mayor -
(prefeito)
major –
(grande, importante, principal)
( formar-se em – curso universitário)
(Port.) maior - (bigger, biggest)
“Mayor” equivale a “prefeito” em
Português.. O comparativo e superlativo ”maior” do Português traduz-se por
“bigger” e “biggest” respectivamente.
Our mayor was making an
extraordinary effort to achieve his goals. = Nosso prefeito estava fazendo um esforço extraordinário para alcançar
seus objetivos.
This is a major concern
to our mayor. = Isto é uma
grande preocupação para nosso prefeito
Mary majored in Latin American Studies.=
Mary se formou em Estudos
Latino -Americanos.
Nosso problema financeiro era maior do que eu pensava. = Our
financial problem was bigger than I
thought.
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