Portuguese–English dictionary

serviço militar obrigatório

Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.

servidão

(law, property law) An interest in land which grants the legal right to use another person's real property (real estate), generally in order to cross a part of the property or to gain access to something on the property (right of way).

servidor

A male servant.

servil

In the manner of a slave; abject.

sérvio

A person of Serb descent (not necessarily from Serbia). (Compare Serbian.)

servir

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

servir (em)

(transitive) To conform to in size and shape.

servitude

The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.

servo

A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.

servomecanismo

Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback.

sésamo

The seed of this plant.

sessão espírita

A ceremony where people try to communicate with the spirits of dead people, usually led by a medium.

sessenta

The cardinal number occurring after fifty-nine and before sixty-one, represented in Roman numerals as LX and in Arabic numerals as 60.

sesta

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.

sestro

Towards the left side.

Set

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.

seta

A projectile consisting of a shaft, a point and a tail with stabilizing fins that is shot from a bow.

setar

(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.

Sete

(biblical character) The third son of Adam and Eve.

seteira

A slit, as in a castle wall, through which arrows can be fired.

setembro

The ninth month of the Gregorian calendar, following August and preceding October, containing the southward equinox.

setenta

The cardinal number occurring after sixty-nine and before seventy-one, represented in Roman numerals as LXX and in Arabic numerals as 70.

setentrional

Of, facing, situated in, or related to the north; northerly.

Seth

(Egyptian god) An ancient Egyptian god, variously described as the god of chaos, the god of thunder and storms, or the god of destruction.

sético

Of or pertaining to sewage or the disposal of sewage.

sétima

The ordinal form of the number seven.

sétimo

The ordinal form of the number seven.

setor

(geometry) A portion of a circle enclosed by two radii and an arc.

Setsuan

A province in central China. Capital: Chengdu.

seu

Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

Seul

The capital city of South Korea, also the historical capital of Korea from 1394 until the country was divided in 1945.

seus

Belonging to, from, of, or relating to, them (plural).

severamente

(manner, archaic) Harshly, severely; in a hard manner.

severidade

The state of being severe.

Severo

An ancient Roman cognomen, notably that of Septimius Severus.

Sevilha

The capital city of Andalusia, Spain.

sex appeal

Sexual attractiveness. [from 1910s]

sexagenário

Of or related to sixtysomethings.

sexar

(zoology, transitive) To determine the sex of (an animal).

sexismo

Discrimination or different treatment based on sex or gender, especially discrimination against women.

sexista

Unfairly discriminatory against one sex in favour of the other.

sexo

Sexual intercourse usually involving humans.

sexo a três

An instance of sexual activity involving three people.

sexta

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Friday.

sexta-feira

(US, Canada, informal in UK) On Friday.

sextilhão

(US, British, Australian, short scale) A trillion billion: 1 followed by 21 zeros, 1021.

sexto

The ordinal form of the number six.

sexuado

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]

sexual

Arising from the fact of being male or female; pertaining to sex or gender, or to the social relations between the sexes. [from 17th c.]

sexy

Having sex appeal; attractive.

Seychelles

An archipelago and country in East Africa, in the Indian Ocean. Official name: Republic of Seychelles.

shade

(uncountable, originally, LGBTQ slang) Subtle insults.

shaitan

(Islam) Iblis, Satan.

shaker

One of a Christian Protestant religious sect who do not marry.

Shakespeare

William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.

shakespeariano

(literature) Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.

shalom

(Judaism) A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.

shashlik

A form of shish kebab, originally made of marinated lamb meat.

Sheherazade

A en given name.

Sheila

A en given name.

Shenzhen

A major subprovincial city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.

Sherazade

A en given name.

shh

Demanding silence.

Shimla

A city and district, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh, India.

ship

(fandom) A fictional romantic relationship between two characters, either real or themselves fictional, especially one explored in fan fiction.

shippar

(fandom, transitive) To support or approve of a fictional romantic relationship between two characters, typically in fan fiction or other fandom contexts.

Shiraz

A variety of black grape used to make wine.

Shiva

(Hinduism) The god of destruction and transformation, and together with Brahma and Vishnu, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. Within Shaivism he is viewed as the Supreme deity, whereas in other branches of Hinduism such as the Smarta tradition he is worshipped as one of the six manifestations of the Divine.

shogunato

(historical, Japan) The office or dignity of a shogun.

shopping

An enclosed shopping centre. [from 20th c.]

short

Pants or trousers worn for sports or in warmer weather that do not go lower than the knees.

Shota

A male given name of Georgian origin.

show

(countable) A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.

si

(reflexive pronoun) Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject

si-próprio

An individual person as the object of the person's own reflective consciousness (plural selves).

siamês

Of or relating to Siam; Thai.

Sião

(historical) Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.

siba

Any squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened.

