demais

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese demais, from Latin dē + magis (“more”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈmajs/ [d͡ʒiˈmaɪ̯s]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈmajʃ/ [d͡ʒiˈmaɪ̯ʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /deˈmajs/ [deˈmaɪ̯s]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ajs, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -ajʃ
  • Hyphenation: de‧mais
  • Homophone: de mais

Adjective

demais (invariable)

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

Usage notes

Only used predicatively.

Adverb

demais

  1. too, overly
    Synonyms: demasiadamente, excessivamente, por demais, superfluamente, muito
    Grande demais.
    Too big.
  2. too much, too many
    Synonyms: bastante, muito
    Comida demais.
    Too much food.
  3. (conjunctive) besides; furthermore

Quotations

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Pronoun

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.
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