Portuguese–English dictionary

verbete

An item in a list, such as an article in a dictionary or encyclopedia.

Verbo

The creative word of God; Logos.

verbo ativo

A word that expresses action and tells what the subject of a sentence does.

verborragia

(rhetoric) The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.

verbosidade

(rhetoric) The excess use of words, especially using more than are needed for clarity or precision.

verboso

Containing or using more words than necessary; long-winded, wordy. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

verdade

Indicates emphatic agreement.

verdadeiramente

(manner) In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

verdadeiro

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

verdades

That which is real, in a deeper sense; spiritual or ‘genuine’ reality.

verde

(figurative) Lacking life experience; immature, inexperienced, naive; also, of or relating to something immature or inexperienced.

verde de inveja

(figurative, of people) Naive or unaware of obvious facts.

verde-azeitona

Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

verde-esmeralda

Emerald green, a colour.

verde-menta

A green color, like that of mint.

verde-oliva

Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

verdete

A blue-green patina or rust that forms on copper-containing metals.

verdinhas

(uncountable, US, slang) United States paper currency; dollars.

verdor

The state or quality of being green; green colour. [from 8th c.]

verduleiro

(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

verdura

Green foliage or verdure.

verdureiro

(chiefly, British, Commonwealth, Irish) A person who sells fresh vegetables and fruit, normally from a relatively small shop.

vereador

A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.

vereadora

A member of a municipal legislative body in a city or town.

veredicto

(law) A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

veredito

(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.

verga

(slang, vulgar) The penis.

vergalhão

(countable) A steel reinforcing bar in a reinforced concrete structure.

vergasta

(countable) A short rod or stick, traditionally of wood or bamboo, used for corporal punishment.

vergastar

To strike or beat with a cane or similar implement.

vergonha

The state of being abashed; embarrassment from shame. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

vergonha alheia

(uncountable, slang, derogatory) Things, particularly online content, which would cause an onlooker to cringe from secondhand embarrassment.

vergonhosamente

Used to express discontent with a situation or occurrence.

vergonhoso

Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

vergôntea

An animal or plant's progeny or young.

verificação

(mathematics) The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.

verificar

(transitive) To inspect; to examine.

verificar novamente

(transitive) To check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.

verificar outra vez

(transitive) To check a second time; to check twice with extra caution or attention; to verify or make sure.

verme

(slang, derogatory) A worthless person. [from 17th c.]

vermelha

(countable, and, uncountable) The colour of the setting sun, blood, and strawberries; the colour which is evoked by the longest visible wavelengths (between about 625–740 nm), and a primary additive colour.

vermelhão

Having a brilliant red colour.

vermelhidão

(uncountable) The state or quality of being red.

vermelho

(nonstandard) Any revolutionary or subversive radical.

vermelho-cardeal

Having a bright red color (from the color of a Catholic cardinal’s cassock).

vermicelli

Long, slender pasta, similar to spaghetti, only thinner.

vermina

Any of various common types of small insects or other animals which cause harm and annoyance. [from c. 1300]

Vermont

A state of the United States.

vermute

A dry, or sweet apéritif wine flavored with aromatic herbs, and often used in mixed drinks.

vernacular

Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

vernáculo

Of or pertaining to everyday language, as opposed to standard, literary, liturgical, or scientific idiom.

vero

True, genuine, not merely nominal or apparent.

Verona

A city, the capital of the province of Verona, straddling the river Adige in Veneto, northern Italy.

Verônica

A en given name.

verossímel

Plausible; within the realm of credibility.

verossímil

Consistent with reality.

verossimilhança

The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.

verruga

(pathology) A type of deformed growth occurring on the skin caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV).

verruma

A small screw-tipped tool for boring holes.

verrumão

A carpenter's tool for boring holes longer than those bored by a gimlet.

verrumar

To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).

Versalhes

A city, suburb of Paris and capital of Yvelines department, Île-de-France, and the former capital of France.

versão

(cinema) A particular version or edit of a film.

versatilidade

The property of being versatile or having many different abilities.

versículo

A small section of a holy book (Bible, Quran etc.)

versionar

(transitive, computing) To keep track of (a file, document, etc.) in a versioning system.

verso

On the other side of a sheet of paper (including a leaf of a book); thus, on the next page when flipping from a recto to the sequential verso.

vérsus

Against; in opposition to.

vértebra

(skeleton) Any of the bony or cartilaginous segments which make up the backbone, consisting in some lower vertebrates of several distinct elements which never become united, and in higher vertebrates having a short more or less cylindrical body whose ends articulate by pads of elastic or cartilaginous tissue with those of adjacent vertebrae and a bony arch that encloses the spinal cord.

vertebral

(anatomy, zootomy) Of or relating to the spine.

vertedoiro

A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.

vertedouro

A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine for bailing water out of a pit.

vertente

An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.

verter

(transitive, archaic) To pour; to make flow.

