Swedish adverb · adjective· top 1,000 most common
mindre
mindre as an adverb
Meaning
less
In Swedish: inte så mycket, i lägre grad
mindre as an adjective
Meaning
smaller
In Swedish: obetydligare (i storlek); tämligen liten
Practise mindre
1 / 1What does mindre mean?
mindre in a sentence
- Prata mindre och handla mer!Less talk and more action!
- mer eller mindre tydligtmore or less clear
- på mindre än tio sekunderin less than ten seconds
- priserna har höjts med inte mindre än tio procentprices have gone up by no less than ten percent
- han är mindre än sin brorhe is smaller than his brother
- ett mindre företaga small company
Questions
What does mindre mean in English?
mindre means “less”.
Where the course teaches it
Origin
From Old Norse minni, from Proto-Germanic *minnizô.
Nearby common words
mindre is number 669 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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