moins

This is the 47th most frequent French word.


moins

"Moins" means "less" or "minus" in English.


In this sentence, 'moins' is used to indicate a lesser quantity or number, in comparison to yesterday.

Il y a moins de monde ici qu'hier.

There are fewer people here than yesterday.


Here, 'moins' is used to indicate the minimum degree or the least of a certain quality among a set.

Regarde cette montre, c’est la moins chère du magasin.

Look at this watch, it's the least expensive one in the store.


In this example, 'moins' indicates a lower degree of a certain state or condition, in this case, the amount of stress.

Je me sens mieux maintenant car j'ai moins de stress.

I feel better now because I have less stress.