Portuguese–English dictionary

apavorar

To cause (someone) to feel panic; also, to frighten (someone) into acting hastily.

apaziguamento

The state of being appeased; the policy of giving in to demands in order to preserve the peace.

apaziguar

To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to dispel (anger or hatred).

apeadeiro

(rail) A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.

apedrejamento

(legal) The practice or act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death, as punishment

apedrejar

(transitive) To pelt with stones; especially, to kill by pelting with stones.

apelação

An application to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

apelado

That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.

apelante

Someone who makes an appeal; an appellant.

apelar

(intransitive) Often followed by against (the inferior court's decision) or to (the superior court): to apply to a superior court or judge for a decision or order by an inferior court or judge to be reviewed and overturned.

apelativo

Relating to appellation or naming.

apelatório

That can be (legally) appealed to, especially of a court that hears appeals of decisions by a lower court.

apelidar

(transitive, now, informal) To name, to entitle, to call. [from the later 16th c.]

apelido

A personal name or nickname; an informal label, often drawing attention to a particular attribute.

apelo

A call to a person or an authority for a decision, help, or proof; an entreaty, an invocation.

apelo sexual

Sexual attractiveness. [from 1910s]

apenas

Only, simply, merely.

apendectomia

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

apêndice

An external body part that projects from the body.

apendicectomia

(surgery) The surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix.

apendicite

(pathology) inflammation of the vermiform appendix

apensar

(transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended

aperceber-se

(intransitive) To have knowledge; to have information, be informed.

aperfeiçoar

(transitive) To make better, or improve, something perceived to be in a negative condition.

aperitivo

A small, light, and usually savory first course in a meal.

apertado

Uncomfortably restricted in size or space, or financially.

apertar

(computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).

aperto

(idiomatic) A difficult or embarrassing situation.

aperto de mão

The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.

apesar

Despite the fact that; although.

apesar de

In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.

apesar de que

Although; though; despite or in spite of the fact that.

apetitoso

That appeals to, or stimulates the appetite.

apetrecho

Any device or machine, especially one whose name cannot be recalled, often either clever or complicated.

apetrechos

(in the plural) Equipment used for some specific task; gear. [from late 14th c.]

apiário

Pertaining to bees or beekeeping.

ápice

The highest or the greatest part of something, especially forming a point.

apicultor

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

apicultora

A person who maintains hives and keeps bees, especially for the production of honey.

apiedar-se

(transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.

apimentado

(of foods, flavors, or odors) Tangy, zesty, or pungent.

apimentar

(transitive) To add pepper to.

apinhar

(transitive) To crowd into a place, especially to fill it.

apitada

An act of whistling.

apitar

(team sports) To make a piercing sound which signals a referee's action or the end of a game.

apito

(countable) The noise of a horn or whistle.

aplacar

(transitive) To calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.

aplainar

(transitive, carpentry) To smooth (wood) with a plane.

aplaudir

(intransitive) To strike the palms of the hands together, creating a sharp sound.

aplauso

The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly expressed by the clapping of hands, stamping or tapping of the feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked commendation.

aplicabilidade

The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.

aplicação

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

aplicação móvel

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

aplicado

Put into practical use.

aplicar

(transitive, medicine) To cause (a patient, human or animal) to ingest (a drug), either by openly offering or through deceit.

aplicar de leve

(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

aplicar rejunte

(transitive) To insert mortar between tiles.

aplicar um golpe

(ambitransitive) To defraud or embezzle.

aplicar-se

(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case

aplicativo

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

aplicativo móvel

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

aplicável

Suitable for application, relevant.

aplique

A length of hair which is attached to one's normal hair to make it longer.

aplomb

Self-confidence; poise; composure.

apneia

(pathology) The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

apo

(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).

Apocalipse

(biblical) The final book of the New Testament of the Bible.

apocalipticista

One who predicts apocalypse.

apocaliptista

One who predicts apocalypse.

apoderar-se de

(transitive) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, especially in exclusion of all others; with to or for.

apodrecer

(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.

apodrecimento

(ecology, medicine) The process or result of being gradually decomposed; rot, decomposition.

Apófis

(Egyptian god) An evil snake-god who tries to devour the sun every night.

apogeu

(astronomy) The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.

apoiador

A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.

apoiadora

A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.

apoiando

In support of.

apoiante

A person who supports, promotes, advocates or champions a cause, movement, or political party; an adherent.

apoiar

(transitive) To support.

apoiar-se

(Followed by against, on, or upon) To rest or rely, for support, comfort, to use as a hard surface for writing, etc.

apoio

(by extension) Anything that serves to support something; a prop.

apoio para os pés

(climbing) A solid grip with the feet.

apolíneo

(science fiction) A native of the planet Apollo.

apolínico

Clear, harmonious, and restrained.

