Portuguese–English dictionary

casal

Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.

casamata

(military) A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks.

casamenteiro

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

casamento

The state of being married. [from 14th c.]

casar

(reciprocal, intransitive) To become married (to each other).

casar com

(intransitive) To become married (to someone).

casável

Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable (principally of a young woman). [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

casbá

The fortress in a city in North Africa or the Middle East.

casca

(countable, uncountable) The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree.

casca de noz

The shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.

casca-grossa

(colloquial, chiefly, US) Someone with rough manners; a rowdy or uncouth person. [from 19th c.]

cascalho

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

cascão

An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.

cascata

A waterfall or series of small waterfalls.

cascavel

A device which produces a loud rattling sound, especially one having a ratchet mechanism and spun round on a handle.

casco

A large barrel for the storage of liquid, especially of alcoholic drinks. (See a diagram of cask sizes.)

cascudo

(slang) An act of putting a person in a headlock and rubbing one's knuckles on the other person's head, often a playful gesture of affection when done lightly.

casebre

(archaic) A cottage or small homestead.

caseiro

(North American, informal) A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere.

caseoso

Of or relating to cheese.

caserna

A permanent military post.

casimira

(mostly, uncountable) Fine, downy wool from beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat.

Casimiro

A en given name.

casinha

(uncountable) A children's game in which the players pretend to be members of a household.

casinha de cachorro

A house or shelter for a dog.

casino

A public building or room for gambling.

casmurro

An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.

caso

Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or characterize vaguely.

casório

A marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.

casota

A house or shelter for a dog.

caspa

Hair follicles and dead skin shed from mammals.

caspacho

A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.

casquilho

A small seabird of species Oceanites oceanicus in the storm petrel family Oceanitidae, breeding on the Antarctic coastlines and nearby islands such as the South Shetland Islands.

casquinar

(intransitive) To emit a snicker, a stifled or broken laugh.

casquinha

(countable) A portion of ice cream on a stick, in a cup or in a wafer cone.

cassar

(transitive, legal) To make legally invalid.

cassete

A small flat case containing magnetic tape on two reels, used to record and play back audio and video material.

cassetete

(music) The stick of a conductor in musical performances.

cassino

A public building or room for gambling.

Cássio

A en given name.

casta

Any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies or similar found historically in other cultures.

castanha

(uncountable) A dark, reddish-brown colour, as seen on the fruit of the chestnut tree.

castanho

Having a brown colour.

castanho avermelhado

Of a reddish-brown colour.

castanho-avermelhado

A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.

castanhola

(musical instruments, chiefly, in the plural) A single handheld percussion instrument consisting of a pair of concave shells or shell-shaped parts joined on one edge by string.

castão

A rounded knob or handle.

castelão

(chiefly, _, historical) The governor or caretaker entrusted to oversee a castle or keep for its lord.

castelhanismo

(linguistics) A Spanish-language item as it appears in another language.

castelhano

A native of Castile.

castelo

A large residential building or compound that is fortified and contains many defences; in previous ages often inhabited by a nobleman or king. Also, a house or mansion with some of the architectural features of medieval castles.

castidade

The quality of being chaste: the state of abstaining from any sexual activity considered immoral; avoidance of sexual sins.

castigador

One who punishes.

castigar

(transitive, formal) To punish or reprimand someone severely.

castigo

A punishment to train or maintain control.

casto

Sexually pure, abstaining from immoral or unlawful sexual intercourse.

castor

(countable) A semiaquatic rodent of the genus Castor, having a wide, flat tail and webbed feet, native to the Northern Hemisphere.

castóreo

The bitter exudate of the castor sacs of mature beavers, used as a scent mark, and as a tincture in some perfumes.

castração

(surgery) The act of removing the testicles.

castrado

Having had the reproductive organs removed (testicles in males, ovaries in females).

castrar

(transitive) To remove the testicles of a person or animal.

Castro

A surname from Spanish.

casual

Happening by chance.

casuar

Any large flightless bird of the genus Casuarius that is native to Australia and New Guinea, has a characteristic bony crest on its head, and can be very dangerous.

casula

(Christianity) The outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for celebrating Eucharist or Mass.

casulo

The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.

cata-vento

An artificial flower with a stem, usually plastic, for children: the flower spins round in the wind, like a small paper windmill.

cataclisma

A sudden, violent event.

cataclismo

A sudden, violent event.

catacumba

(often plural) An underground system of tunnels and chambers with recesses for graves, used (in former times) as a cemetery; a tunnel system used for burying the dead, as in Paris or Ancient Rome.

catador

Someone who scavenges, especially one who searches through rubbish for food or useful things.

Catai

(archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.

catalão

Of, from or relating to Catalonia, Spain.

cataménio

(physiology, rare) The female menstrual discharge.

catana

(weaponry) A type of Japanese longsword, having a single edge and slight curvature, historically used by samurai and ninja.

Catânia

A metropolitan city of Sicily, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Catania.

cataplasma

A soft, moist mass, usually wrapped in cloth and warmed, that is applied topically to a sore, aching or lesioned part of the body to soothe it.

catapulta

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects.

