Portuguese–English dictionary

Tânger

A port city, the capital of the region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima, Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.

tangerina

The fruit of this tree; in loose, informal usage, the term may include other similar citrus fruits such as Citrus unshiu (satsuma or mikan).

tangerineira

A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges.

tango

(dance) A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

Tânia

A en given name.

tankar

(video games) To attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently.

tanoeiro

A craftsman who makes and repairs barrels and similar wooden vessels such as casks, buckets and tubs.

tanque

An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

tanqueiro

(military) Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.

tansagem

Any plant of the genus Plantago, with a rosette of sessile leaves about 10 cm (4") long with a narrow part instead of a petiole, and with a spike inflorescence with the flower spacing varying widely among the species. See also psyllium.

tantã

(informal) Crazy.

tanto

In the (same) way or manner that; to the (same) degree that.

tanto ... quanto ...

Including both of (used with and).

tanto faz

(idiomatic) Denoting that one does not care about or is unexcited for something.

tanto faz como tanto fez

(idiomatic) Used to dismissively suggest that a particular distinction is a distinction without a difference; used to express the assertion that two similar things are effectively the same, despite any trivial difference.

Tanzânia

A country in East Africa. Official name: United Republic of Tanzania.

tão

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

tão logo

At the moment when; immediately (after); instantly; directly.

tapa

(countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat.

tapar

(transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.

tapas

A variety of Spanish small savoury food items or snacks such as croquettes, cured meat, potato salad, and seafood, originally served with sherry and now often with other alcoholic beverages as well.

tapear

(dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.

tapeçaria

A heavy woven cloth, often with decorative pictorial designs, normally hung on walls.

tapeceira

Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

tapeceiro

Someone who upholsters furniture, especially a trained craftsman who does so as an occupation.

tapete

A fabric used as a complete floor covering.

tapetinho

A partial covering for a floor. [1624]

tapinha

A light tap or slap, especially with the hands.

tapioca

A starchy food made from the cassava plant, used in puddings.

tapume

(North America) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

taquião

(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

taquicardia

(medicine, cardiology) A rapid resting heart rate, especially one above 100 beats per minute; palpitations. [from 19th c.]

taquigrafia

A rough and rapid method of writing by substituting symbols for letters, words, etc.

táquion

(particle) A hypothetical particle that travels faster than the speed of light.

tar

(computing) A file produced by such a program.

tarada

(derogatory, informal) A nymphomaniac.

tarada sexual

(derogatory, informal) A nymphomaniac.

tarado

A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

tarantina

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

tarantino

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

tarantismo

An extreme urge to dance, popularly thought to have been caused by the bite of a tarantula (Lycosa tarantula) and prevalent in southern Italy in the 15th through 17th centuries.

tarântula

(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.]

tarbuche

A felt hat in the shape of a truncated cone, having a flat top with a tassel attached.

tarde

The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm.

tardinha

(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Afternoon.

tardio

Later in relation to the proper time something should have happened.

tarefa

(education) A task given to students, such as homework or coursework.

tarefa de casa

(literally, now, _, rare) Any work that is done at home; housework.

tarefas domésticas

domestic household chores such as cleaning and cooking

tarentina

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

tarentino

A native or inhabitant of Taranto.

tarifa

(countable) Money paid for a transport ticket.

tarifar

(transitive) To levy a duty on (something).

tarja

A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.

tarô

(singular or plural) A card game played in various different variations.

tarol

(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.

tarola

(music) A set of stiff wires held under tension against the bottom head of a drum to create a rattling sound.

Tarso

A city in Mersin Province in southeastern Turkey, an important center of Cilicia since antiquity.

Tartã

(historical) The commander-in-chief of ancient Assyria.

tartana

(watercraft) A type of one-masted vessel with a lateen sail and a foresail, used in the Mediterranean.

tártara

A person belonging to one of several Turkic ethnic groups identifying as "Tatar" in Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia.

Tártaro

Hell.

tartaruga

(countable, especially, Commonwealth, usually, _, in the plural) A retroreflective device placed on a road surface as a marking that can be seen even at night.

tartaruga-matamatá

A side-necked turtle of species Chelus fimbriata, whose shell resembles a dead leaf.

tarte

A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).

tarteira

(countable) A metal pan used for baking, roasting, storing food, etc.

Tarzan

(fiction) A heroic fictional character, raised from a baby to adulthood in the African jungle by apes.

taser

(by extension) Any electroshock stun gun.

tatear

(intransitive) To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.

Tatiana

A transliteration of the Russian female given name Татья́на (Tatʹjána).

tática

A maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.

tático

Of or relating to tactics.

tátil

Of or relating to the sense of touch.

tato

A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.

tatu

(zoology) Any pill bug in the family Armadillidiidae.

tatu-de-jardim

Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.

tatuagem

An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.

tatuar

(transitive) To apply a tattoo to (someone).

tatuzinho

(Canada, US) In full roly-poly bug: a small terrestrial invertebrate which tends to roll into a ball when disturbed, such as a woodlouse (suborder Oniscidea, especially a pill bug (family Armadillidiidae) or a sowbug (family Porcellionidae)) or a pill millipede (superorder Oniscomorpha).

tatuzinho-de-jardim

Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.

tau

The letter Τ//τ in the Greek alphabet; being the nineteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek, and the twenty-first letter of the Old and Ancient Greek alphabets.

taumaturgia

The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry.

taumatúrgico

Of, or relating to, the working of magic or performance of miracles.

taumaturgo

A performer of thaumaturgy; a performer of miracles; a magician.

taurino

Someone with a Taurus star sign.

