Portuguese–English dictionary

pródigo

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

produção

(economics) Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.

produções

The amount of an artifact that has been created by someone or some process.

produtividade

The state of being productive, fertile, or efficient.

produtivo

Being productive in any sense; yielding benefits.

produto

Something viewed as a product of human agency or conception rather than an inherent element.

produto químico

(colloquial) An artificial chemical compound.

produto vetorial

The cross product of the previous vector and the following vector.

produtos

(business, economics) That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed.

produzir

To produce, bear as fruit.

proeiro

(nautical) The person, in a team or among oarsmen, positioned nearest the bow.

proeminente

Obvious or easy to notice.

proeza

A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.

profanação

An act of disrespect or impiety towards something considered sacred.

profanar

(transitive) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something.

profano

(informal) Risqué; obscene; profane; pornographic.

profecia

A prediction, especially one made by a prophet or under divine inspiration.

proferir

To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.

professor

(US, Philippines, informal) A teacher or faculty member at a college or university regardless of formal rank.

professora

A female teacher.

professorado

(education) The office of a professor.

profeta

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

profetisa

Someone who speaks by divine inspiration.

profetizar

To speak or write with divine inspiration; to act as prophet. [from 14th c.]

proficiência

Ability, skill, competence.

proficiente

Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.

profilaxia

(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.

profissão

An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.

profissionalismo

The status, methods, character or standards expected of a professional or of a professional organization, such as reliability, discretion, evenhandedness, and fair play.

profissionalmente

In a professional manner.

profiterole

A small, hollow case of choux pastry with a filling.

profundamente

(also deeply) In large volume.

profundeza

the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

profundezas

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

profundidade

the vertical distance below a surface; the degree to which something is deep

profundo

Extending far down from the top, or surface, to the bottom, literally or figuratively.

profusão

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

profuso

Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.

progénie

(uncountable) Offspring or descendants considered as a group.

progenitora

(dated) A female ancestor.

prognose

A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. [from mid 17th c.]

prognosticar

To estimate how something will be in the future.

prognóstico

A forecast of the future course or outcome of a situation based on what is presently known; a prediction. [from mid 17th c.]

programa

(informal, slang, prostitution) A meeting with a client for paid sex; hookup; job.

programa malicioso

(computing) Software which has been designed to operate in a malicious, undesirable manner.

programação

The process of writing computer software code.

programador

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

programadora

(computing) One who writes computer programs.

programar

(computing) To write software programs.

progredir

To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. [form 15th c.]

progressismo

A political ideology that favours progress towards better conditions in society.

progressista

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

progressiva

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

progressivamente

In a progressive manner.

progressivo

One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

progresso

A forward move; improvement or progression.

proibição

A prohibition.

proibido

Not allowed; specifically disallowed.

proibir

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

projéctil

An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.

projector

An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]

projetar

(obsolete, transitive) To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to show; to point out; to appoint.

projétil

An object intended to be or having been shot from a weapon.

projeto

(architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).

projeto de lei

A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

projetor

An optical device that projects a beam of light, especially one used to project an image (or moving images) onto a screen. [from 19th c.]

prolação

(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

prole

(countable, uncountable) The children in one family; offspring.

proletária

A member of the proletariat.

proletário

Of or relating to the proletariat.

proliferação

The process of multiplying or increasing in number; increase.

proliferar

(ambitransitive) To increase in number or spread rapidly; to multiply.

prolífico

Fertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.

prolixidade

Long-windedness, tiresome length, excess of words.

prolixo

Tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose.

prólogo

A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.

prolongado

Lengthy in duration; extended; protracted.

prolongamento

(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.

prolongar

To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.

promessa

Promise or agreement to do something in the future, especially:

prometer

(archaic) Often of a parent or guardian: to promise that (two people) be married to each other; specifically and chiefly, to promise that (a woman) be given in marriage to a man; to affiance.

