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1 the less money the fewer friends
the less money the fewer friendsquanto menos dinheiro, tanto menos amigos.English-Portuguese dictionary > the less money the fewer friends
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2 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 -
3 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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4 none the less
(nevertheless; in spite of this: He had a headache, but he wanted to come with us nonetheless.) apesar disso -
5 none the less
(nevertheless; in spite of this: He had a headache, but he wanted to come with us nonetheless.) -
6 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. -
7 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 -
8 the more ... the more/less
The more I see her, the more/less I like her.) quanto mais...mais/menos -
9 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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10 the devil is less black than he is painted
the devil is less black than he is paintedo diabo não é tão feio como o pintam.English-Portuguese dictionary > the devil is less black than he is painted
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11 less than half the way
mais de meio caminho andadoEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > less than half the way
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12 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. -
13 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 -
14 no less a person etc than
as great a person etc as: I had tea with no less a person than the Prime Minister) nem mais nem menos -
15 no less a person etc than
as great a person etc as: I had tea with no less a person than the Prime Minister)English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > no less a person etc than
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16 pretty much the same
(more or less the same, alike etc.) mais ou menos o mesmo* * *pretty much the samequase a mesma coisa. -
17 on the ebb
(ebbing or getting less: His power is on the ebb.) em declínio -
18 on the wane
(becoming less: His power is on the wane.) em declínio -
19 on the ebb
(ebbing or getting less: His power is on the ebb.) em declínio -
20 on the wane
(becoming less: His power is on the wane.) em declínio
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