No. 504 in Spanish
menores
"Menores" means "minors" or "younger" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Los niños menores de diez años no pueden entrar solos.
Children under ten years old cannot enter alone.
Here, 'menores' is used in a comparative sense to denote age being 'less than' a certain value.
Ellos tienen menores chances de ganar debido a su inexperiencia.
They have fewer chances of winning due to their inexperience.
In this sentence, 'menores' describes a quantitatively smaller amount, referring to the chances.
En este caso, los menores son protegidos por la ley.
In this case, minors are protected by the law.
Here, 'menores' refers to individuals who are legally below the age of adulthood, denoting a specific group.
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