Portuguese–English dictionary

aviatriz

An aircraft pilot, especially a military pilot. The use of the word may imply claims of superior airmanship, as in navy aviator vs. air force pilot.

avidamente

In an avid manner; greedily; eagerly.

ávido

Enthusiastic; keen; eager; showing great interest in something or desire to do something.

aviltamento

The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low. [Mid 16th century.]

Avinhão

A city, the capital of Vaucluse department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

avisar

(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

aviso

A rebuke by an authority that one has erred and should not persist in their actions; a reprimand.

aviso prévio

(chiefly, uncountable) Advance notification of termination of employment, given by an employer to an employee or vice versa.

avistar

(transitive) To see; to get sight of (something); to register visually.

avivamento

(religion) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and decline; a period of religious awakening; special religious interest.

avivar

(transitive) To make more lively, cheerful or interesting.

avô

(by extension) A male forefather.

avoengo

(by extension) A male forefather.

avós

The parent of someone's parent.

avozinho

(colloquial) Grandpa, grandfather.

axadrezado

Divided into a grid of squares of alternating colours or shades, or into light and dark patches.

axila

The cavity beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder.

axioma

(logic) An axiom.

áxis

(skeleton) The second cervical vertebra of the spine

ayahuasca

A giant vine native to South America (especially Banisteriopsis caapi), noted for its psychotropic properties.

azálea

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

azaleia

A plant of the obsolete genus Azalea.

azar

(uncountable) Bad luck.

azarado

Very unlucky; ill-fated.

azarão

A competitor thought unlikely to win.

azarar

(transitive) To bring bad luck to.

azeda

Any of the genus Rumex of coarse weedy plants with small green flowers related to buckwheat, especially bitter dock (Rumex obtusifolius), and used as potherbs and in folk medicine, especially in curing nettle rash.

azedinha

Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.

azedo

Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the taste of vinegar.

azedume

The sensation of a sour taste.

azeitona

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).

azeviche

The colour of jet coal, deep grey.

azevinho

Ilex aquifolium, a species of holly known for its use during Christmastime

azia

(pathology) A burning pain in the chest that is caused by stomach acid entering the gullet.

aziar

(farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.

azimute

An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian of the place and a vertical circle passing through the center of any object.

azinhavre

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

azorrague

(weaponry, chiefly, historical) A whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.

azotato

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of nitric acid.

azótico

(obsolete) Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of azote

azoto

(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol N) with an atomic number of 7 and atomic weight of 14.0067. It is a colorless and odorless gas.

azougue

(science, historical) One of the elemental principles formerly thought to be present in all metals. [from 15th c.]

Azrael

The angel of death in Catholic and Orthodox Christianity, and in Islam.

azucrinar

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

azul

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

azul celeste

Sky blue; resembling the clear blue colour of the unclouded sky.

azul-marinho

Having the dark blue colour of navy blue.

azul-petróleo

Having a bluish-green colour.

azulado

(particle physics) Having a colour charge of blue.

azular

(ergative) To make or become blue; to turn blue.

azulejar

(transitive) To cover with tiles.

azulejo

A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile, etc.

azur

(tincture) A blue colour on a coat of arms, represented in engraving by horizontal parallel lines.

Baamas

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

babá

A person who cares for one or more babies or children for a short period of time in place of their legal guardians.

babaca

(US, slang, pejorative) A stupid person; an idiot or fool.

babado

A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.

babador

An item of clothing for people (especially babies) tied around their neck to protect their clothes from getting dirty when eating.

babalu

(cycling) A bicycle or motorcycle trick where the bike is ridden on the front wheel.

babar

To let saliva drip from the mouth; to drool.

Babel

(biblical) The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.

Babilónia

(historical) An ancient city, the ancient capital of Babylonia in modern Iraq, built on the banks of the Euphrates.

babilónico

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

babilónio

(historical) Pertaining to the city of Babylon, or the Babylonian Empire. [from 16th c.]

baboseira

Senseless talk or writing; nonsense.

bacalhau

The grasping of hands by two people when greeting, leave-taking, or making an agreement.

bacana

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

bacanal

Drunken revelry; an orgy.

bacará

(card games) A card game resembling chemin de fer with many forms - usually entailing the player(s) betting against two or three hands dealt - also bearing some similarities to blackjack.

Bach

(music) Johann Sebastian Bach, a German organist and composer.

bacharel

Someone who has achieved a bachelor's degree.

bacharelado

The first or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and colleges; a bachelor's degree.

bacia

A wide bowl for washing, sometimes affixed to a wall.

bacilo

Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.

backup

(computing) That is intended as a backup.

baclava

A sweet pastry found in many cuisines of the Middle East and the Balkans, made of chopped nuts layered with phyllo pastry. [since c. 1650; modern spelling since 1800s]

Baco

(Roman god) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.

bacon

Cured meat from the sides, belly, or back of a pig.

