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Não há muito o que ver por aqui; grama crescendo no solo e estrelhas brilhando no céu.

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não
     1. adv. (preceding verbs or adverbs) not; do not; have not (negates the meaning of the verb or adverb)
     2. adv.          (preceding verbs) used in sentences containing a negative pronoun as the object; see double negative
     3. adv.          (Brazil, colloquial, following verb phrases) used to emphasise or reinforce (in the case that there is a previous unstressed adverb não, see abo
     4. adv.          (beginning questions) isn't (used to ask whether a person agrees with the proposition, rather than to ask for an unknown fact)
     5. adv. (preceding adjectives, usually hyphenated) non- (forms antonyms of adjectives)
     6. adv. (as a sentence-final parenthesis) isn't it? right? (tag question)
     7. interj. no (used to show disagreement or negation)
     8. interj. no (used to show agreement with a negative question)
     9. n-m. no (a negative answer)
     1. v. verb form of haver
     haver
          1. v. (indtr, aux=infinitive) shall; ought to; should (forms a future tense, with a modal sense of compromise)
          2. v. (auxiliary) have (forms the perfect aspect)
          3. v.          (formal, in the past tense) forms the past perfect
          4. v.          (in the present tense, archaic) forms the present perfect
          5. v. (impersonal, transitive) there be; exist
          6. v. (impersonal, transitive) there be; to happen; to occur
          7. v. (Brazil) to recover; to regain (to obtain something that had been lost)
          8. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to behave (to conduct oneself well, on in a given manner)
          9. v. (impersonal, transitive) it has been ... since; ago (indicates the time since something occurred)
          10. n-m. outstanding debt
muito
     1. det. much; many; a lot of; lots of
     2. det. too much; too many (an excessive amount of)
     3. pron. form of
     4. pron. much; many; a lot; lots
     5. pron. too much; too many
     6. adv. very; a lot; very much (to a great extent or degree)
o
     1. art. the masculine singular definite article
     2. pron. him, it (as a direct object; as an indirect object, see lhe; after prepositions, see ele)
que
     1. conj. that (connecting noun clause)
     2. conj. that (introducing the result of the main clause)
     3. conj. than (used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison)
     4. conj. (only in subordinate clauses) seeing as; since; for; because (introduces explanatory clause)
     5. conj. (only in subordinate clauses) and (indicating the consequences of an action, often threateningly)
     6. conj. short for porque ("because")
     7. det. (interrogative) what (used to ask for a specification)
     8. det. what a (preceding nouns) (indicates surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
     9. adv. how (preceding adjectives) (indicates surprise, delight, or other strong feelings)
     10. pron. (relative) which; that; who (of those mentioned)
     11. pron. (relative, colloquial) whose
     12. pron. (indefinite) what thing
ver
     1. v. to see; to observe (to perceive with one’s eyes)
     2. v. to see (to be able to see; not to be blind or blinded)
     3. v. (figurative, transitive) to see; to understand
     4. v. to see; to notice; to realise (to come to a conclusion)
     5. v. to check (to verify some fact or condition)
     6. v. (indtr, com, intr=1) to check with (to consult someone for information)
     7. v. to watch (to be part of the audience of a visual performance or broadcast)
     8. v. to see; to visit
     9. v. to pay (to face negative consequences)
     10. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, copulative, or auxiliary with a verb in the gerund or past participle) to find oneself (to be in a given situation, especially unexpectedly)
     11. v. (indtr, para, -an indirect objective pronoun, .Brazil, .informal, ditr=1) to get used when ordering something from a waiter or attendant
por
     1. prep. for (on behalf of)
     2. prep. for (in order to obtain)
     3. prep. for (over a period of time)
     4. prep. for (indicates something given in an exchange)
     5. prep. by (through the action or presence of)
     6. prep. by (indicates the creator of a work)
     7. prep. by (using the rules or logic of)
     8. prep. (mathematics) times, by, multiplied by
     9. prep. by; in the name of (indicates an oath)
     10. prep. per; a; each (expresses the ratio of units)
     11. prep. (arithmetic) by (indicates a mathematical division)
     12. prep. through (entering and then leaving; being the medium of)
     13. prep. around; about; near (in the vicinity of)
     14. prep. around; about; approximately (close in quantity, amount or value to)
     15. prep. throughout (in various parts of)
     16. prep. for; in favour of (supporting)
     17. prep. (in the formula “X por Y”, where X is a clause and Y the infinitive of the verb in the clause, or of a synonym) for its own sake; without a motive
     18. prep. (with an infinitive) about to
aqui
     1. adv. here (in this place)
     2. adv. hither (to this place)
     3. adv. here (at this time; at the present situation)
     4. adv. (slang) (used in expressions of praise or joy to refer to oneself or a group one is part of)
     5. n-m. (chiefly literary) here (the present place)
     6. n-m. (chiefly literary) here (the present situation)
grama
     1. n-f. (Brazil) grass
     2. n-m. gram (unit of mass)
     3. v. verb form of gramar
crescendo
     1. n-m. (music) crescendo (music to be play gradually more loudly)
     2. v. verb form of crescer
no
     1. pron. form of m
solo
     1. n-m. (geology) soil, ground
     2. n-m. (music) solo (a piece of music for one performer)
     3. v. verb form of solar
e
     1. conj. and (connects two clauses indicating that the events occurred together, one after the other or without any special implication)
     2. conj. and (connects the last and penultimate elements in a list)
     3. conj. (emphatic) and (connects every element of a list)
     4. conj. (logic) and (indicates a conjunction operation)
     5. conj. (in the format “X e X”) and (indicates a great number of something)
     6. n-m. (logic) and, conjunction
     7. n-m. abbreviation of este (east)
     8. v. (Internet slang) alt form-lite, é, , is
estrelhas
brilhando
     1. v. verb form of brilhar
no
     1. pron. form of m
céu
     1. n-m. sky
     2. n-m. heaven




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