Portuguese–English dictionary

Genoveva

A en given name.

gentalha

(collective) The common people; the masses. (Used with or without the definite article.)

gente

(Ancient Rome, historical) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.

gentil

Having a kind personality; kind, warmhearted, sympathetic.

gentil-homem

(chiefly, _, historical) A man of gentle but not noble birth, particularly a man of means (originally ownership of property) who does not work for a living but has no official status in a peerage; (UK, _, law) an armigerous man ranking below a knight.

gentileza

(uncountable) The state of being elegant, genteel, having good breeding, or being socially superior.

gentilmente

In a gentle manner; to a gentle degree.

gentrificação

(urban studies) The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process.

genuíno

Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native

geo-

Earth

geografia

The study of the physical properties of the earth, including how humans affect and are affected by them.

geograficamente

In terms of geography.

geográfico

Pertaining to geography (or to geographics).

geolocalizar

to use GPS to provide map coordinates to a person or an object

geologia

The science that studies the structure of the earth (or other planets), together with its origin and development, especially by examination of its rocks.

geológico

Of, or relating to geology or a geologic time scale.

geólogo

A person whose occupation specializes in the science of geology, especially at a professional or academic level.

geometricamente

In a geometric manner.

geométrico

Of or relating to geometry.

geômis

A small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).

Georgetown

The capital city of Guyana; named for George III of the United Kingdom.

georgiano

Of, from, or pertaining to the Eastern European country of Georgia, the Georgian people or the Georgian language.

geotérmico

Pertaining to heat energy extracted from reservoirs in the earth's interior.

Gepeto

The fictional carpenter who created Pinocchio.

geração

(countable, uncommon, possibly, dated) A generation.

gerador

That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.

geral

(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.]

Geraldina

A en given name.

Geraldo

A en given name.

geralmente

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

gerânio

(strictly) Any flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae.

gerar

(transitive) To give (written or oral testimony or evidence); (figurative) to provide or constitute (evidence or proof), give witness.

Gerardo

A en given name.

gerbilo

A member of one of several species of small, jumping, mouselike rodents of the subfamily Gerbillinae, native to Africa, India, and Southern Europe.

gerbo

Any of a number of species comprising the family Dipodidae, native to the deserts of Asia and northern Africa, being a small, jumping rodent with a long tufted tail, very small forefeet and very long hind legs.

gerenciador

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

gerencial

Of or relating to a manager or management; involving management-like duties.

gerenciar

(transitive) To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate.

gerente

(management) A person whose job is to manage something, such as a business, a restaurant, or a sports team.

gergelim

The seed of this plant.

geringonça

A machine that is complicated and precarious.

gerir

(transitive) To direct the development of a project; to orchestrate.

gerível

Capable of being managed or controlled.

germana

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

Germânia

(historical) An ancient Roman term for a cultural region describing the lands in Central Europe inhabited by Germanic peoples.

germânica

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

germânico

Of or relating to the natives or inhabitants of Germany; to people of German descent; to their cultures.

germânio

A nonmetallic chemical element (symbol Ge) with an atomic number of 32: a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group.

germano

A member of the Germanic ethnic group which is the most populous ethnic group in Germany; a person of German descent.

germicida

An agent that kills pathogenic organisms; a disinfectant.

germinal

(historical) The seventh month of the French Republican Calendar, starting on the date of the vernal equinox (March 21 or 22) and ending on April 19 or 20.

germinar

(gardening, intransitive) To grow from seed; to germinate.

Gerônimo

A prominent leader and medicine man from the Bedonkohe band of the Chiricahua Apache tribe (1829–1909).

Gertrudes

A en given name.

Gervásio

A en given name, common in the Middle Ages but rare today.

gesso

A supportive and immobilising device used to help mend broken bones.

gesso acartonado

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

gesso cartonado

A building material comprising a sheet of gypsum sandwiched between two pieces of heavy paper, used mainly for interior walls and ceilings.

gesta

Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.

Gestapo

(historical, Nazism) The secret police of Nazi Germany.

gesto

An act or a remark that serves as a formality or as a sign of attitude.

ghee

A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.

Ghent

The capital city of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

ghostwriter

A professional writer who is paid to write material that is officially credited to another person; one who writes on behalf of someone else, often for a celebrity.

ghoul

(mythology) A demon said to feed on corpses.

giaour

(religious slur) A non-Muslim, especially a Christian, an infidel; especially as used by Turkish people with particular reference to Christians such as Greeks, Armenians, Bulgarians, Serbs and Assyrians.

gibão

A man’s close-fitting jacket, with or without sleeves, worn by European men from the 1400s to the 1600s.

gibi

(comics) A book or magazine that uses sequences of drawings to narrate a story or a series of stories, primarily in a serialized form, usually fiction.

Gibraltar

A peninsula, city, and overseas territory of the United Kingdom, at the southern end of Iberia.

Gideão

(biblical character) A warrior judge of Israel mentioned in the book of Judges.

giesta

Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.

giesteira

Any of several yellow-flowered shrubs of the family Fabaceae, with long, stiff, thin branches and small or few leaves used for the domestic utensil.

GIF

(Internet slang, loosely) Any short video without audio, usually one which loops.

gig

(road transport, historical) A two-wheeled carriage drawn by a single horse.

giga

(informal, computing) Clipping of gigabyte (“one billion (1,000,000,000) bytes”).

gigabyte

(computing, formal) One billion (109, or 1,000,000,000) bytes or 1,000 megabytes.

gigante

Extremely large; greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.

gigantesco

Very large.

gigolô

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

Gil

A en given name.

