Portuguese–English dictionary

com antecedência

At an earlier or preceding time.

com certeza

Emphatically yes; certainly; definitely.

com confiança

In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.

com excelência

In a manner that demonstrates excellence; very well.

com fogo

Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

com isso

(formal) By this means, action or process.

com isto

with this; especially, with this letter or communication

com medo

Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

com o devido respeito a

(formal) With all due respect to.

com prazer

In a glad manner; happily.

com prisão de ventre

Unable to defecate; costive.

com sede

(informal, uncommon) Causing thirst; giving one a need to drink.

com segurança

In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.

com sinal

(mathematics, computer science) Having both positive and negative varieties.

com sucesso

In a successful manner; with success; without failing.

com tesão

Sexually excited; randy, lustful.

coma

A state of unconsciousness from which one may not wake up, usually induced by some form of trauma.

comadre

A pan used for urination and defecation while in bed, now usually for reasons of medical necessity or convenience.

comanche

The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by these people, sometimes classified as a variety of Shoshone.

comanda

(US) A bill, particularly in a restaurant.

comandante

(military) A commanding officer, usually of a specific force or division.

comandar

(transitive) To act as chairperson at; to preside over.

comando

A command, bidding; sometimes also, an authoritative request; now usually in the phrase at the behest of and at one's behest. [from 12th c.]

comarca

A traditional region or local administrative division found in parts of Spain, Portugal, Panama, Nicaragua, and Brazil.

comatoso

In a coma: unconscious.

comba

A valley, often wooded and often with no river

combate

A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).

combatente

A person engaged in combat, often armed.

combater

(intransitive) To fight (with); to struggle for victory (against).

combatividade

(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.

combativo

Given to fighting; disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.

combinado

Resulting from the addition of several sources, parts, elements, aspects, etc. united together.

combinar

(intransitive) To agree; to correspond.

comboiar

(transitive) To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.

comboio

A group of animals, vehicles, or people that follow one another in a line, such as a wagon train; a caravan or procession. [from 15th c.]

combustão

(chemistry) The act or process of burning.

combustível

Capable of burning.

combustor

The pole that holds up a light so it can illuminate a wide area, such as holds up a streetlight.

começar

(idiomatic) At or by a specified time, with the implication that the said condition will be true from that time onward.

começo

(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.

comediante

An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.

comedido

Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or passions

comedimento

Calmness of mind or temperament.

comedor

A person or animal who eats.

comedouro

A long, narrow container, open on top, for feeding or watering animals.

comemoração

The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.

comemorado

famous or widely praised

comemorar

(transitive) To honour the memory of someone or something with a ceremony or object.

comentar

(transitive, software, of code) To comment out (code); to disable by converting into a comment.

comentário

A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.

comentários

Examinations given for entry to college or to qualify for a profession.

comentarista

A person who makes a commentary, particularly

comer

(transitive, , intransitive, US, vulgar) To have sexual intercourse (with).

comercial

Of or pertaining to commerce.

comercializar

(transitive) To apply business methodology to something in order to profit (such as introducing salability to a resource that comes from, or rightfully belongs to, the commons).

comercialmente

In a commercial manner: a manner pertaining to commerce.

comerciante

A person who traffics in commodities for profit.

comércio

(business) The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; especially the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between different places or communities; extended trade or traffic.

comércio justo

(uncountable) A system of trading promoting more equitable global trade, especially to sellers and producers in poorer areas, but also to the environment.

comestível

Suitable to be eaten; edible. [From 15th c.]

Cometa

The fifth reindeer of Santa Claus.

cometer

(transitive) To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to entrust; to consign; used with to or formerly unto.

cometer erro

(intransitive) To make a big mistake, especially when it is careless or stupid. [from 1706]

cometer um erro

To err, to be wrong. (This entry is a translation hub.)

cometimento

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

comichão

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

comichar

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

comício

(historical) A popular legislative assembly in ancient Rome.

comida

(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.

comidinha

A light meal.

comigo

In company; together.

comilão

A person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink; a greedy or ravenous eater.

comiscar

Chiefly followed by at, away, or on: to take a small, quick bite, or several of such bites; to eat (at frequent intervals) with small, quick bites.

comissão

A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

comissária de bordo

A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers.

comissária de voo

Stewardess: a woman steward on an airplane.

comissário

A member of a commission.

comissionado

Someone commissioned to perform certain duties.

comissionamento

The process of assuring that all systems and components of a major piece of equipment, a process, a building or similar are designed, installed and tested according to the operational requirements of the owner or final client.

comissionário

A member of a commission.

comitê

A committee that manages the business of an organization, e.g., a board of directors.

comível

Capable of being eaten without harm; suitable for consumption; innocuous to humans.

commodity

(economics) Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.

