Portuguese–English dictionary

haver

(now, usually, literary) To exist; to have real existence, to be alive.

haveres

(archaic) The condition of one's fortunes; prosperity, possessions. [from 14th c.]

haxe

(slang) Hashish, a drug derived from the cannabis plant.

haxixe

The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.

headshot

A gunshot to the head.

heap

(computing) A data structure consisting of trees in which each node is greater than all its children.

hebdomadário

A publication that is published once a week.

hebraico

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

hebreu

Of or pertaining to the Hebrew people or language.

Hebreus

(biblical) The nineteenth book of the New Testament of the Bible, the epistle to the Hebrews.

Hébridas

The islands off the west coast of Scotland, divided into the Inner Hebrides and the Outer Hebrides.

Hécate

(Greek mythology) A powerful goddess of magic, crossroads, fire, light, the moon, and the underworld. Her Roman counterpart is Trivia.

hecatombe

(Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, historical) A great public sacrifice to the gods, originally of a hundred oxen; also, a great number of animals reserved for such a sacrifice.

hediondo

Offensive or heinous.

hedonismo

(ethics, uncountable) The philosophical belief that happiness, particularly sensual pleasure, is the highest good in life.

Hefesto

(Greek god) The god of fire, smithwork, metallurgy, volcanoes, and artisans, who served as blacksmith of the gods. His Roman counterpart is Vulcan.

hegemonia

(formal) Domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by one political group over a society or by one nation over others.

hehe

An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.

hein

(informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

hein?

Used as a request for someone to repeat something not heard or understood clearly.

Hélade

Greece; (specifically) Ancient Greece.

Hele

(Greek mythology) A daughter of king Athamas, who, together with her brother Phrixus, fled from their stepmother Ino to Colchis on a golden ram. On their way, she fell from its back and was drowned in the strait called, after her, Hellespont.

Helena

(Greek mythology) The daughter of Zeus and Leda, considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world; her abduction by Paris brought about the Trojan War.

heleno

A Greek, especially an Ancient Greek.

Helga

A en given name occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia.

helianto

A bright yellow, like that of the flower petals.

hélice

(mathematics) A curve on the surface of a cylinder or cone such that its angle to a plane perpendicular to the axis is constant; the three-dimensional curve seen in a screw or a spiral staircase.

helicóptero

(aircraft) An aircraft that is borne along by one or more sets of long rotating blades which allow it to hover, move in any direction including reverse, or land; and typically having a smaller set of blades on its tail to stabilize the aircraft.

Hélio

(Greek god) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.

heliotrópio

A green chalcedony that is sprinkled with red spots or veins of hematite.

hélix

(anatomy) The incurved rim of the external ear.

Helsinque

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

Helsínquia

The capital city of Finland; a municipality, the capital of the region of Uusimaa, Finland.

helvético

From the ancient country of Helvetia

hem

A request for repetition or explanation; an expression of confusion.

hematoma

A purplish mark on the skin due to leakage of blood from capillaries under the surface that have been damaged by a blow.

hemicrania

(pathology) A headache affecting one side of the head.

hemíptero

(entomology) An insect of the order Hemiptera (the “true bugs”).

hemoglobina

(American spelling) The iron-containing substance in red blood cells that transports oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body; it consists of a protein (globulin), and haem (a porphyrin ring with an atom of iron at its centre).

hemorragia

The flow or loss of blood from a damaged blood vessel.

hemorroida

(pathology, often, in the plural) An engorged, dilated and easily broken varicosity in the perianal area, often accompanied by intense itching and throbbing pain: piles.

