Portuguese–English dictionary

de morte

Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.

de novo

Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion. [from 16thc.]

de onde

(archaic, formal, or, literary) From where; from which place or source.

de ouro

Made of gold.

de papel

Made of paper.

de partir o coração

That causes great grief, anguish or distress.

de pé

On foot. (support of the body, standing)

de pé atrás

Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, trickery, and dangers; suspiciously prudent

de pedra

Constructed of stone.

de peixe

Of, from, or similar to fish.

de perto

In a close manner.

de ponta

(informal) Of, or using high technology.

de pouquinho em pouquinho

Gradually and steadily.

de prata

Made from silver.

de preferência

In preference; by choice; in a preferable manner.

de primeira mão

Direct, without intermediate stages.

de propósito

Done on purpose; intentional.

de qualidade

(occasionally, proscribed) (attributive) Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose; of high quality.

de qualquer forma

(conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow. [from 19th c.]

de qualquer jeito

(conjunctive) In spite of what preceded; yet.

de qualquer maneira

(conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow. [from 19th c.]

de qualquer modo

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

de quem

(interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.

de renome

Famous, celebrated, or well-known; widely praised or highly honored.

de repente

(idiomatic) Unexpectedly; without warning; all of a sudden.

de rotina

Regular; habitual.

de sal

Salty and/or spicy, but not sweet.

de segunda mão

(of goods) Not new; previously owned and used by another.

de sempre

At any time.

de soslaio

Sideways; obliquely.

de suor

Caused by sweat.

de tijolo

(colloquial, AAVE, New York, of weather) Extremely cold.

de todo

(modal, set phrase) Generally, all things considered

de todo coração

In a wholehearted manner; without reserve; enthusiastically, unreservedly.

de todo modo

(Singapore, Singlish, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.

de trás

(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the back of the mouth, near the soft palate (most often describing a vowel).

de última tecnologia

At the highest level of development at a particular time; cutting-edge.

de um dia para o outro

(figurative) In a very short (but unspecified) amount of time.

de uma vez

(US, CA) An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.

de uva

Containing grapes or having a grape flavor.

de vento em popa

Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.

de vocês

Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).

de volta

Back (to a former place or state). [from 11thc.]

de-

reversal, undoing

deadlock

(computing) An inability to continue due to two programs or devices each requiring a response from the other before completing an operation.

deão

A senior official in a college or university, who may be in charge of a division or faculty (for example, the dean of science) or have some other advisory or disciplinary function (for example, the dean of students).

debaixo

Less than.

debaixo d'água

So as to go beneath the surface of the water.

debaixo da terra

Below the ground.

debaixo do solo

Below the ground.

debandada

A wild, headlong running away or scamper of a number of animals, usually caused by fright.

debandar

(ambitransitive) To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.

debate

(uncountable) Discussion of opposing views.

debater

(intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.

debater-se

(intransitive) To flop around as a fish out of water.

debatível

(colloquial) Open to doubt, argument or debate.

débil

(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness

débil mental

Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; utterly mad.

debilidade

A state of physical or mental weakness.

debilitado

Weakened.

debilitar

(ergative, figuratively) To render or to become weak and ineffective.

debilmente

With little strength or force.

debochado

Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.

debugar

(computer science) To search for and eliminate malfunctioning elements or errors in something, especially a computer program or machinery.

debulhar

(transitive) To thresh.

debutar

(transitive, chiefly, US) to formally introduce, as to the public

década

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

década de noventa

The decade of the 1890s, 1990s, etc.

decadência

A state of moral or artistic decline or deterioration; decay

decaedro

A polyhedron with ten faces.

decágono

(geometry) A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.

decair

(intransitive) To regress; to slip backwards or revert to a previous, worse state.

decalogia

A set of ten works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as ten individual works.

decalque

(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.

decano

A dignitary or presiding officer in certain church bodies, especially an ecclesiastical dignitary, subordinate to a bishop, in charge of a chapter of canons.

decantar

(transitive) To pour off (a liquid) gently, so as not to disturb the sediment.

decapagem

A process by which the oxide scale on steel (especially stainless steels) or other metallic objects is chemically removed by strong acids.

decapitação

An instance of a person being beheaded.

decapitar

(transitive) To deliberately remove the head of; to cut off (someone's) head.

decatlo

An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.

dececionante

Causing disappointment.

dececionar

(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.

