moindre
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old French meindre, the nominative case of menor, inherited from Latin minor. Doublet of mineur.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
moindre (plural moindres)
- comparative degree of petit; lower; less; lesser
- (preceded by a definite article) superlative degree of petit; the smallest, the slightest, the least
- le moindre doute
- The slighest doubt.
- Si j’entends le moindre son, je tirerai.
- If I hear the slightest sound, I will shoot.
Derived terms[edit]
- c’est la moindre des choses
- de deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre
- entre deux maux, il faut choisir le moindre
- la moindre
- le moindre
- loi du moindre effort
- amoindrir
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Further reading[edit]
- “moindre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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