Portuguese–English dictionary

desânimo

Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

desaparafusar

(transitive) To loosen a screw or thing by turning it.

desaparecer

(idiomatic) To become extinct.

desaparecer com

(transitive, often, euphemistic) To make vanish; especially, to abduct or murder for political reasons.

desaparecido

(informal, euphemism) Caused to disappear by someone, often for political reasons.

desaparecimento

The action of disappearing or vanishing.

desaparição

The action of disappearing or vanishing.

desapegado

Having or showing no bias or emotional involvement; disinterested.

desapiedado

Having, or showing, no pity; merciless, ruthless.

desapontado

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

desapontante

Failing to interest; not as exciting as promised or expected.

desapontar

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

desapropriar

(transitive) To surrender a claim to private property without material compensation; to deprive oneself of private propriety rights.

desarmamento

The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.

desarmar

(transitive) To remove the fuse from (e.g. a bomb).

desarme

(sports, countable) A play where a player attempts to take control over the ball from an opponent, as in rugby or football.

desarmonia

The absence of harmony or concordance.

desarmónico

lacking harmony.

desarmonioso

(also, figurative) Of sounds: harsh, jarring; specifically (music) , of musical notes or tunes: not in harmony; dissonant, inharmonious.

desarraigar

(transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.

desarranjar

(transitive) To disturb, disrupt or adversely alter (something).

desarrumado

Sloppy.

desassossegado

Not allowing or affording rest.

desastrado

Awkward, lacking coordination, not graceful, not dextrous.

desastre

Any large and disastrous event of great significance.

desastroso

Causing or involving calamity; disastrous.

desatar

To unfasten.

desatencioso

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

desatento

Absent in mind; often preoccupied; forgetful or careless due to distraction; easily distracted. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

desativado

Made incapable of use or action.

desativar

(chiefly, electronics, computing) To deactivate, to make inoperational (especially of a function of an electronic or mechanical device).

desatualizado

(idiomatic) Too old to be used; not current; invalid; having expired.

desavergonhadamente

In a shameless manner; without shame; impudently.

desavergonhado

Having no shame, no guilt nor remorse over something considered wrong; immodest, brazen; unable to feel disgrace.

desavindo

Having become a stranger, of one who formerly was close, as a relative, friend, lover, or spouse.

desbaratar

(transitive) To completely defeat and force into disorderly retreat (an enemy force, opponent in sport, etc.).

desbastar

(ambitransitive) To chop away at; to whittle down; to mow down.

desbloquear

(transitive) To obtain access to something; to meet the requirements of a security or protection system.

desbotado

Having no shine or lustre; dull.

desbotar

(intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.

desbravador

One who blazes a trail to guide others; a pathfinder.

descalça

Wearing nothing on the feet.

descalço

Wearing nothing on the feet.

descamar

(transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.

descansar

(intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

descanso

A period of reduced activity; a respite.

descanso eterno

(euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")

descapotável

(vehicles) A convertible car: a car with a removable or foldable roof able to convert from a closed to open vehicle and back again.

descarado

(figurative) Shameless and undisguised.

descaramento

(uncountable) Insolent and shameless audacity.

descarga

(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.

descarnar

To remove the flesh from the skin during the making of leather.

descaroçar

(transitive) To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.

descarregado

(of a battery) Unable to emit power; dead.

descarregamento

(electricity) The act of releasing an accumulated charge.

descarregar

(electricity) To release (an accumulated charge).

descarrilar

(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.

descarrilhar

(transitive) To cause to come off the tracks.

descartado

Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

descartar

(transitive) To discard, scrap or terminate (an idea, project, etc.).

descartável

That is designed to be discarded rather than reused, refilled or repaired.

descascar

To strip the bark from; to peel.

descendência

Lineage or hereditary derivation.

descendente

The entire set of some item printed and disseminated during a certain period, particularly (publishing) a single printing of a particular edition of a work when contrasted with other print runs.

descender

(intransitive) To physically move or pass from a higher to a lower place or position; to come or go down in any way, such as by climbing, falling, flowing, walking, etc.; to move downwards; to fall, to sink.

descer

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

descerebrado

(colloquial, derogatory) Having no useful thoughts; stupid; ditzy.

descida

An instance of descending; act of coming down.

descimento

An instance of descending; act of coming down.

desclassificar

(transitive) To make ineligible for something.

descoberta

Something discovered.

descoberto

Not covered or protected from the weather, etc.

descobridor

One who discovers: a person who has discovered something.

descobrimento

(uncountable) The discovering of new things.

