Portuguese–English dictionary

kilograma

In the International System of Units, the base unit of mass; conceived of as the mass of one litre of water, but now defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the Planck constant h to be 6.626 070 15 × 10-34 when expressed in units of kg⋅m2⋅s−1. Symbol: kg

kimchi

A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.

kimono

A traditional Japanese T-shaped, wrapped-front garment with square sleeves and a rectangular body, now generally worn only on formal occasions.

Kingston

The capital and largest city of Jamaica; it is also the capital of its eponymous parish.

Kirov

A transliteration of the Russian surname Киров (Kirov).

kirsch

(often capitalized) A clear brandy made from black cherries: kirschwasser.

Kissinger

A surname.

kit

Any collection of items needed for a specific purpose, especially for use by a workman, or personal effects packed for travelling.

kitsch

Of art and decor: of questionable aesthetic value; excessively sentimental, overdone or vulgar.

Kiushu

The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

kiwi

A flightless bird of the order Apterygiformes native to New Zealand.

kkk

(Internet slang, text messaging) Lots of laughs. (occasionally used)

klaxon

A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. [from 1908]

klingon

(countable) A member of an alien warrior race in the Star Trek universe with distinctive forehead ridges and a culture based on the strict observance of honor, loyalty, and combat.

Komodo

An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands

Komsomol

(historical) Young Communist League, the former youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

kosher

(Judaism) Fit for use or consumption, in accordance with Jewish law (especially relating to food).

koto

(musical instrument) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.

kowtow

The act of kowtowing.

Krakatoa

a volcanic island made of ʻaʻā lava in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia

Kraken

(Norse mythology) A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid.

Kremlin

The Moscow Kremlin; a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia that serves as the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation.

krill

Any of several small marine crustacean species of plankton in the order Euphausiacea in the class Malacostraca.

kryptonita

(figuratively) The one weakness of something or someone that is otherwise invulnerable.

ksi

The 14th letter of Classical and Modern Greek. The 15th in Ancient and Old Greek.

Kurdistão

A cultural region in West Asia inhabited mostly by the Kurds, encompassing parts of Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Syria.

Kursk

A city in Kursk Oblast, the administrative centre of Kursky Raion and Kursk Oblast, Central Federal District, Russia, first mentioned in 1032, scene in 1943 of the largest battle in human history.

kuru

A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism.

Kyushu

The third-largest of Japan's islands and the southwesternmost of its four main islands.

lá

(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale.

labaça

Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

labareda

A fire, especially a fast-burning fire producing a lot of flames and light.

lábia

(countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.

labial

(linguistics, phonetics) A consonant articulated by the lips.

labializado

(phonetics) Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.

lábio

(countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth.

lábios

folds of tissue at opening of vulva

labiríntico

(figuratively) Complex, complicated, or intricate.

labirinto

A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way through.

laborioso

Hard-working and persistent.

Labrador

(chiefly, historical) A geographic region, including the mainland portion of Newfoundland and Labrador and neighbouring regions of what is now the province of Quebec.

labrego

(pejorative) An awkward, naive, clumsy and/or rude country person. [from early 18th c.]

labuta

Exhausting, menial, and tedious work.

laca

A usually scented hairstyling product in aerosol form that stiffens the hair, so it stays in a certain hairstyle.

laçar

(ergative) To fasten (something) with laces.

lacassá

One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.

laceração

An irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue.

laço

A binding agreement, a covenant.

Lacónia

A city, the county seat of Belknap County, New Hampshire; named for the Laconia Car Company, a railroad car manufacturer.

lacônico

Using as few words as possible; pithy and concise.

lacrador

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social justice,‎ warrior; a social justice activist.

lacradora

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see social justice,‎ warrior; a social justice activist.

lacraia

Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.

lacrainha

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

lacrau

Any of various arachnids of the order Scorpiones, related to the spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting in the end.

lacrimejante

Accompanied by tears; crying, or about to cry.

lacrimejar

(intransitive) To produce tears.

lacrimoso

Tearful, sorrowful, sad, pertaining to tears, weeping, causing tears or crying.

lacrosse

(sports) A sport played on a field between two opposing teams using sticks (crosses) and a ball, whereby one team defeats the other by scoring more goals within the allotted time.

lactar

(transitive, intransitive) To feed (a baby) milk via the breasts; to suckle; to nurse.

láctea

The semen of a male fish.

lácteo

(specifically) Referring to products produced from animal milk as opposed to non-milk substitutes.

lacticínios

(uncountable) (also dairy products or dairy produce) Products produced from milk.

lactose

(carbohydrate) The disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products, C12H22O11, a product of glucose and galactose used as a food and in medicinal compounds.

lacuna

An empty space; a void, for example on a paper [since the 16th century].

