Portuguese–English dictionary

açafrão-da-índia

(cooking) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.

açafrão-da-terra

(cooking) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.

açafrão-das-índias

(cooking) The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.

açafroa

A cultivated thistle-like plant, Carthamus tinctorius, family Asteraceae, now grown mainly for its oil.

açafroado

Having an orange-yellow colour.

açaime

A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.

açaimo

A device used to prevent an animal from biting or eating, which is worn on its snout.

acalentar

(transitive) To cradle (e.g. a baby) in one's arms so as to give comfort, warmth.

acalmador

One who, or that which, quiets or calms.

acalmar

(transitive) To pacify or soothe (someone).

acalmar-se

(intransitive) To become calm.

acalorado

(figurative) Inflammatory, emotionally charged.

acamado

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

acamar

(transitive) To cause to flatten, as grass or grain.

acampados

A base of a military group, not necessarily temporary.

acampamento

An organised event, often taking place in tents or temporary accommodation.

acampar

(intransitive) To go camping.

acanhado

Lacking in courage or confidence.

ação

The process of doing something.

ação afirmativa

(uncountable) A set of policies or programs providing advantages for people of a group who are seen to have traditionally been the target of discrimination.

ação penal

(legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

Acapulco

A port city on the west coast of Guerrero, Mexico.

acaranguejado

Having some characteristics of a crab

acariciar

(transitive) To touch or kiss lovingly; to fondle.

acariciável

Suitable for cuddling; designed to be cuddled.

ácaro

Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).

acarretar

(transitive, of a proposition) To have as a necessary consequence; to lead to (something) as a consequence.

acasalar

(intransitive) To copulate.

acaso

(obsolete) That which happens by chance; hazard; hap.

acaso da sorte

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

acaso feliz

A lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.

acastanhar

(intransitive) To become brown.

ace

(tennis, volleyball) A serve won without the opponent hitting the ball.

aceder

(intransitive) To agree or assent to a proposal or a view; to give way. [from 16th c.]

acéfalo

Without a head (body part).

aceitabilidade

The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.

aceitado

Generally approved, believed, or recognized.

aceitador

One who accepts.

aceitadora

One who accepts.

aceitante

Characterized by acceptance.

aceitar

(transitive) To receive or admit to; to agree to; to assent to; to submit to.

aceitável

Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure.

aceite

(business, finance) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to the terms of the acceptance; the bill of exchange itself when accepted.

acelerado

Moving or progressing faster than is usual.

acelerar

(intransitive) To become faster; to begin to move more quickly.

acelga

(uncountable, culinary) An edible leafy vegetable, Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla, with a slightly bitter taste.

acenar

(ambitransitive) To wave or nod to somebody with the intention to make the person come closer.

acendedor

A device used to light things, especially a reusable handheld device for creating fire to light cigarettes.

acender

(transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)

aceno

An instance of inclining the head up and down, as to indicate agreement, or as a cursory greeting.

acento

(orthography) A mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked.

acentuação

(linguistics, sociolinguistics) The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.

acentuado

(phonetics) Having a stress or accent.

acentuar

(transitive) To mark emphatically; to emphasize; to accentuate; to make prominent.

aceptilação

(civil law) Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation without payment; free remission.

ácer

A tree of the genus Acer, characterised by its usually palmate leaves and winged seeds.

acerbo

(archaic) Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, such as unripe fruit.

acerca de

Concerning; with regard to; on account of; on the subject of. [from ca. 1150–1350]

acertar

(transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.

acerto

(computing, Internet) A match found by searching a computer system or search engine

aceso

Burning, lit, on fire.

acessível

Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.

acesso

(also, figuratively) An avenue, passage, or way by which a building or place can be approached; an access.

acessório

Having a secondary, supplementary or subordinate function by accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way; being additional; contributing or being contributory. [from 1550s]

acessório para a cabeça

(uncountable) Anything worn on the head, such as a hat, hood, helmet, etc.

acetato

(organic chemistry) Any ester or salt of acetic acid.

acetileno

A lamp powered by acetylene, particularly a motor vehicle headlight.

acetona

(organic compound) A colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone, (CH3)2CO, used as a solvent.

acetosa

Any of various plants with acidic leaves of the genus Rumex, especially

achado

Anything that is found (usually valuable), as objects on an archeological site or a person with talent.

achar

(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).

achatar

(transitive) To make something flat or flatter.

achismo

An estimate, judgment or opinion made by guessing, from limited information.

acho

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

acidentado

Rough; jumpy; causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements.

acidental

Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]

acidentalmente

In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.

acidente

(transportation) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity. (but see Usage notes)

acidente vascular cerebral

(medicine, formal, sometimes, euphemistic) Stroke (loss of brain function arising when the blood supply to the brain is suddenly interrupted).

acídia

(now, literary) Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy. [from 13th c.]

