Portuguese–English dictionary

motoneve

(vehicle) A vehicle with skis at the front and a caterpillar track at the rear, used for travelling over snow, sometimes as sport.

motor

(biology) Relating to the ability to move.

motorista

A person employed to drive a private motor car or a hired car of executive or luxury class (like a limousine).

motoserrote

(forestry, machinery, DIY) A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.

motosserra

(forestry, machinery, DIY) A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.

mouco

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

mourão

A long dowel or plank protruding from the ground; a fencepost; a lightpost.

mourejar

(intransitive) To work hard.

mouro

(historical) A member of an Islamic people of Arab or Amazigh origin ruling Spain and parts of North Africa from the 8th to the 15th centuries.

mouse

Any small rodent of the genus Mus.

mousse

An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.

movediço

(biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.

móvel

(biology) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.

movente

(not comparable) That moves or move.

mover

(syntax) Within the Minimalist Program, a fundamental operation of syntactic construction

mover-se

(intransitive) To act; to take action; to begin to act

mover-se para um e outro lado

To move about wildly or violently; to flail; to labour.

movimentar

(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

movimentar-se

(transitive, ergative) To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another

movimento

(uncountable) A state of progression from one place to another.

movimento sacádico

A rapid jerky movement of the eye (voluntary or involuntary) from one focus to another.

movível

Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; not fixed or stationary.

mozarela

Soft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.

MP3

(audio, _, file format) MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, an audio data compression format.

MP4

(file format) Abbreviation of MPEG-4 Part 14, a file format for playing music and videos.

mu

The characteristic sound made by a cow or bull.

muçarela

Soft Italian or Italian-style cheese made from cow's or buffalo's milk and commonly used as a pizza topping and in salads etc.

muche

A shot which hits the centre of a target.

mucilagem

A thick gluey substance (gum) produced by many plants and some microorganisms.

muco

(physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

muçulmana

A person who is a follower and believer of Islam.

muçulmano

Of, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.

mucumbu

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

mucura

Any American marsupial of the family Didelphidae in the order Didelphimorphia.

muda

The skin or feathers cast off during the process of moulting.

mudança

(countable, uncountable) The process of becoming different.

mudança climática

Rapid, large-scale, and long-term change in the Earth's climatic system produced by global warming; anthropogenic climate change.

mudança de paradigma

(sciences) A radical change in thinking from an accepted point of view to a new one, necessitated when new scientific discoveries produce anomalies in the current paradigm. [from 1962]

mudar

(ambitransitive) To change the form or structure of.

mudar de opinião

To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.

mudar-se

(intransitive) To settle into a home.

mudfish

An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Lepomis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.

mudo

(technology) Without audio capability.

muffin

(British) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc., before being eaten.

mufti

(countable, Islam) A Muslim scholar and interpreter of sharia law, who can deliver a fatwa.

Muggle

A person who has no magical abilities.

mugido

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic lowing sound made by cattle.

mugir

(intransitive) Of a cow or bull, to make its characteristic lowing sound.

muitas

before a countable noun: A large, indefinite number of.

muito

(informal) Very much; a great deal; to a large extent.

muito bem

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).

muito louco

(slang) Excellent; awesome; masterful.

muito que bem

An exclamation of sarcastic surprise (often doubled or tripled and in a lowering intonation).

muitos

Numerous; vast; very great in number.

mujahid

(Islam) A Muslim engaging in jihad, especially armed jihad; a jihadist.

mula

(cycling) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.

mulambento

Having an untidy appearance; unkempt.

mulata

(historical, now, sometimes, pejorative) A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.

mulato

(historical, now, sometimes, pejorative) A person of mixed black and white descent, especially a person with one black and one white parent or two mulatto parents.

muleta

A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.

mulher

(sometimes, offensive, see usage note) A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.

mulher camarão

(slang, derogatory) A person who has an attractive body but an unattractive face.

mulher cis

A cisgender woman.

mulher da vida

(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

mulher de negócios

A woman involved in business.

mulher de vida fácil

(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

mulher índia (especialmente norte americana)

(now, offensive, ethnic slur) A woman, wife; especially a Native American woman.

mulheraça

(colloquial) A woman or man of stunning beauty or handsomeness (often, hyperbolic) , a knockout.

mulherada

Women collectively.

mulherão

(colloquial) A woman or man of stunning beauty or handsomeness (often, hyperbolic) , a knockout.

mulherengo

(by extension) A male who constantly seeks the company of desirable women.

mulherio

Women collectively.

