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la {n} (syllable used in solfège to represent the sixth note of a major scale) | :: lá {m} |
lab {n} (laboratory) SEE: laboratory | :: |
labdanum {n} (resin) | :: ládano {m}, lábdano {m} |
label {n} (small ticket or sign giving information) | :: etiqueta {f}, rótulo {m} |
label {n} (name categorising someone as part of a group) | :: rótulo {m} |
label {v} (put a ticket or sign on) | :: etiquetar, rotular |
label {v} (give a label to in order to categorise) | :: classificar |
label {n} (company selling records) SEE: record label | :: |
labellum {n} | :: labelo |
labia {n} (folds of tissue at opening of vulva) | :: lábios {m-p} |
labial {adj} (pertaining to the lips) | :: labial |
labial {adj} (linguistics: articulated by the lips) | :: labial |
labial {n} (consonant articulated by the lips) | :: labial {f} |
labialization {n} (secondary articulatory feature) | :: labialização {f} |
labialize {v} (make a sound labial) | :: labializar |
labia majora {n} (outer folds of vulva) | :: lábios maiores {m-p} |
labia minora {n} ((anatomy) the two inner folds of skin within the cleft of the labia majora) | :: lábios menores {m-p} |
labor {n} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
labor {v} (labor) SEE: labour | :: |
laboratory {n} (room, building or institution equipped for scientific research) | :: laboratório {m} |
laboratory {n} (place where chemicals, drugs or microbes are prepared or manufactured) | :: laboratório {m} |
Labor Day {n} (holiday on May 1st) SEE: May Day | :: |
laborer {n} (One who uses body strength instead of intellectual power to earn a wage, usually hourly) | :: operário {m}, trabalhador {m}, obreiro {m} |
laborious {adj} (industrious) SEE: industrious | :: |
laborious {adj} (requiring much physical effort) | :: laborioso {m}, trabalhoso |
labor market {n} (market consisting of workers) | :: mercado de trabalho {m} |
Labor Party {prop} (similar party in another country) SEE: Labour Party | :: |
labor union {n} (labor union) SEE: trade union | :: |
labour {n} (work) | :: trabalho |
labour {n} (workers) | :: mão-de-obra {f} |
labour {n} (giving birth) | :: parto {m} |
labour {v} (to work) | :: trabalhar |
Labour Party {prop} (British party) | :: Partido Trabalhista {m} |
Labour Party {prop} (similar party in another country) | :: Partido Trabalhista {m} |
Labrador {prop} (mainland portion of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador) | :: Labrador {m} |
Labrador {prop} (Dog breed) | :: labrador |
Labrador retriever {n} (breed of dog) | :: labrador {m} |
labrum {n} (the uppermost of the mouthparts of insects) | :: labro {m} |
labyrinth {n} (maze) | :: labirinto {m} |
labyrinth {n} (part of inner ear) | :: labirinto {m} |
labyrinth {n} (anything complicated or confusing) | :: labirinto {m} |
labyrinthal {adj} (like a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
labyrinthian {adj} (mazelike) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
labyrinthiform {adj} (having the form of a labyrinth) SEE: labyrinthine | :: |
labyrinthine {adj} (physically resembling a labyrinth) | :: labiríntico |
labyrinthine {adj} (twisting, convoluted, baffling) | :: labiríntico |
labyrinthitis {n} (inflammation) | :: labirintite {f} |
lac {n} (a resinous substance) | :: laca {f} |
lac {n} (lakh) SEE: lakh | :: |
lace {n} (fabric) | :: renda {f} |
lace {v} (fasten with laces) | :: enlaçar, laçar |
lace {v} (add something harmful to) | :: envenenar |
lace {n} (cord for fastening a shoe) SEE: shoelace | :: |
Lacedaemonian {adj} (of, from or pertaining to Lacedaemonia) | :: lacedemónio [Portugal], lacedemônio [Brazil] |
Lacedaemonian {n} (inhabitant of Lacedaemonia) | :: lacedemónio {m} [Portugal], lacedemônio {m} [Brazil] |
laceration {n} (an irregular open wound caused by a blunt impact to soft tissue) | :: laceração {f} |
lachanophobia {n} (irrational fear of vegetables) | :: lacanofobia {f} |
Lachesis {prop} (one of the Fates) | :: Láquesis |
lachrymable {adj} (lamentable) SEE: lamentable | :: |
lachrymal {adj} (of or relating to tears) SEE: lacrimal | :: |
lachrymose {adj} (tearful; causing tears) | :: lacrimoso |
lack {n} (deficiency, need) | :: falta {f}, carência {f}, deficiência {f}, penúria {f}, escassez {f} |
lack {v} (be without, need, require) | :: faltar, carecer |
lackadaisical {adj} (showing no interest or enthusiasm) | :: desmotivado, apático {m} |
lackadaisical {adj} (Lazy; slothful; indolent) | :: preguiçoso |
lackey {n} (liveried male servant) | :: lacaio {m} |
lackey {n} (a fawning, servile follower) | :: lacaio {m} |
lacking {n} (absence of something) SEE: lack | :: |
lacking {adj} (missing or not having enough of something) | :: desprovido |
lackluster {adj} (Having no shine or lustre; dull) | :: desbotado |
Laconia {prop} (region in the southern Peloponnese) | :: Lacónia {f} [Portugal], Lacônia {f} [Brazil] |
laconic {adj} (using as few words as possible) | :: lacónico [Portugal], lacônico [Brazil] |
La Coruña {prop} (A Coruña) SEE: A Coruña | :: |
lacquer {n} (glossy, resinous material used as a surface coating) | :: laca, laquê |
lacrimal {adj} (of or relating to tears) | :: lacrimal |
lacrimal bone {n} (fragile bone situated near the eye) | :: lacrimal {m} |
lacrosse {n} (the sport) | :: lacrosse |
lactam {n} (cyclic amides, nitrogen analogs of lactones) | :: lactama {f} |
lactase {n} (A β-galactosidase enzyme) | :: lactase {f} |
lactic {adj} (of, relating to, or derived from milk) | :: láctico, lático [Brazil] |
lactic acid {n} (2-hydroxy-propanoic acid (CH3.CHOH.CO2H)) | :: ácido lático {m} |
lacto- {prefix} (milk) | :: lacto-, lact- |
lactometer {n} (device to weight cream) | :: lactómetro {m}, [Portugal], lactômetro {m} [Brazil], galactómetro {m}, [Portugal], galactômetro {m} [Brazil], lactodensímetro {m} |
lactose {n} (disaccharide sugar of milk and dairy products) | :: lactose {f} |
lacustrine {adj} (of or relating to lakes) | :: lacustre |
lad {n} (a boy) | :: rapaz {m} |
Lada {prop} (a Russian car) | :: Lada {m} |
ladder {n} (climbing tool) | :: escada {f} |
ladder {n} (length of unravelled fabric in a knitted garment) | :: escada {f} |
ladder snake {n} (Rhinechis scalaris) | :: cobra-de-escada |
laden {adj} (weighed down with a load, burdened) | :: carregado |
ladies and gentlemen {n} (phrase used to address an audience of men and women) | :: senhoras e senhores |
ladies first {proverb} (phrase encouraging gentlemanliness) | :: primeiro as damas |
Ladin {prop} (the Romance language) | :: ladino {m} |
Ladino {prop} (Romance language) | :: ladino {m} |
Ladislaus {prop} (male given name) | :: Ladislau {m} |
ladle {n} (deep-bowled spoon with a long, usually curved, handle) | :: concha {f} |
Ladoga {prop} (a lake in Russia) | :: Ládoga {m} |
lady {n} (mistress of a household) | :: ama {f} |
lady {n} (woman of breeding and authority) | :: senhora {f}, dona {f}, dama {f} |
lady {n} (wife of a lord) | :: senhora {f} |
lady {n} (polite term referring a woman) | :: dama {f}, moça {f} |
lady {n} (toilets intended for use by women) | :: damas {f-p}, elas {f-p} |
Lady {n} (aristocratic title for a woman) | :: Senhora |
ladybird {n} (member of Coccinellidae) | :: joaninha {f} |
ladybug {n} (ladybird) SEE: ladybird | :: |
ladyfinger {n} (okra) SEE: okra | :: |
lady-in-waiting {n} (lady in the household of a woman of higher rank who attends he as a personal assistant) | :: dama de companhia {f}, aia {f} |
ladyship {n} (Term of respect) | :: A Senhora {f} |
lady's man {n} (womanizer) SEE: womanizer | :: |
lady's smock {n} (cuckooflower) SEE: cuckooflower | :: |
lag {n} ((Internet) bad connection, loss of connection) | :: demora, atraso {m} |
lager {n} (type of beer) | :: lager {f} |
lagniappe {n} (extra or unexpected gift or benefit) | :: inhapa {f} |
lagoon {n} (shallow body of water) | :: laguna {f}, albufeira {f} |
lagopode {n} (ptarmigan) SEE: ptarmigan | :: |
Lagos {prop} (former capital of Nigeria) | :: Lagos |
lahar {n} (volcanic mudflow) | :: lahar {m} |
Lahore {prop} (Lahore) | :: Lahore {f} |
lair {n} (of an animal) | :: toca {f} |
lair {n} (of a criminal) | :: esconderijo {m} |
laissez faire {n} (economics: a policy of governmental non-interference in economic affairs) | :: laissez-faire {m} |
Laius {prop} (father of Oedipus and husband of Jocasta) | :: Laio {m}, Laios {m} |
lake {n} (body of water) | :: lago {m} |
lake {n} (a kind of coloring agent) | :: laca {f} |
Lake Ladoga {prop} (Ladoga) SEE: Ladoga | :: |
Lake Michigan-Huron {prop} (one of the Great Lakes) | :: Lago Michigan-Huron {m} |
Lake Superior {prop} (the lake) | :: Lago Superior {m} |
Lake Victoria {prop} (African lake) | :: Lago Vitória {m} |
lakh {num} (one hundred thousand) | :: laque {m}, lacassá {m}, lequessá {m} |
Lakshmi {prop} (Hindu goddess of wealth) | :: Lakshmi {f}, Laxmi {f} |
Lalibela {prop} (town in Ethiopia) | :: Lalibela {f} |
lama {n} (master of Tibetan Buddhism) | :: lama {m} |
lamaism {n} (Tibetan Buddhism) | :: lamaísmo {m} |
Lamarckism {n} (theory) | :: lamarckismo {m} |
lamb {n} (young sheep) | :: anho {m}, cordeiro {m} |
lamb {n} (flesh of lamb as food) | :: cordeiro {m} |
lamb {n} (meek person) | :: cordeiro {m} |
lambada {n} (Brazilian dance) | :: lambada {f} |
lambda {n} (name of the Greek letter) | :: lambda {m} |
lambdacism {n} (pronunciation of other sounds as l) | :: lambdacismo {m} |
Lamb of God {prop} (Jesus, symbolized as a sacrifice) | :: Cordeiro de Deus {m} |
Lamb shift {n} (difference between energy levels) | :: desvio de Lamb {m} |
lamb's lettuce {n} (corn salad) SEE: corn salad | :: |
lame {adj} (unable to walk properly because of a problem with one's feet or legs) | :: manco, perneta, coxo [Brasil], capenga [Brasil] |
lame {adj} (moving with difficulty) | :: manco |
lame {adj} (by extension, hobbling) | :: capenga |
lame {adj} (slang: unconvincing) | :: fraco, capenga |
lame {adj} (slang: failing to be cool, funny, interesting or relevant) | :: palha [Brazil], sem graça, chato |
lame {v} (to cause a person or animal to become lame) | :: deixar manco |
lamella {n} (gill of a mushroom) SEE: gill | :: |
lament {n} (expression of grief, suffering, or sadness) | :: lamento {m}, lamentação {f} |
lament {n} (song expressing grief) | :: lamento {m} |
lament {v} (express grief) | :: lamentar |
lament {v} (bewail) | :: lamentar |
lamentable {adj} (deplorable) | :: lamentável |
lamentably {adv} (regrettably) SEE: regrettably | :: |
Lamentations {prop} (book of the Bible) | :: Livro das Lamentações {m} |
lamia {n} (monster in mythology) | :: lâmia {f} |
lammergeier {n} (bird) | :: abutre-barbudo {m} |
lammergeyer {n} (vulture) SEE: lammergeier | :: |
lamp {n} (device producing light) | :: luminária, lâmpada |
lamp {n} (oil device producing light) | :: candeia {f} |
lampholder {n} (a fitting into which an electric lamp can be inserted) | :: casquilho {m}, suporte de lâmpada {m} |
lampoon {n} (written satirical attack) | :: libelo {m} |
lamppost {n} (pole that holds up a light) | :: poste de luz {m}, combustor {m} |
lamprey {n} (a fish) | :: lampreia {f} |
lampshade {n} (cover over a lamp) | :: abajur {m} |
LAN {n} ((abbreviation) local area network) | :: LAN {f} |
Lancaster {prop} (The House of Lancaster) | :: Lancastre |
lance {n} (weapon of war) | :: lança {f} |
lance {n} (wooden weapon used in jousting or tilting) | :: lança {f} |
lance {n} ((military) soldier armed with a lance) | :: lanceiro {m} |
lancehead {n} (any pitviper of the genus Bothrops) | :: jararaca {f} |
lancelet {n} (animal of Cephalochordata) | :: anfioxo {m} |
Lancelot {prop} (the knight) | :: Lançarote |
lanceolate {adj} (botany, mycology: longer than wide, pointed apex) | :: lanceolado |
lancet {n} (surgical instrument) | :: lanceta {f} |
land {n} (part of Earth that is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water) | :: terra {f} |
land {n} (real estate or landed property) | :: terra {f}, propriedade {f}, terreno {m} |
land {n} (country or region) | :: terra {f} |
land {n} (someone's homeplace) | :: terra {f} |
land {n} (ground that is suitable for farming) | :: terra {f} |
land {v} (to descend to a surface, especially from the air) | :: aterrar, pousar, aterrissar |
land {v} (to arrive at land, especially a shore, or a dock, from a body of water) | :: desembarcar |
land {v} (to bring to land) | :: aterrissar |
land {v} (to deliver) SEE: deliver | :: |
land {n} (fright) SEE: fright | :: |
-land {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) | :: -lândia {f} |
land ahoy {interj} (interjection shouted by the ship's watch) | :: terra à vista |
land bridge {n} (isthmus) | :: ponte terrestre |
landfill {v} (to dispose of waste) | :: aterrar |
landfill {n} (site at which refuse is buried) | :: lixão {m}, aterro sanitário {m} |
landgrave {n} (renderings of Landgraf) | :: landegrave {m} |
land ho {interj} (land ahoy) SEE: land ahoy | :: |
-landia {suffix} (territory, country or region (suffix)) SEE: -land | :: |
landing {n} (coming to earth, as of an airplane) | :: aterragem, aterrissagem {f}, pouso {m} |
landing gear {n} (undercarriage) | :: trem de pouso {m}, trem de aterragem {m} |
landing strip {n} (auxiliary or temporary runway for aircraft) | :: pista {f} |
landline {n} (fixed telephone communications cable) | :: telefonia fixa {f} |
landline {n} (telephone connected by such a fixed wire) | :: telefone fixo {m} |
landlocked {adj} (surrounded by land) | :: encravado |
landlord {n} (person who owns and rents land such as a house, apartment, or condo) | :: senhorio {m} |
landlouper {n} (vagabond) SEE: vagabond | :: |
landlubber {n} (someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) | :: marinheiro de água doce, marambaia {m} |
landlubberly {adj} (like a landlubber) | :: patesco |
landmark {n} (recognizable feature) | :: marco {m} |
landmark {n} (notable location) | :: marco {m} |
landmark {n} (major event) | :: marco {m} |
land mine {n} (mine that is placed on land) | :: mina terrestre {f} |
land of milk and honey {n} (a land of abundance) | :: terra de leite e mel {f}, terra do leite e mel {f} |
Land of the Rising Sun {prop} (Japan) | :: Terra do Sol Nascente {f} |
landowner {n} (a person who owns land) | :: terratenente {m} {f} |
landrail {n} (Crex crex) SEE: corncrake | :: |
landscape {n} (portion of land or territory) | :: paisagem {f}, panorama {m}, vista {f} |
landscape {n} (picture representing a scene) | :: paisagem {f} |
landscape {n} (pictorial aspect of a country) | :: paisagem {f} |
landscape {n} (mode of printing) | :: paisagem {f} |
landscape {n} (space, indoor or outdoor, natural or man-made) | :: ambiente {m} |
landscaping {n} (the act of improving a landscape) | :: paisagismo {m} |
Landsknecht {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) SEE: lansquenet | :: |
landslide {n} (natural disaster) | :: deslizamento {m}, desabamento {m}, derrocada {f} |
landslide victory {n} (overwhelming victory in an election) | :: vitória de lavada {f} |
lane {n} (passageway) | :: alameda |
lane {n} (division of roadway) | :: pista {f}, faixa {f} |
lane {n} (division of racetrack) | :: raia {f} |
Langobard {n} (Lombard) SEE: Lombard | :: |
langsat {n} (fruit) | :: lança {f} |
language {n} (body of words used as a form of communication) | :: idioma {m}, língua {f} |
language {n} (the ability to communicate using words) | :: língua {f}, linguagem {f} |
language {n} (nonverbal communication) | :: linguagem {f} |
language {n} (vocabulary of a particular field) | :: linguagem {f} |
language {n} (particular words used) | :: linguagem {f} |
language {n} (computer language, see also: computer language) | :: linguagem {f}, linguagem de programação {f} |
language barrier {n} (barrier to communication) | :: barreira linguística {f} |
language family {n} (set of languages) | :: família linguística {f} |
language isolate {n} (natural language without relatives) | :: língua isolada {f} |
Languedoc-Roussillon {prop} (region of France) | :: Languedoc-Roussillon {m}, Languedoque-Rossilhão {m} |
languid {adj} (lacking enthusiasm, energy or strength) | :: lânguido |
languidly {adv} (in a languid manner) | :: languidamente |
languidness {n} (property of being languid) | :: languidez {f}, langor {m} |
languish {v} (to lose strength and become weak) | :: definhar |
languor {v} (to languish) SEE: languish | :: |
lanichol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
laniol {n} (lanolin) SEE: lanolin | :: |
lanolin {n} (greasy yellow substance) | :: lanolina {f} |
lansquenet {n} (German mercenary of the 15th or 16th century) | :: lansquenete {m}, [Portugal] lansquené {m}, [Brazil] lansquenê {m} |
lantern {n} (case of transparent material made to protect a flame, or light) | :: lanterna {f} |
lantern {n} (a smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one) | :: lanterna {f} |
lantern {n} (Aristotle's lantern) SEE: Aristotle's lantern | :: |
lanthanum {n} (metallic element) | :: lantânio {m} |
Lao {n} (person) | :: laosiano {m}, laociano {m} |
Lao {n} (language) | :: laosiano {m}, laociano {m} |
Lao {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos, the people or their language) | :: laosiano, laociano |
Laocoön {prop} (Trojan or Argonaut) | :: Laocoonte |
Lao People's Democratic Republic {prop} (country in Southeast Asia (official name)) | :: República Democrática Popular do Laos {f} |
Laos {prop} (country in Southeast Asia) | :: Laos |
Laotian {n} (Laotian person) SEE: Lao | :: |
Laotian {prop} (language) | :: laosiano {m} |
Laotian {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Laos) | :: laosiano |
Lao-Tzu {prop} (Laozi) SEE: Laozi | :: |
Laozi {prop} (influential Chinese philosopher and founder of Taoism) | :: Lao Zi {m} |
lap {n} (lower part of a garment that plays loosely) | :: regaço {m} |
lap {n} (edge; border; hem) | :: borda {f} |
lap {n} (part that lies on the knees or thighs when one sits down) | :: colo {m} |
lap {n} (upper legs of a seated person) | :: colo {m} |
lap {n} (sports: one circuit around a race track) | :: volta {f} |
laparoscopic {adj} (relating to laparoscopy) | :: laparoscópico |
laparoscopy {n} (examination or surgery on the peritoneal cavity) | :: laparoscopia {f} |
La Paz {prop} (capital city of Bolivia) | :: La Paz {f} |
lap dog {n} (small dog suited to resting in its master's lap) | :: cão de colo {m} |
lapel {n} (each of the two triangular pieces of cloth on a jacket or coat) | :: lapela {f} |
lapidation {n} (act of stoning, sometimes to the point of death) | :: lapidação {f}, apedrejamento |
lapis lazuli {n} (precious blue stone) | :: lápis-lazúli {m} |
Laplace distribution {n} (probability distribution) | :: distribuição de Laplace {f}, distribuição laplaciana {f} |
Laplace operator {n} (mathematics, physics: differential operator used in modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications) | :: operador laplaciano {m} |
