Portuguese–English dictionary

pecuária

The management and care of farm animals by humans for profit, in which genetic qualities and behaviour, considered to be advantageous to humans, are further developed.

peculato

(legal, business) The fraudulent conversion of property from a property owner.

peculiar

Out of the ordinary; odd; strange; unusual.

peculiaridade

An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone.

pecuniário

Of, or relating to, money; monetary, financial.

pedacinho

A small part of something, such as a song or fabric; sample.

pedacinhos

(informal) Fragments or splintered pieces; numerous tiny disconnected items.

pedaço

A small amount of something.

pedaço de mau caminho

(informal) An attractive man, especially one who is muscular.

pedágio

A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.

pedagogia

The profession of teaching.

pedal

Of or relating to the foot.

pedalagem

(cycling) The number of revolutions per minute of the cranks or pedals of a bicycle.

pedalar

(intransitive) To ride a bike.

pedalar para trás

(intransitive) To pedal backwards on a bicycle.

pederneira

A piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker.

pedestal

(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.

pedestre

(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

pedestrianismo

Walking in the countryside for pleasure or sport.

pedestrianizar

(transitive) To restrict access to (a street) to pedestrians only, disallowing motor vehicles and sometimes cyclists

pediatra

(American spelling) A physician that specializes in pediatrics; the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

pediatria

(American spelling, medicine) The branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of children and adolescents.

pediátrico

(American spelling) Of or pertaining to pediatrics, the branch of medicine dealing with the care and treatment of children and adolescents.

pedicure

A cosmetic treatment for the feet and toenails.

pedido

The desire to purchase goods and services.

pedigree

A chart, list, or record of ancestors, to show breeding, especially distinguished breeding. [from 15th c.]

pedinte

A person who begs.

pedir

(transitive, intransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question).

pedir a mão

(intransitive, sometimes followed by to) To ask for a person's hand in marriage.

pedologia

The sub-discipline of soil science that studies soils as a component of natural systems or deals with soil genesis and soil classification, or studies the soil profiles or solum in its natural setting.

pedonal

(not comparable) Of or intended for those who are walking.

pedra

A mixture of baking soda and cocaine in solid form that is smoked in a pipe as a narcotic.

pedra angular

Such a stone used ceremonially, often inscribed with the architect's and owner's names, dates and other details.

pedra da Lua

(mineral) A translucent gemstone, an orthoclase feldspar, that has a pearly lustre.

pedra no sapato

A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

pedra preciosa

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

pedra-pomes

A light, porous type of pyroclastic igneous rock, formed during explosive volcanic eruptions when liquid lava is ejected into water or air as a froth containing masses of gas bubbles, which are frozen into the rock as the lava solidifies.

pedrada

(idiomatic) A short distance, roughly equivalent to how far a person can throw a stone.

pedrado

(of a road surface) Laid with cobbles.

pedregoso

Abounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.

pedregulho

A large mass of stone detached from the surrounding land.

pedreira

An employee working on a physical construction site.

pedreiro

A craftsman who builds walls and suchlike out of bricks.

pedrinha

A small stone, especially one rounded by the action of water.

Pedrinho

A en given name.

pedroso

Containing or made up of stones.

pega

A well-known black-and-white corvid species, Pica pica, of Eurasian distribution.

pega-pega

(slang) A person's name.

pegada

The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.

pegadinha

(photography) A camera which is concealed or unobtrusive, used to obtain candid photographs of people who usually are unaware; the practice of taking such photos.

pegador

The person who chases and tries to catch the other players in the playground game of tag.

pegajoso

Viscous and adhesive, as glue.

pegar

(countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.

pegar emprestado

To receive (something) from somebody temporarily, expecting to return it.

pegar fogo

(idiomatic) To become engulfed in flames, to combust.

pego

(literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc.

pegureiro

(countable) A person who tends sheep, especially a grazing flock.

peia

A chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal – often by its legs (usually in plural).

peido

The state of having gas, often smelly, trapped (and when released, frequently with noise) in the digestive system of a human and some other animals; wind; and when released, a flatus, a fart.

peiote

A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.

peitilho

The upper part of an apron or overalls.

peito

(colloquial, slang) A breast, especially that of an adult or adolescent female human.

peitos

(anatomy) The chest, or front of the human thorax.

peituda

Having large breasts.

peixe

(archaic, or, loosely) Any animal (or any vertebrate) that lives exclusively in water.

peixe espada

A large marine fish with a long, pointed bill, Xiphias gladius.

peixe pequeno

(figuratively) A person or thing of relatively little consequence, importance, or value.

peixe-agulha

(especially, UK, Ireland) A garfish, Belone belone.

peixe-balão

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.

peixe-boi

Any of several plant-eating marine mammals, of the genus Trichechus, found in tropical regions.

peixe-bruxa

Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

peixe-cirurgião

(fish) Any of a group of saltwater fish from the family Acanthuridae, especially the genus Zebrasoma.

peixe-diabo

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

peixe-gato

The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.

peixe-lagarto

(especially, US, Canada) Any of several North American fish of the family Lepisosteidae that have long, narrow jaws.