mullet

A hairstyle where the hair is kept short on the top and sides and long at the back.

mulo

The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

multa

A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.

multar

(law enforcement, transitive) To record the name and other details of a suspected offender and the offence for later judicial action.

multi-

Many; pertaining to many things.

multicolor

(American spelling) Having multiple colors.

multicor

(American spelling) Having multiple colors.

multidão

(figuratively) Any multitude.

multilíngue

(of a person) Able to communicate in a number of languages.

multimilionária

A person whose net worth is multiple million dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency.

multimilionário

Having several millions; costing or worth many millions of dollars, pounds, euros or some other currency.

multinacional

A multinational company.

multiplicação

(countable, arithmetic) A calculation involving multiplication.

multiplicativo

Of or pertaining to multiplication.

multiplicidade

The state of being made of multiple diverse elements.

múltiplo

(mathematics) A whole number that is obtained by multiplying a specific whole number by another whole number.

múltiplos

Various in kind, quality, or manifestation; diverse.

multitarefa

(computing) The simultaneous execution of multiple tasks (programs) under the control of an interrupt-driven operating system.

multitudinário

Existing in multitudes or great numbers; very numerous; innumerable. [from early 17th c.]

multiverso

(physics, cosmology) The hypothetical group of all the possible universes in existence.

Mumbai

A megacity, the capital of Maharashtra, India, also known as Bombay.

múmia

(countable, by extension) A reanimated embalmed human corpse, as a stock character in horror films. [from 20th c.]

mumificação

The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.

mundano

Concerned with human or earthly matters, physical as opposed to spiritual.

mundial

Concerning all parts of the world.

mundialmente

Throughout the world.

mundividência

A person's personal view of the world and how one interprets it; any ingroup's or society's mainstream view thereof.

mundo das fadas

The land or abode of fairies.

mungir

(transitive) To express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).

munhão

(engineering) The part of a shaft or axle that rests on bearings.

munheca

(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.

municipal

Of or pertaining to a municipality (a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government).

municipalidade

The territory of a town.

município

A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

Munique

The capital and largest city of Bavaria, Germany.

muquirana

(obsolete) A person who is wretched or despicable; a wretch.

muralha

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

muralha de terra

A defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.

murar

To enclose with, or as if with, a wall or walls.

murchar

(transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink

murcho

(of a tire or other inflated object) Deflated, especially because of a puncture.

Muriel

A en given name of mostly British usage.

murmurador

Someone who whispers.

murmurar

(intransitive) To make a continuous murmuring noise, like shallow water running over stones.

murmúrio

A sound like that of water gently flowing around obstructions.

muro

A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.

murro

(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.

murta

An evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.

musa

One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.

musaranho

Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.

musculado

Bearing muscles or muscle tissue.

muscular

(relational) Of, relating to, or connected with muscles.

musculatura

(usually, in the plural) A well-developed physique, in which the muscles are enlarged from exercise.

músculo

(uncountable, figurative) Strength, force.

musculoso

Characterized by brawn; muscular, thewy; strong.

museu

A building or institution dedicated to the acquisition, conservation, study, exhibition, and educational interpretation of objects having scientific, historical, cultural or artistic value.

música

(uncountable) Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.

musical

Of, belonging or relating to music, or to its performance or notation.

musicalidade

The condition of being musical.

musicista

Fond of music; discriminating with regard to music; gifted or skilled in music.

músico

A composer, conductor, or performer of music; specifically, a person who sings and/or plays a musical instrument as a hobby, occupation, or profession.

musse

An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse.

musselina

(textile) Any of several varieties of thin cotton cloth.

musseque

An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.

Mussolini

A surname from Italian.

Mustafá

A en given name used by Muslims.

mustang

A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.

mustangue

A small, hardy, naturalized (feral) horse of the North American west.

mutação

A noticeable change in character, appearance, function, or condition.

mutagénico

Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.

mutágeno

Any agent or substance that can cause genetic mutation.

mutante

(genetics) That which has mutated, with one or more new characteristics from a mutation.

mutar

(intransitive) To undergo mutation.

mutável

Changeable, dynamic, evolutive; inclined to change, evolve, mutate.

mutilação

The act of mutilating or the state of being mutilated.

mutilar

To wound seriously; to cause permanent loss of function of a limb or part of the body.

mutuador

One who lends, especially money; specifically, a bank or other entity that specializes in granting loans.

mutualismo

(ecology) Any interaction between two species that benefits both; typically involves the exchange of substances or services.