Meaning of "less"

less •

adj.
• • 1. not as much in value, amount, etc.: kakaunti
  • 2. smaller in size: mas maliit
  • 3. fewer: mas kakaunti
  • 4. not so, not so much, not so well: di masyado, di gaano, di lubha
  • 5. with something taken away, without: binawasan, kinulangan, kulang

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even

adj.
• • 1. level, flat: patag, pantay
  • 2. equal, no more or less than: pareho, magkapareho, magkakapareho, magkasindami, magkakasindami
  • 3. can be divided by
  • 2. without a remainder: pares
  • 4. at the same level: kapantay, kasimpantay, kasintaas

v.
• • to make flat or level: magpantay, pantayin, magpatag, patagin adv. 1. as used in the phrases "even though" and "even if": kahit, kahit na, kahiman
  • 2. even when, at the very time: noon pa man, kahit noon pa man
  • 3. even so: kahit na, gayon pa man, maski na
  • 4. to break even, neither to lose nor to win: makatabla, makapatas, makapareho, di matalot di manalo
  • 5. to get even with, to take revenge: gumanti, maghiganti

minus

n.
• • the sign (-) meaning that the quantity following is to be subtracted: menos

adj.
• • less, lacking, decreased by: kulang, may bawas, binawasan

weak

adj.
• • 1. lacking physical strength, feeble: mahina
  • 2. lacking in power to perform a function properly: mahina
  • 3. of less than the usual strength, e.g., in taste: di matapang, matabang, walang tapang
  • 4. weak, due to decay: marupok, gato, mahina
  • 5. weak, due to tiredness: lupaypay, nanlalambot, nanlalata
  • 6. weak, due to poor construction or poor materials used: mahina

n.
• • a person or thing that is weak: ang mahina

save

v.
• • 1. to make safe, keep or rescue from harm, danger, hurt, loss, etc: magligtas, iligtas, maligtas
  • 2. to set free from sin and its results: sumakop, sakupin, tumubos, tubusin, magligtas, iligtas
  • 3. to lay aside: mag-impok, impukin, magipon, ipunin
  • 4. to keep from spending or wasting: magtipid, tipirin
  • 5. to prevent, make less: umiwas, iwasan, maiwasan, humadlang, hadlangan
  • 6. to treat carefully to lessen wear, weariness, etc: mangalaga

yes

n.
• • an affirmative answer: oo, opo, oho (the last two are used to show respect, but "oho" is less formal than "opo")

pullet

n.
• • young hen, usually one less than a year old: dumalagang manok

periodical

adj.
• • periodic: paulit-ulit

n.
• • a magazine or newspaper that appears less often than daily: peryodiko, magasin, magasin, pahayagan

short

adj.
• • 1. not long: maigsi, maikli
  • 2. not tall: pandak, mababa, maikli
  • 3. less than the right amount, measure, standard, etc.: kulang, kapos adv. 1. suddenly: biglang-bigla
  • 2. briefly: madali, sandali lamang, maigsi, maikli
  • 3. to cut short, to end suddenly: tumapos (matapos, tapusin) nang biglaan, biglang tumapos (matapos, tapusin)
  • 4. to fall short, to fail to reach: di makarating, di umabot
  • 5. to be insufficient: kapusin, magkulang, kulangin
  • 6. for short, to make shorter: paikliin
  • 7. in short, briefly: sa maikling salita, sa isang saglit, sa madalit sabi
  • 8. to run short, not to have enough: magkulang, kulangin, kapusin, kulang, kapos

sag

v.
• • 1. to droop, hand down unevenly: lumaylay, lumuyloy
  • 2. to sink under pressure or weight, bend down in the middle: lumundo
  • 3. to become less firm, to sink: lumubog, manghina, manamlay

blunt

adj.
• • 1. not sharp: mapurol
  • 2. less sharp: pulpol, pudpod
  • 3. outspoken: deretso (tahas, tahasan) kung magsalita, tapatang magsalita

v.
• • 1. to become less sharp: pumurol, mapulpol
  • 2. to make less sharp: magpapurol, papurulin, pumulpol, pulpulin

pile

n.
• • 1. many things lying one upon another in a more or less orderly way: salansan, talaksan
  • 2. a mass like a hill or mound: tambak, bunton, tumpok
  • 3. a heavy beam driven upright into the ground to help support a building, a bridge, etc.: pilote, istaka, trosong pang-istaka
  • 4. any large amount ( used in common talk): santambak, sambunton, sangkaterba, tambak, bunton
  • 5. a large amount: dami

v.
• • 1. to make into a pile, to heap up: magbunton, ibunton, magtambak, itambak
  • 2. to heap up evenly: magsalansan, isalansan, magtalaksan, italaksan
  • 3. to gather or rise in piles: matambak, mabunton, magkapatung-patong
  • 4. to go in a confused rushing crowd: magsiksikan

low

adj.
• • 1. in a low place, near the ground: mababa
  • 2. small, less than the usual, e.g. price: mababa, maliit
  • 3. mean, course, vulgar: bastos, mahalay, masagwa, magaspang
  • 4. not loud: mahina
  • 5. not high or exalted (as an opinion): hamak, mababa

n.
• • in low spirits, with little energy or joy: walang sigla, malungkot, matamlay adv. not loudly: nang mahina

more

adj/adv.
• • 1. lalo, lalo pa, lalong marami, higit, labis, pa
  • 2. more or less, about: humigitkumulang, mga, mas