peixe-pescador

An angler fish, Lophius piscatorius.

peixe-rato

Any of various large, venomous rays, of the orders Rajiformes and Myliobatiformes, having a barbed, whiplike tail.

peixe-sapo

Any fish of the bony fish order Lophiiformes, which have an outgrowth they wiggle to lure and catch their prey.

peixe-vela

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.

peixeira

A type of general purpose kitchen knife used for food preparation, typically measuring eight inches by one and a half inches.

peixeiro

(British) A person who sells fish.

peixes

Now used in combination: (e.g., starfish, cuttlefish, jellyfish, etc).

peixinho

(childish) .

peixinho dourado

A type of small fish, Carassius auratus, typically orange-colored.

pejorativo

Lessening the worth of (a person, etc); expressing derogation; insulting.

pela

So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.

pelado

Bare, not covered by clothing.

pelagem

(countable) The fur or feathers covering an animal's skin.

pelagianismo

(Christianity) A Christian belief that denies the view of original sin and the necessity of grace, asserting that man is capable of achieving salvation by his own efforts.

pelágico

(biology) Living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.

pelagra

(pathology) A disease characterised by skin lesions and mental confusion, primarily caused by a niacin deficiency. [from 19th c.]

pelar

(transitive) To remove the skin or outer covering of.

pelargónio

A bright red color tinted with orange, like that of a scarlet geranium (Pelargonium inquinans) .

Pele

(Hawaiian mythology) The Hawaiian goddess of fire and volcanos.

pele de cobra

The skin of a snake

pele de ovelha

(uncountable) The skin of a sheep, especially an adult sheep, and especially when used to make parchment or in bookbinding.

pele de porco

Leather made from the skin of a pig.

pelego

(uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached

peleja

A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).

pelicano

Any of various seabirds of the family Pelecanidae, having a long bill with a distendable pouch.

película

(countable) A congealed layer on the surface of a liquid.

pelmeni

Russian dumplings resembling ravioli.

pelo

(anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.

pelo contrário

(usually, humorous, emphatic) On the contrary.

pelo qual

By which.

pelos vistos

Seemingly; in appearance.

pelota

Something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound or mass of no particular shape.

pelota de chumbo

A lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns.

pelotão

(cycle racing) A group of riders formed during a cycling road race; especially, the main group of riders; the pack.

pelourinho

A framework on a post, with holes for the hands and head, used as a means of punishment and humiliation.

peluche

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

pelúcia

A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and softer than the nap of velvet.

peludo

Covered with fur, or with something resembling fur.

pelve

(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.

pélvico

Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis

pélvis

(anatomy) The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.

pena

A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

penacho

(countable) An ornamental plume on a helmet.

penal

Of or relating to punishment.

penalidade

A penalty for or consequence of a misdemeanor.

penalizar

(transitive) To subject to a penalty, especially for the infringement of a rule or regulation.

penca

A group of similar things, either growing together, or in a cluster or clump, usually fastened together.

pendência

(legal) Expectancy; a condition when an ownership of real property is undetermined; lapse in succession of ownership of estate, or title. [Late 16th century]

pendente

(architecture) The concave triangular sections of vaulting that provide the transition between a dome and the square base on which it is set and transfer the weight of the dome.

pender

(intransitive) To be or remain suspended.

Pendjab

A geographical region of South Asia, divided (by the Radcliffe Line) between India and Pakistan. Pakistani Punjab includes the (West) Punjab Province and parts of the Islamabad Capital Territory; Indian Punjab includes (East) Punjab State and some other territories.

pendragon

Also capitalized as Pendragon: a title assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead other chiefs: chief war leader, chieftain, dictator, despot or king.

pêndulo

(clocks, mechanics) A body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks.

pendurado

Suspended by hanging.

pendurar

(now, literary, heraldry) To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above, especially in heraldry, where a badge, decoration, or element is suspended from another part of an achievement of arms.

peneira

A device with a mesh, grate, or otherwise perforated bottom to separate, in a granular material, larger particles from smaller ones, or to separate solid objects from a liquid.

peneirar

To strain, sift or sort using a sieve.

Penélope

(Greek mythology) The faithful wife of Odysseus.

penetra

(slang) A person who enters some event without a ticket or invitation, either by stealth or by deception.

penetração

The act of penetrating something. [from 15th c.]

penetrante

Harsh, piercing, acerbic or stinging.

penetrar

To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

penetrável

Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced.

Peng

A surname from Mandarin.

penha

(Northern England) A rocky outcrop; a rugged steep cliff or rock.

penhasco

A vertical (or nearly vertical) rock face.

penhor

(law) A bailment of personal property to secure payment of a debt without transfer of title.

penhora

An instance of pawning something.

penhorar

(legal) To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.

penhorista

A person who makes monetary loans at interest, taking personal property as security – which may be sold if not redeemed.

péni

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth 1⁄240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.

penicilina

(pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized, that have a beta-lactam structure and are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

penico

A container used for urination and defecation, particularly those used in early modern towns before the advent of the flush toilet.

península

(geography) A piece of land projecting into water from a larger land mass.

pênis

(slang) The penis.