"em cima" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Portuguese]

IPA: /ẽj̃ ˈsĩ.mɐ/ [Brazil], /ĩ ˈsĩ.mɐ/ [Brazil], /ɐ̃j̃ ˈsi.mɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: encima [alternative, misspelling]
Rhymes: -imɐ Head templates: {{pt-adv|hascomp=no}} em cima (not comparable)
  1. above (in a higher place) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-em_cima-pt-adv-s3PvobgA
  2. upstairs (up the stairs; on a higher floor or level) Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-em_cima-pt-adv-NdNiqyiL
  3. (Brazil, idiomatic) depending on or sustaining from (someone or something), chiefly in an unfair way, like taking advantage Tags: Brazil, idiomatic, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-em_cima-pt-adv-bTDl06rm Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 4 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 4 91 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 14 15 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: acima, sobre Derived forms: em cima de

Alternative forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "42 37 21",
      "word": "em cima de"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "encima",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "misspelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hascomp": "no"
      },
      "expansion": "em cima (not comparable)",
      "name": "pt-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "above (in a higher place)"
      ],
      "id": "en-em_cima-pt-adv-s3PvobgA",
      "links": [
        [
          "above",
          "above"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "upstairs (up the stairs; on a higher floor or level)"
      ],
      "id": "en-em_cima-pt-adv-NdNiqyiL",
      "links": [
        [
          "upstairs",
          "upstairs"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Brazilian Portuguese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 4 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 4 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 15 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He earned money taking advantage of me!",
          "text": "Ele ganhou dinheiro em cima de mim!",
          "translation": "He earned money taking advantage of me!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "depending on or sustaining from (someone or something), chiefly in an unfair way, like taking advantage"
      ],
      "id": "en-em_cima-pt-adv-bTDl06rm",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil, idiomatic) depending on or sustaining from (someone or something), chiefly in an unfair way, like taking advantage"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ẽj̃ ˈsĩ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ĩ ˈsĩ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐ̃j̃ ˈsi.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-imɐ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "encima"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "42 37 21",
      "word": "acima"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "42 37 21",
      "word": "sobre"
    }
  ],
  "word": "em cima"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Portuguese adverbs",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese multiword terms",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Portuguese terms with homophones",
    "Portuguese uncomparable adverbs",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/imɐ",
    "Rhymes:Portuguese/imɐ/3 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "em cima de"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "encima",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "misspelling"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "hascomp": "no"
      },
      "expansion": "em cima (not comparable)",
      "name": "pt-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "above (in a higher place)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "above",
          "above"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "upstairs (up the stairs; on a higher floor or level)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "upstairs",
          "upstairs"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Brazilian Portuguese",
        "Portuguese idioms",
        "Portuguese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "He earned money taking advantage of me!",
          "text": "Ele ganhou dinheiro em cima de mim!",
          "translation": "He earned money taking advantage of me!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "depending on or sustaining from (someone or something), chiefly in an unfair way, like taking advantage"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil, idiomatic) depending on or sustaining from (someone or something), chiefly in an unfair way, like taking advantage"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Brazil",
        "idiomatic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ẽj̃ ˈsĩ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ĩ ˈsĩ.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɐ̃j̃ ˈsi.mɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-imɐ"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "encima"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "acima"
    },
    {
      "word": "sobre"
    }
  ],
  "word": "em cima"
}

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