Laplace transform {n} (function on positive real numbers) | :: transformação de Laplace {f} |
Laplacian {adj} (of, or relating to Laplace) | :: laplaciano |
Laplacian {n} (Laplace operator) SEE: Laplace operator | :: |
Lapland {prop} (region in Scandinavia) | :: Lapônia {f}, Lapónia {f} |
lap of honour {n} (victory lap) SEE: victory lap | :: |
Lappland {prop} (Lapland) SEE: Lapland | :: |
lapse {n} (a temporary failure; a slip) | :: lapso {m} |
lapse {n} (a termination of a right, etc, through disuse or neglect.) | :: prescrição {f} |
laptop {n} (computing: a laptop computer) | :: computador portátil {m}, portátil {m}, notebook {m} |
laptop computer {n} (laptop) SEE: laptop | :: |
lapwing {n} (bird belonging to the subfamily Vanellinae) | :: quero-quero {m} |
Lara {prop} (female given name) | :: Lara {f} |
larboard {n} (port) SEE: port | :: |
larceny {n} (law: unlawful taking of personal property) | :: furto {m} |
larceny {n} (law: larcenous act) | :: furto {m} |
larch {n} (a coniferous tree) | :: larice, lariço, alerce |
lard {n} (bacon) SEE: bacon | :: |
lard {n} (fat from the abdomen of a pig) | :: banha {f} |
larder {n} (cool room used as food storage) | :: despensa {f} |
large {adj} (of greater size, see also: big) | :: grande |
large intestine {n} (bodily organ) | :: intestino grosso {m} |
largen {v} (enlarge) SEE: enlarge | :: |
large-scale {adj} (large in amount, scope or extent) | :: em grande escala, em larga escala |
largesse {n} (generosity in the giving of gifts or money) | :: largueza {f}, generosidade {f} |
large-tailed antshrike {n} (a passerine of the antbird family) | :: [Brazil]: borralhara-assobiadora |
La Rioja {prop} (autonomous community and province) | :: La Rioja {f}, Rioja {f} |
lark {n} (bird) | :: cotovia {f} |
larva {n} (a stage of growth) | :: larva {f} |
larva {n} (an animal in such stage of growth, see also: tadpole) | :: larva {f} |
laryngeal {adj} (of or pertaining to larynx) | :: laríngeo |
laryngeal {n} (laryngeal sound) | :: laringal {f} |
laryngeal {n} (in Proto-Indo-European linguistics, one of the typically three reconstructed consonants) | :: laringeal |
laryngitis {n} (inflammation of the larynx) | :: laringite {f} |
laryngological {adj} (of or pertaining to laryngology) | :: laringológico |
laryngologist {n} (a person who studies or specializes in laryngology) | :: laringologista {m} {f} |
laryngology {n} (branch of physiology) | :: laringologia {f} |
larynx {n} (organ involved in breath control, protection of the trachea, and sound production) | :: laringe {f} |
lasagna {n} (flat sheet of pasta) | :: lasanha {f} |
lasagna {n} (baked dish) | :: lasanha {f} |
lasagne {n} (lasagna) SEE: lasagna | :: |
lascivious {adj} (wanton) | :: lascivo |
lasciviousness {n} (the state or characteristic of being lascivious) | :: lascívia {f}, volúpia {f} |
laser {n} (device producing beam of light) | :: laser {m}, lêiser {m} |
laser {n} (laser beam) SEE: laser beam | :: |
laser {n} (laser printer) SEE: laser printer | :: |
laser beam {n} (light from a laser) | :: raio laser {m} |
laser printer {n} (computer printer) | :: impressora laser {f}, impressora a laser {f} |
lash {n} (eyelash; hair growing from the eyelid) SEE: eyelash | :: |
lash out {v} (To make a fierce verbal attack) | :: vituperar |
lass {n} (a young woman or girl) | :: menina, garota, senhorita, rapariga |
lass {n} (sweetheart) SEE: sweetheart | :: |
Lassa fever {n} (Lassa fever) | :: febre de Lassa {f} |
lassi {n} (beverage) | :: lassi {m} |
lassitude {n} (lethargy) | :: lassidão {f} |
lasso {n} (a long rope with a sliding loop) | :: laço {m} |
lasso {v} (to catch with a lasso) | :: laçar |
last {adj} (final) | :: último |
last {adj} (most recent) | :: último, passado |
last {adj} (least preferable) | :: último |
last {adv} (after everything else) | :: por último |
last {adv} (finally) | :: por último |
last {v} (to endure, continue over time) | :: durar |
last {v} (to hold out) | :: durar, aguentar, resistir |
last {n} (tool) | :: forma {f} |
lastborn {n} (youngest child of a family) | :: caçula {m} {f}, ultimogénito {m}, benjamim |
last but not least {adv} (An expression to start the last item of a list) | :: último, mas não menos importante {m} |
last but one {adj} (penultimate) SEE: penultimate | :: |
lasting {adj} (persisting for an extended period of time) | :: duradouro {m} |
Last Judgment {prop} (judgment day) | :: Juízo Final {m} |
last name {n} (surname) SEE: surname | :: |
last night {n} (previous evening or night) | :: noite passada {f}, noite de ontem {f} |
last night {adv} (during the night before today) | :: ontem à noite, ontem de noite, noite passada |
last resort {n} (only remaining option) | :: último/derradeiro recurso {m}, última instância {f} |
last straw {n} (small additional burden) | :: a última gota |
Last Supper {prop} (last meal Jesus ate with disciples) | :: Última Ceia {f} |
last words {n} (final remarks uttered by a person before death) | :: últimas palavras {f-p} |
last year {adv} (year before this one, see also: yesteryear) | :: ano passado {m} |
Las Vegas {prop} (city) | :: Las Vegas {f} |
Latakia {prop} (a city in Syria) | :: Latakia {f}, Latáquia {f}, Lataquia {f} |
latch {n} (fastening for a door) | :: tranca {f}, trinco |
latch {n} (flip-flop electronic circuit) | :: flip-flop {m} |
late {adj} (near the end of a period of time) | :: tarde |
late {adj} (near the end of the day) | :: tarde |
late {adj} (associated with the end of a period) | :: tardio |
late {adj} (not arriving until after an expected time) | :: atrasado |
late {adj} (euphemism for dead) | :: falecido {m} |
late {adv} (proximate in time) | :: tarde |
Late Antiquity {prop} (the period between classical antiquity and the Middle Ages) | :: Antiguidade tardia {f} |
late capitalism {n} (form of capitalism) | :: capitalismo tardio {m} |
Late Latin {prop} (form of the Latin language) | :: latim tardio {m} |
lately {adv} (recently) SEE: recently | :: |
Late Middle Ages {prop} (Translations) | :: baixa Idade Média |
latency {n} (delay) | :: latência {f} |
latency {n} (delay between a stimulus and the response in an organism) | :: latência {f} |
latent {adj} (existing or present but concealed or inactive) | :: latente {m} {f} |
later {adv} (more late) | :: mais atrasado |
later {adv} (afterward in time) | :: depois |
later {adv} (at some unspecified time in the future) | :: mais tarde |
later {adj} (more late) | :: mais tarde |
later {adj} (coming afterward in time) | :: subsequentemente, posterior |
later {adj} (at some time in the future) | :: mais atrasado |
later {interj} (see you later) | :: até mais [Brazil], falou [Brazil, colloquial], até logo |
lateral {adj} (of or pertaining to the side) | :: lateral |
lateral {adj} (pertaining to the left or right of the body) | :: lateral |
laterally {adv} (done in a lateral manner) | :: lateralmente |
lateral sclerosis {n} (disease) | :: esclerose lateral {f} |
lateral thinking {n} (lateral thinking) | :: pensamento lateral {m} |
Lateran {prop} (church and palace in Rome) | :: Latrão |
latest {adj} (superlative of the adjective late; most late) | :: mais atrasado |
latest {adj} (most recent) | :: último, mais recente |
latex {n} (milky sap) | :: látex {m} |
latex {n} (emulsion) | :: látex {m} |
lathe {n} (machine tool used to shape a piece of material) | :: torno {m} |
lathe {v} (to shape with a lathe) | :: tornear |
lather {n} (foam of soap and water) | :: espuma {f} |
lather {v} (to cover with lather) | :: ensaboar |
Latin {adj} (Roman Catholic) SEE: Roman Catholic | :: |
Latin {adj} (of the language) | :: latino |
Latin {adj} (of the script) | :: latino |
Latin {adj} (of ancient Rome) | :: romano |
Latin {adj} (of Latium) | :: latino |
Latin {adj} (of descendants from ancient Romans) | :: latino |
Latin {adj} (of/from Latin America) | :: latino-americano |
Latin {prop} (language of the ancient Romans) | :: latim {m} |
Latin {n} (person native to ancient Rome or its Empire) | :: romano {m} |
Latin {n} (person whose native tongue is one descended from Latin) | :: latino {m} |
Latin {n} | :: latino {m} |
Latin alphabet {n} (the 26-letter alphabet) | :: alfabeto latino {m} |
Latin America {prop} (parts of the Americas which speak Spanish or Portuguese) | :: América Latina {f} |
Latin American {n} (A native or inhabitant of Latin America) | :: latino-americano |
Latin American {adj} (Of or relating to Latin America) | :: latino-americano |
Latin Church {prop} (one of the particular churches) | :: Igreja Latina {f} |
Latinization {n} (act or process of Latinizing) | :: latinização {f} |
Latinize {v} (to transliterate to Latin script) SEE: romanize | :: |
Latinize {v} (to translate to Latin language) | :: latinizar |
Latino {n} (person from Latin America) | :: latino-americano {m}, latino {m} |
Latino-Faliscan {adj} (Relating to the Latin and Faliscan tongues) | :: latino-falisco |
Latino-Faliscan {prop} (An Italic language family.) | :: latino-falisco |
latitude {n} (angular distance north or south from the equator) | :: latitude {f} |
latitude {n} (imaginary line parallel to the equator) | :: latitude {f} |
latitudinarian {adj} (tolerant, especially of other people's religious views) | :: latitudinário |
latitudinarian {n} (a person who is tolerant) | :: latitudinário {m} |
Latium {prop} (region of central Italy) | :: Lácio {m} |
lative {n} (case) | :: lativo {m} |
latrine {n} (a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench, see also: toilet; outhouse) | :: latrina {f} |
latrine {n} (chamber pot) SEE: chamber pot | :: |
-latry {suffix} (forms a noun meaning worship of stemmed noun) | :: -latria {f} |
latte {n} (caffè latte) | :: latte {m} |
latte art {n} (image) | :: latte art {f} |
latte art {n} (art) | :: latte art {f} |
latter {adj} (relating to or being the second of two items) | :: segundo |
latter-day {adj} (modern, recent) SEE: modern | :: |
lattice {n} (flat panel constructed with strips of wood or other material) | :: gelosia {f}, rótula {f}, treliça {f} |
lattice {n} (regular spacing or arrangement of geometric points) | :: trama {f}, grade {f} |
lattice {n} (partially ordered set) | :: reticulado {m} |
Latvia {prop} (country) | :: Letónia |
Latvian {adj} (pertaining to Latvia or the Latvian language) | :: letão |
Latvian {n} (Baltic language of Latvia) | :: letão |
Latvian {n} (person pertaining to Latvia) | :: letão {m} |
Latvian SSR {prop} (Soviet republic) | :: RSS da Letónia {f} [Portugal], RSS da Letônia {f} [Brazil] |
laud {n} (praise or glorification) | :: louva {f} |
laud {n} (hymn of praise) | :: louvor {f} |
laud {v} (to praise, to glorify) | :: louvar |
laudable {adj} (worthy of being lauded) | :: louvável |
laudanum {n} (the tincture of opium once widely used) | :: láudano {m} |
laudation {n} (act of lauding) | :: loa {f} |
laugh {n} (expression of mirth peculiar to the human species) | :: riso {m}, risada {f} |
laugh {n} (something that provokes mirth or scorn) | :: sarro {m} |
laugh {v} (show mirth by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face and emission of sounds) | :: rir |
laugh {v} (be or appear cheerful) | :: jubilar |
laugh {v} (make an object of laughter or ridicule) | :: zoar, tirar sarro, caçoar, escarnecer |
laughable {adj} (fitted to exite laughter) | :: ridículo, risível |
laughing kookaburra {n} (Dacelo novaeguineae) | :: kookaburra {f}, cucaburra {f}, kookaburra-risonha {f} |
laughing stock {n} (object of ridicule) | :: ludíbrio {m} |
laugh line {n} | :: ruga |
laugh one's head off {v} (laugh uproariously) | :: morrer de rir |
laughter {n} (sound (as) of laughing) | :: risada {f}, risos {m} |
laughter {n} (movement of the muscles of the laughing face) | :: risada {f}, riso {m} |
laughter is the best medicine {proverb} (Translations) | :: rir é o melhor remédio |
launce {n} (sand lance) SEE: sand lance | :: |
launch {v} (throw, hurl, let fly, propel with force) | :: lançar, arremessar, jogar, tacar |
launch {v} (strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce) | :: lancear |
launch {v} (cause to move or slide from the land into the water) | :: lançar |
launch {n} (act of launching) | :: lançamento {m}, arremesso {m} |
launder {v} (to wash and iron) | :: lavar |
launder {n} (washerwoman) SEE: washerwoman | :: |
launderette {n} (place with facilities for washing that public may use) | :: lavandaria {f}, lavanderia {f} |
laundress {n} (A woman whose employment is laundering) | :: lavadeira {f} |
laundromat {n} (launderette) SEE: launderette | :: |
laundry {n} (laundering; washing) | :: lavada {f}, lavação {f}, lavagem {f} |
laundry {n} (place or room where laundering is done) | :: lavanderia {f}, lavandaria {f}, área de serviço {f} |
laundry {n} (that which needs to be laundered) | :: roupa suja {f} |
Laura {prop} (female given name) | :: Laura {f} |
laurel {n} (Laurus nobilis) | :: [Brazil] louro {m} |
laurel {n} (crown of laurel) | :: coroa de louro {f}, louros {m-p} |
Laurel and Hardy {prop} | :: O Gordo e o Magro |
Laurence {prop} (male given name) | :: Lourenço, Laurêncio {m} |
laurestine {n} (Viburnum tinus) | :: folhado {m} |
Laurier {prop} | :: Laurier |
lava {n} (molten rock) | :: lava {f} |
lava {n} (magma) SEE: magma | :: |
lavaret {n} (Coregonus laveretus) | :: lavareto {m} |
lavash {n} (a soft, thin flatbread) | :: pão lavash {m} |
lavatory {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
lavatory {n} (sink) SEE: sink | :: |
lavender {n} (plant) | :: lavanda {f}, alfazema {f} |
lavender {n} (colour) | :: cor de lavanda {f} |
LaVeyan Satanism {prop} (the religion of the Church of Satan) | :: satanismo LaVey |
law {n} (body of rules established in a community by its authorities) | :: lei {f}, direito {m} |
law {n} (any rule that must or should be obeyed) | :: lei {f} |
law {n} (statement of (observed, established) order, sequence or relationship of phenomena) | :: lei {f} |
law {n} (mathematics: statement that is true under specified conditions) | :: lei {f} |
law {n} (informal: the police) | :: lei {f} |
law enforcement {n} (ensuring obedience to law) | :: aplicação da lei {f} |
law enforcement {n} (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) | :: segurança {f} |
law firm {n} (business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law) | :: escritório de advocacia {m} |
lawful {adj} (conforming to or recognised by law or rules) | :: legal, legalizado |
lawlessness {n} (lack of law and order) | :: anarquia {f} |
lawmaker {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
lawman {n} (lawyer) SEE: lawyer | :: |
lawn {n} (open space between woods) | :: clareira {f} |
lawn {n} (ground covered with grass) | :: gramado {m} |
lawn bowling {n} (bowls) SEE: bowls | :: |
lawn mower {n} (machine for cutting grass) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
lawn-mower {n} (lawnmower) SEE: lawnmower | :: |
lawnmower {n} (a device to cut grass) | :: cortador de grama {m} |
law of the jungle {n} (The survival of the fittest) | :: lei da selva {f} |
Lawrence {prop} (male given name) SEE: Laurence | :: |
lawrencium {n} (chemical element) | :: laurêncio {m} |
law school {n} (institution) | :: faculdade de direito, escola jurídica |
lawsuit {n} (case where a court is needed to resolve differences) | :: processo judicial {m}, processo {m} |
lawyer {n} (professional person authorized to practice law) | :: advogado {m}, advogada {f} |
lax {adj} (not strict; lenient; allowing for deviation) | :: leniente |
lax {adj} (loose; not tight or taut) | :: frouxo |
laxative {adj} (causing movement of the bowels) | :: laxante |
laxative {n} (substance with a laxative effect) | :: laxante {m} |
lay {v} (to place something down in a position of rest) | :: deitar |
lay {v} (to leave something somewhere) | :: deixar |
lay {v} (to prepare groundwork, table etc.) | :: preparar, dispor |
lay {v} (to install certain building materials) | :: assentar |
lay {v} (to deposit an egg) | :: botar |
lay {v} (to have sex with) | :: deitar-se com |
lay {adj} (non-clergy) | :: leigo, laico |
lay {adj} (non-professional) | :: leigo |
lay {adj} (not being a member of an organized institution) | :: leigo, laico |
layabout {n} (lazy person) | :: vadio {m}, vagabundo {m} |
lay brother {n} (a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest) | :: irmão leigo {m} |
lay down {v} (to surrender or yield (a weapon) by placing it on the ground) | :: desistir, recuar |
lay down {v} (to specify or establish (rules)) | :: delinear |
lay down {v} (to lie down for rest) | :: deitar |
layer {n} (single thickness of some material covering a surface) | :: camada {f} |
layer {n} (item of clothing worn under or over another) | :: camada {f} |
layer {n} (deposit) | :: camada {f} |
layer {n} (person who lays things, such as tiles) | :: assentador {m} |
layer {n} (hen kept to lay eggs) | :: botadeira {f} |
lay figure {n} (jointed model) SEE: dummy | :: |
layman {n} (someone who is not an ordained cleric) | :: laico, leigo |
layman {n} (someone who is not a professional in a given field) | :: profano {m}, leigo {m} |
layout {n} (structured arrangement of items) | :: disposição {f} |
layout {n} (process of arranging media content for publishing) | :: layout {m}, leiaute {m} |
layperson {n} (one who is not a cleric) | :: leigo, laico |
layperson {n} (one who is not intimately familiar with a given subject) | :: leigo {m} |
lay something at the feet of {v} (to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) | :: responsabilizar |
lay waste {v} (to completely destroy) | :: devastar, vastar |
Lazarus {prop} (New Testament characters) | :: Lázaro {m} |
Lazarus {prop} (male given name) | :: Lázaro {m} |
laze {v} (be lazy, waste time) | :: vadiar |
lazily {adv} (in a lazy manner) | :: preguiçosamente |
laziness {n} (quality of being lazy) | :: preguiça {f} |
Lazio {prop} (Italian region) | :: Lácio {m} |
lazurite {n} (lapis lazuli) SEE: lapis lazuli | :: |
lazy {adj} (unwilling to work) | :: preguiçoso |
lazybones {n} (person who is lazy) | :: pessoa preguiçosa |
lazy eye {n} (amblyopia) SEE: amblyopia | :: |
-le {suffix} (frequentative suffix) | :: -ejar |
leach {v} (to purge a soluble matter out of something) | :: lixiviar |
lead {n} (chemical element) | :: chumbo {m} |
lead {n} (plummet to measure depth of water) | :: prumo {m} |
lead {n} (refill for writing tool) | :: mina {f} |
lead {n} (bullets) | :: chumbo {m} |
lead {v} (to cover, fill, or affect with lead) | :: chumbar |
lead {v} (guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection) | :: guiar, conduzir |
lead {v} (guide or conduct in a certain course) | :: guiar |
lead {v} (conduct or direct with authority) | :: liderar |
lead {v} (go or be in advance of; precede) | :: preceder, liderar |
lead {v} (draw or direct by influence) | :: liderar |
lead {v} (guide or conduct oneself) | :: levar |
lead {v} (begin a game of cards or dominoes) | :: sair |
