Portuguese–English dictionary

atéia

a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion.

ateliê da miséria

A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal. [from 1892]

atemporal

Unaffected by time; timeless; permanent or unchanging.

Atena

(Greek god) The goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, the arts, and especially crafts, in particular, weaving; daughter of Zeus and Metis. Her Roman counterpart is Minerva.

Atenas

The capital city of Greece.

atenção

(uncountable, military) A state of alertness in the standing position.

atenciosamente

In an attentive manner.

atencioso

Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

atendedor

One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.

atendedora

One who attends; one who works with or watches over someone or something.

atender

To be or act in conformity, or by way of accommodation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; usually with to.

atendimento

(uncountable) The treatment of those in need (especially as a profession).

ateniense

(Greek mythology) Of or related to Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, technology, and skillful warfare.

atentado

An assault or attack, especially an assassination attempt. [1580]

atentamente

In an attentive manner.

atento

Paying attention; noticing, watching, listening, or attending closely.

atenuante

Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of mitigating circumstances.

atenuar

(transitive) To make less; to diminish; to reduce.

aterrador

Causing awe or terror; inspiring wonder or excitement. [from 1590–1600.]

aterragem

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

aterramento

(electricity) An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).

aterrar

(UK, transitive) To connect electrically to the earth.

aterrissagem

An arrival at a surface, as of an airplane or any descending object.

aterrissar

(intransitive) To descend to a surface, especially from the air.

aterro

A place where waste or garbage is left; a ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.; a disposal site.

aterro sanitário

(countable) A site at which refuse is buried under layers of earth.

aterrorizante

Causing mild fear.

aterrorizar

(transitive) To act aggressively towards.

atestação

A thing that serves to bear witness, confirm, or authenticate; validation, verification, documentation.

atestar

(transitive) To affirm to be correct, true, or genuine.

ateu

Of or relating to atheists or atheism.

atiçador

That entices; alluring; attractive; charming

atiçar

(transitive) To exacerbate, to cause to grow or become greater.

Ático

A en given name.

atingir

(intransitive, followed by to) To total or evaluate.

atingir o orgasmo

(intransitive) To have an orgasm.

atingível

Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.

atípico

Not conforming to the normal type.

atiradeira

(chiefly, American, AU, Philippines) A Y-shaped stick with an elastic sling between the arms used for shooting small projectiles.

atirador

(video games) A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.

atirador de elite

A person trained to shoot precisely with a rifle; a marksman.

atirador de precisão

A man or person skilled at hitting targets, as with a firearm, bow, or thrown object.

atirador furtivo

A person using long-range small arms for precise attacks from a concealed position.

atiradora

(video games) A video game in which shooting enemies (or targets) is the main objective.

atirar

(transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

atitude

The position of the body or way of carrying oneself.

ativado

In action; actually proceeding; working; in force

ativamente

In an active manner.

ativar

(transitive) To put a device, mechanism (alarm etc.) or system into action or motion; to trigger, to actuate, to set off, to enable.

atividade

(countable) Something done as an action or a movement.

ativismo

The practice of using action to achieve a result, such as political demonstration or a strike in support of or in opposition to an issue.

ativista

One who is politically active in the role of a citizen; especially, one who campaigns for change.

ativo

In action; actually proceeding; working; in force

Atlanta

The capital and largest city of Georgia, United States and the county seat of Fulton County, Georgia.

atlante

An inhabitant of the mythical island of Atlantis.

atlântico

Pertaining to locations adjacent to or in the vicinity of the Atlantic Ocean, such as the British Isles in Northwestern Europe, or the eastern seaboard of the United States.

Atlântida

A mythical country said to have sunk into the Atlantic Ocean.

atletismo

(sports, especially, _, US) Physical activities such as sports and games requiring stamina, fitness and skill.

atmosfera

A particular mood or atmosphere of an environment or surrounding influence.

atmosfera física

A unit of measurement for pressure equal to 101325 Pa (symbol: atm), approximately the atmospheric pressure at sea level.

atmosférico

Of, relating to, produced by, or coming from the atmosphere.

ato

Forming nouns indicating a place.

ato ilícito

(law) A wrongful act, whether intentional or negligent, regarded as non-criminal and unrelated to a contract, which causes an injury and can be remedied in civil court, usually through the awarding of damages. [from late 16th c.]

atoarda

A false or misleading report or story, especially if deliberately so.

atochar

(ambitransitive) To force into a narrow gap.

atol

A type of island consisting of a ribbon reef that nearly or entirely surrounds a lagoon and supports, in most cases, one to many islets on the reef platform.

atolar

(figuratively) To be prevented or impeded from making progress, to become stuck.

atoleiro

(British) A muddy or marshy area.

atômico

(physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.

atomizador

An instrument for reducing a liquid to spray or vapor for disinfecting, cooling, medical use or perfume spraying.

atónico

(of a vowel) not stressed or accentuated

atónito

Amazed; surprised.