Tauro

A mountain range in southern Anatolia, almost 4000 metres high and running parallel to the Mediterranean coast

Taurus

(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac supposedly shaped like a bull and containing the star Aldebaran.

tautológico

Of, relating to, or using tautology.

távola

An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs.

taxa

(countable) A tax placed on imports or exports; a tariff.

taxa alfandegária

A system of government-imposed duties levied on imported or exported goods; a list of such duties, or the duties themselves.

taxa inclusa

A cover charge.

taxação

The act of imposing taxes and the fact of being taxed.

taxar

(transitive) To impose and collect a tax from (a person or company).

taxas de envio

The cost of sending an item or package using postal or carrier services.

taxativo

Absolute; having no exception.

táxi

A vehicle that may be hired for single journeys by members of the public, particularly one with an automated meter to calculate the fare.

taxiar

To move an aircraft on the ground under its own power.

taxidermia

The art of stuffing and mounting the skins of dead animals for exhibition in a lifelike state.

taxidermista

One who practices taxidermy, the stuffing of animals.

TCC

Initialism of also known as.

Tchaikovsky

A transliteration of the Russian surname Чайко́вский (Čajkóvskij), usually applying to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

tchau

(colloquial) Goodbye.

tcheca

(countable) A person from the Czech Republic (Czechia) or of Czech descent.

tcheco

Of, from, or pertaining to the Czech Republic (Czechia), the Czech people, culture, or language.

tcheco-eslovaco

Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.

tchecoslovaco

Of or pertaining to the former nation of Czechoslovakia.

Tchecoslováquia

A former country in Central Europe, now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Tchernóbil

A partially abandoned city and ghost town in northern Ukraine, known as the site of a nuclear disaster.

Tchetchénia

A republic and federal subject of Russia, in the northern Caucasus. Official name: Chechen Republic. Capital: Grozny.

tchetcheno

Of or relating to the Chechen people.

tchetchenos

A Nakh people of the northeastern Caucasus, now mostly Sunni Muslim and resident in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

tchibum

(onomatopoeia) The sound made by an object hitting a liquid.

tchovar

(transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

TDAH

(informal) as of or relating to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

tê

The name of the Latin-script letter T/t.

te peguei

I have got you covered, I've got your back (said by a speaker who has an advantage or responsibility over someone).

tear

A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making.

teaser

(marketing) A preview or part of a product released in preparation of its main advertising, typically a short film, song, or quote.

teatral

Of or relating to the theatre.

teatro

A place of public accommodation or entertainment, especially a public house, an inn, a restaurant, a theatre, or a casino; or the management thereof. [from 10th c.]

tecelã

A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.

tecelagem

(uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom.

tecelão

A person who weaves; especially, one who weaves cloth for a living.

tecer

To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, etc.) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air; said of the spider, the silkworm, etc.

tecido

A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.

tecla

(computing) One of several small, usually square buttons on a typewriter or computer keyboard, mostly corresponding to text characters.

teclado numérico

A small board with keys primarily used for tactile input into a machine.

teclar

To be engaged in informal conversation.

técnica

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

tecnicamente

Based on precise facts, which, however, may be contrary to common belief or casual terminology.

técnico

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

tecno

(music genre) A repetitive style of music originally produced for use in a continuous DJ set. The central rhythmic component is most often in common time (4/4), where time is marked with a bass drum on each quarter note pulse, a backbeat played by snare or clap on the second and fourth pulses of the bar, and an open hi-hat sounding every second eighth note.

tecno-

Relating to technology.

tecnocrático

Of, or relating to a technocrat or technocracy.

tecnóloga

A scientist, engineer, or technician who specializes in a particular technology, or who uses technology in a particular field.

tecnologia

(uncountable, academic) The study of or a collection of techniques.

tecnologicamente

In a technological manner.

tecnológico

Of, relating to, or involving technology, especially modern scientific technology.

tecnólogo

(US, Canada) An academic degree awarded after the equivalent of approximately two years of college education, usually by a community college.

tecto

(architecture) The overhead interior surface that covers the upper limits of a room.

tectônica

(geology) The study of crustal plates and other large-scale structural features of the Earth.

tectónico

Of or relating to construction or to architecture.

tédio

(countable) An instance or period of being bored; a bored state.

Teerã

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

Teerão

The capital city of Iran, the seat of Tehran County's Central District and the capital of Tehran Province.

Teia

(Greek god) A Titan, the sister-wife of Hyperion.

teimosia

The state or characteristic of being pertinacious.

teimoso

Unreasonably stubborn.

teiró

A cutter, consisting of a blade in either knife form or disk form, attached to the ploughbeam of a plough to cut the sward, in front of the ploughshare and mouldboard.