Usage examples of "menos de" in Portuguese with translation to English

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Dava menos de um quilômetro a distância da aldeia ao correio. It was less than one kilometer to the village post office.
Eu não gosto de matemática, muito menos de física. I don't like math, much less physics.
Você pode chegar lá em menos de trinta minutos. You can get there in less than thirty minutes.
Os aardvarks são incríveis! Podem cavar e se esconder na terra em menos de um minuto! Aardvarks are amazing! They can dig and hide in the dirt in less than one minute!
Tom conseguiu chegar em menos de vinte minutos. Tom was able to get there in less than twenty minutes.
Se continuar avançando tanto, estará andando em menos de um mês. If it continues progressing well, it will be up and running in under a month.
O casamento gay é permitido em menos de 20% dos países. Gay marriage is permitted in less than 20% of countries.
O supermercado está aberto todos os dias, menos de domingo. The supermarket is open all days except Sunday.
Você está gastando cada vez menos tempo com as crianças. You're spending less and less time with the children.
Aquela ponte é tudo menos segura. That bridge is anything but safe.
A tua resposta é qualquer coisa, menos satisfatória a nós. Your answer is anything but satisfactory to us.
Vamos passar menos tempo discutindo e mais tempo trabalhando. Let's spend less time arguing and more time working.
O homem tem menos bolo que o filho. The man has less cake than his son.
O mundo é dividido entre pessoas que fazem as coisas e pessoas que levam o crédito. Tente, se puder, pertencer à primeira classe. Há muito menos competição. The world is divided into people who do things and people who get the credit. Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There’s far less competition.
Qualquer dia dá, menos segunda. Any day will do except Monday.
O próximo trem estará menos cheio que este aqui. The next train will be less crowded than this one.
Eu como de tudo, menos cebolas. I can eat anything but onions.
Este trabalho é qualquer coisa menos fácil. This work is anything but easy.
Leva mais ou menos 10 minutos para chegar na estação de trem a pé. It takes about 10 minutes to get to the train station by foot.
Se um triângulo tem dois ângulos retos, ele é um quadrado com um lado a menos. If a triangle has two right angles, it's a square with one side less.
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