ácido

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

ácido salicílico

(carboxylic acid) A white crystalline organic acid, 2-hydroxybenzoic acid, C6>H4(OH)(COOH), used in the production of aspirin and other industrial chemicals.

acima

In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream. [first attested around 1150–1350]

acima de

In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface. [first attested before 1150]

acima do limite (normal)

Egregiously; beyond compare.

acima mencionado

(uncountable) The one or ones mentioned previously.

acinte

(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.

acinzentar

(demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)

acionar

To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove; to test.

acionista

One who owns shares of stock in a corporation.

aclamação

A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression of approval; loud applause.

aclamado

Greatly praised or lauded, revered, highly respected.

aclamar

(transitive, rare) To salute or praise with great approval; to compliment; to applaud; to welcome enthusiastically.

aclarar

(by extension) To make or become clear or easily understood; to explain or resolve in order to remove doubt or obscurity.

aclimação

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

aclimado

accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment

aclimatação

The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new climate, or the state of being so inured.

aclimatado

accustomed, adapted or hardened to some environment

aclimatar

(transitive) To make used to a new climate or one that is different from that which is natural; to inure or habituate to other circumstances; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or strange climate.

aclividade

(geomorphology) A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill, considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or descending; an upward slope; ascent.

acne

A pattern of blemishes in an area of skin resulting from the skin condition.

aço

(countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness.

açoitamento

Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.

açoitar

(transitive) To whip or scourge as punishment.

açoite

An entire short whip, especially as used in horse-riding.

acolá

(archaic, _, or, _, dialectal, _, outside of) At or in a distant but indicated place.

acolada

(historical) A salutation marking the conferring of knighthood, consisting of an embrace or a kiss, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat of a sword.

acolchoamento

Soft filling material used in cushions etc.

acolhedor

hospitable, accessible and cordial.

acolher

(transitive) To supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time.

acólito

(Christianity) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.

acometimento

The act of committing (e.g. a crime or error).

acomodação

(countable, medical) The adjustment of the eye to a change of the distance from an observed object.

acomodamento

(countable, uncountable, followed by to) The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment.

acomodante

Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; helpful.

acompanhado

Having accompaniment; being part of a group of at least two.

acompanhamento

Supervision or management.

acompanhante

Someone or something that accompanies.

acompanhar

To act as a chaperone.

acompridar

(transitive) To make longer, to extend the length of.

aconchegante

(of a place or object) Affording comfort and warmth; snug; social and comfortable.

aconchegar-se

To settle oneself comfortably and snugly.

aconchego

(British spelling) The state or quality of being cosy.

acondicionar

To subject to the process of acclimation.

aconselhamento

Assistance (especially from a professional) in the resolution of personal difficulties.

aconselhar

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

aconselhável

(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.

acontecer

(intransitive) To happen (occur).

acontecimento

Something that happens.

acoplagem

(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.

acoplamento

(countable) The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.

acoplar

(transitive) To couple.

acorda

(colloquial) Used sarcastically to imply that the person addressed has done something the speaker considers to be foolish, or missed something that should have been obvious.

acordadamente

(manner) Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably

acordado

Not asleep; conscious.

acordamento

The act of becoming aware of something.

acordar

(obsolete) To raise; to make erect.

acorde

(music) A harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.

acordeão

A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).

acordo

Agreement; harmony; conformity; compliance.

acorrentado

Bound with chains.

acortinar

(transitive) To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains.

acostamento

an action of accosting

acostar

(transitive, obsolete) To join side to side; to border.

acostumado

That has or have previously been owned by someone else.

acostumar

(transitive, often, passive, or, reflexive, with to) To make familiar by use; to cause to accept; to habituate, familiarize, or inure.

acotovelar

(transitive) To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.

açougue

A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc. [Early 19th century.]

açougueira

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).

açougueiro

A person who prepares and sells meat (and sometimes also slaughters the animals).