Portuguese–English dictionary

treino

An activity done as an exercise or practice (especially a military exercise), particularly in preparation for some possible future event or occurrence.

trejeito

A sudden, often uncontrolled movement, especially of the human body.

trela

A strap, cord or rope with which to restrain an animal, often a dog.

treliça

A flat panel constructed with widely-spaced crossed thin strips of wood or other material, commonly used as a garden trellis.

trem

(slang, originally, US) A thing (used in a vague way to refer to something whose name one does not know or cannot recall)

tremedeira

Any of the group of rays of the order Torpedodiniformes, which can produce an electric discharge.

tremeluzir

(of a source of light) To shine with a flickering light; to glimmer.

tremendo

Very strong or intense; excessive, tremendous. [from 18th c.]

tremer

(intransitive) To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion.

tremor

A shake, quiver, or vibration.

trempe

A stand with three short legs, especially for cooking over a fire.

tremulação

The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion.

tremulante

In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.

tremular

(intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.

trémulo

Trembling, quivering, or shaking.

tremura

The act of shivering.

trenó

(British) any type of sled or sleigh.

trenodia

A song or poem of lamentation or mourning for a dead person; a dirge; an elegy.

trenzinho

(sex, slang) An act wherein series of men line up and then penetrate a person, especially as a form of gang rape. [from 20th c.]

trepada

(vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.

trepadeira

(botany) A plant such as a vine that climbs upwards as it grows by attaching itself to some support.

trepador

Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).

trepadora

Someone or something that climbs (such as a mountain climber).

trepar

(intransitive, of plants) To grow across a surface rather than upwards.

três

The digit/figure 3.

três pontos

(typography, mathematics) A mark consisting of multiple full stops (with or without spaces), used to indicate omitted, missing, or illegible words; or (in mathematics) that a pattern continues.

três vezes

(somewhat, dated, outside, Asia, Canada, Australia, &) Three times.

tresandar

(intransitive) To have a strong bad smell.

tresloucar

(intransitive) To speak or write wildly or incoherently.

tresvairar

(intransitive) To speak or write wildly or incoherently.

treta

(countable, by extension) An action intended to deceive; a trick.

trevas

(uncountable) The state of being dark; lack of light; the absolute or comparative absence of light.

trevo

A plant of the genus Trifolium with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets and with white or red flowers.

trevoso

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

treze

The cardinal number occurring after twelve and before fourteen: ten and three.

tri-

Three.

tríade

(Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

triagem

Assessment or sorting according to quality, need, etc., especially to determine how resources will be allocated.

triangulação

(uncountable, surveying) A technique in which distances and directions are estimated from an accurately measured baseline and the principles of trigonometry; (countable) an instance of the use of this technique.

triangular

To locate by means of triangulation.

triângulo

(geometry) A polygon with three sides and three angles.

triar

(chiefly, medical) To subject to triage; to prioritize.

triatlo

An athletics event in which contestants compete in swimming, cycling and running in turn.

tribo

(sociology) A subset of a culture or of a society.

tribulação

Any adversity; a trying period or event.

tribuna

The uppermost seating area projecting from the rear or side walls of a theater, concert hall, or auditorium.

tribunal

The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered.

tributar

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

tributo

An oration to honor a deceased person, usually at a funeral.

tríceps

(anatomy) Any muscle having three heads.

tríceps sural

The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

tricerátopo

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

tricerátops

Common name of the extinct genus Triceratops; herbivorous ceratopsids from the late Cretaceous.

triciclo

A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.

tricô

The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

tricotagem

The action of the verb to knit; the process of producing knitted material.

trifle

(cooking) An English dessert made from a mixture of thick custard, fruit, sponge cake, jelly and whipped cream.

trifólio

Any of several plants of the pea family, having compound, trifoliate leaves; especially one of the genus Trifolium.

trigémeo

One of a group of three siblings born at the same time to the same mother.

trigo

(countable) Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

trigo-mourisco

An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

trigo-mouro

An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

trigo-sarraceno

An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

trigonometria

(geometry, analysis) The branch of mathematics that deals with the relationships between the sides and angles of (in particular) right-angled triangles, as represented by the trigonometric functions, and with calculations based on said relationships.

trilha

Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.

trilhão

(dated, British & Australian, long scale) A million (times a) million (logic: 1,000,0002): a 1 followed by twelve zeros (1012); a thousand milliard.

trilhar

To walk for a long time (usually through difficult terrain).

trilho

The metal bar forming part of the track for a railroad.

trilhos

(railways) The way or rails along which a train moves.

trilião

(US, modern British and Australian, short scale) A billion billion: 1 followed by eighteen zeros, 1018.

trilo

(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

trilogia

A set of three connected works, usually dramas, literary pieces, films, or musical compositions, all related by theme, characters, or setting.

trimestral

Occurring once every quarter year (three months); taking place quarter-yearly.

trimestralmente

Once every quarter year (three months).

trimestre

(historical) A measure of length; originally a fourth part of an ell, now chiefly a fourth part of a yard. [from 14th c.]

trinado

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

trinar

(intransitive) To make a short, sharp, cheerful note, as of small birds or crickets; to chitter; to twitter.

trinca

(card games) A hand including three cards of the same rank.

trincar

To close or lock as if with a latch.

trinchar

To cut meat in order to serve it.

trincheira

A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

trinco

A sliding pin or bar in a lock or latch mechanism.

trindade

(Christianity) In Christian belief, the three persons of the Godhead: the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

trinitrotolueno

A highly explosive yellow crystalline substance, (CH3C6H2(NO2)3), obtained by reacting nitric acid with toluene.

trino

(music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it as an ornament; in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.

trinta

The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.

trio

A group of three people or things.

trio elétrico

A large wagon used to carry a band of musicians in a parade. [from 1836]

tripa

(chiefly, in plural) The entrails; (by extension, humorous, or, derogatory) the belly.

tripar

(intransitive) To experience a state of reverie or to hallucinate, due to consuming psychoactive drugs.

tripas

The entrails or contents of the abdomen.

tripé

A three-legged stand or mount.

tripla

(mathematics, computing) A sequence of three elements or 3-tuple.

triplete

(sports) Three goals, victories, awards etc. in a given match or season.

triplicar

(transitive) To triple.

