demais

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• d+, D+ (Brazil, Internet slang)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈmajs/ [d͡ʒiˈmaɪ̯s]

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨˈmajʃ/

• 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

For quotations using this term, see Citations:demais.

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.