# translation

lexentry: eng/wisdom__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wisdom
trans_list: sabedoria
sense:
The ability to make a decision based on the combination of knowledge, experience, and intuitive understanding.


lexentry: eng/wisdom_tooth__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisdom tooth
trans_list: dente do siso | siso | dente do juízo
sense:
(dentistry) One of the four (one upper and one lower on each side) rearmost molars in humans, which typically develop between ages 18-24.


lexentry: eng/wish__Verb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wish
trans_list: desejar
sense:
(intransitive, followed by for) To hope (for a particular outcome), even if that outcome is unlikely to occur or cannot occur.


lexentry: eng/wishbone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wishbone
trans_list: fúrcula | ossinho da sorte
sense:
A forked bone between the neck and breast of a bird consisting chiefly of the two clavicles fused at their median or lower end, regarded as a lucky charm in some countries.


lexentry: eng/wishing_well__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wishing well
trans_list: poço dos desejos
sense:
A well where, traditionally, wishes were thought to be granted, especially if coins were dropped into the water.


lexentry: eng/wisteria__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wisteria
trans_list: glicínia | wisteria
sense:
Any of several woody climbing vines, of the genus Wisteria, native to the East Asian countries of China, Korea, and Japan and the eastern United States.


lexentry: eng/witch-hunt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch-hunt
trans_list: caça às bruxas
sense:
(now, chiefly, historical) A search for people believed to be using sorcery or harmful magic, typically in order to persecute or punish them.


lexentry: eng/witch_doctor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witch doctor
trans_list: curandeira | curandeiro | pajé | xamã
sense:
A person (often male) who is believed to ward off witchcraft and heal through magical powers; a shaman.


lexentry: eng/witchcraft__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witchcraft
trans_list: bruxaria
sense:
The practice of witches; magic, sorcery, or the use of supernatural powers to influence or predict events.


lexentry: eng/witching_hour__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: witching hour
trans_list: enfeitiçar hora
sense:
(chiefly, literary, or, poetic) Often preceded by the: midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed; also (generally) , the middle of the night, when unfortunate things are thought more likely to occur; the dead of night.


lexentry: eng/with_all_due_respect__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: with all due respect
trans_list: com todo o respeito
sense:
(formal, idiom) A phrase used before disagreeing with someone or saying something they may find offensive, usually considered polite.


lexentry: eng/with_good_reason__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: with good reason
trans_list: com razão
sense:
Based on sound judgment and reasonable inference; with one's proper justifications; on good grounds.


lexentry: eng/withdraw__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withdraw
trans_list: retirar-se
sense:
To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military) , to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.


lexentry: eng/withdrawal__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: withdrawal
trans_list: síndrome de abstinência
sense:
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.


lexentry: eng/withdrawal_symptom__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withdrawal symptom
trans_list: carência
sense:
(medicine, especially in plural) Any of a wide range of symptoms associated with the discontinuance of a drug by an addicted individual.


lexentry: eng/withers__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withers
trans_list: cernelha
sense:
The part of the back of a four-legged animal that is between the shoulder blades; in many species the highest point of the body and the standard place to measure the animal's height. [from 1580]


lexentry: eng/withhold__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: withhold
trans_list: reter
sense:
(transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.


lexentry: eng/without_a_doubt__Prepositional_phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: without a doubt
trans_list: sem dúvida
sense:
certainly; doubtlessly; unquestionably; indisputably; doubtless; surely; no doubt; without any doubt.


lexentry: eng/witness__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: witness
trans_list: testemunho
sense:
(countable) One who is called upon to witness an event or action, such as a wedding or the signing of a document.


lexentry: eng/wittol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wittol
trans_list: bico
sense:
(archaic) A man who knows and tolerates his wife's infidelity with another man or men; a mari complaisant.


lexentry: eng/wizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wizard
trans_list: mago | bruxo
sense:
Someone, usually male, who uses (or has skill with) magic, mystic items, and magical and mystical practices.


lexentry: eng/wizard__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wizard
trans_list: assistente
sense:
(computing) A computer program or script used to simplify complex operations, often for an inexperienced user.


lexentry: eng/woke__Adjective__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: woke
trans_list: lacrador | lacradora | ligado
sense:
(originally, _, AAVE, slang) Alert, aware of what is going on, or well-informed, especially in racial and other social justice issues.


lexentry: eng/wokeism__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wokeism
trans_list: lacração
sense:
(slang, derogatory, politics) The quality or state of holding left-wing views or attitudes, in a way that is deemed overzealous, performative, or insincere.


lexentry: eng/wokou__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wokou
trans_list: Wako
sense:
(historical) Pirates of a mixture of ethnicities who raided the coastlines of China and Korea from the 13th to 16th centuries.


lexentry: eng/wolf__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf
trans_list: lobo | loba
sense:
Any of several related canines that resemble Canis lupus in appearance, especially those of the genus Canis.


lexentry: eng/wolf_in_sheep's_clothing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf in sheep's clothing
trans_list: lobo em pele de cordeiro
sense:
(idiomatic) Someone who or something which is harmful or threatening but disguised as something peaceful or pleasant.


lexentry: eng/wolf_spider__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wolf spider
trans_list: aranha-lobo
sense:
Any of several species of wandering spiders (family Lycosidae) that catch their prey on the ground by stalking it and not building webs.


lexentry: eng/wolfpack__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wolfpack
trans_list: alcateia | matilha
sense:
(historical, nautical, military) During World War II, any of various marauding groups of submarines, especially German submarines that patrolled the North Atlantic and preyed upon merchant ships.


lexentry: eng/wollastonite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wollastonite
trans_list: wollastonite
sense:
(mineral) A grey inosilicate mineral, mostly calcium silicate, CaSiO3, found deposited in limestone.


lexentry: eng/woman__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: woman
trans_list: mulher
sense:
A female person, usually an adult; a (generally adult) female sentient being, whether human, supernatural, elf, alien, etc.


