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meno

"meno" means "less" in Italian. It is number 319 on the frequency list, in A1 (adv).

Meaning

less; not; non-

IPA

/ˈme.no/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Meno male!
  Thank goodness!
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / CM
• Meno sa, meglio è.
  The less he knows, the better.
  Tatoeba: Guybrush88 / Hybrid
• Ne faccio anche a meno.
  I can do without it.
  Tatoeba: Vy / Vy

Learned together

In the course, "meno" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• oggi today
• sicuro surely
• dentro inside
• nulla nothing, anything
• insieme together
• subito at once, immediately, as soon…
• bello beautiful, nice
• buono good
• avanti forward, ahead, onward

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