Portuguese–English dictionary

notório

Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.

noturno

(of a person, creature, group, or species) Primarily active during the night.

nougat

(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.

nov

Abbreviation of November.

nova

(astronomy) Any sudden brightening of a previously inconspicuous star.

novação

(legal) A new contract between the original contracting parties whereby the first obligation is extinguished and a new obligation is substituted.

novamente

Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]

novata

A novice.

novato

(idiomatic, also, attributive) A newcomer; a novice; an upstart.

nove

A numerical value equal to 9; the number following eight and preceding ten.

novela

A work of prose fiction, longer than a novella. [from 17th c.]

novelista

An author of novels.

novelo

A quantity of string, thread, etc., wound into a spherical shape.

novembro

The eleventh month of the Gregorian calendar, following October and preceding December.

novena

Describing a group or set with nine elements.

noventa

The cardinal number occurring after eighty-nine and before ninety-one, represented in Roman numerals as XC and in Arabic numerals as 90.

noviça

Of a beginner; unfamiliar or unexperienced in a particular subject.

noviço

(figuratively) A youthful or inexperienced person; a novice.

novidade

The property of being new; novelty; recency.

novilha

A young cow or bull of any bovid, such as domestic cattle or buffalo.

novilho

(archaic) A young bull.

novinha

(slang) A sexually mature person below, or appearing to be below, the legal age of consent, who is regarded, usually by an adult, as being sexually attractive and/or seductive.

novinho

(gay slang) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair.

novo

Original, especially in an interesting way; new and striking; not of the typical or ordinary type.

novo-rico

(pejorative) New money; wealthy persons whose fortunes are newly acquired, and who are therefore perceived to lack the refinement of those who were raised wealthy.

noz

(food, broadly) Any of various hard-shelled seeds or hard, dry fruits from various families of plants.

nti-

Suffix added to a noun to form an adjective denoting imperviousness to that noun.

nu

Naked, uncovered.

nuança

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

nuance

A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.

Núbia

(by extension) The former polity ruling that region.

núbil

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

nublado

Covered with or characterised by clouds.

nublar

(transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.

nuca

(anatomy) The back part of the neck.

nucal

Of or pertaining to the back or nape of the neck.

nuclear

Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.

núcleo

The center or inner part of a space or area.

nude

A painting, sculpture, photograph or other artwork or mass-media-reproduced image depicting one or more human figure(s) in a state of near or total undress.

nudez

The state or condition of being naked; nudity; bareness; defenselessness; undisguisedness.

nudismo

The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.

nūga

(originally, US, informal) Nonsense; rubbish. [from 1920s]

nulidade

Someone who is not important or well-known.

nulo

Having no incumbent; unoccupied; said of offices etc.

num lugar fechado

Inside, into, or within a building.

num piscar de olhos

Very quickly; without delay.

númeno

(from Kantian, _, philosophy, _, on) A thing as it is independent of any conceptualization or perception by the human mind, postulated by practical reason but existing in a condition which is in principle unknowable and unexperienceable.

numeral

(countable, mathematics) An element of one of several sets: natural numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers, and sometimes extensions such as hypercomplex numbers, etc.

numerar

(transitive) To label (items) with numbers; to assign numbers to (items).

numericamente

In a numerical manner.

numérico

(relational) Of or pertaining to numbers.

número

The result of a tally that reveals the number of items in a set; a quantity counted.

número atômico

(physics, chemistry) The number of protons in an atom. Symbol: Z

número cardinal

(math) Ellipsis of cardinal number, a number indicating quantity, or the size of a set (e.g., 0, 1, 2, 3). (See Cardinal_number.)

número de identificação pessoal

Acronym of personal identification number.

número de parições

(agriculture, countable) The number of times a sow has farrowed.

número primo

(algebra, number theory) A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

Números

The Book of Numbers, the fourth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fourth book in the Torah.

numeroso

Indefinitely large numerically; many.

nunca

At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.

nupcial

Of or pertaining to wedding and marriage.

núpcias

A wedding ceremony. [from mid 16th c.]