Gilberto

A en given name.

gilete

(comparable, slang) Bisexual.

Gilgamesh

A semi-legendary king of Uruk, who is the hero of the Babylonian poem Epic of Gilgamesh.

gim

A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.

ginásio

(especially, weightlifting) A sports facility specialized for lifting weights, cardio machines, and other exercise (culturally differentiated from sense 1).

ginasta

One who performs (the sport of) gymnastics.

ginecomastia

(diseases) Excessive development of breasts in men, resembling the breast development in women.

ginete

One who rides racehorses competitively.

ginga

(Australia, ambitransitive) To travel on foot carrying a swag (possessions tied in a blanket). [From 1850s.]

ginguba

A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.

ginorme

(colloquial) Very large.

gio

(nautical) Any of several transverse structural members in a ship, especially at the stern; a thwart.

gipsita

A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.

gipsite

A mineral consisting of hydrated calcium sulphate. When calcinated, it forms plaster of Paris.

gira-gira

(chiefly, British) A horizontal wheel which rotates around a central axis when pushed and on which children ride, often found in parks as a children's play apparatus.

girada

A change of direction or orientation.

girafa

A ruminant, of the genus Giraffa, of the African savannah with long legs and highly elongated neck, making them the tallest living animal; yellow fur patterned with dark spots, often in the form of a network; and two or more short, skin-covered horns, so-called; strictly speaking the horn-like projections are ossicones.

girar

(intransitive) To turn on an exact spot.

girassol

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

giratório

that proceeds in sequence or in turns

gíria

Glib and rapid speech, such as from an auctioneer or a sports commentator.

girino

A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.

giro

Lovable, charming, attractive or pleasing, especially in a youthful, dainty, quaint or fun-spirited way.

girofle

(uncountable, or, countable) A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of the clove tree.

giroscópio

An apparatus composed of a wheel which spins inside of a frame (gimbal) and causes the balancing of the frame in any direction or position. In the form of a gyroscopic stabilizer, used to help keep aircraft and ships steady.

Gisela

A en given name.

Gisele

A en given name.

giz

(uncountable) A soft, white, powdery limestone (calcium carbonate, CaCO3).

giz de cera

A stick of colored chalk or wax used for drawing.

Gizé

A city on the west bank of the Nile river, Egypt, famous for its ancient monuments including the Great Sphinx of Giza and the Great Pyramid of Giza.

glacê

(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.

glacial

Extremely cold, snowy, or having other properties of extreme winter associated with the Arctic. [from 16th c.]

glaciar

(geology) A large body of ice which flows under its own mass, usually downhill.

gladiador

(Ancient Rome) A person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.

gládio

(zoology) The internal cartilage skeleton of a squid, shaped like a pen.

gladíolo

Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.

glamour

(uncountable) Alluring beauty or charm (often with sex appeal).

glamouroso

Having glamour; stylish.

glamuroso

Having glamour; stylish.

glande

(anatomy) A structure at the extremity of the penis and of the clitoris in humans and other mammals.

glândula nectarífera

(botany) A gland that secretes nectar

glandular

(medicine) Pertaining to a gland or glands.

Glasgow

A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.

Glásgua

A major city and council area of Scotland, largest city in Scotland.

glaucoma

(pathology) An eye disease or disorder that is defined as a characteristic optic neuropathy, or disease of the optic nerve, possibly, if untreated, leading to damage of the optic disc of the eye and resultant visual field loss due to lack of communication between the retina and the brain, which can lead to blindness.

glicínia

Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.

glicose

(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

glifo

A figure carved in relief or incised, especially representing a sound, word, or idea.

glissada

(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.

glissagem

(aviation) A flight manoeuvre that uses opposing rudder and aileron inputs to move the aircraft sideways without turning it.

glissar

(aviation) To perform, or place an aircraft in, a sideslip.

glitter

A shiny, decorative adornment, sometimes sprinkled on glue to make simple artwork.

global

Concerning all parts of the world.

globalista

Of or pertaining to globalism.

globalmente

Over the entire planet.

globo

Any spherical (or nearly spherical) object.

globo ocular

The ball of the eye.

globular

Spherical, ball-shaped.

glóbulo

A small round particle of substance; a drop.

globuloso

Roughly spherical in shape; globe-shaped.

glomerular

Of, pertaining to or affecting a glomerulus.

glorioso

Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy of or receive glory.

glosa

(countable) A brief explanatory note or translation of a foreign, archaic, technical, difficult, complex, or uncommon expression, inserted after the original, in the margin of a document, or between lines of a text.

glosar

(transitive) To add a gloss to (a text).

glossário

A list of difficult words or specialized terms used in a particular book or document, or in a particular domain of knowledge, with their definitions; a list of glosses (explanatory annotations).

glossolalia

Speaking a language one does not know, or speaking elaborate but apparently meaningless speech, while in a trance-like state (or, supposedly, under the influence of a deity or spirits); speaking in tongues. [from late 19th c.]

glucose

(carbohydrate) A simple monosaccharide (sugar) with a molecular formula of C6H12O6; it is a principle source of energy for cellular metabolism.

glutão

One who eats voraciously, obsessively, or to excess; a gormandizer.

glúten

(cooking, biochemistry) The major protein in cereal grains, especially wheat; responsible for the elasticity in dough and the structure in baked bread. [from 19th c.]

gnocchi

Italian pasta-like dumpling(s) made of potato or semolina.