Portuguese–English dictionary

aspersão

(obsolete) A sprinkling, especially of holy water.

aspersor

An irrigation device that sprays water into the air whilst moving back and forth.

aspirante

Someone who aspires (for high office, etc.)

aspirar

(transitive) To inhale so as to draw something other than air into one's lungs.

aspirina

(uncountable, carboxylic acid, pharmaceutical drug) an analgesic drug, acetylsalicylic acid

asqueroso

Very bad; abominable, disgusting.

assado

Having been cooked by roasting.

assadura

Heat excited by friction.

assaltar

(military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.

assalto

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

assamento

An action in which something is baked.

assar

(intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.

assassina

A person who commits murder.

assassinar

(transitive, slang) To murder.

assassinato

The murder of a person, especially for political reasons or for personal gain.

assassínio

A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

assassino

(historical, , usually, capitalized) A member of the Nizari Ismaili Muslim community of the Alamut Period.

assassino de aluguel

A male contract killer, especially one paid by a mafia.

assaz

To a great extent or degree.

asse

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

asseado

Free of dirt, filth, or impurities (extraneous matter); not dirty, filthy, or soiled.

asseamento

(now, historical, or, archaic) Personal grooming; the process of washing, dressing and arranging the hair. [from 17th c.]

assear

To make tidy; to neaten.

assecla

One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

assediar

(transitive) To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.

assédio

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

asseguração

(insurance) Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion of a certain event, as loss or death. Assurance is used in relation to life contingencies, and insurance in relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary assurance, in the time within which the contingent event must happen is limited.

assegurado

The state of being assured; total confidence or trust; a lack of doubt; certainty; guarantee.

assegurar

(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.

asseidade

(metaphysics, theology) Usually ascribed to deity: the attribute of being entirely self-derived, in contrast to being derived from or dependent on another; the quality of having within oneself the entire reason for one's being; utter independent self-existence and self-sustenance.

asseio

The state of being neat.

assembleia

The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of cases.

assemelhar

(transitive) To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.

assenso

Agreement; act of agreeing.

assentador

A person who lays anything, such as tiles or a wager.

assentar

To install certain building materials, laying one thing on top of another.

assentimento

Agreement; act of agreeing.

assentir

(intransitive) To agree to a proposal.

assento

The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.

assepsia

(pathology) The state of being free from sepsis.

asséptico

Free of disease-causing microbes.

asserção

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

assertar

(reflexive) To insist on the legitimacy of one's rights, opinion, etc; not to allow oneself to be dismissed; to ensure that one is taken into consideration; to make oneself respected; to be assertive. See assert oneself.

assertiva

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

assertivo

Boldly self-assured; confident without being aggressive.

assessor jurídico

In many common law jurisdictions, a type of lawyer whose traditional role is to offer legal services to clients apart from acting as their advocate in court. A solicitor instructs barristers to act as an advocate for their client in court, although rights of audience for solicitors vary according to jurisdiction.

asseverar

To affirm or warrant the correctness or truth of (something); also, to affirm or warrant (the truth of an assertion or statement).

assexuado

(biology) Lacking distinct sex, lacking sexual organs.

assiduidade

Great and persistent toil or effort.

assíduo

Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.

assim

(formal) By this means, action or process.

assim que

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

assim sendo

(conjunctive) Consequently, by or in consequence of that or this cause; referring to something previously stated.

assim!

An exclamation of pleasure or approval, usually transcribed with an exclamation point.

assimetria

Absence of symmetry or proportion between the parts of a thing, or a distinction that produces such a lack of symmetry.

assimétrico

Not symmetric.

assimilar

(transitive) To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion.

assinante

One who signs or has signed something.

assinar

(transitive) To sign (a contract or similar document).

assinatura

A person's name, written by that person, used as identification or to signify approval of accompanying material, such as a legal contract.

assíncrono

Not synchronous; occurring at different times.

assintomático

(medicine) Not exhibiting any symptoms of disease, as for example in a case which is subclinical.

