Portuguese–English dictionary

anticongelante

A substance, such as glycol, used to lower the freezing point of water.

anticonstitucional

Contrary to or violative of the constitution of a state or other sovereign institution. [18th C.]

anticorpo

(immunology) A protein produced by B-lymphocytes that binds to a specific antigen.

Anticristo

(Christianity, Islam) A false messiah who, under direct control of the Devil, will usher in the abomination in the end times; a false prophet.

antidepressivo

(pharmaceutical effect) Preventing or counteracting depression.

antidotal

(pharmaceutical effect) Relating to or being an antidote.

antidotar

(transitive) To counteract as an antidote.

antiestético

Opposing or rejecting what is aesthetic.

antífen

(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound).

antigamente

In the manner of very long ago. As the ancients did.

antigo

A form of the Greek language intermediate between Ancient Greek and Modern Greek; spoken roughly between the 1st and 16th centuries.

Antígona

(Greek mythology) the daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta in fiction and mythology

Antígua

The largest island of the nation of Antigua and Barbuda, in the Caribbean. [from late 16th c.]

Antiguidade

The period of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.

antilhano

Of, from, or pertaining to the Antilles, the Antillean people or the Antillean language.

antilógico

Opposed to logic.

antílope

Any of several African mammals of the family Bovidae distinguished by hollow horns, which, unlike deer, they do not shed.

antimagnético

(physics) Unable to be magnetized; unaffected by a magnetic field.

antimatéria

(physics) Matter that is composed of the antiparticles of those that constitute normal matter.

antimicrobiano

An agent (drug or other substance) that destroys microbes (i.e., kills off a population of them).

antimito

(sociology) A belief or system that opposes a myth or myths.

antimodelo

Somebody or something that serves as the opposite of a model, representing what one does not want to be or achieve.

antinacionalismo

(politics) opposition to nationalism

antinatural

Not natural.

antioxidante

Acting or having agents that act against oxidation.

antipadrão

(software engineering) A design pattern that may be commonly used, but is ineffective or counterproductive in practice.

antipapa

(Christianity) A person who claims or claimed to be the pope, usually as the result of a disputed election or deposition, but is not considered by the Roman Catholic Church to be the real pope.

antiparalelo

(mathematics) (of vectors) Parallel but in opposite directions.

antipartícula

(particle) A subatomic particle corresponding to another particle with the same mass, spin and mean lifetime but with charge, parity, strangeness and other quantum numbers flipped in sign; a particle that has a reversed world line to another.

antipatia

(informal, figuratively) An antipathy, as toward a person or activity.

antipático

Not friendly; hostile; mean.

antiquado

old-fashioned, out of date

antiquário

A collector or student of, or expert in, antiquities or antiques.

antirrealismo

(philosophy) Any position involving denial of the objective reality of certain entities, or denial that certain general statements are objectively either true or false.

antissemitismo

(narrower sense) Prejudice, discrimination, hostility or political or religious opposition directed against ethnic or religious Jews or against Judaism; antijudaism; judeophobia.

antissepsia

(hygiene) The science and practice of countering microbial infection, as with the use of antiseptics, and the use of aseptic technique.

antisséptico

(pharmaceutical drug) Any substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microorganisms. Generally includes only those that are used on living objects (as opposed to disinfectants) and aren't transported by the lymphatic system to destroy bacteria in the body (as opposed to antibiotics).

antisserrilhamento

(computer graphics) any technique that reduces the appearance of jagged edges in digital images caused by high-contrast borders between pixels.

antissocial

Unwilling or unable to cooperate and associate normally with other people.

antissoro

(medicine) A serum prepared from human or animal sources containing antibodies able to counter certain diseases or toxins.

antiteísta

An active opponent of the belief in the existence of a god or gods.

antítese

A proposition that is the diametric opposite of some other proposition.

antitético

Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis; contrasted.

antivermelho

(particle physics) One of the three possible colours of an antiquark, corresponding to red in a quark.

antivírus

(computing) A piece of software that is used to detect, delete and or neutralize computer-based viruses.

antolho

(rare) The eyelid.

antologia

A literary anthology.

Antónia

A en given name.

Antonieta

A en given name; best known for the ill-fated French queen Marie Antoinette.

antónimo

(semantics) A word which has the opposite meaning of another word.

antonino

Of or pertaining to the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius (86-161) or his reign or of the emperors in his dynasty

António

A en given name, in regular use since the Middle Ages.

Antonov

Any of the Russian or Ukrainian aircraft designed by the Antonov bureau, typically large cargo planes.

antraz

(pathology) An acute infectious disease of herbivores, especially sheep and cattle, caused by Bacillus anthracis.

antro

(biology) A bodily cavity, especially one having bony walls, especially one in the sinuses.

antropofagia

The act or practice of eating human flesh, especially in the context of human cannibalism

antropofágico

Tending toward cannibalism.

antropófago

Who practices anthropophagy; cannibalistic.

antropoide

Having characteristics of a human, usually in terms of shape or appearance.

antropóloga

An expert in anthropology.

antropologia

The scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.

antropológico

Relating to anthropology.

antropólogo

An expert in anthropology.

