Portuguese | English |
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maior preposition | of age(old enough to be considered an adult) |
maior noun | major [majors](person of legal age) |
maior adjective | big [bigger, biggest](adult) major(greater in significance or importance) |
maior a queda phrase | the bigger they are, the harder they fall(proverb) |
maior de idade noun | major [majors](person of legal age) |
maior de idade adjective | major(of full legal age; having attained majority) |
maior que noun {m} | greater than(the '>' character) |
maioral noun | prince [princes]((figuratively) great person) |
Maiorca proper noun {f} | Majorca(island) |
maioria noun {f} | majority [majority](more than half) |
maioria determiner {f} | most(majority of) |
maioria adverb {f} | most(superlative of many) |
maioria absoluta noun {f} | absolute majority [absolute majorities](>50% of the counted item, esp. votes) |
maioria qualificada noun {f} | supermajority(majority that reaches a preset threshold level) |
maioridade noun {f} | age [ages](time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities) age of majority(age at which the rights and privileges of an adult are legally granted) |
arcanos maiores noun {m-Pl} | major arcana(Tarot cards) |
bem maior noun {m} | greater good(benefit of the public) |
Cão Maior proper noun {m} | Canis Major(winter constellation of the northern sky) |
dar um passo maior do que a perna verb | bite off more than one can chew(To try to do too much) |
exageradamente maior adjective | overwhelming(overpowering) |
fazer um lance maior que outros participantes verb | outbid [outbid, outbidden, outbidding, outbids](to bid more than somebody else) |
força maior noun {f} | act of God(unforeseen occurrence) force majeure(overwhelming force) |
lábios maiores noun {m-Pl} | labia majora(outer folds of vulva) |
Palma de Maiorca proper noun | Palma(Palma, Majorca, Spain) |
poder maior noun {m} | higher power(God or a god) |
quanto maior a altura phrase | the bigger they are, the harder they fall(proverb) |
ter os olhos maiores que a boca verb | have eyes bigger than one's stomach(take more food than one can eat) |
Ursa Maior proper noun {f} | Ursa Major(large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky) |