lead {v} (intransitive: to guide or conduct) | :: guiar, conduzir, liderar |
lead {v} (intransitive: be ahead of others) | :: liderar |
lead {v} (intransitive: have the highest interim score in a game) | :: liderar |
lead {v} (intransitive: be more advanced) | :: liderar |
lead {v} (intransitive: tend or reach in a certain direction) | :: levar |
lead {v} (intransitive: to go first) | :: liderar |
lead {n} (act of leading or conducting) | :: condução {f} |
lead {n} (precedence; advance position) | :: liderança {f} |
lead {n} (information obtained by a detective or police officer) | :: pista {f} |
leaden {adj} (made of lead) | :: plúmbeo |
leaden {adj} (pertaining to or resembling lead) | :: plúmbeo, plúmbico |
leaden {adj} (dull) | :: plúmbeo |
leader {n} (one having authority) | :: líder {m}, chefe {m} |
leadership {n} (capacity to lead) | :: liderança {f} |
leading {n} (Vertical space added between lines) | :: entrelinha {f}, espaçamento entre linhas {m} |
leading diagonal {n} (main diagonal) SEE: main diagonal | :: |
leading edge {n} (forefront of practice or technology) | :: ponta de linha {f} |
lead someone up the garden path {v} (to deceive, hoodwink, mislead, or seduce someone) SEE: deceive | :: |
leaf {n} (part of a plant) | :: folha {f} |
leaf {n} (sheet of any substance beaten or rolled until very thin) | :: folha {f} |
leaf {n} (sheet of a book) | :: folha {f} |
leaf {n} (flat section used to extend a table) | :: aba {f} |
leaf {n} (computing, mathematics: tree node without descendants) | :: folha {f} |
leaf {n} (tea leaves) SEE: tea leaf | :: |
leaf beetle {n} (chrysomelid beetle) | :: crisomelídeo {m} |
leaflet {n} (component of a compound leaf) | :: folíolo {m} |
leaflet {n} (small plant leaf) | :: folíolo {m}; folder {m}, panfleto {m} |
leaf litter {n} (dead plant material, such as fallen leaves, bark, and twigs) | :: serapilheira {f} |
leaflitter {n} (leaf litter) SEE: leaf litter | :: |
leaf spring {n} (leaf spring) | :: suspensão de lâminas {f} |
leafstalk {n} (stalk that supports a leaf) SEE: petiole | :: |
leaf through {v} (to turn the pages of (a book) idly, reading short sections at random) | :: folhear |
leafy {adj} (covered with leaves) | :: frondoso |
leafy {adj} (containing much foliage) | :: folhoso, frondoso |
leafy {adj} (in the form of leaves (of some material)) | :: foliáceo |
league {n} (a group or association of cooperating members) | :: aliança {f}, liga {f} |
league {n} (organization of sports teams) | :: liga {f} |
league {v} (to form an association) | :: associar-se |
league {n} (distance) | :: légua {f} |
League of Nations {prop} (international organization) | :: Sociedade das Nações {f} |
Leah {prop} (elder daughter of Laban) | :: Léia, Lia |
leak {n} (hole which admits water or other fluid, or lets it escape) | :: vazamento {m}, fuga {f} |
leak {n} (entrance or escape of a fluid) | :: vazamento {m} |
leak {n} (divulgation, or disclosure, of information) | :: vazamento {m}, fuga de informação {f} |
leak {n} (The person through whom such divulgation, or disclosure, occurred) | :: vazador {m} |
leak {v} (to allow fluid to escape or enter) | :: vazar |
leak {v} (to reveal secret information) | :: vazar |
leakage {n} (act of leaking) | :: vazamento |
lean {v} (to hang outwards) | :: reclinar-se |
lean {v} (to press against) | :: apoiar-se |
lean {adj} (being slim, not fleshy) | :: esbelto |
lean {adj} (of meat, having little fat) | :: magro |
Leander {prop} (Greek lover of Hero) | :: Leandro |
Leander {prop} (male given name) | :: Leandro |
Leaning Tower of Pisa {prop} (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) | :: Torre de Pisa {f} |
leap {v} | :: saltar |
leap {n} | :: salto {m} |
leap {n} (distance traversed by a leap) | :: salto {m} |
leap {n} (significant move forward) | :: salto {m} |
leapfrog {n} (game) | :: carniça {f}, eixo-badeixo {m} |
leap of faith {n} (act of believing in something despite proof) | :: salto da fé |
leap year {n} (366-day year in the Gregorian calendar) | :: ano bissexto {m} |
learn {v} (to acquire knowledge or ability) | :: aprender |
learn {v} (to attend educational activity) | :: estudar |
learn {v} (to make use of a bad experience) | :: aprender |
learn {v} (to improve) | :: aprender |
learn {v} (to be studying) | :: aprender, estudar |
learn {v} (to come to know; to become informed of; to find out) | :: descobrir que, ficar sabendo |
learned {adj} (having much learning) | :: douto {m}, erudito {m}, instruído {m}, sábio {m}, culto {m} |
learning {n} (action of the verb) | :: aprender |
learning {n} (accumulated knowledge) | :: aprendizado {m} |
learning curve {n} (visualization of learning as a function of experience) | :: linha de aprendizado |
learning difference {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
learning difficulty {n} (learning disability) SEE: learning disability | :: |
learning disability {n} (disability which prevents the sufferer from learning in a typical manner) | :: transtorno de aprendizagem {m}, desordem de aprendizagem {f} |
learningless {adj} (uneducated) SEE: uneducated | :: |
lease {v} (to operate or live in some property or land through purchasing a long-term contract) | :: arrendar |
leash {n} (long cord for dogs) | :: coleira {f}, guia {f} |
leash {v} (to fasten or secure with a leash) | :: encoleirar |
least {determiner} (the smallest amount of) | :: mínimo |
least weasel {n} (Mustela nivalis) | :: doninha {f} |
leat {n} (artificial watercourse, canal or aqueduct) | :: levada {f} |
leather {n} (material produced by tanning animal skin) | :: couro {m} |
leather {adj} (made of leather) | :: de couro |
leatherback {n} (Dermochelys coriacea) | :: tartaruga-de-couro {f} |
leave {v} (to cause to remain as available, not take away, refrain from depleting) | :: deixar |
leave {v} (to transfer possession after death) | :: deixar |
leave {v} (to give (something) to someone; to deliver (something) to a repository; to deposit) | :: deixar |
leave {v} (to transfer responsibility or attention) | :: deixar |
leave {v} (to depart from, end one's connection or affiliation with) | :: partir, sair |
leave {v} (to end one's membership in) | :: deixar, sair |
leave {v} (to depart (intransitive)) | :: partir, ir embora |
leave {n} (permission to be absent) | :: permissão {f} |
leave {n} (absence from work) | :: licença {f}, afastamento {m} |
leave {n} (departure) | :: saída {f}, partida {f} |
leave alone {v} (to stop bothering) | :: deixar em paz |
leave it be {v} (allow something to follow its natural course) | :: deixar estar, não mexer |
leave me alone {phrase} (stop talking to me) | :: [informal] me deixa em paz, me deixa quieto |
leaven {n} (any agent used to make dough rise) | :: fermento {m}, levedura {f} |
leave of absence {n} (absence from work) SEE: leave | :: |
leave out {v} (to leave out or to not include) SEE: omit | :: |
leave someone hanging {v} | :: deixar alguém no vácuo |
leave someone holding the bag {v} (leave somebody holding the responsibility or blame) | :: pagar as favas (lit., "pay for the beans") |
Lebanese {n} (A person from Lebanon) | :: libanês {m} |
Lebanese {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Lebanon, its people or language) | :: libanês {m} |
Lebanese Republic {prop} (official name of Lebanon) | :: República do Líbano {f} |
Lebanon {prop} (Lebanese Republic) | :: o Líbano {m} |
lebensraum {n} (living space) | :: Lebensraum {m} |
Lecco {prop} (town) | :: Lecco |
lecher {n} (a lecherous person) | :: depravado {m}, devasso {m} |
lecherous {adj} (given to a lustful craving of sexual activities) | :: lascivo, libidinoso |
lechery {n} (Inordinate indulgence in sexual activity) | :: lascívia {f}, luxúria {f} |
lectern {n} (a stand with a slanted top used to support a bible from which passages are read during a church service) | :: atril {m}, leitoril {m}, púlpito |
lectern {n} (a similar stand to support a lecturer's notes) | :: atril {m}, leitoril {m}, púlpito |
lectionary {n} (book) | :: lecionário {m} |
lector {n} (lay person who reads aloud certain religious texts) | :: leitor {m}, leitora {f} |
lectotype {n} (biological specimen or illustration) | :: lectótipo {m} |
lecture {n} (a spoken lesson) | :: conferência {f}, palestra |
lecture {v} (to teach) | :: palestrar |
lecturer {n} (person who gives lectures) | :: palestrante {m} {f} |
lecturer {n} (member of university or college) | :: docente {m} {f} |
LED {n} (light-emitting diode) | :: LED {m}, díodo emissor de luz {m} |
ledge {n} (shelf) | :: prateleira {f}, armário |
ledge {n} (layer) | :: camada {f} |
ledger {n} (book for keeping notes) | :: registro |
ledger {n} (collection of accounting entries) | :: canhoto {m}, registro contábil |
leech {n} (annelid) | :: sanguessuga {f} |
leech {n} (physician) SEE: physician | :: |
Leeds {prop} (city in England) | :: Leeds {f} |
leek {n} (vegetable) | :: porro {m}, alho-porro {m}, alho-poró {m} [Brazil], alho-francês {m} |
leeward {adj} (on the side sheltered from the wind) | :: sotavento |
leeway {n} (drift of a ship or airplane in a leeward direction) | :: deriva {f} |
left {adj} (the west side of the body when one is facing north) | :: esquerdo |
left {adj} (pertaining to the political left) | :: de esquerda, liberal, esquerdista |
left {adv} (on the left side) | :: à esquerda |
left {adv} (towards the left side) | :: esquerdo, sestro |
left {n} (the left side) | :: esquerda {f} |
left {n} (the ensemble of left-wing political parties) | :: esquerda {f} |
left {v} (remaining) | :: deixado, sobrar, restar |
left and right {adv} (all over the place) | :: a torto e a direito |
left coset {n} | :: classe lateral à esquerda |
left-hand drive {adj} (steering wheel on the left-hand side) | :: com direção no lado esquerdo {m} {f}, com direção do lado esquerdo {m} {f}, com direção à esquerda {m} {f} |
left-handed {n} (preferring the left hand over the right) | :: canhoto, sestro |
left-hander {n} (a person who is left-handed) | :: canhoto {m} |
leftish {adj} (left-wing) SEE: left-wing | :: |
leftist {n} (a person who holds views associated with the political left) | :: esquerdista {m} {f} |
leftist {adj} (Pertaining to the political left) | :: de esquerda, esquerdista |
leftover {adj} (remaining, left behind) | :: reservada {f}, conservada {f}, restante, deixada {f}, deixado {m} |
leftover {n} (something left behind) | :: sobra {f} |
leftovers {n} (food remaining after a meal) | :: resto {m}, sobras |
left-wing {adj} (favoring social equality) | :: de esquerda, esquerdista |
lefty {n} (left-hander) SEE: left-hander | :: |
leg {n} (lower limb from groin to ankle) | :: perna |
leg {n} (portion of the lower appendage from knee to ankle) | :: perna |
leg {n} (part of garment covering the leg) | :: calça |
leg {n} (stage of journey) | :: etapa |
leg {n} (game played in a tournament) | :: partida |
leg {n} (side in a triangle) | :: cateto |
legacy {n} (money or property bequeathed to someone in a will) | :: legado {m} |
legacy {n} (something inherited from a predecessor; a heritage) | :: legado {m} |
legal {adj} (relating to the law or to lawyers) | :: legal |
legal {adj} (having its basis in the law) | :: legal |
legal {adj} (allowed or prescribed by law) | :: legal |
legal age {n} (age of majority) SEE: age of majority | :: |
legal entity {n} (organisation that the law treats as a legal person) SEE: legal person | :: |
legalese {n} (technical talk of the legal profession) | :: juridiquês |
legalese {n} (wording that resembles how lawyers write) | :: legalês {m} |
legalist {adj} (of or related to legalism) | :: legalista |
legalist {n} (one who adheres to legalism) | :: legalista {m} {f} |
legality {n} (lawfulness) | :: legalidade {f} |
legalization {n} (process of making something legal) | :: legalização {f} |
legalize {v} (make legal) | :: legalizar |
legally {adv} (as permitted by law) | :: legalmente |
legal person {n} (organization or group of people) | :: pessoa jurídica {f}, pessoa moral {f} |
legal positivism {n} (legal school of thought in jurisprudence) | :: positivismo {m} |
legal studies {n} (study of theories and philosophies related to law) SEE: jurisprudence | :: |
legal vacuum {n} | :: lacuna da lei {f} |
legend {n} (story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events) | :: lenda {f} |
legend {n} (any person of extraordinary accomplishment) | :: lenda {f} |
legend {n} (key to the symbols and color codes on a map) | :: legenda |
legendary {adj} (of or pertaining to a legend) | :: lendário, legendário, mítico |
leghorn {n} (small white chicken breed) | :: legorne {f} |
legible {adj} (clear enough to be read) | :: legível |
legibly {adv} (in a legible manner) | :: legivelmente |
legion {n} (the major unit or division of the Roman army) | :: legião {f} |
legionary {n} (member of a legion) | :: legionário {m} |
legionnaire {n} (a member of a legion) SEE: legionary | :: |
legislate {v} (pass laws) | :: legislar |
legislation {n} (the act of legislating) | :: legislação {f} |
legislation {n} (law already enacted by legislature) | :: legislação {f} |
legislative {adj} (having the power to make laws) | :: legislativo |
legislative {n} (branch of government) SEE: legislative branch | :: |
legislative branch {n} (branch of government) | :: poder legislativo {m}, legislativo {m} |
legislator {n} (who creates or enacts laws) | :: legislador {m}, legisladora {f} |
legislature {n} (governmental body) | :: legislatura {f} |
legist {n} (legislator) SEE: legislator | :: |
legitimacy {n} (quality of being legitimate or valid; validity) | :: legitimidade {f}, validade {f}, validez {f} |
legitimate {adj} (lawful) | :: legítimo {m} |
legitimate {adj} (genuine) | :: legítimo |
legitimately {adv} (in a legitimate manner) | :: legitimamente |
legitimize {v} (to make legitimate) | :: legitimar |
Lego {n} (toy brick) | :: lego {m} |
leguaan {n} (iguana) SEE: iguana | :: |
legume {n} (fruit or seed of leguminous plants) | :: legume {m} |
legume {n} (member of Leguminosae family) | :: leguminosa {f} |
Leiden {prop} (city in South Holland) | :: Leiden {f}, Leida {f} |
Leipzig {prop} (city in Saxony, Germany) | :: Leipzig, Lípsia |
leishmania {n} (a trypanosome protozoa of genus Leishmania) | :: leishmânia {f} |
leishmaniasis {n} (pathology) | :: leishmaniose {f} |
leisure {n} (freedom provided) | :: ócio {m}, lazer |
leisure {n} (time free) | :: ócio {m}, lazer {m} |
leisured {adj} (Having leisure) | :: prazeroso {m} prazerosa {f} |
leitmotif {n} (melodic theme in an opera) | :: leitmotiv {m} |
lemandarin {n} (Citrus × limonia) | :: limão-capeta, limão-cravo, limão-rosa |
lemma {n} (linguistics: lexeme) SEE: lexeme | :: |
lemma {n} (mathematics: proposition used mainly in the proof of some other proposition) | :: lema {m} |
lemma {n} (linguistics: canonical form of a term) | :: lema {m} |
lemming {n} (rodent) | :: lêmingue {m}, lémingue {m} |
Lemnian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lemnos) | :: lémnio [Portugal], lêmnio [Brazil] |
Lemnian {n} (inhabitant of Lemnos) | :: lémnio {m} [Portugal], lêmnio {m} [Brazil] |
lemniscate {n} (mathematics: figure-of-eight closed curve) | :: lemniscata {f} |
Lemnos {prop} (island in the northeastern Aegean Sea) | :: Lemnos {f} |
lemon {n} (citrus fruit) | :: limão {m} [European Portuguese], limão siciliano [Brazilian Portuguese] |
lemon {n} (tree) | :: limoeiro {m} |
lemon {n} (defective item) | :: porcaria {f} |
lemon {n} (colour/color) | :: limão {m} |
lemon {n} (taste) | :: limão {m} |
lemon {adj} (having the flavour/flavor and/or scent of lemons) | :: limoado |
lemon {adj} (having the colour/color of lemons) | :: limonado, limoado, alimonado, alimoado |
lemonade {n} (still beverage) | :: limonada {f} |
lemonade {n} (carbonated beverage) | :: soda limonada {f} |
lemon balm {n} (Melissa officinalis) | :: erva-cidreira {f}, cidreira {f} |
lemongrass {n} (species of grass of the genus Cymbopogon) | :: capim-limão {m}, erva-do-príncipe {f} |
lemon juice {n} (the liquid extract of lemon fruit) | :: suco/sumo/extrato de limão {m} |
lemon squeezer {n} (device used to extract juice from lemons) | :: espremedor {m} |
lemur {n} (strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea) | :: lêmure {m} |
Lemuria {prop} (hypothetical island in the Indian Ocean) | :: Lemúria {f} |
León {prop} (region in north-west Spain) | :: Leão |
Lena {prop} (Lena River) | :: Lena {m} |
lend {v} (to allow to be used temporarily) | :: emprestar |
lend {v} ((proscribed) to borrow) SEE: borrow | :: |
lend a hand {v} (to help or assist) | :: dar a mão, dar uma mão |
lender {n} (one who lends, especially money) | :: emprestador {m}, mutuador {m} |
length {n} (distance along the longest dimension) | :: comprimento {m}, extensão {f} |
lengthen {v} (to make longer) | :: alongar, acompridar, encompridar |
lengthy {adj} (long of time) | :: extensível, extenso |
lenience {n} (Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment) | :: leniência {f} |
lenient {adj} (tolerant; not strict) | :: leniente |
Lenin {prop} (a Russian revolutionary and politician) | :: Lenin {m} |
Leningrad {prop} (name of Saint Petersburg, 1924-1991) | :: Leningrado {f} |
Leningrad {prop} (Leningrad oblast) | :: Leningrado {m} |
Leninian {adj} (of or pertaining to Lenin) SEE: Leninist | :: |
Leninism {n} (the political philosophy named after Vladimir Lenin) | :: leninismo {m} |
Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Lenin) | :: leninista |
Leninist {adj} (of or relating to Leninism) | :: leninista |
Leninist {n} (an adherent of Lenin or Leninism) | :: leninista {m} {f} |
lenition {n} (weakening of consonant articulation) | :: lenização {f}, lenição {f} |
lens {n} (object focusing or defocusing the light passing through it) | :: lente {f} |
lens {n} (device which focuses or defocuses electron beams) | :: lente {f} |
lens {n} (biology: genus of the legume family; its bean) | :: lentilha {f} |
lens {n} (anatomy: transparent crystalline structure in the eye) | :: cristalino {m} |
Lent {n} (Christian period of penitence before Easter) | :: quaresma |
lentigo {n} (pigmented spot on the skin) SEE: freckle | :: |
lentil {n} (plant Lens culinaris) | :: lentilha |
lentil {n} (seed used as food) | :: lentilha {f} |
lentiviral {adj} (of or pertaining to a lentivirus) | :: lentiviral |
lentivirus {n} (any retrovirus of the genus Lentivirus) | :: lentivírus {m} |
Leo {prop} (male given name) | :: Leão |
Leo {prop} (constellation) | :: Leão {m}, Leo {m} |
Leo {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Leão {m} |
Leo {n} (Someone with a Leo star sign) | :: leonino |
Leo Minor {prop} (spring constellation of the northern sky) | :: Leo Minor {f} |
Leonard {prop} (male given name) | :: Leonardo |
Leonardeschi {n} (group of artists who worked in the studio of, or under the influence of, Leonardo da Vinci) | :: leonardescos {m-p} |
