Portuguese–English dictionary

paralela

(military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.

paralelamente

With a parallel relationship.

paralelepípedo

(geometry) A solid figure, having six faces, all parallelograms, all opposite faces being similar and parallel.

paralelo

(computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.

paralisação

Complete immobility; a halt.

paralisar

(transitive) To afflict with paralysis.

paralítica

Someone suffering from paralysis.

paralítico

Affected by paralysis; paralysed.

paralizado

Partly or wholly incapable of movement; disabled.

paramédica

A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.

paramédico

A person trained to medically stabilize people through various interventions for victims of trauma or medical events outside of a hospital setting and prepare them for transport to a medical facility.

parâmetro

(figuratively) A standard to which other measurements or comparisons are judged.

paramilitar

Relating to a paramilitary. [1935]

paranoico

A person suffering from paranoia.

paranormal

Of events, experiences, or phenomenona, that cannot be explained by current scientific understanding or natural laws.

parapeito

(military) A fortification consisting of a wall.

paraplégica

Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.

paraplégico

Of, related to, or suffering from paraplegia. Paralyzed from the lower half of the body down.

parapsicologia

The study of alleged paranormal phenomena; psychic or occult phenomena, such as telepathy and ghosts.

parapsíquico

Relating to or having the abilities of a psychic.

paraquedas

(aviation) A device, generally constructed from fabric, that is designed to employ air resistance to control the fall of an object or person, causing them to float instead of falling.

paraquedismo

The sport or activity of jumping with a parachute.

paraquedista

Someone who jumps from an aircraft using a parachute, especially as a sport.

paraquedista militar

A type of soldier who is trained to enter combat zones by parachuting from aircraft.

parar

(transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.). [from 14th c.]

parasita

(figurative, derogatory) One who attempts to take as much from others as possible; a leech.

parceira

(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.

parceiras

(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.

parceiro

(informal, North America) Buddy, friend.

parceiros

(especially of a non-human animal) A breeding partner.

parcela

Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed

parcelar

(transitive) To apportion (more or less evenly).

parceria

The state of being associated with a partner.

parcialidade

Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.

parcialmente

To a partial degree or extent, incompletely.

parcimónia

Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

parcimonioso

Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.

parco

Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in the expenditure of money; frugal, possibly to excess.

parcur

(sport) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.

pardal

A member of the family Passerellidae (or Emberizidae, under classification systems that subsume the New World sparrows under Emberizidae), comprising small New World songbirds.

pardo

Of a brownish grey colour.

parecer

(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.

parecido

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

parede corta-fogo

(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.

pareidolia

(psychology) The tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as interpreting marks on Mars as canals, seeing shapes in clouds, or hearing hidden messages in music.

parelha

(literature) A pair of lines, typically with rhyming end words.

parélio

Synonym of sun dog (“a bright spot in the sky, usually one of two on the parhelic circle on both sides of the sun (or occasionally above and below it), caused by the refraction of the sun's image through ice crystals”).

parenta

Someone connected by blood, marriage, or adoption; someone in the same family.

parentagem

One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

parental

Of or relating to a parent.

parente

A person belonging to a particular family; a close relative or relation.

parentes

One or more relatives, such as siblings or cousins, taken collectively.

parentesco

Kinship; being related by blood or marriage.

parêntese

Any of the characters “(”, “)”, “[”, “]”, “{”, “}”, “⟨”, “⟩”, “<”, “>”, or the like, used in pairs to enclose parenthetic remarks, sections of mathematical expressions, etc.

páreo

Any of several annual horse races.

pária

One that has been excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper. [from 14th c.]

parir

(transitive) To bear or give birth to (a child).

Páris

(Greek mythology) A Trojan prince who eloped with Helen.

parisiense

Of, relating, or pertaining to Paris, France

parkour

(sport) An athletic discipline, in which practitioners traverse any environment in the most efficient way possible using their physical abilities, and which commonly involves running, jumping, vaulting, rolling, flipping, and other similar physical movements.

parlamentar

(intransitive) To have a discussion, especially one between enemies.

parmense

Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

parmesão

Of, from or relating to the city or province of Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

pároco

A parish priest.

paródia

A satirical imitation of a work of art or a genre.

parodiar

(transitive) To make a parody of something.

parolar

(intransitive, slang) To talk, especially excessively; to chatter.

paroníquia

An infection near or under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail.

paróquia

The community attending that church; the members of the parish.

paroquial

Pertaining to a parish.

paroquiana

A member of a parish.

paroquiano

A member of a parish.

paroquianos

The community attending that church; the members of the parish.

parotidite epidémica

(pathology) A contagious disease caused by the Mumps virus of the genus Rubulavirus, mostly occurring in childhood, which causes swelling of glands in the face and neck.

parque

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

parque de campismo

A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.

parque infantil

(outdoors) A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides). [1780]

parquinho

(North America, Australia, India) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]

parreira

The plant, a vine of genus Vitis, on which grapes grow.

partasana

(historical) A long-handled spear with a triangular, double-edged blade having lateral projections, in some forms also used in boar hunting.

parte

Something allotted; a share, part, or portion granted or distributed

parte de trás

The reverse side; the side that is not normally seen.

parte interessada

(business) A person or organisation with a legitimate interest (a stake) in a given situation, action or enterprise.

parteira

(obstetrics) A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.

parteiro

(medicine) A person, especially a man, who delivers a baby (in childbirth).

partejamento

The practice and science of being a midwife.

