ser o de menos

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, to be the of least.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈseɾ u dɨ ˈme.nuʃ/ [ˈseɾ u ðɨ ˈme.nuʃ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈse.ɾi u dɨ ˈme.nuʃ/ [ˈse.ɾi u ðɨ ˈme.nuʃ]

Verb[edit]

ser o de menos (first-person singular present sou o de menos, first-person singular preterite fui o de menos, past participle sido o de menos)

  1. to be the least of, to be the least important among multiple concerns or problems.
    A professora ser chata é o de menos! Ela quer reprovar todo mundo!
    The teacher being annoying is the least of our concerns! She wants to flunk all of us!
    Isso aí é o de menos, não se preocupa.
    That over there is the least of it, don't you worry.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ser,‎ o,‎ de,‎ menos.

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