Leonese {adj} (from León) | :: leonês |
Leonese {prop} (language) | :: leonês {m} |
Leonese {n} (Someone from León) | :: leonês {m} |
leonine {adj} (of or like a lion) | :: leonino |
leopard {n} (a large wild cat with a spotted coat, Panthera pardus) | :: leopardo {m} |
leopard cat {n} (wild cat) | :: gato-leopardo {m}, leopardo asiático {m} |
leopardess {n} (female leopard) | :: leoparda {f} |
leopard lily {n} (Dieffenbachia) SEE: dumbcane | :: |
leopard lily {n} (blackberry lily) SEE: blackberry lily | :: |
Leopold {prop} (male given name) | :: Leopoldo {m} |
leotard {n} (skin-tight one piece suit of clothing) | :: malha {f}, collant {m} |
leper {n} (person who has leprosy) | :: leproso {m}, leprosa {f} |
lepidolite {n} (a mica mineral) | :: lepidolita {f} |
lepidopterology {n} (scientific study of butterflies and moths) | :: lepidopterologia {f} |
leprechaun {n} (one of a race of Irish elves) | :: duende irlandês {m} |
leprosarium {n} (institution or place to quarantine and treat leprous people) | :: leprosário {m}, lazareto {m}, leprosório {m}, gafaria {f}, leprosaria {f} |
leprosy {n} (infectious disease caused by infection by Mycobacterium leprae) | :: lepra {f} |
leprous {adj} (relating to leprosy) | :: leproso |
leptokurtic {adj} (having positive excess kurtosis) | :: leptocúrtico |
lepton {n} (elementary particle) | :: leptão {m} [Portugal], lépton {m} [Brazil] |
leptospirosis {n} (disease) | :: leptospirose {f} |
lesbian {adj} (of a woman: preferring women partners) | :: lésbica {f} |
lesbian {adj} (between two women; pertaining to women's homosexuality) | :: lésbico |
lesbian {n} (homosexual woman) | :: lésbica {f}, sapatão {f} [vulgar, slang] |
Lesbian {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
Lesbian {adj} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
lesbianism {n} (Female homosexuality) | :: lesbianismo {f} |
lesbo {n} (lesbian) SEE: lesbian | :: |
lesbophobia {n} (Fear, dislike, or hatred of lesbians.) | :: lesbofobia |
Lesbos {prop} (island) | :: Lesbos {f} |
lese majesty {n} (crime of violating majesty) | :: lesa-majestade |
lesion {n} (a wound or an injury) | :: lesão {f} |
lesion {n} (an infected or otherwise injured or diseased organ or part) | :: lesão {f} |
lesion {n} (injury or loss arising from an uneven contractual exchange) | :: lesão enorme {f} |
Lesotho {prop} (country in Southern Africa) | :: Lesoto {m} |
l'esprit de l'escalier {n} (phenomenon when a conversational rejoinder or remark only occurs to someone after the opportunity to make it has passed) | :: espírito da escada {m} |
less {adv} (to a smaller extent or degree) | :: menos |
less {determiner} (not as much) | :: menos |
less {determiner} (smaller number of) | :: menos |
less {determiner} | :: menor |
less {prep} (not including) | :: menos, exceto, fora |
-less {suffix} (lacking) | :: sem |
lessee {n} (one to whom a lease is given) | :: arrendatário {m} |
lessen {v} (to make less) | :: diminuir, reduzir |
lessen {v} (to become less) | :: diminuir, reduzir-se |
Lessepsian {adj} (of or relating to organisms that migrate by means of the Suez Canal) | :: lessepsiano {m}, lessepsiana {f} |
lesser {adj} (the comparative of little) | :: menor |
lesser black-backed gull {n} (Larus fuscus) | :: gaivota-da-asa-escura {f} |
lesser flamingo {n} (the smaller of the two old world species of flamingo) | :: flamingo-pequeno {m} |
lesser panda {n} (Ailurus fulgens) SEE: red panda | :: |
lesser roadrunner {n} (bird of genus Geococcyx) SEE: roadrunner | :: |
lesser spotted eagle {n} (Clanga pomarina) | :: águia-pomarina {f} |
lesser spotted woodpecker {n} (Dendrocopoes minor) | :: pica-pau malhado pequeno {m} |
lesser yellowlegs {n} (Tringa flavipes) | :: perna-amarela-pequeno {f} |
less is more {proverb} (less is more) | :: menos é mais |
lesson {n} (section of learning or teaching) | :: lição {f} |
lesson {n} (learning task assigned to a student) | :: lição {f}, tarefa {f} |
lesson {n} (something learned) | :: lição |
lesson {n} (something that serves as a warning or encouragement) | :: lição {f} |
lesson {n} (section of the Bible or other religious text read as part of a divine service) | :: lição {f} |
lesson plan {n} (teacher's document used to plan a lesson) | :: plano de aula {m} |
lessor {n} (owner of property that is leased) | :: arrendador {m} |
less than {adj} (the character <) | :: menor que {m} |
less-than-stellar {adj} (not very good) SEE: poor | :: |
less-than-stellar {adj} (mediocre) SEE: mediocre | :: |
lest {conj} (for fear that) | :: para que, a fim de que ... não |
let {v} (to allow) | :: deixar, permitir, ir |
let {v} (to put up for rent) | :: alugar |
let alone {conj} (to say nothing of) | :: muito menos, quanto mais |
let alone {conj} (as well as) | :: ainda mais |
let bygones be bygones {v} (to disregard a past offense) | :: águas passadas não movem moinhos |
let down {v} (to allow to descend) | :: baixar |
let down {v} (to disappoint) | :: decepcionar, desapontar |
let-down {n} (disappointment or anticlimax) | :: decepção |
let go {v} (to no longer hold on) | :: soltar |
let go {v} (to emotionally disengage or to distract oneself from a situation) | :: ir |
let go {v} (dismiss from employment) | :: demitir |
lethal {adj} (deadly) | :: fatal, letal, mortal |
lethally {adv} (in a lethal manner) | :: letalmente, mortalmente, fatalmente |
lethargic {adj} (sluggish, indifferent) | :: letárgico {m} |
lethargy {n} (pathological state of fatigue) | :: letargia {f} |
lethargy {n} (state of extreme torpor or apathy) | :: letargia {f} |
let him who is without sin cast the first stone {phrase} (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) | :: quem nunca pecou que atire a primeira pedra |
let it be {v} (leave something to follow its natural course) | :: deixar estar, não mexer |
Letitia {prop} (female given name) | :: Letícia {f} |
Leto {prop} (mother of Apollo) | :: Latona |
let's {v} (let us; forming first-person plural imperative) | :: -emos, -amos, vamos |
let's go {phrase} (hortative of go) | :: vamos |
let's go {phrase} (hurry up) | :: vamos logo, se apresse |
let sleeping dogs lie {v} (leave things as they are) | :: não cutucar a onça com vara curta, não cutucar a fera com vara curta, não acordar moscas que estão a dormir |
letter {n} (a symbol in an alphabet) | :: letra {f} |
letter {n} (written message) | :: carta {f} |
letterbox {n} (collection point for mail) | :: caixa de correio {f} |
letterbox {n} (delivery point for mail) | :: caixa de correio {f} |
letter of credit {n} (trade finance document) | :: carta de crédito |
letter of marque {n} (official commission) | :: carta de marca |
let the cat out of the bag {v} (to disclose a secret, often inadvertently) | :: dar com a língua nos dentes |
let there be light {phrase} (let there be light) | :: haja luz |
let the sleeping dogs lie {v} (to avoid igniting a conflict) SEE: let sleeping dogs lie | :: |
Lettic {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
Lettish {adj} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
Lettish {n} (Latvian) SEE: Latvian | :: |
lettuce {n} (an edible plant, Lactuca) | :: alface {f} |
lettuce {n} (the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish) | :: alface {f} |
lettuce {n} (US paper currency) | :: verdinhas {f-p} |
Letzeburgesh {prop} (Germanic language) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
leu {n} (unit of currency of Romania) | :: leu {m} |
leu {n} (unit of currency of Moldova) | :: leu {m} |
leucine {n} (essential amino acid; C6H13NO2) | :: leucina {f} |
leukemia {n} (cancer of blood forming tissue) | :: leucemia |
leukocyte {n} (a white blood cell) | :: leucócito {m} |
leukoplakia {n} (patches of keratosis on the mucous membranes of the oral cavity) | :: leucoplasia, leucoplaquia |
Leukothea {prop} (Greek goddess) | :: Leucótea {f} |
lev {n} (currency of Bulgaria) | :: lev {m} |
Levant {prop} (the countries bordering the eastern Mediterranean Sea) | :: Levante {m} |
Levantine {adj} (of the Levant, the Eastern Mediterranean) | :: levantino |
levee {n} (embankment to prevent inundation) | :: encosta, dique {m} |
level {adj} (same height at all places) | :: nivelado, plano |
level {adj} (at the same height as some reference) | :: nivelado |
level {adj} (being unvaried) | :: constante |
level {n} (tool) | :: nível {m} |
level {n} (distance relative to a given reference elevation) | :: nível {m} |
level {n} (degree or amount) | :: nível {m} |
level {n} (gaming: discrete segment of a game) | :: fase {f}, nível {m} |
level {n} (gaming: numeric value for a character's experience and power) | :: nível {m} |
level {n} (floor of a building) | :: andar {m} |
level {v} (to adjust so as to make level) | :: nivelar |
level {v} (to destroy by reducing to ground level; to raze) | :: arrasar |
level {v} (to progress to the next level) | :: avançar, passar |
level {v} (to aim or direct) | :: direccionar |
level {v} (to levy) SEE: levy | :: |
level crossing {n} (at-grade crossing) | :: passagem de nível {f} |
level-headed {adj} (possessing sound judgement) | :: com a cabeça no lugar |
level up {v} (gaming) | :: passar/avançar de nível/fase |
lever {n} (rigid piece) | :: alavanca {f} |
lever {n} (small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device) | :: alavanca {f} |
lever {v} (to move with a lever) | :: alavancar |
lever {adv} (rather) SEE: rather | :: |
leverage {n} (force compounded by means of a lever rotating around a pivot) | :: alavancagem {f} |
leverage {n} (use of borrowed funds) | :: alavancagem {f} |
leverage {v} (use, exploit, take full advantage of) | :: aproveitar |
leveret {n} (a young hare) | :: lebroto {m} |
Levi {prop} (third son of Jacob) | :: Levi {m} |
leviathan {n} (Biblical sea monster) | :: leviatã |
levigate {v} (to belittle) SEE: belittle | :: |
levigate {v} (to lighten) SEE: lighten | :: |
levirate {n} (institution) | :: levirato {m} |
levitate {v} (to cause to rise in the air and float) | :: levitar |
levitate {v} (to be suspended in the air) | :: levitar |
levitation {n} (raising of something without apparent physical cause) | :: levitação {f} |
levitation {n} (technical suspension without mechanical support) | :: levitação {f} |
Leviticus {prop} (the book of the Bible and Torah) | :: Levítico {m} |
levity {n} (lightness of manner or speech) | :: leveza |
levity {n} (lack of steadiness) SEE: instability | :: |
levo {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory | :: |
levogyre {adj} (levorotatory) SEE: levorotatory | :: |
levorotatory {adj} (that rotates the plane of polarized light to the left) | :: levógiro |
levy {v} (to draft into military service) | :: convocar {f} |
lewd {adj} (lascivious) | :: lascivo, indecente |
Lewis {prop} (male given name) SEE: Louis | :: |
lexeme {n} (unit of vocabulary, the different forms of the same lemma) | :: lexema {m}, semantema {m} |
lexical {adj} (of a language's vocabulary) | :: léxico, lexical |
lexical {adj} (of a dictionary) | :: léxico, lexical |
lexicographer {n} (one who writes or compiles a dictionary) | :: lexicógrafo {m} |
lexicographic {adj} (like a dictionary, relating to lexicography) | :: lexicográfico |
lexicographical {adj} (lexicographic) SEE: lexicographic | :: |
lexicography {n} (art or craft of compiling, writing, and editing dictionaries) | :: lexicografia {f} |
lexicological {adj} (pertaining to lexicology) | :: lexicológico |
lexicologically {adv} (In terms of lexicology) | :: lexicologicamente |
lexicology {n} (linguistic discipline) | :: lexicologia {f} |
lexicon {n} (vocabulary of a language) | :: léxico {m} |
lexicon {n} (dictionary of lexemes) | :: léxico {m} |
lexicon {n} (dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic) | :: léxicon {m} |
lexicon {n} (lexicology of a programming language) | :: léxico {m} |
lexicon {n} ((rare) any dictionary) | :: léxico {m} |
lexicon {n} (vocabulary used by an individual) | :: vocabulário {m} |
lexicon {n} (subject-specific vocabulary) | :: vocabulário {m} |
Leyden jar {n} (glass jar used to accumulate static electricity) | :: garrafa de Leyden {f}, garrafa de Leiden {f}, garrafa de Leida {f} |
LGBT {n} (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transexual) | :: LGBT |
LGBTphobia {n} (negative attitude towards LGBT people) | :: LGBTfobia {f} |
Lhasa {prop} (Capital of Xizang (Tibet)) | :: Lassa |
L'Hôpital's rule {prop} (a rule which uses derivatives to help evaluate limits involving indeterminate forms) | :: regra de L'Hôpital {f}, regra de L'Hospital {f} |
liability {n} (debt) | :: responsabilidade {f}, obrigação {m}, dívida {f} |
liability {n} (likelihood of an event) | :: possibilidade {f} |
liable {adj} (responsible) | :: responsável |
liable {adj} (exposed to a certain contingency) | :: passível |
liaison {n} (communication between two parties or groups) | :: ligação {f} |
liaison {n} (co-operation, working together) | :: cooperação |
liana {n} (climbing woody vine) | :: cipó {m} |
liar {n} (one who tells lies) | :: mentiroso {m}, mentirosa {f} |
libation {n} (act of pouring a liquid as a sacrifice) | :: libação {f} |
libation {n} (liquid poured out) | :: libação {f} |
libation {n} (alcoholic beverage) | :: bebida {f}, libação {f} |
libel {n} (defamatory false written statement) | :: calúnia {f} |
libel {n} (act or crime) | :: difamação {f} |
libel {n} (statement by the plaintiff) | :: libelo {m} |
libel {n} (any defamatory writing) | :: difamação {f}, libelo {m} |
liberal {adj} (open to political or social reforms) | :: liberal {m} {f} |
liberal {n} (supporter of a liberal party, see also: progressive) | :: liberal {m} {f} |
liberal homophobia {n} | :: homofobia liberal {f} |
liberalism {n} (quality of being liberal) | :: liberalismo {m} |
liberalism {n} (political movement) | :: liberalismo {m} |
liberalism {n} (economic theory) | :: liberalismo {m} |
liberalization {n} (the process or act of making more liberal) | :: liberalização {f} |
liberate {v} (to free) | :: libertar |
liberation {n} (act of liberating or the state of being liberated) | :: liberação {f}, libertação {f} |
Liberdade {prop} (the Japanese community in Brazil) | :: Liberdade {f} |
Liberia {prop} (country in Western Africa) | :: Libéria |
Liberian {n} (A person from Liberia) | :: liberiano {m} |
Liberian {adj} (pertaining to Liberia) | :: liberiano |
libero {n} (volleyball player) | :: líbero {m} {f} |
libertarian {n} (A person in favor of freedom) | :: libertário {m}, libertária {f} |
libertarianism {n} (political philosophy) | :: libertarianismo {m}, libertarismo {m} |
liberticide {adj} (causing the destruction of liberty) | :: liberticida {m} {f} |
liberticide {n} (the destruction of liberty) | :: liberticídio {m} |
liberticide {n} (one who causes the destruction of liberty) | :: liberticida {m} {f} |
libertine {n} (someone loose in morals) | :: libertino {m} |
libertine {adj} (loose in morals) | :: libertino |
libertinism {n} (behavior characterized by self-indulgence and lack of restraint) | :: libertinagem {f} |
liberty {n} (condition of being free) | :: liberdade {f} |
libidinous {adj} (having lustful desires) | :: libidinoso |
libido {n} (sexual urges or drives) | :: libido {f} |
libido {n} (drives or mental energies related or based on sexual instincts but not necessarily sexual in and of themselves.) | :: libido {f} |
Libra {prop} (constellation) | :: Libra {f}, Balança {f} [Portugal] |
Libra {prop} (astrological sign) | :: Libra {f} |
Libra {n} (Someone with a Libra star sign) | :: libriano |
librarian {n} (the manager of a library) | :: bibliotecário {m} |
librarian {n} (one who cares for the publications etc. in a library) | :: bibliotecário {m} |
librarian {n} (a person who processes and organizes information) | :: arquivista {m} {f} |
library {n} (institution which holds books etc.) | :: biblioteca {f} |
library {n} (collection of books) | :: biblioteca {f} |
library {n} (collection of records) | :: arquivo {m} |
library {n} (collection of subprograms) | :: biblioteca {f} |
library {n} (collection of DNA material) | :: biblioteca |
library {n} (deck or draw pile) | :: grimório {m} |
library science {n} (interdisciplinary science) | :: biblioteconomia {f} |
libre {adj} ((software): with very few limitations on distribution or improvement) | :: livre |
libretto {n} (text of a dramatic musical work, such as an opera) | :: libreto {m}, livreto {m} |
libretto {n} (book containing such a text) | :: libreto {m}, livreto {m} |
Libreville {prop} (capital of Gabon) | :: Libreville {f} |
libtard {n} (liberal (derogatory)) | :: esquerdopata {m} {f} |
Libya {prop} (country in Northern Africa) | :: Líbia {f} |
Libyan {adj} (Of, from, or pertaining to Libya, the Libyan people or the Libyan language) | :: líbio |
Libyan {n} (person) | :: líbio {m} |
licence {n} (license) SEE: license | :: |
licence {v} (license) SEE: license | :: |
license {n} (legal document giving official permission to do something) | :: alvará {f}, licença {f} |
license {n} (legal terms of product usage) | :: licença {f} |
license {n} (freedom to deviate from rules) | :: licença {f} |
license plate {n} (an identifying plate attached to a vehicle) | :: placa {f}, chapa |
lichen {n} (something which spreads across something else, causing damage) SEE: cancer | :: |
lichen {n} (symbiotic association of algae and fungi) | :: líquen {m} |
lichenification {n} (epidermal thickening with accentuated skin markings) | :: liquenificação {f} |
lichenology {n} (scientific study of lichens) | :: liquenologia {f} |
lichenometry {n} (geochronologic dating method that uses lichen growth) | :: liquenometria {f} |
Lichtenberg figure {n} (branching patter on an insulator subject to an electric discharge) | :: figura de Lichtenberg {f} |
lick {n} (the act of licking) | :: lambida {f} |
lick {v} (to stroke with the tongue) | :: lamber |
licorice {n} (plant) | :: alcaçuz {m}, regaliz {m} |
licorice {n} (confection) | :: doce de alcaçuz {m} |
lictor {n} (officer in ancient Rome) | :: lictor {m} |
lid {n} (top or cover) | :: tampa {f} |
lid {v} (to put a lid on something) | :: tampar, tamponar |
lidocaine {n} (local anesthetic) | :: lidocaína {f} |
lie {v} (be in horizontal position) | :: estar deitado, jazer |
lie {v} (be situated) | :: jazer, ficar, localizar-se |
lie {v} (tell an intentional untruth) | :: mentir |
lie {n} (intentionally false statement) | :: mentira {f} |
Liechtenstein {prop} (Principality of Liechtenstein) | :: Liechtenstein {m}, Listenstaine {m} |
lie detector {n} (polygraph (informal)) | :: detector de mentiras {m} |
lie down {v} (assume a reclining position) | :: deitar-se |
liege {n} (A free and independent person; a lord paramount; a sovereign) | :: senhor feudal {m}, suserano {m} |
liege {n} (The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman) | :: vassalo {m} |
