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1 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') quanto mais cedo melhor* * *the sooner the betterquanto antes melhor.————————the sooner the betterquanto antes, melhor. -
2 the sooner the better
(as quickly as possible: `When shall I tell him?' `The sooner the better!') quanto antes melhorEnglish-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > the sooner the better
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3 the
[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) o/a1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!)2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) o/a3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) o/a5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.) o/a6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.) muito•- the...- the...* * *[ðə, ði, enfaticamente ði:] art o, a, os, as. the day I spoke to him / o dia em que falei com ele. the place you mean / o lugar a que você se refere. all the men who escaped / todos os homens que escaparam. milk is the medicament for you / leite é (exatamente) o medicamento para você. the... the... tanto... quanto... I am the better pleased the oftener you write / fico tanto mais satisfeito, quanto mais você escreve. all the better tanto melhor. by the day por dia. (so much) the worse for you tanto pior para você. the good o bom, os bons. the more, the better quanto mais, quanto melhor. the sooner quanto mais cedo. the sooner the better quanto antes, melhor. -
4 sooner
soon.er[s'u:nə] compar of soon. no sooner...than... imediatamente após. no sooner did he come than she began to cry / tão logo ele chegou, ela começou a chorar. sooner or later mais cedo ou mais tarde. the sooner the better quanto antes melhor. -
5 soon
[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) em breve2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) cedo3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) antes•- no sooner... than
- sooner or later
- the sooner the better* * *[su:n] adv 1 logo, brevemente. I’ll go as soon as I can / irei assim que puder. 2 cedo. 3 prontamente, rapidamente. as soon as possible tão logo que for possível. -
6 soon
[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) logo2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) cedo3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) mais, antes•- no sooner... than - sooner or later - the sooner the better
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