lexentry: eng/womanhood__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: womanhood
trans_list: feminilidade
sense:
The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.


lexentry: eng/womb__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: womb
trans_list: útero | matriz
sense:
(anatomy) In female mammals, the organ in which the young are conceived and grow until birth; the uterus. [from 8th c.]


lexentry: eng/wombat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wombat
trans_list: vombate | wombat
sense:
Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae, mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.


lexentry: eng/wood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood
trans_list: madeira
sense:
(uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel.


lexentry: eng/wood_screw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood screw
trans_list: parafuso
sense:
A screw designed for a wood or a similar material, with a point, a relatively coarse thread, a thick shank, and, usually, an unthreaded portion of the shank at the head end.


lexentry: eng/wood_warbler__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wood warbler
trans_list: felosa assobiadeira
sense:
Phylloscopus sibilatrix, a common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe, and just into the extreme west of Asia in the southern Ural Mountains.


lexentry: eng/woodblock_printing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodblock printing
trans_list: xilogravura
sense:
A technique for printing text, images or patterns used widely throughout East Asia and originating in China in antiquity as a method of printing on textiles and later paper.


lexentry: eng/woodchip__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: woodchip
trans_list: farpa
sense:
A small fibre of wood; especially such material as used to make ingrain wallpaper, aka woodchip wallpaper. See Wikipedia article on ingrain wallpaper.


lexentry: eng/woodchuck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodchuck
trans_list: marmota americana
sense:
A rodent of the family Sciuridae, belonging to the group of large ground squirrels known as marmots, Marmota monax.


lexentry: eng/woodcock__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodcock
trans_list: galinhola
sense:
Any of several wading birds in the genus Scolopax, of the family Scolopacidae, characterised by a long slender bill and cryptic brown and blackish plumage.


lexentry: eng/woodlark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodlark
trans_list: cotovia-pequena
sense:
A lark, Lullula arborea, the only member of the genus Lullula, found in western Eurasia and northern Africa.


lexentry: eng/woodlouse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodlouse
trans_list: bicho-de-conta | tatuzinho | tatu | tatu-de-jardim | tatuzinho-de-jardim
sense:
Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea, which have a rigid, segmented exoskeleton, often being capable of rolling into a ball, and feed only on dead plant matter, usually living in damp, dark places, such as under stones or bark.


lexentry: eng/woodpecker__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodpecker
trans_list: pica-pau | picapau
sense:
Any bird of species-rich family Picidae, with a strong pointed beak suitable for pecking holes in wood.


lexentry: eng/woodwind__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woodwind
trans_list: madeira
sense:
(musical instruments) Any (typically wooden) musical instrument that produces sound by the player blowing into it, through a reed, or across an opening. Woodwind instruments include the recorder, flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, cor anglais and bassoon.


lexentry: eng/woof__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: woof
trans_list: trama
sense:
The set of yarns carried by the shuttle of a loom which are placed crosswise at right angles to and interlaced with the warp; the weft.


lexentry: eng/woof__Noun__2
sense_num: 02
written_rep: woof
trans_list: au-au | ão-ão
sense:
(by extension) A sound resembling a dog's bark; specifically (sound engineering) , a low-frequency sound of bad quality produced by a loudspeaker.


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word
trans_list: palavra | vocábulo
sense:
The smallest unit of language that has a particular meaning and can be expressed by itself; the smallest discrete, meaningful unit of language. (contrast morpheme.)


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: word
trans_list: palavra
sense:
(computing) A fixed-size group of bits handled as a unit by a machine and which can be stored in or retrieved from a typical register (so that it has the same size as such a register). [from 20th c.]


lexentry: eng/word__Noun__1
sense_num: 13
written_rep: word
trans_list: palavra | palavra de Deus | palavra divina | palavra do Senhor | verbo
sense:
(theology, sometimes Word) Communication from God; the message of the Christian gospel; the Bible, Scripture. [from 10th c.]


lexentry: eng/word_family__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word family
trans_list: família de palavras
sense:
(linguistics, lexicography, language teaching) A set of etymologically related words consisting of a single word with its inflections and derivations, such as walk, walked, walks, walking, walkings, walker, walkers, walkies, walkable, walkathon.


lexentry: eng/word_processor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: word processor
trans_list: processador de texto
sense:
Software that provides word processing functions on a computer, typically including typeface selection, line justification and other formatting, pagination, and numerous other features.


lexentry: eng/word_search__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: word search
trans_list: caça-palavras | sopa de letras
sense:
(games) A word game consisting of a grid of letters, the aim of which is to find an array of given words hidden within the grid.


lexentry: eng/work__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: work
trans_list: trabalho
sense:
(physics) A measure of energy expended in moving an object; most commonly, force times distance. No work is done if the object does not move.


lexentry: eng/work_hardening__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work hardening
trans_list: encruamento
sense:
(metallurgy) The repeated plastic deformation of a material, causing a permanent distortion of its crystal structure, and an increase in its strength


lexentry: eng/work_permit__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work permit
trans_list: autorização de trabalho
sense:
A legal authorization which allows a person to take employment in a country other than that in which he/she holds citizenship.


lexentry: eng/work_someone's_ass_off__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: work someone's ass off
trans_list: dar duro | tirar o couro de
sense:
(This entry is a translation hub.) (idiomatic, vulgar, slang) To work, or cause to work, excessively or to the point of exhaustion; see work + someone's ass off.


lexentry: eng/workaround__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workaround
trans_list: ajuste | contornar
sense:
A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially an obstacle consisting of constraints, or laws or regulations.


lexentry: eng/workbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workbook
trans_list: carteira de trabalho
sense:
A book, used by a student, in which answers and workings may be entered besides questions and exercises.


lexentry: eng/workday__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workday
trans_list: dia útil
sense:
(chiefly, US) Any of the days of a week on which work is done; any day in a workweek. The five workdays in many countries are usually Monday to Friday (and are defined as such in official and legal usage even though many people work on weekends).


