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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

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

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

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 minsteأقل ما يُمْكِن، الأقَلнай-малъкnejmenšímindstgeringstελάχιστο(ς)lo menos, lo mínimovähimکمترین؛ کوچکترینvähinle moins (de/que)הַקָטָן בְיוֹתֵרन्यूनतमnajmanjilegkevesebbpaling sedikitminnstur, það minnstaminimo最小の최소(의)mažiausiasvismazākaispaling sedikit atau kecilminstminst (mulig), det minstenajmniej(szy)menoscel mai mic; ultimulнаименьшийnajmenšínajmanj; najmanjšinajmanjiminst, minstaน้อยen az, minimum, en az miktar最少найменшийسب سے چھوٹا، اقلít nhất最少

adv

(somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.die minsteالأقَلнай-малкоnejméněmindstam wenigstenλιγότεροmenoskõige vähemکمترینvähitenle moinsפָּחוֹת מִכָּלकम से कम मात्रा में, अल्पतम परिमाण मेंnajmanje, minimalnolegkevésbépaling kurangminnst, sístmeno最も少なく가장 적게mažiausiaivismazākpaling tidakminstminstnajmniejmenoscel mai puţinменее всегоnajmenejnajmanjnajmanjeminst, minstaน้อยสุดen az/ufak miktarda最小щонайменше, в найменшій міріاقل مقدارít nhất最小

at least

at any rate; anyway I think she's well – at least she was when I saw her last.ten minsteعلى الأقَلпонеalespoňi det mindstewenigstensτουλάχιστονpor lo menosvähemaltلااقلainakindu moinsלְפָחוֹתकम से कमbarlegalábbpaling tidakað minnsta kostialmeno少なくとも적어도, 아무튼bent (jau)vismazsekurang-kurangnyatenminstei det minste, i hvert fall, alltidsprzynajmniejpelo menoscel pu­ţinво всяком случаеaspoňvsajbaremåtminstoneอย่างน้อยhiç değilse, en azından至少принаймніکم از کمít nhất至少

not in the least

not at all You're not disturbing me in the least!nie in die minste nieإطْلاقا، البَتَّه، أبداизобщоvůbec neikke det mindstenicht im geringstenκαθόλουpara nada, en absolutosugugiابدا؛ اصلاei lainkaanpas le moins du mondeכְּלָל וּכלָל לאअंशत:nimalo, uopćeegyáltalán nemsama sekali tidakekki vitund(per nulla), affatto少しも～ない조금도 ...않다nė kiek, visai nenepavisam; ne mazākā mērālangsung tidakniet in het minstikke det minste, absolutt ikkewcale niede modo nenhumcâtuşi de puţinничутьvôbec nieniti najmanjni najmanjeinte det minstaไม่เลยhiç, zerre kadar絲毫沒有анітрохи, ніскількиہرگز نہیںkhông có gì丝毫没有