least

least
1. adjective
(smallest) kleinst...; (in quantity) wenigst...; (in status) geringst...

that's the least of our problems — das ist unser geringstes Problem; see also academic.ru/41855/last">last I 1.

2. noun
Geringste, das

the least I can do — das mindeste, was ich tun kann

the least he could do would be to apologize — er könnte sich wenigstens entschuldigen

to say the least [of it] — gelinde gesagt

at least — mindestens; (if nothing more; anyway) wenigstens

at the [very] least — [aller]mindestens

not [in] the least — nicht im geringsten

3. adverb
am wenigsten

not least because ... — nicht zuletzt deshalb, weil ...

least of all — am allerwenigsten

the least likely answer — die unwahrscheinlichste Lösung

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[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun
((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) geringst
2. adverb
((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) am wenigsten
- at least
- not in the least
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least
[li:st]
I. adv inv am wenigsten
disaster struck when we \least expected it das Unglück schlug zu, als wir es am wenigsten erwarteten
the \least likely of the four to win von den vier diejenige mit den geringsten Gewinnchancen
the \least little thing die kleinste Kleinigkeit
\least of all am allerwenigsten
no one believed her, \least of all the police niemand glaubte ihr, schon gar nicht die Polizei
\least said, soonest mended (prov) vieles Reden lässt alte Wunden nur schwer heilen fig
II. adj det
1. (tiniest amount) geringste(r, s)
of all our trainees, she has the \least ability von all unseren Auszubildenden ist sie am unfähigsten
at \least (minimum) mindestens, wenigstens; (if nothing else) wenigstens, zumindest
he's lost all his money but at \least he's still got his house er hat sein ganzes Geld verloren, aber wenigstens sein Haus hat er noch
the line of \least resistance der Weg des geringsten Widerstandes
2. BIOL Zwerg-
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[liːst]
1. adj
1) (= slightest, smallest) geringste(r, s)
2) (with uncountable nouns) wenigste(r, s)

he has the least money — er hat am wenigsten Geld

2. adv
1) (+vb) am wenigsten

least of all would I wish to offend him — auf gar keinen Fall möchte ich ihn beleidigen

2)

(+adj) least possible expenditure — möglichst geringe Kosten

the least expensive car — das billigste or preiswerteste Auto

the least important matter — das Unwichtigste

of all my worries that's the least important — das ist meine geringste Sorge

the least talented player — der am wenigsten talentierte Spieler

the least known — der/die/das Unbekannteste

the least interesting —

he's the least aggressive of men — er ist nicht im Mindesten or mindesten aggressiv

not the least bit drunk — kein bisschen or nicht im Geringsten betrunken

3. n

the least — der/die/das Geringste or wenigste

that's the least of my worries — darüber mache ich mir die wenigsten Sorgen

I have many worries, and money is the least of them — ich habe viele Sorgen, und Geld kümmert mich am wenigsten

it's the least I can do —

you gave yourself the least — du hast dir (selbst) am wenigsten gegeben

at least, I think so — ich glaube wenigstens

at least it's not raining — wenigstens or zumindest regnet es nicht

we can at least try — wir können es wenigstens versuchen

there were at least eight —

we need at least three — wir brauchen wenigstens or mindestens drei

we need three at the very least — allermindestens brauchen wir drei

there must have been twenty at the very least — es waren mindestens zwanzig da

at the very least you could apologize — du könntest dich wenigstens or zumindest entschuldigen

all nations love football, not least the British — alle Völker lieben Fußball, nicht zuletzt die Briten

and that's the least of it — und das ist noch das wenigste

not in the least! — nicht im Geringsten!, ganz und gar nicht!

he was not in the least upset — er war kein bisschen or nicht im Geringsten verärgert

to say the least — um es milde zu sagen

the least said, the better, least said, soonest mended (Prov) — je weniger man darüber spricht, desto besser

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least [liːst]
A adj (sup von little)
1. geringst(er, e, es), mindest(er, e, es), wenigst(er, e, es): resistance 1
2. geringst(er, e, es), unbedeutendst(er, e, es):
at the least thing bei der geringsten Kleinigkeit
B s (das) Mindeste, (das) Geringste, (das) Wenigste:
at least wenigstens, zumindest;
at (the) least mindestens;
at the very least allerwenigstens;
not in the least nicht im Geringsten oder Mindesten;
to say the least (of it) (Redew) gelinde gesagt
C adv am wenigsten:
he worked least;
least possible geringstmöglich;
least of all am allerwenigsten;
tomorrow least of all morgen schon gar nicht;
least said, sooner mended (Sprichwort) je weniger man darüber spricht, desto besser
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1. adjective
(smallest) kleinst...; (in quantity) wenigst...; (in status) geringst...

that's the least of our problems — das ist unser geringstes Problem; see also last I 1.

2. noun
Geringste, das

the least I can do — das mindeste, was ich tun kann

the least he could do would be to apologize — er könnte sich wenigstens entschuldigen

to say the least [of it] — gelinde gesagt

at least — mindestens; (if nothing more; anyway) wenigstens

at the [very] least — [aller]mindestens

not [in] the least — nicht im geringsten

3. adverb
am wenigsten

not least because ... — nicht zuletzt deshalb, weil ...

least of all — am allerwenigsten

the least likely answer — die unwahrscheinlichste Lösung

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adj.
am wenigsten adj.
geringst adj.
kleinst adj.
letzt adj.
wenigst adj.

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