less and less in Anglais

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "more and more"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Adjectifs indéfinis en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De less (« moins »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjectif indéfini",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "devant un nom dénombrable",
      "word": "fewer and fewer"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Less and less money is going into education.",
          "translation": "De moins en moins d’argent va vers l’éducation."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "De moins en moins de, en quantité."
      ],
      "id": "fr-less_and_less-en-adj-urXiRxGa",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Devant un nom indénombrable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɛs ənd ˈlɛs\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "indefinite"
  ],
  "word": "less and less"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "more and more"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Locutions adverbiales en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De less (« moins »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Locution adverbiale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "People are travelling less and less in these hard economic times.",
          "translation": "Les gens voyagent de moins en moins dans ces temps économiques difficiles."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "De moins en moins."
      ],
      "id": "fr-less_and_less-en-adv-rwI7kXvE"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɛs ənd ˈlɛs\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "less and less"
}

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "more and more"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Adjectifs indéfinis en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De less (« moins »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjectif indéfini",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "devant un nom dénombrable",
      "word": "fewer and fewer"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Less and less money is going into education.",
          "translation": "De moins en moins d’argent va vers l’éducation."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "De moins en moins de, en quantité."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "Devant un nom indénombrable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɛs ənd ˈlɛs\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "indefinite"
  ],
  "word": "less and less"
}

{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "more and more"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Locutions adverbiales en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De less (« moins »)."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Locution adverbiale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "People are travelling less and less in these hard economic times.",
          "translation": "Les gens voyagent de moins en moins dans ces temps économiques difficiles."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "De moins en moins."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈlɛs ənd ˈlɛs\\"
    }
  ],
  "word": "less and less"
}

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"less and less" meaning in Anglais

Adjective

Adverb