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1 less
[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. -
2 less
[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 -
3 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) mais ou menos o mesmo* * *pretty much the samequase a mesma coisa. -
4 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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5 degenerate
1. [di'‹enərət] adjective(having become immoral or inferior: the degenerate son of well-respected parents.) degenerado2. noun(a person, plant etc that is degenerate.) degenerado3. [-reit] verb(to become much less good or admirable: The discussion degenerated into insults.) degenerar* * *de.gen.er.ate[didʒ'enərit] n degenerado. • [didʒ'enəreit] vt+vi degenerar, declinar, ir em decadência, abastardar-se, depravar-se, perder as qualidades primitivas para o pior. • [didʒ'enərit] adj degenerado, corrompido, abastardado. -
6 talk down to
(to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc: Children dislike being talked down to.) falar com condescendência QUERY -
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8 talk down to
(to speak to (someone) as if he/she is much less important, clever etc: Children dislike being talked down to.) falar com simplismo deliberado -
9 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. -
10 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. -
11 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) interior2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) entranhas2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) interior3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) por dentro2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) lá dentro4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) dentro de2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) lá dentro•* * *in.side['insaid] n 1 interior, parte interna, lado interno. 2 conteúdo, entranhas. take the inside out of that glass! / emborque o copo. 3 coll órgãos internos do corpo, vísceras. • adj 1 que está dentro, interior, interno. 2 sl particular, secreto, confidencial. 3 sl no meio ou pertencente a um grupo ou a uma companhia. 4 coll preso, detido. • [ins'aid] adv dentro, no meio, para dentro, no interior. • prep dentro, dentro dos limites de. he did the job inside of an hour / ele executou o serviço em menos de uma hora. inside out às avessas. on the inside do lado de dentro. the inside of a week quase uma semana inteira. to be on the inside track levar vantagem. to know something inside out coll saber de trás para a frente. -
12 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) fazer sombra a* * *o.ver.shad.ow[ouvəʃ'ædou] vt 1 obscurecer, toldar. 2 fig ofuscar, eclipsar. 3 proteger, abrigar. -
13 inside
1. noun1) (the inner side, or the part or space within: The inside of this apple is quite rotten.) interior2) (the stomach and bowels: He ate too much and got a pain in his inside(s).) entranhas2. adjective(being on or in the inside: the inside pages of the newspaper; The inside traffic lane is the one nearest to the kerb.) interno3. adverb1) (to, in, or on, the inside: The door was open and he went inside; She shut the door but left her key inside by mistake.) dentro2) (in a house or building: You should stay inside in such bad weather.) dentro4. preposition1) ((sometimes (especially American) with of) within; to or on the inside of: She is inside the house; He went inside the shop.) dentro de2) ((sometimes with of) in less than, or within, a certain time: He finished the work inside (of) two days.) dentro de• -
14 overshadow
(to make less important especially by being much better than: With her beauty and wit she quite overshadowed her sister.) ofuscar
См. также в других словарях:
much less — Not to mention • • • Main Entry: ↑less * * * still/much/even/less phrase used after a negative statement in order to emphasize that it applies even more to what you say next They are not interested in reading p … Useful english dictionary
much less — much more, much less, still more, still less The principles, much more the practice, need a good deal of scrutiny. I didn t even see him, still less talk to him. Much more (or still more) is used when the grammatical form of the sentence is… … Modern English usage
much less — (do something) and do not even do this. When our headlights flashed, the deer barely blinked, much less moved. They can hardly keep their Internet site running, much less guard against hackers … New idioms dictionary
much less — {conj.} And also not; and even less able or likely to. Used after a negative clause. * /I never even spoke to the man, much less insulted him./ * /John couldn t even pick up the box, much less carry it upstairs./ * /George can hardly understand… … Dictionary of American idioms
much less — {conj.} And also not; and even less able or likely to. Used after a negative clause. * /I never even spoke to the man, much less insulted him./ * /John couldn t even pick up the box, much less carry it upstairs./ * /George can hardly understand… … Dictionary of American idioms
much\ less — conj And also not; and even less able or likely to. Used after a negative clause. I never even spoke to the man, much less insulted him. John couldn t even pick up the box, much less carry it upstairs. George can hardly understand arithmetic,… … Словарь американских идиом
much less — conjunction Date: 1615 not to mention used especially in negative contexts to add to one item another denoting something less likely < can hardly grow, much less ripen, till the stock is in the earth Jonathan Swift > < he is never going to get… … New Collegiate Dictionary
much less — conjunction Let alone; to say nothing of. This is such a terrible CD; I didnt listen to it, much less buy it. Syn: let alone, not to mention … Wiktionary
much less do something — much less (do something) and do not even do this. When our headlights flashed, the deer barely blinked, much less moved. They can hardly keep their Internet site running, much less guard against hackers … New idioms dictionary
much less — See at: as much as … New idioms dictionary
much less — a lot fewer in degree or amount … English contemporary dictionary
