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demais

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese demais, from Latin magis (more).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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demais (invariable)

  1. (informal) great, awesome
    Você é demais.
    You're amazing.

Usage notes

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Only used predicatively.

Adverb

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demais

  1. too, overly
    Synonyms: demasiadamente, excessivamente, por demais, superfluamente, muito
    Grande demais.
    Too big.
    • 2018, “Eterno”, performed by Djonga:
      E o mundo tem sido pequeno demais pra nós, pra nós
      E a vida tem dado conquistas demais pra nós
      And the world has been too small for us, for us
      And life has given too many achievements to us
  2. too much, too many
    Synonyms: bastante, muito
    Comida demais.
    Too much food.
    • 2018, “Eterno”, performed by Djonga:
      E o mundo tem sido pequeno demais pra nós, pra nós
      E a vida tem dado conquistas demais pra nós
      And the world has been too small for us, for us
      And life has given too many achievements to us
  3. (conjunctive) besides; furthermore

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:demais.

Pronoun

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demais m pl

  1. (with article) the rest (of them), others
    Synonyms: outros, resto
    Iremos ao lago. Os demais irão ao cinema.
    We are going to the lake. The others are going to the cinema.