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Le danseur est de moins en moins fatigué pendant la répétition.

Le danseur est de moins en moins fatigué pendant la répétition.
The dancer is less and less tired during the rehearsal.
From Lesson 247:Progressive comparison (de plus en plus, de moins en moins)·French

Questions & Answers about Le danseur est de moins en moins fatigué pendant la répétition.

Does the phrase de moins en moins change if the dancer is female?
No, de moins en moins is a fixed phrase meaning "less and less", so it never changes its spelling. However, the adjective it describes does change! If the subject were female (la danseuse), you would add an "e" to the adjective: la danseuse est de moins en moins fatiguée.
How do you pronounce moins en moins? Are the 's's silent?
You actually pronounce the first 's' like a "z" because it links to the vowel in en (this is called a liaison). So it sounds like "moin-z-en moins". The final 's' on the second moins stays silent.
Why does the French word for "rehearsal" look like "repetition"?
In French, la répétition means both "repetition" and "rehearsal". This makes sense if you think about a rehearsal being the act of repeating a performance to get it right!
Could I say durant la répétition instead of pendant la répétition?
Yes, pendant and durant both mean "during" and are completely interchangeable here. pendant is just a bit more common in everyday spoken French.

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