Portuguese–English dictionary

comporta

(nautical) A vertical partition dividing the hull into separate compartments; often made watertight to prevent excessive flooding if the ship's hull is breached.

comportado

With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.

comportamental

(American spelling) Of or relating to behavior.

comportamento

(countable, uncountable) The way a living creature behaves or acts generally.

comportar

(idiomatic) To behave, especially with respect to how one's speech, body language, facial expressions, and grooming convey one's opinion concerning oneself.

comportar-se

(intransitive, mathematics, construed with on or upon, of an algebraic structure) To possess an action onto (some other structure). Examples include the group action of a group on a set, the action of a ring on a module by scalar multiplication, and the action of a group or algebra on a vector space via a representation.

composição

A composite object or collection (abstract or concrete) created by the assemblage of various media; especially for a work of art such as text, film, etc.

compositor

Especially, one who composes music.

compositora

Especially, one who composes music.

compost

The decayed remains of organic matter that has rotted into a natural fertilizer.

compostar

To produce compost, let organic matter decay into fertilizer.

composto

(chemistry) A structure consisting of a central atom or molecule weakly connected to surrounding atoms or molecules, as for example coordination complexes in inorganic chemistry and protein complexes in biochemistry.

compostura

Calmness of mind or temperament.

compota

A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup.

compra

The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.

comprador

A person who makes one or more purchases.

compradora

A person who makes one or more purchases.

comprar

(transitive, archaic) To suffer consequences for (something) through being deprived of something; to pay for (something one has done).

compras

Retail foodstuffs and other household supplies; the commodities sold by a grocer or in a grocery store.

compreender

(transitive) To be fully conscious of; understand; be aware of; detect.

compreensão

A thorough understanding.

compreensível

Able to be comprehended.

compreensivo

Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance; sympathetically aware.

compressa

(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.

comprimento

The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.

comprimento de onda

(physics) The length of a single cycle of a wave, as measured by the distance between one peak or trough of a wave and the next; it is often designated in physics as λ, and corresponds to the velocity of the wave divided by its frequency.

comprimido

(broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually containing some sort of medication.

comprimir

(transitive) To suppress; to force into submission.

comprometer

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

comprometer-se

(intransitive) To guarantee or promise (to do something).

comprometido

One who is betrothed, i.e. a fiancé or fiancée.

compromisso

Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual agreement.

comprovar

(transitive) To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of; to verify.

compulsão

A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.

compulsivamente

In a compulsive manner; obsessively.

compulsório

Having the power of compulsion; constraining.

compunção

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

computação

The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.

computação em nuvem

(informal, computing) Computing services provided over the Internet (or the “cloud”), whereby shared resources, software, and information are provided to computers and other devices on demand.

computacional

Of or relating to computation.

computador

(now, rare, chiefly, historical) A person employed to perform computations; one who computes. [from 17th c.]

computador de mesa

(computing) A desktop computer.

computador de secretária

(computing) A desktop computer.

computador portátil

(computing) A laptop computer.

computadorização

The act of computerizing something, or something computerized.

computar

(transitive) To reckon, calculate.

cômputo

(mathematics, countable) The result of calculating.

comum

Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.

comumente

As a rule; frequently; usually.

comuna

(pejorative, slang) A communist; a person with communist sympathies; a supposed communist infiltrator.

comungar

(Christianity) To take part in Holy Communion.

comunhão

Participation in Holy Communion.

comunicação

A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

comunicado

A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.

comunicar

(intransitive) To express or convey ideas, either through verbal or nonverbal means; to have intercourse, to exchange information. [from 16th c.]

comunista

Of, relating to, supporting, or advocating communism.

comunitário

Pertaining to a community or a commune.

comutação

(electronics) The reversal of an electric current.

comutador

(group theory) A binary map in a given group G, given by [g, h] = ghg−1h−1, where g and h are elements of G, which yields the group's identity if and only if the group operation commutes for g and h.

comutar

(intransitive, mathematics) Of an operation, to be commutative, i.e. to have the property that changing the order of the operands does not change the result.

conca

A small antelope native to eastern and southern Africa having a dense, brown, speckled coat (Oreotragus oreotragus).

côncavo

Curved like the inner surface of a sphere or bowl.

conceber

To give birth.

concebível

Able to be imagined; conceivable.

conceção

The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

conceder

(transitive, legal) To transfer (property, a legal right, etc.) from one person to another.

conceito

Understanding retained in the mind, from experience, reasoning and imagination; a generalization (generic, basic form), or abstraction (mental impression), of a particular set of instances or occurrences (specific, though different, recorded manifestations of the concept).

conceitual

Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.

conceitualizar

To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.

concelho

A town having a municipal corporation and certain traditional rights.

