Sentence examples of ", much less" in English

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He cannot speak English, much less German. Il ne parle pas l'anglais, encore moins l'allemand.

I cannot even boil water, much less roast a turkey. Je ne sais même pas faire bouillir de l'eau, alors faire rôtir une dinde...

I can't afford to buy a used car, much less a new one. Je ne peux pas me permettre d'acheter une voiture d'occasion, et encore moins une nouvelle.

He can't read French, much less write it. Il ne sait pas lire le français et encore moins l'écrire.

He can't speak English, much less French. Il ne sait pas parler anglais et encore moins français.

I don't like math, much less physics. Je n'aime pas les maths, encore moins la physique.

I cannot speak English, much less Spanish. Je ne sais pas parler anglais, et encore moins espagnol.

Mary can't even read French, much less speak it. Mary ne sait même pas lire le français, encore moins le parler.

One person more or less doesn't make much difference. Une personne de plus ou de moins ne fait pas beaucoup de différence.

Mr Young has no less than six cars. M. Young n'a pas moins de six voitures.

They did not have much food to eat. Ils n'avaient guère à manger.

I'd love to be able to spend less time doing household chores. J'adorerais être capable de passer moins de temps à faire des tâches ménagères.

He lived abroad for much of his life. Il a vécu à l'étranger la majeure partie de sa vie.

We're in the red this month. If we don't start spending less next month, we won't have any savings left. Nous sommes dans le négatif ce mois-ci. Si nous ne commençons pas à dépenser moins le mois prochain, nos économies seront épuisées.

His story amused us very much. Son histoire nous amusa beaucoup.

The older we grow, the less we dream. Plus nous vieillissons, moins nous rêvons.

I can't eat that much food by myself. Je ne peux ingurgiter autant de nourriture à moi tout seul.

He is more or less drunk. Il était plus ou moins saoul.

I don't like that idea much. Cette idée ne me plait pas trop.

She is no less pretty than her sister. Elle n'est pas moins belle que sa sœur.

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