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 tab1

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