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menor meaning in English

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menor adjective

lesser(the comparative of little)
adjective
[UK: ˈle.sə(r)] [US: ˈle.sər]
Of two evils, choose the lesser. = De dos males, elige el menor.

little [littler, littlest](insignificant, trivial)
adjective
[UK: ˈlɪt.l̩] [US: ˈlɪt.l̩]
My little brother can read English. = Mi hermano menor sabe leer inglés.

minor(lesser in importance)
adjective
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪ.nər]
It's a minor wound. = Es una herida menor.

petty [pettier, pettiest](of persons or their behaviour: marked by or reflective of undesirably limited interests, sympathies, or views; preoccupied with subjects having little or no importance and not mindful of broader concerns)
adjective
[UK: ˈpe.ti] [US: ˈpe.ti]

menor noun
{m}

minor [minors](someone below the legal age of majority)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪ.nər]
It's a minor wound. = Es una herida menor.

menor de edad noun
{m}

minor [minors](someone below the legal age of majority)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪ.nər]

menor que adjective
{m}

less than(the character <)
adjective
[UK: les ðæn] [US: ˈles ˈðæn]

menora noun

menorah(seven-branch candelabrum)
noun
[UK: mɪ.ˈnɔː.rə] [US: mə.ˈnɔː.rə]

Menorca proper noun
{f}

Minorca(An island of Spain)
proper noun
[UK: mə.ˈnɔːk.ə] [US: mə.ˈnɔːrk.ə]

menorquina noun
{f}

Minorcan(an inhabitant of Minorca)
noun

menorquín adjective

Minorcan(of or relating to Minorca or its inhabitants)
adjective

menorquín noun
{m}

Minorcan(an inhabitant of Minorca)
noun

menorrea noun
{f}

menorrhoea(menstrual bleeding)
noun
[UK: mˌenərˈiə] [US: mˌenɔːrˈiə]

menorá noun

menorah(seven-branch candelabrum)
noun
[UK: mɪ.ˈnɔː.rə] [US: mə.ˈnɔː.rə]

abuso de menores noun
{m}

child abuse(mistreatment of a child)
noun
[UK: tʃaɪld ə.ˈbjuːs] [US: ˈtʃaɪld ə.ˈbjuːs]

aguas menores noun
{f-Pl}

water [waters](urine)
noun
[UK: ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈwɒ.tər]

amenorrea noun
{f}

amenorrhoea(lack of a menstrual period)
noun
[UK: ˌeɪ.ˌme.nə.ˈriːə] [US: ˌeɪ.ˌme.nə.ˈriːə]

Antillas Menores proper noun
{f-Pl}

Lesser Antilles(Caribbean islands)
proper noun
[UK: ˈle.sə(r) æn.ˈtɪ.liz] [US: ˈle.sər æn.ˈtɪ.liz]

arce menor noun
{m}

field maple(Acer campestre)
noun

Asia Menor proper noun
{f}

Asia Minor(peninsula between the Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea)
proper noun
[UK: ˈeɪ.dʒə ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈeɪ.ʒə ˈmaɪ.nər]

caja menor noun
{f}

petty cash(cash available for trivial expenses, esp. at a business)
noun
[UK: ˈpe.ti kæʃ] [US: ˈpe.ti ˈkæʃ]

celidonia menor noun
{f}

lesser celandine [lesser celandines](a European perennial herb, Ranunculus ficaria)
noun
[UK: ˈle.sə(r) ˈse.lən.daɪn] [US: ˈle.sər ˈse.lən.ˌdaɪn]

chinchilla menor noun
{f}

long-tailed chinchilla(South American animal)
noun

delito menor noun
{m}

petty crime(minor crime collectively)
noun

dismenorrea noun
{f}

dysmenorrhea(painful menstruation)
noun

dismenorreico adjective

dysmenorrheicadjective

en paños menores adjective

caught with one's pants down(caught off guard, unprepared, or in an embarrassing situation)
adjective

glándulas vestibulares menores noun
{f}

Skene's gland(a gland)
noun

hacer aguas menores verb

make water(urinate, see also: urinate)
verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈmeɪk ˈwɒ.tər]

hermano menor noun
{m}

younger brother(multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations)
noun
[UK: ˈjʌŋ.ɡə(r) ˈbrʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈjʌŋ.ɡər ˈbrʌð.r̩]

labios menores noun
{m-Pl}

labia minora((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora)
noun

mal menor noun
{m}

lesser of two evilsnoun

no tengo la menor idea verb

have the foggiest("I haven't the foggiest": I don't know)
verb

novia menor de edad noun
{f}

child bride(very young bride)
noun

Osa Menor proper noun
{f}

Little Dipper(bright circumpolar asterism)
proper noun

Ursa Minor(a circumpolar constellation of the northern sky)
proper noun

pico menor noun
{m}

lesser spotted woodpecker(Dendrocopoes minor)
noun
[UK: ˈle.sə(r) ˈspɒ.tɪd ˈwʊd.pekə(r)] [US: ˈle.sər ˈspɑː.təd ˈwʊd.ˌpekər]

pormenorizado adjective
{m}

detailed(characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment)
adjective
[UK: ˈdiː.teɪld] [US: də.ˈteɪld]

pormenorizar verb

detail [detailed, detailing, details](to explain in detail)
verb
[UK: ˈdiː.teɪl] [US: də.ˈteɪl]

itemize [itemized, itemizing, itemizes](to state in items)
verb
[UK: ˈaɪ.tə.maɪz] [US: ˈaɪ.tə.ˌmaɪz]

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