Portuguese–English dictionary

suicida

(countable) A person who has intentionally killed themself.

suíço

Of, from, or pertaining to Switzerland or the Swiss people.

suíno

Any animal belonging to the Suidae family of mammals, especially the pig, the warthog, and the boar.

sujar

(transitive, literary) To make dirty.

sujar-se

(intransitive) To become soiled.

sujeira

(UK, Irish, pejorative, slang) The police.

sujeitar

(transitive) To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.

sujeito

(grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.

sujidade

(chiefly, US) Soil or earth.

sujo

In a dirty manner.

sulcar

(transitive) To cut one or more grooves in (the ground, etc.).

sulco

A trench cut in the soil, as when plowed in order to plant a crop.

sulfatara

An area of volcanic activity that gives off sulfurous steam. [from 18th c.]

sulfato

(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of sulfuric acid.

sulfeto

(American spelling, chemistry) Any compound of sulfur and a metal or other electropositive element or group.

sulfito

(American spelling, inorganic chemistry) Any salt of sulfurous acid.

sulfúrico

(American spelling, chemistry) Of, or relating to sulfur, especially in its higher oxidation state

sulista

Of or pertaining to the south; southern.

sultana

A wife or mistress of a sultan.

sultão

A hereditary ruler in various Muslim states (sultanate), varying from petty principalities (as in Yemen), often vassal of a greater ruler, to independent realms, such as Oman, Brunei, Morocco (until 1957) or an empire such as the Turkish Ottoman Empire.

sumarento

Having lots of juice.

sumariamente

(manner) In a summary manner.

sumariar

(transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

sumário

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

Sumatra

The largest island entirely in Indonesia and the world’s sixth largest island.

sumeriano

Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.

sumérico

Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.

sumério

Of, from or pertaining to Sumer.

sumiço

The action of disappearing or vanishing.

sumidade

The highest or uppermost part of something.

sumido

Not able to be located; gone, misplaced.

sumidouro

(by extension) Any place where objects mysteriously disappear.

sumir

(intransitive) To vanish.

sumir com

(transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.

sumo

(often, postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.

sunita

Belonging or relating to the branch of Islam based on the Qur'an, the Kutub al-Sittah (the hadiths which record the Sunnah) and that places emphasis on the Sahabah.

suntuoso

On a grand scale; with very rich furnishings.

suor

The action or process of perspiring.

súper

Better than average, better than usual; wonderful.

super-

Excessive; excessively.

super-autopista

(US) An expressway, especially one designed for high speeds.

super-herói

Any fictional crime-fighting character, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature; a fictional hero who does great things.

Super-Homem

A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.]

super-humano

Beyond what is possible for a human being.

super-vilão

A fantasy-fiction criminal or evil-doer, often with supernatural powers or equipment, in popular children's and fantasy literature who can present a credible challenge for a superhero.

superação

The act by which something is overcome, or surmounted.

superaquecido

(physics) heated above the critical point

superaquecimento

A situation where something is overheated.

superar

To span as if with a bridge.

superávit

Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the government.

supercola

A very strong and instant glue, generally cyanoacrylate.

supercomputador

(computing) Any computer that has a far greater processing power than others of its generation.

superdose

An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

supererrogativo

Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in Roman Catholicism.

supererrogatório

Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in Roman Catholicism.

superestimar

To judge or calculate too highly.

superestrela

Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.

superficial

Having little depth; significantly less deep than wide.

superficialmente

In a superficial manner; shallowly.

superfície

A place, or flat surface or layer, on which something else rests or is laid.

superfluidade

The quality or state of being superfluous; overflowingness.

supérfluo

Something superfluous, as a luxury.

superintendência

Supervision or management.

superintendente

A person who is authorized to supervise, direct or administer something.

superior

Superior in rank.

superioridade

The state of being superior.

superlativo

(figuratively) Exceptionally good; of the highest quality.

superlotado

Containing too many occupants for an area of its size.

