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plenty

[/ˈplɛnti/]
noun/pronoun/determiner/adverb
abundância, muita quantidade
1. a large or sufficient amount of something
There is plenty of food for everyone.
Há muita comida para todos.
2. more than enough; abundance
We have plenty of time to finish the project.
Temos tempo de sobra para terminar o projeto.
3. used as a pronoun meaning 'a lot' or 'many things'
I've made plenty of mistakes in the past.
Cometi muitos erros no passado.
NYC Slang
mad amounts, hella, butt-load
Synonyms
abundancesufficiencyprofusionlotsample amount
Antonyms
scarcityshortagedearthlackinsufficiency

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
bastante, muita quantidade, abundância
Most common usage in everyday speech
São Paulo
de sobra, bastante, montes de
Urban colloquial usage
Rio de Janeiro
um monte de, uma porção de
Informal, conversational style
Portugal
bastante, muita quantidade, fartura
More formal register used

Related Idioms & Phrases

plenty of fish in the sea
land of plenty
in plenty
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