Lada

A make of car, produced by the Soviet/Russian automotive manufacturer AvtoVAZ; the car's name for the internal Soviet/Russian market is Zhiguli (Жигули́).

ladear

(intransitive) To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side).

ladeira

A way down.

ladeira abaixo

Down a slope.

ladeira acima

Up a slope, towards higher ground.

ladino

A Rhaeto-Romance language (or dialect continuum), spoken primarily in the Italian portion of Tyrol and the Dolomite Mountains in Northern Italy.

lado

(geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.

lado a lado

Side by side and facing forward. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470.)]

lado bom

(idiomatic) A consoling aspect of a difficult situation.

ladra

A person who steals, lies, cheats or does other dishonest or illegal things; a criminal.

ladrão

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

ladrilhar

(transitive) To cover with tiles.

ladrilho

A tile, made from any material, designed to be laid as flooring.

lagarta

The larva of a butterfly or moth; leafworm.

lagartixa

Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae of small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.

lagarto

(chiefly, in attributive use) Lizard skin, the skin of these reptiles.

lager

A type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.

lago

(now, chiefly, dialectal) A small stream of running water; a channel for water; a drain.

lagoa

An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

Lagos

The largest city and former capital of Nigeria, in Lagos State.

lagostim

Any of numerous freshwater decapod crustaceans in superfamily Astacoidea or Parastacoidea, resembling the related lobster but usually much smaller.

lágrima

A drop of clear, salty liquid produced from the eyes by crying or irritation.

laguna

A shallow body of water separated from deeper sea by a bar.

Lahore

The second largest city of Pakistan and the provincial capital of Punjab; located on the Ravi river.

lai

A ballad or sung poem; a short poem or narrative, usually intended to be sung.

laia

A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.

laicidade

Neutrality towards all religions.

laico

Layperson, someone who is not an ordained cleric or member of the clergy.

laissez-faire

(economics, politics) A policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs.

laivos

A superficial or shallow knowledge of a subject.

laje

A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.

Lakshmi

The Hindu goddess of wealth, the consort of Vishnu and married to Rāma (in her incarnation as Sita) and Krishna (as Radha and Rukmini).

lama

A master of Tibetan Buddhism.

lama de neve

Half-melted snow or ice, generally located on the ground.

lamaçal

(British) A muddy or marshy area.

lamacento

Covered or splashed with, or full of, mud.

lambda

The eleventh letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabet, the twelfth of the Old Greek alphabet.

lambdacismo

(phonology) A pronunciation shift whereby /l/ or other closely related phonemes are substituted for other sounds (typically /r/), as Sally for Sarah or Molly for Mary.

lambe-botas

(figurative) One who sucks up; a bootlicker, ass-kisser, sycophant.

lambida

The act of licking; a stroke of the tongue.

lambreta

A small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

lambuzar

(transitive) To attempt to remove (a substance) from a surface by rubbing.

lamechas

Hackneyed or excessively sentimental.

lamentação

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

lamentar

To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for.

lamentável

To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.

lamentavelmente

In a manner inspiring or deserving regret.

lamento

An expression of grief, suffering, sadness or regret.

lâmia

(Greek mythology) A monster preying upon human beings, who sucked the blood of children, often described as having the head and breasts of a woman and the lower half of a serpent.

lâmina

The (typically sharp-edged) part of a knife, sword, razor, or other tool with which it cuts.

lâmina de madeira

A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

laminado

A thin decorative covering of fine material (usually wood) applied to coarser wood or other material.

laminar

To cover the surface material of an object with a thin coat of another material, usually a metal.

lâmpada

A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.

lampejar

(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.

lampejo

A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

lampinho

(ornithology) Lacking a beard (a defined patch of feathers below the beak).

lamuriar

(intransitive) To complain or protest with a whine (compare whinge) or as if with a whine.

LAN

(networking) Acronym of local area network.

lança

A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.

lança-chamas

A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.

lança-granadas

(weapons) Initialism of rocket-propelled grenade.

lançadeira

(weaving) A tool used to carry the woof back and forth between the warp threads on a loom.

lançador

One who or that which launches. A device that throws something or the person who initiates a launch.

lançamento

A performer's first performance to the public, in sport, the arts or some other area.

lançante

(nautical) A line laid out from a vessel's end to the opposite end of an adjacent vessel or mooring to diminish or control its movement.

lançar

(computing) To install, test and implement a computer system or application.

lançar um ataque simulado

(intransitive, boxing, fencing, also, often, military) To make a feint or mock attack.

Lançarote

(Arthurian legend) One of the Knights of the Round Table, a lover of Guinevere.

Lancastre

The House of Lancaster, a dynasty of English kings and one of the opposing factions involved in the 15th century Wars of the Roses. The name comes from the fact that its members were descended from John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster; their symbol was a red rose.

lance

An offer at an auction, or to carry out a piece of work.

lancear

(transitive) To throw (a projectile such as a lance, dart or ball); to hurl; to propel with force.

lanceiro

A soldier who throws a javelin.

lancha

(nautical) Any vessel driven by an engine (either inboard or outboard), but especially a small one.

lanche

A light or hasty luncheon.

lanche grego

(British) A dish of pieces of meat, fish, or vegetables roasted on a skewer or spit, especially a doner kebab.

lancheira

A container for transporting meals, especially lunch.

lanchonete

(informal) A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.

lancil

(British spelling) .

lande

(nautical) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.

lândia

Used to form the name of a territory, country, or region.

langobardo

(historical) A member of a Germanic people who invaded Italy in the 6th century.

lânguido

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

lanoso

Made of wool.

lantânio

(uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes slowly when exposed to air.