Portuguese–English dictionary

clarão

A sudden, short, temporary burst of light.

clareamento

The act or process of making or becoming clear.

clarear

(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.

clareira

An area of land within a wood or forest devoid of trees.

clareza

The quality of being bright.

claridade

The quality of being bright.

clarificação

The act or process of making or becoming clear.

clarificar

(ergative, of liquids, such as wine or syrup) To make or become clear or bright by freeing from impurities or turbidity.

clarim

(brass instrument) A simple brass instrument consisting of a horn with no valves, playing only pitches in its harmonic series

clarinete

(woodwind instrument) A woodwind musical instrument that has a distinctive liquid tone whose characteristics vary among its three registers: chalumeau (low), clarion (medium), and altissimo (high).

clarividência

(parapsychology) The power to see or perceive things objects or events beyond the natural range of the senses, such as the past or the future.

clarividente

A person able to see things that cannot be perceived by the normal senses

Clark

A en given name.

claro

Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident; obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.

classe

(education, countable, and, uncountable) A group of students in a regularly scheduled meeting with a teacher.

clássico

Exemplary of a particular style; defining a class/category; typical.

classificação

The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to some common relations or attributes.

classificados

A section of a newspaper, magazine or web site containing classified advertisements.

classificar

(transitive) To classify or separate into categories.

classificar-se

(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).

classudo

Elegant, highly stylish or fashionable.

Cláudia

A en given name.

Cláudio

(countable) A en given name.

claustro

(figuratively) The monastic life.

claustrófoba

One who suffers from claustrophobia.

claustrofobia

The fear of closed, tight places.

claustrofóbica

One who suffers from claustrophobia.

claustrofóbico

One who suffers from claustrophobia.

claustrófobo

One who suffers from claustrophobia.

cláusula

(legal) A distinct part of a contract, a will or another legal document.

cláusula de desresponsabilização

A public disavowal, as of responsibility, pretensions, claims, opinions, etc.

clausura

(figuratively) The monastic life.

clava

A short, heavy club, often of wood, which is thicker or loaded at one end.

clave

(music) A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

clave de fá

(music) a clef which indicates the position of F below middle C in a given staff.

clavícula

(skeleton) The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.

cláxon

A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. [from 1908]

clearance

(medicine) The removal of harmful substances from the blood; renal clearance.

Clemente

A en given name, borne by an early pope and by several saints.

clementina

A type of small, sweet-tasting orange, the result of a hybrid cross between the willowleaf variety of mandarin orange (Citrus × aurantium f. deliciosa) and a sweet orange (Citrus sinensis). Scientific name: Citrus × clementina.

Cleópatra

A given name of women in the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt; notably Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt (69–30 BCE); last of the Ptolemy line.

cleptocracia

A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.

cleptomaníaco

One who steals compulsively.

clerical

Of or relating to clerks or their work.

clériga

A cleric; especially, an ordained (male or female) Christian minister.

clérigo

A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.

clero

Body of persons, such as priests, who are trained and ordained for religious service.

clicar

(computing) To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).

clichê

(rhetoric) Something, most often a phrase or expression, that is overused or used outside its original context, so that its original impact and meaning are lost. A trite saying; a platitude. [from 19th c.]

cliente

A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.

clientela

The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.

clientelismo

(politics) Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support.

clima

(uncommon) A distinctive feeling, aura, or atmosphere.

climático

Of, relating to, or influenced by climate.

clímax

(narratology) The culmination of a narrative's rising action, the turning point.

clinch

(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.

clinche

(wrestling, combat sports) The act of one or both fighters holding onto the other to prevent being hit or engage in standup grappling.

clínica

A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.

clinicamente

In the setting of a medical clinic; in a clinical setting; (of a health condition) to a degree high enough to be relevant to clinical practice.

clínico

Of or pertaining to a clinic, such as a medical clinic or law clinic.

clinker

An intermediate product in the manufacture of Portland cement, obtained by sintering limestone and alumino-silicate materials such as clay into nodules in a cement kiln.

clínquer

An intermediate product in the manufacture of Portland cement, obtained by sintering limestone and alumino-silicate materials such as clay into nodules in a cement kiln.

Clio

(Greek god) The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.

clipagem

(countable) A piece of something removed by clipping.

clipe

Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.

clíper

(nautical) Any of several forms of very fast sailing ships having a long, low hull and a sharply raked stem.

clips

Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another.

clique

The sound of a click.

clister

To administer an enema.

clitóris

(anatomy) A sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals. [from 17th c.]

clivagem

The act of cleaving or the state of being cleft. [from 19th c.]

cloaca

(anatomy, zoology) The opening in reptiles, amphibians and birds, as well as elasmobranchians, lobe-finned fishes, marsupials and monotreme mammals, which serves as the common outlet for the urogenital ducts and rectum.

