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Pronunciation / Transliteration: də ply
"Il est intelligent et, de plus, très travailleur."
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In addition; furthermore; used to introduce a point that is even more important or striking than what has just been said.
"The hotel was inexpensive, and what's more, it was right next to the beach."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the relative pronoun 'what' combined with the contracted copula 'is' and the comparative adverb 'more'. This idiom evolved in Early Modern English as a rhetorical connector to introduce an additional, more significant point to an ongoing discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "What's more" is said worldwide
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de plus
Transliteration: də ply
"Il est intelligent et, de plus, très travailleur."
außerdem
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯sˌɐdeːm
"Es regnete, und außerdem war es sehr kalt."
per giunta
Transliteration: per ˈdʒunta
"Ha perso il treno e, per giunta, ha dimenticato il portafoglio."
además
Transliteration: aðeˈmas
"El coche es rápido y, además, consume poco combustible."
além disso
Transliteration: aˈlẽ diˈsu
"O projeto é barato e, além disso, muito eficiente."
इसके अलावा
Transliteration: iske alava
"खाना स्वादिष्ट था, और इसके अलावा बहुत सस्ता भी था।"
而且
Transliteration: érqiě
"这家餐厅的菜很好吃，而且价格也很合理。"
게다가
Transliteration: gedaga
"날씨가 춥고 게다가 비까지 내렸다."
そのうえ
Transliteration: sonoué
Script: その上
"彼は親切で、そのうえ仕事も速い。"
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