mais meaning in English
| Portuguese | English |
|---|---|
| mais tarde adverb | afterwards(at a later or succeeding time) later(at some unspecified time in the future) |
| mais um prego no caixão phrase | another nail in someone's coffin(one in a series of factors which lead, or purport to lead, to downfall) |
| mais used with definite article | -est(superlative of adjectives and adverbs) |
| mais vale um pássaro na mão do que dois voando phrase | a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush(small but certain advantage is preferable) |
| mais-valia noun | surplus valuenoun |
| mais-valia noun {f} | capital gain(an increase in the value of a capital asset) |
| mais velho adjective | elder(greater than another in age or seniority) |
| mais velho que a Sé de Braga adjective | old as the hills(extremely old) |
| maisena noun {f} | cornstarch [cornstarches](very fine starch powder) |
| : o mais breve possível adverb | as soon as possible(as soon as is possible) |
| : o mais rápido possível; adverb | as soon as possible(as soon as is possible) |
| a grama do vizinho é sempre mais verde phrase | the grass is always greener on the other side(others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.) |
| a mais velha profissão do mundo noun {f} | world's oldest profession(euphemism for prostitution) |
| a pena é mais forte do que a espada phrase | the pen is mightier than the sword(more power can achieved writing than fighting) |
| a pena é mais forte que a espada phrase | the pen is mightier than the sword(more power can achieved writing than fighting) |
| ações falam mais alto que palavras phrase | actions speak louder than words(it is more effective to act than speak) |
| ademais adverb | besides(also; in addition) in addition(also; as well) moreover(in addition to what has been said) |
| águas termais noun {f-Pl} | hot spring(natural spring producing water whose temperature is greater than about 20°C (68° F)) |
| ainda mais adverb | all the more(even more) |
| ainda mais conjunction | let alone(as well as) |
| algo mais pronoun | anything else(any other thing) |
| algo mais pronoun {m} | something(talent that is hard to pin down) |
| antes de mais nada adverb | first of all(before anything else) |
| aramaísmo noun {m} | Aramaism(idiom of the Aramaic) |
| até mais interjection | au revoirinterjection bye(short for goodbye, see also: goodbye) later(see you later) |
| até mais phrase | see you(see you later) see you later(goodbye) |
| até mais ver phrase | see you later(goodbye) |
| bem-estar dos animais noun {m} | animal welfare(protection of animals' health) |
| cada vez mais adverb | increasingly(increasing in amount or intensity) more and more(progressively more) |
| demais adverb | moreover(in addition to what has been said) overly(to an excessive degree) too(more than enough; as too much) too much(excessively) |
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