lexentry: eng/workers'_party__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workers' party
trans_list: partido dos trabalhadores
sense:
(politics) A political party; its name has been used by both organisations on the left and right of the political spectrum. It is currently used by followers of Marxism, Marxism-Leninism, Maoism, social democracy, democratic socialism, socialism and Trotskyism.


lexentry: eng/workers_of_the_world,_unite__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workers of the world, unite
trans_list: proletários de todos os países, uni-vos | trabalhadores do mundo, uni-vos
sense:
Laborers are encouraged to unionize or otherwise engage in collective action on a global scale in order to use the strength of their numbers to obtain better conditions.


lexentry: eng/working_capital__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working capital
trans_list: capital de giro
sense:
(business, accounting) A financial metric that is a measure of current assets of a business that exceeds its liabilities and can be applied to its operation


lexentry: eng/working_class__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working class
trans_list: classe trabalhadora | classe operária | proletariado
sense:
The social class of those who perform physical work for a living, as opposed to the professional or middle class, the upper class, or others.


lexentry: eng/working_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working day
trans_list: dia útil
sense:
Any of those days of a week on which work is done, officially Monday to Friday in many countries (even though many people work on weekends).


lexentry: eng/working_day__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: working day
trans_list: dia útil | dia de trabalho | jornada
sense:
The part of a day in which work is done; the number of hours one must work per day for a specified wage.


lexentry: eng/working_dog__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working dog
trans_list: cão de serviço
sense:
(cynology) Any breed of dog developed primarily to assist humans in performing tasks, such as farming, controlling livestock, law enforcement, or assisting the blind.


lexentry: eng/working_language__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: working language
trans_list: língua de trabalho
sense:
Language that is given a unique legal status in an international organisation or other supranational body as its primary means of communication.


lexentry: eng/workshop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workshop
trans_list: oficina
sense:
A room, especially one which is not particularly large, used for manufacturing or other light industrial work.


lexentry: eng/workshop__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: workshop
trans_list: seminário | workshop
sense:
A brief, intensive course of education for a small group, emphasizing interaction and practical problem solving.


lexentry: eng/workstation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workstation
trans_list: estação de trabalho | workstation
sense:
a desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics


lexentry: eng/workstead__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: workstead
trans_list: emprego
sense:
Any place, such as a workshop, office, studio, or garage, set up where work can be performed; a workstation.


lexentry: eng/worktop__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worktop
trans_list: bancada
sense:
(UK) A surface, usually resting on cupboards or drawers that can be used to work on. Usually in a kitchen.


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world
trans_list: mundo
sense:
(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general.


lexentry: eng/world__Noun__1
sense_num: 11
written_rep: world
trans_list: mundo
sense:
(computing) The part of an operating system distributed with the kernel, consisting of the shell and other programs.


lexentry: eng/world_cup__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world cup
trans_list: campeonato mundial | copa do mundo | mundial
sense:
An event or competition where competitors and/or teams from several different countries to establish a world champion.


lexentry: eng/world_map__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world map
trans_list: mapa-múndi
sense:
A map of a world; a cartographic representation, a projection done to scale, representative of a planet's surface.


lexentry: eng/world_soul__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: world soul
trans_list: anima mundi
sense:
(religion, philosophy) A single, unifying spirit believed by some to animate every living being in the world and to underlie the value of every inanimate thing as well.


lexentry: eng/worm_and_wheel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worm and wheel
trans_list: redutor sem-fim
sense:
A gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel in such a way as to turn the direction of drive through a right angle.


lexentry: eng/worm_drive__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worm drive
trans_list: redutor sem-fim
sense:
A worm and wheel, a gear arrangement consisting of a screw (the worm) whose thread meshes with a gear wheel to turn the direction of drive through a right angle, typically with a large (1:10 to 1:60) speed reduction and similar torque increase.


lexentry: eng/wormhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wormhole
trans_list: buraco de minhoca | buraco de verme | fenda espacial | túnel espacial
sense:
(relativity) A hypothetical shortcut between two points in spacetime, permitting faster-than-light travel and sometimes time travel.


lexentry: eng/wormhole__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wormhole
trans_list: buraco de minhoca | buraco de verme | fenda espacial | túnel espacial
sense:
(programming, slang) A location in a monitor program containing the address of a routine, allowing the user to substitute different functionality.


lexentry: eng/wormwood__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wormwood
trans_list: absinto
sense:
An intensely bitter herb (Artemisia absinthium and similar plants in genus Artemisia) used in medicine, in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.


lexentry: eng/worried__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: worried
trans_list: preocupado
sense:
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.


lexentry: eng/worship__Noun__1
sense_num: 10
written_rep: worship
trans_list: adoração
sense:
(music, slang) The fact of an artist's music heavily drawing influence from some other artist's work in a way that appears too obvious or unapologetic; a piece of music that does that.


lexentry: eng/worship__Verb__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: worship
trans_list: adorar | venerar | cultuar
sense:
(transitive) To honour with extravagant love and extreme submission, as a lover; to adore; to idolize.


lexentry: eng/wort__Noun__2
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wort
trans_list: mosto
sense:
(brewing, distilling) Also worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then fermented to make beer or fermented and distilled to make a malt liquor such as whisky.


lexentry: eng/wrap__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrap
trans_list: embalar | embrulhar | empacotar
sense:
(transitive) To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.


lexentry: eng/wrap_around_one's_little_finger__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrap around one's little finger
trans_list: encoleirar
sense:
(transitive, idiom) To successfully control or exert influence over, especially for a sustained period of time.


lexentry: eng/wrap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrap up
trans_list: embalar | embrulhar | empacotar
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To cover or enclose (something) by folding and securing a covering entirely around it.


lexentry: eng/wrap_up__Verb__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: wrap up
trans_list: agasalhar-se | encapotar-se
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive, idiomatic) To put on abundant clothing as protection from the cold; to bundle up.


