Portuguese–English dictionary

pulo

(mathematics) A discontinuity in the graph of a function, where the function is continuous in a punctured interval of the discontinuity.

pulôver

A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front.

púlpito

(Christianity, countable) A raised platform in a church, sometimes enclosed, where the minister or preacher stands when giving the sermon; also, the lectern on such a platform.

pulsação

The regular throbbing of the heart, an artery etc. in a living body; the pulse. [from 15th c.]

pulsar

(astronomy) A rotating neutron star that emits radio pulses periodically.

pulseira

A band or chain worn around the wrist as jewelry/jewellery or an ornament.

pulso

(ham radio) The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.

pulular

(intransitive) To teem, or be overrun with insects, people, etc.

pulverizador

An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.

pulverizar

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.

pum

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.

puma

A wild feline, of species Puma concolor, native to the Americas.

púmice

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.

Puna

A major city and district of Maharashtra, India.

punção

A tool for making small dots on a piece of heavy paper, used to produce Braille writing for the blind by hand.

punctura

A hole, cut, or tear created by a sharp object.

Pune

A major city and district of Maharashtra, India.

pungente

Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.

punguear

(transitive) To pick pockets; to steal.

punguista

One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand.

punhado

The amount that can be held in a closed fist.

punhal

(weapons) A stabbing weapon, similar to a sword but with a short, double-edged blade.

punhalada

Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.

punho

The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.

punição

The act (action) or process of punishing, imposing and/or applying a sanction, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent or teacher), especially when disappointed or dissatisfied with the behavior or actions of a child, student, or someone else being looked after.

púnico

Of or pertaining to Carthage.

punidor

One who punishes.

punir

(transitive) To cause (a child, student, or someone else being looked after, or a suspect or criminal) to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action, typically by an authority or a person in authority (for example: a parent, teacher, or police officer).

punitivo

(legal, military) Inflicting punishment; punishing.

punível

Subject to punishment; appropriate for punishment.

Punjabe

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.

punjabi

Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.

punk

(colloquial) Particularly intense; thrillingly dangerous or erratic; desirably violent in appearance; pleasing or "cool" due to intensity or danger.

pupila

(dated, _, except in, _, UK) A learner at a school under the supervision of a teacher.

pupilo

A person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced person (a protector or mentor).

puramente

Alone; exclusively.

puré

A food that has been ground or crushed into a thick liquid or paste.

pureza

The state or degree of being pure.

purga

A forcible removal of people, for example, from political activity.

purgar

(transitive) To remove air bubbles from a pipe containing other fluids.

purgatório

(Christianity) An intermediate state after death in which some of those ultimately destined for Heaven must first undergo purification.

purificação

The act or process of purifying; the removal of impurities.

purificar

(transitive) To spiritually purify; to free from guilt or sin; to purge.

purista

Of or pertaining to purism.

puritana

A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.

puritano

A person who is or tries to be excessively proper, especially one who is easily offended by matters of a sexual nature.

puro

Pure, especially morally or religiously.

puro sangue

Bred from pure stock.

purpurina

A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.

pus

(medicine, pathology) A whitish-yellow or yellow substance composed primarily of dead white blood cells and dead pyogenic bacteria, normally found in regions of bacterial infection.

Pushkin

A transliteration of the Russian surname Пу́шкин (Púškin).

pusilânime

Showing ignoble cowardice, or contemptible timidity. [from 16th c.]

pústula

A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

puta

Clipping of bicycle.

putaria

A house of prostitution.

putativo

Commonly believed or deemed to be the case; generally assumed.

puteiro

A house of prostitution.

Putin

A surname from Russian.

putinha

(science fiction, usually, in compounds) A fan of a -punk genre of fiction, or a person who dresses in a style associated with it.

puto

(informal, Britain, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly, _) Used as an intensifier.

putrefação

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

putrefazer

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

pútrido

Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

putsch

A coup d'état; an illegal effort to forcibly overthrow the current government.

puxa

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

puxa-saco

(North America, slang, vulgar) Someone who kisses ass (who acts obsequiously in order to gain another's favor).

puxada

(originally, North America, slang, pejorative) A person with unlikable or obnoxious qualities and behavior, typically mean, self-centered, or disagreeable.

puxadinho

An addition or extension to a building.

puxador

The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the hand when used or moved.

puxão

(countable) An act of pulling (applying force toward oneself).

puxar

(intransitive, archery) To pull back an arrow or bowstring in preparation for shooting the arrow; also, to cause a bow to bend by pulling back the bowstring.

puxar descarga

(transitive) Particularly, to cleanse a toilet by introducing a large amount of water.

Pyongyang

The capital city of North Korea.

