Portuguese–English dictionary

visualização

(Internet) An individual viewing of a web page or a video etc. by a user.

visualizador

(computing) A program that displays the contents of a file.

visualizar

(transitive) To conceive or see something within one's mind. To imagine.

visualmente

By means of sight.

vital

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

vitalício

Extending for the entire duration of life.

vitalismo

The doctrine that life involves some immaterial "vital force", and cannot be explained scientifically.

vitamina

Any of a specific group of organic compounds essential in small quantities for healthy human growth, metabolism, development, and body function; found in minute amounts in plant and animal foods or sometimes produced synthetically; deficiencies of specific vitamins produce specific disorders.

vitela

The flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.

vitiligo

(dermatology) The patchy loss of skin pigmentation.

vítima

A living being which is slain and offered as a sacrifice, usually in a religious rite.

vitimação

An act that victimizes or exploits someone.

vitimar

(transitive) To make (someone) a victim or sacrifice.

vitimização

An act that victimizes or exploits someone.

vitimizar

(transitive) To make (someone) a victim or sacrifice.

Vítor

A en given name.

Vitória

A city, the capital of Seychelles.

vitoriano

Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.

vitoriosamente

in a victorious manner; as part of a victory

vitorioso

Being the winner in a contest, struggle, war, etc.

vitrine

A piece of furniture, constructed partially of transparent glass or plastic, within which items can be displayed.

vitualhar

(transitive, reflexive, chiefly, military, nautical) To provide (military troops, a place, a ship, etc., or oneself) with a stock of victuals or food; to provision.

vitualhas

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

viúva negra

Any venomous spider of the genus Latrodectus (called "widows" because of the practice of sexual cannibalism observed among many of these species).

viúvo

(uncommon) Any person whose spouse has died (and who has not remarried).

viva-voz

A loudspeaker on a telephone that broadcasts the sound, in order to use it handsfree.

viva!

Used to express approval, joy or victory.

vivacidade

The quality or state of being vivacious.

vivar

To shout an expression of excitement.

vivaz

Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.

viveiro

A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

vivenciar

(transitive) To observe certain events; undergo a certain feeling or process; or perform certain actions that may alter one or contribute to one's knowledge, opinions, or skills.

vivente

Still in existence; not having disappeared.

viver

(transitive) To endure without yielding; to withstand. [from mid-12th c.]

vividez

The quality or state of being vivid.

vívido

Of a colour: not muted or pale; bold, brilliant, vivid.

vivo

Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.

vizinha

A regular, typical girl, as opposed to a superstar.

vizinhança

The residential area near one's home.

vizinhar com

(intransitive, followed by "on"; figurative) To be similar to, to be almost the same as.

vizinho

At little distance; near in space or time.

vizir

(history) A high-ranking official or minister in an Islamic government, especially in the Ottoman Empire.

Vladivostok

A city and seaport in the Russian Far East, on the Sea of Japan, near North Korea; the administrative centre of Primorsky Krai.

Vladivostoque

A city and seaport in the Russian Far East, on the Sea of Japan, near North Korea; the administrative centre of Primorsky Krai.

vlog

(Internet) A weblog using video as its primary presentation format. [from 21st c.]

vlogger

A contributor to a vlog.

vlogueira

A contributor to a vlog.

vlogueiro

A contributor to a vlog.

vó

(colloquial) A grandmother.

voador

A machine that flies.

voadora

That flies or can fly.

voante

In flight.

voar

To move rapidly straight ahead, especially in an uncontrolled way.

vocabulário

The stock of words used in a particular field.

vocábulo

(linguistics) A word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning.

vocal

(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.

vocálico

(phonetics) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng.

vocalismo

(linguistics) The vowel sounds used in a language.

vocalista

A singer; a person who likes to sing.

vocalizar

(transitive) To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish; to announce

você

Used before epithets, describing the person being addressed, for emphasis.

vocês

(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]

vodca

A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.

vodca com suco de laranja

A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.

vodka

A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.

vodu

Any of a group of related religious practices found chiefly in and around the Caribbean, particularly in Haiti and Louisiana.

voga

The prevailing fashion or style.

vogar

(transitive, or, intransitive, nautical) To propel (a boat or other craft) over water using oars.

voivodato

(countable, uncountable) The jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a countship or a county.

voivodia

(countable, uncountable) The jurisdiction of a voivode, comparable to a countship or a county.

volante

(soccer) A midfield player who specializes more in defensive duties.

volátil

Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.

volatilidade

The state of being volatile.

vólei

(sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.

voleibol

(countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.

voleio

(sports) The flight of a ball just before it bounces.

volfrâmio

A rare metallic chemical element (symbol W, from Latin wolframium) with an atomic number of 74.

