Portuguese–English dictionary

brevemente

In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.

brevidade

(uncountable) The quality of being brief in duration.

Brexit

(UK politics) Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

brida

(equestrian) The headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins.

bridge

(card games) A card game played with four players playing as two teams of two players each.

brie

An originally French variety of soft cheese made from cow's milk.

briefing

A meeting to share a concise summary of a current situation, especially in close preparation for an operation or undertaking.

brifado

Having been given a briefing, informed.

brifar

(transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.

briga

A tumultuous assault or quarrel.

brigada

(military) Military unit composed of several regiments (or battalions) and including soldiers from different arms of service.

brigadeiro

(military) An army rank; an officer commanding a brigade.

brigantim

(watercraft) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast

brigantina

(historical) A coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, sewn or riveted under or onto canvas or linen or other material.

brigão

One who brawls, engages in noisy, unseemly fights.

brigar

(intransitive) To have an argument, a quarrel.

Brígida

A en given name.

brigue

(watercraft) A two-masted vessel, square-rigged on both foremast and mainmast

briguento

Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.

briguinha

(figuratively, by extension) Any minor dispute.

brilhando

In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.

brilhante

In a state of glowing excitement, ardent desire, or other strong emotion. [17th century.]

brilhantemente

In a brilliant manner; with brilliance.

brilhantina

A greasy or waxy substance that is used to style hair, making it look slick and shiny.

brilhar

(intransitive) To send forth or reflect a bright light; shine like a flame.

brilho

The quality of being bright.

brim

A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.

brincadeira

Sharp, good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

brincalhão

One who jests, jokes or teases.

brincar

(intransitive) To do or say something for amusement rather than seriously.

brinco

A piece of jewelry worn on the ear.

brindar

(ambitransitive) To engage in a salutation, often with raising of the drinking vessel, while drinking an alcoholic beverage in honor of someone or something.

brinde

(informal) Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.

brinquedo

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child. [from 16th c.]

brioche

(countable, and, uncountable) A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin.

brioco

(informal, _, or, _, childish, chiefly, Commonwealth) The anus.

briófita

(botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts and hornworts and corresponding to all embryophytes that are not vascular plants.

brioso

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

brisa

A light, gentle wind.

Brisbane

A large city, the capital city of Queensland, Australia.

Bristol

A city, ceremonial county, and unitary authority in southwest England bordering Gloucestershire, Somerset and The River Severn.

brita

(uncountable) Small fragments of rock, used for laying on the beds of roads and railways, and as ballast.

britadeira

A portable percussive power tool that combines a hammer and chisel used to drill or break hard matter, for instance rock or concrete.

britânica

An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.

britânico

(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

britões

(history) The earlier inhabitants of southern Britain, prior to the Anglo-Saxon invasion and subsequent migrations.

britônico

(historical) Of the ancient inhabitants of the southern part of Britain; Brythonic.

broca

The portion of a drilling tool that drives the bit.

brocar

(transitive) To create (a hole) by removing material with a drill (tool).

brocha

An implement consisting of multiple more or less flexible bristles or other filaments attached to a handle, used for any of various purposes including cleaning, painting, and arranging hair.

broche

A piece of ornamental jewellery having a pin allowing it to be fixed to garments worn on the upper body.

brochura

A booklet of printed informational matter, like a pamphlet, often for promotional purposes.

brócolis

A plant, Brassica oleracea var. italica, of the cabbage family, Brassicaceae; especially, the tree-shaped flower and stalk that are eaten as a vegetable.

broderagem

(slang) The camaraderie or bond between male friends.

brodo

(countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.

brometo

(inorganic chemistry) A binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical.

bronca

(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off

bronco

Intellectually dull or dim-witted.

bronquial

Of or relating to the bronchia, bronchi or bronchioles.

bronquiolite

(pathology) Inflammation of the bronchioles; especially common in young children.

bronquite

(uncountable) An inflammation of the bronchi of the lungs, that causes the cilia of the bronchial epithelial cells to stop functioning.

Bronx

A borough of New York City, New York, United States.

bronze

Of the color of brass.

bronzeado

Having a reddish-brown colour.

bronzeamento

The acquisition of a tan, either by exposure to the sun, or artificially.

bronzear

(transitive, intransitive) To change to a tan colour due to exposure to the sun.

brônzeo

Made of bronze metal.

Brooklin

A borough of New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the western end of Long Island.

Brooklyn

A borough of New York City, New York, United States. It is located on the western end of Long Island.

broquel

(obsolete) A shield resembling the Roman scutum. In modern usage, a smaller variety of shield is usually implied by this term.

brotar

(intransitive) To arise from the trunk or a larger branch of a tree.

broto

Any of the parts of something that divides like the branch of a tree.

brownie

(usually, countable, baking, originally, US) A small square piece of rich cake, usually made with chocolate. [from 1897]

broxa

(slang, of a man) Not having an erection.

broxar

(British, slang) To refrain from doing (something) at the last moment because of a sudden loss of courage.

bruma

(countable, uncountable) Water or other liquid finely suspended in air. (Compare fog, haze.)

brunch

A meal eaten later in the day than breakfast and earlier than lunch, and often consisting of typical foods from both of those meals.

