Portuguese–English dictionary

calvície

The condition or state of being (or becoming) bald.

Calvino

A surname from French or Spanish, notably borne by John Calvin, French Protestant theologian.

calvo

Having little or no hair, fur, or feathers.

calzone

A baked Italian turnover made of pizza dough and stuffed with tomato, cheese and other toppings.

Cam

(biblical character) A son of Noah and the brother of Japheth and Shem.

cama

A garden plot.

cama elástica

A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

camada

A thin outer layer.

camafeu

A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.

câmara

A room or set of rooms, particularly:

câmara escura

A darkened chamber in which the image of an outside object is projected and focused onto a surface.

câmara fotográfica

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

câmara web

(computing, photography) A video camera whose output may be viewed in real time over a computer network, originally the World Wide Web.

camarada

(dated, outside, UK, and, Australia) A man, a fellow.

camarão

(Commonwealth) A crustacean, sometimes confused with shrimp.

camareira

A maid who handles the chores in a bedroom.

camareiro

A senior royal official in charge of superintending the arrangement of domestic affairs and often charged with receiving and paying out money kept in the royal chamber, especially in the United Kingdom and in Denmark.

Camarões

A country in Central Africa. Official name: Republic of Cameroon. Capital: Yaoundé. It also claims Ambazonia.

camarote

An accessible structure overlooking a stage or the like.

cambada

An informal body of friends.

cambaleante

An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion.

cambalear

(intransitive) In standing or walking, to sway from one side to the other as if about to fall; to stand or walk unsteadily; to reel or totter.

cambaleio

An unsteady motion.

cambalhota

A forward or backward roll in gymnastics; going head over heels. A tumble.

Camberra

The capital city of Australia; located in the Australian Capital Territory.

cambiar

(transitive) To trade or barter.

cambiar o percurso

(transitive) To change the route taken by something.

câmbio

(botany) A layer of cells between the xylem and the phloem that is responsible for the secondary growth of roots and stems.

Camboja

A country in Southeast Asia. Official name: Kingdom of Cambodia. Capital: Phnom Penh. Former name: Kampuchea.

cambojana

(countable) a person from Cambodia or of Cambodian descent

cambojano

of, from, or pertaining to Cambodia, the Cambodian people, or the Khmer language

camela

A mammalian beast of burden, much used in desert areas, of the genus Camelus.

camélia

Any plant of the genus Camellia, shrubs and small trees native to Asia; Camellia japonica is the most popular as a garden plant; Camellia sinensis is the tea plant.

camelo

The camel with two humps, Camelus bactrianus, native to the steppes of Asia.

Camelot

(Arthurian mythology) A mythical location in England. The stronghold of King Arthur in the Arthurian legend.

camembert

A soft, creamy cheese from France made from cow's milk.

câmera

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

câmera filmadora

A camera recorder: a portable electronic device for recording images and audio on to a storage device, hence functioning as a camera and a recorder in a single unit.

câmera fotográfica

(photography) A device for taking still or moving pictures or photographs.

cameraman

Somebody who operates a movie camera or television camera.

camião

(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.

camião-cisterna

(automotive, UK) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.

Camila

A en given name.

caminar

(ambitransitive) To take a long walk (on something) for pleasure or exercise.

caminhada

An unhurried leisurely walk or stroll.

caminhante

The agent noun of to walk: a person who walks or a thing which walks, especially a pedestrian or a participant in a walking race.

caminhão

(countable, uncountable, US, Canada, Australia) A heavier motor vehicle designed to carry goods or to pull a semi-trailer designed to carry goods; (in Malaysia/Singapore) a such vehicle with a closed or covered carriage.

caminhão-tanque

(automotive, UK) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.

caminhar

To walk for amusement, show, or exercise.

caminho

Direction, path.

caminho de rato

(typography) A visually undesirable effect of white space running down a page, caused by spaces between words on consecutive lines happening to coincide.

caminhoneira

(slang, LGBTQ, countable) A lesbian who appears masculine or acts in a masculine manner.

camisa

(clothing) An article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, and often has sleeves, either long or short, that cover the arms.

camisa de força

A jacket-like garment with very long sleeves which can be secured in place, thus preventing the wearer from moving his or her arms. Often used in psychiatric hospitals to prevent patients from injuring themselves or others.

camisinha

(slang) A condom.

camisola

Underwear or nightclothes (typically women's), especially when lacy or designed to be seductive.

campa

A grave marker, a stone slab or similar object marking a person's grave.

campainha

(percussion instrument) A percussive instrument made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.

campanário

(architecture) A tower or steeple typically containing bells, especially as part of a church.

campanha

A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.

campeã

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

campeão

Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.

campeonato

(sports) A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

camper

(video games, derogatory) A person who stays in one spot during a first-person shooting game, to guard an item etc.

campesina

A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.

campesino

A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.

campestre

From or in the countryside, connected with it, or typical of it.

camping

An area where tents are pitched.

campismo

(uncountable) The recreational or educational activity of temporarily living in a tent or similar accommodation.

campista

A person who camps, especially in a tent etc.

campo

(uncountable, usually preceded by “the”) A rural area, as opposed to a town or city; the countryside. [from 16th c.]

campo de batalha

The area where a land battle is fought, which may not necessarily be a field.

campo de tiro

An area for practicing shooting at targets.

camponês

A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.

camponesa

A man who is a country dweller, especially a follower of country pursuits.

campônio

A person who does not go to sea, who lacks the skills of a sailor or who is uncomfortable on ships or boats.

campus

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

camuflado

wearing, in, or treated with, camouflage; disguised

camuflar

(transitive) To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing its appearance.

camundongo

The universally common mouse of the species Mus musculus.

camurça

A short-horned goat antelope native to mountainous terrain in southern Europe; Rupicapra rupicapra.

