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WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| fewer adj | (less, a smaller number of) | menos adv |
| Nota: "Fewer" is used with plural countable nouns, and "less" with uncountables. The latter is commonly used with countables, but this is an error. |
| | There will be fewer people at dinner than I expected. |
| | Haverá menos pessoas no jantar do que eu esperava. |
| any less adv | (not as) | menos adv |
| Nota: used in questions and negatives |
| | Being young doesn't make her any less qualified for the job. |
| less adv | (not as) | menos adv |
| | I drive to work rather than take the train because it's less expensive. |
except,
except for prep | (not including) | exceto, menos prep |
| | Everybody except you will be going on the trip. |
| | Everyone here's blonde except for Jane, who's brunette. |
| | Todos, exceto você, irão na viagem. Todos aqui são loiros, exceto Jane, que é morena. |
| minus prep | (mathematics) (matemática) | menos prep |
| | Ten minus five is five. |
| much less adv | (to a lesser degree) | menos adv |
| | If I liked her much less I wouldn't like her at all! |
| any less adv | (not as much) | menos adv |
| | Even though I disapprove of what you did, that doesn't mean that I love you any less. |
| less + [adjective] than adv | (not as ... as) | menos adv |
| | I find representational art less interesting than abstract art. |
| but conj | (except) | exceto, menos conj |
| | He ate all the biscuits but one. |
| | Ele comeu todos os biscoitos, exceto um. |
| minus prep | (without) | sem prep |
| | | exceto prep |
| | | menos prep |
| | The hiking club, minus Cathy, will climb Mt. Mitchell. |
| fewer pron | (a smaller number) | menos pron |
| | Fewer than a dozen people showed up for the lecture. |
| | Menos de uma dúzia de pessoas apareceram para a palestra. |
| less adj | (smaller in quantity) | menor, menos adj |
| | You have less work than I do. |
| | Você tem menos trabalho do que eu. Sua pilha de coisas é menor que minha pilha de coisas. |
| minus adj | (below 0, -5) (abaixo de zero) | negativo, menos adj |
| | It was minus ten degrees outside this winter. |
| least adv | (to the smallest degree) | menos adv |
| | She laughed least. |
| | This is our least popular ice cream. |
| less adv | (not as much or as often) | menos adv |
| | I'll be fine, mom! You should worry less. |
| minus adj | (grade, grading, B-) (nota, graduação, B-) | menos adj |
| | Paul got a B minus on his test. |
| less adv | (not as much or as often as) | menos adv |
| | Richard exercises less than Audrey does. |
| | Richard se exercita menos do que Audrey. |
| less prep | (minus) | menos prep |
| | The ring sold for $5 million, less tax. |
| | O anel foi vendido por cinco milhões, menos impostos. |
| less adj | nonstandard (with plural countable noun: fewer) | menos adj |
| Nota: The correct comparative for plural countable nouns is "fewer," with "less" being used for uncountable nouns. However, informally, "less" is very commonly used with countable nouns. |
| | I've got less sweets than you. |
| | Eu tenho menos doces que você. |
| take away prep | (minus) | menos prep |
| | Eight take away three is five. |
| | Oito menos três são cinco. |
| less pron | (smaller amount) | menos adv |
| | The price is fifty dollars, and I won't take less. |
| | O preço é cinquenta dólares e não aceitarei menos. |
| less pron | nonstandard (plural countable: fewer) | menos pron |
| | There are less here than before. |
| | Há menos aqui do que antes. |
| Formas compostas: |
WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2026:
| a quarter to expr | (time: fifteen minutes before) | quinze para expres |
| | (BRA: uso antigo) | um quarto para expres |
| | (POR) | menos um quarto expres |
| | (POR) | a um quarto para expres |
| | It's almost a quarter to five; we're running late. |
| | São quase quinze para as cinco; estamos atrasados. |
| anything but adv | (not at all) | tudo menos loc adv |
| | His new novel is anything but dull. |
around,
also UK: about prep | (size, amount: approximately) | mais ou menos loc prep |
| | | cerca de loc prep |
| | It's around three inches tall and an inch wide. |
| | São mais ou menos três polegadas de altura e uma polegada de largura. |
| at least adv | (no less or fewer than) | pelo menos loc adv |
| | | no mínimo loc adv |
