Language/French/Grammar/Much-More-Little-Less

beaucoup 'much', plus 'more', peu 'little', moins 'less'

The comparative and superlative forms of the degree adverb beaucoup are plus and le plus (the final s is pronounced except in front of words beginning with a consonant); the comparative and superlative forms of the degree adverb peu are moins and le moins:

French		English
Elle mange	beaucoup	She eats	a lot
	plus		more
	le plus (de toutes)		the most (of all)
	autant (que moi)		as much (as me)
Elle mange	Peu	She eats	little
	moins		less
	le moins (de toutes)		the least (of all)
	aussi peu (que moi)		as little (as me)

plus and moins are also used in expressions like:

• De plus en plus de femmes enceintes veulent connaître le sexe de leur bébé

More and more pregnant women want to know what sex their baby is

• De moins en moins de femmes enceintes fument

Fewer and fewer pregnant women smoke

Irregular Comparative Forms

Positive	Comparative	Superlative
bon	meilleur	le meilleur
mauvais	pire	le pire
petit (a little, not much) but: petit (small)	moindre plus petit	le moindre le plus petit

Sources

• https://francais.lingolia.com/en/grammar/adjectives/comparative
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1eR2KKpwRo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzciUfefdzs