What does moindre in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word moindre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use moindre in French.
The word moindre in French means lower, the lesser, low, down, for less, inexpensively, It is the least can do, it's the least you could do, it could be worse, to a lesser extent, to a lesser degree, to a lesser extent, the least can do, the least one can do, the path of least resistance, not have the faintest idea, not have the slightest idea, who takes the line of least resistance. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word moindre
loweradjectif (moins important) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Grâce à des soldes intéressants, Tania a pu acheter cette robe qui lui plaisait tant à un prix moindre. Thanks to a good sale, Tania was able to buy the dress she liked at a lower price. |
the lesseradjectif (part la moins importante) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) De deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre. If you are faced with two evils, you have to choose the lesser evil. |
low, downadjectif (Suisse (affaibli) (emotion) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Elle se sent un peu moindre en ce moment. She feels a bit down at the moment. |
for lesslocution adverbiale (le moins [qch] possible) J'ai acheté ce téléphone à moindre prix que toi. Mon patron veut toujours tout acheter à moindre coût. |
inexpensivelylocution adverbiale (sans trop dépenser) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") |
It is the least can do(c'est le minimum) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") After last night, it's the least I can do. |
it's the least you could do(c'est le minimum de courtoisie) |
it could be worse(ça aurait pu être pire) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Notre avion n'a qu'une heure de retard, c'est un moindre mal ! |
to a lesser extent, to a lesser degreelocution adverbiale (moins) |
to a lesser extentlocution adverbiale (de façon moins prégnante) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
the least can donom féminin (le minimum à faire) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mon fils et sa femme sont arrivés au déjeuner avec plus d'une heure de retard : la moindre des choses aurait été de nous appeler pour nous prévenir. |
the least one can donom féminin (politesse élémentaitre) |
the path of least resistancenom féminin (principe visant à s'économiser) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
not have the faintest idea, not have the slightest idealocution verbale (ne pas savoir) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Mon fils n'est pas encore rentré et je n'ai pas la moindre idée de ce qu'il peut être en train de faire. My son isn't home yet and I don't have the faintest idea what he might be up to. |
who takes the line of least resistance(personne quelque peu fainéante) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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