"fewer and fewer" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈfju.ɚ ənd ˈfju.ɚ\, \ˈfjuː.ə ənd ˈfjuː.ə\
  1. De moins en moins de, en nombre.
    Sense id: fr-fewer_and_fewer-en-adj-26yHFrWN Categories (other): Exemples en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (devant un nom indénombrable): less and less
Categories (other): Adjectifs indéfinis en anglais, Anglais
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "more and more"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
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      "parents": [],
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    },
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      "orig": "anglais",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De fewer (« moins de »)."
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    }
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Fewer and fewer people are travelling in these hard economic times.",
          "translation": "De moins en moins de gens voyagent dans ces temps économiques difficiles."
        }
      ],
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        "De moins en moins de, en nombre."
      ],
      "id": "fr-fewer_and_fewer-en-adj-26yHFrWN",
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        "Devant un nom dénombrable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfju.ɚ ənd ˈfju.ɚ\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfjuː.ə ənd ˈfjuː.ə\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "indefinite"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "more and more"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De fewer (« moins de »)."
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjectif indéfini",
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          "text": "Fewer and fewer people are travelling in these hard economic times.",
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        }
      ],
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        "De moins en moins de, en nombre."
      ],
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        "Devant un nom dénombrable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfju.ɚ ənd ˈfju.ɚ\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈfjuː.ə ənd ˈfjuː.ə\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "indefinite"
  ],
  "word": "fewer and fewer"
}

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