Meanings
adverbnot least (not comparable)
- not comparableEspecially; particularly.
I suffered setbacks, not least a reduction in state funding.
2 more examples
His experiences debating made him a more articulate communicator, not least because the topics were often controversial.
For a variety of reasons, not least because it is quite cheap.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 尤其, 特別 /特别
- 尤其 (yóuqí)especially; particularly
- 特別 /特别 (tèbié)especially; particularly
Finnish ei vähiten
- ei vähitenespecially; particularly
German nicht zuletzt
- nicht zuletztespecially; particularly
Romanian nu în ultimul rând
- nu în ultimul rândespecially; particularly
Spanish en especial
- en especialespecially; particularly
Swedish åtminstone
- åtminstoneespecially; particularly
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Chicago
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