menos

less

Usages of menos

• Quando eles se deitam tarde, dormem menos, mas dizem que não se importam.: When they go to bed late, they sleep less, but they say they don’t mind.
• Eu bebo menos café.: I drink less coffee.
• Foi difícil descartar as ideias menos úteis, mas tornou o projeto mais objetivo.: It was hard to discard the less useful ideas, but it made the project more focused.
• Na quinta-feira costumo usar roupa mais casual, pois o dia costuma ser menos formal.: On Thursdays I usually wear more casual clothes, because the day tends to be less formal.
• Se quiseres fritar as batatas, podes usar menos óleo para que fiquem mais leves.: If you want to fry the potatoes, you can use less oil so that they turn out lighter.
• Se fores a pé, verás que o centro parece menos longe do que pensavas.: If you go on foot, you will see that the centre seems less far than you thought.
• Quanto mais água beberes, menos sede tens.: The more water you drink, the less thirsty you are.
• Se descascares o limão com calma, o tomate fica menos ácido no molho.: If you peel the lemon calmly, the tomato becomes less acidic in the sauce.
• Eu percebo menos quando estou cansado.: I understand less when I am tired.
• Se eu tivesse mantido esta rotina estável no ano passado, teria tido menos stress e menos ideias parvas.: If I had kept this stable routine last year, I would have had less stress and fewer silly ideas.
• Se tivesses visto o meu progresso no último ano, terias ficado orgulhoso e com menos stress.: If you had seen my progress in the last year, you would have been proud and less stressed.
• Quando reduzo o brilho, durmo melhor, porque a luz azul incomoda menos.: When I reduce the brightness, I sleep better, because the blue light bothers me less.
• Em fevereiro, há Carnaval, e eu passo a sair menos à noite para poupar dinheiro.: In February, there is Carnival, and I start going out less at night to save money.
• Se a matrícula estiver completa, eu passo a preocupar-me menos com o início do curso.: If the registration is complete, I start worrying less about the beginning of the course.

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