least

least  (lst)

adj. A superlative of little.

1. Lowest in importance or rank.

2.

a. Smallest in magnitude or degree.

b. Slightest or tiniest: didn't care the least bit.

adv. Superlative of little.

To or in the lowest or smallest degree.

n.

One that is the lowest or smallest in importance, rank, magnitude, or degree: The dinner menu is the least of my worries tonight. The least you can do is to be polite.

Idioms:

at least

1. According to the lowest possible assessment; not less than: waited at least an hour.

2. In any event; anyway: You might at least answer.

in the least

At all: I don't mind in the least.

least of all

Particularly not: Nobody cared, least of all the manager.

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[Middle English, from Old English lst; see leis-² in Indo-European roots.]

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least

Adjective, adv

the least the superlative of little: without encountering the least sign of civilization, he is the least well-educated prime minister

Adjective

1. of very little importance

2. smallest

Adverb

1. at least if nothing else: at least I wrote

2. at the least at the minimum: at the very least you should have some self respect

3. not in the least not at all: you're not detaining me, not in the least [Old English lǣst, superlative of lǣssa less]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	least - something that is of no importance; "it is the least I can do"; "that is the least of my concerns" affair, matter, thing - a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well"
Adj.	1.	least - the superlative of `little' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree; "didn't care the least bit"; "he has the least talent of anyone" superlative - an exaggerated expression (usually of praise); "the critics lavished superlatives on it" most - the superlative of `much' that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by `the'; a quantifier meaning the greatest in amount or extent or degree; "made the most money he could"; "what attracts the most attention?"; "made the most of a bad deal"
Adv.	1.	least - used to form the superlative; "The garter snake is the least dangerous snake" to the lowest degree most, to the highest degree - used to form the superlative; "the king cobra is the most dangerous snake"

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least

adjective smallest, meanest, fewest, minutest, lowest, tiniest, minimum, slightest, minimal >> at least at the minimum, at the very least, not less than

Translations

least [liːst] adj (= slightest) → menor, más pequeño (= smallest amount of); mínimo

adv → menos

n the least → lo menos;

the least expensive car → el coche menos caro;

at least → por lo menos, al menos;

not in the least → en absoluto

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least [liːst] adj the least (+ noun) → le(la) plus petit(e) → le(la) moindre (= smallest amount of); le moins de pron (the) least → le moins adv (+ verb) → le moins;

(+ adj);

the least → le(la) moins;

the least money → le moins d'argent;

the least expensive → le(la) moins cher(chère);

the least possible effort → le moins d'effort possible;

at least → au moins (= or rather); du moins;

you could at least have written → tu aurais au moins pu écrire;

not in the least → pas le moins du monde

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least [liːst] adv → am wenigsten

adj the least (+ noun) → der/die/das wenigste: (= slightest); der/die/das geringste;

the least expensive car → das billigste Auto;

at least → mindestens (= still, rather); wenigstens;

you could at least have written → du hättest wenigstens schreiben können;

not in the least → nicht im Geringsten;

it was the least I could do → das war das wenigste, was ich tun konnte

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least [liːst] adj the least + noun → il(la) più piccolo/a, il(la) minimo/a (= smallest amount of); il(la) meno adv the least + adjective: the least beautiful girl → la ragazza meno bella;

the least expensive → il(la) meno caro/a;

I have the least money → ho meno denaro di tutti;

at least → almeno;

not in the least → affatto, per nulla

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least

adj / pron least [liːst]

(something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother. die minste أقل ما يُمْكِن، الأقَل най-малък nejmenší mindst geringst ελάχιστο(ς) lo menos, lo mínimo vähim کمترین؛ کوچکترین vähin le moins (de/que) הַקָטָן בְיוֹתֵר न्यूनतम najmanji legkevesebb paling sedikit minnstur, það minnsta minimo 最小の 최소(의) mažiausias vismazākais paling sedikit atau kecil minst minst (mulig), det minste najmniej(szy) menos cel mai mic; ultimul наименьший najmenší najmanj; najmanjši najmanji minst, minsta น้อย en az, minimum, en az miktar 最少 найменший سب سے چھوٹا، اقل ít nhất 最少

adv

(somethimes withthe) to the smallest or lowest degree I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems. die minste الأقَل най-малко nejméně mindst am wenigsten λιγότερο menos kõige vähem کمترین vähiten le moins פָּחוֹת מִכָּל कम से कम मात्रा में, अल्पतम परिमाण में najmanje, minimalno legkevésbé paling kurang minnst, síst meno 最も少なく 가장 적게 mažiausiai vismazāk paling tidak minst minst najmniej menos cel mai puţin менее всего najmenej najmanj najmanje minst, minsta น้อยสุด en az/ufak miktarda 最小 щонайменше, в найменшій мірі اقل مقدار ít nhất 最小

at least

at any rate; anyway I think she's well – at least she was when I saw her last. ten minste على الأقَل поне alespoň i det mindste wenigstens τουλάχιστον por lo menos vähemalt لااقل ainakin du moins לְפָחוֹת कम से कम bar legalább paling tidak að minnsta kosti almeno 少なくとも 적어도, 아무튼 bent (jau) vismaz sekurang-kurangnya tenminste i det minste, i hvert fall, alltids przynajmniej pelo menos cel pu­ţin во всяком случае aspoň vsaj barem åtminstone อย่างน้อย hiç değilse, en azından 至少 принаймні کم از کم ít nhất 至少

not in the least

not at all You're not disturbing me in the least! nie in die minste nie إطْلاقا، البَتَّه، أبدا изобщо vůbec ne ikke det mindste nicht im geringsten καθόλου para nada, en absoluto sugugi ابدا؛ اصلا ei lainkaan le moins pas du monde כְּלָל וּכלָל לא अंशत: nimalo, uopće egyáltalán nem sama sekali tidak ekki vitund (per nulla), affatto 少しも～ない 조금도 ...않다 nė kiek, visai ne nepavisam; ne mazākā mērā langsung tidak niet in het minst ikke det minste, absolutt ikke wcale nie de modo nenhum câtuşi de puţin ничуть vôbec nie niti najmanj ni najmanje inte det minsta ไม่เลย hiç, zerre kadar 絲毫沒有 анітрохи, ніскільки ہرگز نہیں không có gì 丝毫没有