Portuguese–English dictionary

ni

The letter of the Greek alphabet Ν and ν.

nibble

(computing) A unit of memory equal to half a byte, or chiefly four bits.

Nicarágua

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Nicaragua. Capitalː Managua.

Nice

A coastal city, the capital of Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeast France.

Nicolau

A en given name.

nidação

(embryology) The attachment of the fertilized ovum to the uterus wall.

nietzscheana

A supporter of the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche.

nietzscheano

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings.

nietzschiana

A supporter of the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche.

nietzschiano

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings.

Nigéria

A country in West Africa, south of the country of Niger. Official name: Federal Republic of Nigeria. Capital: Abuja. Largest city: Lagos. Currency: naira (₦).

nigeriano

Of, from, or pertaining to Nigeria, the Nigerian people or culture.

nigerina

A person from Niger or of Nigerien descent.

nigerino

Of, from, or pertaining to Niger or the Nigerien people.

night

Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.

nigromancia

Loosely, any sorcery or witchcraft, especially involving death or the dead, particularly sorcery involving raising or reanimating the dead.

niilista

(philosophy, religion) A person who accepts or champions nihilism.

Nilo

A large river in Africa flowing through Khartoum and Cairo into the Mediterranean Sea, usually considered to be the longest river in the world.

nimbo

A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.

Nina

A en given name in continuous use since the 19th century.

ninfeta

A sexually attractive girl or young woman. [from 20th c.]

ninfómana

A woman with an excessive libido.

ninfomania

Excess of sexual behaviour or desire in women.

ninfomaníaca

(of a woman) Having an excessive libido.

ninfomaníaco

(of a woman) Having an excessive libido.

ninguém

Used in contrast to anyone, someone or everyone: not one person; nobody.

ninhada

(countable) The whole group of live young born at the same time, typically in reference to mammals or (figurative, pejorative) unpleasant people or objects. [1486]

ninhada de leitões

A litter of piglets.

ninharia

Anything inconsequential or superficial.

ninho

A retreat, or place of habitual resort.

ninja

(martial arts) A person trained in ninjutsu, especially (historical) one used for espionage, assassination, and other tasks requiring stealth during Japan's shogunate period.

Nintendo

(video games) A Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.

nípel

(plumbing, chiefly, US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.]

niple

(plumbing, chiefly, US) A short tube threaded at both ends, used as a connector. [from 19th c.]

nipônico

Of, relating to, derived from, or characteristic of Japan, its people, language, or culture.

niquelar

(transitive) To plate with nickel.

nirvana

(Buddhism) Complete cessation of dukkha; a blissful state attained through realization of sunyata; enlightened experience.

nitidez

Clarity of visual presentation, distinctness of outline or detail.

nitrato

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

nítrico

Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen.

nitrila

(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.

nitrilo

(organic compound) Any of a class of organic compounds containing a cyano functional group −C≡N; they are named as derivatives of the appropriate carboxylic acid.

nitrogênio

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

nível

(role-playing games, video games) A numeric value given to a character (or other element of a game) that represents its relative power, challenge or eligibility to do things, used as a game mechanic to govern progression through a game.

nivelado

Flat and level.

nivelador

A person or thing that levels.

niveladora

A machine used to sort food by size or quality.

nivelar

(transitive, obsolete) To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance, as accounts; to make quits.

Nix

(Greek mythology) The primordial goddess of night.

nº

Abbreviation of number.

no alto

Toward the top of.

no armário

(informal) Not open about one's sexual orientation, romantic orientation, or gender identity.

no caminho

Along the way.

no comando

Having the power of command or control.

no domingo

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Sunday.

no entanto

(conjunctive) Nevertheless; yet, still; in spite of that.

no fim

Eventually, finally.

no fim das contas

(idiomatic) In summary; ultimately.

no final das contas

Generally speaking; in terms of the big picture.

no mais

(conjunctive) In all other respects.

no pelo

(slang) Without a condom.

no ponto

Of meat, cooked to a point greater than rare but less than well done; typically, so the meat is still red in the centre.

no sentido [[anti-horário]]

(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.

no sentido contrário aos ponteiros do relógio

(Commonwealth, UK, Ireland) In an anticlockwise fashion.

no sentido dos ponteiros do relógio

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

no sentido horário

In a curve or twist corresponding to the movement of the hands of a clock.

nobre

Awe-inspiring, majestic, noble, venerable.

nobremente

In a noble manner.

nobreza

The quality or state of being noble; nobility or grandeur.

noção

A vague or fanciful notion; a feeling or hunch; an impression. [from 17th c.]

nocaute

The act of making one unconscious, or at least unable to come back on one's feet within a certain period of time; a TKO.

nocautear

(transitive, boxing) To knock someone out; to render someone unconscious.

nocebo

(pharmacology, also, _, attributive) A substance which a patient experiences as harmful due to a previous negative perception, but which is in fact pharmacologically (medicinally) inactive. [from 1961]

nocilla

A sweet spread made from hazelnuts, sugar, vegetable oils, cocoa solids and skimmed milk, generically called chocolate spread.

nocividade

The characteristic of being harmful.

nocivo

Causing damage; harmful, injurious.

nodo

(graph theory) A vertex or a leaf in a graph of a network, or other element in a data structure.

nódoa

A discolored spot or area caused by spillage or other contact with certain fluids or substances.

nódulo

(medicine, dermatology) A rounded mass or irregular shape; a small knot or lump.

