"much less" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [English]

Head templates: {{en-con}} much less
  1. (idiomatic) Let alone; to say nothing of. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: let alone, not to mention Translations (let alone): نَاهِيكَ عَن (nāhīka ʕan) (Arabic), ne lavaran ket (Breton), 更不用說 (Chinese Mandarin), 更不用说 (gèng bùyòng shuō) (Chinese Mandarin), 何況 (Chinese Mandarin), 何况 (hékuàng) (Chinese Mandarin), vielä vähemmän (Finnish), encore moins (French), nemhogy (Hungarian), meno che meno (Italian), 況してや (mashiteya) (Japanese), nie mówiąc już (o) (Polish), a co dopiero (Polish), a tym bardziej (Polish), nemai vorbind (Romanian), gun luaidh (Scottish Gaelic), än mindre (Swedish)
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          "text": "1895. M.K. Gandhi, Petition to Natal Legislative Assembly\nIt is hopeless for him to return to India and expect to earn bread, much less to make a fortune."
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          "roman": "nāhīka ʕan",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "نَاهِيكَ عَن"
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          "sense": "let alone",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "更不用說"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "gèng bùyòng shuō",
          "sense": "let alone",
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "何況"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "hékuàng",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "何况"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "vielä vähemmän"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "encore moins"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "nemhogy"
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "meno che meno"
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          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mashiteya",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "況してや"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "nie mówiąc już (o)"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "a co dopiero"
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          "sense": "let alone",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "nemai vorbind"
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "gun luaidh"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "let alone",
          "word": "än mindre"
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      "sense": "let alone",
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      "sense": "let alone",
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      "sense": "let alone",
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      "sense": "let alone",
      "word": "況してや"
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      "word": "nie mówiąc już (o)"
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      "sense": "let alone",
      "word": "a co dopiero"
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      "word": "a tym bardziej"
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      "sense": "let alone",
      "word": "nemai vorbind"
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      "sense": "let alone",
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