Trípoli

The capital city of Libya, originally three separate settlements known as Oea, Sabratha, and Leptis Magna.

Tripolitânia

A historic region and former province in western Libya, centered around the coastal city of Tripoli.

tríptico

(arts) A picture or series of pictures painted on three tablets connected by hinges.

tripudiação

An act or instance of gloating.

tripudiar

To exhibit a conspicuous (sometimes malevolent) pleasure or sense of self-satisfaction, often at an adversary's misfortune.

tripulação

A group of people (often staff) manning and operating a large facility or piece of equipment such as a factory, ship, boat, airplane, or spacecraft.

tripulante

(plural: crew) A member of the crew of a vessel or plant.

tripular

(transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).

trisa

(pathology) A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes, skin, and urine. [from early 14th c.]

trismo

(pathology) A spasmodic, nervous system disease brought on by the tetanus bacteria, causing muscles to seize up and may cause death by suffocation.

trissecar

(transitive) to cut into three pieces

triste

(informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.

tristemente

In a sad manner; sorrowfully.

tristeza

(usually, in the plural, informal) A feeling of sadness or depression.

tritão

A legendary creature, human male from the waist up, fishlike from the waist down.

tríton

(particle) the nucleus of a tritium atom, consisting of a proton and two neutrons.

triturador

(in particular, US) A machine that reduces organic matter to compost; depending on size, whole tree trunks are reduced to sawdust; a woodchipper.

triturar

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.

triunfal

Of, relating to, or being a triumph.

triunfante

That celebrates or commemorates a triumph or victory.

triúno

(chiefly, religion, Christianity) Both trine and one at the same time.

triunvirato

An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.

trivial

(figuratively) Much used; trite; mean.

troca

(countable) A replacement.

trocadilhar

(intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.

trocadilho

A joke or type of wordplay in which similar definitions or sounds of two words or phrases, or different definitions of the same word, are deliberately confused.

trocado

(uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.

trocador

(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.

trocar

(transitive) To divide (something, often money) into smaller units.

trocar-se

(transitive) To replace the clothing of (the one wearing it), especially to put a clean diaper on (someone).

troco

(uncountable) Balance of money returned from the sum paid after deducting the price of a purchase.

troféu

An object, usually in the form of a statuette, cup, or shield, awarded for success in a competition or to mark a special achievement.

Troia

(historical) An ancient city in what is now northwestern Turkey.

troiano

Of, or relating to, the famed city of Troy or its inhabitants.

troica

An official group of three people, especially a ruling council of three men and particularly (historical) two such councils in Roman history.

troika

A Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses abreast.

trojan

(computer security) A malicious program that is disguised as legitimate software.

trol

(originally, Scandinavian, _, mythology, now, also, European folklore) a giant supernatural being, especially a grotesque humanoid creature living in caves or hills or under bridges. [from early 17th c.]

trolada

The act of one who trolls (in various senses of provoking others).

trolagem

(by extension, originally, Internet slang) A person who makes or posts inflammatory or insincere statements in an attempt to lure others into combative argument for purposes of personal entertainment or to manipulate their perception, especially in an online community or discussion. [from late 20th c.]

trolar

(figurative, originally, Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign. [from late 20th c.]

trole

(rail transport) A light auxiliary rail vehicle (train) or tram.

trolha

A mason’s tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and breaking bricks to shape them.

troll

(by extension, politics) A person who sows discord, or spreads misinformation or propaganda, in order to promote an agenda as part of an organized political campaign.

trollar

(figurative, originally, Internet slang) To post irrelevant or inflammatory statements in an online discussion in an attempt to start a heated argument or to derail a conversation, either for one's personal entertainment or as part of an organized political campaign. [from late 20th c.]

tromba

The conspicuously extended, mobile, nose-like organ of an animal such as a sengi, a tapir or especially an elephant. The trunks of various kinds of animals might be adapted to probing and sniffing, as in the sengis, or be partly prehensile, as in the tapir, or be a versatile prehensile organ for manipulation, feeding, drinking and fighting as in the elephant.

tromba-d'água

A whirlwind that forms over water, not associated with a mesocyclone of a thunderstorm (contrary to a true tornado).

trombadinha

(UK, MLE, Ireland, derogatory, offensive ) A working-class youth, especially one associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived "common" taste in clothing and lifestyle.

trombeta

Either of two closely related genera in the Solanaceae family, Brugmansia and Datura.

trombo

(hematology, pathology) A clot formed from platelets and other elements; that forms in a blood vessel in a living organism, and causes thrombosis or obstruction of the vessel at its point of formation or travel to other areas of the body.

trombone

A musical instrument in the brass family, having a cylindrical bore, and usually a sliding tube (but sometimes piston valves, and rarely both). Most often refers to the tenor trombone, which is the most common type of trombone and has a fundamental tone of B♭ˌ (contra B♭).

trombose

(pathology) The formation of thrombi in the blood vessels of a living organism, causing obstruction of the circulation.

trompa

A coiled brass musical instrument, derived from the French hunting horn, which has rotary valves.

trompete

(brass instrument) A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat; by extension, any type of lip-vibrated aerophone, most often valveless and not chromatic.

trompetista

Someone who plays the trumpet; a trumpeter.