Portuguese–English dictionary

quórum

The minimum number of members required for a group to officially conduct business and to cast votes, often but not necessarily a majority or supermajority.

quota

(in the plural) A membership fee.

quotidiano

That occurs every day, or at least every working day.

Rá

(Egyptian mythology) The Egyptian god of the Sun.

rã-touro

Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.

rabanada

(culinary) Food prepared by dipping bread into egg batter and frying.

rabanete

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

rábano

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

rabeca

(musical instruments) An early three-stringed instrument, somewhat like a simple violin only pear shaped, played with a bow and used in Medieval and the early Renaissance eras.

rabecão

A carriage or vehicle specially adapted or used for transporting a dead person to the place of funeral or to the grave.

rabequeiro

One who plays the fiddle.

rabequista

One who plays the fiddle.

rabiça

The handle of a plough.

rabicho

(now, _, historical) A men's hairstyle with a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China. [from 18th c.]

rabino

A Jewish scholar or teacher of halacha (Jewish law), capable of making halachic decisions.

rabiscar

(ambitransitive) To draw or scribble aimlessly.

rabisco

A small mindless sketch, etc.

rabo de cavalo

A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.

rabo-de-cavalo

A hairstyle where the hair is pulled back and tied into a single "tail" which hangs down behind the head.

rabo-de-saia

(UK, _, slang, offensive) A woman, when regarded as a sexual object.

rabudo

Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

rabugento

(informal, figuratively, of a person or behavior) Short-tempered and gruff but, sometimes, with a harmless or benign inner nature.

rábula

An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.

raça

All animals or plants of the same species or subspecies.

ração

Material, of an animal or most often vegetable origin, prepared (especially industrially) as feed for domestic or farm animals.

racha

(vulgar, _, slang) The vulva.

rachada

(uncountable, slang, sometimes, derogatory, sometimes, positive) A (feminine) woman. (See also fishy.)

rachado

Broken so that cracks appear on, or under, the surface.

rachadura

The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.]

rachamento

The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.]

rachar

(transitive) To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.

rachar fora

(transitive, intransitive, slang) To leave.

racial

Of or relating to a race (or a people).

rácio

A number representing a comparison between two named things.

raciocinar

(intransitive) To deduce or come to a conclusion by being rational.

raciocínio

Reasoning, conscious deliberate inference; the activity or process of reasoning.

racionalidade

The quality or state of being rational; due exercise of reason; reasonableness.

racionalismo

(philosophy) The theory that the reason is a source of knowledge independent of and superior to sense perception.

racionalização

(now, rare) The process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.

racionalizar

(mathematics) To remove radicals, without changing the value of an expression or the roots of an equation.

racionalmente

In a rational manner

racismo

Prejudice or discrimination based upon race or ethnicity; (countable) an action of such discrimination.

racista

Constituting, exhibiting, advocating, or pertaining to racism.

radar

(uncountable) A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces.

radiação

The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface, like diverging rays of light.

radiador

(thermodynamics) A material capable of absorbing heat.

radiante

In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion. [17th century.]

radical

(also, attributive) Those members of a political party, or any social group, holding extremist or unorthodox views.

radicalmente

In a radical manner; fundamentally; very.

radicar

To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

rádio

(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

radioactivo

Exhibiting radioactivity.

radioamador

(radio) An amateur radio operator.

radioativo

(informal) Radioactive. [from the 20th c.]

radiologia

(medicine) The specialty of medical imaging and its interpretation, originally and especially radiography#Noun but now including all imaging modalities, including ones that use no radiation#Noun (such as ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging).

radiologista

A person who is skilled in or practices radiology.

radiólogo

A person who is skilled in or practices radiology.

rádon

The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.

radônio

The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.

Rafa

A en given name.

rafeiro

(dated, or, humorous) A contemptible or inferior dog.

Ragnarok

(Norse mythology) A series of future events culminating in a battle, fought between the Æsir and einherjar on one side, and the forces of Surtr, Loki, and Loki's children on the other, in which all of creation is burned down and almost all life is extinguished.

râguebi

A form of football in which players can hold or kick an ovoid ball; rugby football. The ball cannot be handled forwards and points are scored by touching the ball to the ground in the area past the opponent's territory or by kicking the ball between goalposts and over a crossbar.

Ragusa

A city and port in southern Croatia, on the Adriatic Sea; formerly, Ragusa.

raia

The line or frontier area separating political or geographical regions.

raiado

(of the eyes) Reddened and inflamed because of congested blood vessels.

raiar do sol

The beginning of the day; the first moment of daylight.

Raimunda

(slang, derogatory) A person who has an attractive body but an unattractive face.

Raimundo

A en given name.

rainha

A female member of a royal family other than a queen, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a monarch. [from 14th c.]

raio

A flash of light produced by short-duration, high-voltage discharge of electricity within a cloud, between clouds, or between a cloud and the earth.

raio de sol

A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight.

raio solar

A visible, narrow, and intense (relative to ambient light) ray of sunlight.

raisparta

(mildly, vulgar) Expressing anger, irritation, contempt, or disappointment.

raiva

A strong and unpleasant feeling of displeasure, hostility, or antagonism towards someone or something, usually combined with an urge to yell, say curse words, and/or physically harm or cause damage or destruction to things or attack or assault living beings, often stemming from perceived provocation, hurt, threat, insults, or unfair or unjust treatment, or a situation not going the way one had desired or planned.

raivosamente

In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.

raivoso

Displaying or feeling anger.

raiz

(linguistics) A primitive word, from which other words may be derived.

rajá

A Hindu prince or ruler in India.

rajada

A concentrated discharge of projectile weapons.

