Portuguese–English dictionary

hipertensão

(medicine, cardiology) A state of abnormally high blood pressure of arterial blood (arterial hypertension) or of the intra-ocular fluid.

hipertensor

Of, pertaining to, or causing hypertension.

hipertrofia

(countable, medicine) An increase in the size of an organ or tissue due to the enlargement of its individual cells.

hipertrofiar

(intransitive) Of a tissue or organ, to increase in size.

hipnose

A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.

hipnótico

Of or relating to hypnosis or hypnotism.

hipnotismo

The art of inducing hypnosis.

hipnotizador

A person who uses hypnotism to induce hypnosis in someone, either for entertainment or therapy.

hipnotizar

(transitive) To induce a state of hypnosis in.

hipocondríaco

Related to, or affected by hypochondria.

hipocorístico

(uncountable) The formation of terms of endearment or pet names.

hipocrisia

The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.

hipócrita

Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]

hipodérmico

Of, or relating to the hypodermis, the layer beneath the dermis.

hipódromo

A horse racing course.

hipofisário

(anatomy) Of or relating to the pituitary gland.

hipófise

(anatomy) The pituitary gland.

hipoglosso

A large flatfish of the genus Hippoglossus, which sometimes leaves the ocean floor and swims vertically.

hipogrifo

(mythological creature) a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.

hipónimo

(semantics) A more specific term; a subordinate grouping word or phrase; a term designating a subclass of another more general class described by the given word.

hipopótamo

A semi-aquatic, herbivorous, African hoofed mammal of the family Hippopotamidae.

hipotálamo

(neuroanatomy) A region of the forebrain located below the thalamus, forming the basal portion of the diencephalon, and functioning to regulate body temperature, some metabolic processes and governing the autonomic nervous system.

hipoteca

(legal) A special form of secured loan where the purpose of the loan must be specified to the lender, to purchase assets that must be fixed (not movable) property, such as a house or piece of farm land. The assets are registered as the legal property of the borrower but the lender can seize them and dispose of them if they are not satisfied with the manner in which the repayment of the loan is conducted by the borrower. Once the loan is fully repaid, the lender loses this right of seizure and the assets are then deemed to be unencumbered.

hipotecar

(transitive, legal) To borrow against a property, to obtain a loan for another purpose by giving away the right of seizure to the lender over a fixed property such as a house or piece of land; to pledge a property in order to get a loan.

hipotensão

(medicine, cardiology) The disease or disorder of abnormally low blood pressure.

hipotenusa

(geometry) The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.

hipotermia

(pathology) Abnormally low body temperature; specifically, below 35 degrees Celsius for humans.

hipótese

(countable) The probability of something happening.

hipoteticamente

In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis.

hipotético

Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural

hipoxêmico

(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hypoxia.

hipóxia

(pathology) A condition in which tissues are deprived of an adequate supply of oxygen [from 1940s].

hippie

(1960s slang; still widely used in reference to that era) One who chooses not to conform to prevailing social norms: especially one who subscribes to values or actions such as acceptance or self-practice of recreational drug use, liberal or radical sexual mores, advocacy of communal living, strong pacifism or anti-war sentiment, etc.

hipster

A person who is keenly interested in the latest trends or fashions. [from earlier 20th c.]

hiragana

(uncountable) The main syllabary for the Japanese language, used to represent native Japanese words, including particles, and when kanji is used, to represent verb and adjective endings.

Hiroxima

A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.

hirto

(of an, object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.

hispânico

(colloquial) Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture, as in Latin America.

hispanismo

(linguistics) A Spanish-language item as it appears in another language.

hispanofalante

Spanish-speaking

hispanófono

Spanish-speaking

histerectomia

(surgery) The surgical procedure to remove all of or part of the uterus.

histeria

Behavior exhibiting excessive or uncontrollable emotions, in a wide range from joy to panic but usually including anxiety or fear.

histericamente

In a hysterical manner; showing signs of hysteria.

história

(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.

história de fundo

The previous experiences and life of a person, specifically (narratology, especially in, _, film, television) a character in a dramatic work.

história em quadrinhos

the medium of comic books, comic strips, and other sequential art

historiador

A writer of history.

historiadora

A writer of history.

histórias!

(euphemistic) Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.

historicamente

In a historic manner; with reference to history or the historical record.

histórico

(medicine) A patient's account of their medical history.

histórico médico

(countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.

historiógrafa

A writer of history.

historiógrafo

A writer of history.

hitita

A person of the Hittite Kingdom, a Bronze Age kingdom of Anatolia.

Hitler

Ellipsis of w:Adolf Hitler; Führer of the Nazi Party and chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945; particularly as the embodiment of Nazism.

hm

Used in hesitant speech, or to express uncertainty.

hmm

Indicates thinking or pondering.

hmong

A people who live predominantly in the mountainous regions of China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand, and (in diaspora) around the world.

hobbit

A member of a fictional race of small humanoids with shaggy hair and hairy feet. [from 20th c.]

hobby

An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.

hobgoblin

A small, ugly goblin that makes trouble for humans. [from 1520s]

hodja

A Muslim schoolmaster.

hogshead

(Britain) A cask of a certain size; its volume used as a measure of capacity for liquids, containing 63 wine gallons, or about 52+1⁄2 imperial gallons (a half pipe).

Hogwarts

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a school for learning magic in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series.

hoje

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

hoje à noite

During the evening of today.

hoje à noitinha

During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

hoje à tardinha

During the night following the current day; during the evening of today.

hoje em dia

At the present time; in the current era. [from 14th c.]

Hokkaido

The second largest island of Japan, capital Sapporo.

