{"id":23253,"date":"2022-08-24T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T07:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=23253"},"modified":"2022-08-23T22:58:53","modified_gmt":"2022-08-23T20:58:53","slug":"mas-o-menos-en-ingles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2022\/08\/mas-o-menos-en-ingles\/","title":{"rendered":"M\u00e1s o menos en ingl\u00e9s: Conoce todas las alternativas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phone-English-Fotos-1-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"m\u00e1s o menos en ingl\u00e9s\" class=\"wp-image-23256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phone-English-Fotos-1-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phone-English-Fotos-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phone-English-Fotos-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phone-English-Fotos-1-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phone-English-Fotos-1-2048x1024.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phone-English-Fotos-1-1200x600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Phone-English-Fotos-1-1980x990.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>M\u00e1s o menos es una de las expresiones m\u00e1s comunes en nuestra cotidianidad. La usamos como una aproximaci\u00f3n, cuando no sabemos algo con exactitud. <strong>\u00bfSabes c\u00f3mo decirlo en ingl\u00e9s?<\/strong> A continuaci\u00f3n te mostraremos las posibilidades m\u00e1s usadas para que puedas decir m\u00e1s o menos en ingl\u00e9s como todo un nativo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Una de las opciones m\u00e1s comunes para decir m\u00e1s o menos en ingl\u00e9s es <em>\u201cMore or Less\u201d<\/em>, se usa en posici\u00f3n media (entre el sujeto y el verbo principal, despu\u00e9s del verbo modal o primer verbo auxiliar, o despu\u00e9s de ser como verbo principal). Es una de las maneras&nbsp; m\u00e1s informales:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>We had <\/em><strong><em>more or less<\/em><\/strong><em> finished, so we decided to go for a walk.<\/em> \/ Ya hab\u00edamos terminado m\u00e1s o menos, as\u00ed que decidimos dar un paseo.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Com\u00fanmente tambi\u00e9n se usa despu\u00e9s de n\u00fameros y medidas:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>It should cost you about $200, <\/em><strong><em>more or less.<\/em><\/strong> \/ Te debe costar alrededor de $200, m\u00e1s o menos.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Cuando hablamos, a menudo tratamos de no ser demasiado exactos porque puede sonar muy directo. Como resultado, agregamos expresiones para que lo que decimos sea m\u00e1s aproximado o vago. Adem\u00e1s de <em>\u201cmore or less\u201d <\/em>que seguramente<em>  <\/em>ya la hab\u00edas escuchado, <strong>existen otros t\u00e9rminos que nos pueden ayudar a expresar la proximidad de algo. <\/strong>A continuaci\u00f3n, te dejamos las opciones m\u00e1s utilizadas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-m-s-o-menos-en-ingl-s-alternativas-y-ejemplos\">M\u00e1s o menos en ingl\u00e9s: alternativas y ejemplos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>T\u00e9rminos que pueden expresar m\u00e1s o menos o aproximaci\u00f3n en ingl\u00e9s<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Ejemplos<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Roughly<\/em><\/strong><strong> <\/strong>\/ Apenas, aproximadamente.<\/td><td><em>The town\u2019s population has <\/em><strong><em>roughly <\/em><\/strong><em>doubled. <\/em>\/ La poblaci\u00f3n de la ciudad se ha duplicado aproximadamente.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>About <\/em><\/strong>\/ Alrededor de&nbsp;<\/td><td>A: <em>How long have you been living here?<\/em><br><em>B: For <\/em><strong><em>about<\/em><\/strong><em> five years.<\/em> \/&nbsp;<br>A: \u00bfCu\u00e1nto tiempo has vivido aqu\u00ed?B: Durante unos cinco a\u00f1os.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Around <\/em><\/strong>\/ Alrededor, cerca, aproximadamente<\/td><td><em>We\u2019ll pick you up <\/em><strong><em>around <\/em><\/strong><em>eight. <\/em>\/ Te recogeremos alrededor de las ocho.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Approximately<\/em><\/strong> \/ Aproximadamente<\/td><td><em>The incident occurred at <\/em><strong><em>approximately<\/em><\/strong><em> 10 am.<\/em> \/ El incidente ocurri\u00f3 aproximadamente a las 10 de la ma\u00f1ana.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Almost<\/em><\/strong> \/ Casi, no del todo, no completamente<\/td><td><em>I have <\/em><strong><em>almost<\/em><\/strong><em> finished the job. <\/em>\/ Casi he terminado el trabajo.