lexentry: eng/wrapping_paper__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrapping paper
trans_list: papel de/para embrulho
sense:
Paper used for wrapping parcels (in this case, often brown) or presents (in this case, often colourful/colorful and decorative).


lexentry: eng/wrasse__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrasse
trans_list: bodião
sense:
Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of the family Labridae, of which several species are found in the Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of the species are brightly colored. [from mid-17th c.]


lexentry: eng/wreath__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wreath
trans_list: guirlanda | grinalda
sense:
An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.


lexentry: eng/wreath__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: wreath
trans_list: virol
sense:
(heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.


lexentry: eng/wreck__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: wreck
trans_list: estragar
sense:
(transitive) To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to balk of success, and bring disaster on.


lexentry: eng/wreckage__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreckage
trans_list: despojo
sense:
Something wrecked, especially the remains or debris of something which has been severely damaged or destroyed.


lexentry: eng/wreckfish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wreckfish
trans_list: cherne
sense:
Any of the perciform marine fish of the family Polyprionidae, often inhabiting caves and shipwrecks.


lexentry: eng/wren__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wren
trans_list: carriça | uirapuru
sense:
Troglodytes troglodytes (Eurasian wren, type species and sole Old World species of the family Troglodytidae).


lexentry: eng/wrench__Noun__1
sense_num: 09
written_rep: wrench
trans_list: chave de boca | chave inglesa
sense:
(US) A hand tool for making rotational adjustments, such as fitting nuts and bolts, or fitting pipes; a spanner. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/wrestle__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrestle
trans_list: lutar
sense:
(intransitive) To contend, with an opponent, by grappling and attempting to throw, immobilize or otherwise defeat him, depending on the specific rules of the contest.


lexentry: eng/wring__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wring
trans_list: torcer
sense:
(archaic, or, Britain, dialectal, also, figuratively) To cause (someone or something) physical harm, injury, or pain; specifically, by applying pressure or by twisting; to harm, to hurt, to injure.


lexentry: eng/wrinkled__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrinkled
trans_list: enrugado | rugoso
sense:
(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.


lexentry: eng/wrist__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrist
trans_list: pulso | punho | munheca
sense:
(anatomy) The complex joint between forearm bones, carpus, and metacarpals where the hand is attached to the arm; the carpus in a narrow sense.


lexentry: eng/wristlet__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: wristlet
trans_list: pulseira
sense:
A decorative band or bracelet that encircles the wearer's wrist; especially, a closely knitted one to keep it warm; a muffetee.


lexentry: eng/writ__Noun__1
sense_num: 04
written_rep: writ
trans_list: mandado
sense:
A written order, issued by the British House of Commons, ordering a parliamentary by-election, or an order, issued by the Lord Chancellor, ordering a general election, or one issued by the House of Lords summoning Peers to the Chamber.


lexentry: eng/writedown__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writedown
trans_list: depreciação
sense:
(accounting) An adjustment; a precise amount adjusted by an act of writing down or entering an asset and its value; a reduction of an asset, written down or otherwise recorded as such.


lexentry: eng/writer's_block__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writer's block
trans_list: bloqueio criativo | bloqueio de escritor
sense:
The (usually temporary) inability to begin or continue work on a piece of writing, especially creative writing.


lexentry: eng/writing_board__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: writing board
trans_list: lista
sense:
A smooth vertical surface to be written upon using an erasable material, large enough for several persons to read simultaneously.


lexentry: eng/wrongly__Adverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wrongly
trans_list: injustamente
sense:
In violation of a moral or other standard, code, or convention; in an unfair, unjust, dishonest, or immoral manner; unfairly, unjustly, dishonestly, immorally, wrongfully; wrongly convicted is synonymous with wrongful conviction and miscarriage of justice.


lexentry: eng/wryneck__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wryneck
trans_list: torcicolo
sense:
Either of two small woodpeckers, Jynx torquilla and Jynx ruficollis, of the Old World, that turn their heads almost 180 degrees when foraging.


lexentry: eng/wudu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wudu
trans_list: abdeste
sense:
(Islam) form of ritual washing of the forearms, head, and feet, required after minor impurity, frequently performed immediately before prayer


lexentry: eng/wuxing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wuxing
trans_list: cinco pilares do Islão
sense:
the five fundamental elements or phases of processes in traditional East Asian cosmology, consisting of fire, water, wood, metal, and earth


lexentry: eng/wyvern__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: wyvern
trans_list: serpe | guivra
sense:
(heraldiccharge, mythology, fantasy) A draconian creature possessing wings, only two legs and usually a barbed tail.


lexentry: eng/xanthene__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xanthene
trans_list: xanteno
sense:
(organic compound) Any of a group of tricyclic heterocycles (dibenzopyrans) that are the basis for a range of dyes such as fluorescein and eosin.


lexentry: eng/xanthine__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xanthine
trans_list: xantina
sense:
(chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well as the parent compound, a precursor of uric acid found in many organs of the body.


lexentry: eng/xanthoma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xanthoma
trans_list: xantoma
sense:
(medicine) A small, yellow nodule, rich in cholesterol and other lipids, that occurs in the skin, often near a joint


lexentry: eng/xebec__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xebec
trans_list: xaveco
sense:
A small two-masted, and later three-masted, Mediterranean transport ship with an overhanging bow and stern. [from mid 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/xenolith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenolith
trans_list: xenólito
sense:
(geology) Any piece of rock having a different origin to that of the igneous rock in which it is found.


lexentry: eng/xenon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenon
trans_list: xenônio | xenónio
sense:
The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.


lexentry: eng/xenotransplantation__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xenotransplantation
trans_list: xenotransplante
sense:
The transplantation of biological or organic matter from a given species into a different one, especially when this matter has been altered (such as by genetic engineering)


lexentry: eng/xerography__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerography
trans_list: xerografia
sense:
A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed.


lexentry: eng/xerophthalmia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerophthalmia
trans_list: xeroftalmia
sense:
(ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called keratomalacia.


