Portuguese–English dictionary

maquinar

To plan or achieve (a goal) by contrivance or guile; to finagle, to wangle.

maquinaria

The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

maquinário

The machines constituting a production apparatus, in a plant etc., collectively.

maquinista

A constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.

mar

(month) Abbreviation of March.

mará

Any caviid rodent of the genus Dolichotis, common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina.

maracujá de gaveta

(slang) An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.

maracutaia

(uncountable) Cunning, guile, trickery.

marajá

A registered employee, especially a public officer, recorded in the payroll system without actually working.

marambaia

(nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

marasmo

(figurative) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling. [from 19th c.]

Maratona

A town in Attica, Greece, the site of the victory in 490 BC of heavily outnumbered Athenians against Persians.

maratonar

To watch multiple episodes of a television programme in a short period of time.

maravilha

Mirabilis jalapa, an ornamental flowering plant from the Americas, used until the 19th century also medicinally.

maravilhosamente

In a marvellous manner.

maravilhoso

(colloquial) Supremely good.

marca

Something characteristic; a mark; a token.

marca a fogo

A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.

marca d'água

A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.

marca de água

A translucent design impressed on the surface of paper and visible when the paper is held to the light.

marca de nascença

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

marca de nascimento

A mark on the skin formed before birth.

marca registrada

A trademark that has been officially registered with the government by its owner. Indicated by the symbol ®.

marca-livro

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

marca-página

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

marca-passo

The larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.

marcação

(computing) The notation that is used to indicate the meaning of the elements in an electronic document, or to dictate how text should be displayed.

marcadamente

In a marked manner; distinctly, noticeably, conspicuously.

marcado

Having a tag; labeled.

marcador

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

marcador de páginas

A strip of material used to mark a place in a book.

marcar

(transitive) To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.

marcar a ferro quente

(transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.

marcar com (uma) bandeira

To mark with a flag, especially to indicate the importance of something.

marcar como amigo

(transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

Marcas

An administrative region in central Italy.

Marcelo

A en given name.

marcenaria

(uncountable) The trade of cutting and joining timber in order to construct buildings or other structures; woodworking.

marceneiro

A maker of wooden furniture or fittings.

marcha

(countable, automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.

marcha à ré

Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]

marcha à retaguarda

Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]

marcha-atrás

Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction. [from 19th c.]

marcial

(comparable) Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.

marciano

Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants. [from 19th c.]

março

The third month of the Gregorian calendar, following February and preceding April, containing the northward equinox.

marco miliar

A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.

marco miliário

A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.

Marcos

A en given name.

Mardoqueu

(Biblical character) One of the main personalities in the Book of Esther. He adopted and raised his cousin Esther and foiled a plot to assassinate the king.

maré

The daily fluctuation in the level of the sea caused by the gravitational influence of the moon and the sun.

marejado

(figuratively) With tears in the eyes; dewy-eyed.

maremoto

(proscribed) A large, sudden, and disastrous wave of water caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean; a tsunami. (See Usage notes below.)

marfim

A creamy white color, the color of ivory.

Margarete

A en given name.

Margarida

A en given name.

margarina

A spread, manufactured from a blend of vegetable oils (some of which are hydrogenated), emulsifiers etc, mostly used as a substitute for butter.

margem

(hydrology) An edge of river, lake, or other watercourse.

marginal

Outside the mainstream.

marginalizar

(transitive) To relegate (something, especially a topic or a group of people) to the margins or to a lower limit; to exclude socially or otherwise.

marginalmente

In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly.

Maria

A fictional character in the German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel.

maria-macho

(slang, LGBTQ, countable) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.

maria-rapaz

A girl who behaves in a typically boyish manner.

Mariana

A en given name.

mariano

(Christianity) Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.

marica

(Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.

maricas

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, derogatory, colloquial) A gay man; especially one who is effeminate.

maridão

(informal, endearing) Husband.

marido

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

Marilândia

A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.

marimba

(musical instrument) A percussion instrument with African origins, similar to a xylophone with resonators, but much lower in range and darker in timbre.

marimbondo

Any of many types of stinging flying insect resembling a hornet.

Marina

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Марина (Marina).

marinada

A seasoned, often acidic liquid mixture in which food is marinated, or soaked, usually to flavor and prepare it for cooking.

marinar

(ergative) To allow a sauce or flavoring mixture to absorb into something; to steep or soak something in a marinade to flavor or prepare it for cooking.

marinheiro

In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.

marinheiro de água doce

(nautical, pejorative) Someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship, especially a novice seaman.

marinho

Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.