Holanda

A traditional region of the Netherlands formed by two modern provinces, North Holland and South Holland.

holandês

Of or pertaining to the Netherlands, the Dutch people or the Dutch language.

holandeses

(collective) The people of the Netherlands, or one of certain ethnic groups descending from the people of the Netherlands.

Holi

A Hindu festival, held in the spring, during which people throw coloured powders at each other during noisy street celebrations.

holiganismo

unruly, aggressive behavior; behavior associated with hooligans

Holocausto

(historical, broadly) The systematic mass murder (democide) of somewhere between eleven and fourteen million people, namely six million Jews and from five to eight million others (including Romanis, Slavs, homosexuals, and people with physical and mental disabilities), perpetrated by Nazi Germany shortly before and during World War II.

holofote

A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.

holofotes

(figurative) The center of attention; the highlight or most important part.

holografia

(physics) a technique for recording, and then reconstructing, the amplitude and phase distributions of a coherent wave disturbance; used to produce three-dimensional images or holograms

holograma

A three-dimensional image of an object created by holography.

hombridade

The quality of being manly; the set of qualities, traits and abilities considered appropriate to men (as opposed to women or children); similarity to a man.

homem

The genus Homo.

homem das cavernas

An early human or closely related species, popularly held to reside in caves.

homem de negócios

A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

homem do fogo

(firefighting) Someone (especially one who is male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.

homem do saco

A menacing, ghost-like monster in children's stories.

Homem-Morcego

A fictional hero and the main protagonist of DC Comics, noted for his intellect and stealth, who uses a bat-themed costume and equipment (including a belt with an array of utilities) and is assisted by his sidekick Robin.

homem-rã

A diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one in scuba gear).

homenagem

An acknowledgment of gratitude, respect or admiration; an accompanying gift.

homens

(collective, dated, fantasy) (The) people, humanity, man(kind).

homenzinho

A piece or token used in board games such as backgammon.

homeopático

Of or pertaining to homeopathy.

homeostase

(physiology) The ability of a system or living organism to adjust its internal environment to maintain a state of dynamic constancy; such as the ability of warm-blooded animals to maintain a stable temperature.

homicida

Of or pertaining to homicide.

homicídio

(countable, uncountable, crime) The killing of one person by another, whether premeditated or unintentional.

homicídio culposo

(law) The unlawful killing of a human, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement of anger; considered less culpable than murder, but more culpable than justifiable homicide.

homília

(Christianity) A sermon, especially concerning a practical matter.

homo

(colloquial, often, pejorative) Clipping of homosexual.

homo-

Same, identical.

homófilo

(dated) A homosexual, a gay man or lesbian, one who has a sexual or romantic preference for persons of the same gender; used to emphasize love over sex.

homófoba

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

homofóbica

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

homofóbico

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

homófobo

One who is prejudiced against homosexual people, or LGBTQ people in general; one who exhibits homophobia.

homófono

(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin.

homogéneo

(ring theory, of an element of a graded ring) Belonging to one of the summands of the grading (if the ring is graded over the natural numbers and the element is in the kth summand, it is said to be homogeneous of degree k; if the ring is graded over a commutative monoid I, and the element is an element of the ith summand, it is said to be of grade i)

homógrafo

A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology.

homónimo

(broadly) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both).

homossexual

(typically, formal, distancing, or, dated) A person who is sexually attracted solely or primarily to others of the same sex.

homossexualidade

Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]

homossexualismo

Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially, _, offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males. [1897]

homozigoto

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

homúnculo

A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.

homus

A Levantine Arab dip made of chickpea paste with various additions, such as olive oil, fresh garlic, lemon juice, and tahini, often eaten with pitta bread, or as a meze.

Honduras

A country in Central America. Official name: Republic of Honduras. Capital: Tegucigalpa.

honestamente

(manner) In an honest manner.

honestidade

(uncountable, countable) The act, quality, or condition of being honest.

honesto

Just, equitable.

honeypot

(computer security) A trap set to detect or deflect attempts at unauthorized use of information systems.

Honolulu

A port on Oahu Island, the capital city of the state of Hawaii in the United States of America.

honorário

An additional monetary payment charged for a service or good, especially one that is minor compared to the underlying cost.

honorífico

Showing or conferring honour and respect.

honrado

(British spelling) Respected, having received honour.

hooligan

(informal, attributive) A young person who causes trouble or violence, typically as a member of a gang or other group.

hop

(networking) The sending of a data packet from one host to an adjacent host as part of its overall journey.

hopi

A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.

hóquei

(North America) Ice hockey, a game on ice in which two teams of six players skate and try to score by shooting a puck into the opposing team's net, using their sticks.

hora

(countable) A particular moment or hour; the appropriate moment or hour for something (especially with prepositional phrase or imperfect subjunctive).

hora de dormir

The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.

horário

(automotive) A motor vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads.

horas

(countable) A measurement of a quantity of time; a numerical or general indication of a length of progression.

horda

A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.

hordéolo

(disease) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

horizontal

Perpendicular to the vertical; parallel to the plane of the horizon; level, flat.

horizontalmente

In a horizontal direction or position.

horizonte

The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.

hormonal

(hormone) Pertaining to hormones.

horneblenda

(mineral) A green to black amphibole mineral, of complex structure, formed in the late stages of cooling in igneous rock.

horóscopo

An astrological forecast of a person's future based on such information.

horrendo

Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

horripilante

(informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin.

horrível

Very bad.

horrivelmente

(manner) In a horrible way; very badly.

horror

(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.]

horroroso

Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence; loathing. [Mid 18th century.]

horst

(geology) A block of the Earth's crust, bounded by faults, that has been raised relative to the surrounding area.

horta

(British) A plot of land rented from the council for growing fruit and vegetables.

hortaliça

A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.