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Nearly<\/em><\/strong> \/ Casi, por poco<\/td><td><strong><em>Nearly<\/em><\/strong><em> all my friends were in the photograph. <\/em>\/ Casi todos mis amigos estaban en la fotograf\u00eda.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Or so <\/em><\/strong>\/ M\u00e1s o menos, o algo, algo as\u00ed<\/td><td><em>I\u2019ll be leaving in ten minutes <\/em><strong><em>or so.<\/em><\/strong> \/ Me ir\u00e9 en diez minutos m\u00e1s o menos.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Sort of <\/em><\/strong>\/ Algo as\u00ed<\/td><td><em>It&#8217;s a <\/em><strong><em>sort of<\/em><\/strong><em> pale orange colour<\/em>. \/ Es una especie de color naranja p\u00e1lido.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Kind of<\/em><\/strong> \/ M\u00e1s o menos<\/td><td><em>Did you like the movie? &#8211; <\/em><strong><em>Kind of<\/em><\/strong><em>, but there were some weird things about it.<\/em> \/ \u00bfTe gust\u00f3 la pel\u00edcula? &#8211; M\u00e1s o menos, pero hab\u00eda algunas cosas raras al respecto.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Well-nigh<\/em><\/strong> \/ Casi<\/td><td><em>With no help, finishing the job in a day was <\/em><strong><em>well-nigh<\/em><\/strong><em> impossible.<\/em> \/ Sin ayuda, terminar el trabajo en un d\u00eda era casi imposible.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Relatively <\/em><\/strong>\/ Relativamente<\/td><td><em>He&#8217;s a<\/em><strong><em> relatively<\/em><\/strong><em> good soccer player. <\/em>\/ Es un jugador de f\u00fatbol relativamente bueno.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Barely <\/em><\/strong>\/ Apenas<\/td><td><em>The writing on the stone was <\/em><strong><em>barely <\/em><\/strong><em>visible. <\/em>\/ La escritura en la piedra apenas era visible.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Somewhat<\/em><\/strong> \/ un poco, alg\u00fan tanto, algo<\/td><td><em>We were <\/em><strong><em>somewhat<\/em><\/strong><em> tired after our long walk. <\/em>\/ Est\u00e1bamos algo cansados despu\u00e9s de nuestra larga caminata.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Fairly<\/em><\/strong> \/ Bastante<\/td><td><em>She&#8217;s <\/em><strong><em>fairly <\/em><\/strong><em>tall.<\/em> \/ Ella es bastante alta.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Circa <\/strong>\/ Hacia (usado m\u00e1s que todo con a\u00f1os)<\/td><td><em>The Greek philosopher, Socrates, was born <strong>circa <\/strong>470 BC. \/ <\/em>El fil\u00f3sofo griego S\u00f3crates naci\u00f3 alrededor del a\u00f1o 470 a.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong><em>Thereabouts<\/em><\/strong> \/ Aproximadamente, m\u00e1s o menos<\/td><td><em>He&#8217;s lived in Peru for 40 years, or <\/em><strong><em>thereabouts. <\/em><\/strong><em>\/ <\/em>Ha vivido en Per\u00fa durante 40 a\u00f1os, m\u00e1s o menos.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Give or take \/ <\/strong>M\u00e1s o menos<\/td><td><em>It&#8217;ll be ready at 6:00, <strong>give or take<\/strong> a few minutes. \/ <\/em>Estar\u00e1 listo a las 6:00, m\u00e1s o menos.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Para complementar te dejamos el siguiente video con m\u00e1s ejemplos en donde podr\u00e1s <strong>escuchar la correcta pronunciaci\u00f3n<\/strong> de algunos de los t\u00e9rminos que hemos mencionado anteriormente que puedes usar para decir m\u00e1s o menos en ingl\u00e9s o para expresar proximidad:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"\u274c No digas &quot;more or less&quot; \/ C\u00f3mo decir m\u00e1s o menos en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nsEx7SINKxA?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recuerda que Phone English pone a tu disposici\u00f3n diferentes modalidades de clases online como <a href=\"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/clases-ingles\/telefono\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clases de ingl\u00e9s por tel\u00e9fono<\/a> con profesores  titulados y con experiencia. Al ser las clases por tel\u00e9fono y <em>one to one,<\/em> hablar\u00e1s ingl\u00e9s, \u00a1no te queda otra!. Quiz\u00e1 las primeras clases te costar\u00e1n pero si las haces con regularidad, pronto notar\u00e1s que hablas m\u00e1s fluido. \u00a1Prueba una clase gratis!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00e1s o menos es una de las expresiones m\u00e1s comunes en nuestra cotidianidad. La usamos como una aproximaci\u00f3n, cuando no sabemos algo con exactitud. \u00bfSabes c\u00f3mo decirlo en ingl\u00e9s? 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