Portuguese–English dictionary

teísta

Of or relating to theism.

tela

A piece of canvas cloth stretched across a frame on which one may paint.

tela azul

(computing) Ellipsis of blue screen of death.

telar

(medicine) To examine patients or treat a sample in order to detect a chemical or a disease, or to assess susceptibility to a disease.

tele-

over a distance

telefonar

(ambitransitive) To contact by telephone.

telefonar para

(ambitransitive) To call (someone) using a telephone.

telefone

(US, NZ, AU, Philippines, informal) A cellular phone.

telefone fixo

(by extension) A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.

telefone sem fio

(games, mostly, UK) A game for several players in which a phrase, whispered by each person in turn to their neighbor, is often unwittingly misunderstood as it is transferred, to humorous effect by the time it reaches the last person and is compared with the original phrase.

telefonema

A telephone conversation; a phone call.

telefonia

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

telefonia fixa

A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.

telegrafar

To use a telegraph, send a message by telegraph.

telégrafo

(chiefly, _, historical) The electrical device gradually developed in the early 19th century to transmit messages (telegrams) using Morse code; the entire system used to transmit its messages including overhead lines and transoceanic cables.

telegrama

A telegram, notably when sent by (submarine) telegraph cable.

telejornal

Information about current events disseminated by the media.

telenovela

(countable) A radio or television serial, typically broadcast in the afternoon or evening, about the lives of melodramatic characters, which are often filled with strong emotions, highly dramatic situations and suspense.

telepata

(parapsychology, science fiction) A person with telepathic ability, capable of reading the thoughts of others around them. Telepaths also have the ability to project thought.

telepatia

(parapsychology) The capability to communicate directly by psychic means; the sympathetic affection of one mind by the thoughts, feelings, or emotions of another at a distance, without communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.

telepaticamente

(parapsychology) By means of telepathy.

teleponto

A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

teleportar

(intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.

teleprompter

A device placed near or on a television camera that displays scrolling text, allowing a person to read a script while appearing to speak spontaneously to the camera.

telescópico

Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope. [from 17th c.]

telescópio

A monocular optical instrument that magnifies distant objects, especially in astronomy.

telespectador

Someone who watches television.

telespetador

Someone who watches television.

teletipo

(historical) A telegraph that automatically prints transmitted messages in letters rather than Morse code or other symbols, typically resembling a typewriter in appearance.

teletransportação

Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.

teletransportar

(intransitive) To travel, often instantaneously, from one point to another without physically crossing the distance between the two points.

teletransporte

Any of many (mostly hypothetical or fictional) processes of moving matter from one spatial point to another without physically crossing the space in between and which are often depicted or described as happening instantaneously, and through dematerialization or gateways.

televisão

(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.

televisor

(countable) An electronic home entertainment device equipped with a screen and a speaker for receiving television signals and displaying them in audio-visual form.

telha

(obsolete) A ridge tile, A tile for the ridge of a roof.

telhado

(architecture) The external covering at the top of a building.

telhar

(transitive) To cover with small, thin pieces of building material, with shingles.

telinga

A Dravidian language of India.

tell

(archaeology) A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.

Telmo

A en given name.

telugo

A Dravidian language of India.

telugu

A Dravidian language of India.

tema

A subject or topic for consideration or investigation.

temão

(nautical) The maximum width of a vessel (note that a vessel with a beam of 15 foot can also be said to be 15 foot abeam).

temente a Deus

(religion) Following the precepts of a religious practice; respecting and revering God and his authority.

temer

Regretful, sorry; expressing a reluctance to face an unpleasant situation. [with that (+ clause) or clause; or with so or not]

temerário

Indifferent or oblivious to danger or the consequences thereof.

temeridade

(uncountable) Reckless boldness; foolish bravery.

temeroso

Tending to fear; timid.

temível

(dated) Causing fear or horror; appalling, terrible.

temor

A feeling of fear and reverence.

temoroso

(archaic) Feeling fear; afraid, fearful, frightened.

têmpera

The heat treatment to which a metal or other material has been subjected; a material that has undergone a particular heat treatment.

temperado

Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

temperamento

A person's usual manner of thinking, behaving or reacting.

temperança

(obsolete) State with regard to heat or cold; temperature.

temperar

(transitive, metallurgy) To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.

tempero

(cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.

tempestade

Any disturbed state of the atmosphere causing destructive or unpleasant weather, especially one affecting the earth's surface involving strong winds (leading to high waves at sea) and usually lightning, thunder, and precipitation.

tempestade cerebral

A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.

tempestade de areia

A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.

tempestade de ideias

A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously.

tempestade de neve

Bad weather involving blowing winds and snow, or blowing winds and heavy snowfall amount.

tempestuoso

Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.

templário

(historical) A knightly member of the crusader age military order of Templars [from 1577]

template

(object-oriented) A partially defined class or function, that can be instantiated in a variety of ways depending on the instantiation arguments.

templo

A house of worship, especially:

tempo

A temporary split with a romantic partner.

tempo de guerra

(often, attributive) A period during which a war is in progress in a particular place.

tempo de paz

The period of time when a nation or people is at peace, not fighting a war.

tempo de transmissão

The duration during which a radio or television program (or part of one) is transmitted.

tempo livre

Time when one is not working.

têmpora

(Christianity) Any of the three days within the same week, four separate sets of which occur roughly equidistant in the circuit of the year, that are set aside for fasting and prayer. In Western Christianity they are usually the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday following the first Sunday in Lent, Whitsunday, Holy Cross Day (14 September), and Saint Lucy's Day (13 December).

