Formas compostas:
more | many | much |
| a little more n | (a small additional quantity) | um pouco mais loc sm |
| | I already added salt to the potatoes, but I think they could use a little more. |
| | Eu já coloquei sal nas batatas, mas acho que dá pra colocar um pouco mais. |
| a little more adj | (slightly more) | um pouco mais loc adv |
| | May I have a little more tea, please? |
| | Posso tomar um pouco mais de chá? |
| a little more adv | (for a short while longer) | um pouco mais loc adv |
| | The girl asked her mother if she could continue playing outside a little more. |
| a little more adv | (slightly more often) | um pouco mais loc adv |
| | You need to exercise a little more if you want to get fit. |
| a lot more n | (greater amount) | muito mais loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | bem mais loc adv |
| | A banker makes a lot more than a teacher. |
| a lot more n | (greater number) | muito mais loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | bem mais loc adv |
| | A few hundred is a lot more than a couple dozen. |
| a lot more adj | (in greater amount) | muito mais loc pron |
| | (coloquial) | bem mais loc pron |
| | I need a lot more flour to make this dough. |
| a lot more adj | (in greater number) | muito mais loc pron |
| | (coloquial) | bem mais loc pron |
| | A lot more people are taking up cycling these days. |
| a lot more adv | (to greater degree) | muito mais loc adv |
| | (coloquial) | bem mais loc adv |
| | Your foot bends a lot more when you run. |
| all the more expr | (before adjective or adverb: even more) | ainda mais expr |
| | I'm happy that my sister is getting married, and I'm all the more excited because I'm going to be a bridesmaid. |
| all the more expr | (even more) | ainda mais loc adv |
| | Crying in front of her embarrassed him, but it made her love him all the more. |
| | Chorar na frente dela o envergonhou, mas isso a fez amá-lo ainda mais. |
| all the more so expr | (even more so) | tanto mais que loc adv |
| | You need a strong pair of boots if you go hiking, all the more so now that it's winter. |
| any more adj | (some remaining) | mais loc adv |
| | Do we have any more bread? |
| | A gente tem mais pão? |
anymore,
also UK: any more adv | (with negative: any longer) | não mais loc adv |
| | I can't take this oppressive heat anymore! |
| | Já não consigo tolerar mais este calor. |
| bite off more than you can chew v expr | figurative, informal (accept an overly ambitious task) | dar um passo maior do que a perna expres v |
| | Gabriella thought she would enjoy being team leader, but she may have bitten off more than she can chew. |
breathe easier,
breathe more easily vi + adv | (stop struggling for breath) | respirar com mais facilidade loc v |
| | The drug relaxes the muscles in the chest so the patient can breathe easier. |
| even more adj | (with an adjective or adverb: still more) | ainda mais loc adv |
| | Vigilance is even more necessary now than it was two years ago. |
| | A vigilância é ainda mais necessária agora do que há dois anos. |
| even more adv | (still more, all the more) | mais ainda loc adv |
| | | até mais loc adv |
| | If you do this for her she'll love you even more. |
| | Se você fizer isso por ela, ela o amará ainda mais. |
| ever more adv | (increasingly) | ainda mais loc adv |
| | The situation was becoming ever more serious as war spread across the country. |
| far more than prep | (a much greater quantity than) | bem mais que loc adj |
| | The Chinese army has far more than a few thousand soldiers. |
| far more than expr | (to a much greater degree than) | bem mais que loc adj |
| | After she cheated on him, Mike was far more than just mad at her. |
forevermore,
forever more,
for evermore adv | (forever, for all time) | eternamente adv |
| | We shall now and forevermore call this land "Freedonia." |
| have no more of [sth] v expr | (no longer tolerate [sth]) | não tolerar mais expres |
| | Stop that language right now. I'll have no more of it, do you hear me? |
have no more of [sth],
have no more [sth] v expr | (have used up the supply of [sth]) | não ter mais expres |
| | I've just sold the last loaf, and now we have no more, I'm afraid. |
| less is more expr | (it is better to be concise or subtle) | menos é mais expres |
| make [sth] more attractive v expr | (improve the appearance of [sth]) | tornar mais atraente loc v |
| | I'm going to paint the outside of the house to make it more attractive to buyers. |