decelerar

(transitive) To make (something) run, move, etc. less quickly; to reduce the speed of.

decência

The quality of being decent; propriety.

decênio

A period of ten years [from 17th c.], particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9. [from 19th c.]

decente

decent, respectable

decepar

(transitive) To cut into pieces with short, vigorous cutting motions.

decepção

(countable) An example or the act of disappointing: a circumstance in which a positive expectation is not achieved.

decepcionado

Defeated of expectations or hope; experiencing disappointment; let down.

decepcionante

Lacking climax, disappointing or ironically insignificant following of impressive foreshadowing.

decepcionar

(transitive) To sadden or displease (someone) by underperforming, or by not delivering something promised or hoped for.

decididamente

In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.

decidido

Marked by promptness and decision.

decidir

To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.

decíduo

(biology, anatomy) Describing a part that falls off, or is shed, at a particular time or stage of development.

decifrar

(transitive) To find a solution to a problem.

décima

Being one of ten equal parts of a whole.

decimal

(arithmetic, computing) Concerning numbers expressed in decimal or mathematical calculations performed using decimal.

decimar

(archaic) To kill one-tenth of (a group), (historical, specifically) as a military punishment in the Roman army selected by lot, usually carried out by the surviving soldiers.

décimo

A particular moment in an event or occurrence; a juncture. [from 13th c.]

décimo nono

The ordinal form of the number nineteen.

décimo oitavo

The ordinal form of the number eighteen.

décimo primeiro

The ordinal form of the number eleven.

décimo quarto

The ordinal form of the number fourteen.

décimo quinto

The ordinal form of the number fifteen.

décimo segundo

The ordinal form of the number twelve, describing a person or thing in position number 12 of a sequence.

décimo sétimo

The ordinal form of the number seventeen.

décimo sexto

The ordinal form of the number sixteen.

décimo terceiro

The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

décimo-oitavo

The ordinal form of the number eighteen.

décimo-primeiro

One of eleven equal parts of a whole.

décimo-terceiro

The ordinal form of the number thirteen.

decisão

(chiefly combat sports) A result arrived at by the judges when there is no clear winner at the end of the contest.

decisivo

Providing an end to something; decisive.

declaração

A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

declaradamente

In an overt manner; publicly; openly.

declarar

(transitive) To declare formally, officially or ceremoniously.

declinar

To lessen (something) in force or intensity; to moderate. [from 14th c.]

declínio

The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in office or society

declive

A sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road.

decodificar

To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.

decolagem

A launch or ascent into the air or into flight, such as of an aircraft, rocket, bird, high-jumper etc.

decolar

(surfing) To stand up on a surfboard and begin to surf a breaking wave.

decompor

(ergative, figuratively) To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of.

decompor-se

(intransitive) To deteriorate, to get worse, to lose strength or health, to decline in quality.

decomposição

(chemistry, uncountable) Breaking of chemical bonds within a compound to produce simpler compounds or elements; (countable) an instance of this.

decoração

The style of decoration of a room or building.

decorar

To learn by heart, to memorize.

decorativo

That serves to decorate

decoreba

(slang, dated) Information hastily memorized.

decoro

The quality or condition of being appropriate.

decrépito

Weakened or worn out from age or wear.

decrepitude

The state of being decrepit or worn out from age or long use.

decrescente

On the decrease.

decrescer

(intransitive) To decrease, shrink, diminish, reduce in size or intensity.

decretar

To command by a decree.

decreto

An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.

decuplar

By ten times as much.

decuplicar

By ten times as much.

décuplo

Ten times as much or as many.

dedal

(sewing) A pitted, now usually metal, cup-shaped cap worn on the tip of a finger, which is used in sewing to push the needle through material.

dedaleira

Any plant of the genus Digitalis (herbaceous plants of the Plantaginaceae family, including the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea).

dedicação

(uncountable) Feeling of strong or fervent affection; dedication.

dedicado

Devoted; loyal; conscientious.

dedicar

(intransitive) To commit oneself (to an obligation, activity etc.).

dedicatória

(countable) A note addressed to a patron or friend, prefixed to a work of art as a token of respect, esteem, or affection.

dedilhação

(music, uncountable) The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.

dedilhado

(music, uncountable) The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.

dedilhamento

(music, uncountable) The act of using one's fingers in the playing of a musical instrument.

dedilhar

(transitive, sex) To use the fingers to penetrate or sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vulva, vagina, or anus.