What does desse in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word desse in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use desse in Portuguese.

The word desse in Portuguese means of that, imagina só!, desse modo, desse modo, desse jeito, desse jeito, desse modo, dessa maneira, assim, não ser desse mundo, não ser desse mundo, desse jeito. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word desse

of that

preposição (de + esse)

imagina só!

interjection (mainly US, informal (expression incomprehension) (expressão de incompreensão)

(interjeição: Usada para exprimir emoção, ordem, etc. Ex. "psiu!" "Coragem!" "Meu Deus!")

desse modo

adverb (by these actions)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)

desse modo

adverb (by these actions)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
Don't wander on the property without them knowing; in doing so, you'll be trespassing.

desse jeito

expression (in the stated manner)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Sorry if I offended you; I didn't mean it in that way.

desse jeito, desse modo, dessa maneira

adverb (as demonstrated or described)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)
Se você fizer desse jeito, vai levar mais tempo do que se fizer isso de outro modo.
If you do it this way it will take longer than if you do it the other way.

assim

adverb (in that way)

(advérbio: Modifica o verbo, o adjetivo ou outro advérbio ("corre rapidamente", "muito estranho").)
If you do it like that, you will only hurt yourself. If you translate the sentence like that, it's going to sound funny in the target language.

não ser desse mundo

adjective (otherworldly)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Ghosts and goblins are not of this world.

não ser desse mundo

adjective ([sb]; engrossed by spiritual matters)

(expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".)
Ruth is not of this world, and refuses to compromise her religious convictions.

desse jeito

adverb (slang (using a specified method)

(locução adverbial: Duas ou mais palavras com função adverbial. Ex. durante a festa (loc adv de tempo); às pressas (loc adv de modo).)

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