pior que

Portuguese

Adverb

pior que (not comparable)

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pior,‎ que.

   Mosquito é pior que aranha.

   Mosquitoes are worse than spiders.

2. (Brazil, colloquial) I’m afraid (indicates that an occurrence is unfortunate)

   Pior que não consegui terminar de ler o livro.

   I’m afraid I wasn’t able to finish reading the book.

   Pior que sim.

   I’m afraid so.