Partenão

An ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian democracy.

Partenon

An ancient temple to Athena and monument in the city of Athens. It is a symbol of Greek achievement in the arts and of Athenian democracy.

Parténope

(Greek mythology) One of the sirens, daughter of the god Achelous and the Muse Terpsichore.

partição

(computing) A section of a hard disk separately formatted.

participa

That attend or attends; that is or are in attendance; attendant.

participação

The act of participating, of taking part in something.

participante

A person who is in attendance or in the audience of an event.

participar

(formal) To take part in an activity; to participate. [with in]

participar de

(transitive) To be present at (an event or place) in order to take part in some action or proceedings; also, to regularly go to (an event or place). [from 17th c.]

participial

(grammar) Of, relating to, or being a participle.

particípio

(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.

partícula

(Christianity) The consecrated bread of the Eucharist.

particular

Specific; discrete; concrete.

partida

(euphemism) A death.

partidário

Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party.

partidarismo

An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.

partidismo

An inclination to be partisan or biased; partiality.

partido

An opening, fissure, or V-shaped indentation made by or as if by splitting.

partilha

(social media) The action of sharing something with other people via social media.

partilha de conexão

(Internet) The connection of a personal computer to a mobile phone so as to obtain wireless Internet access from the computer.

partilha de ligação

(Internet) The connection of a personal computer to a mobile phone so as to obtain wireless Internet access from the computer.

partilhar

To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.

partir

(intransitive) To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

partitura

A guide to playing or singing a particular tune; sheet music.

parto

The fact or action of giving birth to a child, as the culmination of pregnancy.

Parvati

(Hinduism) A Hindu goddess, the goddess of love, devotion and power; nominally the second consort of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and rejuvenation.

parvenu

(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.

parvifundiário

A person who owns or runs a smallholding (small farm): a minor independent farmer.

parvo

Intellectually dull or dim-witted.

parvulez

(countable) Childish behaviour.

pascal

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.

Páscoa

A Christian feast commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is celebrated on the first Sunday (and Monday) following the full moon that occurs on or next after the vernal equinox, ranging in most of Western Christianity (such as Protestantism and Roman Catholicism) from March 22 to April 25, and in Eastern Christianity (such as the Coptic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) from April 4 to May 8.

páscoa judaica

The one-day Biblical feast or festival (not a holy day) that begins at twilight at the beginning of the fourteenth day of the first month (Abib 14 / Nisan 14), during which the first-born sons of the Israelites were passed over while those of the Egyptians were killed; this feast day is then immediately followed by the seven-day Feast of Unleavened Bread (Nisan 15 to 21; the first and seventh days are holy days or annual or yearly Sabbaths).

Pascoal

(countable) A surname transferred from the given name.

pasmar

To surprise greatly.

pasmo

Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or horror.

paspalhão

A fool, simpleton.

pasquim

(slang, pejorative) A newspaper or magazine, especially one whose journalism is considered to be of poor quality.

passa

A small dried grape, usually the Black Corinth grape, rarely more than 4 mm in diameter when dried.

passabilidade

(sociology) The ability of a person to be regarded as a member of an identity group or category different from their own.

passada

An exercise performed by stepping forward one leg while kneeling with the other leg, then returning to a standing position.

passadeira

A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

passadiço

(nautical) An elevated platform above the upper deck of a mechanically propelled ship from which it is navigated and from which all activities on deck can be seen and controlled by the captain, etc; smaller ships have a wheelhouse, and sailing ships were controlled from a quarterdeck.

passado

(idiomatic) That which happened a long time ago and not worth discussing any more.

passador

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

passageira

One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.

passageiro

(countable) A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.

passageiro clandestino

A person who hides on board a ship, train, etc. so as to get a free passage.

passagem

Any path through an otherwise obstructed space.

passagem a ferro

The act of pressing clothes with an iron#Noun, such as a steam iron.

passagem hidráulica

A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.

passagem subterrânea

(British) An underground walkway, tunnel for pedestrians (called pedestrian underpass in US).

passaporte

An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.

passar

(transitive) To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.

passar a ferro

(transitive) To pass an iron over (clothing or some other item made of cloth) in order to remove creases.

passar manteiga em

(transitive) To spread butter on.

passar para

To move smoothly from one state or subject to another.

passar por

(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.

passar-se por

(transitive) To pretend to be (a different person); to assume the identity of, especially when there is an intent to deceive.

pássara

A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.

passarela

(fashion) A narrow elevated stage on which models parade.

passarinho

(slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis.

pássaro

(slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis.

pássaro de fogo

(Slavic mythology) A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor