Portuguese–English dictionary

igual

A person or thing of equal status to others.

igualar

(mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

igualdade

(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.

igualitário

Characterized by social equality and equal rights for all people.

igualmente

In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally.

iguaria

Something appealing, usually a pleasing food, especially a choice dish of a certain culture suggesting rarity and refinement.

iídiche

Of or pertaining to the Yiddish language.

ilação

The act of inferring or concluding, especially from a set of premises; a conclusion, a deduction.

Ilda

A en given name used since Middle Ages.

ile

(in the singular, occasionally, proscribed) A single person, previously mentioned, whose gender is unknown, irrelevant, or (since 21st c.) non-binary.

ilegal

Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.

ilegalidade

(law) the state of being illegal

ilegalmente

In a manner contrary to law.

ileso

which has not suffered harm; which has not been injured or damaged

iletrado

Unable to read and write.

ilhar

(transitive) To surround with water; make into an island.

ilhéu

A person who lives on an island.

ilhota

A small island.

ilíaco

(anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.

Ilíada

A famous ancient Greek epic poem about the Trojan War, attributed to Homer.

ilibado

Having no blemish or stain; absolutely clean and tidy.

iliberdade

(uncountable) The condition of being unfree.

ilidir

To deny the truth of something, especially by presenting arguments that disprove it.

ilimitado

Free of restrictions, limitations, qualifications or conditions; unconditional. [first attested in the late 1400s]

ílio

(anatomy) The upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.

iliquidez

(economics) The condition of being illiquid; a lack of liquidity; difficulty in selling out an asset

ilíquido

(finance) Lacking liquidity; unable to be converted into cash.

iliteracia

(uncountable) The inability to read and write.

ilmenita

(mineral) A weakly magnetic dark gray mineral found in metamorphic and igneous rocks; it is a mixed oxide of iron and titanium, FeTiO3

ilogicamente

In an illogical manner, without following methods of sane and correct reasoning, in a manner lacking thought or logic.

ilógico

Contrary to logic; lacking sense or sound reasoning.

iludir

(by analogy) To frighten, deter, or deceive with a false show of strength or confidence; to give a false impression of strength or temerity in order to intimidate or gain some advantage.

iluminação

The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

iluminação pública

(countable) Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.

iluminado

Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

iluminar

(transitive) To make bright or brighter in color.

Iluminismo

(historical period) A period of European intellectual history during which the Enlightenment, an intellectual movement emphasizing the importance of logic and reason, flourished, from part of the 17th century through much of the 18th century.

ilusão

The state of being deluded or misled, or process of deluding somebody.

ilusionista

One who works with illusion or sleight of hand.

ilusório

Suffering from delusions; having false or faulty beliefs.

ilustração

(countable) A drawing or painting.

ilustrador

a person who draws pictures (especially illustrations in books or magazines)

ilustre

Admired, distinguished, respected, or well-known. [from mid 16th c.]

imã

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

imaculada

(Roman Catholicism) Of the Virgin Mary or her womb: pure, undefiled.

imaculado

Pure, especially morally or religiously.

imageboard

(Internet) A type of message board that revolves around the posting of images, with optional associated text, often characterized by the near lack of moderation and by the freedom to discuss any topic.

imagem

A mental picture of something not real or not present.

imagem da mesa

(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

imagem de fundo

(computing, countable, uncountable) An image or tiled pattern used as the background of a computer desktop.

imagem renderizada

(computer graphics) A digital image produced by rendering a model.

imaginação

Reflection; thought; posit.

imaginar

To conceive or see something within one's mind; to imagine or envision.

imaginativo

Having a lively or creative imagination.

imaginável

Capable of being conceived or imagined.

imame

(usually capitalized) A Shi'ite Muslim leader descended from the prophet Muhammad and functioning as his spiritual successor.

imanejável

Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.

imanente

Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.

imanuseável

Difficult to carry, handle, manage or operate because of its size, weight, shape or complexity.

imaterial

Having no matter or substance; incorporeal.

imaturidade

Youth; the condition of being immature or not fully grown

imaturo

(figurative) Lacking life experience; immature, inexperienced, naive; also, of or relating to something immature or inexperienced.

imbatível

That cannot be beaten, defeated or overcome

imbecil

(pejorative) A stupid person; a blockhead or dullard.

imberbe

(ornithology) Lacking a beard (a defined patch of feathers below the beak).

imbróglio

A complicated situation; an entanglement.