lexentry: eng/xerox__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xerox
trans_list: fotocopiar | xerocar
sense:
(Philippines, dated, _, in, _, North America, colloquial) To make a paper copy or copies by means of a photocopier.


lexentry: eng/xor__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xor
trans_list: ou exclusivo | xor
sense:
The logic function exclusive OR (as opposed to inclusive OR), whose output is true only when exactly one of its inputs is true.


lexentry: eng/xylem__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylem
trans_list: xilema
sense:
(botany) A vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.


lexentry: eng/xylitol__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylitol
trans_list: xilitol
sense:
(chemistry) A pentahydric alcohol, C5H12O5, penta-hydroxy pentane; derived from xylose; used as a sweetener.


lexentry: eng/xylophone__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: xylophone
trans_list: xilofone
sense:
(musical instrument) Any musical instrument (percussion idiophone) made of wooden slats graduated so as to make the sounds of the scale when struck with a small drumstick-like mallet; the standard Western concert xylophone or one of its derivatives.


lexentry: eng/yacht__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yacht
trans_list: iate
sense:
A slick and light ship for making pleasure trips or racing on water, having sails but often motor-powered. At times used as a residence offshore on a dock.


lexentry: eng/yak__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yak
trans_list: iaque
sense:
An ox-like mammal native to the Himalayas, Mongolia, Burma, and Tibet with dark, long, and silky hair, a horse-like tail, and a full, bushy mane.


lexentry: eng/yam__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yam
trans_list: inhame
sense:
Any climbing vine of the genus Dioscorea in the Eastern and Western hemispheres, usually cultivated.


lexentry: eng/yandere__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yandere
trans_list: yandere
sense:
(chiefly, Japanese fiction) A character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side in regards to their crush, ready to use violent and murderous means to maintain an exclusive bond.


lexentry: eng/yang__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yang
trans_list: Yang
sense:
(philosophy) A principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.


lexentry: eng/yaoi__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaoi
trans_list: yaoi
sense:
(pornography, anime, manga) A form of hentai involving two or more males in a homosexual relationship.


lexentry: eng/yard__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yard
trans_list: pátio | quintal | cercado
sense:
A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.


lexentry: eng/yardlong_bean__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yardlong bean
trans_list: feijão-chicote
sense:
A vigorous climbing annual vine (Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis) grown primarily for its strikingly long (35-75 cm) immature pods with uses very similar to that of a green bean.


lexentry: eng/yarrow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yarrow
trans_list: milefólio
sense:
Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.


lexentry: eng/yaw__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaw
trans_list: guinada
sense:
The rotation of an aircraft, ship, or missile about its vertical axis so as to cause the longitudinal axis of the aircraft, ship, or missile to deviate from the flight line or heading in its horizontal plane.


lexentry: eng/yawl__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yawl
trans_list: iole
sense:
A fore-and-aft rigged sailing vessel with two masts, main and mizzen, the mizzen stepped abaft the rudder post.


lexentry: eng/yawn__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yawn
trans_list: bocejo
sense:
The action of yawning; opening the mouth widely and taking a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored.


lexentry: eng/yawn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yawn
trans_list: bocejar
sense:
(intransitive) To open the mouth widely and take a long, rather deep breath, often because one is tired or bored, and sometimes accompanied by pandiculation.


lexentry: eng/yaws__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yaws
trans_list: bouba
sense:
(disease) A contagious tropical disease, caused by the spirochete Treponema pertenue, characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, which often resemble berries.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: ano
sense:
The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year
trans_list: ano
sense:
The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: year
trans_list: ano
sense:
(by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.


lexentry: eng/year__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: year
trans_list: ano
sense:
A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.


lexentry: eng/year_of_our_Lord__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: year of our Lord
trans_list: ano da graça | ano de Cristo | ano de nosso Senhor
sense:
(Christianity) A year of the Common Era/Christian Era; anno Domini; numbered from the once estimated first year for the birth of Jesus Christ.


lexentry: eng/yearbook__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yearbook
trans_list: anuário
sense:
(countable, US, education) A publication compiled by the graduating class of a high school or college, recording the year's events and containing photographs of students and faculty.


lexentry: eng/yearling__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yearling
trans_list: anelho
sense:
An animal that is between one and two years old; one that is in its second year (but not yet two full years old).


lexentry: eng/yearn__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yearn
trans_list: ansiar
sense:
(intransitive, also, figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: levedura | fermento
sense:
An often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.


lexentry: eng/yeast__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yeast
trans_list: levedura | fermento
sense:
A compressed cake or dried granules of this substance used for mixing with flour to make bread dough rise.


lexentry: eng/yeehaw__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yeehaw
trans_list: irra
sense:
(chiefly, Southern US, and, Western US) An expression of joy or excitement, commonly associated with cowboys.


lexentry: eng/yellow-headed_blackbird__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow-headed blackbird
trans_list: graúna-de-cabeça-amarela
sense:
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus, a medium-sized blackbird, and the only member of the genus Xanthocephalus.


lexentry: eng/yellow__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow
trans_list: amarelo | amarela
sense:
The colour of sunflower petals and lemons; the colour obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light.


lexentry: eng/yellow_badge__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow badge
trans_list: Estrela amarela
sense:
(historical) A cloth patch that Jews were ordered to sew on their outer garments to mark them as Jews in public, especially in Nazi-controlled states during the 1930s and 1940s.


lexentry: eng/yellow_card__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow card
trans_list: cartão amarelo
sense:
(sports) a yellow-coloured card, shown to a player (especially in association football) as a caution that he or she has committed a flagrant foul; a further such foul would result in a red card.


lexentry: eng/yellow_fever__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow fever
trans_list: febre amarela
sense:
An acute febrile illness of tropical regions, caused by a flavivirus (Yellow fever virus) and spread by certain mosquitoes, characterised by jaundice, black vomit and the absence of urination.