vertical

Standing, pointing, or moving straight up or down; parallel to the local direction of gravity; along the direction of a plumb line; perpendicular to something horizontal.

verticalmente

In a vertical direction or position.

vértice

The highest point, top or apex of something.

verticilo

(botany) A circle of three or more leaves, flowers, or other organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.

vertigem

A sensation of whirling and loss of balance, caused by looking down from a great height or by disease affecting the inner ear.

vertiginoso

Producing giddiness.

vesguear

(intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.

vesguice

The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.

vespa

A small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

vespão

A large wasp, of the genus Vespa, having a brown-and-yellow-striped body and the ability to inflict a serious sting.

véspera

The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

Véspera de Todos os Santos

The eve of All Hallows' Day; October 31st; celebrated (mostly in English-speaking countries) by children going door-to-door in costume and soliciting candy with menaces.

vésperas

(Christianity, plural only) The sixth of the seven canonical hours, an evening prayer service

Vesta

(Roman god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, fire, and the household, and therefore a deity of domestic life. The Roman counterpart of Hestia.

veste

An act or instance of putting clothes on.

vestiário

A building where swimmers can change clothes.

vestíbulo

An entryway or reception area; vestibule; passageway; corridor.

vestido

(clothing) An item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.

vestidura

An act or instance of putting clothes on.

vestígio

A mark left as a sign of passage of a person or animal.

vestimenta

Clothing.

vestir

(transitive) To dress or clothe; to attire.

vestir-se

(also, reflexive, and, figuratively) To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe. [from 15th c.]

vestuário

(plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.

Vesúvio

A volcanic mountain located on the Gulf of Naples in Italy.

vetar

(transitive) To use a veto against.

veterinária

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

veterinário

A medical doctor who treats non-human animals.

vetor

(programming) Any of various data structures designed to hold multiple elements of the same type; especially, a data structure that holds these elements in adjacent memory locations so that they may be retrieved using numeric indices.

véu

A blanket-like covering, often metaphorical.

véu islâmico

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

vexação

An act of intimidating a person to do something, especially such repeated coercion.

vexar

(transitive, figurative) To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.

vexilo

(ornithology) The flattened, web-like part of a feather, consisting of a series of barbs on either side of the shaft.

vez

A turn at something, or in something (e.g. a game).

vezes

(mathematics) Multiplied by (see also 'ratio of comparison' sense at 'time).

via

(biochemistry) A sequence of biochemical compounds, and the reactions linking them, that describe a process in metabolism or catabolism.

via de trânsito

A lengthwise division of roadway intended for a single line of vehicles.

via férrea

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

via pública

(dated) A path, carriage-way, or road through a park or a landscaped right of way.

viabilidade

The property of being viable; the ability to live or to succeed.

viadalhas

(archaic, chiefly, in the plural) Food supplies; provisions.

viado

(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.

viaduto

(UK, Irish, Commonwealth, Philippines) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.

viagem

(colloquial) A period of time in which one experiences drug-induced reverie or hallucinations.

Viagra

(pharmaceutical drug) A brand name of the drug sildenafil citrate, used to treat erectile dysfunction. [from 1990s]

viajante

One who travels, especially to distant lands.

viajar

(intransitive, archaic) To go, travel.

viatura

A wheeled vehicle that moves independently, with at least three wheels, powered mechanically, steered by a driver and mostly for personal transportation but relatively smaller than a truck/lorry and a bus.

viável

That can be acted on; that can be used as the basis for taking action.

víbora

Any of the suborder Serpentes of legless reptile with long, thin bodies and fork-shaped tongues.

vibração

(informal, originally, New Age jargon, often, in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. [c. 1960s]

vibrante

Full of life; energetic, vivacious.

vibrante simples

(phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound /ɾ/ in the standard American English pronunciation of body.

vibrar

(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.

vibrato

(music) The musical effect or technique where the pitch or frequency of a note or sound is quickly and repeatedly raised and lowered over a small distance for the duration of that note or sound.

vicário

An assistant rector or vicar.

vice versa

(generally after or) The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.

vice-

Taking the place or rank of (another person); deputy.

vice-rei

One who governs a country, province, or colony as the representative of a monarch.

vice-versa

(generally after or) The same but with the two items mentioned reversed.

Vicente

(countable) A en given name.

viciado

A person who is addicted, especially to a harmful drug.

viciador

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

viciante

Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

viciar

(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]

viciar-se

(transitive) To make (someone) become devoted to a given thing or activity; to cause to be addicted. [from 17th c.]

vício

The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination.

viçoso

(of vegetation) Dense, teeming with life; luxuriant.

Victor

A en given name.

Victoria

A city, the capital of Seychelles.

vida

Life.

vida após a morte

A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.

vida noturna

Nocturnal activities, especially visiting nightclubs.

vida real

Life outside of a contrived or fantastical environment; often used in comparison to events depicted in drama.

vida selvagem

(often, attributive) undomesticated animals, especially mammals, birds, and fish, which live in the wild.