Portuguese–English dictionary

balançar

(transitive, and, intransitive) To move gently back and forth.

balancé

A structure composed of a plank, balanced in the middle, used as a game in which one person goes up as the other goes down.

balancear

(transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.

balancin

(entomology) A small knobbed structure in some two-winged insects, one of a pair that are flapped rapidly and function as accelerometers to maintain stability in flight.

balanço

(accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.

balão

An inflatable buoyant object, often (but not necessarily) round and flexible.

balar

To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.

balastro

Coarse gravel or similar material laid to form a bed for roads or railroads, or in making concrete; track ballast.

balaustrada

A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, staircase, or the eaves of a building.

balaústre

(architecture) A short column used in a group to support a rail, as commonly found on the side of a stairway or around a balcony; a banister.

balbuciação

Idle talk; senseless prattle

balbuciar

Sometimes preceded by forth, out, etc.: to produce (a cry, speech, or other sounds) with the voice.

balbúrdia

An outburst; loud, riotous uproar, especially of a crowd.

balcânico

Of or relating to the Balkan Peninsula.

balcão

(architectural element) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window.

Balcãs

A cultural region and peninsula in Southeast Europe, roughly equivalent to the area covered by Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, sometimes including Romania, Slovenia, and European Turkey. [19th c.]

baldada

The quantity contained in a bucket.

balde

A bucket or scoop used for removing water from a boat etc.

baldeação

The act of conveying from one place to another; the act of transferring or the fact of being transferred.

baldeador

A person who bails water out of a boat.

baldear

To set free; to deliver; to release.

baleação

The practice of hunting whales.

balear

Of, from or relating to the Balearic Islands, Spain.

baleia

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.

Báli

A province of Indonesia, primarily made up of the island of Bali.

balido

(onomatopoeia) The characteristic cry or bleating of a sheep.

balir

To make the characteristic cry of a sheep.

balista

(weaponry, historical) An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used for hurling large missiles.

balística

(physics) The science of objects that predominantly fly under the effects of gravity, momentum and atmospheric drag, and dealing with details of their behaviour at the origin and destination of their flight, as of bullets or missiles or rockets.

balístico

(not comparable) Of or relating to ballistics.

baliza

(nautical) Any of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.

balsa

A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of South America.

balseiro

A man who operates a ferry.

Baltasar

A name ascribed to one of the Magi.

Báltico

A geographic region of Northern Europe, consisting of the three countries to the east of the Baltic Sea, i.e. Latvia, Lithuanian and Estonia; in full, the Baltics or the Baltic states.

Baltimore

An independent city in central Maryland, United States.

baluarte

(figuratively) A person, group, or thing, that strongly defends some principle.

bambambã

(idiomatic) A very important figure, especially a high-ranking person in an organization.

bambi

(colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.

bambolina

A decorated cloth hung at the back of a stage.

banal

Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

banalidade

(uncountable) Unoriginality; triteness.

banana

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]

banana de dinamite

(informal, proscribed) A stick of trinitrotoluene (TNT).

banana-comprida

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

banana-da-terra

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

banana-pão

The fruit of the plant, usually cooked before eating and used like potatoes.

bananeira

The tropical tree-like plant which bears clusters of bananas, a plant of the genus Musa (but sometimes also including plants from Ensete), which has large, elongated leaves. [from 1697]

banca

(gambling, countable) The sum of money etc. which the dealer or banker has as a fund from which to draw stakes and pay losses.

bancada

A grouping of all the members of a legislature from the same party.

bancarrota

(finance, of a person, company, etc.) In a condition of bankruptcy; unable to pay outstanding debts or meet financial obligations; specifically, having been legally declared insolvent. [from 1565]

banco

(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.

banco da frente

(slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.

banco de igreja

Any structure shaped like a church pew, such as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in a theatre; or a pen or sheepfold.

banco do carona

(slang) The front passenger seat in a vehicle, next to the driver; so called because the position of the shotgun-armed guard on a horse-drawn stage-coach, wagon train, or gold transport was next to the driver on a forward-mounted bench seat. Can also be used in situations of claiming other resources such as bedrooms.

banco dos réus

(law) Part of a courtroom where the accused sits.

banco estofado (para pés)

A low cushioned seat with no back; a padded footstool. [from 19th c.]

Banco Imobiliário

(board games) A board game in which players use play money to buy and trade properties, with the objective of forcing opponents into bankruptcy.

banda

A strip of material wrapped around things to hold them together.

banda desenhada

the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art

bandagem

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

bandana

A large kerchief, usually colourful and used either as headgear or as a handkerchief, neckerchief, bikini, or sweatband.

bandeira

(by extension, figurative) A cause or purpose; a campaign or movement.

bandeira vermelha

(literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies.

bandeirinha

(football) An assistant referee.

bandeja

A tray for serving foods.

bandelete

A hair accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.

bandidinho

(pejorative) A petty criminal, especially a juvenile delinquent. [from 1908]

bandido

One who robs others in a lawless area, especially as part of a group.

bando

A group of people loosely united for a common purpose, such as a band of thieves.

bandoleira

A broad belt, originally of leather and often richly ornamented, worn diagonally from shoulder to hip (across the breast and under the opposite arm), which was formerly used to hold a sword, a bugle, etc., and is now chiefly worn for ceremonial purposes; also (loosely) , any belt. [from 14th c.]

bandolete

A hair accessory, made of a flexible material and curved like a horseshoe, for holding one's hair back.

bandolim

(string instrument) A stringed instrument of the lute family, having eight strings in four courses, frequently tuned as a violin, and with either a bowl-shaped back or a flat back.

bangalô

A thatched or tiled one-story house in India surrounded by a wide veranda; a similar house in this style.