Caná

(biblical) The site where Jesus miraculously turned water into wine.

cana do leme

(nautical) The handle of the rudder which the helmsman holds to steer the boat, a piece of wood or metal extending forward from the rudder over or through the transom. Generally attached at the top of the rudder.

Canadá

A country in North America. Capital: Ottawa. Largest city: Toronto.

canadense

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.

canadiana

A device to assist in motion as a cane, especially one that provides support under the arm to reduce weight on a leg.

canadiano

Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its culture, or people.

canal

A narrow body of water between two land masses.

canaleta

A duct or channel beneath the eaves of a building to carry rain water; eavestrough.

canalha

(now, usually, pejorative) A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. [from 15th c.]

canalizador

One who furnishes, fits, and repairs pipes and other apparatus for the conveyance of water, gas, or drainage.

canalizar

(transitive) To direct or guide along a desired course.

canará

The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

canarês

The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

canarim

The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

Canas

(historical) A village in the Apulia region of south east Italy, known as the site of a battle in 216 B.C. in which the Carthaginians under Hannibal defeated the Romans

canastra

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

canastrão

(acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.

cancã

(dances) A high-kicking chorus line dance originating in France.

canção

(uncountable) Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.

canção de embalar

A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

canção de ninar

A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

cancelamento

The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.

cancelar

(transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.]

câncer

(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

canceriano

Someone with a Cancer star sign.

canceroso

(oncology) Relating to or affected with cancer.

cancro

(medicine, oncology, disease) A disease in which the cells of a tissue undergo uncontrolled (and often rapid) proliferation.

candeeiro

A person who makes or sells candles.

candela

In the International System of Units, the base unit of luminous intensity; the luminous intensity, in a given direction, of a source that emits monochromatic radiation of frequency 540 × 1012 hertz and that has a radiant intensity in that direction of 1/683 watt per steradian. Symbol: cd

candelabro

A candle holder with branches to hold more than one candle.

candidamente

in a candid manner; frankly.

candidata

(originally, jargon) A participant in an examination. [from 1690s]

candidatar

To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in company.

candidatar-se

(intransitive) To submit oneself as a candidate (with the adposition "to" or "at" designating the recipient of the submission, and the adposition "for" designating the position).

candidato

One who applies for something; one who makes a request; a petitioner.

candidatura

A verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school, course or similar.

cândido

Straightforward, open and sincere.

candil

(obsolete) A unit of weight used in southern India, equal to twenty maunds, roughly equal to 500 pounds avoirdupois but varying locally.

caneca

(musical instruments) A musical instrument, typically found without a clapper.

canela

Containing cinnamon, or having a cinnamon taste.

caneladura

A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape.

caneleira

Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia).

canelura

A lengthwise groove, such as one of the lengthwise grooves on a classical column, or a groove on a cutting tool (such as a drill bit, endmill, or reamer), which helps to form both a cutting edge and a channel through which chips can escape.

caneta

(football, hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.

cânfora

(organic compound) A white transparent waxy crystalline isoprenoid ketone, 1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-one, with a strong pungent odour, used in pharmacy, also known as laurel camphor or common/ordinary camphor.

cangalheiro

A funeral director; someone whose business is to manage funerals, burials and cremations.

cangambá

Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

cangote

(anatomy) The back part of the neck.

canguru

A member of the Macropodidae family of large marsupials with strong hind legs for hopping, native to Australia. [from 18th c.]

cânhamo

A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.

canhão

A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

canhoneira

(nautical) Any of the various types of small armed vessels.

canhoteiro

(informal) One who is left-handed, especially in sports.

canhoto

(accounting) A collection of accounting entries consisting of credits and debits.

canibal

An organism which eats others of its own or similar species or kind, especially a human or other human-like creature such as a zombie who consumes human flesh.

canibalesco

Tending toward cannibalism.

canibalismo

The act of eating another of one's own species.

caniçado

A fence placed across a river to catch fish.

caniche

A breed of dog originating in Europe as hunting dogs, and having heavy, curly coat in a solid color; their shoulder height indicates their classification as standard, medium, miniature, or toy.

caniço

(angling) A type of basic fishing rod.

canídeo

Any member of the family Canidae, including canines (dogs, wolves, coyotes and jackals) and vulpines (foxes).

canil

A house or shelter for a dog.

canindé

The great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).

canino

One of the pointed teeth behind the incisors and in front of the premolar teeth.

cânion

A valley, especially a long, narrow, steep valley, cut in rock by a river.

canistel

The fruit of this tree, having a musky odour.

canja

Any soup made with either pieces of chicken or chicken broth as its main ingredient.

canjica

(Western Hemisphere) Coarsely ground hominy which is boiled and eaten, primarily in the Southern United States.

Cannes

A city in Alpes-Maritimes department, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, southeastern France.