lesser

lesser
lesser [{{t}}'lesə(r)]
adjective
(a) (gen) moindre;
to be of lesser intelligence être moins intelligent;
Wordsworth, Coleridge and their lesser contemporaries Wordsworth, Coleridge et leurs contemporains de moindre envergure;
to a lesser extent dans une moindre mesure;
she treats them as though they were lesser mortals elle les traite de haut;
it's the lesser evil or of two evils c'est le moindre mal;
{{}}humorous{{}} lesser mortals like me les simples mortels comme moi
(b) {{}}Botany{{}}, {{}}Geography{{}}, {{}}Ornithology{{}} & {{}}Zoology{{}} petit
►► {{}}Ornithology{{}} lesser black-backed gull goéland m brun;
{{}}Ornithology{{}} lesser kestrel faucon m crécerellette;
{{}}Botany{{}} lesser meadow-rue petit pigamon m;
{{}}Zoology{{}} the lesser panda le petit panda;
{{}}Entomology{{}} lesser purple emperor petit mars m (changeant);
{{}}Ornithology{{}} lesser redpoll sizerin m cabaret;
{{}}Ornithology{{}} lesser short-toed lark alouette f pispolette;
{{}}Ornithology{{}} lesser spotted woodpecker (pic m) épeichette f;
{{}}Ornithology{{}} lesser whitethroat fauvette f babillarde

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