Henrique

A en given name, popular in England since the Middle Ages.

henry

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical inductance; the inductance induced in a circuit by a rate of change of current of one ampere per second and a resulting electromotive force of one volt. Symbol: H

hentai

(Japanese pornography) A work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.

heparina

(carbohydrate, pharmaceutical drug) A compound occurring in the liver and other tissues which inhibits blood coagulation. A sulfur-containing polysaccharide, it is used as an anticoagulant in the treatment of thrombosis.

hepatectomia

(surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver.

hepática

A type of bryophyte with a leafy stem or leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage and a lack of stomata on the sporophyte stage of the life cycle.

hepático

Of or relating to the liver.

hepatite

Inflammation of the liver, sometimes caused by a viral infection.

heptatlo

(athletics) An athletic contest comprising seven events; contested mostly by women, for whom this is an Olympic sport.

Hera

(Greek god) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

herança

A valued possession that has been passed down through the generations.

herbívoro

An organism that feeds chiefly on plants; an animal that feeds on herbage or vegetation as the main part of its diet.

herdeira

A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.

herdeiro

A successor in a role, representing continuity with the predecessor.

herege

Someone whose beliefs are contrary to the fundamental tenets of a religion they claim to belong to.

heresiarca

(religion) The founder of a heresy, or a major ecclesiastical proponent of such a heresy. [from mid 16th c.]

herético

Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.

herfa

(minced oath) Shit!

hermafrodita

(by extension, usually, pejorative) An effeminate man.

Hermano

A en given name.

Hermes

(Greek god) The herald and messenger of the gods, and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.

hermético

Impermeable to air or other gases.

Hermione

(Greek mythology) Daughter of Helen and Menelaus, wife of Orestes.

hérnia

(diseases) A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.

Herodes

The name of any of a number of members of the Herodian dynasty who ruled in the Roman province of Judea, most notably Herod the Great, who ordered the Massacre of the Innocents, or Herod Antipas, his son, who met Jesus during his Passion.

herói

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

heroicamente

In a heroic manner, like a hero.

heróico

Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble.

heroína

(informal, intransitive) To act as a hero (brave person; role model; or protagonist).

heroísmo

The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, selflessness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

herpes

(medicine) A viral infection, caused by Human alphaherpesvirus 1 and Human alphaherpesvirus 2, marked by painful, watery blisters in the skin or in the mucous membranes or on the genitals.

herpes-zóster

(disease, informal) Herpes zoster, caused by Human herpes virus 3, in genus Varicellovirus.

herpetologia

The branch of biology dealing with reptiles (Reptilia) and amphibians (Amphibia).

hertz

In the International System of Units, the derived unit of frequency; one (period or cycle of any periodic event) per second. Symbol: Hz

hesitação

An act of hesitating

hesitante

Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.

hesitar

(intransitive) To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in suspense or uncertainty as to a determination.

Hesse

A state of modern Germany.

Héssia

A state of modern Germany.

hessiano

A native or inhabitant of the state of Hesse, Germany.

Héstia

(Greek god) The virgin goddess of the hearth, and the household, and therefore of domestic life.

hétero

(informal) A heterosexual person.

hetero-

Other, by another.

heteróclito

(dated) Deviating from the ordinary rule; eccentric, abnormal.

heterodoxo

Of or pertaining to creeds, beliefs, or teachings, especially religious ones, that are different from what a religion (or sect) believes to be orthodox, but (usually) not conflicting with that religion's established beliefs and therefore not heretical.

heterofobia

Fear or resentment of heterosexuals or heterosexuality.

heterogeneidade

(countable) A composition of diverse parts.

heterogêneo

Diverse in kind or nature; composed of diverse parts.

heterossexismo

Discrimination or prejudice in favor of heterosexuals.

heterossexual

(of a person or other animal) Sexually attracted to members of the opposite sex.

heterozigoto

(genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.

hétmã

Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

hétmane

Title used by the second-highest military commander in Poland and Lithuania (15th to 18th century).

heureca

An exclamation indicating a sudden discovery.

heurística

A heuristic method. [from 1860]

hexaedro

(geometry) A polyhedron with six faces.

hey

A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in song lyrics.

hiato

A gap in a series, making it incomplete.

hibernação

(biology, sleep) A state of minimum power consumption, inactivity and metabolic depression in some animals during winter.

