Portuguese–English dictionary

plebeu

(historical) Of or concerning the plebs, the common citizens of ancient Rome.

plebiscito

(law, politics) A direct popular vote on an issue of public importance, such as an amendment to the constitution, a change in the sovereignty of the nation, or some government policy.

plêiade

(usually, followed by of) An excessive amount or number; an abundance.

pleitear

To bring up as a subject for debate.

pleito

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

pleonasmo

(uncountable, rhetoric) Redundancy in wording.

Pletão

Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

Pléton

Georgios Gemistos Plethon (c. 1355–1453), a Byzantine Greek philosopher.

pletora

(usually, followed by of) An excessive amount or number; an abundance.

Plimude

A city, unitary authority, and borough of Devon, England.

Plínio

An ancient Roman praenomen.

plinto

An isohedral polyhedron, usually a cube, with numbers or symbols on each side and thrown in games of chance.

plissado

(sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

plugue

(electricity) A pronged connecting device which fits into a mating socket, especially an electrical one.

pluma

The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on or displayed on a helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet.

plumada

Compressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls and many other birds of prey, which serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones.

plumagem

(ornithology, collective noun) Layer or collection of feathers covering a bird’s body; feathers used ornamentally; feathering.

plúmbeo

Pertaining to or resembling lead; grey, heavy, sluggish.

plúmbico

Pertaining to or resembling lead; grey, heavy, sluggish.

plural

Consisting of or containing more than one of something.

pluralidade

(uncountable) The state of being plural.

plurilíngue

(of a person) Able to communicate in a number of languages.

plutocrata

Someone who rules by virtue of his or her wealth.

plutónico

(by extension, geology, historical) Synonym of plutonic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting plutonism, the theory that the rocks of the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again”).

plutónio

(astronomy) Of or relating to the dwarf planet Pluto.

pluvial

(liturgy) A long, loose cloak worn by a priest, deacon, or bishop when presiding over a ceremony other than the Mass.

pluvioso

(historical) The fifth month of the French Republican Calendar, from January 20, 21 or 22 to February 18, 19 or 20.

pneumática

Powered by, or filled with, compressed air

pneumático

Powered by, or filled with, compressed air

pneumologista

A physician who specializes in pulmonology.

pneumonia

Inflammation of the lungs caused by viruses, bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

pneumotórax

(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.

Pó

The longest river in Italy, which flows 652 kilometers eastward to the Adriatic Sea near Venice.

pobre

Trashy, trivial, of little value.

pobres

(with the) The poor people of a society or the world collectively, the poor class of a society.

pobreza

(uncountable) Poverty.

poça

(chiefly, British, informal, mildly, blasphemous) Used to show anger or disappointment: damn

pocilga

A pen or enclosure for swine.

poço

(mining) A shaft or excavation.

poço da escadaria

A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.

poço das escadas

A shaft in a multi-story building enclosing a stairway or staircase.

poço de visita

A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.

poda

The act of shearing, or something removed by shearing.

podal

Of or relating to the foot.

podar

(transitive) To remove the top end of something, especially a plant.

pode

Related to or resembling a foot or similar limb.

pode ser

(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).

poder

(modal, _, auxiliary, _, verb, defective, informal) May; to be permitted or enabled to.

poder de fogo

The capacity of a weapon to deliver fire onto a target.

poderosamente

In a powerful manner.

poderoso

With heft; heavy, strong, vigorous, mighty, impressive

pododáctilo

The equivalent part in an animal.

podóloga

(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.

podólogo

(medicine) A health care practitioner who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of foot ailments.

poeira

(countable, obsolete) A single fine, dry particle of earth or other material; grain of dust.

poeirento

Covered with dust.

poejo

Mentha pulegium, a plant of the mint family, formerly much used in various medicinal treatments and as a flea repellent.

poente

That disappears below the horizon.

poesia

(figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.

poeta

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

poeticidade

(figurative) An artistic quality that appeals to or evokes the emotions, in any medium; something having such a quality.

poetisa

A person who writes poems.

pointer

(hunting) A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.

poio

(agriculture) A raised, flat-topped bank of earth with sloping sides, especially one of a series for farming or leisure; a similar natural area of ground, often next to a river.

pois

Because.

poise

(physics) A CGS unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimetre.

poiso

A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.

poiso habitual

A place at which one is regularly found; a habitation or hangout.

Poitiers

A city, the capital of Vienne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, France.

poke

(Hawaii) Slices or cubes of raw fish or other raw seafood, mixed with sesame oil, seaweed, sea salt, herbs, spices, or other flavorful ingredients.

polaca

A person from Poland or of Polish descent.

polaco

A person from Poland or of Polish descent.

polaina

A covering cloth or leather for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting down upon the shoe.