Anu

(Sumerian, Assyrian and Babylonian, _, mythology) A sky-god, the god of heaven, lord of constellations, king of gods, spirits and demons, who dwelt in the highest heavenly region.

anual

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

anualmente

Once every year without fail, yearly

anuário

A handbook, typically published annually, containing information on a particular subject.

Anúbis

(Egyptian god) In the mythology of ancient Egypt, the god of the dead and tombs, commonly depicted with the head of a jackal.

anuidade

(insurance, pensions) A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.

anulação

(US) A cancellation.

anulador

(commutative algebra, of an element (or subset) of an R-module M) That ideal of R whose elements yield zero when multiplied by the given element (or; by the elements of the given subset) of M.

anular

(transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal.[First attested in the early 16th century.]

anular-se

(mathematics) To become equal to zero.

anumérico

Not numerical; outside the realm of numbers.

anunciação

(Christianity) The announcement by the archangel Gabriel to Mary that she would give birth to a son, namely Jesus. Celebrated on 25th March.

anunciador

One who makes announcements.

anunciante

One who advertises.

anunciar

(transitive) To give (especially public) notice of (something); to announce publicly. [from 15th c.]

anúncio

(marketing) A commercial solicitation designed to sell some commodity, service or similar.

ânuo

Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

anuro

(batrachology) Of or relating to the order Anura.

ânus

(anatomy) The orifice of the rectum in most mammals, teleost fish, and many invertebrates, through which feces and flatus are ejected.

ão

Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.)

ao acaso

Randomly, haphazardly.

ao ar livre

Situated in, designed to be used in, or carried on in the open air. [from 18th c.]

ao contrário

(sentence adverb) On the other hand (introducing an opposing viewpoint).

ao invés de

Instead of; in place of.

ao lado

Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.

ao lado de

Next to; at the side of.

ao leste

Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward.

ao longo de

By the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to.

ao mesmo tempo

At the same time; simultaneously; together.

ao norte

Toward the north; northward.

ao passo que

In contrast; whilst on the contrary; although.

ao 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.

ao quadrado

(mathematics) Raised to the second power.

ao que

After which, in consequence.

ao redor

On all sides, or in every or any direction from a point; around. [from before 1150]

ao redor de

In a circle around; all round; on every side of; on the outside of; around. [from before 1150]

ao sul

Toward the south; southward.

ao todo

On the whole; with everything considered.

ao vivo

(broadcasting) Being broadcast ("on the air"), as it happens.

ão-ão

The sound a dog makes when barking; a bark.

aonde

In what situation.

aorta

(anatomy) The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the arterial system.

aórtico

Of or pertaining to the aorta or the aortic valve.

aos poucos

A small amount at a time

apache

A person belonging to an Apache people.

apaches

Any of several Athabascan-speaking peoples of the American southwest excluding Navajo, i.e., Chiricahua, Jicarilla, Lipan, Mescalero, Plains Apache, or Western Apache.

apadrinhar

(transitive) To act as a patron of; to defend, protect, or support.

apagado

(dated) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.

apagador

An object, such as a cloth or a purpose-made soft and puffy pad or mitt, used for dusting surfaces etc.

apagão

A large-scale power failure, and resulting loss of electricity to consumers.

apagar

(computing) A keyboard key used for removing a character behind the cursor, and moving the cursor one position backwards.

apaixonadamente

In a passionate manner.

apaixonado

Enamored (of a person, etc.) [with with]

apalpador

(informal) Prone to touching other people with one's hands, especially in an inappropriate or sexual manner.

apalpar

(intransitive) To search by sense of touch.

apanhada

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

apanhado

A brief summary, as of a book or a presentation.

apanhadura

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

apanhar

(transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape). [from 13thc.]

apanhar um escaldão

(transitive) To burn or tan (someone's skin) by the sun; to allow (a part of one's body) to become sunburnt.

apara

A (small) piece; a fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.

aparafusar

(transitive) To connect or assemble pieces using a bolt.

aparar

(transitive) To reduce slightly; to cut; especially, to remove excess.

aparato

A complex machine or instrument.

aparecer

(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.

aparecida

Someone who returns from a long absence.

aparecido

Someone who returns from a long absence.

aparecimento

An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

aparelhagem

(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

aparelhar

(transitive, nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.

aparelho

A complex machine or instrument.

aparelho de dente

(orthodontics) A device worn on the teeth to straighten them.

aparelho de mudança de via

(rail transport, US, Philippines) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.

aparelho televisor

(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.

aparência

(legal) An instance of someone coming into a court of law to be part of a trial, lawsuit or other proceeding, either in person or represented by an attorney or such like; a court appearance

aparentado

(uncommon) Related by blood or marriage, akin. (It is more common to form sentences using the noun instead.)

aparentar

(intransitive, copulative) To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.

aparente

Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming.

aparentemente

Seemingly; in appearance.

aparição

An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.

aparicional

(religion, forteana) Of or pertaining to an apparition or apparitions

apartamento

(chiefly, North America, Australia, Philippines) A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.

aparte

An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.

apartheid

To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.

apatia

(philosophy) A state of mind in Stoic philosophy in which one is free from emotional disturbance; the freedom from all passions.

apático

An apathetic person; one given to apathy.

apavorante

Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]