Portuguese–English dictionary

garganta

(geography) A deep, narrow passage with steep, rocky sides, particularly one with a stream running through it; a ravine.

gargantilha

(fashion) A piece of jewelry or ornamental fabric, worn as a necklace or neckerchief, tight to the throat.

gargarejar

(intransitive) To clean one's mouth by holding water or some other liquid in the back of the mouth and blowing air out from the lungs.

gárgula

(architecture) A grotesque like a gargoyle, but without a spout for rainwater.

garimpeiro

Someone who digs or mines for gold.

garoa

Light rain.

garoar

(impersonal) To rain lightly.

garota

(colloquial) An attractive, young woman.

garotão

(historical, or, offensive) A non-white male servant regardless of age, [from 17th c.] particularly as a form of address.

garoto

A male child. [from 15th c.]

garoto de programa

A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment; a prostitute.

garoupa

Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.

garra

(idiomatic) Strength of mind; courage or fearlessness; fortitude.

garrafa térmica

A bottle, flask or similar vessel having a vacuum between its inner and outer silvered walls; designed to maintain the temperature of its contents

garrafada

(British, slang) To strike (someone) with a bottle.

garrafão

A large bottle with a short neck, sometimes with two small handles at the neck, sometimes encased in wickerwork.

garrafeira

A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.

garranchar

(ambitransitive) To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

garrancho

(informal, idiom) Cramped or illegible handwriting.

garrido

Overly ostentatious; so colorful as to be in bad taste. [from 1540s]

garrotilho

A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.

gárrulo

Excessively or tiresomely talkative.

garupa

Any of the seats in the rear of a vehicle.

gás

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.

gaseificada

Of a beverage, especially an alcoholic beverage, containing dissolved carbon dioxide (either naturally or that has been added) that comes out of solution in the form of many tiny bubbles.

gaseificado

Containing carbon dioxide gas under pressure, especially pertaining to beverages, as natural mineral water or man-made drinks.

gaseificar

To convert into gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes.

gases

(uncountable) A flammable gaseous hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel, e.g. for cooking, heating, electricity generation or as a fuel in internal combustion engines in vehicles, especially natural gas.

gasificar

To convert into gas, or an aeriform fluid, as by the application of heat, or by chemical processes.

gasolina

(uncountable, North America, New Zealand, Philippines) Gasoline, a light derivative of petroleum used as fuel.

gasoso

Relating to, or existing as gas (matter in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma).

gaspacho

A cold soup of Spanish origin, made with olive oil, vinegar, bread and raw vegetables such as tomatoes, garlic, onion, cucumber and sweet peppers.

gastadeira

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

gastado

Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.

gastador

Improvident, profligate, or wasteful. [from late 16th c.]

gastadora

Someone who spends money improvidently or wastefully.

gastamento

(uncountable, countable) Act of expending or paying out.

gastar

To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.

gasto

(uncountable, countable) The amount expended; expense; outlay.

gastos

Amount of money spent (during a period); expenditure.

gástrico

Of or relating to the stomach.

gastronomia

The study of the relationship between food and culture.

gastronómico

Of or pertaining to gastronomy.

gastrónomo

A connoisseur in eating and drinking; someone who takes their food seriously.

gata

(slang) An attractive person, especially a young woman. [from Template:SAFESUBST: c.]

gatilho

An event that initiates others, or incites a response.

gatinha

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

gatinho

A young cat, especially before sexual maturity (reached at about seven months).

gato

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

gato siberiano

A long-haired domestic cat breed.

gato tigrado

(countable) A brindled cat.

gato tricolor

(countable) Ellipsis of calico cat.

gato-bravo

(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

gato-doméstico

A carnivorous, four-legged, generally furry domesticated species (Felis catus) of feline animal, commonly kept as a house pet. [from 8th c.]

gato-montês

(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

gato-selvagem

(UK) Felis silvestris, a common small Old World wild cat somewhat larger than a house cat.

gaúcho

A cowboy of the South American pampas.

gauda

A herb (Reseda luteola) related to mignonette, growing in Europe, and to some extent in America, used to make a yellow dye.

gáudio

Perfect happiness.

gaulês

A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France.

gaulesa

A native or inhabitant of the historical region of Gaul, or poetically the modern nation of France.

gaussiana

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

gaussiano

(mathematics) Of or pertaining to Carl Friedrich Gauss.

gávea

A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.

gavela

A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.

gaveta

An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.

gavial

A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae.

gavião

A bird of the species Accipiter nisus

gavinha

(botany) A thin, spirally coiling stem that attaches a plant to its support.

gaxeta

(mechanics) Any mechanical seal that serves to fill the space between two objects, generally to prevent leakage between the two objects while under compression.

gay

(slang, neologism) Homoerotic; homosexual, gay.

gaydar

(LGBTQ slang) The supposed ability to detect whether or not a person is gay by observing that person's appearance, mannerisms, etc. [from early 1980s]

Gaza

A city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine in the Levant; in full, Gaza City.

gaze

A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.

gazebo

A belvedere, either a type of summer-house or a roofed, detached porch-like structure, usually in a yard, park or lawn.

gazela

An antelope of either of the genera Gazella (mostly native to Africa), Procapra (native to Asia), Eudorcas, or Nanger, capable of running at high speeds for long periods.

gazeta

A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically. [from 1605]

gazetear

To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.

gazeteiro

(specifically) Of a student: absent from school without permission.

gazetteer

(geography) A dictionary or index of geographical locations.

gê

The name of the Latin-script letter G/g.

geada

A cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezing.

geado

Having frost on it or in it.

geek

(colloquial, by extension) An expert in a technical field, particularly one having to do with computers.

