Portuguese–English dictionary

expiação

(theology, often with capitalized initial) The reconciliation of God and mankind through the death of Jesus.

expirar

(ambitransitive) To exhale.

explanação

The act or process of explaining.

explanar

(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

expletiva

(linguistics) A word without meaning added to fill a syntactic position.

expletivo

Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.

explicação

The act or process of explaining.

explicador

one who explains.

explicadora

one who explains.

explicar

(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

explicitamente

In an explicit manner.

explicitar

(transitive) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to illustrate the meaning of.

explícito

Very specific, clear, or detailed. [from 1609]

explodir

(transitive) To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue.

exploit

(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.

explorador

One who exploits.

explorador dental

Any of various hand tools, with sharp points, used in dentistry.

exploradora

One who exploits.

explorar

To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine.

explosão

An explosion.

explosivo

An explosive device used or intended as a weapon, especially, one dropped from an aircraft.

expoente

(mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power.

exponenciação

(mathematics, arithmetic) The process of calculating a power by multiplying together a number of equal factors, where the exponent specifies the number of factors to multiply.

exponencialmente

(mathematics, sciences) In an exponential manner.

expor

(transitive) To subject photographic film to light thereby recording an image.

exportação

(uncountable) The act of exporting.

exportado

(countable) Something that is exported.

exportador

Of or relating to exportation or exports.

exportadora

One who, or that which, exports: especially a person who or organization that exports or sells goods made in one country for delivery in another country.

exposição

(legal) The making known of a previously hidden fact or series of facts to another party; the act of disclosing.

expositor

A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.

exposto

An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.

expressamente

In an express or explicit manner; in a clear or specific manner.

expressão

A short written or spoken expression.

expressar

To communicate; to make known; to portray.

expressivo

Effectively conveying thought or feeling.

expresso

A concentrated coffee beverage brewed by forcing hot water under high pressure through finely ground coffee.

exprimir

(transitive) To express (an action, thought or idea) by means of particular words.

expropriar

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

expulsão

The act of expelling or the state of being expelled.

expulsar

(transitive, obsolete) To cast out; to banish; to expel; to reject. [Attested from the mid 16th century until the mid 17th century.]

expungir

(transitive) To eliminate completely; to annihilate.

expurgar

(transitive) To remove or alter those parts of a text considered offensive, vulgar, or otherwise unseemly.

exsudar

(transitive) To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other liquid matter; to give out.

exsurgência

The source of a river, the set of streams that feed into the river's beginning.

extante

Still alive; not extinct.

êxtase

Perfect happiness.

extasiar

(transitive) To put into a trance.

extático

Feeling or characterized by ecstasy.

extemporâneo

With inadequate preparation or without advance thought; offhand.

extensão

(sometimes, attributive) Something which can be appended to something else.

extensivamente

In an extensive manner, widely.

extensível

Capable of being extended.

extensivo

(figurative) Considerable in amount.

extenso

Having length; long and overextended, especially in time rather than dimension.

extenuação

The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a lessening, diminution, or reduction; a moderation; removal or putting an end to; the suppression. [First attested from 1340 to 1470.]

extenuante

Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious. [from 15th c.]

exterior

Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. [from 1350–1470]

exterminador

(science fiction) An intelligent android created to destroy humans.

exterminar

(transitive) To destroy completely; to reduce to nothing radically; to put an end to.

extermínio

Extensive destruction of a group of animals or (especially) people; a large-scale massacre or slaughter.

externalização

The transfer of a business function to an external service provider.

externalizar

(chiefly, US, business, management, transitive) To transfer the management or day-to-day execution of a business function to a third-party service provider.

externamente

on the surface or the outside

externo

Provided by something or someone outside of the entity (object, group, company etc.) considered.

extinção

The action of making or becoming extinct; annihilation.

extinguido

(dated) Of fire, etc.: no longer alight; of a light, etc.: no longer shining; extinguished, quenched.

extinguir

To stop (fire, etc.) from burning; also, to stop (light, etc.) from shining; to put out, to quench.

extirpação

The act of extirpating or uprooting.

extirpar

To pull up by the roots; to uproot; to extirpate.

extorquir

(Kenya) To speak ill of someone; to defame someone.

extorsão

The extortion of money or favors by threats of public accusation, critique, or exposure.

extra

(computer hardware, software) A software extension or hardware peripheral that provides additional functions or customization for a core application or system.

extraconjugal

Occurring outside marriage.

extradição

A formal process by which a criminal suspect held by one government or jurisdiction is handed over to another government or jurisdiction for trial or, if the suspect has already been tried and found guilty, to serve his or her sentence.