lie in wait {v} (to be hiding to ambush) | :: emboscar-se, tocaiar [Brazil] |
lien {n} (right to take and hold debtor’s property) | :: direito de retenção {m} |
lienholder {n} (person who has right of property) | :: retentor {m} |
lieu {n} (in lieu, in lieu of) SEE: in lieu | :: |
lieutenant {n} (lowest commissioned officer rank) | :: tenente |
lieutenant {n} (person who executes the plans and directives of another) | :: procurador {m} |
lieutenant colonel {n} (military rank) | :: tenente-coronel {m} |
life {n} (the state of being alive) | :: vida {f} |
life {n} (the essence of the manifestation and the foundation of the being) | :: vida {f} |
life {n} (the subjective and inner manifestation of the individual) | :: vida {f} |
life {n} (the world in general, existence) | :: vida {f} |
life {n} (a worthwhile existence) | :: vida {f} |
life {n} (something inherently part of a person's existence) | :: vida {f} |
life {n} (life sentence) | :: perpétua {f} |
life {n} (duration) | :: duração {f} |
life {n} (one of the player's chances to play) | :: vida {f} |
life-affirming {adj} (appearing to have an optimistic quality) SEE: optimistic | :: |
life after death {n} (afterlife) SEE: afterlife | :: |
life assurance {n} (insurance policy) SEE: life insurance | :: |
lifeboat {n} (a boat to save shipwrecked people) | :: barco salva-vidas {m} |
life buoy {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
life cycle {n} (course of stages through which an organism passes) | :: ciclo de vida {m} |
life cycle {n} (useful life of a product or system; developmental history of an individual or group) | :: ciclo de vida {m} |
life expectancy {n} (the amount of time one is expected to live) | :: expectativa de vida {f}, esperança de vida {f} |
lifeform {n} (living organism) | :: forma de vida {f} |
lifeguard {n} (attendant) | :: salva-vidas {m}, nadador-salvador {m} |
lifeguard {n} (bodyguard) SEE: bodyguard | :: |
life insurance {n} (form of insurance) | :: seguro de vida {m} |
life jacket {n} (An article of protective clothing) | :: colete salva-vidas {m} |
lifelong {adj} (extending for the entire duration of life) | :: vitalício |
life preserver {n} (buoyant ring or vest) | :: boia salva-vidas {f} |
life ring {n} (life preserver) SEE: life preserver | :: |
life sentence {n} (sentence of imprisonment for the rest of the defendant's life) | :: prisão perpétua {f} |
life style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
life-style {n} (lifestyle) SEE: lifestyle | :: |
lifestyle {n} (style of living) | :: estilo de vida {m} |
lifetime {n} (duration of the life of someone or something) | :: vida {f} |
lifetime {n} (informal, hyperbolic: a long period of time) | :: vida {f} |
lift {v} (to raise or rise) | :: elevar, erguer, alçar, levantar |
lift {v} (to steal) | :: roubar, abafar, chutar [slang] |
lift {n} (the act of transporting someone in a vehicle) | :: carona {f} |
lift {n} (mechanical device for vertically transporting goods or people) | :: ascensor {m}, elevador {m} |
lift {n} (upward force) | :: sustentação {f} |
lift {n} (thief) SEE: thief | :: |
lifter {n} (spatula) SEE: spatula | :: |
lifter {n} (weightlifter) SEE: weightlifter | :: |
lifting {n} (weightlifting) SEE: weightlifting | :: |
lift up {v} (to elevate) | :: erguer |
ligament {n} (band of strong tissue that holds the bones of an animal in position) | :: ligamento {m} |
ligand {n} (something that binds to another chemical entity) | :: ligando {m}, ligante {m} |
ligature {n} (act of tying) | :: ligação {f} |
ligature {n} (typography: character that combines multiple letters) | :: ligatura {f} |
Liège {prop} (province in Belgium) | :: Liège {f} |
liger {n} (animal born to a male lion and a tigress) | :: ligre {m} |
light {v} (to start (a fire)) | :: acender |
light {v} (to illuminate) | :: iluminar |
light {adj} (having light) | :: iluminado |
light {adj} (pale in colour) | :: clara {f}, claro {m} |
light {adj} (coffee: served with extra milk or cream) | :: pingado |
light {adj} (of low weight) | :: leve {m} {f} |
light {adj} (low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.) | :: light, leve |
light {adj} (of little significance) | :: banal |
light {n} (electromagnetic waves) | :: luz {f} |
light {n} (source of illumination) | :: luz {f} |
light {n} (spiritual illumination) | :: luz {f} |
light {n} (point of view) | :: visão {f} |
light {n} (flame or something used to create fire) | :: fogo {m} |
light as a feather {adj} (extremely light, having minimal weight) | :: leve como uma pena |
light at the end of the tunnel {n} (a better situation after long hardship) | :: a luz no fim do túnel |
lightboat {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
light bulb {n} (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) | :: lâmpada {f}, foco {m}, bulbo {m} |
light-emitting diode {n} (rectifying semiconductor device) | :: díodo emissor de luz {m} |
lighten {v} (to alleviate) | :: aliviar |
lighten {v} (to make light in weight) | :: aligeirar, aliviar |
lighten {v} (to make less serious) | :: aligeirar |
lighter {n} (fire making device) | :: acendedor {m}, isqueiro {m} |
light globe {n} (light bulb) SEE: light bulb | :: |
lighthouse {n} (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) | :: farol {m} [Brazil], faro {m} |
lighthouse keeper {n} (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) | :: faroleiro {m}, guarda de farol {m} |
light industry {n} (industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery) | :: indústria leve {f} |
lighting {n} (equipment, illumination) | :: iluminação {f} |
lightly {adv} (in a light manner) | :: levemente, levianamente |
lightness {n} (the condition of being illuminated) | :: claridade {f}, luminosidade {f} |
lightning {n} (flash of light) | :: relâmpago {m} |
lightning {n} (discharge) | :: raio {m} |
lightning {adj} (extremely fast) | :: veloz |
lightning bug {n} (firefly) SEE: firefly | :: |
lightning conductor {n} (metallic conductor) SEE: lightning rod | :: |
lightning rod {n} (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) | :: para-raios {m} |
light pollution {n} (excess artificial light) | :: poluição visual {f} |
lightsaber {n} (a fictional type of sword) | :: sabre de luz {m} |
lights, camera, action {phrase} (traditional cue at a beginning of a take) | :: luzes, câmera, ação! |
lightship {n} (lightship) | :: navio-farol {m} |
light source {n} (source of illumination) | :: fonte luminosa {f}, fonte de luz {f} |
light spectrum {n} (range of colors) SEE: spectrum | :: |
lightspeed {n} (the speed of light) | :: velocidade da luz {f} |
light switch {n} (switch used to turn the light on or off) | :: interruptor {m} |
lightvessel {n} (lightship) SEE: lightship | :: |
lightweight {n} (boxer) | :: peso-leve |
lightweight {n} (person who can't handle their drink) | :: fraco |
lightweight {adj} (having less than average weight) | :: leve |
light year {n} (astronomical distance) | :: ano-luz {m} |
lignin {n} (aromatic polymer) | :: lignina {f}, lenhina {f} |
lignite {n} (coal) | :: linhite {f}, lignite {f}, lignito {m} [Brazil], linhito {m} |
ligress {n} (female liger) | :: ligresa {f} |
Liguria {prop} (region) | :: Ligúria {f} |
Ligurian {adj} (Of or pertaining to Liguria) | :: lígure, ligúrio |
Ligurian {n} (native or inhabitant) | :: lígure {m} {f}, ligúrio {m} |
Ligurian {prop} (Gallo-Italic language) | :: lígure {m}, ligúrio {m} |
like {v} (enjoy) | :: gostar |
like {v} (find attractive) | :: gostar |
like {v} (to show support for, or approval of, something posted on the Internet by marking it with a vote) | :: curtir |
like {n} (something that a person likes) | :: gosto {m} |
like {adj} (similar) | :: semelhante |
like {n} (something similar to a given person or object) | :: tipo {m} |
like {prep} (similar to) | :: como |
like {prep} (such as) | :: como, tipo |
like {particle} (colloquial: mild intensifier) | :: tipo, tipo assim |
like {particle} (colloquial: used to precede paraphrased quotations) | :: tipo |
like a bull in a china shop {adj} (clumsy, aggressive) | :: como um elefante numa loja de cristais, como um elefante em uma loja de cristais, como um elefante numa loja de louças, como um elefante em uma loja de louças |
like a bull in a china shop {adv} (clumsily, aggressively) | :: como um elefante numa loja de cristais, como um elefante em uma loja de cristais, como um elefante numa loja de louças, como um elefante em uma loja de louças |
like father, like son {proverb} (a son will have traits similar to his father) | :: tal pai, tal filho |
likelihood {n} (probability) | :: probabilidade {f} |
likelihood {n} (mathematical likelihood) | :: verossimilhança {f}, probabilidade {f} |
likelihood {n} (resemblance) | :: semelhança {f} |
likely {adv} (similarly) SEE: similarly | :: |
likely {adv} (probably) SEE: probably | :: |
likely {adj} (probable; having a greater-than-even chance of occurring) | :: provável |
likely {adj} (plausible; within the realm of credibility) | :: verossímel, verossímil |
like-minded {adj} (of similar opinion) | :: de opinião similar |
like mother, like daughter {proverb} (a daughter will have traits similar to her mother) | :: tal mãe, tal filha |
likeness {n} (similarity) SEE: similarity | :: |
like taking candy from a baby {prep} (easy) | :: como tirar doce de uma criança |
like two peas in a pod {prep} (very similar) | :: cara de um, focinho de outro, ser a cara de |
likewise {adv} (also; moreover; too) SEE: too | :: |
likewise {adv} (in like manner) | :: similarmente, igualmente |
likewise {adv} (the same to you) | :: igualmente |
liking {n} (like) | :: gosto {m} |
lilac {n} (shrub) | :: lilás {m} |
lilac {n} (flower) | :: lilás {m} |
lilac {n} (colour) | :: lilás {m} |
lilac {adj} (colour) | :: lilás |
Lilian {prop} (female given name) | :: Liliana {f} |
Liliana {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
Lille {prop} (city in France) | :: Lille {f}, Lila {f} |
Lillian {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lilian | :: |
Lilongwe {prop} (capital of Malawi) | :: Lilongwe {f}, Lilongué {f} |
lily {n} (flower in the genus Lilium) | :: lírio {m} |
lily of the Nile {n} (arum lily) SEE: arum lily | :: |
lily of the valley {n} (Convallaria majalis) | :: lírio-do-vale {m} |
Lima {prop} (the capital city of Peru) | :: Lima {f} |
limaçon {n} (plane curve) | :: limaçon de Pascal {f}, caracol de Pascal {m} |
limb {n} (major appendage of human or animal) | :: membro {m} |
limb {n} (branch of a tree) | :: galho {m} |
limb {n} (part of bow) | :: braço {m} |
limb {v} (to remove limbs) | :: desmembrar [animals], desgalhar [trees] |
limb {n} (apparent visual edge) | :: limbo {m} |
limber {adj} (flexible) SEE: flexible | :: |
limbic {adj} (relating to the limbic system) | :: límbico |
limbic system {n} (Part of the human brain) | :: sistema límbico {m} |
limbo {n} (place for innocent souls) | :: limbo {m} |
limbo {n} (in-between state) | :: limbo {m} |
Limburg {prop} (province of the Netherlands or Belgium) | :: Limburgo {m}, Limburg {m} |
Limburgian {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
Limburgic {prop} (Limburgish) SEE: Limburgish | :: |
Limburgish {prop} (the Germanic language) | :: limburguês {m} |
lime {n} (linden tree) SEE: linden | :: |
lime {n} (inorganic material containing calcium) | :: cal {f} |
lime {n} (gluey or adhesive substance) | :: visco {m}, visgo {m} |
lime {v} (to treat with lime) | :: caiar |
lime {n} (green citrus fruit) | :: lima {f} [European Portuguese], limão [Brazilian Portuguese] |
lime {n} (citrus tree) | :: limeira {f} |
lime {n} (colour) | :: verde-lima {m} |
lime green {adj} (having a bright, light-green colour) | :: verde-lima |
limekiln {n} (a furnace used to produce lime from limestone) | :: caieira {f} |
limelight {n} (type of stage lighting) | :: luz de Drummond {f}, luz oxídrica {f} |
limelight {n} (attention or notice) | :: destaque {m}, ribalta {f} |
limerence {n} (state of mind) | :: limerence {f}, enfatuação {f} |
limestone {n} (abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments) | :: calcário {m} |
limestone {adj} (made of or with limestone) | :: calcário {m}, calcária {f} |
limit {n} (boundary) | :: limite {m} |
limit {n} (mathematics: value to which a sequence converges) | :: limite {m} |
limit {v} (restrict) | :: limitar, restringir |
limitation {n} (act of limiting) | :: limitação {f} |
limitation {n} (restriction that limits) | :: limitação {f} |
limited {adj} (with certain limits placed upon it) | :: limitado |
limited liability company {n} (type of company) | :: [Lda.] limitada {f}, sociedade de responsabilidade limitada {f} |
limited partnership {n} (type of partnership) | :: sociedade em comandita {f} |
limnology {n} (science of lakes) | :: limnologia {f} |
limo {n} (limousine) SEE: limousine | :: |
Limoges {prop} (city in France) | :: Limoges {f} |
limonene {n} (hydrocarbon) | :: limoneno {m} |
Limousin {prop} (region) | :: Limousin {m}, Limusino {m} |
limousine {n} (luxury sedan/saloon car) | :: limusine {f}, limusina {f} |
limp {v} (to walk lamely) | :: mancar, coxear |
limp {n} (gait) | :: coxeio {m}, coxeadura {f} |
limp {adj} (flaccid; flabby) | :: flácido |
limp {adj} (lacking stiffness; flimsy) | :: capenga |
limpet {n} (a small mollusc) | :: lapa {f} |
limpid {adj} (clear) | :: límpido |
linchpin {n} (securing pin) | :: chaveta {f} |
linchpin {n} (central cohesive source of stability and security) | :: baluarte {m} |
linden {n} (tree) | :: tília {f} |
linden {n} (wood from such tree) | :: tília {f} |
line {n} (rope, cord, or string) | :: fio {m}, linha {f} |
line {n} (path through two or more points, threadlike mark) | :: linha {f}, risco {m}, traço {m} |
line {n} (geometry: infinite one-dimensional figure) | :: reta {f} |
line {n} (geometry: continuous finite segment of such a figure) | :: segmento {m} |
line {n} (graph theory: edge of a graph) | :: aresta {f}, arco {m} |
line {n} (geography: circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented on a map) | :: linha {f} |
line {n} (geography: equator) | :: equador {m} |
line {n} (music: one of the straight horizontal and parallel prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are placed) | :: linha {f} |
line {n} (long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a tapeline) | :: fita {f} |
line {n} (direction, path) | :: caminho {m} |
line {n} (telephone or network connection) | :: linha {f} |
line {n} (exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory; boundary; contour; outline) | :: contorno {m} |
line {n} (threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence, characteristic mark) | :: linha {f} |
line {n} (straight sequence of people, queue) | :: fila {f}, linha {f}, fileira {f} |
line {n} (series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a given person) | :: linhagem {f} |
line {n} (single horizontal row of text on a screen, printed paper, etc.) | :: linha {f} |
line {n} (sentence of dialogue, especially in a script or screenplay) | :: fala {f} |
line {n} (population of cells derived from a single cell and containing the same genetic makeup) | :: linhagem |
line {n} (perfusion line) | :: linha |
line {v} (to place (objects) into a line) | :: enfileirar |
line {v} (to mark with a line) | :: traçar |
line {v} (cover the inside surface of (something)) | :: forrar |
lineage {n} (descent) | :: linhagem {f}, descendência {f}, estirpe {f} |
linear {adj} (having the form of a line) | :: linear |
linear {adj} (in mathematics, of first-degree polynomial) | :: linear |
linear algebra {n} (branch of mathematics) | :: álgebra linear |
linear logic {n} | :: lógica linear |
linear space {n} (vector space) SEE: vector space | :: |
line integral {n} (integral) | :: integral de linha {f} |
linen {n} (thread or cloth made from flax fiber) | :: linho {m} |
linen {n} (items) | :: roupa {f} |
line of credit {n} (financial agreement) | :: linha de crédito {f} |
line of credit {n} (maximum borrowable amount specified in such an agreement) | :: limite (de crédito) {m} |
line of sight {n} (A straight line along which an observer has a clear view) | :: campo de visão {m} |
line segment {n} (part of a line) | :: segmento {m} |
linesman {n} (soccer: assistant referee) | :: bandeirinha {m} {f} |
line up {v} (get into a line) | :: alinhar-se |
-ling {suffix} (Diminutive) | :: -inho |
Lingala {prop} (Bantu language) | :: lingala {m} |
linger {v} (to stay or remain in a place or situation) | :: ficar, [Brazil] permanecer |
lingerie {n} (women's underwear or nightclothes) | :: lingerie {f}, camisola [Brazil] |
lingo {n} (language peculiar to a particular group or region) | :: jargão {m} |
lingonberry {n} (shrub) | :: arando-vermelho {m} |
lingonberry {n} (berry) | :: arando-vermelho {m} |
lingua franca {n} (common language) | :: língua franca {f} |
lingual {adj} (related to language) SEE: linguistic | :: |
lingual {adj} (related to the tongue) | :: lingual |
lingual bone {n} (hyoid bone) SEE: hyoid bone | :: |
linguatulosis {n} (condition caused by the Linguatula serrata) | :: linguatulose {f} |
linguist {n} (one who studies linguistics) | :: linguista {m} {f} |
linguist {n} (a person skilled in languages) | :: linguista {m} {f} |
linguist {n} (a human translator; an interpreter, especially in the armed forces) | :: intérprete {m} {f}, tradutor {m} |
linguistic {adj} (of or relating to language) | :: linguístico |
linguistic {adj} (of or relating to linguistics) | :: linguístico |
linguistics {n} (scientific study of language) | :: linguística {f} |
liniment {n} (topical medical preparation) | :: linimento {m} |
lining {n} (covering for the inside of something) | :: forro {m}, revestimento {m} |
link {n} (connection) | :: ligação {f}, vínculo {m} |
link {n} (element of a chain) | :: elo {m} |
link {n} (computing: short for hyperlink, see also: hyperlink) | :: ligação {f}, link, hiperligação {f} |
link {n} (computing: connection between buses or systems) | :: ligação {f} |
link {v} (connect things) | :: ligar, relacionar |
link {v} (to contain a hyperlink to another page) | :: linkar |
linkage {n} (connection or relation between things or ideas) SEE: link | :: |
linkage {n} (in genetics) | :: ligamento |
Linnaean {adj} (of or relating to Swedish naturalist Carolus Linnaeus) | :: lineano, linneano |
Linnaean {adj} (of or relating to the binomial nomenclature originated by him) | :: lineano, linneano |
Linnaeus {prop} (Carl Linnaeus) | :: Lineu {m} |
linnet {n} (Carduelis cannabina, a finch of Europe, western Asia and northern Africa) | :: pintarroxo {m} |
linseed {n} (seed of the flax plant) | :: linhaça {f} |
lint {n} (a fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth) | :: gaze {f} |
lint {n} (fuzzy fluff) | :: pelúcia {f}, cotão {m} |
lint {n} (fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant) | :: cotão {m} |
lintel {n} (horizontal structural beam) | :: lintel {m} |