átono

(of a sound or syllable) unstressed

ator

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

atordoado

In a state of shock or confusion.

atordoamento

The state of being dazed

atordoar

(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.

atormentador

One who torments; a person, animal, or object that causes suffering.

atormentar

To harass or cause trouble for; to plague.

Atos

A peninsula in Greece containing Mount Athos

atração

Enchanting.

atração principal

(entertainment) The top-billed attraction.

atracar

(nautical) To bring (a ship or other vessel) into a berth (noun sense 1.1); also, to provide a berth for (a vessel).

atraente

Enchanting.

atrair

(transitive) To entice; to attract.

atrapalhado

Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

atrapalhar

(transitive) To restrict or block something with a hindrance or impediment.

atrapalhar-se

(intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]

atrás

(archaic, Geordie) Towards the back or rear; backwards. [First attested prior to 1150.]

atrás de

Below, often next below, in importance or rank.

atrasada

One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.

atrasadas

One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.

atrasado

Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.

atrasados

One who falls behind the rest, for example in a race.

atrasar

(colloquial) To have one’s menstrual discharge late, implying successful nidation suspected.

atraso

(obsolete) Act of waiting; delay. [Attested from (1150 to 1350) to the early 17th century.]

atratividade

(uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.

atrativo

Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

atrator

Causing attraction; having the quality of attracting by inherent force.

através

(Southern US, AAVE) across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest).

através de

So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.

atravessado

Obliquely, crookedly; askew.

atravessar

(football) To pass the ball from one side of the pitch to the other side.

atrelado

An unpowered wheeled vehicle (not a caravan or camper) that is towed behind another, and used to carry equipment, etc., that cannot be carried in the leading vehicle.

atrelar

(transitive) To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is suspended

atrever-se a

(intransitive) To have enough courage (to do something).

atrevido

(informal) Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.

atrevimento

(informal) Nearly arrogant courage; utter audacity, effrontery or impudence; supreme self-confidence; exaggerated self-opinion.

atribuição

The act, or an instance, of ascribing a quality, characteristic, quotation, artistic work, or other thing to someone or something.

atribuir

(transitive) To attribute (a cause or characteristic) to someone or something.

atrigado

Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.

átrio

A large open space in or in front of a building where people can gather, particularly one joining various paths, as in a rail station or airport terminal, or providing access to and linking the platforms in a railway terminus.

atritar

(intransitive) To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.

atrito

Grinding down or wearing away by friction.

atriz

A person who acts a part in a theatrical play or (later) in film or television; a dramatic performer. [from 16th c.]

atro

(of an object) Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.

atrocidade

(countable) An extremely cruel act; a horrid act of injustice.

atrofia

(pathology) A reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease, injury or lack of use. [from early 17th c.]

atropina

(poison, pharmaceutical drug) An alkaloid extracted from the plant deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna) and other sources, such as the seeds of the thorn-apple. Though overdoses would be fatal it is used as a drug in medicine for its paralytic effects (e.g. in surgery to relax muscles, in dentistry to dry the mouth, in ophthalmology to dilate the pupils).

atroz

Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.

atuação

(uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor.

atual

Existing or occurring at the moment.

atualizar

(computing) To refresh a copy of a program etc. in memory or of a web page etc. on screen

atualmente

At this moment, at present, now.

atuar

(obsolete, transitive) To do (something); to perform.

atuário

A professional who calculates financial values associated with uncertain events subject to risk, such as insurance premiums or pension contributions.

atum

Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.

aturar

(transitive) To tolerate (something), emotionally, physically, or mentally; to stand or handle something.

aturdimento

The state of being dazed

aturdir

(transitive) To stun or stupefy, for example with bright light, with a blow, with cold, or with fear.

atxim

(onomatopoeia) The sound of a sneeze.

aú

A gymnastic maneuver whereby the gymnast rotates to one side or the other while keeping arms and legs outstretched, spinning for one or more revolutions.

au au

(countable, childish, or, endearing) A dog, especially a small one.

au-au

Representing the sound of a dog barking.

Auckland

A city in the Auckland Region, New Zealand, on the North Island; the largest conurbation in the country.

audácia

The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.

audacioso

Courageous, daring.

audaz

Showing willingness to take bold risks; recklessly daring.

audazmente

In a bold manner; with confidence.

audição

An act of hearing; being heard.

audiência

A group of people within hearing; specifically, a large gathering of people listening to or watching a performance, speech, etc. [from 15th c.]

audiência objetivada

(media, marketing) The primary group of people for whom a publication, advertisement or other type of media is designed to appeal.

audiência-alvo

(media, marketing) The primary group of people for whom a publication, advertisement or other type of media is designed to appeal.

áudio

(uncountable) Sound, or a sound signal.

audio-

sound

audiovisual

Containing both aural and visual elements.

auditar

(finance, business) To conduct an independent review and examination of system records and activities in order to test the adequacy and effectiveness of data security and data integrity procedures, to ensure compliance with established policy and operational procedures, and to recommend any necessary changes

auditivo

Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

auditor

One who audits bookkeeping accounts.

audível

Able to be heard.