hibernal

Suggestive or characteristic of winter; cold, stormy.

hibernar

(intransitive, biology) To spend the winter in a dormant or inactive state of minimal activity, low body temperature, slow breathing and heart rate, and low metabolic rate; to go through a winter sleep.

hibisco

A flowering plant of the genus Hibiscus, especially Hibiscus syriacus, found in tropical to temperate regions, of some species used for making infusions/tea.

híbrido

Of or composed of mixed origin or composition.

hicória

(countable) Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genera Carya and Annamocarya, one species of which, Carya illinoinensis, is the source of pecan nuts.

Hiderabade

The capital and largest city of Telangana, India.

Hidra

(Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.

Hidra de Lerna

(Greek mythology) A mythological serpent with many heads, slain by Hercules as one of his twelve labours.

hidrargírio

(chemistry, medicine) Mercury (chemical element).

hidratante

A cream that moisturises the skin.

hidrato

(chemistry) A solid compound containing or linked to water molecules.

hidráulica

The engineering science that deals with practical applications where liquid is in motion and transmits energy.

hidro-

water

hidroavião

(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.

hidrofílico

(physics, chemistry) Having an affinity for water; able to absorb, or be wetted by water; water-loving.

hidrofobia

(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.

hidromel

(alcohol) An alcoholic drink fermented from honey and water.

hidrose

(physiology, medicine) The formation and excretion of sweat.

hidrovia

An unobstructed waterway allowing passage for ships.

hidróxido

(chemistry) A univalent anion (OH−) based on the hydroxyl functional group.

hidroxila

(chemistry) A univalent radical or functional group (–OH) in organic chemistry; present in alcohols, phenols, carboxylic acids and certain other classes of compounds.

hieróglifo

An element (individual sign or glyph) of a hieroglyphic writing system.

hífen

The symbol "‐", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.

higiene

Those conditions and practices that promote and preserve health.

higiénico

Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.

higienizar

(transitive) To rid of microorganisms by cleaning or disinfecting.

hihi

An approximation to the sound of a mischievous giggle.

hijabe

(countable) A traditional headscarf worn by Muslim women, covering the hair and neck.

hilariante

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

hilário

Very funny; causing great merriment and laughter.

Hilda

A en given name used since Middle Ages.

Himalaia

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

Himalaias

The mountain range in south-central Asia which extends about 2,414 km (1,500 mi) through Kashmir, northern India, southern Tibet, Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Assam; it contains nine of the world’s ten highest peaks, including Mount Everest/Qomolongma.

himalaio

Of or relating to the Himalayas.

hímen

(anatomy) A membrane which completely or partially occludes the vaginal opening in human females.

Himeneu

(Greek god) The god of marriage and marriage ceremonies.

hindi

The Central Zone of Indo-Aryan languages. These are also spoken in Fiji, Guyana and as a second language by Indians in many other countries.

hindu

Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

hinduísmo

A religion, philosophy and culture native to India, characterized by the belief in reincarnation and a supreme oneness personified in many forms and natures.

hinduísta

Of, or relating to Hinduism, or to Hindus and their culture.

hindustani

(dated, _, outside of, _, South Asia) Related to India, varying historically from the entire Indian subcontinent to India north of the Deccan, especially the plains of the Ganges and Jumna.

hino

A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.

hino da escola

A school’s anthem or song.

hipérbole

(geometry) A conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane that intersects the base of the cone and is not tangent to the cone. The function y(x) = 1/x draws a hyperbola.

hipercapnia

(medicine, pathology) The condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide in the blood.

hiperlexia

(neuropsychology) The precocious ability to read single words at a very early age.

hiperligação

(engineering) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a bearing at each end; specifically (in steam engines) the slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link motion.

hipermercado

A shop combining elements of a department store and a supermarket.

hipermetropia

(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.

hipersexualidade

Excessive desire for sexual activity, especially when considered high enough to be clinically significant.