Brunei

A country in Southeast Asia. Capital: Bandar Seri Begawan.

brunir

To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.

Bruno

(countable) A en given name.

Brunsvique

Synonym of Braunschweig: a city in Lower Saxony, Germany.

bruscamente

In a brusque manner; abruptly; rudely.

brusco

Curt in manner. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

brutal

Violent, destructive and cruel.

brutalidade

The state of being brutal.

brutamontes

A large, strong man.

bruto

A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.]

bruxa

(derogatory, UK, Irish, informal) A woman considered unpleasant in some way, particularly one considered nasty, stupid, fat, lazy, or difficult.

bruxaria

An action performed with the help of a devil; witchcraft.

bruxedo

Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

bruxo

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

bruxulear

(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.

bruxuleio

An unsteady flash of light.

bubão

A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.

bubónico

Of or pertaining to buboes.

bucalmente

By mouth.

bucaneiro

A pirate.

Bucareste

The capital city of Romania.

bucho

(archaic) The stomach, especially of an animal.

buço

(botany) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or envelope of the seeds of certain plants, such as the thistle.

bucólico

Rustic, pastoral, country-styled.

Buda

Siddhartha Gautama, the Nepali prince and Indian philosopher and teacher who founded Buddhism.

Budapeste

The capital and the most populous city of Hungary.

budismo

The religion or philosophy derived from the teachings of Gautama Buddha.

budista

Of, relating to, or practicing Buddhism.

bueiro

A hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations.

búfalo

An animal from the subtribe Bubalina, also known as true buffalos, such as the Cape buffalo, Syncerus caffer, or the water buffalo, Bubalus bubalis.

bufão

One who performs in a silly or ridiculous fashion; a clown or fool.

bufar

(intransitive) To produce an air current.

buffer

(telecommunications) A routine or storage medium used to compensate for a difference in rate of flow of data, or time of occurrence of events, when transferring data from one device to another.

bufo

Bubo bubo, the largest owl, native to almost all of temperate Eurasia.

bufunfa

(uncountable, slang) Money.

bug

(chiefly, _, computing, engineering, _, jargon) A problem that needs fixing.

bugado

(computing) Containing programming errors.

bugalha

(plant disease) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).

bugalho

(plant disease) A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by various pathogens, especially the burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, such as that of the common oak gall wasp (Cynips quercusfolii).

bugiganga

(figurative) Anything that is of little importance or worth.

bujão

The part of a revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges.

bujarrona

(nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.

bula

A seal affixed to a document, especially a document from the Pope.

bulbo

The bulb-shaped underground portion of a plant such as a tulip, consisting of a shortened stem and many fleshy scale leaves, from which the rest of the plant may be regrown.

buldogue

A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.

buldózer

A tractor with caterpillar tracks and an attached blade for pushing earth and building debris for coarse preliminary surface grading, demolishing building structures, etc.

bule

(cookware) A vessel for boiling a liquid or cooking food, usually metal and equipped with a lid.

bulevar

A broad, well-paved and landscaped thoroughfare.

búlgara

(countable) A native of Bulgaria.

Bulgária

A country in Southeast Europe. Official name: Republic of Bulgaria. Capital and largest city: Sofia.

búlgaro

Relating to Bulgaria, its people, or the Bulgarian language.

bulimia

(pathology) A chronic eating disorder characterized by a binge-and-purge cycle: extreme overeating followed by self-induced vomiting.

bulir

(transitive) To tease (someone) mildly.

bulldog

A breed of dog developed in England by the crossing of the bullbaiting dog and the Pug to produce a ladies' companion dog, having a very smooth coat, a flattened face, wrinkly cheeks, powerful front legs, and smaller hind legs.

bullying

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

bum

Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.

bumbum

(informal, _, or, _, childish, chiefly, Commonwealth) The buttocks.

bumerangue

A flat curved airfoil that spins about an axis perpendicular to the direction of flight, originally used in various parts of the world as a hunting weapon or, in returnable types, for sports or training.

bunda

(informal) The buttocks, bottom, butt.

bundão

(countable, slang, sometimes, derogatory) A coward.

bundar

(transitive) Synonym of plunder, to seize by violence particularly during the capture of a city during war or (video games) after successful combat.

bundudo

Having beautifully shaped buttocks.

buquê

A bunch of cut flowers.

buraco

A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.

burburinho

The sound of talking.

burca

(strictly) An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

burgo

(historical) A fortified town in medieval Europe.

burgomestre

The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.

burgrave

(historical) The military governor of a town or castle in the Middle Ages, especially in German-speaking Europe; a nobleman of the same status.

búrguer

(informal) A hamburger.

burguês

(Marxism) Of or relating to the capitalist class, (usually, _, pejorative) the capitalist exploitation of the proletariat.

burguesa

(history) An individual member of the bourgeoisie, the third estate of the French Ancien Regime.

burguesia

(Marxism) The capitalist class.