Linux {prop} (operating system) | :: Linux {m} |
lion {n} (big cat Panthera leo) | :: leão {m} |
lion {n} (heraldic charge) | :: leão {m} |
lion cub {n} (young lion) | :: leãozinho {m} |
lion dance {n} (Chinese dance) | :: dança do leão {f} |
Lionel {prop} (male given name) | :: Leonel |
lioness {n} (female lion) | :: leoa {f} |
lionet {n} (lion cub) SEE: lion cub | :: |
Lionheart {prop} (nickname of Richard I of England) | :: Coração de Leão {m} |
lion's den {n} (a dangerous or frightening place) | :: cova dos leões |
lion's share {n} (the majority; a large or generous portion) | :: parte do leão {f} |
lip {n} (fleshy protrusion framing the mouth) | :: lábio {m} |
Lipari Islands {prop} (group of islands of Italy) | :: ilhas Eólias {f-p}, Lipárias {f-p}, Ilhas Líparas {f-p} |
lipase {n} (group of enzymes) | :: lipase {f} |
lip balm {n} (substance topically applied to the lips of the mouth) | :: manteiga de cacau {f} |
Lipetsk {prop} (city in Russia) | :: Lipetsk {f} |
lip gloss {n} (a cosmetic product) | :: gloss {m} |
lipid {n} (organic compound) | :: lípide {m}, lipídio |
lipogram {n} (word or writing that does not use a particular symbol or symbols) | :: lipograma {m} |
lipophilic {adj} (having the quality of dissolving in lipids) | :: lipofílico |
lipoprotein {n} (complex of protein and lipid) | :: lipoproteína |
liposoluble {adj} (soluble in lipids) | :: lipossolúvel |
liposuction {n} (cosmetic surgery procedure in which bodily fat is removed by suction) | :: lipoaspiração {f} |
lipreading {n} (the act of reading lips) | :: leitura labial {f} |
lip service {n} (cunnilingus) SEE: cunnilingus | :: |
lip service {n} (Empty talk; words absent of action or intention) | :: papo furado [Brazil] |
lipstick {n} (make-up for the lips) | :: batom {m} |
lipstick {n} (stick of this make-up) | :: batom {m} |
lipstick tree {n} (Bixa orellana) SEE: annatto | :: |
lip sync {n} (synchronization of music with lips) | :: playback {m} |
lip-sync {v} (to move lips in synchronization with sounds) | :: usar playback |
lip-syncing {n} (act of lip-sync) | :: playback {m} |
liquefied petroleum gas {n} (LPG) | :: gás liquefeito de petróleo {m} |
liquefy {v} (make into a liquid) | :: liquefazer |
liqueur {n} (a flavored alcoholic beverage) | :: licor {m} |
liquid {n} (substance that is liquid) | :: líquido {m} |
liquid {adj} (fluid; not solid and not gaseous) | :: líquido |
liquid {adj} ((of an asset) easily sold or disposed of) | :: líquido |
liquid {adj} ((of a market) having sufficient trading activity to make buying or selling easy) | :: líquido |
liquidate {v} (to kill someone) | :: liquidar |
liquidator {n} (one who liquidates) | :: liquidador {m} |
liquidator {n} (worker involved in cleaning up the Chernobyl disaster) | :: liquidador {m} |
liquidity {n} (state of being liquid) | :: liquidez {f} |
liquor {n} (strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation) | :: licor {m} |
liquorice {n} (plant) SEE: licorice | :: |
liquorice {n} (confection) SEE: licorice | :: |
liquor store {n} (liquor store, bottle shop) | :: loja de bebidas {f} |
lira {n} (basic unit of currency in Turkey) | :: lira {f} |
lira {n} (currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.) | :: lira {f} |
Lisbon {prop} (capital of Portugal) | :: Lisboa {f} |
Lisboner {adj} (from Lisbon) | :: lisboense {m} {f}, lisboeta {m} {f}, lisbonense {m} {f}, alfacinha {m} {f} [informal] |
Lisboner {n} (someone from Lisbon) | :: lisboense {m} {f}, lisboeta {m} {f}, lisbonense {m} {f}, alfacinha {m} {f} [informal] |
Lisbonite {n} (Lisboner) SEE: Lisboner | :: |
lisp {n} (The habit or an act of lisping.) | :: sigmatismo {m}, ceceio {m} |
lisp {v} (to pronounce the sibilant letter ‘s’ imperfectly) | :: cecear |
lissencephaly {n} (disorder characterized by the lack of folds and grooves of the brain) | :: lisencefalia {f} |
list {n} (strip of fabric) | :: tira {f} |
list {n} (enumeration or compilation of items) | :: lista {f}, rol |
list {n} (computing: codified representation of a list) | :: lista {f} |
list {v} (to create or recite a list) | :: listar |
list {v} (to be pleasing to) | :: agradar |
list box {n} (dropdown list) SEE: dropdown list | :: |
listen {v} (to pay attention to a sound) | :: escutar |
listen {v} (to expect or wait for a sound) | :: escutar |
listen {v} (to accept advice or obey instruction) | :: ouvir |
listen {v} (to hear (something)) | :: escutar, ouvir |
listener {n} (someone who listens) | :: ouvinte {m} {f} |
listeriosis {n} (disease caused by Listeria monocytogenes) | :: listeriose {f} |
listless {adj} (Lacking enthusiasm) | :: lânguido, apático |
lit {adj} (Lighted) | :: aceso, iluminado |
litany {n} (ritual liturgical prayer) | :: litania {f}, ladainha {f} |
litany {n} (prolonged or tedious list) | :: litania {f}, ladainha {f} |
litchi {n} (lychee) SEE: lychee | :: |
liter {n} (cubic decimeter) SEE: litre | :: |
literacy {n} (ability to read and write) | :: alfabetização {f}, alfabetismo {m}, letramento {m}, literacia {f} |
literal {adj} (exactly as stated; read or understood without additional interpretation) | :: literal |
literal {adj} (following the letter or exact words, not taking liberties) | :: literal |
literal {n} (programming: value written in the source code) | :: literal {m}, constante {f} |
literally {adv} (not metaphorically) | :: literalmente |
literary {adj} (relating to literature) | :: literário |
Literary Chinese {prop} (Classical Chinese) SEE: Classical Chinese | :: |
literate {adj} (able to read, having literacy) | :: letrado, alfabetizado |
literate {adj} (knowledgeable in literature and writing) | :: letrado |
literature {n} (body of all written works) | :: literatura {f} |
literature {n} (the collected creative writing of a nation, people, group or culture) | :: literatura {f} |
literature {n} (all the papers, treatises etc. published in academic journals on a particular subject) | :: literatura {f} |
literature review {n} (scholarly paper) | :: revisão bibliográfica {f} |
lithe {adj} (mild, calm) | :: calmo, tranquilo |
lithium {n} (chemical element) | :: lítio {m} |
lithium aluminium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: hidreto de alumínio e lítio / lítio e alumínio {m} |
lithium battery {n} (type of battery) | :: bateria de lítio {f} |
lithium hydride {n} (chemical compound, LiH) | :: hidreto de lítio {m} |
lithograph {n} (image produced by lithography) | :: litografia {f} |
lithograph {v} (to copy of an image through lithography) | :: litografar |
lithography {n} (printing method) | :: litografia {f} |
lithopone {n} (pigment) | :: litopone {m} |
lithosphere {n} (The outer layer of the Earth) | :: litosfera {f} |
Lithuania {prop} (country) | :: Lituânia {f} |
Lithuanian {adj} (referring to Lithuania) | :: lituano, lituânio, lituânico |
Lithuanian {n} (language) | :: lituano {m}, lituânio {m}, lituânico {m} |
Lithuanian {n} (person from Lithuania) | :: lituano {m}, lituânio {m}, lituânico {m} |
litigation {n} (conduct of a lawsuit) | :: litígio {m} |
litmus {n} (dyestuff from lichen) | :: tornassol {m} |
litmus paper {n} | :: papel de tornassol {m} |
litotes {n} (rhetoric: stating a point by denying its opposite) | :: litotes {f} |
litre {n} (unit of fluid measure) | :: litro {m} |
litter {n} (platform designed to carry a person or a load) | :: maca {f} |
litter {n} (animals born in one birth) | :: ninhada {f} |
litter {n} (discarded items) | :: lixo {m} |
little {adj} (small in size) | :: pequeno |
little {adj} (Insignificant, trivial) | :: menor, pequeno |
little {adj} (very young) | :: pequenino |
little {adj} ((of a sibling) younger) | :: mais novo |
little {adj} (small in number, few) | :: pequeno, pouco |
little {adv} (not much) | :: pouco |
little {determiner} (small amount) | :: pouco |
little boy {n} (a diminutive male child) | :: rapaz {m} |
little brother {n} (younger brother) SEE: younger brother | :: |
little by little {adv} (a small amount at a time) | :: pouco a pouco, aos poucos |
little finger {n} (outermost and smallest finger of the hand) | :: dedo mínimo {m}, mínimo {m}, dedo auricular {m}, [Brazil] mindinho {m} |
little girl {n} (a female child) | :: menininha {f}, garotinha {f}, miúda {f} |
little owl {n} (species of owl) | :: mocho galego {m} |
Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (a folktale) | :: Chapeuzinho Vermelho {m} |
Little Red Riding Hood {prop} (the main character in this story) | :: Chapeuzinho Vermelho {f} |
Little Rock {prop} (the capital of the US state of Arkansas) | :: Little Rock {f} |
little sister {n} (younger sister) SEE: younger sister | :: |
little stint {n} (Calidris minuta) | :: pilrito-pequeno {m} |
liturgic {adj} (liturgical) SEE: liturgical | :: |
liturgical {adj} (Pertaining to liturgy) | :: litúrgico |
liturgically {adv} (in the manner of liturgy) | :: liturgicamente |
liturgist {n} (person knowledgable about liturgy) | :: liturgo {m}, liturga {f}, liturgista {m} {f} |
liturgy {n} (a predetermined or prescribed set of rituals) | :: liturgia {f} |
Liturgy of the Hours {n} ( liturgy for daily use at each of the canonical hours) | :: liturgia das horas {f} |
live {v} (be alive) | :: viver |
live {v} (have permanent residence) | :: viver, morar |
live {v} (survive, persevere, continue) | :: sobreviver, perseverar |
live {v} (spend (one's life), pass, maintain, continue in) | :: viver |
live {adj} (having life) | :: vivo |
live {adj} ((broadcasting) seen or heard from a broadcast, as it happens) | :: ao vivo |
live {adj} (capable of causing harm) | :: ativo |
live {adj} (electrically charged) | :: carregado |
live {adv} (as it happens) | :: ao vivo |
live and learn {phrase} (exhortation to gain knowledge from lived experiences) | :: vivendo e aprendendo |
live and let live {v} (be tolerant) | :: viver e deixar viver |
live by the sword, die by the sword {proverb} (one who uses violence can expect a violent response) | :: quem vive pela espada, morre pela espada |
liveforever {n} (houseleek) SEE: houseleek | :: |
livelihood {n} (means of supporting oneself) | :: ganha-pão {m}, sustento {m} |
liveliness {n} (the quality of being lively) | :: vitalidade {f} |
lively {adj} (full of life) | :: vivaz {m} {f}, vibrante, animado {m}, espevitado {m} |
live off the land {v} (to sustain a living) | :: viver da terra |
live on {v} (survive by consuming certain thing) | :: viver de |
liver {n} (organ of the body) | :: fígado {m} |
liver {n} (organ as food) | :: fígado {m} |
livermorium {n} (chemical element with atomic number 116) | :: livermório {m} |
Liverpool {prop} (Liverpool, England) | :: Liverpool {f} |
Liverpool {prop} (NY, Canada or Australia) | :: Liverpool {f} |
liverwort {n} (bryophyte with a leafy stem) | :: hepática {f} |
livery {n} (distinctive uniform worn by a group) | :: libré {f} |
livestock {n} (farm animals) | :: gado {m}, pecuária |
Livia {prop} (female given name) | :: Lívia {f} |
livid {adj} (pallid) SEE: pallid | :: |
living {adj} (having life) | :: vivo, vivente |
living {adj} (in use or existing) | :: vivo |
living dead {n} (undead) | :: morto-vivo {m} |
living fossil {n} (species believed extinct but later found living) | :: fóssil vivo {m} |
living room {n} (room in a private house) | :: sala de estar {f} |
living standard {n} (standard of living) SEE: standard of living | :: |
living will {n} (document giving durable power of attorney to a surrogate decision-maker for healthcare purposes) | :: testamento vital {m} |
Livonia {prop} (historical region) | :: Livónia {f} [Portugal], Livônia {f} [Portugal] |
Livonian {prop} (language) | :: livónio [Portugal], livônio [Brazil] |
Livonian {adj} (pertaining to Livonia or Livonians) | :: livónio [Portugal], livônio [Brazil] |
Livornian {adj} (of or from Livorno) | :: livornês, liornês |
Livornian {n} (someone from Livorno) | :: livornês {m}, livornesa {f}, liornês {m}, liornesa {f} |
Livorno {prop} (province of Italy) | :: Livorno {f} |
Livorno {prop} (city in Italy) | :: Livorno {f}, [dated] Liorne {f} |
lizard {n} (reptile) | :: lagarto {m} |
lizard {n} (coward) SEE: coward | :: |
Ljubljana {prop} (Capital city of Slovenia) | :: Liubliana {f} |
llama {n} (South American mammal of the camel family, Lama glama) | :: lhama {f} [Brazil], lama {m} [Portugal] |
LLC {n} (Limited Liability Company) | :: Ltda. |
Lüneburg {prop} (city in Lower Saxony) | :: Luneburgo, Lüneburg |
lo {interj} (look, see, behold) | :: ó, contemplai |
loach {n} (fish of the family Cobitidae) | :: cadozete {m} |
load {n} (burden) | :: fardo {m}, carga {f} |
load {n} (number of articles that can be transported or processed at one time) | :: carregamento {m}, carga {f} |
load {n} (a large number or amount) | :: monte {m} |
load {v} (to put a load on or in) | :: carregar |
load {v} (to fill with munition) | :: carregar |
load {v} (to read into memory) | :: carregar |
loaded {adj} ((gaming, of dice, also used figuratively) biased) | :: viciado |
loading screen {n} (computing: a graphical display shown while a program loads) | :: [Brazil] tela de carregamento {f}, [Portugal] ecrã de carregamento {m} |
loaf {n} (block of bread) | :: pão {m} |
loaf {v} (do nothing) | :: vadiar |
loafer {n} (idle person) | :: folgado {m}, vadio {m} |
loafer {n} (footwear) | :: sapatilha {f} |
loam {n} (type of soil) | :: solo franco {m} |
loan {n} (borrowed sum of money or other property) | :: empréstimo {m} |
loan {n} (contract and array of legal or ethical obligations surrounding a loan) | :: empréstimo {m} |
loan {v} (to lend) | :: emprestar |
lo and behold {interj} (used to express surprise) | :: veja só |
loan shark {n} (money lender; usurer) | :: agiota {m} {f} |
loan translation {n} (calque) SEE: calque | :: |
loanword {n} (word taken from another language) | :: estrangeirismo {m}, empréstimo {m} |
loath {adj} (angry, hostile) SEE: angry | :: |
loath {adj} (loathsome, unpleasant) SEE: loathsome | :: |
loathe {v} (to detest, hate, revile) | :: detestar |
loathing {n} (sense of revulsion, distaste, detestation, extreme hatred or dislike) | :: ódio {m}, abominação {f} |
loathsome {adj} (highly offensive; abominable, sickening) | :: repugnante, abominável, asqueroso, desprezível, detestável |
lob {n} (lump) SEE: lump | :: |
lobby {n} (entryway or waiting area; vestibule) | :: saguão {m}, vestíbulo {m}, átrio {m} |
lobby {n} (group of people who try to lobby) | :: lobby {m}, lóbi {m} |
lobby {v} (To attempt to influence) | :: fazer lobby |
lobby group {n} (advocacy group) SEE: advocacy group | :: |
lobbyist {n} (A person paid to influence politicians) | :: lobista |
lobe {n} (division of the brain) | :: lobo {m} |
lobotomization {n} | :: lobotomização {f} |
lobotomize {v} | :: lobotomizar |
lobotomy {n} (surgical operation) | :: lobotomia |
lobster {n} (crustacean) | :: lagosta {f} |
lobsterer {n} (someone who catches lobsters) | :: lagosteiro {m} |
lobular {adj} (Of or relating to a lobule) | :: lobular |
local {adj} (of a nearby location) | :: local |
local {adj} (computing: having limited scope) | :: local |
local {adj} (math: applying to a limited space) | :: local |
local {adj} (medicine: of or pertaining to a restricted part of an organism) | :: local |
local {n} (a person who lives near a given place) | :: habitante local, morador local |
local anesthetic {n} (substance) | :: anestesia local {f} |
local area network {n} (network) | :: rede local {f}, LAN {f}, rede de área local {f} |
locality {n} (neighbourhood) | :: localidade {f} |
localization {n} (act of localizing) | :: localização {f} |
localization {n} (software engineering: act or process of making a product suitable for use in a particular country or region) | :: localização {f} |
localization {n} (state of being localized) | :: localização {f} |
localize {v} (make local) | :: localizar |
localize {v} (to adapt a product for use in a particular country or region) | :: localizar |
locally {adv} (with respect to place) | :: localmente |
locate {v} (to place; to set in a particular spot or position) | :: localizar |
locate {v} (designate the site or place of) | :: localizar |
location {n} (place) | :: localização {f}, posição |
locative {n} (locative case) SEE: locative case | :: |
locative case {n} (case used to indicate place, or the place where) | :: caso locativo {m}, locativo {m} |
lochia {n} (post-partum vaginal discharge) | :: lóquios {m-p} |
Loch Ness {prop} (lake in the Great Glen of Scotland) | :: Lago Ness {m} |
lock {n} (something used for fastening) | :: fechadura {f}, cadeado {m} |
lock {n} (segment of a canal) | :: eclusa {f} |
lock {n} (firing mechanism of a gun) | :: trava {f} |
lock {v} (to fasten with a lock) | :: trancar |
lock {n} (length of hair) | :: cacho {m}, mecha {f} |
lockdown {n} (confinement of people as a security measure) | :: confinamento, bloqueio total |
locked {adj} (that has been locked (with a key)) | :: trancado |
locked-in syndrome {n} | :: síndrome do encarceramento {f} |
locker {n} (storage compartment) | :: armário, cacifo {m} |
locker room {n} (locker room) SEE: changing room | :: |
locket {n} (chained ornament) | :: medalhão {m} |
lockjaw {n} (disease) | :: trismo {m} |
lockout {n} (opposite of a strike) | :: locaute {m} |
locksmith {n} (one who practices locksmithing) | :: chaveiro {m} |
lock up {v} (to imprison or incarcerate someone) | :: prender |
lock up {v} (of a computer: to cease responding) | :: travar |
lockup {n} (prison) SEE: prison | :: |
locomotion {n} (ability to move) | :: locomoção {f} |
locomotive {n} (self-propelled vehicle that runs on rails) | :: locomotiva {f} |
locomotive {adj} (relating to locomotion) | :: locomotor |
locust {n} (type of grasshopper) | :: gafanhoto {m} |
Lode Star {prop} (Polaris) SEE: Polaris | :: |
lodge {n} (inn) SEE: inn | :: |
lodge {n} (local chapter of freemasons) | :: loja {f} |
lodge {v} (to supply with a room or place to sleep in for a time) | :: acolher |
lodge {v} (to flatten to the ground) | :: acamar |
lodging {n} (place to live or lodge) | :: alojamento {m} |
Lodz {prop} (city in Poland) | :: Lodz {f} |
loess {n} (sediment of eolian origin) | :: loess {m}, loesse {m} |
loft {n} (an attic or similar space) | :: sótão {m} |
loftiness {n} (arrogance) SEE: arrogance | :: |
lofty {adj} (high, having great height or stature) | :: majestoso {m} |
lofty {adj} (idealistic) | :: ambicioso {m} |
log {n} (trunk of dead tree, cleared of branches) | :: tora {f} |
log {n} (bulky piece of timber) | :: tora {f}, cepo {m} |
log {n} (nautical: device for measuring the speed of a vessel) | :: barquilha {f}, barquinha {f} |
log {v} (to cut down trees) | :: cortar |
log {v} (make an entry in a log) | :: lançar |
log {n} (very dumb person) SEE: blockhead | :: |
log {n} (logbook) SEE: logbook | :: |
log {n} (rolled cake) SEE: Swiss roll | :: |
loganberry {n} (raspberry-blackberry hybrid berry) | :: loganberry {f} |
