Portuguese–English dictionary

espirro

An act of sneezing.

esplâncnico

(medicine) Of, in, near or pertaining to the viscera or intestines.

esplendor

Excellence in quality or appearance; splendour.

espoleta

a metal cap found on muzzleloading firearms that contains chemical substances such as fulminate that explode upon impact

espoliar

(transitive) To take away someone or something that is important or close; deprive.

espólio

(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.

espontaneamente

In a spontaneous manner; naturally; voluntarily.

espontaneidade

(uncountable) The quality of being spontaneous.

esporadicamente

At an occasional, infrequent, or irregular frequency.

esporádico

Rare and scattered in occurrence.

esporão

A construction in or around a harbour designed to break the force of the sea and to provide shelter for vessels lying inside.

esporar

(transitive) To prod (especially a horse) on the side or flank, with the intent to urge motion or haste, to gig.

esporo

A thick resistant particle produced by a bacterium or protist to survive in harsh or unfavorable conditions.

esporra

(uncountable, chiefly, UK, vulgar, slang) Semen.

esporte

(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.

esportista

(UK) A man who engages in sports; an athlete.

esportiva

(UK) A woman who engages in sports; a female athlete.

esportivo

(not comparable) Pertaining to sports

esposa

A person in a marriage or marital relationship.

esposa troféu

(derogatory) A wife, usually young and attractive, regarded as a status symbol for the husband, usually older and affluent.

esposo

A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.

espreguiçadeira

A chair made for lounging.

espreguiçar-se

(intransitive, transitive) To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body, for example in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles.

esprei

A fine, gentle, dispersed mist of liquid.

espreitar

(informal) To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

espremedor

A manual or electrical device used for rendering the juice of fruits or vegetables.

espremer

(transitive) To convey or communicate; to make known or explicit.

espringue

(nautical) A line laid out from a vessel's end to the opposite end of an adjacent vessel or mooring to diminish or control its movement.

esprinte

A short race at top speed.

espruce

Any of various large coniferous evergreen trees or shrubs from the genus Picea, found in northern temperate and boreal regions; originally and more fully spruce fir.

espuma

A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:

espumante

(specifically, of a beverage) Containing dissolved gas (usually carbon dioxide); fizzy.

espumar

(intransitive) To form or emit foam.

espumoso

Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.

esputinique

(historical) Any of a series of Soviet robotic space satellites, especially the first one in 1957.

esquadra

A building serving as the headquarters of a branch of the police force, and sometimes as a temporary place of confinement for offenders.

esquadrão

A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.

esquadrinhar

(transitive) To explain in detail.

esquadro

(UK) A flat triangular piece of plastic or other material, having corners of precise angles, used in technical drawing

esqualidez

Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty

esquálido

Extremely dirty and unpleasant.

esqualor

Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty

esquartelado

(heraldry) (of a coat of arms) Divided into four parts crosswise.

esquecediço

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

esquecer

(figuratively) To put an end to; to abandon.

esquecidiço

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

esquecido

Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.

esquecimento

The quality of being forgetful; proneness to let slip from the mind.

esquecível

Easily forgotten; not special or notable.

esquelético

of, or relating to the skeleton

esqueleto

The framework of a structure, especially one not normally seen.

esquema

A systematic plan of future action. [from 18th c.]

esquentar

(transitive) To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

esquerdista

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

esquerdo

Designating the side of the body toward the west when one is facing north; the side of the body on which the heart is located in most humans; the opposite of right. This arrow points to the reader's left: ←

esquete

A brief, light, or unfinished dramatic, musical, or literary work or idea; especially a short, often humorous or satirical scene or play, frequently as part of a revue or variety show.

esqui

One of a pair of long flat runners designed for gliding over snow or water.

esquiação

(sports) A group of sports using skis as primary equipment.

esquiador

One who skis.

esquiadora

One who skis.

esquiar

(transitive) To travel over (a slope, etc.) on skis; to travel on skis at (a place), (especially as a sport).

esquilo

Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.

esquimó

In, of, or relating to the Eskimo languages.

esquina

A corner where two walls intersect.

esquisito

(uncountable) The gradual expansion or proliferation of something beyond its original goals or boundaries, considered negatively.

esquisso

A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.

esquivar

(ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.

esquivo

Directed towards avoidance or escape

esquizo

(slang, derogatory, offensive) Schizophrenic.

esquizofrênico

A person suffering from schizophrenia.

esquizoide

Characterized by social withdrawal and emotional coldness or flattened affectivity.

essa

A platform used to display or convey a coffin during a funeral, often ornate.

essa é a vida

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see it,‎ is,‎ what,‎ it,‎ is. This thing has its own distinct nature; this thing is itself.

esse

The name of the Latin-script letter S/s.

essência

Fragrance, a perfume.

essencial

Being an essential and permanent part of something.

essencialmente

in essence

esta

The (thing) here (used in indicating something or someone nearby).

esta noite

During the evening of today.

estabelecer

(transitive) To find out definitely; to discover or establish.