Apollo

(NASA, space) A United States space program, and the vehicles it created, used for human travel to the moon.

Apolo

(astronomy) An asteroid possessing an orbit that crosses the orbit of the Earth and an orbital period of over one year, with semimajor axes greater than 1 AU, and perihelion distances less than 1.017 AU.

apologética

The field of study concerned with the systematic defense of a position, or of religious or occult doctrines.

apologia

A formal justification, defence.

apologista

(usually) One who speaks or writes in defense of a faith, a cause, or an institution.

apologizar

(intransitive, dated) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.

apólogo

A short story with a moral, often involving talking animals or objects; a fable.

aponível

(anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.

apontar

(intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive

apontar para

(intransitive) To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

apoplexia

(symptom) Gross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.

após

Behind; later in time; following.

após-guerra

(US) Of the period following the American Civil War, especially used in reference to the South.

aposentada

(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

aposentado

(chiefly, UK, Canada) Someone who lives on a pension, especially the retirement or old age pension.

aposentadoria

(finance) An annuity paid regularly as benefit due to a retired employee, serviceman etc. in consideration of past services, originally and chiefly by a government but also by various private pension schemes. [from 16th c.]

aposentamento

The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career. [from 17th c.]

aposentar

(transitive) To force (someone) to retire on a pension.

aposentar-se

(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

aposição

(grammar) A construction in which one noun or noun phrase is placed with another as an explanatory equivalent, both of them having the same syntactic function in the sentence.

aposta

The act of placing a bet.

apostador

One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.

apostar

To play risky games, especially casino games, for monetary gain.

apóstata

(countable, religion) A person who has renounced a religion or faith.

apostatar

To give up or renounce one's position or belief.

apostema

(medicine, obsolete) An abscess; a pustulent swelling.

apostila

A special certification established in 1961 for certifying foreign documents.

aposto

Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.

apóstolo

(Christianity) Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.

apóstrofe

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

apóstrofo

(orthography) The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

apotécio

(lichenology, mycology) A type of fructification of some ascomycete fungi, forming cyst structures of various shapes. Often the fungal components of lichens have this sort of fertile structure.

apotegma

A short, witty, instructive saying; an aphorism or maxim. [from mid-16th c.]

apotemnofilia

(psychology) A compulsion to become, or appear to be, an amputee.

apoteose

The best moment or highest point in the development of something, for example of a life or career; the apex, culmination, or climax (of a development).

app

(computing, mobile phones) An application (program), especially a small one designed for a mobile device.

approach

(figuratively) A manner of making (a policy) or solving (a problem, etc.).

apre

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

apreciado

Recognized as having value.

apreciador

Showing appreciation or gratitude.

apreciar

(transitive) To be grateful or thankful for.

apreciativamente

In an appreciative manner.

apreciativo

Showing appreciation or gratitude.

apreciável

(usually) Both detectable#Adjective and at least modestly substantial#Adjective: large enough to be estimated and to be of practical relevance#Noun.

apreciavelmente

In an appreciable manner; to a large extent; considerably.

apreço

A greeting at the end of a letter or e-mail communication.

apreender

To take hold of (something) with understanding; to conceive (something) in the mind; to become cognizant of; to understand.

apreensão

(countable, psychology) The general process or a particular act of mental assimilation of new experience into the totality of one's past experience.

apreensivamente

in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension

apreensível

(literary) Which can be apprehended (usually in the sense of being understood).

apreensivo

Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.

aprender

To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.

aprendiz

A trainee, especially in a skilled trade.

aprendiza

One who is learning; one receiving instruction.

aprendizado

The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.

aprendizagem

The system by which a person learning a craft or trade is instructed by a master for a set time under set conditions.

apresentação

Originally (music) , a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.

apresentação única

An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.

apresentador

A moderator or master of ceremonies for a performance.

apresentadora

(broadcasting, journalism) One who delivers the news for broadcast on television, radio, etc; a newsreader.

apresentar

To perform as an anchorman or anchorwoman.

apresentar-se

(ambitransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.

apressadamente

In a hasty manner; quickly or hurriedly.

apressar

(transitive) To accelerate the progress of.

apressar-se

(transitive) To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.

aprimorado

In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.