translation · #11105352 #11105489

дешевший

Used about 6 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 6).

• This hat is less expensive than that one.

  Цей капелюх дешевший за той.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · #57129 #513587

• My watch is less expensive than yours.

  Мій годинник дешевший, ніж твій.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Eldad and shanghainese · checked, community translation · #251019 #4813490

• The purple bicycle costs less than the yellow.

  Фіолетовий велосипед дешевший за жовтий.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by lukaszpp and deniko · checked, community translation · #462886 #494805

меньше

Used about 6 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 4).

• Tom should talk less.

  Том потрібно меньше говорити.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · #1164188 #6797395

• Excellent speech isn’t fitting for a fool, much less do lying lips fit a prince.

  Дурному не личить поважная мова, тим меньше значньому уста неправдливі.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 17:7

• Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  Не личять дурневі роскоші, а ще меньше слузї — старшованнє над князями.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 19:10

• I have sent him therefore the more diligently, that when you see him again, you may rejoice, and that I may be the less sorrowful.

  Оце ж скоріщ послав я його, щоб ви, побачивши його знов, зрадїли, та й я меньше мав смутку.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PHI 2:28

• The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when they give the offering of the LORD, to make atonement for your souls.

  Багатий не більш, і вбогий не меньше пів секеля мусить давати, як приніс Господеві, на покуту душ їх.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 30:15

тим

Used about 3 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2 · biblical ≈ 1).

• The baby can't even walk, much less run.

  Ця дитина не вміє ходити, а тим більш бігати.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and Reyn · checked, community translation · #6873395 #2599389

• that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.

  Та показав тобі тайни премудростї, й що тобі вдвоє більше належало б терпіти! Тим то знай, що Бог дещо з проступків твоїх подав у непамять.

  World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 11:6

ніж

Used about 2 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2).

• Tom can solve a Rubik's Cube in less than 30 seconds.

  Том може зібрати кубик Рубіка швидше, ніж за 30 секунд.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and deniko · checked, community translation · #3118228 #12922056

More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

• Romanian is less similar to Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and French than I thought.

  Румунська мова не настільки подібна до португальської, іспанської, італійської та французької, як я вважав.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by carlosalberto and deniko · checked, community translation · #11651313 #11653502

• Eight less six makes two.

  Вісім мінус шість — два.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sundown and deniko · checked, community translation · #9472741 #9502143

• Tom is less active than his brother.

  Том не такий активний, як його брат.

  Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · #6967185 #6969350

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