Polaris

(star) α Ursae Minoris, a trinary star in the constellation Ursa Minor located near the north celestial pole for the last 1500 years.

poldro

A young male horse.

polegar

(anatomy) of the thumb

Polegarzinha

A fairy tale about a thumb-sized girl.

poleiro

A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird.

polêmica

A debate or discussion of opposing opinions; (generally) strife.

polémico

Arousing or likely to arouse controversy.

pólen

A fine, granular substance produced in flowers.

polenta

Any of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.

poli-

many

polia

(engineering, countable) One of the simple machines; a sheave, a wheel with a grooved rim, in which a pulled rope or chain lifts an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together, as in a block and tackle arrangement, such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

poliamor

Any of various practices involving romantic or sexual relationships with multiple partners with the knowledge and consent of all involved.

poliamoroso

Having relationships with multiple partners, with the knowledge and consent of all involved; engaging in polyamory.

polícia

(informal) A police officer or prison guard.

policial

(slang, law enforcement) A police officer.

policiamento

Maintenance of public order.

policromático

Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours.

policromo

Showing a variety, or a change, of colours; having many colours.

polidez

(uncountable) The quality of being polite.

polido

Well-mannered, civilized.

poliéster

A material or fabric made from polyester polymer

polifonia

(music) Musical texture consisting of several independent melodic voices, as opposed to music with just one voice (monophony) or music with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords (homophony).

poligamia

(often, especially in common use) Synonym of polygyny (“marriage of a man to more than one wife, the practice of having several wives at the same time”).

poliginia

The state or practice of having several wives at the same time; plurality of wives; marriage to several wives.

poliglota

(of a person) Able to communicate in a number of languages.

polímata

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

polímato

A person with extraordinarily broad and comprehensive knowledge.

Polinésia

A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.

polinésio

Of, from, or pertaining to Polynesia.

polinizar

To apply pollen to (a stigma).

pólio

(economics) Pertaining to the number of sellers in a market.

poliomielite

(pathology) Acute infection by the poliovirus, especially of the motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem, leading to muscle weakness, paralysis and sometimes deformity.

polir

To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.

pólis

(historical) A Greek city-state.

politeísmo

The belief in the existence of multiple gods.

politeísta

a believer in, or advocate of, polytheism

política

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

politicamente

In a political manner.

político

One engaged in politics, especially an elected or appointed government official.

politização

(politics) The state of being (or process of becoming) politicized

polo

(figuratively, by extension) Any of a small set of extremes; especially, either of two extremes that are possible or available.

polonês

A person from Poland or of Polish descent.

polonesa

A person from Poland or of Polish descent.

Polónia

A country in Central Europe. Official name: Republic of Poland. Capital and largest city: Warsaw.

polónio

A rare, highly radioactive chemical element (symbol Po) with atomic number 84.

polpa

The soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.

polposo

Of, related to, or resembling flesh.

polpudo

(figurative, fiction) Having the characteristics of pulp fiction; thus, having a garish focus on sex and violence.

poltergeist

(parapsychology) An unseen ghost which makes noises and causes disruption, especially by causing physical objects to move or fly about.

poltrona

A chair with supports for the arms or elbows.

polução

(now, archaic) The ejaculation of semen outside of sexual intercourse, especially a nocturnal emission. [from 14th c.]

poluente

A foreign substance that makes something dirty, or impure, especially waste from human activities.

poluído

(rare) Polluted; defiled.

poluir

(transitive) To make something harmful, especially by the addition of some unwanted product.

polvilhar

(transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.

polvilho

A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.

polvo

(countable, strictly) A mollusc from genus Octopus.

pólvora

An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulfur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.

pomada

(medicine) A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient.

pomar

A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.

pomba

(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

pombal

(historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.

pombas

(chiefly, British, informal, mildly, blasphemous) Used to show anger or disappointment: damn

pombinha

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

pombinho

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

pombinhos

Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.

pombo

(countable) A pigeon, especially one smaller in size and white-colored; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.

pompa

A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant.

Pompeia

A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

Pompeios

A city and commune in the Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania, Italy.

Pompeu

(historical) Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, a military and political leader of the late Roman Republic.

pompom

A decorative ball made of pieces of soft fabric, tinsel, plastic, or paper streamers bound at the center, most notably held, waved, and shaken in cheerleading.

pomposidade

The quality of being pompous; self-importance.

pomposo

Pompous or pretentious.

ponche

A beverage, generally containing a mixture of fruit juice and some other beverage, often alcoholic.

poncho

A simple garment, made from a rectangle of cloth, with a slit in the middle for the head.

ponderar

(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.