Bangkok

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

Bangladeche

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

Bangladesh

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

Bangladexe

A country in South Asia. Official name: People's Republic of Bangladesh. Capital: Dhaka.

bangue

A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.

bangue-bangue

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Banguecoque

(exonym) The capital city of Thailand.

banguelo

Having no teeth.

banha

(uncountable, informal, chiefly, derogatory, and, offensive) A person's fat tissue, usually when regarded as excessive and unsightly.

banhado

A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.

banhar

(transitive, Commonwealth) To wash a person or animal in a bath.

banheira

A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.

banheiro

A building or area where bathing occurs.

banho

The act of bathing; an instance of this; the taking of a bath.

banho de sangue

Indiscriminate killing or slaughter; a massacre.

banho de sauna

The act of using a sauna.

baniana

A type of loose gown worn in India.

baniane

An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.

baniano

An Indian trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.

banir

(transitive) To prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation.

banjo

A stringed musical instrument (chordophone), usually with a round body, a membrane-like soundboard and a fretted neck, played by plucking or strumming the strings.

banner

An advertisement that stretches across (most often the top of) a web site.

banqueira

One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.

banqueiro

(countable) An underwriter or controller of a card game.

banquete

A large celebratory meal; a feast.

banshee

(Scotland, Ireland, , folklore) A female spirit, usually taking the form of a woman whose mournful wailing warns of an impending death.

banzai

A cry or cheer of enthusiasm, or to celebrate victory.

baptismo

(Christianity) A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.

baptista

A person who baptizes.

baque

The sound of a dull impact.

baqueta

A stick used to play drums. [from 16th c.]

bar

A non-SI unit of pressure equal to 100,000 pascals, slightly less than atmospheric pressure at sea level.

Barack

A en given name.

barafunda

A mass of people, animals or things in motion or turmoil.

baralhar

To mix together, to mix up; to confuse.

baralho

(cards) A pack or set of playing cards.

barão

A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin.

baratear

(transitive) To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.

barato

Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap.

barba

(ornithology) One of the many side branches of a feather, which collectively constitute the vane.

Barba Azul

The nobleman who is the title character of the story.

Barba Negra

The archetypal pirate, who lived in the 17th and 18th centuries.

barbado

Having a beard; involving a beard.

Barbados

An island and country in the Caribbean.

barbante

(Internet) A series of posts or messages, consisting of an initial post and responses to it, generally relating to the same subject, on a newsgroup, Internet forum, or social media platform.

Bárbara

A en given name.

barbaridade

(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality

barbárie

(uncountable) The state of being barbarous; brutality

bárbaro

(archaic) A bloodthirsty and savage person; vandal; barbarian. [from 16th c.]

barbas de baleia

(physiology, uncountable) keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in corsetry.

barbas de milho

(botany) The panicle on a male plant of maize, which consists of loose threads with anthers on them.

barbatana

(ichthyology, zootomy) One of the appendages of a fish, used to propel itself and to manoeuvre/maneuver.

barbeador

A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the hair from the face or other parts of the body.

barbear

(transitive) To cut the hair or beard of (a person).

barbearia

(countable) The place of business of a barber; a store where a person (usually a male) can go to get a haircut.

barbeiro

A person whose profession is cutting the hair and beards of usually male customers.

barbeito

(agriculture, uncountable) Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.

barbicacho

Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.

barbicha

A beard trimmed to grow only at the center of the chin.

Barbie

A tall, slender female fashion doll.

barbudo

Having a beard; involving a beard.

barca

(watercraft) A vessel, typically with three (or more) masts, with the foremasts (or fore- and mainmasts) square-rigged, and mizzenmast schooner-rigged.

barcaça

(watercraft) A large flat-bottomed towed or self-propelled boat used mainly for river and canal transport of heavy goods or bulk cargo.

Barcelona

The capital city of Catalonia, Spain.

barco a remo

(US) A small open boat propelled by oars (by rowing).

barco a vapor

A boat or vessel propelled by steam power.

barco salva-vidas

(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).

bardana

Any of the species of biennial thistles in the genus Arctium.

bardo

A professional poet and singer, like among the ancient Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.

bardoto

The hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).

Barém

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

barganha

An agreement between parties concerning the sale of property; or a contract by which one party binds themself to transfer the right to some property for a consideration, and the other party binds themself to receive the property and pay the consideration.

Bari

A metropolitan city of Apulia, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Bari.

bário

The chemical element (symbol Ba) with an atomic number of 56. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.

barista

A person who prepares coffee in a coffee shop for customers.

barman

One who tends a bar or pub; a person preparing and serving drinks at a bar. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]