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1 more or less
(approximately or almost: They've more or less finished the job; The distance is ten kilometres, more or less.) mais ou menos* * *more or lessmais ou menos. -
2 more or less
(approximately or almost: They've more or less finished the job; The distance is ten kilometres, more or less.) mais ou menos -
3 more haste less speed
more haste less speedquanto mais rápido, pior. -
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[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menos2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos- no less a person than* * *less1[les] n 1 menos. 2 mínimo. 3 inferior. • adj 1 menos. 2 menor. 3 inferior. • adv menos. • prep menos. for less por menos, mais barato. in less than no time imediatamente. no less than nada mais, nada menos. the less money the fewer friends quanto menos dinheiro, tanto menos amigos. -
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[les] 1. adjective((often with than) not as much (as): Think of a number less than forty; He drank his tea and wished he had put less sugar in it; The salary for that job will be not less than $30,000.) menor, menos2. adverb(not as much or to a smaller extent: I like her less every time I see her; You should smoke less if you want to remain healthy.) menos3. pronoun(a smaller part or amount: He has less than I have.) menos4. preposition(minus: He earns $280 a week less $90 income tax.) menos- lessen- lesser 5. adverb(less: the lesser-known streets of London.) menos- no less a person than -
6 more
[mo:]comparative; = much* * *[mɔ:] n 1 maior quantidade. 2 quantidade adicional. • adj compar of much (muito) 1 mais. 2 adicional, extra. • adv 1 além do mais. 2 ainda. more and more cada vez mais, mais e mais. more or less mais ou menos. never more nunca mais. no more, not any more não mais. once more mais uma vez. what is more ainda mais, além disto. -
7 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.) quanto menos...menos/mais -
8 the less ... the less/more
(etc: The less I see of him, the better (pleased I'll be)!; The less I practise, the less confident I become; The less I try, the more I succeed.)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > the less ... the less/more
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9 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) quanto mais...mais/menos -
10 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > the more ... the more/less
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11 just about
(more or less: Is your watch just about right?) mais ou menos* * *just abouta) quase. b) quase não. -
12 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) mais ou menos o mesmo* * *pretty much the samequase a mesma coisa. -
13 just about
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14 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) mais ou menos o mesmoEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > pretty much the same
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15 approximately
adverb (nearly; more or less: There will be approximately five hundred people present.) aproximadamente* * *ap.prox.i.mate.ly[æpr'ɔksimitli] adv 1 aproximadamente. 2 semelhantemente. 3 proximamente. -
16 haste
[heist]((too much) speed: Your work shows signs of haste - there are too many mistakes in it.) precipitação- hasten- hasty
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- hastiness
- in haste
- make haste* * *[heist] n 1 pressa, ligeireza, rapidez. 2 precipitação • vt+vi apressar, acelerar, ir ou andar depressa. in haste apressadamente. make haste! apresse-se! more haste less speed quanto mais rápido, pior. to haste away afastar-se depressa. -
17 how have you sped?
how have you sped?como tem passado? more haste, less speed devagar se vai ao longe. -
18 lie
I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.) mentira2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.) mentir- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.) jogar-se2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.) ficar3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.) ficar4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.) estar•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *lie1[lai] n mentira, falsidade. • vt+vi 1 mentir. 2 conseguir algo por meio de mentiras. an out-and-out lie uma mentira deslavada. to give one the lie acusar alguém de mentir. to give the lie to desmentir. white lie mentira inocente, mentira justificável.————————lie2[lai] n 1 posição ou estado em que se encontra determinado objeto ou pessoa. 2 antro, covil, toca (de animais). the lie of the land fig estado de coisas.————————lie3[lai] vt+vi (ps lay, pp lain, pres p lying) 1 jazer. 2 deitar-se, estar deitado. 3 repousar. 4 encontrar-se. two villages lie along the river / duas aldeias rodeiam as margens do rio. 5 existir. 6 alojar-se. 7 dormir. 8 ficar. to lie about viver na ociosidade, vadiar. to lie at one’s heart ser fonte de preocupações ou cuidados. to lie behind ser a razão (oculta para algo). to lie by a) estar ou ficar perto de. b) descansar. c) permanecer sem uso. to lie down a) deitar-se. b) submeter-se. to lie down on the job fazer corpo mole no trabalho. to lie hard/ heavy on oprimir, tornar-se um peso. to lie idle ficar à toa. to lie in the way ser um obstáculo ou impedimento. to lie in wait ficar de emboscada. to lie low esconder-se, ficar na moita. to lie off ficar longe do cais (navio). to lie on one’s hands permanecer sem ser vendida (mercadoria). to lie on/ upon depender de alguém. to lie over adiar, postergar. to lie to Naut estar à capa. to lie under estar exposto a, oprimido. to lie up a) esconder-se, recolher-se. b) ficar de cama. c) ir para o estaleiro (navio). to lie with a) arch manter relações sexuais com alguém. b) ter responsabilidade. to take something lying down sofrer sem reagir, submeter-se. -
19 links
[liŋks]1) (a stretch of more or less flat ground along a seashore.) beira-mar2) ((often with singular verb) a golf course.) campo de golfe* * *[liŋks] n pl 1 terreno arenoso próximo do mar. 2 terreno onde se joga golfe. -
20 mug
I noun(a type of cup with usually tall, more or less vertical sides: a mug of coffee.) caneca- mugfulII noun(a slang word for the face.) fronhaIII past tense, past participle - mugged; verb(to attack and usually rob: He was mugged when coming home late at night.) assaltar- mugger* * *[m∧g] n 1 caneca para cerveja. 2 quantidade de cerveja contida nessa caneca. 3 sl careta. 4 bobo, otário. • vt+vi 1 fazer caretas. 2 praticar assaltos.
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