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

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Tengo menos dinero que tú. I have less money than you.
Usted debe ser menos impaciente. You must be less impatient.
Costó menos de quince dólares. It was less than fifteen dollars.
Cuanto más envejecemos, soñamos menos. The older we grow, the less we dream.
Bebe menos y duerme más. Drink less and sleep more.
Cinco es menos que ocho. 5 is less than 8.
Cuando menos esperábamos, él apareció. He showed up when we less expected it.
Lo entiendo más o menos. I understand it more or less.
Tom no puede aceptar menos. Tom can't take less.
Tenemos menos nieve de lo usual. We have less snow than usual.
Ella no tiene menos de treinta. She is not less than thirty.
El hombre tiene aún menos tarta. The man has even less cake.
Yo tengo menos de diez pesos. I have less than ten pesos.
Él estaba más o menos borracho. He was more or less drunk.
Él está más o menos loco. More or less, he is crazy.
Las penas con pan son menos All griefs with bread are less
Escríbelo en menos de 50 palabras. Write in less than 50 words.
Necesitamos menos palabras y más acciones. We need less talk and more action.
María come menos que su hermana. Mary eats less than her sister does.
Ella es menos inteligente que tú. She is less intelligent than you.
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