logarithm {n} (The power to which a given base number must be raised in order to obtain a given number) | :: logaritmo {m} |
logbook {n} (nautical: book in which details from journey are recorded) | :: diário de bordo {m} |
loge {n} (stall) SEE: stall | :: |
loge {n} (booth) SEE: booth | :: |
loggerhead turtle {n} (Caretta caretta) | :: tartaruga-cabeçuda {f} |
loggia {n} (a roofed, open gallery) | :: lógia {f} |
logic {n} (method of human thought) | :: lógica {f} |
logic {n} (mathematical study) | :: lógica {f} |
logic {n} (formal or informal language) | :: lógica {f} |
logic {n} (any system of thought, irrespective of its rigor or productiveness) | :: lógica {f} |
logic {n} (part of an electronic system that performs the boolean logic operations) | :: lógica {f} |
-logic {suffix} (-logical) SEE: -logical | :: |
logical {adj} (in agreement with the principles of logic) | :: lógico |
logical {adj} (reasonable) | :: lógico |
logical {adj} (of or pertaining to logic) | :: lógico |
-logical {suffix} (used to form adjectival forms of nouns) | :: -lógico |
logically {adv} (in a logical manner) | :: logicamente |
logician {n} (person who studies or teaches logic) | :: lógico {m} |
log in {v} (gain access to a computer system) | :: fazer/realizar (o) login, entrar, fazer login, realizar login, logar [slang], autenticar, iniciar sessão, autenticar-se |
login {n} (user's identification) | :: login {m} |
login {n} (logging in) | :: login {m} |
-logist {suffix} (person who studies or is an expert in the related -logy) | :: -logista {m} {f}, -logo {m} |
logistic {adj} (relating to logistics) | :: logístico |
logistics {n} (planning and implementing the flow of goods and services) | :: logística {f} |
logistics {n} (military procurement, supply, maintenance, and transportation) | :: logística {f} |
logo {n} (visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of an entity) | :: logo {m}, logotipo {m} |
log off {v} (log out) SEE: log out | :: |
logogriph {n} (word puzzle with clues in verse) | :: logogrifo {m} |
log on {v} (log in) SEE: log in | :: |
logorrhea {n} (excessive and often uncontrollable speaking due to a mental disorder) | :: logomania {f} |
logorrhea {n} (excessive use of words in writing) SEE: prolixity | :: |
Logos {prop} (rational principle in Ancient Greek philosophy) | :: Logos {m} |
Logos {prop} ((Christianity) the Word of God) | :: Logos {m} |
Logos {prop} ((Christianity) the word of God as incarnate) | :: Logos {m} |
logotype {n} (symbol used by organization, logo) | :: logotipo {m}, logo {m} |
logotype {n} (single type two letters, a ligature) | :: ligatura {f} |
log out {v} (to exit an account in a computing system) | :: deslogar, sair |
Logroño {prop} (capital city of La Rioja, Spain) | :: Logroño {m}, Logronho {m} |
logwood {n} (Haematoxylum campechianum) | :: campeche {m} |
-logy {suffix} (branch of learning) | :: -logia {f} |
loin {n} (part of the body) | :: lombo {m} |
loin {n} (cut of meat) | :: lombo {m} |
loincloth {n} (garment) | :: tanga {f} |
loins {n} (plural form of loin) SEE: loin | :: |
Loire {prop} (river) | :: Loire {m}, Líger {m} |
loiter {v} (to stand about without any aim or purpose) | :: vadiar |
loitering {n} (The action of the verb loiter) | :: vadiagem {f} |
Lojban {prop} (artificial logical language based on Loglan) | :: Lojban {m} |
lokun {n} (doctor) SEE: doctor | :: |
lol {interj} (Used to express laughter) SEE: LOL | :: |
LOL {interj} (expression of laughter) | :: rs, kkk |
Lolland {prop} (Danish island) | :: Lolland {f} |
Lollardism {n} (the doctrines or principles of the Lollards) | :: lollardismo {m}, lolardismo {m} |
Lollardy {n} (Lollardism) SEE: Lollardism | :: |
lollipop {n} (confectionery on a stick) | :: pirulito {m} |
lolly {n} (money) SEE: money | :: |
lolly {n} (confection) SEE: confection | :: |
lolly {n} (lollipop) SEE: lollipop | :: |
lolly ice {n} (frozen juice) | :: picolé |
Lolol {prop} (city in Chile) | :: Lolol {m} |
Lomé {prop} (capital of Togo) | :: Lomé {f} |
Lombard {n} (member of a Germanic people) | :: lombardo {m}, langobardo {m}, longobardo {m} |
Lombard {n} (native of Lombardy) | :: lombardo {m} |
Lombard {prop} (language of Lombardy) | :: lombardo {m} |
Lombard {n} (banker or moneylender) SEE: banker | :: |
Lombardy {prop} (region in northern Italy) | :: Lombardia {f} |
London {prop} (in the United Kingdom) | :: Londres {f} |
London {prop} (in Canada) | :: London |
London {prop} (of, from or pertaining to London in the UK) | :: londrino {m}, de Londres |
Londoner {n} (person from or inhabitant of London) | :: londrino {m}, londrina {f} |
Londonian {n} (Londoner) SEE: Londoner | :: |
London Underground {prop} (the London underground) | :: o metropolitano de Londres {m} |
lone {adj} (having no companion) | :: só |
loneliness {n} (condition of being lonely) | :: solidão {f} |
lonely {adj} (of person: unhappy by feeling isolated) | :: solitário |
lonely {adj} (of place: desolate) | :: isolado |
lonely {adj} (solitary) SEE: solitary | :: |
loner {n} (one who lacks or avoids company) | :: solitário, bicho do mato |
lonesome {adj} (unhappy due to being alone) | :: solitário |
lone wolf {n} (criminal who acts alone) | :: rato solitário {m}, ratos solitários {m-p} |
long {adj} (having much distance from one point to another) | :: longo, comprido |
long {adj} (having great duration) | :: comprido, longo |
long {adv} (over a great distance) | :: longe |
long {adv} (particular duration) | :: how long: quanto tempo |
long {adv} (long duration) | :: por muito/bastante tempo, to take long: demorar |
long {v} (to wait, to aspire) | :: ansiar, suspirar |
long {adj} (not short) SEE: tall | :: |
long absent, soon forgotten {proverb} (love fades away when people are distant) | :: o que os olhos não veem, o coração não sente |
long ago {adv} (at a time in the distant past) | :: há muito tempo (atrás) |
longan {n} (tree) | :: longana {f} |
longan {n} (fruit) | :: longana {f}, longan {m} |
long-billed dowitcher {n} (Limnodromus scolopaceus) | :: maçarico-escolopáceo-americano |
longbow {n} (large bow) | :: arco longo {m} |
long-eared owl {n} (Asio otus) | :: mocho-pequeno {m} |
longevity {n} (the quality of being long-lasting, especially of life) | :: longevidade {f} |
long for {v} (to have desire for; to yearn) | :: desejar, ansiar, almejar |
long for {v} (to miss) | :: sentir saudade, ter saudade, estar com saudade, sentir falta |
longhouse {n} (outhouse) SEE: outhouse | :: |
longing {n} (melancholic desire) | :: saudade for something absent only |
longitude {n} (angular distance) | :: longitude {f} |
longitude {n} (imaginary line through North Pole and South Pole) | :: longitude {f} |
longitudinal wave {n} (type of wave) | :: onda longitudinal {f} |
long johns {n} (full-length undergarments) | :: ceroulas {f-p}, calção {m} |
long johns {n} (garment for bottom half of the body) | :: ceroulas |
long-legged {adj} (having long legs) | :: pernilongo {m} |
long-legged buzzard {n} (Buteo rufinus) | :: bútio-rabo-canela {m} |
long live {v} (prosper) | :: viva, longa vida a, vida longa a |
long-lived {adj} (having a long lifespan; surviving for a long period of time) | :: duradouro {m}, longevo |
longneck {n} (beer bottle with a long neck) | :: (garrafa) long neck {f} |
long pepper {n} (Piper longum, or its fruit) | :: pimenta longa {f} |
long scale {n} | :: escala longa {f} |
longship {n} (type of Viking vessel) | :: dracar {m} |
longshoreman {n} (man employed to load and unload ships) | :: estivador {m} |
long since {adv} (long ago) SEE: long ago | :: |
longstanding {adj} (longstanding) SEE: long-standing | :: |
long-standing {adj} (having existed for a long time) | :: de longa data |
long story short {adv} (Introducing a short version of, or simply the conclusion of, an involved story) | :: trocando em miúdos |
longsword {n} (a kind of sword) | :: montante {f} |
long-term {adj} (extending over a relatively long time period) | :: duradouro, a longo prazo |
long time {interj} (used as part of greeting of two people who have not been in contact for a long time) | :: há quanto tempo |
long time no see {interj} (idiomatic: I (or we) have not seen you for a long time) | :: há quanto tempo |
long-toed stint {n} (Calidris subminuta) | :: pilrito-de-dedos-compridos {m} |
long ways, long lies {proverb} (Proverb) | :: de longas vias, longas mentiras |
long weekend {n} (weekend extended by one or more days off) | :: ponte {f} |
long-winded {adj} (tediously long in speaking; consuming much time; unnecessarily verbose) | :: prolixo |
Longyearbyen {prop} (settlement) | :: Longyearbyen {f} |
loo {n} (toilet) SEE: toilet | :: |
look {v} (to try to see) | :: olhar |
look {v} (to appear, to seem) | :: parecer |
look {v} (give an appearance of being) | :: procurar |
look {v} (to face) | :: resguardar |
look {v} (to expect) | :: esperar |
look {n} (action of looking) | :: olhada {f} |
look {n} (physical appearance) | :: aspecto {m} |
look {n} (facial expression) | :: olhar {m} |
look after {v} (to watch, to protect) | :: cuidar |
lookalike {n} (person physically resembling another person) | :: sósia {m} {f} |
look at {v} (to observe or watch) | :: observar, ver |
look at {v} (to study visually) | :: ver |
look at {v} (to consider) | :: ver |
look before you leap {proverb} (think before taking action) | :: olhar antes de saltar |
look down on {v} (to regard or treat as inferior) | :: menosprezar |
look for {v} (search; seek) | :: pesquisar, procurar |
look forward to {v} (anticipate, expect, or wait for) | :: ansiar |
looking-glass {n} (mirror) SEE: mirror | :: |
look like {v} (seem, appear) | :: parecer |
look like {v} (be similar in appearance, resemble) | :: parecer |
lookout {n} (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) | :: ponto de vigia {m}, posto de vigia {m} |
lookout {n} (person on watch for approaching enemy, police, etc.) | :: vigia {m} {f}, sentinela {m} {f} |
look the part {v} (appear suitable for a particular kind of work) | :: parecer estar à altura |
look up {v} (to obtain information about something from a text source) | :: buscar, pesquisar, consultar |
look up to {v} (To show respect for) | :: admirar, respeitar |
loom {n} (weaving frame) | :: tear {m} |
loom {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) SEE: loon | :: |
loon {n} (a crazy person) | :: doido {m}, louco {m}, maluco {m} |
loon {n} (bird of order Gaviiformes) | :: mobelha {f}, mergulhão {m} |
loony {adj} (very silly) SEE: silly | :: |
loop {n} (length of thread, line or rope) | :: laço {m} |
loop {n} (shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself) | :: laço {m} |
loop {n} (endless strip of tape or film allowing continuous repetition) | :: fita {f} |
loop {n} (complete circuit for an electric current) | :: circuito {m} |
loop {n} (programmed sequence of instructions) | :: ciclo {m}, laço {m}, loop {m} |
loop {n} (aircraft maneuver) | :: looping {m}, loop {m} |
loop {n} | :: circuito {m} |
loop {n} (ring road) SEE: ring road | :: |
looper {n} (measuring worm) SEE: measuring worm | :: |
loophole {n} (slit in a castle wall) | :: seteira {f} |
loophole {n} (method of escape) | :: brecha |
loo roll {n} (toilet roll) SEE: toilet roll | :: |
loose {v} (to let loose) | :: soltar, liberar, libertar |
loose {v} (to unfasten) | :: desamarrar |
loose {v} (to make less tight) | :: afrouxar |
loose {v} (to let go) | :: soltar |
loose {v} (archery: to shoot) | :: atirar |
loose {adj} (not fixed tightly) | :: frouxo {m}, solto {m} |
loose {adj} (not packaged) | :: desembalado {m} |
loose {adj} (not fitting tightly) | :: frouxo {m}, largo {m} |
loose {adj} (not compact) | :: solto {m} |
loose {adj} (relaxed) | :: relaxado |
loose {adj} (indiscreet) | :: indiscreto |
loose {adj} (promiscuous) | :: promíscuo |
loose {adj} (not leashed) SEE: unleashed | :: |
loose change {n} (coins kept in one's pocket or bag) | :: trocado {m} |
loose change {n} (small sum of money) | :: trocado {m} |
loose connection {n} (imperfect connection in electric wiring) | :: mau contacto {m} |
loose end {n} (a small job that needs to be done, or minor problem that needs to be resolved) | :: ponta solta {f} |
loosen {v} (to make less tight) | :: afrouxar |
loot {n} (the proceeds of theft, robbery etc., swag, contraband) | :: roubo {m}, saque {m} |
loot {n} (money) | :: moedas {p} |
loot {v} (to steal from) | :: saquear, pilhar |
lopsided {adj} (not balanced) | :: torto, desigual |
loquacious {adj} (talkative, chatty) | :: loquaz |
loquacity {n} (talkativeness) | :: loquacidade {f} |
loquat {n} (fruit) | :: nêspera |
loquat {n} (tree) | :: nespereira {f} |
lord {n} (master of a household) | :: castelão |
lord {n} (property owner) | :: senhor {m} |
lord {n} (ruler, one having mastery over others) | :: senhor {m} |
lord {n} (aristocrat) | :: senhor {m}, lorde {m} |
lord {n} (titled nobleman) | :: senhor {m}, lorde {m} |
Lord {prop} (God) | :: Senhor {m} |
Lord {prop} (Jesus) | :: Senhor {m} |
Lord {n} (British aristocratic title) | :: lorde {m} |
lordosis {n} (excessive backwards curvature of the spine) | :: lordose {f} |
lordotic {adj} (relating to or afflicted with lordosis) | :: lordótico |
lordship {n} (title) | :: o Senhor {m} |
lordship {n} (seigniory, domain, territory ruled by a lord) | :: domínio {m} |
Lord's Prayer {prop} (the prayer taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples) | :: Pai Nosso {m} |
Lord's Supper {prop} (Eucharist) SEE: Eucharist | :: |
Lord's Supper {prop} (Last Supper) SEE: Last Supper | :: |
Lorentz transformation {n} (mathematics) | :: transformação de Lorentz {f} |
Lorraine {prop} (region west of Alsace) | :: Lorena {f} |
lorry {n} (motor vehicle) SEE: truck | :: |
lorry driver {n} (person employed to drive a truck) SEE: truck driver | :: |
Los Angeles {prop} (largest city in California) | :: Los Angeles {f} |
lose {v} (cause (something) to cease to be in one's possession or capability) | :: perder |
lose {v} ((transitive) fail to win) | :: perder |
lose {v} (shed (weight)) | :: perder, emagrecer |
lose {v} (have (somebody of one's kin) die) | :: perder |
lose {v} (be unable to follow or trace (somebody or something) any longer) | :: perder de vista |
lose {v} (fail to be the winner) | :: perder |
lose count {v} (to forget the number of times that something has happened) | :: perder a conta |
lose face {v} (lose respect of others) | :: perder o respeito |
lose one's balance {v} (unsteady) SEE: unsteady | :: |
lose one's head {v} (behave irrationally or lose self-control) | :: perder a cabeça |
lose one's life {v} (to die) | :: perder a vida |
lose one's mind {v} (to become insane) | :: perder a razão |
lose one's temper {v} (to be explosively angry) | :: perder as estribeiras |
lose one's way {v} (get lost) SEE: get lost | :: |
loser {n} (person who fails to win) | :: perdedor {m} |
loser {n} (person who is frequently unsuccessful in life) | :: perdedor {m}, fracassado {m} |
loser {n} (contemptible or unfashionable person) | :: perdedor {m} |
lose weight {v} (to become less heavy or obese) | :: perder peso, emagrecer, adelgaçar, emagrar |
loss {n} (the result of no longer possessing something) | :: perda {f} |
loss {n} (defeat, see also: defeat) | :: perda {f} |
loss {n} (grief caused by losing someone or something) | :: pesar {m} |
loss {n} (financial: the sum lost on balance) | :: perda {f} |
loss {n} | :: perda {f} |
loss leader {n} (item sold at or below cost to stimulate sales) | :: produto de engodo, chamariz, produto chamariz |
lost {adj} (unable to find one's way) | :: perdido |
lost {adj} (in an unknown location) | :: perdido, extraviado |
lost and found {n} (department, service or location where items that are found can be claimed by their owners) | :: perdido e achado {m}, perdidos e achados {m-p} |
lostness {n} (quality of being lost) | :: perdição {f} |
lost property {n} (lost and found) SEE: lost and found | :: |
lost soul {n} (a soul or person destined to go to hell) | :: alma perdida {f} |
lost soul {n} (a person lacking direction or motivation in life) | :: alma perdida {f} |
lot {n} (separate portion; number of things taken collectively) | :: quantidade |
lot {n} (informal: a number of people taken collectively) | :: bando {m} |
lot {n} (distinct portion or plot of land) | :: lote |
lot {n} (large quantity or number) SEE: a lot | :: |
Lot {prop} (nephew of Abraham) | :: Ló {m}, Lot {m} |
lotion {n} (ointment that one rubs on the skin) | :: loção {f} |
lots {n} (lots) SEE: a lot | :: |
lottery {n} (scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance) | :: lotaria {f} [Portugal], loteria {f} [Brazil] |
lottery ticket {n} (slip of paper drawn in a lottery) | :: bilhete de loteria {m} |
lotto {n} (lottery) | :: loto {f}, loteria {f} |
lotus {n} (Nymphaea) SEE: water lily | :: |
lotus {n} (plant of the genus Nelumbo) | :: lótus {m}, flor de lótus {f} |
lotus eater {n} | :: lotófago {m} |
loud {adj} (of a sound) | :: alto |
loud {adj} (noisy) | :: barulhento |
loud {adj} (of a colour, clothing, etc.) | :: berrante |
loud and clear {adv} (in a clear and easily understandable manner) | :: alto e claro |
loudly {adv} (in a loud manner) | :: alto |
loudspeaker {n} (transducer) | :: alto-falante {m}, altifalante {m}, coluna {f} |
Lou Gehrig's disease {n} (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) SEE: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis | :: |
Louis {prop} (male given name) | :: Luís, Luiz |
Louisa {prop} (female given name) SEE: Louise | :: |
louis d'or {n} (any gold coin introduced in France by Louis XIII) | :: luís de ouro {m} |
Louise {prop} (feminine form of Louis) | :: Luísa {f} |
Louisiana {prop} (US state) | :: Luisiana {f} {m}, Louisiana {f} {m} |
lounge {n} (waiting room) | :: sala de espera {f} |
lounge {n} (living room) | :: sala de estar {f} |
lounger {n} (chair) | :: espreguiçadeira {f} |
loupe {n} (magnifying glass often used by jewellers and watchmakers) | :: lupa |
louse {n} (insect) | :: piolho {m} |
louse {n} (worthless person) | :: piolho {m}, sem-vergonha {m} {f}, canalha {m} {f} |
lousy {adj} (remarkably bad; of poor quality, dirty, or underhanded) | :: péssimo {m}, horrível |
lousy {adj} (Infested with lice) | :: piolhoso, piolhento |
lout {n} (troublemaker) | :: brutamontes {m} {f} |
lout {n} (a rude violent man) | :: grosso {m} |
Louvain {prop} (Belgian city) | :: Lovaina |
louver {n} (a ventilating turret or lantern) | :: lanternim {m} |
louver {n} (a slatted opening in a wall, door or window) | :: persiana {f}, veneziana {f} |
louver {n} (a system of slits for ventilation) | :: grelha {f} |
Louvre {prop} (an art museum in France) | :: Louvre {m} |
lovable {adj} (inspiring love) | :: amável |
lovableness {n} (property that makes someone or something lovable) | :: amabilidade {f} |
lovage {n} (a Mediterranean herb) | :: levístico {m} |
love {n} (zero) | :: zero |