Como

A city and comune, the capital of the province of Como, Lombardy.

como?

(idiomatic, informal, by ellipsis) A polite formula used when one has not heard or understood what has been said, or to indicate surprise.

comoção

(figurative) A negative reaction, objection or outcry, especially of a violent or abrupt nature.

cômoda

(US) A chest of drawers for clothes.

comodamente

In a comfortable manner.

cômodas

(US) A chest of drawers for clothes.

comodidade

A thing or circumstance that is welcome and makes life a little easier or more pleasant.

Comodo

An island of Indonesia, part of the Lesser Sunda Islands

comorbidade

(medicine, uncountable) The presence of one or more disorders (or diseases) in addition to a primary disease or disorder.

cômoro

An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense

comovente

Appealing to or arousing emotion.

comover

(transitive) To move to emotion.

compactar

(transitive) To make more dense; to compress.

compacto

Compact; crowded together.

compadecer-se

(transitive) Of a person (or animal etc): to intend to express, to imply, to hint at, to allude.

compaixão

(by extension, psychology) Deep awareness of the individual experiences of suffering of others or themselves that people have to the point of them being motivated to relieve such experiences, as reflected by the psychological term self-compassion.

companheira

(colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.

companheiro

A friend, acquaintance, or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies

companheiro de quarto

A person with whom one shares a flat.

companhia

(legal) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.

companhia aérea

A company that flies airplanes to transport people and goods.

comparar

(transitive) To assess the similarities and differences between two or more things ["to compare X with Y"]. Having made the comparison of X with Y, one might have found it similar to Y or different from Y.

comparativo

(grammar) The degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb used when comparing two entities in terms of a certain property or a certain way of doing something. In English, the comparative of superiority is formed by adding the suffix -er or the word more (e.g. bigger, more fully); the comparative of equality, by adding the word as (e.g. as big, as fully); the comparative of inferiority, by adding the word less (e.g. less big, less fully).

comparável

(often with to) Able to be compared (to).

comparecer

(intransitive) To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, etc.; to present oneself as a party or advocate before a court, or as a person to be tried.

comparecimento

The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of becoming visible to the eye.

compartilhado

Used by multiple entities or for multiple purposes or in multiple ways.

compartilhamento

The act by which something is shared.

compartilhar

To give part of what one has to somebody else to use or consume.

compartimento

A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.

compartimentos

A series of one or more shelves, stacked one above the other

compasso

A magnetic or electronic device used to determine the cardinal directions (usually magnetic or true north).

compatibilidade

(telecommunication) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.

compatível

Capable of easy interaction.

compatrício

Somebody from one's own country.

compatriota

Somebody from one's own country.

compelir

(archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.

compêndio

A compilation of statutes or decisions analytically arranged; a summary of laws.

compensação

Compensation for an injury or loss; recompense; reparation.

compensado

(countable) A specific grade or type of this construction material.

compensar

To pay or reward someone in exchange for work done or some other consideration.

compersão

(neologism) Vicarious joy associated with seeing one's partner have a joyful romantic or sexual relation with another.

competência

(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping an accurate record of property, documents, or funds.

competente

(law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.]

competição

(uncountable) The action of competing.

competidor

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

competir

(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

compilação

(uncountable) The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.

compilar

(transitive, computing) To construct (software) by compiling its source code.

complacência

The quality of being complaisant, amiable or agreeable.

complacente

Uncritically satisfied with oneself or one's achievements; smug.

complementar

Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.

complementário

Acting as a complement; making up a whole with something else.

complemento

(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.

completamente

Completely, wholly, or without exception.

completar

To complete, to bring to perfection, to make whole.

completidão

The state or condition of being complete.

completo

With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.

completude

The state or condition of being complete.

complexo

Not simple, easy, or straightforward; complicated.

compliance

(uncountable, business) The department of a business that ensures all government regulations are complied with.

complicado

Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]

complicar

(transitive) To make complex; to modify so as to make something intricate or difficult.

complícito

Associated with or participating in an activity, especially one of a questionable nature.

complô

(loosely) An agreement to work together to bring something about; an act or instance of conspiring.

componente

A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.

compor

(transitive) To make something by merging parts. [from later 15th c.]