Assis

A city in the province of Perugia in the Central-Italian region of Umbria.

assistência

(baseball) A defensive play, allowing a teammate to record a putout.

assistência humanitária

Aid or assistance offered in time of need.

assistente

An attendant, assistant, or follower.

assistir

(transitive) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]

assistolia

(pathology, cardiology) An absence of a systole; a failure of the heart to contract.

assoalhar

(transitive) To cover or furnish with a floor.

assoalho

Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor.

assobiada

An act of whistling.

assobiadela

A shout or whistle expressing dislike, especially from a crowd or audience; a jeer, a boo.

assobiar

(ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.

assobio

(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.

associação

(uncountable) The act of associating.

associado

A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.

associamento

(uncountable) The act of associating.

associar-se

(ambitransitive) To form an association; to unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual support.

associativo

Of, pertaining to or deriving from association.

assombrado

Afraid; suffering from fear.

assombrar

(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).

assombro

(uncountable) The condition of being amazed; a state of overwhelming wonder, as from surprise or sudden fear, horror, or admiration; astonishment.

assombroso

Striking in appearance or effect.

assoprador

A person who blows.

assoprar

(intransitive) To produce an air current.

assoviada

An act of whistling.

assoviar

(ambitransitive) To make a shrill, high-pitched sound by forcing air through the mouth. To produce a whistling sound, restrictions to the flow of air are created using the teeth, tongue and lips.

assovio

An act of whistling.

Assuero

A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.

Assuerus

A king of Persia, later identified with Xerxes.

assumir

To take on a position, duty or form

assunto

Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.

assustado

Afraid; suffering from fear.

assustador

Inspiring fear, especially in a mysterious or shadowy way; strange, weird.

assustar

(informal, transitive) To make (someone) uncomfortable or afraid; to give (someone) the creeps.

astato

A highly radioactive chemical element (symbol At), one of the halogens, with atomic number 85.

asterisco

Something resembling or shaped like an asterisk symbol.

Asterix

A series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo about an Ancient Gaul named Asterix.

asteroide

(astronomy) A naturally occurring solid object, which is smaller than a planet and a dwarf planet, larger than a meteoroid and not a comet, that orbits a star and often has an irregular shape.

astrágalo

The bone of the ankle, forming the lower part of the ankle joint and joining with the tibia and fibula.

astral

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

Astride

A en given name.

astro

Used to form diminutive and pejorative nouns, labeling someone pretending to be what they are not.

astro-

celestial bodies: fixed stars, wandering stars (planets), etc.; space; astronomy

astrofísica

The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.

astrofísico

Of or pertaining to astrophysics.

astrologia

Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies. [from 14th c.]

astrológico

Of, or relating to astrology.

astrólogo

One who studies or practices astrology.

astronauta

A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.

astronave

(astronautics) A manned vehicle that flies through space.

astrônoma

(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

astronomia

The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.

astrónomo

(astronomy) One who studies astronomy, the stars or the physical universe; a scientist whose area of research is astronomy or astrophysics.

astúcia

The quality of being astute.

astuto

(especially) Skilful at using dishonest or unfair means to achieve a purpose; crafty, cunning.

ata

(countable) A formal or official record of something done.

atabalhoadamente

In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.

atabalhoado

Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.

ataca

A lace used for fastening a shoe.

atacadista

A person or company that buys merchandise from manufacturers, importers, or distributors and resells the merchandise to retail businesses and to business and institutional end users.

atacado

Of or relating to sale in large quantities, for resale.

atacador

Someone who attacks.

atacante

(soccer) One of the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

atacar metais

(intransitive) To attack with the teeth.

atadura

A strip of gauze or similar material used to protect or support a wound or injury.

atalaia

An observation tower in which a lookout keeps watch over prisoners, or looks out for fires, etc.

atamã

(historical) A title of Cossack and haidamak leaders of various kinds. The term was also used for the leader of a fisherman artel and of a band of robbers or thieves.

atanásia

A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, of the genus Tanacetum, especially Tanacetum vulgare.

ataque

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

ataque cibernético

An attack or intrusion by means of a computer network such as the Internet, often for the purpose of spying.

atar

(ambitransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.

atarefar

(transitive) To assign a task to, or impose a task on.

Atari

(video games) An Atari video game system or computer, such as the Atari 2600 or Atari ST.

atarracado

Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.

ataúde

A closed box in which the body of a dead person is placed for burial.

atavismo

The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.

atazanar

(ambitransitive) To repeatedly remind or complain to (someone) in an annoying way, often about insignificant or unnecessary matters.

atchim

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.

até

Not later than (the given time); not later than the end of (the given time interval).

até agora

(formal, temporal) Before now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.

até aqui

(archaic) To here; to this.

até breve

(colloquial) Goodbye.

ate dizer chega

(euphemistic, slang) .

até logo

(colloquial) Goodbye.

até mais

(colloquial) Goodbye.

até mais ver

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

até que

Before (a time).

até-logo

Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing.

atear

(transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.