Noémia

A en given name.

nogado

(uncountable) A mixture consisting of egg white and a sweetener, variously mixed with (in, _, western, _, Europe) almonds or (in, _, eastern, _, Europe) hazelnuts or (in, _, America) used without nuts as a filler in candy bars.

nogueira-pecã

A smooth, thin-shelled, edible oval nut of this tree.

noia

(slang, derogatory) A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.

noitada

(countable) An evening or night spent at a particular activity.

noite

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

noitinha

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

noiva

A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

noivo

A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.

nojento

Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

nojo

An intense dislike or loathing someone feels for something bad or nasty.

noma

(disease) A gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.

nômade

(anthropology) A member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.

nome

To assign (someone) a first name.

nome de família

The portion of a person's name that is generally hereditary or treated as an indicator of a person's family, which may be shared with other members of the family, or otherwise derived from their names in some fashion; distinguished from that person's given name(s).

nome de solteira

The original last name of a person, usually a woman, who has changed their last name upon marriage.

nome de usuário

(computing) A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.

nome de utilizador

(computing) A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.

nomeação

The act of appointing a person to hold an office or to have a position of trust

nomeadamente

Specifically; that is to say.

nomeado

A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.

nomear

(transitive) To appoint or adopt, as officers, laws, regulations, guidelines, etc.; to enact; to ordain.

nomenclatura

(geography) A dictionary or index of geographical locations.

nominalismo

(philosophy) A doctrine that universals do not have an existence except as names for classes of concrete objects.

nomo

A territorial division of ancient Egypt.

nona

(music) The compound interval between any tone and the tone represented on the ninth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and two of the octave above; the octave of the second, consisting of 13 or 14 semitones (called minor and major ninth).

nonilhão

(dated, British, Australia, long scale) A million quadrillion: 1 followed by 30 zeros, 1030.

nono

The ordinal form of the number nine.

nonsense

(literature) A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by Edward Lear.

noob

(Internet slang, chiefly, derogatory) A newb or newbie; refers to the idea that someone is new to a game, concept, or idea; implying a lack of experience. Also, in some areas the word noob can mean someone is obsessed with things.

nordeste

The intercardinal compass point halfway between north and east; specifically at a bearing of 45°.

nordestino

Of, related to, located in, or from the northeast.

nórdico

A person of Nordic descent or having features typical of Nordic people.

normal

As expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances. [from 14th c.]

normalidade

(US) The state of being normal; the fact of being normal; normality.

normalmente

Mainly or chiefly; for the most part; usually, generally, on the whole.

normanda

A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.

normando

A member of the mixed Scandinavian and Frankish peoples who, in the 11th century, were a major military power in Western Europe and who conquered the English in 1066.

normativismo

(linguistics) The practice of prescribing idealistic norms, as opposed to describing realistic forms, of linguistic usage.

normativo

Of or pertaining to a norm or standard.

noroeste

The intercardinal compass point halfway between west and north; specifically at a bearing of 315°.

norte

(meteorology) Of wind, from the north.

norte-americano

Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.

nortenho

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

Nortúmbria

A ceremonial county of England, the most northerly county of England bordered by County Durham, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear, Scotland and the North Sea.

Noruega

A country in Scandinavia in Northern Europe. Official name: Kingdom of Norway.

norueguês

A native of Norway.

norueguesa

A native of Norway.

nos

(reflexive) Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.

nós mesmos

(emphatic) Intensifies the subject as the group including the speaker, especially to indicate that no one else satisfies the predicate or needs to be included.

nos últimos tempos

(referring to a time period starting in the recent past and including the present) in recent times.

nossa

Indication of amazement or surprise or enthusiasm.

nossa!

An expression of surprise.

nostalgia

(transferred sense) A bittersweet yearning for the things of the past. [from 20th c.]

nostálgica

A person who displays nostalgia for something.

nostálgico

Of, having, or relating to nostalgia.

nota

A piece of currency made of paper or polymer. [from 18th c.]

nota à margem

A note in the margin of a document.

nota de dois dólares

(US, informal) A two-dollar bill.

nota de rodapé

A short piece of text, often numbered, placed at the bottom of a printed page, that adds a comment, citation, reference etc, to a designated part of the main text.

nota fiscal

A written acknowledgment that a specified article or sum of money has been received.

notar

(transitive, informal) To notice; to take notice of (someone or something).

notário

(legal, Canada, US) A notary public, a public officer who serves as an impartial witness to the signing of important documents, but who is not authorised to practise law.

notas à margem

Notes in the margin of a document. [from 1830s]

notável

Worthy of note; remarkable; memorable; noted or distinguished. [from 14th c.]

notavelmente

To a great degree; notably; highly.

notebook

(computing) A laptop computer.

noticiário

Information about current events disseminated by the media.

notícias

(uncountable) Newspaper or news stories.

notificação

(law) A notice requesting a postponement of a court proceeding.

notificar

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.