extraditar

(transitive) To remove a person from one state to another by legal process.

extrair

(transitive) To attract or cause (someone) to come to a particular place or to take a particular course of action; also, to cause (someone) to turn away from a particular condition or course of action. [from 12th c.]

extrajudicial

(legal, of a punishment) Carried out without legal authority.

extraordinária

Not ordinary; exceptional; unusual.

extraordinariamente

In an extraordinary manner.

extraordinário

(colloquial, slang, informal) Extending beyond the usual or ordinary.

extrassensorial

Of or relating to extrasensory perception.

extraterrestre

Pertaining to extraterrestrial life; typical of an extraterrestrial creature.

extrato

(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.

extravagância

An erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.

extravagante

Exceeding the bounds of something; roving; hence, foreign.

extravasar

(transitive, intransitive) To express a strong emotion.

extraviado

In an unknown location; unable to be found.

extremamente

(informal) To an extraordinary degree.

extremidade

(figuratively, by extension) Any of a small set of extremes; especially, either of two extremes that are possible or available.

extremismo

Extreme ideas or actions, primarily in politics or religion.

extremista

One who is narrow-mindedly devoted to their own ideas and groups, and intolerant of (people of) differing ideas, races, genders, religions, politics, etc.

extremo

(informal) Extreme, excessive.

extrínseco

External; separable from the thing itself; inessential.

extrovertido

(informal, _, psychology) Of or characteristic of the personality of an extrovert: outgoing, sociable.

extrusão

A manufacturing process where a billet of material is pushed and/or drawn through a die to create a shaped rod, rail or pipe.

exuberante

Sexually appealing; seductive.

exultação

The act of exulting; great joy at success or victory, or at any advantage gained; rapturous delight

exultante

Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased, euphoric.

exultar

(intransitive) To rejoice; to be very happy, especially in triumph; to triumph (over).

exumação

The act of digging up that which has been buried.

exumar

(transitive) To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial; to disinter.

ez

Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

eza

Appended to adjectives to form nouns meaning "the state of being (the adjective)", "the quality of being (the adjective)", or "the measure of being (the adjective)".

fã

A person who is fond of something or someone, especially an admirer of a performer or aficionado of a sport.

Fabiano

(rare) A en given name.

fábrica

A building or other place where manufacturing takes place. [from 17th c.]

fábrica clandestina

A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal. [from 1892]

fábrica escravizante

A factory or other place of work where pay is low and conditions are poor or even illegal. [from 1892]

fabricação

The transformation of raw materials into finished products, usually on a large scale.

fabricante

A person or company that manufactures.

fabricar

To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.

fábula

A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.

fabulosamente

In a fabulous manner.

fabuloso

(slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.

fac-símile

(countable) A copy or reproduction.

faça favor

(often, with yes) Used as an affirmative to an offer.

faça-me o favor

(UK, idiomatic) Expressing incredulity.

façanha

Brave and adventurous (albeit often reckless) actions.

fação

(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

facção

(countable) A group of people, especially within a political organization, which expresses a shared belief or opinion different from people who are not part of the group.

face

(anatomy) The soft skin on each side of the face, below the eyes; the outer surface of the sides of the oral cavity.

face a face

In person; directly; in the physical presence of somebody.

Facebook

(trademark) A social-networking website where users can find acquaintances or friends, exchange messages, and post updates.

facelift

Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.

facetar

To cut a facet into a gemstone.

faceto

Pleasantly humorous; jocular.

fachada

A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.

facho

A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.

facholo

(when not otherwise specified) An agricultural and horticultural hand tool consisting of a long handle with a flat blade fixed perpendicular to it at the end, used for digging rows or removing weeds by hand.

facial

(medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.

fácil

Nearby, within reach.

facilidade

Lack of difficulty; the ability to do something easily.

facilitar

To make easy or easier.

facilmente

Without difficulty.

facínora

A violent, aggressive, or truculent person.

facochero

(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.

facoquero

(zoology) A wild pig of the genus Phacochoerus, native to Africa.

factível

Able to be done in practice.

factor

(obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.

factoto

(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.

factótum

(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.

factual

Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.

facul

(colloquial, chiefly, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) University.

faculdade

(chiefly, US) An institution of higher education teaching undergraduates.

facultativo

Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.

fada

(mythological creature) A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, especially one that is female. Fairies are revered in some modern forms of paganism.

fadado

Foreordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.

fádico

Magical or fairylike.

fadiga

A weariness caused by exertion; exhaustion.