concentração

Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

concentrado

A substance that is in a condensed form.

concentrar

(intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).

concepção

The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or perception; the ability to form mental abstractions.

conceptual

Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.

conceptualizar

To interpret a phenomenon by forming a concept.

concernir

(transitive) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.

concertina

A musical instrument, like the various accordions, that is a member of the free-reed family of musical instruments, typically having buttons on both ends.

concerto

(countable) A musical performance, usually public, in which several performers or instruments take part.

concessão

The settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.

concessionária

A place that sells items, especially cars.

concetual

Of, or relating to concepts or mental conception.

concha

The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.

conchada

The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shovelling.

concierge

One who attends to the wishes of hotel guests.

conciliação

The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation, rapprochement.

concisamente

In a concise manner, briefly, without excessive length.

conciso

Brief, yet including all important information.

conclavista

The personal aide of a cardinal at a papal conclave.

concluído

Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

concluir

(intransitive) To finish; to come to an end.

conclusão

An end or conclusion.

conclusivamente

In a conclusive manner; with finality.

conclusividade

the state of being conclusive

conclusivo

Pertaining to a conclusion.

concomitante

Happening at the same time; simultaneous.

concordância

Agreement; concurring.

concordante

A person who agrees.

concordar

(intransitive) To be in harmony about an opinion, statement, or action; to have a consistent idea between two or more people.

concorde

Agreeing or harmonious; consistent (with).

concórdia

A state of agreement; harmony; union.

concorrência

(uncountable) The action of competing.

concorrente

A person or organization against whom one is competing.

concorrer

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

concretar

(usually, transitive) To cover with or encase in concrete (building material).

concretizar

(transitive) To execute fully; to fulfill; to complete successfully.

concreto

(countable, uncountable) A building material created by mixing cement, water, and aggregate such as gravel and sand.

concubina

A woman who lives with a man, but who is not a wife.

concubinato

The state of cohabiting or living together as man and woman while not married.

concupiscência

An ardent desire, especially sexual desire; lust.

concurso

(countable) A contest for a prize or award.

concussão

(uncountable, _, in, _, Commonwealth, countable, _) An injury to part of the body, most especially the brain, caused by a violent blow, followed by loss of function.

condado

(chiefly, historical) An administrative area or district between about the 5th to the 11th century, subdivided into hundreds or wapentakes and jointly governed by an ealdorman and a sheriff; also, a present-day area corresponding to such a historical district; a county; especially (England) , a county having a name ending in -shire.

conde

The male ruler of a county.

condecoração

Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.

condenação

(countable) A judgement of guilt in a court of law.

condenado

(legal) A person convicted of a crime by a judicial body.

condenar

(chiefly, religion, ethics) To convince, persuade; to cause (someone) to believe in (something).

condenável

Arousing disapproval; worthy of objection; offensive.

condensador

(electronics) An electronic component capable of storing electrical energy in an electric field; especially one consisting of two conductors separated by a dielectric.

condensar

(transitive) To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).

condensar-se

(intransitive, chemistry) To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.

condescendência

The act of condescending; a manner of behaving in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies superiority to another; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.

condescendente

Assuming a tone of superiority, or a patronizing attitude.

condessa

A woman holding the rank of count or earl in her own right; a female holder of an earldom.

condestável

(historical) An officer of a noble court in the Middle Ages, usually a senior army commander. (See also marshal).

condição

The status or condition of something

condicional

Limited by a condition.

condicionalmente

under specified conditions

condicionar

To subject to the process of acclimation.

condimentado

Of, pertaining to, or containing spice.

condimentar

(American spelling, transitive) To add flavoring to something.

condimento

Something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook.

condolência

(countable, usually, in the plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died.

condomínio

(US, Canada, Philippines) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.

condomínio edilício

(US, Canada, Philippines) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.

condor

Any of the large scavenging birds in the family Cathartidae.

condottiere

(historical) A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.

condottiero

(historical) A mercenary military leader from 14th-century Italy and later in other parts of Europe.

condução

The act or method of controlling or directing.

conducente

Tending to contribute to, encourage, or bring about some result.

conduíte

A duct or tube into which electrical cables may be pulled: electrical conduit.

conduta

One's posture, demeanor, or manner.

condutor

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

condutora

One who drives something.

conduzir

(transitive) To motivate; to provide an incentive for.

conectado

Connected; joined.

conectar

(transitive) To couple.

conectivo

(logic) A function that operates on truth values to give another truth value.

conector

A device (or, more precisely, a mating pair of devices, often a plug and a socket) for connecting together two wires, cables, or hoses, allowing electricity or fluid to flow but also allowing easy disconnection and reconnection when necessary.