Portuguese–English dictionary

aprisionamento

A confinement in a place, especially a prison or a jail, especially as punishment for a crime.

aprisionar

(transitive, also, figuratively) To confine (someone or something) in, or as if in, a bastille (noun sense 2.1) or prison; to imprison.

aprofundado

Thorough; comprehensive.

aprofundar

(transitive) To make deep or deeper

aprontar

(transitive) To prepare; to make ready for action.

apropriação

The act of taking possession, as by force or right of law.

apropriadamente

In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.

apropriado

Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something.

apropriador

A person who appropriates something.

apropriar

(transitive, archaic) To make suitable to; to suit.

apropriar-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.

aprovação

The state or quality of being approved.

aprovado

Having received approval.

aprovador

One who approves or gives approval.

aprovar

(transitive) To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory.

aproveitador

(pejorative) A lazy or irresponsible person who is often unemployed, often depending upon wealthy or otherwise financially independent people for support.

aproveitar

(intransitive) To be of use or advantage; to answer or serve the purpose; to have strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the object.

aprovisionar

(transitive) To supply with provisions.

aproximação

The reestablishment of cordial relations, particularly between two countries; a reconciliation.

aproximadamente

Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence in quality, manner, degree, quantity, or time; almost. [from before 1150]

aproximado

Approximate; hasty or careless; not finished.

aproximar

(transitive) To come near to; to approach.

aproximar-se

(intransitive) To come or go near, in place or time; to move toward; to advance nearer; to draw nigh.

aproximar-se de

(ambitransitive, figuratively) Used intransitively, followed by to: to draw near (to someone or something); to make advances; to approximate or become almost equal.

aprumado

Vertical; erect.

aprumar

(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.

aptamente

In an apt or suitable manner; fittingly; appropriately; suitably

aptidão

Suitability; the quality of being apt or suitable.

apto

Adapted to a purpose or environment.

apunhalar

(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

apupar

(intransitive) To shout extended boos derisively.

apupo

A derisive shout made to indicate disapproval.

apuração

(countable) Reckoning, estimate.

apuradamente

(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.

apuramento

The state of being accurate; being free from error; exactness; correctness

apurar

(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

apuro

A difficult position.

aqua-

water

aqualung

(underwater diving) A piece of equipment consisting of an oxygen tank and breathing apparatus used by divers to allow them to breathe underwater.

aquaplanagem

(automotive, UK) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water; the act of aquaplaning.

aquariano

(astrology) Of or pertaining to the astrological sign of Aquarius.

aquartelar

(intransitive, of a soldier) To lodge, or be quartered, in a private house.

aquático

Relating to water; living in or near water, taking place in water.

aquecedor

A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building.

aquecer

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

aquecimento

A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.

aquela

(demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

aquelaporralá

(slang) A metasyntactic term used for any object whose actual name the speaker does not know or cannot remember; a doodad, gizmo, thingamajig, thingy.

aquele

First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

aquendar

(LGBTQ, of a drag queen, trans woman, etc.) To conceal one’s penis and testicles, as with a gaff or by fastening them down with adhesive tape.

aquerôntico

Of, pertaining to or resembling Acheron (one of the rivers located in the underworld according to ancient Greek mythology).

aqui

(location) In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

aqui e agora

(abstract) This time, the present situation.

aqui-

water

aquícola

(agriculture) Of or pertaining to aquaculture.

aquiescência

A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent consent, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.

aquiescente

resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit

aquiescer

(intransitive, with in or to (or sometimes with)) To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest without opposition and discontent (usually implying previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent by silence or by omitting to object.

aquietar

(transitive) To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to quell; to calm.

aquilégia

Any plant of the genus Aquilegia, having distinctive bell-shaped flowers with spurs on each petal.

Aquiles

(Greek mythology) A mythical semidivine hero, the son of Peleus by the nereid Thetis, and prince of the Myrmidons, who features in the Iliad as a central character and the foremost warrior of the Achaean (Greek) camp.

aquilo

(demonstrative) The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.

aquisição

(countable) The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

aquisitividade

The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire property; desire of possession.

aquisitivo

Of or relating to acquisition.

aquo-

water

aquosidade

The state or quality of being aqueous.

aquoso

(physical chemistry) Consisting mostly of water. Often used in the expression "aqueous solution".

ar

Of, near, or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. Often added to words of Latin origin, but used with other words also.

Arã

(historical, biblical) A historical region mentioned in early cuneiforms and in the Bible, located in modern Syria as well as parts of Iraq, Lebanon and southeastern Turkey; inhabited by Arameans.

árabe

Of or pertaining to Arabs and their nations.

arabela

A Zaparoan language, spoken in Peru.

Arábia

A peninsula of West Asia between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; includes Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates.

arábico

Related to Arabia.

aração

breaking of the ground into furrows

aracnídeo

Any of the eight-legged creatures, including spiders, mites, and scorpions, of the class Arachnida.

aracnofobia

An abnormal or irrational fear of arachnids, especially spiders.

arado

(agriculture) A device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting.

Aragão

An autonomous community in northeastern Spain. Capital: Zaragoza.

aragem

breaking of the ground into furrows

aramaico

Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.

arame

A piece of such material; a thread or slender rod of metal, a cable.

arameu

Referring to the Aramaic language, alphabet, culture or poetry.

arandela

A candlestick (holder for a candle, especially a circular tube, with a brim, into which a candle is inserted), either with a handle for carrying, or with a bracket for attaching to a wall.

arando

Vaccinium myrtillus, the wild European blueberry of the cowberry family.

aranha

Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.

aranha-lobo

(dated) A species of wolf spider, Lycosa tarantula, native to southern Europe, the mildly poisonous bite of which was once thought to cause an extreme urge to dance (tarantism). [from mid 16th c.]

arapaho

A member of a Native American people of Wyoming and Oklahoma.

arapuca

A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body.

arar

(archaic) To plough.

arara-canindé

The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

arati

(Hinduism) A particular Hindu prayer ritual, involving candles made from clarified butter.

arauto

A person or thing that foreshadows or foretells the coming of someone or something.

arbitrador

A person to whom the authority to settle or judge a dispute is delegated.

arbitragem

(finance) A market activity in which a security, commodity, currency or other tradable item is bought in one market and sold simultaneously in another, in order to profit from price differences between the markets.

arbitrar

To make a judgment (on a dispute) as an arbitrator or arbiter

arbitrária

(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

arbitrariamente

In an arbitrary manner.

arbitrariedade

The quality or state of being arbitrary; the extent to which something is arbitrary.

arbitrário

(usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.

arbitrável

(legal) Able to be arbitrated; subject to arbitration.

arbítrio

(by extension) Of a person: the liberty to decide one's actions and thoughts.

árbitro

A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them; an arbitrator.

árbitro assistente

(football) An assistant referee.

arbóreo

Of, relating to, or resembling a tree.

arboreto

A place where many varieties of tree are grown for research, educational, and ornamental purposes.

arborícola

Living in or among trees.

arboricultura

The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.

arborizado

Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees.

arbusto

(horticulture) A woody plant distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, being usually less than six metres tall; a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category.

arca

leading, leader

arcabouço

(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.

arcada

(architecture) A row of arches.

Arcádia

(figurative) An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.

arcanjo

A powerful angel that leads many other angels, but is still loyal to a deity, and often seen as belonging to a particular archangelical rank or order within a greater hierarchy of angels. (Judeo-Christian examples: Gabriel, Michael, Raphael, Uriel).

arcano

Understood by only a few.

arcano sem nome

The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.

Arcansas

A state in the South Central region of the United States. Capital and largest city: Little Rock.

arcar

(transitive, figuratively) To accept responsibility for.

arcebispado

(Christianity) A group of dioceses administered by an archbishop

arcebispo

A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)

arcediago

(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.

arco

A curve, in general. [from 17th c.]

arco da aliança

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

arco de serra

A lightweight metal-framed saw in the shape of a bow with a removable coarse wide blade, used for cutting tree trunks.

arco e flecha

(uncountable) The practice or sport of shooting arrows with a bow.

arco-

(mathematics, sometimes, proscribed) Alternative form of ar- used to form the names of inverse hyperbolic functions, and the symbols for these functions.

arco-da-velha

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

arco-íris

A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.

Ardenas

A department of Grand Est, France. Capital: Charleville-Mézières (INSEE code 08).

ardência

The state or quality of being ardent.

ardendo

On fire; in a blaze. [Early 19th century.]

ardente

Burning fiercely; in a blaze; on fire. [18th century.]

arder

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.

ardil

The disposition to employ one's skill in an artful manner; craftiness; guile; artifice; skill of being cunning, sly, conniving, or deceitful.

ardina

A person who runs a newsstand selling newspapers, magazines, etc.

ardo

Someone who is in a specified condition (“pejorative agent suffix”).

ardor

An object of passionate or romantic love or strong romantic interest.

ardósia

(countable) A chalkboard, sheet of slate for writing on with chalk or with a thin rod of slate (a slate pencil) formerly commonly used by both students and teachers in schools.

árduo

Demanding a lot of effort to endure.

are

(rare) An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) metric unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

área

A particular geographic region.

área de acampamento

A place where one or more tents may be pitched for an overnight stay in an outdoor area.

área de baixa pressão

(meteorology) An area of lowered air pressure that generally brings moist weather, sometimes promoting hurricanes and tornadoes.

área de serviço

A place or room where laundering is done - including, by extension, other forms of laundering than clothes washing.

área de trabalho

(computing, GUI) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.

área de transferência

(computing) A buffer in memory where the user can store data temporarily while transferring it from one place within an application to another or between applications.

areado

Covered with sand.

areal

Of or pertaining to an area.

arear

(transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.