Rajastão

A state in northwestern India, created in 1949 and replacing the former province of Rajputana. Capital: Jaipur. [from 20th c.]

rala

(medicine, now, chiefly, in plural) An abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or sometimes by pulmonary edema.

ralado

Produced by grating.

ralador

a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump

ralar

(transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater.

ralé

(pejorative, figuratively) People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.

ralhar

(transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.

rali

(motor racing) An event in which competitors drive through a series of timed special stages at intervals. The winner is the driver who completes all stages with the shortest cumulative time.

ralo

(chiefly, US, Canada) A conduit allowing liquid to flow out of an otherwise contained volume; a plughole (UK)

Raloim

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

Ramadã

(Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.

Ramadão

(Islam) The holy ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast between the break of dawn until sunset; they also refrain from drinking liquids, smoking and having sexual relations.

ramal

Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

ramalhete

A small bunch of fragrant flowers or herbs tied in a bundle, often presented as a gift; nosegays were originally intended to be put to the nose for the pleasant sensation or to mask unpleasant odours. [from 15th c.]

rameira

(obsolete) A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low birth, especially one given to low conduct.

ramela

(uncountable) Rheum, crusty or gummy discharge found in the corner of the eyes after waking, whether real or a figurative objectification of sleep (in the sense of reduced consciousness).

ramen

Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).

ramerrão

(figurative) A fixed routine, procedure, line of conduct, thought or feeling. [from 19th c.]

ramificação

The area where something forks or branches: where a ramification takes place.

ramificar

(intransitive) To produce branches.

raminho

(metalworking, countable) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal to all parts of the mold.

ramo

A tree-branch, usually a primary one directly attached to the trunk.

ramonear

(intransitive, of an animal) To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.

rampa

An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.

Ramsés

Name of several pharaohs of 19th and 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt, 13th to 10th century BC.

rancho

A large plot of land used for raising cattle, sheep or other livestock.

râncido

(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.

ranço

(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.

rancor

(countable) Deep-seated and/or long-term animosity or ill will about something or someone, especially due to perceived mistreatment.

rancoroso

Full of rancor; bitter; unforgiving.

rançoso

(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.

rand

The currency of South Africa, divided into 100 cents.

randevu

A house of prostitution.

randômico

(computing) Pseudorandom; mimicking the result of random selection.

ranger

(transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.

rangido

Tending to produce a high-pitched sound or squeak.

rangífer

(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

rangífero

(plural: reindeer) Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the species Rangifer tarandus, with a number of subspecies.

rangir

To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.

ranhento

Running or dirtied with mucus.

ranho

(physiology) A slippery secretion from the lining of the mucous membranes.

ranhoso

Running or dirtied with mucus.

ranhura

(architectural element, firearms) A semicylindrical vertical groove, as in a pillar, in plaited cloth, or in a rifle barrel to cut down the weight.

ranquear

(intransitive) To have a ranking.

ranúnculo

Any of many herbs, of the genus Ranunculus, having yellow flowers; the crowfoot.

ranzinza

Given to or marked by an ill-tempered, quarrelsome nature; ill-tempered, cranky, crabby.

rapariga

A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

rapaz

A person who is in adolescence; someone who has reached puberty but is not yet an adult.

rapaziada

(informal, especially, with a possessive) A male friend.

rapé

A snort or sniff of fine-ground, powdered, or pulverized tobacco.

rapidamente

Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

rapidez

rapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity

rapidinha

(slang) To have a sexual encounter for physical gratification, and part company with the other partner immediately thereafter; to have a quickie one-night stand.

rápido

Moving with great speed, or capable of doing so; swift, rapid. [from 14th c.]

rapieira

A slender, straight, sharply pointed sword (double-edged, single-edged or edgeless), designed predominantly for thrusting; used during the Renaissance period of Europe for civilian duelling

rapina

Rapine; rapacity.

rapino

Any of various insects of the order Dermaptera that have elongated bodies, large membranous wings folded underneath short leathery forewings and a pair of large pincers protruding from the rear of the abdomen.

Raposa

The fourth reindeer of Santa Claus.

raposa velha

(metaphor) A cunning person.

raposa-vermelha

(in particular) The red fox, a small carnivore (Vulpes vulpes) with red or silver fur.

raposo

(obsolete) A sword; so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox.

rapper

(music) A performer of rap music, or someone who raps in any form of music.

raptar

(transitive) To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap. [Early 17th century.]

rapto

(crime) The crime of taking a person against their will, sometimes for ransom.

raptor

One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century]

Rapunzel

A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.

raque

The main axis of a feather.

raquetada

(tennis) The hitting of a ball with a racket; also, the movement of the racket and arm that produces that impact.

raquete

The use of a paddle to propel a boat; a session of paddling.

raquítico

(disease) Of or pertaining to, or affected by, rickets. [from 18th c.]