estabelecido

(Model, procedure, disease) Explicitly defined, described or recognized as a reference.

estabelecimento

(Christianity) The institution and official status of a church as a state church, especially that of the Church of England and historically of Ireland.

estabilidade

A status of having a permanent post with enhanced job security within an academic institution.

estabilizador

A thin, rigid component of an aircraft, extending from the fuselage and used to stabilise and steer the aircraft.

estabilizar

(transitive, sometimes, figurative) To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.

estábulo

A shed for keeping cows.

estaca

(countable, horticulture) A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.

estação

(US) A bus station or railway station.

estação de trabalho

(computing) A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.

estacional

Of, related to, or reliant on a season or period of the year, especially with regard to weather characteristics.

estacionar

(transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

estada

Restraint of passion; prudence; moderation; caution; steadiness; sobriety.

estadia

A short stay somewhere.

estádio

(sports, theater) An elliptical-shaped stadium or amphitheater resembling a bowl.

estadismo

(mostly, libertarianism, and, anarchism) The belief that the state is a legitimate societal organization. [1912]

estadista

A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.

estado

(international, _, legal, metonymically) A sovereign state; (loosely, metonymically, proscribed) a country.

estado civil

One of several discrete options describing a person's relationship with a significant other, such as single, married, divorced, widowed, civil union, domestic partnership, etc.

estado da arte

The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.]

estado da técnica

The condition of scientific or technical knowledge, particularly the peak or highest level thereof, at a particular time. [from early 20th c.]

estado-unidens

Of, from, or pertaining to the United States of America, its people, or its culture.

estado-unidense

A citizen or national of the United States of America.

estadunidense

A citizen or national of the United States of America.

estafe

(uncountable) A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering.W

estafeta

A person who delivers messages.

estafilococo

A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia, and other infections.

estagflação

(economics) Prolonged high inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, often with recession and high unemployment. [from 1965]

estagiar

(intransitive) To work as an intern, usually with little or no pay or other legal prerogatives of employment, and for the purpose of furthering a program of education.

estagiária

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.

estagiário

A student or recent graduate who works in order to gain experience in their chosen field.

estágio

A job taken by a student in order to learn a profession or trade.

estagnado

No longer fresh, new, or interesting, in reference to ideas and immaterial things; clichéd, hackneyed, dated.

estagnar

(transitive) To cause someone to become motionless.

estai

A guy, rope, or wire supporting or stabilizing a platform, such as a bridge, a pole, such as a tentpole, the mast of a derrick, or other structural element.

estalagem

A commercial overnight lodging place, with dormitory accommodation and shared facilities, especially a youth hostel.

estalajadeiro

The person responsible for the running of an inn, usually the proprietor.

estalar

(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

estalar (os dedos)

The act of snapping the fingers; making a sound by pressing a finger against the thumb and suddenly releasing to strike the hand.

estaleiro

A place where a building or other physical structure is under construction. (This entry is a translation hub.)

estalido

A brief, sharp, not particularly loud, relatively high-pitched sound produced by the impact of something small and hard against something hard, such as by the operation of a switch, a lock, or a latch.

Estaline

A surname from Russian; usually referring to the Georgian revolutionary and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU Joseph Stalin.

estalinismo

The Communist philosophies espoused by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin.

estalo

A sudden percussive noise.

estame

(botany) In flowering plants, a male reproductive structure in a flower that produces pollen, typically consisting of an anther and a filament.

estamina

The energy and strength for continuing to do something over a long period of time; power of sustained exertion, or resistance to hardship, illness etc.

estampar

(transitive) To mark by pressing quickly and heavily.

estância

A place where people go for recreation, especially one with facilities such as lodgings, entertainment, and a relaxing environment.

estanciar

(intransitive) To reside somewhere temporarily, especially as a guest or lodger.

estandardizar

To make to conform to a standard.

estandarte

The flag or ensign carried by a military unit.

estande

(countable) A small open-fronted shop, for example in a market, food court, etc.

estanhar

(transitive) To cover with tin.

estanho

(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn.

estante

A piece of furniture for the storage and display of books.

estapear

(dialectal, informal) To strike with the hand.

estar

Used with past participles of certain intransitive verbs to form the perfect aspect.

estar [[mal-humorado]]

(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

estar bombando

(US, intransitive, slang) Of music: to be loud, to have strong bass and rhythms; (by extension) to be full of energy. [from 20th c.]

estar com calor

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.

estar com frio

(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.

estar com sede

(intransitive) To be thirsty.

estar congelando

(intransitive, informal) To be affected by extreme cold.

estar de acordo

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

estar de mau humor

(intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn.

estar deitado

(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.

estar em cio

(intransitive) To be in the annual rut or mating season.

estar em conformidade com

(intransitive, of things or procedures) To be as required or recommended by a specification, regulation, or policy.

estar em pé

(intransitive, copulative) To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.

estar indeciso

(figurative) To be uncertain or unable to make a decision; to vacillate, hesitate, or delay.

estar inquieto

(intransitive) To wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.