IMC

Initialism of body mass index.

imediatamente

Immediately; now; right away.

imediato

(nautical) An officer on a merchant ship next in rank to the captain and responsible to the captain for the safety and security of the ship.

imemorável

That cannot be remembered or has been forgotten.

imensamente

Greatly; hugely; extremely; vastly; to a great extent.

imensidade

The quality of being giant; immensity.

imenso

Huge, gigantic, very large.

imergir

(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees.

imerso

Under the surface of a liquid; sunk.

imigração

The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.

imigrante

A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.

imigrar

(intransitive) To move into a foreign country to stay permanently.

iminente

About to happen, occur, or take place very soon, especially of something which won't last long.

iminentemente

In an imminent manner; liable to happen immediately or very soon.

imisericordioso

Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.

imitação

Something made in imitation; an effigy or substitute.

imitador

An entertainer whose act is based upon performing impressions of others.

imitar

(transitive) To imitate or mimic, particularly to imitate poorly.

imóbil

One who does not or cannot move (e.g. to travel or live elsewhere).

imobilização

The act or process of preventing a thing from moving.

imobilizar

To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.

imodesto

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

imolação

The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or sacrificed.

imolado

That which is immolated; a sacrifice.

imoral

Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. (Compare unethical, illegal.)

imoralidade

(uncountable) The state or quality of being immoral; vice.

imoralmente

In an immoral manner, not morally, wrongly.

imortal

Not susceptible to death; living forever; never dying.

imortalidade

(religion, mythology, biology) The condition of being immortal.

imóvel

One who does not or cannot move (e.g. to travel or live elsewhere).

impaciência

The quality of being impatient; lacking patience; restlessness and intolerance of delays; anxiety and eagerness, especially to begin something.

impaciente

Restless, short of temper, and intolerant of delays.

impacientemente

In an impatient manner.

impactado

(dentistry) Of a tooth, subject to dental impaction.

impactante

Having impact. [from c. 1940]

impacte

The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

impacto

The force or energy of a collision of two objects.

impala

An African antelope, Aepyceros melampus, noted for its leaping ability; the male has ridged, curved horns.

ímpar

Having no parallel; without equal; lacking anything similar or worthy of comparison.

imparável

Unable to be stopped.

imparcial

Impartial and free from prejudice.

imparcialidade

The property of being fair or equitable.

imparcialmente

In a fair manner of distribution, giving the same amount or number to each; equally.

impasse

(figurative) A position that offers no hope of change or progress.

impassível

Having, or revealing, no emotion.

impávido

Without fear.

impeachment

(countable, law, chiefly, US) The act of impeaching or charging a public official with misconduct, especially if serious, often with the aim of having the official dismissed from office.

impecável

Without fault; free from defect or error.

impecavelmente

In a flawless manner.

impedância

(physics) A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, and inductive and capacitive reactances; the ratio of voltage to current treated as complex quantities.

impedido

(sports) In an illegal position ahead of the ball, puck, etc.

impedimento

Something which hinders: something that holds back or causes problems with something else.

impedir

(transitive, obsolete) Hinder; keep back; withhold. [Attested from the early 16th century until the mid 17th century.]

impelente

Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

impelir

(transitive) (especially of animals) To impel or urge onward by force; to push forward; to compel to move on.

impenetrável

Not penetrable.

impensável

Unable to be imagined; inconceivable or mind-boggling; beyond belief.

imperador

Any of several deep-sea food fishes of the genus Beryx.

imperadora

The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.

imperativo

Essential; crucial; extremely important.

imperatriz

The female monarch (ruler) of an empire.

imperceptível

Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.

impercetível

Not perceptible, not detectable, too small in magnitude to be observed.

imperdoável

Not forgivable; inexcusable.

imperfeitamente

In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.

imperfeito

Not perfect,

imperial

Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.

imperialismo

The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

imperialista

Of, or relating to imperialism.

imperialmente

In an imperial manner.

imperioso

Domineering, arrogant, or overbearing.

impermeável

Impermeable to air or other gases.

imperscrutável

Especially of depth: physically incapable of being measured; immeasurable.

impertinência

(uncountable) Lack of pertinence; irrelevance.

impertinente

Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.

imperturbável

Not capable of being, or not easily, perturbed, excited, or upset; calm and collected, even under pressure.

impérvio

Preventive of any penetration; impenetrable, impermeable, particularly of water.

impessoal

Lacking warmth or emotion; cold.

ímpeto

A mechanism used to power or give motion to a vehicle or other machine or machine part.

impetuosamente

In an impetuous manner; with sudden force

impetuoso

Resolute or strenuously active.

impichar

To bring a legal proceeding against a public official.

impiedosamente

In a merciless manner.

impiedoso

Showing no mercy; cruel and pitiless.