Sibéria

The region of Russia in Asia, stretching from the Urals to the Pacific Ocean.

siberiano

Of or relating to Siberia.

sibilante

Characterized by a hissing or hushing sound such as the s or sh in sack or shack.

sibilar

(intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.

sibilo

A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.

sic

Thus; as written; used to indicate, for example, that text is being quoted as it is from the source.

sicário

A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

Sichuan

A province in central China. Capital: Chengdu.

Sicília

The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, an autonomous region of Italy, close to Africa and separated from Tunisia and Libya by the Strait of Sicily.

siciliano

Of, from or relating to Sicily, Italy.

sicofanta

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

sicómoro

(originally) A large tree bearing edible fruit, Ficus sycomorus, allied to the common fig, found in Egypt and Syria.

Sicrano

(informal) Used generically for a man whose actual name may not be known.

SIDA

(disease) Acronym of acquired immune deficiency syndrome. [from 1982]

Sidarta

A en given name used by followers of various faiths of India; notably, the personal name of Buddha.

Sidnei

(countable) A en given name.

Sidney

(uncountable) A major port city, the state capital of New South Wales, Australia, and the most populous city in Australia.

siesta

(countable) A nap, especially an afternoon one taken during the hottest part of the day in some cultures.

sifão

A bent pipe or tube with one end lower than the other, in which hydrostatic pressure exerted due to the force of gravity moves liquid from one reservoir to another.

sífilis

(disease) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.

sigilo

Concealment; the condition of being secret or hidden.

sigiloso

Characterized by or resembling stealth or secrecy.

sigla

(linguistics) An abbreviation formed by the initial letters of other words.

siglagem

The act, process, or result of turning a phrase into an acronym.

sigma

The eighteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets (Σ, σ), the twentieth letter of Old and Ancient.

sigmatismo

The act or a habit of lisping.

significado

The denotation, referent, or idea connected with a word, expression, or symbol.

significância

(uncountable) Clipping of importance.

significar

(copulative, informal) To have as consequence, to amount to, to mean.

significativamente

In a significant manner or to a significant extent.

significativo

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

sikh

of, or relating to the Sikhs or to Sikhism.

sílaba

(linguistics) A unit of human speech which often forms words corresponding to one opening of the mouth; a vowel and its surrounding consonants.

silano

(chemistry) Any of a group of silicon hydrides that are analogous to alkanes (the paraffin hydrocarbons); especially the parent compound SiH4.

silenciador

(US, automotive) A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.

silenciar

(transitive) To turn off the sound of.

silêncio

The absence of sound; quietness.

silêncio!

(imperative) Be silent.

silenciosamente

In a quiet manner.

silencioso

(US, automotive) A part of the exhaust pipe of a car that dampens the noise the engine produces.

sílex

A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because tiny chips of the steel are heated to incandescence and burn in air.

sílex córneo

(geology, uncountable) Massive, usually dull-colored and opaque, quartzite, hornstone, impure chalcedony, or other flint-like mineral.

sílfide

The elemental being of air, usually female.

silfo

The elemental being of air, usually female.

silhueta

An illustrated outline filled in with a solid color(s), usually only black, and intended to represent the shape of an object without revealing any other visual details; a similar appearance produced when the object being viewed is situated in relative darkness with brighter lighting behind it; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow appears to be. [mid 19th c.]

silício

(chemistry, uncountable) A nonmetallic element (symbol Si) with an atomic number of 14 and atomic weight of 28.0855.

silicone

(chemistry) Any of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric compounds (polysiloxanes), that have a wide range of thermal stability and extreme water repellence, used in a very wide range of industrial applications, and in prosthetic replacements for body parts.

silte

(uncountable) Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.

silva

A fruit-bearing shrub of the aggregate species Rubus fruticosus and some hybrids.

silvar

(intransitive) To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.

Silvestre

A en given name used in English since the sixteenth century.

Sílvia

A en given name.

silvícola

Of a creature or object: growing, living, or existing in a woodland.

silvicultor

(forestry) A person who practices forestry.

silvicultura

The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.

silvina

(mineral) An evaporite, consisting of potassium chloride KCl, also found in fumaroles.

silvo

A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.

sim

An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

sim senhor

(informal, or, military) Used to express assent, especially to a male superior.

sim!

An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.

simbionte

(ecology) An organism that lives in a symbiotic relationship.

simbiose

A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.

simbolicamente

In a symbolic manner.

simbólico

Perfunctory or merely symbolic; done or existing for appearance's sake, or to minimally comply with a requirement.

simbolismo

Representation of a concept through symbols or underlying meanings of objects or qualities. [from between 1645 and 1655.]

simbolizar

(transitive) To be symbolic of; to represent.

símbolo

(rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.

simétrico

Exhibiting symmetry; having harmonious or proportionate arrangement of parts; having corresponding parts or relations.

simiesco

Bearing resemblance to an ape or monkey; apelike or monkeylike.

similar

Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without difference.

similaridade

Closeness of appearance to something else.

similarmente

In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.