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# менше — Ukrainian to French

How Ukrainian *менше* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 2 translations with example sentences.

The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the French translations below link to their meanings where it has them.

Sentence pairs counted, by form: менше (29). By style: everyday 20 · biblical 9.

## moins

Used about 20 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 16 · biblical ≈ 4).

- Їж **менше** яловичини.
  Mange **moins** de bœuf.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#14027133](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14027133) [\#14026456](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14026456))

- А тим **менше** чоловік — черв, і людина, — що як та міль!
  Combien **moins** l’homme, qui n’est qu’un ver, Le fils de l’homme, qui n’est qu’un vermisseau!
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JOB 25:6)

- Їжте **менше** яловичини.
  Mangez **moins** de bœuf.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#14027132](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14027132) [\#14026457](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/14026457))

- Менї ж найлюбіщ буде втрачуватись і втрачувати себе за душі ваші; хочь вельми вас люблячи, я **менше** люблений вами.
  Pour moi, je dépenserai très volontiers, et je me dépenserai moi-même pour vos âmes, dussé-je, en vous aimant davantage, être **moins** aimé de vous.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2CO 12:15)

- Краще **менше**, ніж нічого.
  Mieux vaut **moins** que rien.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and felix63 · checked, community translation · [\#7756164](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7756164) [\#7754652](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7754652))

## boisson

Used about 2 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 2).

- Лікар порадив йому **менше** пити.
  Le docteur lui a conseillé de diminuer la **boisson**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Reem and kjh · checked, community translation · [\#433413](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/433413) [\#517105](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/517105))

- Лікар порадив йому **менше** пити.
  Le médecin lui a conseillé de lever le pied sur la **boisson**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Reem and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1184492](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1184492) [\#517105](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/517105))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- **Менше** слів, а більше діла.
  Des actes, pas des mots.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#501123](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/501123) [\#422104](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/422104))

- **Менше** слів, а більше діла.
  Agis, ne parle pas !
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#4580430](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4580430) [\#422104](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/422104))

- І сказав менї Господь: Зрадниця, дочка Ізрайлева, показала себе **менше** винною поруч із невірною Юдеєю.
  L’Éternel me dit: L’infidèle Israël paraît innocente En comparaison de la perfide Juda.
  ([Louis Segond 1910 and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905)](https://ebible.org/) · Louis Segond 1910; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 3:11)

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between French and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/fr-uk/) · [translating from Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-uk/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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