Baçorá

A port city in southeastern Iraq.

bácoro

A young pig.

bactéria

(microbiology) A single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.

bacteriologia

(biology, microbiology) The scientific study of bacteria, especially in relation to disease and agriculture.

Bacu

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

badagaio

The act of fainting, syncope.

badalada

The sounding of a bell as a signal.

badalar

(figuratively) To make a sound as if made by a bell.

badalhoca

(vulgar, derogatory, offensive, slang) A sexually promiscuous person, usually a woman or bottom, who has sexual relations with men who often ejaculate in their body cavities.

badalo

An object so suspended inside a bell that it may hit the bell and cause it to ring; a clanger or tongue.

badejo

A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).

baderneiro

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

badminton

(uncountable) A racquet sport played indoors on a court by two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs of players (doubles), in which a shuttlecock is volleyed over a net and the competitions are presided by an umpire in British English and a referee in American English.

badulaque

A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. [from 15th c.]

bafafá

A stir; a fuss or uproar.

bafo

(medicine, dentistry, informal) Breath that produces an unpleasant or foul-smelling odor when exhaled.

bafômetro

A device that measures alcohol in expired air so as to estimate the concentration of alcohol in a person's blood; used by traffic police in cases of suspected driving while under the influence of alcohol.

baforada

(countable) A small quantity of gas or smoke in the air.

baga

A small succulent fruit, of any one of many varieties.

bagaça

(informal) A thing (used to refer to something vaguely or when one cannot recall or does not wish to mention its name).

bagaço

The pulp or pulplike matter remaining from a substance pressed to extract its juice or oil.

bagageiro

(North America, automotive) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon-style car.

bagalheta

(slang, derogatory) Dried fecal matter adhering to anal hair.

bagarai

(euphemistic, slang) .

Bagdá

The capital city of Iraq.

Bagdade

The capital city of Iraq.

bagel

A toroidal bread roll that is boiled before it is baked.

bagos

(vulgar, slang, chiefly plural) A testicle, often used in the plural form.

bagre

The meat of such a fish, popular in the Southern U.S. and Central Europe.

baguete

A variety of bread that is long and narrow in shape.

baguiche

Hibiscus sabdariffa, an edible flower in the hibiscus family used to make hibiscus tea.

bagulho

The pulp or pulplike matter remaining from a substance pressed to extract its juice or oil.

bagunça

(uncountable) A confused disordered jumble of things.

bagunça total

(countable) A great mess or clutter.

bagunçado

Scattered with a disorderly mixture of objects that occupies space; littered.

bagunceiro

Causing mischief; injurious.

bah

(sometimes, humorous) Expressing contempt, disgust, or bad temper.

Bahamas

An archipelago and country in the Caribbean. Official name: Commonwealth of The Bahamas.

Bahia

A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: Salvador.

Bahrein

An archipelago, island, and country in West Asia in the Persian Gulf. Official name: Kingdom of Bahrain. Capital: Manama.

baht

The official currency of Thailand, equal to 100 satang.

baía

(geography) A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.

baiacu

Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.

bailar

(intransitive) To move with rhythmic steps or movements, especially in time to music.

bailarina

A person who performs ballet.

bailarino

A person who performs ballet.

baile

A formal dance.

baile de formatura

(US) A formal ball held at a high school or college on special occasions; e.g., near the end of the academic year.

baile de máscaras

An assembly or party of people wearing (usually elaborate or fanciful) masks and costumes, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.

bainha

(sewing) The border of an article of clothing doubled back and stitched together to finish the edge and prevent it from fraying.

bainhar

(transitive) To put hem on an article of clothing, to edge or put a border on something.

Baiona

A city and commune in Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France.

bairro

The residential area near one's home.

bairro de lata

An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.

baixa

(military) A person in military service who becomes unavailable for duty, for any reason (notably death, injury, illness, capture, or desertion).

baixada

An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.

baixar

(transitive, archaic) To move (someone or something) from a higher to a lower place or position; to bring or send (someone or something) down.

baixista

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

baixo

Of sound, a voice or an instrument, low in pitch or frequency.

bajulação

(countable) An instance of excessive praise.

bajulador

One who lavishes excessive praises or flattery; one who adulates.

bajular

(transitive) To praise excessively in order to get a favor.

Baku

The capital city of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

bala

(ballistics, firearms) A solid, spherical nonexplosive missile for a cannon, rifle, gun, etc.

bala de canhão

A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon.

bala de festim

(military) Of ammunition: having propellant but no bullets; unbulleted.

balaclava

A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.

balada

An establishment that provides staged entertainment, often with food and drink, such as a nightclub.

baladeira

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

baladeiro

A singer, particularly a professional singer who performs ballads.

balaio

A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing and carrying of articles or small animals.

balança

A device for measuring weight.