Volga

A river in Russia, the longest river in Europe, flowing 2,325 miles through western Russia to the Caspian Sea.

volição

A conscious choice or decision. [from early 17th c.]

volt

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V

volta

The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle or orbit; a revolution

voltagem

(electricity) The difference in electrostatic potential between two points in space, especially between live and neutral conductors or the earth.

Voltaire

A pen name of the French philosopher François-Marie Arouet.

voltar

(intransitive) To go back in thought, narration, or argument.

voltar atrás

(idiomatic, transitive) To make (someone) take a less aggressive position.

voltear

Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.

vóltio

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical potential and electromotive force (voltage); the potential difference across a conductor when a current of one ampere uses one watt of power. Symbol: V

volume

Size, specifically, volume.

volumétrico

Pertaining to measurement by volume.

volumoso

Being large in size, mass, or volume; big, fat or muscular.

voluntariamente

In a voluntary manner.

voluntarioso

Stubborn and determined.

voluptuosidade

(uncountable) Sexual enjoyment.

voluptuoso

Sexually appealing; seductive.

voluta

(architectural element) The characteristic spiral curve on an Ionic capital, widely copied in other styles and in neoclassical architecture.

volúvel

Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.

Volvo

The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.

vombate

Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.

vomitar

(slang, now, rare) To vomit.

vômito

(colloquial, uncountable) vomit.

vontade

(psychology) Desire or interest.

voo

An act of flying.

voragem

A large and violent whirlpool.

voraz

(also, figurative) Voracious; avaricious.

vórtice

A current of air or water running back, or in an opposite direction to the main current.

vortiginoso

(attributive) Causing or likely to cause dizziness or a feeling of unsteadiness.

vós

(archaic, dialectal, literary, religion) . [chiefly up to early 17th c.]

vosear

(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).

vossa

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

Vossa Excelência

(used with His, Her or Your) A form of address for certain high officials or dignitaries.

vosso

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

votação

The process of voting, especially in secret; a round of voting.

votante

Someone who votes.

votar

(intransitive) To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.

voto

A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.

voucher

A piece of paper or other token that entitles the holder to a discount, or that can be exchanged for goods and services.

vovó

(informal) Grandmother.

vovozinha

(colloquial) A grandmother.

voyeur

A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.

voz

Sound uttered by the mouth, especially by human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered considered as possessing some special quality or character

vozerio

(now, rare) Noisy, rapid talk; babble. [from 17th c.]

VPN

(computing) Initialism of virtual private network.

vulcão

A vent or fissure on the surface of a planet (usually in a mountainous form) with a magma chamber attached to the mantle of a planet or moon, periodically erupting forth lava and volcanic gases onto the surface.

vulgar

With dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.

vulgaridade

A vulgar epithet.

vulgarizar

(transitive) To make vulgar.

vulnerabilidade

(uncountable) The state of being vulnerable; susceptibility to attack or injury, either physical or emotional; the state or condition of being weak or poorly defended.

vulnerar

(transitive) To hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.

vulnerável

More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.

vulpino

Pertaining to a fox.

vulva

(anatomy) The external female genitalia of humans and other placental mammals, which includes the clitoris, labia, and vulval vestibule/vulvar opening.

waffle

(countable) A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.

Walhala

(Norse mythology) The home of half of all warriors who died gloriously in battle as well as many of the Æsir.

walkman

A portable personal audio cassette player with headphones.

wallaby

Any of several species of macropod; usually smaller and stockier than kangaroos.

wampum

(uncountable) Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells (especially white ones) which have been strung together, formerly used by Native American peoples of eastern North America for various purposes including as jewellery and money, and for record-keeping; (countable, archaic) one such bead.

WAN

(networking) Acronym of wide area network.

wanderlust

A strong impulse or longing to travel.

wasabi

A pungent green Japanese condiment made from the plant Eutrema japonicum (syn. Wasabia japonica).

Washington

A placename:

wat

A Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, especially those in Thailand, Laos and Cambodia.

Watergate

An American political scandal (beginning with a burglary in the Watergate Hotel in Washington, DC, in 1972) that eventually led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon.

watt

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W

web

(Internet) Usually preceded by the: all of the hypertext documents (web pages) on the Internet collectively, which are (1) stored in various inter-hyperlinked computers around the world, and (2) retrieved typically by means of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) or (currently more often) its secure version (HTTPS), among others.

web site

(Internet) A collection of interlinked web pages on the World Wide Web that are typically accessible from the same base URL and reside on the same server.

webcam

(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.

weber

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of magnetic flux; the flux linking a circuit of one turn that produces an electromotive force of one volt when reduced uniformly to zero in one second. Symbol: Wb.

webinário

An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing.

Wellington

(card games) In the game of nap, a bid that results in the bidder winning quadruple, or losing double, the amount staked.

Wendy

A en given name.