Cloé

A en given name.

clonar

(transitive) To create a clone of.

clorato

(chemistry) Any salt of chloric acid.

cloreto

(chemistry) Any salt of hydrochloric acid.

cloro

A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17.

clorofila

(biochemistry) Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.

clorofórmio

(organic compound) A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane, CHCl3; it is a volatile, sweet-smelling liquid, used extensively as a solvent and formerly as an anesthetic.

cloud

(cloud computing, with "the") The Internet, regarded as an abstract amorphous omnipresent space for processing and storage, the focus of cloud computing.

Clóvis

A en given name borne by several prominent people in Frankish/French and Germanic history.

clube

(countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.

cnidário

(zoology) Any of various invertebrate animals, such as jellyfish, hydras, sea anemones, corals and formerly sponges and ctenophores that belong to the phylum Cnidaria. [from 19th c.]

co-

Together: the root word is done co-incidently.

co-seno

(trigonometry) In a right triangle, the ratio of the length of the side adjacent to an acute angle to the length of the hypotenuse. Symbol: cos

coabitante

A person with whom one shares a flat.

coação

Something that constrains; a restriction.

coach

(originally, Oxford University, _, slang) A trainer or instructor.

coador

A bowl-shaped kitchen utensil with holes in it used for draining food that has been cooking in water, such as pasta.

coagular

(transitive) To cause to clot or form into a mass.

coágulo

A thrombus, solidified mass of blood.

coala

A tree-dwelling marsupial, Phascolarctos cinereus, that resembles a small bear with a broad head, large ears and sharp claws, mainly found in eastern Australia.

coalhado

Made rancid by fermentation, etc.

coalhar

(ambitransitive) To form curds so that it no longer flows smoothly; to cause to form such curds. (usually said of milk)

coalho

(biology, food) The fourth digestive compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminant, after the omasum;the lining of said compartment, considered as a foodstuff.

coalizão

A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

coar

(transitive) To pass a liquid through a porous substance; to filter.

coarctação

(medicine, pathology) An abnormal narrowing or stricture in a blood vessel or other tubular organ.

coaxada

The call of a frog or toad.

coaxar

(intransitive, of a frog, toad, raven, or various other birds or animals) To make its vocal sound.

coaxo

The call of a frog or toad.

cobalto

A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.

cobarde

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

cobardemente

(archaic) In the manner of a coward, cowardlily.

coberta

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

coberto

(of a clear liquid or surface) To become cloudy or clouded.

cobertor

A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.

cobertura

(construction) A flexible cover of rubber or plastic, which may be preformed to a particular shape and used to protect a shaft, lever, switch, or opening from dust, dirt, moisture, etc.

cobertura de risco

(finance) Contract or arrangement reducing one's exposure to risk (for example the risk of price movements or interest rate movements).

cobiça

A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

cobiçar

(transitive) To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of, often enviously.

cobra

A hog-nosed snake, of genus Heterodon of harmless colubrid snakes found in North America

cobra-capelo

Any of various venomous snakes of the genus Naja.

cobrador

(rail transport) A person who takes tickets on public transportation and also helps passengers.

cobrão

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

cobrar

(transitive) To charge; to send a bill to.

cobre

The reddish-brown colour / color of copper.

cobreado

Having the reddish-brown colour/color of copper.

cobrir

(archaic, literary, or, obsolete, past tense clad) To clothe, to dress.

cobrir de sardas

(transitive) To cover with freckles.

coca

(countable, uncountable, informal) Cola-based soft drink; (in particular) Coca-Cola.

cocaína

(uncountable, organic compound, pharmaceutical drug) An addictive drug derived from coca (Erythroxylum) or prepared synthetically, used sometimes medicinally as a local anesthetic and, often illegally, as a stimulant.

coçar

(intransitive, stative) To feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched.

cocatrice

(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.

cocatriz

(mythology) A legendary creature about the size and shape of a dragon or wyvern, but in appearance resembling a giant rooster, with some lizard-like characteristics.

cóccix

(medical, formal) The final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.

coceguento

Sensitive or susceptible to being tickled.

coceira

A sensation felt on an area of the skin that causes a person or animal to want to scratch said area.

coche

A wheeled vehicle, generally pulled by a horse.

cocheira

A person driving a horse-drawn coach (carriage).

cochilar

(intransitive) To sleep lightly or briefly; to nap, snooze.

cochilo

A light, short sleep or nap.

Cochinchina

(historical) A former region comprising southern Vietnam and part of Cambodia.

cochinilha

(countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).

cocho

A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.

cochonilha

(countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).

cockney

A native or inhabitant of parts of the East End of London.

cócoras

A position assumed by bending deeply at the knees while resting on one's feet.

coda

(music) A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.

côdea

The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc.

codeína

(pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and antitussive; often mixed with aspirin etc.

códice

An early manuscript book.

codicilo

(legal) An addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one.

codificação

The process of encoding or decoding.

codificar

(cryptography) To encode.

código

(countable, uncountable) A private or secret language used by a religious sect, gang, or other group.

código de endereçamento postal

(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.

código postal

(UK, Irish) A sequence of letters and numbers added to a postal address to aid the sorting and delivery of post or mail.

codorna

Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.

codorniz

Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.