| make [sth] more attractive v expr | figurative (make more appealing) (figurativo) | tornar mais atraente loc v |
| | I'm going to offer a free car with the house to make it more attractive to buyers. |
| make [sth] more difficult v expr | (complicate [sth]) | tornar mais difícil expres v |
| | | dificultar vt |
| | Cluttered surfaces make cleaning more difficult. |
| many more adj | (large additional number of [sth]) | muito mais expres |
| | There are many more coffee shops around here now than there were twenty years ago. |
| many more pron | (a large additional number) | muitos mais expres |
| | These objectives and many more will be met at the conference on Friday. |
| more and more adv | (increasingly) (cada vez mais) | mais e mais loc adv |
| | The world is getting more and more developed. |
| | O mundo está mais e mais desenvolvido. |
| more and more adj | (increasing in amount or number) (número ou quantidade crescente) | mais e mais loc adv |
| | They are building more and more strip malls every day. |
| | Eles estão construindo mais e mais centros de compras todos os dias. |
| more distant adj | (location: further away) (locação) | mais distante loc adj |
| | I usually spend my holidays in this country but hope to go somewhere more distant next year. |
| more distant adj | (person: colder, more detached) (pessoa: menos emocional) | mais distante loc adj |
| | He is becoming more distant by the day. We hardly speak anymore. |
| more importantly adv | (with greater significance) | mais importante adj |
| | Tomorrow is Saturday and, more importantly, it's my birthday! |
| more like adv | informal (in more accurate terms) (informal) | mais tipo loc adv |
| | | mais para loc adv |
| | It isn't overhearing by accident, it's more like eavesdropping. |
| | A bit of a snag? A total disaster more like! |
| more likely adj | (more probable) | mais propenso adj |
| | | mais propensa adj |
| | | mais propensos adj |
| | | mais propensas adj |
| | People are more likely to take precautions after last season's fires. |
| | As pessoas estão mais propensas a tomarem precauções depois dos incêndios da última estação. |
| more of a [sth] expr | (more similar to [sth] than [sth] else) | está mais para expres |
| | The space is so small; it's more of a garden than a farm. |
| more often adv | (with greater frequency) | mais frequentemente loc adv |
| | I wish we could have lunch together more often. |
| more often than not adv | (usually) | normalmente adv |
| | Our children's clothes are, more often than not, made in China. |
| more or less adv | (to a greater or lesser extent) | mais ou menos loc adv |
| | I have more or less decided to delay going to college for a year. |
| | Eu mais ou menos decidi atrasar minha ida para a faculdade por um ano. |
more power to [sb],
more power to [sb]'s elbow expr | (expression of encouragement) | boa sorte para ele expres |
| | Well, it sounds like Adam's thought it through carefully, so if it's really what he wants to do, more power to his elbow. |
| more so adv | (increasingly or additionally) | ainda mais loc adv |
| | There's usually a lot of traffic on this road, more so at rush hour. |
| more than prep | (a greater number or amount than) | mais do que loc prep |
| | | mais que loc prep |
| | The other team wanted to win the game more than we did. |
| | O outro time quis vencer o jogo mais do que nós. |
| more than prep | (greater than adequate number) | mais do que loc prep |
| | You have more books than you can ever read! |
| | Você tem mais livros do que pode ler! |
| more than anything adv | (above all) | mais do que qualquer outra coisa expres |
| | More than anything, Nina wanted to train to become a pilot. |
| more than anything adv | (above everything else) | mais do que qualquer outra coisa expres |
| | Tim is interested in learning many foreign languages, but more than anything he wants to be able to speak Japanese. |
| more than enough n | (plenty) | mais do que o suficiente expres |
| | It's unfair that some people are poor and starving while others have more than enough. |
more than enough [sth],
more than enough of [sth] expr | (plenty of [sth]) | mais do que o suficiente expres |
| | Please join us for dinner; there's more than enough food. |
| | Against Greece, the team had more than enough of the ball, but could not score a goal. |
| more than ever adv | (to the greatest extent so far) | mais do que nunca loc adv |
| | Your adventure stories make me want to travel more than ever. After spending the weekend with him I like him more than ever. |