Catar

A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: State of Qatar. Capital: Doha.

catar piolho

(archaic, literal) To pick nits (lice eggs) from someone’s hair. I nitpicked his hair.

Catarina

A en given name.

catarro

(medicine) Inflammation of a mucous membrane.

catártico

Purgative; inducing mental or physical catharsis.

catástrofe

Any large and disastrous event of great significance.

catatónico

(medicine) Of, relating to, or suffering from catatonia; having a tendency to remain in a rigid state of stupor for long periods which give way to short periods of extreme agitation.

catatua

A bird of the family Cacatuidae with a curved beak and a zygodactyl foot. [from 1610s]

catchup

(uncountable, chiefly, US, Canada, UK) Ellipsis of tomato ketchup (“a tomato-vinegar-based sauce, sometimes containing spices, onion or garlic, and (especially in the US) sweeteners”).

catecismo

A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.

catecúmena

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

catecúmeno

A convert to Christianity under instruction before baptism; a young or recent Christian preparing for confirmation.

cátedra

(education) A distinguished professorship at a university.

categoria

(type theory) The type of a type constructor or a higher-order type operator.

categoricamente

In a categorical manner.

categórico

Absolute; having no exception.

categorização

The process of sorting or arranging things into categories or classes.

categorizar

(transitive) To assign a category; to divide into classes.

catequese

Religious instruction given orally to catechumens.

catering

(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.

cateter

(medicine) A small tube inserted into a body cavity to administer a drug, create an opening, distend a passageway, or remove fluid.

cateto

(geometry) A line perpendicular to a surface (or line); in particular, either of the sides of a right triangle other than its hypotenuse.

Cathay

(archaic) China, specifically medieval northern China as reached by the overland Silk Road to Xi'an or Beijing, not known at the time to be related to southern China as reached by the maritime routes to Guangzhou.

Cátia

A en given name, equivalent to English Kate.

catinga

A strong unpleasant smell.

catinguento

Totally stinking.

catita

Very good; better than expected but not as good as could be.

cativante

Very beautiful or attractive.

cativar

(figuratively) To attract and hold (someone's) attention and interest; to charm, to entrance, to fascinate, to enchain.

cativeiro

The state of being captive.

catividade

The state of being captive.

cativo

Held prisoner; not free; confined.

cato

(botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

catódio

(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

cátodo

(electricity) An electrode, of a cell or other electrically polarized device, through which a positive current of electricity flows outwards (and thus, electrons flow inwards). It can have either a negative or a positive voltage with respect to anode of the same polarized device (depending on whether the device is a load or a source, respectively).

catolicismo

The faiths, practices and doctrines of the Catholic Church, usually the Roman Catholic Church.

católico

A member of a Catholic church.

catorze

The cardinal number occurring after thirteen and before fifteen, represented in Roman numerals as XIV and in Arabic numerals as 14.

catota

(US, Canada, Philippines, slang) A piece of solid or semisolid mucus in or removed from a nostril.

catraca

A rotating mechanical device that controls and counts passage between public areas, especially one that only allows passage after a charge has been paid.

catre

(Canada, US, Philippines) A simple bed, especially one for portable or temporary purposes.

caubói

A man who tends free-range cattle, especially in the American West.

caução

(countable, uncountable) Security, usually a sum of money, exchanged for the release of an arrested person as a guarantee of that person's appearance for trial.

caucasiano

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

Cáucaso

(geopolitics) A geopolitical region in Eastern Europe and Western Asia, deriving its name from the aforementioned mountains.

caucasoide

(sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to Europeans or those of European descent, regardless if their skin has cool or warm undertones.

caucionar

To deposit something as a security; to pawn.

cauda

The elongated back portion of a dress or skirt (or an ornamental piece of material added to similar effect), which drags along the ground. [from 14th c.]

caudal

(zoology) Pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body.

caudilho

A military dictator, especially one ruling in Spain, Portugal or Latin America.

caule

(countable) An individual plant stem.

caulinita

A fine clay, rich in kaolinite, used in ceramics, paper-making, etc.

causa

(legal) A legal proceeding; a lawsuit or prosecution.

causar

(transitive) To set off an event or action; to bring about; to produce.

causar ruptura

(transitive) To interrupt or impede.

causídico

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

cáustica

(optics, computer graphics) The envelope of reflected or refracted rays of light for a given surface or object.

cáustico

Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by chemical action; an escharotic.

cautela

A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided.

cautelosamente

With care; attentively, circumspectly.

cauteloso

Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

cauterizar

To burn and hence seal open tissue using a heated article or caustic agent so as to stop bleeding or minimise the risk of infection.

cavado

(meteorology) A linear atmospheric depression associated with a weather front.

cavador

A person who excavates.

cavaignac

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

cavala

Certain smaller edible fish, principally true mackerel and Spanish mackerel in family Scombridae, often speckled,

cavalaria

(military, usually, _, historical, uncountable) The military arm of service that fights while riding horses.

cavalariano

A soldier in the cavalry.

cavalariça

A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.

cavalariço

A person who looks after horses.

cavaleiro

A soldier in the cavalry.

cavalete

(music, lutherie) The piece, on string instruments, that supports the strings from the sounding board.