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than

1. preposition
   1. (in comparisons) que;
      he's taller ~ me il est plus grand que moi;
      he has more ~ me il en a plus que moi;
   2. (expressing quantity, degree, value) de;
      more/less ~ 100 plus/moins de 100; more ~ half plus de la moitié;
      temperatures lower ~ 30 degrees des températures de moins de 30 degrés.

2. conjunction
   1. (in comparisons) que;
      he's older ~ I am il est plus âgé que moi;
      it took us longer ~ we expected ça nous a pris plus de temps que prévu;
   2. (expressing preferences) I'd sooner or rather go to Rome ~ go to Venice je préférerais aller à Rome que d'aller à Venise, j'aimerais mieux aller à Rome qu'à Venise;
   3. (when) hardly or no sooner had he left ~ the phone rang à peine était-il parti que le téléphone a sonné;
   4. US to be different ~ sth être différent/-e de qch.

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English:

action - better - better off - beyond - by - different - early - enough - ever - expect - fewer - further - later - leave - less - little - long - mine - more - most - no - often - one - other - ours - people - rather - safe - theirs - together - under - usual - within - world - worse - worse off - young - yours

French:

amplement - aussitôt - compte - de - dépasser - elle - embarrasser - enchérir - espérer - inférieur - intéressant - jamais - limiter - lui - maigre - meilleur - mieux - musique - nature - nécessaire - peine - peu - pire - plus - prévenir - quand - que - quoique - raison - rester - royaliste - sac - si - sinon - sitôt - supérieur - toi - tour - valoir - voir - vrai - y

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Principal Translations/Principales traductions
than	conj	(in a comparison) comparaison	que conj
She is smarter than he is.
Elle est plus intelligente que lui.
than	prep	(in a comparison) comparaison	que pron
I would rather sing than dance.
Je préfèrerais chanter plutôt que danser.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
better an egg today than a hen tomorrow (proverb)			il vaut mieux tenir que courir (proverbe)
better than nothing			mieux que rien
easier said than done			plus facile à dire qu’à faire
heavier-than-air			plus lourd que l'air
holier-than-thou		adj	imbu de sa personne (supérieur)
it's more than enough			c'est plus qu'il n'en faut
larger than life			plus fort que la vie
later than			plus tard que
less than			moins que
lighter than air		adj	plus léger que l'air
lighter-than-air		adj	plus léger que l'air
make more than one		v	faire plus d'une fois
more than a match for		nm	grand défi
more than ever			plus que jamais
more than expected		v	plus que prévue
more than half			plus de la moitié
more than meets the eye			plus qu'il n'y parait
more than one			plus d'un
no less than			pas moins que
no sooner said than done			aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait
nothing other than			rien d'autre que
other than			autrement que
other than (except)		conj	sinon (à part)
rather than			plutôt que
sooner than			plutôt que
sooner than (he would sooner die than)			il préférerait mourir que de faire
sooner than (no sooner said than done)			aussitôt dit, aussitôt fait
sooner than (sooner him than me)			plutôt lui que moi
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-2 less than previously noted level
....anymore/ no more than men did...
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