Portuguese–English dictionary

fatigar

(transitive) To tire or make weary by physical or mental exertion.

fationa

(UK, informal) A thick slice, especially of bread.

fato

(card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.

fato de banho

A garment worn for swimming.

fato de macaco

(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.

fato-macaco

(British) A garment worn over other clothing to protect it; a coverall or boiler suit. A garment, for manual labor or for casual wear, often made of a single piece of fabric, with long legs and a bib upper, supported from the shoulders with straps, and having several large pockets and loops for carrying tools.

fator

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

fatorial

(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.

fatorizável

(mathematics, of a polynomial) Able to be factored into polynomials of lower degree, as x^2-1.

fatual

Pertaining to or consisting of objective claims.

fátuo

Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.

fatura

A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge; an invoice.

faturar

(transitive) To bill; to issue an invoice to.

faúlha

A small particle of glowing matter, either molten or on fire, resulting from an electrical surge or excessive heat created by friction.

fauna

(uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time. [from late 18th c.]

fauno

(Roman mythology) A woodland creature with pointed ears, legs, and short horns of a goat and a fondness for unrestrained revelry.

favela

A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil.

favelado

(slang, informal) Unseemly and indecorous or of low quality; cheap; shabby, crude.

favicon

(web design) An icon associated with a particular website, and typically displayed in the address bar of a browser viewing the site.

favo

(uncountable) A substance made by bees (clade Anthophila) primarily from beeswax which has hexagonal cells to hold their larvae, and for storing pollen and honey to feed the larvae and themselves when other food is scarce; it is also eaten by humans as part of comb-honey; (countable) a single sheet made up of two layers of this substance.

favorável

pleasingly suitable; fit; congruous; beautiful

favorecer

To look upon fondly; to prefer.

favoritar

(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.

favorito

(computing) A record of the address of a file or Internet page, serving as a shortcut to it.

fax

A fax, a machine for making and sending copies of printed material and images via radio or telephone network.

faz

Before now, before the present time

faz tudo

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

faz-tudo

A jack of all trades.

fazedor

Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

fazedora

Someone who does, performs, or executes; an active person, an agent.

fazenda

(countable) A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

fazendeiro

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm#Noun.

fazer

(often, impersonal, with it as a dummy subject) Used to indicate ambient conditions such as weather, light, noise or air quality.

fazer (a) manutenção

(transitive) To perform maintenance.

fazer (um) striptease

(transitive) To fire (a bullet or ball) from a rifle such that it fails to pick up a spin from the rifling.

fazer (uma) pirueta

(intransitive) To perform a pirouette; to whirl on the toes, like a dancer.

fazer [[marcha-à-ré]]

(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

fazer [[tique-taque]]

To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.

fazer a ata

(transitive) Of an event, to write in a memo or the minutes of a meeting.

fazer a barba

(intransitive) To remove hair from one's face by this means.

fazer a caveira

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

fazer a jornada (de trabalho)

(intransitive, US, UK, Canada) To regularly travel from one's home to one's workplace or school, or vice versa.

fazer a roda

To perform the gymnastics feat of a cartwheel.

fazer amor

To engage in any sexual act.

fazer apologia a

(intransitive, dated) To make an apologia or defense; to act as apologist.

fazer beiço

(intransitive) To push out one's lips.

fazer bico

To work on the side (at a secondary job), often in the evening or during the night.

fazer calor

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

fazer cara feia

(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.

fazer carinho

(transitive, intransitive, informal) To stroke or fondle (another person) amorously.

fazer chover

(transitive, figuratively) To issue (something) in large quantities.

fazer cócegas

(transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.

fazer companhia

(intransitive, obsolete) To associate in a company; to keep company.

fazer conchinha

(intransitive, dated) To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.

fazer cosca

(transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.

fazer cosquinha

(transitive) To touch repeatedly or stroke delicately in a manner which typically causes laughter, pleasure and twitching.

fazer crescer

To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise, come forth, or appear.

fazer cruzar

To place across or athwart; to cause to intersect.

fazer de bode expiatório

(transitive, intransitive) To unfairly blame or punish someone for some failure; to make a scapegoat of.

fazer desaparecer

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

fazer download

(transitive, computing) To transfer data to a given computer from a remote one via a network.

fazer frio

(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.

fazer girar

(transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.

fazer greve

(transitive) To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a force to; to dash; to cast.

fazer jogging

(transitive) To cause to move at an energetic trot.

fazer lavagem cerebral em

(psychology) To affect one's mind by using extreme mental pressure or any other mind-affecting process. (e.g. hypnosis)

fazer lento

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

fazer lobby

(intransitive, transitive) To attempt to influence (a public official or decision-maker) in favor of a specific opinion or cause.

fazer madeixas

(transitive) To dye (part of the hair) a different color than the rest.

fazer mal

To damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.

