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direitos dos animais noun
{m-Pl}

animal rights [animal rights](fundamental rights for animals)
noun

dormir demais verb

oversleep [overslept, overslept, oversleeping, oversleeps](to sleep for longer than planned)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ˈsliːp] [US: ˌoʊv.ə.ˈsliːp]

é mais fácil dizer do que fazer adjective

easier said than done(easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish)
adjective
[UK: ˈiː.zɪə(r) ˈsed ðæn dʌn] [US: ˈiː.ziər ˈsed ˈðæn ˈdən]

é mais fácil falar do que fazer adjective

easier said than done(easy to propose, but difficult to accomplish)
adjective
[UK: ˈiː.zɪə(r) ˈsed ðæn dʌn] [US: ˈiː.ziər ˈsed ˈðæn ˈdən]

falar mais alto verb

speak up(to talk more loudly or plainly)
verb
[UK: spiːk ʌp] [US: ˈspiːk ʌp]

falar mais claro/claramente verb

speak up(to talk more loudly or plainly)
verb
[UK: spiːk ʌp] [US: ˈspiːk ʌp]

ir longe demais verb

go overboard(go too far)
verb
[UK: ɡəʊ ˈəʊv.ə.bɔːd] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈoʊv.r̩.bɔːd]

irmã mais nova noun

younger sisternoun
[UK: ˈjʌŋ.ɡə(r) ˈsɪ.stə(r)] [US: ˈjʌŋ.ɡər ˈsɪ.stər]

irmã mais velha noun
{f}

older sister(multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations)
noun
[UK: ˈəʊl.də(r) ˈsɪ.stə(r)] [US: ˈoʊl.də(r) ˈsɪ.stər]

irmão mais novo noun
{m}

younger brother(multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations)
noun
[UK: ˈjʌŋ.ɡə(r) ˈbrʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈjʌŋ.ɡər ˈbrʌð.r̩]

irmão mais velho noun
{m}

older brother(multi-word, compound-word or otherwise sum-of-parts translations)
noun
[UK: ˈəʊl.də(r) ˈbrʌð.ə(r)] [US: ˈoʊl.də(r) ˈbrʌð.r̩]

jamais adverb

never(at no time)
adverb
[UK: ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈne.vər]

lamaísmo noun
{m}

lamaism(Tibetan Buddhism)
noun
[UK: ˈlɑːməɪz(ə)m ] [US: ˈlɑməɪz(ə)m ]

menos é mais phrase

less is morephrase

não ... mais adverb

no longer(not any more)
adverb
[UK: nəʊ ˈlɒŋ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈlɔːŋ.ɡər]

no mais adverb

otherwise(in all other respects)
adverb
[UK: ˈʌð.ə.waɪz] [US: ˈʌð.r̩.waɪz]

no mais tardar preposition

at the latest(not later than)
preposition
[UK: ət ðə ˈleɪ.tɪst] [US: ət ðə ˈleɪ.təst]

nunca mais adverb

never again(at no time in the future)
adverb
[UK: ˈne.və(r) ə.ˈɡen] [US: ˈne.vər ə.ˈɡen]

o mais alto que puder preposition

at the top of one's lungspreposition

at the top of one's voicepreposition
[UK: ət ðə tɒp əv wʌnz vɔɪs] [US: ət ðə ˈtɑːp əv wʌnz ˌvɔɪs]

o mais rápido possível preposition

as quickly as possiblepreposition

o mais rápido possível adverb

ASAP(as soon as possible)
adverb
[UK: ˌeɪe.seɪ.ˈpiː] [US: ˌeɪe.seɪ.ˈpiː]

o sangue é mais grosso que a água phrase

blood is thicker than water(relationships are stronger within the family)
phrase
[UK: blʌd ɪz ˈθɪkə(r) ðæn ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈbləd ˈɪz ˈθɪkər ˈðæn ˈwɒ.tər]

o/a/os/as mais adverb

most(forming the superlative)
adverb
[UK: məʊst] [US: moʊst]

para mais adverb

to boot(in addition, besides, also)
adverb

parente mais próximo noun
{m}

next of kin(closest blood relative, often heir to inheritance)
noun
[UK: nekst əv kɪn] [US: ˈnekst əv ˈkɪn]

por favor fale mais devagar phrase

please speak more slowlyphrase
[UK: pliːz spiːk mɔː(r) ˈsləʊ.li] [US: ˈpliːz ˈspiːk ˈmɔːr ˈsloʊ.li]

por mais que conjunction

as much as(even though; despite the fact that)
conjunction
[UK: əz ˈmʌtʃ əz] [US: ˈæz ˈmʌtʃ ˈæz]

pretérito mais-que-perfeito noun

pluperfect tense(tense)
noun
[UK: ˌpluː.ˈpɜː.fɪkt tens] [US: ˌpluː.ˈpɝː.fɪkt ˈtens]

pretérito mais-que-perfeito noun
{m}

past perfect(tense)
noun
[UK: pɑːst pə.ˈfekt] [US: ˈpæst pər.ˈfekt]

pluperfect(verb in this tense)
noun
[UK: ˌpluː.ˈpɜː.fɪkt] [US: ˌpluː.ˈpɝː.fɪkt]

quanto mais phrase

the more the merrier(it is more fun with more people)
phrase
[UK: ðə mɔː(r) ðə ˈme.rɪə(r)] [US: ðə ˈmɔːr ðə ˈme.riər]

quanto mais conjunction

let alone(to say nothing of)
conjunction
[UK: let ə.ˈləʊn] [US: ˈlet əˈloʊn]

to say nothing of(apophasis used to mention another important, usually related, point)
conjunction

quanto mais as coisas mudam phrase

the more things change, the more they stay the same( change is constant, unavoidable and a fact of life)
phrase

quanto mais não seja conjunction

if only(even if for no other reason than)
conjunction
[UK: ɪf ˈəʊn.li] [US: ˈɪf ˈoʊn.li]

reagir demais verb

overreact [overreacted, overreacting, overreacts](react too much or too intensely)
verb
[UK: ˌəʊv.ə.ri.ˈækt] [US: ˌoʊv.r̩.ri.ˈækt]

rei dos animais noun
{m}

king of beasts(the lion)
noun
[UK: kɪŋ əv biːsts] [US: ˈkɪŋ əv ˈbiːsts]

sem mais delongas preposition

with no further ado(with no further delay)
preposition

ser mais esperto que verb

outsmart [outsmarted, outsmarting, outsmarts](beat in a competition of wits)
verb
[UK: ˌaʊt.ˈsmɑːt] [US: ˈaʊt.ˌsmɑːrt]

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