descobrir

(informal) To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.

descobrir que

To come to know; to become informed of; to find out.

descodificar

To convert from an encrypted form to plain text.

descolado

Of a color, in the range of violet to green.

descolagem

(aerospace) The point in the launch of a rocket or an aircraft where it leaves contact with the ground.

descolar

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

descolorir

(transitive) To deprive of colour; to make achromatic.

descompactar

(computing, transitive) To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file.

descompor

(transitive) To separate or break down (something) into its components.

descomprimir

(computing, transitive) To restore (compressed data) to its original form, from a zip file.

desconcertado

Confused, perplexed or flustered.

desconcertante

Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.

desconcertar

To confuse or perplex (someone) completely; to bewilder, to confound, to puzzle. [from 17th c.]

desconectar

(transitive) To sever or interrupt a connection.

desconfiado

Distrustful or tending to suspect.

desconfiança

Lack of trust or confidence.

desconfiar

(transitive) To have no confidence in (something or someone).

desconfiar de

To put no trust in; to have no confidence in.

desconfirmar

(transitive) To establish the falsity of a claim or belief; to show or to tend to show that a theory or hypothesis is not valid.

desconfortável

Nervous and worried.

desconforto

Mental or bodily distress.

descongelar

(transitive) To remove frost from.

desconhecido

Unfamiliar, not yet part of one's experience.

desconjuntar

To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.

desconsagrar

(transitive) To remove the consecration from someone or something; to deconsecrate.

desconsideração

The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.

desconsiderar

(transitive) To ignore; to pay no attention to.

desconsolado

Seemingly beyond consolation; inconsolable.

descontaminação

The process of removing contamination, particularly the cleaning off of dangerous materials.

descontentamento

Unhappiness or discontent.

descontinuar

(transitive, chiefly, computing) To declare something obsolescent; to recommend against a function, technique, command, etc. that still works but has been replaced.

descontinuidade

A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap. [from 16th c.]

desconto

A reduction in price.

descontração

Indifference, unconcern; carelessness; coolness; disregard, detachment.

descontraído

Casually calm and relaxed.

descontrolado

Wild; uncontrolled.

descorante

(uncountable) A chemical, such as sodium hypochlorite or hydrogen peroxide, or a preparation of such a chemical, used for disinfecting or whitening.

descoroçoar

(transitive) To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.

descortês

impolite; lacking consideration for others

descortesia

An act of neglect; failure of courtesy.

descrença

An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case.

descrente

a person who does not believe, especially regarding religion.

descrer

To not believe; to exercise disbelief.

descrever

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means. [from early 15th c.]

descrição

A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or representation in language; an enumeration of the essential qualities of a thing or species.

descriminalizar

(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

descriminar

(transitive) To change the laws so something is no longer a crime.

descritibilidade

The action or power of describing, explaining, or making definite and clear.

descritivismo

(linguistics) The practice of describing realistic forms, as opposed to prescribing idealistic norms, of linguistic usage.

descritivo

Of, relating to, or providing a description.

descritor

That which describes; a word, phrase, etc. serving as a description.

descuidadamente

Giving the appearance of carelessness; relaxedly.

descuidado

Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes. [from 16thc.]

descuido

Lack of care; the state or quality of being careless.

desculpa

Indicates the speaker's apology.

desculpante

Having the character of apology; regretfully excusing.

desculpar

(transitive) To forgive; to pardon; to overlook.

desculpar-se

(intransitive, often followed by “for”) To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends

descurar

(transitive) To fail to care for or attend to something.

descurtida

(Internet) An individual vote showing disapproval of, or lack of support for, something posted on the Internet.

descurtir

(social media) To cancel a "like" action.

desde

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

desde aí

(formal) From there, from that place or from that time.

desde então

(duration) Continuously since a specified time or event.

desde quando

Used literally: for what duration.

desde que

(idiomatic) Provided that, if, assuming (depending upon some condition or requirement).

desdém

(uncountable) The state or act of contemning; the feeling or attitude of regarding someone or something as inferior, base, or worthless; scorn, disdain.

desdenhar

(transitive, archaic) To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.

desdenhoso

Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.

desdentado

Having no teeth.

desdizer

(intransitive, idiomatic) To distance oneself from an earlier claim or statement; back off from an idea.

desdobrar

(transitive) To undo a folding.

desejar

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

desejar a

(ditransitive) To bestow (a thought or gesture) towards (someone or something).

desejável

Worthy to be desired; pleasing; agreeable.

desejo

(countable, figurative) A hope or wish.