fazer malabarismo com

To manipulate objects, such as balls, clubs, beanbags, rings, etc. in an artful or artistic manner. Juggling may also include assorted other circus skills such as the diabolo, devil sticks, hat, and cigar box manipulation as well.

fazer marcha atrás

(nautical, of the wind) To change direction contrary to the normal pattern; that is, to shift anticlockwise in the northern hemisphere, or clockwise in the southern hemisphere.

fazer monte desordenado

(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

fazer ninho

(intransitive, of animals) To build or settle into a nest.

fazer o inventário

(transitive, operations) To take stock of the resources or items on hand; to produce an inventory.

fazer o kowtow

(historical) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.

fazer o sinal da cruz

(reflexive, to cross oneself) To make the sign of the cross over oneself.

fazer pilha

(transitive, often used with the preposition "up") To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to collect into a mass; to accumulate

fazer pouco

(idiomatic, informal) To tease, ridicule or make jokes about, generally in a pejorative manner.

fazer renúncia

(intransitive) To fail to follow suit in a game of cards when holding a card in that suit.

fazer sapato

(intransitive) To make shoes (what a cobbler does).

fazer sumir

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

fazer tornar-se

(transitive) To cause to become; to bring about.

fazer um nó

(transitive) To form into a knot; to tie with a knot or knots.

fazer um trocadilho

(intransitive) To make or tell a pun; to make a play on words.

fazer virar

(transitive, nautical) To rotate or turn something about its axis.

fazer voar

(transitive, ergative) To cause to fly (travel or float in the air): to transport via air or the like.

fazer zapping

To use a remote control to repeatedly change channels on a television.

fazível

Able to be done in practice.

FBI

(US, police) Initialism of Federal Bureau of Investigation.

fdp

(countable, vulgar, slang) Initialism of son of a bitch.

fealdade

The condition of being ugly.

febre

A temporary passion or infatuation, as for some new amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad.

febril

Feverish, or having a high temperature.

fecal

Of or relating to feces.

fechado

Forming a small or tight angle; especially, forming an angle of less than ninety degrees.

fechadura

Any small opening resembling the hole for a key in shape or function; especially, one that gives a vista of, or access to, a space beyond.

fechamento

An end or conclusion.

fechar

(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.

fecho

(countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.

fécula

(countable) Any of various starch-like substances used as a laundry stiffener.

fecundação

The act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.

feder

(intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.

federação

Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.

federal

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.

federalismo

A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.

federativo

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.

fedido

Having a pungent smell.

fedor

(uncountable) A children's card game, sometimes played with a special deck, where the object of the game is for each player to find matches for all the cards in his hand, without being stuck with the single unmatchable card.

fedorento

(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

feed

(Internet) online content presented sequentially:

feedback

Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.

feia

(derogatory) An ugly woman.

feição

(figurative) Hereditary character, quality, tendency, or disposition.

feijão

Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.

feio

Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.

feiosa

(derogatory) An ugly woman.

feira

The sum total traded in a process of individuals trading for certain commodities.

feira empresarial

An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.

feira industrial

An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.

feira profissional

An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business, a trade fair.

feitiçaria

Magical power; the use of witchcraft or magic arts.

feiticeira

Any of several primitive eellike fish, of the family Myxinidae, having a sucking mouth with rasping teeth, and sometimes used as food or for eelskin leather.

feiticeiro

A person who plays with or practices allegedly supernatural magic.

feitiço

An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).

feito

A great or heroic deed or feat; something accomplished by valor or boldness.

feito com as mãos

Made by hand; manufactured manually.

feito nas coxas

(slang, somewhat, vulgar) Produced in an incompetent or desultory manner, or of something lacking in quality or substance; of low rank; incompetent.

feitor

One who oversees or supervises.

feiura

The condition of being ugly.

feixe

(biology) A cluster of closely bound muscle or nerve fibres.

fel

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

felação

Performance of oral sex upon the penis.

feldspato

(mineral) Any of a large group of rock-forming aluminosilicate minerals containing potassium, sodium, or calcium that, together, make up about 60% of the Earth's outer crust.

felicidade

(uncountable) An apt and pleasing style in speech, writing, etc.; (countable) an apt and pleasing choice of words.

felicitação

The act of congratulating.

felídeo

(zoology) Any member of the cat family (Felidae).

felino

Of or pertaining to cats.

feliz

(informal) Cheerful, lively.

felizmente

It is (or was, etc) fortunate that.

felosa

A small, common warbler, Phylloscopus collybita, with yellowish-green plumage that breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia.

felpa

Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

felpudo

Covered with fluff.

fêmea

(biology) A female member of other large species of mammal, including the bovines, moose, whales, seals, hippos, rhinos, manatees, and elephants.

femeal

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

fementido

Exhibiting treachery.

fêmeo

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

feminal

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

femíneo

Belonging to the sex which typically produces eggs (ova), or to the gender which is typically associated with it. [from 14th c.]

feminidade

The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.