| | Suas histórias de aventura me fazem querer viajar mais do que nunca. Depois de passar a semana com ele, eu gosto dele mais do que nunca. |
| more than expected adv | (greater degree than anticipated) | mais do que esperado loc adv |
| | It rained more than expected last night. |
| more than expected n | (greater quantity than anticipated) | mais do que esperado |
| | The number of people attending the match was more than expected. |
| more than half expr | (greater than 50%) | mais da metade expres |
| | You were supposed to share the sweets equally but you have given him more than half. |
| more than one n | (a number greater than one) | mais do que um loc sm |
| | He says he has only had one beer, but the way he is behaving, it looks like he's had more than one. |
| more than one adj | (greater than one: of [sth]) (dois ou mais) | mais do que um loc adj |
| | We will need more than one table as there are 12 people coming to dinner. |
| much more n | (a considerably larger quantity) | Muito mais loc adv |
| | | bastante mais loc adv |
| | Much more will have to be done if we want to succeed. |
| | Muito mais terá que ser feito se quisermos ter sucesso. |
| much more adv | (to a greater degree) | muito mais loc adv |
| | I like him much more now than I did when he was younger. |
| | Gosto dele muito mais agora do que quando ele era mais novo. |
| 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 n | (not greater than this) | sem mais expres |
| | No more sausages for me, thank you; I've eaten enough. |
| | Sem mais salsichas para mim, por favor. Eu comi o suficiente. |
| no more adv | (to no greater an amount or degree) | não mais que loc adv |
| | Please pour in no more than one liter of water. |
| | Por favor, não coloque mais que um litro de água. |
| no more adv | (not now) | não mais loc adv |
| | | agora não é expres |
| | | já não é expres |
| | Barry used to be a heavy smoker, but no more. |
| | Barry costumava ser um fumante inveterado, mas não mais. |
| 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. |
| not any more expr | (no longer, not any longer) | não mais adv |
| | I used to travel a lot, but not any more. |
| nothing more pron | (not any additional thing) | nada mais expres |
| | There's nothing more the doctors can to do to help Jim. |
| nothing more than expr | (merely, solely) | nada mais que expres |
| | Sympathy is nothing more than the understanding of someone else's feelings. |
| once more adv | (yet again) | de novo loc adv |
| | Once more you have failed to get your essay in on time. |
| once more adv | (one more time) | uma vez mais loc adv |
| | Can you please show me once more how it works? |
| one more adj | (another) | outra adj |
| | I'll give you one more chance. |
| | Vou te dar outra chance. |
| one more pron | (another one) | mais um loc pron |
| | Can I have one more, please? |
| | Posso comer mais um, por favor? |
| one more time adv | (once more) | mais uma vez loc adv |
| | Please, repeat the question one more time. |
| some more pron | (an additional quantity) (uma quantidade adicional) | um pouco mais loc adv |
| | There's plenty of cake left; would you like some more? |
| some more adj | (an additional quantity of) (uma quantidade adicional) | um pouco mais loc adv |
| | Would you like some more tea? |
| still more adv | (even more, yet more) (ainda mais, mais ainda) | ainda mais loc adv |
| | | mais ainda loc adv |
| | | muito mais loc adv |
| | Sometimes if you tell someone that they cannot have something, they want it still more. |
| the more the merrier expr | (more people make [sth] more fun) (quanto mais pessoas, mais engraçado será) | quanto mais melhor expres |
| | We're hoping that lots of people will come to the meeting; the more the merrier! |
| there are plenty more fish in the sea expr | figurative (there are many more potential partners) (figurado) | tem muitos outros peixes no mar expres v |
| There is more to [sth] than meets the eye expr | (This is not what it seems) (não ser o que parece) | há mais por trás das aparências, há mais do que se imagina expres |
| | It seems like he's vanished into thin air, but that's impossible. There's more to this situation than meets the eye. |
| what is more adv | (moreover, in addition) | além disso loc adv |
| | | também adv |
| | | além do mais loc adv |
| | The food served in that restaurant is not very good and, what is more, it's overpriced. |
| | A comida servida nesse restaurante não é muito boa e, além disso, o preço é abusivo. |