Portuguese–English dictionary

costeletas

Facial hair reaching from the top of the head down the side of the face to the side of the chin.

costumar

(intransitive) To be familiar with or accustomed to something or someone through repeated experience; to be acclimated to.

costume

A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.

costumes

A set of moral norms or customs derived from generally accepted practices rather than written laws.

costura

(sewing) A folded-back and stitched piece of fabric; especially, the stitching that joins two or more pieces of fabric.

costurar

(transitive) To make (a path or way) by winding in and out or from side to side.

costureira

A person who makes tailor-made women's clothes.

costureiro

A person who sews clothes professionally.

cota

(mathematics) A value which is known to be greater or smaller than a given set of values.

cotão

(US, informal) A small clump of dust, fluff, hair, particles of skin, etc., that tends to accumulate indoors in areas not regularly dusted, such as under heavy furniture.

cotar

(commerce, transitive) To name the current price, notably of a financial security.

cotejar

(transitive) To examine diverse documents and so on, to discover similarities and differences.

cotidiano

Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions.

coto

(musical instrument) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.

cotoco

The remains of something that has been cut off; especially the remains of a tree, the remains of a limb.

cotonete

A small wad of cotton wrapped around the end of a small rod, made of wood, rolled paper, or plastic. The most common uses for cotton swabs include aural hygiene and cosmetics application.

cotovelada

A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.

cotovelão

A hit, strike, or blow with the elbow.

cotovelar

(transitive) To push with the elbow or elbows; to forge ahead using the elbows to assist.

cotovia

A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.

couce

The end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired.

country

Ellipsis of country music. [from 20th c.]

couraça

(uncountable) A natural form of this kind of protection on an animal's body.

couraçado

A ship, vessel, or vehicle with a covering of iron, steel, or (loosely) any other tough metal.

coureira

A person who makes things from leather.

coureiro

A person who makes things from leather.

couro

(countable) The skin of an animal.

couro cabeludo

The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.

couteiro

A person employed to maintain the game for hunting and all associated materials and effects.

couve

Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).

couve-de-folhas

An edible plant, similar to cabbage, with curled leaves that do not form a dense head (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)

couve-galega

A Mediterranean variety of kale, Brassica oleracea var. acephala.

couve-nabiça

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant

couve-nabo

(now, North America) The edible root of this plant

cova

(narrowly) An excavation in the earth as a place of burial.

covarde

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

covardemente

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

covardia

Lack of courage.

cover

(music) A band that plays mostly or exclusively cover songs.

covil

(figuratively) A place inhabited by a criminal or criminals, a superhero or a supervillain; a refuge, retreat, haven or hideaway.

covo

A contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive.

cowboy

Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.

coxa

(anatomy) The basal segment of a limb of various arthropods (insects and spiders, for example).

coxeadura

An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

coxear

(intransitive) To walk lamely, as if favoring one leg.

coxeio

An irregular, jerky or awkward gait.

coxia

The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

coxias

The area behind a stage out of view of the audience where performers wait to give their show; especially that of the dressing rooms.

coxim

A soft mass of material stuffed into a cloth bag, used for comfort or support.

coxinha

(colloquial) Conventional; mainstream; socially acceptable. [from 20th c.]

coxo

(informal) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.

cozer

(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.

cozido

Cooked to a solid consistency. (of a boiled egg)

cozimento

(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.

cozinha

(uncountable) The process of preparing food by using heat.

cozinhado

That has been cooked by baking.

cozinhar

(ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.

cozinheira

(cooking) A person who prepares food.

cozinheiro

(cooking) A person who prepares food.

CPU

(computer hardware) Initialism of central processing unit.

craca

A marine crustacean of the subclass Cirripedia that attaches itself to submerged surfaces such as tidal rocks or the bottoms of ships.

Cracatoa

a volcanic island made of ʻaʻā lava in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia

crachá

A small nameplate, identifying the wearer, and often giving additional information.

crack

(computing) A program or procedure designed to circumvent restrictions or usage limits on software.

crackar

(transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.

