than

Significado

Conj

1. Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
2. (obsolete) Because; for.

Prep

introduces a comparison, and is associated with comparatives, and with words such as more, less, and fewer. Typically, it seeks to measure the force of an adjective or similar description between two predicates.

Adv

At that time; then.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ðæn/

Etimologia

From Middle English than, thanne, from Old English þanne, a variant of þonne (“then, since, because”), from Proto-Germanic *þan (“at that, at that time, then”), from earlier *þam, from Proto-Indo-European *tóm, accusative masculine of *só (“demonstrative pronoun, that”). Cognate with Dutch dan (“than”), German denn (“than”), German dann (“then”). Doublet of then.

Frases

The Flying Corps owed to this man much more than they know or think .

O corpo voador devia a esse homem muito mais do que eles sabiam ou pensam.

He looked around at the empty plaza again , feeling less desperate than before .

Ele olhou em volta para a praça vazia novamente, sentindo -se menos desesperada do que antes.

It was no more exciting than an overturned carriage or a tree blown across the road .

Não era mais emocionante do que um carruagem capotado ou uma árvore soprada do outro lado da estrada.

However she was more interested in polemic than everyday strategy .

No entanto, ela estava mais interessada em polêmica do que na estratégia cotidiana.

Similar to "SimTown", it is targeted more towards children than the average player .

Semelhante a "Simtown", é direcionado mais para as crianças do que o jogador comum.

The bandwidth demands proved more than Mac . Com could handle .

As demandas de largura de banda provaram mais do que o Mac.com poderia lidar.

Istanbul hosts more conferences than all Turkish other cities combined .

Istambul hospeda mais conferências do que todas as outras cidades turcas combinadas.

Generally adapted from passenger liners , they were larger than the German merchant raiders .

Geralmente adaptados dos revestimentos de passageiros, eles eram maiores que os invasores de comerciantes alemães.