Nuremberga

A major city in Bavaria, Germany.

nutella

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

nutrição

The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished.

nutricional

Of, pertaining to, or providing nutrition.

nutriente

A source of nourishment, such as food, that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue.

nutrir

(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.

nutrir-se

(transitive) To support; to maintain; to be responsible for.

nutritício

(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.

nutritivo

That provides nourishment; nutritious.

nuvem

A visible mass of water droplets suspended in the air.

nynorsk

One of the two major written standards (language variants) of Norwegian.

o

Denotes singular grammatical number.

o cara

(slang) A person of elevated skill at a sport, game, or other activity.

o dela

That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]

o mais breve possível

As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.

o mais rápido possível

Initialism of as soon as possible.

o mesmo

Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.

o nosso

(colloquial, may seem patronising) That or those belonging to an individual being addressed; used especially to a person in the speaker's care, or to whom advice or instruction is being given.

o prazer é todo meu

A polite reaction to receiving thanks, meaning that the speaker enjoyed helping the listener.

o puto do

(informal, Australia, Britain, India, Ireland, Newfoundland, NZ) Used to express anger, annoyance, or shock, or for emphasis.

o qual

(relative, formal, _, outside certain phrases) Designates the one(s) previously mentioned.

o quanto

(interrogative) To what degree or extent.

o quanto antes

Initialism of as soon as possible.

o que

(North America) Said, as though as a request to repeat information, in order to indicate disbelief or indignation.

o quê?

(idiomatic, informal, by ellipsis) A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.

o raio do

(vulgar, sometimes, _, offensive) Used as an intensifier.

o Senhor

(hence, with "his" or "your", often capitalised) Title applied to a lord, bishop, judge, or another man with a title.

o seu

That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]

o suficiente

A sufficient or adequate number, amount, etc.

ôa

An instruction for a horse or other animal to turn towards the driver, typically left.

Ob

A river in Russia; the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers.

oba

(informal) Used to indicate pleasure or delight.

Obama

An African surname from Luo.

obcecado

Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).

obedecer

(transitive) To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

obediência

The quality of being obedient.

obediente

Pertaining to one's duty; demonstrative of one's sense of duty.

obedientemente

In an obedient manner.

obelisco

(architecture) A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument. [from mid 16th c.]

obesidade

(pathology) The state of being obese.

obeso

Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.

obg

(internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of thank you.

obi

The edible seed of the kola tree, Cola acuminata and related species, used as a flavoring and as a source of caffeine.

óbito

The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

objeção

(legal) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party.

objectividade

The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.

objetar

(intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).

objetiva

The lens or lenses of a camera, microscope, or other optical device closest to the object being examined.

objetivamente

In an impartial, objective manner.

objetividade

The state of being objective, just, unbiased, and not influenced by irrational emotions or personal prejudices.

objetivo

The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be attained or affected.

objeto

A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.

objeto de cena

(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.

óblast

A region or province in Slavic or Slavic-influenced countries.

oblato

Flattened or depressed at the poles.

oblíquo

Angled at a slant.

obliteração

(medicine) The cancellation of the function, structure, or both of a vessel or organ; for example, the occlusion of the lumen of a duct, blood vessel, or lymphatic vessel, be it solely functional (as when squeezed by nearby mass effect or inflammation) or both structural and functional (as when clogged with thrombus, embolus, or fibrosis).

obliterar

To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

oblívio

The state of being completely forgotten, of being reduced to a state of non-existence, extinction, or nothingness, including through war and destruction. (Figuratively) for an area like hell, a wasteland.

oblongado

(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.

oblongo

(bookmaking) Having the horizontal axis of a page longer than the vertical; In landscape orientation.

obnóxio

Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious.

oboé

(woodwind instrument) A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family.

obra

All the creative or academic works produced by someone.

obra de arte

(uncountable) Artwork.

obra prima

A great or important work of literature, music or art, a masterpiece.

obrar

(transitive, or, intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.

obreia

A soft disk originally made of flour, and later of gelatin or a similar substance, used to seal letters, attach papers etc.

obreiro

One who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.

obrigação

A responsibility, onus.

obrigada

An expression of gratitude or politeness in response to something done or given. [from c. 1400]

obrigado

Under an obligation to do something.

obrigar

(transitive) To force to submit.

obrigatório

Required; obligatory; mandatory.

obscenidade

A vulgar epithet.

obsceno

Indecent or offensive; obscene, lewd. [from 17th c.]

obscurecer

(transitive) To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).

obscuridade

(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

obscuro

Not very illuminated; dim because of darkness, especially when appearing depressing or frightening.

obsequioso

Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.

observação

The act of enforcing; compulsion.

observador

Someone who watches over something; a person in charge of something or someone.

observar

To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

observatório

A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena.

obsessivamente

In an obsessive manner.

obsessivo

(by extension) Overly obsessive concerning small details.

obsidiana

(mineral) A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.

obsoleto

Anachronistic; being obviously inappropriate for its present context.