lexentry: eng/yellow_jersey__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow jersey
trans_list: camisa amarela | camiseta amarela | camisola amarela
sense:
Especially in the Tour de France: the yellow shirt worn by the leader of a stage of a cycling race, which is then awarded to the cyclist who wins the race with the fastest overall time.


lexentry: eng/yellow_tea__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow tea
trans_list: chá amarelo
sense:
A Chinese tea produced in a similar manner to green tea but with the added steps of encasing and steaming the tea leaves, resulting in slower oxidisation and a mellower taste


lexentry: eng/yellow_vest__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yellow vest
trans_list: colete amarelo
sense:
A member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices and advocates for economic justice and institutional political reforms.


lexentry: eng/yet__Adverb__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: yet
trans_list: ainda
sense:
(after 'have' and certain copulative verbs, followed by an infinitive) Not as of the time referenced.


lexentry: eng/yew__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yew
trans_list: teixo
sense:
(countable) A species of coniferous tree, Taxus baccata, with dark-green flat needle-like leaves and seeds bearing red arils, native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia.


lexentry: eng/yiff__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yiff
trans_list: au | auau
sense:
(slang, informal) Sex, especially between furries (fictional anthropomorphic animal characters, and/or members of the community surrounding their celebration).


lexentry: eng/yin-yang__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yin-yang
trans_list: yin-yang
sense:
A circular symbol with white and black sections (☯), representing the fusion of the concepts of yin and yang.


lexentry: eng/yo-yo__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yo-yo
trans_list: ioiô
sense:
A toy consisting of a spheroidal or cylindrical spindle having a circular groove in which string is wound; it is used by holding the string in the fingers and reeling the spindle up and down by movements of the wrist.


lexentry: eng/yob__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yob
trans_list: desorientado
sense:
(pejorative, chiefly, British, NZ, slang) A person who engages in antisocial behaviour or drunkenness.


lexentry: eng/yodel__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodel
trans_list: cantar à tirolesa
sense:
(transitive, and, intransitive) To sing (a song) in such a way that the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal chest voice and falsetto.


lexentry: eng/yodh__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yodh
trans_list: iodo
sense:
The tenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).


lexentry: eng/yoga__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoga
trans_list: ioga
sense:
Any of several Hindu or Buddhist disciplines aimed at training the consciousness for a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquillity; especially a system of exercises practiced to promote control of the body and mind.


lexentry: eng/yogurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yogurt
trans_list: iogurte
sense:
A milk-based product stiffened by a bacterium-aided curdling process, and sometimes mixed with fruit or other flavoring.


lexentry: eng/yoke__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yoke
trans_list: jugo
sense:
A bar or frame by which two oxen or other draught animals are joined at their necks enabling them to pull a cart, plough, etc.; (by extension) a device attached to a single draught animal for the same purpose.


lexentry: eng/yokel__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yokel
trans_list: caipira | campónio | labrego | rústico | saloio
sense:
(pejorative) A person from or living in the countryside, viewed as being unsophisticated and/or naive.


lexentry: eng/yolk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yolk
trans_list: gema
sense:
The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment for the growing young.


lexentry: eng/yonder__Determiner__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yonder
trans_list: aquela | aquele | aquilo
sense:
(archaic, _, or, _, dialect, as an adjective) Who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.


lexentry: eng/yonder__Determiner__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yonder
trans_list: aquela | aquele | aquilo
sense:
(archaic, _, or, _, dialect, as a pronoun) One who or which is over yonder, usually distant but within sight.


lexentry: eng/you're_on__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you're on
trans_list: eu topo
sense:
(informal) Used to indicate acceptance by the speaker of a proposal or challenge, especially a competitive one.


lexentry: eng/you-know-who__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you-know-who
trans_list: quem-nós-sabemos | você-sabe-quem
sense:
Person or entity whose name one does not want to mention but which is known to the person to whom one is speaking.


lexentry: eng/you__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: you
trans_list: você | vocês | vós | tu | te | o senhor
sense:
(object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.) [from 13th c.]


lexentry: eng/you__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: you
trans_list: você | se
sense:
(indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object). [from 16th c.]


lexentry: eng/you__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you
trans_list: vosear
sense:
(transitive) To address (a person) using the pronoun you (in the past, especially to use you rather than thou, when you was considered more formal).


lexentry: eng/you_and_whose_army__Phrase__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you and whose army
trans_list: você e quem mais?
sense:
(rhetorical question, sarcastic) Used in response to someone’s threat suggesting that the person in question cannot do what they say alone.


lexentry: eng/you_are_what_you_eat__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you are what you eat
trans_list: você é o que você come
sense:
Personal health and wellbeing is determined by one's eating habits, in both positive and negative ways.


lexentry: eng/you_can't_judge_a_book_by_its_cover__Proverb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: you can't judge a book by its cover
trans_list: não se pode julgar um livro pela capa
sense:
(idiomatic, metaphorical) It is not possible to make reliable judgments about things or people by considering external appearances alone.


lexentry: eng/younger_brother__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: younger brother
trans_list: irmão mais novo
sense:
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see younger,‎ brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)


lexentry: eng/your_mileage_may_vary__Phrase__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: your mileage may vary
trans_list: gostos não se discutem
sense:
(North America, idiomatic) Used to express a possible difference in taste: this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different.


lexentry: eng/your_mom__Interjection__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: your mom
trans_list: tua mãe
sense:
(pejorative, slang, mostly, US) A general-purpose insult, often used to comedic effect due to becoming stale.


lexentry: eng/yours__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yours
trans_list: (o) seu | (o) teu
sense:
That which belongs to you (singular); the possessive second-person singular pronoun used without a following noun.


lexentry: eng/yours__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yours
trans_list: (o) seu | (o) vosso
sense:
That which belongs to you (plural); the possessive second-person plural pronoun used without a following noun.


lexentry: eng/yours_sincerely__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yours sincerely
trans_list: atenciosamente
sense:
(idiomatic, chiefly, British) A polite, formulaic phrase used at the end of a letter, especially when the sender knows the recipient's name.