love {n} (strong affection) | :: amor {m} |
love {n} (object of one's romantic feelings; darling or sweetheart) | :: amor {m} |
love {n} (closing of a letter) | :: com amor |
love {n} | :: amor {m} |
love {v} (have a strong affection for) | :: amar [usually implying romantic love or the love between close relatives; when referring to things (as in “I love pizza”, “eu amo pizza”), it indicates a stronger liking than that expressed by adorar], adorar [does not imply romantic love] |
love {v} (be strongly inclined towards doing) | :: adorar, amar |
love {v} (care about; will good for) | :: amar |
love {v} ((euphemistic): to have sex with) | :: amar, fazer amor |
love affair {n} (adulterous relationship) | :: caso {m} |
love at first sight {n} (an instantaneous attraction) | :: amor à primeira vista {m} |
lovebird {n} (a parrot of the genus Agapornis) | :: agapórnis {m}, inseparável {m} |
lovebird {n} (an affectionate couple (or a person thereof)) | :: pombinhos {m-p} |
love bite {n} (swelling on the skin) | :: chupão |
love child {n} (child born as a result of a romantic liaison between unmarried parents) | :: ilegítimo {m} |
loved {adj} (Being the object of love) | :: amado |
loved one {n} (very close friend or family member) | :: ente querido {m} |
love handle {n} (protruding area of fat on the side of the body) | :: pneu {m} |
love hotel {n} (short-stay hotel for sex) | :: motel {m} |
love-in-a-mist {n} (Nigella damascena) | :: barba-de-velho {f}, dama-entre-verdes {f} |
love interest {n} (romantic relationship) SEE: romance | :: |
love is blind {proverb} (proverb) | :: o amor é cego |
loveless {adj} (without love) | :: sem amor, desamoroso |
love letter {n} (letter about the author's love) | :: carta amorosa {f} |
lovely {adj} (Beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner.) | :: adorável, amável, querido |
lovely {adj} (very nice, wonderful) | :: adorável, amável, querido |
lover {n} (one who loves another person) | :: amante {m} {f} |
lover {n} (sexual partner) | :: amante {m} {f} |
lover {n} (person who loves something) | :: amante {m} {f} |
love rat {n} (adulterer) SEE: adulterer | :: |
love triangle {n} (situation in which two people vie for the love of a third) | :: triângulo amoroso {m} |
loving {adj} (expressing a large amount of love) | :: amoroso |
lovingly {adv} (in a loving manner) | :: amorosamente |
low {adj} (in a position comparatively close to the ground) | :: baixo |
low {adj} (small in height) | :: baixo |
low {adj} (despicable) | :: baixo, vil |
low {adv} (close to the ground) | :: baixo |
low {adv} (with a low voice or sound) | :: baixo |
low {n} (flame) SEE: flame | :: |
low {v} (moo) SEE: moo | :: |
lowdown {n} (the whole truth) | :: revelação |
lower {v} (let (something) descend by its own weight, such as a bucket or sail) | :: abaixar, descer, baixar |
lower {v} (reduce the height of, as a fence or chimney) | :: rebaixar, baixar |
lower {v} (depress as to direction, as a gun) | :: abaixar |
lower {v} (make less elevated as to object, as ambitions or hopes) | :: diminuir |
lower {v} (reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of, as temperature) | :: diminuir, abaixar, baixar |
lower {v} (reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.) | :: diminuir, reduzir |
lower {v} (intransitive: to decrease in value) | :: baratear |
lower arm {n} (section of an arm) SEE: forearm | :: |
Lower Austria {prop} (the northeasternmost state of Austria) | :: Baixa Áustria |
lower case {n} (lower case / lowercase (as a collective noun) or lower case letters (in the plural)) | :: minúscules {f-p} |
lower chamber {n} (lower house) SEE: lower house | :: |
Lower Egypt {prop} (Northern Egypt) | :: Baixo Egito {m} |
lower house {n} (part of a parliament) | :: câmara baixa {f} |
lower lip {n} | :: lábio inferior {m} |
Lower Saxony {prop} (state) | :: Baixa Saxónia {f} [Portugal], Baixa Saxônia {f} [Brazil] |
lowest common denominator {n} (smallest multiple of several denominators) | :: mínimo denominador comum {m} |
Low German {n} (West Germanic language) | :: baixo alemão {m} |
lowland {n} (area which is lower than surroundings) | :: baixada {f} |
low-pitched {adj} (having a low pitch) | :: grave |
low-resolution {adj} (having a low resolution) | :: de baixa resolução |
Low Saxon {prop} (language or language group) | :: baixo saxão |
Low Saxon {prop} (language) SEE: Low German | :: |
low tide {n} (the tide at its lowest level) | :: maré baixa {f}, baixa-mar {f}, vazante {f} |
low tide {n} (the time of day when the sea has recded to its lowest level) | :: maré baixa {f}, baixa-mar {f} |
loxodrome {n} (A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant angle) SEE: rhumb line | :: |
loyal {adj} (firm in allegiance to a person or institution) | :: leal {m} {f}, fiel {m} {f} |
loyally {adv} (in a loyal manner) | :: lealmente |
loyalness {n} (loyalty) SEE: loyalty | :: |
loyalty {n} (the state of being loyal; fidelity) | :: lealdade {f} |
loyalty {n} (faithfulness or devotion to some person, cause or nation) | :: lealdade {f} |
lozenge {n} (rhombus) | :: losango {m}, rombo {m} |
lozenge {n} (medicated sweet) | :: pastilha {f} |
LTS {n} | :: LTS {m}, suporte de longo prazo {m}, suporte a longo prazo {m} |
Lua {prop} (a programming language (transliterations)) | :: Lua {f} |
Luanda {prop} (capital city of Angola) | :: Luanda {f} |
Luang Prabang {prop} (city) | :: Luang Prabang |
luau {n} (elaborate Hawaiian feast) | :: luau {m} |
lubber {n} (inexperienced sailor) SEE: landlubber | :: |
lube {n} (lubricant) SEE: lubricant | :: |
lube {v} (lubricate) SEE: lubricate | :: |
lubricant {n} (substance used to reduce friction) | :: lubrificante {m} |
lubricate {v} (to make slippery or smooth) | :: lubrificar |
lubrication {n} (the application of lubricants) | :: lubrificação {f} |
Lucan {prop} (a Roman poet) | :: Lucano {m} |
Lucas {prop} (male given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
Lucasian {adj} (pertaining to Henry Lucas) | :: lucasiano |
Lucerne {prop} (city) | :: Lucerna {f} |
Lucia {prop} (female given name) SEE: Lucy | :: |
Lucian {prop} (sophist of Syrian origin) | :: Luciano {m} |
Lucian {prop} (male given name) | :: Luciano |
lucid {adj} (clear; easily understood) | :: lúcido |
lucid {adj} (mentally rational; sane) | :: lúcido |
lucid {adj} (bright, luminous, translucent or transparent) | :: lúcido |
lucid dream {n} (lucid dream) | :: sonho lúcido {m} |
lucidity {n} (property of being lucid) | :: lucidez {f} |
Lucifer {prop} (figure mentioned in Isaiah 14:12) | :: Lúcifer {m} |
Luciferianism {prop} (belief system that venerates the essential characteristics identified with Lucifer) | :: luciferismo {m} |
Lucius {prop} (male given name) | :: Lúcio {m} |
luck {n} (something that happens to someone by chance) | :: sorte {f} |
luckily {adv} (in a lucky manner) | :: felizmente, por sorte |
Lucknow {prop} (capital of Uttar Pradesh, India) | :: Lucknow {f} |
lucky {adj} (of people, having good fortune) | :: sortudo |
lucky {adj} (being good by chance) | :: sortudo |
lucky charm {n} (object kept for good luck) | :: amuleto {m}, talismã {m}, figa {f} |
lucrative {adj} (producing a surplus; profitable) | :: lucrativo |
Lucretius {prop} (male given name) | :: Lucrécio |
Lucy {prop} (female given name) | :: Lúcia |
Luddism {n} (opposition to the Industrial Revolution by textile workers) | :: ludismo {m} |
Luddism {n} (opposition to technological change) | :: ludismo {m} |
Luddite {n} (19th-century textile worker who destroyed machinery) | :: ludista {m} {f} |
Luddite {n} (one opposing technological change) | :: ludista {m} {f} |
ludic {adj} (of or pertaining to play) | :: lúdico |
ludicrous {adj} (idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny) | :: ridículo |
Lufthansa {prop} (German airline) | :: Lufthansa {f} |
Lugansk {prop} (Luhansk) SEE: Luhansk | :: |
luggage {n} (traveller's containers) | :: bagagem {f} |
Lugo {prop} (city) | :: Lugo {f} |
lugubrious {adj} (gloomy) | :: lúgubre, lôbrego |
Luhansk {prop} (city) | :: Lugansk {f} |
Luhansk People's Republic {prop} (secessionist state in Luhanshchyna, the Ukraine) | :: República Popular de Lugansk {f} |
Lukas {prop} (given name) SEE: Luke | :: |
Lukashenko {prop} (surname) | :: Lukashenko |
Luke {prop} (given name) | :: Lucas {m} |
Luke {prop} (evangelist) | :: Lucas {m} |
Luke {prop} (gospel of Luke) | :: Lucas {m} |
lukewarm {adj} (temperature) | :: morno, tépido |
lukewarm {adj} (not very enthusiastic) | :: morno |
lull {n} (a period of rest) | :: descanso {m}, folga |
lull {n} (a period without waves or wind.) | :: calmaria {f} |
lull {v} (to cause to rest) | :: embalar |
lullaby {n} (a soothing song to lull children to sleep) | :: canção de ninar {f}, canção de embalar {f} |
lumbago {n} (lumbar-region backache, see also: backache) | :: lumbago {m} |
lumbar {adj} (related to the lower back or loin) | :: lombar |
lumbar puncture {n} (procedure to collect cerebrospinal fluid) | :: punção lombar {f} |
lumber {n} (wood as building material) | :: madeira serrada {f} |
lumberjack {n} (person who fells trees) | :: lenhador, madeireiro {m} |
lumbermill {n} (mill for processing lumber) SEE: sawmill | :: |
lumberyard {n} (facility) | :: madeireira {f} |
lumen {n} (SI-unit for luminous flux) | :: lúmen {m} |
lumen {n} (anatomy: cavity within tubular organ) | :: lúmen {m} |
lumenal {adj} (Relating to the cavity or channel within a tube or tubular organ) | :: do lúmen |
luminance {n} (luminous intensity) | :: luminância {f} |
lumination {n} (illumination) SEE: illumination | :: |
luminescence {n} (emission) | :: luminescência {f} |
luminescent {adj} (emitting light by luminescence) | :: luminescente |
luminous {adj} (emitting light; glowing brightly) | :: luminoso |
lump {n} (something that protrudes, sticks out, or sticks together; a cluster or blob; a mound, hill, or group) | :: pelota {f}, saliência {f} |
lump {n} (small, shaped mass of sugar) | :: torrão {m} |
lumpfish {n} (lumpsucker) SEE: lumpsucker | :: |
lumpsucker {n} (scorpaeniform fish) | :: peixe-lapa |
lump sum {n} (large one-time payment) | :: entrada {f} |
Luna {prop} (Earth's moon) SEE: Moon | :: |
lunar {adj} (of, pertaining to, or resembling the Moon) | :: lunar |
lunar calendar {n} (a calendar that measures the passage of the year according to the phases of the moon) | :: calendário lunar {m} |
lunar eclipse {n} (when the Earth casts its shadow over the Moon) | :: eclipse lunar {m} |
Lunar New Year {n} (Lunar new year) SEE: Chinese New Year | :: |
lunar phase {n} (any one of the aspects presented by the moon) | :: fase da lua |
lunate bone {n} (os lunatum) | :: osso semilunar |
lunatic {n} (insane person) | :: lunático {m}, lunática {f} |
lunatic {adj} (crazed) | :: lunático |
lunatic asylum {n} (mental hospital) SEE: mental hospital | :: |
lunch {n} (meal around midday) | :: almoço {m} |
lunch {v} (to eat lunch) | :: almoçar |
lunchbox {n} (container for transporting meals) | :: lancheira {f}, merendeira {f} |
luncheon {n} (a formal term for lunch) SEE: lunch | :: |
lunch meat {n} (cold cuts) SEE: cold cuts | :: |
lunch pail {n} (lunchbox) SEE: lunchbox | :: |
lunette {n} (small opening in a vaulted roof of a circular or crescent shape) | :: luneta {f} |
lung {n} (organ that extracts oxygen from the air) | :: pulmão {m} |
lung cancer {n} (cancer of the lung(s)) | :: cancro do pulmão {m} [Portugal], câncer de pulmão {m} [Brazil] |
lunge {n} (sudden movement) | :: impulso {m} |
lunge {n} (exercise) | :: passada {f}, afundo {m} |
lunge {v} (to make a sudden movement) | :: impulsionar |
lungfish {n} (air-breathing fish of the class Dipnoi) | :: dipnoico {m} |
lunisolar {adj} | :: lunissolar {m} {f} |
Luo {prop} (tribal group in eastern Africa) | :: luo {m-p} |
Luo {prop} (language) | :: língua luo {f}, luo {m} |
lupin {n} (any member of the genus Lupinus in the family Fabaceae) | :: tremoço {m} |
lupin {n} (a lupine bean) | :: tremoço {m} |
lupine {n} (lupin) SEE: lupin | :: |
lupus {n} (autoimmune disease) | :: lúpus {m} |
Lupus {prop} (summer constellation of the northern sky) | :: Lobo {m}, Lupus {m} |
lure {n} (artificial fishing bait) | :: isca |
lure {v} (to entice) | :: atrair |
lurid {adj} (melodramatic) SEE: melodramatic | :: |
lurid {adj} (shocking, horrifying) | :: espantoso |
lurid {adj} (ghastly, pale or wan in appearance) | :: lúrido |
lurid {adj} (being of a light yellow hue) | :: lúrido |
lurk {v} (to remain concealed in order to ambush) | :: espreitar |
lurk {v} (to hang out or wait around a location) | :: espreitar |
Lusaka {prop} (capital of Zambia) | :: Lusaka {f} |
Lusatia {prop} (region) | :: Lusácia {f} |
lush {adj} (dense, teeming with life) | :: viçoso |
Lusitania {prop} (ancient Roman province) | :: Lusitânia |
Lusitanian {adj} (of or pertaining to ancient Roman province of Lusitania) | :: lusitano |
Luso- {prefix} (relating to Portugal or Portuguese) | :: luso- |
Lusophone {adj} (of a person, Portuguese-speaking) | :: lusófono |
Lusophone {adj} (of a place, Portuguese-speaking) | :: lusófono |
Lusophone {n} (Portuguese speaker) | :: lusófono {m}, lusófona {f} |
lust {n} (strong desire, especially of a sexual nature) | :: luxúria {f} |
lust {n} (general want or longing) | :: vontade {f} |
luster {n} (brilliance, attractiveness or splendor) | :: lustre |
luster {n} (refinement, polish or quality) | :: lustre |
luster {n} (A period of five years, lustrum) SEE: lustrum | :: |
lustful {adj} (full of lust) | :: luxurioso |
lustral {adj} (relating to ritual purification) | :: lustral |
lustre {n} (luster) SEE: luster | :: |
lustre {v} (luster) SEE: luster | :: |
lustre {n} (lustrum) SEE: lustrum | :: |
lustrum {n} (period of five years) | :: lustro {m}, quinquénio {m} |
lute {n} (stringed instrument) | :: alaúde {m} |
Lutetia {prop} (Roman town) | :: Lutécia {f} |
lutetium {n} (chemical element with atomic number of 71) | :: lutécio {m} |
Luther {prop} (Martin Luther) | :: Lutero {m} |
Lutheran {adj} (pertaining to the theology of Martin Luther or his followers, or the Lutheran church) | :: luterano |
Lutheran {n} (member of any Christian church identifying with the theology of Martin Luther) | :: luterano {m}, luterana {f} |
Lutheranism {n} (branch of Christianity developed by Martin Luther) | :: luteranismo {m} |
lutherie {n} (craft) | :: luteria {f} |
luthier {n} (a person who, or a business which, makes or repairs stringed wooden musical instrument) | :: lutiê {m} {f} |
Luwian {n} (member of an ancient Anatolian people) | :: luvita {m} {f}, lúvio {m} |
Luwian {prop} (language) | :: luvita {m}, lúvio {m} |
Luwian {adj} (of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers) | :: luvita, lúvio |
Luwian {adj} (of or pertaining to Luwia) | :: luvita, lúvio |
lux {n} (the derived unit of illuminance) | :: lux {m} |
Luxembourg {prop} (country) | :: Luxemburgo {m} |
Luxembourg {prop} (capital city) | :: Luxemburgo |
Luxembourger {n} (person from Luxembourg) | :: luxemburguês {m} |
Luxembourgian {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
Luxembourgian {adj} (Luxembourgish) SEE: Luxembourgish | :: |
Luxembourgish {adj} (of, from, or pertaining to Luxembourg or its people) | :: luxemburguês |
Luxembourgish {prop} (language of Luxembourg) | :: luxemburguês {m} |
Luxemburger {n} (Luxembourger) SEE: Luxembourger | :: |
luxurious {adj} (being very fine and comfortable) | :: luxuoso |
luxurious {adj} (enjoying pleasures of luxury) | :: luxuoso |
luxuriously {adv} (in an expensive or indulgent manner) | :: luxuosamente |
luxury {n} (very wealthy and comfortable surroundings) | :: luxo {m} |
luxury {n} (something desirable but expensive) | :: luxo {m} |
luxury {n} (something very pleasant but not really needed in life) | :: luxo {m} |
Luzon {prop} (largest island of the Philippines) | :: Luzon {f}, Luzón {f}, Luçon {f} |
Lviv {prop} (Lviv) | :: Lviv {f}, Lvov {f}, Lemberg {f}, Leópolis {f} |
löwchen {n} (Löwchen) SEE: Löwchen | :: |
Löwchen {n} (Löwchen) | :: pequeno cão leão {m} |
-ly {suffix} (forming adjectives from nouns, in the sense "similar to, like, characteristic of") | :: -oso, -ento, -mente |
-ly {suffix} (used to form adverbs from adjectives) | :: -mente |
lycanthrope {n} (werewolf) SEE: werewolf | :: |
lycanthropy {n} (act of shapeshifting) | :: licantropia {f} |
lycée {n} (a public secondary school in France) | :: liceu {m} |
lychee {n} (tree) | :: lichia {f} |
lychee {n} (fruit) | :: lichia {f} |
Lycia {prop} (ancient region) | :: Lícia {f} |
Lycian {prop} (language) | :: lício {m} |
Lycian {n} (native of Lycia) | :: lício {m} |
Lycian {adj} (relating to Lycia) | :: lício {m} |
Lydia {prop} (historical region) | :: Lídia {f} |
Lydia {prop} (biblical woman) | :: Lídia {f} |
Lydia {prop} (female given name) | :: Lídia {f} |
Lydian {n} (native or inhabitant of Lydia) | :: lídio {m} |
Lydian {prop} (language) | :: lídio {m} |
Lydian {adj} (pertaining to Lydia) | :: lídio {m} |
lye {n} (caustic alkaline solution) | :: lixívia |
lye {n} (potassium or sodium hydroxide) | :: soda cáustica |
Lyme disease {n} (infection by bacteria of the genus Borrelia) | :: doença de Lyme {f} |
lymph {n} (the fluid carried by the lymphatic system) | :: linfa {f} |
lymphadenopathy {n} (abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes) | :: linfadenopatia {f} |
lymphatic {adj} (pertaining to lymph or lymphatic system) | :: linfático |
lymphatic system {n} (network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes) | :: sistema linfático {m} |
lymph node {n} (filtrating oval bodies of the lymphatic system) | :: linfonodo {m}, gânglio linfático {m} |
lymphocyte {n} (type of white blood cell) | :: linfócito |
lymphoid {adj} | :: linfoide |
lymphoma {n} (malignant tumor that arises in the lymph nodes or in other lymphoid tissue) | :: linfoma {m} |
lynch {v} (execute without a proper legal trial) | :: linchar |
lynching {n} (execution of a person without a proper legal trial) | :: linchamento {m}, linchagem {f} |
lynx {n} (wild cat) | :: lince {m} |
Lyon {prop} (city in France) | :: Lyon |
lyre {n} (stringed musical instrument) | :: lira {f} |
lyric {n} (words of a song) SEE: lyrics | :: |
lyrical {adj} (appropriate for or suggestive of singing) | :: lírico {m} |
lyrical I {n} | :: eu lírico {m} |
lyricist {n} (writer of lyrics) | :: letrista {m} {f} |
lyrics {n} (the words to a song) | :: letra {f} |
lysergic {adj} (psychedelic) SEE: psychedelic | :: |
lysergic acid {n} (the organic compound, 6-methyl-9,10-didehydro-ergoline-8-carboxylic acid) | :: ácido lisérgico {m} |
lysine {n} (essential amino acid, C6H14N2O2) | :: lisina |
lysis {n} ((medicine) gradual recovery from disease) | :: lise {f} |
lysis {n} ((chemistry) destruction of cells) | :: lise {f} |
-lysis {suffix} (decomposition or breakdown) | :: -lise {f} |
lysosome {n} (digestive organelle) | :: lisossoma {m}, lisossomo {m} |