part

n.
• • 1. something less than the whole, a fraction: bahagi
  • 2. a thing that helps to make up a whole: parte, bahagi
  • 3. a portion of: kabahagi, kaparte
  • 4. share (having something to do with the act of others): kinalaman, kaugnayan
  • 5. region, district, place: dako, lugar
  • 6. side in a dispute or contest: panig
  • 7. character in a play, the words spoken by a character: papel, bahagi
  • 8. a dividing line left in combing ones hair: hati, hawi, biyak

v.
• • 1. to force apart, divide: papaghiwalayin, papaghiwa-hiwalayin
  • 2. to divide into two or more pieces: maghati, hatiin, maghati-hati, paghatihatiin
  • 3. to go apart, separate: humiwalay, maghiwalay, maghiwa-hiwalay, maglayo, lumayo, bumukod
  • 4. divide the hair in the middle, or at the side: maghawi, hawiin, maghati, hatiin, magbiyak, biyakin
  • 5. part and parcel means (a) a necessary part or condition: mahalagang bahagi (kondisyon) (b) a duty: tungkulin, bahagi ng tungkulin
  • 6. to take ones part in a dispute or contest, to take sides with one: pumanig, panigan, kumampi, kampihan
  • 7. to part from, to go away from, leave: umalis, lumisan, lisanin
  • 8. to part with, to give away, sell, let go, etc.: ipagbili, ipamigay, ipanregalo
  • 9. to take part, to take or have a share: sumali, makisali, lumahok, makilahok, humalo, makihalo adv. 1. partly, in some small measure or degree: medyo, sa isang parte (bahagi), bahagya
  • 2. for ones part, as far as one is concerned: para sa akin (kanya, kanila, atb.), sa ganang akin (kanya, kanila, atb.)

soften

v.
• • 1. to make softer: magpalambot, palambutin
  • 2. to become softer: lumambot
  • 3. to make lower or softer as voice, music, etc.: magpahina, pahinain, mapahina
  • 4. to become or be softer as voice, music, etc.: humina
  • 5. to make less glaring as light: magpalamlam, palamlamin
  • 6. to become less glaring: lumamlam

light

n.
• • 1. that by which we see, brightness: liwanag
  • 2. a thing that gives light: ilaw

v.
• • 1. to give light to: mag-ilaw, ilawan, tumanglaw, tanglawan, liwanagan
  • 2. to set fire to: magsindi, sindihan, magparikit, pariktan
  • 3. to become light (less in weight): gumaan (sa timbang)
  • 4. to ask for a light (for ones cigarette or cigar): pasindi

adj.
• • 1. bright and clear: maliwanag
  • 2. pale in color, approaching white: mura
  • 3. easy to carry, not heavy: magaan
  • 4. not hard to bear or do: magaan, madali

so

adv.
• • 1. in that way, in the same way or degree: ganyan, paganyan, ganito, paganito, gayon, pagayon
  • 2. according to fact, really so, true: totoo, talaga, tama, siya nga
  • 3. very: napaka (prefixed to the appropriate adverb and adjective)
  • 4. very much: totoo, lubha, masyado
  • 5. therefore, accordingly, on this account: kaya, kaya nga, dahil dito
  • 6. likewise, also: gayon din (rin), man, naman
  • 7. interj. with upward inflection: Well! Siya! Aba!
  • 8. or so, more or less: humigit-kumulang
  • 9. so as, so that with the result or purpose: para, upang, nang

smooth

adj.
• • 1. even, like glass, silk, etc.: makinis
  • 2. without difficulties, easy: madali, magaan, maayos, mapayapa
  • 3. calm, serene: panatag, payapa, mahinahon, tahimik
  • 4. easy, polished, pleasant, polite: kalugudlugod, mapitagan, matatas, mahusay

v.
• • 1. to make smooth: magpakinis, pakinisin
  • 2. to make flat, flatten: magpalapat, palapatin, mag-unat, unatin
  • 3. to smooth away, to get rid of difficulties, troubles, etc., to make easy: mag-ayos, ayusin, lumunas, lunasan, pumayapa, payapain
  • 4. to smooth down, to calm or soothe: magpahinahon, huminahon, magpakalma, kumalma, magpakalma, pakalmahin, kumalma, magpalamig, lumamig, palamigin
  • 5. to smooth over, to make something seem less wrong or unpleasant: magpatakip, pagtakpan

unclean

adj.
• • 1. not clean, dirty: marumi, marungis
  • 2. not pure morally, evil: masama, mahalay, masagwa, malaswa under prep. below, beneath: sa ilalim ng, nasa ilalim adv. less than, mababa pa sa, wala pa sa, hindi pa umaabot sa, kulang pa sa

adj.
• • 1. lower: pang-ilalim, mas (higit na) mababa
  • 2. under the house: sa silong
  • 3. under ones protection: sa pagkakandili ni (ng)
  • 4. under oath: nanumpa, pinanumpaan
  • 5. under question: nasa pagsisiyasat, sinisiyasat pa
  • 6. under trial: sinusubok pa, nasa pagsubok pa
  • 7. under the terms of, in accordance: alinsunod, batay
  • 8. during the rule or time of: sa panahon ni (ng), sa ilalim ni (ng)
  • 9. represented by: sa ilalim ng
  • 10. under the shelter of a tree: nayuyungyungan, nalililiman, nasa ilalim

menos

adj.
• • less, of less degree or value, lacking, minus

sahol

adj.
• • masahol (ma-) worse, less good, lacking, falling short

opo

part.
• • yes (polite form); just like po' and ho', the more colloquial or a little less formal form of opo' (although certainly not a less respectful form) is oho'

subalit

conj.
• • but, less common than nguni't and datapwa't