Prometeu

(Greek god) The Titan chiefly honored for stealing fire from Zeus in the stalk of a fennel plant and giving it to mortals for their use. The god of fire and craft.

promiscuidade

The state or quality of being promiscuous.

promíscuo

(somewhat dated) Free from moral restraint; immoral, unchaste.

promissor

Of good omen; indicating future success.

promissória

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

promo

(colloquial) Clipping of promotion.

promoção

(marketing) Promotion or propaganda, especially exaggerated claims.

promocional

Of or relating to an advertising promotion; serving to promote a service, institution, business, etc.

promontório

Coastal land that juts into the sea.

promotor

(genetics) The section of DNA that controls the initiation of RNA transcription as a product of a gene.

promotora

(law) A person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.

promotoria

(law, UK, _, historic, otherwise, current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

promover

(transitive) To promote heavily; to advertise or build up.

prompt de comando

(computing) A sequence of characters that is displayed to indicate that a computer is ready to receive input.

promulgação

The act of promulgating or announcing something, especially a proclamation announcing a new law.

promulgar

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

prono

Having a downward inclination or slope.

pronome

(grammar) A type of word that refers anaphorically to a noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective.

pronóstico

(medicine) A forecast of the future course or outcome of a disease or disorder based on current medical knowledge. [from mid 17th c.]

prontamente

In a prompt manner.

prontidão

The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.

pronto

(UK, Commonwealth, Irish, idiomatic) No problem, the solution is simple, there you have it, it's that easy, you have what you want, all will be well: indicates a desirable conclusion has been reached with ease.

pronúncia

(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

pronunciação

(uncountable) The way in which the words of a language are made to sound when speaking.

pronunciamento

An act of announcing, or giving notice.

pronunciar

(transitive) To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.

propaganda

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

propagar

(transitive) To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place; to disseminate.

propagável

Capable of being propagated.

propágulo

(biology) A reproductive particle released by an organism in order to propagate itself, by means such as dispersal or infection, to the next stage in its life cycle. E.g., seeds, spores, endospores, microbial cysts, etc.

propano

(organic compound) An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C3H8, a constituent of natural gas. [from 1867]

propensão

An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.

propenso

(figuratively) Predisposed, liable, inclined.

propiciação

The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but also involving the appeasement of anger.

propício

Happening by good luck or favorable chance.

propina

The act of offering or paying such a payment: an act of bribery.

propor

To bring up as a subject for debate.

propor-se

(transitive) To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.

proporção

(countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.

proporcional

(mathematics) At a constant ratio (to). Two magnitudes (numbers) are said to be proportional if the second varies in a direct relation arithmetically to the first. Symbol: ∝.

proporcionalmente

In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively.

proporcionar

(transitive, arts) To set or render in proportion.

proposição

(uncountable) The act of offering (an idea) for consideration.

propositadamente

(idiomatic) By design, as opposed to by accident; intentionally; deliberately. [from 16th c.]

proposital

Done on purpose; intentional.

propósito

A purpose or objective, which makes something meaningful. [from 14th c.]

proposta

A proposal that has been made.

propriamente

In a proper manner, appropriately, suitably; correctly, justifiably

propriamente dito

(often, _, postpositive) In the very strictest sense of the word. [14th c.]

propriedade

The collective property and liabilities of someone, especially a deceased person. [from 19th c.]

proprietária (de casa)

Someone who owns a house.

proprietário

The owner of an animal or slave.

proprietário (de casa)

Someone who owns a house.

próprio

Belonging to; possessed; acquired; proper to; property of; titled to; held in one's name; under/using the name of. Often marks a possessive determiner as reflexive, referring back to the subject of the clause or sentence.

propulsão

The process of propelling, driving, or pushing, typically forward or onward; a propulsive force or impulse.

propulsar

(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.

propulsor

A spearthrower consisting of a wooden stick with a thong or perpendicularly protruding hook on the rear end that grips a grove or socket on the butt of its accompanying spear (or dart), intended to steady the spear immediately prior to throwing, to increase its potential range when thrown, and to increase its force of penetration of the target. [from 19th c.]

prorrogação

(sports, countable, US) An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation.

prorrogar

(obsolete) To prolong or extend. [15th–18th c.]

prosa

Language, particularly written language, not intended as poetry.

prosaico

Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

prosciutto

A dry-cured ham from Italy, thinly sliced.

proscrever

(transitive) To forbid or prohibit.

proselitar

(by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

proselitizar

(by extension, ambitransitive) To advertise a non-religious belief, way of living, cause, point of view, (scientific) hypothesis, social or other position, political party, or other organization; to convince someone to join such a cause or organization or support such a position; to recruit someone.

prosopopéia

(rhetoric) An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of speech involving this.

prospectar

(geology, mining) To determine which minerals or metals are present in a location.

prospectivo

Likely or expected to happen or become.

prosperar

(intransitive) To begin to thrive or flourish.