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least

1. determiner the ~ le moins de;
   (in negative constructions) le or la moindre;
   they have the ~ money ce sont eux qui ont le moins d'argent;
   I haven't the ~ idea je n'en ai pas la moindre idée.

2. pronoun the ~ le moins;
   we have the ~ c'est nous qui en avons le moins;
   it was the ~ I could do! c'est la moindre des choses!

3. adverb
   1. (with adjective or noun) the ~ le/la moins;
      (with plural noun) les moins;
      the ~ wealthy families les familles les moins riches;
   2. (with verbs) le moins inv;
      I like that one (the) ~ c'est celui-là que j'aime le moins;
      nobody liked it, ~ of all John personne ne l'aimait, John encore moins que les autres.

4. at least phrase (at the minimum) au moins;
   (qualifying statement) du moins;
   she's at ~ 40 elle a au moins 40 ans;
   they could at ~ have phoned! ils auraient au moins pu téléphoner!;
   he's gone to bed—at ~ I think so il est allé se coucher—du moins, je pense.

5. in the least phrase not in the ~ pas du tout.

IDIOMS:

last but not ~, last but by no means ~ enfin et surtout.

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'least' found in these entries:

English:

very

French:

avoir - bien - cadet - cas - déjà - dernier - douter - encore - enfin - minimum - moindre - moins - monde - mot - pas - toujours

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
the least	adj	(lowest possible)	minimum adj
What is the least that I can pay for this?
Quel est le prix minimum pour cet objet ?
least	adv	(to the smallest degree)	le moins adv
She ate least.
C'est elle qui a mangé le moins.
at least	n	(at the minimum)	au moins adv
At least, buy some milk.
Achète au moins du lait.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
least	adj	(smallest)	le moins adv
			du tout adv
I am not in the least bit surprised.
Cela ne m'a pas étonné le moins du monde.
Cela ne m'a pas étonné du tout.
least	adj	(species classification)	musaraigne nf
The Least Shrew is tiny, only 3 inches long.
La musaraigne est toute petite, elle ne fait que dix centimètres de long.
least	n	(lowest in importance)	cadet, moindre adj
			dernier adj
That is the least of my problems.
C'est le cadet (or: le moindre) de mes problèmes.
C'est le dernier de mes soucis.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
at least			du moins
at least		adv	au moins
at the least			au moins
least common denominator			plus petit dénominateur commun
least common multiple			plus petit commun multiple
least flycatcher		nm	moucherolle tchébec
least of all			plus petit de tous
least squares		nm pl	moindres carrés
not in the least			pas du tout
not in the least			pas le moins du monde
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