a means

[ə miːnz]

nounpl: means

um meio

1. a method, way, or manner of achieving something

Hard work is a means to success.

O trabalho árduo é um meio para o sucesso.

2. a resource or instrument used to accomplish a goal

He used every means available to solve the problem.

Ele usou todos os meios disponíveis para resolver o problema.

3. money or income; financial resources

They don't have the means to buy a house.

Eles não têm os meios para comprar uma casa.

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General Brazilian

um meio

standard usage across Brazil

São Paulo

um meio

consistent with general Brazilian Portuguese

Portugal

um meio

identical to Brazilian usage; also used in formal contexts

by means of (por meio de) - using something as a way to do something

by no means (de modo algum) - certainly not; not at all

a means to an end (um meio para um fim) - something used only to achieve a goal

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