lexentry: eng/yourself__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: yourself
trans_list: você/tu mesmo
sense:
You (singular); used emphatically, especially to indicate exclusiveness of the referent's participation in the predicate, i.e., that no one else is involved.


lexentry: eng/yourselves__Pronoun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yourselves
trans_list: vós/vocês mesmas | vós/vocês mesmos
sense:
(reflexive pronoun) Inflection of you (plural) used as the object of a verb or non-locative preposition in a clause whose subject is the same (the people addressed).


lexentry: eng/youth__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: youth
trans_list: infância
sense:
(uncountable) The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.


lexentry: eng/youth_detention_centre__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: youth detention centre
trans_list: reformatório
sense:
A secure residential facility for young people, often termed juvenile delinquents, awaiting court hearings and/or placement in long-term care facilities and programs.


lexentry: eng/yttrium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yttrium
trans_list: ítrio
sense:
A silvery metallic chemical element (symbol Y) with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare-earth minerals.


lexentry: eng/yucca__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yucca
trans_list: iúca
sense:
Any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca, having long, pointed, and rigid leaves at the top of a woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy white blossoms.


lexentry: eng/yuppie__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yuppie
trans_list: yuppie
sense:
(informal, sometimes derogatory) A young upwardly mobile urban professional person with an affluent lifestyle.


lexentry: eng/yuri__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yuri
trans_list: yuri
sense:
(slang) A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more women.


lexentry: eng/yurt__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: yurt
trans_list: yurt | iurta | iurte | yurte
sense:
A large, round, semi-permanent tent with vertical walls and a conical roof, usually associated with Central Asia and Mongolia (where it is known as a ger).


lexentry: eng/z-axis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: z-axis
trans_list: eixo z
sense:
(algebraic geometry) The axis on a graph of at least three dimensions that is usually drawn vertically and usually shows the range of values of a variable dependent on two other variables or the third independent variable.


lexentry: eng/zaatar__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zaatar
trans_list: zatar
sense:
A Middle Eastern seasoning, having the herb as the main ingredient, with sumac (or other tart-flavored equivalent) and sesame seeds.


lexentry: eng/zaftig__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zaftig
trans_list: abundante
sense:
(US, colloquial, of a woman) Having a plump and sexually attractive figure; voluptuous, well-proportioned; large.


lexentry: eng/zakat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zakat
trans_list: azacá | zacate | zacá | zakat
sense:
(Islam) Almsgiving, one of the five pillars of Islam, in the form of an annual tax on certain types of property which is then used for charitable purposes.


lexentry: eng/zeal__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeal
trans_list: zelo
sense:
The fervour or tireless devotion for a person, cause, or ideal and determination in its furtherance; diligent enthusiasm; powerful interest.


lexentry: eng/zealot__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zealot
trans_list: fanático | zeloso
sense:
One who is zealous, one who is full of zeal for his own specific beliefs or objectives, usually in the negative sense of being too passionate; a fanatic.


lexentry: eng/zebra__Noun__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: zebra
trans_list: zebra
sense:
(vulgar, pejorative, slang, ethnic slur) A biracial person, specifically one born to a Sub-Saharan African person and a white person.


lexentry: eng/zebra_crossing__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebra crossing
trans_list: faixa | faixa de pedestres | zebra | passadeira
sense:
(Australian, UK, NZ, Singapore) A pedestrian crossing featuring broad white stripes painted parallel to the street.


lexentry: eng/zebra_shark__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebra shark
trans_list: tubarão-zebra
sense:
A species of carpet shark, Stegostoma fasciatum, family Stegostomatidae, covered in black and white stripes.


lexentry: eng/zebrafish__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebrafish
trans_list: peixe-zebra
sense:
A small striped fish of species Danio rerio, originally from India but now common as an aquarium fish and as a subject of genetic experiments.


lexentry: eng/zebu__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zebu
trans_list: zebu
sense:
A domesticated ox native to Asia and Africa, having a large fleshy hump on its back and a dewlap (Bos primigenius indicus).


lexentry: eng/zenith__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zenith
trans_list: zênite | zénite
sense:
(astronomy) The point in the sky vertically above a given position or observer; the point in the celestial sphere opposite the nadir.


lexentry: eng/zeolite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeolite
trans_list: zeólita
sense:
(mineral) Any of several minerals, aluminosilicates of sodium, potassium, calcium or magnesium, that have a porous structure (originally, those which swelled and gave off water when heated); they are used in water softeners and in ion exchange chromatography. [from 18th c.]


lexentry: eng/zero-sum_game__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero-sum game
trans_list: jogo de soma zero
sense:
(game theory) A game (or a similar political or economic system) in which the gains of some players must equal the losses of others.


lexentry: eng/zero__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: zero
trans_list: zero
sense:
(mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.


lexentry: eng/zero__Numeral__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zero
trans_list: zero
sense:
The cardinal number occurring before one and that denotes no quantity or amount at all, represented in Arabic numerals as 0.


lexentry: eng/zero_divisor__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zero divisor
trans_list: divisor de zero
sense:
(algebra, ring theory) A nonzero element a of a ring R for which there exists some nonzero element x ∈ R such that either ax = 0 or xa = 0.


lexentry: eng/zeroth__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeroth
trans_list: zerésimo
sense:
(mathematics) In the initial position in a sequence whose elements are numbered starting at zero; the ordinal number corresponding to zero.


lexentry: eng/zeta__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeta
trans_list: dzeta | zeta
sense:
The sixth letter of the modern Greek alphabet (Ζ, ζ) preceded by epsilon (Ε, ε) and followed by eta, (Η, η); or the seventh letter in the ancient Greek alphabet, in which it is preceded by digamma (Ϝ, ϝ)


lexentry: eng/zeugma__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zeugma
trans_list: zeugma
sense:
(rhetoric) The act of using a word, particularly an adjective or verb, to apply to more than one noun when its sense is appropriate to only one.