Mário

A en given name.

marionete

A puppet, usually made of wood, which is animated by the pulling of strings.

marionetista

A person who uses a puppet.

mariposa

A swimming stroke in which the body is prone, the arms are moved in simultaneous circles, and the feet are kicked up and down.

mariquita

Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).

mariscar

To dig for clams.

marisco

Fish, shellfish, seaweed, and other edible aquatic life.

marisma

An area of low, wet land, often with tall grass or herbaceous plants. (Compare swamp, bog, fen.)

marista

(Christianity) Of or relating to the Virgin Mary.

marítimo

Belonging to or characteristic of the sea; existing or found in the sea; formed or produced by the sea.

Marius

A en given name.

marketing

(uncountable) The promotion, distribution and selling of a product or service; the work of a marketer; includes market research and advertising.

marlim

Any species of game fish belonging to either of the genera Tetrapturus or Makaira, with a crested dorsal fin and a pointed, spear-like projection of the upper jaw.

marmeleiro

(countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.

marmelo

(countable) The deciduous tree bearing such fruit, native to Asia.

marmita

(geology) A typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial stream.

mármore

(uncountable, petrology) A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone. [from 12th c.]

marmota americana

(Northern US) A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.

marquês

A title of nobility for a man ranking beneath a duke and above an earl.

marquesa

(US) A stretcher having wheeled legs.

marquesado

(historical) A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.

marquetear

(transitive) To make (products or services) available for sale and promote them.

marqueteiro

One who designs and executes marketing campaigns.

marquise

Any overhanging or projecting roof structure, typically over entrances or doors.

marra

A bold or arrogant strut.

marrada

The act by which something is gored; a wound inflicted by a horn, usually the horn of a bull in the context of bullfighting

marrão

(slang, British) One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.

Marraquexe

The capital city of the Marrakesh-Safi region, Morocco.

marrar

(intransitive, slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.

marreco

A male duck.

marrequinha

(countable) Any of various small freshwater ducks of the genus Anas that are brightly coloured and have short necks.

marreta

A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.

Marrocos

A country in North Africa. Official name: Kingdom of Morocco. Capital: Rabat.

marrom

Having a brown colour.

marroquino

Of, from, or pertaining to Morocco or the Moroccan people.

Marselha

The capital city of Bouches-du-Rhône department, France; the capital city of the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.

marsuíno

Any small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.

marsupial

Of or pertaining to a marsupial.

marta

Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Martes.

martelar

(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.

martelo

(firearms) A moving part of a firearm that strikes the firing pin to discharge a gun.

Martim

A en given name originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

Martinho

A en given name originally given in honor of a fourth century soldier-saint.

martíni

(sometimes, proscribed) Any cocktail served in a cocktail glass, often sweet or fruity and aimed at women.

Martinica

An island, overseas department, and administrative region of France in the Caribbean. Official name: Department of Martinique.

martirizar

(transitive) To make someone into a martyr by putting them to death for adhering to, or acting in accordance with, some belief, especially religious; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession.

marujo

In particular, a member of the crew of a (civilian or military) vessel, as opposed to a captain, admiral, etc.; a mariner; a common seaman.

Marx

A surname from German

marxiano

Of, pertaining to, or influenced by the 19th-century philosopher Karl Marx and his political and economic theories; now often distinguished from Marxist by the nuance that one does not necessarily adhere to Marxism itself. [from 19th c.]

marxista

Following the ideals of Marxism.

Maryland

A state of the United States; named for Queen Mary, queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland. Capital: Annapolis. Largest city: Baltimore.

marzipã

A confection made from a paste of almonds, sugar and egg white as a binder.

mas

However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).

mascar

To crush with the teeth by repeated closing and opening of the jaws; done to food to soften it and break it down by the action of saliva before it is swallowed.

mascarado

Wearing a mask or masks.

mascarar

(transitive, rare) To conceal (someone) with, or as if with, a mask; to disguise.

Mascate

The capital city of Oman.

mascatear

To sell things, especially door to door or in insignificant quantities.

mascavar

(transitive) To pronounce (a word, phrase, etc.) incorrectly.

masculinidade

The degree or property of being masculine or manly; manliness.

masculino

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

másculo

Belonging to the sex which typically produces sperm, or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

masmorra

An underground prison or vault, typically built underneath a castle.

masoquismo

pleasure from experiencing pain, especially sexually.

masoquista

Someone who enjoys pain or humiliation, or who derives pleasure from harming oneself or being harmed by others.

Massa

(countable) A surname.

massa atômica

(proscribed) atomic weight; the average mass of atoms of an element.

massa azeda

(obsolete) Leaven; an agent that makes dough rise.

massa de vidraceiro

A form of cement, made from linseed oil and whiting, used to fix panes of glass.

Massachusetts

A state of the United States. Capital and largest city: Boston.

massacrar

(transitive) To kill brutally.