Geena

In rabbinical literature and Christian and Islamic scripture, the place where the souls of the wicked go after death, where they suffer eternal damnation or annihilation.

geês

An Ethiopian language which is extinct but still used liturgically.

geez

An Ethiopian language which is extinct but still used liturgically.

géiser

(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.

geladeira

A machine used to make homemade ice cream.

geladiço

A brief, sudden period of a certain weather; used primarily in the phrase cold snap.

gelado

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

geladura

An injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.

gelar

(intransitive, copulative) Especially of a liquid, to become solid due to low temperature.

gelatina

(Commonwealth) A dessert made by boiling gelatine (or a plant-based alternative such as agar or carrageenan), sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.

gelatinoso

Jelly-like.

geleca

Any mucilaginous substance; or a mucus-like substance which exudes from the bodies of certain animals, such as snails or slugs.

geleia

A meat or fish jelly.

geleira

An insulated bin or box used with ice or freezer packs to keep food or beverages cold while picnicking or camping.

gélido

(figuratively) Distant and cool; unfriendly.

gelificar

(transitive) To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.

gelo

(ice hockey) The area where a game of ice hockey is played.

gelo negro

A smooth, barely visible, and dangerously slippery film of ice, usually over a dark surface, such as rock or pavement.

gelosia

Upward sloping window slats which form a blind or shutter, allowing light and air in but excluding rain and direct sun.

gelotologia

(psychology, physiology) The study of humour and laughter, and its effects on the body. [from 1964]

gema

A precious stone, usually of substantial monetary value or prized for its beauty or shine.

gémea

Either of two people (or, less commonly, animals) who shared the same uterus at the same time; one who was born at the same birth as a sibling.

gémeo

The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

Gémeos

(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.

gemer

To make a groan.

gemido

A low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief.

Gemini

(zodiac constellations) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally taken to represent the pair of twins Castor and Pollux in Greek mythology. It contains the stars Castor, Pollux, and Alhena.

geminiano

Someone who has the Gemini star sign.

gendarmaria

A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.

gendarme

A member of the gendarmerie, a military body charged with police duties.

gendarmeria

A military body charged with police duties among the civilian population.

genderizar

(sociology) To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.

gendrar

(sociology) To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.

gene

(genetics) A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms which may take several values and (in principle) predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.

genealógico

Of or relating to genealogy.

Genebra

(Arthurian mythology) The wife of King Arthur.

general

(sometimes, _, postpositive) Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent. [from 14th c.]

generalíssimo

(military) A supreme commander of the armed forces of a country, especially one who is also a political leader.

generalizado

(idiomatic) Pertaining to all categories or things.

generalizar-se

To spread throughout the body and become systemic.

generativo

Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.

genérico

A product sold under a generic name.

generificar

(sociology) To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.

género

A kind; a stylistic category or sort, especially of literature or other artworks.

gênero-fluido

(LGBTQ) Not having a fixed gender; having a gender which changes from time to time.

generosamente

In a generous manner, in a way that is giving or ample.

generosidade

A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥.

generoso

Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]

génese

origin

Gênesis

(religion, book of the bible) The first book in the Hebrew Bible.

genética

(biology) The branch of biology that deals with the transmission and variation of inherited characteristics, in particular chromosomes and DNA.

geneticamente

In a manner relating to genes or genetics.

geneticista

A scientist who studies genes.

genético

(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes. [from 1908]

gengiva

(often, in the plural) The flesh around the teeth.

genial

Showing skill and artistry.

genialidade

(uncountable) Extraordinary mental capacity.

génio

A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.

genitália

(by extension) Any sex organs, whether external or internal; body parts responsible for sexual reproduction or sexual stimulation.

genitivo

Of a grammatical case: in an inflected language (such as Greek or Latin), expressing that a thing denoted by a word is related to a thing denoted by another word as its origin or possessor; and in an uninflected language (such as English), expressing origin or possession; possessive.

geno

A producer of something, or an agent in the production of something.

genocídio

The systematic and deliberate destruction of a group of people, typically by killing substantial numbers of them, on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality.

genoma

(genetics) The complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism. [from 1930]

genotipar

(transitive) To determine the genotype of.

genótipo

(genetics) The part (DNA sequence) of the genetic makeup of an organism which determines a specific characteristic (phenotype) of that organism.

genovês

Of, from or relating to the city of Genoa or surrounding province, Liguria, Italy.