Qatar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

QI

Initialism of intelligence quotient.

qua

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quac

The sound made by a duck.

quacre

A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

quadra

(cards, dice, obsolete) The four of cards or dice.

quadrado

(printing) A certain number of lines, forming a portion of a column, nearly square; used chiefly in reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.

quadrângulo

(geometry) A polygon with four sides.

quadrelo

(countable, archery, historical) An arrow or bolt for a crossbow or an arbalest, traditionally with the head square in its cross section.

quadribol

A fictional ball game played between two teams of seven players riding flying broomsticks, using four balls and six elevated ring-shaped goals.

quadriculado

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

quadricular

To mark with a grid.

quadril

(slang, possibly, dated) A drug addict, especially someone addicted to a narcotic like heroin.

quadrilateral

Having four sides.

quadrilátero

Having four sides.

quadrilha

A group of criminals or alleged criminals who band together for mutual protection and profit.

quadrilhão

(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A thousand trillion (logic: 1,000 × 1,0004): 1 followed by fifteen zeros, 1015.

quadrilião

(dated, UK, Australia, long scale) A million trillion (logic: 1,000,0004): 1 followed by twenty-four zeros, 1024.

quadrinho

A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or struts, as in a bridge truss.

quadrinhos

the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art

quadrinista

(comics) One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

quadriplégico

One who suffers from quadriplegia.

quadro

Short for blackboard, whiteboard, chessboard, surfboard, circuit board, message board (on the Internet), bulletin board, etc.

quadro de giz

A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.

quadro-negro

A slate or enamel board for writing on with chalk; a predecessor to a whiteboard.

quadruplicar

(transitive) To multiply by four.

quádruplo

Being four times as long, as big or as many of something.

quaga

A southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.

quagga

A southern-African subspecies of plains zebra, Equus quagga quagga, which went extinct in 1883. The upper parts of the animal were reddish brown, becoming paler behind and beneath, while the face, neck, and fore part of the body were marked by dark stripes.

quaisquer

Any person; anybody.

qual

(relative, plural that) In a relative clause, referring to a previously mentioned noun, as subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition; which, who. [from 9thc.]

qualidade

An important or main item.

qualificação

(legal) Meeting specified qualifications to perform.

qualificado

Meeting the standards, requirements, and training for a position.

qualificar

To compete successfully in some stage of a competition and become eligible for the next stage.

qualquer

A/an, each or some, no matter its/their identity or nature.

qualquer coisa

Someone or something of importance.

qualquer hora

At any time.

qualquer que seja

Regardless of the ... that; for any ... that.

qualquer um

Any thing(s) or person(s).

quando

To such an extent or degree; to the same extent or degree.

quandu

Any of several rodents of either of the taxonomic families Hystricidae (Old World porcupines) or Erethizontidae (New World porcupines), both from the infraorder Hystricognathi, noted for their sharp spines or quills, which are raised when the animal is attacked or surprised.

quantia

A quantity of money.

quântico

(physics) Involving quanta, quantum mechanics or other aspects of quantum physics.

quantidade

Size, specifically, volume.

quantificar

(logic) To relate a statement (called a predicate) to a given set using a quantifier—either for all (denoted ∀) or there exists (denoted ∃).

quanto

(formal, somewhat, dated) For example; for instance. (Compare such as.)

quanto + comp. , comp.

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

quanto a

Regarding; about; concerning.

quanto tempo

Used literally: for what duration.

quantum

(physics) The smallest possible, and therefore indivisible, unit of a given quantity or quantifiable phenomenon. [from 20th c.]

quão

(exclamative) Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation.

quáquer

A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.

quarço

(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

quarenta

The cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.

quarentenar

(intransitive) To enter or stay in quarantine, particularly to self-quarantine to avoid an epidemic disease.

quaresma

(Christianity) A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

quark

A soft, creamy, unripened cheese made from cow's milk, originating from and eaten throughout central, northern, eastern, and southeastern Europe, as well as the Low Countries.

quarta

The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

quarta (marcha)

(in the singular) The fourth gear of an engine.

quarta parte

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]

quarta-feira

The fourth day of the week in many religious traditions, and the third day of the week in systems using the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Tuesday and precedes Thursday.

quarteirão

The smallest part of a town enclosed by streets.

quartel

(military, chiefly, in the plural) A building for soldiers, especially within a garrison; originally referred to temporary huts, now usually to a permanent structure or set of buildings.

quartel-general

The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.

quartel-mestre

(military rank) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies. Master of quartering.

quarteto

A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two.

quarto

A room in a house, apartment, hotel, or other dwelling where a bed is kept for sleeping.

quarto de banho

(US, Philippines, euphemism) A room containing a public toilet: a public lavatory.

quarto de serviço

(nautical) A group of sailors and officers aboard a ship or shore station with a common period of duty: starboard watch, port watch.

quarto escuro

A darkened room where sexual activity can take place, especially one in a gay club.

quartzo

(mineral) The most abundant mineral on the earth's surface, of chemical composition silicon dioxide, SiO2. It occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous. Found in every environment.

quasar

(galaxy) An extragalactic object, starlike in appearance, that is among the most luminous and (putatively) the most distant objects in the universe.

quase

Very nearly; everything short of. Most often precedes a verb or adjective.

quase não

(degree) Barely, only just, almost not.

quasímodo

(Christianity) The first Sunday after Easter Sunday.

Quaternário

(geology) The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.