Superman

A fictional comic-book superhero with superhuman strength and speed, X-ray vision, and the ability to fly. [from 1933.]

supermercado

A chain of such stores.

supermodelo

A highly paid, famous fashion model.

supernova

(star) A powerful and bright explosion of a massive star, which afterwards becomes a neutron star or a black hole, or is destroyed.

superpoder

(countable, originally, fiction) An extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.

superpopulação

(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.

superpotência

(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.

superpovoação

(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.

superpovoamento

(biology, demography) An excessive number of occupants (people, animals, plants, etc.) in a particular area; specifically, when the number of occupants exceeds the ability of that area to provide for them.

superprotetor

excessively protective, wanting to give too much protection (especially to children)

supersônico

(of a speed) Greater than the speed of sound (in the same medium, and at the same temperature and pressure).

superstar

Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.

superstição

A belief or beliefs, not based on human reason or scientific knowledge, that events may be influenced by one's behavior in some magical or mystical way.

supersticioso

Susceptible to superstitions.

supervalorizar

To esteem too highly; to give greater praise than due.

supervisão

Supervision or management.

supervisar

(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.

supervisionar

(figuratively) To supervise, guide, review or direct the actions of a person or group.

supervisor

A person who oversees and directs the work of others; a supervisor.

supimpa

(US, slang) Fine, excellent, OK, in excellent order.

supino

(weightlifting) An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

suplantar

(transitive) To displace in favor of itself.

suplementar

(archaic) To furnish; to supply adequately.

suplente

(sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.

súplica

The act of entreating or beseeching; a strong petition; pressing solicitation; begging.

suplicante

Entreating with humility; supplicant.

suplicar

(transitive) To plead with someone for help, a favor, etc.; to entreat.

suplício

Any situation where suffering is endured, particularly as part of a process of redemption.

suponhamos

(impersonal, transitive) To have a common expression; used in singular passive voice or plural active voice to indicate a rumor or well-known fact.

supor

To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof

suportar

(transitive) To bear patiently. [from late 15th c.]

suportável

Able to be borne; tolerable; endurable.

suporte

A liner or other material added behind or underneath.

suporte atlético

(sports) An athletic supporter worn by men and boys to support the genitals during strenuous exercise.

suposição

The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a supposition.

suposições

An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

supositório

(medicine) A medicine in the form of a small plug that is inserted into a bodily cavity, especially the rectum, vagina or urethra, where it melts at body temperature.

supostamente

According to someone's allegation.

suposto

Supposed but doubtful.

supracitado

Mentioned or named before; aforesaid.

supranacional

Beyond the borders or scope of any one nation.

suprassumo

(idiom) The best or most desirable among some selection.

supremamente

To the greatest, highest, or utmost degree.

supremo

(often, postpositive) Highest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.

suprimento

(uncountable) The act of supplying.

suprimentos

(uncountable) The purchasing department of a company.

suprimir

To end a law, system, institution, custom or practice. [First attested from around 1350 to 1470.]

suprir

To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.

supuração

(medicine) The decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself.

supurar

(medicine, of an abscess) To reach its final stage.

sura

Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.

surata

Any of the 114 chapters of the Quran.

surdez

The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.

surdo

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

surdos

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

surf

The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

surfar

To ride a wave on a surfboard; to pursue or take part in the sport of surfing.

surfe

The pastime or sport of riding surf on a surfboard.

surfista

A person who rides a surfboard.

surgir

(intransitive) To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.

surpreendente

Causing wonder and amazement; very surprising.

surpreendentemente

Difficult to believe; strange but true.

surpreender

To fill (someone) with surprise and wonder; to astonish, to astound, to surprise. [from 16th c.]

surpreendido

Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

surpresa

(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.

surpreso

Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.

surra

The pulsation of the heart.

surra de pau mole

(slang, vulgar, uncommon) The act of slapping someone with one's penis, particularly in the face.

surra de piru

(slang, vulgar, uncommon) The act of slapping someone with one's penis, particularly in the face.

surrado

Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.

surrar

(transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification.

surreal

Resembling a dream: fantastic and incongruous.

surrealismo

(art) An artistic movement and an aesthetic philosophy that aims for the liberation of the mind by emphasizing the critical and imaginative powers of the subconscious.

Surrey

The easternmost of the three historical counties of Jamaica, bordered by the county of Middlesex in the west; named after the English county.

surripiar

(ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

surrupiar

(ambitransitive) To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to practise petty theft.

surto

An eruption; the sudden appearance of a rash, disease, etc.

Susana

A en given name.

suscetibilidade

The condition of being susceptible; vulnerability.

suscetível

Likely to be affected by something.

suserano

A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.

sushi

(proscribed) Raw fish, especially as a Japanese dish.