more or less

[/mɔːr ɔːr les/]

adverb

mais ou menos

1. approximately; roughly; to a certain extent but not exactly

The project will take more or less two weeks to complete.

O projeto levará mais ou menos duas semanas para ser concluído.

2. somewhat; fairly; moderately

She is more or less satisfied with the results.

Ela está mais ou menos satisfeita com os resultados.

3. essentially; basically; in general terms

The two proposals are more or less the same.

As duas propostas são mais ou menos iguais.

NYC Slang

kinda / sorta

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

mais ou menos

most common usage across Brazil

São Paulo

mais ou menos

standard usage

Rio de Janeiro

mais ou menos / tipo assim

colloquially also used with 'tipo assim'

Portugal

mais ou menos / sensivelmente

sensivelmente is also commonly used for 'approximately'

give or take

in the ballpark

roughly speaking

so to speak

if you will

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