Sentence examples of "more or less" in English

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I understand it more or less. Lo capisco più o meno.

The more I think, the less I understand. Più penso, meno capisco.

The more you do now, the less you'll do tomorrow. Tanto più fai oggi, tanto meno farai domani.

They say that eating more slowly is one way to eat less. Si dice che mangiare più lentamente sia un modo per mangiare meno.

The more time the student has to prepare something, the less he will use to actually prepare it. Più tempo ha lo studente di preparare qualcosa, mento tempo userà per prepararlo davvero.

Drink less and sleep more. Bevi meno e dormi di più.

Mr Young has no less than six cars. Il signor Young ha non meno di sei macchine.

He makes three times more money than I do. Fa tre volte più soldi di me.

Jean travels less than Alice. Jean non viaggia tanto quanto Alice.

Could you please speak more quietly? I am feeling hungover. Potresti parlare più piano per favore? Ho il mal di testa da sbornia.

Tom should talk less. Tom dovrebbe parlare meno.

With a little more care, he wouldn't have failed. Con un po' più di attenzione, non avrebbe fallito.

She is cleverer than Mary, but she is less beautiful than Mary. Lei è più intelligente di Mary, ma lei è meno bella di Mary.

He has more than five dictionaries. Lui ha più di cinque dizionari.

You must be less impatient. Devi essere meno impaziente.

You should pay more attention to what he says. Dovresti fare più attenzione a quello che dice.

I have less money than you. Ho meno soldi di te.

You should try to be more polite. Dovresti provare a essere più educato.

Travelling by bus or bike, you could pollute less. Viaggiando in autobus o in bicicletta inquineresti di meno.

I don't want to eat any more. Non voglio mangiare altro.

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