lexentry: eng/ziggurat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: ziggurat
trans_list: zigurate
sense:
A temple tower of the ancient Mesopotamian valley, having the form of a terraced pyramid of successively receding stories


lexentry: eng/zinc_oxide__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zinc oxide
trans_list: óxido de zinco
sense:
(chemistry) An amorphous solid, ZnO, white when pure but often pale yellow, used in pigments and cosmetics


lexentry: eng/zinnia__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zinnia
trans_list: zínia
sense:
Any of several brightly coloured flowering plants, of the genus Zinnia, native to tropical America; old maid.


lexentry: eng/zip__Verb__1
sense_num: 05
written_rep: zip
trans_list: comprimir | zipar
sense:
(intransitive, followed by a preposition) To move rapidly (in a specified direction or to a specified place) with a high-pitched sound.


lexentry: eng/zip_fastener__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zip fastener
trans_list: zíper | fecho de correr | fecho ecler | fecho éclair | zipe
sense:
A fastener used in clothing, bags, etc, comprised of two rows of teeth that are made to fit into each other by moving a slider along their length and opened again by moving the slider in the other direction.


lexentry: eng/zipline__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zipline
trans_list: tirolesa
sense:
A pulley suspended on a cable mounted on an incline, designed to enable a user to travel from one point to another by means of gravity.


lexentry: eng/zircon__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zircon
trans_list: zircão
sense:
(uncountable) A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, usually of a brown or grey colour and consisting of silica and zirconia.


lexentry: eng/zirconium__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zirconium
trans_list: zircónio | zircônio
sense:
A chemical element (symbol Zr) with an atomic number of 40, a strong, lustrous, grey-white transition metal mainly used as a refractory and opacifier.


lexentry: eng/zither__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zither
trans_list: cítara
sense:
(music) A musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings placed on a horizontal surface, played with a plectrum or fingertips.


lexentry: eng/zitting_cisticola__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zitting cisticola
trans_list: fuinha-dos-juncos
sense:
A species of passerine bird, Cisticola juncidis, family Cisticolidae, distributed across Africa, Eurasia, and Australasia.


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
sense_num: 02
written_rep: zodiac
trans_list: zodíaco
sense:
(astrology) The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.


lexentry: eng/zodiac__Noun__1
sense_num: 03
written_rep: zodiac
trans_list: zodíaco
sense:
(astronomy) The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.


lexentry: eng/zodiac_sign__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zodiac sign
trans_list: signo do zodíaco
sense:
(astrology) Any of the twelve star signs corresponding to the constellations which make up the zodiac.


lexentry: eng/zombie__Noun__1
sense_num: 06
written_rep: zombie
trans_list: zumbi | morto-vivo | zombie
sense:
(computing) A computer affected by malware which causes it to do whatever the attacker wants it to do without the user's knowledge.


lexentry: eng/zone_out__Verb__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zone out
trans_list: ignorar
sense:
(informal, intransitive) To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing


lexentry: eng/zoning__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoning
trans_list: zoneamento
sense:
(legal) Legislative action for the purpose of regulating the use of property and the construction of buildings within the area under the jurisdiction of the legislative body concerned.


lexentry: eng/zonk__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zonk
trans_list: prémio de consolação
sense:
(slang) An unfavorable card or token, or undesirable or worthless item used as a prize in a contest or game show (such as Let's Make a Deal).


lexentry: eng/zoology__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoology
trans_list: zoologia
sense:
The part of biology relating to the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct.


lexentry: eng/zoom_lens__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoom lens
trans_list: zoom | zum
sense:
(photography) A lens containing a mechanical assembly of inner lenses, allowing the focal length to be changed rapidly.


lexentry: eng/zoonosis__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zoonosis
trans_list: zoonose
sense:
(biology, microbiology) An animal disease, such as rabies or anthrax, that can be transmitted to humans.


lexentry: eng/zooplankton__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zooplankton
trans_list: zooplâncton
sense:
(zoology) Free-floating small protozoa, crustaceans (such as krill), etc. and the eggs and larvae from larger animals.


lexentry: eng/zucchetto__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zucchetto
trans_list: solidéu
sense:
A small skullcap worn by Roman Catholic clergy (the Pope's is white, a cardinal's red, a bishop's purple, and a priest's black), Anglican clergy, and Syriac or Malankara Orthodox clergy


lexentry: eng/zurna__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zurna
trans_list: zurna
sense:
(musical instruments) A double-reed outdoor wind instrument, usually accompanied by a davul (bass drum) in Anatolian folk music.


lexentry: eng/zygomatic__Adjective__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zygomatic
trans_list: zigomático
sense:
(anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.


lexentry: eng/zygomaticus__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: zygomaticus
trans_list: zigomático
sense:
(muscle) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygomatic bone.


lexentry: eng/Æsir__Proper_noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: Æsir
trans_list: Aesir | Æsir
sense:
The principal group of benevolent deities in the Norse pantheon, representing power and war; opponents of the Vanir.


lexentry: eng/åkermanite__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: åkermanite
trans_list: akermanita
sense:
(mineral) A melilite mineral of the sorosilicate group, containing calcium, magnesium, silicon, and oxygen and having the chemical formula Ca2Mg[Si2O7].


lexentry: eng/éclair__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: éclair
trans_list: ecler
sense:
A small chocolate-covered creme-filled pastry puff in a general oblong shape, typically larger than the miniature French version.


lexentry: eng/éclat__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: éclat
trans_list: esplendor
sense:
A brilliant or successful effect; brilliance of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show; striking effect; glory; renown.


lexentry: eng/übermensch__Noun__1
sense_num: 01
written_rep: übermensch
trans_list: super-homem
sense:
(in Nietzschean, _, philosophy) An overman (“higher” man) who has overcome (transcended) his (mere) humanity. (There is no consensus regarding the exact nature of the figure of the übermensch in Nietzsche’s philosophy.)