| | (formal) | ao menos loc adv |
| | Mary needs at least £1,000 to pay for her holiday. |
| | Mary precisa de pelo menos mil libras para pagar pelas férias dela. |
| at least adv | (if nothing else) | pelo menos loc adv |
| | (formal) | ao menos loc adv |
| | He lost his job, but at least he still has a home. |
| | His wife left him, but at least she left him the furniture. |
| | Ele perdeu o emprego, mas pelo menos ainda tem uma casa. A esposa o deixou, mas pelo menos ela deixou a mobília para ele. |
| if only interj | (expressing a wish) (expressão de desejo) | se ao menos loc conj |
| | You think I should take a holiday? If only! |
| | Você acha que eu deveria sair de férias? Se ao menos eu pudesse! |
| leastwise adv | US, informal (at least) | pelo menos adv |
| lighten sth vtr | (make less heavy) | tornar menos pesado expres v |
| | The cart driver asked the passengers to get off and walk up the hill, to lighten the load for the horse. |
| lighten vi | (become less heavy) | ficar menos pesado expres v |
| | The tank will lighten as the water evaporates. |
| minor adj | (lesser, smaller) | menor adj |
| | | pequeno adj |
| | | menos importante adj |
| | The doctor has to ignore the more minor injuries because so many people were hurt. |
| | O doutor teve que ignorar os ferimentos menores porque muitas pessoas se machucaram. |
| minus sign n | (symbol: subtraction -) | sinal de menos loc sf |
| | On a keyboard the minus sign and the hyphen are interchangeable. |
| neither more nor less n | (the same amount or degree) | nem mais nem menos expres |
| | Put a single egg, neither more nor less, into the bowl. |
| | Her daughter received neither more nor less from her will than her son did. |
| neither more nor less adv | (to the same amount or degree) | nem mais nem menos loc adv |
| | This horse runs neither more nor less quickly than that one. |
| no more and no less n | (an equal amount or degree) | nem mais nem menos expres |
| | Put in one pint of oil, no more and no less. |
| no more and no less adv | (equally) | nem mais nem menos expres |
| | The dental treatment hurt no more and no less than the last time. |
| no more and no less adj | (exactly) | nem mais nem menos expres |
| | I will accept the proper fee, no more and no less. |
| none other than sb expr | (sb well known) | ninguém menos que expres |
| | We have with us today a man we all know, none other than the champion racer of the entire league. |
not bad,
not half bad adj | (reasonably good) | mais ou menos expres |
| | | não está mal expres |
| | That sauce isn't very good, but it's not bad, either. |
| of a kind adj | (more or less) | mais ou menos isso expres |
| | | quase isso expres |
| | Adriana has a friend, of a kind, who she sees when her other friends are busy. |
quiet down,
also UK: quieten down vi phrasal | informal (stop talking so loudly) | fazer menos barulho expres v |
| | Please quiet down! I can't hear myself think over your chatter. |
sanitize sth,
also UK: sanitise sth vtr | figurative (make less offensive) | tornar menos ofensivo loc v |
| | The album is a collection of songs that have been sanitized for kids. |
| slacken vi | figurative (become less productive) (figurativo) | afrouxar v int |
| | | ficar menos produtivo loc v |
| | Productivity has slackened recently at the company. |
thereabouts,
thereabout adv | (around that time) (hora) | por aí loc adv |
| | | mais ou menos loc adv |
| | Shawn said he would arrive at nine o'clock or thereabouts. |
| thinner adj | (hair: less thick) (cabelo: mais ralo) | menos volumoso loc adj |
| | Jeff's hair is thinner now than when he was in his 20s. |
toned-down,
toned down adj | figurative, informal (subdued, made more subtle) (figurado, informal: mais sutil) | suavizado, amenizado, diluído adj |
| | | menos agressivo adj |
| Nota: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The toned-down report wasn't as strong as the original. |
| | He was very toned down and hardly said a word. |
| under an hour adv | (less than 60 minutes) | menos de uma hora adv |
| | It takes under an hour to fly from Seville to Madrid. |
| unless conj | (except that) (salvo se) | a não ser que loc conj |
| | | a menos que loc conj |
| | Let's go to the shop now, unless you have a better idea. |
| | Vamos à loja agora, a não ser que você tenha uma idéia melhor. |
| | Não vai passar na prova, a menos que comece a estudar já. |