Cracóvia

A city on the Vistula River, the capital of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship in southern Poland and the former capital (until 1596) of Poland as a whole.

cracuda

(slang, derogatory) A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.

cracudo

(slang, derogatory) A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.

cranial

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.

craniano

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.

crânio

(informal) An intelligent person.

craque

(sometimes, _, attributive) An expert at something; a maverick, genius; a person of supreme talent.

craquear

(transitive, computing) To circumvent software restrictions such as regional coding or time limits.

craqueira

(slang, derogatory) A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.

craqueiro

(slang, derogatory) A person who is addicted to or regularly uses crack cocaine.

crás

A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid.

crás-crás

A rendering of the vocalisation of a crow or other corvid.

crasso

Coarse; crude; unrefined or insensitive; lacking discrimination or taste.

cravada

(chess) Either a scenario in which moving a lesser piece to escape from attack would expose a more valuable piece to being taken instead, or one where moving a piece is impossible as it would place the king in check.

cravar

(transitive) To press (something with a sharp point) into something else.

cravelha

One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the strings are strained.

cravina

A color reminiscent of pinks, the flowers. [from 17th c.]

cravinho

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

cravo

(countable, medicine) A type of comedo, a skin blemish, a type of acne vulgaris, where a pore becomes clogged with a dark, hard, cheesy keratin-filled substance forming a hard black "head" on the skin's surface.

cravo-da-índia

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

crawl

A rapid swimming stroke with alternate overarm strokes and a fluttering kick.

crec

(onomatopoeia) The sharp sound made when solid material breaks.

creche

(UK, chiefly British) An institution for small children who not yet have begun primary school during daytime (when their parents work); a daycare centre.

credenciado

Given official approval after meeting certain standards, as an accredited university; or as disease free cattle.

credencial

Pertaining to or serving as an introduction or recommendation (to someone). [from 15th c.]

credenciamento

The giving of credentials.

credibilidade

The state or quality of being believable.

creditar

(transitive, accounting) To add to an account.

crédito

(uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.

credo

A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.

credo!

(dated, euphemistic) A mild expression of annoyance.

credor

(finance) A person to whom a debt is owed.

crédulo

Excessively ready to believe things; gullible.

cremação

A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.

crematório

A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.

creme

Cream-coloured; having a yellowish white colour.

creme dental

A paste, normally used with a toothbrush, for cleaning the teeth.

creme inglês

(by extension) A similar sauce made from milk and cornflour or custard powder (and usually sugar, and sometimes vanilla or other flavourings) and thickened by heat.

crença

(uncountable) Acceptance of a belief or claim as true, especially on the basis of evidence.

crente

A person who believes; especially regarding religion.

crepitar

(intransitive) To make a prolonged, frequent cracking sound which sounds like fizzing or popping.

crepom

A soft thin light fabric with a crinkled surface.

crepúsculo

The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.

crepúsculo vespertino

The time of the day between the approximate time of midwinter dusk and midnight (compare afternoon); the period after the end of regular office working hours.

crer

(transitive) To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing).

crescendo

(music) An instruction to play gradually more loudly, denoted by a long, narrow angle with its apex on the left ( < ), by musicians called a hairpin.

crescente

(dated, rare) marked by an increase; waxing, like the Moon.

crescer

To materialise; to grow stronger.

crescimento

growth; increase

crescimento exuberante

Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.

crescimentos exuberantes

Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or too far; an exuberant growth.

cresta

The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground.

Creta

An island in the Mediterranean, and the largest in Greece.

cretáceo

(geology) The geologic period within the Mesozoic era that comprises lower and upper epochs from about 146 to 66 million years ago.

cretense

Of or relating to Crete or its inhabitants.

cretino

(figuratively, US, _, slang, vulgar)

cria

The young of various animals, especially elephant, giraffe, reindeer, seal, or whale (also indiscriminately used of other animals).

criação

(informal) A creation of one's brain; an original idea or innovation of a person or group of people, an organization, etc.

criada

A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.

criado

(obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave. [14th–17th c.]

criado-mudo

A small elevator used to move food etc. from one floor of a building to another.

Criador

(religion) A god who created the Universe; God.

criadora

A person who breeds plants or animals (professionally).

criança

(with possessive) One's direct descendant by birth, regardless of age; one's offspring; a son or daughter.

criancice

(countable) Childish behaviour.

criancinha

A person who is immature, infantile, or feeble.

criar

(transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.

criativa

(countable) A person directly involved in a creative marketing process.

criativamente

In a creative manner.

criatividade

The ability to use imagination to produce a novel idea or product.

criativo

Tending to create things, or having the ability to create; often, excellently, in a novel fashion, or any or all of these.

criatura

A living creature.

cricrilar

A short, sharp or high note or noise, as of a bird or insect.

crime

(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.

crime de lesa-pátria

The crime of betraying one’s own country.

crime grave

(law, criminology, US, historical, _, in, _) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses.

criminal

Of or relating to crime or penal law.

criminalidade

(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.

criminalizar

(transitive) To make (something) a crime; to make illegal under criminal law; to ban.

criminalmente

In a criminal manner.

criminologia

The study of crime and criminals, especially their behaviour.

criminosa

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

criminoso

Against the law; forbidden by law.

crimpar

(electricity) To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.

crina

The upper curve of a horse's neck.