temporada

(North America, Australia, broadcasting) A group of episodes of a television or radio program broadcast in regular intervals with a long break between each group, usually with one year between the beginning of each.

temporal

A heavy rain.

temporariamente

For a limited period of time; not permanently.

temporário

Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

temporizador

Any electronic function that causes a device to be able to do something automatically after a preset amount of time.

tempurá

A Japanese dish made by deep-frying vegetables, seafood, or other foods in a light batter.

tenacidade

(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.

tenaz

stubbornly persevering, steadfast

tença

A status of possessing a thing or an office; an incumbency.

tencionar

(ambitransitive, usually followed by particle "to" + verb, or "on"/"upon" + noun) To fix the mind upon (something, or something to be accomplished); be intent upon

tenda

A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.

tendão

(anatomy) A tough band of flexible but inelastic fibrous collagen tissue that connects a muscle with its bony attachment and transmits the force which the muscle exerts.

tendência

An inclination, disposition, tendency, preference, or attraction.

tendenciosidade

(countable, uncountable) Inclination towards something.

tendencioso

Exhibiting bias; prejudiced.

tender

(mostly, intransitive, mostly, in the passive) To tend to do or believe something, or move or be moved in a certain direction, away from a point of view, attitude, etc.

tendo em conta que

Taking into account.

tenebroso

(literary, also, figurative) Dark and gloomy; obscure. [from 15th c.]

tenência

(uncountable) The quality or state of being prudent: circumspection and good judgment in knowing how best to act; (countable, archaic) an instance of this.

tenente

(military) The lowest junior commissioned officer rank(s) in many military forces, often Army and Marines.

tenente de corveta

(military) Most junior rank used in the navies of some Romance-speaking or European countries, usually equal in rank to the British rank of midshipman or the American rank of ensign.

ténia

(countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infests the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.

ténis

(US, Atlantic Canada, Australia, New Zealand) An athletic shoe with a soft, rubber sole. A trainer.

Tennessee

A state of the United States.

tenramente

In a tender manner; gently; sweetly.

tenro

(of food) Soft and easily chewed.

tensão

(countable, physics) The internal distribution of force across a small boundary per unit area of that boundary (pressure) within a body. It causes strain or deformation and is typically symbolised by σ or τ.

tensão superficial

(physics) the effect on the surface of a liquid that makes it behave as a stretched elastic membrane; it is caused by unbalanced intermolecular forces

tensionar

(transitive) To apply force to (a body or structure) causing strain.

tenso

(also, figurative) Under tension; tightly drawn; strained, stressed, tense.

tentador

That entices; alluring; attractive; charming

tentadora

Teasing; tempting, especially that which is beyond reach.

tentar

(archaic) To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to take by force.

tentativa

The action of trying at something. [1530]

tento

(sports, video games, board games) A unit of scoring in a game or competition. [from 18th c.]

tênue

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

teo-

(religion) god; deity

teocracia

Government under the control of a state religion.

Teodora

A en given name, most famously borne by two empresses of Byzantium.

Teodorico

A en given name.

Teodoro

A en given name; the name of a saint, pope, several emperors, etc.

teóloga

One who studies theology.

teologia

(uncountable) The study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general. [from mid-14th c.]

teológico

Of or relating to theology.

teólogo

One who studies theology.

teor

(algebra, ring theory, of a polynomial with coefficients in a GCD domain) The greatest common divisor of the coefficients; (of a polynomial with coefficients in an integral domain) the common factor of the coefficients which, when removed, leaves the adjusted coefficients with no common factor that is noninvertible.

teorema

(mathematics) A mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true. Minor theorems are often called propositions. Theorems which are not very interesting in themselves but are an essential part of a bigger theorem's proof are called lemmas.

teoricamente

in theory though not necessarily in reality.

teórico

Of or relating to theory; abstract; not empirical.

teorista

Someone who constructs theories, especially in the arts or sciences.

teorizar

(intransitive) To formulate a theory, especially about some specific subject.

tépala

(botany) Any component of the perianth (outermost whorls of flower parts, not involved in reproduction), especially when the components are not distinguished into sepals and petals.

tépido

(temperature) Between warm and cool.

tequila

An alcoholic liquor distilled from the fermented juice of the Central American century plant Agave tequilana.

ter

Abbreviation of Tuesday.

ter [[saudade|saudade(s)]]

(intransitive) To long, to yearn so much that it causes suffering.

ter a chance de

(intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).

ter a oportunidade de

(intransitive, catenative) (with full infinitive) To be able, be permitted, or have the opportunity (to do something desirable or ironically implied to be desirable).

ter a ver com

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

ter como

(intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).

ter como consequência

(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.

ter cuidado

(intransitive) To be cautious, careful or prudent.

ter de

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

ter filho

To cause; to produce; to bring forth.

ter fome

(intransitive) To be in need of food.

ter gosto de

(intransitive, copulative) To have a taste; to excite a particular sensation by which flavor is distinguished.

ter medo de

(transitive) To be afraid of (something or someone); to consider or expect (something or someone) with alarm.

ter por

(intransitive) To conceive of something or someone (usually followed by of; infrequently, by on).

ter sede

(intransitive) To be thirsty.

terapeuta

Someone who provides therapy, usually professionally.

terapêutica

Of, or relating to therapy.

terapêutico

Of, or relating to therapy.

terapia

Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.

terça

The third day of the week in many religious traditions, and the second day of the week in systems that use the ISO 8601 norm; it follows Monday and precedes Wednesday.

terça-feira

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

terceira

The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second.

terceiramente

In the third place; third in a row.