Portuguese | English |
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pior adjective | worse(comparative form of bad) worst(most inferior) |
pior adverb | worse(comparative of badly) worst(in the worst way) |
pior noun {m} | worst(something that is worst) |
pior a emenda que o soneto phrase | the cure is worse than the disease(The solution to a problem produces a worse net result) |
piorar verb | confound [confounded, confounding, confounds](to make something worse) deteriorate [deteriorated, deteriorating, deteriorates](make worse) impair [impaired, impairing, impairs](have a diminishing effect on) worsen [worsened, worsening, worsens](transitive: make worse) |
piorar; sofrer; deixar verb | suffer [suffered, suffering, suffers](become worse) |
a emenda sair pior que o soneto phrase | the cure is worse than the disease(The solution to a problem produces a worse net result) |
empiorar verb | impair [impaired, impairing, impairs](have a diminishing effect on) worsen [worsened, worsening, worsens](transitive: make worse) |
mudar para pior verb | take a turn for the worse(start to become worse) |
na pior adjective {f} | down and out(in a condition of poverty or debility) |
na pior das hipóteses preposition | at worst(if the worst possible alternative happens) |
na pior das hipóteses adverb | worst comes to worst(if a bad situation develops) |
o pior cego é aquele que não quer ver phrase |